At the end of September, the scorching heat of summer has completely subsided, and the scenery of clear autumn air is everywhere.

On the clear blue sky, a few snow-white clouds without a trace of color slowly fluttered with the wind. Countless warm sunlight gently caresses the north and south sides of the river, sprinkling on the vast river surface, turning into dazzling pieces of gold.

The surging green river water rolled eastward, and a team of mighty Western sailboats rippled along the vast river surface, proudly looking down at the port and fishing villages on both sides of the shore. But the sailors and soldiers on the boat were all full of concealed confusion and loss.

Although this adventure to attack the imperial capital Nanjing once achieved a miraculous and brilliant record, it was ultimately defeated and failed to step into the tall and majestic city wall, and failed to get huge compensation and capture as I wished.

The supreme commander of the fleet, Admiral Ferry Taylor, stood at the bow of the ship, looking down at the dark green turbid river water, slapped the black ship's side one after another, and then turned into white pieces and slowly retreated back.

I looked up and looked to the left. There were a bunch of dejected defeated soldiers on the deck. Looking to the right, there were another bunch of dejected defeated soldiers.

As a result, Feili finally couldn't help but sigh, her heart full of irresistible melancholy and confusion.

It’s nothing to not invade Nanjing, because he had never set such a crazy goal. Losing nearly a thousand troops on the battlefield is not a very heavy price - in the war he had experienced before, he also encountered a tragic incident of winning over half of the legion in one battle, but in the end he could hold on?

But the failure to bring Emperor Xianglong to the negotiating table from beginning to end was the most distressing thing that made Feili feel the most.

For him, the only ultimate goal of this war was to collect debts from the imperial court to save the soon-to-destruction legion finances and allow his troops to maintain. In addition, all other requirements for the concession and colonial authorities were just accessories that could be given up at any time - they were originally thinking of paying back the money with a price.

But the problem is that the Emperor, the target of intimidation, is really strong. Feili has already put the military flag under his nose, and traveled to the capital without anyone else, tearing off the last layer of the old empire's face. However, His Emperor is still stubborn. Not to mention asking for peace, he is simply unwilling to negotiate. It is really the essence of the way to give up!

Of course, Emperor Kant's own will may not be so tough. But the problem is that he has no choice at the moment - in fact, when a poor and poor man who is consuming food for the first time has already come to his house to collect debts, and he can't beat him at all, he probably can only refuse to accept the reality and bury his head in the sand and pretend to be an ostrich... until the stick hits him.

But in the eyes of General Feli Taylor, Emperor Kant's attitude of pretending to be an ostrich in his ears was simply crazy - this emperor seemed to have not regarded the Jiangnan water town as his core territory at all. Even if the Western Expeditionary Force supported the already-defunct revolutionary party, let these dynasties' confidant enemies, and directly recruited soldiers outside the outskirts of the capital, they were still unmoved and gritted their teeth and refused to negotiate!

Since the other party has become so stubborn that he has completely lost his mind, even if the capital has been ravaged and the imperial guards have been annihilated, and the rebels have no concerns about pulling their troops under their noses, what else can the Expeditionary Force force to force them to surrender? Could it be that he threatened to dig the imperial tomb?

——According to General Feili Taylor's estimate, the result of doing so may only make the imperial court more united in the same hatred of the enemy... Alas, who said that the people who are in debt have become the old man in the past?

If you want to enter Nanjing City, just move treasures from the Forbidden City to pay off your debts, but you don’t have the ability to knock on this turtle shell.

Therefore, Feili felt like a small iron nail, and her opponent seemed to be a paper giant, and could pierce a d-eye with a slight piercing... But even if he used up his strength and tied the paper giant into a hornet's nest, he could not see any signs of his opponent's admitting failure.

Before this, the huge military expenditure that was surging like flowing water had already crushed the weak expeditionary army.

Indeed, this time, he relied on the help and guidance of the revolutionary party to rob a large number of bannermen's farms, and some were seized. But the problem is that in this country where people are uneasy all year round, no one usually stores a large amount of money in farms that are prone to thieves, but prefers to hide in relatively safe city mansions... Therefore, most of the things that Feili seized in the suburbs were rice, wheat, dried vegetables, salted fish, smoked rou and other easy-to-preserve agricultural and sideline products, but there were few gold and silver treasures.

Fortunately, the revolutionary armed forces that were temporarily gathered broke through several small villages and towns in the past few days, plundered some wealth from the landlord's house, and then robbed several tombs of high-ranking officials and officials. Finally, Feili's trip to Nanjing has not returned empty-handed. At least he had an income worth 60,000 to 70,000 taels of silver - but if it was compared with the total expenditure of the entire military operation, it would have been a huge loss.

What's even more terrible is that the last absurd decisive battle with the believers of the Demon Cult was a destructive blow against Feili's confidence!

"...It's not the most painful thing to lose nearly a thousand troops at one time. But that level 10 or above is really hard to think of a little restraint! You can't just use silver fire to destroy the magic network! Even if you do this, you can't get through it!"

Looking back at the stern of the boat, the cliff of Yanziji gradually moving away from his vision, Feili, who was once again unfortunately becoming a defeated general, couldn't help but sigh so quietly.

"...Your Excellency, don't just sigh, but think about how to deal with the crisis in the Shanghai Concession!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound of leather boots, Admiral Li Huamei appeared behind him, his expression was both melancholy and haggard. "... Although most of the local military equipment of the Tartar court had been corrupted, the Fujian Navy was still relatively combative due to the long-term battle with our revolutionary party. Now, the revolutionary forces on Taiwan have been basically wiped out. The court has transferred this newly victorious fleet northward. Your army may encounter a tough battle!"

"... No matter how strong the Fujian navy is, it is at least easier to deal with than the sacred formations of those Sao women in the Demon Sect!"

Feili shrugged indifferently about this - under the premise of possessing the Xiangrui battleship, the awesome killer weapon, he was not afraid of any naval battles in this era.

"......It is not good if the serfs in the suburbs of Nanjing who have just been forced to join the party and throw them away without caring about it. Will it be bad for them to affect them? After all, they are your revolutionary comrades. If they are as irresponsible as they are now, and they can use both soft and hard, and they will submit to others. When they can't use it, they will kick away with one kick, which may be very chilling and will not be conducive to moving the masses in the future!"

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Chapter completed!