7 August, Hong Kong.

"Your Excellency, the representative of the Liberation Army has asked to see you." The British civil official in Hong Kong asked Ergin with a little trepidation.

"What do they want to do?" Ergin obviously didn't sleep well, not only his complexion was dull, but his eyes were also a little bloodshot.

Seeing that the plenipotentiary was not angry, the British civilian officer calmed down a lot, and he said: "The Governor's Office asks us, does yesterday's military operation mean that we have officially declared war on them?" ”

Telling the purpose of the trip to restore the Governor's Palace, the British civil official couldn't help but secretly observe Ergin's expression. Regardless of the generals' reaction, the British civilians did not want the war to escalate. In order to prevent the expansion of the war at this stage, Britain first stated that the military conflict between the two sides was not a formal declaration of war by Britain to the Governor's Office.

The look on Ergin's face was ugly for a moment, and then he said to the civil officials with a sneer on his face: "Sue them, if we officially declare war on the Governor's Mansion of the Restoration of the Metropolitan Government, we will officially inform them!" ”

This answer made the British civil officials very appreciative in their hearts, and Ergin's attitude was undoubtedly to blur the current situation and adopt the word "drag". It was good for the British to drag it out. With time, Britain could mobilize troops and coordinate relations with its allies. The Governor's Mansion will also inadvertently reveal its flaws, and then the British will be able to act calmly.

Thinking of this, the British civil official replied: "Your Excellency, will I reply like this to the representative of the Liberation Army?" ”

"Go ahead!" Ergin nodded in agreement.

Sending his subordinates, Ergin breathed a sigh of relief. Yesterday, August 6th. All twelve warships of the Anglo-French combined fleet were killed during a tentative attack on the Humen Battery, much to the surprise of the complacent British. The small fleet was destroyed so quickly that the ships that went to the rescue were not at sea with the sailors who had escaped. For that artillery battle, the content of the information that Ergin obtained was that "the sound of artillery shook the sky", and the information that was even more important than the sound of artillery shook the sky was that "the area of Humen Fort was filled with gunsmoke". As for the number of these earth-shattering cannons, the location, caliber, and type of cannons, Ergin does not know anything.

Erjin was confused by this news, and the ruthlessness and decisiveness of the Guangfu Army were completely beyond Ergin's imagination. In Ergin's imagination, this combined fleet was going to be a little entangled with the Liberation Army. Just like pushing and shoving before a fight, Britain can find it in the course of a conflict. Take advantage of it.

Now Ergin's feeling is that as soon as the British finger crossed the line drawn by the Liberation Army, the Liberation Army immediately cut off the small part of the finger with a knife. It was so swift that Britain instinctively wanted to withdraw its fist, but the pain was real, and the British side was furious.

It was not only Ergin who was furious, and the French representative had already howled all night in Ergin's place on the night of 6 August. The French side insisted that the British side send troops to attack and suppress the Governor's Office. Ergin's French was still in the past, and listening to the meaning of the French representatives, there was a great intention to throw the entire British Empire into the war in order to avenge the two French ships. France's attitude did not make Ergin even more angry, but calmed down the British plenipotentiary in China.

Britain is still the world hegemon, the world's number one power. Through Guò France's sassy and rolling table, Ergin reaffirmed his calm judgment of the current situation. France is not a weak country, and if Britain is not strong enough, there is no reason for France to be so weak. At this time, Britain only needs to be able to maintain the status of the first power in order to get the result of the first power. Any action that leads to the further expansion of losses is unwise at this time.

When the personnel of the Governor's Mansion asked to see him, Erjin was quite nervous, and it was easy to lead a war, just shoot the first shot. But it is only possible to end the war if both sides agree to it. No matter how much Ergin hoped that the war would be stopped for the time being, if the Governor's Mansion had to continue to expand the war at this time, then Ergin would have no choice but to go to the war. Britain's position as the world's number one power was played.

Now the Governor's Mansion has been restored, proving that they have no intention of expanding the war either, which gives Erjin a good step. Whether it is war or peace, Ergin needs to think better.

It didn't take long for the civil servants to return. His face was not very good-looking, "Your Excellency, the Guangfu Army said that there were French people among the people they captured, and they wanted us to help ask the French if the French were officially declaring war on the Governor's Office. ”

Hearing this, Ergin frowned deeply. What does this mean? Do they want to start a war from the French? After thinking for a moment, Ergin suddenly showed a smile, "Tell the representatives of the Liberation Army, we British do not represent the position of the French, if they want, we can help organize their negotiations with the French side." ”

Hong Kong Island was not very big, and the residence of the French commander was not far from Ergin's office, and within half an hour, the Liberation Army began negotiations with the French side. The enthusiastic Gallic chickens were not as insidious as the English, and after less than twenty words of conversation, the French shouted, "We now declare war on you!" ”

The representative of the Liberation Army told the French about the Falk squid, and then asked the French to call him and send him to death. And so the negotiations ended. Soon, the French commander rushed to Elgin's office and angrily demanded that Britain join the French in a military attack on the Liberation Army.

"We can support the military operation on the French side." Erginpi said to the French commander with a smile. The French were eager to make a fortune overseas after the Crimean War, and before the trip they had expressed a desire to bring Indochina under their sphere of influence. The British did not explicitly support or oppose the French statement. The British didn't care too much about the French who played soy sauce. In order to control Indochina, the French should fight on their own, and the British were not obliged to contribute to the French war to seize the colonies.

The French commander was obviously very dissatisfied with Ergin's statement, but the Anglo-French alliance was dominated by the British, and the French commander knew very well that he did not have the ability to command the British ** team.

"Since you won't do it, then we'll do it ourselves!" The French commander put down the harsh words, and then left angrily.

On the evening of 7 August, Weese received a telegram. The British had an ambiguous attitude, while the French declared war on the Liberation Army very hard. Weeser was pleasantly surprised by such a result. What was surprising was that the insidious British's insidious went beyond Weeser's imagination, and he did the act of selling his teammates in person, and the British's eyes did not blink. The good news is that the Liberation Army has finally divided the Anglo-French coalition forces, and if the actual operational ability of the French is really as strong as they shout, the Liberation Army can establish its international status through the attack on France. At this time, Weeser wanted to know who the guy who was in charge of communicating directly with the British and French forces this time was, and if he could really go to war with the French alone, Weeser would really want to give a great credit to the comrade in charge of the negotiations.

On the morning of August 8, Weeser was dealing with the issue of investment allocation in the hydropower sector. A telegram was delivered to Wesser, who just looked at it, copied the contents of the telegram in a notebook, and then handed the telegram to the confidential room for archiving. Facing the curious eyes of the comrades in the military-industrial sector, Wei Ze said: "Continue to discuss the issue of fund allocation. ”

Although everyone knew that something big must have happened, Wei Ze didn't say anything, and everyone could only endure their curiosity.

At this time, Li Yingfei, the commander of the First Division of the Fifth Army, who was responsible for the defense of the Kowloon area, said with a concerned face: "Old Wu, you must not be reckless this time!" ”

Wu Liao, the commander of the First Brigade, was expressionless, he just nodded, "Division commander, I will fight this battle well." ”

Seeing Wu Liao's appearance, Li Yingfei felt uneasy in his heart, but he could only believe Wu Liao. In the Battle of Foshan, the second regiment to which Wu Liao belonged at that time fought a tragic battle. The casualty rate of 85% of the regiment was the highest in the Liberation Army. Wu Liao was also seriously injured, and walked before the ghost gate, and finally survived. Since then, Wu Liao has become silent, and every day is nothing but training.

The Liberation Army greatly expanded, Li Yingfei was transferred to the Fifth Army as the commander of the First Division, and the Second Regiment under him is now the First Brigade of the First Division, and Wu Liao was promoted to brigade commander. Wu Liao's attitude of devoting himself to study and training made Li Yingfei very worried. Wei Ze repeatedly talked about "military science" in military academies, and "raising troops in a fit of anger" is a major taboo in the military. So Li Yingfei couldn't help but continue to persuade: "Old Wu, this time let's fight ...... according to the deployment."

Seeing Li Yingfei's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Wu Liao replied calmly: "Division commander, I know that it is the French who are going to fight today!" ”

In the face of these personnel who have been traumatized by war, the way to untie their knots is to let them come out of the past and not forcibly link the things of the present with the past. Regardless of whether the effect is good or not, not to mention the reason that should be taught, the injured brothers have heard it many times, and officers like Li Yingfei who are not injured have also heard it many times and will recite it. Li Yingfei knew that if he said too much, it would mean that he didn't believe Wu Liao. Not to mention that Wu Liao's words also showed that he knew that this battle was not a continuation of the Battle of Foshan, and it was completely different in terms of the object of the battle and the time of the war.

"Go ahead, do a good job! Our troops are right behind you! Li Yingfei finally said.

After the war, the Liberation Army not only built the Humen Fort, but also built a defense system in the Kowloon area with Lion Rock as the core. The area around Kowloon is a seaside plain, which is suitable for large-scale battles. The Guangfu Army did not want the British to break through here lightly, and attacked the flank of the Humen Fort from the 6th route.

By this time, the troops defending on the seashore had already retreated. Before the war, they made up the national flags, military flags, and uniforms of all countries in the world, and it was determined that about 2,000 French troops had sailed out of the port on Hong Kong Island, crossed the narrow strait, and boarded on Kowloon Beach.6

Watching Wu Liao go to command the troops to meet the attack, Li Yingfei anxiously waited for the telegram from Humen. While attacking the Kowloon area, foreign devils are afraid that they will also attack Humen.

"Division Commander, a telegram from Kowloon!" The communications staff officer took a piece of paper and ran over.

Li Yingfei opened the telegram and saw that it wrote a paragraph, "There are no enemy warships in the Humen waters. ”

"Could it be that these foreign devils really want to enter Guangdong from Route 6?" Li Yingfei was puzzled, just tens of thousands of foreign devils, it was not enough to see 6 places.

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