Chen Sanmei is really a good wife, knowing that her husband is going on the expedition, she doesn't cry or make trouble, and silently helps pack her bags, this is the children of the Heaven and Earth Society, and if she changes to an ordinary woman, I'm afraid she won't be able to be so calm.

Chen Sanmei never interfered with Zhou Lang's business, and silently played the role of a virtuous helper, but Zhou Lang didn't think that she really had other thoughts, how could there be a daughter who didn't want her mother's family, but her mother's family, her brother was now surrounded by the Qing army in the Changhua area, and there had been no accurate news for a long time.

Chen Sanmei never mentioned her brother's matter in front of Zhou Lang, nor did she cry and beg Zhou Lang to save her brother, but Zhou Lang didn't believe that she didn't care. Zhou Lang has never mentioned it, because he has always regarded the Heaven and Earth Society as a potential opponent and regarded Chen Zhouquan as his biggest threat, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he owed a debt to his wife.

"When I come back from Guangzhou, I will send troops to the Northern Expedition, and my eldest brother will be fine!"

Before leaving, Zhou Lang made such a promise, and he didn't see his wife's expression, because she turned her back and let the husband who went out to see his wife crying, which was unlucky!

Ever since he got on the boat, Zhou Lang felt hot, and he even lowered his neckline and let the icy sea breeze blow into his chest, but it still didn't help.

He stood at the bow of the ship, watching the undulating hull smash the turquoise jade, the sky was boundless, and he could not see the other side, as if the future of man was always hidden behind the veil of fate.

No matter how far the journey was, there was an end, and after ten days and nights, the ship was off the coast of Macao.

He did not rush into the port, because the situation on land was unknown at this time, and Zhou Lang did not know the extent of the conflict between Magalny and the local government.

Xie Qinggao took a telescope to search around the Pearl River estuary, he was looking for a pilot, and when he saw a sea ship coming, a pilot ship would come up, because this was their business, and thirty silver dollars at a time was quite a good reward.

But today is very strange, the open sea is calm, and there are not even a few fishing boats in sight.

It is clear that the normal social order has been affected by the conflict.

"Let's take a look at Lingdingyang, maybe the government has razed Ying."

Xie Qinggao said coldly after putting down the binoculars.

He was very dissatisfied with this attack, because on the surface, it seemed that Zhou Lang was helping the Yi people against the government, and he even scolded the words of recognizing the thief as his father, even if Zhou Lang later confessed to him that he was not with the British, and going to Guangzhou with the British might be able to restrain the British, but Xie Qinggao was also skeptical, and felt that it was mostly an excuse.

But he still came, because just like Zhou Lang thought, he had already gotten on the thief ship and couldn't get down. If Xie Qinggao doesn't come, the first mate on his ship can come, and Xie Qinggao is really reluctant to hand over his ship to others.

Not long after entering Lingdingyang, he really ran into a ship, and the other party came up directly, and only then did Zhou Lang figure out the current situation.

What surprised him was that the boat was obviously Cantonese, but it turned out to be for Magalny, and the boat was a fishing boat that migrated in the Pearl River basin all the year round, and the people were not accepted by society.

They intercepted Zhou Lang's ship, originally to block it back, but after discovering that it was Magalny's reinforcements, they led the Lucky all the way to Humen.

When it came to Humen, the situation became clearer.

Magalny started his operation a month ago, when he only had seven armed merchant ships and warships in his hands, which was already a force to be reckoned with in the Guangzhou Ocean, and more importantly, he still had a considerable number of army troops in his hands, because Magalny was not alone, he came to China with a large number of missions, the total number of people was as high as 600 people, except for some civilian personnel, research scholars and logistics personnel, most of them were military personnel, including up to 300 army soldiers.

However, such a force was still far from enough to confront the Cantonese government, so Magalny called on all the British in Guangdong to arm themselves to defend the dignity of the British, and there were many responders, and there were several British merchant ships waiting to sail in Macao, this was the proper sailing season, and there were many merchant ships that arrived last summer, and if it weren't for the fact that many ships had already left, Magalny would have had a stronger force.

These British merchant ships and sailors in Macao were armed, adding a hundred soldiers to Magalny, and at the same time three more armed merchant ships and more than forty cannons, and Magalny also hired a group of unemployed European adventurers in Macao, and added two hundred soldiers.

Together with the two armed merchant ships from Taiwan to Guangzhou, Magalny had a fleet of 12 ships and an armed force of 1,000 troops.

Although it was unlikely that this 1,000-haul army would attack Canton, it was enough to capture a few dangerous passes, and Magalny chose Humen, the choke point from Macao, where the Qing army had a naval division association, hundreds of naval soldiers, a large number of artillery, and strong fortifications.

But it did not stop the Magarny fleet for more than a morning, attacked in the morning, and in the afternoon Magarny sat in the official office of the Naval Association and drank afternoon tea.

After occupying Humen, Magarni made enough noise, he thought that the local government would be forced to negotiate with him under pressure, but what was ushered in was the local dispatch of troops again and again, and the reinforcements sent by the other party soon arrived, but they did not rashly attack Humen, but stationed far away, the other party did not attack, and Magalny did not have enough troops to counterattack, so it has been such a confrontation.

The confrontation on land was carried out, but Magarni did not stop moving on the water, because he occupied the throat of Humen, but the government did not compromise, Magalny asked for reinforcements, and at the same time tried to put more pressure on the local government.

The method he adopted was to block trade, blockade a country's coastline, and cut off trade between the two sides, which has always been the best way for Western countries to exert pressure on their enemies, because Western countries are small countries, and trade is a necessity, even if it is as big as France, it cannot bear the consequences of cutting off trade, but this method is not easy to use in the Manchus.

However, the results were not received, and the tactics were perfectly completed.

Relying on the strong strength of twelve ships and the geographical location of the Humen chokepoint, the trade between Guangzhou and Macao was indeed blocked for a while.

However, Magarni also encountered a lot of pressure, because the Manchu government had not yet expressed the blockade, but the merchants of various countries in Macao could not stand it, and protested to Magalny through the representatives of various countries, at this time it was the sailing season, everyone was busy with the final stocking, this juncture blockade trade, the loss brought to them was too great, waiting for a year, seeing that it was about to set sail, and a few less goods would be several times less income, and a year would be in vain.

Magalny also did not want to be the enemy of all countries, he was a diplomat, not only did he not want to be the enemy of everyone, but he even lobbied the countries in turn to support him, and everyone worked together to put pressure on the local government to formulate a more favorable trade policy, and to demand more legal powers, that is, to seek extraterritoriality, which is beneficial to all Europeans.

At the same time, while blocking trade, Magarni did not take tough measures against the merchant ships of various countries, did not seize the merchant ships of various countries, but only hired local Tan people to intercept them and let them return to Macao to wait.

Through these means, although Magalny did not win over other countries to stand with him, he did not let the merchant ships of various countries side with the government, which can be regarded as allowing other countries to remain neutral.

This is already the best result, in the final analysis, dignity has to rely on oneself to defend, and if you lose face, you have to fight it back.

But Magalny is not Colin, he is not as radical as Colin. Although his military literacy is not as high as Collin's, this does not prevent him from being able to look at problems more rationally and correctly.

First of all, Magalny himself was indeed very capable, he came from an aristocratic family, received a good education, graduated from Trinity College Dublin, and then entered Temple University in London to study under Henry Fawkes, Earl of the Netherlands (Earl of Holland). In 1764, he was appointed envoy plenipotentiary to Russia to negotiate an alliance with Catherine II. He then entered the British Parliament. In 1769, he returned to Ireland as a member of the Irish Parliament and became Secretary of State for Irish Affairs. In 1775 he became Governor of the Caribbean Islands. In 1780, he became Viceroy of Madras, India. In 1786, he refused to be Viceroy of India and returned to England.

Although Magalny's main resume is political experience and his lack of military experience, he still has basic military knowledge as a governor of an overseas colony. And he had also been the Viceroy of Madras in India, and he knew much more about the history and current situation of India than Colin, and of course he knew about the glorious Battle of Plassey, but he knew very well that it was a field battle.

Not only does he know India better than Colin, but the most important thing is that he understands China better than Colin, and it can even be said that Magalny is the Englishman who knows China the most now, and he has been studying China for the past six months, visiting many places in China, and the most shocking thing about China is that even the most ordinary county will have a city of considerable size.

Castleization! This is the biggest difference between China and India, and the military experts in his mission have assessed that even the strongest Great Wall in China cannot defend itself against heavy artillery bombardment, but at the same time they know very well that there is a big difference between having a wall and not having a wall.

The castleization of China's territory made Magalny think that in order to conquer China, it was necessary to attack one fortress after another, and the number of troops required was unimaginable, not to mention Britain, and the whole of Europe did not have manpower of this scale.

Therefore, unlike Colin, Magalny did not naively want to occupy a province of China through a campaign, or for any other purpose, he was more interested in fighting for dignity and interests.

Needless to say, the other side had to give Britain an explanation, release the seized East India Company employees, and give an apology and compensation, and in terms of benefits, Magalny hoped to get the benefits that he could not get from going to Beijing, that is, opening up trade and establishing a trading platform.

Of course, one city after another can be beaten, not to mention the whole of China, even Guangdong Province can't be beaten, but Guangzhou City is still possible, because this city is close to the river, and it can go straight to the key point and approach the center.

But relying on a thousand or so people in his hands is still not enough, Guangzhou is a big city, the whole of Europe is bigger than this city, there are not a few, a thousand people spread out, hand in hand can not encircle this city, so he needs more troops.

At this time, Zhou Lang came, and Magalny was very happy, and held a warm ball to entertain the Chinese, the Chinese who had become famous among the British within a year.

Present at the banquet, in addition to Magalny and some leading figures in the mission, such as the famous Staunton, etc., as well as Zhou Lang's old acquaintance Colin, who was more anxious than Zhou Lang, came to Humen a day earlier than Zhou Lang.