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86_86661 The flag slogan was waved in the Hong Kong military port: Our side asks for an armistice and peace talks!

The "Iron Lion", which besieged Hong Kong, immediately reported this information to Commander Chen Fangzheng of the flagship. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After receiving the war situation in Hong Kong, the leaders of the Nanwang Mansion of the "Zhennan Ship" in Shanghai decided on a negotiation team headed by Zhang Tong.

However, the precondition of the negotiations was that the British Far East Fleet must withdraw from the South China Sea operational zone demarcated by the Hainan Palace.

After the British agreed to this precondition, Chen Zhongcai ordered Qi Gang's land forces to stop continuing the offensive, temporarily withdraw from Hong Kong Island, and temporarily stationed on the Kowloon Peninsula.

After receiving the British side's proposal for peace talks, Chen Zhong convened an emergency meeting of the [War Coordination Command] on the "Zhennan Ship."

The content of the meeting is, first, to determine the principles and content of negotiations with the British side. The second is to readjust the battle group formation of the Hainan Fleet and prepare for a decisive battle with the Japanese West Sea Fleet. The third is to determine the garrison of Qigang's army after the war and its tasks in Guangdong.

Chen Zhong said: "Generals, the current situation in the South China Sea is basically under our control, and our Hainan Fleet has successfully broken the alliance of the British Far East Fleet and the Japanese West Sea Fleet.

At the same time, China's ground forces in Hainan have also performed very well.

The artillery unit led by General Li Chuang on the island not only successfully blocked the attack of the British fleet, but also crushed the illusion of the French fleet!

Our troops in Pingxiang, Guangxi, and the army in Guangzhou have completed the set tasks extremely well!

Long before the start of the war in the South China Sea, the first phase of our envisioned strategy, so far, has ended.

Our Hainan has won a very big victory, which has also cleared the way for the decisive battle between our Hainan Fleet and the Japanese West Sea Fleet!

The second question is about the negotiations with the representatives of the United Kingdom.

First, the place of negotiations must be on our fleet.

Second, it is necessary to compensate for the losses of our Hainan fleet.

Third, if a British warship enters an area demarcated by our Hainan Prince's Mansion in the South China Sea, it must inform our side in advance, and if it does not comply with this decision, our Hainan Fleet patrolling the South China Sea can directly attack without asking for instructions.

Therefore, if a ship enters this area without informing us in advance, we will not guarantee its safety!

The above three issues are the principles and bottom line of our negotiations, which cannot be changed! Anything raised by the British side that conflicts with these three issues will never be accepted!

The third issue is that our decisive battle in the South China Sea against the Japanese West Sea Fleet will be carried out immediately in accordance with General Chen Fangzheng's established plan.

The 'Iron Lion', 'Red Devil', and 'Blue Star Ships' in front of Hong Kong Island will continue to be stationed in the original area, and will participate in the decisive battle with the Japanese army after the negotiations are over! ”

Philmantle of the British Far East Fleet hesitated after receiving the information that the Hainan Fleet must be withdrawn from this sea area and that negotiations must be held on the Hainan Fleet.

Philimantle believed that in this way they would not have any initiative, so he raised objections to the Hainan Fleet, demanding that the Far East Fleet be withdrawn from the South China Sea after the negotiations were over, and that he also did not agree to negotiate on the ships of the Hainan Fleet.

After receiving Philmantle's response, Chen Zhong immediately called back: If there is any objection to the premise of the negotiation with us, the negotiation can be directly concluded!

After receiving the response, Philimantle was furious, he believed that this was absolutely unreasonable, since it was a negotiation, the two sides should conduct peace talks on equal terms, and these preconditions put forward by Hainan were simply extremely unequal threats!

After receiving the response, Chen Zhong asked Zhang Tong to call back immediately: There is no room for negotiation for this precondition, and now add another precondition, the negotiation must be concluded within three hours, and it will be counted immediately, and there will be no waiting for the expiration! If there is any more bargaining, after ten minutes, our side will immediately suspend the negotiations, and the Hainan fleet will directly start the expulsion operation! Ground troops are stationed directly in Hong Kong!

Then, Chen Zhong ordered the "Iron Lion" and other three warships to adjust their guns and prepare to attack Hong Kong Island, and ten minutes later, if the Qi Gang troops did not receive the order to evacuate, they would directly enter the Hong Kong Governor's Palace!

After receiving Hainan's ultimatum, Sir Nathan reluctantly said to Philimantle: "General, if you were the king of Hainan and the army came to the city, what would you do?"

If it sounds good, it is negotiation, but if it is not good, it is just asking for the other party's understanding and letting the other party withdraw its troops, which itself is unequal.

General, as for the location of the negotiations, and whether or not our fleet will withdraw, it no longer means anything.

Because, no matter where we negotiate, whether our fleet withdraws or not, we are asking for forgiveness under the artillery of the other side!

In fact, it was also the dispute that our side provoked, and we were at fault in the first place, so I think, Your Excellency, that as long as our goal can be achieved, as for these so-called preconditions, we should not dwell on them anymore.

Now that the other party has set a time limit, I think that if we continue to dwell on these worthless face problems, then, in ten minutes, our face will be like this precious time, and we will never be able to get it back. ”

Philimantle looked at the endless South China Sea, and shook his head painfully, how could the former glory of the British Imperial Fleet disappear without a trace in front of the Hainan Fleet so simply!

He sighed softly and said, "Okay! I think that in the interests of the empire, the result is always more important than dignity! ”

As a result, after a short period of sadness, Philmantle finally gave the order for the Far East Fleet to quickly withdraw from the South China Sea combat area, and boarded the "Iron Lion" with Sir Nathan and his entourage, and began maritime peace talks with Hainan representative Zhang Tong's negotiating team.

The two sides have reached a unanimous view, and the issue of access to the demarcated areas of the South China Sea must be agreed and informed by the South China Sea.

Hainan promised to maintain Hong Kong's original situation for the time being, and the Hainan ground forces in Hong Kong withdrew from Hong Kong after the two sides signed the "South China Sea Peace Treaty."

However, a dispute arose between the two sides over the issue of compensation, and for a time there was an impasse. In the end, the British side gave up its demand for compensation from Hainan for the "Silang".

When Zhang Tong learned that the other party still had to claim war reparations, he reported the situation to Chen Zhong.

After Chen Zhong learned about it, he laughed and said: "These guys, they are used to the weakness of the Qing Dynasty, you can take a look, if you don't give them some color for a while, the special tail will rise to the sky again." This time, we must demand that they pay reparations! ”

So, Chen Zhong telegraphed Zhang Tong: We must pay compensation, if you don't agree. First, our side refuses to release the prisoners, and second, the negotiations can be directly terminated without entanglement!

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