"I didn't expect that we would suffer such a defeat in Guangzhou. Dear Liang, it seems that you really got right, that Liang is really a figure that should not be taken lightly. Macartney smiled again and said that a good diplomat naturally has the ability to control his temper well. However, when his gaze fell on the distant sea, the British detachment, which was still burning and emitting wisps of smoke of despair, his gaze betrayed a trace of unwillingness and indescribable indignation.

Macartney had little hope of escaping from the two batteries.

"Actually, if Your Excellency the Ambassador, you can carefully study the achievements of General Liang, you may be able to understand why he was able to become the chief soldier guarding Humen Town, the gateway to Guangzhou." Liang Sanhuai smiled and shook his head: "To be honest, I think that just one Guangzhou is really not worth such a big fight in your country." ”

"Oh?" Macartney couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, turned his face to look at Liang Sanhuai, and saw that he was leaning over to comfort Xiao Staunton, who looked very sad with a very sad expression, Macartney was silent for a while, and after Little Staunton said goodbye and left, Macartney simply invited Liang Sanhuai to his cabin and taste delicious afternoon tea.

"It is my honor to be invited by His Excellency the Ambassador, please." The corners of Liang Sanhuai's mouth raised slightly, and he left the deck with Macartney, and before stepping into the cabin, he faintly heard the cheers like stacked waves from behind him, he stopped with a little hesitation, and looked back, he saw the white flag raised in humiliation on the remaining masts of the British battleships that had no power to resist.

Liang Sanhuai clenched his fists fiercely, but there was no show on his face, and his figure did not enter the cabin.

"This kind of black tea is your black tea produced in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, I like this taste very much, do you need to add a little sugar? In this way, I think it will taste even more delicious. It would be perfect if there was fresh milk, but unfortunately this is not England, nor Europe, and your empire seems to have little interest in dairy products. "Macartney is a very talkative diplomat, and when you are alone with him, you don't feel like you're dealing with a politician or an official, but more like your friend, that's how Liang Sanhuai feels about Macartney.

"Thank you, I don't need to add sugar, the reason why the tea has the bitterness at the beginning will have the fragrance of the aftertaste, which is the essence of our Han people's love for this drink." Liang Sanhuai smiled faintly and politely declined Macartney's request to add sugar to him.

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"It's a very artistic answer, I really can't believe that such a talented person as you is just an ordinary person who lives by translating." Macartney groaned for a moment and then said with a hint of emotion.

"That's because of the decay of the Manchu ruling class, in their eyes, in addition to fighting for power and profit, the life of the people is good or bad is not a matter of concern to them, and the Manchu emperor, he only does things for his people and his face and preferences, he likes to play the so-called imperial tricks to control those officials under him, he is afraid that the Han people will shake their Manchu rule again, and severely suppressed the culture and thought of the Han people, and even used massacres to shock the Han people, so that they understand, They were just a bunch of slaves who were supposed to crouch at the feet of the Manchus......"

"It can be seen that you don't seem to have any good feelings, even hatred, for this empire." Macartney took a sip of black tea, picked up a small snack and chewed it carefully.

"Yes, there is no doubt about it. But I need to state that I hate this empire, but I love this land and the great people who have been linked to me for more than 5,000 years. When Liang Sanhuai said this, his eyes lit up, and it was a kind of light that was so bright that it could compete with the sun.

Macartney, who had been paying attention to his every move, subconsciously narrowed his eyes slightly, and shook his head, at this time, he really couldn't understand why this Oriental had such complex and fiery feelings for this country.

“…… When he said this, I saw that a sense of pride and pride from the heart was completely filled in the body and soul of this young and wise Oriental man at this moment. This struck me deeply, a pride that would have taken countless years to settle in, and that had penetrated into his flesh and soul. From that moment on, I knew deeply that this nation would never be able to conquer it, because no one could erase its glorious history, not even if the whole of Europe were united.

However, at that time, I was not aware of the fact that if this oppressed nation woke up, the consequences of angering her would be extremely terrible. It will also make those who anger her pay an incalculable price, and the funny thing is that at that time, it was those of us who made an irreparably stupid decision............ At that time, I still firmly believed that the British Empire would be the final victor of the war, and the final outcome would not only be a huge defeat for us, but even a loss of our advantage in colonizing the East," Macartney left this passage in his own account, thus becoming the first Western politician to make the most pertinent and accurate evaluation of the Chinese.

"We are now waging a war against your homeland, and of course, you must know that our purpose is not to occupy this country, but to make them realize that they are not the only ones who are the most powerful in this world, and that we in the British Empire have the right to dialogue with them on an equal footing. I hope you understand. Macartney explained after a little bit of organizing his language.

"If you think so, Your Excellency, then I still insist on my opinion, attacking Canton, this is definitely not a wise choice, I said so before, and now, I am still willing to repeat this view." Liang Sanhuai smiled. In my heart, I gestured to this politician who was full of benevolence and morality, and was actually a robber, and made countless incomparably strong middle fingers.

Macartney crossed his hands on his chest, looked at Liang Sanhuai again with a scrutinizing eye, and leaned forward slightly: "Why?" Dear Leung, I know that you are a very shrewd person who is good at dissecting things. What I want to know is, from the very beginning you were not optimistic about our British Empire attacking Canton? Is it because of that Liang General Bing, I admit, today he made us realize that even if there are so many corrupt officials and corrupt troops in this huge empire, it is not all, although his presence has frustrated our attack, but it is because we are too underestimated and ill-prepared. ”

"Of course not, but you are thinking in the wrong direction, this empire is too big, you know Guangzhou, this bustling city, in the north, even in the middle of this country, in their eyes, what kind of place is this, it is a bloody place, a place dedicated to the exile of prisoners for hundreds of years......" Liang Sanhuai cleared his throat and began to analyze the misunderstanding of treating this war as an extension of politics to the British, for Macartney, a sharp-eyed British diplomat.

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"These are British prisoners of war, why are they all black, doesn't it mean that the British have white hair and cat-like eyes?" Guangzhou General Fuchang stood in front of the temporary prisoner of war camp in Humen Town, stretched out his head, looked at those prisoners of war for a long time, and came up with such a question.

"These are all mercenaries recruited by the British from India, which they occupy, India, which is what we call Tianzhu." Wang Shouli, the admiral of the Guangdong Navy Division, explained to Fuchang with a warm smile.

"You're saying Tianzhu was taken over by that little English?" Fuchang, the general of Guangzhou, no longer has ink, but he still knows a little about which country Tianzhu is, at least he knows that Buddhism was introduced from Tianzhu, and people's understanding of Tianzhu at this time is that it is a big country that can be compared with the Qing State, but such a behemoth has been occupied by a small Western country, and Fuchang feels that his brain seems to be a little insufficient. "Won't it?"

"That's right, what Admiral Wang said, this governor has also heard a little. Liang Zongbing, I didn't expect that the governor had just received the news that Yingyi intended to attack Guangzhou along the mouth of the Pearl River in the morning, but in the afternoon, he actually received your official letter of success, at that time, he really startled the governor, hehehe......" Changlin, who was dusty on his official robe, turned his head and smiled at Liang Pengfei.

To tell the truth, early this morning, when he was in the study of the Governor's Palace, he heard that a huge British fleet had been discovered at the mouth of the Pearl River, and the brush in his hand fell directly onto the official document.

When it was clear to inquire, the Lion and the Hindustan were impressively listed, and it seemed that there were similar huge ships in the fleet, and the other warships were not much smaller, in short, the big boat was only given to the smallest warship of the other side to carry shoes, Changlin's demeanor could no longer be maintained.

Angry and anxious, he hurriedly summoned the two admirals of land and water, gathered the army, and prepared for the city defense, and was dizzy for the defense area of the various general troops, and was busy for several hours before he could close the city gate of Guangzhou and rectify the city defense, but received a letter from Liang Pengfei to send a fast horse to report the victory.

Hearing that Liang Pengfei relied on the fort to repel the huge British fleet, and also destroyed and damaged several British ships, plus captured nearly 2,000 British soldiers and killed nearly 1,000 enemies, Changlin even thought that he was overly nervous and hallucinated.

(To be continued)