In the Liangguang Governor's Mansion in the city of Guangzhou, the newly appointed Liangguang Governor Changlin was not very happy, because he had thought that those British were not good birds, and now, the rumors that the British were dissatisfied with the refusal of the imperial court to their conditions, and that the colony fleet and army had been dispatched and were about to go to the mainland to ask for an explanation, had been widely circulated on the land of Liangguang.

Changlin was very tall and burly, and his appearance was very majestic, but now, how could he feel that the expression of this extraordinary Governor of Liangguang at this moment seemed a little frustrated, like a silver carp that had just been left on the river beach, his mouth was closed one by one, and his eyes were round, but it was difficult to make the slightest sound.

What made him so ugly was Pan Youdu, the chief businessman of the Thirteen Lines, and Liang Pengfei, the chief soldier of Humen Town. At this moment, the pair of sons-in-law were standing respectfully in the hall, making a modest attitude of coming to listen to the training. Turning a blind eye to Changlin's appearance.

"Is this really the declaration of war by the British ambassador?" Changlin looked at it twice more, and even reached out and rubbed his eyes to make sure he had read the contents of the ultimatum correctly. Above, an ultimatum written in English, French, and Chinese, of course, was written by Macartney, the ambassador of the British Empire.

Although the letter was polite throughout, the threat in the words was as sharp as a knife, demanding that the court agree within a month to the terms of the letters they had mentioned.

The Manchu court was also asked to hand over the murderers of Pryant and Ham, senior employees of the British Empire's East India Company, and nearly 200 innocent British sailors. and handed over to the British the murderers of the British Empire maritime merchant Charka and two hundred and fifty-eight innocent British sailors.

The English courts will be tried by English law. And demanded that from now on, if the British committed crimes within the territory of the Qing Dynasty, they must also be handed over to the British for trial.

Maybe it's the British scruples, or maybe they are worried about completely angering the empire, and they still can't figure out the depth of the empire, so there are a lot of undue demands, and they are still a little embarrassed to put it forward, which makes Liang Pengfei, a greedy and shameless traverser who has seen the British in later generations, can't help but wonder in his heart, how did these arrogant guys become so modest.

Of course, even if the British put forward no matter how arrogant and exaggerated the conditions are, Liang Pengfei, who has now secretly arranged them, has the conditions and the ability to tear up all those conditions, smash them, and then mix them with chili, pepper, mustard and other spicy ingredients, and stuff them all back into the assholes of these Brits.

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"It's not a declaration of war, it's an ultimatum, and if we don't give a satisfactory answer within a month, then they will use force." Pan Youdu stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, unlucky, really fucking moldy for eight lifetimes, who made himself a general businessman, specifically responsible for dealing with Westerners, and all official documents also need to be passed through his hands.

Well, now that I actually handed over such an ultimatum full of hubris, but I can't do it if I don't hand it over, in case the British rush straight up one day, and his beloved son-in-law Liang Pengfei has clearly told himself that the British have sent a large number of warships and troops to Manila, and they are playing for real.

Therefore, no matter how much Pan Youdu is reluctant, he has to deliver it to himself, the only thing that is gratifying is that Liang Pengfei, his beloved son-in-law, is still righteous and accompanied him, at least, it is good to have one more person to share the anger of the governor, although Pan Youdu already knows the strength of his beloved son-in-law, but when facing the court officials, the long-term sense of oppression still makes him feel a little false in his heart.

"These ...... These barbarians who have no faith and drink blood and Mao Ru actually dare to coerce my dignified Heavenly Empire?! It's really annoying, hateful! Aren't they afraid of the wrath of Tianwei and the corpse will not be able to do it for thousands of miles? Such barbarians¥%......#@@#¥%" Changlin angrily threw the ultimatum to the ground, stomping his feet and shouting insults.

Liang Pengfei rolled his eyes and picked up this ultimatum, and saw the helpless expression and eyes of his father-in-law.

"General Liang, what military information do you have?" After scolding for a long time, Changlin, who still had unresolved hatred with white foam on the corner of his mouth, noticed that there were still people present, and immediately cleared his throat and straightened out his long beard, which was shaking a little chaotically.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the last general received a report from the maritime merchants, dozens of huge Yingyi warships appeared in the port of Manila on Luzon Island, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and it seems that they intend to go north, although this kind of information does not dare to completely assert, but it is related to the peace of the country's maritime frontiers, so the last general rushed to report to the Governor, I don't want to, I actually met Pan Zongshang, think about it, Yingyi is not saying that false words." Liang Pengfei stretched out his hand and put the ultimatum back on the table, and hugged his fist towards Changlin as a salute.

"You mean, dozens of giant Heroic warships? ...... "The governor of Liangguang, Changlin, suddenly found that he was a crow, yes, he couldn't wait to shave his ears, what to say, now it's okay, it's actually dozens of giant Yingyi battleships, thinking of the "Lion" third-class battleship he once saw. Changlin felt that the blood vessels in his head were booming. "Did you hear me wrong? General Liang is a major matter involving the military state, and it must not be heard. ”

"My lord, there will be more than ninety percent certainty in the end, and I am afraid that this matter is true." Liang Pengfei frowned and thought deeply, and then pinched his fingers.

Hearing Liang Pengfei's words, Changlin felt that his head hurt even more: "What about Yicheng?" ”

"This ......" made Liang Pengfei speechless for a while, and although Pan Youdu next to him kept a serious face, he almost laughed out loud. After Liang Pengfei's eyes turned around a few times, he finally analyzed the reason why Yicheng Yingyi would not attack.

"Unless they encounter an enemy more powerful than the Yingyi attacking them, or an unprecedented typhoon or tsunami, these Yingyi, who have already sailed their warships to our Great Qing Nanyang, may not stop."

Hearing Liang Pengfei's words, Changlin, the governor of Liangguang, sat on the chair with a little heaviness, and stroked his long beard for a long time: "Come on, quickly invite the general of Guangzhou, the governor of land and water, and the governor of Guangdong to come to discuss the ......."

That night, an urgent letter of urgency of 800 miles was delivered to the north through the post station system at the fastest speed. At the same time, the governor of Liangguang also issued a serious warning to the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and a large number of British warships appeared in the South Seas, and it was very likely that they would attack the Celestial Empire.

However, Wu Lana, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was a little unconcerned about the warning of Changlin, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, because Wu Lana, who had been stationed in Fujian and Zhejiang as the governor for a long time, also heard a little about the affairs of Nanyang, and knew that there were many Western colonists in Nanyang, and they often quarreled, today you pinch me, tomorrow I pinch you.

However, it was a colleague who reminded him not to pretend that it would be difficult to explain if something really happened, so after Wu Lana issued an order for the Fujian and Zhejiang naval divisions to strengthen their patrol guards at sea, he continued to work hard to carry out his great cause of scraping the ground.

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It was precisely because Changlin, the governor of Liangguang, who knew nothing about military affairs, that he asked the sailors to draw up an attack plan.

However, when Wang Shouli and a dry sailor made this request, they could no longer care about any superiority and inferiority, and they all jumped up and unanimously opposed the attack.

Moreover, in addition to Liang Pengfei's Humen Town, which seems to be overstaffed, has strong combat effectiveness, the other three towns of the Navy Division are all eating empty salaries, the most serious is Qiongzhou Town, the shortage is almost a quarter, since the war with the Red Flag Gang, the Guangdong Navy Division has been seriously injured, however, some of the promoted generals will naturally not let go of this excellent opportunity to eat empty salaries, anyway, the above has given him enough money, at least how many soldiers have been recruited, the roster is in the hands of the general soldiers of these towns, and they report as much as they want, It is not uncommon for some commanders to simply sell warships for damage caused by landings.

Wang Shouli is very clear, Liang Pengfei is also very clear, sometimes Wang Shouli even complains about those guys when he drinks wine, eats meat, brags and farts with Liang Pengfei to strengthen brotherly friendship, but what he can do is only that, you know, the backstage of some general soldiers is not necessarily softer than him Wang Shouli, and Wang Shouli is a land general, and he can be said to know nothing about water warfare. As this admiral, there are many people in Guangdong who have secretly complained.

Therefore, Wang Shouli can only make a compromise, but now, at the critical juncture when the enemy is coming, Wang Shouli naturally will not complain about how the Guangdong sailor is, this sailor is his responsibility, to put it mildly, it is tantamount to slapping his own ears and scraping, no matter how stupid Wang Shouli is, he will not do this.

Besides, none of the generals of the sailors are willing to die, and everyone is still waiting for next year to continue to eat empty salaries. There will be no fighting spirit and no combat power, not to mention the British fleet, even if it encounters pirates, the Guangdong naval division can only retreat under the condition of equal strength.

And the combat effectiveness of the British fleet was at least a little stronger than that of the pirates, and besides, the opponent's ships were strong and the guns were sharp, and the artillery salvo on the side of the third-class battleship was enough to turn the largest and largest main battleship of the Guangdong Navy Division into a pile of broken wooden planks.

If the soldiers do not become soldiers, they will not become generals, and their own warships and artillery are more than one grade behind their opponents, and rushing out of the Pearl River estuary to fight is tantamount to death in vain. This is absolutely not a no-go! We have the right to live, and we have the right to continue to eat empty wages! This has become the unanimous belief of the Guangdong sailors.

(To be continued)