If you pay attention, the Democratic League forces actually contradicted themselves in their treatment of the Qing government, sometimes they did not recognize the Qing Dynasty's legitimate representation of China, and sometimes they compared the Qing Dynasty to the previous government and regarded themselves as the current government, which was equivalent to a disguised recognition of the legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty.

In the end, it was concluded that in foreign exchanges, the Democratic League would recognize the Qing government and take the initiative to inherit all the powers and obligations of the Qing government in order to better integrate into the international community, but in its internal propaganda, it would not recognize it.

But what does the capture of Hong Kong mean by the NLD forces? It means trampling on international norms, violating British sovereignty, taking the initiative to tear up all kinds of terms and agreements imposed on the Qing government by European and American countries, and turning from claiming to uphold the international order to becoming a destroyer of the international order!

For this kind of behavior, Bao Ling, who has been doing diplomacy all his life, understands very well, this is often the prelude to seeking hegemony, and it is necessary to tear up any treaties that are unfavorable to him and establish a new order that is beneficial to himself, which shows that with the expansion of strength, Wang Feng has developed ambitions, and his hand has begun to reach out to the interests of European and American countries in China, if it is not stifled, the next will be Southeast Asia, and even further away!

Bao Ling showed obvious anxiousness, he didn't hate Wang Feng, Anglo. The Saxons advocate the power of Chiguoguo and the law of the jungle, Wang Feng has the strength, he will naturally seek hegemony, and he will do the same thing if he stands in Wang Feng's position, he can understand that he is only anxious before Wang Feng really sits big and strong. How to extinguish this person!

Did Bowling look at Genui first, France? For now. There was no direct conflict of interest between France and the NLD forces, even if Guangzhou was lost. It will not make a fuss to tear the skin, and besides, France has only one battleship in the Far East, and may not dare to fight against the Democratic Alliance.

Bao Ling looked at Jing Yihua again, and then shook his head, persuading France to declare war on the Democratic Alliance He thought it was difficult, but what was even more difficult was to pull the United States into the water, the United States is a country that has no discipline and is mercenary. A few years ago, when the Democratic Alliance Army was weak, it began to look at Wang Feng's eyebrows, not to mention that today's military strength of the Democratic Alliance Army is no longer inferior to any second- or third-rate European country, so how can it be possible for the United States to fight against such a country without a major conflict of interest?

Of the remaining powers, even if Britain recognized Russia's interests in Europe, but Russia did not border the NLD, Portugal counted. It was too weak, the Netherlands and Spain were not strong, Prussia and Austria had a lot of internal problems, and the latter four countries had no conflicts of interest with the Democratic Alliance. Even if the exchange of interests is exchanged for sending troops, it may not be possible to go all out.

This means that in a short period of time, it will not be possible for the Great Powers to form a coalition to intervene in the situation in the Far East. Relying solely on Britain and France to send an expeditionary fleet to fight against the Democratic Alliance, there was no certainty of victory. Losing both sides will only cheapen others, and for the time being, we can only pin our hopes on sticking to Guangzhou.

Pashali shared the same concerns. Glancing at Bao Ling, he asked with a hint of worry: "What about the casualties of my British Empire expatriates stationed in Hong Kong?" ”

The interpreter suddenly blushed and said, "It seems that there are no casualties, only two people were injured when I left." ”

At this moment, everyone understood that this was surrendering without a fight, and the eyes that looked at Bao Ling and Pasha Li were a little strange!

Later, the Democratic Alliance army forcibly occupied the British concession in Shanghai, and the British army retreated obediently.

Bao Ling and Pasha Li also felt quite embarrassed, and coughed dryly, which seemed very unnatural.

"Report!" At this moment, a rush of footsteps broke the embarrassment, and everyone looked over.

A dusty soldier rushed up to the city and shouted: "Your Excellency, Humen has been lost, and the navy of the Democratic Alliance dispatched nearly 20 warships of all sizes at dawn, relying on the advantage of the long range of naval guns, within an hour, successively destroyed Jingyuan, Zhenyuan, Weiyuan, Hengduan, Yong'an, and consolidated six forts!" ”

"What?" Ye Mingchen and Wu Chongyao were both pale, and history repeated itself, which was exactly the same as the road map of the British navy to attack Guangzhou during the Qingying War.

At that time, although there was a gap between the Qing court artillery and the British naval guns, it was not too big, and the key to the loss of Humen was that Qi Shan gave up his hands to flatter the enemy and dismantle the military defense, so that the copper pass was destroyed and the door was opened, and the British army first overcame the rung, and then conquered Jingyuan, and then turned the gun position to destroy the Weiyuan Fort.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and the artillery technology of the whole world, including the Democratic Alliance Army, has made leaps and bounds, but the Qing court still uses the old artillery from the Qingying War, so that the East China Sea Fleet of the Democratic Alliance Army destroyed the six batteries guarding the Pearl River Estuary one by one with only naval artillery.

You must know that although the NLD forces only captured four ocean-going warships from the British, the firepower of the gunboats is not weak, and the 122-mm cannons carried are more advanced than the naval guns on the General Li Guangbi, using smokeless gunpowder, the warhead and the cartridge casing are integrated, and a skilled gunner can shoot the shells from the muzzle of the fort!

It is about 60 kilometers by water from Humen to Guangzhou, that is to say, the navy of the Democratic Alliance can come to the city of Guangzhou in the afternoon at the latest!

"Alas~~" Pa Xia Li sighed: "According to the current situation, in another half an hour, the artillery fire of the Democratic Alliance Army will cover the foot of Yuexiu Mountain, and then the real battle will begin, we can only pray to God now, help us hold Yuexiu Mountain, and ask God to forgive those ignorant Vietnamese, give them courage and self-confidence, and defeat the 8,000-strong force of the Democratic Alliance Army."

Wu Chongyao even translated Pa Xiali's feelings truthfully, and Ruan Boyi felt very uncomfortable when she heard it, the Vietnamese pride themselves on being Little China, and like Japan, they thought they had won the Chinese clothes, and after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, they inherited the Chinese civilization, which was the orthodoxy of Chinese civilization, and had a strong idea of Huayi debate, so in the eyes of the Vietnamese, Europeans were ignorant and uncivilized.

But at this time, Ruan Boyi couldn't say anything, so he could only swallow this breath.

Due to the dense water network in Guangzhou and the fact that there were many sluices on the city wall, the small ships of the Democratic Alliance Navy could break through the sluices and enter the urban area of Guangzhou, which was undoubtedly quite dangerous, so Wu Chongyao's government could only bet on the Yuexiu Mountain position and the Nguyen Dynasty army.

A lot of people can't help but look backwards.

Inserted between Guangzhou and Foshan was the First Division of the Fifth Army led by Lin Fengxiang, in modern times, Guangzhou was connected with Foshan, and at that time there was a distance of about 30 miles between the two cities, and the First Division was stationed in the middle line.

The whole army carried a total of 20 small mountain guns and 50 mortars, and 8,000 soldiers were nervously relying on these 70 small artillery pieces to build improvised positions, with the strength of the Democratic Alliance, there was no way to attack Foshan at the same time as attacking Guangzhou, so they could only garrison between the two cities to prevent the remnants of Guangzhou from retreating to Foshan, and to intercept reinforcements from the direction of Foshan. (To be continued......)