Early the next morning, Ren Chao had just left Xiao Lori's room when he received a notice that the eunuch in the palace had come to deliver the decree.

Emperor Guangxu decreed, Ren Chao was loyal to the country, repeatedly made miraculous achievements, in recognition of his merits, he was specially promoted to a first-class loyal and brave duke, and he was rewarded with a three-eyed dazzling feather.

Ren Chao didn't pay attention to this at all, this was just a means used by Emperor Guangxu to appease himself. What kind of first-class duke is just a false name, as for the three-eyed dazzle, although it is said to be the supreme glory, Ren Chao didn't see it at all. What's more, Ren Chao usually doesn't wear court clothes at all, only military uniforms, so this three-eyed dazzle is useless at all. At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army all wore large-brimmed military hats, and did not wear the kind of official hats of the Qing Dynasty at all, so this three-eyed dazzle was not inserted at all. This court uniform official hat can only be preserved as a collection.

After Ren Chao received the holy decree, he was about to go to the War Department, when Sun Junping suddenly came over and said in a low voice, "Marshal Qiqi, Zhang Haiping just came to the news that the British took advantage of the Deshou rebellion to openly send troops to occupy the entire Kowloon Peninsula, and threatened that the Governor of Liangguang, Deshou, had signed the "Special Agreement on the Extension of Hong Kong's Boundary Site" with the British Hong Kong authorities, ceding the entire Kowloon Peninsula to the British. ”

After Ren Chao listened, his mouth opened wide in shock, Ren Chao thought that his movements were quite fast, but he didn't expect that the speed of this British guy was not slow! No wonder Deshou will get the support of the British, it turns out that this old boy ceded the entire Kowloon Peninsula to the British, Ren Chao's intelligence agency has also found out that the British and Deshou are conspiring, and it seems that they have signed some kind of treaty or something, but Deshou has done a good job of keeping this matter secret, and the intelligence officers have not obtained specific information.

As we all know, in 1842, the 22nd year of the Qing Dynasty, the Sino-British Opium War, the Qing court was defeated and ceded Hong Kong Island to the British. The tenth year of Xianfeng is 1860. It also ceded the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula to Britain (now the Kowloon area). In 1898, the 24th year of Guangxu, the New Territories was also forcibly leased by the British, and Hong Kong was completely administered by the British. The so-called New Territories refers to the other parts of the Kowloon Peninsula except Kowloon, and the three parts of the whole territory of Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories) are derived from three unequal treaties in different periods.

The above is history, and the arrival of Ren Chao has changed history, but the British still signed that bullshit treaty with the scum of Deshou, the governor of Liangguang, and ceded the New Territories to the British. Ren Chao was naturally angry when he heard this, Ren Chao would never allow such a tragedy to happen in his hands.

"! These shitty Brits. You really dare to take advantage of the fire to rob! Ren Chao couldn't help but scolded hatefully, "Inform Zhang Haiping and ask him to protest against the British Governor in Hong Kong, urging them to immediately withdraw to the original defense area." In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was notified to immediately meet with the British Consul General in China and lodge a strong protest with the British Government over this matter! Deshou is a rebellious minister, and any treaty he signs cannot represent our Qing Empire, and our Qing Empire does not recognize it. ”

"Yes!" Sun Junping hurriedly responded.

"Inform Yang Jichang slowly, and immediately order the main force of the Jiaolong fleet to go south to Guangdong immediately. The First Detachment of the East China Sea Fleet (stationed in Nanjing) was ordered to immediately rush south to Guangdong, and ordered the Yangtze River Fleet (adapted from the former Nanyang Naval Division) to strengthen its vigilance and be ready to blockade the mouth of the Yangtze River at any time. The 11th Division of the Army was ordered to board ships and head south within one day. The 2nd Division dispatched a brigade to board a ship from Dagukou and immediately headed south, and the 4th Division dispatched a brigade to take a boat from Port Arthur to Guangdong. The 6th Division in the Northeast and the 3rd Division in Shandong immediately assembled and prepared to go south! Also ordered the twelfth formula. The 13th Division, the 15th Division, immediately prepared to go south. The rest of the troops were ordered to prepare for war with all their might. Ren Chao then ordered loudly.

"Marshal, you're going to war with the British!" Sun Junping asked sternly after recording Ren Chao's order.

"Whether there is a war or not depends on the attitude of the British. But we have to make a gesture. That is, we in China are not afraid to go to war with anyone. Ren Chao sighed helplessly, although the British Empire has gradually begun to decline, and its hegemony is being challenged by Yanzhòng, but Britain is still the world's largest power after all, and the current Ren Chao can't afford to provoke this behemoth, but Ren Chao will not watch the great rivers and mountains of the motherland fall into the hands of foreign people in his own hands.

"By the way, did the French make any moves?" Ren Chao then asked.

"According to the information from the Vietnamese side, five French warships have left Vietnam, and it seems that they are heading for Guangxi." Sun Junping hurriedly replied.

"Hmmm! Let's settle the matter on the British's side first, and then go back and clean up Guangxi. Ren Chao sighed helplessly. Now Ren Chao's biggest worry is that the British and the French will unite, although the British have not yet joined the Russian-French alliance, but for their own interests, who knows if these two old powers will unite to deal with China.

In the Hong Kong Governor's Palace, the newly appointed Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Brie, smoked a cigar leisurely, smiled and said, "General Will, you must strictly restrain your subordinates and never clash with the Qing army. ”

"Why? According to the current intelligence, the Tiger Ben Army of the Qing State is stepping up its combat preparations, their main naval force has moved south, and at least three divisions of the army are preparing to go south, it seems that this Ren Chao, who does not know whether to live or die, is preparing to fight against our British Empire! I think we should strike first, annihilate their South China Sea Fleet first, and eliminate the Tiger Ben Army in Guangdong, so that we can take the initiative. Lieutenant General Will said with an arrogant expression.

"No, no! My esteemed General Will, we have no intention of going to war with the Qing Dynasty. I think as long as we don't push Ren Chao too hard, Ren Chao will not rashly declare war on our British Empire. Sir Brie quickly shook his head and said.

"Why?" Lieutenant General Will asked with a puzzled expression.

"Because the Qing government at this time is no longer the Qing government of a few decades ago, at that time we only need to send tens of thousands of expeditionary troops to completely subjugate them, or even capture their capital. And the current Qing state, even if we send hundreds of thousands of troops, may not be able to completely subjugate it, those stupid Slavs are a good example. Not to mention that our government is now preparing a war against the Boers, and it is already preparing for a war for the gold and diamonds there! Although those Boers are not worth mentioning, it is really not a wise choice to start a war on two fronts at this time. What's more, it is not a wise move to start a war with the current Qing Dynasty, and even if we win, it will be more than worth the loss. Sir Brie explained with a smile. (To be continued......)