Chapter 687: Shock
Three warships, a fleet of more than 2,700 people, have not been heard from since they left, what does this mean for Bao Ling? What does it mean for England? Yang Meng didn't care, he knew that after this battle, the real war had just begun...... Read the latest and most complete novels
It doesn't matter what the outcome of the Humen battle was! It doesn't matter how many of Wu Yuanyou's 5,000 men and horses were killed or wounded! 5,000 people, maybe in the war after that, dozens of 5,000 people will become cannon fodder, the curtain of slaughter and slaughter, this has just begun, how many people will die to end this war, Yang Meng has the ability to open the curtain, but he does not have the ability to close, this needs to be decided by both sides of the war, and this also needs to be decided by the number of dead people.
The barge carrying the press corps unexpectedly met the high-spirited Pashali at the Guangzhou wharf, who is probably hoping for victory now, right?
"Spaced!"
With a wave of his hand, let the soldiers of the coastal defense battalion separate the press corps from Pa Xiali and his party, and some things have not yet been exposed, and when these reporters report and return to their respective countries by sea, Yang Meng will let these people enter and leave the Guangzhou dock freely.
Blocked by the coastal defense battalion, the press corps and Pashali staggered by, looking at the British minister on the dock with a hopeful face, Yang Meng looked at Renlei and Andre.
"Today's matter still has to be delayed for a few days, so you two will consider it."
Yang Meng of the press corps can be stranded, Renlei and Andre, Yang Meng can't be stayed, it doesn't matter whether the matter of Humen is kept secret or not, this is just Yang Meng's temptation of Andre, which determines the cooperative relationship between the two in the future, as for Renlei. Silver and profit slaves only. As long as there are enough benefits. There was nothing he couldn't sell.
"Understood!"
"As much as possible!"
After listening to the answers of the two, Yang Meng didn't know whether it was okay or not, walked in front of Pa Xiali, and took a deep look at the minister with a face full of hope, Yang Meng smiled.
"Minister Pashali, your waiting, in a sentence of our Qing Dynasty, is called looking through the autumn water! Farewell! Hopefully after that. You can see such a hopeful expression on your face! ”
Yang Meng turned around and left, and Renlei also left Pasha Li with a smiling face full of sarcasm, but Andre sighed and parted ways with a few people.
"Third master, there is news from Wu Yuanyou's side that the more than 2,000 British troops who came to attack Humen have all been wiped out! 5,000 practiced bravery, and more than 3,700 casualties! ”
The news brought by Yu Biao made people feel a little uncomfortable, with nearly two to one casualties, and these Lian Yong died somewhat unjustly.
"Got it! Mercy to the casualties! Let Wu Yuanyou take advantage of the situation to search the river and kill one more person, don't let one go, and salvage the shipwreck of Yingji. Sent directly to the Dawan shipyard, the corpses of the British soldiers should not be beheaded. If you make it with lime, you might even earn some military money!
Wu Yuanyou's ability is a little worse, you take him with you, with his ability, commanding 3,000 people is enough! ”
Wu Yuanyou is a banner erected by Yang Meng, but Wu Yuanyou's ability is a little supportive, maybe he is not suitable for such a battle, or maybe his real ability is limited, if Yang Meng commands this battle, the number of casualties will be at least 1,000 less.
The battle of Humen itself has already shown the intention of the British army, which can be regarded as an ambush war, and the battle loss ratio is as high as two to one, Wu Yuanyou's command ability is insufficient, and the battlefield response is unfavorable, which is the main reason for the huge casualties of Lian Yong.
The battle of Humen, it is impossible to keep it secret, the British army fought a surprise battle, there were many ships on the river when the war began, Yang Meng asked Andre and Renlei to keep it secret is the equipment of Lian Yong and the battery, there are some things that can be hidden from the people of the press corps, but it is not easy to hide from these two people!
The purpose of the stranded press corps, Yang Meng, is to let them report on the war relatively fairly, as long as they agree that it is the war that Britain took the lead, it doesn't matter what they say or write.
As for Pashali's side, Yang Meng also gave England enough opportunity to start a war and conduct a war that lasted for a long time and required countless people to pay for their lives, whether it was Yang Meng, the Qing Dynasty or England, they had to be cautious, they had enough time, and then they had to think about the purpose of the war.
Yang Meng led his subordinates and directly entered the city of Guangzhou, many things still have to be concealed, even if it is a well-known thing, as long as the official of the Qing Dynasty does not admit that there was a war between the two sides, then the Qing Dynasty and England still have room to turn around.
"Ye Mingchen, the war has started in Humen today, in the battle of Humen, Wu Yuanyou led the Guangzhou militia to annihilate more than 2,000 British troops who came to attack, and the Humen Fort sank three British warships, such a result, I'm afraid it's what you, an old horseman, are looking forward to, right?
Although Humen said that it was won, but in this battle, Wu Yuanyou's Guangzhou militia regiment suffered nearly seventy percent of the casualties, such a big war, we had better avoid it, and this war, for the imperial court and Yingyi, is still a small friction, whether the national war or not, our two countries still need to wait and see.
After tonight, I'm afraid that the war will be spread in Guangzhou, what you have to do is to give Britain a step, as long as Yingyi does not raise the teacher to ask for guilt these days, you not only have to deny the war, but also come forward in the name of the Liangguang official office to refute the rumors, excuses? That's it!
This matter must be according to what Lao Tzu said, the opportunity Lao Tzu gave you, if Pasha Li asks for a meeting these days, you have to take the initiative, dare to do some extra business, think about the threat of Lao Tzu before, involving the war between the two countries, no one can not be killed! ”
The place where Yang Meng spoke was still the meeting hall of the Liangguang Official Office, in addition to Ye Mingchen, there were also officials from the Liangguang and one Ying, some things can be hidden from others, and if you hide from the officials of the Liangguang Bureau, I am afraid that it will only cause another incident.
Yang Meng's Humen victory made the officials present, including Ye Mingchen, breathe a sigh of air, this Yang Laosan is finally Yang Laosan who has won a hundred battles, and his reputation is well deserved!
The steps mentioned by Yang Laosan, Ye Mingchen also recognized that it was true that 2,000 Yingyi people were completely annihilated, but Wu Yuanyou's Guangzhou militia group had 20,000 people, and seventy percent of the casualties were seven times that of Yingyi! The big war is really unwanted.
Although it is a general war report. But Yang Meng still did a lot of concealment. If it is said that Wu Yuanyou led 5,000 people and annihilated 2,000 Yingyi. I'm afraid that the court will not be calm, although these things are understood by the people who participated in the war, but what is the statement after the war, it is all on Yang Meng's mouth, if you want to understand the real battle situation, without Yang Meng's nod, who can?
"The ministry is hard, and Ye must ask the court for credit. What the ministry said, Ye will also handle it truthfully! ”
Yingyi's combat power, as the governor of Liangguang, Ye Mingchen, is also roughly numerous, Yang Laosan can use the Guangzhou militia to completely annihilate Yingyi, the ability is naturally greater than the sky, and with the militia to fight, the court also has a step to prevaricate, it is really not possible, just deny it. The militia is still very different from the sailor, and they suppressed the shock in their hearts. Ye Mingchen also made the right choice.
"Please do not bother with the middle hall, Lao Tzu has no shortage of hands and mouths, naturally know how to report to the court, but the middle hall is going to be busy for a while, the eight banners of the two Guangzhou, the green battalion, and the practice of Yong, are going to gather troops, money, food, and strategic materials must be handled by the two Guangxi official offices, and the war has begun, so we must be fully prepared.
During this time, the Liangguang Government Office will march the military law! Passive sabotage, greed for military resources, all killed! ”
The matter of Humen is just a beginning, if you want to press this matter, it is basically impossible, England will not give up, make such a gesture, Yang Meng earned the general trend of public opinion, for which he died a lot of soldiers, once this matter is messed up, killing people is just a trivial matter.
From the Governor's Palace back to his official office, many of the reporters have already finished reporting, for the end of the war, these reporters still adhere to the professional ethics, as for those who scolded him Yang Meng for being ruthless and ruthless, he just laughed at it, as long as he is not the initiator of the war, it is the side of justice.
Most reporters, because they are not English, write relatively objective comments, as for those who are oriented to England, they only criticize themselves in response, and the end and direction of the war are generally reliable.
After copying these manuscripts and entrusting the original documents to the merchant ships of various countries to bring back to Europe and the United States, Yang Meng gave 500 Yingyang alone, this temporary press corps was also disbanded.
As for the follow-up report, it is not what Yang Meng cares about, with the previous report on the economy of Guangzhou, coupled with his own words in the war, right and wrong are already obvious, as long as these things are passed on, even if the war is carried out again, he Yang Meng or the Qing Dynasty is also in an extremely advantageous position.
The shock of the European and American powers, starting from Guangzhou, the Humen Fort instantly destroyed three British warships, was rumored on the same day, and after hearing the news, Pashali understood the meaning of Yang Butang's words, and the sneering smile on the face of the Millitian Renres.
Pa Xia Li hurried to Humen by boat, but at this time the Humen has disappeared, the Pearl River estuary, there are many Qing warships, close to the Humen side of the channel, has been blocked by the Qing army, Pa Xia Li commanded the boat, patrolled several times near the estuary, there is no trace of the ** team, Pa Xia Li, who felt bad, commanded the merchant ships to go to Hong Kong Island, and at the same time he kept praying in his heart, it must not be the kind of result he imagined!
The next day, the rumors on the docks in Guangzhou were already vivid, very close to the real war situation, the beginning of the rumors, surprisingly consistent, the British raid on Humen, has become an indisputable fact, but the exhibition of the plot is very different due to the different nationalities of the people who spread the rumors.
The rumor spread by the pro-English groups that the Qing army wantonly slaughtered British soldiers, and even after the British surrendered, they slaughtered prisoners of war, which was the most widely circulated rumor, after all, there were the most British and French merchants in the Guangzhou area.
But there are also many rumors that are still fair, and the shamelessness of England has also been spread at the Guangzhou wharf, because of the rumors, there have been many armed fights between foreigners and sailors.
Although the rumors were spread, Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang, walked out of Guangzhou at this time and brought the personnel of the two official offices to refute the rumors, claiming that the guns and cannons in Humen were just exercises, and that only target ships were sunk on the river, not British warships.
The official refutation of rumors, many people still believe, a war is close at hand, but it is believed that it is covered with a hazy veil, as witnesses of the war, those members of the press corps can't sit still, they don't care about the attitude of the Qing country?
For them, restoring the authenticity of things is the real professional ethics, before the war Yang Meng's cowardice and avoidance of the war, and became a big talk of the Guangzhou wharf, and in a few days, the cowardice of the Qing Kingdom has become a recognized thing for many foreigners on the Guangzhou wharf.
At this time, Bao Ling and Pasha Li were immersed in a deep shock, the British army that raided Humen, starting from Admiral Sima Mi Li, to the ordinary cook on the battleship, five days have passed, and no one has returned, and the annihilation of the whole army is a foregone conclusion, but such a thing, the two of them cannot accept it in any case.
Australia, which is close to Hong Kong Island, was the first to get the war report, and it was also shocked by such a result, and batches of war reports continued to come out of Hong Kong Island, without the three warships in West Malaysia, as well as more than 2,000 soldiers of the 6th Squad of the British Army who died in the war, and the defense of Hong Kong Island was extremely empty, once ...... (To be continued......)
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