"You are asking us for compensation for military expenses? It's completely impossible! Pashali raised his voice.

"Why? Isn't it the right of the victorious side to demand compensation for military spending? Zhang Haotian asked knowingly.

"We suffered some setbacks, but we didn't fail. We are talking about a peace agreement, not a surrender! Pasha Li fought according to "reason".

"It seems that Mr. Counsellor still has unrealistic illusions! It seems that it needs to be explained that we did not attack Guangzhou in order to reduce unnecessary casualties and to express our goodwill for peace, not that we were incapable of attacking Guangzhou. As long as we want, we can take the city of Guangzhou at any time, and at that time all you have to sign is a surrender document. In the face of the British's "shameless death", Zhang Haotian didn't mind poking their lung tubes. "Please understand that the decision on peace is ours, and you only have the choice!"

"The United Kingdom is not afraid of any threat!" Another British negotiator shouted.

Lu Buwen, who had seen that the British were not pleasing to the eye, immediately reacted-for-tat, "This is not a threat, we are just stating a fact." The Chinese have a saying that 'if you don't see the coffin, you don't cry', which is what happens to you. ”

Of course, Pashali knew this saying, and at the same time, he also realized that the differences between the two sides were so big that they could not be resolved in three or two days. So he proposed to adjourn the meeting temporarily, "I need to ask Minister Bao Ling for instructions on such conditions, which will take time." ”

"Oh well. We will give you three days and hope that you can respond as soon as possible. Zhang Haotian also understood that this would be a protracted battle, so he simply agreed to the other party's request. Remember! There are only three days. If you do not provide a clear answer after three days, we do not rule out the possibility of further action. ”

At this point, the first negotiations between the two sides ended after only half an hour. Pa Xiali offered to let the Liberation Army send ships, although the draft of the Liberation Army was sent to Guangzhou, Zhang Haotian agreed. Zhang Anbang sent a speedboat to carry the letter and send a British negotiator back to Guangzhou.

The waterway from Shenzhen Bay to Guangzhou is against the water, and sailboats can travel for several days, while for motorboats, it is a matter of hours. A few days after seeing the airplanes, the Chinese and foreign ships on the Pearl River saw a "flying boat" like a speeding wind on the river, which flashed in front of them like a shadow. Several British warships anchored in Pazhou were also panicked, but before they could complete their combat preparations, the speedboats had already disappeared.

Running to Huangpu in one breath, there were more and more boats on the river, and the captain slowly slowed down. Several British steam patrol boats immediately surrounded them, and in order to avoid misunderstanding, the British negotiators immediately stood up and waved handkerchiefs at the patrol boats, which relieved the British of hostility.

The two sides slowly drew closer, and the British representative identified himself to the officer on the patrol boat, who did not speak, but silently observed the speedboat of the Liberation Army. The speedboat of the Liberation Army is just a common border patrol speedboat in the 21st century, about 10 meters long, with only one second lieutenant captain and four crew members, pilot, main and auxiliary machine gun shooters and engineers, and only one 12.7mm high-level dual-purpose machine gun mounted in the middle. The British officer had not seen a chimney or anything like power machinery on the boat, which puzzled him. The rapid-fire musket operated by two people in the middle looked very delicate, and the yellow bullet chain exuded a murderous aura. And the similar uniforms of the Liberation Army Navy and the Royal Navy, especially the black ribbons on the sailor's hat, made him feel good. When the British delegate explained that the ship had run from Xin'an to Canton in two hours, the mouths of the officers and men of the Royal Navy immediately turned into an O-shape.

The British representative got on the British patrol boat, and even if the task was completed on the side of the speedboat of the Liberation Army, the captain of the boat specially took a photo of the British representative boarding the British patrol boat as evidence of the delivery of the "goods". After hesitating for a moment, the British officer saluted the captain, "Mr. officer, I hope that you would better hang out the white flag next time you come, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings." "For the first time, a foreign soldier saluted him, and the captain's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he hurriedly returned the salute. However, his English level is only at the level of "Falk Oil", and he can't understand the English at all.

After listening to the engineer operator's translation, the captain immediately became angry, but he did not show his emotions on his face, but smiled at the British officer, and then started the speedboat himself. Under the watchful eye of the British, the speedboat shot out like an arrow from a string, and after driving two hundred meters, it made a big turn on the surface of the river and came back. Then, under the astonished gaze of the officers and men of the Royal Navy, at a distance of three or five meters, a beautiful "drift" of several British patrol boats was attached, and the waves brought by it were poured on the British sailors, and these people were instantly poured into chickens, and then they flew away in the angry curses of the British.

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On the other hand, the conditions offered by the British were quickly handed over to the leaders of the management committee. Wu Yizhi's evaluation of this is "daydreaming! Yang Bo's plan for long-distance armed training was also quickly approved, and some people had to let them know that the pot was cast in iron.

Chen Weifu was responsible for leading the team in this operation, and since he became the commander of Xin'an City Defense, except for occasional meetings at the main base, he basically stayed in the city the rest of the time. In the series of battles with the British, he didn't even stick to the edges, and he was about to become a forgotten person. For this reason, he actively demanded that he be responsible for directing this armed march, and if he did not try to perform, he would be marginalized. Considering that the operation was not very difficult and dangerous, the Military Council agreed to his request.

Entrusted the job to his partner Ma Jin, he set off with the fourth infantry company early the next morning, and the city defense was temporarily handed over to the security team. The three infantry platoons advanced in turn at a distance of 100 meters, and Chen Weifu walked in the middle with his police squad and machine gun platoon and the second platoon, because most of the soldiers were locals, so there was no need for a guide to lead the way. However, the platoon commander still sent a group of soldiers who were familiar with the road to serve as the vanguard of the whole army.

In order to better show the spiritual outlook of the Liberation Army, the officers and soldiers at the top and bottom have changed into 87-style summer uniforms, after all, the big cap and the small open-collar military uniform are more spiritual than the camouflage uniform, plus the armed belt, the rifle on the shoulder, the backpack on the back, the engineer shovel, the water bottle on the waist, the bag and the steel helmet, there is no difference with the PLA in the 20th century, but some of the soldiers who carry the spear on their shoulders with big swords are slightly out of harmony. Chen Weifu, who was riding on horseback, looked at the rows of soldiers walking by, as well as the Makqin water-cooled heavy machine gun carried by four soldiers in the queue, and a feeling of being strong and strong rose in his heart.

As the commander of the operation, Chen Weifu had the only privilege of riding a horse, and the tall and divine steed of the Arabian horse amazed most of the indigenous soldiers who had only seen the Dian horse, which was similar to a donkey. In addition to highlighting his identity, letting Chen Weifu ride a horse is also to imperceptibly a concept to the soldiers and the common people that the Guangfu Army is the best in everything, not only weapons, but even horses are stronger than the Qing army, so that the indigenous youth can be envious and volunteer to become soldiers. This is also similar to the mustache's trick of "using beautiful military uniforms to lure young people into the army".

As a modern person, Chen Weifu's riding skills can only be described as ordinary, so someone is specifically responsible for leading the horse for him, and this person is Wang Hongwei. After the first meeting, Wang Hongwei stayed in prison for ten days before being released. Because he was a "proletarian revolutionary who rebelled against the Qing government", the Guangfu Army did not continue to detain him, so after verifying his identity, they planned to release him. Who knew that he said that he had nowhere to go, and he was willing to join the Liberation Army to fight for a background, and Chen Weifu saw that he was also good, and he had a certain revolutionary consciousness and determination, so he left him in the police platoon of the second battalion as a guard. His former murder weapon, a thick-backed nine-ring broadsword, was also found and returned to him from the county government's treasury, and it was now on his back. After a purified head, there is only a short layer of stubble, with a neat military uniform, and the traces of the former Jiangyang thieves have been seen.

The team went all the way north after leaving the city, and after passing the pond and Xiachong, it was considered to have entered the territory of Dongguan County. Although several towns in the northern part of Xin'an County, such as Songgang, Gongming, Longhua, Guanlan, and Fenggang, were not under the direct management of the Guangfu Army like Fuyong, Xixiang, Nanshan, Shekou, and other towns, they also followed the order of the Guangfu Army to recruit soldiers, and some soldiers of the Second Battalion were also children of these places. Although the pedestrians on the main road saw the troops coming, they all took refuge in the fields on both sides of the road as early as possible, but they did not flee as if they encountered Qing soldiers or foreign soldiers, but stopped and watched together with the peasants working in the fields. Some gentry who heard the news waited at the intersection, one was the labor army, and the other was to inquire about the intentions, and at this time, Chen Weifu had to come out to appease. The gentry politely declined the wine, meat, and wealth sent to the labor army, and the vegetables, poultry and eggs were also paid according to the price. The troops did not stop along the way, and the neat queue of military appearance, sophisticated equipment, and majestic and rigorous mental outlook deeply shocked the onlookers. Some of the indigenous soldiers of their own township walked by with their heads held high under the gaze of their relatives and neighbors, and they were all proud to be part of this collective.

At noon, the team arrived at Songgang, found a river beach for a short rest, and began to bury the pot for cooking. The lightness and agility of the mobile cooking truck in the Battle of Hong Kong were unanimously praised, and the fourth company of the cooking squad also brought one out of this armed parade, which was pulled by a mule. Although the water used for cooking by the river was also from nearby mountain springs, and the soldiers were forbidden to drink the river water, except for a few recruits, everyone basically began to practice proper hygiene. Luncheon meat is the main meat eater as a portable food with a huge inventory, and the indigenous soldiers are not as picky eaters as the Americans, so they eat luncheon meat with gusto. A hard-boiled egg per person is considered a reward, and everyone smiles when they eat it.

After eating, burying all kinds of garbage and excrement on the spot, the troops set off again. The topography of the Pearl River Delta is full of rivers and rivers, and unlike the original space-time bridges, bridges are scarce in the new space-time, and sometimes in order to cross a small river, you have to walk a long way to detour. Tangxiachong at the junction of the two counties must go around to the ** mountain to have a bridge.

After crossing the river, they entered the territory of Chang'an Town in Dongguan County, and the Guangfu Army was not as popular as Xin'an, whether it was pedestrians on the road or farmers working in the fields, they immediately ran away when they saw the team from a distance. Passing through some walled villages just beside the main road, you can see that the gate is closed, and the cold light on the wall is shining, obviously on high alert. Chen Weifu didn't care either, he just ordered the troops to speed up and advance, and he also got off the horse, surrounded by hostile people, and the target was too eye-catching when he rode on the horse. If attacked, he was definitely the first target, and in order not to turn into a hedgehog, he chose to join the ranks on foot.

The troops marched west through the southern part of Chang'an Town, and after passing the Yanmei Mountain, the comrades turned to the southwest and arrived at the first stop of the journey, the Shajiao Fort, at 6 p.m.