For the next three days, there was no major movement on either side. However, both sides know that this is only the calm before the storm, and everyone is making the last preparations before the war, ready to fight at any time.

Perhaps to paralyze the Liberation Army, or perhaps for the sake of the United Kingdom's face, Davis was sent over again to protest against the attack on the Royal Fleet. "During the armistice agreed between the two sides, you attacked our fleet without any reason, causing heavy losses to our personnel and property. Therefore, on behalf of the British Government of Hong Kong and the Royal Navy's Far East Fleet, I lodge a strong protest with you and demand that you surrender the perpetrators and murder weapons for our investigation. The lieutenant was still as arrogant as ever, and as soon as he sat down, he immediately shelled the other side.

Also sent was the lieutenant's old acquaintance, Commissioner Zhang Haotian of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The lieutenant's performance was as expected in him, and the dog was kicked and not allowed to bark twice? He looked at Davis, who seemed to be very angry, with a grin, and said unhurriedly: "Lieutenant, I am very disappointed in your reversal of black and white. To the best of my knowledge, our aircraft was fired upon by you during a normal patrol flight and our aircraft were forced to return fire in self-defence. The resulting casualties and property damage are entirely your own fault. ”

"Airplanes." Davis mentally jotted down the new word, but his mouth sneered twice. "Lies are the preserve of you Orientals. The fact is that our fleet was brazenly attacked by you while sailing. ”

"Is it a sneak attack or a counterattack? We let the facts speak for themselves. Zhang Haotian took out a flat electric face and called up the video taken by Wang Li. Clear, realistic, and smooth footage that left the lieutenant stunned. It is clear from the film that shortly after the "Hornet" approached the fleet, people on the warship began to shoot at the plane, and the plane did not return fire until the end. When he saw the heavy casualties of the British soldiers under machine gun fire, Davis's face turned green, and he seemed to hear the wails of the soldiers. Zhang Haotian turned off the video in time, he was afraid that the lieutenant would not be able to stand the stimulation and do something unexpected, but his mouth was ruthless. "Facts speak louder than words, and we can show people all over the world who believe in justice and justice how you Britons are thieves and catch thieves."

Davis took a few deep breaths and argued: "Suddenly an unidentified plane approached, and we have reason to suspect that it has an unfavorable intention against us, and shooting is a normal reaction." ”

"Normal reaction?" This time, Zhang Haotian sneered, "A gang of robbers broke into other people's homes, and they also showed their teeth and claws to the owner who came to check, calling this behavior a normal reaction, is it the logic of your British?" ”

"According to the treaty signed between our country and the Chinese government, our warships have the right to pass through China's waters." Davis argues that legal justification enhances the weight of language.

"Treaties must be signed on the principle of reciprocity, otherwise they are unequal treaties. If your warship has the right to pass through Chinese waters, does that mean that Chinese warships also have the right to pass through British waters? Without waiting for Davis to refute, Zhang Haotian continued. Another point is that the Manchu puppet government does not represent China and the Chinese people, and all unequal treaties signed by it are not recognized by our side and are invalid in the areas under our control. This is an important move by the Liberation Army, which can be regarded as a diplomatic principle, and after getting in touch with the worldwide media, it will issue a statement of the above content, which will fundamentally deny the legitimacy of the Manchu government, and then the series of unequal treaties it has signed. In particular, the clause in the Sino-Russian "Treaty of Tianjin" that China and Russia should send personnel to survey the "previously undefined borders" (in fact, to invade Chinese territory) will not allow Lao Maozi to take advantage of the loopholes.

After all, Davis is not a formal diplomat, and his rhetoric is not as good as Zhang Haotian's. "If you insist on going your way, we will take all necessary measures, and when the time comes, the wrath of the United Kingdom will turn you all to ashes."

The opponent was just a soldier, which made Zhang Haotian feel that he could not win. And the threat of the other party seems to him to be no different from saying ruthless words after losing a fight with a child. However, he didn't mind a quick tongue, "Necessary measures? I'm so scared! Our prisoner camp is no longer inhabitable, and it looks like it's going to be renovated. ”

Davis's face was red and white, he got up, and left angrily without even saying "goodbye". At the same time, I secretly swore in my heart that I would repay the humiliation I suffered today when I had the opportunity. Zhang Haotian still added fuel to the fire in the back, "Lieutenant Davis, I hope we can meet again soon, in the prisoner camp of our army." ”

Seeing the British people walking out of the tent in a rage, Luo Jiajie patted Luo Jiahao on the shoulder, "Look! The ghost guy was choking again. After more than a month of exposure to it, Luo Jiajie also learned some new words. The latter was shirtless at this time, burying his head in the whetstone to sharpen his broadsword, and had no time to deal with his cousin. There was no response, and the former began to criticize the way his cousin sharpened his knife. "That's not how knives are sharpened. Didn't you listen to the battalion commander? The blade is so sharp that it won't curl up after a few cuts. ”

Luo Jiahao stopped what he was doing, raised his head and glared fiercely at the chattering former. "You idiot! If it weren't for you, where would I need to sharpen my knives here? ”

These words made Luo Jiajie a little embarrassed, and scratched his bald head with his hand. When the superiors investigated who had practiced kung fu, Luo Jiajie, who was bent on earning performance, not only volunteered, but also "betrayed" several cousins by the way. However, Luo Jiaying was a candidate for a company and a platoon of staff sergeants, so the "Luo Qiliner" was spared the fate of being assigned to play with a big sword.

"Fortunately, the boss is hard-hitting, so I didn't get involved by you stupid." Seizing the opportunity, Luo Jiahao severely reprimanded this unborn cousin. "When the musketeers are safer, just hide far away from the battle formation and let go of the guns, then use face-to-face and ghost guys. Look at those ghosts, all of them are big guys, can you beat them? ”

"At that time, I was also for everyone's good! I thought that I would be looked down upon if I knew kung fu, but where did I know that I would be on this fateful errand. Luo Jiajie whispered his defense, and at the same time looked around vigilantly. If what he just said gets out, it will be the crime of "fearing the enemy and cowardly fighting, and harboring resentment." Fortunately, the brothers in the platoon were carefully packing their weapons, and no one paid attention to their conversation. So he continued, "Besides, the broadsword team is not at the forefront, and only goes into battle when the ghost guy rushes in front of him." There is a magic cannon (because I don't understand the connotation of the 152 God Cult, it has become a magic cannon under false rumors), and there are so many machine guns, how can the ghost guys rush in front of them so easily! ”

Luo Jiajie's words seem to have some truth, and Luo Jiahao only casually complained, but he didn't really hate his cousin. He raised his broadsword and brushed it over the water stains, the shiny blade glowing coldly in the sunlight.

At the shooting range hundreds of meters away, Luo Jiaying, the boss of the Luo brothers, was lying on the shooting position practicing aiming skills. Ever since he got his hands on the Type 53 rifle, he had never seen such a delicate weapon of murder. There is not a single burr on the jet-black barrel, the right-handed back-pull bolt has given him a lot of insight after using a shotgun, and the crosshair scale allows him to learn to aim with an arquebus completely by hand, and can shoot a red heart at a distance of 300 paces. Experienced with shotguns, he quickly mastered the skill of using bolt-action rifles, and his marksmanship was outstanding among the indigenous soldiers, which made him even more valued by his chiefs. His current rank is sergeant, and his position is a company and a platoon of staff sergeants, equivalent to the platoon commander's deputy. In peacetime, he assists the platoon commander in managing the soldiers, and is responsible for giving advice to the platoon commander when he goes into battle, which is also a small leader, which also strengthens his determination to develop in the army.

The news of the return of the British fleet has already been announced by the superiors. Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone also knew that the big war was imminent, and Luo Jiaying also seized the time to practice and aim hard. He made up his mind to make a military contribution in the next big war. Military merit means promotion, and the corresponding rank of the platoon staff sergeant is sergeant, and Sergeant Luo Jiaying feels that after fighting this battle, his position can become justified.

Some time ago, there were already two live-fire training sessions with five rounds each. After shooting twice, Luo Jiaying fully grasped the essentials and also adapted to the huge recoil of this rifle. A target 200 steps away can also hit eight or nine without leaving ten, and he was praised by the company commander for this.

After the ghost warship came, the rifles that were usually locked in the gun magazine were issued, and each person was also given ten rounds of ammunition and two oval grenades. The platoon commander once demonstrated the use of this iron-hulled bomb. Hold the presser, pull the ring, throw, and finally lie down. And its power is also an eye-opener for everyone. The few wooden figures at the center of the explosion were all shattered, and there were also a few pieces of broken iron on them a little farther away, if it was a living person, it would definitely be either dead or injured. Most soldiers love and fear this little iron bump, both like its powerful lethality and fear that this powerful lethality will be applied to themselves, so that they dare not carry it with them. In the end, it was under the strict orders of the superiors and the leadership of the officers that the soldiers hung these two dangerous goods on their chests. The mantra of "no ghosts, no rings" has also begun to spread.

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Davis returned to Hong Kong and reported the results of the negotiations to Ergin and others. The reaction of the Chinese was also expected, but being ridiculed still made several British gentlemen angry, and they shouted viciously: "These yellow-skinned monkeys who should be imprisoned, after tomorrow, they will not dare to be so arrogant!" ”

Ergin also knew that it was useless to be angry now, and after He Bu finished venting, the group returned to the conference room. In the middle of the spacious room, a huge sand table is placed, covering the entire Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and north to Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, and Sai Kung. The Mizi Flag is naturally the British, and the August 1st Army Flag is the Liberation Army, which is the intelligence that the British army spent a lot of effort to obtain. Since the planes of the Liberation Army appeared, they have frequently visited the skies over Hong Kong in the past few days, and Spintozi believes that his troop deployment is not a secret to the Chinese. However, the army generals did not care, judging from the comparison of forces, the Chinese could only passively defend, and they knew that the problem of troop deployment was not big.

Spintozi walked to the sand table, looked at the small flags planted densely on both sides of Victoria Bay, and asked the staff officer next to him: "The situation of the Chinese has not changed much, right?" ”

"Yes." The staff officer picked up a document, "According to the intelligence sent an hour ago, the situation of the Chinese has not changed. ”

"Good!" The Admiral nodded. The army will play the leading role in the next battle, and he will be the rightful commander. Glancing at the sand table again, he looked at the group of army officers, "According to the battle plan, the attacking troops must arrive at the starting position before dawn tomorrow. ”

"Yes, sir." More than a dozen lieutenant-level officers stood up and saluted together.

The admiral turned his head back to Heb, "I hope that tomorrow the navy will provide sufficient fire support." ”

"No problem." He Bu also gave a military salute. This time it's not just about the Army, it's about the British Army, both the Army and the Navy, and the face of the United Kingdom.

"Also, the warship going to Shenzhen Bay can depart." Spintozi continued to perform his duties as commander, and most of them were given their assignments.

Seeing that everyone in the conference hall had a look of common hatred on their faces, Ergin was satisfied. Eighteen years ago, the British army blasted open the country's doors with artillery; Tomorrow, the British army will also respond to all provocations against the United Kingdom with artillery?.