Also arriving with the troops were Ma Angelica's old crotch, Comrade Shen Xingshi, political commissar. Although this unexpected incident was not caught off guard, it also disrupted the next plan of the management committee. Therefore, Shen Xingshi was appointed to assist Ma Angelica in his work, and it is unknown whether there was any other purpose.

Through the previous radio call, Ma Angelica could not describe the course and details of the incident in detail, and now he had to repeat it again to the new comrades, Zhang Pan, Du Lali and Han Jialang added on the side, and the midshipman officer of the General Staff Department, Ryuzaki Jun, wrote a report based on their oral accounts.

"Do you have any plans?" Shen Xingshi asked after listening to what happened. "The management committee does not know the specific situation and has no way to formulate countermeasures, so they sent me to assist you in dealing with this incident. The general policy is to keep the situation as low as possible and to keep the conflict to a minimum. Of course, the British were notoriously unreasonable, and our main task was to make them understand that we were different from the decaying, declining Manchu dynasty, and that what they used with the Manchus would not work with us. Try to talk to them first, it's best to talk to them, and if you can't talk about them, then use the cannon to talk. ”

"Lao Shen is becoming more and more like a political commissar, and he plays an official tone in a set." Zhang Pan said with a smile, Shen Xingshi glared at him, knowing that he was a straightforward person, and it was not easy to worry about anything with him.

"What's the bottom line of the negotiations?" Although Ma Angelica didn't know how the management committee commented on himself when discussing this matter, he also knew that if this matter was placed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the crime of "provoking the border without permission" would not be able to escape. If it had been placed on the government of the original plane, it would also be likely to back down, but Ma Angelica believed that this would not happen to the new plane.

Shen Xingshi took out a folder and handed it to Ma Angelica, "Take a look for yourself!" This was the result of an urgent lecture by the management committee, and the specific terms were still freely grasped by the comrades negotiating. You can also give your own opinions, after all, it is the first time, and there may be many things that you can't consider. ”

"First, the two sides will immediately achieve a ceasefire, and our side will promise to make every effort to treat the wounded British officers and soldiers, return the bodies of the British officers and soldiers who have been killed in battle, and repatriate the captured British officers and soldiers after the signing of the peace agreement." Seeing that Zhang Pan and Han Jialang were all around, they should be interested in the contents of the folder, so Ma Angelica read out the contents of the file. "Second, we will formally try the British soldiers who sexually assaulted our nationals. We guarantee that they will receive a fair trial, and we do not recognize the extraterritorial clauses in the treaties signed between the British government and the Manchu government; Third, the British side must compensate the villagers who were killed or injured in this incident...... Fourth...... Fifth,...... "There are a total of ten articles, and all aspects are included."

"This time, the management committee arranged Comrade Zhang Haotian to preside over the negotiation work." After listening to Ma Angelica read the contents of the document, Shen Xingshi introduced him to the protagonist in charge of the negotiations. "Comrade Zhang Haotian is a Taiwanese, he used to work in a consulting company, and he can speak English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese, and it is his profession to communicate with people, and negotiation is his specialty.

"Talent!" Zhang Pan carefully looked at Zhang Haotian, who was less than thirty years old. "Among our hundreds of people, there is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, which is usually not seen, but when it comes to the critical moment, talents emerge."

"Hello. Hello. "Ma Angelica directly treated Zhang Pan as a treasurer, and held Zhang Haotian's hand hard." Leave it to us to use violence other than negotiations! How to keep the fruits of victory? How to turn victory on the battlefield into a political victory? It's up to you! ”

"I'll do my best." Although Zhang Haotian was very confident, he didn't dare to say too much. Now the main thing is to beat the British, to subdue, and to be taught a lesson, they will not dare to open their mouths.

"Let's get in touch with the British first!" Seeing that Zhang Haotian also got to know everyone, Shen Xingshi proposed to start contacting the British immediately.

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Two high-powered loudspeakers were erected on a small hillside 500 meters offshore, facing the British barracks on the opposite bank. After everything was arranged, Zhang Haotian picked up the microphone and began to shout to the British in English. "The Englishman on the other side heard clearly! We are China's Liberation Army, and we are now asking for negotiations with you to resolve the conflict between you and us......" shouted back and forth three times, and then stopped and waited for the British to respond.

Zhang Haotian's words clearly reached the ears of the general and adjutant through the loudspeaker, and Spintozi consulted his adjutant. "Davis, what do you think we should do?"

The adjutant thought for a moment and replied, "I think we should get in touch with these people and find out what they want to do." Besides, Winters and his men are still in the hands of these people, and we should find a way to rescue them. ”

In fact, this is also the general's plan, he just needs a person's positive opinion to strengthen his confidence. As things stand, it is not advisable to continue fighting. The strength of a company was wiped out in a matter of minutes, so that the general had to pay attention to this group of Chinese militants who suddenly appeared. "Same as I thought. Then, let you be my representative and get in touch with those Chinese! "The Queen's plenipotentiary, the Governor of Hong Kong, the nominal Commander of the British Army in Hong Kong, Vice Admiral, and the Plenipotentiary for China and Commercial Superintendent Sir Darin Palging are now in Canton, so Spintozi, as the highest-ranking official in Hong Kong, can only take over this hot potato. Although Davis is not the most ideal negotiator in his mind, he can only "have no generals in Shu, and Liao will become a pioneer".

"Yes, General!" Davis quickly moved into his new position, "So, General, what are our conditions?" You know, these Chinese are very cunning, and I'm afraid I'm not their opponent. ”

"First ask them to return the remains of our captured officers and soldiers and fallen officers and soldiers, and then talk about the rest." Spintozzi said after a moment's pause. "Davis, we are not diplomats, so let's leave this kind of negotiation to Earl Malmesbury and his men! We just have to do our job. Unfortunately, Pashali followed the allied forces to the north, otherwise he would have been a suitable candidate, after all, he knew the Chinese best among the British. You just have to go with confidence, the United Kingdom and I are your solid backing, and those Chinese will never dare to harm you. Spintozzi said this because he did not know what happened to Pashali in Beijing in July 1860, and if he had known, he would not have dared to take this package. The Qing government instructed Seng Gelinqin to intercept and detain Pa Xia Li and his party of 39 people who participated in the negotiations and take them to Beijing as hostages. After the British and French forces occupied Beijing, only 18 people survived, and the rest were all corpses, of which the bodies of the British Times reporters were seven to eight. This incident is known as the "Pasha Incident" in history, and it also became the trigger for the British and French forces to burn the Old Summer Palace.

"I'll go get ready." Davis gave a military salute and turned to leave.

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After shouting, there was a long wait, Zhang Haotian recorded his voice, and played it every five minutes, so that the masses who did not know the truth admired his energy, and shouted for most of the hour without getting tired.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the British finally reacted, and a dinghy carrying several British soldiers approached the shore of Kowloon. Adjutant Davis jumped first from the boat under a white flag, shouting "Don't shoot, don't shoot!" I'm here to negotiate. "As he walked towards the shore. Climbing up the dirt slope on the shore, he was stopped by several Chinese soldiers dressed in colorful clothes, and he hurriedly identified himself. "I am the adjutant of Major General Charles Stopbinzi, commander of the Army of the Kingdom of Great Britain in Hong Kong, Lieutenant Davis, and I want to see your commander."

The non-commissioned officer in the lead looked at him and asked in English, "Are you carrying a weapon?" If so, please leave it to me! Although the seizure of weapons somewhat hurts Davis's dignity, he also does not want to quarrel with the Chinese over small matters. He pulled out his pistol from his holster and handed it over to the Chinese non-commissioned officer who led the team. The latter took the gun, saw Davis's reluctant expression, and said, "Please rest assured! I'll keep it safe and I'll give it back to you when you leave. Although the other party's English accent was a little strange, it seemed to be very similar to the accent of the "hillbilly" in the New World, but after all, he was very polite to him, and in the eyes of the adjutant, he could be classified as a civilized person, so he smiled and nodded, and then followed the non-commissioned officer towards the position of the Liberation Army.

After determining that Davis had no malicious intent, he was brought to Ma Angelica, Shen Xingshi and others. Although it only took twenty minutes to walk from the shore, Davis noticed many strange things. The military uniforms of these Chinese are very strange, and most of the clothes are made up of four color blocks on the surface. At first, he thought that these were the failed products of the printing and dyeing factory, but after seeing a few soldiers in the distance, who were almost integrated with the background, he realized that this was a clever camouflage suit, which could allow the soldiers to better hide their movements. However, Mr. Adjutant felt that this invention was not of much use, after all, the combat mode of this era was still dominated by infantry shooting, and camouflage on the battlefield was completely unnecessary; Second, he also found that the rifles held by these Chinese were also somewhat different from the rifles he had seen and known. Not an old-fashioned arquebus, this weapon is also widely used in Eastern countries such as China and Japan. There was no flintlock or the obvious hammer on the musket, the body was relatively short, the bayonet was folded under the muzzle, and the smooth metal barrel and wooden butt indicated that it was an industrial product rather than a handiwork held by the Tatar army; And then, along the way, they crossed two trenches, which were neither deep nor wide, and did not look like moats in any way.

"What a strange bunch of Chinese!" Davis thought to himself as he looked around. Suddenly, he noticed that the Chinese soldier who was leading the way stopped, and then he saw the person who was going to deal with him. The Chinese in front of him were different from the Chinese he had seen before, neither as ignorant and arrogant as those Chinese officials, nor as timid and humble as those compradors and businessmen, but just looked at him with a calm gaze. This made him very uncomfortable, and he was completely unable to appreciate the superiority of civilized people. Davis noticed that although the Chinese all wore colorful patched uniforms, the epaulettes on their shoulders were very different, presumably as a sign of their rank. It's just that Mr. Adjutant didn't know any of them, so he couldn't judge the identity of these Chinese, so he had to not speak, so as not to lose his identity.

Davis didn't know the rank of the Liberation Army, it didn't mean that Ma Angelica didn't know the rank of the British Army, and everyone had already found out that the person who came was a small second lieutenant. The two sides looked at each other in silence for a while, and Han Jialang spoke first. "Second Lieutenant, is it true that the tradition of your British army is not to pay attention to military etiquette, and you do not salute your commander when you see it?"