At the same time that Zhang Haotian was negotiating with Davis, Ma Angelica and Shen Xingshi were also negotiating with another group of people, who were the heads of On Cheong Wai and other walled villages in Kowloon.

In the hall of the hall in Anchangwei, there are more than a dozen people sitting densely, faintly divided into two sides. There were four people sitting at the Eight Immortals Table in the middle of the hall, two people from Ma Angelica and Shen Xingshi on one side, Luo Shangfang, the patriarch of the Yiluo family, and Zhao Shicai, the patriarch of the nearby Zhao family, and the rest of the patriarchs of the families around Kowloon City were sitting around.

In the morning, when the British came to Xingshi to ask for help, Patriarch Luo secretly sent people to ask for help from the nearby families, and each family also sent a team of thirty or fifty people to help each other in line with the principle of watching and helping each other. However, by the time they arrived, the Liberation Army had already finished fighting. Later, four or five hundred Ding Zhuang came one after another, most of them were holding cold weapons such as big knives, spears, hoes, and flat poles, and there were very few guns and birds, and there were basically no cannons, only the Zhao family brought two bamboo cannons. According to Ma Angelica's estimate, if it were not for the timely intervention of the Liberation Army, these villagers would have suffered heavy casualties, even if they could repel the British.

Luo Shangfang, the patriarch of the Luo family, is an old man in his fifties, and the 20 lives killed and injured by the Luo family in the morning conflict did cause a great blow to him, and there were 20 more orphans and widows at once, which made the old man's heart feel brittle, Luo Guihe's words were not false. Ma Angelica's words, Luo Guihe had a word conveyed to the Luo patriarch, so the Luo patriarch invited Ma Angelica and Shen Xingshi to come into the wai to discuss, and if there were any requirements, it was good to make it clear in front of the gong and the drum.

"Our request is very simple, that is, during this period of confrontation with the British, everyone has the money to contribute and the power to contribute." During the application, we tried to use plain language to publicize the policy of the Liberation Army. "We have been neighbors with the British for more than ten years, and we must know very well what virtues they have. That is quite unreasonable, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard. This incident was originally their fault in the first place, not only did they not make amends, but also wantonly killed innocent villagers, and our Guangfu Army will definitely uphold justice for everyone. This is not only the business of the Luo family, but also the business of all Chinese in Kowloon City, Xin'an County, Guangzhou Prefecture and the whole of Guangdong Province. As long as we are united in our hearts and minds, no matter what the British or the French, we will all be defeated. ”

After Shen Xingshi sat down, the patriarch of Luo Lao stood up, he first expressed his gratitude to the Guangfu Army for their righteous and courageous behavior, and also said that the Luo family was willing to accept the command of the Guangfu Army and jointly resist the British invasion. The old patriarch has already figured out that the Luo family has reached a life-and-death juncture, and if he takes a wrong step, it may be a catastrophe. The only way now is to hug the thighs of the Guangfu Army, according to the accounts of the clansmen and the observation afterwards, the Guangfu Army is ten times more powerful than the British, as long as they follow them closely, not only can the family be preserved, maybe the Guangfu Army will win the world in the future, and the Luo family will be able to mix up the future of the ministers of the dragon. Although the rebellion is a dangerous and unpredictable thing, the current situation no longer allows the Luo family to hesitate, and the ship of the Liberation Army must be boarded.

For the Luo family's knowledge of current affairs, Ma Angelica gave high praise. "Patriarch Luo is well aware of the righteousness and is willing to lead his people to join the great cause of national independence and national rejuvenation. We at the Guangfu Army hope that everyone will follow the example of Patriarch Luo, be a brave Chinese, and fight to the end against people and forces that try to oppress us and enslave us. Regardless of whether these people and forces are Chinese or foreign, as long as we are united, we will surely win the final victory. ”

Ma Angelica spoke impassionedly, but the reaction around him was mediocre. The villagers, who were accustomed to seeing the British, did not have any disgust with the Western-style dress of the Liberation Army, but Ma Angelica wanted to let them follow a road to the dark with two or three sentences, which was too wishful thinking. The surrounding patriarchs all talked about it after hearing Ma Angelica's words, but none of them stood up to respond to his call. After all, it takes a lot of courage to tie the lives of the entire clan to the chariot of the Liberation Army, of course, the desperate Luo family is another matter.

Seeing that the scene was too deserted, Shen Xing also began to follow the temptation. "We understand that everyone has concerns, after all, we are all family and business people, and we don't want to live a life of fear until we have to. But this is not the same as in the past, and the current situation has reached the point where everyone may not be able to live if they do not rise up and resist. Seeing the disapproving expressions on some people's faces, Shen Xing could only sigh secretly. The Chinese of this era have not yet formed the view of the modern nation-state, in their eyes there is only the family, the country is the emperor's, and it has nothing to do with them. If it weren't for the British, they would not have risen up against the invaders. The true awakening of the whole nation will have to wait until the War of Resistance Against Japan. Shen Xing's current job is to make them understand the concept of the state and the nation, and let them understand that they and the interests of the country are one. "Some people may think I'm alarmist, but I would say that people who think this way are just frogs at the bottom of a well, and they can only see a large area of their village. Everyone may know that the city of Guangzhou has been occupied by the British and French forces, and the governor Ye Mingchen has also been taken captive to Tianzhu by the British, and the governor Bai Gui has served as a puppet and become a lackey of the foreigners. Of course, Guangzhou is hundreds of miles away from here, and it seems that it has nothing to do with everyone. Then let me tell you what you may not know, the main force of the Anglo-French alliance has already moved north, and it has officially started a war with the Manchu court. According to the latest news, Dagukou has been captured, and it is only a matter of time before the Qing army is defeated. At that time, the British will definitely demand compensation for the cession of land. I won't talk about him about the indemnity, anyway, the people of the whole country will have to pay for it at that time. Now that Xin'an County is under the rule of our Guangfu Army, the Manchu court can no longer control it, and you here don't have to pay money. But this land cutting may be closely related to everyone. You want to! Since the British occupy Hong Kong Island, the next step is definitely to develop ashore, and they will definitely occupy the Kowloon Peninsula under our feet, so that they can dominate the bay of Hong Kong and Kowloon, and use this as a foundation to encroach on more of our land little by little. Do you think that's the truth? "Although according to the original history, the cession of the Kowloon Peninsula was a matter of signing the "Beijing Treaty" two years later, but it did not prevent Shen Xing from using this incident to create a sense of crisis for everyone.

Shen Xingshi's words had the effect he expected, and the hall sat in panic for a while. The people here have seen the world, but they feel that the military affairs are very far away from them, but they did not expect that one day this military affairs will damage their interests, and they have been talking about it for a while.

In the midst of a buzz, Zhao Yuanchu, the patriarch of the Zhao family in Jixiangwei, stood up. Patriarch Zhao is also in his fifties, although he is a little thin but energetic, his eyes look faint but faintly shrewd. He and Patriarch Luo are sons and daughters, and the two families have always been in the same spirit, and he also has some prestige in the vicinity. I saw him respectfully salute Ma Shen and the others. "The two generals are well-informed, and their subtle words make us countrymen suddenly open. If the current situation is really as General Shen said, please show us a clear way to solve this crisis! ”

Ma Angelica raised his right hand and shook it, "Mr. Zhao is too polite!" The Liberation Army and everyone are one family, and they should help each other. As long as we are united, let's see who is our opponent in the world!? ”

"The general is wise and brave!" "The general loves the people like a son!" As soon as Ma Angelica's words fell, the sound of flattery immediately sounded around him, and Ma Angelica had to smile and shake his hand, showing his humility. Shen Xingshi then stood up, pressed his hands weakly, and waited for everyone to suppress their voices before saying: "The relationship between the Guangfu Army and the common people is the relationship between fish and water, the fish cannot live without the water, and the fish will become stagnant water without the water, so no one can do without anyone." As the people's armed force, it is the duty of the Liberation Army to protect the safety of everyone's lives and property, so there is no need for praise. With a sip of tea, he ended his routine and began to get to the point. As for the British intention to cede the Kowloon Peninsula, it can be easily resolved as long as we work closely together. ”

"How?" Zhao Yuanchu asked eagerly, after the old patriarch communicated with his in-laws, he also had the idea of "conglong", whether the matter of cutting the land was true or not, he would cooperate with Shen Xing to play the trick.

"It's very simple, just officially bring Kowloon City under the rule of the Liberation Army. In this way, we can not recognize the treaty signed between the Manchu government and the British to cede Kowloon. Shen Xingshi said confidently.

The patriarchs of each family could not understand the logic of the method that Shen Xing had said, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

"When we established power in the Guangfu Army, we were equal to the Manchu court in terms of status. This is like treating our Guangfu Army and the Manchu Qing Dynasty as two families, and this Aixin Jueluo family may also take other people's land to give away, even if they go all over the world, there is no reason for this! Shen Xingshi further explained that everyone understood such a simple truth, and some people were happy.

"Then the British will reason with us?" Others are still skeptical, feeling that things are not so easy to solve.

"Of course, the British will not reason with us so easily." Compared with the survivors of the post-70s, post-80s, and even post-90s, the common people in the 19th century were as simple as a blank sheet of paper, which made Shen Xingshi, who felt that it was difficult to carry out political and ideological work, like a fish in water, and it was easy to grasp their ideological dynamics and guide them. "Everyone is a family member of each family, and some ideals must be understood. If the two families want to talk on an equal footing, they must be of equal strength. If two families with disparities in strength want to talk on an equal footing, they have to rely on the kindness of the powerful family. However, the British are obviously not good people, everyone has seen with their own eyes what happened eighteen years ago, the Manchu army was corrupt, and the British were caught and beaten. After the fight, he lost money and cut the land, this is a living example. And if we want to be on an equal footing with the British, we must beat them up so that they will honestly sit down and talk to us. Of course, to achieve this, we need to work together. ”

"Can we defeat the British too?" It is no wonder that these people have such questions, eighteen years ago, the Qing Dynasty, which claimed to have a million soldiers, was defeated by 20,000 British troops in three or two blows, and the British soldiers were already like demons and monsters in the eyes of ordinary people.

"You can rest assured about this." After watching the battle scenes filmed by Dulary, Shen Xingshi was already full of confidence that the British in land warfare were no match for the survivors at all, and the battle was a one-sided massacre. At the same time, he also secretly said that it was a pity, he had already brought a projector to him, so that these dirt buns could watch the "war blockbuster", which could also consolidate their confidence. "Everyone must know about the battle in the morning, right? Thirty members of our Liberation Army fought against more than 70 members of the British Army, and we won a complete victory! More than 30 British soldiers were killed, and the rest were all captured, while our troops suffered no casualties. The British defeated the Qing Dynasty with advanced weapons, and our Guangfu Army was more advanced in weapons than them, and they could still beat them all over the ground. ”

Shen Xing's confident language infected everyone, and everyone didn't think the British were so terrible. Zhao Yuanchu asked again: "General, I don't know what we need to serve in the following matters?" I don't dare to say that other walled villages, we must be going to the soup and fire, and we will not hesitate. Seeing that the Zhao family showed loyalty, the other patriarchs were not far behind, and they all expressed their desire to follow the Guangfu Army closely.

Ma Angelica is very satisfied with Shen Xingshi's performance today, and the political commissar is to be able to fool people; At the same time, they were also very satisfied with the performance of the villages, as long as they got on the ship of the Liberation Army, they had to follow. So he took advantage of everyone's high mood to put forward the request for conscription, in fact, this is the focus of today's conversation.

Hearing Ma Angelica's request, although everyone guessed that there would be such a thing, they hesitated when it came to the end. In the end, it was Luo Shangfang and Zhao Yuanchu who stood up first to respond to the call, and the other patriarchs followed the trend and expressed their support for the conscription work.