Colonel Ramsay decided to surrender, and several troubles forced him to make this decision. First, the legendary Chinese flat-headed iron-hulled gunboats appeared in the open sea and dropped dozens of soldiers on the beach about a mile south of the British position, and then the gunboats went backwards back into the sea. The British had seen it this time, and the ship could move and retreat so freely, which surprised the colonel and dismissed the idea of escaping in a dinghy.

Secondly, just now, two more wounded people died of their injuries. After two days of fighting, the ship had already received more than 120 wounded, all of whom were seriously wounded, similar to being shot in the arm, and being abrasively wounded by grenades and artillery shells can only be regarded as skin wounds. Even so, the medicines carried on board were not sufficient. In total, the medical officer performed more than 70 surgical procedures, and the anesthetic was quickly used up, and in the end, the medical officer had to operate without anesthetic. Although the Chinese have always boasted that anesthetics were invented by Hua Tuo, the official chemical anesthetic of Western medicine, ether anesthetics, has only been invented for more than ten years. In 1853, a doctor used chloroform to help Queen Victoria give birth to a prince, and chloroform anesthesia became famous. "Laughing gas", ether and chloroform were the three types of anesthetics commonly used in this era, but none were available to military medical officers today.

Again, the morale of the Army soldiers, as Lieutenant Colonel Ronald said, plummeted. One or two sat in the circle of positions with their heads down, and there was not even anyone in charge of guarding. Let them charge like this, maybe the Chinese will run back as soon as their guns go off. At present, there are only 100 governor's guards in the city of Guangzhou, and the hundreds of troops on Hong Kong Island are also too busy to take care of themselves, and the large army is still fighting the Qing government in the north, and the reinforcements can no longer be counted on.

In the end, Colonel Ramsay had one of the biggest problems that could not be solved, and one of the greatest difficulties of the British army at the moment - they had no fresh water. Because it was not a voyage to the far sea, and it was not expected that there would be a possibility of being surrounded, the British army did not carry much fresh water. Most of the soldiers' kettles had long since run out, and they had been cooking on fresh water from two ships, and the sinking of the Cool had made the situation even worse. Now there is not much fresh water, and even if it is saved, it will only last two days, and by that time the British army will definitely collapse without a fight.

"There is no food and grass inside, and there are no reinforcements outside" The British army is now in a desperate situation. Colonel Ramsay weighed again and again and made the wisest choice - to surrender to the Chinese, hoping that these Chinese would be as civilized as their level of technology.

Lieutenant Colonel Hall, the first mate of the Cool, was appointed as a representative to negotiate with the Chinese about surrender, and Ramsay demanded that he strive for surrender on decent terms.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Hall held a white flag and walked alone towards the Chinese position.

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The British died down after the third attack, and there was no movement after ten o'clock. Several leaders of the Liberation Army believed that the British were at the end of their power, that they were in a desperate situation, and that it was only a matter of time before they surrendered. After the sinking of the Cool, several senior officers came to the frontal blocking position, ready to take part in the final battle against the British. The blockade of the sea was handed over to the Navy, and the two warships of the British fleet, one sunk, the other ran aground, and the Royal Navy, depleted of artillery, was no match for large-caliber machine guns at all.

Everyone laughed when they saw the British officers walking over with white flags, and it seemed that this battle, which could only be regarded as a battle, was coming to an end. Ten minutes later, the British officer was brought before the Big Three. Yes, the Big Three! After this battle, Commander Ma Angelica, Political Commissar Shen Xingshi, and Chief of Staff Li Shanglong faintly became the recognized leading collective of the Liberation Army. Ma Angelica took the lead and personally sank the British flagship, laying the foundation for the final victory of the battle; Li Shanglong commanded Ruoding and repelled all the attacks of the British army, laying a solid foundation for the final victory of the campaign; Even "Granny Shen", who has always been dispensable in the collective, was willing to risk arrows and led the team to launch the first wave of attacks, making a good start to the campaign. It can be said that all three of them made outstanding contributions to the victory, so they were also recognized by everyone.

Bright military uniform, meticulous hairstyle, shiny leather boots, stereotypical expression, looking at the proud British officer in front of him, Ma Angelica was speechless. He can only be more arrogant than he is when dealing with arrogant people, so he said in a commanding tone: "Report your identity and purpose!" He said this sentence in Chinese, which was then translated into English by Durali, who acted as a translator. This was a formal occasion, and Li Shanglong thought that everything should appear formal, so he arranged such a translator. In addition, Ma Angelica does not intend to make a fool of himself and show off his Chinese English in front of the British.

After listening to Dulary's translation, a trace of annoyance flashed on the British officer's face, but he didn't say anything more. "I am Lieutenant Commander Ralph Hall of the Royal Navy Far East Fleet, First Officer of the Fast Cruiser, and I am now ordered to negotiate peace with you."

Ma Angelica understood Lieutenant Colonel Hall's words, but he still pretended to listen to Dulary's translation, and then said: "There is only one way for you to get peace, and that is to surrender unconditionally. ”

Ma Angelica's words made Hall furious, but they couldn't do anything, he had to change the subject. "I wonder who I'm talking to?"

Ma Angelica looked at each other coldly, and said word by word: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Liberation Army, Army Colonel Ma Angelica." ”

Hearing that the other party's military rank and position were higher than his own, Hall's proud expression was somewhat restrained. "I have been authorized to consult with you on the place and manner of the negotiations, and the specific terms of the peace will be discussed at the time of the formal negotiations."

Ma Angelica looked at Shen and Li, and after getting an obvious hint, Ma Angelica proposed: The negotiators of the two sides should hold negotiations in the middle of the positions of the two sides, and each negotiator should have two negotiators, and they could bring two guards, but they could only carry pistols for self-defense, and they could not carry rifles, command knives, daggers and other cold weapons. This condition is a small heart of Ma Angelica, although the heart of harm is not to have, but the heart of defense is also indispensable, for the sake of safety, Ma Angelica decided to wear body armor.

The 79 camisole camouflage soft bulletproof vest can be said to be the Kevlar version of the 54/79 series body armor, and the appearance has changed greatly from the 54/79 series body armor using steel due to the change of bulletproof materials. The outer cover is directly inherited from the 54/79 series of body armor, but the width adjustment straps have been changed to two front and two front to improve the stability of wearing. The shoulders have also been changed to nylon buckle adjustment straps to make them more user-friendly. There is a pocket on the front for placing the insert plate, which states that the label says that only when the insertion plate is inserted can it protect against the bullets of the 79 submachine gun, otherwise it can only protect against the 54. However, it was the Colt revolver that the British used lead bullets, so there was no need to insert the plate. The color of the cover is military camouflage, and a large number of troops are equipped, armed police, special police and ordinary police.

Half an hour later, a folding canopy was placed in the middle of the positions of both sides, and the shed was empty, except for four small mazahs. It took twenty minutes for the Restoration Army to set up, and it was 400 meters away from the positions of both sides, and it was not within the range of the British's rifles, but the British did not know that the Chinese' rifles could hit so far. At the agreed time, Ma Angelica slowly walked to the negotiation site, and two guards followed him two meters away, also wearing camouflage soft bulletproof vests and Type 80 submachine pistols pinned to their waists, which was another small trick. The Type 80 combat pistol is the first combat pistol designed and developed by our country. It has the advantage of being easy to carry a pistol, but also has the advantage of a submachine gun's fierce firepower, which can be fired in single shots and bursts. It is equipped with two detachable stocks: one is a holster stock; One is the dagger butt. The gun has an effective range of 50 meters when firing hand-held and 100 meters when firing from the shoulder. The gun fires 51 type 7.62mm pistol cartridges, muzzle velocity 470m/s, muzzle kinetic energy 617J, full gun length (including 20 empty magazines), optional 10 rounds, 20 rounds of magazines, combat rate of fire 60 rounds / min. The shape of its pistol was very deceptive, and the British would not have thought that such a small weapon could be fired continuously.

Seeing that Ma Angelica was one step ahead, the representatives of the British also began to take it to the middle. The two sides arrived at the negotiation site almost at the same time, and as the master, Ma Angelica pointed to Ma Zha and said, "Please sit down!" ”

The two representatives of the British army in front of him, the older one is estimated to be the commander of the British army. He looked to be in his forties, but white people always looked old, and Ma Angelica didn't know how old he was. The appearance is not bad, but the face is a little haggard, with a white curly wig, a neat military uniform, and a placket full of medals. Ma Angelica secretly slandered: It's really his stinky virtue, when did he still put on such a score! The other had an angry face, as if Ma Angelica was his father's killer.

At the same time, Colonel Ramsay was watching his opponent. The Chinese in front of them are very young, at least younger than themselves. Tall and strong, unlike any Chinese he had ever seen. The temperament is calm and the demeanor is resolute, so much so that the colonel thought that he was seeing soldiers from Western countries. It's just that the green iron helmet on his head and the bells and whistles on his body are too undignified, and they don't have the grooming of a soldier at all.

After the two parties sat down, they introduced each other's identities. On one side were Colonel Bertram Ramsay, commander of the British Army's Commander-in-Chief Detachment, and Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Harrington, commander of the Army Forces, and on the other side were Colonel Ma Angelica, commander-in-chief of the Liberation Army, and Colonel Shen Xingshi, political commissar. Although the British did not know what the commissar did, they did not ask, so as not to appear ignorant. In addition, Durari continued to act as an interpreter, and so far several opponents who have been competing for the past two days are also considered to know each other. Then both sides fell silent, unwilling to speak first and weakened their momentum. The sun was already fierce in early June in southern China, and despite the shade from the canopy, both sides were sweating hot.

After a while, Ramsey, who finally couldn't help it, coughed and said: "I personally regret the bloody clash between our two sides this time. In order to have no more unnecessary casualties, I believe that we should end this conflict in a peaceful way. ”

Ma Angelica raised his eyebrows, "I want to hear it!" ”

Ramsey pondered for a moment and said in a compassionate tone: "In order not to let more mothers lose their sons, women lose their husbands, and children lose their fathers. From now on, the conflict between our two sides will cease, and we will notify Canton to send a ship to pick up the troops and evacuate, but you will not attack us again during this period. "After thinking about it, Mr. Colonel added." Besides, I hope you can provide us with some fresh water! ”

After listening to the translation, all the Chinese present laughed. John Bull's stubbornness and arrogance are finally seen today. Perhaps the policy of "retreating from the enemy is meritorious" in the Ming and Qing dynasties gave him the illusion that this "peace" condition was a gift to the Chinese.

Ma Angelica asked with a smile: "Isn't that going to give you a farewell party?" ”

"Don't be so polite!" The colonel failed to understand the humor of the Chinese, did not know what countertalk was, and of course he had not met a Chinese with a sense of humor.

Ma Angelica looked at the sky, "Colonel, the sun is still in the sky now!" ”

"What?" Ramsey also failed to grasp the subtlety of the Chinese.

"Before the sun goes down, you're starting to dream?!" Ma Angelica did not intend to grind his teeth with the British, and went straight to the other party's vital point. "Looks like you haven't figured out your situation yet? I have already told you that there is only one way you can get peace, and that is to surrender unconditionally! ”