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When the land governor of Guangdong, Da Libao, fled back to Guangzhou with his guards, Qi Gong, the governor of Liangguang, and A Jing'a, the general of Guangzhou, were completely desperate. More than 20,000 elite troops went out of the city, but they ended up fighting like this. It is conceivable how miserable the Qing army lost was. Next, can Guangzhou City still be able to hold on? If there was a little bit of confidence in them before. Now, they don't have any faith at all.

"Your Excellency the Governor, General A, I have the trust of the two adults, and I am really ashamed of the two adults!" Da Libao came to the city and said to Qi Gong and Ah Jing'a with a ashamed face. When he set out, he promised them that he would win. But what about now? He was defeated. The army of more than 20,000 people, plus the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry who fled back, was less than 2,000 people. Such losses have been almost wiped out. It was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the defenders of Guangzhou City!

"Alas! Now, what do we use to defend Guangzhou? Chen Qigong, there is a negative grace! Qi Gong, the governor of Liangguang, had a sad look on his face, as if he was a dead old lady.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Xinhua Army will be killed in Guangzhou City tomorrow at most, let's think about it in the long run!" Guangzhou General A Jing'a said with some bitterness. Dalibao's active attack plan was planned, and he agreed. If he is questioned, he will not be able to escape the involvement. If he had known that he would have failed miserably, he would not have agreed to take the initiative. Even if Dalibao said the flower, he would refuse. But. It's too late to say that. The Qing army was defeated, and there were not many troops left in Guangzhou.

When the three of them returned to the governor's palace, Liang Baochang, the governor of Guangdong, also rushed to hear the news.

"Your Excellency the Governor. I heard that the army was defeated by the Xinhua army and suffered heavy losses, is this true? Liang Baochang asked directly.

"Hmm!" Qi Gong nodded. The land governor of Guangdong, Da Libao, was even more ashamed and flushed.

"Oh my God! So what are we going to do? With so many troops lost, how could the city of Guangzhou be able to hold on? Liang Baochang exclaimed. Before, he was still a little confident that he would be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived. But now. I don't have the slightest confidence.

"Actually, even if we don't suffer this fiasco, we won't be able to stand the city of Guangzhou. The strength of the Xinhua Army. It has already exceeded our expectations, they have 6,000 people, and they can easily defeat more than 20,000 of us in the field battle, including 1,000 elite Eight Banner Iron Cavalry. This time. The Xinhua Army that came to attack. There are more than 30,000 people! It is almost impossible to hold the city of Guangzhou. Guangzhou General A Jing'a said. Through this battle, they can be regarded as figuring out the combat strength of the Xinhua Army. If every unit of the Xinhua Army were as strong as the troops fighting them today, then there would be no hope for the Qing Army.

"It seems that Fang Minghong, the consul of Xinhuaguo in Guangzhou, is right, in terms of military strength, Xinhuaguo is indeed much stronger than us. I kind of get it. For what, even foreigners are not the opponents of Xinhuaguo. Liang Bao often muttered. Before Fang Minghong told him that the combat power of the Xinhua Army was much stronger than that of the British Army, he still scoffed. But now. He kind of believed it. However, it was too late. The Xinhua Army was about to reach Guangzhou.

"Your Excellency, Governor, my lords, why don't we abandon Canton and retreat to Zhaoqing or Shaoguan. We can't stop the Xinhua Army. The Guangdong land governor Da Libao, who had just lost the battle, said. Since you can't defeat the Xinhua Army, let's run for your life first. Although this will be blamed by Emperor Daoguang, and it may even be possible to lose his life, he will be able to live for a while longer!

"Abandoning Guangzhou? How can this work? As magistrates, we have the responsibility to defend the territory, so how can we abandon the city and flee because the Xinhua army is strong. This kind of thing is something that this official will never be able to do! Qi Gong, the governor of Liangguang, flatly refused. In his opinion, since the Xinhua Army can't be defeated, it should survive with Guangzhou, even if it dies in battle, it can go down in history! What's the point of running away, even if you can survive for the rest of your life?

Dalibao opened his mouth to say something more, but he didn't say it. In this battle, he lost all confidence in being beaten. He also knew that he was now a guilty body, and no matter what he said, it would not be adopted.

"General A, how many soldiers and horses do we have, and how long can we hold out?" Qi Gong asked.

"Your Excellency the Governor, there are only more than 10,000 people in the city. If the Xinhua army launched a siege, we would be able to hold out for a maximum of ten days. Ah Jing'a thought for a moment, and then said. At this moment, it is estimated that none of their messengers asking for help have yet to send reinforcements to the four saints of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangxi, let alone the four provinces. Even if the city of Guangzhou could hold out for ten days, it was impossible for reinforcements to arrive within ten days.

"In that case, then we are ready to fight to the death with the Xinhua Army! I believe that God will bless the Qing Dynasty! Qi Gong said stubbornly.

At this time, the butler of the Governor's Mansion walked in and whispered a few words in Qi Gong's ear. Qi Gong was furious all of a sudden, and roared, "What is he doing here? Knock him out of the way. Otherwise, the official will order him to be arrested and sent to prison! ”

"Who's coming, Lord Doge?" Liang Baochang, the governor of Guangdong, asked.

"Who else? Fang Minghong, the consul of Xinhuaguo in Guangzhou, dared to come to the governor's palace. Did he really think that the official would not dare to do anything to him? Qi Gong said angrily.

"Consul Fang Minghong? Your Excellency the Governor, the two countries will not fight each other. Let's take a look at what Fang Minghong wants to do first! Liang Bao often persuaded.

"Okay, come on, bring Fang Minghong to me!" Qi Gong said.

A few minutes later, Fang Minghong, dressed in a black suit, appeared in front of several people, he was smiling and looking very calm, as if he didn't see the Governor's Mansion as a tiger's den in Longtan. In fact, Fang Minghong also had such confidence, the Xinhua army pressed the border, and the Qing army took the initiative to attack and returned with a heavy defeat. All this shows that the Xinhua Army has completely gained the upper hand. He had nothing to fear anymore.

"Fang Minghong, consul of Xinhuaguo in Guangzhou, I have met all my lords!" Fang Minghong clenched his fists slightly, and said to everyone without humility or arrogance.

"Consul Fang, what are you doing here? Did you come to see our jokes? Qi Gong asked with a dark face. The disastrous defeat of the Qing army made him feel very shameless, especially when facing the consul of Xinhuaguo.

"Master Qi, you misunderstood, I'm not here to see the joke. It's just that I can't bear to see the hundreds of thousands of people in Guangzhou City being poisoned by the war. Fang Minghong said. There is no doubt that the Xinhua army will launch an attack on the city of Guangzhou, and once the battle starts, there will be no problem in taking the city of Guangzhou with the powerful firepower of the Xinhua army. However, a bustling city is a little unbeautiful if it is beaten to ruins. What's more, hundreds of thousands of people in Guangzhou will definitely be injured by mistake. Although this is a last resort, it will also have an adverse impact on the Xinhua Army. If Xinhua wants to win the hearts and minds of the people, it has to think more about the people.

"Humph! If you are thinking about the people of Canton, you should not start a war! Guangzhou General A Jing said hatefully.

"The Manchu emperor had no way, and the people were not happy. The government is incompetent, unable to stabilize the world internally, unable to defeat a strong enemy externally, but will lose power and humiliate the country. Is it necessary for such an emperor and such a government to exist? On the other hand, China's Xinhua Kingdom, which rose in Nanyang, has always fought for the interests of the Chinese people in the world, defeated Western powers many times, and now has become the overlord of Nanyang, and even Western Westerners dare not underestimate it. Now, the Manchus are incompetent, and since they can no longer lead China to strength, then it is natural that Xinhua should go with the trend and replace it! Fang Minghong said sternly.

"Enough! Today, His Majesty is Shengming, and the domestic Haiyan River is clear. Although there are occasional Westerners, it is only a minor problem. Once the Qing Dynasty faces it squarely, it will not be a problem at all to defeat the Westerners. Qi Gong quibbled.

"Really? If the Governor really thinks so, then why did the Qing army face the Xinhua army but suffered a crushing defeat? Fang Minghong asked rhetorically.

"Humph! You're just taking advantage of firearms. If we had the same weapons, we would surely be the ones who would have won the last. Guangdong Land Admiral Da Libao said with some dissatisfaction. In today's battle, he had more than three times as many troops, but he was defeated. The reason for this is that there are too many differences in the weapons and equipment of the two sides! If the weapons on both sides were the same, Da Libao believed that the Qing army would definitely be the last to win.

"Ha Luha, General Da, you are also a person who leads troops, how can you not know that weapons are also one of the military strengths. Moreover, these weapons did not come out of nowhere. It was also painstakingly developed by the weapons experts of our new country. Fang Minghong said with a smile.

"Okay, Consul Fang, let's not talk about these useless things. Explain your intentions! Liang Baochang, the governor of Guangdong, asked. Among the people, only he had the most contact with Fang Minghong. He knew that Fang Minghong must have some kind of purpose when he came this time.

"Your Excellency, the purpose of my visit this time is simple. There is no doubt that this time the Qing army has been completely defeated. When the army of our new country came to Guangzhou, it was the time when Guangzhou was conquered. Since it is already doomed, why should it continue to fight? Adults, why don't you follow the trend of history and surrender to our new Huaguo Kaicheng? I promise that my country will treat you well. In this way, the city of Guangzhou can also be saved from war. Fang Minghong said. (To be continued......)