Chen Qian stopped Zhang Jingxin and said: "In order to promote the prestige of my Ming Dynasty, I think that the number of troops sent to participate in the battle should not be too much, if it is too much, it will be easy to destroy the enemy, and I will not be able to show my ability!" All we have to do is attack the enemy with our elite troops! What's more, Guangzhou has to be defended by elite soldiers! ”

"Reinforcements from all over the country will not be able to arrive for a while and a half, and once there are too many ships and horses to attack, Guangzhou will be in danger! I don't know if the six British ships in the Langdao River made a feint to attract our sailors to set off, and then attack the city of Guangzhou! At that time, there will not be many defenders in Guangzhou, and it will be extremely dangerous! Guangzhou is very important! ”

Chen Qian's words can be said to have poked Zhang Jingxin's sore spot! Now there are really not many defenders in Guangzhou, if the British really break Guangzhou, he, the governor of Guangzhou, will be questioned! Zhang Jing knew that Chongzhen was angry, and at that time, Xiang Shang's head was not guaranteed! Naturally, Zhang Jingxin thought that what Chen Qian said was reasonable, and he nodded one after another.

When Zhu Kezhen saw Zhang Jingxin's performance, he knew that there were not many people that Lu Dao could send to him, and what Chen Qian said was not unreasonable. Zhu Kezhen also thinks that the British are not so terrible! If it is not defeated with superior forces, it will indeed raise the prestige of China, and it can also deter the imminent Helan and Franc machines. Thinking of this, Zhu Kezhen was also relieved.

Chen Qian turned to Zhu Kezhen again and said: "Zhu Shoubei has repeatedly made achievements in coastal defense!" Even if the military is slightly weaker than the British, most of the British are merchants after all! Even if you are a robber, you can't compare to a military-trained army! We're sure to win! We are warships, they are nothing more than merchant ships! Three battleships, nine hundred people are enough! We are defending the homeland and defending the country, and the soldiers will surely win a great victory if they share the same hatred for the enemy! ”

Zhu Kezhen just agreed to it, there are 900 brave soldiers, he thinks he is sure! But what Zhu Kezhen didn't expect was that this was not evenly matched, but outnumbered! At that time, the Ming army and sailors were caught in a bitter battle, of course, this is a later story, and it will be narrated later.

Speaking of the danger in Guangzhou, and the fact that the enemy was a merchant ship, and Zhu Kezhen also agreed to fight with three warships and 900 people, Zhang Jingxin nodded, feeling that it was to solve his urgent need. As a civilian official, he did not have the spirit of not being afraid of death as a military general, and he also recognized Chen Qian's opinion, so he asked Zhu Kezhen to take three big ships to attack the British ships. Zhu Kezhen put forward a condition, he wanted Zhang Biwu to attack with him as his lieutenant.

Zhang Jingxin also heard Lin Lichang, the prefect of Dongguan, talk about Zhang Biwu, and with the success of this peace talks, Zhang Biwu's contribution is not small. He knew that if Zhang Biwu was there, this victory would be even greater, so Zhang Jingxin agreed.

Zhang Biwu stayed at Lin Xiangfeng's place, and he heard that the British ship dared to use deceptive means to make a surprise direct trip to the river in Guangzhou. It's really unforgivable, he is begging Lin Lichang to let him fight! No, the Governor's order to send him to war came, and of course he was willing to serve.

Zhang Biwu naturally wanted to go, Yuan Yupei wanted to go, but he didn't give it, Lin Xiangfeng was also injured, and he didn't let him go. Only Huang Youguang and Cai Jiuyi went together.

Fei Yangguo also thought that it was a blessing to be able to fight with Zhang Biwu, and he was willing to fight together.

So Zhang Biwu and everyone quickly got on the boat, he used to fight on land, and now the first time is to fight on the water, so Zhang Biwu is very excited!

It's just that Zhang Pan, the deputy general next to Zhu Kezhen, looked very unhappy when he saw Huang Youguang and Cai Jiuyi, and he said, "Why are you two rats here?" Don't hide in a rat hole? Zhang Dou also interjected: "No wonder! Now this world is rampant with rats! Zhang Dou turned to Zhang Pan and pointed at Cai Jiuyi and Huang Youguang and said, "Brother, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Panyuan was Mao Wenlong's subordinate general, and he was quite useful, but after Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan were killed, he did not have a good impression of the people on Yuan Chonghuan's side, and even had a hostile attitude. Zhang Dou is Zhang Pan's brother, so he is naturally in the same camp as Zhang Pan.

Cai Jiuyi and Huang Youguang were also very unhappy when they saw Zhang Pan and Zhang Dou, and they also ridiculed each other. They are enemies, and they are very angry when they meet. All of a sudden, the relationship became stiff. However, if the enemy is not united, it will bring fatal damage.

Zhu Kezhen knew this, so he deliberately stepped forward to say good things, and then clearly told him to focus on state affairs. Then let them serve the country well and press personal grudges for the time being.

Zhang Pan, Huang Youguang, and Cai Jiuyi all have a lot of complaints, but they also understand that they can't mess around here, after all, the enemy is current. All three pressed the breath in their stomachs.

Zhang Biwu looked at them, but what he thought in his heart was how to resolve their grievances? It's hard! For Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong, Zhang Biwu felt that it would be great if the two could coexist. If the Ming Dynasty had two outstanding generals to contain the Manchus, they would not let the Manchus enter the customs repeatedly, and even defeat the Manchus. What a pity! Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong can't tolerate each other!

In fact, Zhang Biwu was worried that if Zhang Pan and Zhang Dou were fighting with Huang Youguang and Cai Jiuyi, their personal grievances would begin to settle, it would affect the entire battle situation, and Zhang Biwu was most worried about this.

Zhu Kezhen's eyes fell on Zhang Biwu, presumably Zhu Kezhen was also worried, and the two really thought of going together. Zhu Kezhen nodded, he smiled, from Zhu Kezhen's confident smile, Zhang Biwu saw that Zhu Kezhen was confident, Zhang Pan and Huang Youguang would not drop the chain at a critical moment.

Zhu Kezhen then asked Zhang Biwu: "Biwu, how do you think we should fight against the British in this battle?" ”

Zhang Biwu replied: "The British want to open up trade with China, they don't come to fight with us with the determination to die!" And our Ming army is everyone with indignation and with the belief that they will die. That's where we come in! If the British army hurts, the losses will be great! They are thousands of miles away, and they must want to escape from the battle as soon as possible, and they don't want to go toe-to-toe with us! When the two armies meet, the brave wins! There is nothing to be afraid of when the British are nothing but paper tigers! ”

When Zhu Kezhen heard what Zhang Biwu said, she couldn't help but nod her head and said, "Yes!" Biwu, you did a good analysis! In this battle, we must be afraid of the British army! It hurts! You say they're paper tigers, and that's a good analogy! ”

Zhang Biwu clasped his hands into fists and said, "General, I will definitely do my best to fight to the death!" Will play my part! ”

Zhu Kezhen smiled, he believed that Zhang Biwu would be the leader in this first confrontation between China and Britain! Zhu Kezhen gently patted Zhang Biwu's shoulder and agreed.

Then, Zhu Kezhen shouted at his army: "Go!" "Three bright ships set sail! Zhang Biwu also put his mind away, he no longer thinks about anything, he just wants to concentrate on this battle.

The Ming army's sailors set sail to fight the invaders. Zhang Biwu pointed to the British ship in the distance and said, "Lord, the enemy's ship is approaching!" Is it an order to the gunners to prepare for the start of shelling of enemy ships! ”

The first war between China and Britain in Chinese history is about to begin...... And this war happened because the British treacherously broke into the river of Guangzhou in China, and the banditry angered the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming army sailors beat the robbers!