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On the evening of April 8, 1845, the carriage of Sir Frankham Bonham, British Minister to China, departed from the Legation and headed for the residence of Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire. Sir Bonham was sitting in the carriage with mixed feelings. A few days ago, he left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire in a rage, and claimed that he would make the Chinese Empire pay for their arrogance. However, it was only a few days before he had to go to the Chinese Empire and bow his head.

After arriving at Lin Zihao's hinterland, the Lin family's housekeeper greeted him and then took him to Lin Zihao's office. Now Sir Bonham has also sorted out his mood. In any case, as the former governor of the Straits Settlements and now the minister to China, he still has this bit of a city. Although he has not yet started a meeting with Lin Zihao, Sir Bonham also knows that this meeting will probably not have any effect. The cabinet intends to divide Myanmar equally with the Chinese, so the Chinese must agree! The Chinese, who now happen to have the upper hand, why should they give half of Myanmar to the British? Wouldn't it be better to have it to yourself?

"Good evening, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I hope that my presumptuous visit has not disturbed you!" Sir Bonham lowered his posture this time, and was no longer as arrogant as before. Arrogance also requires capital, and Sir Bonham previously believed that the British Empire would win on the battlefield in Burma, so he was very arrogant. But now, the war situation on the battlefield in Myanmar has been eroded, and he has no arrogance capital.

"Good evening, Your Excellency. Please do it. Lin Zihao had a smile on his face. Although he didn't know what Sir Bonham meant, he could guess that eight * nine was not far from ten. After all, the current shape shì is beneficial to the Chinese Empire.

The housekeeper asked for tea and pastries and then withdrew. Guarded the door. No one bothered them anymore.

"Your Excellency, just say anything directly, don't beat around the bush, let's all be happy!" Lin Zihao said. He didn't want to go around diplomatic rhetoric with Sir Bonham anymore. It's late at night, and it's time to get some rest. A few days ago, the war situation in Myanmar was not very clear, and Lin Zihao was also quite worried. The Chinese Empire has always been smooth sailing. Not experiencing any setbacks is both a good thing and a bad thing at the same time. In case of a serious setback. There is a risk that it will collapse. Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor was really blessed with Qitian, and in just a few days, he completely reversed the situation of the war in Burma.

Minister Wen Xian was stunned. He was still thinking about how to speak. But he didn't expect Lin Zihao to make it clear directly, so he didn't think about it anymore and said directly: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, don't you think that the war between our two countries in Myanmar is meaningless?" My country does not believe that there is any need for such a war to continue. If you keep fighting. It's just a little more to lose! ”

"Haha, Your Excellency. What, doesn't Britain want to fight? That would work, as long as Britain withdrew its troops from Burma, the war could be over. Our two countries are still friends, and we will not affect the relationship between our two countries because of such a small conflict! Lin Zihao said with a smile. He sent Sir Bonham back as he had said, which made him feel like he was raising his eyebrows.

Sir Bonham's face suddenly became a little ugly. Of course, he could hear the meaning of Lin Zihao's words. However, now is not the time to get angry, although he believes that it is difficult for the Chinese to agree to the British offer, but for the sake of British interests, they still have to do their best to fight for it. This is his duty and what he is working towards.

"Your Excellency, I do not deny that in the current battlefield in Burma, the Chinese* army has a slight upper hand. However, this does not mean that the Chinese* army has won. What happened on the battlefield, no one can say. Perhaps in a few days, it will be the British Empire that will have the upper hand. Sir Bonham said. Of course he hoped that there would be a day, and in that case, he wouldn't have to bow to Lin Zihao.

Lin Zihao nodded, and then said, "Maybe there will be a day!" But, Your Excellency, what is your purpose for coming this time? ”

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, our Cabinet has come up with a win-win solution for both of us to end the war in Burma. It's very beneficial for both of us. Sir Bonham said.

"Oh? What's the solution? Lin Zihao was aroused.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, we can use the Irrawaddy River as the boundary, and our two countries divide Myanmar equally. As a sign of our sincerity, the Chinese Empire could occupy eastern Burma, while the British Empire occupied western Burma. The area of eastern Burma is much larger than that of western Burma. Plains are also more. If the Chinese Empire agrees, we can end this war. Sir Bonham said.

Lin Zihao smiled speechlessly, he originally thought that the British would be able to come up with some constructive proposals, but he didn't expect this. It seems that these British also have expectations for Burma and want to occupy part of Burma in order to save their face. However, the Chinese Empire would not agree. What the Chinese Empire wanted was the whole of Burma, not a divided Burma. Lin Zihao also believed that the Chinese Empire was capable of defeating the British in Burma and seizing all of Burma. In such a situation, why share Burma with the British?

"Your Excellency, I don't think we will agree to this proposal! We want a complete Myanmar, not half of it. If Britain wanted to end the war, there was only one option, and that was to withdraw its troops from Burma, and there was no other way! Lin Zihao said.

"Your Excellency, don't you have to think again? Although the Chinese* army is very strong, we are not without the ability to fight back. In Burma, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops! Sir Bonham said. Although he had already guessed that this would be the result, Lin Zihao's refusal without hesitation still made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Your Excellency, I can tell you very clearly, don't think about it anymore. I believe that on the battlefield in Burma, the winner will soon be decided. When the time comes, you'll know who wins and who loses. Lin Zihao said.

"Well, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, since your country is determined to go its own way, our British Empire will have no choice but to accompany you to the end." Sir Bonham said. Since diplomatic efforts have not succeeded, it is still necessary to solve the problem by military means.

"Goodbye, Your Excellency!" Lin Zihao still had a smile on his face.

"Humph! These Brits, who are really cunning, look very arrogant when they have the upper hand. Now that he has fallen into the disadvantage, he hurriedly came to beg for mercy. Just wanting half of Myanmar is a complete fool's dream! Lin Zihao said disdainfully. He deeply despised such shameless behavior of the British. However, it is understandable. After all, it's for the benefit of all countries!

The next day, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao met with Emperor Long Yufei, who was in his study at the moment, listening to the reports of General Niu Meng, Chief of General Staff, and Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, on the Burma battlefield. After the Battle of Rangoon, the Chinese* army already had a certain advantage in the Burmese battlefield. Although this advantage was not yet obvious, with the arrival of subsequent troops, the Chinese Empire was able to take Burma lightly.

"Your Majesty, the British Minister to China and I had a meeting last evening, and proposed that the Irrawaddy River be the boundary, with the east to us and the west to the British. However, I refused. Lin Zihao said with a smile.

"Humph! These Britons are really good at calculating. At this point, they still don't forget to grab the interests of Myanmar, and they still want half of Myanmar, which is simply insatiable! Long Yufei said disdainfully.

"Your Majesty, we don't pay any attention to the British, the 15th, 2nd and 8th armies of the army will soon arrive in Burma. Although there were still hundreds of thousands of British troops in Burma, the vast majority of them were indigenous Indian troops with little combat effectiveness. We're going to beat them, it's not going to take much effort. General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said.

"Hmmm! I'm still very confident in the Empire's army! Long Yufei said. Over the years, the Empire* army has become a powerful army in the world.

"Your Majesty, after we rejected the British, the British will only have to fight to the death with us in Burma, will this have an adverse impact on the front-line battlefield?" Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said with some concern.

"Haha, don't worry, Lord Lin, the General Staff has already prepared!" Long Yufei said with a smile.

"General Sun, the plan drawn up by the War Department can start now, right?" Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the 15th Army will be able to reach the target area in two days and launch an attack. When the time comes, the British* troops who enter Burma to fight will become the turtle in our urn. Lieutenant General Sun Hao said firmly.

This made Foreign Minister Lin Zihao even more curious about the plan of the General Staff. In any case, there are still hundreds of thousands of Anglo-Indian troops in Burma. Although those Indian indigenous armies don't have much combat effectiveness, even if they are hundreds of thousands of pigs, it is not so easy to capture them all. Although Indian Ah San is stupid, he is not much smarter than a pig. But if you want to solve them in a short time, it shouldn't be that simple.

"Lord Lin, don't worry, we have already found the fatal weakness of the British army, and this time, we will launch a fatal blow to the British army. But success, victory is just around the corner! General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, saw Lin Zihao's curiosity and took the initiative to say. (To be continued......)