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"Very good, Lord Liang, don't worry, when the Xinhua army captures Guangzhou City, it will not treat you badly. We now lack the talent to govern the place, and an expert in governing the place like Lord Liang will definitely be important. As long as Your Majesty is satisfied, maybe the position of Governor of Guangdong Province will be yours! Consul Fang Minghong began to make a promise to Liang Baochang.

"Governor? Consul Fang, what kind of official position is this? Liang Baochang asked a little puzzled. He is not very familiar with the official system of Xinhuaguo. However, listening to this official name, it is also like a big official. The governor of the province, the governor of a province!

"Lord Liang, the political system of Xinhua is also divided into central and local. His Majesty the King is supreme and has supreme power. In terms of government, the central government has a cabinet that deals with all aspects of the country, and the prime minister is solely responsible for it, and the prime minister only needs to be accountable to His Majesty the King. Locally, it was divided into provinces and cities (counties), which were equivalent to the prefectures and counties of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, the cities and counties of Xinhuaguo are at the same level, and the cities only include the urban areas, excluding the suburban counties. The highest chief executive of a province is the provincial governor. The provincial governors are responsible to His Majesty the King and to the Cabinet respectively. As long as Lord Liang is dedicated to joining Xinhuaguo, I dare to guarantee that the position of governor will definitely be yours! In the future, maybe Lord Liang will have the opportunity to move to a higher position. At that time, Fang Mou will need to rely on Lord Liang's promotion. Consul Fang Minghong said.

"Ha Luha, it's easy to say. Consul Fang, in the future, we will be officials in the same hall. Liang Baochang said with a smile. He was very satisfied with the official position of governor. Although from a hierarchical point of view. It's the same as his current governor. However, the governor of Xinhuaguo is a real feudal official, and there is no governor to dictate him. Besides, as the first high-ranking official to defect to Xinhuaguo, he will definitely be important. As long as he performs well, he may really have a chance to reach a higher position. Liang Baochang doesn't want to stop at the governor of the province for the rest of his life, maybe one day he can be a prime minister. Man's ambition knows no bounds. Liang Baochang is like this now. He is very optimistic about Xinhuaguo, if Xinhuaguo can overthrow the Manchu Qing, he can be regarded as a hero from the dragon. The future is limitless!

"But Lord Liang. All of this will have to wait for us to conquer the city of Guangzhou. Now, the main force of the Xinhua army has arrived in the city of Guangzhou. There is also a heavy artillery brigade on the way, which is expected to be there by tomorrow afternoon. When the time comes, we will launch a fierce assault on the city of Guangzhou. But. Storm the city of Guangzhou. It will definitely cause huge casualties to the innocent people in Guangzhou City, and this is not what we in Xinhuaguo want to see. This is also the reason why I made three suggestions to Qi Gong, the governor of Liangguang, for what I wanted to do. Consul Fang Minghong said.

"Consul Fang, I have a way to reduce the casualties of the people in the city. Now, there are only more than 10,000 Qing troops in the city. And most of them are the Eight Banners with low combat effectiveness. With the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Army, it is very simple to solve them. The only piece of the puzzle. It is probably the city wall of Guangzhou City. With the heavy artillery fire of the Xinhua army, the city wall of Guangzhou City was destroyed. Maybe it's not a big deal. However, after all, this will waste a lot of time and cause casualties to the people in the city. If the Qing army frantically attacked the people in the city, it would make the city of Guangzhou bleed, which would not be in the interests of Xinhuaguo. Liang Baochang said. Now, he has regarded himself as an official of Xinhuaguo and has begun to put himself in Xinhuaguo's shoes.

Fang Minghong nodded, this was exactly what he was worried about: "Does Lord Liang have any good suggestions?" ”

"Consul Fang, I have a henchman who is the guard of the north gate of Guangzhou. I can convince him to join Xinhua as well. When it was night, let him open the city gate and let the new Chinese army into the city. At that time, with the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Army, it should be easy to solve the Qing Army and control the city of Guangzhou. Liang Baochang said. This is also his hole card, if he can contribute to the Xinhua Army's control of Guangzhou City, this is undoubtedly a great merit, for him to consolidate his position in the Xinhua Kingdom, has a great help.

"Lord Liang, that's great. As long as the Xinhua army can enter the city, we can easily take the city of Guangzhou. And the casualties of the people in the city are controlled to a minimum. Fang Minghong said. Fighting a war will kill people, and attacking Guangzhou will definitely cause the people in the city to be injured by mistake, which is inevitable. However, the fewer ordinary people who were injured by mistake, the more the Xinhua Army would be able to win the hearts and minds of the people.

"Consul Fang, I will send someone to contact the guards at the north gate, and when the time comes, we should cooperate with the outside world, and there will be no problem in taking Guangzhou City!" Liang Baochang was full of smiles, and he knew that this time he was going to make a great contribution, which could be regarded as a great gift from him to Xinhuaguo.

Zhou Lin, the guard at the north gate of Guangzhou, was a confidant of Liang Baochang. However, the relationship between the two is rarely known. Liang Baochang sent someone to quietly contact Zhou Lin and explain his plan and plan. Zhou Lin immediately said that he was willing to follow Liang Baochang's instructions. As a general in the army, Zhou Lin naturally knew that the Xinhua Army was strong. More than 20,000 elite green battalion soldiers were easily annihilated by the Xinhua Army, which gave him a great shock. He also knew that if he stubbornly defended Guangzhou City, he would not end well in the end. Now it happens that Liang Baochang has found a way to join Xinhuaguo, which undoubtedly gives him a chance, which can be said to be a desperate situation.

On the morning of the next day, Consul Fang Minghong sent the military attache of the consulate out of the city secretly to report the situation to the Xinhua Army. If you take Guangzhou City as soon as possible, you won't have to dream too much at night.

On the morning of 14 October, Lieutenant General Niu Meng, chief of the general staff of the Xinhua Army, arrived at the city of Guangzhou with all the people in the headquarters. Began to deploy the most rear-end attack on the city of Canton.

After Lieutenant General Niu Meng arrived, he summoned the brigade commanders of the three brigades to discuss. With the strength of three infantry brigades, there will be no problem in taking the city of Guangzhou.

"This afternoon, the heavy artillery brigade will arrive in Guangzhou. Starting tomorrow morning, you can use heavy artillery to suppress the defenders on the city wall of Guangzhou, and then blow up the city gate or a section of the city wall with gunpowder to attack Guangzhou. The 5th Brigade had annihilated the main force of the Green Battalion in Guangzhou in the previous battle, and according to our estimates, the remaining Qing troops in Guangzhou were only more than 10,000 at most. Lieutenant General Niu Meng said. This battle was not very difficult for the Xinhua Army. The city walls of Guangzhou were not much of an obstacle in the face of the powerful firepower of the Xinhua Army. The Xinhua army could easily break through the walls of Guangzhou. In addition, the main force of the Qing army has been wiped out, and it will be very easy for the Xinhua army to eliminate the recalcitrant Qing army in the city. It can be said that the defeat of Guangzhou City is already a matter of nine out of ten.

"Chief of Staff, taking Guangzhou City is not a problem. But the Manchu officials in the city were crazy, they were so shameless, they warned that if we attacked Canton, they would burn us with jade. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the city will be in danger. Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu, commander of the 5th Brigade, said.

"Damn it!" Lieutenant General Niu Meng scolded angrily. The Manchu officials in Guangzhou were so shameless that they were unexpected.

"Chief of Staff, even so, we can't help but attack Guangzhou City. It is inevitable that civilian casualties will be caused. It's a big deal that after we capture Guangzhou, we will just avenge them. Brigadier General Zhang Wei, commander of the 1st Brigade, said. In the city of Guangzhou, there are also many flag people.

Lieutenant General Niu Meng shook his head, it is not a good way to kill and kill in this way. In Nanyang, you can kill the natives unscrupulously, but in China, you have to control the murderous intention. Although the main body of Xinhua is the Han Chinese, the entire Chinese nation includes dozens of ethnic minorities. Although the Manchus were hateful, ordinary Manchus were also innocent, and there was no need to implicate them. Of course, those Manchus who are traitors and have Han blood on their hands are another matter.

"Chief of Staff, the military attache of the consulate in Guangzhou asked for a meeting, saying that there is important news to report to us." At this time, a guard walked in and reported to Lieutenant General Niu Meng.

"The military attache of the consulate? Bring him in. Lieutenant General Niu Meng said.

Soon, a young man in his twenties walked in, he gave a military salute to everyone, and then said: "Chief of Staff, generals, Song Hua, military attache of the consulate in Guangzhou, reports to you!" ”

"Well, Captain, is there any news for me?" Lieutenant General Niu Meng asked.

"Chief of Staff, that's right. The consul persuaded Liang Baochang, the governor of Guangdong, to take refuge in us. Moreover, Liang Baochang contacted Zhou Lin, the guard at the north gate of Guangzhou, and tonight, Zhou Lin will open the city gate and let us into the city. The consul said that this was a rare opportunity. As long as we enter the city smoothly, we can easily capture the city of Guangzhou and minimize the casualties of civilians. Captain Song Hua said.

"What? Even the governor of Guangdong has surrendered to us? Several generals exclaimed. The governor of a province, this is the feudal official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty!

"If Zhou Lin can really open the north gate and let us into the city, then the more than 10,000 Qing troops in the city will have no power to fight back at all. That's really good news! The chief of staff, Lieutenant General Niu Meng, laughed. They were worried about how to reduce civilian casualties in the city, but they didn't expect the consulate to be able to solve this problem, which undoubtedly solved a big problem for them!

"Chief of Staff, the north gate happens to be the defense area of our brigade, and the task of attacking Guangzhou City today will be handed over to our brigade to complete! I promise, I will take the city of Guangzhou. "Brigadier General Doolittle, commander of the 2nd Brigade, asked for battle. (To be continued......)