On August 25, 1911, the Guangdong government sent more than 1,000 new troops and 4 warships to strengthen the defense of the former area, and at the same time sent a note to the Portuguese authorities in Macao, demanding that they immediately stop the dredging project. At the end of August, the Portuguese announced that they were willing to turn hostility into jade silk and announced that they would stop the dredging project.

In the game, the two sides have not yet started negotiations, but the local people have petitioned, and Yuan Shikai's request for Portugal to demarcate the border in Macao is very reasonable. Historically, Portugal wanted to expand the area by more than 30 times, and if they agreed to demarcate the border and made unreasonable demands, Chen Hao would ask the imperial court to use this as an excuse to abolish the Lend-Lease Treaty.

If the Portuguese authorities had not been as arrogant and unreasonable as they had been in the past, and only kept the area that had been leased, Chen Hao would have been able to gain great prestige. Judging from the historical demarcation, the Portuguese were strong from the outside, and as long as the Qing court was tougher, they panicked. After the Japanese retreated this time, Portugal found that the Qing Dynasty was not so easy to bully, and if they agreed to the weak side of the chemical world now, they would definitely not benefit.

The Portuguese minister, Pordot, informed the Governor of Macao, Gao Dingyu, who believed that the boundary could be demarcated, but how to demarcate the boundary must take the initiative. Borod explained bitterly, saying that now the Chinese people are acting extremely tough, and if the border is demarcated now, it will be absolutely impossible to agree to Gao Dingyu's demands.

Gao Dingyu was accustomed to the weakness of the Qing Dynasty, and he did not take Borod's warning seriously, but reported the situation to Portugal and asked the Portuguese government to send personnel to China to participate in the negotiations. The Portuguese government sent Masador and Huaxia sent Gao Erqian, and the two sides agreed to hold talks in Hong Kong.

The negotiators sent by both sides are no different from history, but there are significant differences in them. The first is that the negotiation time was advanced, and the second is that Gao Erqian was warned by Yuan Shikai before participating in the negotiations, asking him not to agree to any requests from the Portuguese. If the Portuguese were unreasonable, they could declare the annulment of the Lend-Lease with Portugal.

After the two sides began talks, Macado made territorial claims, which are indistinguishable from history. Seeing that the territory area demanded by Mashaduo was more than thirty times that of history, Gao Erqian had a sneer on his face, and he took the case and said, "Your country is really rude. If a large amount of our land is forcibly transferred to your concession, there is no need for negotiations at all. ”

Masador said with an arrogant face: "The negotiation is your country's request, and my country is just making a legitimate request, and Your Excellency the Ambassador can say about your country's conditions." ”

Gao Erqian said loudly: "Except for the clear concession accident of your country, my country does not agree to all the five articles added by His Excellency the minister. ”

Massaduo shrugged his shoulders and said, "In that case, there is really no need for this negotiation to continue, and our country will use its own way to get the territory that belongs to us." ”

The negotiations broke down on the first day due to the demands of both sides. Gao Erqian immediately sent a telegram to report to the imperial court. After receiving the telegram, Yuan Shikai quickly reported to the Empress Dowager Cixi, and on behalf of the Qing Foreign Ministry, he made a strong statement: "Due to the arrogance and unreasonableness of Portugal and its refusal to demarcate the border between the two sides according to the original agreement, China has decided to abolish the Lend-Lease contract with Portugal. ”

Yuan Shikai's statement caused an uproar, which one of the Qing government's songs was made, and the Qing court, which had always been weak, dared to announce the abolition of the concession. The British minister, Zhu Erdian, expressed regret over the Qing court's statement, saying that the Qing dynasty and Portugal should sit down at the negotiating table. Resolve the issue through negotiation, rather than unilaterally tearing up the Lend-Lease contract between the two parties.

The Great Powers had many concessions on the land of China. If the Portuguese concession was abolished, their concession would not be stable. After Zhu Erdian's statement, the envoys of other powers also expressed their opposition to the Qing government's abolition of the concession. The Empress Dowager Cixi, who had finally hardened, became hesitant again after learning that Britain, France, Russia and other countries had opposed it.

The game time has entered May 1908. Chen Hao returned to the Huangpu Navy Division, and the Navy Division sent to Guangxi to suppress bandits also returned to Huangpu. He didn't care whether the Empress Dowager Cixi hesitated or not, after the imperial court announced the abolition of the Lend-Lease contract, Chen Hao ordered the Guangdong sailors who had been prepared for a long time to march to Macao, and at the same time issued a telegram saying that he wanted to recover the territory illegally occupied by Portugal.

There are 7,000 sailors in Guangdong. Of these, 3,000 were marines, and the land war mainly relied on these 3,000 men. The Portuguese fleet in Macao was not strong, and after learning that all the warships of the Guangdong Navy Division had sailed near Macao, the governor Gao Dingyu panicked at once and hurriedly called Padro for discussion.

Baderow expected the Qing court to be tough, but he did not expect it to be so tough, if the Qing Dynasty brazenly reclaimed the Macau concession despite international pressure, Portugal would lose this important colony in the Far East. Even if the actions of the Qing court angered the foreign powers and led to Macao becoming a colony again, most of them would have nothing to do with Portugal, after all, Portugal's national strength was only second-rate.

Badro quickly approached Hurd to consult, hoping that Hurd would help him deal with the situation and exert pressure on the Qing government. After Hurd's talks with the British Minister to China, Zhu Erdian consulted with Yuan Shikai many times, advising Yuan Shikai to stop in moderation and not to violate international law. Yuan Shikai conveyed the British attitude to the Empress Dowager Cixi, who felt that this time the limelight had been enough, and she should accept it as soon as she saw it, so she said that as long as Portugal continued to sit down and negotiate, the Qing Dynasty would cancel the decision to abolish the concession.

Chen Hao, who was gearing up to lead his troops to attack Macao, was silent, and the imperial court reflected this in his expectations, and it was too unrealistic to expect the Qing government to resist the pressure of the foreign powers to take back Macao. After withdrawing the fleet to Whampoa, he quickly sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai in the capital, saying that it was okay not to continue the attack on Macao, but Portugal had to return to the negotiating table and not make unreasonable demands.

Chen Hao now has a strong strength in his hands, and Yuan Shikai has to pay attention to his opinions, so he reports to the Empress Dowager Cixi again. After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly and said: "This little cub has always been tough on foreigners, and it is rare that he is willing to give up the attack this time, so do as he says!" After each side has made concessions on both sides, if the Portuguese still don't know what to do, then it is no wonder that we are not polite, and I believe that the British side will no longer be able to protect them. ”

After Yuan Shikai conveyed the attitude of the imperial court to Zhu Erdian, Zhu Erdian contacted the Portuguese minister Borod and asked Portugal to sit down and negotiate. The Qing government announced the abolition of the Lend-Lease Treaty, and the Cantonese naval division put on an offensive posture, which greatly deterred the Portuguese.

Gao Erqian and Masador sat down at the negotiating table again, this time Portugal lowered its demands, but the area was still more than ten times larger than that of the concession. Gao Erqian became confident when he saw Masador retreat, and he showed unprecedented toughness, insisting that the Portuguese could only control the part of the former concession wall.

The two sides once again reached a stalemate, and the Guangdong Navy Division was ready to move again, and at the same time, Chen Hao publicly issued a telegram saying: "I live in the Imperial Court as the Admiral of the Nanyang Navy Division, and I should obey the orders of the Imperial Court, but Cam Ranh Bay is shared by me and my Russian friends." If the Portuguese still don't know what to do, I will ask my Russian friends in Cam Ranh Bay to help me send warships to administer justice. Of course, this is just my personal act, and it has nothing to do with our court, and countries do not have to settle this account on our country. ”

Soon after Chen Hao's telegram, Gobiato, a Russian in Cam Ranh Bay, issued a statement: "I have 12 cruisers and 16 destroyers in Cam Ranh Bay, and if my friend Chen Baxian needs it, I can send a fleet out at any time to fight for the benefits he deserves." ”

After Gobiato's statement, the ministers of various countries were anxious, and Chen Baxian was really unscrupulous! Cam Ranh Bay's fleet, though powerful, is a pirate identity. If he had signaled that the Russians in Cam Ranh Bay had occupied Macao and expelled the Portuguese from Macao, the countries would not have been able to find fault with the Qing court.

The most panicked were the Portuguese, who knew that Cam Ranh Bay's fleet was strong, and if they continued to be tough, they might lose the colony of Macau. The British were extremely jealous of the fleet in Cam Ranh Bay, and after Gobiato's statement, Jurdian and Hurd quickly put pressure on Portugal to demarcate the border as demanded by the Qing government.

Portugal finally relented, and after obtaining the authorization of the Portuguese government, Machado signed the "Sino-Portuguese Agreement on the Demarcation of Macao" with Gao Erqian, the representative of the Qing Dynasty. Yuan Shikai, Gao Erqian and Chen Hao, who have made contributions to the demarcation of Macao, have all improved their prestige to varying degrees.

The successful demarcation of Macao, Chen Hao's most intuitive benefit is that his prestige has risen by two points again, reaching 88 points. The higher a certain attribute, the more difficult it is to improve, and his excellent performance in the "Erchen Maru" case increased by 12 points, mainly because of the previous Qiu Jin's incident that caused his reputation to drop by ten points, and the Erchen Maru changed its image before it recovered.

Even in the game, Chen Hao was very excited after learning that this agreement was signed, and this feeling of subduing the territory was quite good. After dealing with the Portuguese, the Japanese side also obediently closed their mouths and did not talk about the Nichen Maru, they were frightened by the tough attitude of the Qing Dynasty.

Chen Hao made great contributions again, and the Empress Dowager Cixi once again moved the idea of making him the governor, but was still stopped by Yuan Shikai on the grounds of youth. The Empress Dowager Cixi only sent someone to encourage him and promoted him to a knighthood, as if to prevent Chen Haoyu and Yuan Shikai from getting too close, and the people sent by Cixi hinted that his promotion to governor was stopped by Yuan Shikai.

The Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to give Yuan Shikai eye medicine, Chen Hao didn't care about it, anyway, he knew the ending of Lao Yuan very well, and he would not do things with Lao Yuan with all his heart. It is not a bad thing for Yuan Shikai to prevent him from serving as governor, if his status is equal to that of Lao Yuan, he will definitely be feared by Lao Yuan, it is better to maintain a relationship like now. (To be continued......)