Yilu temporarily lives in Macau, and he can't live in fear all day.

Bian Du said: "Mr. Director, the tooth tablets have been dumped, don't worry about it anymore." Then the Qing Guoqin will not be wiped out. ”

Yilu said: "Mr. Governor doesn't know, the Qin mission has a good method, and if you don't pay, you will die, and I can't do it." Despite this, I still think that this self-harming tooth trade is extremely shameful and sinful! I hated it and hated it deeply, but I stubbornly chose to be with those hateful bandits. ”

Bian Du said: "Robbers? Who? Chatun Downmond? ”

Yilu said: "Don't talk about anything else, but just this tooth piece." If the poison is dung, then they are maggots, and maggots live on dung; If this tooth trade is dung, then those Qing bureaucrats are maggots. Now, the dung is gone, and the maggots are all gone. Han Zhaoqing was not beheaded, and Deng Tingjiao was showing off his might; The iron-headed rat in the eyes of the Qing people had already slipped away, and the landlords and Ma Dichen also took advantage of the excitement. ”

"Riding the haze?"

"The cigarette dealers raised a pound per box and raised a total of £20,000 to fund the event, and lobbied the Zhengfu Councillors."

"What do you say?"

"Fight for Zhengfu to compensate for the losses, and strive for our warships to gather here. More than 20,000 boxes of tooth tablets, millions of pounds, all turned to ashes. Who will make up for this loss? I? Her Majesty Queen Victoria? Qing Guo Zhengfu? I'm afraid we can only see it on the battlefield. ”

"War? Mr. Yilu, don't talk nonsense. Bian Du peeked around and whispered, "Your Majesty has agreed to war?" Are you ready? Mr. Director, don't be a fool, Jiang Liang is watching us all the time. Macao, a small land, if possible, within an hour, Lin Zexu can surround this group, and you and I will become turtles in the urn. ”

"Mr. Biandu, don't compromise on everything, I'm not just saying it casually. After Mr. Lü Laope, those Qing officials came to the experience: blockade the merchant house, cut off water and food, and we have to obediently comply. Therefore, it is very stupid to challenge Qing Guo Zhengfu without making full preparations for war. When I arrived at the thirteenth line, they had been trapped for six days. Lin Zexu indiscriminately took all of us, including me, hostage. When life and death were at stake, I chose to compromise. But Lin Zexu was still struggling and pressing, and he had to sign a 'knot' life and death contract. Mr. Biandu, do you know what a 'knot' is? ”

"You know, if you sign it, your head will stick to his knife."

"In the old days, I could only wait. Now, the battle of Arustuk has come to a successful conclusion, and the army attacking Afghanistan is winning successive battles. It won't be long before our warship arrives. Mr. Governor, your land is still a 'temporary reward' from the Qing Emperor, and when our guns go off, the Qing Emperor will not obediently cut a piece to send to my Majesty. ”

"Yes, we are under the fence, and we have to pay 500 taels of rent every year. But, Mr. Yilu, let's just say that now, are you still temporarily living in my place under the fence? ”

Yilu frowned and smiled shortly out of breath.

Zexu inspected Macau, heard the news, and quickly let Yilu hide, and personally spread the red carpet to the place where it must pass, decorated with flowers along the street, and sprinkled water to welcome the road.

Xu Xi said: "They are all like this Portuguese, how can there be anything wrong today!" "Come and reward fifty taels of silver as a reward."

Bian Du said: "Lord Xie Qincha rewards." The tooth piece has been concluded, and it has been earnestly admonished, and presumably after careful consideration, there will be a reply. Please bear with me. ”

Then Xu said: "This can be described as an ultimatum, don't be stubborn anymore, there will always be a time when this matter will be known." ”

After Xu left, Bian Du told him the truth and threw out the silver ingots with white flowers.

Yilu smiled bitterly: "Lin Qincha is a careful, upright, and well-intentioned person, and we have not exhausted the last patience. ”

On July 7, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, a group of drunken British sailors were reveling, and a villager surnamed Lin Weixi hurried by.

The sailors were drunken and hazy, and they walked timidly. Wei was angry and led the crowd to theorize, the words were discordant, and the fight ensued. Wei Xi was seriously injured and died.

The righteous law wants to give 1,500 pieces of silver for personal gain.

Bian Du said: "At this point in time, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to be private, it's better to let Lin Qin interrogate and gather a crowd to fight, and he won't be killed." ”

"I follow Her Majesty's decree and follow the laws and regulations of my country to thoroughly investigate the circumstances and handle them impartially. If you have any relevant documents, please forward them to Lin Qincha. ”

Human life is at stake, and Liang Xingyuan of Xin'an Zhi County does not dare to advocate without authorization, so he hurriedly reports it. Xu thought that there must be something strange in it, so Liang Xingyuan strictly investigated.

Liang Xingyuan did not dare to slack off, went to Tsim Sha Tsui in person, inquired about the parties involved, and found out the truth in a few days.

Then Xu was angry, and he replied to the righteous law: I read the words of the country, and used the laws of the country to think that the non-payment of criminals is the edict of the lord of the country, etc., which is especially false. Check that there are laws in the country, such as the country to which you trade, that is, according to the laws of the country, and the rules are very clear. In other countries, should the law be followed, but what is the heavens? The laws of the country should also be punished by death, which shows that murder pays for life, and it is the same at home and abroad. Moreover, the murder cases handled in the mainland in the past have been well documented, and all countries have complied with them. If you can't kill someone, who doesn't do it! If Yingyi beats Yingyi to death after that, or another country beats Yingyi to death, or the Chinese people beat Yingyi to death, will you ask the murderer to die?

The righteous law knows that if the murderer is met, then the "murder" will be more auspicious and less auspicious; What's more, no one admits that he is the real murderer. It is not in the spirit of the law to hand over a person to atone for sin. He refused Zexu's request and held a trial on his own on the grounds of consular jurisdiction. The five sailors were found to have participated in the brawl, and the jury made peace, and the five were sentenced to imprisonment and fines, and sent back to England for execution.

Then Xu investigated the "Public Law of the World", knew that the law of righteousness could not govern the outside world, and heard that the murderer might return to Britain, so he blockaded Macao, stopped all trade, and urged the law of righteousness to make friends with the murderer. When Yilu refused, Xu Sui again cut off the British food, water, meat, and vegetables, and ordered Biandu to expel all the British from the country; If the time limit expires, all British people in Australia will be punished on the spot.

Bian Du said to Yilu: "Na Qincha is afraid that he has run out of patience, and his life is in danger if he does not withdraw. I am outnumbered, and do not strike a stone with an egg. ”

Yilu said: "Please perfunctory for a few more days, the Indian Governor has replied, and our warship is about to arrive." ”

"I can't afford to be perfunctory for a moment, Lin Zexu has already arranged, the Qing soldiers have surrounded us, if you keep taking the opportunity, I will follow in your footsteps, and my life will not be guaranteed, how to talk about the future of the Ming Dynasty? Taking a step back can still turn around, and the world is unpredictable. ”

In desperation, Yilu ordered all the British to board the ship before midnight on 16 August and retreat to the sea near Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. And send another clipper to the Indian governor: this is extremely critical, and it is not too late to come to the rescue!

More than 1,000 British people carried suitcases and towed things, flocking to the shore; Rushing to get on the boat first, I am afraid that disaster will happen, you fight for me to squeeze, she sighs and scolds, the old cries and the young cry, so it is not miserable.

On 30 August, two British warships, the USS Voraki and HMS Hai Ah Sin, sailed from India. When the British saw it, they burst into tears. Yilu was even more vigorous, looking up at the 28 four-thousand-pound cannons on the Vora Suspicion, and shouted with his teeth and claws: Lin Qincha, do you dare to be rampant?

The ships are coming, and the Qing generals are different: the British ships are strong and the guns are sharp, and they cannot be taken lightly. Between the words, I trembled, and I couldn't live in fear.

Guan Tianpei, the commander of the naval division, was supervising the repair of the fort in Humen, but Xu was not familiar with the affairs of the naval division, and it was inconvenient to speak in advance, and he was worried about himself, and a person flashed out of the crowd and said loudly: "Lord Qiqi, the general of the Haimen battalion, Lord Lai, is willing to lead the ship to resist the enemy." ”

Xu Yue, the three generations of the Lai family and five generals, really deserves his name. He then ordered Lord Ryne to lead a warship to garrison Kowloon Village to inspect the sea surface of Kowloon Bay and ensure that the British were supplied with food and water; In case of provocation by the British, all ships on Kowloon Island can be dispatched to resist it.

On September 4, the British ran out of food and water, and Yilu led five speedboats to forage for food, and went to the sea of Kowloon Fort, where they met the ship of Lord Lai's sailors.

Yilu sent people to negotiate to lift the ban, restore food and water supplies, and resume normal trade. According to the order, Enjue must first make a friend of the murderer, otherwise there is no need to talk.

Yilu was hungry and thirsty, so he issued an ultimatum: if he did not get food and water within half an hour, he would destroy all the Chinese warships in the Kowloon Ocean.

Knowing that a major battle was inevitable, Lord Ryan ordered the ships to retreat to the vicinity of the Kowloon Fort. The soldiers were ordered to reload their ammunition and prepare for the battle quickly.

Half an hour later, Yilu gave an order, and all the cannons were fired in unison; For a time, the cannon roared.

In the smoke of gunpowder, a Qing soldier was hit by shrapnel and died in an instant. Enjue was filled with righteous indignation, and urgently ordered the ship guns and shore guns to aim at the ship on which the righteous law was riding, and fiercely returned fire.

The "Luisa" on which the law firm was riding was hit by several shells. The shells are solid, do not explode, and only pierce a few holes;

Yilu was frightened, hated that he had not taken advantage of the "Wo La suspicion", so he ordered him to retreat.

Enjue did not chase after him, and said: "Yingyi will not give up, and will definitely make a comeback." Although the Yi ship is huge and the cannon is strong, there are only two ships. My boat is small, and I can make a quick U-turn. and the amount is large, ten to one, there is still more than that; Close quarters to beat it, can win. ”

Yi Lu replied, saying that the commander of the fleet said: The Qing people ship is small, convenient, and we can't afford to wait for space.

Shimi said: "Don't be afraid, I have a good gun, a long range, and a long-distance bombardment, you can win." You can use one ship to blockade the Xianggang to plug the Liyumen to prevent reinforcements from other ships of the Qing State, and the rest of the ships will be killed by the Qing warships on the ocean floor. Don't miss the opportunity, let's go. ”

When the battleship arrived, Lord Ryan ordered the ships to disperse on their own to avoid artillery fire, and then looked for an opportunity to attack. At the last moment, the fog rose on the surface of the Kowloon Ocean. Enjue was happy, quickly made a big fanfare, made a roundabout feint, attacked head-on, and went up together.

The fog was thick and it was difficult to distinguish between the distances, and the Shimi was in a dilemma, and the sound of artillery was already rumbling all around. Shi Mi did not dare to slack off and ordered a return fire.

More than 100 artillery pieces from both sides began at 2 p.m. and continued to fire at each other until dusk. Seeing that it was already dark, Shi Mi retreated first.

Yilu was depressed and said: "A small ship was sunk, a captain's hand was broken, and many soldiers were injured. If it goes on like this, dare to fight again? I, the British Zhengfu, have not declared war on the Qing State, and we are alone and unable to speak, so we must find a perfect solution. ”

Shimi said: "Food and water are scarce, ammunition cannot be supplied, and the wounded and sick cannot be treated, these are all problems. “

Yilu thought about it for a long time, and then sent a note to Xu: "Trade is reopened, and those who are willing to make a knot can be concluded." If you don't want to, choose one place to strictly inspect. In the Lin Weixi case, there were many participants, and the first culprit could not be found; You can add more money. ”

Ze Xu inspected the battlefield, and the forts were all blown up, more than half of the warships were scattered, and more than 100 people were killed and wounded. Then Xu secretly sighed that the people were under fire.

If the righteous law is weak, Xu also wants to turn around and play Emperor Daoguang to explain the mood of the people. And praise Lord Ryon for commanding if the brave general is rare. Liang Xingyuan of Xin'anzhi County reported: "There are 17 people who have picked up the corpses and buried them on the spot. The fishing boat stacked the corpses, drifted with the tide, and caught several tops. It was also found that the wrist of the owner of the pretending military ship had been broken by a cannon. In addition, the number of injured people is especially numerous. Since then, the cruiser boat division has hated the traitors who came to provoke first, and the patrol has become stricter and stricter......"

The next day, Liang Tingzheng took Liang Fa to see Ze Xu, and said: "Lord Lin, Tingzheng has spoken before, and "Tooth Tablets Quick Change" and "Persuading the World" were actually done by Mr. Liang Fa. ”

This Liang Fa, Xu has already heard that this person, who is good at following the Yingyi missionaries and running Yiyi schools and preaching Yi, has been detained twice, won't he fall into the net here?

Liang Fa said: "Lord Qiyu, the villain is familiar with the British, and he is willing to say that the righteous law is a murderer." ”

Xu hated Liang Fa for colluding with Yiren, and wanted to hate it, but because of Liang Tingqi, he said "yes" extremely reluctantly.

After the two left, Xu threw the book "Advice to the World" left by Liang Fa far away, and said: What kind of thing, the people under God's rule do such evil things, and you God can control it? Liang Fa, Liang Fa, Xu said to himself, fortunately it is Lord Ben, otherwise your head would have landed.

As everyone knows, three years ago, at the entrance of a certain imperial examination, a person surnamed Hong Mingrenkun got a copy of "Advice to the World" distributed by Liang Fa......

Yilu and Liang Fa are both Christians, and after the two crossed the cross, Liang Fa said: "Mr. Yilu, you still protect such harmful things as tooth tablets, and my lord's kindness is no longer with you." ”

"Pastor Liang, I am the most devout Christian, and I have done my best. Without my efforts, 20,000 boxes of tooth tablets could be destroyed? Looking at this affidavit, if a trace of tooth is found, the entrained offender will obey the official constitution of the Heavenly Empire, that is, the law will be enforced. This is a knot of delusion, and doing something out of nothing, especially if an adult is a Fa-rectification act, and it is absolutely impossible. I have made the greatest concessions; Now, I just wait for Mr. Lin Zexu's reply. ”

Liang Fa saw that the contradiction was irreconcilable, and walked away.

Half a month later, Emperor Daoguang approved Xu: If you show weakness again, it will be a big deal. I don't worry about Meng Lang and others, but I don't want to be afraid of Qing and others, first prestige and then virtue, and the good law of control. The camera carefully fundraised, reluctantly! Be careful! Qing and others should be more aware of the situation, and the camera is organized, so that the traitors are convinced, and they will not suddenly open the side provocation, so that it is appropriate, the day before yesterday, Qing's fifth birthday, my "blessing" and "longevity" plaque, have you ever received it? Staff General Lai Enjue, this miraculous feat, I "Huerchatu Batulu" also, appreciate the flower feather.

Emperor Daoguang's edict, Xu did not dare to disobey it, and immediately rejected the law of righteousness, and reinstated the commandment. According to the emperor's "first prestige" intention, Xu purchased 50 cannons and many boats, recruited fishermen, increased the number of soldiers, and pulled up two barrage wooden rows and iron chains between the upper and lower rungs of Humen Fortress and Weishan. He also recruited translators and translated more books from the Yi people; Liang Fa's son, Liang Jinde, has been familiar with Yiren since he was a child, and is good at Yiren, so Xu Xi strongly supported his translation of Yiren Murui's "World Geography".

Ze Xu refused to negotiate peace, and Yilu was helpless; But they did not dare to fight again; Only ordered his own warship, when he encountered a Qing warship, he avoided it if he could, that is, if he could not avoid it, he would not provoke. Water, food, medicine, etc., could only be purchased from the Qing civilians at a very high price, or there were occasional aids.

is also a Yiren, and the recent situation in Macau is not good. After the Battle of Kowloon, under pressure from the Qing Dynasty, he had no choice but to maintain the "strictest neutrality" on the surface. As for the British warships anchored in the port of Macao in the dark, he could only rely on "international law" to maneuver.

Of course, Yilu knew that "the number of foreign warships berthing in the ports of other countries shall not exceed two, and the time limit shall not exceed seventy-two hours, otherwise it will be a declaration of war." ”

Righteousness and law are disdainful, Macau is your border? Do you know international law? But when the Qing and British swords were tense, they could no longer offend the Portuguese; As long as you can fill enough fresh water, medicine, and food, why not leave immediately? But one day, on the land of the Far East, I will find a port that belongs to the British.

In mid-October, British Foreign Secretary Palmerston sent a letter to Yiludao: "Mr. Yilu, Your Majesty Zhengfu is deeply outraged by the atrocities inflicted by the Qing State on the British people. In the future, relations between the two countries must be based on security. To this end, His Majesty Zhengfu will send the navy and army to the Qing Kingdom. It could be in March next year, when the trade season is over and the winds are starting to make it easier to sail north. The exact action of this is yet to be fully considered, but it will leave a high degree of decisive power to the Viceroy of India, the Commander of the Navy, and you, and His Majesty is now thinking that the blockade of Canton and the White River, and the occupation of one of the islands of the Zhoushan Islands, can be used as a supply center and base of operations for the expeditionary force, and in the future can also be used as a base for the commercial security of Britain, and intends to occupy such a place permanently. The navy should go to the mouth of the White River and tell the Qing Emperor why we have taken such action, and emphasize that this action will continue until all the demands of the British Orthodox are granted. This is His Majesty's intention at the moment, and I hope that you will study diligently the difficulties and conveniences for the realization of such a plan. You should stick to the content of this post and refrain from disrupting this season's legitimate trade. As March approaches, you can advise the Britons to withdraw from the Qing Dynasty, for it would be inconvenient for the expeditionary force to arrive at the Qing Dynasty if they were still under the control of the Qing authorities.

After seeing the righteous law, I was worried. Although Her Majesty has decided to send troops, it will take five months. Five months, more than 150 days, how can you survive?

The captain of the "Volaji" said: "Mr. Director, there is no need to worry, the Battle of Kowloon, the fog covers the sky, they take advantage of it; If they meet again in broad daylight, I will bury them all at the bottom of the sea! ”

Yilu hurriedly said: "Mr. Captain, if you don't have reinforcements, you can't fight again; If you encounter it unexpectedly, you can avoid it. ”

"Blindly dodging, it's not the Royal Navy of my empire where the sun never sets!"

"In case of serious provocations, they can be resolutely eliminated. In addition, from now on, we will resolutely put an end to merchant shipping agreements. This box of guns and cannons is facing each other, and that box is reluctantly pursuing profits, what kind of system has it become? "Yilu is afraid that the merchant ships will conclude the knot, and the prosperity of the past will be restored, which is not conducive to finding a war in the future.

Since the smoking ban in March, the most profound impact has been on Guangzhou Customs. Yu Kun roughly calculated that his monthly income had decreased by at least eighty percent; Suddenly, Yu Kun was infinitely nostalgic for the "good" times before the smoking ban.

Yu Kun visited Ze Xu, explained his intentions, and said: "Those people in the Internal Affairs Office are crazy about money, so they have to explain the reason." ”

"It is undeniable that the smoking ban has cut off normal trade. Houan, don't be in a hurry at this time; But the righteous law has signed this knot, and everything will be fine. ”

Yu Kun said: "Lord Lin, my emperor admonished 'prestige before virtue', and since 'prestige' has been applied, why don't you work this 'virtue'." Yi people are also human beings, and they also have wives and children, and they also have to support their families. No one wants to put a good amount of silver without earning it, and wander on that ocean and wait for death. Therefore, for serious businessmen and those who are willing to sign the knot, adults can open up and praise them a lot. If it is done vigorously and resolutely, the knotted person may become a carp that crosses the river. At that time, the law of righteousness has become a light pole, what kind of wind and waves can it set off? ”

Then Xu said: "Maybe you can give it a try." Quickly pass on my order, the sailor supervises the patrol of the Dingyang, and when encountering a serious businessman, he must lead it inland and effectively protect it. ”

The serious merchants were also impatient, and because of the ban on smoking, their utensils were stagnant, the rice was moldy, the cotton cloth was rotting, and the losses were huge. The cargo on the cargo ship "Royal Saxon" had been backlogged for four months, and if it was not disposed of, it would be dumped, and the owner simply closed it.

On November 3, before dawn, the "Royal Saxony" evaded the cordon set up by Yilu and galloped towards the piercing ocean.

Yi Lu knew that he ordered the warships "Wo La Su" and "Hai Ah Xin" to chase and intercept him.

The "Royal Saxony" was so fast that it was approaching the Big Horn and Shajiao forts of the Humen Fortress. And on the ocean of the fortress, twenty or thirty Qing warships are eyeing each other.

Yilu secretly shouted that it was not good, and hurriedly ordered "Wo La Suspicion" to fire a cannon to stop it. At the sound of Smith's order, two shells poured out and exploded in front of the "Royal Saxony".

"Saxony" knows that this is a warning bomb, and then it will definitely be powdered; I had to turn around and go back.

Guan Tianpei shouted angrily: "This is my Daqing waters, how can I let the Yi people wreak havoc!" Come on, raise my handsome flag, and meet the enemy.

Tianpei gave an order, and a bright red flag slowly rose and fluttered.

Shi Mi said: "Mr. Yilu, look, the red flag of the Qing warship has been raised, which is clearly announcing that it is going to war." ”

Yilu said: "Withdraw, withdraw immediately." ”

"Withdraw? Why? ”

"Behind them is the city of Guangzhou, behind Guangzhou is the Great Qing Kingdom, and they have endless support. What about us? We are these two warships, and behind us is the vast Pacific Ocean! They will drain us. ”

"Mr. Yilu, please look," said Shimi, handing the telescope to Yilu, "ahead of us is the flagship of the Great Qing Kingdom, Mr. Yilu, look at this flagship, two thin masts, four small cannons, less than a quarter of the height of our ship; What is in the hands of Guan Tian and the soldiers? Spears, broadswords, arquebuses! Mr. Yiru, when did the Empire of My Sun Never Set Have such an unequal war? If I bombard, the flagship will definitely die at the bottom of the ocean! ”

"There are many of them, if they encircle and bombard me, it will be the last time! Mr. Captain, withdraw! ”

"Withdraw? Where are we going to retreat? Where can we retreat? On the Zero Ding Ocean, make a group of trapped beasts with our merchant ships, and let them encircle them? Today is high, my three-masted battleship, forty-eight huge guns, not vegetarian; They're just a plate of loose sand and I'm not going to give them any chance. If Mr. Superintendent is afraid, he can evacuate first. ”

After saying that, he ordered the two battleships to gallop, and when they were within the effective range of the ship's guns, they ordered the two ships to line up; At the sound of an order, twenty gunwales roared out.

Seeing this, Tianpei quickly avoided it, but it was too late, and a bullet flew in a whistling manner, hitting the mast, and shrapnel flew everywhere, scratching Tianpei's face. The fire compartment of a nearby ship was hit, exploded and caught fire, and six soldiers were killed on the spot. Not far away, a war ship was ravaged by two cannons and sank in an instant. The people were frightened and turned around, intending to flee.

Tianpei angrily pulled out his waist knife and shouted: "Those who dare to retreat will be cut immediately!" The ships of the front team will meet them immediately; Rear team, outflanked left and right. Approaching the encirclement. After Tianpei finished speaking, a boat took the lead and rushed to "Wolaji".

Although surrounded, Shi Mi did not panic, he only needed to command the gunners to destroy the Qing warships that entered the firing range like targets.

Tianpei understands that if this continues, there is no possibility of victory; The only hope is to get closer, to get closer, and then to get closer, so that we can bombard or fight. So he ordered: "All warships that are not within the firing range should not fire at will; Be sure to move forward as fast as possible, 'zigzag', and approach the encirclement. ”

Captain Smith of the "Hai Ah Xin" saw Tianpei's intentions and hurriedly ordered artillery fire to bombard Tianpei's ship.

In the rain of bullets, Tianpei took the boat, and the "zigzag" was fast, dodging left and right, and finally approached the "Wolaji". Tianpei didn't have time to savor the behemoth in front of him, and with a "put", three bullets roared and smashed into "Wolaji".

Although "Wola" made an emergency avoidance, it was still hit by a bullet on the truss. Shi Mi looked up at the big hole in the mast that had been pierced by the cannonball, and smiled bitterly: Thanks to the solid bullet, if it is a shotgun or a blasting bullet, can you have such good luck? Quickly ordered to retreat, and be sure to keep a safe distance from the Qing warships.

Tianjia secretly complained: the speed of the ship was unfavorable, the artillery fire was not strong, there were few desperate forwarders, and the artillery fire of the ship was extremely fierce; If it goes on like this, it is doomed to annihilation!

Tianjia was panicking, and suddenly saw two teams of warships galloping from the northeast, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be Lord Ryan, the deputy governor of the naval division, who had arrived in a hurry.

When Qing reinforcements arrived, Smith stopped fighting and ordered a retreat.

The Second World War was won again, and the city of Guangzhou was full of joy, and Xu Tingjiao, Yiliang and others were already pushing the wine.

Tianpei asked Enjue, "Can we really win?" ”

Enjue said: "All difficulties! ”

Tianpei said: "It's only two boats to attack, and I'm already scattered." If more to ...... I will explain the details again with Lord Chincha! ”

Retreating to Tsim Sha Tsui, Shi Mi was sullen and said: "I am going to annihilate Guan Tianpei, but I didn't expect Lord Lai to arrive, it's a pity." ”

Yilu said: "This battle is okay, in addition to consuming some ammunition, I only have a few minor injuries. The Qing suffered one or twenty casualties, twenty-eight warships, all of which were hit, and three returned to the bottom of the ocean. ”

"Those small cannons on the most hateful Guanyong Mountain were almost hit when retreating, and they will be destroyed sooner or later." Shi Mi gestured to a hill not far to the north, and gritted his teeth.

"Guanyong Mountain, a strategic place, the place where I must pass through when I go north, and I will destroy that fort tomorrow."

On November 4, "Wo Lasu" and "Hai Ah Xin" lined up again, aiming at the Guanyong Fort and the Guanyong Camp and bombarding it. In an instant, many artillery pieces were destroyed, and many people were killed and wounded. Chen Liansheng, a staff officer of the Guanyong battalion, commanded a counterattack, but the range of the shore artillery was not enough, and the ship could not be injured in the slightest.

On the 8th and 9th, Wolasu and Hai Ah Xin shelled again.

The official surge was in danger, so Xu urgently ordered Lai Enjue, Yu Chunbao, and Liang Xingyuan to reinforce.

Enjue said: "The enemy deceived me with dull artillery, and I can add a concealed artillery battery in front of the Guanyong Mountain according to the terrain of Guanyong Mountain to completely block the waterway." ”

On the evening of 11 November, the two warships "Wolasu" and "Hai Ah Xin" tried to do the same, but before they could get close, they were bombarded by hidden shore guns. Seeing that the situation was not good, Shi Mi retreated to protect himself.

Yilu said: "The Qing people are secretly attacking. We might as well stop there and wait for reinforcements. ”

Shimi said: "In two days, the Qing people will not be able to build a fortress, and they will destroy it all." ”

On the afternoon of the 13th, the four armed boats were in the front, and the two ships of the nest and the sea were behind, slowly approaching the ocean surface of Guanyong Mountain.

Lord Lai Rion saw through the trick of the people and urgently ordered not to fire at will.

Shimi lingered for a long time, opened artillery and intimidated, but finally saw the shore artillery return fire, so he had to retreat.

Lord Lai reported the law of defeating the enemy to Ze Xu, and Lin Ze Xu praised, and then added 50 cannons to the Guanyong Mountain.

In this way, the Yi ships in the sea of Tsim Sha Tsui were completely exposed to the artillery fire of the Qing Dynasty. Yilu had no choice but to order a retreat, and once again showed that "I want to continue to do serious trade, and obey the laws of the Qing Dynasty in everything without violating the system of my own country." ”

The battle was going well, but Xu ignored it and said: "Long live my emperor, Guan Tianpei and Lord Ryon bravely supervised the battle, and the soldiers fought bravely; He fought six battles with Yi Ship, and won all of them. After the collection of troops, 21 Yi hats were caught by nearby fishing boats, two of which were believed to be worn by Yi officials according to the general affairs, and many Yi shoes were obtained, and the number of people who drifted with the tide can not be counted. ”

Emperor Daoguang knew that Xu was cautious, never spoke falsely, and was very happy, and said: "It is a great favor for me to trade with the barbarians outside Erhua; Not to mention the sale of tooth tablets and poisons, he was so disrespectful, so he simply broke off contact. So with a stroke of the pen: after the English people discussed the ban on smoking, they were capricious, and the previous time they dared to enlarge the cannon first, turn the warp and make an edict, pretending to be obedient, but colluding with the warships to take revenge, although they were punished at that time, they did not immediately cut off their trade, which was no longer enough to demonstrate. Even if there is a sweet knot this time, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no repeated incidents, if you resist repeatedly, you will still be allowed to trade, but it is not a matter of time, and it is enough to pay taxes and silver! Lin and other ministers have taken appropriate measures and are commendable. Barbarians are unruly and hateful. He was appointed governor of Lin Zexu and Guangzhou, and Deng Tingjiao was reappointed as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. The world is born together, and it is not taken for the sake of the other; Do not expel the Heroes and cut them off from trade. ”

On January 5, 1840, Lin Zexu received an edict from Emperor Daoguang, officially announcing the blockade of the port of Guangzhou and the permanent severance of trade with England.

When Yilu heard this, he did not show weakness, and ordered the two warships to immediately blockade the mouth of the Pearl River, and all Qing ships that crossed the border were bombarded by them.

On 15 January, Queen Victoria summoned Prime Minister William Murphy. Ram Melbourne Viscount, Foreign Minister Palmerston.

Queen Victoria said: "Thousands of miles away, our people are huddled in a cramped cabin, they have no water, no food, no day, and they must always be on guard against the unforgiving, in order to ensure their personal safety, the royal fleet must sail to the Qing Ocean." ”

William. Prime Minister Ram Melbourne said: "We cannot activate the war machine until we absolutely have to. But now, it's time to prepare. With such a large fleet, cruising thousands of miles away, we have to prepare for three months or more. ”

Foreign Minister Palmerston said: "For more than 100 years, we have sent so many peace envoys to the Qing country, what have we gained? We can't let the Qing people slaughter us, we should strike a thunderbolt. ”

Queen Victoria said: "We are founded on trade, and free trade is the foundation of the empire. If other countries had followed the example of the Qing Dynasty and refused to trade, the British Empire would have ceased to exist a year later. Sending troops has nothing to do with the destruction of tooth fragments, nothing to do with property loss, nothing to do with the dignity of the empire. We must sternly put a stop to the Qing Zhengfu's barbaric sabotage of free trade. ”

Foreign Minister Palmerston said: "They have destroyed all the goods that can bring infinite benefits to our British Empire. This is a disgrace to my British Empire, and I beg Zhengfu to send an army immediately to punish that extremely barbarous country, to teach it a hard lesson, and to compel it to open more ports. ”

William. Prime Minister Ram Melbourne said: "It is only natural to send troops to protect our normal trade. Our parliament will also make a decision on this matter. ”

Queen Victoria asked the Prime Minister, "Excuse me, is there a parliament in the Qing Kingdom?" ”

William. Prime Minister Ram Melbourne said: "No, the Qing Emperor can do whatever he wants." But Your Majesty, many events prove that it is not a good thing for one person to have the final say. Furthermore, we can raise troops without going through parliament. Not a full-scale war, a little beating, until the Qing emperor submits. ”

Queen Victoria said: "Tomorrow I will go to Parliament and tell those parliamentarians that I have broken off relations with the Qing Kingdom, and the safety of my subjects is greatly threatened. I have taken grave concern and urge them to pay close attention to this incident, which affects the interests of our subjects and the dignity of the royal family. ”

On February 20th, William. Prime Minister Ram Melbourne appointed Yilu as commander of the expeditionary fleet and plenipotentiary representative for Qing affairs, and prepared for the expedition.

On April 4, British MPs debated.

There is humanity: "The Qing Zhengfu is barbaric, brutal, and autocratic, and the people there live an inhuman life, and they are punished harshly if they make the slightest mistake, and they have to kneel down to thank them when they are killed and beaten, and they have no human rights at all." ”

There is a humanitarian: "Troops must be sent." Qing Guo Zhengfu connived at his subjects to smoke, they were popular there, we didn't ban it, and we didn't see a few people smoking on the streets of London. ”

Someone said: "For a few pieces of teeth, we will cut off our food and water, cut off our heads, our people there have no human rights, and the way to deal with them is to fight a battle first, and they will only give in when they are convinced." ”

Opposition Whig James. Graham objected, saying that it was extremely immoral for the British Zhengfu to fight for the tooth tablets, and that Zhengfu was responsible for the severance of relations between the Qing and the British, and he put forward a proposal of distrust in the current Zhengfu. Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a loud shout of "vote, vote, vote", and the baron had to stop speaking. A quarter of an hour later, the results showed 271 votes against and 262 votes in favor, and the no-confidence motion was rejected.

And at this moment, the British expeditionary fleet had set sail, and Foreign Minister Palmerston looked at the messy parliament hall and slyly said William. Prime Minister Ram Melbourne said: The interests of the British Empire cannot be grabbed by empty talk.

Lin Zexu knew from Yi Shang that the British fleet was coming, and quickly consulted the coastal provinces, and the Yi gunboats were coming. And eight hundred miles of rushing to play the Daoguang Emperor.

Emperor Daoguang took over, disagreed, and criticized: Regardless of the truth or reality, it should always be nothing to do with Emperor Zhang, take strict precautions, wait for work with ease, and judge himself as the host and guest, how can he do it.

Yao Ying, the commander of Taiwan's military department, and the general soldier Dahong A received Lin Zexu Zhiwen, and they did not dare to slack off, so they could concisely train the boat division, select the generals, and repair the attack tools of the warship.