【Broadcast】Pay attention to "Reading at the starting point", get the first-hand news of 515 red envelopes, and students who have not grabbed red envelopes after the Chinese New Year can show their skills this time.

On the southwest side of Macao, on the seas of the Sharpening Knife Ocean, on the third class battleship "Wellsley" flying the naval commander's pennant, James John Gordon Burme, the British Commodore - commander of the East India Fleet - looked at the manuscript in his hand seriously, while Yilu sat quietly opposite him and looked at the other party.

Bomai is in his fifties, his baldness is very serious, his forehead and the top of his head are bare, his face is thin, his body is medium, for this commodore general, Yilu is very respectful, very simple, the other party deserves his respect, Bomai joined the British Navy as a junior volunteer at the age of eight, and later entered the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth, and served in the North Sea Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet, and the East India Fleet.

In his more than 40 years of military career, Boehmer participated in the Napoleonic Wars, the First Anglo-Burmese War, won the Order of the Bath, the Order of the Papal Party, and was promoted from a naval volunteer to a commodore step by step, which is rare in the British Navy.

Bo Mai put down the manuscript in his hand, saw that Yilu was a little distracted, coughed lightly, and said, "Are you sure it is necessary to attack this Governor Lin?" ”

"Yes, General." Yilu hurriedly said: "We can't say that it's because the Qing Kingdom destroyed the smuggled crows. I think that all the officers and men of the Navy need a high-sounding reason that we are not for those damn crows. The filmsellers fought, but fought for the honor of the British Empire, and in addition, this was also an excuse for the British Empire to declare war on the Qing State, and it was impossible for them to hand over the two governors of Lin and Deng. ”

"There really needs an excuse for the past that can be said." Bomai nodded and said, "It will take a few days for General Yilu's Cape of Good Hope fleet to arrive, so take this opportunity to repair it for a few days." Let this notice be distributed to all ships, and someone will translate it and post it along the coast, and in addition, make it clear that we will not take the initiative to provoke a war. ”

"Blockade the estuary." Yilu reminded.

Bomai said without thinking: "Of course continue, by the way." Five days later, the sea of Guangzhou and the mouth of the Pearl River were blocked. ”

The Chinese notice posted by the British army on the wooden sign along the coast was quickly sent to Humen, and after Guan Tianpei read it, his face was a little ugly, and Mai Tingzhang hesitated, "Do you want to present it to Lord Ministry?" ”

"Send." Guan Tianpei said: "This can't be hidden, this is an excuse for Yingyi to start a war, how can you not send it." ”

"Eastern Yuedong Daxian Lin, Deng, etc., because they play with the holy oracle, treat the British. …… The British consuls and merchants who lived in the province were treacherous and forceful, fabricated words and deceit, and played unscrupulous, so the British lord ordered the official to go to the sea border of China, so as to be able to perform the imperial review according to the facts, so that the peace would be inherited forever, and the trade would be done properly. …… Da Xianlin and Deng Yi pretended. Please follow the Emperor's edict to stop British trade, so that thousands of people at home and abroad will be good. The loss is very heavy...... Please send Lin and Deng out of the country...... If they do not comply, they will recruit troops and cause harm to the people.

Lin Zexu put down the notice and scolded secretly, "Shameless! "This notice doesn't say a word about crows. film, deliberately confusing the public. Reversing black and white, as if he was making things difficult for the legitimate trade between England and the Qing Dynasty for no reason, pacing slowly around the room a few times, he gradually calmed down, this notice. The British army was afraid that it was not only posted on the coast of Guangzhou, but also had to defend themselves.

Seeing Lin Zexu's face calmly turned back to the desk and sat down, Guan Tianpei spoke: "Lord Ministry, Yingyi's move is tantamount to looking for an excuse to declare war, and now Yingyi has come in a big way, stationed on the sea, and needs supplies, whether or not." ”

"Reiterate the Solid Wall?" Lin Zexu said: "There is no need, the headquarters drafted a notice of "bounty for the arrest of Yingyi's head" yesterday. As he spoke, he took the draft notice from the table and handed it over, saying, "Zhong Yin will see if there is anything wrong." ”

The next day, the notice of "Offering a Reward for the Capture of the Head of Yingyi" was posted in Guangzhou, the suburbs of the city, and the villages and towns along the coastal rivers, causing a great sensation, and Lin Zexu could be described as a huge reward, and the price was clearly marked in the notice: 100,000 silver for capturing a British ship, 30,000 silver for destroying a ship, 50,000 silver for capturing Yilu alive, 30,000 silver for capturing Yilu's head, 30,000 for capturing Baiyi, and 300 for capturing Heiyi.

In the past few days, there have been bursts of intensive gunfire from Xiaohoowei Island, not far from the east side of Yuanqi Yixue, and the villagers near the river in this area are not surprised by this, and they all know that it is the Yuanqi group training with live ammunition, but the passing ships do not understand the situation and are often startled by the sudden gunfire.

A clipper slowly approached the dock, and several armed regimental warriors immediately appeared on the dock, and the platoon commander opened a bench and shouted loudly: "Xiaohoop Wai is a private place, it is a place for Yuanqi regiment training, and idlers are not allowed to moor ashore." ”

Before he finished speaking, Yi Zhicontent, who saw it, walked out of the cabin, and Zhang Bench hurriedly stood up and saluted, and said, "The third battalion, one company, and two rows of benches have seen the principal. ”

Yi Zhizhi went up to the dock, and when he arrived at the bench, he said, "Bench? The bench you sat on? ”

"Yes." Zhang Bench said with some embarrassment: "The cheaper and more vulgar the name of the countryman, the easier it is to feed, which makes the principal laugh." ”

Yi Zhifen smiled and said: "This name is a bit indecent, the nickname is acceptable, and it is vulgar to be a big name, the bench ——, renamed climbing, the climb to the peak, from the platoon commander to the company commander, battalion commander, and regiment commander." ”

This name is really a good name, Zhang Bench saluted excitedly: "Principal Xie gave the name." ”

There is a short distance from the dock to the Yuanqi regiment training camp, Yi Zhishu did not hold an umbrella, and went all the way against the sun, and the four elite battalions of the Yuanqi regiment were stationed on the island, mainly for the live-fire training of Mini bullets, and the reason why they chose to be here was to prevent the leakage of Mini bullets.

Half an hour later, Yi Zhizhi arrived at the camp, Yan Yangtian took the battalion commander Su Wanli out quickly to welcome him into the big tent, and after sitting down, Yi Zhizhi said: "It's been a few days since I stationed the small hoop, but what's the difficulty?" ”

"No difficulty." Yan Yangtian said loudly: "One should be supplied to keep up." ”

Seeing Su Wanli's lips moving, Yi Zhizhi encouraged him: "If you have anything to say, don't scruple." ”

"Yes." Su Wanli responded, and then said: "Principal, there are too few bullets, and one person can count twenty rounds." It was over in a few days. ”

Yi Zhishu asked in a casual voice: "Twenty rounds, how effective is it?" ”

"Back to the principal." Su Wanli's voice suddenly lowered, "Those who pass are less than twenty percent." ”

The Yuanqi regiment practiced musket shooting at a 100-yard chest target, and three of the five bullets on the target were passed, and the passing rate of listening was less than 20%. Yi Zhixiang was speechless for a while, and only after a while did he say: "One hundred yards is the firing distance of the smoothbore gun, we are the Mini gun, the effective range is four hundred yards, I don't ask for four hundred yards, but three hundred yards is necessary, now that twenty bullets have been fired, the passing rate of one hundred yards is less than twenty percent, how do you train?" Just having fun? Do you know how much a bullet costs? ”

Where did Yan Yangtian and Su Wanli dare to speak. Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Don't look at the scale of the Ammunition Bureau, the scale of today's Yuanqi group training is also large, 2,000 people and 20 bullets per person, that is, 40,000 rounds, and it will be finished in a few days, and the Ammunition Bureau can't withstand such consumption." ”

Yan Yangtian hurriedly said, "The student understands. Try to be as economical as possible. ”

"It's not just a matter of saving." Yi Zhizhi said: "The main thing is to improve the overall shooting level, and send another 40,000 rounds after two **** ammunition bureaus." Let's be clear first, that's all for this month. ”

Yan Yangtian and Su Wanli hurriedly stood up and said: "Principal, rest assured, the students and others must be strictly supervised to improve the overall shooting level as soon as possible." ”

Yi Zhizu took out a cigar and lit it, and then continued: "The latest standard musket of the British army, the Brunwick type of musket, can be called one of the best performing muskets in Europe. At a distance of 150 yards, the hit rate can be guaranteed to be more than 60%, and our regimental courage is a new recruit, whether it is battlefield experience or psychological quality, it is not the opponent of the British army.

The only advantage is our Minnie gun. Far surpassing the British in terms of range and accuracy, we must ensure that we can accurately hit the British army at a distance of 200 to 300 yards in order to win! If you shoot at the British army at a distance of 150 yards, I can tell you very responsibly that it will be our Yuanqi regimental training that will be defeated.

Our only advantage must be guaranteed, and we must maximize this advantage, and we must try by all means to increase the training enthusiasm of the regimental warriors, and urge them to intensify their training, because now war with England may break out at any time. ”

After a little hesitation, Yan Yang said: "The students have just seen the official government's "Reward for the Arrest of Yingyi's Head", whether it can be read out in each battalion, this notice will definitely greatly stimulate the training enthusiasm of the regimental braves." ”

"Offering a Bounty for the Capture of Yingyi's Head", Yi Zhishu naturally read it, immediately frowned, and said: "This is for the general group training in local villages and towns, Yuanqi group training is not among them, and the government doesn't have so much reward for you." ”

In the small official hall on the third-class battleship Wellsley, Bomai handed the notice of "Reward for the Capture of Yingyi's Head" to Yilu with a smile, and said: "Mr. Colonel is really worth a lot of money in the Qing Kingdom. ”

Seeing that Lin Zexu offered a reward of 50,000 silver dollars to capture him, and the first level was 30,000 silver dollars, Yilu's face was swollen and red, and he said angrily: "Barbaric! Shameless! ”

"It is indeed barbaric to still make the goal of war the destruction of life." Bo Mai 50,000 jaws said: "I'm curious, how did you get along with these barbarians in Guangzhou?" ”

Britain at this time has not only completed the industrial revolution, but also experienced the enlightenment, human nature, although human rights are not yet deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but have begun to sprout, and democracy and freedom have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, although the world colonized, frequently provoked wars, but there are very few prisoners of war killed and abused, let alone beheaded, in exchange for silver in the head, even in the dark Middle Ages, it is unimaginable.

"The general doesn't know anything about the Qing Kingdom." Yilu quickly calmed down and said, "Beheading is a tradition in this country, and they execute people and criminals, not by hanging, but by beheading. ”

"Oh God." Bo Mai shrugged his shoulders slightly and said, "I hope that no soldier will be captured by the Qing people, it will be very bad." ”

On 29 May, the commander of the Cape of Good Hope fleet, Rear Admiral of England, the British plenipotentiary for the war against China, and the commander-in-chief of the British forces against China, George Elilud, arrived at the Knife Ocean with several warships.

Boehmer and Yilu then boarded the battleship Melville, the flagship of Yilu, in a small boat, and Yilu received the two in the large official hall, and after a courtesy greeting, Bomai tentatively asked, "What are the orders of the Admiralty?" ”

Yilu smiled and said, "I want to know, what do you two think?" ”

Bo Mai glanced at Yilu, but did not say anything, Yilu didn't care, he was Yilu's cousin, the relationship between the two was naturally not ordinary, he immediately said: "Two plans, one is to attack Humen immediately, as long as Humen is captured, it is equivalent to completely controlling Guangzhou, and then forcing the Qing Emperor to negotiate with us."

Another plan, go north along the coast and attack Jiangning City, the richest Jiangnan in the Qing State, as long as Jiangning is captured, the Qing Emperor will take the initiative to negotiate with us. ”

Bomai said very simply: "I agree with the first plan. ”

"It's a pity." Yilu smiled and said, "We have to implement the second plan." After a brief pause, he continued: "The Honourable Mr. Palmerston (English Foreign Secretary) has written to the Admiralty instructing us not to carry out any military operations on land in Canton, and that effective strikes should be carried out close to the capital. War is only a means, and our purpose is to negotiate directly with the emperor of the Qing State or the ministers of the court to meet a series of legitimate demands put forward by us.

In addition, Mr. Palmerston sent me a directive clearly stipulating the establishment of a blockade of the Pearl River estuary, the occupation of the Zhoushan Islands, and the blockade of the mouth of the sea on the opposite side of the island, as well as the mouth of the Yangtze River and the mouth of the Yellow River.

In addition, there were three official letters from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Chinese officials, which needed to be translated into Chinese and sent separately to the Guangdong authorities, the officials near the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the officials near the mouth of the Baihe River in Tianjin. ”

"Is the general going to follow Mr. Palmerston's orders?" ”

"Of course." Yilu said without hesitation: "It is not advisable for the fleet to stay in the ocean of Guangzhou for a long time, let's discuss how to distribute the troops." ”

Yilu said: "The Guangdong Navy Division has recently purchased twelve American merchant ships and converted them into warships, installing about 30 gun emplacements to blockade the mouth of the Pearl River, and it is necessary to leave enough warships, and they may take the initiative to attack." ”

Yilu said disdainfully: "Twelve armed merchant ships? Leaving two corvettes and four light cruisers, do you have an opinion? ”

There are a lot of artillery guns for armed merchant ships, but the hull is not strong, and the speed is slow, and there is no comparison with the cruiser. ”

Yilu has been staying in the ocean near Guangzhou for this time and creating friction with the Guangdong sailors piecemeal, and he has a little understanding of the personalities of Lin Zexu and Guan Tianpei, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "You don't need so many warships to go north, can you leave a third-class ship?" ”

"Nope." Yilu refused without thinking about it: "We went north to show off our strength. ”

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