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"Governor Hai, do you still remember Ban?"
Ban Ding landed far away and came to Macao and Hong Kong alone for an appointment. It was really high-spirited.
Facing the densely packed Jin Kingdom officers and soldiers at the port, Ban Dingyuan was calm and calm, and his sharp eyes looked directly at the person he wanted to meet today - Beila Hai.
Bella Hai looked at the young man in front of him and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
After all, how could such a drunkard remember this "unknown" young man?
But after all, he had been in the officialdom for many years, and even though he didn’t know this person, he still raised his hand and said, “You are the Dongyi lobbyist?
May I ask why your country attacked our port in Macao for no reason? Is it because you want to start a war? "
Ban Dingyuan chuckled lightly and said with disdain on his face: "What Governor Hai said is nothing but nonsense. I, the Han Celestial Master, are attacking your Jinguo Jing'ao port right now, so why do you need to show off?"
Beila Hai was shocked. He didn't expect that the other party didn't defend his behavior at all. This was beyond his expectation.
At this moment, another sentence came from Ban Dingyuan: "Also, this dynasty is an orthodox dynasty. Your country has today's civilization, which is all due to our Chinese culture.
Now that I have only learned a little bit about it, how dare I just call the Central Plains a barbarian? You are the ones who really talk about barbarians! "
As soon as these words came out, Yilimu and Qijing immediately drew their swords out of their sheaths: "How dare Shu Zian insult the prestige of our country!"
Ban Dingyuan was not afraid and snorted coldly: "If you dare to hurt me today, my expeditionary army will definitely trample your barbarian country into powder!"
This kind of courage shocked Bellahai and others as well as all the officers and soldiers present.
What confidence does this guy have that he dares to act so recklessly at the edge of a knife?
Thinking of this, Beilahai raised his hand to stop Yilimu and Qijing, and said to Ban Dingyuan: "Why did you come to me?"
Ban Dingyuan: "Of course I'm here for the future of your country. Does Governor Hai want to stand here and talk to you in detail?"
Belahai said: "Okay, let's go to the Governor's Mansion."
Arriving at the Governor's Mansion, Belahai asked Ban Dingyuan to sit down, and then asked, "How do you want to talk?"
Ban Dingyuan directly threw out a document given by Yue Shaomu: "As long as your country follows the regulations above, our army will naturally withdraw as promised."
Bella Hai picked up the document and took a look at it. The densely packed pile of clauses on it made people's scalp numb.
But after he took a brief look at it, he immediately shouted: "How outrageous! Do you think I, Daikin, will agree to such terms that humiliate the country?"
In fact, most of these terms are reasonable and have nothing to do with the government. For example, the Han Dynasty established a consulate in the capital of the Kingdom of Jin, launched commercial cooperation, established banks, established factories, and established standard tariffs.
There are also ministers who want to say that the Jin Kingdom must apologize for the unreasonable action of expelling the Han Dynasty's foreign envoys, compensate the ocean-going military expenditure of 55 million taels of silver, and cede the Purple Island and Melbourne areas.
But in terms of the profits made by the Han army in previous foreign wars, what they wanted was actually not much.
But Beirahai will never agree to these requests, whether they are for leaving the cabinet or normal ones. This is against the ancestral system of the great gold! He didn't have the guts to accept it.
Ban Dingyuan had already expected the other party's reaction and said calmly: "I understand that with your status as a local official, you naturally do not have the authority to sign these terms.
Therefore, I suggest that Governor Bei step out of the way and let us go to Beijing to have a detailed discussion with your monarch! "
In the past nearly a year, Ban Dingyuan has been thinking about revenge all the time. He has been in Nanyang for so long and risks being sentenced, just to regain the lost face.
This is not his face alone, but the face of the entire country. In a foreign land, he was humiliated and driven away by a chief slave in front of so many vassals. His class could bear it, but the face of the Han Dynasty How can it be lost in one's own hands?
So he wanted to go to the capital and force Honglin to sign this agreement in front of him!
"Absolutely impossible!" Beilahai rejected Ban Dingyuan's proposal without even thinking, "Long live a body of gold, how can I see you and other Dongyi countries? I advise you to write a letter of apology and lead the troops as soon as possible Leave, otherwise when my powerful army of millions of dollars arrives, I will trample you into pulp!"
Ban Dingyuan's eyes turned cold: "So, Governor Bei refused to clear the way for my army?"
Bella Hai was furious: "I will definitely not agree to such an unreasonable request!"
"Well!"
Ban Dingyuan stood up and glanced at Beila Hai.
"I hope Governor Bei can get through it. Since we can't reach an agreement in peace, let's see you on the battlefield."
After that, he left the Governor's Mansion without looking back.
Irimu on the side said hurriedly: "Mr. Governor, would you like me to order someone to talk to him..."
"The two countries are at war. If you don't kill the envoys, quickly mobilize your troops and prepare to defend against the enemy!"
"yes!"
Irimu followed the order and left, leaving Belahai sitting at the negotiation table and thinking...
In the evening, Ban Dingyuan returned to the flagship and told Yue Shaomu and Gan Ziba about the negotiation process.
Bella Hai's rejection of the proposal was already expected by everyone. The purpose of doing so was nothing more than to buy time to cut off the three iron locks on the sea.
After Ban Dingyuan finished speaking, Yue Shaomu suggested to Gan Ziba: "I think the enemy will not just sit there and wait for death. He will definitely call in troops from surrounding cities and villages to garrison in Macao and Hong Kong.
Tomorrow's landing operation will definitely encounter stubborn resistance from the enemy, so we must change our strategy early. "
Gan Ziba was convinced: "Then what should we do according to General Yue's wishes?"
Yue Shaomu said: "Naturally, the troops are divided into separate routes, so that the Nan'ao officers and soldiers cannot look at each other and relieve the pressure of the march."
Gan Ziba immediately said to Zheng Sanbao: "Go quickly and get Nan'ao and Tu over here!"
"Here!"
Soon, Zheng Sanbao took out a map of South Australia.
This map was purchased by Ban Dingyuan from a Nanyang merchant who had been doing business in South Australia for a long time. After it was drawn and refined by the staff department, the general route and mountain topography of South Australia were shown on the map, although there may be differences. But the overall sense of direction is still there.
Yue Shaomu first pointed to Jingao Hong Kong: "After the iron lock is broken tomorrow, Zhu Heng, under the command of the last general, will take the lead in seizing the harbor defense area, because most of his attacks are with cold weapons.
Therefore, Admiral Gan's artillery support was needed to ensure that they could successfully seize the opportunity. "
Gan Ziba nodded: "This is natural, isn't it just as planned before?"
Yue Shaomu continued: "After Zhu Heng succeeds, all our soldiers and horses will land collectively on the shore, and we will completely control all important areas in Macao in the shortest possible time.
Afterwards, I asked Admiral Gan to drive along the coastline and attack enemy coastal defense facilities with artillery.
But there is no need to attack by force. You only need to attract the enemy's troops and horses to one place, and then continue traveling north. If the enemy navy attacks, just repel it. "
Gan Ziba wondered: "Why is this?"
Yue Shaomu: "Of course it is a strategy to lure the enemy, and contain the enemy's offshore forces along the way, rendering their navy useless."
Gan Ziba nodded: "Then what? Are we just wandering on the sea?"
Yue Shaomu remained silent and continued to lay out his tactics: "And our land warfare division will advance on land, advancing alongside the navy on land and water, looking for opportunities to block the enemy's rush to help.
This is a strategy to weaken the enemy, but this is not enough. We also need a foreign aid force to continue to contain the Jin army's effective strength. "
Gan Ziba: "This time the navy, including the Beiwei army, has a total of more than 23,000 people. Are there more troops?"
Yue Shaomu looked at Ban Dingyuan: "This has to rely on the envoy outside the class. I heard that you have a harmonious relationship with the monarch of Xilan Kingdom, and there is also a feud between Xilan Kingdom and Jin Kingdom. I would like to trouble you to arrange this for the Third Route Army. ”
Ban Dingyuan handed over his hand: "Governor Gan and General Yue, please rest assured that I will definitely persuade Xilan Kingdom to send troops."
Yue Shaomu nodded, and finally said to Gan Ziba: "Admiral Gan, your landing point is right here."
With that said, Yue Shaomu pointed to the southern area of the map.
"Songzhou?"
Gan Ziba was stunned. He never thought that he would have to go in such a big circle to the south, which was thousands of miles away from the enemy's capital.
However, Gan Ziba didn't say anything. Although he was Yue Shaomu's boss, he never doubted his subordinate's strategic and tactical arrangements.
