Jiangbei and Shanghai were two hands stretched out by the escort, one hand grabbing money and the other grabbing people. As for the Chinese resistance in North America, it was just an accident, and now it has become a casual move.

Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Guangdong and Guangxi are the basic markets that Dong Liang prepared for the Chinese people.

The era of unifying the south from the north has passed. Today's wars mainly focus on weapons and equipment, the ideological culture and fighting will of the soldiers.

It doesn't mean that a tall person or a big horse will have an advantage if he can ride a horse.

"The head of state, my subordinates feel that the foreigners are likely to take action against Guangzhou, and the 'Roya' incident is completely an excuse."

The person who spoke was Sun Yanping. After taking charge of the ANBU, the old man did not feel haggard due to busy work, but became more energetic.

Sun Yanping now has very great power in his hands. Not only does he control a large number of Anbu intelligence personnel in various places, he also has a well-equipped action team in his hands, led by Xiong Daxiong Er.

In addition to the ANBU, Sun Yanping was also the secretary-general of the Fuxing Association, responsible for expanding the Fuxing Association's branches in enemy-occupied areas.

Although he is very busy and his busy feet never touch the ground, Sun Yanping is now doing very comfortably.

Dong Liang was a person who was good at delegating power. He rarely pointed out Sun Yanping's specific work. Most of the senior Chinese officials were young people. Sun Yanping was the oldest and most senior, and no one would restrict him.

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Therefore, our Minister Sun is like a fish in water and has a second spring.

"The foreigners are trying to fish in troubled waters. It seems that our action against Guangdong may be about to begin." Dong Liang looked at the map and pondered.

"Royal" is an old lock ship registered on Hong Kong Island, but the owner and sailors are all from Guangzhou.

The so-called old lock ship is a kind of ocean-going ship with a Western-style hull and Chinese-style hard sails produced by the Portuguese in Macau. This kind of ship has the streamlined hull of a Western-style merchant ship, and the Chinese-style hard sails on it make it easier for Chinese sailors to maneuver.

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Ye Mingchen wanted to crack down on opium to get foreigners to make concessions on the sale of weapons. The "Royal" became a victim (not the historical "Royal" because the conflict was advanced and history has changed).

The ship was a bulk carrier, and opium was just one of the many cargoes on board.

After the ship was seized, the first thing the ship owner thought of was to get money to settle the matter. But this time it was strange that those officials who valued wealth as their life did not accept the money and detained the ship. There was also a batch of perishable goods on board.

, it will definitely break if left for a long time.

So the ship owner could only ask the British for help, because the ship was registered on Hong Kong Island. Although the ship owner was from Guangzhou, he had the right of residence in Hong Kong Island and was one of the many "yellow silks" there.

Bao Ling was just about to think of a way to cause trouble with the Guangzhou government. Isn't this a pillow for him when he's sleepy?

In the Strait of Malacca, a huge fleet composed of thirty-two warships was leaving Xingjiapo Port and heading north.

These thirty-two ships refer to the number of professional warships, most of which have been installed with steam-assisted power and have undergone steam-assisted transformation.

Not only was a steam engine installed in the bilge, and the battleship was equipped with a paddle wheel or propeller, but the sail lock and anchor chain system was also modified. The anchor of the battleship originally required hundreds of people to pull, but now with steam power, only a few people can pull it.

Can be manipulated and more efficient.

The British began to transform all large battleships with steam-assisted power in 1842, and now they have basically completed this work.

Among the battleships gathered by the British from India this time were 6 second-class battleships. This Avenger-class 74-gun battleship was built after the French Reckless-class standardized battleship during the Anglo-French war.

This standardized warship adopts a unified model and was built in large numbers. The British built a total of forty warships of the same model. These warships were called the "Forty Thieves" of the Royal Navy.

However, because this kind of warship has been used for decades and is an old model, most of them are placed in the East.

Now these battleships have been transformed by steam and are used again.

There are also 10 third-class warships. Most of the remaining warships are submersible gunboats, several hundred tons in size, responsible for fire support.

In addition to these thirty-two battleships, there are nearly fifty troop transport ships of various types in the fleet, most of which are also steam-powered.

The entire fleet has a total of more than 28,000 naval officers and 25,000 army personnel, of which 10,000 are British troops and the rest are servants recruited by Britain in the colonies.

However, these servants are also well-equipped. They are all equipped with M1842 rifles like the British army.

It's just that although this rifle uses a flash cap to fire, it is still a front-loading smoothbore gun.

Although the proud British also have some Minie rifles, they are not generally equipped with them.

This became the thing that the British commander regretted most after this war.

The commander of this army was Lord Nicol, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, the commander of the army was General Grant, and the commander of the navy was General Carden.

Generally speaking, this war was still led by the East India Company.

At this time, the British government had not yet fully recovered India and the Straits Settlements, and Eastern affairs were basically a cooperation between the government and the East India Company.

The escort army was completely unaware of the news that this fleet was heading north. Although some people from the Renaissance Society had gone to Nanyang, their main task was to develop members among overseas Chinese. Dong Liang did not give them a clear task of spying on intelligence.

What's more, Huang Wei, Jiang Yuansao and others have just arrived in Nanyang. Even if they want to send the news back, they may not necessarily have the fastest fleet.

Bao Ling gave Ye Mingchen an ultimatum, asking him to release the seized ships and apologize. At the same time, he asked Ye Mingchen to open Guangzhou to the British.

His confidence comes from this army.

Originally, this army was going to directly teach the guards a lesson, but by some mistake, Bao Ling was used to plot against Guangdong.

Dong Liang felt that the Second Opium War had started early.

He immediately convened a high-level meeting of the Renaissance Association, at which Sun Yanping reported again the situation in Guangdong.

"Uncle Ping, how is the development of our Renaissance Association in Guangdong?"

Since we are going to fight, we must first determine our own preparations.

"Hui Yuanzhang, Chen Kai, Li Wenmao, Zhou Chun, Gan Xian and other leaders of the Guangdong Tiandi Society have joined our Renaissance Society. Now the Renaissance Society has developed more than a thousand key members in Guangdong. If there is a war, we can mobilize the people

The strength will not be less than 20,000."

Dong Liang nodded with satisfaction. If these people really let them fight, they may not be able to play a big role, but letting them serve as internal agents can make the attack of the escort army twice the result with half the effort.

"Where is Ganzhou?" Dong Liang asked again.

Zhao Liewen stood up at this time and said: "Führer, the troops in Ganzhou have been placed under the jurisdiction of our headquarters. The entire Ganzhou column now has nearly 20,000 troops, mainly active in the counties in the eastern part of Ganzhou."

After Lin Wencha arrived in Ganzhou, he used the support of the escort to recruit rebels scattered throughout Ganzhou and quickly integrated them together.

However, Lin Wencha did not attack the county seat, nor did he touch the capital city of Ganzhou. He was preparing to succeed with one blow.

At first, the Ganzhou column was led by the Anbu, but as Lin Wencha's team developed, it became an important armed force. At this time, it would be handed over to the headquarters.

ANBU does not control the military except for action teams.

"Huifu, how is the reorganization of our army going?"

Another key issue is that an army is needed to fight a war.

"At present, the first detachment of our escort army has formed a southward column and is fighting in the north of Luzon. The second detachment is stationed in the north of Dongpan Island. The third to eighth detachments are in Fujian Province. The ninth to twelfth detachments are in Anping. All have been completed.
Chapter completed!