"Is there any need for them in the future?" Guan Tianpei frowned and sneered: "These Citi warships will know that they can take advantage of the situation. We can't afford it. There are 200,000 oceans and those conditions. If they have them, they will have a trip. Is there anything cheaper in the world?"

This really pointed to the monk scolding the bald donkey. Yi Zhizu had to argue with reason: "Without their cooperation, this war would not be so easy. This time they got a big advantage, but it would not be so cheap in the future."

"Sincere is something in the words." Guan Tianpei turned around and looked at him and said, "Can you continue to ask them to help defend Guangzhou? They are afraid they don't have the courage to openly break up with the British."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "They really dare not defend Guangzhou, as Citigroup openly declared war on England."

After hearing this, Guan Tianpei glanced at the Citi warships that had already been replaced with the Sea Soul Flag. He was a little confused and thought for a moment, and then he said, "Since it's not a supporting guard in Guangzhou, why should I ask them to do?"

"Of course, it is to recover Dinghai." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "This battle defeated the British Guangdong Sea Fleet. If you don't take this rare opportunity to quickly send troops to Dinghai, once the news reaches Dinghai, the British Dinghai Guard will definitely take strict precautions, and the main fleet will also return quickly, and there is no possibility of recovering Dinghai."

Sending troops to recover Dinghai? Guan Tianpei was a little surprised and unbelievable, and couldn't help but say, "Yeshu still plans to continue sending troops to Dinghai?"

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "The arrow is not turned back. Since you have fought, just fight a good fight. This battle is just a small victory. Dinghai has stationed more than half of the British troops. If Dinghai can take over Dinghai in one fell swoop, it will be enough to shock the British army, enough to make the British army throw a frightening weapon, and enough to turn passive into activeness. Not only do you have to worry about the British army's revenge, but you can even coerce the British army in turn."

After hearing this, Guan Tianpei was speechless. He didn't want to wade into the muddy waters of Dinghai and win the sword. This was a real victory. There were captured British warships and captured British troops. It not only strengthened the navy's reputation and national prestige, but the court would inevitably reward the navy with great rewards.

If he sends troops to Dinghai and loses his troops, he will not only lose the credit for his success, but may also be punished by the court in turn. Moreover, the recovery of Dinghai is not the matter of the Guangdong Navy, and Lin Zexu can also make a contribution to the court in this great victory.

Of course, when it comes to root, he truly realized the strong combat power of the British army this time, and he had no confidence. The defenders stationed in Dinghai had ports to manage and cities to defend, and the number was as high as 4,000 people. How could it be so easy to recover?

After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "I remember that Zhizu once said that if the Dinghai Guards exceed 3,000, they should not send troops. Why did they change their minds?"

"I received the information." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "The British defenders stationed in Dinghai have suffered from epidemics because they are not accustomed to the local conditions. This is a rare opportunity. If God does not give it, they will suffer from it."

An epidemic occurred? Guan Tianpei was happy. Of course he knew that an epidemic occurred in the military camp was a very terrifying thing and would greatly weaken the combat effectiveness of the troops. He quickly asked: "May this matter be confirmed?"

"It's true and repeatedly confirmed."

After hearing this, Guan Tianpei was deeply moved. If he could send troops to recover Dinghai, it would not only be a great victory but also a loss of land. The court would definitely reward him heavily. However, when he saw a messy sea, he couldn't help but feel very depressed. In this battle, the elite navy suffered heavy casualties. Even if the opportunity was good, he would have no soldiers to send.

After pondering for a moment, he tentatively said: "Listen to the contented tone, have you made a detailed plan?"

"The battle was won completely and there was no news leaked, so there was a possibility of sending troops to recover Dinghai." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Soldiers are very fast. Use these British warships and Citi warships captured to fight the vanguard. The navy's Western warships and the two fleets of Thirteen-Shang Yuanqi transported troops behind. The same Western armed merchant ships, plus the British Guangdong Sea Fleet warships, the Dinghai Guards will definitely not be vigilant."

This plan is feasible! Guan Tianpei couldn't help but be moved when he heard it. The British were always arrogant and did not take the Qing Dynasty's navy seriously. He never dreamed that the Guangdong Sea Fleet would be wiped out, and even the speedboats that reported the news would not slip out. Once these warships successfully entered the port, they would definitely catch the British army off guard!

It is easy to block the news. Although the battle of Bean Daoyang is quite disturbing, it is far away from the coast and the people along the coast only know that the war broke out. I am afraid that no one knows who loses and who wins. Just control the navy participating in the war.

He nodded slowly and said, "You must report to the Lord of the Ministry. If you are satisfied, don't pay attention to the matter of surrender here. Go back to Humen first and report to the Lord of the Ministry."

"I'll report to Master Mintang, but there are also troubles in the military performances here." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "This battle is quite disturbing. I'm afraid that Macau will be alarmed. In order to block the news and confuse the public, our performances will allow the navy fleet to escape in front, and the British, Citi warships and Western sailing fleets will chase after them from behind, passing through Macau's sight. Then, all ships are moored in Kowloon, and no one is allowed to leave the ship.

It will take me at least more than a day to mobilize material and soldiers. If the master of the Ministry has no objection, both material and soldiers will arrive in Kowloon before dusk tomorrow, and the fleet will be able to depart early the next morning."

Can the materials and soldiers who went out to fight in more than a day? Guan Tianpei couldn't help but admire him secretly. This was a five or six thousand expedition, and he could leave with just a chance. I just rushed to this point, and I don't know how much better than the Green Camp.

Back at the "Ji Xing", Yi Zhizu explained the precautions for surrendering mainly about safety, and then specifically reminded the prisoners to be treated preferentially, and then he moved to Humen on a flying scissor ship.

In Humen Village, the Navy Admiral Office, Lin Zexu was not busy with official duties as usual, but leisurely played chess with his aide Liang Ting-kyo. However, Liang Ting-kyo soon discovered that the other party was a bad chess player and was absent-minded. Of course, he knew that the other party was not on chess, but was concerned about the result of the navy and had no intention of official duties, so he asked him to play chess. At that moment, he had to do all his strength, not to let the other party notice, nor to let the other party lose chess, which was much more difficult than winning chess.

At the end of the game, Liang Ting-yu packed up his robe and took the opportunity to get up to make tea and looked at his pocket watch. Seeing that the pointer had pointed to the twelve points, he was also a little worried. The sharpening of the knife was not far from Humen. In theory, there should be a war report coming at this time. Could it be that the fight was not easy? Just when he was secretly confused, a personal guard quickly ran to the door and bowed and said, "Report to the master of the ministry, the shopkeeper of Yuanqi Yishizu is here."

After hearing this, Lin Zexu felt a deep heart. According to normal rules, if there is a great victory, it will definitely be the first to report the victory first and the next. No warships reported the victory. Yi Zhizu, who went on the expedition with the navy, came alone. Was he defeated? He forced himself to suppress his panic and said in a stable tone: "Let him come in."

Yi Zhizu walked into the house quickly. Seeing Lin Zexu sitting by the chessboard, he couldn't help but smile and bowed to see him. Seeing him laughing, Lin Zexu finally fell back into his stomach and said reservedly: "Why is Zhizu back alone?"

"They have important matters to deal with in Guan Junmen, so I'll go back first." Yi Zhizu said and looked at Liang Tingyu, nodding with a smile.

"Zhang Ran is not an outsider, he is content and familiar with him." Lin Zexu said with his long beard: "Don't keep it a secret, it's okay to just say it."

Yi Zhizu knew Liang Ting's name well and was not worried that he would leak the news. He immediately said: "The navy won completely, the British and Guangdong Fleet were completely destroyed, and the sails never escaped. He seized more than ten British warships, and captured more than a thousand British troops."

In the battle of sharpening the sword, Lin Zexu was desperate to mobilize all the warships that could be mobilized. Since the navy went to sea, he had been nervous. When he heard the result of such a battle, he suddenly relaxed. Liang Ting said tactfully: "The Guangdong Navy has never had such a great victory before. Congratulations to the Lord of the Ministry."

Lin Zexu wanted to imitate Xie An back then, but he couldn't do it after all. He immediately smiled and said, "Okay! The anger that has been depressed in his heart this year has finally come out today!"

After hearing this, Yi Zhizuo couldn't help laughing secretly. Since Guangzhou banned smoking, Elliot has been capricious and has repeatedly threatened with force and blocked the sea gust at any time. Lin Zexu's anger was quite uncomfortable. Today, he wiped out the British Yi and Guangdong Fleet in one fell swoop, which was indeed proud.

After calming down, Lin Zexu asked, "How is the casualties?"

"In this battle, the navy fought very tenaciously. The British were unwilling to surrender and struggled to death." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The casualties are very serious. Before leaving, the casualties have not been counted. It is roughly estimated that those with severely damaged warships should be thirty or forty ships, and casualties should be about 1,000 people."

Lin Zexu did not expect the loss to be so great, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Seeing this situation, Yi Zhizu said: "The master of the Ministry loves soldiers as much as his son. I wish I could say bluntly that the combat power of the navy and the British army was not at the same level. Compared with this result, the casualties of the navy are nothing. This is a real victory!"

After hearing this, Lin Zexu's face calmed down a little, and he asked slowly: "Shizuo hurried back, I think there is something important?"

Yi Zhizu didn't go around in circles and said straight: "This great victory in sharpening the knife and destroying the British and Guangdong Sea Fleet. I think this is a rare opportunity to send troops to recover Dinghai." As he said that, he explained his plan in detail.

Before Lin Zexu could speak, Liang Tingyi said flatly: "It's not appropriate."

Yi Zhizu didn't expect Liang Ting-hyun to object. He hesitated and said, "Does Mr. Liang think this plan is not feasible?"

"That's not." Liang Ting-hyun said without any rush: "As far as the plan itself is concerned, there is no flaw. The British Yi is arrogant and would not have thought that the Guangdong Sea Fleet would be wiped out. I would have expected that the Guangdong Navy would cross the province to expedition Dinghai. However, I have considered it without thinking. Even if I can unexpectedly attack him and confront him and capture the Dinghai Daotou Port, the British Yi still has Dinghai County to defend.

Just now, I said that the British and the British were far better than the Green Camp, not to mention that the British and the British defended the city? It is said that if you take down ten thousand steps, you will be content with your casualties and take down Dinghai. But when facing the counterattack of the British main fleet, I will still have the ability to defend Dinghai?

Furthermore, the British fleet is moving quickly. If it does not conquer the sea and attacks Guangzhou, and the troops in Guangzhou are empty, how can it resist the attack of the British main fleet? The great victory of sharpening the knife is a real contribution. It is not the responsibility of Guangdong and Guangxi to recover the sea. Why do you have to add to it?"

This sounds very reasonable, but it is actually far from Yishishi's wishful thinking. He dared to send troops to recover Dinghai, so he was naturally confident that he would fight and conquer Dinghai. He did not think that he would stick to Dinghai. Zhejiang officials and green camp officers and soldiers would naturally rush to take over Dinghai and make contributions. The army's expedition was just a round trip to Dinghai, and he could win back to Guangzhou in ten days and half a month. The British main fleet in Tianjin would not have time to rush back even if he received the news.

However, Yi Zhizu was lazy to argue with him. He knew very well that the other party's last words were the key. For Lin Zexu, whether to recover Dinghai after the victory of Knife and Knife is no longer important, and there is no need to take risks. After all, no one knows that Yuanqi's regiment is enough to compete with the British army with the advantage of muskets.

Seeing Yi Jingzuo not arguing, Lin Zexu was a little surprised. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Quest has always been meticulous. What Zhang Ran said, I don't think about it. Can you tell me in detail what I think?"

Yi Zhizu said in a muffled voice: "Mr. Liang said it right. Even if Dinghai can be recovered, if the British attacked strongly, they would still not be able to defend it. I never thought of defending Dinghai to the death. This battle would be decided by the Lord of the Ministry."

Liang Tingyi couldn't help but say, "Since he knew he could not defend himself after he was recovered, why did he send troops to recover Dinghai?"

Is this really confused or fake? Yi Zhizu smiled but did not refute, but looked at Lin Zexu. When he made a decision, Lin Zexu smiled and said with a smile: "Does Zhizu want to conquer Dinghai and then return it to Zhejiang Green Camp?"

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Once Dinghai is conquered, the officers and soldiers of all officials from Zhejiang will inevitably flock to the green camp. We are afraid that we don't want to hand it back."

Lin Zexu nodded slightly, held his long beard and said in a relaxed tone: "The true nature of a merchant is a businessman. He expects not to do a loss-making business and attack Dinghai. It costs a lot of money and there will be no small casualties. After the battle is taken, it will be handed over to Zhejiang. How to calculate this account?"
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