Chapter 2: The stormy waves of 166: Opium War 14

In 1839, while the Opium War arrived early, Britain fought the British-Arab War in Afghanistan at the same time. At this time, Dost Mohammed had unified Afghanistan. Dost Mohammed's behavior towards the Russians prompted Britain to take war actions in order to obtain a warm ocean outlet and to open up the sphere of influence from North Africa to India. Just as the East India Company fleet led by Elliot and the Chinese fleet were fighting in the rush, more than 30,000 British troops attacked Afghanistan in two ways. One of them went on a long journey to Quetta, and then crossed the Hojak Pass and invaded southwestern Afghanistan; the other route forced the Khyber Pass to cooperate with The main force of the British army was fighting. The Russians remained silent in the face of the powerful British army, leaving only 15,000 people alone facing the British army, which had an advantage in both quantity and quality. Dost Mohammed's army quickly collapsed, and soon the British army occupied Kabul, Afghanistan. However, what surprised the British people was that various parts of Afghanistan had revolted one after another, and guerrillas attacked British outposts, cut off the British transportation supply line, and recovered important towns. The British were at a loss and fell into the quagmire of war. An originally perfect military occupation operation turned into a war between lions and ant colonies.

The British faced two wars at the same time, which was not only a manifestation of a strong global power, but also a tragedy of a strong global power. While it gained huge benefits around the world, it also had to deal with challenges from all over the world. It must maintain corresponding deterrent forces in Europe, Africa, India, America, and Australia. This world pattern destined that Britain could not invest all its forces to the Chinese battlefield, and China had a clear understanding of the Opium War because of Liu Ji. It made China devote almost all its power to the Opium War. In order to more effectively fight the British, forcing them to sit on the equal negotiating table, an unexpected plan began to be implemented. This year was destined to be a year of unlucky for the British. The Opium War will change its original trajectory, and the British gunboats will wake up the sleeping hero.

The Temple of the Queen of Heaven in Singapore is not only a place where Chinese people worship gods in Singapore, but also the location of the Fujian Association. Although the name here is still called the Fujian Association, in fact, the hall has become a Chinese Association because of Xu Hanqing's joining. September 22, 1839. This day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Temple of the Queen of Heaven will also begin to be rebuilt into the Tianfu Palace on this day. Local Chinese merchants are playing lions and dragons outside the temple. Beating gongs and gongs, the whole street is immersed in a joyful atmosphere. Compared with the lively outside, the temple is quiet in the back garden, and the monks guarding the temple keep the important roads and prevent outsiders from entering and leaving.

The quiet garden is separated from the outside by several houses, surrounded by a circle of old wooden houses. Outside the innermost inconspicuous house, there was a man smoking a hookah. He was dressed in plain lichen and covered with sweat towels on his head. Although this man was dressed as a servant, his eyes shone brightly between the opening and closing. It is not difficult for us to guess from the protruding muscles and bones on his hands that this man is a martial arts master who is both inside and outside. Observe carefully, you can also see that there is a latest ground pistol around his waist. If you are a military fan, you must know that It is a M1847 Colt revolver. In fact, this is not the M1847 type, but the early products produced by Samur Colt in 1837, which are almost the same as the m1847 type. Since the Americans are very willing to help China in the Opium War, this revolver happens to be among the weapons sold to China. How can this latest weapon appear on such a person? It turns out that this person is Xu Hanqing's personal bodyguard. As the backbone personnel of the Intelligence Department, they can certainly equip such excellent weapons.

The people who gathered in the house were the backbone of the Intelligence Department in Singapore, and Xu Hanqing was in this hut at this time. The reason why he summoned all the backbone to gather here was to cooperate with the upcoming attack of the Chinese Navy Fleet tonight.

The meeting had been going on for a long time. Xu Hanqing took out his pocket watch from his shirt and looked at it. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon. After scanning the seven or eight members of the different clothes in the house, Xu Hanqing asked: "Are everyone hungry? Why don't you let Lao Wang buy something? You can eat and talk."

"No need, Boss Xu. I don't think everyone is hungry. As long as we think about the Chinese who can speak honestly in Nanyang from now on, the court can support us Chinese outside the country. Everyone is happier than eating delicacies."

Xu Hanqing nodded at the talking Liu Changgui. He could fully understand Liu Changgui's feelings. Liu Changgui is a Chinese in Manila, and the local Chinese are really inferior to pigs and dogs. When Liu Changgui's great-grandfather died in the Spanish massacre, his grandfather escaped from the pile of dead people and escaped. His father was beaten to death because he offended the local Spanish. Liu Changgui secretly sold his property. He fled to Singapore and made a new world.

.    In fact, it is not only the Philippines.    The situation of the Chinese in the entire Southeast Asian region is extremely miserable.    The reason why some of them can become rich depends on their extra wisdom, hard work and hard work.          The reason why these Chinese in Southeast Asian countries were treated like this is that the court never thought that these people were descendants of the Chinese Yan and Huang.                                                                                                                                                                                                �

Xu Hanqing looked at the Singapore map on the table again, and many red circles were outlined. Some of these red circles were British barracks, some were port turrets, and some were Singapore government agencies. Their mission was to ignite the bonfire near the turrets for the Navy fleet at 10 o'clock tonight, so that the Navy fleet could find the target of the attack. Some people would create chaos in the city to cooperate with the attack of the Navy's army.

Xu Hanqing has assigned tasks one by one, and Xu Hanqing is very confident about these forces that have never been mobilized, in terms of loyalty or ability. He believes that these Chinese elites and leaders from all walks of life in Singapore can complete the tasks assigned by him. For safety reasons, these people have always been single-line contact. Today, they are gathered together. In addition to their loyalty to them, they must cooperate with each other tonight's actions. After the action is completed, these people will separate themselves.
Chapter completed!