Chapter 267: Xu Guangjin

"Hongjunmen! The foreigners are aiming their guns at us!"

Outside Xiangshan Port, warships flying the Citizen flag invariably aimed their guns at the ships of the Guangdong Navy. Facing the black muzzles, the sailors of the Guangdong Navy were horrified and hurriedly reported to Navy Admiral Hong Mingxiang. situation.

"I know, this military sect is not blind!"

Hong Mingxiang's face was solemn. As a popular figure in Guangdong in recent years, Hong Mingxiang has been prosperous in recent years, and he is highly praised by all walks of life.

The imperial court praised his performance in suppressing bandits. Xu Guangjin relied heavily on him and praised him as the pillar of Guangdong's maritime territory.

However, Hong Mingxiang still knew how much the Guangdong Navy had. The Guangdong Navy was barely competent at destroying the Pearl River bandits and pirates along the Guangdong coast.

But to expect the Guangdong Navy to intimidate foreigners and confront foreign warships head-on is to look down upon the Guangdong Navy too much.

Since the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing in the 22nd year of Daoguang's reign (1842), the attitudes of the Western barbarians headed by the British have become increasingly arrogant, and they have increasingly looked down upon the Guangdong authorities.

British ships also often caused troubles. As for the people from Citi, although Hong Mingxiang had not had much contact with them, in his eyes, there was no difference between the people from Citi and the British.

If it weren't for Xu Guangjin's kindness to him, Hong Mingxiang wouldn't want to take a trip into the muddy waters of Xiangshan.

The three battleships under Liang Yao's command, the two-thousand-ton flagship Roland, and the thousand-ton frigates Chaoyong and Yangwei, although there are still many foreign crews employed, the number of Chinese crew members on each ship has reached three points. one.

Especially the flagship Roland, as it was Liang Yao's first battleship and had been owned for the longest time, nearly half of the crew on board were Chinese.

Hong Mingxiang glanced at the crew members with the same skin color as him on the Citizen warship, and felt a little uncomfortable as he watched these sturdy crew members skillfully manipulate the naval guns and point the muzzles at him.

I thought that if the Guangdong Navy could have such ships and sailors, foreigners would definitely not dare to act so recklessly on the waters of Guangdong.

"Xu Budang! The Citizen Navy has aimed its guns at us! These are dangerous! Please Xu Budang retreat to a safe place temporarily! Leave this place to Hong!" Hong Mingxiang said to Xu Guangjin.

"Absurd! How can this governor be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!"

Although Xu Guangjin was tough on his words, looking at the huge foreign warships standing on his left and right, and the well-trained soldiers waiting at the entrance of the Xiangshan Shipyard, Xu Guangjin felt very complicated.

He still underestimated Liang Yao's strength. Before leading his troops to Xiangshan, he thought that Liang Yao had only been in the United States for two or three years, and most of his soldiers were similar to the Huayong recruited by the British on Hong Kong Island.

His supervising battalion might be able to intimidate Liang Yao and force him to withdraw from Xiangshan. He never thought that these Chinese soldiers in Liang Yao were no different from the British soldiers he had seen.

Moreover, in terms of military appearance, Liang Yao's soldiers were more disciplined and more oppressive than the British army. This made Xu Guangjin feel like he was riding a tiger.

Xu Guangjin wanted to give Liang Yao a blow, but he never thought that his fifth battalion pacesetters and the sailors of the Guangdong Navy would be shocked by Liang Yao first.

"Shangshan (name of Hong Mingxiang), you are also from Xiangshan. I heard that Liang Yao's grandfather once worked for Gui Shizhong and is now at Fu Xian's home. You go and invite Liang Gui Shizhong here. The governor wants to see Liang Gui Shi in person. Hit." Xu Guangjin turned to Hong Mingxiang and said.

Seeing that Liang Yao could not be deterred from the front, Xu Guangjin came up with a plan, hoping to ask Liang Yao's grandfather Liang Weiming to come forward and persuade Liang Yao to lead his troops to withdraw from Xiangshan.

"Why didn't I think of this? This is a good idea. Your Majesty is wise! Hong will go and ask Liang to help you immediately!" Hong Mingxiang said, holding her forehead. Hong Mingxiang thinks this method is good.

Just as Hong Mingxiang moved, a tall Citizen officer walked out of the military camp on horseback and motioned to the soldiers at the entrance of the military camp to put down their foreign guns.

This person was Liang Yao. Facing the role models that Xu Guangjin was proud of, Liang Yao's attitude was quite disdainful and he did not take these role models in his eyes.

But in the future, he will need to transport immigrants to California through the Guangdong area. It is not in his long-term interests to offend the local officials of the Guangdong authorities.

Seeing that the goal of deterring the Guangdong authorities had been achieved, Liang Yao decided to stop as soon as possible to avoid further escalation of the situation.

Perry's views coincided with Liang Yao's, and he did not want to have a conflict with the Qing Dynasty before the expedition to Japan.

"I didn't know that Liang was disappointed when Xu Butang visited Xiangshan. I hope Xu Butang can forgive me."

Liang Yao reined in Xu Guangjin's horse in front of the formation and shouted to Xu Guangjin.

Seeing Liang Yao ordering his soldiers to put away their weapons, Xu Guangjin's face softened a little, and he stepped forward and said to Liang Yao: "Liang Yao, you were once a citizen of the Qing Dynasty. Why did you lead a large number of troops to station in Xiangshan?" What’s the point? Why don’t you retreat quickly?”

"If the governor generals of the Qing Dynasty were as strong-willed as Xu Budang, why would the Qing Dynasty be afraid of foreigners." Liang Yao put a high hat on Xu Guangjin's head.

"Our army is only temporarily resting in Xiangshan. I have informed Governor Ye of this matter in advance. When the rest is completed, I will lead the army away on my own. If there is any disturbance, Liang will apologize to Xu Butang here!"

Among the current governors of the Qing Dynasty, Xu Guangjin is relatively capable and has a tougher attitude towards the outside world. In this regard, Xu Guangjin is indeed better than Ye Mingchen, who is just fishing for fame and waiting to die.

"How long will you stay in Xiangshan?"

Xu Guangjin wanted Liang Yao's soldiers to withdraw from Xiangshan immediately, but then he thought that this was unrealistic. He could only blame the Green Camp in Guangdong, his own Dubiao Camp, and the lack of strength of the Guangdong Navy.

Otherwise, he would not have to bargain with Liang Yao here.

"Three days, three days later, I will leave Xiangshan." Liang Yao said.

He also hoped that the war against Japan could end as soon as possible, and there was no reason to stay in Xiangshan for a long time.

The expenses of this expedition were quite high. If he forced Japan to surrender as soon as possible and returned to California, he could save a lot of money.

Liang Yao gave a specific date and gave Xu Guangjin a way out. Xu Guangjin was not a pedantic person. If he did not know how to be flexible, he would not be able to sit in the position of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

"This Governor will trust you for once!" Xu Guangjin said with full energy.

"Mr. Xu has come from afar. Liang has prepared wine and food for him. Please come to the camp for a chat." Liang Yao made a gesture to Xu Guangjin.

Xu Guangjin was alert and waved his hand and said, "No thanks! I have important things to do."

After saying that, Xu Guangjin left with a wave of his sleeves. This was not entirely an excuse for Xu Guangjin to refuse.

He was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, which naturally included Guangxi, and Guangxi was not peaceful now.

Although the long-haired bandits broke out of Yong'an two months ago and failed to capture Guilin, they turned to attack Quanzhou. The bandit leader Feng Yunshan was killed in Quanzhou and then returned to Daozhou, Hunan. The bandit problem in Guangxi seemed to have improved, but Xu Guangjin still did not dare to be careless.

Xu Guangjin felt that this group of long-haired bandits was different from the bandits he had suppressed in the past, and it was not easy to completely eliminate the long-haired bandits. Therefore, Xu Guangjin did not dare to be careless.

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