Chapter 365: A wise choice: surrender...

Liang Pengfei never handed over his destiny to others, and at the same time, he did not think that those Westerners who divided the British territory and interests in India would be grateful to him.

According to the greedy character of Westerners, they will not be satisfied with the benefits they have gained at the moment, and may even want more. However, they are still very honest and don’t have to worry for the time being, but they must be prepared for it. Therefore, Liang Pengfei wanted to capture this group of prisoners of war alive, just to put some abuses among those Western countries and make them uncomfortable.

Those prisoners of war can become laborers and can also be used as bargaining chips for trading with Britain. The important thing is that with more than 10,000 prisoners of war in hand, the British wanted to rush their troops to the East, and they would probably think carefully about the fate of the more than 10,000 British prisoners of war.

Other Western countries will definitely pay great attention to the fate of these prisoners of war, and may even worry that if Master Liang dislikes them one day and returns these soldiers' warships to the East India Company, then the colonial activities in the East will turn into a vigorous colonial war.

"So that's it, Sun really didn't expect this." Sun Shijie slapped his forehead with a look of ashamed.

"You're not blamed. These days, you have been in charge of the intelligence department. Just a sea of ​​love around you will probably have to sleeplessly. There is no time to think about other things." Liang Pengfei lit a cigar, took a deep breath of the fragrant smoke and said with a smile.

Next to him, Ni Ming also sat down, took a sip of hot tea and said, "Yes, Brother Shijie, don't worry. It won't take long to get the British, because today, the lord has sent envoys to persuade the surrender again. I dare to protect the British, and the British will make the final decision within today." Ni Ming patted Sun Shijie's shoulder and smiled.

Macartney stood on the dock next to the shipyard with a pale face, watching the British navy who looked very frustrated slowly walked off the battleships and silently lined up in neat rows. The army soldiers and the Indian mercenaries had already lined up in the open area of ​​the dock, but they did not carry weapons as usual, but were all placed on the side of the dock.

Today is the eleventh day of the British Empire's colonial fleet being trapped in George III Bay, and it is also the day when the British Empire's colonial fleet announced its surrender to this multinational fleet.

From morning to now, he has been standing on the dock for four hours. Although his legs are very numb, Macartney still has no intention of leaving.

Most of the members of the envoys were wandering nearby, and their expressions were uncomfortable and depressed. Yes, anyone who got a huge surprise and then gained an incredible failure would probably not be much better than theirs.

Surrendering to the multinational forces was the final result after hours of fierce quarrels and compromises yesterday.

Because, in addition to asking the British again whether they were willing to surrender, the two damn guys also hinted to Macartney and others that if they were unwilling to surrender, then they were likely to unite with the Qing Dynasty, a huge empire that had just been humiliated by Britain. I believe that the other party would be willing to execute all the British to Lingchi at any cost, and then marinate their heads with salt, and display them in every county in the Qing Dynasty to show that the enemies who were against the Qing Empire would have the same outcome.

The angry Colonel Henry almost drew his gun to kill Villa on the spot, but he was soon subdued by the officers who remained rational, and temporarily placed the army colonel who had done nothing from the beginning to the present on the grounds of abnormal mental conditions.

Although Macartney and others angrily filed serious protests and solemn negotiations with Villa and others, after Van Persie took out a letter, the British were shocked without surprise. It was a handwritten letter from Lord Dundas, Chairman of the Supervision Committee of the British East India Company.

It was told in detail that Macartney and others that many countries took advantage of the opportunity of Indian mercenaries to rebel and launched an attack on the British Empire's fortress and political center in the East, Kolkata...

In the end, the treasures of the British Empire in the East, the rich and rich colonies of Bengal and Indians, have become colonies of Western countries, and the British will be able to retain several pitiful fortresses and strongholds on Penang and Sumatra.

At the end of the letter, Lord Dundas used trembling handwriting to tell the commander of the British Empire colonial fleet and Ambassador Macartney, and promised that they would surrender to the multinational forces in order to protect the lives of the British Empire soldiers and members of the missionary regiment when necessary.

Not far away, Villa and Van Persie accompanied Ford. "Dear Lord, it's time for us to set off." When Van Persie faced Macartney, the loser, he did not have a face as proud as Villa. He still seemed so polite and calm. This is the essential difference between a mature politician and a diplomat and a newcomer.

"Okay, I think we should go. But what I want to know is who should we hand over the command knife to? Should we go to your Dutch colony Groning, or to your Spanish colony Governor Marcelo." Macartney saw Major General Ford's gloomy face and took a deep breath, raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows and cheeks, so that his stiff facial muscles could move.

His seemingly casual question made the depressed Major General Ford raise his eyebrows and turn his attention to Macartney. A seemingly simple question was like a thorn that could not be pulled out. He easily pierced into the hearts of the Spanish and the Dutch.

Villa's face was a little unpleasant, and he seemed a little unhappy. But relatively speaking, Van Persie looked so calm. "Dear Ambassador, although we Dutch people want to accept the sword on Major General Ford's waist, it's a pity..."

Van Persie shrugged helplessly and then blinked with a smile. Her gray-blue pupils were treacherous and sly: "Gentlemen, please allow Baron Villa to keep this little secret. It only takes more than ten minutes before you will know. I believe that it will surprise you, because the priest who is about to accept the surrender of the English Colony Fleet is his old friend. You had been together very well a few months ago."

There were a series of questions on the foreheads of Macartney, Major General Ford and others, who was it? Old friends, a few months ago, they had been to many places. In addition to the Qing officials who hated and greedy, there were also many Western merchants and colonial officials from various countries. Among them, there were quite a few old friends, and the scope given by Van Persie was really big.

However, since Van Persie and others were unwilling to say more, Macartney was too lazy to ask more questions. Anyway, it would be the same for everyone to surrender, as long as it would not fall into the hands of the Qing government. You must know that they had seen many executions in the East on their way north to the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and one of the doctors in the team even went to the Meridian Gate to appreciate the execution of Lingchi.

But in the end, he vomited all the way and took a full half month to recover. Moreover, he would wake up from nightmares late at night, and under his account, it caused collective discomfort among the British envoys. For more than ten days, no one was willing to touch meat.

It is precisely because of this reason that the effects brought by the threats of Villa and others were extremely shocking, so they would rather surrender than fall into the hands of the Qing people. You should know that their emperor must be very angry. Even if he would not play more than 10,000 people, he would definitely not be able to escape. For the safety of his own lives, well, it should be for the lives of the vast number of British soldiers that they had to make such a wise choice.

After riding a small boat, carefully crossing the minefield and passing through the battleship groups with attack formations, Macartney and others saw a tall Dutch third-level battleship, and there seemed to be many people waiting for their arrival.

However, because there were too many people, Macartney and others could not tell who was the protagonist who accepted their surrender today. Although they saw a lot of eastern holes on the side of the ship, when they thought of the situation where the Qing pirates lay mines, they knew that the troops of many countries must have tried every means to bribe a lot of Eastern pirates and did not care too much.

And when Macartney and his group all walked onto the deck, a tall and burly young Chinese with a face full of vitality and passionate smile appeared in their sight.

"Dear Ambassador Macartney, dear General Ford, and you, my old friend, dear Mr. Dabans Dangdong, Macau, you are so pleasant to meet again at sea... On behalf of me, I would like to express my sincere greetings to you and my infinite respect." The Chinese quickly stepped forward and waved his greeting arms to the stunned Macartney and others.
Chapter completed!