The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 689 Give them some pressure
"You were just talking casually. You were so scared and ran away so fast, like a dog!" Chen Zhengwei sneered at Fang Yao's back.

"Senior brother, he will definitely be scared if you say that." Li Xiwen said behind Chen Zhengwei.

"Otherwise, why would I have gone around in circles with him for so long?" Chen Zhengwei said, holding a cigar in his mouth.

"But don't underestimate this guy. Even though he ran fast just now...how many people who can become a first-rank official are timid?" Chen Zhengwei said meaningfully.

"Brother, do you mean that he is moved? Does he have the courage to do that?"

"Who knows? It's such an important matter, he has to go back and think about it. He saw with his own eyes what my gun looks like. If I sell him tens of thousands of 13-round rifles, he can fight all the way to the Yellow River!"

"Even if we don't fight, we can still turn this rich southeastern land into our own private land and not listen to the dispatches of the northern court."

"As long as he is strong enough, the Qing Dynasty will have to accept him with a pinch of nose. I didn't lie to him just now. The Qing Dynasty won't survive for long!" Chen Zhengwei said slowly.

"What will happen after the Qing Dynasty is gone?" Li Xiwen asked. He was actually a little confused about this matter.

"Warlords divided the country and dynasties changed! This has been the case in every dynasty!"

"Senior Brother, why don't you accept the amnesty first, and then wait until the Qing Dynasty is about to end and change the dynasty?" Li Xiwen asked again.

He felt that if Chen Zhengwei wanted to, he could definitely do it.

"Not interested!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand.

"In the United States, the president is responsible for developing the country, and I am responsible for electing the president. Why do I have to do this myself?"

"But since they want to recruit us, they definitely don't want to pay us!"

"Notify Huangpu Port to send 1000 people to Guangzhou with three days' worth of supplies. If anyone dares to stop us... open fire! But don't chase them."

"Half of the remaining 1000 people will board the San Francisco and Los Angeles, leave Huangpu Port and head north, heading for Zhili!"

"The remaining half of the people will stay in Huangpu Town!"

"Notify the Pacific Squadron and have them prepare to attack the Navy Camp!"

"The Warrior and those torpedo launchers remain on standby and continue to threaten the navy camp."

Chen Zhengwei decided to put some pressure on them.

The San Francisco and Los Angeles are the fastest, and it only takes about 5 days, no more than 6 days, to get from here to Tianjin.

But the Warrior is too slow, it will take at least 11 days.

So Chen Zhengwei ordered the cruisers USS San Francisco and USS Los Angeles to directly confront Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang is now the Governor-General of Zhili.

After Chen Zhengwei gave the order, Li Xiwen sent someone to send a telegram.

Chen Zhengwei has been in Guangzhou recently. Both his radio and the radio on the ship are turned on for 15 minutes every two hours to receive information.

Now there was only a little over half an hour left before the agreed time to turn on the telegraph on the ship.

More than half an hour later, the telegram was sent to the fleet at Huangpu Port, and then someone took a boat to inform the port's security company, the Army.

In just half an hour, half of the army broke camp and prepared to leave Huangpu Town.

This action scared the Green Camp near Huangpu Port, and the entire camp immediately went out to intercept outside Huangpu Town.

At this time, there were 2000 Green Camp soldiers stationed in Huangpu Port. They were all the elite of the Green Camp. They were holding Minié rifles bought from France, the kind that loaded gunpowder from the front and then loaded the bullet.

At this time, the general of the Green Camp here was a garrison, and he ordered the messenger beside him: "Pass the order down, load the gunpowder!"

When using this kind of musket, it must be fired in formation, otherwise it will have no power at all.

At the same time, a soldier stepped forward and shouted, "Stop!"

When the security company saw them loading gunpowder, the team leader immediately gave the order:

"Spread out and charge!"

Many of these men had participated in the Battles of Chicago and Annapolis and had experience in both street fighting and field combat.

Looking at the Qing troops standing in rows opposite, they felt like living targets.

"Fire!"

Following an order, a group of people opened fire from cover.

Da da da!
Along with the sound of gunfire, bullets fell like rain, and the elite Green Camp soldiers in the front row holding mini rifles fell down like cut straw.

Almost instantly, the Green Camp soldiers were stunned.

In just three minutes, the Green Camp that blocked the road collapsed. Apart from leaving behind more than a hundred corpses, the rest of the people fled in a panic.

Even the garrison fled on horseback.

"That's great! We were just in need of horses and they delivered them. Go forward! Be alert!" The captain of the security company who led the team looked at the dozen horses tied by the woods and immediately laughed.

He called a dozen people to ride on horses to explore the way ahead.

"Do you want to shoot again?" A thug asked as they passed by the bodies of the Green Camp soldiers on the ground.

"Master, please spare us, Master, please spare us. We are also following orders from our superiors. Please don't kill us. We are all family..." Several corpses on the ground crawled up and begged for mercy.

Many of those who were shot and injured around them did not die, but they had lost their combat effectiveness and begged for mercy.

"Leave a team to keep an eye on them and follow up later. Everyone else, get going!"

……

The gunfire in Huangpu Town lasted only three minutes, but it alarmed many people.

A moment later, a carrier pigeon flew up from the courtyard and headed straight for Guangzhou.

……

"Senior Brother, they're setting off!" Li Xiwen walked up to Chen Zhengwei and said.

"It seems that a conflict broke out. I only heard gunshots, but I don't know the details yet."

"Call Le Zai and prepare to seize the city gate!" Chen Zhengwei ordered.

As for the conflict, it was within Chen Zhengwei's expectations.

However, Chen Zhengwei didn't care about the weapons and combat effectiveness of the Green Camp at all.

A moment later, Guan Le came to Chen Zhengwei: "Brother Wei!"

"In 15 minutes, you will take 150 people to seize the city gate. Don't shoot unless necessary, just force them to retreat. You have to hold on for at least 5 hours and wait for our people to arrive." Chen Zhengwei ordered.

Guan Le was cheered up when he heard this. "Brother Wei, don't worry, I can definitely handle it! But Brother Wei, is it enough to leave 50 people?"

"Do you think you are protecting me? I am the one protecting you! I don't even know who the bodyguard is!" Chen Zhengwei scolded with a smile, and then reminded:

"But if you sense danger, there is no need to hold back, just open fire."

There is no telegram in Huangpu Town, and the Governor and Admiral of Guangdong cannot receive any news now.

It is about 20 kilometers from Huangpu Town to Guangzhou. It takes more than 3 to 4 hours by horse carriage, and more than 1 hour by fast horse.

A forced march takes about 5 hours.

However, with carrier pigeons, the Guangzhou government will definitely receive the news faster.

They should receive the news in 20 minutes at most.

After Guan Le left, Chen Zhengwei thought to himself that even if he sent people to seize the city gate, the Governor and the Admiral of Guangdong might not go to seize the city gate directly, but would negotiate with him first.

This is the Qing Dynasty’s current foreign strategy.

Even if they were blocked at the doorstep, the Qing Dynasty would not shoot first as long as the other party did not open fire.

"Where is the minister? Go find him and ask him to negotiate with Zhang Zhaodong."

……

Just as Chen Zhengwei had expected, the Guangdong government received the news in just 20 minutes.

"My lord, my lord, it's not good!"

Zhang Zhaodong was talking to someone in the room, lamenting that the Qing Dynasty was now facing external and internal troubles, and that people like Chen Zhengwei, who was originally a commoner, dared to bully the Qing Dynasty.

Hearing the voice, Zhang Zhaodong said in a deep voice: "Come in!"

"My lord! My lord, it's bad! Those people are coming to kill us!"

"Why are you suddenly here to kill me? Where are you?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhaodong stood up suddenly, looking panicked.

Zhang Zhaodong almost ran away. (In line with his character, Zhang Zhaodong later served as the governor of Fujian and was responsible for defending the city during the Battle of Mawei, but he escaped without fighting.)
"Sir, they are those lawless overseas people. They just left Huangpu Town and are heading towards Guangzhou!"

"How could this happen? Go quickly, go and inform the admiral!" Zhang Zhaodong ordered hurriedly.

Then he shouted loudly: "Someone! Escort me out of here!"

Although Zhang Zhaodong didn't know what was going on, he was afraid that Chen Zhengwei's men in Huangpu Town were heading towards Guangzhou. Zhang Zhaodong was afraid that Chen Zhengwei was bringing people to arrest him, so he simply asked someone to escort him out of the yamen through the back door first.

Zhang Zhaodong's chaos made others even more chaotic.

The entire Guangzhou government was in chaos.

"Oh no! Those people are coming to kill us!"

All kinds of rumors spread, and there was chaos.

Minister George Seward went to the Guangzhou government office, only to encounter such a scene. He could not find the Governor of Guangdong at all.

Moreover, the people in the yamen glared at him and almost arrested him.

He was so scared that he turned around and left.

After asking around, we found out that Chen Zhengwei's men were heading towards Guangzhou City.

When Guan Le led his men to seize the city gate, the defenders at the gate had not received any news at all.

"Back off!" Guan Le held a submachine gun in his hand and fired a burst of bullets directly at the opponent.

"You are just soldiers to earn a salary, there is no need to risk your life! The shotguns in your hands have been shot into sieves before they are even loaded with bullets!"

The soldiers guarding the city suddenly turned pale.

"What exactly are you going to do?" a captain asked with gritted teeth, but the soldiers behind him were retreating step by step.

"It has nothing to do with you. I just want to use the city gate for some time. I will return it to you after use!" Guan Le smiled at the other party.

The captain had his hand on the hilt of his sword, but he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw that only two of his personal soldiers were following him. His face suddenly turned pale and blue.

"Go inform the Admiral!"

Guan Le's soldiers captured the city gate without bloodshed, and more than a hundred people occupied this side of the city wall.

In fact, Fang Yao is not bad at commanding the army, but two days ago, two thousand Green Camp soldiers surrounded the consulate, but they came back in disgrace without saying a word.

This matter had already spread in the barracks.

Knowing that these people have powerful firepower, even the governor and the admiral cannot afford to offend them.

How dare we fight to the death?

……

Guangdong Governor Fang Yao paced back and forth at home, thinking about what Chen Zhengwei had said.

To be honest, he was really moved.

Of course he understood the situation in the Qing Dynasty.

Even though he didn't see it as clearly as Chen Zhengwei, he knew that the situation was now too serious to be reversed.

And he saw how powerful Chen Zhengwei's firearms were.

If Chen Zhengwei sold him a batch of guns, even if he did not attack the capital, he could occupy the southeast and no longer obey the orders of the court.

But this matter was too important, and he hesitated.

I didn't even dare to discuss it with anyone.

At this moment, his subordinates came to inform: "Sir, those people are attacking us."

"What's going on?" Fang Yao immediately put aside his distracting thoughts.

After asking clearly, Fang Yao frowned and thought: "It shouldn't be!"

He could see that Chen Zhengwei had no intention of attacking and occupying Guangzhou.

Everything was fine when we met before, why did it suddenly become like this?
After much thought, he felt that he should go and confront Chen Zhengwei and ask him what had happened.

Then find a solution.

"Come here, prepare your horses!"

(End of this chapter)