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"Very good, Lord Liang, don't worry, after the Xinhua Army captured Guangzhou City, we will definitely not treat you badly. We now lack talents to govern local areas. Master Liang, an expert in governing local areas, will definitely be important. As long as Your Majesty is satisfied, the position of the governor of Guangdong Province will be yours!" Consul Fang Minghong began to make a promise to Liang Baochang.

"Governor? Consul Fang, what official position is this?" Liang Baochang asked in confusion. He was not very familiar with the official system of Xinhua. However, when he heard of this official title, he also looked like a high-ranking official. Governor, the governor, is the head of a province!

"Mr. Liang, the political system of Xinhua Kingdom is also divided into the central and local governments. His Majesty the King is supreme and has the highest power. In terms of the government, the central government has a cabinet that handles all aspects of the country and has full responsibility for the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister only needs to be responsible to His Majesty the King. Local governments are divided into provinces and cities (counties), equivalent to prefectures and counties of the Qing Dynasty. However, the cities and counties of Xinhua Kingdom are on par. The city only includes cities and districts, not suburbs. The highest administrative officer of a province is the governor. The governor is responsible to His Majesty the King and the cabinet respectively. As long as Lord Liang is devoted to Xinhua Kingdom, I can guarantee that the position of the governor will definitely be yours! In the future, Lord Liang may have a chance to go to a higher position. At that time, Fang will need to rely on Lord Liang's promotion." Consul Fang Minghong said.

"Haha, it's easy to say. Consul Fang, we will be the same palace officials in the future." Liang Baochang laughed. He was very satisfied with the position of governor. Although in terms of hierarchy, he was the same as his current governor. However, the governor of Xinhua is a real chief official, but there is no governor on his head. Besides, as the first senior official to surrender to Xinhua, he will definitely be important. As long as he performs well, he may really have a chance to reach a higher position. Liang Baochang doesn't want to stop at the governor for the rest of his life, and maybe one day he can be a prime minister. People's ambitions are endless. Liang Baochang is like this now. He is very optimistic about Xinhua. If Xinhua can overthrow the Qing Dynasty, he can be regarded as a hero of the dragon. The future is even more limitless!

"But Lord Liang, all this will have to be waited for us to conquer Guangzhou City. Now, the main force of the Xinhua Army has arrived in Guangzhou City. There is also a heavy artillery brigade on the road, and it is expected to arrive before tomorrow afternoon. At that time, we will launch a fierce attack on Guangzhou City. However, a strong attack on Guangzhou City will definitely cause huge casualties to the innocent people in Guangzhou City. This is not what our Xinhua Kingdom is willing to see. This is also the reason why I had to make three suggestions to Qi Gong, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, before." Consul Fang Minghong said.

"Consul Fang, I have a way to reduce casualties among the people in the city. Now, the Qing army in the city has only more than 10,000 people. Most of them are Eight Banners soldiers with low combat power. With the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Army, it is very simple to solve them. The only problem is probably the wall of Guangzhou City. With the fierce artillery fire of the Xinhua Army, it may not be a big problem. However, this will waste a lot of time after all, and will also cause casualties to the people in the city. If the Qing army is crazy about attacking the people in the city, it will make Guangzhou City blood flow, which is not in line with the interests of Xinhua." Liang Baochang said. Now, he has regarded himself as an official of Xinhua and has begun to put himself in his shoes.

Fang Minghong nodded, which was exactly what he was worried about: "Does Lord Liang have any good suggestions?"

"Consul Fang, I have a confidant, who is the garrison of the North Gate of Guangzhou. I can convince him to let him also surrender to Xinhua Kingdom. At that time, let him open the city gate and put the Xinhua Army into the city. At that time, with the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Army, it should be easy to solve the Qing army and control the Guangzhou City." Liang Baochang said. This is also his trump card. If he can contribute to the Xinhua Army's control of Guangzhou City, it will undoubtedly be a great contribution and will be of great help to him consolidate his position in Xinhua Kingdom.

"Mr. Liang, that's great. As long as the Xinhua Army can enter the city, we can easily seize the city of Guangzhou. We will control the casualties of the people in the city to a minimum." Fang Minghong said. Fighting will kill people. Attacking Guangzhou will definitely cause the people in the city to be accidentally injured. This is inevitable. However, the fewer the people injured by accident, the more the Xinhua Army will be able to win the hearts of the people.

"Consul Fang, I will send someone to contact the guards of the North Gate. At that time, we will cooperate inside and outside, and there will be no problem in taking down Guangzhou City!" Liang Baochang smiled. He knew that this time he was going to make great contributions, which could be regarded as a gift he gave to Xinhua Kingdom.

Zhou Lin, the guardian of the north gate of Guangzhou City, was Liang Baochang's confidant. However, few people knew about the relationship between the two. Liang Baochang sent someone to contact Zhou Lin quietly and expound his strategies. Zhou Lin immediately expressed his willingness to follow Liang Baochang's instructions. As a general in the army, Zhou Lin naturally knew that the strength of the Xinhua Army was. More than 20,000 elite green camp soldiers were easily annihilated by the Xinhua Army, which shocked him greatly. He also knew that if he defended Guangzhou City, there would be no good ending in the end. Now Liang Baochang has found a way to join the Xinhua Kingdom, which undoubtedly gave him a chance. It can be said that he is a desperate situation.

The next morning, Consul Fang Minghong sent military officers from the consulate to secretly leave the city and report the situation to the Xinhua Army. If he took over Guangzhou City as soon as possible, he would avoid the night of long dreams.

On the morning of October 14, Lieutenant General Niu Meng, Chief of Staff of the New China Army, and the people from the command center, had arrived at the city of Guangzhou and began to deploy the final attack on Guangzhou City.

After Lieutenant General Niu Meng arrived, he summoned the brigade commanders of three brigades to discuss. With the strength of three infantry brigades, there would be no problem in capturing Guangzhou City.

"This afternoon, the heavy artillery brigade will arrive in Guangzhou. Starting tomorrow morning, you can use heavy artillery to suppress the defenders on the Guangzhou city wall, and then use gunpowder to blow up the city gate or a section of the city wall to attack Guangzhou. The 5th Brigade has annihilated the main force of the Guangzhou Green Camp in the previous battle. According to our estimates, the remaining Qing army in Guangzhou will be only more than 10,000 people." Lieutenant General Niu Meng said. This battle is not difficult for the Xinhua army. The Guangzhou city wall is not an obstacle in the face of the powerful firepower of the Xinhua army. The Xinhua army can easily break through the Guangzhou city wall. In addition, the main force of the Qing army has been eliminated, and it will be very easy for the Xinhua army to eliminate the stubborn Qing army in the city. It can be said that it is almost certain to capture the Guangzhou city.

"Is it a problem for the Chief of Staff to take down the Guangzhou City? However, the high-ranking officials of the Qing Dynasty in the city were crazy. They were too shameless. They warned that if we attacked Guangzhou, they would be burned with us. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the city would be in danger." Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu, the commander of the 5th Brigade, said.

"Damn!" Lieutenant General Niu Meng cursed angrily. The Qing officials in Guangzhou were so shameless that they were so shameless, which was beyond his expectations.

"Chief of Staff, even so, we must not stop attacking Guangzhou City. It is inevitable that civilian casualties will be caused. At worst, we will avenge them after we capture Guangzhou." Brigadier General Zhang Wei, the commander of the 1st Brigade, said. There are also many bannermen in Guangzhou City.

Lieutenant General Niu Meng shook his head. It is not a good idea to stop killing by killing this way. In Nanyang, you can unscrupulously kill the natives, but in the country, you have to stop killing. Although the main body of Xinhua is the Han people, the entire Chinese nation includes dozens of ethnic minorities. Although the Qing Dynasty is abominable, ordinary Manchus are also innocent, and there is no need to implicate them. Of course, those Manchus who commit crimes and have the blood of Han people on their hands are another matter.

"The Chief of Staff, the military officer from the Consulate in Guangzhou, asked for a visit and said that there was important news to report to us." At this time, a guard came in and reported to Lieutenant General Niu Meng.

"The military officer of the consulate? Take him in." Lieutenant General Niu Meng said.

Soon, a young man in his twenties walked in, he saluted everyone, and said, "Chief of Staff, Generals, Song Hua, the military officer of the Consulate in Guangzhou, reported to you!"

"Well, Captain, do you have any news to report to me?" Lieutenant General Niu Meng asked.

"The Chief of Staff, this is the case. The Consular convinced Guangdong Governor Liang Baochang to surrender to us. Moreover, Liang Baochang contacted Zhou Lin, the garrison at the north gate of Guangzhou City. Tonight, Zhou Lin will open the city gate and let us enter the city. The Consular said that this is a rare opportunity. As long as we enter the city smoothly, we can easily seize Guangzhou City and minimize the casualties of civilians." Captain Song Hua said.

"What? Even the governor of Guangdong surrendered to us?" Several generals exclaimed. The governor of a province is a vassal official of the Qing Dynasty!

"If Zhou Lin can really open the north gate and let us enter the city, the more than 10,000 Qing troops in the city will have no counterattack power at all. This is indeed good news!" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Niu Meng laughed. They were worried about how to reduce casualties of civilians in the city. Unexpectedly, the consulate could actually solve this problem, which undoubtedly solved the big problem for them!

"Chief of Staff, the North Gate happens to be the defense zone of our brigade. Today, the task of attacking Guangzhou City is handed over to our brigade to complete! I promise to take down Guangzhou City." Brigadier General Du Lide, the commander of the 2nd Brigade, asked for a fight.
Chapter completed!