第六百八十六章 扩大事态
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迎晖园机电科里几台电台响成一片,一条条信息快速的传向各地。
“伦敦,所有留学生、记者、商贾必须在十日内离境。”
“巴黎,所有留学生、记者、商贾必须在十日内离境。”
“里斯本,使节团在三日内结束访问,前往美利坚。”
“定海,厦门,所有官兵取消休假,进入一级战备。”
“九龙。密切关注驻香港英军动静。”
长乐书屋,易知足叼着翡翠烟嘴站在过廊里望着阴云密布的天空,看样子,很快会有一场大雨,他不由的想起了高尔基中的那句名言——让暴风雨来的更猛烈些吧。
英国人既然要找借口开战,那他也就无须客气,该来的躲不过,既然躲不过,就索性放手一搏,看究竟是谁能笑到最后!
赵文烈缓步踱进院子,见他站在过廊里,连忙加快脚步迎上前拱手笑道:“这云看起来有些狰狞,怕是有一场暴雨。”
“不经风雨,怎见彩虹?”易知足说着便转身进了书房,赵文烈咂摸了一下,才跟进房间,落座后道:“大掌柜,学生琢磨着,英法两国在广州上海开办商号、银行、工厂的商贾不少,徐州至西安的铁路也是由英国铁路公司承建,而且元奇还欠着英人巨额的债务,他们必然会反对发动战争罢,英国是议会制君主立宪.......。”
“有长进。”易知足夸了他一句才道:“正是因为这个原因,他们才需要一个发动战争的借口,当然,光有借口还不行,他们还须将事态扩大,进而绑架民意。”
赵文烈迟疑着道:“将事态扩大?”
“对。”易知足颌首道:“看着吧,英国人很快就会扩大事态。”
香港,总督府。
包令放下手中的电报,将烟斗含在嘴里吸了几口,电报是首相巴麦尊发来的,对于在伶仃洋发生的‘大特号事件’,英国国内褒贬不一,毕竟广东水师是执行正常的缉私任务,遭遇抗拒,发生冲突,理亏的是大特号,巴麦尊让他尽快将事态扩大,否则议会难以通过战争议案。
考虑了良久,包令才吩咐道:“请西马縻各厘将军来一趟。”
西马縻各厘是驻东印度和中国区舰队司令,英国皇家海军少将,掌控英国东印度洋舰队和中国舰队,走进包令的办公室,他径直道:“阁下可是需要出动海军进行武力威胁?”
包令径直将电报递给他,“需要扩大事态。”
看过电报,西马縻各厘沉吟了一阵,才道:“阁下,我们在香港的舰队只有二十八艘战舰,兵力不过三千,根本过不了虎门。”
“我们不需要过虎门。”包令语气轻松的道:“只需要炮轰虎门,扩大事态,让那些满嘴正义、人道与良心的议员们无法反对开战就行。”
只需要炮击虎门,这对于舰队来说无非就是一场实弹演练,西马縻各厘点了点头,道:“为了大不列颠的荣誉,海军上下乐意遵从阁下的指令。”
“不急。”包令笑道:“晚上,安排几艘破船烧掉,对外宣称是对岸的中国人干的,明天炮击虎门,咱们才能名正言顺。”
当晚,香港位于中环的海军港口起火,五艘战船同时被点燃,火光冲天。次日一早,包令就怒火冲天的给广州的两广总督府和上海的南洋总理衙门各自发了一封电报,声言因为大特号事件,九龙团练乘夜越界,纵火烧毁停泊在香港军港的五艘战舰,造成二十三名官兵伤亡,这是对英国海军的严重挑衅!
上午十点,英国皇家海军少将,驻东印度和中国区舰队司令西马縻各厘率舰队浩浩荡荡的奔赴虎门!
上海,镇海公府,长乐书屋。
易知足看完电报,瞥了伍长青一眼,道:“无中生有,贼喊捉贼!九龙团防已经来电,是英国人自己放火烧的几艘破船。”
伍长青苦笑着道:“问题是,这事说出去,没人会相信。”
“没人会相信?”易知足哂笑道:“报纸就是左右舆论导向的,让各大小报纸发号外,揭露英国人的丑恶嘴脸。”
伍长青道:“我指的是各国领事。”
“他们爱信不信,与咱们没多大关系。”易知足不以为意的道:“咱们需要在意的是民心,得让朝野上下知道,不是元奇惹事,是英国人为了发动战争刻意制造事端,扩大事态。”
伍长青迟疑了下,才道:“那南洋总理衙门也在报纸上刊载声明,强烈抗议,谴责英国人的丑恶行径?”
易知足颌首道:“当然,必须如此做!”
待的伍长青离开,易知足摸出翡翠烟嘴点了支烟,包令的动作可真够快的,想来也是因为电报连通之后,信息传递迅速的缘故,要不要切断电报线?这念头一闪,他就否定了,至少现在还不是时候。
琢磨了一阵,他才看了一眼赵文烈,道:“拟两条电令——电令虎门麦廷章,英舰来犯,坚决回击,不可手软。”
“电令定海陈洪明,率领舰队主力南下,攻占香港维多利亚城,全歼驻港舰队,不让其逃窜。”
听的这两道命令,赵文烈一楞,魏源却是开口道:“爵爷,攻占香港,是不是.......?”
“怎么?还对英国人抱有幻想?”易知足哂笑道:“虎门一开战,英法必然向大清宣战,没有任何可以斡旋的余地,既然如此,咱们又何必瞻前顾后?咱们先对英宣战!先拔掉香港这个补给据点,俘虏驻港英军,为日后谈判增加筹码。”
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