The defense of Canton is declared a…
June 1841 CE
In a letter to the Emperor, he writes that the barbarians had begged "the chief general that he would implore the great Emperor in their behalf, that he would have mercy upon them, and cause their debts to be repaid them, and graciously permit them to carry on their commerce, when they would immediately withdraw their ships from the Bocca Tigris, and never dare again to raise any disturbance."
However, General Yang Fang is reprimanded by the Emperor for his agreeing to a truce rather than forcefully resisting the British.
The Emperor is not informed the British expedition had not been defeated and is very much intact.
The imperial court continues to debate China's next course of action for the war, as the Daoguang Emperor wants Hong Kong retaken.
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