"Six thousand troops should be enough. However, the Guangfu Army removed all the cannons on the Humen Fort. Don't know what they want to do? "Although the British were full of confidence in the war, they did not understand Weese's actions.

In the First Great Smoke War, the British sail battleships, dragged by steamships, finally entered the Pearl River, and then defeated the defenders of Guangzhou with naval guns. Neither the iron lock nor any other technique could withstand the attack of the British. Now Wei Ze's approach is completely different from that of the Qing army, according to the information that the British finally obtained, Wei Ze simply dismantled all the cannons on the Humen Fort, and did not know where they were transported.

Weese's Reconquistalist Army was clearly prepared for a military confrontation with the British. The blockade of the streets near the consulate from within the city of Guangzhou, and the fact that ordinary people had to rely on the roads to get in and out of the city, proved that Wei Ze had no intention of giving in. Since peace talks cannot bring Weese to their knees, the remaining option is undoubtedly war. The British had full confidence in the imminent outbreak of war.

It's just that the British ** team is not an army led by arrogant fools, and Weese's choice of unfavorable geographical advantages for defense surprised the British side. Based on the information they had gathered, Weeser simply did not have the strength to confront the British on the Pearl River. The dismantling of the fort resulted only in the fact that the British were able to enter the city of Canton more easily.

The British civilians and generals couldn't figure out what Weeser was going to do.

"Now that our troops are here, we might as well start attacking, right? Whatever Weeser wants to do, we'll know their plan after a fight. "The British side finally came up with such a solution.

"When we take Guangzhou this time, we must get the right to set up military stations along the Pearl River!" There are also suggestions for avoiding the interception of intelligence in the future. And the British, who were full of confidence in victory, agreed with this. The winner of the war must be privileged, and the purpose of the privilege is to make the next war easier to win.

On December 1, 1856, the British officially mobilized their troops and began to attack the city of Guangzhou. There was no declaration of war in this war, and the declaration of war took the form of a war between two countries. The British believed that Weescher, as a rebel of the Qing Dynasty, did not deserve such treatment at all.

The huge sail warship, dragged by the steam tugboat, slowly entered the Pearl River along the already set course. The gun doors on the sides of these ships are not open for the time being, but it will not be long before the battleships will be in a state of war, when dozens of cannons will spew terrible flames at their targets.

The British 6th Army began its offensive earlier than the Navy, and the huge warships were the British mobile batteries, and it was undoubtedly the task of the British 6th Army to protect these batteries. So they advanced along the river bank and occupied the empty Humen Fort, and the British now on the fort was indeed as the intelligence said, not only was there no one to guard, but even the original large number of artillery pieces were gone, and the empty gun emplacements proved that there was once a defensive system here.

The battle broke out earlier than the British imagined, and when the British 6th Army was advancing along the Pearl River, when it approached the houses by the river, the small troops in front of it were suddenly attacked by the opposing infantry.

Ju Junfeng, commander of the 1st Division of the 1st Army, used a telescope to watch the British infantry drop a few corpses and start to retreat, sighed and put down the binoculars.

The task of the 1st Division was not to defend along the river, but to evacuate the people along the river. Although Ju Junfeng himself is not from the navy, he does not understand naval warfare. But as long as you think about it, you will know that if the British warships want to sail along the river, they are most afraid of the artillery positions along the river. The Guangfu Army once guarded the East and West Liangshan Mountains and had experience in this defense mode.

From the point of view of the British, it became an important task to destroy the houses along the river first and prevent the Liberation Army from setting up artillery positions in the houses. From the point of view of the Governor's Office, since everyone said that they wanted to build a modern nation-state, the government had an obligation to the people. At this time, the troops should not be allowed to shrink into the camp or defensive position, and let the people outside resign themselves to their fate. Governor Wei Zedu ordered the troops and local cadres to mobilize the people to evacuate the war zone along the river to ensure the safety of life and property.

But it's not a good job! The house is the most important property of the people, and if they leave their houses and retreat to other gathering places temporarily, the people do not want to obey at all. The Guangfu Army does not bully people, let alone forcibly disperse the people, let alone immediately demolish houses and kill people. So the people also put forward their own opinions, "We don't fight the British, why do the British fight us?" ”

Ju Junfeng originally had limited interest in the concept of a modern nation-state, although the Liberation Conference used the mode of exams to force everyone to memorize those contents, Ju Junfeng may not have fully cared after listening to it. But in the face of war, he suddenly realized. When the British ** team attacked Guangzhou City, the first consideration was naturally their own safety. The Chinese are enemies in the eyes of the British, and the houses along the river of the Chinese are threats in the eyes of the British. They don't care at all about the lives of Chinese non-combatants, or whether the Chinese have lost property. That's the reality.

The troops had already made some preparations for these problems, and in accordance with the system, the political commissars and members of the Liberation Society took the lead, and tried every means to persuade them. Some of the people felt that what the Guangfu Army said made sense, and reluctantly left home. There are also some people who have the mentality of trying it out, and although they are also preparing to evacuate, they still fantasize that their houses will not be attacked by the British.

As soon as the Guangfu Army and the British fought, Ju Junfeng determined that the British ** team had taken the action of burning down the houses by the river and clearing the firepower points that might be stored in Zài according to what he saw and the situation reported below.

"Hurry up and inform the people again, and start the transfer immediately. If they don't transfer, our troops will have to go first! Ju Junfeng gave the order. The only 12-pounder mountain howitzers on hand were the guns of the Liberation Army, which could not match the British gunboats.

Thinking of this, Ju Junfeng was very dissatisfied in his heart, Wei Ze put all the cannons on the Humen Fort, what kind of trouble is this?

At this time, most of the personnel of the Guangfu Governor's Office and the Guangfu Army withdrew from the city of Guangzhou. Since it is destined to be unbeatable, then don't fight. If you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will leave. Weeser is a big fan of this phrase.

Hu Chenghe, chief of the General Staff, sighed next to Wei Ze: "If there is a cannon and can hold the Tiger Gate, it will be even better." ”

Wei Ze knew Hu Chenghe's thoughts, and he asked, "Does Chief of Staff Hu not believe that we can make a good cannon?" ”

was exposed by Wei Ze, and Hu Chenghe no longer concealed it, "Dudu, the steel plant was built with foreigners' technology, and I still have no bottom on my psychological side!" ”

The Manchu Qing Dynasty cast cannon level is not good, a large-caliber artillery costs a lot, and the effect is not very good, the key is the iron used in the casting cannon. Weeser can't make steel on a large scale for the time being, and the cannon has to be cast iron. The performance of cast iron is a huge improvement over ordinary iron, but this thing needs a time to accumulate technology. There were already a large number of iron-making shops in Foshan, and Wei Ze also put the steel base in Foshan first. Reverberatory furnaces for steelmaking are still under construction, and cast iron production has officially begun. Wei Ze sent all the cannons on the Humen Fort to Foshan for retraining, which can save a lot of time, and can effectively avoid someone from being enthusiastic, and must play with the British to defend against the enemy outside the country.

Listening to Hu Chenghe's words, Wei Ze smiled and said, "Chief of Staff Hu, any technology is based on the laws of nature. These laws of nature are the same in China as they are in the UK. Don't talk about whether British technology can run smoothly in China. It's not the same thing. ”

Being so criticized by Wei Ze, Hu Chenghe was not completely convinced, and he asked: "Then why is the British man-made cannon better than ours?" ”

Wei Ze replied frankly: "There are two problems in making cannons, the first is the material of the cannon, and the second is the process of casting cannons. The British have been doing this for decades, and we have been doing it for a few years since the beginning of the rebellion. It's only been a few years since you really started working on this? You pull a veteran, pull a new soldier, you ask why the recruit is not as good as the veteran? I can only say that the veterans practiced more and saw more. It's strange that recruits are better than veterans! ”

Hu Chenghe didn't answer immediately after hearing this, but he couldn't help but have some resentment on his face. After another moment, he finally couldn't hold back, Hu Chenghe said: "Dudu, I am waiting for the world, when have we ever encountered an opponent." You always say that the British are better at war than us, but we are more than ten times more numerous, and even if we are new soldiers, we can take people and kill them. ”

was so strongly opposed, Wei Ze didn't look angry at all, he even said with a wry smile: "Chief of Staff Hu, winning the British is an inevitable thing." But the fact that we can win the war has nothing to do with the fact that our individual soldiers are stronger than the British. And the British are not necessarily better than us in shooting and hand-to-hand combat. They are stronger in their level of understanding of war than we are. Because their technology is more advanced than ours, they have seen, they have fought the battle of the combined Hai-6, they have fought the battle of the combined infantry artillery. What's so bad about us admitting that? ”

Hu Chenghe didn't fully accept it, he replied: "Dudu, of course I believe what you say." Our Liberation Army was brought out by you, and I am naturally convinced of your ability. But the brothers below were not convinced. Why should we let the British take Canton, let's retreat without a fight. And you also said that you can't beat the British too hard and save some face for them. It's good to continue doing business in the future. It's all fought, where do you still think there is a business to do? ”

Wei Ze knew that the comrades in the army had opinions on the overall strategy, and Hu Chenghe was just a representative in the army. People in the executive branch may also think about business and other actions, and they are not thinking about the military, so there is always some long-term consideration. But the idea in the army is very simple, whoever fights us, we will destroy whomever we want. The enemy is the enemy, and there is only a simple zero-sum fight. And Wei Ze didn't think of this at the time, so he frankly talked about the entire strategic idea with the upper echelons of the army.

At that time, Wei Ze felt that the comrades in the army should be able to understand and obey, but he did not expect that the attitude in the army was to completely annihilate the British and recapture Hong Kong. Even if the British had naval superiority, it was a big deal for the troops to work hard to build ships and fight a long battle at sea with the British.

Of course, Wei Ze completely rejected such ideas, so there were no more people who dared to openly oppose them for the time being, but this did not mean that the comrades in the army had changed their minds. This time, Hu Chenghe said this, which was much more mild than the most radical attitude at that time. But Hu Chenghe's remarks are enough to prove that the opposition in the army has not disappeared.

Thinking of this, Wei Ze asked: "Chief of Staff Hu, just say it directly, what is there in the army that is not satisfied?" If you really can trust me, you can tell me directly, what are the things in the army that are not satisfied with what they are asked to do? ”

Hu Chenghe was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Wei Ze to ask like this, looking at Wei Ze's serious gaze, Hu Cheng and the momentum of this confrontation dissipated most of them. After being silent for a while, Hu Chenghe said: "The army thinks that we have to protect the people, which is too shameless. The common people don't accept our love at all, and we have to put a hot face on a cold ass. With this kind of effort, it is better to have a big fight with the British. Don't suffer from this nest! ”

Daring to question Wei Ze's military command, Wei Ze believed that no one in the army had such courage. Originally, Wei Ze also thought that the troops would not understand when they carried out the work of protecting the people, but he did not expect that the backlash of the troops would be so fierce. Therefore, although Wei Ze half believed what Hu Chenghe said, while believing it, he also had deep doubts. Are these Liberation Army, who were born in ordinary people, really so resistant to the concept of the military and civilian family?

All kinds of thoughts were churning in Wei Ze's heart, and Wei Ze wanted to ask a lot of words, but he didn't know where to start. This feeling of gain and loss was rare for Weeser, who had always been able to come up with a clear strategy before, and all the responses had an immediate effect. For such a fierce backlash, Wei Ze's first feeling was "I can't believe it".

In this extremely uncomfortable feeling, Wei Zexian actually gave birth to a sense of powerlessness. This made Wei Ze a little panicked, which was a very new experience.

In the confusion, Weeser suddenly remembered a sentence, "When we encounter a problem, we must first admit that we have encountered a problem, then find out the problem, and then try to solve the problem." ”

Thinking of these words, Wei Ze's heart began to settle down. Hu Chenghe's words certainly made Wei Ze see problems that he hadn't seen before, but in a sense, this is also a good thing. Wei Ze drove all the other thoughts out of his mind first, and he asked, "Chief of Staff Hu, I know all of what you said. I want to ask you a question, even if the troops really have these grievances, they will still fight according to orders, right? ”

Hu Chenghe was startled by these words, and he said in surprise: "Dudu, what are you talking about?" Wherever you point, the brothers will fight! Who will not obey the Governor's commands? ”

After listening to Hu Chenghe's statement, Wei Ze's heart finally fell into his stomach. Although there was still a little uneasiness in his heart after the strong shock, Wei Ze smiled: "It's a good thing that comrades are willing to speak their hearts. I haven't noticed this, Chief of Staff Hu, you have to tell me more about your comrades' thoughts in the future. ”

He said that he could dispel Hu Cheng and misunderstandings as much as possible, but Wei Ze had another thing in his heart, "The establishment of the branch to the company is definitely the most correct thing!" These ideological questions should have been raised by the political commissars first! ”

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