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General Shi Tailin forgot the concession because there were Qing troops on the periphery of Songjiang and Qingpu, and Brigadier General Yilu in the Longhua area, and the Taiping army had no wings, so naturally it would not fly across these two lines of defense.

Brigadier General Yilu would not even think about the concession. He was the field commander, and Wall's foreign guns, French marines, and thousands of Qing soldiers cooperated to raid Songjiang, and the direction of Songjiang was virtually the safest. Although the Qing army in the direction of Shenjingtang and Sijing repeatedly complained bitterly, because of the support of the reinforcements he sent, he estimated that even if he could not win a complete victory, at least it would not collapse immediately. Therefore, his attention was naturally focused on the counterattack against the rebels in Shanghai for the time being.

As he successively increased his troops to the shore, the arrogance of the rebels was quickly suppressed, and the battle gradually turned into a fierce artillery battle between the two sides.

On the battlefield, the impossible is possible, and luck and arrogance are closely linked to failure. Lin Haifeng took advantage of General Stellin's hope that the threat of the Jiading Heavenly Army would be eliminated first, and then the Heavenly Army attacking Qingpu would be greatly encircled, and the arrogant Stellin was firmly attached to Jiading City. The real target he wants to attack now is none other than the concession in the northern suburbs of Shanghai.

A few miles away from Longhua, the teaching brigade took a short break before the war. Chen Yucheng gathered all the officers above the company level together and mobilized again, "Brothers, everyone has seen it, and the headquarters is following us. Ahead, the immediate encounter is the arrogant British Royal Navy. Needless to say, everyone knows that these bastards are doing evil on our soil, running amok and committing crimes. Don't think that Songjiang's victory is light and you don't take them seriously, Songjiang's victory, firstly, was unexpected, and secondly, it was only a temporary rabble. ”

He smiled, and then put on a straight face, "Now I order, the special service company is in the center, the first battalion is followed, the second and third battalions are on the two wings, and after the fourth battalion is broken, the police company will escort the artillery battalion along the river to suppress the artillery fire on the foreign devil warship." Remember, except for the artillery battalion, the first battalion of each battalion must not fall in love with the war, and the remnants of foreign devils will be cleared by the Heavenly Army from Shanghai. Second, not a single panting foreign devil is allowed to be missed in the open passage to ensure the safety of His Royal Highness King An and the personnel of the headquarters. Thirdly, we must not make any stops after entering the city, and go straight to the concession, and our ultimate task is to take the concession and occupy all the consulates. Fourth, I announce the list of several key offenders in the concession, and if any of the key offenders slips through the net, they will bear the consequences......"

After all the narration was finished, Chen Yucheng smiled and looked at Wang An who was leisurely smoking a pipe.

"Very good, I don't have much to say, just to remind everyone to be careful," Lin Haifeng knocked the ash in his pipe, "Except for the armed personnel who are trying to resist, no one must be injured in the concession, especially the officials of the consulates of various countries, all of them must be captured alive." Of course, we must also pay attention to certain etiquette, don't people say that we are a country of etiquette. In addition, I don't think the fourth battalion needs to be broken, it is more appropriate to follow behind the third battalion on the right flank, and this way to rush over, you can also kill more foreign devils to reduce the pressure on friendly troops. Minister Zeng and I have come to cut off the rear for you, rest assured, we will never abandon a wounded person who fell in front. ”

"Your Highness, if I am the first to enter the concession, will I still name my company the 'Concession Company'?" Chen Tingxiang smiled hesitantly, "This name is not good. ”

"Concession?" Lin Haifeng laughed, "As long as you complete the mission as planned, the Teaching Brigade will receive the glorious title of 'Shanghai Brigade', and the word 'Concession' will become a permanent history at the feet of the heroic Red Army, as well as the memory of our shame on this land." ”

At the British Consulate, the sound of artillery in the distance did not affect the lively conversation of Ali Guo, Ma Shali, and Aitang. In fact, Lin Haifeng forgot that today is the first day of 1854, and the Chinese call it New Year's Day, and they don't call it that, just because this is a new beginning of the year after all, and they feel that it should be a day worth celebrating. What's more, there will be good news from all walks of life soon, and there will be triumphant generals who are all in the dust.

Miscellaneous servants from the East India Company in the consulate were busy up and down, inside and out, preparing for the grand reception in the evening. The Great Powers are fully involved in the armed conflict in Shanghai, and it will not be long before Shanghai becomes a peaceful world and a mecca for gold panning. Since the master is happy, the miscellaneous servants cannot help but be complacent.

On the open grass in front of the consulate, a band whimpered over and over a few pieces to be played at the dinner, "Song of the Star-Spangled Banner," "God Save the Queen," and "La Marseillaise."

At this time, the tune of "The Song of the Star-Spangled Banner" came from outside the window, and Marshali listened carefully for a while, and suddenly remembered a question, "Oh, gentlemen, our esteemed governor will also be invited to attend the dinner, shall we arrange a piece of their music as well, otherwise, the honorable governor will be angry?" As he spoke, he shook the cigar in his hand and laughed and shuddered.

"God, I really want to please the troublesome governor, but unfortunately this land doesn't seem to be rich in music." Ali Guo deliberately frowned and shrugged his shoulders, "I really don't understand, what are they professing?" ”

"Abundant?" Marshali took the letter from a missionary who had just come in, looked at Ali Guo and Ai Tang, pretended to be very serious and thoughtful, stretched out two fingers and gestured, "There are many men's big braids, and women's three-inch golden lotus." I've seen the trophies of your great Britannia warriors on display, and among them are the women's little embroidered shoes that can't reach into my fist. ”

Seeing that Marshali and Ali Guo were endlessly laughing at the poor ally, Aitang was a little disapproving, he laughed on the surface, but in his heart he looked down on this Marshali. This guy is really a hooligan, and it's no wonder that most of the Americans he has seen are like this, always so naïve, arrogant, and slick when thinking about anything. Do you think that people's braids are awkward, and people with long braids still treat us as monsters. You know what the jokes are about others, but you didn't listen to what those Chinese call us behind our backs? "Red-haired devil". Alas, at the moment of the great enemy, friendship is important, so why bother.

In fact, he didn't look down on Mashali not because of this, but because of this military operation. I only sent out more than 100 people, there was no way, and there were no more soldiers to send at hand. That's it, that's already what made him move his old book, and now in his French Concession, there are only a few dozen marines left guarding the consulate. But this Mashali, with three gunboats and thousands of soldiers not moving, cobbled together a group of homeless people who recognized money but did not recognize people, obviously looking for a way out for themselves. He really couldn't understand when the Americans' hooliganism would be finished.

Ever since he sent out the Marines, Aitang had an indescribable state of mind. Perhaps his French Concession was the closest to the Shanghai City Gate, and he was worried that if the rebels in the city turned their backs, he would bear the brunt of the attack. When he saw the American priest who had come in, he knew that it was a messenger sent by Mashali to negotiate with the rebels in the city of Shanghai. So, he quickly stopped Marshali's wild laughter, "Your Excellency, dear minister, let's see the rebels' reply first." ”

Ai Tong was not wrong to say that Marshali was a hooligan. Because on the issue of sending troops, Ma Shali himself felt a little unreasonable, for fear that Ali Guo and Ai Tang would be dissatisfied, so he volunteered and sent an envoy to the city to see Liu Lichuan. In his letter to Liu Lichuan, he repeatedly claimed that the Great Powers did not want to intervene in the conflict in Shanghai, but did not want the troops and horses from Tianjing to enter Shanghai at once, because, as far as he knew, the Tianjing government did not yet have a clear attitude towards the interests of the Great Powers in China. Of course, after consulting with the Tianjing government, Yiqiē will naturally settle the matter reasonably. As for the British bombardment of Nanguan in Shanghai, it was purely what the British army did in order to deal with the Qing Dynasty. For the sake of Shanghai's own interests, he hoped that Liu Lichuan would not take drastic actions, so as not to provoke the foreign powers, which would be detrimental to the defenders of Shanghai. As long as the Shanghai army continues to fulfill its promises to other countries and does not infringe on the interests of all countries in the concessions, the great powers will also resolutely promise to maintain absolute neutrality between the Shanghai garrison and the Qing army.

Now, he has received a reply from Liu Lichuan. Liu Lichuan first reproached the British army for reneging on its promise of neutrality and first threatening Shanghai with force, and in order to defend itself, the Celestial Army had to counterattack. Then, with sincere words, Liu Lichuan advised all countries not to meddle in their internal affairs, and with regard to the concession, Liu Lichuan assured that the defenders of Shanghai would not use force against it under any circumstances. We are all children of God and should respect one another. Finally, Liu Lichuan said that if the countries were willing to build a bridge between Shanghai and the troops from Tianjing, he would be happy to affirm to the Celestial Government on this matter, affirm the neutrality of the countries in Shanghai, and give the Shanghai defenders due assistance.

Mashali was happy, and Ali was happy. Aitang finally let go of his heart.

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