Hangzhou Bay, with the arrival of the British and French fleets, was suddenly shrouded in the clouds of war.

After the battle of Dinghai, the British and French forces suffered heavy losses, morale was greatly hit, you must know that in the entire three-year Crimean War, the British, French, Turkish-Austrian forces lost less than 100,000 people in total, most of which were Turkish and Austrian troops, the total casualties of the British and French forces were less than 20,000, but in the battle of Dinghai, the British and French troops suffered more than 30,000 casualties, although most of the dead were Indian Sikh soldiers, not counting the British, but this result also made the British and French forces have a deep fear of the strong combat effectiveness of the Shanghai army.

"Tell everyone in the intelligence department to eat shit!"

In the conference room of the fleet's flagship, Ergin roared, putting the responsibility for the defeat in the First Battle of Dinghai on the "inadequacy" of the intelligence department. This is the tacit agreement he reached with Glo and the others, after all, the loss of tens of thousands of coalition soldiers will be investigated in their respective countries, and they must be convicted first.

"Now the facts are clear, the Shanghai army is obviously different from the Qing army twenty years ago, obviously the Shanghai army is stronger, they are equipped with advanced rear-loading muskets and artillery, as well as water radium and ground radium as defensive weapons, and even we have found that their soldiers will throw a small power bomb at a critical moment, which has caused huge casualties to the coalition army, which is the root cause of the coalition army's defeat, I suggest suspending military operations and waiting for the country to equip us with equally advanced weapons before acting."

Glo was always the first to back down, timid and afraid to take responsibility for the eventual defeat.

Ergin shook his head and persuaded: "Mr. Glo, please think about it, what is the purpose of our expedition to Asia from Europe? We want to expand our interests in China, and we must continue to do so. ”

Glo smiled bitterly: "How to fight?" Our 200,000-strong allied army attacked a small county town of Dinghai, which was only guarded by 5,000 Shanghai troops, for a whole month, but in the end we returned in vain. It also lost tens of thousands of soldiers. You must know that Li Weiguo has 200,000 troops under him, and his guns are still more advanced than ours, how can we beat him? ”

Erjin smiled slightly and said: "For the time being, we are indeed not sure that we will defeat Li Weiguo and occupy Shanghai, but as far as I know, only Li Weiguo's Shanghai army has this kind of combat effectiveness, and other Qing troops such as Zeng Guofan's Hunan army and Li Hongzhang's Huai army." The combat effectiveness is far inferior to the Shanghai army, we can give up attacking Shanghai, just like a year ago, directly attack Tianjin and Beijing, as long as we occupy Beijing, the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom is in our hands, Li Weiguo will definitely give in. ”

Glo thought for a moment and felt that Elgin's words made sense, so she nodded and said, "That's a good idea. Then let's go north, capture Beijing as soon as possible, and force the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom to sign a treaty with us. ”

Just then, the guards came to report.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Li Weiguo, the supreme commander of the Shanghai Army, has sent someone to give us a war letter!"

"What? Afternoon? ”

Ergin and Glo looked at each other, and they couldn't help but be stunned.

Soon, a large number of British and French officers rushed to the conference hall when they heard the news, and they all glared angrily at a Shanghai military academy officer who had come to write a war letter. One by one, they looked like they were going to kill someone.

It is no wonder that the two sides formed a deep hatred after the battle of Dinghai. In particular, tens of thousands of Anglo-French troops died, including their friends and even relatives.

However, who did not have comrades-in-arms and relatives who died in the war, the same is true of the Shanghai military academy officer in front of him. His name is Liu Gang, and his parents were killed by British artillery fire in the First Opium War, and this hatred is equally deep.

Swap it out on the battlefield. Seeing a group of foreign officers, Liu Gang would definitely immediately pull out his gun and kill these demons. But at this moment he would not do that, because he had a mission on his part, and he had come to give a letter of war to the commander of the Anglo-French army, Ergin.

So Liu Gang resisted the impulse and stood proudly in the middle of the crowd. When these British and French officers around are air, just ignore it.

Soon, a British officer couldn't help but make the first move.

I saw him pounce on Liu Gang and punch him over.

Liu Gang snorted coldly and gently dodged the opponent's fist sideways.

The opponent couldn't get annoyed and angry with the blow, turned around and punched Liu Gang again, and at the same time swept Liu Gang's right leg with his kick.

Liu Gang frowned slightly, he wouldn't do it first, but he would never be bullied, because as a soldier of the Shanghai Army, he was dignified.

I saw Liu Gang's left foot slipping back, his right foot letting go of the opponent's attack, and quickly swept back.

With a tom, the British officer did not expect his opponent to be so fast that he tripped and fell to the ground before he could retract his right foot.

What a shame!

The British officer was furious, got up, and pounced on Liu Gang again.

This time, Liu Gang suddenly took the initiative to attack and kicked over.

Woohoo!

The British officer was kicked in the lower abdomen, and he was instantly kicked to the ground, and the pain was so severe that he couldn't get up.

What a kick!

The authentic Chinese kung fu incorporates a lot of experience summed up by the Shanghai army on the battlefield, and defeats the enemy with one move.

Looking at the British officers who were kicked to the ground by Liu Gang, the other officers suddenly felt too embarrassed.

"Beat him!"

I don't know who shouted, and a group of British and French officers immediately pounced together, wanting to beat Liu Gang together.

Liu Gang was not afraid, shouted, attacked left and right with his fists, and suddenly fought with a group of British and French officers.

"Oops! My eyes! ”

"! You're kicking my little brother! ”

Liu Gang fought with a group of British and French officers, which seemed to be extremely dangerous, but in fact he was safe. Wheel fighting skills, although these British and French officers are also practitioners, it is a pity that they have been pampered for a long time, and their physical strength and speed obviously cannot keep up. And Liu Gang has been inspired to kill all foreigners to take revenge since his parents were killed by foreigners, so he has learned a lot of kung fu, and after joining the Shanghai army, he has obtained more scientific training methods, so he has no problem fighting ten by himself.

Soon, a group of British and French officers were beaten to the ground by Liu Gang one after another, with blue noses and swollen faces.

", die!"

At this time, a British officer was furious, and he was kicked down by Liu Gang several times, and in anger he pulled out his musket.

At this moment, Erjin and Glo, who had been watching the excitement in secret, could no longer hold their breath and suddenly stood up.

"Stop!"

"Al, who told you to pull out your gun! Put it down for me! ”

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief. I'm going to kill this enemy officer! ”

Ergin snapped: "Don't let me repeat it a second time!" ”

Glo also said: "He is here to negotiate, you can't do anything to the negotiators, this is not what noble French soldiers and English soldiers should do!" ”

The two top leaders spoke, and the British and French officers had no choice but to give up and retreat to the side.

Liu Gang glanced at everyone coldly and took a sip of disdain. There was blood in it, and apparently he had accidentally taken several hits and suffered a small injury.

However, seeing the group of British and French officers with blue noses and swollen faces, Liu Gang was immediately happy, and said secretly: Damn, this fight is really happy!

Ergin's face is ugly, and a group of people on his side can't beat one of the other party, which is equivalent to his Ergin's face being slapped hard, which is too embarrassing.

"Who are you? Did Li Weiguo ask you to come and sue us for peace? ”

Liu Gang sneered: "When you ask someone else's name, shouldn't you report your name first?" Don't you British Empire know how to count? ”

"Don't be too arrogant, boy!"

A group of British and French officers were beaten. I was unwilling and wanted to find an excuse to fight Liu Gang again.

Liu Gang was silent, just stared at Erjin and Ge Luo. He was ordered to come to provoke Erjin and Ge Luo this time, deliberately disgusting them, and forcing them to fight a decisive battle with the Shanghai army.

Ergin and Glo glanced at each other, both a little helpless, this is swollen, and it will be slapped in the face in the first round. It's off to a bad start.

"I am Elgin, the commander of the Anglo-French forces, and this is Glo. Deputy Commander of the Coalition Forces, now you can say it! ”

"Name your name, position and rank, what are you doing here!"

Liu Gang adjusted his military hat and uniform, and out of politeness, he officially saluted Ergin and Glo. After the two returned to the military salute, he said: "My name is Liu Gang, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and on the order of Li Weiguo, commander-in-chief of the Shanghai Army, I hereby send a letter of war to His Excellency Ergin, commander-in-chief of the British and French forces. Invite your army to a fair decisive battle in the Chuansha area of Shanghai on May 14, 1860. ”

Liu Gang reported his name, rank, and tasks, which the other party could know, but he did not say his position in the Shanghai army.

"Li Weiguo wants to fight with me in Shanghai's Chuansha District?"

Erjin felt that his brain was a little insufficient, and he couldn't understand why Li Weiguo did this and what his purpose was.

Liu Gang continued: "Yes! If you don't have the courage and guts, you can not fight! ”

Ergin smiled: "The agitation method is useless to me!" I don't accept your demands for a decisive battle! That doesn't mean I don't have courage and guts! ”

Liu Gang had already expected it, and said without changing his face: "Our commander-in-chief said that your British and French forces are a group of rice buckets, and 200,000 people can't beat a small Dinghai. If you don't accept the decisive battle, we will attack Hong Kong Island directly and drive you out completely. ”

The word rice bucket is a map cannon, which instantly angered all the British and French officers in the conference room, which is a slap in the face.

"Who do you say is the rice bucket?"

"Say it again! Believe it or not, I'll shoot you to death! ”

The British and French officers went on a rampage, and many of them were pulling out their guns, impulsively wanting to kill.

Liu Gang was not afraid, he had already been mentally prepared.

"Quiet!"

"Give me peace!"

Ergin roared, obviously he was upset, but as a commander, his mind was still clear, and he knew that the other party must be plotting something.

"If you attack Hong Kong Island, then please, I will lead the LinkedIn and French forces to attack Beijing and capture your emperor, and then you will not have to return Hong Kong Island to us in the same way!"

Liu Gang sneered: "If you are willing to attack Beijing, then we can't be higher." Do you know, the adults of our family have long been tired of looking down on the weak court. If you can catch the emperor, it will be great, it will do us a great favor, and my family can become the emperor. ”

Ergin was stunned, Glo was stunned, everyone was stunned, and then there was a lot of discussion.

"What does that mean?"

"It seems obvious that there is a rebellion!"

Erjin immediately frowned and asked rhetorically: "You mean that Li Weiguo wants to be the emperor?" ”

Liu Gang said with a smile: "The lord is weak and the minister is strong, and it will be inevitable to change the dynasty." ”

Ergin suddenly sneered: "Li Weiguo dares to rebel? Nonsense, I don't believe it! ”

Liu Gang then said: "I remember that you signed the Tianjin Treaty with the imperial court a year ago, have you forgotten that my family did not recognize the Tianjin Treaty?" Don't I understand what my adults mean enough? Or are you all pig brains! ”

"You're the pig brain!"

Ergin was furious, he lost his temper in front of everyone for the first time, he realized this, but for some reason he couldn't help it.

"So what? As long as we occupy the city of Beijing, we sign a treaty with the Qing government. When the time comes, we will join forces with the Qing government to deal with you. ”

Liu Gang said: "There is indeed this possibility! Even if you unite with the imperial court, the imperial army's army will not be able to defeat us, and in the end it will be a contest between the two of us, right? ”

Erjin was obviously aware of this, so he asked, "I want to know why Li Weiguo wants to fight me?" ”

When Liu Gang saw Erjin asking, he knew that he had half the success, so he smiled and said: "My family said that we will fight a decisive battle early, end it early, and cooperate as soon as possible." The world is so big, there can be no war between us, there should be a premise for cooperation, for example, the United States is getting stronger day by day, and we should join hands to contain the rise of the United States. ”

"You're sick in the head! We are enemies now, and you still want to cooperate sooner? Are you kidding! ”

"That's it! And to contain the rise of the United States? Is America strong? ”

The British and French officers were despised, but Liu Gang shut them up with a word.

"Didn't you just fight the Russians? We don't work together even now! Don't think we don't know, you have joined forces to bully the imperial court, the Russians are covering you under the pretext of mediation, and they will even send troops! We all know that! If you can cooperate, why can't we? ”

Ergin and Glo were silent for a while, and the former said, "What kind of decisive battle method?" ”

Liu Gang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and replied calmly on his face: "It's in the Chuansha area, where there is a large desolate plain area, you pay 100,000, we pay 100,000, the two sides open a battle there, if we win, you will go back to Europe, if you win, everything that belonged to you before will be returned to you." ”

Ergin sneered, "How do I know you didn't set up an ambush there? ”

Liu Gang had already prepared and replied: "There is no water radium in the coastal waters of Chuansha, and there is no ground radium, and there is no shelter in Yima Pingchuan, you can send scouts to land and check." ”

"Unless we are allowed to establish a beachhead in Chuansha!"

"No problem! I'll be your go-to show! ”

"If you're not lying!"

The decisive battle between the Shanghai army and the Anglo-French army in Chuansha was thus decided.

After Liu Gang left, Ge Luo and the others hurriedly surrounded Erjin and asked.

"You just promised them a decisive battle? If the Shanghai army in Shanghai uses the same weapons as the Shanghai army in Dinghai, then our 100,000 people may not be able to defeat their 100,000 people! ”

"Who said I had to send 100,000 people?"

Erjin smiled mysteriously, and Glo and the others suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and amazed.

"Sure enough, it's an old fox!" (To be continued......)