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The Right Route Army of the Eastern Expedition did not even do a short rest in Changzhou, so it surrounded Wuxi City from three sides with the momentum of thunder and thunder, and connected Wujin and Xishan around Wuxi.

At this time, the defenders in Wuxi City were in a panic all day long, and Suzhou was already in chaos. Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang, hurriedly summoned the feudal secretary Hao Lisu, the commander of the green camp Yu Wanqing, the general soldier Li Yuanhao and other civil and military officials to discuss the rescue of Wuxi. Changzhou, Changshu and Wuxi are all barriers in Suzhou, and if they are lost, Wuxi can not be lost again.

Speaking of Yiliang, he was once an ordinary character. Yiliang, Guarjia, the word Yueting. Manchuria is a red flag man. Since the eighth year of Daoguang (1828), he has successively served as the prefect of Gaozhou in Guangdong and Nanning in Guangxi, the salt law of Yunnan and the salt transport envoy of Shandong, the envoy of Anhui and Jiangsu, and the political envoy of Jiangxi and Jiangsu. In the eighteenth year of Daoguang (1838), he became the governor of Guangdong, and began to work with Deng Tingzhen, the governor of Liangguang, to strictly prohibit opium smuggling, seal up the tobacco houses at the mouth of the large and small kilns, and seize more than 300 tobacco dealers at various water and land crossings, and punish them respectively. In addition to strictly prohibiting opium, he also actively supported Guan Tianpei, the commander of the Guangdong Navy, in strengthening the construction of Humen's coastal defense, and jointly planned to build wooden rows and iron chains in Humen to block invading foreign warships. He even went to the front line in person, climbed mountains and waded through rivers with Guan Tianpei to carefully design and build the three defense lines of Humen, and guided the fortification work of various water and land fortresses.

After Emperor Daoguang promulgated the edict of banning smoking, Yiliang assisted Deng Tingzhen and actively supported the various anti-smoking measures of Lin Zexu, the minister of the Qincha. He also has a close relationship with Lin Zexu, cooperates with each other very well, and assists Lin Zexu in doing a lot of detailed investigation and research. In the whole process of confiscating opium and selling tobacco, it was precisely because of the tacit cooperation between local officials such as Yiliang and Deng Tingzhen and Lin Zexu, the minister of the Imperial Mission, that the anti-smoking campaign was carried out smoothly.

After the ban on tobacco in Humen, Yiliang, Lin, and Deng re-promulgated specific regulations on the prohibition of smoking in accordance with the "Regulations on the Prohibition of Opium Tobacco" and continued to crack down on smugglers and smokers. On the issue of the conclusion of foreign merchant ships, Yiliang fully supported Lin Zexu and advocated differential treatment.

In the twentieth year of Daoguang (1840), after Lin Zexu took over as the governor of Liangguang, Yiliang and Lin Zexu had a closer relationship. Yiliang admired Lin Zexu's personality very much, and respected Lin Zexu's opinions very much, and after Lin Zexu was dismissed, he still provided Lin Zexu with current affairs information, and listened to many of Lin Zexu's opinions and suggestions.

Later, Qi Shan arrived in Guangzhou as a minister and governor of Liangguang, "wanting to ask Lin Zexu for sin, but he could not get it, and he falsely accused Lin Zexu of not accepting the book of commerce from the King of England, and wanted Yiliang to confirm his matter, but Yiliang did not comply." After that, Yiliang's insistence on preparing for war was rejected by Qi Shan, who was very dissatisfied with Qi Shan's request that he "take charge of local affairs" and not let him participate in the "razing affairs". Under the impetus and support of Lin Zexu and the patriotic gentry, he boldly exposed to Emperor Daoguang the traitorous crime of Qi Shan's compromise and concession to Yilu and his private "decision to cede to Hong Kong", prompting Emperor Daoguang to order Qi Shan's dismissal and escort to Beijing, which won the praise of public opinion for a while.

It can be seen that Yiliang also had a very glorious history. However, since he took over as the governor of Liangjiang, his bad luck has followed. Jinling, which is now Tianjing, was originally the place where he was supposed to be stationed, but it was occupied by the Taiping army and became the capital of the people. He had just about to place the governor's yamen in Yangzhou, when the Taiping army followed as if they had smelled him. He had no choice but to let go again and again, and set up the governor's palace in Suzhou. It was expected that it had only been stable for a few months, and the Taiping army came after it again. He has no way to retreat, and if he retreats, he only has two ways, either to go to Shanghai to jump into the sea, or to be questioned by the emperor.

In fact, according to the experience of participating in the military in Guangzhou, he still attached great importance to the defense of Suzhou and its surrounding cities, as well as the auxiliary defense. Suzhou City is not to mention, there are still 30,000 green battalion generals. He is not like Zeng Guofan, in his opinion, those so-called local group exercises are not useless, but they will not make any great achievements. Therefore, he has always paid close attention to the training of the Green Battalion, focusing on cultivating a mobile force in case of emergency.

However, he was fundamentally confused by the initial strategy of the Taiping Army. This is not his incompetence, but precisely the conclusion he came to after thinking about it repeatedly. The prosperous Jiangnan camp outside Jinling City was easily broken, and if the old boy of Qishan in the Jiangbei camp was eliminated again, Jinling would be completely peaceful. In this case, if Changmao goes all out on the Northern Expedition, it is difficult to say whether there is still a world in the Qing Dynasty to become the daughter-in-law of the monk in the temple.

What I never expected was that Changmao actually gave up such a good opportunity and turned around and started the idea of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was now depressed, but also a little lucky. Fortunately, he did not immediately accept Xu Naizhao's request for help from Shanghai, and planned to take another look. Just imagine, if all the mobile forces at hand were sent out at that time, it would have been really terrifying.

Yiliang glanced at the officials in the lobby and coughed lightly, "Everyone, the matter is already very urgent, you might as well talk about your opinions and how to rescue Wuxi." As soon as Wuxi was lost, Suzhou became an isolated city, and it was impossible to count on other reinforcements. ”

He is a Manchurian, but he is relatively easy-going, and he treats his subordinates with little domineering like other Manchu officials. Especially before making a heavy decision, he was always willing to listen to other people's opinions and opinions, and this is even more true now. Rescue is to rescue, but who to save and how to save are very meticulous things, and there can be no deviation.

"Changmao has deployed heavy troops in Xishan, and with their sailors going south along the canal, if Wuxi is rescued from the front, the effect may not be good." Admiral Yu Wanqing stood up, "Dashuai, with humble and humble opinions, give up directly rescuing Wuxi, and go to Changshu to recover Jiangyin." Changmao besieged Wuxi, and the army must have gathered here, and he was willing to lead 20,000 horses to recover Jiangyin, and he could attack what he must save. Taking advantage of the chaos of Changmao at that time, another man and horse will be sent to join forces with the defenders of Wuxi to break the siege of Changmao to the south of Wuxi. ”

"Lord Admiral's opinion is good, and it can be regarded as a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao." Counselor General Du Wenqian slowly stood up, first looked at Yu Wanqing with a smile, and then turned to the Governor, "However, Changmao can attack Changzhou overnight, which shows that its power is not trivial, but I am afraid that Wuxi will not last so long." Therefore, it is advisable to immediately and head-on rescue. According to reports, there are more than ten long-haired camps in the Xishan area, and the number will not exceed 10,000, coupled with the timely cooperation of the army in the city, it is still certain to defeat them. As long as reinforcements can enter the city, the tide of battle will move in our favor. ”

"Yes, yes, what General Du said is reasonable." It was Changzhou Dao Xu Fengyu who spoke. Speaking of this Xu Fengyu, he can be regarded as having chosen a life for nothing. Half a day before the Taiping army raided Changzhou, Xu Fengyu received a document summoned by the governor that he needed to go to Suzhou to discuss relevant matters. He was supposed to leave two days later, but his aunt and wife next to him wanted to go to Suzhou to buy brocade in a hurry. As soon as the front foot walked, the back foot Changzhou changed. Therefore, in addition to being grateful to his aunt, he was especially grateful to Dade for the Governor's key actions, and regarded him as a reborn parent. Now that Suzhou is in trouble, the governor is in trouble, and at the critical moment, he should also come forward.

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