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When the news came that Zeng Guofan, the rank of squire of the Military Department of the Cabinet Bachelor's Office, was ordered to go south to sort out the green camp in Guangdong, Zhu Jishi and Zuo Zongtang inspected the Lantau base area together.

Before occupying this large island, which is twice the size of Hong Kong Island, Zhu Jishi planned to use it as a large base for troops along the coast of Guangdong. After seizing the island, they stayed on Lantau Island to supervise the troops and build cities, forts, and docks. By March 1847, the first phase of the construction of the Lantau Base Area had been preliminarily completed.

The stronghold of Lantau Island is still centered on the city of Tung Chung, which is built with stone walls, which is extremely strong, and is surrounded by mountains and seas, so it has favorable terrain. If there were really hundreds of Qing troops defending the city that day, the Jishi army was afraid that it would have to lose hundreds of people before it could take the Tung Chung Station. Such a fortified city, of course, where Zhu Jishi's former enemy headquarters during the war was located, and the capital division yamen in the city has now been replaced with the brand of the general headquarters of the Jishi Army - this name is of course Western-style, and the establishment, equipment, clothing, training, officer training, and so on of the Jishi Army are all imitated by European armies. Of course, Jinyiwei is an exception.

On the east and west sides of the city of Tung Chung, two large villages were expanded with wooden fences and sandbags, called Dongzhai and Xizhai. Both villages are built by the sea and mountains. To the north is the expanded Tung Chung Ferry Pier. Further north is Chek Lap Kok, where the future Hong Kong International Airport was located. However, Chek Lap Kok is still a small peninsula and has no defensive value. The south of the east and west villages. It's Dadong Mountain. Due to the different terrain, the area of Dongzhai is small, and it is built on the hillside, and its role is to cover the flank of the city. The area of Xizhai is larger, twice larger than that of Tung Chung City, and it is the main place for soldiers. The empty space in the village has been reserved, and a number of barracks are ready to be built, and the Jishi army stationed here may exceed 10,000 people in the future.

At the top of Dadong Mountain, south of Tung Chung City, the officers and soldiers of the Jishi Army and the coolies transported by the Nanyang Company. and built a large eastern mountain castle. In fact, it is a cottage - a vacant lot is carved out on the top of the mountain, surrounded by a wooden fence, a circle trench is dug outside, and some houses are built inside. When Zhu Jishi went to Lantau Island 2, the mountain town was still under construction.

"Ming Gong, the regulations of Dadongshan City are similar to those of Dongzhai, and two companies of soldiers can be stationed to cover the back of Dongchong City."

Standing on the north fort of Tung Chung City, Zhu Jishi followed the direction pointed by Su Yuniang. Looking at the top of Dadong Mountain, I saw that a walled city was already faintly visible.

"Only one battalion can be stationed? Can't you build bigger? ”

Su Yuniang shook her head with a smile and said: "Dadong Mountain is gentle, but there is a place to build a city, but the water source problem is not easy to solve." Now only one deep well has been drilled, and it is already the limit to supply the officers and men of two companies. ”

"It would take two companies of elite soldiers." Zhu Jishi's military level has also improved a lot now, and at a glance, he can see that the only weakness of Tung Chung City is Dadong Mountain.

"The six 12-pounder guns on the turret are still too small. Bese Mai cast six 32-pounder cannons in Lanfang, which were originally intended to be used for the Xingming City Fort. I have ordered these six cannons to be brought to Tung Chung and placed here. With these 6 32-pounder guns. It was impossible for the Qing army to approach Tung Chung Harbor from the sea. ”

The 32-pounder cannon in Zhu Jishi's mouth weighed about 2.75 tons, and was the main model of naval guns in the Western Navy. The Canton ships and armed merchant ships of the Manchurian Qingshui Division could not resist this kind of artillery bombardment at all.

"With such a huge cannon, Lai Lao'er will not dare to come from the north, it is estimated that he will land from Tai O, and there will be a fierce battle in Dadong Mountain." Han Si patted his chest and said, "Duke Ming, leave the errand of guarding Dadongshan to your subordinates, and your subordinates will keep it so that Qinggou will not come back!" ”

"What do you think, Colonel Peele?" Zhu Jishi smiled and turned back to ask the French military adviser. Compared to others, Han Si's battlefield experience was not worth mentioning.

Old Peel thought for a moment and said with a smile: "The Bessemak rifle designed by Mr. Besemak is very good, if you can transport 500 of them to Lantau Island before the war, then you don't have to worry about the loss of Dadongshan." ”

The Besemai Rifle is a rifle that uses bottom expansion rounds, which can be used by experienced light infantry to accurately hit enemies up to 500 yards away. However, not long after Lan Fang's arsenal opened, although many Indian technicians were employed, the output and quality of weapons were not ideal, and the Besemai rifle was a rifled gun with high production difficulty, so mass production was delayed. Even the production and quality of the imitation brown bass rifle is not ideal, and it is not as good as what is in the Calcutta factory.

Fortunately, there is the Qing Dynasty, which is the unjust leader, but he is not worried about not being able to sell it. The brown bass of the Lanfang factory is also engraved with the name of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the name of the "Daoguang 26-year smoothbore gun", and it is shipped in the name of the French Segur line, Lin Zexu and Bai Siwen have already seen the samples and seem extremely satisfied - these two people are actually also mallets, they don't really understand foreign guns, they just look good.

"I've already written to Mr. Besemer, but it will be two months before the 500 Bese Wheat Guns arrive." Zhu Jishi thought for a while, turned his head and asked Zuo Zongtang: "Military advisor, what's going on with the Manchu Qing Dynasty now?" Why haven't you moved, are you not ready to Lantau Island? ”

Zuo Zongtang twisted his beard and said with a smile: "It's our discordant plan that has worked, Mu Teen and Lord Ryne are busy combing the interior of the Guangdong Navy Division, and many military attachés of the Green Battalion have been fired. There is also news today that Emperor Daoguang also sent Zeng Disheng, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to be the minister of the Qincha, and went south to Guangdong to renovate the Guangdong Green Camp with Mu Teen. It doesn't look like there will be two months, and Lantau Island can't fight here. ”

"Zeng Disheng?" Zhu Jishi frowned, and a name came to mind, "Is it Zeng Guofan?" ”

The names of the upper-class figures of the Qing Dynasty are chaotic, they are words and numbers, and Zhu Jishi's historical skills really don't know who they are.

"It's Zeng Guofan, and Disheng is his number." Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, "He, like me, is from the Xianghu science lineage. His father Zeng Linshu is a well-known fool in Hunan, and he failed to pass the exam 17 times. However, Zeng Guofan is not like his father, he is a reading material, Daoguang was a person in the thirteenth year, and he was a Jinshi in the eighteenth year, and he was ranked forty-second in the third class. It took eight years to be promoted to a bachelor's degree, and I don't think there is much future, but I didn't expect that this time I actually won the title of squire in the military department, and I also let go of the Qincha. ”

Seeing Zuo Zongtang's face with disdain, Zhu Jishi frowned and said, "Military Master, do you think Zeng Guofan will become our fierce enemy?" ”

"No!" Zuo Zongtang waved his hand and said with a smile: "He is here to help us, and the Han officials in the Guangdong Green Camp are guilty." ”

"Zeng Guofan...... Is it a cool officer? ”

"No, no, no, in fact, Emperor Daoguang is still confused."

Zuo Zongtang twisted his beard and said with a smile, "This Manchu green camp is actually a dung pit, except for giving the Han family warriors a place to be officials, it is really useless, what is there to sort out?" Even if it's catechism, just make a show, you can't be serious, otherwise how many green camp officials can keep the top? I guess those military planes must have recommended Lin Muweng, the leader of Shilin, to make peace with the mud at first, but Daoguang Dusk Jun was more serious...... In this case, it is time for Saishana to go out of Beijing, this Mongolian has a reputation for justice, and will not be too harsh on Han officials. But Emperor Daoguang wanted to let the Han people play their own boards, but how could those old foxes who entered the direct military plane be willing to come out? As a result, Mu Zhang'a's proud protégé was pushed to be difficult. If this Zeng Guofan, who had just been hung up with the title of squire, didn't behave well, how could he be worthy of Emperor Daoguang's kindness? However, with his performance, the green battalion officers in Guangdong had no intention of fighting in three or four months. Ming Gong, let's not worry about Lai Lao'er coming to find trouble for the time being, we can prepare for war with peace of mind. And now it's time to incite the regimental rebellion in Guangdong! ”

Having stayed in Hong Kong for almost a year, Zhu Jishi already has a very good understanding of the situation of group training in Guangdong. This Guangdong regiment was developed under the vigorous promotion of Lin Zexu, and in the Opium War, it also had the famous "Sanyuanli Anti-British War" with the British army. And now, although the Opium War has long ended, the Guangdong regimental training is still very strong, and there are no less than 100,000 people around Guangzhou City alone! It is no exaggeration to say that the real basis of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's armed forces in Guangdong was not the 6,000 Eight Banners New Army, nor the 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers of the Green Battalion, but regimental training all over the countryside of Guangdong. This force, controlled by the Guangdong squire, is also the biggest obstacle to Zhu Jishi's seizure of Guangdong! Therefore, the demolition of the Guangdong regimental training platform was a policy that Zhu Jishi had to implement before sending troops to occupy Guangdong. (To be continued......)