Wan'er looked at the suspicious crowd: "Maybe you didn't expect such a situation, I can tell you that Deng Zixuan is leading the people's army to fight in Annan right now." Zixuan's subordinate Chen Jintang is leading the people's army to besiege the British and French concessions, and soon the city of Shanghai will become ours. Then Wan'er distributed a few letters to Sheng Huaiyin, Sheng Huaixuan, and Hu Xueyan.

After reading the letter, Hu Xueyan first collapsed to the ground and cried bitterly: "Brother Zixuan, this is harming me!" I didn't see my brother's ambitions. "Brother Zixuan is so rebellious, we will fall into a catastrophe from which we will never recover," Sheng Huaixuan also beat his chest. Quickly inform the hometown and let them hide," Sheng Huaiyin shouted anxiously. Wan'er said: "Brother Sheng, Brother Hu, don't worry, Zixuan has already thought of it, your family and relatives will arrive in Shanghai soon, I promise you." ”

Zhang Yan woke up like a dream and said: "Wife and sister, you brought me to Shanghai exactly like this? Wan'er smiled but didn't say a word. Hu Xueyan was still anxious: "What about my business and aunt's wife in the capital?" Wan'er said: "Your aunt and wife in the capital, including Xi'an, have been moved to safety, and they will be reunited with you soon, and they can't take care of the business." Besides, there is no point in the Qing court killing your buddies, your business is just confiscated at most. Hu Xueyan was distressed when he heard this.

After a long time, Sheng Huaiyin sighed and said; "Brother Wai, we have no way back at this point. Brother Zixuan let us fall too deeply, but fortunately, we were all safe, so we had to prosper and lose. "Lord Nakado is so kind to me that I can't betray Lord Nakado. I'm going to plead guilty to Lord Nakado in person, and I think Lord Nakado will open up. Sheng Huaixuan did not give up.

"Okay, don't dream, do you think Li Hongzhang really takes you seriously, killing you for his own interests is like crushing an ant to death, Li Hongzhang kills fewer people?" Hu Xueyan was dismissive. "What qualifications do you have to make noise in front of me, you can betray Zuo Zongtang, but I can't betray Lord Li," Sheng Huaixuan was still stubborn. Wan'er said softly: "Brother Sheng, Brother Hu, the husband has said more than once that you are all pillars of talent, and how the husband respects you in ordinary times, the two of them must know it in their hearts." I can honestly tell you two that after 10 years of preparation, my husband has the ability to challenge the Qing court, and I believe that my husband can do it. ”

Sheng Huaiyin asked, "Wan'er, I want to know how many soldiers and horses Brother Zixuan has in Shanghai City?" Wan'er said: "As far as I know, there are 8,000 soldiers and horses in Shanghai City. The crowd exclaimed. Sheng Huaixuan pouted and said: "What about eight thousand men and horses, the Qing army of the Jiangnan battalion will pounce soon after hearing the news, I will wait to go to the guillotine!" Wan'er said confidently: "Don't worry, we are not afraid of the Qing army in the Jiangnan camp, because our 8,000 men are foreign guns!" "The Guns!" The crowd exclaimed even more.

Wan'er continued: "The soldiers and horses of Shanghai City are the provisional 3rd Brigade, and the 3rd Brigade has three infantry regiments, each with 1,500 people. In addition, there was a cavalry regiment with a number of 1000 people. There was also an artillery regiment with about 50 guns" The crowd was almost stupid. Sheng Huaiyin asked in confusion: "Wan'er, it's incredible, where is Brother Zixuan's soldiers and horses hidden?" Why is there no sign at all? Wan'er smiled: "Brother-in-law, do you still know about Jinshan Island?" ”

"Oh! I know, when Zixuan's elder brother plotted against Jinshan Island, it turned out to be hiding soldiers and horses. Sheng Huaiyin suddenly realized. Hu Xueyan interjected: "Madam, you said that it is the 3rd Brigade in Shanghai City, where are the 1st and 2nd Brigades?" "The 1st and 2nd Brigades led by Fujun are fighting fiercely with the French army in Annam, and Fujun will enter Guangxi at that time." Hu Xueyan was pleasantly surprised: "I know, no wonder Brother Zixuan plotted against Guangxi and Hainan Island, he planned and then acted." ”

Sheng Huaixuan also said: "It seems that Brother Zixuan has rebelled a long time ago, and he asked Kuang Jiazhi to climb to the position of the prefect of Hainan Island, which is to cover up his purpose." We were all deceived by him, and everything he did is now revealed. Wan'er continued, "I'll tell you something about it now. Originally, we would have acted after the incident in Guangxi, but the changes in Fuzhou forced us not to act in advance. Wan'er has a clear mind, and what she says is the Tao.

"The change in Fuzhou?" Sheng Huaixuan asked confusedly. Wan'er replied: "The French suffered a great loss in Annam, and the French warships attacked the South Sea Fleet. They wanted to capture the Mawei military port, but they were beaten away by our men, and now Fuzhou is under our control. The French suffered a loss in Fuzhou, so they went to the British and French concessions to burn, kill, plunder and loot to vent their anger. At this moment, gunshots came from the direction of the concession, and everyone suddenly became nervous. Wan'er said: "Don't panic, everyone, the soldiers are launching an attack on the British and French concessions. ”

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard outside, and several officers entered in a majestic manner. Several generals saw Wan'er kneeling on one leg and said, "The master mother is above, and Liu Yunlong, the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 3rd Brigade, is here." Wan'er asked calmly, "What is your mission?" "Tell you, our mission is to take over all the fortress forts in Shanghai City." Then Liu Yunlong continued: "That is Daotai Sheng Huaiyin?" Sheng Huaiyin was a little apprehensive and said, "Contemptible people are." ”

"Lord Shan, please make an order, lest there be a misunderstanding when we take over the fort." Sheng Huaiyin immediately complied. Commander Liu saluted Wan'er and turned to leave. Hearing that a large army was coming, everyone poured out of the mansion. I saw a steady stream of imposing soldiers, officers kept giving orders, and groups of soldiers ran away. They were armed with rifles, and their bayonets gleamed brightly in the sun.

The 1st Regiment was divided into three directions, the left, right and center, and in less than half an hour it entered the British and French concessions, and the British and French soldiers resisted for a while and began to flee. In the middle, Chen Jinyu saw the soldiers constantly pouring in. "Let's go inside!" Chen Jinyu put down the telescope and said loudly. As soon as this kung fu flew in front of him, a liaison officer dismounted and reported: "Report to the deputy commander-in-chief, the 2nd Regiment is taking over the fortress batteries along the river according to the operation, and the security forces have taken control of the green camp of the Qing army. The 3rd Regiment was heading for the western fortification, and the artillery regiment was on its way under the cover of the cavalry regiment. "Order the departments to speed up!" "Yes!" The liaison officer turned and left.

Dense gunfire continued to be heard in the concession, and the troops that suddenly fell from the sky stunned the troops of the British and French concessions. On the side of the pier, a group of soldiers pounced swiftly and quickly. The French ironclad battleship Triumph, the Philippe, the Goddess, and two gunboats anchored on the dock had been shut down due to the need for repairs, leaving only a small number of men on the battleship to guard them. At the first opportunity, the sentries on the battleship were shot, and the soldiers climbed onto the battleship to find the French sailors on the battleship.

About 2 kilometers from the battleship was the French barracks, and the French soldiers who had retreated to the barracks from the concession began to resist. French machine guns and heavy gunfire blocked the soldiers' attacks, and then the French barracks began to bombard, forcing the attacking troops to retreat. The fire of the French barracks was too heavy, and the advance of the attacking troops was blocked, and the two sides began to stalemate. The attacking soldiers, looking for favorable terrain, began to shoot at the French soldiers.

The sailors of the French battleships temporarily lived in the French soldiers' club, and they had a great deal of prostitution last night, while many of them were still asleep. After the gunshots rang out, the sailors were awakened. Bell, deputy commander of the French Far East Fleet, was shocked to hear that a dense burst of gunfire broke out in the concession, so he sent his subordinates out to investigate. Soon his subordinates came back in a panic to report that a large number of Qing troops had invaded the concession. Bell was somewhat unimpressed, and he immediately contacted the French barracks and asked them to deal with the Qing army.

It would have been too late for Bell to let the sailors retreat in the first place, but his conceit made the sailors prisoners quickly become prisoners. A battalion of soldiers surrounded the military club, and the French sentry standing guard was shot and killed. Soldiers stormed the military club in droves. The French sailors had no weapons, and those who tried to resist were killed by bayonets, and such a horrific killing that the sailors quickly collapsed and surrendered. Bell was stunned to see a soldier in a strange uniform appear in front of him.

British barracks, British troops resisting. During the mutual shooting, the British soldiers were accurately hit, and such a terrifying shooting caused the British soldiers to quickly break down. Especially when they saw that the other party was not the Great Qing Army at all, they were stunned from the commander to the soldiers. Chen Jin's figure appeared on the position, "Report to the deputy commander-in-chief, the British barracks are surrounded by regiments." Chen Jinyu said to Deng Yun beside him: "Shout, let them surrender, we will treat the prisoners preferentially!" ”

The disciples of the Deng family class who returned from England are now temporarily playing the role of translators. Deng Yun shouted for a while, and the British barracks were indifferent. The head of the regiment, Nie Fengwu, asked Ying to launch a strong attack, and Chen Jinyu groaned and said: "The strong attack will definitely pay a price, they have become a turtle in the urn, first surround it for a while." As he spoke, one of his subordinates came to the front and reported: "Report to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief that the British Governor-General has been captured." "Great, bring in the British Governor at once!" Chen Jinyu was overjoyed.

To great surprise, the British governor was brought to the position and before he could shout, a white flag was raised in the British barracks. The fact that the Governor had been taken prisoner meant that there was no hope, and that the commander of the British barracks was wise. Then more than 400 British soldiers in the barracks walked out of the barracks with their hands raised, and almost all of these British soldiers were cavalry in the concession, and their combat effectiveness was far from good. The British governor looked at the army he had never seen before and asked, "May I ask your Excellency, what kind of army are you?" ”

Chen Jinshu said: "We are the people's army. Mr. Governor, I can assure you that as long as the soldiers and citizens of your country do not resist, the safety of life will be protected. At the same time, I promise that the private property of your country's merchants and citizens will be protected, your country's public property will be confiscated, and the concession will unconditionally accept the jurisdiction of our ministry. "Is this a decision of the Qing government?" asked the British governor in surprise. It's my decision! "Chen Jinyu is categorical.

In the afternoon, Chen Jinyu came to the French barracks, "Report to the deputy commander-in-chief, the French resistance is very stubborn, their artillery fire is fierce, we launched several attacks and were repelled by the other side, and our troops suffered more than 50 casualties. "A battalion commander reports." It seems that what the lord said is true, and the French army is indeed strong in combat. Has the artillery regiment arrived? Chen Jinyu asked. Report to the deputy commander-in-chief, the artillery regiment has arrived! "Immediately bring in ten guns and give the French a taste of artillery."

An hour later, 10 infantry guns were brought up. After the artillery was arranged, Chen Jinyu gave the order to open fire, and the shells flew towards the French barracks with a roar, and a violent explosion rose in the French barracks. After 20 minutes of shelling, Chen Jinyu ordered a strong attack. At the sound of the loud military trumpet, the soldiers jumped up from their hiding places and rushed towards the French barracks. It is evident that the resistance of the French barracks has been halved. An hour later, the soldiers stormed the French barracks ・・・・・・.