Shajiao Fort was built in the sixth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1801), according to the record of Guan Tianpei, the commander of the naval division, the Shajiao Fort is 139 meters long, 11 gun holes, 11 large and small iron cannons, 1 cannon at the main gate of the fort, and 1 250 kg pig iron cannon for standby. There are 4 halls and official halls, 3 official rooms, 17 military rooms, and gunpowder magazines and other facilities on the platform, all of which are blue brick structures, and the foundations, battlements, gun holes, and countertops are made of granite masonry. In addition, there is a prospective tower and a circular fort on the attached Pulling Flag Hill; There is an open-air gun emplacement on the fishing platform. The Shajiao Fort and the Dajiao Fort are obliquely confronted from east to west, forming the first gateway of Humen coastal defense. However, the distance between the two was more than 3,600 meters, and the range of the cannon at that time was only as long as Zhonghong, and the artillery fire was not effective enough to block the ocean. After Guan Tianpei took office as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy Division, he believed that the Shajiao Fort was in a strong position and the situation was appropriate, so he re-defended the Humen Fortress and changed the Shajiao Fort into an order platform. All foreign merchant ships must be anchored outside the sea surface of Sha Kok, and can only pass through after being inspected by our sailors. If an unscrupulous ship tries to break in, it will fire a cannon and order it to stop, and if it violates the order, fire a cannon to warn, and if it does not obey, aim and open fire, and inform each battery to prepare for battle.

On January 7, 1841, the British invading army dispatched more than 20 warships and more than 2,000 people to attack Shajiao and Dajiao, after the loss of Dajiao, some soldiers broke through to the Shajiao Fort to resist, and fought bloodily. In the 23rd year of Daoguang (1843) and rebuilt and expanded, the gun emplacements of Shajiao Fort spread all over the small hills connected to the vicinity of Yushan, Lunshan, Xiangshan, and Baihe Mountain in Shajiao Bay. Among them, the fishing hill fort has also been expanded from the original open-air fort to 4 hidden forts, which are collectively called fishing platforms, which have front fishing platforms, rear fishing platforms, left fishing platforms, and right fishing platforms.

Last year (in 1857) the fort was again targeted by the Anglo-French forces, but before it could do anything, it quickly fell. After more than half a year of abandonment, the ruins and broken walls were already overgrown with weeds, although it was still early, Chen Weifu still ordered the troops to camp here. The original barracks and warehouses of the fort can still live after a little tidying up, so there is no need to set up another tent, taking advantage of the soldiers' time to clean up the room, Chen Weifu led several officers to climb the fort of Yushan Mountain. Standing on the side wall of the fort, the surrounding scenery is in full view, and the situation of the Pearl River Estuary and the opposite Dajiao Fort is also faintly visible. Looking at the new or old craters on the wall, Chen Weifu couldn't help but sigh about the ancients, "If you want to say that the terrain of the Pearl River Estuary is still good, it's a pity that there are five scumbags in the stall, the government is incompetent, the equipment is backward, and no matter how brave the soldiers are, it is useless!" ”

"If you put a 152 on each side of the battery, the wooden ships of the British will be more or less a target." The commander of the fourth company echoed.

"In the future, when Dongguan is liberated, we still have to set up a card here, so that future generations will know these people who sacrificed for the country." Even the instructor did not forget to carry out patriotic education, he turned around and ordered a few guards, "Go pick some wild flowers!" ”

A few confused guards still faithfully carried out the instructor's order, and the instructor tied the wild flowers into several bunches with grass stems, and then distributed them to several officers, and everyone respectfully placed the bouquets on the gun emplacement with only one pedestal, and then bowed to the gun emplacement three times together. The indigenous soldiers didn't understand who the chiefs were worshipping, and most of them stood there stupidly, bowing like they were smart, but Wang Hongwei saw some fame.

After the salute, a soldier quietly asked Wang Hongwei, "Squad leader, who are the leaders worshipping?" ”

"This is Guan Tianpei, who died here more than ten years ago." Wang Hongwei was naturally more knowledgeable than ordinary soldiers, and he also vaguely guessed the intentions of the leaders.

"Isn't the Qing army our enemy? Why do you still worship their great officials? "After the soldier enlisted. The higher authorities have been instilling in them that "the Qing army is the enemy" and "the goal of the Guangfu army is to overthrow the rule of the Qing court." After a month of brainwashing education, these concepts have slowly taken root in the hearts of the people. Now the chiefs want to worship the enemy generals, and the native soldiers naturally cannot understand it for a while.

"Eighteen years ago, the British invaded Humen, closed the military gate and fought bloody battles with them, and finally ran out of ammunition and food, and died of exhaustion, he is a real hero." Speaking of this, Wang Hongweishu gave a thumbs up with his left hand, "The chiefs know heroes and heavy heroes, and when they come to the place where he died in battle, of course they have to pay respects!" After hearing his words, the native soldiers nodded in understanding.

"The one who died here was the general Chen Liansheng and his son, and the place where Guan Tianpei died in the north was the Weiyuan Fort on Yaniang Shoe Island in the north." The instructor's voice came from the side, correcting a small mistake in Wang Hongwei's words. "We pay tribute to these Qing soldiers who died in battle, not only because they were heroes, but also because they died for the country. The British are our enemies, and the Qing army is also our enemy, but if we stand on the standpoint of the country and the nation, we will be in unison with the Qing army. In the final analysis, we and the Qing army are both Chinese, and we are like fellow clans in a big family, and the Manchu court is now the patriarch. It's just that he, the patriarch, has been in office for two hundred years, and as a result, the life of the clan has become poorer and poorer, and they have to eat bran vegetables, but he, the patriarch, has eaten fat and big ears. In the end, this outsider came to the door again, and the patriarch of the Manchu court was even more wastewood, not only was he beaten to pieces, but he also had to compensate tens of millions of taels of silver. Unsurprisingly, this figure caused exclamations among the soldiers. This number, which is known to 9 percent of the population nationwide in the 21st century, is not known to more than 90 percent of people in this era.

"Ten million taels, how much is that?" One soldier sighed.

The instructor pointed to a large ship on the sea, "That ship can fill the cabin, it can probably be two million taels, and if it is ten million taels, it will take at least five or six ships to fill it." ”

The soldiers made another uproar, and piled up like a hill of silver that ordinary people could not imagine. The instructor saw that the topic was far away, so he stopped continuing to shake the "black materials" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and turned the topic back. "Generally, the patriarch of a large family is unfair, eats more and occupies more, and is incompetent, so what will the clansmen do?"

"Then what else is there to say, just change someone to be the patriarch."

"Yes! Yes! If you don't have the ability, you should naturally abdicate and make way for Xian. "Many of the soldiers were the sons of large families themselves and had a deep understanding of the struggle for power.

The instructor was very satisfied with the effect of his heuristic education, "If the patriarch of a family is incompetent, he should be replaced, and in the same way, if the head of a country is incompetent, then he should also give up his position." This sentence was recognized by everyone, and many people nodded in unison. However, the Manchu court, as the head of our Chinese family, not only could not let the clansmen have enough food and clothing, but also cut the land and lost money in order to curry favor with the robbers who came to the door. In order to keep his position as patriarch, he is willing to do anything, anyway, the land cut is the people's, and the money for the compensation is also scraped from the people, and it can't hurt him in the slightest. Let's talk about it! If you are in charge like this, should you tell him to fuck off? ”

"That's right! Tell that family of you to fuck off! ”

"Fuck off! If he doesn't get out, we'll go to Beijing! The soldiers' emotions were mobilized and they joined in denouncing the Qing court. The instructor continued: "Now many people in the world are dissatisfied with the head of the Qing court, and there are also many people who want to be the patriarch themselves, for example, Hong Tianwang, who built the imperial court in Nanjing, is one of them. ”

Hong Xiuquan is a native of Huaxian County, Guangzhou, and he is also everyone's fellow villager, and everyone has heard of his deeds to some extent. Four years ago, when He Liu had an incident, he played the slogan of "going to heaven", and this "going to heaven" was to go to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It took more than ten years to become the lord of a country above 10,000 people from a non-first-class showman, and Wang Hongwei still admires his fellow countryman. However, listening to the chief's tone, he didn't seem to look down on someone Hong, so he said tentatively: "Hong Xiuquan believes in foreign religions, which is not the right way." ”

This was said in a more literal way, and the instructor thought for a while before he understood what he meant, so he smiled, "Since ancient times, there have been many people in China who have rebelled under the banner of religion, such as yellow scarves in the distance, white lotus in the near future, and there are not many more Hong Xiuquan, and there are no less than him." It's just that this Hong Tianwang has a limit, and he is jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and he is greedy for enjoyment. I don't know how to do things, and I don't feel comfortable letting others do it. Only can share hardships, not wealth and prosperity, just the year before last, he united with the northern king Wei Changhui, and the Yan king Qin Rigang slaughtered his own number one subordinate, Yang Xiuqing, the increasingly powerful king of the east. Because the king of the east wanted to be 'long live', Wei Changhui killed him, and even killed Shi Dakai's family. Hong Xiuquan turned his face and pushed Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang out as scapegoats and slaughtered them, and in just a few months, more than 20,000 people were killed in Nanjing, and finally Shi Dakai, the king of wings, also left with his own soldiers and horses. Back then, Yong'an was crowned king, the six kings of heaven, east, south, west, north, and wing, Xiao Chaogui and Feng Yunshan died in battle early, and they killed two more and ran one, and Hong Xiuquan really became a loner. Also, this Hong Xiuquan is still very lustful, and only then did he have a piece of land, so he got eighty or ninety wives. This gossip makes most of the "slings" who have never even touched a woman's hand envious, jealous and hateful! "The soldiers under him are engaged in men's and women's camps, and they are not even allowed to meet. There is also the so-called holy treasury system, which is said to be 'the same envoy with money', and it is estimated that he also has the money to make it alone. "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's propaganda has a certain appeal to the poor people who are struggling on the verge of life and death, but it is not very attractive to the people in the rich areas of the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, and there is no market for the primitive communism of the sacred treasury system. Except for a few people who are envious of Hong Xiu's omnipotent marriage of eighty or ninety wives, no one yearns for the life of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"Don't look at the fact that the Taiping army now occupies several provinces and is prosperous, as long as the Qing court relaxes this breath, their good days will come to an end. Surely you will be defeated in less than ten years! In the last sentence, the instructor directly predicted the end of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

After a round of gossip, the topic returned to the Liberation Army itself. "We, the Liberation Army, also strive to be the home of this country. Only we can let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and only we are not afraid of those Western robbers who will come to the door and dare to sneer at us, and we will knock out all their teeth! The instructor ended the day with a boastful blow.

Before dinner began, the old barracks of the fort were renovated, and after the routine evening study, everyone fell asleep peacefully to the sound of the tide.