After the battle of Dagukou, when the British and French combined fleet retreated, the sky was already bright, and on the main battery of Dagu, Monk Greenqin was dressed in military uniform, sitting not far from the giant cannon with red barrels, holding the Nakuni Suguang knife in both hands, like a god of war, sitting as steady as Mount Tai, looking at the British and French ships that were rapidly retreating on the sea in the distance. Since the beginning of the negotiations between Britain and France and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng transferred Monk Greenqin back to Dagukou to sit in Dagukou in order to make a fool of himself, but fortunately, the Taiping army in northern Jiangsu, Anhui and other places has recently stopped a lot, and Monk Greenqin was able to withdraw and come back.

At first, the negotiations went well, but unexpectedly, the assassination of the envoys occurred, followed by the attack of the British and French forces, the first attack was Dagukou. Since the beginning of the war, Monk Greenqin has been sitting firmly on the main battery, without moving, under the fierce fire of the British and French navies, greatly stabilized the morale of the army.

Before dawn, Monk Lingqin received a battle report from the South Bank Fort, and Shi Rongchun, the commander of the fort, was killed in battle. Shi Rongchun has followed him for many years, has been loyal to his duties, never flinched when he went into battle, since taking over the Dagu General Army, has been painstakingly operating the Dagu Fort, and then accumulated merit and was promoted to the commander of Zhili, this time the monk Greenqin deployed to defend Dagu, if there is no foundation for Shi Rongchun to work hard for many years, he will not be able to make the Dagu defense line so complete for a while. Hearing the news of Shi Rongchun's death, Seng Lingqin's heart ached severely, and he wanted to sink the British and French ships on the sea.

At this time, I saw another fierce general, Leshan, hurrying over, and bowed his head: "Handsome!" Retreat and let the sailors who are in ambush in the open sea fight! ”

Monk Greenqin slowly closed his eyes, then took a deep breath, and spit out a long time: "Among the ships of the sailors, is there anyone who can catch up with the ship?" The ship's artillery could have hit the ship? ”

Leshan listened silently, the Dagu sailors are all sailboats of more than 100 tons. It was simply impossible to catch up with the British and French steam clippers, and the guns on board were not as good as people, and the sortie was purely to find death. But watching the swaggering retreat of the Yi boat, Le Shanxin was unwilling, stomped his feet heavily, and was silent, his face was gray and black, all of them were the color of smoke, and it seemed that he was also guarding the fort completely.

Monk Greenqin sighed lightly: "This battle is already a complete victory, count the losses." Heal the wounded soldiers and clean up the battlefield! ”

Half an hour later, the losses of the Qing army were counted, and Shi Rongchun, the commander of Zhili, and Long Ruyuan, the deputy general of the Dagu Association, were killed. Shi Rongchun guarded the southern fort, and the soldiers forcibly landed, about to break the defense line of the infantry on the south bank. He led more than a dozen guards to rush down the mountain, gathered the rout, and rushed up again. Killed in the chaos; Long Ruyuan guarded the fort at the northern end. He was hit by the guns of the British ships and died on the spot. In addition, the Qing army lost 76 killed, 121 wounded, and 11 artillery pieces damaged. The enemy estimated losses at more than 1,000 men, and another 17 soldiers were captured.

Monk Greenqin muttered: "Seventy-six dead, seventy-six dead, why are there two Shi and Long?" Then he slowly closed his eyes. The four great generals under the monk king are only Su Kejin, Le Shan, and He Jianao. Hearing this, they were all silent.

At this time, a noise of gongs and drums sounded under the fort, and everyone looked over. I saw that it was Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, who was riding a blue official sedan chair, with the government service soldiers, gentry officials, and some labor soldiers who sang big operas and beat gongs and drums. After the war, the governor of Zhili, Hengfu, has been waiting for news in the rear, and at this moment he has to report to Pegasus Express, saying that Haikouzi has won a big victory, and the Yichuan has retreated, so he came with the labor army.

Le Shan took a sip fiercely: "Old thing, I saw that the victorious Baba rushed to receive the credit." ”

Monk Greenqin said gently: "It is my martial duty to go into battle to kill the enemy, it is ordinary, Lord Hengfu is a civil official, and he has not retreated to Tianjin and other news, which is already commendable and must not be rude." ”

Hengfu got off the sedan chair under the fort, walked up to the fort in person, and knelt down on one knee when he saw Monk Lingqin and other generals: "All the generals have worked hard! The people behind him also knelt down and shouted: "All the generals have worked hard! Monk Greenqin hurriedly helped him up, and he didn't dare to say that he didn't dare to say that Hengfu was serious, and the generals' faces were slightly softened.

Hengfu was floated up by the monk Greenqin, and then said with a sad face: "Shi and Long two generals were martyred, very regrettable, very regrettable, the gentry of Jingu are grateful for the loyalty and courage of the two generals, and have agreed to build a double loyalty shrine for the two generals in Dagu, and I hope that the two generals will gather together and enjoy the incense forever." ”

Monk Greenqin thanked him again, very grateful to Hengfu, and the generals were also moved, and their views on Hengfu were greatly changed.

After talking about the battle situation, Hengfu pulled Monk Lingqin to a place where there was no one at the far end of the fort, and asked in a low voice: "How does the monk king want to report the victory?" ”

Monk Lingqin Qi said: "Naturally, the report was truthful, and the ambush in Dagu was successfully set up to repel the Yi people." ”

Hengfu shook his head and said: "This is not appropriate, although there is an envoy group who was assassinated first, but the Holy Lord has not declared war on the Yi people, and the previous court war and the dispute between the two factions, the Holy Lord has not yet made up his mind." The imperial court has been fuyi for many years, although there is a heart to start a war but there is no intention of starting a war, the monk and the king have won this great victory, but if the report is reported to set up an ambush, this move will definitely offend the lord and the faction, and although the Yi people retreat, but they will come again, when they are victorious or defeated, no one knows. If it is defeated, the court will have to appease again, and the monk and king will not be able to escape the charge of starting a war at that time. ”

Monk Lingqin muttered: "Your Excellency's words are reasonable, but this king is not thoughtful. ”

Hengfu said: "According to the foolish opinion of this official, the two of us jointly folded, and the name was Monk Greenqin and Hengfu Shangsheng, and the Yiren attacked and fired first, and the Dagu soldiers and horses counterattacked and won a big victory. The compromise said that the people of Ming Yi did not follow the will of the imperial court, waiting for the assassination incident to be investigated and understood, and forcibly impacting Dagu, you and I only thought about the situation for many years, once the cannon was fired, the situation changed completely, and we still forbearance and waited, and waited for the battle, and stored the anger of our army" Hengfu slowly said what he thought, and it was already a piece of music, and the monk Greenqin admired Hengfu for learning, and after listening, he said deeply: "It's played according to what the adults say." ”

Hengfu said a few words, and put his name and Monk Greenqin side by side on the fold, Monk Greenqin didn't care, Hengfu is the governor of Zhili, and he still has a lot of things to rely on him to help, and he doesn't break it at the moment.

After saying the folding, Hengfu called the master, immediately spread out the table, dictated it on the fort, prepared the fold, and gave it to Monk Greenqin after looking at it. The two of them signed properly, and ordered someone to wear red and hang colors for 800 miles to send them to Chengde in an emergency. At this moment, Xianfeng is still hiding in Chengde to escape the summer, and he is sent to Chengde with twists and turns, and the capital only needs to be sent to the court.

After the messenger went, Seng Lingqin and Hengfu slowly came to the front of the fort, looking at the sea, the remnants of the Yi boat were still burning, and the two seriously injured Yi boats were floating at the mouth of the sea, and the Qing army had sent more than ten sampans to capture them.

Hengfu asked: "The monk king won a big victory in this battle, but is there a future?" ”

Monk Lingqin Qi said: "Naturally, it is to rectify the military horses and equipment. Rebuild the fort to prevent the return of the Yiren. ”

Hengfu frowned and said: "Although this battle was humiliated by Jiangning more than ten years ago, it was also to declare the prestige of the country and express the people's prestige, but the people were greedy. They will not give up. The ships of Guanyi are strong and sharp, and the sea comes and goes like the wind. I'm better equipped than I am. Dagu has been operating for several years, the firearms in Beijing have been exhausted, and there are monks and kings with elite soldiers and good generals, and there are more strange plans to set up ambushes, so there is this victory, but how about the cities of Guangdong? In the end, all the coastal cities in Guangdong could not be built like Dagu. There is no elite soldier like a monk king. Besides, Yiren and Long-haired secretly communicate with each other, for fear of collusion inside and outside, which will harm my country. ”

Monk Lingqin frowned and said, "What should I do?" Peace talks with it? ”

Hengfu didn't answer and asked: "The monk king's battle, if it weren't for the trickery." Can you win or not? ”

Monk Grinqin muttered: "The battle to the death! ”

Hengfu nodded and asked, "How will you deal with the return of Yiren next time?" ”

Monk Greenqin replied: "The displacement of the cannons has been replaced, the forts have been inflated, the infantry has held the key points, and the cavalry has responded to the rear road and attacked the soldiers who have landed on the shore. ”

Hengfu said: "Is it also a battle to the death? ”

Monk Greenqin's thick beard shook: "Obey the order to defend the land, but to die and fight." ”

Hengfu said slowly: "Not everyone in the DPRK and China may want to fight to the death, Dagu chokes the gate of Gyeonggi, there is a slight difference, and the catastrophe will not be recovered. The monk king set up an ambush and won the victory, but as soon as the battle started, there was no end to the game, and the bandits in the south were not appeased, and the country was in danger. ”

Monk Lingqin's eyes widened: "The Yiren have been declaring war for a long time, shelling the city in Guangzhou, killing our soldiers and civilians, and now they are attacking in the north, how can they not set up an ambush to defeat him?" It is true that Yiren trades, but the heart of profit-seeking does not die, and every time the requirements are more and more excessive, and peace talks with them are like feeding wolves with meat, and wolves have a full stomach for a day? Yes, my monk Greenqin calculated and planned to ambush the people, and fired the cannon first, even if the Yi people came back in the future and broke through Dagu, the king would not retreat half a step. Even after thousands of years, later generations say that this king is good at starting a war, this king will not regret it. The martial arts guard the land, is it impossible to give it to others? ”

Hengfu sighed: "The monk king is not wrong to think so, regardless of the comments after his death, his mind is not comparable to my generation, Hengfu is speechless." ”

Monk Greenqin said slowly: "The adult understands that this king understands that since ancient times, heroes have been judged by success or failure, and if this king is defeated in the future, there will be verbal criticism behind him. Then he raised his head and laughed three times and said loudly: "At that time, since it was a matter of death, why should this king be afraid?" The eldest husband is shrouded in horse leather, and he is worthy of heaven and earth, and later generations of corrupt Confucians will say that he can go! With that, he turned around and smiled and walked away.

Hengfu looked at the back of Seng Lingqin and shook his head and said with a smile: "It's good that he can go, but fortunately, if you act recklessly and hit the Yiren hard, the Yiren will definitely refuse to give up, otherwise Su Zhongtang's plan will not be realized." ”

On the other side, the British and French commanders who were defeated at sea gathered for a meeting. After Derenuiri finished talking about the battle situation, the British ambassador plenipotentiary Ergin frowned and said: "When will the Qing army be able to fight like this?" "Rigoth? Derenuiri sneered: "Your Excellency, we are now at war, and in the case of the Qing side making all preparations and we make fatal mistakes, the Qing side may also win a partial or even major victory, don't forget that they have also defeated Russia." ”

Grant said slowly: "Everyone, we did make the mistake of belittling the enemy this time, and when we didn't gather enough intelligence, we took the risk of going to war, and defeat was inevitable. ”

French Minister Gro said: "Gentlemen, a review is necessary, but it is imperative that we discuss the next steps. ”

Grant, who had long been familiar with the situation in China, said: "I suggest that the whole army return to Shanghai to rest and wait for reinforcements from India, and we need to find Chinese to collect intelligence for us." ”

Ergin frowned and asked, "I agree to return to Shanghai to rest and recuperate, is there a suitable person to collect intelligence?" What we need is extremely confidential intelligence from the enemy. ”

The British consul in Shanghai, who now doubles as Ergin's interpreter, said: "I have a very good candidate in Shanghai, he hates the Qing government very much, he comes from a family of Qing officials, and he is proficient in English and French Chinese, so he must be the best candidate." ”

Pashali became interested: "Oh, there is such a person, what is his name?" ”

Wei Tuoma smiled: "He is a playboy, his name is Gong Cheng, he likes others to call him Gong Banlun, his father turned out to be an official of the Qing court, called Gong Zizhen." (To be continued......)