On June 21, 1840, Yilu led 4,000 troops to arrive in the waters of Macao on 3 74-gun battleships, 5 cruisers, 8 frigates, and 4 steam gunboats.

Yilu said: "For more than ten years, we have endured all kinds of hardships, and now we can finally raise our eyebrows." Now the ship is approaching Humen and opening artillery bombardment. ”

Yi Lu said: "There are three instructions from Foreign Minister Palmerston, first, Guangzhou must be temporarily maintained in its original state, second, Dinghai must be quickly occupied, and third, send a letter to the Qing Emperor as soon as possible. I thought that it was the fastest to send it north by land from Guangzhou. ”

Yilu said: "The previous thirteen lines were handed over, but now they have been gunned against each other, and they have hated it to the bone, and the Cantonese people will never convey it." ”

Yilu said: "My mighty fleet is everywhere, and the Qing people will be crushed to pieces, and they will be determined to be brothers and others to get out of this evil spirit." I immediately went north to capture Zhoushan Island, entered the Dagu Pass, and directly negotiated with the Qing Emperor. Here, one more cruiser was left behind and it was completely blocked. ”

On June 30, Yilu led 13 warships, 3 armed steamboats, 1 troop carrier, and 27 transport ships to the north.

When the war extended to the north, Xu did not dare to slack off, and quickly played Emperor Daoguang, and flew to Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Zhili, Shandong and other provinces to prevent it as a whole. And consulted Yiliang again: "Yesterday, Xin'an copied the Yi sticker, and I know that it has been submitted." The disdain immediately ordered the county to send it in red and white, so as to sue the people, otherwise the public would see it first, and the fear would come from others, and there was no way to explain it. At the moment, the situation has been reduced to blocking the cargo ship, and this trick is the most vicious, and those who work in the mainland will not be able to stop for a few days. Thousands of things, such as the title of Lord Ditai, are also provincial affairs, and they are waiting to be reinstated. “

Yiliang received Xu Zhiwen, and did not dare to slack off, and immediately met with Xu Yanshang in the middle of the night, and the two of them would play: Long live my emperor, if the Yi ship really sailed to Tianjin to seek trade, if you listen to Chen's words and be obedient, can you send the governor of Zhili, check and handle the Amsterd case, and escort the messenger from the inland river station to Guangdong for processing. If the words handed over involve ministers, etc., I only ask Qin to send a minister to Guangdong to investigate.

The main force of the British fleet went north, and the commander of the Guangdong Fleet, Shi Mi, led 3 warships and 1 armed steamboat to continue to blockade the mouth of the Pearl River.

Ze Xu was worried that at this time, the south wind was raging, which was not conducive to the sailors sailing. I had to pay attention from time to time, and as soon as I could take advantage of it, I would release the fleet out of the ocean and cut it down in a big way. He also purchased a number of ships from the United States, most of which were equipped with artillery, the largest of which was equipped with 36 cannons.

On July 2, the British ships arrived in the waters of Fujian, and Yilu ordered the battleship Browny to blockade the port of Xiamen with a transport ship, and sent another ship to guard the Taiwan Strait; Yilu led the main force to Zhejiang.

On the 3rd, the battleship Bloundi hoisted the white flag and entered the port for contact. The Qing army in Xiamen received Deng Ting's strict precaution order and refused.

The captain of the Bloundy ordered: submit the letter first, but if the submission fails, the guns will face each other.

The British boat forcibly docked, and the Qing army could not stop drinking, so the guns and arrows were fired in a volley, and the three British fell into the water. Annoyed, Captain Browny ordered an artillery bombardment. After a round of artillery, more than 30 Qing troops were killed and wounded, and 20 houses were blown into ruins. The Qing garrison Chen Guangfu fired back with artillery, and more than 30 shells whistled out. Seeing that the situation was not good, Browni retreated. That night, hundreds of Qing troops carried rocket fire canisters and camouflaged warships, entered the front of the sneak attack, and after three hours of fierce fighting, the stern of the Rondi caught fire and then retreated.

Yao Ying, the commander of Taiwan's military department, and Da Honga, the chief soldier of Taiwan Town, saw that the British ship was approaching the ocean of the horsehair gap, and ordered the sailors to quickly intercept it. Yao Ying recruited Zhuang Yong again, and ordered the heads of each village to practice righteousness and bravery, in case there is a police, half to guard the village, and half to wait for the call. He also accepted the old king of the water division to get Lu's will, strictly guarded the port, and set up an ambush with danger; or to lure it to run aground, and then to annihilate it; We will never easily fight a decisive battle at sea. Wang Delu recruited 300 elite soldiers and stationed them in Penghu. Yao Ying and Da Hong'a went to 17 coastal ports in person to inspect and deploy defenses one by one.

On July 4, the main force of the British ship arrived in the waters of Zhoushan, Zhejiang.

Zhang Chaofa, the chief soldier of the Dinghai Division, disagreed, and said: "The wind blows the ship, and there is no need to be surprised. ”

Suddenly, I saw countless ships. Mr. Zhang frowned, and Orr Fuxi said: "Yi ship is not allowed to be in Guangdong, so it is gathered here, this will become a big wharf, and I will make a lot of money." ”

Three years of Qing prefect's mansion, 100,000 white flowers; Zhang Chaofa often hated that he was just a general soldier, and the usual money was small money.

The British ship approached, and Zhang Chaofa knew that he was not a friend. Urgently reported to Yao Huaixiang of Dinghaizhi County, Huaixiang said: "Come forward to see the reality and reality." ”

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Yao Huaixiang said: "Life is long, the army and the people are not in the army, the situation is helpless, I am the land guard, I should show fearlessness!" "Naikai Zhong Battalion guerrilla Luo Jiangong sailed the ship to board the battleship Willisli, and asked why he violated my territory in the Qing Dynasty?

British Navy Commander Bermai said: "On the orders of Her Majesty the British Queen, lead the naval army sergeants to occupy this and the islands to which it belongs, surrender to avoid killing, otherwise it will be forced, 24 hours time limit, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”

The war was imminent, and Yao Huaixiang decided to close the city and wait for help. Then Zhang Chaofa said: "You and I join forces to tide over the difficulties together." ”

Zhang Chaofa said: "The city is not my responsibility, those who are outside will fight, although the battle is defeated, they will not enter, and they will defend inside, and they will not be able to come out even if they are defeated." ”

Due to the limitations of his power, Yao Huaixiang was inconvenient to force, so he had to gather soldiers and recruit people to fight, and hurriedly deployed defenses.

Yi boat even the border of the border, Zhejiang Governor Wu Ergong on the forehead: the minister and the minister Zhu Tingbiao back and forth inspection, a total of more than 260 ships, in addition to the fishing rod and the factory to build each boat, its largest rice boat with the safety of the ship, the camper is still and hundred, contact each other, enough to apply. Anti-sea weapons, artillery first, statistics of each battalion, more than 450 red-coated cannons, 18 Western cannons, weighing from four or five thousand catties to four or five hundred catties. The heavier ones were moved to defend the sea, and the lighter ones were used to be equipped with warships. Immediately, there was a rusty cannon in the storage bureau for a long time, and it had been simmered and washed. There are still more than 800 mountain splitting guns, all of which can be used. In addition, the armaments and equipment are also fully equipped, and the ship's armament is still neat and can be prepared. Today, the ministers read the Yi book, the words are very wild, how can the town minister Zhang Chaofa be allowed to deliver. The ship is cruising in the ocean, and since it has been blocked by leading troops, why should it be allowed to go ashore?

At two o'clock in the afternoon of July 5, when the deadline arrived, Bomai ordered an attack, and the four battleships and 100 guns bombarded the Qingshui Division.

Zhang Chaofa fired back, the strength of the two sides was very different, the Qingshui division collapsed at the first touch, Chaofa was shot in the left strand, and the Qingshui division retreated to Zhenhai. The British landed, occupied the shore defense batteries, and bombarded the city all night. In the early morning of the 6th, the east gate was broken, and the British troops poured in and plundered. The Qing army was dispersed, and Yao Huaixiang threw himself into the pool and was martyred.

On July 14, Lin Zexu received Wu Ergong's request for help and was shocked. Then he met Yiliang and said with emotion: "The province has overlapped the Guangdong Provincial Statement, and it is all prepared, how can it be neglected? In this way, we only wait for sin. ”

Then Xu Yan stopped, that is, he and Yiliang Mi Chen resumed the Dinghai matter, and hurried to play: Yi Nai dared to gather in Dinghai, vainly, because the place was lonely in the sea, and the hope was to take it as a nest. The city of Dinghai County was occupied, and the people in the city fled in a hurry, and the county was surrounded by more than 200 miles, and there were no less than 100,000 people living in various villages. As soon as the wind is heard, the bandits will surely fall into the wilderness.

Then Xu Shu stopped, and urgently consulted Zhejiang.