Chapter 128: Tan Shaoguang's troops arrive in Shanghai

Li Xiucheng entered Songhu, and Xue Huan, the governor of Jiangsu, hurriedly played: A few days ago, the British Counselor Pasha Li repeatedly talked with the gentleman, and the gentleman and others invited him to transfer troops to assist the officers and troops in defending Shanghai. Alternate Dao Wu Yun and alternate Zhizhou Ying Bao met with the gentlemen of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to borrow the troops of Britain and France to help suppress the matter, and the ministers played on their behalf. At present, the ministers and the ministers of the department have been loyal to the army of land and water, divided into 20 or 30 key passes in Songjiang, Shanghai, Jinshan, Fengxian, and Baoshan, and there is a real risk of preventing more soldiers and fewer soldiers, and the hundreds of thousands of people who should be opposed, the fierce flames, must gather troops, in order to exercise the right to win, the gentry and others asked for help to suppress is also a must-try measure.

Kindly picked up and asked Prince Gong Yixin.

Yixin said: China and foreign countries have been concentric, that is, to destroy thieves as the ambition.

Cixi then issued an edict: The gentleman and others had discussed with Pasha, and had asked the Prime Minister Yamen to negotiate properly with the British and French envoys in Beijing today, but the envoys might not be able to comply. The British and French put the merchants first and feared the people, so Xue Huan turned to the gentry and other Chinese businessmen and people, cut and enlightened the foreign merchants, and made them turn to the Pasha ceremony.

When Chen Kunshu, the commander of the army, heard that Li Xiucheng was coming to Suzhou, his heart trembled, and he quickly retreated to Changzhou with his troops.

Hong Renfa and Hong Renda saw that their eyes were open, and they said: Chen Yucheng was defeated in Anqing, and his momentum has declined. Li Xiucheng and Li Shixian brothers are concentric, with more than 500,000 soldiers, attacking Zhejiang and entering the Soviet Union, and they are omnipotent; In the long run, how can we control it?

Hong Xiuquandao: What does Brother Wang mean?

Hong Ren said: Chen Kunshu, the deputy commander of the rear army, Ping Zaishan, the seventh heavenly general of the kingdom of heaven, is not on good terms with the loyal king, can you give him the title of the king, for the use of the kingdom of heaven.

Hong Xiuquandao: Quickly pass on my order, Chen Kunshu, the commander of the rear army, is resourceful and decisive, has meritorious service in killing demons, protects the king, garrisons Changzhou, and protects the kingdom of heaven. Dazuo general Ji Qingyuan, and 67 Fu Chaotian generals jointly impeached Tong Ronghai, the chief general of the Fu Chaotian Army. Is Tong Ronghai really violent?

Hong Ren said: Tong Ronghai and other more than 200,000 people supported the Heavenly Army, broke away from Shi Dakai's rebellion, and returned to the Dynasty for thousands of miles, which was difficult to explain. However, everyone is golden, and Li Xiucheng also hates Tong Ronghai.

Hong Xiuquandao: That being the case, and then passing on the order, Tong Ronghai, Ji Qingyuan and others returned to the dynasty for thousands of miles, Kuang helped the heavenly kingdom, and worked hard, and specially named Tong Ronghai as the king, and Ji Qingyuan as the chief general of the Heavenly Army. When Songhu was pacified, Ji Qingyuan and others were sent to the loyal king, and the Tong Department returned to Ningjun to protect southern Anhui. In addition, the two departments of loyalty and servants, captured Su Fu, and the generals under them worked hard and made high achievements, and crowned the king of Tan Shaoguang Mu, the king of Chen Bingwen Ting, the king of Gao Yongkuanna, the king of Lu Shunde, and the king of Fan Ruzeng, and the kings must do their best to support the kingdom of heaven.

Li Xiucheng went to Suzhou, and the people of Gusu knelt on the streets, crying and complaining that Chen Kunshu was rampant, wantonly killed, and harassed the people.

Li Xiucheng was indignant and wanted to punish him, but when he heard that Chen Kunshu was promoted to protect the king, he could only smile bitterly.

On the same day, Hong Xiuquan sent an order to Li Xiucheng: In the spring of last year, he signed an agreement with the Yi people that within one year, the heavenly army would not attack the land within 100 miles of Shanghai and Wusong, and this year would be over, and the cooperation period would expire, and the loyal Wang Xiucheng brothers could send the heavenly army to capture the two places. In addition, the permission of the British to trade on the Yangtze River and the berthing of British ships in Tianjing were all agreed upon last year, and if the British did not commit any illegal acts, they should not interfere.

Xiucheng received the order, and immediately issued an edict: The true mandate of heaven Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Nine Gates Imperial Forest Loyalty and Righteousness Su Guard, the loyal king Li Zhen told the people of Shanghai and Songjiang, and the Qing Dynasty soldiers were brave, and each should go to the rebellion and return to obedience, and Mu Tian's grace.

Yuannian Ben Fan Gong accepted the mandate of heaven since last winter, turned to the upper reaches of Jiang and Chu, and returned to Zhejiang Province from Jiang and Chu. Wherever they pass, all the people who surrender to sincerity will be appeased, and the brave eyes of those who surrender will be punished.

The army attacked Shanghai and Songjiang, and the people were terrified. A special edict is issued, and people come to post it in advance,

The militia in the vicinity of Shanghai and Songjiang in Yanger learned that they had come all the way to our division and sympathized with those who surrendered everywhere.

It is effective for the surrendered soldiers to stay in the camp. As for the foreign merchants who trade in Shanghai, they made an agreement last year, and each should love it, and the two should not disturb each other.

After the self-proclamation, if anyone disobeys and turns to help the rebel to evil, it will be a moth to the fire and bring about his own destruction.

After the edict was issued, Xiucheng ordered Tan Shaoguang, the king of Mu, to lead 100,000 troops and attack Shanghai.

Before Tan Shaoguang left, Xiucheng instructed: Brother attacks Shanghai, if you encounter Yi people, you must be careful. I don't do it myself, but there is a reason. Since the collection of Zhejiang Province, the king of heaven saw that there were many generals in my army, jealous of my selfishness, and widely sealed the king, in order to divide my power, the generals of his subordinates, seeing this, were not angry, and accumulated hatred; I will sit in Suzhou and soothe the hearts of the people.

In early January 1862, King Mu Tan Shaoguang from the south and Feng Tianyi Liu Zhaojun from the north, divided the troops into two routes and besieged Shanghai.

The Taiping army was menacing, and Xue Huan, the governor of Jiangsu, was in a hurry: the general Jiang De was stationed in Wusong and Baoshan; General Lin Congwen, stationed in Jiangwan; The two parts are horns of each other to protect the northwest of Shanghai; Lin Cong's Ministry of Culture, depending on the urgency of the war, assisted in the defense of Sijing. Deputy General Teng Silin led 3,000 troops to protect Zhuzhai, Anshangdu, Huacao, Pheasant Dun and other places west of Shanghai. Zeng Bingzhong, the admiral of the navy, was stationed west of Qingpu and the whole county of Jinshan. General Li Hengsong accompanied the Huaer Foreign Gun Team to garrison Songjiang and protect the southwest of Shanghai. To the south of Shanghai, the land is wide and the road is divided, with the general Feng Rikun, the general Yao Shaoxiu, the deputy general Xiong Zhaozhou, and Zeng Bingzhong's naval division, a total of more than 6,000 people, coordinated defense. Wusongkou and Gaoqiao to the east of Shanghai; The waterways are vertical and horizontal, and the foreigners and ships are strong and sharp; Su Song Taidao Wu Xu quickly negotiated with the British and French consuls on the matter of joint prevention and suppression.

Wu Xu received the order and immediately met with the British Consul McWarto, the French Consul Eden, and the British Volunteer Commander in Shanghai, Weber. The four of them consulted for a moment and quickly formulated five anti-suppression measures:

1. Set up a detective quickly. Today, it is planned to send 50 detectives to 11 places, including Wusongkou, Huxuezhuang, Dachang, Zhenru, Yejidun, Zhuzhai, Fahua, Sijing, Qibao, Nanqiao, Desheng, Minhang, etc., to investigate the situation of thieves and report to the British and French consuls. If a large number of thieves arrive, all 50 people will return to Shanghai to report so that they can try to intercept them.

Second, the Qing Dynasty Wusong River. The bridge ends at the new lock, and all large and small ships, both Chinese and foreign, are expelled.

Three, the lower gate. The new gate is connected to three holes, and it is now ordered to find out the gate plate, close two holes first, and leave one hole for the time being, so that the ships can be opened.

Fourth, build roads. Quickly along the Huangpu to Dongjiadu Road, build a sidewalk, so that the soldiers and artillery vehicles can come and go to defend.

Fifth, open the artillery road. The area of Laozha and Hanjia is densely populated, which hinders the traffic of vehicles and artillery, so it is quickly discussed to buy land and build roads to facilitate passage.

The next day, the Chinese and foreign parties negotiated the establishment of the Shanghai Conference and Defense Bureau, which clarified the outline of defense:

1. Hucheng East Road, frequently near the Yellow Sea, merchant and civilian ships, gathered to Wusongkou for more than 30 miles, sail wall to meet, among which it is difficult to ensure that there is no hiding bandit ship, because the committee members are sent to ban the boats first, not allowed to moor near the city's premises, and find out the traces of suspicious people, will be expelled. In addition, water patrol gunboats were set up to patrol back and forth, and steamers and warships were dispatched by Britain and France to anchor at the confluence of Huangpu and Wusong to prevent foreign rivers.

2. Hucheng North Road, there are still branch rivers from Hongkou Bridge, Old Gate, New Gate to Qingpu, Jiading, for the way of the bandits to attack by boat, when the cadres in the bridge, the new gate two places to add a gate, to lock the chain, and the British sent a small steamer to anchor the bridge outside the lock, to prevent the inland river.

3. Southwest of Shanghai. The roads are complicated, the fields are flat, and there is no danger to choke. Outside the south and north gates, the residents are densely populated, and it is extremely difficult to prevent them. When the two countries of Britain and France are familiar with business, from the west gate to the new gate, from the south gate to the Huangpu, the terrain is proportionate, more than 3,000 zhang of deep hao is excavated, and more than 20 forts are built, and the residents are enveloped inside. It can not only defend the base, but also fight over the river. The road is opened at the key entrance, and the artillery trucks are used to meet the pursuit and bombardment, which is more convenient.