In the court.

In the uneasy atmosphere of civil and military officials, the emperor approved the appointment.

The governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the governor of Zhejiang, and the acting governor of Jiangxi were dismissed, and three others were appointed.

The three newly feudal officials went to the palace and received the decree of thanksgiving.

Looking at this appearance, it turned out to be a situation of looking at death as home.

The civil and military officials fell into a collective panic and were silent for a while.

Such a big move is to forcibly and completely dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces.

Moreover, the military power in the south has not completely collapsed, so it is strong.

Aren't you afraid of an uncontrollable situation?

And the emperor's will is to take office immediately, and he can't wait for a few days.

Zhao Dezhe, Luo Zundian, and Qi Ling exhausted all methods and dragged on in the capital for five days. Because it is necessary to recruit all kinds of staff, as well as arrange family members, and so on.

But after the emperor sent him to urge, several people had to set off immediately.

The emperor directly sent more than 1,000 soldiers to escort the three feudal officials to their posts.

After discussion, the three feudal officials decided to take the sea route.

Zhao Dezhe, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, took a sea boat directly and entered the Minjiang River to get to Fuzhou City.

Luo Zundian takes the sea route, enters Hangzhou Bay, and can also go to Hangzhou City.

Only the elderly are the most dangerous, either by sea boat to Shanghai, into the mouth of the Yangtze River, through the Yangtze River channel into Jiujiang. Either land in Hangzhou and go to Jiujiang by land.

But whether you take the land route or the water route, you have to pass through the territory of Su Liu, and there are many dangers.

Several people boarded the ship at the Tianjin wharf, escorted by several naval warships, and headed south along the sea route.

……………………

On the sea, the fleet of three feudal officials.

The wine entered the bowels and sighed.

"I'm waiting for three people, it's half life and half death." Zhao Dezhen said: "Brother Zundian, you, the governor of Zhejiang, have about eighty percent of the vitality, and I, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, have about sixty percent of the vitality, as for the senior brother, ......."

Qi Ling said: "I went directly into the tiger's den, and I only had fifty percent of my life." ”

"Ah......h

Good glory and wealth, who wants to die?

But what is the way to press down the emperor's order? Who can resist?

The emperor was angry, and he made a will, and the three feudal officials were going to take their lives.

"What do you say Su Yu?" Luo Zundian said: "He was originally the emperor's first favorite minister, according to his ability and holy family, he can enter the center at the age of thirty, and become the chief military aircraft before the age of forty, or a cabinet scholar, why do you want to destroy your future like this and work against the emperor?" ”

"It's a Manchurian again, it's a clan, it's a royal examination background, and it's military merits. Fu Heng's start back then was not as good as him. ”

Zhao Dezhen was silent for a while, and said, "Zifei fish!" ”

Luo Zundian said: "It should be said that it is the ambition of the bird." ”

Then, the two looked at each other.

Both of them are from the elite of the imperial examination, and many things can be seen completely clearly.

Of course, they know why Su Yu came to this point, because of ideals, because he wants to do great things. And what he did was destined to be unacceptable to the emperor.

Once the first step has been taken, there is no turning back and no room for retreat.

"Humph!" Qi Ling said coldly: "What else? This is a chaotic minister and thief, who keeps saying that he is for the country and the people, what kind of factory to run, what kind of foreign affairs to run, it is important to have the ancestors. Doing such messy things will only ruin people's hearts. ”

"Two, you eat the king's fortune, the emperor has a great grace to you, this errand is difficult to do, even if you lose your life, you have to do it." Qi Ling said coldly: "I know that this line of work is nine deaths, but so what? For the sake of my ancestors, I will be crushed to pieces, and I will also dismantle him, the alliance of the seven southern provinces. ”

"Two adults, we have to advance and retreat together, after taking office, I will be the first to go up, and the two of you will follow immediately."

"If you have the guts, Su Yu will kill me! Kill the three of us, and then the world will be able to see through his rebellious and traitorous faces. ”

Then, the elder raised his glass.

Zhao Dezhen and Luo Zundian were helpless, and they could only raise their wine glasses.

The emperor's order is difficult to disobey, it doesn't matter what they think, they have to do it when they die.

Qi Ling said: "Anyway, my suicide note has already been written, even if I die in Jiangxi, I will die a well-deserved death." ”

Zhao Dezhen said: "Who hasn't written a suicide note?" ”

Luo Zundian said: "The same, the same." ”

Qi Ling said: "Good, good, good, it is really my honor to be able to live and die with the two brothers." If the three of us lived, we dismantled the alliance of the seven southern provinces. If the three of us die, we will also expose Su Yu's true face and let all the people in the world abandon him! ”

Then, the elder drank heavily and ate meat.

Drunk, he went straight to the deck to dance his sword.

The moonlight shone brightly on the deck.

The elder was impassioned, and shouted while dancing the sword: "Drunk to pick up the lamp to see the sword, dream back to blow the horn company camp...... (omitted) ...... But the king of the world, won the name before and after his death. Poor white happens! ”

Zhao Dezhen and Luo Zundian next to him applauded and applauded, but they were suddenly lost.

Is this person a hero?

As if yes, he was not even afraid of death, in order to be loyal to the emperor, he went to Jiangxi with the determination to die.

But......

Who can see right from wrong.

The only way to kill your sorrows is to drink alcohol.

Luo Zundian took a big sip of wine and said: "To be loyal to the emperor is to be loyal to Sheji." Right and wrong, that's what it is...... Be! Otherwise, it's right and wrong, and I'm not wrong! ”

Zhao Dezhen said: "Yes, I'm right!" ”

In this way, the three of them drank wine and watched the old man dancing the sword over and over again.

One tragic poem after another whistled out of the elderly's mouth.

His sword danced faster and faster, and the grass became more and more wild.

It's even getting more and more heroic.

The three of them were directly drunk until they were unconscious, and they were carried to the cabin to sleep by their subordinates.

………………

Next!

The three of them were ajokingly awakened.

"Dangdangdang......" A piercing bell rang from the flotilla.

In his dream, he shook his fist violently and shouted, "Kill the thief, kill the thief......"

Then he sat up sharply.

After a while, the staff rushed in and said, "My lord, it's not good, it's not good......"

Qi Ling said coldly: "Did Su Yu send someone to rob and kill?" Come, come, come......"

"This time, this official will fight to the end, and use my good head to expose his rebellious ugly face."

The staff said: "Probably, not ......"

A moment later.

Qi Ling, Zhao Dezhe, and Luo Zundian came to the deck with a hangover.

Then, I saw an extremely amazing scene.

The entire sea is full of ships.

Stretching for dozens of miles, covering the sky and the sun, boundless.

Flying the flags of Britain, France, and the United States.

And this scene, how familiar is it to the elderly?

It's just that it's much larger.

A few months ago, he followed Gui Liang as the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, that is, he joined the fleet of foreigners on the sea, and then entered the mouth of the Yangtze River.

As a result, at the critical moment, the foreigner fleet directly turned its face and opened fire on the imperial fleet.

Gui Liang was captured, and he was captured at an old age, which became a lifelong disgrace.

"Su Yu is so generous, he actually let so many foreign fleets come to rob and kill us, hahahahaha!" The elder laughed out loud.

Zhao Dezhen and Luo Zundian next to him glanced at him, and couldn't help but say, "Probably, it has nothing to do with Su Yu." ”

"No, no, you haven't experienced it, you don't know ......" Qi Ling said loudly: "This is Su Yu's conspiracy, it must be!" ”

Then, he rushed straight back to the cabin, took out a sword, and stood with it.

Zhao Dezhen and Luo Zundian glanced at each other again, wondering if this old man had not sobered up yet.

A moment later, the imperial fleet was surrounded.

The British soldiers unceremoniously boarded the big ship and directly wanted to capture the three ministers.

Zhao Dezhen and Luo Zundian did not resist in the slightest.

Qi Ling brandished his sword and shouted: "This time, I will never be caught again, if you have a kind, kill me, kill me......"

The sword in his hand danced faster and faster, more and more crazy.

A British captain said, "What the hell is he talking about?" ”

The soldier next to him shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Then, a dozen people watched in silence as he danced his sword.

The British captain pulled out his gun and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The elder lowered his head, looked at the blood stained in his stomach, and then slowly collapsed.

When Zhao Dezhen and Luo Zundian next to him saw this scene, they didn't know whether it was tragic or absurd.

……………………

March 25th!

The coalition forces divided into two fleets and captured Yantai and Dalian Bay.

This time, two thousand soldiers were directly dispatched to garrison the two places.

Count Ergin still adopted the strategy of blockading the Bohai Bay.

But this time, it is necessary to occupy Yantai and Dalian Bay.

Because, this time the army dispatched is very, very large, and before landing in Tianjin, it is necessary to have two solid offensive bases.

In the last battle, the reason for the crushing defeat was because of the lack of troops, and the second was because the enemy was too underestimated.

This time, Count Ergin intends to take it step by step.

After taking Yantai and Dalian Bay, the coalition forces fought again and slaughtered Tianjin.

…………………………

On the court!

The emperor has been waiting, waiting for the report of the three feudal officials.

Wait for a loud thunder from the south.

Or, it was the three feudal officials who were killed.

exposed the ugly face of Su Yu's rebellious traitor,

Either the three feudal officials directly forcibly tore apart the alliance of the seven southern provinces.

As a result, there has been no news!

Then, there was a truly shocking news.

The foreigners have come to kill.

Yantai and Dalian Bay have once again fallen.

The fleet of foreigners has reached the mouth of Dagu.

This is a real thunderbolt from the blue, it is difficult for the imperial court to understand, and the last battle was obviously won.

And after winning the war, the imperial court did not ignore the unforgiving, and when Gui Liang repeatedly went to negotiate with the Shanghai consul Mai Huatuo, his attitude was also very soft, and he was still willing to make a lot of concessions.

Moreover, Mai Huatuo's attitude is also very good, very soft, and there is no intention of fighting each other at all.

Why did all of a sudden, tens of thousands of troops be directly dispatched to attack?

Then, even more heartbreakingly, the three ministers were sent back.

The foreigners didn't even want this captive, the elderly were seriously injured, and Zhao Dezhen and Luo Zundian were unscathed and sent back to the capital.

The fleet of three people had just left Tianjin, about 600 miles, when they were captured.

The emperor said hoarsely: "I know, I know, the reason why Su Yu didn't fight back at all in the last few months, and didn't fight back even if he was beaten, was because he knew that the army of foreigners was coming." ”

"Ill-intentioned, rebellious and thief!"

"Gui Liang, Gui Liang ......," the emperor roared.

Gui Liang kowtowed and said, "The slave is here." ”

The emperor said: "Is the foreigner commander still the Count of Ergin?" ”

Gui Liang said: "Yes. ”

The emperor said: "You go to talk, you go to talk." Aren't they just for profit? Doesn't it mean that we will fulfill the Tianjin Treaty? ”

"Except for the envoy entering Beijing, except for opening Tianjin, the rest promised him."

"In addition, you told him that Jiujiang now has tens of millions of cash and tens of millions of industries, and I agreed to give it all to him."

"After Jiujiang became a treaty port city, all Su Yu's industries in Jiujiang were given to him."

"The Yangtze River waterway, all to him."

"Tell him to go and destroy Su Yu."

"Aren't he and Su Yu political enemies? The commander of the foreigners last time was also shelled by Su Lu, and they were the enemies of life and death. ”

"Let him turn around and destroy Su Yu."

Gui Liang's faces were extremely solemn, fortunately this was in Sanxi Hall, otherwise the ministers heard the emperor's words, what kind of subversion would it be?

Gui Liang said: "Minister, obey the order!" ”

…………………………

Next, Gui Liang went to Tianjin non-stop, boarded the flagship of the foreigners, and talked with Count Ergin.

He repeated the conditions of the imperial court.

However, as for how much silver Jiujiang received this time, Count Ergin knew better than Gui Liang.

Earl Ergin said: "Su Yu received about 12 million taels of silver this time, and the total assets of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone should exceed 40 million taels according to the assessment, which is still a very conservative estimate, and with the passage of time, this figure will get higher and higher." ”

Gui Liang said: "What a great benefit this is, so you should turn around and attack Jiujiang." ”

"As for what you want from the imperial court, in addition to the envoy entering Beijing, in addition to opening Tianjin, we can all agree, and there are several customs offices in the entire Yangtze River waterway that can be given to you."

Count Ergin smiled lightly.

Of course we want such a great fortune.

But you don't know anything about the political ecology of the British Empire

When he left London, he had been strongly warned, not to mention Jiujiang, even Zhoushan could not fight.

To be more precise, none of the seven southern provinces can fight. You asked me to fight Jiujiang and collect tens of millions of taels of assets? Are you kidding.

Count Ergin did not speak, but only laughed.

Gui Liang said: "Count Ergin, you and Su Yu are political enemies, aren't they?" Last time, he took the opportunity to sneak attack Yantai and attack Dalian Bay. And at the critical moment, it also shelled your Supreme Commander He Bo. ”

Suddenly, the commander of the coalition forces, General Hobber, appeared.

On his face, a deep scar appeared, almost up and down.

Gui Liang said: "General He, the injuries on your body were caused by Su Lu's artillery bombardment. ”

"So, whether it's for hatred or for profit, you should all attack Jiujiang."

Count Ergin said, "Go back, don't talk about it." ”

Gui Liang said: "Tianjin, as a treaty port, is not impossible to negotiate, except for letting the envoys of the four countries enter Beijing, the rest can be discussed." ”

Count Ergin said: "No, this is no longer about interests, but a battle of honor. ”

"Someone, send Lord Guiliang out."

The arrow is on the string and has to be sent.

For both the Earl of Elgin, and for England and France, this was a battle to restore majesty.

It is necessary not only to obtain sufficient benefits, but also to obtain sufficient brilliant victories to thoroughly prove the strength of the two countries.

……………………

Gui Liang returns to Beijing!

The fleet of the foreigner coalition is still surrounding Dagukou.

The reason why the war has not yet started is that it is necessary to build war bases in Dalian Bay and Yantai ports.

A large number of land forces, which need to be assembled.

Gui Liang reported the news to the emperor.

Monk Lingqin said angrily: "Then fight, last time you can win, this time you can still win!" ”

"Last time, we dispatched 13,000, and this time we dispatched 20,000!"

"Rong Lu's Tianjin New Army has been expanded to 10,000 people!"

"The minions discovered that foreigners are good at naval warfare, but not at land warfare. Whether it was the capture of Guangzhou or the capture of Dagukou for the first time, it was through the navy, and their army could not do it. ”

Once again, the emperor found Rong Lu.

Admiral Zhili, a first-class marquis, a commander with a blue flag, the rank of squire of the leading army, and the prince Shaobao Ronglu was visited.

At this time, his official position had far exceeded Su Yu's peak.

The emperor asked, "Ronglu, the last time I asked you if you could win, you said you could win, but you really won." And it's an unprecedented victory, so this time I ask you again, can you win? ”

Last year's second battle of Dagukou was indeed a brilliant victory.

The foreigner fleet was sunk and damaged, and there were only four intact warships.

The marines of the foreigners suffered more than half of the casualties.

Rong Lu gritted his teeth and knelt down and said, "Back to the emperor, the slave thinks he can win!" ”

The emperor said: "Gui Liang, Count Ergin's side, did you completely refuse?" Is there no room for negotiation at all? ”

At this time, there were a few more people, and the emperor was embarrassed to say that he would let Count Ergin lead the army to attack Jiujiang and give him all the tens of millions of taels of property.

Gui Liang said: "Yes, Erjin has fully expressed his non-negotiable will. ”

The emperor said angrily: "Then fight!" ”

…………………………

Next!

The Great Dynasty Meeting is another time for a unified voice and a unified will.

Because of the excitement of the last big win.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty once again shouted the Great War against Yangyi.

At this time, the Russian and American ministers came to ask for a meeting, saying that they could mediate the contradictions between Britain and the Qing Dynasty and avoid war.

So, the emperor was filled with fantasies.

On the one hand, in the court, continue to fight the main battle and continue to be tough to the end.

On the other hand, they secretly summoned the Russian and American ministers.

The conditions of the Russian envoy were simple, the emperor formally recognized the Treaty of Aihui, and renewed it in Peking, which would take effect immediately.

The condition of the American minister was for the Qing court to agree to the "Treaty of Tianjin" signed by the two sides and to exchange the treaty in Beijing.

As long as the emperor was willing to agree, the United States and Tsarist Russia would do everything in their power to prevent the war.

The two ministers instilled in the emperor the concept that the British Empire was the first in the world, Tsarist Russia was the second, and the United States was third.

The second and third in the world can join forces to stop the world first.

Historically, the emperor had long agreed to the exchange of treaties between the ministers of the two countries.

In this world, Su Yu attacked the imperial court before and humiliated the country, the core of which was the "Aihui Treaty".

And when the emperor won the second battle of Dagukou and wanted to launch a political attack on Su Yu and exalt the righteousness, he also denied the "Aihui Treaty".

As a result, the imperial court repeatedly emphasized whether the United States and Russia could stop Britain and whether they could really prevent war.

The envoys of the United States and Russia swore and resolutely promised that they would be able to prevent the war.

As a result, the emperor officially agreed to exchange the contract.

At this point, the Treaty of Aihui officially entered into force.

The Qing court formally ceded about 500,000 square kilometers of land in the outer northeast to Tsarist Russia.

This time, it was not Yishan's personal signing, but the authoritative signature of the imperial court.

The Russian minister, the American minister, who had received the fruitful fruit, left the capital satisfied, and with the emperor's expectations, went to the sea of Tianjin to mediate the war between the British Empire and the Qing court.

It turned out to be on the surface of the sea.

The ministers of the two countries symbolically mediated twice.

Count Ergin directly refused.

Then, the mediation was declared unsuccessful.

The Emperor was furious, and once again felt that he had been humiliated, but to no avail.

……………………………………

"Hahaha......"

In the splendid cabin, the ministers of Russia, the United States, France, and Britain toasted in celebration.

"See? In other places, we can be enemies and fight each other, but when it comes to the Qing Kingdom, we must unite so that we can hunt for the greatest benefits. ”

"The ridiculous emperor of the Qing court even imagined that we would really prevent the war and mediate the contradictions between the two countries."

"Hahaha!"

The American minister, John Warren, said: "Count Ergin, I have a proposal. ”

Count Ergin said, "Please speak." ”

Hua Ruohan said: "According to conventional thinking, if you want to attack Tianjin and the capital, you must take Dagukou, right?" ”

Count Ergin said, "Of course. ”

Hua Ruohan said: "The Qing court also thinks so, this time the commander of the Qing court is still Seng Lingqin, because the victory in the last war makes him full of confidence this time." This time, the troops guarding Dagu Pass were still the army of Zhili and the army of Ronglu, with a total of more than 20,000 people and more than 300 artillery pieces. ”

It is really outrageous that the military deployment of the Qing court was known to the American minister.

"And Seng Lingqin has always believed that the Anglo-French alliance is strong in the navy, but the army is very weak." Hua Ruohan said: "So I suggest that you don't land after taking Dagukou, but send a large number of land forces to land from Beitang, go around to the back of Dagukou, and then attack back and forth with the navy, so that it will be very easy to take Dagukou." ”

The Russian envoy said: "Yes, and at least until now, the Qing court still has no defense in Beitang, and probably is not prepared to defend it." ”

Count Ergin nodded, "I'll think about that." ”

…………………………

With the news of the failure of the mediation between the United States and Russia, came.

The emperor and the imperial court had no choice but to fight to the end.

However, there is still a certain disagreement on how to deploy militarily, and some people do propose that Beitang should be defended.

In case the foreigner army lands in Beitang, it will be very passive.

So the emperor consulted the monk Grinqin.

"Your Majesty, foreigners are not good at land warfare and are good at naval warfare, so basically they will not land in Beitang."

"The most important thing is that if you want to divide your troops to defend Beitang, then the strength of the Dagukou defense line will be reduced."

"The minion feels that it is necessary to twist all the power into a rope, one big fist, stronger than two small fists."

The emperor didn't know much about military affairs, but after listening to it, he felt justified.

Moreover, Seng Lingqin is the coach, and the last battle of Dagukou was so brilliant, there is already path dependence.

So, he agreed with the proposition of the monk Lingqin and guarded the mouth of Dagu.

……………………

Dagukou Fort Line.

There are many more troops here than in history.

Even, it has reached its limit, and every place is armed to the teeth.

It's still not quite the same as history.

Historically, the Qing court's will to war was very weak, and it only thought about making peace as soon as possible.

And here, the entire Qing court is resolute in the war.

Even, the morale of the entire army of the Dagukou defense line was high.

Whether it is the new army of Tianjin or the army of Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, they are cheering up every day.

Dagukou Fort, so impregnable, must let Yangyi hit his head and break the bloodstream.

I won last time, and this time, I will definitely win!

Monk Lingqin chanted again, and once again carried out the pre-war mobilization.

"The emperor is watching you, and your parents are watching you."

"The world is watching us."

"The spirit of the ancestors in the sky will definitely hold us and win again."

"As long as you win this battle and get promoted and make a fortune, the emperor and the court will definitely reward you."

…………………………

May 19.

Count Ergin gave an order, and the Great War broke out.

It's more than two months earlier than in history.

The guns of countless warships frantically bombarded the Dagukou Fort.

The defenders of Dagukou fought bravely and counterattacked fiercely.

Here the coalition forces did not land from Beitang as resolutely as in history, but still wanted to try to directly capture Dagukou.

As a result, after seeing the will of the defenders.

Count Ergin immediately made a decision and sent a number of warships to escort a large number of troop transports into the White River.

A few days later!

Anglo-French troops began to land at Beitang.

The Qing army also immediately discovered the actions of the British and French forces and quickly reported it to Seng Lingqin.

Monk Grinqin was shocked, but ...... Still sticking to the original line is the same as the choice in history.

Immovable as a mountain, continue to stick to Dagukou.

Moreover, it is already too late to divide the troops now.

And he felt that the British and French forces would never be able to bypass Dagukou.

A few days later, more than 20,000 British and French troops completed the landing at Beitang.

Immediately afterwards, the coalition forces attacked Tanggu.

The Qing court did not have many defenders in Tanggu, and of course it could not hold it.

Soon, Tanggu fell.

Then, the British and French forces moved south from Tanggu and, together with the navy, attacked the forts north of Dagukou.

Suddenly, the Dagukou Fort was facing a land and water attack, which was extremely dangerous.

Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, immediately sent someone to report to the emperor, what should I do?

Should we continue to hold on to Dagukou, or should we retreat?

……………………

Historically, the Qing court at this time directly chose to give up and stick to Dagukou.

Even Tianjin didn't defend much, and retreated directly to Tongzhou.

And in this world, a certain change has taken place.

Seng Lingqin and Rong Lu were very firm in their belief that they should continue to defend Dagukou. Because they have much more power in their hands than in history.

The most important thing is that since the establishment of the Tianjin New Army, it has won every battle and has almost no real defeats.

For a time, the emperor could not choose.

And the Military Aircraft Department couldn't make a decision all of a sudden.

At this time, someone suddenly asked, can the coalition forces of the seven southern provinces go north to support again?

Let Su Lu lead the army to support again?

But as soon as this sentence was spoken, it was immediately rejected by everyone.

What a big joke.

The last time Su Yu went north to support, he made great achievements, but instead of being rewarded, he was assassinated by the son of Dexing'a.

Not only did the court not arrest the murderer, but the emperor even knighted and promoted the murderer.

In front of all the ministers of the court, the emperor said that Su Yu was a rebel, a thief, and innocent of death.

Su Yu also stated that he would completely break with the imperial court, and as long as the emperor reigned for one day, he would never come back.

Not only Su Yu, but even Tian Yugong, Wang Youling, Xu Youren, and Shen Baozhen were all deposed by the emperor.

Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai were also deposed.

Now the military power of the entire seven southern provinces is nominally in the hands of Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang.

It's almost as good as you ordered them to go north to help.

In the Sanxi Hall, several important ministers argued.

"Since Seng Lingqin and Rong Lu feel that they should continue to defend Dagukou to prove that they have the will and determination."

However, Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, felt that the army should take advantage of the opportunity to retreat directly to Tongzhou, after all, Dagukou was only a fort defense line, and there was no strong city. Tongzhou, on the other hand, has a strong city, and the navy of foreigners cannot enter, and their naval guns cannot exert their power. ”

It sounds like it makes sense on both sides.

"What about Seolin? He once fought Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang with Monk Lingqin, and he understands military affairs. The Emperor asked.

It's embarrassing that Ruilin of this world has been deposed by the emperor.

Ruilin actually didn't stand on Su Yu's side very openly in the court, but his son Waitab followed Su Yu in Jiujiang.

Therefore, the last time the emperor publicly said that Su Yu was a rebel and a traitor, he deposed Ruilin.

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, do you want to summon Ruilin into the palace?" ”

The emperor said, "No. ”

After that, the opinions of the two sides continued to be debated until late at night.

However, be sure to be quick.

Whether it is to defend or withdraw, a decision must be made immediately.

……………………

Harem.

The Emperor was still pondering.

In fact, no one said it just now, but many people had the same thought, what if Su Yu came to command this battle?

Should we defend Dagukou, or should we withdraw to Tongzhou?

If Su Yu is the commander, he will choose to continue to hold on to Dagukou.

Because once it retreats, it is ostensibly retreating to Tongzhou, there is a fortified city in hand, and it can avoid a large number of gunboat bombardment by foreigners.

But in fact, tens of thousands of troops collapsed inwardly, and the withering morale was fatal.

simply fought hard at Dagukou.

Of course, whether it is to hold the Dagu Pass or retreat to Tongzhou, this battle is lost.

Because the disparity in power between the two sides is too great.

But stick to Dagukou, and the results should be better.

The emperor suddenly asked Concubine Yi: "Do you think that the Dagu mouth should be withdrawn or guarded?" ”

Concubine Yi said: "There is an ancestral system, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics." ”

The emperor said: "If you say it, you will say it." ”

Concubine Yi said: "The concubine is not familiar with military affairs, so it is not good to say." However, Seng Lingqin and Rong Lu both said that they should stick to Dagukou, and the general soldier Leshan also said that they should defend it, which proves that they have fighting spirit in their hearts. If you retreat to Tongzhou, although you can avoid the warships and artillery of the foreigners, the fighting spirit in the hearts of the soldiers will be gone. ”

The emperor said, "So, do you think you should keep it?" ”

Concubine Yi was silent for a while and said, "Yes." ”

…………………………

Either way, the emperor had to make a decision.

Historically, he made retreats.

And in this world, there is more anger in his heart, and the anger brought to him by Su Yu has not dissipated until now.

Usually anger dispels some of the fear.

"Shou, fight the foreigners to the end at Dagukou!" The emperor said that in the end, he still made a decision that was different from history.

As a result, the imperial court Qin used the fastest speed to send the emperor's will to the front line of Dagukou.

The four ministers of Monk Greenqin, Ronglu, Hengfu and Leshan all received the order!

Then, the third battle of Dagukou, which had not happened in history, broke out.

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After the will of the imperial court was firm, the will of the army at the front line was also firm.

Overall, the Qing army fought very bravely.

Nearly 200 guns of the fixed battery, and more than 100 guns of the artillery battalion of the new army in Tianjin, opened heavy fire.

In a sense, the picture of the Second Battle of Dagukou was reproduced.

The warships of the Anglo-French alliance once again suffered considerable casualties.

Rong Lu's Tianjin New Army, once again, became the main force of the ground army, standing on the northern fort to resist the attack of the British and French forces.

The battle was divided into two parts.

The battle between the battery and the allied warships was fought quite well by the Qing army.

The warships of the Anglo-French army, one after another, caught fire.

General He Bo sent several landing operations, all of which were stopped by Qing artillery.

The landing sampans and small boats sent by the foreigners were also sunk one after another, and I don't know how many marines died in the sea.

And the war on the land side is different from what Seng Lingqin imagined, he has always felt that the navy of foreigners is powerful, but the land war is not good.

Outcome...... The land battle of the foreigners is very brave.

The Tianjin New Army is already very fierce, and it is not too backward in weapons, and it also occupies a defensive position.

However, the picture of them arranging up and killing in unison is really shocking.

Today, the Anglo-French army sent about 3,000 men to attack the North Battery.

However, after all, it was blocked by the Tianjin New Army.

Although, the casualties were not small.

However, after a few hours of attacking by the Anglo-French forces, the sky became dark, and the enemy retreated and stopped the attack.

In fact, today they were only tentative attacks, and the main force did not completely press up.

Because of the defeat in the last battle of Dagukou, the coalition forces were also more cautious.

Even, their army and the elite of the Qing army have not really fought each other.

After all, the Tianjin New Army, whether it is weapons and equipment, or military uniforms, looks no different from them, except for dragging a whip.

Even the military uniform was designed by Su Yu, which was more majestic and beautiful than the military uniform of the British and French forces.

And after today's tentative attack, I found that the Tianjin New Army is indeed quite powerful, and I feel that this army cannot be underestimated.

And on the side of the Tianjin New Army.

Rong Lu, Yi Xuan, and Bo Yan Nemohu had gloomy faces.

"You can't beat it, you really can't beat it." Yi Liang said: "At that time, we should not insist on defending Dagukou, we should have retreated to Tongzhou." ”

Rong Lu said: "Of our 10,000 new troops, more than half are recruits. Of course, if I and Boyan are two coaches, we will take the lead and fight bravely to the end. That...... There will be a relatively decent result. ”

Boyan said: "The decent result is that our entire army is annihilated, bringing a lot of casualties to foreigners and winning glory for the country." ”

Yi Liang said: "And then? ”

"Our future is all in this army, and we have all fought here, how will we fight next?"

"The imperial court is around the capital, there are more than 100,000 troops, Shengbao still has an army in his hands, and the monk king still has tens of thousands of cavalry."

"But in Dagukou, it's all counting on us, is it meaningful to fight it?"

"We should retreat, we will follow tens of thousands of troops and fight together in Tongzhou!"

Yi Xuan constantly poured cold water.

Boyan said coldly: "What's the point of talking about this now? Several commanders insisted on guarding Dagukou, and the court agreed, but after just a day of fighting, they retreated? What does the emperor think of us? What does the court think of us? ”

"Since you are fighting, then you will fight to the end!"

Yixuan's heart was cold, you Boyan is the son of Prince Horqin, and your future does not completely point to the Tianjin New Army.

The new army is gone, and there are still tens of thousands of Korqin cavalry on your side.

And all the future of my Yixuan is in the Tianjin New Army, and your Ronglu is the same.

Moreover, after the fall of Su Yu, the Tianjin New Army was led by me and Rong Lu, I was responsible for managing the money, Rong Lu was responsible for training, and you Boyan came in halfway.

Therefore, Yixuan looked towards Rong Lu.

Rong Lu was also very embarrassed in his heart, of course he wanted to keep the strength of the new army.

However, he has already shouted out the words of Dagu's mouth.

And in any case, today the brothers of the Forces nouvelles are really good.

"I heard that foreigners can't bear the casualties, as long as we kill and injure some foreigners, we will also have some explanations for the imperial court."

"So, tomorrow will still fight to the end!"

"Hold out for a few days, then retreat with relative dignity."

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Next!

Once again, the Great War broke out.

This time, however, it was a different story.

The Anglo-French land forces directly dispatched the main forces.

Under the special beat of the drum, the officers were in the most conspicuous places, commanding columns of troops.

Countless British and French troops were just bet on it.

This scene is still very strong in terms of visual impact.

"Hit!"

"Hit!"

Rong Lu and Boyan can't be said to be brave, and the two are also at the forefront of commanding the battle.

Tianjin New Army, constantly shooting.

Dozens of artillery pieces also reversed course, no longer attacking the battleships, but directly aimed at the Anglo-French army.

The Anglo-French forces also suffered casualties, and even a single shot was fired over, and a piece was directly overturned.

After a round of intensive firing, a piece also fell.

However, these foreign armies are not even chaotic, and the comrades-in-arms around them are dead, completely ignoring them, and they are not even chaotic in their pace of advancement.

Even, when the commander died, he died, and immediately a deputy came up.

The densely packed, neat army was still overwhelming, sweeping in without fear.

This scene really stunned the Qing army.

The training of the Tianjin New Army is not bad.

The weapons are also advanced.

Even, the shooting is good.

This is much better than the Qing court army in history, I don't know how much.

But in the face of the array of the Anglo-French coalition army, this army was crushed.

Their hearts trembled.

Their hands and feet trembled.

The heart began to be afraid, and the will began to crumble.

This kind of emotion began to be transmitted, began to brew, and finally turned into a retreat.

For a long time, the Tianjin New Army, which had a brilliant record and was even called invincible, suffered a large-scale rout for the first time.

Rong Lu roared: "Don't retreat, don't retreat!" ”

Boyan also shouted: "Those who retreat are killed, and those who retreat are killed!" ”

"Warlord, fire!"

With an order, the Inspector began to shoot the retreating Tianjin New Army.

In front is the Anglo-French army, which is generally used by the tide, and behind it is a team of several hundred people.

Who knows what to choose.

The new army in Tianjin, frantically fled.

Then, the overseers also began to flee, and finally the army of the province began to flee as well.

The army can't deceive people.

You Ronglu and Boyan have other plans, they don't want to stick to the end, they just want to hold on for a few days, cause certain casualties to the coalition army, and give an explanation to the imperial court.

Do you still want the soldiers to fight to the end?!

Monk Grinqin was furious, after yesterday's battle, he knew that the strength of the British and French forces was different from what he had imagined.

However, according to his inference, he can hold on for several days.

When the time comes, he will retreat, and he will also give an account to the imperial court.

Who knows, the Tianjin New Army, which has always been proud, collapsed directly just a few hours after the start of the battle today.

The whole situation has evolved into a big rout.

More than 10,000 troops fled frantically and ran towards Tianjin City.

And at this moment, the Tianjin New Army finally showed its original form.

After rounds of casualties, the will of the new army and the soul of the new army are also dissipating.

But because the money is sufficient, the weapons and equipment are good, and the training is enough.

Therefore, the Tianjin New Army was often able to show amazing combat effectiveness, and even looked almost the same as Su Yu's New Army.

Now after encountering a truly powerful enemy, the undertones of this army are finally revealed.

If the new army of Su Tuo is replaced to fight, can it win?

I can't win, I definitely can't win.

However, at least the core part of his army will not retreat.

At least will hold their ground until the end.

Monk Lingqin looked at the defeated soldiers all over his body, and his heart was cold.

The confidence brought by the victory in the last battle of Dagukou seems to have come to naught.

Tianjin New Army, proud New Army.

It's just shattered.

Monk Lingqin shouted loudly: "Retreat, retreat, retreat......"

Flag waving.

The handsome banner of Monk Greenqin also began to retreat.

The banners of the Governor of Zhili, the General Army of Tianjin, and the Admiral of Zhili also retreated.

Seeing this scene, the officers of the British and French forces were stunned.

Why is this so? After yesterday's exploratory battle, they also affirmed the combat effectiveness of the Tianjin New Army, and today they feel that they must not underestimate the enemy and be prepared for a bitter battle.

Outcome...... Only a few hours after the start of the battle, this army, which they valued, was so defeated.

Bizarre Qing State, Bizarre Army.

Am I to despise you? Or should I pay attention to you?

Last time, we took it lightly and ended up with a big defeat.

This time you have more troops, and we are just beginning to pay attention to it, and the result is an inexplicable victory.

In this way, the British and French forces soon occupied the Dagukou Fort.

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Monk Lingqin, Rong Lu and others led the army and stationed in Tianjin City.

A few people began to discuss, whether to stick to Tianjin?

"Tianjin is on the edge of the White River, and the foreigners' gunboats can directly hit the city of Tianjin. Therefore, the army simply retreated directly to Tongzhou, and the Yongding River and the canal had been silted and blocked, and the foreigners' warships could not reach Tongzhou. ”

The chief soldier Le Shan said angrily: "What did we say to the imperial court before, we must stick to Dagukou, what is the result? In less than two days, Dagukou was lost. Now even Tianjin is not guarded, and retreats directly to Tongzhou? What will the emperor think when he finds out? If you want to retreat to Tongzhou, you didn't retreat at that time, and you retreat now? ”

Both Rong Lu and Seng Lingqin regretted it.

I knew this, I should have retreated to Tongzhou at that time.

Why is the Tianjin New Army so useless? How did you win the previous battle?

What's next?

If the imperial court allows him to retreat to Tongzhou, then the monk Greenqin can generously lead the army to retreat, but now, without the will of the imperial court, he dares to retreat without a fight, can the imperial court spare him?

Therefore, if Tianjin does not guard, it must also be guarded!

Historically, the Qing army almost did not defend Tianjin, and the foreigners did not make too much effort to capture Tianjin.

In this world, Monk Greenqin had to defend Tianjin.

The foreigners moved quickly, and the powerful fleet drove along the Baihe River directly to the vicinity of Tianjin City.

A few days later, more than 20,000 troops of the British and French forces also marched to the city of Tianjin.

After a short rest, the foreigners' gunboats and army artillery opened heavy fire.

Suddenly, the entire city of Tianjin shook.

The more than 20,000 defenders of the Qing army were as white as earth.

Although there is a fortified city here, the foreigners' naval guns are so powerful that they can't directly press people up.

Over there are hundreds of artillery pieces at Dagukou, how can there be so many artillery pieces in Tianjin?

Therefore, in addition to the city wall, it seems that this place is not as good as the Dagukou defense line, and even there are very long city walls and fortresses on the Dagu side.

And the foreigners don't seem to use siege ladders like rebellion.

In this way, the foreigners kept shelling.

The faces of several defenders in Tianjin were as pale as earth, and even the chief soldier Le Shan, who resolutely fought the main battle, felt that this battle could not be fought.

Rong Lu said: "King Monk, the foreigners' naval artillery is too powerful, this place is not like Dagukou, we can't even use artillery to counterattack." Completely passive bombing, morale is extremely low, and it can no longer be fought. ”

Yi Xuan said: "Yes, monk king, you can't fight anymore." We only have more than 20,000 people, and Yangyi has more than 20,000 people. ”

"God knows that Yangyi has so many troops? Are they crazy, there were only two or three thousand people who came to attack each time before, but now there are twenty or thirty thousand, and they can't fight. ”

"We should keep our limited forces, withdraw to Tongzhou successively, and then gather an army of 50,000, 60,000, 70,000, and then fight the foreigners."

"When there are more people, there will be morale, and everyone will not be afraid."

Boyan Nemohu didn't speak, but he also looked at Monk Lingqin, and the meaning was the same.

"Father, let the court negotiate, you can't fight." Boyan uttered a heartfelt sentence.

Monk Lingqin gritted his teeth and said: "Since this is the case, even if there is a big relationship, it will be borne by this king!" ”

"The army retreats, retreats!"

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And the British and French troops here, looking at Tianjin Jiancheng, are also having a slight headache.

Siege warfare, for the armies of any country, is painful.

All mean heavy casualties.

But no matter what, Tianjin City must be taken.

After taking Tianjin, he could march into the capital of the Qing State without any scruples.

As a result, the coalition command began to deploy how to attack the city, and even found several Qing prisoners to ask about the general siege tactics in the Qing country.

"The most conventional, of course, is to use the siege ladder directly to climb the city wall."

"Fa Rebellion, that is, the Taiping army in the south, they like to dig tunnels the most, dig more than a dozen tunnels under the city wall at once, and then blow up the city wall with tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder."

"And Su Yao's favorite tactic is to use artillery and dense bullets to cover the area and send death squads to blow up the city gates."

The Anglo-French commander felt that it had been too long to dig the tunnels, so he decided to use artillery fire to cover and send people to blow up the city gates.

It is to use Su Yu's conventional tactics.

As a result, as soon as their side deployed siege tactics, soldiers came in to report.

"General, the Qing people have withdrawn."

"All withdrew."

Yes?! What?

Suddenly, the officers of the Anglo-French army were stunned.

We haven't officially attacked the city, and you're all retreating?

They tried to find a high place, looked through binoculars, and saw the city gate to the west, and the Qing army poured out like a tide.

And the fleet on the White River did not miss this opportunity, and desperately opened fire on the retreating Qing army.

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That's it!

A few hours later, more than 20,000 troops had retreated cleanly.

In astonishment and bewilderment, the British and French forces led their troops into Tianjin.

At this point, this important city in the north is directly under the seat of the governor's palace.

Officially fallen!

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