Blue Star In December 1857, the economic crisis in the Free State led to a severe devaluation of the currency, and Shi Dakai paid off the loan in one go.
At this time, the Taiping Army had recaptured Shaozhou in northern Guangdong.
After half a year of rocket-like development, the Taiping Army has exceeded one million people and has been organized into 20 corps and 60 divisions, all equipped with the most advanced weapons and equipment.
Blue Star December 10, 1857.
In the peaceful city of Guangzhou, people did not notice the signs of an imminent war. However, everything changed as the warships of the American and Gallic coalition sailed into the Pearl River. Announcements began to be issued in the city, asking citizens to prepare to hide.
Blue Star In the early morning of December 28, 1857, in Guangzhou.
The sound of a cannon broke the silence of Guangzhou City, and then the sky was filled with flames. The city of Guangzhou instantly fell into chaos and panic. However, the Qing troops in the city fled one after another, completely disregarding the life and death of the people.
Blue Star On the afternoon of December 29, 1857, the sound of gunfire became smaller and smaller until it disappeared.
Where there were once houses, fields, and woods, now there are only ruins and scorched ruins. The air was filled with thick smoke and the smell of burning, which was suffocating.
The people in the city have despaired of the Qing Dynasty's weakness.
More than 5,000 coalition troops led by Elgin and Geluo began to enter the city to plunder.
"Woo! Woo! Woo!"
After two foreign soldiers robbed the house, they pointed their guns at the children on the ground.
Lying next to the child were his parents who had been killed.
"Why don't we take a gamble and stand 50 meters away to see who can hit this kid."
"OK!"
The two foreign soldiers smiled evilly.
Just as they walked 50 meters away, they raised their guns and prepared to shoot.
boom! boom! boom!
The gunfire rang out again!
The two foreign soldiers fell down.
The nearby foreign soldiers saw this and shouted.
"It's the Chinese army!"
This time Shi Dakai led Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Guofan, Peng Dashun and other generals to the front line to command.
At Shi Dakai's order, the soldiers charged one after another, catching the foreign coalition forces in the city off guard.
Fire splashed, smoke filled the air, and accompanied by the sound of bullets whizzing by, a tense and chilling atmosphere enveloped the entire battlefield.
In the narrow alley, Taiping soldiers advanced step by step with guns in hand.
They had determined expressions on their faces. This was their first time to fight these foreigners who bullied them every day.
Behind them, the wall was splattered with blood, as if to tell the cruelty of this battle.
Bullets were fired from all directions like raindrops, and people fell from time to time, but the soldiers did not flinch. They quickly sought cover, nimbly dodged incoming bullets, and attempted to return fire.
Gunfire darted back and forth through the narrow alley, kicking up puffs of dust and smoke.
Signal troops came to report.
"Report to King Yi that the armies of Mizi Kingdom and Gaul Kingdom have begun to retreat."
Shi Dakai looked at the city walls of Guangzhou in the trenches of the staff headquarters.
"Inform Peng Dashun to blow up the ship immediately and cut off the retreat."
"Don't pursue the soldiers who are attacking the city. Just drive the enemy out of the city!"
The signal soldiers reported the situation more frequently this time. It may be the first time they fought against foreigners, so they were quite excited.
Outside Guangzhou, gunfire also rang out.
Elgin and Groton felt bad, that direction was the location of their warships.
What they really can't figure out is where China has such a strong army. In the past, thousands of people fought against tens of thousands of people in China.
After hearing the sound of artillery outside the city, the two generals ran away immediately without caring about anything.
Outside the city, Peng Dashun was commanding the artillery division to attack.
The shells streaked across the sky like meteors and landed accurately on the deck of the warship. In an instant, fire burst out and smoke filled the air. The warship began to shake violently, and the equipment and personnel on the deck were shaken to and fro. With a loud noise, the warship's hull began to break and seawater surged in. Under the baptism of gunfire, the warship was like a wounded beast, unable to resist.
The 20 warships parked under the city of Guangzhou suffered heavy losses. At this time, the more than 5,000 foreign coalition forces in the city were probably thinking about a hundred thousand whys.
Maxim alone scared these coalition forces to death.
In the evening, the sound of gunfire gradually disappeared.
There seemed to be no foreign voices in the city, and the surviving people poked their heads out of their houses one after another.
The yellow skin and dark eyes allowed the common people to recognize that this was the Chinese army.
What surprised them was that these soldiers looked like their own people, but they didn't look like them.
Because they don't have braids, wear Western-style military uniforms, and hold Western-style artillery.
"Inform the whole city that the battle of Guangzhou City is over. From now on, no foreigners can oppress the people of Guangzhou! All the invaders have been escorted to the Guangzhou government office!"
The messengers conveyed the message to the whole city.
More than 1,000 foreign soldiers who surrendered knelt in front of the Guangzhou government office, waiting for trial.
The people watching were all grinning, wishing they could eat these foreign soldiers.
"If you kill our countrymen, you should be killed and executed according to the crime!"
After the roar of gunfire, the people clapped their hands and cheered.
Under the setting sun, the city of Guangzhou gained new life.
In the Hong Kong embassy, the ministers from the Republic of America, the Republic of Gaul, the Kingdom of Freedom, and the Kingdom of Mao Xiong were shocked by the situation of the Battle of Guangzhou City.
Last month we were still discussing how to make money from the Qing Dynasty, but now it has become a waste of money.
The Mizi Kingdom and the Gaul Kingdom decided to declare war on China. However, their targets no longer dared to be in Guangzhou, but in Tianjin and Beijing, hoping to make another profit.
At this time, the embassies of Western countries received a message from Shi Dakai, which contained only nine characters.
"Those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
