When Yang Fang arrived, the officials and people of Guangdong rejoiced and leaned against the Great Wall. Zexu Yixi, the year before last, when Zexu was the governor of Huguang, Yang Fang was the admiral of Hunan, and they were very familiar with each other.
In compliance with Emperor Daoguang's order, Yang Fang only strengthened war preparations and did not plan an attack.
When Emperor Daoguang heard that Qishan was ceding territory, he angrily said: How dare you go against my decree and still accept letters from the barbarians and plead on their behalf? Extremely incompetent. He was good at cutting off the prime minister's territory, which will be infamy for thousands of years. Chen Liansheng and his son have loyal souls. How will you deal with them? He can be dismissed from his post, locked up, his property confiscated, and he can be questioned in Beijing.
Yilu didn't know what happened to the Qing people. After three days arrived, he waited two more days and saw no sign from the five major officials, so he ordered the Pomai longitudinal ship to attack fiercely. The Liede, Ershawei, and Dahuangjiao forts were immediately captured, and Guangzhou City could be seen at a glance. Bo Mei wanted to take advantage of the victory and attack the city, but Yilu stopped and waited for Qishan to beg for peace. There was no news for two days, so Yilu sent a ship to inquire. When passing through Fenghuang Gang, the Qing army fired artillery; the British ship was defeated and retreated.
Yang Fang plays: Win the Yi game.
When Yang Fang choked the enemy, Xu Xingxi asked about the way to control the enemy.
Yang Fang said: "The barbarians are always hitting me, but I can't hit the barbarians. I live on the ground, but the barbarians are in the turmoil. The host and the guest are alien, and if this is the case, there must be evil cults and good skills hidden inside. They are all over the toilet, drowning Utensils containing women's excrement and filth are scattered along the river, and the mouths of the toilets and drowning utensils are facing the mouths of the barbarian cannons. This can break the witchcraft of the barbarian cannons. If it is not broken, it will be like the Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms, attacking it with fire."
Zexu said: Fire attack may be possible, but I will say heresy.
There was no news from Qishan, but Yilu continued to attack, and Fenghuang Gang, Yongjing, Haizhu, and West Fort were successively attacked. On March 18, the British troops landed in Guangzhou, occupied the Thirteenth Bank Commercial Building, and raised the British flag.
In one day, eight forts were lost and more than 200 officers and soldiers were killed; only six British soldiers were injured. Yang Fang is afraid. Yu Chun was then sent to guarantee negotiations and trade.
The law allows it.
Böhmer said: "The people of the Qing Dynasty are capricious."
Yilu said: "I fight for free trade. Guangzhou is destroyed, and all the Qing people are dead. Who will we trade with?"
In order to protect Guangzhou, Yang Fang engaged in trade without authorization. Knowing that he was guilty, and to avoid making the same mistakes as Qi Shan, he jointly reported with the governor and general of Guangdong: Humen has been lost, Liede, Dahuangjiao and other places in nearby provinces have been occupied, and Guangzhou has no more barrier. Although there are eight thousand officers and soldiers, they are not accustomed to water warfare. For half a month, the British and foreigners did not attack Guangzhou, but focused on trade. The barbarian cargo ships carried 100,000 tons of foreign rice, and the rice produced in eastern Guangdong was not much. This shows that the British and barbarians did not harbor evil intentions, so they had to make adjustments and first allow the port to trade in Guangdong.
Emperor Daoguang took over and said angrily: "It's nonsense, I only know the word "suppression". If it's just for trade, why do I need to deploy troops and generals like this? Yang Fang and Yiliang were dismissed from their posts and stayed in office. When Yishan and Longwen arrive, we can work together and unite. Let’s plan together to kill the British barbarians.”
On April 10, 1841, Yishan arrived in Guangdong, stopped in Shaozhou, and reported to Emperor Daoguang: If he arrives in Guangzhou first and refuses to trade, the barbarians will attack the city. Now that the troops in each province are not full, it may be difficult to respond to the enemy. It is better to go to Shaozhou first and wait for the army to gather. , and then go to Guangzhou after everything is ready.
Emperor Daoguang said: The war is changing rapidly, and I will not control it remotely. Yishan, Longwen and others have made arrangements with secret agents. As soon as possible, the artillery positions of officers and soldiers will be mobilized enough for the suppression operation, and the Shuiyong speedboats will be sufficient for dispatch. However, he still obeyed the previous decree, cut off his retreat, captured him from all sides, and defeated Xiang Gang.
On the 13th, Yishan arrived in Guangzhou and told Qi Gong, Yang Fang and Long Wendao: "After a hundred years of invasion, the people of Guangdong are all traitors and the soldiers of Guangdong are all traitors to the party and cannot be reused; when the allied forces from seven provinces including Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Qiong have arrived, , then we can intensify the attack."
One month later, reinforcements from various provinces arrived in Guangdong. Yishan Supervisor ordered 1,700 elite troops to attack Baietan at night. The British were defenseless, two ships were destroyed and three soldiers were injured.
The story of Six Hundred Miles from Yishan: On the night of May 23, more than a hundred slave warships carried rockets, sulfur, saltpeter and other flammable materials, and burned six large ships and more than ten small boats in Baietan Nii; they also destroyed several small boats in Ershawei; Countless people who rebelled against the barbarians were killed and drowned.
Yang Fang disagreed and secretly sighed: "Making a fuss out of a molehill, deceiving and deceitful, it will be difficult to end the situation once it fails."
Yilu also hated Yishan and Yangfang for going back on their word, and ordered them to attack again. The British ships received the order and bombarded the Guangzhou West Fort, which was destroyed within an hour. The British troops landed and occupied thirteen more lines. Another group of British troops, along the waterway on the west side of the Pearl River, directly attacked Yuexiu Mountain in the north of Guangzhou City. The next day, they occupied the Sifang Fort and bombarded Guangzhou City from a commanding position.
Governor Yishan led 18,000 soldiers to fight bravely; Yang Fang even isolated the city and faced the artillery fire and cursed: "Chou Yi! Beat me to death!"
Within two days, the Qing army suffered 500 casualties and 1,000 injuries; the British army suffered only 9 deaths and 80 injuries. Yishan did not dare to fight anymore, so he raised a white flag and sent Yu Chunbao, the prefect of Guangzhou, to negotiate the peace treaty of Guangzhou with Yilu.
According to the fifth paragraph of the treaty, one or three imperial envoys and officers and soldiers from various provinces were all sent out of the city within six days and stationed two hundred miles away. 2. The compensation is six million taels of silver. One million taels must be paid tomorrow. Starting from tomorrow, it must be paid within seven days. 3. The British troops occupied various places and still defended them; when the money was paid in full, the forts were returned, and the warships were withdrawn from overseas. 4. All items looted from each museum must be fully compensated within seven days, and the accidental burning of the Luzon ship in the 19th year must also be compensated within seven days. 5. All matters require official documents from the Guangzhou Prefecture, including three imperial envoys, together with the Guangzhou General, the Guangdong and Guangxi Governor-General, and the Guangdong Governor-General, and order them to act on their behalf and handle the matter according to the agreement.
After the contract was signed, Yishan led his army to withdraw from Guangzhou City and set up camp sixty miles away. Yilu received one million in compensation, but after the remaining five million was settled, he also retreated southward.
On May 29, a group of British troops had nothing to do. They went to the four forts without authorization, harassed Sanyuanli, dug up graves and humiliated women. The villagers in the nearby 103 villages were furious, armed with hoes and sticks, and surrounded the British troops. At the fence, there was a violent storm and the British guns misfired. The villagers took advantage of the situation and surrounded them, killing seven British troops and wounding forty-two. The British main force came to help. The villagers were angry and surrounded the British troops in all directions. Yilu was frightened and told Yishan: If he cannot escape intact, he will destroy the city.
Yishan was afraid and ordered Yu Chunbao to persuade him to make peace. Yu Chunbao arrived, tried his best to persuade, and said that the ten-year plan would be beneficial to both sides.
The crowd accepted the remarks and dispersed.
The British threatened: Don't do it again!
The villagers are calling the police: If you dare to come again, no officers or soldiers, no national funds, just use your own efforts to kill all the pigs and dogs, so that the evil in our villages can be eliminated!
The people's anger in Sanyuanli gradually subsided, and Yishan reported: On the fifth day of the lunar month, the thirty-eight British warships attacked our city; the traitors sneaked in and burned our warships; the other traitors led the British to advance northward by land, and the Yuexiu Mountain fort was for the British. seize. I resisted the enemy on three sides. At this extremely critical moment, General Xiong Ruisheng saw the barbarians gesticulating, so he asked the general for questioning. When Tongshi Dao Yi people complained about their grievances, Duan Yongfu, the commander-in-chief, reprimanded him: "I, the general of the Celestial Dynasty, were ordered to fight, how can we meet each other!" The barbarians threw their weapons to the ground and saluted without their crowns. Duan Yongfu sent another general to question him. The barbarians said that the Chinese government did not allow them to trade, and the goods were spoiled, making it difficult to turn around. Therefore, he specially asked the emperor to grant permission for trade, investigate the trade debts, and immediately withdraw from the land and stop causing trouble. Now that the Humen fence has been lost, Guangzhou has nothing to rely on. In order to protect the city, it is better to temporarily respond to the foreigners. The foreign merchants will raise money on their behalf. There is still a shortfall of 2.8 million taels, which can be temporarily advanced with treasury silver. If the barbarian soldiers retreat, they can strengthen their military preparedness. If the barbarians dare to be arrogant again, I will put an end to trade.
Liang Zhangju, governor of Guangxi, reported: On the tenth day of the lunar month, tens of thousands of villagers near Sanyuanli were indignant and tried their best to resist. Yu Chunbao got Yilu's private message and went out of the city to suppress him, and the matter failed. With the support of the people, it is appropriate to instruct Qigong and Yiliang to train the villagers, with the recovery of Xiangang as the first priority.
Emperor Daoguang decreed: The barbarians are dogs and sheep, and they are not worth comparing with them. They have been punished and wounded, and they have shown their military power. Now the residents in the city have submitted complaints one after another. I understand that there must be some unavoidable reasons for this, and I grant a special license to trade. Xianggang, my land, will definitely be taken back.
Yishan received the order, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, and sighed with tears in his eyes: "My emperor is benevolent and cultivates righteousness. He fights troops to bring peace to the people. His kindness has been extended to both China and foreign countries."
Yan Botao, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, impeached Yishan for lying about military information and deceiving his superiors and subordinates. The villagers of Sanyuanli surrounded the barbarians, but they were blocked by Yishan.
Emperor Daoguang ordered Liang Zhangju to investigate closely.
Liang Zhangju received the order and said: The situation in Sanyuanli is true, and Yishan is indeed blocking the people and suppressing the barbarians.
Emperor Daoguang took over and said to Mu Zhangadao: "Yishan deceived the superiors and deceived the inferiors, but the troubles of the barbarians in southern Guangdong have indeed subsided."
Mu Zhangadao said: "Long live the Qi Dynasty, let the slaves speak nonsense. Soldiers are the most important thing for the country and the key to survival. Now that it has been calmed down, don't worry about the small details."
Emperor Daoguang sighed and said: "Although the barbarians are calm, floods are coming again. The Thirty Fortress embankment in Xiangfu, Henan, broke, and the flood surrounded Kaifeng Mansion. It splashed for several feet and rolled like dust. All the people in Kaifeng City were in fear, and lawless elements took the opportunity to wreak havoc. , the governor of the river channel petitioned Kaifeng to relocate to avoid flooding. Niu Jian, the governor of Henan, said that once the province is moved, all the officials and gentry will flee, and the people will suffer, and the disaster will last forever. Wang Ding also agrees with Niu."
Mu Zhang'a said: "Wang Ding is upright and can withstand all difficulties!"
Emperor Daoguang said: "Quickly pass on my edict, and Wang Ding, the great scholar of Dongge University and the minister of military aircraft, will fly to Henan to supervise the breach of the Yellow River. He who cares about the Yellow River in Henan will also act vigorously and resolutely, and go there personally to calm the hearts of the people. The guilty minister Lin Zexu postponed his trip to Xinjiang and rushed to Henan to assist Wang Ding in controlling the flood."
Niu Jian received the order, arrived at the gate of Kaifeng City in a small boat, climbed a rope across the city, beheaded the leading criminals in public, and made a public announcement, which made people's hearts calm.
When Wang Ding arrived in Henan, he, together with Lin Zexu, cabinet secretary Zhang Liangji and others, stayed at the dam day and night, working together with the people and vowing to close the breach before the flood in the following year.
