The officials in Shanghai were all panicked. Su Songliang Road and Yang Fang said: Jiading, Taicang, Qingpu and Songjiang have all been lost. The British and French fleets have also arrived. We are trapped.
Su Songtai Dao Wu Xu said: "Don't worry about the Yi people. The Yi people have garrisoned in Shanghai. I passed by this morning. Their camp is peaceful and there is no sign of war."
Xue Huan, the governor of Jiangsu, said: "We can order the Huaer Foreign Gun Team to fight against the Cantonese bandits in Songjiang. I am afraid of the barbarians' strong ships and powerful guns, and the Cantonese bandits are also afraid." Although the Hual foreign gun team is small in number, they all use Yi guns and cannons, and they may be able to make a big splash. If the battle breaks out, I will be attacked from both sides. This is absolutely impossible. I will immediately meet with the British and French ministers to welcome and reward the barbarian troops.
The British and French fleets sailed to Wusong Pier. The British envoy Elgin told the French envoy Grotto: Six years ago, I went to Nanjing in person. Hong Yang replied to me thirty-one and questioned fifty. He regarded the world as one family. He categorically rejected the "Treaty of Nanjing" and said that we must pay tribute to it, etc. His people's mentality is that they only respect themselves and cannot engage in any negotiations.
Ge Luo said: The people of the Qing Dynasty did not pay lip service to their words, and regarded the law as nothing. They talked about benevolence and righteousness, but for their own selfishness, they dared to kill people and set fires. The current situation of the country is like the darkness of the Middle Ages. However, the Qing people in Shanghai were quite civilized.
Elgin said: Shanghai is not the end of our trip. Our trip is only for the envoy's stationing in Beijing, the exchange of seals, settlement of military expenses, and compensation for the cession of territory. If Shanghai is captured by the rebels, our station will not be guaranteed, so why talk about it? Trade and commerce. In my opinion, it should not be limited to the concession area, but the whole of Shanghai should help defend it. 400 French soldiers guarded the east and north gates of Shanghai; 900 English soldiers guarded the west and south gates, which were the enemy's main attack directions. Once we have collected enough supplies, we will set off northward immediately.
Ge Luo laughed and said: "The officials of the Qing Dynasty in Shanghai are extremely respectful. The military expenses for our defense of the city have already been prepared. The shortage of fresh water, vegetables, meat and eggs for our warships has also been replenished. As everyone knows, our fleet heading north is for attack." His old nest.
Elgin said: There is no deep hatred between the Qing Dynasty and Britain and France. We are only on this trip to exchange treaties and settle compensation for trade envoys. If the Qing Emperor is obedient, I will not fire a single shot.
Huaer, the captain of the foreign gun team, received the order to attack Songjiang and said with high spirits: "I can raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. I will definitely live up to the high expectations of Mr. Xue, Wu and Yang."
Lieutenant Bai Qiwen said: "We only have a hundred soldiers, a temporary group of sailors, deserters, and Manila people. The training is less than half a month. Is it possible?"
Waldow: My Burke-type muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlock gun and Brunswick-type muzzle-loading percussion gun have a range that is two or three times greater than that of a Qing Dynasty bird gun. I am also one of the most advanced Enfield percussion rifles today. Pack. Before our gun team arrived, the enemies in Songjiang City might have already heard the news and fled.
On July 2, 1860, Walter led a foreign gun team to attack Songjiang. He fired hundreds of shots in succession for a day and did not get close to the city wall. That night, Lu Deshun, who recognized Tianyi, led the Taiping army out of the city to counterattack, and the foreign gun team collapsed at the first touch.
Wu Xu and Yang Fang summoned Hua Er and said: Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists!
Walther said: Your country has one thing, two times, two times, no three times. There is also a strong momentum, two strong ones, three weak ones, and three are exhausted. There is no need to have three. I will eliminate the weak and the weak, recruit the brave, purchase guns and cannons, and reorganize the army to fight again. If the guns are lost again, the guns will be lost. The team dispersed.
After Hua Er finished speaking, he immediately entered Shanghai and asked the British and French ministers to buy guns. The British and French ministers looked sullen.
Waldo: Your fleet has set sail northward. If Shanghai is breached, 30,000 bandit soldiers will pour in. How long can you, with only a thousand men, be able to hold back? My foreign rifle team is engaged in the battle outside Shanghai, and it is actually protecting you.
After defeating the Yi army in the first battle, Li Xiucheng reported to the King of Heaven and King Qian: The Yi people are no better than Er. Lu Deshun was given another order: The Qing army's Dusijie garrison and the political ambitions of the Kingdom of Heaven could be used as internal responses; Brother Lu let go and went to work, then attacked Baoshan and advanced to Shanghai.
On July 15, Lu Deshun led his troops out of Songjiang and attacked Baoshan County. Shunde left the city impromptu and the city gates were wide open.
Hua Er took a look and personally led the foreign gun team to attack Songjiang at night and break the city in one fell swoop. Li Hengsong, deputy general of the Qing army, settled in and found out the message from Dusi Street garrison Yu Youzheng and the bandits. Jiangsu Governor Xue Huanmi arrested Yu Youzheng but failed to arrest him.
Lu Shunde failed to attack Baoshan, and when he heard that Songjiang City had been lost, he retreated to Qingpu. The next day, he went north and captured Jiading.
Hua Er conquered Songjiang and then attacked Qingpu without stopping. Shao Tianyu and Zhou Wenjia were defeated and quickly called for help.
Songjiang City was lost and Qingpu was in urgent need. Xiucheng did not dare to neglect and led an army of 20,000 to Shanghai.
Hong Rengan, the king of Qian, was shocked when he heard that war had started with the barbarians. He came to observe in person. Li Xiucheng secretly invited the British missionary Joseph Joseph to go to Shanghai. After a long discussion, Joseph agreed to persuade the British and French ministers to stop fighting.
Hong Rengan said: We are brothers in the Kingdom of Heaven. If we are of one mind, we will unite to capture Shanghai. We will go up the river to capture Wuhan and Jingxiang, and then go down from Sichuan to Shaanxi and head east. The great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven will be accomplished.
Li Xiucheng said: "My kingdom has a strong army and a vast general. It takes Shanghai like it's in the palm of my hand. If it doesn't follow the plan, we will start a war." If we, the King of Heaven, cannot conquer the world through talk, we can only conquer it through fighting. The time limit is half a month, whether to make peace or not, we will attack immediately.
Hong Rengan said: It is the will of the King of Heaven that we are brothers in the Kingdom of Heaven and we must not kill each other!
Joseph Joseph returned to Shanghai and asked the British and French ministers in Shanghai.
The British and French ministers all said: It is absolutely impossible to lay down your weapons and let others slaughter you. Shanghai County and the Concession are occupied by the British and French Allied Forces. The Allied Forces hereby warn everyone that if there is an armed attack on the Allied Forces' garrison, the Allied Forces have the right to respond with force.
Half a month later, there was no news. Xiucheng personally led an army to besiege the Huaer Foreign Gun Team.
Wall was defeated, shot five times, and fled in panic.
On August 12, Xiucheng captured Songjiang. On the 18th, Xiucheng defeated all Qing troops, occupied Sijing Town, Qibao, Hongqiao, and Fahua Town, and marched to the gates of Shanghai.
Xiucheng was afraid that the barbarians would intervene, so he personally wrote to the ministers of Britain, France, the United States and Russia: The army is attacking Shanghai, but you will not disturb your troops and hang a yellow flag to identify yourself.
On that day, Governor Xiucheng led his army to approach Xujiahui, but the French soldiers retreated without a fight. Xiucheng was overjoyed that the barbarians were neutral and ordered to attack the city. Unexpectedly, as soon as they approached the city wall, the Yi people opened fire and cannons, and the British and French warships on the Huangpu River also opened fire.
The Yi people turned against each other, Xiucheng had no intention of attacking again, and retreated angrily.
After March, Hong Rengan signed an agreement with the British and French ministers to never attack Shanghai within a year.
He Chun, Zhang Guoliang, and Xu Youren died, and the south of the Yangtze River was rotten. Emperor Xianfeng lamented: The Guangdong bandits are causing chaos within, and the barbarians are causing trouble outside. I have supported it for ten years, and I don't want to end up in today's predicament. Immediately convey my order, Governor Xue Huan of Jiangsu and Wu Xu of Shanghai must work together to suppress the thieves and pacify the barbarians, and defend Shanghai; General Ruichang of Hangzhou and Xu Youren, governor of Zhejiang, actively prepare for war and protect Hangzhou.
Sushun said: "My emperor forgives me for allowing my slaves to speak nonsense. This dynasty has respected the Manchus and excluded the Han people for nearly two hundred years. There is no need to stick to the rules now. If the dynasty is to be revived, the Han people must be employed." Jiang Zhongyuan, Luo Bingzhang, Luo Zenan, Hu Linyi, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, etc., succeeded one after another to protect the Qing Dynasty and the land of Hunan and Chu. The troubles of the barbarians appear to be long-term, but they are actually driven by trade and profit; Seng Gelinqin has a good way to control the barbarians, just like last year, the entrance to Daku is not broken, and Beijing and Tianjin are fine. Hu Linyi is in Hubei, and his arrangements are perfect and cannot be moved. It would be better to use Zeng Guofan to oversee the two rivers, and then he can win people both upstream and downstream.
Emperor Xianfeng said: Last year, although Dagukou was victorious, the battle cannot be fought on both sides. With the British, French and barbarians, the priority must be to calm the situation, so as to avoid the end of the war and the disaster. Zeng Guofan planned to capture Anqing and fortify the city. Even if Anqing succeeded and Su Chang failed, southern Jiangsu would be completely eroded. I have given permission for Zeng Guofan to act as the governor of Liangjiang and go to aid Su Chang. Taking the overall situation into consideration, if the rescue cannot be carried out in depth, we can also cut off the river to prevent the north channel. This is the most important thing. Zuo Zongtang was familiar with the situation in Hunan, defeated and attacked, and dispatched well; he was a candidate for the Fourth Rank Jingtang. Should Zuo Zongtang be ordered to still hold regiment training in Hunan Xiang, or should he be transferred to Zeng Guofan's military camp so that he can make the best use of his talents and gain effectiveness.
Yi Xin said: Guan Wen, Hu Linyi, Zeng Guofan and others all considered Anhui as the right one. Gao Shilian also said: To conquer Anqing and raise troops to the east, the trend will be smooth; to conquer Fuzhou and attack upstream, the trend will be reversed. If you want to achieve extraordinary results, you must not follow your current views. If you want to decide on a winning strategy, you must first examine the situation of urgency. Guan, Hu, and Zeng have repeatedly insisted on their own opinions, and may not be able to provide support.
Emperor Xianfeng said: If the city of Anqing can be restored soon, the governor might as well conquer Anqing first, go down the river, and take advantage of the empty situation of the Jinling bandits to attack their lair. At the same time, he will dispatch reinforcements and attack Suzhou in a pinch, so that the thieves cannot be seen from head to tail. Seems more convenient. But can Anqing be restored immediately? Can Jinling attack? Zeng Guofan besieged Anqing, not only to tie up the troops and fortify the city for a long time, but also to try to relieve the danger of Su Chang first, and to consider the priorities and make appropriate arrangements.
