Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 209 The emperor has bad news again! Su Ye won a great victory! Decisive battle

Su Ye's emotions are very complicated for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

First of all, it must not perish now.

Because Su Ye is now a local, and the group of people in the court is the central. In many cases, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is Su Ye's shield, and it is still a sword that can be used.

Moreover, in the next gambling plan, Tianjing is still a very huge source of profit for Su Ye Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

In the past year, Su Ye has spent a lot of effort to cultivate the market of Tianjing, just to make a lot of money.

In the future, after Su Ye enters the center, he will need to eliminate the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to brush his merits.

But many times, it is indeed difficult to control.

As Su Ye opened fire on a large area on the Yangtze River, sank Taiping warships, and seized a large number of material transport ships.

The whole of Tianjing was completely furious and felt betrayed.

Next, the entire Tianjing high-level discussed again.

How to deal with it?

"Fight to the death, fight to the death!" Chen Yucheng roared: "Su Ye has a navy, we also have a navy, send the navy to fight Su Ye to the death."

Li Xiucheng: "The strategy of the Eastern Expedition cannot be changed. Su Ye only has one Jiujiang. Do we have to give up the Eastern Expedition as soon as he opens fire on the Yangtze River?"

Shi Dakai said: "Now Su Ye's main force is in Zhoushan, Zhejiang. Maybe he has already fought a big battle with the foreigners. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity must not be missed. Taking Suzhou and then entering Zhejiang is our only choice."

Chen Yucheng said: "After taking Suzhou, we should take Shanghai, which is the richest city."

Hong Rengan said: "Shanghai cannot be attacked, otherwise it will completely offend the foreigners."

So, another series of arguments took place.

It was the question of whether to attack Shanghai after Suzhou.

In short, at this time, the entire Tianjing high-level officials unanimously agreed that they should seize this opportunity to take Suzhou and Zhejiang.

It was not easy for the foreigners to fight with Su Ye, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Lin Shaozhang asked: "What about the supply of Tianjing?"

The entire Tianjing city is almost non-productive and completely relies on external supplies, and the Yangtze River waterway is its lifeline.

Su Ye's firing completely cut off the supply of Tianjing.

Of course, the Taiping Army took Changzhou and Wuxi not long ago, looted them and got a relatively large amount of supplies, so they can still hold on now.

Chen Yucheng said: "It is precisely because of this that we need to go to the east. Most of our land is on the north side of the Yangtze River, while Tianjing is on the south side of the Yangtze River. All supplies rely on the Yangtze River waterway. As long as Suzhou and Zhejiang are taken, we can become one with Tianjing and get a steady supply."

"In addition, if Shanghai and Zhejiang are taken, we can get an outlet to the sea and no longer have to worry about being attacked on the Yangtze River waterway."

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

And Hong Rengan also fully supports taking advantage of the opportunity of Su Ye's war with the foreigners to directly take Suzhou and Zhejiang and get an outlet to the sea, so that we can have more exchanges with foreigners and get support from Western powers.

In the end, Hong Xiuquan decided: "Fight!"

Ignore Su Ye's blackmail on the Yangtze River. Not only must we fight, but we must fight hard.

So.

The entire Tianjing did not stop the war.

Originally, it was decided to send only 60,000 troops to attack Suzhou, but now the troops have been increased to 80,000.

The Taiping Army in the entire eastern part of Tianjing covered the sky and the sun.

With the order from Tianjing, the Yangtze River waterway was also filled with smoke.

Su Ye's Yangtze River Fleet and the Taiping Army's navy went to war.

The Yangtze River waterway, which had been almost peaceful for two years, was once again in flames.

This directly made Hong Renli so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

Damn Tianjing, damn Hong Xiuquan.

There was also no spirit of contract.

It was clearly agreed that the Taiping Army would not attack Suzhou again within two years.

As a result, after being instigated by the foreigners, the war in Zhejiang had not yet started, but you in Tianjing could not wait to start.

As soon as you saw the opportunity, you pounced on it like a wild dog.

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The intelligence work of the Taiping Army was undoubtedly outrageous.

The foreigners vowed to tell Hong Rengan that they would definitely attack Zhoushan and destroy Su Ye's main force, so that the Taiping Army could attack Suzhou and Zhejiang with confidence.

As a result, the foreign fleet passed by Zhoushan for several days, and Tianjing did not receive any intelligence. It was thought that the foreigners and Su Ye were fighting in Zhoushan.

There was no war in Zhoushan.

In fact, at this time, Su Ye's 5,000 main forces. Wang Youling's 15,000 people in Zhejiang had returned by boat at the fastest speed.

The Taiping Army was still gathering here, and Su Ye's army was almost in Changzhou.

Going west along the Qiantang River, turning into the Jiangnan Canal and entering Taihu Lake, the speed was already extremely fast.

"Quick, quick, quick!"

Under the order of the officers, the main force of Su Ye's new army landed from the big ship at the fastest speed.

Wang Youling's army in Zhejiang was much slower.

After completing the landing.

The 20,000 troops rushed directly to Changzhou.

According to the previous secret agreement, the Taiping Army's troops east of Tianjing should not exceed 10,000.

Therefore, at this time, the Taiping Army's garrison in Changzhou was less than 10,000, because they had to divide their troops to garrison Danyang.

These 20,000 troops were running wildly while waiting for orders.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and the troops must be made to wait for orders, rather than the orders waiting for the troops.

When they were less than a few miles away from Changzhou.

The order has arrived.

"The commander-in-chief has orders to recapture Changzhou!"

"The commander-in-chief has orders to recapture Changzhou!"

The commander-in-chief Wang Shiqing shouted: "Obey!"

Su Yi was very decisive. After he opened fire in the Yangtze River, he waited for the decision from Tianjing whether to cease the war or continue the Eastern Expedition.

As soon as Hong Xiuquan's order to continue the Eastern Expedition came out, Su Yi faced two choices.

Either use war to prevent war, or use assassination to prevent war.

It is difficult to assassinate Hong Xiuquan, but it is not difficult to assassinate Hong Rengan.

Su Yi thought for a few minutes and decided to stop the war with war.

Do not resort to assassination unless absolutely necessary.

Didn’t your Taiping Army break the contract? Aren't we going to gather an army to attack Suzhou?

Don't be shameless.

Stop dreaming about conquering Suzhou, or even Changzhou, Wuxi, and Danyang that you previously occupied.

Last time, the Taiping Army sent nearly 100,000 troops and suffered numerous casualties. They broke through the Jiangnan Camp and captured Danyang, Changzhou, and Wuxi.

This time they broke the contract, which completely angered Su Yi.

Then let you lose more and take back all that was given to you before.

I'll beat you so hard!

Moreover, Su Yi gave Wang Shiqing a death order. Changzhou must be captured within one day, without any reason!

Because it is less than three hundred miles from Tianjing to Changzhou.

At the speed of the Taiping Army, it would take about six or seven days.

But Su Yi couldn't give him six or seven days. He was going to beat Tianjing thoroughly this time.

An hour later!

Twenty thousand troops came to the city and took a short rest.

With an order: "The army attacks the city!"

Su Yi's 5,000 troops and Zhejiang Province's 15,000 troops began to attack Changzhou City!

at the same time!

Li Qi rushed into Suzhou and met Xu Youren, the governor of Jiangsu.

"My Lord Governor, my Lord wants you to send troops to recover Danyang!"

"I must teach Fa Ni a harsh lesson."

After more than half a year of rest and recruitment of troops from other places, the Suzhou garrison barely recovered to a strength of 20,000.

After receiving Su Yi's personal letter, Jiangsu Governor Xu Youren ordered Feng Zicai to lead 10,000 people to attack Danyang.

Feng Zicai led 10,000 troops, boarded the fleet, and headed north along the canal.

Changzhou, Danyang, and Zhenjiang are all on the canal.

Time!

On the Yangtze River, war roared.

Su Yi's Yangtze River Fleet fought against the Taiping Navy.

In Changzhou City, two armies fought.

At this time, more than a thousand people who Zeng Guofan had promised to support Suzhou were still languishing on the way.

Xu Youren also had a naval force, red single warships hired from Guangdong merchants. These warships were initially under the control of Jiangsu Governor Gilhang'a, and later came under the command of He Guiqing, the Governor of Liangjiang.

After He Guiqing died, the red single fleet was controlled by Xu Youren again.

After hesitating for a while, Xu Youren ordered this red single fleet to escort Feng Zicai's army after landing, and immediately went north along the canal into the Yangtze River, joining Su Yi's Yangtze River fleet, and fighting against the Fa Nishui Division.

This is the power of allies!

When Su Yi saved Suzhou and Zhoushan, he tried his best.

At this time, there was a big battle, and Wang Youling and Xu Youren also tried their best.

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, did not have many troops in his hands. The thousands of troops he sent were still in Zhoushan at this time to prevent the foreigners from returning.

Although the foreigners left, there are still nearly 20,000 troops in Zhoushan.

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Fuzhou!

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, became a national hero and gained astonishing fame.

However, he still controlled part of the military power at this time, and a considerable part of the Fujian army still obeyed the orders of the original Fuzhou generals and Fujian admirals.

His foundation in Fujian is relatively shallow, unlike Xu Youren and Wang Youling.

However, Tian Yugong received the allegiance of another armed force.

Led by Zhu Sanniang and others, the Heaven and Earth Association and the local Party Party formed a powerful team.

When the Xiamen Church Incident occurred, tens of thousands of people including the Tiandihui, the White Lotus Sect, and local powerful men gathered to surround the consulate and the governor's office.

Tian Yugong went on a hunger strike. At the last moment, he saved the dignity of the nation, made the foreigners compromise and admit their mistakes, and saved several innocent people who had been slandered and convicted. His reputation reached the extreme.

After the matter was settled, the tens of thousands of people dispersed.

However, the core strength of three to four thousand people was retained. With the help of Su Yi's intelligence office, this group of people transformed into the Fujian regiment training army and were loyal to Tian Yugong.

With the help of this army, Tian Yugong continued to seize power and infiltrated the original army in the province.

Moreover, with the support of Tian Yugong, the scale of this regiment's military training continued to expand.

This is also Su Yi's plan.

The Green Camp Army belonged to the imperial court, and all generals were appointed by the imperial court.

But regiment training belongs to the minister of regiment training.

This is to allow Tian Yugong to control an army in the shortest possible time, which can be of great use at critical moments.

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Capital City!

"Eight hundred miles is urgent, eight hundred miles is urgent!"

After several days of running around, the battle report from the Shandong governor was finally sent to the capital.

The emperor and courtiers once again received this huge bad news.

The foreign fleet attacked Yantai, but only half a day later, Yantai fell.

The emperor was hit hard again.

"Where's Zhoushan? Where's Zhoushan?"

"Did Zhoushan fall?" the emperor asked angrily.

No one answered him.

But soon, the victory report from Zhejiang Governor Wang Youling will be sent to Beijing.

It was also 800 miles express, and it set off a few days earlier than the Shandong Governor, but it was much farther after all.

Just over an hour later!

"800 miles express, victory report from Zhoushan!"

"Victory report from Zhejiang Governor Wang Youling, our army forced back the foreign fleet in Zhoushan."

It's heartbreaking!

The emperor was furious again.

He turned over the case in front of him directly.

"Bang!"

There was a loud noise.

The quality of this rosewood case was so good that there was no crack even when it was hit hard on the ground.

Is Earl Elgin crazy?

Why not attack Zhoushan? Why not attack Su Ye?

Didn't he say that he and Su Ye were the real enemies?

And the war was not declared at all.

Last time, at least a messenger was sent to Beijing to issue an ultimatum, and then troops were sent to capture Guangzhou.

And when attacking Dagukou, the fleet was first sent to surround it, and an envoy was sent to give a five-day deadline.

Now... nothing to say, just capture Yantai directly.

Originally, I wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, and let Earl Elgin attack Su Ye?

Why didn't you fight?

Why did you come to attack me again?

Don't you think about it? From Earl Elgin's personal emotions, of course he hated Su Ye more.

But from the British side's standpoint, from the standpoint of the parliament, it was completely directed at the emperor of the Qing court.

All the anger was on the emperor alone.

Even for the British parliament, it was a shame.

Over and over again, breaking the treaty.

After the treaty was negotiated and the troops were withdrawn, the Qing emperor immediately broke the treaty.

Then, they sent troops and attacked again, and negotiated a treaty again.

But not long after, they started to break the treaty again.

What are you doing? What the hell are you doing?

Are you kidding me?

So this time the British decided to fight to the end.

Anger can't solve the problem. After getting completely angry, the emperor calmed down.

At this time, more than a year had passed since the last battle of Dagukou.

"My ministers, what should we do next?"

"Fight or negotiate?"

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, unless we can negotiate to let Earl Elgin attack Su Ye, any negotiation will be meaningless."

It is meaningless.

What to talk about?

Isn't it just that several foreign ministers come to Beijing? Isn't it that Tianjin is a trading port?

Isn't it that foreign merchants can do business and travel in mainland China? Isn't it that foreigners have the right to preach in trading port cities?

Before breaking the contract, wasn't it because the first two items could not be agreed to? The emperor absolutely cannot tolerate foreigners coming to Beijing?

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, the last time the seven southern provinces attacked the court, wasn't it because they signed a treaty that was humiliating to the country? If they talk about it again, I'm afraid they will spread it all over the world, making the court lose face and dignity again."

Kuang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, in fact, now dealing with foreigners and Su Ye has become a matter."

Prince Hui Mianyu said: "Yes, a matter!"

The Seven Provinces Alliance was established in the name of opposing the Tianjin Treaty, protecting the Yangtze River waterway, protecting the people in the south, and preventing the recurrence of the Xiamen Incident.

Su Shun said: "If the court raises this righteousness, then the seven southern provinces will lose this righteousness!"

"As long as we win this battle with the foreigners, the court will have absolute righteousness, and the problem of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance will be solved directly."

The emperor fell into silence.

In fact, after the seven southern provinces publicly bombarded the court for humiliating the country and asked to kill Gui Liang and Yishan, the court lost its righteousness.

It also lost the initiative to solve the seven southern provinces.

The only way is to regain justice.

How to regain justice?

Completely deny the Tianjin Treaty, completely deny the Aihui Treaty, and resolutely go to war with the foreigners.

In this way, the people's hearts will be instantly boosted, and justice will be in hand.

But when he thought of going to war with foreigners, Emperor Xianfeng was afraid and couldn't help trembling.

After a long while, the emperor said hoarsely: "Can we win?"

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the Battle of Dagukou last year was almost won. Ronglu's new army fought very well and gave the foreigners a lot of trouble at the beginning. The reason why they were suddenly defeated later was entirely because the commander Tan Tingxiang collapsed and fled, which caused the battle situation to collapse."

Du Han said: "Yes, the commander Tan Tingxiang was incompetent, which dragged down the entire army."

Su Shun said: "Look at Zhoushan this time, Su Ye and Wang Youling mobilized tens of thousands of troops to garrison Zhoushan, which made Elgin finally Avoiding fighting shows that the foreigners are not invincible. "

"Your Majesty, this time let Senggelinqin be the commander-in-chief and Ronglu be the deputy commander-in-chief. The soldiers will fight to the death and the probability of winning is very high!"

"Your Majesty, this time, we have no way out."

"Winning this battle can completely solve Su Ye and solve the troubles of the seven southern provinces."

"Fight!" Prince Hui Mianyu said: "Your Majesty, if you surrender without fighting, the majesty of the court will be swept away and the center will be in danger. If you win, all difficulties can be solved."

All the important officials present supported fighting.

Historically, the court also decided to fight at this time.

And in this world, they have even less choice, because the seven southern provinces are suppressing people with righteousness.

And in the eyes of the Qing court, the foreigners' compromise and concession in the Xiamen Church Incident and avoiding fighting in Zhoushan also showed some weakness.

The emperor said: "Summon Senggelinqin and Ronglu to Beijing immediately!"

"Hey!"

Qin rushed to Tianjin at the fastest speed to summon the monk king and Ronglu.

The ministers knew that the emperor had made up his mind and wanted to ask the two generals whether they could win this battle and get the final confidence guarantee.

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Enter the harem!

The emperor asked: "Do you think we should fight this time?"

Concubine Yi said: "Fight!"

The emperor was still a little surprised, because every time he came to Concubine Yi, he could get an absolute answer without any ambiguity.

Concubine Yi said: "Your Majesty, everyone in the world is watching! If we don't fight this battle, the seven southern provinces will be more disunited and will attack the court."

"Not only must we fight, but we must fight hard, fight with momentum and dignity."

"Your Majesty, although the former Ming Dynasty is not a good example, Emperor Chongzhen guarded the country's gates, and you bought the hearts of the people for hundreds of years. Later generations called him the Fierce Emperor."

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Yi regretted it immediately and spoke without restraint again.

"Our current situation is much better than that of Emperor Chongzhen. Except for one or two provinces occupied by rebels, the seven southern provinces dare not openly rebel against the court, and the foreigners will never seize the throne of the Qing Dynasty."

"No matter how this battle goes, as long as I show the bravery of the Qing Dynasty, I can suppress the people's hearts."

There are some things in these words of Concubine Yi that make the emperor very uncomfortable, especially the metaphor of Chongzhen, which makes him disgusted.

But Emperor Xianfeng is used to it.

The woman in front of him is like this, smart, and sharp.

Inadvertently, her words will hurt people.

But the emperor also thinks she is right, not fighting is not enough to suppress people's hearts.

Suddenly, Concubine Yi said: "Your Majesty, and this battle may not be unwinnable. The last battle of Dagukou was almost won."

This point is consistent with Sushun and others.

The emperor is also very puzzled. The woman in front of him and Sushun have many consistent views, but the two sides are like water and fire.

Su Shun advised the emperor more than once that Concubine Yi was ambitious and might become a disaster, and asked the emperor to make plans early.

Concubine Yi also hinted that Su Shun's party was so powerful that there was no opponent in the court, and she was afraid that she would deceive the emperor.

The emperor listened to it every time, but it didn't take long for him to forget it.

For him, although Concubine Yi and Su Shun were mortal enemies, they were both attached to him, the emperor, without any rebellious intentions, and tried their best to please him.

How could Su Ye be a traitor? He could only disobey.

Du Han's words also touched the emperor's heart. As long as the foreigners were defeated, the court would be able to grasp the righteousness.

The alliance of the seven southern provinces could be dismantled, and Su Ye could be dealt with.

Concubine Yi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, once you decide to fight, you have to make a big noise! ​​You have to publicize it."

"In addition, you can also order Su Ye to send troops to support."

"If he doesn't come, we will lose the righteousness!"

The emperor listened and nodded.

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At the same time!

On the battlefield of Changzhou.

It was finally confirmed that the Taiping Army garrison in Changzhou was not 10,000, but 7,000, because there were still 3,000 in Danyang.

Wang Shiqing led 5,000 new troops and 15,000 troops from Zhejiang, and killed the Taiping Army garrison in Changzhou by surprise with three times the force.

Su Ye's order was to capture Changzhou within 24 hours.

But under the almost crazy siege.

Under the continuous charge of the death squad.

Nine hours after the siege!

There was a loud noise.

The gate of Changzhou was blown down, and Su Ye and the Zhejiang coalition entered Changzhou.

Then there was a fierce street battle in the city.

This was also the first time that Su Ye's new army faced street fighting.

Facts have proved that accurate shooting and advanced rifles have a huge advantage in street fighting.

Seven hours later!

The remnants of the Taiping Army in Changzhou fled, the Battle of Changzhou ended, and Su Ye's side won a brilliant victory.

Next, more than 10,000 Zhejiang troops defended Changzhou.

And Wang Shiqing led more than 4,000 new troops to continue chasing the remnants of the Taiping Army and attacking Danyang.

At this time, Su Ye's new army showed its strong endurance and physical strength advantages, because they ate well, had good nutrition, and had high training intensity.

From Changzhou, they chased all the way to Danyang.

The Taiping Army's garrison in Danyang was less than 3,000 people.

After chasing to Danyang City, after a short rest, the more than 4,000 new troops directly began to attack Danyang City.

At this time, attacking Danyang City was very, very dangerous, because it was less than 200 miles from Tianjing to Danyang.

The main force of the Taiping Army could arrive in three days of rapid march.

When Su Ye and the Zhejiang coalition attacked Changzhou, Changzhou would report to Tianjing as quickly as possible, and Tianjing would immediately send a large army to support Changzhou and Danyang.

If you are not careful, you will be attacked from both inside and outside, and the whole army will be destroyed.

Therefore, the time left for Wang Shiqing to attack Danyang City is definitely less than a day.

At this time, the 10,000 reinforcements led by Feng Zicai, sent by Xu Youren, are still on the way.

Therefore, the ultimate test for the new army began.

The next day, it was just dawn.

More than 4,000 new troops had just rested for seven hours.

Wang Shiqing ordered to attack Danyang City.

He could even clearly calculate how long it would take for the rebel army to be away from Danyang City at this time.

How far away were the rebel cavalry.

If he could not take Danyang within twelve hours, he would retreat immediately, otherwise he would be wrapped in dumplings.

So, the fierce Danyang siege began!

After the Yangzhou siege and the Changzhou siege, Su Ye's new army faced the most difficult siege with the smallest military advantage.

This was the biggest test for Su Ye's new army.

Four thousand five hundred people attacked the solid city defended by 3,200 Taiping troops.

And at this time!

The 8,000 cavalry of the Taiping Army was still 130 miles away from Danyang City.

The tens of thousands of Taiping troops were still 160 miles away from Danyang City.

The 10,000 reinforcements of Xu Youren, the governor of Jiangsu Province, were still on the canal, 100 miles away from Danyang City.

This was not the biggest battle of Su Ye's new army, at best it was just a small or medium-sized battle.

But it was the most critical and urgent battle.

It was a race against time and a race against death.

And it was at this time that Su Ye's new army broke out with the most terrible combat power.

Four hours later!

The Su Ye new army led by Wang Shiqing broke through Danyang City.

This was an even more glorious victory, a miracle.

At this time!

The Taiping Army's cavalry vanguard was less than 20 miles away from Danyang City.

When they rushed to the foot of Danyang City, they found that the flags on the top of the city had changed.

The Taiping Army generals were extremely angry and wanted to order a direct attack on the city.

But cavalry attacking the city?

The firepower of Su Ye's new army was so fierce, and you only had a few thousand cavalry to attack the city?

So, they retreated 20 miles to set up camp and wait for the main force of reinforcements.

Two more hours passed!

The 10,000 reinforcements led by Feng Zicai came along the canal to the outside of Danyang City, and landed behind Danyang City under the guard of the red single ship.

The Taiping Army cavalry came to harass several times, but they were all repelled by Su Ye's new army on Danyang City.

A few hours later!

The 10,000 reinforcements led by Feng Zicai completed the landing and entered Danyang City!

At this point, the Danyang garrison was nearly 14,000 people.

Su Ye's new army took the soldiers' speed to the extreme.

Perfectly created a time difference.

When Tianjing thought that the main force of Su Ye's new army was fighting foreigners in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, they had already rushed back to the battlefield in Jiangsu by boat as quickly as possible.

When Tianjing re-confirmed the resolution of the Eastern Expedition and assembled 80,000 troops.

Su Ye's new army and the Zhejiang coalition army had already begun to attack Changzhou.

In more than ten hours, Changzhou was captured.

Within forty hours, Danyang was captured.

At this time, the main force of the Taiping Army of tens of thousands of troops was still on the way.

Just this distance of two or three hundred miles, just this short time difference, was seized by Su Ye.

Taking advantage of the weakest time of Changzhou and Danyang, the two cities were captured at lightning speed.

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After covering Feng Zicai's army successfully entering Danyang City, Jiangsu Governor Xu Youren's red single warship fleet continued to go north along the canal to the Yangtze River to support Su Ye's Yangtze River fleet.

On the Yangtze River, Su Ye's fleet and the Taiping Army's navy had been fighting for several days and nights.

Although his Yangtze River ships were small and hired, Britain was a naval power after all. A second- or third-tier fleet still had a strong advantage against the Taiping Navy.

Although the Taiping Navy had more ships and even a large number of artillery.

But except for the fierce momentum at the beginning, after a few hours of fierce fighting, it fell into a disadvantage.

Next, Su Ye's fleet chased and killed all the way.

Then, the Red Single Fleet of Jiangsu Governor Xu Youren came and attacked from front to back with Su Ye's Yangtze River Fleet, constantly besieging and killing the main force of the Taiping Navy.

Finally, the main force of the Taiping Navy was annihilated on the Yangtze River near Zhenjiang.

Then, the two fleets did not stop, but went south along the canal to the battlefields of Danyang and Changzhou.

Because these two cities are on the canal, the naval guns of the two fleets can support the land battlefield.

At the same time!

Jiangsu Governor Xu Youren ordered Jiangnan Admiral Zhang Guoliang to lead 5,000 troops to support Su Ye's Changzhou battlefield.

Because everything happened so fast, Xu Youren didn't know that Changzhou had been taken. He thought it might be a fierce battle. He also knew that Changzhou had to be taken before the arrival of the reinforcements from the rebels, so he gambled everything and sent the last force to support the battlefield in Changzhou.

However, there were only 20,000 people in Suzhou City. Feng Zicai took away 10,000 people first, and then Zhang Guoliang took away 5,000 people.

In this way, Xu Youren only had 5,000 people to defend Suzhou.

Xu Youren said that the rebel army could not fly over, and 5,000 defenders were enough. The key was to help Su Ye and the Zhejiang army take Changzhou and Danyang.

So Zhang Guoliang had to obey the order and lead his army to leave Suzhou and come to support the battlefield in Changzhou.

As a result, halfway through, he met a team reporting victory, and Changzhou had been taken.

So Zhang Guoliang changed direction and led 5,000 troops to Wuxi.

In the secret agreement, Wuxi was a buffer zone, and neither side was allowed to send troops to enter.

Now, the Taiping Army violated the secret agreement first and started the Eastern Expedition again, so Su Ye didn't have to comply.

So, within just a few days.

Su Ye's southern provinces successively recovered Changzhou, Danyang, and Wuxi.

Three days later!

The first part of the Taiping Army's reinforcements, a total of 30,000 people, had arrived at the Changzhou battlefield.

But at this time, Su Ye's Yangtze River Fleet and Xu Youren's Red Single Warship Fleet had also rushed to Changzhou along the canal.

Chen Yucheng did not dare to act rashly.

Instead, he continued to wait for reinforcements.

The situation at this time seemed very strange.

The most important Changzhou had only 10,000 defenders, and they were the Zhejiang army with relatively weak combat effectiveness.

On the contrary, the unimportant small city of Danyang had nearly 15,000 people.

Wuxi City had 5,000 people under Zhang Guoliang.

Wuxi and Danyang were only a few dozen miles away from Changzhou, and the defenders of the three cities added up to 30,000 people, forming a horn-shaped situation.

Moreover, the three cities were all on the canal.

Su Ye's powerful fleet could support any battlefield at any time.

The next day! The 1,300 Hunan reinforcements from Hubei finally arrived in Changzhou.

Su Ye's army returned to Changzhou from Zhoushan in just a few days.

Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army took more than half a month to set out from Wuchang, which was really outrageous.

You also took the waterway, and it was the Yangtze River waterway plus a section of the canal.

But it's good to come, it's better than not coming.

1,300 Hunan troops entered Changzhou City under the protection of the fleet.

On the other side, Chen Yucheng was still waiting for reinforcements.

On the other side, the Taiping Army continued to enter the Changzhou battlefield, and the number of troops gathered was increasing.

30,000, 40,000, 50,000, 60,000.

Three more days passed!

On Su Ye's side, Wei Jun led 8,000 Ganzhen Green Camp troops to enter the Changzhou battlefield.

Su Ye did not have the power of the Green Camp in Jiangxi. The only people he could command were Wei Jun's two or three thousand men.

Because Wei Jun was a surrendered general of the Taiping Army, he could only follow Su Ye closely.

The entire Ganzhen Green Camp obeyed the orders of the Hunan Army. This was the tacit understanding between Su Ye and Hu Linyi.

The general of Ganzhen was Luo Zenan at this time, a general of the Hunan Army.

Some time ago, Shen Baozhen, the acting governor of Jiangxi, ordered the Ganzhen Green Camp to send troops, and Hu Linyi was immediately in a dilemma.

Refuse? Then he would have a falling out with Su Ye.

Agree? Not very willing.

However, after a little thought, the more troops there are on the Changzhou battlefield, the more the main force of the Taiping Army will be tied up. The more advantageous it is for the Hunan Army to attack Anqing, so Jiangxi Provincial Governor Hu Linyi finally gave in.

So far, the Changzhou garrison has exceeded 20,000 people.

In the entire Changzhou battlefield, Su Ye's army is almost 40,000, plus two fleets.

A few days later!

All the Taiping Army's reinforcements have arrived at the Changzhou battlefield, a total of 80,000 people.

At this time, the decisive battle is about to break out.

The total strength of both sides exceeds 120,000.

In Hubei and Luzhou, the four armies of the Hunan Army, a total of 60,000 people, have been assembled.

Zeng Guofan waited quietly.

As soon as the decisive battle between Su Ye and the Taiping Army broke out in the Changzhou battlefield, Zeng Guofan immediately ordered 60,000 troops to kill Anqing.

The Anqing recovery war officially began.

Damn foreigners, damn Earl Elgin.

As soon as this person arrived in China, he caused such a turbulent situation.

Originally, we were waiting for a decisive battle between you and the Qing court, waiting for you to attack Dagukou directly.

As a result, the decisive battle in the north has not yet broken out.

The decisive battle in the south is on the verge of breaking out.

If the war breaks out in Anqing, the troops of both sides in the entire battlefield in the south may reach more than 200,000, or even more than 300,000.

Stupid Hong Rengan.

Stupid Hong Xiuquan.

He was really eager to start a war after being instigated by foreigners, but idiots play chess, and it is also chess, and one move can move the whole body.

At this time, both sides set up their positions.

Then, all eyes were focused on Tianjing.

Waiting for Hong Xiuquan's decision, do you still want to fight?

You want to fight? Then I will accompany you to the end.

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At this time, the northern court!

Senggelinqin and Ronglu entered Beijing.

The emperor asked one question: "If we fight, can we win?"

Senggelinqin said: "Your Majesty, we can win!"

"It has been a year since the last battle of Dagukou. We have carried out comprehensive repairs on the artillery of Dagukou, upgraded the artillery, and replaced some artillery."

"This time, I will personally serve as the commander-in-chief of the Dagukou battlefield. I swear that the foreigners will never retreat unless they step on my body. Tan Tingxiang's farce will never be repeated."

The Minister in charge of the new army, the governor of Zhili, Ronglu, said: "Your Majesty, after a year of expansion and rest, the Tianjin new army has reached nearly 7,000 people, which is incomparable to that day. I am confident that I can win this battle!"

For the emperor, there was no choice.

Now, the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of Tianjin have expressed their determination to win.

So, the emperor slammed the table and said, "Then fight!"

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After capturing Yantai, the joint fleet led by Earl Elgin rested for a few days.

Then, it went up along the Bohai Sea.

A few days later, the joint fleet arrived at Dalian Bay.

There was no declaration of war, no messenger, and they opened fire directly.

The defenders of Dalian Bay put up a tenacious resistance.

However, it still could not change the result.

The next day, Dalian Bay fell.

At this point, the British and French forces officially blocked the Bohai Bay.

Although Bashali repeatedly told Earl Elgin that the Qing court did not have a strong navy, there was no need to attack Dalian and Yantai, nor was there any need to block the Bohai Bay. He should directly attack Dagukou and catch them off guard.

The Qing court could not be allowed to improve its fortifications, nor could it be allowed to improve its garrisons.

But Earl Elgin did not listen and still followed his battle deployment.

After capturing Yantai and Dalian, some garrisons were left behind.

Then, he led the combined fleet and marines towards Tianjin.

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The next day there will be a meeting!

After a long period of deliberation.

The entire court has unified its will, and today's meeting is just a formality.

It was a large-scale war mobilization rally.

"I invite you to fight!"

"I invite you to fight!"

"I invite you to fight!"

Above the court, all the ministers and important ministers came out one after another to request the court to start a war.

Then Emperor Xianfeng became impassioned.

"My intention is over!"

"Do not recognize the Treaty of Aihun and the Treaty of Tianjin."

"For the people of the world, for the country and the country!"

"Formal battle!"

"Seng Gelinqin!"

Prince Horqin came out, dressed in armor, knelt down on one knee and said: "My servant is here!"

"Ronglu!" the emperor shouted loudly.

Ronglu, who was also dressed in military uniform, knelt down on one knee and said, "I'm here, my servant!"

"I order you two, as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief, to fight the foreign barbarians to the end!"

"If the foreign barbarians do not retreat, they will continue to fight for a day!"

"Slave obeys the order!"

All the civil and military officials knelt down and said: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live the emperor!"

"The Emperor is victorious!"

"The Qing Dynasty will be victorious!"

Then, Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu left the palace in uniform, got on their horses, and headed outside Desheng Gate.

At this time, there were already thousands of cavalrymen at Deshengmen, lined up neatly.

Tens of thousands of people from the capital gathered to watch.

A grand expedition ceremony will be held here.

After Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu came out of Deshengmen, magnificent music sounded.

Prince Hui, Prince Dun, and Prince Chun came out to the high platform.

Prince Hui Mianyu took out the imperial edict and read the emperor's declaration of war.

Although as in history, the Qing court chose to go to war.

But what was slightly different was that this time the court was more determined, and in order to fight for justice, the court adopted a more ambitious posture.

This edict and this battle statement were also written with great heroic spirit.

After hearing this, all the people shouted loudly.

"The Qing Dynasty will be victorious, and the Emperor will be victorious!"

Prince Hui handed over the imperial edict to Seng Gelinqin and also handed over Shang Fang's sword to him.

"Two marshals, the court is waiting for your triumphant return."

"The people of the capital are waiting for your triumphant return."

"All peoples in the world are waiting for your triumphant victory!"

Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu bowed down and said: "If you don't defeat the enemy, you will never return it!"

Then, in the eyes of everyone.

The two commanders led a thousand cavalry towards the Tianjin battlefield.

Of course, these thousand cavalry are only symbolic.

The real army has already been displayed on the Dagukou battlefield.

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Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu returned to the battlefield of Dagukou again.

He read out the emperor's decree in front of all the defenders, and then shouted loudly: "If we win this battle, we will be proud of our ancestors and be prosperous and wealthy."

"If we lose this battle, our reputation will be ruined!"

"Everyone in the world is watching us."

"The Immortal God is watching us."

"The ancestors are watching us."

"The Emperor is watching us!"

"Fight to the bitter end with the foreigners!"

All the troops shouted: "Fight the foreign barbarians to the bitter end!"

The battlefield of Dagukou is full of fighting spirit!

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Three days later!

Off the coast of Tianjin, a black spot appeared.

The second, the third, the fourth...

Immediately afterwards, the huge combined fleet appeared in everyone's sight.

It's finally here.

The defenders at Dagukou took a deep breath when they saw this scene.

Ronglu narrowed his eyes.

He was also a witness to the Battle of Dagukou last year.

This time the scale of the foreign combined fleet is obviously larger than last year.

It is conceivable that there will be more foreign troops landing.

However, compared with last year, the defenders at Dagukou were also very different.

Combined Fleet Commander He Bo and Rear Admiral Sima Migeli looked at each other and couldn't help but think of Bashar's admonition.

Earl Elgin, the supreme commander of the British Empire in the Far East, picked up his telescope and looked at the defenders at Dagukou.

"Gentlemen, the Qing troops in Dagukou seem to be more numerous than last year, and they seem to have a little more will."

"But don't forget, when we attacked Yantai and Dalian, they had similar expressions on their faces."

"What's the result?"

"These two places were directly attacked by us in less than a day."

"Whether our Marines are sweating or not, I'm not sure."

"Since the Trade War more than ten years ago, our British Empire and our allies have won victory after victory on this land, each time more brilliant and even more incredible."

"Then today's battle will be no exception!"

"So, enjoy your war!"

The representative of the French Empire next to him said: "Your Majesty, do we need to send an envoy to declare war?"

The previous attacks on Yantai and Dalian were considered undeclared wars because they were so angry.

Earl Elgin nodded and said: "Then go."

Then, the coalition fleet sent a small boat and an envoy to officially land at Dagukou.

Britain, France, the United States, and Russia formally declared war on Qing army commander Seng Gelinqin.

Senggelinqin, on behalf of the Qing court, officially accepted the battle!

After the two sides declared war!

The commander of the coalition fleet officially announced the opening of fire!

The cannons of the combined fleet fired fiercely.

The Qing army's Dagukou fort fired back fiercely.

So far, the second battle of Dagukou broke out!

The decisive battle between the foreigners and the Qing court broke out.

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At the same time!

After several days of running around, the imperial envoy used the fastest speed to arrive at Jiujiang along the canal and the Yangtze River, and read the emperor's oral order to Su Ye.

"Su Ye, I have rejected the Treaty of Aihui and the Treaty of Tianjin. I have decided to go to war with the foreigners. Can you support it?"

Su Ye said: "Of course I support it!"

Then, the imperial envoy took out the imperial edict and said loudly: "The emperor of Fengtian Chengyun ordered Su Ye to lead the fleet to support the north and strike the foreigners. This is the imperial decree!"

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Note: The number of words in this chapter is almost equal to two chapters at ordinary times.

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