Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 210 The end! Su Yi’s magnificent performance!

Jiujiang.

Su Yi and Basiali conducted the final military exercise.

Su Yi had already performed this deduction many times in the group.

To this end, Su Yi even made a sand table model.

The military strength of both sides is also completely clear.

There were more than 100,000 troops on the Changzhou battlefield, but Su Yi did not create a sand table, nor did he even arrive at the scene.

But he put all his energy on the battlefield in Dagukou.

Because in the second Battle of Dagukou in history, the Qing government won, and it was considered a great victory.

In this world, the situation has undergone a series of changes.

The second Battle of Dagukou in history involved 4,000 Qing troops and more than 1,000 marines from the British and French forces.

In this world, there are 14,000 Qing troops and 3,700 marines of the British and French forces.

Historically, the Dagukou Fort had a total of 141 artillery pieces, including 11 heavy artillery pieces weighing more than 10,000 kilograms.

In this world, the Dagukou Fort has 189 artillery pieces and 19 heavy artillery pieces weighing more than 10,000 kilograms. In addition, three artillery battalions of the Tianjin New Army were added, with a total of 93 artillery pieces.

In this battle in history, the British and French forces only had 13 warships.

In this world, there are a total of twenty-seven coalition warships.

The strength of both sides has changed so much that the result has become somewhat difficult to judge.

Compared with history, the number of British and French warships doubled and the number of marines tripled.

However, the Qing army's artillery strength more than doubled, and the number of defenders was more than three or four times greater.

Su Yi had done seven deductions before.

Today is the last deduction. There must be a result and the layout will be based on this result.

Of course, a few months ago, or even half a year ago, we had already played the first deduction in the group and laid out the layout.

Shen Baozhen said: "According to time calculation, the second Battle of Dagukou may break out either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. We must make a decision."

Su Yi said: "Sir Basiali, this is the last deduction, you will be the one to judge the final result."

Ba Xiali stood up and said: "In this war, Count Elgin underestimated the enemy too much. Even if he obtained comprehensive information, he completely underestimated the Qing court's will to fight, and even more underestimated the Qing court's combat effectiveness this time."

"This time he dispatched 27 warships, which was barely enough. But after attacking Dalian and Yantai, he left four warships to station in the two places, which was the so-called blockade of the Bohai Bay, so he really participated in the Battle of Dagukou Yes, there are only twenty-three battleships.”

"In the last Battle of Dagukou, the Qing army learned its lesson, upgraded most of its artillery, and increased its range, so it was no longer passively beaten, but could still fight back against coalition warships."

"The most critical Marine Corps only has 3,700 men. Although this number is 1,700 more than the last Battle of Dagukou, it is still because of Dalian and Yantai. He sent 800 men to stay behind. Two places, so only 2,900 people were actually used for landing operations."

"As for the Qing army, although Ronglu's 7,000 new army is not as effective as Su Yi's new army, it is still stronger than other armies of the Qing court. Coupled with Seng Gelinqin's increased fighting will, the total is 14,000 The garrison is about five times the size of the British and French marines."

"So, I am not optimistic about the outcome of this battle."

"I think the Qing Dynasty will win this battle for the first time in history."

Then, Bashar said politely: "Count Elgin really underestimated the enemy. He should wait until all the coalition forces are assembled, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people. Then the troops will be divided into two places. The navy will surround Dagukou, and the army will land directly at Beitang. , attack Dagukou from front to back, and then attack Tianjin, so as to achieve the greatest results. "

"However, because the previous war went so smoothly, he was full of contempt for the Qing army."

In this way, the last military exercise regarding the Second Battle of Dagukou ended.

Judgment, as in history, the Qing court will win this battle.

However, the victory will probably be more brutal.

Six months ago, Su Yi had discussed in the group whether he should find a way to change the outcome of the second Battle of Dagukou?

The resolution is finally passed and cannot be changed.

Because once Count Elgin won the Second Battle of Dagukou, the Qing government would directly kneel down, fully recognize the Tianjin Treaty, and implement it directly.

In that case, the subsequent Battle of Baliqiao, in which the British and French forces attacked the capital, might not have happened.

In this way, the emperor would not flee north or die, and Su Yi's plan to enter the center would be shelved.

However, when Count Elgin was in the British Parliament, he was shouting that he would attack the capital, break through the palace, and force the emperor to personally recognize and implement these treaties.

But looking at the posture, he only brought 3,700 troops, and even the army that actually landed at Dagukou only had 2,900 troops.

This does not look like a posture to invade Beijing.

Only after the Second Battle of Dagukou failed, Count Elgin would wake up a little and assemble an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people, leading to the collapse of the Qing court.

Moreover, in this battle, it is best to achieve one effect, which is to cripple Ronglu's Tianjin New Army.

In this way, Su Yi will enter the center in the future and will no longer have any military opponents.

And according to Su Ye's plan, the British and French forces attacked the capital, Su Ye completed the bet with the British, Prince Albert successfully held the 1860 World Expo, and then Su Ye came forward to save the situation and entered the center.

This series is linked together.

Therefore, the defeat of the British in the second battle of Dagukou is more in line with Su Ye's interests.

In this way, Su Ye will have to complete the final deployment.

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At this time, Hong Renli was negotiating with Lin Shaozhang.

"At this point, you still want to fight?" Hong Renli said speechlessly: "As long as the battle starts in Changzhou, tens of thousands of troops from Zeng Guofan will rush into northern Anhui and officially attack Anqing."

"You go and ask Hong Xiuquan, you go and ask Hong Rengan, is Changzhou more important or Anqing more important."

Of course Anqing is important. The Taiping Army occupied most of Anhui and completely became the food base and living material base of Tianjing. It has been operating for a long time.

Changzhou, Danyang, Wuxi and other places have changed hands repeatedly in the past six months, and the Taiping Army has no time to manage them.

Neither Su Ye nor Hong Renli wanted to fight the battle of Changzhou.

However, Hong Rengan, Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng were full of passion.

Lin Shaozhang said helplessly: "Tianjing has been angered by you."

When Hong Xiuquan and Hong Rengan heard that Danyang, Wuxi and Changzhou fell in just three days, they were completely unbelievable and extremely shocked.

Wasn't Su Ye's army in Zhoushan? Didn't they go to war with the foreigners?

How did they return to Changzhou in just a few days? Can they fly?

Moreover, Changzhou and Danyang fell so quickly that Tianjing had not reacted yet. The fastest cavalry was still on the way, and the two cities fell.

After being shocked, they were angered.

Su Ye, you are going too far. It's fine that you attacked our Heavenly Kingdom's navy, but you also secretly occupied the three cities of Changzhou, Danyang, and Wuxi.

The furious Taiping Army clamored for a decisive battle.

Lin Shaozhang said: "According to their meaning, unless you unconditionally give up Changzhou, you can only fight to the end."

Hong Renli's inner anger was beyond words.

Is this a brain-dead man?

We Jiujiang and the Taiping Army are half enemies and half friends. In the past two years, cooperation has been greater than struggle.

The Qing court is your mortal enemy, and Zeng Guofan is your mortal enemy.

You are fighting us, what the hell.

You and I are fighting here, leaving northern Anhui empty, so that the Hunan Army will attack your core town of Anqing?

Lin Shaozhang said hoarsely: "I, I can't stop them."

After losing Yang Xiuqing, although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had fierce generals, its military strategic deployment was really a mess.

Shi Dakai clamored for a decisive battle because he had ulterior motives.

Hong Rengan called for a decisive battle because they were determined to conquer southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

However, as long as Su Ye was in charge of the Seven Provinces Alliance, the entire southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang market could also be opened to your Tianjing.

Can't you fight towards the north?

Hong Renli said slowly: "If you want to fight, then fight, you idiots should have died long ago!"

Then, Hong Renli left directly.

On the Yangtze River, Su Ye's ship joined Hong Renli.

"The negotiations failed." Hong Renli said: "Sir, after destroying Tianjing in the future, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng, these two rubbish, should not be left."

"If it weren't for these two idiots, Tianjing would not have torn up the secret agreement and started the Eastern Expedition."

"If it weren't for these two idiots who were so hot-blooded and had to fight for a victory, the Changzhou war could have been resolved peacefully, and our tens of thousands of troops could have escaped and done other things."

The culprits of this war were really Hong Rengan, Li Xiucheng, and Chen Yucheng.

Hong Rengan is fine, Su Ye has never had any feelings for him, but he still has a historical beauty for Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng.

He cherishes their talents very much.

As a result, these two young people are too reckless.

Hong Renli suddenly said: "Sir, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng are probably jealous of you because you are young and famous. Moreover, countless women and brothers in Tianjing have come to Jiujiang to join you, and even I followed you. They want to prove themselves, so they are desperate to defeat you."

Su Ye said: "You are not of the same generation as them, and they still dare to covet you?"

Hong Renli said: "Don't you understand the thoughts of young people? Many hostilities only require a thought."

Su Ye said: "Then fight, and hurt them hard."

"It's a pity that I don't have any extra troops in my hands, otherwise I can attack Zhenjiang!"

At this time, the main forces of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were gathered in the Changzhou battlefield, and Zhenjiang became empty.

Once Zhenjiang was captured, it would be equivalent to taking the lifeblood of the Taiping Army.

Hong Renli said: "Xu Youren, Zhang Guoliang, Feng Zicai, Wang Shiqing, and Lin Li are all in the Changzhou battlefield. Are you really not going to preside over this war?"

Su Ye said: "A war with the Taiping Army usually does not require much skill. I don't need me anymore. I have more important things to do."

Hong Renli gently leaned in Su Ye's arms and said: "Do you have to go north?"

Su Ye said: "Yes, I want to fight for justice with the court. Without justice, it will be difficult to control the center in the future."

Hong Renli said: "Is this the last time?"

Su Ye said: "Yes, this is the last time. In a few months, the court will be finished, and the emperor will be finished too."

Hong Renli said: "It's really difficult to do things. There are still a bunch of idiots in our Taiping Army who will hold you back."

"Hug me a little longer, just three minutes, just three minutes!"

Three minutes later, the two separated.

Hong Renli took a boat and headed south to the Changzhou battlefield.

"A Li." Su Yi said: "After this battle, we tried to get Hong Renda and Hong Renfa to take action to drive Hong Rengan away or even kill him. This is a disaster for us."

Hong Renli said: "Okay, kill him!"

Then, Su Yi sighed again, it would be nice if there was another army.

At this time, a huge fleet came from the west.

Two flags flew on the fleet.

Huai, left!

Su Yi couldn't help but tremble, this... could this be Zuo Zongtang?

After getting closer, who was on the bow of the ship if it wasn't Zuo Zongtang?

Su Yi was immediately overjoyed and boarded Zuo Zongtang's ship.

"Commander, under the order of the Seven Provinces Covenant, I led an army of seven thousand to come to support."

Seven thousand? ! so much? Where did you get the army?

Su Yi was immediately speechless.

Zeng Guofan held nearly 100,000 troops and sent 1,300 people.

You, Zuo Zongtang, have been the prefect of Luzhou for just over half a year. When did you have an army of 7,000?

At present, Li Xubin, the governor of Anhui, Li Hongzhang, the chief envoy, and Zuo Zongtang, the prefect of Luzhou.

The relationship between the three people is very complicated. Zuo Zongtang has the lowest official position, but he is the most domineering and toughest.

At this time, the relationship between him and Li Hongzhang was already on fire.

This time Su Yi asked Zeng Guofan for help. The Hunan Army mobilized more than a thousand people, and after it was confirmed that Su Yi's army had completely occupied Changzhou, these more than a thousand people slowly rushed to Changzhou.

Zeng Guoquan even secretly reached some kind of secret agreement with the British.

Zuo Zongtang was very angry, pointed at Zeng Guofan and said, don't you have a share in the seven-province covenant?

Su Yi, Xu Youren, Wang Youling, and Tian Yugong have all tried their best. Is the Hunan Army just sitting here and watching?

The decisive battle in Changzhou is imminent. Once the two sides start fighting with hundreds of thousands of troops, who will be the biggest beneficiary?

Isn’t it the Hunan Army? Isn't it you, Zeng Guofan?

As the biggest beneficiary, how can you look on coldly and send more than a thousand reinforcements? Everyone dispatches tens of thousands of people.

Do you want to make it so obvious that we are different bedfellows?

Zeng Guofan wanted to defend himself. He wanted to say that the Hunan Army's ability to join the Seven Provinces Covenant was already the greatest support. The interests of both parties were not completely consistent, etc.

However, these words really couldn't be said to Zuo Zongtang.

Because all the talk can't change the fact that Su Yi, the leader of the alliance, did his best for the seven southern provinces.

Changes cannot change the fact that the biggest beneficiary of the Changzhou War was the Hunan Army.

People are fighting for you, how do you have the nerve to watch from the sidelines?

During the more than half a year since he served as the prefect of Luzhou, Zuo Zongtang trained three to four thousand troops on his own, and captured another three thousand men alive from Li Xubin and Li Hongzhang, for a total of seven thousand men, who came to support Su Yi's Changzhou battlefield.

The Hunan Army had different bedfellows, but Zuo Zongtang made a desperate move.

Su Yi immediately bowed deeply to Zuo Zongtang.

Zuo Zongtang bowed lower to Su Yi and sighed: "There are many insects in the Hunan Army, which makes the commander laugh."

Then, he said: "Where are you going, Commander? Aren't you going to the Changzhou battlefield? Shall we go together?"

Su Yi said: "I want to go north. The emperor's decree has come. The court is going to war with the foreigners. I have been ordered to lead the army north to support."

Zuo Zongtang was stunned and said, "You, do you really plan to go?"

Su Yi said: "The reason why our alliance of seven southern provinces was established is because of our righteousness. We fought against unequal treaties, protected the Yangtze River, and protected the people. We criticized the imperial court and left the other side with no place to fight back. It is also because of our righteousness that Yishan and Guiliang Losing power and humiliating the country, betraying the country and betraying the people. Now the court has decided to go to war with the foreigners and deny the Treaty of Aihun and the Treaty of Tianjin."

"If our seven southern provinces do not send troops to help, we will lose our justice!"

Zuo Zongtang said: "But we are also fighting in the south. Both sides will dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops. This is also to help the country."

Su Yi said: "Mr. Ji Gao, all the people in the world don't care about this. If you didn't go, you just didn't go."

"And as the leader of the seven southern provinces, once I go, it will be enough to prove everything."

More importantly, after repeated deductions, Su Yi felt that the Qing court should be able to win the second battle of Dagukou.

Then, he must seek the greatest political fruits from this victory.

After hearing Su Yi's words, Zuo Zongtang also bowed deeply to Su Yi and said: "The leader of the alliance is highly righteous, and I accept Zuo's worship."

When Zuo Zongtang arrived at the Changzhou battlefield, Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, not only will the Changzhou battlefield be more stable, but the winning rate will be higher.

Moreover, Su Yi's plan to attack Zhenjiang can also be carried out.

Then, Su Yi and Zuo Zongtang separated.

Zuo Zongtang led the fleet and continued eastward, first heading to Zhenjiang, and from here entering the canal southward and entering the Changzhou battlefield.

Returning to his ship, Su Yi ordered: "Send the order to Wang Shiqing and others. Once the Changzhou battlefield is won, the new army will immediately get on the ship and attack Zhenjiang at the fastest speed along the canal!"

"Yes!" The messenger immediately took another ship and headed for the Changzhou battlefield.

At this time, the entire Yangtze River waterway was densely packed with ships.

A steady stream of supplies are shipped to the Changzhou battlefield.

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Next, Su Ye arrived at Wuchang along the Yangtze River at the fastest speed to meet Zeng Guofan.

"Mr. Zeng, I think it is necessary for me to meet you." Su Ye said: "I will lead the army north to support the court."

Zeng Guofan was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Su Ye couldn't explain to him at all, and said: "I know that you and we have different views on the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance. I even think that your joining is the greatest help to us."

"This time in Changzhou and Zhoushan battlefields, no matter what, you dispatched 1,800 people, and I am grateful."

"Your brother Zeng Guoquan had a secret talk with the British. No matter what was discussed, I don't care whether it hurts my interests or not."

As soon as these words came out, Zeng Guofan's face suddenly became complicated.

The negotiations between Zeng Guoquan and the British were of course top secret, but because of Bashali and Bao Ling, Su Ye could be said to have the most abundant intelligence about the British.

"Mr. Zeng, I understand that you are sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight in the Changzhou battlefield. Xu Youren, Wang Youling and I have deployed all our troops in Changzhou to delay the main force of the rebellion and create an opportunity for you to attack Anqing."

"I am very happy about this, and I wish you success in attacking Anqing."

"As long as we are together, I will maintain the existence of the Seven Provinces Alliance in the South."

Su Ye's face became serious, and he said, "But please remember what I am going to say next."

"The Seven Provinces Alliance is very important, not only to us, but also to you. Don't think about quitting at any time, really!"

"If Mr. Zeng thinks that the so-called Seven Provinces Alliance is just a tool for me, Su Ye, to seek political power, then soon, I can give up the position of leader and let you, Zeng Disheng, take over the position of leader."

Zeng Guofan was about to refute, he didn't care about the position of leader at all.

Su Ye said: "Don't refute me, just remember what I'm going to say next."

"The Seven Provinces Alliance is important, and I as the leader is not important."

"In order to preserve the Seven Provinces Alliance, I took the risk of going north to support the court."

"In order to preserve the Seven Provinces Alliance, you Zeng Guofan can do anything next."

"We can do our best to fight for you the position of Governor-General of Liangjiang. For this position, you can make all statements."

"But you must also do your best to maintain the unity and interests of the Seven Provinces Alliance.

"If... because of you, the Seven Provinces Alliance is dismantled, then I will not let you go. "

Su Ye did not say the rest.

He also deliberately did not say it clearly.

If the Seven Provinces Alliance was broken and dismantled because of Zeng Guofan.

Then Su Ye would probably go and destroy the entire Zeng family in the future.

After saying this, without waiting for Zeng Guofan to get angry, Su Ye said goodbye and left.

His words contained a lot of information, because they included a lot of things that had not happened, so Zeng Guofan did not understand them very well at this time.

But with his political wisdom, he would definitely understand when these things happened in the future.

And now he was probably only angry.

Because Su Ye directly pierced that layer of window paper, The relationship between the two sides was a little bit ungentle.

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Su Ye stayed in Wuchang for only half an hour, then boarded the ship and sailed south along the Yangtze River.

When passing Jiujiang, there was no stop.

Three armed merchant ships, two gunboats, and 800 elite new troops were waiting for Su Ye here.

After the reunion!

The fleet headed east, not to the Yangtze River estuary in Shanghai, because it was too dangerous.

Instead, after arriving in Zhenjiang, it went south along the canal, entered the Jiangnan Canal, crossed the Qiantang River, and arrived at Hangzhou Bay.

And here, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Tian Yugong, has led 8,000 troops, Shang Hundreds of ships have been waiting for a long time.

After the two sides joined forces, they headed north along the East China Sea.

Su Ye, as the leader of the seven provinces, and Tian Yugong, as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, these two people represented the seven southern provinces to support the court. Isn't that enough?

Of course it is enough.

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At this time, the Dagukou battlefield had been fighting for several days.

It was almost the same as Su Ye's deduction.

Both sides fought very hard.

After the Dagukou Fort was fully repaired and upgraded, its power and range increased greatly.

The artillery of the joint fleet could hit the fort, and the heavy artillery of the Qing court could also hit the warships.

On the first day, the fighting was the fiercest.

The casualties were also the heaviest.

Next Sometimes they made tentative attacks, and sometimes they attacked fiercely.

Ho Bo, the commander of the Allied Fleet, organized three landings, but all ended in failure.

The three battalions of the Tianjin New Army's artillery were full of mobility and sank the landing sampans of the British and French Allied Forces again and again.

For the British side, the war situation was very bad.

But they didn't know that compared with the result of this battle in history, it was already good at the moment.

On the flagship, several leaders of the Allied Forces held a meeting.

After a long while, Rear Admiral and war adviser Sima Smith said: "Perhaps, Bashali's opinion is correct. We shouldn't attack Dagukou by force. Moreover, our military strength is limited, and we shouldn't divide our troops in Yantai and Dalian."

Although it was not said explicitly, it was pointed out that Earl Elgin underestimated the enemy.

This time, the military force was too small to attack Dagukou.

Earl Elgin ordered: "Recall the large warships in Yantai and Dalian, and leave four small gunboats. Recall most of the marines in the two places, and leave more than 100 people in each place!"

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With Earl Elgin's order.

The four large warships defending Yantai and Dalian left with 500 marines and headed for the Dagukou battlefield.

At this point, Yantai and Dalian were empty, with only 300 French troops and four small gunboats.

First of all, the governor of Shandong did not find out at all, because the British and French evacuated at night.

And even if he found out, whether it was the Qing army in Shandong or Liaoning, they probably didn't dare to attack.

If they didn't fight, Su Ye would not be polite.

July 3, 1859!

Su Ye's fleet raided Yantai and fought for two hours.

One hundred and eighty French troops surrendered and captured two French gunboats.

Su Ye officially recaptured Yantai and sent a messenger to Beijing to report the victory at an urgent speed of 800 miles.

Two days later!

Su Ye's fleet raided Dalian Bay.

After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, 100 French soldiers surrendered and two gunboats were captured.

Su Ye officially recaptured Dalian and once again sent a messenger to Beijing to report the victory at an urgent speed of 800 miles.

And he ordered the messenger to shout loudly and run all the way.

It must be heard by countless people that Su Ye had recovered the two cities.

At this point, the great cause should have been almost achieved.

But for Su Ye, it was not enough.

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July 5, 1859.

With the insistence of Hong Rengan, Shi Dakai, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng, Tianjing finally made a decision.

It was announced that the negotiations with Su Ye's side had failed.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom used military means to recapture Changzhou.

Thus, the largest war in the south in several years broke out.

After more than a month of gathering, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom actually gathered an astonishing 90,000 troops on the battlefield of Changzhou.

The coalition forces of the seven southern provinces, with the addition of Zuo Zongtang and Xu Youren's desperate gamble, led another 3,000 people to join the battlefield, and the total force reached 50,000.

There were also two powerful fleets to assist in the battle on the canal.

Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng, and Shi Dakai were all commanding on the battlefield.

Shi Dakai led an army of 30,000 to attack Danyang.

Chen Yucheng led 40,000 to attack Changzhou.

Li Xiucheng led an army of 20,000 to attack Wuxi.

The ground stretching for more than 100 miles was full of war.

There were roars everywhere.

A total of 140,000 troops carried out brutal sieges and defenses.

More than dozens of warships of various types poured shells at tens of thousands of Taiping troops.

Su Ye's powerful fleet was divided into two parts, whichever battlefield was in danger would be supported.

July 9!

The Hunan Army messenger rushed back to Wuchang along the Yangtze River at the fastest speed.

"General, the battle of Changzhou has officially broken out!"

Zeng Guofan said ecstatically: "Is it irreversible? Is it irreversible?"

The messenger said: "Yes, it is irreversible!"

"Shi Dakai, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng are desperate to take Changzhou!"

So Zeng Guofan ordered the Hunan Army to be divided into four routes and march towards Anqing!

Li Xubin, Zeng Guoquan, Bao Chao, Duolong'a and other generals led more than 60,000 troops to Anqing.

The failure of the Battle of Anqing in history also basically meant the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Therefore, Su Ye and Hong Renli kept cursing the stupidity of the Tianjing high-level officials.

At this time, why are you gathering the main force to fight us?

It is clear that once the war starts here, Zeng Guofan will definitely attack Anqing.

As a result, they still chose to start the war in Changzhou.

Probably in the eyes of Tianjing, Anqing is farther away, and Changzhou is closer, so it is more important to capture Changzhou.

But you don't think about it. Although Changzhou is closer to Tianjing, as long as Su Ye leads the alliance of the seven southern provinces, there will be no deep hostility towards Tianjing, and there will be no rush to attack your Tianjing.

But Zeng Guofan is different. He is obsessed with destroying Anqing first, then destroying Tianjing, and making this unprecedented achievement.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not figure out one question, who is the enemy and who is the friend.

They broke the agreement in a hurry and went to war with Su Ye in a hurry.

It was stupid and could not be stopped.

However, the Battle of Anqing in history lasted for two years. The Taiping Army also had a lot of troops in Anqing. I believe that Zeng Guofan could be restrained for a long time.

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The battle of Changzhou broke out here.

The battle of Anqing in the north will also break out.

There is a vacancy in the middle, General Jiangning, the commander of the Jiangbei camp, Tuo Ming'a.

Throughout the whole process, he was always worried that Su Ye would send Shen Baozhen again to force him to send troops and join Su Ye's army.

Last time, Shen Baozhen threatened him to come forward and transfer Wang Shiqing's new army to Liuhe to avoid directly facing the imperial envoy.

He was terrified every day, fearing that Shen Baozhen would suddenly appear in front of him one day and say that Lord Su Ye asked you to send troops.

In this way, he, Tuo Ming'a, would have to fight against the court and the emperor again.

He never wanted to do this.

But, from beginning to end, Su Ye never sent an envoy again.

Until the outbreak of the Changzhou War, Su Ye did not send even half an envoy.

Tuo Ming'a was fortunate and breathed a sigh of relief.

But, he was lost again.

He seemed to have been forgotten.

He had many chances, but this was the last time.

This time, Su Yi is very short of troops in the southern battlefield. If you Tuo Ming'a sends seven or eight thousand troops, it will be a timely help.

Moreover, fighting against the Taiping Army does not violate the imperial court's will.

As a result, Tuoming'a did not do this. Instead, Zuo Zongtang snatched thousands of people from Luzhou alive from the Hunan Army and Huai Army, and gathered 7,000 people to join the Changzhou battlefield.

Tomin'a lost the last chance to join the seven-province alliance in the south.

When history abandons you, it will not say a word to you.

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Three battlefields: Danyang, Changzhou, and Wuxi.

The most powerful one is the Danyang battlefield, and the most critical one is the Wuxi battlefield.

Therefore, most of Su Yi's fleet was on the rivers around Wuxi City, bombarding Li Xiucheng's army and helping Jiangnan Admiral Zhang Guoliang stabilize the situation.

The person with the most complicated and chaotic mood was Shi Dakai.

Among the three coaches of the Taiping Army this time, he has the highest qualifications, the highest prestige, and the most brilliant record.

In front of the two juniors Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng, he certainly wanted to prove himself.

Therefore, Shi Dakai was most eager to win and attacked the city regardless of the cost.

Moreover, in Shi Dakai's view, the Danyang defenders were Wang Shiqing and Feng Zicai.

Su Yi was not here, and Xu Youren was not here either. With just two little people defending the city, wouldn't he become a laughing stock if he couldn't take it down?

result!

Not only could it not be taken down, but it would also result in the loss of troops and generals.

Of the three battlefields, Shi Dakai suffered the most casualties, making him lose all face.

Just like in history, after the Tianjing Incident, Shida's myth of being invincible seemed to be shattered in an instant.

Even if he didn't run away like in history, he suffered many setbacks on the battlefield.

As for the Changzhou battlefield, although there were not many troops, they were guarded by Jiangsu Governor Xu Youren, Zhejiang Admiral, and Luzhou Magistrate Zuo Zongtang.

Three people played against Chen Yucheng alone, which was very solid. Wei Jun once served as a general of the Taiping Army, but at this time he was only a junior general on the Changzhou battlefield.

After several days of fierce fighting, the two sides still couldn't decide the outcome.

But as long as there is a victory or defeat on one battlefield, it will immediately affect the other two battlefields.

Now it seems that the breakthrough point is at the Danyang battlefield.

As long as Shi Dakai is defeated, the Taiping Army will trigger a series of defeats.

He understood Wang Shiqing and Feng Zicai by heart and immediately beat them hard.

Hong Renli brought two thousand new troops from Jiujiang that had not yet been fully trained, and they had already appeared on the canal.

At the critical moment, he will land on the battlefield and give Shi Dakai a fatal blow.

At this time, Hong Renli had no psychological pressure on wiping out the Taiping Army.

Even in her opinion, the real elite force of the Taiping Army has been transferred to Su Yi's side, and we are the orthodox one.

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The Dagukou battlefield at this time.

It has entered the final stage.

Ronglu, the commander-in-chief of Zhili, had a bitter taste in his mouth.

Because the British and French allied forces once again discovered the bravery of the Tianjin New Army, they once again concentrated their firepower to bombard his Tianjin New Army.

The casualties were extremely heavy.

However, the results were truly brilliant.

Defeated a total of five landing battles by the British and French coalition forces.

At this time, there had been a truce for two full days.

However, the British and French forces still did not withdraw, as if they were preparing for a final attack.

This time, it must be all-out and all-out effort.

But no one knew that Ba Xiali once again appeared secretly and boarded the coalition's flagship directly.

Count Elgin was furious and said: "You still dare to come? Aren't you afraid that I will shoot you?"

"The despicable Su Yi made a sneak attack on Yantai and Dalian and captured two to three hundred of us."

Sir Basili said: "Earl Elgin, I have told you many times that you are fighting too hastily and your will to fight is still not firm enough. Didn't you keep saying in London that you wanted to break into the capital? Do you want to? Did they directly bombard the emperor? In the end, they only gathered this small amount of troops and attacked. "

"You still want to capture Dagokou, and then threaten the emperor to fulfill his contract. You have no intention of attacking the Qing capital, and you have no intention of bombarding the emperor. Your will to fight is not firm at all, and it is not like you at all. London’s rhetoric.”

Count Elgin sneered: "I bombarded the emperor so that you can reap the benefits?"

Bashar said politely: "Then why are you boasting about your reputation in London?"

Earl Elgin sneered: "Are you here to laugh at me?"

Basharli said: "Yes, I'm just here to laugh at you. The ridiculous Count Elgin wanted to control the intensity of the war and force the Qing government to recognize the fulfillment of all treaties, but he also didn't want the seven southern provinces to take advantage. The result was a fight A pot of raw rice.”

Count Elgin may have such thoughts, but in the final analysis he still underestimates the enemy.

"Lord Earl, if I were you, I would lead my army to leave immediately, return to Hong Kong, and then assemble all the troops, 20,000 or 30,000!" Basia said politely: "At least 30,000 troops will be needed, and then the troops will be divided into two groups. Don't attack Dagukou directly. The navy threatens Dagukou. More than 20,000 troops land at Beitang and attack Tianjin directly. This way, you can easily win."

"What are your coalition forces still doing at Dagokou at this time?"

"If I were you, I would leave the flagship because his target is too obvious."

"Lord Earl, put away your arrogance. A mere three or four thousand troops cannot conquer this empire."

"You have already lost this battle. Think of the anger in London and the shock in Europe."

"Don't focus on Jiujiang, don't focus on Su Ye, put away your extra thoughts, don't be afraid that we will take advantage of you."

"Do your best to deal with the emperor of the Qing court, he is your biggest enemy."

"Don't worry, in the next war, we will completely watch you overthrow the emperor."

Then, Bashali left.

Earl Elgin was left sitting there, motionless.

Bashali was right, he always regarded Su Ye as the most hated enemy, and he did everything in his mind not to let Su Ye take advantage of him and enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman, and he always wanted to keep the strength to attack Su Ye.

But now the failure of the second Dagukou Battle, once it spreads to London? Spread to Europe?

What will be the consequences?

The dignity of the British Empire will be destroyed.

At that time, there is only one way, to increase troops, increase troops, and increase troops.

Fight to the end.

However, Earl Elgin was still unwilling and wanted to make a final effort and attempt.

So he ordered to launch the final attack the day after tomorrow!

But he still listened to Bashali's advice and left the flagship.

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At this time, Su Ye had been observing the battlefield not far away for two days.

Finally came to a conclusion.

The result of this battle was the same as in history, the Qing court would win.

If the Qing court would lose, Su Ye would use the victory of Yantai and Dalian to seek political reputation and interests and step on the emperor's face.

But since it was determined that the Qing army would win, then he Su Ye would go to grab the credit.

Strive to grab the most core credit and get the biggest bargaining chip.

The next day!

Su Ye led 500 elite new troops and appeared on the battlefield of Dagukou.

Suddenly, Senggelinqin was stunned, and Ronglu was also stunned.

Su Ye, you... you really came?

Are you crazy?

The battlefield in the south was so urgent, you actually left it and led the army north.

The emperor ordered you to come, and you really came?

And you have already taken Yantai, which is enough to explain to the court and the people of the world, but you still come to the battlefield of Dagukou to take risks?

In an instant, Senggelinqin and Ronglu wondered, is Su Ye really so loyal?

The coalition forces were going to retreat, and Su Ye knew this.

But Senggelinqin and Ronglu didn't know, because the long battle in the past was very difficult.

For the defenders of Dagukou, the arrival of Su Ye's reinforcements still touched them deeply.

Lord Su Ye is really loyal and righteous.

He has been dismissed from his official position and is just a militia officer. He can completely disobey the emperor's will.

As a result, he really rushed thousands of miles and led his army to help.

After entering the battlefield, Su Ye didn't say much, but just bowed to Senggelinqin and Ronglu.

Then, he glanced around on the battlefield map and said, "How about I go to guard this place?"

Senggelinqin was stunned. The place Su Ye pointed to was the most dangerous.

Because that place is the main artillery group of 12,000 jins at Dagukou, it will be subjected to the most violent bombardment.

Su Ye's statement shocked the defenders.

Lord Su Ye is really awesome. He stood at the most critical place as soon as he arrived.

Senggelinqin nodded and said, "Okay, then you will defend this position!"

Then, Su Ye led 500 elite soldiers into his position.

Then, Senggelinqin sent an envoy to Beijing as quickly as possible to inform the emperor that Su Ye really led his army to help and participate in the Battle of Dagukou.

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In this way, many people spent a night with mixed feelings.

The next day!

The war broke out again.

The foreigners' joint fleet approached again, and all the artillery fired at the same time.

Hundreds of sampans went to sea and started the most crazy and final landing battle.

Earl Elgin was unwilling to lose and launched the final attack.

The defenders of Dagukou also opened fire fiercely again.

Suddenly, the flames of war were raging.

Su Ye led the most elite artillery, maneuvering the main gun of 12,000 kilograms, and only fired at the target.

The flagship of the foreign coalition.

The commander of the coalition, He Bo, was on this flagship.

In the fierce battle, both sides suffered casualties again.

And this time, the landing troops of the British and French coalition did not retreat midway.

One sampan after another was sunk.

The marines of the coalition, staring at the huge casualties, kept rushing forward.

Su Ye's messenger came directly to the artillery position of the Tianjin New Army and shouted: "Give us the artillery, you can't shoot accurately."

The artillery of the Tianjin New Army was slightly stunned, and actually handed over several artillery to Su Ye's new army.

Then, Su Ye's artillery operated these advanced artillery and began to perform.

Once you get started, you can see the gap.

Although the artillery of the Tianjin New Army is good, it is still far behind Su Ye's most elite artillery.

These guns began to kill with precision.

"Boom boom boom..."

The foreigners' landing sampans and boats were sunk one after another.

Since it was certain that the foreigners would lose this battle, since they had to take action, they had to take the greatest credit.

The person next to Senggelinqin said: "Your Highness, look, Su Ye's artillery!"

Senggelinqin looked through the telescope and said: "They are really fierce."

But even so, there were still too many foreigners' landing sampans.

In this way, more than 2,000 marines began to land, risking huge casualties.

But after the actual landing, there were less than 2,000 left.

Then, the land battle broke out!

The most intense battle broke out between the Tianjin New Army and the British and French Marines.

The British and French Army had 1,600 people, firing at the Qing Army of more than 10,000 people.

They were extremely brave.

The key is that the geographical advantage is extremely unfavorable to the British and French coalition forces.

The Qing Army was well-rested in fortifications.

But even so, the Qing Army suffered astonishing casualties.

Su Ye glanced at this side and was more certain that the foreigners had lost this battle.

Earl Elgin underestimated the enemy and should not have taken such a risk.

Of course, the Qing court might not know that this battle would completely cripple their most elite force, the Tianjin New Army.

But in the eyes of the Qing court, the most elite force in their hands was Senggelinqin's tens of thousands of cavalry.

The most elite forces of both sides were consumed like crazy.

Ronglu's heart was bleeding.

His Tianjin New Army fell in large numbers.

The time is almost right, almost right!

Su Ye operated the main gun, concentrated all his energy, and aimed at the flagship of the foreign coalition.

Fired violently!

"Boom!"

Missed!

"Boom!"

Missed again!

"Boom!"

The third shot!

The first heavy gun operated by Su Ye directly hit the foreign flagship on the distant sea.

He suddenly tore a huge hole in the largest flagship.

"Your Highness, look, look!"

"The enemy's flagship was hit, hit!"

Then, Su Ye fired fiercely again.

The foreign flagship was hit again.

And this time, the commander of the coalition, He Bo, was directly blown away and fell to the ground.

Senggelinqin and Ronglu were stunned.

This... is Su Ye so fierce?

He hit the foreign flagship directly from such a distance?

Originally, this battle could not be won. At this time, the flagship was hit, and the commander of the army was seriously injured, and his life and death were uncertain.

Although Earl Elgin was unwilling, he had to swallow the bitter fruit.

Bashali was right, I underestimated the enemy, I underestimated the enemy.

Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, you wait, you wait.

I will return to Hong Kong and gather all the troops of the entire Asian colonies.

It won't be long before I will come back with 20,000 or 30,000 people.

Wash away the shame of today!

Then, Earl Elgin ordered: "All troops retreat!"

Flags waved!

The British and French Marines on land began to board sampans and small boats again and retreat.

Senggelinqin ordered: "Stop attacking, stop attacking!"

Then, the Qing army defenders just watched the British and French forces retreat quietly.

I don't know how long it took, the figure of the foreign fleet completely disappeared from sight and disappeared on the sea level.

The defenders of Dagukou cried with joy.

"Ten thousand wins!"

"Ten thousand wins!"

Finally won, won!

Everyone saw clearly that Su Ye's last few shots directly hit the foreigner's flagship, even breaking the mast and causing the foreigner's flag to fall.

So far, the Second Battle of Dagukou has completely ended.

Su Ye took the most brilliant credit at the last moment.

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