Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 178 The power of Su Yi! The Qing court was defeated!

In this battle, the Qing army learned the lessons from the previous battle.

No more intensive defense, otherwise they will only be massacred by the Western fleet.

A dispersed defense strategy was adopted.

The entire Dagukou front was guarded by more than 9,000 people.

Among them, 1000 people were stationed in three forts on the south bank. The main fort was defended by General Danian and guerrilla Dekui.

The left fort was defended by Du Si Na Lehe and other troops, and the right fort was defended by guerrilla Chen Yi and others.

1500 people guard the rear of the south bank; 1000 people garrison the north bank fort, led by guerrilla Sha Chunyuan.

1000 people were stationed in Beitang; more than 2000 people were stationed in Yujiabao, Xinhe and other places.

The 2,500 new troops led by Ronglu, as the core force, were divided into three parts.

The first part, the artillery battalion, defends the main battery.

The second section, an infantry battalion, assisted in the defense of the rear on the north bank.

The third part, an infantry battalion, helps defend the rear of the south bank.

The cavalry battalion protects the commander Tan Tingxiang and serves as a battlefield reserve.

This has changed slightly in history.

First of all, the Dagukou Fort was repaired in advance.

Secondly, the entire Dagukou Fortress battlefield has the strength of the Ronglu New Army.

As a result, the defensive strength of the entire Dagukou battlefield was much stronger than in history.

After the war begins!

Suddenly, the entire Dagukou battlefield was shaken.

The Qing army's forts and the British fleet's naval guns fired wildly at each other.

"Boom boom boom..."

There were explosions everywhere.

Fire is shining.

At least for this moment.

The Qing troops who defended each fort were very brave.

They fought back and forth with the combined fleet, causing casualties on each other.

At this time in history, the artillery range at Dagukou was not far enough, and the combined fleet had an extremely long range.

Therefore, the combined fleet could hit Dagukou, but the Qing army's artillery could not hit the combined fleet.

Historically, Emperor Xianfeng was even more weak, allowing the combined fleet to carry out various military deployments and landing deployments, but did not dare to shell.

In this world, he still heard Su Yi's words in his mind.

Don't worry, the negotiation will definitely be successful. The foreigners don't really want to fight. According to the court's bottom line, anyone can negotiate successfully.

Inspired by Su Yi's words, the emperor became more courageous than in history.

Therefore, the will to talk while fighting must be firmer.

The Qing army's will to fight was also stronger than in history. At least they didn't have to wait until they were beaten before firing, and they didn't dare to fight back.

In history, the first Battle of Dagukou lasted for just over two hours, and the Qing army was completely defeated.

And this time!

Under the cover of intense artillery fire, sixteen Western coalition ships and twenty sampans, carrying two thousand marines, began to land.

Some artillery pieces of the Qing army immediately turned around and bombarded the ships and sampans planning to land.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Suddenly, one was hit.

Then, another one was hit.

The Qing troops on the battlefield were stunned.

Even the Western United Fleet was a little stunned.

This, which Qing army artillery is this? He hit so accurately?

This artillery is so sharp.

Of course it is the Tianjin New Army.

Although the current head coach of the new army is Ronglu, Su Yi bought the advanced artillery from foreigners.

The tactics of artillery shooting were also jointly researched by Su Yi and the instructors, and they were very advanced.

Therefore, even if Su Yi leaves the Tianjin New Army now, according to the strong inertia.

At this time, the artillery battalion of the Tianjin New Army was still very good, because they were brought out by Su Yi.

Directly catching the landing ship of the United Fleet by surprise.

Just under two hours.

The artillery of the New Army in Tianjin directly sank three landing crafts of the United Fleet and six sampans.

The Marine Corps of the Western Allied Forces suffered between two and three hundred casualties, and the casualties were still increasing.

The commander of the combined fleet, Uncle He, was shocked and furious when he saw this.

Then, he ordered the troops to withdraw.

Postponement of sending troops to land.

When Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, saw this scene, he was completely stunned.

This...the artillery of the Tianjin New Army is so powerful?

This is a good fight!

Next, the Combined Fleet never sent anyone to land again.

Instead, artillery fire from both sides was exchanged.

Suddenly, the battle became more intense.

The main fort at Dagukou received the most artillery fire attacks.

Especially the Slaney, the flagship of the United Fleet, the large-caliber artillery is extremely powerful.

Under this bombardment, the Dagukou fort and cannon wall suffered huge damage.

Battery soldiers, casualties increased.

However, people came on as substitutes one after another.

The two sides fought fiercely from dawn to dusk.

Then, a temporary truce.

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Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, held Ronglu's hand and said: "Zhonghua, your new army is great, and your artillery battalion is great."

"The attack was so good and so accurate that it knocked so many of the foreigners' landing ships off that they didn't dare to land."

Ronglu felt sour in his heart.

This... this is not my credit.

This is Su Yi's contribution.

Because artillery was his favorite branch, the training manuals were written by him personally, and all the artillery were personally selected and purchased by him.

He also led the artillery instructors hand in hand.

These artillerymen themselves do not know the advanced nature of their own tactics.

Tan Tingxiang said: "Go and report the good news to the emperor. We had a good battle today!"

"Six hundred miles urgent, report the good news to the capital."

We can't say victory at this time.

It can be said that this battle would have been fought without the Tianjin New Army and the New Army Artillery Battalion.

Maybe within three or four hours, the battle would collapse.

It can last two hours longer than it would in history, because the Dagukou Fort in this world has been built to be stronger and more complete.

But in the final analysis, the Tianjin New Army Artillery Battalion was too powerful and too accurate, which caused the combined fleet to postpone its landing.

Historically, as soon as more than a thousand troops of the United Fleet successfully landed, the Qing army commander immediately collapsed, collapsed in one blow, and ran away.

After returning to camp!

Yikuang found Ronglu and said: "Boyan told us to fight, but to preserve our strength, but what should we do now? Our army is more powerful than imagined."

Ronglu said: "Su Yi is truly a national scholar."

Yi Kuang said: "This army is so powerful, so we have to keep it in our hands. This new army is still half trained by Su Yi, and it is still full of his imprint. We will recruit the next batch of new troops. Army, that’s not necessarily the case. So we have to retain our strength.”

"And Tan Tingxiang saw that we are so capable of fighting, so he will push us all to fight against him. By then our army will be completely defeated, but we will have no capital left in our hands."

Ronglu narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

To a certain extent, what Yi Kuang said is right.

But Boyan Namohu also has his own selfish motives.

He also hopes to command this new army in the future, so of course he doesn't want to spend all his money.

His purpose was to bring Su Yi's new army from Yangzhou to Tianjin and fight against the foreigners.

In this way, Boyan would control the only new army in the entire Qing court in the future.

Where to go next will test his Rong Lu ability.

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Combined fleet, on the flagship.

Fleet Commander Uncle He looked very ugly.

When he attacked Guangzhou, although Ye Mingchen had many troops, it was completely captured in less than a day.

However, they did not expect that this time the combined fleet was larger in number. After a day of fighting, they were unable to defeat even one Dagukou fort.

If the Dagukou Fort cannot be captured, it will be impossible to safely pass through Baihe to attack Tianjin City.

Before the war started, the warships of the United Fleet were still very bold and sent several ships into the Baihe River to directly bombard the city of Tianjin.

But now that the war has begun, it would be quite dangerous to enter Baihe alone.

"Gentlemen, we may have underestimated the Qing's war will."

"Perhaps it is still difficult to conquer this country just by relying on warships. Our marines are still too small in number. There are only more than 2,000 people, which is not enough."

"This Dagukou fort is much stronger than we imagined, and their soldiers are braver than we imagined. They were not defeated in one blow."

At this time, the war adviser, Rear Admiral Sima Migelli said: "No, no, no, gentlemen, you are all wrong."

"There is only one reason for our setback in this battle, and that is Tianjin's new army."

"Especially the artillery of the Tianjin New Army. They fired too accurately and sank many of our landing ships, making it impossible for our Marine Corps to land, and naturally we could not win."

"The Tianjin New Army, especially the artillery unit with excellent performance, was trained by Su Yi."

"Who is Su Yi? I believe there is no need to introduce him too much. At this time, his name has spread throughout London and to Europeans in the entire Far East."

"He has just leveraged London and opened another route for our British Empire to attack the Qing Dynasty."

"He is the biggest enemy of all of us here."

"Even the artillery of the Tianjin New Army was purchased personally from our British Empire by Su Yi."

Everyone present immediately yelled and cursed.

"Asshole, bastard..."

"The artillery of our British Empire is turned on us."

"We helped Su Yi train the new army, but then they turned around and beat us."

"Stupid Henry, stupid Wade."

Sima Migli said: "Now Witoma and Sir Henry have drawn a clear line with Su Yi, and have issued a weapons ban on Su Yi."

Sima Micolli and Uncle Ho were of the same rank, both were rear admirals, and even he had more seniority.

However, Xima Miguli made a mistake because of his previous secret cooperation with Su Yi. Although Earl Elgin forgave him, he made him a war consultant.

But at this time the combined fleet still obeyed Uncle Ho's orders.

"Damn Bao Ling, damn Ba Xia Li." Uncle He roared angrily: "I heard that the secret agreement between them and Su Yi was concluded? Now Bao Ling and Ba Xia Li are arrogant in London, waving checks and buying Su Yi everywhere. The machinery needed to drag?”

Xima Migelli said: "Yes."

He Bodao: "Why doesn't Congress stop all this and completely block the secret cooperation with Su Yi? How can the British Empire support its enemies? It should completely suppress and block him."

Cima Mercury said: "Because Prince Albert is supporting them and is also betting on his reputation."

He Bodao: "But Her Majesty the Queen supports us and supports our war strategy against the Qing Dynasty."

Simachi said: "But you also know that the person Her Majesty the Queen loves most is not the crown prince, but her husband Prince Albert. Therefore, this prince is the uncrowned king of my British Empire."

General Huber said: "But there are still many people in London who are against Prince Albert, aren't there? Many people say that he secretly manipulated our Queen, so we should promote this trend in London."

There have always been such rumors, so Prince Albert, as an outsider, was also under tremendous pressure.

At this time, the American minister and the Russian minister came forward.

"General, we need to take action at this time."

"We immediately went to the Qing capital to meet with the emperor and express our willingness to mediate the conflicts between the British Empire and the Qing Dynasty."

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Late at night, the Hall of Nourishing Heart!

The emperor was worried.

Because the six-day deadline stipulated by the foreigners has expired, the war in Tianjin must have begun.

I don’t know if the same mistakes as Guangzhou will happen again.

It only took half a day to completely collapse.

At this moment, Wang Chenggui's cheerful voice came from outside.

"The Emperor is overjoyed, overjoyed!"

"The Battle of Dagukou broke out. We fought very well on the first day and gave the foreigners a severe blow."

The distance of three to four hundred miles is really not close.

The Tianjin side tried their best to change horses and almost lost half of their horses' lives before sending the battle report so quickly.

The emperor was overjoyed.

"Let someone come in quickly!"

Next, the messenger came in and reported today's battle situation vividly.

Of course it was exaggerated, and Tan Tingxiang also exaggerated his own achievements.

But since Dagukou was so close to the capital, the emperor also received secret reports from others.

But one thing is absolutely certain.

This first day, I played really well.

Nearly ten ships of the foreigners were sunk, and the foreigners suffered hundreds of casualties.

What a surprise.

What a surprise!

Tianjin is indeed different from Guangzhou.

I really didn't expect that I would play so well.

But after seeing the detailed report, the emperor's mood suddenly became extremely complicated.

Most of the results of this battle were achieved by the Tianjin New Army Artillery Battalion.

This... Tianjin New Army, especially the artillery battalion, was also trained by Su Yi.

Su Yi even bought the cannon.

Even if Su Yi is not on the battlefield, can his army win the battle? The emperor's mood suddenly became extremely complicated.

After a while, a voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty, Du Han wants to see you."

After a while, Duhan walked in.

"Your Majesty, did you win the battle at Dagokou on the first day?" Du Han said in surprise.

The emperor said: "It's too early to talk about winning, but it was a beautiful fight!"

After that, the emperor handed over the memorial.

Du Han took it and took a look at it, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, this Tianjin New Army was trained by Su Yi. Especially the artillery, he taught it step by step." When the emperor heard this, his face suddenly darkened. Come down.

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, this is a great joy. It proves that even without Su Yi and replaced by Ronglu's army, we can still win."

"Su Yi has already started to fight. He has also written down a booklet on how to organize and train the new army. Then we will just continue to train the new army according to his military manual."

"With or without him, it doesn't matter anymore."

The emperor was silent.

Du Han said: "The new army in Tianjin is so capable of fighting. Then Wang Shiqing's army in Yangzhou is even more capable. We must quickly transfer them back to Tianjin as quickly as possible. With them joining the battlefield, we have everything we need in this battle." beat."

"Maybe we can even win."

"Once we win, the emperor will be the real master of ZTE."

"This will wipe away the shame of the late emperor."

The emperor's face flushed with excitement.

Du Han said: "This new army is so capable of fighting, so we must transfer them from Yangzhou. After all, they are still too close to Su Yi. We must make a complete cut with Su Yi. The military situation is on fire and we cannot delay it any longer."

The emperor said: "Order Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu to set off south immediately without delay!"

At this moment, the emperor finally made up his mind.

The good news about the battle in Dagukou today gave him great confidence.

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At this time, Dexing'a, Weng Tongshu and Boyan Namohu were having a secret conversation.

Weng Tongshu will bring many people with him this time, hundreds of civilian officials and hundreds of military officers.

And Dexing'a will also bring more than 200 people, because after arriving in Yangzhou, not only will Wang Shiqing be asked to lead the new army north to Tianjin, but also all the direct officers of Su Yi will be replaced.

Time is running out. These days, they have been working day and night, and they are already halfway through the process.

In about two days, they would be able to gather enough troops and head south.

"After arriving in the south, you first go to Jiangnan Camp to borrow troops. Three to five thousand will be enough." Boyan Namohu said: "Don't worry, He Guiqing has already gone to Jiangnan Camp to discuss this matter. These three to five thousand will be enough." The army will enter Jiujiang in the name of supporting Jiangxi. But all officers will only listen to you, the prefect of Jiujiang."

"The Emperor is testing Su Yi, but we are Su Yi's enemies, and the purpose of our visit is to attack!"

"Don't worry about how important Su Yi's factory is to the Qing Dynasty. Don't worry about it. After you go there, you only need to do one thing. Find his charges and find evidence of his alien intentions."

"Take him down, make him stink!"

Weng Tong wrote: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

"To be kind to your enemies is to be cruel to yourself!"

Boyan Namohu said: "On that day, the three of us fell down because of Su Yi, and even lost our reputation."

"Three years have passed since Hedong, and three years have passed since Hexi. This time, the three of us are united as one, and we can defeat the enemy."

"This time, we will bring down Su Yi and ruin his reputation."

"We will step on Su Yi's bones and rise again."

Then Boyan extended his hand.

Weng Tongshu stretched out his hand, and Dexing'a stretched out his hand.

The three of them reached out and held each other's hands.

"Brothers united in one heart can cut through gold!"

Then, someone rushed over.

"Master Dexing'a, Master Weng Tongshu, the emperor's decree has arrived."

Several people were shocked. In the middle of the night, the emperor came with an imperial edict!

Wouldn't it be good to let the emperor know that the three of them are at Prince Horqin's Mansion?

However, these eunuchs came here because they couldn't find anyone at Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu's home.

It is said that the two of them immediately returned to their respective homes to receive the order.

But now the emperor is in a hurry and can't wait so much.

"The emperor has decreed that Tong Dexing'a, the vice-capital of Manchuria under the Xianglan Banner, be appointed as the imperial envoy. He will immediately set off for Yangzhou and lead Wang Shiqing's army to go north immediately to inspect this place."

"The emperor has decreed that Zhan Shifu and Weng Tongshu, the prefect of Jiujiang, immediately lead the relevant staff to take office in Jiujiang without delay. I hereby express my gratitude!"

The two of them were shocked. Is the emperor so anxious?

So, I can’t help but ask what happened?

"The team at Dagukou in Tianjin played very well on the first day, very beautiful and majestic."

"The Tianjin New Army has made great contributions, especially the artillery battalion." Eunuch Wang Deli said.

No wonder!

Boyan Na Mo Hu suddenly became very excited.

This Tianjin New Army is so powerful, we must get it.

Su Yi must be disgraced and brought down as soon as possible, so that he can legitimately take over.

However, Ronglu had better restrain his attack. First, don't defeat the Tianjin New Army.

Second, you, Ronglu, don’t play too well.

Otherwise, nothing would happen to me, Boyan. "

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The sky is bright.

Weng Tongshu and Dexing'a led hundreds of people.

Waiting outside the palace.

Soon, the eunuch Wang Chenggui personally sent the inscription.

There is an inscription on Weng Tong's book, and there is also an inscription on Dexing'a.

And they are all genuine words of encouragement, not about guarding against arrogance and impatience, so that you can take care of yourself.

Moreover, the sword was given to Dexing Ashang Fang.

This is incredible, giving him the power to kill first and then report later.

In the process of transferring Su Yi's new army from Yangzhou to the north, anyone who does not cooperate can be killed with Shang Fang's sword!

Two loyal ministers, Seng Gelinqin and Du Han, came to see him off in person.

Boyan said: "Brothers, please remember my words."

"Brother Dexing, we must use the power of thunder to gain military power."

"Brother Weng Tongshu, Wu Bi first went to the Jiangnan camp to borrow troops."

"Brothers united in one heart can cut through gold!"

Du Han stepped forward and said, "I wish both ministers success and new achievements."

Prince Horqin stepped forward and said: "I wish you two great achievements and live up to the divine grace!"

Then, the two men led hundreds of people.

One person and two horses, flags flying.

Majestic.

He left Beijing at a lightning speed, with smoke and dust billowing all the way.

After arriving in Tongzhou, dozens of large ships have been prepared.

"Come aboard!"

With an order.

The imperial envoy Dexing'a and the newly appointed Jiujiang magistrate Weng Tongshu boarded the ship.

Several hundred people boarded the ship.

Then, dozens of large ships headed south in a mighty manner.

The murderous plot planned by the relevant people in the imperial court against Su Yi slowly began.

The Battle of Dagukou, a small victory on the first day.

It brought great encouragement and motivation to many people in the court, especially the emperor.

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The next few days!

The battle at Dagukou is still going on fiercely.

It was as if he was inspired by the results of the first day.

More than 9,000 Qing troops fought more and more fiercely.

the next day.

Day three.

The Western Combined Fleet deeply feels that its landing force may not be enough.

Therefore, a warship was sent south to Guangzhou to ask for help from Count Elgin.

For this war, the British Empire was preparing to mobilize 30,000 troops from home and abroad.

This time when the troops came to Dagokou, there were indeed many threats, and they were not ready for a real large-scale war.

So we only brought two thousand marines.

Now that I saw how fierce the new Tianjin Army was, it inspired the other main forces of the Qing Army, and I suddenly felt that two thousand marines were not enough.

About two thousand more marines had to be shipped from Guangzhou.

Day four!

The combined fleet found that the situation seemed to have changed.

Because coach He Bo changed the battle strategy two days ago.

In the past, it was mainly focused on the Qing army's fort at Dagukou, but now many warships are targeting the artillery battalion of the New Army in Tianjin.

As a result, casualties on both sides increased.

The artillery of the combined fleet was too fierce.

Once they focus on attacking the Tianjin New Army Artillery Battalion, the casualties will suddenly increase.

The neglected artillery on the Dagukou Fort also took the opportunity to show off its power and caused casualties to the combined fleet.

But Uncle He insisted on this style of play even if he faced damage to the battleship and casualties.

It worked!

under heavy casualties.

Ronglu felt distressed.

And the key is that he was very dissatisfied. Seeing that the Tianjin New Army played well, coach Tan Tingxiang desperately pushed the Tianjin New Army forward, wishing that they could withstand all fronts.

Ronglu was furious.

This Tianjin New Army is his lifeblood and the capital of his prosperity and wealth.

How can I be cannon fodder for you?

As a result, he began to secretly work passively.

This is war.

If you are facing other armies, then it may not be a big problem if you slack off your work.

But they are facing the most powerful army in the world.

This passive sabotage.

In an instant... it was the result of collapse.

The British commander, Uncle Ho, ordered a considerable number of artillery pieces to be fired at the artillery battalion of the New Army in Tianjin.

Hit them so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads.

Then, dozens of landing ships and sampans, carrying more than a thousand Marines, once again launched a beach landing.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

The Qing army commander Tan Tingxiang was extremely anxious and ordered artillery fire on these landing ships and sampans.

But... it is difficult for these artillery guns on the fort to hit such small moving targets.

These artillerymen of the Qing court were not very professional either.

The hit rate is much lower than that of the Tianjin New Army Artillery Battalion.

However, at this time, the artillery battalion position of the Tianjin New Army was bombarded indiscriminately and was unable to fight back.

In this way, the landing force of the combined fleet rushed forward with their heads down, braving artillery fire.

"boom……"

One was sunk.

"boom!"

Another ship was sunk.

Hundreds of British Marines were injured and fell into the sea.

But this time, Major General He Bo did not order to stop.

Just keep rushing, keep rushing!

quickly!

Both landing troops rushed to the shoal.

One group has 900 people, and the other group has 600 people.

A total of 1,500 people successfully landed on the north and south banks of Dagukou.

At this time, there were more than 7,000 Qing defenders on the north and south banks.

It is about five times that of the British army.

But, the current situation.

The Green Camp wants the Tianjin New Army to take the lead, since you are so capable of fighting anyway.

However, Tianjin New Army coach Ronglu did not want to be cannon fodder, so they pushed each other around.

Directly delayed the fighter plane.

In the face of such a powerful army, is it okay to delay the fighter plane?

After landing, the British Marines, although only 1,500 strong, were overwhelmingly powerful.

Chase all the way!

Invincible.

Just a moment!

Six to seven thousand Qing troops were killed and the defenders suffered numerous casualties.

If Ronglu and Admiral Zhili can unite as one at this time, there is still hope.

If the coach, Governor Tan Tingxiang of Zhili, was braver and took the lead, there might still be some hope.

However, after the Governor saw the British Marines rushing up,

The whole person was scared to death.

Obviously the war situation has not collapsed yet, and it is clear that he still has a main force of seven to eight thousand in his hands.

But he was so frightened that when the foreign marines were still far away from him, he could no longer bear the fear in his heart.

Just ran away!

When he ran, the coach flag also ran with him.

The Chinese army also ran after him.

The guards on the left and right also ran after him.

Then, the battle situation collapsed immediately.

A true defeat was like a mountain.

The generals of the Western United Fleet were shocked when they saw this scene.

This...is this going to collapse?

I also plan to go to Guangzhou to call for reinforcements.

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