Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 210 is over! Su Yi’s magnificent performance!

Jiujiang.

Su Yi and Basiali conducted the final military exercise.

Even this deduction has been carried out many times by Su Yi 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 court 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.

In this way, Su Yi was about to complete the final deployment.

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

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

"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."

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."

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

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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.

Su Yi had done seven deductions before.

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

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

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.

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 both front and back, and then attack Tianjin, only in this way can we achieve the greatest results."

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

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."

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

"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."

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

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

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

However, the victory will probably be more brutal.

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

"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, and he sent 800 men to stay behind. Two places, so only 2,900 people were actually used for landing operations."

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

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

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

Therefore, in this second battle of Dagukou, the British defeat was more in Su Yi's interests.

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

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

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

"As for the Qing army, Ronglu's 7,000 new army, although not as effective as Su Yi's new army, 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."

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

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

This does not look like a posture to invade Beijing.

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.

Moreover, according to Su Yi's plan, the British and French forces attacked the capital, Su Yi completed his bet with the British, Prince Albert successfully held the 1860 World Expo, and then Su Yi came forward to save the world and enter the center.

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.

This series must be interconnected.

The resolution is finally passed and cannot be changed.

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

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

"You still want to fight now?" Hong Renli said speechlessly: "As soon as the battle starts on the Changzhou battlefield, Zeng Guofan's tens of thousands of troops will rush into northern Anhui and formally attack Anqing."

"Ask Hong Xiuquan, ask Hong Rengan, which is more important, Changzhou or Anqing."

Of course, Anqing is important. The Taiping Army occupied most of Anhui and completely became Tianjing's food base and daily supplies base. 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 operate.

Neither Su Yi nor Hong Renli wanted to fight in Changzhou.

However, Hong Rengan, Li Xiucheng, and Chen Yucheng were all excited.

Lin Shaozhang said helplessly: "Tianjing is angered by you."

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

Isn't Su Yi's army in Zhoushan? Aren't they going to war with foreigners?

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

Moreover, Changzhou and Danyang fell so quickly. Before Tianjing could react, and the fastest cavalry was still on the way, these two cities fell.

After shock, comes anger.

Su Yi, you have gone too far to deceive others. You only attacked the navy of our Kingdom of Heaven. You also stole the three cities of Changzhou, Danyang and Wuxi.

After being furious, the Taiping Army clamored for a decisive battle.

Lin Shaozhang said: "According to their wishes, unless you give up Changzhou unconditionally, you will have no choice but to fight to the end."

Hong Renli's inner anger had no words to express.

Is this, is he mentally retarded?

We Jiujiang and the Taiping Army have a half-enemy, half-friend relationship. 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.

Just give us a fuck.

You and I are fighting here, leaving northern Anhui empty and forcing the Hunan Army to 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 strong generals, its military strategy was in a mess.

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

Hong Rengan clamored for a decisive battle because they were bent on conquering southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

However, as long as Su Yi is in charge of the seven-province alliance, the entire market in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang can also be opened to you in 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 Yi's ship met Hong Renli.

"The negotiation failed." Hong Renli said: "Sir, after Tianjing is destroyed in the future, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng should not be left behind."

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

"If it weren't for these two idiots who were so passionate about fighting for a victory, the war in Changzhou could have been resolved peacefully, and our tens of thousands of troops would have been able to get out of trouble and do other things."

In this war, the main culprits were Hong Rengan, Li Xiucheng, and Chen Yucheng.

That was all about Hong Rengan. Su Yi had never had any feelings for this person, but she still had a historical beauty for Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng.

He cherished the talents of both men.

It turned out that these two young men were 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 seek refuge with you, and even I have followed. You, they want to prove themselves, so they desperately try to defeat you."

Su Yi said: "You are not of the same generation as them, how dare they covet you?"

Hong Renli said: "Don't you understand the thoughts of young people? There is a lot of hostility, just one thought is enough."

Su Yi said: "Then hit them, hit them hard."

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

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

Once Zhenjiang is captured, it will 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 on the battlefield in Changzhou. Are you really not going to preside over this battle?"

Su Yi said: "Battles with the Taiping Army usually don't require much skill. I don't need to be here anymore. I have more important things."

Hong Renli leaned gently into Su Yi's arms and said, "Do we have to go north?"

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

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

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

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.

Zuo Zongtang has 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 could not 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 all 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 imperial court has decided to go to war with the foreigners, denying the Aihun Treaty and the Tianjin Treaty."

"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, then 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 Yi arrived at Wuchang along the Yangtze River at the fastest speed and met with Zeng Guofan.

"Mr. Zeng, I think it is still necessary for me to come and see you." Su Yi said, "I want to lead my army north to support the imperial court."

Zeng Guofan was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Su Yi 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 on the Changzhou battlefield and the Zhoushan battlefield, no matter what, you dispatched 1,800 people, and I appreciate it."

"My brother Zeng Guoquan had secret talks with the British. No matter what happened, I don't really care whether it hurts my interests or not."

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

The negotiations between Zeng Guoquan and the British were of course top secret, but because Basia Li and Bao Ling were there, Su Yi could be said to have the most abundant information about the British.

"Mr. Zeng, I understand very well that you sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers on the battlefield in Changzhou. Xu Youren, Wang Youling, and I have deployed all our troops in Changzhou in order to hold back the main force of the rebellion and create an opportunity for you to attack Anqing."

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

"The Seven Southern Provinces Covenant, as long as we are together, I will maintain the existence of this covenant."

Su Yi's face became serious and said, "But please remember the next words, Mr. Zeng."

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

"If Mr. Zeng feels that the so-called alliance of seven provinces is just a tool for me, Su Yi, to gain political power, then I can give up my position as leader of the alliance in the near future and you, Zeng Disheng, can take over the position of leader."

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

Su Yi said: "Don't refute me. Just remember what I say next."

"The seven-province alliance is important, but I, the alliance leader, am not important."

"In order to preserve the alliance of seven provinces, I took the risk and went north to support the imperial court."

"In order to keep the seven-province alliance, Zeng Guofan can do anything next."

"We can do our best to fight for the position of Governor of Liangjiang. You can make any statement for this position."

“However, you must also do your best to safeguard the unity and interests of the seven-province alliance.

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

Su Yi didn't say the rest.

I didn’t say it clearly on purpose.

If due to Zeng Guofan, the seven-province alliance was broken and dismantled.

In the future, Su Yi will probably destroy the Zeng family.

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

These few sentences contained a lot of information, and because they contained a lot of things that had not happened, Zeng Guofan couldn't quite understand them at this time.

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

But now, he probably only feels angry.

Because Su Yi directly broke through the layer of window paper, making the relationship between the two parties a little disgraceful.

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

When passing through Jiujiang, there was no stop.

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

After the rendezvous is completed!

The fleet headed east and did not go to the Yangtze River Estuary in Shanghai because it was too dangerous.

Instead, after arriving in Zhenjiang, go south along the canal, enter the Jiangnan Canal, cross the Qiantang River, and reach Hangzhou Bay.

And here, Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, has led eight thousand troops and hundreds of ships and has been waiting for a long time.

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

Su Yi is the leader of the seven provinces, and Tian Yugong is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. Isn't it enough that these two people represent the seven southern provinces to support the court?

Of course it's enough.

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At this time, the battle at Dagukou battlefield had been going on for several days.

It’s almost the same as Su Yi’s deduction.

Both sides played very hard.

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

The artillery of the combined fleet can hit the forts, and the heavy artillery of the Qing Dynasty can also hit the warships.

On the first day, the fighting was the hardest.

It also suffered the heaviest casualties.

Next, sometimes he attacks tentatively and sometimes he attacks ferociously.

The commander of the Allied fleet, Uncle Ho, organized three landings, but all ended in failure.

The three artillery battalions of the Tianjin New Army were full of mobility and sank the landing sampans of the British and French coalition forces again and again.

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

But they don't know that compared to the results of this battle in history, it is already considered good now.

On the flagship, several leaders of the coalition held a meeting.

After a long while, Navy Rear Admiral and War Advisor Sima Migelli said: "Perhaps Baxiali's opinion is correct. We should not attack Dagukou by force. Moreover, our military strength is limited, and we should not divide our troops in Yantai. and Dalian.”

Although they did not say it explicitly, they all pointed out that Count Elgin underestimated the enemy.

This time they attacked Dagukou, but the army was too small.

Count Elgin ordered: "Return the large battleships in Yantai and Dalian, leaving four small gunboats. Move back most of the marines in the two places, and leave more than a hundred and ten people in each!"

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Following the order from Count Elgin.

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

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

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

And even if he discovered it, neither the Qing troops in Shandong nor Liaoning would have the guts to attack.

If they don't fight, Su Yi won't be polite.

August 1859st, 7!

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

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

Su Yi formally recaptured Yantai and sent a messenger eight hundred miles to Beijing to report his victory.

Two more days have passed!

Su Yi fleet raided Dalian Bay.

After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, a hundred French troops surrendered and two more gunboats were captured.

Su Yi officially regained Dalian and once again sent a messenger, eight hundred miles away, to Beijing to report the victory.

Moreover, he ordered the messenger to run with a loud voice and shout all the way.

Countless people must hear Su Yi's contribution to the recovery of the two cities.

At this point, the great righteousness should be almost achieved.

But for Su Yi, it was not enough.

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1859, April 7.

With the persistence of Hong Rengan, Shi Dakai, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng, Tianjing finally made a decision. Announced that negotiations with Su Yi had failed.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom used military means to regain Changzhou.

As a result, the largest war in the South in several years broke out.

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

As for the coalition forces of the seven southern provinces, with Zuo Zongtang joining them and Xu Youren's desperate decision to lead another 3,000 men to join the battlefield, the total strength reached 50,000.

There are also two powerful fleets assisting in the battle in the canal.

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

Shi Dakai led an army of thirty thousand to attack Danyang.

Chen Yucheng led 40,000 troops to attack Changzhou.

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

The ground stretching for more than a hundred miles was filled with flames of war.

There was a roar everywhere.

A total of 140,000 troops conducted brutal siege and defense battles.

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

Su Yi's powerful fleet is divided into two parts. Whichever battlefield is critical, they will go to support that battlefield.

7 Month 9 Day!

The Hunan Army messenger rushed back to Wuchang as quickly as possible along the Yangtze River.

"Commander, the Changzhou War has officially broken out!"

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

The messenger said: "Yes, irreversible!"

"Shi Dakai, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng are making a desperate move to capture Changzhou!"

So Zeng Guofan ordered the Hunan army to divide into four groups and march towards Anqing!

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

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

Therefore, Su Yi and Hong Renli kept scolding Tianjing's senior officials for their stupidity.

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

They clearly knew that if a war started here, Zeng Guofan would definitely attack Anqing.

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

Probably in Tianjing's view, Anqing is further away and Changzhou is closer, so it is more important to capture Changzhou.

But don't think about it. Although Changzhou is closer to Tianjing, as long as Su Yi leads the seven-province alliance in the south, he has no deep hostility towards Tianjing and is not in a hurry to attack Tianjing.

But Zeng Guofan was different. He was obsessed with destroying Anqing first and then Tianjing to accomplish this unparalleled feat.

The people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not understand one question: who is the enemy and who is the friend.

He broke the contract in a hurry, and started a war with Su Yi in a hurry.

I'm so stupid that I can't stop you.

However, the historical Battle of Anqing lasted for two years. The Taiping Army also had a lot of troops in Anqing, and I believe it can contain Zeng Guofan for a long time.

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Here the Changzhou War broke out.

The war in Anqing in the north will also break out.

There was one person left in the middle, General Jiang Ning and Toming A, the head coach of Jiangbei Camp.

Throughout the process, he had been worried that Su Yi would send Shen Baozhen here again to force him to send troops and join Su Yi's army.

Last time, Shen Baozhen came to threaten him and transferred Wang Shiqing's 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 Mr. Su Yi asked you to send troops.

In this way, he Tuoming'a had to fight against the court and the emperor again.

He never wanted this.

However, from beginning to end, Su Yi never sent an envoy again.

Until the war in Changzhou broke out, Su Yi didn't even send an envoy.

Tomin'a was thankful and let out a long sigh of relief.

However, I suddenly felt lost.

It was as if he had been forgotten.

He has had many chances, but this is the last one.

This time, Su Yi is short of troops on 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 will of the imperial court.

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, Shi Da'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 you directly bombard the emperor? In the end, they only gathered this small army and came to attack."

"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. Big words from London.”

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

Bashar said politely: "Then why do you want to boast about your reputation in London?"

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

Bashar said: "Yes, I'm just here to laugh at you. The ridiculous Earl of Elgin wanted to control the intensity of the war, forcing the Qing government to recognize the fulfillment of all treaties, and did not 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. Do not attack Dagukou directly. The navy threatens Dagukou. More than 20,000 troops land at Beitang and attack Tianjin directly. This way, we can easily win."

"What are your coalition forces doing at Dagokou right now?"

"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 Yi, put away your unnecessary thoughts, don't worry that we will take advantage."

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

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

Then, Bashali left.

Count Elgin was left sitting there, motionless.

Ba Xiali was right. He had always regarded Su Yi as his most hated enemy. He always thought about not letting Su Yi take advantage of him and enjoy the advantage of Su Yi in everything he did. He always wanted to have the remaining power to attack Su Yi. drag.

But now, once word of the failure of the second Battle of Dagukou reaches London? Spread to Europe?

What will be the consequences?

The majesty of the British Empire fell into disrepair.

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

Fight to the end.

However, Earl Elgin was still unwilling to give in and still 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 Basial's advice and left the flagship.

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

Finally came to a conclusion.

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

If the Qing court was defeated, then Su Yi would use the victories in Yantai and Dalian to seek political reputation and interests, and step on the emperor's face.

But since it was certain that the Qing army would win, Su Yi was going to take the credit.

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

next day!

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

Suddenly, Seng Gelinqin was stunned, and Ronglu was also stunned.

Su Yi, you...are you really here?

Are you crazy?

The battlefield in the south was so urgent that you abandoned it and led the army north.

The emperor ordered you to come, but you really come?

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

For a moment, Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu felt that Su Yi was really so loyal?

The coalition forces were about to retreat, Su Yi knew this.

But Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu didn't know this because they had fought very hard in the past long battle.

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

Mr. Su Yi is truly unparalleled in his loyalty and loyalty.

He has obviously been dismissed from his official position and is just a regimental training officer. He has no need to obey the emperor's will.

As a result, they really rushed thousands of miles to lead their troops to come to the rescue.

After entering the battlefield, Su Yi didn't say much, he just raised his hands towards Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu.

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

Seng Gelin was stunned. The place Su Yi pointed to was the most dangerous.

Because that place is the 12,000-pound main artillery group at Dagukou, which will suffer the most violent bombardment.

Su Yi's statement shocked the defenders even more.

Mr. Su Yi is so awesome, he hit the most critical spot as soon as he came.

Seng Gelinqin nodded and said: "Okay, then it's up to you to defend this position!"

Then, Su Yi led five hundred elites into his own position.

Then, Seng Gelinqin sent an envoy to Beijing as quickly as possible to inform the emperor that Su Yizhen had led his army to help and participated in the Battle of Dagukou.

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In this way, many people spent the night with mixed emotions.

next day!

The war broke out again.

The foreign combined fleet was approaching again, and all the artillery fired.

Hundreds of sampans and boats launched into the sea and began the craziest and final landing battle.

Count Elgin was unwilling to be defeated and launched the final attack.

The defenders at Dagukou also opened fire again.

Suddenly, the war raged.

Su Yi brought the most elite artillery and controlled the 12,000-kilogram main gun to fire only at the target.

The flagship of the foreign coalition.

The commander of the coalition forces, Uncle Ho, was on this flagship.

In the fierce fighting, both sides once again suffered casualties.

This time, the landing force of the British and French coalition forces did not retreat midway.

One sampan after another was sunk.

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

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

The artillerymen of the Tianjin New Army were slightly shocked. They actually handed over several artillery pieces to Su Yi's New Army.

Then, Su Yi's artillerymen controlled these advanced artillery and began to perform.

Once you get started, you will know the difference.

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

These artillery pieces began to kill accurately.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The sampans and boats that the foreigners landed on were sunk one after another.

Since it is certain that the foreigners will lose this battle, since they want to take action, they must take away the greatest credit.

The person next to Seng Gelinqin said: "My lord, look at Su Yi's artillery!"

Seng Gelinqin looked at it with a telescope and said: "The beating was really fierce."

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

In this way, more than 2,000 Marines began the landing, risking huge casualties.

But after the actual landing, there were less than two thousand left.

Then, the land war breaks out!

The fiercest fighting broke out between the Tianjin New Army and the British and French Marine Corps.

The British and French armies of 1,600 men opened fire against tens of thousands of Qing troops.

Extremely brave.

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

The Qing army was waiting for work on its defense fortifications.

But even so, the Qing army still paid staggering casualties.

Su Yi glanced here and became more sure that the foreigners had lost this battle.

Count Elgin underestimated the enemy and should not have taken such risks.

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

However, in the eyes of the Qing court, the most elite force in their hands was Seng Gelinqin's tens of thousands of cavalry.

The most elite forces of both sides were consumed like this crazily.

Ronglu's heart was bleeding.

His Tianjin New Army fell in pieces like this.

The time is almost, almost!

Su Yi controlled the main gun, gathered all his energy, and aimed at the flagship of the foreign coalition.

Fire hard!

"boom!"

Missed!

"boom!"

Another miss!

"boom!"

The third shot!

The first heavy artillery piece controlled by Su Yi directly hit the foreign flagship on the distant sea.

Suddenly, the largest flagship was torn open with a huge hole.

"My lord, look, look!"

"The enemy's flagship has been hit, hit!"

Immediately afterwards, Su Yi fired fiercely again.

The foreign flagship was hit again.

But this time, the coalition commander, Uncle He, was blown away directly and fell to the ground.

Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu were stunned.

This...is this Su Yi so fierce?

It was so far away and it actually hit the foreign flagship directly?

Originally this battle was unwinnable, but at this time the flagship was hit, the army commander was seriously injured, and his life or death was uncertain.

Even though Count Elgin was unwilling to do so, he had to swallow this bitter pill.

Bashar is right, I underestimated the enemy, I underestimated the enemy.

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

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

It won't be long before I bring 20,000 or 30,000 people to kill them again.

Wash away the shame of today!

Then, Count Elgin ordered: "The whole army retreats!"

Flag waving!

The British and French marines on land began to reboard sampans and boats to retreat.

Seng Gelinqin ordered: "Stop attacking, stop attacking!"

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

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

The defenders at Dagukou cried with joy.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Finally won, won!

Everyone could see clearly that Su Yi's last few shots directly hit the foreign flagship, and even broke the mast, causing the foreign flag to fall.

At this point, the second Battle of Dagukou was completely over.

Su Yi took away the most outstanding achievement at the last moment.

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Note: Twelve thousand words are delivered, the pace is fast and the battle is over.

Regarding the destruction of the emperor, I am more anxious than you are, and I will try my best to write better. My benefactor who has monthly tickets, can you give me a few? Pastries keep up the good work.

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