Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 63
It is said that the father and son of General Zhu, the deputy general of the Jinhua Association, died for the country. The young son Zhu Gongnan recovered from his death and rushed to the camp to lose.

When Counselor Wen inquired about the situation, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly ordered the general to join him, protect himself, and fled to Cao'e River.On the one hand, he specially rode to inform Yangwei General Yijing and told him to escape together.

Unexpectedly, General Yi was well informed and had already fled for a long time.In this battle, although the British won the battle, there were hundreds of thousands of casualties, and it took five or seven days to bury the bodies afterwards.The British Xiangyu said: "Since the internal crime, such a big injury has never been suffered.

"So the generals, counselors, and Shu Xuxiayu fled, but the British soldiers did not come to chase them. Counselor Wen fled to Shaoxing and saw that Yi Jing was already there. As soon as Yi Jing saw Wen Wei, he asked if the foreign soldiers were chasing him? Wen Wei said : "When the counselor left, the foreign soldiers did not see him. "

Yi Jing said in shock: "If you see him, you can't leave. This kind of thing is very dangerous."

Wen Wei said: "It's thanks to Zhu Gui who blocked it desperately, otherwise the general and I would have to avoid it."

Immediately, Yijing asked Counselor Wen to guard Shaoxing, and quietly went to Hangzhou for a while.Liu Yunke from Futai, Hangzhou, was very tactful. When he met Yijing and asked about the reason for his defeat, he quietly played a book, claiming that "the general waited for several months, and all the layouts were kept secret. The minister was appointed Feng Ji, you can’t get a deep understanding of it yet, let alone ask other questions?”

Almost kicked General Yi.Yijing didn't know about it, so he regarded him as a good person and discussed with him about recovery.Yun Ke asked, "What does the general mean?"

Yi Jing said: "Foreigners are so powerful, they will definitely not fight enough to fight again. If we want to restore Ningbo, we should make peace with him."

Yun Ke said: "The current situation is like this, so it has to be like this."

Yijing said: "How about we carry a notebook?"

Yun Ke said: "It's better to keep each book on its own. In short, I'll do my best to help with this matter."

Yi Jing said: "Since that's the case, I have to go to Haining Prefecture to check it out. That's also Haikou."

The next day, Yijing led his servants and left for Haining Prefecture. Yunke asked Muyou to draw up a very worrying manuscript, describing the situation in Zhejiang as very dangerous, but she didn't say a word. And peace.In the last paragraph, Yun Ke thinks that the screen friend's wording is not good, so she personally writes and corrects it.After the modification, I read it by eye, and I am quite proud.The words are: All of these ten are inevitable troubles, and they are all unsolvable worries.If it is not planned early, how can we allow repeated mistakes in major national affairs?Now the general is going to Haining Prefecture to check the situation in Haikou.Wen Wei, the Minister of Counselor, kept Shaocheng and adjusted the defense of the front.What preparations should be made in the future, the generals seem to have no idea.Chen Wo Tiesheng, if you don't tell the real situation directly before the Holy Lord, if the provincial capital is not guarded in the future, the minister will be smashed to pieces, and it will be difficult to cover the previous mistakes.Emperor Fuqi looked down on the matter of Zhejiang Province. It was really critical, and he acted alone. He ordered the generals to adapt to the situation and compromise to handle it.The minister is so desperate to wait for orders.

Such a manuscript does not advocate a peace negotiation in face.In the meaning, every sentence advocates a peace negotiation, and makes decisions alone, and nothing more than asking Xuanzong to settle the peace quickly.To adapt to changing circumstances is nothing more than to be restrained by Yi Jing and other temporary affairs.Fortunately, the brushwork is very light, without revealing any traces, light, round, fluent and ingenious.Why is Liu Yunke unhappy?Then I changed my mind, although this method is ingenious, it is not very appropriate after all.If the emperor asks me to handle the tie, I will inevitably be criticized by public opinion, so it is better to find another person so that I can shirk it all by myself.He was thinking hard, and when he was thinking about a meal, he unexpectedly came up with the most suitable person.Then he picked up his pen and made a manuscript with attached pictures.His speech said: "My minister, I would like to invite Iribu, the governor of Liangjiang, who has been dismissed, to make atonement for the army camps of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He has not been approved. The favor comes from the superior. How dare the minister act like a blasphemy?"It is only because of the public service that the dismissed member was convicted, and he did not fight, which is different from those who benefited the country and wronged the country.My Majesty cherishes talents, and those who offend ministers and workers at home and abroad can be forgiven for their intentions, and they will be recruited with a lot of alkalis and flaws, or they will make them commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.For example, Zhou Tianjue, Lin Zexu, etc., also ordered them to act on their own in a timely manner, to see the holiness as high as the sky, and not to make all the ministers abandon it for life.Yilibu and Zhou Tianjue, etc., are both condemned and guarded, and their love crimes seem to be the same.And the public is loyal to the country, and there is no heart to invite merit and fame.This is the only person I have seen in my life.Now the generals and other dispatch committees need members. In addition to leading the officers, they also call the provincial governors and pastoral orders to the Zhejiang Commission, and order the province to set up a tribute supervisor to investigate and handle incidents. Li, like Yilibu, can prepare weapons, not to mention that the leather member is admired by foreigners, even his family member Zhang Xi is also admired by foreigners.If it is ordered to come to Zhejiang, or if foreigners hear about it, it is not certain that it will no longer be an internal crime.Can I pray for God's favor and send Yilibu to Zhejiang to serve in the military camp.For example, the emperor of Mongolia learned that there is nothing else, and he bowed down and accepted it. Zhejiang Province is very lucky, and the sea and border are very lucky.I would like to attach a piece of Chen Ming.

This appendix, together with the ten possible manuscripts, will be handed over to the performer, who will write them clearly and send them out immediately.When Xuanzong received this memorial, he was extremely anxious. He discussed with the Minister of Military Affairs for a while, and then ordered Qiying to be appointed General of Hangzhou, awarded Yilibu with the rank of seventh rank, and ordered him to go to Zhejiang with him.Another Miyu was given to Tujing, saying: "Today, according to Liu Yunke's play, please send Yilibu to the Zhejiang military camp to make atonement."

There has been an order to go with Qiying.Now that the Zhejiang Provincial Suppression Office is hard to come by, preventing blockages is the top priority, and there must be no more negligence.The general and others should only encourage the hearts of the people and work together to defend. They should not be afraid of the benefits of the previous defeat, causing foreigners to take advantage of the opportunity and become more rampant.

When Qiying came here, he had ordered the general and others to take advantage of the opportunity and make overall arrangements for the overall situation.For the time being, from secret business to anti-blocking and defense, they are full-time generals and counselors. If there is any danger and Meng Lang is offended, I will only ask the generals.The general received this secret edict, he had to know it tacitly in his heart, and he must not let the rumors out, so that the staff in the service should be ordered to wait and see, and the opportunity will be delayed.

Know this secret decree.This is it.

Less than half a month after the secret decree was delivered, the good news of Ningbo's recovery came out of nowhere.Do you think generals and counselors, if they have the ability to win by surprise, show off the country's prestige?

It turned out that Wen Wei was stationed in Shaoxing, worried and unable to do anything. Fortunately, Shaoxing has plenty of wine, which can relieve his worries.One day, Wen Wei was drinking with the battalion committee members in Xingyuan, when it was reported that a spy had been caught.Wen Wei called Xie to come in, agreed from left and right, and then pushed a kid with a roe-headed mouse.Wen Wei asked a few words, and ordered to be beheaded.When the man heard that he was about to be beheaded, he was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, begging for mercy.Among the attendants was a man surnamed Shu, whose name was Li'an, who had worked in a county in Zhejiang Province. He was a local ruffian and had committed crimes.When I saw the spy at the moment, I knew it was the famous thief Wang San in this city.Shu Houan had a plan in mind, and said to Wen Wei: "Return to Counselor, the foreigners bribed the spies to plot against us, so we can also bribe the spies to plot against the foreigners."

Wen Wei said: "Forget it. Didn't General Yi suffer a big defeat because he heard Zhang Mu's clever plan?"

Shu Hou'an said: "The strategy of a humble position is different from that of Zhang Mu."

Attached ear said three or five languages.Wen Wei smiled and said, "That's fine, just do what you can."

Shuhou'an followed Wang San and said, "You are a thief. Now I will open a way of life with you. Will you listen to me?"

Wang San kowtowed and said: "As long as the master saves my life, I can go through fire or water."

Hou'an said: "I think for you, it is better to live as a thief than to die as a spy. If you can steal the heads of foreigners, I have the ability to ask the counselor to reward you with medals and silver."

Wang San said happily: "The young ones can still do the theft. The young ones have friends, you can invite them to do this together."

Shu Houan said: "That's very good, go and do it quickly, and offer your head to receive the reward."

Wang San thanked him and left.

The next day, he really offered two heads, and Counselor Wen immediately rewarded him with two taels of silver.The thieves from the Ning and Shao genus got the news, summoned their friends, drilled holes over the wall, and immediately lay down in the city of Ningbo, coming to the camp to receive rewards. There are always three or five cases every day.Thieves gather more and more, and the art of stealing becomes more and more sophisticated.Countless British soldiers lost their heads in this month.Every night, the foreign soldiers patrolled the night with shoulder guns, and the two sons and daughters laughed and talked. After walking a few steps, the people behind suddenly fell silent.When he looked back, he had lost his head, fell to the ground, froze in shock, and was at a loss.Suddenly, that one's head was lost again.Sometimes the thief pretends to be a foreigner, with leather boots and bamboo sticks, and comes here.The foreigner only wants to talk to him when he gets close to him as a companion, but he doesn't want to prevent the man from sticking out his sword, and he kills him.There are also those who are captured alive, imitating the old wisdom of "carrying the mother's uncle", suddenly wrapping it on the back with a cloth, carrying it to a secluded place, clamping the mouth, binding it firmly, and letting it go out of the city.Sometimes when he was bumped by other foreign soldiers, he ran desperately towards the small streets and alleys.Foreigners are not familiar with the way, so they have to give up and return.There is another way, the foreigners patrol the city in groups, and the thieves cling to a very long cane, and lie down at the foot of the city, and when they hear the sound of leather boots, they scream.Waiting for the foreigner to lean on the battlement and look down, he hooked his head with a long vine and dragged it hard. The foreigner fell to the wall, quickly stuffed cotton wool into his mouth, and tied him up.

The foreigners in the city still thought that one had stumbled and fell, and they all stretched out their heads to have a look. They were hooked by the thieves and fell down the city one by one. Then they were tied up, and they ran away laughing.The number of foreign soldiers in the city seems to be decreasing day by day.The foreign general was terrified, and ordered the whole group to retreat, and went to the western Zhejiang area to harass, leaving only a small number of troops to guard the key points of Zhenhai and Zhaobaoshan.On the 26th day of the third month, the Ningbo foreign soldiers lined up to drum out of the city, landed on a steamer, and sailed out of the ocean from Dinghai.General Yangwei Yijing and Governor Liu Yunke of Zhejiang Province filed suits successively, but the two had no business contacts, so the reports did not agree with each other.The Yijing said that the soldiers attacked Ning County, and the foreigners fled back in fear. Now they send people to recover, etc., all of which are extravagant.However, Liu Yunke said that on the [-]th, the British soldiers went out of the city as a whole team with drums and music.However, the foreigner was not injured, and suddenly he withdrew from Ning County, so it was hard to guarantee that he would go to other places indiscriminately, hoping to succeed in his plan.

When Xuanzong received the report, he was very hesitant, and called the Minister of Military Aircraft to discuss.This group of military ministers, all of them are prime ministers of peace, they only enjoy the blessings, and when they don't save them, they discussed it three or five times, but why did they ever come up with half-measures?Xuanzong had no choice but to order the coastal provinces to take precautions.This decree has not yet been issued, Wusong is under martial law, Jiaxing is under tension, and shocking reports of the fall of Zhapu have already come in streams.Vice President Changxi, Tongzhi Wei Fengjia, Zuoling Longfu, Eteheyiling Yingdengbu, Riding School Yilehawan, etc. all died.Xuanzong knew that he swore to be his master, but he lost a few more lives, which has nothing to do with the overall situation of the country.

The times were overwhelming, and he had to change his plan, so he ordered to aid Yilibu as the deputy capital of Zhapu.

Strange to say, as soon as Yilibu arrived in Zhapu, the British soldiers immediately withdrew from the border of Zhejiang and transferred to Jiangsu.

But it is said that in Jiangsu Province, there is a hero, surnamed Chen, surnamed Huacheng, Yu Lianfeng, surnamed Tong'an, Fujian, who got up to join the army.During the Jiaqing period, Cai Qian, a secret bandit, rebelled against Fujian.Hua Cheng was subordinate to Li Changgeng, and his reputation for bravery was well known far and wide.After Chang Geng's death in battle, Wang Delu and Qiu Lianggong took over and wiped out the Cai thieves. In the military merit protection case, Chen Huacheng's name was listed in the first row.From this, he learned about Renzong, accumulated meritorious service, and rose to the position of admiral.In the 20th year of Daoguang, he was transferred to Songjiang from the admiral of Xiamen, Fujian. He was only six days old when he was alerted by Dinghai.Chen Huacheng didn't dare to be negligent, so he led the standard soldiers and rushed to Wusong to check the situation. On the high bank of the sea wall, he built a camp and built a tent, and stayed in the tent with all the soldiers.Baoshan County invited him to enter the city, but refused to agree, and invited him to build a hotel around the fort, and thanked him with a smile: "My brother is very grateful for your kindness and friendship.

But the admiral is the leader of the Bingbian, who eats the emperor's food and handles state affairs together.Now the brother lives alone in a high-rise building and enjoys happiness, but they are all in the windy place, suffering from the rain and moxibustion, sharing the same pain and suffering, it is unreasonable in conscience, brother can't bear it. "

Seeing that Baoshan County is so stubborn, it has no choice but to let it go.

In July of this year, suddenly there were three oceangoing ships cruising in the Wusong Ocean, and one of them broke into the inner ocean.He turned into a governor and led his soldiers to bombard him with three cannonballs, all of which hit the stern of the foreign ship.The foreign ship also fired two cannonballs, but they failed to hit the bank of the pond. They turned the rudder and set sail, and fled to the deep water ocean without being seen for a while.When Yuqian, the governor of Liangjiang, got a letter, he saw that the foreign ships had retreated for a long time.Yuqian was overjoyed, heard about it, and had the saying of "following the old and prudent".Although Chen Huacheng and all the soldiers shared the same joys and sorrows, the camp rules were purged and the orders were strict, and they refused to accommodate any violations of the law.One day, the tide was high, and the water in the camp was about a foot deep. The officer who was promoted to the bid was included in the account, and asked to move the camp, but Chen Huacheng refused.The officer of the Chinese army said: "The soldiers are in the wetland, they are afraid of getting sick."

Chen Huacheng said: "When you are in the military, you don't care about your life. You are afraid of what kind of disease! Besides, I am not on the dry ground, and I will get sick if I don't see it. Now we are in a hurry. Let's move the camp to the dry ground for comfort. The wind and the tide Up, when the foreign soldiers come, who will protect this seawall?"

The middle officer Nuonuo retreated repeatedly.

In the winter of this year, the wind was bitter and the snow fell for a day. Chen Huacheng walked the snow to patrol the camp and worked tirelessly.By April of this year, following the shocking report of the fall of Zhapu, I was so busy that I didn't care about eating and drinking. Add troops.Chen Huacheng said to the left and right: "It's not that I'm just boasting, as long as Marshal Niu is willing to put his heart and soul into dealing with these red-haired men, he will be able to live with his own strength."

A few days later, Meteor visited the horse and reported that Niu Zhitai had arrived in Shanghai, with [-] soldiers from Henan, Xuzhou, and Jiangning, and [-] rattan soldiers.Then Niu Zhitai's official documents also arrived, which turned into great joy, and then showed the soldiers and civilians, soldiers, etc., all of which were full of courage.

On the sixth day of May, Hua Cheng got up very early, and was about to start working, when he suddenly reported: "The foreign ship is coming, and he hurriedly went to the fort to have a look. I saw four steamer warships, flying the British flag high, all the way from overseas. Probe into the water. The Pao Bian wanted to fire the cannon, and turned into a way: "It's still far away, why waste ammunition in vain? "

While talking, people reported the arrival of Niu Zhitai, and Hua Cheng was busy going out to meet the fort.Hua Cheng said: "It's a coincidence that the commander came here, please watch Chen Huacheng kill the red-haired soldiers."

At this time the steamer was approaching the seawall, Chen Huacheng ordered to fire the cannons, the artillery brigades all started together, and blasted the cannon a few times, when watching the steamer, it sailed unhindered, the scene was not bombarded.At this time, the steamer also returned its cannons to attack each other. The cannons flew like hail, but they all fell into the sea when they failed to hit them.When Niu Jian saw the mast on the ship, which was more than a foot above the seawall, black smoke covered the sky, and guns collided with each other, he was so shocked that he was dumbfounded.

Chen Huacheng hurriedly comforted him and said, "Don't be afraid of Chen Huacheng, Commander."

Niu Jian said, "May I have a problem?"

Chen Huacheng said: "It's okay. Huacheng has been in the ocean for 50 years. This body, in the shells, was born and died. It is ten times stronger than today. I don't know how many times it has passed. Now, it is still the same. Live well. Commander, don't worry, today's fire attack is about [-] to [-] percent sure. As long as his edge is thwarted and reinforcements rush in, it will not be difficult to wipe out all the enemy troops."

Niu Jian said, "Is this really possible?"

Chen Huacheng laughed and said: "The commander is so timid. I, Chen Huacheng, have been in the army for half a lifetime and have fought bloody battles a hundred times. Is it possible that I can't coax the commander alone today!"

Attached is the ear canal: "Commander, please watch quietly. Once you panic, the army's morale will become timid, and the big thing will go away."

Niu Jian said: "You call me Jingjinger, you first fight back the deep-rooted people for me, the guns and guns are raining, it's scary to watch. You should calm down my heart, what if I don't let me make the decision?"

Chen Huacheng said: "Today's affairs are all on me, Chen Huacheng. At any rate, the foreigners must be repelled."

Seeing that what he said was so fruitful, Niu Jian was distracted for a while.

At that moment, Chen Huacheng took action himself, fired more than ten cannons together, and fired a series of attacks, which really drove the British back.Hua Cheng smiled and said to Niu Jian: "The commander-in-chief has seen it, so I know Hua Cheng is not lying to you."

Niu Jian said: "That's not reliable, maybe he will come tomorrow.

"Chen Huacheng said: "What are you afraid of?Since ancient times, it has been said that when water comes to cover it, soldiers will welcome it.Foreigners rely on guns, and our guns are not weak. "

Nothing to say that night.

The next day, the foreign ships came to attack again, and the cannons fired back on the stage. The two armies fought for a whole day, but there was still no victory or defeat.On the eighth day of the eighth day, the steamers and warships lined up and entered, with the spirit of King Xiang breaking the boat.Chen Huacheng knew that the enemy was fierce, and today's battle was no different than the previous two days, so he gathered his subordinates and warned: "Our army kills the enemy in this day, and is killed by the enemy. It is also in this day. Everyone must work hard. Such a powerful force The enemy, our army defeated him, and our good reputation of bravery has spread all over the world. This dynasty treats soldiers very well, and they are very generous, and they can be enfeoffed when they defeat Gu, and they can be eaten with blood even when they die in battle. The matter of today, close the camp Liren, if you live, you will live together, and if you die, you will die together, Chen Huacheng is willing to live with you."

As he spoke, he unknowingly shed tears of heroes.When everyone heard this, they were all angry.Wei Yinfu, the central battalion defender, Qian Jinyu, the former battalion chief, Gong Lingyuan, the general secretary, Xu Lin, the former foreign commissioner Xu Pangui, Xu Dahua, the extra foreign commissioner, Yao Yanzi, the inner yellow battalion foreign commissioner , coincidentally, Qi said that he was willing to fight to the death.Chen Huacheng said: "I have won so many people, why worry about foreigners not breaking it!"

Then he ordered to fire at the enemy.If you want to know how to win or lose, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)