On the river, four British warships slowly turned their bows under the towing of steamships, and on the third-class battleship "Branhan", Rear Admiral Baga looked at Shanghai County with an unwilling face, and he was really unwilling to retreat like this, but today's losses were big enough, and he didn't dare to take any more risks. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Facing the fort at the mouth of the Suzhou Creek where hundreds of artillery pieces were gathered and the Huangpu River densely packed with 1,200 wooden boats of all sizes, he was indeed a little frightened in his heart, and he was not too worried about the fort, what he was worried about was that the wooden boats that stretched for miles on the river would be unpredictable once a fire attack was launched.

If the army can advance smoothly and capture the county seat, it will be able to burn down the wooden boats on the river, but in this situation, he has no hope of attacking by land, and the casualties are too great, and he can't afford it.

Seeing that the British battleships retreated, a cheer suddenly sounded on the riverside, and the brave, brave, and recruited boatmen and sailors all cheered in a forgetful manner, they repelled the British army, and the county seat of Shanghai was saved!

On the river embankment, looking at the British battleships slowly moving away, Yi Zhi, who was riding on a horse, breathed a sigh of relief, he finally compromised, and the two sides evacuated safely, the British army could not afford to lose, he could not afford to lose either, if he really wanted to destroy the five or six hundred British troops who were surrounded, his losses would definitely not be small.

"Phew." Chen Huacheng rode over, glanced at the river, and said, "There are three or four hundred casualties, will Yingyi still come to attack?" Or is it revenge? ”

With a slight sigh, Yi Zhizhi said: "If they don't plan to attack Jiangning, it is very likely that they will retaliate, but if they want to fight Jiangning, they will not fight with us, and they can't do it." ”

Chen Huacheng said worriedly: "Aren't they worried about you recovering Wusong?" ”

"Recovering Wusong?" Yi Zhishu took out a cigar, lit it slowly, and spit out a cloud of smoke before continuing: "Wusong can't be recovered by muskets alone, the British army occupies the Wusong Fort, not only the artillery on the battery, but also the artillery support of the battleship, where we can easily capture." ”

Hearing this, Chen Huacheng couldn't help but be stunned, "Contentment is not sure to capture Wusong?" ”

"With Shanghai's troops and equipment, we are definitely not sure........" Before he finished speaking, Xiao Mingliang ran over and said, "Report." ”

Yi Zhizu urged the horse to turn around, looked at him and said, "How is the battle damage?" ”

"One hundred and five people were slightly wounded, forty-eight were seriously wounded, and seventy-six were killed."

Listening to the Yuan Qi Tuanlian and Yi Yong, there were also so many casualties, Chen Huacheng couldn't help but sigh secretly, his personal guards can be said to have suffered casualties, fortunately, the guerrilla Feng Yaozu was only slightly injured, and did not damage the senior military attaché.

Two hundred and twenty-three casualties! This is still just a few minutes of fighting, Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "To treat the wounded, we must do our best to rescue the seriously injured, and those who sacrifice will be compensated in accordance with the recruitment agreement, and there shall be no deduction ......." ”

Chen Huacheng asked, "What are the results?" ”

"Go back to the military gate." Xiao Mingliang said loudly: "Three hundred and seventeen British soldiers were killed and wounded, including 18 colonels and lieutenants. ”

"It's a big win." Chen Huacheng said tentatively: "Can you hand over the prisoner and the head to the old man?" ”

Yi Zhisuff said without hesitation: "No, I promised the British Major General Guo Fu that he would treat the prisoners well, and the corpses of the British soldiers would be cremated." This has a bearing on the safety of the county seat of Shanghai. ”

Of course, detaining the wounded and corpses is also worried that the British army will find the secret of the Minnie bullet. In addition to these wounded, more than 300 muskets were captured in this battle, which is also the reason why Yi Zhifu ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up in advance.

Of course, for him, the biggest gain of this battle is to hold the county seat of Shanghai, which will greatly improve his prestige as a Shanghai Dao, and Yuan Qi's development in Shanghai will be much easier in the future.

Seeing that Yi Zhixiang refused so simply, Chen Huacheng didn't say anything anymore, although he killed a hundred and ten guards in this battle, but this battle was mainly fought by Yuanqi Tuanlian and Shanghai Yiyong, and he couldn't be cheeky to grab credit.

Yi Zhifen glanced at him and said: "Chen Junmen personally participated in the planning of this battle, and went to the front line in person, and the excerpts of the victory were returned to the military gate, and tomorrow I will report the list of volunteers to the military gate." ”

"Don't-." Chen Huacheng waved his hand and said: "The old man doesn't have the bad habit of robbing the merits of the war, those guards who died in the battle, just don't forget to be content." ”

"For the guards who died in the battle at the military gate, Yuan Qi will give an additional pension, and the compensation will be given according to the Yuan Qi regiment." Yi Zhizu said sincerely: "The warriors who have the courage to fight against Yingyi, Yuan Qi will not hesitate to reward him. ”

Chen Huacheng had heard of it, and the amount of compensation issued by the imperial court could not be compared with Yuanqi Tuanlian, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Contentment and righteousness, the old man took them here to thank them." ”

Baoshan County Ya, lobby.

After checking the information in his hand, Pu Ding marked it with a pen, handed it to Yilu, and then leaned back slightly, leaned on the high back of the chair, closed his eyes and pondered, Jiangning, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other places did not have the slightest movement, but the Qing army in Hangzhou attacked Shaoxing, Cixi, and Yuyao, and there was a great tendency to recover Ningbo.

After reading the information, Yilu pondered for a while before he spoke: "Knowing that our main force is coming to Wusong, but the Qing army in Hangzhou is eager to recover Ningbo and other places, aren't they worried that we will go up the river and attack Jiangning?" ”

Pu Dingcha also felt a little strange, and muttered for a while before ordering: "Come on, go and invite Mr. Huang to come." After speaking, he took the cigar case, handed it to Yilu, lit one himself, and then said slowly: "The main force of our fleet appeared in Wusongkou, and Zhenjiang and Jiangning upstream did not react in the slightest, which is a bit un......reasonable. ”

Before he finished speaking, an officer hurriedly walked to Jin Lingyu and reported: "General, the fleet that attacked Shanghai has returned. ”

Coming back so soon? Pu Ding Cha faintly felt that it was not good, a total of 4,000 troops attacked Shanghai by land and water, it should be foolproof, how could he come back so quickly?

Yilu's first reaction was that something had happened, he was strongly opposed to the attack on Shanghai, and subconsciously felt a little frightened about Yuanqi's group training, or for Yi Zhi's contentment, because he had never been able to see through the combat power of Yuanqi's group training, and Yuanqi's team practice regained Dinghai's battle, although there were too many accidents, but the combat power of Yuanqi's group training could not be denied.

Looking up and seeing Huang Dianyuan and Ma Ruhan coming in, Pu Dingcha suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, beckoned the two to sit down, and said straightforwardly: "What does Mr. Huang think of the information sent today?" ”

Listening to the translator, Huang Dianyuan asked casually: "But what's the problem with the intelligence?" ”

Yilu said the doubts of the two again, and Huang Dianyuan said disapprerovitically: "It is normal for the Qing soldiers in Hangzhou to take the opportunity to recover Shaoxing and Ningbo, Lin Zexu, as the minister of the Qin Mission, led the troops south and sat in Hangzhou, and the task was to recover the lost territory in Zhejiang. Another point is that Zhejiang and Jiangsu are two different provinces, Fujian and Zhejiang are under the jurisdiction of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, while Jiangsu is under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangjiang, and the officials of the Qing court are all ..... their own doors. ”

After a pause, he continued: "It has only been three days since your army captured Wusong, and even if Zhenjiang and Jiangning receive an urgent battle report, they will not be able to react in just two or three days, besides, they may not believe that your army will go up the river, and it is estimated that they will all think that the target of your army is Songjiang Mansion, and the news of your army's attack on Shanghai spreads, and I believe that the officials of Zhenjiang and Jiangning will breathe a sigh of relief." ”

Pu Ding checked: "Lin Zexu is still the governor of Liangjiang, right?" Wu Song and Baoshan are lost, can he react? ”

"There's definitely a reaction." Huang Dianyuan said unhurriedly: "Baoshan and Wusong are lost, and the most anxious thing is not Lin Zexu, the governor of Liangjiang, but Yuqian, the governor of Jiangsu. ”

"Jiangsu Governor Yuqian?"

Huang Dianyuan said: "Jiangsu Governor Yuqian is stationed in Suzhou, he strongly advocates resistance, not surprisingly, Yuqian will urge Jiangnan Governor Chen Huacheng to recover Baoshan and Wusong as soon as possible." ”

Blowing out a puff of smoke, Pu Dingcha said slowly: "So, we have to guard against the counterattack of the Qing army in Jiangsu?" ”

"In the battle of Wusongkou, Chen Huacheng was defeated, even if Yuqian has the heart to recover Baoshan Wusong, I am afraid that he will have the heart to ......" Before Huang Dianyuan finished speaking, Guo Fu and Bajia, who had gloomy faces, walked in quickly.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Pu Dingcha's heart sank, and then handed Ma Ruhan a look, let the two leave, and the two of them left, Yilu couldn't wait to ask, "What's the situation?" ”

"In the northern suburbs of Shanghai, we encountered Shanghai volunteers, and as soon as we fought, we suffered more than 300 casualties, and the officers suffered heavy losses......" Guo Fu did not hide it, and told the situation truthfully. After he stopped, Baga gave a detailed account of the situation on the river.

Pu Ding Cha smoked his cigar for a long time and didn't say a word, since Guangzhou went north, the largest casualty in the attack on Dinghai was only more than 500 people, and more than 300 people were killed and injured in the attack on Shanghai, and 18 lieutenants and officers were killed and wounded, this Yuanqi regimental training really can't be taken lightly, glanced at Yilu, he asked: "The other party is using muskets?" ”

"All the muskets we used, the Burke-style flintlock pistol, must have been captured last time." Guo Fu frowned and said, "There is also a part of rifled gun ........" At that time, Yuan Qi's group practiced counterattack, not a salvo, but a messy return fire, judging from the range and hit rate, he could easily judge that the opponent was using a rifled gun, but he couldn't tell the rate of fire.

After a slight groan, he said: "More than 1,000 fireships are spread all over the ........ of the river, and to fight Shanghai, it is still necessary to focus on the army, and Shanghai is only ...... 3,000 troops." ”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Guo Fu said directly: "The officers and soldiers who were killed and wounded in this battle were all detained by Yi Zhicontent, and he threatened that if he dared to fight Shanghai again, he would kill all the wounded." ”

Pu Dingcha's face became gloomy, "What's the matter?" ”

Guo Fu was also extremely depressed about this, before the battle was over, those righteous braves cleaned up the battlefield, not only carried the wounded away, but even the corpses were carried away, the battlefield was clean like a dog licked, he could not snatch it from the other party, depressed to depressed, he still explained the situation in detail.

"No matter how many wounded there are, we have to send military doctors to Shanghai for treatment." Yilu said slowly: "In addition, I am not in favor of continuing to attack Shanghai. ”

"The Yuanqi regiment trains the strength of a battalion, and there are 2,000 volunteers in Shanghai. If it's all this combat power....... Baga pondered and said, "It's a trouble for them to attack Wusong. ”

Guo Fu immediately retorted: "Today they are relying on trenches, and the lethality caused by artillery to them is limited, especially the Caron artillery, which has no effect at all, if they come to attack Wusong, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties." ”

"Attacking Jiangning is the main goal." Yilu looked at Pu Ding and said, "We don't need to spend it here. ”

Pu Ding Cha got up with a cigar in his mouth and walked to the wide desk looking at the map on the table and muttered, he didn't want to attack Jiangning as soon as possible, but out of caution, after waiting for the advance ship to come back and capture Wusong, he immediately sent the advance ship up the river to conduct the final survey, and the attack on Shanghai was purely to clear the back road.

After being silent for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Attacking Jiangning along the river is extremely risky, we must wait for the advance ship to return from detection, our biggest enemy is not the Qing army, but the Yangtze River waterway!" ”

After a pause, he continued: "The importance of Wusong, I don't think I want to say more, Yuanqi Tuanlian once sent troops from Guangzhou to recover Dinghai, Yi Zhishu may not lead Yuanqi Tuanlian and 2,000 Shanghai volunteers to recover Wusong, in addition, the Qing army in Jiangsu may organize a large-scale counteroffensive, we might as well wait, wait for work in Wusong, and completely clean up the back road." ”

Yilu said without thinking: "Our thirty warships and 15,000 army troops are stationed in Baoshan Wusong, whether it is Yi Zhicontent or the Qing army in Jiangsu, they dare not come to attack Baoshan Wusong." ”

"That's wait! Wait for the advance ship to come back! Pu Ding Cha said without hesitation.

Guo Fu asked, "How long will it take for the advance ship?" ”

"It's about half a month." Pu Ding checked: "During this time, we can't sit and wait. Saying that, he looked at Yilu and said, "I still remember what Mr. Huang said just now, let's attack Shanghai and Songjiang can make the upstream cities of Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Jiangning and other cities relax their vigilance." ”

"I don't approve of attacking Shanghai." Righteousness insisted.

"There are many officers among the wounded, and I have no intention of attacking Shanghai." Pu Ding Cha said and turned around and came to the wall where a simplified version of the map of Jiangsu was hung, pointed to the map and said: "If we don't fight Shanghai, we can hit Jiading, the closest to Baoshan, and put on a posture of attacking Suzhou, the provincial capital of Jiangsu Province, to divert their attention." ”

Hearing this, several people got up and walked over, and after a little look, Baga frowned and said, "There is no waterway ...... in Jiading." ”

"There is no waterway, but it is not far." Pu Ding checked: "It's only about twenty miles, and with artillery baggage, it's only a day's journey." After a pause, he continued: "I asked Mr. Huang that although Jiading is not as rich as Shanghai, it is also a rich county. (To be continued.) )