Lin Zexu led an army of 20,000 to Hangzhou with great fanfare, and when he got off the ship at Beiguan Wharf, he made no secret of wanting to recover Ningbo, but it was all a bluff, in fact, he did not intend to make a big move in Zhejiang, but at the beginning of getting off the bus, Liu Yunke, who was the governor of Zhejiang, couldn't wait to make a tactful statement to prevent him from sending troops to recover Ningbo, which made him extremely depressed. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

If the former governor Wu Ergong was like this, it would be said in the past, but this Liu Yunke is the main battle faction, and he has been actively preparing for war since taking over as the governor of Zhejiang, and it is not a good thing that his attitude has changed so much.

After a slight groan, Lin Zexu said, "Brother Yupo, shouldn't he be frightened by Yingyi?" ”

This was said very politely, but Liu Yunke was not annoyed at all, leaned back slightly, looked at Lin Zexu levelly, and said: "My lord is the Qincha who presides over Zhejiang's military affairs, as long as Hangzhou City is not lost, how much does Zhejiang's victory or defeat have to do with this governor of Zhejiang?" ”

This is the truth, there is Lin Zexu, who is in charge of Hangzhou, even if the army is defeated, it has little to do with Liu Yunke, who is the governor of Zhejiang, unless he loses Hangzhou City, Liu Yunke will be implicated, seeing that the other party said it so clearly, Lin Zexu knew that there must be a reason, and immediately said: "What concerns does Brother Yupo have, you might as well say it clearly." ”

After pondering for a while, Liu Yunke said in a deep voice: "I once went to Shaoxing to supervise the battle, and witnessed the battle with Yingyi, Yingyi not only has excellent muskets, but also artillery to help, as well as rockets and fireballs, which can reach far away, and are as dense as rain, and are invincible in non-flesh and blood. The disparity in combat power between the two sides is beyond imagination. This is one of them.

Second, Yingyi can attack when advancing and defending. We don't have the slightest chance of winning this battle, at least we can't see the slightest hope of victory, even if you can rely on the superiority of your troops, regardless of casualties, and defeat Yingyi by luck, Yingyi can still return to the battleship, retreat to Dinghai, and then regroup and make a comeback.

Third, Yingyi in Ningbo is not as the newspaper said, full of evil deeds, but with a small letter and small favor to invite people's hearts, although the big family will not be tempted by Yingyi, but many scoundrels are lured by Yingyi, acting as traitors, happy to serve.

Fourth, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be if you are defeated? Even if Yingyi does not take advantage of the victory to pursue and rout the army, it is enough to erode Zhejiang, and what is even more worrying is that thieves are swarming. What is particularly worrying is that a big defeat will not only increase the arrogance of Yingyi, but also lay the foundation for future peace talks between the imperial court and Yingyi. ”

After speaking, he let out a long sigh and said, "If you want to defeat Yingyi, it is important to win in the sea, not in land battles,"

Listening to his words, Lin Zexu nodded slightly, although it was cowardice, but the analysis was not unreasonable, and what he said was also the truth, and he was silent for a long time before he pushed the boat down the river and said: "Yupo's words, Ben Qincha will consider it carefully." ”

Seeing what he said solemnly, Liu Yunke secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, what he was afraid of was that Lin Zexu was stubborn and self-serving, couldn't listen to his opinions, and was eager to send troops to recover Ningbo, that for the imperial court, for Lin Zexu, and for himself, it was not a blessing, he knew very well in his heart that if he recovered Ningbo, it would be a big defeat, and he would never be spared, unless it was the Yuanqi group training .......

Thinking of Yuanqi's group practice, he said tentatively: "Since Master Yi is the counselor minister, has Yuanqi group practice been transferred to Hangzhou?" ”

Hearing him ask about Yuanqi Tuanlian, Lin Zexu glanced at him, Yuanqi Tuanlian entered Zhejiang from Guangzhou through Fujian and is now stationed in Changxing County, Huzhou, Zhejiang, and has been for several months, the other party is the governor of Zhejiang, is he unaware? Still have doubts?

Smiling, he didn't answer and asked, "Can Yuan Qi change the battle situation when he comes to practice?" ”

Liu Yunke nodded and said: "Yuanqi group training can recover Dinghai in one battle, and the combat power is not trivial, if you can come to Hangzhou and recover Ningbo, it may be possible." ”

"Brother Yupo wants Yuanqi to practice and regain Dinghai again, right?" Lin Zexu said with a smile: "Yi Zhishu will not do loss-making business, Yingyi is powerful, where is he willing to practice the Yuanqi group?" ”

Ningbo Prefecture, Dinghai County.

Dongyue Palace Mountain, Huang Dianyuan stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the direction of Hangzhou, his expression was a little gloomy, the British army was strong, although there were not many troops, but it was invincible along the coast, the Eight Banners Green Battalion was not an opponent at all, but the British army's purpose was very clear, and it was easy to influence, which made him very frustrated.

When the British army captured Cixi and Yuyao in Ningbo, he suggested that he should go all out, take advantage of the defeat of the Qing army, directly attack Hangzhou, and occupy Hangzhou in one fell swoop, but Pu Dingcha did not accept it at all, he really couldn't understand what those British commanders thought in their heads, such a great opportunity, and let it go in vain!

Lin Zexu led an army of 20,000 to Hangzhou and threatened to recover Ningbo, which made him feel a glimmer of hope again, but Lin Zexu changed his style in Guangzhou, and actually deployed all the 20,000 troops on the north bank of the Qiantang River.

He longed for a big battle between the British army and the Qing soldiers in Hangzhou or around Hangzhou, no matter who won or lost, it was a rare opportunity for the Heaven and Earth Society to fish in troubled waters and get involved in Zhejiang, but at present, the battle of Zhejiang, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight.

The fat Yao Qichang walked over quickly, and said with a happy face: "Young master, the fleet is back." ”

Hearing this, Huang Dianyuan hurriedly went around to the opposite side of the sea, and at a glance, a black spot on the sea was moving towards Dinghai, and he didn't hear the alarm, this was naturally a British warship, Yao Qichang handed him a monocular, and said: "Young master guess, is it going south or north?" ”

The distance was too far, and the telescope didn't have any effect, so after just gesturing and looking, Huang Dianyuan said: "Hong Kong's fleet wants to blockade the Pearl River estuary, how can it go south, it must come from Dengzhou." As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, Yingyi was about to make a move!

Dinghai County Ya, Lobby - British Army Headquarters, Pu Ding Cha glanced at Yilu, Bajia, and Guo Fu present, and said slowly: "Lin Zexu's reinforcements have been deployed on the north bank of the Qiantang River, you can analyze it, is it to fight a battle in Hangzhou, or go directly to Jiangning?" ”

"I don't approve of hitting Hangzhou." Army Major General Guo Fu said: "The Qing soldiers are obviously on the defensive, if we attack Hangzhou, the Qiantang River is not easy to cross, and we cannot guarantee logistics supplies, even if we can capture Hangzhou, we will not be able to occupy it for a long time." ”

Rear Admiral Bajia also did not approve of attacking Hangzhou, because Hangzhou was too far from the sea, and the warships could not go upriver along the Qiantang River. The Navy could not participate in the war, relying only on the Marine Corps, and there was a serious shortage of troops. ”

After a slight hesitation, Yilu spoke: "Hangzhou is the provincial capital of Zhejiang, the city wall is tall and thick, without strong artillery support, it is impossible to capture it in a short time, that is completely risky for the marines." ”

"So, everyone is in favor of fighting Jiang Ning?" Pu Ding glanced at a few people, in fact, he felt that the most ideal was for the Qing soldiers to recover Ningbo, and a big battle with the Qing soldiers in Ningbo, it was absolutely nine out of ten, and there was no need to take a little risk, but unfortunately, the Qing soldiers refused to be fooled.

The three people who saw it nodded, and Pu Dingcha continued: "There are three more months, which is the dry period of the Yangtze River, at that time, the water level will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to the navigation of large warships, and now Lin Zexu has transferred 20,000 troops from Jiangning to Hangzhou, it can be said that now is the best opportunity to attack Jiangning!" ”

After a moment's pause, he said in a deep voice: "The fleet going north has returned to Hong Kong, and it will be repaired for three days, General Guo Fu, and the morning after tomorrow will begin to attack Shaoxing head-on, the scale is a little larger, it is better to capture Shaoxing in one fell swoop to attract their attention." ”

Hangzhou, Qincha Xingyuan.

Seeing the sun sinking in the west, Yi Zhizhi and Pan Shiming slowly walked out of the Qincha Xingyuan, ready to go boating on the West Lake, and at night it was easy and relaxed, before going out of the gate, I heard a rush of horses' hooves, Yi Zhizhi followed the prestige, saw that it was a post errand, and there was a sinking in my heart, and I dared to go directly to the gate of the Qincha Xingyuan, which must be an urgent report.

He immediately walked slowly to the shade of a tree, lit a cigar, and then said to Pan Shiming: "Wait, it is estimated that it is military intelligence." ”

He expected it well, and after a while, a personal guard rushed out, and when he saw Yi Zhixin in the shade of the tree, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Lord Yi, Lord Qincha is invited." ”

"Looks like we have to change the day." Yi Zhixiang glanced at Pan Shiming apologetically, then quickly returned to Xingyuan, and as soon as he entered the room, Lin Zexu said to him: "Li Tingyang, the chief soldier stationed in Shaoxing, and Jiang Wenqing, the inspector, reported urgently that the British army suddenly attacked this morning and captured Shaoxing City in the afternoon. ”

The British army suddenly captured Shaoxing? Yi Zhixiang frowned, and sat down directly at the bottom of Lin Zexu's politeness, and said, "The British army captured Shaoxing, did it come for adults?" ”

Lin Zexu said with a wry smile: "The British army has not attacked Shaoxing on a large scale, but only captured Shaoxing after we arrived, which is to give us a disadvantage." ”

"That's not right." Yi Zhishu shook his head slowly, and said: "This matter is very strange, just imagine, my lord, if the British army wants to attract us to rescue Shaoxing, there is no need to fight so cleanly and not give us a chance to reinforce Shaoxing." ”

Lin Zexu groaned: "Could it be that you want to fight with us around Hangzhou?" ”

"It's possible." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "But it is also possible to attract our attention, the British fleet to the north has returned to Dinghai, and the British Yi is likely to attack Hangzhou?" Or is it more likely to attack Jiangning? ”

"Jiang Ning?"

"It's also possible to attack Jiangning." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "My lord is Qincha, the news that he led the army to Hangzhou has already spread, from the beginning of the assembly of the soldiers and horses of the Dashengguan to our arrival in Hangzhou, it has been more than half a month, and the British fleet has returned to Dinghai at this time, why?" If there is a war around Hangzhou, there is no need to transfer the fleet to the north back. ”

"Contentment means ......." Lin Zexu groaned: "The abnormal movement of the British army means that Jiangning is about to be attacked? ”

"Don't be on guard." Yi Zhizhi said: "My lord is in Hangzhou, and I will rush back to Shanghai overnight." ”

After all, the Battle of Jiangning is the main battlefield, and among the top of the Battle of Jiangning, it is the Wusongkou Fort that Yi Zhizhi is responsible for, whether it can block the Yingyi fleet in the Yangtze River, Wusongkou is very important, Lin Zexu did not dare to be careless, and immediately said: "That's fine, the movement of the Yingyi fleet, Ben Qin sent 800 miles to rush to Shanghai at any time." ”

After the British army captured Shaoxing, they did not launch a large-scale attack on the Cao'e River defense line, but reversed the moderation in Ningbo and Cixi, and wantonly burned and looted in the city of Shaoxing, and then left 500 people to garrison Shaoxing, and other troops withdrew to Dinghai with a large number of looted materials.

Hangzhou to Shanghai is only more than 300 miles, Yi Zhizhi did not take the canal, but went straight by land, through Jiaxing Mansion directly interspersed, two days later arrived at Songjiang Mansion, he did not move forward, but entered Songjiang Mansion City to find an inn to charter a clean courtyard to live.

He didn't dare to go back to Shanghai, Shanghai was mixed, it was a place where news was distributed, he was a counselor, he was silent in Hangzhou, the problem was not big, if he appeared in Shanghai, it would inevitably make Yingyi suspicious, he didn't want to fall short, and when he was about to kick the door, he showed a flaw in the boss.

After a full day's sleep, early the next morning, he sent someone to the Jiangnan Governor's Office to invite Chen Huacheng to come in micro-clothes, and after a while, Chen Huacheng, who was dressed in civilian clothes, entered the courtyard with a fire, and said as soon as they met: "Fortunately, it came early, and if it was a little late, the old man went to Shanghai." The main force of the Yingyi fleet has left Dinghai. ”

Yi Zhishu had expected this, and said disapprerovingly: "When?" ”

"Yesterday morning." Chen Huacheng glanced at him in some surprise and said, "Contentment doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all?" The Yingyi fleet must have been in Wusongkou. ”

"What's the hurry?" Yi Zhizhi said: "The Yingyi fleet is still wandering outside the trap, what is there to hurry?" ”

"You're not in a hurry, the old man is in a hurry." Chen Huacheng glared at him and said, "The old man has to hurry to Wusongkou Fort to command, or those turtle grandsons will run away if they put a cannon indiscriminately!" ”

Yi Zhizu nodded slightly, if the resistance of the Wusongkou Fort was too poor, it would also easily arouse the suspicion of the Yingyi fleet, but if Chen Huacheng went to the Wusongkou Fort, he was really a little uneasy, after all, Chen Huacheng died in the Wusongkou Fort, he was not a fatalist, but this kind of thing can be avoided as much as possible.

He didn't want Chen Huacheng to throw his life in Wusongkou in a daze, close the door and fight the dog, there were many places to borrow this veteran with rich experience in water warfare, and he groaned slightly, before he said: "Wusongkou Fort, Chen Junmen don't go, send a general soldier, let's discuss it well, how to recapture the Wusong Fort......." ”

Chen Huacheng said with a surprised face: "Discuss in Songjiang Mansion? ”

"Then you won't go to Baoshan County, right?"

"Even if you don't go to Baoshan, you should go to Shanghai, which is more than 100 miles away from Shanghai."

"Done." Yi Zhixin said happily: "Then hurry back to Shanghai and wait for the military gate in the Volunteer Battalion." ”

Hearing him say that he was waiting at the Volunteer Camp, Chen Huacheng also reacted, and said with a smile: "Be cautious enough to be content, Cheng, see you at the Volunteer Camp at night." (To be continued.) )