Xianfeng had to discuss with the Minister of Military and Aircraft how to deal with the Huai Navy.
"Your Majesty, according to reports from spies, the Huai Navy's 10,000 troops have entered Tianjin City. They even bombarded the Tianjin City Gate with cannons from battleships." Ruilin reported.
News came back from Tianjin one after another.
"Didn't anyone in the Huai Navy report this matter? To move the army without reporting it would be a rebellion?" Xianfeng said angrily.
"Rebellious officials and traitors are all rebellious officials and traitors!" Xianfeng scolded.
"Your Majesty, the Huai Navy has just sent someone to send a statement to the military aircraft." Ruilin was interrupted by Xianfeng before he finished speaking. Now that he saw that Xianfeng had almost vented his anger, he continued.
"Huai Haijun reported that the reason for sending troops this time was because bandits surrounded the capital, so they entered the capital without an imperial edict from King Qin."
"The reason why the gates of Tianjin were bombarded was because Tianjin prefect Li Guangzao refused to allow the Huai Navy to pass through Tianjin City, so the Huai Navy suspected that Li Guangzao had colluded with the bandits. This matter was jointly guaranteed by the Tianjin gentry," Ruilin continued.
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"After the Huai army entered Tianjin, they did not stay and garrison in the city. Instead, they camped in the north of Tianjin to rest and prepare a letter to King Qin in Beijing."
After listening to Ruilin's introduction, Xianfeng finally felt a little relieved. What he was most afraid of was that the Huaihai Navy would directly attack the capital. He did not have the extra troops to deal with the Huaihai Navy now. Shengbao and Seng Gelinqin only managed to unite.
The bandits were blocked.
"Prince Gong, what do you think about Huai Haijun?"
"My younger brother believes that the Huaihai Navy should have no intention of rebellion, otherwise it would not have made repeated attacks. For this plan, we should send troops to monitor from a distance, and at the same time send people to contact them. If they are sincere in suppressing the bandits, it may not be impossible." Gong.
The prince replied cautiously. He had been having a hard time doing things these days. He had made no progress at all in reorganizing the bannermen and had made people panic.
"What Prince Gong said is true. In this case, Shengbao is ordered to mobilize some troops to go south to monitor the Huai Navy, but there should be no conflict."
"In addition, I would like to trouble my brother to pay a visit to the Huai Navy to see what the Huai Navy's purpose is. Just tell them to take care of the bandits in the south. The capital is fine and no support is needed." Xianfeng thought about it but still did not dare to let the Huai Navy go.
When they came to the capital, if they were unhappy and rebelled, I wouldn't even have time to escape to Chengde.
Although he didn't know what the combat power of the Huai Navy was, judging from the Huai Navy's record, it should be quite strong. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to risk Shengbao to test the strength of the Huai Navy now. This was his home after all.
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Yi? He cursed again in his heart. Every time he did such nonsense, he let himself go. There were several military ministers around here.
"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to share your Majesty's worries. After all, I am still young and inexperienced. I am worried that I will not be able to handle this job. In my opinion, it is better to send a mature and prudent veteran." Yi? evaded.
However, when he said this, several military and aircraft ministers around him were shot. Several cold rays of light immediately looked over at Yi?, and Yi? had goosebumps when he saw it.
"Hey! Sixth brother, don't shirk it. How can the other old ministers withstand the fatigue of traveling and traveling? Sixth brother is a prince and has a respected status. It would be best to go to express condolences to Huai Haijun on behalf of the court." Xianfeng naturally saw it.
If you don't understand Yi Xin's little thoughts, how can you fulfill his wishes?
"I obey the decree!" Yi Xin had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the decree. Alas! Who told this emperor's brother to dislike him?
Yixin has been smarter than Xianfeng since he was a child, and everyone likes him. Even Emperor Jiaqing liked Yixin more.
You must know that the Qing Dynasty adopted a secret method of establishing a prince, but there was no distinction between elder and younger.
Xianfeng finally succeeded to the throne with the help of his teacher Du Shoutian in a hidden clumsy way. He also went through many twists and turns, which is why he was so afraid of Prince Gong.
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Shengbao chased Li Kaifang all the way from Langfang to Tongzhou, beating her brains out.
Although he defeated Li Kaifang's troops, he suffered very heavy casualties. If he hadn't sent people to sneak into the city in the end, rescued the family members who were held hostage by the Taiping Army, and made the young people in the city rebel, otherwise they would not have defeated Li Kaifang so quickly. .
Shengbao felt very aggrieved. The fat Mongolian man Senggelinqin got all the credit for this time, and the fault was all his own.
All he encountered were hard bones, while Seng Gelinqin encountered only soft persimmons. When Seng Gelinqin went to Baoding, he gained a great achievement in vain without even fighting a battle.
When they met Lin Fengxiang's main force, they were fighting in the field. If he were fighting in the field, he wouldn't be afraid of attacking bandits. Shengbao was confused in his heart, could it be that God was deliberately teasing him? He was too difficult!
Shengbao chased him to Tongzhou, but before he could take a breath, the imperial edict was issued, and Tan Tuo was asked to go south to monitor the Huai Navy.
Shengbao really wanted to scold his mother this time. He knew Huai Haijun. When he was in Beida camp, Huai Haijun won a battle. Later, he was transferred to the north, and Huai Haijun joined him. The old enemy Qishan.
I heard that he has never lost a game. For team training in such a place, Shengbao doesn't care. As for the record, if the Huaihai Navy is really powerful, why are the bandits still entrenched in Jiangning?
The local Han people like to make great achievements and falsely report their achievements.
Shengbao still has nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, but it is said that the Huaihai Navy is heading north this time with less than 10,000 troops.
The imperial court had to deal with Huai Haijun before, and Shengbao's level knew the inside story, so Shengbao felt that if he could help the emperor repair Huai Haijun, wouldn't he be able to regain the Holy Family?
Although the imperial edict told him to just monitor and avoid conflicts. But if Huai Haijun took the initiative to provoke him, then it wouldn't matter.
So Shengbao took 10,000 troops and headed south to Langfang, preparing to stop the Huai Navy south of Langfang.
After receiving the order, Prince Gong did not leave immediately. Instead, he postponed the matter of rectifying the bannermen at home for two days. He did not know that it was during the two days of delay that another big incident occurred. If he had been in time If we had rushed to the Huaihai Navy, this would not have happened.
Shengbao's temperament was too steely and violent, so he could only be a general and was not suitable to be a commander. Compared with him, Senggelinqin was not so brave, but Senggelinqin was more tactful and adaptable, and finally became the leader of the late Qing Dynasty. A powerful military commander.
It can be said that Xianfeng definitely chose the wrong person when he asked Shengbao to monitor the Huaihai Navy. Dong Shuheng came to the capital this time to look for trouble. Now that Shengbao's soldiers encountered the Huaihai Navy, it was like a needle against a awning, and a dry firewood into a fierce fire.
Shengbao met the Huai Navy in the south of Langfang. Shengbao set up a very offensive formation, which made the Huai Navy extremely vigilant. The Huai Army looked down on these old-style troops, but it did not affect their caution. Because the President We are now in the camp.
These four regiments were turned into a temporary mixed division. Dong Shuheng personally commanded this team. He was originally planning to let Wang Xiao, the former commander of the 102nd Guard Regiment who was withdrawn, as the division commander. Now that Dong Shuheng is here, Wang Xiao can only do
Now he is the deputy division commander. Dong Shuheng has not personally commanded the troops for a long time, and his hands are itchy.
"Reporting to the President and Deputy Division Commander, the Qing troops who were victorious just now had a conflict with our reconnaissance company. Our soldiers were drinking horses in the river, and they were peeing upstream. They cursed a few times at first, and then started to pick on the guys.
Because the distance was relatively close, two of our men were on board, ten of the enemy's men died, and the rest all ran away." An intelligence staff officer hurriedly ran in to report.
Dong Shuheng had long expected that Shengbao would attack him. It was himself who proposed a plan to squeeze Shengbao out of Beidaying. Shengbao and Qishan had always been at odds, and he had defected to Qishan and helped Beidaying fight several times.
Victory in every battle. It is impossible to say that you won't regret yourself if you win.
"Order the entire army to prepare for battle! The artillery is looking for strong positions, and his regiments are gathering and ready. This time we will not dig trenches. We will directly fight Shengbao in a decisive battle." Dong Shuheng ordered.
The reason for this is not that Dong Shuheng is arrogant and complacent, but based on the number of people who can win the battle, Huai Haijun's firepower can completely ensure that the opponent's cavalry cannot get close to him.
The Long River is 20 kilometers south of Langfang City, flows from northwest to southeast, and merges into the Yongding River.
Shengbao was furious at his center, and several of the scouts who had escaped were beaten to death by him.
"You useless thing, you dare to fight with others, and you have the nerve to run away when you lose." Shengbao cursed while pumping.
"Sir, Huai Haijun's muskets are really sharp and the rate of fire is extremely fast. The brothers didn't even have time to reload after firing... Oops..." Shengbao whipped him again, and the scout cried for his father and mother.
The information I got was too late to tell.
Shengbao felt that how powerful the muskets could be, and that fighting still relied on cavalry, as well as the horses and sabers in Qing's hands.
"Come here, order the army to assemble to the south bank of the Long River. Let's go and deal with these brats from the south." There is a wide plain between the Yongding River on the south bank of the Long River, which is very suitable for cavalry operations. And Huaihai
The main force of the army is exactly in this area now.
"God is really helping me. Today I will let you southerners taste the power of cavalry attacks." Shengbao thought in his heart.
Shengbao brought all the cavalry with him when he went south this time, and those who stayed on the outskirts of Tongzhou to defend were the infantry from the army.
Tens of thousands of cavalry were placed on the plain, and the formation was truly overwhelming.
"Report to the general, the Huai navy on the opposite side has also formed a formation." A scout came to report.
"What formation are they in?" Shengbao asked.
"It's a horizontal formation of musketeers. There are only a few cavalry cruising on both wings." the scout reported.
"Humph, they are looking for death, so you can't blame me." Shengbao squinted his eyes and snorted coldly.
"Wait a moment, let me have the cavalry attack the central army of the Huaihai Navy directly. After we break through from here, we will turn back and cover the two wings." Shengbao ordered to the several generals around him.
On the Huaihai Navy side, Dong Shuheng didn't say much to encourage him. He just told the artillery regiment commander not to save the shells, but to tilt the shells out as quickly as possible.
The neatly arranged musketeers are not the protagonist of this battle. The artillerymen hiding behind the musketeer array are the protagonist of this battle.
This battle established the status of the god of artillery and war in China.