It was the ninth day of April in the fourth year of Xianfeng.
Outside Yangzhou, Jiangbei Daying.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, Qi Shangao sat above the tent, and below him sat Wu Qigong and other generals.
At this time, although Qishan was already very old, his face was still rosy and energetic, and he did not look old at all. Historically, this month was already the last month of Qishan's life.
He died of illness at the age of 18. However, Qishan is now eating well, sleeping soundly, carefree and not affected at all.
The reason is naturally caused by Li Zhen, a little butterfly.
Historically, Qi Shan presided over the Jiangbei camp and was in a difficult situation. He was worried about everything and was in a state of extreme repression for a long time. In addition, Qi Shan had to face the pressure from the central government. After getting sick, he couldn't afford it and simply died of the illness.
Because of Li Zhen's fanning, the Jiangbei Camp stood firmly outside Yangzhou City and was not threatened by the Taiping Army.
In addition, Qishan continued to expand his troops and increase his strength, and now boasted a strength of no less than one hundred thousand. Although they were all inexperienced troops, each military camp had a powerful deterrent effect.
Besides, Li Zhen is still in Shanghai, so Qi Shan is not worried at all.
However, Qi Shan's good days did not last long. He had already received news of a large-scale attack by the Taiping Army. Qi Shan immediately summoned all the generals in the army and said in a deep voice: "Everyone has already heard the news of the bandits' attack. I, Jiangbei University,
With a battalion of 100,000 people, we will definitely defeat the invading enemy in one fell swoop. Therefore, I plan to personally lead the army to fight against the bandits. What do you think?"
Wu Qigong said: "Sir, the bandits are launching a large-scale attack on the Jiangbei camp. Nanjing is empty. The general thinks that we can inform Xiang Rong of the Jiangnan camp and Li Zhen in Shanghai and let them also send troops to attack Nanjing. In this way, it can alleviate the situation.
The pressure from our Jiangbei camp can also threaten the bandits, thus reversing the current situation. Once we win, the three armies will encircle and destroy the bandits. Even if our army is blocked, there will be two other armies to contain it.
Send out bandits."
Qi Shan pondered for a moment, nodded in agreement, and said: "Well said, you are worthy of being my right-hand man. Well, you send someone to inform Li Zhen and Xiang Rong to send troops to attack Nanjing."
"yes!"
Wu Qigong nodded in agreement and sat down again.
Qi Shan's eyes passed over the generals in the army, and he began to assign tasks, preparing to lead the army to fight against the bandits. After confirming everything, Qi Shan asked the generals in the army to leave. Qi Shan sat alone
In the big tent, looking at Shanghai on the map, he felt a little relieved. Li Zhen was the person he recommended. Now that Li Zhen is prosperous, he also has face.
Although Li Zhen sent troops to attack the British and French allied forces, which caused a lot of discussion in the court, those conservatives who were afraid of being beaten by foreigners were afraid that foreigners would use this to start another war. They all sent invitations to Emperor Xianfeng to remove Li Zhen. However, there were still people in Qishan who
After Li Zhen's prospective father-in-law Guiliang tried his best to persuade and persist, Emperor Xianfeng finally had no intention of deposing Li Zhen.
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Yangzhou, Dongwang camp.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sitting upright on the main seat. Below him sat the King of Yan Qin Rigang and the general Li Xiucheng. Although Li Xiucheng returned from defeat last time, Yang Xiuqing did not criticize Li Xiucheng harshly.
Instead, he continued to reuse it. This situation moved Li Xiucheng, and he wanted to repay Yang Xiuqing, and he always reminded himself to go to sea immediately and defeat Li Zhen.
This time, Li Xiucheng served as the commander again, and he was even more grateful to Yang Xiuqing.
Although many generals in the army were jealous and privately talked about Li Xiucheng being the defeated general, Li Xiucheng was not anxious and just tried his best to do his duty and did not argue with the other generals.
Yang Xiuqing looked at Li Xiucheng and said in a deep voice: "Where is Li Xiucheng?"
"The end is here!"
Li Xiucheng stood up suddenly and answered loudly.
Yang Xiuqing said: "Jiangbei Camp is said to have a hundred thousand soldiers, but I only give you 50,000 elites. Are you sure you can defeat Jiangbei Camp?"
Li Xiucheng said confidently: "Reporting to King Dong, although there are many people in the Jiangbei camp, they are all wine bags and rice bags, and the soldiers in the army are a group of people who smoke opium. If the army cannot be formed, the army cannot be formed. Such Jiangbei
Even if there are another 100,000 people in the camp, General Mo will treat it as nothing. General Mo is willing to issue a military order. If he does not defeat the Jiangbei camp, he is willing to be punished."
Yang Xiuqing was very satisfied with Li Xiucheng's attitude and said: "There is no need for a military order. I am waiting for your good news."
"Thank you, King Dong!" Li Xiucheng said immediately.
Yang Xiuqing waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and gather the soldiers to prepare to attack Jiangbei Camp."
Li Xiucheng turned and left. Qin Rigang looked at Li Xiucheng's leaving figure and felt a little unhappy. He was nominally the deputy commander of the army, but all the rights were firmly held by Yang Xiuqing, and he had no rights at all. Qin Rigang
Although he is in it, he is just a foil and has no existence value at all.
Such a situation made Qin Rigang very angry. However, Yang Xiuqing didn't care about Qin Rigang's attitude at all. With a wave of his hand, he dismissed the generals in the army and decided on the next move.
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On April 20, more than 200 people including Baoling, Bourlon, Adams and Russell finally returned to Guangzhou after many hardships and temporarily stayed at the Guangzhou Consulate in China. As all the troops heading north were destroyed, the warships also suffered fatal blows.
, Bao Ling and Burlon were both busy reorganizing their armies and had no other thoughts at all.
According to the original plan, the four gathered the warships and troops stationed off the coast of Guangzhou. Bao Ling was responsible for sending a letter to Wenhan, the British Governor in Hong Kong, requesting Wenhan's support and preparing to go north to Beijing to implement their revenge plan.
Undo the humiliation in Shanghai.
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Shanghai, Daotaifu.
At this time, Daotai Mansion was already in a state of chaos.
The reason was that Liu Taiping's condition suddenly became serious while he was recuperating, and his high fever refused to go away. Originally, Liu Taiping's body had gradually recovered, but he suddenly had a fever. At this time, Liu Die panicked and quickly found someone to call him.
The doctor diagnosed and treated Liu Taiping, but Liu Taiping's fever still didn't go away after taking medicine.
Liu Taiping was lying on the bed, his eyes slightly squinted, his face haggard and old, full of tiredness. Through the slits in his eyes, he could see the bloodshot eyeballs, and his cheeks were hot because of the fever.
Li Zhen, Qi Zhenhai, Liu Die, Ye Chengzhong, Zhou Xiuying and others gathered here, waiting for the doctor's diagnosis and treatment.
The doctor who treated Liu Taiping was still taking his pulse, and looked at Liu Taiping's tongue and pupils. In the end, he couldn't find any pathology. He sighed helplessly and said, "The disease came suddenly. Apart from the fever, there is nothing else."
The symptoms are severe, but the fever cannot be reduced, and I am old and exhausted, so there is nothing I can do."
Li Zhen suddenly became angry and shouted: "Who said it can't be cured? You must cure it, otherwise I will chop off your head."
The doctor was unfazed and said, "Even if you chop off my head, you still can't cure me."
Liu Taiping said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor. Since this disease cannot be cured, then it will not be cured. Xiaodie, send the doctor away. Although he has not been cured, I believe that the doctor has tried his best."
After hearing Liu Taiping's words, the doctor felt extremely grateful.
He followed Liu Die and walked out of the room. Just when he reached the door and was about to go out, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at Li Zhen, and said: "Master Li, although I can't help the patient reduce the fever, you can go find a foreign doctor."
.Although the medical skills of foreigners are not very good, they are still unique."
Li Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly bowed deeply and said sincerely: "Thank you doctor, Li Zhen is so reckless. Please forgive me for what I have offended just now."
Li Zhen was also worried about Liu Taiping's safety, so he spoke unscrupulously.