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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 213: The Qing Army Lands ashore

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    For five consecutive days starting from that day, Chen Guotai, Lai Zhenhai, Li Xinming, Ye Changchun, Chen Delin and other Guangdong navy generals were conducting naval exercises, resting their troops and horses. He Chun was not used to water warfare, so he could only rely on these Guangdong naval forces.  The division general leads the water division.  In fact, even if He Chun wanted to take care of it, he couldn't. The red single ships of this navy were donated and hired by the wealthy gentry of Guangdong. They only listened to the navy generals who were in charge of money. As for He Chun, he could appease him.  Those Qiuba in Lu Ying are pretty good.

    On the sixth day, all units and ships of the navy were ready. Gunpowder, guns, lead, drinking water, etc. were fully prepared, especially gunpowder and lead. Chen Guotai prepared almost the largest transport capacity of a single red ship.  He prepared to clear the way with the cannon fire of the red single ship.  Although the Changmao's artillery fire was sharp and the red single ship could not carry large artillery due to its limited hull, he decided to make full use of the red single ship's maneuverability to destroy the Wusong forts one by one.

    Chen Guotai, who had awakened, set off with his entire army before dawn. The whole fleet of red ships went in front, and the other ships followed. They took advantage of the night to get as close to the Wusong River as possible. When the fish belly started to turn white on the horizon, Chen Guotai gave the order  The red single boat raised its sails to full sail and gathered enough wind to attack the Wusong Fort fiercely.  The red single ship is led by the five largest and fastest ships. These five ships do not need to fire cannons. Their task is to attract as much firepower from the shore as possible. The only thing they have to do is to avoid the hairy cannonballs.

    Chen Guotai originally planned to attract the long-haired firepower at the expense of the first five red single ships, and the subsequent ships would destroy the long-haired forts one by one after approaching.  Unexpectedly, after the five leading red single boats approached easily, there was no movement on the Wusong fort.  Chen Guotai pulled up the monocular and looked around. He saw flags and long-haired soldiers on the fort. The cannons at the mouth of the fort had their dark barrels exposed, but there was no long-haired gunfire.  For a moment, Chen Guotai became suspicious. Is the long-haired thief playing another trick?  After thinking for a moment.  Chen Guotai still decided to attack according to the established strategy.

    The five leading ships meandered up to the front and did not see the Longhair Fort firing. The owners of several ships fired at the fort in unison. They did not think much about it. In such a tense time, firing was the only way to vent their fears.  Methods.  Then more and more red single boats rushed forward and joined in the bombardment of the fort.

    Because they were worried about being ambushed and bombarded like last time, these red single boats violently bombarded the fort and did not miss any suspicious place. Some places even bombarded repeatedly until they thought it was safe.  Then we continued on to Neijiang.

    In this way, the Qing Navy opened the way under powerful artillery fire, and did not stop until all the forts on the east and west banks of Wusong were destroyed.  Not only Chen Guotai and other naval generals were suspicious, but He Chun and other land generals were also surprised. Why didn't Changmao fire a shot today?

    The mystery was not solved until He Chun's land division landed. The Wusong forts on the east and west sides that were bombed to pieces were empty of people.  The soldiers above are all made of thatch, and the cannons are also sections of tree trunks painted black.  A large wooden plank was also erected on the fort.  Engraved on it were the words "Qing Yao Lu Master is a coward, Navy Master is a fool!".

    After seeing these scenes ashore, Chen Guotai and other naval generals yelled at the long-haired pirates for being cunning. He Chun and other generals were also very angry. Many generals had no way to vent their anger and had to draw their swords and chop at the wooden sign.

    Still calm with Chun.  Instead of sending troops to pursue him in anger, he ordered all armies to immediately build fortifications on the spot, expand the scope of the camps, and sent a fleet back to Chongming to transport rice, grain, gunpowder, guns and other supplies and soldiers southwards.  He didn't want to be attacked by Longmao just after landing at night.

    "It's a pity that although He Chun realized this, the quality of the Qing army was too poor, and the coordination and coordination ability of the various departments was too poor. Until after dark, the Qing army in Wusong's east and west bank forts still lived in a chaotic situation.  Landing operations have always been a brand new tactic for the Qing army. There was no detailed plan in advance and no practical training. It is not surprising that chaotic scenes appeared.  In fact, even the armies of the British and French powers would be in chaos when they landed. During the Second Opium War, this kind of chaos also occurred when the British and French forces landed in Beitang. At that time, if Seng Gelinqin concentrated his cavalry to launch a surprise attack on Beitang,  , maybe we won¡¯t lose so miserably later.

    Transporting baggage, personnel, and horses ashore is not a problem that can be solved in just one sentence. You can see that the shore is full of people carrying supplies. They belong to different battalions and they all do their own thing. Sometimes they even try to rob each other.  Fights broke out over land and transport vessels.  Some Qing troops went on strike because they did not have food. Even when the horses from the land camp came ashore, there was a scene where the horses were frightened and ran away collectively.

    Even if He Chun and other Lu division generals shouted hoarse, they could not change the situation. They could only watch the sky get dark.

    The surprise attack came just as He Chun expected. The warning troops sent by He Chun were instantly defeated. The reason was very simple. These soldiers from the Army were seasick. They drifted on the river for a long time.Many people vomited everything they ate. After landing, they worked hard for a while and were assigned to forward security. It took a long time for these northern Green Camp soldiers to adapt to the seasickness.  The weak Qing army's security force was killed by the ferocious Taiping Army as soon as they entered the battle.

    Fortunately, the Taiping generals also made the same mistake as Seng Gelinqin. Lin Qirong was still too wary of the red boats on the river and the number of Qing troops landing on the river. He only sent 300 Taiping soldiers to launch a night raid.  The original intention was only to harass the Qing army, not to completely eliminate the Qing army. Therefore, although the Taiping army's raid was violent, it was not fatal.  The Taiping army broke into the Qing army's camp and killed them for a while, then immediately retreated.  Even so, it still caused huge losses to the Qing army. Nearly a thousand Qing soldiers were killed and injured. A lot of the food, gunpowder, etc. that were finally transported ashore were burned by the Taiping army. The fire caused by the gunpowder explosion even burned the city of Shanghai.  See clearly.

    After dawn, the recorded losses were reported to He Chun. Before He Chun's case, He Chun could no longer maintain his demeanor as a commander-in-chief of an army. A scolding voice came out, and he severely reprimanded his generals.  Following He Chun's order, the camp must be firmly established today and all the remaining supplies and soldiers from Chongming should be transported as soon as possible.

    During the day, there were red single boats cruising for protection, so the Taiping Army did not dare to launch a surprise attack. At night, the Taiping Army also sent out night attack troops. However, because the Qing army was prepared after suffering a loss, this night attack had little effect.  .

    After three days of delay at Wusong Fort, He Chun finally consolidated his foothold, and then he divided his troops and attacked Baoshan, Gaoqiao and other places.  But after arriving in Baoshan, He Chun found that the county town was already an empty city. Except for a few wealthy businessmen who stayed and ordinary people who were unwilling to leave, the city was almost "plundered" by Changmao.

    He Chun and other Qing generals were extremely angry as he didn't even see the shadow of Chang Mao. He also took away the loot looted by the Qing army after breaking the city.  They had no joy at all in regaining Baoshan, and all their bad breath was directed at the wealthy businessmen and people left behind in Baoshan.

    He Chun, who has always liked to kill good people and take credit, will naturally not let those wealthy businessmen and common people go. He needs heads to claim credit.  After those wealthy businessmen in Baoshan were robbed by Changmao, they had no extra money to buy their lives. Instead, they were dragged by the Qing army to have their heads chopped off and their hair shaved off to pretend to be Changmao to seek credit.  The wealthy businessmen and common people who were killed began to regret at this moment. If they had followed Changmao, they would not have lost their lives.

    There were also those who escaped with their lives. Lei Yicheng's master Qian Jiang was also in Baoshan City. He originally thought that since Lei Yicheng couldn't get famous there, he might as well give Hechun a try.  As a result, he was almost beheaded by the wolf-like and tiger-like He Chunbe Qing army. Fortunately, he had a letter of appointment from Lei Yicheng as his master, so he escaped with his life.

    After escaping from the purgatory-like Baoshan City, Qian Jiang, a scholar who had participated in the struggle against the Qing army, cursed angrily: "Changmao treats the people with kindness and justice, but the officers and soldiers want to kill good people and take credit for their merits. Where is the justice of the Qing Dynasty?!"  My energy has been exhausted, and there is no more strategy!" After saying that, he took his companions and headed straight for Suzhou.

    After capturing Baoshan, He Chun judged that the Taiping Army must have insufficient strength and could only shrink its forces. Overjoyed, he personally led the army to the north of Shanghai City. As long as the passage to Shanghai City could be opened, the military strategy to support Shanghai would be successful.  More than half of it.  But from Wusong to the northern suburbs of Shanghai, you have to pass through Yunzao Bang and other places. If it is more than ten miles to the north, it is nothing, but the water network here in Shanghai has brought fatal trouble to the Qing army of Hechunbe.

    ??The Rozaobang River is an important river in the north of Shanghai. It starts from the Wusong River east of Anting Town, Jiading District, goes east through Baoshan District, and flows into the Huangpu River at Wusongkou, with a total length of 38 kilometers.

    "Ê•²Ý" means aggregation of aquatic plants and algae. Because "Ê•" and "Yun" have similar pronunciation and meaning, "Ê•²Ýäº" is often mistakenly written as "Yunzao Bang".  Changzaobang is one of the few existing rivers in Shanghai besides the Yangtze River and Huangpu River that can navigate hundreds of tons of cargo ships.  Zozaobang runs across the northern part of Shanghai and is also an important military barrier in the northern part of Shanghai County.  In the famous January 28th Incident and the Battle of Songhu in later generations, this was one of the key areas where China and Japan fought fiercely.

    After mobilizing more than 4,000 Qing troops from Baoshan and Wusong, He Chun personally led them to Yunzaobang, while the other group of Qing troops rushed towards Gaoqiao.

    When they arrived at Yunzaobang, it was full of ponds, reed ponds, rivers, and swamps. The Qing army marched slowly. When they arrived at the river, they found that the water here was still very deep. After He Chun heard the report from the former army, he regretted that he was too  If you were too careful, why didn't you let the naval warships enter these river bays?  Fortunately, the former army reported that they saw dozens of civilian sand boats in the river, which could be used for crossing.  After He Chun discussed with several generals, he ordered the former army to call these civilian ships to approach, promised a large sum of money, and prepared to use these sand ships to land ashore.

    These civilian boats agreed and immediately approached the shore. Hundreds of Qing troops crowded on the river bank, preparing to board the boats.  Unexpectedly, we were close to the shore. There were still more than ten steps away, and the straw mats on the boat were opened.There was a volley of guns ambushed by the Taiping Army. The gong sounded and the gunshots fired loudly. The unsuspecting and crowded front of hundreds of Qing troops immediately suffered heavy casualties.  Amid the screams, less than two hundred people fled back.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!</dd>
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