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- In the Palace of the West Prince of Suzhou, after hearing Hong Yun'er's words, Xiao Yungui touched his chin and said, "Yes, that must be the case. Since the Fujian Swordsman Association has launched an army, we cannot sit idly by and ignore it. We must immediately send someone to contact He Bin and Liu Lichuan and the others. Our side of Suzhou has already attacked, and the Qing reinforcements outside Hangzhou have been defeated. Hangzhou is an isolated city and can be attacked overnight. Then I will return to Shanghai in person to end the war in Shanghai. Over in Hangzhou, Li Xiucheng's troops can be ready to go south to support at any time. Fujian!"
Hong Yun'er nodded happily and said: "That's right. In this way, we can not only take down southern Sunan, but also gain Fujian." The two looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the haze that had been shrouding their eyes for a long time dissipated. As they drove forward, a bright road seemed to appear in front of them. Little did the two of them know that after the Fujian Knife Association uprising, they were now struggling to support themselves.
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That day, He Bin, Liu Lichuan, Pan Qiliang, Chen Alin and others took dozens of Bai Zetang brothers south on a foreign merchant ship, and landed in Xiamen within a day. After landing, everyone disguised themselves and hired a boat and rushed straight to Haicheng County, the headquarter of the Fujian Small Knife Association. Haicheng County was the name of the county in the Qing Dynasty. In the 45th year of Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty, Jinghaiguan and part of Zhangpu County in Longxi County were analyzed and belonged to Zhangzhou Prefecture.
Since Huang Demei, a wealthy businessman from Longxi County, joined the Fujian Small Knife Association, it has strongly supported the Small Knife Association financially. At the beginning of the second year of Xianfeng's reign, he and Huang Wei, another leader of the Fujian Knife Association, went to various parts of Nanyang to contact members, and purchased thousands of knives and secretly shipped them to the south gate of Shimei Society. At the same time, a martial arts hall was set up, where he practiced martial arts hard, recruited people, and prepared to arm himself against the Qing Dynasty.
In February of the second year of Xianfeng's reign, the construction of 42 Dagu ships began at the Zhuoqi Shipyard in Haicheng County; in April, the construction of 36 broad-headed shallow ships began at the Shima Fuhe Shipyard in preparation for the event. In April of the third year of Xianfeng, Wang Shiqing, the magistrate of Haicheng County, sent troops to attack Zhupu Village. The leaders of the Xiaodao Society, Jiang Yuan brothers, were arrested and imprisoned.
The Fujian Xiaodao Society fell into panic for a while when the news came. The crowd was furious, with some clamoring for an immediate uprising to save lives, while others suggested that it would be best to contact the Shanghai Swordsman Association and the Nanjing Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to work together for a common cause. At that time, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had occupied Nanjing, and anti-Qing uprisings were occurring all over the country. The Shanghai Knife Society was also preparing for an uprising. Huang Wei and Huang Demei believed that the time was ripe for an uprising, but they needed to contact foreign aid for mutual assistance, so they sent liaisons in May. Head north to Shanghai. Unexpectedly, the contact person never returned, and Huang Wei and Huang Demei exchanged money. The lives of the Jiang brothers were temporarily saved, but various news came in disarray. At one time, it was said that the Taiping Army was defeated, at another time it was said that the Taiping Army had captured Shanghai, and at another time it was said that the Qing Army had counterattacked. In short, Huang Wei and Huang Demei didn't know how to make a decision due to the chaos.
After He Bin, Liu Lichuan and others arrived in Haicheng County, they immediately contacted Huang Wei and Huang Demei. Huang Wei and Huang Demei met Liu Lichuan and others and He Bin, the envoy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Naturally, he was overjoyed. He Bin and others told the real situation, and after everyone discussed it, they decided to start an attack immediately, rescue the Jiang brothers first, and take advantage of the fact that Fujian Admiral Li Tingyu went north and the Qing army in Fujian was empty of troops. First capture a few big cities as the basis, and then join forces with the Taiping Army in Xutu.
On the fourth day of June, the Xiaodao Society raised the banner of "Officials forcing the people to rebel" and "Resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Han Dynasty" at the south gate of Shimei. The rebel army elected Huang Wei as the general marshal and Huang Demei as the general commander. Huang Chao was the deputy commander and Liu Lichuan was the general. Within three days, thousands of people surrendered to the army. The rebel army was organized into four routes, east, west, north and south, and twelve brigades. Pan Qiliang, Chen Alin, Huang Baye, Cai Maozhao, Lin Sha and Huang Ying were the land generals, and Huang Mayi was the navy general. The Taiping Rebellion soldiers all had their hair braided and wrapped their heads in red cloth. On the sixth day of June, the rebel army took oath and set off. They disembarked from Shimei and crossed the Jiulong River to Haicheng, where they attacked the county overnight.
Due to the Little Knife Rebellion, brothers Jiang Yuan and Jiang Fa were killed by the Qing army in prison. The rebels captured the guerrilla Chongan of Haicheng County alive and tied him to the grave of Jiang Yuan brother to hang him up. He also imitated the Taiping Army in distributing grain to the people in Haicheng County, and for a time there were like a rain of followers.
On the night of the seventh day of June, the rebel army took advantage of the momentum and attacked Shima. On the tenth day of the month, they captured Zhangzhou City and Changtai County, and captured and killed Zhangzhou garrison envoy Cao Sanzhu, Ting Zhanglongdao and Zhangzhou prefect Wenxiu. On the 12th, Huang Wei and Huang Demei learned that the Xiamen Navy Admiral Shi Degao of the Qing Dynasty was patrolling the outer sea and that the city was empty of troops, so they led three to four thousand people down the river and landed at Yuandang Port in Xiamen. Members of the Small Sword Society in the city opened the city gate. In response, the rebel army quickly occupied Xiamen City and captured and killed guerrilla Zheng Zhenying. Tong'an and Anxi were captured on the same day, Zhangpu, Pinghe and Guanxi were captured on the 13th, and Tongshan and Yunxiao were captured on the 14th.
The rebel army gained great prestige and won the support of the working people wherever it went. The people near Zhangzhou rose up in droves upon hearing the news and responded to the call. After Xiaodaohui occupied Shima and Changtai, the number of followers nearby increased to more than 8,000, and the people They voluntarily donated food and used pots of food to welcome the rebels. Most of the dock workers, boatmen, police soldiers and people from all walks of life in Xiamen responded immediately. The people were willing to follow the Xiaodao Hui and resist the Qing Dynasty to the end.
After occupying Xiamen, Huang Wei, Huang Demei and others officially announced their joining.The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom issued a proclamation in the name of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, denouncing the Qing Dynasty's crimes: "The fathers have been harsh on the law for a long time, and the corrupt officials have made the government as harsh as the tiger's." It called on the people to support the Xiaodao Society. . After the rebel army entered Xiamen, Qiu did not commit any crime and was warmly welcomed by the people. The rebel army also issued a notice to abolish exorbitant taxes and reduce the burden on the people.
The day after the uprising army occupied Xiamen, Huang Wei and Huang Demei discussed with He Bin and sent a letter to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to explain the situation of the uprising in Fujian. They hoped that the Western King would quickly send troops and horses to support and sent thousands of people to go. Quanzhou and Taiwan are expected to establish contact with Wu Qing, the leader of Taiwan's Fengshan County Association Party, immediately after landing in Taiwan, and then work with Wu Qing to mobilize Lin Gong, and exchange information with Taiwan and Chiayi County Party Committees. After the news reached Taiwan, a massive Taiwanese knife society uprising quickly broke out in Fengshan, Taiwan, and Chiayi counties.
At the same time, Huang Wei, Huang Demei, the leaders of the Little Sword Society uprising, and others also formulated a plan to directly attack Taiwan. They made an appointment with Ji Maosheng, who was often active in the Taiwan Strait, and asked him to recruit men and fleets, scheduled to attack Taiwan in July and August. launch an attack on Taiwan.
At this moment, it seemed that the situation of the Fujian Xiaodao Rebellion was very good, but unexpectedly a sudden typhoon interrupted the prairie fire and gave the Qing army a chance to breathe. After the typhoon landed in Fujian, heavy rains continued in Xiamen for days, and the water in the city was more than ten feet deep, which dealt a heavy blow to the rebels. Huang Wei, Huang Demei, He Bin, Liu Lichuan and others had to suspend their offensive and concentrate on fighting nature.
The local government in Fujian during the Qing Dynasty took great pains to suppress the sudden Xiaodaohui uprising. Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, personally came to Quanzhou to take command, mobilize troops and generals, and raise food and wages. He also requested the imperial court to transfer Li Tingyu, who was experienced in naval warfare, back to Fujian to fight. He also asked the imperial court to transfer the Guangdong navy fighting in Shanghai back to Fujian to fight, and mobilize Guangdong Chaoyong to Fujian to help encircle and suppress the Xiamen uprising army. At the same time, Wang Yide also summoned nearby landowners and gentry to organize armed groups to jointly suppress the uprising of Xiao Dao Hui.
As soon as Li Tingyu led his troops to Ningbo, he received news that the Fujian Xiaodao Society was raising troops. Wang Yide's official document arrived soon. He ordered Li Tingyu to quickly turn around and go south to provide reinforcements. The governor of Liangjiang was left to worry about the siege of Hangzhou. Li Tingyu was from Xiamen, Fujian Province, and his hometown was in Xiamen. When he heard that his hometown was occupied by rebels, he ignored his appointment with Jiang Zhongyuan and immediately raised his troops and rushed back.
Since Wang Yide personally directed the counterattacks of various Qing armies, and a typhoon caused the Xiamen Rebels to suffer heavy losses, the rebels failed to launch their planned offensive, resulting in the rebels being trapped in Zhangzhou, Shima, Haicheng, and Zhangzhou. Pu, Anxi, Tong'an and other places. After the Qing army counterattacked, the rebel army suffered from a lack of supplies and a narrow strategic space. At the same time, Huang Wei, Huang Demei, He Bin, Liu Lichuan and others lacked the talent to lead. They suffered repeated defeats in Zhangzhou, Shima, Haicheng, Zhangpu, and Anxi. After fierce fighting, the rebels in Xiamen, Tong'an and other places fell one by one, and the rebels were gradually forced to defend the isolated island of Xiamen.
In addition, the internal composition of the Xiaodao Society is complicated and there are many factions. The old subordinates of the Jiang brothers listened to the instigation of the Qing army and believed that it was Huang Wei, Huang Demei and others who launched the uprising that killed the Jiang brothers. The various factions in the Xiaodao Society The contradiction gradually became acute.
At the same time, the morale of the rebel army, which had been defeated in consecutive battles, was low. Coupled with the lack of supplies and loose discipline in various departments, violations of military discipline, extortion, gambling, and plunder began to occur constantly. Xiamen residents began to feel dissatisfied with the rebel army.
Later, Admiral Shi Degao of the Xiamen Navy and the Qing Navy besieged the Fujian Xiaodaohui Rebel Army Navy in Xiamen. The Qing Army on land also surrounded the road passage. Xiamen became an isolated city and the news was cut off. The envoys sent before were also He was intercepted and intercepted by the Qing army on the way, so Xiao Yungui in Suzhou never got any news from Fujian.
At the same time, the leaders of the uprising had disagreements on major issues. He Bin, Liu Lichuan and others insisted on breaking out of the encirclement and heading north to join forces with the West Palace Taiping Army. However, Huang Wei and Huang Demei no longer had the confidence to fight anymore. In addition, the nearby landowners and gentry took the opportunity to contact Huang Demei. To instigate and disintegrate the rebel army. At that time, the Taiwanese uprising army was also encircled and suppressed by the Qing army and was in a difficult situation. An uprising was about to be strangled in the cradle just like in history.
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At noon the next day, Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er hosted a banquet for members of Luo Weilin's medical team in the Humble Administrator's Garden of the West Prince's Mansion. In fact, the main purpose of the couple is to have a relationship with Morgana Pasteur and Clifford Rothschild, so they arranged this luncheon.
During the banquet, Zuo Zongtang, Yao Yuan and others accompanied them, and everyone enjoyed the scenery and chatted. Speaking of everyone's hard work, Xiao Yungui naturally praised them greatly, but the Taiping Army banned alcohol, and there was much less talk during the banquet without alcohol.
Halfway through the meal, Luo Weilin suddenly said: "Your Highness the King of the West, the war in Xiamen seems to be beyond the capabilities of your army. Do you need us to mediate? Perhaps with our help from Britain, your warriors in Xiamen can be saved." Some down." (To be continued.)?Search Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!</dd> - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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