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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 263: Withdrawal of Troops from Xiamen

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    Wang Yide's staff member was named Wang Ziyu, from Zhejiang. He was a scholar and came from a well-off family. He failed to succeed after repeated attempts.  When Wang Yide was appointed as the inspector in Zhejiang, he had much support from Wang Ziyu's family, and they had the same surname, so Wang Yide hired him as his staff.  Wang Ziyu has been following Wang Yide for five years. It happened that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was raising its troops. Wang Ziyu thought that the power of the Qing Dynasty was about to be exhausted and the world would soon be in chaos. It was a good time to gain popularity. Now he followed Wang Yide. As long as Wang Yide's troops were not strong, he could  Show off your strengths.

    After obtaining Wang Yide's warrant, Wang Ziyu took several companions and immediately hit the road to Xiamen.  Not long after arriving in Xiamen, I saw that Li Tingyu had stationed heavy troops at various important roads along the way, strictly interrogating the people coming and going, and surrounded Xiamen.

    Wang Ziyu held the official seal and was able to travel unimpeded. When he arrived at Li Tingyu's camp outside Xiamen, he was personally received by Li Tingyu.

    Wang Ziyu arrived at the tent, paid homage according to etiquette, and presented Wang Yide's official document, which Li Tingyu immediately opened and read.  Li Tingyu is over sixty years old. His braided hair is already gray, and even his beard is half gray. His face is thin and full of wrinkles. After reading the official document, the wrinkles on his face are even more crowded together.

    Li Tingyu put down the official document and said, "Jun Sheng came a long way to deliver official documents. Don't you have any other words?"

    Junsheng was Wang Ziyu's name. He worked as a staff member under Wang Yide and had interactions with Li Tingyu several times. Wang Ziyu accompanied him several times when he supervised the transportation of money and grain to Xiamen, so Li Tingyu recognized Wang Ziyu.

    Li Tingyu is an old man in the officialdom, and he also knows that a staff member will not be a postman delivering official documents for no other reason. Wang Ziyu slightly cupped his hands and said: "The army is old and strong, and it is more thoughtful.  Something else to say.¡±

    Li Tingyu said oh and raised his hand to let him continue.  Wang Ziyu looked at the staff and books in the tent with a confused look on his face.  Li Tingyu understood and ordered others to leave the tent, leaving only himself and Wang Ziyu in the tent.

    Wang Ziyu took a few steps forward and whispered: "My lord, have you ever paid attention to what was said in the battle report that before the Mawei war started, foreigners came to negotiate?"

    Li Tingyu nodded and said: "I also find it strange that foreigners would come out to negotiate with the long-haired thieves. It's just that the official document is unclear, so I have doubts."

    Wang Ziyu then slowly told the details of what happened that day when Weituma came to negotiate.  After Li Tingyu heard this, his brows furrowed even more, and he pondered for a moment and said, "What does Mr. Zongxian mean by asking you to say this? Do you want me to be a person from Yicheng?"

    Wang Ziyu is quite clever, and he also knows that people like Li Tingyu, who have been in officialdom for a long time, will know the key once they hear the whole story.  At that moment, he admitted frankly: "Yes, that's exactly what Mr. Zong Xian meant."

    Li Tingyu stood up, paced back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back, then stood firm and said: "This matter is too dangerous. It's hard for anyone to find out. It's just a charge of colluding with rebels privately. I can't bear it, so I ask Junsheng to go back."

    Wang Ziyu said calmly: "Junmen must not refuse in a hurry, but sit down and listen carefully to the analysis below. Xiamen is the hometown of Junmen. The whole family and clan are trapped in the city. Junmen besieged it for seven years with tens of thousands of troops and land and water."  More than ten days. I haven't been able to go down to the city. In fact, there have been criticisms from outside, saying that the military gate is afraid of the lives of the family."

    Li Tingyu said angrily: "Nonsense, this is a shameless slander! My Li family serves the country loyally. Even if they all die for the country, there is nothing to say. What are I afraid of?" Li Tingyu spoke sharp Hokkien dialect, and he was obviously very angry.  pole.

    Wang Ziyu smiled slightly and said: "There is no need for the military to be angry. It is human nature to worry about children. Last month, the military came to report that a large amount of food was damaged by the typhoon and heavy rain and could no longer be used. They had already reported the loss to the General Secretary, but  Later, when Xiao Ke sent money and grain for delivery, he accidentally looked through the granary account and found that this batch of grain had been taken away by someone. Does the military gate know who took it away? "

    Li Tingyu¡¯s expression changed slightly, and he said coldly: ¡°Did you come to check on me on the order of Mr. General Xian?¡±

    Wang Ziyu shook his head and said: "The military sect is different. The military sect was originally idle at home, but it was Lord General Xian who recommended you to come out. It can be said that the military sect and the general constitution are prospering together, and both are losing. Why do we come to investigate?"  Xiao Ke came to help the military sect on the orders of Mr. Zong Xian. The account book has been destroyed, so the military sect can rest assured, but you should be more careful when ordering people to do things in the future. "

    Li Tingyu's face softened slightly after hearing this. In fact, he had lived in Xiamen for a long time and was familiar with the wind and weather. He knew that a typhoon was coming by checking the changes in flowers, trees, fish and insects in the world. He had properly stored money, grain and other important supplies early, and a large amount of rice grains had not been damaged by water.  In the case of the flood damage, the batch of rice grains was actually a deal made with the Little Sword Society in the city, and his ninety-year-old mother and youngest grandson were redeemed.

    Li Tingyu is indeed a bit defensive at the moment. In fact, with the strength of his men and his military strategy, he can besiege a small Xiamen fortress.Is it that long, more than seventy days?  Obviously not. Li Tingyu was worried that under a strong attack, Xiaodao would be vicious and harm his family and burn the city with fire. After all, Xiamen was his hometown.  In fact, most of the officials appointed in the past dynasties were officials from their native place who could not serve as officials. However, Li Tingyu was a special case. He had the highest prestige in Fujian and was also the most knowledgeable about military affairs.  He took charge of the Fujian troops and horses, but the Qing court did not expect that Xiamen would be invaded and occupied. Li Tingyu led the troops to regain Gu Nian's family and hometown, which was naturally a bit tied up.

    Wang Ziyu saw through Li Tingyu's behavior of scheming the enemy early on, but Wang Yide thought that Li Tingyu was recommended by him, so he asked Wang Ziyu to suppress the matter, otherwise Wang Yide, who recommended Li Tingyu, would also have a hard time.

    Li Tingyu muttered: "What exactly does Junsheng mean? Please tell me quickly."

    Wang Ziyu smiled and said: "Actually, this matter is easy. Although the land military gate has surrounded Xiamen, I believe that the military gate also opened up the sea route to let these bandits leave. Unfortunately, this group of bandits will not leave, and Xiamen will not be safe and sound."  of recovery, right?¡±

    Li Tingyu sighed softly: "You also know about this?"

    Wang Ziyu said: "The British Consul of Xiamen, Park Li, had previously given a note to the General Constitution, saying that he could arrange a sea ship to send away the rebels in Xiamen, and Xiamen could be safely returned to the hands of the official army. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see this at a glance.  I knew there was something strange. Xiamen was surrounded by the army and the British consulate was outside the city. How did the British contact the bandits in the city? From this assumption, we know that there was a military gate behind them. The military gate also wanted to send away the bandits as soon as possible.  Recover Xiamen safe and sound."

    Li Tingyu nodded and stopped talking. Wang Ziyu continued: "It's just that the thieves in the city are unwilling to take the foreigners' ships to go to Nanyang. Among them are people who have returned from overseas. They also know that the foreigners have no good intentions. They are going to Nanyang to work as coolies.  So I just stayed in Xiamen and let the army's painstaking arrangements go to waste."

    Li Tingyu remained silent with a gloomy face, and Wang Ziyu added: "But now the long-haired thief himself has sent a sea ship to pick up people. Doesn't it just solve the problem of the military gate? The military gate can just go with the flow. Just let them pick him up."  In this way, Xiamen can be prevented from being destroyed by war, and the navy under your command can be kept intact. It can be said that it kills several birds with one stone. In fact, Mr. General Xian's life is small, just to help you handle this matter. Try to make things as clean as possible.  "

    Li Tingyu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The General Xian is still thinking carefully, what does Jun Sheng think we should do?"

    Wang Ziyu smiled and said in a low voice: "You can invite foreigners to deal with it. Discuss it with the generals of the long-haired fleet. We should still fight a war, but the small guns of the naval ships are blunt and not as sharp as the long-haired gunships.  The long hair rushed into the seaport and picked up the thieves in the city from the sea. After entering the city, they found some gangsters and beggars to kill them and presented them with the heads of the thieves, which would naturally cover them up."

    Li Tingyu said happily: "Please Junsheng to make some careful plans for me." Wang Ziyu smiled and said: "How dare you disobey your order?"

    At the moment, Wang Ziyu carefully planned for Li Tingyu.  Who will lead the troops, how to respond, how to negotiate with foreigners, and how to make arrangements are all clearly laid out.  Li Tingyu was overjoyed and immediately obeyed.

    On the 10th, the Taiping fleet arrived off the coast of Xiamen and encountered a patrol ship of the Fujian Navy. After both sides fired a few shots, the Fujian Navy retreated.

    ??Subsequently, Waituma went to the British Consulate in Gulangyu to find Parkes, who was the consul in Xiamen at the time, to discuss how to resolve the current situation.  In 1843, the British established a consular office in Xiamen, and sent Jilibu as the first consul in Xiamen. In 1844, Aliguo became the second consul in Xiamen. He built an office building on the top of Lujiao, Gulangyu Island, forming the British consulate in Xiamen.  consulate.  Parkes then took over and has been working here ever since.

    When he arrived at the consulate, Waituma saw Pashali. There were two Chinese people sitting in his office. One of them, a very sinister-looking Chinese man, stood up and introduced himself in Chinese: "I am Wang Ziyu, the lord of the army."  I was ordered to come and contact you"

    Things that Wei Tuoma thought were very difficult at first suddenly became simple after Wang Ziyu appeared. Wei Tuoma faithfully fulfilled Wen Han's instructions and went through the trouble of going between the Taiping Army and the Qing Army. Soon both sides reached an agreement.  An unspoken agreement.

    The next day, the wind was sunny and sunny, and the cannons were rumbling off the coast of Xiamen. The Taiping fleet, the Qing fleet and the shore forts jointly staged a large-scale military exercise. Both sides used almost all their warships and artillery to fight.  It was earth-shattering, with gunpowder smoke billowing on the sea. In the end, the Qing fleet retreated, and the Taiping fleet successfully reached the southern end of Xiamen and picked up the rebels in the city.

    Although the officers and soldiers counterattacked fiercely, they were helpless because of the powerful pirate ships and thousands of troops stationed on the shore to cover the shore. After a bloody battle for several days, the officers and soldiers could only drive away and rebel, and took advantage of the situation to regain Xiamen.

    Although the battle was earth-shattering, almost no one on both sides was killed, except for a few Qing troops and Taiping troops who were killed by their own artillery.Apart from the damage caused by the explosion, there was no loss.  The two sides completed the Yicheng move in a tacit understanding.

    When Liu Lichuan, Huang Demei, He Bin and others withdrew from Xiamen, they were all moved to tears. They thought that this time they would not be able to escape the fate of destruction, but they did not expect that the King of the West would be so generous and send such a huge ship.  team came to the rescue.  At that moment, the generals withdrew the soldiers, and the people, craftsmen, and merchants in the city who were willing to follow the Taiping Army all boarded the ship as if they were moving.  A total of more than 12,000 rebel soldiers and more than 20,000 civilians, soldiers and their families were evacuated from Xiamen. The money they could take away was not taken away, but there was no food, because Xiamen was already out of food.

    The retreat was carried out for five days under the eyes of the Qing army. Then the Taiping fleet sailed back north. The Qing army entered Xiamen City and began to kill good people and take credit. The people who refused to leave completely regretted it. After the Qing army entered the city, everyone  The poor people who fled from other places were all killed, and thousands of people were killed before stopping. However, Li Tingyu was able to save his family as he wished.

    In Parkley's office on Gulangyu Island, through the glass window, he watched the Taiping fleet sail away. Parkley said with some reluctance: "Lord Wenhan is too weak and let go of tens of thousands of workers in vain. This  If a group of people are sold to Nanyang, it will be a huge profit."

    Wade took a sip of wine and smiled slightly and said: "My lord has done a good job. Shanghai will soon start building a railway, and the future benefits will be even more impressive."

    Parkes shook his head and said: "Sir, I always feel that it is better to support a weak Manchu government than a strong government. The Manchu government is easier to control."

    Wade also shook his head and said word by word: "China is not India!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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