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Chapter 754 Battle of Kowloon: Opium War
{A total of 1 tons of opium were destroyed. This is equivalent to building 188.127 kilometers of the Great Wall with Great Wall bricks.}
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Ying Zheng: Don't use my Great Wall as a unit of measurement to measure this kind of garbage!

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｛Lin Zexu is best known for destroying opium, but his greatest skill is water conservancy projects. He not only published relevant works, but also trained many relevant talents. When he was the governor of Huguang, he managed the floods in the Yangtze River. He was truly a capable minister.｝
{By the way, the entire Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China failed to ban opium.}
{Opium and other drugs were truly banned in New China under the leadership of the unspeakable.}
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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che raised his eyebrows, as if thinking about something.

"The Qing Dynasty..."

"Republic..."

"So there's a civilian in the middle..."

"The ban on smoking has failed... Zixu, guess how many failures it will take for smoking to be eradicated in one day..."

Without waiting for Huo Qubing to answer, Liu Che said to himself:

"I'm afraid they won't go down to the siege of Baideng Mountain."

"A great shame."

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{I do not understand.}
{Why is it said that the destruction of opium at Humen shocked China and the world? The textbook only mentions its importance, but not why?}

{Because at first foreign merchants and opium dealers did not believe that the Qing government would destroy all the opium after confiscating it.}
{Although the British Superintendent of Trade in China, Elliot, was forced to obey Lin Zexu's order and presided over the surrender of all the opium from British opium dealers, he also did not believe the repeated statements made by Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen and others that they would destroy all the opium after the confiscation.}
{He speculated and claimed that the Qing authorities would use the confiscated opium to establish a government monopoly system and eventually legalize the opium trade on this basis.}
{The opium seized this time would allow the Qing government to maintain more than one year's worth of social demand, thus making huge profits from the opium monopoly.}
{But that’s what people in the world think.}
{Then the destruction of opium at Humen shattered their delusions.}
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Wei Kingdom - Emperor Wen Period
Cao Pi stuffed grapes into his mouth and said:

"It seems that this Elliot chose to submit the case in compliance with the imperial order because he had such an expectation."

Cao Rui was sitting nearby, not even bothering to glance at them, and simply said:
"His conjecture was probably based on his knowledge that Lin Zexu had suggested that the confiscated opium be sent to Beijing for destruction."

"But he couldn't think of it."

"Then Deng Ying will report it to the emperor and destroy it on the spot."

“I never thought that Emperor Daoguang would issue an edict to destroy it on the spot.”

"I never imagined that Lin Zexu would actually destroy opium in Humen."

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[The heroic act of destroying opium at Humen shocked China and the world. ]

【But when Emperor Daoguang, Lin Zexu and others were still immersed in the joy of victory in seizing and destroying opium. 】

[The real crisis that they ignored has quietly arrived. 】

[The Emperor Daoguang's anti-smoking measures caused opium dealers to store large amounts of opium on barges, making it impossible to sell them.]

【So, when Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen and others ordered the surrender of opium, the British Superintendent of Trade in China, Elliot, and the opium dealers trapped in the Guangzhou trading house unexpectedly surrendered all the opium they had hoarded. 】

[They knew very well that the opium smuggling trade with China was closely linked to the interests of the British bourgeois ruling group, and the British government could not ignore the loss of such huge interests.]

[Afterwards, when the big opium dealers in Britain fled back to London, they quickly colluded with the British bourgeois ruling group.]

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On the canopy.

Inside the conference hall that is stacked like a ship.

A group of well-dressed gentlemen were arguing in a manner inconsistent with their appearance.

One of them roared, veins bulging on his neck.

"The Qing Dynasty's ban on opium was an unforgivable atrocity! It was an infringement on British life and property, and an infringement on the dignity of the British king!"

"This is an opportunity!"

"The best ground for obtaining redress for all the past damages done to your Majesty's Government!"

"This is our most promising opportunity to put our trade with China on a solid, broad, and permanent basis!"

Someone loosened the tie around his neck and shouted loudly:
"The Qing Dynasty's anti-smoking campaign gave us an opportunity to fight!"

“This is very beneficial to us!”

"We must resolutely use force against the Qing Dynasty, just as we do against all weak governments!"

"We can take advantage of our victory to propose our own conditions and force China to accept them!"

"Gentlemen! This opportunity may never come again, so don't let it go easily!"

"Let Her Majesty's flag fly firmly on the coast of Qing Dynasty!"

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[On June 1839, the 8th year of Daoguang’s reign (August 5, ), news reached London that Lin Zexu had ordered foreign merchants to surrender their opium.]

[The British bourgeoisie immediately launched a war cry, demanding that the government take so-called "quick, strong and clear countermeasures"]

[They threatened to launch a war of aggression against China and planned to use force to extort compensation from China to make up for their losses.]

【The British government has also long harbored a huge desire to invade China.】

[Soon after, at the request of the British Superintendent of Trade in China, Elliot, the Governor of India dispatched the warships "Wolani" and "Hai-Sin" to the waters of Guangdong.]

[On July 9 (September 4), Elliot led the "Wolani" and several armed boats into Kowloon Bay and bombarded the Qing navy ships.]

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On the canopy.

"Oh!"

Smoke filled the air.

The fire flickered.

The wood chips on the hull were blown all over the place.

A group of foreign sailors fled in panic.

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[The Qing navy fought back bravely, and the main sail of the British ship "Louisa" was hit by 19 cannons. ]

[At 5 p.m., the British ships "Fort William" and "Worrah" arrived one after another and immediately engaged in battle.]

[The Qing soldiers used nets and other objects to avoid the dense British warships' artillery fire while fighting back vigorously.]

[Captain De Girard of the British "Cambridge" led 16 British sailors to go around the back of the "Louisa" and attempted a surprise attack on the stern of the navy ship, but many were killed by the navy ship.]

【The arm of the assassin was also pierced. 】

[The battle lasted until half past six, when the British ships withdrew from the battle.]

【This is the Battle of Kowloon.】

...{Write down the knowledge that you haven't learned in the textbook.}
{This battle was the first anti-aggression war in modern Chinese history, the first armed conflict in the First Opium War, and the prelude to the First Opium War.}
{The trigger was the Lin Weixi incident.}
{On May 1839, the 7th year of Daoguang’s reign (July 7, ), British sailors beat villager Lin Weixi to death in a drunken brawl in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.}
{The then British Governor of Trade, Elliot, refused to hand over the murderer.}
{Lin Zexu followed the example of the 13th year of Jiaqing and ordered the expulsion of the British and prohibited the supply of food to the British in China.}
{Elliot, relying on the British navy, led the sloop Louisa, the brig Pearl and a large sampan from the Worahi to Kowloon to "demand food" and provoke this battle.}
{In this battle, two soldiers of the Qing navy were killed, two were seriously injured, and four were slightly injured.}
{As for the British army, according to Lin Zexu's subsequent investigation and memorial, "the barbarians have fished out 17 bodies and buried them nearby. Fishing boats have also repeatedly seen barbarian corpses drifting with the tide, and several barbarian hats have been salvaged. It was also found that the wrist of the ship owner, Deji Lashi, who was pretending to be a warship, was broken by a cannon. In addition, the number of injured barbarians is too numerous to count."}
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[On August 10 (October 1) in the th year of Daoguang’s reign, the British government officially decided to send troops to the Qing Dynasty.]

[On September 11 (November 13) in the th year of Daoguang's reign, Elliot sent ships to Chuanbi Bay to prevent British merchant ships from entering the bay and took the lead in firing at Qing navy ships that were going to investigate. The Qing navy commander Guan Tianpei led the fire and repelled the British ships.]

[Then, from September 11 (November 4) to October 11 (November 13), the British army provoked six armed conflicts in Guanyong. However, under the leadership of Lin Zexu, the Qing army won all the battles.]

[On January 1840, the 2th year of Daoguang's reign (February 20, ), the British government officially appointed the Cape of Good Hope Navy Commander, Rear Admiral George Elliot, and the British Trade Supervisor in China, Charles Elliot, as the chief and deputy plenipotentiary representatives, and appointed Elliot as the commander-in-chief of the British invading army in China.]

[On March 4 (April 7), after a fierce debate, the House of Commons of the British Parliament passed the government's China policy by a narrow margin of 271 votes to 262.]

[On May 6 (June 21), the commander of the British expeditionary fleet invading China, Sir John Boehm, led ships and soldiers from India to the waters of Guangdong and joined the ships that had arrived earlier.]

[The next day, it was announced that Guangzhou would be blocked from the 28th (th).]

[On the 29th, Yilu led three warships to Guangdong.]

[The Opium War officially begins.]

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{You think they were inspired by opium?}

{In fact, the British authorities had long wanted to use force against China to achieve their goals that could not be achieved through diplomatic means, and to expand their colonial and aggressive influence in China.}
{In the 58th year of Qianlong's reign, Macartney's visit to China failed to achieve the diplomatic goals of the British authorities, so Britain attempted to use force to seize Macau, which was occupied by the Portuguese.}
{In February of the seventh year of Jiaqing's reign, six warships were dispatched to the Lingding Sea to prepare for landing, but the landing failed as the Anglo-French peace treaty was signed.}
{In the 13th year of Jiaqing, the British Indian Governor-General Mindo took advantage of Napoleon's occupation of Portugal and sent troops again.}
{Emperor Jiaqing ordered Wu Xiongguang to lead troops to suppress the rebellion. Seeing the Qing army approaching, the British left Macau.}
{In the 21st year of Jiaqing, the British Amherst Mission's visit to China failed again. The British authorities realized that it was difficult to achieve their goals of opening China's door, expanding trade with China, and maintaining the opium smuggling trade with China through diplomatic means, so they began to create public opinion for war against China and began to prepare for war.}
{In the tenth year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign, Davidson, a British merchant in Guangzhou, asserted in response to a question from a subcommittee of the British House of Commons that was investigating the then-current situation of the East India Company and the trade between Great Britain, India, and China: “Sooner or later there will be a war between China and Britain.”}
{British merchants engaged in trade in Guangdong, China at the time also believed that only a tough attitude would make China make concessions, "So far, the only means that have produced any effect are the actions of our warships"}
{From the first month to the eighth month of the twelfth year of Daoguang's reign From late February to early September 1832, Lindsay, an employee of the East India Company's Guangdong Trading House, aliased Hu Xiami, led 2 crew members on a British merchant ship "Amherst" to conduct a six-month-long reconnaissance and survey voyage along the southeastern coast of China.}
{The coastal waterways, important ports, and coastal defense equipment were explored, and detailed nautical charts were drawn, which accumulated a large amount of first-hand important military intelligence for the British colonists to launch the Opium War against China in the future, and became an important preparation for Britain to launch an aggressive war against China.}
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Datang.

Li Shimin twirled his beard and remained silent for a long time.

"You guys said... forget it."

Wei Zheng and others understood what the emperor wanted to ask, which was simply whether the war could be won.

The fact that the previous battles did not end in collapse shows that the Qing army had the ability to fight back.

But war is not just about money, or in other words, money and food do not account for the highest proportion in war.

Know yourself and know your enemy...

Then the problem is coming...

The Qing Dynasty has now been completely figured out by the other side.

And what about the Qing Dynasty’s attitude towards Britain?
A black eye!

how to spell?
I can only say that I have been conceited for too long and have limited my vision.

The changes of the times are beyond human control.

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Southern Song Dynasty (Timeline of Emperor Xiaozong's early ascension to the throne)
Based on the Song Dynasty's experience of being beaten over the years, Zhao Shen pointed directly to the essence of the problem.

"Daoguang's attitude is very important."

Yu Yunwen stood behind the emperor and said directly:
"Although the information between us and the enemy is unclear, the enemy has come a long way, and their morale and money are under great pressure."

"Looking at the previous battles, the Qing Dynasty was not completely powerless to fight back."

"As long as we hold the coast, we can wait for the enemy to attack and form another kind of strong defense and clear land."

"The question is... whether the Qing emperor can be resolute in his attitude..."

Crisis is also an opportunity.

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Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
Zhu Di was not even interested in counting the military strength.

Directly:
"He will lose!"

Zhu Zhanji, who came to sort out the abdication matters, asked curiously:

"Grandpa, the fight hasn't started yet, how did you know that?"

Zhu Di, who was sitting on a chair with a big horse and a golden sword, raised his head and said disdainfully:
"In some wars, your grandfather can tell the winner at a glance!"

Empress Xu rolled her eyes at him.

"Please speak carefully."

Zhu Di turned his head and said seriously:
"We saw this as soon as Daoguang ascended the throne."

"Weak will."

"If you hit the south wall, back off."

"Look at how determined he is to ban smoking now. That's because he has lost the real money."

"That thing is involved in his life."

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while.

Indeed, he passed the buck when the civil service reforms failed when he ascended the throne.

Zhu Di looked at him and said:

"The most crucial thing is that the people who contributed the most to the ban on smoking were all Han officials."

Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment.

What this means is...

No way? The emperor of the Qing Dynasty couldn't be so crazy, right?

Just to prevent Han officials from taking power?
Can we tolerate losing the war?
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[At that time, the British military forces in China included 16 warships, 4 armed steamships, 1 troop ship, 27 transport ships, and 4,000 land forces.]

[Before the war broke out, Emperor Daoguang had appointed Lin Zexu as the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, and transferred Deng Tingzhen to be the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang.]

[They carefully prepared for the battle and organized the military and civilians to resist the British army.]

[When the British army arrived at the Guangdong sea area, they saw that the military and civilians were on high alert and there was no chance for them to take advantage.]

[Yi Lu followed the instructions of his government, left four warships and one steamship to blockade the mouth of the Pearl River, and personally led the fleet to leave Guangdong and attack the north on June 6 (June 30).]

[On the 7th (July 2nd), the British fleet passed through the Fujian waters, and two of its leading ships arrived at the Dingjiang sea.]

[Elliot sent a ship to break into Xiamen Harbor and forcibly delivered a copy of "The Letter from Viscount Palmerston to the Prime Minister Appointed by the Emperor of China", but was rejected by the Xiamen garrison.]

[On the fifth day (July 7), the British warship fired artillery to destroy the Xiamen Fort, sank a division ship, killed and injured many defenders, and then sent people ashore, "tied a pole with books on it, planted it on the beach, and returned"]

[The British army then left one troop ship and one transport ship to blockade Xiamen Port, and the main force left Xiamen and sailed north.]

[On the 4th (th), British warships entered Dinghai North Port and notified the county magistrate Yao Huaixiang, requiring him to surrender within "half an hour" and hand over Dinghai and its affiliated islands.]

[Yao Huaixiang and the navy commander Zhang Chaofa refused and arranged for resistance.]

(End of this chapter)