The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 759 If you fall behind, you will be beaten.
The sky is high above, overlooking the area of ​​Humen.

It borders Lingdingyang on the outside and Shiziyang on the inside.

A section of the Pearl River about 16 kilometers long and the areas on both sides of the river.

At this time, the British Navy was divided into two teams.

The right squad was responsible for attacking the Shajiao Fort.

The left detachment was responsible for attacking the Dajiao Fort.

"Boom!"

At this time, under the cover of firepower from the British ships.

British armed ships towed small boats and transported ground troops, which went around Shajiao Mountain and Dajiao Mountain respectively, and then cooperated with the navy to launch an attack at the same time.

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【Humen is the gateway to Guangzhou. Its strategic position is self-evident if we want to resist invaders coming from the sea.】

In the 1834th year of Emperor Daoguang's reign (), Lord Napier came to China and ordered two British warships to break through the Humen Fortress and advance all the way to Huangpu, threatening Guangzhou.

[The Qing army at Humen tried their best to fire at them, but only killed two British soldiers and injured seven. The British ship also suffered only minor damage, but the Qing army suffered heavy losses.]

[The Emperor Daoguang was furious upon hearing the news and dismissed Li Zengjie, the admiral of the Guangdong Navy, and transferred Guan Tianpei, the general of Susong Town, to succeed him, ordering him to change his old habits.]

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The flames of war on the sky gradually faded and disappeared, and the terrain map of Humen became clearly visible.

"Shajiao" and "Dajiao" are located in the Lingdingyang, facing each other across the ocean.

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【Guan Tianpei made a detailed investigation of the geographical situation of Humen and proposed a three-gate defense concept. 】

[First, the two forts of Shajiao and Dajiao were too far apart to form crossfire, so it was changed to Xin Fort.]

[Once an enemy ship enters, the two places will fire signal cannons to notify the garrisons of the upstream artillery batteries to prepare to meet the enemy. This is the first gate.]

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Beyond "Shajiao" and "Dajiao"

It consists of two horizontal islands and two waterways.

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[Second, the geographical situation along the Shanghengdang Island line is favorable, and it is the key defense area. In the East Waterway, the Nanshan Fort on the west side of Wushan was renamed Weiyuan Fort, and 40 guns were installed.]

[Reinforce the Zhenyuan Fort with 40 gun positions to the north of the Weiyuan Fort, and reinforce the Hengdang Fort with 40 gun positions to the east of the Shanghengdang Island.]

[The three artillery batteries of Weiyuan, Zhenyuan, and Hengdang, with a total of 120 guns, controlled the Hengdang East Waterway.]

[In the West Waterway, he built the Yong'an Fort on the west side of Shanghengdang Island, with 40 guns, and built the Gonggu Fort on the east side of Luwan, with 20 guns.]

【A total of 60 guns were deployed from Yongan and Gonggu forts to control the Hengdangxi waterway. This was the second gateway.】

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After crossing two islands and waterways, you will see an isolated island.

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【Third, strengthen the Dahu Fort with 32 guns on the southeast side of Dahushan Island. This is the third gate.】

[Afterwards, with the support of Deng Tingzhen, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Guan Tianpei built the Jingyuan Fort between the Zhenyuan Fort and the Weiyuan Fort, and installed 60 guns.]

[This was the most solidly built and most powerful artillery fort within the territory of the Qing Dynasty at that time.]

[On the west side of Fanluo Pai and Shanghengdang Island, two chains were set up to Wushan to slow down the enemy ships' inward speed.]

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Ming Dynasty - Longqing Period
"It's a huge problem."

Zhu Zaigui and Zhang Juzheng looked at Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang pointed to the Humen topographic map spread out on the three-person table and said in a deep voice:

"According to Guan Tianpei's regulations, when the enemy ships broke into the Humen Gate, the defenders of Shajiao and Dajiao discovered them and fired signal cannons to notify the retreat."

He slid his fingers along the inner lines of the two corners and touched the two horizontal islands.

"When the enemy ships enter the Hengdang East Channel, bombard them with the Weiyuan, Jingyuan, Zhenyuan and Hengdang artillery batteries. The enemy ships will be blocked by the chains and will not be able to break through. They will have to stay for a long time."

"This is a good time for the Qing army's artillery to bombard repeatedly."

"At this time, the Qing army ships and soldiers deployed in the water to block the rear also came to cooperate with the artillery battle."

"If the enemy ships enter the Hengdangxi Waterway, we will bombard them from the Yong'an and Gonggu artillery batteries, and the Qing army's division ships and soldiers fighting in the water will also come to cooperate in fighting the enemy."

"If the enemy ships break through the horizontal line of defense and continue to penetrate, they will be repelled by the division ships and the Dahu Battery."

"This is a very complete battle plan."

"The essence of this is to block the enemy ships at every level to prevent them from passing through Humen and heading straight for Guangzhou."

Zhu Zaigui and Zhang Juzheng nodded repeatedly.

Then the emperor asked a question.

"That's not right... Yuan Jing, according to what you said, isn't this good? How can you say it's a big problem?"

Qi Jiguang looked at the two eager-to-know leaders and said helplessly:

"Guan Tianpei's idea is indeed very good."

"But……"

"If the enemy ships were not in a hurry to break through Humen, but instead attacked the artillery position directly, then the three gates would become three isolated strongholds that were not connected to each other and had no support."

"The big encirclement annihilates the small encirclement."

"This is the same as the combat philosophy of the Qi Family Army... and..."

Qi Jiguang looked at the British actions in the sky and sighed:

“That’s what they did…”

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The scene on the sky curtain once again returns to the war.

Amid the rumbling sound of artillery fire.

The British Marines were divided into two teams.

One group landed at Zhina Bay, went around Shajiao Mountain, set up a bamboo ladder, and climbed to the top of the dangerous Shajiao Mountain.

Another troop landed at Chuanbi Bay. This troop brought a wheeled field gun and pushed it to the top of the mountain on the northeast side of the fort.

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【Guan Tianpei's triple portal did not play the role he envisioned.】

【1841:1 a.m. on December 7, the th year of Daoguang’s reign (January , AD).】

[The British army gathered more than 1,400 soldiers from the army, navy, and artillery to form a landing team, commanded by Army Major Burrard, and landed in small boats to attack.]

[The British ships were divided into two groups, the left and the right.]

[The right route consists of three warships, "Galliope", "Hai Axin" and "Lahn", and four armed steamships, "Queen", "Enterprise", "Madagascar" and "Nemesis".]

[Captain Herbert commanded the attack on Shajiao Fort]

[The left route consists of three warships, "Samaran", "Duluyi" and "Modishidi" and the armed steamer "Columbine".]

[Under the command of Captain Scott, attack the Bighorn Battery.]

[After landing, the British Marines circled around Shajiao Mountain and climbed to the top of Shajiao Mountain two hours later. They occupied the commanding heights, set up field artillery, and launched an attack on the Shajiao Fort from a high position.]

【Perhaps the Qing army thought that the British army would not land unless they bent their knees.】

[Perhaps because they did not realize the importance of the rear route of the fort, in any case, the British army was not disturbed at all during the process of attacking the rear route of the fort.]

[When the Qing army discovered that the British army appeared on the top of the hill behind them, they waved their flags in panic and shouted loudly. However, most of their cannons facing the sea could not turn left or right.]

[At that time, there were only 600 Qing troops stationed at Shajiao Fort. The Qing garrison commander Chen Liansheng was fearless in the face of danger and led his troops to fight a desperate battle with an enemy that was several times larger than his own, repelling multiple attacks by the British army.]

【However, due to inferior weapons and the fact that the enemy was outnumbered, Chen Liansheng was shot in the chest and died a heroic death. Chen Liansheng's son Chen Jupeng saw the fort lost and his father sacrificed his life, so he led the soldiers to fight back, killing many enemies, and finally died in battle.】

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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Huo Qubing frowned and thought:

"Strange, this Lower Hengdang Island is located south of the Upper Hengdang Island. From a tactical point of view, it is the key to attacking the Upper Hengdang Island."

“Why aren’t there any gun turrets up there?”

Liu Che took a sip to suppress the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice:
"From a geographical point of view, it is not as good as Shanghengdang Island, which can be more closely connected with Wushan and Luwan."

"It doesn't matter whether you defend or not."

Huo Qubing shook his head and said frankly:
"No, it seems that the tactics of these barbarians are to seize the commanding heights first, so that they can dominate the enemy. Only in this way can the power of the artillery be brought into full play."

“Lower Traverse Island is critical.”

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[The four British ships attacking the Bighorn Fort fired at the Bighorn Fort together, hitting the gunpowder magazine inside the fort and destroying the fortifications.] [After landing, hundreds of British troops attacked from the back of Bighorn Mountain to the front, and attacked the fort from the front and back with the British ships.]

[Li Zhian, the commander of the guarding fort, was injured in the fight against the enemy. Seeing the fierce force of the British army, he ordered the cannons to be pushed into the water, abandoned the fort and broke out. The Dajiao Fort fell into the hands of the enemy.]

[At the same time, the British army sent the ship "Vengeance" to lead several small boats to attack Sanmenkou between Shajiao and Humen, destroying several Qing navy warships and capturing two tugboats.]

[In the battle of Shajiao and Dajiao, the two artillery forts fell within half a day. Two hundred and ninety-one Qing soldiers were killed, four hundred and fifty-six were injured, and ten were missing.]

【On December 1 (January 8), the day after the British army captured Shajiao and Dajiao, Elliot again asked Qishan to occupy Shajiao, open the port, and not to prepare for war against the British army, otherwise he would "flatten the fort" and went to the province to discuss with Qishan.】

【Qishan was frightened by the British military power, so on the 11th (th) he replied to Elliot, saying that he would petition the court on his behalf to "give him a place to stay overseas", but not to Shajiao.】

[Then, on the 13st (th), he reported to Emperor Daoguang, reporting the battles of Shajiao and Dajiao, and requested Emperor Daoguang's permission to "give him land to stay."]

[On the same day, he sent a note to Elliot, expressing his willingness to appeal to the court on his behalf and demanding that the British troops return Dinghai.]

[On the 14nd (th), Elliot sent another note to Qishan, requesting that the place of lodging he had been given be "handed over to British rule", with the intention of permanently occupying Chinese territory.]

【At the same time, he told Qishan that Dinghai would be returned soon.】

【When Qishan saw that Elliot agreed to withdraw troops from Dinghai, he told Elliot that the British side could choose a place between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hong Kong to "moor and lodge ships" and agreed to resume Sino-British trade from the 21st year of Daoguang.】

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Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
"presumptuous!"

Qianlong slammed the table and shouted.

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the ministers fell to their knees in horror.

Yes, yes, that’s too outrageous!
Qishan is so brave!

He ignored his status and authority, acted on his own, notified Elliot, and made major concessions.

He also petitioned on behalf of the British to allow them to stay overseas, and also petitioned on behalf of the British to open the port and resume trade, on the condition that the British troops return Zhoushan.

Although exchanging the barren land outside Humenkou for Zhoushan, coupled with the withdrawal of the British army from Shajiao and Dajiao, it was considered a profitable business.

But Qishan is really brave!

At this time, He Shen said angrily:

"This Qishan is the biggest idiot in the world!"

"Wouldn't that give people something to talk about?"

"These barbarians rely on their powerful ships and cannons to do whatever they want, and they simply look down on our Qing Dynasty!"

"How could I miss such an opportunity to rob people!"

"Qishan is ceding territory in exchange for peace, following the example of the Song Emperor."

The ministers were shocked again.

Why would He Shen say that? Could it be...

They stole another glance at the Emperor.

Did I guess wrong again?

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[However, Elliot did not wait for Qishan to "make a petition on his behalf" and unilaterally announced the establishment of the "Chuanpi Draft Treaty" on December 1 (January 20) in the th year of Daoguang's reign.]

[The main contents are: ceding Hong Kong, paying a compensation of 600 million yuan for the price of tobacco, resuming trade with Guangzhou, and the British army withdrawing from Dinghai.]

[On the fourth day of the first lunar month in the 1841st year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign (January 1, 26), the British army forcibly occupied Hong Kong and used it as an important base for continuing their invasion of China.]

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{Qishan had always had a misunderstanding about the "cession" of Hong Kong, and this misunderstanding seemed to have been caused by Elliot.}
{On December 1840, 12, Elliot wrote in a note: "The only way is to give them a place to stay overseas so that the British can raise their flags and govern themselves, just like the Westerners raised their flags and governed themselves in Macau."}
{Let’s not discuss the meaning of the word “give” for the moment, but the phrase “such as Westerners in Macau” could not help but cause Qishan to misunderstand.}
｛Macao is a reserved territory leased by the Portuguese from China, not Portuguese territory, and the Qing government also retained many powers here.｝
{When Qishan replied to Elliot on January 1841, 1, he said: "I will provide you with a place to stay overseas."}
{The meaning of the word "sojourn" should be clear.}
{Qishan always used Macao as an example to illustrate the status of Hong Kong in his memorials.}
{Because Elliot was determined to make the matter a fait accompli.}
{Even Palmerston was extremely dissatisfied with Elliot's secretive behavior and fundamentally doubted the existence of such an agreement.}
{Elliot's idea should be to become Britain's plenipotentiary agent in China in the future, similar to the Governor-General of India.}
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Datang.

Li Shimin twirled his beard and said nothing.

The ministers in the palace also remained silent.

At this moment, I am the fish on the chopping board.

How could everyone who has come this far from the troubled times not understand that what you think at this moment is no longer important.

Because whether it is weapons or tactical awareness.

Just from the battle of Humen, it can be seen that they were completely crushed.

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[On the fifth day of the first lunar month (January 1), British Expeditionary Force naval commander John Boehm wrote to Qing generals, claiming that he had "documents on file" and demanding the withdrawal of Qing troops from Hong Kong Island.]

[The two sides negotiated the treaty, with the main point of dispute being the Hong Kong issue.]

[The negotiations were at an impasse, and Qishan, seeing that the situation was not good, requested a postponement of the meeting on the grounds of being unwell.]

【On the tenth day of the first lunar month (January 1), Qishan drafted an amendment to the Sino-British Treaty, namely the "Draft of the Regulations", and sent it to Elliot. However, Elliot rejected the proposal, insisted on his own opinion, and threatened war.】

[The two sides exchanged notes frequently, and later, based on Qishan’s proposal, the two sides decided to meet again on the 2st day of the first lunar month (February 11th).]

The situation in Guangdong was exactly the opposite. On the fourth day of the first lunar month (January 1), when Qishan and Elliot were meeting at Lotus Mountain in Humen, Emperor Daoguang in Beijing received the report of the defeat in Shajiao and Dajiao (sent on January 27). The cabinet immediately issued an imperial edict announcing the crimes of the British rebels and was determined to launch an all-out attack. The military secretary sent an imperial edict to Qishan, issuing a death order:

Now the situation is obviously bad, and we have no choice but to do a ruthless crackdown to show our national power. How can we justify this? ... You are to lead your officers and soldiers to do a great job in cracking down on it and to try to remedy the situation. 】

【Yishan was appointed as the General of Suppressing Rebellion, Longwen and Yang Fang were appointed as the Ministers of Counselors, and a large army was mobilized from various places to go to Guangdong to "suppress the barbarians."】

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On the canopy.

Heavy snow swept across the capital.

Green smoke curls up from the copper furnace.

A group of eunuchs and palace maids knelt down in the Qianqing Palace.

The emperor's angry roar echoed throughout the palace.

"I rule the world!"

"Every inch of land and every citizen belongs to the country!"

"How dare Qishan give Hong Kong to me!"

"Draft an imperial decree! Dismiss Qishan from his post and investigate him! Take him to the capital!"

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[The imperial edict arrived in Guangzhou on the 2th day of the first lunar month (February 9).]

【But Qishan still decided to negotiate. 】

[On the 2th day of the first lunar month (February 10), he still left Guangzhou as planned. The next day, he held a second meeting with Elliot at Shetou Bay, Humen]

【Regarding this meeting, Elliot's report stated that "the two men's 12-hour discussion resulted in the successful drafting of all the articles." 】

【But Qishan did not sign the treaty and asked for a ten-day extension. 】

【Qishan also made a report on this meeting, but it was all lies.】

[He reported that he went to Humen to investigate the defense there, and happened to meet Elliot, so he met with him to "delay the attack."]

[It also stated that the talks were entirely about the Hong Kong issue, criticized the British side's actions of forcibly occupying Hong Kong, and reiterated that it was just "a place of residence, not the entire island." ]

【From then on, Qishan relied on lies to make ends meet.】

[On the 2rd day of the first lunar month (February 13), Qishan returned to Guangzhou from Humen and received two important documents: one was the edict of Emperor Daoguang on January 1 and the appointment of Yishan and others.]

【Second, Elliot prepared a draft treaty based on the "Good Settlement of Matters" drafted at the Snakehead Bay Talks, and requested in the note to meet and sign it as soon as possible. 】

【On the 1841th day of the first month of the 2st year of the reign of Emperor Daoguang (February 16, 2), Elliot sent a note to Qishan, saying that the British troops had withdrawn from Zhoushan and demanded that they sign his "Good Settlement of Matters" before February 20, otherwise "the war would resume."】

[Qishan could not stand such intimidation and immediately forgot his promise.]

[On the 2th day of the first lunar month (February 19), Qishan made another concession, expanding from the original "only a corner of Hong Kong" to "the whole island"]

【On February 2 (February 26), Guangdong Governor Yiliang exposed Qishan's treasonous crime of privately signing the "Chuanpi Treaty" and arbitrarily ceding Hong Kong. 】

[The report reached the capital, and Emperor Daoguang ordered Qishan to be dismissed from his post and arrested, and his property confiscated.]

[On February 3 (March 13), Qishan left Guangzhou in shackles.]

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The Opium War should be the last major event to be written about in detail.

Because all the problems since the Opium War can be summed up in those six words.

"Those who fall behind will be beaten"

All military wars and institutional reforms revolve around these six words.

And there is nothing more to say.

Just like the Battle of Humen.

In the face of absolute power, there is no need to talk about spirit, righteousness, or morality.

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(End of this chapter)