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Chapter 762: The Bravery of the People - Battle of Sanyuanli
Great Qin.

"Ultimately incompetent."

Ying Zheng looked coldly at everything in the Qing territory.

"The White Barbarian fleet moved from south to north, roaming freely across the vast sea, attacking cities and seizing territory as if they were in an uninhabited area."

"It also shows the decline of the Qing Dynasty's coastal military preparations."

Liu Bang, who was called back again, looked gloomy.

Hearing this, he said helplessly:
"Daoguang did not understand the general situation of the world and had no firm idea about the war and defense plan."

"Unable to decide whether to fight or not, one mistake after another led to the war situation becoming uncontrollable."

"Qishan was intent on trying to please him, while Yishan was hesitant and waited and watched."

"Such a cowardly and incompetent general, who was entrusted with the important task of resisting the invaders, would surely fail."

"The Qing dynasty's isolationism left it completely ignorant of foreign strategies, customs and practices."

"How can you defeat the enemy if you are ignorant and dark?"

"Looking at the weapons used by both sides, the Qing Dynasty's artillery and muskets required a fuse to be lit before they could be fired."

"And the guns and cannons used by the British are very powerful."

"How can we not fail if our weapons are inferior to ours?"

When everyone thought about it carefully, it was indeed true.

The Qing Dynasty's defeat at the hands of the British was a comprehensive failure from top to bottom.

"It's not easy."

Xiao He muttered to himself.

"Just look at the steel production of the British. It would be difficult for the Qing Dynasty to catch up without comprehensive reforms."

Wei Liao stroked his beard and recalled the past, sighing:
"The frequent wars among the nations were not as righteous as those during the Spring and Autumn Period, because Wu and Yue had mastered the mining capability."

The forging of weapons is always inseparable from the mining and refining of steel carbon.

……

On the canopy.

The British Army looked down at the "Yangcheng" from the fort heights

The city wall is nearly ten kilometers long, about eight meters high and six meters thick.

There are sixteen city gates and some watchtowers.

Behind the city wall is a narrow granite street that is only wide enough for sedan chairs to pass through.

The streets were divided into areas, which contained military garrisons, the governor's office, silver vaults, and armories.

To the south is a rectangular area which is the new city. It also has city walls and the governor's office.

Outside the wall, further away, is a commercial area that extends all the way to the river and trading houses.

The warehouses and mansions of wealthy merchants in that area stretched across the Pearl River to the south bank of the river.

Crossing Henan, the urban area merges with the rich delta land and alluvial plain of Shunde County.

The southern area is mostly made up of small islands, through which many tributaries of the Pearl River flow.

At the southern top, at the end of the field of vision, is the mansion area of ​​the noble families.

Next to their mansion were the thatched huts of self-employed farmers and some tenants.

The British army shifted their attention from the city to the famous Baiyun Mountain in the north, which is the boundary between Nanhai County and Panyu County.

On the west side of the mountains, along the North Gate Avenue of the city, there are ninety-six villages scattered among the hills, rice fields, trees and canals.

The picture moves forward between villages that are interspersed with hills and mountain ranges.

There are three words carved on the boundary marker of one of the small villages.

"Sanyuanli"

……

[After the British army invaded the Guangzhou area, the Qing army was defeated and Yishan and others surrendered. ]

【The British army was arrogant and rampant. 】

[From the second day of April (May 1841, 5) when the British army launched an attack on Guangzhou City, they began to burn, kill and loot everywhere.]

[On that day, the British army set fire everywhere. Houses on both sides of the Provincial River and in the Thirteen Factories were burned down. The fire continued all night and the Thirteen Factories were looted.]

[The next day, the British army killed people and robbed ships everywhere. According to the records of people at that time: "For days, the rebels besieged the provincial capital, fired artillery fire, and burned on three sides. In the west, the fire started from the newly filled Jinli Port to the West Fort, and in the south, the fire started from Tianzi Wharf to Xiaodongmen. There were no less than a thousand families affected by the fire, and the refugees carried men and women, and the cries of the people filled the streets."]

[On the river, the British army "intercepted and searched the boats, and any young men and women they encountered were robbed, and the cargo was burned." ]

[On the fourth day (24th) of the Lunar New Year, the British army burned down more than shops at the Jinghai and Wuxian docks, and set fire to houses near the customs. The fire continued until the fourth watch.]

[On the fifth day (25th), the British army continued to burn, kill, and plunder everywhere, from the reception pavilion to the city gate, hundreds of houses and shops were burned down by them. The fire did not stop until the afternoon of the next day.]

[After the signing of the Guangzhou Armistice Agreement, the British army became even more aggressive, harassing the towns and villages in the suburbs of Guangzhou, looting and raping people everywhere.]

[They "broke into various villages and raped women", and within one day, "more than a hundred people died from rape or were kidnapped."]

[The atrocities committed by the British army brought unprecedented disaster to the people of Guangzhou and aroused great indignation among the people.]

[On April 5 (May 29), more than a dozen British soldiers sneaked into Sanyuanli, north of Guangzhou City, and molested Li Xi, the wife of Wei Shaoguang, a vegetable farmer in Donghuali, Sanyuanli, at the entrance of the village.]

[Upon hearing the news, the angry villagers surrounded the British troops with hoes and sticks, killing seven or eight of them on the spot, and the rest fled in panic.]

……

{According to various Chinese documents, there were three direct reasons why the people in Sanyuanli and other places rose up to resist the British: first, the British army "opened coffins and exposed bones", second, the British army looted property, and third, the British army raped and molested women.}
{Comparing with the British documents, the first accusation of "opening the coffin and exposing the bones" is true.}
{On May 1841, 5, after Yishan and Elliot reached an armistice agreement, some British officers and soldiers entered Shuangshan Temple in the north of the city.}
{In this temple, the coffins of many foreign nationals are stored, ready to be escorted back to their homeland for burial in the future, to fulfill the deceased's wish to return to their roots.}
{The British troops opened some of the coffins and looked at the bodies inside.}
{Although the British documents attributed the motive of this action to curiosity, according to Chinese tradition, such disrespectful behavior that would bring disaster to the descendants of the deceased could only be done by beasts.}
{There were also rumors at the time that the coffin was opened and the body poked out, or that the grave was excavated, etc. Although these rumors may have been distorted and exaggerated due to dissemination, the fact that the coffin was opened is a solid fact.}
{…Fuck…}
……

Great Qin.

Ying Zheng looked at the sky with a calm face and a peaceful heart.

Can't dig.

No one can touch your own grave!
Whoever moves must follow me!

Mercury, I have personally verified that it is good!

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
It was difficult for Liu Che not to recall his own Maoling.

"I just can't figure it out."

he muttered.

He doesn't understand anything about archaeology, and he is too lazy to understand it!
He just wants to know why you still have the habit of digging up your ancestors' graves?

……

Cao Wei.

Cao Cao was also calm.

If you can find it, I think you are awesome.

That Gu also admitted it.

You can't find it.

Don't mention anything.

……

Ming Dynasty - Shenzong Period
Zhu Yijun's face turned black.

He suddenly thought of something he didn't want to recall.

……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
All the ministers lowered their heads.

Even Heshen didn't dare to speak at this time.

Perfect, corpse.

I dare not mention a single word!
……

｛Although there is no direct mention of "plunder" in the British documents, on May 1841, 5, the British army began to attack Guangzhou, and the army commander Guo Fu ordered that "each unit must carry two days of dry food." ｝
{From this, it can be inferred that the British army will run out of food on May 5. There are many records of "recruiting" in British documents to replenish their supplies, and they also say that they "returned with a full load of various livestock." This "recruitment" is difficult to get rid of the relationship with "plunder." }
{This familiar feeling... is the Emperor of Textual Research!}

{Put out a stool and wait.}
{The last item, crimes against women, is more difficult to verify.}
{On the one hand, there is no such plot in the British records at the time, and on the other hand, the Chinese documents are extremely vague, only saying "gang rape of an old woman" and so on.}
{After all, such incidents damage the reputation of the parties involved and should not be publicized. It is reasonable for the Chinese author to conceal the specific time, place, name, and plot.}
{If it was clearly recorded, it would be like forcing someone to die, and the family's reputation would be ruined. The vague record already shows that there are related problems.}
{How come rape is always about dishonoring the victim rather than inciting outrage at the perpetrator's brutality?}
{Why is it that the person whose reputation is damaged is the one who is violated?}

{I think it’s because sex is something that is difficult to talk about, whether it was then or now, especially at that time.}
{Nearly eight years later, in his report to Palmerston in February 1848, Sir David Pitt, then British Minister to China and Superintendent of Trade with China, admitted that Indian soldiers had raped women near Sanyuanli.}
{More than a hundred years later, the Guangdong Museum of Literature and History conducted a re-investigation from 1951 to 1963 and discovered a new version of the story, which stated that on May 1841 or 5, 28, more than a dozen British soldiers "wantonly molested" Li Xi, the wife of villager Wei Shaoguang, in Donghuali, Sanyuanli.}
{From this, it can be seen that the British army did commit crimes against women during the occupation of the high ground north of Guangzhou, although the "molestation" of Li Xi is still suspicious in terms of the plot.}
{Generally speaking, after more than a hundred years of word of mouth, it is easy for the truth to be distorted. As for the statement itself, there are still two points that hinder the conclusion.}
｛1. Because customs in China and foreign countries were very different at that time, women from wealthy families who were caught by strangers would commit suicide because they felt humiliated. Although Li Xi was a peasant woman, it is still difficult to determine the nature of the incident by "wanton molesting".｝
{2. The investigation claimed that the group of British soldiers who "teased" Li Xi were killed by the villagers out of anger (the number increased from 89 to 11). Compared with the British documents, this does not seem to be true. Inferring the previous plot from this, it also feels unreal.}
{The claim that the British army molested Li Xi was provided by a local elder. There were many errors in the information itself, but they were corrected one by one with the help of investigators.}
{Li Xi's grandson Wei Zu never said a word about his grandmother's humiliation during the investigation, but he emphasized his grandfather's leadership in the anti-British struggle.}
……

On the sky, in front of the blue brick and red tile temple.

A group of villagers holding farm tools gathered together.

Three red incense sticks are inserted in the copper burner in front of the temple.

"The flag is the order!"

An old man wearing a long gown with a golden hairpin tied at the end looked at the villagers and said loudly:
"When the flag advances, the troops advance; when the flag retreats, the troops retreat; blow conch shells and beat drums to advance; beat gongs to retreat!"

"We will never reconcile with each other and swear to destroy the British barbarians!"

The words fell.

Sticks, spears, rakes, and knives, pointing straight to the sky.

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[Then, the villagers of Sanyuanli gathered at the Sanyuan Ancient Temple to discuss countermeasures. They decided that except for the elderly, women and children, all men aged 16 to 60 would stay behind. They would use knives, spears, sticks and axes as weapons, organize themselves, and use the three-star flag of the Sanyuan Ancient Temple as their battle flag.]

【At the same time, in order to unite the people of various villages to fight the enemy together, they also sent representatives to neighboring villages to seek help. 】

[That afternoon, farmers, silk weavers, stone cutters, water warriors, and volunteer representatives of the school leaders from 103 villages near Sanyuanli gathered at Niulangang to discuss plans to resist the British.]

【The meeting decided to unite to fight against the British army, and shouted out the heroic words "I will never reconcile with you and swear to destroy the British barbarians."】

[Expressing that they are not afraid of the "strong and powerful barbarian ships" and work together to "fight the enemy"]

[“Make sure that no one of the devils is left alive, and no devil ship returns home with a single sail”]

[They also agreed that if the British army attacked, one village would ring the gong, and all the other villages would come out to lure the enemy deep into their territory, and then defeat them at Niulan Hill.]

……

Big man.

"Isn't this a real man?"

Liu Bang slapped his thigh fiercely, pointed at the villagers in the tent who were full of high morale, and laughed:
"If you have the courage of blood, why fear the sharpness of swords!"

Lü Zhi said calmly:

"The Qing Dynasty would not allow such a thing to happen."

Liu Bang sneered:
"The Qin Dynasty still wants to last forever."

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
"The loss of a country does not mean the loss of the world."

Liu Heng looked at the sky calmly and said to Liu Qi, whose face was flushed with excitement:
"Unless, like the case of the overturned nest, the actions of external forces directly harm the interests of the whole."

“This will lead to local resistance like in Sanyuanli.”

"Ordinary people often take a bystander attitude towards conflicts between foreigners and the country represented by the government."

Liu Qi's excitement gradually cooled down.

Because he knew that what his father said was real.

Because he knew this, he looked at Liu Heng with even more admiration.

Liu Heng continued calmly:

"I will do my best to protect what belongs to me."

"Why would I care about something that doesn't belong to me?"

"Qi'er, you have to figure out who is the real cornerstone of this world."

"Take the interests of the world as your own, and then all the people of the world will support you."

"But don't think they're rooting for you."

Liu Heng said softly without a trace of worldly air:

“They are only advocating their own interests.”

"This is what is meant by living in harmony with the world."

……

[Morning of the 5th day of the fourth month (May 30th).]

[About 5,000 people from Sanyuanli and other villages first gathered on the high ground north of the city, beating gongs and drums, and shouting in unison, "Kill the foreign devils."]

[British Army Commander Guo Fu led the British 26th, 37th, and 47th Regiments, several companies of Bengal Volunteers, and the Marine Corps, a total of more than people, from the four artillery positions, and attacked the masses from the left and right. The villagers of Sanyuanli fought and retreated.]

[Near noon, the British troops were lured to Niulangang.]

[At this time, thousands of villagers, each holding knives, spears, sticks, and axes, swarmed in from all directions and gradually surrounded the British army.]

【Guo Fu ordered the artillery to fire. 】

[However, the villagers of Sanyuanli were determined to "never complain even if they were beaten to death" and braved the enemy's artillery fire without retreating. The British army was surrounded in an instant.]

[Around 2pm, it suddenly started to rain heavily. I couldn't see anything a few feet away.]

[The British army's ammunition was soaked, and their guns and cannons had lost their power.]

[The British soldiers were wearing heavy leather boots and could hardly move forward in the muddy fields of Niulangang, where paddy fields were everywhere and the roads were rugged.]

[The villagers all over the mountains took advantage of the heavy rain, wielding their spears and swords, and bravely fought against the British army.]

[The British commander Guo Fu saw that the situation was not good and ordered a retreat. ]

[The villagers of Sanyuanli bravely pursued the enemy. During the rout, Major Xia Bi, the deputy chief of the British army, was killed by Yan Haochang, a farmer from Tangxia Township. Some British soldiers were killed by the swords and spears of the masses.]

[It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that the British army, after paying a heavy price in casualties, broke through and fled back to the Sifang Fort.]

[That night, the crowd chasing the British surrounded the Sifang Fort.]

[On May 5, tens of thousands of people from more than 31 villages in Panyu, Nanhai, Huaxian, Zengcheng, Conghua and other counties rushed to support the cause after hearing the news.]

[Guo Fu sent someone to inform Yu Baochun that if he did not stop such actions, the previously reached ceasefire agreement would be terminated.]

[By noon that day, the people had gathered 12,000 to 15,000 people and surrounded the British position.]

【Guangzhou prefect Yu Baochun, together with Nanhai County Magistrate Liang Xingyuan and Panyu County Magistrate Zhang Xiyu, left the city and went to the fort to rescue the British army.】

【After Yu Baochun and others arrived at the fort, they first declared to Elliot, Guo Fu and others that the anti-British struggle of the people of Sanyuanli had nothing to do with the government.】

[Then, they came to the center of the anti-British crowd, bowed and kowtowed, and asked the people to stop the attack.]

[At the same time, they used threats and inducements to the gentry who participated in the anti-British struggle.]

[As a result, the gentry wavered and left, and the villagers in various counties gradually dispersed.]

[The anti-British struggle of the people of Sanyuanli dealt a heavy blow to the invading British army.]

……

{According to Guo Fu's report, in the Battle of Sanyuanli on May 5, a total of five British soldiers were killed and 30 were injured.}
{According to the memoirs of Watson, in this battle, the 26th Regiment had three dead and eleven wounded, the 37th Regiment had three dead and thirty-one wounded. Adding this number to Xia Bi (actually British Army Major and Deputy Quartermaster General Beecher, should be Beecher), a total of seven dead and forty-two wounded.}
{Bingham's memoirs state that the 37th suffered one killed and fifteen wounded.}
{An article in the July 1841 issue of Chinese Repository states the same thing as Bingham.}
{If we do not consider whether the casualties were in the 37th Regiment, we can conclude that the British casualties were between five and seven, and between twenty-three and forty-two wounded.}
{However, Chinese documents have various claims that the enemy was killed, ranging from more than 10, more than 100, more than 200, more than 300, and even 748 people. Among them, the claim of more than 20 people is the majority, and is cited by many current works. However, these claims have no reliable basis at all.}
{But even according to the British records, killing and wounding 28 to 49 enemies is still a significant achievement.}
{This untrained militia has achieved the fourth-highest number of enemy annihilations in all the battles of the Opium War.}
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Ming dynasty.

"The people holding farm tools fought against the enemy troops holding guns and robes."

Zhu Yuanzhang held his knees and sighed:

"Not only did they not flee like the Qing army, but they inflicted casualties on the enemy and took advantage of the situation to surround the enemy camp and the four artillery batteries on Yuexiu Mountain."

“This is already very commendable.”

"Really... the combat effectiveness of a soldier is not as good as that of a farmer? Then why do you still want to be a soldier?!"

Queen Ma looked at the sky and sighed:

"It's easy to think about going to the battlefield, but when two armies really confront each other, if you don't pee your pants out of fear, you're considered a good person."

"How can a person fight bravely against the enemy without fear of death?"

"There must be some belief driving them."

"The locals' determination to protect their homeland is definitely stronger than that of foreign soldiers who come here to collect food and wages."

Zhu Yuanzhang touched his chin.

"...Indeed, this is our one and a half acres of land."

The Battle of Sanyuanli was a standard guerrilla warfare.

That is, relying on the familiarity of the geographical environment and the high morale to fight the enemy, they designed to eliminate small enemy units acting alone.

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