From Hongkou, Yangpu to Sanchakou and then to Wusong, the Taiping Army began to counterattack on the dozens of miles of water and land front. Qing generals Hechun, Lai Zhenhai, Li Xinming and others were captured alive. Chen Guotai committed suicide at the last moment of the war. Ye Changchun died in the river. More than 20,000 water and land reinforcements were killed, more than 8,000 people were killed in battle, more than 9,000 were captured, and more than 2,000 others were missing. Most of them fell into the Huangpu River. Less than 3,000 Qing troops guarding Baoshan fled back to Chongming Island by water.

On the Taiping Army, more than 5,000 troops were killed in battle and injured more than 4,000 people, and more than 2,000 soldiers were injured in the Taiping Army. More than half of the navy warships were lost, but fortunately, several red single ships and fast crab ships were captured, otherwise they would have suffered a lot.

But Xiao Yungui was still very happy. He originally planned to fight an arduous battle when he returned to Shanghai. Unexpectedly, he solved the Qing army of Hechun troops in three days and solved the most fierce Red Single fleet of the Guangdong Navy, which was considered to have achieved the purpose of the battle. Although the casualties were a bit heavy, this was a price that must be paid.

After dealing with the reinforcements of the Qing army of Hechun, Xiao Yungui ordered Lin Qirong, Li Tianxi, Chen Zhiming and others to guard Baoshan, Wusong, and Gaoqiao. He led Lu Shunde, Zhao Shunping's navy, Chen Yucheng and Tang Erniu's land divisions to Shanghai, preparing to make the final blow to Shanghai City.

When they arrived in Zhabei, Shanghai, Zhou Lichun, Zhou Xiuying, Li Xuanji, and a group of Taiping Army, Qingpu Rebel Generals followed Xiao Yungui and introduced the Western King into the Taiping Army camp in Zhabei.

Zhabei is located north of the former Suzhou River in Shanghai. It was ten years ago in Jiading, the Southern Song Dynasty, and later under Jiading County and Baoshan County. It was south of the former Suzhou River. It was affiliated to Huating County in the 28th year of the Yuan Dynasty and later under Shanghai County. Qiujiang is the boundary between Shanghai and Baoshan County. It was filled in when the road was first built during the Republic of China.

The term "Zhoubei" originated from two sluice gates on the Suzhou River. In the 14th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, a sluice gate was built on the Suzhou River near the north of Shanghai, which was later called the old sluice. In the 13th year of Yongzheng, another sluice gate was built in Jinjiawan, three miles west of the old sluice, called the new sluice. During the Jiaqing period, due to the ship coming and going on the Wusong River, and the trade was prosperous, two markets were formed around the Lao and Xinzou. The Xinzou Market was the main shipyard for shipping in the lower reaches of the Suzhou River. There were ships, iron shops and commercial shops on the market, and the market was relatively prosperous. Most of the areas on the north bank of the Wusong River near the market were still fields. After the opening of Shanghai, the Xinzou and the north side of the old sluice also began to develop, and the name of Zhabei began to appear.

The north and south of the gate were within the control of the Taiping Army. The original markets around the old gate and the new gate had already fled because the Qing army and the Taiping Army fought. Later, Lin Qirong summoned refugees who were driven out of the ranks by foreigners to relocate here. The ships, iron shops and cargo shops began to reopen again. Lin Qirong summoned a lot of ships, carpenters, blacksmiths and workers who helped transport goods among the people. This place was used as a material base for the Taiping Army. The bamboo platoons, small boats and other ships used in the battle of the Huangpu River were all made of ships here. The iron chains used in Hengjiang were also made of iron shops here, as well as medicinal materials transported to Suzhou, and the grain was also loaded here and then drove along the Suzhou River to Suzhou.

After Xiao Yungui heard Zhou Lichun talk about the situation in Zhabei area in the camp, he saw that all the generals left behind in Shanghai were very happy. Xiao Yungui was also happy. The situation is now very good, and he just waited to take over Shanghai and Hangzhou. The other small counties such as Jiaxing, Jiashan, Pinghu, Haining, etc. are still in one go. The southern part of Jiangsu is already under the control of the Taiping Army in the West Palace.

"Your Highness the West King, when will we go out to Shanghai? After the Qing army in Shanghai received news of reinforcements being surrounded and annihilated yesterday, they were already frightened." Zhou Xiuying was speaking. Her voice was more masculine than Hong Yuner's voice. But it was also very nice, but she was still impatient. As soon as Zhou Lichun finished speaking, she hurriedly asked about the matter of leaving the team.

Zhou Lichun gave Zhou Xiuying a blank look again. Just as she was about to scold her, Xiao Yungui raised his hand and stopped and said with a smile: "This battle will start soon, don't worry. When you go out, I will order you to be the pioneer." Zhou Xiuying cheered happily, which made all the generals in the tent burst into laughter.

At that time, Xiao Yungui issued a general order, gathering the troops outside Shanghai and the reinforcements brought by Chen Yucheng, a total of 20,000 Taiping troops were preparing to start besieging Shanghai City.

The next morning, under the city of Shanghai, the Taiping Army, with more than 20,000 red scarves wrapped in red scarves, surrounded the city of Shanghai. The Red scarves Army, all over the mountains, sat on the ground, enjoying the meal before the war.

Nanhui near Shanghai is rich in peaches. The surrounding villages and towns in Nanhui and other places have been occupied by the Taiping Army, and the peaches in the peach forest were purchased by the Taiping Army. After the meal, each soldier was given a big peach.

Nanhui's peaches are very famous. The famous Ningbo and Wuxi peaches both originated from Shanghai. Yulu peaches from Fenghua, Zhejiang were introduced from Shanghai Huangmu Wall in 1883, while Baihua peaches from Wuxi, Jiangsu were introduced from Fenghua in the 1920s and 1930s. Moreover, in history, Shanghai peaches were still far away from overseas. The epoch-making peach varieties in the United States, Aibo Taihe Honggang, was introduced from Shanghai in 1850; Japan's famous peach varieties such as Gangshan Bai, Okubo, and Baifeng were also selected and bred after being introduced to Shanghai peaches in 1875. Nanhui's peaches even tribute to the capital as tributes. Now the peaches are ripe, and the Taiping Army has purchased a lot of reward soldiers.

At the forefront of the position, under the camp, the Taiping Army card knife players also distributed peaches. A young man, who was only fifteen or sixteen, hid the peaches he received in his arms. A Guangxi veteran next to him looked at it and asked strangely: "Brother Zhou, why don't you eat it? This is a tribute. Rumor is that these peaches are all tributed to the dog emperor in the capital. Why can you eat it now? Why don't you eat it quickly?"

The young man opened his mouth and smiled, and said foolishly: "Brother, we have never eaten meat before joining the Heavenly Soldiers in this life. When we were in the army in Wuhu, we ate pork. Now we have been assigned peaches here, so we will keep them and take them back for my mother to eat."

The veteran laughed and hit him in the back of the head, saying, "You stupid boy, you will be rotten in another two days. Can you still wait until you take it back to your mother? Eat quickly. After eating for a while, you will be attacked. Don't be so scared that you're so scared that you're so angry that you're going to pee your pants like you did when you hit Jinling City last time."

The boy nodded heavily, took out the peach and bit it hard. It was indeed full of sweetness and juicy water. He smiled foolishly, "Brother Chen, this peach is really delicious."

The eldest brother Chen smiled and said, "That's it. This is his mother's tribute. When we fight to Beijing in the future, there will be more delicious food. You kid must save your life and you can enjoy the happiness if you destroy the Qing Yao."

While he was talking, he suddenly heard the thunderous cheers behind him. Brother Chen and others looked back and saw several fast horses running straight towards him. The first one was the yellow armor and yellow turbans of the Western King. Behind him was the Western King Xiao Yungui. He heard him riding his horse and asking loudly: "Brothers, is the dog emperor's tribute peach delicious?" Every time he asked, the Taiping Army soldiers passing by stood up and raised their arms and shouted: "It's delicious! It's delicious!"

Xiao Yungui laughed and shouted again: "When you fight to Beijing in the future, there are better food there." The Taiping Army soldiers also shouted: "Come to Beijing! Fight to Beijing!"

Xiao Yungui rushed to the forefront of the position. He turned over and got off the horse. He looked up and saw the young man standing there holding half of the unfinished peach, shouting slogans, then walked over and laughed, "Little brother, is this peach delicious?" The young man knew that he was the Western King of the Taiping Army of the West Palace, and the god of war praised by everyone. Seeing Xiao Yungui's face full of flesh and a chewing face, he became a little scared, and said tremblingly: "It's good... delicious. The Western King."

Seeing that he seemed a little afraid, Xiao Yungui frowned and shouted: "You have eggs, don't speak like a woman, hesitate. I don't have cowardly soldiers under my West Palace. Why are you scared?"

Brother Zhou shook his head, so stupid that he didn't dare to speak loudly. Brother Chen beside him hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Zhou Huaiying is not afraid. He has never seen you, so he is a little awe."

Xiao Yungui laughed and scolded, "Awe in awe of birds, come here! Let's line up and pee at the Qing dogs on the city!" After that, he called a group of card-knife hands to stand in a row and pee at the Shanghai city. This place is very close to the Shanghai city wall, and it is within the range of guns and cannons. It's strange that the Qing army on the city was lifeless, and he kept shooting at the Taiping army under the city, allowing the Taiping army to humiliate and insult.

After peeing, Xiao Yungui laughed and said to Zhou Huaiying: "Did you see it? I only have one bird, and it's not one longer than you. Why are you afraid that I will do?" The knives of the cards burst into laughter.

Xiao Yungui pointed to the Qing army in the city and said, "Look, the Qing Yao in the city looks like a dead gray. We humiliated them so much that they didn't have the courage to fire a few shots. This Shanghai City can definitely be broken with one blow. If you attack the city later, don't be afraid of these Qing Yao. If you yell, his legs will become weak. Do you know?" The sword hands of the cards shouted together: "I know!"

Hearing three cannons behind, Xiao Yungui quickly turned over and shouted: "All the troops are ready, listen to the orders, prepare for war!"

"Preparation for war! Preparation for war!" The front military card knifeman shouted loudly, and the rear army's artillery began to roar, and fired cannons to the head of the city, followed the Taiping army's musketeers to the high ground and began to pour ammunition into the city. For a moment, the smoke on the head of the Shanghai city was shrouded in smoke, the fire was raging, and chaos.

The red flag of the former army commander was displayed, and this was the order to start attacking. Thousands of card-branded swords and swords, carried long ladders, hooks and other siege equipment to rush towards the city wall. The Qing army on the city was weak and weak, but was quickly suppressed by the Taiping Army's firearms.

Xiao Yungui returned to the rear army formation. Li Xuanji had heard the ridiculous things that the King of the West led a group of soldiers to pee at the city in front. He couldn't help but frown with a red face and muttered in a low voice: "Go and make trouble again, run so close. If any Qing Yao shook his hand and fired a shot, wouldn't it be very dangerous? No one dared to care about him even if the Queen of the West is not here."

Li Xuanji's muttering was very small, and Xiao Yungui didn't hear it. He returned to the formation and smiled and said to the generals: "Sun Tzu's martial arts are all over the world. Whenever he attacks the city, the city looks like a dead ashes. The city can be slaughtered. We will slaughter this Shanghai city!"

Li Xuanji pursed and said, "I'm talking nonsense, this sentence comes from Liutao, and the word "Zhenketu" in Chengketu does not mean slaughter, but means that it can be broken."

Li Xuanji's words were a little louder, and everyone around him heard it clearly. Xiao Yungui's old face turned red, and he turned the book bag wrong again. He had to laugh dryly to cover it up. But seeing Li Xuanji's white and red little face looking at him with a hint of anger, Xiao Yungui couldn't help but think, the four-eyed girl is not here, and this Xuanji girl is so beautiful, why don't you find a chance to get close to her after taking over Shanghai?

While he was talking nonsense, several generals around him cheered in unison, "I've attacked!" "I've already grabbed the city!"

Xiao Yungui hurriedly pulled away and looked at it with a thousand-mile mirror. He saw that the front military card knife hand wrapped in red scarves had already attacked the city. It seemed that the Qing army in Shanghai had no fighting spirit.

Xiao Yungui said to Zhou Lichun and Chen Yucheng: "The next thing is left to you. The front army can enter the city, and the rest of the army and horses are stationed outside the city. Purge the remaining enemies in the city, and those who surrender are exempted from death. Wu Jianzhang, the dog official, did not want to see him, so he took it and killed him with one knife! After a half-day rest, I will send troops to sweep Songjiang, Jinshan, Jiashan and other places tomorrow morning!" The generals received the order with a loud bang. To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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