Time went back to the Battle of Dagukou, when the British and French fleet retreated, it was already bright. On the main turret of Dagu, Senggelinqin was dressed in military uniform, sitting not far from the giant cannon with red gun barrels, holding Nakuni's light sword in both hands, sitting as steady as a mountain of war, looking at the British and French ships retreating rapidly on the sea in the distance with dull face. Since the negotiations between Britain and France began, Xianfeng had transferred Senggelinqin back to Dagukou to take charge. Fortunately, the Taiping army in northern Jiangsu, Anhui and other places had been quiet recently, and Senggelinqin was able to withdraw.

At first the negotiations went smoothly, but unexpectedly, the envoy was assassinated, followed by the attack of the British and French coalition forces, with the first attack at Dagukou. Since the war started, Senggelinqin has been sitting firmly on the main fort without any moves. Under the fierce artillery fire of the British and French navy, the morale of the army has been greatly stabilized.

Before dawn, Senggelinqin received a battle report from the South Bank Fort. The fort guard Shi Rongchun, Shi Rongchun, died in battle. He was dark at the moment and almost fainted. Shi Rongchun followed him for many years and had been loyal to his duties. He never retreated when he went into battle. Since taking over the general of Dagu, he had been working hard to manage the Dagu Fort, and later promoted to the admiral of Zhili. This time, Senggelinqin was deploying Dagu. If it were not for the foundation of Shi Rongchun's hard work for many years, he would not have been able to make the Dagu defense line so complete. He heard the news of Shi Rongchun's death, Senggelinqin felt a lot of pain in his heart and wished he could sank the British and French ships on the sea.

At this time, another powerful general, Leshan, rushed over and bowed to him: "Master! The barbarian ship retreats, let the navy ambushing in the sea go to fight!"

Senggelinqin slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and vomited out: "Can there be anyone who can catch up with the Yi Ship in the Navy ship? Can the artillery on the ship hit the Yi Ship?"

Leshan silently heard this. The Dagu navy was a sailboat of more than 100 tons. He could not catch up with the British and French steam cranes at all, and the cannons on the ship were not as good as humans. He attacked purely for death. But watching the ship retreating swaying, Leshan was unwilling to accept it. He stomped his feet heavily and remained silent. His face was gray and black, and he looked like he was smoking. It seemed that he was guarding the fort.

Senggelinqin sighed lightly: "This battle is already a complete victory, and you can count some losses. Treat the wounded soldiers and clean up the battlefield!"

Half an hour later, the Qing army's losses were out. Zhili Admiral Shi Rongchun and Dagu Association's deputy general Long Ruyuan were killed. Shi Rongchun guarded the southern fortress, and the Yi soldiers forcibly landed and were about to defeat the defense line of the South Bank. He led more than ten personal guards to rush down the mountain and summoned the defeated soldiers to rush up again. He died in the chaos. Long Ruyuan guarded the northern fortress. He was hit by British artillery and died on the spot. In addition, 76 people were killed in the Qing army, injured 121 people, and eleven artillery damaged eleven. The enemy was estimated to have lost more than 1,000 people, and another seventeen Yi soldiers were captured.

Senggelinqin murmured, "Seventy-six died, seventy-six died, why did Shi and Long?" Then he slowly closed his eyes. The only four powerful generals under the King of Monk were Su Kejin, Leshan and He Jianao. After hearing this, he kept silent.

At this time, a sound of gongs and drums sounded under the fortress. Everyone looked at it. The Governor of Zhili, Hengfu, was riding in the blue sedan chair, with yamen soldiers, gentry officials, and some of the hard-working soldiers who were singing big dramas. After the war started, the Governor of Zhili, Hengfu, had been waiting for news in the rear. At this moment, the Pegasus Express reported that Haikouzi had won a great victory and the barbarian ship retreated, so he brought his troops with him.

Leshan spat fiercely: "Old guy, I came to receive the merit when I saw it. "

Senggelinqin said quietly: "It is our military man's duty to go to battle to kill the enemy, and it is normal. Lord Hengfu is a civil servant. It is already rare and you must not be rude if you have not retreated to Tianjin."

Hengfu got down the sedan chair under the fort and walked up to the fort himself. He saw Senggelinqin and other generals kneeling down on one knee: "He worked hard for all generals!" The people behind him also knelt down and shouted: "He worked hard for all generals!" Senggelinqin quickly helped him up, saying that he didn't dare. Seeing Hengfu's heavy gifts, the generals' expressions were slightly slower.

Hengfu was floating up by Senggelinqin, and then said with a sad look on his face: "Shi, the two generals Long died for their country, very regretful, and the gentry of Jingu was grateful for the loyalty and courage of the two generals. He has agreed to build a double loyal temple for the two generals in Dagu. I hope that the two generals will gather together and enjoy the incense forever."

Senggelinqin thanked him again and was very grateful to Hengfu. The generals were moved by it and their views on Hengfu greatly improved.

After talking about the battle situation, Hengfu pulled Senggelinqin to the far end of the fort, and asked in a low voice: "How do you want to report the victory?"

Senggelinqinqin said: "Naturally, the report was true, and the ambush was successfully set up in Dagu and repel the barbarians."

Hengfu shook his head and said, "This is inappropriate. Although there was an envoy being assassinated before this time, the emperor did not declare war on the barbarians. In the previous court battles, the emperor had not made up his mind. The court had been pacifying the barbarians for many years, but although he had the intention to start a war, he had no intention of starting a war. The monk's victory was true. However, if the monk reported to set up an ambush, this move would offend the masters and sects. Moreover, although the barbarians retreated, they would definitely come again. No one knows whether they would win or lose. If they were defeated, the court would want to pacify the barbarians again. At that time, the monk's crime would not be able to escape the crime of starting a war without mercy."

Senggelinqin pondered and said, "This is reasonable for you, but I am not careful about it."

Hengfu said: "In my foolish opinion, we joined forces to join hands, and the name of the name is Senggelinqin. Hengfu reported that the invasion of the barbarians fired the first fire, and the Dagu soldiers and horses fought back against each other. The French said that the Yi people did not follow the will of the court, waiting for the assassination to be investigated and attacked Dagu. You and I only thought about placing the situation for many years. Once the cannon was fired, the situation changed completely. They still endured and waited quietly, and were ready to take charge, and were filled with the anger of our army..." Hengfu slowly said what he thought, and a memorial was already released. Senggelinqin admired Hengfu's talent and knowledge. After listening, he bowed deeply and said, "Let's report as the lord said."

Hengfu said a few words and put his name on the memorial with Senggelinqin. Senggelinqin didn't care. Hengfu was the governor of Zhili, and he still had many things to rely on him to help him, so he didn't point them out at the moment.

After talking about the memorial, Hengfu called his master, immediately spread the table, and dictated it on the fort, drafted the memorial and read it for Senggelinqin. The two of them signed it and ordered people to wear red and hanging colors for 800 miles to send it to Chengde. At this moment, Xianfeng was still hiding in Chengde for summer vacation, so the memorials were sent to Chengde, and the capital only needed to send them to the court.

After the messenger left, Senggelinqin and Hengfu slowly walked to the front of the fortress, watching the remaining barbarian ships on the sea surface, and the two seriously injured barbarian ships drifted at the mouth of the sea. The Qing army had sent more than ten sampans to capture them.

Hengfu asked, "The Monk King won this battle, is there a descendant?"

Senggelinqinqin said: "Of course, it is to rectify the military horses and equipment, and to fix the forts to prevent the barbarians from coming back."

Hengfu frowned and said, "Although this battle was a bit snowy, Jiangning was humiliated more than ten years ago, it was because of the prestige of the country above and the expectations of the people below. However, the greed of the people of the barbarians will be unwilling to give up. Seeing the strong ships of the barbarians, the sea is as powerful as the wind, the equipment is excellent for me. After several years of operation in Dagu, the firearms in the capital were all drawn, and there were also elite soldiers and generals of the monks and kings, and even strange plans to set up ambush. But what about the cities in Guangdong? In the end, the cities along the coast of Guangdong cannot be built like Dagu. There are no elite soldiers and generals like the monks. Besides, the barbarians and Changmao secretly communicate with each other, and they are afraid of collusion between the inside and the outside, which will ruin my country."

Senggelinqin frowned and said, "What should we do? Let's talk with him?"

Hengfu asked replies without answering: "If the Monk King's battle was not a strange trick, could it be won?"

Senggelinqin pondered: "The battle to the death!"

Hengfu nodded and asked again: "How to deal with the next time the barbarians come back?"

Senggelinqin replied: "The cannon displacement is changed, the inflated artillery is inflated, the infantry is guarding the key points, the cavalry is supporting the rear road, and attacking the troops who land on the shore."

Hengfu said: "It's also a death-death battle?"

Senggelinqin's thick beard shook: "I am ordered to defend the territory, but I will fight to the death."

Hengfu said slowly: "No one in the court wants to fight to the death. Dagu blocks the capital. If there is a slight mistake, it will never be repatriated. To say something to heart, if someone says that the barbarians should make business, they should pay attention to the way to deal with it, and should not be called a military force. The monk king won the ambush, but once the battle begins, there will be no situation. The bandits in the south are not calm, and the country is in danger."

Senggelinqin widened her eyes: "The barbarians declared war for a long time, and they bombarded the cities in Guangzhou and killed our soldiers and civilians. Now they are invading north. How can we not set up an ambush to defeat him? The barbarians are engaged in business, but their desire to pursue profit is not dead. They always have excessive demands. If they negotiate with them, they are like feeding wolves with meat. How can the wolves be full for a day? Yes, Senggelinqin plots against the barbarians and set up a strange ambush and ambush them first. Even if the barbarians come back in the future and break through Dagu, I will not give in to him. Even if the barbarians come back in the future and attack Dagu, I will not give in. Even if the future generations later, I will not regret it. The warriors are responsible for the mission of the land. Do you have to give in to others?"

Hengfu sighed: "There is nothing wrong with the monk thinking about it so much. He doesn't care about the comments behind him. His mind is beyond our own comparison. Hengfu just said nothing."

Senggelinqin said slowly, "I understand that since ancient times, we have judged heroes by success or failure. If I lose in the future, I will definitely be criticized behind me." He followed him up and laughed loudly, "At that time, it was the argument behind me, why should I be afraid? A real man can wear a horse and wear a body, and he can be worthy of the world. He will be able to comment on corrupt scholars in later generations!" After that, he turned around and laughed and left.

Hengfu looked at Senggelinqin's back and shook his head and smiled, "It's better that he can do it. Fortunately, you act recklessly and hurt the barbarians. The barbarians will definitely not give up, otherwise the plan of Suzhongtang would not be realized."

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On the other side, the commanders of Britain and France who were defeated at sea gathered together to hold a meeting. After Rigo de Genuilli talked about the situation, British ambassador Elkin frowned and said, "When did the Qing army fight so well?" Rigo de Genuilli sneered, "Amprovement, we are fighting now. When the Qing side is ready and we make fatal mistakes, the Qing side may also achieve local or even major victory. Don't forget that they have defeated Russia now."

Grant said slowly: "Everyone, we did make the mistake of despising the enemy this time. If there is insufficient intelligence collection, we will take risks and start a war, and failure is inevitable."

French ambassador Gross said: "Gentlemen, a review is necessary, but it is our priority to discuss the next move."

Grantjo is familiar with the situation in China. He said: "I suggest that the entire army return to Shanghai to rest and wait for reinforcements from India, and we need to find the Chinese to collect intelligence for us."

Erjin frowned and asked, "I agree to return to Shanghai to rest. Is there a suitable person to collect intelligence? What we need is the enemy's extremely confidential information."

He was beside him, the British consul in Shanghai and now also serves as the translator of Erkin, and said, "I have a good candidate in Shanghai. He hates the Qing government very much. He was born into a family of officials in the Qing Dynasty and is proficient in both English and French languages. He must be the best candidate."

Bashali came to interest: "Oh, what's his name when there is such a person?"

Wei Toma smiled and said, "He is a playboy, named Gong Cheng. What does he like to call him Gong Banlun. His father turned out to be an official of the Qing court, named Gong Zizhen." (To be continued...)
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