.The news that the concession was occupied by the rebels was like a thunderbolt in a sunny day, and General Steelin almost fainted. What's going on!

Without even having the prepared supper, Steelin hurriedly convened an emergency military meeting inside. He made up his mind to withdraw from this ghost place that caused him a headache and gritted his teeth with hatred. There are two ways to go now. One is to join the Qing army in the north of Shanghai and directly counterattack the concession, and the other is to kill a bloody road south, go to Longhua and return to the warship, and then take back the concession. He was a little unsteady.

Like the commander, Colonel Jack and several senior officers talked about it for a long time, but could not give a correct idea. Back on the warship and then attacked again, no one didn't like this, but when they thought of the cruel battle on this day, everyone couldn't help but feel disappointed. The combat power and willpower of the rebels were far from what they had come into contact with in the Qing dynasty army in the past, and it was beyond their imagination. In addition, if the terrain was unfamiliar, it would be even more dangerous if it was operated at night. Besides, until now, no one knew the real situation of Brigadier General Yilu in Longhua. Will he hit a dead end?

However, although the defense grounds of the Qing army were passed by the Qing Dynasty army, it was relatively safer, but there was no warship to rely on. No one could tell how confident it would be with land warfare alone. If we encounter a bone as difficult as here, the trouble would be great. Outside the city, reinforcements from the rebels were coming continuously. It was difficult to predict whether Jiading could defend it as soon as the royal sailors left. Once Jiading was lost, the concession could not be taken back. God, he would be surrounded alone in Baoshan, such a narrow area. At present, the troops were not carrying enough ammunition, and being trapped in Baoshan would be a dead end.

After all, there is no way to really go.

"Bang!" Steelin slapped the table suddenly, almost jumped up again, and shouted loudly to the trash in front of him. The Royal Navy's face was really a loss. However, he didn't do that, but closed his eyes hard and suppressed the anger in his heart. He had been scolding for almost the whole day, and was tired.

After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the officers looking at each other, "Look south, break through the rebels' defense line at night and go straight to Longhua, and return to the warship as soon as possible. You can't wait until dawn and dawn, and it's difficult to leave. Colonel Jack, I cannot say without regret that as a commander of the Royal Marine Corps, your performance is difficult to satisfy me. You must immediately formulate a careful breakthrough plan to save some face for the Royal Navy." He looked at Colonel Jack and sighed.

"General, I..." Colonel Jack's face turned red from the beginning to his neck, "Don't worry, I will do my best. But... But, once you withdraw, what should I do if the wounded soldiers in the city do?" He was a little confident.

Steelin glanced at Colonel Jack. Of course, he knew that after a day of fierce battle, the wounded soldiers alone were enough. Killing Longhua needed light equipment, and those who were seriously injured naturally could not take them away. Besides, if you just wanted to take them, where would you find so many people who were willing to work? Jiading City had already escaped almost nine out of ten families. This Colonel Jack was obviously unable to get out of Taiwan.

He coughed, and was about to speak, but at this time, the door opened.

With the signing of the adjutant at the door, Steelin stood up and came outside the door. At the door, Jierhanga, with a pale face, stood, "God General, Wusong Fortress fell, the camp in the north of Shanghai was threatened by Changmao. Governor Xu had given up the camp and retreated all his troops into Baoshan City..."

Steelin was not shocked this time. He just felt strange. How could the power of the rebels be so powerful? The rebels broke through Longhua's defense line, and what about the troops of Brigadier General Yilu? The fall of Wusong was enough to prove that the rebels had invested a powerful water force and did not speed up the return of the warship. His proud fleet was afraid... the more he thought about it, the more he was afraid.

"Check yourselves and inform your relevant generals immediately that we need to convene a military meeting immediately to discuss the subsequent deployment. I have some things to deal with here, and I will rush to your yamen to attend the meeting in the future." Steelin dragged his heavy steps back to the conference room.

"Gentlemen, we only have the road to Longhua," Steelin said in a deep tone, and looked at his subordinates helplessly, "The Qing army has given up the camps in the north of the city and retreated to Baoshan. Colonel Jack, please make plans as mentioned earlier. The wounded soldiers who can still act will follow the brigade, and the rest have to be temporarily left to our friends to take care of them. Tell the soldiers to recover with peace of mind, and when we turn the situation around, they will take them back."

He took the cloak handed over by the adjutant, brushed it gently, and smiled at the officers, "That's it, I still have to attend their Qing army's military meeting. It's estimated that it will take about an hour. Before I come back, I must make plans."

In Jiading County, when he heard that foreigners were going to withdraw from Jiading to Longhua, Jierhang Abi felt even more terrifying and sad when he heard any unfavorable news. He opened his mouth wide and didn't say a word for a long time. Alas! He couldn't help but suddenly think of Wu Jianchang's death. It seems that foreigners at the critical moment were really unreliable!

General Hu Songlin, general Qin Ruhu and other military generals also felt a chill. Everyone could see that today's war was because the Taiping Army intended to deal with foreigners and deliberately left some affection to their subordinates. Even so, the Taiping Army's ruthlessness towards foreigners was enough to shock the soldiers and generals under his command. If the foreigners really wanted to leave, everyone knew what the outcome would be.

"Don't worry so much, everyone," Steelin smiled, trying to make a relaxed look. "As long as we return to the fleet and concentrate all our forces to launch a counterattack against Shanghai, the pressure here will be reduced. As long as you persist for two days, the situation will change greatly. Don't worry, there are still a large number of Royal Navy wounded soldiers left by us here, and we will never abandon it."

Gilhanga and others could only smile bitterly and helplessly. They could not do without foreigners, but they could not stop foreigners. After all, the wounded soldiers of foreigners could not be taken away, so it could still be considered hope. Therefore, the so-called military meeting became Steelin's speech alone, and all arrangements revolved around how the British army could successfully withdraw from Jiading.

Steelin came in a hurry and left in a hurry. He originally planned to sit for a while to give some comfort to these panicked allies. Unfortunately, he had to go back quickly because he received another new and worse news.

Ali Kingdom surrendered. The representatives of the expatriates cried bitterly to him and begged him to accept the conditions of the Taiping Army to protect the lives of all expatriates. Mashali and Aitang were also persuading him that they had no capital, and their lives were naturally hanging in the hands of Ali Kingdom. Ali Kingdom also cherished his life. When he heard several rebel soldiers in the house discussing how to execute the death penalty on criminals with relish, he was frightened. This ancient country was too strange, and those extremely cruel punishments were enough to melt a piece of iron. So, in the name of the British Empire, he ordered the fleet on the Huangpu River and the army fighting hard in Jiading to disarm the Taiping Army in front of him.

Of course, the Lord An did not forget to promise him that the Royal Navy soldiers who had laid down their weapons would leave Shanghai on civilian ships.

Steelin, who held this order, hurried back to his headquarters, and he tried his best to remain calm. I couldn't tell Jillhanga and others about this matter. If it weren't for his sudden idea, I wouldn't even want to let the officers know about it. It was too embarrassing and too much of a queen's face!

The matter had reached the most urgent moment, and he knew clearly that the fleet on the Huangpu River had also received such an order. According to the habit of the brigade general Yilu, he would not execute this order easily. He had to hurry back, otherwise everything would be too late.

Colonel Jack's plan has been formulated. As soon as he saw the general with a serious expression, he immediately handed over the plan, "General, this is a planned plan. In order to act quickly, I have notified the ministers to prepare according to the plan, if..."

"That's it," Steelin glanced at it, putting the plan on the table, "Gentlemen, I have something sad, I can tell you the truth..."

Colonel Jack and other officers were shocked and then silent after hearing the general's account of the government orders sent by the British Empire Consulate.

"I don't want to explain anything more, but I must tell my gentlemen that we cannot execute this order." Steelin angrily threw the order in his hand into the ground, and then stomped hard, "We are soldiers, soldiers of the Royal Navy, and we must never bow to those dirty guys!"

"Now, I'll announce the order..."

Huang Zaixing waited for Colonel Jack, who was the plenipotentiary representative of the British army to negotiate disarming. After some bargaining, Colonel Jack left with satisfaction.

"I think this guy has no good intentions." Chen Zongyang looked at the colonel's back as he was leaving and snorted.

Huang Zaixing looked at his pocket watch, smiled slightly, and walked back to the tent quickly. While busy writing a few letters, he ordered the generals in the tent, "Shi Yukun is responsible for surrendering, and must strictly order the British troops moving to the southwest surrender area to be separated and searched carefully. The outside teams in the South Gate should not rush to confiscate the weapons left by the British army to prevent fraud behind them. Once the British army surrenders, as planned, all the pursuit and suppression troops are under the command of Chen Zongyang. Wherever there is gunfire and foreign devils, fight wherever there is gunshot and foreign devils are present, and no foreign devils are allowed to miss the net. I will reiterate an order again, and don't want any living captives."

"Minister Huang, are the foreigners really going to send out the wounded soldiers?" Shi Yukun frowned and smiled with his tongue, "My goodness, seven or eight hundred, Prime Minister Zeng and others have been trying a lot tossing these foreigners."
Chapter completed!