Li Hailong's thoughts were complicated after hearing Uncle Gen's words. The situation was obvious. Uncle Qian and the others wanted to stabilize the family. Since he was out, he should also make some achievements outside. This way, both sides would develop well and his feet would be stable.
In the past two days, he had not had the time to calm down and think about how to develop in the future. He was acting like a firefighter, running to wherever the fire was. Now was the time to change this situation!
Teacher Chen was right. It was time to cut the Gordian knot. Compared to the mainland, the one who acted faster would be the first to snatch the initiative. It had been a day, and the news here should have reached the mainland long ago. In addition, it was unknown what kind of news the British had sent over. These situations had to be considered.
Of course, based on the situation they had encountered in the past two days, with their current strength, it seemed that escaping was not a problem. They did not even have to think about attacking. However, wasn't there a saying that attacking was the best defense? Was he being a little conservative? However, he still wanted to hear what the old man had to say, so he asked Uncle Gen,"
"Uncle, what else did Uncle Qian and Teacher Chen tell you?”
"Yes! Uncle Qian wants you to be at ease and develop your career here. If you need anything, just tell him. He will do it. Teacher Chen talked a lot as if you didn't know anything. I can't stand it! Hehe, but I still have to tell you:
What I heard was that you should act freely here. It would be best if you could get all the locals to join the army. Those who really can't join the army can mainly go to the sea to fish and do side businesses. Then, they can go to the mainland to exchange for other things. Those children should try their best to go to school. Oh right, I almost forgot to mention that these older ones should also learn how to read, haha.
In the beginning, it's best for us to hide here and not come out to deal with the Qing government. We'll come out when our hometown is stable. I heard him say that we can use some local team training method. At this time, there are teams forming everywhere on the continent. It's a rare opportunity. It seems that this is all. Oh right, this is what he wrote for you…"
Uncle Zhang took out a piece of paper from his pocket. Li Hailong took a look and saw that it was a record of what had happened recently.
It recorded that starting from July 6th, 1842, the British Navy Commander Baga and Army Commander Wowu led 11 warships, nine ships, four troop-carrying ships, 48 transport ships, and more than 10,000 soldiers from the army to leave Haosongkou and enter the Yangtze River. All the ships were organized into a vanguard fleet and five columns. Each column had eight to thirteen transport ships, led by a warship.
The third column was led by a troop-carrying ship and was under the command of the captain. Along the way, each column maintained a distance of three to five kilometers. Along the way, they used the surveying ship as a guide, surveying as they advanced. In addition, the British army left two warships at the mouth of Wusong, four ships to block the Yangtze River mouth to ensure the safety of the rear, and one ship to stay in Zhoushan and Zhenhai areas.
There were three warships and three transport ships in Amoy, and the army had 400 people. In Hong Kong, the British army left six warships, two transport ships, and more than 1300 soldiers to defend.
When Li Hailong saw this, he thought that there was no ship in Zhoushan. Perhaps it had gone to Zhenhai. He should ask the British captives to find out where the ship went.
As the British army invaded the west, the forts at Fushan, Ebizui, and the other dangerous passes of the Yangtze River almost scattered the moment they touched them. On the afternoon of July 14th, the British army destroyed the fort at the mountain pass 50 miles east of Zhenjiang. After that, due to the small wind, they stopped advancing westward and only sent surveying ships to continue sailing upward for reconnaissance.
On July 17th, the British fleet entered the Zhenjiang River and immediately blocked the north entrance of the Guazhou Canal, blocking the water transport. The French had sent two warships to observe the battle when the British attacked Haosongkou. The captain of one of the warships was called Chesil, and he was now following the British to Nanjing. On the morning of July 21, the British army captured Zhenjiang.
On August 3, the British left a small portion of their forces in Zhenjiang. The fleet began to move toward Jiangning and arrived at the Nanjing River on the 9th. On the 11th, the British army landed near Guanyinmen, and the warships set off to bombard the city. On the same day, Qiying rushed to Jiangning from Wuxi and sent people to start "peace talks" with the British side. On the 14th, he accepted all the conditions proposed by the British side.
On August 29th, the Nanjing treaty was signed. Only one third-class warship arrived at Nanjing, while the other two were left at the mouth of the Yangtze River and Zhenjiang. At the end, it was written that it would be destroyed after reading.
Seeing this, Li Hailong wanted to laugh. Wasn't this cheating? Looking at the time, there was still nearly a month before the signing of the treaty of Nanjing that almost everyone knew about. Coupled with the fact that they wanted to vigorously develop their military strength here instead of taking the initiative to attack, he guessed that they might want to wait until the signing time before attacking. He had a conclusion in his heart.
He looked at the words " Destroy after reading " written on it and smiled bitterly. This Teacher Chen was too much. Everyone was on the same line now. Wouldn't it be more powerful if more people understood the changes in the situation?
Thinking of this, he decided that regardless of whether everyone understood this history or not, he still had to let a few important leaders familiarize themselves with it. Of course, the last few words had to be removed. Otherwise, if everyone was unhappy, it would be counterproductive.
Li Hailong tore off the last few words neatly along the edge and came to the cabin. He called Captain Wang, Zhao Liang, Zhang Jie, and the others out. Then, he went to the rear deck and handed the note to them to read together.
Everyone discussed as they watched.
"How detailed! Who wrote it? Why didn't I know…"
"This foreigner has already entered the Yangtze River!”
"Sigh! I only knew that the treaty was signed at this time, but I really didn't know about the previous matters! So it's so complicated!"
Jie shook his head.
"Then we can give it a few hits from behind! It won't be able to sign it…"
"I didn't expect that among the people who came here, there would be someone who knows this history so well!”
Captain Wang was already calculating."
"Yesterday was the 8th, and today is the 9th. This way, we still have more than a month to prepare. If our strength is enough, we can wrap them up like dumplings!，Sigh! They had more than 10,000 people! We have to think about it carefully."
Jie was also discussing non-stop,
"What are these people afraid of now? We can use machine guns! Based on the way they were lining up to attack now, using more than ten spears was not enough! We have to consider what to do after fighting. After this fight, the British would definitely send more powerful troops over. This was the key to the problem!”
At this time, Captain Zhou did not lag behind and expressed his opinion,
"We can still fight while they are on the ship! What was the use of having more people like this? What's the use of having more people if we sink the ship?! Of course, it would be best to beat them until they were afraid! If we can surrender, we can get both money and people! Just like yesterday."
Uncle Gen couldn't help but say,
"I think it should be quite easy to hit that sailboat. As long as we destroy its sail, it won't be able to escape. We can do whatever we want with it! Moreover, this kind of boat is not easy to break, so it saves us the trouble of having to repair it. These boats are much better than the fishing boats we used back then. They are both strong and tall! It's much more troublesome to repair the two boats yesterday. We don't have such big wood at our place. When I came over this morning, Old Qian even discussed with me. If it really doesn't work, we can only install diesel engines!”
"Good, good, good! Uncle Gen, when we fight, we must be careful not to damage it. Then we can give you a good boat!”
"Yes! That's right! We can still quietly climb up and snatch the boat! This way, there wouldn't be any damage! Are you satisfied now?"
….
Li Hailong listened to everyone's discussion and said with a smile,
"Haha, you guys are great! He hadn't even gotten his eight characters, yet he was already scheming how to use the other party's ship! I think it's better to think about how to strengthen our current strength, and then think about these things to fight them.”
As he spoke, he took the paper and lit it up.
"I say, after reading the news from the higher-ups, we should first eliminate the remaining troops in Zhenhai and Shanghai. Then, we should prevent them from sending people from the south. This way, regardless of whether they have signed the agreement or not, they will come to us sooner or later. We can disperse and eliminate them one by one. This is safer.!”
"Little Li is right! Since we have such a plan, we should make preparations as soon as possible!”
Everyone nodded their heads and thought that they should have a plan. They didn't want to be in a mess. This month was neither long nor short. No one knew if there would be other situations inside that would change the original course of history!
Everyone was still talking, but Uncle Gen couldn't sit still anymore.
"I say, shouldn't everyone stop for a moment? It's getting late. You have to unload the things that were loaded onto this ship! I still have to rush back tonight!"
He even added,
"If you guys don't want it, I'll put it back on the island and use it myself! Haha!"
When everyone heard this, they forgot about it. They quickly stopped talking and asked Uncle Gen what good things he had sent over this time.
Uncle Gen was quite honest. He gave them a list of materials.
"There are quite a few things! I've thought of food, clothes, and accommodation for you! Even the mosquito nets were collected overnight from uninhabited houses! We can deal with these people outside!”
"Aiya! Uncle! You're really a living Bodhisattva! He even thought of this! You don't know how painful it was for us to be bitten by mosquitoes last night! Thank you so much, Uncle Gen!"
"Don't just say good things. You have to quickly take down this place for us. Our island is really too small! I'll have to rely on you guys in the future!”
"Yes, yes, yes! Just for you, we will definitely build this place up! When it's stable in the future, Uncle, you can move here! I'll take care of the house for you!"
"Haha, kid, you have such a sweet mouth! I like it…"
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