In the Wujia Village ambush, Yuanqi's regiment training, Shanghai Volunteering Killer wiped out two British battalions with slight casualties. As the two companies turned back to Shanghai, the Volunteering Killer's camp was in full swing. Although he did not bring back the British heads, he seized more than 200 Western muskets, which was real. No one dared to doubt this record. With the vivid description of the battle of the Volunteering Killer and the reward of 5,000 taels of silver, all the volunteers were ready to fight, eager to have the opportunity to fight.

Shanghai Daoya, Bao Shichen hurried into Yizhizu Study Room when he heard this news. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to say: "The great victory in Wujia Village, and the more than 20 British people were wiped out at the cost of less than 20 casualties, is it true?"

After reaching out and giving up his seat, Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "From the more than 240 Burke-style flintlocks seized, it should be true." He smiled as he said that, "The Yuanqi Group Practitioner has not yet learned to falsely report his military achievements."

"The British army has only three thousand troops in Wusong." Bao Shichen sat down and continued, "Can you accumulate small victory into big victory and destroy Wusong's British army in pieces?"

"Mr. Bao is so arrogant." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "The ambush in Wujia Village was carefully prepared after seven or eight days. In addition, the British army underestimated the enemy, so it was impossible to replicate it. After this battle, the British army must be very vigilant and take strict precautions, let's talk about it."

After a pause, he continued: "In terms of time, we are not allowed to slowly consume the strength of the British army in pieces. The battle in Zhenjiang may break out in the past two days. The British army will be able to fight easily. If it is not easy, they may give up attacking Jiangning, or increase troops and provide assistance. We cannot delay it."

This is not without reason, Bao Shichen sighed with regret: "What a pity."

"Nothing is a pity." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "I am already very content. The main purpose of this battle is to boost morale and boost the morale of the army. In the battle of the northern suburbs, the British army showed great shock to the courage and courage. Through this nearly perfect ambush battle, it can greatly inspire the confidence of the bravery, which is enough."

It turned out that it was this purpose. Bao Shichen couldn't help but secretly praised, but said with concern: "Wu Song Yingyi Army, five warships, a total of about 5,000 troops, and occupied the city fortresses and built fortifications to defend. Yuan Qi's regiment trained, even if two thousand volunteers were added, there were only four thousand people. If it was a strong attack, it would probably be lost. Even if Wu Song could be defeated, it would be unable to hold on."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Mr. Bao, don't worry, Yuan Qi will not fight a war that he is unsure."

After hearing this, Bao Shichen said in surprise: "There are reinforcements?"

Yi Zhizu did not hide it from him, nodded and said, "There are still five thousand reinforcements, and I will arrive in Shanghai soon."

"All the Yuanqi group training in Guangzhou has been transferred?" Bao Shichen was very surprised. Guangzhou was the foundation of Yuanqi. The Yuanqi group training was transferred out. It is hard to say that nothing would happen. What he was most worried about was that Yuanqi had a feud with the court, which would definitely be a result of both losses.

"The Yuanqi Group Training in Guangzhou has drawn 3,000 yuan to support Jiangning." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The ones who came to Shanghai were the mine protection team of Changhua Iron Mine, the transport fleet and several escort warships."

When he heard that there were several escort warships, Bao Shichen's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask: "How many warships are there?"

"Thirteen ships." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "They are all light patrol ships made by Citigroup."

Yuan Qi actually had thirteen light patrol ships? Bao Shichen looked at him in amazement and couldn't speak. What exactly did Yuan Qi want to do? He accumulated such a strong force in just a few years. There were at least 20,000 people in open and secretly. In order to fight with the British army, Yi Zhizu actually showed off all his trump cards.

Seeing him looking stunned, Yishi slowly lit a cigar, and then smiled and said, "Sir, don't be surprised. France, which has little trade with our Qing Dynasty, has sent two warships to watch the battle. As the second largest trading country of our Qing Dynasty, how can we sit there? They also sent warships to watch the battle."

After hearing this, Bao Shichen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How many warships have come to Citiland?"

"Five ships, there is also a fleet of ships coming with him." Yi Zhizu said: "In recent years, in order to maintain the safety of the fleet transporting Changhua iron ore and Annan high-quality coal by sea, Yuanqi has successively purchased three warships, and also hired five Citigroup warships, all of which have been transferred."

Bao Shichen said in confusion: "Will the Citi Kingdom warships get involved in this war?"

"Of course not, but the five we hired can participate in the war, eight light cruisers plus twenty or thirty armed merchant ships, can definitely win the five British warships."

Bao Shichen suddenly realized that this was Yi Qunsu’s true confidence. No wonder he had the confidence to take down Wusong and stick to Wusong. It can be said that for this battle, Yuan Qi took out all his family’s assets. After pondering for a little, he spoke: “In this battle, no matter whether it wins or loses, the court will be restless. Dongweng hasn’t considered this?”

"This is a national war, I have no choice." Yi Zhizu said with great righteousness, but in fact he knew very well that if Changhua's troops were not drawn, the court would be truly restless. The court knew about the two thousand mine protection teams in Changhua, and there was no need for him to hide it.

Bao Shichen was moved by his words and said with emotion: "The merchants in the world Ruodu Ruodong Weng are so loyal, how dare the British attack?"

Before he finished speaking, Li Wang quickly walked outside the door and reported: "Young Master, there is an urgent report from Zhenjiang."

"Let the postman send it in directly." Yi Zhizu gave an order and looked at Bao Shichen and said, "It seems that the war has begun in Zhenjiang."

Yi Zhizu's guess was good. The urgent report from Zhenjiang said that the British fleet captured the Zhenjiang Portal on July 19th. In fact, it was also the third line of defense of the Yangtze River after Wusong and Jiangyin. It was composed of the Wushan Fortress, the Dasha Fortress in Shunjiangzhou and the Sanjiangying Fortress in Jiangdu.

In just two days, the heavy defense of the Wushanguan Fort was settled. The British fleet rushed in and pointed directly at Jinshan, another important place for Zhenjiang River Defense.

After reading the battle report, Bao Shichen sighed lightly and said, "If the Jinshan Mountain is lost, Zhenjiang River will be prevented from losing everything."

"The river defense is not reliable at all." Yi Zhizu said bluntly: "Xiamen coastal defense failed to stop the British fleet, let alone the river defense of Zhenjiang. In fact, Wushanguan lasted for one day. Jinshan, it was estimated that it only took half a day."

"How many days can Zhenjiang hold on?" Bao Shichen asked himself, as if he was asking Yi Zhizu.

How many days can Zhenjiang last? Yi Zhizu was very worried. Once Zhenjiang lost, the British fleet could drive straight into Jiangning. The longer the Zhenjiang stayed, the more beneficial it would be for the Jiangning battle. If Zhenjiang lost it in just two or three days, it would be really deadly! Jiangyin has not received any urgent reports. It is definitely the last column of the British army that has not passed through Jiangyin. If Jiangyin cannot set up defenses, the fun will be great. Once the British fleet returns without any stop, the Wusong Fortress will definitely not be able to stop it.

Another thing that made him anxious was that the war had begun in Zhenjiang, but there was no news about Changhua's fleet. I don't know where it has been. In order to avoid being issued by the British army in Dinghai, he asked the fleet to bypass the Zhoushan Islands far away. He was really worried that it would take too far to delay the time. To be honest, he didn't know how long it would take to capture Wusong.

On July 20, the British army captured Kingsoft. On the same day, the British fleet announced the blockade of the Yangtze River Channel and the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou.

After receiving the military report, Yi Zhizu curled his lips. Lin Zexu had already ordered a blockade by the Yangtze River channel and the Grand Canal. The British fleet deliberately announced the blockade again, just to put pressure on the Qing court and local officials in Jiangsu. However, the loss of Kingsoft means that Guo Qing has been all over the periphery of Zhenjiang. Next, the British army will directly attack Zhenjiang. I really don’t know how many days Senggelinqin can hold on. Zhenjiang now has 15,000 troops.

"Report." Ren An said loudly outside the door.

When he heard that his spirit was different from usual, Yi Zhizu knew that it might be that there was news from the fleet, so he hurriedly said: "Come in."

Ren An strode into the room, saluted, handed over a small bamboo tube and said, "Big shopkeeper, Changhua Gexin."

Finally, there was news. Yi Zhizu couldn't wait to use a knife to remove the sealing wax, pick out the small roll of paper inside, and when he opened it, he ordered: "Call Yan Yangtian and Xiao Mingliang soon."

Yan Yangtian and Xiao Mingliang would come to Daoya every day to report. After Ren An went out, the two of them quickly stepped in. After saluting, Yan Yangtian smiled and said, "Principal, but is there any news in the fleet?"

Yi Zhizu walked to the large simple map hanging on the wall, pointed to the sea surface of Tongzhou Prefecture, and said, "In order to prevent being noticed by the British fleet, the fleet has set up a circle. Now, near Wunansha Island on the sea surface of Tongzhou Prefecture, according to the plan, it will be slightly repaired and will appear in Haikou early the next morning."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yangtian and Xiao Mingliang quickly stood at attention and said, "Please give an order."

Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "The cordon line moves directly forward and pushes it to the ten-mile range of Wusong, Baoshan."

The person in charge of the warning was the righteous bravery led by Xiao Mingliang. He hurriedly said: "Students obey the order."

"The troops set off—." Yi Zhizu pointed to the map and said, "Tomorrow morning, you must enter the designated attack position. A tentative attack will begin in the afternoon, and the day after tomorrow is high." As he said, he walked towards the desk, looked a little, and then said, "The tide time for the next day is 10:12, two hours in advance, and the attack will be full of strength, and try to attract British warships to the banks of Wusong to buy time for the fleet."

"Student understand!" Yan Yangtian and Xiao Mingliang responded loudly. In the past few days, the three of them have repeatedly studied and deduced the combat plan of attacking Wusong and Baoshan, and have long been familiar with it.

With a slight hesitation, Yan Yang said: "Principal, we have been marching for a hundred miles from Shanghai to Wusong for a day and night. We have no problem with our soldiers, but the artillery battalion is slow and we will not be able to reach the established position tomorrow morning."

"The whole surface attack started at 8:12 the day after tomorrow." Yi Zhizu said: "You can't move a hundred miles in two days? Note that it is best to move the artillery battalion to be more concealed and not let the British army be prepared in advance, so that they can catch them off guard."

Yan Yangtian said directly: "Principal, can you requisition some mules and horses?"

Yi Zhizu said distractedly: "Look for Xiao Mingliang and let him go to County Magistrate Liu."

The next morning, on the walls of Baoshan County, Elliot and Bartre were carrying a telescope and looking at a large tent that appeared ten miles away ten miles away. Each of them looked a little solemn. Even if they were thinking about it with their toes, they could think that they were preparing to attack Baoshan and Wusong on a large scale.

"It's not a joke, right?" Bartra asked as if he was talking to himself.

After a while of silence, Elliot put down his telescope and said, "According to the information collected some time ago, a Qing army came to Shanghai County, with a number of about 1,500 people. If there were no reinforcements these days, Shanghai's troops should be 4,000."

"God of General." A school official said: "From the size of the barracks and the number of tents, the other party should be less than 4,000 people. Of course, it is not ruled out that there will be troops coming in the future."

More than 3,000 people dared to attack Baoshan and Wusong Fortress, which were defended by 2,600 British troops. Bartre was a little disbelief and ordered: "Keep paying attention to whether there are follow-up troops coming."

Only four miles away from the Yangjiazui Fortress in Wusong, Yan Yangtian rode on his horse, holding a telescope and unscrupulously observing the British army's defense situation opposite. A team of guards were vigilantly paying attention to the movements around him. Seeing Yan Yangtian urged the horse to continue moving forward, the guard platoon leader Chang Youdao couldn't help but say, "Captain, our place is already within the range of the opponent's artillery, and we can't move forward any more."

"It's not a problem." Yan Yangtian said distractedly. He observed clearly from the telescope that the cannons on the fort should be old-fashioned cannons left by the Qing army. Although the range is less than four miles, the accuracy is really not good.

Chang Youdao did not dare to let him take risks, so he hurriedly urged him to stop him, "Be careful, the other party is loading ammunition." A guard reminded loudly.

"Yeah." Yan Yangtian also noticed it, but had no intention of leaving. Chang Youdao rushed forward and wanted to pull the reins. Yan Yangtian ordered: "Everyone is following my orders and ready to leave at any time."

When he saw the British army ignite the fire from the telescope, the group rushed to the horse and ran for dozens of meters away. He heard the sound of a "boom" cannon. Yan Yangtian laughed and pulled out his horse's head, and ordered: "Come, go and drop the bullet point and insert the alarm target."

Chang Youdao said in confusion: "What should I do if I plug in the mark? There are more than a dozen cannons on the fort."

"Send people to start digging trenches two hundred meters after the mark." Yan Yangtian said: "The soil here is soft and it should be easy to dig. Don't have too many people at the beginning, just one shift."

Is this going to make a fuss? Chang Youdao murmured to himself that digging trenches under the enemy's gun, the opposite side was not the Green Camp soldiers who had not fired several guns all year round, but the British army. Besides, is it useful to dig a trenches so far? He complained in his heart, but he did not dare to question Yan Yangtian's orders.
Chapter completed!