Chapter 343 Angry Qianlong!

"Bastard, these British dog thieves!" Qianlong's hands kept hitting the sandalwood table. His old face, whose hair and beard were white, was extremely distorted and ferocious. He squeezed out this sentence from the gap between his teeth.

On the floor of the hall, there were already many civil and military ministers. No one dared to make a sound at this time to anger Emperor Qianlong, who was already angry. No one expected that at the grand ceremony that was supposed to be singing and dancing to achieve peace and praise merit, he would hear such a major event that shocked the court.

That is, the British drove the warships into the Yangtze River, attacked the east fort in Wusongkou by night, and then went up the river. Dozens of warships headed straight to Zhenjiang and attacked Zhenjiang in succession. Most of the Zhenjiang city defense was destroyed, and the Zhenjiang wharf almost became a ruin. Fortunately, the Zhenjiang camp general Li Jinzhong led the army to fight to the death. The Songnan Naval Division and the Nanhui Naval Division were not careful of casualties. In the end, the Songnan Naval Division and the Nanhui Naval Division suffered heavy losses. More than half of the Zhenjiang camp were in trouble, but finally stopped the British on the river.

Afterwards, Jiangnan water and land admiral Chang Qing immediately led his troops to Zhenjiang to be on guard. However, the British did not continue to attack after the attack was fruitless. However, they toured the Zhenjiang section of the Yangtze River and blocked the artery of the court: the canal transport.

"When these Englishmen came to pay tribute, I showed them with kindness. Unexpectedly, these people looked down on our Qing Dynasty because of this, and dared to enter the Yangtze River and lock the canal transportation..." Qianlong's roar echoed throughout the hall, mainly because the sound transmission effect of the Yangxin Hall was very good, allowing Qianlong's old voice to echo in the hall for a long time.

"Please quit the wrath of thunder and take care of the dragon body..." A Gui, the chief assistant of the dynasty, had to bite the bullet and persuade him. For a moment, there were many followers in the hall.

"Take care, how do you take care of me? Relieve my anger? Do you have to wait until the British thieves attacked Beijing before I can get angry? Look at you, one or two of you, are all important officials in the court and the pillars of the country. Now, the British thieves have cut off the transportation of the grain. Do you have no choice?" Qianlong seemed to be so angry that he said something.

The ministers all made close contact with the bricks on the ground, and they secretly complained in their hearts that you were angry here at the beginning, and when will you give us time to think about it?

After getting angry, Qianlong, who was sweating in the cold sky, looked at the ministers who were lying on the ground, opened his mouth, and finally sighed: "Get up for me. If I had known that these British people were so ambition, I shouldn't have let them go to Beijing to pay tribute. Now, they have actually cut off the grain transportation and shocked the world. This has made me face the ancestors of the ancestors of the late emperor and the Holy Aisin Gioro in this way, how can I face my ancestors and my Aisin Gioro?"

"The weak minister (slave) failed the emperor's grace and was sentenced to death..." Under the leadership of Agui, everyone expressed their fear and guilt in their hearts to Emperor Qianlong who was standing in front of the Long Case.

"Your Majesty, I think that we should mobilize our troops to move south to promote our kingly army and conquer the British with our might." A minister came out and said in a nutshell. This is Wu Shengqin, who had just been promoted to the left censor of the Censorate.

"Transfer troops. Who are you going to tune? Lord Wu, the British are from the sea, and they use boats as their homes. They can transfer their stances and cavalry from the north. Can they still let them fight on the water? "He Lin couldn't help but stand up and shouted. The one who doesn't like the most is the person who pretends to understand. Even if this guy is his brother's confidant, it won't work.

When Wu Shengqin saw that He Lin actually jumped out, rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to it. What's important is that although Heshen and He Lin were corrupt and the other was honest, although He Lin couldn't stand his brother's actions, the relationship between the two brothers was very harmonious. Wu Shengqin didn't want to fight against this He Second Master, so he simply didn't say anything.

"There are no navy in the north, but there are one in the south. You can mobilize navy from the south to pacify the British."

"No, since the 55th year of Qianlong, the Guangdong Navy fought every year and suffered heavy losses. It has not yet returned to its original view. Some time ago, when the battle with the British outside the Pearl River estuary was even more costly, and the morale was greatly reduced. How could it be a battle for such a defeated army?"

"According to Master Chen's words, the Fujian Navy was unable to move. The Fujian Navy's Nanao Town was almost completely destroyed. The rest of them were huddled and it was difficult to have the will to fight. Could it be that we were just watching the British barbarians flowing around the Yangtze River, blocking the waterway, and cutting off our canal transportation."

"I will clear Fujian, Guangdong Navy, Poyang Lake, and Dongting Lake Navy..."

In the court, the ministers started to make a fuss of arguments again. Qianlong looked at the ministers below and felt a headache. Finally, he simply called out: "A Gui, tell me."

"I think Fu Kang'an has rushed to Jiangnan to coordinate the land and sea of ​​the five provinces. Now, the British and foreigners have cut off the grain transportation. I think Fu Kang'an must have known about this. He has the most say in this matter." A Gui had no choice but to stand up and answer. To be honest, A Gui had fought for decades and was considered a person who had the right to speak for the war.

But the problem is that he has been working in land war for decades. As for water war, Lord Ah may know in the official documents how many types of warships there were in the Qing Dynasty and how many naval troops there were, but the problem is that he has never played it. As the saying goes, it is like a mountain. Ah Gui was promoted by Fu Heng, and Ah Gui and Fu Kang'an are also very good. I know something from Fu Kang'an. Water war and land war are completely different matters. Therefore, when Qianlong asked him to speak, he could only help Fu Kang'an as a shield.

Hearing A Gui's answer, Qianlong fell into silence. "Is there any news about Fukang'an coming?"

"Your Majesty, Lord Fu has rushed to Poyang Lake a month ago. Now, I think that the two lakes naval divisions have gathered and are rushing to Zhenjiang. I'm afraid it's just based on the forces of the two lakes inland water naval divisions..." A Gui spoke again.

Although both naval commanders are named as naval commanders, in fact, the function of these two naval commanders is mainly to arrest thieves. Moreover, rivers and seas are completely different. These two naval commanders are mostly small boats. According to military reports, the smallest warships on the other side are more than twice as large boats in the Qing Dynasty. Compared with the small shrimp-level warships in the inland river, such warships are really a bit frustrated. I am afraid that the other side doesn't need to fight at all, and they drive directly, and it is possible that they will sank you all.

"There are no soldiers available in the court..." A Gui couldn't help but sigh in his heart. At least there were only a few naval forces in the Qing Dynasty: Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and the two large lakes in the Yangtze River. Now, the British are the first to get the Guangdong Navy to lose its troops and generals, and then let the Fujian Navy urinate. As for the navy in Zhejiang and Jiangsu, A Gui couldn't help but sigh in his lips when he thought of these two places. The army in these two places is the second most combat effectiveness of the military forces in various provinces of the Qing Dynasty. It's almost the same to make them the main force. It would be better to let them jump into the sea and commit suicide together.

Qianlong also had a headache. He transferred the navy, but there were no navy. His original navy was not good, so he asked the British to name one by one. Now he was better. He rushed directly into the Yangtze River. The feeling was like it was in the cold winter. When the snowstorm was falling, a mouse actually got into his crotch. He reached out and grabbed it but couldn't catch it. It would be strange if he took off his pants and didn't freeze the stick in the storm. But if he didn't take it off, it was just rushing inside. It was so uncomfortable.

Moreover, what if it bites its little cock wildly? Well, it's just a metaphor. Just like now, the British can threaten the canal transportation at any time, but the Qing Dynasty did not have a navy that could compete with it. In fact, Qianlong was so depressed that he wanted to drop the jade seal and bit it into his mouth to relieve his hatred.

At this moment, a sudden burst of rapid steps came from outside the hall. Qianlong raised his eyelids and saw a guard coming quickly with a box that specializes in official documents. He couldn't help but mention it in his heart. Could it be that there was some bad news?

It turned out that when Fu Kang'an led his troops to Jiangning Mansion, he had already known the news that the British attacked Zhenjiang. He had been in Guangzhou for quite some time, so he naturally knew the power of Western warships. Most of the warships in his hands were small boats and flat-bottomed ships, and most of them were used to arrest stealers. If he bumped into the head-on to deal with the British's strong ships, it would be like he was going to die.

Moreover, Jiangning Prefecture is an important town in Jiangnan, and the Jiangnan Water and Land Admiral Office is located here. At this time, Jiangnan Water and Land Admiral Chang Qing had ordered the army to rush to Zhenjiang for assistance, so he was temporarily in charge here, but within two days, he received a report from the Malay newspaper, as if the British had the intention to go deeper along the river.

Now, the Songnan Naval Camp and the Nanhui Naval Camp have all been disabled. The Nanhui Naval Camp retreated to the estuary of the Yangtze River, while the Songnan Naval Camp retreated to the South Canal to defend the Nanhuai.

Fu Kang'an did not sit and wait for death. He became ruthless and mobilized a large number of fishing boats from Jiangning Prefecture, then went down the river to Sanjiangkou, setting an ambush in Wuyuzhou.

Sure enough, two days later, a British squadron appeared on the Yangtze River. Fu Kang'an was reluctant to release it. When the British warships reached the narrowest point, he ordered the navy to go down the river and fight with the British ships. He arranged for the navy in the Wuyuzhou waterway to block the British's retreat. This British squadron was also unlucky. This squadron happened to be the warships that were hit by Liang Pengfei's artillery. It was precisely because they were determined to avenge their shame that they volunteered to come to take the lead fleet to explore the way.
Chapter completed!