#文化历史解析#
In June 1840, the Opium War officially broke out. In fact, throughout the Opium War, many heroic stories emerged that can be sung and wept. Those Qing soldiers and civilians who bravely resisted the British army should be in the annals of history. So do you know which Qing soldiers and civilians created tragic epics in the Opium War, and achieved results far superior to those of the "imperial court"? Why did the British army, which has always prided itself on being invincible in the world, treat the more than 100 captured British troops as fishermen to cover up their defeat?
The Qing army that fought to the death in the Battle of Humen
In August 1840, at the request of the British, the Daoguang Emperor deposed Lin Zexu and Deng Tingzhen into exile and sent Qishan to negotiate peace with the British. When Qishan came to Guangdong, he dismantled the Guangdong Admiralty and all defense facilities, which wiped out the achievements of the main war faction, which led to the birth of the Treaty of Nanjing.
On January 7, 1841, Yilu led his troops to attack Humen Fort. Humen's first line of defense, "Shajiao-Dajiao Fort", was guarded by the then 66-year-old veteran general Chen Liansheng. Before this, he had defeated the British army many times and became a rare anti-British general. After Qishan became the minister of Qincha who oversaw the war in Guangdong, Chen Liansheng only had more than 600 Qing troops in his hands, who were old, weak, sick and extremely poorly armed. Previously, because Qishan removed the Humen facility, it was not safe to defend and was exposed to the guns of the British army. Even so, Chen Liansheng's father and son and the Qing soldiers still fought to the end with Yingkou. However, the difficult situation is beyond the reach of manpower, and even Zhuge Zairei is unable to turn the tide. Soon, Chen Liansheng's father and son died in battle, becoming the first patriotic general born in the Tu family to be martyred in battle. His mount was taken captive to Hong Kong and died without food. One person and one horse have composed a shocking tragic epic.
Chen Liansheng
After the British army broke through the first line of defense of Humen, "Shajiao-Dajiao Battery", they immediately attacked the fort guarded by Guan Tianpei. Because the main war faction was suppressed by Qishan, the strong army and defensive facilities formed by Guangdong governor Guan Tianpei were destroyed. Guan Tianpei fought fiercely with the British army for nearly ten hours, his body was injured in many places, and he still fought to the death. However, the disparity between the forces of the enemy and ours was too great, so that the British army quickly approached the position. Guan Tianpei was subsequently killed in a duel with the British at the age of 61. The battery was also captured.
The people of Sanyuanli who besieged the British army
On May 29, 1841, the British army broke into Sanyuanli and plundered our unarmed people. The local people rose up and killed several British soldiers. It may be God bless our people, when it was raining heavily, which made the British muskets damp and unable to emit power. More than 20,000 people took the opportunity to surround this British army.
The commander-in-chief of the British army threatened to slaughter the city and forced Yu Baochun, the prefect of Guangzhou, to lift the encirclement of the British army besieged by the people. After being reused by Qishun, Yu Baochun changed his previous positive image of desperately banning smoking, became a pawn of the surrender faction, and faithfully carried out the orders of the surrender faction. Such a two-faced and three-slashed gangster deserves to be removed from office.
Taiwan's military and civilians with five victories in five wars
Taiwan's military and civilians achieved "extremely fruitful" results in the anti-British battle. You must know that in the entire Opium War, only more than 500 British troops were killed. However, in the defense of Taiwan, 182 British troops were captured alone, more than 40 enemies were killed, and five traitors from Guangdong were captured. It can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of Taiwan's military and people is very strong.
On September 30, 1841, British troops invaded Taiwan. Yao Ying of Taiwan's military reserve and Dahong'a, the commander-in-chief, are the few generals who can actively prepare for war. Yao Ying is a native of Tongcheng, Anhui Province, and an excellent general in the main battle faction. After the outbreak of the Opium War, he made active preparations for war in Taiwan. Therefore, after the British army invaded Taiwan, he was able to win five battles and five victories with Dahong'a (Manchus). After that, the British army no longer invaded Taiwan. However, Yao Ying and Dahong'a, who had achieved great success, were dismissed from their posts and arrested and imprisoned. The decay and weakness of the Qing Dynasty can be seen.
In order to cover up the shameful defeat suffered by the British army, the representative of the British army, Pu Dingcha, falsely claimed that these British troops were "defenseless" fishermen. He then demanded that the Qing Dynasty release and compensate these people for their losses, and punish the anti-British generals Yao Ying and Dahong'a. From this, it can be seen that the British are shameless. As for those captured British troops, they were released after the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing.
summary
As mentioned earlier, the decadent Qing Dynasty was weaker than the British. What's more, there is a large group of "traitors", and the British have no reason to suffer defeat. However, in the Opium War, some Qing troops and people such as Guan Tianpei and Chen Liansheng achieved brilliant achievements that shook foreign countries. Their indomitable spirit in fighting the British army became the root cause of the Chinese nation's perishing in the century-old national crisis.
Is the British army strong? Very strong. However, in two months, he arrived in Tianjin and shocked the Qing court. The Daoguang Emperor, forced by the intimidation of the British army, sought peace and deposed Lin Zexu into exile. Is the British army weak? Also weak. In the battle against such an unbearable Qing Dynasty, there were countless "traitors" who still broke their halberds several times. It can be seen that the shame of opium and the defeat of the Qing army stemmed from the decay, incompetence and weakness within the Qing Dynasty, not the strong British army.
effect
The signing of the Treaty of Nanjing poisoned the people for nearly 200 years. Since then, foreigners have become high-ranking "foreign adults", above the people. Even today, more than 180 years later, even if the country is rich and the people are strong, even if the foreign country is weak, many universities, government departments, scholars, netizens, etc. are still deeply affected by this concept, and then do some funny and humiliating acts. For example, a "female student companion" in a certain university, a professor proposed to double the bonus of foreign students, and a certain trade union asked for salaries and bonuses for foreigners...