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"On the way, the British army attacked Zhapu. In this battle, 1700 Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers defended Zhapu, causing more than 60 British casualties and 16 prisoners. The performance of the Manchurian Eight Banners left a deep impression on the British army."

"After the Battle of Zhapu, the Qing imperial envoy Qiying sent Yilibu to propose an armistice and negotiate peace, but the British army rejected it."

"The British army abandoned Zhapu and arrived at Wusongkou."

"This place is garrisoned by Jiangnan Admiral Chen Huacheng. His strict military management makes Wusongkou's defense strong."

"On the eighth day of May, the British army launched an attack on Wusongkou. Chen Huacheng fought back bravely. After two hours of hard fighting, he damaged several British ships and killed more than 20 British soldiers."

"However, Niu Jian, the governor of Liangjiang, fled the battle, causing the East Fort to be captured."

"Chen Huacheng defended the west fort and counterattacked, which lasted for 5 hours and was eventually killed."

"After the Battle of Wusongkou, Shanghai fell."

"In June 1842, more than 60 British warships and more than 1 troops began to attack Zhenjiang."

"Hai Ling, deputy commander of Jingkou, led 1500 Eight Banners troops to hold on and counterattack bravely, inflicting heavy losses on the British army."

"After the British army entered the city, the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat until the entire army was annihilated."

"The Qing army suffered 648 casualties and were missing in this battle, while the British army suffered 165 casualties, including 4 officers killed and 15 officers injured."

"Hailing saw that the city was broken and hanged himself."

"On June 26, the British army marched to Jiangning. At this time, the peace-seeking faction of the Qing Dynasty took the lead, and Emperor Daoguang had to compromise."

"In July, Emperor Daoguang sent his imperial envoy Qiying to Jiangning, negotiated with the British, and finally signed the Treaty of Nanjing. The first Opium War officially came to an end, and the modern history of shame in the flower-growing country also kicked off."

"This "Treaty of Nanjing" contains a lot of content. Let me let you take a look at it in detail." Zhang Yanxi turned on the computer and showed everyone how unequal these 13 treaties were.

Meng Yi: What the hell is this? It’s land cession, compensation, and these conditions for losing power. Even the Qing Dynasty can sign this!

Song Huizong: Why is this even more outrageous than our Song Dynasty?

Zhao Kuangyin: Why are you so proud of being better than others?

Guo Shengtong: This Daoguang Emperor still has some reasons with her.

Yang Yong: Even if this Emperor Daoguang is not smart, the weapons on both sides are incomparable, and he cannot beat him no matter what.

Li Shimin: Why does it have nothing to do with Emperor Daoguang to grow other people's ambitions and destroy one's own prestige? Although the failure is due to the powerful reason that one's own weapons are not available, it is by no means the fundamental reason.

Judging from the course of the war, the Qing Dynasty had many brave and capable troops, as well as officers who fought fiercely to the end. However, many officials in the Qing Dynasty were weak and incompetent, and even fled the battle. They themselves were unable to lead the victory of the war, and they also stirred up public opinion in the court and suppressed the main leaders. The war faction advocated for peace, which ultimately led to the failure of the war.

The reason for the failure of the Qing Dynasty itself was caused by its own corruption.

Qin Shihuang: Well said! The main reason lies in the internal reasons of Emperor Daoguang and the court.

Everyone should be able to tell that Emperor Daoguang's stance is not firm enough at all. He lost confidence after several failures and did not have the belief to fight to the end.

I think people in need can see a problem. The more places the British army occupies, the more dispersed the troops will be, the more difficult it will be to supply, and they will eventually fail. But this Emperor Daoguang is impatient and cannot see such a big problem. In the end, negotiation was chosen, which made all the early efforts in vain.

Di Renjie: The level and ambition of Emperor Daoguang were actually no more than this. Although he was not a faint emperor, it was difficult for him to be included in the ranks of wise emperors and saints. "More importantly, Emperor Daoguang's compromise opened up the Qing Dynasty's tradition of seeking peace with the West."

"It's just like the Great Song Dynasty. It should be even more powerful than the Great Song Dynasty."

"One compromise severely damaged the self-confidence of the Chinese nation, causing countless compromises and humiliating treaties to follow one after another, putting the Chinese nation into a serious crisis."

"Most people have understood the extent of corruption within the Qing Dynasty. It's really unimaginable."

"For example, in the army, many Qing soldiers fled halfway to the front line, not to mention the generals. They were impassioned before the war started and then ran away with oil on their feet after the war started."

"Until the summer of 1842, when the British navy invaded Nanjing, Emperor Daoguang had no choice but to negotiate peace."

"Therefore, there was the Treaty of Nanjing that "traded with five ports" and "ceded Hong Kong."

"Although the failure of the Opium War in the Qing Dynasty was not the fault of Emperor Daoguang alone, Emperor Daoguang's hesitant attitude has an unshirkable responsibility."

"If we fully support the national hero Lin Zexu, maybe the Opium War will have another outcome."

"Because Lin Zexu brought huge deterrent power to the foreigners from the beginning, the foreigners would be at a disadvantage. Britain would carefully consider whether to meet the Qing Dynasty with force."

"As a result, Emperor Daoguang's weakness fueled the British's arrogance, and their appetite grew."

"And through Qishan's pre-war force comparison intelligence, the Qing Dynasty has lost its psychological advantage in the war."

"It doesn't matter if the emperor is not capable. If the high-ranking officials of the imperial court are capable, there is probably room for recovery."

"In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, even if the emperor was indifferent and stupid, the country was still running well because there were a group of super-arrogant cabinet ministers."

"Yang Tinghe, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing, etc. are all famous politicians. One person can handle national affairs."

"It is a pity that during the Daoguang period, the Qing Dynasty did not have a "famous prime minister". The chief military minister was either a drunkard or a straw bag, and had no ability at all."

"The important minister Cao Zhenyong adheres to the principle of "kowtow more and talk less" and has no sense of responsibility."

"Mu Zhang'a is known as "who has been in office for twenty years. He also loves talents and is not very greedy. He is just a cunning and sycophant, and his main job is to deceive and deceive."

"Local officials are even less so. They say "the most auspicious words are, but they dare not complain about bad disasters."

"Daoguang's own abilities are limited, and his officials have no sense of responsibility and responsibility. If the Qing Dynasty is not destroyed, it will be unreasonable."

"It can only be said that Emperor Daoguang was forced to agree to sign the Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing, cede land, pay huge sums of money, open ports, and the majesty of the Qing Empire was wiped out."

"The impact on the status of the "Celestial Kingdom" can be described as "a change unprecedented in a thousand years."

"Since then, our country has entered a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society and has become the target of foreign powers."

"In short, apart from Daoguang being relatively lucky to become emperor, his life can be described as "very unfortunate"."

"What we inherited was a mess. Poverty, corruption, conservatism, ignorance, and superstition pervaded the country."