An anti-British general was in distress in Chenhuacheng.
There was a famous anti-British general named Chen Huacheng in the Qing Dynasty. When Britain invaded China crazily, Chen Huacheng was appointed as the prefect of Jiangnan Navy. After taking office, he stepped up preparations for Wusongkou defense. In order to improve the combat capability of Jiangnan Navy, Chen Huacheng trained the army day and night. 1in April, 842, the British invaders occupied Jiangsu. Chen Huacheng commanded the troops stationed at Wusongkou Fort to fight the invaders for the last time. 1In June of 842, the British fleet invaded the Yangtze River and reached Wusongkou. Due to Chen Huacheng's well-directed and unpredictable strategy and tactics, the British did not dare to attack easily for a while. The two sides were deadlocked for many days. On June 16 of the same year, the British fleet finally attacked Wusongkou. When the British rushed to the battery, Chen Huacheng took the lead and led the gunners to attack the enemy ships. He commanded the gunner to fire violently when the enemy approached, and immediately sank three warships. Some people were terrified when they saw the excellent equipment and plenty of guns of the British army. They repeatedly advised Chen Huacheng to withdraw troops and make peace, but they were always reprimanded by Chen Huacheng. Because the imperial court at that time was very afraid of the British army and did not support the resistance of Chen Huacheng and the United States, the generals who fought side by side with Chen Huacheng were afraid of death, and countless deserters chickened out, which gradually shook their morale. It can be said that Chen Huacheng is in a very disadvantageous position. Facing the situation that there were no reinforcements outside and surrenders inside, Chen Huacheng still didn't. Undaunted, he still led the army to lay down his life to kill the enemy. In the fierce battle, the soldiers fell one after another. Chen Huacheng's right rib was badly injured, and his armor was soon dyed red with blood. But he gritted his teeth and insisted on loading and unloading ammunition and firing artillery himself, which deeply touched the soldiers present and inspired the morale of the troops. Unfortunately, the British bombs kept flying and finally hit Chen Huacheng in the chest. His mouth was full of blood and he fell down. With the death of General Chen Huacheng, Wusong Fort also fell. Chen Huacheng was nearly seventy years old when he was a martyr, but his heroic feat and spirit of serving the country made countless young soldiers deeply ashamed, and also moved countless people in China to tears. Chen Huacheng is a real general.