Influenced by Confucianism since childhood, I like Confucianism, read classics and get familiar with art books. "I have the ambition to clarify the universe", good at calligraphy, like strategy, good at riding and shooting. Honest temperament, natural courage. In the 13th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1808), he was a martial artist. In the 19th year of Jiaqing (18 14), he entered Beijing as a second-class police officer of the Ministry of War. In the 24th year of Jiaqing (18 19), it was chosen as the garrison. In the first year of Daoguang (182 1), he was a guerrilla in Guyuan, Shaanxi. In the sixth year of Daoguang (1826), he served as a participant in Qingyang camp, Shaanxi Province, and together with Yang Yuchun, governor of Shaanxi but Gansu Province, put down the uprising in Zhang Geer, Xinjiang, and turned to Zhuang Hui from the river. He fought bravely. He was awarded a Henaan for his outstanding exploits and was promoted to be a participant in Hunan Linwu Camp. In the 12th year of Qing Daoguang (1832), he was ordered to join the suppression of the Yao uprising in Hunan with the prefect Luo Siju, and moved to Hunan and Guangdong to suppress the Yao uprising. He was awarded the title of "Ruiyong Batulu" and was promoted to vice president of Baoqing Association of Hometown Association. In the 13th year of Qing Daoguang (1833), he served as the company commander of Tingzhou Town, Fujian Province. Three years later, his father died of illness, and Wang Xipeng returned to Lutai to observe filial piety. In the eighteenth year of Qing Daoguang (1838), he was transferred to Shouchun Town, Anhui Province. In the 20th year of Daoguang (1840), he mobilized Wusong, cooperated with Chen Huacheng, the prefect of Jiangnan, defended Wusong fortress for two months, and shelled two British ships. Shou Chunbing, trained by Wang Xipeng himself, is famous for his bravery and good fighting skills. "The British people are far away and dare not peek for months."
Wang Xipeng is very good at running the army, familiar with the art of war, and has extraordinary military command ability. He has an open mind, strict orders, clear rewards and punishments, shares joys and sorrows with the foot soldiers, treats them well, and the foot soldiers are happy to use them. On the way to suppress Yao's uprising, he was caught in a rain and saw a soldier without an umbrella. He asked him to come and hold an umbrella with him, which deeply touched the soldiers. Therefore, we have been through many battles and are invincible.
Wang Xipeng advocates cooperation with friendly forces, close cooperation and sharing weal and woe. In the Battle of Dinghai, his boss ordered him to leave Dinghai, but when he was in Gege to bid farewell to him, after hearing the report of the British invasion of Xiamen, he resolutely decided to stay and help fight against the British invaders. He volunteered to go to the most dangerous place and handed over the heavy firearms to Ge and Zheng's company commanders, leaving only some light firearms, spears and broadswords with him. His thought and style of running the army left a very deep impression on the soldiers, and he would respond with one voice, "Every battle will be doomed" and become a tenacious army, often making the enemy "run as soon as he hears Shouchun's soldiers". In the treatment of prisoners, he implemented a preferential policy. Anyone who begged for surrender was "full of affection and no discussion of punishment." This is how he values morality, so people call him "general benevolence".
Died in battle, moored in the sea, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with Xiaofengling in the north and overlooking the county seat, with steep hills and underground passages beside the sea; Zhushanmen in the east, along the coast, with narrow water depth in the harbor; On the west is Jiuanmen, with overlapping mountains, going to Haiyuan; The south is the head of the road, empty, and it is the main road between land and sea.
In the 20th year of Daoguang (AD 1840), Britain launched the Opium War. 1in April, 840, Britain * * used an "expeditionary force" invading China, including 14 warships, 28 transport ships, 4 armed steamboats, 540 cannons and 4,000 soldiers, to launch the first opium war against China. Zhoushan militia rose up against Japan and eventually failed because the enemy was strong and we were weak. On June 7, the British army captured Dinghai, and magistrate Yao was killed. 184 1 In March, Ge, Shou Chun, Wang Xipeng and Chuzhou company commander Zheng Lingbing entered Dinghai for 3,000, and the British troops retreated. /kloc-in August of 0/2, more than 20,000 British troops invaded Dinghai on a large scale, attacked Zhushanmen, attacked Donggang Pu and advanced into Tucheng, all of which were repelled by the defenders. Later, the British army landed in Tucheng from here, and the three company commanders led their troops to fight bravely, fighting bloody battles for six days and nights, killing and injuring more than 65,438+10,000 people. But in the end, due to the exhaustion of ammunition in the city, reinforcements were not available and they were outnumbered. Three company commanders died at Zhushanmen and here. Wang Xipeng took the lead, left and right, killing countless enemies. Later, the British army advanced and his men were killed in succession. Unfortunately, he was shot, his leg was broken, and several enemy troops were still rushing in. Finally hacked to death by the British.
When the British army attacked Xiaofengling, they found the body of the company commander Wang Xipeng and hacked at it with a knife until the blood flowed and it was difficult to identify. Daoguang was moved by the news of Wang Xipeng's unfortunate death and wrote a eulogy for him. He was the earliest of the three company commanders and the only company commander whose body was not found, at the age of 56.
After Wang Xipeng died, Daoguang was heartbroken. He was buried in his hometown Dongzhuangzu with the title of prefect (from Yipin), and was given an imperial tablet, posthumous title's "Righteousness Festival".
Historical records record "Wang Xipeng's biography, clear draft"
Meat balls in Qing dynasty
Ninghe county annals
Historical evaluation of Wang Zheng: Shouchun, a public servant, was particularly loyal to the sergeant. Shouchun is the best player in the world, brave and good at fighting. CCBA sent hundreds of people to Dinghai, most of whom escaped from the war, but rarely came back. Therefore, because of reading the public biography, the biography theory is not as good as preparing for the historian to record the cloud.
Chen Kangqi: As for Chen Zhongyu guarding Wusong and Gezhuang Festival, Wang Gangjie and Zheng Zhongjie guarding Dinghai and Gong guarding Humen, they all helped the bandits in the same boat to die, saved their lives and destroyed our Great Wall. Gengzi lived in Haidong for the rest of his life, took the rumors of his elders, looked at the world changes in recent years, and wrote angrily.
Zhao Erxun: Wang Xipeng, Ge et al. Is guarding dinghai. When the enemy arrived, Peng began to defend Zhushanmen and support the army, and won several victories. The enemy climbed up Xiaofengling in the fog, and there was no way to defend without a giant gun. Then he led troops to attack Zhushan and killed Zhu Huiyuan, Lu Linhuan, Xia Minzhong and Zhang.
Wang Zhecheng: The battle of defending Dinghai, which lasted for six days and nights, was the battle with the largest number of people, the largest scale, the longest exchange of fire and the heaviest casualties in the Opium War. On the same day, three company commanders, Ge, Wang Xipeng and Zheng, died, and all their 5,800 defenders surrendered. The soldiers died and their loyal souls were revealed. Today, on the Zhushanmen, the graves of unknown soldiers killed in battle can still be seen everywhere.
Great-grandfather of family members: Wang Xiusheng
Father: Zuo Wang
The eldest son: Wang Zhangzi attacked and rode a captain, and he was also a hereditary captain, and his official position was warm.
Second son: Wang Chenghan, official of the Ministry of Industry.
Great grandchildren: Wang Zhao, Wang Zhuo.
Great-grandson: Wang Xie, a famous military commander in Qing Dynasty, was once the capital of Wuzhi.
Granddaughter: Wang ruo L.
Wang Xipeng's memorial tomb is located in Dongzhuang Village, Dongzhuang Township, in the Qing Dynasty. Wang Xipeng, one of the four great generals in the Qing Dynasty, was an anti-British hero. 1842 died in Dinghai, Zhejiang. The cemetery covers an area of about 3300 square meters and is surrounded by brick walls. Destroyed by 1964, with epitaph rubbings and ornaments.
Triple Temple Triple Temple was originally named Guan Sheng Temple and Zhong Qi Temple. It was expanded in the 10th year of Guangxu reign (1884) with a total area of over 600 square meters. Triple Temple Monument, 2.17m high and1.65m wide, is engraved with the word 1044, which describes the heroic deeds of the three great generals who fought against Britain. In the 20th year of Daoguang (AD 1840), Britain launched the Opium War, and Dinghai was captured on June 7th. Dinghai Lianchang Ge, Shouchun Lianchang Wang Xipeng and Chuzhou Lianchang Zheng fought bravely for six days and nights, killing more than 65,438+10,000 people. However, due to the exhaustion of the city, no reinforcements were available and they were martyred one after another. On Xiaofengling, you can also see the ruins of the ancient fort. Next to it are three statues, namely Ge, Wang Xipeng and Zheng, national heroes who died in the battle that year.
Gu Aoting Gu Aoting is built on the ridge between Xiaofeng Mountain and Zhushan Mountain. In order to celebrate the national integrity of the martyrs such as Ge, Wang Xipeng and Zheng who died in the second defending battle of Dinghai, and to inspire future generations not to forget the national humiliation, work hard and become the backbone of the motherland, the Aoting was specially built to encourage them. On the east side of the museum, there is an inscription written by Professor Mu from Zhoushan Institute of Oceanography.