Chen Huacheng, a native of Tongan, Fujian, whose real name is Lianfeng. A veteran. He used to be the company commander of Jinmen Town and the prefect of Fujian Navy. It is good to caress the foot soldiers on weekdays, which is very enlightening.
Before the Opium War broke out, Zeng Du led his men to repel the invasion of British ships many times along the coast of Fujian, which was highly valued by Deng Tingzhen, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.
After the war broke out, he was transferred to the prefect of Jiangnan and stationed at Wusongkou, the fortress. With the support of Yu Qian, Governor of Liangjiang, 60 new bronze cannons weighing 8,000 kilograms were cast, 26 earth barriers were built, and foot soldiers were actively trained and reinforced.
16 On the morning of June 30th, the British army stormed Wusong West Fort with 7 warships, 6 steamboats, 10 transport ship and sampans. Chen Huacheng commanded a fierce battle for two and a half hours, destroying four enemy ships and preventing the British from landing ahead of schedule.
But Dongbao fell, and Chen Huacheng was caught between Scylla and Charybdis, fighting alone. The Ministry asked Chen Huacheng to leave the fort. He said he would go in and never come back. He wanted to die for his country, and he took the lead in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
In the battle, he was injured in seven places and covered in blood. Finally, he was sprayed with blood. More than 80 other soldiers died bravely. After the fall of Wusongkou, Baoshan and Shanghai were successively captured by the British. He was a famous patriotic general in the Opium War in Chen Huacheng, as well as Guan Tianpei.