Stephen? Hendry did not expect that he would fight with the British in the icy Crimea as a second lieutenant at the beginning of 1856, and at the end of 1856 he would fight with the squadron as a lieutenant in Guangdong, China, which was much warmer.

Because they had participated in the Crimean War and the British side had heard that the Chinese side had flowering shells, a group of British troops including Lieutenant Hendry mainly came to teach them the experience of flowering shells. Since, as a seed for imparting experience, Lieutenant Hendry was responsible for artillery observation on the steamer near the shore, and did not have to act as cannon fodder on the front line.

Having failed to grab any loot in the Crimea, Lieutenant Hendry was in a very unhappy mood. After entering the city of Canton, he still failed to grab any loot, and Lieutenant Hendry's mood inevitably worsened. Before fighting the Liberation Army, the indignant lieutenant hoped to annihilate the backward Chinese in the war and capture a large amount of loot on the battlefield.

After the two sides faced each other, Lieutenant Hendry felt that something was not quite right. First of all, the front of the Chinese on the opposite side naturally looks similar, not like some backward army, and it may not be worse than the Russians. The second is the feeling revealed by the soldier on the other side, which is something that only a soldier can feel, and it is difficult to describe it in very precise words. If you have to say it, the army on the opposite side is "proud". They firmly believe that they can win the next battle against the British, and this pride is actually very similar to that of the British ** team.

Lieutenant Hendry was tempted to scoff at this kind of expression against the ** squadron, the British ** team is the best army in the world, and not long ago the Russians, the "gendarmes of Europe", admitted the defeat of the war. Why do Chinese have such "pride" in the face of the British ** team?

It is very normal for both sides to use artillery bombardment as the beginning of the battle, and the British ** team thought that the blossom bomb could lightly teach the ** squadron a profound lesson, and even be able to defeat the ** squadron in one fell swoop. But before Lieutenant Hendry could observe the tragic situation of the squadron, he was frightened by the huge amount of fire fired by the squadron to the British army.

This is a genuine flowering shell, and it has the same level of weapons as the flowering bullet that was first used by the British in the Crimean War and surprised the Russians. In previous wars, artillery shells were solid, and shells such as grape shells only worked in close combat because of their relatively short range. Solid bullet this thing, a lot of luck in it. It must be hit directly, otherwise it can be used as a large fire qiang at a long distance.

The new type of flowering bullet has the same range as the solid bullet, and compared to the solid bullet that can only kill a short line after landing, the fire bullet will kill a large area after landing. Under the onslaught of such weapons, the previous traditional mode of warfare has been completely changed. The power of artillery is constantly expanding, and the infantry is in an even more miserable position as "cannon fodder".

As both sides began to fire heavily at each other's battle lines, Lieutenant Hendry finally felt that his familiarity with the battlefield had finally returned to reality. The traditional infantry-to-body projectile was the most powerful way to show the strength of the British army, and Lieutenant Hendry was very confident in this. In fact, Britain did inflict heavy losses on the squadron with its excellent tactical execution. The two waves of the squadron suffered heavy casualties in the confrontation with the British. Each round of shooting by the British army can make the horizontal line of the opposite squadron thinner a little. Although the British army also suffered a lot of losses, the battle line of the British was still stable, and the battle line of the opposite squadron was becoming thinner and thinner.

To Lieutenant Hendry's surprise, the squadron on the opposite side rushed to the British battle line like moths to the fire, and even though they suffered huge losses, no one fled, and no one retreated. The Chinese soldiers on the battlefield were completely mechanically loading, raising their guns, and shooting. Their comrades-in-arms were knocked down one by one by the bullets of the British army, and the soldiers who were not defeated still fought non-stop. Until they were knocked to the ground by bullets.

Not only that, but the commander of the ** squadron on the opposite side didn't seem to see the casualties of his troops at all, and still sent a third wave of battle lines. The third wave of Chinese soldiers did not hesitate to line up, overrun the British artillery fire, and advanced towards the fierce exchange of fire on the battlefield.

In the past, when the British army faced a relatively durable enemy, it often relied on enduring the enemy's firepower, approaching the enemy, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy with heavy firepower, and then breaking through the enemy's line in one fell swoop. In this battle, the British showed excellent performance, and the enemy suffered heavy casualties. However, the Chinese did not collapse, suffered many more casualties than the British, and the Chinese still fought stubbornly.

The artillery was still firing fiercely, the battlefield was filled with smoke, and the vision in the telescope was blurred. Lowering the binoculars, Lieutenant Hendry tried to observe with the naked eye, but it was even more difficult to see with the naked eye. Lieutenant Hendry was confident in the command ability of the grassroots officers of the British 6th Army, since the British battle line was still in a state of fire, it showed that the resistance of the squadron was still very fierce, and the British ** team did not think that it was time to make a comprehensive breakthrough.

However, turning his head, another squadron in the direction of the right flank of the British army had already approached the British army, and it would not be long before it could engage the British army. Originally, in the plan of the British army, the battle would not last so long at all, and in the face of a squadron that was far less numerous than the British army, the British army could be defeated head-on. Of course, there was no politeness on the part of the British, and the artillery unit immediately divided a part of the attacking squadron and began shelling. At this moment, I heard a sudden shout from the British army in front of me, turned around, and saw that the British front in front finally began to rush forward quickly, and the battle situation had entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

In the headquarters of the Second Regiment of the Liberation Army opposite the British Army, the correspondent shouted excitedly: "Report to the regiment commander, the reinforcements of the Second Brigade have come up!" ”

When I turned my head to look over, I saw a column running fast in the distance. Judging by the distance, it will take at most another fifteen minutes for this unit to reach its position. The troops of the 2nd Brigade were originally not far from the 1st Brigade, and Wu Liao saw that something was wrong and immediately applied for reinforcements. And the second trip seems to be moving quickly.

At this time, the third battalion had already been dispatched, and the only troops that Wu Liao could control were the fourth battalion. Two companies of the 4th Battalion were also sent out to flank to prevent the British flank attack, and only half of the battalion remained in the front.

Wu Liao, the commander of the second regiment, had a calm face, and he ordered the chief of staff of the regiment: "Wait a minute, I will attack the guard company and the two companies of the fourth battalion together." Chief of Staff, you are responsible for leading the reinforcements of the 2nd Brigade into position. ”

The regimental chief of staff was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Regiment commander, you can't go to the battlefield......"

"Why can't I go to war?" Wu Liao smiled miserably, "This battle is like this, and almost all the brothers will die here." I don't go to the battlefield to die with them, just watch my brothers die? Besides, if my brothers die here, I won't die on the battlefield, and the governor won't let me go. Rather than being killed by my own people, I might as well be here and glorious with my brothers! ”

When the regimental chief of staff heard these desperate words, he wanted to say that it was not the fault of Wu Liao's command. As a matter of fact, as early as in the internal exercises of the Liberation Army, because of the addition of the factor of flowering artillery, the casualties of the troops often exceeded 60 or 7 percent, and the number of casualties was not less than 80 percent. Therefore, although the chief of staff was shocked by this situation, he was shocked by his mind, not his mind.

"Say no more! You are in charge of directing reinforcements into position. After Wu Liao finished speaking, he took the guards and walked outside the headquarters without looking back. Wu Liao never expected that a team of more than 2,000 people would be put into the battlefield, and in less than half an hour, there would be nothing left so quickly. Wu Liao led the extremely brave Liberation Army, and led the most powerful army in the whole of China.

Within fifteen minutes of engagement, there was almost nothing left of the 1st Battalion. Fifteen minutes later, the 2nd Battalion began to engage the British. If there were Manchu troops on the opposite side, these two waves would have been able to penetrate the Manchu ranks, and then it would be time to pursue. Now the fighters are playing at a very high level, and even if the first battalion fails to stabilize the front, the second battalion fills the vacancy very well. The second battalion fought fiercely with the British for less than five minutes, and Wu Liao had to order the third battalion to attack. For the whole line of standing like a forest has quickly thinned. The brothers fought to the death, but such bravery failed to win.

At this time, he only felt that a flame was burning his soul, and the scorching sensation made the sound of guns and cannons on the battlefield a little inaudible.

Wu Liao didn't even think about what the result would be if he was defeated, and his thinking only stopped at the reality that his subordinates were all killed, which made Wu Liao desperate. The despair was not only because Wu Liao believed that Wei Ze would not spare him, but the casualties of more than 2,000 people were equal to the total casualties of the Guangfu Army in a year. What's more, so many brothers in the army have followed Wu Liao to fight for several years, and these are comrades-in-arms who are closer than brothers. Now, under the command of Wu Liao, they set foot on the battlefield, and then they died like that. The brothers are all dead like this, what reason does Wu Liao, as their leader, have to live with a shy face?

Wu Liao only had one thought left at this time, "I want to die with my brothers." ”

As soon as he left the headquarters, Wu Liao saw the fourth battalion commander running towards the regiment headquarters in a panic. Seeing Wu Liao appear with the guards, the fourth battalion commander was stunned on the spot. At this time, the guard company not far away ran over, and the fourth battalion commander could be regarded as recovering his ability to speak, and he stammered: "Regiment commander, regiment commander, we are left next!" ”

"Hehehehehe!" Wu Liao's eyes shone with a strange light, he clenched his teeth and laughed out loud from between his teeth, "Very good, we are the only ones left, then let's go up!" ”

The commander of the fourth battalion was stunned, and after the first three battalions were put into the battlefield, they only blocked the advance of the British front. In the ensuing confrontation, the Liberation Army clearly failed to outwit the British. As a veteran, the commander of the fourth battalion has never had the experience of retreating on the battlefield. Retreat, escape, this is too foreign something for the fourth battalion commander. So the fourth battalion commander was confused, and he ran to the regiment commander Wu Liao, trying to get "correct" instructions from Wu Liao. And Wu Liao's instructions plunged the fourth battalion commander into an even stronger confusion.

"Fourth battalion commander, follow me with your troops!" Wu Liao continued to order. The closer he was to the battle line, the more clearly Wu Liao could see that at this time, there were too many people left in the three battalions of more than 18oo troops. And the large forces that came to reinforce the Second Brigade have already seen it more clearly. Wu Liao believed that in another ten minutes at most, reinforcements would be able to begin to set up arrays on the position. All the reinforcements needed at this time was time, and Wu Liao's attack with the remaining brothers of the second regiment should be able to buy enough time for the reinforcements.

After finishing the order, Wu Liao glared at the fourth battalion commander. This gaze made the fourth battalion commander shiver like a whip, and the fourth battalion commander ran towards the place where the fourth battalion was. Wu Liao strode behind the commander of the fourth battalion, and at the same time turned his face sideways to look at the battle line in the distance.

At this time, the battle line was already filled with smoke, and in the smoke, Wu Liao saw the soldiers of the Guangfu Army who were still standing like green pines, loading bullets with a number of movements, raising their guns and shooting. At such a point, the soldiers still waved such a level, and Wu Liao only felt a pain in his heart. But this feeling of pain soon subsided, and it would not be long before Wu Liao would stand with his brothers on the battlefield, and then die with these brothers.

In front of the fourth battalion, Wu Liao looked at these soldiers, and everyone's faces were a little pale. There is no longer the high-spirited and eager to fight like when he fought before.

"Brothers, I will personally lead you to charge!" Wu Liao shouted loudly. This shout lifted the spirits of the soldiers, and at this time everyone was frightened by the tragic situation on the battlefield, and they used to march to the front line with great courage, and then easily overwhelm the enemy and achieve victory. Forward, charge, that is the road to victory, to glory. The battle with the British revealed another side of the war to the soldiers of the Liberation Army. There is indeed an army of the Yuanqing Army in this world, and when fighting against these strong enemies, advancing and charging is also the road to death.

Just then, a new voice was heard in the distance. Although everyone didn't understand English, Wu Liao and they were all soldiers, just a glance, they understood one thing, the British army began to carry out bayonet charge. The battle entered its final phase.

Wu Liao suddenly burst out laughing, and he shouted to the guards, "Bring my spear!" ”

Then he turned back to his troops and shouted: "When the bayonets are red, either the enemy will die or we will die." There are still so many brothers on the battlefield, if we don't go up, those brothers are all dead. All of them! Get on the bayonet! ”

At this time, the guard had already handed the spear to Wu Liao. Wu Liao raised the step qiang in his hand high and slammed it to the ground. He raised the spear in his hand and shouted at the troops: "Brothers, follow me!" ”

Hand-to-hand combat is more about technology, and a regiment leader like Wu Liao learned spearmanship from masters such as Wei Ze and Wei Changrong, and in this regard, he has absolute confidence. Filled with the urge to die, Wu Liao, the head of the second regiment, took the lead in running towards the front in the smoke of gunpowder.

Lieutenant Hendry knew that when the British charged with bayonets, it was time for victory. So he held up his binoculars and looked behind the enemy line, which was not yet completely obscured by the smoke of gunpowder. He wanted to see the heroic appearance of the British troops breaking through the enemy lines. Breaking through the enemy's line meant that the British had won the frontal battle, and then the British could turn around and meet the enemy coming from the flank. At that time, the enemy who seemed to be flanked by both flanks was cleared of one wing, and the flank that was still attacking would be flanked by the British on both flanks.

But Lieutenant Hendry was disappointed, although there were signs of a large number of figures shaking on the battlefield filled with gunsmoke, the British army was never able to break through the frontal defense line of the Liberation Army. Not only that, but many new units appeared in the rear of the frontal defense line of the Liberation Army. It should be the Liberation Army that came to help.

Although the Liberation Army on the flank was blocked by the British army, they unswervingly lined up with the British army and fired at each other. The battle lasted less than twenty minutes, and the British troops began to retreat under the orders of their commanders.

Lieutenant Hendry put down his binoculars in surprise, he really didn't understand what was going on.

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