"My God......"

The French army watched all this incredulously, and at that moment, the entire reserve infantry regiment was burning, they were no longer a group of small-footed women, but a group of real madmen, first Yu Lingdong led the second battalion to take the lead in launching a counter-attack, and then the entire reserve infantry regiment was burning, they launched counter-assaults again and again, although the casualties were heavy, but they successfully repelled the French army.

"How could this be a group of Chinese women with small feet, this is a group of real shrews!" A French combat staff officer casually said such a thing, but gave the reserve infantry regiment a real nickname.

"That's right, it's a bunch of shrews in their forties, oh my God!"

"It's horrible!"

Up to now, the French army had almost exhausted all their strength, thirteen infantry battalions took turns to fight, and the rainbow army engaged with them was only a little more than five infantry battalions, although it was in a defensive position, but the absolute superiority of troops could completely swallow up these five battalions, but the fact was completely the opposite.

The French army was now retreating, and Montoban's face was pale, but he encouraged the French officers: "We attack again, they can't last, it's just a moment of courage, we French soldiers are the best soldiers in the world." ”

The French army was also beginning to organize the next round of attacks, but soon came a piece of news that Montoban could not believe.

A Qing soldier rode over on a fast horse with a body of blood, and he came with a bad news: "The baggage we left behind in the rear has been attacked by the rebels, and now we urgently need support!"

What's going on?

Meng Toban knew that his baggage could not be synchronized with the French troops, so he walked with the Qing army and the Huai army that had fallen behind, but the previous information was that Xiao Raymond's infantry battalion had dragged the rebels in Suzhou Prefecture, and they should still have a day's journey away from the baggage and the Qing army that had fallen behind.

Even if the infantry battalion of Little Raymond was wiped out by the rebels, it would not have been possible for the rebels to miraculously rush behind Mentoban and accurately seize Mentoban's baggage and rearguard troops: "What's going on? ”

He slammed his cane on the ground: "I need to know the actual situation, Chinese." No, how did the rebels come here? They couldn't have come so fast!"

The French interpreter immediately questioned the Qing cavalry who reported the news, but the result of the inquiry made his face pale: "The rebels came by boat, and they attacked our baggage on a steamboat!"

"Steamship......" Montoban could barely hold his staff: "Oh my God!"

Although the French army had some military steamships. However, these steam warships rarely participated in combat operations, but protected the entire waterway of Shanghai, preventing rebel steamers and other small ships from entering Shanghai, and rarely engaged in combat.

This had a lot to do with the fact that the French army did not get enough coal replenishment, and after several engagements, the French army also had to admit that it was facing a rainbow army equipped with modern artillery. The French steam warships were not completely safe, especially if the Rainbow army was also equipped with some steam warships.

But Meng Toban didn't expect that the Hong Army would actually use a steam warship to implement such a perfect tactical maneuver: "Tell me, who are they?" I mean the Chinese? ”

After the interpreter asked the Qing cavalryman, he said a name that made Meng Toban's heart cold: "It's the ...... of the Marine Corps."

……

Boom Boom Boom ......

Although the rifling of several rifled guns equipped by the Rainbow Army on the steam warships was outdated compared to the various guns equipped by the French army, at this moment, the six rifled guns became the dominant ones on the battlefield. Each of their shots represented a large number of Qing troops abandoning their weapons and equipment and fleeing backwards. ..., the three black-painted steam warships were the core of the Rainbow Army's water power in Suzhou, and they were loaded with almost a company of soldiers. A Mini rifle is being used to shoot mercilessly at all targets on the shore.

It's just that the combination of three steamships and three infantry companies is not yet a mortal threat to the baggage and personnel left behind by the French army, as well as thousands of Qing troops, but now several ships towed behind by steamers have become the most formidable enemies on the battlefield.

These small boats carried a platoon or a squad of combat forces, and although the total strength was not large, but with the offensive of three steam warships, there was now a sea of fire near the entire river, and discarded flags and ships could be seen everywhere.

In the rear of the steamship regiment, the Rainbow Army also organized a fleet of sailboats, which they would go into battle after an hour. The arrival of an infantry battalion and some heavy equipment would have made the French and Qing troops regret it, and the rest of the Marine Regiment was now forcing its march towards the battlefield at maximum speed.

There were huge waves of attacks everywhere, and just to deal with the offensive of the infantry of the Rainbow Army, the Qing army could no longer support it, not to mention that the Rainbow Army also invested three extremely terrifying steam paddle steamer warships. They roared and shelled, flooding the flanks of the battlefield with terrible nets of fire.

"Good!" In the sound of the operation of the steam engine, Shi Huiji was full of joy: "Even if we suffer setbacks in the next battle, the current harvest alone is enough, enough!"

Fu Wendao glanced at Bao Meiying, and said with great admiration: "Brigade Commander Bao still has a way, if there are no three steam ships, our Marine Corps will not enter the sea like now." ”

In the past, Fu Wendao thought that the Marine Corps was of little significance, especially the previous voyage from Ningbo to Jiaxing, which made them not have hope for mobile combat on the water and near the sea, but Bao Meiying now made him soberly realize what an amazing power it is to combine a light infantry regiment with a steam ship to fight on China's inland rivers, and the strength of this reinforced battalion alone has put thousands of Qing and French troops in a state of collapse on the whole line, and they can't even organize a successful counterattack.

Bao Meiying didn't dare to relax at all: "It's all pure demons, and there are too few Fayi!"

"No less, no less!" Fu Wendao had already looked at it with a telescope for a long time: "There are at least a dozen tricolor flags, and I heard that more than half of the French baggage is here, we can't let it go!" It would be nice if there was one more steamship. ”

"That's all there is to it." Bao Meiying said with a murderous intention: "Zhu Jiumei's side can't conjure up a fourth ship, now let's get off the ship and fight!"

"Disembark?" Fu Wendao was taken aback by Bao Meiying's murderous intention: "I really want to get off the boat." ”

"That's right, go ashore!" Bao Meiying's eyes stared at the tricolor flags in front of her: "Kill all the French and drag Montoban back." ”

"Gotta drag him back." Bao Meiying only had this determination: "So we want to kill all the French." ”

When Liu Chang rescued Suzhou, he must have been so courageous, right?

Bao Meiying thought secretly in her heart.

……

"The baggage and rear units were attacked by the marines, who, like Germanic cavalry, were firing all their weapons at us, supported by steam ships, and our troops were being slaughtered by the enemy......"

This was the worst news that Montoban had received so far, and before his eyes, an entire infantry battalion of the Rainbow Army's reserve infantry regiment was engaged in a battle with three or four hundred French soldiers, and the two sides were close together, forcing the French to stop the shelling and wait for the final result of hand-to-hand combat.

"Damn it!"

Everything was beyond Montoban's control, although in the current situation, the French army would still achieve the final victory, and the sudden outbreak of the reserve infantry regiment could not last a whole day, they only had five infantry battalions, but Montoban had a full thirteen infantry battalions and a staggering number of auxiliary troops. …,

But the problem was that the casualties also exceeded Montoban's expectations, and the troops on both sides went crazy, even to the point that there were almost no prisoners left, and one infantry company after another was filled in and then disabled, and many infantry companies on the Rainbow side actually ceased to exist, and there were also many infantry companies on the French side that existed in name only.

The march to the Golden Land had evolved into the current situation, which was difficult for Montoban to accept, and he yelled forward: "Tell Colonel Yomi that if he doesn't take these rebels again, I will no longer insist on taking him to court-martial, but just blow him in the head." ”

It was only before the words of Montoban came out, and already an officer had answered a cold answer: "Commander Yomi has returned to the arms of the Lord with glory from the previous battle......"

"God......

Montoban's exclamation came a little earlier, and he soon received an earth-shattering news: "A large number of enemy troops have been found from the south, and they are trying to rendezvous with the Smallfoot Women, and the number is staggering......"

"What troops?"

"It has been confirmed that there is an enemy infantry regiment at the forefront, and we do not yet know which infantry brigade this infantry regiment belongs to!" The intelligence officer reported: "But the cavalry reported that they found the banner of the enemy's 1st Division in the follow-up queue, that's right, the Dragonlance Division!"

"God......

Meng Toban glanced at the battlefield in front of him, a whole battalion of shrews of the reserve infantry regiment of the Rainbow Army was engaged in the bloodiest hand-to-hand combat with three or four hundred French troops, and the victory or defeat of the two sides would determine the initiative of the entire battlefield, but it was the first time that the French army found an opponent in hand-to-hand combat.

The group of shrews was absolutely insane, so Montoban angrily threw his cane and threw it straight into the mud.

He had to regain the initiative, and an officer suggested to him: "Commander, we must come back to our aids, the baggage is burning, and only by recapturing the baggage can we achieve the final victory in this war." ”

"No...... We've already lost this one. Mentoban: "At least the winner of this battle will not be us." However, the duty of our soldiers to fight until the last moment, to abandon all ideas about baggage and Chinese government forces, we must open the line of defense among the enemy. ”

He glanced ahead, the French army was still engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the rainbow army, and the two sides were evenly matched, and it was difficult to tell the winner for a while.

Mentoban painfully made a decision: "Order the artillery, fire a salvo at the enemy!" With shrapnel, shrapnel!"

The French officers were stunned by Montoban's decision, and they shouted: "Our infantry is still ahead!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )