The dull sound of artillery alarmed Yi Zhi, who was looking at the map in the big tent, and he frowned slightly, his order was to start a tentative attack in the afternoon, why did he hand in the fire early in the morning? He then commanded, "Go and ask what's going on?" ”

Soon, an officer in charge of patrolling the battlefield hurriedly came in and reported: "The report, it was the deputy brigade commander Yan Yangtian who arrived to reconnoiter the Yangjiazui Fort, and the British troops in the fort opened artillery to drive away, and there were no casualties. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Yi Zhizu waved his hand, he was quite in favor of Yan Yangtian's arrival and observation, although there was a map, but after all, it was not as good as the field survey, as a senior commander and fighter, Yan Yangtian's approach was a bit risky, but it was understandable, in the formulated combat deployment, the Yangjiazui Fort was the first to be defeated.

On the tower of the east gate of Baoshan County, Yilu, Bartley and several school officials were also observing with binoculars, watching Yan Yangtian and his party return to the camp, Bartlet's telescope was fixed on the handsome flag with a big 'Yi' word fluttering in the wind in the camp, he knew a little about the flag of the Qing army, but he didn't know Chinese characters, and he muttered for a while before he spoke: "Who is the commander of this army?" ”

Yilu said without thinking: "Who else can it be, naturally it is the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi, a Shanghai Taoist, easy to be content." ”

"Dare to observe so recently, these Qing troops are very different from what we have seen." Bartley said slowly, "It seems that they really plan to attack us. ”

"General." Lieutenant Colonel Tony said: "The Qing army camp appeared overnight, which shows that those Qing soldiers did not rest at all last night, even if they rested, it was not long, and their camp is under construction, there should be no time to dig trenches, can you take advantage of their unstable foothold, impact it, force them to retreat, or simply destroy them!" ”

From the telescope, it can be clearly seen that there are soldiers in the other camp's camp who are busy setting up wooden fences outside the camp, Bartley can't help but be excited, not to mention the Qing army, it is the Yuanqi regimental training, shooting without trenches, it is impossible for them to be their opponents, a battle on the outskirts of Shanghai County, even if the other party digs trenches in advance, doesn't it take advantage?

"It's a good idea." He Bartley said, glancing at Yoshiritsu.

After a little hesitation, Yilu spoke: "Isn't it better to rely on the fortifications of the fort to defend?" ”

"If the enemy has no trenches, we can easily defeat them!" Bartley said confidently.

Yilu frowned, and said unhappily: "Our task is to defend Wu Song." ”

"Have you thought about it?" Bartre said: "Without several times our troops, the Qing army dares to take the initiative to attack Wusong?" At the moment, the other party has not yet been assembled, and the strength is only three or four thousand, this is the best opportunity to defeat them, and I hope to hold Wusong at the lowest cost. ”

Hearing this, Yilu hesitated, but he knew that the Qing soldiers in Hangzhou recovered Shaoxing and Ningbo, and they dispatched 20,000 troops, and if the Qing soldiers on the opposite side also gathered 120,000, it would indeed be a bitter battle for them. ”

Facing the Yuanqi regimental training camp of Yangjiazui Fort, Yan Yangtian, who was wearing a fourth-grade military attache robe, explained excitedly, "....... The range and hit rate of our Mini guns are much higher than those of the British Burke-style flintlock guns, once they are close to the fort for four or five hundred meters, they can be deployed horizontally, so that they can form a complete suppression of firepower, and the British army has no power to fight back, which can greatly reduce casualties. ”

Yi Zhizhi looked at him, his eyes showed undisguised appreciation, he was able to learn and use, and he was good at using his brain, this kid would be able to stand alone in the future, and after careful consideration, he said: "Have you considered two points, the terrain here is low, although the soil is soft, but dig down one meter, you may see water."

Furthermore, the British army has Caron guns, and the Caron guns have a range of not far, but four or five hundred meters are the most suitable, how to guard against flowering shells fired by Caron guns? That was enough to inflict huge casualties on the soldiers in the trenches. ”

"Planks, planks." Yan Yangtian said without thinking: "The wooden planks used in the ambush of Wujia Village to cover the trenches, the slightly thicker planks are enough to effectively resist the flowering bombs, unless they are directly hit by solid bullets, as for the water accumulation in the trenches, it can be completely overcome, it is nothing more than digging the trenches a little slower, we can dig overnight." ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "The planks can be made urgently by the carpenters in Shanghai County, and there is no big problem...... Dig trenches, you can mobilize volunteers to come over, take turns to dig, one day and one night, absolutely no problem. Speaking of this, he smiled and said, "Can the British army tolerate us digging trenches under his nose?" ”

Yan Yangtian said nonchalantly: "If the British army dares to send troops to interfere, it is exactly what we want." ”

As soon as the words fell, an officer quickly came in and saluted: "Report, the enemy has moved, and a large force is heading towards the Yangjiazui Fort." ”

What do you mean? Yi Zhishu and Yan Yangtian glanced at each other, quickly got up and walked out of the big tent quickly, and came to the front of the camp to observe with a telescope. ”

Soon, the news from the observation frame that had just been set up that the five British warships were still moored on the Yangtze River, and there was no movement.

Most of the British army wants to assemble at Yangjiazui Fort, what do they want to do? Yan Yangtian pondered for a while before he hesitated: "The British army doesn't want to attack our camp, right?" ”

"Could it be a tired tactic?" An officer said softly.

"Impossible." Yan Yangtian said in a deep voice: "The British army is defending, we are attacking, the initiative is in our hands, which soldier is he tired of?" As he spoke, he looked at Yi Zhishu and said, "Headmaster——。 ”

"There's no need to rush." Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said, "We all dreamed that the British army would come to attack us, but don't scare them back." ”

"Impossible, right?" An officer rubbed his eyes, "The British army has fortifications, why should they take the initiative?" ”

"Look at your coats." Yan Yangtian said with a smile: "The British army is treating us as a green battalion, thinking that we are soft persimmons, and wants to give us a dismount!" ”

"That's a good feeling." Battalion commander Tan Zhangcheng said with a smile: "I have long been looking forward to the opportunity to fight with the British army, which is known as the world's first-class, to see how powerful they are!" ”

Yi Zhisuff pondered that the British army might want to take advantage of their unstable foothold and catch them off guard, after all, their large camp was only set up last night, and after a slight groan, he ordered: "Send the order to go down, all the soldiers who built the camp, rest on the spot, sound the assembly horn, and then go back to the camp to get their guns, and then assemble in a panic, rush to the battle, and try to keep them away from the battery." ”

Everyone suddenly received the order, scattered around, Yi Zhishu took out a cigar and slowly lit it, he really didn't expect that the British Army Major General Bartley stationed in Wusong would give him such a big surprise, it seems that the British army is arrogant up and down, and they didn't take them in their eyes at all, to be honest, he is very much looking forward to a head-on confrontation between Yuanqi and the British army, in the face of the British army that uses the tactics of lining up and platoning, the power of the Minny gun will be vividly displayed.

Although excited, he still maintained a high degree of caution, and commanded in a deep voice: "Order, pay close attention to the British army for marine artillery, especially the Caron cannon. "The soil is soft, and it is inconvenient for artillery to carry it, but he still does not dare to be careless.

Yangjiazui Fort, Major General Bartley held a cigar in his mouth, glanced at the soldiers who were lining up below, and then took out a delicate pocket watch, showing a satisfied expression on his face, it was six miles from Baoshan County to Yangjiazui Fort, and his soldiers arrived in half an hour.

His 49th Regiment, the Charlotte Infantry Regiment, was founded in 1744. Participated in the American Revolutionary War, during the Napoleonic Wars, once fought in Copenhagen, Denmark, but not those little girls in India, but the regular English Army, for the 49th Regiment, he was full of confidence, he believed that a charge could easily end the battle.

Colonel George walked up to him quickly and saluted, "Report to the general, the team has been assembled, please order." ”

Taking the cigar from his mouth, Bartley advised: "Don't march too fast, if the other party shrinks into the camp, beware of the artillery hidden in the camp." ”

This had already been explained before, and George saluted lazily, "Understood, General." ”

Bartley smiled and said, "Let's go." ”

Seeing several groups of British troops coming straight towards the camp, Yi Zhizu shook his head slightly, he really didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he didn't even carry a single artillery, "Headmaster, the other party's strength should be about fifteen hundred." Yan Yangtian said: "Our artillery battalion is still behind, and now there are only 1,000 people in the big battalion, is it necessary to transfer two battalions from the third regiment?" ”

Yi Zhixiang glanced at him and said, "What, no confidence?" ”

"Not really." Yan Yangtian shook his head and said, "One thousand to one thousand five, the students are worried that the British army will be suspicious. ”

With a slight groan, Yi Zhizhi said, "I'm too worried." As he spoke, he said in a deep voice: "Order, call the police!" Blow the rallying horn! ”

Colonel George, who was riding on a horse, looked at the chaos in the Qing army camp opposite from the telescope, all the soldiers rushed back to the camp in a panic, and it took him ten minutes before he saw a group of Qing soldiers marching out of the camp.

Yangjiazui Fort, seeing this scene, Bartley said in a relaxed tone: "It seems that this will be an extremely easy battle." As he spoke, he asked, "Second Lieutenant, how many troops does the other side have?" ”

"General, outside the camp are a thousand people."

Bartley chuckled, "Ignorant and fearless general! Brave and poor soldiers! ”

There was such a big movement here, and the three regiments stationed in the direction of Baoshan County were naturally alarmed, and the two teams they saw slowly approached, and the expressions of all the righteous and brave were a little dignified, a thousand Qing soldiers against a thousand and five British troops, isn't that death? However, the instructors at all levels of their waiting to be seen, that is, the veterans of the Yuanqi regiment training, all looked relaxed, and seemed to have a gloating expression, and they were all a little puzzled.

The third regiment and eight companies closest to the battalion of the first regiment, Weng Changsheng glanced at Sun Zhankui and hesitated: "Do we want reinforcements?" ”

"You got an order for reinforcements?" Sun Zhankui glanced at him and said, "Without an order, who dares to act rashly?" ”

Choked up, Weng Changsheng didn't care at all, and said worriedly: "You can't just watch them die, right?" Although it is said to be a green battalion, it is now finally an Allied army. ”

"Who said they were the Green Battalion?" Sun Zhankui said with a smile: "When have you ever seen the Green Battalion all equipped with muskets?" ”

Weng Changsheng was not stupid, so he immediately reacted and said, "Is it Yuanqi group training?" ”

"It's not too stupid."

"W-can you win?" Weng Changsheng asked cautiously.

Sun Zhankui glanced at him, his eyes were as if he was looking at an idiot, Weng Changsheng shrank his neck, quickly turned around and left, and went to spread the news.

George on the march naturally noticed that the Qing army that came out to fight was different from what he had seen before, it turned out to be all muskets, and he vaguely realized that this Qing army was wrong, very wrong! He guessed that the other party was most likely the righteous brave of Shanghai, or the Yuanqi group training, but the other party only had a thousand people, and there was no artillery, which made him feel a little at ease.

The two teams quickly approached, and when they were two miles apart, the British army stopped, began to line up, loaded ammunition, and put on a battle formation, seeing this scene, Yan Yangtian also stopped, and said in a deep voice: "Just like the British army, two horizontal formations." "The reason why he wanted to imitate the battle formation of the British army was to paralyze the British army as much as possible, as for loading ammunition, he directly saved it, as early as in the big battalion, a group of regimental warriors had already loaded ammunition.

He knew very well that he didn't know how many telescopes were facing them at the moment, observing their every move, and he didn't want the other party to see the slightest flaw.

Once the battle formation was formed, the atmosphere immediately became tense and solemn, and Yan Yangtian said in a deep voice: "Hold down the steps, keep the formation, and move forward!" ”

In the sound of rustling and neat footsteps, the two horizontal teams got closer and closer, and the ...... of 800 meters, 700 meters, and 600 meters were .

Five hundred meters! Entering the range of the Mini gun, Yan Yangtian shouted: "Stop! Stop moving forward! ”

George, who was leading the team with a command knife, saw the other party suddenly stop, obviously hesitated, five hundred meters, the other party actually stopped, is it cowardice? No way! He unconsciously slowed down, and the queue that had been aiming at the command knife in his hand followed suit.

Slowly, George stopped, he suddenly had a strong uneasiness in his heart, the queue he saw stopped, he raised his telescope and carefully searched the ground between the two armies, the ambush battle in Wujia Village, the enemy dug the trench was very well camouflaged, he didn't dare to be careless. (To be continued.) )