The monk Grinqin of Dagukou has a feeling of despair, and Dagukou has now fallen into the embarrassing situation of being attacked by the enemy on his back. The warships of the coalition army besieged the forts at the mouth of Dagu head-on on the sea, while the infantry cavalry marched from Beitang, Xinhe, Tanggu and other places, launching an offensive from behind. The ships on the sea can still deal with it, and the infantry behind them can kill Dagukou. The artillery of the Dagukou Fort was all arranged facing the sea, and the heavy artillery fixed on the fort could not be turned at all, so naturally it could not deal with the coalition forces from behind.

Monk Greenqin's three years of hard work and the huge amount of millions of taels of silver in the Qing Dynasty all suddenly became waste, and they were all placed in a useless place. Monk Lingqin is now in no hurry to regret the landing of the enemy, but it is too late to regret it. What Seng Lingqin can do is to do his best to maintain the current situation and prevent the coalition forces from continuing to expand the battle situation and expand their advantages. As for the future, Monk Greenqin can only hope for peace talks with the imperial court.

Monk Greenqin is struggling with how to shrink his troops, and Xianfeng's edict has arrived again: "Monk Greenqin shook hands and said goodbye, for more than half a year, both sides of Dagu are in danger, and you are worried." The world is not at all, not in Haikou, it is really a Beijing division, a slight setback, must retreat to Jinjun, from north to south, head-on interception, must not be pinned on the fort, with the country dependent, and ugly Yi desperately, it is too worthless. The forts on the north and south banks must be defended by large personnel. As a commander, it is difficult for you to leave the camp without authorization, and now you have a special purpose, not you are afraid, if you don't think about the overall situation, you only have a plan, and you are very responsible. Hold the tube sadly, earnestly advise, and you will obey it. ”

Looking at Xianfeng's edict, Monk Greenqin can be said to be grateful, Xianfeng even said that it is not worth fighting with foreigners, and he was also moved by his true feelings. And it also left a way for the commander of the first army, Seng Greenqin, to retreat, even if Monk Greenqin retreated, it was also ordered to take into account the overall situation, and Xianfeng's thoughts were also well-intentioned. However, for Xianfeng's request to retreat to Tianjin, Monk Greenqin also had a headache. If Tianjin really has a strong city to rely on, why should the army suffer in Dagukou and other places, if Dagukou is lost, Tianjin will not be guaranteed.

Xianfeng ordered Monk Greenqin not to live and die with the fort, but Monk Greenqin could only dispel the idea of defending the fort, and now the situation of the fort is sinister, and holding on is a dead end. Xianfeng said that he had suffered a slight setback, and now that he had suffered from the enemy, Monk Greenqin had the idea of abandoning the fort on the north bank. Abandoning the north shore batteries can reduce the strength of the troops on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also jump out of the predicament of being attacked on the back of the enemy. Even if the allied forces occupied the north bank forts, the Qing army could rely on the south bank forts to resist, and if the troops were sufficient, they could still stop the allied forces from advancing into Tianjin.

When Seng Lingqin was still thinking about it, the imperial court sent two envoys, Lang Wenjun and Qing Hengqi of the Military Garrison Academy, to go to Beitang again to discuss the exchange of contracts with the two armies. Although Seng Lingqin was very angry about the princes of the dynasty, he could only send some soldiers to escort the two envoys to meet the coalition army.

Sent away two except for "St. Bow! After the envoy who didn't know anything, Monk Greenqin began to deploy the Dagu defense again. The main battery on the south bank was the top priority, and in addition to increasing the number of defensive troops, Seng Lingqin also ordered the Mongol horse team to patrol along the river to guard against smuggling attacks by coalition forces. Dozens of large and small artillery pieces were transferred from various battalions and deployed along key points along the river bank to ensure that the river bank was not lost.

As for the fort on the north bank, Seng Lingqin hesitated and finally decided to give up, and he sent Wenxiang to send Leshan an order to withdraw his troops and prepare a resettlement place on the south bank. However, after waiting for a day, there was no shadow of Leshan, and the soldiers only came back a little more than halfway. It wasn't until the next morning that Wen Xiang returned, but he didn't bring back Leshan, but brought back the Guan Fang seal letter from the Governor of Zhili.

"Lord Wang, the Admiral asked the subordinate to hand over the letter of the Governor of Zhili to you, and he still has more than a thousand soldiers, who will live and die with the North Shore Fort!" Wen Xiang persuaded Le Shan for a day and a night, and finally only brought back such a news.

"Good, good, good!" Monk Greenqin looked at the north shore with mixed feelings for a while, as a military general, he did not want to retreat, and the glory of the prince did not allow him to retreat. He also wanted to be like Leshan, one south and one north to defend the fort, but he couldn't.

Wen Xiang also had the idea of repaying the king with a death in Tanggu, although in the end there was an order to retreat, and he was still snatched by Kexing'a, but thinking of Leshan and the gunners in Tanggu, Wen Xiang still felt guilty. Especially Leshan gave Wenxiang a great shock, Leshan was not very calm, and there was no impassioned performance. He seemed to have been prepared, and indifferently gave Wen Xiang the anti-seal letter, and then sent Wen Xiang out, with a gentle smile on his face when he parted.

Leshan on the north shore has made up his mind to die, and he has more than 1,000 Manchurian elites who volunteered to accompany him to his death, as well as about 2,000 local regimental training in Tianjin. The fort itself on the north bank has been reinforced several times, and there is also a fortress inside the fort that serves as a lookout and a firing effect, and on the perimeter there are obstacles such as three trenches and antlers to block horses, and the fort is not just a battery, but a group of batteries that can support each other.

If you have sufficient troops in your hands, although the main gun can't be turned, relying on the complete fortifications of the fort, Leshan is confident that it will be no problem to hold on for ten days. But he doesn't have so many people anymore, and his hands are full of elite soldiers who are still worthy of a battle. As for the group training, although the enthusiasm is extremely high, they have almost no training, nor do they have any actual combat experience, and they are destined to only be strong.

Le Shan had all kinds of grievances in his heart, but he couldn't say anything to anyone. He was dissatisfied with the fact that the monk Grinqin obeyed the orders of the imperial court in everything, and he was completely unaware of the reason why the generals were not subject to the orders of the foreign monarchs, and he was even more dissatisfied with the unrealistic blind command of the imperial court. The imperial court is now like an old pedant in the countryside, and the poverty is cold. The foreigners rushed into the courtyard, the court said that they wanted to be appeased, the foreigners began to slam the door, the court said not to stimulate them too much, and now the foreigners have begun to enter the house and beat people, and the court still has the illusion of appeasement. Giving up the fort and retreating to Tianjin is a fantasy of complete wishful thinking, and if the fort is lost, how can a lonely city in Tianjin be able to hold on. However, Leshan has no way to resist, he can only do his duty as a soldier, and his protest can only be a will to die.

After two days of silence, Leshan also arranged all the soldiers of each department, and the imperial court finally made a decision to increase the troops. He ordered the scholars Ruilin and Shangshu Yile Dong'a to lead more than 9,000 officers and soldiers of the Beijing Banner and Mabu to enter Tongzhou. Monk Greenqin sent the news to Leshan as soon as possible, but Leshan still stayed on the north bank, and Monk Greenqin still couldn't redeem the determination of his fellow clan to die. The situation in Tianjin was critical, and what was the use of the imperial court deploying troops and horses nearly four hundred miles away. And Leshan has a different idea from everyone else, he has also fought with foreigners several times, and he knows the combat power of foreigners very well.

Although he did not feel that the foreigners were invincible like some people, he still thought that it would be difficult for the Qing army to defeat the foreigners, and it was wishful thinking to win more with less. The infantry officers and men of the foreigners are no worse than the Daqing, and even stronger, if the sea and the ocean cannot stop the foreigners, the road will be in vain. The strength of similar troops is less victorious and more defeated, and it is necessary to use several times the strength of the army to have the possibility of defeating the foreigners. But now no one can listen to his words, everyone thinks that the foreigners are just strong ships and artillery, as long as the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry let go of the war horses, these foreigners will be able to make a decision.

After the Battle of Tanggu, Leshan had six days to review his life, and then the coalition forces appeared in his field of vision. Before dawn, there was a trace of the coalition army five miles away from the fort, and Le Shan didn't know that it was the British sappers who were building bridges and clearing the roads around the clock, but he knew that the enemy was coming. Because the troops were really stretched, Leshan did not take the initiative to attack to sabotage the operations of the coalition army, and he waited quietly in the fort for the last moment. When there was just a little light in the east and the land was still gray, about 4,000 or so allied troops approached the offensive position near the Dagukou Fort in silence. The coalition forces thought that they were marching very secretly, but in fact, everyone in the fort was watching them firmly, from Leshan to ordinary soldiers.

When the sky was bright, the coalition forces used more than 50 artillery pieces to start shelling, and the new * guns showed the progress of science and technology. However, the fort not only had a strong parapet wall, but also a variety of fortresses inside, and the artillery bombardment of the coalition forces did not have a devastating effect. The Qing army's artillery caliber was small and the range was insufficient, and Leshan did not make a needless return fire, but quietly waited for the infantry of the coalition army.

"Junmen, why is the fight with Yangyi's cannon endless?" Leshan and a few Goshha squatted under the parapet, chatting easily amid the deafening sound of cannons.

"It'll be over sooner or later, no hurry! Wait for them to come up! "Le Shan didn't think that he would hold the fort, he just wanted to drag more enemies to die together.

However, Leshan didn't expect that the artillery bombardment of the coalition forces would last for so long, and it didn't stop for half an hour, as if he was willing to blow up all the people in the fort. Moreover, from the sound of the artillery, it can be seen that the coalition forces have added larger caliber artillery, and the sound of the artillery is even more terrifying than just now.

Leshan also peeked at the situation of the defenders, and some of the flag soldiers were killed and wounded, but most of them were normal. The regimental training is not good, these soldiers who were ordinary people not long ago have never dreamed of such a hellish scene, not to mention the death and injury of hundreds of people, and they are all trembling with fright. Le Shan didn't blame them, they were already warriors if they were willing to stay, and it was not surprising that ordinary people were frightened crazy in the face of this terrible shelling.

Suddenly, there was a terrible explosion in the battery, as if dozens of artillery pieces were roaring in the ears at the same time, and the explosion took dust and wood into the air like rockets, and then the earth and wood fell like a torrential rain.

"*Warehouse?" One of Goshha pointed to the direction where the mushroom cloud was rising, and said in a dejected voice.

"Alas! God bless me! "Leshan also saw clearly, the largest ammunition depot of the main battery was hit, and tens of thousands of catties of * inside were detonated. The ammunition depots were located very concealed, and they were also protected, which made it difficult for the coalition forces to hit anywhere, and small-caliber shells could not penetrate the ammunition depots and ignite *. But it was such a coincidence that the large-caliber artillery that had just entered the battle directly hit the ammunition depot, and it can only be said that the luck of the coalition forces was really good. Before Leshan's sigh fell, the ammunition depot of another battery was hit and detonated.

"Military Gate!" The Goshkhas are not afraid of death, but in this case, Leshan should not insist, and no one can say that he is not a word when he retreats to the south bank.

"They are coming, and the time has come to be faithful!" Leshan also knew the thoughts of the Goshkhas, he just smiled and shook his head.