At the Bali Bridge, Monk Lingqin led 17,000 Mongolian cavalry to guard the Forbidden City behind him as the last guard.

Before that, the monk king enjoyed the glory of half his life. From a declining aristocratic boy to a Mongolian prince, it can be said that he has been constantly adding officials to knighthood from youth to middle age, and it is smooth sailing.

He eliminated the 20,000 Northern Expeditionary Army of Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang, the most elite of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, outside Tianjin, and stabilized the crumbling Qing Dynasty.

He sank 4 enemy ships, severely damaged 6 ships (completely incapacitated), captured 2 ships, killed and wounded 426 British soldiers, 14 French soldiers, captured 1 British and 1 American soldier, and the commander of the British invasion fleet was seriously wounded. Since the First Opium War in 1840, the Qing court won the first and only major victory in a large-scale foreign war against the aggression of foreign powers.

But now the monk Lingqin is like ashes, this time the foreigners are not a small fight, they have taken out the housekeeping skills, not only brought the most advanced Mini rifle of this era, Armstrong breech heavy artillery, these firearms far beyond the Qing court an era.

In order to eliminate the threat of the Mongol cavalry, the British and French also mobilized a very strong cavalry force, which was an elite cavalry from all over the world, including the most powerful "Queen" Guards Dragoon Regiment from the British mainland, the fierce "Sipahi" Cavalry Regiment from the French North African colonies, the martial "Probie" Sikh Cavalry Regiment from the British Punjab, and the "Finn" Indian Cavalry Regiment from British India.

The hollow phalanx composed of foreigners' infantry artillery, the perfect combination of heavy artillery fire and infantry bayonets, completely defeated all the unmodernized cavalry of this era.

The battle of Bali Bridge has not yet been fought, in fact, Seng Lingqin knows that this battle will be lost. He is not a general who has never fought with foreigners, on the contrary, he knows the power of foreigners. This time, since the British and French 18,000 allied forces landed at Dagukou, he has fought with this team several times, whether it is the Gukou defensive battle or the sneak attack in the Zhangjiawan woods, they are all defeated.

Therefore, before the foreigners arrived in Tongzhou, the imperial court was already afraid of the British and French force, agreed to negotiate peace with them, and accepted the unequal treaty proposed by the British and French, but because of the dispute over the "kneeling or not kneeling" in front of the emperor, the negotiations broke down.

The Qing court instructed the monk Grinqin to intercept and detain the British representative Pasha Li and his party of 39 people and take them to Beijing as hostages. When the British and French troops heard this, they quickly marched and approached the city of Beijing.

In the first few failures, most of the elite of the monk king had actually been consumed, and many of the Mongolian cavalry stationed at Bali Bridge now were grassland herdsmen who had just been recruited. Among them were 1,000 horses from the Jerim League, 2,000 from the Zhuo Suotu League, 1,000 from the Chaowuda League, and 5,000 from the Chahar cavalry.

It seems that there are tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry at Baliqiao, but most of them are new recruits who are fighting for the first time, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

But Monk Greenqin had no choice, twenty miles behind him was the city of Beijing, and he had no way to retreat.

The Qing army was nearly 30,000 people, which was the last warrior who could fight in the Qing Dynasty, and all of them went to the battlefield, and a five-kilometer-long arc line was discharged at the Bali Bridgehead.

Monk Lingqin led 17,000 cavalry in the center, the left wing was 5,000 of the Beijing Praetorian Guard led by Dutong Shengbao, and the right wing of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Ruilin 8,000 Green Battalion, which was the last belongings of the Qing Dynasty.

In September, the weather was still a little hot, and the air was filled with the smell of nervousness.

A tall flag-bearer, more than 1.9 meters tall, rode a Mongolian horse and held the banner of the monk and the king, walked to the front of the two formations, and raised the princely flag to the British and French troops armed to the teeth, indicating that he accepted their challenge.

The Mongolian cavalry guys in the formation, holding their sabers high, demonstrated to the foreigners to show their determination to fight.

The cunning foreigners did not take the lead in attacking the monk king, but launched an artillery attack on the weakest Katsubobu.

It seemed that the best equipment, and even many of the royal forbidden troops who were still wearing black-rimmed yellow coats handed down from their ancestors, were defeated after a few rounds of artillery fire, and the main general Katsuho was wounded by artillery fire and led his troops to withdraw from the battle.

There were also a lot of artillery guns of the Qing army, but they fired sporadically, and the gunners moved the artillery to fire by feeling, and the accuracy was very poor, and a large number of shells were fired without hitting the target.

The British and French artillery concentrated their fire under an efficient command system, and soon blew up the artillery positions of the Qing army.

The artillery of the Qing army was completely annihilated, because this time the monk king tied all the artillery to the position with ankle chains in order to prevent the artillery from escaping, but unfortunately even so, the artillery of the Qing army did not pose a threat to the British and French forces.

The artillery failed, the Qing army had lost fire support, and Monk Lingqin could not let the artillery fire of the coalition army attack his position indiscriminately, all he could do was to let his cavalry rush the enemy's line.

The tall flag-bearer on the Bali Bridge waved his handsome flag, and the Mongol cavalry attacked the British and French forces in waves.

But with the dense rows of guns and shotguns of the British and French, the frontal attack was completely deadly. The cavalry of the Mongolian cavalry can only have an accurate head within 50 meters, while the range of the foreign guns and foreign guns of the foreigners is thousands of meters, the effective range is 500 meters, and it is very accurate within 200 meters.

Although there were a few lucky and heroic Mongol horsemen who rushed into the British and French formations, what could they do? The sabers in their hands are not as long as the spears and bayonets of foreigners, and one or two riders who rush in will be surrounded by a large number of foreigners, and will be directly stabbed into a hornet's nest by bayonets, and they will not be able to break through the coalition front at all.

More Mongol cavalry used the method of rushing to within 100 meters and firing at the foreigners with their arquebuses. This method can indeed kill a few enemies, but it is only very weak. Most of the cavalry could not rush so closely, and despite the dense fire of the enemy, these improvised Mongol horses were very frightened by the sound of huge guns, horses were very intelligent animals, they also knew danger, they would be in a mess, and refused to run forward.

The arquebuses in the hands of the Qing soldiers were also an era behind the British and French forces, just like the infantry in World War I faced machine guns, and there was a generation difference in weapons, and there was no way to fight this battle.

Monk Lingqin was an excellent commander, in such a disadvantaged situation, he still found that the combination of the British army and the French army was their weak point, he sent the last elite, and even his own soldiers were all into battle, which was also the last hope of the Qing army.

However, the British "Queen" Guards Dragoon Regiment and the newly joined Indian Pathans Cavalry Regiment arrived in time to crush the Mongol cavalry with a ferocious countercharge.

Many people think that it is normal for the Mongolian cavalry to not be able to beat foreign guns, but they do not think that they cannot beat the cavalry of foreigners.

In fact, since the advent of the regular cavalry in the West in modern times, there has not been any example of irregular cavalry defeating the regular cavalry of modern times in a frontal charge.

The discipline, training, and tactical thinking of modern cavalry are leading in all aspects.

Tactically speaking, a formation of modern cavalry has clear regulations on when to jog, when to accelerate, when to stride, and when to gallop when charging, and the mutual coordination between various cavalry formations has also been scientific and refined. The content of the cavalry drill code is detailed and rich, and the tactics are varied, which is not comparable to ancient times.

In terms of personnel composition, the ratio of officers in modern cavalry formations has increased significantly, and the ratio of officers to soldiers in the 18th century was generally about 1:4. Officers are better trained and more knowledgeable than ordinary soldiers. Such a large ratio of officers ensured the accuracy of the formation when performing tactical maneuvers; and the ability to maintain command and discipline in the event of heavy casualties and not to break down easily.

In terms of personal training, there has been a trend of scientific cold weapon fighting technology in the West in modern times, and the knife technique is more concise and efficient than in ancient times.

In terms of armament, the most important equipment of the cavalry was horses. Since the 16th century, horses have been bred according to the theory of pedigree in the West. A number of unprecedentedly tall, sturdy, and sprinting horses were born. The theory of pedigree has led to the birth of some extreme species that should not be present in nature.

To sum up, the progress of the cavalry in the West in modern times is all-round and revolutionary.

Giving an inappropriate list is like taking an exam. How does a self-learner, who usually flip through the book and go to the exam, compare with a candidate who has arranged a large number of questions to practice for each knowledge point under the supervision of a strict teacher and has repeatedly conducted mock exams?

The gap between the Qing army and the British and French forces was not only in the backwardness of weapons, but also in a complete set of scientific training methods and scientific concepts of self-repeated correction.

Under such a huge gap, the Mongol cavalry of Seng Lingqin was defeated, and the defeat was very bad. More than half of the 10,000 Qing soldiers suffered casualties, while the British and French forces suffered only a few dozen casualties.

The tall flag bearer held a large yellow flag with black letters written on it, and pointed it in all directions from time to time. This is the handsome banner of the monk king, and the eyes of all the officers are watching it, because it is giving orders to the entire Qing army.

At this moment, the Bali Bridge defended by 30,000 Qing troops was already full of corpses, but the standard-bearer, although he was alone, was still standing there, still conveying the last orders of the monk king. Bullets and shells whirred and whined around him, but he remained still. Until a cannonball knocked him to the ground, and the banner fell to the side, followed by a spasmodic hand that clung to it.

The Mongolian cavalry was finished, and the infantry behind them had even worse combat effectiveness. In the face of the bombardment of the British and French forces, the formation had long been in chaos.

The coalition forces, which had been fighting for almost a day, were running out of bullets, but when they rushed over with bayonets, the villagers rushed away.

Although the Qing army was defeated at the Battle of Baliqiao, Seng Lingqin still showed the courage of the Mongol cavalry, which was affirmed by both the British and the French.

In France and China, the French army officer Girard gave a detailed description of the heroic battles of the Qing army: "Glory should belong to these combatants, and indeed it should belong to them!" Without fear or complaint, they were willing to generously shed their blood for everyone's safety. This spirit of sacrifice is regarded by all peoples as great, honorable and outstanding...... Such heroism is often seen in the Chinese military; In Europe, however, it is a big mistake to think that the Chinese military lacks courage because of misinformation. And commented: "In the Battle of Bali Bridge, the Chinese army met the coalition army with rare bravery. Their army consisted of 25,000 Tatars and a large number of militias", and "in spite of their shouts and marches, and their brave and repeated charges, they were defeated at the outset!" However, they withstood the overwhelming firepower that inflicted his casualties", and in the end, they "preferred not to retreat, but to persevere, and all of them died on the spot".

Paul? In the Chronicles of the Expedition, Valan wrote: "The Chinese and the Tatars, known for their courage and composure, were particularly outstanding in the final stages of battle...... None of them retreated, but all of them died in the line of duty."

In the Translator's Notes, Count Delison, wrote: "The enemy has been beaten back twice, but he has not yet conceded defeat, and is preparing to fight for the passage with one heart." …… The Chinese are now not hiding behind the walls or under the cover of fortifications to fight, they are now coming forward. There, the emperor's Tatar Janissaries, the elite of the imperial army, were gathering at the gates of the capital. In the middle of the bridge, braving a hail of bullets, one of their officers stood in front on horseback; He waved the yellow flag in challenge, and although the rumbling cannon overshadowed everything, he still shouted loudly. Around this valiant officer, marble blocks of the bridge railings were scattered in all directions, and our shells caused a lot of casualties. Death did not stop for a moment, but it did not intimidate these inflexible, but brave fighters, who did not retreat. ”

In the end, only seven horsemen were left to flee back to the capital, and at this moment Xianfeng had escaped from the capital, under the pretext of "Northern Hunting", and ran to the Chengde Summer Resort. All the people who followed him were his confidants and cronies, Prince Yi, Prince Zheng, Su Shun, etc., all followed, leaving only Prince Gong Yi? was left in the capital by Xianfeng to deal with the aftermath for him.

The news of the defeat of the monk Lingqin soon reached Xianfeng's ears, a holy decree, all the honors and official positions of the monk king in the first half of his life were swept to the end, but after all, he was the representative of the Mongols, and finally left him a title of Qincha.

Yang Xiaoshan arrived at the capital at this pass.

The monk king was withdrawn, and the monk king's mansion collapsed.

"I can't stay in the capital now, you protect the princess and lady and leave the capital quickly and go to Horqin! I'm staying here to look after the family. Yang Xiaoshan asked the guards of the palace to take the monk and the king's family away.

"Xianggong, you can go with us." Wulan was reluctant to Yang Xiaoshan, who had just come back, for fear that something would happen to him, so he wanted to go together.

Yang Xiaoshan naturally refused, he still had a difficult task to do, "I'm fine, the palace of Nuoda still needs to be watched, don't worry." I'm so smart, I'll definitely protect myself, not to mention that Prince Gong is here, you don't have to worry. Yang Xiaoshan comforted.

The front foot sent the monk and the king's family out of the capital, and the Anglo-French army on the back foot drove into Beijing, what should Yang Xiaoshan do?