Chapter 377: We Are Besieged

Outside the South Gate of Tianjin.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The British and French troops hurriedly assembled and attacked the nearest south gate, but were soon blocked by artillery, which they did not expect, and they could not help but retreat, quietly adjust, and re-examine the new national army.

Mai Meng was surprised and said: "Gru can't help but say that the New People's Army is too unexpected, they have taken the city so quickly, and they are ready for defense, just like the exercise." ”

Gruyuri said the same: "Yes, General Mai Meng, it seems that we are going to divide our troops to attack, I don't believe that they also have heavy troops at the east gate, the city must be unstable, the Qing army may be in a dying struggle, we must appear in front of them like God and redeem them." ”

"So General, you want to go to the East Gate." Mai Menghuan looked at Gruyuri with interest, Gruyuri shrugged and said: "You should also know that my troops are more suitable, after all, they use better weapons, but when the artillery comes, we can support you first, see which of us will attack the city first, rest assured that if I go first, I will wait for you to patronize those shops in the city together." ”

Mai Meng smiled gloomily at this time, nodded and said, "Okay, who let our two countries have such a deep friendship in the Qing Kingdom." ”

The reason why Mai Meng and Gruyuri are so active in wanting to take Tianjin is not only because of the strategic importance of Tianjin, but also because they have long been anxious about the dream of looting and making a fortune in their hearts, and they want to take advantage of the war to grab a vote in the city.

They did not come to the East for selfless international friendship, but to make a fortune, otherwise no one would voluntarily come all the way to such a ghost place as the East, even if it was ordered by the king.

Since the city has been occupied by the New People's Army, then it is not considered to rob the Qing government, this is the excuse they made for themselves, and the Manchus did not dare to say anything anyway.

The coalition forces were divided into two, the French attacked the south gate, the British attacked the east gate along the Haihe River, and their artillery was urgently mobilized from the concession defense area, but it took some time to pull the artillery.

So it was the British army who launched a new attack at the east gate first.

The British army is basically breech-loading Enfield, and there is no difference between them and the New Nationalist Army in terms of weapons, but the formation of the charge is not higher than that of the French army, and they have not really fought with the New Nationalist Army, so they don't know the details.

The continued use of a permutated attack was soon heavily killed and wounded by the condescending New People's Army.

The British did not attack with the usual first artillery bombardment, and were defeated like the South Gate, but soon launched a more violent attack, trying to suppress the New Nationalist Army with superior forces, create a sense of oppression, and force the New Nationalist Army to collapse.

Just like the Qing army in the past.

It is a pity that although there are only two battalions of the New People's Army at the east gate, they are not afraid, they do not flinch, they shoot methodically, and they do not take the British army in the slightest.

These are the children of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the victory in the Pearl River artillery battle has made their confidence extremely strong long ago, and they only have a strong will to fight against Britain and France.

They all fought bravely to kill the enemy, and they couldn't wait to rush out of the city now and fight the British army alone, but they carried Makqin up to four, covered by crossfire, and in an instant the fire snake was like a god of death, and for the first time let the British army try what a killing machine is.

What is a red line that cannot be crossed?

"Da Da Da . ." Thousands of British soldiers fell to the ground, either dead or groaning in pain before they died.

They rushed back to their positions, and both the attacking British soldiers and the British soldiers who were watching all this from behind all of them gasped and were all frightened.

What the hell is this Mani!

The firearms of the Orientals are more powerful than their dignified British Empire, is this still the backward, poor, ignorant, and feudal big country in the East?

Gruyuri was in a very bad mood, his heart was like blood, he looked at the bloody scene in the distance from the binoculars, where he dared to let people attack, and he was thinking about whether to pull his artillery team to the east gate, otherwise the siege would not be able to proceed.

But he couldn't wipe off his face, he bragged fiercely in front of Mai Meng, but the captain of the artillery team ran in a panic: "General! Checkmate! Big things are wrong! ”

Gruyuri was already in a bad mood, and when he heard this, he immediately became furious, and shouted: "What's the matter, why haven't the guns been fired at the South Gate yet, what the hell are the French doing, what does this stupid guy Mai Meng want to do?" ”

"General! The New People's Army attacked the concession, they came out from the direction of the west gate of five or six thousand people, down the wall of the river, is attacking the Zhongtong River defense line, the French have withdrawn from the south gate of the concession, General Mai Meng said that the concession is important, and pulled the artillery back to defend the Zhongtong River, and asked us to quickly withdraw from the east gate. ”

Gru Yurimon was forced, the telescope fell off from his hand, and he fell directly to the ground, and several lieutenant colonels around him also turned their heads to look, and there was silence for a while.

After a long time, Gruyuri said, "Then what are you waiting for, Fak! Retreat, we go back to the concession. ”

The momentum came, the British army hurriedly retreated from the east gate, they walked on the south bank of the Haihe River, and on the other bank you can clearly see another new national army that is also down the river, the military flag has a big number 52 written on it, waving in the wind, like a green dragon.

It shocked the British army even more.

52 regiment! The 52nd Regiment of the New People's Army, shouldn't this unit be in Shunde Province? Didn't you go to attack Shanhaiguan? How could it be here.

Fortunately, the New People's Army did not attack, let alone shoot from the other bank, but only occupied important places along the river to prevent the British from escaping across the river.

Returning to the concession realm, Mai Meng said to Gru Yuri in a very sad tone: "Dude, I have a very sad news to tell you, the Dagu Fort of the Qing Dynasty was occupied by the Xinmin Army when we attacked Tianjin City, and the Qing army is really like a castrated rooster. ”

Gruyuri seemed to be hit by a thunderbolt from the sky, and stumbled: "So the dock is also controlled by the New People's Army, and we can't get naval support, I heard that there are five or six thousand New People's Army in the south, and they have not attacked the concession." ”

"Nope! Just for show. Mai Meng replied very simply, Gruyuri sat heavily in the chair, and the shadow of Makqin's sickle like a god of death was still affecting him, and he said with a hideous face:

"Obviously, the New People's Army has been prepared for a long time, they want to eat the two of us, that Yang Dongfang wants to surround us, and now the New People's Army in the west must have divided a part of its people to our southeast."

"So General Gru, what do you have a good idea!" Mai Meng asked a very idiotic word, but Gruyuri didn't care, because he wasn't an idiot, and he didn't think that Mai Meng was an idiot, this guy was this character.

But he knew better that the French army had not seen the Death Scythe, otherwise Mai Meng would not have spoken so lightly, so he replied solemnly:

"Now we have to turn from offensive to defensive, hold the south bank of the Haihe River, Zhongtong Hippodrome, and Jianshan in the southeast, wait for the New People's Army to attack, pray to God, the New People's Army has no other troops to come to Tianjin, otherwise we can't wait for Commander Bahrain to come back."

Mai Meng laughed out loud after hearing this, patted Gruyuri on the shoulder and said: "Buddy, relax, the New People's Army just wants to surround us, we have more than 10,000 people, and we can't die, the New People's Army wants to attack the concession, they have to pay the price of bloodshed, just let our artillery teach them a lesson." ”

"And! I have already sent a letter to the Commander of Bahrain, they will soon know everything sent here, they will come back and kill these monkeys, and I have also ordered the four thousand troops in Baoding to come back, I will make these monkeys unable to escape, so you must now write to Cangzhou, let the troops there come, and don't do nothing there. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't order them, I would have had the letter delivered. ”

"Sure enough! I knew you guys were quick to react. Gruyuri breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little frightened, and reminded:

"But General Mai Meng, I also have to tell you the same terrible news, the New People's Army has a rapid-fire musket that can shoot thousands of bullets in an instant, sweeping away one or two companies, don't believe it, because it's a fact."