Chapter 499: Reversal
Since receiving the news, Li Chengke has been anxious, and Ye Shaolong asked him to immediately lead troops to Tianjin City to support. But if you want to send troops suddenly, you must first properly arrange the defense of the capital.
Fortunately, although the tower was injured, the person was still awake, and there was no problem in riding a horse to fight when necessary. Li Chengke handed over the defense of the capital to the iron tower, left him 10,000 troops, and told him not to be impulsive, and never to leave the city in case of war.
Then, Li Chengke quickly gathered an army of 30,000 and set off for Tianjin. When passing by Baoding City, he saw that half of the people had been transferred, and he asked Xiao Dashan to hand over the rest of the affairs to his subordinates.
Then let Xiao Dashan take 5,000 elite soldiers with him to support Tianjin City, the afternoon sun was scorching and dazzling, walking on the flat cement road, especially feeling the rolling heat wave coming.
Li Chengke was in a hurry, so he almost never let the soldiers rest on the way. From Beijing to Tianjin, although there is a straight cement road to walk, it also takes more than half a day to arrive.
This is still in the case of running on a fast horse, and if the army marches, there is not a single day, and it is not even thought of.
Thirty-five thousand soldiers walked on the concrete road, one by one scorched listlessly by the scorching sun. Due to the rush to get enough rest, many people have already shown signs of heat stroke along the way.
Li Chengke was concerned about the safety of Ye Shaolong's side, and hoped to rush to Tianjin City as soon as possible no matter what. But if the soldiers who have been on the road for most of the day do not get rest, the number of people suffering from heat stroke will surely increase exponentially.
Xiao Dashan really couldn't stand it, and then stepped forward to persuade: "General Li, you just let the soldiers rest for a while, and let them eat some dry food and drink saliva." Otherwise, they will all suffer from heat stroke, and they will have a fart fight! ”
Li Chengke frowned, and then looked at the cement road that still had no end. After estimating in his heart for a moment, he nodded and said, "Then rest for an hour, and after an hour, everyone must catch up as fast as possible." I'm afraid that there will be danger there, and if any accident happens to Dashuai because we are late, no one can bear the responsibility! ”
Xiao Dashan finally showed a smile on his face, and he said with a smile: "The handsome Ji people have their own heavenly help, so there will be no accidents." It's just a few foreigners, and I think General Su and they will be able to handle it. ”
Li Chengke didn't think so, Ye Shaolong suddenly saw that he wanted the troops from the capital to be transferred to Tianjin City to assist in the defense, and he must have encountered difficulties. Otherwise, with his character, he would definitely not let himself leave the capital that was facing attack at any time and go to support Tianjin City.
But at present, the soldiers really can't stand the hot ghost weather, and Li Chengke finally chose to let the soldiers rest for a while.
Hearing that the coach was finally willing to let himself rest for a while, all the soldiers became excited and hid in the shade of a tree on the side of the road to rest.
But they had just laid down to rest when they saw a few fast horses galloping from the direction of Tianjin City. Li Cheng could hold a telescope to watch, and instantly saw that it was his own person.
Several soldiers from Tianjin City were soon brought to Li Chengke's face, and several of them were obviously rushing over, only to see them panting and saying to Li Chengke: "General Li, Tianjin City is in danger, Ye Shuai ordered you to quickly lead troops to rescue." ”
Li Chengke's face changed greatly when he heard this, he turned around and looked at the soldiers who had just rested, and secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. Obviously, everyone has just rested, and they will definitely not be able to lift their spirits before they can hurry.
But Ye Shaolong's safety is very important, and Li Chengke has to think about it. After a short period of thought, he immediately decided to rush to support with 5,000 cavalry himself, while the rest of the infantry was led by Xiao Dashan.
The situation was urgent, and Li Cheng could not afford to be lazy, so after explaining to Xiao Dashan, he immediately gathered 5,000 cavalry and rushed to Tianjin City with a few cavalrymen who came to report the news.
Xiao Dashan, who learned that Ye Shaolong was dangerous, suddenly couldn't sit still, and after strongly encouraging all the soldiers who were resting, he led the army to continue to advance.
Throwing off the 30,000 infantry behind him, Li Chengke rushed to Tianjin City with 5,000 cavalry and arrived within two hours.
At this time, it happened to be the time when the enemy army was counterattacking with all its might, and the Yejiabao army was already at the end of the strong bow, and the only thing to rely on was the breath in the chest to support it.
"Damn it!" When Li Chengke saw the battle situation, he cursed secretly, and then rode his horse and galloped up.
Before leaving, Li Chengke ordered the whole army to attack, and the sound of horses' hooves running up with five thousand cavalry suddenly shook the entire dock. Such a movement instantly attracted the attention of both sides of the tragic battle.
"Dashuai, we're here!" Li Chengke let out a wild roar, then pulled out the musket on the saddle, raised it and immediately pulled the trigger on the enemy.
"Bang!"
His shot directly drove the chain reaction of the cavalry behind him, and in an instant, the gunfire was endless.
The enemy army, which had just had a chance to turn defeat into victory, was instantly shrouded in the shadow of defeat.
Stern Haoran and Princess Wako, who were still on the battleship to watch the battle, suddenly turned purple! finally saw the hope of victory, but was destroyed by the reinforcements of the Yejiabao army.
"Damn, damn it, shoot me, shoot me!" Stern Haoran looked like crazy, and his red eyes showed that he had completely lost his mind at this moment.
Ster, who was once again hit mercilessly, had begun to be desperate, but there were many of his own people on the coast, and if the cannon was fired, it would inevitably hurt his own people.
The general in charge of artillery fire did not follow Ster's orders, but stepped forward to persuade him. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped forward, he was directly cut off by Ster Haoran.
Then there was another roar: "Fire ......." ”
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble....... ”
This time, no one dared to disobey Ster's order again, and the gunners on the battleship, after aiming, closed their eyes one by one and lit the fire.
They could not bear to watch the relentless artillery fire consume the lives of their own people, and this artillery fire was still the fire they had lit themselves.
The princess's eyes were full of disappointment, but she seemed to have something else in mind, and she began to murmur in the ears of several lieutenants beside her.
After a few moments, several of the Wako's lieutenants, with their katanas in hand, began to approach Stur Haoran. The latter was completely immersed in the battle line at the moment, and did not notice the anomaly around him at all.
Suddenly, several katanas were placed on Ster Haoran's neck at the same time, waiting for him to react and look back. All I saw was the eerie pretty face of the princess.
"Chop off his head and immediately cease fire to everyone." The princess snorted coldly at Ster.
Nearly ten Japanese warriors did not hesitate, and the katana ruthlessly slashed at Ster's head. Before he could react, Ster's head was already gurgling on the deck of the ship.