Both sides suffered casualties and the fighting became more intense than ever. The two sides changed from the original firepower competition to a combat ability competition.

White-knuckle warfare is the bloodiest and most reflective of the will to fight. Foreigners in this period now have great physical advantages compared with Chinese. It's not just the difference in height, it's also the difference in strength.

Western countries have started the industrial revolution for two decades, and the fruits of the industrial revolution have begun to be reflected in various fields, and the diet alone is much better than that of the Chinese. Most of the soldiers of the Taiping Army came from civilians, and they only entered the army to eat well, and the quality of the food was generally not high.

The two sides were strangled together, and the Taiping army was gradually blocked by the foreign army from the beginning of its indomitable progress. Even some officers who had not been injured organized several counter-charges, which further dampened the momentum of the Taiping army's attack.

Soon, a heavy voice came from the rear, and from a distance, the banner of the Huai army was waving in the wind.

"The Huai army is here! Li Hongzhang, an important minister in the late Manchu Dynasty, this king has long wanted to meet you! Hong Tiangui muttered to himself, in the late Qing decades, Li Hongzhang is definitely a figure that cannot be ignored, and his positioning in history is also mixed. But to be able to leave such a heavy mark in history, this person is definitely not simple.

Its Huai Army was newly created, and Hong Tiangui's National Defense Force was also a start-up, and the two armies fought for the first time, which seemed to be quite fateful.

The Huai army was in the dust, but it didn't care about resting, and the army hurriedly launched an attack. Li Hongzhang, the commander of the Huai army, personally supervised the battle surrounded by everyone.

Hong Tiangui decisively ordered the scattered artillery regiments to open fire at the same time. He wants to teach Huai Jun an unforgettable lesson

The current Huai army has just been formed, the composition of the army is complex, and the officers lack the tempering of the war, and the ability to defeat the Taiping army is based on the advantage of firepower, but when this firepower advantage is lost, the disadvantage of a new army is completely leaked.

The Huai army was in chaos, they did not have foreign soldiers trained to evade artillery fire, and in the face of the surprise attack of the superior firepower of the Wehrmacht, they completely collapsed, and they no longer had a queue. Even this confusion was spreading towards the Anglo-French forces.

It's messed up, it's completely messed up!

"Retreat!"

The general was so angry that he vomited blood, and hurriedly ordered the army to retreat.

The defeat was like a mountain, and if it weren't for the sudden collapse of the Huai army, they might not be able to resist the opponent's attack.

In the rear, Hong Tiangui was also a little dumbfounded.

Could this be the legendary pig-like teammate?

With the help of the Huai army, the morale of the Taiping army was even better.

Hong Tiangui is not stupid, and naturally understands that he must use this opportunity to expand the results of the battle.

The three divisions of the Second Army were all pressed up, and the three divisions of the First Army also stopped building defensive lines, and the whole army instantly changed from positional warfare to mobile warfare.

The Second Army led by Sun Libin was like a sharp sword, chasing the foreigner army and beating the Huai army behind the buttocks.

"Is this a victory?"

Hong Tiangui still can't believe it. Even if the Huai army is counted, the strength of the 3,000 Anglo-French troops is not weak at all. Li Xiucheng's 100,000-strong army was in their hands.

The enemy routed and headed south.

Hong Tiangui's army pursued for half a day and chased for dozens of miles. All the wounded soldiers were abandoned, and the Huai army collapsed in the thousands, and by the time they fled to Jinshan County to stabilize their footing, the Western coalition army plus Li Hongzhang's Huai army was only less than 5,000 people left. The most important thing is that all the heavy equipment of this unit has been lost, and it is extremely difficult to hold Jinshan County.

But what they didn't expect was that the Wehrmacht, who had fought all the way, actually retreated!

Hong Tiangui, who received the news from the front, also had regret on his face. If he could, he naturally wanted to kill Li Hongzhang and the foreigners' army. However, the enemy entered Jinshan County, and the movement war turned into a tough battle, and the Wehrmacht fought too fast, and the heavy weapons could not keep up, and the follow-up was weak to attack the city.

Although the Wehrmacht won a great victory, Hong Tiangui was not yet carried away by the victory.

The purpose of the attack on Shanghai by the loyal king Li Xiucheng was for the wealth of Shanghai. Now that the wealth of Shanghai City has been obtained by Hong Tiangui, only war is left to hold on.

Shanghai has a concession for foreigners, and it is a bridgehead for foreigners to occupy the Manchu Qing Dynasty and plunder wealth, and it is also the most important logistics base for the Western powers to wander the Far East, and its strategic position is extremely important. Even if the Taiping army took advantage of the capture of Shanghai, it would not be able to hold it at all. Therefore, the withdrawal of troops became inevitable.

And now with the power of a great victory, Hong Tiangui is going to meet someone.

In Songjiang Mansion, Li Xiuchengmeng, who had already received the information, was stunned.

"Wehrmacht flags? Whose troops are this? "No wonder Li Xiucheng doesn't know, during this time, his focus is all on how to capture Shanghai City, and he knows a little about the big things in Tianjing City, but the small things are not very clear. He knew a little about the troops in Hong Tiangui's hands, and half of them were still young troops drawn from him. But the fact that the new army is called the Wehrmacht is not something he will understand.

Soon the scout came to report that the Holy Decree of the Heavenly King had arrived!

"Heavenly King?" Li Xiucheng's face changed, could it really be the army established by the Heavenly King? How can it be? Although the strength of the young army is good, it is not as good as the Taiping army under his command, even if the king provides him with a full army, Hong Tiangui only has 20,000 or 30,000 people in his hands, and his 100,000 army has failed, so there is no reason why his 20,000 or 30,000 people can easily succeed.

"The Heavenly King's decree is coming soon, and the friendly army that defeated the Qing army and the foreign army is rapidly approaching us." The herald came back to report.

The atmosphere in the tent became extremely solemn.

"King Zhong, will there be fraud in this matter?" Mai Dongliang said in a deep voice. How can you think about this thing wrong, how can the army of the Heavenly King appear on the battlefield, and when did they come? Why didn't King Chung get any news? What was most difficult for them to accept was that the foreign army that had defeated their 100,000-strong army was defeated by the Wehrmacht like a plow, and after chasing for fifty miles, countless people were killed and defeated. If this is the enemy's bitter ploy, will the cost be too great?

"No matter what, we can't fail to accept the Heavenly King's holy decree! Let the armies in the city be on higher alert and respond to every eventuality. Li Xiucheng said in a deep voice. He was also curious, who would be the leader of the Wehrmacht?

Soon the Wehrmacht troops came in like a tidal wave. The Taiping army in Songjiang Fucheng was under martial law on all fronts, and countless soldiers stood at the head of the city, cautiously looking at this strange army hanging the flag of the Taiping Army.

The Wehrmacht did not get too close to Songjiang Province, but camped on the spot three miles outside Songjiang Province, and then an army of about 500 people walked out of the army and came towards Songjiang Province.

"Who's coming, report your name?" The gates were closed, and the people above the city shouted.

"His Majesty the Heavenly King is here, why don't you hurry up and open the city gate?" Zhang Guangshuang yelled!

"Look, is it General Zhang? I heard that their young army was assigned to the command of the Heavenly King. ”

"The King of Heaven is here? How is this possible? The Taiping army at the head of the city was in an uproar, and Li Xiucheng's face who was waiting in the city also changed completely.