The rest of the day was dull, I don't know what was going on, but it was fine and suddenly it started to rain. For two days, there was no major movement on either side. There was only one surprise attack, and the Japanese troops almost captured Ma Yukun's flank. Ma Yukun personally led the team in hand-to-hand combat before driving the Japanese back. After that, everyone remained calm. Still, the daily shelling continues. With the new trenches, the damage caused by the shelling was not as great as expected, but at least hundreds of casualties were inflicted each time. Over the course of two days, more than 1,000 people were killed or wounded by the shelling alone, and several trenches were destroyed by shells. The weather soon improved, but it was still muddy. And the most unbearable thing for the troops on both sides is the moisture. Clothes are not easy to dry when they are wet with rain. There are not enough tents on either side, and there is not enough firewood.

The quiet truce did not last long, and Nie Shicheng looked at the sun gradually rising in the sky with a bitter face. Even if Ma Yukun's Wuyou Army and Left Army were added, he was not sure to block the Eight-Nation Alliance. Of course, if there is an airship to help, it is possible.

It's a pity that Hu Xiaoyan received a battle report of his losses last night. For the battle of the concession that day, all fifteen airships of the old and newly built airships of the airship base participated in the battle. But for the sake of secrecy, the airship set off at about four o'clock in the morning, and as a result, only ten ships arrived at the battlefield, two of which crashed on the road and three were lost.

And after the ten airships that participated in the war, one of them also had a problem with the engine. Fortunately, there was more than one engine on the airship. It eventually went back slowly.

The accident that crashed the airship is under investigation, and more than 15 people have died, and six are missing.

Most of the problems are with air leaks and engine accidents.

The problem of air leakage is easy to solve, after all, there are separate small airbags, and one or two air leaks will not make the airship fall. As long as you put some effort into the small airbag, the problem of air leakage can be solved.

Again, the main problem is focused on diesel engines. Because the diesel engine has just been invented for a short time, it is far from the technical depth of the gasoline engine. And the coveted gas turbine has no shadow. Therefore, the quality of diesel engines, power efficiency problems, etc., so far Hu Xiaoyan is powerless. Not only Hu Xiaoyan, but even if it is a joint study of all the most cutting-edge dynamics experts in the whole world, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it in a few years.

It is simply difficult to solve this problem in a technological desert like China.

If the problem of diesel engines cannot be solved, the speed of the airship cannot be increased. Not to mention the problem of the airship fluttering in the wind when it comes to dynamics. Airships can float because their specific gravity is lighter than air, and similarly, airships are also easily affected by the wind, especially when the wind is strong, and the stability of the airship becomes a big problem. At present, neither German experts nor Hu Xiaoyan himself have no way to solve this problem.

When Hu Xiaoyan saw the telegram, he suddenly envied the writers in those science fiction magazines. They don't need to think about whether it's reasonable or not. As long as they want, all kinds of black technologies will appear in an endless stream, as if the laws of mathematics and physics have failed in front of them, and philosophy will be eclipsed when their minds are opened.

Originally, Hu Xiaoyan wanted to design the airship as an aerospace aircraft carrier, but now it is all in vain.

Hu Xiaoyan told Nie Shicheng and Ma Yukun these problems as soon as he got the news, and wanted to dispel the idea of the two veterans sticking to defense as soon as possible. But it's a pity that Cixi's edict declaring war on the Eight Kingdoms also came down a few days ago.

The two veterans used this as an excuse to refuse to retreat! Boss Ronglu even sued Hu Xiaoyan to the court! However, Enming, who is also a flag man, stepped forward at this time to speak for Hu Xiaoyan.

But the old woman Cixi also had to order Hu Xiaoyan to return to Beijing to defend herself. Return to Beijing to justify! When Hu Xiaoyan was still fighting fiercely on the battlefield!

Hu Xiaoyan could only say, "I serve you!" ”

It was like a fire on the heads of Hu Xiaoyan, Nie Shicheng, and Ma Yukun. The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, the Governor of the Kwantung Province of the Russian Navy and the commander of the garrison of the Russian Navy and the commander of the Pacific Navy, Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev, was also in a hurry. Their original plan was to enter Tianjin City soon, but they were forcibly blocked by Ma Yukun and Nie Shicheng outside Tianjin City for many days. Just as he wanted to defeat Nie Shicheng's troops in one fell swoop, it rained heavily in the sky again. Under the heavy rain, let alone fighting, even one's own survival is a problem. In this era, cooking required a fire, which meant that 50,000 people needed many, many tents and firewood. But where to find dry firewood on a rainy day?

The more serious problem is that the coalition forces are running out of food and grass, and they have not brought much food out in the first place. In the eyes of the coalition forces, it would be easy to defeat Nie Shicheng and attack Tianjin!

The Japanese managed to organize an effective attack, but it soon failed due to heavy rain, poor visibility, and a counterattack by Ma Yukun.

Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev was the illegitimate son of Alexander II, and he was good at eating, drinking, and merrymaking, and he could only rely on his lieutenant Heldebrandt to handle military affairs, but Heldebrandt had no good way, he couldn't make a tent or a dry wood by magic.

Lieutenant General Yamaguchi Sutomi of the Japanese Army, Deputy Marshal of the Allied Forces, vomited blood even more angrily. The last attack in the rain, if they could get the assistance of several other countries, then they would have entered Tianjin City a long time ago, where would they take a cold shower here? Even in the summer, there are still many soldiers who catch colds.

Yamaguchi Suchen angrily rushed into the tent, and this time he was lucky. Heldbrand said that today we must take advantage of the sunny weather to attack Tianjin as soon as possible, and no matter which country dares to shirk, it will be decided. Several other countries, of course, understand the seriousness of the problem. They unanimously agreed to accept the orders of Marshal Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseev to storm the city of Tientsin today.

The direction of Yamaguchi Suchen's attack was still placed on the flank Ma Yukun, and Japan's special high-tech department had a very detailed understanding of Ma Yukun's department. Ma Yukun's combat effectiveness was much weaker than that of Nie Shicheng's department. So it's wise to put the breakthrough here.

He watched as the Russians and other armies were concentrated on confronting Nie Shicheng's troops, and simply sneered. When you break through Nie Shicheng's department, I will enter Tianjin City. Hmph, there is a lot of silver in the treasury of Tianjin City.

What Yamaguchi Suchen didn't know was that the treasury of Tianjin City had already been emptied by Hu Xiaoyan while Rong Lu was away. Hu Moumou is now very short of money. The Japanese spies in Tianjin were arrested by Hu Xiaoyan and escorted to Beijing because they were foreigners. Therefore, Yamaguchi Suchen did not know the current situation of Tianjin City.

July 28th. Yamaguchi Sochen took the lead in attacking.

The coordination of infantry and artillery during the Napoleonic period was vividly exerted by the Japanese.

After a burst of artillery bombardment, Yamaguchi Suchen sent the army to attack in a big way! The Japanese are not feeling well now, and he believes that Ma Yukun is not feeling well either. You must know that trenches are the best at holding water.

Of course, Ma Yukun was uncomfortable, although he had already left a water outlet, but the trenches were still wet. Clean clothes were put into the trenches, and soon they turned into muddy water and rolled through. Even the weight has increased by a few kilograms as a result.

Ma Yukun hatefully wiped his muddy hand on his body, then raised his Mosin Nagan rifle and aimed it into the distance. He was standing in the trenches of the first row, facing the Japanese army head-on.

The artillery of the left army of the Wuyou Army also began to attack, but soon, the artillery came under fire from Japanese heavy artillery. If it was a sunny day, the artillery of the left army of the Wuyou Army would have already begun to move. However, the artillery on the muddy ground was transferred very slowly, and most of the artillery was quickly eliminated.

The artillery knew that it was going to be bad, but it had to attack because the Japanese were attacking in a big way, and there was no temptation! Directly it is a very layered and large-scale move.

One after the other. Ma Yukun didn't know that he had killed a few Japanese soldiers. He kind of liked the Mosina dry rifle a little. No wonder it's known as the Water Bead!

It's just that soon Ma Yukun had to withdraw. There are too many enemy troops, and the marksmanship is too accurate. Ma Yukun took off his hat because of the stuffiness and escaped the catastrophe, and was not killed by the powerful Japanese gunmen.

"Withdraw!" Ma Yukun shouted, and the heralds around him began to run around the trenches with their waists bowed.

They have a total of three lines of defense. If this one is lost, it will be lost, Ma Yukun and Hu Xiaoyan learned a few tricks about the role of these three trenches. So he didn't mind giving up the defensive line, he cared about having to retreat so quickly.

When the first line of defense was breached, the Japanese soldiers jumped into the first line of trenches. They shouted slogans of victory and cheered. But soon the Japanese soldiers couldn't laugh anymore.

Ma Yukun buried a lot of black gunpowder barrels in the trenches. Because of the camouflage of muddy water, the Japanese soldiers did not find the barrels of explosives.

"Ignition!"

The lead is placed in a ventilated bamboo. The bamboo joints are opened up and lead to the barrel of explosives. That was just put down last night.

Soon, many muffled sounds resounded through the first trench, and the stones and iron blocks wrapped in gunpowder were pushed by the gunpowder to kill the surrounding Japanese soldiers. The attack power of black gunpowder is not high, but the stones inside are deadly.

While Ma Yukun lost the first line of defense, Nie Shicheng also lost the first line of defense. Or even faster.

There was no way, the Russians' shells hit them in the face as if they didn't want money. Nie Shicheng's department couldn't hold on at all. Many people were even submerged in the soft soil soaked in the rain.

The moment the first wave of gray cattle rushed up from the Russians, Nie Shicheng lost this line of defense. Although the same black powder was used to give the Russians a heavy blow. But the grey animals didn't care. More troops poured in.

Soon the second line of defense was also breached.

By the time of the third line of defense, the 75mm rapid-fire guns had to open fire when defending the last line of defense, but they were quickly destroyed by the rain of shells!

"I can't stand it!" Hu Xiaoyan watched the 75mm rapid-fire gun being killed and had nothing to do.

"Evacuate." He looked back at Huo Yuanjia. Huo Yuanjia nodded and went to find Wang Yue.

And Hu Xiaoyan took a few guards to find Nie Shicheng. Ma Yukun doesn't have to worry about it, he has already made arrangements, and I believe that Ma Yukun, an old bastard, will never fight to the death. Because there is no point in fighting to the death. But Nie Shicheng is an unyielding character who would rather die, and I don't know if he can accept it.

"Handsome! It's time to withdraw. Hu Xiaoyan calmly said to Nie Shicheng that this was the first time he had called Nie Shicheng a handsome.

Nie Shicheng just glanced at Hu Xiaoyan coldly: "You can't withdraw!" Tianjin is the gateway to Beijing, and once it falls, Beijing is in danger. ”

"You've read the telegram. No reinforcements will come. But there are still some military horses there in Beijing. Why not take a step back and fight again in the future? Hu Xiaoyan made a final effort.

Nie Shicheng just shook his head, refusing to say anything more, he turned his head to look in the direction of the coalition forces.

The coalition forces are in high spirits and are now resting, believing that it will not take more than ten minutes before they will attack again.

"Sorry! China still needs you. You can't die. Hu Xiaoyan bowed. He saw that Wang Yue had already brought a few people over.

Hu Xiaoyan reached out to hit Nie Shicheng's major neck artery, where there was a sleeping hole. Nie Shicheng seemed to have expected it, but he was not Hu Xiaoyan's opponent at all. Hu Xiaoyan, who has learned Lost Trace Boxing, is even a little higher than Huo Yuanjia in his martial arts realm. Maybe in a life-and-death fight, Hu Xiaoyan may not be Huo Yuanjia's opponent, but against Nie Shicheng is really a hand-to-hand capture.

There was a sound of bolts, and several rifles were pointed at Hu Xiaoyan, but Hu Xiaoyan let Nie Shicheng fall, but his body flashed after being short, and his hands were pointed out again and again. The guards who loaded the guns felt numb, and the guns naturally fell off.

At close range, even a sharpshooter has to be blind when he encounters a martial arts master!

"Give the order. Immediately retreat in an orderly manner. Hu Xiaoyan said to Wang Yue.

Hu Xiaoyan was not familiar with Wu Yijun's military system, and he didn't know how Wu Yijun's military orders were conveyed. But Wang Yue, who is a member of Wu Yijun, is very familiar with this. Only by him can the Wu Yi army retreat in an orderly manner instead of turning into a rout.

Hu Xiaoyan's estimate was very accurate. Wang Yue's face was very bad, but he quickly reached an agreement with Nie Shicheng's guards and heralds, and soon they made a retreat plan and retreated slowly and orderly. Hu Xiaoyan didn't care about himself, he returned the stunned Nie Shi to Wang Yue. But he stayed.

The Wuwei army can retreat, but it cannot be pursued by the ranks and tails of the Eight-Nation Alliance, otherwise it will easily lead to a rout.

Hu Xiaoyan smiled bitterly and looked at Wu Yijun who was running away. Although there was a planned retreat, some of the troops broke and fled.

The Russians apparently realized that Nie Shicheng was going to escape. So they quickly jumped out of the trenches and began to attack.

It's time for the killer feature! Hu Xiaoyan turned his head and asked Huo Yuanjia: "Master Huo, are you afraid?" ”

Huo Yuanjia smiled: "I'm a bad life!" I'm not even afraid of adults, so what am I afraid of? ”

"You're bad at learning too." Hu Xiaoyan laughed. He looked at the Russians faintly.

The Russians are near!