However, the matter has come to this point, even if Saxton is angry again, there is no way, the ammunition has been snatched away, and they don't know where to hide it, and it is impossible to get it back!

Grant and Jarman comfort Saxton.

Saxton had no choice but to order the transfer of a batch of military supplies from Tianjin again, this time send me a full-armed battalion, with artillery transport, if the Qing army dares to sneak attack again, then I will bomb them into scum!

After arranging, Saxton said hatefully: "We can't wait any longer, now I have brought two more infantry regiments, and our strength is still more than 10,000 people, enough for us to take the Qing army in front and go straight to Beijing City!" I want to take the city of Beijing within three days and give the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to Lao Tzu as a groom! ”

Grant hesitated for a moment and asked: "General, do we think about it, if we really want to march like this, even if we have 10,000 people, we may not be able to take the other party, you must know that now in the west of Tongzhou, there are still more than 20,000 Qing troops gathered!" Our strength is still a little thin, especially among the Qing army, I don't know what's going on, suddenly there are a large number of rifles, which we didn't expect, the existence of these people poses a major threat to us......"

Saxton shouted, "What are you afraid of! Even if they have some guns, they are only captured in the course of the battle with us, and there is not enough ammunition, at best, it is only one or two thousand rifles, and it cannot change the direction of the battlefield! The soldiers are fast, we can't give the Qing army too much time to prepare! ”

When Saxton said this, he pulled the map over and replied: "The current Qing army has retreated to the area of Yangzha, which is about fifteen kilometers away from us, and my opinion is that we should divide our troops and attack, completely surround the Qing army at Yangzha, and then carry out fierce bombardment with artillery, and then destroy the position of the main force of the Qing army in one day, and then urge the army to carry out a comprehensive siege, even if the Qing army is strong, it will definitely not be able to stop our onslaught, and it will be defeated!" ”

Yaman frowned and replied, "Onslaught? General Saxton, we suffered a big loss last time, more than 10,000 people attacked in three ways, as a result, our first brigade was suddenly attacked by a group of cavalry, completely defeated, the other two armies can only return in vain, and now we have to divide our troops, once the Qing army still gives me each break, then we ......"

Saxton waved his hand and replied, "Yaman, this is different, last time it was due to the sudden arrival of that cavalry, which disrupted the rhythm of our attack, if it wasn't for their appearance, the Bali Bridge would have fallen into our hands long ago." Moreover, the Qing army has suffered a major blow, with more than 10,000 casualties, of which more than 5,000 were casualties among the elite cavalry alone! Their strength has been weakened the most, and compared with before the war, our strength is still there, with two reinforced infantry regiments, ours can completely crush this Qing army! Moreover, besieging the Qing army from three directions can prevent them from escaping from other directions, and only by annihilating them all can those Beijing cities be smooth! I command! ”

The generals present all stood up, and Saxton shouted: "Order, the first and second brigades of the French army, led by Colonel Yaman, continue to advance from the south road and point directly at Yang Gate; The British cavalry regiment, led by Colonel Grant, advanced from the north, bypassing the Tonghui River and heading straight to the north side of Yangzha! I personally led two infantry regiments to advance to Yangzha from the middle road, passed through Shuangqiao Town, and directly killed Yangzha, and once surrounded on three sides, I immediately launched an attack! In addition, immediately give an order to Tianjin to mobilize the strength of an infantry regiment again, quickly advance in the direction of Beijing, and rush to our aid! Hmph, besieged on three sides, I don't believe that this monk Grinqin can still escape! ”

The entire Anglo-French army received an order from Saxton and began to deploy nervously, two French brigades, two British infantry regiments, and a remaining cavalry regiment, together, more than 11,000 people, divided into three parts, and began to advance in the direction of Yang Gate!

From Zhangjiawan through the Bali Bridge and then to the Shuangqiao, the distance is not far, but thirty miles, fifteen kilometers, for the British infantry, it is only half a day's journey.

Saxton led two regiments of British infantry, pulling the artillery, and rushed towards Yang Gate.

The news had already reached Guo Ye's ears, Guo Ye's spirits were greatly lifted, the time to come was finally coming, and this battle would catch the British army off guard!

Guo Ye gave an order, and all the 2,000 cavalry drilled into the bud rice field and hid in the bud rice field.

This area is called Shuangqiao, it is not accessible from other roads, on the road leading to Beijing in Tongzhou, than the place, the road is far higher than the farmland, only this one, because of the existence of the mound, more than the height of the road, the farmland is full of corn and sorghum, dense corn sorghum, dense and impermeable, the Qing cavalry is covered tightly, from the road, the slightest figure can not be seen!

Two cavalry crossed ambushes, one in the northeast and one in the southwest, only a few tens of meters away from the main road, from the cavalry to the charge, to the road, not even a minute, you can descend from the sky! When the time comes, one will block the retreat, and the other will charge from the front, and Guo Ye will name it Shuanglong Wringing Tail! It's going to be strangled here by the Anglo-French forces!

Guo Ye stood at the top of the mound, under the cover of the sorghum field, holding a monocular, quietly observing into the distance!

Far away, Saxton's team, towards the place where the Qing army was hiding, slowly approaching, for the current Saxton, it is full of confidence, absolutely does not believe that anyone can stop his footsteps, two infantry regiments, one artillery battalion, the cannon alone carries thirty guns, such firepower, enough to destroy any cavalry, plus two infantry regiments, enough to sweep everything under the city of Beijing!

Saxton kept urging the team forward, and three or four thousand people ran over the twin bridges! The team kept approaching the area where Guo Ye was ambushing, and Guo Ye said in a low voice: "Tell the adjutant general Solha in the back that he must let all the British troops pass before he can launch a surprise attack!" It is not allowed to expose your whereabouts in advance, violate the military order, and you will not be spared! Ordered all the people in the front army to wait until the foreigners and the Mongolian cavalry behind them exchanged fire with all their strength before they could go into battle, expose their whereabouts in advance, and kill them without mercy! ”

Guo Ye's order was quickly conveyed, and Saxton's team also came to the Shuangqiao, advancing rapidly towards the west, and watching, the entire British army marched over!

Solha knew that the time had come, and roared violently: "Order, kill!" ”