The militia of the Boxers were actually very well trained, they themselves had a strong will, and they were not weak in cold weapon fighting. The only downside is the lack of discipline!

But Hu Xiaoyan would teach them the seriousness of discipline with a rifle and a bayonet. Three hundred people were killed again during this reorganization! Plus the previous one hundred and fifty people. The Boxer Rebellion that Hu Xiaoyan incorporated had already been killed by more than one-sixth because of the odds.

The effect is also very good, they are already afraid of military discipline. They would never dare to move until an order was given. Not to mention the sound.

On such a wide battlefield, only the "attack" order of the herald echoed in the silent sky, and the sound even reached the Tianjin concession area.

Clint stood inside the room, looking through the window at Hu Xiaoyan's location. He regretted it. Originally, Hu Xiaoyan was going to send him to Shanghai. However, he heard that the Tanggu Fort had been captured, and expected that the coalition forces would come to attack Tianjin, so he stayed. He didn't want to run away and be chased away by a group of yellow-skinned monkeys. But now I'm afraid he won't be able to go anymore. The gentlemen downstairs were still noisy, but he didn't want to see them again! Because if you listened to him to break through before, then there would be a glimmer of life! Now let's all wait to die.

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

It was his military attache who came in.

"What's wrong?" Clinder held his glass.

"Sir, we cannot delay any longer. There should be an early breakout. Our country sold fifty 75mm rapid-fire guns to the Hu outside. According to Leo, who had just come to negotiate, the thousands of people in the concession could not stop them at all. ”

"Breakout? Do you think Hu will let us break through safely? The coalition forces have not yet completely defeated Nie Shicheng. They can't succeed in receiving us. Where do we break through? Minister Clinder took the last sip of red wine.

"Get them out of here and open the gates. I'm going to sit in the hall and wait for Hu. ”

"Sir!" The military attache was stunned.

"Hu won't kill me. Our Imperial Majesty ......" Before he could finish speaking, a cannon shot outside interrupted his words. Then there was a cannon shot like a blow to Clinder's heart.

"So, what are you waiting for?" Clint dropped his glass. He could no longer remain calm.

The first wave of the offensive was still shelling. There were only ten rapid-fire guns. But rapid-fire guns are said to be at the rate of fire, and the barrels of the shells are sufficient. A total of fifty shells were fired at the concession.

The second wave was still fifty shells.

The third wave is still fifty rounds.

Because of the actions of the Boxers and Hu Xiaoyan before, only foreigners and banana people who were determined to take refuge in the concession area were left. So Hu Xiaoyan is not afraid of accidental injury at all.

The shelling worked well. Can it be bad? The 500 rounds of artillery shells were directly used in actual combat training, and the later artillery training was also live-fired. If there is no effect, Hu Xiaoyan will kill someone.

In addition to rapid-fire guns, Hu Xiaoyan took advantage of Rong Lu's failure to come back, and robbed Tianjin's arsenal on the same day, and all the cannons in it were also pulled out. No matter how weak these artillery pieces were, with sufficient shells, it was impossible for the troops in the concession to stop them.

The tall buildings, with the exception of churches and schools, were almost destroyed. Hu Xiaoyan's order was to plow the concession area to flat the ground!

"Infantry attack!"

"Infantry attack!"

"Infantry attack!"

The infantry of the new regiment began to charge with Austro-made Manlisya rifles. After entering the concession, they followed up in the direction of preparation and planning. Gunshots were heard everywhere. But it was quickly suppressed by the Maxine rifles of the new regiment. In addition to the Maxine purchased by Hu Xiaoyan, there is also a manufacturing bureau and an armament warehouse in Tianjin, although the Machinery Bureau is only very small, but it also has the ability to produce Maxine. Coupled with the inventory of the armament warehouse, Hu Xiaoyan could completely decentralize the machine gun to every squad. Of course, the imitation Maxine is not as easy to use as imported.

But Maxine is Maxine, and using it to suppress firepower works very well.

Originally, street fighting was the most headache, but with Maxine, street fighting becomes very simple. The Boxers were still very familiar with the concession area of Tianjin. In order to relocate the Chinese in the concession, they traveled all over the concession area.

And if they hit a hard bone, they will send someone to the back to summon artillery assistance. Although there are no 75mm rapid-fire guns in the armament warehouse, a variety of imitation small cannons and shells are sufficient.

Small cannons are not good against artillery, but they are no better against buildings in the city. The small cannon was carried by several people, and the medium cannon was put on a wooden cart and pulled by oxen.

Two hours later, the gunfire in the concession became very sparse. The sound is also far, far away. The Forces nouvelles have already attacked. Hu Xiaoyan sighed secretly and came down from the roof. There is no suspense in the ending, because he almost knocked out a third of the shells in the arsenal! There is hardly a single intact building to be found in the concession. If this is the case, Li Shirui's infantry will not be able to win, then Hu Xiaoyan will have nothing to say.

The fighting power of the Boxers is scum, but they have one advantage, that is, they are never afraid of death when they fight foreigners. Originally, Hu Xiaoyan put his new army in the back to supervise the war, but in the end the new army had to be transferred to the front to maintain discipline. Because the Boxer recruits sometimes put down their rifles, picked up big blades, and rushed up to hand-to-hand combat!

Your sister's. Hu Xiaoyan had the urge to vomit blood! There are advanced muskets that are not used, and cold weapons are used??? It seems that this is also a Chinese characteristic.

The ensuing attacks became faster and faster, and the muskets of the new army were much more effective than those of the Boxer novices, and they were much more efficient at killing.

After another two hours, it was completely dark. Hu Xiaoyan waited for Li Shirui. His clean uniform was dirty, with sweat, dust and undried blood.

Hu Xiaoyan personally brought a bowl of herbal tea and sent it forward.

Li Shirui also drank it with one hand unceremoniously, and then handed it to the guard.

"The concession has been completely occupied. All but a hundred who had already surrendered were killed. More than 1,500 of our troops were killed, and more than 1,000 were wounded. The highest casualty rate is still mostly recruits. In addition, Minister Clint was caught by us again. Li Shirui actually laughed as he spoke.

Hu Xiaoyan also wanted to laugh. Before the war, he thought about sending Clint to Shanghai, but Clinder righteously refused, saying that he would live and die with the others!

"All the bodies, whether killed or dead, were brought back. In addition, the people of Tianjin were organized to evacuate to Anhui, and the Anhui side was notified to make preparations for receiving them. ”

"It's hard to leave the countryside, what if the people of Tianjin don't want to?" Li Shirui was a little worried.

"Is the gun you have in your hand fake?" Hu Xiaoyan paused, he was a Briton who had been forced to leave China and take refuge in Europe! Thinking is also British.

"But!" Li Shirui was shocked.

"After entering the interior, it is not easy for the coalition army to supply food, do you think they will let go of the food in the city when they enter Tianjin? Without food, the people left in Tianjin have only a dead end! Since it is death, it is better to die by our hands. Hu Xiaoyan gritted his teeth. If he had 10,000 men in his hands, there was no need for him to avoid them. But he didn't. Sticking to Tianjin is obviously not a good idea.

"The treasury, the granary, the books. Drag away everything that can be used. Absolutely nothing useful must not be left for them. This battle has just begun! You have to be mentally prepared. ”

"But we have the Air Force." Li Shirui was not convinced.

"Huh?" Hu Xiaoyan stopped, "Obey the order!" ”

Li Shirui clenched his fists and left. When he got out of the house, he suddenly regretted it. He couldn't understand this Master Hu anymore.

In carrying out orders, Li Shirui's new army is much stronger. But forcibly expelling the people, the new Boxer regiment did the best. They themselves are a combination of rogue ruffians and thieves, and they can scare silly children at every stop there. Under the violence, ordinary people naturally go fast. It's a pity that the train is too much, and it is not controlled by Hu Xiaoyan. Only some of the wealthy and scholars took the train and left when they saw Hu Xiaoyan preparing for retreat. Ordinary people can only walk on two legs.

Hu Xiaoyan stood at the head of the city and looked at these people's slow appearance, feeling anxious and angry. Although Hu Xiaoyan annoyed Nie Shicheng. But Nie Shicheng still doesn't lose in terms of the overall situation. In the latest battle report, he has already said that he can't hold it. The heavy artillery units were almost completely wiped out. Rifles alone have too many casualties. There were only seven or eight thousand people left in Nie Shicheng's department. He still held out at the front.

Hu Xiaoyan reluctantly rode to the front line, and only Huo Yuanjia went with him.

When the two of them followed the messenger to find Nie Shicheng. Nie Shicheng's army was retreating.

"Why are you here?" Nie Shicheng was disgraced, and next to him, Hu Xiaoyan saw Cao Futian who was depressed.

"Leave one to block the enemy, most of the decisive battle and then retreat to Tianjin!" Hu Xiaoyan doesn't talk nonsense.

"Can't get in!" Nie Shicheng smiled bitterly.

If it weren't for the cold guns of the Boxers along the way, the Boxers would have fought to the death. The vanguard of the coalition forces had already reached the city of Tianjin. The current Eight-Nation Coalition forces even sleep at night with one eye open and one eye closed. Although they have not yet arrived in Tianjin, once they arrive, they will form an internal and external attack with more than 10,000 people in the old Longtou Railway Station.

"My soldiers are attacking from behind. Your job is to stop them from the back. Hu Xiaoyan and Nie Shicheng stepped aside.

"Haha! Master Hu, you look down on our combat effectiveness! A big man from behind rushed forward.

"Who is this?" Hu Xiaoyan was a little confused.

"This official Ma Yukun!" The big man carried a Mosina gan rifle, "Lord Hu, if you have a good gun, you won't take care of my old horse?" The front army of Wuwei is the Huai army, and our Wuwei left army is also the Huai army! ”