Regiment Commander Wu and Bailihe were stunned at the same time, and reacted quickly, just about to say something, but Yang Lin turned his head to look at the other side and asked, "Ah Sheng, how is the battle on the side of Commander Chao and Commander Huo?" ”

From beginning to end, Ah Sheng maintained a listening attitude, looking like he was waiting for orders at any time, and when he heard this, he immediately replied: "Report to the marshal, according to the information from over there, last night, Commander Huo and Commander Chao had taken Baoding City and Shuntian one after another, and they were ready to clean up the mess in the city, appease the people, and be able to take the next step at any time." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"Oh, it's so fast, and if you say that, it seems that the airship came in handy and played a big role?" Although it was a questioning tone, Yang Lin said it was extremely affirmative, and there was also a trace of waves on the calm ground, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

"Well, yes, marshal, the airship came in handy on the night of its arrival, and it had a great effect, greatly reducing the losses of the siege, but..."

"Just what?" Yang Lin frowned

"Hmm... Marshal, although Commander Chao and Commander Huo took Baoding City and Shuntian City, the loss of airships was very large, especially near the city gate, the resistance of the Qing court's city defense battalion was very strong, and most of the airships and airship troops were lost in the hands of the Tartar firearms battalion. Ah Sheng was somewhat lacking in confidence, as a confidant, he knew how much Yang Lin attached importance to airships and airship troops.

The speaker's apprehension, the obedient person was a mixed reaction, especially the Baili River, shocked, just one night, the two armies actually conquered Shuntian and Baoding City, this is the two strategic fortresses of Zhili, stationed a large number of troops of the Qing court, is the west of the Beijing division and the south gate of the two gates, lost these two barriers, the imperial city of the Qing court is completely exposed.

Thinking of this, it was completely subconscious, Bailihe looked in the direction of Tianjin City, and muttered secretly: "If Tianjin City is captured again, Emperor Jiaqing and Qianlong will either flee or fall with the Qing Dynasty, and there is absolutely no other choice!" ”

At the same time, hearing Ah Sheng's answer, Yang Lin was a little displeased, and he hated the ambiguity and ambiguity of the questions answered by others, and seemed to be able to understand Ah Sheng's mood, Yang Lin did not blame, but said lightly: "Give me the letter, and I will personally see their losses." ”

"Yes, marshal, give." In a panic, he seemed to guess that Yang Lin wanted to read the battle report, and immediately took out two battle reports from his arms and handed them out.

Slowly unfolded the battle report, and when I looked at it, Baili River on the side was very curious, and his heart was like a cat's claw, and he was extremely interested in the content of the war report, but he still pretended to be calm, and just glanced at the content of the war report intentionally or unintentionally.

Gradually, Yang Lin's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he muttered to himself, "Why is there such a big loss?" So many casualties? ”

At this moment, Bailihe happened to see this, the losses of the two armies and the casualties of the airship troops, as soon as he heard Yang Lin's words to himself, his already surprised look was even more shocked, and he was so thundered that he couldn't do it, and he muttered secretly.

"Ahem, attacking Shuntian and Baoding City, the total battle losses of the two armies are less than 5,000 people, the loss of airships is only thirty or forty, and the combatants of airships are only a few hundred, compared to the casualties of the Qing court city defense battalion and garrison, nearly 100,000 people, such a comparison, the casualties of the two armies can be said to be negligible, just like that, the marshal actually said that the casualties were heavy, so many, is there any reason for this?"

Of course, Yang Lin couldn't hear the shout in Bailihe's heart, he was still browsing the battle report, and when he finished reading the last word, his expression was closed, and he returned to calm again, and while returning the two battle reports to Ah Sheng, he also asked: "Ah Sheng, how is the training of our airship troops here?" ”

"Report to the marshal, the training is almost complete, those soldiers are used to staying on the airship, and there is no problem with landing." After receiving the battle report, Ah Sheng hurriedly replied.

"Hmm... That's good, tell them to have a good rest, there will be a mission tonight. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Ah Sheng to respond, Yang Lin muttered in a low voice: "After a few days of running-in, the cooperation between the soldiers and the airship has matured, and the operation of attacking Tianjin City should not have so many casualties." ”

At this moment, Bailihe really understood what Yang Lin said about the other preparation, taking advantage of the chaos in Tianjin City, when the army's morale was unstable, he used airships to project troops, and took Tianjin City in one fell swoop, the last barrier of the Beijing Division.

At the same time, with the wave of Yang Lin's hand, the small flag of the soldiers was waved, the cannon fire in front of him stopped abruptly, all the artillery stopped bombardment, the smoke of gunpowder gradually faded, the battlefield also returned to calm, and the city defense battalion on Tianjin City also stopped firing back.

However, things were far from stopping, and the city defense camp on the city of Tianjin was in turmoil, because, as the battlefield returned to calm, the thick smoke of gunpowder disappeared with the wind, and they saw an unbelievable scene, all the previous shelling did not achieve the slightest success, and the enemy's artillery was still there, without a single damage, and there was no corpse of the enemy.

However, looking back at their own side, they were already in ruins, there were many corpses lying on the city wall, there were cracked blood and brains everywhere, all kinds of internal organs were scattered on the ground, like a hellish scene, the bloody reality, the strong smell of blood, stimulating their nerves, was eroding their last beliefs, and panic began to appear in their hearts, which intensified, and gradually became suspicious.

"How can this fight? Their own artillery could not reach the enemy at all, and the enemy's artillery fire could extend to the walls and bombard itself. ”

A deep sense of helplessness arose and turned into boundless fear, and suddenly, a cacophony of mosquitoes sounded over the city walls.

"Look, the other side said, surrender and don't kill, and treat the prisoners preferentially~"

"Shhhh Be quiet, if the deputy capital hears it, our heads will not be protected, so throw away the leaflets! ”

"This battle can't be fought, it can't be beaten at all, where is this group of rioting thieves, the weapons in their hands are better than all of us, just the red-coated cannon, they can't kill each other."

......

The short exchange of fire had already spread to the whole city, and the shocking rumbling of artillery fire made everyone in the city frightened, whether it was the powerful and rich merchants, or the beggars and ordinary people, they were very uneasy, and the results of the battle spread rapidly, and were known to every resident, although the deputy was under a gag order.

Just now, the leaflets were scattered everywhere like snowflakes, and although there were many officers and soldiers in the city defense battalion, how could they collect them all?

What's more, at the time of the operation of the city defense camp, some people had already read the contents of the propaganda leaflet, and all of a sudden, rumors and discussions were rife in Tianjin, and people were moved, and there was a restless heart everywhere, regardless of the military camp, or the common people.

"It seems that the rumors are true, the rebel army outside is a benevolent and righteous army, which is only aimed at the current imperial court, and will not harm us ordinary people."

"Be quiet, be careful that the wall has ears, if it is really like what the leaflet says, we don't need to do anything, just stay at home honestly, if there are soldiers in the family, you can make them surrender, and if they don't resist, they will never hurt the lives of others."

"Brothers, what do you think we should do? According to the current situation, although there are more soldiers in the city than the other party, the weapons are far from the size of the other party. If those cannons advance a little further, even if there are more troops in Tianjin City, they will not be able to hold the gate, brothers, we might as well ......"

A few soldiers were discussing, whispering secretly, as if discussing something that could not be seen, sneaky, and even more people were guarding from a distance, watching the wind.