Chapter 521: Bad News

The southwest direction of the Beijing Division, the Fengtai area, as the three major battalions of the Qing court, the Fengtai battalion is stationed here, guarding the security of Gyeonggi, compared with the Xishan Jianrui Battalion and the Tongzhou battalion, although they are the elite of the Qing court, composed of the children of the Eight Banners, however, the Fengtai battalion is still different from the latter two, in normal times, it has more than 40,000 people, much more than the other two battalions, and his highest commander is the commander, and the regulations are higher than the other two. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now, after a short period of replenishment, the total strength has exceeded 100,000 people, plus all kinds of equipment are the best, including multiple arms, infantry, cavalry, firearms battalions, etc., the system is very perfect, not only good at charging into battle, but also effective defense.

The guard post of the Fengtai camp has been released, a team of soldiers holding bird guns, wandering in the camp, patrolling, the lookout soldiers of the lookout look solemn, climb high and look, observe the situation outside the camp, within a radius of ten miles, although the eyesight is limited, but, as far as the eye can see, can still observe the outline of some things, see a rough idea, once a large number of suspicious people approach, completely able to find and screen.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, all the generals gathered here, at this moment, the atmosphere in the camp tent was indescribably solemn and depressing, and the tense atmosphere was permeating, and the admiral who was located in the first seat said in a deep voice: "Generals, the Tongzhou battalion and the Xishan Jianrui battalion have lit the wolf smoke and asked us for help, what do you think, what should we do?" Is it to send troops to support? Or wait for the situation to develop and get more detailed information about both before making plans? ”

"My lord, this officer thinks that it is better to stand still, about the situation of the two battalions, we have not yet figured out, and we don't know if those anti-thieves will be unfavorable to our army, if we send troops to support now, it will inevitably make the strength of the army decline, if the anti-thieves attack on a large scale, the remaining troops will be somewhat insufficient, and it will be difficult to deal with the army of those anti-thieves."

After the overseers on the side of the admiral finished speaking, all of a sudden, there was a commotion below, and there were many discussions, disagreements, and each insisted on one word.

"What the overseer said is right, the anti-thieves are already menacing, there are many people, trying to attack the Beijing Division, if we divide our forces now, it will be difficult for us to hold the southwest direction of the Beijing Division, and the camp may be broken by the anti-thieves at any time."

"I think it's better to send troops to support the two battalions, we have a relationship with the Tongzhou battalion and the Xishan Jianrui battalion, the two are there, they can form a three-sided corner, and defend the safety of the Beijing division, if one of them is eliminated, even if we can hold the southwest direction, the Beijing division is also in danger, and it may be attacked by anti-thieves at any time."

"What you said is right, but now the situation is very tense, there are as many as five or six hundred thousand anti-thieves attacking this time, and we can't save the Tongzhou camp and the Xishan Jianrui camp by ourselves, and we will only weaken the strength of the Fengtai camp, and it will be broken down by the division of people, broken by each one, and eaten away little by little."

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As if there was some kind of tacit understanding, the admiral and the overseer did not stop the discussion of the generals below, and let them quarrel, attack and refute each other, just listen so quietly, their expressions are unwavering, and they can't see what the two are thinking.

As time passed, the generals still did not argue with a result, did not form a unified opinion, and still insisted on their own words, holding each other, and no one could convince anyone.

Gradually, with the passage of time, the stalemate of various points of view, the expressions of the admiral and the overseer finally changed, both frowned slightly, and their faces became a little gloomy, at this moment, the admiral just wanted to have a seizure and say something, when a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent, and then, a soldier walked in quickly.

Kneeling on one knee, clasping his hands into fists, he quickly said: "Two adults Qiqi, according to our spies, just half an hour ago, the battle between the Tongzhou battalion and the Xishan Jianrui battalion stopped before and after, there was no sound of red-clothed artillery bombarding the target, and the wolf smoke was gradually fading. ”

"How are the two battalions doing? What exactly is the situation? The Admiral and the Overseer asked in unison, both of them so impatient, a little nervous, and mixed with a hint of hope.

However, the soldier's answer made the two of them very disappointed and frustrated, not as they had hoped: "The two lords of Qiqi, when our spies continued to go deeper, they wanted to find out the situation of the two battalions, and before they reached the destination, they encountered the fleeing Eight Banners soldiers, very embarrassed, in a trance and frightened. ”

"My lord, according to the Eight Banners soldiers who fled, the Tongzhou battalion and the Xishan Jianrui battalion no longer exist, almost the entire army was wiped out, and there were very few survivors, and seven or eight out of ten were killed."

Hearing this, all the generals in the camp were shocked, shocked, and couldn't believe that in only three or four hours, the two most elite battalions of the imperial court were all wiped out, and more than 200,000 people were finished.

At this moment, everyone felt like they were in a dream, and if it weren't for their own soldiers to report, these people wouldn't believe anything.

However, it just happens, and whether you believe it or not, that's the truth.

As the commander of the First Army, responsible for the full command of the Fengtai battalion, the admiral quickly woke up from the shock, and asked in a hurried voice: "Have you brought back the surviving Eight Banners soldiers of the two battalions?" ”

"Lord Qiyu, brought it back, just outside the tent, being guarded." It seemed that he had known that the admiral had such a question, and the soldier immediately replied without thinking about it.

"Quick, bring them in, I have something to ask them personally." Although the Admiral's face was calm and still kept calm, his heart had already been turbulent and turbulent, and it was not as calm as it appeared.

"Yes, my lord, let's go for the little ones." With a word of agreement, the soldiers immediately withdrew from the camp.

At this time, the camp tent was unusually quiet, the silence was a little scary, those generals no longer argued, honestly stood on both sides, waiting, for the real situation of the two battalions, everyone was very curious, more incomprehensible, how could the elite of the Qing Dynasty be eliminated by the thieves in such a short time?

Others may not know that the generals of the Fengtai battalion, who are also the elite three battalions of the imperial court, know deeply that whether it is the Fengtai battalion, or the Tongzhou battalion and the Xishan Jianrui battalion, the troops are all recruited from other troops, and after careful selection, they are definitely the elite of the elite and have rich practical combat experience.

Not only that, no matter what time it is, the equipment of the three major battalions is given priority, and all of them are the best, because the safety of the Beijing division is in their hands and is the first line of defense of the Beijing division.

Soon, in the midst of everyone's anxiety and anticipation, several ragged soldiers walked in, unkempt, indescribably embarrassed and miserable, covered in stains and bloodstains, and their faces were also covered with scars, and their bodies were still wrapped in strips of cloth, and blood was stained red with strips of cloth, slowly oozing out.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, these soldiers were divided into two parts, and it was obvious that they were the remnants of the Tongzhou battalion and the Xishan Jianrui battalion who escaped alive and survived.

The Admiral looked at it for a moment, and then asked a little impatiently: "Is it true that the Tongzhou Battalion and the Xishan Jianrui Battalion have been defeated by the thieves and no longer exist?" Tell me what's going on, tell me the reason, don't miss any details! ”

However, just as the two parts of the soldiers wanted to answer, they were stopped by the prison guards: "Wait a minute, wait a while." ”

Hearing this, the two representative soldiers who had just stood up opened their mouths and did not make the slightest sound, at this time, seeing that the supervising army stopped the soldiers below from answering, the admiral's heart immediately had doubts, and when he was about to ask the reason, he saw the supervising army order loudly to the generals on both sides: "You go out first, and I will summon you after discussing the next action with the Admiral." ”

With a faint order, although the generals were reluctant to leave, they saw the non-negotiable look on the face of the prison guard, so they didn't say anything and retreated one after another.

At this moment, a bright light appeared in the admiral's heart, as if he had thought of something, understood why the overseer army did this, and ordered the generals to withdraw.