Liang Shuisheng hid in the trench that had been dug up and concealed, and watched with his binoculars the British soldiers and the Indian Athanithians marching on the wide avenue, beating the snare drums.

Sure enough, this avenue did provide a great envoy to the British [***] team, so that they could not only march in line quickly, but also bring ten infantry guns for attacking the fortifications.

"Hurry up, don't keep us waiting." Liang Shuisheng muttered to himself in a low voice, beside him, the entire trench was densely covered with a large number of soldiers of the Liang Family's Special First Battalion wearing green military uniforms, but the protagonists of this battle were not them, but those various mines that had been buried under the avenue for a long time.

However, according to the requirements of Liang Pengfei and the General Staff, a large number of trigger-type mines were only planted at the intersection in the northern part of Sanshan Pass, while at the southern intersection, the kind of pull-and-pull mines that need to be pulled to control are planted.

This is Liang Pengfei's tactics, repeating the tactics of cleaning up the Dutch miscellaneous fish mercenaries last time, but if Liang Pengfei knew that there were only 500 British [***] people in the British army who went to attack the Shajiao Fort, and the remaining 2,000 people were Indian miscellaneous fish, I believe Liang Pengfei would sigh very sadly: "Why is Lao Tzu's mine array always blowing up some miscellaneous fish." ”

Major Allen, who led the army, stepped on the sand-paved avenue with powerful steps to the rhythm of the drums, pausing from time to time to urge the soldiers to move faster, because the naval detachment of the British Empire was still dying under the opponent's batteries, and they needed to call for help, and the success of the attack of the team he led would affect the whole battle.

"Quicker, soldiers, you have seen the fighting power of the enemy, it is a group of farmers and petty traders, far from our opponents, even a child is braver than them. We need to rescue our navy and let them know that our British Empire's army is the best army in the world. Major Allen roared loudly, cheering on his men.

The neat footsteps splashed dust on the gravel road, and the muskets were carried on the shoulders of the soldiers, and the black and iron-colored barrels pointed straight to the sky, and the Indian mercenaries looked at the scenery around them from time to time, and were soon reprimanded by the officers and concentrated on the march.

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But no one noticed the gravel road under their feet, and under that layer of gravel, there were a large number of mines, and solid thin lines were drawn from the pulling device of the mines, and then lurked under the sand and gravel of the road, and extended into the dense jungle on both sides of the road, and in the bushes of the jungle, or in the deep pits, there were always a pair of bright eyes, staring at the troop that was moving fast, like leopards lurking in the tropical jungle. Wait patiently for the prey to come into range of his attack.

The small basin of the Three Hills Pass was not very large, and the total length of the road in it was only two and a half miles, and the distance between the British army and the Indian mercenaries in six columns was even shorter, and even with the addition of ten infantry guns, the total length of the line was only within one mile.

It didn't take long, Major Allen was already able to see the scenery beyond the valley, ahead, there was still a smooth and straight avenue, pointing straight to the battery that was still shelling frequently, Major Allen's face couldn't help but float with excitement, yes, he will become a hero, saving the British Royal Navy Major, what a moving title and words.

"God, I praise you infinitely." Major Allen drew a cross on his chest and strode vigorously, and at this time, he felt that the sole of his right boot seemed to stumble something, but Major Allen did not care, stepped forward again, and then lifted the right leg that seemed to have been stumped against a stone.

Then, he heard something, and then a ball of fire wrapped around his body, and he felt as if his body was disintegrating...... Then he felt that he was flying, yes, he was flying, his upper body had left the ground, out of the gravity of the center of the earth, and was thrown high into the air, and he felt that he could see higher and farther. "It turns out that flying is so wonderful." This was Major Allen's last thought before he plunged into eternal darkness.

"There's a saying about repeating the mistakes of the past. That's right, that's the idiom. Look at it, it's another group of bastards who have fallen on Lao Tzu's big dang. Liang Pengfei stood arrogantly on a high ground behind the Shajiao Fort, looking at the whistle smoke rising from the explosion of the mines at the three mountain passes, listening to the explosions like thunder on the ground, and putting his hands on his waist like a great man, but he smiled a little obscenely, and his eyes were also very evil.

"That, my lord, it was the Dutch, not the British, who was plotted last time, so the idiom of repeating the mistakes of the past seems to be used a little bit wrongly......" Ni Ming rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little headache, he really couldn't hold back his words.

"What's wrong, the Dutch are Europeans, the British are also Europeans, and Master Ben played Europeans twice, so this idiom is still very appropriate. Hmm......" Young Master Liang's brazen quibbles made Ni Ming's face black, and next to him, Sun Shijie shook his head with a wry smile. He was also speechless, so he didn't bother to open his mouth, so as not to be angry.

Boom Boom Boom Boom ...... The explosion echoed through the valley, and the screams that came out of the throat of the human beings as they were dying even broke through the sound of the explosion and penetrated into the ears of the people on the ships of the British Empire.

"Oh God......" Major General Ford closed his eyes in despair, the fierce and dense explosions proved only one thing, and that was that the British army, which was intending to attack the Sand Point battery from the rear, was either met with fierce resistance or was surrounded by an enemy with a large number of artillery.

Looking at the clouds of dark smoke that rose to the sky, Macartney's eyes blinked rapidly, his lips pursed tightly, his face full of heaviness and indignation, and he was successively thwarted by his opponent, this blow was really unexpected and frustrating.

"We should send reinforcements immediately, Your Excellency." Staunton shouted again, his face was ugly, he clenched his fists hard, he really couldn't figure it out, the fleet of the British Empire had encountered the tricks of the other party, and the army was also frustrated, which made Staunton, who had always thought that the British Empire was invincible, extremely entangled in his heart.

The order for reinforcements was soon given, and two thousand soldiers were sent out again, but this time they could not enter the three mountain passes, for, right at the pass, they were fiercely blocked by the enemy, and although they had made several attacks, they could not rush in to join the British troops who were besieged in this valley.

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The density of the opponent's firearms shows that this army is definitely no less equipped with muskets than the British [***] team, and they rely on the favorable terrain to defend it, and the British army cannot break through this line of defense despite heavy casualties.

When Colonel Henry, in a fit of rage, again asked Major General Ford to send reinforcements, Major General Ford flatly refused.

"Reinforcements? No, I don't want to send any more soldiers to die. "Major General Ford took a deep breath and tried to suppress the anger in his heart, he needs to be calm, he is the supreme commander on the battlefield, at this time, he can only rely on his own mind." We have already lost a fifth of our ships, and we have already lost a quarter of our infantry. We want a consoling victory to gain political advantage, not a bitter war of attrition, in which case there would be no point in us starting this war and would cause us to lose all trade with the empire. ”

"You're right, General, and I don't think it's wise to go on the offensive any longer." Macartney nodded, agreeing with Major General Ford's decision, this excellent general was very thoughtful, it was time to make a wise choice, a temporary retreat did not mean defeat, but a strategy, and it was only a foolish move to fight a strong opponent, which was not in the interests of the British Empire, and did not correspond to the ultimate purpose of their strategy.

"But the soldiers trapped in the valley, and our warships......" Staunton looked so reluctant in his heart.

"Tell Lieutenant Colonel Lampard that he will know what to do, and as for the Army, they have the right to choose to surrender to the Qing people." Rear Admiral Ford let out a long sigh before turning and walking down the aft tower into the cabin, he needed a quiet space to think about why he had failed, not to listen to the damn guys whispering in his ears. Although he didn't want to admit it, he could only leave his comrades behind and leave the battlefield in disgrace, which was definitely a humiliating battle for the British Royal Navy.

"How could he do that?" Staunton reluctantly complained to Macartney about Major General Ford's orders, as if he wanted to gain approval from Macartney.

Macartney shrugged his shoulders: "He is the commander, and I think he made the right choice, Mr. Staunton, we should all calm down, please remember that it does not matter whether the war is won or not, what matters is what we can gain from it." ”

After saying this, Macartney left Staunton behind, and also walked down the stairs to the last floor, and walked towards Liang Sanhuai, whose expression was so quiet that people felt weird.

Seeing that Macartney, who was not in a very good mood, was walking towards him, Liang Sanhuai's face showed a hint of a smile: "Your Excellency, is there anything I can serve?" ”

(To be continued)