It was really not what Guo Ye expected, and even beyond Guo Ye's expectations!

Where did the Anglo-French forces give them such sufficient time to train? In just a month and a half, the fleet of the British and French forces has arrived in the Yellow Sea, and the front of the army is directed at the mouth of Dagu!

In a month and a half, Guo Ye really worked hard during this time, first selected fifty capable soldiers from the army for special training, including Xiao Hai, to accept his devil training, and the rest were trained in military discipline and courage according to the training steps!

In the face of the miserable training, the recruits are still easy to say, although they are miserable, but they don't dare to make trouble, the veterans don't do it, some of the veterans who rely on some backstage, and even the president, the president and others began to make trouble, yin and yang!

It's just that Guo Ye has long been accustomed to seeing big storms, and he still cares about this? With a wave of his hand, one of them who tried to plot against Guo Ye was directly sent to the guillotine, and the rest of the thorns were beaten with sticks, beaten to the point that the skin was broken, and then thrown back to the barracks to continue training!

Seeing that Guo Ye was really moving, and with He Zhengqing's support behind him, all the people were honest, and they didn't dare to blow up the stab anymore, and they suffered obediently! In a month and a half, although it could not be a qualitative change in combat strength, the military discipline of the first battalion took on a new look, orders were forbidden, and there was no longer anyone who dared to violate orders.

It's just that time is running out, the opponent will not attack Dagukou because of Guo Ye's appearance, the fleet of the British and French coalition forces arrived at Dagukou last night, and may launch an attack on Dagukou at any time!

At this time, Shi Rongchun and the deputy general Long Ruyuan came to the Dagukou Fort again and sat in person in person, and the monk Greenqin was also in Tianjin, so he had no time to take care of Dagukou, so it became Shi Rongchun's station.

As soon as Shi Rongchun saw Guo Ye and He Zhengqing, he split his head and asked, "Zhengqing, Guo Ye, how is the current camp training?" How is the combat power of the soldiers? ”

He Zhengqing was full of bitterness, he didn't expect that the British and the French would come so quickly, a month and a half, what is a month and a half to do? It's not a top, so far, the entire battalion has only carried out five live-fire exercises, which has consumed hundreds of shells, and it can only be said that these people are familiar with the artillery technique, as for mastery, it is still too far away!

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "Lord Admiral, who have you ever seen who can turn the army upside down in a month and a half of training?" All I can say is that I did my best, and in the next big battle, please wait and see! ”

Shi Rongchun nodded, indeed, he couldn't ask Guo Ye to do much better, after all, in just one and a half months, it was impossible to turn all the hundreds of people in the North Fort from insects to dragons.

Shi Rongchun said slowly: "Now on the opposite side of Dagukou, the British and French forces have gathered twelve warships, and at the same time, in the southeast direction, there are four American warships, eyeing us, and the strength of our Dagukou Fort is still a little weak in relative terms, let me ask you, can we hold it?" ”

Guo Ye was silent, in his impression, in the battle of Dagukou, Shi Rongchun and Long Ruyuan not only held the Dagukou Fort, but also severely damaged the commander of the British and French forces, Heb, and won the first victory in the Second Opium War.

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Lord Admiral, the British and French forces are strong, and there are American warships eyeing us, our situation is not good, we need to be cautious, don't be careless!" ”

Shi Rongchun asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

Guo Ye pondered for a moment and replied: "Lord Admiral, Britain, the United States and France are coming together, the soldiers are strong, especially their warships are fast and have strong protection, and the most difficult thing is their naval guns, all of which are large-caliber heavy artillery, whether it is range or accuracy, they are not comparable to our artillery. The foreigners are arrogant and empty-sighted, but they are not very clear about the terrain and troop deployment of our Dagukou, but their troops are clear at a glance on the sea. We can show weakness by covering our artillery with straw mats and hiding our soldiers, and once their warships break through into the inland sea and start a war with us, we can take advantage of the situation and launch a thunderous blow, concentrate all the firepower of the two batteries in the north and south, and attack them with covering artillery fire, catch them by surprise, and inflict heavy losses before they can react, and after that, even if they want to counterattack us, we are afraid that they will be unable to do so. ”

Shi Rongchun nodded and replied: "Yes, Guo Ye, your idea is good, Zhengqing, immediately order someone to notify the South Fort, act according to Guo Ye's strategy, you must be fast, yesterday's foreigners' fleet arrived, I am afraid that today and tomorrow, they will attack, time is not waiting, we must be fast!" ”

He Zhengqing hurriedly nodded and agreed, and went down to prepare.

Dagukou is near the sea, there is a branch of the Haihe River, the water system is developed, the reeds are thick, as for the straw mats, they are almost everywhere, and they can be collected without effort.

Guo Ye continued: "My lord, just in case, we should ask the old prince, behind the Dagukou fort, prepare three cavalry, the strength is not too much, once the Dagukou fort is lost, then we will let go of the defense of Dagukou, let them in, take advantage of their unstable foothold, first use artillery to overpower them, and then, there are cavalry to launch a surprise attack from behind, in one fell swoop, the forward troops of the foreigners will be wiped out on the Dagukou, so that they have no return!" ”

Shi Rongchun's heart was shocked, he was so ruthless! This kid is not very old, he is so meticulous and vicious, once the plan can be implemented smoothly, I am afraid that this time the foreigners will definitely not be pleased!

At this moment, a Qing soldier ran in and said, "Lord Admiral, the foreigners have sent an envoy from the sea to ask to come in and see Lord Admiral!" ”

Shi Rongchun frowned, and immediately replied: "Immediately raise the account, display the sword soldiers left and right, and let them come to see me!" ”

Shi Rongchun said with a smile: "Guo Ye, let's meet this foreign devil's envoy with me!" ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Since Lord Admiral has an order, the kid cadres will obey?" Your Excellency, please first! ”

Shi Rongchun walked into the big tent first, the two teams of personal soldiers were lined up left and right, and their bearings were solemn, and it didn't take long, and the British captain Con Morel walked into the big tent proudly, and shouted in English: "You are the highest official here?" ”

The interpreter on the side shouted: "Our Lord Yang, ask you, you are the highest official here?" ”

Shi Rongchun frowned and shouted: "Yes, I am the highest official here, Shi Rongchun, the direct commander, you are a fan, when you see this official, you don't pay homage, but instead command, so bold!" ”