"High! It's just too high! Guo Ye, Guo Ye! You are definitely the reincarnation of Sun Wu, Zhuge is reborn! Such a plan can be thought of, every material must be successful, and the magic plan is clever! ”

Watching the triumphant return of the three cavalry, Seng Greenqin really didn't know what to say, it was too exciting, a night attack would mess up the entire Anglo-French army, I was afraid that they would not be able to recover their vitality without a period of time!

He Qimou and Gao Qi just shot at a distance to attract the combat power of the coalition army, and there was no loss, Chen Hai, as the main attacker, led two thousand cavalry on a rampage, turning the British and French coalition forces upside down, and the casualties were only more than 300 people, but in this battle, the British and French coalition forces had at least 1,000 casualties!

Seng Greenqin's estimate is not bad, the casualties of the Anglo-French army have exceeded 1,500 people, in the middle of the night, suddenly encountered a large number of cavalry raids, caught off guard, the department suffered heavy losses, that is impossible, even if it is 1,500 casualties, this is still thanks to the well-trained British and French army, if it is the Qing army that is impacted, the Qing army is afraid that the camp will have collapsed long ago!

It wasn't until noon that the Anglo-French army finished cleaning up the battlefield, Yaman and Saxton wanted to cry without tears, there were such big casualties again, and now the Anglo-French army can participate in the battle, there are only more than 7,000 people, the most headache is that so many casualties, a large number of wounded, has become a burden to the army, seriously affecting the morale and battle of the coalition army!

Fortunately, in two days, the double bridge was finally repaired, the royal cavalry regiment and artillery rushed up from the rear, and got new supplements, the combat strength of the British and French forces increased greatly, and Saxton and Yaman regained some confidence, otherwise, there was really no need to fight this war!

Seeing the arrival of artillery and cavalry, Saxton finally breathed a sigh of relief, Lao Tzu had no artillery and cavalry before he suffered a big loss, this time, he must compete with them!

Yang Zha, Seng Lingqin and Guo Ye also got the news of the artillery and cavalry reinforcements of the British and French forces, a large number of artillery and cavalry brought great pressure to the Qing army, just relying on the artillery of the Qing army now, they can't deal with the artillery of the British and French forces, even if the other party is not a professional artillery!

Monk Lingqin asked, "Guo Ye, what do you think?" ”

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, the terrain here is gentle, there is no danger to defend, it is really not conducive to our preparation for war, I suggest, we retreat again, withdraw the army to Gaobeidian, in Gaobeidian, we can defend according to the river, there are a large number of mounds, we use the mounds, dig fortifications, resist the shelling of the British and French forces, if they all stand on the ground, a cannonball bombards down, we have to be killed and wounded, absolutely not, we need to use fortifications to block the opponent's attack!" ”

Fortifications?

As a famous general in the era of cold weapons, Monk Lingqin knew nothing about the fortifications of the era of hot weapons, and his face was surprised.

Guo Ye replied: "Lord Wang, if you want to fight against the opponent's artillery fire and rifles, we need to dig a tunnel on the mound, preferably a circular tunnel, people hiding in the tunnel, you can avoid the bombardment of shells to the greatest extent, and people hiding in the tunnel, you can also use bows and arrows and rifles to fight back, only the chest above the exposed tunnel accident, or even lie in the tunnel with the whole body, this is a common tactic on the Western battlefield, used for defense, can greatly enhance our defense capabilities!" ”

Monk Lingqin frowned and replied, "Will the Anglo-French alliance give us the opportunity to arrange calmly?" ”

Guo Ye replied: "Lord Wang, the British and French forces have been hit hard, and it also takes time to adjust, tunnel tactics, I have already trained the soldiers in Baoding Town, they will, as long as they supervise, let the mobilization of two or three green battalions, you can dig the tunnel overnight." By the time the Anglo-French forces want to attack, we have completely changed, but we have to hurry up! ”

Monk Lingqin nodded and shouted: "Tonight, we will take action and order He Qimou and Chen Hai to lead two teams of cavalry to break off the rear in case the British and French forces are pursuing, and the main force will retreat urgently in the direction of Gaobeidian!" ”

That night, more than 10,000 Qing troops retreated rapidly to the rear, from Yangzha to Gaobeidian, but more than ten miles, can be arrived soon, after arriving at Gaobeidian, three green battalions under the supervision of Baoding town soldiers, began to dig tunnels!

Overnight, overnight, on the three large mounds of Gaobeidian, three circular tunnel fortifications were formed, the Qing army all entered the tunnel, the three fortifications leaned on each other, the green battalion soldiers and artillery all entered the mound, condescending, and at the same time there were fortifications to protect themselves, and the back was also leaning on the wide Tonghui River, easy to defend and difficult to attack, at this moment, the British and French troops wanted to eat the Qing army quickly, it was already impossible!

As for the five thousand cavalry, it was divided into two parts by Guo Ye, one led by He Qimou and the other led by Chen Hai, which was specifically responsible for mobile attacks.

When the Qing army retreated, Saxton and Yaman thought about launching a direct pursuit of the Qing army, after all, there was a royal cavalry regiment there, a burst of assault, you can definitely take advantage, as a result, I didn't expect that people had sent two cavalry to guard the rear tightly, not giving the British and French troops a chance to sneak attack at all, and the two people who led them were depressed and could only wait until dawn to attack.

As a result, by the next day, the army had marched seven or eight miles ahead, and Saxton and Yaman looked at it through the telescope, and they were dumbfounded, and overnight, overnight, the Qing army had built three huge fortifications on the high ground in front of them, and they were only circular tunnel fortifications in the West!

It was definitely that Guo Ye who did it! What's the matter, how can this kid be so proficient in Western military affairs, even better than his own Western generals, and how can he never hear of this person, it's like jumping out of a crack in the stone! It's really embarrassing, with the circular tunnel fortifications, it's not so easy to think about gathering and annihilating the Qing army in one fell swoop, what's even more infuriating is that Guo Ye actually put a large number of cavalry under the three highlands, and united the three highlands, and can support the departments at any time, such a tight defense has opened their eyes, even the best generals in the West, it's nothing more than this for military deployment, right?

Yaman said abruptly: "Saxton, now that the Qing army is well defended, it's useless for us to be in a hurry, let's attack slowly, if we underestimate the enemy, we may really have to withdraw to Tianjin......"