It was late at night, and the torches crackled and flickered.

The soldiers of the Anglo-French army ate some dry rations that they had brought with them and rested in place.

The soldiers, looking tired, sat on the ground with their guns in their hands, hundreds of meters away from the rows of sandbags, avoiding the fire. Adams and Rywell sat in silence, with no torches next to them, only a few dozen guards to keep them safe. Rawell took out a pocket watch, and by the light of the torches not far away, he glanced at the time of the pocket watch, and his brow furrowed.

Adams was also a little impatient and asked, "What time is it?" ”

"Nine-thirty," said Rawell! ”

Adams' brow furrowed, and a bad premonition arose.

Adams said: "The time the soldiers set out to arrest the people was six o'clock, and now it is nine thirty o'clock, which is more than three hours. If you are in a hurry, you can come back in an hour, and you should come back in two hours. Now that there is no response after more than three hours, will something go wrong? ”

Rawell said, "Your Excellency, you have to believe them. ”

That being said, Rawell also had a worried look on his face.

Adams no longer hesitated, found a soldier, and told the soldier to inquire about the situation. Forty minutes later, the soldier who had gone to inquire about the situation returned, with a bitter face and a solemn expression.

"What's going on?" ”

The soldier said: "The soldiers of the battalion sent out, from the battalion commander to the privates, none of them survived, and all of them were killed. ”

"Ahh

Adams and Lady exclaimed, staring at each other and froze.

The annihilation of the soldiers sent out to capture the common people meant that more than 300 soldiers died, which was not only a loss of troops, but also a great blow to morale. Adams said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Burnel, all the people sent out have been killed, which proves that Li Zhen still has the rest of the troops, and we can't divide the troops, otherwise they will be broken by each one." ”

Rawell asked, "What do you think should be done if you can't divide the troops?" ”

Adams shook his head, a look of embarrassment.

Rawell gritted his teeth and said, "If we want to attack Shanghai, we must overcome Li Zhenbu's obstruction. The key is to overcome the bombs buried on the ground. However, now the people cannot be caught, and the only way to do this is to stop the death squads and forcibly break through the bombs buried on the ground in front of them to open up a way out. ”

"You ......"

Adams' eyes widened with a look of horror. Adams ordered the capture of the people, although ruthless, but it had no effect on his own soldiers, while Rawell wanted to organize death squads and let his soldiers die.

"Is there any other way?" ”

When Adams heard this, it was like a balloon that had been punctured, and he was speechless.

Rawell said in a deep voice, "It's been a long time, and it's not good for us. Li Zhen is as cunning as a fox, if he is given enough time, there will definitely be a change. Extraordinary times do extraordinary means, and only by using death squads can we achieve victory. ”

Adams nodded, and finally agreed.

Seeing this, Rawell immediately gathered all the soldiers together.

Immediately, Lywell said his intentions, and as soon as he said that, the soldiers around him fell silent. Seeing that no one took the initiative to stand up, Rawell said in a deep voice: "Becoming a member of the death squad is indeed risky and easy to be killed. However, as long as you go, I promise that there will be enough pension to ensure that your family will have no worries about food and clothing. Those who can survive can be promoted exceptionally. ”

"I'll go!"

As the words fell, a soldier raised his hand and said.

The soldier came from a poor family, including an elderly mother and a bedridden father, as well as a wife and children. Rawell prescribed conditions that met the needs of the soldiers, so he exchanged his life for the stable life of his relatives at home.

Soon, dozens more agreed to be part of the death squad.

Rawell had the names of all the death squad members recorded, a total of one hundred and forty men. Rawell looked at the names on the record book, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Whether you can win this time depends on you." I have written down your contributions to the country and your families, and I hope you will survive. ”

The crowd was silent and did not say a word.

Adams said, "Grab your guns and get ready." ”

"Yes!"

Everyone agreed weakly, stood up, and said goodbye to their friends.

Opposite the coalition soldiers, Li Zhen rested under the sandbag after he returned.

The same is true of Yang Banhou, Smith and others, all of whom are closing their eyes and recuperating. Suddenly, Li Zhen felt a tap on the shoulder, and immediately woke up, but heard Huang Shihai say: "Dashuai, there is movement among foreigners." ”

Li Zhenluo sat up, popped his head out of the sandbag, and asked, "What happened?" ”

Huang Shihai said: "It is unknown for the time being, and foreigners may attack." ”

Li Zhen stared at the place where the coalition troops were resting a hundred meters away, and ordered: "If the situation changes, wake up all the soldiers immediately, be careful and be ready to strike at any time." ”

It didn't take long for the sound of gunfire to sound under the silent night sky.

Dense bullets came and hit the sandbags with a crackling sound. Li Zhen also retracted his head and hid under the sandbag to avoid this wave of bullets.

"Shoot, fight back!"

Li Zhen gave the order, and the soldiers hiding under the sandbags immediately shot back.

"Rush!"

When the two sides exchanged fire, more than 140 death squads of foreigners launched a charge.

The soldiers who rushed to the front became the handle of the gun without exception, and blood holes appeared on their bodies and fell directly to the ground, as did the rest of the soldiers who rushed to the front. But with dead soldiers, there are corpses to withstand bullets. The soldiers of the death squad grabbed the corpses of their dead comrades, stood in front of them to fend off the bullets, and kept rushing forward.

"Boom!"

A soldier stepped on a mine, and a loud noise was heard.

The dirt splattered, and the corpses flew.

After a few people died, the rest of the soldiers continued to rush forward.

"Boom! Rumble!! ”

Explosions rang out one after another, and a road with blood and corpses gradually came out.

After the mine explodes, it cannot affect the soldiers who are rushing to the next mile.

Huang Shihai looked at the charging foreigners, frowned and said: "Dashuai, foreigners can't catch the people, and now they have opened up a road with their own soldiers, what should we do?" Once the army of foreigners approached, it was impossible to shoot at close range, only close combat. When the time comes, our advantage will be gone. ”

Li Zhen smiled: "Stupid, can't you use grenades?" ”

Huang Shihai's eyes lit up, and he roared: "Quick, use a grenade to blow up foreigners." ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldier grabbed the grenade.

Even though many soldiers had already tried grenades, in such a stressful situation, many soldiers forgot to pull the bottom cover and threw the grenade without pulling the arquebus. Most of the soldiers still remembered the grenades whizzing across the sky and falling towards the charging foreigners.

ps: two of the three watches;