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No answer, no movement, not even a hint of reaction, Kittel still stared at the map, as if he didn't hear Wagner's sigh - in fact, he did, and very clearly. The Colonel, however, felt that he had no need to respond to this sigh, for it was meaningless.

The sigh simply stated an unfortunate fact known to all, namely, that in the retreat of the expeditionary force...... On the eighth day of the attack on Beijing, it was again tightly surrounded by Chinese militants - the Chinese took advantage of their home advantage and arrived on the present battlefield before the expeditionary force, bringing him a "surprise".

Kittel did not like the "surprise": the last remaining strength of the expeditionary force was rapidly being exhausted in the face of tens of thousands of militants and the ensuing ten-hour rotational attack. But unfortunately, he had no way to get rid of the enemy, no way to get out of the situation.

There is no way at all.

The Colonel could only keep his eyes on the map, preoccupied, trying to find a road that was still passable, or a point that could be defended for a long time, as if the rough map must have provided what he needed to save the expeditionary force and him from danger. Of course, most officers are like this, desperately focusing on a single task, trying to save them in this way.

But there were also officers who took a different approach, such as Major Schellner, who simply sat motionless, doing nothing, thinking nothing; Or Lieutenant Colonel Rohr and Lieutenant Colonel Lunt, who were always shouting at the junior officers, directing them to fend off the onslaught of the Chinese militants.

The officers could only save the fate of the expeditionary force in their own way, but these actions only delayed time, only slowed down the total annihilation of the army, and could not completely change the situation.

Because Chinese are crazy...... Or rather, the Chinese militants have gone mad: the Chinese government's huge bounty has turned them all into ferocious and ruthless headhunters. Rohr and Lunt have lost count of how many attacks they have launched; They attacked incessantly, again and again, thousands of men gathered together, rushed like a tide, and then retreated like a tide under the stubborn blows of the German soldiers, and then came up again...... The attacks go on and on, and it seems like they will never stop.

But the German soldiers had reached their limits, both physically and mentally - and, of course, ammunition. They all felt that they could no longer hold on, and that unquenchable despair haunted everyone like a poisonous snake.

In the midst of this despair, walking from one position to another, Rohr appeared unusually calm. An exhausted officer followed him and reported weakly: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, my soldiers have repelled numerous attacks by the Chinese, and they all need to rest, replenish ammunition, and need enough food and water. ”

"I don't have enough food and water, your soldiers can't rest, we are surrounded by Chinese, every soldier needs to fight."

Rohr's answer was completely expected by the officer, so there was not much disappointment on his face, more hesitation. There was one thing, which the officers considered tricky. "Captain Borman's company was completely cut off from us by Chinese, and they were trapped on a hill three hundred meters away, unable to withdraw from ......"

Rohr stopped suddenly, turned around, and gave the officer an angry look. "How could Captain Borman bring his troops there?"

"It's my order, Lieutenant Colonel." The officer explained, "That hill is important to my position, and if the Chinese occupy it, they can shoot at us there." ”

"Then you should commit more troops, not just an infantry company!"

"I don't have any more people to send out."

Rohr thought for a few seconds. It's a bit difficult, but if you try your best, you can do it. "I'll add you some soldiers. But, Mr. Major, you must restore contact with Captain Borman and take his company ......"

"Chinese!" A shout interrupted him, "They're attacking again!" ”

"Prepare for battle!"

Conrad. Second Lieutenant Bauer turned his head to look at his soldier. and twenty-six others; Then he turned to the other side and looked at the entire infantry company, which was only twenty men less than at the beginning. But in the previous battle, his platoon alone had killed a hundred Chinese, and the loss ratio on both sides was quite favorable to him.

However, the Chinese had an almost infinite number of replenishment, and even if the next battle remained the same as before, it was the expeditionary force that ultimately failed.

Everyone will die here. The lieutenant thought as he looked up straight ahead, and then became even more worried: this time, his opponent was a few hundred Chinese...... with spears

They look like the natives of the African or South American jungles, and it's ridiculous -- on the surface. But Bauer was not fooled by superficial appearances.

The spear is a targeted measure that can cause headaches. The second lieutenant preferred that the Chinese always use the swords, so that his soldiers could gain an overwhelming advantage in battle - compared to the sabers, the rifle equipped with the bayonet would attack at a longer distance, the attack pattern would be less flawed, and it would not affect the formation of the squad and the coordination of the soldiers; In actual combat, one group of soldiers with bayonets can easily defeat another group with knives - but the length of the spear is more pronounced, even if the spear used by Chinese appears to be only ......

Bauer quickly calculated the length of the spears. Probably only two meters, however, they still have an advantage over the Mauser rifles with bayonets mounted.

And there are hundreds of Chinese with spears here, and if they know a little cooperation, it won't be long before his exhausted soldiers will see God.

The lieutenant's face turned pale, and so did Borman, of course—the captain's voice trembled. "Aim...... Fire! ”

The sound of neat gunfire immediately echoed over the positions in accordance with his orders. At the same time, shouts of anger and excitement rang out: as the German soldiers, who had become numb and could only mechanically repeat their shooting maneuvers, opened fire, their opponents also increased their sprint.

As a spectator of the battle, Rohr only heard four shots before he saw the spearmen of ancient times enter Borman's position.

Yuxian also saw it.

He smirked and boasted of his victory to the leaders of the militia and boxers around him—it was his idea to replace the broadsword with a spear, and it seemed to work well. This is a good start, Yuxian thought happily. As long as this arrangement succeeds, his leadership will be recognized and consolidated, unlike now, because he is the only government official here, the envoy of Shandong, that the unruly "loyal patriots" will reluctantly accept his command - and always in defiance of the law.

But they were supposed to obey his orders unreservedly. Of course, his rank was not high enough, he was only a civilian, and he was not officially appointed...... But more importantly, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were in Taiyuan, so each powerful leader wanted to take a large enough credit in exchange for a higher reward, and therefore did not want to have a boss who would share the credit...... Yuxian knew what these people were thinking, because he himself had the same thoughts.

However, he could not accept that these people had these ideas. Here, only he is an official official, and therefore only he is qualified to generate these ideas.

However, he was the only one who thought so, and it was clear that the leaders of the militia and the boxers would not give up their chances, and still disobeyed his orders and acted perfunctorily, no matter how angry and helpless he was.

"Now is the time of national crisis, you should unite ...... sincerely" Although Yuxian repeatedly emphasized this point, it had no effect.

That's why the Germans have been able to hold out until now. Yuxian blamed the problem entirely on the failure of his "men" to obey his commands, which was their responsibility. Otherwise, with the strength possessed by the pursuing troops, an army of 70,000 men ...... Well, it was originally an army of 110,000 people, and it was no more difficult to pinch these foreign devils to death than it was to pinch a group of ants to death - even if they had foreign guns and cannons, but what could they do? As long as 110,000 people rush up, you can trample them all to death......

A bunch of idiots!

Yuxian was secretly happy for a moment, and then it changed to a sneer and mockery. "The official said," he said in an official tone, and made a gesture, "the big knife is not good, it can't deal with the weapons of Western devils, you must use a longer guy, and the longer the better." If all the officers and men of our army used seven-foot guns, we would have triumphed in Taiyuan a long time ago. ”

"Lord Yuxian," one of the militia leaders glanced at him, "your pikes haven't won yet." If you want to rush up, my men and horses have also rushed up. ”

A sneer appeared on Yuxian's face. "It's a matter of time before we win......"

As if he had been grasped by the neck by an extremely powerful, pincer-like hand, his voice abruptly stopped—though without warning or sound, at the edge of the battlefield the militia responsible for intercepting the German army was breaking up on both flanks, and further affecting the troops on both flanks, causing an even greater collapse, an irreversible defeat; A little farther away, a Stars and Stripes can be seen.

Cheers rang out from the positions of the German troops.

Reinforcements from the Germans...... It's the Americans! Yuxian's body trembled violently - not from fear, but from hysterical rage.

The victory he saw was about to come, and he was gone.

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Note: To add a note, when calculating the losses of the vigilante and the boxers, please automatically count the escapees - these people will not be fewer than the dead and wounded (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support the genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )