'Boom~~~'

'Whoosh ......'

A 75 mm shell, under the control of a coalition soldier, was quickly pushed into the chamber and then pulled down the gun rope.

The 75 mm caliber guns are not inferior to the large-caliber naval guns on warships, and they are far inferior in terms of momentum.

But in the interior, a 75 mm caliber gun was enough for everything.

The cannonballs roared fiercely, tearing the air mercilessly, forcing the air to let out a terrible scream. The cannonballs dragged along with a long tone, as if a great king was about to descend.

'......Boom'

In the blink of an eye, a cannonball fell into the moat about fifty meters outside the Dongbianmen City, and a shocking column of water rose up, and then scattered helplessly on the ground, looking very miserable.

The water of the moat has reduced the power of the cannonballs a bit.

But even so, it still brought a huge shock to the Qing soldiers on the city wall. Even the earth seems to have been conquered by this merciless artillery fire.

The earth trembled slightly, so that the Qing soldiers on the city wall could clearly feel this tremendous power. Then, one by one, the faces of the Qing soldiers were suddenly filled with fear.

This is the effect of a French Type 1897 75mm field gun, which is also one of the few field guns in the Allied lineup, and it is also the most advanced infantry artillery in the world.

The gun weighed only 1,544 kilograms, with a barrel length of 2,700 mm, an elevation angle of -11 to +18 degrees, a maximum rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute, a maximum range of 8,550 (grenade) meters and 6,800 (grenade scatter) meters, and a muzzle velocity of 500 meters per second.

The lack of artillery in the coalition forces was largely due to the inconvenient transportation and logistical troubles. So most of the Allied artillery was left on the docks in Tianjin, but five French guns were brought over.

With only two horses to pull it, it can walk on any terrain, which is undoubtedly much more convenient for the coalition forces.

And the grenade equipped with this artillery far exceeds the old artillery of the Qing army in terms of power and range.

I don't know what the reason is, so that the French agreed to lend five of the fifteen guns to the Russians, and the original coalition forces agreed to rest for a day and wait for the 15th to attack the capital, but the Russian army launched an attack on the 13th.

The Russian army's rush attack shattered the last illusions of the Qing army, and at the same time disrupted the plans of the coalition forces. However, the coalition command did not say much about this.

The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Wadsey, did not order the Russian army to stop the offensive, nor did he order other troops to support the Russian army.

However, at this time, Wadsey's order seemed to be ineffective, and the Japanese saw that the Russians had launched an attack first, and they were not far behind and began to attack Qihuamen (now Chaoyangmen), Britain, France, and the United States also attacked one after another, and the British army took advantage of the situation to capture Guangqumen.

Although the coalition army only had five artillery pieces, the Qing army was still unable to have any suppressive effect on the coalition artillery.

Because at this moment, there is not much artillery in Beijing at all.

Perhaps the imperial court knew that society might not be so safe these days, and even some of the troops guarding Kyoto could not be completely assured. They were worried, what if these people aimed their guns at the palace?

Coupled with the conceit of the imperial court, he thought that no one would be able to hit the capital, so he did not plan to equip any artillery at all. Even the fixed artillery on the city walls was not considered, and this led to the current situation.

The coalition forces used only five artillery pieces to suppress the tens of thousands of defenders on the city walls.

'......Boom'

'Poof......'

A cannonball hit the city wall, knocking a gap in the top of the wall, and a large number of rubble tiles rose into the air, like a goddess scattering flowers.

Seeing this, the nearby Qing soldiers hurriedly fled in all directions, looking for a place to hide from the gravel attack.

And the soldiers near the explosion couldn't move at the moment because of the huge shock.

The shock wave generated by the shells caused huge casualties to the soldiers near the explosion point, especially the soldiers who were slightly closer to the explosion point, and they were directly shattered by their internal organs, and they directly vomited a mouthful of blood, and even lost consciousness.

"Ula ......"

While the defenders at the head of the city were hiding everywhere, the coalition forces outside the city launched a new round of attacks. Running at the forefront were naturally the Japanese, who were eager to show their strength in front of the great powers.

It can be said that since the coalition army entered the Qing Dynasty, the attitude of the Russians has always been the most positive, and they have always been the one who 'works hard and complains'.

However, we have to admit that the Russians did leave a 'very good' impression on the European and American powers, and it was not long after the Eight-Nation Coalition incident that the Anglo-Japanese alliance was formally formed, and this period of alliance also brought great development opportunities to the Japanese.

It can be said that the formation of the Anglo-Japanese alliance was due to the efforts of the Russians to a certain extent. It was the Russians who made the British see the threat, so they decided to support Japan in order to maintain their position as world hegemon.

Hundreds of Russian soldiers, with heavy steps under their feet, quickly ran towards the outside of the city walls. And the moat in front of them did not seem to these Russians to be much of a threat.

At the same time, the artillery was constantly putting tremendous pressure on the Qing defenders on the city walls, forcing them to be unable to raise their heads to stop the charging Russian troops below the city.

However, even with the suppression of heavy artillery fire overhead, the Russian army still underestimated the will of the Qing soldiers to resist. As the Russian army got closer and closer to the city wall, the Qing soldiers on the city wall also began to protest themselves.

Bullets were sent down from the city walls, and although the bullets were not very accurate, they still caused some casualties to the Russian army.

In an instant, the momentum of the Russian army was slightly suppressed. Although the Russian army is still in the upper hand, it is not advancing as quickly as before.

Although the attack of the Russians brought great pressure to the Qing army and disrupted the deployment of the coalition forces, it was also as the coalition forces intended.

They were worried that there would be no one to attack to attract the main force of the Qing army, although after hearing the sound of the battle at Dongbianmen, the countries had already decided to launch an attack as soon as possible.

However, before sending troops to attack, the first thing the armies of various countries did was to send staff officers to observe the vicinity of Dongbianmen to ensure that they would not attack until the Qing reinforcements arrived at Dongbianmen.

The Russians were in a hurry to attack, but unexpectedly made dowries for several other countries, which can be said to be a happy family, and several families were even more happy.

The sky gradually darkened, and as more and more Russian troops were put into the east gate, the defensive pressure on the city wall was also increasing, and the troops in the city were also continuously transferred to each city gate to increase the defensive force.

And because Wang Sirui's troops have been labeled as a baggage battalion, when dispatching troops, it is natural to put his baggage battalion last, in short, no one is willing to use them to fill the number of people unless it is absolutely necessary.

At about two o'clock in the morning of the 14th, the city of Dongbianmen was broken, and at the same time, other coalition troops also launched siege battles.

On the afternoon of the 14th, after paying huge casualties, the Russian army finally captured the Qiming Gate (Jianguomen), at this time, the defenders in the city began to have a large-scale rout, and the coalition forces entered the capital after breaking through all the way, and quickly captured most of the eastern part of the capital except for the imperial city.

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