Chapter Seventy-Six: The Stunned Coalition Bosses
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The next day, when five artillery pieces and two battalions of support troops arrived at the camp, they saw the most terrifying scene of their lives.
The 4,000 allied troops were killed and wounded, and the surviving soldiers were listless one by one, as if they had lost their souls, without any trace of the majesty of the great powers.
Soon, the coalition reinforcements first treated the wounded, and then sent people back to the city to report the situation.
On the other hand, this batch of reinforcements was also divided into two groups, one of which went to observe Wang Sirui on the mountain, and the other part went to check on the place where they attacked last night.
As a result, it was found that the entire mountain was empty except for their wounded, and there was no trace of the Qing army at all.
At the same time, another wave of men who had gone to investigate the attack position also turned back, bringing back a letter and an unacceptable result.
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'Bang! ’
Wadsey slapped the letter on the table so hard that he couldn't wait to smash it to pieces.
That sense of powerlessness, shame, and anger rise.
That's 4,000 men, a whole 4,000 troops, and in one night, more than 3,000 dead and wounded, and judging by the current situation, there will be people who will continue to die.
This result is not acceptable to Wadsey, nor is it acceptable to any country.
Inside the headquarters, the atmosphere was slightly depressing.
Such a large casualty was the first time that the coalition forces had entered the Qing Kingdom.
And all the casualties of the coalition army combined, there were not as many people who died in the hands of Wang Sirui.
In just one month, more than 6,000 soldiers of the coalition army died at the hands of Wang Sirui, of which the highest rank was colonel.
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it is a brigadier general, because Chad's promotion order was already on the British mainland to go to the warships in East Asia, and strictly speaking, Chad was already considered a general.
"Surge! Troops must be increased! Wadsey roared angrily.
Despite being a politician. General Wadsey is also very opposed to solving problems by force.
But obviously, due to the appearance of Wang Sirui, his plan has been completely disrupted.
Now that the Qing army has achieved great successes, it is inevitable that their court will no longer surrender as easily as before, or accept their conditions, and even if they do, it will never be possible to meet their demands.
And if the coalition forces want to achieve the ideal requirements, the only thing they can do at present is to increase their troops.
Only by completely eliminating this mysterious army can we fiercely deter the Qing court and make them pay a sufficient price.
"But where did the soldiers come from? If we have more troops, the war will have to drag on for a longer period of time, which is extremely detrimental to us. Therefore, I am not in favor of increasing the number of troops, and I think we should immediately start negotiations with the Qing court, and force the Qing court to agree to our request as soon as possible, while this matter is not yet public, and then end this damn war. Gaisley slammed the table and said angrily.
"Yes, we need to get there as soon as possible, not continue to expand this damn war." American Rickens said with a frown.
The two commanders of the Italian army and the Austrian army did not say much, after all, the two countries sent the least troops, which was only symbolic, and they had no say in the topic of whether to continue to expand the war.
The most tragic of all was the Italian commander, Colonel Vincenzogarioni, because by the time he arrived in Beijing, the capital had already been occupied.
The U.S. military has lost nearly 400 people, half of whom died at the hands of Wang Sirui. Although there were still nearly 3,000 people left, in the face of Wang Sirui's terrifying firepower, the Americans did not think that they could defeat the other party.
The British also had a lot of troops killed at the hands of Wang Sirui, which had reached more than 500 people, and if you added the Indian Asan, the British losses were nearly 1,500 people.
The Japanese suffered the heaviest losses, with 2,000 of the more than 6,000 deaths on the list. The remaining more than a thousand people are Russians.
Although the loss of 6,000 troops is nothing compared to the nearly 50,000 troops of the coalition army, if you add the losses in other areas, they still have a little more than 40,000 troops to mobilize.
However, this battle had completely awakened them.
Psychologically, these commanders also want to end the war as soon as possible. But from another point of view, they can't afford to lose this person, so it's a very contradictory question.
"Ladies and gentlemen, they are the army of the Qing court, do you think that after they have achieved such great results, they will not find a way to tell their court about this victory? And will their court, in order to end this damned war as soon as possible, choose to ignore these results? Wadsey said with a deep frown.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is not for us to decide whether to increase our troops or not. But I think we have to talk about the contents of this letter as soon as possible. Yasumasa Fukushima said, pointing to the letter that had been slapped on the table by Wardsee.
"Damn, he's threatening us, sooner or later, I'll have to split his body." Gaisley was annoyed as soon as he remembered the contents of the letter.
The original three-day robbery deadline was coming tomorrow, and according to the course of history, after three days, the coalition forces also began to strictly demand their own military discipline.
Although many civilians were still killed, it was the same as the three-day massacre. Compared with the killing, the things that follow are obviously much smaller.
"No, we don't need to compromise with these dishonest people. Our plans can go on, and they do so indefinitely. Wadsey shook his head, denying his previous decision.
"On the military side, we demand that all the troops stay inside the city, and no one is allowed to leave the city. On the other hand, contact the Qing court as soon as possible and order them to negotiate with us, and only when they are sure to negotiate with us will the plan be stopped. Wadsi continued.
If this plan is stopped now, it will undoubtedly be tantamount to the coalition forces compromising with Wang Sirui, which is a very embarrassing thing for them.
Therefore, it was originally planned to stop, but after Wang Sirui's letter, Wadsey could only let the troops continue to slaughter for the sake of the so-called face. Kill it.
And the negotiations were determined to stop the slaughter. Killing, this shows that the coalition forces yearn for peace and take the initiative to stop the plan, rather than being coerced, which not only ensures their face, but also ensures that they have enough initiative.
Of course, Wadsey is also very aware of the pros and cons of this, although he said that, but Wadsey even hates to start negotiations with the Qing court tomorrow, so that their resistance will be much less later.
Soon, the coalition forces reached a unified opinion. The killing continues, but the intensity must be reduced, and it must not be slaughtered without purpose like before. Kill.
On the other hand, they had to contact the Qing court as soon as possible and ask them to start negotiations.
As for whether to increase the number of troops or not, this is not something they can decide, but the content of the coalition meeting and their views are sent back to their respective countries, and what to do is a headache for the people in the country.