In the city of Tianjin.

At the headquarters of the coalition forces, Wadsey had already received the news of the fall of the Tonghaitun River, and at this time he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, turning around.

He said to the commanders in a panic: "Everyone, it seems that we have fallen for the Chinese's plan, after the Chinese * army shelled the Beicang defense line, its main force has actually been transferred to the north of the Tonghai Tun River, but we have transferred most of the soldiers of the Tonghai Tun River to the Beicang defense line, now the Chinese * army has broken through the Tonghai Tunhe defense line, the old dragon head railway station and the Zizhulin concession three places, the next target will be Tianjin City, the situation is very critical, let's say, what should we do now?" ”

US Commander Sha Fei had a gloomy face, at this time he was also extremely shocked in his heart, saying that the Chinese were good at using tactics, he didn't think before, but now he is really convinced, he really can't think of why more than a month ago, they still surrounded Tianjin, beating the Chinese to flee for their lives, in less than two months, they turned around, it was their turn to be surrounded by the Chinese in Tianjin, and they were beaten to nowhere to escape, why is this?

Although his heart was full of all kinds of unwillingness and doubts, Sha Fei was still able to recognize the current situation of the coalition army, and he said in a deep voice: "As soon as the defense line of Tonghaitun River is broken, the old Longtou Railway Station and the concession have been captured, Balitai is also being attacked by the Chinese * army, Tianjin City has been surrounded by the Chinese [***] team, and now the strength of Tianjin City is weak, we must withdraw the soldiers of the Beicang defense line to Tianjin as soon as possible, otherwise Tianjin City is very likely to be broken by the Chinese * army." ”

"General Sha Fei means that we are going to hold on to the city of Tianjin?" Wardsee's brows furrowed tightly.

Sha Fei glanced at Wadsey, nodded, shook his head again, and said: "The Chinese* army is menacing, their purpose is obvious, that is, to completely recover Tianjin, we can only withdraw all the troops to Tianjin now, and ensure that we have enough troops in Tianjin, so that whether it is war or peace, we will have confidence, at least we will not be passive." ”

French Commander Bruce said, "General Sha Fei, do you think the Chinese will negotiate peace with us?" Don't forget that the negotiating envoys we sent to Yanjing have not heard from us until now, and if the Chinese want to negotiate with us, they will negotiate with us as early as when we still have 50,000 or 60,000 troops! ”

Why didn't Sha Fei know this? But is there a better way to do it now? They are far away in China, 108,000 miles away from their own country, so it can be said that the heavens should not be called the earth and the earth, he sighed, and said, "We have no other way now. ”

Just when everyone was thinking hard about countermeasures, Wadsey's adjutant walked in with an anxious look and anxiously reported to Wadsey: "General, the Chinese have captured Balitai, our soldiers have lost more than a thousand people, and only more than 800 have withdrawn to Tianjin City. ”

"What?" Wadsey stood up in shock, he looked directly at the communicating soldier and snapped, "What you said is true? ”

"Yes." The adjutant nodded firmly, though he was a little scared.

Wadsey knew that the adjutant would definitely not joke about this kind of thing, his expression was cloudy, and after a long while, he waved his hand and said, "You go out first, and pay close attention to the movements of the Chinese * army." ”

"Yes, General."

After the adjutant retreated, Wadsey sat down abruptly, his body trembling slightly, and he said: "Everyone has heard that now the Chinese have occupied Balitai, we have been completely surrounded, and we cannot withdraw." ”

Although Sha Fei was also shocked in his heart, he was still relatively calm, and he said: "General Wadsey, I think we should withdraw the soldiers of the Beicang defense line to Tianjin as soon as possible, and then sue for peace with the Chinese." ”

The other commanders also echoed Sha Fei's words, and Wadsey's face changed, the center of his chest fluctuated, and he didn't speak for a long time.

However, at this moment, a thick cannon sound rang out, so close and dense that even everyone in the command room could feel a violent vibration.

Which one of you did not come out of the army? Even if they had not served as artillerymen, they could judge the approximate location of the shell explosion from the sound of the cannonball, and they knew that the Chinese* army was already beginning to attack the city of Tianjin.

Wadsey was horrified in his heart, stood up in a panic, and said loudly: "Immediately send an order to let all the soldiers of the Beicang defense line retreat to Tianjin City!" ”

……

As expected by the commanders of various countries, the army led by Wang Jundao did launch an attack on Tianjin City, and countless cannonballs fell on the city gate southeast of Tianjin City. Because it was a mortar, the accuracy was excellent, and most of them fell on the city wall, causing great casualties to the coalition forces defending the city, and heavy machine guns also began to suppress the fire of the coalition soldiers on the city wall.

However, such a fire attack lasted less than an hour before it stopped, and it was intermittent in between, with only one round every few minutes.

This is Wang Jundao's intention, he does not want to launch a large-scale offensive war against Tianjin City, after all, in that case, Tianjin City will be seriously damaged, and if it is rebuilt, it will cost a lot of manpower and financial resources, and then his army will suffer a lot of losses.

In the temporary headquarters of the Zizhulin Concession, Wang Jundao said to everyone: "After this attack, the commander of the coalition forces in Tianjin City is afraid that the people are already panicking, what do you think they will do next?" ”

Nie Yuanzheng said with a smile: "Of course, it is the fastest way to transfer back the army deployed in the Beicang defense line." ”

"Not bad!" Wang Jundao nodded appreciatively and said with a smile: "The commander of the coalition forces must have also realized that the many strongholds outside Tianjin City cannot be defended, and they are bound to gather all their forces and retreat to Tianjin, hoping for a miracle to happen, or to make a final resistance." ”

Yue Fengxian, commander of the First Cavalry Division, thought for a while and said, "Commander, I have a suggestion. ”

Wang Jundao smiled slightly: "Well, you say." ”

Yue Fengxian muttered: "Now the strategic stronghold of the coalition army in the north of Tianjin City has almost been jointly captured by the Second Cavalry Division and the Tiger and Leopard Division, and the cavalry we can use has exceeded 30,000, and there is a distance of dozens of miles from Beicang to Tianjin City, and the coalition army retreats to Tianjin, it is definitely impossible to discard all kinds of weapons and military supplies in Beicang, and it will definitely not be completed in a short time, I suggest that on their way back to Tianjin, they should be raided with cavalry!" ”

After Wang Jundao nodded, he smiled slightly and said, "Why don't you raid them from behind before they return to defense?" Wouldn't that be able to completely encircle the coalition forces and annihilate them completely? ”

Yue Fengxian said: "If the coalition forces are surrounded, it will definitely arouse their desire to survive, and the trapped beasts are still fighting, plus they have advanced weapons, sufficient ammunition, and fortifications, even if we destroy them, our losses will be very serious." ”

"Well, that's a good point." Wang Jundao nodded with satisfaction, Yue Fengxian is indeed a real general, after more than half a year of rapid growth, he can already take charge on his own.

War is the best platform for creating generals!

Wang Jundao groaned slightly, feeling that Yue Fengxian should be given the opportunity to lead the army alone, and there was one in front of him, so he said directly: "Just do as you say, this raid will be commanded by you, and the Second Cavalry Division and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are all at your disposal." ”

Yue Fengxian was excited in his heart, and at the same time commanded nearly 40,000 cavalry, which was Wang Jundao's trust in him and a test for him, he made up his mind to live up to Wang Jundao, and immediately said: "Without further ado, then I'll leave now?" ”

"Well, go ahead!" Wang Jundao nodded, and explained: "Pay attention to safety!" ”

"Yes, Commander!"

Yue Fengxian was moved in his heart, saluted in unison, and then turned around and walked out of the command room quickly.

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