In Tianjin, the commanders of various countries have already received information that Wuqing County has been captured by the Dragon and Tiger Army.

At this time, the General Command, the commanders of various countries have fallen into silence, not because they don't want to say, but because they don't know who should take this responsibility.

Tianjin was so close to Wuqing County that 10,000 coalition troops were wiped out in such a way, and they did not receive a single message from beginning to end, which can only show one point, that is, the Chinese army is too strong, so strong that it can destroy 10,000 well-equipped coalition troops in a short period of time!

But how is this possible? More than a month ago, the Chinese * army was beaten back by them, without the power to parry, in just one month, the feng shui took turns, and now it is the turn of the Chinese * army to beat them to the ground and retreat, without the power to resist, such a change, let them all have a kind of dream, unreal feeling!

Perhaps, in the battle in Yanjing a month ago, they were defeated because the soldiers were exhausted and their ammunition was severely damaged after a long battle, but how to explain this battle now?

10,000 well-equipped coalition troops, with the power of the terrain, more than 40 cannons, more than 100 heavy machine guns, all of which were wiped out in a short period of time, how powerful the [***] team is, they can't imagine!

I don't know how long it took, the commander of the coalition forces, Wadsey, finally spoke: "The defeat of Wuqing County is something we did not expect, it is not anyone's fault, what we have to do now is to hold the strategic defense line outside Tianjin City, and do not let the Chinese * army attack Tianjin City again, otherwise, we will all become prisoners of the Chinese, or we will all die in this war." ”

The commanders of various countries nodded, they have now realized the seriousness of the matter, and the British commander Seymour said: "I think we should ask the mainland again for help now, ask the mainland to send troops to support as soon as possible, they can no longer hesitate to increase the number of troops in China, because the Chinese will not give us another chance." ”

The Russian commander Turgrev said: "I agree with General Seymour, but I feel that we should not only increase our troops in Tianjin, but also open up another battlefield, so I suggest that Russia send troops to Northeast China, so that it can become a rivalry with Tianjin." ”

Commander Yamaguchi Suchen also said: "I also think that we should open up a second battlefield, so I propose that the Great Yamamoto Empire attack northeast China from Korea and seize northeast China together with Russia." ”

Wadsey glanced at the two of them and said, "Then after you seize Northeast China, how will you distribute Northeast China?" ”

The issue of Wadsy is exactly what Russia and Russia have been discussing in the past month, but unfortunately so far there has been no result.

Turgrev said: "The first thing we have to do now is to defeat China, and as for the distribution of interests, we will discuss it after we defeat China." ”

Yamaguchi Suchen nodded and said, "I agree with General Turgrev's words. ”

Seeing that the two of them had reached a consensus, Wadsey said to the crowd, "Do you have any other opinions?" ”

U.S. Commander Sha Fei said: "I think it is most important for us to hold Tianjin now, so I suggest that the Benben and Russia send reinforcements to Tianjin, after all, the Benben and Russia are the closest to Tianjin, and the fastest troop transfer, and I am afraid that it will be too late to transfer troops from our homeland." ”

Seymour agreed: "I agree with General Sha Fei's suggestion that we should now send troops to support Russia and Ben as soon as possible. ”

Seeing that the rest of the commanders nodded, Wadsey also nodded and said, "Okay, do it." ”

After a pause, Wadsey continued: "Now that the Chinese have occupied Wuqing County, then the next target will needless to say will be Tianjin, and the defense of Tianjin is no longer suitable for dealing with the attack of the Chinese * army, and we should reformulate the defense plan." ”

Seymour nodded and said, "I propose that we use most of Tianjin's forces for the strategic defense of the periphery, especially the Beicang defense line in the northwest, which is now exposed to the guns of the Chinese and will definitely be the target of the Chinese's attack, I suggest that we add another thirty cannons there, one hundred Makqin heavy machine guns, and seven thousand troops at the same time, so that the defensive soldiers there can reach more than 10,000 people." ”

French Commander Bruce frowned and said, "Then what if the Chinese do not attack from there, but attack from the Tonghaitun River in the northeast?" Let's not forget that there are still Chinese troops in the north, and at least a few thousand of them are cavalry. ”

Seymour was dissatisfied: "Don't forget that the coalition army still has 50,000 troops, and we can add 5,000 troops to Tonghaitunhe and Balitai!" ”

Sha Fei glanced at Seymour and said, "In that case, excluding the strength of the various strategic small strongholds on the periphery of Tianjin City, Tianjin City will only have 15,000 soldiers, in case the defense line outside the city is breached, how can 15,000 soldiers defend such a large Tianjin City?" Don't forget, the Chinese army of 30,000 people did not stop our attack, and Tianjin was captured by us in just one day. ”

Yamaguchi Suchen said disdainfully: "How can the Chinese army compare with us? Our army has sophisticated siege weapons, of course, it can break through the city of Tianjin in one day, but how can the [***] team have so many artillery and machine guns to attack the city? And if the defense line outside Tianjin is breached, then the more soldiers in Tianjin, the more dangerous it will be, don't forget, our food is only enough to eat for half a month! ”

After listening to his words, everyone completely understood, yes, now a large number of people in Tianjin City fled before the coalition army entered the city, and each took away their own belongings, and they did not seize money, silver and materials in Tianjin's treasury at all, because they were completely emptied by Wang Jundao.

In the past month or so, although they have obtained a lot of food and materials through looting, they have only enough to survive, and since these days, due to the arrival of more than 40,000 people from the two divisions of Russia and Yueben, their food can only last for half a month at most, and now there is no grain in Tianjin City and the surrounding areas of Tianjin City that they can grab, and if they want to get food outside the defense line, they will have to face the cavalry of the Chinese army.

Everyone realized the seriousness of the matter again, just thinking about increasing the number of troops, the more the better, without taking into account the food crisis in Tianjin, even if the increase in troops is 100,000, what can be done? Where do you get food? And how easy it is to bring grain from the mainland? Even if grain is transported from the nearest Yueben, it will take more than ten days to go back and forth, and in ten days, the army has long starved to death, and what else is there to fight with the Chinese? Moreover, it is said that it is a resource-poor country, and even self-sufficiency in food is a problem, so how can we transport more food for 100,000 people in a short period of time?

In the command room, there was silence again, and after a long time, the American commander Sha Fei said tentatively: "Or? We negotiate peace with the Chinese? ”

Wadsey shook his head and said, "Don't forget, the last time we sent the envoy to Yanjing, it's been a month now, and there is no news, which shows that the Chinese don't want to negotiate peace with us at all, they just want to fight with us!" ”

Seymour said heavily: "Therefore, we now have only two choices, either to fight to the death with the Chinese * army, or we will resist the attack of the Chinese while mobilizing warships to come and take us back!" ”

Russian Commander Turgrev said coldly: "The war has begun? How can you make peace? As long as Russia sends 200,000 troops to attack Northeast China, it will be able to reach China's Shanhai Pass in less than two months, and if we add that Ben will attack from North Korea and attack from both sides, then China's resistance in Northeast China will definitely be shortened by half, then we will only need one month to take Shanhaiguan, so as long as we can hold out in Tianjin for a month, the Chinese army will only be destroyed. ”

After hearing this, all the commanders were relieved, and Wadsey was also relieved when he heard it, and after half a sound, he said directly: "Okay, we will now defend Tianjin according to the defense plan just decided!" ”

After the end of the military meeting, the coalition forces began to act under the orders of Wadsey, 7,000 coalition troops led by Yamaguchi Suchen himself, starting from Tianjin City and rushing to the Beicang defense line, 5,000 coalition troops under the leadership of Turgrev rushed to the Tonghaitun River defense line, and 5,000 coalition troops under the leadership of Seymour rushed to the Balitai defense line, and at the same time the coalition army also brought a large number of artillery and heavy machine guns, especially the Beicang defense line, gathered a full 50 cannons and 160 Makqin heavy machine guns.

In just three days, the three most important lines of defense outside Tianjin have been expanded again, and since then, the combined strength of the three lines of defense has exceeded 25,000 people.