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The Manchurian cavalry and the Mongol cavalry will attack the enemy from the direction of Liyuan and Gaobeidian respectively, pinning down the Japanese troops in Tongzhou City on one side and directly attacking the flank of the enemy at Bali Bridge on the other. After destroying the Japanese troops outside the city with cavalry, the troops surrounded the county pass.
However, the actual situation was that the East Road Infantry Cluster, composed of more than 6,000 bannermen led by a Manchu Red Belt who had stayed abroad, was intercepted by the Japanese army in the wheat field outside Tongzhou, and because there were many pro-Japanese "Manchu traitors" in the Manchu Dynasty, the Japanese army was well aware of the Manchu offensive. The Japanese army waited for work, set up the Zhuyuan early, set up the machine gun, and this Manchu nobleman was tantamount to leading a group of people to face the rain of bullets. Under the repeated blows of Japanese artillery, rifles and machine guns, the impact effect was very small, and the casualties were not counted, and only more than 700 people were returned.
The Western Route Army, on the other hand, was in disrepair due to the siege weapons it carried, and its slow movement was blinded by the counterattack launched by the Japanese army with bayonets outside Gaobeidian Town. If it was in Siberia, those White Russian or Chinese armies would have immediately changed from marching queues to battle columns, but now Wang Chengbin commanded a group of Manchu Eight Banners who were accustomed to being powerful and lucky, and in turn were pursued by the Japanese army all the way, until the area around Wang Siying converged with the Manchu masters who were responsible for logistics, and then launched a counterattack in an orderly manner.
Obviously, as a domestic servant, the Manchu nobles who were accustomed to being masters were more suitable for war. The Japanese army, which was originally invincible, was wiped out more than 60 people and wounded more than 300 people in this blockade battle, which was mainly contributed by Baoyi Ahha, which is the biggest achievement of this operation.
The fiasco of the infantry led to Wang Chengbin's follow-up mistakes, the Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry, which was originally the main attack, was divided into four groups, with two units to support the infantry on the east and west wings, after the infantry and the Japanese infantry exchanged fire, the cavalry appeared from the rear to contain and eliminate the Japanese army, and the other two were in the center to support each other and hit head-on, but when the infantry on both wings was defeated, the Manchurian cavalry that originally laid out the two wings was like a pair of chicken wings, the tips of the wings were eaten, and only the wings and wings were leftIn the post-World War I world, there was no longer any possibility that a large number of cavalry units would be able to break through the lines of advanced infantry that were not significantly inferior in numbers.
Even if the Japanese were not equipped with enough artillery, the lethality of the platoon guns at that time was quite impressive, and the battle lines formed by the armies of the various powers could achieve a high rate of fire with good weapons, tactics and training. As early as the Napoleonic Wars, the cavalry of Europe was already in a subsidiary position, and these cavalry were much more advanced in training and equipment than the Manchurian cavalry. As a result, Wang Chengbin failed miserably.
The infantry on the east road stepped into the ambush circle and lost nearly ninety percent, and the infantry on the west road did not suffer much loss due to their fast slipping, but almost all of their baggage was looted and burned by the Japanese army, and the Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry also lost nearly thirty percent of the total.
Fortunately, Wang Chengbin arranged a law enforcement team before the battle, and thirty or forty tanks were used as mobile batteries.
"The Huaxia army is still so vulnerable! I really don't understand how our 5,000 elites outside the brigade could be defeated in the hands of such an army! Japanese lieutenant Asada Hiroshi looked at the Chinese army strewn with corpses in front of him and couldn't help but be touched. Suddenly, the military dogs around him stopped sitting silently, and a high-pitched barking dog was heard.
The perception of beasts is far greater than that of humans, Asada Hiroshi took more than ten Japanese soldiers to ride captured war horses, sneaked into the rear of the Manchu troops, and went deep into Jixian County to investigate whether there were reinforcements behind Wang Chengbin's department, which was why Asada Hiroshi, who was the leader of the reconnaissance team, took military dogs.
He is not afraid of someone approaching, if someone can avoid the perception of the military dog, the god will approach him unconsciously, unless it is a ninja from his hometown. In the 1920s, ninjas could not be said to have been a legend, but they were already rare, very rare, and on the verge of extinction.
The person who came was obviously not a ninja, and was detected by the military dogs from a long distance, but the danger did not come from the ground, but from the air. The speed of the plane was extremely fast, and it was only a snap of a finger to get close. The military dog's early warning did not make Asada Hiroshi prepared, and he went back to inform the brigade that at most he would not be attacked by anyone, and chose to lie down nearby and avoid air raids.
In the face of the threat in the air, the only thing Asada Hiroshi can do at the moment is to stay here, keep his body close to the ground, and if the other party doesn't care about his few small miscellaneous fish, he will naturally take the initiative to skim by. However, the pilot of the plane obviously held the idea that no matter how small the fly was, it was meat, and pulled a pitch-black billowing engine exhaust and went straight to himself.
Although Hiroshi Asada can't see the other party's true face because of the distance, he can judge based on experience, and the person who came is a veteran flyer. The vague exhaust gas fluttered left and right, constantly circling around, as if looking for a suitable position to attack. While looking for a position, the pilot is also very sophisticated in hiding his body in the cockpit, not giving anyone on the ground any chance.
"Da da da" four fire sickles, a burst of dancing, the flesh and blood of the war horses of Asada Hiroshi and others were flying, and two recruits who had just enlisted were also solved by the other party.
"Bastard!" Hiroshi Asada has been instilled in bushido since he was a child, and he would rather die than submit, but he also knows that he has no chance of winning, and even running away is a fantasy. "Shatter the jade!" Hiroshi Asada gritted his teeth and made a decision, and got up from the ground with a "grunt", "Attack!" "Commanding a group of small soldiers around him, fighting for his life......
"Airplane!" Wang Chengbin was stunned! The plane appeared at this time, which really made him feel all kinds of feelings. In the face of the Japanese attack, although Wang Chengbin insisted on holding out a round of attacks, even he couldn't say how long he could last. Just as he was helpless, and even thought about killing himself, he saw a plane emerge from the clouds, this plane was twice as large as a normal plane, and there was a pair of huge pontoons underneath. "Jiang Feng!" It is no accident that the Huaxia self-made seaplane "Jiang Feng" appeared here and now, and as for what the reason, a fool can guess! Zhao Yun clearly saw that the Japanese army had almost beaten the Manchu Eight Banners, and ran to save the scene!
Wang Chengbin was ashamed and annoyed, but he couldn't say anything, the equipment of the Manchu Eight Banners was not bad, it was stronger than Wang Huaiqing's, and it was comparable to Wu Peifu in the south. But in the face of the Japanese army, it was still vulnerable. If the Manchu Eight Banners really won on their own this time, no, even if it was drawn, it would be much better than the current situation. There are so many people in the clan clamoring for restoration, but there is no army at hand, who will listen to you? Wang Chengbin himself also knew that deep down he also wanted to revive the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately the times were not good, the internal discord, and no matter how much the Manchu Eight Banners were trained, they were not the Manchu iron cavalry outside the late Ming Dynasty. When the 6,000 flags were covered by Japanese artillery fire, Wang Chengbin was already heartbroken. The feeling of being stabbed in the back is only known when you have experienced it.
The main reason why Japan is encroaching on China step by step is that China has one of the best land area and population resources. Only by defeating China can Japan dominate East Asia, and only then will Japan have the confidence to sit on an equal footing with Britain and the United States. Obviously, the re-rise of China has caught the sore feet of the Japanese. Even if Zhao Yun does not recover Luda this time, the Japanese will not let Huaxia develop and grow.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty, who were bent on restoration, was the biggest unstable factor in the early years of the Republic of China, and they were also the first target of the Japanese to divide and win over. In order not to discard the many wealth accumulated by their ancestors, many Manchu nobles did not reflect on what they had done wrong, and continued to live a drunken life, and the Manchurians, who had become accustomed to the flowery world of the Central Plains, began to fear returning to the era of stepping barefoot in the mud. Like the Mongols in the past, they corrupt faster than they were. In the face of the Japanese army's arrival in the city, many people did not want to leave Jixian County and go to Shanxi, where the mountain roads were rugged, or the three eastern provinces that were fashionable and wild at the time. Besides, even if they want to leave, it is impossible for all people to leave Jixian County and go to those barren places.
Many of the Manchu nobles wanted to stop the war and ensure that their wealth would not be reduced to ashes.
In the private meetings of the Manchurian aristocracy, there were more and more requests for peace talks, and before leaving, many people began to give Wang Chengbin a blow, so that Wang Chengbin had to take Jixian County as the bottom line in order to win back the support of many people. After all, no matter how the Japanese agree, it is always better to hold the initiative in their own hands than in the hands of others.
At this time, Wang Chengbin could only grit his teeth and stand up to the tip of the Japanese spear and stand up. Fortunately, the Manchu royal family behind him also had no way out. Just like Lu Su persuaded Sun Quan, others can surrender, but the royal family surrenders and it is over. They would rather fight to the end and retreat to Shanxi than surrender to Japan as puppets.
The royal family referred to here is not only the last emperor, but the most voices from the top of the entire royal family. The British, who had a great influence on the Emperor, did not want the war without their participation to end in a great victory for the Japanese. stood firmly behind the Manchu royal family, allowing many bannermen at both ends of the first rat to stabilize themselves.
Coupled with Zhao Yun's full support for him, Wang Chengbin's position is quite stable, but with the end of this battle, his position has also begun to falter.
6,000 flags, at least more than 5,000 Manchu families behind them, this battle is all explained. How should Wang Chengbin, as a flag man, face it and how should he explain it? Just one sentence of being betrayed by someone will definitely not be able to prevaricate the past.
However, in the face of the aggressiveness of the Japanese, the British would certainly make greater concessions to the royal family. Pay more in exchange for the Manchu royal family continuing to support the fight. Therefore, the Manchu high-level will not do anything substantive to punish Wang Chengbin. As for why it is a condition, and not a cost, for the losers, do the British still need to fulfill their promises? The British only wrote some verbal checks to the Manchu royal family, and they could only cash them when the Manchus defeated or prevented the Japanese army from attacking Jixian. Let the British take action to stop them, their nominal "little brother" in the Far East will get rich, if the "little brother" listens, then the British will bleed, if the "little brother" does not listen, it will be a slap in the face, so the British will not help, and only after the Chinese themselves have done it, the British will jump out and point fingers at China and Japan.
However, Wang Chengbin knew that no matter how the British intervened, Zhao Yun would not sit idly by and watch the Japanese army hit the city of Jixian County, and would definitely come to the rescue quickly, and he should be on the way at this moment!