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On the trebuchet position on the north bank of the Qing army, it was bleak. More than 300 cannons fired at this position, and tens of thousands of grape shells and hundreds of flowering shells fell, so it is strange that the Qing army can fall well. Without these catapults throwing heavy fire oil, the fire on the five battleships in front would not have been able to continue to expand. The soldiers on the battleship used all kinds of means, sandbags and large strands of seawater, and the battleships that caught up behind also assisted from the side, and the flames on the deck were all extinguished. But after this catastrophe, the losses on the five battleships were not small, the more than 20 cannons on the first deck could not continue to fire, and the soldiers on the battleships were also killed and wounded.

To the south, the fighters who had come ashore covered each other and began to rush to the battery. There are quite a few Qing defensive sergeants on this fort, there are 3,000 people, spears, broadswords, bows, arrows and crossbows, but these are all cold weapons. However, there were also a small number of Qing troops armed with shotguns, but the number seemed to be very small, just around a few Qing generals. And the number of bows and arrows on the side of the Qing army is not small, reaching the configuration of one battalion, this is not a battalion of the Mawei Army with 1,000 people, but a battalion of the Qing army with 500 people. The rest of them can only assume a defensive posture and hold up their spears.

The range of the bow and arrow is also okay, and it can kill even from a distance of 100 meters. However, the Mawei Army was not comparable to these archers, and the effective shooting range of the rifles in the hands of the Mawei soldiers was one hundred and fifty meters, which was outside the range of the bow and arrow. The Mawei soldiers alternately moved forward and fired at the Qing troops above. The terrain here is really complicated. The rocks are jagged. High and low, the fighters are not moving fast. But the fighters who marched in the form of squads did not stop, constantly reloading, firing, reloading, and firing, and so on.

The power of the Mini bullet is not covered, at a distance of 150 or 60 meters, it can hit a person's body, and even the hardest bones can get into it. The Qing army that was hit was suddenly a bloody hole. Bubbling blood. As long as it is hit, it will immediately lose its combat effectiveness if it does not die. On the side of the Mawei Army, several more soldiers were hit by arrows at this moment. There are also a few archers in the Qing army who are naturally powerful, and the bows and arrows used are different from ordinary bows and arrows. Generally, the Qing army used five buckets or eight bucket bows, and some military leaders used bows and arrows with one stone and two or higher, and the heavy arrows shot by these bows and arrows were much farther away, and the power of the arrows was also full. The horsetail soldiers who were hit by the arrow immediately lost their combat effectiveness, and the soldiers who were hit in the chest or head were killed.

"Rush!"

"Kill!"

The Qing troops guarding the fort here were not willing to be passive. A guerrilla rushed down with his soldiers, in a vain attempt to fight the horsetail warriors hand-to-hand. Use the spear and knife in your hand to pierce and slash the horsetails. But the guys in the hands of the soldiers were really not vegetarians, and the continuous and alternating shooting made many Qing troops rush down when they rushed to the ground one after another, and they never got up again.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Speed me up!" The squadron leader of the First Horsetail Army shouted loudly.

"Kill! Rush down and kill all the rebels! ”

"Brothers, we will overcome with outnumbered enemies!" The generals of the Qing army also shouted to boost morale, and many of them took the lead and rushed down with their subordinates.

The bows and arrows in the hands of the five hundred archers of the Qing army were no match for the powerful horsetail rifles, but after only three minutes, less than one hundred of the five hundred Qing archers remained, and then completely collapsed and retreated. At this time, these Qing army foot soldiers rushed down, but they still rushed too early. They still didn't know what kind of rifle the horsetail army was, and thought that this guy was similar to the shotguns in their army, and rushed down from a distance of a full hundred meters. Although it is said that the speed of rushing down is very fast, and the distance of 100 meters is only ten seconds to rush in front of you, but how can the soldiers of the Mawei Army give the Qing army this opportunity.

"Get on the grenade!" The leading officer shouted.

The soldier who heard the order took off the grenade from his waist, put it in his hand, took out a fire fold with his other hand, and squeezed the lid of the fire fold off with his thumb, and then a spark of fire came out from the fire fold. The soldiers lit the fuse and threw the grenade far away towards the Qing army.

"Boom Boom"

"Boom Boom"

"Boom Boom"

Not every fighter had a grenade hanging from his waist, and only 300 of the thousands of fighters were assigned grenades. These 300 people also have good results in the usual assessment, not only have great strength, but also throw things accurately, not to mention where to throw, but basically they can throw a big difference. There were only about 50 soldiers who rushed to the front who had grenades, and less than 60 of them were thrown out at once, but the explosion of these grenades was enough for the Qing soldiers who rushed over to drink a pot.

These Qing soldiers also feel strange, this Fujian rebel army does not continue to shoot, at least they should draw their knives and fight them, it is really not good, if they are afraid, then turn around and flee, but some of these people throw things like small stones at them? What is this for? Do they think that by smashing stones, they can scare more than 2,000 Qing troops? Several of the Qing soldiers also kicked the grenade that had just been thrown a little in front of them to the side, as if they were curious about the iron lump.

It was only when the rumbling explosions rang out that the Qing soldiers realized what a mistake they had made. These unsightly iron bumps exploded violently after a burst of fire. The iron bumps turned into pieces of broken iron that flew in all directions, and the marbles wrapped inside blew up all the Qing troops within a radius of ten meters centered on the grenade landing point just now. Some Qing soldiers were unfortunately hit in the head or chest by shrapnel, and they were killed immediately. And what is even more tragic is that those who did not hit the vital point could not stand up for a while after being hit in the leg. was trampled to death by his comrades who were panicking around him and wanted to escape.

Such a change frightened the Qing army behind. It's just the explosion of fifty or sixty grenades. The more than 300 Qing army comrades who rushed to the front were blown over on the edge of the rocks. At the same time as the first wave of grenades exploded, the second wave of grenades also flew down at the feet of part of the Qing army. After the explosion, seeing that these terrible things also fell under their feet, these Qing soldiers were all dead, and they turned around and ran away regardless of it, and the guys in their hands were also thrown to the ground. Originally, there was no queue for the Qing army to rush down, but this time it was suddenly turned around by this part of the Qing army, which was even more chaotic. Take advantage of this opportunity. The soldiers of the Mawei Army also accelerated their speed of shooting, and ruthlessly poured Mini bullets on the Qing army on the opposite side, making the Qing army fall in large pieces, and it was difficult to stand up again if they fell.

"Ships keep up quickly! Take the turret as fast as you can! After all, the Qing army guarding the fort could not withstand the surprise attack of the marines, and they were defeated one after another, and at this moment, there were only more than 3,000 defenders of the fort in the south, and there was not much left, and there was no effective resistance at this moment.

North. The largest number of batteries was there, as was the number of cannons. The shelling of the Mawei Army has not stopped. It's just that the number of cannons on this turret can't be compared with the naval guns on the Mawei battleship, and the speed of firing cannons is also much slower, so it is absolutely suppressed at the moment.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

Another salvo was fired, and more than a dozen third, fourth, and fifth class battleships opened fire in unison, and there were nearly no white-haired shells falling on the battery. A rumbling explosion sounded again, and nearly half of the flowering shells inflicted unparalleled casualties on the Qing troops on the fort. And solid shells, especially those fired by cannons of more than 30 pounds of naval guns, if a shell is smashed on the battery, it will not be a small dent, but the masonry will be directly shattered, making a big hole. Dozens of rounds fell on the fort, and no matter how strong the fort was, it could not withstand so many shells, and there were already big cracks in several places. And a dozen shells were lucky to hit the cannon on the fort, and immediately the cannon was smashed and flew up, and when the thick barrel fell, it also killed and injured a lot of Qing troops.

"This, how this is good, how is this good!" In the shelter, Prince Kang Jieshu looked at the qi in front of him, and he was also panicked, not knowing what to do. He didn't expect that the artillery fire of the Mawei Army would be so powerful, not only the artillery was powerful, but more importantly, the number of artillery of the rebels was also too much, where did the Mawei Army get so many cannons? Did they all buy from Westerners?

Not only Jieshu, but also other Qing generals also had this idea. At that time, where would they have thought that the cannons of the Mawei Army were not bought at all, but all forged by themselves. They would not have thought that the Horsetail Army's running workshop had already mastered the technology of iron fan casting cannons, and the casting speed of a cannon was far ten times faster than that of the previous clay fan casting cannon! Not only is the casting speed fast, but more importantly, the cast cannon no longer has a lot of trachoma, so the explosion incident will no longer exist, and the processing of the inner chamber is convenient, and it is no longer as rough as before, so the power has been improved.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

The artillery bombardment on the side of the Mawei Army sounded again, and slowly, the sound of artillery firing could no longer be heard on the side of the battery, and there were no more Qing troops on it. Another round of salvo fire from the Mawei Army began, and the Qing gunners on the battery were already nowhere to be seen. Some of them had already fled in the direction of Tianjin, and many of them had just hid in the shelter like Jieshu.

"Lord Wang, let's withdraw, we can't hold it here, the number of warships of the Mawei Army is too large, and the artillery is far more than our army, we have a lot of opponents with this fort! Instead of passively suffering artillery and losing troops here, it is better to preserve strength and retreat to Tianjin, which can also add more strength to defend Tianjin! The general guarding the imperial staff beside Jieshu said urgently, urging Jieshu to retreat quickly.

Jie Shu was also very panicked in his heart, this scene was something he never expected. I thought that with such a strong battery, so many powerful red-coated cannons could completely keep the Mawei Navy out of the mouth of the Haihe River, but I didn't expect it

"Order, the whole army retreats!"

In fact, his orders were already late, and more than half of the Qing troops who were not killed had fled the battery.

"Mother! This cannon is so fierce that we can't die here in vain, brothers, withdraw with me! "One of the Qing army commanders really couldn't see hope, and Mao Yushi also collapsed. With such dense artillery fire, the power is still so great, they really can't stand it, and they can't leave their lives in a daze even if they know that they are dead.

As soon as his words fell, he was immediately supported by many soldiers. Originally, they were able to stay here, one was afraid of military law, and the other was loyalty to their leader. But at this moment, the leader ordered a retreat, and soon they also began to retreat in the direction of Tianjin, behind the fort. When the Qing army withdrew the fort on a large scale, Jieshu's order was also conveyed, and the signal of Mingjin to withdraw the troops resounded on the fort, and the sound sounded, and the Qing army that did not move sporadically no longer hesitated. In this way, the total of more than 6,000 defenders of the Qing army garrisoning the Dagukou Fort also left nearly 4,000 corpses, and the rest all fled in wolves. At this time, how could the Seventh Fleet let go of this excellent opportunity and hurriedly used artillery to give the Qing army extended fire. By this time, the cannons on the three batteries on the south side were still in good condition, and the cannons on the north batteries were basically destroyed due to the heavy shelling

(To be continued......)

PS: There is one more chapter