Chapter 806: Flesh and Blood Beginning (7)
"Third brother, can Da Kai try the combat power of the British and French forces?"
Now the war is bound to suffer, but Shi Dakai does not understand the combat power of the British and French forces, he wants to take the opportunity to try, the battlefield intelligence is to test the human life, and now at this time, it is a good time to obtain military information.
"Tomorrow! Shi Xianggong, you see the warships of the British and French alliances, they are guarding these sea ships stuffed into the ice gaps, and now they go up, 10,000 people are not enough for the battleships, and the grape seeds can kill and injure a large number of infantry, thinking that the British and French troops will not land tonight, they will add small boats behind the sea ships, and after one night, these small boats will be frozen in the sea, forming a solid sea channel.
Tomorrow in the early morning or in the middle of the morning, it will be the time for the Anglo-French forces to attack! ”
Shi Dakai's request was directly rejected by Yang Meng, this is not a matter of Ci Bu being in charge of the army, now sending people to the ice can only become a live target for the warship, rather than going up to send him to death, it is better to test it tomorrow.
At this time, it is not the time to win people's hearts, take human lives to make a senseless temptation, Yang Meng will not suffer such a loss, if he can kill and injure the British and French forces, it is okay, just rush to the ice like this, he can only die in vain!
"Got it! Third brother, for Western warships, Da Kai is not very familiar, Meng Lang! ”
People had to bow their heads under the low eaves, Shi Dakai wanted to test the British and French forces now, mainly to buy himself time to get familiar with the British and French forces, a night's work, some countermeasures, he should think of it.
But Yang Sange's statement is not bad, if the warships of the British and French coalition open fire, this battle will not be interesting, and the people and horses who go up will just die in vain.
For Brother Yang's transgression. Shi Dakai was also somewhat dissatisfied. After all, he is the commander of the first army. In order to protect the ice, maybe the British and French forces will send troops on the ice.
"Shi Xianggong, you see, the area around this area of dozens of miles is where the British and French troops can land, this is just the beginning, and the road has begun to open up over and over there!"
After a short pause, the Anglo-French fleet began to make such sea passages along the coastline for dozens of miles. Moreover, with the success of Shiyàn, the British and French forces did not have to sacrifice some small sea ships, and it was enough to directly let the soldiers row small boats carrying troops into the cracks, which was enough to build sea passages.
"Such a large area?"
"Hmmm! It's all over the world! Shi Xianggong, you will have a hard fight tomorrow! ”
The British and French forces put on such a formation in the blink of an eye, and Shi Da's resentment in happiness was gone, dozens of landing sites! It seems that the 50,000 horses given by Yang Sange are not much.
Different from the previous explorations in Shandong and Liaodong, although there are countless ships on the surface of the Jinkou Sea, it is extremely quiet, separated by several miles. The sound of ships colliding with the ice is clearly discernible.
Under the blue sky, on the pale blue sea. The shadow of the ship and the shadow of the sail are nestled together, if it is a peaceful year, you can chant poems and paint on these scenes, but now Yang Meng looks at it, and the background color of light blue and tile blue is full of blood.
"It's a pity that it's so beautiful!"
Twisting the stone with his feet to open the frozen soil low wall made of mud and sand and sea water in just five or six days, Yang Meng thought of the Three Kingdoms again, some things can really be sold now, this is Cao Cao's means to deal with Ma Chao! It is not easy for 50,000 horses to build an earthen wall tens of miles long and one and a half meters high in five or six days!
And Shi Dakai's location for building the wall is also extremely delicate, from the sea, this dozens of miles long area is the best way to march, both sides are either cities or low mountains, a big funnel to escape, with this one and a half meters of low wall, Shi Dakai's first battle should be able to protect the lives of many people.
"Third brother, tomorrow the war starts, is there anything special to pay attention to in Dakai?"
Shi Dakai's question was very timely, and after looking at Shi Dakai a few times, Yang Meng was also relieved.
"Try to avoid face-to-face battles, the recruits may not be the opponent of the Anglo-French forces."
Yang Meng's guidance is also very limited, which is simple to avoid battles, but the location of Haikou is all flat! Except for the improvised frozen soil low wall, there is almost no shelter, Shi Dakai's men and horses, except for knives and guns and a few days of dry food, can be regarded as having nothing to lose, and the tools for excavation have long been sent to Jinkou City, and this battle is inevitable.
"What does the third brother mean that the Anglo-French army is good at shooting?"
"Almost! The first battle was mainly tentative, who knows what the elite of the Anglo-French alliance has been? Maybe after a try, it's still a straw bale? ”
When he was about to fight, Yang Meng didn't want to talk more to mislead Shi Dakai, after all, the Anglo-French coalition this time was different from the last time, the native legions of Britain and France, and the Crimean veterans of Tsarist Russia, these are all quite bluffing things, if you don't try it, who knows if it's a master?
In case Shi Dakai was misled by himself and made some stupid moves on the battlefield, wouldn't it be a sin?
"Third brother wants to stay tonight?"
"Hmmm! Let's see how the battle goes! ”
"Da Kai built a few wooden platforms behind the low wall, and the third brother can go there to rest!"
"This thing Lao Tzu won't go up! Lao Tzu advises you not to go up, the few things behind you are completely live targets, the longest-range artillery of the British and French forces, I am afraid that it can reach the target within ten miles, as long as a flowering bomb, the people above are basically dead, find a small dirt slope to lie down, safer than any high platform! ”
Looking back at the wooden platform built by Shi Da, Yang Meng pursed his lips, he was looking for death on this thing, he didn't live enough!
After saying this, Yang Meng took his five hundred Kangba elite horses, found a mound four or five miles from the shore and began to set up camp, with expectations in his heart, this time passed quickly, in Yang Meng's opinion, almost in an instant, the sky darkened.
After nightfall, the north wind blew, although it was not big, but it also meant that it would cool down again in the next few days, for the British and French forces, this north wind came in time, and after a night, the passage in the sea was afraid that it would be frozen solidly, God is giving preferential treatment to the dying people?
In the night breeze, the British and French warships on the sea were also lit up, and the lights were floating and sinking with the sea breeze and waves, like the greedy pupils of a group of running beasts, a crucial battle. The First World War that would determine the future world pattern. It's about to start. Yang Meng's heart was like a warship at sea, carrying too many things, and he couldn't sleep peacefully after tossing and turning.
Sleep for a while, come out and look at the lights on the sea, sleep for a while, come out and look at the lights on the sea, the ships of the British and French forces continue to sail into this sea area of Jinkou, in the second half of the night. As far as the eye can see, there is a yellow, orange, orange and green light in the sea, and in the first battle tomorrow, Shi Xianggong will inevitably face no fewer enemies.
Shi Dakai's camp began to cook in the second half of the night, and Yang Meng's side also started cooking when the sky was bright, drinking tens of thousands of butter tea, and eating a few pieces of tsamba and salted meat, Yang Meng also came to Shi Dakai's tent.
"Third brother. Before the war, Da Kai still had to bother the third brother. In today's battle, the future is unknown, and the third brother still has to help Da Kai boost his morale. ”
Shi Dakai's food here is not very good, salted meat soup wowotou, seeing that the third brother Yang is coming, Shi Dakai quickly finished eating his own food, and after putting down the dishes and chopsticks, he did not forget to use the third master of the Yang family at the end.
"It's easy to talk about, let's go!"
In the simple camp, the men of the Zhilu militia ate the same as Shi Dakai, one person and one bowl of broth, four or five wowotou, each of their chiefs and sentinels, just urging them to eat more and eat more, in addition to these things, each person also has a small cloth bag steamed wowotou, after this hot meal, who knows if they can still eat hot rice?
Eat and drink enough, it is Shi Dakai's military order, whether it is broth or wowotou, it is enough to make this morning, from the sky is bright to the sky, Shi Dakai's camp has only one thing, that is: eat.
Yang Sanye, everyone in Shi Dakai's camp knows, looking at the straight-looking men with eager eyes, Yang Meng didn't speak, just nodded and looked at a few times, Shi Dakai's demagogic means have been exhausted, Yang Meng has nothing to say, if you want to say it, it is to live well, this is said at this time, it is inevitably a bit of a big scene, so Yang Meng has nothing to say.
The hot soup and hot rice greatly reduced the sense of urgency on the battlefield, and the soldiers who were forced to eat to the death had already thrown the British and French troops outside the low wall into the clouds of light in the order of 'eat until they could not eat' and 'eat until they could eat'.
"It's no good to eat too much!"
"Third brother, the British and French forces will only land in the morning, if it is a sunny day today, the sea will inevitably be reflective, which is not conducive to our defense."
"I'm afraid it's not sunny today, it's going to snow in the next few days, and it hasn't snowed this winter! If it snows, it's not a good thing for us!
Once it snows heavily, it is easy to build a climbing plow on the British and French ships, and this thing can be used to transport cannons! ”
Today's sky, is still in favor of the British and French forces, and yesterday's wind and sunshine are different, the north wind that lasted all night, blowing clouds, although it is not very heavy, but as long as the north wind does not stop, the clouds will only become thicker and thicker, when the time comes, once the wind stops, I am afraid that a heavy snow is coming.
This weather is absolutely favorable to the British and French forces, yesterday reconnaissance sea route needs to be calm, today landing needs a heavy snowfall, Yang Meng also understood, the heavy snow in the Beijing and Tianjin area, can also fall to knee deep, Ruixue Zhaofeng year is true, but at this time if it snows heavily, it will be a little out of place.
The Anglo-French army had cavalry, and the ships had timber on them, and once it snowed heavily, it undoubtedly provided transportation convenience for the Anglo-French forces.
"Third brother, don't you want the British and French forces to go deeper? The next heavy snowfall, it's good for them to go deeper. ”
Looking at Third Brother Yang, who was a little contradictory, Shi Dakai also reminded him, I'm afraid that Third Brother Yang is undecided now!
"Shi Xianggong, it's too much! For the heavy snow, the old Maozi of Tsarist Russia is extremely adaptable, and it is our idea to let them into the set, but the rapid march speed is not a good thing for us!
It's almost time to straighten out the crowd! ”
Some things are almost good, but after that, it is trouble, this first snow, a little bit is an embellishment, and the goose feather snow is a disaster.
Although the area around Beijing and Tianjin is the north of the Qing Dynasty, although the people of Zhilu are familiar with the cold, but for the heavy snow, the people of Zhilu are far less familiar than the Russian mercenaries, which is not beneficial to the geographical advantage occupied by Yang Meng in advance.
"Third brother, do we have any other countermeasures?"
"Wait...... Temptation ......"
This god doesn't look at people's eyes, and in this weather, even if the battle is unfavorable, he will continue to fight!
"Third master, the Anglo-French alliance has moved!"
"Shi Xianggong, you go to reorganize the army, Lao Tzu go and see the movements of the British and French forces!"
The shouts of his subordinates made Yang Meng and Shi Dakai busy, standing on the low wall of the coast and looking out, the British and French troops were already all over the ice on the sea, and a skirmish line dozens of miles long was forming on the ice.
"The one in red is England, the one in blue is France, and the one in black is Tsarist Russia, so people can roughly count the number!"
I took a look through the binoculars, and there were the most red and blue uniforms on the ice, and the least number of Tsarist Russian mercenaries in black, and the main force this time should still be the British and French alliance.
"Third brother, the army has been integrated, do you need to fight?"
"Shi Xianggong, this is your first battle, fight it yourself!
But now in this situation, the British and French forces are just gathering manpower, and they will change formations when they get to the shore, you can do it yourself! ”
At this time, Yang Meng did not want to interfere with Shi Dakai's command, and after delegating the command, Yang Meng concentrated on reconnoitring the situation of the British and French forces. (To be continued......)