Marching shooting, the most hand-to-hand combat, is Keno's tactics, before coming to Keno also studied the weakness of the Qing army, hand-to-hand combat is their weakness, as long as they get close to hand-to-hand combat, the Qing army will soon be dispersed.

This in 1840 against the Qing war, is tested in actual combat, the opponent's shooting accuracy is good, the moving army, can reduce the probability of being hit, a distance of about 400 meters, while walking while shooting, their own side can hit about three shots, the immobile opponent can hit about five shots.

Coupled with the last bullet to be loaded, Keno was confident that he would crush the opposing army.

Seeing that the British army was quickly pressing up, Ma Qinghu also made his own choice, not moving and shooting.

But on the opposite side was a group of veterans, who knew the rules of survival on the battlefield, and charged sideways in a scattered formation, which changed the advantage of the Blue Flag Army.

The Blue Flag Army that shoots standing and the British Army that shoots on the move have a similar proportion of battle losses, and the Blue Flag Army is slightly higher, after all, the Blue Flag Army does not move, and it is easier to aim.

"The next thing is to see Ma Qinghu's response methods, if this kid orders the charge, the commander of the Blue Flag Army, he can sit firmly, if he still doesn't move, he has to be assigned a deputy."

The number of casualties, Yang Meng doesn't need to count, this Keno method is quite clever, and it has resolved the advantage of the Blue Flag Army in a few clicks, if it goes on like this, Ma Qinghu's situation is worrying!

Standing still and watching the people around him fall one by one, the shortcomings of the new army were shown without experiencing actual combat, and the formation that was bent because of the retreat was the basis for judgment.

This is a key point, as long as Ma Qinghu grasps it, it means that he has the ability to grasp the fighter. I can't grasp it. The British troops pounced. It is likely to break through the psychological defenses of the Forces nouvelles, leading to the collapse of the Forces nouvelles.

One side does not move, responding to the enemy's charge, plus the comrades around him fall one by one, even the veteran can't withstand such pressure, and it is easy to collapse.

In the early stage, standing shooting, is to master a small battle point. But if you can't grasp this key point, it is called taking advantage of a small advantage and suffering a big loss, and Keno is already perfect in terms of tactics.

"Blue Banner Army! Blue Flag Army!! Blue Flag Army!! ”

Ma Qinghu lived up to Yang Meng's trust, and fiercely shouted out the Blue Flag Army three times, the original slogan was to live up to the Yang family, but Yang Meng decisively rejected it.

These three howls are the war drums of the charge, which is also Yang Meng's trick, roaring three times in a row, and the brain will inevitably lack oxygen. A short period of vertigo can reduce the fear in the heart, and Ma Qinghu learned this method well.

"It's done! That's pretty much the end of the battle. When the two armies touch a cup of tea, let the mountain monkey blow the horn of the withdrawal army! ”

At this point in the battle, although the outcome is still unpredictable, Yang Meng's goal has been achieved, and there are no major loopholes in the training of the new army, which is enough.

Hand-to-hand combat, veterans do not have any advantage over recruits, a cup of tea for fifteen points, both sides will not be defeated, leave a thought for Keno, and replace the new army of the next battalion to participate in the war, it is right.

The Blue Banner Army, hearing the roar of the enemy's brush, Keno's face became pale, this is definitely a precursor to the charge, at this time, the opponent has no obvious signs of collapse, Keno knows that his strategy has failed.

At a distance of less than one hundred and fifty yards, at this time, it is impossible to withdraw from the battlefield, this well-trained Blue Flag Army can definitely be compared to the average European army, although the actual combat is insufficient, but their combat effectiveness is still not small.

The sudden charge of the Blue Flag Army also disrupted the rhythm of the British army, and only some of the nimble veterans were loaded with the last bullet.

Before the two armies collided, the British Army's most rear-end shot caused the Blue Flag Army to lose a lot of people, and the close-range shooting, as long as it was not hit in the arm, no matter where it was hit by a 10-millimeter buckshot, it was a dead end.

The last shot of the British army caught the Blue Flag Army by surprise, and the action of the Blue Flag Army throwing bayonets also caught the British Army by surprise, and many people were also caught off guard. If the bayonet is stabbed, it is better to say that the stab is in the hands and feet, and the stab in the chest and abdomen is also a dead end.

"Kill!"

With a loud shout, a push with his left palm, and a knife with his right hand, it was another fright, and now Keno's face has turned purple and blue, and this battle has been lost!

The hand-to-hand combat ability of the British army should not be underestimated, and there is no return to the first knife of the eight knives, but the lethality is not small, but in the next hand-to-hand combat, the two sides are basically evenly matched.

In the melee, there was no overwhelming advantage, and it was difficult for the two sides to break up, knives and guns were exchanged, the size of the British army had a certain advantage, and the new army's fierce tactics of not fearing death offset some of the advantages of the British army, but the new army still fell slightly behind.

This is determined by physique, although the Europeans are not as robust as later generations, but the average height of the Keno Expeditionary Force is definitely more than 1.7 meters, compared to about 1.6 meters of the new army, the new army is still slightly inferior in congenital, plus the length of the bayonet, hand-to-hand combat is slightly inferior, Yang Meng can still be treated peacefully.

"Withdraw!"

More than half of the casualties, this is the result, the half-cold and half-hot battle ending is much more tragic than the battle ending of the all-hot weapon, and if the fight continues, it will be needless casualties, Yang Meng decisively gave the order to withdraw the army.

The horn of the mountain monkey sounded, and the Blue Flag Army, under the leadership of Ma Qinghu, decisively withdrew from the battlefield, although it was pursued by the British army on the way to retreat, but this casualty was far smaller than the casualties that continued to stalemate.

Since there was no gun in his hand, Ma Qinghu did not retreat too far, less than a hundred meters away, once the British army continued to load, it was time to continue fighting.

"Stop fighting!"

The Blue Flag Army took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield, which is undoubtedly a blessing, and glanced at the mountain where Yang Meng was from a distance, Keno also showed a helpless wry smile, that person was indeed training!

After a cursory glance, more than half of his team was killed and wounded, this temptation was considered a success, and after seeing the results, Kino greeted the female members of Old Jack's family again, of course, the culprit of this battle, Lord Yang was not spared.

"Pick up our wounded and corpses, and withdraw from the battlefield immediately!"

As the opponent, the Blue Flag Army stood a hundred meters away with a broadsword in hand. Keno also knew what they were waiting for. Now there is no reason to continue fighting. If the war continues, then their own team is likely to be wiped out, and the gentleman's withdrawal from the battle is the most correct choice.

The Keno Expeditionary Force withdrew from the battlefield, and Ma Qinghu also beckoned the Blue Flag Army to start cleaning up the battlefield, one carrying one on his back, and one carrying two guns and two knives. The Blue Flag Army also quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

Looking at the soldiers of the Blue Flag Army who were getting farther and farther, Keno was still standing on the battlefield, and made a military salute seriously, although the two sides were enemies, but the Blue Flag Army, which was the first to withdraw from the battle, was undoubtedly a respectable opponent, so he took the initiative to withdraw from the battle at them, reducing their own casualties, and the Blue Flag Army also received this military salute.

This battle. The name of the Blue Flag Army is also engraved in Keno's heart. The Imperial Army was a formidable opponent in Asia, and it was not for Kino not to remember them.

"Textbook-like battles, although this army of the Qing State does not have a lot of actual combat experience, but they have learned all the things in the textbooks, as long as there are a few big battles, this army is an elite army.

It's just that I don't know how many such troops there are in the person who met us, and their training methods are a synthesis of the tactics of various European countries, and England is their main object of study.

This group of people should have a very close relationship with the English, and now the war is likely to be due to a conflict of interests, and the Qing Kingdom is worthy of a war in England.

The person we met with was probably the maker of the smoke, and we could try to negotiate. ”

The Keno Expeditionary Force, with the old Jack, a senior staff member, and Keno, a veteran oilman, and the expedition team on the French side, although it is semi-official, also hired some retired generals as senior staff, after all, they are also here for Yunyan, and it is impossible not to have such preparations.

As long as there are tens of thousands of such a land army, France will lose hope of landing operations, and large-scale operations in the colonies will have one less stable foothold than England.

If France wants to seize the formula of cloud smoke through war, France still does not have this confidence, the most important thing is the domestic situation, and now that the new president has just taken office, it is impossible to start a large-scale war overseas.

"Jack, the scale of the war can't be expanded any longer, this Yang lord's army has been trained for many years, and my estimate of 50,000 people is definitely a credible number, continuing to expand the scale of the war will only hone a more elite enemy.

At this time, we should sit down and negotiate peace, without the pressure of war, the skills of the soldiers on the training ground will slowly deteriorate, and without more than 60,000 or 70,000 troops, our victory rate in the war is not great! ”

Yang Meng and Old Jack both think that Keno has no strategic vision, but his extremely rich battlefield experience allows him to make a general analysis of the Blue Flag Army and the army in Yang Meng's hands, which is not much different from the conclusion that Old Jack got from the overall situation.

Although Old Jack came to a similar conclusion to Keno, he knew that the decision of the war was not in his own hands, but in the hands of that group of real politicians.

But to make some reminders, it is also what an old friend should do, after this battle, Kino's military career should be over, although he doesn't know much about military affairs, but the loss of more than half of the war situation may be unacceptable to many imperial politicians.

If the Yang lord continues to go to war next, the Keno expeditionary force will lose more manpower, the East India Company's coveting of the Messe River Valley, and the loss of nearly 1,000 people are all inducements for the expansion of the war, and Keno, who is bent on paying for the empire, can only be used as a scapegoat for politicians, even if there is a correct conclusion, presumably those politicians will tamper with it and submit it to Congress, right?

"Keno, my old friend, you have to be mentally prepared for heavy losses in this battle!"

"Alas...... I know it, and I'm the scapegoat for this loss! But the fault of this battle is not mine, and for the sake of the Empire, you should refer to my advice.

In the event of a war with Yunnan on land, the Empire will face a second Indian war, and even if you win in the end, the cost will be immeasurable.

Lord Yang's army is completely based on the European training system, and the combat is no different from a textbook. Moreover, in hand-to-hand combat, they also fully exploited the advantages of cold weapon combat, and if there was a war, I had another suggestion, which was to equip each soldier with a saber. ”

Keno is just insensitive to politics, but in some aspects, he is still extremely flexible, what does old Jack mean, he can understand it completely, decades of combat career, but also let him learn a lot of terrain, the aging body, is no longer enough to support field combat, leaving the army, for a veteran who takes the army as his home, is definitely a great psychological damage.

But having experienced too much terrain over the decades, Keno has learned to treat things blandly, and the brutal killings on the battlefield have been through countless people, so what else is not acceptable?

It's just that this textbook battle, for Keno, there are still some regrets, if it is a normal battle, he should be able to defeat the Blue Flag Army and draw a successful end to his career.

But for the sake of the empire, in order to test the combat power of the Blue Flag Army, Keno gave up this glory after the most reluctant, I hope the politicians can make the right choice, right? (To be continued......)