"Grant! The withdrawal of troops would mean the defeat of this war, and it would be a shame for us and for our British Empire, and this defeat would affect not only the interests of the Empire in the Far East, but also the interests of the Empire in India.

Don't you think it's strange that there are so many brown besses suddenly appearing in India? Yang Butang of the Qing State said that once we are defeated, the Qing State will get involved in the war in India.

Twenty years ago, the empire forced the Qing to sign the Treaty of Jiangning, and twenty years later, the Qing took advantage of the situation in India to drag the empire into the quagmire of war.

The huge number of brown bess was used by the empire to trade clouds and smoke with the Qing State, why didn't the Qing army have a large number of equipment with the brown besil? I'm afraid, they would have been sold to India a long time ago!

The emperor of the Qing State is very cautious in the equipment of firearms, and the resale of the traded firearms to India is also in line with the consistent policy of the Qing Emperor, and this war determines not only the belonging of the Qing State, but also the belonging of India, Grant, do you think we still have the possibility of retreating? ”

Ergin's words combined a lot of things, these things have been studied by the Gao Shen Group, and now it seems that what Yang Butang said is not all lies, the Qing State's Beijing division is close at hand, and the losses of the coalition army are more than half, and this situation is irreversible for Erjin.

"Count Ergin, our troops ......"

Grant's term for Ergin has also become formulaic, which is his way of expressing his displeasure, and such a war, with the current strength of the coalition forces, is basically not necessary to continue. Keep fighting. The coalition will collapse.

"The Navy on a battleship. The number of our army is 35,000 people, not counting the sailors on the navy and warships, this group of people gathered, it should be almost 20,000 people, Grant for the empire, the time has come to fight to the death! ”

Ergin's ideas were undoubtedly insane, and Grant, as the commander of the coalition forces, also knew about the existence of this group of people. However, the sailors and navy on the battleship should only be in charge of the battleship, and this group of people cannot disembark unless it is absolutely necessary.

But Elgin's idea is also reasonable, and the shame of defeat is not only unacceptable to Elgin, but also on Grant's side.

"Continue the shelling during the day, send the disabled coalition soldiers to the Dagu Fort to defend, organize the navy and sailors of the fleet, and launch a general attack on the Qing army's position tonight!"

Because of the cold guns of the Qing army. The coalition forces were unable to collect the corpses, and an attack during the day was unfavorable to the coalition forces. Moreover, the navy and sailors on the ship are not suitable for land warfare, and night fighting is undoubtedly a way to eliminate the fear of war for these people, and as a veteran, Grant's response is extremely reasonable.

"Hmmm! Let the people of the headquarters go back with the wounded soldiers, and tell the navy and sailors that as long as the Jingshi of the Qing State is captured, anything looted will belong to them! ”

The coalition army is now close to collapse, and Ergin thinks that the Qing army's army should also collapse, and they can hold their positions, maybe because of the order, right?

When you are desperate, you must convince yourself and hypnotize yourself, otherwise people who suffer from gains and losses will not be able to make a desperate bet.

The war that lasted all night in Zhizhou, Wei Huozi's side also wanted to cry without tears, nearly 20,000 casualties in one night, 15,000 were the militia of the Beijing Division, 5,000 were the new army in Jiangnan, and now his hands were full of only 3,000 new troops, and he was not so trained in training!

In the trench at the front, it has been trampled into a muddy ditch, and the brown mud that reaches the ankle is not made of water seeping from the bottom, and the mud is completely made of blood!

Patrolling the trenches, there are only more than 40,000 Jingshi militia left, most of them are like puppets, some people shout to move, dull expressions, blue and yellow faces, blood-red eyes, these are no longer people, this battle is too miserable!

Without waiting for Wei Huozi to finish his trip, the overwhelming shells came again, found a small hole to get into, and lay in the cold mud, Wei Huozi fell asleep in a short time, such a battle has to be treated like this, it is too hard to wake up, it is better to wake up and kill directly.

On the Jingshi side, Yang Meng didn't pay attention to Wei Huozi's battle report of shouting bitterness and tiredness, he just kept sending supplies to the front line of Bali Bridge, and instructed the people in the medical hall to treat the wounded.

"Third master, good news, the people of the British and French forces have disembarked!"

"Hmmm! Let Yang Fuliang move, and the shadow will continue to monitor, and report once every quarter of an hour! ”

Listening to Xu Ziwei's report, Yang Meng's eyes lit up, since he entered Beijing these days, he really hasn't slept well, either a woman playing a four-color stick or a vigil or a court meeting, his mind is also a chaos, many times, he wants to get some cloud smoke from his arms and smoke it, but this can only be an idea, strong tea, ginseng soup and cigars, is his refreshing things.

"Ahem...... Third master, the British and French warships and the people on the merchant ships all moved, it seems that they want to support the front line of Bali Bridge! ”

Two quarters of an hour passed in a flash, but the small hut was full of smoke.

"Good! That's great! Inform the Tibetan army that they are ready to leave, and once this support army reaches the Bali Bridge, they will launch an attack on the Dagu Fort!

Is there enough manpower on Yang Fuliang's side? How many ships of the British and French forces are there in the barrage of Dagu? ”

God-given opportunity, Erjin is afraid that he will be driven crazy, such an order is also a little contemptible, doing such a dangerous thing in the enemy's territory, Yang Meng can only give Erjin a very bold evaluation.

"There are more than 30 small sea boats on Yang Fuliang's side, and now they are all parked in the harbor of the Haihe River, and the number of people is tens of thousands, which should be enough.

There were a lot of ships in the barrage, at least 80 warships and more than 50 merchant ships, almost crowding the barrage. ”

When he said this, Xu Ziwei was also a little excited, such a big harvest, no one couldn't help but be excited!

"Hmmm! Let Yang Fuliang's men and horses do it first, and the Tibetan army cooperates, and the remaining British and French troops must not be allowed to set fire to the barrage in the sand, after getting the warships, the manpower on Fuliang's side may not be enough, let the Tibetan troops who attacked the Dagu Fort get on the ships, is there enough port in Bohai Bay to anchor these ships? ”

More than one hundred and thirty ships. Such a gain is absolutely terrifying. Eighty battleships in hand. It should be enough to defend Bohai Bay.

"There is such a boundary in the Yanwei area, but it is ...... Third master, don't we still have to wait for reinforcements from Britain and France? ”

The upcoming harvest is too big, and it is reasonable for the third master to take care of one or the other, this is the time for Xu Ziwei to play a role, and it is his task to remind and alert Yang Meng.

"That's right! Forget about it, over there in Guangzhou. These ships were parked in Canton, a tributary was cleared, and these ships were specially docked, and batteries were arranged on both sides of the river.

Merchant ships, directly sent to Guangzhou Shipyard and Dawan Shipyard, rebuilt ironclad ships, warships, stay for a while!

Just let Yang Fuliang set a fire at will in Dagu barrage, the ship is too useful to us, and the follow-up will happen. I'll take care of it! ”

There is no benefit to changing the order overnight, but as far as the ships of the Anglo-French alliance are concerned. Each one takes several years to build, and it's too wasteful to burn like this, these are all sea ships with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons!

To build such sailing ships, Yang Meng's Guangzhou Shipyard and Dawan Shipyard should also be built on a year-by-year basis! Merchant ships, as long as they are covered with ironclad and some watertight compartments are added, they can be transformed into simple ironclad ships, and the quality and quantity of warships are indispensable to deal with the world's largest naval power, England.

The time spent on new construction and transformation is too much worse, and half a year should be enough to transform an ironclad ship, and it will take more than a year to build a new one.

"Third master, Wei Huozi should also let him defend it, according to Wei Huozi's report, the people of Bali Bridge are basically abolished, once they are withdrawn, it will be difficult to form an army at all, it is better to let them nail them to the Bali Bridge to block the offensive of the British and French forces, which is also conducive to our future planning.

It is extremely disadvantageous for us to let the British and French forces break through the Bali Bridge! ”

The militia in the hands of Wei Huozi, if it is nailed to the Bali Bridge, it is combat power, and when it is withdrawn, it is a group of waste people, the cruel war is enough to make people collapse in a short time, although those people are familiar with the cruel battlefield of the Bali Bridge, but they have not recovered for a long time, and they are afraid that they will not be able to do anything.

"Hmmm! It can only be like this, let Wei Huozi pack a batch of clothes and flags of the British and French forces, which may be of some use in the future. ”

"Wei Huozi has already done this!"

"Hmmm! When the matter of Dagukou is over, Lao Tzu will also have a good sleep, he is confused! ”

Tiredness, nervousness, and excitement are also extremely torturous when combined, and sucking on the cigar in his hand in large gulps, what should have been savored, has become a tool for Yang Meng to refresh and relieve stress.

"Third master, it's good to rest earlier, Mrs. and children are also frightened by the sound of cannons in Tongzhou, you should go and take a look."

Xu Ziwei has slept a few more times than Yang Meng these days, but he only sleeps for about an hour at a time, the day and night are all reversed, and his mind is also a mess.

"I'm too nervous, too excited, I can't sleep! As for them, they must be familiar with them, there will be more such scenes in the future, maybe those children will have to go to the battlefield to fight for life and death in the future!

Let's get a bathhouse! I've done so much dirty stuff these days, and I always smell the smell of corpses on my body, so let's wash them and see them again......"

There are more than 100 warships and sea ships, which are more exciting than hundreds of millions of silver, and Yang Meng can't sleep without his hands. As for the war, this has just begun, I can't go to the battlefield, I can only let those juniors go to the battlefield in the future, such a war will last for a few years, who can say for sure?

The dead people in Baliqiao can pile up mountains, and there have been no fewer dead people in Jingshi in the past two days, not to mention the dirty things planned by Yang Meng and Su Shun, as well as the dirty things he did in the palace, Yang Meng, who was in a mess, was a little disgusted with himself, but if he was given another chance, he would not hesitate to do these things.

Avoiding artillery, sleeping, and collecting corpses, Wei Huozi is already familiar with these things, what kind of war is this expectation? The news came from the third master's side, I am afraid that the British and French forces will launch a general attack tonight, with a number of about 34,500, turning over in the mud, and Wei Huozi also began to order to prepare for a decisive battle.

"Send all the idle firearms on the position to the back, send back the remaining ammunition of ten rounds of ammunition for one person, and distribute bayonets, short knives, large blades, and pit-digging farm tools one by one, one hand per person is the minimum requirement, prepare more firewood and wood, and fight to the death tonight!

Let Lao Tzu select the more than 4,000 people, stay behind the army honestly, and don't make a move until the last moment! ”

Wei Huozi, who has experienced a lot of wars, soon became familiar with the cruelty of Bali Bridge, and he was able to live at ease, dead people, he had seen too much, he was full of food and drink, and he had the strength to kill people, such people were the real soldiers, Wei Huozi picked out more than 4,000 people among the nearly 100,000 people on the front line of Bali Bridge, these are ruthless horns who can sleep with the dead, and the reserve team is them.

Looking at the teams of navy and sailors who rushed from Dagukou, Ergin's face was also hideous, he would never give up if he didn't burn the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty this time!

Don't look at the battlefield, just look at the camp of the coalition army can still boost morale, these people are all limited to Grant in the rear of the position to rest, as long as it is night, you can't see the corpses of the coalition forces between the two positions, that is, when they launch a general attack, tomorrow morning in the Qing country's Beijing division to rest, it is Ergin, Gro, and Grant who have discussed, they want to let the Qing country know the end of the confrontation with the European powers! (To be continued......)