Fan Yimin, whose parents died, is a native of the Han family tower and a member of the Boxer Rebellion. However, he participated in the Boxer Rebellion on the night, and after careful calculation, it was only half a moon.

Fan Yimin's original name was Fan Damao. This name is a bit taboo at this time, Maozi is the name of foreigners, and Da Mao is the head of foreigners. This is not good, Fan Damao begged the literate gentleman in the village and asked him to change his name no matter what, but the gentleman was sued by the central government, saying, then call it Fan Yimin, the Boxers are the righteous people who helped the Qing Dynasty to destroy the foreign, this name is quite good.

As a result, Fan Damao became Fan Yimin.

Almost all the young people in the village joined the Boxer Rebellion. Fan Yimin is the latest. The first battle after he joined the gang was to follow the leaders to fight Xigu. Of course, the talisman water was drunk, and according to the rules, three pieces of ginger, twenty-one black beans and twenty-one red pepper seeds were sewn into the clothes. Senior brother said that these things can protect oneself and be invulnerable.

In fact, Fan Yimin already doubted the spells of his senior brothers. Because a few days ago, the official army fought Xigu for the first time, and the Boxers also helped in the battle, and four people died in the village at once, all of them fanatical regiments. Since they can be invulnerable, why can't they come back? Do these precious things that the brothers gave them really work?

The brothers quickly dispelled his doubts: those who were killed by foreigners were all ungodly guys. As long as you are pious, you will be fine.

Fan Yimin thought that he was pious, so he bravely followed his senior brother to attack the stronghold. The senior brother in the red cloak rushed into the head as usual, and the group of people with big swords and spears followed behind, and the guns of foreigners rained down. He saw that the head of the senior brother who was screaming and running in the head suddenly shattered, and a bullet pierced the senior brother's skull, opening the scoop of the senior brother's brain. Then, the flowering cannonball exploded in the crowd, and Fan Yimin turned his head just in time to see one of his partner's arms flying in the air.

Fan Yimin was so frightened that he lay on the ground and never got up. It wasn't until dark that he crawled back from the pile of dead, and the yellow shirt issued to him by the Boxers was stained with blood.

What a spell, it's all a fucking lie!

Fan Yimin hid home. A few days later. Another army came to Hanjia Tower. This group of people is said to be from Shandong, and their accents are indeed not local, and their behavior is completely different from the officials and soldiers they have seen before. They recruited Minzhuang, saying that they wanted to fight Xigu. Ask the villagers to help them tie stretchers. Prepare plenty of ropes. Buy it all out of cash.

Fan Yimin had already made up his mind not to kill foreigners anymore. Foreigners are too powerful. If it comes to spells. The foreigners' guns are obviously more effective than the runic water spirits of the senior brothers. But he heard that this group of officers and soldiers gave the people half a tael a day. It is only responsible for carrying the stretcher, and does not need to charge. This news touched him again, and he asked the leader of the official army, is it only a stretcher? The big, black-faced military master said, yes, you are not soldiers, isn't it death to let you go into battle? Don't worry, we just need to help us carry the wounded, send ammunition, dry food and water, and you don't have to fight. Wages are paid every day, and there is no arrears. When Xigu is opened, get rid of the things that the troops want, and you can take the rest as you like.

This condition recruited Fan Yimin into the army again. He and nine people, four of whom were from Hanjiata, formed a squad, the number was the seventh squad of the second team, and the squad leader was a military master, and they registered their names and places of origin one by one. What is the name registered? Someone asked the squad leader this, and the squad leader said that when you go to the battlefield, the guns have no eyes, and no one dares to guarantee that you have nothing to do. In case of a mishap, the team will hand over the pension - four taels of silver to your family. Therefore, you must also tell us where your home is, and the names of your parents, your wife, and your children.

"Aren't you not going to fight?" Fan Yimin asked boldly. The squad leader said, don't go into battle. But we need to save our wounds from the line of fire. You should be all right. Do this, just in case.

That's just enough. The former officers and soldiers had never done this.

The Minfu team trained for a day and learned a lot of rules. Remember your own number, your own captain and squad leader, listen to the orders of your commander, and don't act separately. Know how to bend down, lie down, and don't run around the battlefield like a fool.

Fan Yimin then saw the Mengshan army beating the foreign soldiers on the road southeast of Xigu. After that battle, not a single man was killed, and the dead and wounded were all heroes on the team. The foreign devils died even more, which is really relieving. The bad thing is that the Shandong soldiers are not allowed to kill the prisoners and wounded soldiers of foreign devils, saying that this is also the rule. Han Wenyi, the leader of the Boxer Rebellion in the village, was the deputy captain of Fan Yimin's team, and he took a spear and was about to poke to death a wounded soldier of a foreign devil, but he was discovered by the stretcher captain who was served by the officer, and he was severely reprimanded, not to mention the deduction of the day's wages, and Han Wenyi was also dismissed from the post of deputy captain. Han Wenyi said to Fan Yimin, this group of Shandong soldiers is good, it's just that this is not good, why do you keep foreign devils? Kill it. But Han Wenyi no longer dared to violate the military order, although he hated foreign devils very much.

After fighting the Xigu stronghold, Fan Yimin decided to follow this Shandong army. People didn't say anything about the foreigners, but it was okay for them to be people, and after the battle, each person was given an extra tael of silver, saying that it was a reward for winning the battle. The things in the Xigu stronghold, everyone has a lot. He was a single man, and the food, clothes, and furniture were not very attractive to him. As long as you can eat enough and have money to take every day, it is enough. Subsequently, most of the people left with their wounds, and they didn't know where they went. Of the three Minfu teams formed at that time, only the second team where he belonged stayed, saying that he still had to fight with foreign devils.

Then do it. Subsequently, the women and children of Hanjiata were all moved, saying that they were going to fight here. The people who moved out were all paid, and those who remained were those who were incorporated into the people's team. They dug trenches, cut down trees, dug pits and installed cannons outside the village and inside the village, just waiting for the foreign devils to come.

The Boxers from the surrounding villages all came to Hanjia Pagoda to watch the battle, and many of them became the militia of the Shandong soldiers. Because of his outstanding performance in the Xigu ambush, Fan Yimin was transferred to the newly established team as a deputy captain, and the captain was a Shandong soldier who had been shot in the arm, surnamed Li, with a big beard and no braids, and was said to be an officer of the Shandong army. It was strange for Fan Yimin to notice that almost none of the Shandong soldiers had braids. Captain Li told him a lot of precautions for managing people's husbands. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law, but she is very good, and she cares about the people, and she keeps greeting this and that, lest something happen.

On the afternoon of the 15th, the battle of Xigu began. Fan Yimin's Minfu team took advantage of the temporary rest of the battle, and followed Captain Li to rush into Xigu twice, carrying down the wounded and killed Shandong soldiers. He saw the corpses of foreign devils lying on the ground in the south and west of the stronghold, and threw himself to the ground for the five bodies that the Shandong soldiers admired. Night. He followed Captain Li into the bombed-out stronghold again. After carrying the remaining ammunition and guns out of the stronghold, I saw that the Shandong soldiers were burying explosives everywhere, and I heard the captain say that he was going to give up the stronghold. These explosives. It's reserved for devils who enter the base.

Fan Yimin asked Captain Li. Can I be your soldier? I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Fan Yimin really wants to be a member of this army.

"Yes, of course. But not right now. Wait until this battle is over. I'll sign you up. The captain patted him on the shoulder, "Hurry, let's leave." ”

The next day, Fan Yimin followed the Minfu team out of Hanjia Tower. Bypass the artillery position to the east and hide in a sorghum field. Captain Li said that our people are going to ambush the devil here, and the devil can't hit it head-on, and it will definitely come from both sides. Sure enough, the Oriental soldiers dressed in white as if they were mourning were ambushed by the official army. Fan Yimin saw the official army slaughtering from the crop field, cutting melons and cutting vegetables, and defeating the Oriental soldiers.

"Captain, I see how many foreign devils are sent to death!" Fan Yimin said excitedly to Captain Li.

"I'm afraid I can't fight anymore, yesterday the imperial court sent someone to send a holy decree, asking the commander to take us into Beijing."

"Into the capital? You'll have to take me with you. Fan Yimin was even happier.

"Yes, aren't you willing to join the Almeng Mountain Army? Remember, we are the most disciplined in the Mengshan Army, and the orders of our superiors must be obeyed, even if you are put on the enemy's bayonet! Can you do it? ”

"Yes, yes. I'll do whatever you tell me to do. ”

Indeed, the Mengshan army was ready to retreat. Finally, the people from the military department came, and the will to enter Beijing was also made, but because Ma Yukun came to Xigu, Long Qian postponed the retreat. It is true that there is no way to retreat at the moment, and it is not safe to retreat without hurting this enemy.

"A good soldier trained by the dragon standard!" Ma Yukun praised Long Qian again, he arrived in Xigu on the morning of the 16th, the left army was deployed in Beicang, and the Shandong Qinwang army was needed to contain the coalition army in Xigu. As a result, he caught up with a battle that seemed incredible to Ma Yukun, and he was full of admiration. Whether the Shandong soldiers blocked the British head-on, or set up an ambush to defeat the roundabout Oriental soldiers, it was an eye-opener for him, a veteran general who had fought for decades. Ma Yukun secretly thought that if he was himself and used twice as many troops as others, he would not be able to do this!

"Ma Junmen has won the prize. You also know that Lord Ronglu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has already sent someone to order our army to enter Beijing, and besides, the casualties of our army are too large, the shells are basically gone, and there are not many bullets, so I am afraid that we will not be able to continue fighting. Long Qian said calmly, "I must hold out until dark to ensure that this enemy will not flank Beicang and cover the troops of the military gate to complete the deployment." Then the prisoners of the coalition forces who had been captured in the previous battle were withdrawn to the Beijing Division. ”

When Ma Yukun came, he happened to meet Gonggong Cui and Director Zhang of the Ministry of War, who came to deliver the decree. However, these two masters did not want to stay in the battlefield full of artillery fire, and after conveying the holy decree, they took the silver ticket presented by Long Qian and hurried back to Beijing. Therefore, Ma Yukun knew that this young standard commander could ignore anyone's orders at this time, and even take the order and leave, and stay here for another day, which is indeed interesting enough.

But he really hopes to grasp this powerful Shandong soldier in his hands. This is indeed a strong army, much stronger than the monkey cubs under his command. At the moment when he ambushed the Japanese just now, he didn't dare to fight like that. It turned out to be bandits...... Ma Yukun stared at Long Qian, thinking quickly in his mind.

The war was enough, Nie Shicheng died too unjustly, and Tianjin was lost too quickly. And the governor of Yulu, who was born in the white flag, withdrew from Tianjin, as if he had lost his soul and became demented, and he could not issue a decent order. Basically became a wasted person. It's no wonder that as the governor of Zhili, he has the responsibility to defend the territory, and now that he has lost Tianjin, the former army has also been disabled, and the imperial court will definitely not let him. Now, only his own left army can resist the coalition army, and the rest of the departments are all hopeless.

Court...... The old lady must have a fire in her heart, maybe the former army will be dispersed, and she will share the blame for the loss of Tianjin. The next battle still depends on himself, but it is inconvenient to deal with the generals in front now......

After the battle in Tianjin, the Wuwei Left Army also suffered heavy losses, and the collected troops, plus the cavalry, were already less than 5,000 people. Together with Song Qing, Beicang is afraid that he will not be able to hold it, even if the Qinwang army mobilized by the imperial court arrives one after another, there is little hope of winning this war.

But the North Warehouse must be guarded. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to the imperial court. Ma Yukun thought of the Shandong soldiers who had eliminated Seymour, and it is said that they were still holding on to Xigu. So he brought the standard battalion guards to come in person, but caught up with a hearty ambush and blocking battle. According to Ma Yukun's estimate, the British and Japanese troops left at least 300 corpses in this morning, and with the battle yesterday told by this dragon standard, this coalition army is afraid that it will not be able to bear it. The intelligence of the Shandong army was accurate, and only the British and Japanese attacked Xigu, and the armies of other countries did not come up. The head of the Shandong Army, the commander surnamed Long, said that there must be contradictions within the coalition army, so there was a situation in which the British and Japanese armies marched north alone. Our army should seize this opportunity, and the best strategy is for the Shandong Qinwang detachment to stick to the Anglo-Japanese coalition army, and the Wuwei Left Army to take advantage of the situation to outflank its rear road and annihilate this enemy in one fell swoop. As long as this enemy is annihilated, the contradictions within the coalition forces will be further intensified, which will be very beneficial to the overall situation.

If the enemy forces in front of them are eliminated, according to the judgment of the Shandong army, the number of the enemy is between 3,000 and 4,000, and the artillery with which they are brought was suppressed in yesterday's artillery battle, it has been proven today. And the damage of its troops is between 400~500, and the actual combat power has decreased a lot. Because if you hit a nail, morale will definitely drop. Therefore, the odds of encircling and annihilating the enemy army on this road are not small.

Ma Yukun was very moved when he heard it. But when I think about it, if the main force of the left army is used, it will inevitably lead to the emptiness of the Beicang defense line. If the main force of the coalition forces takes the opportunity to attack and occupy Beicang, they will lose a little bit of a big loss. Therefore, Ma Yukun categorically rejected Long Qian's suggestion.

"If this is the case, the main force of our army on the front line of Beicang might as well take this opportunity to withdraw the whole army to Beijing to hold on, this area is a flat terrain, the enemy is not good for me, if you rely on Beijing's strong city walls, you may be able to block the enemy." Seeing that Ma Yukun had no intention of working together to annihilate the Anglo-Japanese coalition forces, Long Qian offered another strategy.

Ma Yukun didn't want to withdraw to the Beijing Division, but the order of the imperial court was clear, the left army was to stick to the line of Beicang and Yangcun, and not to let go of any coalition army. Only the Shandong army won the favor of the imperial court because of the Battle of Xigu, and let them withdraw to the capital.

"The imperial court strictly ordered that no retreat," Ma Yukun looked at Long Qian, "I can only fight to the death to serve the country." ”

"Ma Junmen," Long Qian said in a low voice, "Our troops have captured more than a dozen enemy soldiers, now I will hand them all over to Junmen." ”

That's a big gift. Ma Yukun looked at the young ruler in front of him again, "Okay, since there is a decree to call you back to Beijing, you should retreat after dark." ”

Ma Yukun's guards took over the prisoners, including three wounded soldiers of the coalition forces. The Shandong army sent three stretchers to send three prisoners who could not walk and were lying on stretchers to Beicang. Before leaving, Long Qian whispered to Ma Yukun, "Junmen, humble duty, don't slaughter prisoners, in case the war is unfavorable, the coalition army will definitely be held responsible, and the lowly duty is for the sake of the military__"

"Well, insightful. Your department's military exploits in Xigu, Ma must truthfully play the imperial court. (To be continued......)