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After nightfall, the war finally came to an end. The Qing army did not attack again, and the officers and men of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Army could finally take a good rest. They were completely numb in today's battle. Although the Qing army rarely had a chance to rush into the effective range of the rifle, the soldiers who operated the heavy machine guns were about to collapse from exhaustion. The finger that pulled the trigger alone was completely unconscious. For some heavy machine guns, more than a dozen barrels have been replaced today, which shows how fierce the battle is.

"General, what is the Qing army doing, are they crazy? Their losses today are at least thirty or forty thousand! If this continues, in a few days, they will have almost lost everything. Brigadier General Zheng Benqing, commander of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Army, said with some embarrassment. Today's war is definitely the craziest war he has experienced since he joined the army. The Qing army didn't take the lives of their soldiers seriously at all! It was an attack that was carried out without regard to casualties. Even a person like Brigadier General Zheng Benqing, who came from the sea of corpses and blood, was completely shocked.

"No, you're wrong. It's not that they don't take the lives of their own soldiers as a thing, but they don't take the lives of the Han people as a thing. In the eyes of those people, the Han Chinese were nothing more than their slaves. I think that Monk Lingqin also wants to use the Han people as cannon fodder in order to consume our strength. But now it seems that they have made a mistake. How big are our losses today? Major General Zhao Mingfu asked.

"General, the loss of the 5th Infantry Brigade today. It's just a little bit of a hundred. And most of them were caused by the shelling of the Qing army at the beginning. The rest of the time, only a few casualties were caused by the mortar bombing. The rest of the time, the Qing army was not even able to rush within two hundred meters of the city wall. Not to mention how many casualties have been inflicted on us. Brigadier General Zheng Benqing said with a smile. In this battle, the Imperial Army completely gave full play to its superiority in firepower. The attack of the Qing army was more like sending people to death. Under such circumstances, it is quite normal for the Imperial Army to achieve a heavy victory at a small cost.

"Hmmm! Very good. Let the troops pay attention to rest. Tomorrow we may have another fierce battle. In addition, pay attention to the defense at night, and don't let the Qing army take advantage of the loopholes. Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu admonished. The more at this time. Be cautious. Otherwise, it is easier to capsize in the gutter.

"Yes, General. Rest assured! Brigadier General Zheng Benqing said. He is also an old soldier, so naturally he will not make such a low-level mistake.

Compared with the Imperial Army, which began to celebrate the great victory, the Qing Army was gloomy. In today's battle, they have almost lost an infantry corps. Such a loss. It's already very scary. But. Even more terrifying, they lost so many troops and did not cause much success. Few soldiers were even able to rush to within a hundred meters of the city walls while charging. If this continues, it is simply impossible to break through Runing and destroy the 5th Army of the Imperial Chinese Army. The longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for the Qing army. With the arrival of reinforcements from the Imperial Chinese Army, they wanted to encircle and annihilate the 5th Army of the Imperial Chinese Army or other units. It's even more difficult.

"General Jeffreyson, you saw the battle today. I don't know what else you have to build? Monk Lingqin asked. He's a little helpless. I thought that the battle would be nine out of ten, but I didn't expect to encounter a hard bone and break out a few of their teeth. If this continues, I am afraid they will definitely lose. This made Monk Lingqin inevitably a little panicked.

"Your Excellency, I have to admit that the firepower of the Chinese army is too strong. They use heavy machine guns, mortars and large-caliber artillery to form a very tight network of fire. To attack such a heavily fortified city, unless there is an absolute superiority in artillery fire, it will be difficult to succeed no matter how many troops are dispatched. Maj. Gen. Jalison said. After all, the infantry charge too far away, without any protection, and exposed to the battlefield, will only become the target of the enemy's shooting. Don't say it's the Qing army, even if the British army is faced with such a situation, I'm afraid there is nothing to do. Of course, the artillery of the British army was much stronger than that of the Qing army. They could have fought an artillery duel with the Imperial Chinese Army. If the artillery battle is won, it will be much easier to break through the defenses of the Imperial Chinese Army. Of course, if the artillery battle is lost, they have no other way.

"Damn, where am I going to get so many cannons!" Monk Greenqin couldn't help but scold. The number of artillery pieces of the Qing army could not be compared with that of the Imperial Chinese Army. Their infantry army of 50,000 men only had more than a hundred cannons. If it is considered a mortar, the artillery of the Imperial Chinese Army alone exceeds that of the Qing Army by an infantry corps in a single brigade. As for the cavalry army, the cavalry corps of the Qing army almost all used cold weapons, and they were not equipped with any artillery at all. These bannermen and the Mongols relied more on their sabers and bows than on firearms.

"Your Excellency, General, perhaps you can give an order to the 3rd Infantry Corps and the 6th Infantry Corps to speed up. When they arrive, we may be able to compete with the Chinese Empire in terms of artillery. Maj. Gen. Jalison said.

"When they arrived, reinforcements from the rebels came. When the time comes, we will have no advantage! Monk Grinqin said. With a hundred thousand Qing troops, it was not possible to succeed in dealing with less than 40,000 imperial Chinese troops. If you want to use 300,000 Qing troops to deal with more than 100,000 Chinese Imperial Army, there is even less chance of victory.

Major General Jalison shrugged helplessly. Indeed, he didn't know what to say.

"I will order the 7th Cavalry Corps, 8th Cavalry Corps, 3rd Infantry Corps, and 6th Infantry Corps to speed up to the battlefield. However, the attack on Runing will not stop. I don't believe that Runing is just a small city. It's simply impossible to resist us! Monk Greenqin said hatefully. He really didn't want to believe that a small county town like Runing could resist the footsteps of more than 100,000 troops.

Major General Jeffreyson didn't say much, after all, he was nothing more than an adviser sent by the British. He can only propose to build yì, but it is not for him to decide what to do. Of course, he also realized that the commander had fallen into anger. The decision made in anger is clearly unwise. He should be stopped. In the end, though, he didn't do that. After all, this war is a Chinese civil war, and all the dead are Chinese, and it has nothing to do with him or Britain.

On October 27, the Qing army's attack continued. It's just that the troops attacking this time are no longer the 13th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army, but the 14th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army, which served as a feint before. The 13th Infantry Corps still had more than 10,000 men left, and despite the heavy losses, it finally left a little seed. However, if Lieutenant General Zheng Gaoxiang, commander of the 13th Infantry Corps, wants to use this seed to make the 13th Infantry Army grow and grow, it should be impossible. After the Chinese Empire won the war, the Qing army would not have the slightest chance.

Compared with yesterday's attack of the 13th Infantry Corps, the attack of the 14th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army was even more unbearable. The miserable situation of the 13th Infantry Corps simply could not be blocked. Many of the officers and men of the 14th Infantry Corps already knew about it. They complained that this was simply sending them to death. When the 14th Infantry Corps was ordered to attack by Seng Lingqin, the officers and men of the 14th Infantry Corps even almost mutinied. If it weren't for the mobilization of the 4th Cavalry Corps and the 5th Cavalry Corps, the 14th Infantry Corps would have mutinied long ago. However, even so, it would be delusional to expect them to exert much combat effectiveness.

The 14th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army launched an attack on Runing almost under the pressure of the Inspectorate. However, even so, they were slow to move when they went to the battlefield. Some simply lay on the ground and pretended to be dead, refusing to take any further steps. This directly led the Qing army's attack and did not pose a threat to Runing City at all.

When Monk Greenqin saw this, he almost exploded. He repeatedly gave orders that if the infantry were any longer afraid of the enemy, he would order them to be executed. However, even this has not changed much. After all, those infantrymen knew that the chances of them surviving were slim anyway.

"Lord Wang, those Han dogs are simply a bunch of cowards, they are afraid of those rebels and dare not attack. If you want to capture Runing, you have to rely on us. Lieutenant General Shanlu, commander of the 4th Cavalry Corps of the Qing Army, said.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We are cavalry, how can we use cavalry to attack the city? Monk Grinqin reprimanded.

"Lord, we Mongols are all heroes, we are cavalry when we ride war horses, and we are the best infantry after dismounting. Besides, we were able to get to the bottom of the city walls faster than the Han Chinese. The walls of Runing are only more than three meters, which is nothing to us Mongols. You can flip over it by stepping on a warhorse. Lieutenant General Shanlu said nonchalantly.

Monk Greenqin's eyes lit up, with the low morale of the 14th Infantry Army, it was almost impossible to rely on them to break through Runing City. Shanlu's mention yì is not bad. Maybe it can really break through Runing's defenses. In that case, they will still be able to win this battle. (To be continued......)