Now let's talk about the British army at the beginning.

At the time of the ambush in the central part of the Mongol Army, the British had not yet launched a decent offensive. The lieutenant general's order was passed on, but there was no need to wait for the order, and Colonel Rudy, who commanded the British army, was also ready to break the blockade on the other side.

But deploying forces is not an easy task. There are not many enemies on the other side of the river, that is, a company. Colonel Rudy had already judged from the firepower of the opposing side. But this group of enemy guns was particularly accurate, causing a lot of trouble for the British army. After the first crossing of the river was returned, the British commanders at all levels went to the river bank to observe the enemy position, and in a short time, a captain and a second lieutenant were killed, both of whom were shot in the head.

They suffered the losses of the previous battle against the Qing army. Only now do I know that not every Qing army is that kind of bad marksmanship.

"Damn it, turn up the cannon! I'm going to blow up those abominable pig tails! Rudy exasperated.

Two companies of British troops began to prepare for the crossing of the river, and they were waiting for artillery. It was unthinkable to wade through this small river without the cover of artillery, and the British did not have the courage of the Boers.

Before the artillery could be seen, fierce gunfire and shouts of killing rang out from behind.

The colonel, who was lying behind a large tree on the riverbank, turned around and looked at the way he came, surrounded by a chaotic group of troops, "What happened?" ”

The situation was quickly reported, "the rear team was ambushed, and they let us go__"

"Let the rear camp of the palace go back and answer the general!" Rudy waved his hand vigorously, "Major knows what to do!" Damn it! Hurry up! ”

What a carelessness! The one who led the way must be a spy! I'll grab him and hang him with my own hands! Colonel Rudy regretted not searching the wings carefully. A few hours after walking out, there was no one around. Let him relax his vigilance, the troops of more than a thousand people are like a snake across the road, completely in a situation of being beaten__Colonel Rudy did not care about organizing a forced crossing, bent over and ran backwards, the gunfire behind was thinned, but the shouting was louder, it was the shouts of the Chinese, he could completely distinguish clearly.

He had a premonition of danger and had to deal with the rest of the problem__

"Colonel, the enemy rushed to the road. Separated us from the general__" a second lieutenant came panting and ran to report.

"Damn it. Order the three battalions to counterattack, counterattack, and immediately get in touch with the general! ”

The British made a hasty U-turn, and the troops were scattered in the fields of crops on both sides of the road. U-turn and counterattack in a northwesterly direction. The company that was the first to launch a counterattack was quickly defeated. Another second lieutenant died. When Colonel Rudy returned, he heard the news of the defeat - the enemy was under great fire and had already set up a blocking line.

"Damn it! We're surrounded. "The colonel realized the gravity of the situation." The Qing people aimed at the general's own team, they were not good at fighting, and they also carried the wounded. Major, I order you, immediately organize a second attack! Do you understand? ”

The stray bullet "squeaked" overhead, and Colonel Rudy's face turned pale, and now, he could no longer care about breaking through the small river line.

Colonel Rudy hastily organized a return operation. The terrain was very unfavorable, it seemed that countless enemies were hidden in the surrounding crop fields, and the shaking of each sorghum made the colonel nervous. Indeed, there were constant gunshots in the crop fields on both sides, and there were officers and soldiers around them who were constantly being shot, and there was no need to give orders, and the troops lying on the ground were shooting indiscriminately at the crops on both sides, which weakened the return operation. The feeble charge failed again. Rudy listened to the wolf-like howl of the Chinese not far away, and had a premonition that the middle road was about to end!

At this moment, the battle on the northern flank also entered a climax.

Soon after the more than 400 German troops who were tasked with the task of breaking off the rear, they left the Xigu stronghold with Seymour's Chinese army, and the Qing cavalry entered the stronghold. German commander Hans. In Major Borke's binoculars, the shadow of the Qing army was clearly visible. They were lying on the walls of their strongholds, watching out for the German troops in the distance.

In fact, he had already discovered that this Qing cavalry was not large in number, and it had been cruising in the north not far away, and it looked quite energetic, which was not the same as the Qing cavalry he had seen and fought before. Major Bork didn't pay much attention to it, because during this time there were Qing troops roaming around the stronghold, including those dressed in colorful clothes.

But he now regrets a little, thinking that General Seymour's order not to burn military assets was too stupid, and that those things should be burned and not left for the Chinese at all—even though most of them were bought by the Chinese for silver from Western countries.

Now it is impossible to turn back and regain the stronghold, so we can only hope to withdraw to Tianjin smoothly and fight back again after replenishment and rectification. Major Borke, like Lieutenant General Seymour, had no doubt that the Empire would punish the hateful Chinese.

Bork's troops continued to advance slowly behind the battalion, about two miles from Seymour's command position. Soon, the rearguard reported that the Qing army occupying Xigu had followed, not the pesky cavalry, but the infantry, numbering about an infantry company, at a distance of six hundred meters, and they seemed to be watching us.

Bork was furious. The German Army is a strong army that fights invincible all over the world, how can it be so despised by the Chinese? He decided to crush or annihilate this enemy with a decisive counterattack, Bork did not consult Seymour, if it were a navy, the British might be king, but this was a land battle! A British student who is a German is not necessarily qualified!

Major Bork immediately mobilized two companies and turned back to press on the Qing army. The other side retreated with only a slight resistance. Note that not a defeat but a retreat, they were orderly, basically out of the effective range of the 1888 Commission rifles, and, moreover, did not return fire.

Bork had no choice but to withdraw his troops and move on. His side withdrew his troops, and the Qing army also stopped retreating and continued to press up.

This annoyed Bork even more. It was humiliating to retreat at gunpoint from the enemy, and Bork was tempted to organize a real counterattack to destroy or crush the enemy, but his military qualities told him that it was not appropriate to do so.

The British encounter with the river did not alert Major Borke, but the blocking attack launched by the Mengshan army in the middle made Bork realize that something was wrong! He immediately ordered his troops to speed up, but it was as if he had heard his order. The Qing army behind also increased their speed, and they scattered in an offensive formation, as if to launch a pursuit battle.

Bork had no choice but to stop and turn back to deal with the approaching enemy.

"Report to the Major, an enemy force is blocking our path, and they have cut us off from General Seymour!"

"God! What's going on? What did that old bastard do in Seymour! Bork was starting to get anxious.

Inserted between the Germans and Seymour's own team was Wang Mingyuan's second battalion - only one and a half companies, and the deputy battalion commander Cheng Erhu took a platoon of the fifth and sixth companies to undertake the task of blocking the river, and Wang Mingyuan only had a complete fourth company and a sixth company owed a platoon. I don't know when Wang Mingyuan's second battalion has been involved in blocking, and it has always been tasked with blocking. Except for the blocking battle in Zhaojialou, which was fought by the four battalions. Almost all the blocking battles since the formation of the Mengshan Army were led by the second battalion.

At last night's military meeting, Wang Mingyuan was tasked with cutting off the connection between Seymour's Chinese army and the rearguard troops. Wang Mingyuan did not think deeply about whether that situation would arise - the enemy's middle lane was disconnected from the troops behind the palace. He believed it would, this year. There were more than a dozen battles, big and small. Each time, the process that An Longqian expected began and ended. Since Commander Long thinks that that situation will arise. That's where it will appear.

What if it doesn't show up? Hu Zongyu, the commander of the sixth company, asked his battalion commander after the meeting.

"Then we'll tear them apart! Very simple. Wang Mingyuan replied.

The battle began, and the troops of the second battalion, which were ambushed on the north side of the first battalion, anxiously watched the bitter battle between the first battalion and the Russian army, and the commander of the fourth company, Fan Deping, even asked Wang Mingyuan if he was going to reinforce it? Wang Mingyuan refused. per battalion. Each company has its own predetermined tasks, and there are no absolutely special circumstances, which must be carried out in accordance with the approved plan. Our mission is to isolate these two groups of enemies, not to help a battalion defeat the foreign devils they are facing!

The troops of the second battalion were able to see the battlefield of the first battalion, and they were all inspired by the brave and tragic charge of the first battalion! That's a good job! In Wang Mingyuan's binoculars, he finally saw that the first battalion had broken through the fire interception of foreign devils.

It's up to you now. His actions have to wait for the commander's horn.

The trumpet has finally sounded! Wang Mingyuan jumped up, "Rush up, brothers come with me!" ”

Wang Mingyuan commanded his troops to decisively enter that gap, and there were only a very small number of enemies, which were quickly cleared, "The fourth company faces north, and the sixth company faces south." Wang Mingyuan made an accurate judgment that the Allied rearguard was stronger than the Chinese Army, and he used four companies with complete strength against the Germans, and only six companies with only two infantry platoons to deal with the Allied forces in the south.

The second battalion suddenly launched an attack and knocked Major Bork to his senses, "Oops, it's a plan, damn the Chinese, play me__" He stopped and listened, and the shouts of killing from the south suppressed the gunshots, "Ambush, the enemy is attacking our waist!" ”

Bork immediately made a decision, "Withdraw, all withdraw, fight south, rendezvous with the brigade." ”

The obedient Germans ignored the enemy behind them, formed a little formation, and fought bravely in the southeast direction.

Another fierce battle unfolded. The four companies that hastily advanced into the position fired desperately to fend off the German attack. There was no time to construct fortifications at all, and the time for Van der Ping to choose the terrain was only ten minutes, and as soon as he unfolded his three battle platoons, the Germans attacked.

"Devil" is the name that Long Qian gave to the foreign coalition forces. The Mengshan army had never fought against a foreign army, and the only foreigner they had ever seen was David. Divin. They simply couldn't tell the difference between the Germans and the Americans, the British and the Russians, and the commander gave them the name of the devil, which is good and appropriate. The commander talked about the significance of this battle several times, in the base area, on the way to Tianjin, when he arrived at Yang Liuqing, and at the end of last night's military meeting, he said: This time we are not fighting the village soldiers, not the official army, but the foreign army that invaded our country! If we want to become a strong army in the world, we must fight foreigners! Let the foreign army know the prestige of the Mengshan Army! The truth is known, the army is to defend the country, we can kill bullies and oppose the court, but we must defend the country!

The more secret words were only told to a few high-ranking officers, fighting the coalition army, not to save the imperial court. It's for the future of our Mengshan Army. I know that after this battle, many good brothers will be killed and disabled, but if we don't fight this battle, our Mengshan Army will have no foothold!

Long Qian's worried eyes made Wang Mingyuan's heart move, and he felt that Meng Shanjun was already very good. But the commander has always felt that there is a lot of danger, and he has never been truly happy.

The second battalion will not lose the face of the commander, and despite the lack of troops, I will definitely complete the task! As long as Lao Tzu is here, the devils will never want to take this step!

Wang Mingyuan picked up his German-made rifle and fired the first bullet of the day. His position was in the middle of the Fourth Company, and he believed that the danger on this side was much greater than that of the Sixth Company.

The Germans were indeed not officers, and the first wave of attacks put the Fourth Company under great pressure, and they were so skilled in combat that they could even shoot while running. can do it, regardless of the comrades around him who are constantly being shot and falling to the ground, and continue to make a decisive charge. Nearly 300 German troops, which spread out at once, almost overwhelmed the weak defensive line of the four companies. There were sudden hand-to-hand battles everywhere, and the tall Germans already had a physical advantage and a German innate bravery. The collision between the two sides was brutal, the sound of bullets shooting into the body. The sound of a bayonet piercing flesh. The sound of a shovel smashing into a bone. and the dying screams of the wounded, making this land overgrown with sorghum instantly become a Shura hell.

Huang Jinhui is a "new ding" who only joined the army in March this year, and he is a son of Bai Wei Town. As a large number of young people in the base area joined the Mengshan Army, Huang Jinhui's parents, who were extremely conservative and regarded the Mengshan Army as a rebel, finally did not stop their son. Huang Jinhui was the last of his friends to join the army. Today was the first time he had participated in a "real" battle – if the live-fire exercise he participated in in the base area was what he considered to be a war does not count.

In the first battle, the elite German army was opposed.

Wong only had time to shoot three bullets, and someone fell in the formation of the opponent's charge, but it is unknown whether it was hit by the bullet he fired. He didn't have time to rejoice - the devil with a strange spike in his helmet rushed to him, and the squad leader shouted, "Fight the bayonet." Huang Jinhui jumped up and got close to the squad leader, he was in a group with the squad leader, this is a subject he has practiced hard since joining the army, the wooden gun scarred him from the top of the chest and abdomen, and finally passed the assessment of the recruit team. The squad leader faced a big devil, a head taller than the squad leader, and staggered the squad leader's footsteps in the first round, but fortunately, Bai Daifu, who was in the same village as him, stabbed a shot in time to alleviate the devil's follow-up offensive. He speared and stabbed the devil in the ribs as he usually trained - the instructor's aphorism flashed in his head - if you don't kill him, he will kill you!

He hadn't killed anyone, not even a pig, but the bayonet he had fought hard to kill his opponent at the moment. The opponent turned with great dexterity and let him go for a hard blow. He stumbled and almost fell, and the butt of his opponent's turned gun hit him in the waist and knocked him down, and then he saw the shining bayonet piercing him in the face, and he forgot to dodge, and great fear enveloped him, and he closed his eyes and died, but he heard the squad leader shout, get up! When he opened his eyes, he saw that Bai Ribbon had fallen to his knees - the actions of his companion saved his life, but he was stabbed in the waist by another devil.

Anger replaced fear, Huang Jinhui got up, still holding the rifle in his hand, forcefully blocked the opponent's bayonet, and shouted - it was also taught by the instructor, and he should shout vigorously when he stabbed in order to exert force. Piercing the devil's lower abdomen. The devil dodged again, but did not let the squad leader stab, the bayonet pierced the devil's left chest, the devil let out an earth-shattering scream, followed by the squad leader's scream, the devil who stabbed down the white belt was successful again, and stabbed the squad leader in the thigh. Huang Jinhui was completely enraged, turned to the left, and with a beautiful turn and stab, the bayonet stabbed into the abdomen of the devil who had not yet withdrawn the bayonet from the squad leader's leg, and his wrist turned and stirred hard! And then pulled out the bayonet with great force!

"Leave me alone! Fill in the place, fill in the place! The squad leader, who fell to the ground, gasped sharply.

The strict training made Huang Jinhui make the right choice, he ignored the squad leader who was lying in a pool of blood, but moved a few steps forward, joined another group, and plunged the blood-stained bayonet into the devil's body again while the devil was forced to move to the left by his comrades.

"Well done, Yellow!" The deputy platoon commander and sixth squad leader cheered, "That's it, pick a dead dog!" ”

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and dead bodies were everywhere.

The 4th Company was the "oldest" company of the 2nd Battalion and one of the oldest companies in the whole army. Fan Deping threw the reserves of the two squads in his hands into the counter-charge, and Wang Mingyuan put his guns into hand-to-hand combat.

At the last moment, Jiang Cunxian came up with reinforcements from two platoons of the guard company, and the addition of this new force saved the fourth company that almost collapsed.

The fierce battle was still going on, and Wang Mingyuan was anxious to find that this enemy was extremely tenacious, beyond his worst estimate, even if there was a guard company involved, he was afraid that he would not be able to stop it.

At this time, the ten companies led by Zhang Yulin rushed out of the crop field and entered the battle group. The addition of this new force has made the balance tilt rapidly.

Bolk was horrified to find that his soldiers were losing their resistance, and the timing and position of the Tenth Company to join was fatal, "Retreat, retreat to the west!" Borke made a categorical decision, the fourth company blocked the south, the tenth company attacked from the east, and there was a follow-up Qing army in the north, only the west was open, and it was necessary to leave this Shura region first.

Bork discarded the two platoons that had been broken, and in a quarter of an hour they were annihilated by the combined forces of the Eleventh and Ten Companies - a small half wounded, most of them captured.

Western armies have always lacked the courage to fight to the death, and they did not consider it a shame to be captured, even the German army, which was invincible throughout Europe. (To be continued......)