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On the morning of October 11, the land governor of Guangdong, Da Libao, led 20,000 elite green battalion soldiers and 1,000 cavalry of the Eight Banners from Guangzhou and marched south, preparing to meet the 5th Brigade of the Xinhua Army. In this battle, Dalibao was full of ambition, with a three-fold advantage in troops, and the help of the elite Eight Banners cavalry, he thought that he would definitely be able to defeat the Xinhua army. At this time, the follow-up troops of the Xinhua Army had just set off from Shunde!

"Humph! Damn Han dog, he actually dared to create a rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, he simply didn't know whether he was alive or dead. This time, I will let you know the power of the Qing army. Daribao said secretly in his heart. Xinhua was a country founded by overseas Chinese, but these Manchu high-ranking officials, especially the Manchu high-ranking officials, never regarded this war as a state-to-state war, but the Han people wanted to create a Manchu rebellion. The Manchus have ruled China for 200 years, and although there have been rebellions in the past 200 years, the Manchu rule is still as stable as Mount Tai. Da Libao believes that this time the Manchus will definitely be able to defeat those Han people and protect the country left by their ancestors.

More than 20,000 green battalion soldiers and 1,000 cavalry of the Eight Banners set out from Guangzhou in a majestic manner. For this military operation, Qi Gong, the governor of Liangguang, and A Jing'a, the general of Guangzhou, both had great confidence. The Xinhua army is powerful, which has put too much pressure on them. If you can win a battle first, it will improve the morale of the troops. It will be very helpful to defend the city of Guangzhou after the last day.

"General Ah, can General Dalibao win?" Qi Gong asked. He was a civil servant. I don't know much about military affairs.

"Your Excellency the Governor, General Daribao has at least a seventy percent chance of victory. Although the Xinhua Army is well-equipped, this time they were too careless, and they actually divided their troops, which is a taboo for soldiers! If they waited until all the troops had disembarked before marching to Canton. We won't stand a chance. But now they're on their own, and that gives us a chance to break through. General Dalibao gathered more than 20,000 elite troops. There are also 1,000 elite Manchurian cavalry, while the other side has only more than 6,000 people, and our strength is more than three times theirs. Therefore, we still have a good chance of winning this battle. As long as this Xinhua army can be annihilated. In the ensuing battle. The pressure on us will not be as great. Perhaps we will be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive. "The head of the analysis of the Guangzhou general A Jinga is the Tao. However, this is nothing more than his own speculation. Moreover, this is all based on the fact that the Qing army can defeat the 5th Brigade of the Xinhua Army, if the Qing army cannot win, then the Qing army defending Guangzhou will be greatly damaged. At that time, it will be easier for the Xinhua army to conquer Guangzhou.

Can 20,000 green battalion soldiers and 1,000 Eight Banner Iron Cavalry defeat the 5th Brigade of the Xinhua Army?

"General, scout report. It was found that a large number of Qing troops had left the city of Guangzhou and were marching south. The target is likely to be us. It is estimated that the total strength of the Qing army exceeded 20,000, and there were many cavalry. The commander of the reconnaissance company of the 5th Brigade reported to Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu.

"Ha Lu Ha! The Qing army was so bold that it dared to take the initiative to attack us. Could it be that they treat us like soft persimmons? The order was given, and the whole army stopped advancing and built defensive positions on the spot. The 1st and 2nd battalions defended the front, the 3rd and 4th battalions defended the flanks, and the 5th and 6th battalions served as reserves. The artillery battalion immediately formed artillery positions. The other ministries are also in combat readiness! Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu immediately gave the order. He knew that the Qing army was watching the 5th Brigade go deep alone, and wanted to eat the 5th Brigade before the main force of the Xinhua Army arrived. Give the Xinhua army a dismount first, and at the same time, it can also reduce their defensive pressure. It's just that an infantry brigade of the Xinhua Army is so easy to eat, since the formation of the Xinhua Army, not even a battalion or a company has ever been wiped out by the formation, let alone an infantry brigade. Even if it is changed to the army of Western countries, it will not be possible, let alone the Qing army. Although the Qing army has an advantage in strength, if they want to eat the 5th Brigade, I am afraid that they do not have that good tooth, and they are not afraid of breaking a few teeth.

The 5th Brigade of the Xinhua Army immediately stopped advancing and began to build positions intensively. The Qing army lacked artillery, and all the Xinhua troops did not need to dig trenches, but only needed to pull barbed wire in front of the proposed positions to avoid being raided by the cavalry of the Qing army. The artillery was a little more troublesome, and the brigade artillery battalion of the 5th Brigade was armed with a total of 24 75-mm field guns. Although the power of the 75-mm field gun was not as good as that of the 105-mm howitzer, the power of the shell was further improved after the change to smokeless gunpowder. In addition, the 75-mm field gun has a very fast rate of fire, which can reach one shot per minute, which is already a very good infantry support firepower for the infantry of the Xinhua Army. Also, the 75-mm field gun was relatively lightweight, which made it easier for infantry to carry. The 75-mm field gun weighed only 800 kilograms and could be towed by two war horses, or it could be disassembled into several parts and carried by war horses.

"My lord, the new Chinese army has discovered our movements, they have stopped advancing, and they are still twelve miles away from us!" A cavalryman of the Qing army told Da Libao.

"Very well, order the whole army to press up. The cavalry listened to the order and was ready to storm the enemy at any time. Dalibao ordered. In the open field with the Xinhua army at night, and with a three-fold superiority in strength and cavalry, Da Libao thought that he had won this battle.

More than 20,000 Qing troops slowly approached the position of the Xinhua Army. It did not stop until it was less than four kilometers away from the frontline positions of the Xinhua Army. Dalibao had not fought with the Xinhua Army before, so it was not clear that their location at this moment was already within the maximum range of the Xinhua Army's 75mm field guns. It's just that Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu didn't want to startle the snake, so he didn't order the artillery battalion to open fire. Da Libao wanted to eat the 5th Brigade of the Xinhua Army in one bite, and Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu also hoped that the main force of the Qing army could be eliminated in this battle. If the artillery is fired in advance, even if the Qing army can be defeated, more people will break and flee, and in this case, it will bring trouble for the Xinhua army to attack Guangzhou in the future. It would be great if all the problems could be solved once and for all.

At half past eleven o'clock in the morning, Da Libao thought that he had won the victory, and ordered tens of thousands of Qing troops to attack. 30,000 Qing troops launched an attack on the Xinhua army from three directions. Armed with shotguns and long knives at their waists, they approached the position of the Xinhua army. The use of dense formations, which Dalibo learned from the British, was the only way to maximize the firepower.

"Mortar ready!" When the Qing army was less than a kilometer from the positions of the Xinhua army, the commanders of the front ordered. Mortars have raised their muzzles, and the mortars of the Xinhua Army have developed 80-mm medium mortars. However, each infantry company was equipped with two 60-mm light mortars, and the infantry battalion had only four 80-mm medium mortars.

"Fire!" As the Qing army approached, the mortars on the frontline positions opened fire quickly. However, in order not to scare the Qing army away, each mortar controlled the speed of firing. The mortars of the Xinhua Army had a limit of 10 rounds per minute, but in order to lure the Qing army to continue the offensive, the rate of fire of the mortars was now reduced to two rounds per minute.

More than 40 mortars opened fire, which still caused great trouble for the Qing army. The shells roared and fell into their ranks, and the Qing officers and soldiers who were blown up flipped on their backs. The dense formation caused great casualties to the Qing army. Often, when a shell goes down, several or even a dozen people are killed. Scattered shrapnel reaped their lives wantonly.

"Oh my God! The artillery fire of the Xinhua Army is too powerful! Some Qing soldiers couldn't help but exclaim. Even if they fought with the British, they had never encountered such artillery fire!

Some soldiers, subconsciously, want to run away. However, he was targeted by the officers, so he had to continue to move forward.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The shells of the Xinhua Army continued to explode in the ranks of the Qing army, leaving gaps one by one. However, the Qing army was overwhelming, and the soldiers behind came up and easily filled the gap.

"My lord, the artillery fire of the Xinhua Army is too fierce, and the brothers have suffered heavy casualties!" A general soldier said to Dalibao.

"No, as long as you rush through the shelling area of the Xinhua Army, there will be no danger." Da Libao shook his head, the battle had just begun, although the artillery fire of the Xinhua army was fierce, it was impossible for him to give up like this.

"Order the brothers, start charging, the first to break through the position of the Xinhua Army, be promoted to three levels, and be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver!" Daribao shouted. wanted to boost the morale of the Qing army by promoting and making a fortune.

Sure enough, stimulated by the promotion and fortune, the morale of the Qing army increased a lot, and began to ignore the formation and accelerate to the position of the Xinhua army.

"Infantry ready, mortars increase the rate of fire!" The front-line commander of the Xinhua Army calmly ordered. The Xinhua Army has always been fighting, with the natives, with the Vietnamese and the foreigners, although the officers of the Xinhua Army were very literate before joining the army, but after joining the army, they have undergone systematic cultural study, and also learned some basic tactical ideas, so that their command level is much higher than that of the officers of the Qing Army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The mortars of the Xinhua army began to increase the rate of fire, causing more casualties to the Qing army.

When the Qing soldiers were about two hundred meters away from the Xinhua army, the infantry who had already prepared the army opened fire.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! The crisp sound of a rifle like fried beans rang out, white gunpowder smoke drifted out from the muzzle, and dense bullets shot towards the Qing army. (To be continued......)