Fifty thousand foreign spearmen spread out along the mile-long palace wall, and launched an attack in a three-stage foreign gun formation.The gun array is like a forest, and the momentum is like a rainbow.Tens of thousands of people advanced and retreated together, and the roar pierced the clouds.The artillery team also followed the inside of the gun array, preparing to set up a firing position at a distance of 300 meters and blast open the Daqing Gate.The protectors on the city wall watched the Boxers under the city with foreign guns closely, and in the face of so many soldiers and horses, every soldier's heart pinched a cold sweat.Fortunately, Rong Lu left enough ammunition for them, otherwise the bullets would have run out sooner or later."
Brothers, news has come from the marshal, and the emperor is about to return from Chengde.In a day or two, the large army will return to Beijing, we should cooperate with the outside world, and we will be able to annihilate all the thieves and robbers to Lao Tzu to cheer up, if we hold the Forbidden City, we will be a great achievement, and the commander will definitely be rewarded" Duan Feihu, the division commander who defended the city, roared loudly, and encouraged his subordinates.Now what they want most is not gold and silver treasures, but hope.If you stick to it for a day or two or even a month, but if there is no hope, people will have no motivation to persevere.If the emperor doesn't come, who is still guarding this empty house.It's better to surrender, maybe you can find some treasures in the palace.Now Duan Feihu told everyone the news of the emperor's return to Beijing, just to let everyone understand that Beijing was still in the Qing Dynasty, and the Boxers could not turn the sky upside down.When the two sides were five hundred meters apart, the guards on the city wall pulled the trigger.They didn't have advanced artillery in their hands, and if the Boxer artillery had been properly arranged in the position, it wouldn't take a few hits to collapse the city wall."
Bang, bang, bang" The copper bullets rained down, whistling in the air, and poof-poofs burrowed into the Boxer soldiers' bodies.At a distance of 1,000 meters, more than 3,000 guards were deployed.At the same time, more than 3,000 bullets flew out, and the Boxers were caught off guard, and they all fell in a pool of blood, and nearly 1,000 people died instantly."
Shoot, shoot quickly" The commander of the Boxer Regiment also gave an order in an instant, he never thought that the inner and outer cities had been taken, and there was still such an elite army hidden in the Forbidden City."
Boom, boom, boom" The Boxers' foreign guns immediately cracked and rang out, and they pulled the trigger in their hands regardless of whether they were aimed at the city wall or not.Round iron bullets also rained down on the city wall, splashing up bursts of dust and leaving trenches on the city wall.The Boxers were outnumbered, more than ten times more than the Boxers.The bullets were more than 500 meters away, and their power was greatly reduced, and dozens of guards were killed just by relying on a dense rain of bullets.The Protectors hid behind the battlements, and the front was all blocked by sandbags.Although the ammunition of the Boxers was intensive, except for the occasional killing of some soldiers who were in their early stages, it was actually thunder and rain, and it did not cause substantial damage.The battle of the other three city gates was even more chaotic, and it was originally a rabble with cold weapons.There was a burst of gunfire, and thousands of people fell.After several attacks, they died down, and no one dared to risk rushing forward.The battle reports quickly gathered together, and Duan Feihu immediately made a decision, and each of the other three city gates took out a thousand people to garrison at the Daqing Gate.The Great Qing Gate had more than 6,000 protectors for a time, and its prestige increased greatly, even in the face of dozens of times the Boxers, it also had an absolute advantage, and completely controlled the initiative in its own hands.As the battle progressed into dusk, the Boxers were still firmly blocked 500 meters in front of the city wall.Wang Yinlin's eyes were on fire, seeing that victory was in front of him, but he was blocked here.It's like a person who has been hungry for three days and can't take a bite of the cake in front of him.That night, the Boxer leaders and the three elders on the front line discussed again the method of attacking.Everyone's faces were full of anger, and as soon as they entered the door, they began to talk and scold."
Mom, come to a board, I didn't expect the Dog Emperor to leave such an elite army in the Forbidden City, our Tiger Army has killed and injured five or six thousand people and horses today, and Lao Tzu's heart has been broken" Geng Biao, the eldest brother of the Cangzhou Five Tigers, was the first to scold at the headquarters, and today's battle was very aggrieved, and his face turned red with anger."
Not only your Tiger Army, but also our Seven Evil Army also suffered heavy casualties, the same casualties of five or six thousand.Such a hard rush is definitely not a way, the foreign guns they are equipped with are the same as those of the Huaxing Army, they are all the latest foreign guns.We are attacking under the city, which is to use them as a live target to fight" Hu Liefeng, the eldest brother of the Seven Heroes of Saibei, also complained, with an unwilling look on his face."
So are we" "So are we" The generals all complained, looking dejected."
Alright, cheer up.We had several ups and downs in Shandong back then, didn't we still enter the capital, there is no city wall in the world that cannot be broken, only soldiers who dare not attack" Wang Yinlin waved his hand with a cold face, signaling all the generals to be quiet."
Brother Meng, usually you have the most ideas, you want to think about how to use to reduce the casualties of the brothers."
Jiang Wanshan turned his head to Meng Laicai, and when he was disappointed, Meng Laicai would always come up with a good solution."
After we took the inner city, we just captured a group of old eunuchs for kilometers.According to an old eunuch, there was a secret passage inside the palace leading to the outside of the city.I haven't had time to verify this news yet, maybe it's the best way to take the Forbidden City" Meng Laicai calmly analyzed, and at this moment, he obviously became the backbone of the generals' hearts."
Great, if there is really this secret passage, we can sneak into the palace, and we will definitely be caught off guard" Jiang Wanshan's eyes widened excitedly, and everyone present had the same expression."
Well, without further ado.Hu Liefeng, tonight you will take the old eunuch to verify the authenticity of the secret passage, if it is true, let the Seven Evil Army move into the palace from the secret passage, and after dawn, you will join forces with the Weihu Army to win the Forbidden City in one fell swoop" Wang Yinlin decisively gave an order, and immediately sent Hu Liefeng to set off with the Seven Evil Army.Outside Beijing, a group of soldiers and horses galloped at this time, and had just arrived near Miyun County.This army was none other than the Mongol cavalry of Seng Lingqin, and after two days and two nights of rapid marching, they galloped all the way from Chengde City to here."
Damn, it's all strange that the good idea of Yi Yi made Lao Tzu toss three times and twice, and the good capital is not guarded, but he ran to Chengde to hunt" Monk Lingqin scolded and turned over and dismounted, and tonight he will rest here for the whole night, and tomorrow he will begin to sweep away the stragglers of the Boxers on the periphery, waiting for Rong Lu's protector army to go south."
Old Prince, there are these mediocre and incompetent people in the court, and they deserve to cause this disaster.If the Queen Mother reuses the old prince, I'm afraid our Horqin won't be able to lose it," Ji Da, the left deputy general under Seng Lingqin, also complained, and he has been haunted by the loss of his hometown."
Yes, old prince.Our tribe in Horqin now has no home, and I heard that the Huaxing army has now handed over the Mongolian steppe to the jurisdiction of Daiqin of the Ulanqab League.That old boy didn't remember the care you took care of him at the beginning, and wiped out our Horqin tribe, and the people of his hometown were forced to flee north, and there was no place to stay in Inner Mongolia.""
Okay, write down this account for the time being, and when you are done with this while, this king will definitely take you back to Horqin and cut off the head of that old boy in Daiqin as a wine jug" Monk Lingqin glared at the two of them, not wanting to think about these troublesome things anymore.After sitting down by the fire, he took a sip of the wine bag.The two of them silently drank wine with him, and after lying down by the fire, they closed their eyes all night.As soon as it was dawn the next day, there were bursts of gunfire from the direction of the forward troops, which startled Seng Lingqin and stood up."
What's going on, what's going on?"
Monk Greenqin yelled at the soldiers beside him, and hurriedly asked about the military situation.The soldiers shook their heads, also confused and didn't know what was going on."
Oh no, Prince.A large number of cavalry were found in front, and it seemed that they were all troops of the Huaxing Army" At this time, the left deputy general Jida had already put his horse back from the front, and with a cold sweat on his forehead, he hurriedly dismounted and said goodbye."
What Huaxing Army, where did they come from" Monk Greenqin's eyes widened in disbelief, turned over and got on the war horse, waving his hand to let his generals gather their troops to fight.Judging from the information he had about the cavalry of the Huaxing Army, they were still in Xinjiang to pacify southern Xinjiang, how could they come out so quickly and come to Beijing to join in the excitement."
I don't know, the last general is sure, it must be them" Jeddah and Huaxingjun have fought a few times, and he still remembers Huaxingjun's outfit.As soon as you see the camouflage uniform, you know that a terrible opponent is coming."
Let's go, let's see" Monk Lingqin patted his horse and led the team to go out in the direction where the forward battalion was located, and at a distance of one kilometer, he saw a group of war horses coming in front of him, and it seemed that there were tens of thousands of war horses.The leader of the Huaxing Army was Xu Yao, and this time he only brought one division of cavalry from Zhangjiakou into the pass.Originally, he was ordered by Luo Sanyuan to enter the customs to reconnoiter the terrain on all sides of Beijing.But he met the cavalry of Seng Lingqin here, and launched an attack on them without saying a word.Xu Yao's troops, all armed with advanced expeditionary rifles, opened fire on the high-speed Mongol cavalry from a distance of 500 meters.Although the Mongol cavalry had many soldiers and horses, they did not have the slightest advantage.In front of the cavalry of the Huaxing Army, there was only a share of beatings, and the most important thing was that if I wanted to run, I also ran, and was chased and beaten by the cavalry of the Huaxing Army.The forward battalion of Seng Lingqin originally had more than 3,000 people, but it was completely annihilated by Xu Yao after the battle, and the ground was covered with the corpses of war horses and cavalry.Monk Green's angry teeth itched, new hatred and old hatred, saying that he couldn't let go of these Huaxing troops.He carefully observed the number of cavalry of the Xia Huaxing army, and the total number of soldiers and horses was only more than 10,000.And now he can take more than 100,000 soldiers and horses from the Horqin tribe, even if the Huaxing army is powerful, he is full of confidence and defeats the Huaxing army in one battle
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