The two sides opened fire for half an hour, each rushing to within a distance of 500 meters.The same face-to-face cluster fire, within 500 meters, there were already heavy casualties.Constantly people fell under the muzzle, and the soldiers behind quickly came up to replenish them.The guns crackled one after another, like bloodthirsty devils, devouring one life after another.Finally, Wu Guodong's midline team was the first to collapse.In the face of the more than 8,000 Boxer soldiers armed with breech guns, they simply rushed forward to send them to their deaths.Although the number of Boxers was enough for three of them, they were all armed with strong-armed guns, and they had nothing to do against the Boxers lying in the trenches.After the shots were fired, the bullets whizzed down their bodies and did not kill a single person.More than 30,000 people in the direction of the middle line soon lost their lives.They had already suffered defeat in Suqian, and their morale had long been low.Now that he has encountered such a strong opponent again, he finally can't stand it anymore and begins to collapse.Morale is a blow of energy, then decline, and three exhaustions.The Lu army did not succeed in the first wave of impact, and the soldiers naturally refused to die in vain.After the collapse of the middle line, the direction of the two wings, which had a slight advantage, followed closely and completely collapsed.The casualties on both flanks of the Boxers also reached tens of thousands, and after the Lu army withdrew, they did not continue the pursuit, but retreated to the city to rest.As soon as the battle on both sides ended, the Huaxing army followed closely and approached the city.The Sixth Route Army of the Nanjing Military Region and the Guangdong Military Region completed their supplies in Xuzhou and went straight to Shandong and Henan respectively.The news soon spread to Zaozhuang City, Zaozhuang City was called Yanzhou Mansion in ancient times, and Zaozhuang was directly used here, and the three elders of the Heaven and Earth Society hurriedly gathered the generals to discuss the matter after learning the news."
Now the situation in Shandong is very unfavorable to us, although Ding Baozhen's Lu army is about to collapse, but the power of the Huaxing army is getting stronger and stronger.Now another 100,000 troops are approaching in Xuzhou, and we are only more than 50 miles away, and we will be able to reach the outside of the city early tomorrow morning. ”Wang Yinlin told the current situation again, and his face was full of sadness.Since the Annihilation of the Seven Evil Army's attack on Chengde, the descendants of the Heaven and Earth Society have been seriously damaged.Now there has just been a big battle with the Lu army in Zaozhuang, and there are only more than 20,000 soldiers left."
The Huaxing army really deceived people too much, forced us from Jiangnan to Shandong, we finally occupied Beijing, and they forced us back to Shandong.Now even Shandong won't give us a way to live, Elder Wang, let's fight with them" Geng Biao, the boss of the Cangzhou Five Tigers, was the first to collapse and got up and scolded, he couldn't stand this humiliation anymore."
Elder, give orders.They won't let us live, and we can't let them get better," the second Zhang Kui also got up and scolded loudly."
Fight, Elder.Let's stop hiding in Tibet, we will be angry with this nest" "Elder, you give orders, I will listen to you" "The other brothers also scolded and asked for war."
Let's be quiet first, maybe there are other ways" Wang Yinlin waved his hand and turned his gaze to Meng Laicai.Whenever he was desperate, Meng Laicai would always come up with a solution."
Brother Meng, do you have any other good way" Jiang Wanshan also turned his head and asked, his eyes were full of expectation, until the last moment, no one wanted to joke with his life."
The situation is unfavorable, and it is at the last minute.The Huaxing Army launched a large-scale northern expedition, and it was a matter of time before the Jiangbei area fell into the hands of the Huaxing Army.We can't go anywhere now, either we will fight or surrender, and it will depend on whether the Huaxing army will take us in or not" Meng Laicai pondered for a long time, but still shook his head helplessly.The generals also hung their heads in frustration, they also knew the strength of the Huaxing army, not to mention the advanced weapons, and the number of people attacking Shandong this time was five times that of them, so they naturally thought of the worst result."
Elder, urgent report, urgent report" At this time, a hurried shout suddenly came from outside the house, and the herald quickly entered the conference room and handed the information in his hand to Wang Yinlin."
Where did the military newspaper come from" Wang Yinlin frowned, and quickly tore open the letter and read it."
This is sent by the Huaxing army outside the city, just now their letter used a bow and arrow to shoot inside the city" The herald introduced, and under Wang Yinlin's signal, he got up and withdrew from the council room."
Elder, what does the military newspaper say" The generals focused all their eyes on Wang Yinlin's hands, secretly guessing what Hua Xingjun meant."
Brothers, this letter is from Su Sanniang, the leader of the Huaxing League.She pleaded with Qiao Zhiqing and asked him to leave us a way to live, and Qiao Zhiqing agreed" Wang Yinlin handed the military newspaper in his hand to the two elders beside him to circulate it, and the generals in the room had different expressions, but they all showed a hint of surprise at the same time."
Don't be too happy too early, Qiao Zhiqing also gave us a condition.There is an island nation of the Philippines in the South Seas, and he wants to send us there, and if we agree to this condition, he will agree to our surrender. ”Wang Yinlin added, his heart was mixed, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad."
Nanyang Qiao Zhiqing wants to send us to a desert island to feed the fish" Geng Biao frowned inexplicably and shouted loudly."
Elder Wang, what does Qiao Zhiqing mean, we didn't eat or drink on a desert island, aren't we still dead" The second Zhang Kui asked puzzled, his face full of surprise.None of the generals under the seat have ever been to sea, only knowing that the South Seas are full of desert islands that are rarely populated, and it is still a death to go there."
Don't argue, you don't know, the Philippines is not exactly a desert island.This country was originally called Luzon, and it was also a vassal state of the Qing court, and it has had contacts with us since the Three Kingdoms period.More than a decade ago, the country of Luzon was completely occupied by the Spaniards and renamed the Philippines.This place doesn't have to be poor in our mountains now, the Cai family of the four major families in Nanyang is there.When I was in Nanjing, I also had a few contacts with Cai Shaoyong, the current head of the Cai family, and this person was quite frank and arrogant. ”Meng Laicai waved his hand to everyone and briefly introduced what he knew.These things were also mentioned to him by Cai Shaoyong, and he stopped at that time as a strange thing, but he didn't expect it to come in handy today."
Then Qiao Zhiqing means that we go to the island to fight the Spaniards," Geng Biao's eyes widened with curiosity."
That's right, Qiao Zhiqing means that we can assist Cai Shaoyong to eliminate the Spanish power in the Philippines, and then establish a country in the Philippines ruled by our Han Chinese" Meng Laicai nodded affirmatively, and his heart was already shaken.In fact, it is not the first time that Qiao Zhiqing has done this, many soldiers and horses of the Taiping Army were sent to overseas desert islands by him.Now that Nanyang is out of the Philippines, most of them have been notified by the Han Chinese," Jiang Wanshan also added, he opened a casino in Jinkui City, and he was the most well-informed.The generals discussed a lot in the audience, and they considered this condition one after another."
Elder Meng, how many Spanish people are there in the Philippines, can we beat these foreign devils" Geng Biao asked worriedly, obviously a little shaken, and no longer insisted on the idea of fighting to the death."
It's ridiculous to say that Spain has more than 3,000 people in the Philippines, and all the arms they are armed with are breech-loading guns.The Huaxing army has wiped out all their warships, and now they are also blocking the gate to the South Seas.If they want to come over, unless they fly from the sky" Meng Laicai had a smile on his face, when he heard Cai Guoyong mention it, more than 3,000 people in Spain occupied Luzon Island, where more than 100,000 Chinese were located, which was a bit incredible.But thinking that the population of 40,000 in the Qing Dynasty was beaten to Beijing by more than 18,000 British, French and foreign devils and burned the Old Summer Palace, this incident is not funny at all."
Then I agree, hit the fuck.We have been fighting in the north and south for so many years, isn't it just to find a place to stand" Geng Biao couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and immediately got up and yelled."
We also agree, Elder, promise Qiao Zhiqing.""
Elder, we all follow you, as long as we can have something to eat," the brothers were visibly relieved, and they raised their arms and shouted."
Brother Wang, Brother Jiang, after all, this is the heart of Su Sanniang's alliance leader.What do you mean" Meng Laicai asked for the meaning of Wang Yinlin and Jiang Wanshan, looking at the expressions of the generals under the seat, they had obviously accepted this condition.Su Sanniang will be kind to them in heaven and earth, and know that the brothers of the heaven and earth will still be commensurate with Su Sanniang as the leader of the alliance."
I agree, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, as long as there is a way to live, we will go and break through" Wang Yinlin gritted his teeth and nodded with a sigh."
Brother Wang agreed, and I agreed.As long as the brothers are together, you can do anything" Jiang Wanshan also smiled and nodded in agreement, with a long sigh of relief in his heart, and his whole body was a little tired."
Okay" Meng Laicai got up and waved his hand at everyone, shouted loudly and continued to read, "Since everyone agrees with this condition, then as soon as the march of tomorrow arrives, we will open and surrender.""
Down to the South Seas" and "Down to the South Seas, Down to the South Seas" all the generals shouted loudly, their faces full of excitement.On the second day, as soon as dawn dawned, flags flew outside the city, and the five-clawed dragon roared in the wind on the red military flag.The Huaxing army came with neat military steps, with a long momentum and majestic style.The remaining 28,000 people of the Boxers all went out of the city to surrender, all laid down their weapons, and stood in line outside the city.Most of their generals had served in Nanjing, and they also knew that the Huaxing army could not speak and kill prisoners indiscriminately.Last night, the three elders jointly wrote a letter back to the vanguard of the Huaxing Army, and the Huaxing Army also knew about their surrender.Even so, Yang Zonglian, commander of the Nanjing Military Region, still arranged defenses outside the city in case of contingencies.He also knew that Su Sanniang pleaded for these Boxers, and the letter sent to the Boxers yesterday was also forwarded by him.Yang Zonglian did not treat these surrendered troops with arrogance, gave the Boxers enough face, accepted their surrender, and escorted them all to Nanjing side by side.He knew in his heart that Qiao Zhiqing must be of great use to them, and in the future, everyone will be officials in the same dynasty, and they will not look up and look down.After so many years of mixing in the Qing court, Yang Zonglian knows the importance of multiple friends and multiple roads
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