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The messenger is very fast.
Running non-stop all the way.
We arrived in Tongzhou in just half an hour.
When I arrived in Tongzhou, I went to report to Altai, the Eight Banners garrison general stationed in Beijing.
"Report, the Minister of Military Aircraft sent a military order to send out sentries to look for Western European and Southern troops..."
Altai took the letter from the envoy and looked at it carefully: "Is Mr. Zhongtang crazy? You are trying to pin your hopes on those southerners and Western devils?"
The messenger lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
"With the envoy seals of the Southern Barbarians and foreigners, can we make them stop attacking the Qing Dynasty? Haha~"
Altai continued to sneer, thinking of Lord Chaozhong's thoughts, and shook his head slightly.
The sharpness of the sword is the truth!
It is absolutely foolish to pin war and peace on negotiations and Chen Mu's seal.
However, Altai was not sure of stopping the enemy's attack at this moment.
He asked all ministries to continue to strengthen defenses, and divided several groups of soldiers to look for invading enemies along the river.
The separated Green Battalion and the Eight Banners soldiers galloped along the river, and finally found the Dragon Kingdom troops thirty kilometers away on the afternoon of the 14th!
It was too fast, and the enemy seemed to rush over without even taking a rest.
The scouts discovered that these enemies had hijacked the Qing government's water transport ships and were heading to Tongzhou.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the main inland canals were rivers such as the Yongding River.
After arriving at Langfang, the river gradually narrows. Large warships cannot pass here and can only accommodate small boats.
Three thousand two hundred people once again detached a small force to garrison Langfang to protect the warships.
Because their reinforcements will arrive in Langfang tomorrow, there is no need for too many troops staying in Langfang. Three hundred people are enough.
The remaining people captured a large number of water transport ships and sailed directly along the canal towards Tongzhou.
Halfway through the journey, we met Qing soldiers.
The high school team ignored the opponent's shouts and simply let the muskets fire a metaphysical fire.
They fired into the sky to drive away the soldiers who were carrying orders.
The musket fire that covered everyone's head and face was so terrifying that the soldiers ordered by the Qing court had to flee in confusion.
"It's not good, then Nanman and foreigners don't care about martial ethics at all."
"The South Barbarians are going to war!"
"We must inform the commander of the news."
Soon, these soldiers returned to Tongzhou again.
They informed Altai that the enemy did not care about them.
"Hmph, the enemy is really ambitious. Inform all the ministries in Tongzhou and ask them to tighten defense and pay attention to the enemy's artillery."
"twitter!"
Five hours later, at close to 5 p.m., the high school team led the soldiers to Tongzhou Port.
Altai sent soldiers over to shout again.
"But are they the descendants of the Southern Dragon? We are envoys of the Qing Dynasty, and we are here to tell you that this is all a misunderstanding."
"I misunderstood you mmp, so I attacked you directly."
The soldiers again fired randomly.
The shouting soldiers had to flee back in confusion.
"I knew it, I knew it!"
Altai was so angry that he punched the cannon under him.
"The master is in trouble. They are completely unreasonable and are going to attack!"
Altai was furious: "What are you afraid of? The enemy who landed is only about a thousand people. Our defenders are fifteen thousand, which is more than ten times the enemy. Are you afraid of nothing?"
He yelled at the top of his lungs: "Any soldier who defends the city will be rewarded fifty taels of silver for killing each person. If you kill an enemy officer, you will be promoted to a higher level!"
When the soldiers of the Qing army heard this last time, they immediately screamed.
During the early Qianlong period, soldiers lived a pretty good life.
In the middle and later periods of Qianlong's reign, life was miserable.
It was common to have wages deducted, and occasionally they were asked to work in the fields with the Eight Banners men.
Fifty taels of silver is several years' salary.
Boom~
While Altai was still boosting morale, a bomb suddenly exploded near the battlements.
Seeing the enemy testing artillery, he was so frightened that he quickly hid in a strong military fortress.
There were reports from soldiers who had escaped from Langfang and Jinmen that the enemy's firepower was very strong and that only by hiding in strong bunkers would one have a chance of survival. Bunkers could block enemy bombings.
For the sake of his own life, Altai just pretended to be cowardly.
Not only that, he also learned from the experience of Rondo's death in battle and arranged the soldiers in various units to disperse!
He wanted his soldiers to hide in the battlements and fortresses to conduct precise shooting at the enemy.
There are many city walls in Tongzhou, and Altai believes that this tactic can definitely stop the opponent for many days.
Then, what he did could not escape the detection of drones!
Under normal circumstances, the high school team would simply let the rocket launchers clear the field.
However, in this war, due to the needs of military training, saturation fire coverage was not implemented.
I saw the high school team commanding various departments and wanted people to set up heavy machine guns.
Subsequently, the mortars were aimed at the enemy for precise clearing.
Boom...
The mortars and artillery that can direct fire were cleared at fixed points, and the artillery hidden in the city wall fortifications were the first to suffer fatal blows.
After dozens of rounds, the mortars were aimed at the enemy musketeers again.
There were not many of these musketeers, seemingly more than a thousand, but their muskets had a long range and could cause heavy damage to attacking infantry.
Rumble~
As hundreds of shells fell, the Qing soldiers who could only be beaten and unable to fight back suddenly lost all morale.
They were blown away and fled in all directions.
Veterans are afraid of guns, recruits are afraid of cannons!
These Qing soldiers, who had never seen a cannon in full bloom, were demoralized by the successive deaths of soldiers even though they were hiding on the solid city wall.
"Hold still!" Altai slashed several broken soldiers trying to escape.
"Hold still, hold still! Those who retreat will die, and their families will send them as slaves in armor. Hold still and let them come and beat you."
A hundred and ten supervisory troops continuously killed large numbers of defeated troops, and finally stopped the rout.
The high school team who used a drone to observe the situation in Tongzhou City slightly admired: "This Qing army commander is quite a talent!"
"It's a pity that we encountered a weapon that crossed the times." Yuan Qingkai whispered.
If the Qing army had rifles and artillery, they could really cause them some trouble.
Unfortunately, their artillery was blown up, and the arquebus soldiers who dared to shoot were also named.
"Actual combat is the truth that tests the results of training. I hope the infantrymen can train some top students this time."
In the past two times, artillery fire was used to eliminate the enemy on a large scale, but the soldiers did not fire many rifles.
It's not enough to beat.
This time we just used infantry and artillery to coordinate tactical operations.
Although this method of combat is slightly dangerous, it can allow more soldiers to see blood.
His eyes turned to the battlefield.
The Qing soldiers were badly bombed!
But the soldiers led by the high school team fought more and more smoothly.
These soldiers were terrified for their first battle.
Before, they used artillery to cover everyone's face, and then machine guns fired. The New Army soldiers hid everywhere and shot, and never engaged in a critical battle.
This time they were conducting a critical battle without artillery to clear the ground.
During the battle, the mortar crews made many fools of themselves.
However, they had regained their composure. They began to report names to the enemy in accordance with the training they had received before, and eliminate any Qing soldiers who dared to fight back.
Altai, who was hiding on the battlements, saw the enemy approaching and screamed for people to shoot and destroy these enemies.
But as soon as the Qing soldiers showed their heads, they were shot by terrifying machine gun bullets.
Any soldier who dares to reveal his body will be subject to a hail of bullets.
Dozens of soldiers approached the city wall without any danger.
Altai was furious: "Kill, kill them all, don't let them get close to the city wall."
His shouting was of no use.
Heavy machine guns, light machine guns, as well as the soldiers' rifles and mortar shells, easily suppressed the Qing army's firepower.
Countless soldiers have proven one thing with their lives: you will die if you show your head.
The war situation is becoming more and more critical.
As the soldiers arrived at the city gate tower, they took out weapons with thick black wooden handles.
Unscrew the cap and pull the cord.
呲~
The grenade emitted a burst of white smoke, and then the soldiers threw it onto the city wall.
Rumble~
Ahh~
Some Qing troops who were secretly hiding in the battlements and preparing to throw gold juice were suddenly blown to their knees!
Explosions occurred one after another, killing or injuring any enemy who dared to approach the wall above their heads.
Subsequently, these New Army soldiers used engineer shovels to dig tunnels and deploy explosive packages.
Three minutes later, a large hole was dug in the city wall.
The soldiers lit the fuse and then ran wildly into the distance!
With a terrifying explosion, a gap several meters high was directly opened in the solid Tongzhou City.
The impregnable Tongzhou was immediately breached.
The morale of the Qing army dropped sharply~
"Oh no, the city wall collapsed!"
The morale of the attacking New Army soldiers was greatly boosted.
"Tongzhou City is destroyed, surrender without killing!"
"Surrender without killing!"
Then, the soldiers who had been hiding and shooting began to rely on this gap to find the commanding heights, and then slowly pressed up...
The high school team held up their binoculars and nodded with satisfaction as they watched the soldiers from the two companies advancing layer by layer relying on various buildings.
"The soldiers are well trained. After this actual battle, they will be able to lead their own regiment."
Yuan Qingkai narrowed his eyes and said: "If you are promoted too quickly, your foundation may be unstable."
"Then what's the deal? Wait five or six years and then try again?"
These words made Yuan Qingkai slightly embarrassed.
To be honest, Yuan Qingkai and others have long missed the modern and convenient life in Longguo.
The high school team relies on combat, and it is right for more new army soldiers to learn new combat methods.
The battlefield is the best catalyst. Excellent soldiers will evolve quickly through battle.
Using the life of the Qing court to train new army soldiers is cruel, but fast!
As the battle moved from the city wall into the city, an even more brutal battle began.
Altai knew that the city wall was lost, so it sent death squads to fight in the streets.
Then, they were retaught by machine gun bullets and grenades!
The crowd tactics were unable to withstand the barrage of bullets.
Qing soldiers equipped with large numbers of shields were easily shot through by full-power bullets.
Trees in games and TV shows can dodge bullets, but this is all a lie.
Full-power bullets can easily penetrate trees dozens of centimeters in diameter and hit the human body hiding behind. A back wall more than ten centimeters thick cannot withstand the fire of full-power bullets.
Because of the lack of troops, the high school team implemented some assault tactics.
No one ambushed the Qing army's retreat, they could only attack from one place.
When the New Army invaded Tongzhou, some fearful Manchus and the Eight Banners army became completely frightened after sacrificing the lives of thousands of soldiers in street battles.
They frantically opened the city gates in the other three directions and fled in all directions!
The war will be over soon!
The New Army soldiers quickly came over under the injured Altai.
Ge Datang, commander of the second assault company in charge of the attack, said: "This man would rather die than surrender, but it's a pity that he was stabbed in the back by his subordinates. Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to catch him alive."
Yuan Qingkai went over to take a look and found that this guy could still be saved.
"Luckily, it didn't hurt any vital parts."
Altai opened his eyes weakly: "If I lose at your hands, I won't lose. Give me a good time."
"We are not invaders. We will not kill prisoners easily." The high school team laughed.
Altai sneered: "Aren't you an invader? Ignoring our kind reminders, you continue to attack the Qing Dynasty. Your ambassador may lose his head at this moment."
The high school team shook their heads: "Maybe your emperor was frightened and woke up at this moment."
Altai was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"
"It's not interesting. It stands to reason that another of our troops will arrive in the capital at this time. Your Emperor Qianlong may have been awakened by this time!"
Altai stared at the high school team with wide eyes: "You...you actually dare to divide your troops? Aren't you afraid that we will divide them and annihilate them?"
The high school team and Yuan Qingkai both laughed!
They are really not afraid.
Compared with the troops attacking Tongzhou, the firepower of the other troops was more powerful.
Yuan Qingkai patted the other party: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, lie down, I will perform a small operation on you, so that you can continue to live a lively life."
"I, Altai, will never obey until I die!"
"Well, your name is Altai, the one with the L flag. You live in... an only son... with a wife and daughter... a son who is eight years old..."
The high school team read each other's messages one by one.
Cold sweat broke out on Altai's forehead.
These people actually knew him well.
The high school team came over and said with a gentle smile: "If you die now, what will happen to your wife and daughter?"
Altai was even more panicked!
"A true man, if you want to kill or scrape, please do as you please. Don't bring harm to your wife and children!"
"Do you think we're going to cause trouble for your wife and children?"
Altai's mood was extremely complicated.
By speaking like this, he made it clear that he wanted to cause trouble for his family!
He had to accept the enemy's treatment in frustration and wait for a gloomy fate in the future.
Not long after the Tongzhou War ended, the capital was also experiencing fighting!
This is a blitzkrieg.
After the high school team met the Altai messengers in Langfang, they divided their forces into two groups according to the plan.
Attack all the way towards Tongzhou, open up water routes and control logistical supplies.
On the other hand, they disembarked from the ship and rode more than a thousand bicycles, carrying a large amount of supplies and heading towards the capital from the land.
Although there are more than 140,000 Eight Banners soldiers stationed in Beijing, they have no fear of any enemy with weapons that span the ages.
One thousand one hundred people rode bicycles quickly, and it took only three hours to reach the outskirts of the capital.
These more than a thousand troops on bicycles did not carry much ammunition.
Because all their heavy weapons have been shipped here a long time ago.
This is thanks to the Qing Dynasty’s escort system, which is full of sieves.
They borrowed letters from Li Shiyao that were indistinguishable from the sticks, and easily transported a large amount of supplies to the outskirts of the capital.
The commander leading this mobile force is Ren Jia, a soldier who is proficient in special operations.
Before and after arriving in the capital, he first separated a company of soldiers to dig out buried weapons, artillery and various ammunition at the previously scheduled location.
When everything was ready, Ren Jia led the large troops to the south gate of the capital.
Then, they took a special loudspeaker that could carry the sound for seven or eight miles, and started shouting outside the capital...
This chapter has been completed!