Chapter 153 There is great terror between life and death
Small life is indeed not easy to deal with!
Faced with a sudden rain of home-made rockets, assisted by a rain of grenades, and a crazy attack by the musketeers, the military camp was in chaos on a small day.
There were people running around everywhere, and all kinds of noises filled the sky.
But not long after, there was the roar of artillery at Xiaori station, and the shells were against the rain of rockets in the sky, and a fierce counterattack artillery was launched.
Boom boom boom...
The completely exposed rocket launcher camp was hit by successive shells, and the gun barrels were suddenly blown into twisted iron twists.
not good!
Wu Dong, who was commanding nearby, suddenly felt a chill in his hair. Without saying a word, he grabbed the bodyguard beside him and ran out for more than ten meters in an instant.
Boom!
The next moment, the place where it originally stood was covered by a cannonball, smoke and dust billowed and the soil flew, and in the blink of an eye, there was a half-meter deep pit.
Wu Dong only felt a wave of air sweeping in from behind, his body soared involuntarily, and his internal organs were shaken and felt extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, his mind at this time was as clear as ever. He threw the guard into the grass not far away, and while trying to balance his body in the air, he suddenly did a forward somersault and landed firmly on his feet.
The feeling of escaping from death is really uncomfortable.
Wu Dong's current state, stimulated by the life and death crisis, is unprecedentedly calm.
As soon as he moved his steps, the energy and blood in his body surged like a tide, quickly calming down the vibrating internal organs in his body.
At this moment, he could even keenly sense the flow of qi and blood in his body, and even the movement of muscles, bones and skin, all within the range of perception.
The next moment, another wave of heart palpitations came over me. Without saying a word, the pores on the skin of a pair of calves were closed under the command of consciousness. Hot air flowed between the calf muscles, and the entire calf quickly swelled and turned purple.
He glared hard with his feet, leaving a pair of footprints on the ground, but his body jumped twenty meters away in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, he felt that his control over his muscles, bones and skin had reached a new level.
Whether it is bright energy or dark energy, it can be used easily and converted as desired.
Otherwise, he would not have reacted so quickly just now. After the people ran out, another cannonball fell from the sky and submerged the place where he had just stood.
Could it be that his reaction at that moment had already reached the legendary transformation level?
Probably!
At this time, his mind was extremely clear and he could clearly recall all the previous details. He felt that all parts of his body were under control, reaching an incredible level.
However, now that he may be hit by a bomb at any time, it is not a good time to carefully consider his own condition and possible martial arts advancement. It is better to solve the small life first.
After being concentrated by Xiaori's artillery fire, the impact of homemade rockets was weakened.
Fortunately, homemade rockets are also rockets, and the effect of concentrated fire coverage attacks within a mere two miles is quite obvious.
In addition, the rockets are filled with ingredients, so the rest of the troops will react quickly.
In addition, the four artillery pieces and two Gatling Bodhisattva, coupled with the raindrop close-range attack of grenades and the volley attack of the musketeers, the lethality is also quite astonishing.
Unfortunately, there has been no movement among the Qing troops in the Weihaiwei Beiyang Naval Base, as if the life and death of the army in their early days had nothing to do with them.
This battle lasted from midnight until dawn.
When the two thousand rangers who had spent the night recuperating their energy rushed into the dilapidated temporary camp of Xiaoli like a tide, the battle was no longer suspenseful.
By the afternoon, the shouts of death that had lasted all day and night finally disappeared completely.
When the results came out, the sky became dark again.
By the light of the torch, Wu Dong carefully read through the post-war summary in his hand, feeling unable to calm down for a long time.
The last small army was completely destroyed, with a total of less than 1,000 prisoners of war.
But in this battle, the Boxer armed forces also suffered heavy casualties.
The musketeers suffered more than two thousand casualties, and the rangers suffered hundreds of casualties, not counting the losses in supplies and ordnance.
Of course, the seizures were also staggering.
After five days of continuous fighting, they wiped out more than 23,000 Xiaori troops in one go, and seized countless arms and supplies, enough to form an elite division-level unit of 10,000 people.
Even more than a dozen artillery pieces were seized, which was enough to raise the overall combat effectiveness of the Boxers' armed forces to a higher level.
Before he could take any further action, Weihaiwei Naval Base sent someone to contact him.
It turned out that the generals, including Admiral Ding, were frightened for a while after they could no longer hear the killing sounds of guns and artillery outside.
They didn't even dare to send people out to inquire, and were always on guard and on guard.
From the afternoon until the sky darkened, there was still no time for the army to attack again. Admiral Ding felt relieved and his mind was spinning.
Finally, they were willing to send out the elite soldiers of the Navy to investigate the situation.
It's ridiculous to say that the elite navy officers sent out were the official boxers sent in by Wu Dong.
Things became simple after that. When the elite soldiers sent out reported the situation outside, Admiral Ding and the navy generals could not sit still.
He was an elite soldier in the early 1000s, but he was completely wiped out by the Boxers armed forces led by Senior Brother Wu in a day and night of fierce fighting.
How far can the elite Boxer armed forces led by Senior Brother Wu go?
Of course, the horror in my heart is nothing less than horror, and the benefits that should be obtained must not be less, otherwise it will be difficult to say what the outcome of this battle will be.
The Beiyang Navy's main battleships were almost completely lost. Even the Lushun base was occupied by the Xiaori army, and the Weihaiwei base was blocked and bombarded.
No matter how you look at it, it is a disgraceful performance.
Although the navy's performance was pretty good compared to the army battalions that were defeated thousands of miles away, someone still had to be responsible for the navy's defeat.
If at this time, he had the illustrious military exploit of annihilating tens of thousands of small-time landing troops, it is estimated that the imperial court would not necessarily pursue him, and might even reward him.
Besides, with the status of Senior Brother Wu, it is impossible for him to be accepted by the imperial court, and it is useless to ask for such a big credit.
Therefore, Admiral Ding sent an envoy to find Senior Brother Wu to negotiate.
"The war isn't over yet, why are you so anxious to pick peaches?"
Wu Dong rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Go back and tell the Admiral that the matter is easy to discuss, but we have to wait until the navy warships retreat in a small day!"
The envoy didn't dare to let go of one more thing, he nodded repeatedly and ran back to the Weihaiwei Naval Base.
In fact, the bloody battlefield outside was too terrifying, and the envoy was obviously not used to it.
After receiving the news, Admiral Ding felt helpless and found a group of naval officers to discuss countermeasures. The credit for this time must not be left behind.
But the navy warships in my childhood were really not that easy to spend time with.
At this time, some generals suggested that we not invite Senior Brother Wu to come to the naval base to give advice on how to force the Xiaori warships to retreat.
No matter how bad the army is, the main rule of respecting the strong will never change.
Obviously, Senior Brother Wu, who armed himself with boxers and annihilated all the troops who landed on Xiaori, was definitely the strongest among the strong.
No matter how reluctant a naval officer is, he has to admit this.
Even if a so-called famous general of the Qing army came over, he would not be able to fight a crazy annihilation battle like Senior Brother Wu.
People have to be recognized for their abilities, and if they want to snatch away Senior Brother Wu's great achievements, they must give him enough face.
Things became simple after that. In the name of the boss of the Beiyang Navy, Admiral Ding invited Wu Dong to come to the base to discuss how to deal with the small warships blocking the door.
When Wu Dong heard the news, he was a little confused at first, but he quickly came to his senses and readily agreed.
Apart from anything else, he does have some ideas about how to deal with warships in his small days.
Wu Dong, who arrived at the Weihai Navy Base openly and honestly, received VIP-level treatment.
The navy generals were so enthusiastic that Admiral Ding almost had a smile on his face.
After the pleasantries, I declined the so-called banquet. The Weihai Guard Port is still under blockade by the navy in the small days. How can I be in the mood to enjoy delicious food?
He was not polite and directly expressed his thoughts and made a series of demands. The exchange terms would definitely satisfy all the navy generals.
Admiral Ding and a group of Beiyang naval generals only hesitated for a moment before fully agreeing to Wu Dong's request. They only waited for the navy warships to retreat before starting to implement it.
In fact, at this time, the young navy who was blocking the gate of Weihai Guard Port also started to murmur in his heart.
The main reason is that the landing army has not sent anyone to contact them for a long time.
You know, they had already discussed the specific battle plan to capture Weihaiweijun Port, which was to attack from both sides via waterways.
Such tactics require tacit cooperation between the navy and the army, otherwise accidents will easily occur.
However, the army troops had already landed for more than five days, but they still hadn't reached the core area of Weihai Guard Port. This really surprised everyone in the navy.
According to the performance of the Qing army in Goryeo and Liaodong, they were simply vulnerable garbage.
But now, the Army has indeed not arrived at the designated location.
As a result, the Navy can only fight alone in these small days.
Although the naval guns are powerful, the naval guns have been firing at each other in the past few days, sinking several Qing warships parked in the military port, but that's all.
Weihai Guards has a complete coastal defense artillery defense system. As long as warships cannot go ashore on small days, they can only engage in bombardment with the coast defense artillery.
No matter how ferocious the naval guns are, it is impossible to overturn all the strong coastal defense gun positions.
At this time, the landing army must cooperate. The navy is in such an embarrassing situation in these small days and cannot truly threaten the security of the Weihai Guard Port.
But it was impossible for them to retreat. They had to wait for news from the landing army. Whether it was possible that they could not complete the set mission was also the army's problem and had nothing to do with the navy. The battle between land and sea in the early days was not what happened later.
It only exists, and it has existed for a long time...