War is always full of surprises. Although the advanced can always defeat the backward, the God of War is also a hippie, and it is common to make some nonsensical jokes occasionally.
Don't think that having advanced foreign guns will guarantee victory. This view is inherently wrong. Faced with this problem, Xiao He believed that they were doing the right thing. The most feared thing on an ever-changing battlefield is the direct command of a high-level commander. This kind of taken-for-granted decision will often ruin a battle that should be victorious.
Just a conflict in Tietutuo's order had already taught the young army a bloody lesson. These soldiers were still too young and were easily distracted by the quarrels among the officers. This also taught the Qing army a lesson. Best chance to raid.
Fifty dead soldiers were sharp knives and suddenly cut off the formation of the first company. Qing soldiers with ferocious faces clung to these soldiers tightly. Behind them, groups of green soldiers rushed into the gap and quickly joined the battle group.
The young men in the new army were all angry at this time. Don't think that they can only play with foreign guns. When they were in Naha, they also engaged in hand-to-hand combat. They killed Japanese ronin thugs and fled everywhere crying for their fathers and mothers.
"Damn it, are you risking your lives for us? Do you think the brothers are afraid of you...the muskets are free to fire, and the brothers are copying the knives and forming an array!"
More and more green soldiers rushed forward, and the formation changes of the two companies became faster and faster. In the end, Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun even issued orders to fight freely. They decided to trust their young men.
At this time, you can see the quality of the grassroots officers. In Xiao Letian's new army, ten people are a squad, three squads are a platoon, and three platoons are a company. Don't underestimate these squad platoon leaders. With their quality, they could even become Qianxian in the Qing Dynasty.
Can you believe that the squad leader of a class of ten can actually read? Moreover, they also speak military English, at least they can understand the English on weapons, ammunition and equipment.
These squad leaders can do simple arithmetic, even memorize the multiplication tables, and also learn division. In military command, some basic calculations and measurements are simply out of the question for them.
It is this level of education that surpasses the Qing Dynasty for an era that makes this army full of wisdom. Yes, this battle is fought with little wisdom and little cooperation.
"Squad 3 is fighting hand-to-hand, covering the shooting of Class 1 and 2...Spencer fires!"
"The third squadron withdraws, the first squadron and the second squadron encircle them in a pincer formation, and hit their flanks...the third squadron prepares grenades, throw them!"
"The first row detours to the north, and all the soldiers fire from a skirmish line to suppress their charge!"
"Where is the third platoon leader? The enemy's line opposite you is the weakest. Pierce through it... and make a detour behind the enemy's line!"
"Brothers, we have received the best military training in the world, and we have the most powerful individual weapons in the world. If we lose this battle, Sima Yun and I will be the first to imitate the Japanese's disembowelment...don't even give it. We are in disgrace!”
Now Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun no longer need to issue military orders directly. They just boost the morale of everyone in the rebel army. Strangely enough, when they mentioned the Japanese caesarean section, all the soldiers became excited.
"Damn it, we are no worse than little Japan, we are just a lot more brave! Brothers, don't turn around and let your godsons laugh at you. If we can't hold our heads high in front of Xiao Yepingtai and Xiao Bingtaro, we will all Just cut him off...kill him!"
The morale of the two companies doubled in an instant, and all the soldiers went crazy. Maybe these people couldn't hear the word "Japanese". Maybe the brothers were very stimulated by the fact that Xiao Letian recognized the Japanese godson. Anyway, all the suffocation in my heart was spread on these unlucky Green Camp soldiers.
The three generals had never been so cowardly in their lives. They watched helplessly as the bald soldiers in foreign military uniforms weaved back and forth in their formation, firing with volleys of muskets in all directions.
Moreover, these soldiers are not afraid at all once they fight hand-to-hand. Maybe each of them has a low fighting level, but as long as they get close, their fighting spirit can overwhelm everything.
"Crazy, this is a group of lunatics. How come they all use life-threatening tactics and tricks to perish together... How much money did Xiao Letian pay them? How did he raise him..."
In the thinking of the ancients, life also has a price. As long as you can pay enough, you can have an iron army with full combat effectiveness. Whether it is the Guan Ning Cavalry during the founding of the People's Republic of China or the current Hunan Army, they have no money and cannot gather troops, let alone the Eight Banners of the Manchus. It is a bandit group. All cohesion relies on two things, one is blood, and the other is It's profit.
General Li looked at the bald soldiers who had fought to the point of madness. He was thinking desperately, how much does Xiao Letian pay per month? Five taels, ten taels or twenty taels? Or simply follow the Qin Dynasty and use heads to calculate military merits, and use heads to exchange for money?
The old general shuddered when he thought of this. He looked at the new army with a look of despair. He knew that Xiao Letian had not yet had time to set the army's pay standards. Now the soldiers live and eat in military camps, and he has no money left in his hands. nothing.
At this point in the battle, there was no need to think about the outcome. The green battalion's counterattack was completely lost. An army of more than a thousand people was beaten by two hundred people until they couldn't raise their heads.
Interspersed, roundabout, intensive shooting with foreign guns, coupled with dagger fighting, grenades, and Molotov cocktail attacks, this combination of punches made people dizzy. The entire Green Camp Army was gradually being pushed to the west, getting farther and farther away from Tanggu City. .
While the three generals and their soldiers were struggling to support themselves, the situation at the Xiao family mansion in the northwest of Tanggu City was completely opposite. Xiao Letian's home was in danger.
The Xiao family's mansion had been surrounded by a group of cavalry since nightfall. Sun Sanhu selected his deadliest warriors with the best riding skills to lead the carefully selected cavalry from the green camp. A total of more than two hundred cavalry took advantage of the night to approach the Xiao family. The gate of the mansion.
When the fireworks exploded in the city, two hundred sturdy cavalry screamed and rushed towards the Xiao family.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa or or or or or or or or or orday ...--------Open Xiao Letian's house, you can move the gold and silver in it as you like!"
"Oh oh oh... Xiao Letian has a grand view garden, which is full of beauties. Everyone grabs it and uses it..."
"Ah ah... today is the day to get promoted and make a fortune. If you work hard, all the brothers will work hard..."
The horses' hooves trampled on the ground like a small earthquake, and they rushed toward the Xiao family mansion with a rumble. Everyone was showing off their superb riding skills. They took off the reins with their hands and relied on the power of their legs to control the horses. At that moment, it was really The state of unity between man and horse.
"Fire!" A voice came from inside the Xiao family mansion, and then a row of foreign guns emerged from the wall. There was a loud bang, and fire spit out projectiles and went straight towards the rider.
After all, the cavalry has a high degree of maneuverability, and this group of people are all masters of horse control. The group of people dispersed as soon as there was an abnormality on the wall, and many people even used the unique skill of hiding in stirrups.
Spencer's three intensive shots did not result in much victory. Only a few unlucky ones fell off their horses. The other riders changed their weird routes and quickly approached the Xiao family mansion.
When the masters hiding in the stirrups got on their horses, they suddenly had many unlit torches in their hands. The flames flashed and the torches started to burn.
"Burn them to death, show no mercy... throw them away!" In almost an instant, hundreds of bright arcs were drawn in the sky, and torches soaked in grease burned blazingly and rolled into the sky. A big house.
More than two hundred war horses galloped back and forth around the Xiao family's mansion like dragons. The torches were lit one by one and crackled into the room. The stable, kitchen, tall wing room, and Xiao Letian's favorite rose bush in the garden were all set on fire, and the servants screamed in terror from everywhere in the mansion.
The thin ice in the pond was smashed, buckets scooped up ice water and poured it on the flames. The entire gate of the mansion was filled with the roars of men and women, and there were figures running around everywhere.
"Master, why haven't you come back yet? Woohoo... Master, please save us..."
"Where is my jewelry? Where is my private money? I want to go home, I can't stay here anymore, wuwuwu..."
"Bless the Bodhisattva, bless the Guanyin Bodhisattva, please save me..."
The women in the inner house were in chaos. Except for Qingwen, Xiren, and Ping'er, the beauties in the Grand View Garden were able to hold their own, but the other women were already scared crazy.
Some were crying for their fathers and mothers, some were burning incense and praying to Buddha and making wishes, some were frightened to the ground, and even more were running around, breaking down and screaming. The entire inner house had fallen into a whirlpool of fear and was unable to extricate itself. At that moment, it seemed as if the sky was about to fall.
At the most critical moment, Huniu took the lead. Only then did Qingwen, Xiren, and Heping'er understand why this businessman's daughter became Xiao Letian's wife and his equal wife with his Manchu aunt.
Tigress, who was dressed in a small floral cotton-padded jacket, actually had a Colt stuck in her waist. She opened her eyes wide and scolded those headless servants.
"Why panic! The sky is falling, and I and I are the ones who are going to hold it up. What are you screaming about? All the men will obey my orders and pick up their foreign guns and go up to the wall to defend me. You don't need to use knives to kill people. You can set fires from a distance." Don’t you know how to shoot? If you don’t want to shoot, just go away and get out of here tomorrow..."
"Women with hands and feet, can't even carry a bucket of water? You gathered people in the main room, poured water out of the isolation zone, and let them burn the outer rooms at will. We only need to protect the three people in the inner courtyard. A tile-roofed house is enough. If we guard this pond, we can survive..."
It was under Huniu's command that order gradually returned to the Xiao family mansion. The men rushed to the wall and fired guns for free, regardless of whether they were accurate or not. The women gathered in the main courtyard with a pond, trembling and waiting for the miracle to come.
The women spent the most difficult night in their lives. Many of the little maids' faces turned pale with fright, and their upper and lower teeth were fighting desperately. Xiren saw that this was not possible. He would probably freeze a few people that night.
"Ping'er, Qingwen, let's go pick up the clothes, otherwise we'll freeze a few of them after spending the whole night..."
At this moment, a woman sitting on the steps in the corner of the courtyard with disheveled hair suddenly jumped up and ran into the pond in a few steps. She was seen splashing the thin ice and cold water.
"The sky is falling...the earth is sinking...the demons and ghosts are coming to eat people...haha, hee hee, hahaha..." When people took a closer look, they saw that it was Duo girl who was released from the stable. This extremely stimulated girl The woman has gone completely crazy.
