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During the Qing Dynasty, the natural environment had not been destroyed, and the weak productivity could not support the construction of various reservoirs and dams. Therefore, the rivers in China during this period still maintained their original appearance, wide and abundant. Novel lala If you have read this chapter, please go to Biquge () to read the latest chapter. You can also directly search for "Biquge" or "" on Baidu. Please remember our new website Bi-Qu- Pavilion
In Xiao Letian's memory, the Haihe River has long lost most of its role as a river in later generations, and is nothing more than a landscape belt at best.
The water body is neither wide nor deep, and industrial pollution has greatly reduced the number of fish. It is even difficult to irrigate farmland. At that time, there were no cargo ships on the Haihe River.
However, in this era, the Haihe River was still the most important water transportation channel in North China. When the British and French forces attacked Beijing, warships could sail along the Haihe River through Dagu Port to Tianjin.
The Wavebreaker is just a light cruiser. There is no problem sailing in the sea and rivers. As long as there are skilled pilots, there will be no danger even in the dark.
The Wavebreaker began to move forward against the current, with the half-open sail controlling the speed of the ship. When the Wavebreaker officially entered the Haihe River and approached the north side of the fort, both sides of the Haihe River suddenly burst into joy.
"It's the Prime Minister's flagship... It's the Prime Minister's Wavebreaker... The Prime Minister brought the gunboat into the Haihe River... Long live..." The green battalion soldiers of the Dagukou Fort stood on the edge of the mound and jumped and roared. This bloody battle has ended All traces of their past have been washed away, and they are now members of the new army.
Xiao Hexin also stood in the crowd and waved to the warships on the Haihe River. His eyes filled with excitement, "Prime Minister, our Prime Minister... Today we are riding a captured foreign warship. Tomorrow we will have our own steamship, Steel battleship…”
"Where are the pilots? Hurry up and get on the boat..." Among the defenders at Dagukou, there were veterans who had served as pilots and were very familiar with the waters of this section of the Haihe River. As soon as they heard the order from the commander, three or four people ran to the river. , and swam over as soon as the dog was paddled.
"Light up... light all the kerosene lamps on the battleship, and also light the torches to illuminate the Prime Minister... This is a historic moment, a moment worth remembering..."
At this time, a familiar foreign figure emerged from the Wavebreaker. It was Leo, a European freelance writer carrying a camera. This guy also followed Xiao Letian to East Asia. He even vaguely became Xiao Letian's sidekick. publicity director.
Well, that's right, this position doesn't even exist in European countries. In the specific era when the position of Propaganda Minister appeared, even Xiao Letian doesn't know.
However, there is a famous propaganda minister in human history, that is, the Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels. His famous saying, "A lie told a thousand times becomes the truth." I think future generations will have an impression.
Leo would not let go of any opportunity to promote Xiao Letian, taking battleships to bombard the enemy formations and entering Tanggu with troops. Of course, this domineering scene must be recorded carefully.
With Xiao Letian at the center, countless kerosene lamps were hung on cables and even placed on the ground. The bright lights illuminated Xiao Letian's tall figure in an extremely prominent manner.
The three pilots who had just climbed onto the deck saw Xiao Letian, who was wearing a Western-style military uniform in the light, as inviolable as a god. Their feet went soft and they all knelt down.
"Kowtow to the Prime Minister... I would like to pay my respects to you..."
Almost at the same time, on the north bank of the Haihe River, in the densely populated main city, lights suddenly lit up in countless windows, and then countless doors were opened, and countless people ran out of their hiding places and headed towards Rushing away from the shore of Haihe River.
At that moment, the crying was overwhelming...
"Prime Minister... you are finally back... Tanggu has caused so much trouble to the Tatars, but you are finally back..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
The Haihe River is in the south, the Special Zone is in the north, the sea is in the east, and Mailer's army is in the west. Tanggu is a city without walls, with developed commerce but lack of protection. This time Mailer's army came over and some citizens fled to the Special Zone. , and some choose to stick to their homes and protect their property.
Since Tanggu was replaced by Xiao Letian, the people's lives have become more and more prosperous. You can make money by working hard, you can also make money by investing in shares, and native households can make more money by renting out houses and land. Over the past year or so, Tanggu is like a small Shanghai in the North.
Every household had a surplus of money, so how could they be willing to throw it away to the robbers? They stayed in the undefended city with a glimmer of luck.
During these days of fighting, they had witnessed what happened to the surrounding villages, and everyone was afraid that Mailer would come to sack the city next.
Fortunately, the city was close to the Special Administrative Region, and Mailer was afraid that his army would fall into complicated street fighting, so he did not send troops. But everyone knows that they are already meat on the chopping board. As long as Mailer wins, the end of Tanggu City will come.
Tonight is the most desperate moment. The French and Mailer have joined forces. A careful sneak attack plan is linked one by one. The fire at Dagukou and the sound of cannons on the sea have made the people go crazy with fear.
At that time, some people even started pouring vegetable oil in their rooms, and they were even prepared to die. They knew very well what a bunch of people the Eight Banners Soldiers were, and anyone who fell into their hands would be tortured to death.
The dark clouds could not cover the sun, and the darkness before dawn would eventually pass. At the moment when everyone was in despair, Xiao Letian came back, and brought a foreign gunboat into the sea and estuary.
All the people who were hiding suddenly found their backbone. Xiao Letian was now their god and their only hope. The two Tanggu battles had made the people worship him like the god of war.
"The Prime Minister is back... Our home has been saved... Wan Sheng... The new army has Wan Sheng..."
People smashed open the nailed wooden doors, lit lights blatantly, and everyone ran to the Haihe River with their families to meet their savior, Prime Minister Xiao of Donghai.
Above the Haihe River, in the middle of the channel, a tall Western warship was slowly moving forward with bright lights. All the gun ports facing the north bank were opened, and the cannons were preparing to fire murderously.
On the deck, Xiao Letian reluctantly let Leo act like a leader, and Xiao Letian also saluted the people as required.
"What are you doing? I thought I was enough to show off my shit, but I didn't expect you to be even more exaggerated than me..." Xiao Letian complained but with a solemn expression on his face, he looked at the people on both sides of the Haihe River. One moment he went to the port side to salute and was greeted with cheers, and the next moment he went to the starboard side to salute and was greeted with wild shouts.
As soon as the people in Tanggu saw Xiao Letian's figure, they couldn't bear it anymore. Regardless of how dirty the ground was, they all knelt down and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for saving me... Thank you, Prime Minister, for saving my life..."
This kneeling was really justified, because Xiao Letian really saved the lives of the people in this city, because everyone knew that Mailer would definitely massacre the city.
"Look... our new army is charging... we will definitely win..." At this time, there was sudden joy on the deck. The brothers holding torches looked at their comrades in the assault with envy. If it weren't for them Given the task of protecting the Prime Minister, they wanted to rush in and fight together.
"Well done... well played..."
Along the north bank of the Haihe River, just to the south of Camp Mailer, four shooting positions occupied four soil slopes. The ruthless shooters were shaking the crank at a constant speed, and the Gatling gun with a firing rate of 400 rounds per minute was continuously spitting out. With anger.
The Qing soldiers had seen such a powerful weapon that defied the odds. Groups of cavalry and infantry were swept down by a hail of bullets as soon as they launched a charge. Some were even cut off by the hail of bullets.
Bullets were flying in the air, and the infantry began to charge forward. In the light of the fire, there were soldiers walking fast everywhere, and the enemy's positions were broken through one after another.
"Brothers... we are the strongest army in East Asia. We defeated the Japanese and the French in Ryukyu. We are invincible... charge..."
"Brothers of the European Expeditionary Force... We have all experienced battlefields with millions of people. Now this small battle is just drizzle... advancing against the enemy's artillery fire..."
"Give me a duck...the Ba Dao team assaults...We are the most elite foreign legion and the most powerful weapon in the hands of the Prime Minister...We will definitely take the lead..."
The shouts of war from the officers could be heard in the charging crowd, and the morale of the entire army was completely over the top at that moment...
In Xiao Letian's telescope, the south side of Mailer's camp had been engulfed in flames. Countless deserters were running west and north. Only the north side of the camp still had large-scale resistance.
"Hmm... It seems that Mailer wants to die together. I will help him... Artillerymen, please aim more accurately for me and fire at the northern camp... Load up the bombs and fire three times..."
The gunner was almost jumping into the river waiting for the order. When he heard the three consecutive shots, he immediately jumped up with a smile, "Everyone obeys the order...fire..."
Boom boom boom... After a burst of intensive artillery sound, smoke was everywhere on the Haihe River. And the sky was like a train, with the rumble of flying cannonballs.
Boom boom boom... With this bombardment, Mailer's Beida camp suddenly burst into flames. Countless military formations that had just been gathered were torn apart in an instant. Mailer's defeat was determined.
As soon as the artillery fire was fired on the Haihe River, Tietoutuo in the trench went crazy. He yelled, "The prime minister has come to support us. We no longer want to be iron turtles. Brothers, rush out and follow the friendly forces to kill the thieves..."
"Kill..." There were wild shouts in the trenches, and one after another iron straw hats were seen rushing out of the trenches and charging towards Mailer's army. There were actually foreigners inside.
"God bless us, we have won... Our property has finally been protected... Now this is a gentleman's fight, we are fighting for the civilians who died tragically..."
Europeans are warlike by nature, so how could they be spared such a good thing as beating a drowned dog? Now the war is even more lively.
Mailer's Eight Banners soldiers have never seen such a style of play. Even European armies have never encountered a style of play that combines artillery support with heavy machine guns to control the field. Facing Xiao Letian's new tactics, they have only one fate. , the whole army collapsed.
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