On one side were the officers and soldiers of the Third Division who were unable to retreat. They knew that at this moment, due to the unauthorized attack of the Fifth Division, the defense force in the camp was empty.
In the past, they could choose to abandon the trenches and retreat to the camp defense, but now they absolutely dare not. Giving up the trenches will make the originally weak flanks of the southeastern defense area even weaker.
If the enemy takes the opportunity to attack the flanks of the Yulin New Army, Baimin and his team would not be able to take care of two defense zones with one division. Once the flanks are unstable, the overall situation will be worrying!
If there is no way to retreat, then we can only fight hard. All the commanders of the Third Division from top to bottom sank into the trenches. Even Bai Zhan went to the front line to direct the battle in person.
The temporary headquarters was placed in a medical station, and the wounded soldiers were bundled up inside. Bai Zhan and his staff blocked the door. On the one hand, they directly commanded the battle, but on the other hand, they were also prepared for close combat!
The pistol is loaded with bullets, and the officer level can carry a saber. The Ming Dynasty Yanling knife passed down from his ancestors by Bai Zhan is at least three hundred years old, but it has been very well maintained.
This was captured after the bloody battle when our ancestors entered the customs. I don’t know which Ming army officer seized it from. The blade is slender and graceful, and the dark color in the blood tank is filled with blood that has penetrated for more than two hundred years!
At this moment, the edge of the blade has been re-polished and is extremely sharp. Bai Zhan wiped it carefully with a piece of white cotton cloth, and listened to the hysterical roars amidst the heavy rain of gunshots.
"Crazy! Our Xishan Battalion encountered such a madman in the first actual battle... If we win, our third division will be reborn and have a military spirit!"
"If we lose... haha, our third division will only be a joke from now on. From now on, our name will not be included in the list of strong armies!"
"Lord Gordon has told us more than once, why is the British Empire an empire on which the sun never sets? That's because their country believes in the naval spirit from top to bottom, which is the rock!"
"No matter how violent the wind and waves are, the rocks will always stand on the sea! An isolated European island country has not been strong for thousands of years. However, in the Age of Discovery, it overturned Spain, the first empire on which the sun never sets, and crushed the rise of it. France and Tsarist Russia!”
"This is the most powerful British Empire today! No success can be achieved without bloodshed. The empire cannot rise without leaving bloody footprints!"
"If we want to revive the Qing Dynasty, we must have such a rocky spirit! If Sir Alex is not present to command, no one can embarrass Sir Alex!"
"Let's use the name of our third division! In the future, we brothers who have worked hard to cultivate our military spirit will be able to spread our branches and form our military elite group in the Qing Dynasty!"
"The company commander who fought in today's bloody battle may not be the future regiment commander and division commander... Those who are doing things in the future may not be the corps division commanders who are responsible for their own affairs!"
"Brothers! Use our bloody battle today to exchange for a ten thousand-year future!"
"From today on! The Eight Banners military system of the Qing Dynasty will have to give way to us! From now on, the military generals and dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty will definitely be among the Xishan Camp and the Yulin New Army!"
"We are the future of the empire! The crops that the Eight Banners have eaten for more than two hundred years must be given to us!"
"Build a prosperous future!"
kill! Tens of thousands of brothers in the trenches are of one mind, and their sharpness is as powerful as metal. Xishan Camp is not a transparent person of the Qing Dynasty. They already have their own ideas in dormancy!
At this moment, in the distant East China Sea, a British cruise ship was sailing north. In the night, Gordon's face was ashen and cold rain was blowing on the deck.
I smoked cigars one after another. To the west I could vaguely see the coastline of China. On the blue sea water, there were faint mountains, hills and plains.
Dots of firelight outlined the outlines of villages and towns. The country was already in a state of turmoil, and the rain became more intense the further north we went.
"Why did the war suddenly break out? How did the disaster expand all of a sudden? How did millions of victims turn into rebels?"
"You must resist and remember everything I have told you... When I am not around, you must firmly hold the throat of fate! Never compromise!"
The Xishan Camp was the first purely Western-style army built by the late Qing court. It was impossible for Zai Chun not to be interested in it, in order to clean up the remnants of Guiziliu in the Xishan Camp.
He sent two of his most trusted confidants, one was Prince Dun's own fifth uncle, and the other was Admiral Gordon who had been re-employed in England!
Gordon had fought in the Taiping War and had long-term cooperation with the Qing Dynasty. If it weren't for the power struggle between him and Li Hongzhang, he might have stayed in the Qing Dynasty.
Later, when he left the Qing Dynasty, Gordon also left as a gift, and the court gave him very high courtesy!
After Emperor Tongzhi traveled to Europe to study, he once again extended an olive branch to Gordon. With many interests in mind, Gordon returned to East Asia.
This caused Emperor Tongzhi to sink into the Xishan Camp!
The Xishan Battalion was almost dismantled and rebuilt. The first, second, and third divisions were all trained by Gordon himself!
The fifth and sixth divisions were personally commanded by Prince Dun. A foreign devil could lead more troops than the prince, which showed Zai Chun's trust in him.
And Gordon really tried his best. He not only trained the bodies of these soldiers, but also the souls of these soldiers!
Gordon and Zai Chun had a secret plan. This plan was so huge that it would scare all the Eight Banners disciples. This was almost a subversive reform!
Only Emperor Tongzhi, Gordon, the senior officers of the Yulin New Army, and the senior officers of the Xishan Battalion knew the inside story of this reform plan!
There are no more than twenty people in total!
What's the plan? Emperor Tongzhi wanted to implement Napoleon's iron-blooded methods and create his own new military aristocratic group to completely replace the backward Eight Banners military group!
Complete blood change! He wants to completely change the blood of the Qing Dynasty!
Gordon stamped his feet anxiously on the deck, "Why are we fighting while I'm away from home! Can they hold on in a vain battle? We can't lose this first battle!"
"If you want to bring out the military spirit of the new military group, you have to work hard!"
"Hurry up, Captain, can you hurry up... I want to return to the capital right away!"
Gordon had no sleep, and neither did Emperor Tongzhi Zai Chun. Right at the door of the Taihe Gate Hall, he sat alone on the doorframe, looking at the southern sky with nothingness in his eyes!
"How can princes and generals be so kind? A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier? Master, do you still remember this story you taught me back then?"
"This is the original power of all innovation! We can't lose, I absolutely can't lose!"
"The Battle of Zhuozhou Camp is the first bloody battle of my new army. If you win, our group will win!"
"Only with the subsequent exchange of blood can the reform be successful! If you fail, my reform will eventually fail!"
"You are not fighting for me, you are fighting for yourself and fighting for yourself!"
"Hehehe...hahahaha...Master! Look at me...see how good your apprentice is?"
"Among all your disciples, I am the best, and only I can understand your deepest political philosophy. I am your personal disciple!"
In front of Taihe Gate, Zai Chun smiled like a ghost crying!
