This is an era where firepower is king. When rifles can no longer provide sufficient lethal firepower, artillery is the real god of war!
The power of the cannon cannot be stopped by the human will to fight. It is a devastating force that can destroy all walls built of flesh and blood!
The nine field guns were all the heavy firepower that Yi Xin collected. These were not the old cast-iron red cannons of the imperial court. They were not firing heavy iron projectiles, but high-explosive shells one after another. !
The rifling cuts the projectile, the rotating shell draws a precise trajectory in the air, and the fragments and air waves of the explosion harvest life one after another.
On the position in front of the cannon, there were rebels as far as the eye could see. Although many of the rebels were victims of the disaster with sticks and rocks, there were too many people and the ants would bite the elephants to death!
These rebels watched their side's cannons roar, and the loud noises made by each launch made them tremble. However, when they saw that the opposite army formation was bombed to pieces, they couldn't help but shout.
"Long live the Great Emperor Guangxu! Overthrow the Hunjun... Everyone will be rewarded..."
"Fight to the capital...Fight to the capital..."
"Long live……"
The explosion of every artillery shell can trigger cheers from the rebels. More and more support is coming from the south. Those defeated troops who are the slowest to escape on the battlefield become lambs to be slaughtered!
Group after group of new troops were chased and surrounded by the rebels. Fu Qing watched helplessly as his brothers died tragically, chopped with knives and axes, and some were even stoned to death!
The defeated soldiers used up their last bullets, broke their sharp bayonets, and the arm holding the engineer's shovel was cut off by the enemy. Their dying screams shook the surrounding areas.
The rebels were like a group of vultures, surrounding dozens or even hundreds of exhausted imperial troops, tearing away the flesh and blood in a swarm. After a while, there were only corpses left in the encirclement!
"Come on, Fu Shuai... Don't wait for us... It's too late... Let's go to the next life!" The new Yulin army who fell at the back knew that they could not escape. They turned around and panted heavily to recover their limited physical strength.
At the last moment, the lone army collectively launched a desperate charge to the south. This was an attack that would destroy both the enemy and the enemy. At this moment, they only had one thought, that is, they must die with more glory!
Don't be such a coward and let others pick on you behind your back!
"I have eaten the salary of the imperial court... I have to sacrifice my life today... Long live my lord... we don't owe you anything anymore!"
The small lone soldier rushed forward towards an enemy that was a hundred times larger than him. In just a moment, he was swallowed up by the enemy's army without even stirring up a wave!
Emperor Guangxu Yixin stood on a high slope on horseback and laughed at the scene in front of him, "Hahaha... Fu Qing? Hahaha... Fu Qing also dares to raise a flag?"
"Does this kid really think of himself as the number one person? He's so clever. He wants to neutralize his name in the imperial army and increase his favor!"
"But it goes without saying that he is indeed Xiao Letian's uncle, and he has learned a few tricks to win over the army!"
"If we let him bring these 30,000 to 40,000 new troops to the capital safely today, these 30,000 to 40,000 new troops will have to be grateful for his kindness in the future!"
"Obviously, he is a civil servant like the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and the Prime Minister. From now on, he will be officially involved in the military. What a scheme!"
Zai Cheng beside him smiled and said, "Father, Emperor Mingjian! I just received a secret telegram from the British in the capital. This Fu Qing really has the desire to be independent..."
"Before setting off yesterday, he actually asked Hunjun for an order, saying that he would give his road guard postmen the status of a military department and form some sort of road guard army!"
"This kid is very ambitious!"
Emperor Guangxu sneered and said, "Ambition? The world is in chaos. Who has the ability to have no ambition? Fu Qing relies on Xiao Letian to support him and has become the leader of the Qing Dynasty's Westernization faction. How can he not have ambition?"
"But it's okay, ambitious people are easy to surrender! If you don't believe it, look back. After Zai Chun, the bastard, dies, Fu Qing will still have to serve us!"
"Silly boy, you must hire someone with such ambition!"
"The whole army moves forward and eats up all the more than 10,000 defeated troops on the battlefield...the artillery continues to fire. After eating up the scattered defeated troops, I outflank Fuqing's main formation..."
After Yi Xin gave the order, the horns of the army sounded, and countless rebels began to advance. The entire land was slowly pressed up like black millstones.
The situation on the battlefield is like this at the moment. Fu Hui has gathered 20,000 defeated troops to form a military formation. Although the organization is a bit chaotic, at least everyone is together.
And how many people are scattered in groups on the battlefield and are evacuating hastily north? In fact, they are only about 10,000, and the number of these 10,000 people is also gradually decreasing.
The closer you are to the end, the more dangerous you are. Small units are constantly being overtaken, captured and even annihilated by the rebels!
Fu Qing really wanted to rush over to save them, but he had no choice. Faced with long-distance artillery strikes, he had no strategy to defeat the enemy.
At this time, Shimazu Dalang and Zhao Yidao also made their attitude clear. They rushed to Fu Qing and shouted, "Sir! We have to go... At this moment, we don't have any tactics to defeat the enemy. Artillery is the god of war. If we continue If you stay here, you will be beaten passively, and your entire army will be annihilated!"
"Now I see that Guizi Six is trying to capture you alive. The artillery shells are not fired directly at the central position, otherwise you will definitely die!"
"Back off...back off...go now!"
Fu Qing looked at the brothers who were stabbed to death by the rebels on the battlefield. Many of them were still alive, struggling to crawl all the way to the south, stretching out their hands all the way!
The extremely vicious rebels rushed forward and stabbed him with another bayonet, still looking at their handsome flag with desperate eyes!
They are all good men raised by the imperial court. Where can I see who has surrendered? Each and every one of them would rather die in battle than live up to the kindness of Lord Long Live in bringing them out of the poverty-stricken mountains!
Looking at the newly formed troops who finally became an official force, they desperately launched a suicidal counterattack southward. Their desperate move was just to give other brothers a chance to survive for a short period of time.
"If I escape...how will I face my brothers in the New Army and my own conscience in this life..."
"Stop talking! If you don't leave, sir, we will have to kidnap you by force! The eldest lady gave us a secret message, and your sister ordered us to kidnap you when we are in danger!"
Zhao Yidao stamped his feet, "Do it... tie up the master! Don't try to persuade anyone, this is Mrs. Fuhui's order!"
Now even the officials of the imperial court were unable to stop them. They turned their heads aside one by one and said, "Disperse the resistance...Give Fu Shuai cover, let Fu Shuai resist for another quarter of an hour..."
Boom boom boom... shells continued to explode in the military formation. Special soldiers such as the railway soldiers rushed forward and took Fu Qing into custody. His arms were cut behind his back and about to be tied up.
"Fuck...you damn let me go..."
"Wait a minute...what's in the north...let me go, and look at what's in the north..."
