"Seize the fighter opportunity...extend the artillery fire...ignore the enemies in front of the formation..."
The handsome flag has been brought down. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I will kill you while you are in trouble. The Banla Artillery Battalion of the Jingwu Heroes Association completely gave up on the charging enemy troops in front of them.
All the artillery adjusted their firing and Zhu Yuan began to fire at Zaitu's main formation in the distance!
Although there are shooting observation posts to help revise the data, the accuracy of shooting in the dark is still too low. It stands to reason that the killing efficiency of this kind of shooting should not be very high.
But Hunchun and Xiang Lang understood that the purpose of the artillery attack at this moment was to undermine the enemy's morale and add another three points of confusion out of thin air at their most chaotic moment.
Boom boom boom... The cannon fired like thunder, and the stored shells were consumed rapidly. At this time, no one cared about money. No matter how precious the shells were, they were not as precious as this fleeting opportunity.
The 5th Division in the distance was blown away. Although the shells were not very accurate, and many shells exploded in the paddy fields and wastelands, they were victorious because of their overwhelming momentum.
This group of rebels was completely confused. The handsome flag was cut down. No one knew whether Zai Tu died or escaped.
People around Zai Tu kept shouting, "The prince is still alive... The prince is safe..." But who could hear him? How many decibels do you need on the entire battlefield for every soldier to hear?
The warriors of the Guanwai Army here are tearing their necks and roaring, and the cannons in the distance are so loud that the eardrums of the people are about to burst!
In addition, it was so dark that nothing could be seen clearly. Chaos added to chaos. The superimposed chaos caused the battlefield to completely lose order.
"Blow the charge horn...blow the charge horn..." Hunchun immediately ordered to blow the horn, and the horns of the horns sounded. The Guanwai troops guarding the Jingwu Hero Sect roared out of their positions and rushed towards Ronglu and Isiha and his two men were killed.
Xiang Lang also jumped on his feet and shouted, "Follow me...Follow me...The enemy is already in chaos...How long will it take if we don't take action now!"
"I obey the order of the owner of the village... kill them! Use the heads of these rebels in exchange for credit... kill them!"
On one side, the command was as powerful as a rainbow, and on the other side, there was an avalanche of chaos. The commander didn't know whether he was alive or dead!
At three o'clock in the morning, the battle of Tianjin took a turn. Two thousand Guanwai troops and more than a thousand heroes from the Jingwu Heroes Association actually overwhelmed the rebels.
Thousands of rebels are like mangy dogs with their bones removed. They have no military morale at all. They run away and no one can control the situation.
"Mom...I'll beat whoever I want...I have no chance of getting promoted and getting rich...I want to go back to my hometown to eat tree bark and grass roots, and I won't fight any more..."
"Let's break up... why are we looking for a commander? We are all fellow villagers... let's escape together!"
"Damn it, we dozens of people can't starve to death... we should run south and become bandits. No matter what, we have to have a way to survive!"
Rebels are rebels, controlled by a dream of common prosperity and strict military law and killing, which makes them look like an army.
Once the establishment is destroyed, the so-called military law, killing and oppression are gone, and the hope of victory is gone, who will still sacrifice their lives for you? Run away now!
"Kill...kill..."
"Run away...run away..."
With the Jingwu Heroes Association as the core, the entire land staged a farce of chasing ducks. These rebels mainly fled from the south and west, but not much from the north and east.
In fact, if they choose to escape from the north and east, the chance of escaping is still very high. If they escape from the west or south, these people will definitely end up jumping into the Haihe River to feed the fish.
The history of war is never short of miraculous miracles. If the morale of the army collapses, fear will dominate the hearts of the soldiers under the overwhelming enemy.
In fact, they all know that they have 20,000 troops on their side and 3,000 pursuing troops behind them. As long as everyone stops and resists collectively, they will be able to stabilize their position.
However, under the influence of fear, people's minds were numb and confused. Everyone had forgotten this incident and everyone wanted to live.
There are a few smart people who can figure this out, but they are all being held captive by the army and have no right to choose, not to mention that they still have selfish thoughts in their hearts.
If we stop to resist, the first to stop the enemy will definitely die first. Who will be the first to resist? Anyway, I don't deserve it. Whoever wants to be can be the one to be the one. You can be the cannon fodder for your own pleasure!
When the war is fought with such selfish thoughts, no one is willing to be the breakwater of the first wave of resistance, and no one is willing to put themselves in a dangerous situation.
How to fight then? Collapse like a tide!
Ronglu was already crying. After tonight's dramatic back and forth, he no longer knew how to accept this reality.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"No one listens to me, that is, no one listens to me...my life is miserable!"
There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, but there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers! Everyone hopes for a miracle, but where is the miracle?
Zai Tu's face was burning. He was so ashamed. The shame in his heart was indescribable when the battle ended like this. He even saw that his dream of becoming an emperor was completely shattered!
Do you regret it? What if we listen to Ronglu's advice, don't offend Xiao Letian's forces, negotiate honestly, and split Tianjin Weiyi into two without violating the river?
I'm afraid there would be no such disaster!
"Ancestor! If anyone can help me at this moment... From now on, I will only follow his lead, and I will give him whatever he wants!"
Perhaps the ancestors appeared and heard Zaitu's prayers. Just as he was fleeing to the Haihe pontoon like a bereaved dog, like the bright white shore of the Haihe River in the distance, bursts of tiny drum sounds suddenly came from the distance.
Ta da da...ta da da...
This sound is completely different from the military drum of the Qing Dynasty. It is mixed with the noisy sound of metal. It sounds familiar to me, but my mind is so confused at the moment that I can't remember it at all!
Suddenly, several tall horses came running in the direction facing Zaitu. Someone on the horse shouted, "Spread out...retreat to the left and right...form a formation on the edge of the Haihe River..."
"We are the British Empire Army...Since the war in Tianjin threatens the security of the concession...send troops to maintain order!"
"We are the army of the great Tsarist Russia...protecting the concession...Qing soldiers are not allowed to attack our formation..."
"We are the French Army...protecting the embassy and consulates...any military action is a threat to us!"
Zai Tu burst into tears with a cry, "Ancestor! Savior! Finally the savior is here... The foreign master has joined the war!"
"The foreign masters are joining the war... The foreign masters are joining the war... The foreign masters are joining the war..."
Group after group of foreign soldiers pushed cannons across the Haihe River pontoon and began to form formations on the east bank. The first to organize was the 1,200 army troops from the British Embassy.
The number of people in France and Tsarist Russia is slightly lower, around 800!
Two thousand eight hundred people may seem like a small number, but these are the foreigners that the Qing Dynasty feared the most! They also brought twenty artillery pieces and lined them up on the bank of the Haihe River!
Boom...boom...
The Jingwu Heroes Association didn't even know that the foreign devils were coming. The artillery continued to fire, and some stray bullets flew far enough and exploded in front of the British army formation!
Boom...the flying soil spread all over the British soldiers!
"The Chinese fired at us... and fought back... The great empire on which the sun never sets cannot accept such a provocation!"
"Long live the Queen...fire!"
