Dominate the Country

The Qing army cavalry in Tianjin repeated the mistakes of their comrades in the Yangliuqing battlefield two days ago. Under the bombardment of rockets and rocket launchers, no matter how many cavalry rushed in with great momentum, they all knelt down neatly.

After the smoke cleared, there were corpses everywhere, human and horse, and the screams of wounded but not dead people and horses. The whole battle went so smoothly that Chen Ming himself could not have imagined. I don’t know if the Qing army didn’t learn any lessons or really couldn’t think of a good way to come up with a group of ‘scattered cavalry’ and rushed straight towards the ‘square frame’. Although the Qing army cavalry had the ‘cavalry cannon’ when fighting with Li Shiyuan at the beginning!

But the power and range of the mountain-splitting cannon and the mother-and-child cannon are too low!

The three thin lines in the front will not really rush to the Sancha River estuary to eat the shotgun, so they broke from the middle, and the ‘square frame’ that was hiding behind them before bulged forward, and the two sides exchanged positions, and then faced the Qing army’s ‘rapid shooting’ and kept the distance close to two miles.

Half of Houjiahou [Sanchahekou] was covered by the rocket range. Not only that, Chen Ming on the opposite side had already ordered the entire army to prepare for the attack. It seemed that he did not see that his troops were still suffering casualties and had not yet achieved results.

Fu Seng'e frowned tightly. The Fu Han Army had actually endured the bombardment of the Qing Army for such a long time. This was beyond their imagination. Even if the lethality of solid bullets was indeed not enough, the formation was not in chaos after half an hour of bombardment by the cannon. This was as incredible as seeing a ghost in broad daylight, which made Fu Seng'e blind.

The Qing army's artillery was still firing fiercely, and the artillery position was filled with smoke, but the small square formation of the Fu Han Army was as stable as Mount Tai. Even after they took root, all the Qing army's artillery fire was aimed at there, and there was no chaos in the 'square frame'.

Fu Seng'e put down the telescope and shook his head helplessly. Everything was left to fate.

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“Pah!” The sand and dirt thrown up by the shells covered the sergeant’s face, and the bright red uniform turned dark red. Then a scream came from behind the sergeant. When he looked back, he saw a soldier lying not far away, with his eyes closed forever.

A wave of fluctuation flashed in the sergeant’s eyes, but then he lowered his head to check the rocket in the pit. There were more than one or two Fu Han soldiers lying in a pool of blood around him. Some had left the world forever, while others were enduring the severe pain and screaming. They could not affect the emotions of their comrades and delay their work. They just lay there quietly waiting for the medical soldiers to free up their hands to bandage themselves!

The sergeant came out of the boy camp. He had long been accustomed to life and death and the sacrifice of his comrades.

Ten meters away from him, another sergeant was also carefully checking rockets in a pit. Digging a pit to hide rockets was a lesson learned by the Fu Han Army at the cost of their blood. All the excavated soil was piled at the front of the pit, so that even if the shell happened to hit it, the shell would be blocked by the slope and fly over. Otherwise, the shell would be broken by the shell and ignite the gunpowder inside, which would be a big trouble.

Finally, they had to use a conical iron rod to insert it from the back door of the rocket and load the fuse, so that the rocket was complete.

The distance of two miles certainly increased the coverage of the Fu Han Army's rockets, but it also made their own dangers rise sharply. More and more shells hit here, whether it was the soldiers on the four sides of the box or the soldiers of the rocket unit inside.

Until rockets flew to the back of Hou's house at a very fast speed. Fire and explosions rose behind Hou's house, and the rocket once again abused the first-class cannon of this time and space with its powerful firing rate.

Between the rocket troops and the large force of the Fu Han army behind them, a number of carriages were rapidly running rockets.

"Kill..." Fuller was angry, and at the same time he knew that the battle had reached the final moment. He could no longer feel sorry for the cavalry, otherwise it would be hard to say whether the entire team could retreat from the battlefield.

"Le Hai, charge, charge!"

The deputy commander of the Cavalry Battalion obeyed the order sternly. Three or four hundred cavalry soldiers of the Cavalry Battalion, a thousand Zhili cavalry, and two or three hundred Mongolian cavalry, seven or eight thousand horse hooves trampled the ground, and the thunderous sound immediately diverted some of the rocket troops' energy.

"Use small rockets." It was too wasteful to use medium and heavy rockets to fight the Qing cavalry. The commander shouted loudly.

Turning back, he saw that a large number of Fu Han troops had marched towards the rocket troops' positions. What else could Fuller do? He still had a large number of cavalry under his command. In the battle of Sanchahekou, Fu Seng'e and Fuller were divided into two groups. The former was responsible for the main infantry and only had a small number of cavalry. The latter was responsible for the cavalry and had 6,000 to 7,000 cavalry.

"Follow me, follow me." Fuller led the cavalry to encircle the large army of the Fu Han Army from the side. Of course, he didn't think that he could really deal a heavy blow to the Fu Han Army this time. The only purpose of the 6,000 to 7,000 cavalry was to prevent the defeat of the Qing army in the battle of Sanchahekou from becoming a big defeat. In that case, even Tianjin City would be taken by the Fu Han Army without a fight.

The effect was immediate.

It had a great impact on the transportation of the Fu Han Army's rockets and the speed of the large army. However, the two Qing Army cavalry units that were divided into two were also badly blown up by rockets. The muskets had no chance to be used at all. The Qing Army cavalry could not get within 500 meters at all, because in addition to rockets, the Fu Han Army also had rocket launchers.

The violent explosions were particularly touching, and brilliant sparks bloomed like gorgeous peonies. If one ignores the continuously decreasing rocket reserve with the tinkling noise, Chen Ming also enjoys watching fireworks shows.

The rich monk was being held up by Goshiha and was retreating frantically. They were about to rush out of the Hou family. Only when they left the central area of ​​the Sancha River mouth behind the Hou family and were out of range of the Fuhan Army's rockets could they be considered truly safe. .

The rich monk's face was blank at this moment, and the scene he just saw lingering in his mind.

They used hundreds of manpower to build a closed fort with wooden pillars and masonry collected as much as possible. It collapsed under the sparks of a rocket. The twelve artillery crew members and the cannons inside were all buried.

From that moment on the rich monk was in despair. Soon, Daqingguo will collapse like this fortress, right? Because the rich monk really can't think of anything to use to resist such a powerful explosive bomb!

The artillery forts they had worked so hard to build could easily withstand the bombardment of twelve-pounders, or at least ten cannons. However, facing such a powerful explosive bomb from the Fuhan Army, just one was enough to completely defeat it...

The rich monk didn't think about whether it was a coincidence or not. His mind was now completely immersed in failure and despair.

Most of the Qing troops have retreated to the east behind the Hou family, but there are always some people with short legs. I won't say what happened to them now. I will only say that those Qing soldiers who escaped from the Hou family did not need an officer's order to do so. A swarm of swarms rushed towards Tianjin City. At the cost of more than 300 large, medium and small rockets and a larger number of rocket shells, the Fuhan Army successfully captured the ruins of the Hou family and simultaneously killed and captured more than 4,000 Qing infantry and cavalrymen. The number of cavalry accounted for one-third.

After watching a fireworks feast, Chen Ming's eyes were dazzled and his ears were buzzing.

But the sun was already setting in the west. Although Tianjin City was only one step away from the mouth of the Sancha River, it was destined to be impossible to continue the fight.

"How is the situation in Yangliuqing?"

"Your Highness, the reconnaissance battalion has just sent a report that a section of the Qing army has crossed the Grand Canal from the lower reaches and has now moved to the opposite side of Yangliuqing Town. According to the survey, the strength of the troops is between 6,000 and 8,000. At least Twenty cannons accompanied him."

Liu Wu came as soon as he opened his mouth, and now he is becoming more and more like Chen Ming's 'office director'.

"Place two more battalions in Caozhuang to form a regiment." Chen Ming thought for a moment between giving up Caozhuang and keeping Caozhuang, and decisively chose to keep Caozhuang. The Qing army in Tianjin has suffered enough blows. The Fuhan Army now wants to attack Tianjin City. One more regiment is not a lot, and one less regiment is not a lot. Might as well stay on the back road! "Will the navy come to report?"

"There is a battle report from the morning. Our army sank and scuttled one large warship, and three other warships were damaged. At this cost, we approached the south fort of Dagukou and fired one hundred and twenty rounds at it. The remaining heavy rockets... have a significant effect."

The time after the war was Chen Ming's time to deal with other things. The information sent from various parties was handed over to him one by one, and then a more specific panoramic battle picture appeared in his mind in detail.

There is no new battle report about the current situation of the Dabo team. After many days of hard work to no avail, the naval forces have found a way to deal with the Dagukou fort - rush forward despite the firepower of the fort. Unleash heavy rockets.

Although the cost is heavy, the benefits are also huge.

More than a hundred heavy rockets blasted through the entire South Fort. They would not cause real damage to the cannons in the bunkers, and it was impossible to kill all the gunners in each fort. However, the secret lines of the secret camp that night were The intelligence sent showed that the more than 120 rockets caused the South Fort to lose at least hundreds of experienced gunners and gun crew members.

One heavy rocket killed one person. This ratio is so bad that there is nothing to add. But looking at the actual value of Dagukou, these big fireworks are not a loss at all. Not to mention that Chen Ming was very satisfied with this. He thought that the Fuhan Navy had found a clever way to destroy the fort. Even the European armed merchant ships accompanying the operation saw for the first time the large number of European pirates fighting on the Sulu Sea. While losing the rocket, I also realized this problem.

"The flames of the explosion are so intense that the actual power of this shell will be far greater than the heaviest explosive shells."

Of course, they could not truly estimate the power of the heavy rockets without personally visiting the South Fort and seeing with their own eyes the gunners who were killed in the fort. But if a weapon with such a fast rate of fire is used in naval battles...

David finally knew how the pirates on the Sulu Sea failed. "Shelley, if such a weapon is used against the Royal Navy, do you think the navy can defeat the enemy? The sea power of this ancient country seems to be far more powerful than we imagined."

Shelley did not speak, but shook his head fiercely. As a member of the Marine Corps who had served on warships for many years, Shelley could not think of any way for warships to cope with China's attack, although he was not a professional navy man. officer.

"Its range can reach one mile, its rate of fire is countless, its power is so huge, and its accuracy is not bad. It is simply an invincible weapon. As long as there are a group of clippers, it can rely on With this weapon, the Chinese can dominate the world’s oceans.”

In Beijing, the Qing Dynasty was in a state of gloom. Their cavalry and the Eight Banners New Army, which they regarded as the Great Wall, still suffered from bumps and bruises in front of the Fu Han Army.

The Eight Banners New Army, which was trained with the efforts of the court, was killed and fled by the Fu Han Army in a contest of equal strength. The casualties of both sides were still astonishingly high. Moreover, the Eight Banners New Army, which had more than ten times the strength and artillery advantage, could not even take down a small Yangliuqing.

The Fu Han Army also came up with two similar weapons, with a maximum range of three miles and astonishing power.

If the Eight Banners New Army could still give spiritual sustenance to the Qing Dynasty before participating in the war, now their halo has been completely stripped away. Perhaps the Eight Banners New Army is really strong, but it just encountered a stronger Fu Han Army, but is it useful to think so?

"Stationmaster, the Tartars can't sit still. Many people are running out of the inner city today. They are all dressed in ordinary clothes."

Yu Zecheng's face showed a real smile, very warm, without the slightest merchant's materialism. He had a feeling that the day when he could breathe the air under the sun openly was not far away. "The Eight Banners New Army that the Tartars boasted about was defeated, and the cavalry was useless. One or two people naturally knew that Beijing was going to collapse. If it were me, I would also run away."

"But we don't have to dwell on this. Those bannermen who escaped will be settled in the future. If they really haven't been found, they are lucky." A map of Beijing was spread out on the table in front of Yu Zecheng. "The Tartars can run, but Beijing cannot be destroyed. This place must not be lost. This is the death order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yu Zecheng pointed to the location of the Old Summer Palace.

With the failure of the Yangliuqing battle, the Qing Dynasty suffered a heavy blow in spirit. This year, they may be able to use their absolute superiority in military strength to force the Fu Han Army to retreat, but what about next year? The next year, the Fu Han army will attack Beijing in a big way. The Eight Banners New Army can't hold on, and the cavalry is useless. Can the bannermen's country be saved?

"If the Tartars withdraw, there must be many Han people left behind. His Royal Highness is worried that the Qing Dynasty will be crazy, so he destroyed Beijing before leaving."

"But where are the Han people holding military power in Beijing now?"

Yu Zecheng has been in Beijing for many years. How could he not know who holds the military power in Beijing? Even in the surrounding areas of Beijing, such as Tongzhou and Miyun, the Han people who originally held military power were either relocated or sent to the front line. And to save the Old Summer Palace and Beijing, Yu Zecheng thought it was unreliable to rely on the power of the dark camp. This still depends on the Fu Han army. They came quickly, so fast that the Tartars were caught off guard, leaving them no time to escape, and naturally no time to think about destroying it.

"Bang bang..." Two clear sounds came from outside the door, and then a man dressed as a waiter flashed in with a small note in his hand. At this moment, outside the teahouse, a man dressed as a servant of a wealthy family was walking towards the inner city with his shoulders slouched.

There were not many words on the small note, but the news shocked Yu Zecheng, "Russians..."

"Quick, report this news to the prince!"