Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 50
Half an hour later, Feng Xianghua met a spy sent by his father Feng Zicai on the road.After seeing his troops, Feng Xianghua fainted from exhaustion.Two scouts, one with Feng Xianghua on his back, and the other with Le Si on their backs, quickly drove towards the Dongling position.

On the other side, Nigel has received news that the rear artillery battalion was attacked.The head of the infantry even let someone capture him alive. For a while, he couldn't believe this fact.

The lieutenant Tony next to him said: "General, without the cannon, we have lost our advantage in firepower. According to the battle just now, we can see that the firepower of the Qing army is not inferior to ours. Let's go back to Liangshan first. Since they can go around If we attack the artillery barracks from behind, we can also go around and surround us."

"No." Nigel had lost his mind at this time, "Since they went around to attack our artillery barracks, the Qing army in front of us has not many troops. I will attack Dongling tonight."

"General, according to the report from the 500st Infantry Regiment. All the Qing troops who made a sneak attack have been wiped out, only more than [-] people. And only one person went back." Tony persuaded patiently.

"This is impossible. 500 people attacked an artillery battalion escorted by an infantry regiment? Even the regiment leader was captured by others? It is impossible for the army of our Republic to be so miserable!"

Tony didn't want to believe it either, but shook his head anyway.

"Boom" the French started a new round of attack.

They simply relied on the firepower of machine guns to suppress them. This time, none of the three regiments were left to suppress them.

The Qing army on the battlefield saw goose bumps all over their bodies when they saw the densely packed human heads below.The soldiers at the front of the position couldn't wait to open fire before the French army approached.

"Kaka" The unique sound of the Gatling machine gun and the sound of the Mauser bolt forming a terrifying reminder.The French army at the front was immediately knocked down, but the French army at the back continued to attack on the corpses of their compatriots.And didn't hold back!The distance is getting closer and closer, and I have to admit that the machine gunners of the French army are quite accurate, as if the machine guns were placed on the shoulders of the charging companions and aimed directly at the Qing army's position.The shells only bloomed in the position, and none of them hit the middle of the charging French army.

Nigel believes that the momentum and strength of his army can destroy the confidence of all resistance, but this time he missed a move.

The positions at the front changed hands repeatedly, and the positions at the rear were retaken by several counter-charges.However, the French army continued to attack crazily. The corpses of the Qing army can be seen everywhere on the position, but most of them are the corpses of French soldiers with unique military uniforms and high hats.

Nigel saw this tragic picture through the telescope, and his brows were wrinkled into a "eight".I secretly wondered why my predecessors came here and were able to beat the Qing army and flee, throwing away their helmets and armor.But now it was his turn, but he encountered such a strong resistance.Not willing to take a step back?It was not until a long time later that he remembered the words of the established French leader Napoleon: "A sheep commanded by a lion can defeat a lion commanded by a sheep." Up against the great Army of the Republic?
On the Qing army's ground, Feng Zicai's eyes were bloodshot.It can be seen that he is very tired after holding on to the position for a day, but he still raises his eyes and looks into the distance.

Judging from the attack just now, the French army invested a whole brigade of infantry.But judging from intelligence, the French army should have only two infantry regiments in front, and the other is responsible for guarding the artillery battalion.Apparently the regiment of infantry guarding the battalion had joined them, but the French did not use the cannon.Otherwise, I just couldn't hold it no matter what, so why hasn't my son come back yet?Thinking of this, the old general had a sore nose and tears streaming down his face.

Feng Zicai had only one wife, and he did not have three wives and four concubines like other military officers in the Qing Dynasty. However, his wife raised three sons and two daughters for him. The eldest son died when he was three months old.The third son was so stubborn that he hanged out with the girl at home and was personally beheaded by this fiery general!Only the second son was deeply loved by him since he was a child, and he practiced martial arts and followed him to fight in the north and south.But now in this foreign country.

Thinking of this, Feng Zi burst into tears.Just as he was about to organize his troops to rush down to fight the French army to the death, a soldier rushed over, "Feng Biaotong, Battalion Commander Feng is back."

"Huh? Hua'er is back?" Feng Zicai couldn't believe his ears.

"Father, the child is back. One of my battalions was wiped out. Only I came back and captured a devil officer! The French artillery battalion has been completely destroyed by me." Feng Xianghua knelt on the ground.

"Okay, the French army has lost their cannons, and if they can't attack for a long time, they will retreat. Yang Fei, Zhou Ping and you two will lead the battalion to cut off the French army's retreat. The other battalions throw away all the unnecessary things to me, and follow me. Annihilate the French army!" Feng Zicai went from hell to heaven, his heart was full of joy.I thought I lost my beloved son, but unexpectedly, my son made great contributions!The excitement is beyond words!
"Father, you are old. Let your son fight on your behalf! You can take the command in the middle, but the French devils killed my battalion, and I will not avenge this revenge. The hatred in my heart is hard for a child!" Feng Xianghua thought of breaking out of the siege for himself. The dead brother felt as if a needle had been pricked in his heart, and tears slowly slid down the dirt and blood on his face.

Feng Zicai looked at his son's wounds all over his body, suppressed the reluctance in his heart and said, "You have made great contributions, so go back to recuperate first. At the age of 60, General Zuo still personally took command of an expedition to Xinjiang, and mounted a horse to meet the enemy. He is not yet 60 as a father. Your heart. There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, only military orders. Go down."

In the French camp, Nigel had completely lost his mind.It was another return without success, and the lives of more than 1000 French soldiers have been lost in Dongling!
"General, retreat! The Qing army seems to be about to counterattack. If the rear route is cut off, we will not even be able to retreat. In order to seize this place, we have sacrificed more than 1000 people. They are all outstanding soldiers of the Republic. ’” Tony said with a sob.

Nigel was hesitating when he heard this, and a staff officer came in, "The reserve team found that the Qing army was coming up from behind, and cut off the communication line for transporting arms and food. Our transport team is 50 miles south of Zhennan Pass It stopped and couldn't cross over. The number of Qing troops is unknown, but there are at least more than 1000 people."

Hearing this news, Nigel's face was ashen, and he said for a long time: "Retreat, let's retreat."

Frankly speaking, if the French army didn't want to quickly occupy Zhennan Pass at the beginning.Instead, go step by step, even if Feng Zicai occupies Zhennan Pass.The French army used their traditional infantry and artillery coordinated operations, and perhaps the Qing army was not an opponent at all.Don't say that Zhennan Pass can't be defended, even Dongling can't hold on at all.

Nigel underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, leaving the artillery battalion behind. After the attack was frustrated, when he remembered to use the artillery battalion, he found that he had been attacked by the Qing army.Then, emotionally out of control, he attacked on a large scale and dropped the corpses of more than 1000 French soldiers, and finally retreated reluctantly after the supply line was cut off.

It was a wrong step, a wrong step.

Then from the actual combat, it is not difficult to see the difference in the combat effectiveness and the quality of the soldiers between the two armies. The French army is proficient in tactics.The guns are very accurate, and although the soldiers of the Qing army have undergone live ammunition training for two or three years, their guns often jam due to nervousness in battle.Apart from being more brave than the French army in hand-to-hand combat during several counter-charges, there is really nothing remarkable.

But in any case, the French army was finally beaten back.He severely damaged one of his brigades and took Zhennanguan from the French army.Completed General Lu Yiwei's order and stood firm at Zhennan Pass!

The French army withdrew to Liangcheng when the Qing army did not complete the encirclement.After Feng Zicai got Zhennan Pass, he didn't rush to chase out, but just stood firm.Reinforcements await! !

(End of this chapter)