556 Patrol the battlefield
The collapse of morale often happens in an instant, and Mailer's Eight Banners army has endured endless hardships in front of the trenches in the SAR these days, coupled with the various events of the Green Battalion uprising, the morale of the army has long been so low that it almost collapsed.
Fortunately, the secret contact of the French made the sluggish morale resurrected on the spot, and with the support of the foreigner's father, this group of Eight Banners soldiers had a bit of the majesty of the tiger and wolf army.
But borrowed morale is always borrowed, and when all their intrigues and tricks have been crushed, when their opponents stand in front of them with invincible weapons, a great collapse is no longer inevitable.
"Run...... These are all Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals brought by Xiao Letian from the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, and they are not something we can deal with......"
"What kind of weapon is that? God, why didn't you thunder and take away Xiao Letian's demon, he is not human......"
In the scolding, countless soldiers rushed wildly, rushing all over the west and north, and the Mailer, who swore that he would rather die if he did not succeed, has long since lost his backbone, and fled towards the north on a war horse, and there is still the strategist who lacks virtue by his side.
"My lord, you're not running away, you're calling it a strategic shift...... Think about it, isn't you the only one who really fought with Xiao Letian in the whole Qing Dynasty? You are a baby......
"I have summarized a lot of articles for you, and they are all written about the weaknesses of Xiao Letian's new army, and when the time comes, you will dedicate it to the imperial court, which can be regarded as a great achievement......"
"Okay, well, you have a heart, as long as I, Meller, can survive this catastrophe, and I will be rich and prosperous ......in the future," Melle leaned on the back of the horse, and did not forget to make a wish to the immoral strategist and official.
"Thank you, thank you...... But if you can raise a flag for Zaixia, then you will be even more grateful below..."
"No problem, as long as I don't die, you are a member of my Zhenghuang banner, and I will ensure the glory and wealth of your children and grandchildren......"
The wish made by the official on his lips is not how big it is, anyway, there are five or six people around him on the way to escape, and now is the time to help each other in the same boat.
Mailer galloped all the way to the northwest, and the abdomen of the war horse under his crotch was already drenched with blood from spurs, and the corners of the war horse's tired mouth were foaming at the mouth. Behind them was the farther and farther fires and gunfire, and the battlefield was gradually blurred.
At this time, the camp of Melle had become a flaming hell, and half of the new army like tigers and wolves began to gather routs to clean up the battlefield, while the other half organized countless war horses and began to pursue deserters all over the field.
In the burning camp, the corpses smelled of feet, the wounded soldiers rolled on the ground and wailed, while the frightened soldiers knelt on the ground and prayed for Xiao Letian's forgiveness with their hands raised.
The captives of the Eight Banners under the bayonets were automatically tied to each other, and each one was dressed with ropes like docile little sheep, and at this time, they still had the ferocity of the slaughter of innocent people before.
Sure enough, the wicked have their own wicked grinding, and the proud new army is a group of demons from hell in their eyes, and the efficient killing mode full of the unique industrial age has completely destroyed every bone in their bodies.
The naval guns fired all flowering shells, and every explosion could sweep away the lives of a military formation, and the four terrifying machine guns, the dense rate of fire could not even rush through the fastest war horses, and the dense rain of bullets was simply not something that manpower could resist.
All the defeated soldiers no longer have the courage to resist, those who can flee will flee, those who cannot escape will fall to their knees, whether they live or die, it depends on the mood of the winner.
When Xiao Letian stepped off the pedal and stood on the long-lost Haihe River embankment, the eastern sky was already bright, and a round of rising sun was rising.
The knee-high military boots stepped on the ground, and behind him was a fierce guard, his eyes shot like lightning, and all the Eight Banners soldiers who were stared at by them all fell to their knees in fright.
This group of Eight Banners soldiers has no bad eyesight, and they are qualified to use such a strong team of guards except Xiao Letian, and there is no one else. What's more, there are foreigners around Xiao Letian, one carrying a wine bottle and the other carrying a soul-stirring camera.
Who else can drive foreigners this year except Prime Minister Xiao Cheng of the East China Sea?
The current Xiao Letian is also a veteran who has experienced countless battlefields, and the scene of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood is no different from a garden of leisurely steps in his eyes. Xiao Lotian didn't have any nausea when he guessed a severed hand at his feet, but he smiled when it was mud.
"Yes, you fought this battle beautifully...... But it's not pretty, it's not good, Lao Tzu gave you the latest tactics, even the European armies haven't learned the cooperation of infantry and heavy machine guns, you have a taste of the fresh ...... first"
How could this battle not be won? Heavy machine guns shine brightly, but it will not be until the First World War 50 years later, which is a completely new tactic that has surpassed half a century, and it is not easy to beat this group of medieval armies.
Wherever Xiao Letian and his party went, the captives knelt down, and the proud recruits saluted Xiao Letian upright, their tall bodies in stark contrast to the leper dog kneeling in the mire next to them.
"What about Sima Yun, what about Luo Huo, what about Ye Pingtai, why can't I see a few of them for so long......" Xiao Letian had already turned half of the camp, and he didn't see these King Kongs under him.
At this time, Tietoutuo ran over with the iron straw hat on his head, and there was also an old friend of Xiao Letian, American businessman Mike Carnegie.
"Report Prime Minister... Sima Yun and Luo Huo collected all the remaining war horses and set off to chase Meeller, and that old Wang Ba actually ran away......"
Xiao Letian didn't have time to respond, Tie Toutuo was amused by the iron straw hat on his head, "You, you...... You've invented all the steel helmets? You kid, hahaha......."
The soldiers around him laughed too, because the hat was so much like a straw hat that the big brim blocked the shoulders.
Ironhead glared angrily, "What are you laughing at? Have you ever seen a Tartar's bow and arrow thrown from the top of your head like rain, crackling and falling from the top of your head, and you can still do without something to protect your head?" God knows how Mailer came up with such a strange trick......
Xiao Letian understood as soon as he heard it, it turned out that this was an emergency invention of the trench defenders in order to deal with the throwing of bows and arrows?
"That's right, we shouldn't laugh at you, who invented this helmet......?
"Oh dear Shaw, this idea is my ......," said Mike Carnegie next to him with a smile and wanted to hug his old friend.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Lotian took half a step back, straightened his clothes and hat and saluted Mike, "Mr. Mike, you have immeasurable merit, it was you who invented the world's first steel helmet, and your invention will definitely save countless ......."
As soon as Mike saw Xiao Letian saluting so solemnly, he suddenly had no place to put his hands and feet, "This, this, this and this ......" At this time, the newcomers around him also followed suit and saluted Mike.
Mike is a businessman after all, he didn't expect that he would be treated with such courtesy, and his face immediately turned a little red, and what Xiao Letian said later made him even more speechless.
"Mike, next year I will set up a new Yamen 'patent office' in the Ryukyus, which is to imitate your American patent office, you will have the honor of being the first patent recipient, and from now on every steel helmet produced by my arsenal will have you a copper coin in royalties, what do you think?"
Ay...... The surrounding soldiers, including the prisoners kneeling on the ground, were stunned, none of them could have imagined that Xiao Lotian would come to do this.
Mike was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that he said with great admiration, "The Prime Minister is really good, are you going to start searching for inventors all over the world?"
Xiao Lotian smiled and leaned over and whispered, "Next year, Mr. Nobel will come to the Ryukyus to visit Wèn to negotiate the latest explosives factory matters, with him as an example, I will do a good job in patent protection, and there will be enough high salary, I don't believe it, will the world's talents come?"
"You Carnegie family should work hard, don't just think about giving me a backward production line, you must know that you will also face competition from European merchants, and you must be prepared for a rainy day..."
Xiao Letian's soft nails made Mike a red face, to be honest, the North American headquarters really has this idea, they fancy China's huge population, in their eyes, each Chinese can use ten iron nails, this is a big unimaginable business.
The steel king Carnegie has never been to China, nor has he met Xiao Letian, in his heart China is already synonymous with backwardness, and if you send the most backward equipment, it is already the most advanced, and there is no need to build too advanced steel plants.
But today, when Mike knew that those businessmen and engineers from Northern Europe were coming to stir up the situation, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat on his back, and the businessmen were really afraid of competition.
Xiao Lotian let go of Mike, turned his head and began to continue inspecting the battlefield, and at this moment, a dense sound of horses' hooves came from the northwest, followed by Luo Huo's super loud voice.
"Damn it, let that bastard Mellor run...... Their war horses are really good, we can't do any of them...... "Luo Huo's own riding skills are not good, and the war horses are not good, this guy's skin is getting thicker and thicker.
Luo Huo turned over and dismounted, and threw a human head in his hand on the ground, followed by the cavalry behind him also dropped a few human heads, and the surrounding captives all gasped.
"Isn't this Mailer's staff......?
"Shut up, hurry up and pretend to be a wooden man, kneel well, don't talk......"
Xiao Letian, who had sharp ears, stretched out his hand and pointed, "You two come over, what are you talking about?"
"Oh, Prime Minister spare his life...... We don't know anything, we really don't know anything......" The two captives in the mud were scared and swayed.
Luo Huo rushed up and slapped each of them, picked them up and threw them in front of Xiao Letian, "Whatever the prime minister asks, he will answer honestly, there is a lie, Lao Tzu will hang you on the flagpole......"
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