Guo Huaya's misunderstanding lasted for a full night, but Wilson, the foreign envoy who was supposed to persuade him to surrender, in addition to eating and drinking, only provided him with bedding, and did not say a word of persuasion. The two chatted for half the night, and it wasn't until after breakfast the next day that Wilson talked about his future arrangements for Guo Huaya. Guo Huaya, who knew that he had become a meat ticket, was a little crying and laughing, he knew that the Qing Dynasty would not spend a dime for him, although he would not be blamed for the crime of losing his teacher and humiliating the country, but it would never be possible to redeem people.

Guo Huaya was thinking about how to go home in the camp of the coalition army, and Seng Lingqin was thinking about the defense of Tanggu at the mouth of Dagu. Tanggu and Dagu mouth are only separated by a river, which is an important barrier behind the side of the fort on the north bank of Dagu mouth, not to mention the disparity in numbers, even if the last person in the battle is also impossible to lose.

"Bring Xi Ling'a's horse team over! Let him try to intercept Yangyi head-on, and don't give Yangyi a chance to enter Tanggu! "Tanggu originally had more than 1,000 Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry under Kexing'a and Wenxiang, as well as 2,000 green battalion soldiers from the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili, with a total of 3,000 defenders, but Seng Lingqin was still not at ease, and Yangyi was still relatively powerful in attacking the city. Xiling'a is the only mobile force in his hands, if it weren't for the fact that Tanggu is too important, he will not use it easily.

"Lord Wang, Yangyi's guns are sharp, the ground is slippery after the rain, and the horses can't gallop, I'm afraid that the chance of winning in the field battle is not great!" Just after the defeat and return, Du Xing'a had palpitations, and after a bloody battle in the Xinhe camp, Du Xing'a himself was shot, and now his arm is still hanging. Moreover, there are only more than 13,000 coalition troops attacking Xinhe and Junliangcheng, what is the use of more than 1,000 people in Xiling'a, let more than 1,000 people intercept more than 10,000 people, what is the difference between this and sending them to death, of course, he didn't dare to say this in front of Seng Lingqin.

"Do your best and obey the destiny of heaven! Let Xi Ling'a try to meet the attack, and act cheaply! If there is any case, let him retreat into Tanggu and assist Kexinga and Wenxiang in defending the city. "Monk Greenqin also knows that this damn rain has greatly limited the performance of his cavalry, and hard fighting is not a way to only rely on the city to hold on.

"Give Kexinga and Wenxiang another military order! Ordered the deputy capital to Tong Kexing'a, the servant Wenxiang, guard the moat, strictly guard, not allowed to relax a little, be sure to defend Tanggu! "Monk Lingqin's heart is like a mirror, with the current strength, it would be good for Wen Xiang and Kexing A to hold out for a few days. However, another ten days and half a month is enough, and the imperial court has been discussing peace with Yangyi, and the peace situation is certain, and this battle will not have to be fought again.

The generals of Seng Lingqin decided that before Xiling'a's horse team could be mobilized, the British and French forces had already moved into Tanggu on 14 August. This time, the coalition army really attacked with the whole army, and even the backup troops from Beitang were transferred, with a total strength of 18,000 troops and more than 200 artillery pieces.

Wilson was still at the back of the line, and he was at the back of the command, which made Wilson very indignant, and behind him were the cooks, which was a contempt for him and his troops. However, Wilson did not protest again, firstly, based on past experience, his protest had no effect, and secondly, he was in a good mood now and did not feel very angry, because he had a new friend, Guo Huaya. In Wilson's eyes, Guo Huaya was an almost perfect officer, well-mannered and knowledgeable, and had the courage to face death and fight to the death to defend honor. Guo Huaya is not only familiar with all kinds of military knowledge in China, but also knows a lot about foreign guns and foreign artillery, although he can't name the Armstrong gun, but he knows Napoleon cannon. The conversation with Guo Huaya made Wilson very pleasant and made him temporarily let go of his anger of being discriminated against.

Wen Xiang in Tanggu City was not happy at all, Wen Xiang, who had never experienced a real battle formation, was almost scared to death when he looked at the boundless coalition team. After Kxinga, who had been on the battlefield, told him the approximate strength of the coalition army, Wenxiang stopped directly. How 3,000 people could resist the siege of 20,000 troops was not something that Wen Xiang could imagine.

"Lord Dutong, you and I are dead!" Wen Xiang looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Die to repay the country!" Kexinga clutched the hilt of the knife tightly, and the green tendons in his hands were already stretched out.

"Being able to work with the general, Wen Xiang is comforting in this life!" Kexinga didn't look good at all when he was nervous, but his momentum infected Wenxiang, and Wenxiang knew much more about the righteousness of the family and country than Kexinga and Wufu.

"The flag man should not die at home, this life is the country!" Kexinga would have said such a crepe sentence in total, blushing and saying it with a thick neck.

"Wen Xiang is a scholar, and he will ask the general to command the battle!" Wen Xiang bowed to Kexinga, then turned and walked onto the city wall.

Before Kexing'a could figure out what Wen Xiang's clueless sentence was for, Wen Xiang had already gotten a bundle of rope out of nowhere and tied one of his legs to a cannon with the help of several soldiers.

"Sons, this official is Wenxiang, the squire of the military department! Today, there are foreign Yi who refuse to obey the king, rebel and commit crimes, invade the territory of our Celestial Empire, and brutalize the people of our Celestial Empire, and it is the time for my generation to sacrifice their lives to serve the country. This official swears to the sky, and today he should fight against the rebellion of all the kings, and swear to live and die with this city and this cannon! Wen Xiang impassionedly shouted at the soldiers defending the city, and showed his determination.

"Swear to live and die with Tanggu!" Kexing'a was quite moved, it was not easy for Wenxiang to be a civil official to do this, so he was the first to take the lead in making peace.

Wen Xiang's pre-war mobilization was not a success, because what he said was so written that nine out of ten soldiers did not understand what he said. However, the fact that Lord Shirou tied himself to the cannon was seen by everyone, and the Chinese soldiers were also from the Chinese people, and they were always so easily impressed. The so-called generals have the heart of death, and the soldiers have no greed for life, and the officials are all open, and the soldiers are naturally willing to be generous. The other non-commissioned officers could not show anything if they wanted to be flexible, but the gunners stood up, and they handcuffed themselves to the cannon without ropes, but with the iron shackles used in the prison. All the soldiers shouted in unison, chanting the slogan of living and dying with Tanggu, and the morale of the Qing army was greatly boosted for a while.

Wilson also saw the hustle and bustle of the city through the telescope, but of course the telescope was not God's perspective, and he couldn't see details like shackles. Although they couldn't understand what the Qing army was shouting, the coalition forces could feel the change in the morale of the Qing army, but most of them didn't think so.

In front of the coalition was a rammed earth wall, which was not a solid thing in the eyes of Europeans accustomed to stone walls. There are many cannons at the head of the city, but the caliber is generally relatively small, and how primitive it looks. The number of defenders was also small, and everything seemed to show the weakness of the city's defenses.

However, it is clear that General Grant, who was actually in command, was a careful man, and it is not known whether he had encountered the Oriental Stratagem Wilson, but he was at least well prepared. The Allied forces placed artillery positions about 800 yards from the Qing fortress, using forty-two artillery pieces, 30 of which were large-caliber Ramsstrong guns, and the artillery positions were also housed by Conrives*. The infantry went forward another hundred yards and began to dig trenches to cover themselves and guard artillery positions. The cavalry did not participate in siege warfare, after all, this was not the right environment for them to fight. Small groups of cavalry cruised around the Qing fortresses, waiting for their chance to pursue the defeated Qing army.

Wilson wanted to ask Guo Huaya's opinion on the battle, but Guo Huaya refused to say a word, and the interesting person fell into a state of silence. Wilson didn't force it, he also knew that Guo Huaya had understood the situation of the coalition forces, and he knew the doomed tragedy of his compatriots. Now Guo Huaya chooses to shut up, probably because she is afraid that she will inadvertently reveal something and let his compatriots fail faster.

The artillery bombardment of the coalition forces was carried out very smoothly, and the small-caliber artillery of the Qing army lacked range, and although the counterattack was fierce, it had no real effect. The accurate Armstrong cannon quickly destroyed many Qing gun emplacements, the Qing army's parapet wall could only deal with direct fire cannons, and it was meaningless in the face of curved * guns, the shells could cross the parapet wall to kill the Qing army and destroy their gun emplacements. After a round of fire, the Qing army's parapet wall was riddled with holes, the artillery was silent, and the coalition forces suffered almost no damage.

General Grant gave the order for a general attack, and the artillery preparation had achieved quite good results, and there was no need to wear it out. The infantry charged with bayonets, and all the allied troops thought it was just a sprint, but the sound of artillery rang out again in the ruined fortress of the Qing army. There was no trace of the Qing infantry on the parapet wall, and they struggled to hold on to it under artillery fire for a long time, but as soon as the infantry's white-knuckled charge began, they fled. However, the artillery on the Qing artillery positions still held out, and they continued to fire at the infantry of the coalition forces in the ruins. The artillery of the Qing army could only fire solid bullets, but when attacking dense infantry formations, solid bullets were also very effective weapons. Each iron ball can take the life of a line of soldiers, although the Qing army's artillery did not have the power to penetrate the column, but it was enough to kill and wound several people.

Fortunately, the allied forces have all experienced the test of the Napoleonic wars, and the soldiers were not intimidated by a few iron balls, and they continued to move forward with firm steps. The Armstrong artillery and Conrive rockets opened fire again, and the heavy artillery fire overwhelmed the fort, but the Qing artillery still insisted on returning fire. Their infantry had fled, and Wilson could see them fleeing through the binoculars, and they fled in embarrassment amid the whistling of rockets, but the artillery still proved that Tanggu was in the hands of the Qing Dynasty.

"They're so tenacious!" Grant marveled at the toughness of his enemies. However, after all, he has a wide field of vision, and he has found a way to control the enemy, and the reeds on the north side of the fortress give the coalition forces a chance.

"Lord Shilang, the monk general orders us to retreat to the fort on the north bank!" Kexinga took a body of soil and found Wen Xiang, who was shocked by the cannon, and had some tinnitus.

"Withdraw troops now?" If Monk Lingqin is in front of Wen Xiang, Wen Xiang can pump him, how can now be the time to retreat.

"Another edict from the imperial court has arrived!" Kexinga can't help it, this battle is too bad. But in fact, this order saved him and Wen Xiang's lives, and he also knew that he couldn't keep it no matter what, and all he could do was to die happily.

"Alas!" Wen Xiang also knew the virtues of the imperial court.

"Protect Lord Squire and go first! Remove! Kexinga cut off the rope that Wen Xiang tied to the artillery with a single sword, and a few Goshhar pulled Wen Xiang and left.

The other soldiers also ran away when they got the order to retreat, and the artillerymen who had just expressed their determination were stupid, they locked themselves to the cannon with iron shackles, and threw the keys out of the city in order to show their determination, and now they can't run if they want to. Kexing'a and Wenxiang had already opened the city with the Manchurian cavalry and the remnants of the green battalion, and these artillery soldiers had only been replaced a little, and they couldn't leave today.

"Brothers, it's not good for us to come up with Yangyi, it's enough to kill one, kill two and earn one!" One of the gunners shouted, and then the last gunners began their heroic curtain call.

By the time the coalition forces swept over the reeds and climbed the city wall, all of these gunners had already died under the cannons, and they did not leave their names until they died. However, they achieved the greatest victory since the beginning of the war, killing and wounding more than 200 allied soldiers, including eleven people, and the Bali Bridge was no more than that.