On the other side of Wusong Fort, on the riverside of Chongming Island, Zhou Shirong, the general soldier of Su Song, was pacing back and forth on the beach in a worried mood, and the gunfire on the opposite bank was intensive, and the movement was not small. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The soldiers and horses of Su Songzhen are now satisfied with the moderation of this counselor, if the war is unfavorable, they will definitely not have any good fruit to eat, the gunfire stopped so quickly, judging from his experience, this is not a good thing, how can he not be in a hurry?

I don't know how many times I paced back and forth, and a white household who was observing the situation on the other side with a telescope suddenly said in surprise: "My lord, the British army has retreated from the Yangjiazui Fort!" ”

What the? The British retreated? How is this possible? Zhou Shirong hurriedly stepped forward to take the binoculars to watch, and sure enough, a group of British troops were evacuating from the fort, and he was wondering, when he saw a ball of fire rising from the fort, this was blowing up the artillery? So, is it really Shanghai's righteous courage to win? How is this possible?

Just when he was puzzled, several fast horses galloped over, and the leading one was a young military attache about twenty wearing six-grade military attache robes, this person was Mi Zhengqing, the battalion deputy of the ninth battalion of the third regiment of the Yuanqi regiment.

Zhou Shirong turned around and glanced at it, and then turned back to observe the situation on the other side, Mi Zhengqing came behind him, went around, and said loudly: "Zhou Zongrong doesn't need to look at it, the Yuanqi regiment trained two battalions to annihilate 1,500 British troops and recover Wusong Fort." ”

Annihilation of 1,500 British troops? That's how kung fu is that? Zhou Shirong turned to look at him in disbelief and said, "Really? ”

"The lookout post has just contacted the other side through the flag." Mi Zhengqing sat on his horse and looked at him condescendingly and said, "Early tomorrow morning, Yuanqi Tuanlian will launch a full-scale attack to recover Baoshan, how is Zhou Zongrong's preparations?" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Shirong was sure that the news was true, and hurriedly said: "Mi Qian, rest assured, it is ready!" As he spoke, he said tentatively: "How many people have come to the Yuanqi group training?" ”

Mi Zhengqing smiled and said, "One regiment, three battalions, fifteen hundred people." ”

Hearing this, Wang Fengxiang, a guerrilla in the front battalion, said in astonishment: "So, the Yuanqi regiment wiped out 1,500 British troops with 1,000 people? ”

"Our Yuanqi group practice will not falsely report their combat exploits." Mi Zhengqing said and turned the horse's head, "In this battle, the victory is certain, whether you can share the merits depends on your performance tomorrow." After speaking, he waved his horsewhip and said, "Drive——。 "Straight away.

Seeing that Zhou Shirong's face was a little unsightly, Wang Fengxiang hurriedly said: "This Yuanqi group practice is also unruly, and even the upper and lower levels are ..... humble." ”

"Shut up!" Zhou Shirong scolded: "If you have this ability, Lao Tzu will allow you to kick your nose in the face." ”

Wu Song, before the Yuanqi regiment practiced the camp, watching Tuan Yong quickly take over all the batteries along the river in Wusong, Yi Zhizu put down the telescope and ordered: "Three **** battalions quickly take over the Yangjiazui forts, repair the fortifications, expand the gun positions, and pay close attention to the movements of the British army!" ”

"Yes!" The herald answered loudly.

Yan Yangtian said tentatively: "Now that the Wusong Fort has been recovered, is there no need for the artillery battalion to hide its whereabouts anymore......." ”

"Continue to disguise your whereabouts." Yi Zhizhi said without thinking: "Wusong is the back road of the main fleet of the British army, the British army cannot give up easily, as expected, the British army will stick to Baoshan, to wait for sea reinforcements, early tomorrow morning, we will storm Baoshan, quickly send an order to the artillery battalion, before dawn tomorrow, the artillery battalion will arrive outside the south gate of Baoshan, as soon as the morning dawns, to shell Baoshan!" ”

The herald to be sent away, Yan Yang said, "What does the principal mean, don't take the prisoners to attack Baoshan tomorrow?" ”

"If the British army retreats to Baoshan, it will be meaningless to hold prisoners of war hostage, and it is not to be underestimated." Yi Zhizhi said: "Tomorrow, we will capture Baoshan in a dignified manner, and they will be convinced." ”

That being said, back in the camp, Yi Zhicontent still wrote a letter of persuasion to Yilu, being able to bluff to force the British army to surrender is naturally the best policy, if you can really persuade Yilu, the strength of Yuanqi's group training will be greatly improved, not to mention the rest, that third-class battleship, he has coveted it for a long time, and now Yuanqi has light cruisers, but no main battleships.

Baoshan County, as soon as Bartley entered the city, he was busy deploying the defense of the southern city, small-caliber artillery, Caron guns, Congreve rockets, and the elite company of the 26th Infantry Regiment - all equipped Bren-style wick rifles were deployed in the southern city.

He was busy until dusk, he breathed a sigh of relief, stood on the south gate tower and lit a cigar, looking at the quiet camp opposite, Yuanqi regimental practice did not take advantage of the victory to pursue today has always made him have a very bad premonition, hold on, stick to the reinforcements of Dinghai to come, then at least hold on until tomorrow evening, or noon the day after tomorrow, no accident, tomorrow will definitely be a rare battle!

"General Bartlet——。" Yilu slowly climbed the tower and asked, "There is no movement on the other side?" ”

Bartley shrugged his shoulders, took off the cigar in his mouth, and said, "Do you know the details of the Yuanqi regiment's training to attack Dinghai?" ”

The situation of the first battle of Dinghai, Yilu naturally inquired in detail, and after a slight sigh, he said: "I heard General Buer say that the Yuanqi regiment is good at giving full play to the power of artillery, and in the first battle of Dinghai, there is no ...... on the city wall. ”

"I see." Bartley looked at the large camp opposite, and said with a solemn expression: "The Yuanqi regiment is waiting for artillery. Tomorrow, we have to prepare for the worst. ”

Yilu pursed his lips and said nothing, once they evacuated Baoshan City, they were afraid that they would never have a chance to recapture Wu Song, Yuan Qi Tuanlian was not the green camp of the Qing Kingdom, since he dared to fight Wu Song, he should be completely sure to defend Wu Song.

At five o'clock in the morning, a trace of fish belly white had just been revealed in the sky, and the Yuanqi artillery position one kilometer outside the south gate of Baoshan County was already in full array, and twenty bronze cast marine guns were lined up, "One shift is ready to continue." "The second shift is ready to continue." ........。

Tang Zihui, the commander of the artillery battalion, looked at the Baoshan County in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Class 1, 23, single test firing, open fire!" ”

With the order, the three artillery pieces sounded almost at the same time, and the three fires burst out over the city wall, Tang Zihui showed a confident smile on his face, the height of the city wall of Baoshan County had already been measured, and the distance, he was even more meticulous with his own steps, and he had calculated all the shelling parameters in detail, which was not half a point of luck.

"All artillery, two shots, salvo!"

Without waiting for the British army on the city wall to react, twenty artillery pieces roared one after another, and the cannon sound shook the sky for a while, the British army in the city did not expect that the sky was not yet bright, Yuan Qi Tuanlian launched an attack, and he was in a panic, Bartley rushed out of the courtyard, raised the telescope and only glanced at it slightly, a heart was cold and cold, the opponent's artillery hit too hard, and it was also a flowering bomb, all the defenders on the city wall, at this time they were only afraid of being beaten into a sieve, how to hold on to this city?

Tang Zihui turned around and glanced at the lookout frame on his side, two lookouts were waving flags, and the communications officer immediately planned to report: "Report, there are no figures on the southern section of the city wall, and there are many enemies on the east and west walls, but there is no artillery. ”

Tang Zihui said in a deep voice: "Order, extend the shelling, five consecutive shots, salvo!" ”

Amid the roar of artillery, one large-caliber Caron cannon after another quickly moved forward to the predetermined gun position, and a group of brave regiments quickly ran to their designated positions with a clear division of labor, waiting for orders.

Yi Zhizhi did not give the order to attack, but ordered: "Artillery transfer positions!" He estimated that the heavy artillery of the battleship on the river would immediately retaliate with an artillery bombardment. Looking at the sky, he commanded again: "Send someone to deliver the letter!" Waving a white flag, the fast horse was delivered from the north gate. ”

Several rounds of shelling will Baoshan County into a mess, the British garrison is in chaos, the artillery sound stopped, Yilu rushed out of the county office, ready to go to the river to call for the battleship artillery support on the river, just arrived at the north gate, I saw a fast horse galloping, immediately rider waving a white flag.

Galloping to the front, the rider shouted in English: "The treasurer of Yuan Qiyi has a letter to His Excellency Yilu. ”

After reading the persuasion letter, Yilu's face was a little uncertain, and Yi Zhishu said in the letter that this war between the two countries was because of the crow. The piece trade rose, and the Qing Emperor strictly forbade crows. The attitude of the film is very resolute, and I hope that England will think carefully and not because of the crow. piece trade and lost normal trade with the Qing Dynasty.

This war, if both sides suffer too many casualties, will inevitably lead to a further expansion of the war, and now that the largest economic crisis in history is breaking out in England and throughout Europe, including the United States of America in the Americas, it will not be good for both sides if the war between the two countries is further expanded.

Moreover, he solemnly stated that once the war between the two countries expanded, he would not hesitate to sell the technology of the new Mini rifle to France at a low price.

Whether this war can effectively control the casualties to a minimum, Wusong's battle is the key, the capture of Baoshan County is effortless for Yuanqi Tuanlian, if Yilu chooses to resist to the end, then, this war between the two countries will be bloody to the end, never die!

At the end of the letter, Yi Zhi said in a sincere tone that he hoped that Yilu would continue to fight for the sake of the main fleet of the British army, which was deep in the Yangtze River waterway, for the sake of the overall situation, for the future relations and trade between the two countries, and for the financial considerations of England, and that the military expenditure for this war would be a huge amount.

For a moment, the law of righteousness was indeed shaken, and what Yi Zhifu said was not unreasonable, if they suffered too many casualties in this battle, Her Majesty would definitely not give up, even for the honor of the British Empire, they would continue to expand the war, but if Yi Zhishu really sold the Minnie gun technology to France, would England dare to come to the East?

Moreover, the huge war military expenditure is definitely worse for England, which is suffering from an economic crisis, if this war is defeated again! What will be the end?

However, after thinking about it, he was firm, what would happen if the defenders of Baoshan surrendered? The entire fleet in the Far East will be passive everywhere! Not only will the main fleet attacking Jiangning be put in an extremely dangerous situation, but even the detachments in Dinghai and Hong Kong will be in danger!

The battleships on the river began to return fire, and the lookout posts and artillery observation posts standing on the high wooden frames looked at the shells that were whistling and visible to the naked eye, all of them were colorless, and they could only pray to God to open their eyes, not to be hit, in fact, not to mention being hit, even if they were just rubbing, it would be a disaster for them!

In the southwest corner, in a hidden trench, Yi Zhishu caught a glimpse of the messenger delivering the messenger galloping, and couldn't help but show a sneer, it seems that today's fierce battle is inevitable.

The sound of "bang bang" is endless, the solid cannonball lands to the ground and makes a huge vibration, the solid shell after landing is rolling around, still has a huge lethality, looking at the cannonballs rolling all over the ground, feeling the vibration of the ground, Tang Zihui secretly said that it was a fluke, but it was transferred in time, otherwise this round of shelling would have caused a big loss.

After wiping the sweat from his forehead, he looked at the Caron artillery position, fortunately, the position was close to the city wall, and the angle was slightly off, and it was not greatly damaged, but one of the observation posts was hit and fell to the ground.

In a small trench in the northeast corner of the county, Meng Yun, known as a sharpshooter, aimed at a British soldier standing on the corner of the city wall, adjusted his breath, gently pulled the trigger, "bang", and in the dull gunshot, the British army on the corner of the city wall fell in response.

"Good one, worthy of a sharpshooter, this is the third." Zhong Xiaojun, who was also in the trench, praised lightly.

There were five people in the trenches, and their main task was to shoot the observation post standing on the corner of the wall to guide the direction of the shelling of the battleship.

The two corners of the city wall can not stand at all, and the righteous law on the north gate tower is secretly speechless, this Yuanqi group training is really not to be underestimated, and even a gunner will be arranged to shoot the observation post, without the guidance of the observation post, the naval artillery can only fight indiscriminately, after this battle, the fleet should pay special attention to the Yuanqi group training!

"Report." The communications officer stepped forward and reported: "There is a fleet of ships with an unknown flag issued in the estuary! ”

"Flag unknown?" Yilu's heart sank.

"Yes..... Flags that have never been seen before. ”

Yilu took the telescope and looked at it, there were already more than a dozen sailboats gathered at the mouth of the river, and on the mast of the ship was a flag with blue and white lines, he was no stranger to this flag, the Sea Soul Flag - the flag of the Yuanqi fleet! Just as he was observing, two light cruisers with the Sea Soul Flag also hoisting sailed over from the north, and he was shocked, weren't Yuanqi's light cruisers blocked in Guangzhou?

Several battleships on the river apparently also noticed the appearance of the flotilla at the mouth of the river and stopped shelling.

Watching one after another light cruisers and armed sail merchant ships appear at the mouth of the river, Yilu's face became extremely pale, he finally understood, Yuan Qi regimental training did not take advantage of the victory yesterday to pursue, not waiting for artillery, but waiting for this fleet, Yuan Qi is going to wipe out Wu Song's defenders and warships! (To be continued.) )