C183 New Army Vengeance

In 1865, Tongzhi had four years. It was an unforgettable year for the people of the Tanggu, because in this year, a small port city had actually encountered two consecutive battles with soldiers.

The massacre in the summer was still fresh in his mind, many of the citizens' properties were plundered during the conflict. Countless mob s and soldiers were killed by the guards of the ocean and Jiu Shuai's Xiang Army, their fresh blood staining the entire city red.

The innocent citizens thought that a nightmare would at least keep them safe for a few years, but they never expected that on a cold winter night that was only two months away from the new year, the nightmare of killing once again descended on the Tanggu City.

"Marine Corps... Shoot! " This was the first military order of Xiao Letian's new army, this was the mighty killing intent of the initial roar of the tigress, the whip of punishment that was grasped in Xiao Letian's hands. Qing Dynasty, this fat ostrich whose head was stuck in a sand dune, had met his biggest enemy in her life.

The silent soldier pulled the trigger, the muzzle of his gun spewing out an orange glow. A faint white smoke diffused under the moonlight, giving the whole battlefield a rather cruel and beautiful look.

"Fire, fire, kill these unrepentant dogs! We must destroy their courage in this massacre, so that they will never dare to raise their heads in front of our New Army. Even if they turn into ghosts, they will still have to detour and walk away from us …"

"We must abide by our shooting discipline, maintain a dense amount of firepower, extend our fire, and definitely cannot let any of these thugs go. This massacre must be remembered by the Purging Demons s for a hundred years, no... We must make them remember it for a thousand years! "

Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun, these two little Company Commander were so arrogant, their words were unstoppable. A company of less than two hundred soldiers wanted to swallow a thousand and five hundred Green Battalion? He wasn't afraid that the wind would blow past his tongue, but none of the proud soldiers present felt that their officer was bragging.

This was the sharpness of the new army, this was their pride, this was how a man who had fought in a national war should act in the face of these cowards who only knew about the civil war.

The Green Battalion s never thought that there would be an ambush here. Although Sun Sanhu had warned them that Xiao Letian had a new army in his hands, in the eyes of these old generals, it was at most an upgraded version of the Summer Ocean Boat Guard. As long as the Xiang Army did not get involved this time, they could not fail.

At that time Sun Sanhu guaranteed with a pat of his chest, there was definitely not a single Xiang Army soldier in Tanggu City right now, Xiao Letian's power did not even have any reinforcements, even if he could afford to buy the Gun, but in the chaos of the night, how much of its power would the Gun be able to use?

Most importantly, it was impossible for Xiao Letian to have many subordinates, even if he secretly transferred troops from the ocean, with a few hundred people, it would be the limit. If the two thousand of them could not eat all the guards, it would truly be a disgrace to stay at his grandmother's home.

The firepower Spencer poured out formed a long death whip. With just a single whack, hundreds of Green Battalion screamed miserably as if they had been struck by lightning, and were thrown to the ground.

"Ambush, ambush …" It's the Gun, it's the fast spear of the foreigners … "

"There was a mistake in the information, a mistake in the information. The enemy had at least five or six thousand people. Why is there such a dense rain of bullets? Quickly get down and find cover! "

The soldiers of the Middle Ages had seen Gun shooting seven bullets in a row. In their minds, they only shot one gun and then stuffed the gunpowder into the muzzle of the gun, only able to shoot one after a long time.

Right now, the ambush's firepower was like a storm, the spear fire like a long dragon tracing the location of the primary matrix in the darkness. However, no one dared to charge forward. They were all stunned by the sudden rain of bullets.

"Man, get down, get down, you're going to die …" It was definitely thousands of Gun s facing him. "For the capital's Tigerspear Battalion to have such a method of fighting, only a three shot combo would have such concentrated firepower …"

"Oh ancestor, as long as you can keep me alive, I'll immediately strip off this layer of skin. In this life, if I eat more food and become a soldier, I'll be a little girl …"

"Save me, save me, I got shot in the leg …" "Old and young masters, seeing how you're waving your horse in the same pot, don't leave me behind …"

Screams could be heard on the public road. The two words that were being spoken by the new army formed an inverted figure, like an inverted bowl, it caught the Green Battalion who was marching along the road. A dead snake-like line of troops, with the two sides forming the sloping plane of the rain of bullets, resulted in a large number of casualties three minutes before the battle began.

Right now, the three generals who were in control of the situation were already scared senseless. Their warhorses were overturning them on the ground, and dozens of soldiers were protecting them in the roadside irrigation ditches. Bullets were flying above their heads.

"General Li, those surnamed Sun lied to us. What kind of bullsh * t information are they giving us? They're pushing us to our deaths!"

"Where's the General Ding? Where is it? Have you retreated? "

"I'm over here, damn it! The bullet grazed my forehead, it's no big deal, I can't lose my life …"

The three generals were furious now, cursing at Sun Sanhu, but cursing back and forth again and again would not solve the problem. At this time, the oldest General Li spoke up, "Forget it, no matter how weak the enemies are, we will still receive the benefits from the nation. I do not feel wronged if we lost our lives, it's a pity that these brothers of ours … "Have you all backed down? Have all of our brothers to retreat into the canals …"

It had already been ten minutes since they had encountered the battle, avoiding the most intense slaughter in the previous three minutes. The Green Battalion s were hiding in the irrigation canals on both sides of the road, shivering in the dry reeds. Fortunately, it was already winter, and the canals were completely dry. The remaining water at the bottom of the river had also frozen into ice. If it was summer, he would definitely drown to death.

The soldiers who had been shot in the vital parts of their bodies were lucky. Those who had struggled and died in pools of blood were the most unfortunate ones, while those who had failed to survive were the ones who had the worst luck.

"Big brother Li, let the brothers retreat. There's no way we can fight this war. There are too many enemies, at least three times stronger than us. We can't let the brothers die in vain …"

"Retreat? Where else can we retreat to? In the summer, the imperial government was already very disappointed in our actions, not because Ma Bao took advantage of the situation to rob him, but because of our incompetence. The reason the imperial government sent us here was to intimidate the foreign invaders, but we let a group of guards from the foreign forces and Jiu Shuai's cavalry army lose easily.

"Now, Sun Sanhu is bringing the secret orders from the imperial government to let us deal with a merchant. If we fail again, what do you think will become of everyone? Even if we are all a bunch of pigs, we can't be trash to this extent, right? "

General Li's sorrowful tone silenced the surrounding soldiers. "What do we do then?" "Before is also a death, but later is also a death. We have to survive!"

General Li shook his head and said in a low voice, "We might not lose. You guys didn't listen carefully just now, and this wave of Gun sounds was not the three shot rhythm, but was completely chaotic. I heard from the foreigners before, it seems that Xiao Letian had also written about it in his books. Xi Yang has already invented a type of Gun, its operation is extremely simple, we don't even need to fill pellets with gunpowder, I am sure that the one ambushing us is this kind of Gun! "

"From the looks of it, Sun Sanhu's information is not wrong. The enemies on the other side aren't many, there are at the top three hundred people, but their Gun are powerful, making us make a mistake amidst the chaos. Don't worry, right now we are hiding in the water, their Gun are useless, if they want to beat us, they will have to rush over and engage in close combat, and that will be our chance then … "

It was a fact that the old general had made his judgement. Right at this moment, the sounds of gunfire on the other side had gradually weakened, and from the scattered sounds of gunfire came the roars of countless basic officer.

"Stop firing, fill in the ammunition, count the number of people in each class, load the ammunition …"

"Three rows in a row. Ammunition consumed one third of it …" Second Company, Fifth Squad has light wounded and needs first aid... Order bearer! "Immediately report the situation …"

The orders of the new army were carried by the cold wind into the distance, and a sense of order unique to the modern army was born. Although these soldiers didn't understand what they were doing, they could feel the strict order; this was a discipline that only the legendary Iron Army had.

"Impossible, this is definitely not Xiao Letian's army. How long has he been here? How could he train such a strong army, even the core strength of the Xiang Army would not be able to do it! Sun Sanhu's information is inaccurate, or in other words, it is incomplete. Xiao Letian definitely has an even more terrifying power supporting him from behind … "

Thinking about this, General Li grabbed the lapels of his two brothers' jackets and said nervously, "You two must remember, no matter who it is that lives to vent their anger, you must deliver the truest of information to the Emperor. Remember, what we are facing today is definitely an army not inferior to the English and French, no, no … …. In my opinion, this army is even stranger than the British and French combined forces from five years ago! "

At this time, Xiao Hexin and Xiao Hexin had already stopped their attacks, there were no longer any soldiers standing on the public road, and they could not see the situation clearly in the dark. The two young commanders whispered together, and the next battle plan was decided.

However, at this time, a strange noise came from the Tanggu City behind everyone. The light emitted by the entire city started to jump, and in the wind, people's shouts could be heard everywhere.

"What's going on? "What's wrong with the city? Hurry up and send someone to investigate …" Right at this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded in the darkness, "Senior's personal guard …" Tie Toutuo came forward to report … "Quick, send reinforcements. The lord is surrounded …"

In the darkness, a strong, tower-like man sprinted over. He was the Tie Toutuo who was good at playing tricks, his legs were like wind and fire as they flew forward, it was the famous movement technique in the martial arts world, the 'Eight Steps to Chasing Cicadas'.

"Release, it's Tie Toutuo …" If Xiao Hexin had shouted just a second longer, Spencer would have killed the assailant. Tie Toutuo rushed in front of the two and gasped for breath, then looked at his back which was actually nailed with a black arrow.

"Tuotuo, you got hit by an arrow? Sit down, medical soldier... "Well done, what a good man …"

Tie Toutuo ran so fast he forgot about the pain, the arrow had only hurt his flesh but not his organs, which was why he was able to hold on. The iron-beaten monk shook his head, "I'm fine, don't worry about me. Quick, send troops to save the lord, the lord has been surrounded and now the odds are against us … Fuck, the entire Tanggu City has exploded, and there are fleeing citizens everywhere. Right now, even the foreigners are closed up, and all of them are armed, it is even more chaotic than in the Naha Harbor … "