C556 Visit the battlefield

's army of eight had suffered endlessly in front of the trenches in the Special Region these past few days. Adding to the various events that had taken place during the Green Battalion's uprising, the morale of the army had long been depressed to the point of crumbling.

Fortunately, the secret contact of the French had revived the depressed morale of the Eight Flags Soldier, and with the support of the foreigners, the Eight Flags Soldier Ding had regained some of their intimidating aura of tigers and wolves.

However, the borrowed morale was still borrowed after all. After their ring after ring of schemes and tricks had all been crushed and their opponents with invincible divine weapons had appeared in front of them, the great collapse would no longer be inevitable.

"Run..." These are all the heavenly soldiers that Xiao Letian brought from the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, they are not people that we can deal with … "

"What kind of weapon is that? Oh god, why didn't you say anything? Take Xiao Letian in, he's not a human … "

Amidst the curses, countless soldiers rushed out towards the west and the north, while Maylor who swore that he would die if he didn't succeed had no backbone left. He rode his warhorse and fled towards the north, beside him was the wicked advisor.

"Master, you're not running away, this is called a strategic shift …" Think about it, isn't there only one person in the entire Qing Dynasty who would fight against Xiao Letian? "You're a treasure …"

"I have summarized a lot of details for you. They are all about the weakness of Xiao Letian's new army. When that time comes, you can consider offering them to the imperial government as a great merit …"

"Good, good, good. You've made up your mind, as long as I, Maylor can get through this disaster, we will be rich in the future …" Maylor leaned his body against the horse, his mouth not forgetting to give his wicked advisor his wish.

"Thank you milord, thank you milord …" However, if you can give this one a flag, this one will be even more grateful! "

"No problem, as long as I, Maylor, do not die, you will be a part of me. I will protect your children and grandchildren, and protect your wealth and future generations …"

Wasn't it too much to speak of an official's wish? In any case, they only had five or six people by their side to escape, and now was the time to work together.

Maylor sprinted northwest all the way. The abdomen of the horses beneath him were already drenched with blood from the thorns of the horses, and the horses were so tired that the corners of their mouths were covered in white foam. Behind them were the fire and gunfire that were getting farther and farther away. The battlefield had already started to gradually become blurry.

At this time, Maylor's camp had already become a blazing hell. Like a tiger or a wolf, half of the newly formed army started to pack up the defeated troops to sweep the battlefield, while the other half started to organize countless of horses to chase the fleeing soldiers.

Inside the burning camp, the corpses were smelly, the wounded soldiers were rolling on the ground wailing in pain, while the terrified soldiers were kneeling on the ground, raising their hands up high, begging for forgiveness.

The captives under the bayonets automatically tied each other up. They were all dressed up like docile little sheep. Looking at them now, they still had the fierceness from before when they massacred the innocent civilians.

Indeed, the wicked have their own way of killing. In their eyes, the proud new army was just like a bunch of demons from hell. That kind of efficient killing method that was unique to the industrial era had completely destroyed every single bone in their body.

The naval gun s would always be firing cannonballs, and every explosion would take away a battle formation's life. Those four machine guns were so concentrated that even the fastest war horse would not be able to get past them, and the intense rain of bullets was not something that a human could withstand.

All of the defeated soldiers no longer had the courage to fight back. Those who could escape, run. Those who could not escape, kneel on the spot. Regardless of life or death, it all depended on the mood of the victor.

When Xiao Letian walked down from the gangway and stood at the large embankment of the Hai River that he had not seen for a long time, the sky in the east had already turned bright and a rising sun was gradually rising.

The military boot above the knee stepped onto the ground, behind it were many sturdy guards, their eyes were like lightning, all the Eight Flags Soldier that were stared at by them, were so scared that they kneeled on the ground.

This group of Eight Flags Soldier s all had good eyesight. Other than Xiao Letian, no one else had the qualifications to use such a sturdy team of guards. What's more, there were even more Westerners surrounding Xiao Letian, one holding a bottle of alcohol and the other a soul-stirring camera.

Who else but the Prime Minister Xiao of the East Sea could order the foreigners around?

The current Xiao Letian was a veteran who had experienced countless battles. The scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood in his eyes were no different from a garden with a leisurely stroll. Xiao Letian didn't even have the feeling of nausea after guessing that a hand had been cut off, he just treated it as mud and laughed it off.

"Not bad, this battle was well fought …" However, even if they're not beautiful, they can't do it. This daddy has given you the latest tactics. Even European troops have not learned how to match infantry and heavy machine guns.

How could he not win this battle? However, the heavy machine gun would have to wait until the First World War 50 years later. This was a completely new tactic that would take more than half a century to complete, it was not a simple task to beat up this army of Middle Age.

Wherever Xiao Letian's group went, the captives would kneel down and the proud new army would stand at attention and salute Xiao Letian. Their upright bodies contrasted sharply with the dog that was kneeling in the quagmire beside them.

"Where's Sima Yun? Where's Luo Huo? What about Yepingtai and the rest? "Why haven't I seen them for so long …" Xiao Letian had already turned around half the campsite, but he did not see her subordinates, these King Kong.

Just then, Tie Toutuo ran over with that steel straw hat. Beside him was his old friend the American businessman Mike Carnegie.

"Prime Minister!" Sima Yun, Luo Huo and the rest gathered all the remaining horses and started to chase after Maylor.

Before Xiao Letian could reply, he was tickled by the iron hat on Tie Toutuo's head. "You, you … You actually invented a helmet? "You brat, you can do it! Hahaha …"

The surrounding soldiers also burst into laughter because this hat looked really like a straw hat. The large hat's brim covered his shoulders.

Tie Toutuo was so angry that his eyes were popping out, "What are you laughing at? You guys have never seen a Tarantula's archery shooting before. It's going to rain down from above like a rain, how can you do this without something protecting your head? Only the heavens know how Maylor managed to think of such a strange move … "

Xiao Letian understood immediately. So this was an emergency invention of the military in case of a bow and arrow shooting? He quickly patted Tie Toutuo's shoulders with a serious expression.

"That's right, we shouldn't be laughing at you. Who invented this helmet? "Let me see …"

"Oh, my dear Shaw, this idea is mine..." Mike Carnegie smiled and tried to hug his old friend.

He did not expect that Xiao Letian would retreat half a step, he straightened his clothes and saluted to Mike with respect, "Mr. Mike, your achievements are immeasurable, it was you who invented the world's first steel helmet, your invention will save countless lives …"

When Mike saw how serious Xiao Letian was bowing, he had nowhere to put his hands or feet down. At this time, the people around him were doing the same thing, saluting Mike.

In the end, Mike was still a businessman. He never thought that he would be treated so courteously, his face immediately flushed red, and what Xiao Letian said after made him even more speechless.

Mike, next year I will establish a new 'Patent Office' in the Ryukyu to imitate your American Patent Office. You will be fortunate enough to become the first patentee, from now on, every steel helmet produced in my armory will have a patent fee of 1 copper coin.

Sigh … You can make money by coming up with an idea? All the surrounding soldiers, including the captives who were kneeling on the ground, were stunned. None of them thought that Xiao Letian would do such a thing.

Mike was stunned, then immediately understood, and said with incomparable admiration, "Prime Minister is indeed good, are you going to start searching for the inventors of the whole world?"

Xiao Letian laughed, then went over and said in a low voice: "Next year, Mr. Nuo Beier will be visiting the Ryukyu to discuss the latest explosive factory matters. With him as an example, and me doing patent protection work and with enough high salary, I don't believe, that the heroes of this world won't come."

"You Carnegie family must 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. You must prepare for the rain!"

Xiao Letian's soft nail had caused Mike's face to turn red. Honestly, the North America Headquarters had such an idea, they were only interested in the huge population of China, in their eyes, if every Chinese person could use ten iron nail, then that would be unimaginable.

Steel King Carnegie had never been to China, nor had he seen Xiao Letian before. In his heart, China was already a synonymous with being outdated, to be sent with the most outdated equipment was already the most advanced, there was no need to set up the most advanced Steel plant.

But today, when Mike found out that the Northern European merchants and engineers were coming to mess things up, his back was immediately covered in cold sweat. As expected, what the merchants feared the most was still competition.

Xiao Letian let go of Mike and turned his head to continue inspecting the battlefield. Right at this moment, a burst of intense hoof steps came from the northwest direction, followed by Luo Huo's extremely loud voice.

"Damn it, let that bastard Maylor run away …" Their warhorses are really good, we can't even … " It wasn't good for Luo Huo to not learn how to ride a mount. This guy's skin was getting thicker and thicker.

Luo Huo dismounted from his horse, and threw a head on the ground. Immediately after, a few of the cavalrymen behind him threw their heads down, and all the captives around inhaled a breath of cold air.

"Isn't that Maylor's aide? "That Master Apothecary …"

"Shut up. Hurry up and pretend to be a wooden block. Kneel properly and don't talk …"

The sharp-eared Xiao Letian pointed at the two of them, "Come over here, what are you two talking about?"

"Aiya, Prime Minister, have mercy …" We don't know anything, we really don't know anything … " The two captives in the mud were so scared that their bodies were shaking.

Luo Huo rushed forward and gave each of them a slap. He picked up the both of them and threw them in front of Xiao Letian. "Prime minister, no matter what you ask, answer honestly. There's a lie that I'll hang you guys on the flagpole …"