Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Looking at the Mongolian cavalry that was beaten to pieces, Senggelinqin finally remembered what Liu Ye said. The Western army's firearms were powerful and could never be matched by the Mongolian cavalry!

Senggelinqin whipped his horse hard, full of regret. Two cavalry battalions were destroyed here!

Yiledong'a, standing by, turned pale. "It's too powerful! The foreigners are too powerful!" The monk king's cavalry was arguably the most elite force in the imperial court, yet they were completely vulnerable in front of him. In the blink of an eye, two elite cavalry battalions were completely wiped out by their artillery fire! If the fighting continues, they'll all die here!

Just when everyone was in shock, Meng Daban gave an order and the army began to advance towards Senggelinqin's position, firing continuously with their rifles and the heavy artillery behind them also bombarded continuously!

Senggelinqin's most unfortunate decision was to bring Iledong'a here. When this old loser saw the French army launching an attack on his own position, he was already scared out of his wits. He yelled, turned his horse's head, and fled to the back first!

The soldiers of the Beijing Army around him did not have much fighting power to begin with. When they saw the imperial envoy turn around and ride away on his horse, they shouted and turned around and ran. Before the battle really started, nearly half of the thousands of soldiers of the Beijing Army had already run away!

On the battlefield, the bravest prevail when two meet in a narrow road. This is an unshakeable truth. Before the battle even began, the imperial envoy was the first to flee. This was a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers. Not only did the Beijing camp begin to flee, but even some of the cavalry led by Senggelinqin lost their patience. What kind of thing was this? Damn it, if we were going to fight a battle with them, we should at least show our presence. A dignified imperial envoy was so scared that he just ran away. How could we fight this battle?

The morale of the entire army was shaken!

At this moment, the French artillery fire became more intense. This time, Senggelinqin brought only cavalry, no infantry, and naturally not much firearms to help, let alone cannons. The Beijing Camp did have some, but at this time the Beijing Camp had already dispersed, and even the cannons were left behind!

Senggelinqin was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. Damn it, Yiledong'e, what the hell did you send me to the battlefield for? You can't do anything, and you only cause trouble! By the time Senggelinqin realized what was happening and wanted to stop the Beijing camp from fleeing, it was too late!

After being hit by the French artillery fire again, the entire Qing army was unable to hold its ground. Senggelinqin urgently ordered the cavalry to charge towards the French army again!

By this time, the Mongol cavalry had lost all desire to fight, and their once high morale had completely collapsed because of Iledong'a's turnaround. The Mongol cavalry that subsequently charged again were further routed by the French artillery and rifle fire! In one encounter, they were beaten back!

The general of an army can be captured, but the will of a common man cannot be taken away!

Now all the Qing troops have lost their morale and are in a panic. Even Senggelinqin, who is brave and good at fighting, has no idea what to do!

Senggelinqin knew that defeat was inevitable and could not be reversed. Staying here would only increase casualties. This battle was so frustrating. His own cavalry had not even shown their power, but had been disturbed by that damn Yiledong'a and had lost all desire to fight. Damn it, these were not come to help, they were clearly spies sent by foreigners!

"Order the cavalry to withdraw temporarily, and all troops to retreat ten miles immediately!"

Senggelinqin was unwilling to give in, but he had no other choice but to temporarily withdraw his troops and try to fight again!

Senggelinqin's idea was good, but he forgot that even if he retreated, could his army defeat the Western army? The morale of the Qing army was already gone, and it would take more than a day or two to restore its combat effectiveness!

Senggelinqin led the army to retreat to the west of Dagukou in one breath, stationed there, reorganized the army, and attempted to go to war with the French army again.

Immediately afterwards, the French army followed and arrived at the opposite side of the Qing army, launching a fierce attack on Senggelinqin's army!

Senggelinqin commanded tens of thousands of Qing troops under his command to fight desperately and resist the attack of the French army. At this time, the Qing army had gradually stabilized, and with Senggelinqin in command, it began to be able to launch a counterattack.

The two sides fought fiercely on the battlefield for half a day until the afternoon. Although the French army had the advantage, it still could not defeat the Qing army. Meng Dabangan was anxious, but he had no good countermeasures. After all, he only brought 5,000 land forces. Facing the desperate resistance of nearly 20,000 Qing troops, it was not so easy to defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop.

Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, another sudden change occurred!

The French army landed at Beitang and defeated Shengbao's army. The French army marched south and won several battles in a row, gaining the upper hand. Later, the entire Beitang's defense was empty, without a single soldier defending it. Saxton got the news and assembled two cavalry regiments and two thousand troops from the fleet in one go, and landed at Beitang again!

The two cavalry regiments are the most elite Royal Dragoon Regiment of the British Empire, and their cavalry combat power is even superior to that of the Cossack cavalry!

Two cavalry regiments landed at Beitang and headed south, bypassing the French positions and attacking the flanks of the Qing positions with lightning speed!

In the real battle of the Qing army, suddenly, the sound of fierce horse hooves came from the flank!

Senggelinqin was startled and looked up, only to see more than 2,000 cavalrymen rushing towards the flank position like divine troops descending from the sky!

Senggelinqin was horrified and roared, "Elite Mongolian cavalry, move out! Push back the enemy on our flanks! Charge immediately!"

Four battalions of Mongolian cavalry immediately launched a charge towards the British cavalry!

Two steel torrents collided with each other!

However, the Mongolian cavalry still used muskets and bows and arrows, while the British cavalry were all equipped with rifled flintlock rifles - carbines!

When the Mongolian cavalry was still far away from the British cavalry, the British cavalry started shooting!

bang bang bang...

The sound of gunfire continued. One by one, the Mongolian cavalrymen fell off their horses and were trampled into meat paste by the cavalrymen behind them. Before the two cavalrymen collided with each other, the Mongolian cavalrymen had already suffered heavy casualties!

Finally, the two cavalry units collided with each other, and a fierce fight broke out!

The Mongolian cavalry, whose formation was disrupted by the rifles, were unable to organize an effective offensive under the charge of the British cavalry. They were beaten back step by step by the British army and could not resist at all!

Senggelinqin broke out in a cold sweat! Is this the Cossack cavalry Liu Ye mentioned? Aren't they only found in Tsarist Russia? Why are they here too? Damn it! Every time the muskets fired, the elite Mongolian cavalry kept falling off their horses. How can we fight this battle?