Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Facing the French artillery bombardment head-on and the British cavalry attacks on the flanks, the Qing army was completely unable to stop the offensive of the Anglo-French coalition forces. Under the repeated attacks of the Anglo-French coalition forces, the Qing army was in chaos and completely collapsed!

Senggelinqin had to lead tens of thousands of troops to start a large-scale retreat towards Tianjin!

The entire position was captured by the British and French forces in one fell swoop, and Senggelinqin was defeated all the way.

Senggelinqin withdrew, but he killed He Zhengqing's troops who were still defending Dagukou!

As the general of Tianjin Town, He Zhengqing had nearly 3,000 troops under his command. Together with the artillery stationed at Dagukou, the total force exceeded 4,000, all gathered around the Dagukou Fort.

At this moment, He Zhengqing is still fighting a desperate battle with the British and French fleets on the sea, but unexpectedly, the British and French coalition forces came from Beitang, defeated Senggelinqin's army, and blocked all the troops of Tianjin Town in Dagukou!

After Meng Daban occupied the Qing army's position, he immediately assembled all the artillery, turned the guns, aimed at the Dagukou artillery group, and launched a fierce artillery offensive towards the Dagukou artillery!

He Zhengqing was caught off guard and was hit flat-footed by the French artillery, and the entire Dagukou was in chaos!

"What's going on? What's going on?"

He Zhengqing watched his artillerymen fall down in droves under the French fire, and the artillery on the fort was also destroyed in large numbers. He became furious, grabbed the lieutenant general by the collar, and shouted angrily.

The lieutenant general's face was pale at this time. He said in a hoarse voice: "General, General! It's bad. There are foreign troops all to the west of us. The shells are coming from the west. We are surrounded!"

He Zhengqing's face turned pale, and he almost vomited blood. He shouted angrily, "West? Aren't most of the monk king's cavalry and the Beijing garrison infantry concentrated in the west? How could there be a foreign army?"

The lieutenant general was dumbfounded and didn't know why, but the foreigners' shells were real. They landed on the Dagukou Fort and blew big holes in it. Only the foreigners' shells could have such great power!

He Zhengqing was completely dumbfounded. The day before yesterday, he had vowed to the monk king that he would defend Dagukou to the death. He also encouraged himself a lot. In the blink of an eye, the monk king disappeared, leaving his back completely to the enemy!

Now, to the east was the sea, with dozens of British warships constantly bombarding Dagukou. To the west were the British and French armies, also pointing their guns at them. They were attacked from both sides. How could they fight a battle like this? How could they possibly hope to win?

The lieutenant general whispered, "General, we are attacked from all sides. We are no match for the foreigners. It must be that the monk king's army was unable to defeat them and retreated first. We can't hold on any longer. If this continues, our only outcome will be annihilation!"

"fart!"

He Zhengqing kicked the lieutenant general to the ground and roared, "Run away? From the first day I joined the army, I have never thought of running away, let alone facing these foreign devils? You bastard, behind you are your parents who provide you with food and clothing, your brothers and sisters. Do you want to let these foreigners into our country to ruin our beautiful land? Even if I die, I will die at Dagukou!"

The lieutenant general's face flushed red as he roared, "My Lord, you are not afraid of death, and I am not a coward! As long as you don't retreat, I will always stay by your side! If you want to die, let's go to hell together! They are just foreign devils, I will fight them to the death!"

He Zhengqing nodded and shouted, "Brothers, the time has come to serve our country! Pass the order, all personnel, enter combat mode. Even if we have to fight to the last man, we must absolutely protect Dagukou!"

After He Zhengqing finished speaking, he came to the Armstrong cannon again and shouted, "Come here, load the cannon for me! Fight with all your might!"

Everyone present was stunned by He Zhengqing's courage. With such a fearless leader charging ahead, who among the soldiers below would retreat? If the officers weren't afraid, how could a soldier like us be afraid of death?

He Zhengqing divided his troops into two groups, one to resist the warships at sea, and the other to resist the attack of the British and French armies!

The entire Dagukou was caught up in a brutal battle, with smoke and flames everywhere!

Above Dagukou, the battle lasted from the evening of the previous day to the afternoon of the next day without stopping for a moment!

Under the pincer attack from the British and French forces, even if the Qing army was brave and fearless, it would be difficult to resist!

In a single day and night, over 3,000 of the 4,000 soldiers at Dagukou were killed or wounded, leaving fewer than 1,000 able to continue fighting. The artillery on the fort had been completely destroyed, with fewer than ten operational. Without the deterrent effect of their artillery, how could they withstand the whirlwind of British dragoons? Without the deterrent effect of their artillery, how could they stop the mighty steel warships at sea?

At Meng Daban's command, the cavalry led the charge towards the Dagukou Fort. Under the cover of artillery fire, the cavalry rushed towards Dagukou like lightning!

He Zhengqing looked coldly at the cavalry charging from afar, stretched out his hand and grasped an iron spear, "The time to fight has come. I, He Zhengqing, have been on the battlefield for more than ten years and have never thought of spending my old age in the countryside. As a man, I would rather die on the battlefield!"

He Zhengqing shouted, "Brothers, pick up your weapons and fight those foreign devils!"

Having said this, He Zhengqing took the lead in charging towards the cavalry. Hundreds of Qing soldiers behind him, who were able to stand up, all struggled to follow the general and launched a charge!

How could a mere flesh and blood body compare to the cavalry's lance? Even if the cavalry didn't fire their guns, the immense impact of the Arabian horses alone was definitely not something the Qing infantry could withstand!

Before He Zhengqing could get close to the enemy, a shell from the distance landed right next to him. The violent explosion directly rolled up He Zhengqing's body and he fell heavily in the distance!

"Master Junmen!"

"Master Junmen!"

The personal soldiers near He Zhengqing were horrified and rushed towards He Zhengqing!

When they got closer, He Zhengqing was already motionless. The violent explosion of the shell blew He Zhengqing to pieces, and blood was oozing out of his body. A loyal soul was gone!

After He Zhengqing died for his country, the Qing army under his command completely lost its backbone and could no longer launch a decent offensive. They scattered in panic. Some of the Qing army members who were kind-hearted wanted to take away He Zhengqing's remains, but they were killed on the spot by the cavalry!

The west wind is blowing fiercely, the flames of war are raging, and blood is streaking through the sky!

Dagukou fell!