Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

When the explosion sounded, Gao Qi, who was responsible for detonating the explosion, had already run to a position more than 100 meters away from the 200-meter mark. His body was still swept up by the huge shock wave and fell directly into the Tonghui River!

At this moment, Gao Qi was filled with exclamation. Oh my god, what the hell did the general give me? It was so powerful that I was blown away from forty feet away!

As for the Twin Bridges, the north end of the bridge has been broken. The huge explosion blew a gap three or four meters wide in the stone arch bridge, and rocks flew everywhere. The French soldiers on the bridge suffered heavy casualties!

Hundreds of people were injured in the air, and those who were a little further away were blown directly into the Tonghui River by the violent explosion!

With just one explosion, the British and French forces suffered over 400 casualties! Saxton, who had just reached the other side of the Tonghui River, was stunned by the violent explosion. Oh my God! What on earth is going on?

All the British and French soldiers were in shock. Fear had enveloped all the British and French soldiers!

In the distance, Liu Ye saw clearly through the telescope! The explosion was successful!

Liu Ye was overjoyed. Now the Anglo-French Allied Forces had been successfully cut into two halves. There were nearly 10,000 people on the south bank of the Tonghui River and on the bridge, while on the north bank of the Tonghui River, there was only one French infantry regiment, two artillery battalions, and two artillery companies. Almost all the artillery of the Anglo-French Allied Forces were left on the north bank of the Tonghui River. This was the moment, the best moment!

"Order all cavalry, charge! Charge! Encircle and annihilate the foreign devils on the north bank!"

Liu Ye shouted loudly, urged his horse, and charged out first!

Three thousand cavalrymen charged towards the Anglo-French coalition forces. The cavalrymen were only a few hundred meters away and arrived in the blink of an eye. The Anglo-French coalition forces were still in chaos. The huge explosion had completely disrupted their thinking and they didn't know what to do!

By the time they reacted, the cavalry led by Liu Ye had already rushed towards the Anglo-French forces from two directions!

Clemenceau, the commander of the French infantry regiment, was very anxious. Damn, there are at least two or three thousand cavalrymen. How can he withstand their attack with only more than a thousand infantrymen?

However, we have no choice but to fight, because all the army's artillery is concentrated here. Once we are defeated, all the artillery will be gone!

Clemenceau shouted, "All infantry regiments, respond to the attack and protect the artillery!"

The French soldiers were still in a daze, not reacting at all. Clemenceau was furious. He pulled out the pistol from his waist and fired a few shots into the air, shouting, "Traditional virtues, have you all become fools? Respond immediately, respond, and stop the cavalry's attack!"

At this time, the French soldiers just reacted and began to shoot in a panic. However, it was too late. Liu Ye's more than 3,000 cavalrymen, almost all of them had a rifle, and their firepower was also strong. They shot at the French army one by one, and their horses rushed towards the river frantically!

In an instant, three thousand cavalrymen rushed into the position and launched a large-scale massacre against the artillery!

Saxton was horrified, his face pale. This was truly dire! The main force of the Anglo-French infantry had already crossed the Tonghui River. The twin bridges were only five or six meters wide, allowing only a dozen or so men to fire side by side. How could they possibly be effective? As for the Anglo-French forces on the other side of the river, they were now at least five or six hundred meters from the north bank, exceeding the effective range of most rifles. They were completely useless! As for the other bridges, the nearest one was more than ten miles away. There was simply no time to circumvent them!

Saxton was so anxious that his eyes were bloodshot. Oh my artillery, my artillery is still on the other side!

However, no matter how anxious we are, the soldiers on the other side can't use any strength at all!

Saxton roared, "Order the British Third Regiment to immediately cross the Tonghui River and join the battle. Make sure to drive back the Qing cavalry!"

However, even if they swam to the other side, let alone the turbulent water, even if it was calm, the rifles and bullets in their hands would be absolutely useless! They could only rely on their bayonets to fight the cavalry desperately. There was no other way. Even if they had to fight with bayonets, they had to repel the cavalry. Otherwise, the artillery would be killed without a single one left!

Saxton now regrets so much that he wants to commit suicide. If he had known this would happen, he would never have ordered the Royal Cavalry to chase down that small group of Qing cavalry!

However, it’s too late to say anything now!

The Qing cavalry will not leave the British and French forces any room to escape!

One by one, the cavalrymen rushed into the positions of the British and French coalition forces, with their sabers flashing with a threatening cold light, and kept slashing at the British and French coalition forces. At this time, the French army's rifles had no time to shoot, and they could only use bayonets to parry.

The swords flashed and the horses neighed. Under the leadership of Guo Ye, the Qing cavalry had already gained momentum and were unstoppable. Above the battlefield, shrill howls continued to ring out. The British and French forces were killed and fled in all directions. Even the elite French infantry could not use their rifles to withstand the rapid charge of the Qing cavalry!

In the blink of an eye, the Anglo-French coalition suffered over a thousand casualties! Caught completely off guard, Liu Ye had already used this surprise attack tactic to its full potential! Furthermore, before the attack began, Liu Ye had already instructed that the priority target was the unarmed artillerymen. Once these men unleashed their might, they were even more formidable than cavalry, but in hand-to-hand combat, they were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter! Unleash the slaughter!

Saxton watched helplessly as the Qing cavalry on the opposite bank wreaked havoc on the battlefield and trampled on the British and French soldiers. There was nothing he could do, no way to rescue them. The river was 400 meters long, and the British soldiers in uniforms and holding weapons would take nearly half an hour to swim across. How could it be so easy?

In half an hour, I'm afraid the Qing cavalry would have almost wiped out an infantry regiment and two artillery battalions of the Anglo-French forces on the other side of the river?

However, this time the French infantry regiment was really powerful. In order to protect the artillery battalion, they fought desperately forward and continuously blocked the cavalry's attack. No matter how powerful the cavalry was, it was not so easy to wipe out the infantry regiment!

Half an hour will pass quickly!

Under the crazy slaughter of the Qing cavalry, the British and French allied forces lost more than 800 people, 600 were seriously injured, and some were injured by cavalry. There were less than 1,000 people who could continue to fight!

At this critical moment, the British army began to cross the Tonghui River and launched an attack on the Qing army!