Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Yang Zha, Senggelinqin and Shengbao led the Green Camp soldiers and a part of the Mongolian cavalry to strictly defend against the attack of the British and French forces, while also waiting for battle reports from the front.

They heard the loud explosion at Shuangqiao clearly, followed by fierce gunfire and sounds of fighting. It was only more than ten miles from Yangzha to Shuangqiao, so the sounds were naturally clearly heard on the Qing army's position.

It wasn't long before the scouts returned galloping back, shouting from a distance, "Your Highness, a great victory! Lord Liu Ye has won a great victory! A large amount of explosives was placed under the double bridges. When the artillery passed through them, they instantly detonated, blowing hundreds of foreign devils into the air! The elite cavalry led by Lord Liu Ye has launched a surprise attack on the Anglo-French coalition forces. The main forces of the Anglo-French coalition have been completely separated by the broken bridges, and the front and rear cannot support each other. The foreigners are bound to be defeated!"

Senggelinqin was overjoyed. If they could win this battle, the danger to the capital would be completely resolved. Without artillery, there would be no need to worry about whether the British and French forces had enough cavalry!

Senggelinqin laughed heartily and said, "Kezhai, this Liu Ye truly is worthy of being called our Great Qing's lucky general. He's won battle after battle. Even if Zhuge Liang were reborn, he wouldn't be as good as him! Hahaha! For now, we just need to guard this little piece of land. With Liu Ye around, we don't need to worry about anything!"

Shengbao was also very happy. The consecutive victories had made his injuries much better invisibly, and he nodded repeatedly.

Senggelinqin turned around and shouted, "Report again if you continue to investigate!"

The scout turned his horse around and galloped towards Shuangqiao.

Within an hour, battle reports kept coming back until Liu Ye's cavalry retreated from the north bank of Shuangqiao.

Senggelinqin listened to the battle reports one after another, his mind constantly turning. Although Liu Ye's cavalry had to retreat because of the support of the Royal Cavalry Regiment, the Anglo-French casualties of this explosion, coupled with the surprise attack, would definitely be around two to three thousand. First, no fewer than hundreds of people were killed or injured. If Liu Ye launched another surprise attack, I'm afraid the artillery would also kill most of them. It would definitely be considered a big victory. Next, it would depend on whether these Green Camp soldiers could perform well. If they performed exceptionally well, even if they could not encircle and annihilate the Anglo-French forces in the area around the capital, it would be very possible to drive them back to Tianjin!

Senggelinqin smiled faintly and shouted, "Come here, send the victory report to Rehe at an urgent speed of seven hundred miles! This time, we must turn the tide of the war. Haha, Liu Ye disobeyed the emperor's orders and assaulted the imperial envoy, causing great dissatisfaction among the emperor and his ministers. This great victory is enough to dispel all dissatisfaction. Let's sign a petition in pairs. I believe the emperor will be satisfied."

Just as the victory report was dispatched, another scout galloped in from afar, arrived before Senggelinqin, dismounted, and reported: "Your Highness, the British and French forces on the south bank of Shuangqiao are urgently gathering. It seems they are marching at full speed to attack Yangzha!"

Senggelinqin was shocked. Wow, it seemed that the Anglo-French coalition forces were really fighting for their lives. They had just suffered such a big loss, but they dared to continue attacking Yangzha. They were so brave!

"Orders must be passed to all units to prepare for battle immediately and respond to any attack from the foreigners!"

Senggelinqin looked at Ruilin and Shengbao and said, "You two, it's really surprising that the foreigners are continuing their attack without stopping. We can't be careless. Kezhai, you will guard our left wing; Lord Ruilin, you will be in charge of the defense of the right wing. The center is left to me. Liu Ye only has more than 3,000 troops, but he was able to defeat the British and French forces. We have more than 20,000 elite soldiers here. If we can't stop the British and French attacks, then we will have no face to stand in the court anymore!"

Shengbao's face was solemn as he replied, "Your Highness, the Anglo-French coalition is coming with ill intentions, but we must not be careless. The central army will bear the brunt of the attack, so you must be careful!"

Senggelinqin nodded, and Ruilin and Shengbao retreated respectively.

For the British and French infantry, it would take less than an hour to travel ten miles to reach the front line of the Qing army's position.

Nearly 10,000 British and French allied forces marched straight towards Yangzha, but stopped when they were less than three miles away from Yangzha.

Senggelinqin watched carefully through a telescope from a distance, his heart filled with shock. Even though the Anglo-French coalition had suffered heavy losses, their military bearing and demeanor were still extraordinary, much stronger than the Green Camp soldiers under his command! Today's battle was fought!

Senggelinqin was secretly alarmed and ordered his subordinates to take strict precautions.

On the opposite side, Saxton and Yaman had just arrived and issued a combat order. In order to protect the artillery from being attacked by the enemy cavalry, the two men left the entire cavalry regiment in the rear, and also left an infantry battalion for protection. Without cavalry and artillery, they could only launch an attack with infantry!

Saxton shouted, "Orders! The 1st French and 1st British Infantry Regiments advance and attack the center of the Qing army ahead. The 2nd and 3rd British Infantry Regiments attack the Qing army's left flank. The 2nd French Infantry Regiment, attack the Qing army's right flank. Attack with all your might! Hit them hard! I'm going to get revenge!"

The British and French forces had no artillery fire suppression, so they could only launch an attack in this way. Relying on the firepower of rifles, they launched an attack on the Qing army. The British and French forces of more than 7,000 people all pressed forward and launched a fierce attack on the Qing army!

The Qing army on the opposite side, under the command of Senggelinqin and three others, did not show any weakness and began to launch a counterattack against the British and French forces.

In the distance, the two artillery battalions of the Qing army began to launch a fierce bombardment on the Anglo-French coalition forces. In particular, the artillery captured from the Anglo-French coalition forces, under the control of nearly 200 people in the firearms battalion, had fierce firepower and continuously fell on the advancing ranks of the Anglo-French coalition forces. The entire battlefield was filled with smoke!

Yaman's assessment of the Qing army was largely correct. The Qing army was indeed unfamiliar with the new artillery. Aside from the firearms battalion, no one had ever used it. As a result, despite their sophisticated weapons, their shells had no idea where they were hitting, and their aim was completely unsighted. As for the Taipao and Invincible Generals, their relatively small force meant their suppressive effect on the Anglo-French coalition was limited.

However, Yaman never expected that there was a small group of troops in the Qing army that could actually use Western cannons, and they were large and impressive. Even if they could not catch up with the French artillery, they were much stronger than ordinary troops!

Shell after shell was fired, continuously landing on the British and French coalition positions, forming a powerful barrier on the front battlefield! The British and French coalition forces attacking from the center were bombarded and beaten back!