Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

After all, Ruilin had never experienced any big battles. The swift attack of the British and French forces had almost frightened him to death. He turned his horse around and wanted to run away!

However, Ruilin was unlucky. This guy was riding a tall horse and wearing a double-eyed peacock feather on his head. He was very conspicuous among the Qing army. As soon as he turned his horse's head, he was spotted by a British captain and shot!

boom!

what……

Ruilin screamed and fell off his horse. The bullet hit him right above the neck. The huge killing force directly sent Ruilin to the west!

With the death of the main general, the flank position became even more difficult to withstand the attack of the British and French forces. The Green Camp soldiers quickly retreated to the rear. Even the Mongolian cavalry of nearly a thousand people could not stop the retreat, and the entire flank position completely collapsed!

Yaman and Saxton watched from afar, their hearts throbbing with excitement. Success, success! Taking the flank position meant that Senggelinqin's main force was completely exposed to the British and French forces. The entire Qing army began to fall into crisis!

Senggelinqin in the distance was also filled with panic. The flank position collapsed. He did not expect that the flank position of 6,000 people would collapse so quickly!

Just when Senggelinqin was at a loss, the sound of hurried horse hooves and dense gunfire began to be heard from the northwest of Yangzha. The British and French forces who had just occupied the flank position had no time to rejoice. Before they could even stand firm, they were thrown into chaos by the dense bullets!

From the northwest, a cavalry came galloping. It was Liu Ye who had circled around from afar!

It took Liu Ye less than three or four hours to reorganize his troops, go around Sulong Bridge, and head straight for Yangzha. He rushed all the way, but unfortunately, when he arrived at Yangzha, he was still a step too late, and the flank position had already been captured!

Liu Ye was speechless. Monk King, you have over 20,000 people under your command, yet you couldn't even hold out for half a day...

However, this is not the time to blame Senggelinqin. We must take advantage of the fact that the British and French forces are not yet firmly established and beat them back!

At Liu Ye's command, more than 2,000 cavalrymen launched a lightning attack on the British and French forces!

Two thousand five hundred cavalrymen and two thousand five hundred rifles. Although half of the cavalrymen's marksmanship was not outstanding, they were by no means comparable to the Green Camp soldiers. The dense bullets suppressed the British and French forces so that they could not raise their heads. By the time the British and French forces began to organize a counterattack, Liu Ye's cavalry had already split into two groups, dividing the British and French forces on the flank positions into two parts. Like a divine army descending from the sky, more than two thousand cavalrymen attacked the British and French forces with a terrifying blow!

The saber in his hand fluttered like snowflakes, continuously slashing towards the British and French forces!

The British and French forces on the battlefield were too familiar with this cavalry. They were armed with rifles, carrying machetes on their backs, extremely brave, and powerful. They had killed them many times. The British and French forces were already a little timid before the battle!

In the back, Yaman and Saxton saw it clearly. Saxton's face turned green. It was Liu Ye's cavalry again! Damn, they really were haunting them! Over 3,000 cavalrymen charged onto the flank positions. Those 3,000 French troops would definitely not be able to resist!

Saxton roared, "Orders! The French troops, press forward immediately! We must repel the enemy cavalry at all costs!"

Yaman quickly stopped him, saying, "Saxton, it's too late now. Liu Ye is just a lucky guy! What we need to do now is to get the soldiers on the flanks to tie them up! We will turn to attack the right flank. Their artillery on the right flank will still be useless! Concentrate all our efforts on attacking the other flank. Even if the cavalry is powerful, they will be unable to split their forces!"

Saxton suddenly realized what was going on and shouted, "Orders, concentrate all forces and attack the Qing army on the right wing with all our might! Attack!"

Three regiments of more than 4,000 troops launched an attack on the right wing position of the Qing army guarded by Shengbao!

Shengbao was watching the British and French forces rushing towards him from a high place, and he knew that it was time to fight to the death. The Ruilin troops on the left had been defeated. If he lost the position, the monk king would definitely not be able to hold on alone!

Shengbao gritted his teeth and shouted, "Come here, raise my flag. I'll stand next to it and fight with all my might. Don't retreat a single step! Once the British and French forces rush in, attack with all our might! We're going to engage them in hand-to-hand combat!"

Shengbao is not Ruilin after all. He knows that the enemy's firearms are powerful. If he charges straight ahead, he will only die. The best way is to fight the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Even if he is not the opponent's opponent, he will still cause certain casualties to the enemy. At the very least, he can delay the enemy's attack and postpone the speed of the flank collapse!

Seeing that the Anglo-French Allied Forces were getting closer and closer, the distance was less than a hundred meters. Even though the Qing army was hiding very well, many people were still shot. The artillery above was bombarding the Anglo-French Allied Forces desperately. Unfortunately, the Anglo-French Allied Forces were scattered, the power of the earth artillery was limited, and the lethality to the Anglo-French Allied Forces was very limited!

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shengbao waved the command flag in his hand, and six battalions of Green Camp soldiers rushed forward and launched an attack on the British and French forces!

The distance is tens of meters, and it only takes a dozen seconds for them to collide with each other from above!

After the British and French forces fired another shot, they were rushed up by the Qing army!

The British and French allied forces showed no sign of weakness, raised their bayonets and charged towards the Qing army!

Big knife, long hair, bayonet!

This is a battle where blood will be drawn on the bayonets!

Although Shengbao's Beijing Camp was much stronger than Ruilin's subordinates, it was still no match for the ferocious Anglo-French forces. The Anglo-French soldiers stabbed their bayonets at the same time in rows with incredible power. The Qing army could not withstand it at all, and soldiers were constantly stabbed with their intestines pierced and their stomachs burst, wailing incessantly!

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle at the front line!

Shengbao watched with a surge of emotion. He was no Ruilin. He had seen life and death many times before, a valiant warrior accustomed to them. With a loud cry, Shengbao drew his sword and charged towards the distant Anglo-French forces. Victory lay at this moment. If the commander fled first, there would be no need to fight. Shengbao, of course, understood this principle and charged forward, the Qing troops behind him also charging forward!

Six thousand versus four thousand!

The Qing army had an absolute advantage in terms of manpower! However, on the battlefield, it was difficult to achieve a corresponding advantage. Even with Shengbao personally leading the charge, the Qing army continued to retreat. The Anglo-French coalition's bayonet tactics were far superior to the Qing army. Whether in terms of military literacy, combat coordination, or even physical strength and skills, they were no match for the Beijing camp masters!

Shengbao tried his best but was unable to drive the British and French forces out of their positions, and could only struggle to hold on in his position!