Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Just when Zhu Hai was extremely anxious, Murong Ke came galloping from a distance and shouted from afar: "Sir, sir!"

Zhu Hai shouted, "What's going on?"

Murong Ke shouted, "Sir, from the direction of the capital, two cavalry units are marching rapidly towards Baliqiao. They are less than six miles away from us..."

Everyone was shocked. Sure enough, there were two cavalry units!

Zhu Hai shouted, "How many people are there on the other side?"

Murong Ke replied, "Sir, one group has nearly a thousand people, and the other has four to five hundred people, and they are only four or five miles apart!"

Gao Qi, standing by, was also furious. Damn it, adding up to 1,400 to 1,500 soldiers, twice as many as his own. The difference was huge! If Yan Chunyu really attacked rashly, he would be in big trouble this time!

Gao Qi shouted, "Xiao Hai, let's move towards Old Yan immediately. There's still time! If it's too late, once Old Yan is surrounded, our entire army will be wiped out!"

Zhu Hai said in a hateful voice, "Damn it, are you scared now? What were you doing before? Even if we get there now, what can we do? Are we going to fight to the death with them?"

Gao Qi blushed and asked anxiously, "What else can we do?"

Zhu Hai gritted his teeth and asked, "Lao Gao, how many people are there in the foreign team escorting the goods?"

Gao Qi replied, "According to our reconnaissance, there shouldn't be more than a hundred people!"

Zhu Hai said hatefully, "Damn it! You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child! Let's fight! You immediately return to Baliqiao and tell Yan Chunyu to get rid of the enemy infantry as soon as possible and retreat immediately. I will continue to block the British and French cavalry on the road to Baliqiao. I can hold them off for half an hour. If it's longer, we'll kill each other. Brother Ye has handed all his brothers over to us. If there are heavy casualties, none of us will have the face to see him again!"

Sweat was already dripping down Gao Qi's forehead. It looked like Zhu Hai was risking his life!

With less than 400 people, they blocked an enemy force of more than 1,000 people! Isn't this just courting death?

Seeing Gao Qi in a daze, Zhu Hai shouted, "What the hell are you still in a daze for? Get out of here! Damn it, I'll never let that Old Yan off the hook again!"

Gao Qi did not dare to delay, he pulled the reins and galloped away!

Zhu Hai took a deep breath and shouted, "Order the troops of the four companies to enter combat readiness and gather all the troops at Shuangqiao. I want to have a decisive battle with the foreign devils there!"

It’s not far from Yangzha to Shuangqiao, and Zhu Hai’s four hundred men soon arrived near Shuangqiao.

Zhu Hai shouted, "Gao E, lead your Third Company and firmly hold the right side of the bridgehead. Nie Sheng, lead your Guard Company and firmly hold the left side of the bridgehead! Open fire, create a crossfire at the bridgehead, and suppress the advance of the British and French forces! First Company, Second Company, follow me and stand by two hundred feet due north of the bridgehead. As soon as the British and French forces break through the defenses of the bridgehead, charge them!"

It has to be said that after following Liu Ye for a year, Zhu Hai's military level has made great progress. Shuangqiao can be said to be the only place in the entire capital area that can stop the British and French forces. The entire bridge is only two meters wide, and a large number of cavalry have to stretch the front line to pass through Shuangqiao and cannot launch an offensive here.

Zhu Hai arranged two companies of troops on the mounds on both sides of the bridgehead to provide fire coverage. It was not easy for the British and French forces to break out of the fire network. After breaking through the fire network, they would not have time to reorganize their formation and would be charged again by Chen Hai's two companies of cavalry. Such an arrangement was simply a one-man-blocking-across situation!

Just as Zhu Hai had finished arranging his cavalry, the Anglo-French coalition had already arrived on the other side of the Tonghui River. This time, Yaman personally led the cavalry in an operation to encircle and suppress the horse bandits. In order to avoid being detected by the bandits in advance, Yaman deliberately waited for more than three hours after the escort team in front set off before launching the operation to avoid detection by the bandits. As long as the French escort team could hold out for an hour, they could form a huge encirclement around the bandits. No matter how many people there were, they were definitely no match for the coalition cavalry!

As the saying goes, the devil is always one step ahead of the righteous. None of the generals of the Anglo-French Allied Forces and the Qing Army are fools!

As soon as they arrived at Shuangqiao, Yaman ordered the cavalry to form five columns and quickly cross Shuangqiao!

However, Yaman did not expect that those "horse bandits" would not hesitate and would choose Shuangqiao as the place to block them!

As soon as the vanguard of the Anglo-French cavalry arrived at the bridgehead of Shuangqiao, they were fiercely attacked by two companies of soldiers on the left and right sides!

On the left and right sides, one hundred soldiers, arranged in three rows, took turns firing and carried out a fire blockade on the entire bridgehead!

The vanguard of the Anglo-French allied forces was in bad luck. They were caught off guard and were beaten badly. Dozens of cavalrymen in front were all knocked off their horses by bullets. The cavalrymen behind were in chaos, their horses neighed, and the cavalry vanguards all stopped, not daring to advance rashly!

Yaman was really scared when she heard the gunshots. She was on the other side of the bridge and looked into the distance. She saw an armed group appearing on the two high grounds on the other side of the double bridge. They formed a dense fire network on the bridge with rifles, completely blocking the bridge!

Ah!

Yaman was furious. What a cunning bandit! They actually set up an ambush at Shuangqiao!

Time is running out, the escort team has been there for a while! If we can't get through, I'm afraid the escort team will be in danger!

"Order, all cavalry, charge towards the other side! Charge, you must charge!"

Yaman roared angrily.

Hundreds of cavalrymen launched a fierce charge towards the bridgehead. However, the Qing army soldiers on both sides had already formed a dense crossfire at the bridgehead, and the cavalrymen could not rush through at all! Hundreds of people charged at the bridgehead several times, but were beaten back by the Qing army's firepower!

Yaman, who was watching from behind, was furious and shouted, "Order, the cavalry on both sides, dismount and suppress the enemy with fire! Launch the attack again!"

Hundreds of cavalrymen jumped off their horses and began to lean on the railings of the double bridges, launching an attack on the Qing army and suppressing them with firepower!

This time, the British and French allied forces finally succeeded in breaking through the Qing army's firepower network on both sides. Before dozens of allied cavalrymen had time to rejoice, the two hundred cavalrymen led by Zhu Hai launched a swift charge towards the allied cavalry vanguard!

The Anglo-French allied forces had just broken through the defense and had no time to reorganize their formation when they were surrounded by Zhu Hai's cavalry. They were immediately beaten badly and were driven back to the bridgehead after another battle!

Yaman was furious. This was bizarre. These were horse bandits. Could there be such powerful horse bandits in the world? Their fighting power was no less than that of the British and French forces, and their battle command was even more outstanding!

Traditional virtues are so deadly!