Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Wilmot, the combat staff officer on the side, said: "General, we can't attack here by force. After all, we don't have heavy weapons, and we don't know how many bandits there are on the other side. If we continue to attack by force, there will be heavy casualties!"

Upon hearing this, Yaman calmed down immediately. As a commander, he must remain calm at all times and not let anger cloud his mind!

It was now obvious that it was impossible to break through the bandits' blockade in the short term. It would take at least an hour or two to take the city down. However, after an hour or two, who knew whether the escort team would survive or not?

Yaman said bitterly, "Order the British Dragoon Cavalry Regiment to retreat immediately, turn towards Sulong Bridge, and go around from the direction of Sulong Bridge to attack this group of bandits!"

Comane, the chief of staff of the Dragoon Cavalry Regiment, received the order and led the cavalry regiment to gallop towards the southwest. The remaining French cavalry launched a feint attack towards Shuangqiao to attract the attention of the horse bandits!

The two sides were in a stalemate, but Zhu Hai was not in a hurry. The longer he could delay here, the better, so as to ensure Yan Chunyu's safety. Once Yan Chunyu completed the robbery, he would either retreat on a large scale or fight the foreigners here. In any case, he would be in the active position!

Baliqiao, Beiyuan Town, Tong County.

Yan Chunyu was still waiting for the arrival of the British-French Allied Forces' escort team. In the past few days, Zhu Hai's First Battalion was mostly responsible for looting, while his Second Battalion was assigned to transportation, which made Yan Chunyu very depressed. Why should I do the work of helping others? I was thinking of robbing a few times, just to have some fun!

Finally, he and the cavalry scouts sent by Gao Qi had figured out the whereabouts of the escort team in front. The other party was driving thirty carriages, all of which were loaded with huge boxes. The team was protected by the French army of about one hundred people following on both sides.

Yan Chunyu was so happy that he couldn't express it in words. Damn, he caught a fat fish. Thirty cars of it. How much money would that be?

But at the most critical moment, Zhu Hai actually gave the order, ordering everyone to evacuate and assemble in the direction of Yangzha. Yan Chunyu's lungs were about to explode with anger. Grandma, just when I was about to start the game, I was asked to retreat. Is there any justice in the world? I only have one ticket on my rifle, and my brothers will have no confidence when they spend it in the future!

Never mind him, now that they’re gone, I’ll take it myself!

At this time, two companies of the second battalion had also arrived. Three companies, three hundred people, were enough. Even if it was just one company of mine, it would definitely be enough to kill them!

Yan Chunyu began to make emergency arrangements, and at this moment, Gao Qi came rushing over.

Yan Chunyu was so angry that he laughed. Damn, when he left, he took away two hundred people, and when he came back, only his brother was left. It was really speechless.

Yan Chunyu shouted, "Lao Gao, you're the only one here, and you came back here to do something stupid?"

Gao Qi shouted, "Old Yan, you'd better be careful! The commander-in-chief has specially sent Nie Sheng back to help. The British and French forces have already sent thousands of cavalrymen, all of whom are pressing forward to attack us. If we are not careful, we will be wiped out!"

Yan Chunyu was startled and asked, "Lao Gao, you're not afraid that I'll take all the credit, so you're trying to trick me, right? Where did the Anglo-French coalition get so many cavalry? Aren't they all infantry?"

Gao Qi cursed, "Damn it, you want to make a contribution, are you crazy? This is the news sent by the military commander. He left an order when he left. We all have to listen to Xiao Hai. Otherwise, if we cause trouble, the military commander will be ruthless in his military law!"

Yan Chunyu shrank his neck. That’s right, Zhu Hai would never dare to joke about such a big thing.

"Then tell me, what should we do now?"

Gao Qi said in a deep voice, "Brother, Xiao Hai has already led a battalion to Shuangqiao to stop the British and French forces. We have half an hour to retreat immediately, regardless of whether we succeed or not. This is the time Xiao Hai has given us!"

Half an hour?

enough!

Yan Chunyu grinned and said, "Half an hour, damn it! They only have about a hundred French soldiers in total. We have three hundred people, which is enough to kill them all!"

As the two men were talking, a scout came running over and shouted, "Sir, the foreign troops have arrived!"

Yan Chunyu was shocked and shouted, "Order the brothers to act immediately. Remember, hurry up, we only have half an hour. Whether we succeed or not, we must retreat. Don't hold me back. We must defeat the foreigners and take the things!"

The soldiers of the three companies immediately took action and charged towards the distance!

This time, the coalition's escort team came prepared. The French army noticed Yan Chunyu's cavalry even though they were still far away. The entire escort team stopped, and one hundred people formed a circle formation, waiting for the cavalry's attack!

Yan Chunyu saw it clearly. Oh my god, they were really well prepared this time. However, it was too late to back down now. In order for his action to succeed, Xiao Hai was willing to risk his life and eat them no matter what!

Yan Chunyu roared, "Order, all troops charge!"

Three hundred cavalrymen began to rush towards the escort team in front!

At this moment, a sudden change occurred. The large boxes on the thirty carriages behind the French army were all opened one by one, and rifles were revealed from inside! Where did the gold and silver treasures come from? They all belonged to the French army!

There were actually more than a hundred French soldiers hiding on the carriage. They took advantage of the cover of wooden boxes and began shooting at the cavalry!

Trojan horse plan!

A modern version of the Trojan Horse!

It seems that Yaman has put a lot of effort into annihilating these horse bandits and even used such tricks!

Not only that, the French soldiers on the carriages were carrying a certain number of Western-style rockets and began to fire at the charging cavalry!

Rockets were fired at the path of the cavalry, causing explosions and a raging fire!

Now the weather has entered autumn and it is getting dry. The rockets have ignited almost all the firewood on the ground!

Fortunately, Yan Chunyu's cavalry were all soldiers taught by Liu Ye, and they were well versed in modern cavalry tactics. Teams of cavalry were carrying out dispersed attacks. Otherwise, the cavalry would have suffered heavy losses in just this one blow. Even so, Yan Chunyu's cavalry charge was resolved by the French army!

Yan Chunyu was furious. Traditional virtues were being destroyed. Those foreigners were too insidious. I will never let them go!

Yan Chunyu reorganized his team and prepared to organize a second attack. Gao Qi, standing by, grabbed Yan Chunyu and shouted, "Old Yan, are you crazy? This escort team doesn't have any gold, silver or treasure. Why should we bother with them? Retreat quickly and rush to Zhu Hai's aid. Zhu Hai is probably already in a tough fight!"