They piled up the remaining boxes of artillery shells on the battlefield, laid down the fuse, and laid down in unison, leaning against the trenches.
" Gou 'zi, let's talk about the war against the Russians in the north…" Zhang Shicheng put his hand on his head with a satisfied expression.
In fact, it was really beautiful outside the thick smoke…
The French launched another attack, but this time it was exceptionally smooth. They had already entered the enemy's firing range. The Qing army, who had been stubbornly resisting, did not open fire.
"These yellow-skinned monkeys ran away! The great France is about to win!“
" They were finally afraid and gave up their dignity as soldiers.“
"Long live France! Long live the Republic!"
The morale of the French army, which had been cautious just a moment ago, was instantly boosted.
The French were clearly filled with resentment, and now they could finally vent it. They could not help but quicken their pace, wanting to occupy this position that had caused them heavy losses.
Seeing that their own people were approaching their position, the cannons stopped firing, afraid that they would hurt their own people.
The closer they got to the position, the more excited the French army became. They gathered more people before they dared to move forward.
Just like the previous few times, when they approached the camp, the other party suddenly attacked and then pushed them back.
"They surrendered!"
"Teach them a lesson?"
"There are explosives! Run!"
"Damn bastard! Did they not know how precious life was?”
Finally, some French soldiers saw piles of artillery shells and the fuse that was about to burn out. He shouted in horror.
Some of the French soldiers retreated in a hurry, while some of them stood rooted to the ground because they were afraid. A few brave ones rushed forward, wanting to extinguish the fuse.
"I heard that Long Hair Hong Xiuquan say that you have a so-called Heavenly God! I'll send you to heaven today."
Zhang Shicheng raised his bloody head and smiled cruelly.
"Boom…Boom…"
The sound of consecutive explosions rang out in this area. Thick smoke billowed and flames soared into the sky. The power was even stronger than a few consecutive 240mm cannon shots.
Almost none of the hundreds of French soldiers who charged into the camp were intact.
"Old Zhang! Damn it, Frenchman! I'll go get reinforcements…"
Li Zhicheng, the Second Regiment Commander, looked in the direction of the front line and could not help but tear up. He punched the cement block in front of him. Blood was dripping.
A man would not shed tears easily, and that obviously did not include the death of his brother who had been living with him…
He immediately mounted a fast horse and headed straight for Taibei. He wanted to take back all the positions.
"Let me go in and see the army!" Li Zhicheng ignored the guards and rushed into the government office to think.
"What happened? The frontline couldn't hold on anymore?“
Liu Mingchuan frowned and waved the guards away. He glanced at Li Zhicheng, who was covered in smoke.
" Junmen, give me some more men. I'll go and take back the front line. The French's artillery fire is too fierce. The front line has been lost, and the second line can't hold on much longer. "Li Zhicheng almost begged.
"Where do you want me to find someone for you? The last battalion has already been given to you. There are still 5,000 people in Tainan that cannot be moved. The rest can only arrive tomorrow afternoon at the earliest!”
Liu Mingchuan looked at Li Zhicheng coldly. He knew that he couldn't be blamed, but a mission was a mission. There was no reason.
"Then you should leave quickly. Jilong might not be able to hold on until tomorrow afternoon. I only have less than a thousand people left.”Li Zhicheng said hurriedly.
"Retreat? We can't retreat from Taibei! Either go back and guard them, or take off your clothes and get lost!”Liu Mingchuan said coldly.
They couldn't do it on foot. They could only force out the last of their forces to defend their position. Although Taiwan was small, there were too many places where they could land. Both Taibei and Tainan needed heavy troops.
Ryukyu also had Japanese troops stationed there, so he had no choice but to guard against them.
"Yes, sir! The army!"
Li Zhicheng saw Liu Mingchuan's cold eyes and saluted him, then turned around and left in a hurry.
It seemed like he would die on the battlefield today…
Looking in the direction of Li Zhicheng's departure, Liu Mingchuan sighed. He had to prevent the French army from retreating and landing in Tainan after his deployment.
Of course, this was not important. What was important was that the French fleet had to stay here.
"How many brave French soldiers do we have to sacrifice?”
Snoopy couldn't believe that his opponent could last so long!
They weren't from the Black Flag Army, but the Qing army. Although their weapons weren't bad, they had the absolute advantage in terms of firepower and numbers.
Now, a day and a night had passed, and they had not taken down a small Jilong Bay. They had even suffered heavy losses.
In the past, as long as the Qing army was at a disadvantage, they would collapse. They did not need to spend much effort at all.
However, the soldiers here were not afraid of death at all. They fought over every position with him like crazy, making them pay a huge price.
Moreover, they had extremely high tactical attainments. It was said that they had only been in the army for half a year. If they were allowed to train for a little longer, he did not dare to imagine the outcome of this battle.
Their tenacity and bravery had deeply impressed him. He even doubted whether he and Gu Ba could complete the mission…
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