Immediately after, the sound of drums rang out in the camp.
Less than 15 minutes after the drumbeat, the commander's tent was brightly lit.
"Report! Reporting to the Gong Prince, the Monk King, and the marshals, Li Xianzhuang's Anglo-French allied army has left the encampment and is approaching Tong Province along the Caiyu and Ma Ma lines!”
Not long after the previous person left, another scout came in to report.
"Report! Fei Yanggu and Su Hetai, who were stationed at Caiyu and Maju, had led their troops back to Baliqiao!”
Under the continuous notifications, Li Qing, who had slept for less than four hours, did not feel tired. Instead, he felt his blood boil. He raised the tiger talisman in his hand and shouted,"Generals, listen up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the commander's tent, except for Li Qing, knelt down on one knee and cupped their fists above their heads."Sign the order!"
"Order Left Commander Sheng Bao to lead 5000 elite soldiers from the capital camp to lie in ambush in Zhangjiawan. Remember, no matter how the Anglo-French allied forces probe, your troops cannot expose their target.”
"Yes, sir!" Sheng Bao shouted.”
"Where is Vice General Mu Le and Commander Ba La?”
The two men stepped forward after hearing their names. "Your humble servant is here!"
"I order the two of you to lead the cavalry to harass the Anglo-French allied forces after they arrive at the Eight Mile Bridge. Remember, do not charge in head-on. If the enemy infantry advances, retreat until the enemy cavalry moves out. You should know better than this king what to do next!”
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will definitely not fail my mission!”Mu Lei and Ba La shouted in unison.
"Good! The rest of you, wait for orders. The Qing Dynasty will win this battle!”Li Qing raised his arms and shouted.
Soon after, the commander's tent was filled with cheers of victory for the Great Qing.
......
September 21st was destined to be an extraordinary day.
At 7 AM, the sky was already bright. The Anglo-French coalition army had a total of 7,000 people. The original 8,000-man coalition army lost 1,000 people before the battle due to the arrogance of the French army and the strategic advantage of the Qing army.
However, the soldiers of the allied forces still held flintlocks in their hands and drove their horses, which were pulling field cannons that could fire shrapnel, to the front line of the Eight Mile Bridge.
The Qing army's Baliqiao position.
Before Li Qing arrived, Monk Gelinqin had used the bushes around the bridge to build earth forts and trenches, preparing to fight to the death with the enemy.
On the high platform, Li Qing and the other generals looked at the gradually advancing Anglo-French allied forces.
Monk Grinqin said while watching,""Prince Gong's predictions are indeed divine. There are indeed two groups of cavalrymen with nearly a thousand men each in the enemy camp!”
"Monk King, you have good eyesight! The knights who were like black clouds and donned black armor were the trump card of the British army, the Sikh Cavalry. As for the knights who were dressed in gorgeous clothes and patrolling the side of the infantry, they were the Eagle Kingdom's Royal Dragon Guards.”Li Qing said with a smile.
"As Prince Gong said, since the enemy has arrived, Prince Gong will give the order! Let this king see who is stronger and who is weaker!”
Li Qing waved his hand.
Mu Lei and Ba La, who were on both sides of the Gong Prince, saw this and shouted,"Mount the first lot! Mount the second lot!"
The cavalrymen in the two phalanxes who were called out drew their sabers and brandished them as they charged forward.
The wartime command of the Anglo-French coalition was located at the junction of the two armies.
At this moment, both sides were constantly arguing about whether to attack or defend.
At this moment, the observer holding the binoculars saluted and said,""Generals! The Qing cavalry is charging towards us!”
After Montoban heard this, he took the binoculars and saw that about 4,000 cavalrymen were returning.
"These barbarians are finally here! Grant, let them have a taste of the cannon.”Meng Toban said with a ferocious expression.
After Grant was done, Yamen picked up the binoculars and smiled.""Everyone, let us enjoy the upcoming feast and see how these ignorant barbarians are wiped out by the righteous coalition army.”
After saying that, the group of generals burst into laughter.
"Impossible? How did this happen?" Yaman, who had been slapped in the face once again, looked at the Mongolian cavaliers who were charging at high speed with a doubtful expression. When they were about 500 meters away, they split into two teams and scattered in different directions.
As the British army only had 30 cannons and the original plan of 150 cannons to completely suppress them were two different things, plus it was different from the previous Battle of Baliqiao, where the Mongolian cavaliers swarmed up together. This time, under Li Qing's special emphasis, the charging cavaliers were specially divided into several batches. Therefore, although the bombardment this time caused a certain number of casualties, it was a far cry from what the British and French commanders had expected.
"Damn it! Yaman, I think you better shut your jinx!”The hot-tempered Clint said fiercely.
Yaman was furious when she heard that. She rolled up her sleeves and said,""Do you want to duel with me?
"Who's afraid of who!"
Montorban looked at Grant, who had a look of disdain on his face, and slammed the table as he roared,""Stop it, all of you. You've really disgraced the Third Reich.”
After the two of them quieted down, Montorban said to Grant,"" These Mongolian cavaliers are more cunning than foxes and slimmer than loaches. As soon as they enter our firing range, they will retreat. They will even take advantage of our openings to shoot arrows at us from time to time. Although the casualties are not high, we can't continue like this.”
"Don't worry, Commander-in-chief. The Great Eagle Empire has long expected this. They have specially brought the Sikh Cavalry Regiment and the Royal Dragon Cavalry.”Grant said proudly.
" That's great!" Montoban smiled." With these two invincible cavalry, we'll definitely be able to kill all these barbarians!"”
At 9 AM, the allied forces that were being harassed by the Mongolian cavaliers finally split into two groups. Most of them continued to fight against the main force of the Qing army at Baliqiao, while the two groups of cavaliers attacked the Mongolian cavaliers on the periphery of the allied forces.
......
On the high platform of the Eight Mile Bridge.
At this moment, Li Qing was still nervous. Due to the huge difference in strength between the two sides, although the overall strategy this time was linked, it was controlled by others everywhere.
Even he did not know what he was worried about. Perhaps the Anglo-French allied forces didn't take the bait, or perhaps they were worried that their plan would be seen through by the other party and would directly attack. There was also the question of whether the 5,000 musket-wielding Jing camp that Sheng Bao had taken away could take down the British cavalry.
This was the most tiring moment in Li Qing's life. Looking at the cavalrymen behind him who were holding bows in their left hands and swords in their right, Li Qing could not help but sigh, In 1860, the Qing Dynasty did not lack brave warriors, but they lacked weapons. If he had 5,000 of the same weapons as the Anglo-French army, he would not have to rely on luck here.
Just as Li Qing made up his mind to wait until this battle was over before he made up his mind to reform.
"Gong Prince, the enemy's cavalry has come out!" Monk Ge Linqin laughed loudly.”
"You're out?" Li Qing, who had regained his senses, quickly took out his Clairvoyance and looked at the battlefield.
//Thank you for the gift from Grandmaster Qin Shimue yesterday!!!
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