After the British and French Allied Forces established a stronghold in Beitang, they were not idle. They tried the city defense in Tianjin. They decisively gave up. This city with defensive positions outside the city is not easy to fight such a tough battle!

Moreover, Dagukou was blocked. Without the landing location of Dagukou, the importance of Jinkou City has decreased a lot, and it is not worth the cost to attack Jinkou.

In addition, the British and French coalition forces also reconnaissed the surrounding terrain, the Military Food City, which was abandoned by Yang Meng, and it was a good garrison place. The sporadic battles in Zhangjiawan also reminded the commanders of the British and French coalition forces that they had a group of compatriots trapped near the Qing Dynasty's capital!

Now, the British and French coalition forces to which Erkin and Grant have also come to an end. A few days ago, the food in their military camp was eaten up. In the past few days, they all ate leather boots, bullet belts, belts and other leather goods. In a few days, these things will be eaten up!

The Qing army's attack also began yesterday. Now the hungry army will find it difficult to make an effective counterattack. If the Qing army's offensive was not fierce, the Zhangjiawan position would have been lost long ago.

Gro was very lucky. He died of illness a month ago. At that time, Erkin and others could still have a decent dinner, but now they can only eat a boiled belt.

In the past few months, Erkin, Grant and Gross surrendered countless times, and even sent some wounded soldiers to lay down their weapons to surrender. However, these were rejected by the Qing army opposite. The wounded soldiers who walked out were cut into pieces and sent back. In the past few months, Erkin's British and French coalition forces were completely living in the abyss of despair.

Many soldiers were already mentally abnormal, and the number of suicides was increasing exponentially. During this period, Erkin was also summing up his meetings with the Qing Dynasty Yangbutang. With the assistance of Grant, the military general, Erkin discovered a huge conspiracy. The Qing Dynasty Yangbutang wanted to block not only the British and French coalition forces, but the entire Europe.

Yang Butang's purpose of establishing the five-country shipyard was very sinister. He wanted to control the Pacific channel and cut off the sea route between Europe and Asia, America and Australia. Once the Yang Butang's plan came true, the British Empire would lose nearly 70% of its colonies. From India to Canada and Australia, Yang Butang had too great ambitions!

As long as he could defeat the British and French coalition forces in the Far East and massacre of the British and French coalition forces, the Far East strategy of the two countries had to be postponed. With the shipyards of the five countries and the huge population base of the Qing Dynasty, coupled with the means of Yangbutang's cooperation in mining, the Qing Dynasty could use economic means to gradually invade the British Empire's colonies in the Americas and Australia.

When Britain and France want to attack the Far East again, they will know what a terrible beast they have cultivated in the Far East. Tsarist Russia can dominate Europe. What is it with? Its vast territory and a large population!

The Qing Dynasty is another Tsarist Russia. As long as he is given time, he will rise. If the Qing Dynasty wants to rise, it will inevitably trample on the interests of the British Empire. There is no peace between the two countries!

Erkin and Grant also believed in the local rescue. As long as the time comes, local rescue will naturally come. Calculate the time, local rescue is almost time to come. Erkin and Grant both want to bring these analysis results back. But now the combat power of the coalition forces is impossible to complete this task.

The biggest reason for the limited combat power is food. As long as there is food, their more than 10,000 coalition forces will recover their combat power in just a few days.

"Grant, for the sake of the empire, there are some things that have to be done. We should let the soldiers eat some meat these days."

To make decisions, one must make decisions. Erkin was a politician and aristocrat of the British Empire. In his eyes, those ordinary soldiers were just lowly servants, and they ate meat, and they ate their meat.

"Earl, will you fight in the end?"

What Erkin was saying, Grant knew very well, eating meat. Grant, who had experienced many colonial wars, saw it a lot. Erkin said it was right. In order to break through, the soldiers should eat meat!

"Well! The final battle! We must break through!"

Unlike Erkin and Grant's madness, the British and French coalition headquarters in Beitang were congested, either because of the combat power of the Qing army and the weapons they used.

"This is not the Qing Dynasty fifteen years ago!"

This was what Charlie Elliot said. The Qing soldiers who dared not fight in the past disappeared because of his wrong suggestions that the British and French coalition forces lost more than 10,000 people.

The reason why the French commander did not question Yilu was simple, that is, the muskets used by the Qing army. These muskets were not objects from other countries, but were the furnished rifled guns currently in France. McMahon also knew a little about how these things came about, but it would not be enough to say them, which was sad!

"The combat power of the Qing Dynasty Royal Guards was no less than that of the Tsarist Russian army, but in terms of tactics, they were still the same behind, and the weather was also beneficial to the coalition forces. After about twenty days, the Tsarist Russian mercenaries would come. At that time, the coalition forces directly launched a general attack on the Qing Dynasty's capital.

During this period, in addition to consolidating the frontier positions, it is also necessary to transfer a batch of artillery from the warships!

Moreover, Grant's army also needs reinforcements. This is our responsibility before the arrival of Tsarist Russian mercenaries!”

The words of William Baga, commander of the coalition naval forces, were somewhat flashing, but in his opinion, this was the best way.

"We want to transfer artillery from the warship again?"

McMahon actually wanted to ridicule Baga, but when he thought of the importance of artillery, he just questioned it without any strength.

"What else should I do? The walls of the Qing Dynasty capital are at least ten meters thick, so how can we attack the city without heavy artillery? And this time we have a frontier position, the warships are also in deep water, and there are alert troops on the ice caps. The tragedy at Dagukou will not happen again!"

Speaking of this William Baga, he was also a little angry. Grant, a bastard, lost all the face of the British Empire Navy in one battle, and parked the unprepared warship in a small shallow water pier. This was really stupid!

After the British and French Allied Forces made a decision, the British and French Allied Forces started to move. The artillery and supplies continued to land. The continuous snowfall also gave the British and French Allied Forces convenience in transportation. With the cavalry's war horses and temporary sleds, a few days of work, the materials used by more than 100,000 troops were stockpiled at Beitang Haikou.

Shi Dakai was also responding actively to the British and French coalition forces that were constantly exploring. Shi Dakai, a Zhilu militia five times the number of British and French coalition forces, could only barely block seven or eight thousand British and French coalition forces in the field battle. Once France's blue-clothed soldiers accounted for the majority, Shi Dakai would take the initiative to defeat and retreat.

If the British and French coalition sent out the British Redshirts, Shi Dakai would have persisted for a while. The decline of the British Army made the Elliot brothers and Baga very embarrassed, while McMahon was constantly sending secret information to the French mainland.

For more than ten days, the snow has not stopped, sometimes big or small, and the snow in some places in Beijing and Tianjin has already reached its knees, which has put a lot of pressure on the new army to which Yang Meng belongs.

The new army in the southwest and south had no experience in fighting in snow, and the cotton shoes provided by the army were not waterproof. In just over a dozen days, about 10% of the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed near the capital had frostbite.

"Let me find a way! I will try the ready-made tarp cloth, paraffin, and tree wax in Yunnan! As long as it can make cotton shoes waterproof!

The army, one person gave a pair of cotton shoes, three or five pairs of cloth socks, and in the medical center, in addition to frostbite ointment, we also need to find some quick prescriptions for treating frostbite!

Let the ordnance factory in Yunnan, Xishan and Minghu, work hard to develop waterproof and warm military boots!”

It’s not that the new army cannot endure hardships, but that the snow is too heavy. These cotton shoes will be wet for about a quarter of an hour when walking in the snow. It’s better to wear socks during the march. Once you stop, your toes will soon be frostbite.

Fortunately, the frostbite of the army was not serious, but Yang Meng knew that this was just the beginning. Once he continued to fight in the snow, many people's feet would probably not be able to be protected.

Now Yang Meng just wants some plastic bags. If he has this thing, he can put it on his feet, many people's toes or foot boards can be kept.

The biggest loss did not come from the British and French coalition forces, but from heavy snow. This was something Yang Meng did not expect. Most of the new army marched in the wild, sweeping the snow while walking. This is a fucking trick.

A pair of waterproof military boots is what Yang Meng wants the most, but the output of military boots in Yunnan is limited. It is a luxury to give the army military boots in the blink of an eye, let alone waterproof military boots!

Now the urgent tricks that Yang Meng can come up with are tarp, waxed leather and uppers. Some things may not be thought of, but they may not be done when they think of them.

Although Yang Meng expected the frostbite reduction, in more than ten days, 50,000 toes were frostbite, and the number was still expanding rapidly. Yang Meng had not expected before. Once the Tsarist Russian mercenaries landed and the real war started, more than 100,000 people would be frozen off their toes or feet.

"Third Master, you are already trying. The troops on Wei Tuozi's side should not move. Is it good to let Senggelinqin's horse team deal with the British and French coalition forces in Zhangjiawan?"

The army was frostbite, which was also a helpless thing. The militia in the north were better. The key was the southern soldiers who had not experienced heavy snow. The shoes were wet and took off their feet to warm. Before they knew it, the feet were frostbite. By the time they were discovered, 50,000 or 60,000 people in the entire army had been frostbite, which directly affected the combat effectiveness.

"Well! Let Senggelinqin and Zhang Luoxing's troops annihilate Erjin's British and French coalition forces, and inform the two of them that they will set up a triple encirclement before the war begins, and even an British and French coalition forces cannot be let go!

Let’s see how the wax oil works?”

It takes a certain amount of time to deliver a large amount of tarps and leather to the capital. Yang Meng can raise some things such as paraffin, tree wax and foreign wax in a short time. If the cloth cotton shoes have a waterproof effect after applying wax, this is undoubtedly a good emergency method.

"The third master's method should be good. Now the war is the priority. I'd better delay small matters such as shoes!"

"How can we delay this? The British and French Allied Forces are about to arrive. Now 50,000 or 60,000 people are frozen. We will wait a lot. Even if we win like this, how many disabled people will we have?

This winter battle is either frozen hands or frozen feet. Without hands and feet, these people are burdened and will spend more in the future!

Now, not only will they suffer less, but we will also spend less money in the future. By the way, try some lime powder. This thing absorbs moisture. Although it will burn your feet, it is much better to lose a few layers of skin on your feet than to freeze the soles of your feet!”

To be the seat of Yang Meng, you have to look at a few more steps. Compared with deaths in battle, the disabled people consume more money. It is not said that Yang Meng doesn’t want to take on this burden, but Yang Meng doesn’t want to take on the burden, nor does he want many people to become disabled. It is not good to eat the disabled bowl of rice!

"I'll go and arrange it now. Third Master, the Tsarist Russian mercenaries in the west are coming soon. You should study countermeasures! Just let Li Siming and the others do the shoes!"
Chapter completed!