War is common among the three English, French and Russian people. No matter how absurd the reason for the war is, the three people are still quite cautious about the war.

No one is a fool. The movement of more than 100,000 troops cannot be hidden from the soldiers of Britain, France and Russia. However, the coalition commanders on the Zhangjiawan front chose to indulge them.

The reason is simple, it is the comparison of troops. The gathering of 500,000 troops from the Qing Dynasty was also quite threatening to the 100,000 British, French and Russian coalition forces. The Qing army's division of troops was good in strategic deployment, but the Qing army ignored one problem, that is, the quality of the soldiers of both sides. After a brief battle in Beitang, the coalition forces also obtained a comparison of 1 to 3 and 1 to 5.

A coalition soldier can deal with three to five Qing soldiers. The 500,000 army in the Qing Dynasty's capital was also quite threatening to the British and French coalition forces, but it was different after the division of troops.

Although Yang Meng's encirclement had already taken shape, it was just a prototype encirclement and could not block the connection between the Zhangjiawan front line and Beitang. Nearly 200,000 Qing soldiers moved to the rear of the Elliot coalition and approached the Beitang Tucheng. Such military intelligence can still be obtained by scouts from the British and French coalition forces.

The movement of 200,000 Qing troops to the rear of the coalition forces means that there were only 300,000 people left in the Qing army in front of Elliot and McMahon. Apart from the people guarding the Qing imperial capital, there were only about 200,000 Qing teams in front of the two. Such information is undoubtedly a blessing for Elliot and McMahon. There are essential differences between 100,000 and 100,000 people fighting 200,000 people fighting 200,000 people.

With such information, Elliot and McMahonbian chose to continue to rest in Zhangjiawan, giving the Qing army plenty of time to divide the troops.

Elliot and McMahon chose to rest, which was also a blessing for Yang Meng. Whether it was building a blocking position or sending Xiang Yong to the battlefield, he needed time. It was not difficult to guess the purpose of the British and French coalition forces being stranded. It was not easy to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops within a hundred miles, and it was not easy to hide the scouts from each other. The comparison of the quality of the soldiers was probably the support of the British and French coalition forces?

"King Shi Xiang, what is the situation of this battle?"

Because of the continued strand of the British and French coalition forces, Yang Meng was in a good mood. The terrain of Zhangjiawan is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it is also easy to be besieged. The longer the British and French coalition forces stayed in Zhangjiawan, the higher the probability of being surrounded. He pushed the map full of the deployment of both sides to Shi Dakai, and Yang Meng asked in a relaxed tone.

"San brother, the overall situation is good, but the Zhangjiawan area is not a natural barrier. If we want to block the British and French coalition forces, this is the key!"

The place where Shi Dakai's fingers were not elsewhere, it was Bali Bridge where Yang Meng's camp is now located.

"Bali Bridge? How to solve it?"

"The British and French coalition forces have a sharp offensive, and the north of Zhangjiawan is flat ground. It is not easy to block the 100,000 tiger and wolf army!

Bali Bridge guards Tonghui River. Even if the river surface is frozen, the Bali Bridge area has the advantage of terrain. Instead of fighting to the death on the ground, it is better to continue to lure the enemy into the depths!

From Zhangjiawan to Baliqiao, there is no blockage in a 100-mile radius. The horse team can make achievements in one battle!"

The Zhangjiawan area chosen by Yang Meng is a good pocket, but the territory is a bit small. Moreover, there are many mounds and low mountains in Zhangjiawan area, which are not easy for cavalry to raid on a large scale and war. We must play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses. Shi Dakai's words, the lethality of the 100,000 horses is also increasing exponentially.

"Well! Not bad! The order: The Zhili militia in front of Zhangjiawan retreated thirty miles to build blocking fortifications!"

One hero has three helpers. After thinking about Shi Dakai's suggestion, Yang Meng adopted it without hesitation. The coalition forces of Erjin were simple, with more than 10,000 fearful people, and they could not even make an effective counterattack. The horse team could naturally cut melons and vegetables.

However, Zhangjiawan, where a hundred thousand troops gathered, did not have room for the horse army to move around. Without enough space, the combat power of the horse army was greatly reduced. In the battle of the coalition that massacred Erjin, Yang Meng also discovered the terrifying lethality of the horse team against the infantry. The cooperation between the saber and Colt, the killing speed was much faster than that of the gunshots.

"San brother, the militia team is so powerful, why not replace it?"

Shi Dakai kept this in his heart for a long time. The Zhilu militia is so powerful that it is far superior to the elite of the Taiping Army. Leading troops is not as simple as fighting. Although he has not led the militia for a long time, Shi Dakai is very clear that these so-called militia are Yang San Ge's private army. The court? Yang San Ge nodded. The court is the court. If Yang San Ge shook his head, the imperial order would probably be worse than a piece of straw paper in the army.

The Qing Dynasty was always in power by barbarians, not Chinese clothes or Han dynasties. Yang Meng held such a powerful man and did not seek the country, which was strange!

"Replace it? The time has not come! Let's look at the war!"

Yang Meng is now in a dilemma for replacing it. The throne is within reach, but there are many crises. He is still considering how to deal with this thrust throne.

A family is probably not going to be able to do it. Not to mention what happened in the future, it would be nice to just look at the end of the royal family in all dynasties. Could there be a legitimate branch of the royal family in the Qin, Han, Tang and Song dynasties be passed down?

The former Ming royal family had countless kings, but still had legitimate branches? The so-called third prince Zhu and the so-called Ming imperial royal family have remains?

Not to mention others, just Yang Meng himself, next summer, he will have more than a dozen offspring. Even if it is two years, ten years later, I am afraid that his offspring will have thirty or fifty offspring, only children and twins, and may be able to get close to each other, but facing dozens or hundreds of offspring, family affection will be diluted!

Shaking his head, Yang Meng almost made a decision in his heart. Some roads are placed in front of you and it is impossible to walk. How to walk the road, English in the future is a good reference. Let’s see how the war is happening now. If you can’t win this battle, everything is a dream and empty flower.

The war in the suburbs of Beijing did not start with a large group of people, but was caused by scouts on both sides. From the small trembling of a few people to the encounters of dozens, thousands of people, and the raids. Before the collision between hundreds of thousands of troops had begun, the war between the elite troops on both sides had begun.

Although the military system set up by Yang Meng was simple and basically copied the organizational structure of the training, the configuration of the troops was not simple. The prototype of scouts, artillery and even engineers was interpreted by the Tujia camp. The elite scout squad of the Qing army was also prompting the British and French coalition forces to make corresponding responses.

However, the hasty coalition scout troops were obviously not the opponent of the Qing army's scout troops. Even if the British and French coalition troops sent cavalry troops, they still had a complete defeat.

During this period, Colt's power was also tested by both sides with their lives. Although it was difficult to load, and although the six-round bullet bay could only hold five rounds. Although Senggelinqin and Zhang Luoxing's horse team were not very familiar with Colt, at a distance of 10.8 meters, Colt's lethality was no less than that of the new rifles of various countries.

Without artillery or machine guns, the loading speed determines the life and death of soldiers. In the years of production expansion, Yang Meng has too many Colts in his hands. Elite troops are equipped with double guns, scouts are equipped with two shorts and one long three guns, and cavalry are equipped with three to five guns. Colt is extremely slow to load and is covered by the numerical advantage.

The three-day elite battle caused the British and French coalition forces to lose a considerable number of elite veterans. The defeat of scattered wars and the emergence of Colt was constantly impacting the nerves of Elliot, McMahon and others. The Qing Dynasty is now changing, and if it cannot be strangled in time, the future of the three coalition forces of more than 100,000 British, French and Russian is worrying!

Five days of rest is also necessary for the British and French coalition forces. This time, the capture of the Qing Dynasty capital. Tsarist Russian mercenaries were the main force, and the military systems of European countries were generally similar. Hiring mercenaries was also the main means of the British overseas war. In five days, an army with Tsarist Russian mercenaries as the main force, the British army as the structure, and the French army as the reserve were also formed in Zhangjiawan.

The rear route of the British and French Allied Forces was cut off. The supplies were also limited, five days. It was almost the limit of the British and French Allied Forces staying in Zhangjiawan. As time went by, it had to enter a white-hot heat.

After the team of scouts was over, it was a big scene of intense heat. Although there was a crushing defeat of scouts and the threat of Colt, Tsarist Russian mercenaries equipped with British and French firing rifled rifled guns and Minnie bullets, they still pushed the battle situation in Zhangjiawan to a fierce heat at the first time.

Simple fortifications are difficult to stop the attack of the British and French coalition forces. The British and French coalition forces, which were grinding on the battlefield, also showed a strong side.

Unable to stop it! The weakness of the recruits in the battle of the large army was immediately revealed to Yang Meng and the commanders of the British and French coalition forces, rifled rifles and Minnie bullets. Even though the rifles have made great progress in range, the distance between the two armies' firefighting is still not much different from when using smoothbore rifles.

One hundred meters is the limit distance, and fifty meters is the line of life and death. Under the organization of veterans, the British, French and Russian coalition forces showed strong adaptability on the battlefield. The Zhili militia, which had been trained for a short time, was not organized by veterans, and even if they stayed in the trenches, it would be difficult to fight against the British, French coalition forces that formed a line of scattered soldiers and continued to attack.

Minnie bullets and rifled rifles greatly improved the accuracy of the rifle. Although the Zhili militia can cause considerable damage to the British and French coalition forces at a distance of 100 to 50 meters, the advantage of the trenches is basically no longer there. Within 50 meters, the ballistics of the rifle are basically straight lines. Within 30 meters, most of the British and French coalition forces can cause damage to the enemies in the trenches without the support of artillery. Yang Meng arranged the blocking position in Zhangjiawan. In just half a day, he changed hands under the attack of 50,000 British, French and Russian coalition forces.

The battlefield was very chaotic, and the number of casualties of the British and French coalition forces was not counted, but the number of casualties of the Zhili militia was heartbreaking.

In half a day, there were only more than 40,000 people who retreated, and more than 30,000 people lost their lives in the trenches of Zhangjiawan. Large-scale field battles and face-to-face executions. The Zhili militia's unfamiliarity with guns made too many people lose their lives.

Although there is no casualties of the British and French coalition forces, Yang Meng can also roughly estimate their casualties, which is definitely not less than that of the Zhili militia! The trench is very effective in plain combat. Within thirty or fifty meters, although the militia is at a disadvantage, the shooting accuracy of both sides should be similar.

The target of the British and French coalition forces was too small, and the target of the militia was very large. Although the militia was not familiar with the battlefield and the militia was much worse in loading speed, the British and French coalition forces without trenches were the best target.

Facts have proved that war is ultimately something that cannot be controlled by others. No matter how well you prepared before, you will know how inadequately you have prepared in the war.

Although the casualties between the two sides were almost the same in the battle of Zhangjiawan, Yang Meng's side was still defeated. The Zhangjiawan position was not a pretext to lure the enemy into the depths. After a long battle, the battle was really serious. Not to mention that the trenches that stretched for several miles in the Zhangjiawan area were the absolute advantage of the militia, but the results of the battle were severely given Yang Meng. The elite on the training ground were ultimately inferior to the soldiers who had experienced the battle!

"Change guns! Transfer 20,000 Southwest militia into the Baliqiao position! Let Senggelinqin's horse team prepare to participate in the battle!"

In the battle of Zhangjiawan, the reloading speed and firing speed were undoubtedly the main reasons for the defeat. A large number of Delais had arrived in the capital before. Because of the war, Yang Meng did not replace the firearms of the Zhilu militia. Now it seems that the militia's troops can only be familiar with this advantage in the war. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!