The south gate of Tongzhou, Zhongcang, and Yuanqi New Army Camp.

The two major granaries in Tongzhou - Xicang and Zhongcang. There are 250 warehouses in two warehouses, which can store 2.5 million stones of grain. However, with the opening of the railway and the grain is replaced by railways, the transit function of Tongzhou granaries has been lost and gradually faded. Because of too much baggage, the new army of Yuanqi chose Zhongcang as its garage without hesitation.

At the gate of the camp, two teams of soldiers with live ammunition stood like nails, paying attention to the large and small carriages entering and leaving. A team of horses in and out of military uniforms galloped over, and the carriageman who transported the baggage was in panic and avoided the side.

After hearing the news, the battalion commander Zhong Dawei rushed out quickly. When he saw the horse team outside the camp, he couldn't help but hesitate. The horse team was very mixed, some were wearing new military uniforms, some were wearing official robes, some were wearing armor, and some were wearing yellow jackets. After a glance, he knew that these people were of great quality and had a good background.

An officer in a new military uniform urged him to step forward and asked in a polite tone: "Can you ask, Yan Junmen and Feng Junmen be in the camp?"

"I'm not here, I've all gone to Zhangjiawan." Zhong Dawei replied truthfully.

"Then, who is in the camp now?"

"It's our brigade commander Andoran."

"Then please report it." The officer bowed and said, "The capital officers' observation group came to report."

Officer Observation Group? In the command center, the brigade chief Andao Ran frowned. He had never heard of any officer Observation Group. However, considering that the other party had a large number of people, the grade was not low, and the ingredients were mixed, he said: "Send a newspaper to Zhangjiawan, saying that the capital officer Observation Group came to report, please instruct."

Yan Yangtian responded quickly, "Warm welcome, polite and considerate, and make proper arrangements."

Holding the telegram, Andaoran thought to himself, what is the origin of this officer observation group? He also needs to welcome warmly, be polite and considerate, and make proper arrangements? After thinking about it, he left the command center and went to greet him in person.

The number of officer observation group was large, with more than 100 people. With the accompanying entourage, the number of people exceeded one battalion. Andaoran muttered to himself, "Why should this officer observation group be here to fight Qiufeng?" As soon as he led the group into the camp, he looked up and saw Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang Baigui holding a telegram with a smile on his face and quickly greeted him."

"The Zhangjiawan victory was a complete annihilation of 6,000 enemy vanguards!" Zhang Baigui smiled and said, "The Yan army gate ordered our brigade to immediately set sail towards Xianghe..."

The great victory of Zhangjiawan, annihilated 6,000 enemy vanguards! The officers of the officers who accompanied the officers were stunned. This was too fast! They rushed over and thought about going to Zhangjiawan to observe how the Yuanqi New Army fought this battle. Unexpectedly, the battle was over, and it was a great victory, annihilated 6,000 enemy vanguards. How was this battle fought? Only a few hours? For a moment, everyone couldn't help but talk.

After reading the telegram, Andaoran still has the heart to care about the officer observation group, and he just pulled his feet away. He failed to catch up with the battle of Zhangjiawan. He was already very depressed, but he didn't want to miss the opportunity again and set off towards Xianghe. This was a completely counterattack!

"Lao An." Zhang Baigui rushed over in the gap between the assembly team, "The officer observation group also wants to follow Xianghe, should I ask for instructions?"

Yan Yangtian attached great importance to the officer observation group. Andaoran knew this. Following him to Xianghe, he might have to fight along the way. If anything goes wrong, he was afraid that he would not be able to take on the responsibility of the crowd, so he immediately said, "Send a telegram to ask for instructions quickly."

Zhangjiawan, Yan Yangtian, who had just come out of the command center, received the telegram without hesitation at all, "Return the call, allow it."

The officer observation group was proposed by Yi Zhizu. Others may not know Yi Zhizu's intentions, but he knew that the officers of the officer observation group were all middle and senior military officers among the Eight Banners New Army and the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing. According to the Yuanqi New Army, they were at least brigade-level officers.

On the one hand, Yi Zhizu really hopes to improve the combat power of the Eight Banners New Army through actual combat observation and promote the reform of the imperial military system. On the other hand, he also had the plan to take the officer observation group as the qualitative plan. The 20,000 troops moved to the Tongzhou area, and he was not at ease with the court. In addition, he also hoped that the Observation Group would truthfully feed the powerful combat power of the Yuanqi New Army to the court to play a deterrent role.

At the position of the Qing army at Baliqiao, Senggelinqin was not surprised at all when he received the war report from the fast horse. He led the Eight Banners New Army to assist Yuan Qi in driving the Taiping Army and fighting in Tibet. He was quite clear about the combat power of the Yuan Qi New Army. The Yuan Qi New Army, who was seen in Tianjin, was equipped with a large number of new guns, ammunition and grenades. Moreover, in the battle of Zhangjiawan, he fought less and wiped out the opponent's 6,000 vanguards, which was completely as expected.

After reading the note, he took out a long time ago request for battle and ordered people to send it to the capital together with the good news. He knew very well that Xianfeng cherished the new Eight Banners Army. If he asked for battle before the war, he would probably not allow it. After the great victory of Zhangjiawan, he would ask for battle again. Maybe Xianfeng would have the possibility of allowing it. After all, the new Eight Banners Army urgently needed weapons and equipment. If he did not participate in the battle, he would not have the opportunity to divide the spoils. Tens of thousands of Minnie guns and a large number of artillery artillery. He did not believe that Xianfeng would not be moved.

Tianjin, Coastal Defense Office, Command Center.

"In the battle of Zhangjiawan, the remaining troops wiped out 6,000 vanguards of the coalition forces at the cost of more than 200 casualties, killed more than 2,300 enemies, captured more than 3,600 prisoners, seized twenty-eight artillery gates, more than 4,000 guns, and more than 800 war horses..." Cao Gensheng said slowly: "The remaining troops are now advancing towards Xianghe with the strength of the three brigades. Yan Yangtian and Feng Renxuan."

"Good fight!" Yi Zhizu smiled, "I ordered the rewards. I hope they will continue to work hard and the good news will be frequently reported. In addition, the original telegram will be forwarded to the Military Affairs Office."

After Cao Gensheng left, Zhao Wenlie smiled and said, "It was a victory in the first battle and annihilated the 6,000 vanguards of the coalition forces. It was really exciting and motivating morale. The court should have given up the idea of ​​colluding with the coalition forces?"

"This battle has nothing to do with the overall situation." Yi Zhizu said: "It depends on the battle at Bohaikou."

Zhao Wenlie said: "It is a rare victory to wipe out 6,000 Western-Japanese Allied Forces. It is enough to eliminate the defeat of Dagukou and Beitang. Why not let the shopkeeper be unfair to the public to boost the hearts of the army and the people."

"This is probably." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "This is the first great victory since the war with Britain and France. The victory will be forwarded to major newspapers."

The capital, Qianqing Palace, and the Western Warm Pavilion.

Putting down the telegram in his hand, Xianfeng picked up the teacup with a plain expression and sipped the tea, and wiped out 6,000 Western-Armored Allied Forces at the cost of more than 200 casualties. The Yuanqi New Army was indeed powerful in combat. Although this battle might have relieved the threat of the Western-Armored Forces to the capital, he was not happy. The stronger the combat power of the Yuanqi New Army, the greater the concerns he had. For the court, Yuanqi was also an enemy.

When he opened Senggelinqin's note, he pondered for a while before looking at Sushun, who was kneeling below, "Do you agree to increase troops to assist Yuanqi's new army in attacking Xianghe?"

"I agree." Sushun hurriedly said: "Xianghe is not far from Langfang. The Western-Armored Alliance has more than 40,000 troops in the Xianghe area. If the Eight Banners New Army does not increase its troops, Yuan Qi may use this as an excuse to increase his troops in Xianghe. In addition, what the monk said is not unreasonable, and if the soldiers are not sent, the spoils cannot be distributed."

Xianfeng turned his mind, "Have the officer observation group arrived in Zhangjiawan?"

"Return to the emperor, you have arrived." Su Shun replied: "However, Zhangjiawan has a quick battle and they failed to catch up with the observation. Now they have followed the army to Xianghe."

After pondering for a moment, Xianfeng said, "The three newly formed recruit brigades are allocated to Senggelinqin."

This is not a place to help with the increase of troops, it is obviously to rob the spoils of war! Su Shun felt a little blushed, but he had to whisper: "I obey the order." He raised his body and said: "The great victory of Zhangjiawan will resolve the danger of the capital. I beg you to pray for the emperor's telegram to praise you."

Telephone award? This is OK. Xianfeng said with ease: "Print the Idea..."

"Extra! Extra! Zhangjiawan's victory, the new imperial army wiped out 6,000 Western soldiers!"

"Extraordinary! Yuanqi's new army won the first battle!"

As dusk approached, countless boys suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys of the capital, and the sound of selling newspapers came one after another. It was heard that it was a great victory, and pedestrians passing by surrounded him and rushed to buy. For a moment, the great victory of the new Yuanqi army in Zhangjiawan was spreading rapidly, and there was a lot of discussion. The inside and outside the capital, which was originally panicked because the Western Barbarians approached Tongzhou, quickly settled down.

Dongcheng District, Dongjiang Mi Lane, Russia Pavilion.

Putiyatin put down his out-of-counter in disbelief and asked in a deep voice: "Can the data reported above be verified?"

"From the information collected so far, it should be true." Pelovsky, the guardian of the Orthodox Church, said in a deep voice: "The Battle of Zhangjiawan did not last long, less than two hours before and after. It is said that the French army was defeated and suffered heavy casualties after just launching a wave of charges. Retreat, and was cut off from retreating."

He was defeated after only one wave of charges? Putiyatin hesitated and said, "The power of the new Yuanqi army's rear-mounted guns and cannons is so powerful?"

"There are also copper-shelled bullets." Perowski said: "The rifle fire rate should be increased by four or five times with the rear loading gun and copper-shelled bullets."

"No matter what method is used, get a few guns and bullets." Putiyatin said in a deep voice: "Didn't the Qing court formed an officer observation group? Find a way to collect intelligence from them."

Tongzhou, Xiji Town.

Xiji Town is only more than ten miles away from Xianghe. Although it cannot be compared with Zhangjiawan, it is also a large town with nearly a thousand households. When the coalition forces captured Xianghe, all the people in the town had fled. When the Yuanqi New Army arrived, the whole town was in a mess, and it was obviously looted by the coalition vanguard.

As soon as he entered the town, Yan Yangtian ordered in a deep voice, "Stop on the spot and build a position."

The Northwest Army conquered the northwest and conquered the cities and landed the land, but rarely built positions. Feng Renxuan knew that he was twice as important as the enemy, and also knew the importance of building positions. He immediately smiled and said, "The Northwest Army is not good at building positions. If it is to build simple positions, it will be fine..."

Yan Yangtian glanced at him, "When I was in Hongji, the level of Huadi Camp building a position was not bad. Has it been abandoned in the northwest in recent years?"

"It's really abandoned." Feng Renxuan also did not deny it and explained with a wry smile: "In the northwest battle, cavalry often charges into battle, and there are very few times when it is necessary to build a position."

Yan Yangtian smiled. He thought that most of the Northwest Army had no engineering battalion, and immediately said, "When the infantry behind us catch up, set up a command center first." Then he ordered, "Connect the command center with wired telegrams as soon as possible."

Tianjin, Wuqing, Xianghe, Tongzhou to Beijing, this line has gradually declined even if the railway is opened and is still a major transportation route. The original wired telegram was set up along this road. It is not difficult for the command headquarters to connect wired telegrams.

When Yan Yangtian came, he ordered the establishment of a telegram. Feng Renxuan joked: "It seems that there will be another task for the scouts in the future - to cut off the other party's telegram."

"The troops are becoming more and more complex now." Yan Yangtian said: "Communications soldiers, medical soldiers, engineer soldiers..., it is estimated that they will increase in the future..."

When it was dark, cavalry teams sent to investigate everywhere rushed back. In the command center, Yan Yangtian marked the candlelight one by one on the map. After a while, he threw down the thick red pencil, took out a cigarette and lit one. Feng Renxuan slowly stepped in, glanced at him, and said, "Do you have any eyebrows?"

"This battle is not easy to fight." Yan Yangtian sighed softly, "Zhangjiawan wiped out the opponent's forward in the battle. They were afraid of being beaten. The troops on the periphery all retreated to Xianghe, with a 40,000 army. If we want to chew it, we may have to pay a considerable price."

Feng Renxuan lit a cigarette with the candle and asked slowly: "What's going on with the Navy?"

"I've asked." Yan Yangtian said: "The main fleet has blocked the Bohaikou, and the coalition fleet has rushed to the Bohaikou."

"Since the other party has no reinforcements, why are you anxious? Take a quick look." Feng Renxuan said disrespectfully: "With our weapons and cavalry advantages, the 40,000 coalition forces in Xianghe are equal to the turtles in the jar, and they can't escape even if they want to."

Yan Yangtian shook his head slightly and said, "It is best to fight quickly in this battle, otherwise it may change."

Maybe something changed? Feng Renxuan said keenly: "Brother Zhigao refers to the court?"

"It's just a premonition." Yan Yangtian said perfunctorily: "If this battle is delayed too long, some unexpected variables will inevitably arise."

"Report—." An officer reported loudly outside: "The Monk King is here."

Senggelinqin is here? Yan Yangtian and the others looked at each other and quickly got up to greet him. Senggelinqin not only had close contact with Yi Zhi, but also led the Eight Banners New Army to have had many experiences in collaborative battles with Yuan Qi. The two of them really dared not neglect him.

"The battle in Zhangjiawan was really beautiful!" Senggelinqin smiled cheerfully as soon as she met.

"I've seen the prince." Yan Yangtian and the others saluted together.

After returning a military salute, Senggelinqin smiled and said, "How to fight next? I brought four brigades of troops to help."

Four brigades? Yan Yangtian couldn't help but be surprised and became alert at the same time. He had always been on guard against the court. A small Xianghe River concentrated more than 40,000 coalition forces, more than 20,000 Eight Banners New Army, and the Yuanqi New Army, but only more than 10,000 troops. This variable is definitely not a good thing for them!
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