In the quiet morning, messy gunshots suddenly rang out.
At this time, before dawn, the sudden sound of gunfire woke up the Chinese soldiers who were still resting. Countless soldiers hurriedly got up, got dressed, picked up their guns and prepared for battle. Qi Zhenhai, Liu Jintang and Chen Yucheng were also woken up. After getting up, they gave direct orders The soldiers went to investigate the movement. Only after this investigation did they find out that the British army had pushed the defensive position forward for a certain distance and had a conflict with the soldiers stationed there.
After washing up and eating breakfast, Qi Zhenhai ordered the soldiers to attack, hoping to break out again.
This day, the fighting was as fierce as yesterday.
Qi Zhenhai even sent two brigades of soldiers to attack, but the final result was the same as yesterday. There was still no breakthrough, but a lot of weapons were consumed. The fighting stopped at night, and Qi Zhenhai learned about the remaining ammunition from the logistics personnel And the food situation, the army only has three days of food left, and there is not much ammunition left, especially since the two-day onslaught consumed a lot of artillery shells and ammunition, and the remaining ammunition can only last three days, which means You can no longer use ammunition at will for the next time.
At this moment, Qi Zhenhai's army was really in trouble.
The armies of various countries are pressing closer and closer.
At the command post, Qi Zhenhai looked haggard and his eyes were bloodshot. During the two days of continuous breakthrough, he suffered from insomnia every night. He lay on the boat tossing and turning unable to sleep, which made him very depressed. The same was true for Liu Jintang and Chen Yucheng. Very tired, deep worry appeared on the faces of the three people, and they were very worried about the next war.
The guard walked in, with a touch of joy on his face, and said excitedly: "Commander, I just received the news from the President. The President has sent a report to Commander Yang Banhou stationed in Guangxi, asking Commander Yang Banhou to lead the troops. Come to the rescue, and at the same time, the President has also come personally with soldiers from the Sharp Knife Battalion."
Qi Zhenhai nodded and signaled the guards to leave.
He sighed softly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. It was a good thing that Li Zhen and Yang Banhou led troops to rescue, but he couldn't feel happy at all.
Liu Jintang blinked and suddenly said: "Mr. Qi, maybe this is an opportunity."
"Chance."
Qi Zhenhai suddenly became interested and asked, "Has Brigadier Liu thought of a way to break out of the encirclement?"
From the bottom of his heart, Qi Zhenhai still wanted to break out.
Liu Jintang shook his head helplessly and said: "There is no way to break out, but there is a chance to capture the foreigners."
Qi Zhenhai smiled. Who could break through in this situation? A hint of embarrassment appeared on Qi Zhenhai's face, but he quickly regained his composure and continued, "How does Brigadier Liu plan to capture the foreigners?"
Liu Jintang said: "As far as the current situation is concerned, the armies of various countries are eager to defeat us before they can lead their troops northward into Guangdong. The longer we persist at Jardine's Hill, the longer the coalition forces from various countries will stay in Hong Kong. The longer it is, what I mean is that we are now using ourselves as a bait to attract foreigners, leaving the armies of various countries here. When the president's troops arrive, we can then surround the armies of various countries and annihilate all foreign soldiers in one fell swoop. To pacify Hong Kong.”
Chen Yucheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Although the method is good, can I stick to it?"
Liu Jintang said: "You have to persist even if you can't persist."
Qi Zhenhai echoed: "What Brigadier Liu said makes sense. No matter what happens now, we must persist. From tomorrow on, we will no longer attack but become defensive. In addition, we will take the initiative to retreat to Jardine's Hill. We will use the terrain of Jardine's Hill to hold on. As for the period of holding, we must plan carefully. When the president arrives, we will attack from both inside and outside to wipe out the armies of various countries in one fell swoop."
After a pause, Qi Zhenhai ordered: "Guard, please ask the person in charge of the logistics department to come."
The guard went to deliver the message, and soon the person in charge of logistics arrived. The person in charge of logistics was named Yang Guan. He was short and chubby, with a heavy look of worry on his chubby face.
Qi Zhenhai ordered: "Starting from tomorrow, the food for each day will be halved. We have three days of food left. After halving, we can support for six days. The defense for these six days is enough to support the president to lead troops to rescue." ."
Yang Guan trembled and said in surprise: "Commander, has the president arrived with his troops?"
Qi Zhenhai nodded and replied: "Yesterday, I asked the President for help. I just received a reply from the President. The President has ordered the division commander Yang Banhou stationed in Guangxi to lead troops to rescue. At the same time, the President also personally led the soldiers from the Jiandao Battalion. Come to Hong Kong, as long as we can hold on for six days, it will be enough to hold on until the president arrives."
"Great, great."
The worry in Yang Guan's eyes disappeared, replaced by excitement.
Li Zhen is here, they will definitely be saved. Yang Guan showed a big belly, raised his hand in a military salute, and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Commander, we can persevere. I will guarantee six days of food supply."
Qi Zhenhai nodded and looked thoughtful as he saw Yang Guan leaving.
"I have an idea,."
The three people spoke in unison. Immediately, the three of them looked at each other with surprised expressions on their faces. Qi Zhenhai smiled and said, "Let's write it down and compare it again."
The three of them took pen and paper and wrote down their thoughts.
Qi Zhenhai took the other two pieces of white paper. After reading it, he nodded and said, "The three of us thought of working together."
Liu Jintang was slightly excited and said loudly: "Heroes think alike. The three of us are heroes, so our thoughts are naturally the same. What the soldiers are most worried about is that there will be no reinforcements. Now the president has replied to the letter and personally led troops to Hong Kong. , we can just use the prestige of the president to boost morale and give the soldiers something to look forward to."
Qi Zhenhai responded with an expression of approval: "Only with the help of the president's prestige can we stabilize the morale of the military and ensure the combat effectiveness of the army. As long as it is not until the last moment, the soldiers will persevere to the end because we all believe in the president."
"The president's reputation is indeed unrivaled."
Chen Yucheng said: "Next, it's time for us to defend."
Qi Zhenhai was quite excited and immediately sent someone to call the guards and asked the guards to notify the first brigade commander. The second and third brigade commanders came to the command post and brought Li Zhen with the soldiers of the Jiandao Battalion and Yang Banhou with him. Tell the three people about the coming rescue of the army, and let the three people spread the news layer by layer. As long as the soldiers in the army have hope, they can maintain their combat effectiveness.
The news of Li Zhen's arrival soon spread throughout the army.
That night, the soldiers no longer worried and had hope, because they learned that Li Zhen was on the way.
Qi Zhenhai quickly learned about the soldiers' reaction and felt relieved.
Qi Zhenhai no longer hesitated and directly ordered to break camp overnight and retreat towards Jardine's Mountain. After a night of running around, the army retreated to Jardine's Mountain and stationed there, and then used the terrain of Jardine's Mountain to build defenses. By this time, the armies of various countries had completed In order to encircle, Jardine's Hill was surrounded, and the blockade of the Qizhen naval fleet was achieved.
ps: Fourth update, call it a day; tell me, there will be no updates in the early morning in the future, and it will be adjusted to daytime to prevent everyone from staying up late.
