Although the attack of the Western Sichuan Army failed, it made the Manchus, from the emperor to the common people, very nervous. In the Manchu propaganda, Western Sichuan was always promoted as a heinous bandit. Once the capital was breached
If so, will the people there still have a way to survive?
Xu Geng Shen, who proposed to seal the city gate, was praised by Emperor Guangxu for this, and was rewarded with a lot of gold and silver treasures. He no longer looked like he wanted to kill Xu Geng Shen to vent his hatred. This
Perhaps it is to accompany you as to accompany a tiger! The power of God is unpredictable, and if you are not careful, your family may be destroyed!
In the next two days, the Western Sichuan Army did not give up, and even came up with ways to use siege ladders and piles of earth outside the city. This scared the Qing army, Emperor Guangxu, and the Manchu civil and military forces defending the city. Fortunately, the Qing army fought to the death.
They fought back and suffered huge casualties to withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. But even so, Emperor Guangxu and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were frightened. At the same time, they also hoped that the new imperial guards returning from Xi'an would be able to
Arrive at the capital as soon as possible to relieve the difficulties in the capital.
On July 8, after finally arriving at Xi'an from the capital, Emperor Guangxu's imperial edict ordered them to return to the capital from Xi'an within ten days. The new imperial guard army finally arrived at Hukou. Because Tongguan was occupied by the Western Sichuan Army,
They had no choice but to cross the Yellow River from here and then return to the capital via Taiyuan.
After days of traveling, the elite new guards were like eggplants beaten by frost. The rapid decline in physical strength and morale made these soldiers feel a lot of resentment. Although they were paid as soldiers, they could not
How to torture people like this! The journey from the capital to Xi'an is more than two thousand miles! If they are asked to return within ten days, wouldn't that cost their lives?
Fengshan, the commander-in-chief of the new Imperial Guard Army, also had a stern face and was very unhappy. However, he could understand. The Western Sichuan Army appeared in the capital, and the Eight Banners soldiers did not have much combat power at all. Emperor Guangxu could only count on it.
They were the only troops left. However, what he didn't know was that they were destined to be unable to return to the capital.
When the new imperial guard army entered Xi'an, the Western Sichuan Army did not stop it. Because they knew that it would not be long before the new imperial guard army would have to leave the city again and rush back to the capital. And then, it would be their chance.
As soon as the front foot of the new imperial guard army left Xi'an, Cai Yun led three brigades of troops to quietly set off that night, leaving only one brigade of troops in Xi'an to monitor the Xi'an defenders. At the same time, the first troops who occupied Tongguan
The main force of the cavalry army also secretly moved northward under the leadership of commander Liu Zhiye. The purpose was to cooperate with Cai Yun and eliminate the last mobile force of the Qing army. Hukou was the place they chose.
After a secret march, on July 8, the main force of the First Cavalry Army led by Liu Zhiye was ready on the other side of the Yellow River in Hukou. They were hidden in the weeds on the river bank, and their horses had already been tied up in the distance.
Behind the river bank, there are more than sixty Type 82 infantry guns of the First Cavalry Army. The three brigades led by Cai Yun are hanging far behind the New Guards Army. Once the New Guards Army begins to cross the river, they will be
If the First Cavalry Corps were to stop them, it would be time for them to attack. Attacked from two sides, and half-crossed, the new army of the Praetorian Guards would be unable to fly even if they had wings.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the new army of the Imperial Guard began to cross the river. They collected dozens of large and small boats last night, which could transport thousands of troops across the river at a time. Perhaps they were too tired and dissatisfied to cross the river.
The new imperial guards did not search the other side of the river, but sat on the ground to rest. Seeing this situation, Fengshan was very dissatisfied, but he knew that the army had now reached an extremely tense stage. If he continued to impose
If there is pressure, it is likely to cause a mutiny. Therefore, Fengshan had no choice but to pray that the Western Sichuan Army would not pursue him and that his troops could safely cross the Yellow River.
By two o'clock in the afternoon, half of the new imperial guard army had crossed the Yellow River. At this time, Fengshan felt a lot more relieved. Sufficient troops had been gathered on the other side of the river. Even if the Western Sichuan Army attacked, it would not be
It was impossible to resist. At this time, Fengshan boarded the boat and prepared to cross the river. The troops on the other side of the river were handed over to his deputy.
Under the control of the boatman, the boat sailed quickly to the other side of the Yellow River. Looking at the muddy yellow water, Fengshan always had an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if the crisis was right in front of him. The majestic wind blew by, and the other side of the river
The reeds swayed in the wind. A little light shined in the reeds.
"What is that?" Fengshan frowned. It seemed to be some kind of metal shining in the sun.
"Damn it, there is the Western Sichuan Army on the other side. They have already ambushed the other side. Everyone, get up and take precautions!" Fengshan stood up from the boat with a loud sound and shouted loudly towards the other side. But, "Whoosh!"
"The sound of the flowing river completely covered up his voice. The soldiers in uniform looked at Fengshan inexplicably, wondering why he was so excited.
As for the new imperial guards on the other side of the river, they didn't even know what Fengshan was shouting. Many soldiers pointed at him, wondering why the commander had gone crazy.
The main force of the First Cavalry Corps of the Western Sichuan Army, hidden in the reeds, also discovered this change. After Liu Zhiye considered it for a moment, he immediately issued an order to start the attack.
"Boom! Boom!" The sound of cannons rang out from the reeds, and the shells flew out one after another, slamming into the new guards on the shore.
The new guards were all stunned by this turn of events. They had no idea that the Western Sichuan Army would launch an attack. They were all like headless flies, scurrying around and at a loss.
On the river bank, shrapnel flew across the river, and soldiers of the New Guards Army were constantly being blown away. The raging shrapnel was also harvesting lives one after another.
"Da da da!" The heavy machine guns also began to roar. The panicked soldiers of the New Guards Army were easily knocked to the ground like cutting wheat. Only a handful of the New Guards Army snapped.
On the ground, they fought back with rifles in their hands. However, their resistance seemed so weak in the face of the Western Sichuan Army's attack.
The entire river bank was in chaos. The new guardsmen were running for their lives, but they found that except for the Yellow River behind them, the other three sides had been blocked by the Western Sichuan Army. They were on the bare river beach,
Without any cover, they could only become targets for wanton massacre by the Western Sichuan Army. Some soldiers were so frightened that they jumped into the river regardless of the rolling Yellow River water behind them in an attempt to escape. But more people could not.
They lay helplessly on the river beach, waiting for bullets fired from unknown directions to end their lives.
In the middle of the river, Fengshan stayed on the boat, clenching his fists so hard that his nails almost broke the palms of his hands.
Fengshan fell into deep self-blame. If he had been more cautious, he would not be in this situation now.
"Speed up the ship!" Fengshan ordered. The more times like this come, the more people are needed to pick up the slack, otherwise all the tens of thousands of troops who crossed the river will be destroyed.
"Sir, no! The Western Sichuan Army on the other side has fierce firepower. We are just going to die!" Fengshan's soldiers immediately dissuaded them. At this time, they should be thinking about how to escape, rather than going to die.
"No, drive the boat to the other side immediately!" Fengshan ordered stubbornly. However, when the boatman saw the explosion on the other side, he was already frightened and refused to drive the boat over. He was forced to panic.
After that, the boatman simply jumped into the water and ran for his life. He didn't even want the boat anymore. Saving his own life was the most important thing!
"Damn it!" Seeing this situation, Fengshan was so angry that he yelled and asked his guards to control the boat and row to the other side. However, his guards were all bannermen who couldn't even swim, let alone swim.
Not to mention rowing. Under their control, the boat circled directly in the middle of the river and floated downstream.
The tens of thousands of new guardsmen on this side of the river were also in trouble. The brothers on the other side were attacked. They were across the Yellow River and it was too late to rescue them!
At this time, a muffled sound of "rumbling" thunder came from the distance. Suddenly, the expressions of the generals of the new army of the Imperial Guard changed. They all heard that this was not thunder, but the arrival of a large number of cavalry.
"Prepare to fight!" the deputy commander of the new army of the Imperial Guard ordered.
However, before the panicked New Guards Army was ready, the cavalry from three brigades of the Western Sichuan Army had already arrived. Although there was no artillery preparation, the chaotic New Guards Army became the best cavalry force in Western Sichuan.
Kill the target. The saber is like snow, and the war horse is sprinting at full speed. Every time the saber falls, it will pick up a human head and fly into the sky.
The cavalry of the Western Sichuan Army were like ferocious evil spirits rushing out of hell, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the new Imperial Guards. Under such circumstances, they were unable to organize a strong resistance at all. Neither the Western Sichuan Army nor the Western Sichuan Army
The cavalry are still the original Ma Jiajun cavalry. They are all good at fighting on horseback. Once the new guards army gathers, they will immediately disperse the opponent, making it impossible for the new guards army to resist.
The casualties continued to increase. Some of the new guardsmen fled in all directions, but their heads were chopped off by the Western Sichuan cavalry that caught up. Others obediently put down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
Across the Yellow River, the new Imperial Guard troops on both sides of the bank were brutally attacked by the Western Sichuan Army. Blood flowed into the river along the river beach. The originally muddy yellow water of the Yellow River showed a trace of red after adding the blood. Under this situation
Now, the destruction of the new imperial guard army is inevitable. These 100,000 new imperial guard troops are the last support of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Without them, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties will have no choice but to admit defeat.
.The Manchu Qing Dynasty will definitely lose this battle!
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