Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 164 The most powerful general!

Xu Wenyang shook his head and sighed:

"Our first priority is to ensure that the Dagukou Fortress is not lost!"

"In this way, the Western coalition forces will not dare to attack the capital directly, and they will be easily cut off by us."

"As for them bypassing Dagukou and entering Tianjin, there is nothing we can do about it."

Ma Liangkun said in a hateful voice: "Damn it, it really makes me feel cowardly. I want to lead the troops to stop these foreigners."

"General, don't act on impulse!"

Xu Wenyang quickly grabbed him and persuaded him: "As long as we can protect the Tanggu Port, we will have accomplished our mission!"

“Even if the Western coalition forces bypass the Dagukou Fortress and enter Tianjin City, they dare not go too far, otherwise their supply to the Western warships will be cut off, and they will surely die!”

While the two were discussing.

The elite Western coalition forces approached the Tanggu Port fortifications step by step.

Eight hundred meters away, the battle flag was flying.

Thousands of Western riflemen stood in a neat row.

They held their muskets in their hands, knelt on one knee, and aimed at the Tanggukou Fortress.

Apart from the whistling sound of the north wind, thousands of musketeers made no sound at all. It was silent.

hiss--!
Seeing the battle formation of the Western Allied Forces, all the members of the Xiongwu Army guarding the Tanggukou Fortress could not help but take a deep breath.

The Xiongwu Army had many sporadic clashes with the Western Allied Forces.

but,

Such a well-organized army is rarely encountered.

The elite troops of the Western coalition were indeed powerful. Even though the two armies were separated by a few hundred meters, the confrontation gave people a strong sense of oppression.

"Damn it - this time the Western coalition is a little different. These people are the main force of the Western coalition!"

Ma Liangkun looked at the Western coalition forces in the distance and muttered to himself.

-

Hunter was in the distance, looking up at the Tanggu Port blocking the Western Allied Forces.

this moment,
There was a gleam of hatred in his eyes.

call!
Then he took a deep breath, hiding his anger and hatred, appearing very calm on the surface.

Those who launched a surprise attack on the Austro-Hungarian Army were the elite of the Daqian Dynasty!
At this time, he believed Seymour's words without a doubt.

There was no reason to deceive General Seymour, the commander-in-chief of the Western Allied Forces.

On Halloween night, a demon attacked the Austro-Hungarian concession and slaughtered all the families.

These people are the elite of the Daqian Dynasty. They must have done it!

damn it--!
Blood debt must be repaid with blood, let the Daqian Dynasty pay the price today!

Hunter has always regarded Seymour as his idol and followed General Seymour from Europe to the Daqian Dynasty.

Over the past few days, he has gotten to know the Daqian Dynasty very well.

have to say,

The Daqian Dynasty is an elephant, a behemoth standing in the East.

But, as Seymour said.

The elephant is in deep sleep and has not yet woken up.

They had been secluded for hundreds of years, and had been engaged in internal conflicts. There were many internal factions, and local families and vassal kings had affected the ruling foundation of the Daqian Dynasty.

All this is the opportunity for the Western coalition forces to sweep across Daqian.

If this sleeping elephant wakes up, it will vigorously develop industry and military.

Then, the Western coalition forces will have no advantages and will be suppressed by this Eastern elephant.

But for now, even when facing this sleeping elephant, we must not take it lightly.

We cannot lose this battle!
Otherwise, the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be without an army and would soon fall apart.

After the Austro-Hungarian army was attacked on Halloween Eve, Hunter was left with only half his strength.

He is not a reckless person, but rather cautious.

Even though his heart was filled with hatred, he kept taking deep breaths, adjusting his state, and trying his best to stay calm.

"General Hunter, the defense of Tanggu Port is as solid as a rock, easy to defend but difficult to attack!"

"You divide our forces into four groups. It is impossible to take this place with only 5,000 troops on this group."

"Can you tell me more about the plan?"

The person standing next to Hunter and speaking was Major General Freke, the commander of the French coalition forces.

Freck was the commander of the French coalition and also a Silver Knight.

He was the most valiant general in the Western coalition forces, had a long-standing reputation in the French army, and had extremely rich combat experience.

at this time,

After seeing the defenses of Tanggu Port, Freck knew very well that even if 20,000 Western coalition forces launched a fierce attack on the fortifications of Tanggu Port, it would be difficult to take it down.

Unless you can continue to attack with artillery fire.

However, the artillery was too clumsy, and the artillery that could be transported was of small caliber and far less powerful than the heavy artillery on ships.

Therefore,
With only the 20,000 Western coalition troops led by Hunter, even if they attacked at all costs and took down the Tanggu Port, there would definitely be heavy casualties.

The losses were too great for the Western Allied Forces to bear.

Freke was afraid that Hunter would be blinded by hatred and let the elite of the Western coalition forces fight a war of attrition.

After all, it is Hunter who is leading the troops now and has been appointed commander of the First Army by General Seymour.

If Hunter gave a death order, Flake really wouldn't be able to stop it.

Hunter nodded, a deep smile appeared on his face, and said:
"General Freke, don't worry, I'm not that reckless."

"With our current military strength, attacking the Tanggukou Fortress head-on would simply be courting death."

"If we want to break through here, we must lure them out so that our muskets and artillery can take advantage."

call--!
Freck breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Seymour's appointment of Hunter as commander of the First Army was indeed a well-considered decision.

Hunter is indeed an experienced general. He can see the situation clearly and remain calm. I was just worrying too much.

After Freke figured it out, he saluted Hunter and said, "General Hunter, what do you think we should do next?"

Hunter smiled calmly and said confidently:
"The people guarding Tanggu Port are from the Xiongwu Army under Ye Zhicheng of the Daqian Military Department. They are also one of the most elite troops of the Daqian Dynasty."

"The lieutenant general of the Xiongwu Army is named Ma Liangkun, and he is very impulsive."

"Everyone else thinks that the most solidly defended place in the entire Dagukou Fortress is the Tanggu Port."

"However, my point of view is exactly the opposite. Opening a gap in the Dagukou Fortress from here is the most efficient way."

"Lure Ma Liangkun out, General Freke. This mission is now up to you. How do you think?"

Freke was startled when he heard this, then he laughed and said:
"Su Wen Daqian Dynasty is known for its martial arts. General Hunter wants to test my strength?"

Hunter heard this and said with a smile:
"Major General Freck is the most powerful general in France and the best among the Silver Knights!"

"Today, let all of us in the coalition see the peak combat power of the Silver Knights, okay?"

Despite being praised by Hunter, Freke's face did not show any joy.

He is not some hot-blooded young man who would forget his last name just because someone flattered him.

What the most powerful general of France.

He is not in the habit of lying to himself.

However, he also knew that if he did not show his skills at this time, the French coalition forces would be easily underestimated within the entire Western coalition.

Isn't it just a provocation to the Daqian Xiongwu Army that is guarding there?

Freck took a deep breath and shouted to the guards around him:
"Bring me my French flag. I will let these soldiers of the Daqian Dynasty see how powerful our Western Silver Knights are!"

He is a general leading the French army. Without some real skills, how could he lead his troops all the way to Daqian?
After a few minutes.

Freck was seen holding the French flag in his hand and riding a horse covered in armor.

Then,

He stepped on the horse's belly and rushed out from where the Western coalition forces stopped.

With a loud neigh of a fierce horse, Freke rushed towards the defense position of Tanggu Port alone.

Xu Wenyang, who was on the city wall, was stunned when he saw this scene.

what's the situation?
What is this Westerner doing here on a horse?
Is he trying to provoke me?
Or do you want to die?

When the two armies confront each other, do they want to learn how to fight like in the cold weapon era, with the leading general coming out to fight in single combat?

After seeing this scene, Ma Liangkun's face turned pale.

provocative!

This is a fucking provocation!
As a fierce general under General Ye Zhicheng, Ma Liangkun naturally knew something about the Western Coalition.

This guy riding a warhorse is dressed as a silver knight.

He came here alone, and his purpose was obvious, he wanted to challenge me to a duel!
"Bring me the musket!"

Ma Liangkun snorted coldly, and the guards around him quickly brought him a musket.

call--!
Ma Liangkun took a deep breath, raised his gun and aimed it at Freke who was swaggering towards the Tanggu Port fortifications.

As Frek got closer and closer to the defensive fortress of Tanggu Port.

For a while,
The surroundings fell silent, and the soldiers on both sides stared at the imposing figure and the French flag in his hand.

Woohoo——!
The cold wind blew, and in the early morning sun, Freke and the battle flag in his hand were so dazzling.

Freck wanted to plant the French flag on the defensive position of the Tanggu Port.

He wanted to humiliate Daqian severely and ignite the anger of the Xiongwu Army. As he approached the defensive position of Tanggu Port, Freck was highly focused and his muscles relaxed.

He entered a mysterious state and exerted his mental strength to the limit.

He was seen holding the French flag in his hand, riding a horse in full armor, and walking forward slowly.

throat!
The sound of a musket firing broke the silence around.

There was no expression on Freck's face, but he was wearing thick silver knight armor.

Hearing the sound of musket bullets breaking through the air, Freck made no attempt to dodge.

Pfft——!
The bullet grazed his armor, leaving a trail of sparks.

The power of the musket bullets was still too weak, and the accuracy was too poor at a distance of one hundred meters.

With Freck's accurate prediction, it was impossible to hit him effectively.

I saw him shake his arm and use his armor to attack from the side, easily deflecting the bullet, causing a spark to fly.

As a silver knight, he could not be hurt unless he was attacked by a saturation attack from a musket.

Moreover, he was wearing armor at the moment and was not afraid of muskets at all.

Just as Freke wanted to move forward, he frowned slightly, feeling a sense of crisis.

We have entered the effective attack range of muskets.

If he continued to move forward, once the muskets launched a saturation attack, he would probably be injured even with his armor.

Therefore,
Freck stopped tactfully.

He came here to provoke, not to really challenge anyone.

Swish!
Freke just kicked his feet and flew into the air.

Next,
He rushed forward at high speed as if he was walking on water.

At the same time, he swung the French flag in his hand forward.

Woohoo——!
The battle flag was like an arrow shot from a bow, whizzing towards the wall of the Tanggukou fortifications.

This series of movements was done in one go.

After waving the battle flag, Freke did not stop at all. He kicked his feet and retreated back at a high speed.

Then,

He did a backflip and landed steadily on the warhorse.

Boom, boom, boom—!
A few musket bullets grazed his armor, creating sparks.

At the moment of retreat, Freck raised his middle finger and pointed it at the Tanggukou defense position.

"Ha ha--!"

After doing all this, Freke laughed wildly, retreated quickly, and soon got out of the attack range of the musket.

Amid the cheers and applause of the Western Allied Forces, Freck returned triumphantly.

All this made the elite soldiers of the Daqian Xiongwu Army in the defensive positions gnashed their teeth in anger.

The Western Allied Forces were naturally extremely excited to see Major General Freke being so brave.

The pinnacle Silver Knight is indeed worthy of his reputation!
The provocative action that Freke just made seemed simple and nothing surprising.

but,

With such arm strength and wearing armor weighing hundreds of kilograms, he can still run and do somersaults at such a fast speed.

Such terrifying strength is not something that an ordinary soldier can achieve.

The most powerful general of the French coalition forces was indeed extremely brave.

What's more, he was in the attack range of the musket just now, and his continuous dodging prevented the musket bullets from hitting his vital defensive points.

Even ordinary Silver Knights cannot have such predictive ability.

Inside the defensive position of the Tanggukou Fortress, Ma Liangkun's face turned pale.

"What the hell--!"

He threw away the rifle in his hand and couldn't help cursing.

"General Freke is indeed extremely brave. I admire him!"

General Hunter smiled when he saw Frake returning triumphantly.

He challenged the enemy on the battlefield and went alone to the gate of the Daqian Dynasty to challenge them, and planted the French flag on the wall of the defensive position.

What a joy!
Such an action would not only serve as a provocation, but also increase the fighting spirit of the Western coalition forces.

Freck smiled and said calmly, "It's a pity that the people stationed in the Daqian Dynasty were not fooled and failed to lure them out."

Hunter said in a deep voice: "Don't worry! Their anger has been ignited by General Freke!"

"Since they won't come out, let's add fuel to the fire."

"Come here, pass on my order. Separate a thousand men from the other three armies and attack the towns in Tianjin."

"The rest of the troops stay where they are. As long as we lure out the Xiongwu Army stationed at Tanggu Port, we can attack them from three sides and cut off their retreat. Then we can easily capture Tanggu Port."

Hunter kept giving orders, his eyes turning cold.

Since you don't come out, you want to defend the Tanggu Port to the death.

Then our Western coalition forces will divide their forces to bypass the Dagukou Fortress and attack the town of Tianjin.

As long as the Xiongwu Army stationed at Tanggu Port comes out from the fortifications.

Then the Western coalition's goal would be achieved, blocking the Xiongwu Army's retreat route and completely killing this elite force of the Daqian Dynasty with artillery and muskets.

Hunter took a deep breath and thought silently.

for the rest of the time,

The Western coalition's artillery fire sounded, firing at the defensive positions of the Tanggu Port from time to time.

The Western coalition forces outside the Tanggu Port defense position stopped and stationed on the spot.

at the same time,

The Western coalition forces divided their forces, bypassed the Tanggu port, and began to burn, kill and loot the town of Tianjin.

They had muskets in their hands, and when they passed through the town, they were like locusts passing through, leaving no one alive.

These Western beasts used to capture people, escort them to various concessions, treat them as slaves, and sell them to the West.

And this time, they simply shot and killed every living person they encountered.

Even unarmed civilians were hunted by them.

When the information from the Ministry of War was placed in front of General Ye Zhicheng, he was so angry that he was furious.

"What the hell, what do Westerners want to do? Why are they starting to learn the ways of the Easterners?"

"Haven't they always been concerned about their own interests? Haven't they been trying to get benefits from our Daqian? Why would they suddenly start killing people?"

"These bastards bypassed the Dagukou Fortress, sent 3,000 soldiers to enter the country, burned, killed, looted, and massacred civilians!?"

Ye Zhicheng was so angry that he tore up the information and slammed his fist on the table.

When the counselor Rong Yu saw Ye Zhicheng's furious look, he thought for a moment and whispered:
"General, the commander of the Western Allied Forces' attack on Tanggu Port this time is Lieutenant General Hunter of the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhicheng took a deep breath, calmed himself down, frowned and said:

"Hunter of Austria-Hungary?"

Rong Yu nodded and said:
"That's right! It's the commander of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that was attacked a few days ago!"

"This time they divided their forces to bypass the Dagukou Fortress and attack the villages and towns in Tianjin. It is clear that they want revenge."

"I don't know who massacred everyone in the Austro-Hungarian concession a few days ago, not even sparing the prisoners!"

"Seymour asked Hunter to lead 20,000 troops. He is likely to attribute all this to the elite troops of our Daqian Dynasty."

"They are both testing and taking revenge!"

Ye Zhicheng said in a deep voice:

"This incident was not done by our Daqian Dynasty's military department. It was a conflict within the Western Allied Forces. But they are venting their anger on us!?"

"Didn't you say before that we saw the Japanese 'Emperor's Flag' in the Austro-Hungarian camp?"

"Why did they suddenly shift their target to our Daqian Dynasty?"

"Could it be that the Japanese have reached some kind of cooperation with these Westerners?"

"Hunter is such a bastard, I can't forgive him!"

The Dagukou Fortress was so well-defended that it blocked the Western Allied Forces’ route to attack the capital.

If the Western coalition forces wanted to launch a massive attack on the capital of the Daqian Dynasty, they would have to capture the Dagukou Fortress.

Otherwise, if they advanced straight ahead, the supply lines of their warships at sea would be cut off by the garrison at Dagukou, and the Western Allied Forces would be in great danger.

This is also the reason why the Western Allied Forces had been stationed on the outskirts of Tianjin for so long but had never launched a general attack.

Ye Zhicheng is stationed at Dagukou Fortress, and his primary mission is to ensure that this place is safe.

but,

Once the Western Allied Forces divided their forces and bypassed the Dagukou Fortress, they attacked the villages in Tianjin.

The garrison at Dagukou will be caught in a dilemma.

If we send out troops, it will be easy to weaken the defensive power of Dagukou Fortress.

If we do not send troops, once the casualties among the civilians in Tianjin are too great, all kinds of impeachments will arise in the capital.

call--!
Ye Zhicheng let out a long breath.

this moment,
He felt a lot of pressure.

As the general of the Ministry of War stationed in Dagukou Fortress, Ye Zhicheng must be responsible for all situations.

We must never allow the Western coalition forces to burn, kill and loot in the villages and towns within Tianjin.

They must be stopped——!
(End of this chapter)