Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 194: Blow the assembly call! Counterattack Biandu
"Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that this time, we chose the wrong target to attack!"

"We should have learned our lesson from our last defeat and given up attacking the Tanggu Port."

Hunter shook his head and sighed:
"But next, we can't retreat. We can't just give up like this!"

"That's not what I meant. That's what General Seymour meant."

"The Dagukou Fortress must be captured!"

at this time,

Hunter's tone became firm.

"General Seymour has sent a message that 10,000 reinforcements from West Germany and the British Empire will join us tonight!"

When Freke, who was standing next to him, heard this, he was suddenly shocked.

The 10,000 reinforcements from West Germany and the British Empire are joining together at this time, wanting to attack the Dagukou Fortress again?
If it were in the past, Freck would have been extremely excited to hear this news.

The West German Allied Forces and the Great British Allied Forces are known as the most powerful armies in the Western Allied Forces.

They are well-equipped and have the most powerful firepower output.

Especially the battleships of Great Britain, which swept across the world.

Although the Orientals and Northern Russians have always been arrogant and looked down on others, they have never dared to go too far.

The main reason is the existence of the West German Allied Forces and the British Empire Allied Forces.

But now, when Freke heard the news of reinforcements, he felt a little uneasy.

He's been beaten up!

Thinking of the firepower output of the Ximentang militia in the Tanggu Port fortifications, he was filled with fear.

Hunter took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Next, we need to change our base and cannot continue to attack the Tanggu Port."

finished,

Hunter pointed to the 'Haikwang Temple' on the map and said in a deep voice:

"There are five strongholds in the Dagukou Fortress. We were almost able to take over the Tanggu Port."

"The heroic army of the Daqian military department was defeated by our coalition forces."

"But I didn't expect that, with the support of the Ximentang Righteous Group, we would fail in the end!"

"This time, we suffered an even more disastrous defeat. We didn't even know the specific situation of the enemy's garrison."

"So, we have to start over and move to a base farthest from Tanggu Port, 'Haikwang Temple'!"

finished,

Hunter looked up and took a deep breath.
"After the reinforcements arrive tonight, we will change our marching direction and attack 'Haikwang Temple' early tomorrow morning!"

"When we evacuate through Chenjiagou today, we will find that the combat effectiveness of the several strongholds of Dagukou Fortress varies greatly."

After hearing this, Freke lowered his head and remained silent.

The French coalition forces had been defeated, with less than 300 men left.

If we continue to attack the "Haiguang Temple" in Dagukou Fortress, who can guarantee that the "Haiguang Temple" does not have artillery like the Tanggu Port?

Once there is another shelling.

Then the French coalition forces would be completely wiped out.

Freck now had no interest in attacking the Dagukou Fortress.

Two consecutive defeats and the death of his confidant Alande made him disheartened.

"General Hunter! Our French coalition forces have suffered heavy casualties. We need to return to the Bian Du Concession to rest!"

Freck said to Hunter.

He was already injured, and the French coalition forces suffered heavy casualties in this battle.

Therefore,
It was understandable that Freke wanted to retreat.

"The 10,000 reinforcements from the West German coalition and the British Empire are all the most elite troops under Seymour's command!"

"General Hunter, we have 15,000 men to attack 'Haikwang Temple'. That's enough."

"I hope General Hunter can approve it!"

After all, Hunter was the commander of the First Army of the Western Allied Forces.

If Freck wants to return to the Bian Du Concession to rest, he must get his approval.

call--!
Hunter took a deep breath, didn't say much, nodded and said:
"Okay! You can just go back to Biandu first!"

"General Freke, thank you for your hard work this time!"

After saying that, he saluted Freke.

in fact,

In terms of the status of the commander of the Western Allied Forces, Freke's status was no lower than Hunter's.

He is the commander of the French coalition forces and a top silver knight.

Hunter was just a commander of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and could not be compared with France.

The name of the Austro-Hungarian Empire sounds very powerful.

In fact, it is just two small countries, Austria and Hungary, which united together and called themselves the "Empire"!
If it weren't for Seymour appointing Hunter as commander of the First Army.

Freck probably didn't even bother to pay attention to him, let alone ask for his advice.

Now that Freke wants to leave, Hunter will naturally not stop him.

-

Dagukou Fortress, Majiakou!
The military camp of Xiong Chao, the chief general under Ye Zhicheng.

The wind was cold and the sky seemed a little gloomy even though it was noon.

The guard came to Xiong Chao, took out a secret document, and whispered:
"General, urgent message from the Ministry of War, a great victory at Tanggu Port!"

"The Ximentang Righteous Group is planning to attack Biandu, and we request the general to send troops!"

The Bian Du Concession is the most important place for the Western Allied Forces and a centralized storage location for strategic materials.

Although Hunter led an army of 30,000 to attack the Tanggu port.

but,

There are also 20,000 troops stationed in the Bian Du Concession.

Among them, 5,000 were the elite of the Western Allied Forces, and the other 15,000 were colonial troops.

Given the "easy to defend and difficult to attack" geographical location of the Bian Du Concession, it would be extremely difficult for any army to capture it by surprise attack.

at this time,

When Xiong Chao heard this, he opened his eyes wide and looked shocked.

He took the secret document and said excitedly:

"What did you say? A great victory at Tanggu Port? The Ximentang Righteous Group actually blocked the attack of 30,000 Hunter coalition forces?"

"Didn't they say that the Ximentang Yituan only had 2,000 people? How is this possible?"

"The key point is, they are still thinking about attacking Biandu!?"

Xiong Chao even suspected that he had heard it wrong.

The guard nodded heavily and said, "The news is absolutely true!"

"According to the news from Chenjiagou, the Hunter coalition forces were defeated and fled, and are now stationed on the Bund, 20 kilometers away."

"At present, there are only 5,000 elite Western troops stationed in the Bian Du Concession, and 15,000 colonial troops stationed outside."

"The message from Ximen Tang is that he requested General Xiong to contain the 15,000 colonial troops outside the Bian Du Concession."

"Ximen Hall is leading the attack, planning to take over the Biandu Concession in one fell swoop!"

"Once we capture Biandu, we will attack from both sides, outflanking them, and then strike back to wipe out the remaining remnants of Hunter's coalition forces on the Bund!"

"General, this is a great opportunity!"

"If we win this battle, our Tianwu Army will go down in history!"

At this point, the guards' faces turned red and their blood boiled.

After hearing this, Xiong Chao got excited all of a sudden!
go down in history!

Damn it——!
These four words make me excited as soon as I hear them.

The key point is that the "Tianwu Army" under his command does not need to focus on attacking the Bian Du Concession, but only needs to cooperate to contain the colonial army.

This is a huge achievement!

To know,
Ximen Tang is just a gang of chivalrous men, not a regular army of the imperial court.

If this battle can really capture the Bian Du Concession, the Western Allied Forces will be completely defeated.

Then,

The memorial to the court mentioned the "Tianwu Army" of Xiong Chao from the Ministry of War!
"Begin preparations and assemble the troops!"

Xiong Chao gave the order decisively without any nonsense.

He returned to his room, put on the Tianwu Army's lieutenant general's armor, held a spear in his hand, and said to his guards:

"Sound the assembly call and prepare to march!"

Toot—toot—!
Following Xiong Chao's order, the assembly call sounded over the Majiakou defense zone of the entire Dagukou Fortress.

Wow——!
As expected, it is the most elite unit under the command of General Ye Zhicheng of the Ministry of War - the Tianwu Army! Compared with Ma Liangkun's "Xiongwu Army", Xiong Chao's "Tianwu Army" is more powerful.

In less than ten minutes,

The entire army has assembled, the Musket Battalion, the Cavalry Battalion, the Heavy Armor Battalion, the Ink Sword Battalion——!
From the iron-blooded momentum displayed by the Tianwu Army, it can be seen that this army has extremely strong combat effectiveness if it is a cold weapon battlefield.

unfortunately,

Even the Daqian army, which was so well-equipped, could only be slaughtered when faced with Western artillery and heavy machine guns.

Just when Xiong Chao had assembled his troops and was preparing to set off.

Rong Yu, the chief counselor under Ye Zhicheng, just came to Majiakou from the General's Mansion.

After seeing this scene, he was surprised:

"General Xiong, what are you going to do? Are the Western coalition forces going to attack Majiakou?"

Xiong Chao laughed wildly and said:

"Mr. Rong, the opportunity has finally come!"

"The Ximentang Yituan actually defeated the Hunter coalition forces. They attacked the Biandu Concession as planned."

"There are only 15,000 colonial troops outside the Bian Du Concession. Our Tianwu Army will go and contain the colonial troops in Bian Du now!"

"As long as Ximentang can capture the Biandu Concession by surprise, we can seize all the military supplies stored by the Western Allied Forces in Biandu!"

"Hahaha - the Western coalition forces will be defeated! Seymour will have to retreat!"

"If this battle is successful, it will be a battle that will change the fate of our Daqian Dynasty!"

finished,

Xiong Chao jumped on his horse and turned to look at the assembled army.

He drew his sword and shouted in the direction of the Bian Du Concession:
"Brothers, the whole army is moving forward--!"

next moment,
He rode his horse forward and led the Tianwu Army towards the Bian Du Concession in a mighty force.

The scout vanguard team took the lead in clearing the way.

The Cavalry Battalion followed closely behind, followed by the Ink Blade Battalion, the Musket Battalion, and the Infantry Battalion—!
Rong Yu looked at Xiong Chao riding his horse forward and had not yet recovered from the shock.

"We won!? Ximen Tang actually defeated the Hunter coalition forces?"

"How on earth did they do it? Thirty thousand Western coalition troops, equipped with super-powerful artillery and heavy machine guns, were defeated and fled by Ximen Tang?"

Rongyu muttered to himself.

Suddenly, he remembered something, quickly took out a piece of information from his body, and looked at it for a moment.

When he left the General's Mansion and came to Majiakou, he received the information, but unfortunately he was in a hurry and didn't have time to read it.

at this time,

When they heard that the Ximentang Righteous Group had actually won the battle and defeated the Hunter coalition forces.

After Rong Yu reacted, he remembered the information he had obtained before.

After a while,

He tore up the intelligence, took a deep breath, rode his horse, followed Xiong Chao's Tianwu Army, and headed towards the Bian Du Concession.

He came to Majiakou to defend the stronghold under the order of Ye Zhicheng, asking him to assist Xiong Chao.

But I didn't expect to hear such exciting news just after arriving here.

-

at dusk.

Freck returned to Biandu with the remaining 300 French coalition troops.

Before entering the Bian Du Concession, he met with the commander of the colonial troops stationed on the outskirts.

After confirming that there were no problems in the entire Biandu Concession, Freke returned to his residence in the Biandu military camp.

Looking at the peaceful atmosphere around him, he felt mixed emotions.

In this attack on the Tanggu port, the French coalition suffered heavy losses.

Do not know why,

Even though he had returned to the Bian Du Concession, Freck still felt uneasy.

A sense of crisis lingered in his heart for a long time.

When they saw that Freke had returned to the Biandu Concession with more than 300 people, and the rest of the Hunter coalition had not returned,
For a while,
Commander Carlos, who stayed behind in the Bian Du Concession, was shocked.

"General Freke, what happened? Why are you the only one back?"

"What about the others? How was the attack on Tanggu Port this time?"

Freke glanced at Carlos, shook his head and said:

"We lost! The coalition forces made a fatal mistake in attacking the Tanggu port this time."

"General Hunter received an order from General Seymour to join forces with the reinforcements and attack the 'Haikwang Temple' at Dagukou Fortress again!
finished,

Freck asked, "General Carlos, is there anything special happening in the Bian Du Concession?"

Carlos smiled proudly and said:

"It's safe here, what could happen?"

"The Biandu Concession is where we transfer military supplies. The terrain is strategic and easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"Although General Hunter took away half of the elite troops, there are still 5,000 elite troops stationed here."

"And there are 15,000 colonial troops stationed on the periphery."

"If anyone dares to attack the border crossing, our 'Krupp Infantry Gun' and 'Maxim Heavy Machine Gun' are not for show."

After listening to this, Freck nodded slightly.

He plans to take a good rest in the next period of time.

Freke hasn't had a good night's sleep since his last defeat at Tanggu Port.

Unexpectedly, this time, they suffered another major defeat, and even Alande died.

He is so tired!

The injuries on his body were just superficial wounds for him.

The main reason is that I’m mentally exhausted and under too much pressure.

The French coalition forces were reduced to only 300 people. How should he explain himself when he returns home?

"General Carlos, you can arrange the defense of the entire border crossing yourself!"

"The recent war situation is not favorable to us. You should be careful not to let others take advantage of you."

Carlos saluted to Freck and said, "Don't worry, General Freck, you should have a good rest first, and I will take care of the defense of the Bian Du Concession!"

Although the two did not belong to the same country's army in the Western Allied Forces.

but,

Carlos has great respect for Frek, the top silver knight.

-

On the way from Majiakou, Dagu Fortress, to Biandu Concession.

Rong Yu rode his horse, followed Xiong Chao, and asked:
"General Xiong, what do you think of Chen Jie, the leader of the Ximentang Righteous Group?"

Xiong Chao heard this and shook his head:

"Mr. Rong, I don't know this person!"

"But there is one thing I admire about him. He was able to confront the Western coalition forces with the power of a righteous group!"

"The fighting power of the Western coalition is beyond doubt. Our Daqian army has never gained any advantage under the guns and cannons of the Westerners."

"He is a gangster, but he actually did it and beat the Western coalition forces into a panic."

At this moment, Rong Yu suddenly smiled and said:
"You should know Yan Yunxia, right?"

Xiong Chao frowned when he heard this, turned to look at Rong Yu and said:
"Mr. Rong, why are you suddenly talking about Yun Xia? He's from the same hometown as me!"

"A few years ago, I wanted to transfer him to the Tianwu Army, but he was serving as the captain of the vanguard battalion under Qi Zhentang in Weihai, Shandong."

"A few months ago, in the battle of Weihai, Shandong, Qi Zhentang's 150,000 troops were defeated and fled by the Japanese and Western coalition forces."

"According to the documents of the Ministry of War, Yun Xia is on the list of 'deserters'."

"Alas - Yun Xia was a fierce general, what a pity!"

Rong Yu said meaningfully:
"Yan Yunxia's current name is Yan Kuangtu, and he is the leader of the Ximentang Righteous Group's 'War Department'!"

"This time, the 'War Department' under Yan Kuangtu was the main force that defeated the Hunter coalition and killed more than 20,000 Western coalition troops!"

"And the main force of Ximen Hall in the next attack on the Bian Du Concession will also be Yan Kuangtu's 'War Department'!"

"A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in! Yan Kuangtu has found his place."

"General Xiong, to be honest, I also admire Chen Jie, the head of Ximen Hall."

"The Ximen Hall is completely different from the Daqian Dynasty's army. They rely on military achievements for everything."

"With the sudden rise of Ximen Hall, the situation within the imperial court is likely to change again—!"

"People must find their own position!"

"General Xiong, do you understand what I am saying?"

(End of this chapter)