Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 224 Recapture Cangzhou! Like a Tiger

Yan Kuangtu was previously stationed in Weihai, Shandong, and was the commander of the vanguard battalion under the command of Lieutenant General Qi Zhentang.

His vanguard battalion was almost wiped out by the Japanese artillery.

In the end, he had to become a deserter with the remnants of his troops, fleeing all the way from Shandong to the capital, where he joined the Ximen Tang.

right now,

He finally had a day to be proud of himself.

Ximen Tang's "War Department" dispatched 3,000 elite soldiers and 500 mortars.

Without losing a single soldier, they successfully captured the Cangzhou Canal Transport Wharf.

this moment,
Major General Johnson, holding high the white flag, sighed helplessly when he saw Ximen Tang's elite troops marching straight in and, surrounded by the Cangzhou garrison, marching into the Cangzhou Canal Transport Wharf.

For an excellent Marine Corps commander of the British Empire.

Surrender! is the wisest choice.

If you can’t win, why not surrender?
Europe has always had this tradition: surrender if you can’t win!

This is different from Eastern thinking.

They never thought that surrender was a shameful act, but they believed that running away in the face of battle was intolerable.

but,

Since the industrial boom of the British Empire, the ocean-going fleet has swept across the world.

They have always been the ones beating others, and have never been beaten by others.

Especially as a major general of the British Empire, he was reduced to surrender.

All this was a great humiliation for Johnson, who had always been proud and arrogant.

But at this moment he no longer cared about his dignity.

If you don't surrender, you will be bombed!
More than 10,000 elite Western coalition forces were defeated in less than ten minutes.

There are less than three hundred people left around him!
Johnson felt a deep fear of Simon Hall's artillery battalion.

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On the Cangzhou coastline, the Western fleet was evacuating. After the Allied Commander Seymour received the battle report from the Cangzhou Canal Transport Terminal.

hiss--!
He couldn't help but gasp and couldn't make a sound for a long time!

completely annihilated!

damn it!
The Western coalition forces led by Johnson were once again completely defeated by Simon Hall.

From the defeat of Hunter's 50,000-strong coalition army to the annihilation of Johnson's 10,000 elite troops.

Johnson finally hung the white flag and surrendered!

Seymour only felt that his mind was in a mess and he couldn't calm down.

In less than ten minutes of artillery bombardment, Johnson's coalition forces were completely defeated!
How many artillery pieces did Simon Hall use?
support! ?
No, it cannot be supported!

Ximen Tang’s firepower was too strong. Even if the 100,000 troops stationed in Dongying launched a general attack, it would be of no avail.

Moreover,

Johnson's 10,000-strong coalition army had been completely defeated.

There are only a few hundred people left, what's the point of providing support?
This is not going to support, but going to die!

At this moment, Seymour felt powerless for the first time.

He could understand Johnson's surrender!

If it were him, he would have no choice but to surrender. In this kind of crushing battle, there is no chance of counterattack at all!

This is also why when he learned that Ximen Tang had dispatched the artillery battalion, he decisively ordered the fleet to move away from the coastline.

If the fleet came too close to the shore at this time, it would be very difficult to block Ximen Tang's long-range artillery.

Yan Kuangtu led the elite troops of Ximen Hall's "War Department" and entered the Caoyun Wharf in a mighty manner.

Although Johnson had surrendered, there was still some sporadic resistance.

Johnson's coalition forces had a total of 10,000 elite troops, but they were also accompanied by 5,000 South Vietnamese colonial troops.

These colonial troops were the ones who fought fiercely with the Tianwu Army when Ximen Tang attacked the Bian Du Concession last time.

After the defeat, they returned to the camp of Seymour's army.

Yan Kuangtu did not show any courtesy to these colonial troops and directly responded with artillery fire.

Strong fire suppression, bombardment from three directions.

in addition,

The special operations company of the "War Department" quickly occupied the surrounding high ground.

This style of play is simple, efficient, and advances very quickly.

It is much more efficient than the tactics used by Johnson's coalition forces to attack Cangzhou Canal Transport Terminal.

The army of the British Empire may be too confident.

They thought there was a lookout that could observe a distance of five kilometers.

If the army of the Daqian Dynasty wanted to counterattack, once they entered a distance of five kilometers, with the combat effectiveness of the Johnson coalition, they would be able to organize a counterattack within a few minutes.

Therefore,
After Johnson occupied the canal dock, he did not reinforce the surrounding defensive facilities.

of course,

They had no original intention to stay there permanently, it was just a temporary occupation.

Since the Western Allied Forces occupied the entire Cangzhou Canal Transport Terminal area, the remaining civilians have been busy collecting the bodies of the Daqian soldiers.

Even if Johnson wanted to strengthen the surrounding fortifications, he could not find coolies.

Most importantly, Johnson had absolute confidence in the 'Krupp infantry gun' and 'Maxim heavy machine gun' he carried.

He didn't think that the Daqian army could take the canal port back from him.

When Simon Hall's artillery battalion opened fire, he realized that it was too late.

Even if Johnson wanted to organize a counterattack, there was no chance.

The artillery fire is too powerful and too dense!
After several rounds of shelling and tens of thousands of shells, how can we fight back?

The Western Allied Forces' suicide squad, who were rushing to gather information from a distance, saw the elite soldiers of the Ximentang Special Operations Company in camouflage uniforms easily occupying the entire canal wharf.

Lieutenant Miller of the suicide squad was observing carefully through a monocular.

hiss--!
He couldn't help but exclaim in shock: "Damn it! Where on earth is this army from?"

Unlike Johnson, Miller had never seen the elite of Simon Hall before.

Miller brought a suicide squad of 300 men with him to spy on military intelligence.

Simultaneously,

If possible, they will support from the outside and help Johnson open a retreat route.

at this time,

Miller saw the elite soldiers of the Ximentang Special Operations Company wearing camouflage uniforms through the telescope and felt puzzled.

Why don’t these Daqian troops wear the uniform of the Daqian Military Department?
They were wearing gaudy clothes, and the group in front wore steel helmets and held strange-looking muskets in their hands.

In addition, there are rows of wooden handles hanging around their waists, and no one knows what they are used for.

This vanguard of several hundred people attacked very quickly.

Even when they were attacking, they maintained a front-to-back formation, in groups of three.

Miller was relieved to see that these men were not carrying any artillery.

He originally wanted the suicide squad soldiers to fire volleys with muskets.

but,

The distance was too far, and facing such a scattered and disorderly group assault, the lethality of using muskets to fire in volleys was extremely limited.

Miller asked all his men to stop.

He wanted to approach slowly, and when these fancy-dressed Daqian troops got close, he would launch a surprise attack and let them experience the fighting power of the Western musketeers.

but,

What made Miller depressed was that these Daqian soldiers in camouflage uniforms had been using this kind of group-based advance.

They have maintained this formation all along.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was more than 500 meters, and the power of the musketeers' volleys was very limited.

It is necessary to get within 300 meters to maximize the combat effectiveness of the musketeers.

suddenly,
Through the telescope, he saw that these Daqian soldiers were continuously shooting in the direction of the suicide squad he was leading.

Miller was increasingly surprised by these advancing Daqian soldiers.

What's the point of shooting at such a long distance?

Even the latest muskets introduced by the British Empire must be within a range of 300 meters in order to ensure accuracy.

It is almost impossible to hit the target from 500 meters away.

but,

Just when he was about to get everyone into combat mode.

A soldier next to him suddenly fell to the ground, hit in the head by a bullet.

hiss--!
Miller was completely dumbfounded at this moment.

damn it--!
What kind of a gun is this!
How can you shoot someone in the head from a distance of several hundred meters?
The hit rate is so terrible?
How to fight this horse?
What kind of musket is this? How can it fire continuously?
Plop—plop—!
Just as he was daydreaming, many suicide squad soldiers around him were knocked down one after another.

Boom boom—boom boom—!
The rhythmic sound of gunfire was heart-wrenching. This was a situation of being suppressed, and all the suicide squad soldiers could only hide behind the bunkers, not daring to show their heads.

Not to mention firing back with a musket, there was no chance to even aim.

As long as you show your head, you will be shot dead.

Among the 300-man suicide squad, members were constantly hit by bullets and killed on the spot.

this moment,
The faces of almost all the suicide squad soldiers changed.

Although they are called the "Suicide Squad", it doesn't mean they are not afraid of death.

In this kind of battle where they can only passively take the beating, they have no way of fighting back.

Although they were all elite troops carefully selected by the Western Allied Forces, they were surrounded by Ximen Tang's "War Department Special Operations Company", and all the soldiers felt panic.

Wow——!
next moment,
All the suicide squad soldiers quickly lay down and sought cover.

The only thing on their minds was to retreat quickly.

If they continue to be beaten like this, as long as the enemy gets within 300 meters, I'm afraid only one-third of the suicide squad will be left.

They are the Death Squad, not the Suicide Squad!
Bang bang—bang bang—!
The gunshots around soon became quiet.

All the soldiers of the suicide squad were looking at the canal dock camp in the distance in horror.

Miller felt mixed emotions.

He didn't know how to describe his feelings.

well--!
Retreat!
When I saw a white flag hoisted on the watchtower of the Caoyun Wharf in the distance.

Miller knew clearly in his heart that it was meaningless for him to support the retreat of Johnson's coalition forces.

He had not felt so intense when he saw the bombardment of artillery fire through a telescope in the distance.

Even if Johnson led his men to break out and retreat to the coastline at this moment, he no longer had the chance.

These people in camouflage uniforms have occupied the high ground.

The strange muskets in their hands were not only capable of firing automatically and continuously, but also had terrifying power.

Even more terrifying is,
The Western Fleet had already moved away from the coastline, and the suicide squad had no way to retreat.

They once showed off their might on the land of the Daqian Dynasty and defeated the Daqian army, forcing them to flee in panic.

And now,
The situation is completely reversed.

The elite troops of Ximen Hall of Daqian Dynasty defeated the Western coalition forces in the same way, leaving them without any chance of fighting back.

At the beginning, the Western coalition forces looked down on the Daqian army.

I didn't expect it would only take so long?
Now it was the Western coalition's turn to be crushed by the enemy. Tens of thousands of elite troops were wiped out in less than ten minutes.

Just as Miller was about to order a retreat.

suddenly,
The soldiers around him shouted in horror: "Sir! We are surrounded!"

hiss--!
Miller was completely dumbfounded. He no longer even had the courage to fight hand-to-hand.

After a round of attack, there were less than a hundred people left in the suicide squad of more than 300 people.

He knew very well that all the soldiers in the suicide squad had lost their minds mentally.

Moreover,

This is just the vanguard of the Daqian army, and there is an artillery battalion behind it.

If they resist, I'm afraid all the suicide squad members will die here.

Even Johnson, the Imperial Major General, surrendered. He was just a lieutenant of the Empire. What was the point of resisting any further?
If he was beaten to death, I'm afraid no one would care.

surrender!

Miller surrendered without any hesitation.

Yan Kuangtu, standing at the highest point of the barracks at Cangzhou Caoyun Wharf, took out the pocket watch given to him by the young master and glanced at the time.

Half an hour, the battle is over!
The actual shelling did not take that long, mainly because the distance was quite far.

It took the elite troops of Ximen Hall half an hour from the end of the shelling to the final capture of the Cangzhou Canal Wharf Camp.

at this time,

Yan Kuangtu saw the Western Allied Forces suicide squads appearing on the periphery and raising the white flag.

Pooh!
He couldn't help spitting and said with a smile:

"Why do these Westerners surrender so easily?"

"I wonder if Seymour will surrender when we counterattack the Western Allied Forces' base in Dongying, Shandong?"

Fang Zhiyuan, the chief general of Cangzhou who was standing beside Yan Kuangtu, also felt deeply moved at this moment.

"Damn it - the British Empire Army has always been known as the trump card of the Western Alliance and the most powerful army in the world!"

"Why did these bastards surrender so quickly?"

Yan Kuangtu laughed and said:

"I don't know either! The Master said that these Westerners will only submit to us if we defeat them!"

"General Fang, these Western prisoners of war are handed over to you. You, the Cangzhou garrison, can take them to the court to seek credit!"

"For Ximen Hall's military achievements, we don't need prisoners of war. We focus on the results of the battle and the damage!"

"This battle went pretty well. No one in my 'War Department' was injured!"

Fang Zhiyuan said with gratitude: "Thank you, General Yan——!"

With these Western prisoners of war, the commander of the Cangzhou garrison could finally report to his superiors.

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Tianjin Dagukou Fortress!
The General's Mansion.

Chen Jie lay leisurely in the wooden tub of medicinal bath, looking very enjoyable.

Aunt Thirteen was helping him relax his muscles so that his body could be relaxed after he had practiced the "Handsome Thirteen Guardians".

Simultaneously,

Thirteenth Aunt used the technique of breaking tendons and twisting bones to help Chen Jie absorb the medicinal power of the medicinal bath.

He is now at the 'Middle Stage of Copper Skin Ming Jin' realm, and absorbs the medicinal power much faster than before.

"Junior brother! The carrier pigeon with the battle situation at Cangzhou Caoyun Wharf has arrived!"

"Chief Yan won a great victory and led the 'War Department' to guard the barracks at the Caoyun Wharf!"

"But rebuilding the barracks at the Caoyun Wharf will cost a lot of money!"

Aunt Thirteen reported with a smile while giving Chen Jie a massage.

Chen Jie smiled and ordered:
"Take over the Cangzhou Canal Transport Terminal and let Mr. Zeng handle it!"

"The Emperor has agreed to make the Cangzhou Canal Transport Terminal part of the jurisdiction of our Ximen Hall."

"Spend 50,000 silver dollars from the account for all the reconstruction work at the Caoyun Wharf."

Chen Jie did not use the 500,000 silver dollars raised by the imperial court last time to pay for the purchase of merchant ships, but paid directly with gold coins.

This batch of silver coins was just right for the development of Ximen Hall.

Next,
Chen Jie thought for a moment and said:

"In the battle at Tianjin Dagukou Fortress, our Ximentang Righteous Group defeated the Hunter coalition forces, and then we defeated the Johnson coalition forces at the Cangzhou Canal Transport Wharf!"

"The Seymour army has suffered two major defeats. I believe his attitude towards the Daqian Dynasty will completely change next!"

"In fact, the Western coalition forces are too far away from Daqian, and their supply lines are too long."

"The threat posed by the Western Fleet to the Daqian Dynasty has begun to decrease. What we need to worry about most now is the Orientals!"

"After the Japanese landed in Liaodong from Lushun, they have increased their troops by 300,000. They are our main threat!"

"In fact, the longer the war drags on, the better it will be for our Ximen Hall!"

"If the imperial court wants to resist foreign enemies, it must rely on our Ximen Hall—!"

After thousands of years of development and inheritance, the Daqian Dynasty has always focused on maintaining balance.

However, this balance was broken after the invasion of foreign enemies.

Li Zheng was not a tyrant. He was naturally aware that if he wanted to maintain the imperial rule, he had to repel foreign enemies.

Once foreign enemies shake the imperial rule, he will ask Ximen Tang to send troops at all costs.

As a result,
The power of Ximen Hall will naturally grow.

Therefore, the longer the war with the Western coalition forces, the Easterners, and the Northern Russians drags on, the more advantageous it will be for Ximen Tang.

This time,
Ximen Tang sent troops to Cangzhou Caoyun Wharf.

Chen Jie was not for the imperial court's Ministry of War, nor for the imperial court's "war faction".

He was trying to gain more room for development for Ximentang.

As long as the external war pressure remains, the "war faction" and major families in the court will not dare to have any ideas about Ximen Hall.

Even though the emperor, the Sixth Prince and others were becoming more and more wary of Ximen Tang, they would never dare to make any rash moves against Ximen Tang at this time.

In the next period of time, Ximen Tang will leave the Dagukou Fortress in Tianjin and go to Shandong for garrison.

As long as Ximen Tang is given a year, he will be destined to become a towering tree in the Daqian Dynasty.

in fact,

The imperial court naturally understood the principle of "raising a tiger to bring disaster".

But now, they have to rely on the 'tiger' Ximen Tang!
(End of this chapter)