The trench warfare caused the arrogant British and French coalition forces to suffer heavy losses. They discarded tens of thousands of bodies and quickly retreated, and retreated to the Yunyan River.

Erkin was not dead, but his legs were blown off and he could only use crutches to sit in a wheelchair in his next life.

This news was a huge blow to the British and French coalition forces, but for Grolo, personally, was very happy because his wish was fulfilled. According to the interim regulations on coalition command, Grolo officially took over Erkin's position as deputy commander-in-chief and served as commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

"Order all troops to withdraw quickly!"

Ge Luo was very timid. He was already scared by the strong combat power of the Shanghai army, so his first order after receiving the command was to retreat.

"We cannot retreat. We must avenge your Excellency Erkin. The heroic spirits of the tens of thousands of soldiers who died will not allow us to retreat like this!" Scott immediately objected, the reason was to take revenge and regain the honor of the British Empire.

"No! You must retreat!" Groud frowned immediately. The first order he gave was opposed, which made him very upset.

Seeing that Scott and Grot had disagreements, Browns had a fierce argument and hurriedly stood up and persuaded: "Grot, we will retreat like this, and the empire will be ridiculed by the whole world."

Ge Luo snorted coldly and said, "No, we will soon make the whole world envious and jealous of us, because I will lead the coalition forces north to attack Beijing, the capital of the Qing Empire. I will loot this rich country, and all our losses will be compensated ten times a hundred times."

Browns asked Scott, "General Scott, do you have the confidence to win according to the current situation?"

Scott was speechless and finally shook his head. He had to admit that the equipment of the Shanghai army was advanced than that of the British and French coalition forces, and the tactics adopted were also advanced. Even if both sides fought close-range hand-to-hand combat, an English and French coalition forces, which were famous for bayonets, did not gain any advantage without any advantage in the military strength, which ultimately defeated Scott's self-confidence. He admitted that he could not think of a good way to defeat the Shanghai army in a short period of time.

Browns then said: "It seems that we cannot defeat the Shanghai army in a short time, and we have suffered heavy losses and it is difficult to replenish supplies. Hong Kong can supply us with food and water, but the munitions and ammunition consume a huge amount and need to be transported from the distant India. It will take several months. Instead of spending time with the Shanghai army here, it is better to go north to attack Beijing. Because Beijing does not have Shanghai army. The Qing army there is very weak combat power, and we still have at least 120,000 troops. We can easily capture Beijing. Not only can we make up for our losses, but also occupying Beijing will prevent us from being too passive."

After some thought, Scott finally agreed to withdraw his troops.

The battle outside continued. After the British and French forces withdrew from Yunyan River, the Shanghai army took advantage of the victory to advance.

More than 700 Type 59 infantry artillery lined up in a row, carrying out uninterrupted artillery bombardment on the positions of the British and French Allied Forces. There were hundreds of smooth-bore cannons installed in front of the Sichuan-Sha garrison Brigade to help. The firepower was extremely fierce, completely suppressing the firepower of the British and French artillery, causing heavy casualties in the retreating British and French allied forces.

The sound of cannons roared and the earth was trembling. In the smoke of cannons, the soldiers of the British and French coalition were blown away, and their remaining limbs and broken arms were scattered in all directions.

The battle turned into a one-sided massacre at this moment.

At this time, the Shanghai artillery adjusted the artillery firing angle and concentrated its firepower to launch violent artillery bombardment on the pontoon bridge on the Yanhe River.

Hundreds of huge water columns rose up on the river in an instant, and the floating bridges of the British and French allied forces were blown up one after another. The soldiers above fell into the water one after another, and there was chaos.

"It shouldn't be removed! I'm too stupid!"

Scott was extremely regretful. As a general who had been in battle, he knew the huge risks that he would face when suddenly withdrawing troops in a large-scale battle. However, he still looked down on the Eastern army too much. As a result, the number of troops arranged behind was too small and easily defeated by the Shanghai army in a short time. A large number of Shanghai troops tightly bit the main force of the British and French coalition forces that were retreating, causing the retreat of the British and French coalition forces to instantly become a major defeat.

"Save your weapons and equipment off and swim across the river immediately!"

"The artillery provides me with fire cover!"

After weighing the trade-offs, Scott finally made up his mind to let the soldiers cross the river as much as possible. As long as there are soldiers, even if all the weapons are abandoned, they can still start over.

"God of General, our artillery division has suffered heavy casualties, a large number of artillery were destroyed by the enemy, and there was no strength to resist the powerful artillery fire of the enemy. If we barely participate in the war, the entire artillery division will be completely finished."

"I don't want to listen to the explanation. I want to fire immediately, otherwise you will be engaged in military law!"

Scott no longer cared about so much. He had to let the 70,000 to 80,000 British and French forces on the other side of the river retreat as soon as possible, otherwise the entire army would be wiped out.

However, Scott ignored the determination of the Shanghai army to completely annihilate all the main forces of the British and French coalition forces that landed in Shanghai.

Dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong...

The artillery division of the British and French coalition forces fired again to cover the infantry to retreat across the river.

They only had less than a hundred artillery pieces left, and they could no longer be called artillery divisions.

The Shanghai soldiers who were chasing the British and French coalition forces with all their might were immediately hindered by this sudden shelling, and the offensive slowed down.

On the high ground, Li Weiguo observed this situation from the telescope.

"You can't let the British and French coalition forces retreat!"

"Order the artillery to kill the enemy's artillery and cover the infantry to launch a general attack, and be sure to eat up the remaining tens of thousands of British and French enemies!"

Li Weiguoxun issued an order, and soon the Shanghai army's artillery group roared again.

I don’t know how many times the Shanghai Army’s artillery group fired fires. The barrels are hot and can cook eggs. The internal rifle has been smoothed, and the muzzle is even red. Every time the cannon is out of the bore, it will burst and burst out a large number of Mars, as if it will explode at any time.

But even so, the Shanghai artillery soldiers forced their guns to fire as much as possible and eliminate one more enemy.

Under the control of this spirit of giving its all, the artillery positions of the British and French coalition forces were soon crushed by the Shanghai artillery again, and this time they were completely destroyed.

Taking advantage of this period, some British and French soldiers successfully swam across the Yanyan River and returned to the fortifications of the coalition beachhead positions on the other side.

However, there were more than 20,000 British troops left on the west bank of the Yanhe River. They were all Indian Sikh soldiers. They were cannon fodder when attacking and were also placed at the end when retreating, and they were completely abandoned.

After the artillery of the British and French coalition forces was destroyed, the soldiers of the Shanghai army quickly got up and reorganized the attack.

The 30-kilometer front now has the retreat of the British and French coalition forces, and the remaining 20,000 Indian Sikh soldiers can only shrink their defense lines and gather within the front lines of less than five kilometers.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...

The dense gunfire is getting closer.

"The enemy is coming again!"

The Indian Sikh soldiers shouted one after another. They were all nervous and took the initiative to shoot without waiting for the commander to order.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...

Both sides shot fiercely, and people kept getting shot and falling.

The Sikh commander wanted to stop the Shanghai army from moving forward, but he soon realized that his firepower was getting weaker and weaker.

In addition to being shot by Shanghai soldiers, more Sikh soldiers saw more and more Shanghai soldiers on the opposite side, getting closer and closer, and they became even more nervous. As a result, many Sikh soldiers saw their hands trembling and all the ammunition was poured out of the muzzle. Some soldiers loaded a bullet and suddenly appeared and the people around him were shot and fell down. He was so scared that he quickly loaded another bullet and suddenly shot and exploded.

The more you are at this time, the more you can see whether the army has been well-trained, has strong psychological qualities, and is not afraid of danger.

Obviously, these Indian Sikh soldiers were only treated as cannon fodder by the British army. Their training was not in place on weekdays, and they finally suffered the consequences on the battlefield. Once the war was unfavorable, they became a group of waste.

"Run! What are you waiting for?"

"The commander is not allowed to retreat!"

"Fuck the commander!"

"Whoever doesn't run away will be waiting to die!"

The Sikh soldiers immediately mutinized and no longer obeyed the commander's command. They jumped down to the Yanhe River and tried to swim to the other side.

"Damn it!"

"Let them go back!"

"Those who retreat will kill you!"

Scott was very annoyed on the British and French allied forces position opposite the Yunyan River. He wanted to use these Sikh soldiers to consume the Shanghai army as much as possible, but he did not expect that the Sikh soldiers escaped at the last moment, causing the defense on the west bank of the Yunyan River to be in chaos, which instead helped the Shanghai army.

The British and French soldiers who had just retreated to Dong'an, Yunyan River, hid behind the beachheads made of sandbags and wood and began to shoot and kill the Indian Sikh soldiers who had escaped.

The Sikh soldiers were stunned and cursed and rushed back.

At this time, the Shanghai army had already rushed over and shot and killed the Sikh soldiers on the shore and in the water without mercy.

Half an hour later, more than 20,000 Indian Sikh soldiers were wiped out under the attack of the Shanghai army and the British and French forces, and most of them died in the river. The Yan River was dyed blood red.

However, the battle was not over. After the Shanghai army destroyed these Indian Sikh soldiers, guns and cannons quickly aimed at the British and French coalition forces opposite the Yanhe River.

This time it was the British and French coalition forces' turn to defend, and the Shanghai army was the attacking party.

The two sides first shot at each other through a Yan-Yan River less than 100 meters wide, but there were no decent fortifications on the west bank of the river where the Shanghai Army was located, while a large number of temporary beachheads were built on the east bank of the river where the British and French forces were located.

These beachhead positions were built by the British and French coalition forces first when they boarded 6. In order to prevent sudden attacks from the Shanghai army, the fortifications on the defense line were relatively complete. The bodies of the British and French soldiers were no longer exposed. They lay behind the fortifications and shot from the shooting hole to the other side of the river.

This time it was the Shanghai army's turn to have a headache. The British and French coalition forces, which were huddled behind the fortification, fought very tenaciously. The Shanghai army attacked several times in a tentative manner, but were all repelled by the opponent, so they could only continue to shoot against the British and French coalition forces across the Yunyan River.

However, in this case, the Shanghai Army's rifle advantage is not so obvious. The rear-loading rifle only has fast loading, and has huge advantages in field battles and defending the city. When it comes to attacking, the advantages are not obvious, because the British and French coalition forces replaced rifle rifles after the Crimean War. Although the loading rate was slow, it was blocked by fortifications. The third row of soldiers took turns to replace the shooting, which did not waste any time. At the same time, the rifle rifle has high shooting accuracy and long range, which is not weaker than the Shanghai Army's rear-loading rifle in this regard.

Therefore, across the Yunyan River, neither the British and French forces nor the Shanghai troops could do anything to each other, and the battle was swift and the stalemate continued.

At the Shanghai Army Command, Zhang Xiaoliu returned from the front line to report the battle situation to Li Weiguo.

Li Weiguo was not surprised to learn that the enemy and us had been in a stalemate, because this was the standard war model in the historical period before World War I. As long as he was hiding in a solid position, his troops and ammunition were sufficient, and he did not make small mistakes, it was a protracted war. Unless a tank appeared, no one could change this war model.

"How are our army's casualties?"

The first sentence Li Weiguo always asked about our army's casualties. This was his habit and one of the things that the officers and soldiers of the Shanghai Army respected Li Weiguo the most.

Zhang Xiaoliu replied: "At present, the preliminary statistics on the casualties have exceeded 10,000!"

Li Weiguo's heart sank. The price was a bit high, but after all, it was the first large-scale war between the Eastern and Western armies in the world, and it was still acceptable to face the world's strongest main force of the British and French coalition forces.

Zhang Xiaoliu continued: "It is initially judged that our army annihilated about 100,000 enemies. According to the total enemy force, there should be about 60,000 left after deducting the total force of the enemy!"

Hearing that he annihilated 100,000 enemies, Li Weiguo felt a little comforted. The 1-to-10 battle loss ratio on the front battlefield was enough to make the Shanghai army famous all over the world.

However, when he thought that there were about 60,000 British and French coalition forces, he became worried again.

"The enemy will not attack Shanghai again, but they may go north to attack Beijing. The 60,000 British and French coalition forces will be able to destroy Zenggelinqin's hundreds of thousands of troops in a minute."

Zhang Xiaoliu asked, "Isn't the Fourth Town there?"

Li Weiguo nodded and said, "Yes, the Fourth Town is still near the capital, and the rest depends on theirs!"

Wu Yong analyzed at this time: "At present, the combat losses ratio between our army and the British and French coalition forces should be floating around 1 to 10. There are more than 12,000 people in the fourth town, and there are about 60,000 left in the British and French coalition forces, and the troops are 1 to 6. The key is that we are in the dark and should win steadily, so don't worry."

Chen Jingnan said: "I have observed that the British and French coalition forces retreated in front of them were all wounded soldiers. It is estimated that there are at least 10,000 or 20,000 wounded people. It is impossible to return to the battlefield in a short period of time, so there will be no more than 40,000 people who actually participate in the north attack."

After hearing Wu Yong and Chen Jingnan's analysis, Li Weiguo felt it made sense and had another chance of winning.

When the war reached this level, Li Weiguo was basically sure that he had the confidence to win, so he had to consider what happened after the Second Opium A-Phoenix War.

"If the British and French forces go north, we will also send a force to go north to serve the king, attract the attention of the British and French forces, and cover the Fourth Town to attack unexpectedly."

"In addition, I plan to retake Hong Kong Island, what are your good plans?"

Wu Yong smiled and said, "It is easy to fight Hong Kong Island, but you have to exchange it for Ye Mingchen first, otherwise we will never get it easily."

Li Weiguo laughed and said, "So you can see my purpose!"

"What's the purpose?" Zhang Xiaoliu didn't understand and asked Chen Jingnan beside him in a low voice.
Chapter completed!