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    w "For the emperor, for China!"

    Just under the yellow sand outside Beijing, a group of young cavalrymen shouted such slogans. Although many of them may not know what such slogans represent, they clearly know their mission and also  Know that this is the most glorious moment in life.

    Beijing, a city they had heard of countless times in the legend of the play, slipped through their fingers. Although they had not yet seen the city walls of Beijing, they could already smell the smell of the capital.

    Yes, it was a fighting atmosphere. As they approached the city of Beijing, the enemy troops in front of them became determined. There were even several occasions when the Eight Banners soldiers came into contact with their white soldiers.

    The military system of the Qing Dynasty had the Eight Banners as its core. The hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners were the core of the entire military power of the Qing Dynasty. Once something happened, the Eight Banners would be used as a mobile force to implement absolute control throughout the country.  Although with the passage of time, the forbidden Eight Banners has lost its former glory, and has even become a symbol of the decay of the Eight Banners, it is after all the most reliable force of the Qing Dynasty.

    Especially when the Hong Army cavalry penetrated deep into the city of Beijing, these Eight Banners disciples also had to go out of the city to fight for their hardcore crops. If they were allowed to fight far away from the city of Beijing, their morale would not be worth talking about, but here, it is  Their hometown, the place where they grew up, so they even lined up to fight the Rainbow Army in hand-to-hand combat.

    Yesterday¡¯s battle was so cruel, although the Hong Army¡¯s cavalry charged immediately, and then the infantry came down to attack.  The rifles roared and the bayonets were deployed, leaving more than 200 corpses of Eight Banners soldiers on the battlefield.  However, the two cavalry companies of the Hong Army that participated in the battle also sacrificed 16 horses, wounded 34 horses, and 18 soldiers.  Forty people were injured at a heavy cost, and many such battles occurred near Beijing.

    Just this kind of breath also made the soldiers of this cavalry brigade fight bravely. They felt that this was the best opportunity. If they missed this opportunity, they might regret it for the rest of their lives. All the cavalry shouted: "Fight."  Go to Beijing, fight to Beijing!"

    Ren Zhu looked at his team of cavalry.  His mood was both solemn and relaxed, and he said loudly: "Just one more assault. Ahead is the Lugou Bridge. Yes, it is the Lugou Xiaoyue mentioned in the storytelling. If we charge again, it will be the Beijing Cavalry Brigade!"

    In the history of Hongjun.  There is a strong tradition of using famous cities to order combat units. Especially in the recent battles in Henan and Shandong, honorary titles such as "Kaifeng Regiment", "Luoyang Camp", and "Jinan First Regiment" have appeared. For this newly built cavalry brigade  It can be a big stimulus.

    An officer replied: "It's not just Beijing. It's also Jinzhou and Shengjing. They are all our spoils of war!"

    This is not the Nian Army brothers Ren Zhu is familiar with, but a standard Hong Army cavalry cadre. According to his own boast, he even participated in Zhou Xiuying's Jinyun Battle, and they also represent the new talents of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade.  strength.

    Yes, the 10th Regiment is not the most experienced in combat, and it does not have natural cavalry, but this regiment has a group of cavalry cadres led by Zhou Xiuying. Their fanaticism exceeds everyone's imagination, and even reaches the point of  He repeatedly charged in front of the formation seven times, and finally dragged the Qing infantry with more than ten times the strength alive, so Ren Zhu laughed: "It would be good to have a few more honorary units in the brigade, but Lao Liu, you have to save  With a little strength, we can break into Beijing and achieve complete military and political victory, but we have to rely on you, Old Liu, to form an integrated group! Each group will report the actual numbers."

    Yes, although the three cavalry regiments that attacked Beijing all have great and small military exploits, many cavalry units have fought dozens of battles with the enemy since their advance from southern Hebei. The number of troops, horses, officers and soldiers has been severely reduced.  When advancing south, the Fourth Cavalry Brigade had a total of 2,400 men and 2,500 horses.

    But now Ren Zhu has only the number of cavalry reported by the officers.

    "The tenth cavalry regiment has assembled, with two hundred and twenty-four officers and men, and one hundred and eighty horses!"

    "Eleventh Cavalry Regiment, 567 officers and soldiers, 210 horses!"

    "Twelve regiments of cavalry, 384 officers and soldiers, and 370 horses!"

    "The team directly under the brigade has one hundred and forty officers and men, one hundred and ten war horses, and four artillery pieces"

    All three cavalry regiments suffered heavy losses, and many small units fell behind. The main force of the 10th Elephant Cavalry Regiment was entangled by a large Qing army. It was difficult to defeat this force, which totaled more than 5,000 people.  The famous Qing army, but half of the regiment is about a day's journey from the brigade headquarters, and only a small part of the 10th Cavalry Regiment has arrived.

    Since the Fourth Cavalry Brigade has joined the war, it has lost nearly one-third of its personnel and horses., and in the following battles, more personnel may be lost, but Ren Zhu was pleasantly surprised to see that unlike his battles during the Nian Army, the morale of the entire army was strong, and the troops could join the battle at any time.  .

    This has never been experienced before, especially when the integrated regiment of the 10th Cavalry Regiment was so heavily attrited and even its organizational structure was somewhat chaotic. Not only did it maintain such a strong fighting spirit, but the various units merged on their own and spontaneously formed a new one.  The integrated team was an experience he had never encountered before. He said to Liu Cangbin who asked for a battle: "The mission of the Sword of the Army depends on the integrated team of the tenth cavalry regiment. The complete military and political victory depends on you."

    He knew that the city of Beijing was several times or even dozens of times the size of famous cities such as Kaifeng and Baoding. It was a big and famous city that they had never seen before. Therefore, even if his more than a thousand cavalry could break into Beijing, they would continue to maintain order in Beijing.  Zhou Xiuying's mission was also extremely important. Before Zhou Xiuying set out, she visited him several times in person, and each time they talked about Li Zicheng's disciplinary issues after entering Beijing.

    Among the three cavalry regiments, the 10th Cavalry Regiment led by Zhou Xiuying was the most fanatical and had the best discipline. Many times, the discipline was so good that the 12th Cavalry Regiment he led from Huaibei would blush.  When stationed in the same place, the regiment leader must personally lead the team to check each other's discipline.

    Therefore, the 12th Cavalry Regiment was used to serve as the vanguard. After a long period of fighting, this cavalry regiment had many horses preserved, and almost everyone still had a horse. They roared and spread out in company formation, heading towards Marco Polo Bridge.  Aspect search.

    Followed closely by the 11th Cavalry Regiment, this regiment has the largest number of troops, but also suffered the greatest losses in horses. Therefore, an infantry integrated team and a cavalry integrated team were temporarily formed and headed towards the Marco Polo Bridge. However, they were about half a mile ahead of them.  At that moment, there was intensive gunfire from the front.

    Opposite are the Eight Banners soldiers wearing yellow uniforms. There are many of them. Their infantry and cavalry are everywhere near the Marco Polo Bridge. They are crowded in row after row, team after team, either holding long swords or holding swords.  They formed a volley formation, and there were many Eight Banners cavalry.

    On both sides were large groups of Han infantry. They were also commanded by Eight Banners generals and numbered tens of thousands. However, their morale was relatively low. As soon as they saw the Hong Army cavalry appearing, many infantrymen ran back.  Even though there was a Han flag horse among them, they still retreated step by step.

    The 11th Cavalry Regiment launched a mounted attack as expected. Even though they had less than 400 riders, the attack was so violent that even the defenders on the Marco Polo Bridge felt shaken. They waved their sharp sabers and roared loudly.  They came up with the roar of war horses.

    For these forbidden brigade Eight Banners, their only war experience was the battle with the Taiping Northern Expedition a few years ago. At that time, they also had such an advantage, but they did not achieve anything worth mentioning in the battle against the Taiping Northern Expedition.  The results of the battle even reached the point where tens of thousands of people besieged a stronghold held by one or two hundred Taiping troops, but could not be captured for several months.

    And now it seems to be a repeat of that battle. The Qing army still has an absolute advantage in strength, but they encountered trouble from the beginning of the formation. While the Hong Army was charging on horseback, several mountain howitzers and a large number of  The Mini rifles never stopped firing. These firearms with astonishing range caused successive casualties to the Eight Banners soldiers.

    This is an intolerable situation. The comrades around him fell down with a thump in the sound of gunfire, and they fell down from time to time. If a shell hit the formation, there might be many casualties, and the cavalry  The remaining cavalry of the two regiments, the 11th and 12th regiments, had already launched a charge.

    These two regiments are units adapted from the Nian Army cavalry, so their combat style also bears the traditional Nian Army color. They do not pursue mounted charges as enthusiastically as the 10th Cavalry Regiment, but often disperse in squads.  Charges were launched, one after another, one after another, making it difficult for the Qing troops to defend themselves.

    This is the traditional cavalry tactic of the Nian Army. After several harassments, they began to launch a frenzied offensive. Each time they dispatched one or two cavalry companies, identifying the weaknesses in the Qing army's defensive formation, and launched an assault without hesitation.  , before the Qing army counterattacked, the entire formation had already stepped down.

    Therefore, after the battle lasted for more than an hour, the Qing army's defense line at Marco Polo Bridge moved further and further back, but they never showed signs of collapse.

    No matter what, this is the last setting sun of the Qing Dynasty. Both officers and soldiers have an inexplicable self-confidence in their hearts. They even used infantry and cavalry to launch an assault.

    "Prince Gong, the situation is really not good, we should withdraw!"

    In the command formation on the opposite side, a group of Manchu and Mongolian nobles looked livid. They could see that although the battle situation was still at a stalemate, it was becoming increasingly unfavorable, andPrince Gong, who was on the horse, raised his riding whip angrily and said: "This group of red thieves can only number three thousand at most!"

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