amaotonovel Chapter 163 Man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation
Chapter 163 Man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation
The British and French allied forces pressed all their forces onto the right wing position. Thousands of infantry launched an attack on the right wing position. The entire right wing position had been turned into scorched earth. Not only did Guo Ye defend the right wing position to the death, but even Senggelinqin led elite troops to the right wing position to defend the right wing to the death!
When Senggelinqin and Liu Ye were supervising the battle on the high ground on the river bank, a cannonball flew towards the two of them. Senggelinqin was roaring and directing the battle when the cannonball had already fallen.
Liu Ye had rich combat experience. When he heard the sound of artillery, he knew that something was going to happen. This artillery shell was heading towards them!
Liu Ye grabbed Senggelinqin's jade belt and threw it backwards. The defenseless Senggelinqin was thrown more than ten feet away and fell heavily to the ground. Before Senggelinqin could get up, a violent explosion sounded. Senggelinqin felt dizzy in the distance. When Senggelinqin woke up, the surrounding area had been blown to pieces by the artillery shells.
Liu Ye's warhorses had all been blown to the ground dead, and as for Liu Ye, he had long since disappeared!
"Liu Ye!"
Senggelinqin let out a desperate scream!
The soldiers around were also panicked. Senggelinqin didn't see it, but Zhu Hai saw it clearly!
A shell flew over and exploded right next to Liu Ye. The huge gust of air blew Liu Ye straight out and he fell directly into the Tonghui River!
Almost all the soldiers from Baoding Town were concentrated on the right wing. They saw it clearly. Zhu Hai was the first to react. Brother Ye was killed? Was he blown into the Tonghui River?
"what!"
Zhu Hai roared miserably, jumped off his horse, and ran towards the edge of the Tonghui River. When he reached the river, where could he find Liu Ye? It had been raining continuously in the capital area for the past few days, and it had just cleared up the day before yesterday. The Tonghui River was flowing rapidly, and Liu Ye had already been washed away to who knows where!
"Brother Ye, Brother Ye!"
Zhu Hai roared miserably, not even caring about the bullets flying around him!
At this time, Gao Qi also rushed over and shouted angrily: "Zhu Hai, where is the general?"
Zhu Hai stood blankly on the river bank, pointing at the river surface, unable to speak.
Gao Qi leaped over and slapped Zhu Hai hard, roaring, "Zhu Hai, are you dead? Didn't I tell you to protect the adults well? Where the hell have you been? Tell me! Damn it, you still have the nerve to live?"
A slap woke Zhu Hai up and he shouted, "Quick, quick, gather all the troops in Baoding Town and search along the Tonghui River. Damn it, even if we have to dry up the Tonghui River, we must find Brother Ye! Gao Qi, you damned question me, who should I ask? Go and find him!"
The generals don’t even know where they’ve been blown to by the artillery fire. What’s the point of fighting this war?
For the soldiers of Baoding Town, the death of all the Qing troops was not as important as their own army. Hundreds of Qing troops from Baoding Town all left the battlefield and rushed towards the Tonghui River in the distance!
Senggelinqin was now in a state of despair. Even in the most critical moments, he had never completely lost his composure. But now, his greatest support was gone, and he didn't even know where his people had been blown to. How could Liu Ye have survived? Impossible, absolutely impossible! Without Liu Ye, what was the point of the Qing army? Didn't they see that the entire town of Baoding was in chaos?
Not only was Baoding in chaos, but after experiencing a series of battles, Liu Ye had already become an omnipotent god of war in the hearts of these Mongolian cavalry and the Green Camp. Now that his only spiritual pillar was broken, how could he still have the spirit?
The morale of the Qing army on the entire battlefield was immediately broken. Even if the troops were strong, once the morale was broken, they would definitely lose!
He Qimou knelt down before Senggelinqin and said anxiously, "Your Highness, we don't know whether Ye Zi is alive or dead. I am heartbroken and have no will to fight anymore. Please allow me to go and look for him. If I find him, I will follow you and fight the foreign devils to the death! If Ye Zi dies, I will only serve you in my next life!"
Senggelinqin stood there blankly. It was over, everything was over. The entire position had completely lost its original unity, the morale of the army was shaken, and it would be extremely difficult to hold the position!
After a while, Senggelinqin finally reacted and shouted, "Qimou, you are right. Even if it means death, you must find that kid Liu Ye for me! Go now!"
He Qimou turned around and walked down, catching up with Zhu Hai and Gao Qi. He whipped the two men twice and shouted, "You two bastards, do you want to die? This is a battlefield! You've taken everyone from Baoding Town away. Are you still going to fight? Order, all brothers, return to defend your positions!"
Gao Qi glared at him and roared, "Get lost! The commander-in-chief is dead, and you're still defending this position? I won't go back. If I can find the commander-in-chief, it's fine. If not, I'll lead my brothers and fight those damned devils to the death! You're not a commander-in-chief, you don't need to worry about me, get lost!"
He Qimou became even angrier and shouted, "Gao Qi, you're talking nonsense! I'm even more anxious than you are. Look at the positions behind us. There are tens of thousands of brothers there. Do you want to kill them all? They are all your comrades! Let all the brothers go back. Just a few of us will be enough to find Ye Zi!"
After all, He Qimou was the deputy general and deputy general of Baoding Town, and his position was higher than Zhu Hai and others. What's more, what He Qimou said made sense. How could he put so many comrades to death just to find Liu Ye?
Zhu Hai had no choice but to let Gao E lead the soldiers to continue to assist in defending the position, while the other battalion officers and captains ran towards the downstream of Tonghui River!
But even if the soldiers of Baoding returned to defend the city, what would it matter? How could they hold their position? With Liu Ye's accident, the morale of the entire army plummeted. Even Senggelinqin had lost his confidence. How could this war be fought?
The Qing army was defeated by the British and French forces and eventually lost its right wing position. Senggelinqin had to lead his subordinates to retreat to the central army position.
However, once the right wing position was lost, the central army could no longer hold on. The British and French forces launched attacks from the front and sides simultaneously, and even pulled their own artillery to the right wing position, occupied the high ground, and launched artillery bombardment at the central army!
The Qing army could no longer hold on. Senggelinqin's central army collapsed after holding on for less than an hour. Even with tunnel fortifications, they were still driven out of the position!
The Qing army was completely defeated!