Bailianjing, a tributary of the Huangpu River, and the nearby Bailian Town is close to the Huangpu River, and you can see the Shanghai Prefecture City from afar.

The 129th Division of the Chuansha Town Guardian was ordered to block the British and French forces and protect the people in the Pudong area from withdrawing from the downtown area of ​​Shanghai on the other side of the Huangpu River.

Bailian Town is the last line of defense of the 129th Division. All four previous lines of defense were broken by the British and French coalition forces.

Of course, this does not mean that the 129th Division's combat effectiveness is not good. Even if the 129th Division is currently only a second-line unit of the Nanyang Army, it is impossible for it to lose four lines of defense so quickly.

This was purely to respond to the call of the great leader Li Weiguo, take the initiative to move out of the defense line, lure the British and French coalition forces into depth, and create favorable conditions for the final decisive battle.

At the entrance of Bailian Town, trenches are crisscrossed, one and a half meters deep and two meters wide. They are made of wooden boards and wooden piles. Every twenty meters is a hidden weapon cave and a hidden command center of fifty meters.

The front-line 358th Regiment Regiment.

"Reported, the division headquarters ordered that the division headquarters and other troops were evacuating. The 358th Regiment was responsible for the cover of the rear palace and no mistakes should be made!"

"I understand!" The commander Pang Zhiwen frowned.

Liu Qi, the battalion commander of the first battalion in the regiment headquarters, immediately shouted: "Fuck, no, I asked us to be the rear guard again. Are we all raised by stepmothers? Why do we always do this life-long life in our regiment?"

"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about? What stepmother raises? It's just that the division of work is different. What's the stepmother's stepmother?" Li Bin, chief of staff of the regiment, immediately corrected.

The first battalion commander Liu Qi immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Hey, the group is just a young wife who is angry, and the group is just a good person. Our group is destined to be cannon fodder!"

"Your uncle, what are you talking nonsense? Believe it or not, I will kick you to death!" Li Bin kicked. Liu Qi, who was prepared, took the initiative to dodge the enemy.

"Okay, stop complaining, isn't it just a hiatus? Our team has never fought any tough battles. Is this a matter?" the leader said very manly.

Well, Liu Qi admitted to being defeated and spread his hands.

Chief of Staff Li Bin then said: "The great leader Li Weiguo once said that we should despise the enemy strategically, so we are not afraid of the task of cutting off the rear, but we must pay attention to the enemy tactical, so we must take it seriously. The vanguard of the British and French coalition forces has a total of 20,000 troops, and our regiment has more than 1,500 people. The enemy's strength is twenty times that of ours, and it is a tough battle."

The mission behind the palace is usually a life-and-death life. Even if it is not completely wiped out, it will basically be severely damaged.

For the 358th Regiment, the leader is very capable, but his personality is too stiff and his chances of promotion have been lost. Whenever the 129th Division has combat missions, he will still put the 358th Regiment ahead, and when he is rewarded in terms of merit, he is the last one.

However, the more such a person is, the more capable he is. The 358th Regiment became extremely combat-effective because of the regiment commander Pang Zhiwen. During the annual regular military exercises of the Nanyang Army, he created miracles many times, which attracted the attention of the commanders of the front-line ace troops. Unfortunately, he talked to Pang Zhiwen many times and transferred him to the front-line troops. He refused because he was the only reason that he had feelings for the 129th Division.

There has always been a popular saying in the 358th Group that the leader is a young wife who is angry and has a bride relationship with the teacher. As for the specific relationship between the two, it has always been a secret.

Pang Zhiwen said: "The fortifications built by our regiment are very strong, and a large amount of ground radium is laid in front of the position. There is no problem in holding on for an hour."

Li Bin nodded and said, "One hour. The division headquarters and other brigades are enough to retreat to the West Bank."

At this time, the sound of cannons rang out over Bailian Town. The vanguard of the British and French coalition forces had arrived and quickly launched an attack. Obviously, they had discovered that the opponent's main force was retreating and wanted to chase and seize the floating bridge.

"The frontier positions have exchanged fire. First battalion commander, you should take the first battalion up immediately. If you don't hold on for an hour, I will shoot you!" Li Bin intimidated.

Liu Qi cried and said, "Our regiment has four battalions, why do we need to go to the first battalion?"

Pang Zhiwen immediately cursed: "You talk so much nonsense!"

Li Bin smiled wickedly and said, "Who made you show off the most just now? Who wouldn't you get on?"

The other three battalion commanders immediately laughed and gloated.

Pang Zhiwen immediately said angrily: "Don't be happy either. You all pressed on it. They are all the main players. I don't need a reserve team!"

Well, the other three battalion commanders were in vain.

In front of the position, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion of the 358th Regiment were lying on the trench at 75 degrees, revealing only a head and a gun on the ground.

The artillery fire of the British and French coalition forces was very fierce. The British army had an average of 200 men and one cannon, while the French army had an average of 100 men and one cannon. The 20,000 British and French coalition forces dispatched a total of 150 artillery pieces, while the 358th Regiment had only 27 artillery pieces, all of which were Type 59 infantry artillery eliminated by front-line troops, and their firepower and quantity were not as good as those of the British and French coalition forces.

However, the 358th Regiment has an advantage, that is, the trench defense position.

Although the British and French coalition forces had large numbers of infantry artillery and strong firepower, they were all cannons and shells were shot directly. The soldiers of the 358th Regiment hid in trenches and hidden soldiers, which could greatly reduce casualties.

When the British and French coalition forces charged, their artillery fire would stop or extend. At that time, the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment could come out of the pits and hide in the trenches to shoot.

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang bang bang!

After several rounds of artillery attacks, the British and French coalition forces saw that the 358th Regiment opposite was no longer moving, so they launched an infantry charge and stopped the artillery fire attack.

Although the British and French coalition forces have used advanced rear-mounted rifles, the tactics have not changed yet. They are still infantry line-based tactics, but they are no longer the previous three-row round-fire tactics, because using advanced rear-mounted rifles, only one row of soldiers is enough.

Seeing the British and French companies rushing over in an orderly queue, the first battalion commander Liu Qi spat and laughed and scolded: "These foreign devils really remember to eat but not beat them!"

The 129th Division had already given up three lines of defense in a row, so naturally it was not for nothing, but had fought with the British and French coalition forces before evacuating. It was already familiar with the offensive tactics of the British and French coalition forces.

At this moment, the British and French coalition forces did not change their tactics at all. In the eyes of the first battalion commander Liu Qi, they were completely a living target.

Smack sex...

When there were 150 meters apart, the British and French coalition forces had already begun to shoot.

Rows of bullets came over, and they were cautious in their voices, but unfortunately they couldn't hit anyone at all.

At a distance of 150 meters, the vision was almost blurry and I couldn't see people clearly. Not to mention hiding in the trench, it was definitely impossible to beat.

The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment criticized the British and French coalition forces for being stupid. Of course. From the perspective of the British and French coalition forces, this is called being the first to be arguing. According to the Western way of thinking, they just hope that the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment would be frightened and then surrender voluntarily.

"One hundred meters!"

"Prepare! Follow my orders!"

"Sixty meters!"

"beat!"

For the front-line troops of the Nanyang Army, fire will usually only be fired at a distance of 50 meters, because this can maximize the attack efficiency and killing enemy efficiency. However, the 358th Regiment opened fire at a distance of 60 meters, indicating that their soldiers' shooting level is very high and has reached or even exceeded the shooting level of the front-line troops.

Sexy sex...

The gunfire sounded like rain, and the two sides exchanged fierce fire.

The British and French troops standing in rows as living targets suddenly suffered heavy casualties. On the contrary, the Nanyang Army hiding in the trenches and shooting were almost not injured, and the trench tactics were fully utilized in this one.

The soldiers of the British and French coalition forces seemed to realize that the enemy in the trench was difficult to fight, but their commanders were stubborn and did not know how to adapt. They only knew how to fight according to the tactics of military school textbooks.

Of course, the most important thing is that in this era, the commanders were basically nobles, while the soldiers were civilians who went bankrupt or criminals with criminals with criminals. The commanders did not care about the casualties of such people at all.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

The direct artillery battalion of the 358th Regiment hidden in the depression opened fire, and 27 Type 59 infantry artillery fired volleys. It immediately exploded in the British and French coalition forces.

Three-wheeled rapid shooting!

The British and French coalition forces were blown up in an instant, and the originally neat formation was split into pieces in an instant and in chaos.

The British and French officers standing behind commanding quickly shouted. The first one turned around and ran away, and the first wave of attack failed.

"asshole!"

Colonel Payne, the commander of the British and French coalition forces who were supervising the battle behind, just cursed and would not blame his subordinates, because everyone was aristocrat and looked up and looked down. As long as it was not a responsibility that could not be taken, it would not be too harsh.

"Artificial artillery prepare! Kill the enemy artillery positions!"

Soon, the artillery fire of the British and French coalition began to prepare. Since the artillery battalion of the 358th Regiment was hidden in a low-lying place, it was difficult to lock it. When the artillery fire of the British and French coalition was completed and three-wheeled carpet-type shelling began, the artillery battalion of the 358th Regiment had long been transferred to the second reserve position.

After three rounds of artillery fire, the communications troop report.

"Report, sir, a big explosion occurred in the enemy artillery position, judge that the enemy artillery was destroyed!"

Payne nodded with satisfaction. In his eyes, the Nanyang Army had become synonymous with vulnerable attacks because he had broken through three lines of defense in a row.

"Very good, order the artillery to launch a new shelling on the enemy's positions and blow it hard. I don't want to see another enemy alive!"

Soon, the artillery of the British and French vanguard troops adjusted the artillery fire again and launched a fierce shelling at the 358th Regiment position at the entrance of Bailian Town.

This time the artillery fire lasted for a long time, fifteen minutes, and thousands of shells fell on the position. In an instant, fire flew, smoke and dust rolled, covering the sky and the sun.

The wind blew away the smoke and dust. Payne observed from the telescope and seemed to see no signs of Nanyang Army activity.

"Order the South African Corps and the French Corps to launch attacks from the left and right wings respectively. This time, it is necessary to break through the enemy's positions!"

The order was issued, and the British and French vanguards lined up again to launch a new attack.

In the I-shaped trench position at the entrance of Bailian Town, in the Tibetan military cave, the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment hugged and quickly entered the position to deploy defense.

At the same time, the artillery battalion of the 358th Regiment also began to prepare, this time aiming at the middle section of the British and French vanguard army.

"Five rounds of rapid fire, fire the gun!"

Dongdongdongdong! Dongdongdongdongdong!

27 Type 59 infantry cannons fired violently, and one round of artillery shells fell into the middle section of the British and French vanguard army.

The shells exploded, and in an instant, fire broke out and smoke rolled.

The British and French vanguards in the middle were immediately bombed and ran away with their heads in their arms, with a chaotic formation and countless casualties.

When the British and French vanguards in the later period saw that something was wrong, they turned around and retreated. They had experience and had to run away in this situation, otherwise they would be dead, because the shells did not have eyes, and they were not distinguished from nobles or civilians.

"Call me!"

At this time, the 358th Regiment began to counterattack, and the soldiers in the trenches fired one after another, shooting at the British and French soldiers in the front.

Rows of bullets hit the enemy, densely filled with rain, instantly causing blood and blood to fly across the enemy.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

The British and French commanders shouted and retreated again without hesitation.

There were piles of corpses left on the battlefield, with the British army in the red and white military uniforms, and the French army in the black and white military uniforms, with more than a thousand people.
To be continued...