Slaying the Qing: My Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

"Fire!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat! Boom! Boom!"

When the British Empire's army was only a little over a hundred meters away from the Taiping army's defensive line, the officers at the front gave the order to open fire.

The Taiping soldiers, who had long been unable to contain themselves, began firing.

Rows of Type 5 heavy machine guns opened fire fiercely.

A dense hail of bullets rained down on the ranks of the Sun Never Sets Man.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Bullets struck the soldiers of the British Empire's army, and blood splattered on their bodies. However, because the uniforms of these British soldiers were crimson, the blood stains were not very noticeable.

The dense formation of the British Empire's army became a complete target at this moment.

As a result, the British, who never set on the earth, fell to the ground row after row under such intense firepower.

Mortars of various calibers were also firing fiercely.

The barrage of shells rained down on the dense ranks of the British, relentlessly reaping their lives. Each shell that landed blasted many British soldiers to pieces.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Taiping soldiers also opened fire with their rifles.

This distance was well within the effective range of the Type 5 rifle. Although the distance was slightly further, the British troops were in very close formation, so there was no need to worry about missing the target.

The Taiping Army's superior firepower was fully demonstrated on the battlefield.

This was a fatal blow to the British Empire's army, which was on the offensive.

They never expected to encounter such a formidable opponent. This was completely unexpected.

Even though the British Empire had conquered almost the entire world, the fighting prowess displayed by the Taiping Army exceeded the British people's understanding.

"My God! How could this be?"

"What kind of enemy are we fighting? Is it the devil?"

The officers of the British Empire's army couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Even the battle-hardened General Grant showed a look of fear on his face.

The square formations of the British Empire's army were easily swallowed up by the Taiping Army's concentrated firepower.

This was a scene he had never imagined.

The Scottish bagpipes still played melodiously, but the drumbeats were no longer in sync.

The Taiping army's concentrated firepower relentlessly claimed the lives of the British, while also severely damaging their morale.

If the British had previously completely disregarded the Taiping Army, they were now gripped by deep fear.

"God! I don't want to die here, I want to go home! My mother is waiting for me to come home!" a young soldier cried, turning to run away.

But he had only run two steps when he was hit by a bullet fired from behind.

He stumbled and fell to the ground.

His gray eyes gradually lost their sparkle.

Perhaps he never imagined that he would die in this foreign land.

However, since you've chosen to be a bandit, you must be prepared to be killed!

More soldiers of the British Empire's army began to desert.

Even though these people who never set on the sun initially displayed great courage, after suffering such heavy losses, they too lost the will to continue fighting.

Almost everyone is thinking about how to survive.

This completely thwarted the British Empire's army's attack.

"I thought these people who never set on the sun were really fearless! I didn't expect that they would be just as vulnerable when faced with machine guns and artillery!" General Li Xiucheng put down his binoculars.

"Commander, even though the British Empire is the world's superpower, their soldiers are still made of flesh and blood!" General Li Shixian replied.

"Order the troops to advance. The 2nd Infantry Regiment and the Cavalry Battalion will be deployed to cut off the retreat of the British and the Gauls. We must not allow them to escape!" General Li Xiucheng issued the order.

The British have been defeated. Now is the time to further expand our gains.

"Yes, Commander!" General Li Shixian replied.

"Boom! Boom!"

The artillery battalion's fire began to extend into the rear of the British colonists, causing even greater damage.

The soldiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment leaped from their trenches and began their pursuit of the British Empire.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The soldiers would stop from time to time and fire with their rifles, taking down the fleeing British soldiers.

This made those who lived on the British Isles flee even faster.

Many of the British troops even threw away their rifles in an attempt to run faster.

Under such circumstances, these people who never set sun have lost all semblance of military bearing.

The 2nd Infantry Regiment and Cavalry Battalion of the Eastern Expeditionary Army quickly sprang into action after receiving the orders.

The cavalrymen moved swiftly, quickly cutting off the retreat of the British and Gauls from the rear.

There was no time to build fortifications, so the officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion used their warhorses as cover, placing their rifles directly on the backs of the horses.

Heavy machine guns and mortars were also quickly set up.

"Boom! Boom!"

"Da da da!"

When the retreating British and Gauls appeared, they were immediately met with artillery fire and machine gun fire from the Taiping army.

The other cavalrymen also began firing their rifles.

"My God! We're surrounded!"

"We can't escape!"

Countless British and Gauls were plunged into terror and panic.

"General, what should we do? Those guys have cut off our retreat!" General Colino said in despair.

"General, we must break through their encirclement. Otherwise, we won't be able to escape!" General Grant said with a serious expression.

He was well aware that the coalition ground forces were facing a life-or-death crisis.

"General, their firepower is too intense. We cannot break through their defenses," General Colino shook his head repeatedly.

"If that's the case, then I'm afraid we have no other choice but to surrender to them. Otherwise, we will all be killed by them," General Grant said.

If they could, they certainly wouldn't want to surrender to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The problem is that if they don't surrender, they're likely doomed.

This undoubtedly made it even harder for them to accept.

While the British and the Gauls were still hesitating, the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Eastern Expeditionary Army also arrived on the battlefield.

The arrival of a full infantry regiment directly cut off any possibility of the British and the Gauls breaking out.

The pursuit by the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was also imminent.

The British and the Gauls are already surrounded by the Taiping army.

"Boom! Boom!"

The Taiping army's artillery continued to fire fiercely.

The shells raining down from the sky continuously blasted the British and the Gauls into pieces, reaping their lives.

This plunged the British and Gauls within the encirclement into utter despair.

"Surrender, General Colino, we have lost completely!" Faced with this situation, General Grant finally had no choice but to admit reality.

General Collino nodded.

They all knew very well that if they continued to resist, everyone would be killed.

They had no other chance of survival but to surrender.

When the messenger, carrying a white flag, appeared before Generals Li Xiucheng and Li Shixian, requesting surrender and hoping for appropriate treatment, the battle had already come to an end.

General Li Xiucheng told the envoys of the British and the Gauls that the allied forces must lay down their arms and surrender. The Taiping army could guarantee their safety.

As for the so-called treatment, the Taiping Army did not agree with it.

The British and the Gauls had no choice but to abandon this wishful thinking.

For the British and the Gauls, preserving their own lives was undoubtedly the most important thing.

When the proud British Expeditionary Force Commander General Grant surrendered his sword on behalf of the Allied ground forces to the Taiping Army, the ground battle came to a temporary end.