The Travelers of the Heavens

Before talking about Bali Bridge, let’s take a look at the story of Wang Duo, the eighth prince, before and after he took office.

It was an afternoon in February of the thirty-fourth year of Chengkang (the ninth year of the Xianfeng reign of Gongjilulu, 1859 AD).

The temporary residence of Anton Duhufu in Old Summer Palace

"Father is going to send his eighth brother to take over the army here." Wang Qi and Li Xiaoman were drinking tea in an attic and he said

"ah? Eighth brother? Who is he?" Li Xiaoman looked confused.

She had never seen some of her sisters-in-law and uncles at all.

"He is my father’s eighth son, my half-brother Wang Duo," Wang Qi said.

"Oh, why did you send him here?"Li Xiaoman was puzzled.

"How do I know? My father didn't tell me. He only told me that in a few days, my eighth brother will take office." Wang Qi said

"Okay." Li Xiaoman pouted.

Five days later, a handsome young man with gray hair walked into the temporary residence of Anton Duhufu in Old Summer Palace.

"The new corps commander Wang Duo came to report." Wang Duo stood at attention and gave a military salute.

"Eighth brother, why do you and I need to do this? Please excuse yourself and sit down." Wang Qi stood up and greeted his brother.

"Haha, second brother, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are getting more and more important from my father." Wang Duo took off his military cap, found a seat and sat down, and said with a smile.

"My father sent me on an errand out of necessity," Wang Qi said modestly.

"Oh, really, since the legendary eldest brother was assigned, you are actually the eldest son, and your father is now focusing on training you, which makes us brothers very envious," Wang Duo said. For Wang Duo, the eldest brother Wang

Ying only exists In the conversation between his parents, let alone him, even the third oldest Wang Xuan had never met his eldest brother Wang Ying.

"Okay, okay, your mouth is still so unpleasant," Wang Qi scolded with a smile.

"But how could my father think of sending you to take over the overseas corps?" Then, Wang Qi asked again

"Of course it's my mother.. Well, my father saw that I was doing nothing, so he gave me this job to exercise me." Wang Duo almost let it slip.

"Then don't let your father down." Wang Qi knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.

It must be the little mother who looks like the legitimate mother here. Speaking of this little mother, Wang Qi couldn't laugh or cry. He followed Wang Yu to the land of Jiuzhou and Wanguo several times, and met this little mother. This little mother looked very similar to his aunt here, but had a very different personality. She always pestered his father. This time, Wang Duo was sent to take over as the commander of the corps. It must be that my father's ears were soft and he was confused by the wind blowing from his pillow.

"Don't worry, my father will not regret sending me here." Wang Duo was very confident.

"I will host a banquet here tonight to welcome you, and then you will be familiar with military affairs, and then you can officially take office," Wang Qi said

"Okay, but I heard that my second brother married my sister-in-law, so I would like to congratulate my second brother," Wang Duo said

"It happened so many years ago, and you are congratulating me now," Wang Qi responded.

"Hahaha"Wang Duo smiled and said nothing else.

Wang Qi spent fifty thousand taels of silver to borrow Jiuzhou Qingyan as a banquet venue.

The scale of the banquet was not large, with only military and political dignitaries from the Anton Protectorate in attendance. The attendees included Foreign Affairs Director Huangfu Weiyan, Commercial Director Bi Yunlei, Doctor of International Law Lei Tong and other civilian staff, as well as five division commanders and one army commander. Then there are Wang Qi, Li Xiaoman and his wife, as well as Wang Duo, the commander of the Corps who has just arrived.

"This lady is"Wang Duo had never met Li Xiaoman, so he greeted him with a wine glass

"Eighth brother, this is your second sister-in-law." Wang Qi, who was talking to Bi Yunlei, heard the voice and turned his head to reply.

""I see, I have met my second sister-in-law." Wang Duo bowed slightly and said to Li Xiaoman

"Eighth Prince, thank you for coming all the way." Li Xiaoman also bowed slightly in response.

"The second sister-in-law said something serious, and I dare not not try my best when receiving the trust of the country." Wang Duo replied.

Li Xiaoman nodded and went to sit somewhere else.

"Dapingzi, do you know the origin of this eighth prince?" Li Xiaoman asked the female officer standing next to him

""I heard about the Eighth Prince when I was in the Taishi Mansion," Dapingzi said. She is already an"old" maid who is almost thirty years old. She first served in the Taiyin Temple, but she was not the personal maid of the Moon God. This Dapingzi is The maid who was transferred last year to replace her predecessor to manage the temporary residence of the Duhu Mansion. Her predecessor returned to the Taishi Mansion and had other errands.

"oh? Why does the Eighth Prince look a little frivolous?" Li Xiaoman said.

Maybe it's because Wang Duo is a bit smart, speaks casually, and is a"social cow", so Li Xiaoman thinks that the other person is frivolous.

"This servant doesn’t know anything about it. She only knows that the eighth prince is the son of His Royal Highness Prince Xining with another woman outside. The eighth prince does not usually live in the Taishi Mansion and rarely visits the mansion to talk," Dapingzi said

"Oh, I understand." Li Xiaoman nodded.

"My father-in-law is really good. I have two young and beautiful wives at home, but I still have to go out to find women to have children. How addictive is this?" Li Xiaoman complained to Wang Yu in her heart.

She didn't know the situation in Jiuzhou and the world. She just felt that her father-in-law was a crooked man who showed mercy to everyone. Of course, she didn't dare to say this out loud, so she could only complain in her heart.

"Madam, madam?"Seeing Li Xiaoman in a daze, Dapingzi shouted twice cautiously

"Oh, um." Li Xiaoman came to his senses.

The banquet ended at almost midnight, and Wang Duo was also arranged to live in the palace of the Old Summer Palace.

As the coalition forces approached the capital, the Kyushu Army also began to take action.

"Eighth brother, you have to be careful when going into battle this time. Don’t get too far forward. Commander Liu is responsible for everything. You should listen to his opinions more." Before setting off, Wang Qi said to Wang Duo

"Second brother, don’t worry, a few Westerners are nothing to worry about. I’m worried that there won’t be enough of them for me to kill. I will definitely win this battle," Wang Duo said.

"Well, I'll wait here for your triumphant return," Wang Qi said

""Okay, second brother, take care, I'm leaving." Wang Qi led his troops and set off.

"Take care, eighth brother, and be sure to pay attention to safety." Wang Qi gave one final instruction.

Bali Bridge. The coalition forces just arrived, followed closely by the Kyushu Army, and the two sides immediately entered a confrontation. The

Kyushu Army had just added 300 105mm barreled heavy artillery. , twenty thousand rounds of artillery shells. This time the troops led by Wang Duo brought twenty 105 heavy guns and two thousand rounds of artillery shells. There were also forty 75mm artillery pieces and three thousand rounds of artillery shells. The coalition forces began to line up, preparing to fight the Kyushu Army on the opposite side. A fierce battle began.

However, the 105-mm heavy artillery began to bombard the coalition forces at this time. Because the coalition forces were too dense, more than a thousand coalition forces were killed in just two rounds of shelling. The coalition forces were forced to retreat and regroup.

However, the range of the 105-mm heavy artillery reached It was more than 10,000 meters, so the coalition forces were almost chased by artillery fire.

When the infantry of the Kyushu Army saw the coalition forces running away, Commander Liu ordered the infantry to mount their bayonets and pursue them. The artillery fired two more rounds and then ceased fire.

Finally, they no longer had to be bombed. Commander Er of the coalition forces Lord Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, according to statistics, more than 3,000 people were killed and wounded in the shelling of the two countries' coalition forces. Before the battle, a quarter of the troops were gone.

Elgin ignored Gao General Montagnier, the commander of Lu, objected and insisted on sending someone to sue for peace.

However, before the envoy was sent, a division of Kyushu soldiers with rifles and bayonets had surrounded them.

Upon seeing this, the coalition forces immediately organized troops to prepare for the battle.

Due to the British and Gao Lu's army was not mixed, so it was easy to distinguish. The Kyushu soldiers specifically attacked the Gaulish soldiers wearing blue military uniforms.

This situation made the British led by Elgin feel incredible, and he quickly ordered the British army to immediately fight with the Gauls. Keep a distance to avoid being attacked.

After the shelling from the front and the sudden withdrawal of the British army, the pitifully small Gallic army was suddenly in a desperate situation.