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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 14: Leading the Army to Breakthrough

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    The darkness before dawn dissipated quickly, and when the east spit out the white fish belly, in the Qing army camp in Shimapu, several Huotou soldiers yawned and carried buckets to the well to fetch water for breakfast.

    There were only a dozen civilian houses in Shimapu. Yesterday evening, after the Qing troops from Shaanxi entered Shimapu, they expropriated the houses without any courtesy.  After the soldiers drove them out, they had no choice but to drag their children away crying and howling.

    Compared with the Qing troops from Chaozhou, these Qing troops from Shaanxi were considered polite. Since the Qing troops from Chaozhou crossed the border to suppress bandits, they had poisoned the place, committed murder and arson, and even fought with the local regiments in Hunan. The hatred was getting deeper and deeper.

    Surrounded by more than a dozen houses, the Qing army built a rough camp last night without digging trenches or building fortifications. Even the wooden fences around the camp were not fully arranged. The scouting horses sent south reported that no trace of the long-haired bandit was seen.  Therefore, the Qing army's commander-in-chief, Shaanxi Xi'an Town Commander Fucheng, and deputy general Yin Peili discussed it and planned to renovate the camp and dig trenches to defend it at dawn.

    "We have traveled such a long way, and we don't know when we can go home." A Qing army cook murmured and cursed with a Shanxi accent: "We, the Shaanxi soldiers, have to suffer along with the war in Hunan. What a fool."  It¡¯s not worth it.¡±

    Another cook pulled on his baggy uniform and sneered: "Why didn't you scold me when I was getting paid yesterday? We are here to collect people's money and eliminate disasters for them."

    First of all, the husband grinned, and the big yellow teeth were uneven. Haha smiled and laughed: "This is, a little money is in the body, and my heart is down -to -earth."

    While they were talking, several people suddenly saw the water in the bucket beside the well swaying slightly, and then they felt the ground beneath their feet tremble slightly.  Several of the cooks were soldiers from Shaanxi and had been fighting against horse thieves and bandits in the northwest all year round. This dull tremor was clearly the sound of an incoming cavalry group.

    Several people looked up at each other and looked into the distance. They saw dust and smoke billowing from the road next to the dense forest south of Shimapu. As soon as they shouted, they dropped their buckets and ran back, shouting:  "A large group of cavalry is coming!"

    At this moment, most of the green soldiers in the camp were still sleeping soundly. When the patrolman rubbed his eyes and looked up, he saw hundreds of cavalrymen wearing red turbans and yellow uniforms charging towards them on the official road, waving broadswords.  Behind them was an endless sea of ??flags, densely packed with people and no one knew how many people there were.

    "The long-haired bandits are coming!" A shrill warning sounded, and the green soldiers with disheveled uniforms and hats walked out of the tents, houses and cottages in twos and threes. They were all shocked by the scene in front of them.

    There were always five or six hundred long-haired red scarf cavalry. They brandished thick-backed swords in their hands and roared in unison as they rushed towards the Qing army's camp. The momentum of thousands of horses galloping together and the shock of iron hooves stamping on the ground shocked the Qing army.  The soldiers felt that the ground beneath their feet was shaking.

    After hearing the news, Fucheng, the commander-in-chief of the Qing army, was too late to put on his armor. He only pulled out the sword on his waist and ran out of the tent. After leaving the tent, he saw that the long-haired cavalry had already launched a charge. He used his sword and roared: "Spearmen forward!  Birdgunners prepare firearms!¡±

    The Qing army reluctantly organized a spear formation, and Leng Sen's spears were raised. However, many Qing spearmen in the first row began to have teeth trembling and their hands and feet became weak when faced with the unstoppable Taiping cavalry charge.  , my heart began to waver.

    More than two hundred musketeers in the back row were holding shotguns and loading their guns with ammunition. Fucheng ordered them to step forward and discharge their guns.  The musketeers pushed forward and pushed aside the formation where the spearmen were barely standing.  At this time, the charging Taiping cavalry was still a hundred steps away, but the commander commanding the musketeers was inexperienced. Seeing the neat charging line of the Taiping cavalry, he quickly ordered to fire.

    For a time, the Qing army's infantry front was full of smoke and fire, and crisp gunshots rang out. However, most of the shotguns had a range of only seventy or eighty steps, and the range of a dozen or so rifles was more than two hundred steps, but in a hurry  Shots were fired from time to time, and only a few Taiping cavalry were shot and fell from their horses. There was no substantial harm to the Taiping cavalry at all.  On the contrary, the thick smoke on the infantry front caused trouble to the Qing infantry.

    Fucheng saw the results of the firearms battalion in the telescope, cursed loudly, ordered the musketeers to retreat and reload, and the spearmen to step forward into formation.  When the smoke cleared, the spearmen were in a mess and had not yet completed their arrangement, which showed that their usual training was extremely sloppy.

    But the Taiping cavalry charge line was no longer more than ten steps away. In the cavalry formation, under a huge apricot-yellow battle flag, a big man with a yellow scarf on his head brandished a sword and shouted loudly: "The heavenly soldiers have arrived, surrender will save you from death!"  "The battle flag was clearly marked with the words "Youbi of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom and his military advisor, Xi Wang Xiao," was none other than Xiao Chaogui, the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. His rough and heroic voice sounded like thunder, and all the Taiping cavalry shouted together and accelerated their charge.  speed.

    Seeing this momentum, the spearmen of the Qing army were so frightened that they retreated one after another. The already incomplete front line became even more chaotic.  Taiping Army Red?The charging front collided fiercely with the Qing's infantry front. There were screams, sweet sounds of weapons clashing, and the Taiping Army's powerful shouts of killing. The Qing's infantry front rushed instantly.  Collapsed.

    Xiao Chaogui followed the fourth row of cavalry and rushed into the Qing army. He was originally very panicked, but he had to fight in person in this battle. After the new army of Pao Gehui joined, the veterans of the Taiping Army boasted about how brave the King of the West was.  Unparalleled in bravery and the first in charge, he could not disappoint the people of Pao Gehui, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and charge with the cavalry.  Xiao Yungui secretly cursed those talkative Taiping veterans. Will he die if he doesn't brag?

    When he galloped on his horse and the sword in his hand flew smoothly, Xiao Yungui was surprised to find that he was able to use the sword on horseback without any teacher, and he was very skilled in the sword technique.  In fact, as early as the day he set off from Chaling, Xiao Yungui discovered that he could ride a horse. He didn't need to think about how to move, his body would react naturally, just like after learning to ride a bicycle, he would never forget it.

    Since I have inherited Xiao Chaogui¡¯s bravery, what else is there to be afraid of?  Xiao Yungui was high-spirited, hiding in the fourth row of cavalry and rushing into the enemy formation. The large ring knife in his hand deflected two spears that were thrust straight at him.  Then, the unlucky two people were trampled by the cavalry who followed them. How could they survive?

    Xiao Yungui led his more than 20 cavalrymen, all armed with thick-backed swords, and charged straight at the Qing general's flag, hoping to kill the general and capture the flag in one go.  Along the way, these twenty or so cavalrymen were fierce and unstoppable, heading straight for Fucheng and Yin Peili.

    Fucheng was shocked, drew his sword, got on his horse, and shouted to the surrounding guards: "Get on the horse, get on the horse, let us tell these long-haired people, I am full of people, that the Eight Banners cavalry is the cavalry among the cavalry." All the guards mounted their horses together.  , followed Fucheng and rushed up, there were more than thirty riders.

    Xiao Yungui and others killed the infantry of the Qing army. They saw Fucheng waving a long sword and charging towards him with more than thirty cavalry. Looking at his official uniform, he knew that he was a high official. He laughed and said, "I didn't expect that there are still people in Qingyao."  If you dare to charge back, come on everyone, the Qingyao Eight Banners cavalry was very powerful back then, but now they are vulnerable, let's go." Then he urged the war horses and charged forward with wild shouts.

    The two cavalrymen were not many in number, but they collided with each other, causing a cloud of blood mist, and many heads and limbs flying into the sky.  This time, Xiao Yungui no longer felt nauseated. Instead, he felt that the refreshing feeling of cutting off the opponent's head and the blade tearing through the human body really made people's blood boil. He found that the first time he killed someone, he did not feel any discomfort. On the contrary, he became more and more excited.  As the killing became smoother, an indescribable feeling of pleasure arose in my heart.  Perhaps people are sinful in their hearts. In the most primitive and bloody physical combat, the most ancient beastly temperament is stimulated. At this moment, there is no difference between man and beast.

    "When more than 20 cavalry and more than 30 Qing cavalry passed each other head-on, there were still 18 cavalry on the Taiping Army's side, but there were only 11 on the Qing Army's side.

    Fucheng's right hand was scratched, and when he saw Xiao Yungui and others turning their horses and charging straight at him, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "The time has come to show loyalty to the emperor, everyone, come on, there are no cowards in our Shaanxi soldiers!" After that, he urged the horses.  He rushed straight away. Halfway through, he found that there were only seven or eight people following him. Several personal guards actually fled with Yin Peili. Fucheng was furious and cursed, but he couldn't care about these many people. He went straight to kill Xiao Yungui, who was wearing a yellow scarf.  , he knew that the color of this fierce-looking long-haired man was different from other long-haired men, and his head was wrapped in a yellow scarf. He must have a distinguished status. He hoped that he could kill this person and maybe save the defeat.

    Xiao Yungui saw Fucheng's sword stabbing him, and smiled coldly. Without thinking, he slashed with the sword in his hand unconsciously. He was surprisingly strong, and Fucheng's sword was knocked away. Xiao Yungui followed the trend with a backhand slash, and Fucheng's head was cut.  He slashed it down with one strike.  These two sword strikes, no matter the speed, angle, or strength, were done in one go. Xiao Yungui gasped for breath and stared blankly at the large ring sword in his hand. At this time, his hand began to tremble, and he laughed.  He looked up to the sky and smiled, his body, the martial arts and riding skills he inherited were such a murderous weapon.

    The remaining seven or eight Qing cavalrymen were all killed by the Taiping Army. Xiao Yungui shouted loudly and ordered Lin Fengxiang to give Fucheng the order to gallop to the battlefield, and led his men to continue the pursuit of Yin Peili.

    As soon as Fucheng's head appeared, the remaining resisting infantry of the Qing army immediately collapsed. The Taiping cavalry chased after them, killing the defeated Qing troops along the way.

    Yin Peili led a few people to flee in panic. They encountered a group of Taiping cavalry led by Li Kaifang and were killed among the rebels.

    The infantry of the Taiping Army and the new army of Pao Gehui followed the cavalry path and intercepted the defeated Qing troops. Half a day after the battle, more than 1,000 of the 2,000 Green Camp troops in Xi'an Town, Shaanxi Province were killed and more than 500 were captured.  , the rest fled to Jinpen Ridge, but they didn¡¯t know that Jin Pen Ridge had been lost. After arriving at Jin Pen Ridge, they were bombarded by a burst of gunfire from the Taiping New Army on the mountain, and they followed them down the mountain.The remaining Qing troops were either dead or surrendered, and not one of the Qing troops who went out to defend the city escaped.

    When gathering troops and horses to clean the battlefield, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, Zeng Shuiyuan, Ji Wenyuan, He Bin, Zhou Zhaoyao and others gathered around Xiao Yungui, each reporting their respective results with joy.

    A Taiping Army commander under Li Kaifang presented Yin Peili's head. This man had a thin face and a sallow complexion, but a hint of defiance and unyielding was revealed. He loudly reported: "Your Highness, the former army's left camp division's right camp brigade  Wu Zu's command of the Southern Division, Ma Lin Qirong, formed to kill the deputy general of the Qing army, and Turner is offering his head here!"

    Xiao Yungui secretly exclaimed in shock and joy: "This person is Lin Qirong?!"

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