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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 37: Half-crossing and Attacking

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    At noon, the Qing army built a pontoon bridge at the Liujia Ferry crossing of the Liuyang River. A large number of Qing troops began to cross the river. More than 1,500 people led by the Qing general Taqibu crossed the river in advance. This place was too close to Changsha City.  After crossing the river, Taqibu immediately ordered his troops to form formations along the river to prevent the Changmao from Changsha from suddenly coming out.

    Seeing that the front team had crossed the river, Bao Qibao was about to ask his lieutenants to escort him across the river. Suddenly he saw a blue cloth official sedan hurriedly coming under the protection of more than ten soldiers and generals and Goshiha. Although four porters were carrying the official sedan  , but the speed was not slow at all, and stopped in front of Bao Qibao.

    A Geshiha next to the official sedan opened the sedan curtain, and an old man of about sixty years old got off the sedan. This old man was wearing the official uniform of a first-class official of the Qing Dynasty. Although he was old, he was energetic and looked at him with a pair of eagle eyes.  The densely packed Qing troops on both sides of the river had faces as calm as water.

    When Bao Qibao saw the old man, he frowned slightly. It turned out that the old man was Luo Raodian, the assistant minister of the Qing Dynasty and Hunan Military Affairs Minister. His courtesy name was Lanjie and his nickname was Suxi. He was a native of Anhua, Hunan Province.  In the 9th year of Daoguang's reign, he was a Jinshi. He selected common people and taught editors. He successively served as the chief examiner of Shuntian and Sichuan rural examinations, the prefect of Pingyang in Shanxi, the governor of Shaanxi grain roads, and the inspector of Shanxi.  In the 24th year of Daoguang's reign, he served as the chief envoy of Guizhou and was praised by Lin Zexu, the then governor.  In the 29th year of Daoguang's reign, he was promoted to governor of Hubei.  Ding You returned to his hometown in Hubei after taking office this year. Emperor Xianfeng originally planned to order him to serve as governor of Yunnan and Guizhou to replace Lin Zexu who died of illness and left the vacancy. However, Luo Raodian was just about to leave for Yunnan and Guizhou. Changmao had already entered Hunan, and Emperor Xianfeng returned to Yunnan.  He had no choice but to order Luo Raodian to go to Changsha to help with military affairs.

    Luo Raodian arrived in Changsha in May. Together with Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang and Admiral Bao Qibao, he organized the military affairs in Hunan. In addition to supplying grain and grass for the armies besieging Chenzhou, he also supervised the construction of an earthen city at the south gate, starting from Baisha Street and  From the south to Dachun Bridge, he reorganized and trained Xiangyong. Hundreds of Liuyang Xiangyong were trained under his hands.  This old man actually helped with a lot of military affairs, but he didn't expect that Changsha City still fell, and fell so quickly.

    Bao Qibao stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Jie Gong, you just need to wait for the news at the back. There is no need for you to go to the front of the battle."

    Luo Raodian's eyes flashed, and he sighed: "Bao Junmen, how can you let me sit behind you? The Holy Lord is so kind as heaven, and ordered me to help with Hunan's military affairs. After arriving in the provincial capital for several months, I have not made any progress. The thieves and bandits  The city was attacked and the city was destroyed in one day. I am so unworthy of your father's kindness. How can I see the elders of Hunan? When the city was destroyed that day, I should have died for the city together with Luo Ruzhai."

    As he spoke, Luo Raodian burst into tears. He took out a piece of silk scarf and square silk to wipe his tears. Bao Qibao persuaded in a low voice: "Don't worry, Duke Ji. Luo Futai saw the thieves were fierce that day, so he came up with this plan to draw out the firepower."  Plan, let us and two others lead the army to withdraw from the city, and join forces with Hubei reinforcements Xu Tuke to restore the provincial capital, gather the thieves in the city, and wipe them out together. Mr. Jiegong, you are not the official of Hunan, but the assistant minister of military affairs of Hunan, so you should wipe out the thieves.  The thieves are the most important, and Xiaguan and Luo Futai will bear the responsibility for the city's fall and loss of territory. As long as we can recapture Changsha, the benevolence of the Holy One will definitely forgive our sins."

    Luo Raodian nodded slowly and said: "That's why I came to the army to beat drums and cheer for the brave soldiers. In short, I can't just sit back and watch."

    Bao Qibao bowed his hands and said: "My lord, you are supervising the battle in front of the civilian formation, so that we and other military attach¨¦s should be in awe. In this case, please ask your lord to go south with the artillery team. The young general will cross the river first to deploy, and the rebels will be fierce."  Hearing that our new army has arrived, he will definitely lead his army out of the city to invite a battle. The young general will first deploy the camp to weaken his spirit, and then march forward to attack Changsha City. What do you think, Lord Ji?"

    Luo Raodian muttered: "The troops and horses crossing the river should stand firm first. The only way to defend the pontoon bridge when fighting against the water is to defend the pontoon bridge. Bao Junmen should send heavy troops to guard the pontoon bridge. Only when the food road is smooth can the soldiers be encouraged to move forward bravely."

    Bao Qibao cupped his hands and said, "What the master said is true. The young general will cross the river first." The two of them cupped their hands to say goodbye. Bao Qibao followed two thousand Chinese troops to cross the river in advance. Luo Raodian urged the artillery team to pack up their baggage and prepare to cross the river.

    Just when Bao Qibao was about to step onto the shoal on the south bank, Taqibu's former army was approaching Wujialing, but they saw a thick black wolf smoke rising into the sky from the top of Wujialing mountain, followed by countless flags erected on Wujialing, and countless  A red scarf emerged from the jungle of Wujialing. Taqibu's former soldiers were stunned and at a loss what to do for a moment.

    With the rain of stones and arrows flying down like raindrops and hail, Taqib's former troops fled in panic, turned around and ran away, only hating their parents for giving them two legs.  As the smoke filled the ridge, the deafening sound of artillery sounded, and the solid artillery shells came like rain, falling on the chrysanthemum stones by the river beach one after another. The round artillery shells rolled happily, plowing bloody roads among the dense Qing army array.  Come.

    The Qing army on the south bank was frightened by this sudden attack. The enemy's artillery fire on the ridge was fierce, and the solid projectiles and flying rocks took away either half of the Qing army's brave body or a leg.  Seeing the companion beside me,He was seriously injured and could not die for a while. The sound of wailing and screaming stimulated the green battalion soldiers of the Qing army on the south bank.

    The Green Camp soldiers who had been away from the battle for a long time had never seen such a bloody scene. They all fled to the pontoon with a cry.  Bao Qibao just got off the pontoon, and saw the ambush of the long-haired bandits on Wujialing. His face turned pale. He didn't expect that the long-haired bandits were ambush under his nose. The sentinels sent out should have been beheaded, but they didn't find the long-haired bandits on Wujialing.  ambush!

    Now Bao Qibao mustered up his courage. After all, it was better to give it a try than to die. He immediately drew the sword from his waist and shouted: "There is no retreat, charge forward and kill the thief!" As soon as he finished speaking, a solid projectile seemed to grow.  As if his eyes were blinded, he jumped straight over with huge kinetic energy, and passed through the chest quickly. Bao Qibao's eyes widened, and he stared blankly at the hole the size of a basin in his chest. When his eyesight turned black, he fell to the ground.  Die from death.

    Wujialing was only two miles away from where the Qing army crossed the river. This time, the artillery brought by Li Kaifang and others could hit about two miles. The Qing army was concentrated on the beach on the south bank, which became a live target for the artillery to exert its firepower.

    Seeing that Bao Qibao was shot and killed, several Goshiha who were guarding him were so frightened that they rushed to support Bao Qibao's body and fled to the north bank while carrying it.

    Luo Raodian on the north bank was also stunned for a moment. There was actually a long-haired ambush on Wujialing, which was calm just now, and there was also an artillery array. It was really unbelievable.  The old man was shocked, but he immediately came to his senses and ordered the artillery team to deploy artillery along the river again and fire back.

    There were four 3,000-pound cannons in the Qing army's artillery team on the north bank, with a range of about four miles, slightly farther than the long-haired artillery on Wujialing. After the four artillery was set up, three shots were fired, and by the fourth  When the door cannon was fired, the cannon actually exploded. A huge wave of air came and the cannons on the side were thrown up, killing many Qing soldiers. The fire ignited the gunpowder barrels placed nearby, and a piece of  The sea of ????fire spread, and the Qing army's artillery array was immediately in chaos.

    It's also to blame that the Green Battalion soldiers were neglectful of firearms drills and had just rushed to set up the cannon. The fourth cannon operator was brave and impatient and put in more gunpowder. In addition, the fourth cannon was an old cannon cast in clay molds and had a lot of trachoma.  Unable to withstand the burning of excessive gunpowder, the chamber immediately exploded.

    Luo Raodian was knocked down by the air wave. Looking at the sea of ????fire artillery array, he cried out in sorrow: "God mourns me! God mourns me!" At this moment, a large area of ??long hair with red turbans appeared behind the east side of Liujiadu, the Qing army.  The thieves rushed to kill, and the Qing army could not look at each other. The defeat was already a matter of time.

    At the same time, at the north gate of Changsha City, Xiao Yungui, Ji Wenyuan and others climbed up to the city to watch. They heard the roar of cannons at Wujialing in the far north of the city. Ji Wenyuan said with great joy: "The fight has begun. Qingyao must have been ambushed!"

    Xiao Yungui said with a calm face: "Send the scouting horses out of the city quickly to find out the truth and see if Lin and Li need reinforcements from the soldiers and horses in the city."

    The sentinel just went out of the north gate and saw Tong Qiangsheng rushing to the top of the city with his face covered with blood. He cried and bowed to the ground and said loudly: "Your Highness the King of the West, the Queen of the West led the women's camp and the children's camp to be killed by the demon Deng Shaoliang in Dongjingpu.  More than 900 people from our army are surrounding us. The situation is critical. Please ask His Highness the King of the West to send reinforcements as soon as possible."

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