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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 40: Strike first and gain the upper hand

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    On Yanzi Ridge, Hong Xuanjiao listened to Hu Damei's report and found out that there was no water source on the ridge. She had no choice but to summon the military leaders to discuss.

    After a while, three female battalion commanders and two boy soldier leaders arrived. Among the three female battalion commanders, in addition to Hu Damei, there were two other sisters who were also the sisters of the first righteous people in Guangxi. One was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Left Palm Chao Yi  Lu Xianba's wife Hu Jiumei, and the other is Xie Manmei, the wife of Chen Zongyang, the heroic general of the Kingdom of Heaven.  The leader of the two boy soldiers was Chen Picheng and the other was Tan Shaoguang from Guiping, Guangxi.

    Hong Xuanjiao sat on a big stone. When she saw the five people gathered, she called them to sit on the stone too. She frowned slightly and said, "Sister Hu just patrolled the mountain and found that there is no water source on the mountain. Now Qingyao can't let the insults go.  If you don't come to attack the mountain, you will definitely want to defeat us without a fight after we cut off the water supply. I came here just to discuss what to do now."

    "Mother Xi Wang, why are you afraid of this Deng Yaotou? Since there is no water source on the mountain, let's rush down the mountain while we are here. We child soldiers are in front to protect you female soldiers. With men like us here, you don't have to be afraid." Childish.  A child's voice came, and Hong Xuanjiao took a look. The person speaking was Tan Shaoguang, who was only thirteen years old. Tan Shaoguang, like Chen Picheng, was famous among the boy soldiers for being good at fighting. He was also very courageous and rushed in every battle.  Front.

    Xie Manmei held the hilt of the Xiuchun knife in her hand, looked at Tan Shaoguang with a smile and said: "Hey, Tan Xiaoyutou, how old are you now a man? Let me see if I have a beard? So you can protect us?"

    Tan Shaoguang only had some fine hair between his lips and no beard. He blushed when Xie Manmei teased him for a while and was mumbling speechlessly. He usually likes to eat fish, so everyone calls him Little Fish Head.

    Sister Hu took Tan Shaoguang's hand and said with a smile: "Even though Xiao Yutou is still small now, in the future he will definitely be an upright man. Shao Guangzi is right. Now we still have food and water we carry with us, so we can have a full meal."  Later, we used our energy to break through the siege. After Dongjingpu, we will reach the border of Changsha. His Highness the King of the West is there to support us. The sooner we can break through the siege, the better."

    Hu Jiumei also nodded and said: "Yes, Queen Xi, it's better to kill them and go down the mountain while they still have water to drink than to sit and wait for death on the mountain." This Hu Jiumei is an old man who worships God and has a high reputation in the women's camp.  Second only to Hong Xuanjiao, when Xiao Chaogui asked Brother Tian to come down to earth in his early years, he once said through Brother Tian that "men should learn from Feng Yunshan and women should learn from Hu Jiumei", and he also casually recited "Hu Jiumei's poem written by Heavenly Father, Lord and Emperor".  One song, "The woman saw the water in the Hujing, and remembered for a long time that she was making tea in peace. The mountain eagles and trees are not mean, and a red flower is in someone else's house."

    I don¡¯t know where Xiao Chaogui, who didn¡¯t know a few Chinese characters, got this poem from, and the poem is extremely crude. But even Xiao Chaogui had to go to great lengths to find a poem to praise Hu Jiumei, which shows Hu Jiumei¡¯s reputation among women.

    Seeing that Hu Jiumei also agreed to break out of the encirclement first, Hong Xuanjiao no longer hesitated, stood up with the Yuanyang knife in her waist and said: "Okay, let's strike first. After a while, we will have a full meal and ask the people who are following the mountain to find out the path."  , wait until dark to break out! But before we break out, we must first attack the Qingyao at the foot of the mountain to serve as suspects." The strategy of suspecting soldiers mentioned by Hong Xuanjiao is the usual tactics used by the Taiping Army when they retreat. When the Kingdom of Heaven retreats, every day  If you use advance as a retreat, you will have to fight for days without stopping, then advance for dozens or several miles, approaching the enemy camp and lowering the stronghold, so that the enemy will not be defeated. In fact, the arrangement is careful, and you can retreat safely overnight.  When retreating, many blind and disabled people must be left in the city and stronghold to beat drums and blow horns. On the city walls and earthen walls, straw men or wooden posts are erected with bamboo hats on top. Flags are planted during the day and lights are used at night.  Enemies are often so confused that they may even have been retreating for several days without realizing it.  There are two sentences in the thirty poems inscribed by the anonymous Duxiufeng on the wall of Guilin, which satirize the Qing Dynasty generals who guarded the city of Guilin: "When the enemy crosses the river, all the princes sleep alone on their pillows." Even the old Changmao knows this strategy.

    Chen Picheng stood up with a roar and said loudly: "Mother of the West, I will lead the troops to charge down the mountain right now."

    Hong Xuanjiao raised her hand to stop and said: "There is no need to engage in close combat. We have many firearms. Hu Jiumei, Chen Picheng, and Tan Shaoguang will lead five hundred people down the mountain. With swords and guns as the vanguard, and the muskets and artillery in the back, rush in and blast the firearms at the Qingyao.  , if Qing Yao comes to attack, we will retreat slowly so that Qing Yao does not know the true strength of our army. The rest are waiting on the mountain to recharge their batteries and prepare for a breakout tonight!" Everyone loudly accepted the order and prepared to go.

    Not long after, on Yanzi Ridge, hundreds of female soldiers and boy soldiers came down the mountain and stopped more than 200 steps in front of the Qing army's formation. They only fired at the Qing army with muskets and artillery, while the rest of the troops dug earthen barriers on the spot.  trench, but did not step forward to fight at close range.

    After more than two hundred steps of leaders who went out, they flew around after going out. They had no accuracy at all, and even fell strongly, but the two hundred pounds of copper guns were still a bit threatened.

    The Qing army prepared many earthen forts in front of the formation to defend against the Taiping army's guns and artillery, and they also used guns and artillery to fight back. However, the Qing army's firearms were not as many as the Taiping army's, so they lost one point in terms of momentum, and the Taiping army occupied high ground.  Your Majesty, the Qing army was completely at a disadvantage.

    There were huge flames and smoke on both sides of the formation, and the sound of gunfire and gunfire was loud. They were waving flags, shouting, and beating drums to cheer. The fight was lively, but not many people were killed or injured at all.

    Deng Shaoliang was holding a monocular on a mound and looking into the distance. He frowned and asked: "Which drama are these big-footed barbarians singing about? If they know that there is no water in the mountains, they should take advantage of it."  You fought desperately to break out of the encirclement when your energy was still strong, but now you only use firearms to shoot at me, wasting medicine and energy, what's the point?"

    A General Qian cupped his hands and said, "Master Xietai, why don't you ask me to lead troops up to find out the truth?"

    Deng Shaoliang shook his head slowly, and suddenly laughed and said: "It turns out that these big-footed barbarians want to show off their power with firearms to make our army lose control and lure us to attack the mountain. You sir, don't pay attention to them and let all the troops be brave."  Just guard the narrow road and don¡¯t move rashly!¡±

    The firing of firearms did not slowly stop until dusk, but the Taiping Army had already dug a trench halfway up the mountain and built an earthen rampart with many banners on it. Occasionally, they would fire a few cannons and place a few  Gun, but the Qing army just kept calm and ignored it.

    When Deng Shaoliang was having dinner in the camp, the reconnaissance cavalry he sent returned. The leader went into the tent angrily and reported: "Sir, mark the North Patrol Road. There are often unscrupulous people snooping along the forest road. Mark five riders."  I went forward to ask, and found out that those unscrupulous people were actually carrying sharp swords, and all the brave soldiers under my command were killed, and only one of them came back."

    Deng Shaoliang roared angrily: "No need to ask, these unscrupulous people must be long-haired spies from Changsha. How many are there?"

    "There are always one or twenty people," said the general manager. Although they are all fierce men, they all have braids and don't look like long-haired thieves.

    Deng Shaoliang scolded: "I'm confused. There are a lot of rogue gangs in the local Tiandihui. These thieves have already secretly communicated with Changmao. You should hurry up and start the army's cavalry to catch up. You must capture and exterminate them all!"  The general turned around in a hurry. There was only a cavalry of one hundred people in Deng Shaoliang's army. At that moment, the general ordered more than fifty cavalry to catch up.

    The sky gradually darkened, and the stars in the sky were picturesque. Hong Xuanjiao reluctantly swallowed the rough dry food, looked up at the vast sky, but her heart could not calm down, and she was about to break out. Will this battle be good or bad?  People know that the bloody scenes from the past will always appear in their minds. Although they have never experienced these scenes personally, they are like nightmares that they can't get rid of.

    "Mother Xi Wang, please drink some water." Chen Picheng's voice came, and Hong Xuanjiao came back to her senses. Chen Picheng's eyes were full of reverence, and he was holding a cowhide water bag in his rough, black hand. Hong Xuanjiao took the water bag.  But he didn¡¯t drink: ¡°Is there enough water to drink?¡±

    Chen Picheng replied: "It will be gone after this meal. It is still enough for now."

    Hong Xuanjiao sent the cowhide water bag back and said, "Keep it. When we break out later, some brothers and sisters may be injured. Leave it to them to drink. I'm not thirsty." Seeing that Chen Picheng was still talking, Hong Xuanjiao had a pretty face.  He said flatly: "You don't listen to me again?"

    Chen Picheng shrank his head, as if he really didn't dare to go against Hong Xuanjiao's words, so he had to put away the water bag. Seeing his hesitant expression, Hong Xuanjiao asked, "What's wrong? Sister, did I say something too harshly?"

    Chen Picheng sat cross-legged on the floor, shook his head and said, "What you said, Queen Xi, makes sense, but I was wrong. It's just that I think of my uncle who always scolds me, but I just can't make any sense, so I want to hold my breath.  "

    Hong Xuanjiao smiled slightly and said: "Chen Chengrong only has you as his nephew, so of course he scolds you for your own good."

    Chen Picheng pouted and said, "That's not true. Last time Tan Shaoguang and I wanted to ask the King of the West to take us to Changsha, but we were first blocked by Mr. Li, and then scolded by my uncle. He scolded me for not knowing.  Anyway, I don¡¯t know whether I¡¯m alive or dead, but you just won¡¯t tell me why I can¡¯t go on an expedition with the King of the West.¡±

    "President Li?" Hong Xuanjiao asked curiously, "Is it Li Kaifang?" Chen Picheng nodded.

    Hong Xuanjiao raised her eyebrows with one hand and asked, "What did Li Kaifang tell you?"

    Chen Picheng said: "President Li said that our boy soldiers were seriously injured in the Battle of Guilin, and said that we should stay and leave some good seedlings for the front army."

    Hong Xuanjiao's eyes lit up, and he said thoughtfully: "President Li is also kind to you. It is very dangerous to rush to Changsha all the time. Your uncle is also worried about your safety. He only has a nephew like you."

    Chen Picheng shook his head and said: "When we entered Taiping, we didn't think about any safety. As long as we kill the demon, we can go to heaven after death. What is there to be afraid of?"

    Hong Xuanjiao was so stunned that she didn't know what to say. She patted Chen Picheng on the shoulder and said, "You will understand when you grow up. Go to the earth fortress in front and prepare. We are about to break out. Let the brothers and sisters in front of you use guns and cannons to spy on you."  some."

     Chen Picheng still couldn't figure it out, so he had to go first, scratching his head thoughtfully.

    Hong Xuanjiao watched Chen Picheng walk away and sighed secretly: "It turns out that both Li Kaifang and Chen Chengrong knew that someone was going to be detrimental to His Highness the King of the West. It seems that the internal strife in the Kingdom of Heaven did not happen after Tianjing was established as the capital. It happened as early as the Battle of Changsha.  The king killed the king. I originally thought that the King of the West would die in Changsha, but I didn¡¯t expect that Changsha would be captured by the King of the West. Is it really because of the butterfly effect caused by my arrival? But sister, I don¡¯t seem to have done anything that will affect Changsha.  Regarding the battle, how should I face King Naxi when we get to Changsha? Do we really want to be husband and wife with him? It¡¯s ridiculous, absolutely not possible, sister, I must strike first!"

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