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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 82: People Are Not Afraid of Death

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    All the Miao soldiers were in short-bodied uniforms, with cooked cowhide armor covering the vital parts of their chests. They wore Qing army uniforms and wore ordinary Qing army hats on their heads. However, unlike the Qing army, the Miao soldiers had many  Pictures of tattoos, rings hanging from their ears, and all with ruthless faces.

    The weapons in their hands are also mixed and impure, including spears, powerful crossbows, etc. The Miao people like to hunt and are good at using bird blunderbuss. Their blunderbuss can be as long as five or six feet, and their paths can be as far as 123 steps away.  Ups and downs are the most accurate and quick.  Among the weapons used by the Miao soldiers, there is a long sword called the Miao Dao. The sword is two to three feet long and one inch and a half wide. It has a wooden handle and the sharpest mouth. The blade is connected, so it is also called a sharp weapon.  All Miao people from the age of 16 to 16 carry a sword, so the people are fierce and good at fighting.  There are also cannons among the Miao soldiers, which are used to guard the stronghold and bombard the ground with wooden forks.

    The Miao soldiers each raised their firearms and weapons to attack Shapo Ridge. The wolf soldiers from Guangxi were guarding the ridge. Although half of them were female soldiers, they had more firearms than the Miao soldiers, and they were condescending to take advantage of the situation.  The two soldiers who were good at fighting in the mountains were inextricably killed in an instant.

    The fighting on the northwest ridge was the most brutal. The Miao soldiers held the front with clang cards and used 2-foot-long bamboo spears to resist the attack from behind. Behind them were shuttle flags and Miao crossbows. The arrows of shuttle flags and Miao crossbows often had poison. Those who were hit  Wounds that cannot be healed are most vicious.  The Taiping troops on the ridge fought back with firearms and rocks. The two sides hit each other, and the casualties suddenly increased.

    After fighting for half an hour, the Miao soldiers who attacked the northwest ridge were the first to retreat. Under the situation of great loss of ground, no matter how brave the Miao soldiers were, they could not break through the Taiping Army's defense line. After more than half of the Miao soldiers were killed or wounded, the leader of the Miao soldiers had to retreat temporarily.  .

    The troops on the ridge were led by Li Zuoche and Hu Damei. Seeing that the Miao soldiers had temporarily retreated, Li Zuoche hurriedly called Yao Yuan over: "The Miao people down the mountain are all young people, and they are also barbarians who are accustomed to fighting. The red pills and lead we brought are  Not many, and I don¡¯t know if there will be a large group of Qing troops coming from behind. I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t hold this place for long. You should quickly take people down the mountain to inform the Queen of the West and ask them to get away first. Hu Luxue and I will fight and retreat!  "

    Yao Yuan shouted loudly: "No, many brothers and sisters in the army have been injured. I'd better stay and save their injuries."

    Li Zuoche scolded angrily: "We are not out of danger now, so we don't have much to worry about. You should first take people to inform the Queen of the West and use the sound of arrows as a signal. After seeing your sound of arrows, we will go south! Li Yiwen's eight hundred  The soldiers and horses are meeting at the Tea Pavilion, and we will meet at the Tea Pavilion!"

    On the side, Sister Hu smoothed her somewhat scattered hair and gritted her teeth and said: "Yao Yuan, go quickly, and you must protect the Queen of the West. If the Queen of the West is harmed in any way, I won't spare you!" Yao Yuan nodded heavily, and this  Then he led a few brothers to hide on the back mountain path.

    After Yao Yuan left, Li Zuoche wiped the sweat from his forehead and saw Sister Hu slowly sitting on the ground with her hands on her waist. Her face turned pale and her forehead was covered with large beads of sweat.  Li Zuoche was taken aback and hurriedly rushed to check. He saw Hu Damei had a powerful crossbow stuck in her waist, and the blood had already dried up.

    "Aunt Hu, are you injured?!" Li Zuoche's expression changed drastically. He saw that the crossbow arrow had not reached the end. He also knew that the Miao soldiers' crossbow arrows were poisoned, and even gods would be unable to save such an injury.

    Sister Hu smiled bitterly, gritted her teeth, tore off the hem of her robe and tied the wound tightly. The moment she tied the cloth, she groaned, then gasped: "Brother Li, please tell everyone to move back first, and leave all the wounded soldiers behind. Me and  If they break up together, they will go to heaven together."

    Li Zuoche's tears flowed down. He looked at Hu Auntie's gray hair and the wrinkles on her face were tighter because of the pain. His heart ached like a knife. Hu Auntie was the mother of Liang Litai, the commander of the Second Army.  She was usually amiable to others, and many people in the Taiping Army respected her. Seeing that she was injured but unable to do anything, Li Zuoche felt very sad.

    "No, I will carry you out and rush out. We will build a little paradise together. Liang Junshuai is about to arrive in Changsha. Hold on, Aunt Hu! I will carry you out!" Li Zuoche reached out to pull Aunt Hu away, but he saw  The light of the sword flashed, Sister Hu held the long sword across her chest, slowly shook her head and said: "Brother Li, Brother Li, my body is in pain, and I don't want it to hurt anymore. You, please let me go to heaven as soon as possible. Where is Litai, you  Tell him to just kill more demons to avenge me."

    Seeing Sister Hu's painful look, Li Zuoche also knew that even if he could save her safely, her injuries could not be healed. At most, she would have to suffer for a few more days before she died. The doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven is that people are not allowed to commit suicide.  , by then life would really be worse than death, so Hu Damei would think of staying and fighting the Qing army, and she would be relieved if she died.

    Just when Li Zuoche was crying silently and didn't know what to say, the Miao soldiers at the foot of the mountain fired cannons again. Amidst the rumbling sound of the cannons, Sister Hu shouted loudly: "Li Zuoche, you retreat first, I will lead people to guard here."  , if I can¡¯t hold on, I will ignite the red medicine and burn the mountain to stop the clear demon!¡±

    There are so many wild grasses here. Li Zuoche naturally knew how to ignite gunpowder and burn the mountain. Hu Damei and the wounded soldiers would naturally be burned to death together. Hu DameiAlthough he didn't say suicide, he still had this idea. After being stunned for a while, Li Zuoche bowed deeply with tears in his eyes: "Aunt Hu, you, you have killed so many pure demons, you will definitely, definitely go to heaven.  Yes, Heavenly Father will definitely forgive you." He was afraid that Sister Hu might have suicidal thoughts in her heart and would not be able to go to heaven after her death, so he said this to comfort Sister Hu.

    Sister Hu smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, I am fearless. Heavenly Father and Brother Heavenly Brother will definitely know, and we will definitely be able to enter heaven" She smiled easily, and it seemed that the pain was no longer at this moment, and there was no fear in her eyes.  Instead, it is full of longing, which makes people feel pity when they see it.

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    Half an hour later, Li Zuoche retreated to the back mountain with the remaining troops, followed by more than 300 people, most of whom were female soldiers.  More than 150 male soldiers and more than 40 female soldiers, including Aunt Hu, stayed on the front slope of Shapo Ridge.  Most of the people who stayed had been killed in battle, and those who were seriously injured like Mrs. Hu also voluntarily stayed. They knew that they could not do anything except increase the burden on the team, and they had to endure endless pain. In the end  He would still die, it would be better to stay and be freed.  At the same time, they also bear the heavy responsibility of ending the war, and it is their belief to regard death as home!

    A few miles away, a loud arrow soared into the sky and exploded in the sky. The fire on the front slope burst into the sky, and the sky was red for a long time. Even though it was far away, Li Zuoche still felt waves of burning heat. He  Holding the handle of the knife tightly, he stamped his feet fiercely. After roaring three times, the tightness in his chest receded slightly. He waved the long knife and shouted: "Let's go!"

    A group of male and female soldiers from the Taiping Army walked south silently. From time to time, some people looked back. After looking, the female soldiers cried softly, while the male soldiers' eyes were filled with anger and a strong sense of sadness.  Hatred hovered over it and lingered for a long time.

    After traveling for several miles, no Qing troops were chasing after him. Li Zuoche breathed a sigh of relief when a small town appeared in front of him.  They had passed through this town a few days ago, and it was called Jinlong Town. Because they were on their way, the Taiping Army did not enter the town, but took a detour. However, looking from a distance, the people in the town seemed to see people passing by outside the town.  Soldiers, every household has its doors closed.

    At this time, when he returned to the south and passed through Jinlong Town, Li Zuoche had no intention of entering the town. He was about to order his soldiers and horses to take a detour. Suddenly, he saw several Taiping soldiers from the front sentry running back quickly. When they arrived, they loudly said: "  Brother Li, there is a large group of Qing troops coming on the official road in the southeast! Look at the flag, it is still the Miao foreigner who is fighting with us in Shapoling!"

    "What?!" Li Zuoche was shocked: "Did they grow wings and fly in front of us?" As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zuoche had already understood that during the fierce battles in Guangxi, the Taiping Army often occupied familiar terrain.  They are used to walking on mountain roads, so they can often get ahead of the Qing army. This time the situation is reversed. The Miao soldiers are also good at walking on mountain roads. There must be people in the Qing army who are familiar with the routes. It is expected that they are eager to retreat south, so  Can get ahead of them and intercept.

    Li Zuoche drew out his long sword and shouted angrily: "Take that! Qing Yao is going too far! Let's go into the town to defend and fight these dog Qing Yao!" Angry shouts soaring to the sky rang out from all directions, and more than 300 Taiping troops returned.  He entered Jinlong Town and occupied strategic locations in the town. He arranged his muskets, bows and arrows in preparation for a battle with the Qing army.

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    The sky had darkened, and the sky over Jinlong Town was filled with smoke. A Qing soldier hid behind a low wall outside the town, peeked at the scene in the town, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "You guys are long-haired."  Listen! There is a great disparity between the strong and the weak! The victory has been decided! Surrender can save you from death!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of curses in Guangxi accented dialects in the town. The general sighed and said to a soldier beside him: "Go back and report to Mr. Hu, Changmao refuses to surrender." The soldier responded and turned back.  Run out of town.

    Outside the town, Hu Linyi looked at Jinlong Town with a face as heavy as water. Several roads into the town were covered with the corpses of Qing troops and Taiping troops. Qing troops from all directions guarded the main roads, building fortresses, trenches or  Then the low walls of the original residences were built to guard the area.

    During the battle at Shapoling in the morning, Hu Linyi saw Changmao setting fire to the mountain and knew that they were going south, so he asked Peng Yulin to go back and move troops. He led the Miao soldiers to catch up in a detour and intercepted the Taiping army near Jinlong Town.  The men leading the troops in Changmao seemed to know that escaping further was not an option, so they simply stayed in the town and defended it.  After Peng Yulin arrived with 800 reinforcements in the afternoon, the Qing army attacked more than ten times, but was repelled by the Taiping army.  The last attack on the Taiping Army seemed to have run out of medicine, and he was stunned without firing a shot. Hu Linyi respected these long hairs in his heart and ordered people to persuade him to surrender.

    After hearing the report of the former army's bravery, Hu Linyi closed his eyes and sighed: "The people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death? That's all, that's all, order all the troops to rush in and wipe them all out."

    Peng Yulin frowned and said, "Hu Daotai, are they rebels or people of the Qing Dynasty?"

    Hu Linyi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Xueqin, you should call me brother Kuansheng."??Following him, he took a few steps forward, pointed to the corpses on the roads on all sides and said, "They only took risks when they couldn't survive. It turns out they are all good people."

    Peng Yulin remained silent. At this time, several fast horses rushed forward, but they were the cavalry sent out to the south. The sentry commander said with a frightened face: "Sir, there are a large number of long-haired thieves coming from the south holding open fire.  There are always nearly two thousand people! It¡¯s only three miles away from here!¡±

    Peng Yulin said anxiously: "Brother Kuisheng, let's go in first! Otherwise, we won't be able to wipe out this minister!"

    Hu Linyi frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: "Send orders to all armies to withdraw from the encirclement and return north!"

    Peng Yulin was anxious: "Brother Kuisheng, this"

    Hu Linyi said slowly: "It is almost dark now, and the enemy's situation is unknown. It is not suitable to engage in battle. If it is dark and the enemy cannot distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, we may be plotted by thieves to fight. Only by protecting yourself can you defeat the enemy. It is known that thieves are really long-haired today."  With brave tactics, we need to make long-term plans. If we lose in one battle, we will have no more troops to fight behind us!"

    Peng Yulin nodded with understanding. At that moment, Hu Linyi ordered the army to slowly form a formation and retreat. The soldiers and horses behind the palace were also in a tight formation. No flaws were exposed, and the Qing army slowly retreated to the north.

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