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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 127: The Great Victory on the Xiangjiang River

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    When Zuo Zongtang saw that Xiao Yungui was about to go into battle, he hurriedly stopped him and said: "King Xi, you are the commander-in-chief of the army, so you must not move lightly. When General Li first asked for help, we knew that Xiang Rong was planning to attack the east and attack the west, and we had already sent a messenger  Let the generals Lin Fengxiang and Ji Wenyuan from the north lead their troops to encircle them. According to our pre-agreed strategy, as long as General Li persists for one more hour and waits until the army is encircled, Xiang Rong will die by then. There is no need for the King of the West to  If we venture forward, let Zuo Mou lead the troops up to provide reinforcements."

    Xiao Yungui opened his mouth and smiled and said: "Sir, you are a scholar, how can you go into battle to fight? You are worried that if the king is injured in some way, the morale of the army will be dampened, and the whole plan will fail, right?"

    Zuo Zongtang frowned and said: "King of the West, a great victory is in sight. There is no need to take risks personally. You are connected with the entire army and cannot be touched personally."

    Xiao Yungui muttered: "Sir, Siye Mountain is in critical danger right now. Qingyao and we are gritting our teeth to see who will fall first. The only soldiers available at the moment are dozens of my personal guards. I believe that when I  When the king's banner appears on Four Leaf Mountain, the morale of our brothers will be boosted, but Qing Yao will be completely in despair!" Then he smiled softly and whispered: "This king is protected by Heavenly Father and Brother Tian, ??and Qing Yao cannot be hurt.  Come to me!"

    While Zuo Zongtang was still stunned, Xiao Yungui had already waved his cloak and strode out.  Zuo Zongtang looked at the swaying curtains, frowned and murmured: "Does the King of the West really have the blessing of Heavenly Father? Is he really destined?"

    Xiao Yungui walked out of the camp and saw dozens of guards outside ready. The camp was filled with wounded soldiers rescued from Siye Mountain, and the sound of wailing could not be heard.  The Taiping Army's medical care was excellent, and there were many rescue officers in the army who followed the battle. Since the morning, more than 300 wounded soldiers had been sent down from Siye Mountain.  In fact, many of the injuries were not serious, and most of them died of blood loss. The Taiping Army was followed by rescue officers, who used bruises and metal wounds to save people on the battlefield. However, they saved the lives of many soldiers. After these people recovered from their injuries,  They are the elite of the Taiping Army.

    Xiao Yungui flew on his horse, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and shouted loudly: "Everyone in the camp, listen to the order! All rescue officers and literary officers stay to treat the injured brothers, and the rest follow me!"  Let Qing Yao see the power of our West Palace troops!"

    Amidst the cheers, the Western King's banner was raised high, and dozens of personal guards followed Xiao Yungui and rushed towards Siye Mountain. The Huotou Army in the camp, the guards guarding the food and grass, and even some lightly injured soldiers picked up their weapons and followed.  Behind him, the banner of the Western King moved.

    On the other side of the Qing army's formation, Xiang Rong looked at the fighting on Siye Mountain proudly, and said to the left and right: "The long-haired thief is unwilling to swallow the elephant, but he didn't expect that the commander would gather troops to attack one of them. If this happens,  If Siye Mountain is lost, we can break out from here. If Changmao mobilizes the soldiers and horses from Niuwan Ridge and Pingtou Ridge to fight, we can take advantage of the situation to intercept and break through from the other two places, so that he can't see each other."

    All the generals were praising Xiang Rong Yingming and his martial prowess, and when the wind of flattery came rolling in, they suddenly saw a big flag raised on the top of Siye Mountain. This big flag was different from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Fengtian Demon-Slaying Flag.  The big book "Youbi of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the military adviser Xi Wang Xiao"!

    When this big flag appeared, the Taiping troops in Siye Mountain burst into thunderous cheers and started fighting even more crazily. Along with the big flag came hundreds of fresh troops, who together drove back the Qing army.  Unable to stop him, he retreated to the foot of the mountain.

    Xiao Yungui walked up the hill and saw Li Yiwen fighting with two Qing soldiers at a glance. Without saying a word, he rushed forward, raised his knife and hacked the two Qing soldiers to death. He strode to Li Yiwen's side and saw him.  His shirt was all stained with blood, and he exclaimed: "Are you injured?"

    When Li Yiwen saw that it was King Xi who had arrived, he couldn't help but burst into tears and said, "It doesn't matter, His Highness King Xi, this is the blood of Qing Yao."

    Xiao Yungui patted Li Yiwen on the shoulder and said: "You fought hard. You gathered troops at the demon head to attack us, just to make us disorganize ourselves. I have brought all the people in the camp who can fight.  , we brothers will work together to defend for a while, and when the soldiers and horses from the north arrive, the Qing demon army will be wiped out!" When he looked back, he saw that the Taiping army had driven the Qing army down the mountain, and he shouted loudly: "No need to chase,  Be careful with demon-clearing firearms! Set up the cannon and let¡¯s blast him! Throw down all the rocks, arrows, and spears that can be thrown from the mountain to kill the enemy! Brothers who still have muskets and firecrackers in their hands, give me a death-defying hello!¡±

    After Xiao Yungui appeared, the morale of the Taiping army was greatly boosted and they quickly stabilized their front. The Qing army attacked the hilltop three more times, but they were defeated faster each time.

    Xiang Rong's face turned gloomy at the foot of the mountain. The Qing army had lost more than 1,700 troops here without any progress. Three hours had passed. Xiang Rong also knew that once the Taiping Army behind him surrounded them, he would annihilate the entire army.

    After retreating from the third attack on the mountain, Xiang Rong couldn't bear it anymore and personally led the generals to the front of the battle formation to supervise the battle. After looking at the banner of Xi Wang Xiao from the telescope, he said:He turned around and shouted in a cold voice: "Go down with the order, attack the top of the mountain, and take off the head of the Western bandit, he will be promoted to the third level and rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver! I will never break my promise!"

    Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men. Dusi Ji Shengmai personally led 600 Qing troops to attack again. These Qing troops swarmed forward with slogans of taking down the heads of the Western thieves and rewarding them with ten thousand taels of silver.

    Xiao Yungui was slightly shocked. He didn't expect that his head would become the target of everyone. He was so angry that he immediately shouted: "Send the order. Anyone who removes the head of the demon head will be rewarded with a penny!"

    Li Yiwen and others were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Take off the head of Xiang Yaotou and reward you with a penny!" There were still more than 500 people in the Taiping Army at this moment, and they all shouted to the generals together. The Qing troops at the foot of the mountain were all  Listened clearly.

    After Xiang Rong heard this, his face turned green with anger, and he urged his troops to attack the mountain, vowing to cut Xiao Yungui into pieces before venting his hatred.

    Ji Shengmai led the soldiers and horses to attack the mountain. Stones and arrows rained down from the top of the mountain, and the Taiping Army's artillery fire became more intensive. When Kankan was halfway through the charge, he suddenly heard the Taiping Army cheering loudly.

    When Ji Shengmai looked back, he saw a large cloud of dust and smoke rising to the north. It was obvious that the Taiping Army was coming from behind.  When Ji Shengmai was still hesitating whether to continue charging forward or retreat, a loud arrow shot up from the top of the mountain and exploded in mid-air. He was surprised. This must be the Taiping Army's order for the entire army to attack.  .  Just as he was hesitating, a cannon fired from the top of the mountain, killing Ji Shengmai on the spot.

    At this moment, the Taiping troops in Niuwan Ridge and Pingtou Ridge also fired their cannons, and followed the Taiping troops in the north from all directions to strangle Siye Mountain.

    Xiang Rong also found Taiping troops coming behind him at the foot of the mountain. He quickly ordered the rear troops to circle back and bombard them to prevent the Taiping Army from charging. However, there was not much room left for the Qing troops to circle back, and they were soon crowded together and unable to move.  The Taiping Army on the North Road, led by generals such as Lin Fengxiang and Ji Wenyuan, rushed into the rear of the Qing army and fought hand to hand.

    From the side, Li Kaifang also led troops to charge over. The Qing army on the flank collapsed at the first touch. They were chased and killed by the Taiping Army and retreated to the foot of Siye Mountain.

    Xiang Rong ordered the generals to hold their ground, and all arms and weapons were fired desperately. However, the artillery of the Taiping Army on Siye Mountain was so fierce that the Qing army was barely able to form a formation, but was immediately disrupted by a burst of artillery fire and could not form a formation.

    At dusk of the Youshi period, the Qing army was on the verge of collapse. Xiao Yungui had a vicious eye and saw an advantage. After three rounds of life-threatening cannon bombardments, he ordered his personal guards to hold high the banner of the Western King and lead the Taiping troops on Siye Mountain.  Rush down and kill.

    When the Taiping troops from Siye Mountain came down the mountain, the Qing army finally collapsed. Seeing that the momentum was not good, Xiang Rong fled to the west of the Xiangjiang River under the protection of his generals. The remaining Qing army was in chaos and had no one to command Xiang Motou.  They bumped around like flies and were driven back to the bank of the Xiangjiang River by the Taiping Army.

    The Taiping Army's morale was greatly boosted, and they divided into several groups to pursue and kill. The Qing army retreated to the bank of the Xiangjiang River and had no way to go. A large number of Qing soldiers were killed in the river or drowned in the river. The water of the Xiangjiang River turned into  Dark red, thousands of corpses of Qing soldiers were floating all over the river.

    Xiang Rong fled to the riverside and saw the surging Xiangjiang River blocking his way. He couldn't help but feel sad. He sighed and was about to draw his sword and wipe his neck. He was hurriedly grabbed by the people on the left and right. Several Qing generals said hurriedly: "Junmen, I'll wait for you."  If you know the water, you can carry the military gate to cross the river!" "Yes, the military gate, you can leave the green hills without worrying about having no firewood." Xiang Rong couldn't say anything at the moment, and a group of Qing generals and Goshiha took off their armor for Xiang Rong.  Holding the Xiangrongfu River, they fled to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.

    The remaining Qing troops followed suit when they arrived at the shore. They took off their armor and ran into the water to escape. Soon the Taiping Army caught up with them. Those Qing troops who were unable to get into the water were killed. Those in the water were also shot with arrows and muskets by the Taiping Army.  The chase, screams and wails resounded over the Xiangjiang River.

    Xiang Rong was protected by everyone and fled to the other side. His robes were all wet, and all his armor and flags were lost. When he looked back, he saw that his troops were blocked by the Taiping Army and massacred by the river. He couldn't help but burst into tears. He knelt on the shore and couldn't stand on his own.  .  The Qing generals and Geshiha on the left and right were also in a panic, but they were afraid that the Taiping Army would still pursue them on the west bank, so they hurriedly picked up Xiang Rong and fled south.

    In this battle, more than 7,000 Qing troops from Xiang Rong's tribe were almost wiped out on the banks of the Xiang River. It was known as the Great Victory of the Xiang River in history. Except for Xiang Rong and others and some hundreds of Qing troops who knew how to use the water to escape, Si Ji, the commander of the Qing army,  More than 4,000 people below the Holy Pulse were killed, and more than 2,000 people surrendered. Every firearm, ordnance, food, baggage, and artillery were all captured by the Taiping Army. Even Xiang Rong's family letter was captured by the Taiping Army. The Qing Army could be said to be  Failed miserably.

    The Taiping Army also lost more than 1,500 people killed and more than 2,000 injured. Among them, Li Yiwen from Siye Mountain suffered the most casualties. More than 1,300 people guarded the mountain, and in the end, less than 400 people were left.  But it was Siyeshan's persistence that allowed other Taiping troops to arrive in time to encircle and annihilate the Qing army. Li Yiwen made the greatest contribution.

    When the Taiping Army on the bank of the Xiangjiang River roared with joy, Xiao Yungui looked at the clear water all over the river.?The corpse was speechless. To overthrow the Qing Dynasty, I don¡¯t know how many more killings and bloodshed I have to go through. This is just one of the battles. There may be more tragic wars waiting for him later. He Xiao Yungui  Can your luck continue to be this good?
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