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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 235: The Qing Army¡¯s Defeat

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    He Chun anxiously looked left and right on his horse, raising and lowering the telescope in his hand. He was anxiously paying attention to the battle ahead at every moment. The Qing army division was divided into several teams, and it had been two hours since they took turns to charge and raid the Taiping Army's camp.  , the Taiping Army's defense line was still impregnable. On the Qing Army's gray attack line, despite the Qing Army's offensive, the Taiping Army's yellow front remained motionless.

    After several fierce battles, He Chun could tell from the uniforms of the Taiping soldiers who died in the battle. These Taiping soldiers all wore yellow vests with white borders, which showed that they were the elite of the puppet Western King.

    He Chun has been fighting with the Taiping Army for many years, and he learned about the uniforms of the Taiping Army from the captured wounded soldiers. The uniforms with yellow vests and white borders represent the soldiers deployed by the puppet Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and he got the news recently.  It seems that the soldiers and horses of the puppet Western King must have experienced the elite of the war to be qualified to wear this kind of uniform, which shows that what He Chun faced in Shanghai was the elite deployment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the puppet Western King.

    He Chun hated this pseudo-Western King very much. He almost lost his life last time in Hengzhou. Later, he learned that it was the pseudo-Western King¡¯s tribe who attacked Hengzhou.  This giant thief was brave, good at fighting and full of cunning. After the Qi soldiers captured Changsha, he fought all the way to Shanghai. Countless Manchu and Qing officials and generals died at his hands. He Chun was once afraid of confronting this fake Western King.  Therefore, after the Qing government appointed him as the admiral of Jiangnan and heard that the Taiping Army invaded southern Jiangsu, He Chun had been hiding in Yangzhou and did not dare to move forward. If it were not for Xianfeng's bloody decree, He Chun would have wanted to hide in Yangzhou for the rest of his life.

    It's a pity that Hechun came to support Shanghai like a duck. After fighting with Changmao in Shanghai for many days, although he still won less and lost more, he finally had a fight, so Hechun decided to take a gamble. Anyway, Xianfeng also put himself  The retreat was blocked.  If you can't solve the siege of Shanghai, you will have your house confiscated and beheaded if you go back. So you just have to fight on the battlefield, and maybe a miracle will happen.

    As the war entered a tug of war, both sides were adding lives to the front. As the casualties of the Qing army increased, and He Chun killed more and more retreating generals, He Chun himself became increasingly unsure.

    Another Qing army was defeated and retreated. He Chun's personal guards immediately stepped forward and captured the general of this Qing army. He Chun's heart was shaking but he pretended to be calm and shouted coldly: "Escape from the battle. Kill!"

    The guards under his command immediately raised their swords and were about to kill the general. The Qing general suddenly cried loudly: "Junmen, I am Chen Huai. I really can't beat him. Let the brothers withdraw and take a breather."

    He Chun came to his senses.  He raised his hand to stop the guard, jumped off his horse and looked at the Qing general who was kneeling on the ground.  I saw his face covered in blood.  His braided hair was messy, his arm was bleeding from a gunshot wound, his face was full of pleading, tears and sweat mixed with blood could not help but flow down.

    He Chun almost didn¡¯t recognize Chen Huai Lai. This man had been following him for more than ten years.  He is the most loyal, and he is also very brave in fighting on the battlefield. He has accumulated merit and has been promoted to guerrilla. If Chen Huai hadn't carried him across the river and escaped in Hengzhou that night.  He Chun may have been killed by the sword.  Now even Chen Huai was defeated and retreated, indicating that the Qing army in front was at the end of its war effort.

    He Chun also helped Chen Huai up with tears in his eyes and untied the rope for him with his own hands. No matter how cruel he was, he still couldn't do anything to his savior, so he could only let him go. But He Chun knew in his heart that if he let him go, what would happen next  We can no longer kill any of the defeated generals, otherwise the other generals will be unconvinced. Why should Chen Huai be spared alone?  !

    Since Chen Huai was not killed and the Qing generals could not be punished even if the Qing army was defeated and retreated, the Qing army's complete retreat was doomed.  The news that He Chun had not killed the retreating Chen Huai spread quickly like wings. The Qing troops in front began to loosen up and retreat. Seeing this, He Chun knew that the situation was over and today's offensive was over.

    Almost at the same time that the land division retreated across the board, the Qing navy also turned around and retreated. After He Chun received the report from his personal guards, he mounted his horse and opened the telescope to look, and sure enough, the navy was retreating across the board.

    As if grasping a life-saving straw, He Chun immediately shouted angrily: "These naval forces retreated without any military orders, causing the defeat of our land army. They are so audacious!" A group of generals and staff beside him  They all made consistent statements, and everyone knew in their hearts that He Junmen was looking for support for the defeat of the Lu Division. Everyone immediately began to curse the Navy for deserting the battle, leaving the Lu Division alone.

    At this moment, a messenger from the Navy came to report quickly, saying that the Navy had received news that Wusongkou had been lost, and the forts on the east and west banks had been recaptured by Changmao. The Navy men and horses went back to support first, intending to recapture Wusongkou as soon as possible.  Chen Guotai sent someone to inform He Chun, asking him to gather his troops and retreat as soon as possible.

    The man who had been cursing just now stopped immediately. He Chun swayed on his horse and almost fell off.  The generals and staff of the Lu Division all had pale faces. If Changmao occupied Wusongkou and blocked the river, the Qing army's retreat would be cut off. At present, we can only hope that the Navy can break through the blockade on the river. In this way, the Lu Division might still be able to survive.  There is a way to survive, ?So these people immediately stopped talking and looked at He Chun who was helped off the horse by Goshiha, hoping that he would order an immediate retreat.

    He Chun was helped off his horse by two Geshiha. He took a deep breath to calm down. Needless to say, he knew it was time to retreat immediately. There was a look of pain and unwillingness on his face, and his face was twisted and twisted.  He yelled ferociously and loudly: "The whole army retreats, Chen Huai, lead your men to cut off the rear!"

    Everyone in the Lu Division breathed a sigh of relief. The speed of retreat could be described as rapid. Moreover, the news that Wusongkou had been lost spread like wildfire and quickly spread throughout the entire Lu Division. Everyone fled in panic, and Chun's  The personal supervision team could not stop them, and finally they all fled together towards Wusongkou.

    Lin Qirong witnessed the defeat of the Qing navy and land divisions from the high platform of the artillery array. He did not hesitate to order people to raise the red flag and ordered the Taiping Army to pursue the entire front. Last night, he received news from the King of the West that he was expected to attack  The surprise attack on Wusong this morning must have been because the King of the West captured Wusongkou, and the Qing army immediately returned to the army, trying to escape.

    The Taiping Army launched a full-line counterattack. Dozens of Taiping soldiers jumped up from behind the fortress, crossed the camp ditch and pursued the Qing army. These Taiping soldiers did not face two to three hundred people, and the distance between them was only dozens of steps.  Skilled in dividing and coordinating, they quickly divided, surrounded and devoured the Qing army of more than a thousand people behind the scenes led by Chen Huai. Chen Huai boasted strong martial arts skills and was brave and good at fighting. He always led the troops to resist. He danced with a big sword so airtight that he was finally counted by the Taiping Army.  A musketeer shot and killed him on the spot from a distance of more than ten steps.  It is pitiful that a Qing general with excellent martial arts died in the hands of a few ordinary Taiping soldiers who were not skilled in martial arts. This once again shows that personal bravery in this era is useless.

    In fact, what Chun had predicted before was only correct, that is, the fierce bandit of the Puppet King of the West would definitely attack the Qing army on their way back to Wusong.  On the way back from Hongqiao and Yangpu, Lin Qirong, a nasty dog-skin plaster, was following behind. Small groups of Taiping troops were constantly harassing the Lu division in front. As they got closer to Wusong, more and more Taiping troops began to attack. He Chun's Lu division  The division is almost fighting every step of the way.

    During this period, He Chun sent people to the naval warships to issue military orders many times. In the end, he even begged the navy to go slower and help the Land Division repel the Taiping Army attack teams.

    Navy Chen Guotai was also miserable. At first, when the Navy saw that the attacking Taiping Army squad was relatively small, it stopped to fire artillery to help the Land Division repel the Taiping Army squad. As the number of Taiping Army attackers increased, more and more people attacked.  , Chen Guotai and others knew that there must be a long-haired sack waiting for the landing division in front. The navy could not stay for too long at all. If Wusong's long-haired troops had completed all the east and west forts at Wusongkou and built some iron locks across the river,  Coupled with the obstruction of the Changmao Navy, under a land and water attack, one's own fleet may not be able to break out. Therefore, the Navy must seize the time to escape and cannot stay longer. The sooner it reaches Wusong, the greater the chance of winning.  The chance of escaping will be greater.

    Unfortunately, the Army Division was harassed and blocked by the Taiping Army squad, and its movements were slow. As the number of Taiping Army units increased, the Army Division's movements became even slower. He Chun sent people several times to ask the Navy to send ships for support, and Chen Guotai and other generals felt that  Feeling greatly embarrassed, after some discussion among the generals, Navy guerrilla Lai Zhenhai went to see He Chun in person.

    Seeing He Chun, Lai Zhenhai leaned into He Chun's ear and whispered: "He Junmen, now the only way to save the land division is to have the navy advance out first. Otherwise, if a strong general is left to stay in place, He Jun  Wait for the dignitaries to board the naval warship and follow the navy warship first. As long as they can stand out, it is best to reorganize the troops and come back to rescue them. If it is delayed for a long time and the long-haired thieves tie up the opening of Wusong Fort, then  No one can leave."

    He Chun's face was ashen and his forehead was covered with sweat. He looked at the people around him, turned around and whispered to Lai Zhenhai: "Go back first and leave a few people and a small boat waiting for me on the shore. If I leave,  None of these people will stay. Later, I will personally go to the navy ship to order you to help in the battle, and then I can escape alone."

    When Lai Zhenhai heard this, he didn't expect that He Chun would make up such a lie in order to escape for his own life. It was really disgusting. He didn't point it out at the moment and whispered: "My subordinates understand. I will go back right away. Please leave as soon as possible."  ." After saying that, Lai Zhenhai took a few sailors and left.

    Lai Zhenhai came to the shore and personally led a sampan to wait there. Not long after, He Chun hurried over with several cronies and staff, boarded the sampan and went straight to Chen Guotai's boat.  Drive away.  Lai Zhenhai stood at the bow of the boat and looked back, only to see He Chun's lips turned white, and the fingers of his hands were clasped tightly, almost bleeding from pinching. His body was shaking slightly, his temples were turning gray, and he seemed to be much older for a while.  Lai Zhenhai knew that he had abandoned the lives of tens of thousands of people in order to survive, and the guilt and remorse must have been very uncomfortable. However, people would not be punished for their own sake, so Lai Zhenhai felt that people like him in the Navy were also fleeing for their own lives, regardless of the people on the shore.  Teacher?  Thinking about it this way, Lai Zhenhai doesn't seem to think He Chun is so despicable.

    The one on the shoreThe army was still waiting for their Hejunmen to order the naval warships to turn around and help the battle. However, they did not expect that shortly after Hejunmen left, the navy actually sent out its oars and accelerated towards Wusongkou, driving the Qing Army's land division to Wusongkou.  Leave it where it is.  The Qing soldiers and generals cried one after another, knelt on the shore and begged the navy brothers to stop the ship, but no one paid attention to them. The long Huangpu River took away their last hope.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!</dd>
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