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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 366: Invasion Like Fire

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    On the plains a few miles south of Xunqiao, Zhang Wenxiang and Zheng Yan rode horses to inspect the battlefield. They stopped in front of Li Haocheng's body. Looking at Li Haocheng's body, which was almost cut into two pieces, Zhang Wenxiang chuckled and said: "It's very good."  A courageous man, he just became the lackey of Qing Yao."

    Zheng Yantuo looked at the soldiers cleaning the battlefield, with the large flag of the West Palace fluttering in the wind, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that when we fought against the Qing Yao in the past, we always lost a lot of people, but now we can win so easily."

    Zhang Wenxiang said with a smile: "The King of the West has spent so much money and effort training us. If we still fight like before, we might as well die." He paused and said, "Now the army's ammunition has been consumed by 40%. I want to  The First Battalion is trying to attack Daxi Town south of Taizhou City, which is an important transportation area between Taizhou and Wenzhou."

    Zheng Yantuo pondered for a moment and then said: "The general idea of ??the staff is to attract Qingyao from the direction of Wenzhou to come for reinforcements. We intercept and kill the reinforcements halfway. This is a siege and reinforcements. If we attack Daxi Town, will Qingyao be suspicious?  ?¡±

    Zhang Wenxiang smiled and said: "I mean a fight. I don't really want to create a conflict between Wenzhou and Taizhou. Our cavalry relies on maneuvers to deal with the enemy. If our people show up in Daxi Town,  Li Tingyu will definitely not be able to sit still and will only urge reinforcements to go north as soon as possible."

    Zheng Yantuo nodded: "That's true. Li Tingyu has put a lot of effort into running Taizhou. Of course, he won't be scared to shrink back after being stabbed by us. Instead, if we beat him and show a little weakness, he might be fooled."

    After the two of them discussed it, they issued an order. The three cavalry companies of the first battalion mounted their horses one after another. They hurriedly ate some dry food, drank some water, and whistled.  The flag of the west hall of the battalion was raised, and with the deep sound of bugles, more than 300 cavalrymen galloped south around Taizhou City.

    When a battalion of cavalry arrived five miles outside Taizhou City, the Qing cavalry who had fled back had already spread the news of the Taiping cavalry throughout the city. Da Hong'a inside Taizhou City hurriedly ordered the city gates to be closed and organized a defense  Come.  Within the fortresses in several dangerous places outside the city, the Qing army's artillery positions were ready to fire.  Taking advantage of victory to pursue is a common tactic used by the Taiping Army, so the Qing army did not dare to slack off at all.

    But what is strange is that the Taiping Army did not follow, and the reconnaissance cavalry sent later reported.  The Taiping Army south of Xunqiao has retreated.  But Dahong'a no longer had the courage to send troops to meet the Qing garrison at Xunqiao. He was frightened by the Taiping cavalry described by the deserters. A cavalry force of more than a thousand people could defeat his own five thousand cavalry. Even if  How much advantage can the infantry gain by leaving the city?  Moreover, the Qing army has always been afraid of fighting the Taiping Army in the field.

    The first battalion of cavalry bypassed Taizhou City and went south.  Zhang Wenxiang's cavalry regiment has been harassing the Qing army everywhere since they sneaked across the Jiaojiang River.  A reconnaissance cavalry and a small team dedicated to hunting down Qing troops leaving the city.  And spy on the movements of Taizhou City.  Today, Li Kaifang began to attack Xunqiao. Zhang Wenxiang gathered the cavalry as planned to block the reinforcements coming out of Taizhou. Sure enough, he hit the target with one blow and defeated the Qing cavalry. Only less than 2,000 of the 5,000 Qing cavalry fled back.  .  Most of the remaining self-participating generals including Li Haocheng and others died in battle.

    In the evening, Zhang Wenxiang led the second and third battalions of cavalry to once again attack a Qing army camp north of Taizhou City and on the south bank of the Jiaojiang River. The Qing army withdrew from the camp after leaving hundreds of corpses behind.  After Zhang Wenxiang ordered people to set fire to the fortress here.  He ordered the cavalry regiment to hide in the woods and have dinner.

    After dinner, the newly formed reconnaissance company of the third infantry regiment of the second division arrived and met Zhang Wenxiang's cavalry regiment.  After the two sides exchanged intelligence, Zhang Wenxiang immediately decided to send troops to raid the Qing army's camp on the southern outskirts of Taizhou, attracting the Qing army's attention and providing cover for the infantry regiment.  With the arrival of the follow-up troops of the Third Regiment and the artillery regiment directly under the division, the Taiping Army became more powerful outside Taizhou City. The First Regiment and the First Regiment of the Second Regiment arrived and began to surround Taizhou City.

    Dahong'a didn't know until early the next morning that the Taiping Army had begun to siege the city. Last night, the Qing army's attention was drawn to the south. Several outer fortresses in the south were raided by Taiping cavalry. Dahong'a was afraid that the southern camp would be lost.  Cutting off their own retreat, they hurriedly mobilized soldiers and horses from the city to support the Qing army in the outer camps. However, they did not expect that the Taiping Army's infantry brigade surrounded several camps in the north.

    After climbing up the city tower and looking at the Taiping Army's position, Dahong'a was very surprised. The Taiping Army on the opposite side was dressed differently from the previous Taiping Army, and their tactics were also different. They began to dig trenches around the city and began to prepare.  After attacking several outer camps, a strange iron wire was placed outside the trenches, seemingly to prevent the Qing troops in the city from breaking through. Then a second trench was dug after the first trench. The Taiping Army dug in the first trench.  An artillery position was set up between the second trench and the second trench.

    Da Hong¡¯a was very surprised that the artillery position of the Taiping Army was at least seven or eight miles away from Taizhou City. When did the Taiping Army have artillery that could shoot such a distance????  It wasn't until the Taiping Army's artillery fire started that he knew that these artillery pieces were used to destroy the remaining Qing army barracks in Jiaojiang in the north.

    When Dahong'a still wanted to take a closer look, under the afterglow of the setting sun, artillery from the Taiping Army began to bombard the Jiaojiang defense line.  The land within more than ten miles outside the city was burned to a white ground by the Qing army, without any obstruction or obstruction. The Jiaojiang defense line was only seven or eight miles away from Taizhou, and from a high place, one could see as far as the eye can see.

    The people outside the city were almost wiped out. The Taiping Army fired artillery without hesitation. The artillery regiment directly under the Second Division concentrated more than a hundred artillery pieces of various types, spitting out angry flames. The remaining nine camps on the Jiaojiang Qing Army's defense line began to attack one after another.  Being shelled.

    Dahongala opened his telescope and saw only the chaos of the Qing troops on the Jiaojiang defense line. Some wanted to defend the camp, some wanted to go out to fight, and some wanted to run away.  Dahong'a gave a bitter smile and murmured to himself: "I originally thought that Jiaojiang was impregnable, but it turned out to be a plate of delicious food for the long-haired thief. The long-haired thief has full wings, and he is no longer the one who can just hit and run."  It¡¯s a rogue bandit.¡±

    The Taiping Army leisurely cleared the Jiaojiang defense line of the Qing army. The next day, more Taiping Army troops crossed the Jiaojiang River and arrived in Taizhou. Following the Taiping Army, they began to clear the surrounding fortresses in Taizhou.  At this time, there were tens of thousands of Taiping troops crossing the river. They were divided into two groups by looking at the uniforms. One group was dressed in colorful clothes. When the soldiers lay down on the grass, you really couldn't see anyone, while the other group  They are still the same soldiers and horses wearing the uniforms of the Taiping Army.  The Qing army also discovered it.  The long-haired men in colorful military uniforms are more fierce and tough. Everyone has a musket in their hands, and this musket can shoot very far.

    Dahong'a once sent troops and horses to prepare to go out of the city to respond, but they were beaten back by the artillery fire of the Taiping Army. Only then did Dahong'a realize that the artillery of the Taiping Army could indeed hit such a long distance.

    On the seventh day, the Taiping Army completed the encirclement of Taizhou City. Positions, trenches, and iron wires were set up all around to prevent breakouts.  In the evening, the sky darkened.  The last Qing army on the periphery withdrew into the city. Dahong Aji counted the losses of the Qing army. More than half of the Qing army outside the city was lost. The remaining more than 4,000 people fled back one after another, and most of them were injured.  He still has more than 24,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, but there are a full 50,000 long-haired soldiers surrounding the city outside the city.

    Da Hong¡¯a knew that the other party¡¯s weapons were fierce.  Plan to do it after night falls.  They left the city to attack the Taiping Army at night.  They have been suppressed and beaten by the Taiping Army in the past few days, and their morale has dropped drastically. Moreover, Dahong'a estimates that the Taiping Army has completely controlled the outside of the city today, and may relax their vigilance. At the same time, Dahong'a also wants to take advantage of the night to counteract the  Advantages of the opponent's firearms.

    After making up his mind, Dahonga selected several fierce group training leaders as generals of the night attack force.  After they were provided with good wine and meat, and a large amount of money was brought out, the blood of several fierce regiment leaders who claimed to have sworn hatred against the Taiping Army was boiling, and they clamored to kill all the Taiping Army outside the city.  These group training leaders were originally wealthy bullies from Ningbo.  His family was suppressed by the Taiping Army, so he was extremely hostile to the Taiping Army.

    After nightfall, in Taizhou City, several training leaders of the Qing Army led more than 3,000 men who were willing to die in night attacks. They came out of the city from three directions, east, west, and south, and came close to the front of the Taiping Army's positions. They were blocked by an iron barrage.  A network of wires blocked the way.  From a distance in the daytime, these wooden piles seemed to be wrapped with iron wires. Now that they got closer, the Qing army discovered that there were barbed hooks on these iron wires, and they were densely wrapped like spider webs.

    A training leader of the Qing Army took out his sword and chopped it off. Unexpectedly, there was a tinkling bell. It turned out that there were bells on the barbed wire.  As soon as the sound rang out, the flames of firearms emerged from the dark trench on the opposite side, followed by the crackling sound of gunfire like fried beans. The Qing army clinging to the barbed wire was instantly hit in a large area.

    Then more than ten objects with sparks flew out of the trench. When the objects fell to the ground, they splashed in all directions. In the midst of the fire, the leader of the Qing army smelled a big smell of kerosene and shouted in a hissing voice:  "It's kerosene!"

    The soldiers of the Qing army's night attack force were all wide-eyed. The dozen or so kerosene pots in front of the trench were lit up. The Taiping soldiers on the opposite side seized the opportunity and poured ammunition at the Qing soldiers outside the barbed wire fence.

    In front of the barbed wire fence, the god of death waved his sickle, harvesting the living lives.  Several group training leaders refused to give up and shouted, ordering them to cut off the barbed wire and rush over.  But the futile and stupid orders caused more soldiers to fall in front of the barbed wire fence.  The infantry of the Taiping Army on the opposite side fired projectiles in turns, "Load! Fire! Back off!" These repeated shouts seemed to make the Qing army despair. The Taiping Army was playing a round-robin bombardment, and it was impossible for them to have a chance to rush through.  In the past, there was still nearly 150 steps behind the barbed wire fence.

    Finally, the Qing soldiers could no longer stand this one-sided massacre. The bows and arrows and muskets in their hands could not hit the enemy 150 steps away. Their already weak will relaxed, and the Qing soldiers began to retreat like a tide.  go.

    The Taiping soldiers in the trenchJumping out of the trench, he continued to ruthlessly pour ammunition at the retreating Qing troops, sending them on their way.

    Dahong'a's night attack only lasted half an hour. Standing on the tower, when a large fire appeared in front of the trench, Dahong'a knew that the night attack had failed.

    Of the 3,000 night attack troops, less than a thousand returned to the city. This was a completely one-sided massacre. In the end, the Qing army only had courage and lives left, but when courage and lives cannot be exchanged for victory, for morale  The blow was extremely huge. Dahong'a didn't know how to comfort the soldiers. Let's just leave it to fate. At this moment, everyone in the Qing army from Dahong'a down in the city knew that it was only a matter of time before the city of Taizhou was broken.

    The sky was bright and the early morning sunshine was shining on the earth. In Taizhou City, the West Palace flag was still flying high on the Taiping Army position. The front of the position was covered with corpses of Qing soldiers. Many injured and undead soldiers wailed all night.  , it is a kind of torture for soldiers of both armies. No one wants to be the next person to be abandoned in front of the position and howl to death, but there is no way, war is so cruel.  The soldiers who had been howling miserably all night had now fallen into deathly silence. Perhaps they had lost all their blood and died slowly.

    In the bloody morning wind, Da Hong'a murmured to himself: "Maybe today is my last day" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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