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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 518: Virtual and Real

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    That night, the Qing army launched an uncharacteristically large-scale night attack. The Taiping army, which was still busy putting out the fire in the first half of the night, had to respond hastily and tiredly. The Qing army attacked in separate routes along the streets with smaller fires. These desperate troops  Chu Yong was all in a short-blade fighting stance, and his attacks were fierce and rapid, obviously premeditated for a long time.  The Taiping Army at the forefront was forced back several streets. In the end, Zhang Wenxiang personally led the direct guards of the 3rd Division and fought with bayonets three times to stabilize the position.

    When the sky was about to get dark, the Qing army's offensive was blocked. Chen Yucheng was furious and ordered the troops in each city to organize a counterattack.  So the Taiping Army continued to attack several streets that were recaptured by the Qing army at night, and another fierce battle for the streets ensued.  What is noteworthy is that the Qing army actually buried gunpowder in some stone-brick houses and waited for the Taiping troops to detonate when they approached. Rubbles and tiles rained down like a goddess scattering flowers, and the Taiping army's casualties began to increase.

    But the Taiping Army's fighting will was also very firm. Bayonets, volleys and grenade throwing by grenadiers finally regained the positions lost at night.  In the evening, the losses of various units were calculated. Including the casualties last night, more than a thousand Taiping soldiers were killed and wounded.

    When Chen Yucheng received the battle report of losses, his face was livid, and he followed him to summon the division commanders and staff officers to hold a pre-battle meeting to discuss the current battle situation.

    The atmosphere in the big tent was very depressing. Since the establishment of the First Army, there has been no record of losing more than 2,000 soldiers in two days, and it was the same Qing army that caused the loss.

    "Jiang Zhongyuan is indeed a cunning thief. He attacks at night, which prevents us from giving full play to our firepower advantage. We can only rely on hand-to-hand combat. This becomes a life-for-life situation. But every soldier of our New First Army is  Elite veterans, it's not worth it to sacrifice your life for those miscellaneous regiments of Qingyao!" The speaker was Zhang Wenxiang. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't help but shouted angrily: "The best thing is to bring in the cannon and bring the cannon in.  The rest of the city will be bombarded!"

    Chen Alin coughed and said: "There are still a large number of people in the remaining urban areas. If we could use cannons to deal with the Qingyao, we would have done it long ago. Do we still have to wait until now?"

    Zhang Wenxiang was very afraid of Chen Alin, the commander of the First Division, because he had served as a cavalry regiment commander under Chen Alin back then, but now his old boss told him that he no longer dared to fight.  Chen Alin touched his chin and said: "Chen Shuai, it seems that Jiang Zhongyuan has been dormant in western Jiangxi for a long time. He has retrained an elite clear demon regiment. This demon regiment is good at close combat, and regards their own lives as nothing.  , Jiang Zhongyuan used the night to offset our advantage in firepower. Although this Qingyao may not necessarily be able to defeat our army in hand-to-hand combat, it is not as passive as it was on the first day. And Jiang Zhongyuan can be seen in today's daytime battle.  This guy came up with some more insidious tricks, such as burying gunpowder in a house that our army must pass by. Then he let the dead soldiers detonate it, and rubble and broken tiles rained down, injuring a lot of soldiers. This Jiang Zhongyuan is indeed me  The great enemy of the Taiping Army has suffered heavy losses at his hands many times, but I have to say that this beast is very intelligent and strategic, making it very difficult to deal with it."

    Chen Yucheng frowned and said: "Mr. Chen, now is not the time to praise the enemy. Is there any way to deal with Jiang Zhongyuan's tactics?"

    Chen Alin smiled slightly and said: "Chen Shuai has forgotten the military motto he learned in the military academy? In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless. Our army has an absolute advantage. We only need to fight steadily, advance layer by layer, and gradually encroach.  The Qing army's position will definitely be defeated in the end. The Qing demons will definitely attack our troops at night tonight, and we must build barricades to guard against night attacks. After dawn, we will advance steadily with small artillery, and then continue to consolidate the position, and so on.  Only in this way can losses be reduced.¡±

    Chen Yucheng hummed and said: "Fight slowly and steadily, consolidate the position during the day to guard against the Qingyao raid at night, continue to advance the next day and consolidate the position. In this cycle, the Qingyao will be defeated. But this will slow down the army and quickly sweep away our army.  The strategy of Guangdong and Guangxi is unfavorable.¡±

    Chen Alin said: "According to the intelligence, Chu Yong brought by Qing Yao Jiang Zhongyuan has about ten thousand men. Including Qing Yao's thousands of people in Zhaoqing, the maximum will not exceed 20,000 troops. Although our army lost two people in two days of fierce fighting,  Thousands of men and horses, but Qingyao's losses are even greater. He, Jiang Zhongyuan, now has only 10,000 men and horses left, which is enough to cope with the situation. The two divisions left with more than 28,000 men are enough to cope with it. The third division can be sent to continue to advance westward, with both sides  All can be accommodated.¡±

    Chen Yucheng hummed, turned around and said to several staff officers: "According to this strategy, quickly formulate a plan, and tomorrow we will mobilize the troops and horses of the Third Division to continue marching westward." The generals stood up together and accepted the order with a bang.

    At the same time, in the Zhaoqing magistrate's yamen, Jiang Zhongyuan sat at the top of the inner hall with a gloomy look on his face. He saw that all the generals below him looked frustrated. He couldn't help but snorted coldly: "  Who dares to lead the team for tonight¡¯s night attack?¡±

    As soon as these words came out, all the generals of the Qing Dynasty looked at each other. Last night, Jiang Zhongyuan's fierce general ChuGuerrilla Liu Zhenli led three thousand Chu soldiers to attack and counterattack at night, but only less than a thousand troops came back. Liu Zhenli died on the spot.  The Taiping Army will definitely be prepared for a night attack tonight, and going there again tonight will definitely lead to death.

    Seeing that all the generals were silent, Jiang Zhongyuan's younger brother Jiang Zhongshu stood up and said loudly: "Master Futai, I am humble enough to be willing to lead a thousand men of my army to go for a night attack!"

    Jiang Zhongyuan glanced at Liu Zhaolan and said slowly: "Prefect Liu and the governor's younger brother were able to lead troops there. Last night, the governor's elite troops also went to attack at night. Is there no warriors in Zhaoqing who can fight?"

    Seeing what Jiang Zhongyuan said, Liu Zhaolan had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The soldiers of Zhaoqing were recruited not long ago, but they are not as brave as the soldiers of Chu in Futai. If we go to attack at night, we will only ruin your strategy."

    Jiang Zhongyuan lowered his face and said: "My Chu Yong is also a son of his father and mother. Why can't the Zhaoqing soldiers be as brave as him? Tonight, the Zhaoqing soldiers must go out to attack at night, otherwise military law will be imposed!"

    Liu Zhaolan and other Zhaoqing generals had pale faces when they heard this, but due to Jiang Zhongyuan's power, they had no choice but to agree.  When Jiang Zhongyuan saw that Liu Zhaolan and others agreed, his expression softened and he said: "Zhaoqing can no longer be defended for a long time. There are more than 50,000 elite long-haired regular soldiers, more than 80,000 rural brave auxiliary soldiers and civilians, and hundreds of Western artillery.  So many, we have been holding on for so many days, but we are at the end of the line. In fact, our night attack tonight is to gain room for maneuver for tomorrow's breakout. All the soldiers who attack tonight will be heavily rewarded, and then force Changmao back a few streets  , when we come back, we will set up more concealed mines and gunpowder on the way here. Tomorrow the hair will come in slowly, and we can take advantage of the situation and break out from the north gate."

    When Liu Zhaolan and other generals heard this, they were stunned. Although they were secretly happy, they were still beating the drum. Liu Zhaolan asked cautiously: "Master Futai, we are all Zhaoqing officials, and we will be held accountable for losing our soil.  "

    Jiang Zhongyuan waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. I will report to the court. Zhaoqing City is already a dead place. If you don't stay useful, break out and continue to deal with Changmao. If the court blames me, I will take full responsibility."

    Liu Zhaolan and others also heard that Jiang Zhongyuan was promoted to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. This man was highly praised by the empress dowagers of the two palaces. He must be responsible and would not blame them, so everyone calmed down and prepared for the night attack.  Everyone also knew that if they could not force the Taiping Army back tonight, they would definitely be blocked if they broke through tomorrow. Moreover, if they could not attract the attention of the Taiping Army, it would be extremely difficult to break through the North Gate during the counterattack tomorrow.

    After the generals dispersed, Jiang Zhongyuan stopped Jiang Zhongshu and whispered: "Tonight's raid, your troops will advance from Gongyuan Street and then take a detour through Liuyuan Lane and retreat, allowing Liu Zhaolan and the Zhaoqing soldiers to continue their attack."

    Jiang Zhongshu asked curiously: "Brother, why do you want to go back?"

    Jiang Zhongyuan said coldly: "We, Chu Yong, have suffered a lot in the past few days. If we don't break through, the whole army will be wiped out. Tonight, we will take advantage of Liu Zhaolan and other Zhaoqing soldiers to attack us at night and break out of the encirclement."

    Jiang Zhongshu snorted and whispered: "Brother, I think you have changed." Jiang Zhongyuan snorted, as if he didn't hear it, and said to himself: "Zhaoqing can abide by the rules, your eldest brother is now the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, stick to it.  What is the use of this little Zhaoqing? Brother Feng, the Queen Mother of the two palaces, is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. We must continue to deal with Changmao in Guangdong and Guangxi. The right way is to hold Changmao back. This is also what the Queen Mother means. For the imperial court  Buy more time. Changmao will definitely not guess that we will break out tonight, so we have to be imaginary and real."

    At this point, Jiang Zhongyuan came back to his senses and asked, "Third brother, what did you say just now?"

    Jiang Zhongshu smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't say anything."

    Jiang Zhongyuan patted Jiang Zhongshu on the shoulder and said, "Third brother, I know you blame your eldest brother for being unloyal and leaving Zhaoqing and the others alone, right?"

    Jiang Zhongshu shook his head and said, "Whatever brother does is right."

    Jiang Zhongyuan knew this brother's temper and said this, but he didn't think so in his heart. He smiled bitterly and sighed softly: "Back then, my eldest brother led troops to rescue Hangzhou. He originally made an appointment with Li Tingyu to send troops together, but Li Tingyu did not come in order to protect himself.  , that¡¯s why your second brother Zhongji died in battle. After that time, brother Wei understood a truth. Only by surviving can he continue to serve the court. If he dies, he can¡¯t do anything, and it¡¯s best to never let his  Destiny is in other people's hands."

    Hearing Jiang Zhongji¡¯s name, Jiang Zhongshu gritted her teeth and said, ¡°I understand, brother, don¡¯t worry, I will bring back the Chu soldiers from my headquarters.¡±

    Jiang Zhongyuan hummed and said, "Go and get ready. Zhongjun and I are waiting for you at the north gate. Let's fight out together. Remember, Zhongjun and I won't leave first until we can wait for you."

    Jiang Zhongshu saw the concern in Jiang Zhongyuan's eyes, nodded heavily, and strode out.

    That night, the Qing army indeed launched another night attack, but this time the Taiping army hadAfter being prepared, they laid mines at the front of the position and built barricades, wooden fences and other fortifications on the streets. The Qing army's raid was met with a bloody blow, but the Qing army still fought to the death as always.

    Just after the Taiping Army's attention was attracted by the Qing army that attacked at night, the North Gate of Zhaoqing was suddenly highlighted by the Qing army. The people stationed at the North Gate were the headquarters of the Third Division that was about to be transferred. Unprepared, the North Gate was attacked by the Qing army.  The gate defense line was broken through by the Qing army. Although the officers and soldiers of the Third Division pursued and killed them bravely, in the end only the bodies of more than 2,000 Chu Yong were left behind, and more than 4,000 Chu Yong still broke through.
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