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Volume One: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 547: The City of Guilin is Destroyed

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    Peng Yulin and others couldn't figure out why the King of the West let go of his men despite repeated guesses. Finally, Peng Yulin clasped his fingers on the table and said, "No need to guess anymore. Let's discuss whether we should go or not first."  .¡±

    Yu Wanqing said hurriedly: "Of course we are leaving. There is a long-haired stronghold blocking the road in front of us. We have been attacking for days. Their artillery and muskets are sharp, and there are many mines in front of the stronghold. It is impossible to break in and defeat the current enemy."  The strong stronghold cannot go to Guilin Mansion to relieve the siege. Since we cannot relieve the siege and our army is in danger of being annihilated, of course it is best to leave as soon as possible."

    Li Mengqun sneered and said: "Old General Yu is really eager to leave as soon as he talks about it. Sure enough, he still has the style of retreating fifty miles in a day when he saw the long-haired flag!"

    Yu Wanqing blushed. When he was the admiral of Hunan, he had gathered troops under Sai Shang'a to fight with the Taiping Army in Quanzhou and other places. However, he lost consecutive battles. The last time he saw the banner of the Taiping Army, he was so frightened that he retreated fifty miles away.  , had been made a laughing stock now, but now Li Mengqun said it out loud, of course he became angry and said loudly: "At this moment, the right time, place, and people are not with me. A gentleman will not stand behind a dangerous wall. If he leaves, he will conserve his troops. In the future, he will be able to fight with Changmao."  Zhou Xuan, Mr. Li, do you have the ability to knock down the long-haired stronghold in front of you and rescue Guilin?!"

    Li Mengqun snorted and ignored him. He just turned to Peng Yulin and said, "Shuai Shuai, my subordinates still feel that there is fraud in this. There must be monsters when things go wrong. If we leave here and return north, we will grow hair on the road.  What should we do if he returns at dusk?"

    After Peng Yulin pondered for a moment, he looked at Li De'an who was still standing under him in the tent and asked: "Li Canrong. How were you captured by Changmao? Have you ever witnessed the internal situation of Changmao after being captured? How is the morale of Changmao's soldiers?"  ?¡±

    Li De'an said hurriedly: "Reporting to Xueshuai, I led a personal guard to guard Li Shuai that day. Because our army's artillery array was destroyed in many places. The only remaining mountain-splitting cannon could not stop Changmao, and Changmao was divided into many directions.  After breaking into the town, the soldiers fought individually and were almost out of an army. At dawn, we were the only ones who were protecting Li Shuai and trapped in the Huguang Guild Hall of Xing'an Town. Then Changmao used gunpowder to blow up many parts of the hall wall and broke in.  Inside the guild hall. We fought and retreated, and in the end only dozens of people were left to protect Li Shuai in the lobby of the guild hall. Finally, Li Shuai saw that Chang Mao was powerful, so he ordered me and other equipment to save our lives, so he was captured by Chang Mao.  It¡¯s not that we don¡¯t want to fight to the death, but because Li Shuai has a life, so¡­¡±

    Peng Yulin waved his hand.  He knew that Li De'an's words must have put the responsibility on Li Chong.  Otherwise, his guilt would be even more serious. He immediately asked, "What happened to Li Shuai and others after you were captured?"

    Li De'an lowered his head with a look of shame on his face and said: "After I waited for more than ten generals and generals to be captured, they were detained separately. After my subordinates were sent to Guilin Mansion by waterway, they met the long-haired Chen Yucheng, and he asked me to give them to him.  Xueshuai came to deliver the letter. His subordinates never saw Li Shuai and the others again until they left the Changmao Camp. However, his subordinates also asked the guards. The guards only said that Li Shuai and others should be sent to Jinling City to offer sacrifices.  Captured.¡±

    Peng Yulin sighed softly and said: "No matter how untrustworthy Li Zhong is, it's fine. He can also be regarded as a general of the imperial court. The Zhenjun soldiers were so majestic when they attacked Hengyang, defeated Changsha, and saved Wuchang. Unexpectedly, in the end, the entire army was wiped out.  What will happen." At this point, he paused and said, "Then when you came back, did you see the hair growing in Guilin Mansion?"

    Li De'an said: "When I left Guilin Mansion, my subordinates had seen the situation in Guilin Mansion from a distance. The long-haired trenches surrounded Guilin Mansion with tens of thousands of soldiers. They also occupied key passes and highlands to build strongholds, and even threatened the nearby Qing Dynasty.  There were no less than 100,000 strong people, and they surrounded Guilin Mansion tightly. At that time, the subordinates left during the day, and Changmao was firing artillery to bombard Guilin Mansion. It was really a simultaneous attack of thousands of guns, and the entire Guilin Mansion was shrouded in thick smoke and dust.  , the sound shook for miles, and the whole Guilin Mansion could not be seen at all."

    Yu Wanqing frowned and said: "Xueshuai, you see Changmao in Guilin Mansion is so powerful, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for long. Staying here is just giving Changmao 30,000 lives. It's better to retreat temporarily and stay useful, and then retaliate."  The imperial court.¡±

    Li Mengqun stopped talking this time. Although Li De'an's words may be exaggerated, there is currently a stronghold of thousands of people blocking the road in Lingchuan. Among them, the largest number of artillery and muskets are his own troops.  All the firearms put together can't compare. According to the news sent back, Guilin Mansion is besieged by the main force of long-haired soldiers and horses. It is not surprising that the force is naturally strong.

    Peng Yulin also said with some embarrassment: "The imperial court ordered us to rescue Jiang Zhongyuan's troops in Guilin. If we withdraw northward, I'm afraid the imperial court will blame us."

    When Yu Wanqing saw Li Mengqun, he was speechless and hit the railway line while it was hot: "Xue Shuai Mingjian, we are waiting for two groups of troops to come to the rescue. Now Li Zhong's troops in the rear have been wiped out. Our troops' retreat has been cut off and we are surrounded by Changmao."  Yu Lingchuan. At this time, Commander Xue assessed the situation and sent his troops to break out. After several hard battles, he broke out from the siege of Changmao and saved most of his troops. Later, it was found out that it was Changmao's vicious plan to siege the city and bring reinforcements.  Fortunately, Xueshuai saw through it early, otherwiseThirty thousand men and horses will also be exhausted.  Saying this, I think not only will we not be guilty, but we might even be praised by the court.  "

    Li Mengqun and Li De'an looked at each other and felt that Yu Wanqing was indeed an expert in escaping. Even when he escaped, he could be said to be so just and awe-inspiring. He was indeed a cunning and cunning person.  But Li Mengqun still gritted his teeth and said: "But Commander Xue, it is still risky for the army to leave this place and retreat north. If Changmao breaks his promise and really pursues us, I'm afraid we will also be in disaster."

    Li De'an hurriedly said: "Xue Shuai, this time it was Changmao's coach Chen Yucheng who met his subordinates in person, and there was also a letter written by their Western King, which shows that Changmao is still sincere. Although we can't understand Changmao's intentions,  But if Changmao wants to annihilate us, they only need to cut off our food routes, wait until our army runs out of ammunition and food, and then they can be captured in one fell swoop. There is no need to work so hard to trick us into offering books to cheat."

    Peng Yulin pondered for a moment and then said: "Although the long-haired four-eyed dog uses soldiers viciously and likes to kill everyone, he is also an upright gentleman and has never used despicable deception. I also believe that the long-haired dog is allowed to return to the north.  There will be fraud." At this point, he stood up and said: "Okay, order the three armies to prepare today and lead the troops back north tomorrow!"

    Li Mengqun and the other three people hurriedly accepted the order loudly, and then each resigned and made arrangements. Peng Yulin was the only one left in the big tent, looking blankly at the map in the tent, and murmured: "Mr. Min Qiao, Gong Min Qiao,  It's not that I don't want to save you, it's just something that can't be done"

    At the same time, dozens of miles away, Jiang Zhongyuan stood on the gate of the East Town of Guilin Prefecture, dressed in a shabby military uniform and holding a sword in his hand, staring like a sculpture at the Taiping Army that was swarming not far away.  Do not move.

    Dongzhen Gate is an ancient city gate left over from the Song Dynasty. It is also one of the twelve gates in the outer city of Guilin in the Ming Dynasty. It is also known as Zhennan Peak and is located at the southeast foot of Tiefeng Mountain.  Tiefeng Mountain dominates the north entrance of the city, forming a natural barrier. Tiefeng Mountain is divided into two peaks, the east and west peaks. The west peak is higher than the east peak and is shaped like a saddle.  There is a city wall built on the cliff between the two peaks, extending southward according to the situation, leading directly to the east town gate.  But now Tiefeng Mountain has fallen into the hands of the Taiping Army, and the city wall between the east and west peaks was also captured by the Taiping Army this morning. Now the Taiping Army occupies the city wall and cooperates with the Taiping Army outside the city to storm the East Town Gate.

    Jiang Zhongyuan's defense was not tight, but he never expected that the Taiping Army would start from the Dongzhen Gate, which was the most difficult to attack, and the other gates turned out to be just feint attacks.  Tiefeng Mountain was originally guarded by more than a thousand soldiers sent by Jiang Zhongyuan. However, due to heavy fog yesterday, the Taiping Army actually took advantage of the situation to attack the mountain. Under the cover of artillery, they captured Tiefeng Mountain and then stormed the city wall at the foot of Tiefeng Mountain. It seems that Dongzhimen will also  It¡¯s no longer difficult to hold on.

    "Brother, retreat to the inner city, this place will be lost soon!" Jiang Zhongjun rushed forward with a bloody face and shouted: "The Changmao are coming to kill them soon, and the men can't stop them."

    Jiang Zhongyuan knew that this time was not as good as in Zhaoqing Mansion. This time there were many thick and heavy trenches, and the trenches were widely spread, making it impossible to break through. Moreover, the civilians in the city were not peaceful people. The people of Guangxi were fierce, and the Qing army wanted to defend the city.  The city collected food and forcibly recruited young men. If the Qing army had not suppressed it, they would have rebelled long ago. Jiang Zhongyuan believed that once the city was broken, the Qing army would not have the conditions to engage in street fighting, and all the people in the city would open their doors to welcome the Taiping Army.  .

    "Inner city? If the outer city is destroyed, can the inner city be defended?" Jiang Zhongyuan did not look back, but said lightly, with an expression as if he had aged by more than ten years overnight.

    Jiang Zhongjun stamped his feet, ordered his guards to lift up Jiang Zhongyuan and went down to the East Town Gate. Only when he got down to the East Town Gate, he saw a group of young and strong defenders desperately opening the East Town Gate and letting the Taiping troops outside the city enter.

    Jiang Zhongjun was furious and led his men to hack to death more than ten young men in the city. However, Taiping troops soon poured in like a tide. Jiang Zhongjun had no choice but to lead his men to protect Jiang Zhongyuan and retreat into the city, hoping to retreat into the inner city to continue guarding.

    The inner city of Guilin is the Jingjiang Imperial City, also known as the Jingjiang Palace. Jingjiang Imperial City was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.  The main buildings in the palace were built in strict accordance with the imperial court's regulations for the feudal prince's palace, and were arranged along the central axis. The front is the Chengyun Gate, the middle is the Chengyun Hall, the rear is the sleeping palace, and the last is the imperial garden; the ancestral temple is built on the left, and the social altar is built on the right.  It forms a magnificent and large-scale building complex.  The inner city wall is about 3 miles in circumference, 7.92 meters high, and 5.5 meters thick. It is built with giant bluestones inside and outside. It is stronger than the outer city. At this moment, the inner city is still guarded by thousands of Qing troops. As long as they escape into the inner city, they will be back.  How many days can it last?

    After turning a few streets, there were shouts of killing everywhere. The gunshots and fighting sounds in front became more and more intensive. From time to time, artillery shells flew overhead. It seemed that the Taiping Army had transported artillery up Tiefeng Mountain.  , occupying the high ground and firing into the city.

    Although Tiefengshan was lost yesterday, the Taiping Army had no time to carry the artillery up because the mountain was too high. Unexpectedly, the Taiping Army carried the artillery up Tiefengshan in just one day. In this way, the entire city of Guilin was afraid.  They were all covered by Taiping artillery.?Even the inner city is no exception.  (To be continued)
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