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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 548: Revisiting the Old Place

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    Outside the city of Guilin, in Yunfeng Temple in the southwest of the foothills of Elephant Trunk Mountain, Chen Yucheng stood on top of the temple wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. After looking around the temple, he sighed and said: "I never thought that I would one day revisit my old place. ()"

    Chen Alin on the side snorted and asked, "Has Chen Shuai ever been to Yunfeng Temple back then?"

    Chen Yucheng turned around and smiled slightly and said: "Master Chen joined the Kingdom of Heaven in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It's not surprising if you don't know. When we and the King of the West were the vanguard to attack Guilin, this Yunfeng Temple was the commander-in-chief's camp of the army.  .¡±

    Chen Alin suddenly realized that after he joined the Taiping Army, he had heard about the history of the Taiping Army's previous wars. After the Taiping Army formed its own army in Yong'an, it escaped from the Qing army's encirclement after bloody battles such as Longliao Ridge and Datong.  It was to attack Guilin, but he didn't expect that the general camp of the Taiping Army's attack on Guilin was also located in Yunfeng Temple.

    Chen Yucheng looked at the bricks and trees on the temple and seemed to be brought back to old memories, "I remember when our army fought bloody battles under Guilin City for thirty-three days. At that time, I was just a rank-and-file soldier. The terrain of Guilin City was dangerous, and the Lijiang River surrounded it.  In the east, it runs to the Yang River in the south, around the West City and in the east to the Elephant Trunk. The atmosphere at the water mouth of the fighting cock hub is condensed, and the situation is circular. The mountains and rivers are the best in the world. The city wall is strong and tall, and the underground is full of solid rocks. It is impossible to attack the city with holes. The size is twenty  The four battles were fought with human lives. In the end, even the last few of us, the child soldiers, carried planks and went into battle to attack the city. The scene of blood and fire is something I can¡¯t forget to this day.¡±

    Chen Alin personally commanded the Battle of Guilin. He was deeply impressed by the dangerous terrain of Guilin City. He nodded slightly and said, "That's right. Guilin City is surrounded by water and surrounded by mountains. The city has high walls and strong walls. At that time, our military weapons were not sharp. Sure enough,  It doesn¡¯t take up space.¡±

    Chen Yucheng said slowly: "It's not just that it doesn't occupy the ground. It was the rainy season at that time, and the water in the Li River and other rivers surged. It didn't occupy the right time. Moreover, our army had just emerged at that time, and there was not much publicity. The King of Heaven held a baptism in Yong'an at that time.  All the gentry in Guangxi Province were frightened. They compiled four-character slang to slander our army, printed thousands of papers, and distributed it widely in every town and town so that everyone could recite it. As a result, our army lost people and even became poor inside and outside Guilin.  The common people ran away when they saw us. The right time, place and people are not with us, how can we attack the city and defeat the enemy?"

    Chen Alin smiled slightly and said: "But now everything is reversed. Now in the deep winter, the water around Guilin has dried up. Although the weather is a bit colder, fortunately it is warm every day. It is just in time to attack the city. There is even little fog.  The weather is with me. After we arrived in Guilin, we went through more than ten days of hard fighting, successively conquering high points outside Guilin such as Elephant Trunk Mountain, Guniu Mountain, and Tiefeng Mountain, and transported artillery to the mountains to bombard Guilin City. Today, our army's artillery is no longer what it used to be.  If we make our own or capture the Qing army's earthen cannons, our army's cannons can travel very far, and the entire city of Guilin will be under the muzzle of our army's cannons, which means they occupy the ground. As for Renhe, Qingyao wants to resist me  The army marched eastward. We dried up the swamps for fishing, burned the forests for hunting, and forcibly recruited the strong men of the people. We extorted money and donated money, and the people were completely devastated. Even the gentry in the countryside helped us a lot. How can the Qingyao not be defeated?"

    Chen Yucheng laughed, broke away from the past feelings, and said with a smile: "Yes, times have changed. If the Tiefeng Mountain was taken down yesterday, the city of Guilin will be destroyed overnight."

    As soon as he finished speaking, a staff officer quickly walked in and reported: "Reporting to Chen Shuai, the east gate of the town was opened by young men in the city. Our army successfully broke into the city. The other outer city gates were also captured one after another. The army is moving towards  The attack in the city is advancing, and Qingyao seems to be shrinking its forces towards the inner city."

    Chen Yucheng and Chen Alin looked at each other and laughed together. Chen Alin said: "I heard that the inner city of Guilin was the Jingjiang Prince's Palace back then, and there were no common people living there. Since the Qingyao wants to retreat into the inner city and resist, we might as well pursue it more slowly and let them  After they enter the city, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

    Chen Yucheng nodded and smiled: "Exactly, it just so happens that we can also try out the power of the newly arrived firearms."

    Chen Alin groaned and frowned slightly: "Chen Shuai is talking about the newly arrived 1856 rocket?"

    Chen Yucheng nodded slightly and said: "Yes, this rocket is a copy of the British Congreve rocket by the Jiangnan Ordnance Bureau, but it is slightly improved and uses a new type of propellant. The maximum range can reach three miles, and the rocket warhead can  Equipped with igniting gunpowder or blasting gunpowder, the most important thing is that this rocket has a copper tail positioning, which is much more accurate than the British rocket. What's even more rare is that this kind of rocket is lighter than artillery and does not need to be launched.  Too many manpower, very suitable for mountain warfare."

    Chen Alin stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Those people in the Ordnance Bureau are really better at copying other people's weapons. A new firearm will come out in a while. I don't think Qing Yao can catch up with us."

    Chen Yucheng also smiled and said: "Exactly, this is because the King of the West has a unique vision. Back then, under the Su Fu New Deal, factories and workshops of all sizes sprouted up. Now, everything on us soldiers is  from theseIt¡¯s the hands of a factory.  "

    Chen Alin smiled and said: "Qing Yao has suffered a lot, let's try the power of this rocket."

    At that moment, the two men sent orders to all the armies entering the city to slow down, deliberately allowing the Qing army to retreat to the inner city and gather together. The army then slowly advanced to consolidate their positions and advance alternately, absolutely not giving the Qing army a chance to break through, and discharging thousands of troops.  The rest escorted the new Type 1856 Taiping rocket into the city, preparing to be used in actual combat for the first time.

    After Chen Yucheng received Xiao Chaogui's letter that day, he discussed the strategy with Zhang Wenxiang. Chen Yucheng left three cavalry regiments to cooperate with He Goujian's more than 10,000 rebel troops to continue the siege of Liuzhou, while Zhang Wenxiang led the infantry division to attack Xing'an Town on the mountain road and encircle and annihilate the town.  Yu Bing himself led hundreds of personal guards to Guilin to take command.

    After arriving in Guilin, Chen Yucheng did not interfere too much in Chen Alin's deployment to attack Guilin. He only arranged troops to block Peng Yulin's Qing army.  After conquering Tiefengshan yesterday, a batch of new equipment arrived at the front line of Guilin, a total of 8,000 new 1856 Taiping rockets. At the same time, Chen Yucheng received a letter from the King of the West, asking him to make good use of this rocket, so Chen Yucheng  I thought of trying the power of rockets in actual combat.

    Along with the rocket came a group of reinforcements and other personnel to the front line, but there were not many reinforcements.  There were only more than 500 soldiers, all of whom were familiar with rocket operations. Naturally, they came to teach the artillery units of the First Army how to use rockets.  And the other members of the entourage are complicated.  There were condolences groups, war correspondents, and even some civil servants such as Fei Chengli, the newly appointed governor of Guangxi counties.

    Fei Chengli was an old member of the East Palace Department. He escaped the Tianjing Incident while on official business. He was from Guilin. After being trained as a civil servant by the Ministry of Personnel, he was very familiar with the gist of Su Fu's new policy.  At the same time, he also had brilliant views on national industry, agriculture, commerce and other government affairs, which was highly appreciated by Xiao Chaogui, and Guangxi's recovery was imminent.  So he was ordered to take a group of newly trained officials to Guangxi and take up their posts as soon as possible. Once the war is over, the construction and consolidation of Guangxi will begin.

    In the evening, Chen Yucheng, Chen Alin and other military generals hosted a banquet for Fei Chengli and his party in Yunfeng Temple.  During the banquet, there were also representatives from major business houses in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who came with Fei Chengli and others.  They came to inspect the Guangxi trade market.  There was also a condolence group led by Jiang Enmei, one of the four talented women in Tianjing, who arrived early. They were all women's soldiers and were the first batch of people sent to the front line by the War Propaganda Department.

    The banquet was naturally very lively, but Yunfeng Temple is a temple and is not suitable for wine and meat, so a vegetarian banquet was arranged, but the guests and hosts were still very lively. During the banquet, Jiang Emmei and other consolation groups also performed a newly rehearsed Kunqu Opera play "Fishing".  "Killing the Family".  It also pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to a high point.

    The whole play of "Fishing and Killing the Family" reveals the cruelty of exploitation by the feudal government and the darkness of feudal politics where officials protect each other and the collusion between officials and gentry, and expresses the theme of "punishing evil".  It praised the resistance struggle of the oppressed people and won a lot of cheers and applause.

    After the performance of the play was over, the character Guiying played by Jiang Emmei did not take off her clothes. She walked up to Chen Yucheng with a smile and said: "Chen Marshal, our play is finished and will be performed in various military camps later. What do Marshal Chen think?"

    Chen Yucheng laughed and joked: "This play is good, but there are so many female soldiers in our military camp all of a sudden. I'm afraid these big soldiers under my command will sneak under your performance stage all day long.  Afraid of scaring you."

    Jiang Enmei didn't feel dissatisfied at all, she just smiled sweetly and said: "Chen Shuai, if you can win the favor of the frontline soldiers, our mission will be completed. They are all our own soldiers, so why are we afraid of them?" At this point, the conversation changed.  She smiled and said, "Our female soldiers performed a play. I heard that there was a Kunqu opera performance when Chen Shuai was teaching martial arts school. How about Chen Shuai perform a piece for us?"

    As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Chengli clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Chen Shuai is young and promising. He charmed many female soldiers and generals when he lectured in the martial arts hall. He naturally has amazing skills, so he might as well show it to everyone."

    Chen Yucheng just took a sip of tea and almost spit it out. This Jiang Emei is not only beautiful and talented, but also sharp in words. She is indeed one of the four most talented women in Tianjing. It seems that he has offended her a little by saying something tonight.  That's why she pushed herself so much, and this Fei Chengli was also a restless master, who seemed to like watching the excitement.

    Chen Yucheng laughed twice and was about to shirk it. A staff officer came in and whispered a few words in Chen Yucheng's ear. Chen Yucheng's eyes lit up. He stood up with a smile and said, "Since Miss Jiang wants to see us become soldiers,  For the performance, I will arrange a play for everyone to watch. Please come and follow me."

    Fei Chengli, Jiang Enmei and others did not know what kind of medicine Chen Yucheng was selling in the gourd. At that moment, everyone followed Chen Yucheng, Chen Alin and other generals out of Yunfeng Temple and walked on the mountain road to Elephant Trunk Mountain.

    There is a person every ten steps on both sides of the mountain road.The soldiers of the Taiping Army held torches to illuminate it. The walk was not as difficult as walking along the way. When they arrived at a Taiping Army artillery observation post halfway up the mountain, they saw more than a dozen artillery staff and infantry staff gathered around, all looking into the distance.  The city of Guilin is pointed at.

    After Chen Yucheng arrived, he smiled faintly and said to the staff on his left and right: "Send the signal for them to start!" A staff officer loudly accepted the order, turned around and asked several soldiers to set off fireworks and arrows.

    I saw three fireworks and arrows flying into the air and exploding. Then I saw bonfires lit at several city gates in Guilin City. Then there was a sharp whistling sound. Above several city gates, I saw a strip of  The fire dragon dragging its long flames was like a sharp arrow, flying directly towards the inner city of Guilin, covering the sky and the earth. Then the entire inner city of Guilin was enveloped in the fire and the flames rising from the explosion. The scene was touching and shocking.  .

    These arrow-like fire dragons continued for a long time before they stopped. Jiang Enmei pointed at the inner city of Guilin that had turned into a ball of fire with a pale face and said: "Will anyone survive there?"

    Chen Yucheng didn't know much about the actual combat effects of rockets, so he arranged a salvo of 3,000 rockets at once. He also didn't expect that the effect of 1,500 incendiary warheads and explosive warheads would be like this.  He said in a daze: "I don't know" (To be continued)
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