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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 655: Unsustainable

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    Three miles outside the Nanyuan camp of the Taiping Army in the capital, Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang stood under the commander's flag, watching the Qing army attack the Nanyuan outer positions of the Taiping Army like ants, but the Taiping Army was outside the camp.  The trenches were numerous and equipped with barbed wire, mines and other lethal weapons. Hundreds of Taiping troops occupied the favorable terrain and fired continuously with rear-mounted rifled guns. Several trench forts in the camp were bombarded by Western-style artillery. Several Qing troops  After repeated setbacks, it was difficult to continue.

    At this moment, the left and right wings of the camp burst out with soaring flames, and flames soared into the sky in two directions. The expressions of Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang changed, and they looked at each other without speaking.  Not long after, several sentries stood up and reported that the troops and horses sent to outflank the left and right wings were attacked by Taiping troops' incendiary rockets. All the troops and horses that rushed into the enemy's position were raped, and the subsequent troops and horses were blocked by a sea of ??fire, making it difficult to advance.

    After listening, Li Hongzhang sighed softly and said to Seng Gelinqin: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Queen Mother's prediction was quite accurate. Although the pseudo-Western King led the long-haired main force to pursue the foreign soldiers, the three camps outside the capital are still there.  It is impregnable, if we want to break through this place, we will have to lose tens of thousands of troops."

    Seng Gelinqin waved the riding whip in his hand angrily and said angrily: "The three camps, Changmaodu, each have more than a thousand soldiers and horses to guard them. How can you be so contemptuous of our officers and soldiers and bully no one in our army? Even if it's today."  We have lost tens of thousands of horses, and we vow to break the camp here. Otherwise, when the long-haired army returns, the three camps will no longer be able to break."

    Li Hongzhang persuaded 7¨Œ again: "Your Majesty, destroying a city and a stronghold requires a single effort. Now we have been fighting fiercely for half a day. The soldiers have made no progress and their morale has been exhausted. Any further attack will be in vain."

    Seng Gelinqin is already as angry as a bullfight, how can he be willing to listen?  Only the flag and drum soldiers were allowed to beat drums to urge the soldiers in front to continue the attack.  He also asked the military law team to guard the rear and gave strict orders to the military law team.  Any soldier who dares to take a step back will be killed in front of the formation, no matter how big or small his official position is!

    The outflanking by the left and right wings failed, and the Qing army had no choice but to attack from the front. However, after fighting for a long time, the soldiers no longer had the will to fight and were exhausted. If the military law team was not watching eagerly from behind, they would have collapsed immediately.

    The Qing army weakly launched another attack, but this time the Taiping army stalled the Qing army's offensive under the suppression of guns and artillery.  The charge horn actually sounded from the Taiping Army position.  Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang had been stationed in Huaishang and Lin Fengxiang's Taiping Army for many years, and they also knew the meaning of the Taiping Army's trumpets. After hearing the trumpet sound, Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang changed their faces again, and they said in unison: "Long-haired  With only a few hundred troops on the front line, how dare you launch a charge?"

    The next scene left Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang stunned. Thousands of Qing troops who were attacking were driven back with a counterattack by the Taiping Army, which was ten times smaller than them. The Qing troops scattered in all directions, and even the military law team  They were all dragged away.  The Taiping Army's charge and pursuit did not kill many people. Instead, their own families trampled on each other in order to escape for their lives, killing and injuring countless others.

    The defeated soldiers rolled in, disrupting the formation of Senggelinqin's central army. Senggelinqin himself drew his sword and hacked several defeated soldiers, but he could not stop them.  In desperation, Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang had to lead their troops to retreat two miles to stabilize their position.

    The counter-charging Taiping Army did not pursue them very far. When they saw the Qing commander's flag retreating, they withdrew their troops and continued to strengthen their defense.  They just waited for the Qing army to attack and did not leave the solid fortifications.

    After retreating two miles.  Seng Gelinqin finally restrained the defeated soldiers and killed several thousand generals and generals on the spot to show military discipline.  Then he ordered all the soldiers to reorganize. Seeing that the soldiers were tired, he ordered the army to camp on the spot and prepare food, preparing to attack again after they were full.

    After dinner, when Seng Gelinqin was about to order the ministries to continue the attack, a eunuch came to the capital to deliver the order. Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang took a look, and it was the young eunuch Li Lianying who came.  After Li Lianying, Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang met with each other, they smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Li, our family came here at the request of the Emperor and the Queen Mother. The Emperor and the Queen Mother asked how the war is going."

    After Seng Gelinqin's face turned purple and red, Li Hongzhang rushed to tell the story of the battle. In the end, he only said: "Eunuch Li, please report back to the Queen Mother. Although there are occasional small setbacks in front of the army, the officers and men in the army have suffered repeated defeats."  With an unyielding heart, if we continue to attack for one or two days, the Changmao camp will be destroyed."

    Li Lianying hummed and then said: "Prince Monk, Mr. Li, don't worry, our family will definitely report the exact words. But the Queen Mother asked again, what if Changmao comes back to the army? There are also Jizhou in the north and so on.  News came from the ground that the rebels Mianyu, Ronglu and other rebels were attacking Jizhou and other prefectures and counties north of the capital, and they also need to be severely punished. If too many troops are lost in the battle with Changmao, what can we do?"

    Seng Gelinqin said: "Please rest assured, Queen Mother. After half a day of fierce fighting, although Changmao relied on the power of firearms to defeat the army, they were small in number and were running out of food and ammunition. If we attack for another day, we will definitely capture the Nanyuan camp. Kill them."  After breaking up a large camp in Changmao, the siege of the capital can be eased, and then we can raise an army to chase down Mianyu, Ronglu and other rebels."

      Li Hongzhang added: "Eunuch Li, please report back to the Queen Mother. There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the capital. King Monk and his ministers led 30,000 soldiers and horses out of the city to attack the enemy. While the main force of the puppet Western King is no longer here, break his camp first. If  With his main force back, we can retreat safely without losing too many soldiers."

    Li Lianying nodded, slightly cupped her hands and said, "Then we will go back and report." After that, she left the camp.  Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang arrived at the gate of the camp. After watching Li Lianying leave, Li Hongzhang said worriedly: "The Queen Mother is worried. If we lose too many troops and horses, we will not be able to dispatch troops to encircle Mianyu later."  , Ronglu and other tribes, if the rebels of this tribe flee into Shanxi or go far away from the customs, they will become a serious problem. "

    Seng Gelinqin also sighed worriedly: "In the troubled autumn of the country, I didn't expect that Xiao Qiang would be brought into trouble. Prince Gong and others united with many princes and ministers to report to the Queen Mother, insisting that we go out of the city first to fight a dozen long-haired camps. If we can win, then  The Queen Mother can be persuaded to form an alliance with the foreigners to fight against Changmao. But at this moment, the advance is unfavorable. Thirty thousand troops besieged a large camp guarded by Changmao's thousand people but failed. Then we know that Changmao's troops are fierce, and I am afraid that Prince Gong's wishful thinking  It¡¯s going to fail again.¡±

    Li Hongzhang nodded and said: "Yes. Originally, Pashali had begun to relent and could discuss military compensation. However, the Queen Mother was cautious and agreed to let us try to fight first. Now that the soldiers are weak, the Queen Mother may not give it.  So many opportunities.¡±

    Seng Gelinqin hesitated for a moment and then said: "Shaoquan, at first the Queen Mother was unwilling to join forces with the foreigners to fight against Changmao. I just said that the Queen Mother hated foreigners as much as I did. But in the past few days, the foreigners have been defeated thousands of miles away, and Park Li's attitude has also changed."  We are starting to give in, and the amount of military compensation is also being discussed. If the Queen Mother can order all the more than 100,000 troops to come out at this time, the three Changmao camps will be reduced to nothing. Where will it be like now? We only bring 30,000 soldiers and horses to test  Attacking?"

    Li Hongzhang was slightly startled and asked in a low voice: "What does the prince mean?" Seng Gelinqin frowned and said: "I suspect that the Queen Mother deliberately allowed Changmao to attack foreigners and was helping Changmao."

    Li Hongzhang was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, be careful and don't make random guesses. The Queen Mother's move must be out of caution. After all, the Queen Mother is a female and has never experienced such a big battle. There is nothing wrong with being cautious. Your Majesty.  , having said that, even if we send out more than 100,000 troops, are you sure that we can capture Changmao's three camps in a short time, and then pursue Changmao in the wild, or even defeat Changmao?"

    Seng Gelinqin was silent for a moment and then said: "I am not sure. Today I have to fight with Changmao's elite troops from the north. Only then did I know that Changmao Lin Fengxiang's troops fought hard with us before and did not use their full strength. This first army under the pseudo-Western King is called Changmao."  The most elite in the army, as can be seen from today's attack on the camp guarded by more than a thousand people, Minister Mao's combat power is not inferior to that of the foreign soldiers. Although we have many soldiers and horses, they are all a ragtag group, especially those Shanxi soldiers and  The Eight Banners soldiers in the capital are all just waiting to die, and no matter how many there are, it will not help."

    Li Hongzhang hummed and said, "Look, maybe the Queen Mother has also seen our shortcomings. We are conservative, and we are not secretly helping to grow hair."

    Seng Gelinqin said bitterly: "Whether it is Changmao or foreigners, they only hate that our soldiers are disadvantaged. If not, how could they be bullied like this? Changmao has three large camps besieging the capital. It is really a shame and a great humiliation."

    Li Hongzhang comforted him: "A few days ago, the edict of King Qin issued by the Queen Mother has been widely circulated. I believe that in a short time, soldiers and horses from all over the capital will gather in the capital. Changmao has not been able to open up land transportation, and sea transportation has also been difficult due to the enemy with foreigners."  It will be cut off, Changmao's three camps will be destroyed in ten months or so, so don't worry too much."

    Seng Gelinqin snorted and said: "Shaoquan, even a three-year-old child cannot be deceived by your words. Long-haired Chen Yucheng's tribe has captured Sichuan, and the lands of Shanshan and Shaanxi are about to be invaded by him. Henan, Hebei and other Zhili areas  What other troops can be mobilized? Aren¡¯t both troops and horses in the capital already at their disposal? Do you dare to move the elite soldiers from Huaishang? If you do, this big bug in Lin Fengxiang¡¯s department will be unable to hold on anymore and will definitely attack Huaishang, Huaishang  If it is lost, Changmao will drive straight in and sooner or later open up the connection with the capital, and then it will be a disaster for the whole country."

    Li Hongzhang also remained silent for a moment and then said: "I can only hope that the Mongolian ministries and the troops outside the pass will do it."

    After the two were silent for a moment, Seng Gelinqin ordered his men to raise the tent. After all the generals arrived, Seng Gelinqin rearranged his troops and prepared to continue the attack on Nanyuan Camp.  The generals of all the ministries had already suffered from the battle in the morning, and no one wanted to be the vanguard. Finally, Seng Gelinqin ordered the generals to draw lots. Finally, a Shanxi general was chosen and he urged the troops to start with a grimace.  Prepare to attack.

    In the afternoon battle, the sun was shining brightly, and the stench was terrible among the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The soldiers of the Qing army struggled to advance, but were quickly defeated by counterattacks. Then they regrouped and attacked again under the intimidation of the officers' whips and swords, but they were still weak.  Powerlessly pushed back.

    The battle will last until dusk, when all the troops will take turns to go into battle, exceptIn addition to consuming the ammunition of the Taiping Army, there was no improvement in size. Just when the Qing soldiers were exhausted, a Taiping Army cavalry force of more than a thousand people came from the north. However, the cavalry stationed in the Tongzhou camp in the north received a cavalry force.  When the Taiping Army returned to support, they abandoned their main camp and came to support the Nanyuan camp.  When the Qing soldiers were exhausted and had no fighting spirit, they were killed by a force of cavalry. Naturally, they were defeated. In the end, Seng Gelinqin and Li Hongzhang had to lead less than 20,000 defeated troops back to the capital.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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