Time goes back to seven hours ago.
When Su Yi heard that Qin Rigang had seriously gone to attack Liuhe, he was immediately overjoyed.
He knew the opportunity had come, and he immediately went to meet Jiangbei Camp coach Tominga.
"Commander, do you believe me?" Su Yi asked.
Tomin'a said: "I will definitely believe you if I haven't said it yet."
Su Yi said: "Tell me, if we recapture Yangzhou City, what a huge achievement it will be?"
Tomin'a suddenly trembled.
This time is different from history. In history, Yangzhou City was abandoned by Qin Rigang on his own initiative, so the Qing army picked up Yangzhou City, so there was no credit.
In this world, Qin Rigang did not take the initiative to give up Yangzhou City, so if Yangzhou City was recaptured, the credit would naturally be different.
But after thinking about it, Tuoming'a still shook his head and said: "Brother Su Yi, we know our own affairs. With less than 20,000 troops in my hand, it is absolutely impossible to capture Yangzhou."
Of course, Yangzhou City now has a total of 17,000 defenders.
With less than 20,000 people in the Jiangbei camp, even if Su Yi's more than 1,000 people were added, they would definitely not be able to win.
Su Yi said: "Well, brother, just think of it as doing your brother a favor, how about that?"
Tomin'a said: "You said, as long as I can do it."
Su Yi said: "You lead an army of 20,000 people and follow me south, pretending to attack Zhenjiang."
Tomin'a was even more surprised and said: "Why are you attacking Zhenjiang? Zhenjiang City has been under management for a long time, and it is even more impossible to defeat it."
Su Yi said: "It's just a feint attack, not a real fight. You only need to lead the army and place it outside Zhenjiang City for a few hours at most. Before the rebel army arrives, you can lead the army to retreat. Whether it is retreating to It could be the Jiuhua Mountain Camp, or we could retreat to Danyang City."
Tuo Ming'a said: "Brother, what you said made me confused. Let me tell you, what exactly do you want to do?"
So, Su Yi told her plan in full.
Suddenly, Tominga was completely stunned and looked at Su Yi in disbelief.
This... this plan is so crazy.
He immediately came to the map and looked at it seriously for a while.
It still felt incredible.
Su Yi said: "More than 20,000 of us are pretending to attack Zhenjiang. Will Qin Rigang go to rescue us?"
Tuo Ming'a said: "That's for sure. For Fa Ni, Zhenjiang is more important than Yangzhou."
Su Yi said: "If he wants to save Zhenjiang, how many troops will he need to bring?"
Tuoming'a said: "Now the main force of the rebellion is attacking the Jiangnan camp, and there are no troops and horses. Qin Rigang is also attacking Liuhe and Xincheng, so he can only mobilize troops from Yangzhou, and our army is all out to attack Zhenjiang. , Yangzhou has no threat in Jiangbei, so a lot of troops will probably be dispatched to rescue Zhenjiang, leaving two to three thousand defenders."
As he talked, Tomin'a actually felt that this plan had a real possibility of success.
"Brother Su Yi, do you know how difficult this is? Just a little error may be a disaster. Moreover, your new army needs to travel more than a hundred miles in a short time, and then immediately attack Yangzhou City, even leaving Your time will not exceed a few hours."
Su Yi said: "Yes!"
Tuo Ming'a said: "Brother Su Yi, you are simply a madman, a complete madman."
Su Yi said: "If I succeed, I will share the credit with you. Even if I don't succeed, it will have no impact on you. We will fight from the beginning to the end. Your army will just follow me to Zhenjiang, and there is no need to To go to Zhenjiang, it is enough for Qin Rigang to see your army heading south to Zhenjiang."
Tuo Ming'a said: "Brother Su Yi, I say this from the bottom of my heart. Your current achievements are completely enough. There is no need to work so hard."
Su Yi said: "Brother, time waits for us not."
Tomin'a said: "You are still so young, why don't you wait for me? I can see that you can enter the military aircraft department before you are thirty years old, and you can get everything before you are forty years old. What about leading guards? Minister of the Interior, military aircraft foreman, you are just another Fu Heng."
Su Yi fell silent and said, "If it's just for personal glory and wealth, of course that's enough, but..."
He didn't finish his sentence.
Tomin'a said: "I heard a rumor that you came back from the dead just to save the Qing Dynasty?"
Save this country.
It's not the Qing Dynasty.
Su Yi said: "Brother, do you think it's funny?"
Tomin'a was silent for a while and said, "I'm sorry, brother, I've never seen such a person before. It really looks like the one in the play."
In this era, it is not that there are no idealists.
Even many scholars started out as idealists, but soon fell into the trap of personal power.
Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Yuan Shikai. These three people may have very different personalities, but they are the same kind of people after all.
A true idealist who puts it into practice.
Counting forward, Master Lin Zexu counts as one.
Counting back, Master Zuo Zongtang counts as one.
Especially the latter, who has been working hard for the country all his life. In the middle and late stages, although his official position was quite large, he never enjoyed a good day. The worst battles and the most difficult things were left to him, and he had to accept Li Hongzhang. backstab.
Moreover, what Zuo Zongtang did was really not only beneficial to the Manchus, but also to the entire Chinese nation.
Therefore, Su Yi was really thirsty for talents from Master Zuo Zongtang.
However, Mr. Zuo probably still looks down upon Su Yi at this time. Although he is now Luo Bingzhang's staff, he exercises the power of the governor of Hunan, and he does all important things.
Tomin'a fell silent and said: "Brother, I don't understand what you are trying to do. I just feel that this country is extremely rotten, just look at the corpse table of people like me. But I have never been able to understand it. I’ve never seen anyone like you, ever.”
"After arriving with the army, he did not create trouble or shirk the blame. He just beat up the enemy with a loud bang. After winning the battle, he rushed directly to support the friendly troops. He did not take credit or harm anyone."
"We've never seen it, and we don't understand it either."
"But I admire you."
"Okay, let's do it!"
Tomin'a banged the table and said, "Brother, I'll play this game with you!"
"But you also have to be considerate. I'm not very capable, and my soldiers are even worse. I'm really just acting with you, not a real fight."
Su Yi said: "That's enough!"
"Thank you, bro."
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The battlefield outside Liuhe City!
Qin Rigang was a little shocked.
Boyanna Mohu was also a little surprised.
Your Xiaoqi battalion looks so fierce, but is your combat effectiveness at this level?
When the Taiping Army first saw the elites of the Xiaoqi Battalion, they felt inferior. They felt that they were the real cavalry. Who did they think they were? Total beggar cavalry.
Moreover, when the Xiaoqi battalion charged, their formation was first-rate.
When riding and shooting, it is also fierce enough.
Even the moment of final charge and impact was fierce.
The Taiping cavalry fell to the ground and died one after another.
However, when they are actually fighting hand-to-hand, their true colors are revealed.
First of all, the level of sophistication in hand-to-hand combat is completely inferior to that of the Taiping cavalry.
This group of veterans of the Taiping Army came from countless battles and had extremely rich combat experience.
Where the knife comes out, with what force, and how to avoid it are all instinctive reactions.
And Boyan's elite cavalry battalion was raised entirely with money. During this period, they have practiced extremely beautiful formations, neat movements, and even good riding and shooting.
However, I have never had actual combat experience, let alone such crazy fighting experience.
Actually, it doesn't matter.
You are well equipped and you are wearing armor. What are you afraid of?
The cavalry of the Taiping Army did not have armor on their bodies.
So as long as the will to fight is strong enough and the endurance is strong enough, you can still win.
What the Xiaoqi Camp lacks is endurance, and what they lack is will.
This armor is too heavy, and it doesn't matter for a short time. But after a long time, and after a few chops with a knife, the strength is exhausted.
Soon I couldn't even lift my arms.
This is also the shortcoming of the entire Qing court soldiers. In the Battle of Bali Bridge, it was not that no one rushed into the British and French allied forces' positions. Many people were actually so hot-headed that they rushed over directly despite the rain of bullets and artillery fire.
But after rushing over, his physical strength and fighting skills were simply not comparable to others.
He was defeated easily.
At this point, the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army are much more powerful.
On the battlefield.
The Taiping cavalry became fiercer and crazier as they fought.
As for the Xiaoqi camp, the more they fought, the more powerless they became, and the more they fought, the more frightened they became.
When fighting at close range, this group of Taiping soldiers was terrifying.
Each one of them showed no fear of death, they were ferocious and terrifying, slashing and stabbing wildly with the knives in their hands. Even if he was hit by a knife and bleeding profusely, he would still continue to fight.
It is precisely because of this characteristic that the casualty ratio in battles between the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army is often surprisingly high.
The more I hit, the more frightened I became.
When this fear reaches its limit.
The morale of the knight camp collapsed.
Qin Rigang and others suddenly turned from seriousness to contempt.
Qingyao is still the same Qingyao.
What a handsome guy, it looks good, with a silver pewter tip.
So, he stared directly at Boyannamohu.
Is this one of the two young heroes who are said to be mysterious and mysterious, the top two young heroes in Qing Yao?
Then I'll come and meet you for a while.
Immediately, Qin Rigang pulled out his sword and rushed towards Boyan slowly.
Although his speed is very slow, his will is extremely determined.
Then, faster and faster, faster and faster.
Boyanna Mohu suddenly felt his scalp numb. It is true that soldiers are brave generals.
This knight camp had a huge negative impact on him.
He really thought that his heroic cavalry battalion was very strong.
The result... turned out to be so unbearable.
At this time, Qin Rigang rushed towards him, and his whole body began to tremble slightly.
I am the son of Prince Horqin.
I am a descendant of the Golden Family, Genghis Khan.
My ancestors once conquered half the world.
I want to restore the glory of my ancestors!
Then, Boyanna Mohu also suddenly pulled out his sword and wanted to stage a peak showdown with Qin Rigang.
Come, come, come!
I want to prove to the whole world that I, Boyan, am a hero and the future pillar of the Qing Dynasty.
but……
At this time, his Xiaoqi camp collapsed.
Obviously there were not many casualties, but it collapsed inexplicably.
People started to run away.
Next, more and more people fled.
Boyannamohu shouted loudly: "Don't run, don't run, don't run!"
But it's no use, more and more people are running away.
The Taiping cavalry, on the other hand, became more and more fierce as they fought and pursued them crazily.
Boyannamohu was horrified to find that there would soon be no one around him.
Qin Rigang, on the other hand, had already rushed forward crazily.
He was furious.
Trash, you bunch of trash.
I spent so much time and money raising it, but the result is still trash.
Then he also turned his horse's head, followed his cavalry battalion to break up, and fled.
At this point, Boyan was defeated!
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Qin Rigang led the cavalry and chased him madly for more than ten miles.
But...their war horses are not tall enough. Once the Valor Cavalry Battalion starts to escape, it will still be difficult for them to catch up.
Watching Boyanna Mohu rush into the new city.
"Hmph, is this one of the young gems of the Qing Dynasty?" Qin Rigang said disdainfully.
Boyannamohu's heroic cavalry camp is just a show-off, but what about Su Yi's new army?
"Based on the performance on the battlefield, Su Yi's new army is similar to Boyan's Xiaoqi battalion." Wu Ruxiao said.
Qin Rigang said: "How do you say that?"
Wu Ruxiao said: "The formation is very neat, but if you can't hold on at the critical moment, you are afraid of death, and your morale will easily collapse."
"During the battle at the Fairy Temple Camp, the brothers who escaped said that in fact, after they broke into the camp's defense line, Su Yi's new army obviously panicked. It was obvious that they were no match for us in hand-to-hand combat. If the cavalry hadn't come out to fight, they would have lost their battle. We might win this battle.”
"Also in the battle at Shaobo Town Camp, the reason why Su Yi's new army wiped out more than a thousand of us was entirely because they attacked across the river. Their marksmanship was too accurate and their foreign guns were too good. How many people did we charge? It’s all for free.”
"But in the end, dozens of our artillery were going to move south. When we fired at them, their morale was obviously on the verge of collapse. Many of them were so scared that they wet their pants."
Qin Rigang said: "Qingyao is Qingyao. If you haven't lived a hard life, you will be intimidated at critical moments."
Wu Ruxiao said: "The Xiaoqi camp is surrounded by gold and jade, so Liuhe and Xincheng will be captured in a short time."
Qin Rigang said: "What are the main forces of the Shao Bo Town camp in Tuoming'a doing? What are Su Yi's new troops doing? Are they all huddled in their own camps?"
And at this time.
A group of cavalry from the south galloped over, shouting loudly.
"King Yan, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good!"
"The Qingyao army is attacking Zhenjiang and is in danger!"
Qin Rigang couldn't help being shocked when he heard about it.
What?
Attack Zhenjiang?
Why?
"How many Qingyao troops are attacking Zhenjiang?" Qin Rigang asked.
The messenger said: "All, many, many!"
Qin Rigang said angrily: "How many exactly is it?"
The messenger said: "Toming'a's main force has all come out, and Su Yi's new army has all come out."
That’s more than 20,000 people?
"There are also artillery, more than a dozen artillery pieces, which have been bombarding them indiscriminately."
"The offensive was very violent."
Qin Rigang asked: "What kind of artillery is it?"
The messenger said: "I can't tell. It should be the artillery of foreigners, not the artillery of Jiangbei Camp, but the artillery of the New Army."
Wu Ruxiao said: "King Yan, the New Army has never sent out artillery in the past few battles. Now that they are sending out artillery, they are taking out everything from the bottom of the box. They are determined to win Zhenjiang."
Qin Rigang had no choice.
Zhenjiang must be saved. For the Kingdom of Heaven, Zhenjiang is much more important than Yangzhou.
Once Zhenjiang is lost, Guazhou will not be saved.
Once Guazhou is lost, the Yangtze River will be completely lost.
Therefore, Zhenjiang must be saved.
And since they sent troops to rescue them, they not only saved Zhenjiang in one go, but also attacked from inside and outside to eat up the main force of Toming's Jiangbei camp and Su Yi's new army.
How many people are you taking?
Liuhe and Xincheng are guarded by two useless armies, and there is no rush.
Eight thousand troops surrounded the two cities without attacking.
Now Qin Rigang could mobilize only 17,000 troops in Yangzhou City.
"Leaving three thousand people to guard Yangzhou City is enough. There are no Qingyao troops in the entire Jiangbei. Even leaving two thousand people is enough."
Qin Rigang made a prompt decision.
Bring all the 2,500 cavalry on hand, and then transfer 14,000 people from the Yangzhou City garrison, for a total of 16,500 troops, go south to support Zhenjiang, and cooperate with each other inside and outside to eat up the main force of Tominga and the army in one fell swoop. Su Yi's new army.
As a result, there are still three thousand defenders left in Yangzhou City.
Seven thousand troops surrounded Liuhe and Xincheng, which was still a bit small. Add one thousand more for a total of eight thousand.
Four thousand people surrounded a city, which was still a small number, but it was enough to frighten the Qing Yao inside.
This is a typical example of holding two cities between the left and right hands with chopsticks, holding a Yangzhou in the mouth, and leaving both feet free to attack the main force of Tuoming'a and Su Yi's new army in Zhenjiang.
As for Su Yi turning back to attack Yangzhou, the leaders of the Taiping Army did not even think about it.
There is no such possibility.
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Two hours later!
Qin Rigang led nearly 17,000 people and went south like a tide to save Zhenjiang City.
The army first arrived at Guazhou, and then crossed the Yangtze River by boat to go south.
At this time, why not attack halfway?
There is almost no possibility of this, because there are also a large number of Taiping Army fortresses on the other side of Guazhou.
Every time the Taiping Army crossed the Yangtze River at these two points.
On the contrary, the Qing army had no real fortresses on both sides of the Yangtze River in this area, and there was a risk of being attacked halfway across the river every time it crossed the river.
And at this time.
The battlefield in Zhenjiang City looks really dangerous.
Su Yi's artillery fired tirelessly.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Su Yi's new army fired at the top of the city from a few hundred meters away.
Tomin'a's 20,000 main force is also constantly building momentum, pretending to be ready to attack the city in waves.
Anyone who looked at it would feel that Qing Yao was determined to win Zhenjiang City this time.
Therefore, messengers asking for help in Zhenjiang City left the city one after another.
Every half an hour, a wave was sent out, which seemed extremely urgent.
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While Qin Rigang was marching, he received several letters asking for help from Zhenjiang.
He couldn't help roaring: "It's already here, it's already here, why don't you let me fly over?"
"Doesn't it take time for an army to cross the river?"
However, he could probably guess how fierce the battle in Zhenjiang was.
From the Guazhou side, intensive artillery fire could be heard.
"Hurry up……"
Qin Rigang urged him hard, even whipping him with a whip, trying his best to speed up the time for the troops to cross the river.
Even with such crazy urging.
The speed for more than 10,000 people to cross the river is still not fast enough.
What's more, there are three thousand war horses.
It took hundreds of small boats several hours to finally complete the crossing.
Along the way, Qin Rigang almost risked his life.
The cavalry unit he led had just crossed the river and had no time to rest. He immediately led 2,500 cavalry and rushed towards Zhenjiang.
All the troops behind were handed over to Wu Ruxiao.
Although these three thousand cavalry cannot change the situation of the battle, they can interfere with the rhythm of Toming'a and Su Yi's attack on Zhenjiang.
As a result, when they rushed to half the distance, they suddenly found that the sound of the artillery gradually weakened.
Gradually, it stopped.
What does it mean?
Could it be that Qing Yao has climbed onto the wall?
Because once you start climbing the city wall, the artillery will stop for fear of accidentally injuring friendly forces.
Suddenly, Qin Rigang felt even more urgent, and even more spared no effort in running wildly.
However……
When he desperately led the cavalry to the outside of Zhenjiang City, he couldn't help but be shocked.
What about the Qingyao army?
Where is Su Yi's new army?
Where is Tomin'a's main force?
How come it disappeared without a trace?
There are only dense footprints, horse hoof prints and wheel prints on the ground.
Qin Rigang rushed into Zhenjiang City and asked, "Where is the Qingyao army? Why are they missing?"
The Zhenjiang garrison said: "No, I don't know. He suddenly withdrew his troops. He probably knew that King Yan was going to lead a large army to help, so he was scared away."
Qin Rigang said: "Then why don't you send a messenger to report?"
Just half an hour ago, a wave of messengers were sent to ask for help, as if urging someone to die.
Now that the Qingyao army has retreated, you did not send a messenger to notify me, causing me to run for dozens of miles.
The Zhenjiang garrison said: "The general is afraid that this is a trick by the Qing demon, and he is not sure whether they have really withdrawn. You didn't see the intensity of the siege just now, it was crazy. The artillery fire was very accurate. , that foreign gun is also accurate, I don’t know how many of our brothers were killed.”
Qin Rigang said: "Where did you run to?"
The Zhenjiang guard said: "Looking to the east and ran away."
Run east?
Is it the Jiuhua Mountain Camp in Gilhanga or Danyang City?
Su Yi, Toming, you are really whimsical.
While we are fighting fiercely in the north and while the main army of the Kingdom of Heaven is attacking the Jiangnan camp, you want to sneak attack Zhenjiang City.
This timing is indeed good, but you underestimate our heavenly army too much. Do you think our army is like your Qingyao army? Collapse in one blow?
Do you think we are like you Qingyao? He refused to save his brother troops.
The Zhenjiang guard general said: "The King of Yan is so powerful that he led a large army to help in such a short time, so he scared away the Qingyao and made them return without success."
Qin Rigang breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Send out scouts immediately to find out the traces of the Qingyao army and see where they have gone."
"yes!"
After a moment, a dozen scout cavalry rushed out.
Until this time, the Taiping Army did not feel that Yangzhou City was in danger.
Because Qing Yao has an army of more than 20,000 people, it is almost impossible to hide their traces now.
Sure enough, more than half an hour later.
The scouts came to report and found traces of the main force of the Qing army, heading towards the Jiuhuashan camp.
This group of pure monsters are still evil-minded, and they still want to attack Zhenjiang.
At that time, the governor of Jiangsu, Jierhang'a, led 10,000 troops and attacked Zhenjiang several times. He failed to defeat him every time and retreated to the Jiuhua Mountain camp.
However, now that there are 20,000 to 30,000 Qingyao troops in the Jiuhua Mountain camp, Zhenjiang is still very dangerous.
The Heavenly Kingdom reinforcements from Guazhou still have to arrive as soon as possible and settle in Zhenjiang.
During this period, we must find ways to defend Zhenjiang, and even if necessary, we must take the initiative to attack the Jiuhua Mountain camp and eliminate the main force of Qingyao in one fell swoop.
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The situation went much smoother than expected.
Because no one thought that Su Yi would be crazy enough to attack Yangzhou with 1,500 men.
However, this time he still couldn't bring artillery.
Artillery was too slow to transport.
When Qin Rigang was asked to lead the cavalry from Guazhou to support Zhenjiang.
Toming'a's main force evacuated the Jiuhua Mountain camp first.
Before leaving, Toming'a held Su Yi's hand and said: "Brother, I can only help you so far. The next step is your real challenge. Brother, I sincerely hope you can succeed and make great achievements again!" "
Then, Su Yi led 1,500 new troops and started running wildly.
This time, it will exceed the difficulty of all previous rapid marches.
There is a real need to race against time.
First come to the edge of the Yangtze River as quickly as possible, board the boat as quickly as possible, and cross the river to the north!
Moreover, they have to land in the most remote places.
After landing, it was completely dark.
You can't light a torch, it can only smear people on your way, and you can't make a loud noise.
Because there are still many Taiping Army patrols in the entire area.
This landing place is about sixty miles away from Yangzhou City.
Fifteen hundred new troops, carrying guns and ammunition on their backs, ran wildly.
It's all a true battle of wills.
Because they had just gone south from the Fairy Temple Camp, crossed the Yangtze River, rushed to Zhenjiang, and attacked Zhenjiang.
After that, he went north without stopping and crossed the Yangtze River again.
Unfortunately.
The wonderful picture I imagined did not happen.
It is not as exciting as crossing Chishui four times.
There was no scene of tens of thousands of Taiping troops chasing and intercepting the New Army.
There is no time difference or space difference for precise micro-operation.
Because the other party has not discovered them until now.
But... this is normal.
There were no telephones, telegraphs or airplanes in this era.
The devil knew that Su Yi was so bold that he dared to attack Yangzhou City with only 1,500 men.
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At this time in the new city.
Boyannamohu fell into deep humiliation.
Deeply doubt life.
How could he lose?
Why did you lose?
Those Taiping Army cavalry are the real mud-legged people.
At this time, the following officers of the Xiaoqi Battalion of the Taiping Army were also dejected.
This defeat is truly a shame and humiliation.
At this time, there were four thousand Taiping troops outside the new city. It was impossible to completely surround them, so they were just stuck there.
The other four thousand Taiping troops were targeting Liuhe.
The meaning is obvious. After King Yan defeated the Qingyao army in Zhenjiang City, he returned to the north and captured Liuhe and Xincheng in one fell swoop. At this point, the battle was successful, and the Jiangbei camp was completely destroyed and the entire Jiangbei was occupied.
"Taiji, don't worry, your contribution is still greater than Su Yi's now." The deputy commander said: "After all, you were the one who defeated Liuhe and Xincheng."
Yes, but it will be lost soon.
"Now we alone cannot defend Liuhe and Xincheng. Why don't we ask for help from Shaobo Town Camp and let Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu lead some troops to help defend the city?"
Boyan remained silent and nodded.
At this time, we can only share the credit.
Then, a few riders ran out of the new city and headed towards the camp of Shao Bo Town.
The Taiping Army saw it, but it was impossible for four thousand people to completely besiege the city. They could only let these cavalry rush out and sent people to pursue them for a while, but found that they could not catch up.
Because the Xiaoqiying camp war horses are so good and so fast.
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It's bright!
The Taiping defenders in Yangzhou City were sleepy-eyed.
They don't like this city. It's a typical Qingyao city and is very unwelcome to their arrival.
To a certain extent, this is also the reason why it is difficult for the Taiping Rebellion to succeed.
The so-called God-worshipping religion is too deeply separated from Chinese tradition and has made too many enemies.
Especially cities like Yangzhou, which had been run by wealthy salt merchants for hundreds of years, were naturally hostile to the Taiping Army.
In the morning light.
The Taiping Army defenders suddenly discovered that a figure appeared in the west of the city.
Suddenly, I couldn't help but rub my eyes.
This, what is this?
After a long while, they realized that there were enemy troops.
After a whole night's trek, Su Yi's new army finally arrived outside Yangzhou City.
It was not that he had never thought about pretending to be a Taiping Army deceiver, but later found that this was almost impossible. He did not capture the senior generals of the Taiping Army.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
The Taiping defenders in Yangzhou City immediately let out sharp shouts.
Then, a harsh metallic sound was heard.
The Taiping defenders who were sleeping were awakened one after another.
"Assemble, assemble!"
"Defend the city, defend the city!"
The real hard battle begins.
This is a real siege battle.
The artillery still hadn't arrived.
Su Yi seemed to calm down, and his 1,500 new troops, including those with minor injuries, began to assemble into formation.
There were no fancy tactics in this siege.
There is no such thing as tunnel digging.
It's very simple, it's a linear array, keep shooting, keep shooting.
They constantly sent people to rush under the city gate and tried to use explosive packs to blow down the city gate.
If not once, just twice, three times, four times!
"go ahead!"
With an order.
There were several rows of 1,500 new troops approaching Yangzhou City with neat steps.
The Taiping troops in the city were stunned.
Is there any way to attack a city like this?
There are no siege equipment, not even two siege ladders.
And they are arranged so neatly. Do you sing?
Even the beating of the military drum sounded like a opera.
Although we only have more than 2,000 defenders, we have a strong city in hand. You only have more than 1,000 people, how can you attack the city?
Don’t you know that siege requires at least two or three times the number of troops?
The new army is getting closer and closer to Yangzhou City.
When there are still three hundred meters away.
The artillery on the city wall opened fire, not many in number.
The harsh test came again, staring at the artillery fire.
The formation does not break up.
This time, it was much better than last time.
Maybe, with some experience.
This time, the army will directly knock down the city wall within thirty meters.
Because in this way, the forts in the city are almost useless because they are too close.
that's all!
More than a thousand new troops, staring at the artillery fire on the city, kept their formation in order and ran forward.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The last shot exploded.
The New Army soldiers fell in droves.
"Don't mess around, don't look!"
"Keep running, keep running!"
Then, the Taiping muskets on the city wall opened fire, and the bows and arrows fired.
More than a thousand new troops still kept their heads down and continued to charge.
Arrive under the city wall, a distance of fifty meters, and start testing the best shooting distance from here.
Regroup the formation.
Raise the gun, aim and fire!
"Bang bang bang bang!"
After the first team finished shooting, they immediately squatted down and reloaded their ammunition.
The second team fired in unison.
Then, the third team, the fourth team!
A moment of time...
Amazing results emerged.
Within a distance of fifty meters, the New Army's Migne rifle showed its power, and the New Army's accurate marksmanship, which had been fed with bullets for a long time, showed its power.
The Taiping defenders on the city wall fell in pieces.
And the firepower of their Taiping Army was also very fierce. Muskets, bows and arrows fired.
But at this distance, the Taiping Army's muskets and bows were still too weak.
It will be very different in a few years, because by that time, the Taiping Army will also be equipped with foreign guns and cannons on a large scale.
Time!
Su Yi's new army directly defeated the Taiping defenders on the city wall until they were unable to take the lead.
At this moment, they finally knew the ferocity and strength of Su Yi's new army.
Facing the hail of bullets and arrows, the formation was not chaotic and neat, but kept aiming and shooting, aiming and shooting.
Sure enough, fighting is the best teacher.
This time, the new army no longer needs the intimidation of the officers. They all know that running around will lead to greater casualties.
Watching the brothers next to me fall one by one, I still feel scared.
But, it's just fear.
Because the casualties were not at a certain level.
Line tactics have been gradually eliminated by column tactics in Europe.
But at least at this moment, it is still very useful. No wonder it will dominate the battlefield for hundreds of years.
The Taiping troops on the city wall were immediately defeated.
Then, Su Yi's new army continued to advance.
The army gathered on a large scale under the city gate, and the large-scale fire cover made it impossible for the army on the city head to take the lead.
Then, the death squads set out.
Rushing towards the city gate with a large amount of explosives.
To blow up the city gate, the amount of explosives required is staggering, not just one or two explosive packets.
But it requires several thousand kilograms.
Dozens of death squads rushed forward in the shortest possible time.
In a short period of time, more than two to three thousand kilograms of explosives were piled under the city gate.
The defenders on top of the city soon discovered that Su Yi was about to blow up the city gate, and immediately shouted: "Quick, quick, stop them."
Suddenly, the Taiping troops on the top of the city frantically threw rocks and poured boiling oil.
Death squad soldiers, there were casualties.
The probability of being hit by a rock is low, but the probability of being showered with boiling oil is too high.
After a while!
"boom……"
There was a shocking loud noise!
Two to three thousand kilograms of explosives exploded violently.
The Taiping troops on top of the city were almost thrown into the air.
but……
The extremely strong city gate still did not collapse.
It was just blown to pieces.
Then, the new army's death squads began their second round of charge.
Dozens of people, carrying tens of kilograms of explosives, charged wildly and placed the explosives under the city gate.
Just like the tactics Su Yi had deployed before.
If you can't blow it up once, just two, three, or four times.
Just create suppression fire in the city gate area.
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At this time, inside the new city!
The Xiaoqi battalion scouts sent out before quickly reported back.
"Boyan Taiji, Su Yi's new army has arrived and is attacking Yangzhou City!"
Boyanna Mohu exclaimed: "Is he crazy? More than a thousand people went to attack Yangzhou City?"
"I can see clearly that I am almost successful. I am constantly blowing up the city gate. The firepower of his new army is very fierce, and the location chosen is very tricky. The rebellious fort cannot hit it."
"His new army is very fierce. They fired at Fa Ni under the city gate. Fa Ni has a large number of people, but their firepower is no match for the new army!"
"Looking at this posture, Yangzhou City will be breached soon."
Boyan was shocked!
If Su He were allowed to capture Yangzhou City, he would completely lose this battle for merit.
Is there any way to remedy this? any left?
"How many defenders are there in Yangzhou City?" Boyan asked.
"I don't know, but it's not many. It should only be a few thousand. The main force seems to have been taken away by the rebel leader."
Boyan asked: "Which city gate was Su Yi attacking?"
"East Gate!"
Boyan said: "Then at the south gate and the west gate, are there any rebel defenders?"
"There are only a few people, almost empty. There is a serious shortage of rebel defenders. The firepower of Su Yi's new army is too fierce. All the Taiping defenders are heading towards the east gate."
Boyan's blood boiled all over, and he felt that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had come.
Now all the defenders of Yangzhou City have been attracted by Su Yi's new army. If he leads the Xiaoqi battalion to rush over and attack Nancheng or Dongcheng, wouldn't it be easy to break into Yangzhou City and capture Yangzhou City.
By then, all Su Yi's efforts will be used to make a wedding dress for me, Boyan.
You attack the city with all your strength, and I gain something for nothing.
At that time, the great achievement of capturing Yangzhou City will belong to me.
Boyan said: "At this time, the east and west sides of Yangzhou are completely empty. It is easy to attack them. It is just the right time to avenge the shame. Will you all be willing to go with me?"
Everyone was ready to move, but hesitated.
"Don't miss this opportunity. The new city is too small and Yangzhou City is strong. After entering Yangzhou City, Su Yi's new army enters the city. He will still need to help us defend the city. Yangzhou City will be safer than the new city."
"Two hundred taels per person!" Boyannamohu shouted loudly.
After a while!
More than a thousand cavalrymen from the heroic cavalry battalion galloped out from the new city and rushed towards the west gate of Yangzhou City.
Boyannamohu really has a huge advantage.
Once you find a speculative opportunity, you will not let it go and attack immediately.
This was used to capture Xincheng and Liuhe before.
Now we have to rely on this to capture Yangzhou City.
The four thousand Taiping troops who were originally watching outside the new city were shocked when they saw this scene, and then they chased after them fiercely.
However, they ran on two legs, and Boyannamohu was a cavalryman, so it was difficult for them to catch up.
"Hurry up!"
Boyan led a thousand cavalry and galloped wildly.
We must enter Yangzhou before Su Yi breaks the city.
He entered Yangzhou first and made the first contribution.
Xincheng is very close to Yangzhou.
Not long after, Yangzhou City was within sight.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The fierce fighting was still going on at this time, and the sound of intensive gunfire and the explosion of explosives could be heard clearly.
Rush, rush, rush!
Su Yi, you are such a miserable person.
Every time I have to make a wedding dress for my Boyan, hahahahaha.
Boyan's cavalry was getting closer and closer to the east gate of Yangzhou.
Sure enough, there was almost no one defending the city.
God help me!
Ha ha ha ha!
Boyan was about to order the suspension ropes of the moat's suspension bridge to be cut off.
Then use the hook to climb up the wall and open the door.
However... at this time.
The west gate of Yangzhou City suddenly opened wide.
"boom!"
The huge suspension bridge fell down by itself.
Huh? So proactive?
Immediately afterwards, more than a thousand Taiping troops rushed out of the city gate.
They looked at Boyan's dismounted cavalry and looked at each other.
Who are you? What are you doing here?
These more than a thousand Taiping troops saw that Su Yi was about to break through the east gate, and the gunmanship was too fierce and they would definitely lose, so they took the initiative to evacuate from the west gate.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Boyan's opportunistic army here.
After being stunned for a moment, without saying a word, the more than a thousand Taiping troops charged towards Boyan waving their weapons.
at the same time!
"boom!"
There was a shocking loud noise!
The third round detonates!
The east gate of Yangzhou City was completely blown down.
Su Yi's new army poured into Yangzhou City.
At this point, the city of Yangzhou was destroyed!
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Note: After waking up, I ate four steamed buns, then coded in front of the computer. I wrote for five hours and completed a 10,000-word chapter.
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