Wang Shouren also smiled slightly when he heard such achievements: "This is also because most of these bandits are followers of Hong Xiuquan. They are not regular troops and have lax military discipline. Otherwise, it may be difficult for this Menghan medicinal wine to work."
Wang Zhongsi nodded to express his agreement with Wang Shouren's statement, and said lightly: "Brother, Wei Changhui's 10,000-strong army is just the front of Hong Xiuquan, followed by Hong Xiuquan's 200,000-strong army, and with Wei Changhui's matter, Hong Xiuquan's work I'm afraid they will be very cautious, and we should prepare in advance."
Wang Shouren nodded and said: "Yes, Wei Changhui is Hong Xiuquan's favorite general. Now that he has failed and been captured, Hong Xiuquan will definitely be angry. I am afraid there will be a tough battle to fight next. Zhongsi, what suggestions do you have?"
When Wang Zhongsi heard this, he pondered and said: "Brother, I think Hong Xiuquan, relying on his command of more than 200,000 troops, must have thought that we could only hold on and not get out. At this moment, we are trying to do the opposite. We are stupid and incompetent. I am willing to lead a group of elite soldiers to ambush Hong Xiuquan halfway, and I will surely kill him by catching him off guard!"
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Sure enough, when Hong Xiuquan learned that Wei Changhui's entire army had been wiped out, he was furious. Now he ordered the entire army to rush all the way to Longxi, wipe out the Sui army in Longxi City, and rescue Wei Changhui.
Hong Xiuquan gave an order, and more than 200,000 troops ran all the way, with war flags covering the sky and fierce dust covering the sun, heading straight towards Longxi County.
Hong Xiuquan originally thought that with Wei Changhui's ability, unless he encountered the main force of the Sui army, he would definitely win all the way. Most of the Sui army's soldiers and horses were distributed in Jingxiang and the Central Plains, so he believed that he would definitely win this time when he marched to Jiangnan, so he marched slowly and confidently.
Now that Wei Changhui's entire army had been wiped out, he ordered the army to speed up and march in a rage. However, Lingnan is located at the southern end, and war horses are extremely rare. The 200,000 troops only have four to five thousand cavalry. Most of them travel on two legs, and they are exhausted after marching for several days and nights.
Ji Wang Shi Dakai couldn't help but remind Hong Xiuquan: "King of Heaven, the army has been traveling day and night for several days. Most of the soldiers are exhausted. If the Sui army attacks at this time, something bad may happen."
Hong Xiuquan said proudly: "Our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's 200,000-strong army is coming in force. The Sui army should be busy reinforcing the city defenses in Longxi City at this time. Where can they have the courage to attack my army?"
Shi Da was happy to know that Hong Xiuquan was extremely arrogant and no one could change what he had decided. Although he also believed that what Hong Xiuquan said was reasonable, he rushed his troops to the rear army on the pretext of protecting food just in case. In the event of an emergency, it would be a good idea to preserve some of the Taiping Army's vitality.
Hong Xiuquan did not see Shi Dakai's true intention. He only thought that he was really worried about food and grass, so he agreed to Shi Dakai's request. He continued to lead the main army towards Longxi County without stopping.
At dusk that day, Hong Xiuquan's army passed through the relatively steep Wuyan Mountain. After leaving the mountain pass, the terrain was relatively flat. Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing proposed to Hong Xiuquan: "King of Heaven, this place is less than fifty miles away from Longxi County. The soldiers are tired from running around for days. , plus the weather is getting hotter and hotter. I don’t think we can just let the soldiers rest here for one night without having to travel at night. "
Although Hong Xiuquan was riding on a horse, the mountain road was rugged and bumpy even if he was riding a war horse. The journey was a bit overwhelming, so he nodded and agreed to Yang Xiuqing's proposal.
Hong Xiuquan ordered the entire army to set up camp and rest for the night. The Taiping soldiers, who had been traveling day and night for several days and were overworked, seemed to have received an amnesty. They quickly set up camp, buried pots and cooked rice, and prepared to have a good night's rest.
After a while, the smoke gradually began to rise, and the aroma of the food filled the entire camp. The Taiping soldiers, who were already ravenous with hunger, kept stuffing food into their mouths like a wolf.
At this time, a soldier with sensitive ears suddenly seemed to hear thunder and raised his head, but he only saw a half-hidden crescent moon, not even a dark cloud.
"Mom, I must be exhausted from traveling day and night recently, and my ears are not working properly!"
The soldier cursed to himself, then lowered his head and chewed the food in his bowl.
Rumble! ! !
The thunder became louder and louder, and many soldiers began to hear the sound. They raised their heads upwards and looked at their comrades around them in confusion, as if they wanted to say: "It doesn't look like it's going to rain! "
"Cavalry, a large group of cavalry is approaching us!"
The Taiping Army was not entirely composed of believers. Some soldiers were adapted from the former Lingnan garrison. When they heard the muffled thunderous sound, they immediately exclaimed.
"What are you still doing? Hurry up to the camp wall to stop the Sui cavalry. Hurry and report to the King of Heaven."
A Taiping officer who seemed to be the leader drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly at the soldiers around him.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Wang Zhongsi led 7,000 Sui cavalry, like arrows from a string, to the outside of the Taiping Army's camp wall at lightning speed.
Because the Taiping soldiers were tired from running around for days and were in a hurry to eat when they set up camp, they completed the work hastily. The camp walls were poorly built and very unstable. They were directly knocked down by the Sui army's high-speed charging horses.
"Haha, brothers, capture Hong Xiuquan alive, suppress the rebellion, kill him!"
Wang Zhongsi was overjoyed when he saw that all the walls of the Taiping Army's camp were collapsed in an instant. He immediately waved his sword and led the Sui Army's cavalry all the way to the Taiping Army's central tent.
The Taiping Army had more than 150,000 soldiers and horses, so it was naturally impossible for Wang Zhongsi to annihilate them all with just 7,000 cavalry. From the moment he broke into the Taiping Army camp, he had only one goal - to break into the Taiping Army's central tent, capture and kill Hong Xiuquan, and complete his victory in one battle!
"Quick, the archers release arrows, and the spearmen go up to block the path of the Sui cavalry!"
Some Taiping Army officers who knew military skills desperately directed their troops to fight back. It's a pity that most of their soldiers and horses are believers who were deceived by Hong Xiuquan. They were farmers and tenants who had never seen the world in the past, so it was okay to fight with the wind. At this moment, seeing the spectacular scene of the Sui army's cavalry galloping, they were frightened. They threw away the bowls and chopsticks in their hands and ran for their lives like flying.
Even though these Taiping Army officers roared for a long time, only sporadic arrows shot at the Sui Army cavalry. As for the spearman, he was alone and vulnerable to the Sui army's cavalry, which was like a surging river. He was soon trampled into a ball of flesh by the ferocious iron hoofs.
Wang Zhongsi fought his way to the center of the Taiping Army without any hindrance. He happened to meet Hong Xiuquan who had just mounted his horse and was about to flee. He was overjoyed and ran out with his horse and sword in hand, "Hong Xiuquan, the traitor, stop leaving!"
The general of the Taiping Army, Xiao Chaogui, relied on his bravery, clapped his horse and waved his sword to greet Wang Zhongsi, "The King of Heaven, leave quickly, the last general is behind you!"
"Don't overestimate your capabilities!"
Wang Zhongsi roared angrily and struck out with the sword in his hand like lightning. Xiao Chaogui was unable to react in time and was cut off his horse by the sword.
"Ding dong, it was detected that Wang Zhongsi's formation killed Xiao Chaogui. The host received 9 soul points. The current soul points have increased to 166."
Wang Zhongsi killed Xiao Chaogui and knocked him off his horse with one blow. He didn't care about his head. He clamped the horse's belly with his legs and charged towards Hong Xiuquan menacingly.
