Wang Zhongsi was also upset when he heard this, and sighed: "Jingnan is indeed a loophole in our Sui army's defense. It seems that there are capable people in the Taiping Army who have seized this loophole."
Wang Shouren immediately said: "Zhongsi, how about you and I immediately mobilize the troops and horses in the city to chase Hong Xiuquan, harass him all the way, and do our best to slow down his advance, and hold on until General Yue Pengju arrives with reinforcements."
Wang Zhongsi shook his head, "Hong Xiuquan has already suffered two losses at our hands, so he will definitely be wary of us. I'm afraid it is very likely that he will have an ambush waiting for us on the road we must pass. Moreover, Hong Xiuquan has many soldiers and horses. Our first two major victories were all due to Hong Xiuquan's insensitivity. Now that he is on guard, it will be difficult to hold them back with just ten thousand of our men and thousands of troops guarding Longxi."
Wang Shouren frowned and then suggested: "Zhongsi, why don't we encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, raise troops to capture Lingnan, and force Hong Xiuquan to return to the army."
Wang Zhongsi pondered and said: "Hong Xiu's entire army should be equipped with military masters. I'm afraid he would have expected our move into Lingnan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao."
Wang Shouren sighed helplessly, "At this point, we can only treat a dead horse as a living horse. If we know that Hong Xiuquan is threatening Jing Xiang and do nothing, if Jing Xiang falls into the hands of the rebels in the future, you and I, two brothers, will He will definitely be impeached by those who are interested."
Wang Zhongsi nodded and said: "In that case, let my foolish brother lead the army for this time. You lead the army to defend Longxi, and be careful to prevent Hong Xiuquan from killing him!"
Wang Shouren nodded and said: "loyal heir, be careful in everything. If it is really necessary to violate the law, quickly withdraw the troops and return to Longxi!"
Wang Zhongsi laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, don't worry, I will return safely, silly brother!"
Half an hour later, Wang Zhongsi gathered 7,000 elite soldiers, pretended to be the main force of the Sui army, covered the sky with flags, rolled up smoke and dust, and fought all the way towards Lingnan.
After marching for most of the day, Wang Zhongsi led his troops to the Qiuye Ridge area. The road here is narrow, with trees on both sides and rugged rocks, making it a natural and dangerous place for military strategists.
Wang Zhongsi was a general with a command value of 96. He could see the danger of this place at a glance. With a wave of his horsewhip, he ordered the scout team behind him: "Hurry up and take a look."
Dozens of scouts received the order, dismounted from their horses, walked up the ridge, dispersed to both sides, and searched the surroundings carefully.
Shi Dakai led 50,000 elites to ambush on Qiuye Ridge. Seeing the Sui army scouts coming up to the ridge to investigate, he secretly thought that the Sui army general was so cautious. Knowing that he could no longer hide, he immediately waved his command flag and shouted loudly: : "Brothers of the Taiping Army, the day has come to avenge the dead brothers. Kill all these ignorant Sui soldiers who resisted the Kingdom of Heaven!"
Boom, boom, boom. . .
As Shi Dakai gave an order, the sound of war drums rose to the sky, breaking the silence on the mountain. The 30,000 Taiping troops who had been lying in wait for a long time suddenly appeared, waving their weapons and rushing towards the Sui army at the foot of the mountain. The sound of killing shook the world.
"There are indeed such strong military experts in the Taiping Army. They have already anticipated our plan to attack Lingnan. Fortunately, I saw that the terrain here is dangerous and sent scouts to investigate. Otherwise, the entire army would have been annihilated."
Wang Zhongsi secretly thought it was a fluke, and hurriedly reined in his horse, waved his sword in his hand, and ordered in a deep voice: "All armies, please don't mess up. The rear army has become the front army. We must withdraw immediately and return to Longxi. My brothers from the front army will follow me to the rear!"
The Sui army did not enter the ambush circle of the Taiping Army, so the organization was complete and the queues were neat. Although they saw tens of thousands of Taiping troops coming like a tide, the morale of the army was not chaotic. Wang Zhongsi gave an order, and the front army quickly formed a formation. The rear army changed to the front army and retreated slowly along the original road.
Wang Zhongsi led his troops to cut off the rear in person, slashing horizontally and vertically with the sword in his hand, desperately killing the Taiping soldiers who were rushing up, until his whole body was stained red with blood.
"Sui Dog Xiu Kuang, can you recognize the Taiping Army generals Luo Cheng and Wang Bi?"
Shi Dakai's two lieutenants, relying on their bravery, rode their horses and wielded their swords to kill Wang Zhongsi.
Wang Zhongsi raised his sword and stood on the spot with a sneer: "How dare you, an unknown rat, come out to show your embarrassment?"
When Luo Cheng and Wang Bi heard this, they were furious. They had been attacking from the left and the right, but now they rushed to the center and attacked Wang Zhongsi, "You are such a courageous thief. I swear I will not be a human being if I don't kill you today." !”
Wang Zhongsi curled his lips, secretly feeling proud. He just laughed at the two of them just to anger them, making them so angry that they lost their minds and made wrong judgments.
Sure enough, in anger, the two reckless men gave up their original advantage of flanking and rushed to the middle. Not only would they not be able to take advantage of the large number of people, they would interfere with each other's teammates, making it much easier to deal with them.
Wang Zhongsi secretly clenched his sword tightly, and when the two of them rushed forward, suddenly the sword struck with a sharp force, directly slicing the neck of Luo Cheng who was rushing in front. With a flash of cold light, Luo Cheng's head was immediately separated, and his originally burly and strong body fell down from his horse in a slump.
Wang Bi, who was following behind, was so frightened that his face suddenly turned pale, and he quickly turned his horse and fled. Wang Zhongsi sneered, hung up his sword, took off the bow and arrow from the saddle, opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and the arrow shot through Wang Bi's neck. Wang Bi groaned and immediately fell off his horse.
Wang Zhongsi killed two generals in the blink of an eye, wiped the blood from his face, raised his knife and shouted: "Who else dares to come up and die without fear of death?"
Shi Dakai, who was supervising the battle from behind, couldn't help being furious when he saw this. He immediately rushed forward with his horse and sword in hand, and shouted loudly: "The thief is so brave, a certain Shi Dakai is coming to fight you!"
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Shi Dakai is in a state of rage, his force is +6, his base force is 93, and his current force has increased to 99."
Wang Zhongsi saw Shi Dakai coming with a fierce force and did not dare to underestimate the enemy. He also urged his horse forward, the sword in his hand was shining with cold light, and he tried his best to meet the attack.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Wang Zhongsi has entered the brave state, his force is +4, his base force is 96, and his current force has increased to 100."
The two of them rode forward to meet him. Wang Zhongsi took the lead, roared, and slashed Huashan with one move of his sword, running towards Shi Dakai and slashing him head-on.
Not to be outdone, Shi Dakai opened his eyes angrily, waving the sword in his hand and swinging it upward with all his strength.
Keng!
There was a loud noise, and both of them were shaken, and they were secretly surprised by their opponent's martial arts.
At that moment, the two of them tried their best, moving their horses in a chain, opening and closing the swords in their hands, and violently collided with their opponents from time to time. After more than fifty rounds of fierce fighting, it was still difficult to determine the winner.
While the two were fighting fiercely, the Taiping army led by Shi Dakai suddenly divided into two elite troops, bypassed the Sui army's front defense line and attacked from the flanks.
Shi Dakai was truly the number one general in the Taiping Army, and the troops he led were also the most elite troops in the Taiping Army. Although the Sui army struggled to resist the attack of the Taiping Army, they were helplessly outnumbered and were eventually cut into two parts by the Taiping Army. The rear troops led by Wang Zhongsi fell into the siege of the Taiping Army.
