Noon on the third day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar.
Jiangshe City.
"Arrogant and arrogant, laughing at thousands of waves, hot-blooded and hot than the red sun. Courage is like iron, bones are like fine steel, mind is vast, and vision is far-reaching. I vow to work hard and be a good man. Let all the Qing troops in Jiangshe City The terrifying singing voice, which made the officers and soldiers feel heartbroken, once again came from the Taiping Army's position.
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This means that another round of onslaught is about to begin!
Since Xiang Rong led everyone to "break into the encirclement" last night, they have heard this terrifying singing more than once! Every time this singing is heard from the Taiping Army's position, there will inevitably be a wave of fierce attacks.
Every wave of Taiping attacks started with the throwing of mines.
Usually, only a dozen or twenty or even fewer mine bombers would reach the Qing army's position under the cover of night, and then throw out ten or twenty powerful mine bombs! After the explosion, there would be hundreds of elite night attacks. .
All of these elites have night eyes and can move freely in the night without the help of torches. They are also extremely brave and cannot be resisted by the Qing army! If there is a group of Qing soldiers who are desperate to stop them, , then they will be eliminated by the Taiping Army's mines - because some of the Taiping elites who attacked at night also carried mines.
Therefore, in the battle last night and a half, the Qing army in Jiangshe City suffered extremely heavy losses, losing almost one-third of their position and at least thousands of people!
In addition, the two thousand Qing troops who forcibly crossed the stream to outflank the two wings of Jiangshe City yesterday evening were completely wiped out. No one ran into Jiangshe City to join the surrounded Qing troops.
If we include the losses suffered by the Qing army before Xiang Rong led his troops into Jiangshe City, from the time Feng Zicai led his troops into Jiangshe City at noon yesterday to dawn today, the Qing army has lost more than 3,000 troops on the battlefield in Jiangshe City. Four thousand people.
There are only more than 6,000 Qing troops left in the encirclement of Jiangshe City, and they are trapped in a tight siege and their morale is low!
However, more than 6,000 Qing troops are still a large number, and it will not be easy to eliminate them unless someone is willing to lead an "uprising".
At this moment, in a shabby restaurant that had just been burned down in the encirclement of Jiangshe City, a conversation about surrender and loyalty was going on quietly. "Feng Nanqian, you, you are not dead! Your pigtails What? You won’t surrender to Chang Mao, will you?”
The person who was speaking was the haggard-looking commander-in-chief of Yongzhou Town, Sun Yingzhao, and the person listening to him was Feng Zicai, who was wearing a military attache's coat of the Qing Dynasty, but his pigtails had disappeared. He had just crossed the line of fire and slipped over from the Taiping Army's position. of.
Hearing Sun Yingzhao say that he surrendered to Changmao, Feng Zicai looked unhappy: "Mr. Sun, please don't accuse me unjustly! Can I, Feng Zicai, surrender to Changmao and become a second minister? Am I that kind of person?"
"Then you are now..." A trace of disappointment slipped across Sun Yingzhao's haggard face.
Feng Zicai patted his chest and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun, in fact, I am already a loyal martyr of the Qing Dynasty!"
Sun Yingzhao was stunned: "Zhonglie? Nan Qian, although you have little education, you should know what a Zhonglie is, right? Only a dead person can be a Zhonglie!"
"Who said that? Mr. Sun, look at this letter... This is the autograph of Yu Zhuangwu, a living loyal martyr of the Qing Dynasty. It is written to you!" After saying that, Feng Zicai took out an autographed letter from Yu Miaqing. , handed it to Sun Yingzhao with a smile, "Mr. Sun, Yu Zhuangwu is your old boss, you still remember his handwriting, right?"
"Zhuangwu" is Yu Wanqing's posthumous title!
The Qing court still doesn't know that this man voted for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but they still regard him as a loyal martyr!
Sun Yingzhao didn't know that his old boss was still alive, so he stared at the five characters "Handwritten by Yu Wanqing" written on the envelope in his hand. "Yu, Yu Junmen is really still alive?" Sun Yingzhao asked in a trembling voice. .
At this moment, he has realized what it means that Yu Wanqing is not dead?
"Yu Junmen is in the Taiping Angel camp outside Jiangshe City!" Feng Zicai said, "He arrived last night with the Taiping Angels... Now surrounding you and Xiang Junmen, Mr. Liu The 30,000 Taiping troops led by the Taiping Angels and the King of the West were attacked! Your entire army was wiped out in just two or three days, and you cannot escape.
If you are willing to learn from Yu Junmen, Taiping Angel is also willing to help you become a loyal martyr of the Qing Dynasty, and then reward you with an official of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. You will be a loyal martyr of the Qing Dynasty in front of you, and the founding hero of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will work, so there will be no delay. How wonderful thing?
"Is it really possible?" Sun Yingzhao was naturally excited and asked with a look of anticipation on his face.
"Of course!" Feng Zicai said with a smile, "Yu Junmen has already written down exactly what to do in the letter, and there will definitely be no trouble." Upon hearing this, Sun Yingzhao immediately tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper and read it. stand up.
In fact, the operation of pretending to be loyal to death is very simple. The Taiping Army issued a notice announcing the execution of Sun Yingzhao, and at the same time, they also "beheaded him in public". Of course, they could not cut off Sun Yingzhao's own head, but went to the battlefield to "pick one up". It's a bit similar. He would put some makeup on, such as a fake beard or something, then put it in a wooden cage and hang it high at the gate of a lively city for public display.
The Qing Dynasty would definitely send someone to check, but the person they sent to check wouldn't be very familiar with Sun Yingzhao. Secondly, how could he recognize the rotten dead head hanging high?
Therefore, as long as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is willing to cooperate, it will not be difficult to make Sun Yingzhao a loyal martyr.
"Mr. Sun," Feng Zicai said again at this time, "the song of the Taiping Army has been sung, and they will launch an attack soon... You are not planning to surrender to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At the same time, if you become a loyal martyr of the Qing Dynasty, they will come It’s time to attack your troops! How many men do you have left? Do you have enough for one thousand? How many waves can you still withstand?”
"No, no, no, no..." Sun Yingzhao hurriedly raised his hands to Feng Zicai and said, "Nangan, Brother Nanqian, please quickly tell the Taiping Army not to attack my brother. I am willing to surrender, but I really can't stand it anymore!"
Feng Zicai laughed when he heard this: "That's right! Mr. Sun, tell me where Xiang Rong's Chinese army is?" "Nan Qian, what do you want?" Sun Yingzhao asked.
"What a meritorious service!" Feng Zicai said with a smile, "Mr. Sun, you are the chief of the town, and if you apply here, you will have the post of brigade commander...and I am just a thousand generals, and they can only give me a pawn commander, too When I'm young, I have to make meritorious deeds! And I'm from Cantonese, Luo Tiantian, Su Sanniang and the others are all Cantonese! If I work hard, I'll have a bright future!"
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as Feng Zicai finished speaking, the roar of thunder and explosions came.
Sun Yingzhao panicked immediately, while Feng Zicai waved his hand and said: "Don't panic...it is Xiang Rong and Liu Changqing's people who are really beaten. They have no chance, but you still have it! It depends on how you choose?"
"Of course I choose the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!" Sun Yingzhao gritted his teeth and said, "I, the commander-in-chief of Yongzhou Town, have lost the Yongzhou Prefecture where I was responsible. If I don't vote for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, are I still waiting to be captured by Xianfeng and handed over to the Ministry for discussion?"
"My enemy! You voted for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but you were a loyal martyr to the Qing Dynasty. Your whole family was saved! Otherwise, you would have lost your duty and the army... Let you go back to Caishikou!"
Sun Yingzhao stood up suddenly, raised his fist towards Feng Zicai and said: "Nangan, call your people, I will personally lead the way... to catch the old thief Xiang Rongxiang!" "Okay, good job!" Feng Zicai gave him a thumbs up. , "This is the loyalty of the Qing Dynasty!"
"Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, good news, Xiang Rong's central army has been captured! Sun Yingzhao's troops have given up resistance, and the Qingyao in Jiangshe City has collapsed!"
In a squire's house in the north of Jiangshe City, Yu Miaqing walked up to Luo Yaoguo and Xiao Chaogui who were drinking tea and talking, saluted, and then reported the good news they had just received.
"How's it going?" Luo Yaoguo looked at Xiao Chaogui with a little pride: "Almost one day and one night, more than ten thousand Qing demons belonging to Xiang Rong, Liu Changqing, and Sun Yingzhao were eliminated... Sanniang and the strategy of destroying the Qing was not bad, right?"
Xiao Chaogui laughed loudly, then gave Luo Yaoguo a thumbs-up, and said: "Eighth brother, I'm convinced... Ten thousand Qingyao! Before you came down, our Taiping Army had eaten up to two thousand at a time. There is only one time to eliminate demons! Since you came, our Taiping Army has destroyed more and more enemies, and now we can destroy ten thousand demons!
Bad brother, tell me, where should I fight next?"
"Next... I will lead my troops to cross the Xiangjiang River!" Luo Yaoguo said, "As we approach the new town, my brother-in-law, go and attack Yisuhe Town." "If you don't want to strike while the iron is hot, take Xiangtan?" Xiao Chaogui was stunned.
"No, no." Luo Yaoguo shook his head, "Brother-in-law, is there the key to capturing Wuchang Mansion in Xiangtan City?" "The key to capturing Wuchang Mansion?" Xiao Chaogui's eyes lit up, "Eighth brother, what is the key?"
Chapter completed!