"Arrogance laughs at thousands of waves, hot blood surpasses the red sun..."
Before Seng Gelinqin climbed onto the city wall of Fantian Town, he heard "Men should strengthen themselves" shouted in Hunan dialect and Hakka dialect.
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Although he didn't understand it at all, the sound of the tune and the sound of countless big men shouting together made Seng Gelinqin feel that something was wrong. He quickly quickened his pace and climbed up the city wall as fast as he could. , and then he saw a scene that frightened him.
To the south of Fantian Town, there are "red-headed men" all over the mountains and plains!
The total number is probably as many as 30,000 to 50,000! They are so vast that they are divided into several columns with quite wide fronts. They march across the fields and along the official roads, singing and marching. Their morale is extremely high. And among these tens of thousands of "red-headed men" Among the marching columns, there was also a particularly huge and eye-catching bright red sedan. This was an extra-large sedan that was carried by sixty-four people.
The last time Seng Gelinqin saw such a big sedan was when Daoguang was attending his funeral!
I originally thought that I would have to wait until Xianfeng's funeral to see this kind of 64-person sedan again, but I didn't expect to see it on the battlefield in the countryside of Hunan. "My lord, your lord, that... sedan belongs to Hong Xiuquan!"
He Chun had been fighting with the Taiping Army in Guangxi and Hunan for some time. He knew what kind of person in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom could sit in a sedan carried by sixty-four people...only Hong Xiuquan!
That Hong Xiuquan who can't be killed by a cannon...
"Isn't this too much? Prince, run quickly, Hong Xiuquan is coming with his army!" Jiang Zhongyuan, who had just climbed onto the tower, only took one look and knew he couldn't beat him.
Seng Gelinqin was now a little afraid of Hong Xiuquan. Even the cannons could not kill him. As soon as he appeared, the Taiping troops below became "violent". They were all fearless of death and could not be defeated at all! Moreover, the soldiers and horses that Hong Xiuquan had around him were too large. There are too many, at least 50,000 or 60,000. Seng Gelinqin has less than one-tenth of the troops at hand, so how can he still fight?
"Quick, give the order, let's retreat quickly!" Prince Monk was no longer nervous and immediately issued the order to retreat. "Cha!"
Guan Wen, He Chun, and Jiang Zhongyuan immediately responded, and then flew down the city wall to gather their men and run away. After a while, the entire Fantian Town was in chaos!
In this town, there were not only the defeated troops brought by Seng Gelinqin, but also gentry and some regiments gathered from the surrounding villages. They thought that the Qing soldiers could protect them from the surrounding militiamen of the God-Worship Association. However, this group of Qing soldiers actually Attracting the largest king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom... If you don't hurry up and run away with him, what else can you do to survive?
As a result, thousands of defeated troops under Seng Gelinqin crowded together with thousands of gentry and civilians in Fantian Town, scrambling to flee north.
"Report... to the King of Heaven, the clear demon in Fantian Town in front of you ran away!"
Hong Xiuquan, who was sitting in a large sedan chair carried by sixty-four people and writing something on a desk placed in the sedan chair, immediately snorted when he heard the horse coming to report, and then said loudly: "Come on. people!"
"I wish the King of Heaven to be invincible, conquer the Central Plains in the north, and attack Yanyun!"
Hong Xiuquan's bodyguard Meng De'en saluted quickly and spoke plausibly. These words were not spoken casually, but were spoken by Hong Xiuquan under an order!
He has now found the feeling of winning the battle... Well, it seems that it doesn't have to be Yang Xiuqing, Luo Yaoguo, and Xiao Chaogui! He can set the Central Plains in the north and attack Yanyun by himself!
"Okay!" Hong Xiuquan nodded, with a proud look on his face, "I have won another battle... With the decree, all men and women in the army move forward bravely and take steps to chase the demon. There is no fear in the world, even if we catch up. Beijing City!"
"yes!"
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A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats traveled north along the official road and reached the ears of the imperial envoy Saishan A, who was sitting on the ground and staring blankly at the Xiangjiang River in the distance.
A trace of panic flashed across the numb old face of the fleeing imperial minister, and his eyes involuntarily turned to the Xiangjiang River.
"Don't panic in the middle hall. It's not Changmao coming from the north. The sound of horse hooves is coming from the south. I've heard it. There are many people and horses, and there are a lot of cavalry... They must be the soldiers and horses of the Monk King!"
A stout military attaché wearing a military attache's robe and a full beard quickly stepped forward and said to Sai Shanga in an expectant tone: "The Monk King has an army of 10,000 people, plus the thousands of people we have on hand, there may not be a single one." The power of war!
This bearded military attache was Bao Qibao, the Hunan admiral of the Qing Dynasty. When Xiang Rong, Sun Yingzhao, and Liu Changqing were ordered to rescue Xiangtan a few days ago, he followed Sai Shang'a's order and crossed the river to Yisuhe City to prepare to support Xiang Rong. .
As a result, on the evening of the next day after he crossed the Xiangjiang River, the new town on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River encountered an attack by the Taiping Army!
However, Saishang'a, who found that the Taiping army was numerous and aggressive, decisively abandoned Qin Dingsan who was stationed in the new town and allowed the latter's entire army to be annihilated. He led two thousand pacesetters across the Xiangjiang River to fight against the enemy. Bao Qibao meets up.
As soon as the two armies converged, there were reports from the scouts that a large number of Taiping troops were coming along the west bank of the Xiangjiang River and would soon arrive at Yisuhe City.
Knowing that Xiang Rong and Sun Yingzhao had probably done something bad, Sai Shang'a immediately led his troops to flee south with Bao Qibao. When the Taiping Army who attacked Yisuhe City discovered that they were running away, they immediately sent thousands of people to pursue them.
Sai Shang'a and Bao Qibao were fighting and running away. Although the distance between them and the pursuers was a little wider, they also filled in a lot of palace troops. Seeing that they were about to die if they could not get rid of the pursuers, they did not expect to encounter them here. Climbing Senggelinqin is a truly endless journey!
Saishang'a, who was already a little desperate after being defeated, suddenly regained his energy. Senggelinqin had an army of 10,000 people, plus the thousands of people he had on hand...and another 10,000,000, so he turned back to eat the pursuers. There is still hope for those three to four thousand Taiping troops.
"Quickly, assemble your team quickly!" Saishang'a ordered loudly, "Let's go and join forces with the Monk King! The Monk King still has an army of 10,000 people, and we still have the strength to fight!"...
"My lord, I have been waiting for you to come..."
"Saito, why did you arrive in Shanmen City?"
"Your Majesty, I, I have lost... this time it is true, completely defeated! Xiang Rong is gone, Qin Dingsan is gone, Sun Yingzhao is gone, Liu Changqing is gone... they are all gone! There is no more Hunan in the Qing Dynasty!"
"ah.."
On the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, north of Shanmen Town, Sai Shang'a finally met the Seng Gelinqin he had longed for. However, the scene of the meeting seemed a little different from what he had imagined! Why did the monk prince look so unlucky and follow him? His Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers, Xianghu Regiment Training, and Green Battalion Double Spear Soldiers are all as wilted as eggplants beaten by frost...and the number of them is wrong!
Didn’t Seng Gelinqin lead an army of ten thousand? Now it’s not even five thousand, right? What did he do? He lost more than half in one go.
When Seng Gelinqin saw Sai Shang'a, he became even more desperate. He had originally planned to let Sai Shang'a lead Xiang Rong, Bao Qibao, Qin Dingsan, Sun Yingzhao, Liu Changqing and Cheng Zicai, the governor of Huguang, as cannon fodder to attract Luo Yaoguo's main force. .
He originally thought of letting these people hold the line in the north for a while, while he himself would go to Hengshan County to set up an ambush and set up artillery. Even if he couldn't kill Hong Xiuquan, he would still be able to inflict heavy losses on the Taiping Army.
As long as he can give the main force of the Taiping Army on the southern front a hard blow and delay their actions a little, he can lead his troops north to join forces with Sai Shanga. Then there will be a lot of room for maneuver!
But I didn't expect that his bombardment not only failed to send Hong Xiuquan to death, but actually made Hong Xiuquan go crazy. He really showed his majesty as the second son of God's family. Saishan'a in the north seemed to have suffered an even worse defeat.
The question now is not whether the Qing Dynasty has Hunan, but whether the Qing Dynasty has Seng Gelinqin! "Kill the Qing demon, go to heaven! Kill the Qing demon, go to heaven..."
The slogans of the Taiping Army came from the south and became louder and louder! Needless to say, it must be Hong Xiuquan coming again.
Seng Gelinqin frowned and was thinking about a way to escape when Jiang Zhongyuan quietly came up to him. While Sai Shang'a and Bao Qibao were not paying attention, he leaned over Seng Gelinqin's ear and whispered a few words.
Chapter completed!