The trench that Zeng Shicheng cursed was not dug out by the Taiping Army, but by the Qing army to encircle Xinhui City.

The trenches dug by the Qing army were more than five feet deep and more than three feet wide. The trenches were covered with spikes and bamboo trunks, which was daunting. Because it rained yesterday, some places in the ditches had rain water due to their uneven heights. Looking at each pond and the pond was turbid, the pond was vaguely seen. In addition, there were piles of corpses.

In order to fill these trenches, the Taiping Army drove the Qing army to fill the trenches several times, and then they took their lives to fill them with their lives at all costs, but they only filled two or three gaps that were less than three feet wide. They were not all occupied by the Taiping Army, but they fought repeatedly with the Qing army to barely control two of them. For this reason, nearly one-third of the troops in Xiongwei Camp were destroyed here.

After the cavalry of the Shang family appeared, Zhou Shi immediately ordered the entire army to retreat to the second line of defense. In order to prevent the Qing cavalry from breaking out along the passage opened by the Taiping Army, he asked Shao Jiugong to lead people to block the two passages. In a hurry, Shao Jiugong went where to find the blocked things, so he could only use materials locally and bring nearby corpses to block them. These corpses include Qing soldiers and Taiping soldiers.

Originally, there were gaps between each line of defense of the Qing army for the passage of troops and horses, but after the Taiping army suddenly broke through the two front lines of defense, the Han flag soldiers stationed on the third line of defense blocked the passage with large chariots, which forced the Taiping army to fill the deep ditch covered with pointed piles. This action has to be said to be correct, at least at that time, the Taiping army's offensive speed was delayed, and the Qing army behind the defense line was defended and waited for aid. However, now it caused great trouble for the Shang family soldiers, who were all cavalry.

When Zeng Shicheng found that there was no way ahead, the speed of the rider was already high-speed, but he was very skilled and brave, and he forced himself to stop the rider with his strength to avoid falling into the ditch with his horse. However, the other soldiers who rushed up did not have the ability of Zeng Zuoleng. More than a dozen riders who had just pulled into the ditch after Shang Kexi went south, all the Liaodong children who had lost their hooves and fell into the ditch. In an instant, the pickets in the ditch pierced into the belly of the horse and into the human body. The screams of the war horses and the screams of the people made the Qing soldiers behind change their colors. Some of the unlucky guys were also unlucky to be brought into the ditch by the rider. Just this time, dozens of soldiers in the family were killed and injured.

"Okay, you dogs are killed by the Qing demons!"

Seeing the Qing army falling down and falling into the ditch, the Taiping Army on the opposite side immediately burst into cheers. Taking advantage of the chaos of the Qing army, the Guards quickly sent a whistle to meet the companions who were driven into the ditch by the Qing army. Unfortunately, the Qing army fell into the ditch and was stabbed by a spike. The Taiping Army also could not avoid being stabbed by spikes. More than 30 gunmen fled here with Jiang He, a hundred households, and less than half crawled out of the ditch without any damage.

Bald Jiang He was also injured. His left foot was penetrated by a bamboo. When he was pulled up, the left foot was pulled out of the bamboo. The man screamed and the blood was dragged all over the floor. But when he saw the Qing Yao chasing behind him, he was in great pain and couldn't help laughing. Every smile made his feet hurt. After a few laughs, he could no longer laugh, and then his subordinates helped him to the back.

Zhou Shixiang saw the injured bald man without saying anything, but just nodded slightly. Jiang He was not pretentious and grinned and smiled happily. Then he went to the back with a pale face.

After discovering that his companion in front fell and fell into the ditch, the soldiers following him hurriedly stopped the horse. After a moment of chaos, the Qing army reorganized the queue. During the short pause of the Qing army, the Taiping army gained a little breathing opportunity, and its morale was slightly revived, no longer the feeling of despair just now.

After checking the terrain, the army's commander Qin State frowned slightly and then spread out. He ordered people to call Wang Baoguo, the former Flag Defense Army leader, and after a few questions, he ordered him to organize people to clear the passage immediately.

With the benefits of his own cavalry, although the Taiping Army on the opposite side had the advantage of occupying the terrain, Qin Guocheng firmly believed that no matter how cunning the Taiping Army was, it would never be able to be his own cavalry attack. The previous attack had defeated them. This was the best time to break the enemy in one fell swoop. As long as it could break the main force of the Taiping Army in front of him, the opponent would be frightened, and the army would be able to retreat. I think the thief scholar could no longer raise the courage to attack. As for the dozens of subordinates who fell into the ditch, the Qin Dutong felt distressed, but he would not withdraw his troops at all.

Qin Guocheng was a general under the prince and his military commander. After he spoke, how dare Wang Baoguo refuse to obey, he immediately sought the leader Xiang Guokui and others, and ordered them to quickly organize people to clear the road. Then, with the cavalry, he reported the shame of being beaten by the Taiping Army.

With cavalry support, the flag soldiers were all full of morale. No matter how tired they were, everyone worked hard. Soon they moved the cart blocking the passage away.

After the last big cart was moved away, Zeng Shicheng took the lead and shouted "Kill", and then hundreds of cavalry rushed out to kill the Taiping Army.

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"The Qing Yao is coming up again!"

In the defense circles of the Taiping Army, the officers shouted loudly. The soldiers nervously held the weapons in their hands and stared at the howling Qing cavalry.

The remaining soldiers of the Guards, Hujie Camp and Xiongwei Camp each occupied one side, forming a circular defense belt with the Qing army camp and the remaining fences in the defense line. In the middle is the Guards with the least military losses. While using the terrain as much as possible, they also surrounded dozens of large car frames left by the Qing army, and the soldiers hid behind the large car frames to avoid being destroyed by the Qing cavalry.

Although there are not so many large chariot frames to use in Hujie Camp and Xiongwei Camp, they also use all the things they can use. Although it seems difficult to stop the cavalry's charge, it is much better than standing in the open space and waiting for the cavalry to rush.

Zhou Shixiang was in the circle of the big chariot of the Guards. He stood in the second row with a long knife in front of him. In front of him were soldiers holding long poles. These long poles were all hardwood removed from the Qing army fence. They were taller than ordinary spears, six feet tall, and their heads were sharpened with knives.

Zhou Shixiang gave these soldiers holding long poles without waiting for him to issue orders. These long poles cannot be lifted out, so as not to be discovered by the Qing army that rushed over and lose their unexpected miraculous effect.

Except for these soldiers holding long poles, the rest of the soldiers were all holding spears and big knives. Whenever they found that the Qing soldiers were caught, they would come forward or stab or chop. In short, they would never let the Qing army rush in.

This big carriage circle is a small fortification. Zhou Shixiang has used all the solutions he can think of, and the next thing is not decided by him. God really wants him to die, but it is just a matter of birds facing the sky after death, and it is not a big deal.

The Taiping Army was quietly watching the Qing army clear the road across the opposite side, and then teams of Qing cavalry rushed towards their side from this road.

The sound of horse hooves became closer and closer, and immediately the faces of the Qing cavalry became clearer and clearer. The Taiping army subconsciously took a deep breath, and the air was filled with uneasiness and tension. When it was obvious that the Qing cavalry who were charging forward waved their swords, suddenly, everyone heard a roar:

"Brothers, fight with the dog god Qing Yao!" (To be continued.)
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