Chapter Thirteen The Annihilation of the Whole Army
Li Chengqian led an emergency march of 10,000 soldiers from the military camp thirty miles away from Lihukou. Based on the military information he found out, there were less than 3,000 defenders at Hukou. With 10,000 soldiers, he would surely capture them all before sunset. This is not true. Li Chengqian was confident. It was Zhang Shigui who issued a military order in front of him. He was punished by the marshal for not being able to hold off the spout of the pot. Perhaps Zhang Shigui saw that Li Chengqian was eager to obtain military honors and wanted to establish prestige in the eyes of the officers and men of the three armies, so he was so bold and confident that he would win. Although he also knew something about the military defense of the Hukou, he didn't know how powerful the rocket on the Hukou was. He had always been the most disdainful of machines with strange skills. But today he had to suffer this loss. He attacked rashly. I'm afraid there was something wrong with him. There is no return.
The entrance to Hukou Town is located between two mountains. The city is more than ten feet high. It is made of huge rocks. In front of the city gate, there is only a bluestone paved road less than three feet wide for a single entrance. It is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack fortress among soldiers. Li Chengqian led his troops to camp five miles away from Hukou Town. He sent Zhang Shigui as the vanguard. He then assigned three generals to attack in turn. According to the wheel tactics proposed by Hou Junji, Hu will be able to break through after three rounds. The Tianping Army was defeated by the city wall at the mouth of the city. It was the first victory of the Tang Army's march south to quell the rebellion.
After listening to Hou Junji's suggestion, Li Chengqian was extremely excited. If Zhang Shigui hadn't stopped him from personally supervising the expedition, he would have actually led the troops to fight.
At this moment, Li Chengqian was standing on the hillside and looking into the distance. Zhang Shigui had already led three thousand troops to start the first round of attack. A fierce battle was going on at Hukou in front. The sound of fighting was heard in the sky, and beacon smoke was everywhere. It was obvious that Zhang Shigui was starting to attack the city.
Zhang Shigui was one of the few generals in the army on the right that Li Chengqian could trust, and he was also his trusted confidant. He led three thousand troops and suddenly arrived in front of Hukou Town. The soldiers were even more scarce. He was overjoyed and sent out a vanguard to call for battle.
"Listen, remnants of the Taiping Religion. Your grandfather Zhang has led his army to attack the city. Those who know the truth will put down their weapons and surrender, and go out of the city to accept surrender. I will let you live. Otherwise, the chickens and dogs in the city will be killed..."
"Whoosh."
The soldier who yelled for war had just finished his big words. A powerful arrow from the wall of Hukou City was suddenly inserted into the soldier's throat. The soldier didn't even cry out. He covered his throat that was spurting blood. Falling to the ground slumped.
Zhang Shigui was frightened by the opponent's hidden arrow. He immediately urged the soldiers around him to protect him. With a loud voice, he said: "The remnants of the Taiping Sect. If you don't know the current affairs, you will be killed now."
He pumped his Dantian for a long breath, and his voice was surprisingly loud. But while he was speaking, a beautiful shadow suddenly appeared on the city wall of Hukou Town, which was in sharp contrast with the tall azure city wall. The beautiful shadow stood high beside the city wall. She has a graceful figure with an embroidered belt around her waist. She is dressed in fluttering white clothes, and a purple silk scarf hangs gently on her face. Her eyebrows are as picturesque as her eyes, and her eyes are as charming as autumn water. But she also thinks that she is a person that cannot be described in words. beauty.
The soldiers below the city looked in a daze. Even Zhang Shigui was amazed. They all said that the Taiping Sect has many beauties. Now it seems that it is not impossible to snatch one or two of her back.
The fairy stood on the city wall and giggled. She was as charming as King Zhou You's beacon-fire play on the princes when his beloved concubine Bao Si charmed all living beings with her faint smile.
"Oh. I thought it was some evil dog barking outside the door. It turned out to be the court's eagle dog. I'm really scared of the slave family." The fairy's words are too sweet to kill. Now, she possesses the magical power to seduce men. Charming. After saying this, the soldiers below only knew that the woman upstairs was beautiful, so beautiful. It was so fucking shocking. They came here to fight. Now they really wanted to put down their weapons and just look at the beauties on the city wall. Completely forgotten the purpose of this trip.
Zhang Shigui's concentration was pretty good. He had been intoxicated for a long time before he suddenly came to his senses: "Everyone, block your ears. This is the magic of the Taiping Sect. Don't listen to it." He roared loudly, waking up half of the people who had been fascinated. The soldiers living there quickly said to the fairy on the city wall: "You monsters, why don't you tell me your names quickly? Today, your grandfather Zhang is coming to attack the city. You must be captured by your hands."
The evildoer bent down and chuckled: "I am your evil grandma. Your good grandson. I will not kneel down and kowtow when I see your grandma."
Zhang Shigui spat and said, "Kill me." He gave the order. At that moment, thousands of troops went crazy and rushed towards the mouth of the pot.
The fairy on the city didn't panic. When she saw the army coming to attack the city, the general guarding the city dared to walk into her. She said calmly: "Holy Mother, are you going to fire rockets to resist?"
The fairy stretched out her hand to block: "No. Let them taste the sweetness first. I want to see Li Tang's men fall one by one with my own eyes."
The guard general received the order from the Holy Mother. He just ordered the guards to use bows and arrows for defense, so that the Tang army below could taste the sweetness.
Zhang Shigui saw that there were not many soldiers guarding the city and there was no way to stop them. He was overjoyed that there was hope of seizing the city. He immediately ordered the ladder to climb the city.
This ladder is about ten feet high. It can be leaned against the city wall. It has always been used as the best tool to attack cities and seize territory.
The Tang army was as strong as a broken bamboo. They bravely climbed up the ladder. The shouts of killing were loud. They immediately started a fierce battle with the Taiping defenders on the city wall.
Zhang Shigui was on horseback and ordered his men to break open the city gate so that he could rush in. The Hukou area suddenly became a hell on earth. Both the Tang army and the Taiping army fought against each other and caused countless casualties.
The city gate of Hukou is so thick that it cannot be moved even with the strength of hundreds of people. Although the Tang army has 3,000 people, it is difficult to climb the city wall at Hukou due to the natural dangers, let alone break open the city gate. Able to survive in the Taiping army's random arrows under the city.
The soldiers around him fell one by one among the arrows. Zhang Shigui suddenly became a little anxious. He waved his sword and shouted at the city wall: "Everyone, rush to me. Break open the city gate. Fight into the city and take that." The witch avenges her dead brother."
This time, the three thousand soldiers selected by Zhang Shigui were almost all his former soldiers in the army on the right. Following his instigation, they immediately rushed towards the wall of Hukou City in a swarm.
Three thousand people rushed towards the Hukou City Wall. Now, a few feet away from the Hukou City Wall, heads of people were moving and the area was filled with darkness. They were within the range of several rows of rockets at the top of the wall.
"Holy Mother, the Tang army is gathered at the gate of the city. They are within the range of our rockets. You see, let the Tang army have a taste of Mr. Lu Miaozi's continuous rockets."
After watching the fight for so long, Our Lady was also a little tired: "Zhang Tao, let go."
She just finished speaking. The guard named Zhang Tao raised his hand and waved: "Let go."
"boom."
A sound comparable to thunder boomed above the Hukou City Wall.
Zhang Shigui's expression suddenly changed. Before he could call for retreat, the sky above his head was like the sun falling from the sky to the ground. Rows of extremely powerful rockets fell like meteors with cries that broke through the air. Under the Hukou City Wall. Waves of pitiful screams rang out. Under the dense rockets, every soldier was hit by multiple arrows and riddled with holes. The condition was too horrific to look at.
Zhang Shigui never thought that the Taiping Army had such a powerful hidden weapon. He was so frightened that he fell off his horse and rolled and crawled. His face was full of panic. He said to the soldiers who had less than 300 soldiers left: "Retreat. Retreat. Ah." ..”
"Giggle." Seeing the Tang army fleeing after losing the battle and discarding their armor, the fairy on the city wall smiled even more charmingly: "My dear grandson, go back and tell my little brother. My sister is waiting for him at the mouth of the Hukou. Giggle. .Tell him not to keep sister waiting."
How did Zhang Shigui know who the little brother the fairy was talking about was? He held his head and, surrounded by several black-faced soldiers, stumbled back and fled. Li Chengqian stood on a high place. He saw black smoke rising from the mouth of the pot, shouting for murder. The earth-shattering sound could be heard miles away. He was happy that General Zhang would win this battle. He knew it well. The soldiers he sent to the front line to observe the military situation ran up in panic at this moment. Li Chengqian thought it was the news of victory and asked quickly: " Is General Zhang returning victorious? Hurry up and follow me to greet him."
The soldier shouldn't have even raised his head. He was afraid that if he offended the marshal with his inappropriate words, he would be beheaded accidentally. He swallowed and finally said: "This is for Marshal Zhang. General Zhang."
"What's wrong with General Zhang?" Li Chengqian asked anxiously, thinking that the soldiers were too happy to report the news of victory.
The soldier almost cried: "Zhang. General Zhang's entire army has been destroyed."
"boom."
Li Chengqian's eyes went dark and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the soldiers on the ground were smart and stood up to support him. Li Chengqian felt a little better and blurted out: "Useless piece of shit."