Hong Xuanjiao stared at the Qing army that was gradually coming into view, with a serious expression and a look of fear in her eyes. At this moment, she also felt the pressure coming from the shop, and felt her heart beating rapidly. Hong Xuanjiao tightened her grip. With his lips, he murmured: "I have an army of thirty thousand, and you only have seven or eight thousand. If four of them hit you one, they will definitely defeat you."
When she saw the appearance of Li Zhen's army, she was also shocked and began to encourage herself.
Seeing this, Li Xiucheng couldn't help but said: "Mrs. Xiao, Li Zhen's army is extremely powerful and powerful, and it is difficult to resist. Why don't we temporarily avoid the edge and wait for an opportunity to counterattack."
Li Zhen's army was so fierce that Li Xiucheng was shocked.
In the past, he led troops to attack Shanghai, but Li Zhen only had two or three thousand troops. Then he followed Yang Xiuqing and Qin Rigang to attack. When he fought with Li Zhen's army, Li Zhen's troops were only four or five thousand. Now, Li Zhen has The force under his command has grown to a team of nearly ten thousand people, making Li Xiucheng feel powerless to resist.
He made suggestions and stared at Hong Xuanjiao expectantly, hoping that Hong Xuanjiao would adopt his advice and thus remove the fierce momentum of Li Zhen's army.
Hearing this, Hong Xuanjiao thought for a while, shook her head and said, "The matter has come to this, we cannot retreat."
Li Xiucheng said: "If there is a head-on confrontation, it will be detrimental to us."
Hong Xuanjiao snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "I know the situation is unfavorable, but if we give the order to retreat now and the morale of the army is shattered, we will immediately be killed by Li Zhen. The situation is even more serious and we cannot retreat."
When Li Xiucheng heard this, he shook his head secretly in his heart.
Retreating is not a rout.
Strategic retreat is also a means of defeating the opponent.
It's a pity that Hong Xuanjiao is a woman with insufficient knowledge and strategy after all. Even though Hong Xuanjiao has a certain amount of force, compared with Fu Shanxiang, it is far behind.
Li Xiucheng said: "Mrs. Xiao, if you don't retreat, then charge. Only by shortening the distance as soon as possible and fighting Li Zhen's army can we have a chance to win. If we wait for Li Zhen's army to shoot, we will definitely fail." ."
Hong Xuanjiao nodded and shouted: "Forward troops, attack."
After Li Xiucheng received the order, he immediately shouted: "Beat the drum, the front army will attack."
"Dong, dong, dong,,."
Suddenly, a deafening drum sound suddenly sounded from heaven to earth.
The sound of the drums was thick and deep, constantly transmitted in the air, and echoed on the battlefield. The 10,000 front troops under Li Xiucheng received the order, roared and rushed forward, and began to approach the approaching Qing army. On the land, two densely packed armies appeared, fighting towards each other.
"kill,,."
Waves of roars came from the Taiping Army, the sound was loud but noisy.
There are many people, but they don't listen to orders.
Li Zhen led an army of 8,000 people to attack. Each soldier held a steel gun in his hand, a grenade in his waist, and was fully equipped. Among them, Qi Zhenhai, Yang Banhou, Smith, and Lu Shaochuan each led a regiment of their own, heading towards Running forward, with excitement in his eyes, Li Zhen estimated that the distance between the two sides was only about a hundred meters, and shouted: "Slow down and prepare to shoot."
In an instant, the order was conveyed.
After a while, the running speed of all the soldiers immediately slowed down, without causing confusion.
These soldiers had received orders before.
Seeing the army stop, Li Zhen glanced at the Taiping troops rushing in front. He estimated that the distance between the two sides was less than 60 meters, and immediately shouted: "Shoot."
"Bang, bang,,."
Continuous gunfire sounded instantly.
Yang Banhou raised the gun in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, follow me and kill."
Smith shouted: "Capture the enemy general alive."
Qi Zhenhai shouted excitedly: "I will make great achievements in the near future. Kill me."
Lu Shaochuan had a wicked smile on his face and shouted: "Brothers, there are countless women in front of me. Let me rush forward. If you grab a woman, you can take it back and warm your bed. Follow me and rush forward."
The four generals all took the lead and led the charge.
When the army under Li Zhen's command violently attacked and launched a charge, the Taiping Army on the opposite side was already in chaos. The Taiping Army soldiers who rushed in front were turned into gun handles and beaten into meat sieves, like waves of rice. Falling down, the dense bullets caused the Taiping army to be in chaos and turned into a pot of porridge.
At this time, some were rushing forward and some were running around.
The situation is chaotic.
Seeing this, Hong Xuanjiao clenched her teeth, her mood having sunk to its lowest point. Before the two sides could fight hand-to-hand, the army under her command was already like this. Did they still have the ability to attack?
At this moment, she saw the power of firearms.
Hong Xuanjiao did not want to retreat and shouted: "Li Xiucheng, order the two armies on the left and right wings to attack the two wings of the Qing army. We will try to cause chaos on both sides of the Qing army and reduce the pressure on the front army's charge."
"yes."
Li Xiucheng felt helpless, but still ordered the 10,000 troops on the left and right wings to charge.
As a result, Hong Xuanjiao sent out all the male soldiers, leaving only the female soldiers.
Li Zhen and Huang Shihai followed. When he saw another part of the Taiping Army coming out, a sneer appeared on his lips. After the weapons of his soldiers were improved, battles on the battlefield would gradually become less about numbers and more about weapons. , when 20,000 Taiping troops entered the battlefield, Qi Zhenhai, Yang Banhou and others ordered the use of grenades.
In the blink of an eye, grenades flew out one by one.
In the sky, there are black grenades.
"Boom, boom, boom,,,."
After the grenade landed, continuous explosions were heard.
Mud splashed and bodies flew around.
The formation of the Taiping Army was in chaos. The 10,000 soldiers who had just joined the battlefield were so disoriented by the bombing that they could no longer find their direction. They were all stunned, and then they yelled and turned around in fear. Running back, at this moment, Hong Xuanjiao looked pale and was completely stunned. He never thought that there would be such a fighting method, and that the 20,000 troops she sent would cause such a chaos.
Li Xiucheng was unmoved, having already expected such a scene.
He knew Li Zhen's methods very well.
The first step must be an onslaught with firearms, and the second step is a confrontation between the two sides.
Li Xiucheng looked at the Taiping soldiers who fell to the ground one by one and the Taiping soldiers in a mess. He closed his eyes and felt extremely sad in his heart. If he had known this, he should not have followed Hong Xuanjiao into the battle. Now the army has lost its spirit and cannot do anything. Caused a threat, he could already predict that Hong Xuanjiao would be defeated, and he was defeated again.
"Report, the Qing army rushed into the soldiers, and the soldiers in the front army were defeated."
"Report, the Qing army entered the army, and the left-wing army was defeated."
"Reported that the Qing army was fighting with the right-wing army, and the right-wing army retreated in a large-scale retreat."
The soldiers who reported the news ran back one by one, and the desperate battle reports reached Hong Xuanjiao's ears, like thunder in the clear sky, which made Hong Xuanjiao's body shake and almost lost his balance. Hong Xuanjiao was unwilling to fail and gritted her teeth and said: " Pass the order and let 10,000 female soldiers attack to rescue the army."
"slow."
Hong Xuanjiao's voice came out, and Li Xiucheng immediately retorted.