Hong Xuanjiao said coldly: "Li Xiucheng, why did you stop me?"
At this moment, time is very important.
If we delay longer, more Taiping soldiers will be killed or injured.
Li Xiucheng took a look at the situation on the battlefield and found that the two armies had begun to engage in close combat. According to Li Xiucheng's expectation, this was a necessary situation to defeat Li Zhen, and it was also a crucial link. However, the Taiping Army had no
The fighting spirit was all in the rush of fleeing, and the Qing army was overwhelmingly covering them up. This was clearly a one-sided massacre.
This scene made Li Xiucheng feel extremely heavy.
Li Xiucheng knew that time was running out and immediately explained: "Mrs. Xiao, the situation on the battlefield has been irreversible. You see, every soldier is retreating desperately. If a female soldier rushes up at this time, the first thing she will encounter is the rear.
Even if the retreating army, not the soldiers under Li Zhen's command, tried to counterattack the Qing army, it would be in vain. In my opinion, Queen Xiao, it is better to retreat temporarily to avoid Li Zhen's sharp edge first, and then look for opportunities to counterattack."
After hearing this, Hong Xuanjiao said in a deep voice: "Twenty thousand soldiers, do you just give up?"
Li Xiucheng shook his head and said seriously: "It's not that we don't care, we can't control it now. The situation on the battlefield is not conducive to us, so we can only retreat temporarily."
Hong Xuanjiao's expression changed uncertainly and it was difficult to make a decision.
Li Xiucheng listened to the screams and wails from the soldiers in front and wanted to curse Hong Xuanjiao. The situation was now corrupted, but the woman still hesitated. He was extremely disappointed. Even though Hong Xuanjiao's status was extraordinary, Li Xiucheng couldn't help it.
, shouted: "Now human life is at stake, please order Queen Xiao to retreat."
"withdraw."
Hong Xuanjiao said helplessly.
After the words fell, Hong Xuanjiao felt that the air in her body had been released, and her legs felt slightly weak, as if she was about to fall to the ground.
Li Xiucheng ignored Hong Xuanjiao's mentality and shouted: "Ming Jin, retreat."
"Dang, Dang,."
In an instant, the sharp sound of the gong sounded on the battlefield and continued to be heard.
Hong Xuanjiao got on the horse, turned the horse's head and said: "Withdraw."
As Hong Xuanjiao quickly retreated, ten thousand female soldiers followed Hong Xuanjiao and retreated neatly. At this time, when the Taiping soldiers who were fleeing saw it, they seemed to have found an organization, and they all rushed towards Hong Xuanjiao's place.
Li Xiucheng followed Hong Xuanjiao and looked back at the chasing Qing army, with a look of helplessness in his eyes.
This battle was really frustrating.
When Li Zhen saw the other party retreating, a coldness curled up in the corner of his mouth.
His plan was to completely defeat Hong Xuanjiao in this battle, and ordered: "Give me the order, immediately distance yourself, use grenades to continuously bomb, then distance yourself again, and use bullets to shoot."
In an instant, the order was conveyed.
Qi Zhenhai, Yang Banhou, Smith and Lu Shaochuan all deliberately controlled the distance between the two sides, so they first used grenades and then fired continuously. Under the continuous shooting, the fleeing Taiping soldiers were like scarecrows one after another.
One fell to the ground, unable to resist at all.
Both sides pursued and escaped, using all their strength.
However, the Taiping Army seemed to have become the prey to be hunted. At this moment, Hong Xuanjiao's mood was no longer as relaxed and comfortable as Li Zhen's. Her mood became heavier and heavier. Hong Xuanjiao looked at Li Xiucheng and said coldly: "Li Xiucheng.
, I took your advice and retreated. Now the Qing army is chasing us all the way. What do you think we should do?"
Li Xiucheng said eagerly: "Go forward, there will be reinforcements some distance ahead."
"Reinforcements."
After Hong Xuanjiao heard this, the expression on her face suddenly froze.
"How did you know there were reinforcements?" Hong Xuanjiao asked.
Li Xiucheng explained: "The King of the East was worried about Queen Xiao's safety and sent an elite force to protect her in secret. Madam, let's hurry up and lead Li Zhen to the center of the two armies, and then attack Li Zhen in a flank." This is a good opportunity to ambush Li Zhen, we must not miss it."
The corner of Hong Xuanjiao's mouth twitched slightly and asked: "You knew these things in advance, so you kept encouraging me to lead the troops to retreat. The purpose was to retreat to the place where the soldiers were ambushed. It seems that your previous reason was to deceive me. "
When Li Xiucheng heard this, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
When did he lie?
Li Xiucheng said with a serious expression: "Mother Xiao, Li Xiucheng has a clear conscience and no selfish motives in doing things. Please think about the last general's suggestion. When the two armies meet Li Zhen's army, the last general's suggestion is to retreat a little and avoid it." We fired the muskets of Li Zhen's soldiers and then suddenly broke out to engage in battle. It can be seen from this that the general did not intend to take advantage of the ambush. Later, the situation was really not conducive to us, so we could only retreat. The general had no chance Selfishness."
Hong Xuanjiao snorted coldly and said, "Give me the order and speed up."
Li Xiucheng knew that Hong Xuanjiao had acquiesced in the strategy of flanking Li Zhen, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, and he shouted: "Quick, quick, keep running forward and get rid of Li Zhen."
The army continued to run forward, covering about five miles.
At this time, the road was no longer flat and straight, and hills gradually appeared. Li Xiucheng saw that the surrounding road conditions had changed, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. After passing the hills, Li Xiucheng looked at Hong Xuanjiao, He said loudly: "Mrs. Xiao, Li Zhen is in the urn, you can order a counterattack."
Hong Xuanjiao stopped and shouted: "Li Zhen has fallen into the trap, kill him back."
She finally found a place to vent her frustration.
"Dong, dong,."
Suddenly, a dull drum sound came from the rear, and an army suddenly appeared and cut off the retreat of Li Zhen's army. This army poured out from the surrounding hillsides and gathered together. There were nearly ten thousand people. These soldiers Only Li Xiucheng knew about the reinforcements given by Dongwang Yang Xiuqing, while Hong Xuanjiao did not.
Li Xiucheng used Li Zhen to lead his troops to pursue him, blocking Li Zhen in the center in one fell swoop, intending to eliminate Li Zhen. Hong Xuanjiao kept ordering the female soldiers to attack, and each of his female soldiers went crazy and charged with swords.
These women are no weaker than men.
They were elites trained by Hong Xuanjiao and were very powerful. Upon seeing this, the fleeing Taiping soldiers became excited again and joined in the attack on Li Zhen.
Li Zhen looked at the enemy troops appearing before and after him and smiled coldly.
It is absolutely impossible to save the situation just by relying on the soldiers appearing from the rear. Li Zhen looked calm and ordered: "Huang Shihai, bring soldiers from a regiment of Qi Zhenhai to delay the enemy's attack from behind and make sure that the enemy cannot get close. .”
"yes."
Huang Shihai received the order, and together with Qi Zhenhai, he mobilized his troops to change direction to block the pursuing Taiping Army.
Li Zhen turned his eyes to the female Taiping soldiers in front and said in a deep voice: "Yang Banhou, Lu Shaochuan, and Smith obeyed the order and immediately launched a fierce attack, piercing through the bandit female soldiers, and completely defeated the opponent."
"yes."
The three of them nodded in agreement, their fighting spirit high and unaffected by the sudden appearance of the unexpected soldiers from behind.
