Night shrouded the earth, and the Qing troops meandering on the high loess slopes lit torches openly and marched toward Shishe Town along the road. In the vast night, a fire brought warmth to the world, and the cold mist, It invades the skin and makes people hide in anticipation, but also has a feeling of having to do something that is impossible.
Marching on the high slopes of the loess, sometimes marching on the high slopes, sometimes deep into the valley bottom to explore the road, the returning troops and cavalry everywhere could not stop the Qing army's advance.
"Don't move forward, command." Someone shouted loudly in the darkness.
The Qing army shouting from the front shouted: "We are the troops of Fifth Commander Chen Lin. We are coming back from Yongyang Fucheng. Didn't you receive the military order? We only recognize the flag, not the password!"
I returned to the army and wanted to see clearly. A ranger came out of the darkness. There were so many cavalrymen holding torches high, and it seemed that they were really the cavalry of Fifth Commander Chen Lin.[
"Oh, brothers, why are you rushing back to Shishe Town so late?" The returning army knight already believed everything he saw before him.
"Brother, we obey the military orders and only listen to the commander's words. We only know that we will have breakfast when we return to Shishe Town." Li Guolou replied with a smile. A few groups of returning troops and hidden sentries did not pose a threat to the large army.
"Oh, then you should be careful." The returning army knight disappeared into the darkness, as if blending with the earth.
The enemy was right in front of him, and Li Guolou's heart was filled with fighting spirit. The sound of marching made a loud noise between heaven and earth, the war horses snorted, and the trembling earth touched his heartstrings.
The wooden bridge across the creek made people lead their horses carefully. More than two thousand people crossed the river in succession, and no one made a sound. Some people accidentally fell into the cold river, and no one laughed.
It was still dark and the wind and sand obscured people's eyes. A large number of Qing soldiers were marching quickly, aiming directly at Shishe Town. The Qing troops passed by the sentries, forts and forts without even taking a look. The two sides were fighting in the night. In one sentence, everything went smoothly.
Marching under the nose of the enemy, but not returning to raise any suspicion, no one has ever been so bold. Even if he returns to the army with doubts, he will filter his thoughts in his mind, put aside his worries, take a breath, and stand guard.
Wang Huacheng wanted to find Li Guolou's figure, but he didn't know where it was. No matter what, he rushed over and said, no one would know what the outcome would be.
At the time of the Five Drums, the Qing army had already set foot on the land of Shishe Town. Li Guolou issued a military order and the team stopped marching and rested in place. The team, who had been tired for a day and night, had a chance to breathe and saw Shi She who was still immersed in sleep. In Shezhen, the Qing army seemed to see a graceful sleeping beauty.
After a quarter of an hour's rest, Li Guolou issued an action order. With a word from the commander, his men would put it into practice. No one taught him the steps of fighting. The smart soldiers used the spirit of self-learning to survive on the battlefield to explore the rules of fighting. .
The soldiers at the outpost divided the work and cooperated. One group of cavalry went to talk to the people on the city openly, while some others secretly swam across the moat and sneaked under the city gate to blow open the city gate with explosives.
Without military orders, the returning troops guarding the city refused to open the door and angrily shouted: "You guys are making trouble. Don't scare people with Chen Shuai. We only obey military orders. If you want me to behead you, wait until dawn!"
The Qing troops under the city cursed and complained loudly, shouting, "Damn it, call Imam Zou out, we want to enter the city!"
"You're kidding, you think you're Marshal Ma." The returning troops guarding the city didn't even bother to stretch their necks, wasting their saliva.
"Grandma, we want to see Imam Zou." There was a lively scene with people shouting and horses neighing. More and more people and horses gathered, all of them were Qing troops who wanted to enter the city.
"Grandma, please be quiet and go call someone." The returning troops defending the city focused all their attention on the Qing troops making trouble. No one noticed that there were Qing troops loading explosives under the city gate.
Under the city gate was a blind spot invisible to the returning troops defending the city, and their voices were muffled by the Qing troops making trouble outside the city. The engineers skillfully installed explosive packets, and each explosive packet was stuck to the city gate. Soon, the city gate Fifty explosive packets were placed on top, and long fuses were connected together. A captain nodded slightly and said: "That's enough, everyone retreats!"
More than thirty engineers of the Qing Army expertly walked close to the base of the city wall. They would not be attacked by bombs. They also had to lower the suspension bridge.
The engineer captain personally lit the fuse, and the fuse hissed and emitted green smoke, carrying the hopes of many people in the night. The engineer captain made a splash, jumped into the moat, hid his body under the water, held his breath to endure, the moment the volcano erupted That.[
The guards on the city hurriedly sent someone to ask for instructions from the superior. Before the superior could see the situation, there was a loud rumble, and a huge hole was opened in the huge city gate by explosives. A huge wave was set off, and the city gate was opened.
The Qing cavalry fired desperately at the top of the city, and the first shot of the battle was fired.
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Several suicide squad members from the engineer sentry climbed up the iron rope along the suspension bridge, quickly tied explosives to the iron rope, then lit the fuse and shouted, "Okay, run away!"
boom.
There was another loud roar, the iron cables of the huge suspension bridge broke, and the suspension bridge fell from the sky. There was a road at the city gate, and the Qing troops swarmed in and climbed into the city gate through the huge hole.
Hand grenades were used to open a gap, and the Qing army rushed straight to the city gate. The broken city gate was opened by Qing soldiers. Explosives and grenades opened the way. The Qing army, who was not afraid of death, fought their way out. On the bloody road, a large number of Qing cavalry followed closely and rushed into the central city of Shishe Town.
The cavalry in the vanguard just charged and fought fiercely. They did not use their spears, but raised their sabers high to kill the returning troops along the way, burning them one by one and throwing them onto the roofs of the houses.
With the sound of gunfire, the sound of horse hooves, and screams, the returning troops in Shishe Town were caught off guard by the sudden attack.
The battle at the top of the city was the key to success or failure. Li Guolou personally took the risk and led the Li Ziying cavalry to rush to the top of the city along the horse road and shouted: "Kill them!"
Li Ziying soldiers riding war horses rushed to the top of the city. On the top of the city, which was in chaos, they killed the red-eyed Qing troops along the stairs. They threw hand grenades at the top of the city. Amidst the roar, the top of the city More than a dozen returning troops were wiped out.
When they meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. The Qing army has already become crazy. Regardless of the Hui army's followers, they rush into the Hui army's fortifications and kill the Hui army with machetes.
The cavalry and infantry of the Qing army seized the commanding heights and cleared the enemy defenders on the city wall. In a fierce battle on the city wall, they used their flesh and blood to quickly eliminate the remaining returning troops and defenders. A snow-capped mountain flag was placed high above the city tower, and the original flying eagle The battle flag was thrown down from the city.
"We are victorious." The Qing soldiers standing at the top of the city shouted at the top of their lungs, telling the Qing troops entering the city that this was already Qing territory.
Li Guolou was the best at artillery battles. He searched for a machine gun on the top of the city and shouted: "Quick, quick, turn the cannon around!"
The strong Qing soldiers moved the cannon, and soon the cannon on the city head turned its direction and pointed its muzzle at the city.
Li Guolou looked at the two Hongyi cannons on the top of the city, but he had the willpower. It was very difficult to turn around with such heavy cannons. Touching the Hongyi cannons would only come in handy later, and shouted: "Fire at the building. Make some noise for me!"
boom.
The first French cannon fired, and a building burst into flames in the smoke.
The fire was raging and unstoppable, ravaging the entire town, making the city even more panicked. The fire was like a beast, devouring all the buildings in sight.
It can only be described as a chaotic war. The commander could not control his soldiers. He did not even know where he was rushing. The Qing army set fire to wherever they went, burning down people's houses. The burning people were thrown onto the eaves. The wooden houses quickly burned, and the guns The sound was heard everywhere, and the war horses trampled the pedestrians on the road.
A counterattack was organized in a Hui army barracks. The Qing army was already eyeing it. The barracks closest to the city gate would launch a charge at any time. The barracks were the main target of the Qing army.
The forwards of the Qing army blocked the intersection with dense bombs. Whenever returning troops rushed out, they would throw them with grenades. The following Qing troops entered the city with copper cannons. The barrels and mounts were quickly connected together, and several cannons were fired. Then they fell into the military camp. The bronze cannons carried by the Qing army exerted their power, and more than a dozen bronze cannons fired at a military camp.[
The chaotic battlefield is full of smoke, and it seems like there are thousands of threads, making it difficult for people to follow, but everything is compact and dense. The efficiency-first officers of Li Ziying will always make the fastest decisions and fight quickly. Become a rigorous collective and exert the efficiency of group operations.
Individual bravery cannot change the pattern of the battlefield. The groups of returning soldiers who were the first to break out of the barracks all died together. The more brave the returning soldiers, the faster they died. On the contrary, those returning soldiers who refused to move lived longer. , under the artillery fire, the only option is to be patient and brave the artillery fire to charge, which is to seek death. At this time, the military order has been used, and the commander has given the command to let the commander rush ahead. A batch of commanders died, and the surviving commanders never dared to charge again.
Boom, boom, boom, boom.
Composed of a protective barrier, a Huijun barracks was attacked by force. The Franchise cannon captured by the Qing army was quickly pulled to the street by horse-drawn carriage. The Qing army added another artillery piece and bombarded it again, destroying the Huijun barracks. Houses, fortifications.
The returning troops who rushed onto the streets were looking for death. The war horses dived and accelerated, and the returning troops who were hiding everywhere were trampled into a pulp.
The outstanding feature of cavalry fighting is that it is fast. It seems that the entire Shishe Town is filled with soldiers and horses of the Qing army, igniting the flames of war in the entire town. The war is raging and the whole town is smoking. The scene of the blazing fire is chilling. , it feels like Shishe Town has suffered fatal damage.
How many Qing troops were advancing and how could the returning troops figure it out? All they could see was blazing fire and the roar of cannons. If they didn't run away, the cavalry would kill them.
The Hui army lost its command system. The 16th commander Zou Baohe had seen him from beginning to end. Every squad and battalion fought independently. Once a firefight occurred, it was suppressed by the firepower of the Qing army. The Hui army looked left and right. To the west, The city gate should still be in hand. As long as there are two legs, the returning army with war horses and a large number of Hui people fled to the west of the city.
"Hurry and run to the west of the city, where the commander is organizing a retreat." The military order was finally issued, and the returning army was to make a large-scale retreat to escape the Qing army's killing spree.
The returning troops who crowded at the city gate all fled away. The returning troops guarding the city had long disappeared. They could survive by rushing out of the city. There was a chaos at the west gate of the city, with cries, curses, and threatening gunshots.
At this time, it was dawn, and crowds were fleeing in the crowded west of the city. Although the returning generals were organizing a retreat and asking the people to escape quickly and not to block the city gates, they were extremely anxious. The fire had already spread and gunshots were heard.
Getting closer and closer.
Erhe Prefecture has seen several Li Ziying military flags on the corner of the street. They were old rivals. Now the war is in a stalemate. The two sides are hiding behind the houses, testing each other's firepower. When the Li Ziying artillery moves to the front, is there still a way to survive?
Having seen the ferocity of Li Ziying's artillery, Erhe Prefecture was unwilling to resist.
"Order, retreat." Erhe Prefecture thought that the Qing army was large and led more than a thousand elite returning troops to withdraw from the battlefield.
His withdrawal heralded the return army's complete abandonment of Shishe Town, and also allowed the Qing army in Shishe Town to quickly resolve the battle.
Erhezhou was suffering in his heart. How could he not know that the victory or defeat was not yet known and he could still fight, but to preserve his strength was the order given to him by the sixteenth commander Zou Baohe. The fourth commander Cui Wei and the sixteenth commander Zou Baohe had already
They colluded together, wanted to submit to the Qing army, and had soldiers
Horses can be sold at a good price. As a bare commander, Zuo Zongtang will not give up territory. Erhe Prefecture was frightened by Li Guolou's artillery battalion. The thunderbolts he has never seen before are punishment from heaven. He
There has been national consciousness and they want to return to the embrace of the Qing Dynasty.
The Sixteenth Commander Zou Baohe was thwarted by a sneak attack by the Qing army. However, he still had territory and wanted to surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, there would be room for negotiation. There would be soldiers and horses, even Zuo Zongtang.