"The city wall is broken, and the Western Sichuan Army is about to rush in. We have only one way to die. Now, for the sake of everyone's lives, I order everyone to put down their weapons and surrender to the Western Sichuan Army!" Zhang Ming, who had already made up his mind, immediately faced his opponent.
The subordinates said.
"What? Surrender to the Western Sichuan Army?" Many Qing troops looked at each other. Although they were very afraid of death, they never thought about surrendering to the Western Sichuan Army at the beginning of the battle! However, most of the people were afraid of death.
Zhang Ming still supports this decision. In comparison, there is no need to die! For them, the bullshit theory of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is useless, and it is far inferior to saving one's own life.
"Zhang Ming, what do you want to do? Do you want to betray the imperial court and betray the general?" A captain stood up and pointed at Zhang Ming and asked loudly.
"Bang!" A gunshot sounded. The agent of the Western Sichuan Army who was following Zhang Ming took out his pistol and shot the opponent with one shot.
"Ah!" The Qing soldiers suddenly became excited.
"Brothers, the Western Sichuan Army has broken the city and will attack soon. If you go against the Western Sichuan Army, there is only one way to die. Put down your weapons and surrender!" Zhang Ming didn't even look at Du Si who fell on the ground.
Mobilize again.
At this time, the rumble of horse hoofs came from outside the city wall. The cavalry of the Western Sichuan Army had already begun to charge. The faces of the Qing army soldiers turned pale one by one, and the rumble of horse hoofs was like an urging sound.
Soon, someone put down the rifle in his hand, and then, one by one, the Qing troops put down their weapons. Seeing this, Zhang Ming and the agents of the Western Sichuan Army breathed a sigh of relief.
In less than a minute, a cavalryman from the Western Sichuan Army rushed in from the gap. He was already ready to fire, but he was surprised to see all the Qing troops divided into two columns and standing in the gap.
Next to him, he no longer had any weapons in his hands.
"Brothers, they have surrendered. I am from the Military Intelligence Bureau. Everyone, rush inside!" the Military Intelligence agent shouted.
As a result, the Western Sichuan troops who had rushed into Baoji City came to their senses, waved their sabers, and charged into the city.
The Western Sichuan Army entered Baoji City without any resistance. From this moment on, the outcome of the fall of Baoji City was almost certain.
Most of the Qing troops in Baoji City still put up fierce resistance, but in terms of equipment, morale and strength, they were far from being able to compete with the Western Sichuan Army. After the Western Sichuan Army entered the city, the balance of victory began to increase rapidly.
Fall towards the Western Sichuan Army.
"Sir, it's not good, the Western Sichuan Army is coming, and the brothers can hardly resist it!" A guerrilla general quickly rushed into the general's house.
"How could it be so fast? Are our people so vulnerable?" Hu Weilong said angrily.
"My lord, the Western Sichuan Army has moved its artillery and heavy machine guns into the city, and the brothers can't resist it! My lord, let's break through," the guerrilla general suggested.
"Haha! Break out? Where to break out? Baoji City has been surrounded by the Western Sichuan Army. Where should we break out?" Hu Weilong said sadly.
"Boom! Boom!" "Ta-ta-ta-ta!" The explosion of artillery shells and the roar of heavy machine guns echoed in Baoji City. The Qing troops in the city were also well prepared. They set up a large formation on the streets.
The barricades were prepared to resist the attacks of the Western Sichuan Army. However, the Western Sichuan Army's mortars bombarded them fiercely and their heavy machine guns swept across them. The Qing army simply could not withstand it.
The street fighting in Baoji City ended in less than three hours. The Western Sichuan Army had already captured the entire Baoji City. Most of the 20,000 Qing troops were captured, and only a small number were killed.
Guardsman Hu Weilong was one of them. After the Western Sichuan Army captured the General's Mansion, Hu Weilong still led his guards to resist stubbornly. He was very skilled in martial arts, and several soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army were beheaded by him. This caused the Western Sichuan Army to
Angry. The Western Sichuan Army transferred several mortars and shelled the place where Hu Weilong and his subordinates were hiding. When the shelling ended, Hu Weilong and his guards were basically killed. At this point, the entire Baoji
It fell into the control of the Western Sichuan Army.
"Young Marshal, Chief of Staff! Baoji is already under our control!" Zhao Bowen asked with excitement. He was very happy to have won the first battle.
"How many casualties are there?" Both Wang Yuze and Cai Yun are more concerned about this issue.
"Preliminary statistics show that more than 200 people were killed and more than 200 people were seriously injured. The total casualties are less than 500!" Zhao Bowenhui reported.
"So few?" Cai Yun was a little surprised. Logically speaking, the casualties in street fighting were not small. According to his estimation, to capture Baoji, the Western Sichuan Army would have to pay at least thousands of casualties.
"A guerrilla general of the Qing army was instigated by us, so he led his troops to surrender without resistance, allowing us to rush into Baoji City without any casualties. The next battle was relatively simple, and the Qing army had no fighting spirit at all.
.The most important casualties were almost all incurred when attacking the General’s Mansion!” Zhao Bowen said.
"So that's it! But it's good, you can win at the minimum cost, why not? Order the troops to clean the battlefield and march to Xi'an tomorrow!" Wang Yuze said with a smile. Winning Baoji is just the first place.
It's just a step. Marching to Xi'an and destroying the more than 100,000 Qing troops entrenched there is the most important thing. Not to mention the 50,000 Mongolian cavalry there. This powerful cavalry, once famous in Eurasia, is just that.
, the current Mongolian cavalry has long lost the glory of their ancestors.
The next day, the Western Sichuan Army left a few soldiers to guard the prisoners and treat the wounded, and the large force once again marched eastward, along the official road, towards Xi'an.
Xi'an is only 180 kilometers away from Baoji. At the speed of the cavalry, it can be reached in one day. However, considering that the large army is marching and there is too much heavy equipment and baggage, the Western Sichuan Army deliberately slowed down
Speed. When we arrived in Xi'an, it was already noon on June 20th. Before that, Baoji fell, 20,000 defenders were wiped out, and news of the death of General Hu Weilong had already reached Xi'an.
The office of Zhu Hongzhang, the Northern Army general appointed by the Qing government, was located in the Governor's Mansion of Shaanxi, not the Governor's Mansion of Shaanxi Governor Wei Guangtao. Although the Governor's Mansion was far inferior to the Governor's Mansion in terms of layout and architectural conditions,
This is where military generals conduct military affairs.
News of the fall of Baoji had been sent to Xi'an on the morning of the 19th. General Zhu Hongzhang immediately summoned Wei Guangtao, the governor of Shaanxi, Zhu Shijun, the admiral of Shaanxi, Zhao Wenkai, the admiral of Shanxi, and Boyannamohu, the prince of Horqin, for discussion.
The composition of the Northern Army is mainly composed of 100,000 Shaanxi Green Battalions plus 50,000 Shanxi Green Battalions and 50,000 Mongolian cavalry. Now, Baoji has lost 20,000 Green Battalions, Hanzhong still has 50,000 soldiers, and there are only 13 soldiers left in Xi'an.
Ten thousand people.
"Everyone, the emperor has sent me to take charge of the military affairs in Shaanxi. I hope you can help me. Now, Baoji has fallen and the Western Sichuan Army is coming to Xi'an. How should we respond?" Zhu Hongzhang asked.
In Wujiang, Zhu Hongzhang himself is still somewhat capable. However, he has not fought against the Western Sichuan Army for so many years, so he is not very clear about the true strength of the Western Sichuan Army. The limited knowledge he has is only from sources.
Just some information.
"Sir, didn't we discuss it before? Defend Xi'an. The city of Xi'an has strong artillery and powerful artillery. It will not be easy for the Western Sichuan Army to capture Xi'an with 50,000 people!" Wei Guangtao, the governor of Shaanxi, said. As the governor of Shaanxi, he
, it is the responsibility of guarding the territory. If Shaanxi falls, he will have no other option but to die to apologize.
"Coward! Offense is the best defense. General, I ask the commander's troops to go out of the city to fight the Western Sichuan Army and let them know how powerful our Mongolian cavalry is!" Prince Boyan Namohu of Horqin said disdainfully. The Western Sichuan Army is only five
An army of only ten thousand people actually frightened hundreds of thousands of Han troops into fearing to leave the city. These Han people were, as my father said, all cowardly lambs!
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