The night wind whined, and the cold was pressing.The Taiping army was drenched in heavy rain for a day, and it was in the depths of winter at this time, although Huzhou was located in the south of the Yangtze River, but the temperature dropped sharply at night, which still made people shiver.The Taiping army and the Qing army fought for a day, and at this time they all stopped, lit a fire and sat together to keep warm from the cold and use dry food."
The king, the marshal urgently calls you over."
The herald finally found Li Shixian in the chaotic crowd, and hurriedly said loudly."
Don't you see what I can't get out of here" Li Shixian shouted impetuously, he sat here to press the formation, the Taiping army still broke up and retreated, if he left, he didn't dare to imagine that no one would dare to attack a step."
I don't know, I heard that it's news from Yixing."
The herald blushed and replied in a slush, but he couldn't see it in the night."
Yixing" Li Shixian thought about it in his heart, and immediately knew the importance of the matter, stood up and stepped on the horse and ordered Wang Zuo to guard against death, and let him exercise the duties of the division commander on his behalf and command the brigade commanders in Beicheng.After saying that, he waved his horsewhip and galloped towards the handsome tent.Wang Zuo didn't know what was going on, but looking at Li Shixian's anxious face, he also knew that he had encountered something big.But he didn't have the heart to think about it, now that the foreign guns were almost roasted by the fire, he was eager for revenge, and all he was thinking about was how to find the Qingzi Army for revenge."
Brothers, victory or defeat is tonight, kill all the Qing word army, Lao Tzu will be rewarded."
Wang Zuo yelled and stood up first."
Fight, avenge the brothers."
The foreign gun brigade had just finished dinner, and they were full of strength, and they yelled and followed Wang Zuoyi to stand up one by one.The other brigade commanders did not have such enthusiasm, and fatigue was already filling their bodies at this time, and if it weren't for the rain on the ground, they would have rolled on the ground and slept right now.Besides, Wang Zuo just exercised the power of the division commander on his behalf, and he would eventually be full of dissatisfaction, but he just ignored the excitement and did not leave.", a bunch of softets.Foreign gun brigade, we go on our own. ”Wang Zuo scolded indignantly, and took the remaining 300 or so people of the foreign gun brigade to take the back road, and lined up a neat gun array on the street corner of the backyard of the government to prepare for the attack.The second-story shops at the top of the street were set on fire by Wang Zuo's people pouring oil juice, and the raging fire suddenly soared into the sky, turning the entire street red.At the end of the street, you can already see the courtyard wall in the backyard of the mansion, and this shortcut is also what Wang Zuo has just sent someone to inquire about, and it is just across the street from the mansion.There was a whole row of sandbags piled up in front of the courtyard wall, and the Qing army was already waiting behind the sandbags at this time.And it was the expeditionary machine gun wing led by Xu Yao who defended this street.Wang Zuo didn't know that the barrel of the gun was as thick as a small-caliber field gun, which was the meat grinder of the First World War of the rear division, the Makqin machine gun.However, after it was invented by Dai Yuanzheng, it was already named an expeditionary machine gun.Wang Zuo's brother Huang Wenjin died under this iron pipe, and at that time, Huang Wenjin brought more than 5,000 people.And Wang Zuo only had more than 300 people at this time."
Brigade commander, there is a way for my subordinates to let the men and horses outside assist us in attacking together."
One of Wang Zuo's subordinates frowned and made a suggestion, he didn't know how many Qingzi troops were ambushed around the palace, and he didn't want to follow Wang Zuo to death."
Oh, what a way" Wang Zuo looked at the fortifications on the street in front of him, and hesitated in his heart."
The subordinates will go back now and inform all the generals that there are millions of treasury silver left by Huang Dashuai hidden in the government office, and you are in such a hurry to attack the government office in order to seize that batch of treasury silver first.The subordinates believed that within a while, this group of insatiable generals would inevitably move and bravely attack the government."
Good idea, just do it, you do it now, if we act together, then the Qingzi army will definitely not be able to hold out tonight."
Wang Zuo looked at this subordinate in amazement, he didn't know that his brain was so flexible, and he hurriedly ordered him to go down and prepare.After the subordinate clenched his fists and took the order, he hurriedly retreated.Sure enough, as he said, in less than this hour, several streets around the government were lit up with bright fires.There are constantly houses that are blazing with flames.The night of the entire Huzhou City seems to be illuminated as day."
Chong, avenge your dead brother."
Wang Zuo roared at the right time, and fired a shot at the sky, and then the northern city fell into chaos, and the shouts of attack came and went.All the brigades desperately rushed to the palace, and some of the brigades found Wang Zuo's location and directly rushed to the end of the street.The whole narrow street was filled with more than a thousand people at once at a distance of three hundred meters.Xu Yao stood coldly behind the sand pile as usual, and after the villagers in Huzhong Village were slaughtered, Xu Yao's heart was still completely dead, and he was as cold as the cold winter at this time in the face of human life.After the Taiping army in the chaotic street reached the effective range of the machine guns, they gave the order to shoot loudly.In an instant, in the night, more than a dozen fire dragons seemed to shoot out from the muzzle of the machine gun, and the bullet casings also bounced out like popcorn.The Taiping army who rushed to the front brandished a knife and stick in his hand, and was instantly torn apart by bullets.Just hearing the gunshots, before they could react, hundreds of people fell under the guns.The crowd of people who were impacting suddenly stirred, and they all turned around and retreated, fleeing for their lives in a hurry.Wang Zuo's foreign gun formation was scattered by the retreating other brigades, but at this time, it was less than a hundred meters away from the Qing Army, and it had reached the firing range of foreign guns, Wang Zuo didn't want to give up, and gave a shocking order at this time, "Foreign gun brigade, shoot." ”The retreating Taiping army stared at their foreign gun array in horror, and was instantly sieveed by rows of dense bullets."
Those who retreat without permission will be killed."
Wang Zuo yelled from the deserter.The deserter seemed to be accustomed to this threat, and the left and right were dead, but everyone still rushed towards their foreign guns with a glimmer of hope.Wang Zuo didn't blink his eyes, and coldly waved the saber in his hand."
Bang, bang, bang" The Taiping troops, who were mixed in the fire network composed of foreign guns and machine guns, were flanked from front and rear, and the remaining 500 or so people died in a pool of blood in only a few minutes.Xu Yao looked at the cold-blooded general who slaughtered his own people on the opposite side, and couldn't help frowning, the two sides were finally fighting together in a bloody battle within a distance of a hundred meters.The bullets fired by the foreign gun array relied entirely on the dense network of firepower, and had no effect on the machine gun wing of the Qingzi Army hiding behind the bunker 100 meters away.However, the bullets fired by the machine guns of the Qingzi Army made Wang Zuo see it fiercely before he died.The net of fire made of the bullet was as dense as a locust, as fast as lightning, and as accurate as a hundred paces through a poplar.As soon as the remaining 300 people of the Taiping army exchanged fire with them, they were torn apart from the middle without any room for counterattack, and fell layer by layer in the rain of bullets.When the machine guns of the Qing Zi Army stopped, the street immediately fell into a dead silence, Wang Zuo died, stuck the steel knife on the ground against his body, but did not fall, his eyes were as wide as a copper bell, and he could not close when he lost his breath.The great rout in the north of the city also occurred at the same time, and the Taiping troops who were attacking other streets were scattered in the face of the bayonet array led by Zhang Zongyu.They were originally trying to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune, where was there to fight.As soon as he saw the murderous posture of the Qingzi army, he only had the thought of escaping."
The Qingzi army is coming, the Qingzi army is coming."
There was no longer an orderly army in the north of the city, and the sound of defeat resounded in the sky, and the streets were full of chaotic Taiping troops, with torches in the night, all fleeing towards the crowded places.The fire dragons slowly gathered, and finally all of them poured out of the north gate, and then they slowly quieted down outside the city.On the city wall of the East Gate, Li Xiucheng's military tent was silent, and the generals fell into silence after hearing the news of Yixing's loss."
Marshal, we have to hurry up and send troops north, if we really let the Qing army capture Yixing, we will really become dumplings in a hot pot."
A veteran under the seat hugged his fist and asked for his life, Li Xiucheng had already informed the generals of his thoughts when he was in Shuanglin Town, and everyone knew that the destination of the northward trip was Nanjing, and naturally they all knew the importance of Yixing."
But the Qingzi army in this city is about to be wiped out, and this king doesn't want to give up like this."
Li Xiucheng was full of unwillingness, he wanted to rush to clear the equipment of the word army, who knew that after occupying the city wall, the more than 200 cannons were transferred to a place by Zhang Zongyu who didn't know it, and victory was just around the corner, how could he swallow this sulk.All the generals also nodded thoughtfully, all thinking about what kind of situation would be beneficial to them.As soon as Li Xiucheng's words fell, a general covered in blood poured into the tent, knelt on the ground and kept wailing, "Oh no, Dashuai, the Qingzi army in Beicheng has counterattacked on all fronts, and the brothers have been beaten out of the city." ”"What" Li Xiucheng yelled, patted the back of the chair and stood up.All the generals stood up with a panicked face."
Then Wang Zuo, what is he doing to eat" Li Shixian also asked eagerly."
Wang Lujun commanded him, he was killed."
After the general looked at Li Shixian and finished speaking, he lay on the ground and cried."
What a day to kill my general."
Li Xiucheng roared loudly, and in an instant, his heart was like a knife, and he fell heavily on the handsome position holding his chest."
Please take care of your health."
All the generals knelt down and shouted in unison."
Get out, get me out, a bunch of rubbish, a bunch of rubbish" Li Xiucheng finally yelled hysterically, the bruises on his face were exposed, and he knocked over the coffee table in front of him with a wave of his hand, and the exquisite porcelain shattered to the ground in an instant.The generals looked at each other, blushed and sang a promise, and carefully withdrew from the tent.Li Shixian didn't dare to look for thorns around him, so he hurriedly withdrew from the tent and led the commanders of the Beicheng troops to the front line on horseback to rectify the deserters.The rising sun pierced the sky and hit the earth, and the entire Huzhou City was also freed from yesterday's cold, the fog was swept away, and the air was full of the smell of sunshine.After a sleepless night, Li Xiucheng opened his eyes tiredly, as if he had aged ten years old overnight.The herald soldier who rushed outside the gate gave a hoarse order, "Inform the generals to rectify the troops and horses outside the east gate, and we don't want Huzhou." ”: