The battle of Jurong City began again, and the twenty guns of the Eight Banners New Army fired a non-stop salvo at the city wall a mile outside the city.Rong Lu was ruthless this time, and he wanted to annihilate the Taiping army in the city at all costs.If the shells are gone, you can continue to buy them from Qiao Zhiqing, but you must regain your face.The twenty guns that Qiao Zhiqing gave to Rong Lu were the first batch of British-made breech guns purchased by the Qing Army, and the shells did not have the effect of exploding a large area of flowering shells, just a solid iron ball.But even so, the Taiping army on the city wall was so densely smashed that the iron ball suppressed them and had no ability to fight back, so they could only watch the Eight Banners New Army crash under the city wall.Under the continuous impact of the iron ball, half of the middle of the city wall was also cut off, and only a little more than a man was left."
Shoot the arrows."
Chen Yucheng stood on the city wall without fear, and when the Eight Banners Army hit within thirty meters, he gave the order to shoot loudly.A rain of arrows suddenly rose from the city wall, and they all flew towards the new army of the Eight Banners under the city.But as soon as the Taiping army stood up, they were knocked down by an iron ball flying overhead.At the same time, the guns were raised and fired intensively at the city wall, and one or two hundred of the archers of the Taiping army fell under the shells and guns at one time.Under the pressure of the dense bullets of the gun array, the archers on the city walls never had a chance to raise their heads, and the sappers of the New Army of the Eight Banners quickly built ladders over the moat, and then paved them with wooden planks to form pontoon bridges.The infantry was also able to quickly pass through the pontoon bridge, which was only a dozen meters away from the city wall.The difference in strength between the two sides is too great, and the Taiping army has completely run out of food and grass today, and they are all hungry and desperate on the city wall.Chen Yucheng took a cold breath, not wanting to see more Taiping casualties, after the archer Hu finished shooting the bow and arrow in his hand, he took the initiative to abandon the city wall, and hurriedly retreated into the city with the Taiping army.The new army of the Eight Banners under the city wall cheered for a while, and continued to rush forward under the suppression of artillery, and finally rushed into the gap in the city wall, and then the city gate was opened, and tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops finally all hit the city, and quickly swept towards the city walls on all sides.After Yan Yuting, the governor of Suzhou Prefecture, sent someone to send the military order out, she hurriedly went back to the study, Qiao Zhiqing just said that she had good news to tell her, but her heart was scratching like hiding a kitten, and she wanted to know what the good news was."
Master Qiao, the letters have been sent, if you have any good news, just tell me, this girl will listen to you."
Yan Yuting sat down on the couch and stared at Qiao Zhiqing with a curious expression.Qiao Zhiqing put down the pen and paper in his hand when he saw her enter the room, sat down beside her with a smile, looked at Yan Yuting seriously and said, "I discussed it with Sanniang last night, and unanimously decided to choose a good day to marry you into the door, always let you follow me so inexplicably, and also let you be wronged." ”"This is true" Yan Yuting's eyes widened in surprise, and she grabbed Qiao Zhiqing's arm excitedly."
Of course it's true, how could I joke about your life's work."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled and scratched her little nose.Yan Yuting looked at Qiao Zhiqing and was stunned for a long time, and suddenly cried out in a coquettish voice, like an aggrieved kitten, she weakly bent down and got into Qiao Zhiqing's arms, and kept slapping his chest with her little fist."
Brother Qiao, you are so bad, it's been so long, you finally said this."
Yan Yuting cried for no reason, relieved herself, and scolded in a choked voice.Qiao Zhiqing helped her body up, took out the silk silk in her arms and wiped her face in distress, and apologized apologetically, "I'm sorry, Yuting."
At the beginning, I just cared too much about the gambling contract with Zeng Guofan, so I snubbed you again and again.I have talked a lot with your sister Su in the past few days, but in fact, at this point today, Brother Qiao no longer needs that gambling contract to prove himself.So, dear Miss Yan, please agree to Qiao's marriage proposal. ”Qiao Zhiqing knelt down on one knee as he spoke, took out a red gift box from his arms, and slowly opened it to Yan Yuting."
What is this" Yan Yuting sobbed and wiped her little nose with a silk handkerchief, and looked at the golden things in the gift box and stared at her eyes with curiosity."
You put your left hand out."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled and commanded her.Yan Yuting obediently stretched out her left hand, the fingers were as white as jade, slender and smooth."
It's called a ring, and in my hometown, it's a must-have thing for a man to propose to the woman he loves."
Qiao Zhiqing took out the golden circle from the gift box and carefully took it up to the ring finger of her left hand."
The ring is so beautiful."
Yan Yuting happily raised her finger and looked at it carefully, still chuckling a little sobbed."
Miss Yan, do you agree" Qiao Zhiqing smiled and clenched her jade hand, staring at her big eyes."
Hmph, who said that I want to marry you, you just want to marry me by giving me a ring" Yan Yuting put away her smile, but raised her little head in disagreement."
Then what do you want to do, Miss Yan."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled helplessly and shook his head, there was really nothing he could do with this eccentric girl."
Married, according to the customs of our hometown, we must have the words of the matchmaker of our parents, my parents left early, but my sister is still there.If you want to marry me, you must find a matchmaker to ask my sister's consent first, and then go to my sister to give a dowry.I'm not Sister Su, let you get away with it casually. ”Yan Yuting clapped her little hands, stood up with a wicked smile, and pouted at Qiao Zhiqing."
Okay, you girl, see how I clean you up on the day of my cave."
Qiao Zhiqing then stood up and reached out to pinch her little face."
I hate it, I won't tell you."
Yan Yuting's face flushed, she pushed Qiao Zhiqing and went out with small steps."
Come on, what about the matchmaker's words, where can I find a matchmaker for you" Qiao Zhiqing sighed, shook his head and sat down at the desk with a wry smile, and honestly reviewed the chapter.Nearly dusk, after a day of fighting, the Eight Banners Army finally completely controlled the four walls of Jurong City, pressing step by step in the city, and finally besieged the remnants of more than 50,000 Taiping troops in the direction of the county government.Chen Yucheng never thought about breaking through from the beginning, the more than 50,000 soldiers and horses all ran out of ammunition, and the cold weapons were not the opponent of the Eighth Banner Army at all.And now that the retreat has been completely blocked by the Hunan army, he has no way to retreat.The letter he wrote to Qiao Zhiqing also became the only straw, and the clothes he had been waiting for were wet with sweat."
King Ying, do you think Qiao Zhiqing will sit idly by and ignore Rong Lu's Eight Banners New Army is all trained by him personally, will he turn his face for us and Rong Lu" Chen Decai asked Chen Yucheng anxiously in the guest hall of the county government, they had already figured out the origin of this team in the mouth of the captured Eight Banners soldiers, so they couldn't help but worry about Chen Yucheng's decision."
Yes, King.I heard that the Tartars said that their commander was someone in the court, and Qiao Zhiqing helped him train the new army precisely to convince him. ”Lai Wenguang also added anxiously beside him.Chen Yucheng pondered for a long time before he replied affirmatively, "No, this king's judgment will not be wrong."
Qiao Zhiqing rescued this king twice, just to let this king join the Qingzi army, he will definitely come to us. ”The gunshots were getting closer and closer to the county office, and they could be heard clearly in the guest hall.The three of them fell silent all of a sudden, and Chen Yucheng waved his hand silently, asking the two of them to retreat and make final preparations, and if they couldn't do it, they would fight to the death with the Eight Banners Army.On the position outside the palace, the foreign gun array of the Eight Banners New Army and the soldiers and horses of the Taiping Army were fiercely fighting.Now the only threat to the New Army of the Eight Banners in the Taiping Army is the remaining 1,500-odd cavalry last night.When the spear array rushed into the alley to search for the Taiping army, the cavalry always rushed out suddenly, and before the foreign spear team could assemble, they swung their knives and slashed them.There were no bayonets on the foreign guns of the Eight Banners Army, and when they started with the cavalry, they were almost cut down by the cavalry like Caigua.But after a while, a group of Eight Banners was assembled, and the cavalry would be pierced by bullets without cover.What Qiao Zhiqing brought to the New Army of the Eight Banners was not only foreign guns and artillery, but more importantly, the most advanced military system, which was more advanced than any Qing army in this era, that is, there was an additional set of middle-level command system, which could gather scattered troops in a short period of time.If this were not the case, a single penetration of the cavalry of the Taiping Army last night could completely disperse the formation of the Eight Banners Army, and victory or defeat would be another matter."
Dashuai, the long-haired thieves have been completely surrounded by us near the county office, and we can catch them all tomorrow."
Before the battle stopped, the right brigade commander Erhe hurriedly found Rong Lu and stepped forward to ask for credit.In fact, after entering the city, the Central Brigade and the Right Brigade were all surrounded by the side, and it was the men and horses of the Left Brigade who really pursued the Taiping Army in the lanes."
Don't be complacent too early, we already suffered a big loss last night, we can't make such a mistake again today, let your men block all the intersections in the city, and strictly prevent the Taiping army from breaking through at night."
Rong Lu commanded coldly, and kept looking around the terrain in the city with a telescope."
The minion takes orders."
Erhe clasped his fists and saluted, turned around and was about to retreat."
Erhe, let your subordinates be smarter, without the order of the commander, it is strictly forbidden to do evil in the city, if you violate the military order, immediately act in accordance with military law."
Rong Lu put down the binoculars and coldly admonished Erhe.Erhe nodded hurriedly and saluted, muttered disappointed in his heart, turned around and retreated.He originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Left Brigade and the Central Brigade were still fighting, so that his subordinates would loot the valuable things in the city, but now it seems that he should not touch this nail for the first time.As night fell, the gunfire in Jurong City gradually subsided.The soldiers of the Eight Banners bravely defended themselves at various intersections, only waiting for Li Min to launch the final blow against the Taiping army when he arrived
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