"It's a good time, Chengdu's city defense is strong, I was worried about how to take the city, but I didn't expect him to send it to the door by himself."
Zhang Shusheng did not panic in the slightest, but laughed out loud.The Chengdu city wall was rebuilt at a huge cost during the Qianlong period, and the perimeter of the city wall was 22 miles on all sides.The city wall is about 15 meters high, and there are thousands of battlements and arrow holes.There is a square urn city built outside the city gate, and there is a moat around the outside of the urn city, which is the strongest city defense system in Sichuan."
It is very likely that Li Xiucheng will come out of the nest and carry hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, so should we continue to attack according to the predetermined plan" Zhang Yuchun asked deliberately, and his heart was surging at this time."
According to the predetermined plan to attack, Chengdu has a flat terrain, which is very suitable for the annihilation of the large corps.We have been attacking Sichuan for several months, and we have been cautious and cautious in accordance with the President's orders.But now it's time for a decisive battle, the total number of Taiping troops in Chengdu is only a few hundred thousand, and we will be more than enough to deal with them. ”Zhang Shusheng's fist slammed into the map, his face unusually firm."
That's what I mean, then our brothers will let go and do a big job, as many soldiers and horses Li Xiucheng brings out, we will kill him as many as possible" Zhang Yuchun's face was excited, and he had fought enough in the past few months, and he never made risky military plans.Now that it's time for a decisive battle, I can't go around in circles with Li Xiucheng anymore.The two made arrangements that night, and as soon as it was dawn the next day, the army continued its westward expedition.Yesterday, Li Xiucheng called all the commanders of the Fifth Route Army under his command over and gave a lecture, and severely reprimanded the idea of surrendering and evacuating Chengdu.On the second day, he promised the little emperor that he would defend the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the death.The generals were so excited by him that although some of the generals retreated, they still ordered soldiers and horses to go with him, and decided to defend the last bloodline of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the death.Li Xiucheng didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine or was too confident in himself, so he didn't think about defending it according to the city wall at all.He hid in Chengdu and lived happily, and handed over all military affairs to Li Shixian.The impression of Huaxingjun is still before leaving Nanjing.Now the army of hundreds of thousands is all equipped with foreign guns.In the face of the Huaxing army of more than 60,000 people, he naturally had full confidence.The two armies marched almost simultaneously, and on the third day they encountered at Longquanyi outside Chengdu.The largest encounter since the founding of the Huaxing Army was held in Longquanyi, and it was also the first large-scale gun battle in Chinese history.The two sides almost dispatched hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight on the vast Chengdu Plain.An expeditionary rifle is no different from a breech rifle than a man with a cold weapon.Whether it was the rate of fire or the range, as soon as the Taiping Army came up, it was completely suppressed by the vitality of the Huaxing Army.Because there was no need for dense formation, although the Huaxing army only had more than 60,000 people, its strength was completely deployed, and it also blocked the Taiping army in front of the position.When the two sides were 300 meters apart, the mortar battalions equipped with each division launched a covering bombardment against the dense gun array of the Taiping army.Six divisional headquarters, a total of six mortar battalions, one thousand and two mortars, all dispersed.In less than half an hour of fighting, tens of thousands of shells were smashed."
Boom, boom, boom" The violent explosion continued to sound in the gun array of the Taiping army, like a great earthquake descending, shaking the whole earth.Most of these Taiping troops deployed on the Chengdu Plain were recruited in Sichuan.I didn't know how powerful the mortar was, and after the shells fell, I still stood stupidly, and I didn't know how to lie down and dodge.Looking from the sky, two groups of people under the black pressure were gathering together, like two ant colonies competing for food.The winter wind howls in the wilderness, and the rumbling of guns is deafening.After the artillery stopped bombing, tens of thousands of living corpses fell in pools of blood in the gun array of the Taiping army, and the blood stained the ground red.It's like hell.The soldiers gritted their teeth and continued to attack at first, but the shells of the Huaxing Army were endless.A batch exploded, and another batch flew.There is no room to dodge on the battlefield, and they flee in all directions in a panic, where do they dare to rush up.The generals panicked to rectify military discipline and killed hundreds of soldiers who fled without permission, which calmed down the panicked team.After the artillery fire of the Huaxing army finally stopped, the Taiping army rushed forward like crazy, wanting to avenge their relatives and friends.At the time of 200 meters, all the machine guns accompanying the Huaxing military began to strafe intensively."
Toot, toot, toot, toot" There were three hundred heavy machine guns firing at the same time on the battlefield, and bullets were fired like dense raindrops.For the Taiping Army's dense charging formation, you don't even need to aim at the target, you only need to pull the trigger.The oncoming Taiping army was like a fallen leaf, swept by the bleak autumn wind.Layer by layer, they fell in pools of blood, and only after tens of thousands of dead and wounded did they advance twenty meters."
Shoot, shoot, shoot" The commander of the Taiping Army hurriedly waved the order flag to shoot, regardless of whether the range was enough.Suddenly, the foreign guns of the Taiping army also erupted violently, like firecrackers, one row after another.Shoot in three sections, and after the shot, quickly pull to the third row to replace the bullets.The Huaxing army all dug bunkers on the position with sapper shovels, and lay down behind the bunkers to fight back against the Taiping army.The bullets of the Taiping army whizzed over the head, and the unaimed shots did not hit the Chinese Xing Army.The 10,000 rifles of the Huaxing Army fired a volley, and the guns converged together, soaring into the sky, as if only the cracking sound of the guns was left between heaven and earth.Where did the Taiping army dare to fight hard, after the more than 20,000 people and horses in the front row all fell, the soldiers in the back were so frightened that they were about to pee their pants, and turned their heads and retreated."
King Zhong, don't rush, don't rush.It's all dead, it's all dead. ”The commander of the Fifth Route Army found Li Xiucheng in the command camp ten miles behind, and knelt on the ground and howled in pain.Now, in less than half an hour, 100,000 Taiping troops have fallen in a pool of blood, and if this continues, the Taiping army will soon be wiped out.Li Xiucheng also straddled his horse on the high ground just now and checked the process of the battle.was completely deterred by the weapons used by the Huaxing army, such a way of fighting has never been seen before, fighting sports warfare in the field, that is, rushing to the muzzle of the Huaxing army to die in vain."
Get up, all of you, I have seen the battle just now.The strength of the Huaxing army was indeed beyond my expectations, and now immediately lead the soldiers to retreat to Chengdu City. ”Li Xiucheng hurriedly gave an order, and his body was weak for a while.For the first time, he felt so weak, like an ant, easily crushed by others.The Huaxing army did not pursue, and allowed the Taiping army to retreat to Chengdu City.At this moment, Longquanyi's corpses are like mountains, and blood is flowing like a river.The smoke of gunfire has not completely dissipated, and the wounded and sick are still wailing in the corpses, and the corpses of more than 30,000 people are left here.After calm was restored on the battlefield, Zhang Shusheng and Zhang Yuchun stood on the battlefield full of emotion."
In the spring, when we fought with Zhang Zongyu in Anxi Town, Hangzhou, it was also such a scene.More than 30,000 brothers under his command instantly turned into ghosts under the gun. ”Zhang Shusheng sounded another encounter with the Huaxing Army in Anxi Town half a year ago.At that time, the Huai army commanded was the same as the current Taiping army.Although he is heroic, his death is worthless, and he is completely gambling with the lives of his men."
Big brother, we were all too competitive at that time.Otherwise, the brothers would not have suffered countless deaths and injuries, and in the end they were betrayed by Li Hongzhang, the dog thief. ”Zhang Yuchun scolded, remembering that Li Hongzhang abandoned the two of them and used them as shields, and he couldn't stop being depressed and angry."
Yes, if it weren't for the president's enlightenment and sparing your life, where would we be today.You and I need to do our best to repay the president for his kindness. ”Zhang Shusheng nodded, glad that he had surrendered to Huaxingjun.Chengdu is in chaos, and the Huaxing army is only more than 30 miles away from the city, and it can come to the city at any time.The Zhongwang Mansion has not been so lively for a long time, whether it is the famous businessmen in the city or the court officials.One batch left, another batch came.The trees fell and scattered, people's minds changed, and various forces began to become active, and they began to plan for their own future.There are constantly people who venture out of the city and have private contact with the Huaxing army, and there are many generals with their subordinates, waving white flags and voluntarily surrendering."
Big brother, you can make a decision quickly.Whether it's down or go, it's really too late to be late" After the night got dark, Li Xiucheng asked people to close the door of the mansion, and only he and Li Shixian were left in the guest hall."
Shixian, eldest brother really can't walk anymore, and he doesn't want to go.The army will be under your command, you can leave if you want, surrender if you want, and the eldest brother doesn't care about anything.The eldest brother has worked hard for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for half his life, and he is tired, really tired. ”Li Xiucheng confided in a depressed manner as if he had explained the aftermath.Leaning back on the handsome position, he closed his eyes tightly.This is the last battle of his life, and since the capital of Chengdu, his heart has been completely relaxed.He knew that no matter how hard he tried, he would still be defeated by Qiao Zhiqing in the end.This is the Mandate of Heaven, even the powerful forces of the Hunan and Huai armies can't dodge, let alone their Taiping Army.Seeing the combat effectiveness of the Huaxing Army today, he knew in his heart that everything was over.Whether it is to hold on or evacuate, it is just an expedient measure, and it will be wiped out by the Huaxing army in the end."
Big brother" Li Shixian looked at the desperate appearance of the eldest brother, and wanted to persuade him again with some unbearable feelings."
Sexian, step aside, leave me alone.Big brother is tired, you let big brother rest for a while" Li Xiucheng waved his hand tiredly, interrupting Li Shixian."
That brother has retired, tomorrow the brother will come to the eldest brother to discuss" Li Shixian took a deep breath, and suddenly felt that the rise and fall of the Taiping Army was heavily pressed on his body, and he hugged his fists and exited the door."
Hahaha, that's it, that's it.There is wine tonight and I am drunk tonight, so I don't care if I have a lot of hard work tomorrow" Li Xiucheng suddenly laughed unbridledly, his voice full of bitterness.Finally, he took out a bag from his arms, poured out the pills inside, swallowed them all, and asked the housekeeper to summon all the dozen or so singers in the house
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