The Huaxing army had been regrouping outside Xuzhou for a day, and the navy's fleet had already transported supplies.The army of 200,000 also replenished ammunition one after another, and launched a general attack on Xuzhou City the next day, besieging the city wall on all sides.Yesterday, 30,000 out of 50,000 people took the gold and silver and left, and the remaining 20,000 people also divided the gold and silver and defended the city with Wu Changqing.After the battle began, Wu Changqing wore armor and fearlessly guarded the city wall with the soldiers.The Huaxing army still sent 20 warships to bombard the city wall, first blowing up the north and east walls in Surabaya, and then entering Bianshui to bombard the west.Although Wu Changqing commanded the artillery on the city wall to return fire, after all, it was because the range of the artillery was too short and it could not be aimed.The warships of the Huaxing Army took the lead in destroying the two city walls in the north and west, and at this time, the aviation squadron also rushed to the battlefield and bombed the city walls in the south intensively.For a time, the bricks and stones were splashed, and the city collapsed.The 30,000 soldiers defending the city were forced to retreat into the city after more than 10,000 dead and wounded.Under the leadership of Wu Changqing, relying on the Confucian Temple, government offices, temples and other buildings in the city, he fought street battles with the Huaxing army.After the Huaxing army entered the city, Xuzhou was divided into four places, up and down, east and west, and after the encirclement, the remnants of the rebellious enemy were annihilated step by step, and the encirclement was gradually narrowed.After all the resistance was removed, only the government was left with resistance.Of the more than 20,000 people defending Xuzhou City, there were only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses left in the government in a blink of an eye."
Dashuai, all the brothers of the Confucian Temple are dead, and only more than 30 people have escaped" Wu Changqing sat calmly in the lobby of the county government, and the general who had just escaped from the Confucian Temple cried and knelt on the ground to say a word."
Dashuai, the last general is incompetent, and all the brothers in the temple have been killed" The general who fled back from the temple was also full of pain, and knelt down to report with his fists clenched.The other generals also came back one after another to report the military situation, but Wu Changqing still didn't have any expression on his face, just sat coldly on the handsome seat and didn't say a word.The sound of gunfire outside the palace gradually subsided, and suddenly a herald sent a letter and handed it to Wu Changqing.After Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng learned the news that Wu Changqing was in the palace, they asked the soldiers to temporarily stop the attack, and also sent Wu Changqing a letter of surrender.They are familiar with Wu Changqing, and they also want to persuade him not to make unnecessary resistance.Wu Changqing directly tore up the letter, pulled out the saber in his hand, and walked out fearlessly with the hall master's generals outside the palace.Tens of thousands of Huaxing troops have surrounded this place, and the mortar artillery is also ready to attack, as long as the commander gives the order, they will raze this place to the ground.Wu Changqing had just walked out of the gate of the mansion under the escort of his own soldiers, and several spears of the Huaxing army outside the door were aimed at them, only a hundred meters apart."
Brother Wu, give up resistance.The handsome man loves money like his life, and he will definitely reuse you" Yang Zonglian walked through the crowd and shouted at Wu Changqing, his face full of unbearable."
Yes, Brother Wu, surrender, our brother promises to give you and your brothers a way to live" Xu Desheng on the side also loudly persuaded, no one in the Xianghuai party wants to do things too much."
Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng listen, the reason why I am still alive is to tell you two.Not everyone is as greedy for life and fear of death as you are, and betrays the Lord for glory.I, Wu Changqing, am a person from the Qing Dynasty in life, and I am a ghost in Daqing when I die.Even if he fights his last breath, Lao Tzu will fight to the end" Wu Changqing roared, waved his knife and rushed over with all the soldiers like Huaxing Army.The shouts of "rush" and "what" spread throughout the street, and hundreds of people fought out of the palace.Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng's eyebrows tightened, and they finally raised their right hands and gave the order to shoot the soldiers."
Bang, bang, bang" Suddenly there were gunshots in all directions, and the bullets roared towards Wu Changqing and the soldiers behind him like a hurricane.The bullets got into these people's bodies one by one, and for a while, Wu Changqing and his subordinates were covered with flesh and blood.Just as the devil raises up his sickle, as many soldiers rush out, he reaps as many lives as he wants.Wu Changqing was beaten all over his body, and his sword clicked and stuck on the ground.His eyes were blood-red and he glared at Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng, and his legs were weak and he finally fell to his knees."
Is the Qing Dynasty worth it for you like this" Yang Zonglian and Xu Desheng both shook their heads helplessly, and secretly spat lightly.After Wu Changqing's death, the soldiers in the government finally surrendered helplessly in the reprimand of Huaxing Army's "surrender without killing".In just over a month, all parts of northern Jiangsu and Huaibei fell into the hands of the Huaxing army.Shandong and Henan were all cut off from the back road, and they were already facing the siege of 200,000 troops, and now another 100,000 troops were directly behind them.After taking Xuzhou, the grain and grass of the northern army no longer need to be transferred to the sea, and can be transferred directly through Xuzhou.The Taiyuan Military Region's Three-Route Army had already moved south to Jincheng, successively captured the four prefectures of Jiyuan, Jiaozuo, Xinxiang, and Hebi in Henan, and joined up with the Huaxing Army in Hebei, linking Hebei and Henan in the theater north of the Yellow River.The Lanzhou Military Region even moved eastward into Henan, and took Luoyang in three days, approaching Kaifeng, the provincial capital.The three-way army of the Taiyuan Military Region also took advantage of the situation to cross the Yellow River and approached Kaifeng from the north.The Yuan army's army in Henan was completely south of the Yellow River, and now Kaifeng was under great attack to the west and north.Yuan Baoheng had no choice but to give up Kaifeng and continue to retreat south to Xuchang.Xuchang, Luohe, Chenzhou Zhoukou three mansions are the birthplace of the Yuan family, and the hometown of the Yuan family is Xiangcheng County in Chenzhou.This is also the final destination of the Yuan family, and if they retreat, they will retreat across the Yangtze River.Yuan Baoheng gathered all the soldiers and horses, with a total of more than 200,000 people.Together with the 30,000 soldiers and horses that Yuan Baoling returned to Henan, the total number was as high as 230,000.Yuan Baoheng was ready to defend these three places to the death and fight to the death with the Huaxing army.Of these 230,000 people, 100,000 were newly recruited recruits, and after Yuan Baoling's defeat in Suqian, Yuan Baoheng worked hard to raise 200,000 foreign spearmen, and now only 130,000 remain.Ding Baozhen's life in Shandong was even more difficult, and the Guangdong Military Region's Third Route Army, which was personally commanded by Commander Chen Bingwen, had successfully landed in Qingdao with the assistance of the navy and took Qingdao within a day.Chen Bingwen's old partner Chen Yucheng also led the three-way army of the Nanjing Military Region south from Zhili and successively took Cangzhou and Dezhou.Approaching Jinan Mansion.Jinan was besieged by 200,000 troops from the north and east, and the news of Wu Guodong's defeat in Suzhou reached Ding Baozhen's ears again, and he coughed up blood in a moment of anxiety and anger.At this most critical time, the Boxers had not yet settled down.After being let go by the Huaxing Army from Zhili, the Boxers went south to the area of Yimeng Mountain.However, because the army plundered a lot of gold and silver in Beijing, nearly half of the Boxers were satisfied.Led by the leaders of the various gangs, they fled the ranks one by one and returned home to be good citizens again.Now the Boxer Rebellion team that is still in the hands of the Heaven and Earth Society is left with more than 38,000 Weihu troops newly expanded by the Cangzhou Five Tigers.After the Huaxing Army launched an attack on Shandong, Shandong's defense was empty, and these more than 38,000 people began to be restless again.After the army came out of Yimeng Mountain, they successively attacked the city and plundered the land in the south of Shandong, and after taking Linyi, they launched an attack on Zaozhuang to the west.When they withdrew from Zhili to Shandong, they were besieged by an army led by Ding Baozhen.This time out of Yimeng Mountain, it is also for revenge.Coincidentally, the Boxers had just captured Zaozhuang.Wu Guodong happened to withdraw from Xuzhou with 50,000 remnants of the defeated army, and as soon as he arrived near Zaozhuang, he heard the news that the Boxers occupied Zaozhuang.When the enemies met, they were very red-eyed, and the two sides started fighting without saying a word.Wu Guodong underestimated this Boxer Rebellion, after they returned from Zhili, not only did they enrich their pockets, but also incorporated 8,000 Protector Army.Originally, the Seven Evil Army and the Weihu Army each had 4,000 troops, and after the cavalry corps of the Seven Evil Army went north to attack Chengde, these 4,000 Protector Army were incorporated into the ranks of the Weihu Army.The three elders of the Heaven and Earth Society did not let them charge into battle when it was no longer critical, facing the interests that the Eight Thousand Protectors cherished.This time, Wu Guodong led an army of 50,000 to besiege Zaozhuang, and the Boxers also confidently set up a gun array outside the city, preparing to compete with Wu Guodong.Wu Guodong was angry to death, he was defeated by the Huaxing army in Xuzhou, and he was sulky.Now they actually met the rabble of the Boxers, and they dared to fight head-on when they saw the officers and soldiers, so they really didn't take him seriously.After the two sides set up their respective gun formations, Wu Guodong let the soldiers and horses attack.The three elders of the Heaven and Earth Society ordered 8,000 Protectors to meet the enemy in the front, and the remaining 30,000 Weihu troops lined up with spears to outflank the enemy from both flanks.Wu Guodong couldn't help but laugh, these Boxer rabble had not seen for many days, and even became bolder.A team of more than 30,000 people actually launched an encirclement against a force of 50,000 people, and they didn't look at how many catties and taels they had.When the two sides were separated by a kilometer, they exchanged fierce fire, and soon Wu Guodong realized that the situation was wrong.The rabble on the frontal defense actually held the same weapons as the Huaxing army, and stopped his middle army in the trenches.The army in the middle rushed up with a column of guns, and then they kept lying down.In desperation, Wu Guodong increased his troops by 50,000 from the two wings to the direction of the middle road.As a result, the army, which was originally nearly 20,000 on the three routes, instantly lost 5,000 in the direction of the two wings, which was equal to the more than 15,000 soldiers of the Boxers.In the direction of the Central Route Army, nearly 30,000 soldiers were assembled to deal with the Boxer Regiment's contingent of less than 10,000 men.He had already begun to wonder if these Boxers were the troops developed by the Huaxing Army, otherwise how could they have the weapons of the Huaxing Army.The first indiscriminate battle between foreign guns and foreign guns in Chinese history took place outside the city of Zaozhuang, and the two wings of both sides were lined up in neat gun formations, and under the orders of the commander, they marched in dense unison.After firing at a distance of a thousand meters, soldiers continued to fall under a dense barrage of bullets.The foreign guns on both sides were not aimed at each other, and they made up for it by intensive fire.At this time, the competition is willpower, and if the formation of which side is broken up first, they must be the ones who lose in the end
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