Jiang Zhongyuan has wished that the sky would light up early many times in his life, but now he only hopes that the sky can be as dark as a normal night.

"Demon law! This is a demon law! The pro-soldier had already shouted with a pale face. Jiang Zhongyuan glanced at his own soldiers, and he couldn't quite tell if the miserable white was overly frightened, or because it was reflected by the white light.

Jiang Zhongyuan didn't think that this was a demon method at all, this thing was obviously the same as fireworks, but the effect was much stronger than fireworks. You don't even have to look around the city, just listening to the sound of cannons can think of how devastated the city has been under this white light.

Being able to turn night into day, Jiang Zhongyuan knew that this night was destined to be a sleepless night, and even his life would end on this night. Dressed properly, Jiang Zhongyuan strode out of the house, his own soldiers were also clever, he stopped his meaningless howl and followed Jiang Zhongyuan out.

When Jiang Zhongyuan arrived near the city gate, the shelling ended. The air was filled with gunsmoke, dust, and blood. And the sky also returned to its usual darkness, many houses near the city wall gate were set on fire by artillery fire, the red fire dimly illuminated the surroundings, the wounded Huai soldiers shouted for help hoarsely, and the affected Suzhou residents cried loudly. The uninjured Huai Jun had long been frightened and scurried around, and some people were frightened by this unparalleled accident, some were crying, and some were laughing strangely.

The sky was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the darkness without substance surrounded Jiang Zhongyuan, making it difficult for him to breathe, as if he was about to be swallowed up by this darkness.

All night, there was no sleep in the city of Suzhou. The Huai army managed to stabilize the army temporarily, and the statistics were desperate. More than 10,000 Huai troops were near the city wall at this time, and under this fierce artillery bombardment, there were more than 4,000 casualties. The losses in weapons and equipment were even greater.

Jiang Zhongyuan could only let his subordinates deal with it, and he sat in the room in a daze, watching the clouds in the sky get brighter and brighter from the open door. The day has finally come, and what kind of fierce attack will the Liberation Army, which wants to artificially turn the night into day, in the real daytime? Jiang Zhongyuan couldn't think of it.

Nothing happened during the day, and the Guangfu Army just continued to build the fortifications besieging Suzhou step by step, although there was a short artillery bombardment in the middle, but when the shells could accurately hit the head of Suzhou City, the shelling stopped. The Huai army has foreign teachings, and they know that this is called correcting the shooting of Zhuyuan. When these corrections are accurate, the artillery bombardment of the Liberation Army can accurately hit the entire city at any time in the future. If the siege of Suzhou City is regarded as hanging, then correcting and shooting Zhu Yuan is to firmly put the noose around the neck of the Huai army who is about to be executed.

The only thing the Huai army generals could say now was one sentence, "My lord, send someone to ask for help!" ”

In one day, three or four waves of distress callers were dispatched from Suzhou City. This density is so great that even the panicked generals know that there is no way to send them again.

Jiang Zhongyuan didn't lose his temper so much, he actually knew that his death was almost over. As a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, the wind and rain of the Qing Dynasty at this time can be seen clearly at a glance. The capital will not send the troops guarding the capital to Suzhou to relieve the siege, and even if it can be sent, it will take two or three months to come and go. Suzhou can't last that long.

As for Zeng Guofan's Hunan army and Seng Lingqin's Mongolian Eight Banners, they would not have come to relieve the siege of the Huai army at all. Even if there is no rage of the Twist Army, they will not take the initiative to regret the Liberation Army, it is just to send them to death. Whether it is the tortoise tactics of the Hunan army or the Mongolian cavalry of Seng Lingqin, there is only one way to destroy last night's artillery fire. As for the reinforcements of the Huai army, I am afraid that Suzhou will fall before they arrive.

Therefore, Jiang Zhongyuan could only return to the governor's yamen and sit quietly, waiting in the morning until the afternoon, and then from the afternoon to the evening, and the imaginary siege battle did not happen. Jiang Zhongyuan's already sleepy eyelids fought, he set up a bed and clothes in the study and lay down, and woke up to find that it was already dawn. And the siege did not take place.

Liu Kunyi finally arrived at Wuyang at this time, this former bandit lair, and the current Huaibei fortress is still calm. Jiang Zhongyuan's younger brother Jiang Zhongjun was stationed in Wuyang, and when he saw Liu Kunyi rushing in in a hurry, Jiang Zhongjun was startled. He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Kunyi's hand, "Why are you here?" ”

Without waiting for Liu Kunyi to answer, Jiang Zhongjun looked at Liu Kunyi's hand, his wrist was swollen, and his palm was also swollen. It's not just that, although Liu Kunyi's face is yellow and there are bubbles on his mouth, his eyes and neck are swollen.

"I came from Suzhou on horseback, and I didn't get off the horse at all." Liu Kunyi said with difficulty.

"What the hell is going on?" Jiang Zhongjun's face became extremely ugly. Forcing Liu Kun to this role must have happened a big accident.

"Wei Wei besieged Suzhou City!" Liu Kunyi said with difficulty. In addition to being really unable to stand sleeping, Liu Kunyi didn't sleep at all in the past two nights. He only felt a fire burning in his throat, and he couldn't speak clearly.

"Drink water first!" Jiang Zhongjun held back his impatience and hurriedly let Liu Kunyi slow down first. Things have come to such a point that a few moments earlier or a few moments later will not affect the overall situation at all. And this moment of rest is too important for Liu Kunyi.

After resting for a while, Liu Kun relieved himself. He told Jiang Zhongjun what he knew with difficulty. Liu Kun didn't know much, and he made it clear in a dozen sentences. What follows is the development of these two days. The two high-ranking officials of the Huai Army basically had the same judgment on this latest situation, Suzhou must be saved, even if it is not to stay in Suzhou, Jiang Zhongyuan must be rescued. As for the Guangfu Army, both of them thought that the Guangfu Army would not attack Suzhou so simply, and the entire several counties in the south of Huaibei were only afraid that they would also be attacked at this time.

This is a very common-sense judgment, and it is true. The establishment of the field army of the Guangfu Army was slightly larger than that of the local troops, with 18,000 people in one army and auxiliary troops, and one army attacking Fuyang surrounded the city of Fuyang. The artillery ploughed the head of Fuyang City and then took the west gate as a breakthrough, the more than 3,000 Huai troops in Fuyang had no ability to resist at all, and the defenders poured out from the east gate, in order to stop the Guangfu army attacking through the city, they mercilessly set the houses in the city on fire. At this time, thick smoke billowed from the city, and flames rose. Those who were afraid of the war and hid in their homes had no choice but to run out and start fighting the fire in order to prevent it from spreading. The already narrow streets were crowded with people.

What the Huai army expects is that these people can temporarily block the pursuit of the Guangfu army, and it will take a lot of time for the Guangfu army to disperse the people, even if they choose the easiest way and directly kill the people who block the road, it will take time. Breaking through the barriers of the people, the fires on all the streets can also stop the Guangfu army pursuing through the city. How long can he stop it, the general of the Huai army doesn't know, he only knows that he will be miserable if he is caught up.

As a result, more than 2,000 Huai troops began to flee for their lives with a string of carriages as the core, and the carts were filled with the families of the officers and the belongings they had looted in recent years. This convoy was prepared on the first day of the siege of the Guangfu Army, and the Huai Army was not stupid, how could they not know that they could not hold it. The reason why they didn't flee on the first day was because they didn't know the direction of their escape.

"Captain Zhu, it's up to you!" Army Commander Zhang Jianjun said with a smile.

"Don't worry, the governor has prepared so many good horses for us, and we will never let the Huai army escape." Brigade Commander Zhu Yaozu saluted the army commander Zhang Jianjun, and then turned over and mounted his horse with skillful movements.

Zhu Yaozu may be the most northern-born in the entire Guangfu Army, he is a native of Tianjin, Hebei, when he was a child, he offended the government because of his father who was a horse dealer, and followed his father to Linqing, Hebei to avoid trouble. During Wei Ze's Second Northern Expedition, he hit Qinghe, and Zhu Yaozu's father, who had a strong anti-government tendency, took his family to join the Guangfu Army.

Lao Tzu is like this, and his son will not have any love for the Manchu Qing. A few years later, sixteen-year-old Zhu Yaozu joined the Guangfu Army and entered the cavalry unit with his family's inherited ability. For being able to hunt down and kill the Qing army, Zhu Yaozu was incomparably happy. The horse, which has Arabian ancestry, seemed to be able to feel the affection of its owner, and it also began to get excited, even though the reins had not yet been released, and it was already a little impatient to let go of its hooves and run. Zhu Yaozu patted Aiju's neck to calm it down. Zhu Yaozu, who has been dealing with livestock since he was a child, fully understands why the ancients called the Maxima a BMW, this Arabian horse is really spiritual, no matter how undulating the ground is, it can walk on the ground. As a rider, Zhu Yaozu only needs to be able to tame this BMW, which is much easier to drive.

Professionally born, and did the profession of cavalry. Zhu Yaozu supported the Northern Expedition with 10,000. After the success of the Northern Expedition, you will be able to get more areas further north, where you can raise more horses and horses. Even if there was only one reason, Zhu Yaozu resolutely supported the Northern Expedition. Not to mention that after studying, Zhu Yaozu's eyes were opened. He knew that far Xinjiang could reach Dawan further north, and Dawan had the legendary bloody horse. With the vast land of the north, the new technology of raising horses, and such a good breed, Zhu Yaozu firmly believes that China will be able to cultivate invincible cavalry in the next 20 years.

Behind Zhu Yaozu was the cavalry of the brigade. All horses can be called tall horses. Horses in the south were generally smaller, and Weese imported good stallions from Europe and mobilized the state's forces to search for huge mares.

Behind Zhu Yaozu was the cavalry of the brigade. All horses can be called tall horses. Horses in the south were generally smaller, and Weese imported good stallions from Europe and mobilized the state's forces to search for huge mares. The thousands of horses of the cavalry troops that attacked were all high-headed horses, all of them extraordinary. Born in a family of horse dealers, Zhu Yaozu knew that if there was no method of artificial conception for sperm extraction proposed by Wei Ze, even if the few stallions were exhausted to death, he would not be able to make so many horses.

Pulling out his saber, Zhu Yaozu ordered, "Pursuit!" "The cavalry units began to move. R1058