Chapter 21: Becoming an Army (8)
Fog was thick. Even in the pre-dawn darkness, the fog was strangely uncomfortable. Even when the dark clouds completely obscured the mountains, the feeling of thick moisture wrapping around the skin was still very clear. Even the bitter mountain breeze could not dispel this feeling.
Although Wei Ze was afraid of the dark and ghosts when he was a child, he never believed in ghosts and gods. And in the mountain wind, he seemed to hear the sound of crying and mourning. In the past, Weeser would only think that it was a purely naturally made sound, because the sounds in human memory were similar, so it caused people to associate with it. Now Weeser was not entirely sure that the sound he was listening to was not from nature.
During the day yesterday, that is, during the day of April 7, that is, the day after the city of Yong'an was highlighted, the Qing army led by Ulantai attacked the rear army of the Taiping army at Longliao Ridge. The sound of guns and cannons rang out for most of the day, and when the valley of Longliao Ridge finally calmed down, the Dayuan where the Taiping Army was located was crying loudly.
The Qing army will never let go of the Taiping army, and everyone knows this very well. Since the valley of Longliao Ridge has returned to calm, and no Taiping army can break out, the only possibility is that the Taiping army's 2,000 people have been completely annihilated. Wei Ze came from Longliao Ridge, where the mountains were high and the valleys were deep, and when Ulantai's troops suddenly came out and cut the Taiping army into two sections, the outcome was already doomed, either the fish died or the net was broken.
Many of the rear team members are family members, and their combat effectiveness is even weaker. Thinking of the men, women, and children who were killed, whether there were relatives or not, no one in the Taiping army was crying loudly.
In this piece of grief, Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, issued an order to raise the account. The guards who ordered the order informed that all the soldiers above the rank of the commander and the commander of the pawn would gather at Yang Xiuqing.
The so-called raising of the tent is just a saying, only a simple circle of cloth is used, even if it is a big tent. Everyone looked ugly, and some officers came to Yang Xiuqing crying.
Yang Xiuqing was overwhelmed by grief at all, and he didn't have the slightest fear, he shouted angrily: "Brothers, we only have one thing to do at this time, and that is revenge!" ”
"Revenge! Avenge! Weser shouted first. Wei Ze did not have relatives in the back team, and he had a feeling of sadness for the life and death of these people at most. Moreover, highlighting Yong'an City at night, Hong Xiuquan's behavior caused a bad impression on Wei Ze, so that Wei Ze couldn't give birth to any grief at all.
But Yang Xiuqing's resolute attitude at this time, as well as the courage to fight back to the death, made Wei Ze feel a deep shock. If Yang Xiuqing left Wei Ze with the impression of being a prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on weekdays, then now, Wei Ze's evaluation of Yang Xiuqing is only two words: "Hero!" ”
With Wei Ze taking the lead, the officers whose relatives were killed followed and roared, "Revenge!" Avenge! ”
Yang Xiuqing casually took a few stones and a rattan stick, and laid out a simple terrain on the ground. Although Zhang Yingchen was the marching horse, Wei Ze gave him the name of Zhang Yingchen's deputy as the brigade commander, and he also came to attend the meeting. After only glancing at the terrain laid out by Yang Xiuqing, Zhang Yingchen couldn't help but take a cool breath.
Even if Wei Ze is not as sensitive to the terrain as Zhang Yingchen, he has also come all the way, this thing that is so simple that it can't be called a sand table, completely marks the topographical characteristics of Dayuan.
This was a military plan to lure the enemy into the depths, and Yang Xiuqing wanted to lure the Qing army into the encirclement of the Taiping army and wipe out the Qing army in the valley of Dayuan.
At this time, if the pursuing troops of the Qing army could not be annihilated in the field battle, the Taiping army would only have a dead end. Weser was very clear about this, and in fact Weser himself proposed a similar proposal. But when the rear team was annihilated, Wei Zexian himself was actually not able to come up with such a countermeasure immediately, and his first thought was to quickly strengthen the defense to prevent greater losses.
Even after listening to Yang Xiuqing's plan, Wei Ze was still not sure whether the Qing army would succeed. But Yang Xiuqing's decisive disposition, as well as the backbone of the decisive counterattack, Wei Ze asked himself, he himself is far inferior.
Ambushes were arranged according to the terrain, and Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, shouted loudly: "Lv Shuai Wei! ”
Hearing Yang Xiuqing's call, Wei Ze straightened his waist and took a step forward, arching his hand: "The subordinates are here!" ”
Yang Xiuqing's expression was grim, "Your brother still has the strength to march, I order you to go out now, go around to the Dayuan Mountain Pass, as long as the Qing army begins to retreat from the valley, you will kill the mountain and try your best to block the retreat of the Qing army!" ”
This order surprised Wei Ze, not only Wei Ze, but also Feng Yunshan, the king of the south, and the generals under the king of the south all changed their faces slightly. Wei Ze didn't have many subordinates, and letting such a small number of people and horses block the mouth of the valley in Dayuan was really a bit of an egg hitting a stone.
"King Qiqi Dong, there are only 300 people under him, and it may be possible to block the valley mouth, but it is impossible to block the valley mouth." Wei Ze didn't tell nonsense, and directly explained his current situation.
Yang Xiuqing replied with a cold face: "I just want you to try your best to block the valley, but I don't want you to block the valley." In this battle, all armies have advanced and retreated, and after the Qing Demon enters the valley, it will be defeated. As long as there is a brother who can attack the Qing Demon of Taniguchi, they will not be able to stand in Taniguchi, and at that time, our army will cover up the past, and the Qing Demon can only flee. This kind of thing, I think you should be able to do this kind of thing. ”
Weese always thought that the French soldier described Napoleon very well, "The emperor led us to win the battle on the march." "The Red Army was also known for its ability to march. In Yang Xiuqing's order, the first sentence was to determine that Wei Ze's troops were the troops of the Taiping Army that still had the ability to march, and in this regard, it can be said that Yang Xiuqing was extremely observant and knew people well.
It was pointless to say any more, and Wei Ze replied loudly: "Follow the will of the king of the east!" ”
As soon as he returned to his subordinates, Weeser immediately gave the order to march. All the bedding in the marching backpack was given to four or five left-behind personnel to take care of, and the troops wore straw hats for concealment. The first to come out was naturally the marching Sima Zhang Yingchen, just before he came out, Zhang Yingchen couldn't help but say with palpitations: "The king of the east looks like this is scared to death!" ”
Whether it was scared to death or not, Wei Ze didn't know, anyway, Wei Ze knew that this battle was either the end of the pursuing Qing army or the end of the Taiping army. said that it was to block the entrance of the valley, but in fact, I was afraid that another purpose of Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, was that if the Taiping army was defeated, Wei Ze would find a way to drag the enemy at the entrance of the valley and prevent them from participating in the pursuit.
But Wei Ze didn't care, in history, if the Taiping army could reach Nanjing, then it must have won the battle. And if because of Wei Ze's appearance, history has changed, then after the defeat of the Taiping Army, Wei Ze will not have any good results. In the mobilization before leaving, Wei Ze first introduced the situation, and then raised his arms and shouted: "At this time, if I don't fight to the death, the only way left is to be killed!" Kill one is enough, kill two and earn one! Brothers, follow me to kill the demons! ”
The brothers actually knew the situation they were facing, and none of the 3oo people hesitated, and they all raised their arms and responded: "Kill the demon!" ”
No matter how excited the situation is, the march and battle naturally have to be done according to the training of more than a month. Before dark, Zhang Yingchen had already sent someone back to inform him that the marching route had been determined, but the ambush position had not yet been found. Wei Ze didn't wait much, and directly ordered the troops to go out.
The mountain wind in the middle of the night made Wei Ze feel a lot more sober, and he suddenly felt that the reason why Yang Xiuqing sent Wei Ze's troops to attack was not completely because of Wei Ze's marching ability. During the training, Wei Ze only urged his subordinates to practice spear skills and musket shooting. In the valley of Dayuan, the spear could not be used at all. It had been raining for days, and the muskets were hardly useful. Thousands of troops mixed together in the valley, and Weezer couldn't find a target for their muskets. If Wei Ze and the others are allowed to change into short weapons, because they have not practiced, they are afraid that their combat effectiveness will not be able to be wielded at all.
Could it be that Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, has been secretly paying attention to his actions? Weezer couldn't help but think.
After thinking about it along the way, the troops finally arrived near the entrance to the valley in Dayuan before dawn. Zhang Yingchen finally identified the ambush position, which was a mountain col near the entrance to the Dayuan Valley. If you deploy scouts, you can reach the entrance to the valley in half an hour at most.
Wei Ze looked at the terrain, this place is directly above the entrance of the valley, but I am afraid that the Qing army will not let this go. If the Qing army deploys a team of men and horses here, when Wei Ze and the others rush out, they will first encounter the Qing army here.
"Is there an alternative place behind the Qing army?" Wei Ze asked Zhang Yingchen.
Zhang Yingchen's face changed slightly, and he paused for a moment before he said, "There is a place." ”
The second position is much better, after four or five miles of rugged mountain roads, the exit goes straight to the rear of the Qing army, which is an excellent place to block the attack. But Wei Ze also understood the reason why Zhang Yingchen was embarrassed. If Wei Ze suddenly rushed here when the Qing army was defeated and retreated, the defeated Qing army would have only one choice to fight to the death with Wei Ze. Stuck in the retreat of the Qing army, if Wei Ze does not die, the Qing army will die.
"It's a great place!" Weeser said loudly.
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