The branches and grass were thrown into bundles of crackling fire, and soon they were charred and black under the flames, and finally reluctantly burned. The stalks and leaves of the plants, which were still full of moisture, burned very poorly, and thick smoke rose from several high firewood piles. The smoke quickly rose, so that the outside of the city wall of Xuyi West City was soon filled with smoke, and it was impossible to see in the distance.

The various organic matter contained in the plant stems and leaves were either directly roasted by the flame, or oxidized in the combustion, and the pungent or non-pungent smell drifted along the smoke to the head of Xicheng City. The limited Qing army on the head of the city gradually couldn't open its eyes. The heat was rising, and the sound of coughing and sneezing was increasing at the bottom of the city.

Lin Fengxiang's troops were extremely experienced in these battles, and when they saw that the defenders at the head of the city were already in disarray, the assault troops immediately covered their faces with cloth and rushed into the smoke with a ladder. The city wall of Xuyi was only a little more than a zhang, and five or six long ladders were erected in the smoke in the blink of an eye. The Taiping army who climbed the ladder covered their mouth and nose with a relatively sparse cloth, and the Qing army at the head of the city did not expect the Taiping army to adopt such a tactic, covering their mouth and nose with thick coarse cloth clothes, and felt that they could not breathe well. If you don't get it, you can barely breathe.

Not only the smoke caused by the burning, but the Taiping army under the city kept firing guns in the direction of the city, creating more choking smoke. The extremely poor air conditions made it much easier to siege the city, and the Taiping troops began to compete with the Qing army for control of the city walls.

The troops of the Twelfth Army under Wei Ze who came to watch the battle all looked at the siege of Lin Fengxiang's troops with great interest, and siege warfare has never been a tactic that Wei Ze's troops are good at. If Wei Ze's troops moved, they would naturally erect a high watchtower, and the watchtower would command the artillery to bombard, and a cannonball would bombard the city, and if they saw that the defense of the Qing army could not withstand it, the watchtower used the flag language to command the siege troops.

The staff officers generally believed that compared with the siege method now adopted by Lin Fengxiang, the tactics of Wei Ze's troops appeared rather stiff, far less mobile and flexible than Lin Fengxiang's tactics. In the sudden battle, Lin Fengxiang's tactics can be more quickly put into battle. Therefore, the staff officers recorded in detail what they saw on the battlefield and prepared to study and train after they returned.

However, these tactics were not as impressive in the early stages as they were in the middle and late stages of the battle, and although the Qing army encountered various problems, they were able to effectively resist the attack of the Dengcheng troops. After half an hour passed, the battle for the western wall of the city did not come to fruition.

The staff officers of the 12th Army who were watching the battle were quite disappointed, they expected to see a clean battle. At least after seeing Lin Fengxiang's neat command in the early days of the siege, it was really convincing to everyone. The eyes of the army staff officers fell on the face of Ke Gongyu, the commander of the Twelfth Army. Obviously, everyone hoped that Ke Gongyu would be able to apply to Lin Fengxiang for the task of attacking the city.

Of course, Ke Gongyu knows everyone's thoughts, but it is difficult to fight a war without some personal feelings or political problems. If Ke Gongyu runs to Lin Fengxiang now, say that you can't beat me down, let me go. In terms of the gains and losses of the whole battle, this is a good thing for both sides. However, from the perspective of personal feelings, the generals are all people who want to save face, and everyone can't afford to lose this face.

It was still when he was fighting in Anhui, Wei Changrong took the initiative to "do Ke Gongyu a favor" when he was fighting, and it had been almost a year, and Ke Gongyu still felt very unhappy when he thought of it. So before Lin Fengxiang didn't make a request, Ke Gongyu thought that it was better for him not to block Lin Fengxiang.

"If it's us, how are we going to fight?" Ke Gongyu asked the staff officer.

"Of course, grenadiers are used during the siege, and throwing a grenade on it is much more efficient than using a musket."

"Yes, the smoke is so loud that the Qing Demon can't see what our warriors will do on the ladder at all. lit the grenade and threw it on, but the Qing demon was afraid that he wouldn't be able to see it. ”

"This smoke is really well done, and we used to do a poor job of it."

The staff officers said babblingly.

Weeser's troops prefer to use strength, relying on equipment and training, and using violence to push down the enemy is by far the best tactic of the group. Seeing Lin Fengxiang's more technical combat mode, everyone now wants to achieve the goal of pushing down, but in fact, it doesn't have to be so simple and rude. It's a little more skillful in the early stages, and you can insert enemies more smoothly later.

The staff members of the 12th Army who watched the battle summed up and imagined how to effectively incorporate Lin Fengxiang's smoke technique into their tactics. Ke Gongyu received a letter from the communications staff officer. When he opened it, Ke Gongyu's brows furrowed, and Ke Gongyu was informed in the text that Wei Ze would not lead other main forces to fight in Xuyi for the time being because he was going to fight in the Anqing area.

"What happened to Anqing? Who's calling? Ke Gongyu asked after signing the text.

"It seems that he called Haru. Qin Rigang, the king of Yan who guarded Anqing, asked us for help. The communications staff officer replied.

Qin Rigang is the king of heaven is the meaning of the king of heaven Hong Xiuquan, although it is not clear what happened here, Ke Gongyu heard a little about the situation, the king of heaven Hong Xiuquan hoped that Qin Rigang could lead the army to the Northern Expedition, which gave him the title of King Yan in March this year.

Ke Gongyu was in charge of guarding Luzhou when Wei Ze went north, and he knew very well that Qin Rigang obviously had no plans for the Northern Expedition, and this matter was finally lost, and Qin Rigang inexplicably got a prince of King Yan. In addition, Ke Gongyu does not dislike Qin Rigang, this Yan King has an unusual advantage, that is, he never does it himself.

Wei Ze repeatedly told his subordinates to abide by discipline, and one of the most important points was to ask everyone not to do their own ingenuity. Everyone is very convinced of Wei Ze, Wei Ze is also the founder of the army's system, technology, culture, etc., even so, everyone often wants to create something unique in Wei Ze's system. Wei Ze knew what everyone was thinking, and specially set up a military history record room, in which the training minutes were clearly recorded who first summarized or understood a certain tactic and training method. There are special measures to make everyone feel different, and with Wei Ze's own strong existence, Wei Ze's troops are much more honest.

But Qin Rigang didn't have this problem at all, after he took over Anqing, not only did he not make any changes to the system, system, and personnel formulated by Wei Ze in Anqing, but he also kept sending people to consult Wei Ze. The system of paying taxes on the grain that Wei Ze handed over to Qin Rigang is operating very well. Ke Gongyu admired this very much, and he asked himself if he couldn't do it to the point of Qin Rigang.

It's just that compared to Wei Ze's military capabilities, Qin Rigang's troops lacked offensiveness. Wei Ze originally didn't expect Qin Rigang to expand his territory, but now that Ke Gongyu has read the text, Wei Ze even has to lead troops to relieve Qin Rigang. The situation in Anqing is only afraid that it will deteriorate to a considerable extent.

Anqing was in the west of Anhui, and Xuyi, now the Taiping army's attack, was in Jiangsu, near the eastern part of Anhui. If Wei Ze continues to fight in Anqing, when will he be able to advance eastward to the Grand Canal? Ke Gongyu regretted this.

As he was thinking about this, suddenly the drums of war in front of him began to beat rapidly, because there was smoke at the head of the city, and it was not clear to see, but the besieging troops began to retreat.

"Can't stand it?" Ke Gongyu was quite surprised. However, after reading the latest news, Ke Gongyu's mood was not very good, and at this time, whether he would offend Lin Fengxiang was already much thinner, but the urge to find a place to vent was getting stronger and stronger.

"Sue the 2nd Brigade, get ready for battle! Bring more grenades! Ke Gongyu said. After giving the order, Ke Gongyu went forward on his own. Lin Fengxiang has one thing that Ke Gongyu appreciates, that is, Lin Fengxiang can always command in front when fighting. The reason why it is "more appreciated" is that Wei Ze now commands in the rear when he fights, and his command effect is better than leaning in the front. Ke Gongyu didn't think that Lin Fengxiang could compare with Wei Ze, so this appreciation was naturally discounted.

When Lin Fengxiang saw Ke Gongyu running over, he had already roughly guessed Ke Gongyu's plan, and he tried to ask, "Is Marshal Ke ready to attack the city?" ”

In this battle, the Twelfth Army was responsible for the main attack, Prime Minister Lin Fengxiang led the troops to surround Xuyi, and Ke Gongyu's participation in the siege was serious.

"Exactly. I will lead the army to attack the city. Ke Gongyu replied very coolly, "Thank you Prime Minister for using smoke in front, we won a lot of strength when we attacked the city." ”

Lin Fengxiang's subordinates didn't know what Ke Gongyu's words were, whether they were really thanking Lin Fengxiang, or laughing at Lin Fengxiang's inability to attack the city.

However, Lin Fengxiang didn't care too much, this time the siege of the city used a brigade of more than 500 people, killed five or six brothers, and injured fifty or sixty brothers. The morale of the troops was low, and Lin Fengxiang didn't want to fight anymore.

The time it took to exchange positions was not long, and Lin Fengxiang saw that Ke Gongyu had only sent one brigade of people. The troops on both sides are under the responsibility of Weese's military system, and there are 10 brigades in one army, and there are no division-level units for the time being. Just looking at the actions of the troops, Lin Fengxiang's original appreciation for his troops flew out of the clouds.

Comparing goods has to be thrown, and people have to die more than people. Just by appearing, the brisk steps of Ke Gongyu's subordinates are far more decent than Lin Fengxiang's troops. It was an indescribable footstep, and if Lin Fengxiang had participated in the relatively advanced fitness and walking correction in the 21st century, he would have understood this thing. There is no outer figure, no inner figure, the leg muscles are strictly trained, the force is reasonable, and there is no superfluous movement.

When a few people walk like this, it will seem that those people are full of vitality. More than 500 soldiers in military uniforms lined up in a neat queue and walked briskly onto the battlefield, and Lin Fengxiang only felt a solemn and murderous aura rushing towards him. r1o58

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