Chapter 514: Sneak Attack on Shishe Town
The night 'color' covers the earth. The Qing army winds on the high slopes of the loess. Light the torch openly. Follow the avenue to Shishe Town. In the middle of the earth at night. Tinder brings warmth to the world. Cold mist. Invasion of the skin. Let people sneak in anticipation. And with a feeling of not becoming a benevolent.
Marching on the high slopes of the loess. A little on the march on high slopes. A moment to go deep into the valley bottom to explore the way. Everywhere the Hui army rangers. None of them could stop the advance of the Qing army.
"Don't go forward. Password." There was a loud shout in the darkness.
The Qing army shouting in front shouted: "We are the soldiers and horses of the fifth marshal Chen Lin. Returning from Yongyang Mansion City. Didn't you get a military order? We only recognize the flag. I don't recognize the password."
The back army sentry wants to see clearly. A ranger emerges from the darkness. So many horsemen held torches alof. It seems to be really the cavalry of the five marshals Chen Lin.
"Oh. Why are you back to Shishe Town so late?" The returning rangers already believed what they saw.
"Brother. We obey military orders. Just listen to the chief. I only know that there is breakfast in Shishe Town." Li Guolou replied with a smile. A few groups of returning troops and outposts pose no threat to the large army.
"Oh. Then be careful." The return army rangers disappear into the darkness. It seems to be at peace with the earth.
The enemy is right in front of you. Li Guolou's heart burned with a raging fighting spirit. The sound of marching resounded loudly in the heavens and the earth. The war horse shook its nose. The trembling earth tugs at the heartstrings.
Wooden bridge across a creek. Let people lead the horse cautiously. More than 2,000 people crossed the river continuously. No one made a sound. Someone accidentally fell into an icy river. No one laughed.
It's still dark. Wind and sand cover people's eyes. A large number of Qing military ranks marched. The goal is directly aimed at the town of Shishe. Sentry posts and forts along the way. The Qing army did not take a single look. The two sides put up a few words in the night. Then it passed through without incident.
marching right under the nose of the enemy. But he did not return to the army to raise suspicions. No one has ever been so bold. Even if you have doubts about returning to the army. Filter your thoughts through your mind. Just dispel your concerns. Whistling. Stand guard.
Wang Huacheng wants to find Li Guolou's figure. But I don't know where. Whatever? Rush over and talk about it. What is it like. No one knows.
Five drum hours. The Qing army has set foot on the land of Shishe Town. Li Guolou passed down the military order. The march stopped. Rest in place. Fatigue of the team for a day and a night. A respite. See the town of Shishe still immersed in sleep. The Qing army seemed to see a graceful sleeping beauty.
Rest for a quarter of an hour. Li Guolou gave the order for action. A word from the sir. His men will put it into practice. From no one to teach the steps of fighting a war by hand. Wise warriors use their self-taught 'spirits' to 'grope' the laws of war on the battlefield.
Warriors of the outpost. Cooperation. There was a group of horsemen who went openly to talk to the people of the city. Still others sneak across the moat. Sneak under the gates. It is necessary to blow open the 'gates' of the city with explosives.
There is no military order. The Hui army defending the city refused to open the 'door' and angrily reprimanded: "You are engaged in 'Mao'. Don't scare people with Chen Shuai. We only listen to military orders. You want me to cut off my head. Wait until dawn."
The Qing army under the city scolded and complained loudly. Loud noise." Fuck. Tell Imam Zou to come out. We're going into town."
"Just kidding. You think you're a big handsome." The Hui army defending the city didn't even bother to stretch their necks.' Lang' Fei spit on the stars.
"Grandma's. We're going to see Imam Zou." A lively scene of people shouting and neighing. The more people gathered, the more and more people gathered. It's all Qing troops who want to enter the city.
"Your grandmother's. Be quiet for me. I'm going to call someone." The Hui army defending the city focused all their attention on the troublesome Qing army. No one noticed that the Qing army was still loading explosives under the city gate.
Under the 'gate' of the city is an invisible blind spot for the Hui army defending the city. The voice was again muffled by the Qing army making trouble outside the city. The sapper knows how to train the device to explosive 'charge' bag. One by one, the explosives were glued to the gates. Soon fifty explosives bags were placed on the gates. Long fuses are connected together. One of the captains nodded slightly, "It's okay. All retreat."
More than 30 Qing army engineers walked with great skill against the root of the city wall. It is not vulnerable to bomb attacks. They're also going to put the drawbridge down.
The sapper captain personally lit the fuse. A fuze that hisses and smokes. How many people's hopes are carried in the night. The sapper captain pounced. Jump into the moat. Hide your body under the water. Hold your breath and endure it. The moment the volcano erupted.
The guards of the city hurriedly sent for advice. I haven't waited for the chief to see the situation. Boom bang bang. The huge city gate was opened by explosives, and a big "hole" was opened.
The cavalry of the Qing army desperately 'shot' at the top of the city. The first shots of the battle were fired.
Several daredevils at the sapper post. Climb the wire along the suspension bridge. Quickly tie the explosives to the iron cables and then light the fuse. Scream." Okay. Run."
Rumble.
There was another loud roar. The iron cable of the huge suspension bridge breaks. The drawbridge fell from the sky. There is a road at the gate of the city. Qing troops swarmed in. Climb through the huge 'hole' into the 'gate' of the city.
One grenade after another opened the way. It's a grenade to open a gap. The Qing army rushed straight to the city gate. The ruined city gate was pushed open by Qing soldiers. Explosives, grenades to open the way. The Qing army, who was not afraid of death, fought a bloody way. A large number of Qing cavalry followed. Rush into the central city of Shishe Town.
Cavalry in the vanguard. Just lunge and punch. They don't use spears. Rather, he held his sword aloft. Slash and slash the Hui troops along the way. Put one incendiary bomb after another. Throw it on the roofs of houses.
Gunshots, horses' hooves, screams. The Hui army in Shishe Town was caught off guard by the sudden attack.
The battle of the city is the key to success or failure. Li Guolou personally came to the adventure to lead the cavalry of the Li Zi battalion. Rush up to the head of the city along the horse road. Shouted: "Kill."
The soldiers of the Li Zi battalion on war horses slaughtered the head of the city.' The city is in turmoil. Kill the red-eyed Qing army along the stairs. Throwing grenades at the city. Roaring. More than a dozen Hui troops were wiped out at the head of the city.
The brave wins. The Qing army has long since become insane. Ignoring the bullets of the Hui Army. Rush to the fortifications of the Hui army. Slash the Hui army with a broadsword.
Qing cavalry and infantry seize the commanding heights. Purge the defenders of the city.' Fierce battle for the city. With flesh and blood. Quickly deal with the remaining Hui defenders. A snow-capped mountain flag is 'planted' high above the castle tower. The original Eagle Banner was thrown down the city.
"We're victorious." Qing soldiers standing at the head of the city. Screaming with exhaustion. Tell the Qing army entering the city. This is already the land of the Qing army.
Li Guolou is the best at artillery warfare. Collect a 'gate' 'gate' at the head of the city. Loud and loud: "Hurry up, hurry up. Turn the cannon around."
A strong Qing soldier pushes a cannon. Soon the cannon at the head of the city turned around. The muzzle of the gun is pointed at the city.
Li Guolou looked at the city. Two 'doors' of Hongyi cannons. but the heart is weak. Such a heavy cannon . It's very difficult to make a U-turn. Stroking the 'touch' of the Hongyi cannon. Can only come in handy later. shouted: "Shoot at the building. Blow up the movement for Lao Tzu."
Rumble.
The first 'door' Furlong cannon 'fired' a cannonball. A building. There was a fire in the smoke of gunpowder.
The fire is raging and unstoppable. Ravage the whole town. The city was even more panicked, and the fire was like a beast. Devour everything in sight.
It can only be described as a 'chaotic' war. The commander can't control his soldiers. I don't even know where I went. The Qing army set fire wherever they went. Burning houses. Molotov cocktails were thrown on the eaves. The wooden houses soon burst into flames. Gunshots erupted. Pedestrians on the road with war horses.
A counterattack has not yet been organized in a Hui military camp. The Qing army has already set its sights on it. The nearest barracks to the city gate. Charge at any time. The military camp was the main target of the Qing army.
The Qing army forward blocked the intersection with a dense barrage of bullets. As long as there is a return army to rush out. Just throw a grenade at it. The follow-up Qing army entered the city with bronze cannons. The barrel and gun carriage were quickly connected. A few shells fell into the barracks. The bronze cannon carried by the Qing army exerted its power. More than a dozen 'doors' of bronze cannons slammed into a barracks.
The chaotic battlefield is full of smoke. It's like a thousand things. It's confusing. But everything is again compact and dense. An officer of the Li Zi Battalion who puts efficiency first. Always make the fastest decisions. Fighting individually quickly became a meticulous collective. Give full play to the efficiency of group operations.
Individual bravery can't change the pattern of the battlefield. The first group of returning soldiers to kill out of the barracks all went to die together. The more courageous the Hui soldiers, the faster they will die. On the contrary, those soldiers who refused to move the place returned. Live a little longer. Under artillery fire . Only patience; Braving artillery fire. That's looking for death. At this point, military orders are useless. The chief spoke and let the chief rush ahead. Dead batches of chiefs. The surviving commander no longer dared to charge.
Rumble. Rumble. Rumble. Rumble.
A protective barrier is formed. A Hui military barracks. Attacked relentlessly. The Fran cannon captured by the Qing army. Soon it was pulled into the street by a horse-drawn carriage. The Qing army has one more 'gate' of artillery. Boom again. Bombarded the houses and fortifications of the barracks of the Hui army.
The returning army that rushed into the streets was looking for death. The war horse swoops with an acceleration. The Hui army, who had nowhere to hide, was trampled into 'meat' mud.
The outstanding feature of cavalry fighting is that it is fast. It seems that the entire town of Shishe is the soldiers and horses of the Qing army. Set the whole town on fire. The war is raging. The whole town was smoking. The scene of the fire 'shooting'. It's chilling. It feels like the town of Ten Societies has been fatally devastated.
How many Qing troops have come in? How to figure it out when returning to the army. All you can see is the raging fire. and the rumbling of cannons . Don't run away again. The horses came to kill.
The Hui army loses its chain of command. The sixteenth handsome Zou Baohe has never seen a trace from beginning to end. Every squad. Each battalion fought on its own. As soon as the 'exchange' of fire was suppressed, the Qing army's firepower was suppressed. Hui Jun looked left and right for a while. The western gate should still be in your hand. As long as there were two 'legs', the Hui army with war horses and a large number of Hui people fled to the west of the city.
"Run to the west of the city. There are chiefs there to organize a retreat." The military order has finally been issued. The Hui army is going to retreat in a big way. Break away from the Qing army's extermination.
The Hui troops crowded at the gates of the city fled out. The Hui army defending the city is long gone. Rush out of the city and live.' The 'gate' on the west side of the city is in chaos. Crying, scolding. There are also intimidating gunshots.
At this time, the sky is 'cloudy' and 'cloudy'. The crowd is in the west of the city, and the crowd is fleeing. Several generals of the Hui army though were organizing a retreat. Let the common people run away quickly. Don't block the gates. But I was very anxious. The fire has spread. The gunshots are getting closer and closer.
Erhe Prefecture has seen several Li Zijun flags at the corner of the street. It turned out to be an old rival. Now the war is in a stalemate. Both sides hid behind houses. Test each other's firepower. Wait for the Li battalion artillery to move to the front. Is there still a way to live? I have seen the ferocity of the artillery of the Li Zi battalion. Two Rivers states are reluctant to resist.
"Command. Retreat." Erhe Prefecture thought that a large force of the Qing army was coming. Led more than 1,000 elite Hui troops to evacuate the battlefield.
His evacuation heralded the complete abandonment of Shishe Town by the Hui Army. It also allowed the Qing army in Shishe Town to solve the battle at a speed.
Erhe State is tormented inside. How can he not know victory or defeat? Still able to fight. But preserving strength was an order given to him by the sixteenth marshal Zou Baohe. The fourth handsome Cui Wei, the sixteenth handsome Zou Bao and have long colluded together. I want to submit to the Qing army. Only with soldiers and horses can they be sold at a good price. Be the commander of the light pole. Zuo Zongtang will not give the land. Erhe Prefecture was frightened by Li Guolou's artillery battalion. Thunderbolt fire like never before. It's the punishment of the heavens. He has a national consciousness. I want to return to the embrace of the Qing Dynasty.
The sixteenth marshal Zou Baohe was broken by the sneak attack of the Qing army. But the cunning rabbit three holes. He still has territory. The thought in my mind is to be obedient as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be no room for negotiation. There will be no soldiers and horses in the future. Even if Zuo Zongtang spared him. You can only be a lobbyist.