Dozens of people in Dong Fuxiang's department opened fire while shooting at the other side and retreated to the canyon, although Dong Fuxiang's department could fight well, but they could not resist the locusts, and the rebels did not want to attack, and the Qing army left 160 corpses and more than half of them killed and wounded, and then withdrew from the position

The Qing army relied on the natural danger of Lazikou to build ten fortifications, and now only the thirty meters of the natural danger of Lazikou are left, and then retreat back to give the natural danger to the hand, and the mountains behind him can be crossed over

Liu Jintang led a group of soldiers to stand at the mouth of the canyon to meet Dong Fuxiang's headquarters, and saw that there were only more than 140 people left in the Qing army, and most of them were disabled

"Liu Zhoutong's subordinates are incompetent, they are not holding their positions, there are too many enemies, I am afraid there are tens of thousands of people," Dong Fuxiang covered his bleeding arms, his footsteps staggered, and he needed someone to help him walk

"Well, Dong Dusi is good, he can last for a day and a half, I will take credit to you," Liu Jintang has a special status, and many of his subordinates have bigger official positions than him, he is the second leader of the old Hunan army, and his status as a warlord has become a must, and no one can shake his status

"My subordinates can still fight, and when I bandage my wounds, I will avenge my dead comrades," Dong Fuxiang was cruel to the enemy, and demanded strict requirements from his subordinates, and it was a shame for soldiers to retreat from defeat, and only victory could wash away the humiliation of defeat or all of them died on the battlefield

"Okay, I'll give you a day of rest and continue to fight tomorrow," Liu Jintang ordered loudly for all the soldiers to hear, and for all the soldiers to see that the soldiers of the Hunan army would fight until the next moment as long as they did not die

The Qing court was full of fear of the old Hunan army, this army was too strong in combat and was afraid of the Hunan army rebellion, so although Liu Jintang had repeatedly made military exploits, the imperial court had suppressed his official position

Everything has a day, Li Guolou proposed to Zuo Zongtang to paralyze Jinjibao Ma Hualong, let the Qing army and the Hui army pull cowhides, kill time at the negotiation table, Zuo Zongtang listened, let the old Hunan army admiral Liu Songshan be fully responsible for negotiating with the Hui army Ma Hualong, this matter will change the fate of many people

The Qing army deployed the mouth of the canyon to block the rebels who wanted to break into Sichuan by virtue of geographical advantages, at this time Liu Jintang had 3,000 men and horses in his hands, mostly miscellaneous troops, but the Hunan army had no way to look back, and the 3,000 Qing troops had been twisted into a rope by Liu Jintang, this 30-meter canyon mouth was their decisive battlefield, and those who could not take a step back and dared to retreat were dead, a cruel Hunan army military law was more powerful than the Chu army, and the strongest army in the world was by no means a waste of fame, Zeng Guofan personally established the super cohesion of the Hunan army, so that the 3,000 Qing troops were full of desire to fight

One after another, the "brocade" banner stood on the high mountain, and for this glorious flag, 3,000 Qing troops were determined to die

In the mountains and forests in the distance, the rebel army's military drums beat rhythmically, one by one, the sun and moon flags are waved in the wind, the momentum is like a rainbow, the rebel army has broken through the nine Qing army, established fortifications, eliminated more than 100 pigtailed dogs, and there is a back natural danger in front of the Lazikou Canyon, as long as this natural danger is broken, Sichuan will be trampled under the feet of the rebel army

Lei Heng waved his horsewhip at hundreds of rebel soldiers and said proudly: "Brothers, we ask the live butcher Zuo Zongtang to trap us to death, we think that a high mountain can block our progress, do we sit and wait for death or rush over."

"Rush over"

"Rush over"

"Rush over"

The mountains roared and the tsunami shouted, and hundreds of rebels echoed in the valley, holding grenades in their hands, raising their arms and shouting, the brave meet on a narrow road, the brave wins, they are the brave people in the world, whoever dares to block the way of the rebels will use grenades to blow up the roadblocks with grenades, and the momentum represents the determination, the rebels' cruel military law makes these soldiers have no way back

Lei Heng has been promoted by the rebel army as a fairy-like character, the original beard is gone, and he has carefully groomed two mustaches, and he proudly cocks up, "Kill Gao Liansheng, occupy Yan'an, break through the encirclement and suppression of Li Ziying on both sides, etc., and so on, all of which have become legends on Lei Heng's body, and now Lazikou is the place where his myth is witnessed, Lei Heng looks up at the Lazikou Gorge and looks forward to the birth of another myth

The mountain road was steep and cumbersome, and the howitzers could not be dragged out, and the rebels still had 30 bronze cannons in their hands, which were dragged out of the canyon by horses and men

"Look at the enemy's artillery" hid high in the mouth of the canyon, and a Qing army observer was the first to spot the enemy's moves

"Wrap a meal of dumplings for the enemy to eat, and give me a beating," Liu Jintang waved his fist and gave a battle order, like ants, the rebel army did not let go, the key was the enemy's artillery, and the cannons of Lei Heng's department were a big threat to the Qing army

Boom

In the canyon, the Qing army found that the enemy's copper artillery was condescending, and 40 copper cannons and howitzers took the lead in opening fire to bombard the enemy artillery

"Ahhhh

The rebels were blown up to the ground, with broken limbs and wreckage, at least half of the copper cannons were directly blown up by the shells, and the other dozen copper cannons were dragged into the depths of the dense forest and did not dare to show their heads

The front-line commander of the rebel army, Makino, looked at the rebels who fled back to the bushes, muttering to himself, and even the soldiers standing beside him couldn't hear what he said, Makino was originally Lei Heng's personal soldier, and the captain was Lei Heng's descendant, and the nagging words in his mouth were "Gao Liansheng, I didn't kill him"

Now the rebel army seems to be strong and strong, in fact, there is no way to go, it is a big crisis of the rebel army, Zuo Zongtang's army will surround them at any time, and there is no natural danger to rely on, there is no geographical advantage to break through a few small counties, there is no geographical advantage, can only give up and destroy a few county towns with one vote, the Qing army originally had a strategy for the Hui army to encircle, so the elder brother will pull the flag in the northwest to rebel, and the first difficulty is the dangerous road, the rebel army in the hands of the Qing army can only look at the big city and sigh, and want to take the Minzhou capital city, but it is not capable of launching a large-scale campaign

Lazikou is dangerous, close at hand, Mu Ye looked at the mouth of the canyon, his heart was full of fear and anxiety, the first general of the Hunan army, Liu Jintang sat in Lazikou, he did not have the confidence to capture this dangerous pass, breaking through the nine passes along the way, the rebel army has sacrificed six or seven hundred people, Dong Fuxiang Hui army has been how strong it is, has been taught, even a Hui army prisoner has not grasped this is a lifeless army, Mu Ye has no hope for the future, fight to pull down, break through Lazikou and enter Sichuan, that is the will of God, the elder brothers, the rebel army wants Sichuan to establish a Han empire, if the rebel army has suffered heavy casualties and can not take Lazikou, Muye also has a life talisman, a pair of cunning rabbit-like red eyes, staring into the depths of the jungle, big brother Lei Heng

Makino commanded the veterans, the veterans let the soldiers die, and prepared to rush into Lazikou, more than a thousand rebels did not even have guns, they were armed with rudimentary spears, and four grenades were inserted in their belts

Thousands of rebel soldiers have no way to retreat, for the sake of national righteousness, oppose the Qing Dynasty and oppress the Han people, how can they be oppressed by foreign races, they must fight, demand to live, To rebel, they can only rush forward bravely, tightly pinch the spear, tighten the belt of their trousers, they are afraid that the grenade will fall when they run, and they don't want to think about whether it is possible to run to within 100 meters of the Qing army, the woods are black, and the crowd is ready to go, and they are ready to go, fantasizing that they can break through Lazikou in the first wave of offensive, and they can also become the heroes of the battle to kill the Qing demon, they can only rely on fantasy to support the forward momentum, looking at the straight and steep canyon mouth, how can there be no fear of people, the artillery has broken the halberd and sunk into the sand, and now it is their turn to these soldiers with stiff faces, men, women and children, they belong to the rebel army, and the first wave of attack will clear these people

The snare drum beats people's hearts, which makes people worry, the Qing army in the canyon of Lazikou is waiting for the enemy to appear, Liu Jintang is good at governing the army, and his subordinates worship him as a god, originally hidden, the members of the elder association in the Qing army suddenly have an idol worship, called Xiao Li Guang, Liu Jintang really has the spirit of the flying general, he has long expected that the enemy will come to attack Lazikou, and the unstable factors in the Qing army have disappeared since Liu Jintang arrived at Lazikou, and there are two elder brothers of the elder brother, who still vow not to give up, and want to bewitch his subordinates to revolt, and in a blink of an eye, they were accused and their heads fell to the ground

Liu Jintang said that he would not blame the soldiers for joining the elders' association in the past, and would no longer settle old accounts, and treat every soldier as his own

Qin Can, the former Lazikou camp official, generously stated his gambling curse, swore to live and die with his brothers, and treated everyone equally when joining the second outpost team of the Elders' Association

Those members of the Brotherhood who were originally hidden in the militia were grateful to Liu Jintang, and these people joined the Brotherhood just to do business, and the place was round, and there was no intention of rebellion, and now there is an exemption to make all sins a thing of the past, rebellion and mixing in the underworld are two concepts, they claim to be heroes, heroes, and should follow a big brother Lei Heng, who stands up to the sky, is a fart, and has never heard of it

"Flying General" Liu Jintang is their lord

In the mouth of Lazi, the Qing army condescended to hide in the position, staring closely at the mouth of the canyon, and the rapid drumming made people breathless, and the sun and moon flags emerged from the bushes, as if they were ghosts, and several shells crossed their heads, and it was the artillery comrades who took the lead in attacking and firing the artillery

Boom

The shells fell into the camp of the rebels, blowing up the enemy's formation, and the smoke of gunpowder did not disperse, holding high the battle flag, and the rebels rushed forward bravely, rushing to the dense crowd of people in the Lazikou Gorge like mad dogs, shouting "kill"

The sound of popping beans came and went, the Qing army shot condescendingly, shooting towards a crowded place, pulling the trigger, pulling the bolt, remounting, loading the second bullet, pulling the trigger again, as for aiming and shooting, that is running, the enemy is not easy to aim, roughly shooting, a prescription position will become the Qing army's advantageous position, there is a solid position, even if the enemy runs to within 100 meters, throwing grenades one by one, it is not easy to throw up, many grenades are thrown to the cliff wall, rebounding down, only rising smoke and not forming a lethal force

On the other hand, the thousands of rebel troops are live targets, bombs explode in the rebel army, and bullets fly everywhere, one by one, the rebel soldiers cover their blood, their chests are weak and weak, and they fall to death at the mouth of the canyon, layer after layer of corpses are superimposed together, and the people behind them rush forward to "kill"

Finally rushed into the mouth of the canyon, the rebels were attacked from both sides, and grenades rained down on both sides

"Ahhhh

The screams of the rebels continued to rise, bursts of smoke covered everyone's eyes, the grenade in his hand was not thrown out, and the hand exploded, Lazikou was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it seemed that it was only more than 30 meters away, and it was more difficult to rush over than to ascend to the sky, and a thousand rebels rushed to the mouth of the canyon one after another, their fate was already doomed, and even a group of cannon fodder had no chance to become a hero who killed the Qing demon, they were used by the rebel army to consume the enemy's ammunition and reconnoiter the enemy's firepower configuration

This thousand rebels are just cannon fodder in Lei Heng's hands, and it is not a pity that he didn't even blink his eyelids, and muttered to himself: "The pigtail dog is quite thick, so order the second wave of the offensive to start when it gets dark."

Lei Heng wants to turn the Battle of Lazikou into a hand-to-hand battle in the era of cold weapons, and wants to break through this dangerous pass, he is not in a hurry, and he still has time to let the rebels eat and drink enough, waiting for the night to come