Outside the city of Dantu, the battlefield at the foot of Gouli Mountain. The remnant sun is like blood that stains everything red, and under the gradually darkening sky, everything is already dust falling into the final end

Although the scorching smoke clouds and bloody qi on Gouli Mountain have almost dispersed; However, Bai Duolu, who was one of the warmakers in charge of the team, still whispered the prayer in the "Great Qin Jingjiao Sanwei Mengduzan" to the stone cannons, bed crossbows, hair rods, and whirlwind cannons that had collapsed and been damaged due to overuse, as well as those operators and military craftsmen who were injured and were being treated and burned.

"The supreme heavens are deeply in awe, and the earth remembers Pu'an and peace.

The true nature of the human element is relied on, and the three talents (referring to the Trinity) are the loving father Aroha.

All good people are sincere and saluted, and all wisdom praises are praised.

All the truth is worshipped, and the light of the Holy Mercy saves the demons. ”

Then, unconsciously, it became the "Linwei Chapter" of the "Revelation Sutra/Revelation":

"The Supreme Lord declares that the world of sins will be paid for.

The gods and men are full of light, and the hail is like falling blood.

The ground plants are powdered, and the fields are burned all over.

There is great mourning here, and the beasts and birds are all weakened,

The fish in the sea boiled out, and the fire in the world was like hell. ”

Because the scene that happened before was so terrifying and shocking that he almost thought that the day of punishment and reward (Judgment Day) in the Holy Religion had come ahead of time.

。。。。。。。。

On the other side of Gouli Mountain, it was re-transferred to the temporary Chinese army office on flat ground.

"Although one table of banquets was held, two tables of uninvited guests came at the same time; It's a bit overwhelming. But after these twists and turns, the current general results are still gratifying and encouraging. ”

Zhou Huai'an said to the subordinates gathered around him, who were full of fireworks and blood, and there was no shortage of wounded subordinates.

"Now that the matter has come to this, our main goal and focus at the moment still has to fall on the side of Dantu City; It's easy to invite people out of the city that is strictly guarded.,How can you not entertain yourself.。。 Ge Guomei, this matter will continue to be handed over to you to co-ordinate. Be sure to keep every guest as much as possible. ”

"Su Wuming, how many people are left in the rear formation led by you, I will hand over the teaching brigade and the regiment led by you personally, how much time can I use to re-penetrate and recover the camp from the west of the city to the east of the city, and reunite with the naval army of Wang Chongba's subordinate who went ashore to support."

"As for the pursuit of the remnants of the eight capitals of Hangzhou, it will be handed over to the remnants of the horse team in the front; Liu Liumao, you are responsible for this matter; However, one of the three infantry cavalry battalions had to be left behind, and it was led by Wang Tianming, along with the jumping and selecting the front, and the first to ascend the regiments; The right is the outer guard of the Dantu side and the surprise soldier who responds to the situation. ”

"In addition, send a message to Qu'a, Yanling, Jurong, and other people in the city, so that they can also join in the pursuit and interception with all their might; All in all, you can't let the defeated Hangzhou army escape easily. Mi Bao, you have a team of swift soldiers in charge of overseeing this matter. ”

"Send a pigeon book again to try to contact the guerrilla groups that are blocking the enemy outside, and see if they can block Caoshui nearby, and even take Jintan City to cut off and block the remnants of the Badu army in Hangzhou."

"Well, I haven't caught up before, so don't fall behind this time."

Wu Xingchen, the little eye who had just recently come from Jiangling with supplementary troops to help, couldn't help but take the initiative to ask for help.

"Of course you have another important task."

Zhou Huai'an glanced at him before he said again.

"Those who have gathered back from the periphery of the Dantu battlefield are all under your command for the time being; Then I will push westward towards Jiangning, how many men and horses can be gathered, and if I encounter those who do not obey orders, I will be killed; Just let it go, I want to see the rebel army between Jiang Ning and Dantu being reunited into one place. ”

"No."

"Ordered."

"Yes..."

As the figures received their orders and retreated one after another, Zhou Huai'an's side became clean again; Only then did he open the newly returned report on battle damage and casualties, and couldn't help but sigh.

Of the 4,167 casualties, more than half of them were killed, which is a very heavy number. It accounts for about one-seventh of the people that can be controlled under Zhou Huai'an's command today;

Such a casualty ratio would be enough for a traditional army to result in a rout and flight. And those peripheral rebels who acted in concert with the Taiping Army, the casualties after being defeated and dispersed are not counted.

However, one-third of them were from the supplementary and provisional battalions, and half were temporarily armed husbands; The remaining damage to the garrison and the soldiers was mainly on the dozen or so preset earthen ramparts that were used as bait to attract officers and soldiers and blast ambush positions.

Moreover, the resulting loss of materials and building materials is also a real result; After all, those who remain in the siege camp as a means of cover and bait cannot be fully deceitful; There are even many cloth and silk goods that are deliberately scattered and discarded to distract the attention of the officers and soldiers.

Then, in order to arrange this ambush position with this sufficient killing range, as well as a full-scale counterattack on the south side of Gouli Mountain; Most of the gunpowder, other fuels, and instruments that have been delivered over the past few days have been consumed. So it's really a costly victory. At least until backup arrived, he couldn't recreate and set up a similar fight.

However, the results achieved are quite rich. In the western battlefield of Gouli Mountain, he successfully defeated the three most elite capitals of Hangzhou Badu and annihilated most of them. About 3,000 were beheaded and more than 5,000 were captured.

Among them, the battle of Fuchun will be heard by Renyu, the capture of Longquan will be Ling Wenju, and Qiantang Town will be completed; There are also Ruan Jie, the deputy general of Shijingdu, and Xu Jing, the general of Rutong Town, who surrendered on the spot; Only a few people, including Dong Chang, were lost in the chaos of the regimental training.

In addition, by pursuing and annihilating the other five capitals on the periphery, it should be possible to achieve further results and gains. As for the battlefield on the northern front, because of the result of the division of troops and intervention one step later, there is no more detailed statistics of the killings so far, except for the approximate casualty figures and losses.

On the other side of Gouli Mountain, there is a besieged camp that has become unrecognizable, full of potholes and scorched ruins. Although it was getting dark, the battle that lasted all day did not end there; It just turned into more fragmented battles scattered in many places.

But it was the Zhenhai soldiers who were lucky enough to get away and escaped the effects of the explosion and fire, and they were still trying to resist the stubborn. However, their efforts were doomed to be futile, even if they could gain some respite under the cover of night; But after the retreat of the five city gates was gradually blocked, it only delayed the destruction for a longer time.

Therefore, in the devastated and crumbling camps, the most common thing to see was those gray-headed, like walking corpses, captured by the officers and soldiers who were sitting on the ground in a circle.

Many of them had blood in their ears, mouths and noses, and their hearing and vision were out of order to varying degrees. Therefore, the Taiping soldiers who guarded them needed to use a series of beatings and scoldings and fierce gestures of body movements to give them orders and drive.

But there are still some who look indifferent no matter how much they are scolded and scolded. It was as if they had completely lost their minds and courage, and they no longer reacted to any external objects or movements; He had to be dragged out on the spot and executed.

In the camp in the east of the city, Wang Chongba, the captain of the Taiping Navy in cyan iron-scaled armor, also personally led a mixed team of sailors and foot soldiers to patrol it; From time to time, he picked up or found a few fish from the corner and joined the long queue of escorts.

In the distance, outside the Dongguan Gate of Dantu City, the last of the recalcitrant officers and troops who formed a system and resisted came to an end in the encirclement and interception of the Taiping Army. As these scarred and exhausted officers and soldiers struggled to wave their weapons and block the grid and rushed towards the city gate, they were shot by the bow and crossbow and fell to the ground one after another; Their desperate efforts and actions to approach the city gate also stopped helplessly.

At this time, the reaction from the head of the city was silent, neither the encouragement of shouting and cheering, nor the cover of condescending crossbows; In this way, many Taiping soldiers were allowed to run over the filled moat and run under the wall, shouting and flirting with their might.

After seeing this scene, Liu Wenzhong, the only remaining left capital of the Zhenhai Xing Battalion, also burst into tears and suddenly roared and turned around and rushed towards the enemy, and then was pierced by the long and short spear tips that Qi Qi stabbed over, and between the bloody splashing and flowing, he pushed forward two steps against the spear shaft before he lost his strength and picked up the fight;

The rest of the officers and soldiers began to wail and cry, and they lost their fighting spirit, and they rushed to drop their weapons and sat on the ground with their hands tied, and even begged for mercy and begged loudly.

Hundreds of paces away, in the southeast corner, there is another city gate. Among the five official armies that attacked almost at the same time, the only one who was able to abandon most of the rout, and the first to flee back in embarrassment, Zhou Yuanci, the second general of the Zhenhai Xing Battalion and the left patrol envoy, also rushed to the head of the city with blood and shouted fiercely:

"What about people, where have they died?"

"Why don't you hurry up and prepare for war, beware of thieves taking the opportunity to enter the city."

"Hurry up and let those thieves get close to the city gates."

"Come on, quickly block the city gate with the distance car and the earth and stone bar."

And under the increasingly gray sky, there are no more people and husbands who assist in the defense of the city, and there is no new recruit to train soldiers; This couldn't help but give birth to a lot of ominous meanings in his heart.

However, when he broke through three empty watchtowers and arrow towers in a row, he saw some groups of defenders who looked a little dazed from the edge of the gatehouse; I couldn't help but rush forward and scolded:

"At the moment of the great enemy, what are you still lazy and slippery here? Do you really want to eat military law?。。 ”

"It's Zhou Jiang."

"Zhou will be back."

Then, as if startled, the guards gathered around him.

"What are you still trying to do, do you want to die?"

Zhou Yuanci wanted to continue to scold them, but found that he and several guards were faintly surrounded by these people. And these defenders also have some unkind eyes or creepy meanings, staring at him and not speaking. After a long period of suffocating silence, someone spoke in an urn:

"We all want to live, so we can only ask your old man to die."

"Bastard..."

Zhou Yuanci staggered and pulled out the treasure knife given by Ling Gong, and slashed at the nearest guard. After slashing off the blade and arm that blocked it, it suddenly reflexively retreated under the cover of the tacit understanding of the remaining guards, and fled in the direction of the city gate.

There were 200 remnants of soldiers who had fled with him for the purpose of counterinsurgency, but when he rushed back to the gatehouse, he saw a small group of united soldiers hurrying towards him with bows and arrows, and he could not help shouting

"Hurry up and put it down for me."

Before his words fell, he saw a few flashes of light in front of him, and suddenly shot Zhou Yuanci, who couldn't dodge, and fell to the ground; As he tried to struggle with blood blisters, he heard an indignant voice say:

"You dog, when you wantonly punished and indiscriminately killed our united children before, did you ever think that there would be such a day?"

(End of chapter)