Chapter 41: Ambush

Huang Daping was as anxious as a lost dog, panicking like a fish that had slipped through the net, which made him feel endless humiliation. Huang Daping has not been defeated, and his troops have fought a lot of defeats, but it is the first time that they have been so aggrieved by such a defeat this time. Ninety percent of the time, he was pressuring others to fight, and when victory was in sight, he fell short. And it was a complete defeat, completely defeated by the Qing army, which had only a quarter of its strength.

Huang Daping wanted to hold on to the camp, but he was pushed by the flow of the rout, and he ran directly through the camp. He even saw that the Qing army that rushed into the camp was already scattered, and there was a problem with the command, and he did not pursue the Taiping army in time. Huang Daping, who couldn't control the troops, could only watch the last fighter slip away in front of him. There is no possibility for the Taiping army to turn back and fight again, and escape is the only theme now.

After being coerced by the crowd for a long time, Huang Daping finally gathered his own soldiers and began to gradually pull the troops back under his command. The pursuing Qing army only had cavalry, and although the scattered soldiers were constantly strangled on the periphery, it did not pose much threat to the Taiping army brigade. These cavalrymen only numbered about a hundred, and they did not have enough troops to attack the Taiping army in the brigade, so they could only harass and drive the Taiping army from the periphery. As long as Huang Daping regrouped, it was these Qing cavalry who should escape.

Nash's mood is not much better than Huang Daping, because the partner who is now cooperating with him is called Hatan. Goxinga's order was obviously for the two companies to alternately cover the pursuit, striving to pursue and destroy the remnants of the enemy. Hartan treated him completely like a logistician. As if in a race, the first one rushed out, and when Nash easily caught up, Hartan threw a few prisoners and some captures at Nash, and occasionally a few wounded men from the assault company. Then Hartan ran away like crazy again, as if he was afraid that Nash would take the credit for his work.

"Don't be angry!" The original fourth platoon commander, and now the instructor of the third company, Degui persuaded.

"Lao Tzu is about to become his follower! I'm following behind to get something for him! Looking at the messy captures in the ranks and the prisoners of the Taiping Army, Nash was angry.

"All these years! You don't know him yet, forget it! "Degui actually feels uncomfortable, Hatan is a bit of a bully doing this, and he doesn't give any credit to Sanlian! It is a good thing to chase and destroy the remnants of the enemy, the loss is small, the credit is big, and the capture is more, and Hatan eats alone by himself, who is not angry! However, the instructor must have the height of the instructor, and the expensive cannot follow the arch fire.

"When Lao Zuo was there, he kicked the manger sideways, except for a few masters of the grade, he didn't pay attention to anyone. Now that he's got a new leader, he's still fucking bullying us! The more Nash thought about it, the more he held his breath.

"Didn't he fall out of favor! Fight to show your face! Let him be! Degui said with a smile.

"Huh?" Nash heard some news.

"Except for a few high-ranking masters, the celebrity in front of Lao Zuo Ling belongs to Hatan, and the sycophant of Xishou is not good. But now! If our brothers didn't all come up, Hatan also came out to take advantage of this, and when he returned to Zuoling, he couldn't be on an equal footing with us. In front of the elder Zuoling, he dares to eat more and occupy more? Degui looked at Nash with a smile.

"That's right, this kid used to see Lao Tzu, and his nostrils were facing the sky, but now he doesn't have to worry about it, we are all at the company level!" Nash smiled.

"Don't talk about the company level, Changlu is still ranked! He dares to bully Changlu? "Expensive and proud.

"Changlu is directly subordinate to the leader, and he is also treated at the company level!" Nash knew in his heart that Changlu was the person who needed to be used in front of Goxinga, and this time it was estimated that he would have to make a difference.

"And Acton! Hatan is so disregarding his appearance now, and he is also forced by Acton! Degui licked his lips.

"Did the leader say last time that if the organization is expanded again, Acton will be the battalion commander?" Nash suddenly remembered what Goxinga said casually during the last training.

"Hmm!" Degui nodded earnestly.

"It's not just a casual talk!" Nash couldn't believe it.

"Have you ever drunk with Acton in your hometown of Gu'an?" Degui asked suddenly.

"Nope! I can't remember! Nash thought for a moment.

"Don't remember, you know who Acton is back home!" Degui said with a smile.

Nash smiled, and it was hard to answer. Now he calls Acton a brother every day, but in fact, before Goxinga took the throne, he really didn't know who Acton was. There are more than 20 people in the Zuo Ling, and almost all of them know each other. But there are individuals, and Acton is one of them. With no money, no one, and no skills, who will remember him! Passerby A is just that.

"Acton is more than us in front of the leader. Before the reorganization, there was a meeting of the old men who had a grade, and two people without grades participated, one was Xishou and the other was Acton. Participation in the meeting is a reward for making muskets, but what about Acton? Besides, before the reorganization, it was another warehouse inspection and a start-up, and Acton was not in a hurry. "You gossip.

"It's not bad to fight this time!" Nash was thoughtful.

"It's not bad, people are carrying the front! I heard that Acton was injured and the blood was flowing all over the place, and he didn't retreat. Degui exclaimed.

"Great work!" Nash also nodded frequently.

"If you think about it again, when you divide people and equipment, people in Acton don't fight or grab, they can all be good, give us and Erlian first. When there is something, it is a rush to do it. What is this called, broad-minded and selfless dedication. Can you love it? "Nash's ideological realm has improved, but it is also the achievement of your political work.

"Makes sense!" Nash nodded frequently.

"Brother, if you want to mention another battalion commander, who do you say the elder will choose?" Degui asked.

"Acton is the commander of this battalion, convinced!" Nash also felt that he had done too much worse.

"Can Hartan not be in a hurry?" Degui grinned.

"After Xinzuo came up, Acton has been pressing Hatan's head, and Hatan is really anxious." Nash got it, too.

The two of them were talking and laughing as they led the team forward, when suddenly there was a dense sound of gunfire and a loud explosion in front of them. The two looked at each other, and suddenly a not-so-good thought floated in their hearts at the same time. Hatan won't be ambushed!

The two of them hurriedly ordered the three companies to speed up, and when they crossed a small hill, they gasped at the same time, and Hatan was really ambushed. The road between the two hills was already covered with blood. The assault company was divided and surrounded in two parts, and was besieged by more than 300 Taiping troops. The slightly further back section, numbering about two platoons, using shrubs and stones to cover, is resisting with * and *, but is still constantly compressed by the Taiping army. The two platoons in front had already fallen into hand-to-hand combat with the Taiping army. However, the Qing army in blue cotton armor, although the number is small, is very brave and does not fall behind.

Nash's brain is buzzing, what to do? The Taiping army and the Qing army were already in a scuffle, and if three muskets were fired in a volley, they would be able to accidentally injure friendly troops. If a white-knuckle charge is launched, the Taiping army still has an advantage in numbers, but I am afraid that even their own three companies will have to get in.

"Brother Degui, you take three and four rows to cover behind and guard the back road. I'll take the first and second rows up, and get the people behind me out first. Nash simply explained a few words to Degui, and then joined the battle group with two platoons.

Degui and Nash cooperated quite tacitly, and as soon as Nash was dispatched, he commanded the third and fourth platoons to occupy the favorable terrain. The two platoons fired alternately and began to strike at the flanks of the Taipings, providing fire cover for Nash. Nash did not crash headlong into it, but after approaching the encirclement, he deliberately exposed to attract the attention of the Taiping army, relieving the pressure of the besieged brother troops, while constantly shooting and killing the enemy soldiers.

The besieged Qing army also discovered the arrival of reinforcements and began to break through and move closer to the reinforcements. * and * open the road, the Taiping army again needed to withstand fire from two directions, and the encirclement gradually loosened. After a few rounds of assault, the Taiping army apparently felt that this bone did not taste good, and began to shrink its forces, opening the way for the Qing army to break through.

After the Qing army escaped, Nash saw Duo San, who was covered in blood. But there was no time to greet each other, and the Taiping Army played one by one again. As soon as the two Qing armies converged, Nash's shooting rhythm was out of order, and the Taiping army began to storm Nash. The position was not good, and the rate of fire was not enough to stop the too calm charge, and he did not want to fall into a white-knuckle battle, and even Nash, who was surrounded by himself, could only order his troops to retreat. It was only after retreating to the advantageous position where Degui was located that he stabilized his position.

"What's going on?" Nash, who breathed a sigh of relief, asked anxiously to Duosan.

"It's over!" Dozens of them sighed and shook his head.

"What?" Degui and Nash could barely believe their ears.

"I saw him knocked down with a musket!" More than three hung their heads.

"What the hell is going on!"

It turned out that as Degui expected, Hatan was indeed eager to make meritorious service and show himself. So urge the team to run violently, and strive to throw the trifecta as far as possible. Along the way, he did catch up with many small groups of stragglers, and he made some gains. But at the thought of Acton's seriously injured figure in the line of fire, Hatan felt that his capture was nothing. After that, he pursued wildly regardless of it, trying to catch up with the Taiping Army Brigade.

When chasing this hill bag, Duosan and Hatan got into an argument. First, Duosan felt that although the terrain here was only slightly undulating, there were many shrubs between the two mountains, and the Taiping army had the possibility of ambush, so they should explore the road first. The second is that Duo San can't see Hatan's greed, and it is a bit too much to leave no credit to the third company, and the assault company is so ugly, how can he get along with his brother troops in the future.

Hartan didn't want to pay attention to Duosan at all, and just wanted to pursue as soon as possible. The Taiping army was scattered, and there were cavalry companies following in pursuit, and there would be some ambush there. Sanlian doesn't want to scruples, eating one more bite is a bite, eating is ugly, and eating is really true when he is full.

After some arguments, neither of the two could convince anyone, so they could only divide their troops. Hatan led three and four rows in front of the road, and three more than three with one and two rows in the rear. As a result, Hatan stepped into the ambush of the Taiping army, and was put down by the sniper ambush ambushed by the Taiping army with the first shot, and more than 100 Taiping troops quickly surrounded the leaderless Qing army. Duo San hurriedly led troops to reinforce, but the Taiping army was actually a serial set, and Duo San, who had just gotten off the mountain, was also surrounded by more than 200 people.

Duosan, who was surrounded, still had some space, and hurriedly found cover to defend on the spot. And the Qing army in front of the leaderless group of dragons was hand-to-hand combat from the beginning. However, after seeing the brief chaos in the front, Duo San quickly resumed his command, although it was a white-knuckle fight, but he also advanced and retreated to a certain extent, and he also played * with the cooperation of cold weapons. The few muskets of the Taiping army were all transferred and fired in three more pairs, and the front was still able to hold out.

After a brief understanding of the situation, Nash also found that the Qing army in the melee in front of him was indeed fighting well. Although the formation has been disorganized, it can still form a defensive formation. The soldier can retreat into the formation in an orderly manner to reload* or regain his strength, but how to rescue is still a big headache for Nash. The Taipings had set up a defense against Nash and had formed a musket phalanx. Nash was confident that he could defeat the Taiping army by shooting, but his own casualties were estimated to be small. Fifty people were rescued, and eighty people were put in, but the gains outweighed the losses. When Nash was thinking hard about countermeasures, the ground suddenly shook slightly, and there were bursts of shouts and killings from the rear of the Taiping army.

"There are still reinforcements for the bandits!" The three exclaimed at the same time.