Zhong Wanxin walked all the way refreshed, and finally could get out of the cage-like Wuhu City, he had a feeling that the sky was high and the birds could fly. Although he was the commander of the 2,000 men in the front army, he relied on the rear army to live or die, and he was always gossiping beside that wise young man.

Zhong Wanxin was too noisy, which made the young man very uncomfortable, and the young man was also quite dissatisfied with Zhong Wanxin's behavior of leaving his post without permission. But Zhong Wanxin's identity is extremely prominent, and he is really sincere to hand over himself, although the young man is embarrassed, he can only echo it.

Wuhu to Dangtu is only more than 80 miles, although it is necessary to cross the Guxi River, the rapid march is only a day's journey. However, the young man did not take the main road, but was opened by Zhong Wanxin's 2,000 soldiers from southern Anhui, and he took 3,000 elites of Li Xiucheng's descendants to carry the baggage and walked the longer path. Because of the rough path, the journey of one day has become two days. Seeing the noble Zhong Wanxin spitting in front of him with a flattering face, the young man regretted his decision to take the path very much, he really wanted to get rid of this diligent and uncomfortable nobleman as soon as possible.

Through conversations with young people, they also found that Zhong Wanxin is not an incompetent person, this guy is quite talented, and the noise along the way seems to be forced out because of his will. Under Li Shixian's account, Zhong Wanxin is also a big member, I don't know why he has such grievances. How did he know that Zhong Wanxin's work under Li Shixian's account was similar to that of Xishou under Guo Xing'a, and he was completely a miscellaneous person. Unlike Xishou, for Zhong Wanxin, who has great ambitions, doing chores is simply an insult to him. It was not at all comfortable to be kicked out of Tianjing and endure all kinds of strange eyes in Wuhu.

"Brother, you are such a good plan! The Qing Demon has been rampant for so long, and this time it will definitely be spit out! Zhong Wanxin not only regarded young people as the object of pouring bitter water, but also regarded him as a hope to leave Wuhu in the future.

"General Zhong, you have won the prize! The last general is not worthy of your brother's name! Looking at Zhong Wanxin's almost flattering smile, there was no comfortable place for the young man to be on his body.

"What is there to deserve, brother, your future is limitless, brother, I still have to rely on you!" Zhong Wanxin looks like his own person.

The young man smiled humbly and stopped talking, Zhong Wanxin is indeed a person who can be friends, but such a well-established person is unexpectedly unwilling, and the things in it are not what young people can refer to now.

"Brother, this time it's really a big deal! All the garrisons near Wuhu have been mobilized, and there are no more than ten people in the whole army who know the inside story. When the time comes, we will be in Dangtu City, waiting for them to take the bait! Zhong Wanxin admired the young man very much, the bait for Guoxinga was not false, everything was true, but it was not to send it to Tianjing, but to send Guoxinga to the western sky.

"General Zhong, don't be careless! This Qing Demon is extremely powerful, and we can't afford to be negligent at all. If the Qing demon is given a hand before the armies are encircled, I am afraid that the fish will get the bait and get out of the hook. The young man knew that Zhong Wanxin was complimenting himself, but he couldn't help but remind Zhong Wanxin of a few words.

"Brother is right, but brother, you have chosen a good place! When Tu is surrounded by water on both sides, reinforcements from our army are imminent, and the Qing Demon only has a way to retreat from Danyang, and the brother arranged for General Liu Guanfang to lead the troops to ambush, even if the Qing Demon breaks the city of Tu, it is impossible to escape. Zhong Wanxin touted the young man as a little unsparing.

"The reason why I chose this place is just because the Qing Demon once took this place lightly, and it is close to the rear of the Qing Demon, so the Qing Demon will be less wary and more willing to come here!" Although the young man did not know the word psychological suggestion, he understood the meaning. Guoxinga is indeed because the first county seat is Dangtu, so he has some special feelings about Dangtu.

"The terrain of Dangtu is actually not as good as Taibai Town, but hoarding a lot of money in a destroyed town will inevitably make Qing demons suspicious." The young man once considered fighting with Goxinga, but for the sake of perfection, he still gave up the idea of competing with each other.

The young man's strategy was to first escort a large amount of grain, grass and property from Wuhu to Dangtu, and leak some of the news to lure Guoxing'a to attack Dangtu. At the same time, several armies of men and horses were ambushed in Tianmen Mountain and other places, and when Guoxinga attacked Dangtu, they were reinforced by waterways, and the characteristics of Dangtu's dense water network were used to limit the cavalry's play, and then encircled and annihilated Guoxinga. In order to prevent Guoxing'a from escaping, an ambush was also laid in the Lingxu area to cut off Guoxing's return route. In order to ensure that Guoxing'a took the bait, the grain, grass and property were really escorted to Dangtu, and the garrison of Tianmen Mountain also set off with great fanfare on the grounds of aiding western Anhui, and the ambush soldiers of Lingxu drove over in a big circle. What the young man and Zhong Wanxin are doing now is the first step of the plan, they escorted a large amount of grain, grass, gold and silver, and went to Dangtu from the small road, waiting for Guo Xing'a to take the bait. They deliberately took the small road, hoping that when the Qing army found out the news, they would know their caution and completely let down their guard.

"Brother, my brother has to go and open the way for you, the road in front of the mountain pass is treacherous, so I have to guard against it!" Looking at the undulating hills in front of him, Zhong Wanxin knew that there would be some danger on the road, and he had to return to the command position.

"There's General Lao Zhong!" Although the young man was tired of Zhong Wanxin's noise, he still appreciated Zhong Wanxin's ability. A glance at the terrain can distinguish the weight, Zhong Wanxin is indeed not an incompetent person.

After a short walk on the undulating mountain road, a dangerous section of the road appeared in front of the Taiping army, a canyon about three miles long. The road is quite wide, but the sides are quite steep, and the mountain beams more than ten meters high are overgrown with weeds, and it is impossible to see clearly for a while. Such a treacherous terrain made the young man quite worried, and once he was ambushed in the valley, the situation could be ten times more treacherous than the terrain.

"General, General Zhong asked me to report back to you, please rest at the valley mouth, our department will open the way in front, and after our department passes, please ask the general to move forward." Zhong Wanxin sent a herald back.

"There's General Lao Zhong!" The young man sent the heralds, and told them to guard their baggage, and then rest on the spot.

Zhong Wanxin's front army began to advance slowly, carefully probing whether there were any traces of the army passing on the road along the way, and also carefully placing arrows on the mountain beams on both sides to test it, but there was no discovery. The front army walked for more than half an hour before getting out of the canyon, and there was nothing suspicious along the way, so Zhong Wanxin sent someone back to inform the young man that he led the troops to continue to explore the road.

The young man had been watching the movements of the front army, and he also appreciated Zhong Wanxin's caution, and he was even more relieved to order the troops to continue to move forward after receiving the reward. There were no waves along the way, but when the Taiping army was halfway through the march, the young man suddenly saw a figure looking at him on the mountain beam.

"It's not good......," the young man shouted, but it was too late.

Nearly thirty pieces of artillery opened fire on them at the same time,* and the smoke and dust from the explosion instantly darkened the canyon. The marching Taiping army was immediately in chaos, howling and dodging in the dust, but there was no rain of rolling logs and stones and arrows as imagined. Until the smoke and dust in the canyon cleared, except for the guns being loaded on the mountain beams, there was silence all around, as if it were only these cannons that ambushed them.

The young man had not yet recovered from the shock of being ambushed, it was all too unbelievable to be in a dream. Although his plan was not seamless, there were no obvious flaws, and even if the Qing army had insight into his plan, they did not have the ability to ambush him. The route was drawn by several high-ranking generals before the departure, and unless the Qing army arranged ambushes on all routes, it was impossible at all. Could it be that there is a traitor, there are not many people who know about the plan and they are all prominent, where will they easily rebel. Even if someone really secretly communicates with the Qing army, how does the news be transmitted! The Qing army is very well hidden, it is definitely not something that can be done in a moment, who can make the Qing army set up an ambush here a few days in advance!

"General!" A subordinate brigade commander desperately tugged at the sleeves of the young man's shirt, whether to counterattack the mountain beam or rush out of the canyon at full speed, the soldiers needed the order of the supreme commander.

"The two of you lead people to attack the mountain beam, and the others protect the baggage and rush out!" The young man finally came to his senses, and he knew that now was not the time to be entangled, so he hurriedly ordered the men and horses of the two brigades to carry out a diversion attack, and the others quickly rushed out of the unfavorable terrain.

Just as the main force of the Taiping army regrouped and rushed towards the valley mouth, the Qing army on the mountain beam pushed out several strange weapons from the weeds. A few Qing soldiers sowed some covering weeds and branches, and rolled out several carts filled with strange pointed iron pipes. Except for a few officers, the other Taiping soldiers were all concentrating on rushing towards the valley mouth, and not too many people paid attention to these carts.

Just as the front of the Taiping army was about to approach the valley mouth, a puff of white smoke rose on the mountain beam, and the iron pipe on the cart also rose into the air with smoke, spinning and flying towards the valley mouth. The pipe-like thing with its smoke tail made a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and then slammed into Taniguchi's direction. An earth-shattering explosion came from the valley mouth, and a dozen Taiping soldiers who rushed to the front could be seen swept into the air by the powerful shock wave. Thick smoke and dust rose from the valley mouth, and a large amount of fire flashed in it, and the billowing smoke completely sealed the way out of the Taiping army.

The sound of gunfire finally came from the mountain beams, and the dense rain of bullets suppressed the Taiping army who tried to counterattack. The dense formation of the main force of the Taiping army also became the key target of the gunners on the mountain beam, and the Taiping army, who was forced to stop by the thick smoke, fell from time to time.

"The whole army counterattacked, rushed up the mountain beam and fought with the Qing Demon!" The Taiping army was stuck in the middle of the canyon, and the young man looked back, knowing that there was no hope of returning the way he came. Since you are in a dilemma, it is better to give it a go, and your own forces still have an advantage. The Qing army occupies a favorable position, and the Taiping army has the advantage of strength, and the victory or defeat is still unknown.

Guo Xing'a, who was wearing a long robe on the mountain beam, was not at all as easy as a young man, and he was hurriedly deploying troops. Not only the young people in the canyon, but Goxinga also faced a situation of surprise. He had no idea who the Taiping army below was and what their purpose was. This was not an ambush either, but the Taiping army crashed into the Qing army's garrison.

The situation is going in an unpredictable direction, and both Goxinga and the young man are a little flustered, this is an encounter that neither of them expected.