A few days after Goxinga had played all his cards, the Taiping army launched several more offensives, but they were much weaker than before. After several battles, the Qing army only suffered dozens of casualties, not a single one was killed, and the Taiping army only suffered a few hundred casualties. After the Dragon and Tiger Camp, which had been noisy for seven or eight days, returned to tranquility, Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng seemed to have given up their plans to eat Guoxing'a-stuffed dumplings for the New Year, and they seemed to be preparing to eat Guoxing's stuffed dumplings or spring cakes, and the frantic attack turned into a siege.

Sitting on the top of the mountain drinking tea, looking at the Taiping army preparing to settle down at the bottom of the mountain, Guo Xing'a's thoughts were a little fluctuating, because he was still alive, he thought a lot. It seems that from the rise of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, attacking fortifications became a very, very difficult thing in the war. In addition to the destruction of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the early stage, and Li Xiucheng's later sweep of the empty Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it seems that every battle is based on years.

On the side of the Qing army, Zeng Guofan attacked Anqing, which did not have Chen Yucheng in charge, and fought for nearly a year and a half. Li Hongzhang attacked Suzhou, and when the people's hearts were shaken and the rebel general murdered Tan Shaoguang, he fought for half a year. Zeng Guoquan attacked Nanjing for more than two years, and if you count the two Jiangnan camps of Xiang Rong and Hechun before, it has been almost seven or eight years before and after.

The Taiping army did not get any better, in addition to the speed of destruction and decay, when encountering evenly matched opponents, the Taiping army was also measured in years. Not to mention anything else, in the face of the Jiangnan battalion where the soldiers and bears are weak, the Taiping Army is known as a million-strong army, one has been working for three years, and the other has been working for two years. Chen Yucheng watched the base camp fall outside Anqing City, Li Xiucheng's 600,000 troops relieved the siege of Tianjing, and faced 20,000 Hunan troops and fought hard for 44 days, but there was no way.

In fact, foreign countries are not much better, but there are not many war examples. Mainly because the balance of forces in foreign wars is too great, or it is a field battle, there are not many real large-scale battles, but in fact, this style is the same. The ground battlefield of the Russo-Japanese War was completely paved with flesh and blood, and it was fought for more than a year. The First World War was an exemplary example, and the major powers all fought in a bad battle. It wasn't until after World War I that the world war regained some feeling. Of course, the foreign war of the Qing God of War needs to be calculated separately, whether it is offensive or defensive, its defeat can be called a miracle, and there is no clue at all.

Guo Xing'a was thinking that if he and Li Xiucheng changed places, it seemed that it would be difficult for him to have a way to attack. The so-called weapon determines the method of warfare, and a big reason for so many protracted battles in this era is the weapon in the hands of the soldiers, the speed of upgrading the defense skills is faster than the weapon, and the spear is weaker than the shield, so naturally the problem can only be solved by hunger. And I have some small tricks in my hands that others don't have in this era, and I should be able to mix for a while, but it's hard to say in the future.

"Because of private abolition, how many heads does your surname Zhou have!" When Guo Xinga was thinking about life, Zhang Guoliang was scolding his beloved general surnamed Zhou.

Before the army set off, although the relationship was not very good, He Chun still had a good relationship with Zhang Guoliang. This time there was only one purpose for sending troops, to fish out the little bastard Guo Xing'a. Every time Guo Xing'a bribes, Zhang Guoliang of the Han Army was missing, and he had great respect for Zhang Guoliang, and Zhang Guoliang had a good impression of Guo Xing'a. This time, Guo Xing'a didn't say a word, and gave Tianchang to himself, and Zhang Guoliang's impression of Guo Xing'a was even better. I heard that it was to save Guoxing, Zhang Guoliang, who was quite righteous in the rivers and lakes, of course he had nothing to say.

Afraid that Guo Xing'a would not be able to insist on his own help, Zhang Guoliang had not yet crossed the river, so he gave an order to Jiangbei's subordinates surnamed Zhou, asking him to send troops to attack Liuhe and relieve Guoxing'a's pressure. Tianchang was originally the closest to the battlefield, and according to the distance, he should be the first to send troops surnamed Zhou, Zhang Guoliang didn't think much about it. At first, when he saw Guo Xing'a's battle report of defeat and victory, Zhang Guoliang also ridiculed Guo Xing'a for being too careful, and asked for help where to use so many fancy intestines. But when he led a large army into Yizheng, he finally understood Guoxing's worries.

All the armies in Yizheng City have arrived, except for Feng Zicai and Huang Jing, everyone is studying how to divide the credit, including their own subordinate surnamed Zhou. These people have been discussing here for seven or eight days, but no one has moved a single soldier, which means that in the ten days that Guoxinga has been besieged, there have been no reinforcements at all.

Zhang Guoliang, who was almost angry, hurriedly ordered all departments to reorganize their armies and urge them to enter the army, so he left the surname Zhou alone to ask for the reason. The reason that the surname Zhou, whose neck was crooked and his eyes rolled, was full of truth, how Guo Xing'a harmed Tianchang, how he threw him a mess, and scolded him with foaming at the mouth. In the end, a thousand words converged into one sentence, it was good that Lao Tzu didn't go to mend the knife for him, and he saved him, but there was no door. Zhang Guoliang, who had been holding back the fire outside, beat the surname Zhou in the court, Zhang Guoliang was originally a bandit in the rivers and lakes, of course, he could best express his emotions with his fists.

"Junmen, don't be angry, Guoxing's bastard won't be able to die for a while!" The surname Zhou, who was beaten, softened his attitude, but he still did not express his anger at Guo Xing'a.

"How do you know?" Zhang Guoliang, who was already tired, asked angrily.

"The place where that bastard was surrounded is less than fifty miles away from Yizheng, and eighty miles from Tianchang, and my sentry can hear the sound of his cannons every day!" The surname Zhou said something even more indebted.

"What do you think about sitting back and watching the loss of friendly forces just to avenge your personal revenge. And how did the two of you get into a feud, just because of the gift that Guo Xing'a gave to Ben Shuai, you are not satisfied? Zhang Guoliang no longer knows how to talk to this subordinate who has followed him for many years, and the surname Zhou is now full of only a few words about Guoxing's big bastard.

"Don't worry about the army, the last general will go to save that bastard tomorrow!" The surname Zhou had a reluctant expression.

"Tomorrow, the Japanese marshal will personally raise the army to save it!" Zhang Guoliang was helpless.

Early the next morning, Zhang Guoliang ordered Huang Jing to lead a team of soldiers and horses to attack Pukou, Feng Zicai to lead a team of soldiers and horses to attack Liuhe, and finally he took more than 13,000 people to save Guoxinga. When Zhang Guoliang led his troops to approach Lingyan Mountain, there was no rumbling cannon sound here as Zhou said, but it was quiet. Zhang Guoliang's heart suddenly rose to his throat, but fortunately, he did not find the rout of the Qing army on the road. But when it was less than five miles away from the Dragon and Tiger Battalion, it was still silent, Zhang Guoliang was a little hairy, don't be that Guoxing'a has already been martyred by the whole army. Zhang Guoliang hurriedly ordered to speed up the march, even if Guo Xing'a was really dead, he wanted to take a look as soon as possible.

When Zhang Guoliang turned around the col and saw the Dragon and Tiger Camp in front of him, he suddenly gasped. From the beginning of Longhuying Village to about a mile outside the village, there are dense corpses everywhere, and there is a wall built with corpses at the entrance of Longhuying Village. This is not a battlefield, this is a cemetery. The rice paddies that were supposed to be leveled are now devastated, and the most impressive thing is the corpses, the corpses all over the mountains.

The Taiping Army can no longer be seen here, but fortunately, the dragon flag of the Qing army is still fluttering, and the military flag of the mountaintop and the limerick flag of Guoxinga are also fluttering in the wind. The Qing army of the brigade was cleaning the battlefield and cutting the head, and some people were digging some houses and other things in the village.

Zhang Guoliang had just arranged for the army to rest, and more than a dozen war horses had already galloped over, and Guo Xing'a, who was still dozens of steps away from Zhang Guoliang, jumped off the war horse and flew in front of Zhang Guoliang.

"Admiral Zhang's great kindness, I will never forget it!" Guo Xing'a arched to the ground and almost didn't kneel down for Zhang Guoliang.

"What did my brother say!" Zhang Guoliang laughed heartily, in fact, he didn't care about Guoxing's money, what he cared about was an attitude, sometimes respect is more important than anything else. As a banner person, most of them have a strange sense of superiority, and most people look down on Zhang Guoliang, who was born as a bandit, and it is the first time Zhang Guoliang has seen a flag man who respects him like Guo Xing'a.

"In times of crisis, we can see people's hearts! is under siege, and there is only one brother who is willing to do it! Don't thank you, my brother has nothing on his body except for this clothes, and he has won a total of 11,800 levels in this battle, please Admiral Zhang and Brother Zhang must accept it! "Guoxing's ability to climb along the pole is first-class.

Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng didn't have any warning, they withdrew like the wind last night, and Guo Xing'a waited for a night to make sure it wasn't a trick, so he went down the mountain to clean up the battlefield. Before the people in the bunker could get it out, Zhang Guoliang arrived. It is inappropriate not to divide this battle achievement, but it is a problem to score more or less, so it is better to simply kick the ball to Zhang Guoliang.

"How much?" Zhang Guoliang, who has no brains about it! I was taken aback by the number that Guo Xing'a said.

"Big brother, 11,800 levels." Goxinga has changed his tune very naturally.

"My brother is worthy of being the first commander of the Jiangnan battalion!" Zhang Guoliang was shocked, even if Guo Xing'a was not so polite, he would have to befriend Guo Xing'a, this buddy is too fierce. Surrounded by more than forty times the enemy for more than ten days, it is hard to say how many people have been overturned, at least the head of six times the strength of his own army has been left, this is simply the god of war!

"The eldest brother praised it falsely, there is no eldest brother to pull the brother, and the long hair does not take the brother's meat filling to wrap the rice balls, but also the spring rolls." Guo Xing'a looked embarrassed.

"Eleven thousand eighteen, it's not easy! What a big victory! Zhang Guoliang sighed.

"Congratulations to the eldest brother, Marquis Wandai!" Guo Xing'a said with a grin.

"Hey! How can the credit of the elder brother's bloody battle for several days be shared with others! "Zhang Guoliang really doesn't want to be greedy for Mo Guoxing's military exploits.

"Others can't do it, how can the eldest brother be a bystander, without the eldest brother, the more than 1,600 people under the brother are the dumpling stuffing for the New Year, where are there any merits." Guoxing's fake politeness was learned from Xiande and Xishou, which is a must.

"Brother Hugh is going to give up, I, Zhang Guoliang, testify to you today, this first-level battle exploit is yours! Even if you want to snatch the Chunjun Gate, I will also distinguish it for you, brother! Zhang Guoliang said that he was dead in one sentence.

"Big brother, I can't say it, I can't say it!" Zhang Guoliang even pulled in with Chun, and Guoxing Ake couldn't offend people anymore.

The two politely exchanged words again, and Guo Xing's department was also cleaned up, and Guo Xing'a said goodbye to Zhang Guoliang on the grounds that his subordinates were tired. Looking at the uniform infantry advancing like a forest in Guoxing's department, and the terrifying cavalry advancing like a mountain, Zhang Guoliang was greatly admired. In particular, the wounded soldiers in the baggage troops left a deep impression on Zhang Guoliang. When a group of soldiers passed by Zhang Guoliang's location, they all saluted Zhang Guoliang's attention, and the fiery eyes of the wounded soldiers made Zhang Guoliang feel something.

"The strongest soldiers in the world!" Guo Xing'a and the troops have gone away, and Zhang Guoliang still sighs to himself.

However, on the way to pursue Li Xiucheng, Zhang Guoliang wanted to understand one thing, he suffered a loss. His sons are much older than Guoxing'a, why did he somehow become Guoxing's eldest brother! Moreover, Guoxing Aguan and Chun called him uncle, and he lost a generation in front of Hechun.

Guo Xing'a, who lived for the rest of his life after the catastrophe, finally knew the reason why Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng withdrew from the army on the way back to the army. Zeng Guofan has already begun to attack Huangmei and Susong, and Chen Yucheng's base camp in western Anhui is almost likely to be unsafe. Chen Yucheng wanted to go back to western Anhui, Zhang Lexing wanted to go back to deal with Shengbao, and Li Xiucheng also learned the news of Zhang Guoliang's army, and he was afraid that he would not be able to support himself and could only retreat to Pukou.

Compared with Guoxing'a, who went home for the New Year, Li Xiucheng, who was killed by Zhang Guoliang for a while, was also very happy, and the plan he worked hard to manage seemed to have another insurance.