Chapter 45: Reinforcements Arrive

Goxinga chased Hatan until he was out of breath. Hartan jumped up and down with a stomach full of blood, screaming in unison. Guo Xing'a is in good health, and he has been learning kung fu with Mu Shun recently, and his martial arts are quite good, and he really beat Hatan clearly. However, none of the 20 or so onlookers stepped forward to dissuade Guoxing'a, and Hatan was really underwhelmed.

The first martial artist in Zuo Ling is Mu Shun, and the first brave one has always been Hatan. is such a strong man with five big and three thick, who has always been his mother-in-law Zhang Fei, but now he was only one centimeter into it by a gun, and he actually pretended to be dying, and he almost didn't worry everyone to death. It's really self-inflicted, and he didn't kill much. Mu Shun and Guiwu and a few others were short-tempered, and they wanted to step forward to help Guo Xing'a.

Goxinga finally stopped, but everyone was not ready to let Hatan go. Fuquan and the others helped Guo Xing'a sit down and rest, and Saishan'a stepped forward and kicked Hatan down again.

"What kind of foreign appearance do you have, you fool? A little injury, are you going to make fun of adults, make fun of me and others? Sezanne asked sharply.

"Master Sai, my subordinates don't dare, my subordinates don't dare!" The blood and soil on his hands had already been mixed with the mud, and he waved his hands again and again.

"Don't dare? Don't dare, what kind of demon are you doing? Xiande also came out to scold.

"Didn't you say that if you hit this musket, you will die!" Hartan muttered quietly.

"You're fucking dead! What are you still humming here? Sezanne said angrily.

"The subordinate is wrong, and it won't be in the future!" Hartan himself was embarrassed.

"You bastard!" Sezanne kicked Hatan again.

"My lord, Hatan was probably scared by the musket as well, and we have all taught him a lesson, so don't be angry!" Saishana turned his head to Goxinga. Although he was angry that Hattan had made such a farce, Saishana and others did this to plead for Hattan.

"Say it yourself, what the hell is going on with you?" Goxinga nodded to Saishana and the others, and asked Hatan again.

"My lord, my subordinates really don't play dead, don't you understand! His subordinates are the kind of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death! Suddenly being hit with a musket, his subordinates felt like they had been smashed on the stomach with a hammer, and they were knocked down in one fell swoop. I didn't get up after crawling a few times, but I saw that there was a small hole in my stomach, and it kept bleeding out. Didn't you say before, the musket is almost over? The subordinates also thought that they were finished, they had no strength at all, they couldn't move, and they couldn't speak. In the past, the things of my childhood were passed in front of me one by one. It wasn't until you gave your subordinates the kick you just now that the subordinates suddenly came back to life, and the hands and feet listened to the call again. You are still an adult, you are smart, and your feet are really spiritual. The more Hartan spoke, the more embarrassed he became.

"It's my temper, and I'm wrong to blame you! Bandage the wound again and rest well! Goxinga listened to Hatan's explanation, and suddenly remembered when he had just crossed over. At that time, the sleepy insect fired a shot at himself, but he didn't actually hit it, but he still instinctively fell. It's also like this, I feel that I have no strength, and everything is in front of me one by one. Hartan had no idea the power of the musket, so he was not afraid. Firearms are now used in the troops, and Hatan knows the power of muskets too well, so it is not surprising that he is frightened. A person who is scared stupid, without anyone to tell him that he is okay, it is really difficult for him to wake up.

"Huh! My lord, I'm in a hurry for you! Hartan bowed his head in shame.

"I don't blame you! Don't laugh at Hatan, everyone, this thing is like this, no one helps him, it's not strange to be stupid! I was too anxious just now, you can go and rest! There are still injuries on his body! "Goxinga didn't want this to affect the brave Hatan.

After comforting Hatan a few more words, Guo Xinga arranged for everyone to be busy. After a big battle, Saling suffered many casualties, and the house was damaged a lot. The wounded need to be cared for, the dead need to be sorted out and buried, and the village needs to be cleaned up. Guo Xing'a simply arranged everyone's duties and let everyone do their own thing, leaving Mu Shun to listen to the pursuit.

After knowing that Huang Daping and the main force of the Taiping Army had fled, Guo Xing'a was a little upset. The escape of Huang Daping and the main force of the Taiping Army was already expected by Guoxing'a. But Guo Xing'a still had illusions, in case Mu Shun was lucky! It's a pity that in the end, we still have to face the reality, Huang Daping's huge and incomparably troubled is still threatening Zuo Ling.

The cavalry company has done a remarkable job, and it is necessary to sum up experience and continue to tap the potential of the cavalry company. The performance of the three companies is also decent, and Nash is a qualified defender. And the performance of the assault company should be beaten again. If it weren't for Hatan's rash advance and the ambush of the Taiping army, the assault company would never have fallen into such a predicament, and almost all the troops were wiped out. Duosan, the instructor of the assault company, also behaved quite unsatisfactorily, not only failed to stop Hatan, but also found that Hatan's response after being surrounded was also a little sloppy.

Mu Shun also pointed out that the Taiping Army's serial set was too ingenious, and the responsibility was not all on Duosan, and said a few good words to his subordinates, but Guo Xinga still deducted a few points from Duosan in his heart. Of course, it's not that even everyone loses points in the assault, and there is also one person who has aroused Guoxinga's favor, that is, Chengtai, who once talked back to Guoxinga. After Hatan was wounded, it was Chengtai, the commander of the fourth platoon of the assault company, who took over Hatan's command of the besieged troops.

After the reorganization, there were not many remaining banner people in the assault company, and Chengtai, who was quite assertive, became the commander of the fourth platoon. The troops led by Hatan in the middle of the ambush were exactly four and three platoons. The third platoon leader was also driven to the shelves, and as soon as Hatan was knocked down, he also became a headless fly. Therefore, Chengtai stood up and took over the command, which can be said to be a one-man force to turn the tide.

In particular, Chengtai paid great attention to the coordination and cooperation of the team when commanding the operation, and although the number of troops was small, it was able to organize and cooperate in an orderly manner, which made Guoxinga quite appreciated. Immediately after breaking through, the enemy's retreat was stuck, and he also had the style of a general. Guo Xing'a asked himself if he was the one who broke through at that time, he probably ran towards his own people, and did not have the courage to stop the enemy. Mu Shun's analysis of the enemy's situation, as well as the arrangement of the three companies to set up defenses, made Guoxing Alian attack jointly. After a big victory, Goxinga had long been carried away, not considering the possibility of the enemy's counterattack. It can be said that Mu Shun's potentially meaningless arrangement pulled Zuo Ling back from the edge of the eventuality.

The specific results and losses have not yet been counted, and after Guo Xing'a praised Mu Shun, there was no specific order to give. However, he thought of three urgent tasks, one was that the artillery platoon must immediately master the five captured guns, which needed to be personally guided by Guo Xing'a. The second is to promote Chengtai to the deputy commander of the assault company, and act as the company commander during the period of Hatan's recuperation, Mu Shun and the assault company have no problems, after all, Chengtai's exploits are obvious to all. If it weren't for the fact that Hatan was still a little promising in the past, and Chengtai's qualifications were too shallow, Guoxing Adu would be ready to be replaced directly. The third is to immediately prepare a few corpses of the Taiping Army for Wu Xiuming to dissect, this time Hatan's operation scared Guo Xing'a clearly, and the operation was not as simple as he thought before. And the operation has to be developed, it was Hatan who was shot today, who will be tomorrow? You have to make sure that if something happens, you still have the last hole card in your hand. Therefore, Wu Xiuming must have a certain surgical ability, Guo Xing'a can point in a general direction, and the rest will be dissected by Wu Xiuming, and it is up to Wu Xiuming to learn by himself. After all, there is no need to deal with organ repair and the like, it depends on how much Wu Xiuming can learn by himself. It's really not good, Guo Xing'a can only engage in 731, and use the Taiping prisoners of war to conduct live experiments on horses.

Everyone went their separate ways, and the day passed quickly. There was nothing to say all night, and the next day Guo Xing'a had just taught Kong Zhen the basic essentials, and the artillery platoon had just trained with his new guys, and Sai Shang'a had already sorted out the battle report and came to report to Guo Xing'a.

In this battle, 800 were beheaded again, and together with some mutilated and charred corpses, it is conservatively estimated that more than 1,000 Taiping troops were annihilated. More than 500 muskets were seized, but many of them were old smoothbore guns, and it was necessary to count them again to confirm how many could actually be used. Not to mention military rations and sundries, there are also more than 2,000 taels of gold and silver, which can be said to have made a windfall. Unlike the bandits' mules and horses, they are all pack horses, and the captured war horses of the Taiping army are real war horses, and there are more than 50 horses, which are estimated to have been obtained by the Taiping army from the Qing army. The largest capture was the five foreign guns that the artillery platoon was exercising, not to mention the value of the artillery, the brass of the cast artillery alone was worth a lot of money. And there is another capture that was given to Goxinga to be greedy, that is, Carl's military uniform. Carl not only wears it on his body, but also carries the military uniforms of the four seasons in his bag, from the tweed coat to the short-sleeved shirt, which can be regarded as the clothes for the four seasons for Goxinga. The two of them are about the same size, and Guo Xing'a is dressed appropriately. Guo Xing'a, who was suffering from not wearing a good robe and horse coat, finally seized the clothes that suited him, and immediately gave him greedy ink.

However, in addition to the capture, the loss of the leader is also unprecedented. There were more than 150 casualties, of which nearly 50 were killed in battle, and none were seriously injured or disabled. Guo Xing'a, who was already short of manpower, lost nearly 10 percent of his troops at once, and his heartache actually washed away the joy of getting artillery.

Not long after Guoxing's liver and intestines were broken, Xiande came with another piece of bad news, the reinforcements that Guoxinga had been looking forward to were very untimely. Although he hoped that these reinforcements who came at the wrong time would get out of here, Guo Xing'a still personally took all the officers out to greet him.

Guo Xing'a, who came out to greet him, was very happy, because the foreign cannons that He Chun promised him were sent by reinforcements, three twelve-pounder cannons. Artillery is not a high-end product, and it was also a European product a decade or two ago, but the caliber is worthy of Goxinga. After a closer examination, Guoxing Adu began to wonder if he was related to the number 1841. What was sent was actually the M1841 twelve-pounder caliber * gun, which was also American, and it was also a relative of Goxinga who captured these five guns.

Saishana and the others were not like Guoxing'a, they were heartless when they saw weapons, but carefully communicated with the reinforcements. After a few words, several old people almost made a fuss. This team of about 300 people is actually the vanguard of the reinforcements, and the leader is only a green battalion leader. It's too much to let the four-rank master of Guoxing come out of the gate to pick you up a small seven-rank general. Everyone's faces became more and more ugly, and the green battalion general didn't dare to say anything, but said that the reinforcements of the brigade would arrive soon, so he stood aside and didn't dare to speak.

It doesn't matter if the artillery arrives, since the brigade hasn't arrived, let's wait for a while! Guo Xing'a and a group of officers stood at the entrance of the village for more than half an hour, and a brigade of about 500 people came with reinforcements.

"Where are the long-haired bandits? You are so bold, you dare to lie about the military situation, don't you have a head? A young officer, who was only in his twenties in armor, sat on his horse and slowly came to the entrance of the village. Guo Xing'a and the others were just about to step forward and wait for him to dismount, when the young officer raised his eyebrows and bared his teeth and asked.