Chapter 122: Massacre
Although the fire at the Jade Dragon Pass bought a little precious time for the transferred Taiping soldiers and civilians. However, Ulantai then occupied the Yulong Pass and immediately marched towards Longliao Ridge.
Ulantai's confidence had swelled to the extreme at this time, and he knew that the tail of the Taiping army was in front, and they had not gone far yet. In his eyes, those Taiping soldiers were like meat on a plate, almost reaching his mouth, waiting for him to swallow it in one bite.
"Brothers, don't stop, keep pursuing." Ulantai ordered, and it was already evening. The sun had set, and night was hanging over the mountains.
The two brothers under Xiang Rong's command, Changrui and Changshou, also rushed to Yulong Pass, both of whom were newly sent by the emperor to support the team, and Sai Shanga asked them to serve under Xiang Rong's account.
"Lord Dutong, let the two of us come over and pass a message to the Admiral, he told you to be careful of the ambush of the bandits, don't be too anxious, and be sure to hold steady. Wait for him to come and then we will discuss and act together. Changrui reported.
After hearing this, Ulantai suddenly laughed, and secretly laughed at Xiang Rong in his heart, "This old thing is afraid that I will rob him of his credit, if I hurry up at this time, I can take a few more heads of bandits, and he himself is watching me make meritorious service in the back, and he is in a hurry, so he wants me to slow down, so as to wait for him together, delusional!" ”
"The two chief soldiers are hard, this soldier is very fast, we can't wait, in case the bandits escape, we can't afford it. The bandits are in front, we will be able to catch up as long as we chase for another night, the two general soldiers can follow if they don't believe it, see how I break the bandits! "Ulantai is full of spirits, this rare opportunity for meritorious service is in front of him, and he will never give it up.
The Qing soldiers had been marching for a day and a night, and now they were forced by Ulantai to march in the night. As soon as the sky was bright, the sky was still white, and Ulantai finally caught up with the team behind Qin Rigang.
It's a pity that this small group of Taiping soldiers walked slowly because of their serious injuries, and they were still a short way away from reaching the awkward mouth of Longliao Ridge. But at this time was caught up, the Qing army was like a hunting dog chasing its prey showing its fierce fangs, although the Taiping army resisted stubbornly, and finally perished because of being outnumbered.
As soon as Qin Rigang finished arranging the fortifications at the awkward entrance, the Qing army behind arrived. "These demons are like dogs, they follow really closely." He secretly exclaimed to himself, at this time, Qin Rigang was already a little more than capable of strength, just after a big battle, and ran all night, now is the time when people are sleepy and tired, and their physical strength is exhausted.
And because the Qing army was a wheel war, although they were also tired, they were much better than Qin Rigang's condition. What's even worse is that Qin Rigang made another fatal mistake in his mouth. He concentrated his soldiers in the camp at the mouth of the mouth, but the high ridges on both sides were undefended.
Although Ulatai is arrogant, his military literacy is still quite high. He immediately grasped this omission of Qin Rigang, first let the Qing soldiers climb the high ridges on both sides, and then set up the cannon on the high ridge with great merit, and bombarded the mouth.
The camp was made of wood, and it could not withstand several rounds of shelling, and soon several gaps appeared in the mouth. Dense Qing soldiers fought through these gaps. Although everyone fought bravely, people have limits, and their arms are so tired that they can't lift them, how can they resist the steady stream of Qing soldiers rushing in?
Qin Rigang's heart was dead, it seemed that this Longliao Ridge was his burial place. When the king of the east let himself be the queen of the end, he still felt that it was his own glory. Now it seems that I really overestimated my own abilities.
Looking at the countless Qing soldiers pouring over, Qin Rigang no longer had the will to fight, and the last few hundred people under his command were almost exhausted, and he no longer had the face to see the fathers and villagers of the kingdom of heaven again.
"I've done my best, it's all over." Qin Rigang looked at the saber in his hand, he raised the saber and was ready to wipe his neck by himself.
"Heavenly, never." Qin Rigang's side suddenly appeared several of the Northern King Wei Changhui's personal soldiers, and they hurriedly grabbed Qin Rigang's arm.
"We are taking you away on the orders of the King of the North, so quickly leave this place with us." Several soldiers of the Northern King dragged Qin Rigang out of this place, and the awkward mouth behind him was already in ruins. The severed tail team led by Qin Rigang was wiped out, and all of them died in battle, all of them were well-known men.
Ulantai did not stop at the mouth, and still urged the army to pursue.
After chasing for a long time, the old and weak Taiping army walking behind the team were all exposed in front of the Qing army, and the team with broken tails was wiped out, and there was no one to protect them. The Qing army finally came up from behind.
"Kill, kill them all!" Ulantai shouted, in the face of the hard-earned fruits of victory, he did not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife, gave the order to slaughter, he didn't care that the people in front of him were defenseless old and weak, and at first glance they were not Taiping soldiers. In his eyes, these heads are his combat exploits, and he has lost too many people on the way to pursue, and he needs to give a reasonable explanation to the above.
Old man Liu and Aunt Liu participated in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with their son and daughter-in-law. They were old, their legs and feet were slowly pulled behind, and they died tragically under the butcher's knife of the Qing army, and Aunt Liu was still holding her three-year-old grandson in her arms. It's a pity that this little child hasn't grown up yet, and he was also ruthlessly killed by the Qing army.
Zhang Dalong was a soldier in the Taiping Army, and his leg was lame because of a battle. Disabled, he also pulled behind the team, and he lost his combat effectiveness, and he also died tragically under the butcher's knife of the Qing army.
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At this time, the Qing army was crazy, chasing and killing all the way, the Longliao Ridge was full of the corpses of the people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the blood stained the entire mountain, and more than 2,000 Taiping soldiers fell under the butcher's knife of the Qing soldiers, and none of them were spared.
A horrific massacre seems to have failed to satisfy Ulantai's bloodthirsty murderous intentions. In his eyes, there are still more than 20,000 heads waiting to be cut off by himself, "I want to use this battle to achieve my immortal feats, and the hat of Dutong is too small to fit me." Ulantai was red-eyed and began to think about it.
"Lord Dutong, the order of Sai Shoufu is here, let us rest in Longliao Ridge. The terrain of the Pingchong Valley in front is complex, and the mountain road in the valley is narrow, so it cannot be easily ventured into. Let's wait until Admiral Xiang has explored the situation in the valley before marching together. "The herald brought the warrant for Saishosuke.
"What does Old Man Sai know? Fool whom? When I didn't know, this must have been an order from Xiang Rong to encourage him! There will be no exemption from military orders abroad. Leave him alone and keep chasing! "Ulantai has gone crazy, and he dares to turn a blind eye to Shousuke-sama's orders, and begins to die.