Chapter 19: Confrontation
Steak Ridge, the sun has just risen in the east, and the morning dew on the leaves has not yet faded. The early spring sun is not strong, and it is still warm. The morning breeze blew away Shi Dakai's yellow cloak, revealing his tall and majestic figure. He rode a white war horse with a spear hanging from the saddle, and carefully observed the opposite team.
This group of Qing soldiers is obviously different from what they fought in the past. Their military appearance is neat, their weapons are shiny, and their eyes are fierce, and they look like veterans of a hundred battles. This time, as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, he led 6,000 troops, and led Qin Rigang and Hu Yihuang to take the lead, and Shi Dakai also felt the pressure from the other party.
"The imperial army has arrived, and the bandits will die if they don't come quickly, are they all rats who dare not fight?" Qin Dingsan, the chief soldier of Xiang Rong, was shouting and scolding in front of the battle.
"Master Shi, these people are too arrogant, I'll go meet him." Qin Rigang couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.
"Okay, Marshal Qin, you come to take the lead, be careful, I'll press you down." Shi Dakai also wanted to see how many catties and taels there were on the other side.
Qin Rigang urged the war horse under his crotch, and went straight to the opponent's general army with a big sword.
"Who's coming?" Qin Dingsan saw that someone was coming to fight, so he pointed forward with his spear and shouted.
"I am Qin Rigang, the commander of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! Who are you? Qin Rigang's voice was not small, and his rough voice was like thunder.
"You are also worthy of the surname Qin, you thief has simply lost the face of our surname Qin. Don't get off your horse and surrender quickly, otherwise I, Qin Dingsan, will want your head today. Qin Dingsan shouted angrily.
"Why am I not worthy of the surname Qin? But you, surnamed Qin, made a dog for the Tartars, and you insulted your ancestors. Qin Rigang sneered.
The two did not answer. A broadsword whirred, a spear head flashed. The two fought for more than a dozen rounds, and there was no winner. Qin Rigang was a little impatient, and kept urging the big knife, trying to split the other party in half at once.
Qin Dingsan is not a veteran of the battlefield, he gradually saw that although the opponent's strength and skills are not weaker than his own, it seems that his equestrian skills are not good, he should have just learned, and he took a hole and shot at the horse's buttocks.
Qin Dingsan saw it well, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was founded, he was equipped with a war horse above the brigade commander, Qin Rigang was born as a miner, and he didn't know how to ride a horse before, so his riding skills were not exquisite. His horse was shot and stood up, almost throwing Qin Rigang out. He had to hold on to the reins desperately, but by this time he could no longer control the horse, and the situation was extremely critical.
When Shi Dakai saw that Qin Rigang was in danger, he hurriedly slapped his horse forward, blocked Qin Dingsan, and replaced Qin Rigang. "Marshal Qin, don't be impatient, I'll kill this Qing demon."
Qin Dingsan had just won for a while, and he didn't care. He stopped his horse and stared at Shi Dakai directly, this guy had ruined his first skill, and he must not let go of this thief easily, and his murderous intent became great.
"Who is it? The nameless ghost under the gun of this general soldier. Qin Dingsan asked arrogantly.
"Shi Dakai, the commander of the left army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." Shi Da opened his spear and replied loudly.
"Finally, a big official came, just to take your head to repay the merit." Qin Dingsan followed Xiang Rong and was a tiger general under Xiang Rong, who was born in martial arts, and won the second place in the first class jinshi in the martial arts palace test. After many years of fighting, the red crown on his head was cast with the blood of countless rebel brothers.
"It depends on whether you have the ability to do it." Shi Dakai also knew that this person was powerful, showed his spear, shook the spear, and stabbed Qin Dingsan in front of him.
Qin Dingsan hurriedly blocked it with a gun, and the two shots were staggered, and there was a loud "bump". The strength of both sides is not small, Qin Dingsan put away his contempt, knowing that he encountered hard stubble, one shot after another, and the shadow of the gun danced up and down to protect his body tightly.
Shi Dakai was a little anxious, his morale was already a little low after losing for a while just now, and he had to get the field back as soon as possible, but this Qin Dingsan was still very difficult, and it was not so easy to win quickly. In a hurry, he deliberately sold a flaw, put away his spear, turned his horse's head and ran back. Qin Dingsan naturally refused to let go, "Hugh and go, take your life!" ”
Shi Dakai lay down on the horse, but his eyes were slightly aimed at Qin Dingsan behind him, and when he got closer and closer, he stood up suddenly, and turned around with a shot, which was like lightning and flint, and went straight to Qin Dingsan's neck.
Qin Dingsan didn't expect Shi Da to come to such a shot at the meeting. Fortunately, he has been fighting horses for many years, and at the critical moment, he subconsciously lowered his head and even hid. Although the head dodged, the helmet was picked up by Shi Da, and he was very embarrassed.
When Xiang Rong saw this, he was afraid that Ai would make a mistake, so he immediately commanded the team to cover up.
Two armies rushed together, one had a firm faith, and the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers; Another elite army of a hundred battles, murderous; The two sides fought each other, and the battle lasted for an hour, although the Taiping army had a slight upper hand, but it fought very tenaciously, and it was difficult to distinguish for a while, and the war was very stalemate.
Xiang Rong didn't expect that this Taiping army was so powerful, and it actually withstood the attack of his elite troops. He was a little distressed in this battle, and now it seems that even if he eats this bandit, I am afraid that he will pay a great price. He ordered the team to retreat a little and distance themselves from the Taipings. Later, he ordered the ten bronze cannons behind his formation to fire fiercely at the Taiping army, which was originally placed at the head of Xunzhou City for defense. Xiang Rong Zhan was extremely thoughtful, and forced Zhou Fengqi to pull them here in a carriage, just to break the deadlock.
After more than 30 consecutive cannon shots, the Taiping army on the opposite side really loosened its front, and after a group of people turned on their backs, they began to retreat.
"These buns of dirt buns were scared by the cannons, God really helped me." General Zhou, who followed Xiang Rong, was overjoyed, and as soon as the shelling stopped, he immediately led the team straight to the Taiping Army, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and this time I have made a meritorious contribution to my head to really save it." ”
At the same time, Qin Dingsan also commanded the front-line Qing soldiers to rush over, and for a while, the morale of the Qing soldiers soared, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
This charge was extremely successful, and the Taiping army was actually crushed at the first touch, completely devoid of the tenacity just now, as if it had been stunned by artillery fire, like a frightened bird.
General Zhou was overjoyed and desperately urged the troops to pursue. Qin Dingsan took a closer look. I saw that this Taiping army was not formed, the army was not formed, the flag fell, and some people even lost their weapons, and they were completely defeated. "Zhou Fengqi of the dog day, this guy can pick up ready-made, he can't fight, but he is very fast in grabbing credit." When Qin Dingsan saw Zhou Fengqi running in front of him, he immediately became psychologically unbalanced, and hurriedly ordered the team to chase quickly.
Xiang Rong didn't understand what was going on, but his intuition from years of fighting told him that there must be a problem, but he couldn't say what the problem was.