After the defense of the earthen fortress on the Myoko ridge was built, Yang Xiuqing began to launch an attack on Changsha.

At the military meeting, Yang Xiuqing pointed to the map on the table and analyzed it for everyone: "Now Changsha City is in the north of me, blocking my way to the Yangtze River, and more than 20,000 people such as Hechun and Jiang Zhongyuan are stationed in the east of me, and the Xiangrong Department follows us and is stationed in our south, and our west is the Xiangjiang River, which is also blocked by the defenders in the west of Changsha City. Now that we have been surrounded by the Qing army around this Myoko Ridge, it is not advisable to stay on this barren mountain and mountain for a long time, so let's talk about your opinions. ”

"It seems that the best way out now is to attack Changsha City, relying on this city defense, it will not be a problem for us to live in it for another half a year." Wei Changhui had never been the commander of the city defense of such a large provincial city, and he began to be eager to try.

"This Changsha city is not easy to attack at present, Hechun and Jiang Zhongyuan are to the east of us, we will attack the city and they will definitely come to the rescue, once the flank is broken by the enemy, the consequences are unimaginable." Yang Xiaoshan analyzed that now the Taiping army is attacking all the way, surrounded by three roads, and is very passive.

"Yes, after we retreated to Myokoling, several attack bases outside the southern city were destroyed by the Qing army. Now we have to attack the city and restore them. Lin Fengxiang agreed with Yang Xiaoshan's words.

"Do we attack the Qing army in the east first, if not destroy, at least force them back. Now they are so close to us, and we are under their grip at every turn. Shi Dakai proposed.

"This king thinks so too. The east should be our highest priority breakthrough point. Even if we can't break through Changsha City and break through the enemy's defense line in the east, we can at least break through. From the east, we can also bypass Changsha and head towards the Yangtze River. Yang Xiuqing nodded, his train of thought was also this.

"Why don't you think about the west?" Yang Xiaoshan said suddenly, "I feel that this place is very crucial. Yang Xiaoshan pointed to the map.

"Oh?" Yang Xiuqing had never considered the west, but now that the Taiping army has no boats, it is unrealistic to attack the city from the water. But the point that Xiaoshan is referring to does have some meaning. This is a small island in the middle of the Xiangjiang River, called Shuiluzhou. "What do you mean?"

"The Xiangjiang River is very wide, and it is not easy to build a pontoon bridge, but we can use this land and water continent. This way we can have one more road to the outside, which is very helpful for the situation that is now blocked. Yang Xiaoshan's mind turned quickly and was very organized.

"I agree, this land and water continent is indeed a strategic point." Shi Dakai was also awakened by Xiaoshan all of a sudden, and immediately echoed.

"The west side is also important."

"Makes sense."

"Yes, Xiaoshan is right." Everyone agreed. In the current situation, one more road is equal to one more life.

"That's it, tomorrow the Wing King will go to attack the Qing army in the east, Xiaoshan, you will take people to Shuiluzhou to camp, Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang will go to the south gate to restore the siege stronghold, and the North King, you are responsible for taking care of our base camp and preventing the enemy from sneaking attack." Yang Xiuqing made the final tactical arrangement.

The next day, King Yi led about 15,000 Taiping troops to fight with the Chun and Jiang Zhongyuan Divisions.

The flag of the Taiping Army fluttered, the lineup was reorganized, and the army formed a phalanx, pressing over in rows.

Jiang Zhongyuan felt the strong pressure of the Wing King opposite, and it was the first time he had fought such a big battle, so he was a little nervous.

"Shoot! Shoot! Jiang Zhongyuan asked the spear-carrying team to hold down the position first, in an attempt to repel the first wave of the Taiping army's attack.

After a volley of shots, the Taiping army was not moved at all, and although some of the fighters fell, more rushed forward from behind. Before the second row of guns could be released, the two sides had already entered a white-knuckle battle.

The numbers on both sides were about the same, and the Qing army had a slight advantage. But what they encountered was the elite team of the Wing King Shi Dakai, who fought bravely and fiercely, and suddenly occupied the upper hand on the battlefield.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhongyuan managed the army in peacetime, and although the Qing army was at a disadvantage, it always resisted stubbornly, and the two sides were stuck together. Although the Taiping army has been advancing, the Qing army has not yet collapsed.

The battle began to enter a stage of intense tension, and Hechun, who was in the rear of the Qing army, saw that the situation was not good, and led his cavalry team to prepare for a sneak attack on the Taiping army from the flank.

King Yi had already prepared, and he personally rushed forward with the few cavalry of the Taiping Army, stopping the waist and intercepting Hechun's team.

As soon as Shi Dakai entered the battlefield, he was like a tiger pounced on food, his spear swept away the leaves like the autumn wind, and he picked more than a dozen Qing cavalry one after another. Under his leadership, other Taiping cavalry also engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Qing cavalry, and the two sides came and went, and people continued to fall off their horses and die.

He Chun relied on the large number of people, holding a saber and constantly commanding the team, in a vain attempt to cut the cavalry of the Taiping Army and surround it in sections. As everyone knows, Shi Dakai had already stared at him, a big official, broke through the barrier of the Qing army, and came straight to Hechun with the guards.

He Chun made the first move, and as soon as Shi Dakai approached, he brandished his bright saber and slashed at the head. Shi Dakai was not in a hurry, and when he waited for the blade to go down, his eyebrows raised slightly, and with a flick of the spear, he dodged. Then the tip of the spear moved forward, and with a lift of his arm, he stabbed Kazuharu in the chest.

He Chun didn't expect Shi Dakai's movements to be so fast, he raised his knife to block, but he didn't completely block it, and his arm was brought out by Shi Dakai's spear, and blood leaked out of his clothes. Follow your arms, pass your wrists, and finally drop on the sand.

When He Chun saw that Shi Dakai was so brave, he was timid and did not dare to fight with him. Under the protection of the guards, he escaped for his life. Shi Dakai didn't deliberately chase after him, and led people to break up Hechun's team, turned around and rushed towards Jiang Zhongyuan's infantry team.

Jiang Zhongyuan didn't expect that Hechun's cavalry not only failed to help him, but instead let the cavalry of the Taiping Army rush over. Knowing that something big could not be done, he hurriedly contracted the defensive line, retreated while fighting, and gave way to the first line of defense of the Qing soldiers.

"Brother, you're hurt." Jiang Zhongyuan's younger brother found blood behind Jiang Zhongyuan's ear.

Jiang Zhongyuan touched it with his hand and found that he was hit by the loss, his spirit was too hit on the battlefield, and he almost died without knowing it.

"The Taiping army is too violent, let's avoid its edge first, retreat to the Caijiafen Heights and then deal with them." Jiang Zhongyuan was very calm, his team expanded in a hurry, and the combat strength could not fight hard with the Taiping army. It is better to occupy the favorable terrain first, and then fight against the Taiping army.

Shi Dakai did not rush forward, and his strategic goal was achieved. After forcing back this group of Qing troops, Lin and Li had enough space to restore the siege stronghold, and he led his troops back triumphantly.

The east was going well, and Yang Xiaoshan in the west was even more smooth, and the Qing army did not expect that the Taiping army would notice the inconspicuous place of Shuiluzhou. Yang Xiaoshan set up a pontoon bridge, went to this empty island, and immediately set about setting up a camp here and building fortifications.

However, one of the Taiping army's grain depots was raided by Xiang Rong and lost a large amount of grain and grass. The old and spicy Xiang Rong took advantage of the battle between the Taiping army and Jiang Zhongyuan's troops, attacked here, burned a large amount of grain and grass, and then left in an instant. This caused the Taiping army to suffer a lot of losses, and the already small grain and grass began to run out of urgency.