"Changhui, how is Qin Rigang's tunnel dug up?" Yang Xiuqing asked with concern.

"The tunnels at the south gate failed, and the underground in Guilin was full of water, and several tunnels were flooded before they reached the city. Only the tunnel of Wenchang Gate has been dug through, and it has been dug from Xiangshan to the city wall, and it can be detonated tomorrow night! Wei Changhui replied. (The terrain here in Guilin is relatively special, and later generations called karst terrain.) ）

"Good!" Yang Xiuqing nodded again and again, this is the key to attacking the city.

"Has the Lu bus offered by the people of Zhaoping been made?" Yang Xiuqing turned his head and asked King Nan again.

This Lu bus is a large siege machine. The car starts several floors, hides soldiers inside, hides leather outside, pulls cattle or pushes people, can push to the city by surprise, because it is the same height as the city, can directly climb over the city wall, and engage the enemy. In Zhaoping, there were people who presented the ancient drawings of this car to the Taiping Army, and then Yang Xiuqing handed it over to the Taiping Army's craftsman battalion to study, in order to capture Guilin, he decided to try to make a few cars to see the effect.

"I'm not talented, I cracked this picture. The craftsmen have just finished four of them, and they will be able to use them tomorrow night. "Feng Yunshan's son Feng Ruike is extremely fond of handicrafts, although he is only twelve years old, and his skills in ironmaking and carpentry still need to be honed, but his ability to read drawings is very strong, as long as there are drawings, he can basically imitate them, he is a genius craftsman, and he is currently working in the craftsmen's camp.

"You have a good son." Yang Xiuqing knew his son's situation and sighed.

"It's a pity that he can't go to the battlefield and can't kill the enemy for heaven." Feng Yunshan still feels a little regretful, his son is a crooked talent, he doesn't like to dance knives and guns, and he doesn't like poetry and songs, he is silent all day long like a little old man, and he doesn't like to socialize. In this life, I am afraid that I can only be a craftsman, and I will not be able to ascend to the hall of elegance, and I will not be able to make contributions to the battlefield.

After all the battle arrangements were arranged at the meeting, whether Guilin City could be defeated and Yang Xiaoshan rescued would depend on the battle tomorrow night.

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The day soon came, and on the night of the third watch, the Taiping army launched a general attack on the city of Guilin.

After several rounds of shelling, Yang Xiuqing ordered Qin Rigang to detonate explosives and blow open the Wenchang Gate.

The bomb ignited, with a loud and earth-shattering sound. Xiao Chaogui led the Taiping soldiers to shout and rushed to the site of the detonation, but when he approached, he was dumbfounded.

"Didn't the walls burst into the breaches? How can it be? What's going on with this Qin Rigang? Yang Xiuqing was also stunned when she received Xiao Chaogui's return.

"King Huidong, the foundation of this Guilin city wall is too deep, and it is all solid stone. Our explosives are too small to explode. After Qin Rigang asked, he replied.

The beginning of this battle was not smooth, Yang Xiuqing couldn't help frowning, and her heart began to feel unsteady.

"Get on the Lu bus! Make sure to succeed this time! Yang Xiuqing ordered, the focus of this attack is still Wenchangmen, led by Xiao Chaogui. Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng's troops had been unable to stop a large-scale attack because of the excessive siege and casualties this month, so Yang Xiuqing moved them to the rear to rest.

The four Lu buses were slowly pushed to the front of the battle with the high hopes of the kingdom of heaven. This Lu bus is all made of bamboo and wood, and the height is the same as the city wall. Approaching the city walls, soldiers could climb from the bottom of the car to the roof of the car and lay a ladder that could accommodate dozens of people to board the car and attack the level.

The Qing soldiers on the city wall held torches, and when they saw the huge black shadow of the Lu bus, they were really stunned, and they didn't know what kind of "monster" this was. He Chun and the general soldiers were a little worried when they saw it, and hurriedly shouted, "Go and ask the admiral!" Because he couldn't figure out what "secret weapon" the Taiping army used, he could only ask the old admiral to help.

This time, the Taiping army also came prepared, not only sent Lu Gongcha, but also carried explosives on the siege soldiers who boarded the car. As soon as he approached the city wall, he immediately threw the explosives in his hand into it, and the Qing soldiers defending the city scattered and fled. Seeing that the Taiping army will be able to successfully enter the city.

At the critical moment, Xiang Rong blocked the attack of the Taiping army, and he led the spear-carrying team to block the battlements into the city first. Later, he observed the bamboo and wood structure of the Lu bus, and immediately asked people to find a large number of fire pots and throw them into the car. Although the Lu bus was large, the wooden structure was very easy to catch fire, and when it was smashed by so many fire pots, it suddenly burst into flames, and it didn't take long for the car to be burned.

Seeing that the city wall could not be blown up, and the Lu bus was destroyed again, Yang Xiuqing closed his eyes and felt disappointed in his heart. Even if he was arrogant and unwilling to admit defeat easily, at this time he knew that it was difficult for the Taiping army to win under the city of Guilin.

"Send a signal to the King of the West to retreat." Yang Xiuqing lowered his head helplessly, and finally gave the order to retreat.

"Don't stop the artillery of Xiangshan, continue to bombard Guilin, let them think that we will attack the city. Shi Da was ordered to open out of Miaotouwei and go to Huangtang to garrison and cover the army to go to Quanzhou. Yang Xiuqing gave several orders in a row, all of which had been planned a long time ago.

After the order, Yang Xiuqing walked out of the camp gate, glanced at Guilin City again, and was still extremely sad in his heart, and muttered: "Xiaoshan, my father has done his best, I hope you won't be too painful when you go." Yang Xiuqing knew that the Taiping Army was tantamount to sentencing Yang Xiaoshan to death, and he had no hope of living.

"Husband!" Dongwang Niang, Yang Xiuqing's wife Yang suddenly came.

"Why are you here? This is a barracks, how bad it is for people to see! Yang Xiuqing complained.

"Didn't I come for Qiaomei, these days she goes to my side to cry and save Xiaoshan. I know you don't like your family in the barracks, but I'm here for our children. Yang explained.

"Didn't I let you hide it from Qiao Mei, how did she know?" Yang Xiuqing frowned and said unhappily.

"I could hide it before, but after the hill went up to the city wall, so many people saw it, how could I hide it? Lord, can Xiaoshan's child be saved? Yang still asked.

"I have already given the order to transfer, and whether Xiaoshan can survive or not depends on his own creation. Hello, comfort Qiaomei, let her not be too sad, how can there be immortals in war. "Yang Xiuqing's meaning is already obvious, Yang Xiaoshan is probably more than lucky.

"Lord Wang。。。。。。" Yang wanted to say something more.

"Well, don't talk about it, this king has done his best. Go back, this is where you shouldn't be! Yang Xiuqing attaches great importance to military discipline, and he has made an exception, you must know that except for a few princes, other husbands and wives can't see each other, so he never lets his wife come over in public. While he has privileges, he also has to take into account the feelings of others.

Yang knew his temper and had no choice but to leave.

Because of the arrangements in advance, the army moved quickly, and as soon as the morning dawned, the defenders of Guilin found that the Taiping army outside the city had disappeared.

Luo Xuan walked in the middle of the team with a heavy heart, losing a good brother like Yang Xiaoshan, he couldn't lift his spirits, and the whole person was wilted.

"Marshal Luo, someone is looking for you, I brought him over!" A pro-soldier approached.

Luo Xuan looked up and saw the person who came and said in surprise: "Little mute, why are you here?" ”