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Rain cats and dogs. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Yantang ten miles northeast of Guangzhou.

Feng Yunshan was dressed in a cloak and wearing a cloak, looking at the vague hill two or three miles to the west, frowning, and asking, "This lion hill hasn't been taken yet?" ”

Several people behind him looked at each other, and one of them took two steps forward and said loudly: "Holy King, the Qing Demon has set up a large powder magazine on the hill, and after the Heaven and Earth Society rebels raise their troops, most of the gunpowder will not have time to be transported away. However, there were 700 Manchu banner soldiers stationed on the mountain, and two passes were set up, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Qing demon defended according to the danger, and relied on the sharp firearms, and the rebels also attacked more than ten times, but none of them attacked the mountain. ”

The person who replied was Luo Xuan, who tightened the clothes on his body, and continued: "However, the luck of the seven hundred Qing Demons on the mountain has come to an end!" Today, there was a sudden heavy rain, and more than half of the Qing Demon Firearms were ineffective, and Luo had already sent Chen Tianshi to lead three thousand holy soldiers up the mountain to attack an hour ago, and there should be results soon. ”

Feng Yunshan nodded, turned around and walked into the camp tent next to him. The few people who followed behind him were Luo Xuan, Zuo Zongtang, Chen Yucheng, Liu Shengbang, Bai Huihuai, Xu Xiangguang, and Cui Datong.

Motioning for everyone to sit down, Feng Yunshan asked, "Ji Gao, it has always been you who has planned to capture Guangzhou. What is the situation today, you can tell everyone. ”

"Holy King, Zuo will talk about the external situation first. According to the urgent report from Chenzhou two days ago: the Taiping army in the north left Yiyang, had captured Yuezhou City, collected tens of thousands of people, captured a large number of ships, formed a powerful naval division, and went all the way to the north, depending on the situation to attack Wuchang City. As soon as Zuo Zongtang talked about the military situation, the whole person's momentum changed, and he talked eloquently: "Originally, I listened to the detailed report, and the Qing Demon had the movement of gathering Hengzhou Mansion to prepare to send troops to Yongzhou. Now that the Taiping army is attacking Wuchang, where the Huguang Governor's Office is located, the Qing Demon has to be saved. Zuo guessed that the pressure on the Yongzhou Mansion of my Holy Army would be reduced a lot, but he still had to be careful to beware of the Qing Demon counterattack. ”

"As for the situation of attacking the Guangzhou Mansion, since the end of October, our Holy Army soldiers have divided into two routes and marched into the Guangzhou Mansion. The Holy King, together with Lin Command, led the original 25,000 holy troops, plus more than 10,000 Tiandihui congregations led by Huang Dingfeng and Liang Peiyou, who later met in Wuzhou, totaling 35,000 people, set out from Wuzhou, captured the entire territory of Zhaoqing Prefecture in early November, and arrived outside Guangzhou three days earlier. ”

"The other route led more than 20,000 soldiers of the Holy Army to Luo Jiandian, and captured Qingyuan in mid-October, down the Beijiang River, all the way to capture Hua County, and then landed from Hua County, bypassed Guangzhou City, and occupied several Qing demon forts and garrison barracks in the far suburbs of Guangzhou City. In the past two days, Chen Yucheng led 5,000 holy troops and cooperated with the righteous army led by He Lu and Lu Shunde to annihilate all the regimental exercises that came to the rescue around Guangzhou Prefecture. Holy King, it's time to launch an all-out assault on the city of Guangzhou! Zuo Zongtang's eyes lit up and said excitedly.

In addition, Chen Yucheng led 5,000 holy troops and Liang Peiyou led 4,000 boat troops, together with more than 30,000 He Luyi troops, who were originally natives of Dongguan, marched along the waterway of the Pearl River and marched southward, preparing to occupy the entire territory of Dongguan County. According to the arrangement of the Holy King a few days ago, the focus is on the Humen at the mouth of the Pearl River. There is the residence of the Admiralty of the Qing Demon, and there are also some Qing Demon Sailors, there are more than ten shallow water ships, as well as more than 20 batteries in Humen and Nansha on the other side, more than 100 gun positions, the geographical location is very important, it is the throat of the Qing Demon Sailor and foreigners entering the inland river, and it must be captured. ”

"Good!" Feng Yunshan just wanted to say that he would start attacking the city, and with a bang, the camp tent was suddenly completely opened by a huge wind. Everyone hurriedly looked for a coat to put on, but they were still drenched in the rain.

This fierce southeast wind, which had been blowing since the morning, was now almost noon, and even more violent. And with the torrential downpour, isn't this a typhoon in the future? Feng Yunshan's eyes lit up.

The torrential rain brought by typhoons is not only heavy, but also usually more than two or three days. Guangzhou City is located in the lower reaches of the three rivers of the Xijiang River, the Beijiang River and the Dongjiang River, the terrain is low-lying, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, every rainstorm must be serious water accumulation in the city. The water in the city, although it will trouble the people, but it is easy to trouble the Qing Demon, especially the deployment of the Qing Demon troops and the transportation of various city defense materials, the most important thing is that the downpour will cause the defensive ability of the Qing Demon on the city wall to be greatly weakened. Even if the Holy Army's movements and attacks were greatly affected, it was the most favorable time to attack the city.

"Ji Gao, you ask a few local villagers to ask about the weather. If this heavy rain can continue for two days, then seize the opportunity to prepare today, and start the siege tonight when the storm is at its highest. Feng Yunshan commanded, suddenly remembered something again, and said: "Let He Lu and Lu Shunde divide some rebels from their side to assist Tan Shaoguang in guarding the Haoliede Fort, and the rest will go to Guangzhou City to assist in the siege!" ”

"Send people to contact Chen Kai, Li Wenmao, Chen Xianliang, Lin Xunlong and other rebels who retreated in the area of Foling, Yaotai, Xicun and Sanyuanli, and let them cooperate with the holy army tonight and fight hard to attack the city!"

Zuo Zongtang hurriedly responded.

Feng Yunshan glanced at Xu Xiangguang inadvertently, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Xu, you are a native of Guangzhou City, and you have lived in the city for many years, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Xu Xiangguang, who had been ignored by everyone, stood up and returned respectfully: "Holy King, the walls of Guangzhou are high and thick, and it is not easy to attack. It has been pouring rain for some time now, and at this rate, the river will swell before the evening, both inside and outside the city. Xu Mou has an idea, it is better to use the boat bandits, no, the tall wooden boat in the boat army as the pedal, install a ladder similar to a ladder on the boat, take advantage of the rising water, use the wooden boat to approach the city wall, with the height of the wooden boat, the holy army soldiers only need to climb a short ladder to jump on the city. It's just that the wooden boat is most afraid of fire attack, and if the Qing army in the city burns the ship with fire oil, it is troublesome! ”

"Mr. Xu's brilliant plan! Mr. Xu, you don't know that this ship has already been restructured, and it was originally intended to be used in the two water gates in the south of the city, but it is just right now. In addition, wooden boats are prone to fire, because heavy rain is not easy to catch fire, and it is even more difficult to ignite if a thick layer of soil can be laid on the deck of wooden boats. Zuo Zongtang said.

Xu Xiangguang was praised and very useful, and continued: "Mr. Zuo is thoughtful! Holy King, Xiangguang had previously agreed with the Xu family in the city that as soon as the Holy King's army arrived, he would send his soldiers to attack the city, but the time was undecided. Now that it is set for tonight, Xiangguang will wait for it to get dark, and use the lights outside the east gate to contact the family members in the city and cooperate with the siege. Xiangguang has already explained the secret code to his family, but there is no need to worry! ”

Feng Yunshan was overjoyed and praised: "If the Xu family can really help break through the city gate, this king will give Xiangguang a great credit!" ”

The crowd ran into a low hut next to them to take shelter from the rain. At this moment, several fast horses came running in the rain, and three messengers came with good news: Lion Gang had been conquered by the Holy Army. The large powder magazine set up by the Qing Demon on the Lion Gang was also captured by the Holy Army.

Luo Xuan asked Feng Yunshan, how to deal with the 700 Manchu banner soldiers on Lion Gang, in addition to the 300 killed in battle, and 400 wounded and captured?

Feng Yunshan said with a smile: "Brother Luo, anyway, the head of the Qing Demon will definitely say that all the good men of the Manchu banner soldiers died in battle." Then we'll let the remaining 400 bannermen die in battle. ”

Luo Outline understood.

The hearts of everyone were also tight, and the Holy King was becoming more and more powerful. A casual sentence decided the fate of 400 people. However, for the banner people, thinking about what they did in Guangzhou two hundred years ago, I don't pity them.

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