The sound of gunfire was as dense as bursting beans, the sound of explosions came and went, the sound of artillery inside and outside the city was even more continuous, the shouts and roars of the miscellaneous soldiers, the screams of the dying and the dying cries for help, and the fierce battle on the Jiujiang battlefield still continued. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although the Qing Army's naval division on the river successfully dispersed the Taiping Army's troop fleet, in front of Wei Junbu, the Taiping Army's naval division, which quickly returned to the division, the Qing Army's naval division quickly fell to the downside, and was beaten to the point that it had no power to fight back, and was forced to flee downstream, and was gradually driven into the narrow river north of Meijiazhou by the Taiping Army's naval division. If the situation continues like this, the Qing army naval division will basically have only two choices, one is to follow the example of the Hunan army naval division that was completely disabled, destroy the ship and land to flee for their lives, and the other is to flee into Longgan Lake at the risk of being stranded and captured.

On the battlefield of the East Gate, the Hubei New Army encountered the most stubborn resistance since its formation, and was firmly blocked on the city wall by the Taiping Army, which fought to the death, and it was difficult to rush into the city to expand the position space, and it was difficult to parry the indiscriminate fire coverage of the Taiping Army's artillery.

The situation on this side of the South Gate battlefield is worse than that of the East Gate, even if the gunpowder of the Qing army exploded a big hole seven or eight feet wide on the wall of the South Gate, the Qing army could step on the ruins of the city wall and directly kill into the city, and the Taiping army street fortifications faced were far less than the Wu army entered the city through the city gate, but after all, the combat effectiveness of Hunan Chu Yong, who played the vanguard, was significantly inferior to that of the Hubei New Army, and the Taiping army had no way to retreat and fought against the water. On the contrary, they were killed and wounded by the red-eyed Taiping soldiers, and they were defeated and retreated.

In the end, he couldn't resist the crazy rush of the Taiping army, and Chu Yong, who was in the vanguard, finally retreated in defeat, and was expelled across the moat by the Taiping army that rushed out of the city like a duck. Fortunately, Zuo Zongtang had already arranged the order of attack, Chu Yong had just escaped across the river in defeat, and a battalion of Qing army green battalion soldiers immediately launched a charge, and at the same time, another battalion of Chu Yong entered the position left by the green battalion soldiers, so as to launch a charge at any time and not give the Taiping army a chance to breathe.

At this time, something happened that made the generals of the Qing army and Yang Wending and others dumbfounded, and it was also a thing that made the Taiping army laugh and rejoice - the green battalion soldiers who launched the second round of charging did not completely rush across the moat on the moat, and were directly killed and repelled by the Taiping army with a counter-charge, and even escaped from the moat with a rolling belt, and escaped everywhere in a blink of an eye. At this moment, Chu Yong, who was in charge of the third round of charge, had not yet had time to line up.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers of the Taiping Army of course laughed while hurrying to repair the gap, and their morale rose sharply. Wang Guocai was blushing with an old face, scolding the battalion officer Xu Yanyan who led the army to charge, and swore to make Xu Yanyan, who was embarrassed by himself, look good. Hu Linyi, who happened to be on the side, of course covered his mouth and snickered, and said to Wang Guocai at the end: "Brother Wang, if you don't do this, if you can really succeed in the southeast corner, let our Hunan army rush first, how about your second round?" ”

"Don't do it!" Wang Guocai categorically refused, and said: "The first rush over there is a chance for me to win by guessing boxing, and in the second round, ask me to give it to you, don't even think about it!" ”

"But what if you want to do this again?" Hu Linyi asked with a smile.

"If that's still the case, I'll lose my head to you as a night pot!" The kingdom answered categorically.

When the kingdom swore in front of Hu Linyi, Luo Xuan wiped a cold sweat in Jiujiang City and said secretly: "Fortunately, the Qing demon on this side of the South Gate is easy to deal with, if it is the demon soldiers who surpass the little demon who attack the gap in the South Gate, then we will be in big trouble." But that's not right, why did the Qing Demon send all the demon soldiers who surpassed the little demon to the East Gate battlefield? The Qing Demon Coach is so cunning, how could he make such a mistake? ”

Thinking about this, Luo Xuan suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly his face was as pale as paper again, and he secretly said in his heart: "No, is it ......?" ”

Luo Xuan guessed that it might be too late, the elite main force of the Taiping army had already been contained by the Wu army and the Qing army in the two battlefields of the east gate and due south, and there was no reliable reserve in the city to send, and in the tunnel dug urgently in the southeast corner, the fuse was also sizzling and screaming to pounce on the gunpowder. And in the darkness of the southeast corner, four battalions of Qing soldiers and horses were also waiting with bated breath for the results of the blasting.

It is worth mentioning that although the Hunan military camp team that won the second round of attack opportunities by guessing boxing, although it was made up of patchwork from the remnants of the Hunan army, it was all veterans and the most elite of the Hunan army, and the combat effectiveness was quite guaranteed, and every soldier was tied with a white cloth belt on his forehead, gritting his teeth and vowing to avenge his comrades and Zeng Guofan, and his fighting spirit was extremely strong. Li Xubin, who led the team, even pleaded with the generals of the kingdom who were lucky enough to win the first chance to win the first chance several times, and was willing to buy the opportunity to charge first with silver, but each time he was categorically rejected by the generals of the kingdom.

"Dog's, don't be ashamed, wait to be killed by the long hair!"

After staring at the green battalion soldiers in front of him viciously scolded these words, Li Xubin suddenly felt the ground jump, and then, an unheard explosion suddenly came from the city wall in the southeast corner of Jiujiang, even if they were separated by a few miles, Li Xubin and the soldiers of the Hunan army were still shocked to the point that their ears were numb, and their eardrums were buzzing.

The unheard-out violent explosions and loud noises startled the generals and soldiers of both sides of the war, and for a moment almost forgot that they had to continue fighting, and correspondingly, the violent shaking of the Jiujiang city wall, as well as the loud sound of broken masonry and earth and stone collapse, and the earth and stone powder soared into the sky. And after the smoke and dust gradually drifted away, the southeast corner of the most old Jiujiang city wall appeared a huge gap of sixty or seventy zhang! A gap that can never be patched in a short period of time!

Then, a mighty roar came into Li Xubin's ears, "Brothers, follow me!" Don't let people look down on us forever! If you have eggs, follow me! Kill! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

Amid the roars one after another, the five hundred Green Battalion soldiers who had already lit torches during the explosion charged and struck straight into the huge gap in the southeast corner of the Jiujiang River. Li Xubin and other Hunan soldiers in the back were all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred, and muttered sourly: "No matter how fast you rush, is it useless?" As far as the virtue of your green battalion soldiers is concerned, you can be killed by Long Hair in less than half an hour! Whether or not we can get into the city from here depends on us. ”

A miracle appeared, and the Hunan soldiers were speechless, and the green battalion soldiers whose combat effectiveness had been at the end of the crane seemed to have taken the wrong medicine this time, not only completely ignoring the powder kegs and bullets hurriedly thrown by the Taiping army, stepping on the ruins of the rugged and messy city wall and killing directly into the city, but also directly killing the Taiping army who hurried to plug the leak, just like a sharp knife, straight and directly stabbed into Jiujiang City, and directly killed the Taiping Army granary and ammunition depot that had been discovered in advance, and in a blink of an eye, it had gone deep into the interior of Jiujiang City.

"Why is the head work gone like this?!" Li Xubin yelled regretfully, and then shouted: "Brothers, follow me, kill to the south gate, and take our main force into the city!" Avenge the handsome! Kill! ”

The gap in the southeast corner was too big, and the blood-red Hunan army also easily entered Jiujiang City, killed to the south gate in accordance with the order specified in advance, and received the Qing army outside the south gate into the city. Liu Kun, who attacked in the third round, went to the east gate to receive the Wu army into the city, and finally the Chu Yong Huwei battalion, which lost the most thoroughly, entered the city under the leadership of Tian Xingshu, the number one fierce general under Xiao Qijiang, and followed the green battalion soldiers to the empty hinterland of Jiujiang City.

Four battalions of Qing soldiers bravely entered the city, and the stalemate situation that had begun to be beneficial to the Taiping army was also abruptly reversed, and the Taiping army, which was caught off guard, had no time to adjust its defenses and effectively intercept these four Qing commandos with different purposes. As a last resort, Luo Xuan could only hurriedly transfer the defenders of the west gate and the north gate back to the city - unfortunately, these two city gates face the river and Jingxing Lake at the door, and the defenders are weak, so no matter how much they are transferred, they will not play much role. At the same time, the Taiping army was even more panicked, and their morale was greatly reduced, and almost everyone couldn't help but have this thought in their hearts, "Jiujiang City, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it this time!" ”

On the contrary, seeing that the friendly army suddenly entered the interior of Jiujiang City, the morale of Wu Jun and Chu Yong, who were attacking the fortified fortifications, was greatly boosted, and the offensive between the struggles of the charge became more violent, killing the panicked Taiping army into defeat and retreat, quickly seizing the upper hand, and gradually establishing a victory.

Seeing such a picture from the height of the camp, Yang Wending of course laughed and danced excitedly, and Zuo Zongtang also smiled and nodded again and again, extremely satisfied with this situation. However, at this moment, Wang Guocai hurriedly ran to Yang Wending and Zuo Zongtang, and said loudly with black moles on his face: "Marshal, Mr. Ji Gao, the green battalion soldiers under the command of the last general lived up to their expectations and took the lead in breaking the situation in Jiujiang City. ”

"I saw it, I saw it." Yang Wending nodded with a smile and said, "General Wang, don't worry, the head work is definitely your green battalion, and no one can take it away." ”

Zuo Zongtang also smiled, and suddenly asked: "General Soldier Wang, the first to enter Jiujiang City was Bi Jinke and his battalion, right?" ”

"Huh? Mr. Ji Gao, how do you know? Remember I didn't tell you? ”

Wang Guocai asked with a surprised face, and Yang Wending also looked back at Zuo Zongtang in surprise, because Yang Wending knew that Zuo Zongtang only asked Wang Guocai to arrange a battalion to fight a assault, but he did not name anyone, let alone ask Wang Guocai to send the general to pick up this heavy burden.

"Nonsense, I don't know the situation of those battalions under you, except for Bijinko, who can fight so beautifully?" Zuo Zongtang scolded, and said with a sneer: "Strong soldiers under the command of weak generals, Mr. Wang, your luck is indeed good." But you're still knowledgeable, and it's rare to know that he can carry heavy burdens. ”

When Wang Guocai was embarrassed, Yang Wending also patted his forehead and said: "I think about it, I have an impression, I remember that Bi Jinke seems to be not very old, and the last time Changmao went out of the city to sneak attack the camp of the green battalion soldiers, it was his battalion that was responsible for killing and retreating." ”

"It is still the battalion with the best military discipline and the least opium smoking, and for so many days, it is the only battalion that has not had a fight and has not been sued by the people." (It is no exaggeration, historically, Bi Jinke's department was so hungry that they dug grass roots to satisfy their hunger and did not loot the people.) ）

Zuo Zongtang smiled again, and said to Yang Wending: "Yang Dashuai, if you still want to do anything in military affairs in the future, you might as well reuse this Bi Jinke." Your grandson-in-law has no eyes, and no one who has used it so much has not discovered it, and if you miss it again, it will be too tyrannical. ”

(Wu Chaoyue: ......, I don't have eyes and beads, but I haven't studied history well.) ）

When Zuo Zongtang, who was in a very good mood, recommended talents to Yang Wending, the situation on the battlefield in Jiujiang was even more unfavorable to the Taiping army, and the two battalions of the Qing army were rampaging in Jiujiang City. Two battalions and one battalion fought behind the Luo outline, and one battalion fought behind Lin Qirong, the main force of the Taiping army that was attacked by the enemy on the back was even more panicked and gradually unable to parry, while Wu Jun and Chu Yong took advantage of the situation to gradually enter the city, and at the same time, Liu Kunyi had also personally led the army into Jiujiang City, firmly guarding the gap in the southeast corner, and completely crushing the Taiping army's last hope of expelling the Qing army from the city.

The situation was so critical that he had no choice, so Luo Gang had no choice but to prepare to abandon the city, and sent a clipper to Hukou to ask for help, asking Qin Rigang to dispatch the main force of the water division to the north gate of Jiujiang to respond, preparing to transfer his family members first and then break through to Yangjiachang, where he crossed Poyang Lake to escape.

When the sky was about to dawn, Luo Gang's request for help was sent to Hukou, and the big problem was also put in front of Qin Rigang - although Wei Jun had already beaten the Qing army's sailors to the point that he had already risked fleeing to Longgan Lake, but after all, he had not been annihilated, and at the same time, the strongest Wu army's sailors had been hiding in Shanjiazhou and were ready to attack at any time.

Qin Rigang really wanted Luo Gang to lead the defeated troops to flee to Yangjiachang and then cross Poyang Lake to escape for his life, but if he did so, the main soldiers under Luo Gang and Lin Qirong had hope of escaping, but the nearly 10,000 women and children in Jiujiang City would never be able to do it, and they were destined to be slaughtered by the Qing army. So after thinking about it, Qin Rigang finally shouted: "The whole army is dispatched to Jiujiang to save people!" Give Wei Jun an order to go back to Jiujiang to save people! ”

"Jiujiang City should have given up a long time ago! Yang Xiuqing, this fiasco is your fault! These were the words that Qin Rigang then shouted in his heart.

After the news that the main force of the Taiping Army Naval Division was forced to dispatch was sent to Zuo Zongtang, the sky was already twilight, and the condescending could already directly see the general situation in Jiujiang City, and saw a large number of people gathered in the area of the north gate of Jiujiang from afar, Yang Wending suggested that the Wu Army Naval Division should be dispatched immediately to meet the battle, Zuo Zongtang shook his head and said: "Don't worry, wait for the long hair fleet to arrive, when the long hair in the city is vying to get on the boat and flee for their lives, the panic will definitely affect the long hair water division, and it will not be too late for Wang Fu to dispatch." If it's smooth, it won't waste much time. ”

After that, Zuo Zongtang, who was expected to break through the Jiujiang Taiping Army, sent someone to give an order to the green battalion soldiers stationed in Jiangjiawan, ordering them to stick to the camp, and the long-haired defeated army did not need to intercept it when passing through Jiangjiawan, but only closed the camp for self-protection, and then sent troops to pursue after the Taiping army's defeated brigade passed Jiangjiawan, and tried his best to prevent the Taiping army from boarding and crossing the river.

"Mr. Ji Gao, why don't you let the Jiangjiawan garrison go all out to intercept it? They are blocking in front, and we are chasing behind, just enough to make dumplings for the long-haired defeated soldiers? Yang Wending asked puzzled.

"Can you stop it? Wang Guocai's command is such a strong soldier as Bi Jinke. At that time, Long Hair rushed to kill with all his might in order to survive, and the waste in the Green Camp had to be trampled to death by themselves if they were not hacked to death. ”

Zuo Zongtang replied with a sneer, and said: "Since you can't stop it, then don't go to death in vain, let the long-haired brigade go over first, and then send troops to chase and kill, but you can pick a lot of cheap, and you can also kill a lot of people." ”

At this time, the Qing army has already entered the city in a big way, and the Wu army has also re-dredged the east gate and directly entered the city, the result is that Zuo Zongtang is very satisfied that in the absence of an order, Cao Yanzhong is very smart not to rush to grab the merit, and chose to leave a battalion outside the city to wait for his life, and at the same time withdraw the heavy casualties and exhausted Liu Mingchuan's troops, retaining the land blocking force for the Qing army, and also making Zuo Zongtang feel a lot less ****.

Even if the veteran soldiers and old soldiers continue to dilute and decline their combat effectiveness, they can hold out in Jiujiang for six years in history - although the opponent is Zeng who will not use his brain to fight, the quality and will of the Jiujiang Taiping Army are still worthy of praise, in the case that the Qing army has entered the city in a big way and even the Wu army has been killed, the Jiujiang Taiping Army is still working hard in large and small fortifications, gritting its teeth to block the Qing army's wave after wave of attacks, so that the Qing army also paid a heavy price in the street battle, and at the same time firmly held the northern part of Jiujiang, bought time for the family and children to retreat. Brave and good generals such as Liu Kunyi, Bi Jinke and Li Xubin were unable to quickly break through the interception of the Taiping army and rushed to the north of the city to kill.

The soldiers of the Taiping Army did not sacrifice in vain, when the sky was all bright, the main fleet of the Taiping Army's sailors finally appeared in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the panicked soldiers of the Taiping Army cheered loudly, Zuo Zongtang smiled and ordered to light the beacon, and ordered the Wu Army's sailors who had been waiting all night to dispatch, and then sat down and knocked Erlang's legs, yawned and said: "The victory is decided, if Wang Fu can't win this battle, then he should have no face to be the chief general of the sailor again." ”

"Raise the flag, all set sails, and go! Tell all the brothers that in this battle, you must beat the long hair and be afraid! Let Long Hair no longer dare to underestimate our Hubei Sailors! ”

This is the order of Wang Fu, the commander of the Wu Army's Naval Division, after seeing the signal of the beacon tower, but Wang Fu does not need to motivate morale, the officers and men of the Wu Army's Naval Division, who have been underestimated by the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army's Naval Division, have long been full of fire in their stomachs, and after more than a year of strict training, their combat effectiveness has long been extraordinary. Only then did they see the sortie flag of the Loyalty, and the large and small ships of the Wu Army's naval division immediately set sail together, methodically and successively offshore, lined up in a neat formation on the wide water surface of the Yangtze River, and rushed downstream like arrows off the string.

It was also like a divine soldier descending from heaven, and suddenly appeared in front of the main force of the Taiping Army's naval division that was letting the friendly troops of Jiujiang get on board. (To be continued.) )