The reason why Du Xing'a screamed in silence was that after the main force of the Taiping Army's naval division sailed out of the lake, it did not kill in the direction of the Bali River in the northeast, but turned to the west and took the main channel south of Zhangjiazhou to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info target, it's not clear for the time being, it may be the Jiujiang North Gate Wharf that has lost the protection of the water division, or it may be the Wu Army Water Division Wang Fu stationed in Shanjiazhou.

Wei Jun's hand not only shocked Du Xing'a, but also caught Zuo Zongtang, who claimed to be Zhuge Kongming, off guard, and heard that the main force of the Taiping Army's naval division was advancing westward, Zuo Zongtang's first reaction was that the Taiping Army had to come to fight Jiujiang? After pondering the comparison of land forces for a while, Zuo Zongtang suddenly woke up - the Taiping Army's sailors were stupid to come to fight Jiujiang Jiancheng, which was dominated by Cao Yanzhong's corps, and there was only one purpose for the westward advance, that is, the weak Wu Army's sailor Wang Fubu!

"Immediately light the beacon, warn Wang Fu, and tell his warship to leave the port immediately to prepare for war! The hull of the Loyalty and Renyi is too big, and it is difficult to leave the port, and if you don't prepare early, you will definitely suffer a big loss! ”

Or asked Yang Wending to send someone to hurriedly send out a warning signal, so that Wang Fu knew that the enemy ship was coming, Zuo Zongtang made up his mind to study the purpose of the Taiping Army's move, and how to deal with the Taiping Army's action. However, it's okay not to think about it, after careful consideration, Zuo Zongtang's brows quickly furrowed, because Zuo Zongtang found that the Taiping Army's hand was too ruthless, and it was completely aimed at the weakness of the Qing Army's sailors to fight to the death!

Shan Jiazhou is just a temporary naval division station that is convenient for attacking, and there are not enough strong batteries to protect the camp of the Wu army's naval division, in the face of the large-scale attack of the Taiping army's naval division, the Wu army's naval division is not looking for death, the hull is too large and cumbersome The Loyalty and Renyi are parked in the harbor, which is purely a live target for the Taiping army's naval artillery, and once the sampan to protect the main warship is pinned down or consumed by the Taiping army's boats, the Taiping army does not need to open fire. Just by sending a small boat, you can use rocket cans to burn the Loyalty and Renyi into two big fires! Defending it will be defeated, and only by going out of the port to face the battle is the only chance of the Wu army's naval division.

Then, the fatal problem came, the Wu Army Naval Division, which had only three battalions of troops, was weak, and after leaving the port to meet the battle, it was still definitely not the main opponent of the Taiping Army's Naval Division with the help of steam gunboats, and there were only two options left, one was to quickly flee back to Tianjia Town to seek friendly protection, and the other was to ask for help from Du Xing'a, who had to run to the Bali River to station, and let Du Xing'a come back with the main force of the Sailor Division to rescue. And no matter which choice the Wu army makes, the result will only be beneficial to the Taiping army, and at the same time, it will also force the Qing army's sailors into a desperate situation.

If the Wu Army Naval Division chooses to withdraw to Tianjia Town, then good, Du Xing'a is isolated in the Bali River, and it is impossible to be the opponent of the Taiping Army Naval Division, and the Taiping Army Naval Division does not need to storm the Bali River, but only needs to sit and defend with peace of mind, and can wait until Du Xing'a is forced to abandon the Bali River to take the opportunity to pursue, or wait until the main force of the Wu Army Naval Division is forced to come in to meet the retreat of Du Xing'a.

The choice to ask for help from Duxing'a was even worse, sending a small fleet to rescue Wang Fu was useless, and he was sent to death in vain, and the aid of the Taiping Army was just a chance for the Taiping Army Naval Division to launch a decisive battle, and in the absence of shore artillery cover, even with the help of Wang Fu's fleet, the Qing Army's Naval Division still had little certainty of victory. At the same time, considering the long distance between the Bali River and Danjiazhou, and the speed of the ship going against the current, the Taiping Army Naval Division fought a time difference, first killed or severely damaged the Wu Army Naval Division, and then went back to clean up the Duxing A Naval Division, which was definitely not without hope.

"Duxing, your stubbornness is really a cheat, and there are also masters over there."

scolded Du Xing'a's stubborn disobedience, and sighed that the generals of the Taiping Army were really not simple, Zuo Zongtang then made up his mind to calculate how to choose to minimize the loss, but the lesser of two evils, Zuo Zongtang quickly made up his mind and instructed Yang Wending: "Lord Yang, immediately send a clipper to Wang Fu and Du Xing'a to send advice, asking Wang Fu not to fight with Changmao, and immediately withdraw to Tianjia Town to preserve his strength." Tell Du Xing'a to stand still, and let the sailors leave the cover of the shore artillery no matter what happens. ”

"Wang Fu retreated? Duxinga does not move? Yang Wending was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Mr. Ji Gao, Wang Fu has withdrawn, so isn't Du Xing'a completely isolated?" ”

"It's better to be completely isolated than to be annihilated by the long hair!"

Zuo Zongtang replied angrily: "Duxing's dispatch of troops at this time is just to give Changmao a chance to fight a decisive battle, we don't have a steamer for Changmao here in Jiujiang, and we don't have a big grasp of launching a decisive battle." Only by letting Wang Fu withdraw first, telling Du Xing'a to stand still, and then either find an opportunity to retreat, or wait for Wu Chaoyue to personally lead the army to come to the aid and join forces to resist the enemy, we can be sure! ”

Yang Wending came to his senses, so he hurriedly sent a clipper to send advice to Wang Fu and Du Xing'a respectively, Zuo Zongtang's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth, "The problem on Wang Fu's side shouldn't be big, the big problem is on Du Xing'a, if this Wang Balamb makes another mistake this time, the next battle will be difficult to fight." ”

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It was not bad for Zuo Zongtang and the Qing army, although some people suggested that Du Xing'a immediately make a big move, go east to pursue the Taiping Army Naval Division, and cooperate with the Wu Army's Naval Division to attack Duxing'a before and after, but Du Xing'a still sensibly rejected this suggestion, and only ordered the Hubei Naval Division to prepare for the attack, but did not immediately send troops.

But it's a pity that Du Xing'a's move is not to close the camp for self-protection, but because the Taiping Army Naval Division has not gone far, Du Xing'a attacked at this time, and the Taiping Army Naval Division turned around, and Du Xing'a was in danger of fighting alone. While preparing to attack, Du Xing'a also sent a clipper to give Wang Fu an order, asking Wang Fu to meet the Taiping army with all his strength, waiting for his main force to rescue, and planning to join forces with Wang Fu to fight a decisive battle with the Taiping army......

"If the long-haired sailor really goes to find Wang Fu's trouble, it is best to force Wang Fu to help me fight this decisive battle, this official will not believe it, just three steamships, can really cross the Jiujiang invincible?!" This is Du Xing's heart's plan.

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The dilemma was pushed to the front of Wang Fu, the commander of the Wu Army's naval division, and after receiving the warning signal from the beacon tower, Wang Fu led the whole army out of the port as soon as possible, ready for battle, and did not give the Taiping army any preparation to block the Loyalty and Renyi on the dock. However, soon, Du Xing'a and Yang Wending's diametrically opposed orders were sent to Wang Fu one after another, forcing Wang Fu to make the opposite choice of facing the battle or retreating.

"What to do? Withdraw or fight? ”

Cold sweat appeared on Wang Fu's forehead, and after relying on a certain amount of luck to sit on the chief general of the Wu Army's water division, Wang Fu, who was originally just a small sentinel, relied on his own efforts and desperate study, but gradually sat in a stable position, and gradually gained the trust of the water division soldiers and Wu Chaoyue, but the not too high talent and poor foundation limited Wang Fu's growth rate, resulting in Wang Fu was still just an obedient and brave general, not a handsome talent who could make decisions immediately. So at the critical moment of whether to fight or retreat, Wang Fu completely hesitated, completely not knowing what to do, should he leave his allies and retreat alone? Or will you cooperate with friendly forces to fight a decisive battle that is not very certain?

"General, is it to fight or to withdraw? You've got an idea! ”

"It's a southeast wind right now, and it's not good for us, it's good for Long Hair! It won't be long before the long hair will be killed! If you want to withdraw, there is enough time to turn around now, and if you want to fight, you should immediately arrange the battle formation, otherwise I am afraid it will be too late! ”

In the end, when he vaguely heard the whistle of the Taiping Army's steam gunboat, Wang Fu suddenly remembered an order given to him by Wu Chaoyue - even if he was charged with escaping from the battle, he should also bring the Loyalty and Brave back to Tianjia Town!

"Raise the flag, turn around and retreat! All withdraw to Tianjia Town! ”

Wang Fu's timely decision saved the three battalions of the Wu Army's water division, and when the Wu army's water division had just turned around, the Taiping Army's water division had already appeared in the field of vision of the Wu army's water division, and it was in a battle formation to kill directly, three steam gunboats were prominent in the center, and the towing boats were then lined up, and the muzzles of hundreds of black holes were aimed at the Wu army's sailor fleet, and the two wings were the Taiping army's sampan fleet, charging forward in a 'W' shape.

Under such circumstances, if the Wu army's naval division did not turn around, or put on a battle formation with the side of the ship facing the enemy, then needless to say, it would definitely be outflanked by the frontal artillery fire of the Taiping army, and the sampans on both flanks would be forced to fight a decisive battle with a small number of enemies.

It was also thanks to the fact that the Wu army's fleet had already turned around, so Wang Fu could immediately order the whole army to retreat and evacuate the battlefield as quickly as possible. As a result, at this time, the speed advantage of the Taiping army's steam gunboats was also immediately reflected, in the same downwind and against the current, the Taiping army's steam gunboats still easily caught up with the Wu army's fleet, and the six bow guns fired one after another, beating the Wu army's sampan fleet behind the palace to the mast's broken gunwald, and the casualties continued, and the Wu army's sampan had no power to fight back, and could only rely entirely on the stern guns of the Loyalty and Renyi to cover, and the situation was very embarrassing.

Then, in the case of the absolute advantage of ship speed, the steam fleet of the Taiping army also calmly detoured back to the flank of the Wu army's fleet, and then easily detoured back to the front of the Wu army's fleet, during which it continued to bombard the Wu army's fleet with artillery fire, and continued to cause casualties to the Wu army's officers and soldiers. On the contrary, the oversized Loyalty and Renyi suffered no less than 20 cannons together, one of which directly blasted into the second deck of the Loyalty through the muzzle, killing several Wu Junsailor gunners who were returning fire, and directly ignited some gunpowder in the cabin, almost inflicting fatal damage on the Loyalty.

It was also thanks to the fact that the Wu Army's naval division retreated quickly and resolutely, and always kept a certain distance from the Taiping Army's sailing fleet, and did not give the main force of the Taiping Army a chance to engage and encircle, otherwise, the Wu Army's naval division would have suffered a crushing defeat if it was not completely annihilated. But even if it was only against the three steam gunboats of the Taiping army alone, the Wu army's sailors still paid a very heavy price, the Loyalty and Renyi were both damaged, thirteen military sampans were sunk, and the other wounded sampans and the Wu army's sailors who fell into the water were even more numerous. During this period, the officers and men of the Wu Army manipulated the sampan boat with red eyes several times to launch a suicidal charge, in a vain attempt to rush to the side of the Taiping army's steam gunboat and set fire to the ship, but the Taiping army's steam gunboat was easily thrown off with an acceleration, and the huge waves set off by the displacement of 600 tons also overturned the two sampans of the Wu army.

After fleeing from Shanjiazhou to Chengzi Town, the Wu fleet barely got rid of the entanglement of the Taiping army's steam gunboats -- it was not because of speed that they could get rid of it, but because the Taiping army did not know why they raised the flag and took the initiative to withdraw the steam gunboats. After breathing a sigh of relief, Wang Fu hurriedly ordered the whole army to continue to accelerate the retreat, taking advantage of the southeast wind at the turn of spring and summer to flee for his life, but fleeing, Wang Fu's face suddenly changed, and he suddenly remembered a fatal question!

"Oops! I forgot to send someone to inform the military gate that I had withdrawn! ”

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It's really bad, I don't know that the Wu Army's sailors have been very unrighteous and have slipped away in advance, and they are not convinced that they were looked down upon by Hua Shana and Wu Chaoyue, and categorically ignored Zuo Zongtang's suggestions through Yang Wending, and confirmed through scout reconnaissance that after the Taiping Army's Sailors directly crossed the Jiujiang River and continued to drive upstream, Du Xing'a had already ordered the Qing Army's Sailors to go out and personally lead the east to cooperate with the Wu Army's Sailors, and also took the southern channel of Zhangjiazhou, which was open and easy to navigate.

Worse is still to come, because the Taiping Navy Division sent out to blockade the river, the scout clippers of Du Xing'a's department could not get close to the battlefield for detailed reconnaissance, and failed to discover the escape of the Wu Army's Naval Division in time, and it was not until the main force of the Hubei Naval Division crossed the Jiujiang River that Duxing'a received the news that the Wu Army's Naval Division had been defeated.

"Already running? Was it beaten away by the long-haired sailors, or did they run away on their own initiative? ”

When he opened his mouth, Du Xing'a was still concerned about whether Wu Jun ran away with righteousness, or was forced to flee because he couldn't fight. However, the subordinates next to him came to their senses first, and hurriedly said: "Dujunmen, Wang Fu has withdrawn, should we also withdraw quickly?" Otherwise, how can we parry the long hair and turn its head? ”

Hearing this, Duxing Acai, who had just woken up from a dream, finally came back to his senses and hurriedly ordered the whole army to turn around and withdraw to the Balijiang garrison by the same route. However, it was too late at this time, and the reason why the Taiping army gave up pursuing the Wu army fleet was that it was discovered that Du Xing's troops were pouring out of the nest, and Wei Juncai decisively ordered a U-turn to clean up and it was easier to deal with Du Xing'a, and when the Duxing A army turned around, the Taiping army's sailors had already returned to the division and crossed Shanjiazhou.

There was another opportunity, when the fleet turned around, Vice Admiral Bao Chao took a small boat to Duxing's flagship and suggested: "Dujunmen, since Wang Fu and they have withdrawn first, then we can't go back to Balijiang, we can only go back to Jiujiang, go there to seek cover from shore artillery, stay up until Changmao retreats, and then withdraw to Balijiang." ”

Du Xing'a hesitated for a moment and asked, "What about the camp in Balijiang?" The number of shore artillery in Jiujiang is not large, and it is impossible to cover too many numbers, and the long hair is bombarded with concentrated firepower, so we are not suffering heavy losses? ”

"At this time, what more camp do you need?" Bao Chao stomped his feet and said hurriedly: "On the other side of the Bali River, tell the brothers to destroy the gunpowder and artillery, and retreat to Xiaochikou by land!" Longhair stormed us, then we will destroy the ship and land, save the sailors, and the warships and artillery in Hubei will be as many as there are! If the ship is gone, it can be rebuilt, and the soldiers who can drive the warship to fight are gone, and they will not be able to train for a while! ”

Du Xing'a hesitated, and only said after a while: "You go back to your ship first, and then watch me act under the banner!" ”

"Obey!" Bao Chao hugged his fists and took the order, and said: "Dujunmen, please, the lives of the seven thousand sailors are in your hands!" ”

Bao Chao left, and the Hubei Navy Division also began to retreat with all its might, but Du Xing'a also hesitated even more, Du Xing'a knew that because he had evacuated the Jiujiang shore artillery, the number of shore guns on the Jiujiang side was seriously insufficient, and the sailors withdrew there to seek protection, and the warship was destined to be difficult to protect, and destroying the ship and escaping was almost the only option.

Du Xing'a also knew that it was nothing to lose all the warships, and the new ships in the Hubei shipyard had long been unable to be parked, and they had long been forced to park in the open air.

But Du Xing'a knew that the current passive situation was completely caused by his own disobedience to commands, and he destroyed the warship and fled back to Hubei with his soldiers, even if the good old man Hua Shana and Wu Chaoyue, who had a good relationship, didn't say anything, he would no longer have the face to see his colleagues and comrades......

The pride of the soldiers, the painful torture of guilt, made Du Xing'a make an astonishing decision, ordered the Hubei Navy Division to drive on the south bank, and after arriving outside the north gate of Jiujiang City, Du Xing'a suddenly ordered to play the flag, let the whole army turn around and arrange the battle formation, ready to meet the main force of the Taiping Army Naval Division that had appeared in the field of vision!

Seeing the banner of Duxing'a's flagship, Bao Chao, who was distraught, hurriedly came to the flagship again, and yelled at Duxing'a with red eyes: "Dujunmen, what are you crazy about?" Why didn't you give the order to land, why do you have to fight with Longhair, we have beaten Longhair? ”

"Of course I know I can't beat Long Hair!" Du Xing'a didn't care about Bao Chao's rudeness, but just pointed to the Taiping Army sailors who were galloping and said, "Do you see it?" Longhair is already so close, and we still have to pay a heavy price when we land on the shore, the soldiers are still killed and wounded, and many ships still have to be captured by Longhair! ”

Speaking of this, Du Xing'a suddenly raised his voice, raised his head and said: "Since it is destined to suffer a big defeat, it is better to fight with Changmao to lose both!" Fight out a long hair, Wu Futai will have less pressure in the future, and if you knock out a long-haired boat, Wu Futai will be able to face one less enemy ship in the future! ”

After saying solemnly, Du Xing'a turned his head a little and said, "This place is close to the shore, and after falling into the water, the brothers still have the opportunity to go ashore and escape. ”

Bao Chao was silent, and only after a while did he salute Du Xing'a, disembarked without saying a word, and returned to his own ship to prepare for the battle. Du Xing Ah shouted loudly again: "Order all ships, long hair is coming, all rush up for me, how many long hair can be killed!" Focus on me dealing with the hairy steamer, even if you kill one! ”

After the roar, Du Xing'a grabbed a personal soldier with his hand and shouted: "Go and tell Yang Wending, after the war starts, leave us alone, shell the battlefield with all your might, and fight without distinction between the enemy and me!" How hard you can fight, how hard you can fight, you must not be soft! ”

After drinking, when the soldiers led the order to leave, Du Xing's eyes couldn't help but flicker......

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After the war, Du Xing'a, who was covered in blood, was carried up to the south bank of the Yangtze River by his own soldiers, and the tears that had accumulated for a long time flowed on Du Xing's face with the blood river, and he moaned unwillingly, "Why can't you catch up?" Why can't my ship catch up with the hairy steamer? With so many brothers sacrificed, why can't even a hairy steamer sink? Why can't my flagship catch up with the hairy steamer? (To be continued.) )