Chapter 30: The Ambush in the River Valley (Part II)

The more than 800 Guangxi brothers led by Tan Shaoguang are not afraid of the shotguns in their hands, but love them like treasures. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAlthough these shotguns were all captured from the Qing army one after another, with Feng Shaoguang here, how could they be allowed to explode at will? Although Feng Shaoguang was not an expert in firearms, the general structure and principle of this ancient musket were still clear, so he organized craftsmen in Daozhou to improve it.

The main thing was that the sealing and heat dissipation of the breech barrel were properly handled. For some gaps, use lead water to hook the joints. A little paper was stuffed into the chamber, and a medicine thread about an inch long was inserted into the medicine door before loading. When the shotgun is in use, the fire is ignited with the medicine line, so that the fire is passed into the chamber, and the medicine is ignited and exploded. Hold the handle with your right hand when firing the gun, and cut the reaction force that pulls out and retreats when the bulletproof outlet is removed, so as not to hurt yourself and not take aim; The left hand out of the fire rope to shake the line of medicine, the fire from the medicine door into the chamber, the medicine exploded and the bullets were fired at the target. For the gunpowder to be filled, a mandatory provision was made to wrap the fixed amount with oiled paper in advance to reduce the possibility of exploding.

In this way, the improved shotgun not only greatly reduces the risk of exploding, but also improves the range and accuracy a lot. In addition, the old brothers of Guangxi in the Taiping Holy Army cherished the modified shotgun of the Holy King very much, and felt that the gunpowder was precious, so they were extremely serious in training. Therefore, the power of the shotguns on both sides cannot be compared.

The shotgunners of the Taiping Holy Army continued to fire in turn, reaping the lives of the shotgunners and gunners who had no cover on the official roads of the river valley. The guns and iron-cast artillery at the end of the line were supervised by Lu Qi, seizing the opportunity to continuously bombard the dense shotgunners on the side of the official road.

With the third round of artillery fire, the 20 iron-cast artillery pieces led by Lu Qi on the west bank and the 30 earthen cannons commanded by Chen Defeng, the mountain beam on the east bank, intertwined and bombarded the middle of the river valley in turn, and the fire was fierce.

The Qing army was miserable, the wooden frame of the fifteen sub-mother guns had been blown up six of them, and the gunners were no longer focused on firing the cannons, but skillfully dodging the cannons, but they still suffered heavy casualties and were too dense. If Admiral Liu Changqing hadn't been on the side to supervise the battle, the gunners would have abandoned the guns and fled.

Liu Changqing never expected that these Cantonese thieves had so many firearms, and their firepower was so fierce and sharp. In the deafening sound of artillery, his mind also stiffened, what should he do?

Taking advantage of the sparse artillery, through the smoke, Liu Changqing saw that his soldiers were in a low spirit, and he couldn't help but regret it secretly. Careless! Unexpectedly, the Cantonese thieves dared to take the initiative to ambush. Also, how did those detectives investigate, they should be beheaded for public display! At present, the thief's firearms are still superior to their own, and they can no longer stay in this unfavorable situation, so they can withdraw first, and wait for the general army of Nasun to arrive, and then work together to attack Daozhou.

After making up his mind, Liu Changqing no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the forward battalion to be responsible for the break, and the whole army retreated north in the direction of Yongzhou. Unexpectedly, as soon as the military order was issued, the rear camp detective came to report that the exit road on the north side of the river valley had been blocked by the thief army giant tree and was impassable.

When Liu Changqing heard this, he was so angry that his throat was sweet, and he almost spit out a mouthful of angry blood. He drew his sword and stabbed the abominable detective to death, and the anger in his heart eased slightly. The forward battalion was hurriedly ordered to open the way, and after the rear battalion was cut off, the whole army quickly rushed out of the river valley.

It's just that on a long and narrow front, with thousands of people in the melee, how can the command be so smooth?

The forward battalion is a group of local soldiers who are used to being lazy on weekdays in Yongzhou Mansion, how have they ever seen such a scene? In the sound of gunfire, people kept falling down, and the local soldiers who wanted to be soldiers to eat had long wanted to run far away and never want to be soldiers again for the rest of their lives. As soon as he heard the order of the Shangguan to rush out of the river valley, he scattered in a hurry, throwing green flags, shotguns, brand knives, victorious hats, fire pots, etc., to the ground, and ran away.

Seeing that the Qing army was about to run, Lin Fengxiang ordered the drummer beside him to beat the big drum, and with a fierce drumbeat, dozens of gongs also sounded rapidly. Lin Fengxiang pulled out his card knife and shouted: "Brothers of the Holy Army, follow me and kill the demons!" ”

More than 3,000 sword and spearmen drew their swords and spears one after another, jumped up, and shouted in unison: "Kill the demons!" "Then he rushed out of the woods like a tiger and killed the Qing army!

The shotgunners also followed behind the spearmen, and shot at the Qing army like a needle.

The gunners and gun-bearers in the back stopped firing, leaving a small number of brothers to look after the firearms, while the rest followed and rushed down the hill with spears in hand.

Liu Changqing saw that the main force of the Taiping army had been killed, so he had to order the Qing army to line up to resist, with the sword and shield hands in front, the spearmen in the middle, and the shotgunners in the back, facing the Taiping army on the west side of the official road, and fighting and retreating. I have to say that Liu Changqing still has a hand in the battle formation. Blame it, he encountered a team of monster-like opponents.

The Qing army was struggling to resist the Taiping Holy Army rushing from the west, only to hear the sound of "bang" and "bang" of Xiaoshui behind them, and a general couldn't help but turn his head to look, and was suddenly dumbfounded.

I saw countless wet figures, coming out of the river, carrying card knives and long hair, and killing them. It turned out that these more than 1,400 soldiers of the Holy Army were the unexpected surprises prepared by Li Kaifang for the Qing army! At the beginning, Li Kaifang was also taken aback by the suggestion made by the Holy King, it turned out that the special forces operations that the Holy King sometimes occasionally mentioned were similar to this way.

Earlier, when Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, and Su Sanniang were discussing how to ambush the attacking Qing army, they waited for everyone to arrange it properly, but Feng Shaoguang had a proposal.

He asked Li Kaifang to select soldiers who were proficient in swimming, with a large clay pot on their heads, covering the air, hiding in the river with weeds on the bank, and using the trachea that stretched out to the grass to breathe air. Such a surprise, suddenly from the back of the Qing army, flanking from both sides, will definitely win a complete victory. However, he also reminded that although the soldiers hiding in the water were covered by river banks and grass, the artillery on the mountain beams on both sides should be careful to avoid the ambush of the holy army.

Fortunately, the ambush was successfully settled, and now, it is time to harvest the heads of the demon soldiers. Li Kaifang, who was the first to rush ashore, was holding two knives, majestic, and his burly figure pounced on the panicked Qing army like a god.

Liu Changqing was already dumbfounded. He never expected that there would be an ambush in the river that was close at hand. He wanted to stop the Qing soldiers who had no intention of resisting and fell into a panic, but he didn't feel that it was possible. Because, the forward battalion at the mouth of the canyon has been defeated.

It turned out that when Su Sanniang and He Ergou were about to rush out of the valley of the Qing army's forward battalion, they led more than 2,500 Daozhou banner battalion brothers who had already ambushed on the side, held high the Daozhou banner, and slashed with knives and forks, colliding with the Qing army who had already lost their hats and abandoned their weapons. He Beigou saw that it was a local soldier in Yongzhou, and shouted: "They are all Yongzhou brothers, kneel and surrender without killing!" ”

More than 2,000 brothers of the Great Banner Battalion also shouted in unison: "Kneel down and surrender without killing!" ”

The local soldiers of Yongzhou, who were already frightened and wanted to escape, saw that they were surrounded by the brave Taiping Holy Army, and they fell to their knees and surrendered. The remaining 500 men dragged behind, far from the valley, and then turned around and fled back into the valley. It's just that both ends of the valley are blocked, and escaping back is just a matter of surviving!

Liu Changqing thought that there might be more thieves, but he didn't expect that there would be so many, and they were all strong and combative. What kind of Cantonese thief is this? It is clearly the main force of Cantonese thieves! If he knew that there were so many strong thieves, no matter how great the credit was given to him, he would not have brought the troops here.

Defeated! I didn't expect that I was defeated, and I was defeated so badly! Seeing the vanguard battalion that fled back in defeat, Liu Changqing couldn't help but feel powerless. At the moment, let alone failure, it is difficult to say whether you can escape or not. Could it be that he wants to become the first Qing Admiral captured by the Cantonese thieves? Liu Changqing never wanted to die in battle or commit suicide to serve the imperial court, but he also did not want to be the first admiral to be captured.

He couldn't help but think of a way out.