Chapter 561: Human Tragedy

Shi Dakai shuttled through the streets and alleys of Nanjing like a monkey, although the streets were full of Taiping soldiers shouting to catch Shi Dakai's demon thieves, but the complex and numerous houses provided the best cover for Shi Dakai, making it difficult for the Taiping soldiers to find the figure of Shi Dakai, a martial arts master, let alone effectively track Shi Dakai's whereabouts.

What's even better is that because the population of the city has been greatly reduced after the Taiping Army entered Nanjing, there are still many idle houses in Nanjing, as long as the situation is not right, Shi Dakai, who is quite familiar with the terrain in Nanjing, can hide in an unmanned empty house at any time, and even the possibility of being inadvertently discovered by the people in the city is very small, so before it was dark, Shi Dakai had already sneaked all the way from Xihuamen Street to the vicinity of Shuiximen, hid in a private house on the west side of Cangxiang, and hid very cautiously on the beams of the house.

First of all, Cangxiang is not far from Shi Dakai's Yiwangfu and Yang Xiuqing's Dongwangfu, although the Yiwangfu and Dongwangfu have definitely become the key targets of the Nanjing Taiping Army, but under the influence of the dark psychology under the lamp, the surrounding areas are not easy to be searched, and it is much safer to hide here temporarily.

Secondly, the second point is more important, the current Nanjing Shuixi Gate guard Shu Tianhou Li Guchun, is an old department that Shi Dakai left in Nanjing, and has always respected Shi Dakai, even after Shi Dakai was abolished the title of Yiwang, he still has great respect for Shi Dakai, and is extremely dissatisfied with Hong Xiuquan's harsh humiliation of Shi Dakai. After it gets dark, it is of course best for Shi Dakai to escape from Nanjing as in history, even if he is discovered by the defenders, Li Guchun has the possibility of quietly letting Shi Dakai go.

Of course, Shi Dakai knows very well what kind of impact his escape choice will have on Meng Shiyong, but Shi Dakai must be sorry for the father and son this time, and the father and son are very worthy of their Meng Shiyong, because Shi Dakai can never bear the insult of being in prison, and at the same time, Shi Dakai can also see that Hong Xiuquan has long been unable to tolerate himself, and after entering the prison of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he will definitely die for life, and he may be executed by the schizophrenic and grumpy Hong Xiuquan at any time, so Shi Dakai must go and escape from Nanjing as in history. Go elsewhere and break new ground.

Shi Dakai is not very worried about the safety of his old department on Yuhuatai outside the city, in fact, as early as when he was cut off from the prince, Huang Yukun and Zhang Suimou and other absolute henchmen have quietly persuaded Shi Dakai to leave Nanjing, and also made it clear that he can pull the team to protect Shi Dakai at any time, and today when the female soldiers of the Tianwang Mansion rushed into the Yiwang Mansion to arrest people, although Shi Dakai himself was caught off guard and was forced to capture, but it was impossible for Shi Dakai not to send the news to Yuhuatai at home and in the city, and inform Huang Zhang and others to get ready. At the same time, even if the news was not sent out of the city, Shi Dakai also believed that with the shrewdness of Huang Yukun and Zhang Suimou and others, it would never be easy to be wiped out, and even if only one of these people remained in charge of the army, Liu Fengliang, who was guarding Yuhuatai, would never dare to meet Shi Dakai's old department under the current situation of the enemy.

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Huang Yukun, Zhang Suimou and others were unfortunately poisoned, Shi Dakai still had a way to escape back to the hinterland of Anhui and make a comeback. - Don't think that Shi Dakai had scruples to consider the safety of these people's lives, when Shi Dakai was forced to flee in history, he threw his entire family in Nanjing City and slaughtered Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang and others.

The sky was finally dark in Shi Dakai's patient waiting, and Shi Dakai quietly left the private house where he was hiding, and crossed the wall through the house under the cover of night, and silently touched the vicinity of the Shuixi Gate, and the result was not as Shi Dakai expected, because the city wall of Nanjing was too long, although the torches on the steps and towers of the city were dense, and the lanterns were like stars, but on the other wall sections, there was little light, and the guards were scarce. Relying on the skills he had cultivated through years of martial arts, he climbed directly to the top of the city wall empty-handed, easily knocked out a nearby guard, stripped off his clothes and put them on, and rushed down the city before the patrol arrived, and successfully escaped from Nanjing City.

In the city, the Taiping soldiers were still unable to find Shi Dakai, and when they arrived outside the city, the Taiping army naturally had no way to take Shi Dakai, Shi Dakai almost effortlessly escaped from the neighborhood under the city of Nanjing, and ran to Yuhuatai under the cover of night, and what made Shi Dakai overjoyed was that when he rushed to the vicinity of Yuhuatai camp, although there was no gunfire in Yuhuatai camp, it was a bright fire inside and out, it was obvious that Shi Dakai's old department had made certain preparations, and Shi Dakai did not hesitate, Hurry up and lurk forward, carefully looking for your old soldiers.

It's a pity that because of the absolute disadvantage in the number of troops, the soldiers of the Nanjing Taiping Army who patrol the vicinity of Yuhuatai are all soldiers, and I can't see even a soldier from Shi Dakai's old department wearing a blue-edged military uniform, so that it is difficult for Shi Dakai to get close to the Yuhuatai camp, let alone unknowingly touch into the Yuhuatai camp, which has long been fully guarded. However, just when Shi Dakai was anxious, a sudden change occurred, and suddenly there were gunshots in the Yuhuatai camp, torches were scattered, and large-scale infighting broke out.

The enemy is still fighting and fighting, and in the past, Shi Dakai did not break out like thunder and scolded, but this time it was different, seeing the internal fire of the Taiping Army, Shi Dakai not only did not feel a little angry and anxious, but on the contrary, he quietly shouted God help me, and tried to hide himself in a dark and hidden place, patiently waiting for the direction of the self-army's breakthrough.

Shi Dakai was in the middle of the fire, and the remnants of the Wing King Army, which lacked strength, quickly chose to take the initiative to break through, and also fled to the southeast of Nanjing, where there were not many defenders and there was no Wu army to intercept the direction, Shi Dakai did not hesitate, and immediately chased after his old department, and successfully approached his army in the chaos, shouting loudly to show his identity, "I am the Wing King 8,000 years old, don't shoot!" I'm the Winged King 8,000 years old! ”

"The Winged King is eight thousand years old! It's the Winged King 8,000 years old! Tsubashi Yachitose is back! ”

Shi Dakai's successful return made the remnants of the Yiwang Army burst out of huge cheers one after another, and then soon, Shi Dakai saw his father-in-law Huang Yukun surrounded by soldiers, and the right-hand man Zhang Suimou and Cao Crouching Hu and others, Weng and his son-in-law hugged and cried when they met, Shi Dakai asked about what happened with tears in his eyes, and then learned that Liu Fengliang, the Yuhuatai guard of the Taiping Army, did try to trap Huang Yukun and others, and the strategist Cao Crouching Hu was suspicious of Liu Fengliang's banquet for all the leaders of the Yiwang Army. At the same time, the scouts of the Yiwang Army discovered the martial law situation of Nanjing Zhumen in time, and Huang Yukun and others quietly put the army on guard, while finding an excuse to refuse Liu Fengliang's invitation.

"The dog mongrel surnamed Liu later had a showdown with me, saying that you have committed something against the Wing King and have been taken down by the Heavenly King, and only if we all lay down our weapons can we ensure that your Wing King is 8,000 years old and will not die." Huang Yukun hurriedly introduced: "Mr. Zhang and Mr. Cao gave me an idea, asking Liu Fengliang to let me see you put down your weapons again, that Liu Fengliang didn't dare to agree and showed his stuffing, and later we found that the army on the other side of Shangxinhe was moving, so we had to hurry up and break through." ”

"The Winged King is eight thousand years old, we didn't just do it regardless of your life or death, we did it to save you." Huang Yukun hurriedly added: "Mr. Zhang and Mr. Cao both said that only by keeping our army, Long Live the King of Heaven will never dare to touch you casually, and there is hope of forcing him to release people in the future, I think it makes sense, so I made a decisive move." ”

"I understand, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Cao are right, father-in-law, you can only hope to save me if you keep the army, even if I am really arrested by the King of Heaven, he will not dare to touch me casually."

Shi Dakai nodded, understanding the correct choice of Huang Yukun and the others, and then Shi Dakai hurriedly asked Zhang Suimou and Cao Wohu: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Cao, what should we do next?" ”

"You should go to Lishui first." Zhang Suimou said quickly: "When we get to Lishui, it is of course best to be able to enter the city to rest, even if we can't enter the city, there are many people in that area, and it is more convenient for us to supply food, first get rations, and then we will go to Ningguo Huizhou, the demon soldiers are fighting Tianjing for a while and can't take care of those places, and the heavenly army there has been evacuated by the king before, and it is easy for us to get a foothold in the food, and then find a way to go back to Anhui." ”

Shi Dakai was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately nodded in agreement, and then immediately ordered to raise his Yiwang banner again, took over the command and led the army all the way to the direction of the guard gate, and the Nanjing Taiping Army behind was in hot pursuit, and the slogans of killing the traitors of the dogs came and went, and the sound spread for ten miles.

Nanjing Waiguo, who almost killed Wu Chaoyue's entire army, soon appeared in front of the remnants of the Yiwang Army, and the result was not as expected by Shi Dakai, there were really few torches in the area of the dilapidated and old Jiagang Gate, and there was no army stationed there, and Shi Dakai, who was anxious to get rid of the friendly pursuit and killing, did not organize a commando team to rush forward to open the way, and just rushed to the Jiagang Gate with the army. However, just when the front team was about to rush through the guard gate, the outside of the guard gate in front of the guard suddenly burst into gunfire, and the bullets and hail rained head-on, and at the same time, two mountain splitting cannons exploded, and the soldiers of the Yiwang Army who were striding forward were caught off guard, and were immediately killed and injured by guns and cannons, and fell to the ground countless times, and the miserable and panicked shouts also rose to the sky in front of the formation, "There is an ambush!" There is an ambush ahead! ”

"How can there be an ambush?!" Shi Dakai was startled at first, then suddenly came to his senses, and secretly shouted: "Oh no! How did I forget about the garrison there on the bridge above? Father-in-law, they and Liu Fengliang have been facing each other for so long, it is impossible that the garrison on the bridge above will not divide their troops to come over to help guard the guard gate! ”

It was useless to quickly understand the origin of the ambush, in order to survive, Shi Dakai could only be like Wu Chaoyue back then, organizing the assault team to break through by force, and the Nanjing Taiping Army guarding the guard gate gritted its teeth and held on, taking advantage of the favorable terrain seized in advance to hit the soldiers of the Wing Wang Army with various muskets, and the guns came and went, and both sides continued to suffer casualties, but the dead were loyal and brave Taiping soldiers.

After the Yiwang army was unexpectedly blocked by the friendly troops on the bridge above the Jiagang Gate, the pursuers led by Liu Fengliang himself had also chased to the vicinity of the Jiagang Gate, shouting loudly to kill all the traitors by the Holy Order of the Heavenly King, and commanding the army to quickly surround the Yiwang Army on three sides, Shi Dakai had no choice but to command the remnants to line up the hollow phalanx from the cottage of the Wu army to resist the enemy, while desperately resisting Liu Fengliang's attack, while desperately attacking the Jiagang Gate and seizing the escape road. As a result, the scale of the internal strife in the area of Jiagangmen was further expanded, and there were more Taiping soldiers killed and wounded, and Shi Dakai also roared with grief and anger......

"Liu Fengliang, you son of a bitch! The demon soldiers are at the Great Victory Pass, and you still bring so many troops to hunt me down, do you think that the demon soldiers haven't picked up enough of our heavenly kingdom?! ”

Unfortunately, Shi Da opened his words, and after finding out the news of the sudden internal strife and fire of the Taiping army outside the city, Feng Sanbao and Li Hezhang and others no longer knew that it was a fool to hurry up and send troops to pick up the cheapest, just received the news, Feng Sanbao immediately ordered the army to assemble and prepare for war, and then confirmed that the Taiping army was fighting on a large scale in the area of Jiagangmen, Feng Sanbao and Li Hezhang, who knew the content of the false letter, immediately understood that Wu Chaoyue's poisonous plan had succeeded, and they also decisively sent troops north. However, Feng Sanbao listened to Li Hezhang's suggestion again, and did not choose to directly fight at Jiagangmen to participate in the battle, but directly attacked the Taiping Army's Yuhuatai camp, whose fortifications had been seriously damaged by the Yiwang Army.

The news of the Wu army's large-scale mobilization at night was soon sent to the Taiping army's camp outside the city, and it was also sent to Liu Fengliang, who was besieging Shi Dakai. At the same time, after confirming the direction of the breakthrough of the Yiwang Army, the Taiping Army in the Shangqiao camp has also increased its troops again, which not only completely shattered the hope of the Yiwang Army to break through, but also completely pushed the remnants of the Yiwang Army into a desperate situation.

Bloody rain and bloody wind, in the case of the enemy is close at hand, the Nanjing Taiping Army completely ignores the threat of the Wu army, and only frantically attacks the position of the remnants of the Yiwang Army, and the remnants of the Yiwang Army led by Shi Dakai and Huang Yukun can only shoot back desperately in order to survive, swinging knives and slashing the friendly soldiers who rushed to the front, people shout and neigh, the gunfire continues, the flesh and blood splashes, and the blood of the Taiping soldiers is sprayed, and the death is the most precious loyal soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at present, and what is staged is a human tragedy of fratricide.

The remnants of the tenacious Yiwang Army held out until the Taiping Army scouts confirmed that the Wu Army's target was the Yuhuatai camp, but unfortunately after learning the news, Liu Fengliang, the defender of the Yuhuatai camp, made the choice to continue to annihilate the Yiwang army, and shouted: "The fortifications of the Yuhuatai camp have been broken by traitors, and they can't hold it when they go back, kill!" Kill me! Kill all these traitors and avenge our Yuhuatai camp! ”

Liu Fengliang's offensive became more and more violent, only more than 1,000 people and the remnants of the Wing King Army with most wounded soldiers were fighting less and less, and more and more loyal and brave soldiers were killed, finally, under the impact of a team of the most elite Guangxi veterans, the phalanx of the remnants of the Wing King Army was rushed out of a gap, Guangxi veterans rushed into the phalanx, waved their knives directly to Shi Dakai's Yiwang banner, the remnants of Shi Dakai's personal soldiers resisted to the death, Shi Dakai also personally raised his knife into battle, and slashed the oncoming Guangxi veterans, but still could not change the general trend of the battlefield, The Winged King's military array, which had long been crumbling, quickly collapsed at an alarming speed, and the Nanjing Taiping Army, which had an absolute superiority in strength, completely submerged the remnants of the Winged King's army, which was already only a few hundred people......

Huang Yukun, who was born in a private school, was the first to die, and was shot in the eye by a bullet and died. Zhang Suimou, who was born short-sighted, was knocked over by his own soldiers because he couldn't see his surroundings clearly because of the loss of his glasses, and then he was trampled into meat sauce by the rebels of the two armies. Seeing that the general trend was gone, Cao Crouching Tiger gave up resistance, closed his eyes and let the enemy on the opposite side cut off his head......

When the soldiers of the Wu army rushed out of the gap in the remnants of the Yiwang Army and entered the Yuhuatai camp of the Taiping Army, Shi Dakai, who was surrounded by the soldiers of the Taiping Army in Nanjing, also put the waist knife covered with flesh and blood and gaps on his neck in despair, and cut it heavily, and the blood suddenly gushed out like a fountain............