Zuo Zongtang wanted to mobilize reinforcements into the position to support the battle on the front line. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Where was there still time, and the two sides quickly turned into a situation of street fighting.

"Dashuai, it's not good! Xi'an City, broken! Liu Jintang crawled to report to Zuo Zongtang, "Everywhere, everywhere, Dashuai, now there are Chinese troops everywhere in the city!" ”

Zuo Zongtang sighed, sat down in the chair, couldn't speak for a long time, and came back to his senses for a long time, and said strangely: "Since there are Chinese troops everywhere, why didn't you hear the sound of killing?" The chaos seems to be the voice of our soldiers? ”

It turned out that although the Chinese army entered Xi'an, it did not launch a large-scale street battle, but began to arrange the defense line in the outer streets, some simple sandbag fortifications, sandbags were not enough, so they were temporarily patched together with wood, anyway, they did not attack the streets in the city.

Zuo Zongtang's subordinates were a little out of control, originally the military discipline of Zuo Zongtang's Chu army was quite strict, but this time the city was broken, and everyone began to run around.

The main sin is to start robbing the common people of their belongings and engaging women!

Zuo Zongtang also has the demeanor of a general, and at this time, he still hasn't collapsed, if he changes to another coach, he won't be able to hold it for a long time.

"Division Commander, we're all in the city, why don't we finish it all at once?" The division chief of staff asked puzzled.

Xuan Jianzhang sighed, "You don't want to me?" I'm waiting for the president's instructions, hasn't the General Staff still called back? Anyway, he has already entered the city, Zuo Zongtang can't fly away if he wants to, what are you anxious about? ”

The chief of staff of the division said with a smile: "Also, this kind of battle is different from the previous foreign devils, so it seems to be good to slow down first." ”

Xuan Jianzhang didn't smile, and saw that the city was full of black smoke, "Don't be afraid of anything else, I'm afraid that these remnants will take the opportunity to disturb the people, today, there must be a result." ”

The chief of staff of the division knew what Xuan Jianzhang meant by a result, and nodded silently on the side. "Yes, at this time, the rebels will be desperate to snatch property, but let's wait for the president's meaning, right?"

There are less than 500 people left in Yixuan's Great Smoke Army, Yixuan and Prince Alcohol, and Li Hongzhang entered the city with more than a dozen guards to find Xuan Jianzhang, I don't know what the situation is now?

On the city wall, on the side of the city wall, there are Chinese troops everywhere, so there is no need to worry about security.

Xuan Jianzhang warmly received the three of them and said with a smile: "There is no place to drink here. ”

All three laughed.

Li Hongzhang said with a straight face: "Commander Xuan, the Chinese army really impressed me today, it was already like this, and it didn't continue to attack." Blessed are the people of Xi'an. ”

Xuan Jianzhang said with a smile: "It's the president, the president didn't give the order to attack on a large scale, I just tried to attack, who knew that Zuo Zongtang's Chu army came in so unbeaten." ”

Yixuan laughed: "They are just scaring and scaring bandits, and when they come to the Chinese army, they are all paper paste." ”

Li Hongzhang was a little unhappy, Yi Liang said that the Chu army at the same time, it was equivalent to the Huai army in passing, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was fought, the combat effectiveness of the entire Hunan army was not bad, this is not a war for many years, and when the Chinese army encounters such a strong opponent, the British and the French are not good, can this blame the combat effectiveness of the Chu army and the Huai army?

Yixuan saw that Li Hongzhang was a little unhappy, and hurriedly said: "Shaoquan, don't be too careful, didn't I praise Huajun?" Besides, this Zuo Zongtang really doesn't know the current affairs, and he has already fought like this, and he still doesn't surrender? Not at all for the sake of the common people. ”

Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "Master Xuan, I want to go in and talk to Zuo Zongtang again, is it okay?" ”

Xuan Jianzhang readily agreed, "I don't have any problems, the key is that now this situation on both sides, how do you get in?" ”

Prince Alcohol also said: "Yes, Shaoquan, don't mess around, go in at this time, and you will be wronged if you are killed by Zuo Zongtang's people." ”

Li Hongzhang shook his head and said: "The Chinese army can take care of the safety of the people, how can my generation be greedy for life and afraid of death?" This time, I have to go in, and I believe that Chu Jun will not kill me casually. ”

When the Chinese army was arranging a defensive line on the periphery, Zuo Zongtang and Liu Jintang relieved themselves and hurriedly arranged a defensive line in every street in the city, ready to fight with the Chinese army to the end!

Li Hongzhang raised his hand and stood on the position of the Chinese army and shouted, "Brothers of the Chu army, I am Li Hongzhang, I want to see your Zuo Dashuai." ”

A team of frightened Chu soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what Li Hongzhang was doing? "Li Zhongtang, didn't you all take refuge in the Chinese army? What else are you doing? Want to persuade us to surrender? ”

Li Hongzhang sighed, "Yes, Xi'an City is already like this, you still have to fight, the suffering can only be the common people, the houses are destroyed, people are dead, everything is too late, you don't have to resist anymore!" ”

Burst!

An arrow is coming!

hit Li Hongzhang in the chest, fortunately it was not shot in the heart, otherwise, Li Hongzhang would have died on the spot.

Li Hongzhang was helped back, and Yixuan, Prince Alcohol and Xuan Jianzhang all came to Li Hongzhang's side.

Yi Xuan said angrily: "Shaoquan's heart is too kind, how can he get in such a situation?" What should I do? ”

"Hurry up and find a military doctor." Xuan Jianzhang had already given the order, and there was a military doctor at the division headquarters, so he hurriedly asked Li Hongzhang to be carried down for treatment.

Originally, if Li Hongzhang could meet Zuo Zongtang this time, there would still be a glimmer of vitality for peace talks, but now it is too late.

On the one hand, Xuan Jianzhang told the president's secretariat about Li Hongzhang's shooting injury, and on the other hand, he hurriedly asked people to set up positions and prepare to fight again.

Xuan Jianzhang doesn't have much respect for Li Hongzhang, on the one hand, Li Hongzhang is President Meng's teacher, President Meng is the emperor, and he injured the emperor, which is a shame for the entire empire, which is unforgivable!

On the other hand, Xuan Jianzhang is indeed a little popular, and he has already reached this point, these Chu troops are really tired and crooked!

Prince Yi and Prince Alcohol didn't expect that the Chu army would be so brave that they would actually shoot Li Hongzhang?

Of course, not all Chu troops are like this, Li Hongzhang is also unlucky, the little leader of the Chu army all the way he came, his brother was just killed by a shell from the Chinese army, and he was angry, I heard that Li Hongzhang was going to come over to persuade him to surrender, so he naturally rushed upward, didn't he shoot Li Hongzhang all at once?

If Li Hongzhang dies, not to mention the slaughter of the city, the entire Chu army will not have a good life, this is Xuan Jianzhang's current thoughts.

By the afternoon, the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army had completely occupied the city defense of Xi'an and established an improvised defensive line.

At the same time, the artillery of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army moved forward again, preparing to bombard Zuo Zongtang's Marshal's Mansion!

When Zuo Zongtang heard that Li Hongzhang was killed and injured, he didn't care about anything, killed the captain first, and sent the head to the Chinese army!

Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang don't deal with each other, but, after all, they have been friends for decades, and they worked together under Zeng Guofan.

Zuo Zongtang naturally knows that President Meng and Li Hongzhang have a great relationship, as well as the Zeng family, President Meng can put Zeng Siping, who has not passed the door, in second place, and even Princess Katrina Kafu has to wait for Zeng Siping to pass through the door to get the name, which shows how much the president attaches importance to the Zeng family.

"This man actually killed and injured Li Hongzhang, if Li Hongzhang dies, everyone doesn't have to live!" Zuo Zongtang scolded angrily.

Princess Katrina Kaf's fame is already great at this time, because the president's secretariat is Princess Katrina Kaf, not only in Huaguo, but also in the entire Qing court's territory, which is also known to everyone.

"Yes, I'm in trouble now, I want to surrender now, and I don't know if I will be retaliated against in the past." Liu Jintang was also deeply worried, now he couldn't take care of it, and directly said the words of surrender, this is actually the idea of all the Chu army, the Chinese army has already attacked, and the defense is just lying to himself, everyone knows the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, originally had the city defense as a support, relying on the numerical advantage, and can still have a slight upper hand than the Chinese army, what do you have the upper hand now?

It's already a man-made knife, and I'm a fish.

"What else do you say to surrender? At this time, what else is there to say about surrender? Zuo Zongtang said angrily: "Pass the order, desperately defend me, in addition, you arrange, tonight, we are ready to evacuate with the most elite cavalry." ”

Liu Jintang glanced at Zuo Zongtang helplessly, and said in his heart that when you could leave a few days ago, you didn't go, and now you say you want to go? Why is that?