Chapter 236: The Decisive Battle (6)
The main force of the Qing army stationed along the river is the elite of the Guangdong green battalion under Wang Shiqing, and most of the casualties to the Taiping army are these veteran soldiers, Wang Shiqing retreated, the remaining battalion soldiers and those recruits could not stop the desperate Taiping army, plus there was the Guangdong green battalion as an example, and it didn't take long for the remaining Qing army along the river defense line to collapse with more than 1,000 stomachs that could not eat enough, and the rapid collapse made the Taiping army in front of it also stunned.
The battalion soldiers in various prefectures and counties had food in their stomachs, and they all ran desperately to the north, and there was no food in their stomachs, so the Qing soldiers who had long been exhausted collectively put down their swords and guns and knelt down to surrender to the Taiping army. Many of the surrendered Qing soldiers didn't even have the strength to kneel, so they simply lay on the ground, anyway, life and death are not up to them, and they can save the last bit of strength by lying there with their eyes closed.
"Ask the military master to stutter, give the stutter! …”
Some Qing soldiers were really hungry and panicked, and after surrendering, they turned to the Taiping army to ask for food, but at this time, where could the Taiping army take care of them, and they beat the water dogs under the leadership of the general banner and the small flag head, and chased and killed those Qing soldiers who fled. I just want to appease this group of surrendered soldiers, where did the Taiping army come to eat for them, I didn't see that the Taiping soldiers who entered the Qing military camp were all red-eyed, this red was to kill out of character, and secondly, they were also hungry, if there was still food in the city, they would not go out of the city and come desperately!
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"We're defeated?"
After the shouts of Song Xiang's envoy at the head of Xinhui City "the Qing demon is defeated" reached the ears of the Qing army in the east, it suddenly made the banner soldiers who had just repelled the Taiping army and did not know how many attacks they had attacked in a daze, and they looked at the Taiping army on the opposite side in disbelief, and they all showed puzzled eyes in each other's eyes.
Wang Baoguo, who was smearing the blood stains of the big knife, was also stunned at first, and he slammed into his heart, but he quickly understood: He is a grandmother in the day, and he can't beat Lao Tzu but coaxes Lao Tzu to come!
"He. . . selling. Forced, the thieves can't beat us, but they are cheating! Brothers, don't listen to the clamor of the southern barbarians. Our banner soldiers can't be defeated! ”
Wang Baoguo scolded and raised his broadsword, and shouted at the hesitant banner soldiers: "The thieves can't rush over, brothers, don't panic, the battalion will soon have soldiers and horses to support us!" We are all old men who came from Liaodong with the prince, and we can't be embarrassed by this mouth, who dares to work hard, Hugh blames the master for not recognizing people with this knife! ”
"Your Excellency, didn't Your Highness send reinforcements yesterday? We've been here for most of the hour, and this reinforcement should have arrived in a fucking year....Isn't it true that the other three sides have really been defeated except for our side? ”
It was Zuo Ling Xiang Guokui who spoke. A native of Jinzhou, Liaodong, an old man who was incorporated into the Han Army Banner in three years of Chongde, should have been promoted to an assistant leader in terms of military merits and qualifications, and even a person who was the deputy commander, but he made a few mistakes because of alcoholism, and the result was that he was promoted and lowered, and he was still a leader. Until now, he has a faint sense of unease. But I can't say what it is, just now I have been gritting my teeth and desperately urging my subordinates to resist the attack of the Taiping army, but I can't help but be confused in my heart anymore.
"Xiang Zuoling, don't fall for the tricks of the Southern Barbarians, there is us with the blue flag. Can those Southern Barbarians outdo us? Don't worry, His Royal Highness will be the door tiger, and there are several metropolitan lords to assist, this will definitely be deploying a global counterattack. Rest assured, it won't be long before reinforcements will arrive! ”
Although Xiang Guokui is a leader. But the seniority is very old, and the military exploits are not young or old, I heard that they are all worthy of the number in the prince's place, so Wang Baoguo did not use his identity as an assistant leader to pressure him, and after a few words with him, he was about to count the casualties, but there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind his ears, and he turned his head to look, and was suddenly overjoyed, waving his knife and shouting: "Brothers, our cavalry is coming, our cavalry is coming!" ”
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When Lin Shanzhi was busy loading the silver he had withheld in the past few months and the gold and silver he had looted in the camp, Shang Zhixin, the commander of the first army of the Chinese army camp and the prince of Pingnan, was forcibly put on the horse by Ban Zhifu and Qin Guocheng.
"Put me down, put me down!"
Shang Zhixin, who was forcibly on the horse, was annoyed and ashamed, and struggled to get off the horse, but was pressed by several cronies brought by Ban Zhifu to prevent him from moving. The mount Baiyun chased his hooves uneasily, as if he felt that something was wrong.
With Ban Zhifu and Qin Guocheng, the two generals in charge, and His Royal Highness the prince of the family, his uncle Shang Ke watching from afar, Shang Zhixin's guards Goshha stood on both sides and did not dare to step forward.
Ban Zhifu didn't look at Shang Zhixin, who was roaring angrily, and ordered those Goshha: "You wait for His Highness to retreat quickly, and you can't stop if you don't see the city gate of Guangzhou!" The prince asked, everything is up to my Ban Zhifu, you just need to obey the order! ”
"Wow!"
Zagoshha didn't dare to disobey the order, so he stepped forward and led the horse, and beat the horse away under the murderous gaze of His Royal Highness the Prince. Among the accompanying guards were several of Ban Zhifu's cronies, and a team of soldiers from his own family transferred by Qin Guocheng, who were ordered by the military to escort the prince back to Guangzhou, and would never let Shang Zhixin return halfway.
After everything was arranged, Ban Zhi Fufang sighed, turned around and nodded slightly at Qin Guocheng, and arched his hand: "Brother Shang and I will take the first step, and Brother Lao Qin will be in the affairs of the palace!" ”
Qin Guocheng laughed: "The thieves are not worth a battle without the support of the strong city, and now I will lead the cavalry team to give them a hard blow, which can definitely guarantee that the road back is worry-free, although the two of you can rest assured." ”
"Okay, then let's talk nonsense, I'll gather people and retreat with Bandutong, and Qin Dutong can also fight with confidence!"
Shang Keyuan is also an urgent person, and he pulled Ban Zhifu away immediately, what he is worried about now is not the war here, but how to explain the matter of His Royal Highness to King Pingnan after returning to Guangzhou. Unlike Ban Zhifu, who is calm and public, Shang Keyuan has more things to hide. Private.
The battle ahead was in full swing, and Qin Guocheng was not polite, so he ordered Goshha to bring a mount, beat the horse and run to his own barracks. As soon as he arrived in the camp, he ordered his own banner to be waved left and right, and ordered his own soldiers to pass orders in the camp: "All have orders, and my soldiers will go out of battle!" There are all orders, and the soldiers of this family are out of battle! ”
The herald galloped in the camp, waving the command flag in his hand, full of neutrality, and everywhere he went, hundreds of elite soldiers under the Pingnan Domain were all armor and swords, solemn and solemn.
Shang's own soldiers, Shang's private soldiers, the first elite of the Han army under the blue flag, the first army to go south, its soldiers are all vests, all of them are children of Liaodong, both loyalty and combat effectiveness are the strongest in the southern Qing army. And all the staff can be used for two purposes, both can be mounted and shot immediately, and can be attacked under heavy armor under the horse, every time in the battle, it will be the vanguard of the whole army, and it has made great achievements since entering the south. (To be continued.) )