The Qing army's offensive is becoming more and more frenzied, and the number of troops invested is also increasing, and all the units of the Taiping army are retreating step by step. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although the Qing army was surprised by the power of the Taiping army's firearms, the firearms had a fatal drawback, that is, they could not last for too long, otherwise they would heat up like the breeches of the artillery, and the medicine would explode itself as soon as it was loaded.

Now many Taiping soldiers who hold guns only feel that the guns in their hands are very hot, and the flintlock barrels that can fire continuously are also hot, and there have been several cases of self-explosion accidents with gun charges, which makes the Taiping soldiers have to use the guns in their hands carefully, resulting in a weakening rate of fire and firepower. And even more so on the artillery side, some of the artillery has already been urinated several times by the gunners in turn.

The battle was very hot, and it has to be said that with less than 20,000 soldiers and horses against more than 50,000 Qing troops, it is a miracle that the Taiping army has not collapsed on all fronts until now. The greater reason why this miracle can appear is the influence of the myth that the Taiping Army has been undefeated since its formation. If it weren't for the previous battles that were almost undefeated, in this kind of white-hot battle, with fewer blows and more battles, the Taiping army would not have been able to achieve this level now.

After all, to put it bluntly, the Taiping army did not have much advantage over the Qing army, and the reason why Zhou Shixiang's personal leadership charm and relying on historical knowledge to exploit the loopholes of the Qing army were partly the reason, and the other part was the effectiveness of the killing. When the Taiping army was accustomed to taking pride in killing Qing prisoners, the Qing army's combat confidence and arrogance in the Ming army naturally appeared in the Taiping army. In the simplest terms, what the Taiping army and the Qing army are doing now is to compete, and to see who kills more people. The one who kills more people naturally has an advantage. But this advantage obviously has its limitations, and when the enemy is too strong, it no longer exists.

"Marshal, it's time to send out the cavalry."

Seeing that the towns could not retreat and the defensive line was constantly lost, Guo Xiong, the military officer, was very worried in his heart, and couldn't help but suggest to Zhou Shixiang that he send out a reserve. In addition to the Iron Man Guard, the reserve was 3,000 cavalry drawn from various towns. Once the reserves are thrown into the battlefield, it means that the war has reached the last moment, and it also means that Zhou Shixiang has no troops and horses to adjust.

Zhou Shixiang was calm, he shook his head, and said to Guo Xiong: "I know what you're worried about, but the front can still be supported." The Qing army's offensive was fierce, but it was not yet a big victory, and wait... Let Ao Bai cast more people, the reserve team is the bottom of our pressure box, and it can't be easily released, Ben Shuai still has a killer weapon in his hand, once it works, the reserve team is a weapon for us to expand the results, and now it's moving, it's a bit worth the loss. ”

Guo Xiong was slightly stunned after hearing this, under such a fierce attack by the Qing army, and without using reserves, is there a more important moment than now? He was very puzzled, he was very worried that if he did not put in the reserves, not only the middle line, but also the two wings might be broken through by the Qing army, and then it would inevitably be a big rout. At that time, even if the marshal can escape back to Jiangnan by water, tens of thousands of soldiers who crossed the river are afraid that they will all be wiped out here.

Zhou Shixiang glanced at Guo Xiong and said to him: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so let Ao Bai feel that he has used the coupon safely." When he said this, he was confident, as if he had a chance of winning, and wished that he would throw all the soldiers and horses in.

Guo Xiong thought of the conscienceless cannons that the marshals brought by the sailors, he nodded and did not speak again. It's just that he was puzzled, those iron buckets that the marshal got could really defeat the Qing army and make them cry wolf? If those iron barrels can't stop the Qing army, then this decisive battle is doomed to lose. This defeat was not only the first defeat of the Taiping Army since its formation, but also the revival of the southern capital may also be wiped out.

This price is not affordable to the Ming Dynasty, and the Taiping Army cannot afford to pay it. It's just that the marshal insists on this, and he believes that those big iron buckets can make the Qing army frightened and collapse, as a subordinate, Guo Xiong can only choose to believe that after all, since the formation of the army, everything the marshal has done, at least now, has not failed.

Zhou Shixiang seemed to see through Guo Xiong's thoughts, and said very calmly: "Don't be bored, as a military officer, you have to calm down... Although the Qing army is crazy enough, we haven't completely collapsed, wait, wait..."

Zhou Shilian said two "wait a minute", Guo Xiong has nothing to say, now all he can do is to watch the battlefield from the Tianzhong Tower, resigned to fate. Everything he can do has been done, and God knows what the result will be.

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Ao Bai keenly grasped the gap in the Taiping army's non-stop retreat, and threw all the elite soldiers and horses he had at hand into it. While he was saddened, he was also satisfied. The casualties were a little larger, but I was finally able to see the hope of victory and live up to the high hopes of my master. As long as he wins the battle against the thief Xiucai, even if he still can't cross the river to recover Jiangning for the time being, he can at least turn the situation towards the good side of the Qing Dynasty, instead of being as depressed as before. This point was very important for the Qing Dynasty, and it was a matter of life and death for Manchuria.

After seeing that the firepower of the Taiping army in front of him became sparse, Bel Tuntai could not hide his excitement, he waved his hand forward again, and thousands of Qing troops launched a wave of more ferocious offensives. The offensive was so fierce that Tuntai thought that he was the general of the Taiping Army, and it was difficult to resist.

Left, center, right, three directions, tens of thousands of Qing troops rushed to kill at the same time, one team after another, leaving no spare strength, just to completely crush the Taiping army.

The Green Battalion and the Han Army, which were forced to be at the forefront, were not without grievances, they suffered the greatest casualties, but no matter how big the grievances were, under the oppression of the Manchurian and Mongolian soldiers, they could only move forward. Their sanity told them that their best option now was to move forward bravely and defeat the Taipingkou once and for all, rather than preserve their strength or cower.

The dense Qing army rushed through a mound of graves, crossed the improvised barriers set up by the Taiping army, and devoured their positions little by little. As the battle continued, the situation of the Taiping army's firecrackers was no longer the exception, but became the norm.

(To be continued.) )