The Wehrmacht, which was on the march, suddenly received news that the main force of the Hunan army had stopped and was stationed in front of the Gan River.

"Is it a fight against the water? Aren't the generals of the Hunan army crazy? Hong Tiangui said with a sneer.

"I'm afraid it's not that they're crazy, but it has to be like this, we chase too closely, the Ganjiang River is deep, people and horses can't swim across, the bridge on the Ganjiang River is narrow, and it takes a lot of time for the Hunan army to pass, I'm afraid they have to buy time to cross the river!" Chen Yucheng said in a deep voice.

"It's all possible! Now the strength of the enemy and us has changed, we have been marching for a long time, and the weapons and ammunition we carry are limited, and we cannot use them without scruples as in Anqing, and we are facing an elite army of 100,000, even if 100,000 pigs are not careful, they may be overturned. Hong Tiangui was extremely calm. He is extremely mentally strong and has the ability to stay calm in stressful situations.

"Your Majesty has a good idea?" Chen Yucheng asked in a deep voice. If you are more cautious, it is better not to fight this battle and let the enemy calmly cross the bridge.

"Fight, since the enemy wants to fight against the water, then the king will give them a chance, see if their courage is better or this king's artillery is stronger!" With the power of an army, it is just a fool's dream to turn things around, Hong Tiangui didn't expect to wipe out the Hunan army at one time, what he wanted was to beat the Hunan army and be afraid. And the enemy's 100,000 troops were stationed in the Ganjiang River, putting on a decisive battle posture, which was right for Hong Tiangui.

"Order the scouts to expand their reconnaissance and exert their might to prevent the enemy from doing tricks and feet in the upper reaches of the Gan River, and the army will rest on the spot and launch an attack in two quarters of an hour." Hong Tiangui said coldly.

"Order the artillery to speed up into position, tell the commanders of the artillery regiments, give me all the shells, if you win, everything is good, if we lose, blow up all the artillery! It must not be left to the enemy. Hong Tiangui said expressionlessly.

Chen Yucheng was taken aback.

"Your Majesty, by all means, even if this battle is not effective, we have enough ability to bring these artillery pieces back and blow them up...... It's so ...... It's a pity! ”

"For war, people are the most critical factor, as long as our national defense forces are still there, there is no need to worry about not having good weapons and equipment, if people are gone, what is the use of these equipment." Hong Tiangui waved his hand, although the weapons and equipment were good, but in Hong Tiangui's eyes, an elite soldier was more important. Now that the Kingdom of Heaven has successfully copied these British and French artillery, the quality is quite good, and now it has tried its best to expand the scale of production, at least thirty pieces can be produced every month, even if these losses are lost, the Kingdom of Heaven can be restored in time, which is also where Hong Tiangui's confidence lies in the explosives.

Chen Yucheng saw that Hong Tiangui paid attention to it, so he could only let people go and prepare.

"Heavenly King, I want to go to the front line and follow the army!" Chen Yucheng asked Hong Tiangui.

Hong Tiangui glanced at him, nodded, and said, "It's okay, but you can only stay at the brigade level, and you are not allowed to go any further." ”

Chen Yucheng nodded, although it was still different from the front line he said, it was much better than staying in the rear headquarters.

"In addition, this king gives you the right to command the battle, and if there is a change in the enemy on the front line, this king allows you to mobilize the whole army and modify the plan for sitting in the town."

"What?" Chen Yucheng was completely frightened.

"Heavenly King, Minister...... I'm afraid I can't do it! "The Wehrmacht was brought out by Hong Tiangui, this is the lifeblood of the Heavenly King, and according to his ideas, it will never be touched.

"You are the invincible king of England under the command of this king, and it is very reassuring for you to command the whole army!" Hong Tiangui patted him on the shoulder, his face full of trust.

Chen Yucheng suddenly felt that his eyes were a little hot, and the iron-beaten man was completely moved.

Chen Yucheng knelt on one knee and said loudly.

On the side of the Hunan army, some wounded soldiers have been evacuated from the bridge, but the main force of the Hunan army has not withdrawn, and their handsome banner is still floating on the east bank of the Ganjiang River. The Hunan army was deployed layer by layer, and the barracks method changed, and some artificially dug trenches appeared on the battlefield. The Hunan army finally changed after repeated losses. Don't underestimate these trenches, he can greatly reduce the power of artillery fire and give soldiers good protection.

The central commander's tent was erected high, and the banner of Zeng was praised in the wind, which seemed to show the determination of the Hunan army to fight against the odds.

But the atmosphere inside the tent was quite tense.

"This battle is related to the success or failure of the battle, my old Xiang battalion is on the front line, and Xu Sheng is not allowed to lose!" The hesitation on Zeng Guofan's face disappeared completely, and the whole person flashed with a murderous cold sword as coldly.

"Big brother, don't worry, I will personally take Lao Xiang to the camp, even if I die, I will bite off a piece of meat on the enemy!"

"I am in charge of artillery, although our artillery is inferior to the enemy, but there is a mountain range by the Gan River, and with the help of the terrain, it will inevitably cause damage to the enemy." Hu Linyi said in a deep voice.

"I am in charge of the Chinese army, everyone, the great cause of Yasukuni is here!"

Before they could finish speaking, the artillery of the Taiping army opened fire! The dense firepower turned the front of the Hunan army into a sea of fire.

The Wehrmacht charged, and the infantry and artillery were becoming more skilled in their artillery coordination and fought their way to the position before the enemy launched a major counter-offensive.

Grenades and explosives packs are used as weapons to supplement melee combat, and quickly inflict damage on enemies.

Chen Yucheng, who was watching the battle from the rear, frowned slightly.

"It's strange, this Hunan army is not ordinary, they actually withstood the attack of the Wehrmacht!" The Wehrmacht, armed with grenades and rifles, could not take the small position in front of them.

"Could it be that the elite of the Huai Army is stationed here, the old Xiang battalion that started from the Hunan Army?" Chen Yucheng was keenly aware of the true thoughts.

"Division Commander Zhang, I'm afraid there is a hard bone on the other side, the old Hunan battalion of the Hunan Army, this is the starting unit of the Hunan Army, which has experienced countless battle formations and has rich combat experience, so it is not so easy to deal with." Chen Yucheng said to Zhang Guangshuang. Zhang Guangshuang was the deputy commander of the 3rd Division and personally led the 1st Brigade under his command as the vanguard force.

"This Hunan army is indeed different, but the gap in equipment is not so easy to solve. Pull up the secret weapon in our army, I want to teach the Hunan army a lesson! Zhang Guangshuang said with a sneer. He was not in a hurry, because the first thunder cannons produced by the Celestial Arsenal were equipped in his brigade. Previously, because of the small number of guns, the firepower of the artillery was sufficient, so there was no time to use it. Now the attack was blocked, because the enemy and us were strangling, and the artillery was pinned down and could not provide accurate fire support.

"Push the Flying Thunder Cannon up at once, and give me a fucking bang." Zhang Guangshuang personally commanded, dozens of thick oil drums of flying thunder cannons were sent to the battlefield, and then many soldiers carried a few, and more than a dozen explosive bags rushed to the battlefield with the flying thunder cannons.

Boom!

Bags of explosives with large heads flew into the air towards enemy positions. It exploded without the Hunan army figuring out what was going on.

The huge explosion was louder than the heavy artillery, and below the explosion of the explosive pack, more than 20 soldiers of the old Hunan battalion stood in a daze, blood flowing from their facial features, and then collapsed to the ground silently.

Boom Boom!

The huge explosive bag passed through the strangled crowd and fell into the camp of the Hunan army, causing extremely terrifying casualties.

The Hunan army was frightened! Even the most elite old Hunan battalion of the Hunan army, they are still human after all, and there are still people's emotions and six desires, unlike artillery that tears people apart, the explosive bag flying out of the flying thunder cannon is a shock to death. Especially the death of the bleeding facial features, which can scare everyone to death.

They are brave, they are not afraid of death, they can give up everything for Zeng Dashuai, but this does not mean that they are not afraid of death, especially in the face of unknown death, which makes them even more frightened.

This is the inadequacy of an ignorant army, and if the Hunan army had knowledge, I am afraid it would not become so frightened. Because they understand that they were shocked to death, not scared to death.

The old Xiang camp collapsed! Even with fear, he thought about the contagion of the Hunan army.

The various departments of the Wehrmacht did not act, and they were ready to force the Hunan army to death little by little in accordance with Hong Tiangui's request.

But Chen Yucheng, who was on the front line, saw the tremendous power of the flying thunder cannon, and he felt that the scale of the attack should be doubled.

Under his command, the attack of one regiment was changed to a brigade, and even a brigade was expanded to a division, followed by the input of two divisions, which expanded the scope of the battlefield tenfold.

There were battles everywhere, the Wehrmacht was crazy, they held bayonets, and under the cover of artillery fire, they tore apart the Hunan army's defense line layer by layer, and most of the Hunan army's camp fell into chaos.

Boom, boom!

On the hill, the artillery fire of the Hunan army finally opened fire.

"Sure enough, it was placed there, but the number was a little less!" Hong Tiangui had a sneer on his face. Although the development of the battle situation was different from what he expected, with Chen Yucheng in front of the command, Hong Tiangui was able to calm down and appreciate this bloody battle.

The momentum of the Wehrmacht's attack was affected, and the Wehrmacht's artillery turned its guns to bombard the Hunan artillery positions on the hill. The Wehrmacht's artillery had a long range and a lot of power from its shells, but because it was at the foot of the mountain, it suffered a great loss from the upward shelling and sacrificed a lot of power. The artillery of the Hunan army was backward, with little power and short range, but the power of the artillery was increased with the help of terrain in the mountains. Under the circumstances of this situation, the artillery of the Wehrmacht could not help the artillery of the British and French forces.

Most importantly, the local artillery pinned down a lot of the Wehrmacht's artillery fire, which greatly affected the front-line attack.

Hong Tiangui gritted his teeth secretly, what was supposed to be a good opportunity was destroyed by the enemy, and the unhappiness in his heart can be imagined.

"Heavenly King, the Hunan army has crossed the river!"

The pro-soldiers who observed the front line reported that the Hunan army had put on a posture of fighting to the death, and in the face of the consensus that the Wehrmacht was too sharp, Zeng Guofan's idea of leaving Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood resurfaced, which made them fight on the one hand, and then mobilized elite forces to start crossing the river.

"Great, Old Man Zeng can't stand it! We're going to win! Hong Tiangui was overjoyed. But his absorption didn't last long before it turned into helplessness and a wry smile.