Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Attack on Chala

"Chase, chase Lao Tzu! Chase a fart and pee, and leave no one alive! After directly bombarding the Qing army, Luo Yang personally led the infantry and launched an attack on the Qing army, brandishing a short knife and rushing to the front.

I don't know when he ran to the front line, all the Taiping soldiers saw Luo Yang so brave, and their morale was immediately boosted, and they roared angrily, charging towards the front like a tide, and from a distance, a large turbid yellow-red wave swarmed in.

The roar of the cannons and the violent explosions were the real decision of this battle, the Qing army was torn apart and embarrassed, the Taiping army was huge, the storm was raging, and a stalemate battle quickly evolved into a one-sided pursuit.

The Qing army suffered a great defeat, with heavy casualties, and few were able to escape the siege in the end.

Tie Jae-jae was blocked, so that it was impossible for the Qing army to flee north, and the Taiping army attacked from the south, and the Qing army was able to escape the route is to go north, climb on the boulder and big tree that was stuffed, stumble forward, the Taiping army struggled to catch up, and if it couldn't catch up, it bombarded it with muskets and knocked it off the cliff.

Although Luo Yang rushed quite violently, he didn't really touch the battle, it was just a show, and now, he had smeared the sweat on his forehead and counted the results.

A small number of Qing troops still resisted stubbornly in the woods and ravines, and after the Taiping army released a declaration of forgiveness, some Qing troops had to raise their hands and surrender.

In the battle of Tiezaizai, the Taiping army first attacked with cavalry, then bombarded with artillery, and charged with infantry and foreign guns, realizing the perfect coordinated operation of the three types of infantry and cavalry artillery, and achieved significant results. The Taiping army lost a total of 48 killed and 97 wounded, while the corpses of the Qing army were found on the battlefield alone, and more than 230 were captured and wounded. The number of those who were able to escape was no more than 300.

The Taiping army returned to the north and achieved such a major victory, and the morale was even higher, and everyone was talking and elated, praising Luo Yang and others for their effective command and showing off their respective military exploits.

All the materials carried by the Qing army here were seized, including tens of thousands of stone of grain, 100 cattle and sheep, camp tents, gunpowder, foreign guns, iron-cast cannons, etc.

"Brother Luo, you are so powerful!"

"We won! Win! ”

In the midst of the jubilation, Luo Yang's prestige increased a lot.

Luo Yang himself did not expect the Qing army to be so vulnerable, his army had 2,400 people, and the Qing army was only half of his, but it could not be used in the rugged mountainous area, and the number of troops could not be an advantage. Originally, it was a two-point battle. From this abnormal battle, he quickly summed up the successful experience.

The troops immediately began to carry the blockage of the mountain road, only by opening the mountain road, can they pass the north road, enter the purple land, and save Shi Dakai Taiping Army troops, so Luo Yang gave an order, and everyone rushed to carry stones and giant trees.

Unicom North Road, the nearest is only the mountain road of Tie Jae-jae, so although the mountain road is blocked by stones and other things that obscure the sky, everyone still does not have any resentment.

It was a dangerous and arduous task, and it took a lot of effort to pry the boulders open and push them out, not to mention the fact that the mountain roads were narrow and there was very little room for manoeuvre, and only a few people could enter.

On the basis of ensuring the safety of their lives and property, and under the premise of facing the common national enemy, the Manchu government, Luo Yang's amiable attitude unexpectedly transformed the attitude of many Qing prisoners of war. "General, as long as you don't kill the little ones, we are willing to serve you!"

"Yes, this place is completely blocked, and to get to the Purple Land, you must take the eastern exit, which is Moluo Road or Dustpan Bay,"

"General, my lord, as long as you don't kill us, we are willing to take you there!"

Luo Yang did maintain a polite and friendly attitude towards these prisoners of war, because, as a modern soldier, he knew the power of the united front and the minimum requirements of a soldier in troubled times.

"Well, if you can lead General Ben to find a way out of the mountain road in the east, you are General Ben's brother, and you can go home and join our Taiping Army if you want to!"

In one day, the Taiping army only left 100 people to be responsible for clearing the debris of Tie Zaizai's mountain road, and the rest of the men and horses turned to the east road and came to the Shaluo Pass.

In order to ensure the confidentiality of military operations, Luo Yang still played the reconnaissance cavalry at the front as the appearance of the Qing army, and the Qing army that had just been killed in the Battle of Tie Zai Zai provided enough military uniforms, so when more than a hundred cavalry swaggered over, the real Qing army at the mountain pass just watched in surprise without any vigilance.

Luo Yang was in this vanguard cavalry unit, and he was already convinced that as long as the cavalry attacked fiercely enough, the Qing army would inevitably be defeated.

Luo Yang personally led the troops to a long-distance attack, and handed over the artillery and other matters to Ouyang Jiong, the commander of the artillery battalion.

Luo Yang did not rush forward, but carefully pulled the troops to the vicinity before driving the cavalry first, and then, other troops, especially the artillery units, followed closely and coordinated anytime and anywhere.

After the replenishment of the cavalry, the most elite warriors were selected, all wearing the costumes of the Qing Demon Army, and they were also throwing the big braids of the Qing Army behind their heads, naturally, these were all cut.

"Hey, brother, where are you from?"

The Luoyang cavalry was unhurried, with a natural expression, even in front of the Qing army, there was no tension, the previous victory in the Battle of Tie Zai, the mythical story of Luoyang, has made all the cavalry soldiers confident to the extreme.

"As long as Brother Luoyang is here, we will win." This is the voice of every cavalry warrior.

Luo Yang walked in front of the horse, grinned, and pointed to the back.

All the Taiping soldiers smiled calmly, and as a result, those Qing soldiers completely lost their vigilance.

"Hehe, what did you do earlier? Only now? Grab the credit? ”

"Yes, cavalry! Go! Why didn't we see it when we hit Ma'anshan Changmao Grain Village? ”

"Hey, brothers, the long hair has been broken by us, you go home and pick up the baby!"

"Yes, I don't need you!"

The Qing officers and soldiers said triumphantly, beside them, there were also some regimental training village warriors, and some people with obviously different costumes, at first glance, they were Tibetans, and they should be the subordinates of Tusiling Chengen of the Tibetan nationality of the local Qiong Department.

There were not many Qing troops, and the camps were all set up in the open area of the mountain pass, and it was obvious that they had entered the valley of the purple land.

In front of Luo Yang, a group of officers and soldiers were finally intercepted, led by a fierce god, and blocked the way with a long iron spear: "Hey, brother, we are from Chadao'er, you tell my brother, whose soldiers?" Let's go to General Yang to have a saying? ”

"Hey, hey, that's what my brother did!"

"Huh?"

In his stunned moment, Luo Yang took the waist knife out horizontally, stabbing this guy's chest, carrying the cold wind, the steel knife had a sluggish entry state, and then, this guy let out a scream like killing a pig: "Ah! ”

The cavalry of the Taiping army was slowly moving forward, gathering, and with Luo Yang's attack, they immediately let out an overwhelming roar, and then, the snow bright saber was raised. Cut at the head of the Qing army.