Three days later, Luo Yang's army arrived at a small town thirty miles west of Chongqing, and the news reported by the forward cavalry surprised Luo Yang: "Quick, quick, Rui Wang, the Qing demon attacks our army, the momentum is like a storm, and our army is difficult to resist!" ”

There were some fresh blood stains on the body of the cavalry, and there were also traces of bullets on the body of the war horse, and when the news was reported, the brave cavalryman immediately fell unconscious.

The soldiers helped him up and sent him to the military medical office for treatment and recuperation.

Luo Yang didn't dare to slack off, when he arrived at the forward camp, he saw blood marks everywhere, piles of corpses, and on the wilderness of the fierce battle Fang Yin, the corpses of the Han army and the Qing army were hideous everywhere, and some were still hugging each other, tearing apart with their teeth and claws, and they were not separated from death.

In the hot season, swarms of flies have already been recruited on the corpses, buzzing and fluttering their wings for revelry.

"King Rui! The Qing Demon Cavalry suddenly attacked, and our army suffered heavy casualties! The striker Feng Zhuhuo's tone was so heavy that he almost wanted to cry.

After counting the situation, the front of 2,000 officers and men, more than 430 people were killed, 201 were wounded, and the attrition rate was one-third, which was really significant, while the cost of the Qing army was only more than 150 people, and 22 people were seriously wounded and captured.

Feng Zhuhuo told the process of the Qing demon attack, when the Han army was on an emergency march, it was attacked by the Qing army in advance of the ambush of people and horses, the Qing army was mainly cavalry, and suddenly attacked, first raised guns and foreign guns to bombard, and then the cavalry speed knife slashed, the speed was extremely fast, the forward of the Han army was shocked into a mess, the Han army was in chaos, although it resisted bravely, the casualties were still very serious, and there were about 300 people who were hacked to death by the Qing demon saber. After the victory, the Qing cavalry quickly retreated. The unlucky ones were only those who carried guns and foreign gunners, who were chased by the Han army and grabbed the tip of the tail.

"Qing demons attack one after another, in different directions, so, our army can't defend against it!"

Luo Yang comforted Feng Zhuhuo: "It doesn't matter, victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers, besides, the Qing Demon has adopted a new tactic of dividing troops to attack, and we are just not used to it for a while!" ”

The Qing army was cunning and cunning, and adopted guerrilla attack and harassment tactics, which was indeed a serious threat to the Han Heavenly Army marching between the mountains.

After a little contemplation, Luo Yang gave a countermeasure: "Strengthen vigilance, the forward reconnaissance cavalry, try to spread as much as possible, work in groups of three, carry different weapons, especially foreign guns, be able to shoot and alarm in time, pay attention, don't march fast, pay attention to walking the ridge, or cooperate with a squad, march in a battle formation, and pay attention to the coordination of various firepower." ”

Bad things are also good things, the Luoyang army urgently arranged it, formulated basic battlefield rules, and then continued to march.

Tang Yougeng is indeed playing tricks, with the most elite cavalry taking advantage of the geographical conditions of the familiar road, launched one attack after another on the Han Heavenly Army, the number of troops, the strange tactics, the unexpected location, so that the Han army suffered considerable difficulties and losses, especially those Han army recruits, as soon as they encountered the attack on the essence of panic, so that the Qing army has more opportunities.

However, when the Han army advanced another twenty miles, the Qing army had nothing to do, and the attacking Qing army was either easily discovered and defended in time, or was fired at a fixed point by the foreign artillery of the forward, and the fire reconnaissance was carried out.

The Qing army that attacked the middle and tail of the Han army did not take advantage either, the Han army paid close attention, lined up strictly, and even, watching a few scattered soldiers swimming, when the Qing cavalry attacked, they were immediately attacked by the surrounding Han army!

Nima, is this a counter-attack?

Yes, on both sides of the Han army's troops, some loose guerrillas were deliberately posed to become bait to attract the Qing army to attack, and as a result, the Qing army, which attacked several times, was a conspiracy and lost many people, while the Han army's losses were minimal.

With guerrilla warfare against guerrilla warfare and conspiracy against conspiracy, the Luoyang army quickly found a way to defeat the enemy and successfully reached the periphery of Chongqing.

However, something strange happened.

Eight miles west of the city, a group of Qing troops intercepted in a horizontal formation.

The dense infantry and foreign guns were in formation, stubbornly blocking the road in front, and some foreign artillery, setting up a formation, blocking the road, completely blocking the narrow road, and the mountains in the southwest region crisscrossed the country, giving the elite troops a good opportunity to garrison.

Luo Yang advanced as a whole and came to the front line in person.

The Qing army did not fight, but only sent two military envoys, waving white flags, to discuss with the Han Heavenly Army.

"Er Jun, listen, I am here on the order of the Tang Junmen to see your master general!" Two Qing soldiers came on horseback, swaggering and very arrogant.

Feng Zhuhuo stepped forward and covered Luo Yang, thinking that he was alert: "So-and-so, what do you want?" ”

"Well, my military family wants to gamble with your army here!" Qing Jun said.

Luo Yang was curious, "Gambling war? ”

The Qing army proposed a new way of riding alone and fighting a decisive battle. "The winner wins, and the loser surrenders!"

Luo Yang almost laughed and peed, Nima, what age is it?

Seeing that Luo Yang refused to believe it, Feng Zhuhuo was even more furious, and the envoy of the Qing army stimulated: "Is it that your Han army does not have a capable warrior?" ”

"Good!" Luo Yang's eyes rolled and he agreed.

"Well, good, refreshing, my Tang Junmen, the governor of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty, promised that if you are defeated and the whole army surrenders, he will treat your subordinates with kindness and take care of them as his own subordinates and cronies!"

The envoy of the Qing army said it so lightly that Dahan Tian** was really speechless.

Luo Yang naturally had no chance to go to the front line, because the officers and soldiers resolutely refused to let it.

However, Tang Yougeng, the commander of the Qing army, rode alone, standing in front of the two armies, using a long iron spear as a weapon, galloping vertically and horizontally, waiting to be torn apart.

"King Rui, I'm on,"

"King Rui, let's go, I must pinch that guy into two sections!"

Luo Yang asked the soldiers carefully, and learned that at that time, between the Qing army and the Taiping army, there was really a habit of warriors to challenge, and the elite duel in the era of cold weapons was really decisive.

Some soldiers identified that the Qing army cavalry in front of him was the governor of Sichuan, no, it was Tang Yougeng, the chief soldier of Chongqing Town, his unique iron armor, cloak, arrogant momentum, and burly figure were familiar to everyone in Sichuan.

It's hilarious, too.

Luo Yang, who wanted to fight bloodily, frowned and thought about it.

The Han army first organized the queue, established strict defensive measures, and was vigilant against the enemy's sneak attack from all sides, and then, suppressed the formation with artillery, with the foreign guns in front, forming a sparse skirmishment line. The rest of the arms cooperate tacitly.

The optimal combination of arms and the long-range support of firepower enable the Han army to be invincible.

Luo Yang sent a volunteer soldier, who was quite strong in martial arts and eager to make meritorious contributions, so he appointed him as the commander of the top soldier company on the spot, and asked him to wear armor and ride a horse to fight.

"Remember, as soon as you get to the scene, use this to kill his horse!" After repeated questioning and reconnaissance, Luo Yang sinisterly confessed: "Don't grind with him, and finally capture him alive." ”

"But, King Rui, it's not a word to talk like this." The commander of the spearhead company was dumbfounded.

"Soldiers don't get tired of cheating! Do you still talk about the truth of the ball? After Luo Yang's explanation was completed, he stood in the ranks of the troops and ordered the artillery to prepare and fire the artillery anytime and anywhere.

Dozens of foreign cannons, all loaded with shells, ready for battle, Luo Yang saw the commander of the sharp soldier company crisscrossing the war horse, suddenly rode out, and immediately came to the artillery position, instructing everyone: "As soon as the two of them face each other, immediately block the front line of the enemy army with firepower, cover the enemy army, and leave no backhand, but the shells can be bombarded by Lao Tzu!" ”

"King Rui, what about our brother?"

"Hehe, fight, where is there not to pay?" Luo Yang used a telescope to observe the fierce Qing army commander on the opposite side.