Chapter 389: Fierce Battle on Five Pine Mountains (5)
Zeng Guoquan led the remnants of the defeated army, anxious like a lost dog, panicked like a fish that slipped through the net, desperately fleeing, and at this time he had completely forgotten the danger beside him.
Just came to the three-way intersection from Anqing to Hefei and Tongling, and the sound of artillery on the mountain on one side was already resounding in the sky!
Boom Boom Boom ......
The Taiping army struck again, and dozens of artillery launched a fierce artillery bombardment at the vanguard of the Hunan army, the cavalry battalion, this time, the Taiping army not only brought their own cannons, but also the remaining artillery of the captured Hunan army to the battlefield!
The cavalry of three or four thousand suddenly encountered a fierce artillery attack, the formation was in chaos, the frightened war horses were scurrying around, as for the cavalry, the unlucky ones had already been blown up in the sky, the stumps and broken arms flew across the air, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the Hunan army was once again in a predicament.
Zeng Guoquan's heart was cold, wiped it, Shi Dakai, you are going to kill all of your dog's moon, you don't want Lao Tzu to return to Tianjing, wait until Lao Tzu goes back, he will definitely make a comeback, it's not over with you!!
However, the most important thing now is not to be ruthless, but to flee for your life, in the face of Shi Dakai's crazy attack, the demoralized Hunan army could not resist at all, and retreated one after another, Zeng Guoquan shouted angrily: "Order, cavalry assault, give Lao Tzu the artillery position of long hair!" ”
The artillery arranged by Shi Dakai, not far from the Hunan army, was on a gentle hill, which was just right for the cavalry to attack, and three thousand cavalry rushed towards the hill!
However, if the cavalry can take the hill so easily, it will be in vain Shi Dakai has accumulated more than ten years of supreme prestige, the cavalry has just arrived at the foot of the mountain, a large number of archers appeared around the hill, and began to shoot at the cavalry frantically, not only bows and arrows but also a large number of foreign spear teams, and the cavalry caught off guard was under the combined attack of bows and muskets. It was suppressed in an instant, leaving dozens of war horses neighing over the road of the charge, and the cavalry on it was already a dead and wounded.
Zeng Guoquan's heart tightened, he didn't expect this Shi Dakai to be so thoughtful! With the protection of archers and musketeers, it is not so easy to take down the opposite hill!
Zeng Guoquan gritted his teeth. No matter how difficult it is, it has to be impacted, and if the artillery positions are not taken, then the Hunan army will really be at the end of the road!
"Matsuyama, give me the charge to personally lead the army, and take the artillery position for me no matter what!"
Zeng Guoquan roared angrily.
Liu Songshan now also understands that the Hunan army has no way to retreat, and it is necessary to take the artillery position on the hill so that the Hunan army can break through the encirclement of the Taiping army and escape!
"Huh!"
Liu Songshan agreed. As soon as he urged the war horse, he led the cavalry to charge again!
A large number of cavalry rushed over again like a tide, and at this time, the Taiping army launched a full-scale attack, and 10,000 elite Taiping troops rushed from top to bottom from the mountains towards the Hunan army, and the momentum was terrifying!
Thousands of rangers under Zeng Guoquan scattered. Completely wrapped in the middle by the Taiping army, the Taiping army began to massacre wantonly. At this moment, the Hunan army has no will to fight, and it can't organize a decent defense at all, so let Zeng Guoquan suddenly go crazy, and there is still a plate of scattered sand below!
Zeng Guoquan was full of bitterness, this battle was lost too miserably. He has no power to fight back, is this still the Hunan army that he is proud of? Is this still the Hunan army that followed its own southern expedition and northern war? Hell yes, hell really!
Yes, if you go back a year, even if the Hunan army is surrounded. That will still fight to the death, the soldiers of the Hunan army have never been afraid of hard fighting! However, now, the successful Hunan army no longer has that spirit and spirit, and has declined from the peak.
10,000 elite Taiping Army and 10,000 Hunan Army, in terms of strength, the two sides are equal, but once the battle is brought together, the Hunan Army is at a complete disadvantage, under the cover of artillery, the Taiping Army is like a rainbow, and if it continues like this, Zeng Guoquan's main force is definitely going to be finished!
At this critical moment, there was another shout of killing in the distance, and Bao Chao led thousands of defeated soldiers under his command to rush to the three-way junction in time to support Zeng Guoquan.
It's very simple, Bao Chao is not far from here, the sound of artillery at the northern foot of Wusong Mountain shook the earth, and it spread far away to more than ten miles away, of course Bao Chao heard it!
Not only did Bao Chao hear it, but the cavalry scout sent out by Bao Chao also rushed over from the north like lightning at this time, "Qi Yu Tingshuai, the main force of Jiu Shuai was once again attacked and besieged by the Taiping Army at the northern foot of Wusong Mountain, and now it is in a desperate situation!" ”
Bao Chao jumped up when he heard this, rubbing, damn it, what's wrong with this Jiu Shuai, a person who is usually very shrewd, how did he become so constrained when he met Shi Dakai? Was beaten so badly by Shi Dakai?
Of course, I can't grab anything more than Jiu Shuai!
"Order, all the troops are dispatched, immediately rush to the northern foot of Wusong Mountain, and gallop to the aid of the Nine Marshals!"
Bao Chao roared, flew on his horse, and led his army to rush towards the battlefield.
With a distance of less than twenty miles, marching at full speed, even if the morale of the Hunan army is low now, an hour is enough to rush to the battlefield!
When he came to the battlefield, Bao Chao didn't say a word, and thousands of troops descended from the east direction to the Taiping army, and rushed into the battlefield one by one.
Shi Dakai on the high hill smiled coldly, Lao Tzu kept the main force of the Hunan army and waited for the arrival of Bao Chao until now, what is the matter, not to mention that you have given a pot of stew, how can you be worthy of the spirit of the king in the sky?
Yes, Shi Dakai went out this time and brought out 30,000 people, a big battle, not a lot of troops killed in the battle, but there were six or seven thousand more wounded soldiers, and they couldn't fight for the time being, but in addition, there were more than 20,000 troops, 10,000 elites were sent to the battlefield, and the other 10,000 elites were hidden on one side, just waiting for Bao Chao to arrive, and they had to be wiped out!
Not long after Bao Chao's army entered the war, the other 10,000 troops of the Taiping army had already returned to the east, and from behind Bao Chao, the retreat of the Hunan army was completely blocked!
The elite of the 20,000 Taiping Army let go of the attack this time, even if the Hunan Army had a lot of cavalry, it still couldn't withstand the offensive of the 20,000 Taiping Army, and it was defeated!
At this time, it was impossible for Zeng Guoquan and Bao Chao to retreat from the three forks to Tianjing and Tongling, and the road was completely blocked by the Taiping army!
"Jiu Shuai, you can't fight anymore, if you fight again, we'll all die here!"
Bao Chao roared eagerly.
Zeng Guoquan said hatefully: "But, what can we do if we don't fight now?" The road to Tongling has been cut off by Long Hair! There is no way to escape! ”
(To be continued.) )