Chapter 63: The Decisive Battle of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian (5)

Although Zhang Yuanzheng was very surprised by Hong Xiuquan's actions, and the fighter plane was fleeting, Zhang Yuanzheng did not hesitate to gather hundreds of thousands of troops and start a decisive battle with Hong Xiuquan in Tianjing, settling the war in the south in one fell swoop. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Outside Tianjing City, the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zhang Yuan collected the main forces of the two group armies, set up a battle with Hong Xiuquan to the death, and the decisive battle of the two heroes began. ”

Changing into a battle robe, walking towards the city wall, holding the sword at his waist, Hong Xiuquan felt as if he had returned to the proud scene of leading the troops to fight and fighting for the world with the Qing army, and remembered the current difficult scene, the emotion in his heart was quite mixed, there was a trace of tears in the corners of his eyes, and then he brushed away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hand, looked up into the distance, and walked firmly towards the battlefield, and the Wehrmacht also completed the encirclement of Tianjing.

Zhang Yuanzheng outside the city is also waiting for Hong Xiuquan's arrival, in the big picture, the ideals of the two can be said to be the same, both are to change the current status quo in China, but Hong Xiuquan later took the wrong road, one wrong step.

Hong Xiuquan stood on the city wall, looking at the Wehrmacht below, the strict and mighty lineup, the boundless murderous aura came to his face, Hong Xiuquan had to admire the strength of the Wehrmacht, and also knew why his army was defeated so quickly, and then looked at the soldiers around him, it was difficult to confront the Wehrmacht in terms of momentum, Hong Xiuquan shook his head and sighed.

The two looked at each other, Hong Xiuquan looked at Zhang Yuanzheng and said, "It seems that the old man has lost unjustly." Zhang Yuanzheng also said: "The seniors are smiling, and the names of the predecessors can be said to be resounding at home and abroad." Laughing without saying a word, Hong Xiuquan shook his head helplessly.

"The old man once fought on the battlefield, nine deaths and one life, come on, today is a battle between the male and female." Hong Xiu shouted with the long sword at his waist in his hand. Zhang Yuanzheng sighed, from the moment he saw Hong Xiuquan, he knew that this battle was inevitable, and Xiaoxiong had his own battle, so he turned around and gave an order: "The whole army will attack." "Hundreds of cannons bombarded the city walls, the sound of shelling was deafening, and a bloody battle unfolded leisurely.

After the artillery bombardment, the infantry began to attack, Nanjing has been developed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over the years, and the city wall has indeed been built very strongly, and the shelling just now has not caused much damage to the city wall. Long before the attack, Zhang Yuanzheng knew that the Taiping army had bought some guns from the British, and although he had made some preparations, there were still quite a few casualties.

After a long time, Zhang Yuanzheng found that most of the officers and men of the army were a little light on the enemy, and the successive smooth victories made the troops breed the idea of underestimating the enemy, looking at the casualty table, Zhang Yuanzheng said: "All the commanders and fighters, after this battle, everyone wrote me a profound battle summary. I sighed in my heart, the development of the army has been too fast in recent years, and the quality of the soldiers needs to be improved, I hope that after this experience, they can truly grow into the elite division of the country.

The battle continues, the blood stains the moat, the enemy and us enter a stalemate, Hong Xiuquan is worthy of a hero, once he woke up, the stone broke the earth, the Taiping army left in Nanjing deserved to be the elite of the Taiping army, the combat effectiveness is really not covered, the national defense army rushed to the city wall several times, and reluctantly retreated.

The Wehrmacht is still attacking, "Comrades, kill, kill, kill......" The Wehrmacht rushed forward without fear of death, Hong Xiuquan watched the soldiers of the Wehrmacht attack, and said: "It is worthy of being an elite, Zhang Yuanzheng is really a capable person, we have lost this battle." The general beside him heard Hong Xiuquan's words, and asked in surprise: "Heavenly King, this ......" Before the man finished speaking, Hong Xiuquan raised his hand to stop his words: "This person has great talent and strategy, and it can be said that he is a generation of heroes, and now what we have left, the general trend has been achieved, and it cannot be changed." ”

At this moment, Hong Xiuquan seemed to be much older, but the battle for many years ended up in nothing, the man only stood and lived, not kneeling and died, Hong Xiuquan clenched his fist and smashed it on the masonry of the city wall.

The slanting sun and the remnant sun, reflecting the bloody battlefield, a fierce battle, part of the city wall has been controlled by the Wehrmacht, the night is coming, the battlefield is calm again, the Wehrmacht Forward General Headquarters, held a summary meeting, summarized today's battle, and the battle arrangements behind it.

Zhang Yuanzheng looked at the generals under his command, everyone lowered their heads, and the combat strength made many commanders of the National Defense Force very worried, and then said to everyone: "It doesn't matter if you lose for a while, remember that you are the commander of the troops, your emotions will affect the morale of the troops, everyone should reflect on me after they go down, don't throw your ass to the sky if you have some achievements." ”

During this period of successive victories, all the commanders and fighters of the Wehrmacht had the idea of underestimating the enemy, and it became more and more serious, and Zhang Yuanzheng also hoped that through this defeat, the troops could eliminate this dangerous thinking.

In the city, Hong Xiuquan convened the generals to discuss matters: "The general trend of the kingdom of heaven has gone, you are all fighting the world with me, you are all married now, tomorrow's battle is the final decisive battle, you and your families have surrendered, tomorrow is the battle between the old man and Zhang Yuanzheng, and it has nothing to do with you."

In the first battle during the day, Hong Xiuquan was very surprised by the combat power of the National Defense Army, in fact, when Hong Xiuquan woke up, he already knew that the general trend was gone, there was no possibility of recovery, and there was no point in adding killing.

A round and a half in the east rose, and the armies of both sides began a new battle, the Wehrmacht took the lead in attacking, but the Taiping army retreated in great strides, which made the attacking Wehrmacht feel very strange, and the commander of the front line quickly ordered to stop the attack, and Zhang Yuanzheng also rushed to the position.

Wang Yong said: "Marshal, as soon as this morning's attack began, the enemy began to retreat, and the enemy may have a conspiracy." Zhang Yuanzheng shook his head and said: "Impossible, Hong Xiuquan can also be said to be a generation of heroes, with his temperament, he will never do this."

At this moment, a large group of Taiping troops ran to the center of the battlefield, and the soldiers of the Wehrmacht just wanted to shoot, Zhang Yuanzheng said: "Stop shooting, the guard company will follow me, and I will meet Hong Xiuquan for a while." After saying that, he didn't care about everyone, and walked towards the center of the battlefield with the guards.

Hong Xiuquan also walked out under the protection of the soldiers, and the two laughed at the same time: "Haha......" both looked at each other.

Hong Xiuquan said: "Congratulations, I lost, and I lost unjustly, I hope you don't embarrass my soldiers, today's battle is a decisive battle between me and you, and it has nothing to do with them."

Zhang Yuanzheng said helplessly: "This battle, do you really want to fight, it's good to let go of this obsession in your heart." Looking at Hong Xiuquan's expression, Zhang Yuanzheng knew that this battle was inevitable.