Hong Xuanjiao said coldly: "Li Xiucheng." Why stop Ben Shuai? ”

At this moment, time is of the essence.

A little more time will be delayed, and there will be more dead and wounded Taiping soldiers.

Li Xiucheng took a look at the situation on the battlefield and found that the two armies had begun to engage in close combat. According to Li Xiucheng's expectations, this is a situation that must occur to defeat Li Zhen, and it is also a crucial link. However, the Taiping army had no fighting spirit, and all of them fled in an uproar, and the Qing army covered up the slaughter like a bamboo, which was clearly a one-sided massacre.

This scene made Li Xiucheng feel very heavy.

Li Xiucheng knew that time was pressing, and immediately explained: "Xiao Wangniang, the situation on the battlefield is irreversible. You see that all the soldiers are retreating, if the female soldiers rush forward at this time, the first thing they will encounter is the retreating army, not the soldiers under Li Zhen. Even if you want to fight back against the Qing army, it is in vain. Xiao Wangniang, in my opinion, should retreat temporarily, first avoid Li Zhen's edge, and then find an opportunity to counterattack. ”

After Hong Xuanjiao heard this, she said in a deep voice: "20,000 soldiers, did you just give up?" ”

Li Xiucheng shook his head and said solemnly: "It's not that I don't care, I can't manage it now." The situation on the battlefield is not in our favor, and we can only temporarily retreat. ”

Hong Xuanjiao's face changed uncertainly, and it was difficult to make a decision.

Li Xiucheng listened to the screams and wails from the soldiers in front of him, and he couldn't wait to scold Hong Xuanjiao. Now that the situation is rotten, the woman still hesitates, and he is extremely disappointed in his heart. Even though Hong Xuanjiao's identity was extraordinary, Li Xiucheng couldn't help it and shouted: "Now that people's lives are at stake, please ask Xiao Wangniang to give the order to retreat." ”

"Withdraw!"

Hong Xuanjiao said helplessly.

When the words fell, Hong Xuanjiao felt that a breath of qi in her body had been leaked out, and her legs felt slightly weak, as if she was about to fall to the ground.

Li Xiucheng didn't care about Hong Xuanjiao's mentality, and shouted: "Mingjin, retreat!" ”

"Bell! Clang!! ”

In an instant, the sharp sound of the gong sounded on the battlefield, and it continued to be heard.

Hong Xuanjiao turned over on the horse, turned the horse's head and said, "Withdraw!" ”

With Hong Xuanjiao's rapid retreat, 10,000 female soldiers followed Hong Xuanjiao and retreated neatly. At this time, the Taiping soldiers who were fleeing saw it, as if they had found an organization, and they all rushed towards Hong Xuanjiao's place. Li Xiucheng followed Hong Xuanjiao's side, looking back at the Qing army chasing after him, with a helpless look in his eyes.

This battle was really aggrieved.

Li Zhen saw the other party retreating, and the corners of his mouth hooked up with a touch of coldness.

His plan was to completely defeat Hong Xuanjiao in this battle, and ordered: "Pass the order, immediately open the distance, and use grenades to bomb continuously." Pull away again and shoot with bullets. ”

In an instant, the order was delivered.

Qi Zhenhai, Yang Banhou, Smith and Lu Shaochuan all deliberately controlled the distance between the two sides, so as to use grenades first, and then keep shooting. Under the continuous firing, the fleeing Taiping soldiers fell to the ground one after another like scarecrows, without any resistance at all.

Both sides pursued one and the other fled, both exerting all their strength.

It's just that the Taiping army seems to have formed a hunted prey. At this moment, Hong Xuanjiao's mood is no longer as relaxed and comfortable as Li Zhen, and her mood is getting heavier and heavier. Hong Xuanjiao looked at Li Xiucheng and said coldly: "Li Xiucheng, this marshal took your advice and retreated, and now the Qing army is chasing and killing all the way, what do you say?" ”

Li Xiucheng said eagerly: "Further on, some distance further on, there will be reinforcements!" ”

"Reinforcements?"

After Hong Xuanjiao heard this, the expression on her face suddenly froze, "How do you know that there are reinforcements?" Hong Xuanjiao asked.

Li Xiucheng explained: "The king of the east was worried about the safety of Xiao Wangniang, and he also sent an elite team to hide in the dark to protect it. Niangniang, let's hurry up, lead Li Zhen to the center of the two armies, and then flank Li Zhen. This is a good opportunity to ambush Li Zhen, and it must not be missed. ”

The corners of Hong Xuanjiao's mouth twitched slightly, and she asked, "You knew these things in advance, so you have been encouraging me to lead the troops to retreat, the purpose is to withdraw to the place where the soldiers are ambushed." It seems that your previous reason was to fool Ben Shuai! ”

When Li Xiucheng heard this, he immediately cried and laughed.

When did he flicker?

Li Xiucheng said with a serious expression: "Xiao Wangniang, Li Xiucheng has a clear conscience and no selfishness. If you think about the advice of the last general, when the two armies meet Li Zhen's army, the last general's advice is to retreat a little, avoid the muskets of Li Zhen's soldiers, and then suddenly kill them, so as to engage in battle. From this, it can be seen that the last general did not intend to use the ambush. Later, the situation was really not in our favor, so we had to retreat, and the general did not have any selfish motives. ”

Hong Xuanjiao snorted coldly and said, "Pass the order and speed up." ”

Li Xiucheng knew that Hong Xuanjiao had acquiesced in Li Zhen's strategy, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, and he yelled: "Quick, quick, keep running forward and get rid of Li Zhen." ”

The army continued to run forward, about five miles or so.

At this time, the road is no longer smooth and straight, and gradually the slopes and hills appear. Li Xiucheng finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the road conditions around him had changed. After crossing the hills, Li Xiucheng looked at Hong Xuanjiao and said loudly: "Xiao Wangniang, Li Zhen has entered the urn, and he can order a counterattack." ”

Hong Xuanjiao stopped and yelled: "Li Zhenzhong has a plan, kill back." ”

She finally had a place to vent her sullen stomach.

"Boom! Boom!! ”

Suddenly, a dull beat of drums came from the rear, and an army suddenly appeared and cut off the rear of Li Zhen's army. This army poured out from the surrounding hillsides and gathered together, and there were nearly 10,000 people. These soldiers are the reinforcements given by Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, and only Li Xiucheng knows, but Hong Xuanjiao does not know.

Li Xiucheng used Li Zhen to lead his troops to chase after him, blocking Li Zhen in the center in one fell swoop, intending to eliminate Li Zhen. Hong Xuanjiao kept ordering the female soldiers to attack, and the female soldiers under his command went crazy and charged with knives.

These women are not weaker than men.

They are the elite trained by Hong Xuanjiao, and they are very powerful. Seeing this, the soldiers of the Taiping Army who were fleeing suddenly became excited again, and joined the ranks of attacking Li Zhen one after another.

Li Zhen looked at the enemy troops that appeared in front and behind and smiled coldly.

It is absolutely impossible to save the situation just by virtue of the soldiers who appeared in the rear! Li Zhen looked calm and ordered: "Huang Shihai, bring the soldiers of one regiment of Qi Zhenhai, delay the time for the enemy army to attack, and make sure that the enemy army cannot get close." ”

"Yes!"

Huang Shihai was ordered, and together with Qi Zhenhai, he transferred troops to turn around and block the pursuing Taiping army.

Li Zhen turned his eyes to the female soldiers of the Taiping Army in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Yang Banhou, Lu Shaochuan, and Smith listened to the order and immediately launched a fierce attack, chiseled through the female soldiers of the bandits, and completely defeated the other party. ”

"Yes!"

The three of them nodded in response, their fighting spirits high, and they were not affected by the surprise soldiers that suddenly appeared in the rear.

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