Hong Xuanjiao stared at the Qing army that gradually became clear in her eyes. His expression was serious, and his eyes were full of fear. At this moment, she also felt the pressure from the pavement, and felt her heart beat rapidly. Hong Xuanjiao pursed her lips and murmured: "I have an army of thirty thousand, and you only have seven or eight thousand people, and if four people beat you, they will definitely be able to defeat you." ”

When she saw the military appearance of the army under Li Zhen, she was also shocked and began to cheer herself up.

Seeing this, Li Xiucheng couldn't help but say: "Xiao Wangniang, Li Zhen's military appearance is incomparable, and his momentum is strong, and it is difficult to resist, so it is better for us to avoid the edge for the time being and wait for the opportunity to counterattack." ”

Li Zhen's army was so fierce that Li Xiucheng was taken aback.

In the past, he led his troops to attack Shanghai, and Li Zhen had no more than two or three thousand troops. Then he followed Yang Xiuqing and Qin Rigang to attack together, and when he fought with Li Zhen's army, Li Zhen's army was only four or five thousand people. By now, the troops under Li Zhen's command have developed into a team of nearly 10,000 people, which makes Li Xiucheng feel powerless to resist.

He made a suggestion and stared at Hong Xuanjiao with anticipation on his face, hoping that Hong Xuanjiao would adopt his opinion, so as to unload the fierce momentum of the army under Li Zhen.

When Hong Xuanjiao heard this, she thought about it, shook her head and said, "The matter has come to this, you can't retreat!" ”

Li Xiucheng said: "If it's a head-to-head confrontation, it's not good for us!" ”

Hong Xuanjiao snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "I know that the situation is unfavorable, but if you order to retreat now, the army's spirit will collapse, and you will be killed by Li Zhen immediately, and the situation is even more unoptimistic, and you can't retreat." ”

When Li Xiucheng heard this, he secretly shook his head in his heart.

Retreat is not a rout.

A strategic retreat is also a means of defeating the other side.

It's a pity that Hong Xuanjiao is a woman with insufficient knowledge and strategy after all. Even though Hong Xuanjiao has a certain amount of force, compared with Fu Shanxiang, it is far behind.

Li Xiucheng said: "Xiao Wangniang, if you don't retreat, then charge." Only by shortening the distance as soon as possible and engaging the army under Li Zhen can there be a chance of victory. If you wait for Li Zhen's army to shoot, you will definitely fail. ”

Hong Xuanjiao nodded and shouted: "Front army, attack!" ”

After Li Xiucheng received the order, he immediately shouted: "Beat the drums, the front army will attack." ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!! ”

Suddenly, a deafening drum beat suddenly sounded between heaven and earth.

The sound of the drums is deep and deep, constantly passing through the air and constantly reverberating on the battlefield. The 10,000 former troops under Li Xiucheng received the order, rushed forward with a shout, and began to approach the rushing Qing army. On the vast land, two dense armies appeared, killing each other towards each other.

"Kill !!"

There were bursts of shouting from the Taiping army, loud but noisy.

There were many people, but they did not listen to orders.

Li Zhen led an army of 8,000 to kill, each soldier held a steel gun in his hand, a grenade in his waist, and was fully equipped. Among them, Qi Zhenhai, Yang Banhou, Smith, and Lu Shaochuan each led their own regiment and ran forward, all with excited looks in their eyes. Li Zhen estimated that the distance between the two sides was only about 100 meters, and shouted: "Slow down and prepare to shoot." ”

In an instant, the order was delivered.

In a matter of moments, all the soldiers immediately slowed down and did not cause confusion.

Before, these soldiers were given orders.

Seeing that the army had stopped, Li Zhen swept the Taiping army rushing in front of him, estimating that the distance between the two sides was less than sixty meters, and immediately shouted: "Shoot!" ”

"Bang! Bang!!! ”

The continuous gunshots rang out in an instant.

Yang Banhou raised the gun in his hand and shouted, "Brothers, kill with me." ”

Smith roared, "Capture the enemy alive!" ”

Qi Zhenhai roared excitedly: "Meritorious service is in the near future, kill the past!" ”

Lu Shaochuan smiled evilly and shouted, "Brothers, there are countless women ahead. All rush up to Lao Tzu, grab the woman's self and go back to warm the bed, follow me! ”

The four generals are all leading the charge with their own soldiers.

When Li Zhen's army attacked fiercely and charged, the Taiping army on the opposite side was already in disarray. The Taiping soldiers who rushed to the front became the handles of their guns, were beaten into meat sieves, and kept falling like rice langs. The dense bullets caused the Taiping army to be in chaos and became a pot of porridge.

At this time, there are those who rush forward, and there are those who run around.

The situation is chaotic!

Seeing this, Hong Xuanjiao gritted her steel teeth, and her mood had sunk to the lowest point. Before the two sides have fought hand-to-hand, the army under her command has already become like this, and does it still have attack power?

At this moment, she saw the power of firearms.

Hong Xuanjiao didn't want to retreat, and shouted: "Li Xiucheng, order the two armies on the left and right flanks to attack, attack the two flanks of the Qing army, and strive to make the Qing army chaotic on both sides and relieve the pressure on the charge of the front army." ”

"Yes!"

Li Xiucheng was helpless, but he still ordered the 10,000 troops on the left and right flanks to charge.

In this way, Hong Xuanjiao sent all the male soldiers, and only the female soldiers remained.

Li Zhen and Huang Shihai followed behind, and when he saw another part of the Taiping Army coming out, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. After the weapons of his soldiers were improved, the battles on the battlefield gradually became a contest of weapons, rather than numbers. When the 20,000 Taiping troops entered the battlefield, Qi Zhenhai, Yang Banhou and others ordered the use of grenades.

In the blink of an eye, grenades flew out one by one.

In the sky, a grenade pressed by black pressure.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble!!!! ”

After the grenade hit the ground, a series of explosions were heard.

Dirt splashes, bodies fly.

The formation of the Taiping army was in a mess, and the 10,000 soldiers who had just joined the battlefield were dizzy and could not find their way. They were all stunned, and then they yelled and turned and ran backwards in fright. At this moment, Hong Xuanjiao's face was pale and completely stunned. He never imagined that this would be the way of fighting, and the 20,000 troops she sent would be in such chaos.

Li Xiucheng was unmoved, he had already expected such a scene.

Li Zhen's methods, he knows very well.

The first step must be a firearms onslaught, and the second step is a confrontation between the two sides.

Li Xiucheng looked at the Taiping soldiers who fell to the ground one by one, as well as the Taiping soldiers who were in chaos, his eyes closed, and his heart was extremely sad. If I knew this, I shouldn't have fought with Hong Xuanjiao. Now that the army has lost its sharpness and cannot pose a threat, he can already predict Hong Xuanjiao's inevitable defeat, and he will be defeated again.

"Report, the Qing army has entered the soldiers, and the soldiers of the former army have collapsed."

"Report, the Qing army entered the army, and the left-wing army was defeated."

"Report, the Qing army and the right-wing army are fighting, and the right-wing army is retreating, and there is a large-scale retreat."

The soldiers who reported the news ran back, and one after another desperate battle reports reached Hong Xuanjiao's ears, like a sound of thunder in the clear sky, which made Hong Xuanjiao's body shake for a while, and she was almost unstable. Hong Xuanjiao was unwilling to fail, gritted her teeth and said: "Pass the order, let 10,000 female soldiers attack and rescue the army." ”

"Slow!"

Hong Xuanjiao's voice came out, and Li Xiucheng immediately retorted.

ps: The third shift, call it a day;