Chapter Ninety-Four: The Destruction of an Army of 400,000

It has to be said that the Manchu officials and generals always had a good kung fu to flee for their lives.

It only took two days for Wu Wenrong, the governor of Jiangxi, to flee back to Tongren, where Mu Zhang'a's main army was stationed, under the escort of his own military camp. At that time, Guizhou was inaccessible, full of dense forests and fierce beasts. This speed is nothing short of miraculous!

If the Manchu army had always been able to perform such miracles, it would not have fallen into such a situation......

"Mu Shuai, the lower officials have failed the emperor's grace. It also betrays your trust. Last night, the garrison camp was jointly attacked and attacked by 100,000 Taiping Jun thieves and 20,000 Dragon God Sect anti-thieves, and all the grain, grass and baggage were burned. The subordinate led his subordinates to fight bloodily, and fought and retreated. But the other party was helpless, and in the end, it was ...... Tens of thousands of troops have lost their lives, and the subordinates are guilty......"

Wu Wenrong was in Mu Zhang'a's coach's tent, hugging his thighs and crying bitterly. It looked like a mourning woman.

In fact, these tears do have some real ingredients in them - such a big sin is basically the ending of an autumn queen's questioning. It is already the best ending to be degraded to a civilian, and he is now pretending to be so pretending and exaggerating the strength of the enemy in order to win this chance to live.

Mu Zhang'a gasped, his face was hideous, and his eyes were shining like those of a fierce beast.

"You damned sinner! An army of 50,000, a full 50,000 army, not a single person remained. What face do you have to live? Give me death! He raised his big stout foot and kicked Wu Wenrong in the chest, and the poor governor of Jiangxi immediately flew upside down and rolled to the ground, letting out a terrible scream......

Suddenly, the voices of the guards sounded outside the tent.

"Report to the boss! Some of the generals and adults of the other armies also gathered outside the barracks one after another, waiting for the summons and summons of the adults. “

Mu Zhang'a's heart suddenly shook, and a feeling of uneasiness emerged for no reason. Hurriedly shouted and asked, "What's the matter?!" Ben Shuai didn't let them be a teacher, why did he leave his post without permission! Don't you want to die? ”

The guard almost crawled into the tent, knelt in front of him and said worriedly: "Your Excellency, you look very embarrassed. And many of them were injured and unconscious, and they were carried back by the pro-military battalion. It's very similar to Lord Wu's appearance, ......"

This Lord Wu is naturally talking about Wu Wenrong, the governor of Jiangxi who is trembling next to him.

Mu Zhang'a is like five thunderbolts. I only feel that my legs and feet are weak, and I can't even stand on my feet!

Listening to the guard's description, even a fool can guess. The military camps of the imperial army of thieves in various parts of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces should have been dealt a devastating blow! Otherwise, there would not have been such a situation where the commanders left en masse and fled back to the commander's barracks in embarrassment......

According to Wu Wenrong, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had joined forces with the Dragon God Sect and defeated the 400,000 troops of the Qing army. It seems that a big victory has been achieved.

"If it continues like this, I'm afraid it will ......" Mu Zhang'a couldn't help but shudder, only to feel a chill rush from the soles of his feet to the Tianling Gai.

He shouted angrily, "Order the whole army!" All the Yungui thief armies in the imperial court all evacuated their original stations and concentrated on Tongren. so as not to be defeated by the thieves. ”

Mu Zhang'a's orders were quickly carried out, and the military orders quickly reached the military camps that had not yet been captured by the combined forces of the Dragon God Sect and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The commanders of those garrisons had also faintly heard the rumors, and they were already like frightened birds, but now they heard the order of the commander in chief to gather the whole army. Immediately felt a sense of security, and they retreated east and headed towards Tongren......

Because of the addition of the Dragon God Sect, the offensive and defensive momentum of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Manchu Qing in the Yunnan-Guizhou region immediately changed!

The 400,000 Manchu imperial army that was originally an army of thieves has now become the target of "encirclement and suppression". Extremely embarrassed, just looking for self-preservation. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Dragon God Sect's army is so strong, although there may still be a gap with Britain as a whole, but it has already fought with old colonial powers such as Spain and Portugal. The only problem is that their army is still too small......

In April 1844, after nearly two months of encirclement and suppression by the Manchu army in Yunnan and Guizhou.

A total of 150,000 Qing troops were annihilated, 80,000 were captured, and 670,000 defeated soldiers fled into the deep mountains and forests. I don't know what to do, it is estimated that they will either become food for the fierce beasts in the deep mountains, or they will secretly become ordinary people incognito.

As a result, the 500,000 so-called "thieves" army allocated and gathered by the Manchu court from various provinces finally became less than 100,000!

All of them gathered in Tongren, Guizhou, waiting for the final decisive battle with the Dragon God Sect and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

This is not because Mu Zhang'a is brave and fearless, but there is really no way out!

As far as the eye could see, there were enemies all around, and the neighboring provinces had all been occupied by the Dragon God Sect. If you want to retreat, you have to face a more terrifying siege battle, so it is better to find a way to hold on to Tongren and let the other party attack the city.

In May 1844, 20,000 elite soldiers of the Dragon God Sect and 100,000 soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had surrounded Tongren. Siege is about to begin!

Wipe out the last Manchu forces in southwest and southern China, and after this battle, nine provinces will be freed from the brutal and rotten rule of the Manchus. What a great honor!

Therefore, both the Dragon God Sect and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom dispatched very high-level figures.

Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, with Heavenly Monarch Yang Xiuqing, Western King Xiao Chaogui, Northern King Wei Changhui, Southern King Feng Yunshan and other high-level cadres, personally came to the front line!

As for the Dragon God Sect, Chen Liansheng and Lin Zexu, who had been promoted to the founder, the country, the yuan, and the marshal, and Xie Lingqing, the first government affairs, court, general manager, and manager, came to Tongren to supervise the battle.

Originally, according to the intention of his subordinates, it was hoped that the supreme "Lord Dragon God" would personally come to Tongren to participate in the extermination of the remaining Manchu army. It's a pity that after Zhao Wushuang returned to the Dragon God Palace, he no longer met with any of his subordinates and believers.

According to the mysterious guards of the Dragon Shadow Guard who can only be mobilized by the Dragon God, Lord Dragon God has gone to retreat and cultivate the Immortal Method! Once out of the customs, the divine power will be refined, and the immortal law will rise sharply. Bring greater glory to Huaxia and the Dragon God Sect!

In desperation, the siege of Tongren and the formal conclusion of the agreement between the two countries with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom could only fall to others.

But fortunately, according to the temper of Lord Ryujin, he doesn't attach so much importance to these matters - anyway, the general policy of "shelving disputes, cooperating against the Qing Dynasty, and maintaining the struggle" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has already set the tone, and he will not ask too much about other details.

On May 21, 1844, the last days of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the nine southern provinces of China finally came! (To be continued.) )