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Outside the west gate is a moat, an urn city that protrudes like a nest, enclosing a section of the moat along with the bridge over the river.

Despite the long-distance attack, the Red Army had a good grasp of the structure of Fuzhou City in advance. The Red Third Division took the Yishan Gate of the Urn City Gate, and then it was to cross the moat through the bridge here, and when the North Gate had been broken through and the Qing army had no fighting spirit, it took the West Gate. It's a pity that as soon as the assault company entered the Yishan Gate, they found that in front of them, only half of the wreckage of the broken bridge remained.

When Zhou Tian saw that the city of Wengcheng was difficult to protect, he even ignored the Qing army on the other side of the river and was still resisting, so he ordered the bridge to be blown up. The firepower of the Taiping army was too fierce, and Zhou Tianshou, who had originally used the special structure of the urn city to give heavy killing thoughts to the opponent's vanguard army, seemed to understand why Pingshan and the North Gate were broken through so quickly? Fighting against such an adversary, who is both fearless and has the advantage of weapons, the tactics of the past are completely useless. Blowing up the bridge can at least delay their offensive, and if the bridge is left, Ximen will fall into their hands without a single eye.

So, Zhou Tianshou, who was red-eyed, actually came up with a tactic that he thought was the best. He only left a battalion of men and horses to continue to defend the West Gate, he knew that this was actually just a situation, and as soon as the Taiping army that burst in from the direction of the North Gate arrived, how much it was left would collapse in an instant. However, there is always something to be done on the appearance, and who knows if there will be any unexpected surprises?

Subsequently, he adopted the same strategy as the governor, quickly concentrated the elite in the direction of Wushan, and joined forces with the Qing army stationed in the area of the mountain, at least one more fight. However, he thought more than his governor, and not only retracted the defensive line, but also gave a strict order to the rearguard troops, that is, to tear down the bridge when it saw it, and to blow it up if it could not be demolished.

How many bridges are there in Fuzhou? There are more than 300 large and small, how many were destroyed under Zhou Tianshou's hands? According to the post-mortem count, there were seventy or eighty. This is still estimated that someone did not carry out the order enough, or the bridge was too strong, and the retreating Qing army was not in the mood to fight too much with a bridge, otherwise there would be more. Many of the destroyed bridges are ancestral legacies from hundreds of years ago, and it is self-evident how much cultural value there is, but the inconvenience to the lives of the people in the city is self-evident.

When Chen Tingxiang on Ping Mountain, in order to protect Zhenhai Tower and other famous buildings, could neither use cannons nor grenades, and only relied on bullets and sabers to attack the stubborn enemy, was Zhou Tianshou's actions too disgraceful? Some say that war is the art of door destruction, perhaps. But how to minimize the damage may be a more artistic science.

The Han culture pays attention to the restraint of life and life, as the so-called magic is one foot high, and the road is one battle. Zhou Tianshou's despicable behavior seemed to slow down the pace of the Red Army, but in fact he was putting himself in a hot urn, and sooner or later he would realize this, and realize the torment of having no escape, and not being able to fight.

After making a little preparation, the assault team of the 3rd Red Division relied on the cover of superior firepower to connect the ladder that was originally supposed to be on the city wall to the broken bridge and the opposite bank, and the demolition team broke through the moat, and more than a dozen explosive bags exploded, opening the heavy gate of the West City.

At this point, the 1st Red Army and the Teaching Brigade formed a line, and began to clear out the enemies they could encounter one by one from north to south, and compressed the unwilling Qing army to the south like a sheep.

As the sky dawned, Wang Yide realized that he had miscalculated the strength and endurance of his opponent. As the night faded away, the "vicious and brutal" opponent did not not stop attacking in the slightest, but became more and more ferocious. The lines of defense he put together, every time they were organized, they were cut down by the opponent's quick knife and were completely vulnerable.

Now, he is standing on the mountain, no longer has the heroism he had at the beginning, and he can't hold it here, maybe it was right to hold the east gate at the beginning? Looking at the East Gate Tower, which had already flown the red flag early in the morning, he regretted it a little. Nowhere to go?

"Lord Wang, in my opinion, we still have to make preparations for waiting for help on the one hand, and open up this southern passage on the other." Admiral Dou Zhenbiao has been on the Wanshou Bridge on the Min River, "This road is not passable, even if you can hold on, there is no backup." With so many soldiers gathered together, it was difficult for food and grass to continue. ”

"It's not that time." Wang Yide smiled, a little bitter. He didn't want to fight for the Wanshou Bridge on the other side of the river, which had been controlled by the Taiping army at this time. After taking it, the officers and soldiers have a way out, and they may no longer be willing to fight to the death. If you can't take it, your morale will plummet, and there will be no benefit. Wait and see, and when things really come out of desperation, it's not too late to take them. At that time, everyone knew that this was a battle, and perhaps the last courage would create a miracle. In addition, he is really unwilling, and he wants to consume it. People are not iron-beaten, the opponent always has a time of fatigue, drag it down, even if he is buried here, he will drag down the other party, once the Qing army in Ningde, Nanping, Sanming, Putian and other places arrives, there is a chance to eliminate this rebel bandit who is in great danger to the Qing Dynasty.

The Battle of Fuzhou lasted more than a day. Until the early morning of the next day, the last line of defense of Osan and Yushan was infiltrated and destroyed. Wang Yide's fantasy of the miracle of the shipwreck did not appear, and the Qing army who tried to seize the Wanshou Bridge and fled south, although they struggled with the help of the sailors regardless of life and death, in the end they could only look at the bridge and sigh. Dou Zhenbiao abandoned Wang Yide and led the remnants of the sailors to Xiamen in a hurry. And most of the Fuzhou officials such as Wang Yide and Zhou Tianshou obediently became prisoners.

Wang Yide did see the ending he hoped for, and saw the fatigue of this army that was once so crazy. On the way to the headquarters of the Red Army, and even around the headquarters of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, he could see the soldiers of the Red Army sleeping against the wall while they were temporarily resting.

How many days have not slept a single night, and the Red Army soldiers and their generals know only in their hearts that people are not iron-clad after all. When they heard the gunshots, they forgot about their fatigue, their hunger, and their sleepiness. Now, they're left with a sleepy.

But what's so about it? Chen Yu had been worried for a while because of the exhaustion of his own troops, how could this happen, what if the Qing army came again? Soon, he was relieved. Just as His Royal Highness King An said before the war, His Royal Highness was his backing, and when he saw the men and horses of the Headquarters Guard Regiment and the Communication Regiment retreating into the city in high spirits from the guard positions at the western foot of Tongpan Mountain and Pingshan Mountain outside the city, and temporarily took over the Fuzhou garrison task, he was happy. His Royal Highness was so clever that he left these two groups of men and horses outside for more than a day of "rest".

"How's that, Mr. Governor, how do you feel about today's situation?" Lin Haifeng stood in the small courtyard of the temporary headquarters, looked at Wang Yide, who seemed to be a little unconvinced, and asked with a smile.

"You have the advantage, what does a momentary victory or defeat mean?" Wang Yide looked at the "pseudo-prince" in front of him, who also had dark circles under his eyes, his face was rusty yellow, and obviously lacked rest, as well as the sneering generals around him, and shook his head disapprovingly.

"yes, we have the advantage." Lin Haifeng laughed out loud, "We haven't slept well for more than four days, and we haven't eaten a few meals seriously. We only had a little more than an hour to prepare before attacking your city, and that was our advantage. However, our guns are indeed powerful, which is probably why you are still not convinced. But why don't you use it? According to my understanding, you have not seen many foreigners, and you will not be impressed by their ships and their weapons. Unfortunately, your army is still using firearms and shotguns, while we have superior weapons. Was this a coincidence? ”

Wang Yide's face was a little feverish, and he bowed his head and said nothing.

"You underestimate our Red Army soldiers too much. Even if I don't have these weapons, I'll break your defenses like a broadsword and a spear. Can you imagine us flying over Ping Mountain? Chen Yucheng sneered.

Wang Yide's neck was stalked, and his mouth opened a few times, "...... Little doll, don't have such a big tone, people should be sleepy, tigers should also take a nap, and the coming days will be long. ”

"Hehe, he's not a little doll." Lin Haifeng patted Chen Yucheng on the shoulder, dusted off his shoulder, and squinted at Wang Yide, "This is the youngest commander of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire, and the commander-in-chief of this Fuzhou Campaign, you are defeated in his hands." ”

Looking at Wang Yide's unlucky appearance, Chen Yucheng smiled, "Zhou Tianshou has been corrected, he demolished the bridge and set it on fire, harming the interests of the people, and deserves death." You should follow in his footsteps. Still, don't you still have fantasies? Okay, I'll leave you to live for a few more days, so that you and Lu Yansun, Rao Tingxuan, Deng Shaoliang and others can get together and go on the road together. ”

Wang Yide was escorted away, Chen Yucheng looked at his back with disdain, and turned his head to look at King An, "Your Highness, what are we going to do next?" ”

"Do what?" Lin Haifeng smiled, "Sleep, in order not to let Mr. Governor's prophecy come true, I order you to sleep." As he spoke, he pointed to Huang Zaixing and Zeng Jinfa beside him, "Let's stand guard for everyone." Minister Zeng temporarily served as the commander of the garrison. ”

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