The large-scale increase of the Taiping army made Lin Haijiang feel a headache, because after the great battle, there were at least eight or nine thousand corpses left in the sight of the defenders by the Taiping army.

It can be said that the onslaught of a day and a night has put the Taiping army on the verge of collapse, the Taiping army is an army that relies on the so-called faith in the vision of heaven to fight, and its backbone can be said to be extremely fanatical, but this fanaticism often cannot be maintained for a long time, once the casualties reach a certain level, then this frenzy will be replaced by the fear of death, the first attack does not need to enforce the law to supervise the war, but the subsequent attack of the Taiping army began to send knife players, which is undoubtedly a good signal for Lin Haijiang.

The enemy is already dying! If it weren't for Chen Yucheng's mastery and heavy promise, I'm afraid that the Taiping army besieging Ningxiang would have collapsed now, but Lin Haijiang thought that this was quite good in front of him, at least creating a rare opportunity for his encirclement and annihilation.

The ignorant are not afraid, the newly reinforced Taiping army took over the previous troops and launched a new offensive against Ningxiang that night, Chen Yucheng had ordered people to do their best to collect the corpses, but when the new Taiping army entered the trench in the afternoon and approached Ningxiang in a roundabout way, they could always find piles of foul-smelling black things in the trench, some of the charred corpses were still hideous, and what those were were self-evident!

Under the cover of the deep night, the Taiping army even transported hundreds of large and small copper cannons to the front line, these copper cannons are two or three hundred catties large, and thirty or fifty catties are small, and they are filled with lead, iron sheets, iron nails, etc., this is the last artillery that Chen Yucheng collected as much as he can, and these small copper cannons that were originally scattered in the troops below were gathered and placed on high hopes.

In the middle of the night, the Taiping soldiers who bit wooden sticks bent over and carefully climbed out of the trench, they were much happier than the first wave of people who attacked Ningxiang before, because there were no mines on the ground in Ningxiang after the fierce battle, and the impact distance of the attack was not so far, the only biggest obstacle was the steep dirt slope that the two of them were so high.

Da, da! During a routine shot from the Dai 1 light machine gun, several Taiping soldiers who happened to be standing on the ballistic distribution line screamed and fell.

The officer on duty immediately blew a sharp whistle and shouted: "Machine guns in position, mortar rulers cover fire, enemy attack!" Enemy attack! ”

It can be said that the officers and soldiers of the defenders have experienced too much these days, and everyone has been tested and tempered, especially the officers and soldiers of the regiment directly under the Command, the red line on their cuffs has become a symbol of honor, and the bloody battle in Ningxiang will become the starting point of the glorious legion directly under the Command.

Offensive! Offensive! The Taiping army repeated the futile attack again and again, and the defending soldiers who were hit by the copper cannon scattered also fell in the trenches with wails, the nearest trenches of the two sides were only twenty meters apart, and the power of the Armstrong angular tube breech rifle was almost the same as that of the Imperial Type 1 rifle at such a distance.

However, the grenades equipped by the Chinese Empire gave the Taiping army a huge kill, and the death squads of the corps directly under the headquarters broke into the opponent's trenches from time to time with Dai's light machine guns, killing the opponent almost powerless.

Between attack and defense, time is like flowing water, the Taiping army's offensive can be said to have maintained a certain frequency and intensity, Lin Haijiang knows that Chen Yucheng has now become the end of the strong crossbow, three days in addition to the day before yesterday when the Taiping army reinforcements just arrived, launched several waves of onslaught, when the reinforcements were exhausted, the Taiping army fell into an unprecedented embarrassment.

Offensive? Ningxiang's defensive firepower can even wipe them out, after attacking for so many days, even the sword players of the King of England have almost all taken in, I believe that the defenders on Ningxiang's side are also suffering heavy casualties, maybe the opponent will collapse after attacking once? Maybe their guns and shells will be depleted right away?

But the reality is extremely cruel, these good wishes of the Taiping army are destined to be unrealizable, dozens of taels of silver a flowering bomb, Lin Haijiang's army splashed out like a bean, just this Chen Yucheng has a feeling of vomiting blood.

Of course, this premise is that most of Chen Yucheng's shells were purchased by Lin Haijiang before the military blockade, and the price is naturally not cheap, and the Chinese Empire has a small but complete industrial base and ammunition production plants, and its cost is naturally not as Chen Yucheng imagined.

And at this moment, outside Chen Yucheng's big tent, several generals of the Twist Army are shouting, shouting about the benefits promised by Chen Yucheng before, otherwise they will gang up!

Ningxiang has not yet been taken, and Chen Yucheng, who has exhausted his supplies, originally planned to take Ningxiang and eat the materials stored by the Chinese Empire, so Chen Yucheng only carried less than seven days of supplies, and transferred into the middle lightly, almost all the dry food weapons were carried by the soldiers themselves, this is already the maximum limit that Chen Yucheng can raise, after all, more than 100,000 people eat horses every day, even half of the mountain can't afford it.

The soldiers of the Taiping Army are getting more and more powerful, but the national strength of the Heavenly Kingdom is getting weaker and weaker, which is exactly what Chen Yucheng is puzzled about.

Ningxiang in front of him has become a dead knot, and Chen Yucheng, who has lost his troops and lost his generals, has long had the idea of bringing the Twist Army into his account.

Chen Yucheng, who decided to kill the killer, waved his hand, and dozens of knife players took down the troublesome twist army generals, and several twist army generals scolded Chen Yucheng for his dishonesty and delusion, Chen Yucheng nodded to the knife players, he knew that after a while, these people would fall to the ground, this is no way, these days Chen Yucheng can't remember how many of his own people he killed.

Chen Yucheng no longer has any hope for Ningxiang at this moment, the army of the Chinese Empire has now been near Yiyang, Chen Yucheng knows that this is a great gift that Lin Haijiang has carefully prepared for himself, the blocking force in the direction of Changsha collapsed in just one day, Ningxiang is in front of him, but he can't gnaw on this bone that should have been taken.

Now Chen Yucheng is convinced that Lin Haijiang is really in Ningxiang, but the iron walls of Ningxiang make him feel like vomiting blood, this feeling makes Chen Yucheng very helpless, the shelling that made him have nightmares for a few days a few days still feels cold in his bones when he thinks about it.

In launching an offensive against Ningxiang? Chen Yucheng himself can't muster up this courage now, the 30,000 troops drawn back from Huilongshan and Jinggang took turns to fight last night, and only died down early this morning, Chen Yucheng is reluctant to go out at this moment, because now there are wounded and dead bodies everywhere, and the news that Peng Dake was killed by the cannon was quietly pressed by him, and he knew very well that the current team could no longer bear more pressure.

For the day when he completely knocked out his soul that day, the kind of demon fire that can burn people to ashes with a single star, Chen Yucheng thinks that those who can create that kind of secret weapon are crazy, and the people who use it are crazy, the machine gunners of the Chinese Empire are soft-handed, and almost all of his most courageous subordinates are dead, what kind of battle is this?

Originally, he came to surround Lin Haijiang, but Ningxiang had been gnawing for seven days, the army's supplies had been exhausted, and the morale had been completely destroyed, and three of the four generals under his command had been knocked down, Chen Yucheng believed that if the other party counterattacked at this moment, his remaining 70,000 troops would suddenly collapse.

An army that has lost its soul and courage cannot be called an army, they have been completely crushed, and courage and confidence are gone.

Knowing that the enemy had surrounded him from the periphery, Chen Yucheng couldn't retreat at the moment, where could he retreat when he ran out of ammunition and food? The loyal elite is almost dead and wounded, if he retreats now, I am afraid that the 70,000 army will be scattered in a hurry, he must bring these troops back to Banbi Mountain, as long as he brings them back, he believes that in less than a year, there will be an elite army to fight for the kingdom of heaven, but the only question is whether he still has such a chance?

Chen Yucheng understands this very well, he clearly knows that Lin Haijiang is the same kind of person as him, that is, he is good at layout, he will never be polite to the prey that has entered the trap, he believes that Lin Haijiang will not be polite, for the sake of Ningxiang Lin Haijiang was alone in the trap, at the beginning he was a hunter, and now he has become the prey, everything is so simple, so simple that it is incredible.

Where should he go, fight to the end, Chen Yucheng believes that he can, but can his subordinates too? That's more than 70,000 lives! In the seven-day attack on Ningxiang, he had already taken more than 50,000 lives, and the dirt slope in front of the defenders had been almost flattened by corpses, and the machine guns of the defenders of the Chinese Empire were mounted on the corpses of the Taiping army and shot wildly, and now Chen Yucheng knew that those with red wide edges on the cuffs were the soldiers of the so-called legions directly under the Command, and with his understanding, they were the Royal Forest Army of Lin Haijiang.

The second line of defense has been breached countless times these days, but each time it was these madmans with grenades wrapped around their Dae's LMG to reseal the breach, and each time they were only a stone's throw away from success, but now it seemed to be much farther away than the ends of the earth.

More than 20,000 wounded people have filled the nearby villages and towns, and the wounded who lack medical care and medicine are constantly dying, and their ears are full of wailing! Where will I go from here? Yiyang is no longer guaranteed, and 3,000 people will not play any role at all for the menacing Chinese Imperial army.

He originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that Lin Haijiang and the Qing Demon were fighting to reap the benefits, but in the end, the army of Heaven was buried under the nose of the Qing Demon, and the Qing Demon also held Changsha, and his own? Chen Yucheng looked at Ningxiang where the smoke was rising, he knew that Lin Haijiang's troops were eating, and his troops had begun to kill horses two days earlier, and the few remaining cavalry had almost turned into infantry.

Chen Yucheng even heard his knife player crying quietly, his three thousand knife players also participated in the attack on Ningxiang, and even broke through the second line of defense, but it was a pity that they were finally defeated, because the opponent's rapid artillery fire made the follow-up troops unable to go up, and his three thousand knife players only withdrew less than five hundred people, they were all good young men, they should not die worthless and dignified.

Chen Yucheng hesitated for a long time, until in the dead of night, he suddenly got up and said to the sword player: "Let all the military commanders come to the big tent, just say that I have something to command." ”

The knife player looked at Chen Yucheng, who looked haggard, in surprise, and said, "Is the King of England now?" ”

Chen Yucheng nodded and said, "Yes, it's now, let's go!" Let them all come! ”

Soon, the big tent became crowded, everyone's stomach was hungry, and they couldn't sleep at night, these days the bad news came one after another, Ningxiang was like a monster devouring human life, how many lives can fill this bottomless black hole? No one counts in their hearts, and anyone who has participated in the siege of Ningxiang knows that life is so precious, and only then will it be clear that foreign guns can be fought like this?

In the face of a comrade who was blown up and broke his limbs and wailed and screamed, it was fake to say that he was not afraid, and it was okay to lie to others, but no one could even lie to himself.

Chen Yucheng waved his hand in the face of this person full of big tents and signaled to be quiet: "Yiyang is not guaranteed, our back road has been broken, Huang Xing who returned to Longshan has put down his knife and gun, and now we are short of medicine and medicine, gunpowder and lead are exhausted, I know that everyone is loyal to the Kingdom of Heaven and the King of Heaven, and it is meaningless to continue fighting, originally I wanted everyone to disperse and break through, and go as much as they can, but the opposite side can now be said to be an iron arm He Wai, in order to eliminate us Lin Haijiang sang an empty city plan under Changsha City, Lin Haijiang is a murderous demon king, what he has done in Nanyang must be known to many people, not long ago they even tortured and killed the prisoners of war of the mercenaries of various countries invited by the Qing Demon, can he let us go? This surprise attack on Ningxiang can be said to have hit Lin Haijiang's seven inches, but unfortunately God doesn't bless me, time is not waiting for me! ”

Chen Yucheng looked at these silent generals and suddenly said: "I decided to enter Ningxiang, as long as Lin Haijiang lets you go, I will deal with him!" ”

The following few of Chen Yucheng's cronies immediately shouted, shouting that the demon and the Lin giant demon would fight to the end, etc., Chen Yucheng roared angrily: "What are you shouting? Is that a war? That's called slaughter, being slaughtered, understand? How many orphans and widows have we created these days, do we have to die all of them to be finished? Can you really enter heaven when you die? Whom will you see in the kingdom of heaven? East King Yang Xiuqing? King of the North or King of Wings? ”

Chen Yucheng's loss of control made all the people present dumbfounded, no one dared to speak, just quietly watched Chen Yucheng tidy up his clothes and straighten his head, and then strode out of the tent, Chen Yucheng was only followed by two knife players, one of whom was holding a dazzling white flag, which made people look so worried.

Lin Haijiang was a little surprised by Chen Yucheng's sudden visit, but it was also in his expectation, looking at the British king of the Taiping Army, who was younger than himself, Lin Haijiang smiled slightly, and the eight armed guards in the command post were armed with guns, their eyes never left Chen Yucheng's body, and their every move was full of vigilance.

Lin Haijiang said to Chen Yucheng: "I believe you won't mind, it's not that I'm too wary of you, but I really don't have confidence in my skills, in case you break out and hurt people, it's not good!" ”

Chen Yucheng didn't care at all: "I am the general of the defeated army, how can I talk about his bravery?" If you talk about it, you are humiliating yourself, and I know that very well. ”

Lin Haijiang nodded and said: "It is rare to find someone who can clearly understand where you are, right now your troops are surrounding Ningxiang, and my troops are also surrounding you on the outer front, and it is nothing more than needing more blood and lives to fight and repeat those actions that have lost their meaning." ”

Chen Yucheng hesitated for a moment and said: "The purpose of my coming today is to prepare for your disposal, but those people outside are innocent, we can put down our swords and guns, but you must ensure their personal safety and release the soldiers!" ”

Lin Haijiang smiled and said, "Let them continue to loot?" Tens of thousands more remnants of the army on Chinese soil? Tens of thousands more robbers? As long as there is a knife in the hand, there is no innocent person at all! ”

Chen Yucheng was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "You really want to kill us all?" ”

Lin Haijiang waved his hand and said: "We are all Chinese, no one wants to kill anyone, look at those shocking corpses outside, the war is so terrible, so we must always be vigilant and dare not deviate from the right path, war is not a game, if you treat war as a game, then the price you pay will be unbearable, understand?" ”

Chen Yucheng suddenly said disdainfully: "It's you who are attacking us!" ”

Lin Haijiang made a comparison on the big map with his hand and said: "There is nothing for you, only the Qing court is a foreign race, we have different political systems and beliefs from yours, but we are the same in the overall strategy of unifying China, so this is an inevitable war, only by shortening the time of the war, it is possible to truly reduce the losses of the nation and the country, China is the China of all Chinese, not of a certain person, nor of a certain dynasty!" It is not right to sacrifice for the sake of one person's ambitions! ”

Chen Yucheng looked at Lin Haijiang in surprise and said, "Don't you Lin Haijiang want to be the emperor?" ”

Lin Haijiang smiled slightly: "When the country is reunified, maybe a new ruling system will emerge in the future, under which system can the Chinese really make the decisions, exercise their own power on their own land, everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, every countryman can hold his chest high in front of all foreigners, can these Manchus do it?" Can these Hong Xiu do it? If Hong Xiuquan can do it, I can hand over the Chinese Empire to him now! ”

Chen Yucheng looked at Lin Haijiang in amazement and said, "Chinese? Who are the Chinese? ”

Lin Haijiang looked at Chen Yucheng squarely and said, "Chinese are you and me, we are all Chinese!" ”

(To be continued)