"What's that? On the third day of the seventh month, we came out for exactly three months, and we were sunburned? ”

"In this hellish place, sweat is pouring out! Our rice fat is spicier than this, and it's not so uncomfortable......"

Lie said that when he was in the air, behind the wall, Li Shun, a regular soldier in the front battalion of Shaanxi and Gansu Governors, was so sunburned that he couldn't wait to stick out his tongue like a dog to enjoy the coolness. On the one hand, he was scratching his hair and taking off his gown, wanting to learn from his companions to enjoy the coolness, and there was a haze.

"Horse ...... Mr. Ma Qian! ”

There was a loud noise, and dozens of soldiers sitting behind the wall were busy kneeling, this is the newly arrived general manager of the battalion.

"You bastards! Scattered ducks without an official guard? What a guts! You, you, you! Report the name, and half of the food will be deducted this month! ”

Ma Qian was a sturdy man, taller than a five-foot wall, and glared angrily at Li Shun and the others who were huddled behind the wall, and the leather whip in his hand kept waving.

"Mr. Ma Qian!"

Li Shun and everyone shouted in surprise.

"It's too late to beg for mercy at this time! You ......"

Ma Qian snorted coldly, and the leather whip was about to point at Li Shun, when the sound of breaking drums suddenly sounded in the distance. Almost at the same time, the leather whip stiffened, Ma Qian's body shook, and a large ball of blood spurted out of his open mouth, with fragments of white teeth and half a ball of rotten flesh that should be a tongue, and half of his face was suddenly blurred with flesh and blood. His eyes widened and he stood there for a moment before he fell to the ground like rotten wood, a finger-thick bullet hole in the back of his head was revealed, and there was a faint smoke wafting from it.

There was a loud noise, and the soldiers were clinging to the wall, and no one dared to raise their eyes to look at the gunshots.

"The third one, come to the camp and don't ask how the first two died, what an idiot!"

The faces of the people turned pale, but their mouths sneered.

yes, do you really think those red-clothed soldiers on the other side are ordinary bandits? People are really a hundred steps through the Yang, you are wearing a red tasseled hat behind the wall, isn't that a live target for other sharpshooters?

Li Shun looked at the Northwest man who had turned into a corpse with pity, this was the third battalion commander who was killed by the thief army. In the past three days, twenty or thirty officers and men in the battalion have died under the hidden guns, and they know that the thief sharpshooters are one or two hundred paces away, but they can only stare dryly.

This is outside the Liuyang Gate in the south of Changsha City, and the company camp of General Yangwei's Bahun Dai army. In order to respond to the defenders of Changsha City, Bahun Dai leaned on the city wall and forced Cai Gong's grave, but was repelled by the guns of the thief army, so he had to set up a camp outside the Liuyang Gate and confront the British and Chinese troops in the south.

"It's good that it's not a ...... of the forward battalion"

Thinking of the battle three days ago, Li Shun was afraid for a while, and the forward battalion that rushed to the front suffered hundreds of casualties, including dozens of people from the forbidden brigade flag battalion, all of whom were brave warriors in the army. I heard that I didn't even see the face of the thief army clearly, and my body was blown up by the cannon.

Pulling back his thoughts, Li Shun felt as if he was too far away from his companions, and was about to rub over, when a roar slapped his eardrums violently, and then the group of companions in front of him, along with most of the wall, scattered into countless fragments, flew into the sky.

The violent impact rolled him tumbling, and his mind was blurred, only to feel that the heavens and the earth were constantly cracking, and thunder exploded overhead.

I don't know how long later, someone kicked him awake, and it was the head of the sentry.

"The thieves are coming! Pick up your gun! ”

The general shouted loudly, hundreds of people had gathered behind the broken wall, and small artillery muskets crackled non-stop.

"Gun...... Where's my gun......"

Forgetting what he was afraid of, Li Shun numbly found his gun, loaded it, and subconsciously went to light the fire rope, and then realized that he was now using a self-fired musket.

Crowded in the crowd, pulled up the dragon's head, and looked at the foggy front, Li Shun raised his gun and shot. There was a snap, no fire, and then the faucet was pulled and the plate machine was deducted, but the force was too strong and the gun spring was stuck.

"This broken gun ......"

Li Shun looked down and complained. With a thud, a piece of lead swept over his head and slammed into the forehead of a soldier behind him. The soldier's eyes were cracked, and he pounced without saying a word, crushing Li Shun to the ground.

The air was cut off by countless sharp blades, the heavy smoke and dust were also cut off by the waist, and the popping sound was endless, and a continuous line of blood exploded in the crowd of hundreds of soldiers, and the sentry who was waving his waist knife and shouting to the death did not know how many bullets he had been hit, and fell into the crowd in a whirling motion.

Blood poured into Li Shun's neck, and a dead man was pressed on his back, and he realized that he was still alive and wanted to live, and the rows of gunshots made him tremble incessantly, and he had no strength at all.

Hearing the screams of the people in the camp scattering in all directions, followed by the terrible howls of the wounded soldiers around him, Li Shun's heart was clung to great fear, and tears, sweat, and saliva mixed with the blood of the corpse on his body.

He didn't dare to cry out loud, and not far away, a row of red-clothed soldiers broke through the smoke and dust, stepping on dark and heavy leather boots and leggings, and their steps were unusually neat, like a row of jungles pushing over. The brim of their hats was low, their muskets were straight, and their bayonets were shining. Everyone was silent, only the sound of snorting and panting. Occasionally, spears and slingshots and arrows came from behind, knocking the scattered redcoats to the ground, but it was like scraping a tiny grain of stone chips on a stone, which was still a whole, and was not shaken in the slightest, and continued to press straight down.

Seeing that this platoon of red-clothed soldiers was only more than ten steps away from him, that huge fear spread from his heart to his whole body. It was rumored that the red-clothed soldiers would not let go of every enemy lying on the battlefield, whether they were dead or alive, and they would stab them with the sharp knife on the gun, and Li Shun finally broke out.

He didn't want to die, there were three younger sisters and an old mother at home, he didn't want to die, his mother told him a family house, just wait for this war to be over, and the food reward money can make up enough for the dowry.

Fear finally turned into strength, Li Shun pushed away the corpse on his body, jumped up, turned around and ran.

With a bang, Li Shun's ass was numb and he fell to the ground.

Learning the posture of the instructor in his memory, he blew the muzzle of the smoke of the moon thunderbolt, and Huang Shen, the head of the second sentry post of Ding Yi in the former battalion of the Tiger Ben Army, shook off a gun. Inserting the gun back to his waist, looking left and right, his subordinates still had dead faces, and shrugged their shoulders boringly.

"Alright, that's it, wait for the battalion's artillery to catch up before advancing."

Stepping over the half-collapsed wall, Huang Shen gave orders to more than 100 people on his outpost.

"Fighting a war is really not a poetic thing......"

Then he saw piles of broken corpses of Qing soldiers under the broken ruins of the wall, and then touched the two dents on his breastplate, and subconsciously shuddered.

Huang Shen was just sighing, but Li Shun's heart was dripping blood. Two soldiers held him down, and one of the thieves with white sleeves tore off his pants and pinched his buttocks with pliers so violently that his screams changed his voice. Before he could catch his breath, a wisp of something like medicinal powder spilled onto the wound, and then he heard the white sleeve laugh and snap into the fire sickle.

With a snort, the smell of meat wafted up, Li Shun straightened his neck, and his eyes rolled white.

"You can still work and send it to Hengzhou."

The voice of the white sleeve gradually faded, and Li Shun finally fainted.

Li Shun's encounter was only one example of a thousand-thousand-man, and on July 3, the Tiger Ben army broke through the camp of Bahundai, killing 2,000 enemies and capturing more than 1,000 enemies. The army of Bahun Dai retreated ten miles and ran to the north bank of the Liuyang River in the northeast of Changsha City to camp.

On the 4th of July, Norbu's army came west from the southern foot of Gongshan Mountain, entered the east bank of the Kuitang River in the south of the city, and camped in the area where the Kuitang River and the Liuyang River meet.

"Is this here to fight a war or to dig a ditch? There is not enough river in front of you, and you still have to dig it? There are only knives and guns in his hands, no hoes! ”

"The thieves have guns, we have guns, and we even have cannons! Look at you, this is our leader from the Jingshan Artillery Factory, the thief army is coming, all the guns are knocked down, quasi-a spirit! ”

"Go, go! Don't make any noise, don't say anything about the Nanchang General Army, even the marshal Norbu has to give us face. Who are we!? The emperor's coating! Yellow flag! When you come out to fight, do you still want to be a river worker!? ”

By the Kuitang River, a group of well-dressed soldiers with a Beijing accent were reprimanding a military general, seeing that the general was not a petty official like a thousand, but he was full of smiles at this group of soldiers, and he didn't dare to put on a trace of Shangguan's face.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen! This is good for the big guys, the thieves are shooting far away, and this river alone can't be stopped, if you have any damage, the emperor's heart hurts, it's not good......"

Nanchang Zhenbiao Zhongjun guerrilla Wang Pan smiled and persuaded these armored people of the Internal Affairs Office, but he scolded over and over again in his heart, it doesn't matter if you die, let this big camp show such a corner, how can you get it!?

Then he complained secretly, and the handsome Norbu didn't know what to think, and threw the yellow flag wrapper to Nanchang Town to "raise", who was the one who took whom? It is estimated that their leader is full of anger and wants to find himself to vent. No wonder General Rong couldn't hide, so he let himself, the Chinese army, offend these slaves in the capital.

His reasonable persuasion had no effect, and the nearly 100-step wide Kuitang River was a moat, and the more than 100 people in yellow flag clothes and armor felt that there was no danger. Until the red-clothed soldiers appeared on the west bank, they didn't react, and they were still soaking their feet on the river bank one by one, and by the way, they shouted to the red-clothed soldiers on the other bank, that is, the thief army, hey, he didn't have two legs and a head.

The red-clothed soldiers had appeared, and Wang Pan and his subordinates retreated with amusement. Although they saw that there were only a few dozen people on the other side, they should only be sentinels, but how far the muskets in their hands could hit, the Jiangxi soldiers knew in their hearts.

There was a burst of gunfire from Puffong, and the flag man opened fire first, laughing as if he was hunting outside the fortress.

The red-clothed soldiers on the other side couldn't swallow this breath, and soon returned a volley of guns, and the flag man couldn't laugh at this time. The bullets reduced a little dust on the east bank, and the foot-washing and bathing people on the river bank fell a dozen or so, and the blood and water floated away, startling the flag men.

"Stop! Those who dare to rush to the camp will be killed! ”

Wang Pan was also frightened, if the other party crossed the river, I was afraid that he would be able to break the entire camp by relying on this group of flag soldiers.

After all, there is still military law in wartime, and Wang Pan led his subordinates to shout loudly to stop these flagmen who bombed the nest.

"We ...... We are looking for hoes and shovels! Be accommodating, look up and don't see the ...... when you look down."

The flagmen sneered, and their bodies were still bent professionally.

"Go back! What about your guns, let's fight! ”

Wang Pan didn't dare to let them go, and when the camp was chaotic, it was not clear whether the handsome man dared to cut off the heads of these buns, but it was certain to cut off his heads.

"Huh!? You really think you're the master, and you're embarrassed! ”

"Get out of the way, or you're welcome with the guns in our hands!"

The bannermen clamoured, and with another roar, the thieves' flying cannons followed, and a single burst of bullets blew the wounded on the riverbank. Shocked that the flag soldiers were even more angry, and moved their hands towards the green battalion soldiers who stopped them, and more than a dozen roadblockers were beaten to the point that their heads were bleeding, and they were only left on the ground to cover their faces and pant for breath.

Listening to the screams of his subordinates, Wang Pan was angry, feeling that the courage of these turtle grandsons was used on their green camp!? This breath was unbearable, he gritted his teeth and drew his knife, and with a bang, his thigh was numb, and the person was already kneeling on the ground.

"What kind of pimple leopard gall did you eat, and swing a knife at our grandfather's brother?"

It was the leader of the gang who spoke, and the musket in his hand was still smoking, and this person's name was Bage, who was already holding an official position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Dealing with princes and ministers all day long, where can I take a small guerrilla in my eyes. 【1】

"Brothers, go! In the war, these men and dogs should go first, how can we give these minions a reason!? Don't be afraid to report this matter to the emperor! ”

Bage greeted very righteously, and the bannermen swarmed back.

"...... These dog minions ......"

Wang Pan lay on the ground, moaning with his subordinates.

"Huh!? Who has such good marksmanship and can be injured from such a distance? ”

After a while, the group of red-clothed soldiers rowed across the river in small boats, and they were very surprised to see these wounded soldiers.

"That's right, it's a bunch of tongues, take it back!"

I don't know what happened here, the red-clothed soldiers only took care of their own sentinels, and Wang Pan became a prisoner. After being interrogated by the Military Intelligence Department, the front-line medical officer hastily treated his injuries and sent him to Hengzhou.

In contact with Bahuundai and Norbu, the decisive battle of Changsha officially began.

"Where did Yanxin go?"

The enemy situation in person was roughly understood, but Li Shi found that an old acquaintance was missing.

Luo Tangyuan said: "After he and He Tenglin retreated to Changsha, they have been in charge of the defense of Changsha City. After Oro Dai entered Changsha, there was no news of him, and his soldiers and horses were all transferred to Oro Dai. ”

Shang Jun said: "When Kangxi arrived in Wuchang, the spies reported that they had seen Yanxin enter Wuchang, and then the spies were busy listening to the news of the flag soldiers, and they had no spare energy to stare at him alone, so they could only make sure that he did not lead a large group of men and horses to fight. ”

It should have been sent down by Kangxi, Li Xi didn't care about it, and turned his mind to the battlefield in front of him.

"There is still a soy sauce player in the north, this is not good, let Fang Tangheng strengthen the offensive! No matter how much strength you muster! It's time for Zhao Hanxiang's artillery battalion to start! ”

The cannon roared, and the bricks and stones of the southern city wall of Changsha City suddenly rose, and the dust rose to the sky, and the Qing officers and soldiers standing at the head of the city in the north could clearly feel the tremor under their feet.

"Tianxin Pavilion! The thief army has rushed to Tianxin Pavilion! ”

Changsha City, Hunan Governor Yamen, He Tenglin rushed in with a pale face and reported to Oro Daiyu.

"How is that possible!? It's only been a few days!? ”

Oro Dai couldn't believe it, He Teng Lin said in his heart that there would be a few days, this was the first day that the thief army officially attacked the city.

"Huh!? How so? It's too fast......"

Even Li Xian couldn't believe that the city wall of Changsha was strong, but in the previous life, the Taiping army hit their heads here and lost Xiao Chaogui. Because Changsha was not captured, the Taiping army turned to attack Yiyang, got a large number of ships, and then marched east along the river, achieving a career.

At the moment, although he has cannons and a lot of cannons, it will still take some time to deal with the walls of Changsha City. How could Fang Tangheng have just issued the siege order and get his hands on it, or did he go up from the Tianxin Pavilion?

"Your Excellency Tianxin has an authentic way, and our heaven and earth will respond in the city, so ......"

Shang Jun said this, Li Xiancai patted his head, he really forgot that in the previous life, the Qing army guarded Changsha, and it was through the tunnel of Tianxin Pavilion that he went out of the city to transport grain.

"Just occupy Tianxin Pavilion, you don't have to attack the city."

Li Xi ordered, Changsha City is just a bonus for this battle, and now he is not interested in asking for it.

In the past few days, the contact battle with the Qing army and the unexpected success of the attack on Changsha City made Li Xi feel a little uncomfortable. I prepared it for several months, and I wrote a suicide note, and I really fought, but it was like hitting a pile of tofu dregs, which was really boring.

"I originally wanted to act in a rape scene, but I saw that there was a trend of cheating scenes, this is not good, Kang Mazi, can you give me some dedication?"

Li whined in dissatisfaction.

(To be continued)