"Li Xueming!"

"Yes."

"Your squadron, plus the new fifth and sixth squadrons, stay in Dingyuan."

"Yes."

……

The smoke of gunfire in the city had just cleared, and the sound of killing was still heard from a corner from time to time. Liu Xian has already begun to arrange for the remaining troops to gather the main force.

Attack Saigo and continue to attack Saigo.

He was to requisition and adjust all the carriages and donkey carts in the city of Dingyuan Hall to transport troops and accompanying military supplies. However, the troops marched for days, and then quickly attacked Dingyuan City, and then continued to attack Xixiang County, which was predictably difficult.

Liu Xian was not sure whether the soldiers of Hanyin had cut off contact with Dingyuan Xixiang. There is no certainty as to whether the troops will be able to make persistent efforts to capture Saigo. But he's going to do his best!

Hanzhong is his foundation, and Liu Xian, the chief soldier of Hanzhong Town, is determined to win. The sooner you get it, the sooner you get it.

Leaving three squadrons to hold the distance, plus the number of casualties in this battle, Liu Xian has only 15,600 people left, and if he wants to take Xixiang, he must be fast! For the first time, for the first time, he had no scruples about the people's will and did not hesitate to order the whole army to quickly collect the chariots and horses in the city.

It was only two hours, at ten o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Xian launched an attack, and in the afternoon, when the troops left the city, the snowy sky had not yet darkened.

"The Minzhuang dispatched by Fan Debang will arrive in a day at most, and you will guard Dingyuan for me." At the gate of the city, Liu Xian said to Li Xueming.

"Don't worry, sir. Dingyuan City will never be lost! Li Xueming is full of confidence. A hundred spearmen, two hundred lesser rattan armor hand-to-hand combatants, more than a hundred wounded soldiers, can pull out one hundred and eighty people in a critical moment, is such a strength still used for fear of the beaten group of wolves who escaped from the city? Even if you have to watch the prisoners, it won't be a problem!

Saigo Division on the township, back beam groove.

Huo Guangcheng was cowering and hiding in a cave. His face was pale, his lips were blue, and the fire burning in the cave did not make him warm up in the slightest.

It's really happy and sad, I have walked out of Phoenix Mountain, and under the guidance of the guide, I came to the Houliang Groove, which is the key point connecting Xixiang and Dingyuan traffic, but I was covered by the heavy snow that collapsed on the mountain, and it took more than a quarter of an hour to dig it out.

Huo Guangcheng, who was still alive before, suddenly became a sick duck.

Huo Guangcheng was embarrassed in his heart, and he also secretly called himself unlucky and fateful, and the snow on the mountain was shaken by just a little movement. If you don't bring a lot of people, you will be pressed by yourself, and the people will be finished.

In three days, Huo Guangcheng led the team and finally walked out of the Phoenix Mountain at a cost of more than one percent, and he was anxious to check the road conditions of the Houliang trough. If a large number of people pass by here, even if there are still snowflakes in the sky, it will not be possible to cover all the traces.

――Just lift the snow on top and see if the part of the bottom that is close to the road surface is compacted.

The result was delightful to him. The 'stone groove' of the rear beam groove shows no signs of a large number of people walking. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, and he was very happy and sad.

Huo Guangcheng, who was picked up, was frozen. His men hurriedly found a cave nearby, made a fire, and almost roasted him on the fire.

In the afternoon, one after another defeated volunteers appeared in the rear beam trough. Dingyuan Hall City was lost, Liu Xian suddenly appeared in Dingyuan, and the news must be sent to Xixiang quickly.

Huo Guangcheng's team of soldiers and horses simply put together a prison circle, which was quickly filled with hundreds of volunteer prisoners. The captives crouched together in a dejected expression, unexpectedly quiet and manageable.

"Captain, are they tired of running?"

"That can't be relaxed. The rear beam groove must be stuck! ”

"Yes." The little soldier straightened his chest and said loudly.

Only 437 of the 500 people walked out of Phoenix Mountain, although not all of the more than 60 people died, and a considerable part were left in the villages in the mountain basin, but there were not a few who died.

These wounded, these people who died on the road, who fell into the valley cliffs and were crushed to pieces, did not want to see the failure of the task for which they had given their lives. Therefore, everyone who has walked through Phoenix Mountain attaches great importance to this mission in their hearts -- and there is no room for mistakes.

Not every rebel army that was defeated to Houliang Groove was so unlucky, and it was captured alive by Liu Xian's army on the mountain road, especially when some groups numbered tens or hundreds, it was impossible to be completely covered. When the sky was slightly dark, and Liu Xian's army captured, killed and wounded three or four hundred rebel soldiers, a rebel army of more than 1,000 people finally took shape in front of the mountain road.

"Stand upright! Turn right! "The mountain road was not wide, and three and a half squadrons of three columns were crossed, and at once the entire road was blocked. Following the squadron leader's command, two hundred spearmen lined up neatly, and the sandwich was recessed into the three-sided encirclement of the hand-to-hand combatants.

You can make a fire in a cave, and you can cook by making a fire. After eating the only hot porridge of meat floss for four days and three nights, Liu Xianjun's energy and body quickly recovered, and their state was far better than when they had just arrived at the Houliang trough.

"Onward! March! ”

A sharp whistle sounded, and the two hundred musketeers slowly pressed down on the rebel troops on the opposite side with uniform steps.

The rebels on the opposite side were retreating slightly. These rebel soldiers who escaped from Liu Xian's assault were the ones who had seen the power of Liu Xian's spearmen.

In the first battle of the official office of Dingyuan Hall, three hundred spearmen fired two volleys, which dispelled the last trace of hope of the rebels. Even the rebel defenders were lost in bullets.

Where does the current leader of the rebel army dare to face the shotgun. At present, the rebels are not as good as before, and their morale is low, and they are on the same level as the ruffians who can fight in groups, a pure rabble, and it is more difficult for them to block the gun hole than to ascend to the sky.

Wang Dengxuan led more than 400 people, and it was the number one group in the assembled rebel army, but at this moment, he timidly looked at the more than 300 enemies opposite, whistled, and took neat steps, pressing up on his side!

He didn't bother to find a bow or a shotgun, and if anyone in the rebels had any of these ranged weapons, they would have been discarded long ago. The only problem now is that in order to get through the guò rear beam groove, someone must bravely stand up and block the gun hole for everyone!

The time has come for dedication, but who will? Who would think about glory?

They are rebels, not the boy scouts of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"Brother Wang, no, Qinggou has a musket in his hand! The brethren can't stand up and be shot in vain! ”

"Leader Wang, we have old and young people in our family, so we can't just throw them in this back beam trough without knowing anything......"

"Qinggou is amazing, let's withdraw! How big is this Dingyuan Hall, Liu Thief can't find us, and he can't send his life to the back beam trough! ”

A group of people talked about retreating, and Wang Dengxuan also sighed bitterly, who said it wasn't! How can a bunch of exhausted people fight with big knives and spears and with shotguns? Half of their brothers will be killed if they shoot their brothers in a row! They all have families and mouths.

At this time, all the rebels forgot how they despised the green battalion soldiers with shotguns.