No matter how fast a saber kills, it can't beat a bullet.

During the impact of the horse teams on both sides, there were at most about a hundred soldiers on both sides who died directly under the sabers. But when the Huai cavalry and the Qin cavalry were in a stalemate, when the Qin cavalry took out their revolvers, the lives of hundreds of Huai cavalry were solved in an instant. Immediately, Li Hanzhang's personal guard horse team collapsed like sand.

However, the cavalry of the Qin army was still able to quickly gather into a goose-shaped formation and continue to rush forward, surrounding the defeated Huai cavalry and Li Hanzhang himself.

Li Hanzhang's face turned pale. After the Huai infantry was completely defeated by the Qin army, the cavalry also suffered a fiasco, which really made him no longer have the slightest confidence in the future of the Qing Dynasty. It was also at this time that he had the opportunity to see the cavalry warriors of the Qin army up close. Compared with the figure, they are not lower and thinner than the Huai Army, and their arms are obviously much thicker than the Huai Army, and their chests are bulging, and it seems that the military uniform is still wearing - excellent - excellent - small - say - more - new - the fastest - WWW.UUXS.CC - wearing armor. Moreover, these warriors were significantly younger than the soldiers of their own horse corps.

Li Hanzhang knew the glory of the Qin army's horse team back then. But since Liu Xian went to Guangxi, the Qin army horse team has disappeared in front of people's eyes for too long and too long, making people forget the prestige of the Qin army horse team in the past.

But now, this horse team, which has been forgotten by most of the world, has definitely not declined. It's a continuation of a good heritage.

"Brothers of Huaijun, you have done your best. Surrender now. Our Qin army treats prisoners preferentially! A Qin army captain shouted.

There were more than 200 people left, but the Huai cavalry who were still guarding Li Hanzhang looked at each other one by one. From the original five or six hundred cavalry to the current more than two hundred cavalry, as long as the Qin cavalry continues to shoot, the lives of ninety percent of the Huai cavalry will end here. The vast majority of the Huai cavalry had already lowered their sabers in their hands, and no one dared to take the initiative to attack, even the diehards of the Li family.

On the morning of the 16th, by Yandong Lake, Li Hanzhang, the governor of Qinghuguang, surrendered. It drew a perfect end to the battle of Wuhan in just five days for the Qin army. It also gave the Qin army's offensive in the spring of this year a festive start.

"Give this letter to Li Hongzhang. Anqing, Hefei, Huai'an, choose a place and make a finish. If it drags on like this, this king is tired of it! ”

Who made Li Hongzhang not Zuo Zongtang, the difference brought by one impression is so huge!

On the 18th, the main force of the Hubei training army was surrounded by the Hunan Qin army on the shore of the lake in Chuyang, and the fierce battle was fierce for a day, and he could not escape.

On the 20th, the city of Jingzhou was broken. Jingzhou general Xi Yuan, the right deputy capital and other Manchu Qing officials committed suicide. The New Army of the Eight Banners of Jingzhou lost 1,000 people killed in the battle, and more than 30,000 old and weak people were captured.

On the 24th, Li Changle was attacked by the Qin cavalry again on the way back to Xiangyang, and more than half of his corporal soldiers were scattered and killed in battle. At the same time, Liu Xian commanded the garrison regiment to defeat the Qing army in northern Hubei that came to the aid of the three towns of Wuhan in Xiaogan, and took advantage of the victory to pursue and swept De'an Mansion.

In just half a month, although the Qin army had not been able to completely put Hubei Prefecture and County under its rule, the Qing army in Hubei was swept away. There was a huge gap in the combat effectiveness of the two sides, and even Britain, France, the United States, and Russia, which had been supporting and cheering up the Qing court, deeply felt that the shadow of 'defeat' hung over their heads.

"Mr. Minister, Li Zhongtang has decided to gather troops and fight to the death against the Qin army in Huai'an. This Huasheng Army in Shandong should be put to use. ”

The person who spoke to Wei Tuoma was Zeng Jize. Because of Zeng Guoquan's surrender, he was erased by the Qing court from all his official positions, and now he only runs around China and abroad as Li Hongzhang's staff.

The Huasheng Army in his mouth is an improvement on the whimsical idea of the Germans in the first place.

A Chinese army recruited, trained and formed in formation by Britain, France and Germany. The total number was about 3,000 men, divided into four infantry battalions, a cavalry battalion, an artillery battalion, and a corps headquarters.

All officers above the team level are all foreigners. is like the Weihai Weihua Yong Battalion in the British Army in the Eight-Nation Alliance's War of Aggression against China in the original time and space. It's just that the current definition of this force is to defend the Qing Dynasty, and it is a testing ground for the Western powers for the rapidly developing infantry tactics, rather than a pure 'traitor army'.

At the end of February, the Huai Army troops of Tianjin, Hebei, and Shandong marched southward, and the positions vacated after their withdrawal were replaced by the New Army of the Eight Banners and the Multi-Army. Li Hongzhang's reply to Liu Xian has only two words - Huai'an!

He was ready to gather all the forces at hand to make a decision with the Qin army in Huai'an. During this period, Li Hongzhang was under a lot of pressure, and the government and the opposition were full of criticism, and Li Hanzhang's capture and the great changes in Yungui completely opened an irreparable gap between him and the Qing court.

To the south! To the south!

On both sides of the canal, the Huai army was rolling forward, and there was a sound of people shouting and neighing. On the surface of the canal, there is also a fleet of ships that are dozens of miles long from end to end.

Whether the Qing Dynasty survived or lost, Li Hongzhang was determined to make the last stand. After this battle, if the Huai army wins, there is still a lot to be done; If defeated, Li Hongzhang felt that he had also done it to the court.

He doesn't need to care about what kind of dogs the multi-army and the New Army of the Eight Banners can fight the battle in the future. He's done his best!

"Zhongtang ......"

When Zhou Fu walked in, Li Hongzhang was looking at it casually. This person, once he has made up his mind, he doesn't care about big things. Since Li Hongzhang decided to meet Qin Jun in Huai'an, his life has become more and more comfortable and comfortable day by day.

"Yushan, south or north? If it's from the north, then I'll miss it. ”

Li Hongzhang no longer listens to the noisy and shouting of the imperial court.

"The middle hall is from the north. But it's a strange thing. The bannermen in the capital are running out of the gate in a gang. ”

The Manchu Qing Dynasty had been doing it all the time to prepare for running away from the Guan. At that time, Dolgon decided not to leave Beijing, not because there was the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, but because it was close to Guanwai.

Although more than 200 years have passed, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has settled in Guannai as early as possible. No one in Beijing, big or small, wants to run outside the gate again, and many banner people still regard it as a dangerous road. But the 2 million square kilometers of fertile land outside this pass are not allowed to move in, isn't it just to prepare for such a day when there is a 'just in case'? It's just that the millions of Eight Banners in Beijing want to escape, and it is also a huge project. The most important thing is that these Eight Banners children have been wandering and playing for more than 200 years, and they have long developed into waste lazy people, and they have to cultivate and eat themselves when they go to Guanwai, and this ability to farm and graze is not something that can be found in a day or two!

Besides, isn't the Qing Dynasty still defeated to the point where it is out of control? So it's time to go, and it's time to be ready to go. Now the flag people go to the outside of the gate, it is still a trend......

In mid-March, the Jiangxi Qin army first launched an offensive against Anqing. At the same time, the Qin army in Hubei also launched an attack on Henan.

Xinyang.

Several detectives from Nanyang Town also flew straight into Xinyang City. One of them was probably the leader, covered in sweat, and had a carbine pistol on his horse. In the past, as long as there was a little identity, no one would pay attention to such a scout. But now it is different, as soon as these riders entered the Xinyang City Gate, they immediately set off a huge wave in their establishment.

"Reverse Qin is coming!"

Xinyang is now the residence of Song Qing, the governor of Henan. Yes, the Admiral of Henan, another new official position.

Now it is not only the base camp of the Qing army in southern Henan, but also the refuge of the officials of the two lakes. During this time, there were constantly groups of officials who had been driven away by the Qin army in horses and chariots.

Song Qing itself is located in Nanyang, from Hubei to Henan, and the Nanyang Basin is the key. His previous mission had always been to attack Hanzhong, and he was all the way to the enemy in Hanzhong. But a while ago, the Qin army drank the Yangtze River, only a river away from Huaibei, and the Qing court hurriedly asked Song Qing to move to Xinyang, and if necessary, it was to reinforce Anhui.

As a result, before the Qin army could attack Anqing, Hubei was ripe.

Song Qing hurriedly dispatched men and horses back to Nanyang, but he himself was still stationed in Xinyang.

……

Anqing River.

Zhang Menglin, the former commander-in-chief of Yueyang Town in the Qing Dynasty, stood in the command room of the Junshan gunboat with a nervous face, looking straight ahead with his eyes, although he was also a general who was killed in blood and fire, but it was the first time in his life to command a fireboat to bombard the shore battery. As the flagship, the 270-ton Junshan is quite dangerous, but Liu Xian's military order has been issued, and no matter how dangerous it is, he can only hard-top.

Moreover, this battle can be said to be the first battle after Zhang Menglin defected to Xinqin. He didn't catch up with the Battle of Wuhan, but he didn't want to let go of the Battle of Anqing. It is not only the 'risk' that is spared, but also its own future and future.

The crisp ringing bell of "Dangdang ......" came to his ears, and then Zhang Menglin heard the lookout report in a loud voice: "The front has entered the range coverage area of the enemy's battery. ”

Five steam gunboats, led by the Junshan, sounded the same warning one after another.

Zhang Menglin was shocked, suppressed the tension in his heart, and raised the telescope in his hand to look around. "Five hundred meters closer." Zhang Menglin shouted loudly.

The five gunboats continued to stick diagonally from west to east towards the Anqing Xiaonanmen Fort at the same speed.

"Boom, boom, boom......" The Qing batteries on land opened fire. The shells fell on the surface of the river, causing a splash tens of meters high. Zhang Menglin insisted on the order unswervingly. When the gunboats had advanced five hundred meters and were only seven or eight hundred meters away from the Qing army's batteries, Zhang Menglin's already hoarse throat shouted: "All artillery preparations ......"

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The small south gate refers to the Kangji Gate of Anqing, located in the high well head of Anqing, out of the city gate to the south to the river bank, there is a high ridge on the west side, its wall is steep, its momentum is strong, far from being comparable to other places. This is the first fortress built for the Taiping army, and now it is the small south gate fort built by the Qing army.

Twenty-five years ago, Shi Dakai led his troops to garrison Anqing, sealing the other four old city gates, leaving only the small south gate for soldiers to enter and exit. He also built a fort on the bank of the Xiaonanmen River to prevent the Qing army from invading.

The bank of the Xiaonanmen River is steep and the river surface is open, so the artillery fire blocks the river surface, and it is impossible to open it.

Wenge, the governor of Anhui Province who is now guarding the city of Anqing, uses such an old method.

Therefore, Liu Xian decided to smash the hardest small South Gate fort first. Shake the morale of the Anhui army, and before the Huai'an War begins, take Anqing and give Li Hongzhang a meeting gift! R1152