The main factors that determine the outcome of the battlefield, in addition to morale, strategy and tactics ... In addition to etc., the most basic, the most important thing is to look at the strength, like this real matchup, whoever is strong, who can laugh to the bottom, there is absolutely no tricks to play.

Comparing the current strength of the two sides, it is obvious that the strength of the Taiping army at this time is far superior to that of the Qing army, so no matter whether the morale of the Qing army rises or falls, what they can change can only be the process of defeat, and their final outcome is doomed.

And so on, the defeat of the Qing army was only a matter of time.

At this moment, Prince Gong is very anxious in his heart, he is worried about several faces, not only to worry about the current battle situation, but also to pay attention to the movement in the palace, according to the sentinel report, there is no news related to the retreat in the palace, that is to say, the emperor still has not withdrawn safely.

The facts are clear, it must be the emperor who refuses to go, but Prince Gong has said to Monk Greenqin in advance, if the emperor doesn't leave, then use force, whether it is tied or tied, the emperor must be taken away, but, how can there be no movement until now, it must be Monk Greenqin who is in battle and retreated, doesn't this want his old life?

Is it really what Prince Gong expected?

That's right, the actual evolution of things is indeed similar to what Prince Gong expected, and it can be regarded as eight or nine inseparable ten, and Monk Greenqin failed to take Emperor Xianfeng away.

The reason for this is that they are still a little underestimated and underestimate their emperor. They thought they were praying mantises, but what they didn't think about was that Xianfeng was the yellow finch behind them, and after the last, they all fell into Xianfeng's calculations.

Xianfeng was not only reluctant to go, but he had already expected that Monk Greenqin would use force, so when Monk Greenqin came to do his ideological work, Xianfeng had already prepared for the future, and he decided that as long as the two of them could not speak together, he would send a secret signal to the personal guards who had already been ambushed aside, so as to take Monk Greenqin down by surprise, so that Monk Greenqin had no chance to resist at all.

The final result was that Xianfeng ordered someone to capture Seng Lingqin, which indirectly made Seng Lingqin and Prince Gong's plan to forcibly take him away failed, which is also the reason why Prince Gong did not know that Xianfeng had evacuated for a long time.

And what is Xianfeng doing this for, does he really want to live and die with Shuntianfu? I can't say, but at least in the eyes of many people, this is true, but whether this is the truest thought in his heart, no one knows.

Prince Gong didn't know what to do, and he didn't understand it, and he was particularly angry, but what could he say, what could he do, the only thing he could do was to solve the problem in front of him, and try his best to prevent the Taiping army from moving forward, and he could delay it for a while, that is, for a while, he still had a trace of luck in his heart, and he still hoped that Monk Lingqin could bring his emperor out of Lu safely, but if he knew that Dao Xianfeng had already snuffed out his luck, I don't know how Prince Gong would feel.

These chaotic things that happened between the Qing court and the ministers did not affect the Taiping army's attack on the city gate of Shuntianfu, and the Qing army continued to make the most stubborn resistance.

The battlefield is gradually entering a stalemate.

Holding a telescope and looking at the situation of the city tower, Bao Ping'an was a little anxious, the Taiping army had been attacking for so long with such a big advantage, and it had not been able to take down the east gate, which really made him feel aggrieved.

"Strategist, when did the Qing army become so capable of fighting, and it could fight on a par with our army." Bao Ping'an handed the telescope in his hand to Li Hongzhang, and said a little angrily.

I thought that the East Gate would be broken, who would have wanted to delay it for such a long time, but still failed to get what he wanted, and it was indeed a little annoying to keep safe.

"A hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, although the Qing army is weak, but after all, it has reached the critical point of life and death, how can it not burst out a little potential, please don't be impatient, and endure a little longer, the Qing army is at best just a return to the light, as long as we attack again, the Qing army will only have a way to rout." Li Hongzhang took the binoculars and looked at them and comforted.

Li Hongzhang understood that the Qing army was exhausted, and the current resistance was just a carnival of the end, and it would not last long, after all, the strength of the two sides was there, and the Taiping army must be the last to win.

"If you can't attack for a long time, there will definitely be changes, and the military division can find a way to defeat the Qing army as soon as possible." Bao Ping An doesn't want to wait any longer, if something happens in the middle of this, they will lose a little bit more than they gain.

"The general's concerns are not unreasonable, and if there is no solution, I don't know what the effect will be." Li Hongzhang thought for a while and said.

"It's great that the military advisor has a way, please give me advice." When I heard that there was a way, I was overjoyed.

"General, what do you think of the power of the cannon before?" Li Hongzhang did not say it directly, but talked about artillery.

"Needless to say, the power is huge, military advisor, do you want to use artillery to attack again, then it shouldn't work, there are our own brothers on the castle tower?" Bao Ping'an thought that Li Hongzhang wanted to borrow artillery to attack the city, and said in surprise.

The cannon is not a person, it will not carry out a differential attack, a cannonball down, although it can kill a lot of Qing troops, but the Taiping army will also kill a lot of people, this kind of city gate is lost, and the fish in the pond are not willing to do it.

"Heh, heh, general, calm, calm, I didn't say using artillery to siege the city." Li Hongzhang smiled and said.

"And what do you mean?" I can't guess if I can't guess.

"It's still going to have to be solved through the firearms battalion." Li Hongzhang's face was straight, and he said solemnly.

"Firearms battalion? The firearms battalion is equipped with three kinds of equipment, cannons, muskets, thunderstorms, cannons have been excluded, then only muskets and thunderbolts are left, muskets have little effect in this situation, the only thing that can quickly solve the problem is thunderstorms, thunderstorms? yes, good way." Bao Ping'an was puzzled for a moment, and then slowly calculated the family background of the firearms battalion, and finally understood what Li Hongzhang meant.

"That's right, the general is right, it's to use the Thunderbolt." Li Hongzhang nodded affirmatively.

"Does this thing work?" Although Bao Ping'an has seen the power of the cannon, he has never used the thunderbolt after all, and he is not very confident in the power of the thunderbolt.

"Give it a try, won't you know the way, General, what do you say?" Li Hongzhang smiled and said.

Yes, don't you know the way if you try it, how can you know the way if you don't try.

Bao Ping'an was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, then do it, try!"

Since the main general made the decision, the order was quickly issued, and several boxes of thunderbolts were transported to the foot of the city wall in a few moments, and then under the escort of many Taiping troops, they were carried to the city by the soldiers who were responsible for bombing.

The Taiping army, who were fighting with the Qing army, received an order to temporarily retreat outside the killing radius of the thunderbolt to avoid unnecessary damage when the thunderbolt exploded.

The Taiping army retreated according to the order, the Qing army was full of doubts, I don't know what the Taiping army was doing, Prince Gong was also surprised, he didn't understand why the Taiping army that had the upper hand suddenly withdrew, I don't understand, I really don't understand.

But, soon, the Qing army understood why.

When the first thunderbolt smoked and exploded in the Qing army, the Qing army without the slightest defense was killed and wounded, which caused a great psychological panic, and the morale of the Qing army was defeated at once.

Prince Gong was also panicked, he didn't know where the Taiping Army got such a thing, it could have such a great power, and it would blow up the confidence of the Qing army in one fell swoop.

It seems that this city cannot be defended, Prince Gong thought.

In the face of such a powerful thunderstorm, Prince Gong himself had no confidence.

He also kept estimating that even if the Taiping army could defeat them, it would definitely pay a very huge price, but he didn't expect that the Taiping army would give him such a hand, so that they would completely collapse in an instant, and there was not even a little room for maneuver left for them, it was really terrible, too terrible.

Prince Gong thought of fighting with the Taiping Army again, swearing to fight to the death, but he looked at these soldiers under his command, he gave up again, can this still fight, one by one lost their souls, panicked all day long, what do they take to fight with the Taiping Army, perhaps, retreat is the only way out, only by breaking through the siege, can we preserve our strength, in order to make a comeback.

Here with the Taiping army has lost its meaning, retreat is the only most realistic way out, this thought kept spinning in Prince Gong's mind, and after the last, he decided to retreat.

It's just that I don't know if the emperor and the monk have withdrawn, Prince Gong is most worried about Emperor Xianfeng now.

However, will Xianfeng withdraw? Of course not, he is still waiting, waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to turn defeat into victory, he believes that as long as that opportunity comes, he will definitely be able to reverse the defeat that has been set in front of him. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)