After Lu Qingtian and the three of them led the soldiers and horses out to set up a position outside the gate, Lu Qingtian rode his horse alone and walked not far from the Qing general to stop, and then said: "Ignorant rat generation, what can you do, dare to come here to find death, quickly get to the name, this general will not kill the nameless ghost under the knife."

"Ha, ha, ha, boy, grandpa is a general of the Qing Dynasty, Hu Si'er is also, your grandfather was ordered to sweep down your gang of grass cobs today, boy, if you don't get off the horse and surrender, when will you stay?" Hu Si'er shouted.

"By you? Come on, you're just a straw bag, so let's go back quickly and let Zeng Guofan come in person." Lu Qingtian listened to Hu Si'er's words, he was not annoyed, and said with some disdain.

"Zeng Dashuai's name can also be called by someone like you? Listen to me, get off your horse and surrender quickly, otherwise, grandpa will kill you and leave no armor behind." When Hu Si'er heard this, he became angry, raised the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand, and made a gesture to rush up.

"Phew, don't be afraid to flash your tongue when you say big things, if you dare to come hard, don't say I don't agree, it's the machete in my hand, I guess I won't agree, if you don't believe it, just try." Lu Qingtian sank his face and said.

"Then try." Hu Si'er was already impatient, and raised the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand and rushed towards Lu Qingtian.

"Good time." Lu Qingtian also shouted, raising the machete in his hand to prepare to resist the enemy.

The sword and halberd were raised at the same time, and when there was a sound, sparks shot out, Lu Qingtian took a step back, and immediately felt that his arms were numb, while Hu Si'er stood proudly on the spot, not moving at all, it was obvious that Hu Si'er was better in arm strength.

After this touch, Lu Qingtian put away his previous banter and began to take Hu Si'er seriously, Hu Si'er didn't dare to be careless, and the surprise in his heart was no less than that of Lu Qingtian, because he was born with divine power, and there are even fewer people in this world who can take a steady move and only take a step back, and Lu Qingtian can be regarded as one of them.

After the two sides took a move, they both became cautious, Lu Qingtian tried not to fight hard with Hu Si'er as much as possible, unfolded his knife technique, and greeted Hu Si'er's vital parts one after another, while Hu Si'er saw the move and dismantled the move, and defused Lu Qingtian's offensive one move after another. The two seem to be fighting very fiercely, but no one can help anyone. On the whole, Lu Qingtian is skilled in swordsmanship, Hu Si'er is born with divine power, the two of them have their own strengths, each is good at winning, and the situation is gradually becoming a stalemate.

Zuo Zongtang, who was watching the battle from behind, saw that the situation in the field was unclear, and turned his head and asked Luo Bingzhang: "Sir, if you can't fight for such a long time, I am afraid that the fighter will be delayed, so it is better to attack directly with a large army, right?"

"Dashuai, before we came, Dashuai Zeng told us a thousand times, let us be cautious before fighting a decisive battle with the enemy, and we must not be greedy for merit and rash and fall for the enemy's tricks." Luo Bingzhang said cautiously.

"Sir, that's what I said, but the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and if it drags on for too long, the fighter plane will be lost, and it's better to fight quickly." Zuo Zongtang is still inclined to attack immediately.

"What if Shi Dakai is still alive, can we expect Shi Dakai?" Luo Bingzhang said thoughtfully.

"Okay, since the intelligence shows that Shi Dakai is dead, we don't need to be so cautious, sir, don't say it again, the commander's will has been decided, give the order, and the army will cover up the past." Zuo Zongtang finished his words and ordered.

"Yes." Luo Bingzhang said a little helplessly.

Now that Zuo Zongtang has decided to attack, it is useless for him to say more, he can only follow the order.

After receiving the order. The Qing army immediately surrounded the Taiping army in front of the formation.

Seeing this, Yu and Duan in the Taiping army formation hurriedly shouted gold and asked Lu Qingtian to retreat quickly, while they commanded the army to retreat towards the camp gate.

Lu Qingtian didn't want to retreat quickly, but he was so entangled by Hu Si'er that he couldn't get out for a while, and seeing that the Qing army was about to kill, Lu Qingtian was very anxious.

At the critical moment, suddenly bang, bang a few horns sounded, and four military horses suddenly appeared behind the Qing army, killing the Qing army from different directions, and retreating to the camp gate Yu, Duan also led the army to turn over and kill back.

Seeing this, Zuo Zongtang in the Qing army asked anxiously: "Sir, there is an ambush, what should I do?" I really regret not listening to you. ”

"The matter has come to this point, there is no choice, marshal, let Liu Kunyi and Jiang Zhongyuan divide the two armies, resist the enemy army behind them respectively, and order the front army to move forward and defeat the Taiping army in one go." Luo Bingzhang said resolutely.

"Okay, you immediately go to pass on the order of the marshal, let Liu and Jiang Er generals act separately, in addition, the front army is led by the marshal himself, and the marshal does not believe that this Taiping army is beaten with iron, what do you say, we will all gnaw this hard bone today." Zuo Zongtang said in a flood channel.

"Marshal, you personally lead the front army, this is not appropriate." Luo Bingzhang was a little embarrassed.

"Sir thinks that there is anyone else who can take on this position except Ben Shuai now." Zuo Zongtang Road.

"This ......" Luo Bingzhang looked at Hu Si'er, who was still fighting with Lu Qingtian, and was speechless for a while, yes, the three generals who can be reused in the Chu army are no longer available, except for Zuo Zongtang himself, there are indeed no generals available.

"All right, sir, give the order to go." Zuo Zongtang waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Sir." Luo Bingzhang took the order and left.

At the same time, the four army horses that copied the rear road of the Qing army began to besiege the Qing army under the command of Li Xiucheng, Yang Yiqing, Fu Zhongxin, and Zhu Yidian.

How did things change so quickly, it turned out that when Lu Qingtian and others led the drama to fight Hu Si'er, Huang Xu and Guo Potian had already learned from the mouth of the sentry that for some reason, the Qing army's backup troops were far away from their vanguard troops. After Huang Xu heard this, he groaned slightly, and tomorrow the key point in it, he concluded that this was due to the vanguard of the Qing army, which caused a disconnect between the front and rear armies, so as to happen. This created favorable conditions for the Taiping army to carry out a counterattack.

After discussing with Guo Potian, Huang Xu decided to send military horses to the back of the Qing army to encircle and annihilate the Qing army. Under the instruction of Huang Xu and Guo Potian, Li Xiucheng and the other four led four armies and horses out of the camp from the back of the camp, went around to the back of the Qing army, and took advantage of the Qing army's charge to launch an attack from behind, taking them by surprise.

Soon, the Taiping army and the Qing army began to mix and kill, and for a while, shouting to kill the heavens and shake the mountains.

From the perspective of the situation, the Taiping army completely had the upper hand, they basically fought around the Qing army, and the Qing army was desperately shrinking the defense line and resisting in sections.

Zuo Zongtang, who was in the front army, had led the front army to rush and kill many times, but he still couldn't break through the defense line of the Taiping army, he gradually became a little anxious in his heart, all along, he didn't think that his Chu army would lose to the Taiping army, even if compared with the Hunan army trained by his mentor Zeng Guofan, in Zuo Zongtang's heart, he vaguely felt that Chu Ding was better than Xiang, but he never thought that the Chu army and the Taiping army confronted each other for the first time, and fell into such an unfavorable situation, could it be that he believed too much in the combat effectiveness of the Chu army, Or is this Taiping Army really strong, so who is commanding this Taiping Army, is Shi Dakai still alive? A lot of questions popped up in Zuo Zongtang's mind at once.

"Dashuai, all of us are basically entangled by the Taiping Army, and it is very difficult to get out now." I don't know when, Luo Bingzhang was already standing beside Zuo Zongtang.

"This time, we're defeated." Zuo Zongtang sighed and said.

"I didn't expect the Taiping Army to be so cunning, and they were completely unaffected by Shi Dakai's death, is Shi Dakai really not dead?" Luo Bingzhang and Zuo Zongtang have the same doubts.

"According to reliable information, except for Shi Dakai, there should be no one else in the Taiping army who has the material to command the army, but looking at the Taiping army's arrangement and decision-making, this should not be something that an ordinary person can do, and Ben Shuai really can't think of anyone who can command the army so superbly." Zuo Zongtang gradually believed that Shi Dakai should still be alive.

"If Shi Dakai is really alive, then we will be in trouble this time." Luo Bingzhang was a little worried

"Sir, it's okay, the Chu army doesn't have a bad seed, it's a big deal, the fish are dead and the net is broken, fight with them." Zuo Zongtang said calmly.

"No, Dashuai, you can't have such thoughts, if you have such thoughts first, then we have already lost three points in momentum." Luo Bingzhang said.

"What else can the gentleman do to solve today's predicament?" Zuo Zongtang Road.

"Why did the marshal forget Zeng Marshal's backup army?" Luo Bingzhang reminded.

"Yes, yes, how can we forget this, we just need to hold on for a while, and when Zeng Dashuai's army arrives, then this siege will be broken." Zuo Zongtang was overjoyed.

"That's right. But, handsome, it's not going to be a good time." Luo Bingzhang said.

Zuo Zongtang didn't know this truth, but if it is not easy to boil, he must survive, otherwise, it will be a catastrophe.

"Pass on the order of this marshal to Liu Kunyi and Jiang Zhongyuan in the back. Let them resist me desperately, as long as they wait until the arrival of Zeng Dashuai's army, they will be a great achievement." Zuo Zongtang Road.

"Yes, I'll tell the two generals the commander's order in person, and by the way, I'll take a look at the situation there." Luo Bingzhang said.

Zuo Zongtang nodded, and Luo Bingzhang hurriedly went to handle it. (To be continued......)