Just when Seng Lingqin thought that the overall situation had been decided, the shape of the battlefield had changed, the Qing army was not as overwhelming as he imagined, and the Taiping army was not as one-sided as he thought, on the contrary, every time the Qing army pushed forward, it was very difficult, and it had to pay a considerable price.

This also confirms what Zeng San said, the Hunan army is a hard bone.

In any case, this play has reached the halfway point, and no matter how difficult it is, both sides must persevere to the end.

Of course, there is a stalemate between the two sides, and that is for a reason.

Judging from the scene, although the Hunan army does not have an advantage in numbers, the Hunan army is a step above its opponents in some aspects, such as individual combat ability, military quality, etc., even if it is known as the sharpest forbidden army in the Qing army, it is definitely not much advantage in the competition with the Hunan army, not to mention the battlefield recruits, the Shence army.

Judging from the geographical location of the opposing sides, the Qing army suppressed the Hunan army in an open area with a radius of less than five kilometers and launched attacks incessantly. Clear-eyed people know that such a terrain is conducive to attack, but not conducive to defense, and every round of charge of the Qing army is to make full use of the favorable terrain as a basis, the cavalry is deployed in front, the infantry is in the rear, and the attack is carried out at different levels, and although the Hunan army is also resisting by the same means, riding against cavalry, step by step, but limited to the geographical shape, their defense is quite passive.

On the whole, the Qing army has a numerical advantage and a geographical advantage, while the Hunan army is strong in combat and is not afraid of death.

"Strategist, if we continue like this, we will really be dragged down by them." Looking at the shape on the battlefield, Luo Bingzhang, who was standing next to Li Hongzhang, frowned, and said with a worried face.

"Yes, compared with the Qing army, we can't afford it, but now what can we do, things have come to this point, we are the same as the Qing army, except for hard work, there is no way out." Of course, Li Hongzhang knew that the current shape was not good for the Hunan army, but the sword had been swung away, and he vowed to return with blood.

"Is it the death of heaven and the death of me?" Luo Bingzhang sighed and said.

"Mr. Luo, don't be too discouraged, things haven't gotten so bad yet, I've already planned it, let's take a while first, and then wait until the Qing army's offensive slows down, and then we will take the opportunity to break through, and in the end how much we can run away, how much is counted, it's better than dying here." Li Hongzhang already had a plan in his heart.

"Strategist, I didn't expect us to fall into such a field, this Qing court is too shameful, I don't remember our past merits at all, turning our faces is faster than turning a book, it's really chilling." Luo Bingzhang was in a very unhappy mood.

He was originally suspicious of returning to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but he reluctantly agreed because of the face of Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, but now that he has seen the despicable practices of the Qing army, he is completely dead to the Qing court.

"It seems that we were right to choose to submit to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." Li Hongzhang looked at Luo Bingzhang and seemed to have something to say.

Li Hongzhang understands Luo Bingzhang's mood very well at this moment, from this point of view, it is not difficult for him to understand why his mentor Zeng Guofan would return to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom so without hesitation, at least, judging from the appearance of the Qing court, they gave him a reason to deeply understand his teacher's mood, of course, the reason for Zeng Guofan's real surrender is not limited to this, but this reason should also be within his consideration.

"Strategist, hasn't Marshal Zeng already led the army outside the city to prepare to meet us, you say, is it possible for him to know our current situation?" When it comes to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Luo Bingzhang thinks of Zeng Guofan, and when he thinks of Zeng Guofan, he thinks that Zeng Guofan has led the army outside Hefei City, and a glimmer of hope rises in his heart.

"Well, if the marshal knew that we were besieged, he would definitely find a way to save us, I hope Guoquan has already contacted the marshal." Li Hongzhang could only hope that Zeng Guoquan, who was left at the city gate by him, would be able to exchange news with Zeng Guofan.

"It will be, General Zeng will definitely have a way." Luo Bingzhang didn't know if he was cheering himself up, or blindly confident.

"Perhaps." Li Hongzhang can only comfort himself like this.

"If that's the case, then we have to resist everything we say, maybe, once the army of Zeng Dashuai arrives, we can still attack from both sides, and maybe we can break the Qing army." Luo Bingzhang's thinking is becoming more and more active.

"Mr. Luo, this is really a good idea for you, yes, why didn't I expect it, if the commander can come in time and cooperate with us properly, then we will definitely be able to break the Qing army." Luo Bingzhang's words reminded Li Hongzhang.

"Not bad." Luo Bingzhang has a sense of brightness.

"There are three key issues today, first, whether we can withstand the arrival of the marshal, second, whether the marshal can enter the city smoothly, and third, whether we can maintain information exchange with the marshal, if we can ensure these three points, we will definitely be able to break the Qing army." Li Hongzhang said excitedly.

These words swept away the gloom that was pressing on their hearts, and they felt that the future was already bright.

"Then let's solve these three key problems one by one." Luo Bingzhang is definitely full of self-confidence at the moment.

"Okay, Mr. Luo, then you can tell us what you think first." Li Hongzhang said.

"The first question, if you need to hold out until the arrival of the marshal, it depends on whether the second question can be properly solved, that is, whether the marshal can enter the city smoothly, and whether the marshal can enter the city smoothly, it depends on whether General Guoquan can effectively cooperate with the marshal, occupy the city gate, and welcome the marshal into the city, if this can be done, then the first and second problems will no longer be a problem, that is, they will be solved, and the third question, if the marshal can come, it will no longer be a problem." Luo Bingbing said a few words, and it seemed that the problem was solved.

"So, we have to make sure that the commander can enter the city smoothly." Li Hongzhang said in a word.

"That's right." Luo Bingzhang nodded and said.

"Now that the key points are clear, then we can't pin our hopes on Guoquan alone, we must take the initiative to ensure that the marshal can enter the city." Li Hongzhang wants to be more proactive.

"How to be proactive?" Luo Bingzhang asked.

"Send a general, lead a team of men, go directly to meet with Guoquan, and find a way to join forces with the marshal outside the city, and directly capture the city gate, now the main force of the Qing army has been attracted by us here, although the defense of the city gate has been strengthened, but it is not impregnable, as long as we attack inside and outside, with the ability of the marshal and Guoquan, it must not be difficult to capture the city gate." Li Hongzhang is very confident.

"Strategist, how to send, who to send, we are still surrounded?" Luo Bingzhang didn't forget to remind Li Hongzhang of their current situation.

"This is easy to do, this wave of attacks of the Qing army is about to end, as soon as they stop, I will personally lead the main force to counterattack them, attracting all their attention, and then, we will order Zeng San to lead a small group of men and horses to break out of the encirclement and give him a sound to attack the west, I don't believe it, so arranged, we can't dig a hole in the Qing army's defense line." Li Hongzhang is absolutely confident in his plan.

"Okay, good plan, if this plan is successful, the big thing can be decided." Luo Bingzhang stroked his palms and laughed.

"Mr. Luo, I will trouble you to go and talk to Zeng San about this matter later, so that he can act according to orders, and in addition, tell the generals that they will follow my orders later." Li Hongzhang instructed Luo Bingzhang.

"Yes, Strategist, I'll arrange it right away." After Luo Bingzhang agreed, he went to handle it immediately.

After only a while, Luo Bingzhang explained Li Hongzhang's plan in detail to Zeng San, and asked the generals to prepare. It seems that this efficiency is fast enough.

Zeng San was overjoyed after hearing about this, and he patted his chest and promised that he would definitely live up to the trust and promise to complete the task.

The Taiping army was already prepared, and the progress of the war was as Li Hongzhang expected, as time went by, the Qing army's attack gradually changed, the form of the table was a decline, and then exhausted, soon, they stopped the attack, retreated, but not long after the Qing army retreated, the Hunan army blew the trumpet of the charge, only to see a group of Hunan troops as if they had eaten aphrodisiacs, energetically rushing towards the exhausted Qing army.

The Qing army originally thought that the Taiping army must have been tired and tired after being pressed and beaten by them for so long, but although they knew that this thing was just the opposite of what they thought, the Hunan army didn't take a breath, so they immediately started a counterattack and caught them off guard.

The Qing army was in a hurry to meet the battle, a little powerless, and the result can be imagined, they were crushed by the Taiping army commanded by Li Hongzhang, and at the same time, Zeng San also took the opportunity to jump out of the encirclement with the squad led by Zeng San.

The Taiping generals have been suppressed for a long time, and they have been holding their stomachs of anger in their hearts, so they took this opportunity to mercilessly sprinkle all their anger on the body of the Qing army, the Qing army can be described as miserable, and only they know the suffering, and they have to knock out their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, which can really be said to be bitter and unspeakable.

But, after all, the Taiping army also relied on just one breath, which gave the Qing army such a blow, and after doing this, their strength was also exhausted, so in the end, they had to retreat.

The war came and went quickly, and when the battlefield subsided again, both warring sides breathed a sigh of relief.

Overall, this short contact, although not long, but also thrilling, everyone from the psychological, endurance, physical fitness, to a comprehensive competition, the final result is that the Taiping Army won a small victory.

It seems that after this battle, if the Qing army wants to organize an effective offensive, it will definitely have to wait for a while, and the Taiping army can really be regarded as having a rare respite.

After Zeng San broke out of the encirclement, he rushed towards the city gate according to the plan agreed in advance. (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 ......)