Chapter 221: This Sucks
Huang Xu went to rest with peace of mind, but the main force of the Taiping army led by Shi Dakai was not idle, they put a big pocket not far from Anqing City, and loaded the entire Qing army into it at once.
The Taiping army waited for work, and a charge rushed the Qing army to pieces, and in less than half an hour, the Taiping army completed the division and encirclement of the Qing army, preparing to annihilate it one by one.
The situation is sinister, Zeng Guofan, who lives in the Chinese army, is annoyed, he originally wanted to withdraw the army within an hour, who thinks, Jihua did not change quickly, but the east gate of Anqing Mansion was broken under unexpected circumstances, out of luck, he thought that as long as he fought quickly, he took the pacification embassy in a short period of time, and then quickly withdrew, even if Shi Dakai came, it was too late. In this way, the strategic goals he set can still be achieved, who knows, they and the defenders of Anqing Mansion have become a dilemma, they can't attack, and they can't retreat, so they can only grit their teeth and insist, Zuihou finally broke through the opponent's defense line, but suddenly received a message from Zeng San, saying that Shi Dakai had gotten rid of his entanglement and led the army to Anqing Mansion.
Hearing that Shi Dakai was coming, Zeng Guofan did not dare to fight, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army.
After the Qing army withdrew from Anqing Mansion, they hurried back to the camp, and there were two ways for them to return to the station, the first was the road they came, so they needed to detour behind the Taiping army camp, and the second was to take the big road, and then go straight to the camp. If you take the first road and return according to the original way, it is equivalent to taking a detour behind the Taiping army camp, so if you encounter an ambush, there will only be a dead end, and Shi Dakai will definitely not make two mistakes in the same place, so easily open his back to them again, obviously, it will not work to take the first road, then, there is only a second road, but the second road is the main road, the danger is extremely high, if there is an ambush, they will still be unable to escape, no matter what, compared with the two, whichever is less, zuihouAfter discussing with the generals, Zeng Guofan decided to take the big road.
Zeng Guohua, Zeng Guoquan led the army to open the way in front, Zeng Guofan led Li Hongzhang, Luo Zenan, and Peng Yulin in the center, and Hu Linyi and Li Yuandu broke off. As they marched, they constantly sent out sentries to find out which direction Shi Dakai's reinforcements would come from.
The Qing army walked forward for twenty or thirty miles, and arrived at a dangerous place, Zeng Guohua and Zeng Guoquan felt that something was wrong, so the general Ma Tun stopped, sent a sentry forward, and came to ask Zeng Guofan whether he still wanted to move forward.
Zeng Guofan gathered the generals again to discuss, and felt that there was no way back except to go forward, so Zuihou decided to continue walking, but to strengthen the vigilance of Erzeng in case of accidents.
The Qing army walked forward in fear, Er Zeng had just led the front army through the dangerous place, and suddenly heard the sound of shouting and killing on all sides, a Biao army killed from the side, and cut the front army of Er Zeng and Zeng Guofan into two sections, the generals hurriedly looked, but found that it was the cavalry led by Guo Potian, the general of the Taiping Army. Seeing this, Erzeng was about to turn back to fight Guo Potian, but he didn't want to, and another army came in front of them, leading the generals, Yu Yilong. Duan Yihu, the two of them happened to be the enemy of Er Zeng. The Qing army was in a panic, and the rear army also sounded the sound of shouting and killing, but it was Yang Yiqing, Zhu Yidian, and Fu Zhongxin who killed.
In this way, Erzeng defeated Yu Yilong, Duan Yihu, Peng Yulin and Guo Potian of the Chinese army fought together, Yang Yiqing, Zhu Yidian, Fu Zhongxin faced Hu Linyi, Li Yuandu, Luo Zenan did not move, and they were still in the center to protect Zeng Guofan.
The Taiping army, under the command of Shi Dakai and Li Xiucheng, continued to pour up, dividing and surrounding the Qing army, preparing to encircle and annihilate them one by one. That's what started to happen.
Zeng Guofan looked at the situation in front of him, and he was also confused for a while.
"Strategist, it looks like we're going to die here today." Zeng Guofan said to Li Hongzhang.
"Dashuai, don't be discouraged, wait a moment to find the right opportunity, let the generals protect you and kill you, as long as you can get out, everything can be done again." Li Hongzhang felt the frustration in Zeng Guofan's words, and knew that this was not good for the army, so he hurriedly spoke out and comforted.
"Yes, Dashuai, the last general will definitely desperately protect Dashuai and break out of the encirclement." Luo Zenan, who was protecting Zeng Guofan, answered.
"Even if you can't wait, but the people are sleepy, the horses are tired, and the morale is low, how can you fight again." Zeng Guofandao.
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they all know in their hearts that Zeng Guofan is telling the truth, but the matter has come to this point, and there is only one way to fight to the death except to be captured.
"The marshal, the last general and others are willing to fight to the death, even if they are on foot, they must escort the marshal out of the encirclement." South Luo Ze Road.
"Marshal, General Luo's determination has been made, don't let down the hearts of the soldiers." Li Hongzhang persuaded on the side.
Zeng Guofan listened to Li Hongzhang's words and was silent.
"Dashuai, if you don't leave, the student will die in front of you now, anyway, it's better than being captured by the Taiping Army and ending up with a crime and death." Li Hongzhang knelt in front of Zeng Guofan and persuaded.
"Yes, Dashuai, the military advisor is right, we would rather die than surrender, Dashuai, don't hesitate anymore, let's go." South Luo Ze Road.
"It's okay to go, but the military advisors also have to go together." Zeng Guofan took a step back and said.
"Dashuai..."Li Hongzhang said hurriedly.
"Don't say it, if you don't agree, Ben Shuai will not agree, Ben Shuai would rather die here." Zeng Guofan insisted.
Everyone knew that if you brought one more person, the danger would be one more point, but Nai He Zeng Guofan was unwilling to flee for his life alone, so it seemed that he could only agree to him.
"Dashuai, no problem, originally we just wanted to escort the general and go with the marshal, since the marshal has this intention, we can't ask for it." South Luo Ze Road.
Li Hongzhang sighed on the side, and his heart was very moved. It is easy to be able to share the blessings, but if you can share the hardships, then it is called precious, Zeng Guofan can accompany him Li Hongzhang in adversity, how can he not be moved.
"General Zhao, let's divide the work, you see if this will work, you lead the army to protect the commander and the military division in the rear, I will open the way in front, let's find the gap and rush out." Luo Zenan saw that Zeng Guofan agreed, so he discussed with the deputy general General Zhao.
"Yes, as the general commands." Vice Admiral Zhao replied very simply.
Luo Zenan revealed his Jihua to Zeng Guofan, and after obtaining his consent, the two of them rushed out one after the other, finding the opportunity.
Their rush was a bit unexpected, and the Taiping army's defense line really broke out of a gap for them, seeing this scene, Luo Zenan and the others were even more non-stop, intending to rush out of this gap.
Who knows, they just rushed to the gap, and then encountered another general blocking the way, and when they looked closely, it turned out to be Guo Potian's deputy general Lu Qingtian, and everyone then understood, no wonder they didn't see this Lu Qingtian by Guo Potian's side just now, it turned out that he was waiting for them here, it seems that everything has not escaped Shi Dakai's calculations, it is really seamless.
"Lu Qingtian, what do you want to do?" Luo Ze Nance immediately stepped forward and asked, he knew Lu Qingtian, and they were old acquaintances on the battlefield.
"General Luo, I'm offended, the last general is the general of the prince, and I have been waiting here for a long time." Lv Qingtiandao.
"Bastard, get out of the way, otherwise, this gun in Grandpa's hand won't recognize people." South Luo Ze Road.
", what's the use of playing tricks, if you really have the ability, come up and fight with General Ben, I'm here to see whose gun doesn't recognize people." In a war of words, Lu Qingtian is not afraid of anyone.
Luo Zenan understood that it was useless to say more, and rushed directly towards Lu Qingtian with a gun, Lu Qingtian, like Guo Potian, also made a machete, I saw him raise the machete in his hand, and with a force, the spear that Luo Zenan stabbed was swept aside, he took advantage of the situation and slashed at Luo Zenan head-on, Luo Zenan hurriedly raised the spear in his hand with both hands and held the machete, Lu Qing Angel pressed the machete to Luo Zenan, Luo Zenan leaked down, Lu Qingtian's machete grazed Luo Zenan's side, Luo Zenan stabbed out again, Lu Qingtian backhanded the machete that had just been cut in the air and blocked it, only to hear the sound of "choking", sparks shot everywhere, and the spear that Luo Zenan stabbed out happened to be stabbed on the back of Lu Qingtian's machete, and both of them felt numb in their arms.
Both of them knew that this battle was very important, so they didn't dare to slack off, and they both used their solutions to each other.
Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang watched the two fight nervously, although they were anxious, they were helpless.
The two fought for more than 90 rounds, and there was still no winner or loser, Luo Zenan began to get anxious, he knew in his heart that if he delayed any longer, the safety of his handsome man would be worried, but Lu Qingtian's martial arts and himself were in the middle of each other, and in a short period of time, it would be difficult to defeat him, and it seemed that he could only take a risk.
When the two fought to the one hundred and fifth round, Luo Zenan changed his tactics, he no longer defended, and began to attack with moves, and the moves were all to the vital parts of Lu Qingtian, which was a completely lifeless way of playing.
As soon as Luo Zenan's moves changed, Lu Qingtian began to be a little uncomfortable, and he could only parry frequently with Luo Zenan's mad dog-style play, and he no longer had the power to fight back.
However, this change in moves did not bring about an increase in strength, and after getting through the initial discomfort, Lu Qingtian figured out Luo Zenan's doorway, and slowly began to become offensive and defensive, and the two fell into a stalemate again.
During this time, the Taiping army once again completed the encirclement of Zeng Guofan and others, and it seems that this time, Zeng Guofan could not escape even if he had wings. (To be continued......)