After a short break, the Qing army began a second wave of attacks.

However, this time the Qing army's attack focused on the west gate of Li Yuandu's main attack, the reason why the focus was on the west gate, because Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang after analysis, found that the defensive position of the west gate was more unfavorable to the attacking side than the other gates, originally, Anqing Mansion as a military and economic town of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the city wall was thick, and then after Yuwen Boge's operation, it was more indestructible, if you want to attack, you can't do it without paying a certain price, which is why the Qing army can't attack for a long time.

However, after careful analysis and observation, Zeng Guofan found that although the city wall of the West Gate is higher and thicker than the others, and the moat built in front of the city gate is also wider, it has a fatal shortcoming, that is, it is not dangerous to defend in front of the city gate, and it is very conducive to the sprint attack of the army, and as long as the attacker launches, the entire city gate will be exposed to the firepower of the attacker.

Since Zeng Guofan can find out, then, as the guardian of this important stronghold, Yuwen Boge, he is even more unlikely to be negligent, he just took over Anqing Mansion, he found this loophole, and later, he also thought of a lot of ways to improve the defense here, but the effect is very small, the reason is not elsewhere, but because this is due to innate geographical factors, first of all, they have a proper buffer zone as a buffer, and can rely on these buffer zones to build more effective fortifications, The West Gate is located in a crowded place, there is no danger to defend, and the firepower of the attack can easily cover the entire West Gate, so naturally, the West Gate has become the next main attack point selected by Zeng Guofan.

At the same time, Yuwen Bog also made this place the most important defensive place, and gathered the heavy troops in the city here.

The two armies faced each other, and the second wave of war was about to break out.

Li Yuandu followed Zeng Guofan's instructions, lined up the offensive formation, and began the formal attack.

The sky is full of arrows and rain, blood and rain splash everywhere, this war is a huge meat grinder, and the battlefield here is a huge slaughterhouse, here is like a hell on earth, the two sides fight for their lives for the sake of interests, ruthless, ruthless, killing is the main theme here, all people here have become a machine, a machine that keeps killing, no one can stop, no one dares to stop, until the fight to the moment of zuihou, the winner is divided.

The Qing troops besieging the city kept falling from the heights, some of them fell before they could get close to the city walls, and the Taiping troops defending the city continued to die in the struggle.

Due to the irreparable personnel gap, after the Qing army paid a huge price, finally some people attacked the city, of course, the Yufang Bog people will not let these people succeed so easily, and immediately arrange a part of Liliang to start reinforcing the defense of the place where there is a problem, hoping to encircle and annihilate these Qing troops who attacked the city on the spot.

The battle between the two armies is more intense, both sides are not afraid of death, in order to win, they would rather shed a drop of blood, because they do not give in to each other, so, for a while, the war here is in a state of stalemate.

In addition to this dangerous place, the fight in other places is still in fierce progress, and the entire battlefield is obviously developing in the direction of the Qing army, if this continues, within 1 hour, the Qing army will definitely break through the defense line of the Taiping army, and finally completely break through the west gate of Anqing Mansion.

Yuwen Boge also knew the seriousness of the problem, his mind turned sharply, thinking of countermeasures, obviously, Shi Dakai's reinforcements will not arrive at the first time, and the city defense army in the city is tired, and now it is just doing Zuihou's persistence with great perseverance, there are not many cards in his hand, what to do, you have to find a way.

"My lord, activate the thunder." The officer guarding the city next to him also seemed to see that the situation was critical and suggested.

Yes, yes, yes, thunder, how did you forget this thing, this is zuihou's lifesaver.

"Quick, quick, all the thunderbolts in our inventory will be transported to the West Gate." Yuwen Bog said eagerly.

"Yes, sir." After the officer defending the city received the order, he immediately went to make arrangements.

After a while, the thunderbolt was transported.

"Order the thrower to throw all these thunderbolts out to me, where there are many people, where to throw them, what about his grandmother." Yuwen Bog is rare to say a foul word, this is also forced, the pressure he is under is indeed too great.

"Yes, sir, but do we want to keep a little backup?" the officer replied, and then asked.

"No, just scatter it all." Yuwen Bog said firmly.

"Yes." The officer did not hesitate to arrange it immediately.

When one after another thunderbolt exploded, it caused a great panic in the Qing army, this thunder thunder is extremely powerful, every explosion can blow up the Qing army within a radius of more than ten meters, the light is missing arms and legs, the heavy is no bones, and the place where the thunder has been blown up, the severed limbs, the stump arms are everywhere, the internal organs are sprinkled all over the ground, the blood stains the whole earth, the Qing army is deeply hit, and the mental injury is more frightening than the physical injury.

After this toss, the momentum of the Qing army has weakened, and the position began to loosen, and the part of the Qing army that attacked the head of the city was also killed and wounded under the sniper of the Anqing city defense army, and some were driven off the city.

When Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, who were supervising the battle in the rear, saw the Qing army attacking the city, they were overjoyed, and they knew that breaking through the defense of the west gate was just around the corner. However, when the appearance of the thunderbolt in the field not only caused panic in the Qing army, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang were full of shock, they did not expect that there was such a secret weapon in the Taiping army.

When the Qing army was bombarded and could not find the north, Zeng Guofan knew that their previous efforts might have been in vain, and if the soldiers had no heart to fight, how could this battle be fought.

"Strategist, order a retreat." Zeng Guofan's heart is unwilling.

"Marshal, don't wait any longer, let General Li try to organize another charge." Li Hongzhang didn't want to retreat like this, he wanted to try again.

"No need, the battlefield situation is already unfavorable to us, you look at our soldiers, their faces are full of shock, they are hesitant, how can they still have a little fighting spirit, they have been frightened by the mysterious weapon just now, you look at the thieves defending the city, morale is high, and they are ready to fight, you say, how to fight this battle, you have lost three points without fighting, withdraw it." Zeng Guofan said decisively.

"Although our morale is not good, the situation is still in our favor, and we have the advantage of numbers, let's try to rush, according to the analysis of the students, the enemy is already at the end of the strong, and it will definitely collapse at the first touch." Li Hongzhang persuaded.

At this moment, Li Yuandu, who was commanding in front, also retreated, and he also heard Li Hongzhang's words.

"Dashuai, the last general also agrees with the opinion of the military division, the enemy has no strength now, they are more sleepy and tired than us, and now they are more persistent than us, Dashuai, as long as we can hold on a little longer, we can break through their defense line and finally take the entire West Gate, but if we withdraw now, it will give them a chance to breathe, once they develop strength, then we will come to attack the city again, and we will fall into a bitter battle again, which is quite unfavorable to us, so, Dashuai, let the last general lead the army to rush and kill again, Simon will be taken." Li Yuandu Dao.

Zeng Guofan saw that the two of them insisted and did not speak, he knew that what these two people said was the truth, but his concerns were also very realistic, if he insisted on attacking, and Zuihou did not break through the city gate, the loss may be greater, but if he withdraws, as the military adviser said, he may lose a big opportunity.

Zeng Guofan weighed it again and again, and Zuihou finally made up his mind.

"General Li listens to the order, and this commander orders you to lead the army to attack again, and you must take the West Gate in one go." Zeng Guofan ordered.

"Yes, Marshal, the last general will not be dishonored." Li Yuandu solemnly agreed, and then went to arrange the second attack.

Yuwen Boge, who was standing on the city tower, saw that the Qing army had suspended the attack, thinking that the Qing army had been frightened by the thunder, and he was very happy, and he was even optimistic that the Qing army was ready to retreat.

Seeing this, Yuwen Boge was shocked, he looked at the brave but small number of city defenders in front of him, and smiled miserably, he understood that the time for zuihou was coming.

"Ladies and gentlemen, behind us are our parents, wives, children, and our warm home, and now, the brutal Qing army is coming to destroy our home and enslave our family. Yuwen Bog said generously to the soldiers at the head of the city.

"Don't agree, don't agree...."The crowd was angry.

"Okay, we have no way out, only by shedding a drop of blood to block the Qinggou in front of us, can we ensure the safety of our relatives behind us, the safety of our family and country, then, are you willing to fight with me to the end?" Yuwen Bog raised his arms and shouted.

"Swear to follow your lordship...", Yuwen Bog heard a more powerful reply.

With the belief that he would die, the battle for Simon began again. (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 ......)