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"The rate of fire of the rifles of the Xinhua Army seems to be faster than that of the British!" Hubei Admiral Gui Ming said with a somewhat ugly face. At the time of the Opium War, he was still a general soldier, leading his army to fight against the British. At that time, the British army relied on the superiority of firearms, and the strength of the above people easily resisted the attack of thousands of Qing troops, which caused a great shock to him. The old bird guns and carrying guns that the Qing army was equipped with were no match for the British army at all. But now it seems that the rifles equipped by the Xinhua Army seem to be even more terrifying than those equipped by the British Army. It seems that this battle has been fought. Hubei Governor Gui Ming's confidence in this battle was once again discounted.

"Humph! They are only relying on the advantage of firearms. What kind of hero is this? If you fight with real swords and guns, you only need to defeat the Mongol cavalry, and you can kill them all. Monk Greenqin said disdainfully. Growing up in the Mongolian steppe, he never had a high regard for firearms. In his opinion, only the scimitar used by the Mongol cavalry, which came and went like the wind, was the most powerful weapon.

Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu didn't say anything more. Compared with Monk Lingqin, he knows more about the power of firearms. After the Qing army entered the customs, the reason why they wantonly banned firearms was that they saw the power of firearms, which would pose a deadly threat to the Manchu Qing who won the world with cavalry shooting. During the Opium War, the powerful firearms of the British army also caused a great shock to the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. Prince Hui, as a representative figure in the royal family, naturally knows this. And now. The firearms used by the Xinhua army seem to be more powerful than those used by the British army, which also gives Prince Hui Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu felt a shadow in her heart.

Now. The fierce battle continues. However, it seems that this can no longer be called a battle, and it is more appropriate to call it a massacre. The narrow official roads restricted the movement of the Qing army, which made them completely the target of intensive fire and killing by the Xinhua army. The sound of artillery shelling and gunfire are one and the same, and in this sound, the lives of the Qing soldiers. One by one, they were taken away. On the official road, a thick layer of corpses was piled up. The blood that flowed from these corpses gathered together. A small stream was formed, which flowed into the Yichang River, dyeing the water red.

"Kill!" The soldiers of the Qing army shouted loudly. Onslaught at the positions of the Xinhua Army. In desperation. They burst out with great courage. However, courage does not change the situation on the battlefield at this time, it only allows them to increase casualties.

Gradually, some Qing soldiers were frightened, and they began to retreat backwards despite Prince Hui's strict orders. However, before they could withdraw from the battlefield, they were beheaded by the personal guards of the general soldier Hu Chunnian. This made the other Qing soldiers who tried to retreat hesitate. In the end, he had to attack the position of the Xinhua Army again.

"Give it to me! Only by breaking through the defense line of the Xinhua Army can everyone have a way to live, otherwise, there is only a dead end! Hu Chunnian, the chief soldier, had red eyes and roared loudly, even if his voice was hoarse, he would not hesitate to do so.

On the battlefield, life is particularly fragile, and people are being killed at every moment. The attack of the Qing army was very tragic, but everything was in vain. As the casualties grew, in order to boost morale, the general soldier Hu Chunnian also launched an attack with his personal guards. Because he knew that if he attacked the soldiers this time, he would also fall to the ground, so he could only gamble desperately.

"Come on, give it to Lao Tzu!" Hu Chunnian, under the protection of his guards, charged at the position of the Xinhua army, and his actions inspired some soldiers who were not afraid of death to start attacking. The generals are all the first soldiers, and those of them who are soldiers are already rotten lives, so do they need to worry?

"Bang!" A crisp gunshot, hidden in the dense shelling. However, this bullet hit the chest of the chief soldier Hu Chunnian. Hu Chunnian, who was protected by his personal guards, looked like a big man at a glance, and the armor on his body became the culprit who hastened his death. The snipers of the Xinhua Army have always been aimed at these generals.

Hu Chunnian's armor was strong enough to withstand ordinary bow and arrow shots, but it was still very fragile in the face of the rifles of the Xinhua Army. A hole was shot in the center of the heart guard, and after the bullet pierced the armor, it shot into Hu Chunnian's chest. Suddenly, Hu Chunnian felt that all the strength of his body had been drained, and the whole person fell to the ground softly. The guards next to him hurriedly held him up, but blood was already gushing out of his mouth.

"General, General!" The guards shouted loudly. However, Hu Chunnian, who was hit in the heart, is already dead, and even if the gods come, they will not be able to return to the sky. Hu Chunnian became the first high-ranking general of the Qing army to die in this war, but he was definitely not the last one!

In less than an hour, the battle came to an end, and the more than 3,000 Qing officers and soldiers who attacked, except for a very small number of deserters, were all wiped out by the Xinhua army. And those deserters did not end well, after escaping back, the angry Prince Hui directly came down and beheaded them all, in order to deter other soldiers and avoid this situation on the battlefield.

After this defeat, Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu did not order another attack, but suspended the attack and convened the generals to discuss how to deal with the current situation. If he had been eager to win soon, now he knows that victory is not so easy. The green battalion soldiers in a town, more than 4,000 people, died in half a morning, and almost did not cause any damage to the Xinhua army except for consuming some ammunition from the Xinhua army. If this continues, it will be very difficult for the Qing army to win.

It seems that the Xinhua Army is not in vain. The big guys all said, what should we do to be able to defeat the Xinhua Army? "Prince Hui loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu sat in the military tent and looked at the generals.

"Lord Wang, please give the last general another chance. In the afternoon, the last will send men to attack again. This time, it will definitely be able to break through the defense line of the Xinhua Army. Hunan Governor Changchun said. The loss of a town's troops in the morning made him feel like he was dripping blood. However, the battle had just begun, and he had to fight hard. Otherwise, it will have a huge impact on his future.

"General Chang, how are you going to fight? Do you want your soldiers to die again? Monk Greenqin said disdainfully. In the morning battle, although the Green Battalion fought fiercely, not a single person rushed to the position of the Xinhua Army. The nearest one, which is still hundreds of meters away from the position of the Xinhua Army. Therefore, after the Qing army paid huge casualties, it did not cause any casualties to the Xinhua army at all. Monk Lingqin believed that if it was his Mongolian cavalry, no matter how strong the firepower of the Xinhua army was, the Mongolian cavalry would be able to rush into the position of the Xinhua army. After all, the advantage of cavalry lies in speed and powerful impact.

"Lord Wang, Chang thinks that he is not the opponent of the Xinhua Army, since you are so powerful, then in the battle in the afternoon, there will be an attack by the Mongolian cavalry of the prince, right? That would open our eyes. Changchun shot back. The combat power of the Green Battalion is not an opponent of the Mongol cavalry, this is obvious. However, Changchun did not think that the Mongol cavalry of Seng Lingqin would be able to bargain in the hands of the Xinhua army. Only after letting Monk Greenqin taste defeat, maybe he won't say anything cool.

"The surname is long, do you think this king will not dare? Lord, please give the order that my Mongol cavalry will attack in the afternoon, and I promise that I will break through the positions of the new Chinese army. Under the agitation of Changchun, Monk Greenqin began to take the initiative to ask for war.

"Monk King, please be calm for a while, we have to think about it in the long run." Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu said. The powerful cavalry, he planned to wait until the army broke through to the middle of Guangzhou before entering the battlefield, so that the advantage of the cavalry could be brought into play. The mountainous areas of northern Guangdong, with their rugged and narrow roads, were not suitable for the use of cavalry, and he did not want to waste his powerful cavalry strength like this.

"Lord Wang, the last general also thinks that we should think long-term. The first battle in the morning has shown that the Xinhua Army is not in vain. The last general began to believe that the Xinhua Army was in the South Seas, and perhaps the foreigners I beat were holding their heads and running away. If this is the real combat strength of the Xinhua Army, even if it is a foreigner, it is not the opponent of the Xinhua Army. Hubei Admiral Gui Ming said.

Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu's face suddenly became quite ugly, and she glared at Gui Ming fiercely. Gui Ming also knew that he had lost his words, so he quickly shut up and stopped talking.

If, according to Guiming's words, even the foreigners are not the opponent of the Xinhua Army, then the Qing Army is even less of the opponent of the Xinhua Army. During the Opium War, more than 10,000 British troops beat the Manchus all over the land. Now that the Xinhua Army has sent tens of thousands of people, isn't the Qing army even more unavailable? Perhaps, this is the case, but Prince Hui loves Xin Jueluo. Mianyu will never admit it. He stubbornly believed that the last victory must belong to the Qing Dynasty.

"King Monk, in the afternoon, your cavalry will launch an attack and strive to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army in a battle. We don't have much time left, we have to enter Guangzhou as soon as possible and destroy those Xinhua troops. Your Majesty is still waiting for our good news in the capital! Prince Hui, who was angry, would inevitably have impulsive contradictions, and then made the wrong choice.

"Yes, my lord. Please rest assured that the Mongol cavalry will definitely be able to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army. Monk Greenqin patted his chest and reassured. (To be continued......)