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Lechang, where the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the Xinhua Army is located, although it is late at night, the brigade commander, Brigadier General Zhang Wei, has been staying in the war room. Today, the Qing army launched a large-scale attack on the position of the 2nd Battalion, although the 2nd Battalion lived up to expectations and gave the Qing army great casualties, but Brigadier General Zhang Wei knew that the war had just begun. In the future, they will hold on for at least a month or more. This will be a difficult task for the 1st Brigade.

"Come, get the 5th Battalion ready to reinforce the front line at any time." Brigadier General Zhang Wei, who was not relieved, still gave the order to prepare the 5th Infantry Battalion of the reserve for departure. If nothing happens tonight, the 5th Infantry Battalion will set off again tomorrow morning to replace the 2nd Battalion. If the 2nd Battalion were to be attacked tonight, the 5th Battalion would have to leave at any time. Brigadier General Zhang Wei believed in his own judgment, the Qing army suffered such heavy losses during the day, and they would not give up if they did not want to. And to capture the defense line of the Xinhua Army, the Qing army basically had no chance during the day, and only at night, taking advantage of the cover of night, would they have a slight possibility of success. Therefore, the time at night is also the time when the Xinhua Army needs to focus on defense.

On the front line of Sangong Bridge, the defense line of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Brigade of the Xinhua Army, the soldiers were very tired from the daytime fighting. However, in the evening, the battalion commander, Major Zhang Chusheng, still did not dare to be careless, and made a steady deployment.

On the official road a kilometer away in front of the defensive line, the Xinhua army lit several large fires. The vicinity of the official road was illuminated as if it were daytime, and in order to prevent the fire from being extinguished, the Xinhua Army would add firewood every once in a while. Make sure the fire stays out all night. In addition, on the official road, the Xinhua Army also placed some empty canned food boxes in a mess, and if you accidentally kicked the canned food boxes, they would make a sound. In the silence of the night, this kind of sound would be heard far, far away, enough to wake up the Xinhua troops on the front line. The Qing army's arrangement of the Xinhua army. Nothing. However, if they were to take the form of a night raid, the chances of success would be very low.

12 o'clock in the middle of the night. Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu walked out of the big tent, and the cold weather made him frown, but. Thinking of the night raid that was going to be launched tonight. His heart was on fire. Perhaps, this raid can be successful, and then it will be able to sweep away the decline of the day. It can be said that Prince Hui has great expectations for tonight's night attack.

Other generals of the Qing army, Monk Greenqin, and Chen Jinshou, the governor of Zhili. Hunan Governor Changchun, Hubei Governor Guiming. and all came out of the tent. They also had great expectations for the night attack to be launched tonight. This is directly related to whether the Qing army can invade the territory of Guangdong. If it has been blocked in northern Guangdong, then the Manchu Qing Dynasty's plan to drive the Xinhua army into the sea may not be successful.

"Grown-up, it's all arranged, right?" Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu asked.

"Don't worry, it's all arranged. This time, the last general has mobilized thousands of good soldiers in the army, and they will definitely be able to make a successful surprise attack. Hunan Admiral Changchun assured Prince Hui.

"Then the king is waiting for your good news." Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu said.

At one o'clock in the morning on January 10, thousands of Qing troops dressed in black night suits poured out of the barracks, armed with steel swords, each one silent. However, they are sturdy, and at a glance, they know that Lu Dao is a difficult person to deal with.

"Brothers, Lord Admiral has an order, tonight's action is very important to us, as long as we succeed in taking the position of the Xinhua Army, everyone will be rewarded. Let's set off and let those Xinhua soldiers know how powerful we are. "A lieutenant general named Chen Hua is the commander of this operation, he was originally a bandit, and he is good at such sneak attacks.

Thousands of Qing troops quietly marched towards the position of the Xinhua army, and along the way, there was no sound. However, soon Chen Hua's face changed. Several large fires lit by the Xinhua Army on the official road illuminated the nearby official road as if it were daytime. If you want to kill the position of the Xinhua Army without alarming the Xinhua Army, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky.

"Holy shit, the people of the Xinhua Army are too cautious." Chen Hua scolded secretly. As the commander of this operation, if successful, he will certainly have untold benefits. But if he fails, he will probably lose his life. The so-called wealth is in danger, Chen Hua can only tie his head to the belt of his trousers, in order to take a risk. But the preparation of the new Chinese army still made him a little helpless.

"My lord, we can cross the river." A petty officer of the Qing army suggested.

Chen Hua nodded, however, this is a cold winter wax moon, even in the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong, the temperature is just hovering a little above freezing. In addition, it is night at this moment, and the river water must be cold and biting, and it is not so easy to bypass the fire lit by the Xinhua Army from the river.

"I have no choice but to fight. Brothers, come on! Chen Hua hesitated slightly, knowing that there was no other way, he had to take this way. In order to set an example for the soldiers, he first went into the river. In winter, the Yichang River has less water, but the river water is cold and biting. As soon as he flowed into the river, Chen Hua felt as if his lower body was unconscious. However, the strong willpower allowed him to keep going. The other soldiers also learned the same.

However, not every Qing army was as strong as Chen Hua, and many people shivered as soon as they got out of the water, and even lost consciousness, fell into the river, and then went into shock, and lost their lives at the very least. At this juncture, there is no one to help them.

To bypass the fire lit by the Xinhua Army, it was only necessary to travel hundreds of meters in the Yichang River. This is undoubtedly a kind of torment for the Qing army who participated in this night attack, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will freeze to death.

At a distance of 100 meters, Chen Hua took a full quarter of an hour, and when he climbed ashore, he found that his lower body had been frozen. Because they want to avoid making noise, they are very careful when they are dripping water, which also increases their time in disguise, so that more people are frozen to death and frostbite.

took out a small pot of spirits from his pocket, and after taking a sip, Chen Hua felt that his body suddenly became warm and warm, and his unconscious lower body also recovered. After waiting for a few more minutes, and after the Qing army, which was probably more than two hundred people, gathered behind him, Chen Hua made a gesture and led the Qing army to continue to advance.

"Dangdang" Suddenly, a crisp voice sounded on the official road. It turned out that a Qing soldier accidentally kicked the empty canned food boxes that were placed together, and the canned food boxes made a noise.

"Enemy attack! Preparation of the ministries. The sound of the canned food box woke up the Xinhua soldiers on the battlefield. The infantry company, which had been holding on to the front line, opened fire as soon as possible.

"Bang! Bang! The crisp sound of the rifle rang out, although the gunfire was chaotic and did not hit those Qing troops, but it made the Xinhua troops on the defensive line wake up.

"It's over!" Chen Hua's face turned pale all of a sudden, seeing that there were still a few hundred meters to kill the defense line of the Xinhua Army, and now there was such an accident, which led to the most difficult failure.

"Brothers, the sneak attack can't be successful, we have to attack!" A ruthless color flashed in Chen Hua's eyes, and he said loudly. It's no longer possible to return it safely. Moreover, even if they succeeded in escaping back, but the plan failed, Prince Hui would definitely not let them go. Horizontal and vertical is death, they can only fight to the death.

"Kill!" The Qing soldiers who participated in this night attack jumped up from the ground and rushed towards the position of the Xinhua army.

However, they were greeted by the rain of bullets and bullets of the Xinhua Army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The 12 mortars on the Xinhua Army's defensive line also began to roar, and the dense shells covered the official road. Although the implementation is not very clear, it is always no problem to fire at a blurred figure.

Then the fire of the shell explosion was carried out, and the infantry of the Xinhua Army was able to shoot the Qing soldiers with their rifles.

"Alas, failed again!" In the barracks of the Qing army, hearing the sound of dense gunfire, the governor of Hunan, Changchun, couldn't help but regret.

Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu's face suddenly turned pale, and she turned around and returned to her big tent without saying a word.

Monk Lingqin sneered and returned to his tent. Originally, he was worried that the first merit would be obtained by the Hunan Green Battalion, but now it seems that he is too worried.

The battle didn't last long, but it was over in half an hour. The heavy firepower of the Xinhua army wiped out the invading Qing army. Thousands of Qing troops, including deputy general Chen Hua, except for the more than 100 people who froze to death, the rest were all killed or injured by the Xinhua army. In the cold winter, or in the wild mountains, it is almost impossible to survive after being injured.

The next morning, when the Xinhua army was cleaning the battlefield, they found the corpses of the Qing army, all of which were frozen. Thousands of Qing troops who participated in the night attack were all wiped out.

After that, the Qing army launched several attacks on the positions of the Xinhua army, but in the face of the strong defense line of the Xinhua army, it still bled head-to-head. The casualties that the Qing army could inflict on the Xinhua army were very small, but when they attacked, they would leave corpses on the ground.

In addition to the Qing army in the Hunan direction, the Qing army in other directions also launched an attack around January 10. However, their combat effectiveness was not much stronger than that of the Qing army in Hunan, and in the end, they still suffered heavy losses on the defense line of the Xinhua army, and they could not attack Guangdong at all, let alone defeat the Xinhua army! (To be continued......)