The governor of Tiannan County and the famous general of the empire, Leji, reacted quickly and immediately took control of the situation in the city.

Under the strong control of the governor's palace, the rumors spread in the city were quickly cut off, but the blow to the morale of the army was not something that could be quelled in a short time. Even if Leji immediately ordered people to bring tens of thousands of stone of grain, it was piled up under the city in the open air, and the soldiers could see it when they turned their heads, but it still failed to eliminate all the negative effects.

No one knows how many black-clothed guards there are in the city, and where the next wave of attacks will come from!

This chaos is inevitably reflected in the strength of the defense of the city. After watching the skyrocketing fire all night, early the next morning, the Omani army launched another full-scale attack. Not surprisingly, they sensed the weakness of the defenders. After a day's siege, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Oman almost twice penetrated into the depths of the gap in the wall.

Although Leji immediately sent his reserves and relied on this new force to force back the offensive of the Omani army, this was undoubtedly a clear signal.

It shouldn't be far from breaking through Tianlong City!

………

Such a big change in the city did not hide from the secret agents of the Taiping Army's military intelligence department.

As the news came back and learned that the granary in Tianlong City had been burned down, Chen Wu couldn't help but be taken aback. However, after a brief period of wavering, his trust in Leji made him cancel the idea of making an early move. Although due to the capture of Songjiang by the Taiping army, there was no foreign grain and grass in Tiannan County, but when the Tiannan army withdrew, a large number of materials were looted, which was enough to ensure that the army could use it. Even if the Omani black-clad guards find an opportunity, it is difficult for them to burn all the grain and grass.

With Leji's sophistication, there must be a backhand to prepare.

In the next few days, although the attack and defense of Tianlong City were unstable, the army of the Kingdom of Oman was never able to enter the city, which was enough to prove Chen Wu's inference.

After this tug-of-war continued until the end of September, Chen Wu finally waited for a crucial piece of information.

The army of the Kingdom of Oman has changed its troops!

The reorganized light infantry division guarding the foot of Pingling Mountain was dropped to the front line under Tianlong City. On the contrary, a 2nd Infantry Division of the Valanga, with more than 5,000 dead and wounded and heavily wounded in the siege, took over the duties of the friendly forces with a large number of demoralized wounded soldiers and retreated to the second line in the rear.

After paying so much price, the failure to capture Tianlong has already made these Omani soldiers very depressed. When he saw the dawn of victory, he was transferred back from the front-line battlefield, which was tantamount to depriving him of the opportunity to make meritorious contributions to Tianlong, not to mention that kind of dissatisfaction. Even if it has been said above, there will still be their share when calculating meritorious deeds, but compared to attacking Tianlong, it is undoubtedly not an order of magnitude.

"Damn Imperial!"

Kursha, the division commander of the 2nd Division of Waranga, cursed unhappily, but he was helpless in the face of orders from above. After all, their divisions and regiments were severely wounded, and it was difficult to play a role in forcibly staying on the front line, so it was better to retire and rest and guard the granary, so as to liberate a division with complete combat strength.

In any sense of the word, there is nothing to blame for such a strategy.

However, in the eyes of Kursha, the general above is completely redundant. There was nothing wrong with transferring the original light infantry division, but there was no need to transfer them back. There are so many remnants of the Tiannan Legion, it is not enough to defend the city, how can there be extra troops to sneak attack Gu Qingguan. Having said that, if there really is such a force, it should have attacked the city for so long, why has there been no movement until now!

Taking a step back, even if the cunning imperial people really had ambush soldiers, on the top of the mountain of Gu Qingguan, wasn't there still a brigade of 4,000 people?

Condescending to defend, these 4,000 men were enough to resist the strength of half a division.

This arrogance and dissatisfaction is not only permeated by Kursha, but by the officers and men of the entire army. So much so that after the change of defense, the officers and men of the 2nd Division of the Valanga Division did not even strictly implement the proper defensive drills, but simply occupied the camp left by the original light infantry division.

Little did they know that the danger of destruction had crept upon them.

In Chen Wu's imagination, the most perfect situation was, of course, that the army of the Kingdom of Oman would directly transfer the divisions under Pingling Mountain, leaving a huge vacuum in the defense of Gu Qingguan; The second is to change the guard. But at the moment, Chen Wu didn't dare to bet on how long Leji could last. After the intelligence came back and learned that the division that had changed guards had been heavily damaged and its defense was relatively lax, he made a decisive decision to do it.

Even if it's not the best opportunity, it's better than missing it!

When the order was given, the Taiping army, which was hiding less than eighty miles away from Gu Qingguan, rushed out of the wasteland where they were hiding. At the speed of a rapid march, they advanced towards the vicinity of Guqingguan.

In just two days!

An army of 17,000 men followed the nearest road to the foot of Pingling Mountain. By this time, the Taiping army no longer had to worry about hiding their whereabouts. As long as the news can be blocked for one day, the battle situation on Gu Qingguan's side can be basically determined. Even if the Omani army under Tianlong City received information, it would be impossible to catch up with the defense.

The Omani officers and soldiers who were stationed above the ancient Qingguan were condescending and were the first to discover the movements of the Taiping army.

"Is it another change of guard?"

As mentioned earlier, the armor and weapons of the Kingdom of Oman are roughly similar to those of the Empire, and there are often cases where soldiers from both sides pick up each other's weapons and use them. In the case that the Taiping army deliberately unfurled the Omani military flag, it is normal to be far from being able to distinguish it. However, just in case, the defenders on the Guqing Temple still sent someone to spread the news down the mountain.

However, the two soldiers, who were ordered to go down the mountain to summon the interrogation, were intercepted and killed by the Taiping Army's military intelligence department.

It's still Wang Zhong and Xiao Lao Wu!

The Gu Qingguan garrison was condescending and had a huge vision advantage, which Chen Wu had considered. As early as when the Taiping army was dispatched and the Chaogu Qingguan rushed to arrive, the Military Intelligence Department sent a team, under the leadership of the surviving little Taoist, to sneak up the mountain again from the back mountain and lurk around the camp.

At this moment, seeing the army coming from afar, Xiao Lao Wu calculated the time, and it was not clear where it was the Taiping army coming.

Seeing that someone was descending the mountain to deliver the news, the team sent by the military intelligence department made a decisive move and risked shooting two people with crossbow arrows at a bend in the mountain.

At a time of critical times, it is extremely important to be able to delay for a moment.

By the time the defenders on the hill saw that the Valanga division below had not reacted for a long time, they sensed that something was wrong, and when they sent someone to inform them again, the army of the Taiping army had already broken into the range of five miles at the foot of the mountain. By this time, even without the reminder of the defenders on the hill, the sentry posts released by the Valanga division themselves had already realized that something was wrong.

The bell of vigilance is ringing rapidly!

Although the soldiers of the Taiping Army were very tired after two days of rapid marching, the rigorous training that had been all the way had shown its due effect at this time. Even the 3,000 recruits who have just been formed can guarantee that they will not be left behind, and as for the Taiping Battalion, which has been formed for more than a year and has experienced large and small battles, it shows the strength of the most elite troops of the Taiping Army.

After the charge of 800 cavalry, it followed closely behind the Valanga division.

That's right, it's eight hundred cavalry!

After the peaceful surrender of Dengzhou, most of the remaining cavalry in Dengzhou City was absorbed by the Taiping Army. Coupled with a group of retired cavalry recruited from Dengzhou City with high salaries, the shortage was effectively filled, and the total number of cavalry was pushed to 800 in one fell swoop.

If they were used to deal with the imperial officers and soldiers, Chen Wu might be a little uneasy. But when it is used against the Omanis, whether it is the cavalry formed by the Taiping army itself or the Songjiang cavalry that surrendered, there will be no hesitation. In the hasty assembly of the Valanga division, the eight hundred cavalry rode to the dust and accelerated to the front of the camp.

Kursha had to rejoice that the light infantry division before the change of defense had left them a complete battalion, including a horse ditch and a fence. Even at the main entrance, in addition to the sturdy wooden door, there is a row of rejecting horses.

Although this did not stop the roaring Taiping army, it effectively bought time for the Omanis to assemble. When the Taiping cavalry withstood the scattering of some Omani archers and forcibly broke the rejection of horses and the camp gate to kill in, Kursha had already led the first two thousand troops to assemble before the Taiping cavalry!

"Cavalry, charge!"

"The Taiping Army wins!"

"Victory for the Empire!"

Under the leadership of Yan Dongxing, the cavalry collectively turned back some distance and began to accelerate their charge, preparing to disperse the Omani infantry that was blocking their way. Among the 800 cavalrymen, the cavalry of the Taiping Army and the Songjiang cavalry who surrendered spontaneously shouted two completely different slogans.

However, the belief in victory is unanimous!

With a brief charge, eight hundred cavalrymen rushed to the Omani ranks with overwhelming force.

Kursha, who personally led the team, faced such a cavalry charge, his face was a little obviously flustered and shocked. Many of the Omani soldiers who faced the cavalry in the front row were even more pale, and their legs were shaking, and there were almost no cavalry in the Omani Kingdom, and the empire had always pursued a defensive policy in Tiannan, and the Tiannan Army did not have many cavalry.

This leads to zhì, the soldiers of the Valanga division have absolutely no experience in fighting cavalry!

As the cavalry of the first row crashed into the array, the Omani soldiers in the first two rows were directly knocked off by their horses. The flexible standard leather armor has a good defensive effect against the sword, but in the face of the terrible impact of the war horse, it has no effect at all. There are unlucky Omanis who have even been knocked out of the air for several meters, and the entire sternum is shattered and broken!

Almost immediately, the first few rows of Valanga soldiers were thrown into unprecedented confusion.

"Hold on! Resist! ”

Kursha shouted with all his might, organizing his men to defend. He knew that time was in their favor, and with each passing minute, more soldiers of the Valanga Division were gathering and coming. Eight hundred cavalry could charge and kill, but they could not defeat a regular army division, even if it had more than 5,000 dead and wounded, and only 8,000 soldiers remained.

But he forgot that behind these cavalry that went ahead, there was the main force of the Taiping Army that was almost overwhelming!