The horse team of the Taiping Army is dispatched!

From the siege of Osan to the present, the official cavalry who went out of the city to fight have dealt with the Taiping army horse team more than once. In most cases, the Taiping cavalry had just arrived, and the officers and cavalry had already rushed to disrupt the order and left. Or even if there is a fight, it is only a small battle, and there is no real decisive battle.

But this time, heavy responsibilities are shouldered on both sides.

In the case that the defense of Wushan City could no longer be supported, their cavalry was the last hope, and the Taiping army also received an order from Chen Wu. After both sides have made up their minds, a decisive battle will inevitably ensu.

The tragic Cheng dù even surpassed the cavalry duel under Yuyang City!

After screening and recruiting some of the official cavalry, the number of horses of the Taiping army recovered to about 400, and the strength was stronger than before. Taking advantage of the sinister attack of the stone thrower, which disrupted the rhythm of the official cavalry, they accelerated into the battlefield under the leadership of Yan Dongxing, and fought with the official cavalry who had already dispersed part of the siege Taiping army.

"Taiping Camp, prepare!"

Chen Wu was not prepared to rely on the horse team to fight against the cavalry of the official army.

Taking advantage of the fact that the two sides were entangled and fighting in a circle, he dispatched a large number of infantry troops, preparing to take the opportunity to complete the encirclement.

At the same time, on the erected arrow tower, some of the archers with the best archery skills also gave up suppressing the official army at the head of the city, looking for an opportunity to snipe the official cavalry at a distance of nearly 100 paces. To do this, the requirements for archery are very demanding, but every successful shooting of an officer cavalry can cause them great pressure, forcing the officers and cavalry to be distracted from the cold arrows on the arrow tower in the distance.

With the movement of the infantry army, the cavalry of the official army, which was entangled by the Taiping army's horse team, was keenly aware of the danger. Once they are surrounded, the combat effectiveness of the light cavalry, which cannot give full play to the speed advantage, will be greatly reduced.

In this way, even if three infantry are exchanged for one cavalry, the Taiping army will make a sure profit.

As Ling Jie, the commander of the guilty and meritorious service, issued an order, the cavalry of the official army tried to forcibly get rid of the Taiping army, rushed to the safe open area, and regrouped to kill the horse pistol.

However, Yan Dongxing personally brought Yan Xing's thirteen horsemen and more than twenty of the most elite riders, and would rather die than retreat.

Although after this battle, Yan Xing's thirteen cavalry was only afraid that they would have to change their names, but Yan Dongxing, who was red-eyed, still forcibly dragged Ling Jie's cavalry and waited for the arrival of the first batch of Taiping infantry troops. Then, an entire wing of infantry swarmed up. The space between the moat and the Taiping army formation was not large, and after being entangled by the Taiping army horse team and surrounded by the infantry army, Ling Jie's cavalry could be said to be difficult to fly.

The bloody battle lasted until the sky was dark, and the general was forced to withdraw his troops!

The horse team of the Taiping Army suffered more than 100 casualties, and there were countless minor injuries, which can be said to have suffered unprecedented heavy losses. The infantry troops who participated in the siege of the cavalry also suffered two or three hundred casualties. But Ling Jie's cavalry was even more miserable, they had already been consumed to less than six hundred, and in the end, except for a few dozen cavalrymen who broke through in a panic, plus more than a hundred cavalry who were exhausted and forced to surrender, all the rest were killed.

It can be said that after this battle, the cavalry of Songjiang County has completely become history!

Although the general attack of this day failed to break through Oshan, it almost broke the city gate and completely solved the threat of cavalry in the city, and the battle of Oshan has lost any suspense and possibility of reversal.

Next, it depends on how the castle guards of Osan Mansion choose.

In the end, it is to desperately mobilize the people to insist on holding on to the last moment? Or do you just surrender when you see that you are exhausted?

The city guard of Osan Mansion may have been shaken in his heart at this moment. As long as the Taiping army surrenders again, giving a promise of safety, the city will be surrendered. But the siege war reached this point, and the Taiping army paid huge sacrifices, and it was impossible to choose to surrender. Otherwise, what would Chen Wu do to face the soldiers in the army who had already fought real fire?

Surrender is not accepted!

The order was delivered, and after a night's rest, the Taiping army launched another onslaught the next day. The Taiping army, which completely broke the city gate, removed the dirt bags and stones that the defenders had filled overnight, and started a more brutal battle with them for the city gate.

The fighting here is far more tragic than the city, and it also tests the morale and will of the soldiers even more...... And the quantity!

One soldier after another fell, bleeding and drifting.

Finally, as the dirt bag of the plug door was completely cleared, the knife cart was dispatched again.

This weapon, which was supposed to be used by the defenders to block the city after the city gate was broken, was now used by the Taiping army to attack the city. In terms of weaponry, the officers and soldiers are not as well-equipped as the thief army, which cannot but make people feel ironic. There is no doubt that, as in the case of the lockdown, the addition of the knife carts caused devastating damage to the defenders blocking the gates.

After the fierce battle, a large number of Taiping troops swarmed in and rushed into the city of Wushanfu!

On the afternoon of July 8, 672 in the continental calendar, the city of Osan was broken!

In despair, the city guard of Osan Mansion jumped from the tower of the city gate and committed suicide. More than 600 defenders and 2,000 requisitioned men were forced to surrender when the situation was irreparable. There were red-eyed Taiping soldiers who took action against the soldiers who had laid down their arms, but they were immediately dealt with severely. As the order was reasserted, the Taiping soldiers calmed down and took over the city before dark, and a purge was launched in the following days.

The Taiping army's actions in Chishang Mansion were obviously not enough, and there were still many forces in Osan Mansion that supported the city defense. Since this is the case, the Taiping army will take Wushan Mansion again.

The previous rebellion in Sanfu killed 2,000 people in one go, and before the intimidation had passed, it was only a month before the Taiping army killed more than 300 people in Wushan Province. With the news of the capture of Osan Mansion, the entire Songjiang was completely shaken.

In order not to affect the reputation of the Tiangong General, the order to kill was given by Dian Yong. For this reason, the Digong general, who founded the Taiping Army with Chen Wu, was secretly called the "Taiping Butcher" and "Executioner" by many people. The fame that spreads can even make children stop crying!

Dengzhou, which has completely become an isolated city, fell silent.

On the Yuyang Pond in the west, the Wushan Blockade in the east, including the Daqingguan and Qingjiang waterways in the north, were all controlled by the Taiping army. Of the original three garrison brigades in Songjiang, except for the first garrison brigade, which is still sitting in Dengzhou, the other two have been annihilated. After the Taiping army initially pacified Wushan, without even waiting for the wounded soldiers to recover from their wounds, the army went out again and rushed straight to Dengzhou Capital.

It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and not to sell the name of the overlord!

As long as Dengzhou is captured, Songjiang County will completely fall under the control of the Taiping Army!

In all fairness, not long after the Battle of Osan ended, it was difficult for the Taiping army to fight another siege battle in a short period of time. But the current situation in Songjiang no longer requires the Taiping Army's real hands and guns.

Their "momentum" has been erected!

Every time he went to a county seat, he shot an arrow book and sent people to surrender. With the experience of the two prefectures of Chishang and Wushan, and the fact that Dengzhou has been surrounded on all sides, none of the four counties near Dengzhou dared to resist, and all of them opened the city.

With this power of victory without a fight, the army arrived at the county town of Songjiang - Dengzhou!

With Chen Wu's order, the Taiping army was stationed three miles away, and did not attack, but simply blocked the official road out of Dengzhou.

The people in the vicinity, the Taiping army did not disturb them. Even the peasants in nearby villages and towns who sent dry firewood and vegetables to the city, the Taiping army did not stop them, and simply let them go. Caravans outside the city are not allowed. Having said that, under the pressure of the Taiping army, Dengzhou City did not dare to open the city gate, for fear that the Taiping army would deceive.

In this case, many chambers of commerce in Dengzhou City collectively fell into trouble.

If the Taiping army simply attacked the city directly, they didn't need to think so much, just sit back and wait for the defenders and the Taiping army to fight a result. Now, the Taiping army is guarding and not attacking, and the defenders are even more afraid to go out, so the stalemate will only hurt their chambers of commerce. With the Taiping Army blocking the official road, and the Daqingguan and Qingjiang waterways on the outer floor, it is impossible for the chamber of commerce in Dengzhou to break through the blockade.

Some agreed transactions will face high liquidated damages. The point is that after a long time, Dengzhou will gradually lose the market it originally occupied!

Although Songjiang's grain and cotton cloth has always been in short supply, and there are not too many opponents, not every kind of goods has this transcendent status and is not worried about not being able to sell. There are so many chambers of commerce in Songjiang, of course, it is impossible to only do these kinds of business. In fact, raw silk, tea, wood, sugar, and a variety of handicraft products are important export goods for the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce. The latter categories of goods have strong competitors in the vast market of the empire.

Like raw silk and tea, Wuhu County is more famous than Songjiang.

In the timber business, the annual shipment value of Osawa County is more than 50% higher than that of Songjiang!

It would be fine if it was only three or two weeks, but God knows how long the Taiping army and the Dengzhou defenders will confront each other.

In case it drags on for months......

In addition to the top ten large chambers of commerce in Dengzhou, most of the other dozens of small and medium-sized chambers of commerce have to go bankrupt, or at least lose half of the market. Even if it is a big chamber of commerce, it will be a big loss of vitality when it encounters this kind of thing!

What to do?

Help the Dengzhou government repel the Taiping army?

With the momentum of the Taiping army sweeping through the entire county of Songjiang, even if it is defeated this time, it will have the strength to make a comeback. Moreover, Daqingguan and Qingjiang Waterways are still in each other's hands. Even if the Dengzhou defenders could win, most of them would be a miserable victory, and it would be difficult to recapture them from the Taiping army.

These chambers of commerce are still unable to restore the channel for shipments.

Then, there is only one possibility......

Although it makes people's hearts flutter at the thought of it, this great reversal of the road is the only way for the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce to break the deadlock and resume the business road in the shortest possible time. However, directly helping the Taiping Army, the chambers of commerce were worried that they would be counterattacked by the defenders of Dengzhou and sanctioned by the empire on Songjiang goods.

After the impasse lasted for three days, the large and small chambers of commerce in Dengzhou were connected in series, and under the leadership of the wealthy businessman Zhou Jia and the Chifeng Chamber of Commerce, the Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce Alliance was established.

Subsequently, the alliance began to use the energy that was entrenched in Dengzhou City to put pressure on the government. >