In the ruins of the broken walls, the sky was full of dust, and among the small tunnels, there were fierce faces hidden, looking at the situation outside the trenches, ready to raise their guns at any time.

After experiencing the indiscriminate bombardment of Fang Cai, this 'Zeng family soldier' did not break up, but still had extremely strong combat effectiveness, and was ready to give those Ming troops who wanted to rush up a little color at any time.

They had been in the first place on the front to pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and they had long been accustomed to such shelling: even this time it was a little extra fierce, but it didn't matter.

Behind them was a moat, and from the perspective of ancient warfare, their team was like outcasts, stationed directly outside the city.

But from another point of view, this is also Zeng Guofan's preparation for the next defensive counterattack and counter-charge.

Of course, Zeng Guofan himself was, of course, in the safe city of Xiangyang, commanding the five thousand people outside by remote control through the standard-bearer.

Although Zeng Guofan used such a radical tactic and seemed to have everything under control, his heart was extremely apprehensive.

After all, before, they were facing a group of guys who couldn't shoot guns, and they slowly got better later, and they were a little worthy of a battle, so Zeng Guofan used offensive tactics before this, rather than defensive tactics.

Now, the first battle.

Facing the legendary Ming ......

To be honest, Zeng Guofan's heart is a little bottomless, and it can even be said that he is a little bottomless to the extreme.

After all, in his impression, the Ming Dynasty had been extinct for almost two hundred years, so why did it suddenly appear here......

But it's nothing, after all, he led his army and also appeared in the Qianlong Dynasty.

Zeng Guofan took a deep breath and said to the flag-bearer on the side: "Send the flag, prepare." ”

Seeing this, the flag-bearer standing on the side immediately saluted, and immediately began to raise the flag according to Zeng Guofan's instructions.

With the swing of the command flag, soon, the battlefield in front of him began to change dramatically.

With an order, get ready to go.

And just when the soldiers of the Zeng family were full of fighting spirit and ready to fight, there was a sudden noise in the distance.

The sound was a little inaudible at first, but accents from all over the world came together and eventually became clear like a river flowing into the sea.

"Forward!"

"Expel the Tartars and restore my China! The sun, moon, mountains and rivers are still there, long live the Ming Dynasty! ”

"Your Majesty has an order, the first to ascend will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, the marquis, the hundred acres of fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River, and the war dead will shelter three generations of their children and grandchildren, and they will be given countless benefits!"

“……”

The sound was bursting, the military flag of the Ming Dynasty commanded, and the crowd of people rushed towards Xiangyang City, and the iron armor opened the way.

Today's thermal weapons are far less large-caliber and lethal than those of later generations, so these iron shields produced from the Tangshan No. 1 Steelmaking Plant in the Ziwei Realm of the Jiajing Dynasty can effectively defend against the firing of some bullets.

Of course, its defense is not 100%, but this is enough to reduce the casualty rate of Daming's soldiers by several times.

"Go first, you have to go first! After boarding, I cut off the flag, so that my son can inherit the title, and I can also glorify my ancestors! ”

A grassroots officer named Dong Guoan of the Ming Jingtai Dynasty stared at the flag that was just a small dot in his sight, and silently muttered this idea in his heart.

No matter which dynasty or generation, military feats are all focused on beheading generals, capturing the flag, ascending first, and breaking the formation.

If you can take the flag first, then the future is limitless, the famous general Xue Rengui of the Tang Dynasty The battle was when Tang Taizong conquered Goguryeo, wearing a conspicuous white robe, rushing to the front, winning the first place, and climbing step by step, and finally becoming a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.

Under the experience and successful cases of countless ancestors, there are always some people who want to fight for the future with their lives, join this winner-take-all first camp, and win their own first military merits!

"Kill!"

Dong Guoan shouted, his voice was excited, and it could almost be said that he almost shouted hoarsely, while the soldiers around him were inspired and their morale was greatly shaken, and they all held the spears in their hands and charged forward.

Their equipment is naturally a musket with a bayonet, and the musket is equipped with a bayonet, which can be said to be a great invention, so that the musketeers also have a certain attack power when charging, so that the distance and the near can be held, and they can often achieve unexpected results in the battle.

Just as the Iron Armor was charging towards the fortresses in front of him, he suddenly realized that something was not quite right.

The Qing soldiers in those forts seemed to be a little unusual, they didn't even have any attitude of fear of the enemy, but ...... He looked eager to try, and the musket in his hand seemed to be no less than his own!

"Ready, shoot!"

Accompanied by a volley, in an instant, there were countless bullet holes on the iron shield.

Blood gushed out, and in an instant, the entire Xianden camp was plunged into some kind of indescribable situation.

Dong Guoan only felt a little heavy on his shoulder, it seemed that he had been shot, but it might be a hormonal upward movement, "Fight back, fight back!" Break through this line of defense, and Xiangyang City is right in front of you! ”

“……”

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qiyu, who were in the distance, each held a telescope and looked at the situation on the front line, which was very not optimistic.

Unlike the previous ones that could come to the bottom of the city wall with a charge, the trenches and fortresses arranged by Zeng Guofan were a bit difficult to gnaw, although the first battalion was determined to die, but it only barely rushed into the first trench, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Zeng family soldiers, destroying most of the first layer of fortresses.

But through the telescope, it can be seen that Zeng Guofan has arranged three trenches in front of the city wall, and the Ming army wants to break through these three trenches, which can be described as a heavy loss!

"Father, withdraw the troops, if you continue to fight like this, at most you will cut through the second line of defense, but the vanguard of our army will also be lost, and if you are not careful, you will lose all the games!"

Zhu Qiyu on the side had also been on the battlefield, so he naturally knew what the situation was, so he couldn't help but take a deep breath and said to Zhu Zhanji on the side: "If not, then increase the strength, the whole army will attack, and with one blow, chisel through their three-layer defense line, and directly attack the city!" ”

Either Mingjin withdraws the troops, or a stud.

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and opened his mouth without hesitation: "Mingjin will withdraw the troops, give all the generals of the pioneer battalion a reward, and the bereavement pension must be in place...... Who was the first person to rush into the middle of the line? Find out, future generations can shade thousands of households, and they will ensure that their children and grandchildren will be rich and prosperous for generations, and they will rest with the country. ”

As a shoemaker, Zhu Zhanji naturally can't choose a stud, the family is big, except for Zhu Qizhen stud, who wants to stud?

Several of the generals who accompanied the army immediately wrote it down, ready to find the news of the person who charged ahead.

As for the talk of resting with the country...... Just listen to it, when the country was founded, every hero was retired with the country, and only a few people have survived until now?

However, unlike other dynasties, as long as you have avoided a few major events, there is a high probability that you can really rest with the country, and most of those moths at the end of the Ming Dynasty were from noble backgrounds.

Although it may be harmful in the future, who wants to charge forward without such incentives now?

Although there is no shortage of people who love Daming.

But if these soldiers who love Daming are all dead, then who will defend Daming? And don't the soldiers who love the Ming Dynasty deserve no reward?

So in any case, this situation needs to continue.

Soon, under the withdrawal of Mingjin's troops, the Xiandeng camp was slowly withdrawing.

In Xiangyang City, Zeng Guofan, who was paying close attention to the situation here, breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but feel some palpitations in his heart.

To be honest, it almost scared him to death.

Those guys from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who fought before, where could they be so ferocious, and they could destroy half of the fortresses with the first charge.

In the Heavenly Balance Heavenly Kingdom, only some of the brainwashed madmen can rush in, and then be solved by the army, which has no great effect at all.

Zeng Guofan was also a soldier of the army, and he naturally knew that this was the first wave of tentative charges of the Ming army.

"Whew."

Zeng Guofan's head hurt a little, and he felt that his opponent this time was very different.

He just stretched out his hand, intending to act according to the original plan, carry out a counter-charge, and kill the thief by surprise.

But seeing the heavy losses of the first line of defense, the Zeng family soldiers, who were originally not afraid of death, have now become timid, Zeng Guofan slowly put down his hand and shook his head.

In the past, when I hunted miscellaneous fish, I was naturally not afraid of death.

Now hit the hard bones, one by one, of course, they will back down.

Well, the old tactics don't work now.

Zeng Guofan is still relatively flexible and changeable, although he has been a little stupid since he was a child, and he can't even stand the thief, but the older he gets, the more demonic he becomes, Zeng Guofan immediately ordered: "Strengthen the city defense and dig more trenches!" Pull up all the cannons that the official procured from France and prepare to bombard! At all costs, you must stop the thief under Xiangyang City for at least ten months! ”

After that, Zeng Guofan paused again and continued:

"At the same time, report to the imperial court, Xiangyang is a great victory! Our army defeated the invading enemy, the Ming thieves suffered heavy losses, our army beheaded more than 30,000 people, killed two Ming army soldiers, and captured countless prisoners! Great victory, but our army also suffered heavy casualties, and the prefect of Xiangyang was unfortunately martyred, and asked for the emperor's commendation and reinforcements......"

Blow it to death and you're done.

As for the prefect of Xiangyang?

Whoever made him object, now that he is dead, no one can expose the lie of credit.

As for the real number of battle losses......

This is not enough to communicate with outsiders.

……

Beijing, Forbidden City.

The grand banquet is being held, and the concubines are very neat, and there are four people sitting on the main seat, namely Huan Huan Lafayette who sits on the highest top, Qianlong who sits side by side with Huan Huan Lafayette, and Xianfeng and Ruoqing who sit slightly lower.

The specifications of this banquet are very high, but before Huan Huan Lafayette and Qianlong can speak, they see Ruoqing and have already spoken:

"We are gathered here today to celebrate an outstanding woman who created a different scene through her own efforts and became the queen of the Great Qing Kingdom! Of course, this outstanding woman is me Ruoqing herself......"

Ruoqing is wearing a red phoenix robe and a veil, and she doesn't look like a mother's temperament, but has the feeling of a village girl.

Ruoqing raised her wine glass, there was no wine in the glass, but it was full of juice, and at the scene, several other concubines looked surprised and embarrassed, not knowing what kind of madness their queen was doing.

However, these concubines are all used to Queen Ruoqing's madness, and the most shocking thing is not them, but the only harem concubine from the Xianfeng Dynasty.

Yehnara Xingzhen.

Xingzhen was shocked.

After all, the emperor and the queen mother were present, and the fact that the Qing Empress who did not exist in Xingzhen's memory was able to say such absurd words, which really made Xingzhen feel incredible, and at the same time, she was secretive about it, and for the first time she felt that the water of the Qianlong Dynasty was unfathomable.

Can you live like this?

And can you live to be a queen?

It can only be said that Lord Qianlong is really compassionate, and it can really be said that he has shocked Cixi for a whole year.

Qianlong and Huan Huan Lafayette on the side had bad faces, but they didn't say anything, and Xianfeng was a little confused, and he didn't know why Qianlong was so tolerant.

If he were replaced, he would have ordered this crazy concubine to be sent to the cold palace and given a red hand.

And after doing so, there will definitely be no one who feels cold, after all...... The concubines present really couldn't understand what Ruoqing was saying.

Even the eunuchs and palace maids couldn't understand it, and they only felt that the new queen was a madman.

Wrong.

I used to be crazy.

It's just that now the madness is worse.

But in any case, now Ruoqing's role is too great, Qianlong can only let her go crazy, after Ruoqing's self-care madness is over, Qianlong quietly came over and said to Ruoqing: "Qingqing, can you communicate the second goal now?" I just inquired, there were a total of several emperors in the former Ming Dynasty, and now there are only me and Xianfeng, and the front line has always been at a disadvantage. ”

He is obedient to Ruoqing, just because of this.

Seeing this, Ruoqing couldn't help but sigh deeply, shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, it will take next month to shake people...... But if you don't mind, you can communicate with Emperor Taizong again after three days. ”

The last time Qianlong and Huang Taiji chatted, the content was not very friendly.

Therefore, after hearing Ruoqing's current words, Qianlong's face was slightly different, and he immediately came to his senses again, pretending to be fine, and after pondering for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's communicate with Emperor Taizong." ”

Qianlong thought about it.

Emperor Taizong's side will talk about it later, and solve the trouble on his side first.

After solving the troubles here, he will send troops to help Emperor Taizong fight.

Plan to pass!

Loans to save the country.

After all, he said the same thing to Xianfeng before, and there should be no problem with reproducing it.

When Ruoqing heard this, her eyes rolled, and she didn't know what she was thinking, but at this moment, suddenly a eunuch ran in with a happy face, and screamed from afar:

"Your Majesty, great joy! Great joy! Great victory on the front line, great victory! ”

(End of chapter)