The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 469 The World Shakes
According to the strategy of Zeng Gong, the acting governor of Liangjiang, the Hunan army started from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and selected cities along the river step by step until they conquered Tianjing.

Every time they conquered a city, they slaughtered all the soldiers and civilians inside.

Zeng Gong was also worried that the killing of the Hunan Army was not straightforward enough. Even during Ding You's period, he kept writing letters to the generals urging that all the soldiers and civilians of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom must be exterminated. Even if the Taiping Army surrendered, they must be slaughtered.

After Zeng Gong Dingyou's term expired and he returned to the camp of the Hunan Army, he unswervingly implemented his strategy, which also received the strong support of Huguang Governor Hu Gong.

The Hunan Army was fully prepared for the Battle of Anqing. Zeng Gong and Hu Gong jointly issued an official document, ordering Taoist priest Zeng Laojiu to lead 8000 men from the land division and 4000 men from the admiral Yang Yuebin's naval division to take charge of the siege; he ordered deputy capital Tong Duo Long'a and Li Xuyi, the inspector-general, led [-] horsemen and infantry to carry out reinforcement tasks south of Tongcheng.

After Yang Yuebin's navy captured Zongyang, an important place on Anqing East Road, they encircled Anqing.Zeng Laojiu dug two long trenches outside the city. The front trench besieged the city, and the back trench refused to help.Zeng Gong and Hu Gong were in command in Qimen in southern Anhui and Taihu in northern Anhui respectively.

In order to break the siege of Anqing, the king of heaven Lao Hong tried his best, and the two giants Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng also tried all kinds of means. Chen Yucheng once fought under the city of Wuchang, trying to force the Hunan army to return to aid, but Zeng Hu Ergong After seeing through their strategy, the Hunan Army was completely unmoved and still concentrated on attacking Anqing.

The King of England, Chen Yucheng, was at the end of his rope at this time, so he joined forces with Chen Zhao.

At this time, Chen Zhao led his elite troops to the south, and the first thing he faced was the reinforcement troops of the Hunan Army south of Tongcheng.
The biggest tactics of the Hunan Army are to fortify the stronghold and fight dull battles.

Therefore, the Hunan army built a solid camp and dug a wide and long trench where it must pass. Therefore, when they heard that a Taiping army under the banner of the British king Chen Yucheng came aggressively, the deputy capital commander Duo Long'a and the inspector Satisfied with Li Xuyi's ambition, in addition to setting up bamboo sticks and trap positions outside the camp, he also ambushed [-] Hunan troops on the outskirts, commanded by Li Xuyi himself. .Didn't the mere [-] Taiping Army be wiped out with a single hand?
As a result, after Chen Zhao led his army through Tongcheng, after finishing repairs, he immediately divided into four teams and began to surround the camp.

This action was completely unexpected by Duolonga.He knew that the enemy's troops were small in number and had no superiority in strength.In such a situation, the enemy army is still divided into four teams to encircle the camp. What kind of trick is this playing?
Standing on a high place, Duolong'a clearly saw the opponent's formation with a telescope, and also saw that the team of about 1000 people was divided into more than ten small columns, and went straight to the place where Li Xuyi was in ambush.

Originally, there were not enough troops, but now we have to divide them?
Could it be that the leader of this reinforcement is a fool?
Could it be Lao Hong's reinforcements led by some idiot relative of the king?
It seems that the destruction of this army is only in sight!
Duolonga was overjoyed. kanlai
It was Jiang Wuyang who led a thousand elite troops to attack Li Xuyi's troops. At this time, he looked very calm in every move he made.The troops under his command quickly arranged their weapons and quietly waited for the battle order.

"Soldiers, listen to the order and set off!" Jiang Wuyang roared, the military order was issued quickly, and the troops began to advance in the direction of the enemy in columns.

The total number of troops attacking Li Xuyi was only about 1000.There were ten battalions of the Hunan Army in ambush.The Hunan Army has 500 people in each battalion, and each team cooperates with long and short weapons such as carrying guns, knives and spears, and small guns.

Then, Jiang Wuyang's artillery began to show off.

The shells flew into the Hunan army with extremely precise landing points, and each shell swept across the Hunan army around the landing point like a storm. After each shell exploded, it created a break in the Hunan army's horizontal line.

Moreover, the first shot hit Li Xuyi's headquarters by coincidence, and directly blasted the general of the Hunan Army into the sky. The rest of the officers and soldiers of the Hunan Army stared dumbfounded at the baptism of shells fired continuously by the opponent's six artillery pieces.Then the Five Thousand Hunan Army quickly collapsed.

Jiang Wuyang laughed, and immediately ordered the Musketeers to start a rapid assault in columns. At the same time, the artillery fire also extended the bombardment. The Anzi Battalion army in a group of four or fifty people rushed forward with rifles, advanced to 50 meters, and began to attack. Shooting in a queue, the fleeing Hunan army was crying for their father and mother, and they were in a mess.

Almost as soon as the confrontation took place, the five thousand Hunan troops were beaten to the ground and fled continuously.

However, Jiang Wuyang only used 1000 men to chase the enemy northward. In just one morning, Li Xuyi's [-] troops were wiped out.

At the same time, Chen Zhao concentrated the artillery of the whole army and continuously bombarded the strong camp of the Hunan Army for a whole morning.

Then at noon, Chen Zhao personally led the elite soldiers, went directly to the camp of the Hunan Army, and used muskets to destroy the Hunan Army...

Facts have proved that no matter how strong the camp is, it is powerless in the face of continuous artillery bombardment and subsequent musket attacks.

Although they wanted to have [-] troops, various camps could support each other, and the army was well prepared, they were completely powerless in the face of artillery and muskets that transcended the times.

Soon some officers of the Hunan Army abandoned their soldiers and fled, and some surrendered with white flags. In this situation, the whole army of the Hunan Army collapsed, and Duolong'a had to lead a few guards to flee.

It's a pity that he didn't escape very far, and was intercepted by Pang Qingyun who had ambushed a long time ago and led five hundred elite soldiers.

In the Battle of Tongcheng, Chen Zhao led [-] elite soldiers to defeat [-] Hunan troops to fight for reinforcements, wiped out [-] enemies, and captured [-] prisoners. He killed Li Xuyi, the inspector, captured Duolong'a, the deputy capital, and obtained a large amount of supplies. Zeng Gongxin The Hunan Army, which has worked hard for several years, lost two-thirds in World War I.

As for Chen Zhao's elite soldiers, the losses were negligible.

After this battle, both sides of the entire Anqing Battle were shaken.

Whether it was Zeng Gong and Hu Gong, Zeng Laojiu who was besieging Anqing on the front line, the Taiping Army defending the city, or even Li Xiucheng operating in southern Anhui, they were all shocked and began to frantically inquire about the military situation.

Duolong'a and Li Xuyi were able to command [-] Hunan troops to fight for aid. Naturally, they were not people who were in vain.

As a result, in the first battle, the entire army was wiped out, one main general was killed, and one main general was captured alive. How powerful is the opponent's combat power?
Although this Taiping army played under the banner of the British king Chen Yucheng, everyone with a discerning eye knew that Chen Yucheng was not that strong.

So some people say that it was Pang Qingyun of Shucheng who defected to the Qing Dynasty, others said that Zhao Erhu of Lu'an did it, and some people said that it was Qin Wang Miao Peilin of the Taiping Army who did it.

More people insisted that it was Chen Yucheng who attacked Kuizi Battalion, obtained their artillery and guns, and strengthened their equipment, which defeated the [-] Hunan Army.

In short, all kinds of news are flying all over the sky.

Seeing that this army continued to go south, the target was only aimed at Zeng Laojiu under the city of Anqing, and now Mr. Zeng and Mr. Hu couldn't sit still, and immediately led the crowd to the city of Anqing.

It's a pity it's too late.

Chen Zhao had already made arrangements. His troops rushed to Anqing city before Zeng and Hu, and concentrated their artillery to bombard Zeng Laojiu's camp and trenches.

Under the powerful and unparalleled firepower, Zeng Laojiu's Hunan army collapsed across the board, and Chen Zhao's army once again staged a scene of chasing death and chasing north.

And Zeng Laojiu had no chance to meet his elder brother Zeng Gong, and was killed by a bullet just as he was about to board the warship.

Two days later, Chen Zhao waited for work at the foot of Anqing City, and defeated Huguang Governor Hu Gong's reinforcements. This time, Chen Zhao personally led the Musketeers in pursuit. He did not dismount for three days, and finally captured Hu Gong outside Taihu City, and directly chopped off his head for public display. , Taihu City surrendered without a fight.

After this battle, the siege of Anqing in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was broken, and the Hunan Army lost nearly [-] people. Only Yang Quanbin's navy suffered little damage. head off.

After hearing the news, Zeng Gong in the south of the Yangtze River vomited a few mouthfuls of blood and fell ill to the ground. His army was also terrified. After deliberation, the generals escorted Zeng Gong back to Jiujiang overnight.

Chen Zhao did not stop. He only repaired for a few days and led his troops to the west. In twelve days, they traveled [-] miles and reached Keyingshan, Qishui, Huangzhou and other prefectures and counties, occupied Wuchang and took back the Wuchang concession.

However, in view of the great power of the British, Chen Zhaodao did not do anything wrong, but had a friendly meeting with Admiral Ho Bo and Counselor Bacharley of the British Navy.

Seeing that Chen Zhaobing had enough food and various products, the British immediately agreed to do business with Chen Zhao.

Then, with Wuchang as the center, Chen Zhao attacked cities and seized land everywhere, occupying a large area of ​​Hubei, Henan and Anhui. Announced an alliance with the Taiping Army to overthrow the Qing court together.

The world shakes...

(End of this chapter)