Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 54 Qing army prisoners: It’s too early for you to be happy!
Just as Li Yi was thinking, a fast horse came running from a distance.

After the knight on horseback galloped in front of Li Yi, he stopped his horse, clasped his fists and said.

"Pass on the order from the military advisor. Instruct Li Yi's troops from the rear four armies to take the lead and immediately launch an offensive against the Qing demon camp."

"No mistakes!"

After saying this, the messenger knight turned his horse around and galloped away.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi froze in place, his expression dazed and absent-minded.

Originally, he was still considering how he would attack the Qing army camp if he were Xiao Chaogui.

Well, now we don’t have to consider Xiao Chaogui’s situation.

Because Xiao Chaogui has already given the answer, Li Yi is the first to go up!

"grass!"

Li Yi couldn't help but curse.

He was used to being taken care of by Feng Yunshan, but now he was arranged by Xiao Chaogui to be a cannon fodder, which he could not accept.

However, no matter how much Li Yi couldn't accept it, he had no choice but to obey the order.

Whether considering the overall situation or from the perspective of strength, Li Yi now does not have the qualifications or confidence to reject Xiao Chaogui.

Finally, Li Yi took a deep breath and spoke.

"Pass the order down, the whole army is ready to attack the Qing army camp!"

……

Following the messenger's report, Xiao Chaogui also withdrew his gaze from the direction of Li Yi's troops.

"Just follow my orders!"

"Send a message to our artillery team, have them prepare to fire and provide fire support for the offensive of the rear fourth army."

Xiao Chaogui had his own reasons for letting Li Yi's troops take on the main attack mission.

One reason is that he and Feng Yunshan are not on good terms, and Li Yi is Feng Yunshan's man.

Xiao Chaogui planned to take this opportunity to weaken Feng Yunshan's strength.

The second reason was that he was dissatisfied with the performance of Li Yi's troops on the battlefield when they just fought with the Qing army.

From Li Yi's point of view, there was certainly nothing wrong with what he did. He maintained the array formation, fired a volley of muskets, and then charged with bayonets.

If the artillery force of our side was not so weak that it could not provide fire support to the troops, this would be the most typical line-up shooting tactic.

No one can find fault with it!

But in Xiao Chaogui's view, it was another matter.

In his eyes, Li Yi's maintaining formation and advancing steadily was a typical sign of cowardice and procrastination.

Lining up to be shot means they don't dare to charge forward and engage in battle with the Qing monsters.

As for the final bayonet charge, it happened to happen when the Qing army's artillery exploded, the Taiping Army attacked on all fronts, and the Qing army was in large-scale retreat.

Therefore, Xiao Chaogui also thought that he was taking advantage.

After summarizing all the information, Xiao Chaogui decided to teach Li Yi a lesson and let his troops take on the first wave of main attack and bear the casualties.

Of course, although Xiao Chaogui planned to let Li Yi be the main attacker, being the main attacker does not mean he will be cannon fodder.

It can be seen from the fact that he let his own artillery provide fire support for Li Yi's troops that although Xiao Chaogui had selfish motives, the overall situation was equally important in his heart.

Upon hearing this, the messenger clasped his fists and left.

……

At the Taiping Army’s artillery position.

Several gunners were fiddling with several red cannons that had just been captured from the Qing army, their expressions full of enthusiasm.

This is a red cannon, which is completely different from the homemade cannon they made themselves.

They have never used this big guy before!

Several captured Qing army gunners were also brought over and forced to assist and guide the inexperienced Taiping army gunners in operating the artillery.

Looking at the excited expressions on the Taiping Army gunners' faces, several Qing Army gunners looked at each other.

My friend, you are too happy too early. This thing only looks good, but it is actually rotten inside...

If you really use it, it will explode.

At this moment, the messenger came galloping on horseback and ordered the gunners to open fire to support the battle on the front line.

"Yes, sir!" several Taiping Army gunners responded in unison.

Seeing this, a captured Qing army gunner couldn't help but speak.

"Gentlemen, this cannon cannot be used. It will explode."

"We just had an explosion when we were firing the cannon. This is a bloody lesson..."

However, the Qing army gunner's well-intentioned reminder was not taken seriously.

The Taiping Army's gunner puffed out his chest and raised his head, speaking with pride.

"fart!"

"The cannon exploded because you resisted the heavenly soldiers. That's why the Heavenly Father appeared and punished you, the Qing demons."

"Now it is our Taiping Army that is manning the artillery. With God's blessing, how could the barrel explode?!"

"Stop talking nonsense and keep fucking me!"

Several Qing army gunners had no choice but to command the Taiping army gunners to load and aim their artillery under the pressure of the steel knives on their necks.

……

"Soldiers, follow me!"

"Kill the Qing monsters and live in peace!"

Amid shouts, Li Yi personally led the team towards the Qing army camp.

Behind them was the main force of the Taiping Army, which was also charging forward.

A large sea of ​​heads surged on the battlefield, rushing towards the Qing army camp, as if they wanted to completely submerge the Qing army camp in the overwhelming charge.

boom! Boom boom!

There was a deafening roar of artillery fire.

Several Qing army gunners took advantage of the fact that the Taiping army gunners did not understand the Red Cannon and tacitly reduced the amount of gunpowder.

Perhaps it was because of this that the artillery did not explode when firing.

Several artillery shells streaked across the sky and fired towards the Qing army camp.

But the price was that the shells that hit the log walls of the Qing army's camp simply embedded themselves in the logs and failed to break through the wall.

Or they landed too early and failed to reach the Qing army camp at all, and even accidentally injured their own people.

After reducing the amount of explosives, the power of the artillery fire was significantly reduced.

But no matter what, the sound of artillery fire was at least increased.

Seeing this scene, the morale of Li Yi's troops was greatly boosted and they continued to charge forward.

"Hurry up!"

"Seize the opportunity and charge forward!"

Snapped! Bang bang!

Chaotic gunshots continued to ring out. The Qing army hid in the camp, aiming and shooting outside.

Amid the dense gunfire, the Taiping soldiers who were at the front kept falling to the ground.

Screams rang out!
But even so, they still rushed forward.

Zhao Xiang rushed forward with a bag of explosives on his back, the sound of bullets whizzing through the air constantly ringing in his ears.

He watched helplessly as one of his soldiers was hit by a bullet from a rifle, leaving a hole the size of a bowl in his chest.

Through the wound, the movement of the internal organs was clearly visible.

A soldier in front of his left was hit in the head by a shotgun. In an instant, brain matter mixed with blood spurted out and splashed all over Zhao Xiang.

Braving the hail of bullets, he finally rushed to the outside of the Qing army camp.

He took off the explosive bag on his back, lit the fuse, and then threw it hard towards the Qing army's camp.

Most of the other people around him did the same thing.

Amid the rumbling explosion, wood chips flew everywhere, and a large gap was blown in the round log wall of the Qing army camp.

Seeing this, Li Yi's eyes lit up and he led his troops forward.

They charged straight into the Qing army camp.

"Brothers, follow me and kill!"

(End of this chapter)