Monk Greenqin led 10,000 Eight Banners New Army soldiers to move quickly, less than a month to arrive at the city of Changsha, the Eight Banners New Army is completely modeled after the Yuanqi regimental training, a should be instructors are the original Yuanqi regimental training of the middle and low-level officers, completely adhering to the style of the Yuanqi regimental training, attaching importance to discipline and training - queue training, physical training, shooting training, the difference between the two, probably only the military uniform is different, the Eight Banners New Army is still the original coat. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The 30,000 Eight Banners New Army of the Beijing Division and the 10,000 Navy of Tianjin were only equipped with 15,000 Mini guns in total, and this time Seng Lingqin went south, and 10,000 soldiers and horses were equipped with 7,500 Mini guns, which was equivalent to dividing half of the strength of the Eight Banners New Army of the Gongwei Beijing Division, and it also showed Xianfeng's determination to exterminate the Taiping Army.

Among the group of attachés who accompanied the army of Monk Greenqin to the south, there is one who has to be mentioned, and it is also the most concerned by Yi Zhifen, Zeng Guofan, the right attendant of the military department, for one of the founders of the Hunan army, the Zhongxing famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, Yi Zhizhi can't pay attention to it.

Although the Taiping Army has repeatedly beaten the Eight Banners Green Battalion in the southeastern provinces, Monk Greenqin did not take the Taiping Army in his eyes at all, he is very confident, the Eight Banners New Army that he prepared and trained is not comparable to the ordinary Eight Banners Green Battalion, to put it mildly, he is not even worthy of carrying shoes!

Arrived at the Shimapu camp, Monk Gelinqin immediately summoned a group of civil and military officers stranded in Changsha, read out the Xianfeng edict in public, and dismissed the minister of Qincha and the minister of military aircraft, Cezana, on the spot, and took off the top flower feather, and served in front of the army, and made meritorious service in front of the army, and dismissed Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan, and served before the army, and the governor of Hunan was taken over by Zhang Liangji, the governor of Guizhou, Xu Guangjin, the governor of Huguang, was demoted by three levels, and the governor of Guangxi, Xiang Rong, and other commanders who surrounded and suppressed the Taiping army, none of them missed the net, and all of them were demoted, but Jiang Zhongyuan, There was no mention of it in the edict at all, presumably because the grade was too low.

A group of civil officials and military generals knelt on the ground and listened to Xianfeng's merciless reprimand in the edict, all of them had cold backs, and Monk Greenqin read the holy decree aloud with an expressionless face, and then waved his hand and said: "Come on, take off the top flower feather of Lord Sai." ”

Cezanne straightened up, stretched out his hand to stop the guards who came forward, took off his official hat, encircled and suppressed the Taiping army and lost one after another, lost the soldiers, did not correct the law in front of his army, and did not escort him into Beijing to ask for guilt, Xianfeng still had a mercy on him, however, he would rather be escorted into Beijing to ask for guilt, rather than serve in front of the army, although he also has confidence in the Eight Banners New Army, but the Taiping Army is really too difficult to deal with, if there is any accident, Xianfeng will definitely settle the new account and the old account.

After two days of repair, Seng Lingqin commanded the Qing army to besiege Changsha City and the Hexi camp of the Taiping Army again, and the 10,000 new troops of the Eight Banners were mixed with the Qing army and regimental training besieged on six sides.

Changsha City, Governor's Yamen, Lobby.

Yang Xiu swept up the high-ranking members of the Taiping Army present, and said loudly: "The head of the monk and demon once again organized the Qing demon to besiege Changsha and the Hexi camp, obviously relying on it..... We don't know anything about the Eight Banners New Army, but we heard that this Eight Banners New Army is not comparable to ordinary Qing demons ....... As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Chaogui, the king of the west, and said: "The camp in Hexi can attack and defend freely, and if they have not a stable foothold, the king of the west will try their details, how about it?" ”

Xiao Chaogui is brave and good at fighting, and he has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, he said with disdain: "What new army is not a new army, it is nothing more than relying on firearms, once it is hand-to-hand combat, it will still collapse at the touch of a button!" ”

"What the King of the West says is reasonable." Yang Xiuqing said: "The more they rely on firearms, the more they are afraid of hand-to-hand combat, let's test their bottom line, and have a bottom in our hearts, if it is an embroidered pillow, let's seize the opportunity of their division this time, attack from all sides, and defeat them in one fell swoop." ”

Early the next morning, before Xiao Chaogui launched a tentative attack in Hexi, the Qing army that completed the encirclement launched an attack on Changsha City from the southeast, north and south, and as soon as the fire was exchanged, the huge advantage of the Eight Banners New Army was revealed, the Mini guns not only hit far but also accurately, the Taiping army on the city wall was basically in a situation where they could not be beaten alone, and only a few dozen artillery pieces could fire back, but soon, the gunners who were taken care of were killed and wounded heavily, and the artillery was muted one after another.

This situation, only to see Xiang Rong, Hechun and other provincial governors and commanders were dumbfounded, no one expected that the muskets of the Eight Banners New Army were so sharp, compared with other people's muskets, the muskets in their hands were simply burning sticks, and even burning sticks were not as good, but they had fought hard with the Taiping Army for more than a year, and suffered heavy casualties.

Outside the south gate, Miao Fengfeng, a group of civil officials watching the battle saw this situation one by one were also shaken, and Cezanne A, who was dismissed from his post and took off his top and wore a flower feather, also saw a smile, he had heard that the Eight Banners New Army was extraordinary, but he didn't expect it to be so strong, it seems that the recovery of Changsha is no longer a problem, and it is not difficult to exterminate the bandits.

Luo Bingzhang, who was also dismissed, was in a complicated mood, he was no better than Cézanne, he was a Han official, and it was not easy for him to be appreciated by Daoguang because of the Hubu Treasury case, and he worked hard for more than ten years to become a feudal official, and now he has been dismissed from his official position, it is not easy to think of it, he glanced at Zeng Guofan, who had some friendship with him beside him, and said in a complicated tone: "With such a sharp weapon, even if it is a local green camp, it can easily exterminate the bandits." ”

Zeng Guofan went south with the army all the way, and he knew the situation of the Eight Banners New Army, and when he heard this, he smiled and said: "This is a mini gun produced by Citigroup, one hundred taels of silver a shot, and even if there is silver, it is difficult to buy, over the years, the Eight Banners New Army has only purchased 10,000 pieces intermittently, and this gun needs special bullets, and the requirements for gunpowder are also high, and it is difficult to popularize it in a short time." ”

Jiang Zhongyuan was injured and did not participate in the battle, he was familiar with Zeng Guofan, he stood behind Zeng Guofan's side, and when he heard this, he immediately asked: "The previous Yuanqi regimental training, and the current Nanyang Navy, are equipped with this kind of Mini gun?" ”

Zeng Guofan nodded and said, "Yes, the guns and ammunition of the Eight Banners New Army are all supplied by Yuan Qi. ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said with emotion: "With such a sharp weapon, it is no wonder that the Yuanqi regiment was able to fight in succession back then, and the Yingyi who fought had no power to fight back. ”

Zeng Guofan has always been cautious, Yuan Qi's topic is now very sensitive, listening to this, he quickly changed his head, pointed to the battlefield, and said: "Judging from Minqiao, can the city be broken today?" ”

"Yes!" Jiang Zhongyuan said in a firm tone: "With such strong reinforcement, morale will inevitably be greatly boosted, and the bandits will inevitably be caught off guard when they suddenly encounter such sharp firearms. ”

East Gate Tower, Yang Xiuqing looked at the sparse Qing army standing under the city with a gloomy face, what Yin Youcai told him was true, the muskets of the Eight Banners New Army were really far and accurate, and more than 1,000 people could seal a city wall to death, the Taiping army on the city wall did not dare to come forward at all, they all hid behind the battlements, even the artillery was completely suppressed, and the gunners did not dare to clean up the gun chamber charge at all, how to fight this battle? Watching the Qing Demon approach the city wall?

If the Qing Demon climbs the wall in hand-to-hand combat, there is no need to worry, after all, the Taiping Army is better at hand-to-hand combat, but if the Qing Demon crashes or blows up the city gate, the consequences will be serious! He was muttering to himself, and Luo Xuan, who had been promoted to General Jin Guanzheng, trotted over with his waist and said with concern: "His Royal Highness the King of the East is careful, the Qing Demon Musket is powerful, it hits far and accurately, and it is much more powerful than the Western Musket." ”

Yang Xiuqing said in a deep voice: "How far?" ”

"To say the least, there are three or four hundred steps." Luo Xuan said and wiped his face, "Our muskets can't reach them, Western muskets can't reach them, brothers standing on the city wall will only be beaten, straight thieves, the quasi-head of the Qing demon is amazing, one hit and one accurate, and now no one dares to take the lead......." ”

Yang Xiuqing didn't have the heart to listen to his ramblings, so she interrupted him and said, "How is it, are you sure that you can hold it?" ”

"No problem on the walls." Luo Xuan said with a big grin: "The Qing demon dares to go up to the city wall, and he will not come back, but it is ......" As he spoke, he pointed to his feet and said, "I'm afraid the city gate will be difficult to keep ......" ”

Before the words fell, I heard a loud "bang", and the entire tower was shaking, and I didn't need to look to know that this was the Qing army crashing into the city gate with a crash.

"What are you doing?" Luo Xuan turned around and scolded: "Roll oil!" ”

With the cheers, several soldiers hurriedly picked up the oil pot, just walked to the battlement, the oil pot did not have time to pour, it fell in a dense burst of gunfire, the oil pot fell, and fell on the city wall, seeing this situation, Luo Jian frowned, and scolded: "It's filled with oil cans, throw it down, don't take your head!" ”

One and two Sima said cautiously: "No..... No oil tanks were prepared. ”

"If you don't want to die, send someone to search for the oil tank immediately."

"Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and when the oil tank is delivered, the city gate will be broken!" Yang Xiuqing said coldly: "Use thick wooden boards, or wrap the table with a quilt to block bullets!" The ground is oily and slippery, and the ground is covered with a quilt. ”

Luo Xuan immediately pointed to the building and said, "Tear down this door panel for me, file it!" After speaking, he looked at Yang Xiuqing again and said, "It's not safe here, His Royal Highness the East King should leave as soon as possible." ”

"This king has not been through the rain of bullets." Yang Xiuqing said indifferently: Then he ordered: "Immediately notify all the city gates to take such precautions." In addition, the king commanded——。 After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Order the soldiers and civilians in the city to immediately block all the city gate holes with stones, except for those in the west, and execute them immediately!" ”

Turned around and walked down the tower, Yang Xiuqing hurried to the governor's yamen, he quickly informed Hong Xiuquan to evacuate, he knew very well that Changsha City could not hold at all, at most two or three days would be broken by the Qing army, the Qing army blocked the firepower on the city wall but did not rush to climb the city wall to attack the city, obviously waiting, waiting to open the city gate or blow up the city gate to blow up the city wall, must quickly evacuate, give up Changsha!

No wonder Yin Youcai persuaded him to divide his troops to open up a base in southern and western Xiangnan, people have long known the power of the Eight Banners New Army, no, it should be clear about the strength of Yuanqi regimental training and the Nanyang Navy, so they were reminded in advance and let them leave a way out in advance!

Or Jiang Zhongyuan's judgment is accurate, just one day, Changsha City was broken by the Qing army, the Qing army found that the city gate was blocked, the target turned to the city wall, at four o'clock in the afternoon, it blew down more than ten city walls one after another, a rush in, the city of Changsha fell into a scuffle.

When the Taiping army in the city was bloody and desperately resisted, Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing had led 10,000 main forces to evacuate Changsha City and retreat to Hexi Daying through the pontoon bridge.

In the Hexi camp, Yang Xiuqing walked into the big tent of the Chinese army quickly, and saw that Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, and Wei Changhui were all there, so he said straightforwardly: "You can't stay here for a long time, you must break through overnight, and when you wait until dawn, you can't get out, give the order and get ready." ”

Breaking through overnight is not an uncommon thing for the Taiping army, the Taiping army has broken through many times at night and often chooses the night of heavy rain, in case of being chased and killed by the Qing soldiers, hearing that it is going to be evacuated overnight, Xiao Chaogui said in a deep voice: "In which direction?" ”

"Ningxiang." Yang Xiuqing said simply: "Go to Changde or Xiangxi via Yiyang through Ningxiang, depending on the situation, the Yiwang has captured Ningxiang and Yiyang, and will come to meet along the way." ”

Although for the Taiping Army, breaking through the siege is commonplace, but now the soldiers are strong but they are still beaten to break through and escape, several people here are quite depressed, listening to this, no one spoke, seeing the appearance of a few people, Yang Xiuqingqiang smiled: "Today's defeat is expected..... It was only because of this that the Yiwang led his troops to capture Yiyang, Ningxiang, and prepared to retreat.

The muskets of the Qing Demon New Army are indeed powerful, but at the end of the year, the Nanyang Tiandi Association will send us 2,000 such powerful muskets, and they will continue to be sent in the future, and when the time comes, we will no longer be afraid of the Qing Demon New Army. ”

"Really?" Xiao Chaogui was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.

"Some time ago, Nanyang Tiandi will send people to Changsha." Yang Xiuqing looked at Feng Yunshan as he spoke, and said, "King Nan also knows about this. ”

Feng Yunshan hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, most of the month ago, Brother Yin did come to Changsha, and in Quanzhou, we have also met Brother Yin." As he spoke, he smiled, "It seems that Nanyang Tiandi will always pay attention to us and help us secretly." ”

"It's nature." Yang Xiuqing said: "The more we toss, the more beneficial it will be to them." ”

"Nanyang Tiandi will be well-informed, and its ability is not small, it can be described as a vast supernatural power, and it has no serious conflict with us..... Feng Yunshan pondered and said: "We should take care of them, Yuan Qi, who has a close relationship with them, we will try to offend as little as possible in the future, and we will not be guilty of ruining the relationship between our families for the sake of the scattered silver of the two melons and dates." ”

Yang Xiuqing knew that this was meant for him, and immediately asked, "What if Yuan Qi is our enemy?" ”

Feng Yunshan said simply: "That's for the future, let's talk about it later, at least for now, Yuan Qi is not our enemy." ”