Jingshan County, the eastern suburbs, the Qing army camp. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The soldiers were busy digging trenches and erecting wooden fences to set up camp, Monk Lingqin and He Chun stood outside the camp gate, looking at the Jingshan County not far in front of them with gloomy faces, only half a day, Jingshan County was captured, the prosperity of the Taiping Army's soldiers can be seen in general, and both of them are quite heavy in their hearts.

After a while, He Chuncai spoke: "Lord Wang, why don't we change our route and go straight to Zhongxiang to intercept it." ”

Monk Greenqin glanced back at him and said, "Yuting is worried about sending bandits to attack Xiangyang?" ”

He Chun is the newly appointed governor of Hubei, and Xiangyang is an important military town in Hubei, he is indeed worried that the Taiping army will attack Xiangyang and be broken by the Tao, he doesn't care, and nods and said: "The bandits have been coerced all the way, and the strength has swelled sharply, and the possibility of hitting Xiangyang is very ......" ”

"For the rogue, why only chase and not stop, Yuting should be very clear." Monk Lingqin said slowly: "There is no natural danger, intercept head-on, the casualties are too great, and the pursuit can annihilate and disintegrate the forces of the Liukou to the greatest extent, if we go to Zhongxiang, Shi Dakai leads his troops to go around in a circle in the nearby prefectures and counties, the strength of the army will inevitably increase to 200,000, or even 300,000, that is the big trouble."

Now, since we have bitten, we must bite tightly, just like the road from Changsha to Yiyang, keep pursuing! To weaken their forces to the greatest extent, whether it is a field battle or an offensive and defensive war, this rabble is far from our opponent. ”

From Hunan to Hubei, the combat power shown by the Eight Banners New Army is indeed extremely strong, which can be said to be convincing to Hechun, however, the Taiping Army's strength was not advantageous before, what is the situation now? After a little hesitation, he said, "Lord Wang, if you continue to pursue like this, the last general is worried that the ammunition will not be able to keep up." ”

"Don't worry, there's plenty of ammo." Monk Greenqin pointed to Jingshan County and said, "Yuting said, will the bandits continue to the northwest?" ”

He Chun said without thinking: "If they don't continue to flee to the northwest, will they dare to turn back and fight with us?" ”

"There's a big chance of turning back!" Monk Lingqin said: "All the way to the northwest for more than 100 miles is the canyon terrain, being pursued by us, the consequences are unpredictable, Shi Dakai is also a cadre, relying on several times our troops, he is more likely to turn back." ”

Hearing this, He Chun suddenly realized, "No wonder the prince ordered to camp in the eastern and southern suburbs, this is to prevent the bandits from killing the carbines?" ”

"If the bandits break through from the southeast, this is an excellent opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the bandits." Monk Greenqin said: "Yuting returned to the camp, and all departments carefully built fortifications, just in case. ”

At ten o'clock in the evening, as soon as Seng Lingqin lay down, he heard the sound of gunfire outside the camp, "Night attack!" He was excited, and hurriedly jumped up, the messy gunshots rang out sparsely, and the sharp whistle immediately resounded in the camp, and a firework burst in the low sky, and the inside and outside of the camp were like daylight.

Monk Greenqin rushed out of the big tent, and the gunfire became more and more intensive, and a military attache quickly stepped up to meet him, and reported: "Lord Wang, the enemy has attacked the camp, and the current situation is unknown. ”

Attacking the camp, Seng Lingqin was not worried, he was worried that the Taiping army would break through overnight, after all, the Taiping army was used to breaking through at night, so he immediately ordered loudly, "Order all battalions to beware of the enemy breaking through." ”

One after another fireworks burst into the night sky, and the situation soon became clear, the Taiping army did not break through at night, but attacked by night, and there were not many troops dispatched, however, three or four thousand people had been defeated head-on.

The sound of the gunfire gradually thinned out, and Seng Lingqin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that this fireworks were really good in the night battle, and this batch of fireworks was collected when he was in Changsha to prevent the Taiping Army's Hexi battalion from breaking through at night, and it seems that more fireworks will be collected in the future.

Jingshan County, East Gate Tower.

Shi Da, the winged king in his early twenties, led a group of generals to stand on the tower and look at the brightly lit Qing army camp opposite, the night attack failed, Shi Dakai didn't pay attention to it at all, he didn't expect the night attack to succeed at all, but the Qing army used fireworks to illuminate, which made him a little surprised, and he should be more careful in the night battle in the future.

"Your Highness, the fireworks prepared by the Qing Demon look like they are ........" Zhang Suimou, nicknamed Zhang Blind, said tentatively: "Do you want to blempty and attack at night repeatedly?" ”

"Tired of soldiers?" Shi Dakai smiled, "It's not necessary at the moment, wait for the East King to lead his troops to arrive, form an encirclement, and then use the strategy of tired soldiers, the head of the monk and demon should not be underestimated, let him detect our intentions, but the gains outweigh the losses." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, early tomorrow morning, all the troops will take turns to attack and drag them to death!" ”

As soon as the morning dawned, the Taiping army began to storm the Hechun camp in the southern suburbs, and the Taiping army launched an attack from the front and the flank at the same time.

Seeing the fierce offensive of the Taiping army, He Chun couldn't help but be afraid, not only worried that the Taiping army would break through the defense line and break through, but also worried that the casualties would be too great, so he organized troops to resist stubbornly while sending people to rescue Seng Lingqin.

Regarding Hechun's request for help, Monk Greenqin replied with two words - "Hold on!" At the beginning of the battle, he paid close attention, although the Taiping army attacked the southern camp fiercely, but he always felt that the Taiping army did not do its best, in his opinion, his east camp is the direction of the Taiping army's main attack, after all, the south is a small canyon, and the east is an open area, the Taiping army more than 100,000 horses broke through, will give priority to the open area.

Jingshan South Gate Tower, Shi Dakai looked at the attacks under the city expressionlessly, watching the waves of attacks being repulsed, his brows furrowed tightly, Hechun's Hunan green battalion is indeed a good combat power, not those green battalions in Guangxi and Guizhou can compare, this time if you want to eat the 20,000 Qing troops in one go, I am afraid that there will be a vicious battle!

The battle lasted until noon, before it stopped, a strong attack, the Taiping army lost more than 4,000 people, in the open area in front of the Nanda camp, the Taiping soldiers wrapped in red turbans were densely packed, the battle was a great victory, the officers and soldiers of the green battalion cheered, and they were all excited.

He Chun was not happy at all, and scolded and said, "Don't be happy too early!" More than 100,000 Taiping troops, the loss of this bit of men and horses is a fart! Hurry up and strengthen the fortifications, the bandits are pointing at our soft persimmon pinch, and they will definitely come in the afternoon! After saying that, he commanded: "Prepare the horses!" ”

He Chun hurried to the east camp, entered the big tent of the Chinese army, and after seeing the salute, he said directly: "Lord Wang, the bandits are mainly attacking the southern camp, if they continue to attack in the afternoon, my subordinates are afraid that they will not be able to support it, and I hope that the prince will allocate 2,000 reinforcements." ”

Monk Lingqin smiled and said: "If the bandits continue to attack the southern camp in the afternoon, this king will give you 1,000 reinforcements, and the east is open, and this king is worried that the bandits will attack the west ......." ”

Before he finished speaking, a military attache quickly walked in and saluted: "Report, the rear has found bandits!" ”

Found bandits in the rear? Monk Greenqin was shocked, and hurriedly said, "How many people?" How far is it? ”

"Twenty miles away, the number is unknown."

"Probe!"

Monk Lingqin and He Chun were both a little surprised, if there were a large number of bandits in the back, what would it mean, it would be very clear, and after a while, He Chun said: "Could it be a plan to send bandits and suspicious soldiers?" ”

"Probably not." Monk Greenqin shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Jingshan, it is very likely to be a trap. ”

He Chun hurriedly said, "We can evacuate to the south." ”

"If it's really a trap, that canyon is not a retreat, but a dead end!" Monk Lingqin got up and walked to the map, looked at it for a long time, and then pointed to the mountains in the north, and said: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, immediately send someone to the north to investigate the ......" ”

He Chun said: "Guarding by the mountain? ”

Monk Greenqin said: "This is only three hundred miles away from Wuchang, and you can hold on and wait for help." ”

He Chun's heart sank, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Taiping troops, even if the news could be sent, I am afraid that no one would dare to come to the rescue, stick to the mountain, and the 20,000 army can hold out for a few days? However, compared to being attacked on the back of the enemy, it is possible to hold on to the mountains for at least a few more days, but only if there is a water source.

Escape, he didn't dare to say, taking advantage of the Taiping Army's foothold unheard, it was possible to escape, however, there were snipers in front and pursuers in the back, once they escaped, the 20,000 horses were estimated to be over, and the Eight Banners New Army was completely wiped out, even if they could escape with their lives, the court was afraid that they would not be able to spare them.

Monk Lingqin was decisive, and immediately ordered two battalions to seize the high ground in the north and build fortifications.

With the return of the horse meteor, Seng Lingqin's face became more and more gloomy, the banner of the Taiping Army in the rear turned out to be Yang Xiuqing, the puppet king of the East, and the strength was also more than 10,000, he knew very well that this time it was troublesome, since Yang Xiuqing came, it must be the elite of the Taiping Army, it seems that the Taiping Army had already set a trap and planned to annihilate the New Army of the Eight Banners.

Jingshan City, county government.

Zhang Blind walked into the lobby quickly, and arched his hand: "Your Highness, the Qing Demon has moved, a thousand Qing demons have seized the northern mountain, the monk and demon head has increased the southern camp by 3,000 troops, and the Qing Demon in the southern camp has begun to move the camp. ”

Shi Da was overjoyed to hear it, "It seems that His Royal Highness the East King has arrived, let's go, take a look." On the south gate tower, the Qing army began to move north in an orderly manner, and he sneered: "The Qing demon wants to stick to the mountain!" ”

Blind Zhang asked: "Your Highness, now that the Dongying army is empty, can you storm the Dongying?" ”

"There's no need." Shi Dakai said: "The musket of the head of the monk and demon is too powerful, and he dares to fight hand-to-hand, the casualties of the attack are too great, it is not cost-effective, let them stick to the mountain, see who can save them!" ”

In just half a day, the two battalions of Qing troops alternated cover, and orderly moved to a bay in the north, camped in the mountains, seized the nearby high ground, and rushed to repair the fortifications.

The Taiping army did not attack, but quickly formed a siege of Linwan, and then began to dig trenches and build fortifications, clearly to trap them alive, and now in the whole of Hubei, the Taiping army has an absolute advantage in terms of strength, only in Jingshan gathered more than 100,000 horses, and did not worry about the Qing army coming to the rescue at all.

The camp of the Qing army, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Monk Greenqin paced back and forth with anxiety on his face, Yishan insisted on waiting for help, he was completely gambling, he knew very well that now in the whole of Hubei, only the Marines who have the ability to come to the rescue, in the face of the siege of more than 100,000 Taiping troops, Qi Shan, Jiang Zhongyuan, Xiang Rong, etc. are not reliable, and only Yi Zhizhi can be relied on!

He believed that Yi Zhishu would definitely come to save him after receiving the news, although Yi Zhixiang had a bad relationship with the imperial court, but Yi Zhixiang took care of the overall situation, and he also valued affection, so it was impossible to watch the 20,000 army die without saving him.

"Newspaper--, and the military gate is outside to ask for a meeting."

"Let him in."

After coming in to salute, He Chun said directly: "Lord Wang, the army's heart is unstable...... ”

Monk Greenqin glanced at him sharply, and said in a deep voice: "Whoever dares to disturb the army's heart, the formation on the spot!" ”

He Chun said with a wry smile: "Lord Wang, there are more than 100,000 troops, who dares to come to help?" As he spoke, he sighed lightly and said, "Even if someone comes to help, they can't break the siege, and the last general thinks that the bandits have not yet formed a siege to the north, and they ...... break through the mountains overnight." ”

"Breaking through the mountains overnight?" Monk Greenqin glanced at him and said, "Under the pursuit of more than 100,000 troops, how many people can break through?" As he spoke, he waved his hand and said, "Tell them, let them rest assured, within ten days, Yi Guocheng will lead troops to help." ”

He Chun couldn't help but say: "More than 100,000 bandits, even if Yi Hou Ye leads his troops to help ......." ”

Monk Greenqin said with a smile: "Since Yi Guocheng formed the Yuanqi regimental training, there have been countless battles of all sizes, and there has never been a defeat, and you have recovered Wuchang, you are not unaware of the combat power of the Marine Corps, why are you so unconfident?" Once Yi Guocheng leads the troops to come, we will attack inside and outside, and the bandits will be defeated, more than 100,000 rabble, why be afraid? ”

After hesitating, He Chuncai said boldly: "Lord Wang, the relationship between Yuan Qi and the imperial court is ......, and Yi Hou Ye will fight to save him?" ”

"Yes!" Monk Greenqin said firmly: "This king has been with Yi Guocheng for nearly ten years, and he knows him very well, and he will take care of the overall situation. ”

Xiaxindian Town, at dusk, a team wearing a blue strange military uniform drove into the town, the town was empty, there was no one in sight, to the center of the town, Yi Zhizu turned over and got off the horse and stomped his feet, and asked casually: "How far is it from Jingshan?" ”

"Two hundred miles to go." Jiang Zhongyuan dismounted and said, "At this speed, we will be able to arrive in two days." ”

Yi Zhishu shook his head and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Minqiao's standard camp speed is too slow. ”

"In a day and a half, I walked more than a hundred miles, which is fast enough." Jiang Zhongyuan sneered, he knew very well that it was his standard battalion that was dragging his feet, otherwise, the speed of the Marine Corps could be faster.

Yi Zhishu ignored him, pointed to the town, and said, "It's an empty town again...... As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Zhongyuan and said, "Today is not allowed to repeat last night's situation, act with the navy, I don't want you to smash the navy's golden signboard." ”

"No, I promise not." Jiang Zhongyuan hurriedly smiled and said: "Master Hou, rest assured, the lower officials have already issued three orders, and if there are any more trespasses into people's houses, taking and destroying private property without permission, there will be no forgiveness!" ”

Yi Zhizhi nodded and said: "Yang Xiuqing has led his troops to Jingshan, the possibility of the monk king being besieged is very great, we are late, we have to report to them, so that they have the confidence to hold on and wait for help." ”