After the cavalry battalion returned, Goxinga also ended his vacation life, but with a hobby of wearing long shirts. Before, Guo Xing'a always felt that the robe and horse coat were ugly, and he couldn't wear them, so he always wore captured Western-style military uniforms. But it's okay to march and fight, it's a little uncomfortable to go to rest and relax in the military uniform, Guo Xing'a changed into a long shirt at the suggestion of Fuquan, and I have to say that the wide robe and big sleeves are comfortable.

Guo Xing'a once slandered Hanfu, thinking that he could fit eight cats in his sleeves, and it was difficult to carry simple activities after wearing them. After wearing a long robe, Guo Xing'a realized that the wide robe and large sleeves were the clothing of the nobility, and the activities were all served, and only the working people needed clothes with narrow sleeves. The aristocrats of the Han nationality are waiting for a bunch of people to go to the toilet, and there is no need to consider the problem of difficult activities. Only Europeans, who need to be solved with a rope after pooping, will make their clothes narrower and narrower.

The gowns of Goxinga are Manchu costumes, which are much narrower than the traditional Hanfu. Fortunately, the Manchus have been fully integrated into the Han nationality, and the clothing is becoming more and more loose, and the current caftan is much wider than the horse coat in the early Qing Dynasty. Compared to the banzheng suit, it is still too comfortable. Guo Xing'a, who was used to wearing a long shirt on vacation, returned to the team in a long shirt and met with Mu Shun and others.

The loot had been safely returned to the base camp, but the cavalry battalion had been too tired after a few tosses. Goxinga, who was preparing to make the last deal nearby, was not in a hurry to move, so he ordered the troops to clear the traces and rest on the spot. Unexpectedly, just after a peaceful night, the enemy came to the door.

Goxinga originally set up the assembly point here, in addition to the convenient transportation, because of the terrain here. This canyon is a natural ambush battlefield, and whoever occupies the mountain beam will have a big advantage. Goxinga, who is always worried about being attacked by someone, likes it at a glance. Every time they were stationed here, they arranged their troops on the ridges on both sides of the canyon according to the standards of ambushes, and they also had to clean up the traces of troop movement.

Because Guo Xing'a was afraid of Huang Daping, he always felt that someone was staring at him, so he paid great attention to the concealment of the troops. Very early on, the light-proof smoke stove was popularized in the army, which sounded very high-grade, but the manufacture was extremely simple. Dig a square pit that allows a person to squat or sit down, and dig a smaller round hole two palms away from the pit, the size of which can hold the pot. Then run through the two holes from the bottom, put all the excavated soil around the square pit to block the wind, and dig three shallow ditches to make a flue in the direction of the round hole, and the flue should be 15 to 20 cm higher than the furnace mouth, so that the smoke is good. Then press the pot to the round hole and fill the edge with soil, cover it with branches, wheat straw and other things above the flue, cover it with soil, hide the flue according to the dense and sparse method of the pot edge, put the ignition into the round hole from the bottom of the square pit, and add firewood to cook. Unless you go very close, you can't see a single fire or smoke.

After breakfast, Guo Xing'a, who was wearing a long robe and tasting life, received an urgent report from the alert troops that nearly 5,000 Taiping troops were marching towards him. Guo Xing'a almost ordered to run away, but it was not easy for more than 1,000 people to assemble and pull, and it was definitely too late in time. There is no trace of walking on his side, and there is no fireworks when cooking, Guo Xing'a can only bet that the Taiping Army can't see him.

At first, the 2,000 Taiping troops did not find Guoxing'a, and the brigade drove over quite cautiously. The more than 3,000 Taiping troops in the rear team actually didn't notice him, but Guo Xing'a jumped out by himself and gave the order to attack in a very haste, because Guo Xing'a saw the Taiping army's baggage cart in the telescope.

Looking at the heavy cart in the team, and then looking at the direction of the Taiping Army's front team, Guo Xing'a guessed that he had encountered a coincidence, a gift from God. The Taiping army in front of them is the army that went to transport the property, and they happened to pass by at their own station, since they have to rob sooner or later, why not do it now! An ambush in the wilderness is easier than a siege. The Qing army first raided the Taiping army with artillery, and then blocked the way of the Taiping army's advance with *, but the next plot did not develop according to Guo Xing's script.

This Taiping army was armed with a large number of muskets, and the counterattack was extremely fast and quite powerful. Originally, this was not a special problem, but the Qing army's attack was problematic. The Qing troops were scattered on the mountain beams on both sides, and orders were conveyed by flags. Moreover, the Qing army received an order to hide on the spot at first, and Guo Xing'a suddenly ordered to fight, and most of the Qing army did not receive an order. So much so that after the artillery began to fire at full strength, there was a long gap on the battlefield, the Taiping army was caught off guard, and the Qing army was also confused.

It was not until the Taipings, under the command of the young man, began to fight back with all their might, that the Qing army began to fight in full. Some soldiers who were in a daze behind the mountain beams ran out in a panic, lifted the hidden grass and trees, and got into the preset trenches. The Qing army's all-out fire was extremely heavy, but the Taiping army seemed to have had similar combat experience and did a very good job of concealment. Although they had to face crossfire from both directions at the same time, the Taiping army was not very flustered, and they could always find a blind spot to hide from the Qing army's shooting.

Guo Xing'a, who didn't have time to change clothes, wore a long shirt to command the battle for the first time, and he was in a beautiful mood. Although the Taiping army had a lot of firearms, they were all old guns such as flintlock pistols, and the Qing army had an overwhelming advantage in firepower. As long as the situation is maintained, the Taiping army will not last long.

But soon Guo Xing'a's confident smile stiffened, and the Taiping army suddenly uncovered the tarpaulin on the baggage vehicle, which did not contain the belongings that Guo Xing'a imagined, but a large number of muskets and artillery. Although there were no twelve-pound heavy guns on the Goxinga side, there were quite a few small and medium-sized guns of four to six pounder. The brave Taiping army actually withstood the fire of the Qing army, and after sacrificing some soldiers, they set up artillery in the canyon and began to fire at the mountain beams.

"Master, be careful!" Fu Quan pounced on Guoxinga, who was holding a telescope to observe the battlefield, and a solid iron ball smashed not far from them.

"Let Kong Erlenzi knock out the long-haired artillery!" Without waiting for Goxinga to get up, Fuquan, who was worried about Goxinga's safety, had already given the order on his behalf.

"Tell Kong Zhen that you don't need to save the blasting bomb, give Lao Tzu a hard beating!" Guo Xing'a, who had nibbled on a mouthful of mud, added while spitting out the dirt.

The gunfire on both sides was not harsh, because the rumbling cannon became the main theme of the battlefield, and Goxinga ushered in the first artillery battle of his life. The cavalry battalion brought back six newly cast Napoleonic cannons from the base camp, and the Qing army's twelve-pounder guns had reached 28. Although the caliber of the Taiping army was smaller, it had some advantages in numbers, and the total number was about forty.

The Qing army's artillery firing method was to use a pull fire tube, which was convenient and fast, and the hit rate was also higher. The Taipings, on the other hand, still used fuses or tongs to ignite them, which was slow and easy to miss moving targets. Moreover, the gunners of the Qing army were also faster in terms of loading speed, and the Taiping army did not have the effective training of the Qing army and had to reload under fire strikes, and the speed was far behind. The Qing army fired two artillery shots, and the Taiping army was able to fire once. And in terms of firepower, the Taiping army was even more backward. The Qing army's twelve-pounder cannon was definitely a heavy artillery in China, and it was even more powerful after using blasting shells. The Taiping army can only launch small iron balls to fight back, and the effect is very average.

After several rounds of concussive bombardment in the valley, nearly 70 artillery pieces on both sides basically determined the position of the opponent's firepower and began to fire at the opponent's artillery positions with all their might. After some back and forth, the firepower of the Qing army suddenly weakened, which made the Taiping army very happy. However, after a while, the Qing army suddenly began to bombard the Taiping army with strong firepower in several other directions, and the Taiping army, which was holding its position still, suffered heavy casualties for a while, and nearly 20 artillery pieces were blown up and deformed.

"It's not a martial arts!" Holding a telescope, Guoxing was proud, and the Taiping army certainly did not understand the importance of transferring artillery positions in artillery battles. Moreover, where did the raided Taiping army have a position to choose, the Qing army had already prepared four or five preset positions.

"Spread out the cannon and attack the mountain beam!" Seeing that his once invincible artillery was defeated, the young man could only order his troops to change their tactics.

Although the artillery of the Taiping army could only fire iron balls, it also caused the pressure on the infantry positions of the Qing army to increase sharply. The infantry was momentarily unable to raise their heads after being smashed by the iron ball, and the artillery support of the Qing army was offset by the lives of the Taiping army. Not only was the artillery used properly, but the infantry attack of the Taiping army was also quite orderly, and the combination of cold weapons and muskets was extremely decent. Many of the Taiping troops had climbed the ridges to approach the infantry trenches, and the fourth company of the infantry, which had more recruits, had already mounted their bayonets and prepared for hand-to-hand combat. How did Guo Xing'a, who was thinking hard about countermeasures, know that the young man below who was grinding his teeth and sucking blood would defeat the foreign spear team commanded by the foreigner with a cold* mixed force in a few years.

Fortunately, the Qing army is different from the foreign gun team, although the preparation is similar, but the Qing army's current tactical thinking is more advanced. The Taiping army that rushed up the mountain beam was not only suppressed by artillery, but also beaten in embarrassment by the smashing of the head and the face. * A type of rapid-fire weapon formed a dense fire network and blocked the route of the Taiping army's advance.

"Let the reconnaissance company go to Taniguchi to make a surprise attack! The cavalry mounted their horses and were ready to charge from behind at any time" Although they temporarily blocked the attack of the Taiping army and killed and injured a large number of the Taiping army's living forces, the overall position of the Taiping army was not chaotic, and Guo Xing'a had to think of some other ways to seek opportunities. At present, the density of firepower has not reached the level of completely relying on firearms to solve the problem, and in the end, it is necessary to rely on cold weapons to finish, and Goxinga prefers to use cavalry in terms of cold weapons.

Changlu took the reconnaissance company to occupy the valley mouth where the smoke had just billowed and began to shoot at the Taiping army in the valley, and Mu Shun also took the cavalry battalion back to the valley where the Taiping army entered the valley. Unfortunately, the collapse of the Taiping army's front expected by Guoxing'a did not appear, and the Taiping army firmly maintained the situation and began to attack Taniguchi at the same time.

The Taiping army has been fighting in the valley entirely because the valley mouth is blocked by thick smoke, and the appearance of the reconnaissance platoon in the valley not only does not play a role in distracting the Taiping army's firepower, but reminds the Taiping army that the smoke at the valley mouth has dissipated. A large number of Taiping troops began to kill in the direction of the valley mouth, and Guo Xing'a could almost see the dense human heads in the valley.

"Let Changlu withdraw!" Guo Xing'a doesn't plan to fight hard, if he can't stop it, let them go!

Seeing the banner on the mountain beam, Changlu did not hesitate to lead the team to run, and he did not have the courage to meet the impact of two thousand people. Seeing the Qing army fleeing from the Taiping army of Taniguchi, they rushed to Taniguchi with cheers. But just as they were galloping, a team as wild as they were rushed in from out of the valley. Two teams in the same clothes and running for their lives collided head-on. The Taiping Army's originally well-organized ranks became chaotic for a while.

"Cavalry battalion! Charge! Mu Shun, who originally came over to catch the ducks, hurriedly gave the order for a general attack.

"Charge the whole army!" Goxinga on the mountain beam also saw an opportunity.

"Tick tock, tick tock, tick, tick, tick, answer...... suona version of the charge resounded through the mountains again, and the Qing army shouted "Long live" to start the general attack.

"Is it another coincidence? What luck today! Guo Xing'a smirked.