Zeng Guoquan was really as Shi Dakai expected, and the people and horses of the brigade did not arrive at the foot of Wusong Mountain until noon on the third day.

Seven days have passed since the departure from Tianjing to the arrival at the foot of Wusong Mountain, and in seven days, Zeng Guoquan led the Hunan army to advance nearly 400 miles, and the long march made the Hunan army soldiers complain bitterly and exhausted.

Liu Songshan, the chief soldier on the side, said in a low voice: "Lord Futai, we can't keep marching like this, otherwise, when we arrive in Anqing, let alone attack the city, it will be a problem for the tired army to be able to protect itself in front of the Hunan army!" ”

Zeng Guoquan frowned and replied: "Songshan, you should know that if we don't hurry up and enter the army, and wait until Shi Dakai has a firm foothold in Anqing, it will really become a big disaster for the imperial court. ”

This one......

Liu Songshan is a tooth flower, he has followed the Zeng Guofan brothers for a long time, and he is no stranger to Shi Dakai, the two sides have fought more than a dozen times, and he has already understood Shi Dakai's strength, and he will win? All the military generals of the entire Qing Dynasty combined, no one dared to say that they were sure of victory in the face of Shi Dakai! That guy is so powerful, even Zuo Zongtang said that the only person in the Taiping Army who makes him feel frightened is Shi Dakai!

Even the domineering Zuo Zongtang stayed away from Shi Dakai, let alone others!

Liu Songshan finally said: "Lord Futai, although what you said is reasonable, but after all, we also need to maintain our combat strength. What's more, we are facing Shi Dakai? Futai-sama. Think again. ”

Zeng Guoquan was silent for a moment. sighed: "Okay, tell the soldiers, work harder, stay until you have passed Wusong Mountain, the army will stay at the foot of Wusong Mountain for half a day, rectify it a little, and then divide the troops into three routes and raid Anqing." This time, no matter what, I'm going to snatch Anqing for me again! ”

Zeng Guoquan gave an order and led a front army of more than 20,000 people to break into Wusong Mountain.

The Taiping army has been waiting here for nearly two days, and finally waited for the opponent, watching the Qing army of the brigade slowly drive into Wusong Mountain, the Taiping army is excited one by one, and finally wants to do it, and finally want to avenge the soldiers of Tianjing and the king of heaven, that Zeng Yan is inside!

Looking at the more than 20,000 people in the front army of the entire Hunan army, they have entered Songshan, and the army commander Fu Zhongxin gave an order, and there were more than 20 artillery pieces in the Taiping army. They fired together, and the shells went straight at the artillery of the Qing army!

Boom Boom!

An earth-shattering explosion shook the sky. The entire Wusong Mountain was blown up and shaken, and the Qing army at this time was not prepared at all and was still marching with their heads down, especially the artillery of the artillery battalion, under the traction of mules and horses, slowly advancing, and the artillery clothing on the cannon body had not yet faded!

At this moment, the shells smashed straight down, and the explosions blew up the entire artillery battalion in a mess, and the ghost cried wolf howls violently!

Not only the artillery battalion, but also the newly equipped musket battalion were also bombarded by the Taiping artillery, and one by one the Hunan troops were swept up in the sky by the violent explosion and died!

Zeng Guoquan was shocked, ambush soldiers, there are ambushes from the Taiping Army here, careless, careless!

Zeng Guoquan stomped his feet in a hurry and roared angrily: "Order, the whole army retreats immediately, retreat!" Withdraw from Wusong Mountain! ”

It's just that if you want to withdraw at this time, how easy is it?

The Taiping army has ambushed a large number of soldiers in the east pass of Wusong Mountain, and nearly 2,000 people have emerged from the mountains and jungles one by one, holding bows and arrows or bird guns and muskets in their hands, and launched a stormy offensive against the Hunan army, completely blocking the retreat of the Hunan army, and this road is impassable!

The Hunan army launched two attacks in succession, but they were all beaten back by the Taiping army on the mountain! There is no way to break through the defenses of the Taiping Army!

Liu Songshan hurriedly said: "Lord Futai, the road behind has been blocked by long hair, we can't rush out at all, now we have to move forward, first rush out of Wusong Mountain!" ”

Zeng Guoquan shouted: "Order, the cavalry is opening the way ahead, and they must fight a bloody way and rush out!" ”

As soon as Zeng Guoquan's order was issued, Shi Dakai began to command the Taiping army to launch a fierce attack on the Qing army, and one after another feather arrows shot at the foot of Wusong Mountain with flames, and ignited the gunpowder, sulfur and other flammable things under Wusong Mountain, and the fire rose to the sky, and the Hunan army was beaten in Wusong Mountain and cried wolf, fleeing in all directions, and the entire Hunan army was completely chaotic!

Zeng Guoquan's heart was completely shrouded in shadows, and he was careless for a while, because tens of thousands of people had fallen into a rare danger, he was too confused, if he even listened to Songshan's persuasion, he camped on the spot outside Wusong Mountain just now, he could have escaped a catastrophe, and the victories over the years made him a little fluttering, forgetting that he was facing the most cunning Shi Dakai!

However, it's too late to say anything now, the most important thing is to kill out, you must kill out, only by killing Wusong Mountain, the Hunan army will have a way to live, if you have been nesting here, there will only be an end of being annihilated!

Zeng Guoquan was just about to give the order to charge, and Liu Songshan beside him hurriedly said: "Lord Futai, we can't charge forward!" ”

Zeng Guoquan was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you ask?" ”

Liu Songshan replied: "Lord Futai, once we break through the defense and enter the west side of Wusong Mountain, it will be completely separated from Bao Shuai behind, and when the time comes, Shi Dakai will gather heavy troops to encircle and annihilate them separately, and if they are broken, we will fall into a more dangerous situation than now!" ”

Zeng Guoquan's heart was shocked, yes, what Liu Songshan said is right, once the encirclement is highlighted, he and Bao Chao will be separated by the entire Wusong Mountain, and when the time comes, it will be easier to be broken by Shi Dakai!

Liu Songshan continued: "Lord Futai, I suggest that we stay put, dodge the attack with the help of the mountains and rocks as much as possible, and send the elite to launch a counterattack towards the mountains to suppress the attack of Changmao!" Waiting for Bao Shuai's help, there are more than 10,000 people behind him, as long as we hold on for a while, they will definitely be able to kill from behind, and when the time comes, we still have hope of turning the tables, I believe that Shi Dakai will not have too many troops! ”

Yes, Shi Da Kaichuan, only led 50,000 people, some of them stayed in Jiujiang, and the other part was stationed in Anqing, and the strength that could be used to attack the Hunan army would definitely not exceed 30,000 people.

Zeng Guoquan gritted his teeth and replied: "Okay, order, the whole army will give me a counteroffensive, order the artillery battalion and the musket battalion to launch an all-out attack on the Taiping army!" ”

(To be continued.) )