October 25, Chiyou City. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Before Ouyang Shuo entered the compound where Chi You was training blood guards, a smell of blood permeated.

"Open the door!"

When Chen Dameng, the captain of the guard, heard this, he stepped forward with an arrow and stepped down violently, and the wooden door directly turned into fragments and scattered all over the ground, ignoring the big lock on the door.

"How rude!"

Ouyang Shuo shook his head and walked into the compound.

The scene in front of him made Ouyang Shuo's face turn pale in an instant.

Inside the compound, it's a hell.

I saw that in the courtyard, there were severed arms and stumps everywhere. On the walls of the courtyard, there were blood stains, covered with red palm prints, and even the ground was soaked in blood and stained crimson.

Countless flies and maggots enjoy a rare "feast" in the courtyard.

In one corner of the courtyard, there is a stone masonry pool, which is five meters long and three meters wide. The strong smell of blood emanates from this pool.

When I walked in, it turned out to be a huge pool of blood, bottomless, soaked in countless white bones. The entire pool of blood was filled with bright red blood, and blood bubbles were bubbling from time to time.

I'm afraid that this situation is only in hell!

Ouyang Shuo recalled the record in the "Jiuli Blood Domain True Scripture", knowing that the blood pool in front of him was the key to training the blood guard, and the blood guard had to soak in the pool every day to absorb blood energy.

The bones in the pool must have been captured by the Han people, who were forcibly refined by the blood pool and became the nourishment of the blood pool. With such a big pool of blood, how many lives must be sacrificed.

This situation is really intolerable.

Only the demon god would act so recklessly, regarding human life as grass mustard, and treating the Han people in the territory as pigs and dogs, and let him slaughter them.

Even Chen Dameng and the others, seeing this scene, turned pale and wanted to vomit.

"Open this place to the public for one day, and after a day, it will be completely burned down." Ouyang Shuo's face was pale, and he didn't have the heart to look at it anymore, so he turned around and left.

"No!"

Chen Da responded heavily, his eyes full of anger.

is also a Han Chinese, and seeing the same kind of persecution in this way, it will be uncomfortable for anyone to put it aside.

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As soon as the secret of the compound was revealed, it immediately caused an uproar in Chiyou City.

Not to mention the Han people in the city, even the mountain barbarians also looked sad and angry when they saw this scene. Because the severed arms and stumps in the courtyard are all mountain barbarian warriors.

Countless Han people or mountain barbarians who lost their relatives found their wreckage in the compound, and one by one they cried in the dark, making those who heard it cry.

Chiyou's image has plummeted so far.

The patriarchs of the mountain barbarian tribes no longer dared to put up any shelf, and ran to the city lord's mansion one by one to hand over the invitation, asking to meet the Marquis of Lianzhou and recognize his status as the [barbarian king].

Ouyang Shuo was indifferent to this.

For these mountain barbarian patriarchs, Ouyang Shuo was also ready to boil their sharpness again.

Freezing three feet, not a day's cold.

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Back at the City Lord's Mansion, Ouyang Shuo was still uneasy.

The scene of the pool of blood kept reproducing in his mind, and it could not be erased. The cruelty of the wilderness was once again bloodily displayed in front of Ouyang Shuo, beating his nerves.

Originally, Ouyang Shuo thought that he was cold enough to face all cruelty calmly. Unexpectedly, Chi You's actions once again broke through his bottom line.

The cruelty of the wilderness was even more fierce than Ouyang Shuo expected.

The emperor's white bones, how can it just be talked.

Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but ask himself, "He, is he really ready?" ”

"Qiyu Junhou, there is an urgent military situation!"

The arrival of the intelligence officer interrupted Ouyang Shuo's thoughts.

When Ouyang Shuo heard this, he took the secret letter that the Military Intelligence Department had just taken from the post station. The secret letter was sent in vain, informing him of the latest battle situation in Mulan Fortress.

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Mulan Fortress.

After half a month of careful preparations, countless siege equipment and grain and grass materials have been transported to the Nanda camp on the front line.

Along with the supplies, there was also a batch of secret weapons.

In addition, Hong Xiuquan once again sent an additional 50,000 troops from Tianjing to the southern camp. And let go of the cruel words, and take the Mulan Fortress at all costs.

At this time, in Tianjing City, the garrison was less than 40,000.

Everyone thought that Hong Xiuquan was crazy.

In fact, Hong Xiuquan, who was reborn once, is a brainless person. In his hands, he holds a secret weapon, and he must have a port in order to realize his ambitions.

Therefore, even if he pays a big price, Hong Xiuquan will capture Mulan Fortress and capture Lianzhou County. To this end, he did not hesitate to cooperate with Chiyou and contact the threat from the east.

Hong Xiuquan's will cannot be shaken.

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The Southern Route Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which was formed by the merger of the former Southern Route Army and the Western Route Army, plus the 50,000 troops reinforced by Tianjing, the total strength reached 200,000, which was equivalent to the Western Route Army.

The army was dominated by Yang Xiuqing, and the young general Li Xiu became the deputy general. In addition, there are two generals, Lin Fengxiang and Chen Yucheng, who serve as left and right generals respectively.

Hong Xiuquan is determined to take the Mulan Fortress this time and open up the estuary of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Just one day before Ouyang Shuo led his troops to Chiyou City, that is, on October 24, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom South Road army, which was stationed in front of the Mulan Fortress, finally launched the first wave of onslaught on the Mulan Fortress.

At this time, the defenders of the fortress included the 3rd, 4th and 5th Divisions of the Longxiang Legion, and in addition, the 1st Division of the City Guard Division led by Zhao Sihu.

As for the Lianzhou County Garrison Division, it is still on standby in Mulan City for the time being.

The first wave of attacks by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was hit hard and unprecedentedly.

Mulan Fortress can be known as the first fortress in southern Xinjiang, it took countless manpower, material and financial resources, and it took nearly half a year to build, how easy is it? The fortress was equipped with 100 three-bow and eight-ox bed crossbows and more than 50 trebuchets, which gave the Southern Route Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom a head-on blow.

Before the Southern Route Army could get close to the foot of the city wall, the 50,000 vanguard troops were crushed by the rain of arrows and stones.

The sharp arrows shot by the three-bow and eight-ox monnieri crossbow not only have a long range, but also a large number and fast launch speed, which is simply a row of human meat harvesters.

A full hundred three-bowed eight-ox bed crossbows, combined with one hundred and fifty ordinary bed crossbows, were installed on the city wall in turn, forming a dense defensive network.

A rain of arrows, like modern machine guns, poured ammunition without stopping.

In just one morning, the bed crossbow consumed more than 50,000 arrows, which was really terrifying. It is also the great cause of Shanhai City, which can withstand such a huge consumption of arrows.

In addition to the bed crossbow, the trebuchet is not to be outdone.

The stones equipped with Mulan Fortress are all modified "fireballs". A year ago, Ouyang Shuo's crazy purchase of fierce fire oil once again showed its might.

Huge stone balls were poured with fierce fire oil, and after they were ignited, they turned into huge fireballs that were urging life, cutting through the arcs of death in the air and smashing into the military formation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The dense military formation is simply a "paradise" for fireballs.

A fireball smashed down, and it was a large number of casualties. Countless warriors, splashed by the flames, their bodies on fire, let out terrible screams, and scurried in all directions. Wherever the fireball rolled, the soldiers fled.

The fireballs in the sky are simply too many to count.

At this moment, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom army was suddenly in chaos, and it was not in formation at all.

With the cooperation of the three-bow, eight-ox bed bed crossbow and trebuchet, on the first day of the onslaught alone, the Southern Route Army lost more than 15,000 soldiers, but it did not even touch the wall of Mulan Fortress.

This time, whether it was Yang Xiuqing or Li Xiucheng, they were all shocked in their hearts.

Such fortresses are beyond the reach of manpower.

Just when Bai Qi thought that the army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would retreat in the face of difficulties, the next day, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom launched another onslaught on the Mulan Fortress, and there was a great momentum of "not giving up if the goal is not achieved".

In the face of the super firepower of Mulan Fortress, the secret weapon prepared by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had to appear in advance. I saw that as the army advanced, five artillery pieces appeared in the military formation.

This kind of artillery is Hong Xiuquan's secret weapon.

At the time of Hong Xiuquan's uprising, it was the late Qing Dynasty. The use of firearms has become extremely widespread. Therefore, after Hong Xiuquan appeared in the wilderness, he automatically obtained the "Ming Dynasty Firearms Manufacturing Technology Manual".

Unfortunately, the manufacture of firearms, whether it is for materials or technology, has extremely high requirements, and the failure rate is extremely high. Moreover, most of the firearms are also limited in power and cannot be equipped with large-scale armies.

The reason why Hong Xiuquan was determined to attack the Mulan Fortress was to capture Lianzhou County, and then obtain a port, build warships, and install artillery to realize his ambitions.

Five guns, indeed extraordinary.

Facing the iron walls of Mulan Fortress, the artillery smashed out large holes one by one on the city wall. According to the development of such a situation, it is really possible that the Mulan Fortress will be penetrated by artillery.

Unfortunately, there were only five pieces of artillery, and the firing range was short, so it was necessary to rely on the cover of the army, braving a dense network of bed crossbows and trebuchets to advance to the edge of the city walls before it could be fired.

All of a sudden, both sides were defeated.

The walls of Mulan Fortress were severely damaged, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's army also suffered heavy losses. Even a precious artillery piece was hit by a trebuchet and scrapped on the spot.

A day passed, and the Mulan Fortress was finally in danger. That night, Bai Qi ordered the Lianzhou County Garrison Division to immediately enter the Mulan Fortress to assist in the defense of the fortress.

The Southern Route Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on the opposite side was also uncomfortable, and at the end of the day, more than 10,000 soldiers were lost. If this continues to be fought, I am afraid that if the Mulan Fortress is not penetrated, the Southern Route Army will collapse.

That night, Yang Xiuqing sent a letter to Hong Xiuquan, requesting the withdrawal of the army. It is proposed to change the strategic orientation and turn to the northern province of Sichuan.

Unfortunately, Hong Xiuquan rejected Yang Xiuqing's suggestion.

This is also the first time that the two have disagreed opinions. You must know that Yang Xiuqing's status in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is second only to Hong Xiuquan's. (To be continued.) )