After arriving at the city of Chengdu, the Taiping Army, who joined the Haohao **** three roads, also used cascading battalions and formations to encircle the blossoming city. As the messengers who rushed to and fro, it was the fanatical morale and the eagerness to fight among these Taiping soldiers.
After all, compared to the glorious deeds and memories of entering the city of Chang'an all the way into the city of the imperial city, this time it is possible to capture almost the entire old court, civil and military emperors, including the emperor of the last Tang Dynasty. Another great achievement and feat.
Even if it is only as a horse-drawn cart participating in it, and other trivial supporters and servants. It is also enough to leave many enduring related topics and legends; even in the future, in front of the children and grandchildren, it will leave behind generations of bragging and boasting capital.
However, as the main general of the three-way army, he slowed down the offensive in the city by coincidence, and while working hard to build the camp, he continued to communicate with each other in order to determine the specific items and steps of the coordinated attack.
After all, after removing the surrounding strongholds and cities that echoed the surroundings, this Jinguan City together with the small imperial court was nothing but a lonely turtle in the urn. The remaining thing is how to fight the most critical ending battle of this Jianchuan three-way strategy with the least cost and the highest efficiency.
There are more than a dozen rivers, two hundred bridges, more than 20 ponds, thousands of big banyan trees, tens of thousands of weeping willows, and countless ginkgo trees. There are boats and boats, fishermen singing in the evening, and shadows in the water. , There is a shallow bottom of fish and ducks, there are geese and ducks playing in the water... One hundred and twenty squares, a metropolis where countless earthly fireworks and the breath of life converge.
But at the same time, there are three rivers around the city inside and outside the Minjiang water system, which are distributed between the outermost Yangma Wall, Luocheng and Zicheng wall; that is also the last of Cui Anqian and Gao Pian under the leadership of Xichuan. One of the precious wealth has now become the main obstacle and threat to the Taiping Army.
Among them, the sheep-horse wall that surrounds the city square on the outermost periphery has a full height; then, the wall of Daluo (Outer Guo) city reached a height of three to four meters, and a width of two to three meters. The old and new cities were built during the period. The castellations and arrow towers and outposts are densely distributed on it; the eight gates symmetrically distributed on the four corners and eight directions are also full of gate towers and inner and outer urn cities.
It can be said that apart from the lack of morale and confusion of the defenders on the city’s head, it seems to be a place that is almost solid enough to resist for a long time; but sometimes Jiancheng does not have to be conquered from the outside. And breakthrough.
In fact, on the night when the Taiping Army completed the encirclement of Chengdu, various submissions and negotiations from the city; like snowflakes in an endless stream, appeared in the camp under the city one after another.
However, most of them want to sell for the price and seek better conditions for themselves. There are not many worthy wishful thinking. However, as more and more civil servants were confiscated from the localities, and the materials transferred from land and water were gathered to the city, things finally changed.
Afterwards, at the invitation of Ge Congzhou, the attacking army Zheng of Shandong on the North Road, Wang Zhongba from the attacking army on the South Road and Zhong Yi from the other army on the east road also went into the joint camp in the north of the city overnight in light clothes and secretly. The first secret meeting in a small area began in Longtan Temple.
Under the bright lights in the Buddhist hall, everyone looked at the somewhat dirty cloth, wearing a relatively light blue-gray cloth back armor, and described Qingjun Zhong Yi, the general of the East Road Do not send the army to the army, and broke the silence and solemnly. Confirmed:
"Is this true! Will it be a deceitful method?"
"It's not far from eight or nine, because I have successfully connected and confirmed the corresponding identity in Xingyuan Mansion; not to mention the subsequent battles of Bailaoguan, Taurus and Jiange, all benefited a lot. ."
Ge Congzhou, the North Road attacking general with broad eyebrows wearing a Leopard Tunshan Wen Jia, did not hesitate to explain.
"At least, I don't think the little court of Xichuan can pay such a high price, just to cover such an existence..."
"Hey, it's too horrifying. It's only a few years now, has it reached this point? What about it, just tie the shit sage to Kaicheng. ."
The characteristically inlaid with iron leather armor and the brave appearance of the South Road Clash against Zheng Wang Zhongba, with the characteristics of the water army, is still a little unbelievable:
"But it must not be taken lightly; although there are people from all the gates in Chengdu who have secretly informed us; but there is only one chance for success."
Ge Congzhou shook his head and said:
"Otherwise, the layout of the Metropolitan Government House for many years will be wasted, not to mention, it will kill our internal response, and cause more injuries to the soldiers in vain. It is really our generation."
"Never mind, Lao Ge, you will be the main one this time. Let's start at the same time and work together to win the Jinguan City! I will do my best to ensure that the South Road will continue to flow..."
Wang Zhongba made a decisive decision that his strength and expertise lies more in surface warfare; fighting Chengdu, which is known as "Yang Yi Yi Two", is one of the few big cities in the world, but it is not that simple.
"In that case,"
Then Zhong Yi also confirmed that his command is also the mountain troops with low firearm equipment rate and the newly recruited auxiliary soldiers; he is also inferior to the heavy equipment such as artillery and explosives and the combat engineering regiment sequence from the north. Ge Cong Zhou Suobu, who came all the way from Shannanxi Road, attacked the city and fought over.
"Thank you brothers for your trust. A certain family will do their best and work together to achieve this achievement..."
Ge Congzhou nodded when he heard this:
"As for the polo master, it depends on the ability and opportunity of their respective subordinates after falling into the city."
"good.."
"Just as it is..."
After another day that was particularly agonizing and idle.
As a southern guard, Liu Jurong, who had been busy until late at night during several rounds of city inspections and surprise inspections, was suddenly awakened by the rumble of the Taiping Army’s test artillery calibration outside the city. However, he couldn't wait to walk up to the wall in armor.
Because, although the current Chengdu Waiguo claims to have won more than 20,000 soldiers, the strength of the guards in Jinguan City is also different. Among them, the fifth battalion of the Shence New Army stationed at Douxingshi in the west has the best equipment and most complete equipment.
The second is the defender of Li Maozhen, who is in charge of the east, with more than a thousand soldiers left in Xichuan as the backbone; it is known as the most powerful force in the city. Then there is the remnant of the Weirong Army in Yang Xun to the north, at least the habitual warriors who have faced the thief army and have been able to maintain the organization.
In the end, he was the only one responsible for the weakest defensive force. Because apart from the hundreds of remnants he brought back, almost all of them were re-recruited (grabbing) from the market in Chengdu Unity. They belonged to raw melon eggs who took up weapons without much training.
Therefore, he needs to step up inspections even at night to prevent them from slipping off the guard by the opportunity, or sleeping secretly on the battlement post in the city. For this reason, last night he had cut off a head in the Qiqiao Gate, and flogged and stood up a dozen other soldiers.
However, when he walked up to the Wanliqiaomen city tower again when he was dressed properly, he was a little surprised to find that he had arranged a few generals who were personally trained in the city to guard the morning and perform military laws and inspection duties. , All disappeared together, leaving only a few soldiers who looked at each other.
Liu Jurong couldn't help but yelled at the left and right with annoyance and anger in his heart:
"Where's the defender? The thieves outside this place are all starting to shoot... Leaving your post without permission, don't let your head go!!!"
However, the next moment, as a small school hurried back to report, he brought an unbelievable news:
"It's not good, they are all unified. Both in the gatehouse and in the back camp have developed dysentery this morning. Many children vomit and diarrhea and can't get up..."
"Damn it!! How can this be..."
Liu Jurong, who suddenly heard the news, trembled all over, suddenly his hands and feet became cold. How could this happen when the enemy was about to attack the city. Is it true that God is going to kill my Datang
However, no one was able to answer him at this time. After that, the soldiers dispatched from the bridge gate soon sent a sudden dysentery from the city defenders, and most of the soldiers had diarrhea and drowned everywhere. Sudden situation that arises.
"Check it, check it quickly.. Whose hand was responsible for the morning meal this morning"
Liu Jurong finally came back to his senses and couldn't help but yelled at the only remaining soldiers around him in a gaffe: However, it seemed to echo his roar, the next moment the roar of artillery outside the city suddenly became neat and dense. .
PS, so to speak, the first few of my comments in the writer's words were all killed by the backstage? (End of this chapter)