"It's still a pity, the last strength is missing, and you can completely defeat the officer in front of you..."
At the other end, behind the barricade that has been recovered and re-strengthened and constructed by the blockbuster, Wang Yanzhang, a general from the left arm of the Second Army of the Taiping Army, who is standing on the building commanding orders, also sighed:
"It's better to take it as soon as you see it, consolidate and digest the results that you will get on the spot. After all, it is the enemy and the enemy, and it is not bad to be able to wait for an opportunity to counterattack on the defensive? There is really no need to strive for the gains and losses. ."
Guo Yan, a general of the Eighth Army Youlang, who was standing next to him, sternly persuaded him:
"Not to mention that although the soldiers are not seriously injured at present, but first ambush and fight in the narrow street fighting, and then intersperse and divide the battle back and forth, they will still accumulate considerable fatigue and material loss."
"My final goal in the short term is to delay the offensive of some officers and soldiers as much as possible, so as to obtain more buffers and opportunities for the countermeasures and operations taken by the rear..."
"With the banner of Cao Niangniang, we have gathered and reorganized the remnants of several battalions of the disintegrated defenders, plus the provisional fifth battalion auxiliary soldiers, before these officers and soldiers can at least respond. Strive and persist for a longer time."
"ok, I get it."
Wang Yanzhang accepted his opinion without tangling the matter, and continued:
". You can stay here to stare at the situation; I will take the Raiders (reserve) team to rush for a while, thinking that the response and interception are good."
However, shortly after he shouted for the gathering of people and horses, he saw that many arcs of billowing smoke flew out of the air suddenly in the air; then he shot down the farthest barricade line. , Among the follow-up officers and army who were generally culled from the waves.
Suddenly, in the midst of the screaming and screaming sound of the sky, more fireworks and smoke enveloped the long street. When Wang Yanzhang saw this, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good fight, let me go forward and kill it upside down!!"
And under the wall of Mingdemen, the side of the tipping bucket of the large and small stone cannons lined up along the demolished and emptied firing area is intensively operating; they are busy operating the next round of firing. In the team, as one of the team leaders, Wang Dali also took the time to ask:
"Lieutenant, don't you have those blunderbuss that hit far and fast? Why do you want to reinstall these stupid things and continue to use them..."
Luo Nian, one of the captains of this mixed (equipment) regiment, did not hesitate to answer:
"Of course it is to confuse the enemy for the time being, and also to cover the movement of our firearms..."
Following his words, there was a dull thunder on the wall of Mingdemen. Along with the smoke bursting out of thin air, at least dozens of huge ball bullets, along the pre-planned extended shooting boundary with room, went straight through the clouds and mist and penetrated into the official army enveloped by the fireworks. Array.
And this is Wang Yanzhang's group of people who have led a new force along the hidden aisle deliberately piled up in the side wall, and then detoured to the front of the line; they just hit the ball and saw them at the beginning of the shot. The tragic scene.
It was like in a dense army of officers and soldiers rushing on the wide and long streets, one after another, many large pits splashed with flesh and blood and flying around were shot out, and then on the hard rocky ground, with exploded fragments. They bounced off one after another; they continued to sweep and fly, and smashed everything that dared to appear on their bounce trajectory.
Whether it's a human body that can't dodge, a mount, armor or a knife card; it can't stop this trend of destruction; let it leave a bloody elongated trajectory in the array of officers and soldiers crowded in the long street. Temporarily blank.
Then following the sergeant Taiping who saw the morale boosted behind the barricade, the mountains whizzed and tsunami rushed out under the leadership of Wang Yanzhang; there were also many tornado cannons and catapults approaching behind the barricade, which would blast the inflammables and poison. The smoke ball was thrown in the rear team of the Long Street officers.
As a result, under the combined blows of the previous collapse and the chaos, this Beidu Defensive Army from Jinyang City, the capital of Hedong Province, as a back-up, was finally unable to escape the final result of a big defeat on the spot and a reversal.
However, this is only a microcosm of the frontal battlefield confrontation in the city. At the same time, near the Yanxing Gate in the east of the city and the Yanping Gate in the west of the city, as the morale of the defenders had plummeted one after another, or fled and disappeared;
The fringe outposts deployed by the Taiping Army, along with the Zhenwu Army and the Tiande Army who were invading, also fought fierce battles and saw-saws one after another on the walls and in the lanes under the city.
Then there is the Xizong Street between Yong'an Square and Xuanyi Square; the impact of the official army and horse team also began to appear; they took turns using lasso and bumping piles to open and knock down the barriers at the junction of the street.
As a result, the Taiping Army suddenly became a little stretched in the face of this situation, and had to withdraw and abandon a large number of defense areas one after another, while shrinking the front and securing it near Nanguo Sanmen.
Formed in the west to Datongfang Road, east to Qinglongfang, Kaimingfang and Daodefang on the central axis are formed within the seven or eight districts that reach the corners and protrusions. However, for them, it was not only the Hedong Daibei army in the city, but also the Hu Qifan army who was waiting outside the city.
For example, it is entrenched and active near the Lantianyi of Bailuyuan in the southeast of Nanguo City, which represents the Yanghu black flag of Dangxiangjun Tuoba Sigong; and on Xiliuyuan, which connects Fengyi Town and E County in the southwest, It is the flag banner of the three surnames Zhu Xie and Ge Yao of the Shatuo tribe.
Their presence of sergeants from both east and west just clamped down the possible help from Dachangguan and Lantian counties; therefore, in a sense, this advance army, which is hanging out alone, can be said to be an egg of internal and external troubles. It's bad for a while.
However, among the Sha Tuo army that was sweeping and inviting to fight under Lantian County, Zhu Xieyi Saint, who was dressed in black armor and black cloak, did not see much joy on his face, but some of his face became more solemn.
In this regard, it was because he felt the faint repulsion from the Hedong army. The offensive and defensive operation in Chang'an changed hands at all without their borders and army. On the contrary, he was arranged to the impoverished and empty city afterwards. The outside "cut off the retreat of the thieves."
On the other hand, because of the subsequent war, there was no progress and almost obtained.
Although during this period of time, including Daqi’s Tongzhou governor Wang Pu, Huazhou governor Qiaoqian, Shangzhou governor Song Yan, and Zuowei general Wang Mei, there were more than a dozen or so entrusted by the new dynasty of Daqi. The defenders and generals have become old and new heads hung on the long pole of the Shatuo army.
But these Taiping thieves, who had been rampant in the south of the city, gave him a sense of faint helplessness of "rats pulling tortoises, nowhere to start". Because they were too complacent, no matter how Sha Tuo Army and Dang Xiang Army tried and challenged, they were still standing still.
No matter how they drive and abuse those captured by the thief army, they are not moved at all. But once these Hu Qifan army wanted to launch a tentative attack, or attack it by night, they would be hit by the city's unreserved full force.
And they are all Hu riding teams and battle cores who are not good at attacking cities. Even if they have a large number of subordinates that can be used for foot combat, they also lack the tough equipment and corresponding skills. These are a bit embarrassing and tasteless. Up. (End of this chapter)