Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 135 The Hunan Army was defeated! Su Yi’s new victory!

At this time, there were not 18,000 people in Jiujiang City as Su Yi thought, but about 20,000 people.

The Hong people left Lu and brought two thousand people into Jiujiang one after another.

It has been almost a year and a half since I left Shanghai.

It feels like a dream.

Life in Jiujiang is much more miserable than in Shanghai, and even more miserable than in Beijing.

Hong Renli is very capable. Whether she is in Shanghai or Beijing, she has the ability to make a lot of money and live a very exquisite life.

But when he arrived in Jiujiang, he had to share the joys and sorrows with his brothers.

Of course, she still has some privileges, such as being able to wear many beautiful clothes. Many of them were bought when she was in Shanghai, and Su Yi even helped her choose them.

However, the cheongsam that Su Yi personally designed for her was never delivered to her.

Because by the time Su Yi asked someone to do it, she had already left.

I can't imagine what effect her devilish figure will have after wearing a cheongsam.

She had been miserable for years and had no hope.

So in the capital, she tried her best to assassinate officials and even the emperor, feeling like she was seeking death.

When they arrived in Shanghai, she and Su Yi spent a happy time. The two dated often, ate at the most famous restaurants, drank terrible coffee, went to the theater, and bought clothes.

She even wore a gorgeous dress and followed Su Yi to a foreign cocktail party, and was exposed to a high-class life that almost all women would never see in their lifetime.

This kind of life is intoxicating, especially killing Zhang Yuzhao in the end is even more exciting.

But...she was still uneasy, still empty.

The more flashy her life with Su Yi was, the more guilty she felt, feeling that she shouldn't be so happy and was not qualified to be so happy.

After arriving in Jiujiang, she returned to the Taiping Army and felt at ease.

The whole person is enriched.

but……

That pain came back.

There is no hope or future.

She has experienced too much and has opened her horizons.

I know how powerful the foreigners are, and how prosperous the foreigners' territory is.

In Tianjing City, decay and depravity are taking place.

Of course, there is no such decay in Jiujiang City, but there is gloom and despair.

It had been besieged for two or three years, and the defenders in the city had run out of food supplies a long time ago.

This last year, I was completely enveloped in hunger.

All the open spaces in the city are filled with grain.

After the wheat matures, rice is planted, and no other crops are spared.

In more than a month, the wheat will be mature. At this time, at a glance, there are waves of wheat everywhere.

But the food grown is definitely not enough to eat.

All the insects and other things in the city were also eaten.

Just stick to it day by day.

The defenders in the city were gloomy and desperate, but they possessed great strength.

The kind of power that is not even afraid of death, the kind of power that death is liberation.

Historically, they even lasted until next year, repelling the Hunan Army's attacks again and again.

Defeat the Hunan Army again and again.

If Shi Dakai hadn't refused to save him, if he hadn't been completely starved of food, this city would still not be destroyed.

All the defenders could only have two meals of porridge a day.

Hong Renli is special. She can enjoy the best food, including of course her nominal daughter, Lin Chang'er.

This girl finally returned to her father Lin Qirong.

Now a year and a half later, she has grown taller and developed beautifully.

Influenced by Hong Renli, she also likes to wear nice clothes, which makes her look even more charming.

Hong Renli still has another worry, and that is Lin Qirong's fanatical love.

She is too beautiful and her figure is too hot.

No matter where she goes, there are men fascinated by her.

Lin Fengxiang, Wang Shiqing, and Lin Qirong are no exception.

Some time ago, news of the Tianjing Incident also reached Jiujiang City.

Yang Xiuqing is dead!

Suddenly, the entire Taiping Army garrison in Jiujiang City, in addition to despair, also had an aura of destruction.

Many people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom hated Yang Xiuqing, including Chen Chengrong and others he promoted.

But Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang were extremely grateful to Yang Xiuqing.

Yang Xiuqing is their Bole.

Most of the Taiping Army came from a poor background, and Zeng Tianyang was a rare exception. He lived a wealthy life, was sixty years old, and went to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He was purely passionate.

In the hearts of Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang, Yang Xiuqing is the future of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Now...the future of heaven is dead.

Throughout Jiujiang City, everyone wears filial piety and is wrapped in plain clothes everywhere.

At this time, Shen Baozhen led 20,000 Hunan troops and launched a crazy attack on Jiujiang City!

And at this time.

It was precisely the most painful and angry moment for the entire Jiujiang Taiping Army.

Fighting will, the most explosive moment.

Then……

An extremely tragic battle occurred.

Fearing that Su Yi would take advantage of him, Shen Baozhen wanted to make a quick decision.

So, it was almost a crazy siege.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Dozens of artillery pieces fired wildly.

The foreign gun team was shooting wildly from a distance of more than a hundred meters.

At this time, the Hunan Army's equipment was already very advanced, and its elite troops were not even inferior to Su Yi's new army.

As soon as the war began, it entered a fever pitch.

Besides, in order to encircle Jiujiang, the outside was densely packed with trenches, trenches as high as a person, winding and winding, stretching for dozens of miles.

When the Hunan Army attacked and besieged the city, they liked to dig trenches the most.

In the artillery fire.

Countless Hunan Army soldiers looked at the long wooden boards laid on the moat.

Then, they rushed to the city wall like a tide.

Countless siege ladders were set on it.

The fighting style of the Hunan Army was different from that of most Qing troops.

They were very fierce and not afraid of death.

Of course, the Taiping Army was not afraid of death, so the two sides often had an astonishing casualty ratio.

For example, Li Xubin, a fierce general who attacked Jiujiang City at this time, was annihilated by Chen Yucheng in Sanhe Town with 6,000 people.

And the Jiujiang City in history was also conquered by Li Xubin.

Both sides fought a stupid battle.

But it was precisely because of this that it was so thrilling.

Just like this, wave after wave of charging, wave after wave of death.

"Go, go, go!"

In the almost crazy attack, countless Hunan troops rushed across the moat and climbed up the siege ladder.

Climbed up the city wall!

Then, it was hand-to-hand combat!

At this time, the Hunan troops felt something was wrong.

In theory, in terms of pure combat power, the Jiujiang City Taiping Army should be inferior to them.

However, at this time, these rebels actually broke out such crazy combat power.

I thought the Tianjing Incident would make them despair and completely unwilling to fight.

The result was completely the opposite.

Each of them was not afraid of death, as if they wanted to pour out all their grief and anger.

Each of them had red eyes.

They were chopped several times on their bodies, but they seemed not to be afraid of pain. They were covered in blood and flesh, and they were still fighting crazily.

Even their hands were chopped off and they had no weapons, so they used their teeth and heads to hit them, hugging the Hunan troops one by one and jumping directly under the city wall.

Shen Baozhen was completely stunned. Seeing this scene, his scalp was numb.

He had already regretted that he should not have rushed to attack Jiujiang in order to gain credit. The Tianjing Incident not only did not weaken Jiujiang's rebellion, but made them even more angry and furious.

But it was too late to regret now.

Batch after batch of Hunan troops had already rushed to the top of the city. Retreating at this time would have a huge impact on morale.

So, he could only grit his teeth and send troops to continue charging!

So the battle between the two sides was not white-hot, but completely tragic.

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And at this time!

Su Ye's new army was on the Yangtze River, only a few dozen miles away from Jiujiang City.

Although the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River was picturesque, the entire fleet was always on guard.

Because the waterway in this area was very dangerous, not only the Taiping Army's navy appeared, but also the Hunan Army's navy.

While on guard, Su Ye couldn't help but look at the houses and fertile fields on both sides.

The war almost destroyed everything.

Many houses were reduced to ruins, and many farmlands were uncultivated.

Soldiers are like bandits. Farmers will be in trouble even if they plant crops in such war zones.

Suddenly!

The whole fleet was filled with a harsh sound.

The lookout on the mast immediately blew the conch.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

Soon, Su Ye also saw it.

A fleet of the Taiping Army rushed out of Poyang Lake with murderous intent.

The Taiping Navy was also confused when they saw Su Ye's fleet at first, then surprised, and then the war drums sounded directly.

They had more than twenty gunboats, including five large ships and more than 200 small boats.

This was the main force of Shi Dakai's navy.

Damn!

The Tianjing Incident happened, and Shi Dakai was already in Tianjing City. Your navy is still coming to fight me?

This is also to blame the Hunan Army.

Two years ago, in the battle of Hukou, Zeng Guofan's navy was almost completely destroyed, and several large warships were seized by Shi Dakai.

It's just that the Hunan Army has its own shipyard, and in just two years, it has built a powerful navy fleet.

But Su Ye has no warships, only two British armed merchant ships, and they are flying the flag of the Qing Dynasty.

The two armed merchant ships have a total of eight naval guns.

Even at this time, the captains of the two British gunboats were still bargaining with Su Ye.

"Three hundred thousand taels, we will help you fight this battle, otherwise we will immediately hang the British flag and withdraw directly from the battlefield."

Su Ye cursed in his heart, but he could only agree.

However, the British still have this honor. After Su Ye agreed to pay, the two armed merchant ships immediately went to the front.

Then, the fleets of both sides immediately fought fiercely.

This is completely unlucky.

Su Ye has been back and forth several times on the Yangtze River waterway. He has never encountered the Taiping Army's navy before, but this time he happened to meet it.

The naval guns of the British armed merchant ships are more advanced, but the number is too small.

The Taiping Army fleet has more than dozens of artillery pieces.

Moreover, armed merchant ships are merchant ships after all, not real warships.

So within a short moment, Su Ye's fleet immediately fell into a disadvantage.

More than a dozen gunboats of the Taiping Army immediately chased from both sides and directly opened fire on Su Ye's fleet.

This was almost the most dangerous moment.

Because these hundreds of ships were densely packed with food, supplies, ammunition, and three thousand soldiers.

"Use the artillery as naval guns!"

Even without Su Ye's order, the soldiers on the ship had already started.

Directly push out dozens of army artillery, and use food bags as a buffer for artillery firing.

Even, the artillery fired symmetrically, so that the recoil could offset each other.

Although this caused considerable damage to the hull, it was not a big deal at this time.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

On Su Ye's side, more and more artillery fired.

Although they were not special naval guns, the artillery on Su Ye's side was still much better, and the artillery was also advanced.

So in almost the shortest time, the firepower of the Taiping Army was suppressed.

Then...

One or two hundred Taiping Army speedboats rushed over like a pack of wolves.

At that time, the Taiping Army relied on these small boats to approach the large warships of the Hunan Army and defeated the main force of the Hunan Army Navy.

These Taiping Army naval forces were extremely good at water, very good at slapping poles, and good at jumping off ships.

They were all desperate.

This scene was very scary to watch.

Nearly two hundred ships and thousands of Taiping Army soldiers made strange noises and rushed towards Su Ye's fleet frantically.

These small boats were so densely packed that they were too fast to even fire accurately.

Once they were allowed to get close, the consequences would be disastrous.

They would directly set fire to Su Ye's fleet.

Once Su Ye's new army fell into the water, they would be completely passive, because they were not specialized in the navy, most of them were northerners, not good at water, and falling into the water meant being killed.

But...

These Taiping navy were doomed to be unlucky, and it was impossible for them to replicate the glory of destroying the Xiang navy.

Su Ye's 3,000 new troops, each with an advanced rifle.

This kind of long-range combat was the best.

As targets for artillery, these small boats of the Taiping navy were indeed difficult to hit.

But as targets for rifles, it was very easy.

Moreover, these soldiers on the Taiping navy were so crowded that they were easier to aim.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Su Ye's new army kept aiming and firing.

The soldiers on these Taiping speedboats were killed one by one.

The soldiers on the Taiping Army's express boats began to shoot arrows and muskets in retaliation.

But in this battlefield environment, they were destined to be no match for Su Ye's new army.

Casualties in large numbers!

For a time, the entire river was ablaze with flames.

"Boom boom boom..."

Cannonballs streaked across the sky.

Not far away was the Yangtze River embankment.

Many shells exploded directly on the embankment.

Su Ye loudly ordered, aiming the artillery and trying to avoid the Yangtze River embankment.

The Taiping Army's navy launched wave after wave of charges.

But... it was useless.

It couldn't break through the barrage of Su Ye's new army.

Both sides suffered casualties.

However, it was obvious that the Taiping Army's navy suffered more casualties.

This Taiping Army's navy belonged to Shi Dakai, and was originally going to meet Tianjing from Poyang Lake, but unexpectedly ran into Su Ye's fleet head-on.

Hanging the flag of the Qing demon, and without warships, this is a rare opportunity, even if it is looting, it can make a fortune.

Therefore, the commander of the Taiping Navy immediately started fighting without saying anything.

After fighting for more than an hour, they found that this Qing demon fleet was so difficult to fight, and the casualties were getting bigger and bigger.

They couldn't fight any more, they had to return to Tianjing, where they had important tasks.

So, the commander of the Taiping Navy asked dozens of people to shout: "Where are you going to fight?"

Su Ye was stunned.

Then he remembered that Shi Dakai had watched Lin Qirong in Jiujiang die several times in history, and he immediately understood.

So, he asked dozens of people to shout loudly: "Attack Jiujiang! Attack Jiujiang!"

Sure enough, after the other side heard about the attack on Jiujiang.

Just a moment later, they called off the troops.

Damn, you Taiping Army is really united, and now you are watching people die without helping.

Then, the main force of the Taiping Navy began to retreat.

Su Ye did not stop them, and the two sides tacitly ceased fire.

Although this encounter was unexpected, Su Ye's new army still won.

About half an hour later, the main force of the Taiping Army's navy had retreated more than ten miles.

At first, they were still on guard, but after they had pulled away enough distance, they went straight ahead at full speed, heading towards Tianjing.

Soon, they completely disappeared from sight.

Deputy Marshal Wang Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Su Ye: "Marshal, Shi Dakai is not a very good person."

Su Ye said: "Yes."

Among the several kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Shi Dakai is outstanding in terms of comprehensive ability.

But this person is hesitant and selfish, which is rare.

So after he left the Heavenly Kingdom, his combat effectiveness suddenly decreased.

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At this time, the Jiujiang battlefield was completely white-hot.

Both sides were killing with blood in their eyes.

The city walls were all stained with blood.

There were countless corpses under the city walls.

The Hunan Army had charged countless times.

They were very fierce and rushed to the top of the city several times.

However, no matter how many times they rushed, they were all killed and pushed back.

Li Xubin, covered in blood, came to Shen Baozhen and said, "Sir Shen, we can't fight anymore. We can't fight anymore."

"It's not that the brothers are not brave enough, but it's impossible to take it down."

"This group of rebels are crazy, completely crazy, not afraid of death at all, and even want to die."

"Their eyes are different from those of ordinary people."

"If Su Ye wants to fight, let him fight. I don't believe that Su Ye can take it down with only 3,000 people."

Shen Baozhen looked at the corpses and the blood on the city wall.

Among the several giants of the Hunan Army, he was the only one who was most persistent in attacking Jiujiang.

Because he was the prefect of Jiujiang and the Jiangxi Provincial Surveillance Commissioner.

He had been the prefect of Jiujiang for several years, but he had never really owned Jiujiang, and he had never even entered Jiujiang City.

I am not willing to accept this!

And this time, there were so many casualties, but Jiujiang City was still not taken down.

He has to be responsible.

Zeng Guofan was not there, and Hu Linyi didn't care, so this time the attack on Jiujiang was entirely his own idea.

Although the emperor would definitely not hold him accountable, he would hold him accountable within the Hunan Army.

But there is no doubt that Jiujiang cannot be taken down now.

I originally wanted to intercept Hu Su Ye and take Jiujiang.

Now it seems!

I lost both the lady and the soldiers.

Although he was extremely unwilling, Shen Baozhen still gave the order.

"Retreat!"

"Retreat!"

Then, the horn was sounded to call off the troops!

The remaining 10,000 Hunan troops began to retreat like a tide.

How many casualties were there in this battle?

I don't know, 3,000? 4,000?

It was the largest casualty in the past two years.

However, seeing the Hunan Army retreat. The Taiping Army on the top of the city did not cheer at all, but watched quietly.

Their eyes were also full of unwillingness.

Some even roared.

Why don't you fight?

Why don't you attack?

Keep fighting, keep killing!

Come on, come on!

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After repelling the main force of Shi Dakai's navy, Su Ye's new army began to look for a suitable landing site.

Send the vanguard to establish a landing position.

Then, the main force landed in waves.

After landing!

Su Ye's army did not delay too much and began to assemble in formation.

"Marshal, there was a fierce battle in the direction of Jiujiang City just now, but now it is completely inaudible. The battle over there should be over."

Su Ye nodded.

"All troops, set off!"

With an order.

Su Ye's nearly 3,000 new troops lined up neatly and headed towards Jiujiang City.

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An hour later!

Su Ye led the army to the foot of Jiujiang City.

Neatly marching in formation, a mighty army.

Then...seeing this scene, all the new troops couldn't help but take a breath.

On the top of the city and under the city wall, there was blood and corpses everywhere.

The moat was almost dyed red with blood.

There were countless corpses floating on it.

It is unimaginable how tragic this battle was just now.

And it just ended not long ago.

Many people in the new army have never seen such a tragic battle scene,

because the corpses killed by weapons look much bloodier than those killed by bullets.

Su Ye even saw the backs of the Hunan Army retreating.

On a small hill not far away, Shen Baozhen was holding a telescope and looking towards Su Ye.

The Hunan Army, which had just been defeated, just lowered their heads and retreated in an orderly manner, without saying a word.

More than 10,000 people, stretching for two or three miles, with no end in sight.

Occasionally looking back, he looked at Su Ye's new army with curiosity.

Although they all belonged to the Qing camp, there seemed to be no communication.

The Hunan Army not only withdrew, but also moved away all the siege equipment and even the long wooden bridges laid on the moat.

All the gates of Jiujiang City were not only closed, but there were no drawbridges.

All the drawbridges were destroyed by the Taiping Army.

They showed an absolute will, we don't plan to come out, we don't plan to leave.

You don't even think about coming in.

We want to live and die with Jiujiang City.

So when Su Ye's new army came into view.

The Taiping Army defenders on the top of the city directly turned their eyes away from the Xiang Army and looked at Su Ye's new army.

They didn't even seem to be very interested in the new uniforms of the new army.

Almost everyone's eyes were bloodshot, and they looked at Su Ye's new army with a calm but full of fighting spirit.

The meaning was very clear.

You are here, so come and attack the city.

Let's fight!

I really don't know what this group of Taiping Army has encountered after being besieged and cut off from food in the past two years, which made them have such expressions and temperament.

Today's battle with the Xiang Army.

The Xiang Army suffered about 4,000 casualties, and the Taiping Army suffered 2,000 to 3,000 casualties.

So, there are still 17,000 or 18,000 left, which is still a very powerful force.

Countless pairs of eyes stared at Su Ye's new army.

As if waiting for their attack.

Su Ye took a deep breath and walked towards the top of Jiujiang City.

He stopped less than 200 meters away.

After standing still, Su Ye shouted, "Excuse me, where is General Lin Qirong?"

Then, he saw a pair of familiar eyes on the top of the city.

Incredibly complicated eyes.

Then he saw a beautiful, even charming face.

Hong Renli, how are you!

Then, a man stepped forward and said to Su Ye.

"I am Lin Qirong, the commander of Tianguo Jiujiang. You are Su Ye? I have heard this name countless times."

"General Su Ye, do you have something to say to me?"

"Why don't you go into the city and talk?"

After that, the city gate in front of him slowly opened.

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Then I'm going to sleep, and I tell myself again that I really can't write all night.