Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 137 Su Yi captures Jiujiang! Shen Baozhen’s tragedy!

"No, I want to go back at this time. I want to be with my brothers and sisters." Hong Renli said: "I already feel extremely guilty. If I can't be with them at this time, I will never be sorry in my life. ”

Then, she flew towards Jiujiang City.

Su Yi couldn't stop him.

Then, he couldn't help but look to the west.

Although it was night and could not see clearly, he still seemed to see Master Shen Baozhen, who was looking at the Yangtze River.

This person really did not disappoint him.

At the critical moment, the methods are so ruthless and decisive!

Thank you, Lord Shen Baozhen.

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In Jiujiang City.

On top of the city wall, there are people always vigilant about everything outside.

Because of the heavy rain, the rivers and lakes were beating against the dams all the time, making loud noises.

But the loud noise just now still seemed harsh.

Therefore, the people on the city wall immediately looked in that direction.

At night, I can't see clearly.

What exactly happened.

"Boom boom..."

There was a loud bang.

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the entire earth.

Then, they saw a horrifying scene. There was a gap in the dam of the Yangtze River, and floods were surging in.

sky! Oh my gosh!

Suddenly, the Taiping troops on the city wall immediately rang the bell.

And it's a very shrill bell.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..."

The bells resounded throughout Jiujiang City.

Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang and other generals rushed to the top of the city and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Soon, they knew what was wrong.

Because I heard the loud noise of the water, I have lived by the Yangtze River for so long, and I am very familiar with this sound.

"No, someone is digging the embankment!" Zeng Tianyang shouted. This old general had been commanding the navy for a long time, so he was too familiar with everything.

"God damn Qing Yao!"

"Despicable!"

"Cut off your descendants!"

"Is it Su Yi?" someone immediately shouted and asked.

Zeng Tianyang said: "Marquis Zhongzhen, if the gap is not big, there is still time!"

"The wheat fields in our city will mature in a month. If floods come in, they will be completely destroyed. Our last bit of food will be gone, and our last hope will be shattered!"

Lin Qirong shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me to plug the gap."

As Lin Qirong shouted, thousands of Taiping soldiers rushed out behind him.

Zeng Tianyang said: "Master Hou, I will plug the gap while you stay in Jiujiang!"

Lin Qirong pushed him away and said, "How old am I and how old are you?"

When Lin Qirong led thousands of people to the breach of the Yangtze River dam, they found that the place was densely packed with people.

"Get ready to fight, get ready to fight!"

Lin Qirong shouted loudly.

Immediately, these thousands of Taiping soldiers put down their things, picked up their weapons, and prepared to fight.

But the next second!

Lin Qirong and others saw clearly that these people were the new army.

After they took one look at the Taiping Army, they ignored it and continued to work hard even if they were ready to fight.

Everyone was carrying stones and sandbags on their bodies, desperately looking at the breach in the dam as they rushed towards it.

Like ants moving, trying desperately to plug the gap.

Hundreds of torches lit up the area.

Su Yi also discovered Lin Qirong, but remained silent and continued to rush forward carrying the sandbag.

Deputy Commander Wang Shiqing rushed forward carrying a boulder of several hundred kilograms alone.

Seeing this scene, Lin Qirong understood instantly.

The person who destroyed the dam was definitely not Su Yi, but...the damned Shen Baozhen.

By the way, it must be him.

His Hunan army is at a high place, so the flood cannot reach it.

But Su Yi and his Taiping troops are at a low level and will be flooded.

After staying for a while, Lin Qirong shouted loudly: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and block the gap!"

Next, thousands of Taiping troops also rushed forward crazily, desperately using various things to block the gap.

Use various bags and fill them with soil to remove the blockage.

Block it with boulders.

Even use wood to block it.

For a time, Su Yi's 2,000 new troops and Lin Qirong's several thousand Taiping troops rushed forward to block the flood gap.

It's completely unclear who is who.

Just race against time.

Even when the Taiping Army fell down, the New Army was the one who helped them up.

In this way, thousands of people worked hard for several hours!

finally……

The gap was blocked.

Fortunately, the water level of the Yangtze River is not high yet, and the current is not very scary.

Fortunately, the gap is not big enough, otherwise it would be impossible to block it.

But now it's just barely blocked, because the best way to plug the gap is with sandbags, so that there won't be any gaps.

There are still gaps in boulders, wood, etc., so water still seeps through.

Thousands of people still didn't dare to be careless. They found various kinds of cloth, wrapped them in soil, and tried their best to plug various gaps and gaps.

Halfway through, veteran general Zeng Tianyang came anyway, bringing another two thousand people with him.

Lin Qirong roared: "What are you doing here? Don't you need to defend the city?"

Zeng Tianyang said: "The Queen is guarding the city."

Thousands of people continue to work hard.

Weeds were even found, mixed with soil, to block the gap.

"It seems...it doesn't seem like much water has seeped in."

"Did we succeed?"

"Successful, successful..."

Some young people couldn't help cheering loudly, and then hugged the people around them, and then discovered that the people next to them were not their comrades, but Su Yi's new army, or it was the other way around.

But in the face of such natural disasters, people's hearts are the easiest to unite.

Then, the new army began to eat and took out their own dry food.

The New Army's food was very good, but this was in the wild, so they only had big cakes to eat.

But just this fragrant cake made Lin Qirong's Taiping Army salivate.

The brothers of the New Army took the initiative to attack at this time.

He tore off half of the pie in his hand and handed it to the Taiping Army on the side.

"Come on, brothers, let's eat together."

"Eat together."

However, most of the Taiping troops did not move.

Su Yi's new army soldier said: "So what if you eat a piece of my pie? Will I still let you show mercy on the battlefield? After eating my piece of pie, when you see me on the battlefield, you will still directly treat me I’ll chop him to death, okay?”

Most of the Taiping Army still did not move, but looked at the general Lin Qirong high up.

Su Yi tore off half of the pie and handed it to Lin Qirong, took a big sip of soju, and handed the flask to Lin Qirong.

The other party was slightly startled, and then took it.

First take a bite of the flatbread, then take a sip of soju.

As soon as Lin Qirong ate it, all the brothers below also took over the cake from the new army.

The two armies temporarily forgot their hostility and hatred.

Sit down, drink water, and eat pie.

"Rumble, rumble..."

"Pa bang bang..."

There was another burst of lightning and thunder in the sky.

Su Yi and Lin Qirong looked at each other and thought something bad in their hearts.

Sure enough, the rain started pouring down right after.

"No, no, no, no..." veteran Zeng Tianyang shouted loudly, using his hands and feet to climb up the embankment.

"Oh God, Lord Dragon, please don't stop raining, please stop raining..."

Zeng Tian was raised on the embankment and kept kowtowing to the Yangtze River.

"It can't rain anymore. Our food harvest will be good in a month. We can't rain anymore..."

"We are out of food, we can't go down..."

Zeng Tianyang kept kowtowing and crying.

Lin Qirong shouted: "Come down, come down!"

At this time, Su Yi heard bursts of sounds, as if they were about to burst.

not good……

Although this gap has been temporarily blocked, it is not strong enough and it is a very fragile balance.

Now that the rain is pouring down, the water levels will rise again.

This temporarily blocked gap may be washed away again at any time.

But now there is nothing to block it with, all the bags are used up, and all the wooden boxes are almost used up.

All the stones have been used up.

Su Yi said: "General Lin, it's time to go."

Lin Qirong said: "No, I am not willing to accept it, I am not willing to accept it!"

And at this time!

Water seeped out of this blocked gap again.

There are more and more places where water is seeping.

Lin Qirong shouted loudly to Zeng Tianyang on the embankment: "Come down quickly, come down quickly."

Veteran Zeng Tianyang looked at this scene in despair.

"Bang……"

Then, a hole was torn open where it had been blocked just now.

The floods came again.

Then, the gap got bigger and bigger.

Everyone is desperate.

Veteran general Zeng Tianyang cried out sadly: "God, why are you so ruthless? My food, the food we grew with our own hands."

Then, he couldn't think about it for a moment and jumped directly towards the Yangtze River.

In despair, he actually wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river.

"Bang!"

However, he did not jump.

He was pinned to the ground alive by two people.

One is his personal soldier, and the other is Wang Shiqing.

Unable to commit suicide, Zeng Tianyang lay on the ground and cried loudly.

Su Yi came to Lin Qirong and said, "Brother Lin, this gap cannot be blocked. Your people must make all preparations and go to high places and stand on the roof."

"The food you planted is definitely not safe. It has just begun to grout. Don't lose your life in vain just to harvest this food."

"Next, the entire area around Jiujiang City will become Zeguo."

"I'm going to withdraw with the new army..."

"goodbye!"

Then, Su Yi loudly ordered: "New Army soldiers, all evacuate!"

Following Su Yi's order, more than two thousand new troops evacuated to a certain place in the east as quickly as possible, and then boarded the ship there.

Time has to hurry, hurry!

"Take care!" Su Yi held Lin Qirong's hand tightly regardless of whether the other party agreed or not.

Then leave!

Lin Qirong watched more and more Guan Yong.

The embankment will burst again soon, and it will definitely not be saved.

So Lin Qirong also shouted loudly: "Go, go, go..."

"Everyone retreat back to the city!"

Then, Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang also led thousands of Taiping troops to retreat desperately.

Taking advantage of the last moment, organize the people in the city onto the roof and move all the remaining supplies to higher places.

It's all a race against time!

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At this time, the Taiping Army in Jiujiang City.

Everyone has been mobilized to move everything to the roof.

There are many people harvesting wheat with sickles.

After Lin Qirong led people into the city.

At this time, floodwaters were pouring in.

"Boom boom boom..."

The gap that had been barely blocked now burst open again.

The raging flood rushed in again. Although Jiujiang is blocked by a city wall and water can't come in at once, the city wall is in disrepair for a long time. There are countless pipes and floods will come in sooner or later.

Lin Qirong picked off a bunch of wheat ears and chewed them in his mouth. The inside had just begun to fill with pulp.

"Don't cut it, don't cut it..."

"Rescue supplies, get on the roof, get on the roof."

"All to the top."

"All wounded, women, children, go to high-rise buildings with roofs."

"All men, get on the walls, get on the roofs!"

Then, Lin Qirong stood on the top of the city, looking at the place where the dike broke, and the floodwater poured in like a giant dragon.

Full of despair!

And at this time.

Suddenly, a group of people came outside the east city gate.

A total of one thousand and hundreds of people.

Everyone carries a big bag on their shoulders.

It turned out to be the new army.

Lin Qirong was stunned, what... what is this?

Su Yi took the lead and came under the city wall.

By this time, the floodwaters were ankle deep.

Lin Qirong didn't doubt his presence at this time and immediately led the people out.

Su Yi said: "Brother Lin, this is 150,000 kilograms of grain, mostly dry food, and several hundred gunpowder packets. I'll leave it to you."

"I'm very sorry, that's all I have for now."

"I'm going to lead my army to leave temporarily and go to Yangzhou to get food."

"You must resist and wait for me to deliver food."

"Don't die, don't commit suicide. Let your brothers not die, and don't commit suicide."

"Wait until I bring food to save you!"

Lin Qirong looked at the piles of food and Su Yi, he was completely confused.

I was deeply shocked, but completely at a loss.

"Su Yi, I, it's impossible for me to surrender. It's impossible for me to betray the Kingdom of Heaven." Lin Qirong said.

Su Yi said: "Lin Qirong, if I say anything less than surrender, I am not worthy of being a human being."

"Do you think I am the one who repays my kindness?" Su Yi said loudly: "Everyone witnesses that from now on I will never say surrender in front of Lin Qirong or the Jiujiang Taiping Army!"

"Receive food, receive supplies!"

Following Su Yi's order.

These more than a thousand soldiers put the food on their shoulders on the shoulders of the Taiping Army.

"Evacuate!" Su Yi ordered.

More than a thousand new troops waded through the water and headed towards the fleet to the east.

The water level is getting higher and higher.

Lin Qirong looked at the back of Su Yi's new army, feeling dazed for a while.

"Move the food to the highest place, the highest place..."

A few hours later!

Su Yi's new army left along the Yangtze River in hundreds of ships and returned to Yangzhou.

There is not enough food and supplies.

The most important thing is to free up the battlefield again.

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The next few days.

It rained heavily.

It rains every day, the water level of the Yangtze River is getting higher and higher, and the water level of Poyang Lake is also getting higher and higher.

Lin Qirong and others watched helplessly as the entire Jiujiang City turned into Zeguo.

The water level keeps rising.

Three feet, five feet, ten feet.

And it’s still rising.

If it continues to rise, even the roof will not be able to stay there.

Countless people knelt on the roof and prayed.

Oh God, Lord Dragon, please don’t do this again.

If it rains again, we will all drown.

At this time, Lin Qirong felt extremely grateful.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Su Yi sent 150,000 kilograms of grain.

Otherwise... the brothers may really starve to death.

One hundred and fifty thousand kilograms, each person can share about eight or nine kilograms.

But Lin Qirong ordered that each person could only eat three taels per day.

This can last longer.

At this time, all the Taiping soldiers knew that all the food they were eating was given by Su Yi's new army.

Suddenly, my mood was extremely complicated.

Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang looked at the Zeguo-like Jiujiang City and said slowly: "Mr. Zeng, although Dong Wang is dead, we are people of the Kingdom of Heaven in life, and ghosts of the Kingdom of Heaven in death. No matter how good Su Yi is, it is still Qing Dynasty. You demon leader, so surrender is absolutely impossible.”

Zeng Tianyang said: "Although the King of the East is dead, we know that the King of Heaven is ridiculous. But in our hearts, brothers are still loyal to the King of Heaven and still have emotions. Surrender is impossible."

Lin Qirong said: "It is impossible to surrender, but we must repay the favor."

Zeng Tianyang said: "The only thing that can support us at this time is this spirit."

Lin Qirong said: "Live according to your nature. Just go wherever you go. If you can't go any further, you will die violently."

Perhaps the Taiping's prayers had an effect.

The next day, the heavy rain stopped.

The long-lost sun came out and the temperature started to rise.

Many Taiping troops seemed to see hope again.

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And this time!

In another direction, Wei Jun, the younger brother of Wei Changhui, the Northern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!

During this period, he has been leading more than 10,000 Taiping troops to fight in Jiangxi, and just captured Ji'an City not long ago.

Compared to Shi Fengkui, this Wei Jun is much stronger.

He is also an old opponent of the Hunan Army. In these years, he has won more than lost against the Hunan Army.

Two years ago, it was he who captured Wuchang City.

Luo Zenan, the teacher of the Hunan Army, was once defeated by him.

During this period, he was fighting well in Jiangxi, and was conquering cities and territories everywhere, but he did not expect the Tianjing Incident to break out.

He also suffered a huge mental shock.

But he recovered quickly because he was also a winner.

His brother Wei Changhui killed Yang Xiuqing.

The mountain that weighed on everyone's head disappeared, and the extremely scary Eastern King disappeared.

When the news reached Wei Jun's ears, his first reaction was to return to Tianjing immediately to help his brother Wei Changhui maintain the situation.

But someone told him not to do this.

He and the Northern King Wei Changhui share the same fate.

The two cannot be in Tianjing at the same time, but should be one inside and one outside, so that they can be stable.

The army of the Heavenly Kingdom is now divided into two places, one in Tianjing and near Anhui, and the other around Jiangxi.

The Northern King Wei Changhui is backed by the Heavenly King in Tianjing, so Wei Jun should seize the military power in Jiangxi.

And the core of Jiangxi is Nanchang.

Therefore, Wei Jun should lead his army to Nanchang.

Wei Jun thought it was reasonable, so he led 15,000 Taiping troops to the north and stationed in Nanchang.

As a result, the Taiping Army in Nanchang at this time exceeded more than 30,000 people. Shi Dakai was not there, so Wei Jun naturally became the commander of the Taiping Army in Nanchang.

It’s just that the original commander of Nanchang was Shi Dakai’s subordinate, and he was not very convinced of Wei Jun.

However, there was no tearing of faces.

Because the Wing King Shi Dakai only went to Tianjing to preside over the situation and stop Wei Changhui from continuing his atrocities, but the situation was not clear yet.

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The weather is getting better day by day.

The temperature is getting higher and higher, and the sun is scorching the earth.

The water level in Jiujiang City is constantly decreasing. I believe it will dry up soon.

During the whole process, Lord Shen Baozhen was waiting for the opportunity.

His army was stationed in the northwest of Jiujiang, where the terrain is very high and will not be affected by the flood.

So in this flood, there was no loss, but a rare rest.

Although this battle was hasty at the beginning and mistakes were made, the army suffered considerable casualties.

But then, he was ruthless and decisive, and still saved the situation.

He held a telescope and looked at everything in Jiujiang City.

"Sir Shen, we have already investigated everywhere. Su Ye's new army has already escaped."

"There is no trace of Su Ye's new army within a hundred miles. When the flood flooded the city, the specific casualties of the new army were unknown, but the material damage should be very serious. Boxes were floating everywhere, and their barracks were completely submerged in the flood without time to collect them."

"This flood destroyed everything in Jiujiang City. The wheat that was about to mature was also submerged by the water."

"Jiujiang has been completely out of food for several days."

Shen Baozhen said: "Continue to record whether there is any smoke from cooking in Jiujiang City, and how many places there are in a day."

"Yes!"

Shen Baozhen was very cautious this time.

He must wait until the Jiujiang Taiping Army is almost starving to death before starting to attack the city.

Make sure to take it in one fell swoop.

On the one hand, he is very patient, but on the other hand, he is very anxious.

Because Su Ye obviously went to Yangzhou for supplies, and once the supplies are completed, he will come back immediately.

Therefore, Jiujiang must be taken before Su Ye's new army arrives.

For this purpose, he specially sent a fleet to patrol the Yangtze River, and once Su Ye's fleet was found, he would report immediately.

The best situation is to wait until all the Taiping troops in Jiujiang City starve to death, so that Jiujiang City can be easily taken.

Under his observation.

The situation in Jiujiang City is very bad.

There are fewer and fewer people on the city wall.

Indistinctly, there are more and more corpses.

The smoke is also increasing.

However, this is not the smoke from cooking, but the smoke from cremating corpses.

The whole city is once again covered in white.

Obviously, this is the mourning for the dead brothers in Jiujiang City.

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In Jiujiang City!

Zeng Tianyang said: "My Lord, do you think this strategy is effective?"

Hong Renli said: "It is effective, because it is completely logical and more in line with Shen Baozhen's expectations."

These days, everyone only eats three taels of dry food, and then drinks hot water crazily.

Although they were not starving to death, they were indeed a little weak.

But if it weren't for the 150,000 kilograms of food sent by Su Ye, they would have almost starved to death long ago.

Of course, this flood was not without a little benefit, that is, it brought some fish.

But this little fish was completely a drop in the bucket for 18,000 people.

Zeng Tianyang said: "My Lord, when do you think Shen Baozhen will attack the city?"

Lin Qirong said: "When Su Ye's fleet sets out from Yangzhou City again, they will attack the city. Because he first flooded the city with a flood, destroyed our wheat that was about to mature, and completely cut off our food supply, it would definitely not be easy for Su Ye."

"Next, let more brothers play the role of corpses, and lie more in a mess."

"Then, on the walls, there was drama on the ground, and he fell down with hunger."

"Next, don't light up the fire anymore. Let everyone fill up with cold drinks and drink for free."

"The whole place is full of hunger and death."

"We have to let Shen Baozhen attack the city quickly. We can't continue to consume it. If we continue to consume it, we will really run out of food completely. The 150,000 kilograms of food sent by Su Yi will also be used up."

Following Lin Qirong's order.

The situation in Jiujiang City looks even more tragic.

The soldiers on the city wall were dying.

Or even, did he suddenly fall to the ground?

The roads in the city were also filled with people lying here and there, no one knew whether they were dead or alive.

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On the hillside in the distance, the Hunan Army observed all this with telescopes.

"Master Shen, it's almost ready."

"In Jiujiang City, there has been a complete lack of food for a long time, and now there is no smoke left."

"A large number of people in the city have starved to death."

"And now they don't burn the dead people at all, they just leave them there."

"At the end of the day, you will see that many people are grabbing dirt on the ground and eating it."

"We can attack the city."

Shen Baozhen shook his head and said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

The staff member said: "Sir, we actually can't wait any longer."

Shen Baozhen said: "Oh? Why?"

The staff member said: "Because they no longer burn the corpses, this is... making a last ditch effort."

After hearing this, Shen Baozhen couldn't help but tremble.

He understood what his staff meant.

Those who were rebellious before burned their dead comrades, but now they no longer burn them.

This... what is this planned to do?

It goes without saying, pointing to the cruelest answer.

Is this to treat people as military rations?

It's just that Lin Qirong has moral sentiments, so he can't make this decision yet.

The staff member said: "Lin Qirong has moral sentiments, but those rebellious soldiers do not. Once someone breaks this taboo, they will all follow suit. Then they will be full, and they will burst out with terrible ferocity! So we have to Hurry up and attack the city."

Shen Baozhen said: "That makes sense, start gathering the troops!"

Half an hour later!

Another scout came to report.

"Sir, flying pigeons carry messages. Flying pigeons carry messages. They fly from ships on the Yangtze River. Because our camp has only been established for a short time, many carrier pigeons do not know how to return to their nests, so ten of them should fly back, but only Come back with two!”

Shen Baozhen took the secret message from the carrier pigeon and thought to himself: Could it be that Su Yi's fleet is back?

Open it and take a look!

The main force of the Fa Ni navy is attacking, and the distance is 280 miles.

For a moment, Shen Baozhen secretly sighed.

It would be better if Su Yi came, at least they were all troops of the Qing Dynasty. They might take the credit, but they would not open fire on the Hunan army.

But it is not necessarily the main force of the reverse water division.

Lin Qirong is Yang Xiuqing's man. Didn't Tianjing rebel against Lin Qirong and refuse to save him? Why are they sending a large army now?

But no matter what, he must take action immediately.

Immediately, Shen Baozhen ordered: "Gather the army, eat enough, and prepare to attack the city!"

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In Jiujiang City.

Someone immediately reported Lin Qirong.

"Master Marquis, Shen Baozhen's army has moved, it has moved!"

Lin Qirong loudly ordered: "The whole army is well fed. Each person should not exceed eight taels of dry food. Prepare for battle!"

With an order.

The 18,000 Taiping troops cheered with great joy.

Finally... finally I can eat with ease.

Eight taels of dry food is already a lot.

Everyone took advantage of the cold and ate it to their heart's content.

Although this flatbread is very dry, the climate has been too humid recently. Even if it is exposed to the sun every day, it still feels a little moldy.

But... for the Taiping Army who were short of food, they only ate three taels a day, which was nothing more than delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

Everyone ate eight taels.

Then, add cold boiled water.

So full!

Finally full.

It’s been the first time in two years that I feel full. It’s so comfortable.

Now that you’re full, get ready to fight!

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Shen Baozhen's more than 10,000 troops gathered five hundred meters away from the Jiujiang City Wall.

"You have all seen it clearly. Now there is rebellion in the city. There are less than three or four thousand people in the city, and the rest are starving to death."

"And the remaining three or four thousand have long since ceased to be human."

"If this is the case and you still can't take Jiujiang City, then just wipe your neck."

"As you all know, Marshal Zeng was humiliated by Su Yi'er. The Emperor said that whoever wins Jiujiang and Nanchang will be the governor of Jiangxi."

"Right now, the rebellious naval reinforcements are two hundred miles away and will arrive within a few hours!"

"Leave us some time, just three or four hours!"

"Can we capture Jiujiang within three hours?" Shen Baozhen shouted.

"Yes!" More than 10,000 Hunan troops roared.

Shen Baozhen gave a sudden order: "Attack the whole army and break through Jiujiang City!"

Following his order, the Hunan army launched a frantic attack.

Like a tide, it surged towards Jiujiang City.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Above Jiujiang City, artillery began to roar.

However, it is obviously much less than before and much weaker.

The Hunan Army made great efforts, and countless people built pontoon bridges and jumped into the water to cross the river.

Rush directly to the bottom of the city wall!

However, at this time!

Another burst of cannon fire.

Originally sparsely populated on the top of the city wall, suddenly countless flags were erected.

Countless heads appeared.

Densely packed defenders.

And everyone was in high spirits, and they didn't look like they were starving to death.

Lin Qirong shouted loudly: "Qing demon Shen Baozhen, you've fallen into the trap!"

"Brothers, kill!"

With an order.

From the top of the city wall, countless rolling logs and countless bricks and stones fell down.

One after another, gunpowder bags exploded.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

At this time, the Hunan Army was densely packed under the city wall, and every gunpowder bag exploded, bringing huge casualties.

Seeing this scene.

Shen Baozhen's face turned pale and his back felt cold.

Why is this happening?

Didn't the rebels have been out of food for a long time, and a large number of people had starved to death?

Wasn't the wheat fields in the city completely submerged by the flood before they were ripe?

Why is this happening?

But now, how can we withdraw troops?

Since we have fallen into a trap, we can only use the same trick against them.

When two sides meet on a narrow road, the bravest one wins!

Kill, kill, kill!

Shen Baozhen, who was in a ferocious state, not only did not retreat, but attacked the city even more ferociously!

"Supervisory team, move forward, and kill all those who retreat!"

With his order, the supervisory team lined up neatly, raised their foreign guns and aimed.

The battle once again entered the daytime!

This round was more tragic than the previous one!

The Hunan Army had no way to retreat.

The Taiping Army had no way to retreat either.

The two sides began to fight frantically.

The brutal Hunan Army rushed to the top of the city again and again.

The Taiping Army, again and again, killed them off the top of the city.

Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang, and Hong Renli led the way.

One hour!

Two hours!

Three hours!

The most intense three hours passed.

I can’t count how many times the Hunan Army has attacked the city wall.

I can’t count how many times the Taiping Army has defeated the Hunan Army.

Both sides fought one after another.

They were extremely brave!

Lin Qirong was getting more and more frightened as he fought.

He felt deeply that the Hunan Army’s combat effectiveness was rapidly improving. The Hunan Army before relied on better weapons and better artillery, and was not as good as the Taiping Army in close combat.

And now, even the close combat level has caught up.

The Taiping Army under his command, Lin Qirong, is already the most combat-effective. But perhaps because they have been hungry for too long, although their fighting will is unlimited, their physical fitness has declined.

So, in terms of combat effectiveness, it seems that they can no longer compare to the Hunan Army in front of them.

The Hunan Army on the other side was getting more and more frightened as they fought.

This group of rebellious people is crazy. They have been hungry for so long, and their stomachs are obviously so thin.

But they can burst out with such terrible combat power.

They can’t be killed at all!

After killing one, they keep coming up from far behind.

They are not afraid of death at all!

The battle between the two sides was extremely stalemate.

It seemed that anything was possible.

The Hunan Army seemed to be pushed off the city wall again at any time.

The Taiping Army seemed to be broken at any time and occupied the position on the city wall.

Both sides were very brave and their fighting power was amazingly strong.

The casualties were also high.

But, as time passed.

Shen Baozhen became more and more frightened and anxious.

Because the reinforcements of the rebels on the Yangtze River were getting closer and closer.

Once the enemy reinforcements arrived, they would attack from both sides, and his Hunan Army would be in danger.

But... his army had tried its best.

The rebels defending the city were too brave and too terrible.

He took out his pocket watch and kept calculating the time when the reinforcements of the rebels might arrive.

He felt that his time was getting less and less!

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At the same time!

Su Ye's fleet had already approached Jiujiang City.

It was not the Taiping Army's navy, but his fleet, which was just flying the Taiping Army's flag.

"Marshal, Jiujiang City is in a fierce battle!"

"Both sides suffered countless casualties and the battle was indisputable!"

Su Ye said: "All artillery, aim at the Hunan Army's position, and prepare to fire!"

"Yes!"

Su Ye's new army, all dressed in Taiping Army uniforms, with headscarves and dishevelled hair.

Begin to land.

It took more than an hour to transport dozens of artillery from the ship to the land.

Then, the army lined up.

Dozens of artillery aimed at the Hunan Army's position outside the city.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

With an order.

Dozens of artillery began to play!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

Countless shells streaked across the sky and slammed into the Hunan Army's position.

Then, it exploded violently!

Artillery is different? The shells are different. "

The same, whether it is Su Ye's new army, the Hunan Army, or the Taiping Army, the artillery is bought from foreigners.

It's just that the Taiping Army bought fewer advanced foreign artillery.

"Boom boom boom..."

There were bursts of violent explosions.

The Hunan Army on the battlefield was caught off guard, and many people were blown to pieces.

Then...

Many people came to report.

"Sir Shen, it's bad, the anti-rebel reinforcements have arrived!"

Shen Baozhen's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

Li Xubin shouted: "How many people are there in the anti-rebel reinforcements?"

"I don't know. Thousands of them have landed, and there are still more to come. There are countless ships on the river, hundreds of them."

Li Xubin trembled and said, "Sir Shen, you must withdraw your troops immediately, immediately! Otherwise, there is a danger of the whole army being destroyed!"

Shen Baozhen felt dizzy and felt endless pain in his heart.

Why did God treat him like this?

Is there anything wrong with his tactics? Is there anything wrong with his layout?

Not at all.

But why is it like this?

In two battles, he didn't take it? Instead, he lost many soldiers and generals?

Li Xubin said, "Sir Shen, withdraw your troops quickly, otherwise it will be too late."

"We didn't take Jiujiang City, but at least Su Ye didn't take it either. The rebel reinforcements arrived, and they must have brought a lot of food, so no one can attack Jiujiang City."

Shen Baozhen resisted the dizziness and looked at the bloody city walls and the ground covered with corpses.

Once again, full of infinite unwillingness, they shouted loudly: "Retreat, retreat!"

"Dangdangdangdangdang!"

The Hunan Army once again sounded the retreat!

This time the retreat was not so orderly, but a hasty escape.

Because the reinforcements of the rebels had arrived, if they did not escape, they would be attacked from both inside and outside.

The Hunan Army threw away all the heavy supplies and fled to the west at all speed.

And the Lin Qirong troops, who were bloodthirsty, chased them out madly.

While chasing and killing, they shouted, reinforcements are coming, reinforcements are coming.

More than an hour later!

It was dark!

The Hunan Army had fled without a trace.

Su Ye's new army appeared under the city of Jiujiang again.

Then, Lin Qirong's troops were embarrassed.

Ah? !

So... it turned out to be you.

I, I thought it was reinforcements.

Then, everyone fell into loss.

Did Tianjing really give up on us? Just because we are the army of the East King?

Then... where should we go?

Su Ye appeared outside the gate of Jiujiang again.

On the top of the city, countless eyes stared at him.

But this time, there was no hostility.

Su Ye shouted: "Where is General Lin Qirong?"

On the top of the city, Lin Qirong showed his face and shouted: "General Su Ye, I will open the gate again, do you dare to come in?!"

After that, the gate of Jiujiang slowly opened again.

Everyone had a familiar sense of déjà vu.

At this moment, it was just like that moment!

Su Ye took the lead and rode across the floating bridge of the moat.

Then, he entered the gate of Jiujiang directly.

Then, Su Ye loudly ordered: "New troops enter the city!"

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