Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 141 Shen Baozhen falls into hell

Chapter 141 Shen Baozhen fell into hell! Desperate situation!

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Changsha, Zeng Guofan’s hometown.

As a colleague, Zeng Guofan is very annoying because he is too domineering and will forcefully break up other people's interest chains at all costs in order to do things.

As a subordinate, Zeng Guofan was even more annoying to his superiors because he made demands every day, pushed back every day, and did not respect his superiors.

But as a coach and a boss, Zeng Guofan is still good and tolerant.

Luo Bingzhang didn't take too much care. Later, when Zeng Guofan became the absolute boss of the Hunan Army, Li Hongzhang rebelled against him, Zuo Zongtang wanted to set up his own business, and Shen Baozhen stabbed him in the back, but he endured it all.

Even when Zuo Zongtang was going to do important things, Zeng Guofan also gave money to others, and also had to mediate the conflicts between him and Shen Baozhen.

Hu Linyi is smooth and personable, and makes people feel like spring breeze.

But at this time, I couldn't help but complain a few words in front of Zeng Guofan.

It was very vague, saying that Shen Baozhen acted too hastily and acted too much.

Zeng Guofan said that being able to do something is better than not doing anything.

Hu Linyi smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I have to thank Shen Baozhen. Although I persuaded Wei Jun and Yang Fuqing to surrender, he came up with the idea and did everything he did. Now Nanchang Yizhi has made such a great contribution. He deserves it, and I won’t join in the fun.”

Zeng Guofan said: "There are 30,000 more people all of a sudden. I'm afraid Zuo Zongtang is going to curse. He, the great butler, really doesn't know where to get money."

Hu Linyi said: "He can't get the money, so Shen Baozhen can only ask for it from you."

Zeng Guofan said: "Money is very important. But soldiers are more important. The quality of these 30,000 Taiping troops is still very good. With the addition of these 30,000 people, our power has become stronger, which is a good thing after all."

Hu Linyi said: "Speaking of which, after taking Nanchang and Jiangxi, I will be the governor of Jiangxi earned by Shen Baozhen, and I will have to accept his favor. So I don't plan to be the governor of Jiangxi for long. Give him this position in a year and a half.”

Zeng Guofan said: "We all eat in one pot, so there is no need to worry about so much."

Hu Linyi originally wanted to say that Shen Baozhen's move was too risky and too aggressive.

But judging from Zeng Guofan's attitude, he seemed to appreciate it, so he didn't mention it.

With a slight sigh, Hu Linyi said: "Yes, after all, we won Nanchang in one pot, and it will be a good thing to win Jiangxi in the future."

Then, Hu Linyi raised his glass to Zeng Guofan and said: "Congratulations, Commander. After this battle, the Emperor can only surrender to you and ask you to come out."

Zeng Guofan raised his glass, but it was just tea.

After conquering Jiangxi, we will attack Anhui.

After conquering Anhui, Tianjing will be the final destination.

Although the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army were hostile, they also complemented each other.

Zeng Guofan said: "For a while, I didn't know whether it was better to go faster or slower."

Of course Hu Linyi understood the meaning.

If you fight slowly, you can continue to expand the territory and completely swallow up the territory you conquered. And once the fight is too fast, I am afraid that the court will kill the donkey.

Hu Linyi said: "Let's fight and manage at the same time. Jiangxi was left to me and Shen Baozhen, and it took two or three years to run it. Let's talk about the future."

Zeng Guofan said: "Celebrating from afar for Brother Youdan."

Hu Linyi said: "Congratulations to Brother Youdan!"

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However, at this time, Shen Baozhen under Nanchang City was already caught in a dramatic change.

The moment he saw Wei Jun covering his neck and falling down, his entire brain went blank.

In just a few seconds, he even lost his reaction.

What makes people very painful and helpless is that you clearly predicted the crisis and tried your best to stop it, but it still came.

Just like the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he clearly guessed that he would be assassinated and had just been assassinated, but he still had to go through that road.

Many times, things cannot be stopped just because of potential risks.

Shen Baozhen and Wei Jun were on every guard, but they still didn't block it.

The moment Wei Jun fell, the confidant generals around him were stunned.

At the same time, in the military camp in the city, among the soldiers lined up to greet him, someone suddenly shouted.

"Qing Yao must be killed and surrendered. Qing Yao must be killed and surrendered. Brothers, fight with them!"

However, Wei Jun's army in the city was indeed much more willing to surrender.

Faced with this situation, there was no stress reaction.

There was no immediate resistance.

Shen Baozhen quickly woke up and shouted loudly: "Enter the city quickly, enter the city quickly!"

"Go and capture all the city defenses!"

Following his order, the Hunan army, which had assembled under the city, immediately rushed into the city quickly.

At this time, there was a Wei Jun army lined up to greet him at the city gate.

For a moment, I was at a loss.

I don't know whether to welcome it or resist it.

The Hunan Army rushed in immediately and surrounded the Taiping Army, which consisted of several hundred people.

"Squat down, squat down!"

"Drop your weapons!"

This was shouted out instinctively. He didn't have any weapons in the first place.

Shen Baozhen breathed a long sigh of relief, it was not too late.

Fortunately, he did a very adequate job. He not only talked to Wei Jun, but also talked to all the middle and high-level generals of the Taiping Army, and all of them were appointed officials and made wishes. Therefore, even if such changes happened, the people in the city The Taiping Army still had no stress reaction.

Next, hurry up to save Wei Jun and catch the assassin.

The situation can still be saved.

What kind of assassin is he? The marksmanship is so accurate?

At such a distance, Wei Jun, who was wearing armor all over his body, was shot directly in the neck.

They thought it was one shot, but it was actually two shots.

However, at this moment...

Outside, there was an astonishing sound of fighting.

"Kill the clear demon and surrender, kill the clear demon and surrender!"

"Fight them."

Immediately afterwards, someone galloped away quickly.

"Master Shen, it's not good, it's not good."

"Yang Fuqing was also assassinated. He was furious and said that we were the ones who killed him. He had already led troops to kill him."

Suddenly, Shen Baozhen was struck by lightning again.

So, he desperately walked to the top of the city.

Seeing that thousands of meters away, Yang Fuqing led 20,000 people and rushed over like crazy.

His 20,000 people withdrew from Nanchang and were supposed to go to the Ruizhou camp. At this time, they were full of momentum and murderous intent.

At this time, at least half of the 16,000 Hunan troops had not yet entered the city.

"Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!"

The second half of the Hunan Army simply stopped entering the city and immediately changed direction to engage the enemy.

Shen Baozhen shouted from the city wall: "General Yang Fuqing, listen to me, listen to me!"

"This is all Su Yi's trick. Don't fall for it. Don't fall for it."

"Otherwise, it will be painful for relatives and happy for enemies!"

However, at this time, the sound of thousands of troops charging was so loud that it had long drowned out all sounds. How could I hear you, Shen Baozhen, shouting?

And even if Yang Fuqing heard it, others would ignore it.

What happened to Guan Suyi?

I am under the orders of the King of Heaven and the Prime Minister to eradicate the evil spirits.

While pretending to be assassinated, Yang Fuqing immediately led his men and killed hundreds of Hunan Army cavalry who were watching him.

At this time, he was holding the head of the Hunan Army guerrilla general in his hand.

"Brothers, Qingyao wants to kill us and won't give us a way to survive. Let's fight with them!"

After that, without giving Shen Baozhen any chance to explain, he charged directly towards the Hunan Army.

Let's fight this!

Then it can no longer be suppressed.

In an instant, the two armies were fighting together.

But at this time, some people in the Taiping Army in the city were shouting: "Qing Yao will be killed and surrendered. Fight with them!"

Wei Jun's Taiping Army was relatively determined to surrender.

Even so, there was no resistance, and the 20,000 troops were all locked up in their respective barracks, sitting there quietly without weapons.

A few Hunan officers and soldiers kept an eye on them.

Basically, there are dozens of Hunan troops, staring at hundreds or thousands of Taiping troops.

Therefore, it is said that Shen Baozhen's troops were in danger, and the snake swallowed the elephant.

Although there was no resistance yet, the emotion was starting to become contagious.

The sound of fighting outside could be heard clearly.

As a result, the Taiping troops in these military camps began to feel uneasy and restless.

Li Xubin is a veteran in the army. He knew the danger here, so he immediately came to Shen Baozhen and said: "Sir, the situation is very dangerous now. We must evacuate immediately, abandon the city immediately, and escape far away immediately!"

Abandon the city?

Escape?

How is it possible?

If you give up now, all your efforts will be wasted.

He has sacrificed so much, how could he give up now?

Don't even think about it.

"How is Wei Jun? How is Wei Jun?" Shen Baozhen shouted loudly.

A doctor said: "Still alive, still alive, but for a while, he couldn't wake up. He was shot twice, once in the neck, and once in the back of the head. It was blocked by armor, but it still penetrated the skull."

This gave Shen Baozhen hope that Wei Jun was still alive. As long as he woke up, he could immediately suppress the army.

The Taiping troops in the city have not yet mutinied or used force.

He only needed to defeat Yang Fuqing's Taiping Army outside the city.

Although Yang Fuqing had a large number of troops, they were not as elite as the Hunan army. Moreover, the Hunan army also occupied the city, so this battle was difficult to fight.

Ordinarily, if the Hunan Army only needs to send 30,000 to 40,000 people into Nanchang City, the risk factor will be much smaller.

But the key point is that we really can't send that many troops.

Previously in Jiujiang, Shen Baozhen lost thousands of people.

The Hunan Army wants to defend Hubei, Hunan, and part of it is in Anhui.

Being able to give Shen Baozhen 16,000 yuan was already gritting his teeth and supporting him to the end.

"Fight! Fight!"

Shen Baozhen shouted loudly: "If we defeat Yang Fuqing's rebels outside, we can still win!"

Li Xubin was extremely anxious.

In fact, what I fear most is this situation. There seems to be hope, and it seems that there is still a lot of hope.

But in fact, this illusion will swallow up the army.

"Master Shen, we really can't fight, we have to retreat." Li Xubin said: "The harder we fight here, the more uneasy the rebellion in the city will be. When their emotions reach the extreme, they will definitely take action. Then we will We were attacked from both inside and outside, and we couldn’t evacuate even if we wanted to.”

Shen Baozhen said: "Wei Jun will wake up at any time. As long as he wakes up, he can appease the Taiping Army in the city."

Next, he directly ordered the Taiping generals under Wei Jun to appease their own troops and not to resist.

Shen Baozhen even complained.

In the current situation, you, Li Xubin, can retreat and your power and status will remain unchanged.

I, Shen Baozhen, have paid so much. If I quit, I would become a laughing stock, and I would be completely defeated.

Jiujiang lost, Nanchang cannot lose again.

If he loses again, he will have nothing.

Moreover, he even submitted the application form for Wei Jun and Yang Fuqing to apply for official positions, and they were approved.

If he retreats, how will he explain to the court?

There is no way out for a gambler who has put all his money on the line.

Outside the city!

The battle was extremely fierce.

Although Yang Fuqing's 20,000 Taiping troops were numerically superior, their combat effectiveness was no longer as good as that of the Hunan Army. What's more, the Hunan Army also occupied the city wall and took control of the fort.

Therefore, after a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting, Yang Fuqing's side had gradually fallen into a disadvantage.

The Hunan army, which had succeeded in fighting, was in high spirits.

"Kill them all and rebel!"

Countless Hunan troops shouted loudly while killing.

When Shen Baozhen heard this, his face changed and he shouted loudly: "Don't shout like this, don't shout like this."

But in a war, generals come to ask for soldiers. They are brave in fierce battles. What else do you want?

Moreover, Shen Baozhen was a civilian official, not their direct officer.

Therefore, these Hunan troops cannot be suppressed at all.

Kill, kill, kill...

Kill them all and go against them.

Kill them all and rebel!

These sounds of fighting and shouting.

Passed into the Taiping Army barracks in the city.

These Taiping troops became even more restless.

"Brothers, did you hear this? The surrender is completely fake."

"Qingyao is going to kill you!"

"Commander Wei Jun is dead. It was Qing Yao who did it."

"Brothers, are we going to sit back and wait for death? When all the Taiping brothers outside the city are dead, it will be our turn."

"If you don't resist now, it will be too late next time!"

There are similar sounds in almost every barracks.

The Hunan army officers and soldiers who were guarding these surrendered Taiping troops immediately suppressed them.

"Don't talk, don't move!"

"Whoever dares to move will be shot to death!"

The Taiping Army became even more restless after hearing this.

"Brothers, have you seen this? Shoot to death, they want to kill us!"

"We have hundreds or even thousands of people. Are we still afraid of dozens of them? We rush forward and fight them."

When the Hunan army officers and soldiers saw this thorny head, they immediately said: "Come here, arrest this person, arrest him!"

Suddenly, the Hunan officers and soldiers guarding him became aggressive and rushed over to arrest them.

This is a big deal.

The conflict broke out immediately.

The captured Taiping soldiers resisted and grabbed their knives.

The Hunan army officers and soldiers directly killed him.

"Qing Yao killed people, Qing Yao killed people."

"Brothers, fight them!"

This situation is like a powder keg, a spark can explode it.

Even if the gods come, there is nothing they can do.

A small conflict directly detonated the entire situation.

Seeing that his comrades were killed and the Taiping troops in custody surrendered, his emotions of fear, uneasiness, and anger reached the extreme.

Then, it exploded directly.

Although they had no weapons, they began to resist.

Then, it's like it's contagious.

One barracks spread to another barracks.

The Taiping Army under Wei Jun was indeed not brave enough. If it had been another Taiping Army, it might have exploded long ago, right from the start.

But...it's not too late.

Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.

In the end, all Wei Jun's Taiping troops in the city mutinied.

They took action and killed the Hunan army officers and soldiers who were guarding them.

Then, there was no looking back.

The 20,000 Taiping troops rushed out of the barracks like a tide and went to the weapons depot to look for their own weapons.

After finding the weapon!

Even without the command of an officer, they still instinctively killed towards the back of the Hunan Army.

The entire city of Nanchang was in complete chaos.

These Taiping troops fought independently and killed each other wildly.

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On the way, a group of Taiping Army generals were rushing towards them.

They came here on Shen Baozhen's orders to appease and suppress his army.

But now, when I see my own army, they have been fighting with the Hunan Army for a long time, and their eyes are completely red.

It's useless to call for a truce at this time. Even if you call a truce, the Hunan Army will still come to kill you.

Moreover, it was so chaotic that it was impossible to find his own army.

Seeing this posture, these Taiping generals who had surrendered were stunned for a moment, and then they immediately drew their swords and said: "Brothers, follow me and kill the demon!"

Then, this group of people led the 20,000 or 20,000 Taiping troops and killed them directly behind the Hunan army.

The worst situation happened immediately.

Shen Baozhen's Hunan Army was attacked from both inside and outside.

When Li Xubin saw this scene, he immediately closed his eyes in pain.

When Yang Fuqing turned against him and fought, he knew this was the result, but Shen Baozhen had illusions.

He immediately came to Shen Baozhen's side again and said: "Sir, we must withdraw our troops quickly and run away immediately. Otherwise, once we are surrounded by two Taiping armies, it will be too late."

Shen Baozhen's eyes were red at this time, like a crazy gambler.

No, I can't run.

You haven’t lost yet, you still have a chance.

Wei Jun!

As long as Wei Jun wakes up, he can still suppress the situation.

If you run away now, there will really be nothing left.

Even more heart-wrenchingly, this army belongs to the Hunan Army, not to me, Shen Baozhen.

But Nanchang City is my wealth and life, Shen Baozhen, and my glory and wealth.

"Has Wei Jun woke up?"

"not yet."

Shen Baozhen yelled: "No matter what method you use, make him wake up, wake up immediately!"

Li Xubin was going crazy. Shen Baozhen in front of him was already crazy and he still had illusions.

If we don't retreat, more than 10,000 Hunan troops will be trapped here.

He really wanted to knock Shen Baozhen out directly and then order the withdrawal.

Originally Yang Fuqing was at a disadvantage outside, but now the Taiping Army in the city came from behind the Hunan Army, and the Hunan Army had to send half of its army to fight the Taiping Army in the city.

So, suddenly, the two sides reversed course.

The fighting on Yang Fuqing's side became more and more fierce.

On the Hunan Army's side, the pressure doubled and the losses were heavy.

We can't wait any longer. Even if we disobey, even if we are punished in the future, Li Xubin will commit the following crime.

He stepped forward directly to knock Shen Baozhen unconscious and then ordered to retreat.

But at this moment, the doctor came forward and said, "Mr. Shen, let's give Wei Jun acupuncture. He's awake. He's awake."

Shen Baozhen was immediately ecstatic.

Just wake up and there will be hope.

Li Xubin also stopped moving immediately.

Shen Baozhen came to Wei Jun and said: "General Wei, hurry up, hurry up, command your troops and ask them to put down their weapons immediately. You hurry up to appease them."

Wei Jun's face was pale. He was hit in the neck and lost a lot of blood.

Fortunately, the artery was not hit, but the trachea was scratched.

The bullet penetrated an inch or two into the neck, and now I dare not take it out.

The second shot was hit in the back of the neck, but it was blocked by the armor.

However, the powerful kinetic energy of the bullet still penetrated the armor and hit the back of his head. However, the potential energy attenuated and got stuck on the back of the skull, but it also made him fall into a coma.

There were obviously two assassins, and they struck almost simultaneously.

The doctor brought by Shen Baozhen used all methods to finally wake him up.

But at this time, he felt a severe pain in his head and his whole body was dizzy.

The first time he woke up, he asked directly: "Who killed me?"

It turned out that when I spoke, my throat hurt so much that I could barely make a sound. As soon as I was touched, my blood immediately started to surge, and I almost fainted again.

But Shen Baozhen knew what he wanted to ask and said quickly: "It must be Su Yi's assassin."

"General Wei Jun, ignore the assassins at this time and quickly suppress the situation. You must stop the war with your troops immediately before it's too late."

Wei Jun opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at the mess in front of him, and nodded with a complicated expression.

Shen Baozhen said: "Come here, immediately carry General Wei Jun to his army and ask him to order a ceasefire!"

Then, several people immediately found a sliding pole, put Wei Jun on a chair, and two people carried him and rushed to the Taiping Army in the city.

And this time!

The Taiping Army and the Hunan Army in the city were already fighting together.

There was blood everywhere and broken limbs everywhere.

Wei Jun, who was weak, looked at this scene and his mood suddenly became more complicated.

At this time, the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army each had ferocious looks in their eyes, as if they had a life-or-death feud.

Soon, he was carried into the Taiping Army position.

"It's the general, Lord Guozong."

"Lord Guozong, how are you?"

"Lord Guozong is not dead yet."

"Lord Guozong, Qingyao is despicable. He says he wants to surrender, but in fact he wants to kill us!"

"Lord Guozong, fight with Qing Yao!"

A Qing court official who accompanied Wei Jun said: "General Wei, hurry up and order a ceasefire. It will be too late if it is later."

Wei Jun looked at the corpses everywhere and the crazy sounds of fighting.

The key is, who were the two shots that assassinated him?

And in the current situation, is it still useful to order a ceasefire on your own?

Moreover, they have already turned against each other and are fighting each other. Even if he orders a ceasefire, will the Qing court still spare him?

"A ceasefire?" The Taiping Army general said: "Lord Guozong, will you listen to the order to cease the war now? And even if the war ceases, Qingyao will not be able to tolerate us anymore, and will definitely wipe us out completely. If we are disarmed again, If so, we really have no room for resistance and can only let others slaughter us.”

Wei Jun's emotions were extremely complicated and turned upside down.

At this time, if he dares to force his brothers to cease fighting, he will become a traitor.

Once a fire starts, it is difficult to put it out unless it is completely burned out.

Finally, all the complicated emotions were reduced to one sentence. Wei Jun used all his strength to raise his right hand and said: "Kill the clear demon!"

Following his order.

The Taiping troops in the city suddenly burst into cheers.

"Kill the clear demon!"

Then, the Taiping Army in the city became more energetic and fought towards the Hunan Army!

Shen Baozhen was still full of hope for Wei Jun. At this time, he saw that the Hunan army in the city was even more determined, coming like a tidal wave.

Suddenly, I knew something was wrong.

"Sir, it's not good, it's not good, Wei Jun has also rebelled!"

This time!

Shen Baozhen finally despaired.

For a moment, everything went dark, and I felt like the world was spinning.

Moreover, bursts of severe pain came from the chest and abdomen.

After a long while, he ordered: "Withdraw the troops, withdraw the troops..."

But at this time, where can we withdraw our troops?

If we had listened to Li Xubin, it would have been in time to withdraw when Yang Fuqing just turned against us.

Now, the Hunan Army of more than 10,000 people had been attacked from both inside and outside by the 30,000 or 40,000 Taiping Army, and they were completely trapped.

They couldn't withdraw even if they wanted to.

Li Xubin shouted, "Sir, we can't withdraw now, we can only fight desperately."

"One against two, fight hard, kill the enemy once or twice, and then we can get away."

Shen Baozhen said, "You command, you command."

Li Xubin gritted his teeth, picked up the knife, and rushed forward.

"Brothers, kill!"

"Only by killing the enemy can we survive."

"One against two, it's not like we haven't fought before, kill..."

Next, the Hunan Army in desperate situation burst out with amazing fighting power.

It was not even one against two.

For a while, relying on the fierce blood and courage, the Hunan Army actually killed more than twice its number of enemies and drove them back several feet.

Then, the Hunan Army at the front was left behind, struggling desperately to make a little space.

Li Xubing led the most elite central army to Shen Baozhen, desperately covering Shen Baozhen and others to retreat.

Retreat from the east gate.

Shen Baozhen retreated in a hurry and couldn't help looking back.

Seeing that the Hunan Army that was left behind was immediately surrounded by countless Taiping troops, they were being strangled madly and losing people rapidly.

The casualties in this battle were countless.

Immediately afterwards, the Taiping Army immediately separated an army and chased them madly.

Li Xubin did not fight either, but fled desperately with the central army and Shen Baozhen.

In this way, thousands of people rushed and fled all the way.

I don't know how many sieges and blockades they killed, and finally rushed out of Nanchang City.

How high-spirited and glorious it was to enter Nanchang a few hours ago.

And now, how embarrassed it is.

This Nanchang City has become his hell, Shen Baozhen.

In just a few hours, he fell from heaven to hell!

Li Xubin shouted loudly: "Lord Shen, where to retreat? South? North? Or east?"

To the east, it was occupied by the rebels.

To the south, it was occupied by the rebels.