Four hundred and ninetieth chapters iron Changsha City (seven)
Although the Qing army on the front line was equally divided with the Taiping army, the two admirals in Changsha City were all sweating in their hands. Only the generals who led the troops knew that half of the 50,000 troops in Changsha City were big smokers, and they could fight for a while. After a long battle, they would inevitably collapse. Even if there was a supervising team, the battle would only last for one or two hours. After one or two hours, it was wrong that there was a big smoke gun in hand, otherwise no one would be able to stop their collapse.
But at this time, where can I find them ready-made big smoke guns? You can't make a fire, let them fight and smoke while smoking?
The sweat is really sweaty and heavy armor. Whether it is the veteran Xiang Rong or the Hunan Admiral Bao Qibao, the two of them have more despair than hope. They will definitely lose this battle, and the rest is only time.
The more Taiping Army killed, the greater the hope. Although both holes were blocked by the Qing army, the Qing army was slowly retreating. After more than one hour of killing and injuring, Changsha City would inevitably change its ownership.
The main force was attacking the brothers of the Tujia camp. The big holes that others could not pounce on were also picked up and started to fight. However, there were also Qing troops in the city walls. The fierce battle below also led the Qing army at the top of the city walls, and the soldiers of the Taiping Army could not climb up the city walls at all.
Xiang Rong and Bao Qibao think that Changsha will lose, Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing think that Changsha will get, but things are not as people imagine, whether you think it is good or bad.
For the Qing generals outside Changsha City, the collapse of the Changsha city wall was a disaster. They were the same as Xiang Rong thought that once Changsha fell, neither the Taiping Army nor the imperial court would let them go, and they were the generals who led their troops.
Now is not the time to compare courage or mind. Watching a show is a dead end. If you come forward, you may be able to save Changsha. Regardless of whether your subordinates are willing or not, the generals of the Qing army quickly reached an unanimous opinion and would definitely save Changsha. If you don’t save it, you will die!
The so-called success and failure are the court, which is for the Taiping Army. The corruption of the court gave them the opportunity to develop and expand their troops, but the severe punishment of the court also gave the Qing generals the helplessness of fighting for life.
It is also said that a soldier is timid, and a general is timid. With the command of the leading general, even if he is unwilling, the soldiers of the Qing army can only move towards Changsha City helplessly, and one moves, and one moves. There is a second person to move. Although the offensive on the periphery of the Qing army was a mess, the Qing army that began to move gave Hong Yang and the other great pressure. Whether to break into Changsha City or be surrounded by Changsha City. This is the choice of two choices, there is no chance to not choose, and there is no chance to choose more.
Maybe you can break into Changsha City after persistence? But what if you don’t get in? Once the Qing army is surrounded to death, it will cause a disease that is beyond cure.
Retreat, only retreat is the way to survive. Hope is in front and despair is also in the rear. Whether to choose hope or despair, Hong Yang's opinions were surprisingly consistent, with the withdrawal of troops to tear the Qing army's encirclement.
When the Taiping Army withdrew, the Qing army was full of energy. The battle was too dangerous. As soon as the Taiping Army retreated, the Qing army on the periphery naturally rushed back to the camp. There was no danger in Changsha City, and the fool fought with the Taiping Army!
Two large holes were blocked, and the outer encirclement was not formed. Hong Yang sighed, but the Qing army in the city was very glad. In this battle, both the Qing army and the Taiping army lost a lot of people. If they fight again, they are afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable. This is especially true for the Qing army. They fought with the Taiping army in the hole. After they came down, they were basically useless. The remaining few people could fight.
Although the Taiping Army suffered heavy casualties, they also found out the door of Changsha City. What if there is more local medicine next time? How many more holes will be blown up?
The battle against Changsha was undoubtedly the largest and most cruel battle ever fought by the Taiping Army. None of them. It was also the most tragic battle in history. But after all, Hong and Yang found hope to capture Changsha.
However, the Qing army in Changsha City was exactly the opposite. After this battle, although the Qing army exerted its blood and courage, the advantage of fighting Changsha City disappeared due to the battle.
Changsha is no longer an iron city. The Taiping Army's earth attack has made the city's high walls no longer exist. Now Changsha has become half a dead city. Without a suitable countermeasure, it is impossible to defend Changsha!
Once the Taiping Army is rested, it is probably after one or two offensive and defensive battles, Changsha City will change its ownership.
In the early stage, the Qing army was able to defend Changsha. First, it was because they thought there were too many new recruits in the Taiping Army, which greatly offset their combat power. Now the new recruits are fierce, and this advantage no longer exists. Although the Qing army is somewhat bloody, this bloody will only become smaller and smaller as possible.
This is the second thing! It is the advantage of city defense. The iron-clad Changsha City is not a vernacular thing. The city is high and thick, so it is really placed in front of the Taiping Army.
If the city wall is high, it is not easy to climb the city. If the city wall is thick, it can gather more troops on the city wall. The Taiping Army is not unable to attack the earth, but in the early stage, it was for training. Even if the city wall in Changsha is broken, it is difficult to predict who will win and lose. Now the combat power of the new recruits has increased, and the earth attack is invincible!
Another point is that Changsha City has sufficient military resources. What we are talking about here is not food, clothing, and money, but guns, cannons and ammunition. Not to mention the ammunition stored in Changsha City, the 20,000 kilograms of local medicine brought by the new governor Zhang Liangji when he entered the city was enough for the Taiping Army to survive for a while.
After more than a month of shooting, the Qing army's ammunition was about to bottom out. Although local medicines could be made, artillery shells were difficult to make, and the power of stone bullets was greatly reduced. Using copper coins as shotguns was used. The Qing generals were not unable to think of such an idea, but after seeing the money, they had already put it in their pockets.
It is impossible to defend simply by digging tunnels to attack the city. The Qing army could only let the Taiping Army do it. Digging deep trenches from the city is a good way to block the tunnels, but there are more than 100,000 hairs outside the city. At this time, who dares to go out to dig a trenches that are several meters deep?
Moreover, such giant trenches cannot be dug out in one or two days. Without 50,000 or 70,000 people or ten or half a month, it will be useless to dig them.
The offensive and defensive situation has changed so much, the new governor Zhang Liangji has also noticed this. Changsha City is now short of capable people!
Yang Meng, who was in Dongting Lake, also learned about the battle. After hearing the information, his eyes immediately glared, "A fighter plane!"
"Yayue, let's talk about the battle situation in Changsha City in detail."
Let Gu Yayue repeat the information on the other side, and Yang Meng also tried to deduce the situation in his mind. He was not Yang Xiuqing, he was born handsome, and he had to learn a lot.
Fortunately, he had some military knowledge from later generations as a supplement. These things were summarized for hundreds or thousands of years. After standing on this, Yang Meng also predicted the changes in the battle situation.
"Haha... The Qing army has reached the end of its strength. Now Changsha has no shortage of soldiers or generals, only one general is lacking!
The biggest shortcomings of the Qing army are the different dispatches and orders. As long as this is made up, the soldiers in Changsha can still be fought."
When Yang Meng said this, Gu Yayue couldn't understand it. When she asked her to tell history books, she was definitely a good teacher. She was much worse than Wei Zhiqing's military activities.
"Master, don't you want to seek military power in the court? Why not take this opportunity..."
"Well! You're right. Although this opportunity is a bit early, it's time for the court to worry about Yang San's fool. I can fight, but I can fight. Changsha City will not hurt the nerves of the court. What about the next provincial government? What about the next one?
Yayue, get a letter to the old man and Qin Ziqi, and let the two of them make some noises for the master, both openly and secretly."
Now Yang Meng has encountered a bottleneck. The scholars in Hunan are a big bottleneck. As a businessman, it is difficult to get close to these scholars. However, if you have military positions in the court and under the name of Jianshu, you can win over many scholars. If you ask Wei Wu to come out to teach, you should be able to subdue a large group of elite scholars.
These people have good brains. Even if they become monks halfway, their achievements may not be less than those of geniuses who have studied since childhood. Studying talents are the backbone of the Qing Dynasty.
But this incident is mostly just a joke. I boasted about Haikou back then, and I would never come back without the military power of the five provinces. Perhaps some people have forgotten it, but some people will never forget it. It involves the face of the Tian family, and no matter how small the matter is, it will be a big deal among the people.
"I would have said that the Yunnan Admiral would have been so angry!"
To be honest, Yang Meng really regrets it. If it weren't for this, he would have come out of the mountain long ago. But if the Tian family wants face, Yang Meng also wants face. This matter is difficult, so he can only watch others appear on stage and perform on stage. I'm worried!
Yang Meng doesn’t care whether Changsha is in trouble or not. Hunan is not his territory yet. It’s nothing he can do if he loses it. It’s best if he loses it. Maybe he can also go on stage and perform earlier!
Although he was looking forward to the fall of Changsha, Yang Meng would not give any help to the Taiping Army. With Yang Xiuqing, a natural talent, the Taiping Army would not be easy to deal with. If you help them, it would be a disaster for raising a tiger.
Yang Meng didn't care about the gains and losses of Changsha, but the court had to care. Sai Shanga, who was an imperial envoy to be punished, could not ignore it. When he heard the news that Changsha was almost broken, Sai Shanga was really shocked. If Changsha was in trouble, he would be the most responsible for his crime. He released the long-haired thief from Guangxi. At that time, he would be afraid that his home would be searched and asked for death!
Now is not the time to hide your own private life. Sai Shanga was cruel and gritted his teeth. He sent out two thousand of his personal guards. After these two thousand people left, Sai Shanga had only more than a thousand soldiers left, and it was difficult to protect himself.
At this time, it is really time to set an example. I, the imperial envoy, sent out the guard army, and the generals below will do their own thing!
Although Sai Shanga was dismissed from office, he still had the right to live and kill. The imperial envoy also made a harsh statement. Within half a month, reinforcements from all walks of life and death were all asked to beheaded.
This is a military order, not a joke. If it were normal, Sai Shanga would not dare to issue such a military order. Once it was issued, the whole army would resist him as an imperial envoy. However, the times of the world changed, Changsha City could not be lost. If it was lost, it would be a big deal? It is possible to confiscate the family and destroy the family.
The generals of the Qing army received the strict order of Sai Shanga and did not dare to be careless. The Green Camp generals had no status in the eyes of the court. Seeing that the officials were short and the three levels, Sai Shanga said that if they wanted to kill, they would definitely ask about killing. Saving their lives was important at this time, but the trajectory of their movement was also closely located on the periphery of Changsha Prefecture. The place of the mansion was far and near, and the distance was a hundred miles apart. They also had this plan.
The imperial court was also anxious when it heard that the Changsha city wall was blown up. Changsha is the provincial government and cannot be lost. Once it is lost, Changsha, all over the country, I don’t know how many red and green hairs will be added except for long hairs?
While ordering Sai Shanga to command the army to enter Changsha, the court also strongly urged the new imperial envoy of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Xu Guangjin, to join Hunan to replace Sai Shanga's position. Sai Shanga played like a shit in Guangxi. Although this time, he proposed a pertinent idea of strengthening the embankment and curbing the Taiping Army in Hunan, Sai Shanga, the emperor's uncle, had lost his holy family and would never dare to use him again.
If Hunan is making a piece of shit, the hairy thief will enter Hubei, Jiangxi, and the Qing Dynasty will not be able to live this life.
Chapter completed!