Just after the battle on the battlefield lasted for more than half an hour.

"It's a bit interesting...Is this bypassing from the other side of the mountain road?"

Wang Chongba looked at the sudden emergence of a group of people and horses on the opposite hill, and fell to the ground while the radius of the guard array from a high place, and couldn't help but say something thoughtfully.

As the cars and ships slowly moving upstream on the river lowered the baffles and fell into the river, bombarding the brigade of officials running and moving. For Liu Jurong, who hurriedly led troops to support and respond, it was the beginning of a nightmare of everything going out of control. Although the number of cars and ships on the river was only a double ten, the frequency of radiation was not fast.

However, on the narrow and flat roads and fields that run through the riverside, without the protection and cover of the city walls and trenches, the moving official army array could only suffer at a loss, constantly hitting from unexpected shooting distances; then let the scorching iron balls bounce and dance in the dense crowds, plowing out the gaps of flesh and blood.

Obviously, since the major setback in Shandong East Road, the Taiping Army once again gave him more "surprises" when they met again. It was pitiful that when the Taiping thieves attacked Xiangzhou, they only used some firearms that were throwing far and near, so how could they become such a guy who shot like thunder on a loading vehicle and ship?

Faced with things that were obviously incomprehensible, irresistible and unable to counterattack, the camp guards and the children of Chengdu united the children were even more unbearable. Even Liu Jurong's efforts to control and restrain his morale and fighting spirit were still unable to curb his subordinates' gradually disintegrating; the fighting drums and whistle trumpets that were striving to attract more bombardment to his own flags and flags.

Therefore, after just a few moments, with the "South Camp" star, it was knocked down by a bouncing cannon and a pole; the high-ranking Liu flag inevitably broke out in the unity of the rear formation Chengdu, and the sudden burst of an uproar and roaring collapse, like trees in the dirty mudslide were quickly wrapped away.

Then, as the vanguard, he had already reached the edge of the battlefield outside Pengshan City and began to transfer the Taiping Army to the outside world, including several camp guards who were shooting back and forth and firing back and sporadic battles. He was also surprised to see the fierce change in Fang Fangsheng in the rear, and suddenly cried and scolded Lian Tian, ​​leaving behind his comrades who were still fighting and fighting, and then turned around and ran away with the wolf and the mouse.

After a moment of chain reaction, the remaining two official troops were able to regain their lineup due to the suspension of the attack from one side of the river. They also rushed out and attacked fiercely despite the excitement and excitement of the reinforcements. Then, the huge reinforcements retreated and fled. In the huge despair and gap formed, they gave up and threw down their weapons and knelt down and begged for mercy.

"It's a pity..."

Wang Chongba, who was standing on the mountain, looked at this scene, but sighed again, saying: Because as long as there is another horse team or light-armed quick-armed soldiers who follow and kill, the results will be even greater; however, in order to encircle and annihilate the more than 10,000 rash official troops under the city, they have used most of the power other than the navy warships; even in Pengshan City, the newly recruited auxiliary soldiers and armed civilians are bluffing and maintaining the situation.

Despite this, with the tide of defeated soldiers, the vehicles and ships on the river were also gone. They even approached the shore with the risk of stranding and bottoming, and launched gunfire and bombarded the riots and soldiers who seemed like frightened birds. After emptying the cannons and gunpowder loaded on the ship, they set the boat on the dock without hesitation, and the sailors on the ship continued to join the pursuit.

Therefore, when the surrendered soldiers were taken and dismissed, but they had no time to clean up the subsequent troops on the battlefield, and rushed to the sky, the sailors were able to intercept and capture a thousand defeated soldiers on the spot. At this time, they were only four or five miles away from Xinjin City.

Outside Xinjin City surrounded by the five rivers, Liu Jurong, who fled here all the way, also described the miserable look at the fewer than a thousand followers who were left behind, and couldn't help but roar and scream. Although the dark sky covered his traces and made the pursuers retreat, it also hindered his last effort to gather the troops.

"If you pass the order, the bridge will be burned quickly as soon as the troops cross the river..."

In the end, he gritted his teeth and issued a last resort. After all, with the burning of the bridges on Tuojiang River, Pujiang River and Zaojiang River (a tributary of the Minjiang River), although it could temporarily block and slow the advancement of the thief army, it also turned Xinjin City, which was surrounded by water on three sides and was only in the northwest, into an isolated city.

However, if he did not do this, he would be afraid that with the news that the main force of the southern camp was defeated and destroyed at the southern city of Pengshan, more than a thousand Shuzhou Tuanjian were guarding the grain platform in the city, and thousands of civilians who forced or recruited them, Ding Zhuang, would probably disperse after hearing the news; then he would not even have the opportunity to stick to the lonely city.

At least, without sufficient cooperation from infantrymen, the navy of Taiping thieves could certainly be rampant on the river for a while, but it was very difficult to attack a series of cities such as Tang'an, Guangdu, Shuangliu, etc. in the Minjiang River Basin. In this way, it would also be possible to gain more time for Chengdu to prepare for war and clear the world and strengthen the walls.

However, when the white-haired Liu Jurong was so determined and sad, he rushed straight into the south gate of Xinjin City in the flames that soared into the sky, and found that there was another scene in the city. Apart from the lined flags, there was no sign of human beings and no one came to greet him, the commander-in-chief of the south camp.

After finally following the messy streets all over the ground to the government office, which was a large tent of the Central Army, he found that the door was open and there were no guards and officials, and various documents and documents were discarded all over the ground. Liu Jurong, who had his face became increasingly ugly, found several hiding officials from the nearby city yard, and then he finally found what happened here.

It turned out that shortly before he was defeated and fled back, an enemy ship with a strange shape without wind was flowing upwards, constantly sucking smoke and clouds; he even launched bombardment outside the city, driving away all the Jiangkou wharfs and the bridge ferry posts; finally, he smashed a staircase at the wall of the east gate, and then continued to go upstream and headed towards the north.

As a result, Xinjin City was shocked again and again. Finally, Zhang Shouyan, the chief supervisor of the camp in the south, summoned everyone and announced that he had received the order from him, and led the remaining defenders and Ding Zhuang to escort the military's resources and supplies, so he went to Chengdu to "respect the king". Then, the people who walked into the city were completely in chaos.

Liu Jurong, who was exhausted after the new defeat, even lost the strength to scold and scold him. He was already gray and seemed to be a little older again. Even his tall and strong figure seemed to have pulled something away and hunched over; finally, it turned into a weak sentence:

"The gateway of Shu Capital (Xinjin) is no longer in defense. Let's go to Tang'an, the city of Zhou, collect money and grain, and then go to Chengdu to support..."

Between the mountains north of Mianzhou, in the Jiange Road with cliffs and rocky walls, a group of people heading from Lizhou were also marching on the increasingly narrow valley and plank road. The high-rise Kunpeng pattern Taiping Qing flag was waving in the air with the mountain wind on the gorge.

There are steep stone walls like swords and axes everywhere, and the lush cliff tops that exudes rays of sky light. As the saying goes, "The two cliffs stand against the sky, and hold their heads up and see a line of sky." The Dajian Creek flows around the cliff through the stones and flows northward through many curves, and many direct waterfalls and Hengduan Mountain Creeks formed on the spot, which still shows that the terrain is extremely steep.

The echoes between the wooden boards and beams of the hollow plank road, Li Cunzhang, who was at the hands of the team and was wearing a green robe and a steel breastplate, was also recalling the previous war in Lizhou Prefecture City;

In a sense, since the Bailao Pass at the southern gate of Hanzhong changed hands, the Taiping Army along the Jialing River and other cities were chasing the defeat of the official army. At the same time, it also used the large and small ships collected along the coast to establish a preliminary transport system and transportation route.

Therefore, when the last wave of defeated soldiers who almost broke their legs rushed to the city of Miangu (now Guangyuan, Sichuan), the Taiping Army followed and finally encountered a relatively decent resistance force. The defenders on the city top not only cleared the wilderness and closed the city gate early, but also shot arrows and shot and drove out these defeated soldiers without hesitation.

Then, before waiting for the Jiang ship behind to send the relatively heavy firearms, Li Hanzhi, who had been walking around Miangu City for two large circles, took the initiative to lead the team to launch an attempted attack with some sudden idea. As a result, this round of attack unexpectedly rushed to the East Gate Tower; it also revealed the painted skin of Guanghan defenders who were strong outside and strong inside.

Therefore, after corpses repelled the counterattacks of civil and military regiments in the city and insisted that the transport ships on the river arrived at the same time, the morale of the defenders on other cities was greatly depressed and collapsed. Li Cunzhang, who was leading the way, was promoted to a special brigade commander in the temporary battalion.

Next to Li Hanzhi, who was riding his horse in the back team, a Yu Hou who was responsible for geographical geoscience and geomancer said in a low voice:

"No, ahead is the broken corners of Jincheng Mountain and Dajian Mountain.. It is known as the narrowest part of Yaozi River. Since ancient times, it is said to be a dangerous place where birds are hard to reach and the sky is hard to see...

"Isn't that the best place to ambush and interception..."
Chapter completed!