On the Luocheng city walls outside Jiangling have once again become a fierce battleground for repeated struggles.

Under the interweaving arrows of the Taiping Army and the official army, among the temporary barriers set up through the narrow aisle, they thrust their spears and stabbed them hard; some people kept falling to the ground and being dragged away, and some immediately replaced them without hesitation.

At this time, a dozen uneven cups of fire suddenly dropped from the back of the Taiping Army. In an instant, the flowing fire balls and flames bloomed among the crowds of nearly nowhere to step on the opposite army. The scorching and scorching of these officers screamed and couldn't escape, and rushed around from both sides of the city walls and rolled down.

Then, with the sound of the whistle again, these Taiping soldiers would take advantage of the momentum to push away the barrier barrier, and throw away many balls of cards with wet cloth, cover the fired ground and corpses, and then step on these uneven temporary passages and continue to wave their weapons to chase after the figures that were fleeing far away.

They chased and killed the defeated officials all the way, jumping into the city or knelt on the ground to beg for mercy, and continued to cross one incomplete arrow tower and whistle tower after another; they also drove away and forced the remaining officials in it with their thrown firearms, and killed and captured them on the relatively spacious city wall.

It was not until they approached another city and gatehouse that they met several rows of sabers and swordsmen who were neatly arranged in the open space again; at this time, these Taiping soldiers in the attack also replaced the rotating relays in the front row with weapons, which were more suitable for short spears with hooks and thin blades used in mountains and narrow areas.

I saw them blocking and knocking in front of each other, and the fierce movements of chopping, screaming and scolding. The shield wall composed of opponents and sharp blades was pulled and turned over, leaving many gaps in their hands. The crossbowmen in the back team took advantage of the opportunity to fly, knocking their exposed bodies to the ground.

Then the remaining officials and sword players did not last long, and then screamed and rose. Because the Taiping soldiers who were lying down and covered themselves under the hook spear took advantage of the momentum to crawl and climb to the dead corner of their eyes.

They waved their sharp and narrow swords and short swords, easily piercing through the calves and lower bodies that could not be blocked by the officers and soldiers' cards, or cut and chopped off their soles and tendons from the way.

Among the large bloody patches splashed and poured on the ground, the temporary array of these officials was like being knocked open and crushed earth walls. They quickly left behind many corpses and wounded, and screamed and dispersed, then turned around and ran away.

At this time, an official general wearing a black cloak and two armored armor personally took the fewer and more elegant guards and detoured from the other side of the gatehouse to face the battle;

I saw Kong Wu, who was born, and was leading the way, holding a three-pointed gun and waving it out of the head. He suddenly smashed and swept the Taiping soldiers who rushed out of the queue, shouting loudly:

"Well, that dirty-footed thief, how dare you fight your Li family grandfather?"

But at the same time, the three-story gatehouse and the edge of the inner wall seemed to respond to his words and quickly poked out many figures of official soldiers with bows and arrows from various panes, eaves, and mercedes. Seeing that the Taiping soldiers and horses were about to be shrouded in.

However, one step faster than their actions and orders was that they instantly dragged a long arc of smoke traces, passing by the Taiping soldiers and broke into the team and fell from the sky, smashing the roof of the gatehouse, wall panels, window pillars, or directly shattering on the inner walls and marbles of the rammed earth, sputtering turbulent oil tanks and poisonous smoke balls.

Amidst many exclamations and screams, only a few of these archers who were hiding out the arrows in their hands were in a hurry, and were overturned by these sudden burning objects, knocked down, and then frightened and burned, stumbled and ran away from their hiding place. They were like beehives smoked by fire.

At this time, the general of the Xuanbing Army had already dropped the door gun that was not conducive to melee combat, and took a thick-backed square-headed sword and swung a silver wheel, cut off and cut off several hook-pointed spearheads, turned around and broke into the Taiping soldiers and fought hard. He still fought and shouted:

"Don't panic, don't be confused, if you have a firearm close to you, you can't imagine it."

"Why don't the rest gather here and let me kill these thieves raised by maids... Don't give them another chance..."

Then before he finished speaking, he could not help but show some kind of suspicion and horror; because from these blocked thieves, some balls and small cans with Mars were thrown out with the sharp whistle.

"Be careful of the firearm, and you'll be wiped out and you'll be wiped out."

The general of the military shouted loudly, then retreated back into the crowd, personally caught one with a cloak and rolled it up.

Then the objects thrown by these thieves hit the helmets and shoulder blades of the officers and soldiers who could not dodge, and then rolled to the ground with a clang, kicked and rolled for a long time, but did not splash or burn, so I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a roar exploded beside him, and instantly overturned it on the spot and hit the sharp edge of the gatehouse wall. He involuntarily sprayed out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot. As the saying goes, it was a coincidental result.

As the dull tremor and the air wave spread, the fire and smoke balls burst out one after another, splashing between them and their legs, completely covering them.

In an instant, these official army communities that were flocking together and drowning were like they were evacuated from the foundation building; in the bloody mess that was splattering and radiating, they collapsed in pieces and sank.

In a blink of an eye, there was not much left to stand. He was covered in dust and covered in blood and looked around in disbelief.

And among the corpses that were overturned, there were still many alive officers and soldiers holding their bloody legs or bloody lower bodies under their armor, rolling and howling, screaming and moaning.

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"What, the North Point Gate of Luocheng has also been lost..."

Liu Jurong, the governor of Shandong East Road, who was stationed in the inner city, shouted sternly;

"What did the Heyang Army guarding the north of the city do for food? It is still known as a powerful soldier from the north. Why don't he gather his troops and return them?"

"It's really because these invading enemies are too fierce, and they are particularly good at defending the formation..."

The general who sued Yang Jun argued with bitter face:

"The general Zhang Du's generals fought for a long time and were exhausted. Instead, they were dispersed for several degrees and even more frustrated. They needed some buffering to reorganize..."

"Not good, the Pingyang Army at the Nanzhong Gate is also in a hurry and requests the camp to send troops to respond and support quickly..."

A Yu Hou ran around and reported it urgently.

"It's outrageous. They are not the states outside the city, with mixed quality, united and guarded and captured soldiers."

Liu Jurong couldn't help but slap the table and scolded him again.

"The Pingyang soldiers are not the four thousand people who are known as the most complete armor and equipment, but they are also well-defended and prepared for the enemy; how could they not even resist the temporary attack of the thief..."

"But it was Liu Bing, who led troops to attack the thieves, who were seriously injured by the thief's firearms when they were fighting on the top of the city. The troops were very upset on the spot and were scrambling to abandon them."

However, the Yu Hou hurriedly explained.

"The remaining numbers of Dutou and Lang General did not give in, so they asked the commander of the festival to send troops to support quickly and send people to take charge of the subsequent situation..."

Then, Liu Jurong raised his hand and looked towards the south of the city. There was another newly lit smoke column, rising in the sky, like an invisible mockery and provocation to him.

"Why haven't the Qingzhou army headed to the East Corner to capture the return portal yet?"

Liu Jurong couldn't help but question again.

"These thieves are really cunning..."

A Qingzhou military general who was passing the message was quickly answered.

"Not only did they pay for ambush in the city, they set fire to many civilians... so that our army was subsequently blocked and the front team was unable to use all their strength, so they had to retreat and reorganize a little."

Do these Qingzhou soldiers think that others are fools? They can tell in front of themselves that they are such a lie that they are unable to overcome DDT but are rude to others. Liu Jurong suddenly felt tired and haggard and pressed his slightly beating forehead, trying to maintain his sober and calmness.

Why did he send him to regain Nanjiao Gate and Dongjiao Gate not make any progress? Instead, he was repeatedly made breakthroughs by the other party on the edge. He vaguely felt that he seemed to be trapped in the battlefield rhythm and Duizi tactics led by the other party.

If you go further, why would you think about this mere thief who entrenched Jiangling have so many twists and turns? It was obvious that after so long, the thief who might have become aided should be cleaned up.

These thieves, who were strictly and strong and fierce in the army, had never heard of before, emerged from where? Could it be that Huang Ni's elite troops turned around and killed him? But he had just heard that the Huainan Army would defeat the main force of the East Road once it came out; it was said that they had beheaded tens of thousands and captured tens of thousands, and forced several thieves to surrender in front of the formation.

Even Huang Chao, who was the leader of the thief, was unable to resist the Huainan army and ran south to Jiangxi. Where did these thiefs' new forces emerge? Could it be that the news ahead was wrong or the Huainan army falsely reported the thief's relationship, causing the main force of the thief to flee to their own side?

You should know that according to the tacit understanding and agreement that Gao Linggong, who had been his old friend and friend, had secretly reached by the letter, the E Yue Observation Envoy who had fallen into the thief.

In the east, Jiangdong, Liangzhe, Xuanzhen, Fujian and part of Jiangxi boundary, the approximate scope of the Huainan army's efforts to fight against the bandits. In the west, Hunan, Jingnan, Shan (South) East and Jiangxi are the basic areas of his and Cao Quandu's suppression and prevention of bandits.

Therefore, he had previously reversed the normal state of being lenient with the thief and spared no effort to drive his subordinates to fight to restore Jiangling in order to grasp the reason for this Jingnan Jiedushi, and to have a well-connected water and land hub and a wealthy place; in order to gain more initiative and room for advancing and retreating in the process of subsequent pursuit and suppressing the thief, or seeking benefits and rewards from the court.

It is precisely because of the efforts of the camp troops and the fang soldiers in the town that they have accumulated corresponding casualties and fatigue. As the saying goes, it is the reason why they cannot wear Lu Bai at the end of their strength; so they need to take turns to arrange for plundering activities in Jiangling City as a reward for venting and disguised form.

This is a tradition that he cannot impose changes as a general of the ritual. Therefore, he handed over the vigilance and city defense of the periphery to the guest soldiers and state soldiers. Now it seems that in the face of these sudden thieves, this arrangement is obviously a serious failure and a missed mistake.

Moreover, since these thieves have appeared here in a dignified manner, it also means that several sub-department troops who have gone south to restore the lost territory have been dispatched, including the 3,000 Zhongwu Army led by Zhou Yanling, the elite Huaizhou soldiers under Li Hanzhi; and the preparedness of the Tanzhou city and the arrangements of the court can no longer be expected.

In addition to the Shannan local state troops who had been defeated or defeated outside the city, it can be said that at least one-third of his plan to revive the south this time was to turn into water. But at least compared with those subordinate troops who had a huge difference between the wind and the counter-trend; the tooth soldiers who were living in the inner city and most of the camp soldiers were still intact and could even fight.

So a choice of where to go was put in front of him by the changes in the situation; whether to fight or not, or how should we persist in this sudden chaos? At this time, the direction of Yacheng where the Jiedushi Mansion was located broke out again with a burst of rapid shouts of killing;
Chapter completed!