Under the bright sky again, the clear and warm sunshine in early spring is like the delicate hands of Erba girl who gently brushes through people's faces, and the clouds flowing away are smudged and printed out amber-like dark and light tones.

A military horse with neat and strict lineup was also slowly moving towards Xunyang City with a gentle melodious flute and drum beat, amid the melodious flutes and drum beats. From a distance, I saw these people and horses slowly striking in the direction of Xunyang City according to their different belongings, arranged in many arrays of front and back in the fields by the river.

Among them, the horse army, wearing thick scale armor, blue-gray battle robe, big cloak, and white feathered and round helmets, was scattered in a loose horizontal formation like a wall and slowly sprinted forward; the rolling smoke and dust brought about by advancing together was like a looming yellow dragon.

There are also strong crossbows with thick string arms and thick arrow box crossbows, small square ball cards, leather armor, leather hats, and cowhide sheaths, and followed closely behind; it was as shocking as the silent and continuous mountain.

And in the extended left and right wings slightly behind, they were wearing a gray cloth shirt and knee-length shoulder-blocking one-piece armor, a large round helmet with ribbons hanging from his head, holding a shiny spear or a large column with a bright long sword like a forest; the front and back were scattered in sequence to reflect the sunlight, just like one piece of crystal clear and undulating grating after another.

In addition to many of the people who are guarding the center, carrying large shields and round cards, short bows, half of the body, wide armor and iron mesh knees, and the heads of the same number of ribbons hanging their heads, and gray clothes and gray hips pulling into long queues of swords and hands; there are also many long-cars and horses with different shapes mixed in between;

In the rear team further away, there were more chariots and horses rippled during the period; many cattle, horses, donkeys and mules carrying and dragging large trucks loaded with baggage flatbeds slowly walked slowly under the unified gray-blue tones of armorless auxiliary soldiers and stick-holding servants. There were also groups of small groups of light cavalry swaying and galloping, covering and whistling the gaps and connections between them.

They followed one after another, as if waves of rushing towards them, drowning the sparse green green and the remaining white mottled spots in the wilderness.

However, the grand occasion of the riverside joint camp for more than ten miles was no longer there. Along the way these soldiers passed by, there were already a mess of camps and discarded flags and supplies. Occasionally, there were faint figures of people poking their heads out from the withered reeds on the riverside, or from the bushes in the distance, and carefully looking at this unique team.

Under the blue green flag of the red embroidered red embroidered "Taiping" characters, Zhou Huaian, surrounded by his guards in his helmet and armor, rode on "Pipixia III", was helpless to withdraw his sight, and his thoughts with some headaches began to correspond to the next step.

Because the effect of this declaration of force was too good, or it happened to happen in an unexpected time period. As a result, although we had contacted the people sent by the General's Mansion, it was obvious that the other rebels who were stationed outside were not sure whether the orders were not conveyed smoothly or were delayed, and they did not receive the corresponding information or reacted because of this.

The final effect was to rush on the road with torches and lanterns overnight, and wanted to join the navy, which had become frightened birds, and the camps exploded in unknown situations. However, in the darkness of the night, it hit the camps of other troops, and then turned into a continuous battle for several miles in the chain reaction, directly hitting the large-scale camps under Xunyang City.

Therefore, after Zhou Huaian observed the journey, at least a dozen or so of Resident troops were dispersed; among them, the dead and wounded fighting and trampling on each other in panic, casting a shadow on this trip to the alliance. Even the joy and inspiration of winning the battle on the river were diluted a little.

As for the cause and effect of this water battle on the river, it is much simpler. It is just an inevitable process of discovering the enemy blocking the way and expelling and eliminating. This time, in order to demonstrate the need for force, the navy was equipped with an additional fire-brushing team trained by collaborative combat; and the position of enemy-resisting artillery was installed on a few large ships as a reinforcement;

But I didn't expect that when encountering the water battle tactics of the government army mainly consisted of traditional cold weapons, it would be so easy to use, and with the double bonus, it would exert a one-sided suddenness and crushing effect. Or, those navy officials had never encountered or experienced it, and did not intend to make melee preparations for jumping the gang and joining the board, but were mentally prepared and experienced in fighting with firearms;

Therefore, once the Taiping Navy approaches, it is easy to collapse and chaos on the official warships; even if a few large ships encounter more tenacious resistance, they use enemy-beating cannons filled with sparse guns to target the crowded places, and then they will be killed and injured on the spot.

In the cabin where the remaining officials wanted to continue to resist, explosives made of black gunpowder or special poisonous smoke balls could also have a better cleaning effect; and greatly avoid unnecessary damage and sacrifices caused by continuous oil-added bloody battles in narrow places. Therefore, it can be said that this is a battle under the asymmetric advantage of knowing oneself and being an enemy.

Therefore, the Taiping Navy's losses in the end were only seventeen large and small ships. Most of them were injured and damaged by projected stones with low heads from the official army, or ignited sail cables and superstructures by concentrated rockets, and had to rush to the nearest to the dock and strand to save themselves;

After all, Jingzhou is one of the birthplaces of navy with a long history of shipbuilding since ancient times, and there are also large wood and good materials from the mountains in Hunan as raw materials. Therefore, the ships built are also known for their solidity and durability; therefore, even this stranded ship has a probability and possibility to be repaired, or the available parts are dismantled to continue building ships. In this way, the specific loss indicators can be further reduced.

The specific casualties caused by the water battle were about five or six hundred, accounting for almost one-tenth of the overall naval force; among them, less than a hundred people were directly killed, and most of them were caused by the shooting process of close to the official warships. The main reason was that the use of firearms was not hesitant, and the losses in subsequent melee and fights were almost negligible.

In the end, the rough estimate was that the official ships that were burned directly, destroyed and sunk, almost 100, and the official ships that were injured and damaged, and the morale was broken and slightly more than twice that of this number. In the end, at least seventy or eighty official warships with different degrees of injuries were captured, and they were all large and inconvenient to turn, and they did not have time to run away and escape.

Originally, the number would be even greater. However, in the process of taking over and running one by one, due to the lack of manpower and lack of corresponding experience, more than a dozen ships were gradually overturned and lost control. Only then did the remaining captures be controlled and drove up, staggering and slowly leaning to the shore to moor down.

Then there were more than a thousand officers and soldiers who fell into the water who were caught one after another from the river, and they were all placed on the shore to take care of them. Although there were many unreplicable unexpected factors in the upstream, at least for the newly established Taiping Navy, which was led by Wang Chongba, it was still a relatively satisfactory answer.

It can also be regarded as an unexpected surprise outside the original power display plan.

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On the head of Xunyang City, which is far away, many officials and generals from the General Chongtian Mansion also looked at the Taiping Army formation slowly advancing from time to time, and occasionally let out a sigh of air conditioning and a low scream of exclamation.

In comparison with them, the rebels gathered at the city and were barely gathered and still a little scared, were as shabby as beggars and beggars who had just picked up some rags and were happily showing off.

And it is different from most ordinary soldiers who can only see superficial things, but show surprise, nervousness, panic, and even complain and curse; they can obviously see the deeper meaning behind them, and can't help but talk on the spot.

And more of it are undoubtedly filled with envy, jealousy, hatred, and mixed with vague fear and fear, and even fascinated voices.

"I haven't seen it for only two or three years. Is it because Wang Zifang and Monk Xu's business outside the ridge that has already achieved this scale and atmosphere?"

"Be good, this is really an amazing ability and experience. We must know that after the Battle of Dayuling, they will only have a defeated camp left... and these are obviously just one of them."

"Even if it is one of them, there are probably no tens of thousands of people here. It seems that it is much more majestic and decent than all the official troops I have seen. No wonder those new and lacking eyesight were scared last night... After all, it is rare and truly powerful..."

"If I had these strong armoured and powerful people, where would I not be able to leave in the country, so why should I be beside others and obey orders?"

"Even if you recruit the court, you will be more decent and imposing than most official troops... No wonder they don't care much about this..."

"Since they really have the capital and confidence in hand, they seem to be able to keep their foundation firmly, so they may be able to continue doing their long-term business..."

After all, for most rebels who originated from the local area, in addition to the common expectations and general goals of striving to survive and seeking wealth, they still basically use their respective strengths to discuss success or failure and the amount of discourse power.

After yesterday's performance in the Battle on the River and today's situation, they have easily reversed their previous verbal contempt and disdain, and quickly changed their course and accepted the corresponding reality.

"Old Meng took this step and it seemed like he was losing a lot... If he could keep it together well, he would probably not be all of them."

After a while of discussion, some people inevitably gathered some expressions of sympathy, pity, and regret to Meng Qi, who was envoy of the Left Army.

After all, compared to the great benefits that could be used by him as a lieutenant outside the ridge as a lieutenant, he could control several troops and a large area of ​​ready-made territory. However, under the advantageous geographical advantage and harmony of his superior personnel, he defeated Lin Yan's troops and ambushed the Sanjiang army, who had lost his life. As a result, he could only lose everything and barely escape alone.

Although he is still the commander of the Right Army, the troops he was recruited under his command were actually killed in an order of not being fully organized; his roots were a battalion specially assigned by King Huang, among which there were very few experienced soldiers who were good at fighting, and even most military leaders were inferior to those.

"I think the Qizhou meeting of the Northern Rebel Army was just like this..."

"When General Wang was still there, Huang Wang was not..."

Some of the rebel generals who were older and could be traced back to the time when they had only had the only remaining rebel generals who had launched a great army in Changheng, the land of Henan. However, they even remembered General Wang, who was the chief leader of the rebel army, and met with Huang Wang, who had just formed the same side. It seemed like a familiar scene.

Although the troops brought by Huang Wang were still simple and the lineup was strict and stern, they were simply a stream of enviable and respectful among all kinds of shabby rebels. This led to General Wang's slight fear and had to rely on more things in everything. This led to the continuous incidents of gradually becoming disagreements and disagreements, and finally turning against each other because of the court's amnesty and reward, and they all left the other side.

Looking back now, the lineup is far from comparable to the current situation and scene; and immediately there are some corresponding sighs of things, things change, and generations of people.

At this time, Zhao Zhang, the right envoy of the General's Mansion, led many flags to welcome him, also came to Zhou Huaian, who was among the troops, and shouted seriously with a happy and comforting expression.

"Zhao was ordered by King Huang to be the guest envoy and came to welcome the Xu leader and his team. And thanks Jiang Shang for helping to attack the enemy. I hope that heaven will make up for the equality, calm the world, and work together to achieve the great cause of the rebel army."

"Your troops have come from afar and are afraid that the journey will be exhausted. Please follow me to settle down in the city to make a rest, so as to fulfill the friendship of the landlords. Is it possible to meet later?"

In the messy Xunyang Tower, a different general named Li Tangbin came to the free hangover manager Shang Le Dao, who was a little free and hangover.

"Master, Huang Wang ordered you to go out to greet whom you are together..."

At this moment, Shang Rang couldn't help but feel excited, overturning the table with the cold wine and food to the side.
Chapter completed!