Chapter 596 The Monk King is surrounded

Jingshan County, the eastern suburbs, the Qing army camp...

The soldiers were busy digging trenches and erecting wooden fences to set up camps. Senggelinqin and Chun stood outside the camp gate, looking at Jingshan County not far ahead with a slight look. In just half a day, Jingshan County was captured. The Taiping Army's strong military force was visible, and both of them were quite heavy.

After a while, He Chun said, "Prince, why not change the way and go straight to Zhongxiang to intercept it."

Senggelinqin looked back at him and said, "Is Yuting worried that the bandits will attack Xiangyang?"

He is the newly replaced Hubei admiral, and Xiangyang is also a major military center in Hubei. He is indeed worried that the Taiping Army will attack Xiangyang and be revealed. He doesn't care. He nods and nods, "The bandits are being held in a row, and their troops are expanding rapidly. The possibility of attacking Xiangyang is very 'intentional'..."

"Why should be very clear about why the bandits are only chasing but not jailing." Senggelinqin said slowly: "There is no natural danger, intercepting head-on, and there are too many casualties. The pursuit can maximize the annihilation and disintegration of the bandits' forces. If we go to Zhongxiang and Shi Dakai leads his troops to circle around nearby prefectures and counties, the troops will inevitably increase to 200,000, or even 300,000, which is a big trouble.

Now, since we have bitten it, we must hold it tightly, just like the road from Changsha to Yiyang, constantly chasing! Weak their troops to the greatest extent. Whether it is field battles or offensive and defensive battles, these mobs are far from our opponents."

From Hunan to Hubei, the Eight Banners New Army showed great combat power. This is indeed very powerful. It is convincing to "Chun". However, the Taiping Army's troops were not superior before. What is the situation now? He hesitated a little and said: "Prince, if you continue to pursue this, you will be worried that the ammunition and medicine will not be able to keep up."

"Don't worry, there is plenty of 'medicine'." Senggelinqin said, pointing at Jingshan County, and said, "Yu Ting, will the bandit continue to go northwest?"

He said without thinking: "If they don't continue to flee to the northwest, will they dare to turn back and fight with us?"

"There may be a lot of people turning back!" Senggelinqin said: "There are more than a hundred miles northwest, and the consequences are unpredictable by us. Shi Dakai is also a general. Relying on his troops several times ours, he may be even more likely to turn back."

After hearing this, he suddenly realized, "No wonder the prince ordered camping in the eastern and southern suburbs, to prevent the bandits from shooting back?"

"If the bandit breaks out from the southeast, this is an excellent opportunity to seriously damage the bandit." Senggelinqin said: "Yuting returned to the camp, and the departments worked hard to build fortifications just in case."

At ten o'clock in the evening, Senggelinqin had just lying down when he heard gunshots outside the camp, "Night attack!" He was so excited that he jumped up quickly. The sound of gunshots of Ling's turmoil rang out in a sparse manner. The sharp whistle immediately sounded in the camp, "bang" a smoke "flower" bloomed in the low altitude, and it seemed like daytime inside and outside the camp.

Senggelinqin rushed out of the tent, and the gunshots became increasingly dense. A military officer rushed forward and reported: "Prince, the enemy attacked the camp, and the situation is unknown at present."

Senggelinqin was not worried about attacking the camp. He was worried that the Taiping Army would break through overnight. After all, the Taiping Army was used to breaking through at night. He immediately ordered loudly, "Order the battalions to guard against the enemy's breakthrough."

A cigarette and a flower bloomed in the night sky, and the situation quickly became clear. The Taiping Army did not break through at night, but instead attacked at night. The troops were not many, but three or four thousand people were defeated head-on.

The gunshots gradually became sparse, and Senggelinqin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the smoke "flowers" were really useful in the night battle. This batch of smoke "flowers" was collected by him when he was preventing the Taiping Army from breaking through at night in Changsha. It seems that more smoke "flowers" should be collected in the future.

Jingshan County, the east gate of the watchtower.

Shi Da, the wing king who was in his early twenties, led a group of generals under his command standing on the arch tower and looking at the brightly lit Qing army camp opposite. The night attack failed, and Shi Dakai did not care about it at all. He did not expect the night attack to be successful. Instead, the Qing army used smoke and illuminated it, which surprised him a little. Be careful when fighting at night in the future.

"Your Highness, the smoke "flowers" prepared by Qing Yao seem to be quite a lot......" Zhang Suimue, nicknamed Zhang Blind, said tentatively: "Do you want to bluff and attack overnight?"

"The plan of the tired soldiers?" Shi Da smiled, "There is no need at present. It is not too late to wait until the Dongwang leads his troops to form an encirclement. The monk demon head should not be underestimated. Let him notice our intentions, but it will be more than worth the loss." After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Send the order, tomorrow morning, each unit will take turns to attack and drag them down!"

As soon as the sky was dawn, the Taiping Army began to attack the He'chun camp in the southern suburbs. The Taiping Army launched an attack from the front and flanks at the same time, and it was as if it was to break through the camp in one fell swoop and break out. For a moment, gunfire sounds and killing sounds shook the sky.

Seeing that the Taiping Army had a fierce offensive, he couldn't help but be worried that the Taiping Army would break through the defense line and leave, and worry that the casualties were too great. While organizing troops to resist tenaciously, he sent people to rescue Senggelinqin.

Regarding the request for help from "Chun", Senggelinqin replied in two words - "Persist!" He paid close attention to the battle. Although the Taiping Army attacked the Nandaying fiercely, he always felt that the Taiping Army had not done its best. In his opinion, the Dongdaying where he was located was the main attack direction of the Taiping Army. After all, there is a small canyon in the south, and the open area to the east. More than 100,000 Taiping Army soldiers break through, and the open area will be given priority.

At the "Gate" 'Gate's Watch Tower in Jingshan, Shi Dakai looked at the attacks under the city expressionlessly. As the attacks after waves were repelled, he frowned tightly. He was indeed very powerful in Hunan Green Camp, the "Chun", and it was not comparable to those green camps in Guizhou, Guangxi. If he wanted to eat the 20,000 Qing troops in one breath, he would probably have a fierce battle!

The battle lasted until noon before it stopped. After a strong attack, the Taiping Army lost more than 4,000 people. On the open area in front of Nandaying, there were Taiping soldiers wrapped in red turbans. In one battle, the officers and soldiers of the Green Camp cheered and were all excited.

He and the 'Chun' were not happy at all and cursed, "Don't be happy too early! More than 100,000 Taiping Army, losing these troops is a big deal! Hurry up and strengthen the fortifications, and the bandits pointed at us to pinch the soft persimmons, and they will definitely come again in the afternoon!" After saying that, he ordered, "Prepare the horse!"

He and the "Chun" rushed to the Dongdaying and entered the Central Army's tent. After seeing the greeting, he said straight: "Your Majesty, the bandits are mainly targeted at the Nandaying. If they continue to attack in the afternoon, their subordinates may not be able to support them. I hope the prince will allocate 2,000 reinforcements."

Senggelinqin smiled and said, "If you send bandits to continue attacking the Nandaying in the afternoon, I will give you a thousand reinforcements, and the east is open. I am worried that send bandits to attack the west..."

Before he finished speaking, a military officer quickly stepped in and saluted: "Report——, bandits were found behind him!"

The bandit was found behind? Senggelinqin was shocked and hurriedly said, "How many people and how far is the distance?"

"The distance is twenty miles, the number is unknown."

"Take it again!"

Senggelinqin and 'Chun' were both a little surprised and suspicious. If there were a large number of bandits in the back, it would be clearer. After a while, He 'Chun' said: "Can it be the bandits' strategy to suspect soldiers?"

"Maybe not big." Senggelinqin shook her head slowly and said in a deep voice: "Jingshan, it is very likely that it is a trap."

He 'Chun' hurriedly said: "We can evacuate south."

"If it's really a trap, that canyon is not a retreat, but a dead end!" Senggelinqin said, and got up and walked to the map. After looking for a while, he clicked on the mountain in the north and said, "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but I'm afraid that if I want it, I'll send someone to the north to investigate..."

He said to "Spring": "Preserve against the mountain?"

Senggelin Qinheshou said: "This place is only three hundred miles away from Wuchang, so you can stay and wait for help."

He's heart sank and is surrounded by more than 100,000 Taiping Army. Even if the news can be sent out, no one dares to come to rescue him. If you stick to the mountain, how many days can the 20,000 army last? However, compared to being attacked from both sides, defending the mountain can last at least a few more days, but the premise is that there must be a source of water.

He dared not say that he was riding on the Taiping Army and it was possible to escape. However, there were snipers in front and pursuers behind. Once they escaped, the 20,000 troops would probably be over. The entire Eight Banners New Army was destroyed. Even if they could escape, the court would not be able to spare them.

Senggelinqin was decisive and immediately ordered two battalions to seize the northern highlands and build fortifications.

As the horse-studying meteor returned, Senggelinqin's face became more and more slight. The Taiping Army in the rear actually was the pseudo-East King Yang Xiuqing, and his troops were more than 10,000. He knew very well that this time, since Yang Xiuqing was coming, he must be the elite of the Taiping Army. It seems that the Taiping Army has set up a trap long ago and plans to wipe out the new Eight Banners Army.

Jingshan City, county government.

Zhang Xiaozi quickly walked into the lobby and bowed: "Your Highness, Qing Yao moves strangely. A thousand Qing Yao seize the northern mountain. The monk demon head increases three thousand troops to the southern camp. Qing Yao begins to move the camp."

Shi Dakai was happy when he heard this, "It seems that His Highness of the Eastern King has arrived. Let's take a look." The Qing army began to move northward in an orderly manner, and he sneered: "Qing Yao wants to defend the mountain!"

Zhang Xiaozi asked: "Your Highness, now the Dongying troops are empty. Can you attack Dongying for force?"

"No need." Shi Dakai said: "The muskets of the monk demon head are too powerful, and they dare to fight with 'meat'. The attack is too heavy and the casualties are too great. Let them stick to the mountain and see who can save them!"

In just half a day, the Qing army of the two battalions "crossed" to cover the cover, moved to a bay in an orderly manner, set up camp along the mountains, seized nearby highlands, and repaired defensive fortifications.

The Taiping Army did not attack, but quickly formed an encirclement of Linwan, and then began to dig trenches to build a base, which was obviously to trap them alive. Now, in the entire Hubei, the Taiping Army has an absolute advantage in military strength. More than 100,000 troops gathered in Jingshan alone, and there was no worry about the Qing army coming to rescue.

The Qing army camp and the central army tent.

Senggelinqin paced back and forth with anxiety on his face, and stood firm in his arms waiting for help. He was completely betting. He knew very well that the only one who could come to rescue in Hubei was Yishi's Marine Corps. Faced with the siege of more than 100,000 Taiping Army, Qishan, Jiang Zhongyuan, Xiang Rong and others could not rely on them. Only Yishi's Marines could rely on!

He believed that Yi Zhizu would definitely come to save him when he received the news. Although Yi Zhizu had a bad relationship with the court, Yi Zhizu took the overall situation into consideration and valued friendship. He could not see the 20,000 army not saving him when he was dead.

"Report——, Hejun's 'gate' is outside to seek a meeting."

"Let him in."

After coming in to see the ceremony, He Chun said straight: "Prince, the morale of the army is unstable..."

Senggelinqin glanced at him with a sharp look and said in a deep voice: "Who dares to disturb the morale of the army? The formation on the spot!"

He said with a wry smile: "Prince, more than 100,000 troops, who dares to come to support?" As he said that, he sighed lightly and said: "Even if someone comes to support, he cannot escape the siege. The last general thought that he had not formed an encirclement in the north, and crossed the mountains and broke through the siege overnight..."

"Climb the mountains and break through overnight?" Senggelinqin glanced at him and said, "How many people can break through under the pursuit of more than 100,000 troops?" As he said that, he waved his hand and said, "Tell them, let them rest assured that Yiguocheng will lead troops to support within ten days."

He 'Chun' couldn't help but say: "More than 100,000 bandits, even if Mr. Yi leads his troops to help..."

Senggelinqin smiled and said, "Since the establishment of the Yuanqi regiment, Yiguocheng has been defeated in countless battles, and has never been defeated. You have recovered Wuchang. You have not seen the combat power of the Marine Corps. Why are you so unconfident? Once Yiguocheng leads troops, we will attack inside and outside, and the bandits will be defeated. How can you fear more than 100,000 mobs?"

After hesitating for a while, He Chun said boldly: "Prince, the relationship between Yuan Qi and the court... Will Mr. Yi fight to save him?"

"Yes!" Senggelinqin said confidently: "I have been in contact with Yiguocheng for nearly ten years and have a good understanding of him. He will take the overall situation into consideration."

At dusk, a team wearing a strange blue military uniform drove into the town in a vast and swaying manner. The town was empty and there was no one. When he arrived at the center of the town, Yi Zhizu turned over and stomped off his horse and stomped his feet, and asked casually: "How far is it from Jingshan?"

"There are two hundred miles left." Jiang Zhongyuan dismounted and said, "At this speed, you can arrive in two more days."

Yi Zhizu shook his head and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Minqiao's Bian camp is too slow."

"A day and a half, I walked more than a hundred miles, and this speed was fast enough." Jiang Zhongyuan smiled. He knew very well that it was his standard camp that dragged his back "leg", otherwise the Marines would have been faster.

Yi Zhizu ignored him, pointed to the town, and said, "It's another empty town..." As he said, he glanced at Jiang Zhongyuan and said, "It's not allowed to happen last night again today. I'm going to act with the Navy. I don't want you to smash the navy's golden signboard."

"No, guarantee not." Jiang Zhongyuan quickly laughed and said, "Don't worry, the marquis has already ordered the officials. If anyone who enters the houses, takes them out of his way, destroys his "private" wealth, he will be killed without mercy!"
Chapter completed!