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Chapter 359 Attacking Huizhou

On the morning of the ninth day of September, Xinhui was gradually waking up in the sunshine. There were reddish-brown marks on the four walls and a faint smell of blood, as if to remind everyone that this place had been under siege for ten days.

For Guan Yuanzhong, this battle was too difficult and too long!
Xinhui is not a fortified city, it is just a county seat. However, under the siege of tens of thousands of Qing troops, the reason why it can still hold on until today is because the Fuhan army's ability to defend the city is too powerful. , grenades, rockets, etc., so that the Qing army piled up corpses under Xinhui City, but they were still unable to conquer, and they never even got a firm foothold on the top of the wall.
After the ten-day offensive, the casualties of the Qing army reached more than [-]. If it weren't for Guan Yuanzhong's strong suppression and longing for a way out, the phenomenon of bombing camps would have already appeared in the Qing army, and even It can be said that it is already a miracle that the current Qing army can remain intact.

Guan Yuanzhong took a few generals of the green battalion and walked towards the camp where the green battalion was stationed. It was a very wide camp. If it was full of people, there would be more than 6000 people stationed there, but now it looks extremely empty. There were very few wounds on the ground, and they looked at Guan Yuanzhong and the others with numbness and despair in their eyes.

"General Cui, are these soldiers from Yingde Town?"

Guan Yuanzhong stepped on the wet ground, and felt that the ground seemed to be covered with a layer of bloody stuff, which was extremely sticky, which only made him feel sick, but since he was going to put on a show at the moment, it was not good to get away and leave now.

A thin man wearing armor next to him is Zhou Ruian, the commander-in-chief of Yingde Town. He said in a humble voice, "Master Guan, this is the camp of Yingde Town."

"Oh?"

Guan Yuanzhong frowned, and when he was about to ask everyone where they were going, he suddenly remembered the tragedy of the siege ahead, and swallowed the sentence he originally wanted to ask, and remained silent.

A wry smile appeared on Zhou Ruian's face, "My lord, there are too many wounded in the battalion now, and most of the wounded have moved to a distant place for fear of disturbing your lord's peace in the end, but there is a lack of medicine right now. Batch come"

There was a hint of embarrassment on Guan Yuanzhong's face. It's not that he didn't want to use it for the soldiers of the Green Battalion, but there were also a lot of wounded on the Eight Banners side. There are not many medicines for the green camp, and as for the doctors for the green camp, there are only a symbolic two or three.
Since the Qing army besieged Xinhui, many injured people could not be healed at all. The generals of the green camp had to let the injured soldiers cry helplessly, but there was nothing they could do.

What is even more cruel is that in the face of modern warfare, once wounded by muskets or artillery, there is basically only a dead end. To put it bluntly, many people want medicine just for comfort, so that they don't look so helpless
Guan Yuanzhong sighed and said in a low voice: "General Zhou, the army is also very difficult right now, and there is no way to provide medicine. You still need to prepare early."

"General, can we allocate part of the previously arrears of food and salaries?"

"This is not allowed."

"Will that allow Yingdezhen to take off the heavy responsibility of the first attack?"

"This matter is not allowed."

Zhou Ruian was silent, with a smile on his face, "My lord, I understand." After speaking, he pushed aside. This time Guan Yuanzhong came here, it seemed that he was just pretending.

After such a turmoil, Guan Yuanzhong didn't even have the mood to pretend for the last time, and started to walk back surrounded by everyone, intending to return to the commander's tent.

But at this moment, a man squeezed in from outside the crowd, with an anxious expression on his face, he ran over in small steps after seeing Guan Yuanzhong, handed over two plain letters, and at the same time bowed his head Said: "My lord, something bad happened in Huizhou!"

When Guan Yuanzhong heard the guards talking about Huizhou, he was startled immediately. He quickly took the letters and found that one of them was from Man Bao, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the other was from Li Hun, Governor of Guangdong, so he didn't open it immediately. , but directly asked the guard, "What's going on? What happened in Huizhou?"

The guard had a bitter face, and whispered: "My lord, there are too many people here."

Guan Yuanzhong glanced at the people around him, frowned slightly, and returned to the handsome tent.

Under the gaze of Guan Yuanzhong, the guard quickly said: "I don't know what the villain knows. It seems that the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang led the army to leave. The messenger said that this matter is important, and the admiral of Guangdong, Mr. Li, has written it clearly in the letter. Yes, and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang also left a letter for your lord."

Guan Yuanzhong looked at the two letters in his hand, and opened Li Hun's letter without thinking, but expressed his doubts about Manbao clearly. In the letter, Li Hun said that he was invited to go to Manbao's camp I made it clear about the matter, including the banquet that day, and did not hide it from Guan Yuanzhong. In the end, it was written that for some reason, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Man Bao, led the army to leave, and left a letter for Guan Yuanzhong.

Li Hun basically narrated the whole thing from the beginning, without any embellishment, so after Guan Yuanzhong read it, he probably understood what was going on in his heart, and then he opened Manbao's letter again, and here In the letter, Manbao was very enthusiastic about Guan Yuanzhong, but he also euphemistically mentioned later that he would go to Shaozhou to assist in the defense. Because the matter was urgent, he asked him to be considerate.

Guan Yuanzhong was furious at this moment. If there was no such letter, Guan Yuanzhong would not be so annoyed, but today's letter almost stripped Guan Yuanzhong's face off. A smash, it is really intolerable.

"Hmph, what a guts!"

Manbao's move almost completely disrupted Guan Yuanzhong's plan, and his face couldn't help but become more gloomy. Now there are only [-] Qing troops in front of Huizhou, and it is almost a foregone conclusion that they will be defeated by the Fuhan army. What he can do is Before Huizhou is destroyed, take Xinhui as soon as possible, so that the remaining Qing army still has a way out.

"Beat the drum, gather the generals! Take the governor's warrant and attack the city quickly!"

When there was another roar under the city of Xinhui, the third division of the Fuhan Army, led by Cheng Ming, finally approached the city of Huizhou. Too much.

After arriving at Huizhou City, Cheng Ming did not hesitate at all. After a little rest, he began to attack the city. Since the third division started by land, all the firearms were fully equipped, and a large number of artillery were lined up. Make final siege preparations under the city of Huizhou.

Li Hun, the admiral of Guangzhou, felt a bit bitter in his mouth. Facing the third division of the Fuhan Army under the city, he found that it was impossible for him to defend. If the remnants of Fujian and Zhejiang with full security were still there, they would still be able to fight back with their firearms. However, in the current situation, there is almost no hope.

"Boom--"

After a fixed-point test firing of the artillery of the Fuhan Army, it quickly launched a key attack on the city wall of Huizhou. In the current system of the Fuhan Army, the research on artillery is very in-depth, especially in the Young Eagle Camp and the Lecture Hall Among them, artillery subjects have become key subjects, and related calculation subjects are also being vigorously popularized. Therefore, all officers who have been trained in the martial arts hall have their own understanding of the use of artillery.

Under such circumstances, the artillery of the Fuhan Army is not only advanced in equipment, but also second to none in the world in terms of personnel quality. The artillery is also very complete in covering fixed targets. After a few rounds, the Qing army's artillery on the city wall of Huizhou was wiped out, almost as if it had been bitten by a dog.

Faced with such a severe blow, Li Hun wanted to die. When did the few green camp towns under his control experience such a situation?Just a few rounds of shelling, not to mention the loss of the artillery, the soldiers alone lost nearly a thousand people, and the others were also shocked and fled in embarrassment, and they refused to take half a step up the city wall.

Cheng Ming glanced at Huizhou City, without the slightest hint of joy. In fact, he was not in a good mood, because Man Bao, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, went to the direction of Shaozhou Mansion for some reason, and the big fat that reached his mouth disappeared. , anyone would be a little annoyed, but this old boy Qian Ying was made cheaper.

Speaking of which, ever since Qian Ying surrendered to the Fuhan Army, he was almost like a lucky general. He would win every battle, and a newly formed division led by him actually fought well. Therefore, after the founding of the country, he also became a The major generals who were promoted in the first batch were much better than the other generals of the green battalion, and they were on an equal footing with veterans like them.

Cheng Ming didn't feel jealous or dissatisfied. After all, the big guys in the military exploits were all in the eyes, but he did lament his good luck. Compared with other people, Qian Ying's several military exploits were almost met by blind cats. Dead rat.

Of course, even though he ran away from the big fish Manbao, as long as he broke through Huizhou first, he would be able to threaten Guangzhou in the first place. A regiment launched a strong attack on Huizhou City, and issued an order that it must attack the city today.

Although Cheng Ming was quite confident in his army, he would not be too big to think that he could win in a single battle. Although the morale of the Qing army had been severely damaged, it was not without strength to fight back if they really wanted to fight a siege. As long as they can attack the city today, it will be a great victory.

According to Cheng Ming's plan, the main force of the Qing army was accumulated mainly through attack and defense on the top of the city. After a large number of casualties, the Qing army's new force can be effectively reduced. When the time comes to launch a general offensive, it will be easy to take Huizhou City.At present, the Fuhan army has a lot of experience in attacking strong cities, and it is not difficult to conquer Huizhou. This is the consensus of everyone.

After the siege battle started, the first regiment and the second regiment of the third division undertook the first wave of offensive tasks. The 4000 people were divided into several waves to attack the city of Huizhou. Instead of forming a formation, they began to climb towards the city wall in a more scattered formation, holding the siege ladder.

"Boom—"

"kill!"

There was the sound of fighting on the city wall of Huizhou, and more and more people rushed to the top of the wall. This made Li Hun anxious. He really didn't expect the Fuhan army to be so powerful. On the one hand, he sent people to Xinhui for help, and on the other hand, he drove Lead the green battalion soldiers to the top of the city to snatch positions.

Seeing that the Fuhan army took down the city with ease, the soldiers of the green battalion were a little panicked, and each of them was a little depressed. They walked forward slowly, but no one wanted to rush to the front and act as a scapegoat .

Li Hun was a little anxious. He looked at a man in iron armor beside him, and said anxiously: "General Wan, now Huizhou is in danger, and I hope the general can turn the tide! If this battle is won, I will definitely report to General Guan and General Guan." Kong Duxian asks for credit for the general!"

The man in iron armor, with a beard on his face, looked a bit rough. He was Wan Zaifu, the general soldier of Chaozhou Town. He was originally a martial arts scholar in the 48th year of Kangxi. During the years, he worked as an errand in Gansu. In the 59th year of Kangxi, he was transferred to Chaozhou Town and became a general soldier.

Wan Zaifu had some ideas about Shangguan in his heart. The [-] Green Battalion under his command was the most effective in the entire Guangdong Green Battalion. Originally, when the Fuhan Army conquered Guangdong and Guangxi, Wan Zaifu planned to stay in Chaozhou and compete with the Fuhan Army. Wan Zaifu was naturally very dissatisfied that Guan Yuanzhong was transferred to the Guangzhou government in the name of concentrating his troops, and the Chaozhou government was equivalent to handing over to others.

It's just that Li Hun has the kindness to promote Wan Zaifu, so no matter how uncomfortable he is, he has no choice but to obey Li Hun's order and lead his elite soldiers to rush up the city wall, intending to drive the Fuhan army down. .

Compared with other green camps, under the influence of Wan Zaifu, the soldiers in Chaozhou Town are especially good at hand-to-hand combat. Therefore, although the entire Guangdong Green Camp has a very high firearms ratio, Chaozhou Town is still dominated by spears, knives and shields, and only a small part Therefore, in the hand-to-hand combat at this time, they became the main force in Li Hun's heart.

Wan Zaifu led hundreds of Green Battalion soldiers and rushed up to the wall to start a fight with the Fuhan army. If the two sides were placed in a relatively spacious place, then the hand-to-hand combat between the two sides could be said to be a little bit, no matter whether it was a team attack or a guerrilla fight. There is a certain amount of space, but in such a narrow place, you can almost only fight with swords and guns, and there is no room for half a move.

Often when the bayonets of the soldiers of the Fuhan Army pierced the green battalion soldiers, the opponent's long knives also slashed towards them, so the casualties on both sides were extremely heavy. After a while, the soldiers who fought in a group quickly fell down. A large number of people, the blood that flowed out soaked the feet, like a region.

At this stage, no matter how many skills you have, it’s really useless. What really depends on the willpower of the two sides is that whoever can’t stand it first will collapse first. However, whether it’s the Fuhan Army or Wanzaifu’s Chaozhou Town, In this aspect, they are all good, so this tragedy will continue until one of them can no longer persist.

Cheng Ming squinted his eyes slightly, and watched the fighting scene in Huizhou City through binoculars, especially when he saw Wan Zaifu taking the lead and rushing to the front with a big knife. With admiration, he exclaimed: "This man's bravery is really rare in the world!"

(End of this chapter)