Cutting 1719

Chapter 376 Loyal to His Majesty, Loyal to the Motherland!
When the time came to the second year of innovation, the offensive and defensive battle of Xi'an City also reached the most critical and cruel time.

Under the onslaught of Nian Gengyao, the Dayi Army led by Liu Ruhan was unable to block the Qing army outside the city after all. The expected reinforcements from the Fuhan Army were only fifty miles away from Xi'an City, and Chen Daoxian's 3 people also began to move closer to the Fuhan Army.

This signal made Nian Gengyao a little worried. He did not take the current battle results as proof that the Qing army was invincible. In fact, the Dayi army he faced was more than 1 elites, plus 10,000+ rioters. When the elite army is exhausted, the Dayi Army will be completely destroyed.

As long as Nian Gengyao is given another three days, he can completely wipe out the rebels entrenched in Xi'an City. However, the Fuhan Army did not give him three days, but only gave him one day. The forward troops of the Han army will come to Xi'an City to start a battle with the exhausted Qing army.

In a day and a half, although Nian Gengyao's Northwest Army still had 7 people, there were only less than 3 real soldiers, and the Fuhan Army had two divisions, with a total of 2 people. Artillery alone is enough It can be said that the situation has reached a very critical point after smashing them to death.

Hu Qiheng held the scout report in his hand, with a look of anxiety on his face, looked at Nian Gengyao who was watching the battle, and said in a low voice: "General, I can't fight anymore. If you continue to fight, wait until Chu Ni arrives." From now on, tens of thousands of us will be stuck in the city of Xi'an!"

In Hu Qiheng's eyes, the best choice right now is to withdraw troops. As for using the tactics of dividing troops to intercept the Fuhan army first, it was denied from the beginning. The reason is very simple. 3 [-] people will not do anything at all, and it is estimated that they will not be able to last for a day.

Listening to the sound of firecrackers coming from the city of Xi'an, and looking at the beacon smoke in the city, Nian Gengyao was a bit unwilling after all, "Let Zhang Guangsi attack again. If we can't defeat the White Lotus Sect, we will retreat!"

Zhang Guangsi was a fierce general under Tian Wenjing's banner before. He was extremely brave in combat and was highly valued by Tian Wenjing.Later, after the Henan War ended, Tian Wenjing led the remnant army back to the north of the Yellow River, and he was entrusted to Nian Gengyao, who was also valued by Nian Gengyao, and he allocated thousands of troops.

Especially after Yue Zhongqi led troops to Sichuan, Zhang Guangsi's status under Nian Gengyao's banner became more and more important. In addition, he fought extremely bravely, so he became the sharp knife that Nian Gengyao relied on. At any time, Zhang Guangsi can be the key to breaking the game.

Now for Nian Gengyao, Zhang Guangsi is the last hope.And for Zhang Guangsi, this may not be a good opportunity to make contributions.

Under the leadership of Zhang Guangsi, thousands of Qing troops joined the scuffle in Xi'an City as a new force. They all held blunderbuss in their hands and long knives hanging from their waists, rushing aggressively towards the defense line of the White Lotus Sect.

At this time, the Dayi Army, led by Liu Ruhan and other generals of the White Lotus Sect, was stubbornly resisting the impact of the Qing army. Although the lanes were already filled with corpses of the Qing army, there was still a direction for the Dayi Army, but more fell. soldiers.

"clap clap"

A burst of thick white smoke drifted past, and the Qing army led by Zhang Guangsi had already joined the battlefield. They held the blunderbuss steadily in their hands, then lit the matchlock, and fired a round of salvos. It was not uniform, and even looked a little messy, but there were still many people who fell down in the Dayi Army on the opposite side.

Seeing that the formation of the Dayi Army was somewhat disorganized due to this round of gun battle, Liu Ruhan quickly let his few remaining elites go up to the top, but in front of Zhang Guangsi's new force, there was still a tendency to retreat steadily.
After rounds of musketry, the two sides also fell into hand-to-hand combat. Compared with the previous musketry, this kind of long knife against long knife, spear against spear was a bit more cruel, so this kind of Battles are not something ordinary soldiers can fight, almost all are elites from both sides.

"Kill the thief! Kill the thief!"

"Kill the dog! Follow me!"

The Qing army collided with the soldiers of the Dayi Army with swords and spears. The sound of countless swords and spears piercing through the human body made people feel that the roots of the teeth were sore. flower after flower
The elites of the two sides were entangled together, forming the most tragic scene at the moment. Rows of corpses fell down, but it made Liu Ruhan and Nian Gengyao feel extremely distressed. They rolled out of the sea of ​​blood, they are the backbone of the army, and they died one less
Zhang Guangsi brandished a big knife and slashed and killed wantonly in the crowd. He was followed by dozens of soldiers from the Qing army. Each of them held spears and shields in their hands. , directly slammed into it brutally, trying to break through a gap in the formation with his body.

"Let's go together!"

The corners of Zhang Guangsi's eyes were tearing, and he roared loudly, but he alone could not change the overall situation. Even though he had been stabbed many times, in front of the seemingly endless soldiers of the righteous army, there was no way to defeat them after all. Continue to fall into the strangulation, but at this time the roar of the Dayi army is still endless, which makes people daunting.

Although more and more soldiers of the Dayi Army fell on the opposite side, the number of soldiers of the Qing Army who died also gradually increased, and their fighting movements became more and more difficult, and both sides fell into an exhausting strangulation.

Seeing that this attack still failed to defeat the Dayi Army, Nian Gengyao was a little discouraged after all. He looked at the soldiers of the Dayi Army like a wave, and he no longer had the pride of beating Luo Bu Zangdanjin in the northwest. He felt weak up and down, as if he had been dragged into a quagmire, unable to move anymore.

The Qing Dynasty has reached this point, it is really difficult to return
Hu Qiheng looked at his benefactor, with a bit of a bitter smile on his face, "General, I can't fight any more. If you continue to fight, the general will fill it in himself!"

At this moment, Nian Gengyao could only choose to think for himself.If he persisted in fighting, even if he eliminated the White Lotus Sect, he would still be besieged by the Fuhan army, and the ending would be no different.

If he was a true loyal minister, he might rather die than wipe out the righteous army, but Nian Gengyao is not after all. He once thought he was, but only at this juncture did he realize that he, Nian Gengyao, did not have the courage to be buried with the Qing Dynasty at all.

"Let's retreat"

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the Qing army finally chose to retreat. They slowly withdrew from the battlefield, and the Dayi army was unable to fight any more. They leaned on their knives and guns and looked at the Qing army that was retreating from Xi'an, their eyes were blank.

Did you win?We finally survived?However, after waiting for this scene for too long, people can't feel the slightest sense of reality, let alone the slightest joy.

Liu Ruhan looked at the retreating soldiers of the Qing army. Although there was no change on his face, there was a strong feeling in his heart that he was a man favored by fate. Otherwise, at this critical moment, how could the Qing army choose give up?

At this moment of fate, Liu Ruhan felt the boiling in his heart, he couldn't help raising his arms high, a burst of cheers came from his ears, he felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, This feeling may be called popular expectations.

After such a bloody battle, Liu Ruhan can be sure of one thing, that is, after this battle is over, he will be stronger than before, and the army will only obey him more than before, because he leads everyone, persevere
While everyone was cheering, among the personal guards behind Liu Ruhan, a strong man quietly took out a pistol from his arms and blocked it with a piece of clothing, but the gun was undoubtedly aimed at Liu Ruhan.

"boom--"

With the sound of a gunshot, flames appeared in front of the muzzle of the pistol, and a buckshot was fired. At such a short distance, it hit Liu Ruhan's back very accurately. The flesh and blood rolled and tore, bringing out a bright red blood flower.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Liu Ruhan fell down, his lungs had been shot, and he had no chance of surviving, but until he died, he didn't understand where the bullet came from
Seeing Liu Ruhan fell down, the cheering people around were stunned. They helped Liu Ruhan up and arranged for people to search for the murderer, but there was nothing on the ground except a short gun.
After the Qing army withdrew, the Fuhan army did not take Xi'an in one go. Although if they really want to fight now, they will definitely be able to take Xi'an, but this is not in the overall interests of Ningchu. This is not only related to fighting against the Qing court. , It will also affect the future strategic planning for Xinjiang.

What's more, before this battle, Ning Chu had already reached an agreement with Chen Daoxian, that is, after supporting him to take the position, Xi'an would be given up to him temporarily as a temporary place to stay. Ren Xituo, Xi'an will naturally return to Ning Chu's hands at that time.

Based on this agreement, Chen Daoxian will surrender to Ning Chu, and the entire Dayi Army needs to go to the White Lotus—this is actually the same as Chen Daoxian’s idea, because the core group of the real White Lotus Sect has been eliminated in the First World War in Xi’an. The army was wiped out, and Liu Ruhan, the leader, was dead.

Chen Daoxian, who was born in Baihe Dao, dismissed the set of the White Lotus Sect, and knew that this model can only be destroyed, but it is not enough to support the construction. Therefore, in this respect, he has always run counter to Liu Ruhan. His idea is to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, so it is more consistent with Ning Chu's current thinking, which is why Ning Chu can accept the Dayi Army today.

Of course, after this battle, the Dayi Army will be considered to be seriously injured, so Chen Daoxian will also go to Nanjing to formally submit a letter of professing his vassal. At that time, he will accept the guidance of officials sent by Ning Chu. In addition, Ning Chu will also arrange The officer training regiment went deep into the Dayi Army to help them train—to put it bluntly, Ning Yu wanted to eat the entire Dayi Army through this subtle way.

Of course, it is very good news for Ning Chu to be able to win the Dayi Army this time without bloodshed. At least after such a battle, the possible future threat of the Dayi Army has been completely eliminated from the inside, and the current clear The northwestern army had greatly weakened its vitality. In a short period of time, Ning Chu no longer needed to worry about the threat from the northwest.

The old Qin family’s yokan naturally closed down during the long siege of Xi’an. Now that the war has stopped, it has resumed its business. This made many old customers feel relieved, and they also sighed inexplicably. It's not easy!
But what is more surprising is that the shopkeeper of the old Qin family has disappeared. It is said that he was hit by a stray bullet that flew from nowhere during the war. This shop was entrusted to his nephew Xiaoqin, the shopkeeper, and he officially took over the shop.

While lamenting the hardships of the world, the old gourmets seemed a little silent when they thought about what they had experienced at home, but when the fragrant mutton soup came, they threw all these away and began to feast on it.

"Hey, that's the taste. It seems that the shopkeeper Xiaoqin's craftsmanship is not bad!"

The new shopkeeper Xiaoqin is a young man who doesn't like to talk very much. In order to earn this livelihood, I have to serve the masters comfortably!"

"Hey, that's what Grandpa loves to hear!"

Everyone laughed together, but they washed away the boredom just now, but at this time the little shopkeeper quietly retreated, and walked into the secret room according to the method taught by the old shopkeeper.

At this time, there was a solitary lamp in the secret room, and two people were sitting next to them, one was the so-called dead old shopkeeper, and the other was the man in hardcover who assassinated Liu Ruhan, and there were slight smiles on their faces.

"Shopkeeper, the higher-ups are ready to take care of you!" Shopkeeper Xiao Qin had a bit of reluctance on his face.

The old shopkeeper smiled, with some relief in his smile, "From now on, you will be the shopkeeper of this store, and also the 'shopkeeper' of the entire Xi'an Military Intelligence Department, understand?"

"Yes, my subordinate understands."

The sturdy man next to him sighed, "Old Qin, if there is anything you need to entrust, please finish entrusting it quickly. I am afraid that you and I will never come back here again."

The old shopkeeper nodded helplessly. After the assassination of Liu Ruhan, both he and the man in hardcover won first-class merit, and at the same time received promotion orders, so Xi'an was handed over to other people as it should be.Of course, even if he hadn't been promoted, he wouldn't be able to stay in Xi'an. After all, he had been photographed before, so there was no guarantee that he wouldn't be recognized.

Therefore, transferring away was the right thing to do, but leaving this place suddenly, the old shopkeeper felt a little bit reluctant after all, but he quickly adjusted his emotions and said seriously: "Code name [-]!"

"Subordinates are here!"

Shopkeeper Xiao Qin stood up and gave a formal military salute. Although he was not wearing a military uniform at this time, his spirit could not be concealed by ordinary clothes, and he looked quite heroic.

"Repeat the order!"

"Yes! Hide yourself and wait for awakening!"

"anything else?"

"Loyal to His Majesty, loyal to the motherland!"

　"Zhongmou Domineering" is too much, so it's better to be reckless and lead the army.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)