1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 375 The Great Victory
The vanguard of the Taiping Army who went to Yangzhou to attack the Jiangbei Camp was marching lightly and did not carry heavy weapons.

As for the cavalry, Wei Changhui brought more than a thousand cavalry.

But these cavalry were Wei Changhui and Wei Jun's treasures, and they were reluctant to use them.

Therefore, the first wave of attacks on Yueyong were all light infantry.

These attacking Taiping soldiers wore all kinds of clothes, armed with weapons such as knives, guns, nails, rakes, pitchforks, axes, etc., and a small number of blunderbusses captured by the Green Battalion soldiers. Led by two division commanders, they slowly approached Yueyong's position.

The march of more than [-] people gave the soldiers of Shanziying a great sense of oppression. This was their first time participating in actual combat, and they had never seen such a battle before.

Almost everyone's heart was in their throats, including Liang Shaoqiong.

The artillery team had the best mentality. The mercenaries of the artillery team didn't take these medieval army-like enemies seriously at all, thinking that only a few rounds of shelling could destroy the morale of the enemy army on the opposite side.

"1500 meters!"

"1400 meters!"

"1300 meters! Fire!"

Artillery captain Jorgensen estimated the distance between the Taiping and their positions.

The two Sacramento rifled guns they are equipped with have a maximum effective range of 1300 meters to 1500 meters.

After the Taiping Army entered the effective range of 1300 meters, Jorgensen ordered to open fire without hesitation.

The 20 cannons fired almost at the same time.

The 20 explosive bombs drew a beautiful curve in the sky, and finally landed in the formation of the Taiping Army and exploded.

Since it was the first round of calibration firing and the opponent was at the maximum range, the hit rate of this round of shelling was not only satisfactory in Jorgensen's opinion, only 3 to 4 explosive bombs hit, and one of them seemed to be The fire was misfired, and it did not cause mass destruction to the attacking Taiping Army.

The hit rate is only relative. Jorgensen feels that the accuracy of the shelling is not satisfactory, but in the view of the Taiping Army, it is already very incredible that the shelling can still hit 2 miles away.

"Don't panic! After this round, we will rush to the front of these monster clearing formations after the clearing monsters are loaded! The clearing monsters won't be able to fire a few rounds!" Said the commander of the Taiping Army who personally held the formation.

The firing of the Yueyong Artillery Team made the generals of the Taiping Army breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the opponent was Xiangyong, who fired guns two miles away, so impatient, and when he rushed to their front, these Xiangyongs would look good.These township bravery are simply the military merits sent to the door by the heavenly father and brother.

The two commanders of the Taiping Army who were in charge of commanding the attack secretly rejoiced.

Shuai Shi of the Taiping Army hadn't been happy for a long time. Accompanied by a piercing scream of shells, the Guangdong Yong Artillery Team had already launched a second round of shelling.

This time, more than half of the shells landed precisely on the advancing Taiping army, where they exploded.

Due to the limited lethality of the early explosive bomb fragments, it only caused at least sixty or seventy casualties in the Taiping Army.

But this was already a lot of casualties, and there was a lot of commotion in the Taiping Army. Fortunately, many of these Taiping Army were veterans, and they still survived the shelling and maintained their advancing formation.

However, the two commanders of the Taiping Army who commanded the attack still couldn't help but thump in their hearts, with a vague premonition.

Through the binoculars, Wang Shu saw that the Taiping Army had withstood the second round of shelling, and he was also impressed by this Taiping Army.

From the current point of view, the performance of the Taiping Army is better than that of the Japanese Shogunate Army, but it is not known how many rounds of shelling these Taiping Army can withstand.

As the Taiping Army approached, the number of casualties of the Taiping Army rose sharply.

After five rounds of shelling, the Taiping Army suffered more than [-] casualties.

But this time the Taiping Army invested no more than 10 troops in the attack, and the casualty ratio was already close to [-]%. Wei Changhui and Wei Jun had to send a cavalry team to supervise the battle, and only after killing the deserters could they barely stabilize their position.

When the Taiping Army, which suffered heavy casualties, was only about 150 meters away from Yueyong's defense line, with the whistle of Shanzi Battalion Officer Wang Shu.

Fifteen hundred muskets fired almost at the same time.

A burst of thick gunpowder smoke suddenly rose from the front of the Shanzi Battalion, blocking the sight of the soldiers of the Shanzi Battalion.

The heavy gunpowder smoke that choked Liang Shaoqiong coughed and shed tears at the same time, but at this time Liang Shaoqiong could no longer care about his physical discomfort, but quickly reloaded the bullet through the gunpowder smoke that had not dissipated, and pulled the trigger at the fastest speed. Metal projectiles were thrown into the formation of the Taiping Army.

At this time, under Jorgensen's order, the artillery team also replaced the original explosive bombs with shotguns, stuffed two cans of shotguns into each artillery, and tilted the raindrops of shotguns towards the Taiping Army.

From time to time, sporadic stray bullets hit the sandbags in front of them, splashing a burst of dust.

An unlucky soldier beside Liang Shaoqiong was unfortunately hit in the arm by a stray bullet, and fell to the ground with a miserable cry.

The military doctor who accompanied the army bowed his back, took out the first aid kit and skillfully bandaged the wounded soldier's wound. While bandaging the wounded soldier to stop the bleeding, he said, "I just injured my arm, at most amputation, and I can't die."

Not long after, the cavalry scout in charge of reconnaissance came back and reported to Wang Shu: "Officer Wang Ying! Officer Wang Ying! The long hair is gone! The long hair is gone!"

"Stop shooting!"

After confirming that the long hair had been repelled, Wang Shu ordered to stop shooting.

When the wind blows away the gunpowder smoke surrounding the soldiers of the Shanzi Battalion, the sight ahead gradually becomes clearer.

What caught everyone's eyes was the soldiers of the Taiping Army who were defeated and scattered backward like a tide.

Just won?
At this time, the soldiers of Yueyong looked at the defeated Taiping Army in disbelief, and couldn't believe that what happened before them was real.

The victory came so easily that most soldiers could not believe it was real.

"We won!"

Someone suddenly yelled, and immediately after that, the battlefield was filled with cheers like a tsunami of Guangdong warriors.

"We won!"

"Hahahaha!"

Liang Shaoqiong looked up to the sky and laughed like crazy, smiling, his tears and snot dripping out involuntarily.

Even he himself didn't know whether these tears and snot were choked out by gunpowder smoke or forced out by excitement.

Liang Shaoqiong knew that as long as the Taiping Army repelled the first wave of attack and let the Taiping Army see Yueyong's power, the Taiping Army's next offensive would slow down, and even a direct retreat was not impossible.

They have already won half of this battle, and the next step depends on how the Taiping Army chooses.

Whether to continue the meaningless attack, or to retreat directly.

"Shuai Liang!"

The war came to an end temporarily, and Wang Shu came to Liang Shaoqiong to report to Liang Shaoqiong.

"How about the casualties?"

Liang Shaoqiong took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears and snot from his face, and asked after tidying up his appearance.

"Two soldiers were killed and seven soldiers were injured, all caused by stray bullets." Wang Shu replied, "The soldiers of Shanziying are all good."

Compared with the results achieved and the casualties of the Taiping Army on the opposite side, their losses are almost negligible.

The only thing that made Wang Shu feel distressed was that one of the soldiers killed in battle was a non-commissioned officer.

"Yaoxie! Yaoxie! These clearing demons must have used evil things!"

The attack was thwarted, which made Wei Changhui, the six-thousand-year-old Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, furious.

The performance of this Xiangyong team completely exceeded his expectations. The artillery can hit people from two miles away, and the firecrackers still maintain a very high hit rate from a hundred steps away. The rate of fire is ridiculously fast, which is not peaceful at all. the army can afford.

Wei Changhui knew in his heart that this Xiangyong from Guangdong must be equipped with foreign guns and artillery. After all, Guangzhou has been the only foreign trading port of the Qing Dynasty for a long time, and it is not impossible for Guangdong Yong to bring foreign guns.

The Taiping Army also purchased a batch of foreign guns and cannons from foreigners in Shanghai. Unfortunately, these foreign guns and cannons have not yet been distributed to his right army.

Although Wei Changhui knew what was going on, Wei Changhui decided to hide it from his soldiers.

In order to appease the morale of the army, Wei Changhui spoke to everyone.

"Don't panic! We are the people of God, and we are blessed by God! Wait for me to do it, and tell the heavenly father and brother about this, so that the heavenly father and brother can destroy the evil treasures and evil spirits of demons, and there are no evil things and evil spirits." Bless you, these demons are the fish on my chopping board!"

Hearing what Wei Changhui said, the soldiers of the Taiping Army took it very seriously, and they took it very seriously that there are evil things in the Qing Dynasty.

If it weren't for the fact that there are no evil spirits in the Qing Dynasty, how could their guns be so accurate?Shoot so fast?

Fortunately, Wei Shuaihui saw through these tricks of Qing Yao.

Wei Changhui's younger brother, Wei Jun, as a high-level Taiping Army, knew that his brother was deceiving himself and others.

There are no evil spirits, but the Xiangyong in front of them this time is equipped with foreign guns and cannons, and he is especially good at fighting.

However, worshiping God is the basis of their Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's rule. Even if it is absurd to fool people with spiritual medicine, Wei Jun, a member of the ruler, can only choose to believe, at least on the surface, this set of theories.

Wei Jun set up an incense table for Wei Changhui and performed a psychic ceremony.

The so-called Heavenly Father refers to God, and Heavenly Brother refers to Jesus.

In April 1848, Yang Xiuqing pretended to be "God descended to earth" for the first time in Pingzaishan, and Xiao Chaogui pretended to be "Brother Tian descended to earth" for the first time in October of this year.

Wei Changhui didn't dare to presume to let the heavenly father and brother possess the body to leave people with a handle, so he had to retreat to the next best thing, have a spiritual communion with the heavenly father and brother, and tell the heavenly father and brother their current predicament.

Wei Changhui put on a Buddhist attire that resembled a Taoist robe, held a mahogany sword in his hand, and shook his head in front of the incense table, pretending to be a ghost, chanting a bunch of nonsense that he didn't know what he meant.

A moment later, as Wei Changhui's body twitched, he suddenly opened his eyes, and said to the devout believers who were kneeling in a circle around him.

"The demons and evil gods have been punished, and the evil things have been taken away by Brother Tian. Brother Tian said that these demons are enveloped by evil gods, and they use evil things to cause harm to the world. Everyone gets it and punishes them.

Those who kill demons can go to heaven after death. "

"Follow the teachings of the heavenly father and brother!"

Wei Jun took the lead to kowtow to Wei Changhui.

Wei Changhui pretended to be weak and fell down. Wei Jun hurriedly stepped forward to support Wei Changhui: "North King!"

"It's okay, it's just that my relationship with the heavenly father and brother has consumed a lot of my soul, and I feel a little tired." Wei Changhui said.

I heard that the evil god who protected the demons had been killed by the heavenly father and brother, and the treasures of the demons were also taken away. The Taiping Army swept away the haze of failure, and their morale was greatly boosted!
By the time the Taiping Army organized the second attack, sporadic Qing cavalry had already appeared behind Yueyong.

The mercenaries of the artillery team waved their guns at the group of Qing soldiers and cheered bravely.

Liang Shaoqiong didn't take it seriously, he knew that the Qing army in the Jiangbei camp was unreliable, and he would not sacrifice his life for his bravery.

All he can rely on is himself.

Seeing that the Taiping Army launched an attack again, the Yueyong who were eating canned food to replenish their strength reluctantly left the unfinished canned food and entered a fighting state.

Thinking that the evil god that protected the Qing Yao has been punished, and the treasures of the Qing Yao have been taken away by Brother Tian, ​​the Taiping Army desperately charged against Yueyong's artillery fire.

This frightened the soldiers of Yueyong.

But the flesh and blood of the mortal body cannot stop the washing of the metal bullet rain after all.

The only difference from the previous charge was that this time the Taiping Army charged closer, but still did not reach the front of the Shanzi Battalion.

Seeing that the Taiping Army had been defeated, Dexing'a, who had been watching for a long time, finally led the Eight Banners soldiers from the Jiangbei Camp to the battlefield to pursue the Taiping Army and joined the battlefield.
In this battle, Yueyong, who went out for the first time, killed 2100 Taiping soldiers and wounded nearly 7000 Taiping soldiers at a cost of less than [-] casualties, and his reputation shook the world.

"grown ups."

Just got off the battlefield, Liang Shaoqiong went to the Jiangbei camp to meet Qi Shan.

Liang Shaoqiong is no stranger to Qishan.

After Lin Zexu was dismissed and investigated, Qishan succeeded Lin Zexu and came to Guangzhou as an imperial envoy and governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

After arriving in Guangzhou, Qishan changed Lin Zexu's British tough policy. Seeing that the British army's ships were strong and powerful, and fearing that it would be difficult to win, he privately signed the "Nose Grass Treaty" with Elliott, ceding Hong Kong and paying [-] yuan in compensation. ten thousand yuan.

It can be said that Hong Kong was ceded from Qi Shan.

As a Cantonese, it is difficult for Liang Shaoqiong to have a good impression of Qi Shan.

However, Liang Shaoqiong even thought that Qi Shan could change his fate, so he knelt down to Qi Shan without hesitation and said: "Liang Shaoqiong, a villager from Xiangshan, Guangdong, has met Master Qi."

In order for the Liang family to stand up, and for himself to be able to flourish in the future, why not kneel down to Qi Shan?Many people want to kneel but have not had the chance to kneel yet.

"Okay, okay, when I was working in Guangdong in the past, why didn't I realize that there are talents like you in Guangdong." Qishan smiled, and waved his hand to signal Liang Shaoqiong to get up, "This battle was well fought, and I fought well. The prestige of the Qing Dynasty."

"It's not that the subordinates fought well, it's because Master Qi commanded well, and General Dexing'a's Eight Banners officers and men attacked properly, that's why they won this great victory, the little ones dare not take credit for it." Liang Shaoqiong kowtowed without getting up.

This kid is quite good, seeing Liang Shaoqiong behaved properly, Qi Shan became more and more happy.

The generals of the Eight Banners on the side were also happy in their hearts, and their eyes on Liang Shaoqiong became more kind.

Qi Shan stepped forward to help Liang Shaoqiong with a charming smile and asked, "Where do you live now?"

"I am ashamed to say that my father was originally an official of the imperial court, but now he is a surrogate, living at home in the country, and the younger one is now white." Liang Shaoqiong replied.

"White body? What do the magistrates in Guangdong eat? They can't see such gems and jade in front of them. Do you have fame?" Qishan felt very sorry.

"Promoting fame and fame." Liang Shaoqiong replied.

"If you are famous, you can talk about it. If you have a famous name, you can talk about it." Qi Shan squinted his eyes and nodded in satisfaction, "Come here, bring a pen and paper, this old man wants to win the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)