Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 246 A great victory! Good news enters the palace!
The servant king Li Shixian fell into strong self-doubt.

He knew that Su Ye's army was strong, but was it strong to this extent?
This... how long has it been since the siege began?

The city is broken? !
I, Li Shixian, can be considered one of the most famous generals in the world, and I can be considered victorious in every battle.

This army under my command can't be considered outdated.

Of course Li Shixian is not weak, and even his army is not weak, and its weapons and equipment are pretty good.

But, to a certain extent, he still thinks in the old way.

New weapons, old armies, old thinking.

In the minds of many people, defending a city means defending a city wall.

However, with the development of new weapons and new war thinking, the usefulness of city walls has become less and less.

Building a large defensive position is the most important thing.

"Your Majesty, Qingyao has entered the city." The general next to him shouted loudly.

In less than an hour, a big city like Jiaxing was captured?

you do not say.

There were only just over 10,000 infantrymen actually used to attack the city.

"I feel like this is the first time Su Yi's army has fought like this, and they have been very cautious."

"If this continues, will the city wall be useless in the future?"

Then, the overwhelming offensive of Su Yi's new army was stopped.

The fighting lasted until dark.

It's just that the roles of the two sides were reversed, Su Yi became the attacker and Li Shixian became the defender.

But in the next few hours, it advanced several hundred meters.

Push forward little by little.

However, the Taiping Army has a huge advantage, that is, they are not afraid of death.

Still extremely tragic.

A more brutal battle occurred.

Am I, Li Shixian, so incompetent?
Am I, Li Shixian, going to be ruined like this?
No, no, no!
Li Shixian instinctively said: "Give the order, the army will retreat into the alleys, rely on the houses, build defensive positions, and fight to the death in the city."

next day!

Li Shixian stood on the top of the city and looked at the layers of defensive positions on Su Yi's side.

This was also the first time that Su Yi's army engaged in real street fighting, so they followed the textbook completely and did not dare to advance rashly.

"I have never seen such a style of play."

Both sides bought artillery from foreigners. Maybe Su Yi's artillery was more advanced and more accurate.

The fierce fighting in the city broke out again.

After a brief period of panic, Li Shixian quickly searched for the best stronghold in the city to build a position.

After entering the city, they did not slowly expand the results, but immediately found a good area to build a position.

Then, they continued to use artillery fire to suppress and suppress with strong firepower, completely occupying the city gate area, allowing the army to continuously enter the city.

This scene is a bit like the battle to defend the Old Summer Palace.

At night, Li Shixian hardly ate, just wrote and drew on the map, and then summoned senior generals to discuss the battle.

Su Yi's position advanced several hundred meters.

But the Taiping Army is not the same as it was a few years ago.

Su Yi had a total of 17,000 men and a total of 5,000 cavalry, but they still did not move.

then……

The firepower on both sides was fierce.

Su Yi's siege army took advantage of the breach of the city gate and rushed into the city crazily.

Su Yi's army of more than 10,000 fought like a textbook in the Army Academy.

Because of the way Su Yi's army fought, they almost never encountered it.

In the new style of warfare, breaking through the city wall is just the beginning, and the subsequent street fighting is the most important.

In less than an hour, the city was breached.

The general next to him said: "Su Yi's army has entered the city."

Li Shixian took out his pocket watch. Is this... is there an hour?

Li Shixian's army was twice that of Su Yi, but overall he was at a disadvantage.

The first real street fighting began.

Li Shixian instinctively said: "Don't call Qing Yao."

Su Yi's army attacked at a more violent pace today.

However, after Li Shixian's thinking last night, he went through the teaching materials given by Su Yi and immediately adjusted his defensive position.

Therefore, the battle becomes more difficult to fight.

Both armies are improving.

However, Su Yi's army made faster progress.

Although Li Shixian was very good in the Taiping Army, his military understanding was much slower.

Therefore, Su Yi's army was still able to achieve a very good casualty ratio.

However, Li Shixian's Taiping Army was too tenacious.

Therefore, the position is difficult to capture.

Especially the buildings in the city are so dense, which is conducive to defense but not conducive to offense.

While the defenders were extremely tenacious, Su Yi's army, as the attacker, suffered increasing casualties.

The next day, Su Yi's army advanced 900 meters.

When night fell, the two sides reached a tacit ceasefire.

Standing on a high ground, the more than a thousand-meter position advanced in the past two days was almost reduced to ruins.

The densely packed houses, whether they were a hundred years old or hundreds of years old, were all blown into ruins.

Countless ruins.

This is not even modern warfare, but it is already so terrifying.

The positions of the two armies were only less than three hundred meters apart.

Su Yi suddenly appeared in the middle of the two army positions, looking at a ruin in a daze.

The number one scholar and the first place.

This is an archway.

It was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, but now it has been bombed.

Su Yi said: "Take away the stones of the Zhuangyuan Archway and protect them, and try to repair them in the future."

"Yes!"

When the Taiping Army on the opposite side saw Su Yi, they were surprised and said: "Qing Yao leader Su Yi, shoot him."

Although it is more than 300 meters, it is difficult to hit.

But give it a try.

As long as Su Yi is killed, the battle will be won.

As a result, a general next to him slapped him hard on the head.

"If you dare to shoot at Su Yi, the King will kill you first!"

At this time, Li Shixian, the servant king, was reading hard with the army textbook given to him by Su Yi while eating.

This battle was interesting. The armies on both sides were learning, practicing, and fighting at the same time.

Su Yi is also eating here.

"Commander, this battle is too difficult to fight." Wang Tianyang said: "If we continue to fight like this, we will consume too much ammunition and suffer heavy casualties. This cramped environment is not conducive to attack."

"Isn't it? The previous battle was easy to fight. Once the city gate is breached, the battle will be over."

Su Yi also caught Li Shixian off guard at the beginning and almost collapsed, setting a record of breaking the city in one hour.

But then, Li Shixian immediately retreated into the city tenaciously and started street fighting.

And, learn while playing.

"If wars are like this in the future, I can't imagine how much ammunition will be consumed and how many cities will be destroyed."

"If this war continues, the big city of Jiaxing will be completely in ruins."

Su Yi asked: "How long until Shi Dakai's and Chen Yucheng's troops arrive at the Jiaxing battlefield? How long until Huang Wenjin's troops in Huzhou?"

An official from the Intelligence Department reported: "Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng's troops sent 20,000 people from Hangzhou to the north to attack us. They will probably arrive the day after tomorrow. Huang Wenjin's 7,000 troops will arrive tomorrow."

In other words, if the battle is not resolved before the day after tomorrow, if Li Shixian is not completely defeated and Jiaxing City is occupied, Su Yi's army will face attacks from three sides.

"How many casualties have we suffered?" Su Yi asked.

"Five hundred were killed, six hundred were seriously injured, and nearly a thousand were slightly injured."

After only two days of fighting, there were such heavy casualties. Street fighting is really horrific.

Su Yi's army is not large. If the subsequent battles are like this, it will be really difficult to fight.

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Inside Li Shixian's tent.

"There are more than 7,000 casualties."

Hearing this number, Li Shixian's face twitched slightly. The casualties of the defender were several times that of the attacker. Su Yi's army was simply too strong.

There is a classic saying that if the army's casualties exceed 30%, it will collapse.

However, this does not apply to the Taiping Army. The battles between the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army are often so brutal that they are unimaginable, and the casualty rate is astonishingly high.

Suddenly, a soldier came in and said: "Your Majesty, Su Yi invites you to talk."

"Oh, okay." Li Shixian walked out instinctively.

"Your Majesty, you can't go." The general next to him said, "What will happen if they attack you?"

Li Shixian said: "I'm not Shi Dakai, how could it be possible?"

Then, he came right over.

In a pavilion, Su Yi had prepared wine and food.

Li Shixian stepped forward, picked up the wine and drank.

"When you captured Suzhou, did you do a lot of damage?" Su Yi asked.

Li Shixian said: "It's not big, it's easier to break through."

Su Yi said: "Although Jiaxing is not as good as Suzhou, it is still a prosperous city with a history of more than a thousand years."

Li Shixian said: "Now it is in ruins."

Su Yi said: "Have you read the few military books I gave you?"

Li Shixian said: "Look, fight, watch, and learn at the same time."

Su Yi said: "I can feel it. In just a few days of fighting, I can feel your progress."

Li Shixian said: "Xiang Su, is this how the foreigners fight now?"

Su Yi said: "Most of them are still field battles, but such urban battles are becoming more and more common."

Li Shixian said: "The amount of ammunition, destructive power, and casualties will become more and more shocking."

The First World War a few decades later was far more tragic than anyone could imagine.

In a sense, it was even more tragic than World War II.

In comparison, the battle between Su Yi and Li Shixian was completely childish.

Li Shixian said: "Xiang Su, probably tomorrow, Huang Wenjin's troops from Huzhou will come from the west, and the day after tomorrow Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng's 20,000 people will also come from there. By then, your army will face three sides." Attacked."

Su Yi said: "It doesn't matter."

Next, the two people chatted.

"Actually, the King of Heaven wanted my brother to go south this time, and did not want King Yi to lead the army." Li Shixian said: "But my brother was unwilling, and he still led his army to resist the Hunan Army in the north."

Historically, the main general who attacked southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang was Li Xiucheng.

"You value Li Xiucheng more than you do me." Li Shixian said, "Although I have exactly the same copy of the book you gave him. But you sent someone to give it to him first and then to me."

"Really?" Su Yi said, "Then I'll apologize to you."

Li Shixian said: "Chen Yucheng, why don't you send it away?"

Su Yi said: "I gave it to him three times, but he burned my book every time."

Next, the two drank and ate vegetables.

After eating, Li Shixian went back.

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next day!

The two sides fought fiercely again.

Still extremely violent.

Whether they are the attacker or the defender, their will to fight is extremely determined.

Every position paid a huge price.

The entire city was reduced to ruins piece by piece.

At this time, on the plains west of the city.

Wang Shiqing led five thousand cavalry and waited quietly.

The Huang Wenjin Department in Huzhou is getting closer and closer.

But when they were still thirty miles away, Huang Wenjin's 7,000 men stopped.

Obviously, they were waiting for Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng's 20,000 people.

At this time, Wang Shiqing faced two choices.

He took the initiative to attack immediately and eliminate the 7,000 people from Huang Wenjin's tribe first.

Let’s continue waiting.

If we wait any longer, we will face 27,000 Taiping troops.

However, there will also be reinforcements on his side.

The armies of Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi will arrive on the battlefield even earlier.

Wang Shiqing sent someone to ask for Su Yi's order.

Su Yi replied, you decide for yourself.

Give some battlefield decision-making power to Wang Shiqing.

Wang Shiqing hesitated, and then decided to continue waiting!
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On the third day, the tragic battle ended.

Half of the entire Jiaxing City was reduced to ruins.

Su Yi's side suffered a lot of casualties.

On Li Shixian's side, more than half of the casualties were lost.

Early the next morning!
Fifteen thousand people led by Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi rushed to the battlefield.

The 20,000 people led by Shi Zhenji (Shi Dakai's cousin) also rushed to the Jiaxing battlefield from the Hangzhou battlefield.

Su Yi's army was officially facing attack from three sides.

But, this morning.

There was a truce in Jiaxing.

Su Yi did not give the order to attack, and Li Shixian did not give the order to fire.

Su Yi stood on the city wall and looked at the battlefield to the west.

Li Shixian also went up to the city wall and watched the battle quietly.

It was just dawn.

Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi's troops, more than 10,000 people, had just arrived at the battlefield after a long journey and needed some rest.

But the better thing is that they came by boat, landed at the canal dock and entered the battlefield, which meant they walked less than ten miles.

However, the 20,000 people led by Shi Zhenji traveled nearly 200 miles from Hangzhou, so they were considered a tired force.

At this time in the city.

Su Yi's nine thousand troops faced Li Shixian's ten thousand troops.

Outside the city, Wang Shiqing, Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi had a total of 18,000 people, fighting against Huang Wenjin and Shi Zhenji's Taiping Army of 27,000 people.

Now, Wang Shiqing faces another choice.

Do you want to wait until both armies have rested before starting the war?
Or rush out immediately?

If both sides rest and recuperate, the armies of Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi will be able to fully join the battle tomorrow.

If he rushes out now, the five thousand cavalry under his command will be the main force in the battle, and they will directly face the 27,000 Taiping troops.

However, the opposing Taiping Army had not yet had time to build a position, and the vast plains here were most suitable for cavalry operations.

If they were waiting, the opponent's 20,000 exhausted troops would have rested and prepared their positions.

But now that they are charging out, the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great.

So Wang Shiqing came to ask Su Yi for instructions again.

Su Yi replied again, it's up to you.

Wang Shiqing turned to look at Su Yi on the city wall, feeling unprecedented pressure.

He had directed the battle alone before, but that was when Su Yi was away and he had to make the decision.

Now, Su Yi was not far away, but he had left the entire battlefield to him.

Looking at the five thousand cavalry.

This is the commander's entire cavalry force, and even the cavalry seeds of the entire country in the future.

It would be too aggressive and risky to go directly to kill the enemy's 27,000 people.

But now that the enemy's foothold is not stable, it is the most suitable time for cavalry to charge.

Moreover, this young cavalry needs this kind of strong momentum, doesn't it?
More than half of this cavalry are new recruits who have been training for about half a year.

They have gone through extremely arduous and even cruel training, and now they are full of desire for war, like young tigers about to emerge from the mountains.

If they can win the first game brilliantly, it will be extremely important for their future.

So Wang Shiqing came to Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi.

"Governor Yuan, Lord Ma, I have decided to charge with all my strength and start the war now."

Yuan Jia San was astonished and said: "It's true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers."

Then, he said: "Although our more than 10,000 people are not yet secure, we are willing to follow Wang Junmen to charge."

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Wang Shiqing took a deep breath.

Five thousand cavalry were arranged neatly, and when spread out they looked dark and boundless.

He once again looked at Su Yi at the top of the city, suddenly pulled out his sword, and shouted loudly: "Commander, you are watching us!"

"Attack!"

Following the order, five thousand cavalry began to attack.

Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi ordered: "Attack!"

Their fifteen thousand people also pressed up layer upon layer.

Shi Zhenji and Huang Wenjin, who were a few miles away, were stunned. Is this... going to start a war now?

The defensive position has not been constructed yet.

Huang Wenjin's 7,000 men arrived yesterday and only established relatively simple defensive positions.

"Array up!"

"Array up!"

Following the order, 27,000 Taiping troops began to form formation.

Li Shixian was on the top of the city, looking at everything with a telescope, and instinctively said in the direction of Su Yi: "That's not what it says in the textbook."

However, the two were too far apart to hear what they were saying.

The textbook is indeed not written like this, but sometimes it is different from the textbook.

Wang Shiqing's cavalry is getting faster and faster.

Soon, Ma Xinyi and Yuan Jiasan's fifteen thousand people were left behind.

The Taiping Army battle formation with 27,000 people is getting closer and closer.

"Fuck, this Qingyao doesn't want his life."

"Thousands of cavalry, fighting against nearly 30,000 of us?"

"Are Qingyao's cavalry so worthless?"

It's valuable, of course it's valuable.

This is Su Yi's cavalry seed, and even the future cavalry seed of this country.

"preparation!"

Following an order, more than half of the 2,700-strong Taiping Army soldiers raised their rifles and aimed at the dark Su Yi cavalry.

This formation is still very terrifying.

Facing countless dark gun muzzles.

"preparation!"

Wang Shiqing roared, and the five thousand cavalry under his command raised their carbines.

The so-called carbine is a short rifle specially made for cavalry and suitable for firing on horseback.

Speed ​​up, speed up, speed up...

Five thousand cavalry, faster and faster, faster and faster.

Finally, the speed is extremely fast.

Like a tide, they charged crazily towards the Taiping Army's battle formation.

Seeing this scene, Li Shixian on the city wall couldn't help but feel excited.

Such a tall horse, such a mighty modern military uniform.

Such cavalry is truly a coveted army.

When there are still two hundred meters away.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

Following the order, Shi Zhenji and Huang Wenjin's Taiping troops opened fire in unison.

Tens of thousands of muskets, firing simultaneously.

A real hail of bullets.

The five thousand cavalry led by Wang Shiqing continued to charge wildly in the face of the rain of bullets.

This is probably the romance of the cavalry.

"Fire!" followed an order.

Wang Shiqing's five thousand cavalry also opened fire fiercely.

Suddenly...

These five thousand cavalrymen hit the metal rainstorm hard.

One by one, the cavalry were hit directly.

One by one, the horses screamed and fell to the ground hard.

The cavalryman on horseback was violently thrown out.

In addition to violent shaking, the entire ground also heard the lamentations of countless war horses.

How many casualties were there in this wave?
do not know.

However, the casualties suffered by Huang Wenjin and Shi Zhenji were not small. Their neat battle formation was immediately empty.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

The Taiping Army knows three-stage shooting.

Wang Shiqing's cavalry continued to fall.

Casualties continue.

However, there was no stagnation.

Rush, rush, rush!
Blood rushed to the top.

Even the cavalrymen who were shot did not feel any pain, and some even did not know they had been shot.

My whole body just feels like my blood is boiling.

We are Imperial Cavalry.

We are the most honorable and powerful army in the entire country.

This country has invested millions of taels of silver in us.

Commander, look at us from the top of the city.

Kill, kill, kill!

There was silence between heaven and earth.

that's it!
Wang Shiqing led thousands of cavalrymen and rushed like a tide into the battle of 27,000 Taiping troops. The two military formations collided crazily.

Li Shixian and Su Yi on the top of the city were all excited to watch.

And Li Shixian was horrified to find that the one he was joining was not a brother army.

The hair on his body stood on end.

Terrible collision.

Bang, bang, bang!
Countless Taiping soldiers were just knocked away.

All the cavalrymen had their carbines inserted into their holsters.

What is held in the hand is a sword.

It is the most advanced sword forged by Jiujiang Iron and Steel Plant.

Under the huge momentum, the Taiping Army could almost be cut in half.

that's it……

Thousands of cavalrymen crushed them like crazy.

The Taiping Army's 27,000-strong battle formation was immediately smashed to pieces.

When Ma Xinyi and Yuan Jiasan in the rear saw this scene, they immediately looked at each other.

Oh my God!
If we had such an army, why would we have been so aggrieved and defeated in battles over the years?

In the Battle of Baliqiao, Seng Gelinqin's cavalry was also so brave.

But there is nothing but bravery.

I don't have enough physical strength and fighting ability, so I can only charge like this.

And Su Yi's cavalry broke through the enemy's battle.

I was confused for a while.

I have almost forgotten all the content of my usual training.

Just charge instinctively and fight instinctively.

Do they even think that we are returning to the fighting in the cold weapon age?
After directly killing through the entire battle formation, he rushed more than a hundred meters away.

Wang Shiqing immediately ordered to regroup and reorganize.

At this time, they felt that they were not old-style cavalry, but new-style cavalry.

The advancement and smoothness of the entire command system, as well as the instincts of countless trainings, allowed them to charge into chaos after a burst of charges.

Able to re-arrange as quickly as possible.

Even running and forming an array.

Although, the officers around him may not be the same officers anymore.

But it doesn't matter, just look at the level, not the face.

After the formation was completed, they charged again.

Once again, the second round of shooting was completed on horseback.

But this time, the Taiping Army no longer had an organized attack like the last time, it was completely scattered.

Next up!
Wang Shiqing led the cavalry several times.

Arrange, charge, crush.

Run over, run over!
The two armies showed completely different levels of organization.

After a few times!

The Taiping troops under Shi Zhenji and Huang Wenjin began to flee.

At this time, the casualties of the Taiping Army were actually far less than 30%.

In the street fighting in the city, the Taiping Army suffered more than half of their casualties, but they still did not collapse and continued to fight to the end.

In the field battle outside the city, casualties were less than 20%, and nearly 20,000 to 30,000 Taiping troops began to flee.

The momentum of the nearly 30,000 Taiping troops was completely taken away and suppressed.

In fact, when they saw Su Yi's cavalry, they instinctively felt inferior in their hearts.

The equipment is too high, and the horses are too tall and elite.

The military uniform is so majestic.

The most important thing is the momentum after the charge, the organization is amazing.

So, they collapsed.

The entire wilderness was full of Taiping troops who were desperately trying to break up, fleeing desperately towards Hangzhou in the south.

This, this is a win? Five thousand cavalry directly defeated nearly 30,000 Taiping troops?

So easy?
At this time, there was no need to pursue him.

But what a precious opportunity this is?

Of course Wang Shiqing would not let go of such an opportunity and led his cavalry in a frantic pursuit.

At this time, the carbine in the hands of each cavalry exerted amazing power.

Before the retreat, the casualties of the 27,000 Taiping troops were only over 10%.

After the rout, casualties increased exponentially.

Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi looked at each other and said slowly: "If we don't come, Su Xiang can win."

They felt that they were lonely among the fifteen thousand people.
Just a few shots fired from beginning to end.

Wang Shiqing's cavalry fought from beginning to end.

At this time, this group of young cavalry fell into a state of ecstasy and pride.

If you don’t fight, you won’t know why we are so strong?
Before five thousand people rushed against twenty-seven thousand people, I was brave but uneasy in my heart.

After the charge, I just felt endless glory.

At this time, the adrenaline was still soaring crazily, and he was chasing the fleeing enemies without knowing how tired he was.

The main force of Su Yi's cavalry won a brilliant victory in the first battle, exceeding Su Yi's imagination.

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Li Shixian came to Su Yi again.

"Xiang Su, I'm leaving with the army."

Su Ye asked, "Is Shixian planning to go south or north?"

Li Shixian said: "Go north to Suzhou and join forces with Qin Wang Lin Qirong."

This statement clearly shows his position.

If he leads his army south, he will join forces with Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng, and will participate in the decisive battle with Su Yi.

He doesn't want to.

He had to fight this battle in Jiaxing.

He had many things to prove to himself and to Su Yi.

Now he seems to have gotten the result he wanted.

"Xiang Su, I'm very sorry that the great city of Jiaxing has been beaten like this." Li Shixian said, "Suzhou will never be like this."

"If Li Hongzhang leads his army to attack Suzhou, King Qin Lin and I will not let them break the city, and we will fight to the death to keep them out of the city."

"Okay." Su Yi said.

Then, he stepped forward and patted the other person's arm with both hands.

Two hours later.

Li Shixian led 10,000 remnant troops, took all the corpses and all the wounded, and took a boat north along the canal to Suzhou.

Su Yi's army did not pursue any pursuit.

He even asked Yuan Jiasan to lend part of his ship to Li Shixian.

Of the 27,000 people led by Shi Zhenji and Huang Wenjin, only 15,000 finally escaped back to Hangzhou.

After Tan Shaoguang, who was guarding Huzhou, learned that Jiaxing was defeated on the battlefield, he also faced two choices.

One is to go north to Suzhou to join Lin Qirong.

One is to go south to join Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng.

King Mu Tan Shaoguang was also a famous young general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

He also has an identity. He was once Fu Shanxiang's student, although he was only two years younger than Fu Shanxiang.

How could he not admire such a female teacher?

Where is Fu Shanxiang going? No one knew about it at first, but later everyone knew that he had gone to Jiujiang.

It seems that she has become Su Yi's woman.

Many young people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were valued by Su Yi, so he would give them books to help them broaden their horizons.

Many of the books in it were written by Su Yi.

Tan Shaoguang is also one of them, although he ranks behind Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others.

There were dozens of people on Su Yi's list.

Some of them were like enemies of Su Yi and burned all the books Su Yi sent.

Tan Shaoguang did not burn it, but read and studied seriously.

But his emotions towards Su Yi were too complicated, and his loyalty to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had reached an incredible level.

In almost every battle, he was on the front line.

Moreover, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom faced a desperate situation, it did not waver and was eventually killed by the traitors.

He knew that there were many young generals in Heaven who had received indirect teachings from Su Yi, and even formed a teacher-student relationship in a certain sense.

What would it mean to lead the army north to Suzhou? He knows it very well.

In fact, it was to help Su Yi resist the Hunan army and never let the credit for recovering Suzhou, Changzhou and other places fall on Li Hongzhang and others.

Tan Shaoguang looked in the direction of Jiaxing, then in the direction of Suzhou, and finally in the direction of Hangzhou.

Although nothing can be seen.

"If you fight for the last time, it's better to die on the battlefield."

"I, Tan Shaoguang, have a beginning and an end to the Kingdom of Heaven!"

"Fu Shanxiang, thank you for not writing a letter to surrender me."

Then, Tan Shaoguang gave an order and led 3,000 people to evacuate Huzhou and go south to join Chen Yucheng and Shi Dakai.

Two days later!
Ma Xinyi's 5,000 troops stationed in Huzhou.

So far!

The first phase of Su Yi's southward campaign to counter the rebellion ended.

Although he started the war very late, 17,000 troops were directly inserted into the core of the Hangjiahu battlefield, and were sandwiched between three Taiping armies.

Moreover, in the end, there was indeed a situation of being attacked from three sides.

But from the beginning to the end of the war, it only took six days.

Defeat Li Shixian's tribe, Huang Wenjin's tribe, and Shi Zhenji's tribe.

Seventeen thousand men fought against fifty-five thousand men and won a great victory.

Jiaxing and Huzhou were officially recovered.

At this point, although there is still a huge disparity in military strength between the two sides.

However, Su Yi's army had surrounded Shi Dakai's and Chen Yucheng's troops in the Hangjiahu Plain.

In the battle of Jiaxing, Su Yi suffered nearly 4,000 casualties and a total reduction of more than 2,000 troops.

At present, Su Yi's side, including Wang Youling, Yuan Jiasan, Ma Xinyi, etc., has a total strength of about 73,000.

The combined total of Shi Dakai's and Chen Yucheng's troops still has about 140,000 left.

The city of Hangzhou was not conquered, and the roads to the south and east were blocked.

Huzhou and Jiaxing were captured by Su Yi, so the road to the north was also blocked.

Now Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng face two choices: stay where they are and wait for Su Yi to fight to the death.

Either the army retreats westward and meets the main force in Anqing.

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"Meet Su Xiang!"

"Meet Su Xiang!"

Yuan Jiasan and Ma Xinyi stepped forward and saluted Su Yi.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Su Yi stepped forward and helped Yuan Jiasan up.

"Thank you two adults for going south to support me." Su Yi said: "At that time, it was difficult for the two adults to make such a choice."

Yuan Jiasan said with a smile: "I originally thought that our march south was a timely help and could save the war from disaster. Who knew we were just here to watch, which made Su Xiang laugh."

Ma Xinyi said: "The ferocity of Prime Minister Su's army makes my subordinates ashamed."

"In just six days, we defeated three times the number of enemies and recovered two large cities. It is truly amazing."

Su Yi smiled sheepishly, unwilling to be humble, but also unwilling to boast.

"Monk King and Shengbao also fought smoothly in Shandong, with constant successes." Su Yi said with a smile: "It's not a big deal for me to regain Huzhou and Jiaxing. I have to completely eliminate Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng's troops to be considered a full success. "

Ma Xinyi said: "Prime Minister Su, what if Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng led their troops to withdraw westward, all the way to Anqing?"

There is also another main force of the Taiping Army in Anqing.

Moreover, this city has been run by the Taiping Army for several years.

Once the two sides join forces, there will be more than 200,000 troops defending the city.

The most critical thing is that the main force of the Hunan Army is also gathered near Anqing.

Su Yi said: "We will never let Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng leave the Hangjiahu Plain. We must completely annihilate this main force of rebellion this time."

"We must kill Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng."

Many high-level officials in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had complicated feelings towards Su Yi, and they were both enemies and friends.

As long as the situation develops to a certain extent, many elites inside will side with Su Yi.

Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng were the two people among the senior leaders who were most hostile to Su Ye, and the situation was completely irreversible.

Especially Chen Yucheng, Su Yi valued him so much.

He was almost the first in the book-donating sequence.

As a result, he burned all the books given by Su Yi, and his hostility towards Su Yi was indescribably strong.

This time he went south to attack Suzhou and Zhejiang.

Li Xiucheng was unwilling to come, but Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng couldn't wait to go south.

Although Li Shixian also participated in the battle to attack Zhejiang, after the battle in Jiaxing, he got the results he wanted and convinced himself to join Lin Qirong's army and indirectly defend southern Jiangsu for Su Yi.

Li Qi came in and said, "Commander, do you want to report your victory to the capital?"

Su Yi didn't want to report victory. He wanted to completely eliminate Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng's hundreds of thousands of troops before reporting victory.

However, if he does not report victory, Yehenala will be under great pressure.

Moreover, she is pregnant.

"Forget it, repay it, repay it!"

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During this time, Yehenala's pressure was extremely high.

She didn't care much about the war. She called Tian Yugong or Chongen into the palace again and again to ask Su Yi about the war situation in the south.

In fact, he should ask Gui'er or Zhu Sanniang about the war situation in the south. The two heads of the intelligence department knew earlier.

But for Guier, Yehenala is a bit difficult to face.

Guier was once her confidant eunuch. Later, in order to avoid suspicion, she was driven away by Guier and replaced by An Dehai.

After Su Yi entered the center, Guier was embarrassed to recruit her again.

After Su Yi and Monk Wang led their troops south to put down the rebellion.

Monk King's side is full of good news.

It can be called a victory every day.

Six hundred miles in a hurry, I feel numb.

At first, Yehenala also thought that this was an old tradition of the Eight Banners, and it was a false victory.

Later, after analysis by him and Tian Yugong Chongen, they found that this was not a false victory.

Monk King and Shengbao really fought well.

Tian Yugong said that the battle report can be faked, but the battle line cannot be faked.

The Monk King and Shengbao fronts have been pushing forward.

After Su Yi led his army southward, he stayed in the dangerous place of Jiaxing for twenty days without taking any action.

And facing the possibility of being outflanked by hundreds of thousands of troops, it seemed to be in danger.

The rumors in the key court are becoming more and more frightening day by day.

Hearing this, Yehenala could not sleep at night.

Comparing the two sides, Monk King's side kept getting good news, while Su Yi made no progress and was surrounded by dangers.

The attitude of the princes of the Eight Banners in the court became more and more domineering and flamboyant, making Yehenala almost no longer want to go to court.

"Six hundred miles urgent, good news from Shandong!"

"The Monk King has regained the entire territory of Wuding Mansion!"

"Six hundred miles haste, King Monk will recover Yantai and the entire Dengzhou Prefecture!"

This heavyweight news instantly detonated the entire court.

Yantai belongs to Dengzhou Prefecture, but in recent years this city has become very important, otherwise foreigners would not list it as one of the treaty ports.

After recapturing Dengzhou Prefecture, only Jinan Prefecture will be left.

Once Jinan is recaptured, it means that Senggelinqin has won a complete victory in the battle south to suppress Ni.

As soon as this good news came, firecrackers went off in the capital.

Countless bannermen celebrated.

The congratulatory memorial entered the palace like raindrops and was delivered to the empress dowagers of the two palaces.

"Take it away, take it away... The Aijia don't want to see it, don't want to see it!" Yehenala couldn't help but push all the memorials in front of her away.

Then, she covered her belly, which was not yet pregnant, and said to herself: "Little thing, if your Ama doesn't live up to her expectations, we will be doomed."

She even couldn't help but want to find Zhu Sanniang to discuss escaping to Jiujiang.

"Sanniang, Jiujiang is safe, right? The British have so many industries there, so they will definitely send troops to protect Jiujiang."

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As for the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Zai Ling and others couldn't help but celebrate.

"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that King Monk would fight so well."

"Su Yi's side is still trapped in Jiaxing, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops, and is in danger."

"The Queen Mother, it's time to prepare for a rainy day."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What do you want to do?"

Duan Hua said: "A matter as big as the massacre of the bannermen cannot be left alone. The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are responsible for this."

"The newly trained army led by Monk King fought so well, and all of them are bannermen, which proves that our bannermen are still very powerful in combat, so restoring the name of the Eight Banners can be put on the agenda."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said quietly: "This shows that Su Yi trained the new army well."

Duan Hua said coldly: "The Queen Mother, there must be a winner. There is no room for ambiguity in this decisive battle."

Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed inwardly, of course she knew this.

Duan Hua said: "As long as King Monk regains Jinan Mansion, this decisive battle will be completely won. At that time, he will be called to lead his army back to the division to plan for great things."

"The Empress Dowager, no matter how much you can't bear it, there must be an outcome to this matter."

"And as long as he loses this battle, Su Yi will never return to Beijing again. He will return directly to Jiujiang."

"At that time, please prepare your decree."

Empress Dowager Ci'an did not ask for any orders.

It must be to remove Su Yi from the post of central committee, and to remove Tian Yugong, Chongen, Zuo Zongtang and others.

Remove Wen Xiang.

As for the Empress Dowager Cixi, she lost the qualification to listen to politics behind the curtain.

Imprisoned in the cold palace.

After a long while, Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "You must not hurt her life."

At this moment, there were waves of shouting coming from outside.

"Six hundred miles to expedite, six hundred miles to expedite!"

"Great victory in Jiaxing, great victory in Huzhou!"

After the messenger entered the palace, Zenglu and Andehai were the first to know, and they were immediately ecstatic.

The great eunuch Zenglu ran towards the Zhongcui Palace of Empress Dowager Ci'an, and Andehai ran towards the Changchun Palace.

As soon as Andehai rushed into the Changchun Palace, he immediately kowtowed and said, "My master is very happy, I am very happy."

"Xiang Su won a great victory in the south. In just a few days, he recovered Jiaxing and Huzhou."

When Yehenara heard the good news, he staggered.

All the previous stress disappeared in an instant.

Zhu Sanniang quickly helped her sit down, patted her back gently and said, "My queen, it's better now, you don't have to worry."

"My servant has told you several times that Prime Minister Su will not fight an unprepared battle."

This is actually an arrogance. How can you, a palace maid, know this?

But Yehenala didn't care about this at this time, she just felt bursting with joy, and kept thinking secretly in her heart: You are such a damn man, do you want to scare people to death? What should I do if Aijia is really scared that she is pregnant with a child?
As for Zhongcui Palace.

Zenglu entered with a messenger.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, Su Xiang led an army of 17,000 people and defeated 57,000 people of the rebellious three-pronged coalition. In just six days, Jiaxing and Huzhou were recovered."

"This is Su Xiang's report."

"This is a joint report from the Governor of Water Transport and the Chief Envoy of Anhui."

The messenger handed over the report.

After reading it, Empress Dowager Ci'an handed it to Sushun, Duanhua and others.

Several princes and ministers looked at the report, their hands were shaking and their bodies were cold.

Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao had been leading the battle for nearly a month, but Su Yi instantly caught up with them in just six days.

King Monk regained Wuding Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture, and Su Yi regained Jiaxing and Huzhou at once.

And they could imagine that Su Yi's victory was actually more rare and more glorious.

Duanhua said: "Okay, we understand. Zenglu, please take the people out."

After Zenglu left with the messenger.

Duan Hua said: "Don't panic, don't panic."

"Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao have already marched towards Jinan Prefecture, and the opponents they face are even weaker. Su Yi still has to face Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng's 150,000 troops."

"Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng are both famous generals in the world. It will be difficult for Su Yi to win this battle."

"On the contrary, the battle between King Monk and Shengbao in Jinan Mansion was very easy to fight!"

"Time is still on our side."

"Send a messenger to Shandong immediately and tell Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao to hurry, must hurry!"

"Let them capture Jinan Prefecture in the shortest possible time, and then lead the army back to Beijing."

"We must recapture Jinan before Su Yi defeats Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng."

Zai Ling next to him said: "Prince Zheng, Su Yi may not be able to defeat Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng."

Duan Hua said: "Yes, these two are both famous generals in the world, and I heard that foreigners gave them many foreign guns and cannons."

More than an hour later!
The messenger from the capital rushed towards Shandong.

Urged Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao to speed up the progress of the war.

Fast, must be faster than Su Yi.

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As for Su Ye, after the Battle of Jiaxing, he took a short rest and replenished ammunition from Shanghai and Jiujiang.

Even crazier.

Hong Renli brought two thousand new troops from Jiujiang.

This means that Jiujiang is almost undefended.

"There are still a thousand new troops left to defend Jiujiang. Wei Jun has led eight thousand Green Camp troops and has entered Jiujiang." Hong Renli said: "The battle situation on your side is more important. I don't think anyone is crazy enough to attack Jiujiang at this time. ?”

"Li Xiucheng can't, and others can't."

Su Yi asked Yuan Jiasan to lead 5,000 people to stay in Jiaxing.

There are also five thousand people left behind in Huzhou.

They selected 5,000 elite men from their 15,000-strong army and followed Su Yi to attack Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng.

Two days later!

Su Yi led 22,000 men and formally moved south from Jiaxing to attack the main force of the Taiping Army led by Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng.

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