Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 248 The war is over! Shi Dakai is captured!
Had the Taiping Army's ammunition depots been more dispersed or hidden deeper, the result would not have been like this.

This explosion.

It was truly earth-shaking and earth-shattering.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Su Yi could feel the huge vibration even from a long distance away.

The airship above had already lifted off desperately and fled desperately.

But it was still devastated by a strong shock wave.

It was like being pushed hard by a giant hand.

The entire airship shook violently in the air, as if it was about to disintegrate.

Su Yi was horrified to see it.

The sky is filled with flames.

Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng tried to save themselves at first, but soon they stood motionless.

However, such a large-scale explosion has never happened before.

In fact, someone mentioned about the ammunition depot, whether it was placed in a cave in Phoenix Mountain.

The geological environment here is too bad, there is too much underground water, and every tunnel dug will collapse. So we had to use the clumsiest method, digging and draining while using wooden boards and shelves to support it.

But luckily.

Secondly, there is natural spring water dripping inside, which can easily wet the gunpowder.

Regarding this point, we have actually held meetings to discuss it and conducted relevant experiments.

In this way, it took an unknown amount of manpower and material resources to dig out a tunnel, which was only a few hundred meters away from the city wall.

The most important thing is, who knew there would be an air raid?

Moreover, the Taiping Army was a group of the most superstitious troops. Seeing Su Yi flying in from the air to attack would be a huge blow to their morale.

Rush towards the crash site of the airship.

Upon hearing the bad news, Shi Dakai's face was cold and he kept looking at the airship, swaying and falling.

How to save it?

Preliminary estimates indicate that the explosions in these three places caused thousands of casualties.

More than a quarter of an hour later.

Although these ammunition depots of the Taiping Army are very, very large, they are also very wide in area, and they basically contain ordinary gunpowder.

"Send two thousand cavalry to get me Qingyao's flying monsters, and capture the people on them. I will kill them with a thousand swords!" Shi Dakai ordered with a roar.

And at the moment of the explosion, he also saw that the surrounding soldiers were blown down like strong wind blowing through a wheat field.

As a result, the big explosion just now caused the tunnel to collapse, and all the engineers inside were buried inside.

The defenders on the walls of Hangzhou stretched out their necks one by one, as if they were watching a huge fireworks show.

One bad news after another came.

The airships escaped despite being injured.

"King Yi, our most important tunnel has also collapsed."

Immediately afterwards, another news came.

Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng closed their eyes in pain.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

I also thought about using a long delay fuse, but considering that if the fuse was too long, the dropped bomb would be carried away directly.

The explosions continued one after another for several minutes.

A quarter of an hour later, a cavalry force of two thousand people rushed towards the fields a dozen miles to the east.

First there are casualties.

He felt that the direction of the ammunition depot he had chosen was completely certain.

Thick smoke filled the sky.

The scope of this big explosion was so great that the soldiers guarding the ammunition depot were basically dead.

But Shi Dakai went to see it himself. First of all, the cave was very narrow and could not fit in at all.

Shi Dakai's face twitched slightly.

result……

Shi Dakai looked up and found that an airship was indeed shaky and severely damaged. It seemed that it had lost control and was being blown eastward by the wind and was falling continuously.

Therefore, this explosion is a series of explosions, rather than a very dense instantaneous explosion.

I don’t know how long I waited, but the explosion finally ended.

"King Yi, look, look..." Suddenly someone pointed to the east and said, "Qing Yao's flying monster seems to be falling down."

On Su Yi's side, it would be earlier.

"Teacher, I'm going..." Wang Zhengyi, the cavalry battalion commander, immediately came to kneel down to beg.

Seven years ago, this Wang Wu had followed Su Yi and became his disciple.

Now, at only nineteen years old, he has become a cavalry battalion commander.

In the last battle in Jiaxing, he made great achievements, beheaded the most people, and was promoted to deputy commander.

Su Yi nodded and said: "First battalion, put on fast guns."

"Yes!"

Wang Zhengyi shouted loudly: "First Battalion, Second Battalion, follow me!"

Six hundred cavalrymen got on their horses and galloped towards the place where the airship crashed.

In fact, the rebellious cavalry was closer to the crash site, even much closer.

However, they are slower to respond, and the speed of their steeds is also slower.

Aerial view.

Two cavalrymen, one behind the other, rushed towards the crash point.

The rebellious two thousand cavalry were in front, and Wang Zhengyi's six hundred cavalry were behind.

The speed of both sides is getting closer and closer.

The general of the rebel cavalry issued an order to leave half of the rear behind.

Suddenly, a thousand Taiping Army cavalry stopped, turned around, and charged towards Wang Zhengyi's cavalry fiercely.

A thousand cavalrymen charged and killed six hundred cavalrymen.

That familiar feeling came again, that thrilling feeling.

"Go, go, go..."

The two cavalry battalions led by Wang Zhengyi immediately instinctively showed the best combat formation in the shortest possible time.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer.

There are still two hundred meters to go.

Wang Zhengyi's two cavalry battalions opened fire fiercely.

Especially the cavalry battalion loosened their reins with both hands and raised their long rifles.

Long guns are not suitable for cavalry combat, and short guns do not have continuous fire.

But this most elite cavalry battalion uses continuous spears at this time.

Fire like crazy.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...

Although the number was smaller, the firepower density was several times that of the Taiping cavalry.

This group of Taiping cavalry had rifles, but they were only traditional rifles, and they were only equipped with a small number of them.

The rest are bows, arrows and swords.

This intensive exchange of shots.

Wang Zhengyi's cavalry suddenly had an overwhelming advantage.

A large area of ​​the Taiping cavalry fell directly. Their formation was too dense.

After firing a bullet from the carbine of the Second Cavalry Battalion, he immediately inserted the gun into the holster and drew out the sword.

The cavalry battalion kept firing fiercely.

Directly shoot out all the bullets in the breech, then insert the gun horizontally into the holster, and suddenly raise the sword.

"Rush, rush, rush..."

I am invincible!

Just like that, the six hundred cavalrymen rushed over with great ferocity.

The two cavalrymen collided horribly.

Like a knife cutting through butter, Wang Zhengyi's cavalry directly tore a huge incision into the rebellious cavalry array.

A short bang.

A short dash.

After tearing it apart, continue to rush forward, not willing to fight.

The few hundred remaining cavalrymen who rebelled were in shock, looking for their generals.

However, the general of these thousand cavalry was already dead, and his head was chopped off directly by Wang Zhengyi.

Led by several other generals, they regrouped with difficulty and pursued them bravely.

Immediately, more than a thousand cavalrymen who rebelled were divided into two groups, the front and rear.

A thousand people were in front, continuing to rush towards the crash site.

Wang Zhengyi's more than 500 cavalrymen were in the middle, chasing after them desperately.

Six to seven hundred rebel cavalry were chasing Wang Zhengyi from behind.

The advantage of Su Yi's cavalry horses was too great.

Soon, the more than 500 cavalry led by Wang Zhengyi were getting closer and closer to the 1,000 rebel cavalry in front.

"kill!"

A loud roar.

The more than 500 cavalrymen accelerated suddenly and waved their sabers.

The entire cavalry team, like sharp knives, plunged into the front of the thousand counter cavalry.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

There were terrible crashes.

I don't know how many rounds of reverse cavalry were fired, but they were knocked away directly.

I don’t know how many war horses had their muscles and bones broken.

He screamed and fell to the ground.

Still not interested in fighting, he just tore apart the array and continued to charge forward.

In this way, two battalions of cavalry led by Wang Zhengyi rushed to the front.

Chen Yucheng, who was high up, saw this scene with a telescope and closed his eyes slightly in pain.

This is the real cavalry.

In comparison, the war horses of their Taiping Army were too short and too small.

soon.

More than 500 cavalrymen led by Wang Zhengyi came to the crash site and directly rescued their comrades.

Then, pour oil on the airship and plant explosives.

Detonate violently!

Suddenly, the fallen airship was blown to pieces and burned.

At this time, more than a thousand cavalry who had rebelled were about to catch up.

Just when everyone thought that a cavalry hedge battle was about to happen.

Because Wang Zhengyi's tactics of leading the cavalry just now were to charge forward with incomparable bravery.

but……

The next scene is going to make people angry.

The fearless and invincible style of play no longer exists.

There is a vulgar style of play on the side.

Kite play.

He always kept a distance of more than 100 meters from the more than a thousand cavalrymen who were rebellious, and then fired continuously.

There are more than 500 cavalry troops, with several cavalrymen forming a team. They are well organized and their formation changes with the terrain, but they always maintain strong firepower.

After the front row of cavalry finished fighting, the rear row of cavalry immediately stepped forward and asked the front row of cavalry to retreat to the back and complete filling bullets on horseback.

Always keep a distance of more than 100 meters from the rebel cavalry.

In this way, the number of counter-cavalry attacks decreased, and the number of counter-cavalry attacks decreased.

It almost made me vomit blood.

Chase but can't catch up.

Beaten again and again.

In this despicable way of fighting, less than half of the two thousand cavalry who rebelled were left.

Finally, they couldn't hold it anymore, and the remaining seven or eight hundred cavalry began to retreat and return to the camp.

But at this time, Wang Zhengyi led more than 500 cavalry to pursue them.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

When they were chased dozens of meters away, there was another burst of gunfire, killing a large number of the rebel cavalry.

I...fuck!

The general of the rebel cavalry was furious and turned his direction again, chasing Wang Zhengyi's cavalry.

then……

Wang Zhengyi also changed direction and distanced himself from the other party.

If you chase me, I will run. If you run, I will chase you.

Anyway, within a distance of more than 100 meters, I can only hit you, but you can't hit me.

In this repeated tug of war, the number of rebel cavalry became fewer and fewer.

Finally, all their cavalry will collapse.

The formation was in disarray and could no longer be commanded.

Regardless of anything, he just kept his head down and rushed forward, looking in the direction of the army to escape.

At this time, Wang Zhengyi's cavalry returned to their ferocious fighting style from the beginning.

A frantic pursuit began.

A small team of several people chases down one or two targets.

Within the scope of a small local battlefield, always maintain numerical superiority and use more to defeat fewer.

Unfortunately, it is too far away and many people cannot see it.

Otherwise, probably all the senior generals would be fascinated by it.

This is a classic, gorgeous cavalry hunt.

Especially in the back, the play is too advanced.

Even Wang Zhengyi's first cavalry battalion could fight, and the second cavalry battalion could no longer provide such high-level cooperation.

Because this cavalry battalion has been established for more than six years, and it was originally Wang Shiqing's New Army Cavalry.

The Second Cavalry Battalion has been in place for about four years.

It is really difficult for a new cavalry division that has been practicing for more than half a year to achieve such coordination.

Chen Yucheng and Shi Dakai stood on the high platform and used telescopes to capture the battle situation here.

Don't know how long.

The battle is over.

One to two hundred rebel cavalrymen rushed into their camp sparsely.

Of the two thousand cavalry, only one or two hundred were recovered, and the rest either died, fled without a trace, or surrendered.

How tragic?

As for Wang Zhengyi's cavalry unit, except for the first two charges, which cut through the enemy array, there were dozens or hundreds of casualties.

The subsequent kiting tactics resulted in minimal casualties.

Seeing this scene of fighting, Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng were almost in despair.

Originally, it was just to fight for the crashed airship, just to kill people to vent their anger.

But they didn't expect to encounter a small battle, which dealt a critical blow to the hearts of the two.

Wang Zhengyi led the remaining cavalry to bypass the enemy camp and return to Su Yi's camp.

The whole person is still in a state of excitement.

It's like being drunk.

Shit, shit, shit.

How did I type it out?

So cool.

He joined the army at the age of sixteen and entered the cavalry team.

It has been almost three years now and I have participated in countless battles, large and small.

I originally thought that the last battle of Jiaxing was the pinnacle. Following General Wang Shiqing, the 5,000 cavalrymen defeated the 27,000 infantrymen.

Unexpectedly, today, we would have a more peak battle.

If nothing else, today's battle will result in a huge breakthrough for the two battalions of cavalry.

Unexpectedly, the tactics in the books actually appeared on the battlefield.

Even better than what is shown in the book.

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Then, the battlefields on both sides fell into silence.

Su Yi still didn't take the initiative to attack.

The rebellious army of 140,000 did not launch an attack.

At this point, the data obtained is already very complete.

Eighty-half percent of the ammunition inventory was directly destroyed.

The remaining ammunition, if fully loaded, would only be enough for the 140,000-strong army to fight for two days.

Chen Yucheng and Shi Dakai fell into silence.

"It was better when we used swords before." Shi Dakai suddenly said: "At that time, our Taiping Army was invincible in field battles and had no rivals at all."

Chen Yucheng didn't feel much about this sentence.

By the time he rose to power, the Taiping Army had already used firearms on a large scale, and most of his victories were fought with firearms.

But this time, it was a serious blow.

Although firearms are good, they require high ammunition.

How to fight if there is no ammunition?
The ammunition depot was destroyed by an air strike for the first time.

In fact, this may be the first time in the world.

But why, it happened to us.

Shi Dakai even thought further. Will the future battlefield belong to people like Su Yi? Is his understanding of the new type of warfare more profound and thorough?

At this moment, there were waves of sirens and noises coming from outside.

The two of them were shocked. Could it be that Su Yi launched a general attack?
Soon, a general rushed in and shouted: "King Yi, King Ying, Qing Yao's sky monster is here again..."

Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng rushed out of the camp and looked towards the sky.

One of the five airships crashed.

The remaining four ships were injured, but they have been repaired in the past few days. After all, the airbag repair is relatively easy.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Densely packed bombs fell from the sky.

This time the bomb was smaller.

A bomb weighs more than ten kilograms, and dozens of them can be dropped at once.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

There were violent explosions.

Moreover, the bombs use high explosives, which are much more lethal.

But...even so.

Facing an army of hundreds of thousands, such casualties were minimal.

However, the blow to morale was indeed staggering.

Next, one wave after another.

There was a steady stream of air raids and a steady stream of bombings.

I was rebellious and tried every means.

But to no avail.

It flew so high that it was impossible to hit.

For days and nights, there were non-stop air raids and non-stop harassment.

Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng almost wanted to ask Su Yi angrily, "Aren't you in a hurry?"

Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao may have already recovered Jinan Mansion, aren't you in a hurry?

After they regain Jinan Prefecture, they may lead their troops back to Beijing.

Time is on our side, not on yours. Why don't you take the initiative to attack?

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The effect of this kind of air raid harassment will become smaller and smaller.

After all, the number of airships is too few and their speed is slow. Moreover, during air raids, most of the Taiping troops would basically not suffer any casualties as long as they jumped into the trenches.

It is still very difficult to drop bombs into narrow trenches from a height of several hundred meters.

But Su Yi didn't put her hope in this aspect either.

He is also waiting.

Waiting for artillery, waiting for the fourth batch of new repeating rifles.

this day!
The last batch of arms was finally delivered.

Seventeen hundred new repeating rifles.

Eighty-seven guns.

At this point, Su Yi's army had more than 300 artillery pieces.

Including the artillery in Hangzhou City, the total reached 468 artillery pieces.

Last night of military conference.

"Tomorrow morning, at 7:30, we will launch a general attack!"

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Tonight, Su Yi's airship did not come to harass them with air raids.

Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng had already smelled the scent.

"Probably tomorrow, Su Yi will launch a general attack." Shi Dakai said: "And it will be in the north."

Chen Yucheng said: "Yes, Hangzhou City has moved all movable artillery to the northern position."

The rebel army is also on the move.

Originally there were only 40,000 troops in the northern position, but now another 40,000 troops have been transferred, for a total of 80,000 troops.

We cannot continue to mobilize, but the northern battlefield is so large that it cannot accommodate more troops.

The entire northern position is 3,900 meters long and 2,200 meters wide.

Eighty thousand troops were displayed on eight square kilometers of land. This density was already very high.

The defenses of the entire position are densely packed and intertwined, and they cannot be more dense.

Su Yi's headquarters had taken a break early.

But the senior generals Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng had some sleepless nights.

The remaining ammunition is enough for two days of fighting.

If the fighting intensity is extremely high, it may only last for one day.

So, let’s fight tomorrow.

Determine victory or defeat, life and death.

And at the same time.

Seng Gelinqin's 70,000 to 80,000 troops surrounded Jinan City.

The Nian Army defenders also numbered about 70,000.

For him, this is also a battle of fate.

On the Monk King's side, there are not as many artillery pieces as Su Yi, but there are more than two hundred.

Moon stars are rare.

Seng Gelinqin kept smoking and sighed: "I wonder how Su Yi is doing in Hangzhou?"

Du Xing'a had a cigarette in his mouth and kept burning it. He didn't smoke, he was just in a daze.

"What's wrong?" Seng Gelinqin asked.

Du Xing'a finally took a breath, flicked away the ash, and said slowly: "I wonder what the difference is between the battlefield in Hangzhou and ours?"

Seng Gelinqin said nothing.

Du Xingadao: "It's probably a little different."

"Monk King, Su Yi often said that the situation has undergone major changes that have not happened in a century. We are stepping on the boundary between the old and the new."

Seng Gelinqin said: "I don't want to think about this. I only know that we must win this battle. Otherwise, the Eight Banners will be finished and the foundation of the Qing Dynasty will be finished."

"Tomorrow's battle will decide the fate of all of us."

Then, Seng Gelinqin shrank his body and got into the tent to sleep.

Winter in Shandong is still very cold.

Early the next morning!
Sunny day!
The morning sun had just risen into the sky, and there was a hint of warmth between heaven and earth.

There was no pre-war mobilization.

All the 70,000 to 80,000 people under Seng Gelinqin’s command know that today’s battle will determine the fate of countless people (there were some casualties, and some were added in the Eight Banners and Green Camp in Shandong)
Seng Gelinqin shouted: "Attack the city!" Following the order, more than 200 artillery pieces fired at Jinan City.

The decisive battle on the northern battlefield has officially begun!
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Suzhou battlefield!

"Fire!" Li Hongzhang gave the order.

Countless artillery pieces also began to bombard Suzhou City indiscriminately.

On Li Hongzhang's side, there were 60,000 Hunan troops and 5,000 foreign gun troops.

On the defensive side of the city, Lin Qirong had 26,000 men and Li Shixian had 10,000 men.

"fire!"

Following the order, the artillery on Suzhou City also fired wildly at the Hunan Army's positions.

The young Li Shixian, unshaven and smoking, looked at the Hunan Army under the city with deep hatred.

No, using hatred to describe his mood at this time is wrong.

It's a fighting spirit.

When facing Su Yi's army, Li Shixian was not determined in his heart.

But no matter what, he Li Shixian was defeated on the Jiaxing battlefield.

So you need to prove yourself on another battlefield.

Li Hongzhang, you want to take back Suzhou City?

Unless you step over my dead body.

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Hangzhou battlefield!

Su Yi took out his pocket watch, and several senior commanders took out their pocket watches.

There are still ten minutes left before the total attack time.

However, we were not very lucky today as the fog was quite heavy.

There is no fog in Jinan battlefield, but the fog in Suzhou battlefield is very thin.

But on the battlefield in Hangzhou, the fog was relatively thick.

Ma Xinyi next to him looked at his pocket watch and said, "En Xiang, when will our Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau start production?"

Su Yi said: "It will probably take another year and a half."

Ma Xinyi asked: "Can Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau produce such a pocket watch?"

Su Yi shook his head and said, "That will probably take several years."

Whether it was a clock or a pocket watch, Su Yi had extremely advanced blueprints, and it might not be impossible to make them entirely by hand.

However, the road is now full of obstacles, and precious labor will not be used on clocks.

Make guns and bullets first, then steam engines and internal combustion engines.

At half past seven, the time is up.

The fog still hasn't cleared.

However, the artillery fires based on coordinates.

Invisible or visible, it's all the same.

Eight square kilometers of ground, carpet bombing.

"Fire!"

From the artillery position outside the city, an order was given.

In the city of Hangzhou, an order was given.

Suddenly, four hundred and dozens of artillery bombarded them fiercely.

A torrential rain of artillery shells hit the Taiping Army's position hard.

then……

The whole ground began to tremble.

The water in the West Lake began to vibrate.

Birds in the surrounding mountains began to flee.

In thick fog.

Balls of fire burst out.

This scale of artillery attack must be the first time on the Chinese battlefield.

Even more than the Battle of Dagukou at that time.

All is silver.

Astronomical amounts of money.

Just keep bombing, keep bombing.

Countless artillery shells plowed through almost all the eight square kilometers of enemy positions.

He was hiding in the trench, shivering.

Isn't it over yet?

How long will it take to explode?

My ears will be deafened and my soul will be shaken to pieces.

The Taiping Army also had a lot of artillery.

However, their ammunition depot was blown up, and even a large-scale artillery counterattack was impossible.

A bombardment of this scale was a complete nightmare for the Taiping Army.

Days are like years.

Round after round of shelling.

The baptism of steel rain.

In this terrible bombardment, the sun is getting higher and higher, and the temperature is getting higher and higher.

The fog cleared.

at last……

I don’t know how much time has passed.

The bombardment was over.

Over the entire northern position, four airships were observing the entire battlefield and constantly reporting to the headquarters using semaphores.

The northern position of the square kilometer was already in a mess.

There were flames everywhere.

How many were killed?
I don’t know, but not as much as I thought.

Because during the bombing, the Taiping Army was in the bunker.

But I don’t know how many trenches were directly destroyed by the bombing, flattened by the bombing, and buried by soil.

"finished?"

"finished?"

One of the Taiping soldiers cried and asked, and then got out of the mound.

A veteran next to him remained motionless.

He stepped forward and opened it, and found that there were no wounds on the other party's body, but he was no longer breathing.

His mouth and nose were bleeding, he was shocked to death.

"rush!"

"rush!"

Following the order, the charge horns inside and outside the city sounded at the same time.

On the battlefield outside the city, Su Yi's more than 10,000 infantrymen began to charge.

Inside the city, more than 10,000 infantry divisions began to charge.

Infantry fighting breaks out!

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Thirty thousand, fight 80,000.

The Taiping Army was very brave.

Even abnormal bravery, bravery to take the initiative to die.

The ammunition depot was bombed and harassed by air raids, especially after it had just experienced an unprecedented bombing.

So even though they have more troops, they are desperate and scared inside.

But precisely in this dark despair, a masochistic battle broke out.

However, this kind of bravery is scattered.

Not much direction, not much organization.

Although the massive bombing just now did not cause any shocking casualties, it did blow up the command structure of the Taiping Army.

The battlefield is evolving, but the Hangzhou battlefield has evolved the most.

These 80,000 Taiping troops could not cope with this change.

The airship observers observing the battlefield from the air sent out semaphores meticulously and reported the battle situation.

But their hearts were shocked like never before.

This is the first time they have watched a war from this God's perspective, but it is also the first time they have seen such a war.

The beating was extremely violent.

The Taiping Army, in particular, fought almost frantically, pouring out ammunition like crazy, even forgetting the fact that their ammunition could only last for a day or two.

However, the fight was so scattered.

They are almost all fighting on their own.

The huge military advantage cannot be used at all.

Looking down from the air, one can see Su Yi's two new armies, like countless sharp knives, constantly cutting the battlefield.

Obviously the Taiping Army has a lot of troops and has the advantage of fortifications.

But I don't know why, in every local battlefield, Su Yi's army is fighting with more troops than with fewer troops.

Cut, surround, destroy.

And so it goes on and on.

Most of the Taiping troops either stayed where they were and fired randomly. Or bravely run around looking for enemies to shoot.

and Jiaxing battlefield, completely like two armies.

It's not because Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng's troops are inferior to Li Shixian's troops.

The reasons are too complicated.

Because one is a field battle and the other is a street battle.

There is another big reason, maybe... there are too many Taiping troops.

When the number of people increases, the battlefield becomes chaotic and the command structure is lost.

In the Jiaxing battlefield and street fighting with Li Shixian, although they achieved a good casualty ratio, Su Yi's army still suffered huge casualties.

However, on the battlefield north of Hangzhou.

There were still a lot of casualties, because the Taiping Army was too fierce and not afraid of death.

However, the battle situation was going too smoothly.

It was even smoother than previous deductions.

Shi Dakai watched helplessly as his position was cut into several large parts, losing command and contact with each other.

At this time, Ma Xinyi and others who were watching the battle with Su Yi on the mountain really wanted to board the airship.

A battle like never seen before.

Will this battle go down in history?

However, entering the Imperial Army Academy textbook is a must.

"You win!" Ma Xinyi couldn't help but said.

Even though the war had just started not long ago, he was able to make this judgment.

Even Su Yi was excited.

Did he fight a textbook battle so inadvertently?
This kind of battle can best improve the army's self-confidence and improve its combat effectiveness.

Theory is theory and practice is practice.

When military theories are proven in actual combat, the self-confidence it brings to the military is unparalleled.

"Won!"

Next, don’t even look.

However, the army still has to invest 120% of its energy.

Although the victory or defeat has been decided, Su Yi's army's opponent today is himself.

To control the field.

Try to make the best of this battle.

Make the fewest mistakes.

The highest results.

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And just like that, the battle continued.

Still very intense.

The fight lasted from morning to noon, and then into the afternoon.

Fight until dusk.

The beatings left corpses strewn all over the field, and the beatings made it a hell.

The Taiping Army was still unafraid of death, still firing indiscriminately and charging indiscriminately.

But halfway through the fight, Shi Dakai already knew that he was destined to lose.

Because at this time, his command system had completely collapsed.

He couldn't even command any large troops anymore.

On the battlefield covering a mere dozen miles, many troops were out of contact and fighting independently.

"Am I obsolete?"

"Why did the Wing King Shi Dakai, who was invincible before, never win a decent battle after the Tianjing Opera changed?"

The confidant next to him said: "King Yi, run, run..."

run? !

The battle is not over yet. At least half of the 80,000 troops over there are still left?
Run now?

Just leave them alone?
"King Yi, you are destined to lose, you are destined to lose..."

"If you don't run, it will be too late."

Of course Shi Dakai was unwilling to give up his army.

In history, Shi Dakai faced a desperate situation after the Battle of Dadu River.

The Qing generals proposed that as long as Shi Dakai was willing to surrender, his army could be spared.

Then Shi Dakai died generously.

But now, it seems that we are not facing a desperate situation.

He even wanted to ask, did Su Yi come to persuade him to surrender?

But this sentence cannot be asked after all.

Finally, at dusk.

Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng completely gave up hope and began to escape.

The remaining 60,000 troops began to retreat toward the west.

And this 60,000-strong army did not participate in the battle almost from beginning to end.

The retreat of the 60,000-strong army was still terrifying.

Not a rout, but an organized retreat.

Su Yi faced a choice, whether to pursue or not?

He still had more than 4,000 cavalry on hand, the most elite cavalry, but they never entered the battlefield.

It is very dangerous for more than 4,000 cavalry to pursue 60,000 enemies.

After only hesitating for a moment, Su Yi ordered: "Wang Shiqing, you lead four thousand cavalry to pursue the Taiping Army."

"Remember, always stay mobile."

"Only cutting, not fighting!"

Wang Shiqing said: "Yes!"

Then, he led more than 4,000 cavalry and rushed out fiercely to pursue the retreating 60,000 Taiping army.

Seeing Wang Shiqing's cavalry chasing them, Shi Dakai immediately ordered the Taiping Army's more than 10,000 cavalry to cut off the rear.

After a while!

The main cavalry of the two armies met in the wilderness.

Collide and fight!

But this time, it was lackluster.

The last time Wang Zhengyi fought such a beautiful cavalry annihilation battle, he had already wiped out the courage and confidence of the Taiping cavalry.

Facing such tall horses and such gorgeous cavalry, they will feel deeply inferior.

Just a few charges and a few fights.

The Taiping Army's more than 10,000 cavalrymen were already in disarray.

All over the mountains and plains, the cavalry of the Taiping Army were defeated.

Wang Shiqing led the main force of cavalry in pursuit again.

Always implement Su Yi's orders, maintain high maneuverability, only cut, not fight.

In this way, this powerful cavalry cut into pieces the 50,000 Taiping Army again and again.

Cut the entire team into sections.

The array could no longer be maintained, and there was complete chaos.

The Taiping Army's large forces went from an orderly retreat to a complete rout.

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It's getting dark!

The battle in the northern part of Hangzhou City is coming to an end.

The remaining 30,000 to 40,000 Taiping troops have been cut into several parts and surrounded.

All the remaining troops on Su Yi's side came out in full force.

Sixty thousand people surrounded 35,000 people.

Originally, there was still a fierce battle.

The remaining Taiping Army, even if they lost their command, even if Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng had all run away.

But they still fought like headless chickens.

but……

Suddenly, for a moment, Su Yi's army ceased fire.

Then thousands of people chanted in unison.

"Surrender without killing, surrender your gun without killing."

The sound echoed throughout the battlefield.

Then, many of the remaining 30,000 Taiping troops were in a daze.

The inexplicable fighting will that he had before disappeared.

One by one they raised their guns.

Thousands of people on Su Yi's side once again shouted: "Brothers of the Taiping Army, throw out your weapons, then line up in a line and walk out of the trenches one by one."

The Taiping soldiers in the trench looked at each other and then threw their rifles out.

One by one, they walked out of the trenches with their hands raised high.

Looking at this scene, Ma Xinyi asked: "En Xiang, can these people still serve as soldiers?"

Su Yi said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy."

It was completely dark!
More than 30,000 Taiping troops all surrendered.

It's just that it takes a long time to surrender and collect weapons.

Within a radius of dozens of miles, the mountains and plains were still full of defeated Taiping troops.

Wang Shiqing led the cavalry to search for senior generals of the Taiping Army everywhere.

During the day, there are airships in the sky for guidance.

It was dark and the airship was invisible. It all depended on luck, so whoever could be caught was basically a matter of luck.

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Wing King Shi Dakai ran away with the main force.

There were only a few hundred people around him, and they were fleeing to a mountain.

He only had one thought in his mind, run west!

Flee to Anhui and the base area of ​​the Taiping Army.

Crazy running, already exhausted.

I found a temple, and the monk inside had already run away. I decided to take a short rest because I couldn't run anymore.

Eat something and rest for half an hour.

In the dark night, they ate dry food, drank strong wine, and blew the north wind.

In the distance in the direction of Hangzhou City, the fire was still bright.

Shi Dakai suddenly felt sad and burst into tears.

I have encountered failure time and time again and got up again and again. Can I still get up this time?
"Don't be discouraged, King Yi, we can still make a comeback after we reach Tianjing."

Shi Dakai didn't speak and stood quietly outside for a while, then entered the temple.

After resting for half an hour, the time has come and it’s time to continue on the road. But more than 200 people were lying on the ground, sleeping all over the place.

They were too tired. They had been harassed by bombings every day these past few days and had not slept well. Today they were trying to escape again.

At this time, the Emperor couldn't help but let them get up and go on their way.

With a gentle sigh, Shi Dakai found a wall and sat down, closing his eyes.

The subordinate stepped forward, took the thin quilt and gently covered him.

It is sleep but not sleep, it is wake but not wake.

It dawned like this in a daze.

Shi Dakai opened his eyes.

"King Yi, it's time to hurry up."

A quarter of an hour later, the team of more than 200 people recovered a little strength and began to flee again.

Today is cloudy and there is no sun.

It is densely packed with jungles everywhere.

Soon Shi Dakai's team lost their sense of direction and began to run in the direction of Anhui based on instinct.

Keep running, keep running.

There are endless dense forests and hills here.

There is no view even when looking up.

It's simply despairing.

I don’t know how long I ran, but it seemed like it was getting dark again.

Finally, I have to escape from this mountain forest.

Finally arrived at the pioneering land.

Shi Dakai, the two hundred or so people, were exhausted and rushed out of the dense forest.

It suddenly dawned on me.

Where has this gone? Have you arrived in Anhui?

But why is there blood all over the floor?

Also, does the scene in front of you look familiar?

After a long while, Shi Dakai came over in a trance. This...is this a detour?
Are you returning to the battlefield in Hangzhou?

How could I, Shi Dakai, make such a low-level mistake?
Has this defeat made me mentally confused? Have the people around me lost their minds?

After running for a day and a night, he actually ran back again?
After a while, several cavalrymen flew over, just patrolling normally.

Seeing Shi Dakai from a distance, Su Yi's cavalry team was stunned.

This...this seems to be Shi Dakai?

You, didn’t you flee to Anhui?

Immediately, the leader of the cavalry team took out his whistle and blew it.

Shi Dakai and others fled as fast as they could.

Looking from the air, one group after another of cavalry arrived and surrounded them from all directions.

Finally, several hundred cavalry formed an encirclement.

Shi Dakai led more than a hundred people and charged east and west.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Su Yi's cavalry kept firing, and there were fewer and fewer people around him.

In the end, only a dozen people were left.

Wang Zhengyi led 400 cavalry and surrounded Shi Dakai and more than a dozen people.

Wang Wu suppressed his excitement and pretended to be calm: "Shi Dakai, you are captured."

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Note: Earlier today, my benefactor who has a monthly ticket, can you continue to give it to me? I want to work hard to maintain my current ranking.

(End of this chapter)