Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 277 The Hunan Army was defeated! Unprecedented! Times have changed
On the Heilongjiang battlefield, the fierce fighting has been going on for more than half a month, and both sides gave the other a small shock.

This is the first time that China has faced such a powerful opponent.

In the entire Northern Expeditionary Army, there were no more than 3,000 people who had fought against foreigners before. All they had experienced were domestic wars where novices were fighting each other.

All of a sudden, he was dragged directly into the high-end game.

Today, the Russian army has more than 60,000 people, while the Northern Expeditionary Army has more than 50,000 people.

If they were just pure Cossack cavalry, their combat effectiveness would not be high, but a considerable part of the more than 60,000 people were mobilized from Europe.

Therefore, the Northern Expeditionary Army on the Chinese side was stunned at first. Did they not expect that this group of Russian troops was so fierce and tough?
but……

The Russians were even more shocked.

The Northern Expeditionary Army laid a large number of advanced mines in the front positions, which caused the Russians to suffer huge losses in their first charge.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Accompanied by the trumpet of orders, this group of Russians charged forward one after another, stepping on one landmine after another.

It killed a bunch of people.

After a long while, the commander behind noticed the landmines everywhere and ordered a retreat to avoid greater casualties.

Next, the Russians began to think of various ways to clear mines.

The first thing that comes to mind is to use a large number of livestock to step on mines, but this is Siberia, whether it is a large number of dogs or a large number of sheep, they are very precious.

Therefore, we can only choose the simplest method and wash the ground with artillery fire.

Use a large number of artillery to plow the entire position and detonate a large number of mines in advance.

But after the truce at night, many Chinese engineers went to the front positions and buried mines.

Just like that, pulling again and again.

Seng Gelinqin couldn't help but sigh. It's a pity that the output in Jiujiang is still not high. Otherwise, if there are massive landmines, it would be completely possible to enter a war of attrition.

Because according to calculations, it may take more than two to three artillery shells to detonate a mine.

Moreover, the supplies of the Russian army come from thousands of miles away, so this kind of hard work is worthwhile.

In this way, the Russian army used a large number of artillery shells to consume all the mines on the Northern Expeditionary Army's side, and then began a full-scale attack.

Seng Gelinqin used to fight in the war and loved taking risks. Not having much patience means being brave. Otherwise, history would not have been designed by Zhang Zongyu to go deep alone and be killed.

Now, he has become the most cautious coach.

There was only one thought in his mind, stay, stay, stay until Su Yi arrived.

The Northern Expeditionary Army consisted of 50,000 people, accounting for almost one-third of the entire country's army, and there were between 20,000 and 30,000 bannermen.

This is the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and it must not be lost in your own hands.

Moreover, Senggelinqin really didn't understand this new type of warfare, nor was he very good at it.

Therefore, his policy is stubborn.

No matter what fighter planes there are, no matter what tactics you use, my army will always hide in strong fortresses and defense lines to defend.

We do not seek to maximize the results of the battle, but only seek to avoid losses in the army.

But it was this tactic that gave the Russian general a huge headache.

Because the Chinese military's defense line is really... too professional and too difficult to chew.

This time the Russian army coach is not the governor of Eastern Siberia, but transferred directly from Europe. He also arrived on the battlefield not long ago.

Before coming, he was full of contempt for the Chinese military, which is also the mainstream in Europe.

After all, the last time the British and French coalition forces broke through the capital, it was too easy, and the combat effectiveness displayed by the Qing army was too weak and ridiculous.

The mainstream opinion in St. Petersburg, or the goal of this war, once again entered the capital.

The last time the British and French forces sent 30,000 troops, they actually only used 8,000 to enter the capital.

But this time, it should be easy for the Russian army to once again attack the Chinese capital with more than 60,000 troops.

The Russian army commander elaborated on this military goal at the St. Petersburg court more than once.

It's even a military order in a sense.

He conquered the capital, captured the Empress Dowager, expelled Su Yi from power, and supported the southern forces headed by Yi, the center of the Qing court, and Zeng Guofan.

Not only must the previous 600,000 square kilometers of territory be completely included in the pocket, but more than half of Jilin, Shengjing, Heilongjiang and other territories must be ceded.

In addition, the new Qing court center must be forced to recognize the fact of independence on the other side of the border.

In other words, St. Petersburg spent such a huge price to directly separate one-third of China's territory.

Therefore, attacking the capital is an absolute goal. They didn't pay too much attention to the Heilongjiang defense line.

As a result, when the coach came to the battlefield, he was a little stunned at first.

The size of this defense line? Also amazing.

There are defense lines stretching for dozens or hundreds of miles, countless trenches, countless barbed wire fences, and countless bunkers.

The key is that the trench was dug so professionally.

More than just a trench major? Bunker, shooting position, artillery position.

Each one is textbook level.

Even the defense lines on the Crimean battlefield were not so professional.

Su Yi spent millions of taels of silver and more than a year to mobilize a defense line dug by nearly 100,000 people.

After the mines were exhausted, the Russian coach felt that he could charge aggressively this time and defeat the Chinese army in one fell swoop.

As a result...the completely inconspicuous barbed wire fence brought them huge trouble.

On the battlefield in Suzhou a few years ago, Su Yi used barbed wire tactics. At that time, it was not a real barbed wire, but it had already achieved miraculous results, and the Taiping Army suffered greatly.

But on the world's battlefields, it would not be until 1898 that barbed wire tactics would actually appear on the battlefield.

But now, Su Yi made him appear thirty years in advance.

Before tanks, barbed wire was an infantryman's nightmare.

Now, it has become a nightmare for the Russian army.

The Northern Expeditionary Army gradually calmed down from the initial panic.

Because they discovered that although foreigners are powerful, they are not heavenly soldiers or generals.

Moreover, the defense line deployed by Prince Su Yi's staff is indeed awesome.

I didn’t feel it when I was deploying it, but when I started fighting, I found it was really powerful.

Seng Gelinqin also breathed a sigh of relief. If this continues, there should be no problem at least until Su Yi goes north.

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Wuchang!

Zeng Guofan, Peng Yulin and others received a series of bad news.

In the naval battle, Su Yi won a complete victory.

The U.S. Navy retreated to Japan.

The Russian Navy also retreated from the Vladivostok base.

Su Yi's fleet fought back to the Yangtze River, and then pursued the Hunan Army's navy for thousands of miles.

Just ten days.

Su Yi's navy completely regained the navigation rights of the entire Yangtze River.

Most of the naval force that the Hunan Army had finally accumulated was lost, and the remaining damaged naval force was huddled in Wuchang and needed the protection of the army.

After regaining the rights to the Yangtze River waterway, the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone immediately resumed trade.

It has been judged before that the key to this battle lies in the Yangtze River route.

The Hunan Army built a total of three lines of defense and deployed heavy troops in the three important towns of Anqing, Wuchang, and Chongqing.

These three important towns are connected entirely by the Yangtze River Navy.

The reason for formulating such a strategy is entirely because of the strength of the British and American combined navies. In the eyes of the senior leaders of the Hunan Army, there should be no suspense in this naval battle.

The U.S. and Russian navies will surely win. Next, under the cover of the two navies, the Hunan Navy will dominate the Yangtze River. Moreover, assistance from the United States and Russia can continuously enter the Hunan Army's battlefield, and even when necessary, mercenaries from the United States and Russia can help fight.

The result now?

Su Yi Haijun actually won.

This...this result even makes people feel ridiculous.

What's next?
"Commander, Shen Baozhen is here to visit!"

Zeng Guofan was shocked. Is Shen Baozhen coming at this time?
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In the study room of the governor's Yamen, Shen Baozhen interviewed Zeng Guofan, Peng Yulin and others.

"Zeng Gong, Peng Gong, you have said before that the key to this battle is the Yangtze River. Whoever controls the Yangtze River almost controls the victory of the entire battlefield."

"Now, we have complete control of the Yangtze River and have completely cut off your three main battlefields."

"So, surrender." Shen Baozhen got straight to the point.

Li Xubin said: "Master Shen, what we said at the time was that if we lose the Yangtze River, Su Yi will lose 60-70% of this battle. But if we win the Yangtze River, then Su Yi may not have a 60-70% winning rate. "

"We have 100,000 people in Anqing and hundreds of thousands of people in Wuchang."

"Anqing, how many years has Fa Ni been operating? The defense line is airtight and there are countless fortresses. It is absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack. We have an army of 100,000 to defend, and you have an army of more than 40,000 to attack. Will there be a chance of victory?"

"I know you want to talk about the Hangzhou battlefield. You used forty to fifty thousand people to defeat the rebel army of hundreds of thousands. But don't forget, the rebel army of hundreds of thousands was outside the city at that time, and part of your army was inside Hangzhou. , It’s an internal and external attack.”

"The only battle we can refer to is your attack on Jiaxing."

"In the battle of Jiaxing, Li Shixian was full of admiration for Su Yi, but the fight was still extremely brutal. You suffered heavy casualties. In the end, it was Li Shixian who took the initiative to retreat."

"In terms of the strength of the city? In terms of the density of the defense lines? Is Jiaxing better than Anqing? Not to mention we have a hundred thousand defenders."

What Li Xubin said makes sense to a certain extent.

Li Xubin continued: "There is another example, and that is the defense battle of Tianjing. We used more than 200,000 troops to attack Tianjing, and we fought for several months without defeating it. In fact, even if you take action, it will be difficult to defeat it. . It’s just that you used mind-attacking techniques, and the high-level officials surrendered with little resistance.”

"Fa Ni has been operating in Anqing for seven or eight years, and finally handed over the entire defense line to us intact. We have also been operating in Wuchang for nearly ten years, and the density of the defense line is far higher than what you have on the battlefield in Heilongjiang."

"So, whether it's Anqing or Wuchang, you can't defeat them."

"Moreover, time is also on our Hunan Army, not on Su Yi's side." Li Xubin said: "On the Heilongjiang battlefield, the Russian army of more than 60,000 people, like wolves and tigers, may break through the defense line and enter the capital at any time. Su Yi thought of using Deal with us as quickly as possible, and then go north to support the Heilongjiang battlefield. But how long can the Heilongjiang battlefield last for a month? "

"So, whether our Hunan Army is in Anqing or Wuchang, it is enough to hold on for a month or two. As long as the Heilongjiang defense line collapses, our Hunan Army will be victorious."

"As for the Western Expeditionary Army, it is more than ten thousand miles away from here. If you want Zuo Zongtang's Western Expeditionary Army to support the southern battlefield, it will take two months to reach it."

"And in the capital, how many banner ministers are hiding in the darkness, preparing for a coup? The combined forces of Ronglu and Jingshou have exceeded Su Yi's forces in the capital. They dare not move now, but if the Heilongjiang battlefield Something unexpected happened and you haven’t made a breakthrough in the southern battlefield for a long time. Will they remain motionless? "

"So, whether it's Wuchang or Anqing, as long as they hold on for two months, the war situation on Su Yi's side will collapse immediately."

"Then Lord Shen Baozhen, is it a little too early for you to persuade me to surrender?"

Shen Baozhen said slowly: "I won't refute. Is it okay if I tell you the conditions?"

Zeng Guofan said: "You say."

Shen Baozhen said: "If you surrender now, you can retire safely, but your nephew can still serve as an official."

Upon hearing this condition, all the giants of the Hunan Army were a little stunned.

You, are you really here to surrender?
This condition is ridiculously harsh.

If you surrender, shouldn't high-ranking officials be given generous salaries?
Zeng Guofan said slowly: "Shen Baozhen, you can go back."

Li Xubin said: "Sir Shen Baozhen, when you were in Jiujiang, you kneeled down towards Su Yi at the critical moment. You must have been very proud. You thought it was the wisest choice in your life. But I can tell you that the road to life is too long. , Looking forward ten years, your choice may be wise, but looking back ten years, your choice may be the most unsuccessful.”

Shen Baozhen stared at Li Xubin in the wheelchair and said, "Master Li Xubin, your temperament has really changed."

This sentence alone is full of a sense of superiority and calmness.

This greatly stimulated Li Xubin.

Ever since Chen Yucheng's false surrender caused Li Xubin to break his legs and the Hunan army was defeated in the attack on Tianjing, his temperament has indeed become very extreme.

When Shen Baozhen stood up and was about to walk out of the door, he suddenly said: "By the way, there is a small thing that I hope Marshal Zeng will agree to."

Zeng Guofan said: "Say."

Shen Baozhen said: "Zhao Liewen, are you imprisoned?"

Zeng Guofan said: "Yes."

Shen Baozhen said: "Leave him to me and take him away."

Zeng Guofan asked: "Is he really your undercover agent?"

Shen Baozhen said: "Leave him to me."

Zeng Guofan said coldly: "Before, he was imprisoned without any conviction. Now that you admit it, the evidence of his guilt is conclusive and he will undoubtedly die."

Shen Baozhen said again: "Leave him to me."

Li Xubin said: "He is a traitor seeking glory, so he must die."

Shen Baozhen said slowly: "Leave him to me, otherwise many more people in your family will die in the future. Don't force us."

Zeng Guofan said: "He is no longer of use to you."

Shen Baozhen said: "No, he is a talent. In his previous job, he was just a small talent but he was of great use. The prince was of great use to him."

"Mr. Zeng, your so-called crusade against Zhao Wen has convicted the prince of several serious crimes. The prince does not care and is not very angry. But if you don't let Zhao Liewen go, the prince will be very angry, and the consequences will be very serious."

Zeng Guofan roared: "Don't the consequences of my anger not be serious?"

Shen Baozhen said slowly: "You won't let go, will you?"

Zeng Guofan said: "Don't let it go."

Shen Baozhen said: "I understand, I hope you won't regret it in the future."

Then, Shen Baozhen left directly.

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That night.

Zeng Guofan went to the cell and met Zhao Liewen.

"Su Yi sent Shen Baozhen to negotiate. One of the conditions was to let you go back. I refused." Zeng Guofan said.

Zhao Liewen sat cross-legged on the ground, wiping his beard and saying nothing.

Zeng Guofan said: "Originally, we were only suspicious of you and were not sure whether you betrayed us or took refuge in Su Yi. Now that Shen Baozhen has officially asked us for help, we can convict you."

Zhao Liewen still said nothing.

Zeng Guofan said: "Get ready to go on the road, and you won't have to say that I will kill you for not teaching you."

Zhao Liewen still said nothing.

Zeng Guofan said: "Before I execute you, I would like to know why you did this? You are a Han Chinese, why did you betray your camp and join Su Yi, a Manchu?"

Zhao Liewen sneered in his heart, almost disdainful to refute, his eyes even showed pity.

I have come out of the well and look at the frog in the well again. It is really sad, deplorable and ridiculous.

Zeng Guofan was strongly stimulated by Zhao Liewen's attitude.

Shen Baozhen treated me with a condescending attitude, that was all.

You, Zhao Liewen, also treated me like this?
Why?
I, Zeng Guofan, am also a tycoon of the generation and I have made great contributions to the country.

"Zhao Liewen, are you despising me?" Zeng Guofan suddenly said.

Zhao Liewen nodded and said, "Yes, Marshal Zeng."

Zeng Guofan said angrily: "Why do you do that?"

Zhao Liewen said: "In the past, although everyone was their own master, I felt guilty for the commander-in-chief, and I also had a bit of admiration for him. But now, the commander-in-chief colludes with foreigners to destroy China, and is such a national traitor. Of course, I can only despise him. "

"In my heart, Marshal Zeng was half a hero. Now it seems that he is really unbearable."

"Of course, maybe the Marshal has always been like this, but the current situation forced you to reveal your true colors."

Zeng Guofan said coldly: "It's just a king who becomes a king and a loser. Didn't Su Yi collude with foreigners? How did Su Yi treat the late emperor at that time?"

Zhao Liewen said: "How many times did the British and French coalition forces attack our country? Which time did Prince Su Yi not send troops? In the second Battle of Dagukou, he sent troops and hit the British and French flagships. Then he led his troops into Beijing to defend the Old Summer Palace, defend the Forbidden City, and The British and French forces lost nearly half of their troops in the battle, and after entering the center, he did not hesitate to offend the British and prevent foreigners from entering the Yangtze River. "

Zeng Guofan said: "Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone has half of the foreign shares. Isn't this betraying the country?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Awaken the people of the country and urge self-improvement."

"Forget it, forget it, if we continue to argue, it will turn into a dispute about who is superior between you and my lord. Are you worthy?"

"It is a disgrace to compare you to my lord.

"Commander Zeng, it is a pity that he will not be able to protect himself at the end of his life and will be infamy for thousands of years."

Then, Zhao Liewen closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Zeng Guofan was so angry that he was trembling all over and said: "Come here, take him away and prepare to behead him in sacrifice to the flag."

Next, an elite Hunan army entered the cell and took Zhao Liewen away.

Because this place may no longer be safe, and he was worried that Su Yi would send someone to rob the prison, so Zhao Liewen had to be transferred secretly.

Killing, not killing for the time being.

Since Su Yi valued Zhao Liewen so much, he had to wait until the critical moment to use him, or kill him at the critical moment.

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Jiujiang!

Su Yi held two precious daughters in each hand.

It’s really annoying.

One was born to Yehenala, and the other was born to Princess Shouxi.

The two babies are a few months apart.

"I heard that you have hosted several high-level banquets recently?" Su Yi asked, "How do you feel?"

Princess Shouxi said: "It's quite challenging and interesting."

Su Yi said: "After this battle is won, the British Empire will upgrade its relations with our country, and heavyweights will officially visit. You should start preparing now to receive the other party's female relatives."

Princess Shouxi said: "Is it Princess Alice? Or the wife of a certain Crown Prince Edward."

Su Yi said: "You have really done a lot of homework."

Crown Prince Edward married a Danish princess last year.

Princess Shouxi said: "There are no secrets among the top nobles. At the last dinner, the countess said that if we win the war with the Russians this time, we will continue to enter the world's mainstream countries. Then Crown Prince Edward will officially visit , is a high probability event, and Sir Basili, Earl Burke, and Sir Baoling have also been promoting this matter."

Su Yi said: "What a great progress. Before you were in the capital, you didn't care about anything."

Princess Shouxi said angrily: "Are you laughing at me that I am blind?"

As she spoke, her eyes were already showing charm.

Two nuns from outside came in and said, "The two little princesses are about to nurse."

Then, the two took the two babies away and closed the door.

Princess Shouxi snuggled into Su Ye's arms tenderly and said softly: "Su Ye, thank you."

Su Yi said: "Thank me for what?"

Princess Shouxi said: "Thank you for being patient with me, thank you for not giving up on me."

Su Yi said: "I just say some random things every day."

Princess Shouxi kissed Su Yi's lips and said softly, "I don't know when the fourth sister will come back."

What you said is not serious at first sight.

What happened when the fourth sister came back?
Do you want to play some Jenga game? If you are willing, your fourth sister may not be willing.

Next, Princess Shouxi took off her skirt, turned around in front of Su Yi, and said softly: "Does it look good?"

And...it's really damn good-looking.

You...you actually wear such immodest underwear?
A masterpiece of the royal livery bureau.

Not circulated to the outside world.

The design is very bold.

Sexy to the extreme.

Princess Shouxi, gently lying on the carpet, her whole curve became extremely hot.

"Husband, where do I rank among your women?"

A woman who has given birth to a child will sometimes become more charming.

The previous Princess Shouxi was only beautiful but not charming.

Now, it's complete.

Su Yi said: "My appearance is one of the best. My figure is one of the best."

Princess Shouxi said: "Now that you are in this posture, is it still just counting three to four?"

Su Yi stepped forward and gently opened the fine cloth.

Not even an inch.

"Be tolerant, you are so beautiful, you are already amazing." Su Yi said softly.

Princess Shouxi sobbed: "Me and the fourth sister, who is more beautiful and who has a better figure?"

Su Yi said: "I'm reluctant to tell you the answer."

Princess Shouxi said: "If you are partial, I know you love the fourth sister more."

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After leaving Princess Shouxi, Su Ye went to spend the night at Yehenara's place.

Leave the next day.

Shen Baozhen returned and told the results of the negotiations with Zeng Guofan.

"In our opinion, we have obtained the right to the Yangtze River waterway, and we have won most of this battle. We did not expect that in the eyes of the senior leaders of the Hunan Army, it was us who were at risk. They felt that they had completely taken the initiative." Shen Baozhen said: " Sure enough, people only believe what they want to believe.”

Hu Xueyan said, "Because they feel that the Russians will definitely win a big victory in the northern battlefield, and a quick victory. In their opinion, if the 60,000 Russian army fights against our 50,000 Northern Expeditionary Army, it will take at most half a month to break through the entire defense line. Enter the capital as quickly as possible."

Xu Youren smiled and said, "Even Brother Guangyong already understands military affairs."

Hu Xueyan said: "It's hard to understand if you hear it all."

He had a calm expression on his face at this time, but he was very excited inside because it was his first time to participate in such a top-level meeting.

This means that Su Yi not only regards Hu Xueyan as a businessman, but also wants to train him to become a politician.

Su Yi said: "Although we have reached a conclusion before, today is the last time to discuss whether to attack Anqing or Wuchang."

"Anqing!"

"Anqing!"

"Anqing!"

The senior officials present almost unanimously agreed.

Yuan Jiasan said: "Anqing has been militarized for a long time. Even if it is destroyed, the damage to the future Westernization Movement will not be too great. And Wuchang City is too important for the next prince, and there are a lot of industries in it. It is best to compare Take it back intact.”

Ma Xinyi said: "My mentor and I have been officials in Anhui for a long time, so among the Anqing garrison at this time, there are our old troops and old acquaintances."

Chen Yucheng said: "We built the Anqing City defense line by ourselves. We know clearly where there are any flaws."

Hong Renli said: "Anqing."

She didn't say the reason, because in the past two years, the Hunan Army has been bribed by the Intelligence Department, and how deeply penetrated it has been?

Not only in Anqing, but also in Wuchang City, there are many undercover agents from the Intelligence Department.

Su Yi said: "First of all, I am confident in the defense line of the Heilongjiang battlefield. However, the war in the south must be resolved as soon as possible and we must immediately return to support the Heilongjiang battlefield. I am not afraid that Heilongjiang will not be able to hold on, but I am worried that someone in the capital will move."

"As for the Anqing Campaign, we have deployed it more than a dozen times."

"Wang Tianyang, Chen Yucheng, Lai Wenguang!" Su Yi called the names.

The three division commanders stood up immediately.

"Master Xu, Master Yuan, Master Ma."

Xu Youren, Yuan Jiasan, and Ma Xinyi stood up.

Some of these three people are in charge of the navy, some are in charge of logistics and supplies, and some are in charge of contacting undercover agents within Anqing.

"Give me a timetable, how long will it take to capture Anqing?" Su Yi asked.

The Hunan Army giants felt that Anqing could hold on for at least two or three months.

Even, they don't think Anqing will fall.

Because Su Yi only had more than 40,000 people, and Anqing had about 100,000 defenders.

And Anqing is not just a city, but a very strong and complete line of defense, intertwined and airtight.

The Hunan Army felt that as long as it persisted for more than a month, Su Yi's battle situation in Heilongjiang would collapse and the Hunan Army would win.

Wang Tianyang said: "In half a month, the general is willing to issue a military order and attack Anqing within half a month."

Originally, Chen Yucheng was the first to speak, but was stopped by Lai Wenguang.

Don't be impulsive, Wang Tianyang is the prince's direct descendant.

Su Yi said: "Chen Yucheng, what do you want to say?"

Chen Yucheng said: "Ten days!"

"If Anqing City is not captured within ten days, then my division commander will not have to do anything."

Su Yi nodded and said, "Okay, then half a month."

"Within half a month, we will capture Anqing at any cost."

Several people present said in unison: "I take orders!"

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Two days later!

The Anqing War breaks out!

Su Yi's First Division, Ninth Division, and Tenth Division, with a total of 48,000 men, attacked Anqing.

Xu Youren and Count Jurgen led the main force of the navy to bombard Anqing frantically.

The Hunan Army deployed more than 100,000 defenders in Anqing, led by Li Xuyi.

Although it was not a military order, Chen Yucheng regarded him as a military order in his heart.

If Anqing is not captured within ten days, he will no longer have the dignity to be the division commander.

With the all-out attack, the entire Anqing battlefield was shaken.

One hundred thousand Hunan troops were overwhelmed.

Never, never have I experienced such crazy artillery fire.

Three divisions, hundreds of artillery pieces.

Plus naval battleships and hundreds of naval guns.

Unprecedented artillery bombarded the position.

An astronomical number of shells fell.

This kind of bombing intensity was more than five times more than what the Hunan Army had experienced in previous battles.

Along the defense line that stretched for dozens of miles, there were flames and explosions everywhere.

Moreover, the whole explosion lasted for a long, long time.

I don't know how many people were directly deafened by this explosion.

After a frantic bombardment, the infantry began to advance the front.

The Hunan Army defenders were overjoyed, and then finally entered the part they were good at. We occupy a favorable location, within the defensive fortress, and if you charge outside, we will surely kill you indiscriminately.

Next, it is time for our Hunan Army to go on a killing spree.

But... they think too much.

Su Yi's infantry were all shooting from the ground. It was simply impossible for the opponent to kill them on a large scale.

Encountering a fortress, it was first bombarded with artillery but could not be blown up.

Then use infantry and use TNT explosives to detonate them.

The local firepower covered and suppressed the Hunan Army within the fortress, so that they could not even lift their heads.

Because they were all repeating rifles, and the intensity of their firepower was terrifying.

"Boom boom boom..."

With bursts of violent explosions.

In the eyes of the Hunan Army, the impregnable fortresses were completely blown into ruins one by one.

Moreover, dozens of airships were patrolling in the sky.

They were not only reporting on the battlefield situation, but also crucially killing the Hunan Army commanders.

Dozens of airships cannot carry out a comprehensive air attack.

And because the Hunan Army's ammunition depots are all in underground warehouses, they are difficult to detonate, so air strikes are of little significance.

However, they can launch air strikes and kill commanders at all levels.

Once the commander is injured or killed, the Hunan Army's command system in this part of the defense line will be disintegrated.

This is a battle that the Hunan Army cannot understand at all.

Land, water and air were hit in three directions.

This is strangulation from another dimension entirely.

Even if the Hunan Army has 100,000 troops, even if it has dense fortresses and defense lines, it will not help at all.

The generals of the Hunan Army desperately discovered that on any local battlefield, the offensive firepower of Su Yi's army was completely overwhelming, not two or three times, but five or six times the firepower, or even more.

Moreover, because of the airship, the Hunan Army's artillery positions have no place to hide. As long as their artillery fires, the specific location will be discovered immediately.

Then it would be too late to evacuate, and the Hunan Army's artillery positions would be carpet bombed.

Therefore, throughout the battle, the Hunan Army's artillery was almost in a state of misfiring.

In this way, the Hunan Army's outer defense lines in Anqing fell one after another.

Countless forts were bombed one after another.

The Hunan Army continued to shrink its defense line.

Coach Li Xuyi was almost desperate.

Because in this battle, Su Yi didn't use any tricks at all, no bomb depots or grain depots.

In fact, there was no rebellion, and no one rebelled.

Just like that, proceed normally.

I can't stop it at all, I don't even know how to stop it.

The Hunan Army has a sand table, which is a very complete Anqing battlefield. The blue flag on it represents the Hunan Army and the white flag represents Su Yi.

Almost all the time, the flags of both sides are changing.

The white flag representing Su Yi's army has been advancing and occupying strongholds.

"Sir, this kind of battle has never been fought before."

"I can't even lift my head up."

"We don't know where the enemy is, but our movements are clear to the enemy."

"Once the opponent wants to attack a certain stronghold, the bullets will come like a torrential rain, and if you show up, you will die."

"The opponent's explosives are many times more powerful than ours. As long as they are approached, our fortress will definitely be blown up."

"I, I feel that Su Yi's army is completely different from ours."

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Only three days!

On the sand table, almost all the defense lines and fortresses outside Anqing City changed their colors.

All fell.

Li Xuyi suddenly said: "At that time, we rebelled against Anqing. How long did it take us to occupy the outer defense line?"

The subordinate said: "It has been more than a year and I haven't won it yet."

Historically, it took the Hunan Army a full year and a half to capture Anqing.

But now, in just three days, the entire outer position has been lost.

After a long while, Li Xuyi said: "No wonder Su Yi's attitude is so arrogant and calm."

"We are probably the frog in the well."

The subordinate said: "Then, what should we do?"

Li Xuyi said: "What else can we do? We can only keep fighting. No matter what the result is, we will accept it."

"Even if it fails, it can serve as a warning to the world."

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next day!

With an order, the siege officially began.

Chen Yucheng observed the battlefield with a telescope and said: "No wonder the prince is staying in Jiujiang and doesn't come to the battlefield. There is no need at all."

"I said ten days, but... I was too timid. I should have said seven days."

The entire perimeter defense line was taken down in three days, so why do we need ten days?

In this battle, the officers and soldiers of the 9th and 10th Divisions themselves were a little stunned.

This is the most fully trained army, having been trained at the Tianjin Military Station for fourteen months. Because most of them are Taiping elites, we are worried that they will be imprisoned by old tactics, so we let them fully study and practice fully.

A few months before the war started, Anqing must have been decided as the main battlefield.

The staff conducted war games again and again, and finally formulated a complete plan.

Therefore, the three divisions fought completely according to textbook strategies.

Basically no self-expression.

I didn't expect that the result would be so good.

In a battle of this level, they didn't even encounter strong resistance.

"Boom...boom, boom, boom..." Suddenly, there was an earth-shattering explosion.

A certain section of the Anqing city wall seemed to have been lifted up by a giant and thrown into the air.

A huge gap was directly blown out of the city wall, which was more than tens of meters long.

Chen Yucheng was stunned, so fast?
This is not an authentic tactic, but the Taiping Army secretly dug many underground caves when they were building their defense line. Some caves were not even known to the Hunan Army.

At this time, it was obviously an undercover agent from the Intelligence Department in Anqing City who took action.

Moreover, more than one undercover agent took action.

Dozens or hundreds of undercover agents took action.

Not only must the city walls be detonated, but ammunition depots, grain depots and other important targets must also be detonated.

As a result, the city wall now directly exploded and collapsed.

Hong Renli quickly sent out a signal.

"Swish, swish, swish..." Fireworks of special colors and special shapes flew directly into the sky.

Stop blowing up ammunition depots, stop blowing up grain depots.

Because these materials can be completely captured, it would be a pity to detonate and burn them.

The charge horn sounds!
Countless soldiers rushed towards the entrance of the collapsed city wall like a tide.

at the same time.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

There were fireworks again, flying directly into the sky.

Another special signal, special color.

In the city, the generals of the Hunan Army who had been incited to rebel by the Intelligence Department took out special red scarves and tied them directly around their necks.

Shouting loudly: "We're done anyway!"

"The Hunan army rebelled and surrendered to King Su!"

"The Hunan army rebelled and surrendered to the imperial court!"

These Hunan Army generals had been incited to rebel before, but they were still hesitant.

But in this current situation, what else is there to be hesitant about?
Hurry up and revolt on the battlefield, otherwise it will be too late.

The Hunan army generals in the city revolted one after another.

When coach Li Xuyi saw this scene, his whole body was completely frozen.

After a long while, a lieutenant behind him took out his gun and aimed it at Li Xuyi.

"Sir, don't blame us."

"We have to survive, and so do our brothers."

Then, he also took out the red scarf and tied it around his neck hastily.

"The Hunan army rebelled and surrendered to King Su!"

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next day!

Su Yi's three divisions officially occupied Anqing.

The senior leaders of the Hunan Army believe that Anqing will not fall and will hold on for more than two or three months.

Chen Yucheng issued a military order to capture Anqing in ten days.

As a result, it took less than five days.

Of the 100,000 Hunan troops, there were 20,000 to 30,000 casualties, 20,000 to 30,000 fled, and more than 40,000 surrendered.

An unprecedented victory.

Times have really changed!
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Note: The 10,000-word update is sent half an hour early. If my benefactor has a monthly pass, can you give it to me?

I keep trying.

(End of this chapter)