Chapter 495: Massacre the city without opening the city
The Leizhou Prefecture City in the night is destined to be unable to calm down.●⌒, the soldiers and young and strong gathered on the top of the city, staring blankly at the defeated soldiers under the city. The generals followed the general Gao Jinku and whispered. Their discussion only revolved around one thing, that is, the Taiping Army's crazy attack on the Ming army in various parts of Guangdong.
Xian Qiyu was defeated, Zhang Yue was defeated, Wang Han was defeated, Fengzheng's uncle Xiong Chaozuo was defeated, Song Duke Ye Biao surrendered, Dai Duke Shi Shangyi surrendered
In less than half a month, the 20,000 to 30,000 Ming troops scattered in western Guangdong were either annihilated by the Taiping Army or surrendered to the Taiping Army. Now only the southernmost Leizhou and Qinzhou behind him were still under the control of the Ming army, but the soldiers who fled from the city told them that they were afraid that the loss of Leizhou Prefecture would not be too long.
A group of more than a hundred Taiping cavalry drove hundreds of Ming troops from the treasure house to the city of Leizhou in one breath. They teased the defeated soldiers like cats and mice, and only drove them to the city, but did not kill people. But if the defeated soldiers ran slowly and asked them to chase them up, the saber in their hands would still swung them without hesitation.
With the threat of Taiping cavalry, the defenders did not dare to open the city gate at all. They only dared to put down hanging baskets from the city and pulled up the defeated soldiers crying and opening the door to put them in.
The officer in the defeated army was pulled up to the city and immediately found the general. After informing the details of the loss of the secret bag, he was still shocked.
More than 2,000 soldiers plus the same number of regiments and young men were captured by hundreds of Taiping Army. This fact made Gao Jinku and his men speechless. They knew that the Taiping Army could fight, otherwise they would not have defeated the Manchu and Mongolian army led by Prince Jian Jidu. However, they did not expect that the other party would have taken the Guizang Sect with several times more troops than them with hundreds of people. No matter how bad the soldiers in the Guizang Sect were, they would have more than 4,000 people. With the Guizang Sect, they would have been defeated by hundreds of soldiers!
Gao Jinku couldn't believe that he was famous for his good defense. When he was in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, he defeated Li Chengdong's tens of thousands of soldiers with thousands of soldiers. Now, is it his turn to be attacked by others with less?
The defeated soldiers under the city were pulled up to the city wall by hanging baskets, but a few could be saved. The Taiping cavalry who drove the ducks all the way saw that the defenders in the city were prepared and could not take advantage of the chaos to seize the city, so they were no longer polite to the defeated soldiers. Although they only had more than a hundred people, they killed hundreds of defeated soldiers so much that they were left with dozens of people who were standing on the wall and crying. However, the defenders on the city did not even have the courage to open the city gate and let their own people come in. They only took the bows and arrows into the city in horror. In the night, they could shoot a few more.
A brave officer shouted to open the city gate and let people in, but the generals who had already understood the defeat in the secret camp would let them do this without hesitation. Their reasons were very good. What they could see was these hundreds of Taiping cavalry, but who knew whether there were any large brigades of Taiping troops hidden in the night, and they would come immediately after the city gate was opened.
The cavalry of the Taiping Army outside the city left the shooting range of the defenders. Leizhou City was safe, but its morale was extremely low. The defeated soldiers who were pulled up to the city exaggerated the strength of the Taiping Army, and they were countless times more fierce than the Qing army. This rumor immediately made the defenders even more panic. The defenders all had their families in the city, and they were afraid to secretly go back and remind their wives and children to hide. In this way, everyone in Leizhou City could no longer sleep peacefully in the night. They were inquiring about the movement outside the city, and all of them were circulating, "A army that is more powerful than the Qing army will come to attack Leizhou City soon! If the defenders do not open the city and surrender, the city will be broken, and the chickens and dogs will not be left behind!"
In this tense atmosphere, the sky gradually became brighter. As the vision became clear, the soldiers standing on the top of the city finally saw clearly outside the city. There were really only a hundred Taiping cavalry, there were really only a few people, and there were no large groups of people hiding!
Suddenly, the Ming army on the city became disturbed and some generals began to yell to leave the city to destroy the hundreds of bold Taiping troops.
"Sir, send troops out of the city, otherwise the morale of the army will not be raised!"
"The Taiping Army has only a hundred people, and we also have cavalrymen. We sent the city to defeat them in one fell swoop, so that the Taiping Army would not think there is no one in our Leizhou!"
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The stern general advocated that they could not leave the city, but the bold general shouted that they would leave the city. General Gao Jinku was also in a conflict. Although he knew that there were only a hundred cavalry under the city, the news that came yesterday was too horrible, and the situation was very clear. The Taiping Army's large group of troops had landed. Without the portal of the Key Pocket Institute, they must have rushed towards Leizhou Prefecture City. Now, I am afraid that it is on the way. If the Taiping Army's large group of troops will be sent out to fight, if the Taiping Army's large group of troops will be killed.
Thinking of this, Gao Jinku felt chilling, but seeing the ardent stern subordinates in their eyes, he looked at the sluggish morale on the city, he shook his mind and knew that the troops must be sent to fight, otherwise the morale of the army would be irreversible at all.
"Go to fight, fight quickly!"
After the General's speech, the generals who were asking for battle were all overjoyed and shouted that they wanted to grab the credit. At this time, they heard the General's General's remarks: "Be careful after leaving the city. When you see something is wrong, come back immediately!"
"twitter!"
After being a Qing army for a long time, two generals who had only been wearing Ming army uniforms for a few months responded habitually, and then they clicked on their troops and rushed out of the city gate.
Four hundred cavalrymen are the largest mobile force and the largest capital in Gao Jinku. Looking at Leizhou, which other cavalry can have so many cavalry besides Gao Jinku!
Four hundred cavalry following Gao Jinku to pacify Nanchang and fight against Ganzhou. They then went straight to Guangdong and shouted and killed at the location of the hundreds of Taiping Army. They screamed, and they looked so brave.
After discovering that hundreds of cavalry suddenly appeared in Leizhou City, the hundreds of Taiping cavalry were not afraid at all. Instead, everyone was excited and had a long wait smile on their lips. Their Guerma, a man of Manchuria, smiled at the hundreds of Mongolian soldiers under his command, "The southern barbarians in the city have left the city. Come with me to kill them all and take this merit!"
After saying that, Guerma drew his sword and rode his horse towards the hundreds of Ming cavalry. The Mongolian cavalry roared and followed, wielding his sword and drawing his arrows. His bravery was no less than those of the Ming cavalry. Although the Ming cavalry were the elites of the former Green Camp and had the advantage of military strength, the advantage was not so obvious when facing these Mongolian cavalry. The battle between the two sides was hard to distinguish. Gao Jinku on the city could see clearly that his cavalry seemed to be inferior to those of the Taiping cavalry.
At this time, the Ming army on the top of the city were staring at the fighting between the cavalry on both sides. Although there were not many people fighting between the two sides, the tragic part was not lower than the battle. After two rounds of fighting, the Ming army on the top of the city was shocked to find that their cavalry was at a disadvantage. Although the number of people was still more than those of the Taiping cavalry, more people died.
It's a Mongolian soldier!
Gao Jinku finally discovered that the Taiping cavalry were not Han people, but Mongolians, because their roaring sound was so familiar. In the chaos, he even heard the voice of the man in Manzhou.
At this time, Gao Jinku had not understood what was going on, and he was in vain. Obviously, there were many Manzhou soldiers and Mongolian soldiers in the Taiping Army, and there was no need to guess why these Manchu and Mongolian masters joined the Taiping Army to work hard for the Han people. There was only one answer, that is, the Han people in the Taiping Army were more powerful than them.
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Gao Jinku breathed a long sigh. He understood why the secret treasure was defeated so badly, because just these more than a hundred Manchu and Mongolian cavalry were not something his subordinates could resist, let alone those large brigades of Taiping Army that had not appeared yet.
Gao Jinku had a bitter face, and the two subordinates who were fighting with the Taiping cavalry even more secretly complained. They had an absolute advantage in numbers, but they could not end the battle as soon as possible. They thought that as long as they rushed over with the top of Mount Tai, they could drive away the more than a hundred Taiping cavalry and then strangled them one by one. However, they did not expect that the more than a hundred Taiping cavalry not only came up, but also were so capable of fighting, which was very skillful. They either swam there with bows and arrows and shot, or picked up sabers to fight face to face. In short, no matter how it was beneficial to them, they would fight, causing the entire city to be filled with smoke and dust. Although it was only a battle of hundreds of people, they looked like they were fighting with thousands of troops.
Time flies, but the other party is brave in the Vietnam War and shows no sign of collapse. The two Ming generals immediately sink to the south. They look nervously to the south. They are afraid that the Taiping Army's large team of troops will suddenly appear under their noses. At that time, how long can they withstand the thunderous attack of the Taiping Army's large team of troops?
"Retreat, withdraw!"
The two Ming generals issued a retreat order, and they just wanted to leave the battlefield and return to the city early. Unfortunately, when people were in trouble, they could choke to death when they had eaten. Just as the Ming cavalry was about to retreat, another team of cavalry rolled up dust and appeared in their sight.
not good!
Whether it was the Ming army on the top of the city or the Ming army under the city, their hearts suddenly became cold. The Taiping cavalry who arrived came came in a black mass towards the city. At this time, the Ming cavalry under the city had been exhausted by the Taiping cavalry. Facing the opponent's large reinforcements, they could resist it, but they dared not resist it. They all turned around and ran back, regardless of whether their backs were exposed to their opponent's sword.
Gao Jinku did not order people to open the city gate and let their subordinates come in. Although he had said just now that they would run back when they saw that the opportunity was wrong, he still cruelly closed the city gate tightly and refused to open it no matter how they knocked outside. Gao Jinku was afraid, really scared. When he faced Li Chengdong's tens of thousands of troops in Ganzhou, he was not as scared as he was today.
The Taiping cavalry who arrived chased the Ming cavalry all the way to the city, then laid several rounds of bows and arrows at the Ming army that were knocking on the city gate, and then left far away. Seeing the cavalry falling down one by one, the Ming generals on the city felt cold. Since Gao Jinku entered Guangdong from Ganzhou, they have not experienced such a scene for a long time. They are also afraid.
After half a stick of incense, the second Taiping Army general and commander Tie Yi finally appeared on the horizon with three main brigades of the second town, and was approaching Leizhou Prefecture. Seven or eight thousand people marched on the wide plains, and the scene was daunting from a distance.
In front of the Taiping Army, there is a large flag embroidered with the word "Taiping Army", and a large flag embroidered with the word "Zhou", followed by a large flag embroidered with the word "Zhancheng" and a large flag embroidered with the word "Zhancheng" is particularly dazzling among the many flags. It is the military spirit of the Second Town.
The Ming army flag that the other party beats, and the Ming army flag that they are also beats by themselves. What a fucking thing!
The Ming generals in Leizhou City looked at each other, suppressing them so that no one could speak.
Gao Jinku's face was tense and looked at the Taiping Army approaching Leizhou City without moving. He thought about one thought repeatedly: Can I defend this city?
Chapter completed!