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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 116: Night Battle in Xiangtan

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    It was already the second watch in the dead of night, and the common people and wealthy businessmen in Xiangtan City fell asleep one after another in anxiety.  Changmao outside the city only fired a round of artillery during the day, but did not attack the city, which made the people in the city feel a little more at ease, thinking that maybe Changmao was just passing troops.

    At this time, the Xiangtan West Gate Zhanyue Gate slowly opened. Groups of Qing troops set off from Huanglong Lane, passed through Windmill Ping and then to Shanshu Lane, and then quietly drove out of the city through Zhanyue Gate.  The wealthy merchants in Xiangtan who were still sleeping did not know that the Qing army under Deng Shaoliang's army, who had vowed to defend Xiangtan a few days ago, had abandoned them and left them to the long-haired thieves outside the city.

    After leaving the city gate, Deng Shaoliang called on Ma Mohei, a Qing soldier, to go forward and bypass Majialing to the Tongmu Bridge in Tongzi Bay.  When he looked back, the Taiping Army camp in Hutou Ridge to the north, like Xiangtan City, was still motionless. Deng Shaoliang twirled his beard and secretly said proudly: "If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, the elders of Xiangtan will be sorry.  One day, our association will lead troops to come back and avenge you."

    When the Qing troops arrived at the bridge, they began to cross the bridge one after another. When they stepped on the bridge, Deng Shaoliang felt a faint sense of danger.  The dense reeds on both sides of the bridge have withered and turned yellow. The cold wind blows and rustles. The moonlight in the sky disappears and appears. It is a dark and windy night, and Deng Shaoliang only feels a tightness in his heart.

    Just when Deng Shaoliang was riding on horseback, a rocket shot into the sky from Mapo not far from the bridge. A big firecracker was tied to the arrow. It flew into the air and exploded with a bang.

    When all the Qing troops from Deng Shaoliang to ordinary soldiers were still stunned, the woods and reed swamps by Tongzi Bay seemed to be doing magic. Countless torches were raised, shouts of killing were heard, and countless Taiping soldiers wrapped in red turbans  The army was like a magic weapon descending from the sky, killing them.

    The Qing army was shocked. Unprepared, the Taiping army rushed into the formation. In an instant, the two armies were in close combat, and the Qing army's firearms became useless.  The green soldiers of the Qing army have never been good at close combat. At least before the appearance of the Hunan Army, few green soldiers of the Qing army could take advantage in hand-to-hand combat with the Taiping army. What's more, at this time, the Qing army was suddenly attacked, and only dense dense masses could be seen in the darkness.  The fire came, and I don't know how many long hairs came to kill them, and their morale dropped to the lowest point in an instant.

    Deng Shaoliang is at the bridgehead, followed by two hundred old subordinates. These people dare to fight in hand-to-hand combat, but they are currently following Deng Shaoliang and have not been able to reach the front line.  When the soldiers of the Xiangtan Green Camp retreated in front, they were already in a rout. They discarded their helmets and armor and rushed to Tongmu Bridge, hoping to cross the bridge and escape back to the city.  This impact disrupted the formation of Deng Shaoliang's veterans, and the Taiping troops pursued them one after another. Deng Shaoliang knew that his defeat was certain, so he had to order his men to cut off the rear, and he took a few people to seize the bridge and leave.

    When he fled back to Zhanyue Gate, Deng Shaoliang looked back. Fortunately, the Taiping army was only focused on chasing and killing the Qing army that was fleeing in all directions. They could not catch up with them before they could catch up. They hurriedly ordered his troops to open the city gate and enter the city.  When the city gate was halfway open, a Taiping Army cavalry from the western suburbs arrived. There were about hundreds of people in these cavalry, each holding torches and steel knives. They flew in like the wind. Deng Shaoliang was so distraught that he had to fight his horse to get through the cracks in the city gate.  Entering the city, running and shouting: "Close the city gate quickly! Close the city gate quickly!"

    But the Qing troops who had not yet entered the city were also crying for their fathers and mothers and wanted to rush into the city. In the panic, the city gates could not be closed, but opened wider and wider.  The Taiping Army cavalry arrived and instantly chopped down dozens of Qing troops at the city gate. They rushed into the city with loud shouts and the Zhanyue Gate in Xiangtan fell.

    After the Taiping cavalry, a large number of infantry also followed. The Taiping army was divided into several teams and rushed into the city. The front team entered Huanglong Lane along Shanshu Lane and Windmill Ping, and then divided the troops. The right team rushed straight into the main city, and the left team rushed to capture  Gongji Gate, the county government was captured from Sizhou Anxiang and Banshixiang, and the rear team set up defense outside Xiaodongmen.  The Taiping Army attacked and occupied Xiangtan. There was no chaos in the darkness, and the path seemed clear as if they were going home. It was obvious that they knew how to go early in the morning.

    Deng Shaoliang rushed to the county government office, but before he could get off his horse, the shouts of killing came from behind again. In desperation, he had to hit the horse and break into the county government office to escape.  The left wing of the Taiping Army pursued him, rushed into the county government office without ceremony, and then split up to search and kill him.

    Su Ji led more than 20 boy soldiers to the last position. When they arrived at the gate of the county government office, the Taiping troops who had poured in earlier were already killing people.  Su Ji was secretly angry and led his men to follow the group. Several times he tried to catch up with the front group, but was always scolded by the soldier commander, "The hair is not even grown yet, stay behind!" Finally, he finally made it to the county.  Everyone in the yamen has been killed, and it seems that my team of boy soldiers have been working in vain.

    One of the boy soldiers under his command looked at each other and said: "Two Sima, what should we do? We have all been killed by our brothers."

    Su Ji pulled out his steel knife and said angrily: "I don't believe in evil. Let's go around the back alleys and surround them. Maybe we can catch a few of them!" At that moment, all the boy soldiers shouted in unison, turned around and walked out of the county government gate, heading towards the back alleys.  Go around.

     When I arrived at the back alley, I saw several Qing soldiers leaning against the wall on ladders. Two senior Qing officers were riding on the top of the wall and were about to climb down.  Su Ji had quick eyes and quick hands. He threw the torch in his hand and burned the Qing soldier who was setting up a ladder below.

    Several Qing soldiers were caught off guard. They were riding on human ladders and could not take out their hands to defend themselves. Su Ji immediately cut one of them, and the human ladder collapsed immediately. Twenty or so boy soldiers behind them swarmed up, using bamboo spears and sickles in a confused manner.  Chopping and stabbing.

    Two Qing court officials on the wall were startled. A general in military uniform shouted: "Don't panic, Mr. Qi. They are just a bunch of yellow-haired boys. Let's see if I can fight my way out!" After that, the Qing general said  With a loud shout, he drew his sword, jumped down from the wall, raised his sword and stabbed a boy soldier in the thigh. The boy soldier fell to the ground with an ouch.

    When Su Ji saw this, he shouted angrily and raised his knife to slash at him. He only remembered what Li Yiwen taught him. In hand-to-hand combat, courage is the most important thing. The braver you are, the more afraid the enemy will be. Even if he cuts you, it won't matter.  strength.

    The Qing general was shocked when he heard the loud shout. He didn't have time to kill the boy soldier in front of him with another sword. He raised his sword and struck it back, only to hear a clang sound. When the swords collided, Su Ji was not strong enough after all.  The steel knife was knocked away by the Qing general, but the Qing general's sword was not much better. The steel knife was heavy and hit the back of the sword. The sword could not withstand the force and broke into two pieces.

    When the Qing general saw that his sword was broken, he became a little panicked. Su Ji ignored the numbness of the tiger's mouth and shouted: "This guy's sword is broken, let's get up together!" After that, he flew over desperately and  He hugged General Qing's thigh and wanted to knock him down, but General Qing was very strong and stood as steady as a rock. He hit Su Ji hard with his elbow, hitting Su Ji's back. Su Ji felt like stars were rising in front of his eyes, and he almost  let it go.  He took a deep breath and clasped his hands tightly, refusing to let go.

    At this time, a group of boy soldiers saw that their two commanders were so brave. They didn't know where the courage came from. They all shouted and surrounded them. They hugged their feet, held hands, strangled their necks, and wrapped around the Qing general.  Densely layered.

    The general Qing was panicking. He shook off one, and then another. Finally, he couldn't move his hands and feet, but he could not stand up. At this moment, he felt a pain in his back and between his buttocks. He roared, and could no longer hold on.  Stop and fall forward.

    It turned out that during the entanglement, a boy soldier raised a bamboo spear from the crowd and stabbed the Qing general in the back, finally stabbing him to the ground. A group of boy soldiers swarmed up and pinned him down.

    Half of Su Ji's body was pressed at the bottom. Stars were popping up in front of his eyes. He shouted loudly: "You are crushing me to death. Pull him away!" The boy soldiers were startled before they managed to get past the Qing general.  He stood up, took off his belt and tied the Qing general tightly.

    The official on the wall was horrified when he saw it. He sighed and bowed his head to the north and said: "Your Majesty, I can no longer be loyal. I will die to show my determination!" After that, he pulled out a dagger and wiped his neck.

    As the corpse fell, the boy soldiers exclaimed: "Oh, it's a pity that I killed one by myself." "I still want to capture him alive."

    Su Ji stood up tremblingly and cursed: "A bunch of bullshit guys, more than twenty people captured two people and injured a few more. If you encounter a large group of clear demons, I will see what you will do! Damn it!"  Yes, you have forgotten everything I teach you on weekdays?! What a bunch of losers, they only know how to eat" Su Ji scolded happily, and all the boy soldiers lowered their heads, but he completely forgot that he was also in a hurry just now, if it weren't for  With luck, they cut off the sword of the Qing general. They didn't know how many people they would lose.

    Su Ji didn¡¯t know at this moment that the Qing official who committed suicide on the wall was Qi Wuzhi, the magistrate of Xiangtan County, and it was the Qing general Deng Shaoliang who was caught by them.  Deng Shaoliang, a sworn enemy of the Taiping Army and a good general in the Qing army, was caught by more than twenty half-grown teenagers in the back alley of the county government office. He was also unlucky enough to be shot in the buttocks. He was really humiliated.

    One night passed, when the people of Xiangtan opened their doors cautiously and took a look, a group of long-haired thieves wearing red turbans had the final say in Xiangtan City.  The long-haired thieves were quite polite and did not harass the people. They were busy cleaning the battlefield last night. Groups of long-haired soldiers passed by and occupied Xiangtan City.

    More than a dozen long-haired men walked through the streets of the city beating gongs, shouting as they walked, telling the people in the city that there was no need to panic and that they should just stick to their duties, saying that the Taiping Holy Soldiers were ordered by heaven to defeat the Hunu Qingyao and would not bully the people.  Folks, if there are saint soldiers who do evil, you can report it to the county government, and you will be severely punished.

    Outside the gate of Xiangtan County Yamen, Xiao Yungui got off his horse and walked straight to several standing cages outside the yamen. He pointed his riding whip at a Qing general who was locked up in the first cage and asked: "This man is Qingyao Deng Shaoliang and Deng Yao."  head?"

    A person behind him smiled and said: "It's Chu Xiongxie's deputy generals Deng Shaoliang and Deng Xietai." The person who spoke was surprisingly Xiangyin Jinliang Zuo Zongtang!
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