Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

It took the elite troops from Baoding Town less than an hour from assembling the army to arriving in Gaotang Prefecture.

However, when they arrived at Gaotang Prefecture, it had already fallen. The one who came to attack Gaotang Prefecture was General Tianyi Tie Huai of the Nian Army, who led three battalions of troops, more than a thousand people, and launched an attack on Gaotang Prefecture.

Although Gaotang Prefecture is a provincial capital, there are no available soldiers here. There is only a battalion of Green Camp soldiers stationed here. They have lax discipline, lack training, and have no morale at all. Even when Zheng Yideng, the governor of Gaotang Prefecture, personally supervised the battle, the Green Camp army collapsed at the first touch, with swords and spears thrown everywhere and they scattered in panic!

The rampant Nian Army had broken through the city gate with almost no effort. Why did Liu Ye's cavalry see so few people? That's because the vanguard battalion of the Nian Army had already rushed into Gaotang Prefecture!

By the time Zhu Hai and Gao Qi arrived, the Nian Army of more than a thousand people had already entered Gaotang Prefecture and headed straight for the Gaotang Prefecture’s treasury!

Zhu Hai swung his saber fiercely. Alas! He was a step too late!

Gao Qi asked, "Xiao Hai, what should we do?"

Zhu Hai snorted coldly and replied, "Look, there's still a small group of Nian bandits in the southeast. That should be where the Nian army's baggage is. Let's charge over and kill them all. Remember to leave a few alive to run back and send a message. We need to mobilize the Nian army again. If we fight in the city, the people will suffer!"

Gao Qi grinned. Zhu Hai was the smartest one among them and had the most clever ideas. Yes, if we robbed all the baggage of the Nian Army, then naturally, the Nian Army would come out and fight us. Why bother to attack the city?

Gao Qi shouted, "Pass the order, charge immediately and kill the Nian bandits in the southeast!"

After Gao Qi said this, he waved his whip and rushed towards the Nian bandits not far away!

It's only two miles away. A group of light cavalry can arrive there in the blink of an eye, right?

The Nian Army in the southeast also noticed the Qing army opposite, which had about three or four hundred people, all cavalry.

The leader of the Nian Army frowned. Although the Green Camp soldiers had low combat effectiveness, they were all cavalry. He only had two hundred people here, and the elite troops had been brought into Gaotang Prefecture by the general. It would not be easy to defeat them!

The commander shouted, "Gong Laowu, ride into the city immediately and ask the general for reinforcements. All the troops, mount your horses and prepare for battle!"

When the commander saw the Qing army charging, he shouted, "Brothers, charge!"

The two cavalry units rushed towards the middle area fiercely!

Unfortunately, the Nian bandits never thought that they were not facing ordinary Green Camp soldiers, but the elite troops of Baoding Town who were the bravest and most courageous in the world!

As soon as the Nian bandits launched their charge, the soldiers of Baoding Town opened fire with their rifles!

More than two hundred rifles fired at the same time. With such intensive shooting, facing the intensive attack of the Nian bandit cavalry, if there were no heavy casualties, then the soldiers of Baoding Town would have been in vain!

The Nian bandits were thrown to the ground in a flurry of activity. In the blink of an eye, dozens of them fell off their horses. The commander was horrified. "Musketeers! Holy crap! Where did the Qing army's Green Camp get their muskets? Aren't these the stuff only foreigners have? Even Senggelinqin's elite troops didn't have many!"

Today is a complete failure!

However, when the time came, the commander could not help but be afraid and could only continue to charge forward. The two iron streams collided fiercely!

Even if they didn't rely on their rifles and only fought with sabers on their horses, the Nian bandits were still no match for the soldiers of Baoding Town. These cavalrymen of Baoding Town were so brave that they never lost the upper hand even when facing the British Dragoon Cavalry Regiment. Their skills and courage were accumulated through bloody battles!

More than 200 soldiers maintained four columns and launched a linear attack on the Nian bandits. The two armies crossed each other, and it was found that there were less than 100 Nian bandits left!

The commander's face was filled with horror. When did the Qing court actually possess such elite cavalry? They were too powerful. They were no match for him. The two sides were not even on the same level!

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat to Gaotang Prefecture!"

The commander shouted angrily.

But it was not so easy to run away. The soldiers from Baoding Town who had crossed the line had turned their horses around and launched another attack on the Nian bandits!

The backs of the Nian bandits were completely exposed to the guns of the Baoding Town soldiers. Under the firepower of the Baoding Town soldiers, they fell off their horses one by one. The commander's face turned green. Damn, more than 200 people, there was no chance to fight in front of them, and they were almost wiped out in the blink of an eye!

Run, run!

Fortunately, the capital of Gaotang Prefecture was right in front of them. The Nian bandits fled for their lives, not even daring to look back, and ran into Gaotang Prefecture in a flash. By the time they entered Gaotang Prefecture, there were only less than twenty people left with them!

It’s so miserable, so horrible!

The commander was almost in tears. In the blink of an eye, not only were two hundred men gone, but even the baggage outside the city was lost! This was so bad, wouldn't the general have himself chopped off?

At this moment, a cavalry unit came running over from the opposite side. It was the personal cavalry battalion of the Nian bandits!

Ding Xianda, the commander of the cavalry battalion, saw the commander and shouted, "Ding Feng, didn't you say the Green Battalion was attacking? Why are you running back to the city?"

Ding Feng replied with a sad face, "Old Xin, it's over, it's all over. I had over 200 men under my command, and we only had two encounters with the Qing army outside, and we were completely defeated. Only these few brothers are left here, and all the supplies are lost!"

Ding Xianda was horrified and roared, "Impossible! Didn't you say they only had three or four hundred men? Even if they were brave and skilled in fighting, they couldn't have defeated over two hundred of you in such a short time. Are all your men useless?"

Ding Feng angrily said, "Old Ding, have you ever seen our Nian Army cower? We're really helpless! Almost all of the Qing troops on the opposite side are armed with muskets. One volley of gunfire would have wiped out a large number of my men! What's even more abominable is that they're also extremely fierce in close combat, even stronger than those Mongolian cavalry!"

Ding Xianda immediately wilted when he heard that. If it was an ordinary Green Camp soldier, he would definitely not be afraid. The 400-man cavalry battalion under his command could not be defeated even if they fought against the Mongolian cavalry. But facing the foreign guns and cannons, if he rushed forward, he would be seeking death. Now he could only go back to discuss countermeasures with the general.

Outside the city, Gao Qi laughed at Zhu Hai and said, "Xiao Hai, what rubbish is this? What kind of Nian Army is this? They're just a bunch of cowards. I haven't even warmed my hands yet, and they've all fallen!"

Zhu Hai said in a deep voice: "Alright, Lao Gao, let's be careful. There are still thousands of Nian bandits in the city. We can't be too careless!"