Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

After a fierce battle, the Nian Army was driven off the city wall!

However, when this news reached Han Laowan's ears, Han Laowan was immediately excited. Jinan City was not invulnerable. At least, his brothers had already climbed to the top of Jinan City. With another effort, if they couldn't take it today, they would continue tomorrow. In three or four days, they could definitely break through Jinan City, and in five days, they could definitely capture Jinan completely!

Han Laowan could hardly suppress his excitement. The Senggelinqin Mongolian cavalry, which was the closest to Jinan, had been entangled by the cavalry he sent out. Even if he was no match for the Mongolian cavalry, he should be able to drag it out for three to five days. As for Shengbao, even if his Green Camp marched at full speed, they would definitely not be able to reach the city of Jinan within five days. After all, the distance from southern Shandong to Jinan was hundreds of miles, and Shengbao's Green Camp were all infantry. How could they run so fast?

This battle is now a sure victory!

As long as we captured the city of Jinan, the Nian Army would defend the city. There was plenty of food inside, so it wouldn't be a big problem even if they held on for a year or two. At that time, the friendly forces in the neighboring provinces would naturally give their full support.

attack!

At Han Laowan's command, the Nian Army launched a full-scale attack, and the city of Jinan became even more precarious.

However, Han Laowan tried his best and managed to reach the top of the city every day. However, every time he rushed up just two or three hundred people, the Qing army would launch a fierce counterattack, and almost all the Nian soldiers who rushed up the city were killed. The Qing army's bullets were too dense, and no one knew how many foreign rifles they had! Anyway, as long as they rushed up, they would be quickly and brutally beaten back!

Han Laowan was furious. But there was still no good solution!

Han Rang, standing by, was a bit worried. Each time before charging the city walls, the Qing army's foreign rifle fire wasn't particularly intense, but once they reached the top, it intensified. If this continued, when would it end? Was the Qing army simply trying to keep the Nian army on their toes?

If that's the case, then it's troublesome. The Qing army has set up a huge trap. Just waiting for me to fall into it!

Cold sweat continued to appear on Han Rang's forehead, and he became more and more certain of his guess!

"Master, I feel something is not right..."

Han Lao Wan said angrily, "What's wrong? If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have something to say, say it quickly. Don't be so hesitant!"

"Master, look, we've been attacking for three days straight, and each time we've failed. We've suffered five thousand casualties, and we still haven't been able to shake Jinan City even a little bit. Now the closest Mongolian cavalry, Senggelinqin, is about to rush to Jinan, and we still can't take it. Is it that Liu Ye in the city is deliberately keeping us in suspense, making us feel that we have hope of taking Jinan..."

Han Laowan was startled and asked, "No way?"

Han Rang said in a deep voice, "Master, we should be prepared for the worst. If Liu Ye really is using Jinan City as bait, dragging us here to buy time for Senggelinqin and Shengbao to surround us, then we're in real trouble! Three days have passed, and we haven't made any progress. Jinan City remains the same as it was three days ago, always trying to get us to the top of the city walls before taking us down..."

Han Laowan was also at a loss, and he was really in a difficult situation at this time.

"How about we fight for another day? If we still can't take Jinan by tomorrow, we'll quickly find an opportunity to withdraw our troops and retreat to the southeast. The southeast is full of troops from the three Shandong towns, and their combat effectiveness is the weakest. Perhaps we can escape from there and directly enter the Yimeng Mountains, which are all desolate and wild, and the imperial court's control is the weakest. Although it's not easy for us to raise money and food, the Qing army can't do anything to us. Then we can look for an opportunity to move closer to the Anhui area..."

Han Rang pondered and said to Han Laowan.

Han Laowan frowned. The siege of Jinan City had already resulted in more than 5,000 casualties. If they continued to fight and there was no progress, even if the Qing army did not attack, they would not be able to hold out for too long. With more than 20,000 people, it would be difficult to supply them with money and food!

"Okay, then we'll attack for another day. If we still can't take it, we'll withdraw!"

On the fourth day, Han Laowan once again commanded the Nian Army to launch the most ferocious offensive against Jinan City since the war began. Almost all of the more than 20,000 troops pressed forward, and they would not stop until Jinan City was captured!

The entire area under the city of Jinan was littered with corpses and dancing flames. The Qing army was not having a good time either. Although Liu Ye was firmly in the central military camp, there were only 3,000 trained soldiers. Even if all of them were deployed to the top of the city walls, they were only a fraction of the Nian Army's strength. Over the past few days, the Qing army had also suffered more than a thousand casualties.

However, Liu Ye was still not in a hurry, because he still had a trump card in his hand, that was the more than 1,000 people who had just been eliminated and who strongly requested to join the training army, and they could be added to the army at any time!

The training army has good treatment and strict discipline, and over the past two or three months, it has attracted the hearts of all these people. This is a real army, a real army that works for the people. The treatment is super good, even more generous than the military pay of the flag camp. Only a fool would not want to join the training army, but the number of places is limited, so these people can only stare blankly and cannot get in.

Now, after several days of fighting, the training troops had suffered casualties, and naturally, these people could no longer hold back. Join the army! If they don't petition the governor now, when will they wait? As for those Nian bandits outside, who cares? If Jinan City is lost, won't they die anyway? Even if they die, they must die gloriously. A cowardly death is absolutely not an option. And if they perform well, they can even make meritorious contributions!

Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk. These people are all young and strong, and have undergone rigorous training, so they naturally have courage.

On the fourth day, the Nian Army's siege continued until late at night, but they still failed to break into Jinan City!

Han Laowan was completely disappointed. There was no hope. If things continued like this, even if he gave himself three or four days, he still wouldn't be able to take Jinan City. However, Senggelinqin and Shengbao would definitely not give him that much time! If he didn't run away now, he would be surrounded and annihilated!

Han Laowan said in a deep voice: "Order the entire army to halt the attack. Order all units in the east, west, and north to move towards the south city. After the army is assembled, immediately break out in the southeast direction!"

All the Nian troops took action. They had to run!