Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

The battle on Wusong Mountain naturally attracted the attention of Bao Chao who was behind.

When the rumbling sound of artillery reached the Hunan Army led by Bao Chao, Bao Chao's brows jumped, realizing the sudden change in front. The nine generals in front must have encountered trouble. The sound of artillery was so loud that the battle was probably extremely fierce.

Shi Dakai?

Bao Chao had dealt with Shi Dakai twice in those days. The first time was in Jiujiang. Bao Chao followed Zeng Guofan in a battle with the elite troops led by Shi Dakai in Nandaying. As a result, Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army was defeated by Shi Dakai. Even though Bao Chao was the bravest of the three armies, he could not reverse the situation. The second time was when Shi Dakai left in anger, also in Jiangxi. This time the two had a fierce contest. Although Bao Chao drove Shi Dakai out of Jiangxi, that was also Shi Dakai's strategic shift. The two also had a direct confrontation, but the result was a draw!

Bao Chao regarded Shi Dakai as the most powerful opponent in his life. Not only in terms of strategy, but also in martial arts, he was definitely the best among the Taiping rebels, and was on par with himself, the best general of the Qing army!

Shi Dakai is so awesome!

In comparison, although Jiu Shuai is not bad, it is almost impossible for him to take advantage of Shi Dakai!

"Come here, the army accelerates and rushes to Wusong Mountain to support the Ninth Marshal!"

Bao Chao shouted loudly and took the lead in urging the warhorse under his crotch to charge forward!

The distance between the two armies was only a dozen miles. Even if Bao Chao led only infantry, they could arrive in just over an hour with a quick march!

When Bao Chao's army was still two or three miles away from the Wusong Mountain Pass, the Taiping Army had already raised its flag on the two hills in front and on the side, and General Zhang Suimou stood steadily under the flag!

Bao Chao frowned tightly. It seemed that the Ninth Marshal had fallen into Shi Dakai's trap. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many spearmen blocking here. It was obvious that they were trying to block him outside Wusong Mountain!

"Send the order, Yong Battalion, Jian Battalion, Xiao Battalion, attack with all your strength. Defeat the Taiping in front as quickly as possible!"

Bao Chao had a hot temper and was always decisive and swift, so he shouted in a stern voice.

Three large camps and more than 3,000 people rushed towards the Taiping Army not far away!

However, the Taiping Army had already been waiting here for a long time, in a dominant position, and they were elite troops who had fought in many battles. Bao Chao only sent 3,000 people and wanted to take the hill in front of him. He was underestimating Shi Dakai's elite troops!

Before the three camps of Hunan Army could rush to the front of the Taiping Army, the Taiping Army's arrows rained down on the Qing Army, ruthlessly suppressing the Qing Army's full-scale charge. Even though Bao Chao's army was known for its bravery, it could not get close to the Taiping Army under such a dense attack of arrows!

There were rumbling sounds of cannon fire in Wusong Mountain, but Bao Chao had keenly sensed that the sound of cannon fire did not come from the road in the mountains, but from the top of the mountain. Since it was an ambush, it must be on the top of the mountain!

Where are the Hunan Army's artillery? Why is there no movement at all?

Could it be?

Bao Chao felt a chill in his heart. The artillery battalion led by Zeng Guoquan had just been equipped with the latest American artillery, with immense power. Could it be that they were wiped out by the Taiping Army so quickly?

Bao Chao's guess, though wrong, was not far off! The Hunan Army's artillery battalion had already lost more than half of its artillery pieces. Why didn't they fight back? It wasn't the artillery's fault, but the people's. Fu Zhongxin's artillery fired recklessly from top to bottom, not only destroying the Hunan Army's artillery, but also killing and wounding most of the Hunan Army's artillerymen. The remaining artillerymen had no shelter and had already run to the rocks at the foot of the mountain and dozed off. Show your head? Show your head and you'll die! Who the hell wouldn't want to die at this time!

Bao Chao roared, "Orders, the Thunder Battalion and the Fire Battalion at the back, push forward! Order the musketeers and archers to push forward and suppress the long-haired archers. Charge! I'll give you another half an hour, but you must charge forward no matter what!"

Marshal Ting issued a death order, and the generals below were all a little terrified. Bao Chao's military order was as heavy as a mountain. As long as he set a time limit, if it was not completed, someone must lose his head!

The five Hunan soldiers pressed forward to the hill in front again, and the bows and muskets behind them started shooting fiercely!

The two sides were caught in a fierce offensive and defensive battle. The Hunan Army was brave and courageous, while Zhang Suimou responded calmly. He was the most stable general under Shi Dakai and was famous for his defensive skills. How could it be so easy to break through Zhang Suimou's iron bucket formation?

Bao Chao's five camps launched seven or eight attacks in succession, but were driven back by the Taiping Army. Half an hour had passed, and Bao Chao's army still could not defeat Zhang Suimou!

As expected, they are the elite troops under Shi Dakai's command. Bao Chao couldn't help but sigh at the ferocity of Shi Dakai's army. If it were other Taiping troops, they would definitely not be able to withstand his powerful attack!

But now is not the time to sigh, I must take action myself, I must defeat the Taiping Army in front of me in the shortest time possible, only then can I rescue the nine generals in the mountains!

Bao Chao snorted angrily, threw his whip aside with a flick of his hand, took off his ring-handled broadsword, shook the reins, shouted loudly, and the warhorse rushed out!

Fight, if you want a decisive battle, then I, Bao Chao, will fight with you. I don’t believe that except Shi Dakai himself, there is anyone who can withstand my Bao Chao’s ring-handled broadsword!

Seeing Marshal Ting personally coming forward, waving a big knife and rushing forward, the morale of the Hunan Army suddenly increased a lot, and they began to attack the Taiping Army more frantically. On the high hill, Zhang Suimou sneered.

Yes, it was Bao Chao. King Yi had mentioned him more than once. He was the most valiant general in the entire Hunan Army. Once he became bloodthirsty, he would be like a madman and unstoppable. Even King Yi himself could only fight him to a draw!

However, this isn't a one-on-one fight, it's a battlefield! A battlefield! Who cares how powerful you are?

"Send the message, gather ten muskets and fire in turns. Ignore other targets and focus on Bao Chao. Hit him hard!"

I have to say that Zhang Suimou's move was too bad. It was already the 1960s, unlike the 1950s. In the 1950s, both sides basically had no powerful firearms with limited range. But now, both the Qing army and the Taiping army were equipped with advanced muskets. Of course, the Taiping army only seized weapons from the Anqing arsenal and armory after it captured Anqing.

That's enough. Bao Chao can still parry and dodge the bow and arrow, but this musket is difficult. Even a god can't dodge it!