Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Zeng Guoquan led the remaining defeated troops, fleeing desperately like a stray dog ​​and a fish that had escaped the net. At this time, he had completely forgotten the danger around him.

As soon as we arrived at the three-way intersection leading from Anqing to Hefei and Tongling, the sound of artillery fire from the mountain on one side resounded through the sky!

Boom boom boom...

The Taiping Army attacked again, and dozens of artillery pieces launched a fierce bombardment on the Hunan Army's vanguard - the cavalry battalion. This time, the Taiping Army not only brought their own artillery, but also moved the remaining artillery captured from the Hunan Army onto the battlefield!

The three or four thousand cavalrymen were suddenly attacked by fierce artillery fire. The formation was in chaos and the frightened horses ran around. As for the cavalrymen, the unlucky ones were blown into the sky. Their limbs and arms flew across the sky, and the air was filled with smoke. The Hunan Army was once again in trouble.

Zeng Guoquan felt a chill in his heart. Damn it, Shi Dakai, you bastard, you're going to kill me all! Don't let me return to Tianjing. When I do, I'll definitely come back and never let you go!

However, the most important thing now was not to get angry, but to escape. Facing Shi Dakai's crazy attack, the demoralized Hunan Army could not resist at all and retreated one after another. Zeng Guoquan shouted angrily: "Order, cavalry charge, take down the artillery positions of the Changmao!"

The artillery arranged by Shi Dakai was not far from the Hunan Army, on a gentle hill. It was just right for the cavalry to attack. Three thousand cavalry rushed towards the hill!

However, if the cavalry could take the hill so easily, then all the supreme reputation that Shi Dakai had accumulated over the past ten years would have been wasted. As soon as the cavalry reached the foot of the hill, a large number of archers appeared around the hill and began to shoot at the cavalry frantically. There were not only bows and arrows but also a large number of foreign rifle teams. The cavalry was caught off guard and was instantly suppressed by the combined attack of bows and arrows and muskets. Dozens of war horses were left neighing in the sky above the charging road, and the cavalry above had already suffered casualties.

Zeng Guoquan's heart tightened when he saw this. He had never thought that Shi Dakai was so meticulous! With the protection of archers and musketeers, it would not be so easy to take the hill opposite!

Zeng Guoquan gritted his teeth and decided to attack no matter how difficult it was. If they didn't capture the artillery position, the Hunan Army would be truly doomed!

"Songshan, lead the charge yourself. We must seize the artillery position at all costs!"

Zeng Guoquan roared.

Liu Songshan now understood that the Hunan Army had no way to retreat. They had to capture the artillery position on the hill before they could break through the Taiping Army's encirclement and escape!

"Whoo!"

Liu Songshan agreed, urged his horse, and led the cavalry to charge again!

A large number of cavalry rushed forward again like a tide. At this moment, the Taiping Army launched a full-scale attack. Ten thousand elite Taiping Army soldiers rushed down the mountain towards the Hunan Army with terrifying momentum!

Thousands of scattered soldiers under Zeng Guoquan were completely trapped in the middle by the Taiping Army. The Taiping Army began to slaughter them wantonly. At this moment, the Hunan Army had no will to fight and could not organize a decent defense at all. No matter how crazy Zeng Guoquan was, the troops below were still in disarray!

Zeng Guoquan was filled with bitterness. This was a horrible defeat. He was completely powerless to fight back. Was this still the Hunan Army he was so proud of? Was this still the Hunan Army that had followed him through his campaigns? Damn it! It was truly horrible!

Yes, if they retreated a year, even if the Hunan Army was surrounded, they would still fight to the death. The soldiers of the Hunan Army have never been afraid of hard battles! However, now, the successful and famous Hunan Army no longer has that spirit and energy, and has declined from its peak.

The 10,000 elite Taiping troops and the 10,000 Hunan troops were evenly matched in terms of manpower, but when they fought, the Hunan troops were at a complete disadvantage. Under the cover of artillery, the Taiping troops were in high spirits. If this continued, Zeng Guoquan's main force would definitely be destroyed!

At this critical moment, shouts of killing were heard again in the distance. Bao Chao led thousands of his remaining soldiers and arrived at Sanchakou in time to support Zeng Guoquan.

It was very simple. Bao Chao was not far away from here. The sound of artillery fire from the northern foot of Wusong Mountain was earth-shaking and could be heard more than ten miles away. Of course Bao Chao heard it!

Not only did Bao Chao hear this, but the cavalry scouts he had sent out also rushed over from the north at this time like lightning, "Reporting to General Ting, General Jiu's main force has once again encountered a surprise attack and siege by the Taiping Army at the northern foot of Wusong Mountain, and is now in a desperate situation!"

Bao Chao jumped up when he heard this. Damn it! What happened to this Jiushuai? He was usually very smart, so why did he become so restrained when he met Shi Dakai? Why was he beaten so badly by Shi Dakai?

Of course, I am not much better than Jiu Shuai!

"Order the entire army to move immediately to the northern foot of Wusong Mountain to support the Ninth Marshal!"

Bao Chao roared, jumped on his horse, and led his troops to rush towards the battlefield.

It was less than twenty miles away, and if they marched at full speed, even though the morale of the Hunan Army was low, an hour would be enough to reach the battlefield!

When they arrived at the battlefield, Bao Chao said nothing and thousands of troops attacked the Taiping Army from the east, shouting and rushing into the battlefield.

Shi Dakai on the high hill smiled coldly. I have kept the main force of the Hunan Army until now just waiting for Bao Chao's arrival. Damn it, if I don't kill you all, how can I be worthy of the spirit of the king in heaven?

Yes, Shi Dakai brought 30,000 men on this expedition. After a great battle, not many soldiers were killed in the battle. There were only 6,000 to 7,000 wounded soldiers who could not fight temporarily. But in addition to these, there were still more than 20,000 men. 10,000 elite soldiers were sent to the battlefield, and the other 10,000 elite soldiers were hidden on one side, waiting for Bao Chao to arrive and catch them all in one fell swoop!

Not long after Bao Chao's army joined the battle, another 10,000 Taiping troops had already circled back to the east and completely blocked the Hunan Army's retreat route from behind Bao Chao!

The 20,000 elite Taiping troops launched an unleashed attack this time. Even though the Hunan Army had a lot of cavalry, they still couldn't withstand the offensive of the 20,000 Taiping troops and were defeated!

At this time, it was impossible for Zeng Guoquan and Bao Chao to retreat from Sanchakou towards Tianjing and Tongling, as the road was completely blocked by the Taiping Army!

"Jiu Shuai, we can't fight any further. If we continue, we'll all die here!"

Bao Chao roared anxiously.

Zeng Guoquan said bitterly, "But what else can we do now if we don't fight? The road to Tongling has been cut off by the Taiping rebels! We have no way to escape!"