Chapter 513 Religious Fanaticism

Since Shanhai City launched the military rank system, for soldiers, military rank is life and honor.

The mountain barbarian soldiers did not expect that the general Bai Qi would be so generous this time, and he would promote all of them to the first rank. This is a very great reward.

Seeing this, Elai was also in a good mood, laughing and said: "You bastards, go, go eat meat, if you go late, there will be no good meat!" As he said, he walked towards the camp.

"Crash".

The mountain barbarian warriors who were squatting in the corner "fighting to die" suddenly became energetic, and ran faster than rabbits one by one, heading straight for the camp.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing this, Evil laughed like a devil.

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Compared with the jubilation of the Mulan Fortress, the Southern Camp of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was gloomy.

The attacks were repeatedly frustrated, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the lieutenant general Li Xiucheng was captured. A series of blows made the Taiping Army's tenacious nerves weak.

After withdrawing from the battlefield, Li Xiucheng's remnant troops ran to the commander's camp and yelled loudly, begging the chief general Yang Xiuqing to send troops again tomorrow to rescue Li Xiucheng.

The nonsense of the soldiers completely annoyed Yang Xiuqing.

The soldiers who took the lead in making trouble were hung on the shaft gate and whipped twenty times in succession.

Seeing that the general was angry, the soldiers of the Taiping Army became even more silent. The entire camp was silent, without a trace of life. The soldiers didn't even dare to make too much noise when they were eating.

Yang Xiuqing locked herself in the tent without seeing anyone, and she didn't even eat dinner. It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that Yang Xiuqing suddenly notified the generals to raise their accounts for discussion.

After a little leaning, all the officers and men gathered together in the tent, all of them feeling uneasy.

The leaders are naturally left general Lin Fengxiang and right general Chen Yucheng.

Left General Lin Fengxiang, a famous general of the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army. He also came from a peasant background. When he joined the Taiping Army, he served as a guard of the imperial forest and was promoted all the way to Jinghuhou.

The Northern Expeditionary Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fell into a difficult situation due to the lone army going deep, the lack of food and grass, and another cold winter. In 1854, he withdrew to the south and retreated to Fucheng. Ji Wenyuan died in battle, and then retreated to Dongguanglian Town.

In February 1855, the Qing army rushed to attack Lianzhen. The supervisor Lin Fengxiang fought hard and repeatedly defeated the enemy. In March, Lianzhen fell, and Lin Fengxiang was wounded and captured. He was later sent to Beijing to sacrifice his life at the age of 31.

Later, Hong Xiuquan was posthumously named Lin Fengxiang as King of Qiu.

Although Lin Fengxiang came from a reckless background, he fought calmly and calmly. He could not only lead the charge, but also be calm and commanding. Therefore, in the Taiping Army, he can be regarded as a rare general.

The right general, Chen Yucheng, is a young general who is as famous as Li Xiucheng. Like other generals of the Taiping Army, Chen Yucheng was also a Hakka. He was an important general in the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Because Chen Yucheng has moles under his eyes, he looks like four eyes from a distance.

In 1862, Wang Miao Peilin, a traitor from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was tricked into the trap and sent to the Qing camp. In front of the enemy, he was righteous, unyielding, and generous. He was only twenty-six years old.

Chen Yucheng is also among the generals of the Taiping Army, one of the rare people with outstanding martial arts skills. Since he was a child, he has practiced good marksmanship, and because of his strong marksmanship, he even won the reputation of "Thirty Checkback Carbine".

The two are lined up on the left and right, and the other generals sit in order according to their positions.

Yang Xiuqing sat at the head, with a blank expression on his face. He looked around and said in a deep voice: "Today's defeat is not enough to change the situation of the battle. Our army still has the superiority in strength and holds the initiative in the war."

Having said that, Yang Xiuqing paused for a while, as if she wanted to strengthen her confidence, and said loudly: "Therefore, all officers and men must not be discouraged, but they must not breed any thoughts that should not be. I will put the ugly words first, no matter what. , No matter how heavy the price is, the Mulan Fortress must be conquered."

"Swear allegiance to the king!"

All the officers and men responded in unison, with fanatical expressions.

It has to be said that Hong Xiuquan's "brainwashing" of soldiers is really too powerful.

In this respect, Ouyang Shuo is far behind.

In the Taiping Army, whether it was generals or soldiers, they all had an inexplicable and fanatical belief in the ideal world described by Hong Xiuquan.

The power of this belief is extremely terrifying.

Driven by this force, although the Taiping Army suffered setbacks for three consecutive days, the morale of the army was not greatly affected, and their fighting spirit was still high.

"Okay!" Yang Xiuqing stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "In this case, we must leave no room for tomorrow's battle. If one hole cannot break through the Mulan Fortress, we can smash two holes, three holes. Even if the Mulan Fortress is an iron wall, it can block I can't help the Taiping Army's determination to attack."

"Fight to the end!"

When the officers and men heard this, their expressions became more and more fanatical. Even Lin Fengxiang and Chen Yucheng couldn't help but feel excited and full of energy.

Of course, at this time, all the generals wisely did not mention the captured Li Xiucheng. Because for the soldiers of the Taiping Army, once captured, it is the best choice to die heroically.

No one thought that Li Xiucheng would still come out alive.

The king of heaven said that once a warrior in the army dies, he can gain eternal life in the kingdom of heaven.

That's why Yang Xiuqing was so angry at what Li Xiucheng's remnants did. Because of these soldiers, the scars of the entire Taiping Army were touched.

"Get back and get ready!"

Yang Xiuqing's summoning of the generals was not to arrange any tactics, but mainly to mobilize morale. As for the tactics, in the current situation, there is no other way but to attack.

All the soldiers dispersed, but Yang Xiuqing let out a long sigh.

In the midst of the game, Yang Xiuqing could see clearly than anyone else.

If the fight continues like this, even if Mulan Fortress can be captured, half of the South Route Army will be scrapped. After capturing the fortress, behind the mountain, there must be a large army waiting for them.

Is it worth it to make such a huge sacrifice for a port?

Yang Xiuqing held a skeptical attitude towards the decision of the heavenly king Hong Xiuquan. He admitted that it is true that warships are made, which can best exert the power of artillery.

But is it a little too eager? !

The progress of the West Route Army was not as smooth as expected. After achieving some victories in the early stage, they were tenaciously attacked by the enemy.

The road to the West was deadlocked.

At this time, it is worthless to waste the huge South Route Army at the foot of Mulan Fortress. At this moment, whether the South Route Army rushed to aid the West Route Army or launched the Northern Expedition, it was a good choice.

Yang Xiuqing couldn't figure out why the Heavenly King was unwilling to compromise.

In fact, on the first day he appeared in the wilderness, Yang Xiuqing faintly felt that the king of heaven was suspicious of him.

To Yang Xiuqing, this kind of suspicion was groundless.