Chapter 521

On November 4th, the situation in the Southwest War changed suddenly.

The three armies of Shanhai City attacked Xunzhou County with a force of thunder.

east.

The Longxiang Legion led by Bai Qi set off a heinous killing along the road. Anyone who resists stubbornly will be killed without mercy. There is a city, because it vowed not to surrender to the death, when the city was broken, the people in the city were brutally slaughtered by the army.

The bones wailed, and the smoke filled the air.

The fire that ignited in the city lasted three days and three nights before it was extinguished in a burst of sudden heavy rain. Maybe, I'm afraid that even the heavens don't want to see such a miserable situation again.

As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar.

In the name of killing the gods, once again intimidated the four fields.

Such a bloody army from hell made all the cities in the eastern part of Xunzhou County panic. After this battle, basically the defenders in the city abandoned the city and fled before Bai Qi's army arrived.

The people who stayed behind did not dare to neglect at all, opened the door in fear, and left the city to surrender.

For those who voluntarily surrendered, the Longxiang Army led by Bai Qi did nothing wrong.

As soon as the news came out, countless surrendered.

In this way, the Longxiang Legion was invincible all the way, and there was no one to resist.

When Hong Xiuquan heard the news, he was furious. He beheaded three generals who had fled the city and hung them on the city gate. Only then did the situation get better.

Even so, Bai Qi led his troops to advance triumphantly in the east.

west.

The Baotao Legion led by Han Xin implemented a flexible combat strategy. Strictly speaking, this is the first time that Han Xin led his troops to attack a city.

The previous two battles were either defensive or raids.

Han Xin's ability to command troops is still above the siege.

Xu was stimulated by Bai Qi, and Han Xin also tried his best this time. Or lure the enemy out of the city, or sneak attack, or storm, or encircle and annihilate, according to different battle situations, choose different tactics flexibly.

Sweeping past all the way is also like a broken bamboo.

This westward advance, there is a trace of the shocking momentum that Han Xin led the lone army and wiped out the four countries in one fell swoop. No matter what kind of predicament he faces, Han Xin can think of countermeasures.

The name of Bingxian spread like wildfire.

The eastern and western armies, like peerless twins, shone incomparably in the southwest sky. The entire southern part of Xunzhou County, under the iron hooves of the army, groaned in pain.

To the north, Ouyang Shuo led his troops and fought steadily all the way.

Lin Yi led the Imperial Guard Division, broke away from the main force early in the morning, rushed all the way, and directly blocked the throat from Xunzhou County to Guilin County.

After several bloody battles, the two most important passes fell into the hands of the imperial guards.

The strength of the Imperial Guard Division once again made the enemy tremble.

Ouyang Shuo led three mountain barbarian regiments to reap the fruits of battle.

Compared with the east and west armies, Ouyang Shuo, the lord, was much more bleak. Fortunately, Pei Ju was on the sidelines to make suggestions, so the loss would not be too ugly.

Even so, the north side of Xunzhou County was frequently in a hurry.

After all, the four divisions led by Ouyang Shuo are all ace divisions. Not to mention, there are top existences like Shenwuwei who act as the vanguard.

Under the attack of the three-way army, Xunzhou County is already in jeopardy. In the past week alone, Xunzhou County fell to a small half of its territory, almost a city a day.

It seemed that the three-way army was about to approach Tianjing City, which was located in the middle of Xunzhou County.

Suddenly, the city of Tianjing was in a hurry.

Panic emotions fermented and spread in the city.

Some people in the city are already packing up their belongings and are ready to evacuate westward at any time. Affected by the war, the prices in the city continued to rise.

The price of rice alone tripled in one day.

The rise in prices has led to a panic buying spree among the people.

Such a vicious circle, the farther to the back, the more outrageous the price.

Faced with such a situation, the ruler of the kingdom of heaven is really inexperienced, so he can only use the army to forcefully suppress and kill the big businessmen who are waiting for the opportunity to hoard goods.

Within a day, two chambers of commerce were closed down by the government.

As a result, although prices have been temporarily stabilized, people are even more panicked. Fearing that Chi Yu would be harmed, some merchants secretly moved their goods and fled Tianjing City.

Before Hong Xiuquan noticed it, the materials in the city had disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. With the help of the super trading platform, dump it all.

In addition to the panic among the people, there is no peace in the court.

As bad news came one after another, the civil and military ministers could no longer sit still.

The court of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has been arguing endlessly about this.

The civil and military ministers disagreed on whether to abandon the city and flee, or to defend the city. Undoubtedly, the civil servants are the main peace faction, and the main leaders are withdrawn; the generals are the main combat faction, and they must fight to the end.

Neither of the two sides can convince the other, and in the end they can only be handed over to the king of heaven, Hong Xiuquan, for adjudication.

The crux of the matter is that Tianjing City, as the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is of great significance. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is really not easy to give up. Because once Tianjing City is abandoned, it will be the end of the kingdom of heaven.

Even Hong Xiuquan did not dare to make such a decision.

In the end, after two days of debate, Hong Xiuquan made a final decision and decided to call back the Western Expeditionary Army to prepare for a life-and-death battle with Shanhai City in Tianjing City.

At the same time, Hong Xiuquan arranged for people to quietly rush to Guilin County in the north to arrange a retreat.

As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit has three caves.

After living a new life, Hong Xiuquan is no longer a rigid person, knowing to leave a way out for himself.

In addition to calling back the Western Expeditionary Army, Hong Xiuquan also issued an order to the whole country, ordering the garrison troops from all over the country to rush to Tianjing City to Qin Wang, and those who dared to disobey would be punished without mercy.

All of a sudden, the garrison troops in the three counties were gathering towards Tianjing City.

From this point of view, Hong Xiuquan still wanted to defend Tianjing City.

Anyway, Tianjing City is also where his painstaking efforts are, how can he give up lightly? !

In addition to recruiting troops, Hong Xiuquan finally made a decision on how to deal with the guilty minister Yang Xiuqing.

After the court meeting that day, Yang Xiuqing received an order from the Heavenly King to move out of the barracks and return to the mansion to contemplate behind closed doors. Without a summons, you are not allowed to leave the house.

It is equivalent to saying that Yang Xiuqing has been under house arrest since then.

Such an ending is already a mighty gift from God.

Perhaps, as far as Hong Xiuquan was concerned, at a time when the kingdom of heaven was in danger, he didn't want to behead a general in vain, so as to disturb the morale of the army.

In any case, Yang Xiuqing's loyalty to the kingdom of heaven seems to be a lesson from heaven and earth.

In the smoke of war, the entire city of Tianjing was shrouded in an undercurrent. As the Shanhai City army approached, this undercurrent became more and more turbulent, but also more and more obscure.

Everything seems to be covered up by the war.

Only when it erupts can we truly experience its power.

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On November 7th, Lingxi City.

On the top of the city, watching the Taiping army receding like a tide, Bai Hua finally let out a long sigh of relief.

After successive battles, the West Route Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, under the command of the famous general Shi Dakai, still pushed forward tenaciously, attacking the city slowly but firmly. Until two days ago, the army once approached the base camp of Lingxi City.

Seeing Lingxi City besieged by the Taiping Army, wrinkles crept up on Bai Hua's sad forehead.

Just when the generals thought that a bloody battle was about to start at the head of Lingxi city, the menacing Taiping army unexpectedly chose to withdraw.

The root of all problems is naturally the call from Hong Xiuquan.

Slightly calming down, Bai Hua turned her head to the surrounding generals and clasped her fists together: "Thank you for your help, Bai Hua represents Lingxi City, I am very grateful!"

The generals on the opposite side include generals Zhang Liao and Cao Can from Lingxi City, Luo Shixin from Shanhai City, Xunlong Dianxue and Qin Qiong from Xunlong City, and finally the adventure player group headed by Mingyuezhao Dajiang.

Even with such a luxurious lineup, Shi Dakai led his troops to attack Lingxi City.

The number one general of the Taiping Army, Shi Dakai really deserved his name. Of course, the three generals who followed Shi Dakai, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan and Li Kaifang, were not easy to follow.

"Lord Baihua is being polite, we are just following orders."

On behalf of Shanhai City, Luo Shixin took the lead in speaking.

"That's right, [Shanhai League] is a family, so why are you being polite?"

Searching for dragons and pointing acupuncture points is also a timely speech.

After this period of evolution, both the siege lion and the Xunlong acupuncture point seem to be quietly adjusting their positioning in the league.

Previously, the two had the confidence to be equal to Ouyang Shuo.

Now, seeing that his side is doing nothing, Shanhai City is getting stronger and stronger. The two had a vague sense of respect for Ouyang Shuo.

That's exactly how Ouyang Shuo asked him to rush to the aid of Lingxi City, without even thinking about Xunlong Dian's Acupuncture, he just nodded and agreed, without attaching any other conditions.

In the current alliance, there are probably only Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang who have the confidence to get along with Ouyang Shuo on an equal footing. And after going through this big battle, Bai Hua's attitude will probably undergo a subtle change.

In the future [Shanhai League], Ouyang Shuo's position will become stronger and stronger.

"Everyone, don't stand still, let's go back to the house and talk!"

It was Cao Shen who spoke.

Since joining Consonance City during the Battle of Julu, Cao Shen's role in Consonance City is equivalent to the position of prime minister, in charge of the government affairs of the territory, and has won Bai Hua's trust and appreciation.

That night, Bai Hua hosted a banquet in the Hou's residence to entertain the generals. The friendly troops who came to reinforce were also rewarded with money and wine, and the entire Lingxi City was filled with a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

Since Shi Dakai led his troops to retreat, why didn't the army of Lingxi City follow behind? Even if it can't be defeated, at least it can delay the Taiping Army's return journey and buy time for the Shanhai City army.

Of course, there are reasons for this.

First, Shi Dakai is not an ordinary person. Even if he led his troops to withdraw in a hurry, he would advance and retreat in a controlled manner, and set up his formation in a well-organized manner, so he would never give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of.

Second, it involves Ouyang Shuo's overall strategic deployment.

Compared to chasing the West Route Army, Ouyang Shuo suggested that the army stationed in Lingxi City should play a big game.