The sunset glow shone in the sky again.
What was different was that the sunset glow this time was particularly enchanting. It was orange-red like blood, and when combined with the thick blood-red clouds in the sky, it gave off an oppressive feeling.
As far as the eye could see, the world was filled with a horrifying red.
Tragic and deathly silent.
The autumn wind blew, bringing with it waves of low whistles.
The bloody battle at the foot of the Mulan Fortress had come to an end. The mountain barbarian soldiers in heavy iron armor leaned against the base of the wall, panting heavily, unable to move.
Their armor was covered with knife marks and bloodstains.
Not far away, the hole in the wall was littered with corpses. Some belonged to the mountain barbarians, but most belonged to the Taiping army. Their yellow uniforms were extremely conspicuous on the battlefield.
The fierce battle had lasted for an entire afternoon. Both sides had surrounded the hole and fought to the death. No one dared to retreat even half a step. The small hole seemed to have become a forbidden zone for all life. Whoever dared to take another step would be walking into an abyss. Only the most powerful soldiers could struggle out of the abyss.
Several times, the Taiping army had already rushed through the hole and fought their way into the fortress without fear of death. However, they were forced back again and again by the mountain barbarian soldiers led by E Lai.
Such a small position had changed hands five or six times in a single afternoon.
Every inch of land was stained with the blood of countless soldiers.
Mottled bloodstains were left on the city wall. Under the reflection of the sunset glow, it looked even more desolate.
This was the most tragic battle since the start of the war.
Shanhai City relied on the tenacity of the mountain barbarian soldiers to finally defend their position. Not only that, E Lai had also caught a big fish. He was the deputy general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's southern army, Li Xiucheng.
As one of the pillars of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's later period, Li Xiucheng was born in a poor farmer's family. When he was young, he lived a very difficult life with his parents.
After joining the Taiping army, Li Xiucheng fought bravely and quickly rose from an ordinary soldier to a young general. After the chaos in Tianjing, he, Chen Yucheng, Li Shixian, and the others fought against the dangerous situation and won military victories such as defeating the Jiangbei Barracks, the Sanhe Barracks, and the Jiangnan Barracks. They also established Sufu Province and Tianzhe Province, reviving the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan conferred Li Xiucheng the title of Prince of Loyalty.
After Tianjing fell, Li Xiucheng was captured and killed.
Li Xiucheng was soft on the outside but hard on the inside. Because he was born poor, he was very concerned about the suffering of the common people. He even valued "helping others" more than his "reputation".
As Li Xiucheng's opponents, Ceng Guofan and the others called Li Xiucheng as cunning as a fox.
It was this famous general who led his troops to occupy the entrance of the cave. Because he rushed too far ahead, the guards couldn't protect him in time, and E Lai seized the opportunity to severely injure him and put him in custody.
It was precisely Li Xiucheng's capture that pushed the intense battle in the afternoon to its climax.
When Li Xiucheng's troops saw that their commander had been captured, they suddenly seemed to have gone mad, launching wave after wave of attacks without fear of death, not caring about their own lives at all.
Even the powerful Mountain Barbarian warriors found it hard to deal with such a savage army. If it weren't for Evil, who stood at the forefront of the troops and boosted their morale, the Taiping Army might have broken in.
Even so, the barbarian warriors suffered heavy losses.
Five hundred of the most elite barbarians were forever buried at the foot of this nameless city wall, and thousands of Taiping soldiers died in the battle.
There were probably no less than four thousand soldiers of the Taiping Army who were killed at the entrance of the cave.
At the end of the battle, the corpses of those who died in the battle were enough to block the entrance of the cave. The attacking Taiping Army had to "clear" the passageway again and again before they could continue their attack.
When the evening glow appeared, Li Xiucheng's troops had been completely destroyed.
Even so, this group of men still continued to charge. This showed Li Xiucheng's prestige in the army, and he must have been very loved by the officers and soldiers, which was why they were so crazy.
In the end, it was Yang Xiuqing who personally gave the order to withdraw the remnants of Li Xiucheng's troops from the battlefield.
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"You little bastards, get up for this daddy. The general said that you fought well in the afternoon and should be rewarded! "The silent atmosphere was suddenly broken by a rough voice.
The speaker was Evil, who had made the greatest contribution in this battle.
This evil man didn't know what fear and exhaustion were. After an afternoon of fierce fighting, the valiant barbarian soldiers were all so tired that they collapsed on the ground.
However, he, the general, acted as if nothing had happened. After the battle, Evil immediately ran to Bai Qi to ask for credit.
When he came back, there was an innocent smile on his face.
Because he left in a hurry, he didn't have time to clean up the bloodstains on his face. His smile stretched the muscles on his face and moved the bloodstains on his face.
When the soldiers saw this, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
Of course, towards this commander E Lai, the barbarian soldiers wholeheartedly respected him.
The barbarians worshiped the strong.
Evil was simply a synonym for the strong.
In the battle in the afternoon, more than a hundred people died under Evil's iron halberds. Not to mention, Evil's shocking attack directly captured the enemy's general.
Such a result really made the barbarian barbarians sweat.
Evil was brave and fierce, but he was not scheming. In front of the soldiers, he didn't put on any airs of a general. Because of this, Evil was sincerely supported by the barbarian barbarians.
Some soldiers joked that General Evil must have the blood of barbarians flowing in his body.
Otherwise, how could his temperament be so compatible with them?
Even when facing Bai Qi, the barbarian barbarians had never been so respectful.
However, this time, the soldiers were really too tired.
They were so tired that their brains had stopped working. They just wanted to lean against the wall and sleep comfortably.
Seeing this, E Lai was not displeased at all. Using his deafening voice, he loudly shouted, "Hey, brats, I was just praising you in front of the great general, but now you're all dead? Why, in just one afternoon, have you all become soft eggs? You don't even have the strength to snort? "
Facing the general's' teasing ', the soldiers could only roll their eyes.
Seeing the general jumping around, the soldiers really couldn't refute and could only admit defeat.
"Haha!"
Seeing this, E Lai was delighted, and he laughed without the slightest restraint.
At this moment, Evil was like a great demon king. Outside of the battlefield, he could still laugh proudly.
After laughing for a while, Evil remembered the important matter and loudly announced, "The general has ordered that in this battle, the first and second brigades will each receive a sixth-class merit. All soldiers will be promoted by one rank. At the same time, in order to reward everyone, the general has specially ordered to give everyone an extra meal tonight. Barbecued meat! "
This time, the barbarian barbarians finally became spirited. Their eyes lit up like thieves. (To be continued.)
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