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After noon on the 13th of May, Jiangnan's Tidu He Chun found out that the opposite side, the Yue bandits, were steadily closing in on the Qing Army. After advancing from the original distance of 30 li to 15 li, the Yue bandits finally stopped. They occupied the southern side of the relatively flat terrain.
Admiral He Chun did not need to receive the declaration of war from the Taiping army to be able to roughly understand the intentions of the Taiping army. If He Chun was willing, he could very well have a decisive battle with the Taiping army in this area tomorrow. The arrogance of the Cantonese bandits infuriated He Chun. The scouts from both sides began to chase and kill each other for several hours. Even though they did not gain the upper hand, He Chun had a rough idea that the opposing Taiping army numbered around 5,000.
He Chun wasn't stupid at all. These 5000 people weren't something he could handle in a short period of time. If the battle dragged on, the other Cantonese bandits' reinforcements would arrive. He Chun's greatest advantage was undoubtedly his 12,000 men. If he wanted to utilize this advantage, the best way was to divide his forces at night, and execute a pincer attack on this 5,000-strong group of bandits. After thinking for a while, He Chun finally picked up the arrow of command. "Yindebu, heed my command!"
Commander Yin Debu led 3000 men and horses and was ordered to make a detour to the west of Shu Fa's Cantonese bandits while it was still dark. He Chun ordered Yin Debu to outflank the Shu Fa bandits that very night. The next day, when He Chun sent his troops to fight head-on with the Shu Fa Cantonese bandits, Yin Debu came out from the rear and attacked from both sides, eliminating the Shu Fa Cantonese bandits in one fell swoop.
Yindebu accepted the order and left. He Chun wasn't stupid enough to think that the Cantonese bandits were inexperienced in war. He dispatched guerilla Krondo to lead a thousand troops to the north of the flat land where the Shu Fa Bandits were. On one hand, this unit was to prepare for tomorrow's frontal battle; on the other hand, it was to attract the attention of the Cantonese bandits. Sending out several troops at the same time would effectively confuse and divert the attention of the Guangdong bandits.
The first thing Vézé received was the news that a thousand Qing Army soldiers were heading straight for him. He immediately ordered four brigades of two thousand men to meet the enemy. The guerilla commander of the Qing Army, Cézanne'a, could be considered an old acquaintance of Vézé. He was once an imperial bodyguard, and in February of 1852, he became the bodyguard of the then imperial envoy, Cézanne'a. Seishan'a failed to suppress the bandits and was brought back to the capital to be punished.
The imperial envoy was guilty, but the imperial bodyguards could not be implicated. Krondo originally wanted to return to the capital, but he was invited to join the army by He Chun, who was also a member of the Plain Yellow Banner. After receiving Xianfeng Emperor's approval, Krondo sought refuge under He Chun. After more than two years of fighting with the Taiping army, he had accumulated merits to the level of guerrilla warfare.
Therefore, when You Ji Klondo led a thousand of his subordinates and spent close to 4 hours to walk 12 to 13 li, he saw the orderly formation of the Taiping army a li away.
Krondo was a guerrilla, so when he saw that the enemy had made their preparations, he immediately ordered his troops to line up. Even if it was a troop of a thousand people, as long as they were in an orderly formation, they would not be easily defeated by two thousand people. The Qing Army soldiers quickly formed a basic formation under the shouts of the officers. Seeing the formation of a thousand people, Krondo could not help but sigh in relief.
Then, Krondo saw the Taiping army moving.
Two years ago, in February of 1852, Klondo had fought with the Shu Fa Cantonese Bandit for the first time. In that battle, the Shu Fa Cantonese Bandit had displayed a powerful battle prowess that left a deep impression on Klondo. As a martial artist, Krondo was sure of one thing after serving in the army for more than a year. The Bandit Hair Bandit he met near Yong An was a true elite force.
As time passed, Krondo could not remember exactly what happened that day. But now, when the two thousand Bandit Hair Bandit started to advance neatly towards the Qing Army, Krondo suddenly found that the scene in front of him overlapped with something he thought he had forgotten.
It was the same vigor, the same murderous aura. As soon as they moved, the two thousand Bandit Hair Bandit formation gradually gained a sense of hierarchy. At the back were about three hundred cavalrymen. They lightly pulled their horses, but did not show any signs of charging.
About two hundred infantrymen stayed in the middle of the formation, while about one thousand five hundred infantrymen approached the Qing Army without stopping. Flat terrain was just a saying, there were rocks on the ground, and the terrain was undulating. The Taiping army on the other side stepped over all the obstacles in their way and easily approached Krondo's troops.
Krondo was already dumbfounded. The appearance of the Taiping army officer who wielded a spear and charged towards the Qing Army formation two years ago naturally appeared in his mind. That person only ran a little faster, but that brisk pace was no different from the brisk pace of the one thousand five hundred people.
Suddenly, a strong sense of danger made Krondo want to immediately turn and run. But he was after all a guerrilla commander, so he could not do that. Thus, Krondo ordered, "Back to the front! Return to the camp! "
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