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"Brother Zhang, why did you bring this silk?" The guard was puzzled by Zhang Yingchen's decision to carry a few bolts of silk. The Taiping army did not care about luxury at the moment. Silk was only used by the Princes. Furthermore, the silk that Zhang Yingchen and his men carried had been used many times and had been exposed to the elements. The color was poor, and the once smooth surface was now dirty.
"This used to be our tents." The wind was favorable on the boat, so it was not too tiring to move. Zhang Yingchen and his men did not need to help, so they had some free time to chat. Vézé did not like luxurious things. The silk was fine and was very suitable for blocking the rain. Vézé's troops relied on this to rest in the rain.
The guard did not expect Vézé and his men to use silk like this. He did not know what to say for a moment. Zhang Yingchen asked about the Taiping army's attack on Guilin. The guard sighed. "Xiang Rong is extremely cunning. He actually blocked us."
When the Taiping army attacked Guilin, they sent 300 people dressed in Xiang Rong's army's uniforms and flags in an attempt to deceive the Guilin garrison. These military uniforms and flags were naturally the resources obtained from the Battle of Da Dong. In the end, Xiang Rong arrived at the city gate a moment earlier and exposed the Taiping army's plan. Since the attack failed, the Taiping army could only rely on besieging Guilin. Because they lacked the strength to attack, they could not break through Guilin, the provincial capital of Guangxi.
Originally, the Southern Prince Feng Yunshan intended to go south to seize Wuzhou and then lead his army back to Guangdong. That was why he agreed to Vézé's attack. However, Hong Xiuquan wanted to attack a major city, and Yang Xiuqing also supported Hong Xiuquan's idea. That was why Vézé's 300-man army was particularly "valued."
After saying this, the guard asked Zhang Yingchen about the attack on Wujia Town. Zhang Yingchen had personally examined the terrain. Naturally, Wu Town could not compare to Yongan and Wuzhou. It was possible to take them down by force, but if they did that, the casualties would be high. Zhang Yingchen could sense that although Vézé was determined to fight, he didn't want anyone to die. After briefly explaining the situation to the guard, Zhang Yingchen also became silent.
Wu Clan Town had also fought many battles, so their defensive layout was quite reasonable. On the main road to the front gate, there were turrets for defense, and the walls of the town were all built with stones. According to the people from the few Guest villages who had entered Wu Town, there were still places to stand on the walls of the town. Using scaling ladders to attack the town would also cause a lot of casualties.
There was a cliff at the back of the town. Zhang Yingchen had climbed it himself to see if he could lower a long rope and slide down. In the end, the mountain was overgrown with weeds, making it difficult for the main force to ascend. Moreover, there was quite a distance between the cliff and the city wall, and there was a ravine behind the city wall. There was no way to attack from there. Wu Clan Town also had patrols. After thinking about it, Zhang Yingchen could only attack from the side. Although he had to cross the moat, he could send troops to destroy the channel that Wu Clan Town used to draw water from the stream, and then use the long ladders to attack.
It only took a day to reach Wu Clan Town by water. Zhang Yingchen brought two reinforcements and arrived at Wu Clan Town. The sound of cannons could be heard from afar. Having seen the Qing Army's artillery attack on Yongan, Wu Clan Town's cannons were nothing. As for the muskets, they were a big joke. Without looking and just listening, Zhang Yingchen determined that Wu Clan Town's continuous gunfire was purely to boost their courage. Vézé would definitely not let his brothers attack Wu Clan Town in a dense formation.
Sure enough, after arriving at the camp, Zhang Yingchen heard the sound of killing from the troops. There were signs of a large-scale attack, but there were no movements of a large-scale attack. This was just a group of country bumpkins shooting at Wu Clan Town to observe the firing point.
"Where is Wei Jiandian?" Zhang Yingchen asked. After all, with the imperial guard, Zhang Yingchen had to hurry up and do his work.
"Wei Jiandian is at the village." The one in charge of the probing attack was Wei Changrong. Hu Chenghe and Vézé were not there.
When they arrived at the hillside near the village, Zhang Yingchen and the others' eyes almost popped out. They saw a large group of people standing on the hillside. What was even more shocking was that there were a few huge umbrellas slowly descending from the sky. From the quality of the umbrellas, Zhang Yingchen knew that it was the tent cloth of Vézé's troops. After the water dried, large water stains were clearly visible. There were dozens of ropes under the umbrellas, and there were people hanging from the ropes.
The imperial guard had never seen such a scene before. He stared dumbfounded for a while, then stuttered and asked: "Brother Zhang, Zhang Zuchang … …"
Flying in the sky was something that China believed only immortals could do. Even if they were carrying such huge umbrellas, the fact that they could fly in the sky scared the brothers so much that their hearts were beating wildly.
Zhang Yingchen didn't hear Vézé mention this matter. He didn't have time to answer the imperial guard's question and hurriedly rushed forward. When he got closer, Zhang Yingchen saw that they were on a terrain that was similar to the mountain behind Wu Clan Town. A group of brothers carrying huge umbrellas jumped down from the ground. Those umbrellas seemed to be supported by something. Although the silk was very soft, they were all protruding. With the help of the mountain wind, the brothers in the sky slowly slid forward. When they landed on the ground, the brothers all had their beards and tails intact. They didn't seem to be injured at all.
But when Zhang Yingchen looked to other places, he knew that his thinking was wrong. He saw that there were brothers sitting on the ground next to him who obviously had broken their legs. There were also a few brothers who didn't hit the ground head first. There were bloodstains on their faces and their heads were wrapped in cloth. There were also some brothers who didn't fall very heavily. They were limping around with the help of others. It seemed that they wanted to exercise their muscles and blood vessels.
Looking closely, he saw that Vézé was leading Hu Chenghe to the hillside that the brothers jumped down from. This time, Zhang Yingchen understood that Vézé had decided to make a move from the mountain behind Wu Clan Town, where the defense was relatively loose. If a group of brothers could jump down from the mountain with big umbrellas and land on the back wall of Wu Clan Town, then as long as someone could defend the back wall, everyone would be able to climb in from there.
This idea was very easy to think of, but when it came to such a tactic that had never been heard of and never seen before, Zhang Yingchen still felt his head go numb. Vézé had long given people an indescribable feeling. Zhang Yingchen had long admired Vézé from the bottom of his heart. What he felt now was a kind of palpitation. Vézé had far exceeded Zhang Yingchen's imagination.
"This … this … this …" To be able to become a guard of the Taiping army was naturally a brave person. But this guard seemed to be stuttering, repeatedly saying the same word. Zhang Yingchen turned his head and saw that the guard's mouth was open as he watched his brothers jump down from a height that was destined to kill them, and then safely land on the ground. Thinking of the guard's fear at this time, Zhang Yingchen suddenly felt a strong sense of pride in his heart. Zhang Yingchen tried to use a calm voice and said: "Brother, you wait here first, I will go and ask Wei Jiandian to come down now."
Leaving the guard behind, Zhang Yingchen continued to walk forward. Only then did he notice that Vézé did not just let everyone jump down from a height of a few feet. As usual, there were several practice areas on the side, ranging from a few feet to ten feet, and there was also a height of one and a half meters. Two long bamboo poles were tied with ropes. The brothers tied the ropes on their bodies to the ropes and then jumped down. With the bamboo as a buffer, the brothers slowly landed on the ground in a very springy manner.
There was also an officer in charge of military training who instructed everyone to jump. It was a very indescribable posture. The whole body was turned sideways, and the legs were also very strange. Whoever did not do well would be pointed at and scolded by the military training officer. While scolding, he also made the corresponding corresponding demonstration.
On the hillside, Zhang Yingchen did not care about the guards below, but first ran over to grab a big umbrella. It turned out that there was a frame made of bamboo inside the umbrella, just like a kite. At this time, Zhang Yingchen finally understood why this big silk umbrella could be opened.
After seeing something new, Zhang Yingchen then told Vézé about the guard coming to pass the military order. After hearing this, Vézé led Hu Chenghe down the hillside. At this time, the guard finally recovered, glanced at his brothers who jumped down, and handed the military order to Vézé.
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