Thick black smoke enveloped the entire city. The walls were filled with things that Fan Yunhai could not understand. They were like branches and leaves of a certain plant, but they were covered with some sticky liquid. They were pushed up by cars and surrounded the entire north gate and west gate, especially at the corner of the northwest city wall, which was clearly the focus of the opponent's attack. Even if they discovered the other party's intention, Fan Yunhai was helpless. He was not the first to debut. He knew what his advantage lies. The other party's posture was that he was trapped, and there was obvious signs of a trap. His advantage lies in the strong city to rely on. If he really wanted to break the other party's encirclement, he might have to risk falling into the other party's hidden ambush. Perhaps the enemy was waiting for him to make such a decision. He was in sorrow but had no choice.

The shrill day began again with the rising of the sun. When the enemy's rocket fell on the encirclement of those strange objects, it immediately burned. The smoke quickly formed a huge smoke screen above the position outside the city, and then it rushed to the top of the city wall with the help of the wind. The wall was filled with disgusting smell of smoke. The prepared wet wipes and clear water did not play any role in the thick smoke at all. In the chaos, the enemy's attacking team formed an attack wave under the cover of the mobile arrow tower, the catapult, and the crossbow, and pounced up again. The soldiers of the Taiping Priest completely lost their confidence. In this situation that can be said to be purely one-sided.

Next, they themselves didn't know when this situation would end. They were either dizzy and slaughtered, or they had to retreat into the city to start street fighting. Both roads seemed not good choices. They were put into the reserve team again and again. After crazy fighting, the war in the previous few days finally suffered a heavy price. But this time the enemy was obviously different. Fan Yunhai noticed that the attack density and frequency of the enemy's long-range attack weapons were significantly stronger. This can be seen from the sharp increase in the number of soldiers who were still defending the city. Moreover, the news from the observation post on the city also proved this point. The enemy was launching a general attack.

What should I do? Should I retreat into the city and defend or retreat out of the city? From the east, it seems that the enemy's encirclement in the east is much weaker, and it seems that many people have been drawn to the battlefields in the north and east. This is a manifestation of the enemy's insufficient troops or is it that the intentional side will take the opportunity to encircle and annihilate it? Fan Yunhai's mind was in chaos. He could not make such a simple decision for a long time. In the end, he decided to retreat out of the city because he knew that once the enemy entered the city, his side would have no hope of escaping and reborn. With his strong strength, the enemy could control the whole city in a very short time and then destroy himself one by one. He did not want to see this scene.

In fact, before launching the general attack, Wufeng had been repeatedly questioned by the generals participating in the war. Although the poison gas attacks over the past three days and the conventional attack made the Taiping Army defending the city's Taiping Army suffer extraordinary losses, this does not mean that the Taiping Army is vulnerable. From the repeated use of the reserve team to counterattack from the own troops that had occupied the city, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness of this army is greater than any Taiping Army they have encountered before. It is worthy of being the name of the elite who participated in the Longdong offensive and defensive battle. Of course, this has something to do with the Northwest Army not doing its best to fight, and it is enough to show that this sad army must not be underestimated.

The defense in the east was too weak, with only two regiments, and before the general offensive started, an infantry registrar was drawn to the north to participate in the battle, with only one cavalry registrar remaining to defend. This was simply ridiculous. Almost all generals suspected that the coach seemed to be hot, but they did not dare to question it publicly, so they had to express different opinions in a tactful manner, but they were all decisively rejected by Wufeng. Wufeng's answer was only one sentence: "Believe in the strength of his own troops."

Longdong City was finally broken. When the bright golden peng flag was flying high at the top of the four gates of Longdong Prefecture City, when the soldiers who captured the city cheered and cheered, when a group of imperial gentry and merchants came out from behind the door with their heads and smiled from behind to greet the new ruler, the Taiping Army breaking out from the east gate was all over the place. The enemy's defense line was unexpectedly weak and broke through with one blow. Although the entangled enemy mobile cavalry forced one side to abandon all the supplies and goods he originally planned to take away, they finally successfully brought the remaining more than 20,000 soldiers out of the cage. Fan Yunhai was also relieved and relaxed in his heart while griefing and indignation. After careful reconnaissance, he did not find an ambush from the enemy, Fan Yunhai gritted his teeth and embarked on the way to return to Longquan Mansion with 20,000 remaining soldiers.

A gentleman takes revenge for ten years, and it is not too late to lose this battle. He has experienced many battles and has no way to deal with it. He is completely in a passive manner. This is a shame that he will never forget in his life. To wash away this shame, only with the blood of the enemy, can only be achieved with the blood of the enemy. Until the end, Fan Yunhai could not understand why Li Wufeng, who had always been smart, had such a big omission in the defense in the east. Maybe he underestimated his subordinates too much.

In Jianmen Pass, the gloomy weather even became particularly tense. You can see patrolling soldiers patrolling around the streets. Most of the shops are closed, and even if the door is opened, they are half-closed. From time to time, people poked their heads out of the cracks in the gate to observe the movements. The entire pass was solemn.

After leaving Pan Ji Pharmacy, Boss Zhou's fat body was reflected in the winter sun, and his figure became much longer. He looked at the sign of the pharmacy and calmed down. It was time to show off. His capital and life were bet on this move today. Either the head fell to the ground or everyone was happy. I wonder if he could convince the other party? While thinking about and raising words, he tried his best to calm himself down, but this was indeed a bit difficult. Before he took a few steps, he turned to the main street and looked at the blue bird flag still flying at the door of the mansion. Boss Zhou's breath was much thicker, and there were also faint sweat on his nose.

"Brother, the situation has been verified. Dasan Pass and Qitian Pass have fallen three days ago. Now the army of Lin Lang's family has left Wumeng Mountain and is advancing towards Hanzhong Prefecture." The low voice was full of frustration. The man in armor looked at the middle-aged man who was sitting in the main seat and was distracted. "Brother, what should we do now?"

"Oh, we also found an enemy outside the pass. It should be Li Wufeng's Northwest Army. The number is around one division. The situation is changing three times a day, and I can't even take the lead." He sighed helplessly, and the middle-aged man stroked his forehead with his hand and sighed: "The situation suddenly became like this, and there was no room for rotation. Why did the Dasan Pass and Qitian Pass be broken by the Lin Lang family in a blink of an eye? Or at the same time, isn't this a little strange?"

"Yes, although Qitian Pass and Dasan Pass are not as good as our Jianmen Pass, they are considered natural danger at least. How could the enemy break through it in one night? This is simply too strange. Some people say that it was broken by the inner and outer gates, but does it mean that there are traitors in our Taiping Army?" The man in armor said angrily.

"Hmph, I think this is right, otherwise those two levels would not have been captured in one night, and I would not believe it if I had no internal support and had certain power to participate!" said a yin and the middle-aged man's eyes were flowing, "I won't talk about them anymore, the second brother, what should we do?"

"Boss, I'll listen to you." The man in armor was probably used to hearing the other party's opinions and replied without hesitation.

"Well, I think we have to plan for ourselves. Once the Dasan Pass and Qitian Pass fall, it will be a matter of time before the Hanzhong Mansion falls. Although our Jianmen Pass is dangerous, if it is blocked by both sides, we have to wait for death. We have to make a decision." The middle-aged man touched his jaw, and a look of contemplation appeared on his face.

"Boss, are you saying we are going to surrender to the government army?" The man in armor showed a hesitant look on his face, "I'm afraid that my brothers will not agree."

"Don't agree? If you don't agree, you have to wait for death. Let's stay here, you can't move forward, you can't move forward, you can't move forward, you can't move forward, you can't move forward, you can't move forward, you can't move forward, you can't move forward, you can't help but go back, you can't help but go back, you can't help but enjoy it?" The middle-aged man showed a cold smile on his face. "They want to go to die, but I don't want to. I haven't enjoyed enough. I've been working hard for most of my life. It's time for us to enjoy it. Don't be a happy rich man?"

"Where are the brothers?" the man in armor was silent for a while before saying.

"Hmph, if you want to offer the pass, you have to find a big tree. There are Northwest Army outside the pass and Lin Lang's family in the basin. It's clear who pays the price." The middle-aged man probably had been planning this matter for a long time and said calmly: "We can negotiate with each other. If the brothers don't want to do it, they can leave freely. If they are willing to do it, they will follow each other. As for the future, we cannot guarantee it."

"Brother, you're not doing it?" The man in armor showed a look of pain on his face.

"Well, I'm not going to do it anymore. I've carefully studied it. I'm afraid that it's rare to be valued by any party we surrender. I'm also a forty-year-old, and I don't want to fight to the death. When I just joined the Taiping Cult, I was still a little passionate, but now everything is indifferent. Taiping Cult is not the master of great things. It's not yet successful. There's a little disagreement inside." A middle-aged man rarely showed his true feelings and said with some emotion, "Second, I won't force you. You and my brothers are together. If you want to be a rich man, just follow me. If you don't want to, I will consider a proper place for you."

After another silence, the man in armor finally spoke, "Which brother, do you plan to surrender?"

"Well, it depends on you. If you still want to lead troops to fight, I will be looking for the Northwest Army. I heard that Lord Jiang has surrendered there. It seems that Li Wufeng did not keep the trouble, which means that Li Wufeng is quite broad-minded. If you are willing to go with me and enjoy the happiness, I plan to talk to the Lin family or the Lang family." The middle-aged man replied lightly, "Did you decide?"

"Brother, I--" The man in armor wanted to speak but stopped, and his embarrassment was beyond words.
Chapter completed!