"That's it, I win?"
Mr. Yu's intervention is truly formidable!
In the southern battlefield of Yao Tang Town, the Qing demons who hadn't quite gotten over the smoke surge saw that Su Sanlang's cavalry was chased away by Yu Wanqing and his guards, and their courage surged. Seizing the momentum of the lingering smoke, they howled again and launched another attack!
"Steal money, steal women..."
"Yu's military commander has ordered to advance into Gaotang Town, steal money and women, and we'll have enough opium..."
Just as Wu Shibin, who had been preparing to "retreat in defeat," brandished his sword and led his personal guards to the front lines, shouting loudly to rally his soldiers to courageously fight the enemy.
The female soldiers of the Taiping Army opposite them seemed to lose their nerve upon seeing Su Sanlang retreat. They no longer shouted something like "kill the Qing demons and go to heaven." Instead, after a series of golden sounds, they turned around and ran towards Gaotang Town, throwing away coins, silver ingots, silk, and opium along the way.
Now it's time for the Qing "opium soldiers" to display their "epileptic bravery," "superior bravery," and "tremendous bravery" - in later times, they were only known for "inferior bravery," "average bravery," and "superior bravery." However, there are three more types of bravery above "superior bravery": epileptic fervor from overindulgence in opium, superio ...
Now, the epileptic bravery of these Qing "opium soldiers" is still present, and the superhuman bravery has been added on top of it. Suddenly, their momentum is unbeatable, and they howl and charge towards the female leader and the chubby Gaotang Town that's running away.
And this scene was captured perfectly by Luo Yao Guo and Luo Tian using the "Tong Tian Mirror"!
This is a 100 million pixel "Tong Tian Mirror," which, as long as you stand high enough, can capture images with exceptional clarity over a radius of several tens of kilometers.
Therefore, this morning, when Yu Wanqing's two thousand "opium soldiers" were twenty li away from Gaotang Town, Luo Yao Guo, standing on the northeast corner of Gaotang Town and next to the North Gate of Dijie Street in a tower, used the "Tong Tian Mirror" to capture them.
Luo Yao Guo could even find his respected elder on a single 100 million pixel high-definition photo.
As for the number of Yu Wanqing's troops, the number of horses they brought, the number of bird guns they had, whether they had brought artillery, how many routes they were marching on, and even how far their scouts were spread out, Luo Yao Guo could already master all this through careful examination of the photos.
He even captured the scene of Yu Wanqing's men lying down in a village to smoke opium.
The reason why Su Sanlang could fight the diversionary battle so well, with each step linking seamlessly like hitting targets, is because of the accurate intelligence provided by Luo Yao Guo.
In addition to knowing the enemy, Luo Yao Guo can also gain self-knowledge through this "Tong Tian Mirror"!
Since the beginning of the battle between Su Sanlang's female soldiers and the Qing demons, Luo Yao Guo has been continuously shooting - all these are the most precious first-hand "historical records"! After reviewing the match with Su Sanlang, who killed enemies and built achievements, who retreated in fear, who sacrificed themselves heroically, and what issues existed in terms of command and deployment, one can get a general idea.
Moreover, Luo Yao Guo can also use his Tong Tian Mirror to shoot in the direction of the rear, that is, towards Lingtang Town. For these past few days, General Feng Yunsan has been leading 8,000 elite male soldiers into hiding there!
Upon capturing Yu Wanqing's army in motion, Luo Yao Guo immediately dispatched messengers on fast horses to inform Feng Yunsan!
He also attached a map that was drawn with great precision and route suggestions - of course, this map was also drawn based on the high-definition photos captured by Luo Yao Guo's "Tong Tian Mirror" over the past two days. The number of soldiers stationed at each roadside ambush point along the various roads can also be seen roughly through the high-definition photos.
These days, the military lacks a sense of concealment and stealth. When large forces are marching, they are often with bright banners and dense formations. If someone had a "Tong Tian Mirror," they could easily spot them from a distance by taking a shot, then zoom in and examine it carefully.
However, even with complete knowledge of both the enemy and ourselves, the actual battle still requires the bravery and skills of our soldiers to win!
Now, over a thousand "opium soldiers" with lingering smoke surges are about to charge into Gaotang Town!
And Yu Wanqing, that old lecher, was pursuing Su Sanlang and her female cavalry units with dozens of elite guards...
...
"Report to the messenger..."
Following a series of hurried footsteps, Li Cuihua's voice came from behind Luo Yao Guo.
Luo Yao Guo turned around to see that the tall and slender little girl was already sweating profusely, kneeling behind him, gasping for breath while reporting to him.
"No need," Luo Yao Guo waved his hand, "I'm aware... Come over!"
"Yes!" Hearing Luo Yao Guo's words, Li Cuihua's admiration for the Angelic Lord deepened even more. She promptly kowtowed and then got up to stand by the Angelic Lord.
Luo Yao Guo turned around, facing a table covered with maps.
Luo Yao Guo took out a "God's Pen" and drew a red line on the map on a road that curves around the western side of Gaotang Town. He added an arrowhead to the line, then told Li Cuihua, "Cuihua, go bring a red flag and ride a good horse. Wait at this intersection. When Sanlang arrives, lead her along this road in the direction of the arrowhead!"
After giving the orders, Luo Yao Guo picked up a signet from the table and handed it to Li Cuihua, emphasizing, "Hurry up!"
"Yes!" Li Cuihua without any doubt took the signet and turned to run down the high platform.
Luo Yao Guo then addressed another tall female guardian, dressed in a quilted armor, standing beside him: "Xiulian, take that banner with red characters on a white background, and plant it in the street inside the North Gate of Dijie Street... Hurry!"
"Yes!"
This female guardian, whose name was Wei Xiulian, also agreed and quickly took up a banner with six large characters in red ink written on its head: "Ku Shi Bing died here." She flew down from the high platform.
After giving the orders, Luo Yao Guo picked up his "Tong Tian Mirror" again and stood by a window of the high platform, aiming the camera of the "Tong Tian Mirror" at the South Gate of Dijie Street.
At this moment, there was not a single passerby on the long Dijie Street. The ground was scattered with coins, silver ingots, rice bags, opium, and colorful silk clothes. There were also many overturned carts lying on the ground, creating a scene of panic and escape.
On the west side of Dijie Street, near the South Gate, many shops had been set on fire. The fire wasn't big, but the smoke was thick. Moreover, there was a strange "fragrance" emanating from the burning opium.
The military commander of the female army unit in front, He Damei, led her subordinates, eight hundred and ninety women with big feet, to sprint into the South Gate of Dijie Street. Meanwhile, the "opium soldiers" chasing after them were red-eyed and regretful that they had not been born with two more legs.
Wu Shibin, the lieutenant general of Yu Wanqing's central military, demonstrated his "superior bravery" once again, leading a group of about ten to twenty Guoshaha riders charging at the front, shouting as he went: "Don't run anymore, women of the Long Mao! Follow your Uncle Wu and you'll have all the delicacies and wine! Ha ha ha!"
He was riding a fine horse in pursuit of the enemy, and his speed was certainly not comparable to those "opium soldiers" with two legs behind him. By the time he charged into the South Gate of Dijie Street, he had actually caught up to the tail end of He Damei's female camp troops.
Fortunately, he had no intention of killing them, so he did not use his spear to poke the fleeing female soldiers. Instead, he let them run into the side streets. The Qing troops who followed him into Gaotang Town, still reeking of opium smoke, were like rats running into a granary - this town looked prosperous, with coins and silver ingots scattered on the streets, rice sacks in the shops, women in colorful clothes in the alleys, and women inside the houses!
Heavens, don't they let go and start looting?
"Grab it!"
"Loot money, loot women!"
As several shouts were heard, these "opium soldiers" went wild, either picking up items on Dijie Street, breaking down the door panels of shops along the street, or following the large-footed female soldiers from Guangxi into the side streets...
In the depths of one alley, within a courtyard surrounded by tightly closed gates, one of Luo Yao Guo's twelve disciples, Li Kezhong with a large, dark, and prominent head, picked up a wine bottle and took a sip for himself. Then he turned his head and said to the dozens of "Red-Headed People" crowded in the courtyard with red eyes, "When the brother's song starts, we'll rush out! I'll be the first to charge... None of you are allowed to lag behind! We must fight against the Qing demons... These damned Qing demons were brought by Huang Shijie. They're here to steal our land that we just got!"
There is no land to rely on... We'll starve to death eventually. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
"Big Head Brother, we all understand!"
"We divided up Huang's land and wealth... If Huang comes back, he won't let us off... "
"Even if he lets us go, we'll starve to death if we give back the land and wealth!"
"We'd rather die than give up the land!"
"It's not us who will die, but the Qing demons!"
"That's right! Only by killing off the Qing demons can we protect our land!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!..."
This courtyard of "Red-Headed People" had already been educated by Li Kezhong, the "Explainer," for several days. They all knew that they had no other choice but to fight the Qing demons in order to live on and continue to be human beings!
At that moment, rhythmic drumming suddenly sounded from the sky!
"Bang-dong-dong-dong-dong... Dongdongdongdong..."
Then came the stirring and passionate singing: "Proud spirit, laughing at the waves of a thousand mountains, Hot blood, surpassing the red glow of the sun..."
Li Kezhong knew that the time had come to fight fiercely. He saw him lift up a banner hung on a long spear and swing it, unfurling it to show the words "Kill all Qing demons, protect our land" in large characters. Following that, he roared loudly: "Follow me... Kill all Qing demons and protect our land!"
Then he kicked the courtyard gate open with a single kick and was the first to charge out!
