The new army is attacking the city!
This was the only thing left in Ta Shan's mind. Just now, he gave the order to move out the patrol unit and the navy to encircle and suppress the 49th Association.
He had even ordered the 26 towns to send out their troops in order to ensure that nothing went wrong. In his opinion, even if the patrol battalion was not a match for the new army, they could at least hold on for a period of time!
When the reinforcements arrived, they could stabilize the front line and slowly surround the 49 associations with the navy. Then, the rebellion would be suppressed.
However, Fengshan did not expect that the patrol camp was no match for the new army. The difference in combat strength between the two was too great. In addition, that trash Tashan had actually exposed the entire patrol camp to the 49th Association's attack range. He did not expect Li Donghan to suddenly attack the patrol camp.
Therefore, in a short period of time, the patrol battalion was completely defeated. Under the attack of heavy machine guns and field artillery, they were scared out of their wits.
As the two battalions attacked, those who survived surrendered, not showing their advantage in numbers!
In order to speed up the uprising and not give the others time to react, Li Donghan led the other troops directly towards Huacheng City. The North Drill Ground camp was not far from the north gate!
Although the gate had been closed due to the gunshots earlier, it was practically useless under the bombardment of the artillery!
The city walls were basically useless against modern warfare and firearms!
After the gate was blown open, the 49th Association's troops rushed into the city. Under Li Donghan's arrangements, they quickly attacked several important places.
Among them were the Governor's Mansion, General's Mansion, Patrol Camp, Armory, and Fan Treasury! Only by occupying these places could Li Donghan's uprising be considered a success.
He even had to capture Zhang Mingqi and Fengshan. Otherwise, if he ran out to contact the other troops, Li Donghan would feel that it would be a little troublesome!
Therefore, what Li Donghan needed now was speed. During this process, they happened to meet the rest of the patrol battalion that had been ordered by Fengshan to go to the north gate to support them.
The two armies started fighting in the city. Of course, the situation was very favorable for the new army. They had just defeated the patrol battalion led by Ta Shan and broke through the city of flowers.
On the other hand, the patrol unit was the complete opposite. Their combat strength was not as good as the new army. Moreover, they were slippery and afraid of death. They would not really risk their lives.
When they heard that the patrol camp outside the city had been wiped out, they immediately panicked. Many people ran away and surrendered to the new army. There were really very few people who fought to the death.
Even so, it still wasted a lot of Li Donghan's time! Li Donghan left a portion of his men behind to watch over the surrendered patrol soldiers, while the rest continued to advance towards the predetermined location.
In the General's Estate, after Feng Shan heard the news that the new army had attacked the city, he knew that Ta Shan's patrol camp had been defeated. He had overestimated the combat strength of the patrol camp and underestimated the new army!
He couldn't understand why the few thousand men of the patrol camp couldn't even wait for reinforcements in front of the new army. Even if there were a few thousand pigs in the same time, the 49 associations wouldn't be able to catch all of them!
Had the old army really fallen to such a state?
What he did not see through even more was Li Donghan. In the past, he thought that although Li Donghan might be dissatisfied with the current situation, that was a normal way of thinking for young people.
He was more willing to believe that Li Donghan was a soldier, but he really did not expect Li Donghan to rebel! Fengshan regretted handing over the 49th Association to Li Donghan.
He regretted accepting Li Donghan's 500,000 taels of silver. It was this 500,000 taels that ruined the foundation of Eastern Guangdong and the future of the Qing Dynasty.
"It's over! It's all over!" Feng Shan sat on the chair with a gloomy expression. He no longer had his previous composure. He knew that the new army had entered the city.
There was no longer any power in Huacheng that could contend with the new army. The remaining navy was also no match for the new army. The 26 towns would only arrive in a few days. It was already too late!
The most important thing was that the rebellion in Jiang City had just succeeded last night. Today, there was a rebellion in eastern Guangdong. It was very likely to cause more provinces to rebel. The Qing Dynasty was already in danger.
This was what made Feng Shan depressed. The influence of the rebellion in the City of Flowers far exceeded anything else, and this was all due to his negligence!
"I'm a sinner of the Qing Dynasty! I've let down the emperor, let down my ancestors!”Feng Shan faced the north and knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face!
As the General of Huacheng, he had failed to fulfill his responsibility of protecting the southern border of the Qing Dynasty. Instead, he had accepted Li Donghan's silver and was not able to judge people well, resulting in today's consequences.
He simply could not forgive himself!
He was a loyal and capable official. Even though he had flaws and his main goal was to maintain the rule of the Qing Dynasty, what he did was for the country.
In order to make up for the gap with the foreign powers, he supported the training of a new army, but in the end, it was the new army that destroyed his faith!
"General, the rebel army is about to arrive here. Let's leave quickly and find Li Zhun. Ask him to send troops to suppress the rebellion, or ask him to send a ship to send the general to a safe place! Staying here is a dead end!"
Fengshan's deputy general said to Fengshan. The deputy general was also a Manchu and knew that the revolutionary party would not let him off. For the sake of his own life, he should leave as soon as possible.
However, with Fengshan here, it was really difficult for him to leave!
When Feng Shan heard this, he shook his head lightly. There was no expression on his face. As he listened to the approaching gunshots, he knew that it was already too late for him to leave!
Even the four city gates had been occupied by the new army. They could not leave! Furthermore, Fengshan did not want to leave. He had lived his entire life and fought for the Qing Dynasty.
At this age, he had brought the Qing Dynasty to the brink of danger because of his mistake. He could not forgive himself!
From a box, he took out a single-shot musket with golden edges. This was Feng Shan's favorite pistol.
It was just that he had never had the chance to use it. Now, it was time for it to come into play!
"A general has his dignity as a general. I will bear the responsibility for my mistakes. I, Feng Shan, will not regret my death.”
An old voice sounded. It was not as calm and imposing as before. There was only disappointment and sadness!
When the others saw Feng Shan's expression, they naturally knew that Feng Shan had made up his mind. However, they did not want to be buried with Feng Shan. They cupped their hands at Feng Shan and immediately left!
The new army had already attacked the General's Estate. Feng Shan's guards were desperately resisting, but a gunshot came from the main hall of the General's Estate!
(To be continued)
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