第四十二章 最难消受美人恩
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李容发确实是被砍了脑袋,但他却不是被官军所杀,而是死在自己的部将吉元庆手中。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com
关卓凡急召张勇回援上海,却不许其他人动一兵一卒,内里的意思很明确:我宁肯在七宝勉力支撑,也不肯调你们的兵,你们就得知道好歹,赶快把高桥给我彻底拿下。
华尔,丁世杰等一干人,都体会到了这种压力,知道自己越快打破李容发,便能越快回兵去支援已经“出城了”的老总。于是,原来等待炮队的计划不能用了,几个人在一起商量了一下,设计了新的战术。
洋枪队的八百多人之中,有两百多个洋兵,美国人多一些,也有英国和法国兵舰上的水兵,甚至还有二十多个菲律宾的兵。这些人里面,有将近一百人在担任各级军官,都是战斗素质最强的人,最小的是管十个人的士长。华尔把这些人都集中起来,连同士兵中枪打得最准的,组成了一支两百人的火力支援队,用来代替炮火的压制作用。又调来吴建瀛的五百人,将两百个空的弹药箱装上泥土,两人抬一个,用于在木栅之中,铺出道路之用。而丁先达的七百人,全体上刺刀,准备白刃冲锋。
待到一切都准备好,一声令下,铺路队开始抬着箱子往西林岗上冲了,而守岗的太平军则以抬枪、鸟枪来杀伤。火力支援队的办法很有效果,每支枪开过火,便有身后一人将装好弹药的另一支枪递上来,保证火力连绵不绝。因为枪打得准。岗上探出身子来射击的太平军死伤得很快。铺路队渐渐得以接近了木栅。用沉重的箱子将残破的木栅压倒。而铺路队每倒下一人,后面便有一人飞奔上来接替——这些都是吃饱喝足,许了重赏的,现在就要拿自己的命来换钱了。
就这样艰苦卓绝地坚持下来,终于在林立木栅之中,铺就了三条路,而铺路队的五百人,最终有百余人死在了木栅之间。亦有不少被尖锐的木枝刺伤,倒地呼号的。
然而现在管不了这许多了。华尔一声令下,火力支援队把枪火打到了最盛,丁先达大喊一声,带着手下的七百轩军步勇,玩命地冲了上去,一路顶着劈山炮和抬枪的铁砂,踏着弹药箱铺成的路冲过木栅,以损伤近百人的代价,攻上了岗顶。
官军这般凶猛的刺刀冲锋。是太平军从未见过的,西林岗上的太平军立刻便动摇了。以将近一千人对六百人,居然很快就被打垮,吉元庆带着几百残兵,被逐下了山头,向北溃退。李容发见到败回来的吉元庆,破口大骂,拔刀就要杀他,总算被别的将领作好作歹地劝住了,却也由此种下了自己的死因。
第一道防线的最后一个据点南林村,全仗西林岗上的炮台支撑,炮台一失,便不攻自破,被吴建瀛攻占了,守点的四百多太平军,全数被杀——说起来,轩军打仗虽然凶猛,但杀人却不像刚归顺不久的吴建瀛那样凶狠,在他手下,几乎就不留活口。
这个时候,轩军的第一波炮队也到了,华尔立刻命令拖炮上山,在西林岗上架起了十门炮,向下猛轰,于是太平军本已残缺不全的第二道防线也告崩溃。官军全线推进,将太平军压向了黄浦江与长江的交汇处。
李容发仍然要做困兽之斗,但身边的将领却已经没有斗志了。吴建瀛的投降,本已经对他们产生了很大的影响,这时明知绝望,便不肯再陪着李容发去送死。差一点被“云中雪”的吉元庆,联络了孙义方、赖常等几个将领,忽然发动兵变,尽杀李容发和他的亲信卫士一百多人,割了李容发的首级,举众向官军投降。
东路的太平军,至此全数覆灭。
收到周委员传来的这个消息,关卓凡有些晕晕的,几乎不能相信——倒不是不相信官军能打胜仗,而是这一个消息,与自己编造的那封电报,实在太相似,简直就是一模一样,该不会是杨坊拿来给自己“鼓舞士气”的吧?
然而再想一想,以杨坊的老成持重,断不至于跟自己开这样一个玩笑,而且——说实在的,他也不敢。
这么一想,才彻底相信了,于是饭也不吃了,让张勇在七宝留守,又交待图林明天带好他的队伍带回城里,自己则由几名亲兵护卫着,连夜驰回上海,去等丁世杰的详细战报,也要对下一步的军事部署做新的安排。
回到县衙,已经是子夜时分,可是衙门里依然灯火通明,大家都在等他回来。关卓凡是倦极的人,但丁世杰派来递送战报的一位千总已经送到了,正在等他。于是兴奋之下,顾不得疲惫,来到签押房,先仔仔细细地看了一遍。
第一次送给上海的消息,是“杀敌无数,俘获无数”,只是一个笼统的说法。而这一份战报之中,当然有详尽的数字,不过却是专送关卓凡,旁人不得与闻的,就连杨坊也已经知趣的离开,不做打听,只等明天听关卓凡的说法——这里面,伸缩的余地甚大,大家都要凭关卓凡做主,他说多少,就是多少。
高桥这一仗,杀敌三千三百,前后俘获了上两千,而最后投降的是四千人,是一场漂亮之极的大胜。数字先不慌报,毕竟这是已经揣在兜里的,跑不掉,他现在要操心的,是那些会跑掉的东西。
会跑掉的,自然是太平军的北路军。高桥这一仗打完,东路军覆灭,北路的刘肇钧多半就要逃。现在的关键,是先尽速收复南翔,然后进击嘉定县城,看能不能阻住刘肇钧退往苏州的路。
关卓凡把思路理了一遍,想清楚了,把送信的千总叫了进来。
“辛苦你再跑一趟,到高桥去传我的命令。”
“嗻!”
“着丁世杰携李恒嵩一部、曾秉忠部、刘郇膏部,驻守高桥,整编降兵。”
“嗻!”
“着华尔率洋枪队、丁先达部、姜德部、吴建瀛部、炮队,明日一早自高桥乘船,回上海待命。”
“嗻!”
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