In the encampment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Xun Province.
Compared to the other peasant uprisings, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement led by Hong Xiuquan could be said to be full of talents. In the early days of the uprising, there were five core members: Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan, Xiao Chaogui, Wei Changhui, and Shi Dakai. Among the five, Shi Dakai was the most capable in battle and had outstanding military exploits. He was a rare general.
The five of them had different endings.
Feng Yunshan and Xiao Chaogui died in the early days of the uprising. In the middle of the uprising, Yang Xiuqing was killed by Wei Changhui. Not long after, Wei Changhui was executed by Hong Xiuquan.
The only survivor, Shi Dakai, had left in a huff because of Hong Xiuquan's suspicions and jealousy, leading his subordinates to fight on their own. However, because they were far away from their base, they could not escape the fate of destruction.
Other than the five core members, there were also Heavenly Official Lin Fengxiang, Earthly Official Li Kaifang, Spring Official Hu Yihuang, Summer Official Lai Hanying, Autumn Official Ceng Lichang, Winter Official Xu Zhongyang, and other high-ranking military officers.
During the middle and later stages of the uprising, a group of young generals, such as Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng, emerged in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Among them, Li Xiucheng was the most outstanding. He fought in the north and south and was loyal and devoted.
According to Gaia's settings, after the Rebel Leader appeared in the wilderness, the core members that had been by his side throughout the uprising would appear together.
Of course, those unpleasant experiences, such as suspicion and betrayal, arrogance and prejudice, and other similar memories, had been wiped away by the omnipotent Gaia God.
The rebel group that had just appeared in the wilderness seemed to have been formatted. They were united and united.
Their goal was to build an ideal country in the wilderness.
Therefore, the moment Hong Xiuquan appeared in the wilderness, he had more than ten generals by his side. Just thinking about it made people's hearts turn cold. Coupled with his bug-like skill in recruiting refugees, in less than five days, he had gathered more than three thousand refugees.
Because of Hong Xiuquan's appearance, the lords of Xun Province inexplicably discovered that the number of refugees spawning in their territories had decreased significantly. In reality, they had all been lured away by Hong Xiuquan.
With three thousand refugees, Hong Xiuquan had the confidence to establish a foothold in the wilderness.
For the Revolutionary Army, it was natural that every citizen was a soldier.
More than a dozen generals, one chief and one deputy, organized the 3,000 refugees into six refugee camps. The generals seized the time and conducted some simple military training for the refugees.
The next step was to take over a player's territory and establish a base.
The players' territories in the wilderness that had yet to be destroyed were at least Level 3 towns with a maximum population of 10,000. Some of the territories that were doing a bit better had already been promoted to a first-class county, and the upper limit of the population was 20,000.
Adding on the subsidiary territories, it would be even more impressive.
If the Revolutionary Army wanted to take down a player's territory with just three thousand refugees, it was no different from smashing an egg against a rock. Putting aside the fact that the territory had a strong city, just the hoes and knives in the hands of the refugees alone would be courting death if they fought against the regular army head-on.
Historically, the Revolutionary Army's victories were mostly due to their human wave tactics. There were very few cases of the weak defeating the many, and the weak defeating the strong.
However, Hong Xiuquan had no choice but to take the risk.
To put it bluntly, the refugees he recruited were a bunch of locusts. Without a base, they were unable to produce food. The rations they brought with them were too little, and they would starve to death in a few days.
Fortunately, their identity as refugees gave the rebel army the best cover.
As the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Hong Xiuquan had his ways. After a few days of observation, he chose a suitable territory and prepared to make his move the next day.
Early in the morning, Hong Xiuquan arranged for Shi Dakai to lead a battalion and disguise themselves as refugees, walking boldly toward the city gates. The guards at the city gates saw that the newcomers were all refugees dressed in rags. Although the numbers were a little off, they did not pay much attention. After all, the number of refugees that spawned over the past few days was irregular to begin with. The sudden addition of a hundred people did not bother anyone, and they casually let the refugees into the city.
As soon as they entered the city, Shi Dakai seized the opportunity and led his troops to launch a sudden attack while the guards were careless. The Revolutionary Army used the shovels and knives in their hands to kill the guards and successfully took down the city gates.
Seeing that the battalion had succeeded, the army lying in ambush immediately swarmed out and quickly entered the city.
Seeing that the army had entered the city, Shi Dakai made a prompt decision to collect the weapons left behind by the guards at the city gates and lead his troops to the armory in the city. He knew very well that the main force in the city was stationed in the barracks. If they waited for the enemy to recover, the three thousand refugees with extremely poor equipment would not be able to withstand the enemy's counterattack.
Only by taking down the armory would they have a chance of victory.
The generals occupied the vital points and prepared to resist the enemy. As the leader, Hong Xiuquan was not idle either. He used his special skill to preach the Church of God in the enemy's city and recruit followers.
The territory that Hong Xiuquan had chosen did not have much popular support, and the lord's tyranny caused resentment among the people. With Hong Xiuquan's enticement, a large number of citizens immediately responded and joined the Revolutionary Army.
With this two-pronged approach, victory was finally in sight.
After paying a heavy price, Shi Dakai led his troops and finally succeeded in taking down the armory.
The group of refugees had no time to cheer as they charged noisily into the armory, taking whatever weapons they saw. They did not know how to use them anyway, so it was fine as long as they were stronger than hoes and knives. They also randomly put on their armor.
After equipping themselves, the refugees formed a formation outside the armory under the leadership of their captain and prepared to meet the enemy.
With this delay, the regular army in the barracks finally moved out and charged at the Revolutionary Army.
There were more than a thousand soldiers in the regular army of a third-level town. They were well-equipped and had received regular military training. If the other side were just three thousand ordinary refugees, it would be easy for the regular army to take them down.
Unfortunately, these three thousand refugees were led by a dozen elite generals. Among them were great generals like Shi Dakai and Li Xiucheng. The outcome was hard to predict.
With the support of the generals, the Revolutionary Army's combat power soared.
In addition, Hong Xiuquan was truly terrifying. The refugees he inspired were all fanatical believers who did not fear death. Thus, the Revolutionary Army's morale was high, and their morale was high.
A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.
At this time, there were no more tactics to speak of. They could only meet force with force.
In the fierce battle, both sides were evenly matched. At every moment, people were falling. The scene was extremely tragic.
At this time, the Demon King Hong Xiuquan arrived!
Behind him was a majestic army of civilians. In less than an hour, Hong Xiuquan had already inspired more than a thousand people to join the Church of God. His terrifying brainwashing ability was truly terrifying.
In the early days of the Revolutionary Army, Hong Xiuquan inspired people to respect him.
Hong Xiuquan came directly to the center of the battle. Braving the rain of arrows, he inspired the regular army on the spot, bewitching them to put down their weapons and join the Revolutionary Army.
His voice was full of magic. It could unwittingly bewitch people!
His movements were filled with power, filling people with hope!
He was an emissary sent by God, specially coming to the human world to save his brothers who were suffering!
With Hong Xiuquan's bewitchment, coupled with the fact that the battle was in a stalemate, with both sides suffering heavy casualties, some of the regular soldiers really lost the desire to continue fighting. They stayed where they were, motionless.
Compared to the ordinary soldiers, the officers were much more clear-headed. They had vested interests and were not bewitched by Hong Xiuquan. The officers did their best to organize the troops, shouting loudly and ordering the soldiers to continue fighting.
Unfortunately, Hong Xiuquan was too much of a bug!
The regular army was like a domino. More and more soldiers were bewitched by Hong Xiuquan, and the officers were powerless. No matter how they shouted, the soldiers just stood there like puppets.
Shi Dakai and the other generals were also very powerful. They ignored the soldiers who were standing still and focused on attacking the soldiers who were still stubbornly resisting.
In this way, the situation on the battlefield took a sharp turn for the worse.
As time passed, the soldiers who had been bewitched by Hong Xiuquan looked at the officers with strange gazes. The officers felt a chill in their hearts when they were stared at by the soldiers.
The experienced officers already knew that the situation was hopeless. If they continued to forcefully order the soldiers to fight, a mutiny might happen. At that time, the ones to fall would be them.
Some of the quick-witted officers, who could also be said to have no moral integrity, wisely chose to surrender and join the Revolutionary Army's side, even though they had not been bewitched by Hong Xiuquan.
At this point, the Revolutionary Army had completely secured victory.
The lord of the territory was a middle-aged man who had stayed behind in his residence. When he learned that the regular army had been defeated, he smiled bitterly and quickly left through the transportation formation with his family and belongings.
In the early days of the rebellion, the number of lords who could cast aside their pride and join the Revolutionary Army was still a minority. The majority of lords still had their own principles and were not willing to stay at the hands of NPCs and be mistreated.
The fall of their territory meant that the Taiping Revolutionary Army had officially established a foothold in Xunzhou.
For the Revolutionary Army, governing a territory wasn't too much of a problem. The people of the territory didn't reject the Revolutionary Army that much either. Everything was developing in a good direction.
Unsurprisingly, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's rebel army should be the first of the four rebel armies to conquer the players' territory and officially announce the arrival of the expansion pack [Rising Up].
For the first time in the wilderness, Hong Xiuquan displayed his invincible charm. With just his three-inch tongue, he had destroyed the will to resist of a thousand regular soldiers. No one would believe this, but it was the truth.
The retreating lord revealed everything that had happened in his territory on the forums, causing a huge uproar among the group of lords.
The terror of the Revolutionary Army made the lords truly feel that a huge change was about to arrive!
Some of the lords of Xunzhou were afraid that they would wake up to find a dense army of Revolutionary Army standing outside their cities.
There were also some lords who learned their lesson and began to make last-minute efforts to improve the livelihood of the people in their territory and raise the morale of the people.
As for whether they could make it in time, only the heavens knew! (To be continued.)
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