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Marching. Seasickness. Seasickness. Marching.
These were the memories Vézé had from November 25th to mid-December. Yang Xiuqing demonstrated his superb strategy and tactical planning. After the Taiping army left Changsha, the Qing Army did not pursue them. At this time, it was raining near Changsha. When the Qing Army began to pursue them, it was already December 1st, five days later.
At this time, the Taiping army turned to Yuezhou without being pursued by the Qing Army. On December 5th, with the help of Tian Di Hui, who had long sought refuge with Yang Xiuqing, they easily captured Yuezhou. When the Taiping army attacked Yuezhou, the Qing Army blocked the river and intercepted a large number of ships in Yuezhou. Now, thousands of ships, big and small, belonged to the Taiping army that occupied Yuezhou.
After seizing a large number of ships, a large number of boatmen, sailors, and fishermen joined the Taiping army. Thousands of ships, big and small, carried tens of thousands of Taiping army personnel. The fleet easily broke through the Qing Army's defense and sailed into the vast misty Dongting Lake.
Dongting Lake was in the north of Hunan Province. The so-called "Hunan" meant the south of Dongting Lake. It led to the Yangtze River in the north and the Xiangjiang River, Zi River, Yuan River, and Li River in the south. The Taiping army only had one goal, the three towns of Wuhan.
Vézé felt that since he was in the propeller design business, he should be used to life on the water. But this made the mistake of dogmatism. If he was used to life on a large ship, he might not be used to life on a small boat on the river. Half a day later, Vézé began to get seasickness.
If it was the previous Taiping army, there would at least be troops that marched on land. Vézé estimated that it would be fine to join the troops on land. But this time, the troops on land were all cavalry troops made up of captured horses. Heavy supplies and other things were transported by ships. Vézé tried to ride a horse. He found that he felt more uncomfortable on the back of a horse because of his seasickness.
The Qing Army was unable to stop the Taiping army from advancing on the water. They deserved it. This group of people gathered all the boats in Hunan and around Dongting Lake and sent them to Yuezhou. To prevent the boats from escaping for their livelihood, the Qing Army even blocked the river. By the time Yang Xiuqing, who had already grasped the situation, arrived at Yuezhou, almost half of the ships in Hunan belonged to the Taiping army.
Chang Dachun, the Inspector of Hubei, who was in charge of Wuchang, knew something about city defense. These days, there were a large number of civilian houses outside the main city wall of the city. When the Taiping army dug the tunnel, they started from these civilian houses near the city wall. These houses were also an important support for the Taiping army to attack the city wall.
Therefore, when Chang Dachun learned that the Taiping army was attacking Wuchang, he immediately ordered the citizens and merchants outside Wuchang City to retreat into the city. The common people and merchants outside the city asked for a three-day extension, but they never expected that on the same night that Chang Dachun gave the order, he ordered the Qing Army to burn down the houses outside the city.
The fire burned for six consecutive days. Countless properties of the common people were burned to nothing. When the Taiping army arrived in Wuhan on December 18th, the local people all joined the army. Even those who did not join the army tried their best to provide the Taiping army with all kinds of information. Soon, the Taiping army had a thorough understanding of the overall situation in Wuhan.
Vézé finally recovered from his seasickness, but that was only after they arrived in Wuhan. The Taiping army first seized Hankou on the north bank of the Yangtze River and built two pontoon bridges across the river. At this time, the Qing Army in Wuchang had already given up the outer defense line. They holed up in Wuchang City to defend themselves.
With the experience of besieging Changsha, the army first surrounded Wuhan City. Then they started to dig tunnels. These tunnels were not the single tunnel that led directly to their destination. Instead, they were several double-layered tunnels. The Qing Army also imitated the defense of Changsha. They dug deep trenches horizontally and buried urns in the ground to listen for sounds coming from underground. At one point, they also discovered a few upper tunnels of the Taiping army.
However, the Qing Army thought that it was over after destroying the upper tunnels. They did not expect that the Taiping army had dug deeper into the upper tunnels.
On January 1st, 1853, the tunnels were completed. At midnight, there was a loud explosion. Three tunnels under Wenchang Gate exploded at the same time. The wall of Wenchang Gate was blown up by more than two hundred feet. The Taiping army had already started cooking at the third watch, set off at the fourth watch, and blew up at the fifth watch. The elite troops led by Lin Fengxiang immediately rushed to the gap in the wall and killed their way in.
At this time, Yang Xiuqing gave a strict order, "Leave no soldiers, and do not hurt the common people. Those who disobey will be executed! " He also ordered the troops to cook at Hankou on the opposite side of the pontoon bridge. The cooked food was sent to Wenchang Gate. When the Taiping army was hungry, they would eat outside Wenchang Gate. When they were full, they would continue to fight in the city. Under strict military orders and effective management, the Taiping army did not commit any crimes after entering the city.
As for the people of Wuchang who hated Chang Dachun, they lit firecrackers to celebrate when the Taiping army breached Wuchang City. They opened their doors, burned incense, and knelt to pray. They even led the way for the Taiping army that had invaded the city.
Soon, the Qing Army that dared to resist were all killed. The local soldiers, on the other hand, hid in their homes. When the Taiping army came to arrest them, they surrendered. Most of them survived. Among the hundreds of officials in Wuchang City, not a single one managed to escape, and not a single one survived.
Vézé was seasick and did not have the time to command the troops. However, it was not his turn to command the troops. Yang Xiuqing led the Taiping army to take down Wuchang City cleanly.
In the military conference that followed, the generals discussed the next step of their strategy. Some suggested going north to Henan, while others went south to Jinling. There was even a suggestion to recruit troops here and fight their way back to Hunan.
After arguing for a long time, there was no result. Suddenly, Yang Xiuqing let out a loud cry and lowered her head. Vézé was shocked, thinking that Yang Xiuqing was sick.
Not only Vézé, but the others were also silent, staring at Yang Xiuqing.
They saw Yang Xiuqing shake off the hat on his head, and his long hair fell down. He stood up with this hairstyle. Yang Xiuqing raised his head. At this moment, his face was as calm as still water, as if he was detached from the world.
Vézé lowered his head. He had to exert a lot of effort to expel the impulse to laugh out loud. At this moment, Vézé understood that Yang Xiuqing was in a trance.
Many years later, it was the era when modernism became popular. A young literary man who wrote jokes wrote this when he submitted an article to a magazine.
Yang Xiuqing, a native of Hunan, listened to the voice of heaven under the lights of the Heavenly King's Mansion in Wuhan. He looked very much like Lavrentiy Kartvelishvili, the regional party secretary of the Eastern Volga Krai who was in charge of ideology. The Lord filled him with a spirit that transcended ideology, and the Spirit of the Lord appeared in him. Yang Xiuqing stood up, held out his hand, and made a speech. The golden light of the torches on the gilded pillars of the hall passed through his fingers, just like Apollo's javelin.
Yang Xiuqing prophesied that although Jinling was only a small city in China, there were many stories about small cities! There will be a powerful man who will become king in Jinling, and as the chief spokesman and agent of the Lord, he will wield power in China. But before that, the Lord will deliver China into the hands of Qing Yao to suffer until the second son of the Lord descends into the world. Relying on the power of the Lord, he will do as he pleases in China and become the peace of China. He will be our Messiah, our Savior, the one, just like Karan S 'jet to Hiigara, Sal Frostwolf to the orc tribes, and Neo to the "Zion" of the people.
As Yang Xiuqing spoke, the flames on the dome flickered and danced. The golden color dyed the shawl on his head, the prayer box on his forehead, his sideburns, and his big nose, making him look like the legendary crow tengu.
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But for Vézé at that time, this scene was obviously not as comical as it was now.
Yang Xiuqing said in a voice that he did not usually use, "Do you know who I am?"
A group of people had already knelt down, and all of them said, "You are the Father!"
Vézé also hurriedly knelt down and touched his head to the ground. If not for this, he would probably have laughed like a madman. Laughing out loud at this time would kill someone.
In the name of Yahweh, Yang Xiuqing ordered everyone to work together to advance eastward, conquer Jinling, and establish the capital of the small kingdom of heaven there.
He asked everyone if they understood, and received an accurate answer: "We heard it clearly!"
Yang Xiuqing said, "Then I will return to the sky!"
The people on the ground replied, "Farewell, Father!"
And so, Yang Xiuqing sat back in his chair with disheveled hair and lowered his head. After a while, Yang Xiuqing shivered, raised his head, and said, "Just now, when the Father descended, I was listening to what he said. We cannot disobey the will of the Father. "
At this time, everyone had already stood up. Since the "Father" had spoken, there was naturally no need to say anything else. The strategic direction of the march to Jinling had been determined. All that was left was to carry out the plan.
At this time, Vézé also did not have the urge to laugh. The decision to attack Jinling was correct. No matter how ridiculous the means were, Vézé was willing to carry it out. But because there was no sense of humor, Vézé felt very uncomfortable. If this kind of decision-making had to be done with such high-pressure means, then what would happen in the future? Would they have to use this trick of the Father's descent every time? Not to mention the effect, this seemingly good efficiency actually meant greater inefficiency.
But now was not the time to think about this. After determining the strategic direction, it was time to reward them according to their contributions. Vézé was promoted from the Winter Deputy Prime Minister to the Winter Prime Minister. And the highest Prime Minister under the kings was the Heaven Prime Minister, which was held by Ceng Shuiyuan. Lin Fengxiang became the Heaven Deputy Prime Minister, and Li Kaifang became the Earth Prime Minister.
The position of Prime Minister was conferred by the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan. Since Vézé had long lost interest in Hong Xiuquan, he calmly accepted the title.
After the meeting, Yang Xiuqing asked Vézé to go back to the King Of The East residence with him for a meal. In fact, there was nothing delicious to eat. Neither of them had gathered here for a meal. Yang Xiuqing said, "Wayne Brothers, I also feel that it is a pity that you were not appointed as the Heaven Prime Minister this time. In terms of the distance traveled and the hardships fought, the Wayne Brothers are also among the best under me. But the Heavenly King values the old brothers of Jintian more. I have tried my best. "
Regardless of whether Yang Xiuqing wanted to sow discord between Vézé and Hong Xiuquan, or just to explain for Hong Xiuquan, it was meaningless to Vézé. Vézé replied, "It's all up to the King Of The East's arrangement!"
Seeing that Vézé had no complaints, Yang Xiuqing smiled and said, "Wayne Brothers, how many people do you think we need to attack Jinling?"
Vézé immediately replied, "I think we should send 20,000 people first. If the King Of The East trusts me, I am willing to lead my troops to Jinling and offer them to the King Of The East after taking it! "
It was obvious that Yang Xiuqing understood Vézé's meaning correctly. Moreover, Vézé also wanted to express that to Yang Xiuqing.
"Wayne Brothers, it seems that you still want to make a great contribution!" Yang Xiuqing laughed.
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