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When the fleet headed south, they didn't fly under the banner of Vézé's Prince Of Qi. Instead, they flew under the banner of Li Kaifang, who was in charge of the defense of Shouzhou's Liu'an front line. Everyone on the fleet was repeatedly told that once they were questioned, they were to uniformly say that they were Li Kaifang's subordinates and nothing else.
The first day Wang Mingshan boarded the ship, he was uneasy. As the fleet moved further and further away from Anqing, his attention was drawn to the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River. It was common to see the Yangtze River in Anqing, but it was almost the same as before. It had the same banks, the same mountain ridges, the rising water, the falling water, the high water, the low water, the dry water. One only needed to think to know what the Yangtze River outside Anqing City had become.
Sailing on the Yangtze River, everything changed. The scenery on the riverbank kept changing. The farmland, the forest, the houses, the mountains, everything was different from Anqing. Even the water under the boat was a little different. When the river narrowed, the water became much more turbulent. When the river widened, the water became very gentle.
The next day a fleet of ships, laden with troops, was seen sailing against the current, with their sails hoisted, and their oars heaving and shouting. Wang Mingshan's blood was boiling with excitement when he saw the energetic look on Qin Feng's face. Half a day later, an army could be seen on the shore heading west.
Under the captain's orders, everyone hid inside the boat and did not show their heads. The curious crowd peeked through the gaps in the black awning of the boat. Looking at the banners, the army on land carried the banner of Prince Yan, Qin Rigang, while the navy carried the banner of Zuo Tianhou, Chen Cheng? The flag of the United States. The two armies seemed to be in a hurry to head west and were not interested in this small fleet of ships sailing down the river.
Not being intercepted by the army, everyone on the ship was relieved. Soon, everyone became interested in what this army was going to do. Of course, no one guessed what had happened. If they really knew that both the land and water forces were pursuing the Wing King Shi Dakai, they would certainly be greatly astonished.
The meeting between the North King, Wei Changhui, and Shi Dakai did not end well. Shi Dakai did not mention anything about supporting Wei Changhui, and Wei Changhui was upset by Shi Dakai's revelation of what happened outside Tianjing City. They parted on the same day. The next morning, Wei Changhui made up his mind. Even if he had to hold a knife to Shi Dakai's neck, he would force Shi Dakai to agree to Wei Changhui's appointment as the Left Assistant Advisor. By the time he sent people to Wing King Manor to capture Shi Dakai, he discovered that Wing King Shi Dakai had long since disappeared without a trace.
Wei Changhui was furious and immediately ordered for Shi Dakai's entire family and his father-in-law's family to be arrested. Shi Dakai's father-in-law, Huang Yukun, had a dispute with Wei Changhui and Chen Cheng over the Wrangler case. Together, they were beaten by the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing. When Qin Rigang heard that Huang Yukun's family was arrested, he immediately came to plead with Wei Changhui.
Qin Rigang was shocked to see Wei Changhui. In just one day, Wei Changhui had completely changed. The excitement and high-spirited expression he had after killing the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, was gone. Wei Changhui seemed to have aged a few years, and his entire person was depressed.
"North King, what's going on?" Qin Rigang asked hurriedly.
"Shi Dakai wants to ally with the generals to kill me!" Wei Changhui said weakly. "If that's not the case, why haven't any of the generals replied to the letters we've sent?"
Qin Rigang did not think too much about it. After killing Yang Xiuqing and seizing control of Tianjing City, Qin Rigang's subordinates had obeyed his orders and returned to Tianjing City. Wei Changhui had led the troops to Jiangxi and was rushing back to Tianjing City. Not only did the number of troops in Tianjing City not decrease, but it had actually increased. Tianjing City's city walls were 70 kilometers long. Staying in Tianjing City was like an independent world. Now that there were enough troops, Qin Rigang was not that worried about the world outside the city.
Hearing Wei Changhui's words, Qin Rigang was also a little worried. However, he had a simple personality, so Qin Rigang smiled and said, "North King, guard Tianjing City well. Our brothers outside will understand sooner or later that we are killing the rebels."
Wei Changhui knew that Qin Rigang did not have much talent. He could be a good subordinate, but he could not rely on him to take charge. Therefore, Wei Changhui did not say anything else. He told Qin Rigang to go see the Heavenly King and explain things clearly. He wanted to see how the Heavenly King, Hong Xiuquan, would deal with it.
Qin Rigang was about to leave when he suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit. He hurriedly said, "North King, Huang Yukun quit his job because of your carriage driver. He angered the King Of The East and was punished along with you. I will not say anything if you capture Shi Dakai's family, but you captured Huang Yukun and wanted to kill him. I don't think you can do that! "
Wei Changhui laughed bitterly at Qin Rigang's words. "Since you say so, King Yan, I will release him. However, I can only release Huang Yukun, but not Shi Dakai's family! "
"You have to release Huang Yukun's daughter as well!" Qin Rigang made a complete request.
"Alright, I will release them as well!" Wei Changhui answered.
After dealing with Huang Yukun's matter, Qin Rigang hurriedly went to see the Heavenly King, Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan's face turned extremely ugly when he heard that Shi Dakai had secretly escaped. After a moment of silence, Hong Xiuquan asked, "Does Shi Dakai want to kill the North King?"
"This …" Qin Rigang had not thought of this. He had only thought that Shi Dakai had fled because he did not want to follow Wei Changhui, but he had not considered whether Shi Dakai wanted to kill Wei Changhui. The Heavenly King's question really stumped Qin Rigang.
"Hmph!" Hong Xiuquan snorted coldly. "King Yan, bring troops with Zuo Tianhou to chase after the Yi King. Bring him back no matter what!"
"If we leave Tianjing City, who will protect the Heavenly King?" Qin Rigang asked.
"With Zhang Yingchen leading the troops, you don't have to worry," Hong Xiuquan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Rigang immediately obeyed the Heavenly King's order. See Chen Cheng? Then, he conveyed the Heavenly King's order.
Without waiting for Chen Cheng? As they spoke, a bodyguard came in to report that the North King, Wei Changhui, had arrived. The two of them hurriedly went to welcome Wei Changhui. Wei Changhui's expression did not look good when he entered. He sat down on a chair and asked, "What did the Heavenly King say?"
"The Heavenly King has ordered us to chase after the Yi King!" Qin Rigang answered.
After confirming the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan's attitude, Wei Changhui looked as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He seemed to have recovered quite a bit of his energy. "Then I will have to trouble you two brothers to leave the city and chase after that bastard Shi Dakai! I will definitely protect Tianjing City. Even if I don't catch up to Shi Dakai, I won't let him off easy! "
"North King, don't worry. We'll go after King Yi immediately. We'll definitely invite him back." He promised.
Qin Rigang and Chen Cheng? After selecting their troops, the two of them left Tianjing City. At first, he was still riding at full speed. But after walking for half a day, Chen Cheng stopped. This caused the troops to slow down. He invited Qin Rigang to his ship.
Chen Cheng? He asked, "Prince of Yan, what do you think of King Yi escaping from Tianjing City?"
Qin Rigang said regretfully, "But our brothers in Heavenly State don't know what's happening in Tianjing City. If Yi Wang is willing to work with us, we can take the opportunity when Vézé is gone to appease our brothers outside, and this matter will be over. However, Yi Wang actually escaped from the city. It was obvious that he did not want to bear any responsibility! We killed the King Of The East and so many of his men. Our brothers outside are all frightened. Once Yi Wang arrived, the brothers would believe whatever he said! We still have to get Wing King back! "
"Hehe!" Chen Cheng? He laughed dryly but didn't reply immediately. To Prince of Yan, Qin Rigang's innocence, Chen Cheng? He didn't know what to say. No matter what Qin Rigang thought of Shi Dakai, in Chen Cheng? It seemed that Shi Dakai was a scheming and astute person. Among the princes that Yang Xiuqing placed in an important position, Shi Dakai was one of the few who hadn't been bullied openly.
Just then, the fleet scouts reported that there was a Taiping Rebellion fleet on the river. Should they ask about it? Chen Cheng? He said, "Don't ask anything. Let them go!"
After seeing the fleet on the river, Chen Cheng? He could roughly guess that it was Vézé's men who had retreated. Vézé had already sent troops to attack Xuancheng, and a large amount of information confirmed one thing. Vézé was transporting rations and supplies to Xuancheng.
Now that Tianjing City had fallen into Hong Xiuquan's hands, Wei Changhui, who had once been in charge of Tianjing City's defense, was once again in charge of it. Vézé wasn't stupid. There had been too many opportunities to attack Tianjing City before, but Vézé had given up all of them. Now, he wouldn't waste so much energy to confuse Tianjing City's defense and then launch a surprise attack. His goal in occupying Xuancheng was undoubtedly to go south to Guangdong and Guangxi. His goal in picking up people now was to have no worries when going south.
And Shi Dakai would leave his entire family in Tianjing City and run to the army with his men. Comparing the two, Shi Dakai's decisiveness was more frightening and disgusting.
Chen Cheng? He decided that it was better to avoid trouble at this time. If he forcefully detained Vézé's men and triggered Vézé's military attack, it would be extremely disadvantageous to Tianjing City. And Chen Cheng? He really regretted it. After realizing how sinister Wing King Shi Dakai was, he felt that when Vézé asked for the King Of The East's relatives in Tianjing City, he might as well have given them to Vézé.
Just as Vézé had said, if the Heavenly King had only killed the King Of The East and the important ministers and officers under the King Of The East, the rebellion in Tianjing would still be within the scope of eliminating rebels. The brothers outside could also accept the Heavenly King's point of view. If Vézé had left with his men, it showed that General Vézé, as the King Of The East, was guilty and "ashamed to face his brothers in Heavenly State."
Wing King Shi Dakai wasn't like this. His original goal was to enter Tianjing City to "clean up the mess," but he didn't expect Wei Changhui to have no way out. In the end, he deceived himself into thinking that what he did was right, so others should listen to him. And Shi Dakai was ruthless enough to escape the city that night. The future situation for Chen Cheng? It was extremely disadvantageous.
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