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Hong Xiuquan wanted to capture Qin Rigang and Chen Cheng? The process was very easy. The two of them did not expect Hong Xiuquan to want to capture them. Chen Cheng? When he met Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, he even brought his new plan.
However, Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan looked at the two of them without saying a word. Soon, a group of fully armed guards appeared in the main hall. Chen Cheng? Some of them even revealed expressions of disbelief. Qin Rigang was only stunned for a moment before he regained his composure. After the bloody massacre in Tianjing, there was nothing more to say between the three core members. Hong Xiuquan just waved his hand and ordered the guards, "Take them away!"
Chen Cheng? With a bitter smile, he threw the memorial on the ground in front of Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan's throne. Without the need for the guards to push him, he turned and walked out of the hall.
After Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan killed North King Wei Changhui, Wing King Shi Dakai did not stop there. He continued to publicly want to kill Qin Rigang and Chen Cheng? The two of them. The memorial thrown in front of Hong Xiuquan's throne cost Chen Cheng and Chen Cheng a lot of effort. In the face of Wing King Shi Dakai's overbearing attitude, Chen Cheng had spent a great deal of effort to come up with this short-term plan. Thought that the best way to resolve Shi Dakai's pressure was to take the initiative to attack. Shi Dakai used attacking Qing Yao as an excuse to coerce more and more troops from the Western Expedition Army to fight in Jiangxi, but there were no results.
At this time, the Qing Army's Jiangnan Main Camp, which had escaped to Suzhou, was approaching Tianjing again under the leadership of Zhang Guoliang. They tried to take Changzhou and rebuild the Jiangnan Main Camp. If they could effectively gather the military forces of Tianjing City and achieve a great victory against the Jiangnan Barracks, not only would they be able to restore the morale of the Heavenly State, they would also be able to effectively counter Shi Dakai's methods through propaganda.
Chen Cheng? Painstakingly came up with this plan in an attempt to break through the situation. He did not expect Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan to make his own decision and compromise with Shi Dakai. To compromise with Shi Dakai, he naturally had to make a statement to Shi Dakai. This statement was undoubtedly to kill Qin Rigang and Chen Cheng? Two people. Chen Cheng? Until now, he did not regret killing the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, but he had completely lost hope in the Heavenly King, Hong Xiuquan. As he walked out of the hall, a thought suddenly popped into his mind. 'If I had chosen to side with the Prince Of Qi, Vézé, the outcome would have been completely different.'
Hong Xiuquan dealt with the two of them very quickly. He captured and killed them on the same day without any hesitation. After experiencing the changes in Tianjing, Hong Xiuquan's decision-making speed had greatly increased. Soon, Hong Xiuquan ordered his men to put Qin Rigang and Chen Chengxu in wooden boxes. His severed head was delivered to Wing King Shi Da's tent.
Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan's political ability was quite good. Other than sending heads to Shi Dakai, he also continued to send edicts to the three Prime Ministers of the Northern Expedition in Huainan, informing them of this matter.
The messenger quickly sent the news to the destination. After reading the reports, Lin Fengxiang, who was stationed in Huai 'an, could not help but frown. Seeing Qin Rigang and Chen Cheng? After the news of their deaths, Lin Fengxiang felt that this tragic incident in Tianjing should come to an end. The King Of The East's residence was no more. Wei Changhui, Qin Rigang, and Chen Cheng, who massacred the King Of The East's residence? Were also killed. After such a big upheaval, the core leadership of the Taiping Rebellion was basically gone.
Hong Xiuquan's imperial edict requesting the reconstruction of the Five Military System was already in Lin Fengxiang's hands. In this plan, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, Yoshibuwon, and Ceng Lichang would each be in charge of one army in the Five Military System. Without a doubt, the commander above the Five Military System should be Shi Dakai. In addition, Shi Dakai had the support of the Heavenly State's military and people. Naturally, he would be in charge of the court.
To be honest, Lin Fengxiang was not satisfied with Shi Dakai. After the changes in Tianjing, Lin Fengxiang had met Vézé. Vézé had told Lin Fengxiang without hesitation that the Wing King, Shi Dakai, was also an accomplice in killing the King Of The East. Lin Fengxiang did not believe him at the time. After Shi Dakai escaped from Tianjing, he first said that the North King wanted to kill him, and then he began to contact the various divisions of the Western Expedition Army and began to pull troops into his hands.
At that time, the brothers in various places were unhappy with the Heavenly King, and many of them chose to follow Shi Dakai. The Heavenly King's killing of the King Of The East was indeed wrong, but Lin Fengxiang did not feel that there was anything wrong with it. Not long after, Lin Fengxiang felt that something was wrong.
After Shi Dakai obtained the military power, he was evasive. One moment, he shouted that he wanted to solve the Jiujiang Siege, and the next, he shouted that he wanted to march into the Southeast. This was not the case when Yang Xiuqing was in power. No matter how domineering Yang Xiuqing was, he had always been very specific when it came to using troops. Even when Tianjing was suffering the attacks of the Qing Army's Jiangnan and Jiangbei Barracks, Yang Xiuqing let Vézé attack Anhui. Now, it seemed that it was precisely this kind of bold and bold arrangement that could preserve the vitality of Heavenly State. Compared to Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai's performance in strategy was not just a little bit worse.
Not long after, the Heavenly King killed the North King, Wei Changhui, and invited Shi Dakai back to Tianjing. At this time, Lin Fengxiang did not believe that the Heavenly King, Hong Xiuquan, would have the guts to kill Shi Dakai again. If Hong Xiuquan really did that, Lin Fengxiang would not let Hong Xiuquan go. Lin Fengxiang could imagine Shi Dakai's worry, but he also felt that at this difficult time, everyone should give up something.
But Shi Dakai clearly did not think so. Not only did he publicly raise the stakes, but he also proposed to kill the Prince of Yan, Qin Rigang, and Zuo Tianhou, Chen Chengxiang. He even urged everyone to take over the position of Left Assistant Military Advisor to the King Of The East. This greatly disappointed Lin Fengxiang. It was obvious that Shi Dakai's real goal was to take over power, not to serve Heavenly State.
In June, not only did the Xiang Army in Jiangxi launch a fierce attack under Ceng Guofan's command, but the Qing Army in Huaibei also launched a fierce attack on the Taiping army under Jiang Zhongyuan's command. Li Kaifang, who was stationed in Shouzhou, was under a lot of pressure and had to ask Lin Fengxiang for help several times.
The pressure Lin Fengxiang was under was no less than Li Kaifang's. Tens of thousands of Qing Army in Subei, with Xuzhou as the center, were also attacking Huaian. Li Kaifang in Shouzhou could at least get the support of Yoshibuwon in Luzhou, but Lin Fengxiang in the plains of Subei could only fight on his own.
Lin Fengxiang had tried to suggest that Shi Dakai return to the capital, and at the same time, invite his brothers in charge to the capital to hold a meeting. In Lin Fengxiang's mind, if Shi Dakai did that, Lin Fengxiang would publicly support the Wing King Shi Dakai at the meeting. Even without the military advisor's authorization, they should at least establish a command structure that could unify the various regions of Heavenly State.
Shi Dakai did not directly respond to this. Instead, he suggested that the Anhui army could cross the Yangtze River and defeat Ceng Guofan's Xiang Army together. This action infuriated Lin Fengxiang. Before Vézé left, not only did he support Lin Fengxiang in a large part of the map, but he also provided many effective suggestions to Lin Fengxiang. Now, the Wing King Shi Dakai, who was popular in the Taiping Rebellion, did not care about the big picture. He only cared about winning over the Western Expedition Army and only thought about his own power.
The brothers in the northern battlefront were looking forward to nothing more than inviting Vézé back to stabilize the situation. Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan publicly told the brothers in Heavenly State that he had officially invited Vézé back. He was very humble, but the Wing King Shi Dakai did not mention this at all. Compared to Shi Dakai's actions, Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan's suggestion to rebuild the five-military system was a very good plan.
Just then, a mounted scout came back to report, "There are Qing Yao troops on the canal. They are intercepting the ships and trying to cut off the canal!"
Before Vézé left, he had told Lin Fengxiang that if Lin Fengxiang was unable to build a strong field army, he should simply give up Huai 'an and retreat to Anhui. Huai 'an was an important city on the canal. There was a large number of merchant ships passing through, and the taxes were very generous. The land nearby was fertile and there was no shortage of food. However, the people here were not as good at fighting as the Anhui army. Although Lin Fengxiang had an army of fifty thousand, he could not build a strong field army like Vézé. Faced with the attack of more than forty thousand Qing Army troops, Lin Fengxiang had won some battles, but he was unable to destroy the enemy. The Qing Army had infiltrated the plains in this area, and there were signs that they were going to cut off Lin Fengxiang's retreat and surround him.
Lin Fengxiang had experienced being surrounded before. That feeling of despair and helplessness was still fresh in his memory, even after a year had passed. Vézé had especially emphasized that if he was surrounded in Huai 'an, it would be difficult to even count on reinforcements. With a fierce general like Vézé, the entire Heavenly State's military situation could be said to be at ease. Vézé could drive thousands of miles north to rescue Lin Fengxiang. If Vézé was still here, not only would the Qing Army try to cut off Lin Fengxiang's retreat, even if the Qing Army besieged Lin Fengxiang in Huai 'an, he would not be afraid. As long as he could delay the siege, as long as he could delay the Qing Army, when Vézé arrived, he would be able to completely destroy the Qing Army, and in turn, expand his territory. Now that Vézé was not here, Lin Fengxiang had become the backbone of the Huainan army. Everyone was anxiously waiting for Lin Fengxiang to come to their rescue.
At this time, Lin Fengxiang made a prompt decision. He gathered his subordinates and said, "Let's make preparations to return to Anhui!"
In the middle of July, Anhui Governor Jiang Zhongyuan received news that the Qing Army had recaptured Huai 'an. He did not feel happy because of this information, but his expression became even more solemn.
After reading the report, Li Hongzhang was also not very happy. He said to Jiang Zhongyuan, "Sir Jiang, the Cantonese bandits of northern Jiangsu running back to Anhui is not a good thing for us!"
Of course, Jiang Zhongyuan knew that this was not a good thing. This news was a blessing in disguise. Not long ago, Jiang Zhongyuan had received news that Vézé had broken away from the Taiping Rebellion, gone all the way south to Guangdong, and conquered Guangzhou in one day. To the imperial court, this was indeed terrible news. To the Huai army led by Jiang Zhongyuan, however, it was extremely good news.
No matter what, the Huai army would not be able to march from Zhejiang to Guangzhou in one and a half months, let alone conquer Guangzhou in one day. Jiang Zhongyuan had already given up on competing with Vézé. He had only begun to formulate a counterattack plan after he was completely sure that Vézé had broken away from the Taiping Rebellion.
In response to Li Hongzhang's concerns, Jiang Zhongyuan only asked, "How is Wang Qinian's gunsmithing going?"
When this matter was brought up, Li Hongzhang immediately beamed with joy and said, "Wang Qinian is trying to redeem himself. The gunsmithing is very good."
Jiang Zhongyuan was obviously not too satisfied with Li Hongzhang's attitude. "Although Wang Qinian has learned gunsmithing from Vézé, he was forced by the situation. Since he is willing to serve the imperial court, there's no need to say anything about redeeming himself! What we need to use are capable people! "R1058
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