Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 250 Rebellion! Destiny! Jihad!
The entire court fell into silence.

Why did the situation suddenly change so quickly?

And the most important thing is that Su Yi will not lead his army back to Beijing.

Now there is a question before everyone.

Brothers climb mountains and work hard individually.

If this was an indirect war, would Su Yi win?
Seng Gelinqin and Sheng Guangguo led the army to recapture several prefectures in Shandong and wiped out nearly 100,000 Nien troops.

Su Yi regained Jiaxing, Huzhou, Suzhou, Changzhou, Danyang, and Wuxi, and defeated the rebellious army of nearly 200,000 people.

Isn’t this contribution greater than that of Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao?

Of course, Su Yi's recovery of the entire Sunan was too smooth. Is there something wrong with it?

But does it matter?
To recover means to recover.

It happened that Zeng Guofan also joined in the fun at this time, and the Battle of Anqing, which had been dragged on for several years, was suddenly recovered.

At this time, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces was not even pretending.

His expression was solemn.

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother, congratulations to the Emperor."

"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!"

After the ministers bowed symbolically, they dispersed.

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After returning to Changchun Palace.

Yehenala sat there quietly for a long time and said: "Go and call Gui'er over."

After a while, the young eunuch Gui'er came in, knelt down and saluted: "My slave, Gui'er, please pay homage to the Queen Mother."

Yehenala waved her hand, and Zhu Sanniang led everyone back out.

Her eyes were red and she said, "Master, what do you think of the Ai family?"

"The empress dowager in the East Palace gave an order to Seng Gelinqin. She followed the order without saying a word and led the army back to the capital." Yehenala said: "And what about your master? I gave him the order, and he Just pretend you didn't see it and lead your troops to recapture Sunan."

"Is the Ai family more important, or is Sunan more important?"

"Yes..." She instinctively covered her stomach.

I am still pregnant with your flesh and blood. Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao have already led their troops to Beijing.

Yousu Yi did not lead the army back to Beijing. Is this going to put me and my children in danger?

All sweet words are lies.

The young eunuch Gui'er said: "The Queen Mother, my master should have a personal letter for you."

"Haha..." Yehenala said, "Yes, there is a personal letter."

"But, does he think Ai Jia is a teenage girl? I don't care what he says, I see how he acts."

"In his mind, do I... still have weight?"

"When he massacred the Eight Banners soldiers that day, the Ai family directly issued the order without saying a word and took the responsibility. Now... is this how he treats me?"

Guier fell into silence.

At this time, nothing is better than silence.

Of course the Queen Mother in front of her knew the truth behind this.

But she is a woman after all, and during this period, she and Su Yi were in a sweet love period.
During this period of sweet love, the emotion in her heart was greater than the desire for power.

She kept saying that she was reserved and would welcome you even if you wanted to refuse, but in fact she was very superior.

So the two things that mattered most to her now were that Su Yi had resisted the decree and that Su Yi would not lead his army back to Beijing to protect her and her children.

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But at this time, Empress Dowager Ci'an in the East Palace was in a different state of mind.

She felt burning pain on her face.

At that time, she did not want to intensify the conflict or break out a civil war, so she did not want to recruit Senggelinqin and Shengbao's army to Beijing at all.

But Duanhua, Sushun and others kept forcing her.

And it's still scaring her.

Therefore, she ordered Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao to enter Beijing.

As a result, Su Yi never led his army back to Beijing.

She...is she a villain in vain?

At this time, the eunuch Zenglu said outside: "The Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What's wrong?"

Zenglu said: "Princess Shouan asks to see you."

"Fourth Sister?" Empress Dowager Ci'an was slightly surprised. At this time, Fourth Sister entered the palace. Didn't she go back to Jiujiang?
After a while, Princess Shou'an walked in.

The two women were silent.

"Wan'er, do you know that you almost triggered a civil war in the central court?" Princess Shou'an said: "You were vague and hesitant, which made many people think they had found the backbone, and they all held up your banner to oppose Su Yi. "

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "However, we can't just watch the Eight Banners disappear like this. We can't just watch the foundation of the Eight Banners disappear like this."

Princess Shou'an said: "If you continue like this, the Eight Banners will really be gone."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said in a trembling voice: "How is that possible?"

Princess Shou'an said: "The Queen Mother in the west sent a decree to Su Yi, asking him to lead his army back to the capital. Su Yi did not agree. What do you think she will do?"

"Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao lead their troops back to Beijing. Will Sushun, Duanhua and others take risks?"

"With this current situation, if we compare merit, the Eight Banners princes faction has already lost. There is no doubt that Su Yi's side has done more merit."

"What should we do if we follow the gentlemen's agreement?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Brothers climb mountains and work hard individually."

Princess Shouan said: "Yes, the Shandong Nian Army was wiped out, but what about Henan? The rebellious puppet king Lai Wenguang joined forces with the Nian Army and captured how many states and counties in Henan? Shouldn't King Monk and Shengbao go to Henan to suppress the Nian Army? Why did they just go to Henan? What do you want to do when you go to Beijing?”

"With the sharp blade in hand, murderous intent suddenly arises. After this powerful army enters the capital, will Sushun and Duanhua have no ideas?"

"The most important thing is, after this army enters Beijing, isn't the Queen Mother in the west panicked? What will she do to protect herself?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Send Ronglu to Beijing."

Princess Shouan said: "Yes, call Ronglu to the capital, and then what?"

Then, there is the opposition between the two houses.

Even if you don't want to be in confrontation, you may be forced to do so.

Princess Shou'an said: "Su Yi tried every means to avoid civil war in the center, but you muddleheadedly pushed the situation towards civil war."

"Su Yi resisted the Queen Mother of the West's will and did not lead the army back to Beijing. She was trying hard to maintain the final balance."

"The more than 10,000 bannermen troops under Seng Gelinqin are the most elite force of the Eight Banners. Regardless of whether they are named Eight Banners or not, they are all bannermen."

"You summoned them to Beijing to completely destroy them."

Empress Dowager Ci'an's pretty face was entangled.

"In order to protect themselves, these Eight Banners princes will use this army to launch some mutiny and completely imprison the Queen Mother in the west, causing Su Yi to lose the support of the central government." Princess Shou'an asked.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "They cannot do this without my decree, and I will certainly not issue such a decree."

Princess Shou'an said faintly: "What about those decrees you issued before? Su Yi repeatedly said not to negotiate with the Russians. He has ways to make the Russians withdraw, but why don't you still decree Duan Hua to negotiate with the Russian minister? Have you compromised?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an was red-faced and shouted in her heart, "Stop scolding, stop scolding."

Princess Shouan said: "Let me ask you, once the troops of Monk King and Shengbao enter the capital, will Sushun and Duanhua have the idea of ​​mutiny?"

of course.

Empress Dowager Cixi knew these two uncles best.

If Su Yi does not enter the capital, Duan Hua and others will see more hope of victory, and the urge to mutiny will probably be even greater.

Princess Shou'an said: "By then, there will still be a civil war in the center. Zhang Guoliang and Ronglu join forces to fight against Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao. Jing Shou's army may also be on your side. This kind of civil war is what you want to see. ?"

"Su Yi may disobey the Queen Mother in the west. Do you think Ronglu will disobey her?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an shook her head.

Princess Shou'an said: "If you want to win, win against Su Yi in an upright manner."

"Didn't Su Yi recover Suzhou, Changzhou, Danyang, and Wuxi? Then let Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao recover the fallen prefectures and counties in Henan."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Let me think about it, let me think about it."

Princess Shou'an said: "I have said this, you can make your own decision."

Then, she left decisively.

After a moment, Zenglu said, "Empress Dowager, Prime Minister Su has a letter and asked me to deliver it."

Empress Dowager Ci'an blushed slightly and said, "Give it to me."

He took the letter from Su Yi and opened it.

There were no words of expression of admiration in it, just an analysis of the situation.

Please never let Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao enter the capital and continue the previous dispute between gentlemen.

Although he regained several Sunan mansions, it was still a draw.

Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao led their troops to Henan to wipe out Lai Wenguang and the Nian army.

And Su Yi led his army to regain Tianjing.

Let’s continue the fight between gentlemen.

If Monk Wang regains the lost territory in Henan first and eliminates Lai Wenguang and the Nian Army, then this game will be won by Monk Wang and Shengbao.

If Su Yi regains Nanjing first and completely wipes out the rebels, then Su Yi wins.

After reading Su Yi's letter, Empress Dowager Ci'an pondered for a long time.

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next day!

Another six hundred mile expedited order.

"Kaifeng Mansion has fallen!"

The day finally came. Lai Wenguang and the Nian Army joined forces with hundreds of thousands of troops to besiege Kaifeng Mansion for a long time.

Now it's finally broken.

Tian Yugong came out and said: "To inform the Queen Mother, the most urgent task is to immediately order Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao's army to go and recover Kaifeng."

Zuo Zongtang said: "I second my opinion."

Chong'en said: "I second my opinion."

Duan Hua said: "Now that the Hunan Army has captured Anqing, only the city of Nanjing is left in the rebellion. The Hunan Army is gathering an army of 200,000 to prepare to besiege Nanjing. Lai Wenguang only rebelled and pretended to obey the king, and he did not have many soldiers and horses in his hands. Now The rebels and puppets are in danger, so Lai Wenguang's troops are already weak, and King Monk has been fighting fiercely for a long time, with heavy casualties, and the soldiers need to rest. "

Tian Yugong said: "Prince Zheng, according to your wishes, Kaifeng Mansion will not save you?"

"Rescue, of course we have to save." Duan Hua said: "But in the Shandong War, almost all Senggelinqin's troops were fighting, and Shengbao's troops did not fight much, so Shengbao was asked to lead his army to regain Kaifeng, but Senggelinqin remained the same. Lead the army back to Beijing to rest."

The meaning is very clear.

The more than 10,000 people in Seng Gelinqin's hands are powerful in combat and are the foundation of the Eight Banners, so they must be summoned to Beijing.

The two sides then continued to argue.

Once again, the court dispersed without any conclusion.

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After the dispersion of the dynasty, Duanhua, Sushun and others once again gathered in Zhongcui Palace.

He tried his best to persuade Empress Dowager Ci'an to let Seng Gelinqin lead his army back to Beijing.

"What about Kaifeng? Can't we save it?" said Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Duan Hua said: "Shouldn't we ask Shengbao to save him?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The combat effectiveness of Shengbao's army is not enough."

But this time, Empress Dowager Ci'an was unwilling to compromise no matter what.

Still broke up unhappy.

Night time.

A guest came to Sushun Mansion.

Zeng Guofan's staff, Zhao Liewen. After Zhang Yuzhao, he was regarded as Zeng Guofan's first staff member. However, there is little deviation from history. He entered the Zeng Guofan shogunate one year later than history.

He came in secret.

"Meet Suzhongtang."

Sushun said: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Two things. The first thing is that the Puppet Tianjing War is about to break out."

"We have assembled an army of 200,000 people, intending to completely eliminate the rebellion once and for all."

Su Shun said: "Su Yi's army is also ready and intends to compete with you for the credit of recovering Tianjing."

Zhao Liewen said: "No, Su Yi plans to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. His army had already approached the Puppet Tianjing, but now they have all retreated back to Suzhou."

Sushun said: "Why?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Because it was our army that arrived at Tianjing first. After Li Hongzhang's victory in Hangzhou, he had already judged that Su Yi would not lead his army back to Beijing, and led his army to approach Nanjing. And Commander Zeng's army in Yangzhou The army got closer, took Guazhou directly, and marched towards Tianjing as quickly as possible. "

"Although Su Yi's speed is very, very fast, he still can't beat us."

"Our army surrounded Tianjing City four days earlier than Su Yi's army."

"After Li Shixian and Lin Qirong learned that Tianjing was in danger, they immediately led their troops back to help Tianjing, so they abandoned Suzhou, Changzhou and other cities."

Sushun said: "Then what's going on in Anqing?"

Zhao Liewen said: "After the defeat in Hangzhou, the main force of the rebels lost more than half of their strength, and Anqing was seriously short of troops. All our troops in Anhui began to attack Anqing fiercely, and Tianjing was in danger, so Li Xiucheng, Wu Ruxiao and others gave up Anqing after a little resistance and returned to the pseudo-Tianjing."

Sushun said: "In other words, all the remaining troops of Fa Ni have been gathered in Tianjing and are planning to fight a battle to defend Tianjing?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes, in the battle of Hangzhou, the rebels lost hundreds of thousands of troops. So the defenders of Tianjing only have about a hundred thousand at best. So Hong Xiuquan has issued an edict to let Lai Wenguang's troops from Henan return to Tianjing."

"Su Zhongtang, the troops that are currently occupying Kaifeng and other state capitals in Henan are divided into several groups: the rebellious Lai Wenguang tribe, Ma Ronghe tribe, and the Nian bandit Zhang Zongyu tribe, and Miao Peilin tribe!"

Ma Ronghe, once a confidant of King Chen Yucheng of England, later had a feud. He was afraid of being retaliated by Chen Yucheng, so he led his army north to join the Nian Army and Lai Wenguang's troops.

Historically, this person finally surrendered to the Qing army.

Zhang Zongyu was the nephew of Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Nian Army.

Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Nian Army, was annihilated by Seng Gelinqin in history.

In this world, the last time he fought in Jinan Mansion, he was also defeated by Seng Gelinqin and was beheaded.

Therefore, Seng Gelinqin's battle to regain Shandong was indeed very magnificent, killing all the big leaders of the Nian Army.

However, Su Yi's performance here was even more magnificent. He destroyed hundreds of thousands of rebels and also killed Shi Dakai.

Zhao Liewen said: "On the southern battlefield, we have squeezed Su Yi out, and we have won the main attack power of Tianjing. Therefore, Su Yi can no longer perform meritorious service in a short period of time, and his plan to quickly seize Tianjing has gone bankrupt."

"But in the north, King Monk and Master Shengbao may still win in Henan, and they may win quickly and effortlessly."

Sushun said: "You say."

Zhao Liewen said: "Hong Xiuquan has issued an edict, asking Lai Wenguang to lead his army back to support the puppet Tianjing. Therefore, the remaining rebels in Henan are the rebel Ma Ronghe tribe, the bandit Zhang Zongyu tribe, and the Miao Peilin tribe."

"We have contacted Ma Ronghe in advance. This person has a very strong willingness to surrender. Therefore, if Suzhongtang can get the imperial edict from the Queen Mother and make him a general soldier, this person will definitely surrender."

"And Miao Peilin is a typical warlord. Master Shengbao once surrendered him. This time the Shandong Nian Army was destroyed and the rebellion against the puppet Tianjing was critical. This man is the most cunning and must have been shaken again."

"What this person wants is to keep his own army, so he can definitely surrender. He can also be given the position of commander-in-chief and continue to lead his own army."

"As long as Miao Peilin and Ma Ronghe are surrendered, the young man Zhang Zongyu will not be able to make trouble. It can be used as a certificate of surrender for these two people to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."

"By then, it will be easy to regain Henan."

"At that time, we will conquer Tianjing, completely annihilate the rebellion, and achieve great success."

"And King Monk in the north also made great achievements by recovering Kaifeng, Runing and other prefectures in Henan."

"Then, if we join forces from the north to the south, we can suppress Su Yi."

Sushun looked at Zhao Liewen and said, "Are you sure you can conquer the Puppet Tianjing?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes."

Sushun said: "Why are you so determined?"

Zhao Liewen dipped his hand in tea and wrote a word on the table.

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There will be a meeting the next day.

Once again, the two sides were at loggerheads.

Tian Yugong, Zuo Zongtang and others once again petitioned Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao to immediately support Henan and regain the lost territory.

Zai Ling suddenly said: "Now that things have come to this, let's open the skylight and speak openly, okay?"

Tian Yu said: "Please."

Zai Ling, Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Xiang Su wrote to the Queen Mother, asking King Monk and Shengbao to lead the army to Henan to suppress the rebels. He also said that it would be considered a draw before, but does it count?"

Tian Yugong said: "Brothers climb mountains and work hard individually. Su Xiang's record is very brilliant, but King Monk not only regained the entire territory of Shandong, but also killed Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Nian Army. He really made a great contribution, so it is considered a draw."

Zuo Zongtang said: "Xiang Su also wrote to us and said that it will be regarded as a draw."

Duan Hua said: "As far as we know, when Prime Minister Su took over Suzhou, Changzhou, Danyang and other places, he did not experience any war, and they were all abandoned in rebellion. The reason is because Zeng Guofan and other large armies are heading towards the puppet capital Tianjing. Li Shixian, Lin Qirong and others gave up Suzhou, Changzhou and other prefectures in order to save Tianjing, and Su Yi regained these lost lands. "

Zuo Zongtang said: "Yes, so Su Xiang said that it was a draw before."

Zai Ling, Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Now in Henan, the rebels and the Nian bandits have joined forces, with a total of more than 100,000 troops. They have occupied Kaifeng, Xuzhou, Runing and other state capitals. Their power is very huge, and the war situation is no less than that of Shandong. Is it right?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "Yes."

Duan Hua said: "So, if Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao can quickly regain the lost territory in Henan, will it prove the combat power of our Eight Banners?"

Tian Yugong said: "You can't say that. This army was also trained by Su Xiang..."

Zuo Zongtang waved his hand and said: "Yes, it can be proved."

Duan Hua said: "Then we will restore the name of the Eight Banners."

The words spoken here are very thorough.

Although it only means restoring the name of the Eight Banners, it is restoration.

Once the Eight Banners were restored, it would be wrong for Su Yi to completely abolish the Eight Banners.

Duan Hua said: "Do you accept this result?"

Then, he looked at Empress Dowager Cixi.

The Queen Mother said nothing.

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Yehenala summoned Tian Yugong, Chongen and Zuo Zongtang.

"You are Su Yi's party members. How do you put it? Let's make a decision." Yehenala said: "In this situation, people can win with confidence. I heard that Su Yi's army has withdrawn to Suzhou, and it is to destroy Tianjing." Has the war been completely handed over to Zeng Guofan’s Hunan Army?”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Yes."

Yehenala said: "To the south, the Hunan Army wants to seize the power of Tianjing. To the north, they are full of confidence in regaining Henan. If we admit this, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "Sushun, Duanhua and others are back in charge of the center. We are all out and return to Jiujiang."

Yehenala said: "You can still return to Jiujiang, but what about the Ai family?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "The Queen Mother, in the worst case, she will go back to Jiujiang."

Yehenala said: "The Queen Mother who returned to Jiujiang is still the Queen Mother?"

Zuo Zongtang was silent.

Yehenala said tremblingly: "At that time, I called him to lead the army back to the capital. If he had obeyed, nothing would have happened."

It's completely useless to say angry words at this time.

She still has to make a choice in the end.

If she admits this game, then this game of power can continue to be played according to the rules.

If she doesn't admit the game, then the rules are completely overturned.

Yehenala said: "Su Yi, what do you want to say?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "Su Xiang said that we can win this round."

Of course, Yehenara also received a secret letter from Su Yi, a secret letter of affection.

But behind these sweet words, there is only one theme. This game can be won, and it will be an unprecedented victory. Yehenala said: "Zeng Guofan is so determined this time, as if he is determined to regain Tianjing and destroy it. What do you think is the reason?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "Maybe he has some tacit understanding with some of the rebellious people."

Yehenala said: "That's what I'm afraid of. It's not just that Zeng Guofan has a tacit understanding with the rebellious senior officials, so he is bound to win Tianjing. What's even more frightening is that they also have a tacit understanding with the rebellious people in Henan. , it will be possible to easily regain the lost territory in Henan.”

"What will we do when that time comes?"

"In this current situation, as long as Senggelinqin and Shengbao quickly and smoothly regain the lost ground in Henan, our side will lose."

"Because it is the Hunan Army that is mainly attacking Tianjing now. Even if Su Yi's army participates in the battle, it will be an ancillary contribution."

"So if we want to win here, the Hunan Army must fail, and Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao must also fail."

"But now, the Hunan Army and Senggelinqin are both confident. They have united one from the south to the other from the north."

"I am representing you now. If we really accept this game, we will be completely doomed if we lose."

So, now Yehenala has to face another choice.

Do you want to believe Su Yi?

The Hunan Army, which had been watching for a long time, took action decisively at this time and joined forces with Sushun and other Eight Banners princes and factions to plan.

At this moment, it was one to two.

People are in a proactive situation.

Su Yi said he could win, but whether he could win or not.

It happened that not long ago, Su Yi disobeyed the imperial decree and did not lead his army back to Beijing.

Zuo Zongtang said: "Xiang Su has never failed to fulfill his promise."

Yehenala closed her eyes and waved her hand: "You can go out, and I will weigh the matter later."

After Zuo Zongtang and others left, Yehenala once again took out Su Yi's secret letter.

Read it over and over again.

Damn injustice.

Push me every time.

Why are you just staring at me and bullying me?
Then, she called: "Zhu Sanniang."

Zhu Sanniang came in and said, "My servant is here."

Yehenala said: "I will be killed by your master one day, so I will trust him again."

"Get ready. When I give the order, you will immediately leave the capital with me and go to Jiujiang."

Zhu Sanniang said: "Yes."

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There will be a meeting the next day.

Everyone was waiting for the Queen Mother's words.

Duan Hua said: "Empress Dowager, do you accept what my servant said yesterday?"

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao are close to each other, so let them go to Henan to quell the rebellion and regain the lost territory."

Duan Hua said: "If we regain the lost territory, will it be the result of my Eight Banners?"

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Yes."

Okay, just admit it.

Then just follow the previous rules.

Then, the political hall drafted the imperial edict.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces used their seals to order Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao's army to stop entering Beijing and go to Henan to destroy the rebels and regain the lost territory.

soon.

A group of imperial envoys quickly left the palace and headed south to Seng Gelinqin to announce the decree.

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Two days later!
The imperial envoy came to the army of Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao and read out the decrees of the two queen mothers.

The army stopped marching to Beijing and turned to Henan to quell the rebellion.

Seng Gelinqin saw that on this imperial edict, there was not only an imperial reward, but also the seal of Tongdaotang.

Suddenly, he took a long breath.

So much the better.

Deep down in his heart, Seng Gelinqin was unwilling to engage in civil war.

The previous battle between gentlemen was very good.

"The army turned around and headed towards Kaifeng, Henan."

With an order.

The army of tens of thousands of people began to change direction.

More than an hour later, the army headed towards Henan in a mighty manner.

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The whole world held its breath.

Looking at one south and one north, the final battle.

Who wins and who loses.

Originally, Su Yi had almost won, but the Hunan Army rushed out at the critical moment and brought the situation back to a draw.

Now, Su Yi was one against two.

It can be said that Zeng Guofan's decisiveness this time was far beyond anyone's imagination.

The speed of the Hunan Army was far beyond everyone's imagination.

After Su Yi's victory in Hangzhou, the Hunan Army immediately made big moves.

No sloppiness.

Li Hongzhang retreated to Suzhou, and Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, and Luo Zenan violently attacked Anqing.

Zeng Guofan donated Guazhou and crossed the river south.

They started to surround Tianjing as quickly as possible.

On Su Yi's side, after recapturing Suzhou, Changzhou, and Danyang as quickly as possible, Wang Shiqing led four thousand cavalry to rush around Tianjing City.

The densely packed Hunan army has already established positions around Tianjing.

As soon as Su Yi won the battle in Hangzhou, they took action here.

Therefore, besiege Tianjing before Su Yi can.

However, Su Yi was not surprised by all this.

Even before the Battle of Hangzhou, his secret service was attacking like raindrops.

Activities in Tianjing, Kaifeng, Anqing, Yangzhou and other places.

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A few days ago, Su Yi sent Wang Youling to meet with Zeng Guofan to ask if he needed support for this battle.
Zeng Guofan said thank you to Prime Minister Su, and said that Su Yi had won consecutive battles and fought fiercely for several months, and the army was exhausted. Therefore, Zeng Guofan was willing to do his best in this battle of Puppet Tianjing and asked Prime Minister Su to sit in and supervise.

The meaning is clear.

At this time, Su Yi's generals were extremely angry.

Well, Zeng Guofan, the Battle of Anqing dragged on for several years and was not even completed, and even ended with a truce.

Now that we have just eliminated the main force of the rebellion in Hangzhou, you can't wait to fight out and take back Tianjing?
However, from the perspective of Zeng Guofan and others.

They have no choice.

Seeing that Su Yi was about to win a great victory, could they just sit back and wait for death?
After Su Yi abolished the Eight Banners, it was their turn for the Hunan Army.

And this is their last and best chance to take action.

Moreover, the reason why Zeng Guofan was determined to win this time had to start from a certain day.

After the Battle of Hangzhou, the main force of the rebellion was defeated. Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng led 60,000 people to flee towards Anhui.

As a result, he was cut into several pieces by Wang Shiqing's cavalry. Shi Dakai was unlucky and was captured by Su Yi.

Chen Yucheng also escaped in a very embarrassed manner. He could not run away with a large army, otherwise the target would be too big.

Therefore, he finally took one to two hundred people and fled pretending to be soldiers.

As a result, he did escape to Anhui and was not captured by Su Yi.

But...he ran into a large force of the Hunan Army.

He was secretly captured by the Hunan Army.

Afterwards, Zeng Guofan and Chen Yucheng talked all night long.

Historically, Chen Yucheng was betrayed by his subordinate Miao Peilin, handed over to Shengbao, and taken to the capital. Shengbao was worried that something might happen midway, so he killed him on the way.

In his long fighting career, Zeng Guofan tried to persuade Chen Yucheng to surrender countless times, but he was always rejected.

On the contrary, Chen Yucheng repeatedly persuaded Zeng Guofan to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and become independent, and not to sacrifice his life for the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

But in this world, maybe it's different.

But in short, the Hunan army secretly captured Chen Yucheng and then secretly released him.

Afterwards, Chen Yucheng led the defeated army and returned to Tianjing after several twists and turns.

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Following Hong Xiuquan's edict, Taiping troops from various places continued to return.

Finally, except for Lai Wenguang's troops who were too far away, all the remaining Taiping troops returned to Tianjing.

In the Zhejiang War, the Taiping Army indeed suffered too many losses.

So in the end, the total number of Taiping troops in Tianjing was only 150,000.

But even this number is enough.

Zeng Guofan's Hunan army rushed to the Tianjing battlefield from various provinces.

The Hunan Army in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, and Anhui, and even the local Green Camp, were almost completely depleted.

More and more troops are entering the Tianjing battlefield.

The whole Yangtze River is full of boats.

Countless troop ships, grain ships, and ships transporting arms and ammunition landed around Nanjing.

Countless troops dug trenches and built fortifications around the area.

One barracks after another rose from the ground.

The decisive battle in Tianjing is about to begin.

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In Tianjing City!

The atmosphere was depressing and pessimistic.

A defeat in Hangzhou would have serious consequences.

Half of the entire Taiping army was lost and faced an unopposed defeat.

However, Li Xiucheng, Lin Qirong, Li Shixian, Huang Wenjin, Tan Shaoguang and others are still full of fighting spirit.

Zeng Tianyang, who was lingering on the hospital bed before, even miraculously improved at this time.

Become energetic.

Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang were having a secret conversation.

"I have always been thinking about what the outcome of the Kingdom of Heaven will be." Zeng Tianyang said: "Our hearts are with Su Yi and we are in the Kingdom of Heaven. Every time we think of Su Yi leading his army to attack Tianjing, where will we go? It's really disappointing. People’s hearts are burning.”

This is not only Zeng Tianyang's idea, but also Lin Qirong's pain.

They thought countless times what they should do if Su Yi's army came to attack Tianjing?
Surrender directly?

That would be a shame to the countless brothers in heaven.

Fight with Su Yi? That can't be done either.

Their daughters and granddaughters are all with Su Yi.

Zeng Waner was betrothed to Su Yi's disciple Wang Zhengyi.

Lin Chang'er even married Su Yi, and they are now a family.

Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang are like this, let alone Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others.

And the current situation may be the most perfect.

Even if the kingdom of heaven comes to an end, it must be in the most gorgeous way.

That's fine now.

On the Hunan Army side, all the famous generals came out.

Zeng Guofan, Peng Yulin, Luo Zenan, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, Li Hongzhang, Zeng Guoquan and others are all there.

Even the famous Manchu general Duolonga was there.

Here in the Kingdom of Heaven, there are also a gathering of famous generals.

Win the final holy war vigorously and give the Kingdom of Heaven a decent ending.

Then, everyone found a new path.

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Even if they suffered a huge defeat in the Battle of Hangzhou.

Chen Yucheng is still the top general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He has 40,000 people in his nearly 150,000 troops, guarding the most important city gates.

But he also knew the quality of these 150,000 troops.

Most of the most elite troops suffered casualties.

Among these 150,000 people, at least 40,000 to 50,000 are newly recruited soldiers.

No one knows about being captured by the Hunan Army.

Because when he was captured, almost all the guards around him were killed.

During this period, the secret conversation between him and Zeng Guofan that night seemed to appear in his mind all the time.

Every word, every word, keeps echoing.

During this time, he also tortured his heart again and again.

The scene of the Battle of Hangzhou reappeared again and again.

Suddenly, a confidant came to report: "King of England, someone wants to see you."

Chen Yucheng said: "Who?"

The confidant said: "I don't know. I just said that he is an old friend and sent me a greeting card."

Chen Yucheng took the greeting card. There was only the word "Li" on it.

Suddenly, his face trembled slightly.

After a long while, he finally said: "Let her in."

After a moment, a man in a black cloak entered.

Chen Yucheng cleared everyone away and said slowly: "At this time, do you dare to come and see me?"

The visitor lifted up his cloak and revealed a gorgeous face, it was Hong Renli.

"Picheng." Hong Renli said, "I shouldn't have come, but I came anyway."

Hearing the name of this hour, Chen Yucheng felt that it was very long ago.

The nice names like Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng are not the original names, they were all changed later.

"Su Yi values ​​you very, very much. You have always been ranked first in the list of gift books." Hong Renli said: "Last time in Hangzhou, he made the final offer to you and Shi Dakai to surrender, but you refused. The Battle of Hangzhou Later, Shi Dakai was captured, and he finally died generously. But... he actually wanted to surrender, but Su Yi was unwilling to speak. Shi Dakai could not find the steps and had no choice but to commit suicide. "

Chen Yucheng said coldly: "So what?"

Hong Renli said: "In Su Yi's heart, Shi Dakai is at a disadvantage, so there is no place for Shi Dakai on Su Yi's side."

"But although you have always been against Su Yi, you have done nothing wrong for the Kingdom of Heaven."

Chen Yucheng said: "You are so embarrassed to say such things, what are you doing to the Kingdom of Heaven? Is it a loss for you?"

Hong Renli said: "Of course there is a loss, I am a traitor to the Kingdom of Heaven."

Then, both sides fell into silence.

Hong Renli said: "Chen Yucheng, when you were in Anhui, were you captured by the Hunan Army? Did you have secret talks with Zeng Guofan?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Yucheng's expression changed drastically.

Drawing the knife almost instinctively.

Hong Renli said: "So you know, I am risking my life by coming to see you alone."

"If I reveal this secret of yours, I will most likely be hacked to death by you."

Chen Yucheng held the hilt of the sword and said, "You can tell the king of heaven to see if he believes you?"

Hong Renli said: "I won't go."

Then, Hong Renli took out a thick stack of letters and said, "Do you want to take a look?"

Chen Yucheng said: "Do you want to persuade me to surrender?"

Hong Renli said: "No, the letter you wrote to Hong Rengan and Lin Shaozhang, requesting the promotion of the legislation of the Kingdom of Heaven, and the indirect suggestions you made about the corruption and ills of the Kingdom of Heaven are all here, right?"

Chen Yucheng was stunned. He indeed had many thoughts and was extremely sad about the current situation of the Kingdom of Heaven.

So I wrote a lot, hoping to change the current situation.

When I took it and took a look, I found that it was densely packed with comments, with red pen comments.

His views and principles and policies are well written, but they are rather naive.

After being annotated with these red pens, it suddenly became much more thorough.

There are hundreds of pages and tens of thousands of words, all of which have been annotated in detail.

Hong Renli said: "You probably know who made this annotation, it's Su Yi."

Chen Yucheng hissed: "Are you here to persuade me to surrender?"

Hong Renli said: "No, no."

"Su Yi gives books and writes letters. You are always the first, but every time you burn the letters." Hong Renli said: "But it doesn't matter."

"This is the last time he will send you a military book and a detailed analysis of the Battle of Hangzhou."

"You can look at it, or you can burn it."

"However, as your former senior, I want to tell you something. Young people should not compromise their pride because of their anger."

"You are Chen Yucheng, you are the King of England, don't taint yourself."

"Your enemy may be Su Yi, but the enemy of your enemy is Zeng Guofan, and he is not your ally."

Then, Hong Renli put a lot of letters on the table and said, "If you don't kill me, I'm leaving."

Chen Yucheng said: "You, you won't tell the truth? Don't tell the King of Heaven?"

Hong Renli said: "I will not inform the King of Heaven."

Then, the Hong people left.

She did not inform Hong Xiuquan, but she told Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang to pay attention to Chen Yucheng and take action immediately if there were signs of rebellion.

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It took more than a month of preparation.

Countless Hunan troops and countless green battalion soldiers surrounded the entire Tianjing City.

The second day of February, 1863.

The dragon raises its head!
With an order.

Countless artillery bombardment.

The decisive battle in Tianjing officially broke out.

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Note: I wrote until eleven o'clock again. I'm sorry for my benefactor. I will try to finish it half an hour early tomorrow.

I won’t write too many war scenes in the future, it will be very enjoyable! I...can I still ask for a monthly ticket? Kowtow to your benefactor, thank you!
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