Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 251 Hong Xiuquan commits suicide and seizes Tianjing

Chapter 251 Hong Xiuquan commits suicide! Seize Tianjing!
This may be the largest war in the past century.

In a mere battlefield in Tianjing City, both sides invested nearly 400,000 troops.

The scale was much larger than the historical Battle of Tianjing.

View from the air.

For dozens of miles, there are trenches and camps everywhere.

After the horn sounded.

On the battlefield for dozens of miles, countless troops, dark and dense, began to charge like ants.

An astonishing number of artillery pieces fired at each other.

The entire battlefield was magnificent.

This was also the most brutal battle in decades.

Both sides tried their best to fight to the death.

It can be seen that after the core defeat, the Taiping Army's combat effectiveness is no longer as good as the Hunan Army.

Especially in this world, the Hunan Army has received strong support from the United States, and has also received full support from other factions in the British side.

However, the Hunan army still suffered a bloody defeat in Tianjing.

These people in the Taiping Army are so crazy.

This is obviously the final war. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is obviously in decline, and it is said that it should have no fighting spirit.

However, to this group of Taiping troops, it was like a holy war.

Especially for core stars such as Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian, Huang Wenjin, and Tan Shaoguang.

It was as if all the blood, all the anger, and all the unwillingness were concentrated and fully bloomed on the Hunan Army.

We must fight to the last soldier.

The bloody nature of these commanders also completely affected hundreds of thousands of Taiping soldiers.

Even the new recruits are not afraid of death.

Live to death.

The battle to defend Tianjing in history was also tragic and desperate.

But the battle to defend Tianjing in this world is still tragic, but it is not necessarily desperate.

Although no one said it out loud, they all had the same idea.

We know that the Kingdom of Heaven may be coming to an end.

We vaguely seem to have seen a new direction.

But just because of this, we need to say a final farewell to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Say goodbye to your past beliefs.

You must be worthy of your beliefs, so in this final battle, you will not hesitate to sacrifice your own life.

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After more than ten days of fierce fighting.

Both sides paid extremely heavy casualties.

The historical battle to defend Tianjing lasted for about two years and was somewhat leisurely.

But in this world, Su Yi was watching eagerly from the side, so the Hunan Army had to make a desperate move.

Therefore, it is much more intense than in history.

In the past ten days, the Hunan Army has been extremely brave and attacked the city wall again and again, even if it was only the outer city.

But time and again, they were pushed back by the Taiping Army.

After paying extremely heavy casualties, the two sides entered a brief truce, each retreating to their original positions and licking their wounds.

Had a rare quiet moment.

Chen Yucheng continued to read the books sent by Su Yi.

He was already much later than the others.

At this time, he instinctively did not want to read military books, so he chose political books.

His education is not high, but his understanding is very high.

Su Yi's political books have a very broad vision and incorporate world history, politics, and philosophy.

But it was expressed in a very simple language.

Really explain things in a simple way.

Of course this was not written by him, but by Negative Bamei and the others who gathered the wisdom of many people.

After the draft is completed, it will be handed over to Qingqing Dabaobao for the first revision.

Because Negative Bamei is a person in modern society after all, and her vision is different, so there will be a gap in the sense of immersion in reading.

After Qingqing revised it, it was handed over to Hong Renli for the second revision.

This was a bit difficult for Hong Renli. She was smart and had some knowledge, but she was far from this level.

She could only put forward her point of view from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's thinking and vision, and then let Qingqing make modifications.

In this way, Su Yi's gift of books was officially formed and handed over to Li Xiucheng and others.

Therefore, the lethality is very large.

These books did not directly explain the shortcomings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at all, nor did they attack their mistakes. On the contrary, they certainly did more than belittle them.

But as they read, they could clearly see the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's mistakes, shortcomings, and the inevitability of its failure.

Really thorough.

When Li Xiucheng saw it, he could hardly sleep at night.

Even like Chen Yucheng, he instinctively wanted to burn these books.

Because, destroy his Taoist heart and destroy his faith.

But instead of destroying his faith, these books were elevating their faith.

Su Yi was affirming them, just letting them see right and wrong, gains and losses from a higher perspective.

Let them see the childishness and rudimentary nature of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others have been watching it for four or five years.

As for Chen Yucheng, when he just started watching it, he felt quite enlightened and sweaty.

Hearing it in the morning feels like death in the evening.

These books are not as powerful for other people.

But this group of people have special beliefs and have thought deeply and for a long time.

Unfortunately, their thinking is not thorough.

Because there was no one to guide them from a higher dimension. Feng Yunshan was the founder of this ideological system, but he died early, so the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom lost its spiritual guide early, and Hong Rengan was completely half-full.

Therefore, the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were faced with a spiritual dilemma.

They deeply feel that their path is correct, but they are full of mistakes and cannot find a way out.

Like a headless fly, running around without hope.

These books by Su Yi were tailor-made for them by dozens of modern scholars through theoretical books related to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

So, is this okay?

After Chen Yucheng read it, he felt terrible.

How could someone be so smart and far-sighted? Problems that people like me couldn't think through could be solved with just a few clicks.

I can sense the error, but I don’t know where it is, why it is wrong, and how to correct it.

These books are clearly written.

Truly enlightening.

The key is that people all over the world are denying the spiritual line of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and criticizing it as stinky shit.

At the beginning, the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom could insist on their own opinions, but as the fate of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom faded, they also began to fall into self-doubt.

Do you feel that your path is wrong and that it will never work?

They insist on their faith because they have given everything in their lives for it.

To deny faith is to deny one's own life.

But in the book Su Yi presented him, he highly praised their spiritual thinking.

And it's not polite, it's a compliment from the heart.

Marx said that the Taiping Rebellion was the first regime with communist characteristics.

Therefore, Su Yi quoted a large number of Marx-related philosophies in his book and expounded them in the words of this era.

The power of this kind of spiritual resonance is very huge.

At this time, Chen Yucheng knew why Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang and others were yearning for Su Yi.

Why was Li Xiucheng almost unwilling to fight Su Yi? Why was Li Shixian directly choosing to surrender mentally after the battle in Jiaxing?

Because many of these young people who were given books regarded Su Yi as their spiritual mentor.

Despite the disastrous defeat, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng still had the highest prestige among the soldiers within the Kingdom of Heaven at this time.

Compared with the two of them, there is still a big gap between Lin Qirong. Because he kept a low profile after returning to Tianjing from Jiujiang, rarely played in battles, and won few victories.

Of course, there is a more important point, that is, his heart is towards Su Yi, so he is not firm about the Kingdom of Heaven.

On the contrary, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng showed their talents and won many battles.

Therefore, if Chen Yucheng really planned to rebel and surrender, it would be completely easy for Zeng Guofan to capture Tianjing City.

Chen Yucheng has high prestige and controls one-third of Tianjing City's troops.

Regardless of whether Kaicheng surrenders or there is internal strife, the lethality is huge.

That night, Zeng Guofan and Chen Yucheng talked all night long, and the core of the conversation was the glory of the Han family.

In the past, it was Chen Yucheng who advised Zeng Guofan to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and become independent, but now it is just the opposite.

That night, was the exchange between Chen Yucheng and Zeng Guofan sincere?
Was he moved by Zeng Guofan?
Really impressed.

In Chen Yucheng's view, there is no hope for heaven.

Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang and others were all bribed by Su Yi, and Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others were also completely influenced by Su Yi.

In the future, the kingdom of heaven is likely to fall completely into Su Yi's hands.

He didn't want to see this happen.

Zeng Guofan repeatedly emphasized that Su Yi was a Manchu.

Although Su Yi abolished the Eight Banners, he was still a Manchu and a foreigner.

Could he be of the same mind as the Han people?
The various reforms he made were ultimately to make Manchuria better able to enslave the entire Han people.

But Zeng Guofan was different. They were Han people and they could represent the interests of the Han people.

Chen Yucheng's alliance with the Hunan Army at the critical moment can at least make the south of the Yangtze River a Han empire.

At that time, Chen Yucheng asked Zeng Guofan, would you fight against the Qing Dynasty and become independent?

Zeng Guofan said that it would not happen now. His primary goal now is to penetrate and control the entire south of the Yangtze River, so that the Han people can control half of the country and be able to compete with the Qing court in the north.

However, the contradiction between Su Yi, Su Shun and others is irreconcilable, so once there is a civil war in the Qing court, their opportunity will come.

Therefore, I ask King Chen Yucheng of England to keep his useful life and work together for great cause in the future.

Zeng Guofan never talked about persuading surrender from beginning to end, but about forming an alliance.

They all say that they are working together to achieve a great cause for the benefit of the Han people.

Therefore, Chen Yucheng has a very clear concept in his mind.

People like Li Xiucheng and Lin Qirong will sell the Kingdom of Heaven to Su Yi.

Then I, Chen Yucheng, choose to form an alliance with the Hunan Army to preserve the last vitality of the Kingdom of Heaven.

I am not surrendering, I am just joining the Han camp and continuing to fight against the Manchu aliens.

But after reading Su Ye's gift book, he deeply discovered that Su Ye was the real Han family.

No, that's not even that narrow.

What Su Yi proposed was the Chinese nation.

Su Yi reviewed these internal affairs letters written by Chen Yucheng in detail, and also put forward his own policies in the process.

First abolish the Eight Banners Army, and then abolish the Green Camp.

Next, we need to completely reform the flag affairs. All the bannermen will no longer think about sucking the blood of the country.

Completely abolish the Eight Banners system and completely cancel all the privileges of the Manchu people.

Seeing this, Chen Yucheng was already sweating all over.

Su Yi was a bannerman and a clan member, yet he revolutionized his own life so completely.

Looking ahead, we will have to carry out land reform and gradually abolish the imperial examination system.

Seeing Chen Yucheng, he felt confused for a while.

You, you are more thorough than the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

You have to do all the things that you want to do but dare not do in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Are you the true heir to the Kingdom of Heaven?

Moreover, they don’t even wear the cloak of the so-called God-worshipping religion.

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next day!

Li Xiucheng came to Chen Yucheng and had a chat.

These two people are the pillars of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but in fact their relationship is not harmonious.

Historically, Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng were enemies because Shi Dakai killed Chen Yucheng's uncle Chen Chengrong. But in this world, Chen Chengrong was killed by Hong Xiuquan, so Chen Yucheng and Shi Dakai have always been in alliance.

Li Xiucheng is a gentle man and is more than ten years older. Chen Yucheng has a fierce temperament and is arrogant.

After experiencing the defeat in Hangzhou, Chen Yucheng's whole momentum collapsed instantly, and he was no longer so sharp.

"You were in the Boy Scouts at the time, and it was Fu Shanxiang who taught you how to read and write, right?" Li Xiucheng said.

Chen Yucheng nodded and said, "Yes."

Li Xiucheng said: "Tan Shaoguang is also a boy scout. You boy scouts all have one characteristic: they like Fu Shanxiang."

Chen Yucheng suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Fu Shanxiang was the top female scholar, their teacher, and the daughter of a wealthy family from a scholarly family.

So what's the appeal to them as Boy Scouts?

Dream lover.

Li Xiucheng said: "That's not all. At that time, you children were organized into the Boy Scouts, and many girls were organized into the women's camp. There must be many girls you like in there. As a result, Fu Shanxiang followed Su Yi, and even those in the women's camp The sisters also went to Jiujiang and became Su Yi's people, so Su Yi really hates you for taking your wife. "

Chen Yucheng immediately smiled sheepishly.

He was young, so his strong hatred and hostility towards Su Yi really came from here.

Li Xiucheng said: "We are the same, I am older. You admire Fu Shanxiang, and we admire Hong Renli."

"Lin Fengxiang is the man who is most obsessed with her. In order to avenge him, Hong Renli lurked in the capital for several years and even went to assassinate the Manchu Dog Emperor."

"As a result, Hong Renli also followed Su Yi."

"Su Yi is really a bastard." Li Xiucheng said, "He hates many people in our heaven for taking away their wives."

Chen Yucheng said: "The key is that he is still the clear demon Mangou."

Li Xiucheng said: "That's not true."

Then, Chen Yucheng said: "Has he ever surrendered you?"

Li Xiucheng said: "Never."

Chen Yucheng said: "Have you communicated with each other?"

Li Xiucheng said: "There were times when I read those books several times and figured out some things, but I couldn't figure out some things, so I couldn't help but write to ask."

Chen Yucheng said: "Did you figure it out then?"

Li Xiucheng said: "Some have figured it out, some have not. Because there are some things that Su Yi is also looking for."

Chen Yucheng said: "He said that within twenty years, all unequal treaties will be eliminated and all foreign forces will be driven out."

Li Xiucheng said: "Yes, he said that."

Chen Yucheng said: "What do you think if we tell foreigners this?"

Li Xiucheng laughed.

Chen Yucheng said: "Where is the King of Heaven?"

Li Xiucheng said: "I'm sick."

Chen Yucheng said: "I'm sick and yet I'm still so indulgent."

Li Xiucheng said: "Is there any way?"

Finally, Li Xiucheng said: "The kingdom of heaven is only supported by the two of us, so no matter what happens, we will advance and retreat together, okay?"

Chen Yucheng thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

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After a brief truce for four or five days.

The war broke out again.

The Hunan Army, which had been rested and replenished, launched an even more fierce offensive.

More artillery fired wildly.

But this time, the results were finally much more significant.

The fortresses outside Tianjing were captured one by one.

It is difficult to capture the important towns of the Taiping Rebellion because there are countless strong fortresses on the periphery.

The Battle of Luzhou at that time caused people to vomit blood.

Later, in the Battle of Anqing, the Hunan Army also attacked aggressively for more than a year, but could not win.

Originally, Zeng Guofan wanted to take over Tianjing City in one go, but he suffered a bloody blow to his head.

So after the truce, the strategy changed.

Let's temporarily give up attacking Tianjing directly and focus on attacking the periphery.

First, Jiangpu, Pukou, and Jiusuzhou were captured, and the north bank of the Yangtze River was completely captured.

In this way, all ties between the Taiping Army and the north were completely severed.

Then, the Hunan Army Navy completely controlled the Yangtze River in this area, as well as the large rivers around Tianjing.

Then, Zeng Guoquan's troops captured all the important bridges in the southeast and southwest of Tianjing City.

Then, they captured the Shangfang Gate, Gaoqiao Gate, Shuangqiao Gate, Qiqiao Urn, Moling Pass, Zhonghe Bridge and other strongholds in the southeast of the city.

At this point, except for one or two city gates, all the passages between Tianjing City and the outside were blocked.

A few days later, the Hunan army captured the most important fortress outside Tianjing City, Tianbao City in Zijin Mountain.

Then, large forces of the Hunan Army occupied the outer positions of Shence Gate and Taiping Gate.

At this point, the Hunan Army has completely completed the encirclement of Tianjing City.

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Historically, before the encirclement, Li Xiucheng once proposed to Hong Xiuquan to lead his army to leave Tianjing City to save people and lost territory, but Hong Xiuquan refused.

And in this world, no one brings that up.

Everyone has the same will to defend Tianjing resolutely.

But everyone also knows that once the encirclement is completed, they will be completely trapped.

Food and ammunition could not be transported in.

Even in a sense, once the siege is complete, as long as the Hunan Army is completely sieged, Beijing is destined to fall that day.

Inside the Heavenly King's Mansion.

Hong Xiuquan had fallen into despair.

All the bases of the Kingdom of Heaven were lost, leaving only Tianjing City.

And now, Tianjing is also surrounded.

There was absolutely no hope.

The kingdom of heaven is over.

Although he was sick, he seemed to be even more excited.

Just now, he was blessed with two beauties.

"Prepare for the royal banquet."

He was in the bathtub, his face flushed and he looked energetic.

Take a bath, change clothes, put on dragon robes, and plan to have a banquet.

There are hundreds of dishes placed on the huge table.

A band of several hundred people outside continued to play.

There were dozens of beauties around, serving him meals.

After Hong Xiuquan ascended to the throne, he didn't know how the emperor should enjoy it, so he just followed his own fantasy.

The ostentation was extremely grand, and it was very local and local.

He has been living like this for several years.

After entering Tianjing, he stayed in the Tianwang Mansion and enjoyed the glory and wealth to his heart's content, unwilling to take care of things.

The beauty held the dish and brought it to his mouth, and he ate it enthusiastically.

Chewing.

It acts like it tastes delicious, but in reality it’s just tasteless. As he ate, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

But he laughed, took the wine, drank it, and put away all the tears.

He was actually tired of living like this for a long time, but he was even more tired of political affairs.

However, these days seem to have come to an end.

Tianjing City has been completely surrounded, and the last exit has been blocked.

There was no hope.

"Keep dancing, keep singing!" Hong Xiuquan laughed.

So the band outside played harder.

Dozens of beauties danced even more vigorously.

He obviously didn't want to eat at all and couldn't eat at all, but he ate desperately.

After eating, he put on his dragon robe, climbed to the highest point, and looked out of the city.

Everyone within sight is an enemy.

After capturing all the surrounding castles and strongholds, the Hunan Army once again had a brief truce and rest.

Then, they worked hard to build a fortress, building one strong fort after another not far from the city wall.

Although Zeng Guofan wanted to capture Tianjing quickly, he was also well equipped for a long-term siege.

The enemies outside are really invisible.

Once upon a time, Jiangbei Camp and Jiangnan Camp blocked the north and south directions of Tianjing.

However, it was not as desperate as today.

After watching for a long time, Hong Xiuquan suddenly began to vomit.

I was not in good health and was sick, and I clearly didn’t want to eat just now, but I chewed mechanically and devoured it.

Now being blown by the cold wind and stimulated by the countless enemy troops outside, my whole stomach seemed to start to cramp.

"vomit……"

Next, violent vomiting.

His whole body seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and the female officer behind him rushed up to help him.

He waved his hand and said: "Don't come up, I'm fine, I'm fine..."

I vomited for a long time and finished all the food I had just barely eaten.

He took out a golden silk kerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth gently, and then staggered away.

Return to the bedroom.

Hong Xiuquan asked: "Are you ready for the wine I mentioned?"

His favorite concubine said: "Get ready, King of Heaven."

Wine is on the table.

"You all should go out," Hong Xiuquan said.

After everyone had gone out, he came to the table and poured a glass of wine.

Some didn't dare to drink it because it was poisoned wine prepared for him to kill himself.

Death is the most difficult thing in history.

However, it may be harder to stay alive next.

He did not have the courage to face the defeat that followed.

"Dong Wang, I might as well let you win that day." Hong Xiuquan said to himself.

He lifted the glass to his mouth and wanted to drink it, but he didn't have the courage.

So he grabbed his right hand with his other hand and forced the poisoned wine into his mouth.

"It's a dream, it's a dream, hahahaha!"

After a burst of laughter, Hong Xiuquan finally drank the poisoned wine.

After your first drink, the rest becomes much easier.

He drank one glass after another, and when he finished half the bottle, he felt that his eyes were getting dark.

"My life is worth it, it's worth it..."

He finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.

The wine bottle and wine glass in his hands fell to the ground.

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at the same time!

The situation on the Henan side, Senggelinqin and Shengbao's side can no longer be described as smooth.

Lai Wenguang's troops were concerned about Tianjing and had already led their troops south.

At this time, there were still hundreds of thousands of rebels entrenched in Henan.

Among them, there are 40,000 people from Zhang Zongyu's Nian army, 40,000 people from Ma Ronghe's rebellious army, and nearly 60,000 people from Miao Peilin's army.

On Ma Ronghe's side, Liu Shen Wu had no master, and the negotiations went smoothly, and he agreed to surrender in just half a month.

Shengbao agreed and canonized him as the chief soldier.

The negotiations on Miao Peilin's side were slightly unsatisfactory, not because he didn't want to surrender, but because he had too much appetite.

This person surrendered and then rebelled, and rebelled and surrendered again. He was a profit-seeking and repetitive person.

The commander-in-chief could not satisfy him anymore, so he proposed to Shengbao that he should hold both civil and military positions. The civil service should be at least second-grade, and the military position should be first-grade admiral.

Shengbao was unwilling to agree, so the two parties began to bargain.

On the other side of the capital, Duanhua and Sushun kept urging.

Don't care too much about Miao Peilin's conditions, don't even worry about him surrendering and rebelling again. It doesn't matter even if he rebels again six months later.

As long as they surrender this time and regain the lost ground in Henan, then this round will be won.

If Su Yi meant what he said, he would have completely lost his right to speak in the center.

Winning the center is the most important thing.

Even Miao Peilin can agree to the conditions he wants.

As a result, Shengbao and Miao Peilin negotiated again.

Eventually, both parties reached an agreement.

Miao Peilin was willing to surrender to the Qing court, with the rank of second-grade civilian official and first-grade military admiral.

But in exchange, Miao Peilin and Ma Ronghe needed to cooperate with the imperial army in a three-party attack on Zhang Zongyu's tribe of the Nian Army.

After the negotiation is over and the documents are signed.

Ecstatic to win.

It's done, it's done!
This round is going to be won.

Next, Henan can even be recovered without any effort.

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At the same time, Tianjing battlefield.

Zhao Liewen rushed into the commander's tent and whispered: "Commander, Hong Xiuquan is dead. Hong Xiuquan committed suicide."

Zeng Guofan stood up in surprise and said, "Really?"

Staff Zhao Liewen said: "Really, several of our spies in Pseudo Tianjing City all sent signals at the same time."

"The death of Hong Xiuquan will be a fatal blow to the morale of the defenders in Tianjing City."

Zeng Guofan said: "Where's Chen Yucheng? There's no reply yet?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Tonight, we will contact him again. This man has a rebellious heart and is probably unwilling to surrender until he is in a desperate situation. Now that Hong Xiuquan is dead, he is completely despairing and has no choice."

At this moment, someone rushed in from outside.

"Commander, Commander, Su Yi's army has moved."

Zeng Guofan asked: "Why did you move?"

The messenger said: "He has mobilized all the troops in Suzhou. They are all along the canal and should be gathered in Danyang and Changzhou."

Zhao Liewen said: "Su Yi also has many spies in Pseudo Tianjing City. He must also have learned that Hong Xiuquan committed suicide, so he made a big move."

Zeng Guofan nodded, because many carrier pigeons flew out from Tianjing City two days ago, and they went directly towards Changzhou.

Danyang and Changzhou are the cities closest to Tianjing. Su Yi's action greatly stimulated Zeng Guofan.

Zhao Liewen said: "Commander, we must speed up. We have fought in Tianjing City for two months, and we are about to win. The fruits must not fall into Su Yi's hands."

Zeng Guofan nodded and said: "Hurry up and contact Chen Yucheng."

Zhao Liewen said: "The students will go in person."

Zeng Guofan said: "It's too risky."

Zhao Liewen said: "At this critical moment, how can the safety of students compare with the overall situation?"

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That night, Zhao Liewen ventured to the forefront of the battle, sent a signal, and contacted Chen Yucheng.

However, there was no reaction from the other party.

Su Yi was still mobilizing troops and generals. Not only did he transfer his main force, he even transferred the troops of Wang Youling of Zhejiang, Ma Xinyi and Yuan Jiasan to Danyang and Changzhou.

Zeng Guofan became even more nervous.

I'm afraid that at the last moment, Su Yi will come and snatch the fruits of victory.

The next day, Zeng Guofan launched another attack regardless of the fact that the fortress outside had not been completed yet.

A brutal siege broke out again.

Perhaps it is because the mourning soldiers must win.

The defenders of Tianjing City showed amazing fighting will.

Grieved and angry, they repelled the Hunan Army again and again.

Bloodstains stained almost every section of the city wall red.

Perhaps many Taiping soldiers also knew that Hong Xiuquan was dead, so they were full of sadness.

The number of casualties on this day exceeded that of the past half month.

Zeng Guofan held another meeting here.

"The sad soldiers will win, so should we avoid this sharp edge and let the rebellious defenders lose their momentum, turning from grief and anger to gloom and despair, and then attack?"

In the commander's tent, the Hunan army was divided into two factions.

One side felt that the truce should be suspended to allow the rebellious defenders to peacefully go through this period of grief after Hong Xiuquan's death.

On the other hand, I felt that we should take advantage of this moment to completely defeat the will of the rebellious defenders.

Zeng Guofan couldn't make a choice for a while.

Then, his close aide Zhao Liewen once again persuaded Zeng Guofan.

"Commander, the students believe that the grief and anger of rebelling against the defenders cannot last forever. After reaching a certain point, this grief and anger will immediately turn into despair and collapse."

Zeng Guofan said: "Has Chen Yucheng not agreed to meet you yet?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Not yet, so I think at this time, we must completely overwhelm their momentum and make Chen Yucheng completely hopeless, and he will surrender."

Zeng Guofan hesitated again and again, and finally decided to continue the attack.

The next day, the Hunan army once again attacked Tianjing City frantically.

On this day, the Taiping defenders were no longer as brave as they were yesterday.

As Zhao Liewen said, grief and anger cannot last long.

Hong Xiuquan committed suicide after all. After a brief period of grief and anger, there was a fatal blow to morale and despair.

But today's battle is still very difficult.

The Hunan Army still suffered huge casualties.

If the fight continues like this, even if Tianjing City is finally captured, there is no telling how many casualties there will be.

but……

Tonight, Zhao Liewen got a response from Chen Yucheng.

Then, Zhao Liewen took advantage of the darkness and secretly sneaked into Chaoyang Gate.

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Inside Chaoyang Gate are the ruins of the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.

This is like an urn city, because there is a wall behind it.

In a secret room, Chen Yucheng met Zhao Liewen alone.

Among the fierce battles in the past period, the battle near Chaoyang Gate was the most intense.

Chen Yucheng's main army was deployed here.

In this area, the Hunan Army suffered the greatest casualties, and of course Chen Yucheng's troops also suffered heavy casualties.

"King of England, have you forgotten the agreement we made at that time?" Zhao Liewen said.

Chen Yucheng said: "I didn't agree to anything at that time."

Zhao Liewen said: "You agree to form an alliance with us and fight against the Tatars together."

Then, Zhao Liewen said: "Hong Xiuquan is dead, right?"

Chen Yucheng was silent.

Zhao Liewen said: "King of England, you have been loyal to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom until the last moment, and you are worthy of your oath. The King of Heaven is dead, and you have no one to be loyal to. Now it is time to consider yourself."

Chen Yucheng continued to remain silent.

Zhao Liewen said: "Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang, Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian, their armies are all in the east. Your Chen Yucheng's army is in the west, all in the Ming Forbidden City area. Why are they so clearly separated?"

"After Hong Xiuquan died, Su Yi's army moved on, and troops were constantly transferred from Zhejiang and Suzhou to Danyang and Changzhou. And carrier pigeons flew out of Tianjing City constantly, and you know why. Lin Qirong and Li Xiucheng were always there Ready to surrender to Su Yi."

"Hong Xiuquan is dead, and they are looking for another way out. Do you, King of England, want to be buried for the Kingdom of Heaven?"

"They can all surrender to Su Yi, but you cannot surrender. On the battlefield in Hangzhou, Su Yi made the final offer to you to surrender, but you refused. After Shi Dakai was captured, Su Yi did not surrender, but asked him to commit suicide."

"So King Ying, there is no way for you to survive on Su Yi's side. Only on our side, there is still a way to survive."

Zhao Liewen wants to say more.

Chen Yucheng waved his hand and said: "No need to say it, don't say it."

"Tomorrow night, half past nine Western time."

"I will open the Chaoyang Gate and let you in."

"This is the only thing I can do. My defense zone is only this area. You can fight other places by yourselves."

"My army will all have red cloth tied on their right arms."

Zhao Liewen's eyes were ecstatic and he said: "The King of England is wise."

Chen Yucheng's face twitched slightly, he closed his eyes and lay on the recliner, unwilling to speak any more.

It seems that he is unwilling to face himself at this time.

Zhao Liewen took a deep look at Chen Yucheng, then turned and left.

"Goodbye, King of England."

Chen Yucheng waved his hand and said nothing.

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Zhao Liewen secretly left Chaoyang Gate and sneaked back to Zeng Guofan's tent.

"Commander, Chen Yucheng agreed."

"At nine-thirty tomorrow night, he will open the Chaoyang Gate and let us in."

"The right arm of his army will be tied with red cloth."

Zeng Guofan was immediately ecstatic and stood up suddenly.

Then, he instinctively asked: "Could it be a scam?"

Zhao Liewen thought for a while and said, "Then, shall I test it again tonight and ask him to open Chaoyang Gate tomorrow?"

Zeng Guofan said: "What do you think?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Chen Yucheng should have no choice. Hong Xiuquan is dead, and he is loyal to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the end. Lin Qirong, Li Xiucheng and others are likely to surrender to Su Yi, but he cannot surrender. We are his last choice. "

At this time, messengers from outside rushed in.

"Commander, Su Yi's army in Changzhou has been dispatched and is heading towards Tianjing."

Zeng Guofan's expression changed.

Zhao Liewen said: "Commander, I'm afraid Li Xiucheng and Lin Qirong will make big moves."

"We're going faster."

Zeng Guofan closed his eyes and said in silence for a long time: "They are Li Xubin and Luo Zenan outside Chaoyang Gate, right?"

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes, because this area is the most difficult to attack, so Li Xubin and Luo Zenan led 50,000 people to attack the Chaoyang area in the east of the city around Xiaoling Guard."

Zeng Guofan said: "Order their 50,000-strong army to prepare. Tomorrow night at 9:30 p.m. Western time, they will enter the Chaoyang Gate and occupy the east side of the puppet Tianjing City and the ruins of the Ming Forbidden City."

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes!"

Zeng Guofan said: "Go and call Li Xubin and Luo Zenan."

Zhao Liewen went to the east camp in person and asked Li Xubin and Luo Zenan to go to Zeng Guofan's commander's tent.

These two people have long since died in history.

Because of Su Yi's butterfly wings, two famous generals of the Hunan Army are alive today.

Zeng Guofan ordered the two men to enter Chaoyang Gate tomorrow and accept Chen Yucheng's surrender.

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at the same time!

Inside the ruins of the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Yucheng secretly met with Hong Renli again.

"Tomorrow at 9:30 pm, I will open the Chaoyang Gate to welcome the Hunan Army into the city."

"But whether they will come in or not, I don't know."

"Zeng Guofan is a suspicious person."

Hong Renli nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Did Zhao Liewen come to talk to you personally?"

Chen Yucheng said: "Yes, Zeng Guofan's confidant Zhao Liewen. When I was captured, Zeng Guofan talked with me for a while, and half of the time, it was Zhao Liewen who talked with me."

"To be honest, Zhao Liewen's words are more inspiring to me."

Hong Renli nodded and said, "Everything is going according to plan."

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At midnight, Zhao Liewen returned to his tent and took a long breath.

It was so exhausting.

He almost wanted to fall asleep immediately, but he still insisted on soaking his feet before going to bed.

After soaking his feet, he still didn't sleep, but held a book.

While reading, he tapped on the table.

He just tilted the tabletop casually and made a thumping sound.

There seemed to be no rhythm.

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next day!