Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 252 Zeng Guofan was defeated! The Kingdom of Heaven surrendered to Su Yi!
The Imperial Palace in Beijing.

Yehenala has been pregnant for more than four months and will gradually become pregnant.

At that time, she would not be able to appear in the court no matter what.

During this period, her medical treatment and care depended entirely on Su Yi's female military doctors, who hid in the palace as palace maids.

According to the usual practice, almost every once in a while, the queen mothers of the two palaces need to ask the imperial doctor to take their pulse.

Empress Dowager Ci'an's side continued as usual, but Yehenala's side had stopped for a long time.

Of course, Tai Hospital’s pulse diagnosis records are still normal.

The imperial doctor was bribed, or threatened.

However, even though he didn't say anything, he could probably guess what might have happened.

There is really a feeling that the fire cannot be contained by paper.

The news coming from the south is getting worse.

Although it was difficult for Zeng Guofan to attack the pseudo-Tianjing City, there was a great breakthrough. It was already a matter of time to capture Tianjing City.

What's even worse is the news coming from Henan.

Although Sushun and Duanhua had the intention to conceal it, the news of recruiting the rebel king Ma Ronghe and the rebel leader Miao Peilin came out bit by bit.

Finally, a secret report came, which made people break their guard.

The false king Hong Xiuquan may have committed suicide.

That night, Duanhua, Sushun, Zaiyuan and others celebrated together and couldn't help but drink until midnight.

But Yehenala couldn't bear it anymore and directly summoned Ronglu to Beijing.

The two had a secret conversation, even excluding Zhu Sanniang.

"Rong Lu, are you still loyal to me?"

Ronglu kowtowed and said, "I will always be loyal to the Queen Mother."

Yehenala asked: "Your Third Division has more than 10,000 people. How is the training at Tianjing Military Station?"

During this time, Ronglu's third division and the garrison division in the capital were all training at the Tianjin Military Station.

Especially Ronglu's Third Division, which was originally based on the Tianjin New Army, this time suffered the most severe training at the Tianjin Military Station.

The training intensity even exceeded that of the previous Fourth Division and Fifth Division.

Ronglu said: "I personally watched the training, and the training was very brutal, and the number of people was reduced by nearly 10%."

Yehenala said: "Did you practice to death?"

Ronglu said: "Some did die, but most were injured or could not withstand such rigorous training and were dismissed."

Yehenala said: "Okay, the more fierce you practice, the better. Your combat effectiveness should be at the level of Su Yi's main master."

Then, Yehenala said: "Can you win over Jingshou?"

Ronglu said: "It's difficult."

Yehenala said: "If, what the Aijia said is if, they won this round. If you lead the army back to Beijing and launch a mutiny, can you win?"

Ronglu said: "The slave's third division, plus Zhang Guoliang's garrison division, total 26,000 people. This is our total strength."

Yehenala said: "Zhang Guoliang's garrison division cannot be commanded by the Ai family. He obeys Su Yi, so we can only assume that once a mutiny occurs, only Qin's third division has absolute confidence in starting a war."

Ronglu said: "And our enemies are the Monk King Tribe, the Shengbao Tribe, and possibly the Jingshou Tribe."

According to Yehenala's plan.

It was Su Yi who was defeated in this round. Sushun and Duanhua launched a liquidation and counterattack, and the Eight Banners were restored. Yehenala was unwilling to lose power and took the initiative to mutiny.

Prince Consort Jingshou appears to be neutral, but in fact he is biased towards the Eight Banners.

Yehenala asked: "Can we win?"

Ronglu said: "If we rely on the slaves' third division, we can't win. If we add Zhang Guoliang's garrison division, we have a winning rate of about 30 to 40 percent."

Yehenala frowned and said for a long time: "If we lose this round, what do you think we should do?"

Ronglu thought for a while and said: "I think the Queen Mother should go south to Jiujiang."

"Of course, I am completely loyal to the Queen Mother. As long as you give the order, I will immediately lead the army to Beijing. As long as you give the order, regardless of winning or losing, I will immediately launch a mutiny."

"But from the perspective of the Queen Mother, if you lose this game, I think you should go to Jiujiang."

"And the slave led the army to stay in the capital. In the future, when Prime Minister Su leads the army to the northern expedition and enters the capital, he and I will cooperate internally and externally to help the Queen Mother regain power."

Yehenala said: "At that time, I'm afraid this power will no longer belong to the Ai family."

Suddenly, Ronglu was silent, and then he added: "And I believe that Prime Minister Su may not lose this game."

Then, Yehenala closed her eyes and said, "Aijia, think about it again, think about it again."

At this time, her inner emotions were complicated.

She ordered Su Yi to lead his army back to Beijing, but Su Yi resisted.

Ronglu, on the other hand, is completely obedient to any of her will, even if he is forced to go through fire and water, he will not hesitate.

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This side of Zhongcui Palace.

Duanhua, Sushun, Zaiyuan, Zailing and others were overjoyed.

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

"Hong Xiuquan is dead, Zeng Guofan is about to take over the rebel city of Tianjing. Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin have surrendered, Monk Wang and Shengbao have recovered the lost territory in Henan, and the rebellion is about to be wiped out."

"Both the North and the South will win a big victory."

"So now we have to prevent the other side from jumping over the wall. There is an urgent report from Tianjin that Ronglu has left the Tianjin Military Station." Duan Hua said.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "She recognized this game personally, and Su Yi also recognized it."

Duan Hua said: "We must be prepared just in case. We must take precautions."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Just...can't you be more decent? Su Yi did it very decently."

Duanhua is helpless, you, the little Queen Mother, are so easy to coax.

When Su Yi massacred the Eight Banners soldiers, where was his dignity?
But now he has deceived you by acting like a gentleman.

Duan Hua said: "Of course we have to be dignified, so now we have to plan for the future situation. After King Monk and Sheng Bao calm down the chaos in Henan, they will immediately lead their troops back to Beijing. If Su Yi doesn't resign by then, the Queen Mother will go down. "

Empress Dowager Ci'an asked: "Is there an order to remove him?"

Duan Hua said: "Of course."

Sushun said: "Remove him from the positions of Minister of War, Prime Minister, and Minister of Political Affairs, and retain a Minister of Westernization. Let him stay in Jiujiang and specialize in Westernization."

Duan Hua said: "Didn't he keep saying that warlords should not be allowed and that all armies must be handed over to the Ministry of War? Therefore, the military power in his hands must also be handed over. At least the Queen Mother should issue such a decree."

Zaiyuan said: "The most important thing is how to deal with the one in the west."

Sushun said: "Empress Dowager, does the late Emperor give you a secret edict about the Empress Dowager in the west?"

"No." Empress Dowager Ci'an said decisively: "The Ai family has told her not to hurt her."

Duanhua said: "I have an idea, that is, the late emperor asked the queen mother in the west to go to Tantuo Temple to become a monk."

Tantuo Temple is the temple that has the closest relationship with the royal family.

Sushun said: "Su Yi massacred the Eight Banners soldiers, and the late emperor was uneasy underground, so I asked the Queen Mother of the West to become a monk and pray for blessings."

Of course, this is actually a bit unlucky, after all, Wu Zetian was once punished and forced to become a nun.

But the empress dowager in front of her was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to kill anyone, so she had no choice but to let the empress dowager of the west become a monk first.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Aijia, think again."

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The situation in Henan looks increasingly clear.

After Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin negotiated the terms of surrender, they quickly showed great sincerity.

The performance is that the armies of King Monk and Shengbao are as powerful as a broken bamboo.

Previously, the entire Henan Province had lost two and a half prefectures, one state, and more than a dozen cities.

Since the agreement was reached, the armies of the two families almost collapsed at the first touch, and many cities were recaptured with almost no casualties.

Monk King and Shengbao kept sending good news to the capital.

Two victories in one day, three victories in one day.

In just a few days, Xuzhou was completely recovered.

A few days later, almost the entire Runing Mansion was recovered.

The entire Henan Province lost a lot of land, and only Kaifeng Prefecture was left.

Of course, this is also the most important, the provincial capital Kaifeng.

Duanhua's son-in-law Chongqi, as an envoy, once again negotiated with Miao Peilin and Ma Ronghe, hoping that they could contribute to the annihilation of Zhang Zongyu's tribe.

Miao Peilin sneered: "Why, do you mean you can't trust us?"

Chongqi said: "Nothing, nothing."

Miao Peilin said: "Master Ma, you just don't believe us. King Monk and Master Shengbao have an army of 70,000, and Zhang Zongyu only has 40,000 or 50,000 at best. Can't you still defeat him?"

Ma Ronghe said: "This is forcing us, Zhang Zongyu, to start a war, and completely fall out of favor, right?"

Chongqi said: "That's really not the case. Although King Monk and Master Sheng have many armies, they still have to occupy so much lost land. There are really not many troops that can be used to attack the city."

Banditry in Henan is too serious, especially in the state capitals that have been occupied by rebels. It is really impossible not to send troops to garrison them.

If you dare to withdraw your troops, any group of bandits over there will dare to rush into the city and plunder, and they will dare to occupy the county seat.

In this short period of time, more than a dozen counties were recovered, and almost all of Shengbao's troops were dispatched.

"Okay!" Miao Peilin said: "We agreed. My army will immediately set off to the vicinity of Kaifeng. We will attack Kaifeng City with you and destroy Zhang Zongyu together."

Ma Ronghe said: "Then I agree."

Chongqi said: "Thank you two adults. This is the future Kaifeng siege map. Do you have any opinions on the location of the two adults' deployment of troops and horses?"

After Miao Peilin took it, he sneered: "People have to bow their heads under the eaves. We are willing to obey the arrangements of the Monk King and Lord Shengbao."

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Next, Miao Peilin's 40,000 to 50,000 troops marched to the east of Kaifeng City, and Ma Ronghe's tens of thousands of troops marched to the west of Kaifeng City.

According to Shengbao's order, Miao Peilin and Ma Ronghe wanted to defraud Kaifeng City.

In the name of helping Zhang Zongyu defend the city, the two wanted to send 20,000 troops each into Kaifeng.

However, Zhang Zongyu refused very politely.

Miao Peilin immediately yelled, "Zhang Zongyu, what do you mean?" You junior, you are still unwilling to let us help you defend the city?
Zhang Zongyu said, the two uncles had many soldiers and generals, and they had previously occupied Runing Mansion and a large area of ​​Xuzhou. Why did they fall one after another in just two months?

Although it was not stated explicitly, it was hinted that the two might surrender.

Miao Peilin and Ma Ronghe were furious.

Zhang Zongyu is indeed considered a junior. When Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai were here, they were able to control Zhang Zongyu.

After all, the Nian Army was also nominally loyal to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, especially following Chen Yucheng's orders.

Now that Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai have led their troops south to support Tianjing, no one of the three groups of rebels in Henan will submit to the other.

After the failure of the deception, Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin were unwilling to take the initiative to start a war, so they sent people to Senggelinqin and Shengbao to invite them to send troops to attack Kaifeng.

After receiving the secret messages from the two, Shengbao cursed.

The thief army is a thief army. They only want to keep their own army and are not willing to take advantage of the fire.

Next, Senggelinqin and Shengbao faced a choice.

Should we send troops to attack Kaifeng?
With the current situation, it was impossible for Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin to use all their strength to attack Fengcheng.

Shengbao, on the other hand, firmly believed that he should lead his army to join forces with Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin to attack the closed city.

Because they had a lot of correspondence with Zeng Guofan in the south, they knew that Su Yi was ready to make a move on the Tianjing battlefield.

Capture Kaifeng City as soon as possible and win this round as soon as possible.

Seng Gelinqin held final discussions with Du Xing'a and Fu Qi.

"What if it's a trap?" Du Xingadao said, "Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin, what if it's a fake surrender?"

"There are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Kaifeng city area now. Once our army goes to attack Kaifeng, it is likely to be surrounded by these hundreds of thousands of troops."

This doubt has always been there.

Historically, Seng Gelinqin was lured by the Nian army, went deep alone, fell into a tight siege, and died tragically.

Seng Gelinqin said: "What do you think is the probability that Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin will fake surrender?"

Du Xing'a was silent for a while and said: "It's quite small."

"Ma Ronghe has long wanted to surrender. And Miao Peilin has surrendered a long time ago. He only wants to save his army, only thinks about glory and wealth, and there is no way he can follow the path of rebellion and banditry. to black.”

"After the defeat in Hangzhou, it is normal to rebel against the general trend. It is normal for the birds and beasts under his command to disperse."

Seng Gelinqin said: "Then do you think it is likely that Ma Ronghe and Miao Peilin will surrender to Su Yi?"

Du Xingadao said: "It's impossible for Miao Peilin. He only wants to keep his army and become a warlord. But Su Yi only wants to disarm and surrender. Su Yi can't keep the army at all."

Seng Gelinqin said: "I think so too."

"Anyway, there is still time, so I will make a weigh-in."

Du Xingadao: "There is indeed still time. Zeng Guofan has the absolute initiative on the battlefield of Puppet Tianjing in the south."

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Tianjing battlefield.

On this day, the war continued.

Still extremely tragic.

But it can be felt that the Li Shixian, Li Xiucheng, Huang Wenjin, and Tan Shaoguang departments are very tenacious.

Even more fierce than yesterday.

Chen Yucheng's department is responsible for the entire battlefield in the protruding area east of Tianjing City, and the resistance is much weaker.

On Su Yi's side, the troops were still setting off from Danyang and Changzhou in a steady stream.

Zhao Liewen said: "Commander, Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and other departments behaved too abnormally today. Maybe they and Su Yi will make big moves in the next few days."

"Commander, can you send someone to stop Su Yi from advancing?"

Zeng Guofan shook his head.

How is this possible? Su Yi is the Minister of War and the Minister of Political Affairs.

He wants to send troops, who can stop him?

The day's fierce fighting was over and the sun was setting.

Li Xubin's troops, the 50,000-strong army south of Luo Ze, have completed their assembly, with a red cloth on their left arm.

Waiting for the agreed arrival at 9:30 pm.

Inside the barracks, the two people sat quietly.

Smoking one cigarette after another.

The hearts of the two people were full of uneasiness.

Of course, this is not because of awareness. It's a normal reaction before encountering something big.

All along, the battle between the Hunan Army and the Taiping Army had no mysterious and mysterious strategies.

The Hunan Army is just fortified and unable to fight.

As for the Taiping Army, the most common tactic was to feign defeat, pretending to abandon their helmets and armor, and scatter gold, silver, and jewelry all over the floor while escaping. The Hunan Army kept chasing behind them, and then they went deep alone and were surrounded and annihilated. .

It’s really tried and true and works every time.

The simpler the plan, the easier it is to succeed.

Ordinarily, this time, the Hunan Army should, as it had done in history, fight in vain.

However, Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai's tens of thousands of troops were about to come from the north.

The most important thing is that Su Yi's army is watching eagerly from the side.

There is not much time left for the Hunan Army.

Li Xubin couldn't help but said: "Teacher, you said that Chen Yucheng's surrender was a trap?"

Luo Zenan said: "Is it better for Chen Yucheng to surrender to us or to Su Yi?"

Li Xubin said: "Yes, the hatred between Chen Yucheng, Shi Dakai and Su Yi is as deep as the sea."

Luo Zenan said: "It's not that the hatred is as deep as the sea. The main reason is that Chen Yucheng is young, energetic and arrogant. At several critical moments, he offended Su Yi too hard."

"A few years ago, Su Yi led his army northward. Chen Yucheng and Shi Dakai broke their contract and went to attack Danyang, Wuxi and Changzhou, which made Su Yi furious."

"Not long ago, Su Yi's army was in a critical period. The foreigners confronted Su Yi's fleet at the mouth of the Yangtze River. The Russians entered Heilongjiang. Su Yi was in danger in the center. Chen Yucheng and Shi Dakai broke the contract and took down the entire Jiangsu province. South."

"Even so, Su Yi still planned to tolerate him and persuade him not to attack Zhejiang, because it was Su Yi's core territory. However, Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng ignored it and entered Zhejiang, completely offending Su Yi to the end. There was no turning back. ”

"Shi Dakai, a hypocrite, definitely wanted to surrender after being captured. As long as Su Yi was willing to give him some steps, Shi Dakai would surrender, but he would still die in the end."

"Chen Yucheng is a man with a fiery temperament. He and Su Yi are completely incompatible."

Li Xubin nodded and said: "Yes, Su Yi can't even tolerate Shi Dakai, let alone Chen Yucheng."

The two people seemed to cheer each other up.

Faced with this situation, everyone is worried whether this is a trap.

But so what? Are you worried that it is a trap, so you won’t enter?
The Taiping Army's clumsy feigning defeat tactics had worked before, let alone this time?
It's half past nine, getting closer and closer.

The two stopped smoking.

In the last few minutes, the two of them almost looked at their pocket watches.

Five minutes to go.

"I'll put some water in."

"I'll go as well."

Tonight, the two of them smoked one cigarette after another, with their mouths full. In order to put out the fire, they drank one cup after another of tea.

Release the water heartily.

At half past nine, the time is up.

However, the Chaoyang Gate on the east side of Tianjing City still did not open.

Li Xubin and Luo Zenan looked at each other, what's going on?

Could it be that Chen Yucheng had it again?
Every minute and every second that followed was extremely anxious.

Don't know what happened over there.

But five minutes later, Chaoyang Gate slowly opened.

At this time, Li Xubin and Luo Zenan could understand that these five minutes were probably Chen Yucheng's final inner struggle.

He was such a proud man, he never wanted to surrender, but he finally made his choice.

Next, it's their turn to make a choice.

Should we send troops in?
However, Zeng Guofan's order had already been issued, and they were not allowed to make a choice.

"Enter the city!"

With an order.

The first army, taking advantage of the darkness, entered Chaoyang Gate, with only three thousand people.

After entering, there was peace.

Nothing was found.

Inside Chaoyang Gate, there was silence.

This is the ruins of the Ming Palace, more like an urn city, a typical protrusion.

Then the second army entered.

Still nothing.

The two armies that advanced into the city immediately occupied key positions.

But when the third army entered the city, it seemed to have alerted other armies in Tianjing City, and it might not be Chen Yucheng's army, because there was already some commotion in Donghua Gate.

"Two adults, we are about to be discovered. The Tianjing City rebel army inside Donghua Gate has caused some commotion."

Immediately, Li Xubin and Luo Zenan loudly ordered: "The entire army enters the city."

Following his order, the remaining tens of thousands of troops poured into Chaoyang Gate like a tide.

Soon after, the two men's 50,000-strong army entered.

"No, Qingyao has entered the city. Qingyao has entered the city."

Inside Donghua Gate, there were bursts of shouts.

Luo Zenan and Li Xubin were even more happy when they heard it. You didn't realize it until now. Isn't it too late?

Fifty thousand people were densely packed inside the narrow Donghua Gate.

The entire Ming Palace ruins here have been turned into a huge military position.

There are ravines everywhere and bunkers everywhere.

Under normal circumstances, even if Donghua Gate is breached, positional warfare will still be fought inside, and the casualties are unknown.

Chen Yuguo really surrendered and gave up all the complete positions inside.

And inside Donghua Gate, countless Taiping troops began to be alerted and were about to kill them.

Luo Zenan and Li Xubin ordered to quickly occupy various military positions and trenches to prepare for battle.

Immediately, the tens of thousands of troops under his command entered the position dug out by the Taiping Army as quickly as possible.

Then... the restlessness within Donghua Gate seemed to have stopped.

The Taiping Army, which had been about to surge out before, stopped moving for a moment.

then.

A ball of fire appeared on the Donghuamen city wall.

Looking through a telescope, Chen Yucheng was standing on top of the city with a red cloth tied on his right arm.

Li Xubin and Luo Zenan were stunned, you... what are you doing?
Aren't you supposed to hide in the dark?
Suddenly, Chen Yucheng bowed deeply in the direction of the two of them.

Then, he directly pulled off the red cloth on his right arm.

Countless soldiers around him also tore off the red cloth on their right arms.

Li Xubin and Luo Zenan began to tremble.

What's wrong?What's wrong?
Even so, we have completely occupied your position.

What is the taste? What is the taste?
what sound?
Is it the smell of lead?

Buried gunpowder? !
Impossible, impossible.

Gunpowder is extremely unstable. After we entered the position, we all roasted it with fire. Moreover, dozens of dogs have been sniffed, and the smell of gunpowder can be easily detected, even through a layer of soil.

Hundreds of spots were searched and grilled with flames.

But, the next second.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Earth-shattering explosion.

A series of explosions.

It wasn't the black powder that exploded, it was TNT.

This kind of explosive far exceeded everyone's knowledge in the Hunan Army.

It is five times more powerful than black powder.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The extremely ferocious explosions continued.

The entire Tianjing City was deafening and the earth shook.

They watched helplessly as countless Hunan troops were blown away and torn to pieces.

Without the orders of Luo Zenan and Li Xubin, the remaining Hunan troops fled desperately, trying desperately to break out of their positions and trenches.

But it was too late.

This is a horrific massacre.

Luo Zenan and Li Xubin ran out desperately.

Why? Why?
Chen Yucheng, why did you do this?

"Boom boom boom boom..."

There was a terrifying explosion behind them, which directly blew away the bodies of Li Xubin and Luo Zenan.

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At the same time, on Purple Mountain.

Zeng Guofan held a telescope and looked at everything in Chaoyang Gate.

When there was an earth-shattering explosion, his whole body trembled.

His whole body was cold and his heart was filled with despair.

I fell into the trap, I fell into the trap!
Then, I fell into numbness.

"Impossible, impossible..."

"We have sent people to investigate in advance and brought dozens of dogs in. If there was gunpowder, it would have been smelled out long ago. It would have been smelled out long ago..."

The smell of gunpowder is very pungent because it contains sulfur, which can be smelled even if it is buried in the soil.

I don’t know how long it took.

The world became quiet, and the violent explosions stopped.

Then, there were bursts of fighting sounds.

The Taiping Army inside Donghua Gate came out, and Chen Yucheng personally led his own army to come out.

The remaining Hunan army that survived faced encirclement and suppression by countless Taiping troops.

Zhao Liewen said tremblingly: "Commander, do you want to send troops to rescue?"

Rescue? How to rescue?

Even so, Zeng Guoquan and Bao Chao still led their troops to rush outside Chaoyang Gate to meet the escaping Hunan army.

However, the astonishing explosion caused countless ruins to directly block the Chaoyang Gate.

Even if the Hunan troops inside wanted to escape, they couldn't get out.

The only option is to jump directly from the city wall.

Zeng Guofan remained motionless, watching everything happening inside.

After a long while, he suddenly turned around and looked at Zhao Liewen, hissing: "What's going on? What's going on?"

Zhao Liewen knelt down and said: "Commander, students don't know, students don't know."

"But when the student talked with Chen Yucheng, he...he really didn't have any flaws."

Zeng Guofan stared at Zhao Liewen.

However, Zeng Guofan personally carried out the recruitment and surrender of Chen Yucheng.

In this way, the sound of fighting continued until midnight, and then became quiet.

The 50,000 Hunan troops who entered Chaoyang Gate were almost completely destroyed, which was extremely tragic.

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next day!

The morale of both sides reversed.

The morale of the Taiping Army was as high as a rainbow, while the morale of the Hunan Army was withering.

Last night, more than 40,000 main troops were directly killed.

Moreover, this is the most elite part of the Hunan Army.

Luo Zenan is dead!
Li Xubin was saved and was rescued desperately, but his legs were also broken.

then!

Two days later, another bad news came.

The rebel kings Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai led their troops southward and formally captured Huai'an, where the Governor's Yamen of Water Transport was located.

Captured all the remaining ships of the Caoyun Yamen.

A few days later, Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai's troops came from the direction of Yangzhou, bypassed Yangzhou, captured Guazhou, captured Pukou, and captured Jiangpu.

So far!

The forces of both sides were reversed.

The total number of Hunan Army and Green Camp troops is approximately 150,000 to 60,000.

The Taiping Army, including Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai's troops, had an army of 160,000 to 70,000.

As a result, Zeng Guofan faced a difficult choice.

Should we continue to fight?

Or withdraw troops?

Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai's department will not come early or late.

It happened that Chen Yucheng arrived at the Jiangbei battlefield five days after he faked a surrender and caused heavy losses to the Hunan army.

Can it still be beaten down?
Logically speaking, even if we cannot defeat them, we should continue to besiege Tianjing City and let Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao win.

As long as he did not withdraw his troops, Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao would regain the lost ground in Henan first, and Su Yi would also lose the battle of the center.

but……

The Taiping Army seemed unwilling to give them this opportunity.

Next, the Taiping Army began a crazy counterattack, killing everyone without their lives.

Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai also continued to kill from the north of the Yangtze River to the south.

Both sides fought a war of attrition desperately, seemingly without regard for casualties.

"Commander, we can't continue fighting like this." Li Xuyi said: "If we continue fighting like this, our Hunan Army will be doomed."

Zeng Guofan said: "Delay the situation and wait for Henan. Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao will win."

Li Xuyi said: "Commander, if we continue to fight, we are helping Su Yi."

Zeng Guofan was stunned.

Peng Yulin said: "Yes, Disheng, if we continue to fight like this, we are indeed helping Su Yi."

"In the past few years, Su Yi has continuously conquered the hearts of rebellious senior officials. But it is impossible for him to win back all the rebellious soldiers."

"Now Li Xiucheng and Li Shixian are leading their troops to fight us desperately. This will not only consume our troops, but also consume the rebellious troops."

"The military is our lifeblood. Without the military, we have nothing."

"But the fewer troops that rebel, the better it will be for Su Yi's future. Otherwise, there will be hundreds of thousands of troops left, and Su Yi will not be able to arrange them at all."

"Right now, our military strength is evenly matched. The high-level officials in the rebellion want to defect to Su Yi, so they won't despair, so they will fight with us until the end."

"Our army cannot be exhausted here."

"And the most important thing is that there are many people in the rebel leadership who want to surrender to Su Yi, but there are also many people who are unwilling to surrender to Su Yi. If now Li Xiucheng, Lin Qirong and others send out the troops who are unwilling to surrender to Su Yi and When we fight, aren't we helping Su Yi eliminate hidden dangers? "

Zeng Guofan entered the study without saying a word.

He stayed alone in the study for a long time.

Everything that happened before seemed to be controlled by a pair of big hands.

Not willing to give in, really not willing to give in.

How much price did he pay to capture the pseudo-Tianjing City?

Tens of thousands of troops.

Countless amounts of food, ammunition, gold and silver.

Do you want to give up now?

But if we don’t give up, will we spend all our troops here?

Isn't the reason why I made a desperate move to attack Tianjing City largely because of Chen Yucheng's surrender?
As a result, this is poisonous bait.

Not only did he not surrender, but he lost 50,000 elite members of his direct lineage.

Stop it!
They are right, if you keep the army, you will keep everything.

If not all the troops are exhausted here, what if Sushun and Duanhua win?
Without the army, there is nothing.

A few hours later, Zeng Guofan came out of the study and said slowly: "How about withdrawing the troops?"

Because the Hunan Army does not belong to him alone, he needs several giants to discuss it.

But the remaining giants seemed to be waiting for his words.

"Withdraw the troops, withdraw the troops!"

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After the next day.

The Hunan Army began to contact Tianjing senior officials.

Peaceful withdrawal.

The senior officials within Tianjing agreed.

Then, most of the Hunan army began to retreat.

Part of them was evacuated to Yangzhou.

Part of them retreated directly to Hubei by boat.

The army of hundreds of thousands retreated for several days before they retreated completely.

After all retreats are completed.

Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai led their troops into Tianjing City.

Then, the armies of Su Yi, Wang Youling, Ma Xinyi, Yuan Jiasan, and Xu Youren began to approach Tianjing City.

Including the navy, there are about 70,000 troops.

Surrounded Tianjing again.

However, this time the siege was very loose, and the distance between the two sides exceeded one kilometer.

Seems very calm.

He waited until all Zeng Guofan's Hunan troops had retreated and Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai's troops entered Tianjing City before he advanced.

The Taiping Army was even allowed to reoccupy the outer fortresses, especially the Tianbao City in Purple Mountain.

Because the Hunan Army handed over directly to the Taiping Army, not Su Yi.

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In Tianjing City!

There was almost a heated argument.

Indeed, as Zeng Guofan and others expected, some people wanted to surrender to Su Yi, but others were unwilling.

Four to six.

Forty percent of the top management are willing to surrender.

Sixty people were unwilling to surrender.

These 60% of the top officials of the Heavenly Kingdom want to support Hong Xiuquan's son, Hong Tianguifu, to become the new Heavenly King and continue the great cause of the Heavenly Kingdom.

Especially Lai Wenguang and Chen Decai.

This time they traveled thousands of miles south to rescue Tianjing, which was a great contribution. Moreover, they had more than 60,000 troops in their hands, so they had a great say.

"Now we have hundreds of thousands of troops in our hands, and we have the outer fortresses in hand. Su Yi only has 60,000 to 70,000 troops, so we may not be unable to win."

"Besides, Su Yi and the top officials of the Qing court are now breaking up, and a civil war is likely to break out."

"So on the surface, our great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven seems to be at an end, but it may be the best time."

"We just need to hold on to Tianjing and wait for the civil war and division among the top leaders of Qingyao."

Then, Lai Wenguang said: "Prince Zhong, Prince Qin, I know you all want to vote for Su Yi."

"That's very simple. Just start an internal fight and kill us all. Then you can surrender to Su Yi."

At this time, Lin Qirong almost wanted to say, everyone will vote by a show of hands.

However, Li Xiucheng held him down directly.

At this time, Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang, Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others were determined to surrender to Su Yi.

Lai Wenguang, Chen Decai, Lin Shaozhang, Huang Wenjin, Tan Shaoguang and others wanted to establish Hong Tianguifu as the new heavenly king and continue the great cause of the heavenly kingdom.

As for Hong Renfa, Hong Renda and others, even though they were kept in captivity by Su Yi for a long time, they didn't know how much money they made.

However, deep down in their hearts, they want to continue to maintain the great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Because they know that once they surrender, with their talents, they will be able to maintain their high position.

Lin Qirong was excited and wanted to make a passionate speech.

Li Shixian also wanted to rush out and persuade everyone to surrender to Su Yi.

There seems to be a fire in their hearts, and they know in their hearts that this is the right path.

However, Li Xiucheng reached out and grabbed the two of them, stopping them.

Then, he looked at Chen Yucheng and said, "King Ying, what do you think?"

Chen Yucheng said: "I am consistent with King Zhong."

Li Xiucheng said: "Obey the king and support the king. The king of heaven left suddenly, so he didn't leave any will in the end."

Lai Wenguang said: "Yes, people like us have no right to decide anything. We can only obey the new king."

"Invite the crown prince to ascend the throne."

"Invite the crown prince to ascend the throne."

Lai Wenguang and most of the people shouted in unison.

Li Xiucheng said: "Okay, we agree to invite the prince to ascend the throne."

Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang and others looked at Li Xiucheng for a long time, and then also bowed down.

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Hong Xiuquan’s eldest son, Hong Tianguifu.

He is considered one of the most miserable people in history.

After ascending to the throne, he hardly lived a good day, and was eventually executed by the Qing court.

He is only a fourteen-year-old child.

The next day, in a grand ceremony.

The kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom embraced Hong Tianguifu as the new king.

On the high platform, he held the jade seal.

On it, the word Allah is engraved.

He was filled with uneasiness and fear, and his eyes searched for that familiar figure in the crowd.

The most important relative in his heart is his aunt.

But after searching for a long time, I couldn't find it.

"King of Heaven, King of Heaven..." the person next to him shouted in a low voice.

Then, Hong Tianguifu raised the jade seal in his hand high.

Immediately, countless officials from the Kingdom of Heaven knelt down and kowtowed in unison, shouting long live the mountain.

"Long live the King of Heaven, long live, long live!"

The mountain's cry of long live resounded throughout Tianjing.

Even Su Yi outside could vaguely hear it.

Next to him, Shen Baoer gently snuggled into his arms and said, "If this happens, this child will be in danger in the future."

Yes.

Those who have ascended the throne have not had a good ending.

It will become a thorn in the side of the Qing court and a thorn in the flesh.

It is said that there are no two days in the sky and no two masters among the people.

Then, Shen Baoer said: "However, my husband is different from everyone else. Others cannot tolerate it, but my husband can tolerate it."

Su Yi said: "He is just a teenager."

Shen Baoer said: "My husband also gave him a lot of candies and a picture album."

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next day!

After ascending the throne, the new king held his first court meeting in the Tianwang Mansion.

All the high-level officials of the Kingdom of Heaven were present.

Because we have to discuss important matters.

What should we do after heaven?
Is it a breakout or a big battle?

Where should the Kingdom of Heaven develop in the future?
To the southeast or northwest, Lai Wenguang thinks we should go northwest.

Hong Tianguifu sat on the throne and looked into the crowd, looking for the familiar figure of his aunt.

This time, he found it, and Hong Renli nodded gently towards him.

Then, Hong Tianguifu looked towards the loyal king Li Xiucheng.

Li Xiucheng also nodded towards him gently.

Finally, Hong Tianguifu looked at his mother Lai Lianying, who nodded to him gently but firmly.

These people were all the ones he trusted most at a young age, and they seemed to give Hong Tianguifu a powerful force.

At this time, Lai Wenguang was about to play.

However, Hong Tianguifu stood up and said slowly: "Since you obey me as the king of heaven, do you obey all my will?"

Lai Wenguang was stunned and said: "Of course."

Chen Decai said: "Yes, we obey all the will of the King of Heaven."

Li Xiucheng, Chen Yucheng, Lin Qirong and others all bowed down and said: "We obey the will of the King of Heaven."

Hong Tianguifu said: "Well, my only intention is to ask all soldiers to put down their weapons and formally surrender to Lord Su Yi!"

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