Just as Zhang, Jiang, Zuo, and the others in Changsha City were carefully planning for the defense of the city, Wei Changhui, the Northern King of Taiping Country, and the Heavenly Official,
Prime Minister Qin Rigang followed the orders of King Hong Xiuquan and led ten thousand troops to the south gate of Changsha. Xiao Chaogui, Shi Da
Kai, Wei Changhui, Qin Ri Gang and the others discussed and decided to launch another full-scale attack.
Early this morning, from the Little Wu Gate in the east to the Little West Gate in the west, the Taiping Army's 15,000 men launched a fierce attack on Changsha's southern city.
Attack. Outside and inside Changsha City, after Jiang Zhongyuan, Zuo Zongtang, and the others redeployed, the defense was even tighter. Yuelu Academy, City
A portion of the scholars from the Southern Academy also participated in the defense. Some even held their sabers and climbed up the city wall. Five thousand taels of silver were distributed on time every day.
The morale of the army had also been stabilized. The battle between the two sides this time was even more intense than the last time. The struggle near the Heaven Heart Pavilion was especially brutal.
Jiang Zhongyuan's Chu Yong was occupying the high ground at Cai Gongfen across from him. He had also placed the 5000-pound cannon king on Tianxin Pavilion. Its firepower was strong.
Big. The Taiping Country Army did not gain the upper hand. But in other places, they had won. The soldiers set up clouds near the wall
The ladder was climbing up the wall one by one. They learned their lesson last time and threw out iron hooks when they were still a few feet away from the wall.
The hook hung on the clothes and pants of the Qing soldiers on the wall. He dragged them down with force. Then, he put away the rope and pulled them out.
The saber at his waist charged forward. Most of these Qing soldiers had accumulated a stomach full of resentment because the court often owed them wages and the officials deducted them.
Tian Duo received a few taels of silver, but he was unwilling to exchange his life for it. Seeing that the situation was not right, he fled one after another. The Taiping Army was the best in this aspect.
The Tiger of the Mountain was fighting ten enemies at once. Their morale was high, and they occupied section after section of the city wall.
While the two armies were fighting on the ground, explosives and mines were being piled up in a tunnel. This tunnel not only passed through
The city walls, and they had already reached the Heavenly Consort Palace.
In the Heavenly Consort Palace, Deng Shao Liang and a group of leaders were drinking to their heart's content. They regarded themselves as meritorious officials and paid no attention to the outside world.
Battle. Most of the people in the palace were drunk, but they were still shouting,"Brothers! Three Stars!
The top five!" Deng Shaoliang hugged a singing girl and forced a glass of wine down her throat. A bodyguard walked up lightly.
"My lord, the cannons are roaring outside. The brothers are drunk like this. I'm afraid they'll delay things!"”
"Don't worry, we're in the city. If we don't break through the city, can they come in? Brothers, you've saved them, don't hurt them
I'm in the mood." With that, he pinched the singer's pink face heavily, causing the girl to scream in pain. Deng Shaoliang laughed happily.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang and a large hole was blasted open in the city wall. Kang Lu led a group of soldiers through the gap and headed straight for the Heavenly Consort Palace.
Before Deng Shaoliang could figure out what was going on, Kang Lu stabbed the soldier beside him in the chest. Deng Shaoliang hurriedly pulled out his sword to block.
He fought while retreating. He mounted a horse at the door and fled into the city along Nanzheng Street. Most of the drunk leaders
His head was cut off by the Taiping Country soldiers like a leek.
After the Heavenly Concubine Palace was taken over, another loud bang sounded from the side of the Stalwart Star Pavilion in the southern city. The sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Bricks and stones flew everywhere, and the city wall was blasted open by more than 50 feet.
It's wide. The Qing soldiers panicked and ran into the city. Zuo Zongtang rode his horse over and ordered the Qing soldiers to return and block the way. But none of these deserters
Knowing him, she continued running forward. Zuo Zongtang was extremely angry. He ordered his bodyguards to behead the few deserters on the spot. Only then did he suppress them.
Frightened. Zuo Zongtang asked the Qing soldiers to throw gunpowder barrels and oil barrels into the gap and then light the fire. In an instant, a fire appeared around the gap.
The wall of fire blocked the attack of the Taiping Country soldiers outside the city. Zuo Zongtang ordered to quickly fill the gap with stones. No matter who it was, throw a stone into the gap.
Stone, reward 1,000 wen. For a moment, stones flew from all directions. Not only were many Taiping soldiers injured and killed, but they were also fighting.
Many of the Qing soldiers were also smashed. One of the bodyguards said to Zuo Zongtang,"Advisor Zuo, stones have killed many of us. We will not throw away the order."
Let's go!"
Zuo Zongtang's eyes widened in anger. Which was more important, a few lives or Changsha City? Throw a stone first, and those who are killed
We'll compensate them later."
Under the Heaven Heart Pavilion, Xiao Chaogui braved the flint and charged forward. He really wanted to fly to the top of the wall and personally chop down the demons on the wall.
Head. Suddenly, a cannon shot over. Xiao Chaogui felt his vision go black and he fell off his horse. The bodyguards quickly surrounded him, but
Seeing that Chao Gui's head was covered in blood, he could no longer speak. The Qing soldiers on the city wall shouted,""I killed Xiao Chaogui! Kill Xiao Chao
Too expensive!"
When the attacking troops heard that Xiao Chaogui was dead, they immediately panicked and the Qing soldiers took the opportunity to attack. Kang Lu and the others rushed into the city.
The soldiers had no choice but to rush out from the gap. Seeing this, Shi Dakai quickly ordered the soldiers to retreat.
That night, the Taiping Country soldiers were all in grief. In order to prevent the Qing army from robbing the camp, they had to bury the court nobles hastily and set up a new court.
A piece of dark stone, so that he could find it in the future and then have a grand burial.
The next morning, Yang Xiuqing led three thousand troops to Miaogao Peak and told everyone that the Heavenly King was leading a large group of people.
They have been stationed at Stone Horse Shop. The arrival of the Eastern King lifted the morale of the army.
In the Medicine King Temple on Miaofeng Peak, the military meeting of the high-ranking generals hosted by Yang Xiuqing was about to end. After a passionate afternoon,
Yang Xiuqing began to summarize the discussion. All the generals looked at him. This charcoal burner from Zijing Mountain in Guangxi is thirty this year.
Two years old, thick eyebrows, big eyes, not tall, strong and capable, his whole body seemed to have endless strength, two lights flashed in his eyes.
Wang Mang, both dignified and cunning, both deep and passionate. He said in a loud and clear Guangxi Mandarin,"His Highness the Western Prince died at the gates of Changsha.
We are irreconcilable enemies with the Hunan Qing Yao. We must take revenge. But our target is Jinling. Changsha is just a passing station, easy
If he wanted to take it, he would take it. If he had to sacrifice thousands of soldiers in exchange for Changsha City, it would be unnecessary. The Wing King's opinion was right.
They pretended to attack the city with all their strength, and on the other hand, they sent capable people to the west of the river to get food. When the army had enough food, they went straight down the mountain.
State, through Dongting Lake, into the Yangtze River. Tomorrow, King Yi will lead 3,000 troops across the Xiangjiang River to the west.
The prime minister is responsible for attacking the city. His Majesty will arrive in two days. When His Majesty arrives, we will set a date for our northern expedition.”The generals embraced him in unison.
Protect.
The next day, Shi Dakai led three thousand troops across the Xiang River. When they were crossing the river, Shi Dakai asked Kang Lu to lead 500 men to ambush them.
On the land and water continent, he taught them face to face. After crossing the river, Shi Dakai successfully occupied Longhui Lake and Yang Lake, and controlled the roads leading to Ningxiang and Xiangyin.
He also easily obtained 70,000 to 80,000 catties of new grain from the landowners at the foot of Yuelu Mountain.
When the news reached the city, the governor's yamen panicked again. Zhang Liangji discussed countermeasures with Zuo Zongtang overnight. Zuo Zongtang said,"
"Shi Dakai brought people to the west of the river to plunder food. It can be seen that the bandits are not confident in breaking through the city in a short period of time. In Zong Tang's opinion, Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing would be the next ones.
He has two plans: one is to station troops outside the city for a long time to compete with me; One was to plunder enough food and fodder to prepare to flee far away. Over the past year,
They captured the city along the way and did not stay long. Guilin was surrounded and not broken, so they took a detour to capture Quanzhou. Judging from the way thieves usually act, give up
Changsha is more likely to be far away.”
Zhang Liangji said,"I hope that it will be as you have analyzed. Long Hair will leave Hunan soon." However, before Hong Yang left, how could he face him?
What about the payment?"
"For now, whether they leave or not, we have to annihilate Shi Dakai first. Shi Dakai only had 3,000 men, and they had to leave.
In the lair. We will choose 5,000 people and divide them into three groups. 1,000 people will be stationed in Shuilu Continent to block their return route. Another 4,000 points, two teams south
Surround the north. After wiping out this group, the morale of the bandits would be in chaos. But who would lead these three groups?”Zuo Zongtang twirled
The beard seemed to be asking Zhang Liangji, but also seemed to be asking himself.
Zhang Liangji said,"I think the first army stationed in Shuiluzhou is led by Commander Xiang Rong of Guangxi. He has been chasing Long Hair all the way and has the most experience."
Rich. The two sides were led by Suining and Chun, Henan and Hebei, respectively. What do you think?"
Zuo Zongtang was silent for a while and said slowly,""Zong Tang has just arrived and doesn't know much about the talents and temperaments of the generals. Since you have decided
Let's do it this way!"
The next day, Xiang Rong, He Chun, and Wang Jialin led their respective troops across the river.
Xiang Rong crossed the pontoon bridge from Zhuzhang Ferry and came to Shuiluzhou with 1,000 troops, but he was burned by the Taiping Army.
A thousand men and horses were burned to death, killing eight or nine hundred.
When the two troops from the north and south heard that Xiang Rong from the Water Continent had been wiped out, they were terrified. In less than two hours, the battle had escalated.
He fled after defeat and fought for the pontoon bridge, drowning hundreds of people in the Xiangjiang River.
Zuo Zongtang stood on the Tianxin Pavilion and saw the fire in the Water Continent and the three groups of people fleeing in defeat. He couldn't help but sigh and say in his heart,"
"Back then, Zhuge Liang was a fledgling. He won the battle with fire at Bowang Slope and won the hearts of Guan Yu and Zhang Yu. I didn't expect that when I, Zuo Zongtang, first appeared, I would be defeated.
He had fallen into someone else's fire attack. Is Jin Liang inferior to Gu Liang?" Then he thought,"These Green Camp soldiers are really a bunch of rice bowls."
Tong, even if the whole army of Shuilu Continent fails, there are still 4,000 troops in the north and south. Why are they so useless?”Zuo Zongtang despised him from the bottom of his heart.
This bunch of good-for-nothings. He secretly decided that he had to personally select a batch of generals and recruit a new batch of recruits to train strictly.
Sweep away the old habits of the Green Camp. Otherwise, even with Zhuge Liang's strategy, he wouldn't be able to win on the battlefield.
Shi Dakai's victory at Hexi had greatly encouraged the soldiers surrounding the city. Many of the generals suggested to Yang Xiuqing," To take this opportunity
They attacked the city again. Yang Xiuqing didn't agree immediately. He wanted to discuss it with Hong Xiuquan.
As dusk approached, Hong Xiuquan brought a group of guards and quietly arrived at the peak of Miao Peak. He dismissed the people around him and had a secret discussion with Yang Xiuqing.
In the middle of the night.
At noon the next day, a joyous event spread among the Taiping Country Army. It turned out that Yang Xiuqing's personal guards were in the Medicine King Temple.
A jade seal of the former Ming Dynasty was found under the throne of God. This jade seal was four inches square, and it was engraved with five dragons.
The words Yue Tong Hui were placed in a sandalwood box and locked with a golden lock. It was verified by the erudite scholars in the army. It was indeed true.
A true national treasure. They were all speculating, unable to understand why the imperial seal of the Ming Dynasty was hidden under the throne of the Medicine King Temple. Later, it was still
Yang Xiuqing's explanation was the best, and everyone admired him. Yang Xiuqing said,"When Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the pass, he wanted to borrow the strength of the Manchu people.
As the emperor, he found this imperial seal in the Ming Dynasty palace and kept it secretly. Later, Manchu people called him Emperor and conferred him the title of Pingxi King.
He was unconvinced, but he was helpless with the lack of troops. After Wu Sangui went to Yunnan, he recruited soldiers and horses to expand his strength. In the twelfth year of Kangxi,
He rebelled with Geng Jingzhong, King of Jingnan, and Shang Zhixin, son of Shang Kexi, King of Pingnan. Wu Sangui fought from Yunnan to Hunan and occupied Chang
Sand. He originally wanted to declare himself emperor in Changsha, but when the situation was unfavorable, he retreated to Hengzhou. In a hurry, he hid the jade seal in the Medicine King Temple.
Under the divine throne. Although Wu Sangui was defeated, he wanted to become an emperor, so he called himself emperor in Hengzhou. At that time, the Qing soldiers had surrounded Heng
Zhou, he was unable to go to the Medicine King Temple to retrieve the jade seal. Soon, Wu Sangui died, and the people who hid the seal also died. No one knew.
He knew the whereabouts of this jade seal. Today, Heavenly Father and Brother Tian have bestowed this Imperial Jade Seal to us. Our Heavenly King is truly
True Dragon Son of Heaven."
Yang Xiuqing's explanation was very consistent with the historical facts. The authenticity of this heirloom seal could not be doubted. All the soldiers were excited.
They were extremely excited, especially those old brothers from Guangxi. They consciously burned incense and prayed, tears of excitement flowing out of their eyes.
He encouraged the Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother to bestow Qingyao's territory to the Heavenly Kingdom and determined to conquer Changsha in one fell swoop.
That night, Hong Xiuquan held a meeting with all the high-ranking generals. In the solemn atmosphere, Hong Xiuquan came out to meet everyone.
Noodles. Because of the discovery of the jade seal, the Heavenly King was already the emperor in everyone's eyes. All the generals knelt before Hong Xiuquan.
At the foot of the mountain, the mountain shouted long live. Amidst everyone's devotion, Yang Xiuqing gave Hong Xiuquan a sly smile. This micro
Only Hong Xiuquan understood why he was laughing.
Hong Xiuquan was thirty-nine years old this year. He was tall and burly, handsome, and had a light brown beard. He's different from others
The ear is small and round. Now, he was sitting on the temporary dragon throne and said sternly,""Heavenly Father, Heavenly Brother, take the national jade of the Ming Dynasty
The imperial seal was given to us as a symbol of the end of the Qing Yao court and the return of the Han people to the throne. I have ordered the workmen to grind away the seal of the former day,
The words 'Heavenly Father, Heavenly Brother, Heavenly King, Taiping Country' were engraved on it.”Thunderous cheers rang out from beneath his feet. After everyone calmed down, Hong
Xiuquan continued,"My brothers besieged Changsha for more than two months, dealing a heavy blow to the Hunan Qing Yao. Qing Yao is currently sitting
Trapped in a dangerous city, unable to do anything. When we conquered Daozhou, we formulated the strategy of 'charging straight ahead, going down the river, attacking the castle, giving up the key points.
Harm, conquer Wuchang and command the world. At present, our morale is high, our rations are sufficient, and the river has been soaring for days.
It was a good opportunity for the army to float north of the river. All the troops were prepared to gather ships tonight. They would board the ships tomorrow morning and leave Changsha. Another Lin Fengxiang
Five thousand people set out by land, cleared the obstacles, boarded the ship at Wangjiaping, left Linzikou, and met up with the main force at Xiangyin. Li Kaifang
He led a thousand men to the south overnight and set up a diversion array to lure the Qing Yao south so that the army could advance north safely.”
After Hong Xiuquan finished speaking, Yang Xiuqing stood up and emphasized. He said,"The armies on land and on water will be advancing through the night.
He was prepared to not let Qing Yao get wind of it. A group of people from the south would build fishing vessels and lure the Qing Yao away.
The farther, the better. After they lured Qing Yao out for a hundred miles, they would head north from the small path and meet up with the main team.”
The next morning, when thousands of Qing soldiers followed Li Kaifang south, the 50,000 Taiping soldiers had already left from both land and water.
They set off for Yuezhou.
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