The leader of the Taiping Army who conquered Fenghua City was called Fan Ruzeng. He was from Shou County, Anhui Province. He was originally just a porter who relied on hard labor to transport goods for a living. He had no culture and only had brute strength. In terms of fighting, ordinary men were not his match.
When the Taiping Army attacked Nanjing, they recruited soldiers and horses wantonly and sent people to advertise everywhere. Therefore, Fan Ruzeng and a few fellow countrymen were recruited into the Taiping Army. They dreamed of using their strength and courage to mix in with the black gauze hat to make a name for themselves.
Due to his good combat skills, he had performed well in several battles. He had taken care of many Qing soldiers and even captured a few Chief Qian alive.
Fan Ruzheng joined the Taiping Army and followed the Virtuous King Li Shixian to fight for the country. Although he did not work in front of the Virtuous King and Li Shixian had never seen him, his direct superior was an honest man who did not intend to take advantage of his credit.
Unlike some small leaders, when they saw that their subordinates had the ability or had some achievements, they would immediately be jealous and want to take the credit under their own name.
Therefore, the leader reported to the higher-ups that he had a talented subordinate who had commendable combat ability and spirit and was worth cultivating.
After a while, these words reached Li Shixian's ears. The Virtuous King was a kind person and hated evil. Back then, he followed Hong Xiuquan to start the revolution because he couldn't stand the Qing government's methods of playing with the people. Since the uprising, he had been fighting in the most difficult frontline, hoping to quickly drive away the Manchurian Tartars and regain the Han people's world.
Therefore, he placed more importance on combat talents and often ordered his subordinates to subdue talents. It was common to say that it was easy to get a thousand troops, but difficult to get a general.
Of course, the virtuous king was also thinking for himself when he promoted talents. He wanted to cultivate a group of hardcore troops that belonged to him so that in the future power structure of Heavenly State, he could establish his official position and power with his strength.
He had read books and knew that after the battle ended, everyone would still have to rely on their own strength to determine each other's status. Having their own loyal fans was the primary guarantee for seizing power.
Therefore, Fan Ruzeng was received by the Virtuous King. When Li Shixian saw his big and strong figure, he was overjoyed. He thought that the young man was right. This guy was material for war and was exactly the talent he needed.
In addition, Fan Ru's appearance was not bad. He was not cultured, but he was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, which was in line with the ancient people's hobby of reading physiognomy. People who believed that this kind of appearance was mostly material for great achievements, but they forgot that the essence of talent was hidden deep in the brain. It was far from being able to casually dig out wisdom with a natural appearance.
At that time, the Sage King called Fan RuZeng to take a seat. He turned around and ordered the two guards on his left and right. One of them told the kitchen to serve the dishes and wine immediately. He wanted to have a good drink with the Fan brothers. One of them went to the General's Logistics Department and called a few beautiful girls. They brought the pipa strings and drank to liven up everyone.
When Li Shixian told the bodyguard about calling her little sister, he deliberately blinked twice. The bodyguard immediately understood that the Virtuous King had asked the singing girls to dress as lightly as possible, especially to show their sensitive spots, so as to attract the subordinates who came today. He wanted them to understand that as long as they worked hard for the Virtuous King, they would have money and beautiful women.
The Sage King had been through the training of human nature for a long time. He knew that heroes who were good at charging into battle were mostly filled with strong feelings for women. He had been fighting for many years. As long as he had a little free time, he would think about women. Sometimes, he could not control himself. It was as if a man could only find the value of his life in women.
Today, if he wanted to win over Fan Ruzheng to work for him, he had to make an issue out of the fundamental problems of men. Looking at Fan Ruzheng's poor appearance, he probably hadn't been taught much by women, so there must be a volcano of women in his heart.
First, Fan Ruzeng was stimulated by wine, meat, and beautiful women, and then he returned to his own military camp. He had no choice but to bite his heart on the few beautiful women in the Xianwang's tent under the strong instinctive hint, so that the Xianwang could take the opportunity to throw a few beautiful women to him for his pleasure, until he firmly tied his heart and loyally followed the Xianwang to fight for the country.
Fan Ruzheng had just entered the barracks and was only a lowly soldier. He had no right to publicly enjoy the treatment of a general.
Therefore, when the virtuous king valued him so much, treated him with good wine and meat, accompanied by beautiful women like flowers, and offered songs and dances, he could not help but deeply understand that life was so proud. He treated this happiness as a gift from the virtuous king and was endlessly grateful. He swore in his heart that he would be loyal to Li Shixian. As a person, he needed to know how to repay kindness.
On the second day after Li Shixian met Fan Ruzheng, he issued a decree appointing Fan Ruzheng as Deputy General Qian. He jumped several levels and became a middle-level general in the Taiping Army. His original general superior was now his subordinate.
For several days, when Fan Ruzheng saw his familiar comrades, he felt uneasy. It was as if he had been promoted too quickly and there was suddenly a gap between them.
However, Fan Ruzheng only felt embarrassed for a few days before he forgot his former identity as a soldier in the continuous battle. He believed that he was a natural general, otherwise he could not have won so many battles.
Because Fan RuZeng was brave in battle, after becoming a general, he dared to charge at the front at any time. Under his fearless spirit, his subordinates could also fight with their lives on the line. For a time, his achievements were dazzling, making Li Shixian think that he had not misjudged him and liked him more and more.
Therefore, after the Taiping Army captured Nanjing and officially established the name of the regime, Li Shixian let go and promoted Fan Ruzeng as a heavenly general. He had tens of thousands of troops and could independently operate combat missions.
When Li Shixian attacked the Qing army in Zhejiang, Fan Ruzeng was the vanguard of the flank and fought all the way to Fenghua. If the virtuous king had not ordered him to guard Fenghua as a support, he would have traveled all the way to Zhejiang to show the battle complex that had been ignited in his body.
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