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The battle flag of the word "Wei" flies proudly, the pottery merchant carries the knife on the horse, and Xu Xing is in the forefront, dazzling like a god.

Behind him, an army of 100,000 horsemen stretched endlessly, with no end in sight.

Since the rag cloth mountain, the pottery merchant led the army all the way to the west, along the way the Taiping army is the wind and collapsed, he almost effortlessly, to recover Anguang, Linchen and other counties in the west of Guilin County, the soldiers unstoppably entered Jiaozhi County.

The potter knew that the land he was treading on was already a country called Vietnam in his original era, and that country had been part of China since the Qin Dynasty until the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

And now, including the three counties of Jiaozhi County, Jiuzhen County and Rinan County, all the territories of the later country belong to Jiaozhou and belong to part of the Huaxia Empire.

Among these three counties, the southernmost counties of Jiuzhen and Rinan are sparsely populated and economically impoverished, almost negligible.

Only Jiaozhi County is the richest and most densely populated core of the three counties.

If the toe is lost, Hong Xiuquan will no longer be able to recover, even if he finally escapes again, there is only a dead end waiting for him.

Now, the potter is about to lead his army of 100,000 to attack Tianjing, the city where Hong Xiuquan can finally rely on a battle to completely destroy this divine stick.

When he was thinking, a flying horse came in front of him, and it was the time of the Jinyi Guard.

Shi Qian had been sent to infiltrate Tianjing in advance to reconnoiter the intelligence of the Taiping Army, and now he was riding his horse back, and he must have brought back important information.

"Commander Shi, is there any good news for me?" The potter asked with a smile.

Shi Qian reined in front of the horse, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has already reconnoitred clearly, Hong Xiuquan still has 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, plus the defeated soldiers who fled back from Bushan, he can barely make up 50,000 soldiers and horses, but the combat effectiveness is not as good as before." ”

50,000 soldiers and horses......

This figure still made the potters a little jealous.

After all, Tianjing is Hong Xiuquan's capital, the city walls are high and thick, and its solidity is far better than that of Bushan, even if it is a siege heavy weapon like Dragon Fury, it may not be able to withstand anything, he wants to capture Bushan, forcibly break Tianjing, it is obviously unrealistic.

What's more, Hong Xiuquan can still piece together 50,000 soldiers and horses, if he is really determined to defend it, it is really possible to hold it for a year and a half.

The potter didn't have that much time to waste, and he had to break through the Tianjing.

The Tao Shang's eyes suddenly moved, and he remembered something, so he asked: "What about Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui, the two of them fled back to Tianjing, how did Hong Xiuquan deal with them?" ”

If Hong Xiuquan was angry and did it, the enemy would have no general to command, and it would be much less difficult for him to break the city.

"Your Majesty, according to the minister's spying, after Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui were defeated and returned to Tianjing that day, Hong Xiuquan was angry and put the two thieves to death, just because Sima Hui strongly admonished them, Hong Xiuquan spared their lives and ordered the two of them to make meritorious contributions."

It's this Mr. Water Mirror again.

The potter was a little disappointed, and thought that if there was no water mirror to intervene, Hong Xiuquan would have slaughtered Wei Changhui and Xiao Chaogui in a fit of anger, and there would be no generals in the court to lead the troops, which would be too beneficial to him.

"It's a pity, it's a pity......," the potter shook his head and sighed.

At this time, Liu Ji beside him, the corners of his mouth hooked up a strange color, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty doesn't have to sigh...... sighed, the minister has a plan, maybe he can get rid of it...... Get rid of Xiao Wei's two thieves, so that the Hong thieves have nothing to ...... Available. ”

As soon as Liu Ji smiled, the potter was about to steal the fun.

He suddenly perked up, and asked with a smile: "Liu Banxian, if you have any clever plans, just say it." ”

Liu Ji was unhurried and stammered his plan.

"Well, yes, yes, the Hong thief is very suspicious, and this plan just hit him in the underbelly."

The potter nodded again and again, thinking deeply, and looked at Shi Qian, "Shi Qian, Liu Banxian's strategy, do you understand?" ”

"Although the minister is dull, Mr. Berwyn's strategy is still barely understood." Shi Qian replied.

The potter flicked his hand and said happily: "Since you understand, then you have to go to the dragon weaving again, go deep into the tiger's den, and take your brocade guard to implement this plan." ”

"Your Majesty is waiting for the good news, and the minister will go." Shi Qian gave up his hand, turned around and rode his horse away, and soon disappeared at the end of the avenue.

The potter raised his whip and shouted: "Order the whole army to camp on the spot, we must give enough time for the Taiping thieves to fight." ”

The order was handed down, and the 100,000 troops who were hurrying stopped their advance and set up camp sixty miles northeast and west of Tianjing, garrisoning them and waiting for the time to move and implement the plan.

……

A few days later, Tianjing.

In the Heavenly King's Mansion, in the dim golden hall, Hong Xiuquan sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face, listening to Yu Ji's report to him, his face became more and more gloomy, and his fists were secretly clenched.

"Heavenly King, it has been secretly rumored in Beijing recently, saying that the reason why Bushan City fell so quickly was because Wei Changhui and Xiao Chaogui had rebelled and wanted to show favor to the Tao Demon, so they deliberately released water and refused to fight."

"Also, according to the investigation of the old cronies, Wei Changhui and Xiao Chaogui have frequently convened secret meetings of their henchmen in recent days, and it seems that something is brewing."

"Moreover, according to the latest information, Tao Demon originally led an army of 100,000 to kill violently, but when the army reached the land of sixty miles northeast of Tianjing, it suddenly stopped marching and stood still for several days, as if waiting for something."

Yu Ji used a dignified tone to tell a series of rumors, and also pointed out all kinds of suspicious spider traces, although he did not say it directly, but the implication seemed to have clearly pointed to a speculation:

The two kings, Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui, have secretly taken refuge in the Wei State and are preparing to launch a mutiny!

Syllable!

Hong Xiuquan's slap slapped hard on the case, and gritted his teeth and scolded: "Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui, the two bastards, Bushan City fell so quickly, I was already very suspicious, but I didn't expect them to really be traitors, shameless!" Shameless! ”

"Ugh." Yu Ji sighed lightly, "Wei Changhui and Xiao Chaogui were not my Taiping Dao faithful believers in the first place, they only joined our Taiping Dao for personal gain, and now seeing that the Kingdom of Heaven is in danger, it is not surprising that Shi Dakai sees the wind and rudder like that." ”

Hong Xiuquan became more and more angry, and shouted: "Come on, quickly send two teams of people out of the mansion to arrest Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui, the two traitors, and I will personally execute them to vent the hatred in my heart." ”

As soon as these words came out, Yu Ji's expression changed immediately, and he shook his hand anxiously and said: "Heavenly King, don't do it!" ”

The angry Hong Xiuquan was stunned, and looked at Yu Ji in confusion, not knowing why he stopped him.

Yu Ji sighed bitterly: "That Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui each have 10,000 soldiers and horses, they must have taken precautions at this moment, the king of heaven sent people to arrest them, it is tantamount to scaring the snakes and forcing them to tear their faces, if they lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to make a mess, only with the 30,000 holy guards under the command of the king of heaven, I am afraid that it will be difficult to wipe them out, even if the rebellion is barely successful, it will be a defeat at that time, how to deal with Wei Demon and guard Tianjing." ”

Hong Xiu's whole body was shocked, and he suddenly came to his senses, and his spirit suddenly fell back again.

"It's hateful, I knew this was the case, when those two traitors fled back, they should have been killed directly, it was all Sima Hui's advice, and I missed my big thing." Hong Xiuquan complained angrily.

"Although Mr. Shuijing is clever, it seems that he is Lao Tzu after all, and his brain is useless, so it is not surprising that Xiao Wei and the two thieves have rebellious intentions." Yu Ji excused Sima Hui, but there was no respect in his words, only disappointment and regret.

That kind of disappointment, as if I had lost my eyes, I didn't expect that the legendary Mr. Shuijing, the master of Wolong and Shuijing, turned out to be dying old and famous.

Hong Xiuquan's face was ugly and panicked, and he said in a trembling voice: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what should I do?" Is it just that I can't wait to be killed like this? ”

"That may not be ......" A cold smirk swept into Yu Ji's eyes, and his tone was playful and gloomy.

Hong Xiuquan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Isn't there any secret plan for the Heavenly Master to return to heaven?" ”

Yu Ji stroked his gray beard and sneered: "Xiao Chaogui and Wei Changhui have never been on good terms with each other, and the old man expected that even if they defected to the Tao Demon, they would not collude in private, most of them colluded with the Tao Demon, since this is the case, then we will benefit the contradiction between the two of them, give them a knife to kill, and then a praying mantis, and Huang Que will follow." ”

"Heavenly Master's plan sounds extremely mysterious, tell me in detail." Hong Xiuquan became more and more excited, but he still didn't hear Yu Ji's words.

Yu Ji had no choice, so he had to spend another time and unhurriedly explain his strategy.

Hong Xiuquan suddenly realized, and couldn't help but praise the case: "Wonderful, a good move to kill people with a knife, a good move to catch cicadas, the yellow finch is behind, the heavenly master's plan is really wonderful, I look at those two traitors, how can they escape from my palm this time!" ”

Yu Ji was praised by Hong Xiuquan, brushing his white beard, a trace of pride flowed between his old eyebrows, and the momentum seemed to be under his control.

While being proud, Yu Ji said worriedly: "Although the old man's plan is wonderful, there is another crucial point, that is, Li Xiucheng is not reliable. ”

"I'm going to send a secret letter to Li Xiucheng, asking him to speed up and lead the troops back to Beijing, as for whether he is reliable......"

Hong Xiuquan snorted coldly and said confidently: "I can see that although this Li Xiucheng has a lower status than Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui, he is far more loyal to me and the Kingdom of Heaven than them, and besides, I will promise that if this matter is successful, I will make him the king of the east and control the soldiers and horses of the heavenly kingdom, such a big temptation, I don't believe he will not be moved." ”

"Well, with the words of the Heavenly King, then the old decay will be relieved." Yu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief.

Hong Xiuquan stood up, stood with his hands in his hands, and said proudly: "You traitors, I will soon make you pay the price of blood, let you know my methods, hahaha-"

The cold and smug laughter echoed in the dimly lit hall.