"How could Tianjing City fall so quickly, doesn't it mean that it can hold out for at least three or five months?" Ma Liang exclaimed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhao Kuangyin, Sima Hui and Xu Shu were also shocked and couldn't believe their ears

Although they believed that Li Xiucheng's strength was average, and that the soldiers who stayed behind were few and few, coupled with the blow to the hearts of the people from the Tianjing Incident, it could be said that the morale of the army was low, and the disadvantages could not be more obvious.

But they also knew that despite all the disadvantages, how strong Tianjing City was, even if it was inevitably broken in the end, it would at least last a few months.

They never expected that it would take less than a month for the Wei army to break through Tianjing.

It's incredible!

"How did the Wei army break through Tianjing? What strategy was used? Or did the potter invent some siege weapon? Sima Hui asked in a hoarse voice.

"The Wei army did not use any siege weapons, nor did they use any stratagems, and the walls of Tianjing City were ...... It was shaken down by a sudden earthquake! The scout's voice trembled, and looking at the expression, it seemed that even he didn't quite believe what he was saying.

Earthquake!

It was another thunderbolt from the sky, and it hit the heads and hit these heroes present, all of them were stunned and frightened, and their mouths opened to the boss, looking stunned.

Even if they thought of breaking their heads and came up with a thousand possibilities for the destruction of Tianjing City, they would never have imagined that Tianjing City would be shattered by an earthquake.

It's too coincidental, it's incredible!

"Could it be that the pottery thief is really the destiny of heaven, and he can't help him with heaven?" Sima Hui, who was the first to wake up, looked up to the sky and sighed, muttering to himself.

The rest of Zhao Kuangyin and others also looked at each other in surprise, immersed in consternation.

While they were shaking, the gates of the western camp were wide open, and a group of defeated troops broke into the harbor in a hurry, and no one dared to stop them.

Zhao Kuangyin and the others reacted at this time, and when they hurried to the camp gate, they found that Hong Xiuquan had entered the sea camp with hundreds of defeated soldiers.

Zhao Kuangyin and the others immediately glanced at each other, their brows furrowed secretly, obviously quite surprised by Hong Xiuquan's arrival, and even not very welcome.

You must know that Zhao Kuangyin and the people gathered here are all people who are not valued by Hong Xiuquan, and they are a group of frustrated people who have lost confidence in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Hong Xiuquan and plan to flee to Nanyang for refuge by sea.

They are a group of people like this, and of course a hundred people are not welcome to Hong Xiuquan's arrival.

It's just that Hong Xiuquan is nominally their lord, and they didn't tell the battalion sergeants that they went to Nanyang to turn their backs on Hong Xiuquan, but in the name of going to Nanyang to open trade and buy grain and grass for the kingdom of heaven.

In this case, if Hong Xiuquan turns his face on this, it is obviously not conducive to stabilizing people's hearts, and it may also cause the plan of this trip to Nanyang to come to naught.

Zhao Kuangyin's hand had quietly pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist, ready to attack at any time.

Sima Hui was the first to weigh the pros and cons, and hurriedly glanced at him, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Zhao Kuangyin was so smart, he immediately understood, so he hurriedly let go of the hilt of the sword, stepped forward and said, "The minister greets the king of heaven." ”

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin took the lead, the rest of the people also stepped forward to salute.

"Flat, let's get flat." Hong Xiuquan was busy flicking his hands, and helped Zhao Kuangyin and the others up with a smile, he obviously knew very well that when he arrived at this down-and-out field, it was not the time to put the heavenly king's genealogy.

Zhao Kuangyin, Sima Hui and others invited Hong Xiuquan into the camp, served wine and meat, and inquired about the Tianjing war.

"It's all Yang Xiuqing's house, I trusted him so much at the beginning, and handed over the burden of building the Tianjing City Wall to him, who would have thought that he would secretly cut corners, causing the Wei army to collapse the city wall and Tianjing to fall, this Yang Xiuqing is really the biggest sinner in Heaven!"

Hong Xiuquan chose to lie.

He knows very well how strong Tianjing City is, and he also knows how hard Li Xiucheng is, Tianjing City was not destroyed by the Wei army at all, but by an earthquake that fell from the sky, miraculously collapsed.

But he couldn't tell the truth.

Do you want him to tell the truth, so that Zhao Kuangyin and these courtiers all think that this is God helping the pottery merchant, and send down heavenly punishment to break his city wall.

Isn't that slapping his face as the so-called Yellow Sky God?

Therefore, in order to maintain his prestige, he must lie, even if he has guessed that Zhao Kuangyin and the others know the truth, he must lie hard.

After listening to his explanation, Zhao Kuangyin and Sima Hui glanced at each other, and there was a trace of disdain in their eyes.

"I see, if you want to say that this Yang Xiuqing is really a sinner in heaven." Sima Hui had no choice but to pretend to be emotional.

Zhao Kuangyin and others also pretended to be confused and scolded Yang Xiuqing.

Hong Xiuquan breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly took Sima Hui's hand, and said eagerly: "Mr. Shuijing, if Beijing has fallen today, King Zhong and Yumei have also died in battle, I am completely confused now, you are resourceful, you tell me, what should I do." ”

Sima Hui's old eyes turned a few times, and he already had a plan in his heart, so he comforted: "Don't be too discouraged by the Heavenly King, although Tianjing is lost, but we still have the two counties of Rinan and Jiuzhen, these two counties are densely jungled, and it is difficult for the Wei army to do anything. ”

As soon as the words fell, the scouts outside the tent rushed in again, reporting that more than ten miles to the northwest, there had been traces of a large number of cavalry of the Wei army, and they were rushing towards Haiying.

Moreover, it is also a battle flag with the word "horse".

It is the iron cavalry of the Wei army led by Ma Chao!

Hong Xiuquan was like a frightened bird, jumped up as soon as he soared, and shouted in panic: "I didn't expect this Ma Chao to catch up so quickly, hurry, quickly get on the boat and evacuate from the sea, it's too late." ”

Hong Xiuquan didn't say a word, he hurriedly ran out of the big tent and went straight to the dock, and Yu Ji also followed, the two of them looked urgent, for fear that they would be worried about their lives if they were one step too slow.

In the big tent, there are no outsiders, and there are only four people left.

"What to do? What should we do now, I didn't expect Tianjing to fall so quickly, and the Wei army killed it so quickly, disrupting our overall layout. Ma Liang looked anxious.

Xu Shu said: "Although the fall of Tianjing City is somewhat unexpected, the materials we should prepare are almost ready, and it is not impossible to go to sea now." ”

Sima Hui also nodded slightly, agreeing to go to sea immediately.

Zhao Kuangyin, who had been silent, his face became more and more gloomy, and after a long silence, Fang Shen said: "Everyone, haven't you seen it until now, now for us, the threat does not come from the potter, but from Hong Xiuquan." ”

As soon as these words came out, the big tent suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked at Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, and there was a bit of understanding, obviously, they had seen Zhao Kuangyin's attitude from Zhao Kuangyin's tone and the act of calling Hong Xiuquan's name.

The 5,000 soldiers and horses in this coastal defense city are all tangled up by him Zhao Kuangyin, and the strategy of taking refuge in Nanyang was also proposed by Zhao Kuangyin, and among these people, he is the only one who can fight the most Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhao Kuangyin at this time obviously does not intend to work for Hong Xiuquan anymore.

In silence, Sima Hui took a deep breath, arched his hand towards Zhao Kuangyin, and said: "Hong Xiuquan is absurd and unreasonable, and he will bury the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that we have worked so hard to establish. ”

Sima Hui finally pierced the layer of window paper, and stood up to officially express his attitude, he wanted to change the court and support Zhao Kuangyin as the new master.

Mr. Shui Jing's ability to recognize people is not a waste of fame, since he can see the talents of Wang Zuo such as Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, how can he not see Zhao Kuangyin, an immortal thing.

I think that as early as when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was not declining, he saw that Zhao Kuangyin was unusual, and in the battle of Bushan, Zhao Kuangyin used his wonderful performance of defeating Ma Chao twice, which made Sima Hui even more impressed.

Now, when the kingdom of heaven fell, Zhao Kuangyin quietly gathered these 5,000 soldiers and horses, won over Ma Liang, and proposed to him the grand plan of avoiding the South Seas and opening up a new world.

All these things have made Sima Hui finally realize that Zhao Kuangyin is the real hero and the one who can protect them.

As for Hong Xiuquan, Sima Hui has long been disappointed in him, if he continues to serve him as the master, not to mention that Zhao Kuangyin does not agree, even if he agrees, this only remaining little family background will be defeated by Hong Xiuquan sooner or later.

After weighing the pros and cons, Sima Hui naturally wisely abandoned Hong Xiuquan and hugged Zhao Kuangyin's thigh.

As soon as Sima Hui said this, Xu Shu and Ma Liang dared to hesitate, and they were busy and gave up their hands one after another, showing their support.

The corners of Zhao Kuangyin's mouth quietly raised a satisfied smile.

He immediately put away the gloomy look on his face, and was busy helping Sima Hui and the others up, and said: "Thanks to Mr. and others, I, Zhao Kuangyin, should do my best to take on this pillar, with the help of Mr. and other wise people, we will be able to achieve a great cause." ”

Sima Hui smiled with satisfaction, Ma Liang and the others also laughed, and the atmosphere in the big tent changed again for a while.

In the midst of laughter, Ma Liang suddenly smiled and reminded: "Don't forget, Hong Xiuquan is still alive, I'm afraid he won't obediently give up his seat." ”

Xu Shu snorted coldly: "Things have come to such a point, and he can't help it, if it's soft, let's make it hard." ”

Xu Shu's intention was obviously to launch a mutiny and forcibly force Hong Xiuquan to abdicate.

"No." Ma Liang immediately objected, "There are still many soldiers in the army, they are very superstitious about Hong Xiuquan, if it is really tough, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the army, and at this step, we can no longer withstand any self-inflicted vitality." ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded again and again, and played with the taste in his tone: "We can't afford to kill each other, we must bring as many soldiers as possible to Nanyang, besides, although Hong Xiuquan is a faint king, but I have served him as the master, and I, Zhao Kuangyin, don't want to bear the infamy of being a chaotic minister and thief and seeking to usurp the throne." ”

In the big tent, there was silence for a while.

After a while, Sima Hui's old face swept a cold smirk, and he said: "Actually, this matter is also simple, the old man has a plan here, not only to prevent the general from bearing the infamy of usurping the throne, but also to easily get rid of the burden of Hong Xiuquan, so that the soldiers can not say any objections, and let them have no choice, and in the end they can only change the general as the new master." ”