On August 10, 1861, King Akira returned to Tianjing City. When the troops of King Lin Fengxiang arrived outside Tianjing City in an orderly manner, Hong Xiuquan personally greeted him at the city gate. The accompanying civil and military officers all had happy faces. King Lin Fengxiang is the oldest and highest-ranking general in the Taiping Army, and this alone is enough to shock the civil and military officials who have lost Huainan.

Before the loss of Huainan, King Zhang, who fought with the Hunan army in Jiangxi, was not particularly conspicuous. The Chinese martial arts of the dynasty all knew that the tug-of-war between King Lin Fengxiang and the Xiang army for more than a year was very hard, and although Lin Fengxiang had great hard work, Wen Wu did not feel that he had much merit.

However, Anqing fell, and the British king Chen Yucheng's troops were severely damaged. In the next half a year or so, Huainan, which was once considered impregnable, changed hands, and the king and 80,000 troops who guarded Huainan did not know what happened. After the Hunan army showed strong combat effectiveness, the Manchu civil and military forces understood what kind of pressure Lin Fengxiang, who independently resisted the Hunan army in Jiangxi. The bloody battle of King Lin Fengxiang in Jiangxi did make the western border of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom safe, but the Hunan army had occupied the north of the Yangtze River at this time, and the Hunan army and navy were unimpeded from Wuchang to Anqing, and Zeng Guofan could rely on the naval army that occupied a comprehensive advantage to raid Tianjing at any time. No matter how well Jiangxi fights, it can't stop the Hunan army from attacking Tianjing City.

Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan issued several edicts in succession, asking King Lin Fengxiang to lead his troops back to Tianjing. And Lin Fengxiang did not refuse, and led the troops back to Tianjing City from Jiangxi. This veteran of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom returned to the army, and the civil and military forces of Tianjing City felt greatly settled in their hearts.

Above the Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan asked Lin Fengxiang about his countermeasures to the current situation. Lin Fengxiang put forward three major tasks at present, the first is to prepare for a decisive battle with the Hunan army, and the second is to ignore the several princes in Zhejiang, first reorganize the soldiers and horses assembled in Tianjing City, and transform the personnel, equipment, and command system. The third article was even more stimulating, and Lin Fengxiang requested the establishment of a general staff system to comprehensively learn from Wei Ze's military system.

Lin Fengxiang shouted at the court meeting, "At this time, the situation in the Kingdom of Heaven is so dangerous, brothers from all walks of life can let go of their previous unhappiness and work together to deal with the Hunan army and the Huai army. At this time, if we can establish a general staff headquarters and complete the unification of military orders of the troops, we will not have no chance of winning for the Hunan army. After all, the Hunan army is only 100,000 now, not counting Zhejiang, we still have more than 100,000 horses! ”

Although the north of the Yangtze River was completely controlled by the Hunan army. The territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was only left in southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which Li Xiucheng fought for with all his might. There are many cities along the way from Jiangxi to Tianjing City, and there are many large and small troops. Lin Fengxiang had 40,000 soldiers and horses, Chen Yucheng's remnants were 8,000, and Zhang Yingchen's Imperial Forest Army was close to 30,000. There were also 40,000 or 50,000 people under Yang Fuqing of the Shouning State Mansion. These four troops, together with other large and small troops, numbered about 200,000 people. Lin Fengxiang hopes to use the crisis to regularize the Taiping Army. If these 200,000 Taiping troops can unify military orders, they may not be able to survive in a desperate situation.

"Then who should be the chief of the General Staff?" An ill-intentioned voice sounded, but it was Wang Hongrenfa who spoke.

Lin Fengxiang's brows couldn't help frowning, Anwang Hong Renfa and Fuwang Hong Renda are Hong Xiuquan's two elder brothers, these two have no ability, and they have been placed in such a high position, naturally like those villains, they always want to hold all the power. The Chinese Wu of the Dynasty was extremely disgusted with these two, and when Shi Dakai did not leave, he and the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu forced Hong Xiuquan to cut the princes of these two people. Later, Shi Dakai left, and Hong Xiuquan sealed the thirteen princes, and these two people regained the princes.

Listening to Hong Renfa's provocative speech, Lin Fengxiang frowned and said: "The system of the General Staff is that the capable are in the upper position, and the system is open. Everyone has their own opinions on who can get on top. ”

"Is it up to the king to determine the system of the kingdom of heaven?" The Fu King next to him, Hong Renda, said as a result.

Lin Fengxiang is not a high-spirited person, if he is simple and rude, he will not be able to rely on being a fortune teller when he is young. But after listening to the words of King An and King Fu, Lin Fengxiang still felt a wave of anger rushing to his head. What Lin Fengxiang asked was to save the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but what King An and King Fu wanted was that the power could not be left behind. Although the King of Heaven is the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven, the King of Heaven himself is not capable of running the military and political affairs of the Kingdom of Heaven, and it is the brothers of the Kingdom of Heaven who do the work. What these working brothers hate the most is the fox and tiger power like King An and King Fu, who use chicken feathers as scum of arrows.

However, Lin Fengxiang quickly calmed down his anger, and it was not yet time to fight with King Fu of An, since Lin Fengxiang wanted to establish a general staff system, he now had to let the Chinese military officers of the DPRK understand this general staff system and explain it clearly to everyone. What is the difference between this system and the current military system of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and why should it be established now?

Lin Fengxiang didn't pay attention to the provocation of King An and King Fu, he began to talk about the general staff system to the civil and military of the Heavenly Kingdom, no matter how King An and King Fu interjected, Lin Fengxiang completely ignored the two.

"Lin Fengxiang, what do you mean by this." Being ignored like this, King An was furious, and he grabbed Lin Fengxiang's shoulder while shouting. Lin Fengxiang slapped away Wang Hongrenfa's hand with a palm, and he said coldly: "Go aside, when will it be your turn to speak?" ”

As Hong Xiuquan's elder brother, he was entrusted with the important task of balancing the kings with different surnames in Tianjing City, and was so face-to-face by Lin Fengxiang that King Hong Renfa was stunned. Before he could fully react, he heard Hong Xiuquan shout: "King An, you will honestly listen to King Zhang's speech." ”

After all, Hong Renfa has been the prince for so long, although he is angry in his heart, he can even hold back his feelings.

Lin Fengxiang continued to talk about the characteristics of the General Staff system, which is an extremely advanced system, transparent management, and the link between power and responsibility. Lin Fengxiang not only worked hard to build the general staff system in his own army, but also tried his best to learn from Wei Ze. However, more than a year ago, Wei Ze vigorously rectified the mountaineering doctrine in the Guangfu Army, and several middle-level officers "couldn't stand it" and came to join Lin Fengxiang, who had a good reputation in the Guangfu Army. Only now did Lin Fengxiang really know how Wei Ze's General Staff system operated. Especially the assessment content and assessment methods of units at all levels made Lin Fengxiang feel that most of the fog that had been covering him had dissipated.

Listening to Lin Fengxiang's narration, the civil and military officials were a little drunk. Everyone has worked hard for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for ten years, and although there are many gains, they have also accumulated more problems that cannot be solved. After listening to the introduction of the General Staff system, they all felt that the content was broad and profound, and that it could not only be used to organize the army, but also that its system and methods could even solve most of the problems encountered by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

After Lin Fengxiang finished speaking, the civil and military personnel of the central government of the Heavenly Kingdom immediately turned their eyes to the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, and many people hoped that Hong Xiuquan would approve Lin Fengxiang's request now, and the general staff system would be extremely reliable when it sounded. If it can really be implemented, it is difficult to say what other effects will be, at least a guy like King An Fuwang will immediately lose the opportunity to meddle in the military.

Hong Xiuquan didn't express his position immediately after listening to Lin Fengxiang's construction, he just said: "At this time, the top priority is to defeat the Qing Demon first, and let me think about the establishment of the General Staff first." ”R1058