Since the founding of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, Tianjing City has been quite stable. It was only between 1853 and 1854 that it was flanked by the Qing army's Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps. After Wei Ze and Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, joined forces to defeat the camp in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, Tianjing City was never invaded by foreign enemies.

Now, the army under the command of Wesser, the former rescuer, is beginning to approach the city. It is clear that Wei Ze does not think that the owner of the city should be Hong Xiuquan.

"Brother Lin, what is the reason for King Qi to attack the Kingdom of Heaven?" Zhang Yingchen asked Lin Fengxiang.

Lin Fengxiang smiled bitterly and said, "King Qi said that the God Worship Cult is a cult, and the cult will not be allowed to exist in the new country he established. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Yingchen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This move surprised Lin Fengxiang a little, and he asked strangely, "Brother Zhang, why do you look like this?" ”

Zhang Yingchen smiled bitterly: "If you just say that the God Worship Sect is a cult, it means that King Qi doesn't want to kill us all." How many of our Taiping soldiers are sincere worshippers of God? I am afraid that the King of Qi will avenge the King of the East under the banner of revenge. If this banner is used, the old brothers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will not survive in the end. ”

Since Zhang Yingchen suffered some setbacks in his life, the whole person has become stable and does not like to talk. After listening to Zhang Yingchen's analysis, Lin Fengxiang, who spoke highly of Zhang Yingchen, admired this "mutine" even more in his heart. Zhang Yingchen is right, if Wei Ze is on the grounds of avenging the East King, then there are really a few people in the current Kingdom of Heaven who can be spared. It can be said that everyone has a reason to be killed. As for the fight against God-worship, this reason is too forgiving.

Thinking of this, Lin Fengxiang had another glimmer of hope in his heart. He asked Zhang Yingchen, "Brother Zhang, how likely do you think King Qi and us are in peace talks?" After all, everyone is a brother from heaven, so why fight to the death? ”

Zhang Yingchen smiled bitterly again, "Brother Lin, if we have already killed the Qing Demon at this time, the Heavenly King will ascend the throne in Beijing." Do you think we will make peace with the King of Qi? It is also possible to talk, but the king of Qi must surrender. Of course, if he had come down early in the morning, we might not have killed him. But if he does not come down, we will surely strike him. When the big guy fights and fights hard, it's not certain that we will kill him. ”

Lin Fengxiang was deeply impressed by Zhang Yingchen's judgment, he nodded slightly, and had mixed feelings in his heart. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is still struggling to survive, but Wei Ze has reached the point where he has begun to fight for the world. And seven years ago, when Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, was still there, if there had not been a change in Tianjing, Wei Ze would have to go east to Suzhou and Hangzhou. With Wei Ze's strength, it was easy to win Suzhou and Hangzhou, and then the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom began to compete for the world like the current Wei Ze.

The world is impermanent! Lin Fengxiang sighed in his heart. The kingdom of Heaven itself has erupted in strife, and the good things have gone down the water. Of course, an old brother like Lin Fengxiang who is loyal to heaven is heartbroken. But this age has not stopped because the kingdom of heaven has destroyed its future. A hero like Wei Ze still continued to advance according to his own pace, and when Wei Ze's army marched into Tianjing City again, Lin Fengxiang saw that the end of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was inevitably crushing.

When Lin Fengxiang's heart was surging with thoughts, Zhang Yingchen opened his mouth and asked, "Brother Lin, King Qi is not the kind of person who loves to kill. He will definitely give us a way out, I wonder if there is only one way out, surrender? ”

Brought back to reality by Zhang Yingchen's question, Lin Fengxiang replied: "King Qi said that the Worship God Cult is a cult, and the Kingdom of Heaven will either surrender to the Governor's Mansion of Guangfu, or leave Tianjing City honestly to fend for itself." ”

"Oh? And we can fend for ourselves! Zhang Yingchen's face was bright, "What does Brother Lin mean?" ”

This question really asked Lin Fengxiang, he was frightened by the fact that Wei Ze was going to attack the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, as for how to deal with it, he really didn't think about a strategy. After a pause, Lin Fengxiang said to Zhang Yingchen with a straight face: "Brother Zhang, I know that there are some things that you don't dare to say. But when things get to this point, there's no need to be embarrassed. How do you think you should deal with it? You boldly say that I just listen and will never leak. ”

Zhang Yingchen stared at Lin Fengxiang for a long time, looking at Lin Fengxiang's sincere face, there was indeed no hint of fraud, and Lin Fengxiang's character and heart were absolutely outstanding in the current kingdom of heaven. After weighing for a while, Zhang Yingchen spoke. "Brother Lin, I think King Qi has already sent someone to contact you. Can you tell me everything King Qi said first? ”

Lin Fengxiang said to Zhang Yingchen what the envoy of the Liberation Army said.

Zhang Yingchen pondered for a while before continuing: "Brother Lin, if I were you, it would be nothing more than two paths. The first way is to simply lead the troops to the king of Qi with a quick and refreshing manner. You also know the rules of the General Staff system, and if someone from outside wants to continue to lead his own soldiers, that's something you don't have to think about. But as long as you show that you are willing to listen to King Qi, King Qi will still give you a way out. Now there is no shortage of battles at all, with Brother Lin's ability, you can be in a high position in the army in the first few years. ”

The first path is very obvious, and Lin Fengxiang himself can think of it, and he doesn't want to have any discussion on this issue, so Lin Fengxiang said: "What about the second way?" ”

Zhang Yingchen replied: "The second path is also simple, Brother Lin sent someone to contact the King of Qi, saying that you don't want to surrender, but for the sake of the brothers who are all from the Kingdom of Heaven, please ask the King of Qi to show you a clear way." King Qi sees things very far away, I heard this relay, he wants to defeat the Huai River, first establish the Huai River defense line, the so-called guarding the river must defend the Huai. Occupying such a large territory, the king of Qi will first stabilize the situation in the newly occupied area, and then continue to send troops after a few years. Therefore, the king of Qi does not want the Qing demon to be able to prepare calmly at this time, and if we go to Sichuan or Shaanxi, we can make the Qing demon sleep and eat uneasy. Since staying in Jiangnan will definitely be killed by the King of Qi, then we might as well go northwest. As King Qi wants, not only will he not make things difficult for us, but he will also give us a lot of support in the future. ”

Lin Fengxiang nodded repeatedly, he recalled the support that Wei Ze had given to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom after he left the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At that time, Lin Fengxiang felt that Wei Ze still had a trace of friendship for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so he could help generously. But now that I think about it from another angle, Wei Ze's support is very large, and I am afraid that it is because Wei Ze hopes to help the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom better resist the counterattack of the Qing army.

For example, in the case of transporting artillery to Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, Lin Fengxiang's subordinates did not settle the arrears to Wei Ze. Wei Ze's Guangfu army not only didn't care, but when he returned to Guangdong, he also destroyed the Qing army in Fuzhou with his backhand, which greatly reduced the military pressure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At that time, some of Lin Fengxiang's subordinates suspected that Wei Ze had ill intentions, and at this time, Lin Fengxiang finally figured out the joint. In fact, this matter is completely Lin Fengxiang's own thinking too much. Under the situation at that time, unless Lin Fengxiang directly attacked Wei Ze, it would be impossible for Wei Ze to turn against Lin Fengxiang and them.

After figuring out this joint, Lin Fengxiang shook his head a little dejectedly. Seeing Lin Fengxiang like this, Zhang Yingchen smiled and said, "Brother Lin is worried that the King of Heaven will not leave." ”

Lin Fengxiang's impression of Zhang Yingchen has completely changed, in the eyes of everyone, Zhang Yingchen is a person who can be crowned king by relying on the skills he learned from Wei Ze and the importance of the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan to him. When Zhang Yingchen really showed his level, Lin Fengxiang was sure that Zhang Yingchen was already a talent with both wisdom and bravery.

For such a talent, Lin Fengxiang couldn't help but be more careful, he simply asked directly: "Brother Zhang, will you go to Brother Wei?" ”

Zhang Yingchen shook his head, "Since defecting to the King of Qi is the last resort, and I believe that the King of Qi will not disaccept me, then there is no need for me to vote for the King of Qi now." Now it is far from the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and it is not the time to fight with the King of Qi to the death. But Brother Lin, brother, I'll talk about it ahead, with the Heavenly King's temperament of not seeing the coffin and not crying, if you want him to withdraw now, I'm afraid it's not so easy. And if even he doesn't feel that he can't withdraw, I don't know how far we have to fight with King Qi. So you need to have a size. ”

"But I don't know what Brother Zhang has?" Lin Fengxiang asked seriously.

Zhang Yingchen said seriously: "Gao Jian can't talk about it, if the King of Heaven wants to offend the King of Qi thoroughly, then someone has to fight for him." Until the King of Qi attacks the Tianjing City, the King of Heaven will not send me to fight the King of Qi. As long as there are no soldiers fighting with King Qi in Tianjing City, what do you think will happen to Brother Lin? ”

As far as Lin Fengxiang understands, the characteristic of this plan is actually the word "drag". Since the king refused to let his royal army go to death, and the other generals did not accept the command of the king Hong Xiuquan, to the point where it seemed that "the mountains and rivers were exhausted", everyone asked the king to run away at that time, and the king could only agree even if he didn't agree. If Zhang Yingchen's judgment of Wei Ze is correct, as long as he contacts Wei Ze privately, he is afraid that he can still get Wei Ze's help when he runs away.

Lin Fengxiang originally couldn't think of a way to persuade Hong Xiuquan, but Zhang Yingchen's method was extremely useful. The most important thing is that this method does not have to provoke Wesser. Whether the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom decided to implement a strategic transfer was agreed by the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan. Whether the strategic transfer has any chance to be implemented must be supported by Weeser.

Lin Fengxiang completely understood why Yang Xiuqing wanted to use imprisonment to deal with Hong Xiuquan at this time, and he also understood why Wei Ze chose to leave without hesitation when the Tianjing Incident occurred. He even understood why Shi Dakai was determined to leave the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and chose to go on an expedition.

With a leader like the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, the brothers want to figure out the central government to really do something, and the obstacles they encounter will make people feel that death is an easier choice.