Yang Xiaoshan and Hong Xuanjiao walked back, their guards had just dispersed the enemy army, and they were hurrying over to find them. Yang Xiaoshan handed Hong Xuanjiao over to her guards to take care of, and took the guards to join the Li brothers.

At noon break, the army of Qin Huyang and Yang converged in Cao Village, and this battle was quite successful on every road, and everyone's interest was very high. Qin Rigang invited Hu Yihuang and Yang Xiaoshan to celebrate in the tent, and the three of them happily talked about their respective battles.

When Xiaoshan said that Xiang Rong ran away from the swamp, the other two had different faces. Hu Yihuang shouted that it was a pity to let Xiang Rong, the old fox, run away, and although Qin Rigang also said that it was a pity, his expression was obviously relaxed, Xiaoshan knew that he should be happy in his heart, because he didn't get Xiang Rong's head, and the biggest credit belonged to him, the leader.

Xiaoshan didn't think that Qin Rigang was cautious, but thought that this was also human nature. If he really killed Xiang Rong, the credit is indeed a bit too big, and if he rises too fast in a short period of time, he will cause the unhappiness of many pink eye in the army, which will become delicate to his interpersonal relationships in the army, and maybe cause unnecessary trouble. At least the banquet in front of me will not have such a harmonious atmosphere. So Xiang Rong's escape may still be a good thing for himself.

Before Hu Yihuang entered the church, he was a wealthy family, a local landlord with a very large family, and occupied the mountain fields across the three counties of Pingnan, Tengxian and Jinxiuyaoshan. Such a big landlord, not to mention in the mountainous area, is extremely rare in the plains and even towns of Guangxi. His wealth is even higher than Wei Changhui, but he didn't enter the core layer because he joined the religion relatively late, but he is also one of the best characters among the sub-core members.

Qin Rigang, on the other hand, was born in extreme poverty, the leader of the miners in Yinshan, Beishan, who joined the church relatively early and brought more than 2,000 miner brothers into the church, and was one of the few people who joined the church with a team in the early days of the worship of God. It's just that because he is not all the way with Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui's Charcoal Labor Party, he was excluded when he was sorted in the church. He himself is more than brave, lacks strategy, and has a somewhat simple mind, otherwise his status should not be lower than Shi Dakai.

But at this moment, these two people both acquiesced to Yang Xiaoshan's equal status with them, and did not look down on Xiaoshan at all, which shows that Xiaoshan is also a role that can be counted in the Taiping Army in their minds.

In this battle, the Taiping army almost completely annihilated Xiang Rong's troops, and got rid of the passive situation of being besieged and pursued. Regaining the initiative on the battlefield, Yang Xiuqing ordered the whole army to concentrate in Dawang Village and march to Yong'an by land and water.

Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, and Qin Rigang each led the elite soldiers to form a land army to the northeast over the mountains and mountains, and went straight to Yong'an with a swift attitude. Although they encountered some local regimental exercises along the way, those regimental exercises did not even dare to provoke when they saw such a strict military appearance of the Taiping Army, and they all watched the Taiping Army advance forward.

Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan and others protected the old and weak women and children, and the whole army carried their baggage down the Datong River to Yong'an. Hu Yihuang and Yang Xiaoshan led their troops to the river, guarding the safety of the Taiping Army's waterways on both sides. Zhang Pengwan, the magistrate of Tengxian County, saw that there were many old and weak women and children in the Taiping Army, so he wanted to take advantage of it, and led the regiment to train at Sanjiangkou with the intention of blocking the Taiping Army. Who knew that he was attacked from both sides by Yang Xiaoshan and Hu Yihuang, and the unlucky Zhang Zhixian was concentrated by the shells of the Taiping Army, fell off his horse and was wounded. The remaining Tuan Yong were either killed or fled, and no Qing troops came to harass them by water. Ten days later, Hong Xiuquan and the others finally came to Yong'an City.

Xiao Chaogui and others have been waiting in Yong'an for a long time, and in the past few days, he has killed those local gentry who colluded with the demons, confiscated their family property, and distributed a large number of food and clothing to the poor villagers in the city. He also opened the prison in the city and released all the prisoners who had not been convicted of adultery, and these people became the most loyal supporters of the Taiping army, leading the heavenly soldiers to search for the Qing soldiers who were still hiding in the city and had not been captured.

Hong Xiuquan sat on the eight-lift sedan chair and entered the city majestically, guarding the heavenly soldiers along the way, shouting "The heavenly soldiers kill demons and will never harm the people" to appease all the Yongan people who are still watching.

The original prefect's office in Yong'an was transformed into Hong Xiuquan's "Heavenly Empire", with five halls, two rooms and six rooms in front of the hall, and three dors. In front is the instrument gate, on the left is the officer's office, and on the right is the chapel. All lobbies, buildings and front offices are all framed with "yellow paper". The door of each hall is written with the characters of "Heavenly Dynasty", "Two Dynasty Door", "Three Dynasty Door" and "Four Dynasty Door" respectively. The lobby is "painted yellow on the inner door, and the dragon and tiger are painted". The hall where the ministers listened to the recital was paved with red felt, and the flower pots in front of the hall were lit up everywhere.

There is also a dragon and tiger four-wheeled vehicle in the Heavenly Empire, which is dedicated to Hong Xiuquan, and the wall of the gate of the Heavenly Empire is the place where the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom promulgated various regulations and edicts. At this moment, it is written with four rewards and four punishments: "Those who lead the team to return will be rewarded, and those who report the demon will be rewarded; Those who donate money and food are rewarded, and those who deliver military supplies are rewarded. Those who help the demons hide the demons will be killed, and those who are brave and rebellious will be killed; ** Whoever takes a woman will be beheaded, and whoever takes a captive and kills someone will be beheaded. ”

Although the Taiping army entered the city not long ago, it has initially settled the people's hearts, and the Taiping army is not the legendary cannibalistic bandits in the eyes of the ordinary people, and their military discipline is better than that of the Qing army. The head of the original Wu prefect declared several of his major sins after the Taiping army entered the city, including suppressing the hungry, etc., and his head was hung on the city gate, which was a deterrent to all those who still supported the Qing court. The old authority was overthrown, and the new authority of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was established in Yong'an.

The shrewd Yang Xiuqing did not let the whole army enter the city, he observed the terrain of Yong'an, this city surrounded by mountains can not hold for a long time if it only defends the city in any case, he scattered the main force in various passes, water sinus, and Mo Village outside the city as a contact point, creating a new tactic of the main force guarding the danger and the second-line team defending the city.

Yang Xiaoshan was not arranged outside the city by Yang Xiuqing, because he had made too many meritorious contributions before, and as a reward he was approached to the city to let him rest for a few more days. After seeing Yang Xiuqing's tactics, Yang Xiaoshan couldn't help but secretly admire, not to lose a military genius, such defensive tactics not only restrained the Qing army's direct attack on Yong'an City, so that the Qing army could not form an encirclement of Yong'an, but also kept the lines of communication and supply lines unblocked, and could wait for the opportunity to maneuver and attack, concentrate superior forces, and annihilate the incoming enemy. It's like a robber entering the village, you can't wait at home for the robber to kill, but have to ambush in the dark part of the village, sneak attack and beat the stick, so that the dynamic defense is more effective.

Under such a defensive system, Yong'an could hold out for several months, and the Qing army would never be able to enter in the short term.