Chapter 14 Miaotou Turnaround

In the first battle of Huangshahe, the Qing army was defeated and retreated too quickly. www.biquge.info As soon as he received the news that the Huangsha River was fighting with the long-haired thief army, he accelerated his march and wanted to join the battlefield to attack the Taiping army from behind, but when he was still more than 30 miles away from the Huangsha River, he had already learned the information that the Qing army was defeated and retreated, and Liu Changqing was so frightened that he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to stop the pursuit, and retreated back ten miles, so that he could camp with peace of mind.

On the same day, the king of heaven and the king of the east announced the celebration of the great victory of the kingdom of heaven, and the whole army camped in the Huangsha River Wei to rest, and distributed the meat and rice and other food captured in the camp tent of the Qing army to each battalion to celebrate the victory.

In the evening, Feng Shaoguang ordered the guards to get some food, and under the leadership of Lu Qi, they came to the guard camp to visit the imprisoned Liu Changyou, Jiang Zhongjun, Jiang Zhongshu, and Jiang Zhongyi.

Jiang Zhongjun and the other three brothers are okay, after all, they are young and practice martial arts. Liu Changyou was only captured and held for two days, and Feng Shaoguang was almost unrecognizable when he saw him again. Feng Shaoguang saw that his eyes were black and bloodshot and deeply sunken, and the three Jiang brothers all looked at him when he came in, but Liu Changyou looked at him with his eyes level, and he never looked at himself.

The card knife player on the side told Feng Shaoguang that this Liu Changyou is a hard bone, he has been on hunger strike for 2 days, and he refuses to eat no matter how much he is persuaded to eat, which is difficult to deal with.

Feng Shaoguang looked at this card knife player, and he recognized it, it was the guy named Tan Tiyuan, who was also transferred from the Boy Scouts to serve as his personal guard.

Feng Shaoguang smiled, looked at Liu Changyou mockingly, and said, "Tan Tiyuan, you said that he was going on a hunger strike to die, I don't see it that way." If you really want to die, you can bite off your tongue or crash yourself to the ground, so why torture yourself to starve and die of hunger? ”

"Say, Liu Changyou, you are doing this just to attract my attention, to kill you and fulfill your reputation, or is it some other attempt? You don't really want to die anyway, do you? Feng Shaoguang smiled sarcastically.

"You!? You traitor, rebel against your father, harm the people, and be a scholar in vain! Liu Changyou opened his chapped lips and scolded hoarsely.

"Bold! Dare to insult the king of the south! King Nan, let the villain cut off his dog's head! Tan Tiyuan on the side shouted angrily.

Feng Shaoguang waved his hand to stop Tan Tiyuan, and said to Liu Changyou: "Now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty occupies the Han Dynasty, natural disasters continue, taxes are chaotic, corrupt officials and corrupt officials oppress the people, and the people are struggling to make a living. I, Feng Yunshan, wanted to save the people of the world because I read some books. Expelling the Manchu Qing Dynasty, recovering the Han people, and creating a prosperous era of the Heavenly Kingdom of Greater China, so that all Han people have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear, is Feng's ideal, even if Feng gives up this body, he will not hesitate! ”

"It's you, vain reader! You Liu Changyou, read the books of Confucius and Mencius in vain, and Bai Xuecheng and Zhu are reasonable! As a Han Chinese, he was willing to be a slave of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, maintain his rule, fish and flesh the people, help the people to abuse, for the fame and fortune in front of him, and leave a bad reputation in Danqing. ”

Feng Shaoguang remembered that China was bullied and humiliated by the powers of various countries in later generations, and he couldn't help but hate the Manchus even more. A body of righteousness filled his chest, and it was reasonable to reprimand Liu Changyou.

Liu Changyou was pressed by Feng Shaoguang's momentum, he was speechless for a while, his face was flushed, and he argued forcefully: "You traitor is talking nonsense, and you are strong and reasonable!" You wait for the long-haired rebels, do not produce, burn and kill and plunder everywhere, and cause trouble to the army, and even talk about saving the people from fire and water? As a scholar, I am loyal and patriotic, share the worries of my father's court, and hate you and other troubled people and thieves! ”

Feng Shaoguang thought about what the Taiping Army was doing now, it was indeed not about production, and it was surviving by robbing the powerful and powerful. couldn't help but be a little discouraged, he knew that Liu Changyou was still that kind of traditional reader, and he couldn't be recruited with words. However, what he has is patience, so he let the guard battalion slowly detain him, even if he can't surrender and kill him, he must not be put back on the Manchu side.

Liu Changyou is a hard bone, but Jiang Zhongshu and Jiang Zhongyi are not. Feng Shaoguang turned his gaze to the three Jiang brothers who were imprisoned together, and Jiang Zhongyi shouted: "King Nan, as a Han Chinese, Zhongyi must be in heaven!" What's more, the villain has already led Master Li to find several loads of gunpowder and made great contributions to the Heavenly Kingdom. Please let the king of the south release the villain and allow it to work! ”

Jiang Zhongjun on the side shouted: "Shut up! My brother said that if you surrender to Changmao, you won't have the surname Jiang in the future. ”

When Jiang Zhongyi heard this, he looked desperate, and cried sadly: "Third brother, I'm only 17 years old, I don't want to die." I haven't married yet, I have no descendants, and my mother has no one to support. I just want to live, if I don't have a surname Jiang, I won't have a surname Jiang, as long as I can not die. ”

Jiang Zhongjun was stunned and couldn't refute it, he couldn't help but sigh in confusion, looked at Liu Changyou next to him, and saw that he was also helpless, so he stopped talking.

Jiang Zhongshu's lips also moved, and just wanted to say something, but hesitated, and finally didn't say anything.

Feng Yunshan looked at the reactions of several people, and he already knew it. He asked Tan Tiyuan to release Jiang Zhongyi, and followed Tan Tiyuan and them to be the southern ace swordsmen, so that they could be monitored at any time, and the other three were all switched on.

Seeing that Jiang Zhongyi was released directly, Jiang Zhongshu couldn't help but be anxious, he was only 18 years old, and he didn't want to die, and Jiang Zhongshu himself hated Manchurians and didn't want to call himself a slave. After a little hesitation, Feng Yunshan, Tan Tiyuan and the others had already left. Jiang Zhongshu was relieved and continued his life in custody.

Early the next morning, the king of the east ordered that all the more than 50 Manchus captured by the Qing army be beheaded, and the remaining 600 Han soldiers were handed over to the rear army to serve as baggage and carrying coolies. At present, 30 more boats were recruited in the Huangsha River, and there were more than 100 medium-sized ships and more than 300 small transport boats and fishing boats in the Heavenly Army. Zeng Guanlan, Lu Qi and others commanded Hou Junpai to load a large number of camp tents, grain, rice, artillery, etc. into the Huangsha River Weiqing military camp, and loaded the larger ships with extremely deep drafts before burning the remaining camp tents and other things that could not be taken away. The reason why I was so anxious was that during the celebration dinner in the Taiping military camp last night, a message was quietly circulated during the banquet that the Qing army in the areas of Hengzhou Mansion and Changsha Mansion was empty, especially the dilapidated city wall of Changsha, which was very easy to capture.

This news was naturally caused by Feng Shaoguang to provide information about the Qing army in Hunan and prompt the high-level of the Heavenly Kingdom to speed up the march.

On the way, Feng Shaoguang secretly ordered Tan Tiyuan, who was only 16 years old, to lead more than 20 reliable old brothers of the rear army to quietly set off from Huangsha Hewei to Xinning County, more than 100 miles away, to find the location of Liu Changyou's home that Jiang Zhongyi asked about, and try to take Jiang Zhongyuan and Liu Changyou's family out, so as not to hurt them, and send them to Feng Shaoguang's side.

The Taiping army set out from Huangsha Hewei, began to leave Guangxi, stepped into the territory of Hunan, and marched down the river towards Yongzhou Mansion.

In the evening, Feng Shaoguang was on the boat, drinking tea, and chatting with Li Kaifang and Xie Xiangcai about the past of the Holy Sect. Suddenly hearing a click at the bottom of the boat, the three of them ran to the side of the cabin to take a look, the water in the river did not know when it became turbulent, the north of the Xiangjiang River turned sharply to the east, about half a mile long narrow turning river, densely gathered two or three hundred boats, and more than 100 ships continued to rush down the river.

The creak of the bottom of the ship is still heard. At this time, several people found that dozens of medium and large ships in front of them began to dock, it turned out that many ships were too heavy and had a deep draft, and when they passed through the sharp turn just now, they were hit by a continuous reef and loosened the bilge planks, and there was a gap and water leakage.

The river began to pour into the holds, and the soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom hurriedly came ashore from the boats, scooping the water and carrying the baggage to the shore.

After a while, a brand knife hand came in a small boat to report that there was a gap in the bilge floor of hundreds of medium-sized ships, and they began to move to a place called Miaotou in the gentle place downstream. The King of Heaven ordered the entire fleet to stop, and tens of thousands of soldiers in the Kingdom of Heaven made every effort to transfer personnel and materials.

Feng Shaoguang was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't show it, but hurriedly ordered someone to transfer the personnel and baggage of the leaky boat to other unleaking ships and shores! The boat he was on may have had a shallow draft and did not leak because it did not carry many people and supplies.

Until late at night, all the personnel of the leaky ship were transferred to the shore, but a batch of baggage cargo and more than a dozen earthen cannons were still lost, which were carried by two medium-sized transport ships, and sank into the river with the ships before they could be lifted ashore.

The loss of more than 100 ships, especially those with a large draft of cargo, completely disrupted the entire heavenly marching plan. Although it was the middle of the night, the Heavenly King did not rest, and convened the high-level of the Heavenly Kingdom to discuss the solution.

King Hong Xiuquan was very anxious. Finally rushed out of Guangxi, I wanted to go north along the river and quickly capture Hunan, especially Changsha City, which is the provincial capital and the most suitable as a small paradise on earth. According to the news obtained from the newly captured demon soldiers in Huangshahe, many of the Qing demon soldiers in Hunan were transferred to Guangxi, and the local troops in Hunan were empty, so it was a good time to capture them. However, the ships were damaged so much, and the soldiers and baggage could not rely on water transportation to march quickly to Changsha, and he lost the opportunity to establish a small paradise, how could he not harbor fire.

Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, was very distressed when he saw the destruction of the ship, and was worried that he would not be able to reach Changsha quickly, so he suggested to the king of heaven to immediately convene the high-level of the heavenly kingdom to discuss countermeasures.

Hundreds of lanterns illuminated a spacious double-decker ship, all of which were decorated in yellow silk and were opulent, and it was the place of the deliberation --- the ship on which the King of Heaven was boarding.

Lu Qi led Chen Yucheng, Fan Ruzeng and several famous swordsmen to drive a small boat, and after the Heavenly King's Guards checked it, they escorted Feng Shaoguang to board the Heavenly Throne Ship.

After a little greeting, the six kings of the Heavenly Kingdom and the old men of the Heavenly Kingdom, such as Qin Rigang, Hu Yixuan, Zhu Xikun, Luo Xuan, Zeng Jinqian, Zeng Shuiyuan, Huang Yukun, Lai Hanying, etc., began to discuss the matter.

First of all, it was the Heavenly King who proposed: "Brothers, today more than 100 ships of the Heavenly Kingdom have been damaged by the reef, not only can many heavy goods and materials not be carried, but even the Heavenly Kingdom people cannot all be transported by water. Brothers, what can be done, let's discuss. ”

The King of the West was as straightforward and straightforward as ever, and said the hearts of everyone: "Brother Tianwang, my sister-in-law thinks that the soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom are divided into two routes, and the main force takes the remaining ships to take the waterway, and marches quickly to attack Changsha, which is a major event for the Heavenly Kingdom to build a small paradise. The remaining part of the baggage, card tail, etc., can be guarded by a partial division, avoiding the pursuit of the Qing demon, and going north along the river. ”

When everyone heard it, they all felt reasonable, but the rest of the partial division and other tails were undoubtedly suspected of being abandoned, in case they were caught up by the Qing Demon and were powerless to resist, the end could be imagined.

Wing King Shi Dakai also felt unbearable in his heart, and said: "Although the strategy of the King of the West is good, it puts the tail of the card and the relatives of the soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom in a dangerous situation. I'm afraid that it will be taken by the demons! I also hope that the king of heaven and the king of the east will think twice. ”

Hu Yixuan, Huang Yukun, Lai Hanying and other old men of the heavenly kingdom also echoed one after another, worried that the partial teacher would not be able to protect the tail of the card.

Wei Changhui, the king of the north, said: "What your brother-in-law said is very reasonable, and conquering the little heaven is the biggest thing in the kingdom of heaven!" Therefore, it is imperative to divide the army. But there is a certain reason for the brothers to worry, it is better to send more holy soldiers to defend the baggage and pai tail, and after the main force of the heavenly soldiers captures Changsha, and then quickly turn back to respond, wouldn't they all be happy. ”

When Hong Xiuquan heard this, he nodded, and his tightly knit eyebrows were also soothed a lot.

"What your brother-in-law said is very reasonable. Listening to what the brothers from Hunan said, now the Qing Demon in Hengzhou, Changsha is empty, the Changsha city wall is even more collapsed, the Qing Demon Head has not had time to repair, it is the Heavenly Father God God gave us a good opportunity to build a small paradise. The soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom must speed up their march and rush to Changsha City as soon as possible to establish a small paradise. The supplement of the robe is also very good, which solves the worries of Tianwang and Xiuqing. The heavenly soldiers of the heavenly kingdom divided their troops by land and water, the naval army opened the way in front, and the land route chased after them, responding at any time and rushing to Changsha as soon as possible. The East King, who was sitting in second place, patted the cabin lightly, and finalized the way to deal with it in one sentence.

"Let's talk about the brothers, who will be the commander of the partial division, how many heavenly soldiers will be bringed, and protect the baggage and women's battalion." Dongwang continued.

When everyone heard this, they were silent. Everyone knows that this is the master of the master, and he has no merit, but it is extremely dangerous.

Hu Yixuan, who was sitting in the lower hand, broke the silence and said: "If the King of Heaven and the King of the East allow, Yixuan is willing to take on this responsibility, lead a thousand partial divisions to guard the tail of the baggage card, and follow the main force of the Kingdom of Heaven to Changsha." ”

King Hong Xiuquan was overjoyed, and just wanted to praise Hu Yixuan, but after thinking about it, Hu Yixuan was one of the few cronies who could lead the troops in the army, and he was strong in martial arts, he had saved his life twice, and he didn't let him go, in case of danger, how could he resist? I couldn't help but hesitate.

Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, said: "Brother Yixuan is not afraid of danger and volunteers, Xiuqing is very pleased!" But the Yi Xuan brothers have never been in contact with the tail of the baggage card, so I am afraid it is not the most suitable. ”

Zhu Xikun and Zeng Shuiyuan immediately understood the meaning of Dongwang's words, and the two of them said together: "Heavenly King, Dongwang, Xikun (Shuiyuan) thinks that it is most suitable for the master to be the South King!" The king of the south is the pillar stone of the kingdom of heaven, the virtue is lofty, the tail of the heavy card of the kingdom of heaven, and the chief general of the army, the march of the kingdom of heaven, after the army of the queen is broken, they are all in order, and they have never given the demon a chance to take advantage of. ”

Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan couldn't help frowning when he heard this, although he didn't want the king of the south to be overpowered, but the king of the south had always been the only one who helped him a lot. Of course, he didn't want to lose the help of the King of the South.

Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, saw that his henchman understood what he meant, and proposed the king of the south, and he was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was quite difficult: "Although the king of the south is the most suitable, but the king of the south is the body of the daughter of the kingdom of heaven, how can he be so risky, let's discuss it again." ”

"Brother Tianwang, Brother Dongwang, Yunshan is willing to be the main general of the queen, and will follow the main force of the kingdom of heaven with all the tail brothers and baggage, and take them to Changsha smoothly to share the worries of the kingdom of heaven." Feng Shaoguang saw this opportunity, how could he not seize it? After he crossed the Lingyi crossing, he thought hard about the strategy of breaking away from the two kings of heaven and the king of the east, and secretly made Zeng Guanlan lead more than ten fine workers to spread the news of the emptiness of troops in Changsha and other places and the collapse of the city walls in the army of the heavenly kingdom, so that the king of heaven and the officers and men in the army were eager to march eagerly and establish a small paradise as soon as possible. Even if the ship hadn't been damaged by the reef, Feng Shaoguang would have called it sick, or found other excuses to suggest dividing the troops, and now he finally waited for a good opportunity to break away from the main force of the Heavenly Kingdom.