On this day, in the newly built Heavenly King's Mansion, Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan temporarily used the True God Temple as a meeting hall, convened hundreds of civil and military officials of the Heavenly Kingdom, and announced the expedition by the East King. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Heavenly King was dressed in a yellow robe and wore a golden crown on his head, and sat on the throne of the True God Heavenly King. With the establishment of Tianjing, the capital of the Kingdom of Heaven, the implementation of various systems, especially the implementation of the men's and women's branches, Meng Deen recently collected more than a dozen beautiful women in the city and sent them to the Heavenly King's Mansion as maidservants, Hong Xiuquan felt that his dedication to the Kingdom of Heaven was a little rewarded.

In the middle of the lower head, there is Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, sitting on the chair of the prince, and a few steps below, there are four chairs, the first two are empty, but they are the seats of the king of the west and the king, and the other two are sitting Wei Changhui, the king of the north, and Shi Dakai, the king of the wings.

At the bottom, there is a group of civil and military forces of the Heavenly Kingdom headed by Qin Rigang and Hu Yixuan. Zeng Shuiyuan, Zhu Xikun, Chen Chengying, Meng Deen, Zeng Jinqian, Lai Hanying, Zeng Tianyang, Lu Xianba, Fu Xuexian, Zeng Zhaoyang, Huang Wenjin, Zeng Lichang, Chen Renbao, Zhang Weikun, Zhong Fangli and others are all listed.

Dongwang cleared his throat, glanced at everyone majestically, and said: "Now I have hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers in Tianjing, the capital of the Heavenly Kingdom, and nearly 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers, so I can't trap Tianjing!" In addition, recently, the Qing demon head Xiang Rong established the Jiangnan camp in the south of Tianjing City, and the Qing demon head Qishan established the Jiangbei camp in the west of Yangzhou City, intending to blockade Tianjing. Recently, we will discuss it, what should we do? ”

The Heavenly King also spoke, his voice was slightly hoarse, his eyes were full of tiredness, obviously he didn't rest well last night: "What the East King just said is reasonable, I also think that I can't just stick to Tianjing, and I have to send a number of heavenly soldiers to break through the Qing Demon blockade." Brothers, let's talk about it, Yixuan, you come first! ”

Hu Yixuan, who was named, hurriedly stood up, saluted Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing, and said loudly: "Yixuan is a rough person, but I also feel that I can't squeeze in Tianjing to waste food in vain, I have to go out and grab some food from the demons." The king of heaven said that where to fight, Yi Xuan led the troops to fight! ”

Hong Xiuquan nodded slightly and looked at Hu Yixuan approvingly. Yang Xiuqing, who was at the bottom of the head, frowned, but immediately turned into a smile and said, "Brother Yixuan can share the worries of the king of heaven and this king, and his heart is commendable." The other brothers also talked about how to send troops? After speaking, Yang Xiuqing looked at the generals.

Among the generals, Zhu Xikun stood up, he was the henchman of the East King, and now that the East King was asking, it was natural for him to come out and set up a platform for the East King. What's more, the news that the East King is going to send troops to the battle has already spread. It's just that whether it is a western expedition or a northern expedition, the king of the east has not yet revealed.

"Xikun thinks that my Heavenly Kingdom should send tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers to break through the Jiangnan camp outside Tianjing City, and then march north, march into Henan and Zhili of the Qing Demon, and go straight to the Qing Demon Lair." Zhu Xikun has been following the East King for a long time, so he naturally figured out some of the East King's thoughts.

But seeing the light in Yang Xiuqing's eyes flashing away, Zhu Xikun knew that he had guessed correctly.

When Hong Xiuquan heard this, he also clapped his hands and praised: "What a straight way to clear the demon lair!" The courage of the Xikun brothers is commendable! Dongwang, what do you think? ”

Yang Xiuqing waved his hand and said, "Let's listen to the opinions of the brothers in the audience first." ”

The crowd is not stupid. Seeing that the Heavenly King and the Eastern King were all in favor of going north, everyone suddenly realized!

As a result, everyone loudly expressed their opinions in favor of the Northern Expedition! Moreover, I only blamed myself for being slower to react and was robbed of the jackpot by Zhu Xikun!

Zeng Shuiyuan, who had just served as the left prime minister of the East Palace, said: "The King of Heaven and the King of the East, and his subordinates also agree to send troops to the Northern Expedition!" However, just sending troops to the Northern Expedition can only attract the Qing Demon Soldiers in the north, but the pressure on my Tianjing is still there! Therefore, my subordinates believe that our Heavenly Kingdom will not only send troops to the Northern Expedition, but also send troops to consolidate Tianjing and clear the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps arranged by the Qing Demon! ”

When the generals heard this, they all nodded, and the Manchu Qing built two large camps, one south and one north, choked Tianjing's throat, which naturally made everyone worried, and they all wanted to pull it out as soon as possible.

Seeing that everyone only echoed and couldn't express any new opinions, Yang Xiuqing moved his gaze to the North King and the Wing King, and said, "The North King and the Wing King, you can also talk about it." ”

Wei Changhui was extremely cunning, and hurriedly said: "It is imperative to go on the expedition." The subordinate brother follows Brother Tianwang and Brother Dongwang, and accepts assignments at any time. ”

Yang Xiuqing smiled and said nothing, and looked at Shi Dakai again, with mixed feelings.

Yang Xiuqing also knew in his heart that among the many generals in the Heavenly Kingdom, those who could be civil and martial arts should first count Shi Dakai. From the beginning of the Jintian regiment, Shi Dakai has been following the king of the south closely, and the king of the south is a line of the king of heaven, Yang Xiuqing has no choice but to choose to unite with Xiao Chaogui, the king of the west, and accept Wei Changhui, the king of the north, to suppress Shi Dakai.

Now, although he is afraid of angering himself and the Heavenly King, no one in the Heavenly Kingdom mentions Feng Yunshan, the Southern King, but Yang Xiuqing knows that the Southern King is no longer at ease to be the Southern King of the Heavenly Kingdom, but to be his Holy King. Thinking of this, Yang Xiuqing didn't know whether she should be happy or resentful.

This Shi Dakai has such a close relationship with the King of the South, no matter what, he can't let him lead the army alone.

Shi Dakai would have thought that in just a moment, the East King would turn so many thoughts. He saluted and said loudly: "From the perspective of the younger brother, the walls of the capital are high and thick this day, and the soldiers of my heavenly kingdom are the soldiers who dare to fight. As for sending troops, the younger brother is in favor of the Western Expedition rather than the Northern Expedition! ”

When Hong Xiuquan heard this, his brows furrowed, and he was immediately displeased. And Yang Xiuqing is still smiling on the surface, but in fact, he is also half of the needle in his heart, the Northern Expedition is what he has planned for a long time, and now Shi Dakai is actually opposed, of course, it makes him unhappy for a while.

"Oh, the Winged King is talking about it, why can't you go on a northern expedition?" As soon as Yang Xiuqing said this, the entire Heavenly Kingdom present suddenly understood that the Eastern King was indeed advocating the Northern Expedition.

"Brother Dongwang, at present, although there are millions of soldiers in my heavenly kingdom, they can be used for the expedition, and there are only 100,000 elite soldiers. At present, there are a total of 30,000 elite soldiers in Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, 50,000 in Tianjing City, and more than 10,000 in Dangtu and Pukou. I saw Shi Dakai glancing at everyone and talking eloquently: "Since ancient times, the danger of the Yangtze River has been in Jingzhou and Wuchang in the upper reaches, Jiujiang and Anqing in the middle reaches, and now my heavenly kingdom only occupies the land of Jinling and Zhenjiang in the lower reaches, and there is no danger to defend." The younger brother heard that the Qing Demon had ordered someone to set up a water division in Yuezhou, if it became strong and went down from Wuchang from the river, then the barrier of my heavenly kingdom would be lost, and Tianjing would be difficult to protect! ”

"And Huguang, Jiangxi and other places, fertile fields for thousands of miles, and the people have also converted to heaven, it is really the best land in my heavenly kingdom, and it is a pity not to take it. Therefore, whether it is from Gongwei Tianjing or from expanding the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Kingdom, we should first go all out to the west, and then talk about other things such as the Eastern Expedition or the Northern Expedition! ”

Shi Dakai's words touched everyone. Yang Xiuqing couldn't help but be slightly angry when he saw that his main general's Northern Expedition was denied, and said directly: "The Wing King's words are reasonable, but they are not well considered!" You must know that the Qing demon is rotten, and the demon soldiers are crushed in battle, and there is no combat power at all. On the other hand, my heavenly soldiers are strong in battle, and they have killed the demons all the way, losing their armor and abandoning their armor, and they can't form an army. Therefore, this king decided to go on a northern expedition and sent a heavenly army, led by a reliable general, all the way to the north and smashed the demon cave. ”

Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Yang Xiuqing said again: "At the same time, a westward expedition!" The western expeditionary heavenly army went up the Yangtze River and captured the land of the two rivers and Huguang. Then go north and join forces with the Northern Expeditionary Heavenly Soldiers to sweep through the hinterland of the Central Plains and drive the Qing Demon out of the lair. ”

Everyone was shocked by Yang Xiuqing's courage to send troops from two ways at the same time, and after half a ring, they praised one after another: "Dongwang is wise!" I am willing to be driven by the subordinates, and kill the demons! ”

The Heavenly King was also stunned, then laughed and said, "The decision of the East King is my decision!" Conquer the Qing Demon Lair in one fell swoop, and I hope that next year, I can move to the Qing Demon Lair. ”

The Heavenly King and the Eastern King have all decided to come down, and there is no point in everyone discussing it anymore. As a result, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was settled and began the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition.

Guazhou Town on the Yangtze River.

Qin Rigang, who had just been crowned the Marquis of Heaven and concurrently served as the Prime Minister of Tianguan, Ji Wenyuan, the deputy prime minister of Chunguan, and Huang Wenjin, the prime minister of Enhui, three people carried long swords at their waists, standing majestically in front of the formation, on the bank of the Yangtze River, more than 20,000 Taiping Army soldiers lined up in a neat long formation, and there were 3,000 cavalry, surrounding the infantry division.

The river wind blew, and the Ming and Huang regimental dragon battle flags of the heavenly kingdom rattled.

In front of the military formation, there were three animals and a yellow mounted edict.

Three cannons sounded, Qin Rigang ascended the general platform and said to the soldiers of the Northern Expedition: "Today, on the first day of the fourth month of the third year of the Kingdom of Heaven, I will swear to the Northern Expedition by the order of the King of Heaven and the King of the East!" ”

"This Northern Expedition is divided into two heavenly soldiers, left and right. We are the Right Route Army of the Northern Expedition, led by me, Ji Wenyuan, the deputy prime minister of Chunguan, and Huang Wenjin, the prime minister of Enhui. The left army attacked 15,000 people, and was commanded by Zhu Xikun, the third left inspection point in front of the palace, Xu Zongyang, the seventh commander of the left of the palace, and Huang Zhong, the commander of the fifteenth left of the palace. ”

"Our Northern Expeditionary Army is an elite division that has repeatedly made military exploits for the Celestial Empire, and the soldiers have attacked the state and county all the way, and now, they have to bear the trust of the King of Heaven and the King of the East, and have been capturing the old nest of the Qing Demon. Together with the Left Route Army, we will be invincible and invincible. Now, the oath begins! ”

Suddenly, the trumpet cannon sounded, recited by the Qin Ri program, and the roar of 20,000 soldiers shook the sky: swear to sweep away the demons, serve the kingdom of heaven, and serve the king of heaven and the king of the east!

Amid the thunderous drums of war, the cavalry began to move and set off first, while the infantry also moved slowly on foot and in boats, and suddenly smoke and dust rose on the road and headed north.

…… (To be continued.) )