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In all fairness, although Hu Hailong's proposal was a bit of a decline, at this critical moment when the Wu army was very likely to adjust its overall strategic plan, if he could really persuade Qin Rigang and Huang Wenjin to voluntarily go to Wu Chaoyue to take the blame, there was no doubt that it would be a clever move, which would not only greatly dispel Wu Chaoyue's concerns about the threat of the Taiping army, but also take the opportunity to resolve the many grievances and grievances between the Taiping army and the Wu army, and further consolidate friendly relations.

What's even more absolute is that if Qin Rigang and Huang Wenjin do this, with Wu Chaoyue's hypocritical character of liking to engage in hypocrisy, it is very unlikely that they will really kill them to avenge Zeng Guofan, and it is more in line with Wu Chaoyue's style of acting with a smile. At the same time, Qin Rigang, who is still a prisoner, and Huang Wenjin, who once firmly supported Yang Xiuqing, can also atone for their sins with this move, and they are all happy.

It was precisely because of these considerations that Shi Dakai completely fell into the trap, and after thinking for a while, Shi Dakai turned to Hong Xiuquan and said: "Long live the Heavenly King, although Hu Jiandian's proposal is appalling, it is also a wonderful strategy for him to persuade the two brothers, Qin Rigang and Huang Wenjin, to voluntarily go beyond the little demon to bear the guilt in front ......of the little demon." ”

Shi Dakai only stopped by himself when he said this, because before he could finish speaking, there was already an uproar in the Golden Dragon Palace, and Wu Ruxiao and Ye Yunlai, the two thorns, also roared directly, "Then it's better to surrender directly and surpass the little demon!" If we kill his teacher, we will make amends, but what will be the account for his murder of our brothers? Did he kill more of our brothers, or did we kill more of his people? ”

Even Li Shixian, who was relatively neutral before, stood up against Shi Dakai and said loudly: "The Wing King is eight thousand years old, if you kill someone who surpasses the little demon on the battlefield, you have to ask him for the guilt, so how can we fight in the future?" Wouldn't the heavenly generals who led the troops be afraid of killing people on the battlefield who should not be killed, and in the future they would have to kowtow to the enemy to make amends, and even stick out their necks to cut off the enemy, so that the enemy could take revenge? ”

"Wing King, your clan brother Shi Zhenji also participated in the battle in Gray Mountain, why don't you ask him to go and ask the little demon to take the blame? Just staring at Qin Rigang and Huang Wenjin? Wu Ruxiao roared again.

Shi Da, who was dragged into the water by Hu Hailong, couldn't argue, and he couldn't blame Hu Hailong, who was 'on the same position' as himself, so he could only keep his mouth shut and let his colleagues accuse him of sarcasm. Hong Xiuquan was silent at first, and it was not until almost all the people in the Golden Dragon Hall stood on the opposite side of Shi Dakai that Hong Xiuquan stood up to play a round, pressed his hands downward, and said with a pleasant face: "Everyone Aiqing, be quiet, be quiet, have something to say, don't quarrel, don't quarrel." ”

"Long live the King of Heaven, Your Majesty has something to say!"

After Hong Xiuquan basically stabilized the audience, Meng Deen jumped out as a matter of course, knelt down on Hong Xiuquan's knees in a very chic manner, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Your Majesty is bold, I want to ask the King of Heaven to immediately issue an edict to pardon Qin Rigang from prison and restore the king!" ”

In order to deliberately disgust Shi Dakai, who was 'timid and cowardly', Ye Yunlai immediately stood up and agreed, and said: "Your Majesty agrees with Prime Minister Meng, please send an edict from the King of Heaven to immediately release Qin Rigang and restore his prince!" ”

"Please send an edict from the Heavenly King, release Qin Rigang, and restore the title of King Yan!" One after another, the generals of the Taiping Army jumped out and loudly seconded the proposal, although many of them were Qin Rigang's old friends, but more of them were disgusted by Shi Dakai's repeated tolerance of Wu Chaoyue, and deliberately disgusted Shi Dakai, and soon formed a great momentum.

Faced with this almost one-sided situation, Hong Xiuquan naturally had to be more embarrassed, and when he was helpless, Hong Xiuquan could only turn to Shi Dakai and ask: "Brother Yiwang, all the officials have asked for the immediate release of Brother Qin Rigang and the restoration of his prince, what do you think?" ”

"That's your business! Make up your own mind! ”

Shi Dakai, who was on fire in his heart, almost roared in reply, and immediately attracted the angry eyes of the Taoist in the palace, and Wu Ruxiao, who had long been very dissatisfied with Shi Dakai, shouted: "Wing King, speak politely!" Don't forget, who are you talking to! ”

Wu Ruxiao, the cannon barrel, opened fire, and the rest of the Tianping Army naturally echoed it, all accusing Shi Dakai of being disrespectful to Hong Xiuquan, Shi Dakai also came back to his senses, and hurriedly saluted Hong Xiuquan and asked for guilt: "Long live the king of heaven for forgiveness, the minister is dizzy for a while, and he has offended you a lot, please long live the king of heaven." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's a trivial matter, I won't take it to heart."

Hong Xiuquan waved his hand generously, and then asked Shi Dakai again: "Brother Yiwang, whether to immediately release Brother Qin Rigang and restore his prince is not my business alone. You just said yesterday that at this time, pardon Brother Qin Rigang and restore his official title, I am afraid that it will make the little demon misunderstand, so I have to ask for your opinion first. ”

The ball was forced into Shi Dakai's feet by Hong Xiuquan again, and Shi Dakai suddenly fell into a dilemma, knowing that if he continued to oppose it, he would definitely attract more dissatisfaction from his colleagues, and the lesser of two evils, Shi Dakai had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Since all the brothers think that Brother Qin Rigang should be released immediately and his title restored, then His Majesty also agrees." ”

After that, Shi Dakai also added in his heart, "Fortunately, the little demon is not the kind of person with a small belly, as long as this matter is explained clearly, I believe there will be no serious consequences." ”

"But what if you really misunderstand?" Hong Xiuquan asked even more worriedly, "What if he uses this incident as an excuse to take the opportunity to declare war on our heavenly kingdom?" ”

"Probably not." Shi Dakai shook his head and said: "If he really insists on fighting, of course we can only accompany him to the end." ”

"It's better to fight late than early!" Wu Ruxiao roared again: "Instead of letting the Transcendence Little Demon kill us by surprise first, it's better for us to strike first!" ”

"That's right!" Ye Yunlai also said: "Instead of trembling and paying compensation to the Transcendence Little Demon, it is better to take the lead and kill the Transcendence Demon by surprise first!" ”

"What are you two crazy about?!" Shi Dakai roared angrily: "Do you have to bury the Heavenly Kingdom and the Heavenly Empire before you are willing to give up?" ”

"We're crazy?" Wu Ruxiao suddenly laughed out loud and laughed wildly: "The Wing King is eight thousand years old, do you think we are crazy?" Lose your marbles?! ”

"Big mistake!" Wu Ruxiao suddenly roared again, stopped laughing wildly, stared at Shi Dakai's eyes and said loudly: "Wing King Eight Thousand Years Old, you are wrong!" We're not crazy, we're calmer now than ever! The baggage fleet that surpassed the little demon had just heard that the king had been reinstated, and immediately turned around and retreated to Hubei, no matter how we persuaded us to stay, and even promised to lend Ogi Port to them to station and other orders beyond the little demon, they just knelt down and begged them to continue to fight the demon, but they didn't agree! What does this mean? Wing King 8,000 years old, don't you understand? ”

"If you don't understand, then the minister will tell you!" Ye Yunlai also said loudly: "This shows that the army that surpasses the little demon has never trusted our heavenly kingdom, and has always regarded us as enemies!" ”

"No matter how much we swallow our anger and keep our voices low, surpassing the little demon will attack us sooner or later! In the eyes of the transcendent demon, we are just a fat sheep that can be slaughtered at any time, and we can kill when we want! Slaughter whenever you want! ”

"His Royal Highness King Gu and His Royal Highness King Qing are right, instead of being beaten passively, it is better to fight hard!" Meng Deen was also very good at seizing the opportunity to stand up, and said loudly: "Take advantage of the fact that the main army beyond the little demon has not had time to react, strike first, and fight to the death with the surpassing little demon!" ”

"The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers!" Several Taiping military inspectors also shouted, "Anyway, it's going to be fought, instead of letting the transcendent demon fight first, let's do it first!" ”

The fanatical belligerent atmosphere was formed again, and the generals of the Taiping Army on the Golden Dragon Palace, regardless of whether they really wanted to fight or not, all loudly bluffed and demanded to go to war, and the first strike was to seize the opportunity, and the rational faction like Shi Dakai did not dare to speak at all, Shi Dakai was isolated, and he couldn't say the words in his heart, so he could only clench the joints of his fingers.

Shi Dakai was still behind, and when the generals of the Taiping army asked Hong Xiuquan to start a war, Hong Xiuquan immediately kicked the ball to Shi Dakai and asked: "Brother Yiwang, I don't understand military affairs, the most knowledgeable person in the kingdom of heaven is you except the East King, you have an idea, fight or not?" ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on Shi Dakai's body again, Shi Dakai's face was pale, and his heart was full of contradictions, not only knowing that the war against the Wu army at this time was purely looking for death, but also knowing that Ye Yunlai and Wu Ruxiao were actually not wrong - Wu Chaoyue would sooner or later attack the Taiping army, and it was possible that because of Yang Xiuqing's sudden fall, he would change his strategy and attack the Taiping army first and then destroy the Qing court.

Shi Dakai, who had been at war for a long time in his heart, and liked to take care of the overall situation in everything and everywhere, finally made up his mind, lowered his head slightly, shook his head weakly, and said: "Since all the brothers feel that they should fight, let's fight." ”

Hearing this answer, Ye Yunlai, Wu Ruxiao and others finally showed smiles on their faces, and Hong Xiuquan also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he finally put the black cauldron on Shi Dakai's head, but Shi Dakai sighed quietly and said secretly: "Let's fight, anyway, sooner or later." At this time, although it is treacherous, it at least has the opportunity to severely damage the baggage food team that surpasses the little demon and weaken the strength of the money and food that surpasses the little demon. ”

When the Manchu Dynasty cheered and started a war against the Wu army, Hong Xiuquan naturally played with power again, and very generously rewarded Shi Dakai for the position of the commander of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom West Route Army, and asked Shi Dakai to lead his subordinates to enter Anqing to preside over the overall situation, authorize the control of the Taiping army in Anqing, Pengze and Hukou, and handed over a part of the sailors of Wu Ruxiao and Ye Yunlai to Shi Dakai to command, so that Shi Dakai was fully responsible for initiating the war against the Wu army. justifiably drove Shi Dakai away from Nanjing, made a big short-selling favor, and at the same time used Shi Dakai to suppress Lin Fengxiang, who only raised troops to fight Yang, and Huang Wenjin, who did not bow his head until Yang Xiuqing fell, killed many birds with one stone.

On the eastern front, Hong Xiuquan, who had coveted Shanghai for a long time, did not hesitate to order the Lu Shunde Department of the Songjiang Taiping Army to launch an attack on Shanghai, and the Huang Zichao Department of the Changzhou Taiping Army served as a backup; Wu Ruxiao and Ye Yunlai each went back and forth to their respective stations, and Zeng Lichang's department was also sent to Zhenjiang by Hong Xiuquan to station, not only to prevent Zeng Lichang's department, who had too much contact with Wu Chaoyue, to make trouble, but also to use Zeng Lichang to prevent Yang Xiuqing's clansman Yang Fuqing, which was also a multi-task.

On the northern front, in view of the fact that Shi Dakai's general Chen Yucheng effectively restrained Yang Xiuqing's own brother Yang Yuanqing for the Yang army during the civil war of the Taiping Army, and at the same time, in order to weaken Shi Dakai, the most prestigious warlord of the Taiping Army, Hong Xiuquan unceremoniously named Chen Yucheng the king of England. At the same time, the five banners of the Great Seal Twist Army were the banner masters, and the Twist Army was drawn together to deal with Wu Chaoyue.

On the southern front, Li Xiucheng, a young famous general of the Taiping Army, who had suddenly emerged, took advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the Taiping Army, the main force of the Wu Army and the Manchu army to fight in the north, and had already developed into the strongest warlord of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. Therefore, Hong Xiuquan did not care about Li Xiucheng's sin of maintaining neutrality in the civil war of the Taiping Army, and very generously gave Li Xiucheng the title of Zhongwang, and issued an edict to build a Zhongwang Mansion in Tianjing City, which was used to put ...... under house arrest, oh no, to invite Li Xiucheng's family to live in Tianjing.

After quickly arranging the five-way reorganization plan he had planned, Hong Xiuquan said to Shi Dakai with a smile: "Brother Yiwang, I will leave all the Western Front to you, don't let me and the Heavenly Kingdom soldiers down, no matter what you think, you must annihilate the baggage fleet that surpasses the little demon to the east of Pengze." ”

"Your Majesty obeys." Swallowing his anger and taking over the heavy task of the Western Front, which was the most stressful, Shi Dakai asked: "Long live the Heavenly King, suddenly tear up the covenant and start a war against the Transcendence Little Demon, at least you have to have a name, right?" What excuse do we use to do it? ”

Hong Xiuquan thought about it for a while, and suddenly fell asleep with a partial head, and made a decent snoring sound, when Shi Dakai, who had long forgotten this set, was still inexplicable, many old people of the Taiping Army in the Golden Dragon Hall had already raised their fingers to their lips, lowered their voices and said: "Don't speak, Heavenly Father has summoned the Heavenly King to heaven to speak." ”

"Here it is again!" Shi Dakai suddenly realized, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: "Is it still useful to play this set now?" Do you think there are still a few people in our heavenly army who really believe in your worship of God? ”

After a while, Hong Xiuquan woke up slowly, opened his mouth and said with great solemnity: "Heavenly Father just called me to heaven and told me that the son of the transcendent demon is the reincarnation of the demon dragon, and he can grow dragon scales on his body, and he is ordered by the demon to harm the world, to destroy our heavenly kingdom, kill all our brothers and sisters in heaven, and then kill all the people in the world." Therefore, Heavenly Father told us to kill the Transcendence Demon and his son as soon as possible to save the world. ”

Shi Dakai rolled his eyes even more, Shi Dakai had also heard the rumor that Wu Nianyue had dragon scales on his body, and at that time, Shi Dakai also laughed at Wu Chaoyue for learning who was not good, but he wanted to learn from Hong Xiuquan to pretend to be a ghost, but Shi Dakai really didn't expect that Hong Xiuquan would retaliate with a tooth for a tooth, and use such a set to create an excuse for war. So while rolling his eyes, Shi Dakai was actually a little gloating, and said secretly: "Beyond the little demon, this is the retribution you want to be the emperor." ”

Although he was driven to the shelves, after taking over the task of sneaking up on the Wu army's fleet that Hong Xiuquan had forced over, Shi Dakai still did his best to arrange the arrangement, striving to eliminate the Wu army's baggage fleet to the greatest extent and reduce the pressure of the Taiping army's future operations.

After careful calculation and analysis, Shi Dakai found that the army was actually very sure to win this battle, and the strength of the Wu army's sailors was strong, but limited by time and technology, in the case of not many new cargo ships, the Wu army's baggage fleet chose to use old-fashioned grain ships this time, which were heavy and slow, unarmored and unarmed, and each ship only had ten sailors recruited from the civilian population and one Wu army soldier, and the firepower was pitiful. Not to mention large warships and military sampans, even if it is a small pulling boat that has been basically eliminated by the Taiping Army, dealing with such a heavy grain ship is like cutting meat with a quick knife.

In view of this, and in view of the water flow and terrain in the area of Pengze Madang Mountain, as well as the unstable wind direction in early spring, Shi Dakai quickly formulated an ambush tactic, and secretly ordered Huang Wenjin, the general of Peng Ze of the Taiping Army, to select capable sailors to prepare more watering cans, rockets and ignition objects, and drive 80 small pulling boats north to the depths of Bohu Lake to ambush, the main force was still placed on the front to paralyze the Wu army's naval division, and at the same time, the Madangshan Fort was also prepared for war in advance.

Then, when the Wu army fleet arrived at the Madang Mountain battlefield, the time was of course best if it was night, and it could start fighting directly. But if the time is in the daytime - with the steady character of Wang Fu, the commander of the Wu Army's Naval Division, the time is also likely to be in the daytime, then Huang Wenjin has to find all kinds of excuses to temporarily stabilize the Wu Army's Naval Division's fleet, and in any case, he must delay the time until the evening, and then start fighting, the main force of Peng Ze's Naval Division and the Madangshan Fort intercept it head-on, and the ambush fleet will take advantage of the cover of night, suddenly kill from the mouth of the Bohu Lake, rush into the Wu Army's baggage fleet and set fire to the ship, and at the same time, Shi Dakai also led the Sailor Division to cover and kill from behind, and attack the Wu Army's fleet on three sides!

Afraid that Huang Wenjin's head was not bright enough and he couldn't think of a way to temporarily stabilize the fleet of the Wu army, Shi Dakai also came up with an idea for Huang Wenjin on his behalf, that is, to let Huang Wenjin send someone to secretly contact the Wu army's sailors, falsely claiming that Huang Wenjin was afraid that Hong Xiuquan would investigate the crimes of his party attached to Yang Xiuqing, and planned to take Peng Ze's sailors to surrender to the Wu army, and flee to Hubei with the Wu army's sailors, which not only delayed Wang Fu's problems, but also justifiably temporarily stopped the westward retreat of the Wu army's sailors.

After Shi Dakai reported the tactical plan he drew up to Hong Xiuquan, Hong Xiuquan applauded loudly and praised: "Brother Yiwang's clever plan, as long as Huang Wenjin acts according to the plan, we will definitely win a big victory in this battle!" ”

Shi Dakai smiled bitterly and said secretly: "Even if you win a big victory, what can you do?" It was just a cut on the tail of a sleeping tiger, and the tiger woke up and turned around to bite. ”