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In the past few months, Tianjing has been relatively calm, and the city is full of construction and construction, and there is a new dynasty of prosperity, but on this wharf, there are more stones and trees from all over the country than grain and grass. In fact, the current situation of the Taiping Army is not very optimistic compared with before, and the front-line military is relatively calm except for the city of Nanjing, and the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Western Expeditionary Army have suffered setbacks one after another.

The Taiping army of the Northern Expedition failed to cross the river at Liujiakou in Guide in early May, and the Qing army pursued it again, so they were forced to move away from their targets in Hebei and continue westward until they found another ferry crossing in Bishui County, between Zhengzhou and Luoyang. At the time when the Northern Expeditionary Army was frustrated, the Western Expeditionary Army strengthened its forces in the Jiangxi area because it did not need to take care of Hubei, thus changing the entire war situation and greatly contributing to the stability of the situation in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. As for the Northern Expeditionary Army, they finally succeeded in crossing the river at Bishui, occupying Wen County on the opposite bank, and attacking Huaiqing Mansion to the north, which borders Shanxi in the north and is already 500 miles away from Hebei.

The Northern Expeditionary Army not only did not estimate the difficulty of crossing the river, but also violated the order of the Eastern King to "not stop halfway, but to settle down in Tianjin" and even besieged Huaiqing for 56 days, delaying the fighter plane. When Lin Fengxiang traveled west from Kaifeng in mid-May, he sent people back to Beijing many times to report that it was difficult to cross the river during the Northern Expedition and asked for help, but there were no troops to send to Tianjing. After the Northern Expeditionary Army withdrew from Huaiqing on July 27, it entered the territory of Shanxi, and everyone in Tianjing City sighed and worried, the elite of this Taiping Army fought for thousands of miles, there were no reinforcements, no food and grass supply, fighting every day, casualties every day, the old brothers were decreasing, the new brothers were not strong in combat, and the soldiers were gradually decreasing, how long could they support?

This day is the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and the winged king Shi Dakai made an appointment with Wei Changhui, the king of the north, to meet the east king to worship the festival; Said:

"Fourth brother, the Northern Expeditionary Army is in a dilemma, even if it sends reinforcements quickly, it may not be able to turn the tide of the war. This is a bottomless pit, and to capture Beijing, it is necessary to have 100,000 troops, and reinforcements of 10,000 or 20,000 will be useless. With a small number of troops, they fought all over half of the Central Plains, and now the northern twist army also responded to the uprising, containing a lot of demon soldiers, and also made the Manchu demon head frightened and dizzy, and now continue to go north, outnumbered, it is better to withdraw. ”

Wei Changhui also echoed:

"Lin and Li, the two prime ministers, have many old brothers in each army, they are the foundation of our Taiping Army, save them, knowing that they don't have the strength to take Beijing, why make senseless sacrifices!"

Facing the opposition of Shi Dakai and Wei Changhui, Yang Xiuqing's eyes widened, and he said sharply:

"How do you know now that it was a senseless sacrifice? On what basis is it concluded that there is no hope of taking Beijing? I'm going to send reinforcements. ”

"Where can we send reinforcements?" Da Kai was surprised.

"Yangzhou Zeng Lichang's army is isolated and helpless, besieged by demon soldiers on all sides, and the DPRK and China will not send troops to rescue, it is better to give up Yangzhou and draw out more than 10,000 of his people to reinforce the Northern Expeditionary Army."

Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai were so surprised that they couldn't speak, and they didn't expect Yang Xiuqing to make such a decision. Shi Dakai couldn't help but protest:

"Fourth brother, withdrawing the northern aid of the Yangzhou defenders is the next policy, absolutely unacceptable! Yangzhou is the screen of Zhenjiang, and Zhenjiang is the gateway of Tianjing. lost Yangzhou, and Zeng Lichang's more than 10,000 people could not relieve the siege of Lin and Li, it was bound to fail at both ends, it was not worth it, and I hope that the fourth brother will consider it carefully. ”

Yang Xiuqing said impatiently.

"The importance of Yangzhou, I don't know yet? Don't you understand that I am retreating as an advance, first let the demon army rejoice, wait until the battlefield is loosened elsewhere, and then draw troops to take Yangzhou back? ”

Wei Changhui said urgently.

"Even if the Yangzhou defenders are withdrawn, that Zeng Lichang is not a one-man general, he is far worse than Lin and Li, he should be replaced with a suitable person, otherwise he will make a mistake."

For Yang Xiuqing, who has a rigid personality, he naturally will not admit this, but emphasises loudly:

"The capable generals from Guangxi, except for the Northern Expeditionary Army, are all in the Western Expeditionary Army, how can they be drawn back? Now the Western Expeditionary Army is not going well, Hu Yihuang is trapped in Anqing, and the demon soldiers are in Jixian Pass, fifteen miles away, and they can't even eat the defeated battle, and they can't cross it, and they can't do it several times when they order him to recover Hefei, the capital city of Luzhou; It has been three months since Lai Hanying led his troops to attack Nanchang, and he bombed the city three times, but he could not enter the city, and he could no longer leave a large number of men and horses there. Now it is necessary to strengthen the command of the Western Expeditionary Army, the goal is to first conquer Luzhou, and then master Anhui, and then take Nanchang, so as to determine Jiangxi, these two provinces are widely available in the land of rice and grain, if these two places can be obtained, the Kingdom of Heaven will no longer have rice and grain to worry about. Seventh brother, I was about to discuss with you, you are very good to come, and now I have decided to send you to Anqing to command the Western Expeditionary Army, and see how many brothers I need to bring? ”

Shi Dakai didn't expect to persuade the king of the east to withdraw the Northern Expeditionary Army, but he was sent to the western front. He has been idle in Beijing for a long time, he is used to leading soldiers, and he has been away from the barracks for a long time, and he really misses his career as a horseman. The war on the Western Front was unfavorable, and he was naturally very anxious, and now Yang Xiuqing invited him to go on the expedition, which was in line with his wish to leave Tianjing, a place of right and wrong, and immediately stood up solemnly.

"There has been no progress in the Western Expedition for a long time, the younger brother is willing to go to Anqing to change this status quo, there are not many troops in Beijing at present, it is enough to bring 6,000 people, when to start, please ask the fourth brother to instruct."

Yang Xiuqing counted for a moment, and then said.

"Today is the eighth and a half months, and I give you five days to prepare, is it enough?"

Shi Dakai thought for a moment and said.

"Please ask the fourth brother to immediately lower the military order, prepare the ships in the water camp, and load the grain and grass on the grain platform, which will be completed within four days, and set off on August 20."

Seeing that Shi Dakai did not refute himself, Yang Xiuqing's mood was naturally very good, so he said with a smile.

"Seventh brother, this current expedition to the west is related to the great cause of the kingdom of heaven, and it is really not for the seventh brother to work so hard, but the great cause of the kingdom of heaven is like this, please work hard for the seventh brother!"

"It's not hard work, the fourth brother is polite, it's all for the great cause of heaven!"

Finding that Yang Xiuqing was in a good mood, Shi Dakai tried to say.

"Fourth brother, the younger brother has a suggestion, I don't know if to say it or not......"

"Huh? Tell me about it? ”

Seeing that Shi Dakai was suddenly so polite, Yang Xiuqing nodded.

"That's right, the fourth brother wants to transfer Yangzhou troops to reinforce Lin Fengxiang, and it is indeed for the future of the kingdom of heaven......"

Shi Dakai almost endured the dissatisfaction in his heart, turning his previous opposition into his current approval, but for the sake of the future of the kingdom of heaven, he still swallowed his anger.

"Since the fourth brother is now preparing to withdraw Lai Hanying from Nanchang, the younger brother feels that instead of making him wait for Tianjing to be disposed of, it is better to order him to lead the northern expedition of reinforcements and make meritorious service on behalf of the crime, I don't know how the fourth brother will ......."

"This ......"

Shi Dakai's suggestion made Yang Xiuqing's brows furrow, it doesn't hurt if Lai Hanying is an ordinary general, but after all, he is the wife and brother of the Heavenly King, and he said before that he would return to Beijing to wait for disposal, but it was just a temporary remark, if he was ordered to lead the Northern Expedition...... Well, it doesn't hurt to think about it, after all, it's all for the sake of heaven, it's just ...... Just as Yang Xiuqing was pondering, he listened to Shi Dakai's suggestion.

"As for the reinforcements of the Northern Expedition, Yangzhou is really the screen of Tianjing, and it must be a last resort, and it cannot be moved lightly, and the younger brother thinks that since he is ready to withdraw from Nanchang, can he withdraw from Jiujiang for the time being......

Jiujiang!

When Shi Dakai mentioned Jiujiang, Wei Changhui secretly praised Shi Dakai's shrewdness, and Lin Qirong, who had just been promoted to the eighth commander of the palace, also had nearly 20,000 elites in Jiujiang, and in comparison, those 20,000 elites were completely useless - the righteous army in Hubei had been canonized by the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Well, Lao Qi's suggestion is good, when the fourth brother subdued the Hubei Righteous Army, wasn't it just for the sake of today, the fourth brother's vision is really beyond the reach of the younger brother! Lin Qirong's 20,000 elite soldiers are also an ornament there, rather than letting them idle there, it is better to let them go north to reinforce Lin and Li, the two prime ministers......"

Lin Qirong!

That's my man!

Seeing that Shi Dakai and Wei Changhui sang and harmonized, they transferred out one of the fierce generals under their command, but for a while, Yang Xiuqing couldn't find an excuse to object, so he had to say.

"It is not impossible to transfer Lin Qirong to the north, but this Jiujiang is really important, after all, nearly half of the grain and grass of the kingdom of heaven now comes from Hubei, and it is all transferred and delivered in Jiujiang, if it is recovered, then, what about the grain and grass? Seventh brother, although this expedition to the west is to solve the problem of rice and grain, but at the moment, we still have to rely on the grain of Hubei! ”

Yang Xiuqing seemed to agree with the words but actually opposed them, but in Wei Changhui's ears, he only sneered in his heart, but said with a smile on his face.

"Alas, fourth brother, look at what you said, Jiujiang is close to Hubei, this Hubei rebel army, isn't it our own people, fourth brother, you just ask him Prime Minister Zhu Cheng to send an elite army to be stationed in Jiujiang, and hand over this Jiujiang to Prime Minister Zhu for the time being, and then let him return Jiujiang later,"

He sneered in his heart, he had eyeliner in the East Palace, and he didn't know that Prime Minister Zhu seemed to be canonized by the Kingdom of Heaven, but in fact he was just "listening to the seal and not listening to the tune", if it weren't for this, how could he send troops north to connect Xiangyang, Yunyang and other places during the Western Expedition, instead of sending troops to cooperate with the Western Expedition.

"Besides, this Jiujiang is in the hands of its own people, it is better than handing over Yangzhou, the gateway to the Qing army, if Yangzhou is taken by the Qing army, it will be freed up in the future, and the brothers will have to take it with their lives, but Jiujiang will be handed over to Prime Minister Zhu Cheng, and when you want it again, you only need a letter from the fourth brother, and the fourth brother you say is this the truth......

Wei Changhui's words, Yang Xiuqing did not raise any objections at all, but only in his own heart did he know that the more than 20,000 elites were idle, and it was simply a secret chess move he used to warn Hubei, but who would have thought that now it was actually broken by the three words of the surname Wei, not only that, but he couldn't say a word of objection - because the righteous army was surrendered by him.

"Fourth brother, I think this idea has also come true, this grain and grass are exchanged, there is no difference between Jiujiang and Hukou, since it is not Jiangxi for the time being, what does it matter if this Jiujiang is handed over to Hubei, but, in the opinion of the younger brother, this payment cannot be handed over in vain, and it must be ordered to solve half of the grain tax in Jiujiang!" (To be continued.) )