Chapter 21 - No Way to Live or Die

After Monk Greenqin went out, he immediately bid farewell to his family and ordered troops and horses, and went out of Beijing to pursue Li Xiucheng. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

In October 1864, Seng Gelinqin led the Mongolian Iron Cavalry and the Eight Banners in Caozhou, Shandong.

blocked the main force of Li Xiucheng's Taiping army. The Great War was fierce from the start.

Because at this time, Li Xiucheng had already incorporated the total strength of the Twist Army, which was close to 200,000.

Therefore, he is on par with the fighting power of the Monk Lingqin's department.

They have been fighting each other in Caozhou, Shandong for nearly a month, and have experienced dozens of large and small battles.

The winner has not yet been decided, and Monk Greenqin relied on his subordinates, most of whom were cavalry, and clung to the Taiping army.

Li Xiucheng's department has many muskets, and he has been seeking a decisive battle with Monk Greenqin.

The two sides are entangled and tempted by each other, but they can't help each other to go on like this.

But that's when something happened.

It affected the whole course of the war, and history is always strikingly similar to the original on May 18, 1865.

Originally, the monk Lingqin who died in Wujiadian, Caozhou, Shandong, was killed by a person called Zhang Pifang by a small soldier of the Twisting Army.

However, at the end of October 1864, Li Xiucheng was also in the high-rise village in Shandong and blocked the monk Greenqin.

Because the place is a hillside type, it is not conducive to the cavalry galloping, and the monk Greenqin dismounted to investigate.

was explored by Li Xiucheng's following details, and Li Xiucheng couldn't help but be overjoyed after knowing it.

Originally, there was no way to bite the Manchu cavalry, but as a result, Monk Lingqin himself looked for death and entered the mountains.

This is really heaven has a way for you not to go, and hell has no door for you to break into.

Li Xiucheng ordered that at all costs, the monk Lingqin must be blocked in the high-rise village.

After a night of fierce fighting, Seng Green was finally surrounded.

After dawn, Seng Greenqin led the army, desperately breaking through and his subordinates desperately covering.

Finally, he made himself stand out from the siege of the original monk Lingqin, and this catastrophe passed in this way.

As a result, the corrective power of history seems to be working, and the monk Grinqin, who was supposed to die next year.

After breaking through the encirclement, it was intercepted by a small force of the Taiping army.

Because he lost his armor when he broke through and did not carry bows and arrows, he was approached by a small army of the Taiping army.

A platoon of guns, the monk Greenqin died again at the hands of the unknown.

After Li Xiucheng received the battle report, he took the head of Monk Greenqin,

At night, he sent people to hang outside the city walls of Beijing to receive the news of the death of Monk Lingqin.

The Empress Dowager Cicixi couldn't eat for a whole day, and in the original history, it was also after the death of the monk Greenqin.

Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, came to power, opening the era of Han people in power.

And this time is no exception, the rotten Eight Banners can no longer find a general who can lead the army to fight like Monk Greenqin,

In desperation, Cixi had to give Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang great power.

The death of Monk Lingqin, in history, has far-reaching impact and is present,

It also stirred up a lot of waves, and Li Xiucheng, the Taiping Army who integrated the resources of the Twist Army,

Because of the great merit of the eradication of the hereditary replacement of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the *********even shielding), some of the merits are high.

The young master of the Taiping Army, Hong Tianguifu gradually became jealous of Li Xiucheng's merits and power,

The roots of civil strife have been planted.

Zhang Yun naturally received information about such a big event, more than ten days after the death of Monk Lingqin.

Zhang Yun sent congratulations to the Taiping Army, and at the same time sent an elite scout.

Go to Shandong, wait for an opportunity to assassinate Hong Tianguifu, the young master of the Taiping Army, because of a divided Taiping Army.

It is not in his interests, but Hong Tianguifu, who was born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of women.

is not his good ally, Li Xiucheng is a person who started from the grassroots level and has been fighting until now.

It was in Zhang Yun's interest to master the Taiping army, because he needed the Taiping army to cause trouble in the hinterland of the Qing court.

After the death of Seng Lingqin, the Qing court issued twelve gold medal orders.

Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Zeng Guofan, and Zeng Guofan quickly marched into the Taiping Army to avenge the ***** monk Greenqin.

Because the Eight Banners and the Eight Banners followed the monk Greenqin in Shandong and were ambushed.

There was not much left, and the Empress Dowager Cixi simply recruited the few remaining Manmeng Eight Banners back to the capital.

Defending the Taiping army from entering Beijing, that is to say, from now on, the Qing court will no longer be able to use troops abroad.

Whether it is to exterminate the Taiping Army, or to exterminate Zhang Yun in the future.

The Qing court was no longer able to send troops, so it had to rely on the Han people to form an army to come to the court and settle the judgment.

Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, and Zeng Guofan stepped up the work of forming a new army after receiving the order.

After the three of them met, they decided to first put the more than 100,000 brave battalions that had been recruited.

Led by Zeng Guofan, he entered Shandong in advance to find the main force of the Taiping Army to contain it.

Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang are in Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places.

Recruit new soldiers and raise food and buy weapons from the British.

At the same time, Li Xiucheng found out about the reality of the Qing court and the end of November 1864.

The soldiers besieged the Forbidden City, and Zeng Guofan, who followed him, also came to the capital.

Li Xiucheng divided more than 100,000 Taiping troops and entangled with Zeng Guofan.

The other 200,000 Taiping troops attacked the city of Beijing with all their might.

The Qing court was terrified and hurriedly sent the guards of various big families, and even the eunuchs in the palace to the city wall.

Originally stationed in the Fengtai camp, full of Mongolian iron horses!! I also came to help.

The two sides went back and forth in Beijing, and after more than ten days of fighting, Li Zicheng failed to enter Beijing.

At this time, the British and French fleets stationed in Shanghai responded to Li Hongzhang's feelings.

Help the Qing court to transport the new army to the port of Tianjin.

He also gathered France and other Western powers to sell about 20,000 breech-loading rifles to Li Hongzhang's subordinates.

The Qing court gradually stabilized its position, and Li Xiucheng saw that he could not take advantage of it, and he could not break through the city of Beijing. Gradually departed from life and began to think about retreating.

At this time, on the official road of Hebei, an army was secretly marching.

A division-level unit sent by Zhang Yun escorted tens of thousands of rifles.

is already approaching Beijing City, and in conscience, Zhang Yun hopes that Li Xiucheng will break through Beijing City, but there is a premise for this.

That is, he himself was ready, and at this time, this place.

Li Xiucheng went to attack Beijing with a convulsive head. Zhang Yun was actually very annoyed.

But there was no way, as soon as he received the information, Zhang Yuan was already preparing arms for Li Xiucheng.

Although he has not yet given the Mauser 98K rear-loading bolt rifle to Li Xiucheng.

But the Mini rifle is everything, and it is supplied to the Taiping army in unlimited quantities.

Three days later, a division sent by Zhang Yun had arrived on the outskirts of Beijing.

and connected with the Taiping Army, after Li Xiucheng got this batch of supplies.

His confidence was greatly increased, and he was ready to retreat, and he had the illusion of attacking Beijing City in his heart.

It is worth mentioning that the troops who gave Li Xiucheng supplies before going to Beijing this time.

Brought an old radio wave transmitter. In this way, Zhang Yun can get the latest news of Beijing in real time.

Li Xiucheng, who received Zhang Yun's military assistance, ordered the Taiping soldiers to organize a death squad attack.

As the Taiping offensive became more and more intense, and endless.

in the Forbidden City. Cixi and Ci'an, as well as princes and ministers.

More and more restless, planning a strategic shift, that is, an escape.

On the night of December 15th. A small force of 3,000 Taiping troops climbed the city wall.

After attacking the city and setting fire everywhere, although it was completely annihilated by the Qing army's decisive counterattack, it almost broke through the city of Beijing, which frightened those bosses.

But this incident also alarmed the Forbidden City, and Cixi finally made up her mind to abandon the capital.

Go to the Rehe Palace for refuge, and on December 17, the north gate of the capital suddenly opened.

Tens of thousands of people rushed out of the fleeing procession, and the major princes and ministers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were among them.

Because Zeng Guofan's subordinates have been trying their best to harass, Li Xiucheng did not gather troops to intercept in time.

was run away by Cixi, and because the Taiping army did not have a large-scale cavalry force.

Although Li Xiucheng reacted and gathered heavy troops and went to chase after him, it was to no avail.

After Zhang Yun got the report, he couldn't help but sigh, he deserved to be a nation born on horseback.

So coquettish to run away?

After Li Xiucheng reacted, he returned to the outskirts of Beijing.

Zeng Guo's headquarters had already entered the city of Beijing, and the walls that had been damaged by the siege were everywhere.

It was repaired again, Li Xiucheng couldn't help but sigh at the sky, and immediately ordered a retreat.

was blocked by Zhang Yun's subordinates and passed a message to Li Xiucheng, my marshal is about to personally lead the troops to help.

Zhang Yun originally didn't want Li Zicheng to break through Beijing City, but now the situation is different.

The little emperor of Tongzhi and the Empress Dowager Cixi Ci'an have already gone to the Rehe Palace.

But when they run, they can't take away the priceless treasures of the Forbidden City!

Zhang Yun was very interested in this, thinking of the eunuchs and palace maids in the Forbidden City during the Republic of China in later generations.

How many national treasures have been resold at a bargain price? Many national treasures, until the era when Zhang Yun lived, have not been accounted for.

In view of this, Zhang Yun decided to take them into his own hands in advance, even if it was to build a museum, anyway, he couldn't spoil them for others.

Can't give it, foreigners can plunder it!

After being contacted by wireless telegraphy, Zhang Yun and Li Xiucheng reached an agreement.

Zhang Yun paid for food that could be eaten by 1 million people for three years, as well as antibiotic drugs that were priceless in this time and space.

There are also 300,000 Mini-style rifles, and Li Xiucheng agreed, and all the east and west of Zijin City belong to Zhang Yun.

Of course, Zhang Yun outside the Forbidden City and within the capital is not allowed to ask.

Zhang Yun also agreed, after all, his main target was the national treasure in the Forbidden City.

As for the families of the princes and ministers, and the wealthy landlords and landlords, Zhang Yun is actually not very interested, and it doesn't matter if they are good or not.

After reaching an agreement with Li Xiucheng, Zhang Yun ordered the soldiers to be distributed in the security department and reconnaissance regiment throughout the country.

On the road from Hunan to Beijing, three transit field airfields were built.

Don't ask how good it is to stop temporarily, refuel him, and that's it.

Next, Li Xiucheng surrounded the capital, not fighting, just waiting for Zhang Yun to come over.

On December 28, the Chinese New Year was approaching, and three field airfields in the suburbs of Beijing in Shanxi, Henan.

has been completed, Zhang Yun mounted 100 tons on the plane,

The 1,000-kilogram bomb was heading all the way to Beijing.

After two days and two nights, Zhang Yun finally arrived on the outskirts of Beijing, just on the first day of the new year.

Li Xiucheng personally went to pick up the airport, this is the first time Zhang Yu has met with a famous figure in history.

Zhang Yun couldn't help but think a little evilly, if he took out a camera to take a photo of Li Xiucheng now.

If you get it to the afterlife, I don't know if you can sell it for money? However, Zhang Yun himself estimated that it was very hanging.

Isn't this exposing yourself in modern time and space that you have a golden finger and waiting for people all over the world to kill you?

Li Xiu came to set up a banquet to welcome Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yun refused, and now he wants to see the city wall.

Li Xiucheng couldn't, so he had to accompany Zhang Yun and go around Beijing City a few times.

Zhang Yun chose Chongwenmen as the breakthrough point, and also told Li Xiucheng to be ready.

Before launching the attack, Zhang Yun personally told Li Xiucheng that after entering the city.

Your Taiping army is in charge of the whole city, and my thousands of men are in charge of attacking the Forbidden City, and your subordinates must not interfere in this process.

Li Xiucheng agreed to it in person again, and he swore to promise something.

Zhang Yundao doesn't need it, I just need your words.

Zhang Yun, who came from later generations, did not believe in oaths at all, but he believed in benefits.

And now all the military food, grass and medicine of the Taiping Army are provided by him.

Is he still afraid that the Taiping Army will turn their faces and deny people?