Chapter 393: Storming the Palace
As soon as Zeng Guofan arrived at the temporary headquarters set up at the front line, he gave the order to attack the generals.
After receiving the order, the generals launched a fierce attack on the palace.
The Taiping army's wave after wave of powerful offensives made the Qing forbidden army led by Seng Lingqin passive everywhere, and they became only beaten at the beginning, without the slightest power to fight back, correspondingly, the Qing army's defense line was also in turmoil.
If this trend continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before the Imperial City will be breached.
Monk Greenqin led the forbidden army to support the already broken defense line, he was also miserable in his heart, although he had more than once comprehended the power of the Taiping Army, but there was never a time like this time, which can make him have a deep fear from the depths of his heart, this is a fear of death, but this does not mean that he Monk Greenqin is afraid of death, but that this is an instinctive reaction.
As long as you are human, you will have an instinctive reaction of fear, which has nothing to do with whether you are strong or not.
Monk Greenqin secretly scolded Zeng Guofan in his heart for being a king and eight lambs, he felt that this person not only ate inside and out, but also sprinkled salt on their wounds at a critical moment, so that they now have no way to go to heaven and no way to go to the earth, and they don't know how to end.
Monk Greenqin hated Zeng Guofan.
In fact, if you really want to say hateful words, it is not the turn of Monk Greenqin to say this, everyone else can say this, it seems a little inappropriate for Monk Greenqin to say this, just imagine, the reason why Zeng Guofan would have turned his back on the Qing Dynasty and surrendered to Heaven in the first place, the fundamental reason is also because Monk Greenqin made a knife in the back and injured him with a secret arrow, if it weren't for Monk Greenqin in front of Xianfeng and others, Zeng Guofan would not have been cornered, and finally carried the infamy of a traitor, the root of this qiē is in Monk Greenqin's body. Strictly speaking, Monk Grinqin is the initiator.
Therefore, Monk Greenqin has nothing to hate, so angry.
Then, according to this reasoning, Zeng Guofan and Monk Greenqin should be regarded as real enemies, and Zeng Guofan should also hate Monk Greenqin from the bottom of his heart, but the current Zeng Guofan doesn't think so, not only does he not have hatred in his heart, but also a little grateful to Monk Greenqin, because, if Monk Greenqin didn't force him like this, how could he surrender to Huang Xu, and how could he appreciate Huang Xu's greatness and the vastness of this world.
Therefore, in this sense, Zeng Guofan should really be grateful to Monk Greenqin again, it was Monk Greenqin who pushed him and pushed him to the right place.
This cycle of cause and effect is truly wonderful.
The powerful offensive of the Taiping army continues, and the forbidden army is struggling to resist, if there is no accident, the Taiping army should be able to break through the Qing army's outer defense line and advance to the inner palace within half an hour.
Monk Lingqin looked at this qiē with a gloomy face, and his heart was very anxious.
The shape in front of him was already very clear, but the foreign army that he and Xianfeng had pinned their greatest hopes on was delayed, and Seng Lingqin knew that there was no hope. He had to find a way to save himself.
As a top priority, he must find a way to persuade Xianfeng to evacuate, and Xianfeng is their greatest hope. As long as Xianfeng is fine, they can start again, and if Xianfeng is not there, then they are really finished.
After explaining the focus of the defense to the commander of the forbidden army, Monk Greenqin hurried towards the inner palace, and he wanted to report to Xianfeng again about the critical journey of the current form, and urge Xianfeng to arrange a retreat.
Xianfeng summoned the monk Lingqin in a side hall.
"Your Majesty, the anti-thief offensive is too strong, and my army may not be able to resist it, so please retreat to a safe place for the time being." Monk Grimin prostrated himself on the ground.
"Is there any news of foreigners?" Xianfeng ignored Monk Greenqin's question. Instead, he asked about the situation of foreigners.
"Nope." Monk Lingqin shook his head and said.
The shape shì is already in danger. The object of Monk Greenqin's anxiety is not a foreigner. It's Xianfeng.
"What is this Bush doing, such a little road, even if you are climbing, why haven't you arrived now, is there something on the road that has delayed it, by the way, didn't they send Marshall to take the lead in sending a team to come, where is the advance team now?" Xianfeng was anxious and angry.
This foreigner is not playing tricks on him, since he said that he would come, he must come. How have they been grinding until now, but there is still no one, do they want to come and collect their corpses?
Thinking about it, Xianfeng became more and more angry, and when he thought about it, his lungs almost exploded.
"Emperor Qiqi, so far, the minister has not received even the slightest news about foreigners, it can't be that he really won't come, right?" Monk Grinqin wasn't quite sure about the authenticity.
"That's bad, how can this be good." Xianfeng seems to be a bit of a six-god ownerless authentic.
Foreigners are Xianfeng's greatest hope, if they don't come, doesn't that mean that he Xianfeng is going to die here, and the Qing Dynasty is not over? Thinking of this, Xianfeng felt very uncomfortable.
"These foreigners are not a good thing, we have been fighting for so long, but they are playing missing, it's really hateful, and now, we are basically isolated from the outside, the news inside can't get out, and the news from the outside can't come in, if only we could find Prince Gong, at least we can know what's going on outside, what the situation is." Monk Grinqin was also a little annoyed.
This foreigner said that he would come to the rescue, but when it came to the emergency, he couldn't even see the ghost, so he really used them as monkeys.
It's hateful!
"No, it shouldn't be, although the foreigners are hateful, they have always been able to keep their promises, not to mention, these people will be happy when they see profit, I have already made a promise in front of Hillary, as long as they can help the Qing Dynasty repel the Taiping thieves, I will pay them handsomely, just rush here, it is impossible for them not to come." Xian Feng said with a puzzled face.
yes, that's impossible!
"According to Weichen's humble opinion, foreigners are also people, they have already suffered the loss of anti-thieves last time, I'm afraid they won't dare to come this time." Monk Greenqin Road.
Monk Lingqin didn't believe in foreigners very much, he felt that the foreigners didn't come, most likely because they were afraid of death.
"It can't be something on the road, right?" Xianfeng guessed.
In short, Xianfeng is trying to think on the good side, which can be regarded as a kind of self-comfort.
"Your Majesty, don't hesitate any longer, it's safer to retreat to a safe place first, even if the foreigners really come, you can come back after the foreigners repel the thieves." Monk Greenqin persuaded again.
He adopted the strategy of saving the country with a curve this time, and he followed Xianfeng's wishes and assumed that the foreigners would really come, because he understood that if he directly persuaded Xianfeng to retreat, it might not have much effect.
"Rong Zhen thinks about it again, I need a little time to think about it." Xianfeng hesitated.
He didn't want to evacuate lightly, he still wanted to wait, he thought, maybe wait a little longer, and the foreigners might really come.
"Your Majesty, time is pressing, it's too late to wait." Monk Greenqin hurriedly said.
He is really anxious, the forbidden army really can't hold on for long, if the defense line is broken through, they can only be captured, he is more anxious than anyone else, this is really the emperor is not in a hurry, anxious to die monk Greenqin.
"Wait, wait." Xianfeng said in a consultative tone.
Xianfeng understands Monk Greenqin's feelings, and he also knows that Monk Greenqin is loyal, but he still trusts his own judgment, and he still stubbornly looks forward to it, hoping to usher in a trace of unexpected surprises.
"The emperor's ......." Monk Greenqin paused his head and said again.
"Alright, Iron Hat King, so be it, wait a little longer." Xianfeng's tone became a little harsh.
He knew in his heart that if he still reasoned with Monk Greenqin in such a good voice, then Monk Greenqin would definitely advise him endlessly, and he could only take out the prestige that the emperor should have in order to temporarily suppress Monk Greenqin, and he was also forced to be helpless.
"Your Majesty...... Okay." Monk Greenqin sighed and said softly.
If the emperor doesn't leave, Monk Greenqin can't do anything but desperately escort him.
"Get up." Xianfeng said to the monk who was kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Sangha Grinqin replied yes, then bowed properly, got up, and stood aside.
"You can go outside to supervise the war, this inner palace, you can have me." Xianfeng looked at the monk Greenqin, then waved at him, signaling that he could continue to lead the forbidden army to resist the attack of the Taiping army.
"Obey the order." Monk Greenqin Road.
After he finished speaking, he was about to withdraw, when he saw a guard hurrying up.
The guard saw Xianfeng and Monk Lingqin, hurriedly saluted, and after the salute, he said eagerly: "Your Majesty, the commander of the forbidden army has just sent someone to report that the defense line will be broken, please leave the palace quickly."
"What?" Xianfeng lost his voice.
Can't we really wait any longer?
"Your Majesty, let's go, if you don't leave, you really won't be able to leave, so the minister will deploy manpower to escort the emperor to break out." Monk Lingqin's face also changed greatly, and he said urgently.
"Well, well, it seems, that's all there is to it." Xianfeng sighed, a little reluctantly.
Leaving here is tantamount to giving up the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and Xianfeng is a little unwilling to say anything. However, when things have reached the point where they are now, how can they be solved by his own unwillingness.
Just when Seng Lingqin was about to dispatch the forbidden army to escort Xianfeng to evacuate, they suddenly heard a burst of shouts and killings from outside the palace, and then the commander of the forbidden army with a bloody face rushed in, only to hear him say breathlessly: "Your Majesty, the outer palace defense....The defense line has been broken, and the Taiping anti-thieves have surrounded the inner palace, please avoid it quickly." ”
"Ahh
Their expressions changed drastically, and they were at a loss, this qiē came so suddenly that they didn't even have time to react. (To be continued......)