In the camp of the Taiping Army, Hong Xiuquan discussed with Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui whether to march into Changsha.

Yang Xiuqing said: "When I was in Jintian, I heard that Li Yunzhong could use gunpowder to blow down the city gate and city wall, and now even the provincial city of Changsha has been captured by him, is there no one in my heavenly army who can use gunpowder?" ”

Xiao Chaogui said: "Gunpowder can be used, but it can't blow up the city wall, Li Yunzhong must have other means." ”

Since Feng Yunshan's death, Hong Xiuquan has been blushing most of the time, listening to them only talk about explosives, but he doesn't care about whether to march into Changsha, and wants to decide to go to Changsha by himself, but he is not good at military affairs, and in the end it depends on their opinions, so he can't help but say: "Do you want to join Li Yunzhong." ”

Xiao Chaogui said angrily: "That traitor is so unhappy now, I am willing to lead the army to kill Changsha, take his dog's head, and Liang his subordinates will not dare to resist." ”

Yang Xiuqing waved his hand and denied: "Now that Li Yunzhong is powerful, we can't act rashly, we must get hands on Changsha, so that we can open up the situation in Hunan, so I will send someone to Changsha to contact Li Yunzhong." ”

Hong Xiuquan worried: "Will Li Yunzhong give us Changsha, the last time he gave him an order to attack the city in Guilin, he refused." ”

Yang Xiuqing said: "Now that Li Yunzhong has become a country of his own, what I am most afraid of is that we will join forces with the Qing Demon to attack him, and we will use this to coerce him to give up Changsha." ”

Yang Xiuqing still has a bottom line, that is, to recognize Li Yunzhong's Great Han Kingdom, and can make Tianping Heavenly Kingdom and Great Han Kingdom form an alliance, but considering that Xiao Chaogui has always been fighting for Li Yunzhong, when Yong'an was crowned king, he forced Hong Xiuquan to rank Li Yunzhong's Han King second class below the King of the West, and finally Li Yunzhong, who was angry, led the army to leave.

In fact, where did Yang Xiuqing know that Hong Xuanjiao repeatedly preceded Li Yunzhong's goodness in front of Xiao Chaogui, Xiao Chaogui thought that he had a green hat, not only beat and scolded Hong Xuanjiao from time to time, but also fought against Li Yunzhong everywhere.

Meng Sheng took Li Yunzhong's secret letter to the Taiping Army camp, he first found Yang Xiuqing, presented the secret letter, and then retreated, all of which Li Yunzhong explained in advance.

Yang Xiuqing opened the envelope, expressionless, speechless for a long time, pacing back and forth in the tent, as if there was something difficult to decide. An hour later, he called Hong Xuanjiao over, and after a long secret conversation, Hong Xuanjiao went to Xiao Chaogui with a complicated mood.

Xiao Chaogui wiped the big knife in the tent, and Hong Xuanjiao came in to see that there was no one left and right, and said, "I just saw Li Yunzhong's sworn brother Meng Sheng go to find the East King." ”

Xiao Chaogui was annoyed when he heard Hong Xuanjiao mention Li Yunzhong, put down the big knife heavily, and said, "What do the women and Taoists know, and the king of the east will definitely summon me to discuss." ”

Hong Xuanjiao hesitated for a moment and said, "I overheard outside the camp that Li Yunzhong was going to give up Changsha City to Yang Xiuqing, and asked him to send a large army to accept it immediately. ”

Xiao Chaogui exclaimed, "What! There is such a thing. After a moment, he ridiculed: "It's still Li Yunzhong's acquaintance" In his heart, he thought that Li Yunzhong must have been surrounded in Changsha City and was scared by the Qing army.

Hong Xuanjiao said: "I'm afraid that the King of the East will hide this news and privately send people to occupy Changsha, and make such a great achievement, the King of Heaven will definitely trust him even more." After speaking, Hong Xuanjiao went out.

Xiao Chaogui was silent, since Feng Yunshan's death, Yang Xiuqing has pressed him everywhere, and the 'Heavenly Brother' can't suppress Yang Xiuqing, if he continues like this, sooner or later he will be reduced to the same as the North King and the Wing King, and he can only obey the orders of the East King.

Yang Xiuqing called the kings to Hong Xiuquan to discuss matters

Xiao Chaogui saw that Yang Xiuqing never said anything about Changsha, and couldn't help but say: "I am willing to lead 2,000 people to break through the Qing army's defense line and enter Changsha." He thought that since Li Yunzhong wanted to give up Changsha and lead the troops to go by himself, the credit would be his own.

I didn't know that Yang Xiuqing was waiting for him to take the initiative to ask Ying, and he didn't care about Hong Xiuquan's opinion, and said: "Since the king of the west is willing, then it's good to go." ”

Xiao Chaogui took Li Kaifang, Lin Fengxiang, Ji Wenyuan, and Lu Xianba to lead the two thousand elites of the front army to Changsha, and arrived at the periphery of the Qing army camp in the evening.

Sai Shang A also received a secret letter, he saw that the content of the letter was very bizarre, so he summoned Xiang Rong, Luo Bingzhang, and He Chun to come to discuss, Xiang Rong was appointed as the chief soldier, commanding the armies of the North Road, Sai Shanga was demoted to four levels to stay, and He Chun was the newly appointed assistant minister.

Seeing that Luo Bingzhang, Xiang Rong, and He Chun had read the secret letter, and asked them if they believed it, He Chun said: "This letter is bizarre, it should be fake." ”

Xiang Rong said: "The letter said that Xiao Chaogui, the puppet king of the south, wants us to kill Xiao Chaogui, let the remnants of the army enter the city, and after entering the city, attack and kill Li Yunzhong, such a poisonous plan, I am afraid that Yang Xiuqing, the puppet king of the east, came up with it, and wanted to kill two birds with one stone, except for these two people, he would have the power alone, it seems that Feng Yunshan, the puppet king of the south, was also killed by him." He was always angry about Jiang Zhongyuan for killing Feng Yunshan, thinking that he had fought with the Taiping Army for more than a year, during which he was demoted and dismissed several times, but Jiang Zhongyuan had just fought with the Taiping Army, and he made such a great contribution, doesn't this show that he is incompetent?

Luo Bingzhang said: "If what the secret letter said is true, then Changsha will be in chaos, and we can take the opportunity to recover Changsha." ”

Saishana decided: "It is better to believe that there is something than to believe that there is none, the artillery and fire commanders in the general are all aimed at the only way to enter the city, if Xiao Chaogui comes, I will aim at him and beat him hard, according to the letter, let the remnants of the army enter the city." Seeing that Changsha City was in chaos, he immediately attacked the city. ”

Early the next morning, Xiao Chaogui led the army to storm the Qing army's camp, and broke the camp for seven or eight miles one after another, and the Qing army was defeated.

Xiang Rong frowned, stared at the green camp below and ran around, and said hatefully: "A group of officers and soldiers are not as good as mud legs." ”

Sai Shang Ah also said: "It seems that you have to play the emperor, and it is good to hold a large group training, the green battalion soldiers and the Eight Banner soldiers are really rotten." ”

Jiang Zhongyuan came to Sai Shang Ah out of breath, pointed to the battlefield below and said to Sai Shang A: "I am willing to lead the army to fight, please allow my lordship." ”

Xiang Rong Yin and Yang interrupted Jiang Zhongyuan with a strange anger and said, "Don't worry about Lord Jiang, this is our plan to lure the enemy." ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "I can't see it from my humble position, the thief army is obviously like a bamboo, where it seems to lure the enemy." ”

"Later, you will know what it is to strategize in the strategic, and win the battle in the 'thousands of miles', this is me and Lord Qincha deliberately let Xiao Chaogui approach Changsha." Xiang Rong stubbornly covered up for the green camp.

Xiao Chaogui took the lead, charged with the flag, and the Taiping army gradually approached Changsha.

Xiang Rong saw that Xiao Chaogui was within the range of the cannon and the fire command, so he hurriedly waved the flag and signaled the cannon to fire below.

The sound of "boom" and "boom" was endless, Xiao Chaogui was hit by a cannon and fell to the ground, and the soldiers around him hurriedly helped him up.

Xiao Chaogui endured the pain and said to Lin Fengxiang: "Don't stop, stop is death, go into the city quickly." ”

Lin Fengxiang shed tears, picked up Xiao Chaogui and continued to kill towards the city gate, and Li Desheng, who was defending under the city, hurriedly attacked and received Lin Fengxiang into the city.

Seeing the cannon's meritorious service, Saishan'a danced with his hands, and shouted to the documents around him: "Write quickly, report to Your Majesty, our army killed the puppet king Xiao Chaogui under the city of Changsha, killed more than 20,000 thieves, captured 10,000, and all of them have been beheaded." ”

Jiang Zhongyuan reminded: "Xiao Chaogui is seriously injured, and he may not die. ”

Xiang Rong said: "Being hit by a few cannons, there is no reason for immortality." ”