The Taiping army quickly pulled out the two wings of the Qing army stationed outside the city like lightning, and broke through the two defense lines set up by the Qing army outside the city, and it was just around the corner to break through the last line of defense of the Qing army, once the third line of defense of the Qing army was broken, then Shuntianfu would be completely exposed to the front of the Taiping army, and it was only a matter of time before the Qing army broke through the most rearmost fortress of the Qing army in one fell swoop.

The advance went so smoothly that the Taiping army was really happy.

In order to determine the next action goal, Huang Xu summoned Yao Dahong's brothers, Zeng Guofan, Zhao Xiaofeng and others to discuss how to attack the most powerful lair of the Qing Dynasty - Shuntianfu.

"Big brother, little brother really admires you to death, according to what you said, the defense line set up by the Qing army is like tofu scum, and it collapsed twice, and the last one is also in danger, I think it will take less than two hours, our army will break the third line of defense." Yao Dahong, who was in Huang Xu's tent, rubbed his hands and said happily.

"Alas, it's a pity, it's still a little slower, according to my original estimate, one day is enough to break through the three-day defense line, it's a pity, it's a pity!" Huang Xu shook his head, obviously still a little dissatisfied with the current speed of breaking enemies.

If Xianfeng, Seng Lingqin and others heard Huang Xu's words, they would definitely vomit blood in anger, this person, you are content, you have forced others to this step, what else do you want.

"Ha Luha, big brother, it's fast enough, it's fast enough, 50,000 people, it's already great to achieve such a big result in such a little time, big brother, your requirements are a little higher." Yao Dahong said with a smile.

Huang Xu pursed his lips, shrugged his shoulders, and then said with a hint of a smile: "Maybe."

Ha, ha, when everyone heard Huang Xu's words, they all looked at Huang Xu's chic expression, and they all laughed happily.

"Mr. Zhao, it seems that our plan of focusing on the military, supplemented by economic means, is still effective." When everyone had laughed enough, Huang Xu turned his head to Zhao Xiaofeng again.

In the past few days, in addition to adopting thunderous military means, the Taiping army has exerted a lot of influence on the Qing court in the economic aspect through the strong strength of the dream business empire.

Faced with enemies on both sides, the Qing court felt unprecedented pressure, which was also why Xianfeng would be so anxious to ask foreign devils for help.

"However, we must also let our colleagues in the dream business empire understand that exerting influence is only to cooperate with the development of military operations, and must not have a major impact on the lives of the common people of Suncheon. Zhao Xiaofeng knows the way to govern the world.

Huang Xu deeply agreed, he nodded frequently, and instructed Yao Dahong and the Dream Business Empire to follow up on this matter.

While everyone was discussing, there was a sudden report from the Malay that the Taiping army had broken through the third line of defense of the Qing army, and the soldiers were approaching the city of Shuntianfu.

Attacking these three lines of defense, Huang Xu still dispatched the army led by Bao Ping'an, and the supervising army was still Li Hongzhang.

When everyone heard the good news, they were pleasantly surprised.

"Master Horse, it's really heaven to help us, take advantage of this victory, as long as we make persistent efforts and storm Shuntianfu, we will definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort." Zeng Guofan happily proposed.

Huang Xu also thinks that it is feasible, after such a series of heavy blows by the Taiping army, the morale of the Qing army must have been wiped out, and striking while the iron is hot will definitely receive unexpected results.

"Master Pony, the eyelids of my subordinates are always jumping, nothing will happen, right?" Zhao Xiaofeng said coldly.

He had a bad premonition, and he always felt that something would happen, but he couldn't say what it was, anyway, he was faintly uneasy in his heart.

Zhao Xiaofeng's words were tantamount to pouring cold water on everyone's fiery hearts, making the scene quiet all of a sudden.

"Heh, heh, Mr. Zhao, in my opinion, you must have not slept well last night, according to me, you will confess to everyone, what did you do last night." Yao Dahong teased.

"Go, go, go, who's kidding you, I mean serious." Zhao Xiaofeng waved at Yao Dahong, still frowning.

"Sir, maybe as Da Hong said, you may not have slept well, now, all aspects are going well, our army's momentum is like a rainbow, everything is under control, there will be no big deal, you are too careful." Huang Xu saw that Zhao Xiaofeng was sullen and couldn't help but comfort.

"I hope so." Zhao Xiaofeng didn't seem to be in high spirits

Huang Xu glanced at Zhao Xiaofeng, didn't say anything more, and turned the topic back to attacking Shuntianfu: "Okay, everyone, then let's talk about how to attack Shuntianfu."

"Master Horse, since there are four gates in Shuntian, and the Qing army is also divided into troops to guard the four gates, then we can also divide our men and horses into four groups, and then attack them separately, as long as there is a breakthrough in one door, then it will be a matter of course to capture Shuntian." Zeng Guofan suggested.

"Okay, that's it. The details will be assigned by the commander." Huang Xu gave this task to Zeng Guofan.

"Master Horse, you are the commander of the army, such an important matter, it is more appropriate for you to assign it." Zeng Guofan is also a reasonable person, and he doesn't want people to think that he is acting as a substitute.

"I'll give it to you." Huang Xu insisted.

The reason why Huang Xu insisted on letting Zeng Guofan do this was that he had his own plans.

If nothing else, soon, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will dominate the world, and after the world is unified, Huang Xu will have more things to deal with, he can't do everything personally, and in all things, commanding the army is the top priority, he must firmly hold the military power in his own hands, so he must choose a person he trusts enough and has the ability to lead the army instead of himself, and this candidate, in Huang Xu's opinion, is none other than Zeng Guofan.

He knew that although Zeng Guofan had served as a marshal in the Qing army for many years, and the day before yesterday he also led the Taiping army to attack Wuchang Road, but in the Taiping Army, he was still a newcomer after all, and he commanded the army of Wuchang Road this time, most of which were his old Hunan and Chu army generals.

However, in addition to these people, in the Taiping army, the arrogant soldiers and fierce generals who are much more senior than Zeng Guofan can be caught everywhere, and these people will not necessarily serve Zeng Guofan.

Therefore, Huang Xu must seize every opportunity to find a way to establish Zeng Guofan's authority in the army and prepare for him to unify the army in the future.

What kind of person is Zeng Guofan, that is a person with a seven-pronged spiritual heart, how could he not understand Huang Xu's good intentions.

He glanced at Huang Xu gratefully, got up from his seat, bowed down and clasped his fists, and said to Huang Xu respectfully: "Obey!"

Huang Xu nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and signaled that Zeng Guofan could start.

"Come on, beat the drums and gather the generals!" Zeng Guofan is majestic and authentic.

Zeng Guofan's words fell, and the sound of drums sounded in the tent of the Chinese army, and the people who were already in the tent had already lined up in the order they should have after hearing the sound, just waiting for the other generals to come.

It won't be long before the congregation will come.

The generals came into the tent, and saw that the tent was solemn, Huang Xu was sitting in the middle, and Zeng Guofan was standing in the middle, so he knew that Lu Dao must be the main point of the general to go on the expedition, and he was overjoyed in his heart.

"The people will obey." Zeng Guofan saw that the people were almost here, and shouted.

Everyone looked pale, and quickly bowed down to respond.

"General Yu Yilong, General Duan Yihu, you two lead 50,000 troops, assist Li Junshi, who has broken through to Shuntian City, General Bao Ping'an, and General Cui Min, to attack the east gate together." Zeng Guofan first called out Yu Duan and the two.

Yu Duan's faces remained unchanged, and they bowed their heads and remained silent.

They are the old men of the Taiping Army, their own strength is super strong, except for Huang Xu, they originally ignored many people, today the general in the account, Zeng Guofan did this, they are stupid, and they know what this means, that is to say, in addition to Huang Xu, they may have to listen to Zeng Guofan in the future.

They are unwilling to be the boss in their hearts, to be honest, in this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they really only serve Huang Xu, and the reason why they serve Huang Xu, to put it bluntly, that is, Huang Xu is much stronger than them in terms of personal strength, and Huang Xu can lead them to victory after victory, so they serve Huang Xu, but what about Zeng Guofan, what is Zeng Guofan.

If Zeng Guofan wants to lead the Taiping Army, then he must prove that he has the ability to lead the Taiping Army, otherwise, not to mention them, even the soldiers of the other Taiping Army will not be convinced.

Huang Xu saw the changes in the faces of the two of Yu Duan clearly in the back, and also guessed what the two of them thought in their hearts, so he spoke up not long after Zeng Guofan's voice fell: "Do you have any differences about the arrangement of the marshal?"

"No, yes." Yu Duan and the two of them saw Huang Xu's voice and hurriedly said.

"Okay, what are you still doing in a daze, go ahead." Huang Xu's face froze and said loudly.

Seeing that Huang Xu's tone turned stern, the two of them shook their faces, and ran out of the tent to arrange it.

Seeing the backs of the two flying out, Zeng Guofan was also relieved, it seems that he must come out with some real skills, otherwise, it is really difficult to convince these guys who are above the top.

Zeng Guofan's mental firmness, it is needless to say, this can be seen from his previous battles with the Taiping army, the more frustrated he became, the more courageous, repeatedly defeated and defeated, and indomitable, so the more the Taiping generals treated him like this, the more he had to convince them.

With Yu Duan and the two as a foreshadowing, the others will be easy to arrange, and no one will dare to have any objections to Zeng Guofan's order.

The task of attacking the south gate was assigned to the three brothers Yang Yiqing, Zhu Yidian, and Fu Zhongxin, and Wang Xiaoyong served as the military staff officer.

Liu Kunyi, Jiang Zhongyuan, and Zeng Guoquan attacked the West Gate, and Luo Bingzhang served as the military staff officer.

Hu Linyi, Luo Zenan. Peng Yulin, Zeng San, and Lu Qingtian led the crowd to attack the north gate, and Zhao Xiaofeng served as the military staff officer.

The special combat team was led by Dongfang Bufu and Tian Xiaoer, and infiltrated the city in batches, preparing to meet the siege army.

Zeng Guofan and Huang Xu were in the middle of the army and coordinated the development of the entire attack operation.

The assignment was decided, and the generals packed up, and after a short time, they had already led their troops to their respective attack positions. (To be continued......)