After the generals in the tent looked at Rong Lu as a monster for a long time, Chen Jinshou got up and clenched his fists and said: "Lao Zhongtang, his subordinates still have military affairs in him, so he retired first, and Yangzhou's defense subordinates will order the general army of Tianjin Town to take over." After that, Chen Jinshou left without looking back, and he didn't look at Rong Lu.

Then the rest of the generals also got up and left, some of them passed by Rong Lu's side with a thick sneer on their faces, and after a while, only Rong Lu and Cheng En were left in the tent. Rong Lu didn't understand a little in his heart, although he was new to the military, but he had studied the imperial court's court and the war reports from all over the country very carefully, coupled with his historical understanding of this war, the proposed soldier was not the most haode, but it was impossible for people to look down on him so much.

Rong Lu looked at Qi Shan in puzzlement, and the old man sighed lightly and laughed: "Zhonghua, did you come up with this strategy yourself?" ”

Rong Lu nodded, and Qi Shan hummed and said: "Actually, I have countless generals in the Qing Dynasty, and there are not a few people who are extremely clever in the art of war, and others are not unexpected." But Zhonghua, have you thought about it? Not to mention whether the troops of several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River can be used by me, that is, the old man, in the camp in the north of the Yangtze River, who doesn't have his own twists and turns in his stomach? When the game was in the middle of the game, he led the troops to Guangxi to suppress the thieves, and his skills and intelligence were not under the old man, but why did he still end up being dismissed and questioned? In the Battle of Longliao Ridge, your father, uncle and other four general soldiers died in a battle, is it really the cunning and vicious reason of the long-haired thief? ”

Rong Lu seemed to understand when he heard this, he was too naïve to think about it, and in order to understand the siege of southern Jiangsu, it was really wishful thinking for him to let the rest of the provinces cooperate with the troops.

Qi Shan coughed lightly and continued: "As an official, everyone has a scripture that is difficult for them to read, and they must do what they can for the country, the people and the emperor." At the beginning, the emperor ordered several times to send troops to the Rong Department in Jiangnan to rescue Jiangning. But Xiang Rong hesitated, sat and watched Jiangning fall, and said something disrespectful, those soldiers and horses in Jiangnan didn't say that the old man was even the emperor, and it was difficult to mobilize. As long as the emperor's will arrives, they will have all kinds of prevarications, and now that there is a shortage of soldiers, horses, money, and food in various places, it is good to be able to defend the land under their feet, and it is even more difficult for them to counterattack. ”

Rong Lu was silent, Qi Shan coughed twice and continued: "But what Zhonghua said is still unique in using the power of Guangdong sailors to cross south and Fujian soldiers and horses to advance north and south to break the siege. The long-haired thief Pseudo-King Xi is now in Shanghai, and Wu Jianzhang also mentioned it in his letter asking for help, and Wu Jianzhang also said that the foreign soldiers you proposed to spend money to hire are also still in Shanghai to help defend, if the two reinforcements can advance from north to south, plus foreign soldiers to help. It is expected that even if this pseudo-king of the West is three-headed and six-armed, he will not be able to escape the defeat of the army. ”

Speaking of this, Qi Shan muttered again: "It's just that the Fujian soldiers and horses were originally going to take the land route to relieve the siege of Hangzhou, and whether the long-haired thieves in Jiangning will send troops north." It's still unknown. The soldiers and horses going south can't give too much to Hechun......"

Rong Lu zuihou followed Cheng En and left the handsome tent in a daze, his body has never fought, and he is also a newcomer to the officialdom, until now he understands that he is still an official and young, and he is soft-spoken. And no matter how hard you try, there will always be a tight spell on the top of your head, and you can't stretch your hands and feet at all. Although Qi Shan values himself, it is impossible for him to fight for some of his wild ideas. Besides, there are some things that Xianfeng can't manage, let alone the old Qi Shan? It seems that he needs to think about another way out after getting the official position, if he can organize his own people like Zeng Guofan, and have his own territory, then he can have a broader sky for him to soar, but unfortunately now he can only bow his head under the eaves.

If there were no other provinces to send troops to involve the strength of the Taiping army, Hong Yang would definitely send troops north, Rong Lu knew this very well, because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom needed to capture the Jianghuai land to ensure the safety of Nanjing, what would Hong Yang do?

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Nanjing City has been very lively recently, with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Heavenly King, East King, North King, and Wing King leading the Heavenly Kingdom Brigade to Nanjing, the population of Nanjing City has suddenly increased.

Because of the fear that the West Hall would be overwhelming and difficult to control, the King of Heaven and the East King discussed and listened to the advice of Chen Chengying and others, and coerced many people to come east along the way, claiming to be 500,000 people entering Nanjing.

Before the war, Nanjing's population was no less than 600,000, and with the 500,000 soldiers and civilians brought by Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing, and the displaced people who fled to Nanjing to escape the war, Nanjing's population suddenly exceeded 1.2 million.

After Xiao Yungui captured Nanjing, he also issued a notice to cut braids, but the West Hall then sent troops to attack Zhenjiang and southern Jiangsu, and the braiding order in the city has not yet been fully implemented. When Hong Xiuquan entered Nanjing on the first day, he saw that there were still people dragging braids in the crowd of people on the roadside, and his face was immediately difficult to look at, so he ordered all the people in the city to cut their braids and change clothes within one day, and tomorrow there will be people dragging braids to kill one by one!

I have to say that the thunderous means of the king of heaven are very effective, the first day of the 100,000 Taiping army into Nanjing City, they quickly completed the braiding for the people, there were not many people left who did not cut the braids, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were sent out to check and search from house to house, and there was no longer a person with braids in the city of Nanjing.

After entering the city of Nanjing, although the king was unhappy because of the people who dragged their braids, the king soon felt better again. Li Yiwen and others who stayed in Nanjing in the west hall will lead the king to Xiao Yungui to prepare the palace of the king of heaven, which was originally the palace of the Han Dynasty built by Zhu Yuanzhang, it is the official residence of the palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ming Dynasty is called this garden 'Xuyuan', it is a classical garden with the characteristics of the south of the Yangtze River, the Manchu Qing Dynasty opened this place as the yamen of the Governor's Office of the Liangjiang River, Xiao Yungui entered the city and sent troops to garrison it as the palace of the king of heaven, and waited for the arrival of the king of heaven, patting the king's ass. And the original Ming Inner City Imperial Palace because of the Manchurian garrison of the inner city, the imperial city to the death, was attacked by the West Palace, the damage is very serious, still in the rest, not very suitable for the Heavenly King's Mansion.

Sure enough, the Heavenly King was very satisfied here, and after he got off the sedan chair carried by sixty-four people, he smiled at Yang Xiuqing beside him: "It seems that my brother-in-law is still very thoughtful, and the Heavenly King's Mansion here is very good." ”

Yang Xiuqing was poor all his life, although he later attacked the city and plundered the land, and saw a lot of magnificent pavilions, but the rich gardens in those small places were nothing compared to the Heavenly Palace. Yang Xiuqing's cold face showed a look of envy, and he sighed lightly: "It is really the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and only my brother can enjoy such a rich place." ”

Hong Xiuquan and Li Yiwen both heard Yang Xiuqing's envious tone, and before Hong Xiuquan could speak, Li Yiwen bowed down and said: "The West King of His Royal Highness the East King's mansion has chosen two places, and the young general will lead His Royal Highness the East King over later." ”

Yang Xiuqing sighed and asked, "Two places?" ”

Li Yiwen nodded and said: "Exactly, one is the Qing Demon Jiangning General's Mansion, the Qing Demon rebuilt the Ming Palace Room into the garrison city of the Eight Banners, and built a new Jiangning General Office outside the noon gate, and built the Jiangning Metropolitan Administration in its southeast. The building of the general's office is luxurious, and there is a garden with pleasant scenery, so when the Qing demon Kangxi Dog Emperor toured Jiangning in the south, he used the general's office as a palace. The other place is the Huangnigang on the high terrain in the Hanxi Gate, the front street of the Tiger Bencang, the Shandong Salt Transport Envoy He Qixing House, and the scenery here is also excellent. The rest of the palaces of His Royal Highness the North King and His Royal Highness the Wing King also have a location, and they can be checked one by one later, all of which are personally selected by His Royal Highness the West King, and His Royal Highness the West King said, I only hope that Long Live and His Royal Highness the East King can be satisfied, if you don't look down on these locations, Long Live and the East King can order an edict to choose a new palace. ”

Yang Xiuqing snorted, and stopped speaking, unable to hear whether she was happy or unhappy. Hong Xiuquan looked at Li Yiwen and said with a smile: "Yes, you Xiwang really bothered, yes, I think this place is very good as the Heavenly King's Mansion, if the fourth brother, fifth brother, and Da brother don't look satisfied, they can change places, I don't have to change here, but there are some places to change, let the people of the Dianwu Pavilion come and see it later, and change it again." ”

Then Hong Xiuquan asked Li Yiwen again: "I heard that you are from Teng County?" ”

Li Yiwen bowed down, Hong Xiuquan smiled and said: "Tengxian is a good place, your name is Li Yiwen, I saw the battle report submitted by the King of the West, your previous military achievements are not small, and you are also a pillar of my Heavenly Empire." ”

Li Yiwen bowed down and thanked: "Thank you for the compliment, the young general swears to serve the kingdom of heaven." ”

Hong Xiuquan nodded with satisfaction and said: "It's just that your name needs to be changed, so let's do it, I will give you a word in your name that uses my name, and you will be called Xiucheng in the future, Li Xiucheng, how about it?" ”

Li Yiwen was slightly stunned, and then bowed down with a happy face to thank him, Hong Xiuquan patted Li Xiucheng's shoulder with a smile and said: "Xiucheng, stay in Tianjing and lead the troops, and I will be good to use it for you later." ”

Hearing this, Li Xiucheng's face changed slightly, and then he bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "Long live Xie love, the young general has the knowledge of His Royal Highness the King of the West, and the young general does not dare to forget the kindness of the King of the West, and now His Royal Highness the King of the West is commanding the army to conquer the Qing Demon in Southern Jiangsu, and the young general stays in Tianjing to enjoy peace and happiness, and he is deeply uneasy in his heart." I only hope that after the young general explained the matter of Tianjing, he led the troops to help His Royal Highness the King of the West. ”

The coldness in Hong Xiuquan's eyes flashed, he snorted heavily, walked towards the Heavenly King's Mansion, no longer paid attention to Li Xiucheng, and hurriedly followed.

Yang Xiuqing walked up to Li Xiucheng and sighed in a low voice: "You are not helping King Xi by saying this, but by harming him." ”

Li Xiucheng sweated and stammered: "Dongwang Chitose, I ......"

Yang Xiuqing raised his hand to stop his words, and said in a low voice: "You hand over the defense to the Wing King, and then lead the troops to leave Tianjing as soon as possible, the West King of the Battle of Southern Jiangsu also needs you, and everything will be talked about after defeating Southern Sun." After that, he also went to the Heavenly King's Mansion, leaving Li Xiucheng alone in a daze. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please read it on m.biquge.info. )