"And what about the inner city?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked again. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The inner city is the Forbidden City of Ming Taizu, and this dynasty has changed to a garrison city, which is irrelevant! Ninety-six miles around the outer city, the city foundation is granite, the city wall is a special giant brick, and the outside is coated with a slurry made of lime and Jiang rice, which is extremely strong. Cao Yuying, with his many years of experience in the Military Aircraft Department, pointed out again: "Presumably, in the past two days, Zeng Guofan still has a twist and turn, and at that time, all the details of the restoration of Jiangning will be known." ”

"So," asked the Empress Dowager Cixi, "what should we do in front of us?" ”

"Of course, it's a consolation first. In terms of meritorious deeds, we must wait for Zeng Guofan to open the list before we can propose it. King Gong replied.

"Good! I immediately wrote a decree to see it, and let Jiang Ning's discount take it back. ”

So Cao Yuying retreated first, and planned to write an edict, in addition to Zeng Guoquan's subordinate less than 50,000, in two years of work, the "thief base" outside Jiangning City, all the leveling, now in the "scorching sun, death pillow", Li Ke Jiancheng, thanks to Zeng Guofan's good scheduling, Zeng Guoquan and the enthusiastic use of the soldiers, said that the construction of this miracle, extremely gratifying, special promise: "This meritorious ministers will break through the pseudo-city, Ju Xi will be captured, that is, the leakage of Pei Enshi, the same reward." "After writing and sending it to the palace, I first handed it over to King Gong to read, and then submitted the imperial case, the queen mother did not move a word, and the original text was sent as is.

"Also," the Empress Dowager Cixi remembered one thing, "the report from the south said that Zeng Guofan was called 'Zeng Shaved'? The killing and abuse of the people is too much, and it hurts the emperor's benevolence," the Empress Dowager Cixi looked high-sounding, "The king of the government, the people of Jiangnan still want it, and it is natural that there can be no woman's benevolence to sweep away the rebellion, but Jiangning has been broken, and the rebellion is just around the corner, you see, what should I do?" ”

Prince Gong thought for a moment, and then replied: "It is decreed that officers and soldiers in all localities shall not kill prisoners or harass localities, and if there is any violation of the order, they will be severely punished." ”

"Yes!" Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "In the future, all parts of Jiangnan will set up foreign factories, and it will be difficult at the beginning, and the money is not enough, so it is better to use these rebellious people as workers, so as long as they surrender, they will not be killed." ”

"Hey," Prince Gong asked again, "what if it is the son of Hong Xiuquan and the pseudo-loyal king?" ”

"You must not kill without permission," Cixi said decisively, "If they are captured, they will all be handed over to Jiang Zhongyuan for imprisonment, these people, this palace will still be of great use." Prince Gong received the order, and said some things about the sale of the household, the queen mother naturally had no reason not to be inaccurate, this time she couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, and waited for Jiang Ning's good news.

In the excitement and anxiety, at the end of the month, Zeng Guofan's good news finally arrived. Surprisingly, it was not Zeng Guofan, who was in charge of military affairs and presided over the whole war, but the official Wen of the governor of Shihuguang, who was in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and relied on Hu Linyi. Zeng Guoquan fought hard for merit, while his eldest brother deliberately gave in, why the temperaments of these two brothers were so different, and they couldn't help but be puzzled for a while.

From the compromise and difference of the official rank, Jingzhong knew the details of the restoration of Jiangning at that time. It was Li Chendian's initiative to dig tunnels from the dragon arm and blast out the mouth of more than 20 zhang of the Taiping Gate, and he stepped up the excavation in the bitter battle between the Qing army and the Hong army in the "Dibao City" and Jiangning City, and the artillery fire between the Qing army and the Hong army. By June 15, the tunnel was completed, and more than 600 bags of gunpowder were filled with it. On this morning, Li Xiucheng, the "loyal king", also dispatched a group of dead soldiers to go out of the city and pounce, but the Hunan army could hardly support it, and the success was lost.

The next day, June 16, under the scorching direct sun, the medicine line was triggered. In advance, Zeng Guoquan summoned his subordinate generals to solicit volunteers and arrange the sequence of charges. Zhu Hongzhang, who was originally from Liping, Guizhou, took the lead, and the first team rushed up from the mouth, and Li Xiucheng, the "loyal king," personally led his troops to intercept him, and more than 400 people were killed. Waiting for the second team of more than 2,000 people to rush up in one go, it can be regarded as a foothold, so the rear team continued, divided into three roads, the middle road rushed, the left and right roads around the city to copy the back road, the Hong army began to collapse.

It is said that the "young master" Hong Fuyao closed the door and set himself on fire, but the "loyal king" Li Xiucheng was captured.

"Hong Xiuquan's son set himself on fire?" Cixi muttered to herself, thought for a while, it seems that in another time and space, the young king ran around the outskirts of Jinling, and was captured by life, no matter what, if you don't see anyone alive or dead, after all, it will be endless trouble, Cixi frowned slightly, and raised her eyebrows, "The edict ordered Zeng Guofan to find out, this person's whereabouts are unknown, I'm afraid that Jiangnan will not be peaceful in the future!" ”

"Hey, Li Xiucheng has been arrested, Li Hongzhang came to report, saying that Zeng Guofan had already interrogated Li Xiucheng."

"Now that Jiangning has been pacified, there can be no military law, and all the thieves and chieftains should be dealt with by the center.

"Wow." (To be continued.) )