The entire court fell silent.

Why did all of a sudden, the situation change so quickly?

And the most important thing is that Su Yu did not lead the army back to Beijing.

Now in front of everyone, there is a problem.

Brothers climb the mountain, each working hard.

If this is an indirect war, then did Su Yu win?

Monk Greenqin and Shengbao led the army to recover several provinces in Shandong and wiped out nearly 100,000 twisted troops.

And Su Yu recovered Jiaxing, Huzhou, Suzhou, Changzhou, Danyang, Wuxi, and defeated the rebel army of nearly 200,000.

Isn't this credit greater than that of Monk Grinqin and Shengbao?

Of course, Su Yu's recovery of the entire southern Jiangsu was too smooth, is there any ghost in this.

But does it matter?

To regain is to regain.

At this time, Zeng Guofan also came to join in the excitement, and the battle of Anqing, which had dragged on for several years, was suddenly recovered.

At this time, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is not even too disguised.

The expression is solemn.

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother, congratulations to the Emperor."

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

After the ministers symbolically bowed, they dispersed.

……………………

After returning to Changchun Palace.

Yehenara sat there quietly for a long time and said, "Go and call Gui'er." ”

After a while, the little eunuch Gui'er walked in, knelt down and saluted: "Slave Gui'er, knock on the Queen Mother." ”

Yehenala waved his hand, and Zhu Sanniang retreated with everyone.

Her eyes were red, and she said, "What do you think of the mourning family as your master?" ”

"The queen mother of the East Palace gave an order to Monk Greenqin, and they directly obeyed the order without saying a word, and led the army back to Beijing." Yehenara said, "And what about you, the master? I gave him an order, and he didn't see it, and directly led the army to recover southern Sunan. ”

"Is it important to mourn the family, or is it important to southern Jiangsu?"

"Yes......" she instinctively clutched her stomach.

I'm still pregnant with your flesh and blood, and Monk Gelinqin and Shengbao have already led their troops into Beijing.

Ling Suyu did not lead the army back to Beijing, is this to put the palace and the child in danger?

Any sweet words are all lies.

The little eunuch Gui'er said: "The Queen Mother, the master should have a handwritten letter to you." ”

"Hehe...... "Yes, there is a handwritten letter." ”

But is he a teenage girl? I don't look at what he says, I look at how he does it. ”

"In his mind, I can ...... And the weight? ”

"When he slaughtered the Eight Banners that day, the mourning family issued an order without saying a word, and took the responsibility over, and now ...... Is that what he did to me? ”

Gui'er fell silent.

At this time, it is better to say anything than to be silent.

Of course, the queen mother in front of her knows the truth in this.

But she is a woman after all, and during this period of time, she and Su Yu are in a honey relationship.

This kind of love period makes the emotions in her heart greater than the heart of power.

She is reserved and wants to refuse and welcome, but she is actually very superior.

So the two things she cares about most in her mind now, Su Yu resisted the decree, and Su Yu did not lead the army back to Beijing to protect her and the child.

……………………

At this time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an of the East Palace was in a different state of mind.

She felt a burning pain on her face.

At that time, she didn't want to exacerbate the conflict and break out into a civil war, so she didn't want to recruit Seng Lingqin and Shengbao's army into Beijing at all.

But Duanhua, Su Shun and others kept forcing her.

And still scaring her.

Therefore, she ordered that Monk Lingqin and Shengbao enter Beijing.

As a result, Su Yu did not lead the army back to Beijing at all.

She...... Is she a villain in vain?

At this time, the great eunuch Zeng Lu said outside: "The Queen Mother." ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "What's wrong?" ”

Zenglu said: "Princess Shou'an asks to see." ”

"Fourth sister?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an was slightly stunned, at this time, the fourth sister entered the palace, didn't she go back to Jiujiang?

A moment later, Princess Shou An walked in.

The two women were silent.

"Wan'er, do you know that you almost caused a civil war in the center of the imperial court?" Princess Shou'an said: "You are vague and hesitant, which makes many people think that they have found the backbone, and they have raised your banner to oppose Su Yao." ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "However, you can't just watch the Eight Banners disappear like this, and look at the foundation of the Eight Banners just gone." ”

Princess Shou'an said: "If you continue like this, the Eight Banners will really be gone." ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said in a trembling voice: "How is it possible? ”

Princess Shou'an said: "The queen mother in the west sent a decree to Su Yu and asked him to lead the army back to Beijing, but Su Yu didn't agree, what do you think she will do?" ”

"Seng Lingqin and Shengbao led the army back to Beijing, will Su Shun, Duanhua and others take risks?"

"Now this posture, if you compare the merits, the Eight Banners Prince's faction has already lost, and there is no doubt that Su Yao's side has made greater contributions."

"What should I do if I follow the previous gentleman's agreement?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Brothers climb the mountain, each work hard. ”

Princess Shou'an said: "Yes, the Shandong Twist Army has been wiped out, but what about Henan?" The rebel puppet king Lai Wenguang and the Twist Army merged and captured how many states and counties in Henan? Shouldn't the monk king and Shengbao go to Henan to suppress the twist? Why did you choose to go to Beijing, and what did you want to do? ”

With the blade in hand, the murderous intent suddenly rose. After this powerful army entered Beijing, would Su Shun and Duanhua have no ideas? ”

"The most important thing is that after this army enters Beijing, isn't the Queen Mother in the west afraid? What will she do to protect herself? ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Summoning Ronglu into Beijing." ”

Princess Shou'an said: "Yes, summon Ronglu into Beijing, and then what?" ”

Then, there is the opposition between the two houses.

Even if you don't want to be antagonistic, you are likely to be forced to go to it.

Princess Shou'an said: "Su Yu did everything possible to avoid a civil war in the center, but you pushed the situation into a civil war in a daze. ”

"Su Yu resisted the will of the Queen Mother in the west, and did not lead the army back to Beijing, but tried to maintain the final balance."

"The army of more than 10,000 bannermen under the command of Seng Lingqin is the most elite force of the Eight Banners, whether they are named in the name of the Eight Banners or not, they are all banner people."

"You summoned them to Beijing to destroy them completely."

The pretty and beautiful face of the Empress Dowager Ci'an fell into a tangle.

"In order to protect themselves, will this group of Eight Banner princes use this army to launch some mutiny, completely imprison the Queen Mother in the west, and let Su Yao lose the support of the center." Princess Shou'an asked.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Without the will of this palace, they can't do this, and this palace will definitely not make such a will." ”

Princess Shou'an said quietly: "What about the wills you made before?" Su Yu repeatedly said, don't negotiate with the Russians, he has a way to get the Russians to withdraw their troops, but didn't you still order Duanhua to negotiate a compromise with the Russian minister? ”

Mrs. Ci'an was red-eared, and she shouted in her heart, stop scolding, stop scolding.

Princess Shou'an said: "Let me ask you, once the army of the monk and Shengbao enters Beijing, will Sushun and Duanhua have the idea of mutiny?" ”

Absolutely.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an knows these two uncles best.

Su Yu did not enter Beijing, Duanhua and others saw the hope of victory even more, and the impulse to mutiny was only greater.

Princess Shou'an said: "At that time, the center will still be in civil war. Zhang Guoliang and Rong Lu joined forces to fight against the monks Grinqin and Shengbao, and Jingshou's army may also be on your side. Is this a civil war you want to see? ”

"Su Lu may disobey the will of the Queen Mother in the west, do you think Rong Lu will disobey?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an shook her head.

Princess Shou'an said: "If you want to win, win Su Yu with dignity." ”

"Didn't Su Yu recover Suzhou, Changzhou, Danyang, and Wuxi? Then let Seng Lingqin and Shengbao go to recover the fallen states and counties in Henan. ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Let me think about it, let me think about it." ”

Princess Shou'an said: "My words have already been said here, you can make your own decision." ”

Then, she left decisively.

After a while, Zeng Lu said: "Queen Mother, Su Xiang has a letter entrusted to me to pass it on." ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an's face turned slightly red and said, "Give it to me." ”

took Su Yu's letter and opened it.

There is no expression of admiration in it, just an analysis of the situation.

Please ask the Empress Dowager Ci'an not to let Seng Lingqin and Shengbao enter Beijing and continue the previous gentleman's dispute.

Although he recovered several provinces in southern Jiangsu, it was still a draw.

Seng Lingqin and Shengbao led their troops to Henan to exterminate Lai Wenguang and the Twist Army.

And Su Lu led the army to recover Tianjing.

Continue the gentleman's dispute.

If the monk first recovers the lost territory in Henan and exterminates the confluence of Lai Wenguang and the Twist Army, then this game will be regarded as a victory for the monk and the victory.

If Su Yu first recovered Nanjing and completely exterminated the rebellion, then Su Yu won.

After reading Su Yu's letter, the Empress Dowager Ci'an pondered for a long time.

……………………

Next!

Another 600-mile expedited.

"Kaifeng Mansion has fallen!"

This day finally came, Lai Wenguang and the Twist Army merged with more than 100,000 troops and besieged Kaifeng Mansion for a long time.

Now it's finally broken.

Tian Yugong came out and said: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, it is imperative that you immediately order the monk Gelinqin and the Shengbao army to go and recover Kaifeng." ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "The minister seconded the proposal. ”

Chong'en said: "The minister seconded the proposal. ”

Duanhua said: "Now that the Hunan army has captured Anqing, there is only one Nanjing city left in the rebellion, and the Hunan army is gathering 200,000 troops to prepare to besiege Nanjing." Lai Wenguang is a rebel and pseudo-king, and there are not many soldiers and horses in his hands, and now the rebel and pseudo are in danger, so Lai Wenguang's ministry is already weak. The monk king has led the army to fight fiercely for a long time, and the casualties are huge, and the soldiers need to rest. ”

Tian Yu said fairly: "Prince Zheng, according to your meaning, Kaifeng Mansion will not be saved?" ”

"Save, of course save." Duanhua said: "But in the first battle of Shandong, almost all of them were fought by the Seng Greenqin Department, and the Shengbao Department did not fight much, so let Shengbao lead the army to recover Kaifeng, and the Seng Greenqin still led the army back to Beijing to rest." ”

This is very clear.

The more than 10,000 people in the hands of Seng Lingqin are strong in combat and are the foundation of the Eight Banners, so they must be summoned to Beijing.

The two sides then continued to argue.

Once again, there is no conclusion.

………………

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Duanhua, Su Shun and others gathered again in Zhongcui Palace.

Desperately persuaded the Empress Dowager Ci'an to let Seng Lingqin lead the army back to Beijing.

"What about Kaifeng? Isn't it saved? Empress Dowager Ci'an said.

Duanhua said: "Didn't you let Shengbao save it?" ”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The combat effectiveness of the Shengbao army is not enough. ”

And this time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was unwilling to compromise no matter what.

Still unhappy.

At night.

A guest came to Sushun Mansion.

Zeng Guofan's staff, Zhao Liewen. After Zhang Yuzhao, he was regarded as Zeng Guofan's first staff. However, there are few discrepancies with history, and he entered the shogunate of the Zeng Kingdom Domain a year later than in history.

He was visiting in secret.

"Meet Su Zhongtang."

Su Shun said: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Two things, the first thing, the pseudo-Tianjing war, is about to break out. ”

"We have gathered an army of 200,000 people, intending to completely eliminate the rebellion once and for all."

Su Shun said: "Su Yu's army is also ready, and intends to compete with you for this credit for recovering Tianjing." ”

Zhao Liewen said: "No, Su Yu plans to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, his army has already approached the pseudo-Tianjing, but now it has all retreated back to Suzhou." ”

Su Shun said: "Why? ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Because, it was our army that rushed to Tianjing first, and after Li Hongzhang's victory in Hangzhou, he had already judged that Su Yu would not lead the army back to Beijing, and led the army to approach Nanjing. And Zeng Dashuai's army in Yangzhou was closer, directly took Guazhou, and marched to Tianjing as fast as possible. ”

"Although Su Yu's speed is very, very fast, it is still not as fast as us."

"Our army, four days earlier than Su Yu's army, surrounded Tianjing City."

"After Li Shixian and Lin Qirong learned that Tianjing was in danger, they immediately led their troops back to help Tianjing, so they gave up Suzhou, Changzhou and other cities."

Su Shun said: "What happened to Anqing?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "After the defeat of Hangzhou, the main force of the rebellion lost more than half, Anqing's troops were seriously insufficient, and all our troops in Anhui began to attack Anqing fiercely, and Tianjing was in danger, so Li Xiucheng, Wu Ruxiao and others, after a little resistance, gave up Anqing and returned to the pseudo-Tianjing. ”

Su Shun said: "In other words, all the remaining troops of the rebellion have all gathered in Tianjing, and they plan to fight a battle to defend Tianjing?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes, in the battle of Hangzhou, the rebellion lost more than 100,000 troops. Therefore, the defenders of Tianjing, at best, only about 100,000. Therefore, Hong Xiuquan has issued an edict to let Lai Wenguang of Henan return to Tianjing. ”

"Su Zhongtang, now the army occupying Kaifeng and other state capitals in Henan is divided into several units, the rebellious Lai Wenguang Department, Ma Ronghe Department, Zhang Zongyu Department and Miao Peilin Department!"

Ma Ronghe, once the confidant of King Chen Yucheng, later had a discord, and was afraid of being retaliated by Chen Yucheng, so he led his army north to join the Twist Army and Lai Wenguang.

Historically, this person finally surrendered to the Qing army.

Zhang Zongyu is the nephew of Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Twist Army.

Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Twist Army, was exterminated by Monk Greenqin in history.

And in this world, the last battle of Jinan Mansion was also defeated by Monk Lingqin and beheaded.

Therefore, the battle of Seng Lingqin's recovery of Shandong this time was indeed very gorgeous, and he killed all the leaders of the Twist Army.

It's just that Su Yu's record here is even more gorgeous, destroying more than 100,000 rebel main forces, and also killing Shi Dakai.

Zhao Liewen said: "On the southern battlefield, we have squeezed Su Yu out, and we have won the main attack of Tianjing. So for a short time, Su Yu couldn't make any more meritorious contributions, and his plan to quickly seize Tianjing went bankrupt. ”

"And to the north, the monk king and the lord Shengbao are still likely to win in Henan, and it may be a quick and effortless victory."

Su Shun said: "You say." ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Hong Xiuquan has issued an edict to let Lai Wenguang lead the army back to the puppet Tianjing." Therefore, the rebels in Henan were left to send the rebel Ma Ronghe Department, the bandit Zhang Zongyu Department, and the Miao Peilin Department. ”

"Ma Ronghe, we have already contacted in advance, and this person's willingness to surrender is very strong, so if Su Zhongtang can get the holy decree of the Queen Mother and make him a general soldier, this person will surrender."

"And Miao Peilin is a typical warlord, Lord Shengbao once recruited him, this time the Shandong Twist Army was destroyed, and the rebellion against the pseudo-Tianjing was in danger, this person is the most cunning, and he must have been shaken again."

"What this person wants is to keep his army, so he can also surrender, and also give him the position of general soldier, and continue to lead his own army."

"As long as Miao Peilin and Ma Ronghe are surrendered, the young man Zhang Zongyu will not be able to turn over the big waves, which can just be used as a vote for these two people to surrender to the Qing Dynasty."

"At that time, it will be easy to recover Henan."

"At that time, we will conquer Tianjing, completely eradicate the rebellion, and make great contributions."

"And the monk king in the north, recovering Kaifeng, Runing and other prefectures in Henan, has also made great contributions."

"Then, we will join forces in the north and south, which is enough to suppress Su Yu."

Su Shun looked at Zhao Liewen and said, "You guys, will you be able to conquer the pseudo-Tianjing?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes." ”

Su Shun said: "Why are you so firm? ”

Zhao Liewen dipped his hand in tea and wrote a word on the table.

…………………………

The next day's meeting.

Once again, the two sides were arguing.

Tian Yugong, Zuo Zongtang and others once again petitioned, asking Seng Lingqin and Shengbao to immediately support Henan and recover the lost territory.

Zai Ling suddenly said: "Now that the matter is over, let's open the skylight and say something bright, is it okay?" ”

Tian Yu said fairly: "Please." ”

The military department Shangshu Zailing said: "Su Xiang wrote a letter to the Queen Mother, asking the monk king and Shengbao to lead the army to Henan to suppress the rebels, and said that it was counted as a draw before, can it be counted?" ”

Tian Yu said fairly: "Brothers climb the mountain, each work hard. Su Xiang's record is very brilliant, but the monk king not only recovered the entire territory of Shandong, but also killed Zhang Lexing, the leader of the Twist Army, which is indeed a great credit, so it is a draw. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Su Xiang also wrote to us that it was counted as a draw. ”

Duanhua said: "As far as we know, Su Xianghui Fuzhou, Changzhou, Danyang and other places have not experienced any war, and all of them have been discarded. The reason is because Zeng Guofan and other armies are marching towards the puppet capital Tianjing, Li Shixian, Lin Qirong and others are to save Tianjing, so they gave up Suzhou, Changzhou and other prefectures, and Su Yu recovered these lost territories. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Yes, so Su Xiang said that it was a draw before." ”

The Ministry of War Shangshu Zailing said: "Now in Henan, the rebellion and the twist bandits converge, and there are more than 100,000 troops. Occupied Kaifeng, Xuzhou, Runing and other state capitals, the power is very huge, and the battle situation is no less than the original Shandong, right? ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Yes." ”

Duanhua said: "So, if Seng Greenqin and Shengbao can quickly recover the lost territory in Henan, can it prove the combat power of my Eight Banners?" ”

Tian Yu said fairly: "You can't say that, this army is also trained by Su Xiang......"

Zuo Zongtang waved his hand and said, "Yes, I can prove it." ”

Duanhua said: "Then when the time comes, we will restore the name of the Eight Banners." ”

At this point, it is very thorough.

Although it is only said that the name of the Eight Banners is restored, it is restoration.

Once the Eight Banners are restored, it would be wrong for Su Yu to completely abolish the Eight Banners.

Duanhua said: "Do you recognize this result? ”

Then, he looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi.

The Queen Mother did not speak.

……………………

The Yehenara clan summoned Tian Yugong, Chong'en, and Zuo Zongtang.

"You are Su Yao's henchmen, what do you say, make a decision." Yehenara said: "In the current situation, people are confident that they can win. I heard that Su Yu's army withdrew to Suzhou, so he wanted to completely hand over the battle of Tianjing to the Hunan army of Zeng Guofan? ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Yes." ”

Yehenala said: "In the south, the Hunan army wants to seize the merit of Tianjing. In the north, they are full of confidence in recovering Henan, if we admit this game, do you know what the consequences will be? ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Su Shun, Duanhua and others are back in charge of the center, and we are all out of the game and return to Jiujiang." ”

Yehenara said: "You can still return to Jiujiang, what about the mourning family?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "The Queen Mother, it's a big deal to go back to Jiujiang." ”

Yehenala said: "The Queen Mother who returned to Jiujiang is still the Queen Mother?" ”

Zuo Zongtang was silent.

Yehenara trembled and said: "At that time, the palace summoned him to lead the army back to Beijing, if he obeyed, then there would be nothing." ”

At this time, it is completely useless to talk angrily.

She still has to make a choice in the end.

If she concedes to this game, then this Game of Thrones can still be played according to the rules.

If she doesn't recognize the game, the rule is completely reversed.

Yehenala said: "Su Yu, what do you say?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Su Xiang said that this game can be won. ”

Of course, the Yehenara clan also received Su Yu's secret letter, a secret letter of affection.

But behind these sweet words, there is only one theme, and this game can be won, and it is an unprecedented big win.

Yehenala said: "Zeng Guofan's determination this time is so great, it seems that he is bound to recover Tianjing and exterminate the rebellion, what do you think is the reason?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Probably he has some tacit understanding with some people who are rebellious. ”

Yehenara said: "I'm afraid of this, it's not just that Zeng Guofan has a tacit understanding with the high-level of rebellion, so it is imperative to take Tianjing." What's even more terrifying is that they also have a tacit understanding with those rebellions in Henan, and they may easily recover the lost territory in Henan at that time. ”

"What if that time comes?"

"In this situation, as long as Seng Lingqin and Shengbao quickly and smoothly recover the lost territory in Henan, our side will lose."

"Because it is the Hunan army that is now attacking Tianjing, even if the Su Yu army participates in the battle, it is also a subsidiary work."

"So if we want to win on our side, we must lose the Hunan army, and Seng Lingqin and Shengbao must also fail."

"But now, the Hunan army and the monk Lingqin side are confident, they are one south and one north, and they have united."

"This palace represents you now, if you really admit this game, we will be all over if we lose."

So, now the Yehnara clan is facing another choice.

Do you want to believe Su Yu.

The Hunan army, which had been watching for a long time, made a decisive move at this time and joined forces with Su Shun and other Eight Banner princely factions.

It's one to two in an instant.

People are in the initiative situation.

Su Yu said that he could win, so whether he could win or not.

Not long ago, Su Lu did not comply with the order and did not lead the army back to Beijing.

Zuo Zongtang said: "What Su Xiang promised has never missed. ”

Yehenara closed his eyes and waved his hand: "You guys go out, and this palace will weigh it again." ”

After Zuo Zongtang and the others left, the Yehenara clan once again took out Su Yu's secret letter.

Watched it over and over again.

God-damned injustice.

Push me every time.

Why do you just stare at me and bully?

Then, she called: "Zhu Sanniang." ”

Zhu Sanniang came in and said, "The slave is here." ”

Yehenara said: "I will be killed by your master one day, and this palace will believe him again." ”

"You prepare, as soon as the palace gives an order, you will immediately leave Beijing with the palace and go to Jiujiang."

Zhu Sanniang said: "Yes." ”

……………………

The next day, at the court meeting.

Everyone waited for the words of the Empress Dowager Xi.

Duanhua said: "Queen Mother, do you recognize what the slave said yesterday?" ”

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Monk Lingqin and Shengbao are close, let them go to Henan to quell the rebellion and recover the lost territory." ”

Duanhua said: "If you recover the lost land, is that the work of my Eight Banners?" ”

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Yes." ”

Okay, you can just admit it.

Then follow the previous rules.

After that, the government hall drew up the holy decree.

The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces used the seal to let the monk Lingqin and Shengbao's army stop entering Beijing and go to Henan to exterminate the rebels and recover the lost territory.

Soon.

A team of envoys quickly left the palace and went south to the monk Lingqin to announce the decree.

……………………

Two days later!

The envoy came to the army of Seng Lingqin and Shengbao and read out the will of the empress dowager of the two palaces.

The army stopped entering Beijing and turned to Henan to quell the rebellion.

When Monk Greenqin saw this holy decree, there was not only a royal reward, but also a big seal of the same hall.

Suddenly, he took a long breath.

Such...... Best.

Deep down, Monk Grinqin did not want a civil war.

The previous gentleman's dispute was very good.

"The army turned around and marched towards Kaifeng, Henan."

With an order.

An army of tens of thousands of people began to turn around.

More than an hour later, the army marched towards Henan.

………………

The whole world is holding its breath.

Looking at one south and one north, the last battle.

Who wins and who loses.

Originally, Su Yu had almost won, but at the critical moment, the Hunan army rushed out and pulled the situation back to a draw.

Today, Su Yu is one against two.

It can be said that Zeng Guofan's decisiveness this time is far beyond anyone's imagination.

The speed of the Hunan army is far beyond everyone's imagination.

After Su Yu's victory in Hangzhou, the Hunan army immediately made a big move.

No mud and water.

Li Hongzhang retreated to Suzhou, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, and Luo Zenan attacked Anqing.

Zeng Guofan contributed to Guazhou and crossed the river to the south.

The encirclement of Tenkyo began at the fastest speed.

On Su Yu's side, after recovering Suzhou, Changzhou, and Danyang as quickly as possible, Wang Shiqing led 4,000 cavalry to rush around Tianjing City.

The dense Hunan army has already built positions around Tianjing.

As soon as Su Yao won the battle in Hangzhou, their side took action.

Therefore, before Su Yu, besiege Tianjing.

However, Su Yu was not surprised by all this.

Even before the Battle of Hangzhou, his secret service was attacking everywhere like raindrops.

In Tianjing, in Kaifeng, in Anqing, in Yangzhou and other places of activity.

………………

A few days ago, Su Yu sent Wang Youling to meet Zeng Guofan and ask if he needed support for this battle?

Zeng Guofan said thank you to Su Xiang, and said that Su Yu fought for several months, and the army was tired, so in this battle of pseudo-Tianjing, Zeng Guofan was willing to do his best and asked Su Xiang to supervise.

The meaning is clear.

At this time, the generals under Su Yu's command were extremely angry.

Good you Zeng Guofan, the battle of Anqing has not been completed for several years, and even directly ceased fighting.

Now that we have just eliminated the main force of rebellion in Hangzhou, you can't wait to kill it and recover Tianjing?

However, from the perspective of Zeng Guofan and others.

They don't have a choice.

Seeing that Su Yu was about to win a big victory, could they sit back and wait for death?

After Su Yu removed the Eight Banners, it was their turn to Hunan Army.

And this is the last and best time for them to make a move.

And the reason why Zeng Guofan is determined to win this time has to start from a certain day.

After the Battle of Hangzhou, the main force of the rebellion was defeated, and Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng led 60,000 people to flee towards Anhui.

As a result, he was cut into several sections by Wang Shiqing's cavalry, and Shi Dakai was unlucky and was captured by Su Yu.

And Chen Yucheng also fled very embarrassed, and he couldn't run with a large army, otherwise the goal would be too big.

Therefore, he finally took one or two hundred people and fled pretending to be soldiers.

As a result, he did flee to the territory of Anhui and was not captured by Su Yu.

But...... However, he ran into a large force of the Hunan army.

was secretly captured by the Hunan army.

After that, Zeng Guofan and Chen Yucheng had a long talk all night.

Historically, Chen Yucheng was betrayed by his subordinate Miao Peilin, handed over to Shengbao, and was escorted to Beijing. Katsuho was worried about something that would happen halfway, so he killed him halfway.

In his long fighting career, Zeng Guofan didn't know how many times he persuaded Chen Yucheng to surrender, but he was all refused.

On the contrary, Chen Yucheng repeatedly persuaded Zeng Guofan to oppose the Qing Dynasty and stand on his own, and not to work for the Manchu Dynasty.

But in this world, it may be different.

But in short, after the Hunan army secretly captured Chen Yucheng, he was secretly released.

Then, after several rounds, Chen Yucheng led the rout army and returned to Tianjing.

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With Hong Xiuquan's edict, the Taiping troops in various places continued to return to the division.

In the end, except for Lai Wenguang's troops, who were too far away, all the remaining Taiping troops returned to Tianjing.

In the first battle of Zhejiang, the Taiping army did suffer too great losses.

So much so that in the end, all the Taiping troops in Tianjing combined, only 150,000.

But even this number is enough.

Zeng Guofan's Hunan army rushed to the Tianjing battlefield from all provinces.

The Hunan troops in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, and even the local green battalions were almost completely evacuated.

More and more troops entered the Tianjing battlefield.

Throughout the Yangtze River, ships are endless.

Countless troop carriers, grain ships, ships transporting arms and ammunition landed around Nanjing.

Numerous armies dug trenches and built fortifications around them.

One after another, barracks rose from the ground.

The decisive battle of Tianjing is about to break out.

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Inside the city of Tianjing!

The atmosphere is depressing and pessimistic.

Hangzhou was defeated, and the consequences were too serious.

The entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom lost half of its army and faced a defeat without resistance.

However, Li Xiucheng, Lin Qirong, Li Shixian, Huang Wenjin, Tan Shaoguang and others are still fighting spirits.

Zeng Tianyang, who was lingering on the sickbed before, even miraculously improved at this time.

Get energetic.

Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang are talking in secret.

"I've always wondered what the end of the Heavenly Kingdom will be." Zeng Tianyang said: "Our hearts are towards Su Lu, and we are in heaven. Every time I think of Su Yu leading the army to attack Tianjing, where we are going, it really makes people's hearts burn. ”

This is not only Zeng Tianyang's idea, but also Lin Qirong's pain.

They had thought countless times, Su Yu's army came to attack Tianjing, what should they do?

Surrender outright?

I am sorry for the countless brothers in heaven.

Fight against Su Yu? That can't be done either.

Their daughters, granddaughters, are all over there.

Zeng Wan'er was married to Su Yu's disciple Wang Zhengyi.

Lin Xiang'er is even married to Su Yu, and they are all a family.

Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang are like this, not to mention Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others.

And now this situation may be the most perfect.

Even if the kingdom of heaven is going to end, it must be in the most gorgeous way.

It's good right now.

On the side of the Hunan army, all the famous generals are out.

Zeng Guofan, Peng Yulin, Luo Zenan, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, Li Hongzhang, Zeng Guoquan and others are all there.

Even the Manchurian star Duolonga is there.

On this side of the kingdom of heaven, there are also many famous generals.

Win the final holy war with a bang and give the kingdom of heaven a dignified ending.

Then, everyone found a new path.

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Even if it suffered a big defeat in the Battle of Hangzhou.

Chen Yucheng is still the top famous general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, with 40,000 troops in his hands of nearly 150,000 troops, guarding the most important city gates.

But what is the quality of this 150,000 army, he also knows in his heart.

The most elite army suffered most of the casualties.

Of these 150,000 people, at least 40,000 or 50,000 were newly recruited.

No one knows about being captured by the Hunan army.

Because when he was captured, almost all the guards around him were killed.

During this time, in his mind, it seemed that the secret conversation between him and Zeng Guofan that night was constantly coming to mind.

Word by word, it keeps reverberating.

During this time, he was also torturing his heart again and again.

The picture of the Battle of Hangzhou is reproduced again and again.

Suddenly, a confidant came to report: "King Ying, someone asks to see you." ”

Chen Yucheng said: "Who." ”

The henchman said: "I don't know, I just said that it was an old man, and I sent a post." ”

Chen Yucheng took the post, and there was only one word on it.

Suddenly, his face trembled slightly.

It was a long moment before he spoke, "Let her in." ”

Moments later, a man in a black cloak entered.

Chen Yucheng cleared everyone and said slowly: "At this time, you dare to come to see me?" ”

The person who came lifted the cloak and revealed a gorgeous face, it was Hong Renli.

"Pi Cheng." Hong Ren said: "I shouldn't have come, but I still came." ”

Hearing the name of this hour, Chen Yucheng felt that it was very long.

Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng are not the original names, they were all changed later.

"Su Yu values you very, very much, and you have always ranked first in the list of book gifts." Hong Ren said: "The last time in Hangzhou, he made a final persuasion to you and Shi Dakai, and you decided. After the Battle of Hangzhou, Shi Dakai was captured, and he finally died generously. But...... He actually wanted to surrender, but Su Yu just didn't want to speak, and Shi Dakai couldn't find the steps down, so he had to commit suicide. ”

Chen Yucheng said coldly: "So what? ”

Hong Ren said: "In Su Yu's heart, Shi Dakai has a loss, so on Su Yu's side, there is no Shi Dakai position." ”

"But you, although you have been against Su Yao, for the Kingdom of Heaven, there is no loss."

Chen Yucheng said: "You are embarrassed to say such a thing, what do you say about the kingdom of heaven?" Is there a loss in the big festival? ”

Hong Ren said: "Of course there is a loss, I am a traitor to the kingdom of heaven. ”

Then the two sides fell into peace.

Hong Ren said: "Chen Yucheng, when you were in Anhui, were you captured by the Hunan army, did you have a secret talk with Zeng Guofan?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Yucheng's face changed drastically.

Draw the knife almost instinctively.

Hong Ren said: "So you know, I came to see you alone, risking my life." ”

"I revealed your secret, and it is very likely that you will be hacked to death by you."

Chen Yucheng held the hilt of his sword and said, "You can go and tell the Heavenly King to see if he believes you?" ”

Hong Ren said, "I'm not going." ”

Then, Hong Renli took out a thick stack of letters and said, "Do you want to take a look?" ”

Chen Yucheng said: "Do you want to persuade you to surrender?" ”

Hong Renli said: "No, at that time, you gave Hong Renji and Lin Shaozhang's book, requesting to promote the legislation of the Kingdom of Heaven, as well as the indirect questions you raised about the corruption and ills of the Kingdom of Heaven, are all here, right?" ”

Chen Yucheng was stunned, he really had a lot of thoughts, and he was extremely sad about the current situation in the kingdom of heaven.

So I wrote a lot, a lot, and I wanted to change the situation.

I took a look and found that there were annotations and red pen annotations on it.

These views and policies of his are very well written, but they are rather naïve.

And after being annotated by these red pens, it suddenly became much more thorough.

Hundreds of thick pages, tens of thousands of words, have been annotated in detail.

Hong Ren left and said: "Who is this annotation, you probably know it in your heart, it is Su Yu." ”

Chen Yucheng hissed: "Are you here to persuade you to surrender?" ”

Hong Ren said: "No, it's not. ”

"Su Yu gives books and writes letters, you are always the first, but every time you burn the letters." Hong Ren said: "But it's nothing. ”

"This is the last time he will send you a military book, as well as a detailed analysis of the battle of Hangzhou."

"You can look at it, or you can burn it."

"But, as your former predecessor, I would like to tell you a word. Young people should not lose their pride because of negative energy. ”

"You are Chen Yucheng, you are the king of England, don't defile yourself."

"Your enemy may be Su Yu, but the enemy's enemy, Zeng Guofan, is not your ally."

Then Hong Renli put a large pile of letters on the table and said, "If you don't kill me, I'll be leaving." ”

Chen Yucheng said: "You, you don't tell the truth? Don't tell the king? ”

Hong Ren said: "I don't tell the king of heaven. ”

Then, the Hung people departed.

She did not tell Hong Xiuquan, but she informed Lin Qirong and Zeng Tianyang, pay attention to Chen Yucheng, and act immediately once she found signs of rebellion.

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It took more than a month to prepare.

Countless Hunan troops and countless green battalion soldiers surrounded the entire Tianjing City.

February 2, 1863.

The dragon raises its head!

With an order.

Numerous artillery shells frantically bombarded.

The decisive battle of Tianjing officially broke out.

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Note: I wrote until eleven o'clock, I'm sorry Engong, and I will try to finish it half an hour earlier tomorrow.

I won't write more war scenes in the future, it will be very cool! I...... Can I still ask for a commuter pass? Kowtow to Eun Gong, thank you!

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