This may be the largest war in nearly a hundred years.

In a mere Tianjing City battlefield, the two sides invested nearly 400,000 troops.

The scale is much larger than the historical Battle of Tianjing.

Looking down from the air.

Dozens of miles long, there are trenches everywhere, and there are camp tents everywhere.

With the horn sounding.

On the battlefield for dozens of miles, countless troops, black and black, began to charge like ants.

A staggering number of artillery pieces, firing at each other.

The whole battlefield is magnificent.

It was also the most tragic battle in decades.

Both sides did their best to fight to the death.

It can be seen that after the core defeat, the combat effectiveness of the Taiping army is no longer as good as that of the Hunan army.

Especially in this world, the Hunan army has received strong support from the United States, and has also received full support from other British factions.

However, the Hunan army still ran into blood in Tianjing.

This group of people in the Taiping Army is crazy.

This is obviously the final war, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is obviously declining, so it is said that there should be no fighting spirit.

However, for this group of Taiping troops, it was like a holy war.

Especially for Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian, Huang Wenjin, Tan Shaoguang and other core celebrities.

It's as if all the blood, all the anger, and all the unwillingness are going to be concentrated and completely bloomed in the Hunan army.

It's going to be the last soldier.

And the bloody nature of these commanders has also completely affected more than 100,000 Taiping soldiers.

Even the recruits who have just been recruited are not afraid of death.

Born to die.

The battle to defend Tianjing in history was also tragic and desperate.

But the battle to defend Tianjing in this world is still tragic, but it is not necessarily desperate.

Although no one spoke it in their hearts, they all had the same thought.

We know that the kingdom of heaven may be coming to an end.

Vaguely, we seem to have seen a new direction.

But because of this, we need to say our final goodbyes to Heaven.

Say goodbye to your past beliefs.

You must be worthy of your faith, so in this last battle, even if you pay for your own life, you will not hesitate.

………………

After more than ten days of fierce fighting.

Both sides have paid a heavy price for casualties.

The battle for the defense of Tianjing in history was fought for about two years, and it was a little unhurried.

And in this world, Su Yu was eyeing the side, so the Hunan army had to make a desperate bet.

So, it's much more drastic than it was historically.

In the past ten days, the Hunan army has also attacked the city wall again and again, even if it is only the outer city.

But again and again, he was pushed back by the Taiping army.

After paying a huge number of casualties, the two sides entered a brief truce, each retreating to its place, licking its wounds.

It was a rare moment of quiet.

Chen Yucheng continued to look through the books sent by Su Yu.

He was already a lot later than the others.

At this time, he instinctively didn't want to read books on military affairs, so he chose to read on politics.

He is not highly educated, but he has a high level of understanding.

Su Yu's books on politics have a very broad vision, integrating world history, politics, and philosophy.

But it is expressed in a very simple language.

Really easy to understand.

Of course, this was not written by him, but by the negative eight sisters, they gathered the wisdom of many people to compile it.

After the draft is completed, it will be handed over to Qingqing for the first revision.

Because the negative eighth sister is a person in modern society after all, her vision is different, and there will be a gap in the sense of substitution of reading.

After Qingqing made the revision, it was handed over to Hong Renli for a second revision.

This is a bit embarrassing for Hong Renren, she is smart and has a little knowledge, but she is far from this level.

She could only put forward her views from the thinking and vision of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and then let Qingqing revise it.

In this way, Su Yu's gift of books was officially formed and handed over to Li Xiucheng and others.

So, the lethality is very great.

In these books, there is no direct exposition of the shortcomings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, let alone attacking their mistakes, but rather more than belittling them.

But as they read, they themselves can clearly see the mistakes, shortcomings, and inevitability of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's failures.

It's really thorough.

When Li Xiucheng saw it at that time, he almost couldn't sleep at night.

Even, like Chen Yucheng, he instinctively wanted to burn these books.

Because, destroy his Taoist heart and destroy his faith.

But instead of destroying his faith, these books upgraded it.

Su Yu is affirming them, but from a higher perspective, let them see right and wrong, gain and loss.

Let them see the infantileness, the primaryness of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others have been watching it for four or five years.

And Chen Yucheng, who just started to watch it, felt quite deafening and sweaty.

Chaowen said, the feeling of dying at night.

These books are not as powerful to other people.

But this group of people has a special kind of faith, and they think very deeply and for a long time.

However, their thinking is not thorough.

Because there is no one to guide them from a higher dimension, Feng Yunshan is the founder of this ideological system, but he died early, so the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has lost its spiritual guide early, and Hong Renji is completely half a bucket of water.

Therefore, the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are facing a spiritual dilemma.

They deeply feel that they are on the right path, but they are full of mistakes and cannot find a way out.

Like a headless fly, rampage, with no hope in sight.

And Su Yu's books are tailored to dozens of modern scholars through the relevant theoretical books of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

So, is this still worth it?

After Chen Yucheng read it, he felt terrible.

How can someone be so smart and far-sighted, and the problem that they can't think through can be completely understood.

I can sense the mistakes, but I don't know what the mistakes are, why they are wrong, and how to fix them.

These books are clearly written.

Truly deafening.

The point is that the whole world is denying the spiritual line of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and they are all criticized as stinky shit.

At first, the top brass of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were able to hold their own opinions, but as the fate of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom withered, they also began to fall into self-doubt.

Feel whether your path is wrong or not, whether it will never lead through.

They hold on to their faith because they have given everything they have for it in this life.

To deny faith is to deny one's own life.

However, in the book given by Su Yu, he highly praised their spiritual ideas.

And it's not polite, it's a heartfelt compliment.

Marx said that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was the first regime with communist characteristics.

Therefore, Su Yu quoted a large number of Marx-related philosophies in the book, and expounded them in the words of this era.

The power of this spiritual resonance is enormous.

At this time, Chen Yucheng knew why Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang and others were yearning for Su Yu.

Why Li Xiucheng was almost reluctant to fight Su Yu, and why Li Shixian directly chose to surrender spiritually after the first battle in Jiaxing.

Because of these young people who were given books, many of them regarded Su Yu as a spiritual mentor.

Despite the crushing defeat, at this time, within the Heavenly Kingdom, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng still had the highest prestige among the soldiers.

Compared with Lin Qirong and the two, there is still a big gap. Because he was too low-key after returning to Tianjing from Jiujiang, he rarely played in battles and won few victories.

Of course, there is another more important point, that is, his heart is towards Su Liu, so he is not firm on the side of the heavenly kingdom.

On the contrary, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng were sharp and won many battles.

Therefore, if Chen Yucheng really planned to mutiny and surrender, then it would be completely easy for Zeng Guofan to take Tianjing City.

Chen Yucheng has high prestige and controls one-third of the troops of Tianjing City.

Whether it is the surrender of Kaesong or the occurrence of infighting, the lethality is huge.

That night, Zeng Guofan and Chen Yucheng had a long talk all night, and the core of the conversation was the glory of the Han family.

In the past, it had always been Chen Yucheng who persuaded Zeng Guofan to oppose the Qing Dynasty and stand on his own, but now it is the opposite.

That night, was the exchange between Chen Yucheng and Zeng Guofan sincere?

Was he impressed by Zeng Guofan?

I was really impressed.

In Chen Yucheng's view, there is no hope for the kingdom of heaven.

Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang and others were all bought by Su Yu, and Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian and others were also completely affected by Su Yu.

In the future, the Kingdom of Heaven is likely to fall completely into the hands of Su Yu.

He didn't want to see that happen.

Zeng Guofan repeatedly emphasized that Su Yu was a Manchurian.

Although Su Yu abolished the Eight Banners, he was a Manchurian and still a foreign race.

Will he be of the same mind as the Han people?

In the final analysis, the various reforms he made were aimed at making Manchuria better for enslaving the entire Han people.

But Zeng Guovat is different, they are Han Chinese, and they can represent the interests of the Han people.

Chen Yucheng allied with the Hunan army at a critical moment, at least to make the south of the Yangtze River become the world of the Han family.

At that time, Chen Yucheng asked Zeng Guofan, will you oppose the Qing Dynasty and stand on your own?

Zeng Guofan said that not now, and now his primary goal is to infiltrate and control the entire south of the Yangtze River, so that the Han forces can control half of the country and be able to compete with the Qing court in the north.

However, the contradictions between Su Yu and Su Shun and others were irreconcilable, so once there was a civil war in the center of the Qing court, then their opportunity came.

Therefore, please ask King Chen Yucheng to keep his useful body and seek a great cause in the future.

Zeng Guofan did not say persuasion from beginning to end, but said alliance.

It is said that for the interests of the Han people, they will conspire for the great cause.

Therefore, Chen Yucheng has a very clear concept in his heart.

Li Xiucheng, Lin Qirong, you people, will sell the Kingdom of Heaven to Su Yu.

Then I, Chen Yucheng, chose to form an alliance with the Hunan army to preserve the last vitality of the Heavenly Kingdom.

I am not surrendering, I am just joining the Han camp and continuing to fight against the Manchu aliens.

But after reading Su Yu's book gift, he deeply discovered that Su Yu was the real Han family.

No, it's even too narrow.

Su Yu proposed the Chinese nation.

In these internal affairs letters written by Chen Yucheng, Su Yu made a detailed review and put forward his own policies in the process.

The Eighth Banner Army was abolished first, and then the Green Battalion was abolished.

Next, the flag affairs will be completely reformed, and all the flag people will not want to lie on the country and suck blood again.

The Eight Banners system was completely abolished, and all privileges of the Manchurians were completely abolished.

Seeing this, Chen Yucheng was already sweating.

Su is a banner man and a clan, but he has reformed his life so thoroughly.

Looking at the back, it is necessary to carry out land reform and gradually abolish the imperial examination system.

Seeing Chen Yucheng, he was stunned for a while.

You, this is even more thorough than the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

What Heaven wants to do, what you dare not do, you have to do it all thoroughly.

Are you the true heir to Heaven?

Moreover, they are not cloaked in the so-called worship of God at all.

……………………

Next!

Li Xiucheng came to Chen Yucheng's side and chatted.

These two are the Optimus Jade Pillars of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but they don't actually have a harmonious relationship.

In history, Shi Dakai and Chen Yucheng were like enemies, because Shi Dakai killed Chen Yucheng's uncle Chen Chengying. But in this world, Chen Chengying was killed by Hong Xiuquan, so Chen Yucheng has always been in an alliance with Shi Dakai.

Li Xiu became a gentle person, and he was also a dozen years older. Chen Yucheng has a fierce temperament, and there is no one in his eyes.

After experiencing the defeat in Hangzhou, Chen Yucheng's whole person's momentum collapsed instantly, so he was not so sharp.

"You were in the Boy Scouts at the time, and it was Fu Shanxiang who taught you to read and write, right?" Li Xiucheng said.

Chen Yucheng nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Li Xiucheng said: "Tan Shaoguang is also a Boy Scout, you Scouts all have a characteristic, like Fu Shanxiang." ”

Chen Yucheng was suddenly a little embarrassed.

Fu Shanxiang is a female champion, and she is also their teacher, and she is also the daughter of a wealthy family in a scholarly family.

So, how attractive is it to these Boy Scouts?

Dream Girl.

Li Xiucheng said: "Not only that, at that time, you children were incorporated into the Boy Scouts, and many girls were incorporated into the women's camp. There are a lot of girls you like, too. As a result, Fu Shanxiang followed Su Yao, and even the sisters of those women's camps went to Jiujiang and became Su Yu's people, so Su Yao has a hatred for you to take your wife. ”

Chen Yucheng suddenly smiled embarrassedly.

He was young, so his strong hatred and hostility towards Su Yu really came from here.

Li Xiucheng said: "We are the same, I am older." You admire Fu Shanxiang, and our group of people admires Hong Renli. ”

"Lin Fengxiang is the man who is most infatuated with her, and even Hong Renli has been lurking in the capital for several years in order to avenge him, and even has to assassinate the Manchu Dog Emperor."

"As a result, Hong Renli also followed Su Yu."

"It's really a dog's day." Li Xiucheng said: "He has a hatred for many people in our heavenly kingdom for taking his wife. ”

Chen Yucheng said: "The key is that he is still a pure demon and full of dogs." ”

Li Xiucheng said: "It's not. ”

Then, Chen Yucheng said: "Has he ever recruited you?" ”

Li Xiucheng said: "Never." ”

Chen Yucheng said: "Have you corresponded? ”

Li Xiucheng said: "A few times, I read those books several times, and some things were figured out, but some things couldn't be figured out, so I couldn't help but write to ask." ”

Chen Yucheng said: "Then did you figure it out?" ”

Li Xiucheng said: "Some have figured it out, and some have not." Because there are some things, Su Yu is also looking for them. ”

Chen Yucheng said: "He said that within 20 years, all unequal treaties will be cleared and all foreign forces will be driven out. ”

Li Xiucheng said: "Yes, he said it. ”

Chen Yucheng said: "What if we tell these to foreigners? ”

Lee so-sung laughed.

Chen Yucheng said: "What about the Heavenly King? ”

Li Xiucheng said: "I'm sick." ”

Chen Yucheng said: "I'm sick, and I'm still indulging like this." ”

Li Xiucheng said: "What's the way?" ”

In the end, Li Xiucheng said: "The kingdom of heaven is supported by the two of us, so next, no matter what happens, we will advance and retreat together, okay?" ”

Chen Yucheng thought for a while and said, "Okay." ”

…………………………

After a brief truce of four or five days.

Once again, the Great War broke out.

The Hunan army, which had been recuperated and replenished, went on the offensive more violently.

More artillery bombarded wildly.

And this time, the results are finally much more significant.

The fortresses on the periphery of Tianjing were conquered one by one.

It was difficult to conquer the important towns of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, as there were countless strong fortresses on the periphery.

At that time, the battle of Luzhou was fought to the point of vomiting blood.

Later, in the Battle of Anqing, the Hunan army also attacked for more than a year, but it couldn't be taken.

Originally, Zeng Guofan wanted to take Tianjing City directly in one go, but he slammed his head and broke the blood.

So after the truce, the strategy was changed.

For the time being, give up directly attacking Tianjing and focus on attacking the periphery.

First captured Jiangpu, Pukou, and Jiuhuanzhou, and completely took the north bank of the Yangtze River.

In this way, all contact between the Taiping army and the north was completely severed.

Then, the Hunan naval division took full control of the Yangtze River in this area, as well as the large rivers around Tianjing.

Then, Zeng Guoquan captured all the important bridges in the southeast and southwest of Tianjing City.

Later, they captured the Shangshang Gate, Gaoqiao Gate, Shuangqiao Gate, Qiqiao Urn, Moling Pass, Zhonghe Bridge and other strongholds in the southeast of the city.

At this point, all but one or two gates of Tianjing City and the passage outside were blocked.

A few days later, the Hunan army captured the most important fortress stronghold outside Tianjing City, Tianbao City in the Purple Mountain.

Then, a large force of the Hunan army occupied the outer positions of Shence Gate and Taipingmen.

At this point, the Hunan army can be regarded as completely completing the siege of Tianjing City.

………………

Historically, before the siege, Li Xiucheng once proposed to Hong Xiuquan to lead the army to leave Tianjing City and save people and lose land, but Hong Xiuquan refused.

And in this world, no one raises this.

All of them have the same will to resolutely defend Tianjing.

But everyone also knows that once the encirclement is completed, it will be completely trapped.

Food and ammunition can't be brought in.

Even in a sense, once the siege is completely encircled, as long as the Hunan army is completely besieged, Tianjing is destined to fall.

Inside the Heavenly King's Mansion.

Hong Xiuquan has fallen into despair.

All the bases of the Kingdom of Heaven have been lost, and there is only one Heavenly City left.

And now, Tianjing is also besieged.

There is no hope at all.

The kingdom of heaven is finished.

He was sick, but he seemed to be even more excited.

Just now, he was lucky with two beauties.

"Prepare the royal feast."

He was inside the tub, his face flushed and he looked in good spirits.

Bathing and changing clothes, putting on dragon robes, planning to feast.

On a huge tabletop, hundreds of dishes are arranged.

The band of several hundred people outside continued to play and play.

Dozens of beauties around him served him to eat.

After Hong Xiuquan ascended to the throne, he didn't know how the emperor should enjoy it, so he came exactly according to his fantasies.

The pomp and circumstance are huge, and the earth is hi and the earth is hi.

He had been living like this for several years.

Since entering Tianjing, he has stayed in the Tianwang Mansion to enjoy the glory and wealth to the fullest, and is unwilling to take care of things.

The beauty took the dish to his lips and ate it with great interest.

Munching.

It looks delicious, but it actually tastes like chewing wax.

As he ate, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

But he laughed, took the wine, drank it, and put away all his tears.

On such days, he has actually been tired of it for a long time, but he is even more tired of political affairs.

However, it seems that such days have also come to an end.

Tianjing City has been completely surrounded, and the last exit has also been blocked.

There is no hope.

"Keep jumping, keep singing!" Hong Xiuquan laughed.

As a result, the bands outside played harder.

Dozens of beauties danced more energetically.

He obviously didn't want to eat at all, he couldn't eat at all, but he ate desperately.

After eating, he put on his dragon robe, climbed to the highest point, and looked out of the city.

All in sight are enemies.

After capturing all the castles and strongholds on the periphery, the Hunan army once again made a brief truce and rest.

Then, desperately build fortresses, not far from the city walls, and build one strong fort after another.

Although Zeng Guofan wanted to take Tianjing quickly, he also prepared for a long-term siege war.

The enemy outside is really impossible to see at a glance.

Once, the Jiangbei camp, the Jiangnan camp also blocked the north and south directions of Tianjing.

However, it was not as desperate as it is today.

After watching it for a while, Hong Xiuquan suddenly began to vomit.

I was not in good health and was sick, and I obviously didn't want to eat just now, but I munched on it mechanically and gobbled it up.

Now being blown by the cold wind and stimulated by the countless enemy troops outside, the whole stomach seems to begin to spasm.

"Vomit ......"

Next, squirting vomiting.

The whole person seemed to be crumbling, and the female officer behind him wanted to rush up to support him.

He waved his hand and said, "Don't come up, I'm fine, I'm fine......"

I vomited for a long time, and I vomited all the things I had barely eaten just now.

He took out the golden silk handkerchief, gently wiped the corners of his mouth, and then staggered down.

Back to the dormitory.

Hong Xiuquan said: "Is the wine I said ready?" ”

His favorite concubine said, "Ready, Heavenly King." ”

Wine, right on the table.

"Let's all get out." Hong Xiuquan Road.

After everyone had gone out, he came to the table and poured a glass of wine.

Some did not dare to drink it, because it was prepared poisoned wine, and he cut himself off.

It is the hardest thing to die in the ages.

However, it may be harder to stay alive next.

He didn't have the courage to face the next defeat.

"King Dong, it's better to let you win that day." Hong Xiuquan muttered to himself.

I raised the wine glass to my lips, wanting to drink it, but I didn't have the courage.

So, he grabbed his right hand with his other hand, as if forcibly sending poisoned wine into his mouth.

"Nan Ke is a dream, Nan Ke is a dream, hahahaha!"

After a burst of laughter, Hong Xiuquan finally drank the poisonous wine.

After the first drink, the rest is much easier.

He drank cup after cup, and by the time he was halfway through the pot, he could already feel the blackness in front of his eyes.

"My life is worth it, it's worth ......"

He finally couldn't hold it anymore, and the whole person fell to the ground.

The flask and glass in his hand fell to the ground.

………………………………

Meanwhile!

On the Henan side, the situation on the side of Seng Lingqin and Shengbao can no longer be described as smooth.

Lai Wenguang's department was concerned about Tianjing, and he had already led his army south.

At this time, there were still more than 100,000 rebels entrenched in Henan.

Among them, there were 40,000 people in Zhang Zongyu's army, 40,000 in Ma Ronghe's rebellious army, and nearly 60,000 in Miao Peilin's department.

Ma Ronghe's side, the six gods have no master, the negotiation went smoothly, and he agreed to surrender in only half a month.

Katsuho agreed and canonized him as the chief soldier.

The negotiations on Miao Peilin's side were a little unsmooth, not because he didn't want to surrender, but because he had too much appetite.

This person descends and rebels, rebels and surrenders, and is a repeated person who seeks profit.

The general soldier could not satisfy him anymore, and he proposed to Shengbao that he should concurrently serve as a civil and military official, and the civil official should be at least a second-rank officer, and the military rank should be a first-rank commander.

Shengbao's side was reluctant to agree, so the two sides began to bargain.

And on the side of the capital, Duanhua and Su Shun kept urging.

Don't care too much about Miao Peilin's conditions, and don't even worry about him rebelling, even if he rebels again half a year later.

As long as it falls this time, as long as it recovers the lost ground in Henan this time, then this game will be won.

If Su Yu's words count, he has completely lost his right to speak in the center.

Winning the Pivot is the most important thing.

Even, Miao Peilin can agree to the conditions he wants.

So, Sheng Bao and Miao Peilin negotiated again.

Eventually, the two sides agreed.

Miao Peilin was willing to surrender to the Qing court, and the civil official was the second rank, and the military rank was the first rank of the admiral.

But in exchange, Miao Peilin and Ma Ronghe needed to cooperate with the imperial army to attack Zhang Zongyu's army in three ways.

After the negotiation is completed and the document is signed.

Katsuho is in ecstasy.

It's done, it's done!

This game is going to be won.

Next, it is even possible to recover Henan without much effort.

……………………

At the same time, the Tianjing battlefield.

Zhao Liewen rushed into the handsome tent and said in a low voice: "Dashuai, Hong Xiuquan is dead, Hong Xiuquan committed suicide." ”

Zeng Guofan stood up in surprise and said, "Really? ”

Staff member Zhao Liewen said: "Really, several of our secret agents in the Pseudo-Tianjing City have sent signals at the same time. ”

"Hong Xiuquan's death, this is a completely fatal blow to the morale of the defenders in Tianjing City."

Zeng Guofan said: "What about Chen Yucheng, haven't you replied?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Tonight, we will contact him again. This person is rebellious, not in a desperate situation, probably unwilling to surrender, now that Hong Xiuquan is dead, he has no choice. ”

And at this moment, someone outside rushed in.

"Great marshal, great marshal, Su Yu's army has moved."

Zeng Guofan said: "How did you move?" ”

The messenger said: "He has exhausted all the troops in Suzhou, all along the canal, and should be assembled in Danyang and Changzhou." ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Su Yu also has a lot of secret agents in the Pseudo-Tianjing City, and he must have learned that Hong Xiuquan committed suicide, so he made a big move." ”

Zeng Guofan nodded, because he flew a number of carrier pigeons from Tianjing City two days ago, and they went directly in the direction of Changzhou.

Danyang and Changzhou are the closest cities to Tianjing, and Su Yu's action greatly stimulated Zeng Guofan.

Zhao Liewen said: "Dashuai, we must speed up." We have been fighting in Tianjing City for two months, and we are about to win, but the fruit must not fall into Su Yu's hands. ”

Zeng Guofan nodded and said, "Hurry up and contact Chen Yucheng." ”

Zhao Liewen said: "The students will go in person. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "It's too risky. ”

Zhao Liewen said: "At such a critical moment, where can the safety of students compare to the overall situation? ”

…………………………………………

That night, Zhao Liewen ventured to the front line of the battle and sent a signal to contact Chen Yucheng.

However, there was no reaction from the other side.

Su Yu is still transferring troops, not only transferring his main force, but even transferring the army of Wang Youling of Zhejiang, Ma Xinyi and Yuan Jiasan's army to Danyang and Changzhou one after another.

Zeng Guofan was even more nervous.

lest at the last moment, Su Yu will come to grab the fruits of victory.

The next day, Zeng Guofan directly launched another attack, regardless of the fact that the fortress outside had not yet been built.

The tragic siege battle broke out again.

Maybe it's because the mourning soldiers will win.

The defenders of Tianjing City exerted an amazing will to fight.

Grief and indignation, they repelled the Hunan army again and again.

Blood stained almost every section of the wall.

Perhaps many soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also knew that Hong Xiuquan was dead, so they were full of grief.

The casualties on this day are more than in the past half a month.

Zeng Guofan's side held a meeting again.

"The mourning soldiers will win, so do you want to avoid this edge, so that the rebel defenders lose this momentum, turn from grief and anger to gloom and despair, and then attack?"

In the tent, the Hunan army was divided into two factions.

One side felt that the truce should be suspended and the rebel defenders should be allowed to calmly survive this period of grief over Hong Xiuquan's death.

In addition, I feel that we should take advantage of this time to completely crush the will of the rebel defenders.

Zeng Guofan couldn't make a choice for a while.

Then, his confidant Zhao Liewen persuaded Zeng Guofan again.

"Marshal, the student thinks that the grief and indignation of rebelling against the defenders cannot be sustained, and when it reaches a certain point, this grief and indignation will immediately turn into despair and collapse."

Zeng Guofan said: "Hasn't Chen Yucheng agreed to meet you yet?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Not yet, so I think at this time, we have to completely overwhelm their momentum, so that Chen Yucheng has no hope at all, and he will surrender." ”

Zeng Guofan hesitated again and again, and finally decided to continue the onslaught.

The next day, the Hunan army once again frantically attacked Tianjing City.

On this day, the defenders of the Taiping Army were no longer as brave as yesterday.

Just like Zhao Liewen said, the anger of grief and anger is difficult to last.

Hong Xiuquan committed suicide after all, and after a short period of grief and indignation, it was a fatal morale blow and despair.

But today's battle is still very difficult.

The Hunan army still paid huge casualties.

If you continue to fight like this, even if you finally take Tianjing City, you don't know how many casualties you will have.

But......

Tonight, Zhao Liewen got a response from Chen Yucheng.

Then, Zhao Liewen took advantage of the darkness and secretly sneaked into Chaoyangmen.

………………………………………………

Inside the Chaoyang Gate, is the site of the Ming Imperial Palace.

It's like an urn city, because there's a wall behind it.

In a secret room, Chen Yucheng met with Zhao Liewen alone.

In the fierce battles in the past period, the battle near Chaoyangmen was the most intense.

Chen Yucheng's main army was deployed here.

In this area, the casualties of the Hunan army were the greatest, and of course, the casualties of Chen Yucheng's troops were also very large.

"King England, have you forgotten our agreement at that time?" Zhao Liewen said.

Chen Yucheng said: "I didn't promise anything at that time. ”

Zhao Liewen said: "You promised to form an alliance with us and fight against the Tartars together." ”

Then, Zhao Liewen said: "Hong Xiuquan is dead, right? ”

Chen Yucheng was silent.

Zhao Liewen said: "King Ying, your loyalty to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has reached the last moment, and you are worthy of your oath." The king is dead, and you have no one to be loyal to. It's time to think for yourself. ”

Chen Yucheng continued to be silent.

Zhao Liewen said: "Lin Qirong, Zeng Tianyang, Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian, their armies are all in the east. Your Chen Yucheng's army is all in the west, in the area of the Ming Imperial Palace, so distinct, why? ”

After Hong Xiuquan died, Su Yu's army moved, and a steady stream of troops were transferred from Zhejiang and Suzhou to Danyang and Changzhou. And the carrier pigeons flying out of Tianjing City are constant, and you know why. Lin Qirong and Li Xiucheng are always preparing to surrender to Su Yao. ”

"Hong Xiuquan is dead, and they are also finding another way. Will you be martyred for the kingdom of heaven? ”

"They can all surrender, but you can't surrender. On the battlefield of Hangzhou, Su Yu made the final surrender to you, but you refused. After Shi Dakai was captured, Su Yao did not surrender, but let him commit suicide. ”

"So King Ying, you have no way to live on Su Yu's side, but on our side, there is still a way to live."

Zhao Liewen has to say more.

Chen Yucheng waved his hand and said, "Don't say it, don't say it." ”

"Tomorrow evening, half past nine Western time."

"I'll open the door of the rising sun and let you in."

"This is the only thing I can do, this is the only part of my defense area, and you can fight other places by yourself."

"My army will have a red cloth all tied to its right arm."

Zhao Liewen's eyes were ecstatic and said, "King Ying, be wise." ”

Chen Yucheng's face twitched slightly, closed his eyes directly, and lay on the recliner, unwilling to speak anymore.

As if unwilling to face himself at this time.

Zhao Liewen glanced at Chen Yucheng deeply, then turned around and left.

"Goodbye, King."

Chen Yucheng waved his hand and did not speak.

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Zhao Liewen secretly left Chaoyangmen and sneaked back to the camp of Zeng Guofan.

"Dashuai, Chen Yucheng agreed."

"Tomorrow at half past nine o'clock in the evening, he will open the Chaoyang Gate and let us in."

"The right arm of his army will be tied with a red cloth."

Zeng Guofan was suddenly ecstatic and stood up suddenly.

Then, instinctively, he said, "Could there be fraud?" ”

Zhao Liewen thought for a while and said, "Then, I'll test it again tonight and let him open the Chaoyang Gate tomorrow?" ”

Zeng Guofan said: "What do you think? ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Chen Yucheng, there should be no choice. Hong Xiuquan is dead, and he is loyal to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the end. Lin Qirong, Li Xiucheng and others are likely to surrender to Su Yao, but he can't surrender, and we are his last choice. ”

At this moment, the messenger from outside rushed in.

"Marshal, Su Yu's army in Changzhou has been dispatched and is coming in the direction of Tianjing."

Zeng Guofan's face changed.

Zhao Liewen said: "Dashuai, I'm afraid that Li Xiucheng and Lin Qirong will make big moves." ”

"We're going to be fast."

Zeng Guofan closed his eyes and said in silence for a long time: "Outside the Chaoyang Gate, it's Li Xubin and Luo Zenan, right?" ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes, because this area is the most difficult to fight, so Li Xubin and Luo Zenan led 50,000 people to storm the Chaoyang area in the east of the city around Xiaolingwei. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Order their 50,000 troops to get ready, and enter Chaoyang Gate at half past nine o'clock in Western time tomorrow night, and occupy the east of the puppet Tianjing City, the ruins of the Ming Imperial Palace." ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Yes! ”

Zeng Guofan said: "You go and call Li Xubin and Luo Zenan." ”

Zhao Liewen personally went to the camp in the east and asked Li Xubin and Luo Zenan to go to the tent of the commander of Zeng Guofan.

These two people died long ago in history.

Because of Su Lu's butterfly wings, the two famous generals of the Hunan army have survived to the present.

Zeng Guofan ordered the two to enter Chaoyangmen tomorrow and accept Chen Yucheng's surrender.

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Meanwhile!

Inside the ruins of the Ming Imperial Palace.

Chen Yucheng once again secretly met with Hong Renli.

"At half past nine tomorrow night, I will open the Chaoyang Gate to welcome the Hunan army into the city."

"But whether they'll come in or not, I don't know."

"Zeng Guofan is a suspicious person."

Hong Renli nodded and said, "Okay, I know." Did Zhao Liewen come to talk to you in person? ”

Chen Yucheng said: "Yes, Zeng Guofan's confidant Zhao Liewen, when I was captured, Zeng Guofan talked to me for a while, and half of the time, it was Zhao Liewen and I who talked about it. ”

"To be honest, Zhao Liewen's words are more encouraging to me."

Hong Renli nodded and said, "Everything is going according to plan." ”

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In the middle of the night, Zhao Liewen returned to his tent and exhaled a long breath.

It's exhausting to the extreme.

He almost wanted to fall asleep immediately, but he insisted on soaking his feet before sleeping.

After soaking his feet, he still did not sleep, but held a book.

While reading a book, he tapped on the table.

It's just a casual cocking of the tabletop and a thumping sound.

As if there was no rhythm at all.

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Next!

A messenger galloped into Danyang City.

A secret letter was handed over to Su Yu.

The letter was full of coded text, and there was no pattern.

Su Yu handed it over to Shen Bao'er beside him.

Bao'er was very proud, because she felt that this was a great trust, and she was able to take charge of one of the codebooks for Su Yu.

Originally, at this time, she shouldn't have made waves, but she couldn't help but kiss Su Yu.

"The child is only one year old, don't you care about this mother?" Su Yu asked.

Shen Bao'er said: "I'll leave it to my mother to take care of, I want to follow my father." ”

Then, she took the codebook and began to decipher.

Soon, the translation was completed.

There are only a few words in this secret letter: Close the net Tianjing! Phoenix.

Phoenix is the code name.

Su Yu let out a long sigh of relief.

It's been more than two months, and I finally want the Tianjing Net, and I'm finally going to collect it.

Moreover, it may not be just Tianjing that wants to close the net.

And Henan.

The net here may be even more deadly.

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Note: It's 20 minutes earlier than yesterday, and I'll try to get it earlier tomorrow, thank you.

Monthly ticket list, is it good for Engong to make a move? Thank you, please.

(End of chapter)