Chapter Eighty-Eight: Occupy Guangdong
"What's that?" said one of the onlookers in surprise.
"It looks mighty, but I don't know what it is. A person next to him said.
"You guys, you don't know. That thing should be a machine gun. It is said that this thing, if you put it there, can directly sweep a street, and it is much more amazing than a rifle. A man next to him who seemed to have some insight said.
"No, this is the legendary machine gun! It's amazing that the Taiping Army has such a sharp weapon. A young man said in shock: "With such a weapon, the Qing court cannot be an opponent at all." ”
"Doesn't this thing mean that it is the most advanced in the Western countries? The Western countries will not sell it to the Qing court at all. How could there be a Taiping army?" said an old man, confused.
"Didn't the Taiping Army defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance? Of course, the equipment of the Eight-Nation Alliance at that time fell into the hands of the Taiping Army. They have, of course, machine guns. ”
"Tsk, a machine gun, where is the opponent of the Qing army. ”
"By the way, we are here to see His Majesty the Young Heavenly King of the Taiping Army, it is said that a god man has come to the world, why hasn't he appeared yet?" someone muttered.
"No, that should be it, Tsing Yi, with four swords on his back, young man. A middle-aged man said.
"Hey, it looks very thin, I thought His Majesty the Young Heavenly King was the kind of person who could run horses on his arms, with three heads and six arms. ”
"Gods, don't intimidate the world with a frightening countenance. And His Majesty the Young Heavenly King is such a man of God. ”
He Xuan walked at the end of the army, not in a hurry or slow.
Now that the Taiping Army is in such a strong position, it is no longer necessary to use its own shots.
I went ashore from the port, walked for half a day, and arrived outside the city of Guangzhou.
At this time, the governor of Liangguang was a man named Saltu. Yinghan's character. This person is Xilin, Manchuria is a red flag person. It took a lot of money from his family to be transferred from the governor of Anhui to Liangguang as the governor.
What kind of place is Liangguang, this place is rich!
He originally thought that he could make a lot of money here.
However, I heard the news that the Taiping army was attacking and landing in the port of Guangzhou. This made him have a headache too. Damn! He's full of people. The second is because he participated in the battle to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom back then.
Therefore, he would never be able to surrender to the Taiping army.
However, if he wants to fight with the Taiping Army, he can't help but smile bitterly.
The Taiping Army even defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, which is already unparalleled in the world.
These green battalions under his command have a total of 30,000 people, how can they stop the Taiping army.
Not to mention, behind the Taiping Army, there is a terrible big boss who can't even hit the machine gun and is invincible in the world, the big demon king He Xuan.
It's desperate!
He wants to escape!
However, there is no escape.
According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, those who abandon the city and flee will be beheaded!
So, really helpless, Saltu. Yinghan directly recruited all the soldiers in the city: "I recruited you all to tell you one thing, the Taiping army is coming." I have turned all my possessions into gold. I'll give you a part first. If you can hold the city, everyone will pay for it. ”
It is said that under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.
But alas.
The soldiers below have no fighting spirit at all.
No matter how much you reward, you will have to take it.
Fighting against the Taiping Army, do you have an order to take it?
It's just a joke.
Saltu. Ying Han, when he saw the soldiers below, didn't react in the slightest, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Suddenly, a person approached: "My lord, I have a way to defend Guangzhou City." ”
Saltu. Ying Han saw that this person was Nie Yuan, the general under him, who was known for his resourcefulness, and nodded immediately: "You say, you say it quickly." Is there any way to defend the city of Guangzhou, if you can hold it, report your great achievements to the imperial court. ”
Nie Yuan came closer, and suddenly brushed it, pulled out the knife, and slashed at Saltu. On Yinghan's neck, he sneered: "Of course, you will give your head to the Taiping Army and surrender." ”
Then, he looked at the many soldiers below: "The Taiping Army is unstoppable. The young king is unstoppable. Follow Yinghan to do it, there is only a dead end. It's better to follow me and surrender to the Taiping army. ”
When the soldiers below heard this, they were very reasonable: "Voted for the Taiping Army." ”
"Cast, cast, vote. ”
Everyone is this choice, after all, no one wants to die.
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He Xuan and Li Xiucheng, the king of loyalty, came to the outside of Guangzhou with an army of 20,000, thinking that they would encounter some obstacles. As a result, I saw that the gates of Guangzhou City were wide open.
A heroic young general led a group of people out of the city gate directly.
"General Nie Yuan, see His Majesty the Young Heavenly King. The whole city of Guangzhou is willing to surrender. The young general dismounted and knelt down on one knee in front of He Xuan. He didn't know He Xuan, but the Young Heavenly King liked to wear green clothes and liked to wear four swords, but everyone knew it.
"Governor of Liangguang Saltu. Ying Han, stubborn, intending to resist the power of heaven, has already captured this person. Nie Yuan said in a deep voice, behind his horse, there was a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears, and this person was Saltu. Yinghan.
"You have descended. That's fine, save yourself a fight. Then let's go into town. "He Xuanzhi is not afraid of what tricks and tricks these people play. There is absolute strength to suppress everything.
Then, he led the army into Guangzhou City and reorganized the green battalions in Guangzhou City.
Then, the entire Liangguang and all the prefectures and counties all heard the wind and fell, and within one day, the military flag of the Taiping Army was hung up.
At the same time, Li Shixian, the remnant of the Taiping Army, who was originally in a remote corner of Guangdong, also led his army to rush over to see He Xuan, the young king. It is said that Li Wencai's department in Guizhou also went to Guangzhou and joined the Taiping army.
The Taiping Army originally had only 20,000 people, but after absorbing the Green Battalion in Guangzhou, and expelling some soldiers, there were more than 30,000 people, plus Li Shixian's troops and Li Wencai's troops, so that there were more than 50,000 people.
He Xuan did not directly order the north, but asked these people to continue to train here and rectify. It is planned that after half a year, when the soldiers are mature, they will go north again.
If you go north, it will be a battle for domination.
And the Qing court was also extremely nervous. It feels like a knife hanging over your head at any moment, about to be chopped off, and this suffocating feeling is really desperate.
Half a year later, the Taiping Army completed its training and had a new army of 55,000.
Finally, He Xuan issued an order to go north.
Go north, destroy the Qing!
Pacify those who resist!