"Dang, crotch, pin..."
After three golden chimes, Xiao Chaogui, who was wearing a black robe decorated with pearl crosses and sitting on a chair, suddenly shouted loudly, and then suddenly fell backward, including the person and the chair, and the whole body fell down, "Bang bang "With a sound, it hit the floor hard!
"Respectfully invite Brother Tian to come down to earth!"
Luo Yaoguo, who was kneeling on the ground and banging the purple gold alms bowl, took the lead in shouting, and then prostrated himself on the ground. Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, Hong Xuanjiao, Hu Yihuang, Qin Rigang, Su Sanniang and others all bowed down and prostrated in unison. Calling: "I respectfully invite Brother Heaven to come down to earth!"
There was another "bang" sound, and everyone glanced up and found that Xiao Chaogui had already gotten up from the ground with his chair. At this moment, he was looking out of the heavenly hall of the West Prince's Mansion with extremely solemn and profound eyes.
Outside the hall, many senior officials from the Tianwang Palace, East Palace, West Palace, North Palace, Wing Palace, and Angel Palace were kneeling, all coming to see Ji Du. But the usually lively "Xiao Ji Du", now But his face darkened, and he spoke of "Guangdong Bai" in a serious tone: "Today is a military meeting, it is a matter of confidentiality, only the second brother, the fourth brother, the fifth brother, the sixth sister, the seventh brother, the eighth brother, the eighth brother and sister You can listen, everyone else can leave!"
If Ji Du lets go, who will dare to stay?
Those whose names were not called all bowed to Xiao Chaogui and then respectfully exited the courtyard. After everyone exited, the door of the courtyard was closed with a "squeak".
"Second brother," Xiao Jidu looked at Hong Xiuquan, "eighth brother sent a message saying that you have a plan to march north to the Central Plains and sweep away the world?" "Exactly!" Hong Xiuquan straightened up, his eyes like torches, staring at his good friend in the sky. Big brother.
"Tell me and listen."
"Yes!" Hong Xiuquan agreed, and then said with excitement: "Brother Tiantian, I now have half of Huguang, and I have tens of thousands of capable soldiers under my command, and I can also recruit millions of followers. Everyone, there are more than ten thousand military boats on the river. If they can sail down the river, they will be able to set the tripod to Jinling and sweep across the southeast."
"If we can make a big attack on Wuchang and Hanyang's troops, my brother will be able to raise 500,000 troops and march eastward later this year. Jinling will be defeated in one go. Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, Yangzhou and other places should also be able to take over soon." Down."
"Then brother Chen will hand over Songjiang Prefecture, Taicang Prefecture and Zhejiang Province to the eighth brother to pacify. At the same time, he, the fourth brother, the fifth brother, and the seventh brother will gather troops and horses, prepare food and fodder, and wait until next summer to raise millions of troops and start The Northern Expedition caught Xianfeng by surprise!
My brother's million-strong army will first cross the Yangtze River and then the Huaihe River. It will be divided into five routes. Along the way, the rich will be killed and the poor will be killed. The fields will be divided. They will sweep through Shandong and Henan. Finally, they will meet at Dongchang Prefecture and Daming Prefecture. Then they will push together. In Beijing, Xianfeng will either learn from Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty or learn from Chongzhen!"
The more Hong Xiuquan talked, the more excited he became. He almost danced, as if he was done. He entered the city of Beijing in his "sedan" carried by sixty-four people. After he finished speaking, he looked at "Duct Xiao Ji" confidently. Question: "Brother Tian, ​​do you think my brother's Northern Expedition will be successful?"
Governor Xiao Ji said categorically: "No!" "Why not?"
Hong Xiuquan was a little dissatisfied!
Brother Tian... is not the Father after all! We are all sons of God, who is afraid of whom?
Xiao Jidu did not have the magic to suppress Hong Xiuquan, so of course he could only convince people with reason. Facing Hong Xiuquan's dissatisfaction, he just smiled lightly and replied: "Second brother, if you want to catch Xianfeng off guard, why do you need to go to the south of the Yangtze River first and then the north?
It is too troublesome to coerce millions of people.
It would be better to directly raise the 780,000 elite troops from the left and right armies to march north to Xiangyang via the Han River, and then carry two or three months' worth of grain and grass into Henan and cross the Yellow River... It takes at most half a month to travel from Wuchang Prefecture to Xiangyang by water.
, it only takes seven to eight hundred miles to go north from Xiangyang across the Yellow River, and it takes half a month to travel fifty miles a day.
If you are lucky enough, you will be able to attack Beijing in a month or two!"
Hong Xiuquan nodded and said: "To be fair to brother Tian, ​​my brother originally wanted to make Henan his home, and then headed north in one fell swoop! But all the brothers thought it was too aggressive, so we changed it to Jiangnan first and then the Central Plains!
Among the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan has always had the most determined attitude toward the Northern Expedition!
Historically, when the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were discussing the location of the "Little Paradise", he proposed the idea of ​​taking Henan as his home and then conducting the Northern Expedition. Later, after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom captured Jinling, Hong Xiuquan once again proposed a large-scale Northern Expedition to capture Beijing in one go.
It's a pity that the two Northern Expedition suggestions proposed by Hong Xiuquan were not adopted by "God Yang"... After all, King Hong Tian only had to win, but "God" had a lot to consider.
The two plans proposed by Hong Xiuquan were to abandon their hometown and focus on the Northern Expedition, coercing them all the way, creating a wave, and rushing directly to Beijing.
This style of attack was more aggressive than that of Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng took Xiangyang Prefecture and Shaanxi as base areas, and then moved east to attack Beijing. Hong Xiuquan, on the other hand, did not want base areas and focused on attacking Beijing.
It's okay if you beat it down, but if you can't beat it down, it's all over!
Therefore, few of the kings under Hong Xiuquan agreed to do this.
Xiao Chaogui nodded and said with a smile: "It is indeed a rash advance! There are many plains in the north and few rivers, and the Taiping Army has no cavalry. If we encounter a large cavalry of Qingyao on the plains, our chances of winning seem slim.
Although Qing Yao is in dire straits, there should still be some after searching for 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry troops. There is no need to confront you head-on. All we need to do is attack your back roads, cut off your food routes, and then launch regiment training to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and your Northern Expedition can be carried out.
The army suffered heavy losses and retreated after running out of food.
However, if you send 70,000 to 80,000 elite troops to march north now, you have a greater chance of winning than if you recruit millions of people for the Northern Expedition next year... The so-called millions of people, the elite soldiers are only 100,000, and 90% of them are rabble, and only the momentum can be used.
Others are a burden, making it difficult to raise food, slow in action, and difficult to follow orders.
If I were Xianfeng, I would just wait until millions of your troops entered Shandong, then order people to dig a dam on the Yellow River in Henan, divert the water of the Yellow River into Shandong, and flood the country behind your army, and then march northward.
The road is surrounded by strong walls and clear fields, cutting off the food supply for your millions of troops. How should you deal with it?"
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The corners of Hong Xiuquan's mouth twitched.
Why didn't he expect that Xianfeng Xianyaotou would dig up the Yellow River dam and use water to replace troops?
If his Northern Expedition army consists of 100,000 mobile and elite troops, digging the dam on the Yellow River will definitely not work. At worst, the Taiping Army will retreat to Huainan, losing 10,000 to 20,000 men, and it will take two years to start another Northern Expedition.
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As for the disaster-stricken Henan and Shandong people, they hated the Qing Dynasty.
The next time the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom launches its Northern Expedition, tens of millions of people in the Central Plains will support it. What will the Qing Dynasty use to fight against it?
But if Hong Xiuquan dragged millions of people to the north, then the floods would flood, the food routes would be cut off, and the frontier would be fortified and clear, it would be a "million-level" rout.
In Chinese history, it is difficult for a force that has experienced such a great defeat to turn around... Even if the Qing Dynasty lost the hearts of the Central Plains because of digging the Yellow River dam, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would also lose the people of Huguang and Jiangnan.
Millions of lives and an epic defeat resulted in the loss of many hearts and minds.
At that point, it will be just a case of two sides bumping into each other, and no one will be a good person. It is a sure-win strategy, why is it just wasted?
They sent tens of thousands of troops, but they were no match for Qing Yao's cavalry. With millions of people under their control, Qing Yao had to use water instead of troops. It was really difficult.
However, Hong Xiuquan was still a little unwilling and a little angry. He snorted and said: "Brother Tian, ​​I will not go to Jiangnan. I will send three to five million soldiers to Wuchang and Hanyang. We will go north along the Han River and go straight to Henan. We will take the army first."
If Henan is our home, how about crossing the river and taking Beijing to determine the world?"
As soon as he said these words, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui, and Shi Dakai who were present couldn't help but frown. This king is too willful!
Three and a half million people went to Henan to settle down. How could Henan afford an army of three and a half million people, which has suffered from continuous floods and droughts in recent years?
Moreover, there are no waterways available to go north from Xiangyang, and the logistics of 3.5 million people cannot be guaranteed at all. If we can't defeat the enemy with food, then who knows how many people will starve to death?
After listening to Hong Xiuquan's words, Xiao Jidu seemed to have thought of something. He pretended to pinch his fingers and used "Jidu's Divine Calculation". After a while, he suddenly showed a surprised expression: "Second brother, you mentioned Henan.
I have thought of a big thing, it's a secret... That's all, I'm going to tell you now a secret that will take millions of people to attack Beijing and destroy the Qing Dynasty!"
Hong Xiuquan's eyes lit up and he looked at Xiao Jidu with burning eyes.
Xiao Ji said: "If my calculation is correct, the Yellow River... will change its course in Henan in two years!" "What? The Yellow River will change its course?" Hong Xiuquan was surprised, "Really?"
Xiao Jidu nodded and said solemnly: "You don't believe in me as a brother?" "Don't dare, don't dare." Hong Xiuquan shook his head quickly.
Governor Xiao Ji sighed and said: "Two years later, the Yellow River will usurp the Qing River and flow into the Bohai Sea. By then, there will be more than tens of millions of people affected in Henan and Shandong!" He suddenly said in a mysterious tone: "The Yellow River collapsed.
, the Manchu Qing Dynasty perished! The Yellow River collapsed, the Manchu Qing Dynasty perished..."
Chapter completed!