Chapter 339 Yang Xiuqing befriends Guo Wei and intends to rebel!
Wei Changhui, Li Kaifang, Lin Fengxiang, Zeng Tianyang and other generals were all wide-eyed and surprised when they learned that during the siege of Shangyu County, General Liu Xinmin had ordered the troops to retreat to Yuji County for defense!
If we hold on for another three to five days, Shangyu County will be captured. We have sacrificed the lives of so many soldiers and retreated when we were told to retreat. Wouldn't their sacrifices have been in vain?
"General,
Yuan Shu from Yuzhou went south to support Tang Mao, and Kung Fu may have entered Yangzhou by now. If we don't retreat, it will be too late by then!"
After Wei Changhui learned from his subordinates that Yuzhou Mu Yuan Shu personally led the army and went south to support Tang Mao, the governor of Kuaiji County, Wei Changhui's face instantly turned a little pale. The humiliation he had suffered during the confrontation with the Yuzhou Army was now one frame at a time.
Frames came to mind.
I was lucky enough to escape the disaster back then, but now I can't help but feel a little frightened when I hear the name of Yuzhou's fierce general.
Regarding the strength of Tian Yunpeng or Jia Fu,
I still know quite well that even though my martial arts are somewhat improved now, in their eyes, they are only at the level of delivering food!
"Send my order to withdraw to Yuji County and defend the city against the attack of Yuan Shu's army in Yuzhou."
A man who knows the current affairs is a hero. Wei Changhui knew that he and others were no match for Yuan Shu. As he continued to waste his efforts here and the gains outweighed the losses, he might as well withdraw to Yuji County as early as possible, cooperate with Liu Xinmin and others in the defense, and then write to his lord Hong Xiuquan for help.
As long as they can hold on until the arrival of the support army, what does the Yuzhou support army mean? What is there to fear?
Under the orders of Wei Changhui and others, the siege troops quickly evacuated, and then returned to Yuji County carrying equipment and baggage, building high walls and hoarding grain in case of emergency!
at the same time,
Within the sphere of influence of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom,
The Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan issued twelve gold-lettered plaques in succession to demand that the Treasure King Liu Xinmin return to lead his army and be punished.
However, King Bao Liu Xinmin refused on the grounds that the general would not receive military orders abroad.
"Could it be that Liu Xinmin wants to be the second Yang Xiuqing?"
Hong Xiuquan frowned and stroked his beautiful beard,
He was secretly thinking about how to deal with the aggressive Yang Xiuqing faction in the court. He thought hard but found nothing. He had no choice but to continue to use death methods such as rewards of gold, silver and jewelry or promotions to increase the loyalty of his subordinates.
At present, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is facing serious domestic and foreign troubles. Although the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan has ascended to the throne, he seems to be covered with thin ice above the court. If he is not careful, he will fall into the abyss and die without a burial place!
Due to internal worries, Yang Xiuqing occupied the military power with the intention of rebelling. Guo Wei relied on his uncle Guo Ruifu and a group of capable generals to help him and stayed neutral in the court. Although Prime Minister Hong Rengan was a younger brother of Hong Xiu, on the surface, he favored the assistants.
Yang Xiuqing, who compiled and promulgated the national policy "Celestial Land Acquisition System", and Liu Xinmin, who had ulterior motives and intended to instigate his former subordinates to rebel against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Due to foreign aggression, Kuaiji County to the east failed to annex Tang Mao's forces, resulting in the Taiping Rebellion's eastern expedition being fruitless. Whenever the two enemy generals Lai Hu'er and Xin Wenli joined forces, the army's casualties would increase dramatically, and the army would be defeated.
The Li Mi forces in the south were very interested in the land of Yangzhou, and repeatedly sent their generals to lead the army to station troops at the border of Jiaoyang, trying to take advantage of the chaos to enter Yangzhou!
To the west are Yang Jian of Jingzhou and Yuan Shu of Yuzhou;
In order to ensure that the border was not occupied, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was forced to send troops to station troops at the borders of the three states of Jing, Yu and Yangzhou, and defend the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's territory to the death.
There is also Tao Qian of Xuzhou in the north. Although he has no intention of going south to occupy Yangzhou, he will make some small moves against Yangzhou from time to time. For example, he sends his general Xiao Yan to join Liu Bei's forces in Qingzhou to lead thousands of light cavalry south to plunder the counties of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. A warehouse used to store grain and grass in the county.
There are enemies on all sides. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at this time is no longer as invulnerable as it was when it proclaimed itself emperor and founded the country. Nowadays, the ministers in the court are suspicious of each other, try to pull each other down, and scheming. They are all trying to make money and enjoy glory and wealth, which completely deviates from the founding of the country. The original intention at that time, now no one cares whether the enemy will invade. When will the good days of you and others come to an end? How sad?
"If Yang Xiuqing's power is not overthrown, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will never have peace!"
A flash of light suddenly appeared in Hong Xiuquan's gloomy eyes, and the way to deal with Yang Xiuqing's faction had emerged in his mind. Since Yuzhou Yuan Shu led his army to rescue Tang Mao from Kuaiji County, he would let Yang Xiuqing lead the army to stop them. When tigers fight, one of them will be injured. How wonderful it is to sit on a mountain and watch the tiger fight.
"Pass me an order to have the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing lead an elite force of 30,000 Taiping troops to go north to Kuaiji County to support Liu Xinmin's army. We must defeat all the invading Yuzhou troops before Yuji City is breached, and then lead a massive attack on Tang Mao's forces. !”
The confidant who was responsible for conveying orders to Hong Xiuquan learned that the next step was to ask the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing to resist the Yuzhou Army Yuan Shu's troops marching south. He instantly felt that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was about to change. Yang Xiuqing's heart was known to everyone. The king dared to let him To deal with Yuan Shu, wouldn't that be asking for death?
"My lord... are you sure you want to convey this to General Yang Xiuqing?"
The soldier tentatively asked Hong Xiuquan what he thought. He thought that Hong Xiuquan would change his mind after hearing what he said, but he spoke so softly that the king of heaven, Hong Xiuquan, did not hear the hidden meaning in his words at all.
"Follow your orders"
The soldiers exited the tent as if running away, and then walked straight towards the East Palace. In less than half a quarter of an hour, they entered the palace and conveyed Hong Xiuquan's order to Yang Xiuqing.
After learning of Hong Xiuquan's order, Yang Xiuqing was so furious that his eyes were split open. He immediately summoned his right-hand assistants Wei Yide, Yang Fuqing, Yang Yiqing and others to discuss strategies to deal with Hong Xiuquan.
After everyone discussed it, they finally decided to recruit Taiping Heavenly Kingdom neutralists Guo Wei and others to control the government together, and then join forces with Liu Xinmin's troops in Yuji County to jointly resist the pressure from Yuzhou Yuan Shu's support troops.
"Once we move our troops north to Kuaiji County to fight against the Yuan Army in Yuzhou, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan will definitely make a big move. If no one in the court can restrain him, the consequences will be disastrous!
But if there are neutral factions headed by General Guo Wei who favor us, and then cooperate with Prime Minister Hong Rengan to contain Hong Xiuquan, then they can completely support us until we return with a great victory."
With this thought in mind, the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing immediately led all his confidants to pay a visit to Guo Wei's mansion with heavy gifts!
It has long been heard that Guo Wei's uncle Guo Ruifu was very skilled in martial arts and could dance with a pink dragon and purple gold spear so superbly that no one in Yangzhou could defeat him.
