Liu Xiu is a person who can take things and let go. Since he knows that there is nothing he can do, he will not be reckless until death.
Therefore, despite having an overall advantage in the war situation, Liu Xiu still sent Kuai Liang as an envoy to take the initiative to negotiate with Hong Xiuquan.
Liu Xiuxiang expressed to Hong Xiuquan that he was willing to lead the army to withdraw from Jiaozhou and compensate the Taiping Army for certain losses, but he only asked that the two families stop fighting and make peace, so that the Chu army could return to Jingnan as soon as possible.
A man as proud as Liu Xiu came to negotiate with such a low profile, which shows that he is very sincere in this peace negotiation.
Hong Xiuquan was also extremely moved by this and agreed without much thought. After all, he was really frightened by Liu Xiu.
But shortly before the armistice agreement was signed, Hong Xiuquan's old habit of being suspicious relapsed, and he began to be timid again.
In Hong Xiuquan's view, Liu Xiu was too powerful. He sent out only one of three soldiers and horses, and it was difficult for him to defeat his army of 100,000. If he sent out 100,000 Chu soldiers, how could he resist?
This time, pressure from three other princes forced Liu Xiu to seek peace. None of these princes were Hong Xiuquan's allies, and they would only help Hong Xiuquan incidentally.
If Liu Xiu calls again next time, he will definitely be more prepared. Will he be able to survive by then?
At this thought, Hong Xiuquan couldn't help but have an evil thought in his heart. He wanted to solve the threat of the Chu army to Jiaozhou once and for all, and live his leisurely and comfortable life with peace of mind, so he couldn't help but want to leave Liu Xiu behind completely.
idea.
As long as the Chu army in Jiaozhou cannot return, Jingnan will probably be annexed by the three major princes. Liu Xiushi's power will be completely eliminated, and naturally he will no longer be able to fight against Jiaozhou. This can be said to be done once and for all.
As for whether another tiger will be raised after Jingnan is wiped out? Hong Xiuquan is not worried at all about this.
After the three major princes annexed Jingnan, under mutual checks and balances, they would definitely not be able to take care of Jiaozhou in a short time, and Hong Xiuquan would be safer by then.
It has to be said that Hong Xiuquan's idea is still extremely correct, and he also followed this idea to start his journey of seeking death.
Hong Xiuquan pretended to order the army to let Liu Xiu leave in order to confuse Liu Xiu, who was eager to return home, but secretly ordered Yang Xiuqing and Shi Dakai to set up an ambush on Liu Xiu's return journey and annihilate the Chu army in one fell swoop.
In order to make Liu Xiu believe that he was not playing tricks, Hong Xiuquan used his best acting skills in his life and tried his best to portray an image of someone who was afraid of being beaten and couldn't wait for peace talks, just to confuse and paralyze Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu was also forced hard by the three-way alliance of princes. He was eager to return home and saw that Hong Xiuquan was so cooperative. Although he also considered the possibility of actually acting, he always felt that this possibility was not possible. After all, how could Hong Xiuquan be so capable?
City government? So the armistice agreement was signed without much thought.
After the armistice agreement was signed, the Taiping Army opened the checkpoint to allow the Chu army to withdraw north. The Chu army withdrew all its troops in Yulin County and returned Yulin County, which was finally captured, to the Taiping Army.
The handover work of both sides went extremely smoothly, which made Liu Xiu even more relieved. But what he never expected was that just when the Chu army was about to leave Jiaozhou, Yang Xiuqing and Shi Dakai blocked Chu's army on the left and right.
The army's retreat.
Things have come to this point, how could Liu Xiu still not understand? He did not expect that one day he would be fooled by Hong Xiuquan. He underestimated Hong Xiuquan after losing his ambition, and the result of his carelessness this time,
That is, the crisis of annihilation of the entire army is about to loom over the front army.
There are mountainous areas at the junction of Jiaozhou and Jingnan. Yang Xiuqing wanted to imitate Bai Qi and use the terrain to completely block Liu Xiu. After exhausting his morale, he annihilated Liu Xiu's tens of thousands of troops in one fell swoop.
Yang Xiuqing's strategy is also okay, but unfortunately, he is not Bai Qi, and Liu Xiu is not Yang Lin.
Under the command of Liu Xiu's Qingzhi, the Chu army fleeing north took every opportunity to avoid the Taiping Army's ambush circle, and finally forced Yang Xiuqing to use his last trump card, and it was this last trump card that completely destroyed the Taiping Army.
After an exhausting battle, Liu Xiu's army was trapped in a canyon under the joint encirclement of Yang Xiuqing and Shi Dakai.
It was a bright and clear day, and there were many vegetation in the valley, which was perfect for carrying out a fire attack. If the fire were to burn down, the entire Chu army would definitely be annihilated.
Yang Xiuqing did use the fire attack, but what he didn't expect was that after he put down the fire, the gods were not kind and suddenly a heavy rain fell. Not only did the fire go out, but the heavy rain also caused
Mudslides and landslides caused a large number of casualties to the Taiping troops who were ambushing between the two mountains.
Liu Xiu was already in despair, but he didn't expect that he would survive from a desperate situation. Even God was helping him.
Of course, Liu Xiu could not miss this God-given opportunity. Taking advantage of the moral turmoil of the Taiping Army, Liu Xiu immediately led his frustrated and angry army to attack the main force of the Taiping Army during the heavy rain, and defeated 80,000 Taiping Army in one battle.
, and chased for more than a hundred miles before stopping the pursuit.
I have to say that Liu Xiu's operation was truly outstanding. He won inexplicably, and Hong Xiuquan lost in an extremely inexplicable way.
After this great defeat, seven out of ten of the Taiping Army's main forces were wiped out. Rumors spread among the people that the reason for the defeat was God's punishment of Hong Xiuquan.
After Liu Xiu's victory, the Taiping Army lost most of its main force and was no longer able to resist the Chu army's attack. Liu Xiu took only half a month to capture Yulin County and Cangwu County one after another.
A total of two counties and 23 counties.
Liu Xiu, who had captured two counties in a row, did not take advantage of the opportunity to unify Jiaozhou. Instead, he ordered Feng Yi from Jingnan to come to Jiaozhou to take charge, while he led most of his troops back to Jingnan.
Liu Xiu did this for no other reason than the 80,000 Jingzhou Qin Army was already preparing to cross the Yangtze River. If he didn't know how to defeat Jingnan, Qingju would really have to cross the Yangtze River.
Liu Xiu knew that the difficulty in occupying Jiaozhou did not lie with Hong Xiuquan, but with the intervention of external princes. Otherwise, Hong Xiuquan would have been destroyed by himself long ago.
The Taiping Army was severely damaged by Liu Xiu in the first battle. Hong Xiuquan lost most of his main force and would not be able to replace it for a while. Moreover, he lost two counties and 23 counties, and could no longer support such a large army.
In Liu Xiu's eyes, Hong Xiuquan had lost the qualification to compete with him. As long as Jingnan was stabilized, he could be dealt with at any time.
Liu Xiu had already thought about it. As long as he did not overly provoke the major princes, they would not fight him to the death. After the allied forces of the princes retreated, he could slowly plan for it and completely occupy Jiaozhou bit by bit.
Although Liu Xiu took away the main force of Jiaozhou, Feng Yi left behind 15,000 troops and 30,000 surrender troops. Feng Yi had enough troops to protect the two counties of Jiaozhou.
Qin Hao saw that Liu Xiu did not continue to attack Jiaozhou, but instead retreated when he saw the opportunity, and did not force Liu Xiu too much. After all, the center of the Qin army was in Hebei, not Jiangnan.
If Yue Fei really attacks the Yangtze River, it is likely to trigger a chain reaction. Losing troops and generals will only be a trivial matter. If the Qin army falls into the quagmire in the south of the Yangtze River and delays the plan to unify Hebei, then the gain will really outweigh the loss.