Lin Da'an quickly walked into the study. After seeing the ceremony, he reported loudly: "Reported to the great shopkeeper, the Taiping Army took advantage of the heavy rain to break through the entire army. The Qing army chased after him and defeated the Taiping Army at Longliaoling."

Yi Quest, Bao Shichen was happy first and then surprised when he said that the Taiping Army had only 10,000 people. Longliaoling was defeated, how many people could be left? After taking the information and looking carefully, the two of them were relieved. In the battle of Longliaoling, all the three thousand Taiping Army led by Xiao Chaogui were annihilated, and only dozens of personal soldiers fought to protect Xiao Chaogui from the death to ascend to heaven.

After lit a cigarette, Yi Zhizu said: "The elite forces of the Taiping Army are in the front army, and most of the rear army are relatives, which can be said to be a burden. When the rear army was annihilated, the Taiping Army can advance lightly. Now, it is probably even more difficult for the Qing army to wipe out the Taiping Army."

Bao Shichen nodded in agreement and said, "Most of the Taiping Army join the army, the rear army was annihilated, every family is mourning, and morale is available!"

"Yang Xiuqing is a person who refuses to suffer losses." Yi Zhizu said carefully: "After breaking through, he suffers such a big loss, the Taiping Army will definitely be eager to win a game." As he said that, he looked at Lin Da'an and ordered: "Since the Taiping Army has broken through, you must pay close attention to its movements and report it at any time."

"I understand." Lin Da'an bowed and said goodbye.

After Lin Da'an left, Bao Shichen said slowly: "The Taiping Army has been delayed in Yong'an for half a year, and the losses are also huge. Since it has broken through, it must be eager to expand. The Taiping Army's foundation is in Guangxi. Since it needs to be expanded, it is afraid that it will not leave Guangxi in the short term."

Yi Zhizu did not expect that the Taiping Army would be so embarrassed in Yong'an, and he stayed in Guangxi for so long. After pondering for a moment, he said: "That's not necessarily. Although Guangxi is easy to expand its army, the green camps in several provinces have encircled, chased and blocked the enemy in Guangxi, and the Taiping Army may not be able to stay in Guangxi for a long time. In other words, the Taiping Army has missed the best opportunity to show up in Guangxi. Only by jumping out of Guangxi can you have the opportunity to grow!"

"Hunan?" Bao Shichen said with a serious expression.

"The association party is rampant, promoting Xi, followed by Hunan." Yi Zhizu said with confidence: "The two provinces are adjacent to each other. The best way for the Taiping Army to leave Guangxi is Hunan. Only by going to Hunan can we continuously expand our troops."

Yi Zhizu dared to be so sure because he knew very well that the Taiping Army had attacked Changsha, but in the end it was unable to capture it, and Xiao Chaogui died in Changsha.

Guangxi, Yong'an.

Yang Xiuqing was indeed unable to suffer a loss. In order to avenge Longliaoling, he used heavy troops to set up an ambush in the Dadong Valley of Longliaoling, and ambushed the Ulantai tribe that was chasing him. He fought a beautiful turnaround battle in one fell swoop. In half a day, he annihilated a thousand Qing troops. In this battle, there were not many enemies, but many senior generals died in battle, and four generals were killed at the first level of the general, including Changshou, and Changrui was still a man of man.

In the battle of Dadong Mountain, the Taiping Army completely got rid of the Qing army's pursuit and began to wander aimlessly in the hinterland of Guangxi, expanding its troops. In order to prevent being bitten by the Qing army, they frequently changed the direction of the attack. Most of the Qing army could not determine the direction of the Taiping Army, and they passed away and chased behind them, running around and suffering.

The imperial envoy, Cezanne, felt that the troops were seriously insufficient at this time. On the one hand, he had to divide a large number of troops to encircle and block the Taiping Army, and on the other hand, he had to increase troops and set up defenses on cities that might be attacked, digging east and replenishing the west, and was extremely embarrassed.

After several rounds of operations, the Taiping Army explored Guilin, Guangxi Province. The defense was empty, with only more than a thousand defenders stationed. The artillery guarding the city was transported to Yong'an before it could be transported back. Yang Xiuqing made a quick decision. In Zhaoping, Pingle shot a frightened shot, and then passed through Niujiao Yao Mountain from the small way, exited Maling in Lipu, passed through Gaotian in Yangshuo, and the Liutang in Gui, and pointed directly at Guilin.

Guilin is the capital of Guangxi. Once captured by the Taiping Army, not only will the imperial envoy Cezanne be unable to escape, but none of the generals participating in the war can get it well. Seeing this situation, everyone was anxious and led their troops to rush for assistance. Xiang Rong led more than a thousand troops to arrive first and enter Guilin.

Guilin is a provincial capital, and its defense is not comparable to that of a mere state city in Yong'an. Xiang Rong entered the city and immediately ordered the soldiers guarding the city to train emergency defense. The two sides fought in Guilin, but they could only sigh at the city.

Guilin was in a hurry, and the Qing army's reinforcements continued to gather in Guilin. The Taiping Army did not retreat. Instead, they fought a beautiful encounter at the General Bridge outside the South Gate. The general led hundreds of people in the front team to Guilin to kill Ulantai.

The Taiping Army seemed to be interested in practicing Guilin, familiar with the offensive and defensive battles of the city. The two routes of water and 6 attacked hard, created the Lu Gong car to attack the city, dug tunnels to bury gunpowder under the city wall, buried gunpowder and exploded the city. The means of entering and leaving, but they could not conquer Guilin.

After more than a month of besieging Guilin, the Qing army saw continuous reinforcements. The Taiping Army had no choice but to retreat to the north, and marched towards the whole province.

Guangzhou, Leiyuan, Changle Bookstore.

After reading the information, Bao Shichen sincerely said: "The shopkeeper is a great fortune. The Taiping Army is heading north and is indeed moving towards Hunan."

Yi Zhizu looked at the large simple map hanging on the wall, searching for Quanzhou on it, looking for the Rainyi Ferry. The battle of Rainyi Ferry made Jiang Zhongyuan famous and was also a nightmare for the Taiping Army. In history, in this battle, all the Taiping Army ships were destroyed, all the supplies were lost, and all the casualties were heavy, and the casualties were all elite troops who fought in Guangxi.

It was precisely because of this battle that the Taiping Army lost the opportunity to attack Changsha and ultimately failed to gain a foothold in Hunan, which led to its final destruction in the hands of the Hunan Army. To put it more than anything else, the battle of the Sanyi Du directly determined the fate of the Taiping Army. Of course, now that Yuanqi was born, the fate of the Taiping Army had already changed.

Bao Shichen stood up and walked to the map, took a few glances, and said, "From the Quanzhou River, it can reach Changsha in three or five days. Since the Taiping Army besieged Guilin, it will definitely not let Changsha go. Once Changsha is captured, the Hunan Association will inevitably respond one after another. Hunan is probably going to follow in Guangxi's footsteps."

"Hunan's geographical location is far better than Guangxi." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "To the east, waters move together, you can enter Jiangxi, go down the Yangtze River, go into Hubei Liangjiang, go west, go into Sichuan, go north to Henan, and northwest to Shaanxi. Once the Taiping Army has established its foothold in Hunan, it will be a major concern."

Bao Shichen tentatively said: "What the big shopkeeper means is to help the Taiping Army gain a foothold in Hunan?"

Yi Zhizu did not answer, but said: "The world cannot be without Hunan for a day. If the Taiping Army has a foothold in Hunan, the court will definitely have no time to take care of us and will definitely have all its strength to encircle and suppress the Taiping Army."

Guangxi, Guilin Prefecture, Quanzhou.

Quanzhou is a water channel for transportation between Guangxi and Hunan provinces. However, the mountain roads are rugged and the roads are difficult, and it is mostly water routes. I heard that Taiping Army was coming to Quanzhou together. The city of Quanzhou was immediately panicked, and rich gentry, merchants and wealthy families went out of the city to escape the war.

In the western suburbs of Quanzhou City, on the banks of Xiangshui, Xiangshan Temple.

Xiangshan Temple is known as the most popular Zen forest in southern Chu. It covers a vast area and is magnificent with sixty or seventy places, including Sutra Pavilions, Temples, Pavilions, Towers, etc., covering the mountains and mountains, stretching for several miles, reaching the banks of the Xiang River.

In a pavilion on the bank of the Xiang River, Yin Youcai, wearing a long gown, looked at the upstream of the Xiang River with a cigar in his arms, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Taiping Army fleet. He was from Hunan and was sold to Guangzhou in his early years to enter Yuanqi Yixue. He was the first backbone of the Yuanqi regiment training. As early as when he was fighting against the British, he was the deputy of the Yuanqi regiment training. When he expanded his army, he was promoted to the regiment commander. Now he is a real general of the Nanyang Navy.

This time, he was ordered to come to Quanzhou in a very small way to meet several leaders of the Taiping Army. In addition to a row of guards, there were also contacts from the Tiandihui Society.

"Here, their fleet is here." A guard pointed upstream and whispered.

Yin Youcai opened his eyes and said slowly, "Send someone to contact us."

Soon, the Taiping Army's vanguard, Tiandihui Luo Dagang, personally took a small boat to dock and quickly climbed to the pavilion. He originally thought that the person who came was Huang Dianyuan, but unexpectedly, a group of people in the pavilion were not familiar with him. He was immediately wary and his pace slowed down.

Yin Youcai smiled and bowed, "I've heard of Brother Luo for a long time, so I'm lucky to meet you."

"Who is yours?" Luo Dagang hesitated.

"Brother Yourong can't get rid of his body. He specially entrusted him to run away from the whole province." Yin Youcai said, waved his hand, and retreated to the guards, then he reached out and said, "I'd like to ask Brother Luo to come in and talk."

After hearing that he said Huang Dianyuan's words, Luo Dagang felt relieved and walked slowly into the pavilion. Yin Youcai was not polite and said straight: "Can you send someone to invite King Yang Xiuqing of the East and King Feng Yunshan of the South?"

Luo Dagang raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the point that can't be told to me?"

"It is related to the overall strategic situation of the Taiping Army. If Brother Luo can make the decision, it doesn't matter if he talks to Brother Luo." Yin Youcai said slowly: "The Taiping Army has spent more than a year in Guangxi since the Jintian start, and it should have not had a clear goal and a strategic policy to manage the overall situation. Just say that you have a clear goal this time when you head north? Should you occupy Hunan or pass through Hunan? What if you take over? If you pass by, then where is the final goal? You can't just bump into it like a headless fly."

Luo Dagang quickly reached out and stopped him and said, "Brother, are you from the Nanyang Tiandihui?"

"Does Brother Luo doubt my identity?" Yin Youcai smiled and said, "It's okay for me to enter the Taiping Army camp alone."

Seeing that he was so frank, Luo Dagang felt a little embarrassed. After all, the other party had already pointed out that he was entrusted by Huang Dianyuan, so he immediately bowed and smiled, "I don't know what to call him?"

"I'm in the next surname Yin."

"It turns out to be Brother Yin." Luo Dagang said: "We are the former army, the Eastern King is in the central army, and the Southern King is in the rear army. If we want to introduce Brother Yin, I am afraid we will wait for a day or two."

"It's okay." Yin Youcai smiled and said, "I have been waiting in Quanzhou for half a month, and I don't care about waiting for one or two more days."

Having been waiting in Quanzhou for half a month, Luo Dagang was stunned and said, "Brother Yin had expected that we would come to Quanzhou?"

Yin Youcai said: "Your army will not be besieged Guilin and cannot meet Guangxi again. You can only lead the army north to enter Hunan. Quanzhou is the only way for Guilin to enter Hunan. This is not difficult to guess."

Seeing that he was very talkative and Qi Yu was not comparable to ordinary people, Luo Dagang nodded immediately and said, "I will inform the King of the East and King of the South as soon as possible, and ask Brother Yin to wait here for two days."

The next day, the ship of the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing arrived at Xiangshan Temple. Yang Xiuqing was deeply impressed by Huang Dianyuan. After Jintian started, the first person to point out the disadvantages of their staying in Jintian was Huang Dianyuan. He now felt a little regretful. If he had listened to Huang Dianyuan's flexibly and maneuverable, he would not have been so passive. In addition, the muskets provided by the Nanyang Tiandihui were excellent in performance and played a huge role in several wars. He also wanted to obtain another batch of funding.

Yin Youcai was carefully searched all over his body before boarding the boat. When he saw Yang Xiuqing sitting in the cabin, he calmly stepped forward and bowed: "Yin Zhicheng went to Nanyang, and met His Highness the Eastern King."

Yang Xiuqing didn't have the airs of Duandong King, and immediately reached out and said, "Brother Huang and I fell in love with each other. Since we were sent by Brother Huang, we don't need to be polite and sit down."

"His Highness Xie Dong." Yin Youcai sat down calmly and said directly: "I'm going to ask if your army is brave enough to lead the army to the north, but is it trying to attack Changsha?"

The Taiping Army's strategy since breaking through Yong'an was to launch Guangxi, to march northward, build a foundation, and create a small paradise. But there was no specific strategic goal. After hearing this, Yang Xiuqing frowned and said, "What are the opinions of Brother Yin? You might as well talk about it first."

"From the Quanzhou Shunxiang River, it can reach Changsha in three or five days. Now Changsha is demolishing the city walls, and the work is less than half, and the city is empty and empty. If your army can attack suddenly, it will be within reach." Yin Youcai said slowly: "I just don't know if your army has occupied Changsha and planned to control Hunan?"

Changsha is demolishing the city walls and guarding against emptiness? Yang Xiuqing's heart moved and said, "Is the news true?"

Yin Youcai smiled and said, "Aren't the elite troops of Hunan Green Camp following the army and chasing them relentlessly? As for whether Changsha is demolishing the city walls, the army will arrive, you can tell at a glance."

After pondering for a moment, Yang Xiuqing asked slowly, "What does it mean to occupy Changsha and control Hunan?"

"Hunan is familiar with the vast land of fish and rice." Yin Youcai said jokingly: "Hunan is a famous hometown of fish and rice. Moreover, due to floods in the past two years, the Tiandihui and Qinglian Sect have also been making great efforts in Hunan. If your army can capture the provincial capital Changsha, all prefectures and counties will inevitably respond. It is easy for your army to control Hunan.

Furthermore, the foundation of your army is in Guangxi. Once you take control of Hunan and connect Hunan and Guangxi into one, your army will truly have the capital to compete with the court. I believe that your army must first establish a solid base to avoid becoming a bandit.

Guangxi was originally the best base for the army, but the army missed the best opportunity in Guangxi. After staying in Yong'an for half a year, it not only did not grow stronger, but was seriously weakened. It is really a pity."

Yang Xiuqing said unquestionably: "We are following 40,000 to 50,000 Qing Yaos. Let's attack Changsha, Qing Yaos will inevitably reinforce afterwards."

After hearing this, Yin Youcai smiled, "Ambushes the pursuers are the best choice for the King of Dong, and the Curtain Ferry is an excellent ambush place."
Chapter completed!