Zhao Fan was wiped out?

Moreover, he was beheaded, and even by Emperor Tao Shang of Wei?

Hong Xiuquan changed his color in shock, and all the kings, including Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui and other big and small, were shocked.

You know, just a few days ago, Zhao Fan had just sent a good news, claiming that he successfully retreated from Shi Dakai with a clever plan to protect Chen County.

At that time, Hong Xiuquan was very happy and thought that Zhao Fan was a buried talent, and finally shone with a golden light at the critical moment.

Hong Xiuquan never expected that he had been happy for only two days. Zhao Fan was like a flash in the pan, and his true colors were revealed in a blink of an eye and ended up being wiped out.

This change was too hasty to hit me, making Hong Xiuquan breathless.

In a panic of horror, Sima Hui sighed: "I have reminded the King of Heaven that Zhao Fan is a mediocre person. It seems that the empty city plan is just a flash of inspiration. He is no match for the pottery thief after all."

Sima Hui's sigh also caused a trace of the city wall. The people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom sighed, and the morale of the people was once again hit by Zhao Fan's defeat.

Hong Xiuquan's face also returned to gloomy again. He slammed his fist hard on the city wall, gritted his teeth and cursed: "I should have known this waste, this waste is not worthy of the responsibility, the waste--"

Hong Xiuquan was getting angry there, and his ministers did not dare to say anything, for fear of hitting the gun. Only Hong Xiuquan was heard cursing on the entire city tower.

"Cough cough." Yang Xiuqing couldn't take a look at him anymore, so he coughed a few times, reminding him: "Victory and defeat are common for soldiers. It's just a matter of losing Zhao Fan and only 5,000 soldiers. Don't be too angry with the Heavenly King."

Hong Xiuquan suddenly became clear-headed, and only then did he realize that he was so furious in front of the soldiers, it really damaged the king's demeanor and reputation.

Thinking of this, Hong Xiuquan stopped cursing, and his majestic expression was restored in a blink of an eye, and he snorted coldly: "The King of the East is just a reason, Zhao Fan is just an incompetent person, and he should not be jealous of death. I have successfully retreated to Qujiang Pass. Even if the pottery thief has a million troops coming, what are I afraid of!"

Hong Xiuquan forced himself to calm down his anger, so he pretended to be calm and ordered to continue to gather defeated troops and strengthen the defense of Qujiang Pass. When the pottery merchant arrived, he would let him lose his slaughter at the city.

...

A few days later, the Tao merchant led an army of 100,000 to the front of Qujiang Pass.

The 100,000 troops were connected to the seventh and eighth battalions, with battle flags covering the sky, and camps standing in a row, forming a force of forcing the pass.

The Tao Shang army was at the city, but did not immediately launch an attack on Qujiang Pass.

In the previous battle in Chen County, although he annihilated Zhao Fan's 5,000 troops, Deng Ai's empty city plan did delay the situation, and bought Hong Xiuquan a few days of valuable retreat time.

It was precisely through these few days that Hong Xiuquan not only successfully retreated to Qujiang Pass, but also gathered most of the defeated soldiers. At this moment, the number of Taiping troops gathered at Qujiang Pass has reached 80,000.

It was obviously unrealistic for Tao merchants to break through a magnificent pass that 80,000 soldiers and horses were defending.

What's more, although Qujiang Pass is far less famous than Tongguan Yangping Pass, Yang Xiuqing is also a visionary person. After conquering Guancheng, he proposed to Hong Xiuquan to vigorously strengthen Guancheng in case of emergency.

So Hong Xiuquan used about 30,000 labor and spent nearly half a year to build and reinforce Guancheng. Now that Guancheng has just been built, he retreated, which happened to be useful.

Today, the city of Guancheng, which stands in front of Tao Shang, is as high as three meters high and two meters thick. Even if you break the city with a dragon's rage, it may not be able to shake it.

Moreover, there are dangerous peaks to the east of this Guancheng and the west wing is the water. Guancheng stands between the evil waters and dangerous mountains, taking up all the advantages and dangers.

In such a powerful pass, the pottery merchant could only hit Hong Xiuquan's thoughts if he wanted to fight head-on.

Therefore, Tao Shang's soldiers came to the city and only set up camps and did not launch a strong attack blindly to avoid losing the lives of the soldiers.

The failure to launch an offensive in force does not mean that the pottery merchants do not take offensives in other aspects.

At dusk that day, the camp gates were wide open, and tens of thousands of Wei soldiers all came out of the camp, lined up to wait, and set out to attack the city.

After receiving the news, Hong Xiuquan naturally did not dare to underestimate it and immediately ordered all the troops to come to the city and prepare to fight.

When the setting sun sets west, 80,000 Taiping Army was already crowded along the city line. With a nervous mood, I looked at the overwhelming formation of the Wei army in front of the pass.

After a moment, Hong Xiuquan also climbed to the top of the city and swept towards the Wei army in front of the city with a serious expression. After a few glances, a sarcastic sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The Tao thief is really ridiculous. He was lucky enough to win by relying on Ma Chao's Xiliang cavalry. He really thought he was invincible in the world. With this little force, he wanted to capture my Qujiang Pass. What a joke, haha--"

Hong Xiuquan's crazy laughter echoed on the city wall with contempt.

Yang Xiuqing also sneered confidently: "The cavalry of the Tao thief has lost its place to use its power. His infantry is not an opponent of our army at all. He is still trying to attack, which is really a humiliation. If he dares to attack, I will kill him and defeat him today, which will make our army feel ashamed of losing in the previous period."

The Heavenly King and the East King were so confident that the Taiping Army above the city was naturally inspired by the fighting spirit, and for a moment, they would return to their original fanatical state.

Sima Hui was not so optimistic. He looked at the Wei army in front of the city from afar and murmured: "The pottery thief is probably not that stupid. He will let his soldiers come to die for nothing..."

Sima Hui's voice was drowned in the arrogant and ridiculous voices of Hong Xiuquan and his ministers.

In front of the city, three hundred steps, the Wei army was centrally armed.

This time, the pottery merchant didn't even hold a sword, but just played with the horse whip in his hand, staring at the top of the city with a playful look.

He seemed to have heard Hong Xiuquan's sarcastic laughter, and could also see Hong Xiuquan's impatient face, eagerly waiting for him to order a large-scale attack, so that it was exactly what he wanted.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say that the danger of Qujiang Pass is not inferior to Tongguan. Our army only costs only 10,000 or 20,000 more than the enemy. In this case, it is afraid that it will only damage the lives of the soldiers." Qin Qiong's temperament was just talking.

"Well, Your Majesty, I have to say that what Qin Fu said this time is still reasonable." Yuchi Gong was rarely on Qin Qiong's side and advised: "Or why don't we wait, at least it will not be too late to solve the problem when Longqi is in trouble."

Chang Yuchun and Mu Guiying also looked at Tao Shang. Although they did not say it clearly, the look was obviously also attached to the proposal of the door god duo.

"Who said I want to forcibly solve the problem?" Tao Shang sneered.

Mu Guiying and his friends were stunned. They looked at Tao Shang in suspicion and puzzled, thinking about what the emperor meant. Since they didn't plan to force the challenge, why did they mobilize their troops and gather so many troops to form a formation in front of the pass.

Is it just to show off your military power to the Taiping Army?

If this is the case, the brainwashed fanatical believers of the Taiping Army would obviously not shock them with this level of formation alone.

Everyone looked suspiciously, Tao Shang said, "I set up this situation today just to hate the Hong thief once."

Disgusting thief.

Before the generals could react, Tao Shang glanced at Shi Dakai and said with a blow to his hands: "Dakai, go, it's your turn to come out and do your best to awaken the soldiers who were deceived by Hong Xiuquan."

"I'm leaving." Shi Dakai ran out without hesitation and rode his horse alone to the north gate of Qujiang Pass.

Mu Guiying and other generals suddenly realized and understood the real purpose of the pottery merchant. It turned out that he wanted to use Shi Dakai, the former Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, to mentally attack Hong Xiuquan and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Under the gaze of everyone, Shi Dakai rode alone and rushed to Qujiang Pass in a blink of an eye.

Shi Dakai took a deep breath before fifty steps, shouted: "Shi Dakai, the minister of the Great Wei Dynasty, is here, where is the rebel Hong Xiuquan!"

The appearance of Shi Dakai had already caused an uproar among the Taiping Army soldiers on the city. He openly called Hong Xiuquan a "rebel" and immediately caused an uproar.

A pair of surprised eyes turned around in the center of the city tower and turned to their great king.

Shi Dakai, who was the founding Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the first general, surrendered to the Wei army and had a counterattack. Now, he appeared in front of Guancheng in person, and openly scolded Hong Xiuquan as a "rebel" in front of so many old colleagues.

In an instant, Hong Xiuquan's extremely sacred and lofty image was like a holy mirror, which was smashed and cracked by Shi Dakai with a fierce punch, and there were signs of breaking.

At this moment, Hong Xiuquan's fist was clenched and his teeth were about to break, his face was about to swell and bleeding, and his eyes were about to explode.

Hong Xiuquan, who was extremely angry, roared and cursed at the front of the city: "Shi Dakai, you, a traitor in the heavenly kingdom, have the face to dare to face the brothers and sisters in the heavenly kingdom, and dare to offend me. Are you not afraid that God Huang Tian will be furious, and will you drop a thunder and smash your shameless traitor into pieces!"

Hong Xiuquan's angry roar echoed along the city line, and the Taiping soldiers on both sides immediately responded and then scolded Shi Dakai.

Shi Dakai did not feel any guilt at all, and he breathed another sigh of relief and shouted: "Brothers of Taiping Army, listen to me, Shi Dakai!"

Shi Dakai was in a profound martial arts way. His roar was like thunder, and overwhelmed the shouts of the Taiping Army No. 10,000.

Along the city, all the Taiping Army were shocked and subconsciously stopped and shouted.

Shi Dakai then said loudly: "Brothers of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, you have all been deceived by Hong Xiuquan. He is not a great god Huang Tian descended to earth. It is just a trick he pretends to be a god and uses to deceive you to deceive and deceive you. It is to lure you into joining the Taiping Army and work hard for his emperor's ambition!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was another uproar along the city line. The pair of astonished eyes gathered at their king Hong Xiuquan again.

This time, the soldiers of the Taiping Army had a look of suspicion for the first time in their eyes.

Although these lower-level Taiping soldiers were foolish and ignorant, they did not mean that they were really like animals, without any IQ or slight judgment.

There was also doubt in their hearts, doubting whether Hong Xiuquan was lying to them or whether he was really Huang Tianxiao.

However, those princes, generals, and officials brainwashed them again and again, telling them that the king of heaven is Huang Tianxiao, and telling them that only by believing in the peace religion can one live a peaceful and happy life in the world.

At this moment, Shi Dakai, the former Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was like a war god...

Such a person who was once arrogant told them that the king of heaven, Hong Xiuquan, was a liar, and all the sacred deeds of the heavens were bullshit and were all lies. How could this not shock them and shake their beliefs?

"Shi Dakai, you traitor, you traitor--"
Chapter completed!