"How could Tianjing City fall so quickly? Didn't it mean that it could last for at least three or five months?" Ma Liang exclaimed.

Zhao Kuangyin, Sima Hui and Xu Shu were also extremely shocked and could not believe their ears.

Although they determined that Li Xiucheng was average and that the left-behind soldiers were few and few, and the Tianjing Incident hit the people's hearts, it can be said that the morale of the army was low and the disadvantage was obvious.

They also knew that although they had various disadvantages, the city of Tianjing was so strong that even if they were bound to be broken in the end, they could still last for at least a few months.

However, they never expected that the Wei army had captured Tianjing in less than a month.

This is incredible!

"How did the Wei army conquered Tianjing? Did they use any strategy? Or did the pottery merchant invent any other siege weapon?" Sima Hui asked hoarsely.

"The Wei army did not use any sharp weapon to siege the city, nor did it use any tricks. The city wall of Tianjing was collapsed by... a sudden earthquake!" The scout's voice trembled extremely. Looking at the expression, it seemed that even he himself didn't believe what he said.

earthquake!

Another bolt from the blue was blowing down, and the heroes present were all shocked and terrified, opening their mouths to the boss, looking confused.

Even if they wanted to break their heads and came up with a thousand possibilities for the breaking of Tianjing City, they would never have thought that Tianjing City was broken by an earthquake.

This is too coincidental, too incredible!

"Can it be said that the pottery thief is really the destiny of heaven, and will he be helped by God?" Sima Hui, who was the first to wake up, sighed to the sky and murmured to himself.

The rest of Zhao Kuangyin and others were all surprised and immersed in shock.

Just as they were shocked, the camp gate to the west was already wide open, and a team of defeated soldiers broke into the harbor in a hurry, no one dared to stop it.

Zhao Kuangyin and his group then realized that when they hurried to the camp gate, they found that Hong Xiuquan had entered the camp with hundreds of defeated soldiers.

Zhao Kuangyin and others immediately looked at each other and frowned secretly. It was obvious that they were quite surprised and even disliked Hong Xiuquan's arrival.

You should know that Zhao Kuangyin and others gathered here are all people who are not valued by Hong Xiuquan. They are frustrated people who have lost confidence in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Hong Xiuquan and plan to flee to the Southeast Asia for refuge from sea.

They were of course not welcomed Hong Xiuquan's arrival by a group of people.

However, Hong Xiuquan was their lord in name, and they did not tell the soldiers in the camp directly that they went to Nanyang to betray Hong Xiuquan, but instead went to Nanyang to start trade and buy food and grass for the Kingdom of Heaven.

Under such circumstances, if Hong Xiuquan is turned against him, it will obviously be detrimental to stabilize people's hearts and may also cause the plan for this trip to Southeast Asia to be ruined.

Zhao Kuangyin's hand had quietly pressed the hilt of the sword around his waist, ready to attack at any time.

Sima Hui was the first to weigh the pros and cons, and was eager to wink at him and signaled him not to be impulsive.

Zhao Kuangyin was so smart that he knew it immediately, so he quickly let go of the hilt of the sword and bowed forward and said, "I pay homage to the Heavenly King."

Zhao Kuangyin took the lead, and the rest of the people followed him to greet him.

"Flat, just flatten your body quickly." Hong Xiuquan hurriedly brushed his hand and helped Zhao Kuangyin and others up with a smile. He obviously knew very well that he had reached this desolate land, which was not the time to show the king's name.

Zhao Kuangyin, Sima Hui and others invited Hong Xiuquan into the camp, served wine and meat, and had a good hospitality. He also asked the Tianjing war knowingly.

"It's all Yang Xiuqing's guy. I trusted him so much at the beginning and handed him over the burden of building the Tianjing wall. Unexpectedly, he cut corners secretly, causing the Wei army to collapse the city wall and the Tianjing fell. Yang Xiuqing is really the biggest sinner in the Kingdom of Heaven!"

Hong Xiuquan chose to lie.

He knew very well how solid Tianjing was, and he knew very well how hard Li Xiucheng was. Tianjing was not bombarded by the Wei army at all, but was miraculously shattered by an earthquake falling from the sky.

But he couldn't tell the truth.

Could it be that he would tell the truth and let the ministers like Zhao Kuangyin all regard it as God helping the Tao merchants, suppressing the punishment of heaven, and breaking his city walls?

Isn't that sucking him, the so-called great god Huang Tian, ​​in the face?

Therefore, in order to maintain his reputation, he had to lie. Even if he had guessed that Zhao Kuangyin and the others knew the truth, he had to lie.

After hearing his explanation, Zhao Kuangyin and Sima Hui looked at each other, and a look of contempt flashed across their eyes.

"So that's it. If you want to say that Yang Xiuqing is really a sinner in the kingdom of heaven." Sima Hui had no choice but to pretend to sigh.

Zhao Kuangyin and others also pretended to be confused and scolded Yang Xiuqing.

Hong Xiuquan then breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly took Sima Hui's hand, and said anxiously: "Mr. Shuijing, if Beijing has fallen today, King Zhong and Yumei have also died in battle. I am completely confused now. You are resourceful. Tell me, what should I do."

Sima Hui's old eyes turned a few times, and he had already made plans in his heart, so he comforted him: "Don't be too discouraged. Although Tianjing has lost, we still have two counties, Rinan and Jiuzhen. These two counties are densely covered with jungles, and the Wei army cannot do anything. For the sake of the present, we should quickly retreat from the sea to those two counties, and then make a comeback."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scouts outside the tent rushed in again, saying that more than ten miles northwest, there were traces of large groups of cavalry in the Wei army, rushing towards the sea camp.

Moreover, the battle flag with the character "horse".

It is the Wei army cavalry led by Ma Chao!

Hong Xiuquan jumped up like a frightened bird and shouted in panic: "I didn't expect Ma Chao to catch up with him so quickly. Come on the boat and evacuate from the sea. It's too late to go."

Without saying a word, Hong Xiuquan hurried out of the tent and headed straight to the dock. Yu Ji followed closely behind. The two of them looked anxious, and they were afraid that they would be worried about their lives if they were one step slower.

In the big tent, there were no outsiders, and there were four others left.

"What should we do now? I didn't expect that Tianjing fell so quickly and the Wei army came over so quickly, disrupting our overall layout." Ma Liang looked anxious.

Xu Shu said: "Although the fall of Tianjing City was a bit unexpected, the materials we should have prepared are almost all, and it is not impossible to go to sea now."

Sima Hui also nodded slightly, agreeing to go out to sea immediately.

Zhao Kuangyin, who had been silent, had his face getting darker and darker. After pondering for a long time, Fang said in a deep voice: "Everyone, have you not seen it yet? For us now, the threat does not come from the pottery merchant, but from Hong Xiuquan."

As soon as this statement came out, the big tent suddenly became quiet.

There was a sense of understanding in everyone's eyes when they looked at Zhao Kuangyin. Obviously, they had already seen Zhao Kuangyin's attitude from Zhao Kuangyin's tone and the act of calling Hong Xiuquan's name.

The five thousand soldiers and horses in the Haifang City were all entangled by him, Zhao Kuangyin, and his plan to take refuge in the South China Sea was also proposed by Zhao Kuangyin. Among these people, Zhao Kuangyin was the only one who could fight the most. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin obviously did not intend to work hard for Hong Xiuquan anymore.

In silence, Sima Hui took a deep breath, bowed to Zhao Kuangyin, and said seriously: "Hong Xiuquan is debauchery and injustice, and he ruined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom we have worked hard to establish. Such a foolish monarch is not worthy of our followers. From now on, we will follow the general and rely on everything."

Sima Hui finally broke the window paper and stood up to officially express his attitude. He wanted to change the door and support Zhao Kuangyin as the new master.

Mr. Shui Jing’s ability to recognize people is not a fictional reputation. Since he can see the talent of the king and Zuo such as the Dragon and Phoenix Chu, how could he not see the unparalleled thing of Zhao Kuangyin?

Thinking back to the time when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had not declined, he could see that Zhao Kuangyin was unusual. In the Battle of Bushan, Zhao Kuangyin used his wonderful performance of defeating Ma Chao two times, which made Sima Hui even more impressed.

Now, when the Kingdom of Heaven was destroyed, Zhao Kuangyin calmly gathered the five thousand soldiers and horses, won over Ma Liang, and proposed to him the grand plan to avoid going to the Southeast Ocean and create a new world.

All kinds of things have made Sima Hui finally realize that Zhao Kuangyin is the real hero and the one who can protect them.

As for Hong Xiuquan, Sima Hui had long been disappointed with him. If he continued to follow him as the leader, not to say that Zhao Kuangyin would not agree, even if he agreed, the only remaining little family background would sooner or later be defeated by Hong Xiuquan.

After weighing the pros and cons, Sima Hui naturally had to wisely abandon Hong Xiuquan and embrace Zhao Kuangyin's thigh.

After Sima Hui's statement, how dare Xu Shu and Ma Liang hesitate? They also bowed down to show their desire to support each other.

A satisfied smile quietly appeared on the corner of Zhao Kuangyin's mouth.

He immediately withdrew the gloomy look on his face, hurriedly helped Sima Hui and others up, and said seriously: "Thank you to the attention of Mr. and others, I, Zhao Kuangyin, must do my best to take on this burden. With the help of Mr. and other wise men, we will surely achieve great achievements."

Sima Hui stroked his beard and laughed with relief, Ma Liang and others laughed, and the atmosphere in the big tent became more and more energetic.

Amid the laughter, Ma Liang suddenly stopped smiling and reminded: "Don't forget that Hong Xiuquan is still alive, I'm afraid he won't submit and give up his seat."

Xu Shu snorted coldly: "When things have come to this point, he can't help but let them go. It's too soft, so let's be tough."

Xu Shu's intention was obviously to launch a mutiny and force Hong Xiuquan to give way.

"No." Ma Liang immediately expressed his objection, "There are still many soldiers in the army who are very superstitious about Hong Xiuquan. If they are really tough, they will probably cause turmoil in the army again. At this point, we will no longer be able to withstand any self-harm."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded repeatedly, and said in a playful tone: "We cannot withstand the killing of each other. We must take as many soldiers as possible to Nanyang. Besides, although Hong Xiuquan is a foolish monarch, I once regarded him as the leader. I, Zhao Kuangyin, don't want to bear the infamy of a traitor and usurp the throne."

In the big tent, it fell silent again.
Chapter completed!