At the same time, Shi Dakai commanded the Western Expeditionary Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which also successively conquered Luzhou, besieged Wuchang, and fought with the Hunan Army led by Zeng Guofan in Yuezhou, Xiangtan, and Jinggang. After their defeat, they defeated the Hunan Army in Hukou and Jiujiang.

The navy took advantage of the victory and counterattacked, capturing three towns in Wuhan.

When Zhou You and Lin Fengxiang captured the capital, Zeng Guofan was also sending troops from Jiangxi to rescue Wuchang. Shi Dakai led his troops to the west, defeated the Hunan army in Xianning and Chongyang, and took advantage of the opportunity to advance into Jiangxi and quickly swept through more than 40 counties in 7 prefectures.

Zeng Guofan was besieged in Nanchang.

Shi Dakai was indeed good at fighting, but although Zeng Guofan was a civil servant, he was also quite capable of commanding, and his ability to train troops and coordinate the battle situation was also very good.

With the Hunan Army formed in just one or two years, it was able to fight the Taiping Army in a victorious battle without being crushed by Shi Dakai. It was also able to stabilize the battle situation in Hu and Gansu, which is enough to illustrate Zeng Guofan's ability.

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Just when the Taiping Army and the Hunan Army were fighting in Hunan, the capital was captured by Zhou You and Lin Fengxiang, and the news came that Emperor Xianfeng died of vomiting blood. While Shi Dakai and other Taiping Army generals were surprised and excited, the people trapped in Nanchang

Zeng Guofan was confused. Did the Qing Dynasty fall?

Knowing that once the news spread, the morale of the Hunan army would be greatly affected, Zeng Guofan no longer had the confidence and courage to garrison Nanchang, so he quickly led his troops to break out of the encirclement and retreat to Hunan.

However, just when Zeng Guofan led his troops withdrew to Hunan, they encountered wars all over southern Hunan. The Datong Army of Guangxi under the leadership of Luo Outline and Su Sanniang went north into Hunan and successively captured Yongzhou and Baoqing.

Refers to news from Xiangtan and Changsha.

Immediately afterwards, the Datong Army quickly besieged Xiangtan, and Zeng Guofan, who had hurriedly retreated to Hunan, wanted to rescue Xiangtan. However, after only one battle, he was defeated and forced back to Changsha in the face of the well-equipped Datong Army.

Almost at the same time that the Hunan Army retreated to Changsha, Luo Datong also led the Datong Army to capture Xiangtan in one go. There was no way, the Datong Army with the momentum of a great victory was at its peak, and with the help of various firearms and artillery, they attacked an insurmountable city.

Xiangtan, where the main force of the army is stationed, is naturally easy to capture!

After taking Xiangtan, tens of thousands of Datong troops took advantage of the victory and marched into Changsha, and quickly besieged Changsha.

After Zeng Guofan broke through and retreated to Hunan, Shi Dakai did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, because at this time, with the fall of Wuhu, Zhenjiang was in danger, and Tianjing was increasingly threatened by the Qing army's northern and southern camps. Hong Xiuquan and Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing had to retreat from

Troops were mobilized from the Western Expedition battlefield to rescue Tianjing.

After returning to the army, Shi Dakai joined forces with King Qin Rigang of Yan to attack Jiangbei Camp and Jiangnan Camp one after another, and reoccupied Yangzhou, which had been recaptured by the Qing army. This also caused Xiang Rong, who had fled in embarrassment, to die in sorrow and anger, and thus lifted the rule of heaven.

Threat from Beijing.

In the north, Zhou You and Lin Fengxiang have occupied the capital for several months. The troops led by Li Kaifang are also in Shandong and Hebei. They have spread all over the country, and even burned like a prairie fire to Henan, northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu. While severely attacking the rule of the landlord class, they also

As a result, the Qing army's local troops and the large cities garrisoned and governed by officials fell into isolation.

Under the "surround" of the peasant rebels, Li Kaifang, who led the elite troops northward, also joined forces with Lin Fengxiang to quickly conquer Tongzhou, capture Shengbao and Seng Gelinqin alive, and take advantage of the situation to capture Tianjin and sweep Hebei.

During this period, although the Qing troops stationed in Fengtian and Rehe went south to regain the capital, they were all defeated by Lin Fengxiang. Moreover, after Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang captured Tongzhou and solved Shengbao and Seng Gelinqin, they also divided their forces towards Rehe and Rehe.

He left for Fengtian, intending to take advantage of the emptiness of Rehe and Fengtian to occupy these two bridgeheads into the northeast.

Of course, traveling around now can’t take care of the Northeast! At present, the most important thing is to quickly capture Henan, Hubei and the entire Hunan area, so that his men and horses can be connected with the territory. He will first capture the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and then

Only in this way can we sweep the southeast and southwest, and then conquer the northeast and northwest to determine the world.

In the Forbidden City, it was spring and flowers were blooming. It was almost summer and the weather was getting hotter. Early in the morning, the weather was still relatively cool. As soon as Zhou You came out of the Chuxiu Palace in a refreshing mood, he saw Lin Fengxiang coming in a hurry.

Already.

"Prince Fu, something happened!" Lin Fengxiang looked serious and looked a little panicked. As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhou You raised his eyebrows slightly, then frowned and asked: "What's the matter? Don't be anxious, speak slowly!"

"There is news from Tianjing that the King of the East is dead!" Lin Fengxiang continued: "It was the work of the Northern King Wei Changhui and his men. The King of the East and tens of thousands of his subordinates were killed. The East King's palace is littered with corpses!"

"Dong Wang is dead?" Zhou You was a little surprised when he heard that. Although he had known that Yang Xiuqing would die in the hands of Wei Changhui, he didn't expect that he would die so quickly. It seemed that he died earlier than the time in the play!

It seems that with their attack on the capital and the fall of the Qing court, it also had some impact on the situation in Tianjing!

"Why was the King of the East killed? Was it Wei Changhui who rebelled?" Zhou You frowned and asked back, and Lin Fengxiang was slightly stunned after hearing this, then said with a slightly unnatural expression: "No, it is said that the King of the East took the credit and was arrogant.

, he was arrogant and domineering, and even forced the King of Heaven to call him 'Long Live', so..."

Zhou You couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "So, it is actually the King of Heaven who wants to kill the King of the East? Is that right? Before they even conquered the world, they started killing each other. Moreover, they killed so many people at once. Wei Changhui is really

Do you want to obey orders? Or do you want to take the opportunity to eradicate dissidents and replace them with the King of the East?"

"This..." When Lin Fengxiang heard Zhou You's words, his expression suddenly became more complicated, and he was speechless for a moment. Why didn't he understand these principles? It was just unacceptable. He didn't expect Hong Xiuquan and Wei Changhui to do this.

That’s all.

"You are destroying yourself! This Wei Changhui is also a fool without vision. He killed so many people at once, which will definitely arouse public outrage. He wanted to replace him with the King of the East, but he has been since the Kingdom of Heaven established its capital in Tianjing.

He is responsible for the defense of Tianjing, has never fought any real big battles, and is not as capable as Dongwang in handling government affairs. Who in the Kingdom of Heaven can obey him?" Zhou You shook his head and sighed.

Then, Zhou You couldn't help but sigh: "Just watch! I'm afraid it won't be long before Wei Changhui follows in the footsteps of the East King. Is all this really what the King of Heaven wants to see? If the King of Heaven kills Wei Changhui

, How can King Yi not feel sad about the death of a rabbit and alienate the Kingdom of Heaven? He destroyed the Great Wall by himself, he really destroyed the Great Wall by himself!"

"Prince Fu, you are saying that this...all this is due to the King of Heaven..." After hearing this, Lin Fengxiang couldn't help but change his expression.

"Okay, there is no point in us speculating here. Just wait and see! Next, time will give us the correct answer," Zhou You waved his hand.

Lin Fengxiang, who was hesitant to speak, finally nodded helplessly, and then said: "Prince Fu, what do you mean, we will continue to fight independently outside and wait and see how the situation develops in Tianjing?"

"Yes, now that the situation in the world has become clear, the Qing court has become a rootless person, King Yi and King Qin Rigang of Yan have successively destroyed the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps. The threat of Tianjing is no longer a threat. Next, we have to see how capable they are.

It has expanded," Zhou You nodded and said, "And we must also take over Henan, the hinterland of the Central Plains, as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Lin Fengxiang nodded slightly to express his agreement, and couldn't help but glance at Chuxiu Palace behind him. He hesitated slightly and said: "Prince Fu, the King of Heaven has long urged us to send the Qing royal family, family members and dignitaries to Tianjing.
Chapter completed!