Lingyidu is ten miles northeast of Quanzhou City, it is an important ferry port of Xiangshui, it leads to Quanzhou, goes down to Hunan, although it is not necessary to Jin, but it is a thoroughfare, along Lingyidu and goes down fifty miles, you can enter Hunan through the Huangsha River waterway. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yang Xiuqing made an on-the-spot investigation and found that the pond and bay beach a few miles downstream of Lingyidu are shallow in water, the river surface is narrow, and the water flow is turbulent, and if obstacles are set up in the water, it is easy to block the movement of boats, and the Lion Ridge on the west bank is more than 300 meters high, with deep dense forests and dangerous terrain, and the east bank is a sandy beach, which is a very ideal ambush location.

The next day, Feng Yunshan, the king of the south who arrived in Quanzhou by land, also hurried to Xiangshui Temple, he didn't know that going to Xiangshui Temple to meet Yin Youcai allowed him to avoid the doom of being shelled under the city of Quanzhou.

Feng Yunshan is only thirty-five or sixteen, but he is a little old, looking like he is in his early forties, he looks like an elegant scholar, he is a scholar, but he has not been able to be admitted to Xiucai, he is the first to participate in the worship of God, and he is also the first to promote the worship of God in Guangxi and actively encourage the worship of God to rebel.

As the core backbone of the God Worship Society, Feng Yunshan did not have outstanding performance in military affairs, but most of the important systems of the God Worship Society were made by him, such as "Taiping Military Eyes", "Taiping Heavenly Calendar", "Taiping Official System", and "Taiping Ritual System".

Yin Youcai insisted on seeing Feng Yunshan in Xiangshui Temple, naturally it was easy to be content, the two met, and after the greeting and sitting, he went straight to the point: "The worship of God will be more than a year since the incident in Jintian, and now it is about to leave Guangxi and enter Hunan, but Nanwang plans to continue to preach in Hunan to absorb the congregants and strengthen his strength?" ”

The reason why Feng Yunshan came to Xiangshui Temple to see this Yin Youcai, who he didn't know, was because he heard that the other party was the backbone of the Nanyang Tiandi Society, and he also hoped to win the strong support of the Nanyang Tiandi Society, after all, the Taiping Army at this time was eager to get a large number of Western firearms with excellent performance.

Hearing the other party's tone, he couldn't help but be surprised, and was slightly stunned, before he said, "But what's wrong?" ”

Groaning slightly, Yin Youcai said: "The worship of God has a good foundation in Guangxi, but in Hunan, there is no foundation at all, once the Taiping army enters Hunan, it will inevitably face the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army, if it cannot quickly grow its strength and get widespread support, it will inevitably be untenable in Hunan, and will eventually become a rogue ......under the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army." ”

The Taiping army entered Hunan from Guangxi, and in fact became a rogue, Feng Yunshan also read the scriptures and history, and naturally knew that once he became a rogue, it was an extremely dangerous thing, even if it would not be destroyed soon, it would not be possible to make a difference, at most it would be a wedding dress for others.

Listening to the other party's tone, it seemed that there was a way to help the worship of God quickly gain a foothold in Hunan, Feng Yunshan immediately bowed his hand and said, "Don't hesitate to dial Brother Yin." ”

Yin Youcai was not polite, and said slowly: "In the Song Dynasty, Zhong Xiang proposed 'equal to the noble and low, both rich and poor', and in the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng proposed 'equal land free of grain', didn't the Taiping Army plan to make a fuss about the land, put forward a slogan that could attract many landless peasants and displaced people to actively join your association, or formulate a land system to attract the hearts of the people. ”

Hearing this, Feng Yunshan smiled heartily: "Don't hide it from Brother Yin, we are formulating the "Heavenly Dynasty Tianmu System", but it is not perfect yet...... What Brother Yin said is reasonable, when we enter Hunan, we will promulgate the "Heavenly Dynasty Tianmu System" as soon as possible to attract the hearts of the people. ”

The Taiping army passed through the whole state and did not enter, went straight north, and the intention of turning into Hunan was obvious and undoubted, Cezanne was really anxious this time, Guangxi was barren and poor, Hunan was the land of fish and rice, once the Taiping army entered Hunan, it must be the world shocked, he should also do it, he should be the head of the minister, he will inevitably be locked into Beijing to ask for the guilt, he immediately commanded the Qing army of all departments to encircle and chase and intercept, and strictly prevent the Taiping army from entering Hunan.

The general soldier and Chun led 7,000 Qing troops to collect ships along the Xiangshui River and chased after the tail, and encountered 5,000 elite ambushes led by Yang Xiuqing in Lingyidu, fortunately he Chunlin was not in a panic, organized the Qing army to storm the east coast, desperately grabbed the beach, the two sides fought a bloody battle in Shuitang Bay, and finally successfully broke through under Xiang Rong's timely rescue, but the 7,000 Qing army was also lost more than half.

In the first battle of Lingyidu, 4,000 enemies were annihilated, the Taiping army was mighty and morale was high, and the Qing generals who surrounded and intercepted were afraid and cold, and they no longer dared to chase too much, and the Taiping army was able to calmly go north.

The victory of Lingyidu, Yang Xiuqing no longer doubted Yin Youcai's words, and immediately led the army all the way down the river, disdainful of the prefectures and counties along the way, and pointed directly at Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province!

When the news spread, the government and the opposition were shocked, and Xianfeng issued six edicts in a row, strictly ordering Saishang Ah Feiyu to lead his troops to lead his troops bravely, pursue and intercept them along the way, and mobilize the eight banners green battalions from Hunan, Hubei, Henan, and Shaanxi to assemble in Changsha.

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Receiving the news that the Taiping army won a great victory and annihilated 4,000 enemies, Yi Zhizu breathed a sigh of relief, the Taiping army not only escaped the catastrophe of Lingyidu, but also severely damaged the Qing army, which can be said to have completely changed the original trajectory of the Taiping army.

For him, it is most ideal for the Taiping army to occupy Changsha, gain a firm foothold in Hunan, and use Hunan as the foundation to deal with the imperial court, Hunan is strategically located, and the Taiping army occupies Hunan, which can form a huge threat to Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu, which is conducive to the penetration of Yuanqi into these provinces.

Bao Shichen, who was silent for a long time, said slowly: "Changsha is empty, and it is also negligent in taking precautions, if the Taiping army directly takes Changsha, it will definitely be able to succeed, but the imperial army is surrounded on all sides, and the Taiping army will occupy Changsha for a long time, I am afraid that it is impossible, after the lesson of Yong'an being besieged, the Taiping army is afraid that it will not defend Changsha ......" ”

Yi Zhizu nodded slightly, and said: "Changsha is the capital of Hunan Province, even if the Taiping Army can't occupy Changsha, just capturing Changsha can greatly boost the prestige and morale of the Taiping Army, the Hunan Hui Party is also rampant, and the Heaven and Earth Society and the Qinglian Sect will inevitably respond, or directly join the Taiping Army, which is enough for the imperial court to have a headache." ”

"The fall of Changsha will inevitably be a shock to the government and the opposition, and the imperial court will also attach great importance to the Taiping Army." Bao Shichen said slowly: "The imperial court may transfer the new army of the Eight Banners to the south, and it is also possible that the chief treasurer may lead the navy into the Hunan ....... ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Hunan, we won't go, but it is necessary to guard the waterway of the Yangtze River and prevent the Taiping Army from going down the river...... In my opinion, the imperial court is not at ease with us, and may not let us suppress the Taiping army. ”

"That's just as well." Bao Shichen said with a smile: "The imperial court originally suspected that Yuan Qi secretly funded the Taiping army, and let the big treasurer suppress the Taiping army, and the imperial court would be worried that the strength of the Taiping army would become bigger and bigger." As he spoke, he turned his head, "I'm afraid that the Taiping army will also not be able to stand in Hunan, which province will it flow to next?" ”

"If I were the imperial court, I would rather let the Taiping army gain a foothold in Hunan than let the Taiping army wander around." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The Taiping army is wandering around, and the blow to the imperial court will be even greater. ”

Hearing this, Bao Shichen was a little surprised, and said: "The Taiping army is wandering around, is it more harmful than entrenched in Hunan?" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Sir, have you studied the combat mode of the rogue?" After a pause, he continued: "Wherever they go, they will inevitably rob the local rich merchants and landlords under the guise of killing the rich and helping the poor, in order to raise grain and grass and accumulate money.

In this way, they can not only get the grain, grass and silver they need, but also win a good reputation, and they can also isolate the rich merchants and big landlords, and at the same time, in order to replenish the troops, the rogues will also coerce the local young and strong, and the way of coercion is generally to let them stain their blood and kill the rich merchants and big landlords.

The rogues robbed the rich merchants and big landlords, coerced the young and strong, and distributed the grain and other materials that could not be taken away to the local poor on the spot, causing the first harm to the local area.

The officers and men who came after them caused a second danger to the localities, and the officers and men also needed supplies, and when the local rich businessmen and landlords were all looted, the officers and men could only rob the common people. 'Reason.

As a result, the reputation of the officers and men was discredited, and the rogues not only received a large amount of material supplies but also won a good reputation and strengthened their strength, but the local economy was devastated, because the rogues had no base and had to constantly wander around and plunder, and the officers and men had to pursue them.

In this way, a continuous cycle will be formed, with the rogues robbing the rich and the officers and soldiers robbing the poor, and in this long-term cycle, the larger the scope and the longer the period of activity, the greater the damage caused. If the imperial court persecuted the Taiping army into a rogue army, it would not take a few years for the world to change the dynasty...... ”

Bao Shichen glanced at him and said, "Isn't it better to do this?" ”

"Not good!" Yi Zhishu shook his head and said: "Although the rogue will drag down the imperial court, the damage is too great, and it will be a completely devastating blow to the local economy, which is difficult for us to bear, so I don't want the Taiping army to become a rogue army, if they can occupy Hunan and use Hunan as a base to compete with the imperial court, it is the best." ”

"It's not your average ......." Bao Shichen shook his head slightly and said: "The imperial court will never allow the Taiping army to occupy Hunan, unless Yuan Qi can vigorously fund the Taiping army's ......." ”

Heavily fund the Taiping Army? Yi Zhishu really didn't dare, one Taiping army was anti-Confucian and respected God, violated traditional Chinese culture, and offended all scholars, secondly, Hong Xiuquan and others were ambitious, once their strength grows, they will inevitably not be satisfied with the secession of Hunan, and finally, Yuan Qi will eventually be the enemy of the Taiping army, and now vigorously funding, it will bring a lot of casualties in the future.

Can't fund it for the time being, let's take a look at the situation first, if the imperial court sends the Eight Banners New Army south, the Taiping Army can't support it, thinking of this, he feels a little big, the Eight Banners New Army is also prepared with Yuan Qi's strong funding, if it goes south to encircle and suppress the Taiping Army, Yuan Qi in turn has to fund the Taiping Army, Yuan Qi is not alive to get rid of a left and right fight?

Hunan, Changsha, Caochaomen.

The newly appointed governor of Hunan Luo Bingzhang sat in Caochaomen to supervise the construction of migrant workers, the world has been peaceful for many years, Changsha City has naturally not experienced war for many years, the city wall has been in disrepair, Caochao Gate has not been reloaded after decay, the cave city can not be closed, the battlements are completely gone, I heard that the Taiping army plundered Anren, Youxian, Liling, coerced tens of thousands of people, went straight to Changsha, Luo Bingzhang jumped straight to his feet.

However, it's useless to jump feet, the grass tide gate is not said to be repaired, even if it is sleepless day and night, it is impossible to repair it in just two or three days, but the city wall battlements have been repaired almost, as for the grass tide gate, it can only be mud and paper paste, make a look, bluff, just hope to be able to deceive the group of mud legs who have never seen the world.

Looking at the mud and paper grass tide gate gradually taking shape, Luo Bingzhang can only comfort himself, just promoted to governor and become a feudal official, he encountered this kind of, he is really depressed in his heart, Changsha is a provincial city, if the Taiping Army breaks Changsha City, what will happen to him, the newly appointed Futai Lord? That's not a thought at all, it's a dead end! Either he died at the hands of a thief, or he committed suicide, or he was punished by the imperial court, and there was no way to live anyway.

Changsha City is a big city, but the strength is not an ordinary emptiness, the strength of the city defense is less than 2,000, and the regimental training temporarily assembled in an emergency is only more than 1,000 people, and the wall buttresses on the wall of Changsha City are more than 4,000.

Luo Bingzhang can be said to be in a hurry to have no master, but he can't think of a way, the soldiers and horses that can be mobilized have been mobilized, and the reinforcements from all walks of life are also converging on Changsha, but it is difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water, and the forward of the Taiping Army is only two days away from Changsha, no matter how it is calculated, the reinforcements will be left behind.

"Lord Futai." An official hurried over, and his face was full of joy: "Governor Jiang, Jiang Minqiao is here." ”

Jiang Zhongyuan rushed to Changsha? Luo Bingzhang was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Where are the people?" Take me to him. "Don't blame him for his gaffe, now Changsha is not only empty of troops, but what is more worrying is that he does not understand military affairs, those green battalion generals have not fought for many years, no different from scholars, the original Admiral Xiang Rong has been changed to the Admiral of Guangxi, Jiang Zhongyuan can enter Changsha before the Taiping Army, which is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.

Hurried back to the governor's yamen, and when he saw Jiang Zhongyuan, Luo Bingzhang's eyes were red, as if he was seeing his relatives, and he hurriedly stepped forward to hold the other party's hand without waiting for the other party to see the salute and said: "If Minqiao can come in time, Changsha City will be saved!" How much Chu Yong did Minqiao bring? ”

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "I only brought a few entourages with me, and I didn't change people all the way..... ”

Hearing him say that he would change horses all the way without changing people, Luo Bingzhang hurriedly said: "Let's talk about it first,"