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"Yang Xiuqing fainted after pretending to be dizzy, and then woke up with a weak voice. She had a pale and weak appearance, with foam coming out of her mouth. She asked weakly, 'How did you all bow again? Oh, is it because the Heaven Father has come again?'"
"Right, right, right," Xi Onoiai Chiotsu was in high spirits after the hard-fought Battle of Changsha. As he rose from his chair, he nodded vigorously. "Fourth Brother, our Heavenly Father has just descended and has confirmed the location of Little Heavenly Paradise. He will also send Brother Eight to make his mark!"
Yang Xiuqing pretentiously asked, "I wonder where Little Paradise actually is?"
"In Jingling City!"
Yang Xiuqing nodded, "Jingling, the capital of six ancient dynasties, is a city where tigers crouch and dragons lie. It is also the birthplace of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty... Let's concentrate on taking Jingling as our home from now on!"
"That's right, that's right..." Xiao ChaoGui echoed in agreement.
Yang Xiuqing asked again, "So why does Brother Eight need to go and make his mark?"
Luo Yaogu smiled and said, "Fourth Brother, Grandfather Father has sent me with three generals and thousands of elite troops to rush to Changsha. We will force the Hongfu in Yongzhou, General He Chun, and Governor Jiang Zhongyuan to lead their troops back for defense. This way, our main army can follow along the Xiangjiang River and advance northward!"
Yang Xiuqing was taken aback upon hearing Luo Yaogu's words, thinking to himself: How does he know who is guarding Yongzhou? Ah, right, he's a master of divination! Oh dear, will he easily conquer Changsha by sending him to launch a surprise attack?
As he thought about this, Yang Xiuqing rose from his "Tian Wang Chair" while worrying, saying, "Changsha is not an easy place to conquer..."
Hong Xiuquan listened to Yang Xiuqing's words and quickly responded, "Right, right, right. Changsha is not easy to capture. Brother, you're not good at fighting, so it's best not to take unnecessary risks."
"High King," Luo Yaogu laughed, "Brother, I'm the best at fighting. I was the Angel of Battle in heaven! Otherwise, why would Heavenly Father and Brother Shang send me down?"
"What? Battle Angel?" Hong Xiuquan was taken aback, thinking to himself: Are you not a Messenger Angel, but the strongest Archangel Michael, the one who is best at fighting among all the angels?"
When Yang Xiuqing heard Luo Yaogu say that he was the best at fighting, the worry in his heart had just subsided a bit but was raised again. However, after careful consideration, he realized that Luo the Old Eight was lying! He was knocked down by the Qing demons that day and it was only Su Sanmin who died to save him. If he could really fight, would he have been so embarrassed?
Thinking of this, Yang Xiuqing smiled broadly, "That's wonderful... Did Heavenly Father say to send three generals and thousands of elite troops with you?"
"Yes." Luo Yaogu nodded.
"Good!" Yang Xiuqing said. "Then I, the elder brother, will dispatch one for you. Also, please ask the High King to dispatch another for you. You can choose one yourself... High King, what do you think?"
"Very good indeed!" Hong Xiuquan nodded. "Brother, who do you want?"
Luo Yaogu said, "I want Su Sanmin! Three sister, please come in... Are you willing to go with me to kill Qing demons and break Changsha?"
Su Sanmin wasn't allowed to enter the house, standing in the courtyard at the moment. Upon hearing Luo Yaogu's call, she quickly responded and sprinted into the house, kneeling next to Luo Yaogu: "Three sister is willing to follow the heavenly angel across fires and waters!"
Luo Yaogu nodded and laughed, "With Su Sanmin by my side, what is there to worry about not being able to conquer Changsha?"
Yang Xiuqing would not agree with Luo Yaogu's choice. While Su Sanmin was indeed a capable warrior, after the implementation of gender separation in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, she led the women's army.
The frontline of her Women's Camp is full of women soldiers, and the combat effectiveness of women soldiers is inevitably inferior to that of men...... there's quite a gap!
"Qing brother, who will you dispatch for Brother Guocao?" Hong Xiuquan asked Yang Xiuqing again.
Yang Xiuqing squinted his eyes and thought for a moment before shouting loudly, "Where is Chen Chengrong, the Bodyguard of the Yulin Palace?"
"Chen Chengrong is here!"
A sonorous male voice echoed, and then a short, sturdy middle-aged man with sharp, triangular eyes entered, looking alert and ran in, kneeling respectfully as well.
Yang Xiuqing pointed to the short and sturdy man and said to Luo Yaogu, "Eighth brother, this is my trusted aide, he is intelligent, brave and capable. I want him to lead the elite troops of both the middle and right armies to accompany you in your campaign!"
What a loyal aide! Luo Yaogu thought in his heart: One of the core figures behind the Tianjing Incident, right? By sending him to me, what are you trying to do?
"That's wonderful!" Luo Yaogu smiled and bowed to Yang Xiuqing, "Little brother is grateful to Elder Brother."
At this time, Hong Xiuquan had already sat on his "Tian Wang Chair" and was carefully observing Luo Yaogu's expression and demeanor - looking confident and certain of victory. It seemed that assigning any other generals would be redundant.
However, Chen Chengrong is now very close to Yang Xiuqing. He might cause trouble. A capable person needs to be sent to control him...
Thinking of this, Hong Xiuquan then called out his own brother-in-arms from the mortal world: "Hong Renfa, where are you?"
"What? Hong Renfa?"
Luo Yaogu also felt a bit of relief upon hearing this name, but he couldn't help but laugh. Hong Xiuquan, you can't give Hong Renfeng, but at least send Hong Renzheng. Why did you choose Hong Renfa? It's even worse than Chen Chengrong!
In history, Xiao Chao gui launched a surprise attack on Changsha with three formidable generals: Zeng Yuanshui, Lin Fengxiang, and Li Kaifang. Now I'm going to lead Hong Renfa, Chen Chengrong, and Su Sanmin?
"Here, here..."
While Luo Yaogu was thinking about whether he should borrow Lin Fengxiang or Li Kaifang from "Good Sister" Hong Xuanjiao, a short and stout man, who appeared to weigh around one hundred seventy to eighty pounds, had already entered, pulling up his robe and panting. He rushed to Hong Xiuquan and dropped to his knees.
Hong Xiuquan pointed at Luo Yaogu and said to his brother, "A Fa, that's the Archangel sent down by Heavenly Father, the one who is best at fighting. Just follow him!"
"Oh, okay, okay." Hong Renfa looked pretty sincere. He turned and smiled at Luo Yaogu, "Archangel, take care of me!"
Luo Yaogu also bowed and smiled, "National brother is too polite."
Seeing Luo Yaogu being polite to his brother, who was useless, Hong Xiuquan smiled and said to him, "Brother Guocao, I will also let my third brother send you two armies... Adding the two armies led by Chen Chengrong, you will have four male camp troops and one female camp army at your disposal. The total number is about five thousand!"
Yang Xiuqing then took over Hong Xiuquan's topic, "In addition, Third Brother will also lead thousands of elite troops from the rear army to accompany you. He will go to Daozhou and establish a base in Hunan. By the way, he will also help to launch the followers of Tianhehui in Hunan and Guangdong North..." "You can also provide support on your journey."
Then he continued in the tone of issuing military orders, addressing Feng Yunshan and Luo Yaogu, "Third Brother, Eighth Brother, you have five days to prepare. After five days, you will first join the main army and head north along the Xiangjiang River. When we reach the city gate of Lingling, we will then split from the main army and march south to capture Daozhou!"
After capturing Daozhou, we will divide our forces into two groups. One group, led by the Eighth Brother, will advance into Guiyang and Chenzhou and then take a detour to head north to launch a surprise attack on Changsha.
Another group, led by the Third Brother, will be stationed in Daozhou to develop our forces and check the enemy!"
"Understood!"
Feng Yunshan and Luo Yaogu both bowed together to Yang Xiuqing, accepting the orders.
Seeing the two of them accepting the orders readily, Yang Xiuqing, although he always felt that something was not quite right in his heart, felt a bit relieved.
Feng Yunshan has been operating in the border area of Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangxi. It will take some time for him to return to the headquarters of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
And Luo Yaogu leading troops to launch a surprise attack on Changsha... Whether it succeeds or fails, it will always force the Qing forces blocking Yongzhou to retreat. This way, the Taiping Heavenly Army can advance northward along the way and seize the opportunity to enter Hubei Province.
If Luo Yaogu really is that capable, and successfully occupies Changsha, when the Heavenly Father appears, he can be promoted to the title of an army king in Hunan. Then let Chen Chengrong keep a close eye on him...
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In the southwest of Suoyi River, over two hundred miles away, is Guilin, the capital of Guangxi.
Half an hour ago, the commander of the Suppressing Rebellion Army and Qun He led the front-ranking officer Gao Jiajia Yuan Bao and several bodyguards on horseback to directly enter Guilin city. Gao Jiajia Yuan Bao and his guards were all dressed in the robust appearance of the Green Camp troops, sweating profusely, carrying bows and arrows, and carrying sabers. The cuffs and collar of their uniforms exposed a little of their ancestral chain mail armor. In the past, those with some status would avoid these big-headed soldiers as much as possible. However, today as soon as they entered Guilin city, they became the most popular people there.
"General He, Sir.ang and the Guizhou administrators have been heavily defeated by the long-haired bandits at Suoyi Pass on the outskirts of Quanzhou City!"
Guilin is now a headquarters for victims of the long-haired rebels. Because of the fall of Quanzhou, the Beijing court, led by Emperor Xianfeng, is extremely angry. An imperial edict sent at a speed of 600 miles has arrived in Guilin. Minister Cai Shang'a has been criticized, General Xiang Rong has been cashiered and sent to Xinjiang to atone for his sins. Below General Xiang Rong and Cai Shang'a, everyone is in a state of panic, fearing that if there is another defeat, Emperor Xianfeng's anger will be further ignited and several heads will be cut off to satisfy his wrath!
Even those officials and wealthy landowners in Guilin city, who are not on the chopping block, are no longer high on their thrones. The Taiping Heavenly Army attacked Guilin for thirty-three days just a short while ago! If they had broken through, how many officials and landowners would have survived in this city?
If the Taiping Army defeated He Chun, Jiang Zhongyuan, Yu Wanqing, and other troops in Quanzhou and then turned back to attack Guilin, it might very well be a one-time victory...
So when the news of the great victory at Suoyi Pass spread to Guilin, there were countless people in the city who cried with joy!
Among them, the happiest were the imperial envoy Cai Shang'a and the dismissed General Xiang Rong, who was packing his things to go to Xinjiang.
However, they didn't enjoy their happiness for long, because the victory report brought by Yuan Bao was too f*cking magical?
