The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 468 The Elegy of Kuiziying
The British king Chen Yucheng was one of the two most capable generals in the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the other was the loyal king Li Xiucheng.

This man was young and heroic, and after the Tianjing Incident, he stood out among military generals. He participated in the two battles to break the Jiangbei and Jiangnan camps, and lifted the siege of Tianjing. It can be said that he made great military achievements. Together with Li Xiucheng, he became the military pillar of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the later period. Shi Dakai was also known as the two "brave kings" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

During the Xianfeng period, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was in a strategic offensive period, so Chen Yucheng was able to make many military exploits, but now it has entered the Tongzhi period, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has shrunk across the board, and those who were beaten by the Qing army can only retreat and defend, so that Anqing, an important town in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, was lost by the Hunan army. The siege, the British king Chen Yucheng was ordered to break the siege of Anqing, and the two sides fought inextricably.

To be honest, in terms of the combat effectiveness and tactics of the two armies, the Taiping Army had a slight advantage, but the Hunan Army found a way to restrain the Taiping Army.

You must know that the Hunan Army is a combination of scholars and mountain people. The organization is chaotic and the morale is not high. Generals at all levels have their own little calculations. In the past, every battle with the Taiping Army ended in a disastrous defeat.

But Zeng Gong, the prince Taibao of the Qing Dynasty, acting governor of Liangjiang, commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army, Li Hefei's teacher, and strategic ally of Jiang Gong in the Military Aircraft Department, found a way to defeat the Taiping Army.

That is to know the host and the guest, build a stronghold, fight silently, and unswervingly attack along the river.

No matter what strategies and tactics the Taiping Army uses to harass the Hunan Army, they will eventually need the Yangtze River to dispatch troops and transport food and grass.

Therefore, Zeng Gong coordinated with the generals of the Hunan Army with perseverance, starting from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and conquered all the cities along the river step by step.

And every time a city is broken, the soldiers and civilians in the city will be slaughtered.

Completely wiped out the combat base of the Taiping Army.

Even if his father-in-law Zeng was called "Zeng Shaved his head", he would not hesitate.

Anyway, in the eyes of real landowners and gentry, farmers who farm the land are not considered human beings, and the soldiers and civilians who followed the Taiping Army in rebellion are certainly not considered human beings either.

Therefore, scribes who were born as landlords and squires all called Zeng Gong a saint.

Now, they are targeting Anqing, the capital of Anhui Province and a famous city on the Yangtze River.

You know, although the Hunan Army belongs to local regiment training, it has a steady stream of

That's why the heavenly king Hong Xiuquan sent the British king Chen Yucheng to lead his army to break the siege of Anqing.

Originally, Chen Yucheng was also considered a famous general. He led elite soldiers to fight the Hunan army outside the city. After two months, each other won and lost. Although they failed to repel the Hunan army, they could not make the Hunan army go further.

But at this time, Shucheng fell, and the Taiping army's flanks and grain production areas were touched by the Qing army, and their situation suddenly became critical.

So at this time, if Chen Zhao communicated with Chen Yucheng as the commander of the Qing army that conquered Shucheng, the young British king would definitely respond.

Sure enough, Chen Zhao ordered Cheng Xueqi to send someone to contact Chen Yucheng, who responded immediately.

It’s impossible not to respond!

Otherwise, once the Qing army goes south and occupies the grain-producing areas in southern Anhui and the Yangtze River, Anqing will become a desperate place.

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A few days later, Chen Zhao settled in Shucheng, and then took Shi Jinbiao and twenty personal guards and rode southward, arriving at Luting Station outside Tongcheng.

Shenshi is approaching, the wind is gentle, the sun is bright, and the sky is clear. If you stand in Lutingyi and observe the surroundings, you will find a vast expanse of land a few miles away. It is a rare flat land along the Yangtze River.

The two horses, each surrounded by twenty soldiers, walked slowly towards the pavilion outside Luting Posthouse, one from the south and the other from the north.

When they were about to meet, the two teams stopped at the same time, and at the same time, one person from each of the two teams rushed into the opposing team to check whether the other party's followers violated the agreement and secretly carried bows, arrows and muskets. Long-range weapons, the two teams did not stand up again until they were confirmed to be correct, and walked towards each other slowly.

Finally, the two steeds stopped at a distance of less than ten steps, and Chen Zhao finally met the legendary young British King Chen Yucheng.

Chen Yucheng was extremely handsome, not taller than middle-aged, and absolutely non-murderous, making him look like the commander-in-chief of an army.

When the two met, they got off their horses respectively. Chen Zhao first smiled and said, "The king of Ying became famous as a young man.

Chen Yucheng smiled slightly: "Master Zhao was still nesting in the mountains a year ago. A year later, he flew to the sky and became the prefect of Lu'an. He also defeated Shucheng in one battle. Chen also admires him."

Chen Zhao pointed to Changting: "How about you and me going inside and talking?"

"it is good."

The two entered the long pavilion and sat down with each other. Chen Yucheng spoke first, "Master Zhao invited me over, what advice do you have?"

Chen Zhaodao: "Of course I came here to understand the siege of Anqing."

"Oh?" Chen Yucheng was puzzled for a while: "Master Zhao is a general of the Qing army. It is reasonable to say that he should assist the Hunan army to conquer Anqing. Why do you say that you want to break the siege of Anqing?"

Chen Zhao sneered: "You also know that I was born a bandit and lurked in Lu'an. But if you know my methods in the Lu'an Mountains, you will understand that you and I are on the same side."

"Want to hear the details?" Chen Yucheng was startled.

"At the beginning, I broke through the encirclement of the landlords and equalized the land. After that, I attacked the local tyrants, held criticism meetings, and introduced the complaining farmers into the army. I trained them into a strong army. At the same time, I developed industry and commerce. An official position is nothing but to confuse the enemy."

"Your Majesty, my goal is the same as yours. You want to build a heaven on earth, and I want to build a world of great harmony. Our enemies are not only the dignitaries of the Qing court, but also the landlords and gentry all over the world."

As soon as Chen Zhao said this, Chen Yucheng was silent.

It stands to reason that when they met for the first time, Chen Yucheng would not believe what the other party said.

But now he couldn't help but believe that every word the other party said was true.

So he nodded heavily: "Then what will brother Zhao do to break the siege of Anqing?"

Chen Zhao said with a smile: "Just so..."

From Shen Shi to You Shi, it was already dark, and the two finally reached an agreement, and then they left with fists in their hands.

Half a month later, Kuizi Battalion was ordered to go to Shucheng to prepare for the defense of Shucheng. As a result, it was originally a secret march, but when it was more than thirty miles away from Shucheng, it was suddenly ambushed by the Taiping Army.

Chen Yucheng, the British king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, personally led an elite army of [-], armed with muskets and long cannons, rushed and fought fiercely, and beat the Kuizi battalion to pieces, causing heavy casualties. He cut off Ma Fuxing's head with one knife, and finally the entire Qiqian Kuizi Battalion was wiped out, and no one survived, and all the supplies fell into the hands of the Taiping Army.

It is said that during the battle between the two sides, you could see billowing smoke and dust standing on the top of Shucheng City, but Pang Qingyun, the general who defended the city, had a sneer on his face and never sent troops to explore the enemy's situation.

Kuiziying is one of the main forces of the Qing army in Anhui Province. After the annihilation of the entire Anhui Province, the entire Anhui Province was shaken. After the British king Chen Yucheng wiped out the Kuiziying, he still had more ideas. Regardless of the Shucheng Qing army behind him, he went all the way north and approached Luzhou .

Luzhou was shaken, and the military plane was under the great shock of Xingyuan Sangong. While ordering the defenders of Shucheng to return to the army to rescue him, he immediately led Xingyuan to flee to Suzhou in Fengyang Prefecture.

As a result, Chen Yucheng broke through Luzhou, slaughtered officials at all levels, exterminated Li Hefei's family, plundered all military supplies, and then left calmly under the siege of several Qing troops.

The collapse of the Kuizi camp and the capture of Luzhou was the biggest defeat of Anhui Province during the Tongzhi period. The Queen Mother of the capital was furious, and immediately issued an order to remove Jiang Gong from his post and transfer Di Gong to Jiangbei Camp in Yangzhou. Chen Gong was promoted to a higher level and was appointed governor and admiral of Anhui Province. He was based in Suzhou and was fully responsible for suppressing the Taiping Army in Anhui Province.

The Queen Mother of the West had another decree. Zhao Erhu, the magistrate of Lu'an, was brave in battle and loyal to the court. He was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Anhui Province. He also served as the chief envoy of Anhui Province and was responsible for the province's finance and tax affairs.

Of course, apart from the fact that Chen Zhao had soldiers in his hands, this was thought to be some operation of Chen Gong.

When the court's decree arrived at the training camp of the Lu'an Regiment where Chen Zhao was, Chen Zhao personally led five thousand elite soldiers and secretly appeared in Anqing...

(End of this chapter)