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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 3: Soul Flying to the Sky

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    When the flashbulb flashed, Xiao Yungui's eyes were completely white, and he could not see anything. It was as if a strong electric current was passing through his body. Burning pain, spasm, numbness, and huge pain came one after another, and there was a bang in his head.  Plunged into endless darkness.

    I don't know how long it took, but a white light shone in front of my eyes. Xiao Yungui felt that he was lightly following the path indicated by the white light. He felt that there was no strength in his body, and it seemed as if he was not exerting any force at all.  Floating freely in the air.

    That white light seemed to have an indescribable magic power, attracting Xiao Yungui to move forward involuntarily. The white light transformed into colorful lights, flowing clouds, flowers, streams, and flowing fireflies, decorating them into colorful and wonderful pictures.  , kept flashing before our eyes, which was refreshing.

    After wandering in a daze for a long time, the white light suddenly disappeared, and there was darkness in front of me, as if I was in chaos. There was no sound, no smell, and no feeling in the darkness. The whole body was filled with endless darkness.  A despairing darkness.

    Xiao Yungui was horrified, and suddenly felt his body falling rapidly. He yelled, and then he felt a bang in his head, and his limbs seemed to fall apart.

    "West King! West King!" The hurried calls made Xiao Yungui finally feel his own presence. He reluctantly opened his eyes, and blurry figures swayed in front of his eyes. It seemed that it was already dark at this time, and his eyes seemed to be swaying.  A few orange-red fire spots could not be seen clearly.

    "Where am I? What's wrong with me?" Xiao Yungui seemed to be suppressed by a nightmare. He wanted to shout but couldn't. As soon as these two thoughts came to mind, countless people and voices came one after another in his mind, which was chaotic and turbulent.  Continuously, as if this brain was not his own, Xiao Yungui screamed, feeling dizzy due to the dazzling noises and people in front of him. Then a severe pain hit his head, and he fainted again.

    I don¡¯t know how long it took before Xiao Yungui woke up leisurely. This time when he woke up, there were no longer chaotic images and sounds in his mind. Xiao Yungui suddenly found that there was another person¡¯s memory in his mind.

    "King Xi, wake up, it's better now." A slightly magnetic voice came into his ears. Xiao Yungui was sure that what he heard was Cantonese. He could not understand Cantonese before, and the Cantonese spoken by this person  It was also somewhat different from the Cantonese spoken in later generations, with a strong local dialect, but he could understand it clearly at this time.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Honestly, Xiao Yungui is lying on a reddish-brown wooden bed.

    The canopy bed is named after the top frame on the bed. Generally, there are columns at the four corners and fences on the sides and back.  The upper end is equipped with transverse lintel boards on all four sides, and there is a cover on the top, which is commonly known as "Chengchen". Small wooden blocks are often used as tenons to form various geometric patterns on the fence.  The four sides of the bed teeth are embossed with patterns such as chi, tiger, and dragon.  On top of the tooth board, the high-waist method is used, and short columns are used to divide it into several grids. In the middle, there is a tapestry ring board with embossed birds, animals, flowers and other patterns; and each piece is not the same as each other, which shows the exquisite workmanship.  The bed is completely reddish-brown. It is thought to be made of yellow pear wood, which makes it even more precious.

    Did you return home?  Where am I?  As soon as this thought occurred, another memory emerged, and Xiao Yungui couldn't help but be startled. The memory in his mind clearly told him that he was in Chaling, Hunan.

    Xiao Yungui was confused for a while, how did he end up in Hunan?  He was obviously in Yunnan just now.  He shook his head hard and raised his eyes to see the person in front of him clearly. In front of him was a young man in his twenties. His thick eyebrows were covered with a red scarf. His long hair was spread out at the back of his temples.  A short coat of coarse cloth, tied around the waist with a red cloth belt, with a wooden sign hanging on it, and a waist knife decorated with lipstick and silk hanging on the other side. This outfit is definitely not modern clothing.

    "Who are you?" Xiao Yungui couldn't help but ask. Before the man could answer, the answer had already appeared in his mind. This man's name was Zeng Shuiyuan, from Wuxuan, Guangxi, and he was currently serving as a guard of the Royal Forest under the Heavenly King's order.  , often assisted the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan in drafting edicts and commenting on memorials. This time he followed the Western King Xiao Chaogui to attack the governor of Changsha. He was a Hakka from Guangxi, so he spoke Cantonese with a slight accent.

    Zeng Shuiyuan was slightly surprised, poured a cup of tea and poured it forward: "His Royal Highness, the King of the West, rode his horse to march yesterday afternoon. The beast kicked off his horse and threw His Highness the King of the West. Fortunately, we are blessed by our Heavenly Father and Brother.  , His Highness the King of the West is not seriously ill, he just woke up after being in a coma for a day. His Highness the King of the West can't recognize my little brother, could it be that he broke his head after a fall?"

    Xiao Yungui was stunned and speechless. The reason was not that Zeng Shuiyuan kept calling him King Xi, but that his own voice had changed and became rough and bold. It was not the voice he was familiar with before.

    "I know you are Brother Zeng. I was a little dizzy just now. Is there a mirror here??  "Xiao Yungui suppressed an inexplicable fear in his heart and said in a trembling voice. These words came out with his usual rough voice. Even his voice sounded like Zeng Shuiyuan, speaking Cantonese with a native accent.

    Zeng Shuiyuan was a little suspicious, but he still put down the tea cup and turned around to get a bronze mirror from the sandalwood table nearby. He smiled and said: "If there is no place to find a mirror in the camp, but this is the Chaling County government office, Qingyao County Magistrate Guo  When the world heard about the arrival of our holy soldiers, the soles of their shoes were greased early in the morning, and everything in this house has become our holy treasury."

    Xiao Yungui didn't care about Niao Zhi County or Niao Sheng Treasury. He eagerly took the bronze mirror and took a look. He saw the face of a thirty-year-old rough man printed in the exquisitely polished bronze mirror.  On the face, one end of hair is hanging down, a standard Chinese character face, a short beard under the chin, a thick beard on the lips, a pair of big copper bell-like eyes that are wide and round, and the eyebrows are thick because of the eyebrows.  The Sichuan-shaped wrinkles are stretched close together, the cheekbones are high and the nose is big, and a light red scar on the left cheek is very eye-catching. The rude man in the mirror is definitely not the original Xiao Yungui himself!

    With a clang, the bronze mirror fell to the ground. Xiao Yungui was stunned. His original fair, handsome and unrestrained appearance changed into a rough look, and he looked seven or eight years older than himself. What the hell was going on?  thing?  He stared blankly at Zeng Shuiyuan, who looked suspicious in front of him, and just asked word by word: "You said I am Xiao Chaogui, the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?"

    Although Zeng Shuiyuan was confused, he still replied respectfully: "It is His Highness the King of the West, but the King of the West is still a little unwell? I went to bring the quack doctor to His Highness the West for diagnosis. Only then did I dare to say that His Highness the West  He's not seriously ill. He lied to me. I'll give him dozens of lashes."

    Xiao Yungui opened his mouth wide, and was stunned for a long time before saying: "That's not necessary, Brother Zeng, you go out first, I will be alone for a while."

    Zeng Shuiyuan bowed slightly and said: "My little brother, take your orders. If the King of the West has any errands, please call the swordsman outside the house. I will take care of some trivial matters in the hall. The army will continue to march to Liling tomorrow, but if there is anything undecided, come and listen to the King of the West."  Order."

    After Zeng Shuiyuan finished speaking, he retreated. Xiao Yungui sat on the edge of the bed and began to think about things in a daze. He slowly awakened the memories in his mind one by one, as if watching a movie in his mind.  I briefly thought about what I remembered.  After a while, I finished briefly recalling it. What is certain is that my body is that of Xiao Chaogui, the famous Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in history!

    The only reasonable explanation for this matter is that his soul left his body, traveled through time and space, and possessed the body of the Western King Xiao Chaogui.  Xiao Yungui asked himself that although he was not an atheist, it was still difficult to accept that such a ridiculous thing as an out-of-body soul happened to him.

    He picked up the mirror again and grinned. The rough man in the mirror also laughed, and he pinched his cheek hard. It really hurt. All of this was real!  Then how did he get out of his body and travel through time and space to come here?  Xiao Yungui thought for a while but couldn't figure it out. He actually returned to the Qing Dynasty, and he was still possessed by Xiao Chaogui, the former military commander of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. You must know that Xiao Chaogui died in the battle under Changsha City in the end, and he did not enjoy any blessings.  A few days.

    Xiao Yungui slowly calmed down and began to think about the troubles he was facing. He had to figure out how he traveled through time before he could think of a way to go back.  I don't want to stay in a ghost place like the Qing Dynasty. It doesn't matter what I want. As a rich young man, I can't get used to such a hard life.

    But the first thing to do is to save your own life, because the memory in your mind clearly tells you that at this moment, Xiao Chaogui is leading his troops to attack Changsha, and Xiao Chaogui was killed in this battle!  Xiao Yungui didn't want to die in confusion. He had to save his life first and find out what happened. Wasn't he taking pictures with Song Qingjun, Hong Yun'er and the country bumpkin?  Why did he suddenly travel through time?

    Now his soul occupies Xiao Chaogui¡¯s body, but where has Xiao Chaogui¡¯s soul gone?  After much deliberation, I couldn't figure it out. Anyway, it was my own soul consciousness that made the decision now. No matter where Xiao Chaogui went, he might have gone to heaven first.  Fortunately, the memories in your mind will not come out randomly. You will always think about them yourself and the memories will emerge. This way you don't have to pretend to have amnesia, otherwise you won't even know your subordinates, which is extremely disadvantageous.

    Thinking of this, Xiao Yungui stood up and sat down at the sandalwood table in the bedroom. He became thirsty, so he poured a cup of tea and drank it while slowly thinking about it.

    He went to college for several years, and although he spent most of his time eating, drinking, having fun, and picking up girls, in order to earn credits a few days ago, he researched the information and wrote a paper on "The Rise and Fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom". He also had a thorough understanding of the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  I understand.  As for why he chose to write about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it is also because of Xiao Chaogui, both of whom have the surname Xiao.??, that's why he was interested in investigating, but after doing so he was a little disappointed. Xiao Chaogui was extremely unlucky. He died in the city during his attack on Changsha, and he was unable to survive until the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established its capital in Nanjing. After his death,  He was exhumed and killed by the Qing army, which was extremely unlucky.

    Xiao Yungui recalled the information about the Taiping Army's Battle of Changsha and confirmed it with the memory in his mind. As expected, it was clear that this moment was the 19th day of the eighth lunar month in the second year of Xianfeng year in the Qing Dynasty, which was the beginning of September 1852 in the new calendar year. Just now  Zeng Shuiyuan said that this place was the county government of Liling, which means that Xiao Chaogui led his troops from Chenzhou in August and went north to attack Changsha. They had already conquered Yongxing, Anren, Youxian, Chaling, Liling and other places.

    When he sent out the army, Xiao Chaogui had only 1,853 men under him, but he was all old brothers from Guangxi. They were all brave and good at fighting, elites who had fought all the way from Guangxi, and he also had Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, Ji Wenyuan  , Zeng Shuiyuan and several brave generals of the Taiping Army were able to face three or four times the Qing army without any problem.

    At this moment, the Qing army was still dominated by the rotten and cowardly Green Camp troops. Xiang Rong's and Jiang Zhongyuan's troops who were capable of fighting were still facing off with Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing's main force of tens of thousands in Chenzhou. The Qing army expected that the Taiping Army intended to go north to Hengzhou, so they mobilized  The army deployed defenses and interceptions on the front lines of Chenzhou and Hengzhou, so that the partial division led by Xiao Chaogui had the opportunity to attack Changsha. If there were more people, it would alarm the Qing army.

    Xiao Chaogui's advance in this battle went smoothly at first. In Chaling, they recruited some local members of the Tiandihui and poor people to join, and the number of troops reached more than 3,000. After arriving at the outskirts of Changsha, they first captured Shimupu, ten miles south of Changsha City, and killed them.  With the help of Anxi Town General Fucheng and Deputy General Yin Peili, who came from Shaanxi to assist, the more than 2,000 Shaanxi Green Camp troops were defeated.  Zhu Han, the deputy general of Yuanzhou Xie who was stationed at Jinpen Ridge, seven miles south of Changsha City, fled after hearing the news. More than 500 Liuyang Township braves collapsed without a fight. All the guns and gunpowder of the Qing army on Jinpen Ridge were obtained by Xiao Chaogui, and they attacked Huangtu Ridge the next day.  , the Qing army retreated, and the Taiping Army thus cleared the Qing army's defense line outside Changsha City.

    But Xiao Chaogui's subsequent attack on Changsha did not go smoothly. He only had more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, which was too small. Although the Qing army in the city was too decayed to fight, there were still 7,000 or 8,000 soldiers with the temporary recruitment of brave soldiers.  Due to limited troops, Xiao Chaogui had to occupy the Miao Peak in the south of the city and concentrate his forces to attack the south of Changsha, unable to attack from several sides.

    After a few days of strong attack by the Taiping Army, they were about to succeed. The Qing army Chu Xiong and his deputy general Deng Shaoliang led more than 900 troops to help. The Taiping Army was defeated. In the subsequent battles, Xiao Chaogui took the lead and held the flag to supervise the battle. The goal was too obvious and he was defeated.  He was hit by Qing artillery and died of serious injuries.  Next, soldiers and horses from all walks of the Qing army arrived one after another, changing their offensive and defensive positions. Then the main forces of the Taiping Army and the Qing Army arrived one after another. The two armies fought in Changsha for eighty-one days. The Taiping Army finally failed to capture Changsha and hated the Xiangjiang River.  The soldiers fled Yuezhou, which was the famous Battle of Changsha in history.

    Xiao Yungui thought about it all the way and roughly understood the situation he was in now. It was not too good or too bad. Originally, relying on the history he knew, it was not too difficult to save his life. Xiao Chaogui was shot to death.  , as long as he hid far behind, there should be no danger. Thinking of this, he felt a lot more at ease, but then some memories of Xiao Chaogui before and after he sent troops came out, and he couldn't help but scare the shit out of him

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