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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 8: Secret Agents Come Out

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    Sure enough, these leaders of the Tiandihui didn't have much reaction to Xiao Yungui's impassioned speech. However, after listening to the last sentence, they all cheered together. In the final analysis, they just wanted to fill their stomachs and survive.  .

    Tong Qiangsheng bowed, clasped his fists, and bowed deeply: "The King of the West and all the brothers from the Kingdom of Heaven have great ambitions, and I am willing to follow you." The other leaders of the congregation also clamored for their willingness to follow.

    Xiao Yungui didn't care whether they stayed to make a living or if they really wanted to expel the Tartars. Anyway, if his goal was achieved, these people would definitely respect him, and that was enough.

    At that moment, Xiao Yungui ordered Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang to be responsible for accepting these members of the Tiandihui, and organized these more than 1,300 people into three brigades according to the military structure of the Taiping Army.

    The military system of the Taiping Army was modeled on the Zhou rites. There were five men in a group, led by the leader of the army; five men in the army were divided into two, led by two commanders and horses; four liang were soldiers, led by the chief soldier. At the end of the day, there were subordinate officials.  One pawn has one hundred and four people; five pawns are a brigade, with a brigade commander, and one brigade has 525 people; five brigade is a division, with a division commander, and one division has 2,630 people; five divisions  An army was set up, with a total of 15,156 people.

    Following Xiao Yungui, he directly ordered Tong Qiang Sheng to lead one brigade, and his cronies Li Zuoche and Tang Erniu took over the other two brigades. Because the more than 1,300 people were divided, each brigade did not have enough quota. Xiao Yungui also  Li Zuoche and Tang Erniu were ordered to draw 200 people from their own swords to add more, and the euphemistic name was to let elite veterans train and drill in the army, helping these Tiandihui people to become familiar with the rules and regulations of the Taiping Army as soon as possible, but in fact  Instead, he put his own people in so that he could control this team of people in the future.

    Originally, those who joined the Taiping Army were required to hand over all their belongings to the Holy Treasury to show that they were fully committed to the embrace of the Kingdom of Heaven. At the same time, they had to cut their braids and change clothes, and be baptized and believe in religion. However, after reorganizing these people, it was already late at night, and they had to set off as early as possible tomorrow.  , Xiao Yungui said that he would wait for the war to subside before doing these trivial matters, but Li Kaifang still insisted that the military code officer follow the rules and tell the people of the Tiandihui about Hong Xiuquan's work "The Instructions on the Awakening of the Original Way".

    Xiao Yungui was very dissatisfied, but still agreed.  He originally didn't want these people to be affected by these weird teachings and become perverts in the end, but under Li Kaifang's persuasion, he reluctantly agreed to let the military commander recite it once and then let the troops rest. He is still the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. These  The doctrine must still be observed.  The matter of letting everyone take a bath had to be abandoned because it was getting late.

    "There are many men in the world, they are all brothers, and there are many women in the world, they are all sisters. How can there be any selfishness in this world and that world, how can you think of swallowing me up?" Listening to the official reciting  Xiao Yungui frowned while smoking his dry pipe while writing "The Original Way to Awaken the World". The "Original Way to Awaken the World" written by Hong Xiuquan is not all nonsense, but more of it is preaching something.  This concept of equality for all beings is somewhat similar to the Christian purpose of persuading people to do good.

    On the other side of the school grounds, Li Kaifang frowned and looked at Xiao Yungui. He nudged Lin Fengxiang next to him with his elbow and whispered: "Brother Lin, do you feel that His Highness the King of the West seems different from the past?"

    Lin Fengxiang glared at him and whispered: "What's the difference?"

    Li Kaifang whispered: "Don't you think it's strange that King Xi said those words just now?"

    Lin Fengxiang shook his head and said, "What's so strange? Doesn't King Dong often tell us this?"

    Li Kaifang whispered: "That's why it's strange. The King of the West actually imitated the tone of the King of the East and let the cook go just now. Could it be the stingy King of the West who did it?"

    Lin Fengxiang said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Where is King Xi stingy? King Xi behaved very well today, and he should do this from now on. He is our King Xi."

    Li Kaifang sighed and said: "It would be fine if the King of the West concentrates on leading his troops to fight. If he really becomes smarter, I'm afraid it will be very wrong."

    Lin Fengxiang snorted and said, "That's how you are. You think about this all day long. I've told you before, do your own thing and stay out of other things!"

    Li Kaifang shook his head and said: "Whether it works or not, in the eyes of others, we are all the cronies of the King of the West. If the big dragon fights above, a few small fish and shrimps below will be trampled to death."

    Seeing Li Kaifang and Lin Fengxiang muttering not far away, Xiao Yungui waved them over. The second general hurried over, followed by Xiao Yungui and called Tong Qiangsheng over.

    The three of them stood in front of Xiao Yungui and saluted together. Xiao Yungui pointed to the stone bench aside and said, "Let's sit down and talk."

    After the three of them sat down, Xiao Yungui took a deep breath of the dry cigarette. It turned out that the dry cigarette was quite enjoyable to smoke. He coughed lightly and said: "Brother Tong, you are locals from Hunan. There is something I want to say."  You bring some people to do it.¡±

    Tong Qiang Sheng clasped his fists and said, "I have recently taken refuge with you and have not made any achievements. If the King of the West has any orders, just send them."?.  "

    Xiao Yungui touched his chin and said: "I want you to pick fifty brothers who are quick and familiar with the roads around Changsha and set out tonight to find out the situation inside and outside Changsha before my army arrives in Changsha. By the way, you, the Heaven and Earth Association, will  Is there anyone in Changsha City?"

    Tong Qiangsheng shook his head and said: "Changsha City is the capital of a province, and the government's suppression is very strict. We have no brothers there. The King of the West wants to lead people to find out the true situation in Changsha, and I will definitely be able to do it."

    Xiao Yungui hummed and said: "Your braided hair is still in place, so you can disguise yourself as a nearby refugee and sneak in. If you can't get in, just give up. But we must find out what is true outside the city. It's best to separate people.  I have found out all the roads in all directions of Changsha City. Tomorrow the army will march directly to Youxian and Liling. After you find out clearly, send people directly to Liling to deliver the news."

    Tong Qiangsheng clasped his fists and accepted the order. Xiao Yungui ordered Lin Fengxiang to take Tong Qiangsheng to Zeng Shuiyuan to collect some money and food, and then set off on the road.

    After Lin Fengxiang and Tong Qiangsheng left, Xiao Yungui smoked a dry cigarette, looked at the Tiandihui congregation who were still listening to the teachings, and asked: "Kaifang, what do you think of what I just said?"

    Li Kaifang was stunned for a moment and said seriously: "Everything King Xi said makes sense, I admire you very much."

    Xiao Yungui pretended to snort but said nothing. Li Kaifang's expression changed slightly, and she couldn't figure out what Xiao Yungui was thinking. She clasped her fists and said, "Prince Dong once told us this before."

    Xiao Yungui hummed and said, "I know this, do you think it's appropriate for me to say this?" This Li Kaifang was much more thoughtful than Lin Fengxiang, and Xiao Yungui was a little unsure after contacting him whether he was targeting himself or Dong Wang.  , that¡¯s why I asked.  If he turned to her, he would definitely express his worries. If he continued to flatter him, there would definitely be a problem.

    Li Kaifang had a slight cold sweat on his forehead. For the first time, he felt that the Western King in front of him was more terrifying than the Eastern King. Seeing his calm look, Li Kaifang gritted his teeth and said: "It was not a big deal if the Western King wanted to spread the words of the Eastern King, but now it is a bit inappropriate."

    Xiao Yungui said lightly: "Why is it inappropriate?"

    Li Kaifang whispered: "This time we diverted our troops to attack Changsha. It was a bit risky. The King of Heaven asked the King of the West to take the risk. The King of the East and the King of the West were brothers and sisters, but they did not stop him. If there is anything wrong with this, the King of the West would have to consider it carefully. If  This news reached the ears of the Eastern King, and if he offended the Eastern King, then the Western King would become even more lonely and unable to speak."

    Xiao Yungui breathed a sigh of relief, patted Li Kaifang on the shoulder and said: "You and I are old brothers. It's okay for us to say these things. Just forget it. If you can tell me what's on your mind, I won't hide it."  Come on. This attack on Changsha is indeed a narrow escape. Let¡¯s not talk about the conspiracy behind it. Now we are on the same boat. I want you old brothers who are following me to trust me absolutely, so that we can win the battle of the fourth war.  survive."

    Li Kaifang nodded heavily and said, "I must obey King Xi's instructions."

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    It is said that Zeng Shuiyuan inspected the four gates of Chaling City and was inspecting the north gate. When he was talking to Ji Wenyuan, another member of the Taiping Army who was guarding the north gate, he saw Lin Fengxiang coming quickly with a few people. He looked at the people behind Lin Fengxiang.  , turned out to be a member of the Tiandihui who came to seek refuge at noon, Zeng Shuiyuan couldn't help but frown.

    After Lin Fengxiang came forward and explained the reason, Zeng Shuiyuan pondered for a moment and then said: "Since the King of the West has an order, I will allocate five days of rations to everyone and pay twenty taels of silver. It should be enough."

    Tong Qiangsheng was overjoyed and hurriedly clasped his fists to thank him. Twenty taels of silver was already a lot. You should know that for an ordinary family of five people, one tael of silver would be enough for three or four months. You must also know that the annual salary of a sixth-grade official at this time  Only a few dozen taels of silver.

    After receiving the money and food, Lin Fengxiang sent Tong Qiangsheng and others out of the city, telling them to hide the money and food and not show their whereabouts. Once they found out any information, they should send the news back as soon as possible.  After Tong Qiangsheng accepted the order, he secretly thought that King Xi and General Lin trusted him so much that he would repay them with death, so he took his cronies out of the city.

    Watching the local Hunan Heaven and Earth Congregation disappear into the dark night outside the city, Zeng Shuiyuan, who was standing next to Lin Fengxiang, frowned and said: "The King of the West trusts these people so much, isn't he afraid that they will take money and food and leave without coming back?"

    Lin Fengxiang also frowned when he heard this and said: "That's true, but King Xi must have his reasons for doing this."

    Zeng Shuiyuan smiled slightly and said: "I won't say much more. I have to go on a journey tomorrow. Let's take a rest early. I was delayed here for a day. I have to drive a little longer tomorrow. I can only go through Youxian and Liling."  Let's go to Changsha City." After saying that, he turned around and took a few of his guards with him.

    Returning to Chaling Mansion, Zeng Shuiyuan took out paper, pen and ink, hurriedly wrote a letter, then put it in the letter, sealed the letter with lacquer, and whispered to his two close aides: "You two pretend to be fleeing."The beggar went out of the city to General Zhu Xikun at the south gate, returned to Chenzhou quickly, and handed this letter to His Highness Dongwang in person, without delay!  "

    The two guards followed the order and left. Zeng Shuiyuan stood at the door of the room with his hands behind his hands, watching the two people go away, and murmured: "King Xi, King Xi, please don't force your brothers to do anything."

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