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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 88: The Meaning of Separation

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    The night was deep, and the high sky looked like a giant beast from ancient times, opening its black mouth ready to devour anyone at any time.  Under the night, the tea pavilion was lit with fire, and the Taiping Army camp was still very busy.

    At the ugly moment in the second half of the night, the scouting horses sent by Li Yiwen finally came back. The news they brought back was that the Qing army in Yuanjiapu was lax in its defense and the camp layout was loose. There was only one trench and one camp fence. It seemed that there were only a few people and horses in the Qing army's campfires.  not too much.

    By this time, Hong Yun'er and the others had already gone to bed. They had been fighting for a whole day, and they were so injured that they could no longer hold on.  After Xiao Yungui and Li Yiwen got the news, they both were a little undecided after discussing it. Judging from Hu Linyi's ability and the combat power of his Miao soldiers, the Qing army should not be so slack. There was a strong intention to lure the enemy.

    After much thought, Xiao Yungui decided to stand still and adopt a compromise approach. He asked Wang Linyu to send a letter to Zhang Liangji as originally planned. He would then cut off local team training and collect food on the spot starting from tomorrow morning. He would make no decision until there was new news.

    After this battle, Xiao Yungui felt that the sources of news and intelligence he obtained were too limited. The Qing government mobilized Guizhou troops to assist in the battle. He had no idea who the leader was or how many troops they would bring. Although he arranged for Tong Qiangsheng and others to  People from the Tiandihui gathered information everywhere, but what they could find out was limited after all, and they could only find out information from Hunan for the time being. In addition, the method of information transmission was backward, so Xiao Yungui often felt that his eyes were in darkness.

    After Li Yiwen left, Xiao Yungui couldn't sleep. He simply got up, spread out the paper, used a bamboo stick as a pen, and began to think about how to build his own intelligence network. If intelligence could be done well, it would be better than an army of 100,000 people.

    Turning over and over, Xiao Yungui has many classic intelligence agencies in his mind for reference, such as Dai Li's Central Command and Military Command, the underground party organizations of the red regime, etc., but these seem to require systematic training and rigorous organization, recruitment  The quality of the personnel must at least be literate. Where can Xiao Yungui find so many literate people who are loyal to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?

    Although the Huizhou rice paper on the table was the best paper at this time, it was really not suitable for writing with bamboo sticks. After breaking several holes, Xiao Yungui irritably crumpled the rice paper into a ball and threw it on the ground, lit up the dry pipe, and quietly  I started thinking about it, how should I arrange this matter?  I don't know why, but now whenever Xiao Yungui has something he can't decide on, he will first think of going to Hong Yun'er to discuss it.  But looking at the sky, it seemed that Hong Yun'er was still resting, so she had to give up temporarily.

    After dawn, Xiao Yungui entrusted all the more than 800 troops and horses in this area to Li Yiwen, and the tasks to be completed had already been clearly explained to Li Yiwen.  Since Li Yiwen was promoted by Xiao Yungui, his status in the army has been soaring. He is also deeply grateful for Xiao Yungui's kindness. He issued a military order in front of all the troops and will definitely complete the tasks entrusted by the King of the West.

    After explaining the details, Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er took more than 200 personal guards under their command and escorted Zuo Zongtang's family members and a group of wounded soldiers back to Changsha.

    When we returned to Changsha and passed the Liuyang River, the Taiping Army was already building a pontoon bridge at Liujia Ferry, and on the hilltop of Wujialing on the other side of the river, there were also people busy building forts and artillery emplacements.  When we reached the foot of the mountain, we could see clearly that the people on the mountain were busy with the Taiping Army and the refugees in the city.

    Seeing the Xiwang flag, someone had already reported to Lin Qirong, the guard here. When Lin Qirong came with several sword players to see the ceremony, Xiao Yungui found that he was followed by Tan Shaoguang.

    After everyone greeted each other, they talked about the defeat at Shapoling and the death of Sister Hu in the battle. Everyone was sighing.

    Looking at the bustling and busy scene here, Xiao Yungui was not in such a good situation when he left the city. Unexpectedly, in just two days, the defense line in the north of the city began to take shape, which made Xiao Yungui a little surprised: "Brother Lin, these people  Are they all refugees who fled to the city?"

    Lin Qirong pointed to the people on the mountain and said: "Not entirely, there are also people in nearby villages. Zeng Wei issued a notice telling the people to help us build a fortress for the Kingdom of Heaven and receive rice grains every day. Initially, it was the people who were fleeing in the city.  We came to help with the work, and later people from nearby villages also came. There are always more than 2,000 people working with us here. There are even more people in the east and south of the city, and tens of thousands of people are rushing to work on both ends."

    Xiao Yungui put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "That's good. How long will it take to complete the project?"

    Lin Qirong replied: "It was originally expected to take more than ten days, but now more and more people are joining in, I estimate that it will be completed within ten days."

    Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er looked at each other and smiled, and both saw the excitement in each other's eyes. Looking at the place where stones were laid, trenches were dug, fortifications were built, and fences were built, it was an endless stream of enthusiastic scenes. The two of them seemed to  Find yourself in a huge construction site.

    Under the leadership of Lin Qirong, he inspected the fortifications at Wujialing. Lin Qirong talked while walking about the Taiping Army's recent campaign in Guangxi.In 2008, every soldier was already familiar with the matter of building forts and camps. Each soldier was busy with several people, each performing his duties, and all processes were carried out in an orderly manner.  While working, there were military officers preaching Heavenly Father's teachings. These officers were all familiar with Hong's teachings. They described the beautiful scenery of heaven, which fascinated the Taiping Army. Even the common people were fascinated.  Their ears and eyes were wet, and they gradually began to listen carefully.

    "No wonder there will be so many evil cults in the future to deceive people's hearts. Now it seems that our king's methods are not inferior at all." Hong Yun'er whispered in Xiao Yungui's ear: "It's a pity that this teaching is still a bit unsatisfactory for illiterate and ignorant people."  It is useful, but most scholars are unlikely to accept it.¡±

    Xiao Yungui touched his nose and smiled and said: "New things always take a period of time before they can be accepted by people, but I always feel that Master Hong, who worships God and worships neither China nor the West, does not rely on both sides, which is very problematic."

    Hong Yun'er sighed and said: "After all, he is just a poor boy with limited vision and knowledge. It is not easy to create this sect on his own."

    Xiao Yungui frowned, pulled Hong Yun'er aside and said: "Yun'er, do you think it's possible for us to give up this doctrine, or to separate politics and religion? I always feel that if religion overrides political power, sooner or later if this continues  There will be problems. My thesis has already summarized the experience of the failure of the Kingdom of Heaven. The lack of distinction between politics and religion is a major drawback."

    Hong Yun'er sighed softly and said: "There is already a problem. You and Dong Wang, the two heavenly fathers and brothers, are above the heavenly king. Once the heavenly king and Dongwang arrive in Changsha, we don't know what trouble will happen.  . As for the God-worshipping religion, it is not something that can be just released. Once you give up the doctrine, everyone¡¯s belief will be shaken, and it is not impossible that the building will overturn.¡±

    Xiao Yungui was a little dumbfounded: "What should we do? Didn't you say that when mistakes accumulate to a certain point, we will reach a dead end? Can we only continue to drink poison to quench our thirst like this, and watch ourselves on the road of no return?"

    Hong Yun'er pondered: "I haven't thought about this in detail. Didn't you write a paper on the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? Then have you considered how to solve this problem?"

    Xiao Yungui shrugged and answered the question simply: "No, I only wrote the paper to analyze history and find out the reasons for the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. I didn't think about how to solve this problem."

    Hong Yun'er had a black line: "You will die if you write a few thousand more words. Even if you don't understand then, you can still ask the instructor. It's better than crossing the river blindly now."

    Xiao Yungui said slightly angrily: "How the hell did I know that we would travel through time? I just wrote the thesis to get credits. I only need to pass it. Only a devil is willing to come up with any solution. Besides, the tutor's method may not be suitable, and he has no  If you really lived in the Qing Dynasty, asking is in vain. Aren¡¯t you known as the most talented girl in the school? Why is there nothing you can do now? "

    Hong Yun'er patted her forehead and said: "There is no way. Only practice can reveal the truth. All our imaginations may have problems. We can only cross the river by feeling for the stones. However, I think the separation of politics and religion must be done.  , we can¡¯t be confused and let the Tianjing Incident happen in advance.¡±

    Xiao Yungui suddenly shook his body, hugged Hong Yun'er's shoulders in surprise and said: "Yun'er, you are right, we are all confused by the authorities. We can follow Shi Dakai's example and escape first, and separate from Hong Yang. Even if the Tianjing Incident happens,  It won¡¯t affect us if it¡¯s staged in advance!¡±

    Hong Yuner exclaimed: "Separate from Hong Yang?!"

    Xiao Yungui said hurriedly: "Listen to me. The Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan and the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing are not good people. Sooner or later I will be killed by them. It is better to lead the troops and leave early like Shi Dakai did. Whether it is to Sichuan or south to Guangdong and Guangxi, we  We can all carve out a world for ourselves. In the land where we make our own decisions, we can slowly realize the separation of church and state. Anyway, it is my brother Tian who has the final say. By then, no one will say anything even if we really use Christian teachings.  To take a step back, we should have freedom of belief, or we should put the God-worshipping religion on the shelf, set the threshold for entry into the religion very high, and no longer accept new believers easily. Only those who have made great achievements can join the religion. In this way, those old brothers  They won¡¯t think it¡¯s inappropriate.¡±

    Hong Yun'er hurriedly waved her hand and said: "Slow down, slow down, your ideas are too wild and unrestrained, we have to think about it carefully. First of all, I have no objection to leaving Hong Yang and developing on my own. I don't want to continue wearing small shoes, but they will let me  Shall we lead the troops to leave? If we are not allowed to leave, none of your subsequent assumptions will be true. So we have to think of a perfect excuse first, without making Hong Yang suspicious, let alone alienating the soldiers who left with us. Only in this way can we  A surefire solution.¡±

    While he was talking, Lin Qirong came over and reported loudly and joyfully: "King Xi, Queen Xi Wang, the former soldiers of Chenzhou Brigade, under the command of His Highness King Yi, have arrived in Liling and will be in Changsha tomorrow morning. The messengerAfter arriving in Changsha, Guard Zeng sent someone to ask King Xi and Queen Xi to go back!  "

    Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er looked at each other, and Hong Yun'er opened her teeth slightly and whispered: "Don't talk about people during the day. You just said Shi Dakai left, and Shi Dakai is here."

    Xiao Yungui touched his chin, smiled and said in a low voice: "Let's have a relationship with King Yi and see if we can abduct him together."

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