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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 402: Diverting Disaster to the East

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    In the study room of the East Prince of Tianjing, East Prince Yang Xiuqing was dressed in regular clothes, with her long hair hanging loosely behind her head, only slightly tied with a silk ribbon.  At this time, he was walking around restlessly. Several of his close confidants, the generals of the East Palace, did not dare to take their seats. They all stood and looked at the East King.  It had been a long time since they had seen Dong Wang so angry and uneasy. Even after the defeat of Nanchang last year, they had never seen Dong Wang like this.

    It was already December, and the winter rain was falling continuously inside and outside Tianjing City. It was very cold, but what made people feel chillier was the cold face of King Dong.  Chen Chengrong moved his stiff body slightly and looked sideways at Qin Rigang, Yang Fuqing, Zeng Shuiyuan and others. He saw that several important people in the room were silent.

    Yang Xiuqing walked a few steps with her hands behind her back and suddenly stood still. She picked up a pastel tea bowl produced by Jun Kiln beside the table and took a big sip. She then twitched her tense face and threw the tea bowl to the ground.  Everyone in the hall shuddered, and Yang Xiuqing shouted angrily: "Speak! You are talking! If the West Palace rebels, do you dare to fight?!"

    No one said a word, Yang Xiuqing looked at Chen Chengrong and said angrily: "Dingtianhou, you say it!"

    Chen Chengrong did not expect that Yang Xiuqing would directly call him by name, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "I think the King of the West will have no objection"

    Yang Xiuqing was furious: "You refused to return to Beijing when called upon, resisted the invasion of Tianjing soldiers into Sufu Province, tampered with Tianjing's laws, secretly conspired with foreigners, and failed to implement Tianjing's orders. What else is this but treason?"

    Chen Chengrong said carefully: "Your Highness, Su Fu's new policy is an order from Tianjing. Although Su Fu Province's actions are often absurd, the people, soldiers and civilians under the rule can still live and work in peace and contentment. It is also necessary to trade with foreigners. We need the help of foreign brothers.  Firearms and medicine. As for not coming to Beijing when called upon"

    At this point, Chen Chengrong couldn't go on. Yang Xiuqing snorted coldly and said: "I can't go on anymore. Xiao Chaogui has a disobedient heart as soon as he has grown up. I called him back to the capital, and he actually  There¡¯s no way to shirk it! When Hu Yihuang¡¯s army marched eastward, he sent troops to confront him in Huzhou. Do you still say that he didn¡¯t rebel? How much benefit did Xiao Chaogui give you? Huh?!¡±

    King Dong¡¯s eyes swept across the people in the room, and everyone was so frightened that they knelt on the ground. Yang Xiuqing even said angrily: "I have created an imperial edict and ordered all the soldiers of the celestial dynasty to attack Xiao Chaogui at all costs!"

    Everyone in the room was shocked. Zeng Shuiyuan didn't care so much and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, think twice. Although the King of the West behaves disrespectfully, he is still the King of the West in heaven, and Su Fu's soldiers and horses are still the heavenly soldiers of the kingdom of heaven."  , Brothers killing each other is not a blessing in heaven."

    Qin Rigang looked at Zeng Shuiyuan and agreed: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Zeng is right. Now there is no chance of winning in a war with the West Palace Army. Hu Yihuang fought a battle with the West Palace in Guangde. Thousands of people can't defeat it.  The more than a thousand soldiers and horses of the West Palace show that the fighting power of the West Palace Army is extraordinary. Besides, Qing Yao is in a hurry to besiege Changsha. If we fight fiercely with the West Palace, we are afraid that we will take advantage of Qing Yao."

    Yang Xiuqing snorted. The Battle of Guangde was a small battle between the East Palace and the West Palace. Hu Yihuang threatened Su Fu Province with 300,000 troops.  Chen Bing, who showed no weakness in the West Palace, faced off. Guangde was the border between Huzhou County and Xuancheng controlled by the East Palace.  Ten months after the confrontation between the two armies, Hu Yihuang found out that Guangde was only guarded by more than a thousand West Palace troops, so he first sent 8,000 people to test Guangde.  Unexpectedly, they suffered a bruised nose and a swollen face. More than 3,000 people were killed or injured, but they could not even touch the city wall of Guangde, so they had no choice but to retreat.

    During this confrontation, both the East Palace and the West Palace reached a tacit understanding. The East Palace did not completely break up, Tianjing did not announce the rebellion of the Western King, and the West Palace did not change its banner and still carried the banner of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

    During the test, Yang Xiuqing saw how powerful the West Palace soldiers and horses were. Although there were only 50,000 or 60,000 West Palace troops facing the 300,000 soldiers and horses, Yang Xiuqing knew exactly what the 300,000 soldiers and horses under his hands were. The only soldiers who could truly fight were  There are more than 100,000, and the rest are pieced together by strong men, some of whom don't even have decent weapons.  But the West Palace Army are all elites who have fought in many battles, and their weapons are powerful. I heard that the West Palace Army has about 100,000 troops in Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Sufu, and Fujian.

    Yang Xiuqing began to realize that he had underestimated Xiao Chaogui. Even if he gathered 500,000 troops from the East Palace, he might not be able to break into Sufu Province. Moreover, the navy in the West Palace was also quite powerful. They cooperated with the Zhenjiang Fort to blockade the Yangtze River.  The palace's naval forces could not move further eastward.  Unless he unites the troops of Beidian and Yidian, he may be able to fight, but will the Beiwang and Yiwang send troops?

    Since the confrontation between the East Palace and the West Palace, people in the Kingdom of Heaven have been in panic. Yi Wang Shi Dakai has sent letters one after another, persuading Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui to focus on the great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven and turn the war into friendship, while the King of the North has just watched from the sidelines.  Many people in the court just tried to persuade him to make peace, and very few supported Yang Xiuqing in sending troops.

    Then news came that Changsha was besieged by the Hunan Army. Yang Xiuqing panicked. Hu Yihuang's army was advancing eastward, and Jiangxi and Hunan were empty of troops. As a last resort, he ordered Shi Dakai to rescue Changsha.

      Yi Wang Shi Dakai is attacking Xiangfan. At the same time, he also has to guard Wuchang and assist in the defense of Yuezhou. To deal with the Qing troops in Yiyang and Changde, there are really not many troops that can be mobilized. In the end, he had to have more than 20,000 troops led by Shi Xiangzhen, the emperor of Yidian.  People rescue Changsha.  However, Zeng Guofan of the Hunan Army formed a stronghold in the north of Changsha from the beginning. Yidian reinforcements attacked several times but were unable to break through the Qing army's camp.

    At this time, Yang Xiuqing realized that if he did not withdraw Jiangxi's troops, Changsha might not be protected.  But he was stubborn and stubborn, and it was difficult to get off the tiger. It was neither possible for Hu Yihuang's troops to withdraw nor not to withdraw. Yang Xiuqing was also afraid that if his troops retreated, Xiao Chaogui would take advantage of the situation and attack the capital.

    Chen Chengrong suddenly said: "Your Highness, the King of the West will have no objections. The King of the West and his family are all in Tianjing. Moreover, if the King of Heaven comes forward to make an agreement, the East and West families can stop fighting. Now both the Wing Palace and the North Palace are waiting and watching.  Why does Your Highness bother to make wedding clothes for others?"

    Since the confrontation with the West Palace, Yang Xiuqing ordered the siege of the Xiwang Mansion in Tianjing. No one was allowed to enter or exit, and all the people in the Xiwang Mansion were under house arrest in a disguised form. All the people in the Xiwang Mansion were regarded as hostages.

    Hearing this, Yang Xiuqing slowly sat down. He began to think about whether it would be unwise to attack the strongest West Hall as soon as he came up. The strength of the West Hall made him ignore the North Hall and Wing Hall. At this time, he and the West Hall confronted each other.  , he suddenly discovered that there were Beidian and Yidian beside him, watching eagerly.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out of the six Shouyi kings, the four kings of the East, West, South and North were granted the post of military advisor. Although the East King alone controls Tianjing, there is no guarantee that he will not be replaced by the kings of the northwest wing one day.  Within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Heavenly King did not proclaim himself emperor, but only proclaimed him Long Live. Although he was the co-owner of the world, in the final analysis, several princes also held the title of king, which made people feel a little unclear.  This is also a major hidden danger since the Heavenly Kingdom started its army. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has no emperor, and the Heavenly King is not very responsible. Whoever can become a military advisor and hold great power will be the actual person in power in the Heavenly Kingdom.  Several princes with the title of military advisor had opportunities, so Yang Xiuqing continued to suppress the King of the West, the King of the North, and the King of Yi.

    Now he was attacking the King of the West, but found that it was still a lose-lose situation. Yang Xiuqing began to think about whether he should give in temporarily. After he took care of the King of the North and the King of Wings, he could integrate all the forces of the Kingdom of Heaven and then compete with the West Palace?

    The forces of the North King and the Yi King are still weak, but Yang Xiuqing is still confident that he will capture the two kings in one fell swoop and imprison them in Tianjing. As long as he integrates the forces of the two kings and adds the soldiers and horses of the East Palace, Yang Xiuqing will be sure to defeat the West King in one fell swoop.  He is the only Eastern King left in the capital.  Just like the death of Southern King Feng Yunshan, anyone who threatens his status as Eastern King should not exist in this world.  If the male learns from Feng Yunshan and the female learns from Hu Jiumei, where will he be placed as the King of the East?

    Thinking of this, Yang Xiuqing let out a sigh of relief, sat down and asked, "Can the King of the West listen to the advice of the King of Heaven?"

    Chen Chengrong nodded and said: "The King of the West has always been loyal. If the persecution is not excessive, he will definitely not rebel. He will still respect the edict of the King of Heaven. Your Highness does not have to worry about the West Palace Army entering the capital. So far, the West Palace has not dared to do so.  If he really dares to use troops against Tianjing for such a big deal, he will be the enemy of the entire Celestial Empire, and millions of soldiers of the Celestial Kingdom will do their best to put down the rebellion, and there will be no shirk."

    This confrontation between the East and the West was caused by the East Palace. The King of the West has been on the defensive. He did not raise a flag to rebel in a hot-headed manner, nor did he take the opportunity to send troops across Sufu Province to invade other lands. He only strictly guarded the border of Sufu Province.  Many people in the Kingdom of Heaven were very dissatisfied with the East King's move. The West King was not at fault, but it was too arrogant to summon a large army to attack the country without being summoned by the East King, because the East King's call was not the Heavenly King's call.  Shirking someone for something is not considered rebellion. People in Tianjing were actually worried about forcing King Xi to rebel.  After all, the Western King is an important minister of the Celestial Dynasty, and he has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Sufu Province. Is it a blessing for the Celestial Dynasty to force the Western King to rebel just for the sake of the Eastern King's ambition?

    However, due to the power of the Eastern King, many people did not dare to say anything openly, but they were very opposed to actually declaring the Western King to be a treasonous crusade.  But if the King of the West really raises his flag to rebel, they will stand firmly on the side of Tianjing, because the King of Heaven is still in Tianjing.

    Yang Xiuqing thought for a moment and then said slowly: "Shall order Hu Yihuang to mobilize 100,000 troops to Jiangxi and open up a land route to rescue Changsha. Later, I will go to see the King in person. I will wait for the King's edict, Chen Chengrong,  Go to Suzhou in person to meet the King of the West."

    Chen Chengrong and others all breathed a sigh of relief and left after accepting the order.  After leaving the East King's Mansion, Chen Chengrong was pulled by Qin Rigang and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean by causing trouble to the east? It seems that after the East King and the West King make peace, they will move the North King and the Wing King. The Heavenly King  They want to wait until the East King and the West King decide the winner before taking action."

    Chen Chengrong smiled lightly and said: "Are you really that stupid to be the King of the East? He also knows that he cannot go to war with the King of the West now. Today he just wants to find someone to lead the conversation and make peace with the West Palace decently. Even without me.  , he will still make peace with the West Palace.??

    Qin Rigang's eyes widened and he said, "If we can't fight, what will happen to the King of Heaven's plan?"

    Chen Chengrong sneered and said: "The East King pissed off the West King, and then wanted to move the North King and the Yi King. Do you think the princes will just sit back and wait for death? Their way out is to surrender to the Heavenly King and join forces to deal with the East King. The East King and the West King are completely eliminated this time  If you fall out, wait for the good show later." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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