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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 485: Political Influence

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    The financial budget alone was discussed for a full day. The subsequent meeting was chaired by Zuo Zongtang, which mainly focused on the deployment of civil affairs, land reform, industry, commerce, agriculture, transportation and minerals.  Hong Yun'er still leads the heads of the intelligence, propaganda, education, medical and other departments to discuss the matters to be completed this year, while Xiao Yungui focuses on the military. At this stage, their main goal is to conduct military operations and defeat the enemy.  Manchu Qing and unify the country.

    The three people have discussed specific matters in advance, and then divided the labor. Each department is responsible for affairs in one direction. However, at this stage, all departments are deploying to complete the main goal-the military operation to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

    Xiao Yungui came to the Xishui Pavilion of the Tianwang Mansion. The small hall here gathered almost all the important generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Even the Yi King of Hubei sent his father-in-law Huang Yukun to Tianjing with several Yidian generals to participate.  This military meeting.

    Last year, Shi Dakai returned to rescue Wuchang. First, the navy led by Luo Gang defeated the Hunan Navy. Two new Western warships played a decisive role. A water battle on the Yangtze River in Luojiagang, Wuchang made the Hunan Army hard-working.  The established naval force was almost completely wiped out. Like in history, Zeng Guofan almost committed suicide by drowning, but was also held back by his subordinates.  Subsequently, the Hunan Army's Army Division and the Qing Army's Huguang Governor Yang Peibu, Hunan Governor Zhang Liangji, Hu Linyibu, Hubei Governor Wenbu and other Qing troops were also attacked head-on by the Taiping Army at the same time.  Shi Dakai commanded the Taiping Army's Army Division and fought nine battles against various Qing armies that besieged Wuchang in three days. Yang Pei's troops were annihilated by thousands of Qing troops, Zhang Liangji and Hu Lin's wing were defeated, and the Hunan Army's Zeng Guoquan and other troops were taken care of by the artillery fire of the Luo Outline Navy.  It was also defeated.  On the contrary, Hubei Governor Guan Wen saw that the momentum was not good and fled the fastest. After a little resistance, he retreated to Jingzhou in defeat.  Zeng Guofan saw that he could not contain the Taiping Navy.  They had no choice but to retreat to Yueyang, and Yang Pei, Zhang Liangji, Hu Linyi and others also had to retreat to Tongcheng and other places to form horns with Yueyang.

    In order to stop the Taiping navy, Zeng Guofan also followed the example of the later Republic of China government, sank ships and blocked the river mouth, making the area around Yueyang as iron-clad as ironclads.  Subsequently, the Taiping Army counterattacked Yueyang several times, but the Hunan Army held on tenaciously, and there were always victories and defeats.  The two armies were deadlocked here.  However, the official Qing army in Jingzhou is still eyeing it and can go south again at any time. Shi Dakai's army is equal to facing enemies on both sides.  Although there are certain advantages, there is no guarantee of victory.

    The battlefield in the west of Jiangxi is also in a deadlock. Jiang Zhongyuan, a stubborn Qing general, is firmly anchored in Yichun, Ji'an and other places. Lin Qirong's main purpose in Jiangxi is to stabilize the internal affairs.  Although several small battles were launched.  However, they were all forced to retreat due to insufficient follow-up strength.

    Hanging high in the lobby of Xishui Pavilion is a map of the nine provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. This map is almost the same as the maps of later generations. Since learning Western surveying and mapping, the Taiping Army's maps have completely said goodbye to that kind of landscape painting.  Like a freehand map, a true military map should look like this.

    When Xiao Yungui entered the hall, the senior generals present stood up one after another and glanced over. There were Li Kaifang, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Lin Fengxiang in charge of the battlefield in northern Jiangsu, Lin Qirong from Jiangxi, Liu Lichuan from Fujian, Chen Alin from Ningbo, Zhou Lichun from Shanghai,  Li Xiucheng near Tianjing, Chen Yucheng who had already crossed the Yangtze River to command southern Anhui, naval generals Luo Outline, Tang Zhengcai and others.  In addition, there are staff officers and generals at all levels from the Staff Headquarters and Logistics Department.

    When Xiao Yungui walked to the main seat, he felt a bit like Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in later generations.  But he has long flowing hair, not a bald head.  With a virtual press of his hand, the generals sat down together, and then nodded slightly to Li Kaifang, signaling the start.

    Li Kaifang cleared her throat, stood up first and introduced the current situation between us and the enemy. Then she pointed to Hunan on the map and said: "The above is the situation between us and the enemy. The reason why the Hunan Army is tenacious is because Zeng Guofan is using Hunan people.  To defend Hunan, although we once occupied Changsha and other places for a long time in the early stage, because the previous policies implemented were too extreme, many locals in Hunan were hostile to us. Therefore, we wanted to eliminate the Hunan Army in a short time and regain the occupation.  Hunan is very difficult. Zeng Guofan claimed to have organized a regiment training of 200,000 people. There were regiment training in every village and every household was a soldier. He wanted to turn the whole of Hunan into a quagmire. Once we fall into it, it will not be good. In this case,  Then we will consider maintaining the pressure on the Hunan Army for the time being, and this year our operational targets will focus on Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou and other places in the south!" As he spoke, Li Kaifang's pointer struck heavily on the Guangdong and Guangxi areas on the map.

    "In the land of Guangdong and Guangxi, although Guangdong is rich, after last year's Tiandihui uprising, the Pearl River estuary has been blocked by the British and French fleets recently. Ye Mingchen was in panic all day long, fearing that Britain and France would attack Guangzhou. Although there were 50,000 Qing troops concentrated in Guangzhou,  It is really vulnerable." Li Kaifang pointed to Guangzhou and said: "At the beginning of this year, the British and French ministers sent notes one after another, hoping that we could send troops to capture Guangzhou as soon as possible. The staff department analyzed the chances of winning the joint British and French fleets to land in Guangzhou, and the result was as follows  It's nine out of tenstable!  Once Guangzhou falls, there will no longer be any major resistance in the whole province of Guangdong.  After taking Guangdong, we can connect with Guangxi Zhu Hongying, He Goujian and other rebels, and we can successfully enter Guangxi.  Then Du Wenxiu and other troops from Yunnan and Guizhou returned to the Miao Yijun, and they could also respond to us and occupy Yunnan and Guizhou.  "

    Then Li Kaifang drew a big circle on the map and said: "After the fall of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan-Guizhou, Hunan Province was surrounded on three sides. As long as King Yi launches the Jingzhou Campaign and conquers Jingzhou and other places within this year, he can achieve the goal of conquering Jingzhou and other places."  The complete encirclement of the Hunan Army will eventually either force Zeng Guofan to surrender or completely annihilate the Hunan Army!"

    This strategy of entering the army can be said to be the best choice at present. First, cut off the weak Qing army around the Hunan Army, isolate it, and finally surround it on all sides and then destroy it.  As long as Shi Dakai maintained pressure on Yueyang and other places, Zeng Guofan would not dare to divide his troops to rescue Guangdong and Guangxi under any circumstances.  How could Ye Mingchen and Lao Chongguang of Guangdong and Guangxi be wolf-like and tiger-like opponents of the Taiping Army?  It seems that the strategic layout of all this is under control.

    As soon as Li Kaifang finished speaking, the generals began to discuss in low voices. The generals here were all generals who could act independently and were familiar with the situation in front of them. Li Kaifang's strategic layout was indeed the most appropriate.

    Xiao Yungui tapped the table, and the generals gradually became quiet. The King of the West took a deep breath and said slowly: "As a general, in addition to the necessary military qualities, you must also have political vision. This is what I have reminded you many times.  Yours, war is a continuation of politics, and there will be war only if it is politically necessary. Although Britain and France have notified us and hope to fight together, you must see the political impact of the alliance! After the Pearl River Estuary in Guangzhou was closed, most of the trade between Britain and France was concentrated in Shanghai  etc., but our Taiping Army has banned smoking in the mainland, which means that the opium trade between Britain and France in China has suffered great losses recently! Previously, Britain and France did not take too much intervention because of our ban on smoking. That is because there is Guangzhou  Treaty ports under the jurisdiction of the Qing court existed! The narrowing of opium purchase channels caused the price of each box of opium to continue to rise. Those greedy opium merchants were also happy to see this situation, so they maintained a period of relative peace and quiet. Once  If Guangzhou is captured, the conflicts caused by the opium trade will inevitably make Britain and France at odds with us, and forming an alliance to send troops will definitely tie our hands and feet. At the same time, joining forces with foreigners will make the people of Guangdong hostile to us. The staff must take into account political factors.  !¡±

    All the generals here were shocked when they heard this. Xiao Yungui then said in a deep voice: "Recently, I and the Foreign Affairs Department have been dealing with Britain and France. They proposed a joint operation note, even agreed to sever diplomatic relations with the Manchus, and chose to recognize us.  , and even said that we can send warships to transport our soldiers to land directly from the mouth of Dagu and attack the Manchu capital!" When these words came out, all the generals were shocked, although they also considered using the navy to transport soldiers to attack Dagu directly.  However, Britain and France had encountered a wall at Dagu Pass. The powerful allied fleet had failed, and the Taiping Army's weak navy was even more unlikely to capture Dagu Pass.  If the British and French allied forces can really send a powerful fleet to join forces with the Taiping army, maybe they can really decide the outcome in one battle!

    Xiao Yungui's next words gave everyone a chill: "But everyone should pay attention, this situation will never happen! Because there is no free lunch in the world, the reason why Britain and France have fully supported us is to have a more profound impact on us.  , after we replace the Manchus, they can continue to reap benefits in China as before! To this end, the conditions set by the British must open the entire territory, recognize the legalization of opium trade, and negotiate tariffs! France requires that Christianity be established  As the state religion, establish a Chinese diocese, appoint a Frenchman as the archbishop of the Chinese diocese, and accept the leadership of Western Christianity!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, the generals present became agitated, and they all scolded the foreign devils for being shameless. They dared to put forward such excessive conditions. If the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom agreed, it would be almost the same as treason.

    Xiao Yungui then tapped the table and said slowly: "Britain and France are powerful countries in the world. If we cannot become stronger, we will only be bullied by them! Therefore, we will expand the scale of the new army this year. Even if we tighten our belts and tighten our belts, we must also let them  The army becomes stronger, only in this way can we not be bullied by others!"

    Following Xiao Yungui, he looked around at the generals present and said: "The plan for the landing in Guangzhou remains unchanged. We will complete it independently. I can promise to open Tianjing as a new trading port in exchange for the British and French fleets not to block the Pearl River Estuary when we attack Guangzhou.  , but the Taiping Army will not unite Britain and France to fight against the Manchus! This is our own war. Once foreign forces intervene, it will make the Chinese people very disgusted, and it will also tie our hands and feet in the future! Fujian, Shanghai, Ningbo and other places  We need to start preparing to recruit various sea ships to transport soldiers and supplies! This is our first large-scale landing operation, so we must think more carefully. The staff department re-formulates the battle plan and completes the landing operation before the arrival of the typhoon season!  "All the generals shouted in agreement.

    Xiao Yungui said deeplyHe said: "Everyone must have an awareness that Britain and France will be our imaginary enemies in the future. Once we cannot meet their interests and needs, we will definitely have a war with Britain and France. This war cannot be avoided, and we must fight it.  Yes! If we win, we can have more than 20 years to build the country with peace of mind. If we lose, we will sink for a hundred years! This is the historical mission you shoulder!" (To be continued)
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