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Volume One: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 675: Old Friend Huang He

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    Wuchang Snake Mountain Yellow Crane Tower. Since its construction in the Three Kingdoms era, this building has welcomed countless historical celebrities and literati. Today, a group of special guests came here.  It is the summer heat, and everywhere in the three towns of Wuhan is extremely hot. Only the Yellow Crane Tower on the top of Snake Mountain, which is close to the Yangtze River, feels the slightest bit of coolness when the gentle river breeze blows.

    A large number of Taiping soldiers wearing old-style uniforms of the Taiping Army surrounded the place. There was a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Tourists who wanted to go up the mountain were politely persuaded to go back. The soldiers guarding the mountain only said that King Yi was at the Yellow Crane Tower today.  I have an important meeting, so I'll come back another day.

    The tourists had no choice but to go back home in low spirits, but no one complained. King Yi Shi Dakai conquered the three towns of Wuhan, where he took charge of all military and political affairs, and always treated the common people very kindly. Therefore, people  They all respected it. I heard that King Yi was holding a conference at the Yellow Crane Tower. It must be a major military and national event, and no one came to disturb it.

    Standing on the top floor of Yellow Crane Tower, you can look around and have a wide field of vision. It is nearly 90 meters above the river, and you can clearly see the scenery on both sides of the river.  In the corridor outside the hall on the top floor, Shi Dakai, the Wing King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was wearing a yellow mandarin jacket and a hood with the word "Yi Wang" embroidered on it. However, he was still wearing the clothes of a prince before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At this moment, he was leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, his eyes soft and sad.

    "Father, are you missing Queen Hui Qing and the children again?" A soft voice interrupted Shi Dakai's thoughts. When he looked back, it was his adopted daughter Han Baoying. She was dressed in a heroic and heavenly figure.  The new military uniform has straight trousers, bright copper epaulettes on the shoulders, and three medals of different shapes on the chest that are very eye-catching.

    Shi Dakai was slightly shocked when he saw Han Baoying. He could hardly recognize this adopted daughter after not seeing her for several years.  At this time, Han Baoying not only changed her clothes, but the most important thing was the change in her temperament.

    "Baoying, you have changed a lot." Shi Dakai laughed, the one who stopped him on the official road on the south bank of Hankou.  The little girl who clenched her fists and shouted that she would join the Taiping Army to avenge her parents has now become unrecognizable to Shi Dakai. The military temperament and feminine beauty are strangely but not inconsistently gathered in Han Baoying, faintly  Still carrying that arrogance of being someone else than me.

    Han Baoying smiled heartily, took Shi Dakai's arm and laughed softly: "Father, are you making fun of me like this when I just come back?"

    Shi Dakai was in a good mood when he saw Han Baoying, and said with a smile: "Our fourth girl is cultivating herself at the Shanghai Naval Academy. Of course she has changed."

    Han Baoying said with a sad face: "Military school is very hard. I wrote to you before, don't you believe it?" Shi Dakai laughed: "I believe it. How can I not believe it?" He looked around and said: "  Have everyone from Tianjing arrived?"

    Han Baoying finally came to his senses. After standing at attention, he saluted Shi Dakai with a standard new military salute and said loudly: "King Yi, Han Baoying, the staff officer of the Tianjing Garrison Headquarters, has come to report. Mr. Li Kaifang, Minister of the Ministry of War of Tianjing, and his party  I¡¯m already waiting downstairs, please ask King Yi to come and meet you.¡±

    Shi Dakai was slightly startled by Han Baoying's move. He didn't expect that his adopted daughter would behave like that over there for a long time. In the past, the Wing Palace and the West Palace Navy had cooperated a lot, like the admiral of the River Navy in the West Palace.  General Zhao Shunping also performed this courtesy when he saw him.  But at this time, it was the person closest to him who also performed this ceremony, and Shi Dakai was still somewhat surprised.

    Shi Dakai coughed and nodded calmly: "Then let's go down. Li Shangshu is a guest from afar, and I am here to pay my respects to my ancestors. I would be negligent if I did not go to greet him in person."

    Han Baoying said with a smile: "Li Shangshu said it. It would be good if we came here directly to see King Yi. It would not be good if King Yi came to greet us."

    Shi Dakai nodded and said, "Well, this Li Kaifang is getting more and more tactful. Okay, let's go down."

    The two of them came to the lobby on the first floor of Yellow Crane Tower, escorted by several guards from the Wing Palace.  I saw that a lot of people had gathered here, including important military and political officials from the Wing Palace, as well as Li Kaifang and others from Tianjing. They were all old people from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After meeting each other, they naturally started to reminisce enthusiastically, and the whole hall seemed particularly lively.  .

    Seeing the arrival of King Yi, Li Kaifang and others naturally shut up and stood aside. Yi Dian and others came forward to pay homage, but Li Kaifang and others all performed military salutes, half kneeling and half standing, which seemed particularly awkward.

    Shi Dakai waved his hands and said, everyone in the Yi Palace stood up. Shi Dakai's father-in-law Huang Yukun was the first to speak: "Li Shangshu, although you are guests from afar, the Kingdom of Heaven also has the etiquette of the Kingdom of Heaven. When you meet King Yi, shouldn't you kneel down and pay homage?"  Of?"

    As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Yidian looked at Li Kaifang and others with burning eyes. Among Li Kaifang and his party, there were also Zeng Lichang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Zhao Shunping, the admiral of the Tianjing Navy. They were all a little shocked when they heard this.  Over in Tianjing, since the Western King came to power, these great rituals of three kneels and nine kowtows have been gradually abolished.??, everyone is accustomed to military salutes or bowing hands. Even when they see the King of the West, they no longer need to kneel down.

    Li Kaifang smiled slightly, stepped forward and said, "Your Highness King Yi, even if we meet the King of the West in Tianjing, we only give a military salute without kneeling down."

    Huang Yukun snorted and said: "This is in Wuchang, not Tianjing!" As soon as he said this, everyone in Tianjing changed their expressions. Some people in Yidian turned away and did not dare to look directly. Han Baoying saw  Zhuang said hurriedly: "We are all old brothers in heaven, why should we do this?"

    At this time, Shi Dakai coughed and said: "Uncle-in-law, let him go. Don't worry about trivial matters." Then Shi Dakai said politely: "Everyone, please sit down and talk."

    After Li Kaifang and others bowed and thanked them, they each took their seats. Huang Yukun, Zhang Suimou, Zhou Zhuqi, Guozong Shi Zhenji, Shi Xiangzhen, generals Lai Yuxin, Li Fiqiu, etc. also sat down.

    After everyone sat down, Shi Dakai opened his mouth and said: "Last year, Brother Xiwang sent me many invitations and wanted Shi to come to Tianjing to assist the government. However, the terrain of the three towns in Wuhan is difficult. There are Qing demon Hu Lin's wings in the north and demons in the south.  The head Zeng Guofan tribe was threatening him and he really couldn't leave, so Shi also wrote a letter to the King of the West to say goodbye. Recently I heard that the King of the West led a lone army to the north alone, deep into the demon cave capital, and connected with the foreigners who were enemies of the demon.  He was also beaten, but I don¡¯t know why?¡±

    Li Kaifang said loudly: "The foreigners have evil intentions. They say they are attacking the Qing demon, but in fact they want to build a pro-foreign new demon court in the north, and then become enemies of our heaven" Li Kaifang combined the military and political goals of the British and French coalition forces with the current situation.  The international situation was analyzed one by one.

    The more Shi Dakai listened, the more he frowned. From time to time he asked a few questions, but no one in the Wing Palace could say anything.  Zhang Suimou, the first counselor of Yidian, sighed secretly. Many years ago, Yidian was no longer as good as West Palace. Now, West Palace has been operating in Tianjing for many years, but Yidian has always been like sitting in a well and looking at the sky. It is unknown how far behind Tianjing West Palace it is.

    After listening, Shi Dakai stroked his beard and said: "Brother Xi Wang is really a man of great wisdom and courage. He did such a decisive thing in taking chestnuts from the fire. There are few people in the world with such courage. I wouldn't dare to say it lightly."  Starting a war."

    Li Kaifang bowed slightly, but with a slight smile on his lips, he thought to himself: "King Yi has always been more resourceful and less decisive. He is burdened by his reputation when doing things. He looks forward and backward. He is stable, but he can't keep up with the changes in the general trend."

    Then Shi Dakai frowned again and said: "According to what you said, although Britain and France are temporarily unable to carry out a large-scale eastward expedition, they will still come back for revenge in a year and a half. And our kingdom is still at war with the Manchus and the Rakshasa people in the north. It seems that this  Within a year and a half, the safest way is for our Kingdom of Heaven to use a massive army to wipe out the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in a short period of time. After unifying the country, we can use the power of the whole country to compete with the British and French.  ah."

    After hearing this, Li Kaifang secretly admired him. He was worthy of being the King of Wings of Heaven. His vision was extremely unique. He could see the overall trend at a glance. He said immediately: "Yes, now Kaifang comes to Wuchang to meet King Yi to discuss this matter."  In one fell swoop, the remnants of the Manchu Qing dynasty were wiped out."

    Shi Da nodded and said, "The Qing Yao is my eternal enemy, so naturally I want to destroy it. Please tell me what strategy Brother Xi Wang has."

    Li Kaifang coughed, and several staff officers from Tianjing behind him unpacked their bags, took out several huge maps, and spread them out on the floor of the hall.  Everyone in Yidian stood up and took a look, and saw that the map was extremely detailed, completely different from the maps they had used before. Rivers, roads, mountains, lakes, and towns were densely covered on it, and it seemed a little insightful at a glance.  The people were secretly shocked, this is the map of the Chinese world.

    I saw that in addition to rivers, roads, mountains, lakes, and towns above, there are also dense arms marked by two colors of red and blue.

    Seeing this, Zhang Suimou and Huang Yukun both had pale faces. All the deployment and strength of the Yidian army and horses were clearly shown on this picture. It can be seen that Tianjing knew the Wuchang side well. At first  The two of them also said that the Wing Palace was a piece of stone, but they didn't expect that they had already found out the truth and reality clearly without making a move.

    Li Kaifang saw that the map was laid out and said: "Let Chief of Staff Han explain the current situation between us and the enemy."

    Han Baoying was not modest, she just gave a military salute to everyone present, then took a long bamboo whip, cleared her throat and said: "This is a national map with a scale of one ten millionth.  That is to say, one centimeter, or about one-third of an inch, on the map represents a distance of one hundred kilometers, and one hundred kilometers is two hundred miles" Han Baoying took the scale of the map like a treasure.  The meaning and key points of each place, as well as the mountain elevations marked on the map and other map elements were explained first. Then when I looked up, I found that the people in Yidian were all listening as if they were listening to a book from heaven.?.

    Li Kaifang coughed and said: "Chief of Staff Han does not need to explain these things, just talk about the battle situation and deployment."

    ?? Han Baoyingxiu¡¯s face was slightly red, and she followed Beiqi Qingqi to talk about the current military situation of the Taiping Army and the Qing Dynasty (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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