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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 693: Peace Trends

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    While the Three Western Kingdoms were actively working to overcome all obstacles to the expedition to the Chi Chi Far East, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was also actively working to overcome all obstacles that would hinder future expeditions against the Three Kingdoms.  ¡ø¡àThe Manchu Qing Dynasty suffered a huge defeat on various battlefields across the country, which was irreversible. Just like in the later stages of the Liberation War in later history, after millions of troops crossed the Yangtze River, it was difficult for the rebels to organize effectively due to the popular and military sentiments.  After the counterattack, the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the later party-states who fled to Taiwan were defeated like mountains. However, this time the Taiping Army moved from the south to the north, instead of the historical tradition of conquering the south from the north.

    In China's thousands of years of history, there have been very few examples of successful attempts by the southern regime to defeat the northern regime. The most glorious example was undoubtedly Ming Taizu's Northern Expedition. The Taiping Army learned from several successful practices of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition, so they  Things are looking great now.  The first is a stable rear. Like Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the Taiping Army consolidated its rule in the prosperous areas south of the Yangtze River and was able to continuously provide the blood needed for the war-soldiers, food and weapons.  Secondly, like the Yuan Dynasty, the northern part of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had internal problems that consumed its own strength. Whether it was the expedition of the British and French coalition forces or the rebellions of Mianyu and Ronglu, they restrained too much of the Qing Dynasty's energy. Subsequently, the Taiping Army's surprise attack  The sudden siege of Beijing forced the Manchus to spend their last drop of blood in order to save the capital.  The third is that the Taiping Army, like the Ming Army, carried out weapon innovations and trained a large number of new modern armies. This further ensured the Taiping Army's huge advantage in fighting the Qing Army.

    The Taiping Army also made a strategic attempt, which Ming Taizu had never done, which was to carry out strategic encirclement and detours.  The Taiping Army's strategic encirclement of the Manchu Qing Dynasty mainly had two directions.  One is the chess piece that was laid out a few years ago, the Taiping Army of Tan Shaoguang's army in Sakhalin Island, Temple Street, and Dalian Bay.  Tan Shaoguang's men gathered the outstanding young guards of the Taiping Army, as well as a large number of elite forces from the original Beidian.  The soldiers, horses and personnel who had done the killings for the King of the West during the Tianjing Incident finally gathered here. They stayed away from that land of right and wrong. They received a promise from the King of the West that as long as they stayed in the north, they would  Will not be liquidated.  Therefore, Tan Shaoguang commanded such people to actively expand in the north. Both the Manchus and the Russians were attacked by the Taiping Army in the north, and the Russians were forced to retreat to the Nerchinsk area.  The Manchu and Qing Dynasties were compressed into a circular defense circle including Ninggu Tower, Shengjing, and Qiqihar.  The strategic roundabout group of Tan Shaoguang's Ministry has completed their mission very well. Even if the Manchu Qing loses Beijing in the future and wants to retreat outside the customs, it will be impossible. Tan Shaoguang's Ministry will give a heavy blow to the Manchu Qing from this direction.

    The strategic detour in the other direction is Chen Yucheng's group. This strategic detour group stretches from Guangdong and Guangxi to Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and finally protrudes from Shaanxi and Gansu. In the end, they will become a terrifying force in the northwest that can quickly penetrate into the hinterland of Mongolia. This can  Threatening Mongolia can also cut off the Manchu Qing's dream of fleeing to the northwest.  The two armies of Tan Shaoguang and Chen Yucheng are like two huge pliers, which will eventually firmly restrain the last hope of the Qing Dynasty.  And completely crush this hope.

    On the day that Wade returned to Egypt, the Taiping Army launched a winter offensive, uncharacteristically conducting a large-scale winter offensive in the north.  In the history of the Northern Expedition, weather was often an important reason for failure.  Soldiers who were accustomed to the warm winters in the south found it difficult to exert their combat effectiveness in the severe cold climate in the north. However, these troops in the Taiping Northern Expedition were elites who had experienced long-term cruel military tests, especially Lin Fengxiang and other troops.  There have also been tug-of-wars in the Huaihe River all year round, and a large amount of winter military training has been added to the training of various departments of the Taiping Army.  They overcame the weather.  And another major guarantee is the Taiping Army's very advanced logistics support system.

    The most important key to the success or failure of the Southern Army in the Northern Expedition has always been their logistical supply lines. Several Northern Expeditions in the Song Dynasty were caused by problems with the logistical supply lines.  The Northern Expedition measures taken by Ming Taizu at that time were to attack Shandong first and then Henan, using the canal water network between Shandong and Henan to ensure logistics transportation. At the same time, Ming Taizu directly launched the Northern Expedition after the ten-month siege of Suzhou, Zhang Shicheng's last stronghold.  , very covertly completed the food preparations required for the early Northern Expedition, which was also far beyond the Yuan army's expectations, so they could quickly start the Northern Expedition.  The Taiping Army also achieved this. Lin Fengxiang's long-term tug of war and steady attacks in the Huaihe River provided sufficient material preparations for the Taiping Army in the Northern Expedition in Shandong and Henan.  In Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places, the Taiping Army organized a large civilian mule and horse transport team to ensure the supply of materials for the Northwest Taiping Army and the Sichuan troops. Many caravans who traveled in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places all year round were hired by the Taiping Army with money to serve the Taiping.  The army conducts material transportation.  The Ancient Tea Horse Road in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan is known as the second land Silk Road. Its transportation volume is actually very large, and the people engaged in horse caravan transportation are familiar with the roads, which brought great convenience to the material transportation of the Taiping Army.  So even in places like Yunnan, Guizhou, and SichuanIn places with dense forests, the Taiping Army can also ensure the supply of materials.

    At the same time, in order to reduce the pressure on logistics and transportation, wherever the Taiping Army's logistics quartermaster went, he could always find enough blacksmiths and craftsmen to organize them to use some of the machinery and equipment carried by the Taiping Army to produce ammunition on site.  The improved Camel Ryder breech-loading rifles widely used by the Taiping Army all use Minie bullets. The manufacturing process of Minie bullets is not complicated. As long as there are sufficient materials, the Taiping Army carries a large number of bullet molds and  Tools can be produced, because the Taiping Army has many skilled craftsmen who follow the army and can teach local craftsmen how to produce minie bombs.

    During the winter offensive, in addition to ensuring the army's ammunition and food, the Taiping Army's military uniforms also provided a good thermal insulation effect for the soldiers. The huge demand for military uniforms also directly boosted the textile industry in Jiangnan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.  The warm new military uniforms allow Taiping soldiers to fight in the harsh northern climate, instead of the tragic Northern Expedition of 20,000 Taiping soldiers. In history, the Taiping soldiers Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang's Northern Expedition were seriously affected by the climate.  , many Taiping soldiers died of frostbite due to the severe cold.

    The winter offensive made the Qing army in the north extremely uncomfortable. Winter in the north was already very cold.  Armies from various places still have to fight, and Shanxi and other places still need to supply Beijing with food.  It directly accelerated the rout of the Qing army in various places.

    Across Shandong, the Qing army was compressed and held within a few large cities.  The rest of the places were simply abandoned, and the Taiping Army's Li Xiucheng's troops and the northbound Lin Fengxiang's troops merged smoothly on the 11th day of the twelfth lunar month.  Later, the Taiping Army successfully opened the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and supplies from the south of the Yangtze River were continuously transported north to the Nanyuan Camp in the capital through the canal. The Taiping Army Camp in the capital, which protected the transportation line, was no longer an isolated force.  Alone.

    The Taiping Army in Henan also made very smooth progress. The Qing Army in Henan had been making a strategic retreat after the Lianghuai Defense Line was breached, and was finally compressed by the Taiping Army in big cities such as Kaifeng and Zhengzhou.  During the twelfth lunar month, Henan's largest Qing army training horse, led by their leader Miao Peilin, surrendered to the Taiping Army. The countdown to the destruction of the Qing army in Henan has begun.

    The character of Miao Peilin is extremely complex.  In history, this person has always wavered between the Taiping Army and the Qing Army. For a time, he was a Qing Army, and for a while, he was a Taiping Army. Finally, he was completely wiped out by the Qing Army. During this period, Miao Peilin also did a major job of trapping the British King Chen Yucheng.  .  In this time and space, due to the Taiping Army's previous strength in the Huaihe River, Miao Peilin had always relied heavily on the Qing army and had no precedent of surrendering to the Taiping Army. This surrender was the first time Miao Peilin surrendered to the Taiping Army.  Lai Wenguang, the commander of the Taiping Army's Henan troops, readily accepted Miao Peilin's surrender.  After surrendering, Miao Peilin was eager to make meritorious deeds and counterattacked the Qing army even more fiercely, just as he had done to the Taiping Army in history.

    To the northwest, Chen Yucheng's troops had completed the Hanzhong Campaign before the twelfth lunar month.  After a month of siege, the Taiping Army successfully captured Hanzhong, a famous city in the northwest, under the cover of artillery fire, and the fertile Hanzhong Plain, which was thousands of miles away, also fell into the hands of the Taiping Army.  The last relatively well-developed grain production base in the Qing Dynasty was also lost.  After Chen Yucheng's troops rested for more than ten days in the Hanzhong area, they quickly started the Xi'an Campaign.  This left the Qing army in the northwest with no room to breathe.

    The Qing army in Hubei is more interesting. Hu Linyi guards Jingxiang.  After being fiercely attacked by Taiping Army Sichuan Lin Qirong Department and Wuchang Shida Kai Department, Jingzhou, Yichang and other places were quickly lost, and Hu Linyi had to retreat to Xiangfan. Taiping Army Sichuan Lin Qirong Department then surrounded Xiangfan with heavy troops, and Shi Da Kai Department arrived shortly afterwards.  Hu Linyi knew that he would never be able to block the superior attack of the two Taiping armies. Just when Hu Linyi felt desperate, Shi Dakai's troops did not stop in Xiangfan, but bypassed Xiangfan and went directly to the northwest.  Lin Qirong's troops were not in a hurry to attack Xiangfan. Instead, after consolidating their positions outside the city, they sent troops to surround the two cities of Xiangfan and trap the Qing army inside the city, while the rest of the troops actively raided various parts of Hubei.

    The Taiping Army did not storm Xiangfan, which made Hu Linyi's preparations useless. He originally planned to use Xiangfan's solid city defense and the Taiping Army to engage in brutal street and city defense battles, but Lin Qirong simply gave up the storm. His approach was more like  Xiangfan was to be besieged until all the food in the city was exhausted and the city was destroyed.  As a result, Lin Qirong's troops of the Hubei Taiping Army surrounded Xiangfan with peace of mind, and the remaining troops quickly launched to sweep away the Qing forces in the rest of Hubei. However, Shi Dakai's troops headed northwest, leaving Hu Linyi a little confused. Could it be that Shi Dakai's troops went north to support Chen  The accomplished Northwest Legion?

    Of course, Shi Dakai's ministry was not to support Chen Yucheng's ministry. Li Kaifang, the representative of Yidian and West Palace, reached an agreement in Wuchang. King Yi gave up Hubei and headed for Shaanxi, and went to the northwest, Xinjiang and other places to expand territory for the Kingdom of Heaven.  In exchange for Yi Dian's promise to forever control the northwest, the Xi Wang's conspiracy succeeded again, and it left people speechless. The Yi Wang did not want to return to Tianjing to supervise the country, and chose to go out to control the northwest. It seems that the Xi Wang's behaviorThere is nothing to blame. On the contrary, many people criticized King Yi behind his back for being too greedy for power.

    After the canal waterway was opened, the Western King Xiao Yungui, who was far away in Nanyuan Camp in the capital, finally ended his isolation. News from all aspects could be delivered to Nanyuan Camp accurately and timely.  Miao Peilin's surrender made Xiao Yungui feel uncomfortable, but since this man had not done anything extraordinary and had instead become a banner for the Taiping Army to recruit rebels, it was hard to do anything to him anyway.  In the future, under the control of the Taiping Army, this person will slowly disintegrate and lose the troops in his hands. He will no longer be a toothless tiger.  Xiao Yungui doesn't mind getting rid of this person.

    Xiao Yungui was not too excited about King Yi's final choice. This was to be expected. Just like in history, King Yi would rather part ways with Tianjing. In fact, King Yi's ambitions are not small, and historically  King Yi's departure from Tianjing also laid hidden dangers for the fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  But this time King Yi goes to the northwest, maybe he can create another situation for himself (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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