Chapter 774: Capital in Tianjing, Great Peace and Prosperity
On the canopy.

Beijing city.

Dust flew up from under the horses' hooves.

There were scattered people sitting on the tea stalls outside the city gate.

Watching the horses and postmen running out of the city gate.

Muttering in the dust.

"I heard there was a Christian rebellion in the south, and they've captured Yong'an!"

"Christian? I don't know, but I heard from people in Zhili that the Nian bandits were causing riots in Anhui."

"Not only that, just two months ago, a navy ship was attacked by pirates in the sea off Shandong, and the deputy commander was killed in the battle!"

"Oh, are you all bullying the government?"

"Of course the government was defeated. What ability do those soldiers have?"

"Well, let them do their job!"

“Who should do the job properly?”

"Anyone can do it."

"Hahahaha, that's right, it's none of our business!"

……

Great Qin.

Liu Bang looked at the sky and then at Ying Zheng.

He looked at the sky again, and then at Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng gritted his teeth and said:
"If you have something to say, just say it..."

"Your Majesty, do you think this Qing dynasty looks like..."

"Bang! Shut up!"

Ying Zheng slammed the table and stood up!

He walked out angrily.

Several people in the hall watched the emperor disappear, and all looked at Liu Bang in admiration.

Hero, this is a hero.

"Liu Bang, you are still the best when it comes to poking the heart and lungs!"

Meng Tian gave a thumbs up and said sincerely:

"No wonder you are tall, you are really tall."

Liu Bang smiled and waved his hand.

"Hey, this is just the beginning!"

Xiao He twitched his mouth and said:

"If you want to die, die far away and don't splatter my blood."

Liu Bang rolled his eyes at him.

"Can you speak?"

Then he stood up and walked out slowly, muttering as he walked:

"His Majesty is a good man. Don't be afraid of him. It's okay!"

"Don't you think I'm fine?"

"I will go and persuade Your Majesty again."

"Don't worry! It's not a big deal!"

Everyone was convinced as they watched Liu Bang's disappearing back.

“No wonder he can achieve great things.”

"Yes, yes. He is calm and composed, and has a strategic mind."

"I support him to be the Prime Minister!"

Feng Quji glanced at Meng Tian and said nothing.

And the other side.

As soon as Liu Bang got down the stairs, he lifted up his skirt and ran away!
It’s his mother’s fault!

Run fast with your dead legs!
Catch up with the tyrant!
Your life is over!!!!
……

【The Taiping Army conquered Yong'an, causing the Qing imperial commissioner in charge of the encirclement and suppression, Sai Shang'a, to lose his prestige. He was "handed over to the Ministry for discussion and punishment", and Xiang Rong and others were also stripped of their flower feathers and hats, and were punished by serving their sentences.】

[The Taiping Army stationed in Yong'an for a full six months, and formed a stalemate with the Qing Army. However, a long-term stalemate was not good for the besieged Taiping Army.]

[On February 1852, the second year of Emperor Xianfeng’s reign (April 4, 3), Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan issued an imperial edict to all male and female soldiers in the army to break out.]

[On the night of the 4th (April 5), the Taiping Army of men successfully broke through the encirclement.]

【Upon hearing the news, Wulantai and Xiang Rong immediately led their troops to chase and kill the enemy. The rear guard Qin Rigang's troops fought fiercely with the enemy for a whole day, losing more than a thousand people.】

[In order to get rid of the passive situation, the Taiping Army decided to use the favorable terrain of the Dadong Valley in Longliaoling to set up an ambush with heavy troops and annihilate the Qing army's pursuers. ]

[On the morning of February 4 (April 8), the Qing army entered the ambush circle. The Taiping army took advantage of the thick fog and suddenly attacked the Qing army from all directions.]

[After half a day of fierce fighting, Chang Rui, the general of Tianjin Town, Chang Shou, the general of Liangzhou Town, Dong Guangjia, the general of Hebei Town, Shao Heling, the general of Yunyang Town, and 5,000 soldiers were killed in battle.]

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Huo Qubing was a little confused.

"People cannot, or at least should not..."

Liu Che held little Liu Ju in his arms and said with a smile:
"I bet you that the Qing army will repeat the same mistake again and again."

Huo Qubing believed this, but still didn't quite understand why.

“Because of the human heart.”

Liu Che thought of the Taiping Army’s brave and fearless soldiers and civilians.

"In fact, the Qing Dynasty soldiers and the Qing Dynasty people didn't know what they were fighting for."

"But the Taiping Army is different..."

Huo Qubing is just in the mountains, where the clouds are so deep that no one knows where he is.

When he heard Liu Che's words, he suddenly thought of the Han soldiers.

"...The Qing Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty have similarities in many ways..."

……

[Then, the Taiping Army took the mountain trails, passed through Lipu and Yangshuo, and quickly headed for the provincial capital Guilin.]

【After Xiang Rong was defeated at Dadong Mountain, he led more than a thousand Qing troops to enter the city before the Taiping Army and supervised the army to hold the city.】

[Afterwards, Wulantai and others led troops to come to the rescue one after another, and the total number of Qing troops reached tens of thousands. ]

[On March 4 (April 19), the Taiping Army set up camps outside Guilin City on the east, west and south sides. They set up artillery on Xiangbi Hill and the Zhang Clan Ancestral Hall outside Wenchang Gate and bombarded the city day and night. They also attacked the west, south and Wenchang gates.]

[The Taiping Army inflicted heavy damage on the Qing Army outside the South Gate, and Wulantai was seriously wounded and died. The Taiping Army besieged Guilin for more than a month, fighting 24 battles on land and sea, but was unable to break through the city due to its strong defense.]

[On April 5 (May 19), the Taiping Army took the initiative to withdraw from the siege and march northward to Hunan.]

【On April 5 (May 22), the Taiping Army captured Xing'an.】

[On April 5 (May 24), when passing through Quanzhou, the Southern King Feng Yunshan was hit by the artillery fire of the Qing army defending the city and was seriously injured. The Taiping Army was furious and returned to attack the city, using the "underground siege method" for the first time and conquered Quanzhou.]

[On April 6 (June 5), the Taiping Army withdrew from Quanzhou and advanced northward along the Xiangjiang River by land and water. When passing through Suoyiferry, they were blocked by Jiang Zhongyuan, the governor of Yongzhou, Hunan. A fierce battle lasted for two days and nights, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.]

【Feng Yunshan's injuries worsened and he died.】

[The Taiping Army abandoned all their ships and crossed the mountains from the east coast into Hunan Province.]

……

On the canopy.

The Taiping Army distributed manifestos while marching.

Changsha Prefecture.

People gathered in groups of three or five, constantly glancing around the streets.

"Storyteller, tell us about those heavenly armies out there."

An old man in a black gown looked around and took out a few crumpled papers from his pocket.

"The Edict of Heaven to Punish Demons, Save the World and Safeguard the People"

"The Imperial Edict to Punish the Hu People"

"Saving All Natural Born and Raised by Heaven"

"Let me read it to you. This celestial army is truly the incarnation of a bodhisattva."

"Listen."

"…Corrupt officials are everywhere in the world…"

"…starving and wandering, exposed as wild beasts…"

"Officials are obtained through bribery, and punishments are avoided with money. The rich are in power, and the heroes are in despair..."

Everyone around me disagrees.

We all came this way, so what's so strange about it?

The old storyteller's voice suddenly trembled:

"Can China still have people?" "The evil barbarians have burned the sky with flames, their lewdness and poison have filthy the emperor, their foul smell has spread to the four seas, their evil spirit is worse than that of the Five Barbarians."

"But the Chinese people, on the contrary, bowed their heads and were willing to serve as subjects."

"We will avenge God for the crimes committed against him, and relieve the suffering of the Chinese people, so that we can wipe out the barbaric atmosphere and enjoy peace and happiness together."

"Each of us should prepare for rebellion, raise the banner, avenge our sworn enemy, and jointly establish the honor of serving the king."

“Don’t enter private houses or take property.”

"All the gold, silver, silk and other items surrendered shall be returned to the public."

Everyone around was stunned for a moment.

"This sounds like Yue's army..."

"This...listen again, listen again."

"Wherever the Heavenly Army went, they killed and expelled officials, landlords, and gentry, destroyed government offices, and burned land deeds and loan documents."

"We all have land to cultivate, food to eat, clothes to wear, and money to use. There will be no inequality anywhere, and no one will be left without food and clothing!"

Everyone suddenly fell silent.

Look at each other.

……

[After the Taiping Army entered Hunan, they captured Daozhou (now Dao County) on April 6 (June 12).]

[Then the Taiping Army used Daozhou as its base camp and divided its troops into four groups to capture nearby counties and cities including Jianghua, Yongming (now Yongjiang County), Jiahe, Lanshan, and Guiyang.]

[On July 8 (August 17), we conquered Chenzhou, an important town in southern Hunan.]

[The Taiping Army repaired and expanded its army in Daozhou, Chenzhou and other places.]

[The three manifestos reflected the wishes and demands of the broad masses of the people and greatly inspired the revolutionary spirit of the people in various places.]

[Thousands of people from the Tiandihui and Zhaijiao uprisings in southern Hunan, as well as coal miners, flocked to the Taiping Army every day, causing the Taiping Army to quickly gain 50,000 to 60,000 new members.]

……

Period of Emperor Guangwu of Yanhan Dynasty

Liu Xiu looked at the sky with a serious expression.

The Taiping Army combined its actions with its manifestos, using practical actions to prove that it represented the interests of the bullied people.

There is justice, there are interests, there is hope.

"How did this person die?"

Liu Zhuang was curious and asked.

Liu Xiu said seriously:
"Do you understand why Emperor Wen always thought of the people and Emperor Taizong of Tang always said that the people are like water?"

Liu Zhuang wanted to say, of course I understand!

Then there is a long string of things like people are more important than the king.

Liu Xiu sighed slightly and said:
"You don't understand... They don't understand either..."

Liu Xiu looked at the sky and suddenly realized why the emperors since the Western Han Dynasty could never see the people.

"Sejong looked at Emperor Gaozu's deeds before."

"After Sejong, let's see what happened to Sejong."

"So the emperors of the former Han Dynasty understood that if the people united, they could change the world."

“But the problem is that people don’t unite easily.”

“When people have food and clothing, it is the people themselves who fight the hardest.

"Why is it so difficult to make progress in implementing the Dutian program?"

"Because the whole court is united as one."

"And the Emperor..."

Liu Xiu looked at the sky with a complicated expression.

“It’s the biggest piece of iron.”

……

[At that time, the Taiping Army discovered that the Qing troops in Changsha were weakly defended, so the Western King Xiao Chaogui led 2,000 elite troops from the Qing Dynasty to attack and capture Changsha.]

[On July 9 (September 11), the Taiping Army arrived outside Changsha City and set up camp at Miaogao Peak and Aoshan Temple outside the South Gate, attacking the city day and night.]

[Xiao Chaogui personally went to the front line to command, but unfortunately he was injured by a cannon and died soon after.]

[When Hong Xiuquan and others learned of Xiao Chaogui's sacrifice, they led a large army from Chenzhou and arrived at Changsha on September 10 (October 13).]

【At this time, the enemy also received reinforcements, and the city defense force reached more than 30,000 people, which later increased to 50,000. Therefore, although the Taiping Army fought hard for dozens of days, they were unable to break the city.】

[On the night of October 11 (November 30), the Taiping Army took the initiative to withdraw from the siege of Changsha, and successively conquered Ningxiang and Yiyang. Then, at Linzikou in Xiangyin, they seized thousands of boats on Dongting Lake and crossed the lake to march towards Yuezhou (now Yueyang).]

[On the third day of the eleventh month (December 12), the Taiping Army entered Yuezhou City on the east bank of Dongting Lake without a fight.]

[Yuezhou was rich in wealth and had been inhabited for a long time, unlike the barren areas where the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had fought in the past, so they harvested a large amount of spoils, 5,000 ships, and mountains of weapons and gunpowder.]

[The amazing thing is that some of these firearms were left here by Wu Sangui after his defeat in the Sanfan Rebellion more than 200 years ago, but they are still usable.]

[After that, a series of incredible victories followed.]

……

On the canopy.

The Taiping Army marched northward from Yuezhou.

"November 12 (December 23) Capture of Hanyang"

"On the 12th (December 29th), Hankou was captured."

"On the 1853nd (January 1, 1), we captured Wuchang City."

The Taiping Army entered Wuchang with great vigor and high morale.

Amid the panic of the people, the Taiping Army's ideals were loudly proclaimed.

"Don't leave the officers and soldiers alone, and don't hurt the civilians!"

……

[On the seventh day of the eleventh month (December 12), the Taiping Army set out from Yuezhou by land and sea, with thousands of boats and brave soldiers on both sides of the river. Whips were struck and stirrups were clattering, triumphant songs were heard along the way, and the water flowed smoothly and the wind was blowing smoothly.]

[On November 1853 (January 1, 1), after the Taiping Army entered Wuhan, they not only widely distributed books on propaganda ideas among the people, but also widely carried out oral speeches to "tell the truth", making the truth known to every household and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.]

[Thousands of people enthusiastically joined the army, and the Taiping Army quickly grew to 500,000.]

……

Great Sui.

"The dragon has entered the sea, the trend is set."

Looking at the Taiping Army advancing with unstoppable force, Yang Jian thought of the Yellow Turbans and Huang Chao.

"None of them seem to have such power."

Dugu Jialuo thought about it and confirmed:
"No, the Taiping Army didn't have a single decent opponent along the way."

Yang Jian looked at the 500,000-strong army with flags covering the sky and sails filling the river.

"There is no force that can stop them anymore."

“It’s amazing… that this little paradise on earth can summon such nearly limitless creativity from them.”

Dugu Jialuo said coldly:
“Because the Qing dynasty was rotten.”

“The oppressed people, with no means of livelihood, can only pour into their ranks like a flash flood.”

"pity……"

It was a pity for Yang Jian as well.

"The Qing Dynasty... unexpectedly did not perish in such a large-scale uprising..."

"It's incredible."

……

[On the second day of the first lunar month in the third year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (February 1853, 2), the Taiping Army set out from Wuchang and sailed eastward along the Yangtze River. There were more than 9 boats on the river, stretching for dozens of miles and covering the entire river.]

[The army on the shore is armed with swords and spears, majestic and powerful, and unstoppable. ]

[Along the way, Qing Dynasty officials "abandoned the city and fled far away, and the soldiers and brave men fled as soon as they heard the news", exclaiming that "there is almost no way to resist"]

[The Taiping Army defeated all enemy forces in the four provinces along the Yangtze River with overwhelming force. In less than a month, they advanced 1,200 miles and reached the city of Nanjing.]

[On the 3th day of the first lunar month (March 8), the Taiping Army set up camp at Yuhuatai, and the navy deployed outside Shuixi Gate.]

[On February 3 (March 19), the Taiping Army captured the outer city of Nanjing and beheaded Lu Jianying.]

[There were about 40,000 Manchus in Nanjing, 5,000 of whom were soldiers.]

[After the Taiping Army entered the city, the Manchu soldiers retreated to the inner city, but were ultimately defeated by the Taiping Army's wave after wave of attacks.]

【The Manchus who survived the war, regardless of gender, age or status, were all burned, stabbed or drowned.】

[It was in this way that Hong Xiuquan demonstrated his determination to wipe out the "Qing demons" from China.]

[On February 3 (March 29) in the third year of Emperor Xianfeng’s reign, Hong Xiuquan wore a crown and a dragon robe, and entered Nanjing City in a golden sedan chair carried by sixteen people, and stayed in the former Ming Emperor’s Palace.]

【The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established Nanjing as its capital and renamed it Tianjing. 】

[The "Tianchao Tianmu System" was promulgated. Then, the army was divided into two groups and marched eastward to capture Zhenjiang and Yangzhou.]

【From then on, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom entered a new stage of spreading across the country. 】

(End of this chapter)

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