The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 183 Run, Hong Xiuquan is coming!
"His pride laughs at the waves, and his blood is hotter than the red sun."

Before Senggelinqin climbed up the city wall of Fantian Town, he heard "A Man Should Be Self-reliant" shouted in Hunan dialect and Hakka dialect.

Although he didn't understand anything, the tone and the roar of countless men made Senggelinqin feel that something was wrong. He quickly quickened his pace and climbed up the city wall, and then he saw a scene that frightened him.

To the south of Fantian Town, the mountains are full of “red-headed men”!
The total number was probably as many as 30 to 50,000! They marched in a mighty procession, divided into several columns with fairly wide fronts, marching across the fields and along the official roads, singing as they advanced, their morale extremely high.

Among the marching columns of tens of thousands of "red-headed men", there was a particularly huge and eye-catching red sedan chair. It was an extra-large sedan chair carried by sixty-four people.

The last time Senggelinqin saw such a big sedan was during the funeral of Emperor Daoguang!

I originally thought that I would have to wait until the funeral of Emperor Xianfeng before I could see this kind of sedan chair carried by sixty-four people, but I didn't expect to see it on a battlefield in the countryside of Hunan.

"Your Majesty, that sedan chair belongs to Hong Xiuquan!"

He Chun had been fighting the Taiping Army in Guangxi and Hunan for some time. He knew that Hong Xiuquan was the only one in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who could ride in a sedan chair carried by sixty-four people!
Hong Xiuquan, who could not be killed even by cannons.
"Isn't this too much? Your Majesty, run! Hong Xiuquan is chasing us with his army!"

Jiang Zhongyuan, who had just climbed up the city wall, took one look and knew that he could not defeat
Senggelinqin was now a little afraid of Hong Xiuquan. Even cannons could not kill him. As soon as he appeared, the Taiping Army under him went "violent". They were all fearless and ruthless and could not be defeated at all!
Moreover, Hong Xiuquan had too many soldiers and horses with him, at least 50,000 or 60,000. Senggelinqin had less than one-tenth of his soldiers and horses. How could he fight?
"Quick, pass the order, let's retreat quickly!" The monk prince was no longer tense and immediately gave the order to retreat.

"twitter!"

Guan Wen, He Chun and Jiang Zhongyuan immediately responded, then quickly jumped down from the city wall to gather their men and flee.

In a short while, the entire Fantian Town was in chaos!
This town not only had the defeated army led by Senggelinqin, but also the gentry and some militia gathered from the surrounding villages. They thought that the Qing soldiers could protect them from the harassment of the surrounding God Worshipping Society militia, but this group of Qing soldiers actually attracted the greatest king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. If they didn't quickly escape with them, how could they survive?
As a result, thousands of defeated soldiers under Senggelinqin's command crowded together with thousands of gentry and civilians in Fantian Town, scrambling to flee northward.

"Reporting to the Heavenly King, the Qing monsters in Fantian Town ahead have fled!"

Sitting in a sedan chair carried by 64 people, Hong Xiuquan was writing something on a desk placed inside the sedan chair. When he heard the fast horse coming to report, he immediately snorted and shouted, "Someone come!"

"I wish the King of Heaven to be invincible, to conquer the Central Plains in the north, and to attack Yanyun!"

Hong Xiuquan's bodyguard Meng De'en quickly responded and saluted, still speaking with confidence.

This word was not said casually, but was ordered by Hong Xiuquan!

He has now found the feeling of winning a battle. Well, it seems that Yang Xiuqing, Luo Yaoguo and Xiao Chaogui are not necessary!
He can conquer the Central Plains in the north and attack Yanyun by himself!
"Good!" Hong Xiuquan nodded, looking very proud. "I have won another battle. Pass the order, all the men and women of the army are brave enough to move forward and chase the Qing monsters. We are not afraid of anything, even if we chase them to Beijing!"

"Yes!"

A burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came along the official road all the way north and reached the ears of the imperial envoy Sai Shang'a, who was sitting on the ground, staring blankly at the Xiangjiang River surging northward in the distance.

A trace of panic flashed across the numb old face of the imperial envoy who was on the run, and his eyes involuntarily turned to the Xiangjiang River.
"Don't panic, Master Zhongtang. It's not the long-haired people coming from the north. The horse hoof sounds are coming from the south. I have heard that there are a lot of people and horses, and there are also a large number of cavalry. It must be the monk king's troops!"

A sturdy military officer wearing a military officer's uniform and with a big beard stepped forward and said to Sai Shang'a in an expectant tone: "The monk king has an army of 10,000, plus the thousands of people we have, we may not be powerless!"

This bearded military officer was the Qing Dynasty's Hunan governor, Bao Qibao. When Xiang Rong, Sun Yingzhao, and Liu Changqing were ordered to rescue Xiangtan a few days ago, he followed Sai Shang'a's order to cross the river to Yisuhe City to support Xiang Rong. As a result, on the evening of the next day after he crossed the Xiangjiang River, the new town on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River was attacked by the Taiping Army!
When Sai Shang'a found that the Taiping Army had a large number of troops and was attacking rapidly, he decisively abandoned Qin Dingsan who was stationed in Xinshi Town, allowing the latter's army to be wiped out, and led 2,000 standard bearers across the Xiangjiang River to meet Bao Qibao.

As soon as the two armies joined forces, scouts came to report that a large number of Taiping troops were coming along the west bank of the Xiangjiang River and would soon arrive at Yisuhu City.

Knowing that Xiang Rong and Sun Yingzhao were most likely doomed, Sai Shang'a immediately led his troops to flee south with Bao Qibao. When the Taiping Army that attacked Yisuhu City discovered that they were running away, they immediately sent out thousands of people to chase them.

Sai Shang'a and Bao Qibao fought and retreated. Although they had gained some distance from the pursuers, they also lost a lot of space in the rear. They were about to be doomed if they could not shake off the pursuers. Unexpectedly, they met Senggelinqin here. It was really a blessing in disguise!

Sai Shang'a, who had been somewhat hopeless after his defeat, suddenly perked up. Senggelinqin had an army of 10,000, plus the several thousand men he had. There were still a few dozen or so. There was still hope that he could turn back and defeat the 3,000 or 4,000 Taiping troops who were pursuing him.

"Quick, quick, assemble!" Sai Shang'a ordered loudly, "Let's go and join forces with the monk king! The monk king still has 10,000 troops, we still have the strength to fight!"

"My Lord, I have been waiting for you to come."

"Sai Zhongtang, how come you are in Shanmen City?"

"Your Highness, I, I have been defeated. This time it's true, I have been completely defeated! Xiang Rong is gone, Qin Dingsan is gone, Sun Yingzhao is gone, Liu Changqing is gone. All are gone! The Qing Dynasty, there is no Hunan!"

"what"

On the west bank of the Xiang River, north of Shanmen Town, Sai Shang'a finally met Senggelinqin, whom he had been thinking about day and night. However, the scene of this meeting seemed a little different from what he had imagined!

Why does this monk prince have such a gloomy face? The Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers, Xianghu Militia, and Green Camp Double-Spear Soldiers who follow him are all like eggplants hit by frost, all wilted and the number of people is not right!

Didn't Senggelinqin lead an army of 10,000? Now it seems that there are less than 5,000 of them. What did he do? He lost more than half of them in one go?
Senggelinqin became even more desperate when he saw Sai Shang'a. He had originally intended to let Sai Shang'a lead Xiang Rong, Bao Qibao, Qin Dingsan, Sun Yingzhao, Liu Changqing and the Governor of Huguang Cheng Yancai as cannon fodder to attract Luo Yaoguo's main force.

He had originally thought of letting these people hold out in the north for a while, while he himself would go to Hengshan County to set up an ambush and artillery. Even if he could not kill Hong Xiuquan, he would be able to inflict considerable losses on the Taiping Army.

As long as he could deal a severe blow to the main force of the Taiping Army on the southern front and delay their actions a little, he could lead his troops north to join Sai Shang'a.

There will be more room for maneuver by then!
However, he did not expect that his wave of artillery fire not only failed to kill Hong Xiuquan, but instead made Hong Xiuquan crazy, truly showing the power of the second son of God.

The defeat of Saishang'a in the north seemed to be even worse.
The question now is no longer whether there is Hunan in the Qing Dynasty, but whether there is Senggelinqin in the Qing Dynasty!

"Kill the Qing monsters and go to heaven! Kill the Qing monsters and go to heaven!"

The Taiping Army's slogans came from the south, and they became louder and louder!
Needless to say, it must be Hong Xiuquan coming again.

Senggelinqin's brows tightened. Just as he was thinking about how to get out, Jiang Zhongyuan quietly came up to him. While Sai Shang'a and Bao Qibao were not paying attention, he leaned over to Senggelinqin's ear and whispered a few words.
Then Senggelinqin clapped his hands and shouted, "Well, a real man should die! Sai Zhongtang, why don't we fight Hong Xiuquan? At worst, we can fight to the death. As long as we can kill this beast, even if we die, we will have dedicated our lives to the country!"

(End of this chapter)