The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 204: Heavenly King, how about we ask Ji Du to come down and ask him?
Lead a million troops to the south of the Yangtze River?
Luo Yaoguo immediately sensed something wrong in the words of this "unfilial son" Hong Xiuquan. This "unfilial son" had already mobilized more than 100,000 people in Changsha. Now he wouldn't want to mobilize hundreds of thousands more in Wuchang, Hanyang and Hankou, and really gather a million-strong army, right?
This is going too far!
You can just take a hundred thousand people in Changsha to show off your power. It is relatively easy to collect food for a hundred thousand people, and it is also easy to settle them in Nanjing. If you really take a million people, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
The organization, management, and logistics of a million-strong mob are all big problems! Even if they don't go anywhere and stay in Tianjing City, they will consume a huge amount of food every day.

Historically, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's capital, Tianjing, suffered from a long-term food shortage, which might have been related to the fact that Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing brought too many people to Nanjing.

In addition, this time Hanyang and Wuchang were almost completely taken, and Hankou, which was across the river from Jiangxia, was now taken by Li Kaifang and Lin Fengxiang. They were the Western King's men, and the troops they led were well-disciplined, so they should be able to take it all.

Isn't it good that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom completely controlled this place that connects nine provinces? This is now the number one commercial center in the Yangtze River Basin, and its status is even higher than that of Shanghai, which has not yet grown up.

The place where materials are distributed for the provinces in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River is right in the three towns of Wuhan!

This is the center of commercial and trade in the entire central China region!
As long as these three towns were doing well, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom could obtain precious food in a steady supply from Huguang, Sichuan and other places, and could also sell silk, cloth and salt to various places in Huguang and Sichuan.

Perhaps it is possible to build Hankou Town, one of the three towns in Wuhan, into a "free land" where all kinds of people can mingle together and get what they need.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Qing demons probably do not have the ability to blockade the three towns of Wuhan. Not to mention that half of Hunan is already in the hands of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, even the leaders of the Hunan militia headed by Zeng, Zuo, and Jiang would probably not agree.

But if the population of the three towns of Wuhan were all taken away by Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing, the entire trade network centered on the three towns of Wuhan would be paralyzed. This is something that Xianfeng could not do. Will you help him do it?

Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo had no choice but to say to Hong Xiuquan in a very "fatherly" way: "Heavenly King, the army we have is only ten armies plus some female battalions, water battalions, and palace troops. It is only a few hundred thousand at most. How can there be a million people?"

"Besides, these millions of soldiers are not easy to come by, and it is even more difficult to maintain them. Fourth brother, brother-in-law, what do you think?"

When Hong Xiuquan heard what Luo Yaoguo said, he immediately looked at Yang Xiuqing, "Yang God" with a burning gaze - now that Feng Yunshan is not here, Hong and Yang are versus Xiao and Luo, and the advantage is in my hands!

Yang Shen frowned, as if he was weighing things carefully.

Taking more heads would certainly help strengthen his and Hong Xiuquan's authority.

The male soldiers and children's army among the tens of thousands of people who were brought to Changsha last time were divided among Yang Xiuqing's central army, Wei Changhui's right army and Shi Dakai's left army. The central, right and left armies each increased by more than 10,000 people, reaching more than 20,000 people each. The balance between them and Luo Yaoguo's upper army, Xiao Chaogui's front army and Feng Yunshan's rear army was basically maintained, at least in terms of numbers.

If we can recruit hundreds of thousands of people in Wuchang Prefecture and Hanyang Prefecture, we can not only weaken Xiao Chaogui's strength, but also further strengthen the central, right and left armies. But how to manage so many people? How to support them? It is indeed a big problem.

In addition, Xiao Chaogui and Luo Yaoguo are equivalent to "the real Ji Du coming down to earth"!

Since Yang Xiuqing did not dare to fight against "Zhen Ji Du", the supreme divine power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has actually been transferred.

"Heavenly King," Xiao Chaogui also realized something was wrong and looked at Hong Xiuquan and asked, "Where can we recruit a million soldiers now?"

Hong Xiuquan glanced at Xiao Chaogui, then pointed to the Wuchang city in front of him and said, "There are hundreds of thousands of people there! If I can get 100,000 people from Changsha, Wuchang will be taken without a fight! If we can get hundreds of thousands of people from Wuchang and Hanyang, Jiangnan can be conquered in one go! If we can get a million soldiers from Jiangnan, it will be easy to march north to the Central Plains and establish our capital in Yanyun."

When Xiao Chaogui heard this, his face suddenly changed and he immediately turned to look at the "purple gold bowl" hanging on Luo Yaoguo's belt.

Of course Luo Yaoguo knew what he meant?
Is it possible that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s decision-making was not due to some kind of witchcraft?
So he clasped his fists towards Hong Xiuquan and offered his ultimate move: "Heavenly King, how about we ask Brother Tian to come down to earth and ask for your advice?"

Hong Xiuquan's face darkened, and he looked at Yang Xiuqing again. Yang Xiuqing narrowed his eyes and nodded heavily: "Heavenly King, let's go into the city first, and after we settle down, we will ask Brother Tian to come down to earth. If Brother Tian agrees that we send hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Wuchang to the south of the Yangtze River, then we will listen to Brother Tian. If Brother Tian disagrees, then we will ask Brother Tian, ​​how should we fight in this world?"

Now it was Xiao Chaogui's turn to frown. How could his brother know how to fight in the world?
"Okay!" Hong Xiuquan immediately understood. He didn't care whether Xiao Jidu knew it or not. He nodded immediately, stroked his beard and smiled, "Brother Tian, ​​if you have a better way, we will certainly listen to you!" He turned his head and looked at Luo Yaoguo, "Country compatriot, when can you invite Brother Tian to come down?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled and said, "Let me ask."

As he spoke, he took out the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's "national treasure" - the Tongtian Mirror. With a swipe of his finger, the "mirror" lit up, and then the statue of his brother Ji Du appeared on the "mirror"!
Then he turned the "mirror" of the "Tongtian Mirror", held it high, and showed it to Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing.

"Greetings to Brother Tian!"

"Saint Anne!"

When Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing saw the portrait of Heavenly Brother, they immediately clasped their fists and bowed.

"King Tian, ​​Fourth Brother," Luo Yaoguo said, "I will text Brother Tian right away to arrange a time. Don't worry, Brother Tian is very busy, but he will definitely give you a reply within two or three days."

After saying that, he took back the "Tiantian Mirror" and began to pretend to send text messages to Brother Tian.

Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing both stood up and glanced at Xiao Chaogui at the same time.

Xiao Chaogui had a blank expression on his face, just standing there like an iron tower.

"Your Highness, Chang Dachun and Sun Yingzhao lead the people of Wuchang Prefecture to welcome the Heavenly King into the city!"

At the Hanyang Gate Wharf in Wuchang Prefecture City, a large group of surrendered officials and gentry, with their heads wrapped in red cloth and wearing long robes, led by Chang Dachun and Sun Yingzhao, knelt down and paid homage to a large ship that had just docked at the pier.

Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui and Luo Yaoguo had ended their argument at this time. Yang, Xiao and Luo surrounded Hong Xiuquan and stood together at the bow of the ship, their eyes directed towards the Wuchang city where the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was headed.

This is the second provincial capital captured by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Luo Yaoguo withdrew his gaze from the tall and majestic city wall and turned to Sun Yingzhao who was kneeling on the dock. Then he cast his gaze on an elderly man next to Sun Yingzhao who was slightly fat, had three long beards and looked like an official.

Is he real? Or is he acting?
Sun Yingzhao seemed to notice Luo Yaoguo's gaze, so he smiled and clasped his fists towards him: "Long live the Heavenly King, Your Highness the Archangel, your humble servant Sun Yingzhao has fulfilled his mission and persuaded the Qing demon Hubei Governor Chang Dachun to surrender for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"

Luo Yaoguo turned around and bowed to Hong Xiuquan: "Heavenly King, this Chang Dachun is the descendant of Chang Yuchun, the Prince of Kaiping of the Ming Dynasty, and the first demon governor of the Qing Dynasty to surrender to my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"

In fact, Chang Dachun was not the first one, Yu Wanqing was.

However, Luo Yaoguo had bought a loyal hero for Yu Wanqing at that time, but Chang Dachun did not "buy a loyal hero", so he could only be a traitor. If he had family members in the hands of Emperor Xianfeng, he would be in trouble.

Hong Xiuquan nodded and smiled: "Okay! Since Brother Chang has worshipped God, he will be a member of my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the future. He has made great contributions by surrendering the city, and I will reward him handsomely!" He turned around and said to Xiao Chaogui: "Brother-in-law, Wuchang City is now yours!"

Xiao Chaogui knelt down before Hong Xiuquan, and then kowtowed several times: "Your Highness Xiao Chaogui kowtows to thank the Heavenly King, the True Holy Lord!"

Hong Xiuquan laughed: "Brother-in-law, get up and make way for me!" He suddenly raised his voice and switched to Cantonese Mandarin: "I want to go to Wuchang now, and to Nanjing in three months. After a year, I want to sleep in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing!"

(End of this chapter)