In Sun City, in the Golden Dragon Palace, there are now exactly six kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing first introduced Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan to various military deployments in the early period of the empire, and then looked at the two of them with questioning eyes, "I wonder if you two wise brothers have any suggestions for these deployments?"
Lin Haifeng looked at Zheng Nan and cleared his throat, "As a newbie, I still need to understand everything. I can't talk about any suggestions. I just want to share my superficial opinions. If there is anything wrong, please let me know. Dear brothers, I would like to give you some advice. From the current point of view, it is the best idea for Brother Yi to lead the army to the west. However, I think it is better to cancel the Northern Expedition temporarily. The Northern Expedition has a weak army and cannot achieve great things. If something goes wrong, it will Losing these old brothers in vain. These old brothers from Guangxi are our wealth!"
King Yi nodded and turned to look at Yang Xiuqing with a questioning look. "I think this is the only way. Since we can't spare more military power to organize the Northern Expedition, it's better to postpone it. In order to buy time, Lin Fengxiang and others will not enter according to the historical development. In Shanxi, I sent a messenger last night to inform them to prepare to return to Yangzhou and Zhenjiang. Brother Tianwang and Dongwang, what do you think? If you think it is feasible, send an edict to them immediately."
Hong Xiuquan thought for a while and did not express his position. Instead, he turned his attention to Yang Xiuqing. From the bottom of his heart, he was unwilling to order Lin Fengxiang and the others back. Since Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan could predict the future development of events, they could use this to guide the soldiers of the Northern Expedition and ensure that the Northern Expedition could proceed smoothly.
Yang Xiuqing and Hong Xiuquan had different ideas. After all, he is a strategist who actually controls the overall situation. He also sees that if the Northern Expedition continues like this, it may not be able to achieve the previous strategic purpose. It can only restrain the clear demon in the north and prevent more troops from coming to siege. Just Tianjing. In particular, Lin Haifeng's last words moved him. The soldiers of the Northern Expedition were all brave defenders who were accustomed to fighting. They were loyal to the Celestial Empire, and they were all his former subordinates. Thinking of this, he waved his hands vigorously, "Since both of you think it is feasible, I naturally agree. Immediately notify the Northern Expedition troops to return quickly, just in time to concentrate their strength and wait for an opportunity to destroy the Jiangnan camp of Xiang Rong, the old monster, so as to save him It's always an eyesore outside Tianjing City. Heavenly King, what do you think?"
Seeing the rare agreement between King Dong and King Yi, and both supporting Lin Haifeng's statement, King Hong Tian said regretfully: "It's just that the rare good situation of the Northern Expedition was lost, and the soldiers paid the price with blood in vain."
"It's not a pity," Lin Haifeng looked at King Hong Tian. "Qing Yao has a large number of troops in Shandong and Zhili who are about to join the siege of the Northern Expedition. Xianfeng will also mobilize the elite cavalry of the Mongolian monk Gelinqin to the Northern Expedition. The Qing army they are facing is powerful. Judging from our current situation, in order to ensure the safety of Tianjing, we can neither abandon Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, nor can we withdraw troops from Tianjing. Lin Fengxiang and the others can only fight alone. No Backup, there is no room for maneuver, this kind of battle will never end.¡±
Hong Xiuquan nodded, "Changhui, what do you think?" He pinned his only glimmer of hope on the silent Wei Changhui.
Wei Changhui did not expect that King Dong would have such a tacit understanding with the new King An. He felt in his heart that his status in the dynasty had begun to decline, and he lowered his head quite sadly. Hearing the King of Heaven ask himself, he quickly raised his head and said without any hesitation: "My younger brother completely agrees to cancel the Northern Expedition. Going deep alone is a taboo for military strategists. Getting rid of the Jiangnan camp is the best strategy."
"Well, since everyone is so unanimous, let's settle it like this." Hong Xiuquan said helplessly.
Yang Xiuqing smiled and looked at the King of Heaven, "Both King An and King Ning are great talents. Considering the great plans of the Heavenly Dynasty, Xiuqing thought that they should be in charge of the military decisions of the court. Xiuqing is willing to give up the position of military advisor. Please approve it. .¡±
Hong Xiuquan felt happy for a while. He was about to express his stance, but Lin Haifeng beat him to it.
Lin Haifeng waved his hands repeatedly and looked at Yang Xiuqing sincerely, "Brother Dong Wang, this is not good. To be honest, Zheng Nan and I are still very unfamiliar with the current real world. We cannot replace Brother Wang in The role of the Celestial Empire.¡±
"As he spoke, his eyes swept over King Hong Tian, ??Shi Dakai, and Wei Changhui one by one, "We can give advice to the Celestial Empire and do our best to assist all the kings and brothers."
"Wang An is right," Zheng Nan said with a smile, "We are just doing some practical work to help China develop better."
Hong Xiuquan felt a little disappointed with the two of them, but Yang Xiuqing had a good impression of them. He shook his head and said also from the heart: "You two brothers need to have power, otherwise you will not be able to use your abilities."
"I want to ask for power from the King of Heaven." Lin Haifeng smiled, "I want to organize a new army. King Ning needs to build a large ordnance depot, andWe need the King of Heaven¡¯s approval and the help of all the brothers. "
Yang Xiuqing looked at the King without hesitation, "This is a good thing, of course it must be followed and supported."
Hong Xiuquan also smiled and nodded, "It's accurate, of course it's accurate."
Shi Dakai looked at Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan, "With the support of the King of Heaven and the King of the East, you two can ask for people and money. I hope you can establish a foreign gun team as soon as possible. When the time comes, it will make Qingyao tremble." No." He said with a proud smile.
Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing also smiled with satisfaction.
"It's not a foreign gun team," Zheng Nan corrected with a smile, "It's our own gun!"
"This foreign gun, oh, no, is it really that powerful as the firearm you said?" Hong Xiuquan seemed to look at Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan with some disbelief, "To be honest, that foreign gun is already powerful enough. If we really have someone who is more powerful than a foreign gun, wouldn¡¯t it be easy to wipe out the demons?"
"Foreign guns are nothing," Zheng Nan snorted disdainfully, "When King An has trained the new army, you brothers can go and watch. By then, the brothers will have experienced the role of the new weapons. . I dare to say this, as long as we are fully prepared, dozens of us soldiers can stop thousands of Qing soldiers in one place and make them unable to move."
"Okay," Hong Xiuquan nodded repeatedly, "Then Haifeng brothers will train the new army as soon as possible. I can't wait any longer." He said and laughed.
"Yes, we need to hurry up and establish the new army." Shi Dakai smiled at Lin Haifeng, "Brother Haifeng, would you like to share your suggestions for China's next arrangements?"
"Okay," Lin Haifeng readily agreed, "just as King Dong said just now, after Lin Fengxiang's troops have safely withdrawn, we will first concentrate our forces to destroy Xiangrong's Jiangnan camp. Then we will send troops to the east to conquer Shanghai and pacify Jiangsu and Zhejiang. .Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the land of plenty, and with Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we have the space and backing for development.¡±
"What to do with Jiangbei Camp?" Yang Xiuqing asked. It would be a good thing to be able to successfully conduct the Eastern Expedition, but he had to consider the threat that the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops from the Jiangbei Camp would bring to Tianjing once the Eastern Expedition occurred.
Lin Haifeng smiled, "I want to try not to touch it in a hurry in the short term. In order to consume the power of the Qing army, first stick Qishan under the strong cities of Yangzhou and Zhenjiang. At the same time, we can also give Xianfeng a reassurance." , People like Qishan like to report good things but not bad things. We will settle the accounts with him after we have conquered Jiangsu and Zhejiang."