Chapter 406 Overthrowing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Yuan Shus first step in conquering Yangzhou!
Time seems to be flying by, more than ten days are fleeting!
"Sun Jian led his army north to Yuzhou. General Wei Changhui can attack his forces in advance and unify southern Yangzhou as soon as possible."
With the assistance of Li Gexiao, Yang Xiuqing spent a lot of money to successfully get on the concubine route of Wei Changhui and the King of Heaven Hong Xiuquan.
Under Yang Xiuqing's bribery with huge profits, Hong Xiuquan's concubine kept Hong Xiuquan at bay all day long, hinting intentionally or unintentionally that he ordered Wei Changhui to launch an attack on Sun Jian's forces ten days in advance.
Hong Xiuquan was immersed in Wenwen Township and did not think too much about the situation. After learning that Sun Jian led his army north to join the fight against Dong's coalition forces, he immediately summoned Wei Changhui and ordered Wei Changhui to send troops to launch an attack on Sun Jian's forces!
At this moment, Wei Changhui was also affected by the influence of his concubine. He originally had the idea of asking Hong Xiuquan for instructions to send troops. Now Hong Xiuquan summoned him and ordered him to lead the army to go out in advance. This happened to be different from Wei Changhui's current thoughts.
Conspiring together.
"Wei Changhui, you bring Hong Kuiyuan, Chen Decai, Chen Shiyong, Chen Chengrong, Chen Jucheng, Li Mingcheng, Li Rongfa, Li Shixian, and Qin Rinan. The generals left behind by Sun Jian's forces are all very powerful. This battle is all about
Don’t underestimate the enemy!”
"I will obey my orders!"
Wei Changhui accepted the order and then strode out of the Tianwang Palace. The first thing he did after arriving at the military camp was to summon all the generals who had been ordered by Hong Xiuquan to his side, and then arranged for them to serve as deputy generals under his command, and then gave them to him.
They arranged positions such as military supervision, inspection, and food security one by one.
The generals made arrangements, and Wei Changhui selected more than 30,000 tall and elite soldiers from the army, and ordered them to prepare dry food for several days, as well as armor and weapons, and march west toward Sun Jian's forces at noon the next day.
Let’s go!
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At noon the next day, Wei Changhui led his brigade of more than 30,000 warriors to march to the west in the direction of Sun Jian's forces. The army moved out in a dusty manner, like a long dragon. After a cup of tea, it completely disappeared on the horizon and disappeared.
"As Hong Xiuquan's right-hand man, Wei Changhui, led his army out of Kyoto, the East King can take advantage of this perfect opportunity to directly contact General Guo Wei and ask him to send soldiers to secretly protect the East King's Mansion. After three days, he can launch a mutiny and remove Hong Xiuquan from the throne!
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Regarding what Li Gexiao said, Yang Xiuqing frowned slightly. He lowered his head and thought deeply for a moment, and then asked tentatively.
"Isn't it too hasty after three days? At least we have to wait until Wei Changhui and Sun Jianjun start a complete war before we start again, right?"
Seeing Yang Xiuqing's cowardly and frightened look, Li Gexiao felt an unknown fire rising in his heart, and the feeling of hating iron for not becoming steel filled his chest, making him helpless and irritable!
"If you don't want to follow my master's plan, King Dong will be responsible for the consequences. Please take your leave."
After Li Gexiao said a harsh word, he raised his legs to leave the house, but his move frightened the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing.
"Sir, don't be upset. I was just joking. I was so nervous that I lost my bearings. Please forgive me, Mr. Li Gexiao!"
Li Gexiao stopped with a gloomy look in his eyes, then looked at Yang Xiuqing meaningfully, and then detailed the next plan, indicating that he should do it immediately, otherwise once Hong Xiuquan reacted, Yang Xiuqing would definitely suffer disaster.
Talking about the second step, Li Gexiao ordered Yang Xiuqing to immediately gather his former subordinates, and then asked him to send his trusted generals to quickly go to win over Liu Xinmin's forces. If he could win Liu Xinmin back to help, it would be a great blessing. If he could not win over Liu Xinmin, it would be a great blessing.
It doesn't matter if you come back.
In addition to gathering his former subordinates and wooing Liu Xinmin's forces, Yang Xiuqing also sought help from the generals Guo Wei, Fu Yanqing, Guo Ruifu, and even Feng Yunshan and Xiao Chaogui who also held military power.
Among these people, Yang Xiuqing had to win over at least half of them before he could have the strength to compete with Hong Xiuquan. Otherwise, he would undoubtedly be a moth flying into the flame and bring about his own destruction!
"If even Guo Wei and Fu Yanqing are defeated, I still have backup here, so you can act with confidence. No matter what happens, you will not die in this incident!"
Li Gexiao's so-called backhand actually refers to the Santuhe members assigned to him by Yuan Shu and his peers within the "Underworld" organization (Buihu, He Xiaomei, Yan Sanniang).
"Yang Xiuqing thanked Mr. Li Gexiao!"
The Eastern King Yang Xiuqing bowed respectfully, and then followed the steps in Li Gexiao's plan to convince the original group of old subordinates. He also sent his trusted generals Sun Kuixin and Zhang Zongyu to ride fast horses out of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Find Liu Xinmin's forces and try your best to persuade them to lead their troops to help.
As for General Guo Wei, Yang Xiuqing planned to ask for help in person after persuading his old subordinates! Although Guo Wei and Yang Xiuqing had a sworn relationship, since Hong Xiuquan stripped the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing of military power, Guo Wei felt a little distant from Yang Xiuqing.
When things come to a close, if you don't ask for details, then Guo Wei will become the biggest variable. If you are not careful, Yang Xiuqing will lose everything!
The situation was urgent and Yang Xiuqing was not allowed to stay longer. Seeing that he was about to enter the military camp, he called all his old subordinates in his personal capacity, then described the recent encounter and lowered his body to ask them for help.
It has to be said that Yang Xiuqing treated his generals well at first. After he informed his subordinates of his recent encounters, these generals were willing to treat Yang Xiuqing as their leader and were always ready to overthrow Hong Xiuquan's regime and support Yang Xiuqing as emperor.
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After successfully winning over his original subordinates, Yang Xiuqing rushed towards the general's mansion without stopping. Just as he entered the mansion, Guo Wei's uncle Guo Ruifu was about to leave the mansion, and the two met opposite to each other.
"Dongwang came here this time, but there is something urgent?"
Guo Ruifu obviously noticed something strange about Yang Xiuqing, so he asked specifically.
However, Yang Xiuqing paused, bowed first, and then told Guo Ruifu all the ins and outs of the trip. Unexpectedly, Guo Ruifu looked up to the sky and laughed, and then comforted Yang Xiuqing and said
"My nephew Guo Wei originally thought that General Yang Xiuqing would be depressed and give up resistance after being deprived of military power by the King of Heaven. I really didn't expect that King Dong would take the initiative to ask for help..."
Guo Ruifu was more optimistic about Yang Xiuqing, so he personally took Yang Xiuqing to the place where Guo Wei was, and then sent someone to summon General Fu Yanqing. The group continued to plot the previous rebellion against Hong Xiuquan!
Time flies, night falls, the lights in the general's palace are brightly lit, Guo Wei and his party make detailed arrangements for the specific time to raise the troops, the specific number of troops to raise, the baggage and the amount of ordnance they are carrying.
Now, as long as Yang Xiuqing gives an order, the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will undergo earth-shaking changes!