Chapter 1641: Hong Xiuquan surrendered to Chu
Chapter 1641 Hong Xiuquan surrenders to Chu
Chapter 1639: Hong Xiuquan surrenders to Chu
“But military advisor, the Qin army has gained an absolute advantage on the battlefield in Hebei.”
Cao Shen stood up and said unhurriedly: "Even if our army sends troops at this time, it may not be able to prevent the Qin army from occupying Hebei."
Cao Shen’s words can be said to be on point.
The war situation in Hebei has completely shifted to the Qin army. Even if the Southern Han Dynasty sends troops, it may not be able to stop the Qin army. So what is the point of sending troops?
“Even if we can’t stop it, we still have to send troops,”
Chen Ping said directly without thinking: "The purpose of sending troops this time is two-fold. One is to contain the strength of the Qin army. It is best to force Qin Hao to mobilize troops from Hebei to reduce the pressure on the Northern Han Dynasty.
Second, if it is really impossible to prevent the Qin army from occupying Hebei, our army will take this opportunity to join forces with Li Shimin and others to capture the two states of Jingsi to weaken the Qin army. "
With that said, Chen Ping looked at Liu Ji, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "My lord, if we don't send troops at this time, when the Qin army digests Hebei, sits on the land of six states, and controls tens of millions of people, even if All the princes joining forces may not be able to check and balance the Qin army, so troops must be sent out at this time."
Hearing what Chen Ping said, everyone present fell silent.
Yes, if we don't send troops to attack Qin at this time, and when the Qin army digests Hebei and its strength reaches a higher level, it will really be impossible to check and balance the Qin army.
As soon as he thought of this, Liu Ji slammed the table, stood up and said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind and am determined to send troops to attack Qin. Where is Li Changji?"
“The subordinate is here.”
A young Confucian scholar stood up. He was Li He, who was known as the Three Lis of the Tang Dynasty along with Li Bai and Li Shangyin. He was also known as the "Poetry Ghost". "Changji" was Li He's nickname.
Li He today, like Chen Lin under Yuan Shao, is Liu Ji's royal pen.
"Li Changji, it is up to you to write a petition to criticize Qin. I want everyone in the world to know Qin Hao's hypocritical, loyal and hypocritical face." Liu Ji said in a deep voice.
In the last list of literati published by famous writers, Li He lived up to expectations and squeezed into the top thirty-sixth place, and was ranked thirty-fifth.
Li He's reputation greatly increased as a result, and he gained a lot of prestige in the hearts of literati all over the world, so it was most suitable for him to write an essay criticizing the Qin Dynasty.
"Promise, I will definitely write an essay that will make Qin Hao infamy for thousands of years." Li He said with confidence.
"Um."
Liu Ji smiled and nodded. Naturally, he knew very well the level of Li He, the royal pen-holder. He would definitely damage Qin Hao's reputation.
“Where are Zhang Song and Zhang Su?”
“The subordinate is here.”
The ugly brothers Zhang Song and Zhang Su stepped forward. They were originally Liu Yu's subordinates, but in the confrontation with Liu Ji, Liu Yu repeatedly fell into a disadvantage. Even their brothers, who were civil servants, were captured by Liu Ji. .
Although Zhang Song betrayed Liu Zhang in the original history, he was extremely loyal to Liu Yu in this life. Even though Liu Ji cherished his talent but did not dislike his appearance, Zhang Song still preferred death to surrender after being captured.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ji later supported Liu Bian to ascend the throne and established the Nanhan Group, and even Liu Yu was forced to join.
The Southern Han Dynasty was established, and the conflict between the two brothers was temporarily suppressed. Liu Ji also took the opportunity to ask Liu Yu for Zhang Song's wife and children, but Liu Yu refused to give them to him. In desperation, Zhang Song and Zhang Su brothers had no choice but to seek refuge with Liu. season.
"Zhang Song and Zhang Su, you brothers will contact all countries. I will invite all the princes in the world to send troops to attack the Qin thieves." Liu Ji ordered.
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Zhang Song and Zhang Su shouted in unison. ——————
Jiaozhou, Nanhai County.
Liu Xiu's army was scattered outside the city, and the city gate of Nanhai was opened wide. Hong Xiuquan led his generals out of the city, but not to start a war, but to surrender.
Why did Hong Xiuquan surrender? This has to start with Liu Xiu conquering the Chonghei Tiger.
Chong Heihu is the number one warrior in Jiaozhou, but he is not Han. He is from Baiyue and has a very high prestige among the Baiyue people.
Hong Xiuquan naturally knew that Chong Heihu was the leader, and had recruited him several times. However, because the envoy was too arrogant, Chong Heihu was unhappy, so he decisively rejected Hong Xiuquan's recruitment.
Hong Xiuquan saw that Chong Heihu rejected him and thought that Chong Heihu had his heart set on Liu Xiu, so he sent someone to assassinate Chong Heihu.
How could ordinary killers kill the God of War? Naturally, all the killers sent by Hong Xiuquan were killed by Chong Heihu.
Originally, Chong Heihu was not prepared to serve as an official. After all, the Han people in Jiaozhou were now the dominant force, and he was a foreigner. However, after Hong Xiuquan's actions, Chong Heihu had no choice but to seek refuge with Liu Xiu in order to avoid Hong Xiuquan's pursuit. kill.
Liu Xiu was very courteous to Chong Heihu, and Chong Heihu came to him, so Liu Xiu entrusted him with important tasks. This also made Chong Heihu completely return to his heart, and recommended his two good brothers Cui Ying and Jiang Xiong to Liu Xiu. show.
Although Cui Ying (Emperor Beiyue) and Jiang Xiong (Emperor Nanyue) are not as strong as Chongheihu, they are still strong generals at the level of **** generals. The three of them joined Liu Xiu, which also caused many small Baiyue tribes to join forces. Return with the trend.
Later, Chongheihu and the surrendered Wuxi Barbarian leader Shamoko worked together to persuade three of the seven major Baiyue families in Jiaozhou to surrender.
Since then, although Liu Xiu has not yet unified Jiaozhou, he has occupied an absolute advantage in Jiaozhou. Both the Han people and the Baiyue people have turned to Liu Xiu, and Hong Xiuquan has been basically isolated.
Hong Xiuquan was not a very strong-willed person, otherwise he would not have determined to make the Northern Expedition when he entered Jiaozhou, but now he just wanted to guard this three-thirds of an acre of land.
Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was not completely in despair, and Soochow was still outside to share the pressure for Hong Xiuquan, Liu Xiu also learned a lesson after suffering losses, and faced the provocation of Soochow's army, he only defended but did not attack.
Therefore, even if Soochow had a famous general like Sun Wu who could rival Bai Qi, they would still not be able to break through the Chu army's defenses in a short period of time. However, the Chu army could defeat Jiaozhou before then.
The danger of national subjugation made Hong Xiuquan understand many things.
Hong Xiuquan has been unwilling to admit that he is inferior to Huang Chao and Xiang Yu from the beginning of the Yellow Turban Uprising to the present, but now he has to admit that he is really inferior to them.
So, even if his master had asked him to inherit the Ming Dynasty, he would still be unable to defeat the geniuses like Qin Hao and Liu Xiu, and the outcome of the Ming Dynasty might be even worse.
After repeated defeats, Hong Xiuquan lost all confidence and self-denial. Exhausted mentally and physically, he finally chose to surrender to Liu Xiu.
Hong Xiuquan finally figured it out. Compared with other princes, he was indeed too mediocre. He couldn't bear the pressure, and he was really tired.
"I, Hong Xiuquan, would like to ask the King of Chu to surrender."
Hong Xiuquan held high the Heavenly King's Seal and Ribbon and the Taiping Tiger Talisman, knelt down on one knee, and shouted to Liu Xiu who was riding opposite him.
Liu Xiu glanced at Hong Xiuquan, as well as Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai, Li Xiucheng and other generals behind him. He thought for a moment and then rode his horse to prepare to pass, but was stopped by Chong Heihu and Wei Wentong.
“My lord, in order to guard against fraud, let the last general go and pick him up on my lord’s behalf.” Chong Heihu said.
Wei Wentong nodded, obviously meaning the same thing.
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(End of this chapter)