Chapter 90 Parting ways
"You Daofang's lies and fallacies are still very popular among the foolish men and women in the middle and lower classes. Beiyuan County has been a raging place for the three plagues of water, drought and locusts over the years. The imperial government is extremely corrupt, and the local tyrants who have a close relationship with the ministers in the court have received high rents for middle and lower classes. The high taxes collected by the local tyrants for middle and lower classes are among the highest among the counties of the empire. When encountering natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people shouted that they would not respond every day and that the land was not effective. You Daofang's Taiping Cult will combine these empty and ethereal affairs of gods and Buddhas with
What are the equality of the rich and poor, all equality of the noble and the lowly, and those slogans that sound very attractive are naturally very attractive. Now that their dreams and fantasies have been broken by us, do you think they can not resent us? Those who have lost hope are the easiest to go to extremes, so a cowardly farmer who has reached this point may become a fearless warrior." Kamapov's black and red face was bright, and his eyes were exposed.
"Well, Lao Ka is right. We all underestimated the influence of the Taiping Sect. We thought that even the Taiping Army had surrendered, and the Pinglu Mansion should be quiet. Unexpectedly, these foul people who were deeply poisoned suddenly flocked to us and almost caught us off guard. It seems that the gentry and landlords of the Pinglu Mansion have indeed forced people a lot. I know these farmers. If you don't force him to the point of no way out, they will never have the intention of rebellion." Mulige also agreed with his colleagues.
"But what should we do now? The Taiping Army in Anyuan has already taken precautions. Their army has gathered in the city, obviously to guard against us. However, according to the information, perhaps the feint attack on Lu Long has taken effect, and the garrison in Kuimenyu has not decreased. But now we are afraid that there are some problems when we attack Anyuan. The 80,000 Taiping Army in the east have even been swallowed by them. The combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. In addition, the movements of the Kaman army also need to be paid attention to. We have seen their combat effectiveness, far from comparable to the Taiping Army. If we really want to advance westward, we must deal with it well." Shanzhu put down the wine bowl and wiped his beard and pondered, "I wonder what you think?"
Mulige, Kamapov and Mao Jin all put down their wine bowls when they heard this. Now there are 120,000 Northwest Army gathered in Pinglu, but if they want to surrender Anyuan, they must use at least three divisions or more troops. Once the troops are sent to Anyuan, if the Taiping Army, which is not determined to be in the east, and the situation in Pinglu is unstable, will they lose sight of one thing?
"Does Lord Liang have an order to come over?" Mulige asked after thinking for a while.
"Not yet." Mao Jin replied instead of Shanzhu, "But there are only 20,000 Taiping Army members in Anyuan City. If we devote all our efforts, we should be able to take Anyuan in a short time."
"What do you all think that the Taiping Army, who are staying on the border of Pinglu and Qinghe, are thinking? Qinghe Mansion has been occupied by the City Guard Corps, and the Kamans clearly want to attack Qinghe. The west is occupied by us. Their only way out is to go south to join the Taiping Army in Heshuo, but seeing their signs, they don't seem to have the intention to go south. What do you want to do?" Mulige slowly frowned and asked such a question in an interest.
"Well, the question raised by Lao Mu is a bit interesting. Since this Taiping Army can take the initiative to give up Qinghe, they can see clearly the situation in front of them. No matter what the outcome of Qinghe Prefecture's battle, they will never have the chance to return to Qinghe Prefecture City. Do they still want to go west and fight us head-on? I think their head coach cannot have such a ridiculous idea, so why are they waiting for not going south?" Kamapov's words seemed to explain Mulige's question, and also seemed to ask himself again, which was very thought-provoking.
The four of them fell into deep thought, as if they didn't even taste so mellow.
"I wonder if there are any differences within them. The differences have not been eliminated yet, so they can't stay there?" After looking at the three people next to them, Mao Jin hesitated for a moment, and tentatively expressed his own opinion.
"Difference? What kind of differences? Lao Mao, let's talk about it." When they heard some tricks, the three of them became interested.
"Although the Taiping Army in Qinghe Prefecture has 80,000 people, not all of them are composed of the Taiping Army's direct line. As far as I know, it seems that some of them were incorporated by bandits who were originally active in the Beiyuan area. At that time, the Taiping Cult was in high spirits, and a series of attractive slogans were put forward, so bandits and bandits from all over the Beiyuan area competed to join in. The Taiping Army also took advantage of the situation to recruit them. Among them, the Taiping Army stationed in Qinghe Prefecture was adapted from more than a dozen bandit armed forces. I, Mao Jin, was also a bandit, and I knew the elements of the bandits. I didn't force me to have no food to eat, and I wouldn't do this business. However, our old friends, Taiping Cult, were not very interested in the Taiping Cult. The orthodox thought of the empire also had an unshakable position in our minds. It was Lord Li who gave me and my subordinates a chance, and we cherished them very much."
After taking a breath, Mao Jincai got to the point, "I was thinking that the current situation of the Taiping Army is already declining. It turns out that the Taiping Army, who are like me, are not unable to see this. If they defect to the imperial orthodox Empire, they are afraid that they will not take it in, and it is rare to be trusted if they take it in. Continue to go south to follow the Taiping Army, but they are afraid that they will know that the good days are over. As the leader, they must first consider the future of the brothers and brothers. Follow the Taiping Army back to Heshuo, but they are afraid that the defeated people will not be dealt with, especially those who are not the direct line of the Taiping Army. Moreover, the Taiping Army's life in Heshuo is not prosperous, and now it is kicked away by the Kaman people. Smart people can see that the Taiping Sect is already a rabbit's tail cannot grow. In this case, will those who are interested have other ideas?"
Mao Jin's words made the three people present illuminate their hearts, and they suddenly felt enlightened. The impatient Shanzhu asked: "Old Mao, are you saying that the Taiping Army is in a civil strife now, and someone wants to join us in the northwest?"
"I'm not sure about this, but Lord Li is broad-minded. He has also accepted us from the founding of the army. Aren't Helianbo and I both typical? Jiang Bin of the Taiping Army is also the leader of the division? Even a cadre has not changed. If it were me, I would be moved and I should consider it happily. After all, there are realistic examples there, where to go, which is a dividing line of fate." Mao Jin did not dare to make random assertions, but he made some assumptions based on his past experience and position.
"Then what are these guys doing? Why don't you contact us quickly?" Shanzhu asked back.
"Among the 80,000 Taiping Army, 60,000 are the direct line of the Taiping Army, and only about 20,000 are miscellaneous troops. I guess they dare not act rashly. If it is true as Lao Mao said, it is probably waiting for an opportunity. Although the Taiping Army chief Mei Fucai is an old Taiping Army, according to the information, this person has no courage and intelligence, and is just a mature person. I guess even if he discovers that those Taiping Army are not in direct line, they dare not take decisive measures to deal with it easily. I think maybe we should send people to contact us immediately now. Even if we fail, we can split them." Mulige said slowly.
As Mao Jin and others speculated, there were indeed huge differences within the Taiping Army. There were two different opinions on the issue of where the troops were going. One was the opinion that the Taiping Army was mainly based on the direct line of the Taiping Army, and advocated to immediately go south to Hejian to meet with the Taiping Army in Heshuo area, and the other was the opinion of the non-Taiping Army direct line. They advocated to observe for a while and see the results of the Camans and the Imperial City Guards before making a decision. Although the head coach Mei Fucai was inclined to return to Heshuo immediately, he was also worried about the reasons proposed by Ke Yuenan, the leader of the direct line of the Taiping Army. Ke Yuenan raised the concern that if he fled back to Heshuo in shame at this time, he would inevitably be punished by the Holy King. It would be better to observe the situation in Qinghe first. If the situation is not good, he could also calmly retreat to Heshuo.
"Boss Ke, I think Mei Shuai is going to make up his mind. The reason we put forward is difficult to convince those who are eager to escape back to Heshuo. Mei Shuai is afraid that it will be difficult to stop their determination. Moreover, Mei Shuai also tends to be with them in his heart. What should we do?" The man with a pockmarked and thin monkey looks like a pockmarked monkey is wearing a Taiping military uniform. The three-legged blue bird embroidered on his chest holds a sword on his mouth, which shows that his identity is different from ordinary soldiers, but a senior general in the Taiping Army.
"What should I do? I have to delay it. I have made up my mind not to go to Heshuo. My subordinates are unwilling to go. After losing the battle, Qinghe City is lost. Who knows if those guys will blame us? Heshuo's people are all crazy, including the Holy King, and they are full of anger and resentment. If we do it, we will become scapegoats." A mouthful of blue smoke was spit out, and one hand grabbed a dry tobacco pipe. The middle-aged man sitting beside putting his feet on the chair was brown in his skin. At first glance, he looked like a clay statue with wrinkles on his face, and the black and broken teeth were particularly dazzling between his lips, which opened and closed.
"Then where are we going? Damn, you always say there will be a way, where is that way? Maybe we will be on the road tomorrow or the next day." Mazi was a little annoyed. Although he admired Boss Ke's eyes in front of him, he was now in a panic and he didn't even miss the noise, which was not interesting enough.
Chapter completed!