Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 39: Outrageous Luck
"From this we can see that the foreigners' military tactics are definitely quite good."

"The new army we train does not need to have 100% of the strength of the foreigners. Even if it is only 50% or 60%, it will be enough to deal with the rotten soldiers of the Qing monsters."

Li Yi added that he was really anxious.

Li Yi was not just talking about learning advanced foreign skills in order to defeat them, he was also preparing to do so.

Feng Yunshan was somewhat moved when he heard this, and said while stroking his beard.

"Um……"

"Li Yi, you can just give it a try for now. I will apply to the church for this matter."

"But don't publicize this."

"The church will most likely not agree with your idea. The charter for organizing the group camp has already been finalized. It is impossible for them to change their mind just because you said "learn from the barbarians to defeat them"."

Feng Yunshan’s attitude was very clear. If Li Yi wanted to use foreign military tactics to train the new army, that was fine.

But at most he can do it on his own, and it is impossible to promote it on a large scale within the church.

Of course, if Li Yi really achieves some results, that’s another matter.

Also, the reason why Feng Yunshan agreed to what Li Yi did was, in the final analysis, because a considerable number of the various groups and camps of the God Worshipping Society were now operating independently.

Talented people like Luo Dagang actually have a strong sense of independence.

Therefore, Li Yi’s idea is not considered to be outrageous.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi immediately stood up from his chair and clasped his fists towards Feng Yunshan.

"Thank you sir for your help."

"Sir, I will never forget your kindness, and I will always remember it."

Feng Yunshan waved his hand and said after hearing this.

"It doesn't have to be like this! It doesn't have to be like this!"

"Sit down and have tea!"

Li Yi sat down obediently, but just as he sat down, he saw Chen Yucheng running in from outside in a hurry.

"Mr. Feng, Brigade Commander, something big has happened!"

"Something big happened in Xunzhou..."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi and Feng Yunshan subconsciously looked over there.

Chen Yucheng came running in from outside and broke into the lobby.

Li Yi frowned when he heard this.

"Yucheng, what happened in Xunzhou?"

"Why are you so flustered?"

Chen Yucheng heard this, with a smile on his face, and took a deep breath.

"Replying to the commander, here is the latest news from Xunzhou."

"The trap we set up in the Qing army camp was a great success. It successfully killed the Qing demon leader, Guizhou General Zhou Fengqi."

Hearing this, Li Yi stood up in shock and asked with an incredible look on his face.

"Really... really killed a Qing demon general?"

To put it bluntly, the reason why he set a trap in the Qing army camp was because he was in a whim and wanted to try his best.

Anyway, even if you fail in the end, there will be no loss.

Unexpectedly, I really got lucky by chance.

No, isn't my luck so incredible?

Feng Yunshan looked at Li Yi with a complicated look. He was also shocked by Li Yi's bad luck.

In the last battle of Shanren Village, Li Yi was very lucky to capture Li Dianyuan, the deputy general of Xunzhou Association of Qing Dynasty, alive.

This time, after he led his army to raid Xunzhou, a trap he casually set up happened to kill a Qing demon general.

This damn luck is a bit weird!

Feng Yunshan couldn't help but wonder who was the biological son of Heavenly Father, Li Yi or Hong Xiuquan...

Chen Yucheng nodded vigorously.

"Replying to the commander, this is the news sent back by the spy that our army left in Xunzhou City to gather information."

"It's absolutely true!" "The Qing army in Xunzhou City is now in complete chaos!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yi turned around and looked at Feng Yunshan.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he spoke.

"Mr. Feng, if our sect seizes the opportunity that the Qing army in Xunzhou City is leaderless and attacks Xunzhou in the chaos, is it possible to completely occupy Xunzhou City?"

The reason why Li Yi captured Xunzhou and then evacuated was not because he was not interested in Xunzhou, but because the strength he had at hand was not enough to occupy Xunzhou City.

But if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Church were to move into Xunzhou as a whole, it would definitely be able to take over Xunzhou.

When Feng Yunshan heard this, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke.

"Hard to say!"

"Well, I will set off to return to Jintian and discuss this matter with the church."

"Li Yi, prepare your troops for battle immediately and wait for my order."

"As soon as the order comes, I want you to set out at any time, serve as the vanguard of the army, and capture Xunzhou."

"any questions?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yi clasped his fists.

"Don't worry, sir. I promise to complete the task."

Feng Yunshan nodded, picked up the teacup and drank the tea in it, then led his men straight to Jintian Village.

……

Jintian Village, meeting hall!
After Feng Yunshan returned to Jintian Village, he went to see Hong Xiuquan first.

Immediately, Hong Xiuquan ordered a meeting of the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to discuss the matter.

"Yunshan got the latest news from Li Yi. Before Li Yi's troops evacuated Xunzhou, they buried some gunpowder as a trap in the Qing Yao camp. Unexpectedly, it happened to kill Qing Yao's Guizhou General Zhou Fengqi."

"The Guizhou soldiers in Xunzhou City have been thrown into complete chaos after losing their commander."

"In other words, Xunzhou City's defenses are at their weakest right now."

“What do you all think about this?”

Hong Xiuquan sat in the main seat, asked questions leisurely, and then began to look at the expressions on everyone's faces with squinted eyes.

Waiting for everyone to give answers to his questions.

As soon as Hong Xiuquan finished speaking, Xiao Chaogui stood up and asked.

"Brother Yunshan, Li Yi is your subordinate. What do you think about this matter?"

After hearing this, Feng Yunshan pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"In my opinion, my sect may be able to take advantage of the situation and seize Xunzhou as the foundation for my sect's uprising, and quickly establish my sect's influence."

Before Feng Yunshan finished speaking, Yang Xiuqing also spoke.

"Brother Yunshan is right. If we can capture a prefecture at the beginning of the uprising, it will surely greatly boost the determination of the people in the world to fight against the Qing Dynasty."

As for whether capturing the provincial capital would lead to a massive encirclement and suppression by the Qing government?

How should I put it? Before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom started the rebellion, it had already killed a general, two deputy generals, and more than a dozen officers at all levels of the Qing court.

They had long been a thorn in the side of the Qing government.

The current Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is not afraid of making things worse, but is worried that things will not get bigger.

Immediately afterwards, powerful figures such as Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, Hu Yihuang, and Luo Dagang also spoke up to express their agreement.

Xiao Chaogui also nodded immediately.

"Raising the flag against the Qing Dynasty in the capital of the Qing demons will definitely be much more powerful than raising the flag in this mountain valley."

"I agree with Yunshan's opinion!"

Immediately, all eyes turned to Hong Xiuquan, waiting for him to make the final decision.

When Hong Xiuquan saw this, he knew that everyone had reached a consensus and made the decision immediately.

"In that case, then pass the order down, mobilize the army, and target Xunzhou City!!"

(End of this chapter)