Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 45 Feng Yunshan: I will try my best to satisfy you...

"Sir, we have to do something."

"We can't just sit there and wait for death!"

Li Yi continued with a serious expression.

But when Feng Yunshan heard this, he did not agree, but just waved his hand and said.

"I have no say in this matter."

"Next, I will go to see the leader. Li Yi, just wait for the news."

Feng Yunshan knew that what Li Yi said made sense, but he also knew that he had no say in many matters.

Now the main energy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is focused on preparing for the official raising of the flag. Since the Qing army has not invaded, will Hong Xiuquan create trouble at this time?

Feng Yunshan doesn’t know either!
Seeing this, Li Yi could only clasp his fists and say.

"I obey my orders!"

Feng Yunshan turned around and told Chen Chengrong to serve tea to Li Yi, while he prepared to ask for an audience with Hong Xiuquan and explain the matter to him.

But soon, Feng Yunshan came back.

Li Yi quickly ended his chat with Chen Chengrong, stood up from his seat, took a few steps forward to greet him, and asked anxiously.

"What did the Master say?"

Feng Yunshan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"The leader said that the raising of the flag is imminent and the sect needs to make every effort to prepare."

"Since the Qing monster has not taken the initiative to attack us, it is best for our sect not to cause any trouble at this time."

"Let's leave it at that for now!"

Seeing this, Li Yi couldn't help but twitch his mouth, but still spoke.

"I obey my orders!"

Since Hong Xiuquan had made up his mind, Li Yi had no choice but to obey.

Otherwise, with his thin arms and legs, he would be no match for Guangxi Governor Xiang Rong.

Others may be unfamiliar with Xiang Rong and think that he is no different from an ordinary Qing demon.

But Li Yi doesn't think so.

Li Yi knew how powerful Xiang Rong was.

In the original historical line, Xiang Rong was one of the main enemies of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in its early days.

After the Jintian Uprising, it was Xiang Rong who blocked the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the Zijing Mountain area for more than half a year and prevented them from breaking out.

During the subsequent period when Yong'an was established, Xiang Rong was also one of the main forces of the Qing army that besieged Yong'an.

When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom attacked Guilin, Xiang Rong led his troops to defend the city. However, the Taiping Army besieged the city for more than a month but was ultimately defeated.

When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom attacked Changsha, Xiang Rong was still one of the main forces defending the city. In the end, even though the Western King Xiao Chaogui died heroically in battle, the Taiping Army failed to capture Changsha.

Xiang Rong also participated in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's attack on Wuchang. Although he failed to defend Wuchang in the end, he destroyed fifteen Taiping Army camps in a row in Hongshan and achieved a rare victory.

Not to mention that Xiang Rong single-handedly established the Jiangnan Camp, besieged Tianjing, and engaged in a tug-of-war with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for several years.

Although Xiang Rong suffered more defeats than victories when facing the Taiping Army due to internal conflicts within the Qing army and the Qing army's poor performance.

But compared with the repeated defeats of other Qing generals, Xiang Rong's achievements are actually quite valuable.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xiang Rong is the double-flowered red stick of the Qing Dynasty.

No matter how stubborn Li Yi was, he knew that the motley crowd under his command was no match for Xiang Rong.

He would never seek death.

Li Yi stayed and talked with Feng Yunshan for a while, then prepared to say goodbye and leave.

Feng Yunshan looked up and taught Chen Chengrong.

"Chengrong, take Li Yi to choose a larger camp outside Jintian Village and let Li Yi settle down the regiment camp first." "Li Yi brought a lot of people to Jintian this time, and I'm afraid the small camp can't accommodate them."

Upon seeing this, Li Yi quickly clasped his fists.

"Thank you for your concern, sir! I am deeply grateful."

Seeing this, Feng Yunshan nodded slightly and continued.

"Also, have someone pick out a batch of military uniforms and boots for Li Yi. They must be new and good quality."

Upon hearing this, Chen Chengrong clasped his fists and said he understood.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was about to revolt, and Hong Xiuquan planned to change the Taiping Army into a unified military uniform after the revolt.

However, due to the backward productivity, even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had made preparations in advance, it could not produce 20,000 or 30,000 sets of military uniforms to replace the entire army at once.

In a short period of time, only elite troops will be given priority for equipment replacement.

Logically speaking, such a good thing as changing into uniform military uniforms would not be the turn of this group of rabble under Li Yi.

But Li Yi is now Feng Yunshan's confidant.

Moreover, Feng Yunshan had just received a batch of various supplies sent by Li Yi, so he would naturally return the favor.

The result was that Feng Yunshan made a little effort and Li Yi's troops got the opportunity to change their equipment first.

Seeing this, Li Yi also clasped his fists and said.

"Thank you for your care, Mr.!"

Feng Yunshan nodded and said with a righteous look on his face.

"It's not that I take care of you."

"But during this period of time, Li Yiyi has made many military achievements, so this is what he deserves."

"If you need anything else later, feel free to come to me again. I will do my best to satisfy you."

Seeing this, Li Yi still expressed his loyalty with gratitude.

"No matter when, Li Yi will always be your man, and I am willing to follow your lead and go through fire and water for you!"

When Feng Yunshan heard this, the smile on his face became more obvious.

He really likes Li Yi, a subordinate who is capable, loyal, and can provide him with emotional value.

……

After leaving Feng Yunshan, Li Yi followed Chen Chengrong to an open space outside Jintian Village and settled there.

This open space has a flat terrain, is sheltered from the wind and faces the sun, and is close to a water source, making it very suitable for camping.

Li Yi asked Wang An to command everyone to set up camp, while he and Chen Chengrong went to collect the military uniforms.

However, the productivity of the Church of God is limited after all.

Even with Feng Yunshan's care, Li Yi only received 600 sets of military uniforms and matching military boots, many of which were second-hand and had many patches on them.

It is definitely not enough to replace the equipment for the entire army, so Li Yi can only give priority to replacing the equipment for the more elite troops in the army.

As for the others, we’ll talk about it later when we have a chance!

After receiving the military uniforms, Li Yi prepared to re-dress the troops while beginning to reorganize the army.

First, he planned to refer to the early practices of the Taiping Army and separate his troops into male and female camps.

The men's camp can also be called the combat camp, which will mainly be composed of adult young and strong men.

These people will be trained as combat soldiers, and their main task will be to fight.

The women's battalion can be called the logistics battalion, which is mainly composed of women, children, the elderly, the weak and the disabled. They do not have to go to fight, but only help the combat battalion with laundry, cooking, taking care of the wounded, and handling logistics.

An army can be invincible on the battlefield only when everyone performs their duties!
Although the system of separating male and female camps in the middle and late Taiping Rebellion was criticized, that was after the Taiping Rebellion had gained a firm foothold.

On the eve of the Taiping Rebellion, the system of separating men and women into separate camps actually had more advantages than disadvantages.

(End of this chapter)