Hong Xiuquan's jade seal
In addition to the six kings (Tianwang, Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, and Yiwang), the kings of the Taiping Army were hongrenxuan the king of Gan, Chen Yucheng the king of Ying, Li Xiucheng the prince of Zhong, Yang Fuqing the auxiliary king, Qin Rigang the king of Yan, and Hu Yihuang the king of Yu.
In the later period of the Taiping Army, there were more people who were crowned kings and marquises, and there were countless.
Some kings and princes are not because they are brave in battle and have outstanding military achievements, so I will not list them here.
During the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, there were still many fierce generals who fought against the imperial court and captured famous cities. For example, Li Kaifang, who guarded Feng Guantun, Lin Qirong, who guarded Jiujiang, and Ye Yunlai, who guarded Anqing, all showed the demeanor of a famous general, and even if the city fell, they were stoic and unyielding.
The following will select some of these tough generals to talk about, and those that have been specifically recorded will no longer be long-winded.
The Taiping Army conquered the city of Nanjing
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Hu Yihuang, a native of Xunzhou (present-day Guiping), Guangxi, lived in Shanren Village, Huazhou.
Hu and Hong Xiuquan knew each other at the earliest, as early as June of the twentieth year of Daoguang (1840), before the Jintian Uprising, Hong Xiuquan had been hiding in Hu Yihuang's home, but no one knew about it at that time.
After the Taiping army captured Anqing City, Hu Yihuang began to lead the army alone. Hu Yihuang's wife served as a female chancellor in the Eastern Palace, so she won the trust and value of Hong Yang and the two, and Hu Yihuang was made an official and minister of spring.
After fixing the capital at Tianjing, Hong Yang ordered Hu Yihuang to lead an army to attack the upper reaches of Jinling in an attempt to capture Luzhou in Anhui. LuZhou was struck, and Hu Yihuang was ordered to hold on to it.
In May of the fourth year of Xianfeng, Hu Yihuang sent his subordinates to attack Hunan and the area north of the Yellow River, but both times they were defeated by the Qing army.
During this period, Hu Yihuang had a large number of generals and intended to advance north to support the Northern Expedition. Hong Xiuquan was very happy and praised his actions, and Feng Hu made Huang the King of Yu and the army he led was Lu Shi.
Soon after, reinforcements from the imperial court arrived and defeated Hu Yihuang's forces to capture Lu'an Prefecture, and Because of the defeat of the army, Yi Huang was revoked the title of King of Yu and sent to Wuhu, Anhui.
Later, he was recalled to Jinling for other things and executed.
The Taiping Army Fort in Sanhe Ancient Town
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Luo Gang, a Native of Cantonese. In the early days, they were bandits who blocked roads and robbed in the area around the mouth of the Dahuang River, and pedestrians and merchants were deeply affected.
After Hong Xiuquan's Jintian uprising, Luo Gang went to defect.
Luo Xiao fought bravely and was not afraid of death.
When the Taiping Army rushed into Yong'an, it was surrounded by regiments of officers and soldiers, and the situation was very urgent, And Luo Gang broke through from "Gu Su Chong", which was guarded by the Shouchun soldiers in Anhui at that time, and Luo Gang led the soldiers to attack on horseback, and even broke through the camp and captured a large number of weapons and ammunition, all of which were used to supplement the equipment of the Taiping Army.
When the city of Wuchang was captured, the Taiping Army recognized Luo Gang as the first achievement. Subsequently, Luo Gang commanded the water division, went down the river to the east, and conquered Jinling.
Since Xianfeng ascended the throne (1850), Luo Gang and Yang Xiuqing had been relatively close and belonged to the Dongwang henchmen. He was appointed as the vanguard of the army many times, charging into the battlefield and claiming to be invincible.
After Yang Xiuqing ordered Luo Gang to capture Zhenjiang, he was defended in Zhenjiang, and then transferred to Anqing, Luzhou and other places, and then was given the title of Official of Winter.
Luo Gang can share the happiness and hardships of soldiers and pawns, and he is very popular. He rode around like the wind on the battlefield, and among the fierce generals of the Taiping Army, he belonged to the fierce generals among the fierce generals.
However, whenever the Taiping Army encountered a dangerous situation and a critical moment, it sent Luo Outline to relieve the difficulties, and once Luo Outline went, he would take the lead and fight with the officers and soldiers at the cost of his life. Luo Gang fought bravely and fiercely, and repeatedly struck the officers and men.
In May of the year of Xianfeng Yiyi, Luo Gang went to Jiangbei, encountered qing troops, was shot in the abdomen by a gun and bullet, and several holes were punched, and Luo Gang endured severe pain and fled to Wuhu overnight. After the Taiping army carried it to Jinling with a palanquin, Luo Gang died of his wounds.
After Hong Xiuquan ordered Luo Gang to be buried in the north of Nanjing, he killed all the soldiers who buried the coffin, because no one knew the location of the burial.
Hong Xiuquan also selected one of those who looked like Luo Gang and asked him to continue to lead a team under the pseudonym Luo Gang.
When Luo Gang guarded Huangmei, he once fought alongside Qin Rigang and Chen Yucheng. Hong Xiuquan believes that Huang Mei wants land and is a must for the bing family. If you don't send these three people, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep them. Luo Gang arranged tens of thousands of daredevils, distributed in Konglangyi at the mouth of Xiaochikou, and placed vertical barriers in Hepu, Longtouzhai and other places, which were particularly strictly arranged.
However, in the end, he was defeated by Rozenan and Tazib.
When Luo Gang occupied Zhenjiang, his lieutenants were Zhou Shengkun and Zheng Chunrun. After Luo Gang left, Wu Ruxiao took over. At that time, when the Taiping Army and the Qing Army were fighting, there was a woman who was very eye-catching and repeatedly defeated the Attacks of the Qing Army, and many people rumored that this woman was Xiao Sanniangzi, that is, Luo Gang's wife.
Zhenjiang Jiaoshan
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Zeng Tianyang, a native of Guangdong.
He is a leader who is not afraid of death, even if he cuts off his head and adds his body.
However, he is easy-going and easy-going. He can share the hardships and hardships with ordinary soldiers, so his soldiers have no second thoughts.
In July of the Xianfeng Dynasty, Yang Xiuqing ordered Zeng Tianyang to attack the upper reaches of Tianjing and enter Jiangxi Province. After a company captured Raozhou and Ruichang, they immediately crossed the river and occupied Huangzhou.
In March, Yang Xiuqing ordered Zeng Tianyang to garrison Yuezhou and attack Changde and Feng in two ways, with great momentum. The Qing army of Taqibu, Luo Zenan, and Li Xubin joined forces and defeated Zeng Tianyang at Takahashi. On The second day of the leap july, all the Taiping army camps were captured, and the Taiping army abandoned the city and fled back, occupying the city.
Soon after, Zeng Tianyang came ashore from the water, wanting to use the terrain as a stronghold to attack the Qing army in three ways. Taqib also fought in three ways, the two sides held each other for a long time, and the Taiping Army was defeated.
Taqib personally rushed to the drum platform and annihilated more than 800 Taiping troops.
Every time Taqib went to war, he always liked to charge alone.
On that day, too, only four of his personal entourage were brought to the drum platform to check the military information. Discovered by Zeng Tianyang, Zeng Tianyang suddenly rushed out and tried to grab Taqibu.
Zeng Tianyang had long hair and two large eyes, shouting Taqib's name while running sideways with a spear toward Taqib's side, trying to assassinate his war horse.
Huang Mingkui, Taqibu's pro-soldier, saw it from the side, jumped up and stabbed Zeng Tianyang with a spear, and Zeng Tianyang fell. After falling from his horse, Zeng Tianyang turned around again and stabbed Huang Mingkui back, injuring Huang's right rib.
Taqib rushed forward and killed Zeng Tianyang.
At that time, I did not know who this person was, but later I seized the flag and saw the signature on it, and only then did I know that it was the pseudo-minister Zeng Tianyang.
Zeng Tianyang had always been recognized as a "grand marshal" by the Taiping Army, and after he was killed, the Taiping Army generals fasted for him for six days and ate vegetarian food.
The defenders of Yuezhou City lost their commander Zeng Tianyang and their morale was low, and they retreated to Wuchang. Zeng Tian raised the remnants and was placed under the command of Wei Jun.
Dongting Lake
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Yang Fuqing, younger brother of Yang Yuanqing of the same clan.
In Jinling City, he began to follow Hong Xiuquan, was awarded an official position, and also did things for Yang Xiuqing. After Yang Yuanqing was deposed, Yang Fuqing also had nothing to do, ran to Fujian to hide and live, and maintained contact with the Taiping Army.
After Yang Xiuqing was killed in the Tianjing Incident, Yang Fuqing returned to Jinling, was appointed as the main general of the Chinese army, and was sent to the Chizhou capital to garrison, often in the Area of Yinjiahui and Dongliu in Chizhou. It often clashed with the large army of Zeng Guofan in the Qing army, but the army never crossed the Leichi defense line of the Wangjiang River.
Because of the repeated sieges of the city and the fall of the land, Ji Gong was enfeoffed as an auxiliary king.
In March of the tenth year of Xianfeng, Li Xiucheng, the king of Zhongfeng, issued a letter summoning the kings to gather outside Jinling City, and Yang Fuqing led an army to capture Gaochun Dongba, and then captured Lishui Moling Pass, marching from Jiaoling to Yuhuatai, the south gate of Jinling City, to attack the Qing army. The Qing army was small, so the Qing army was defeated.
In the eleventh year, Hong Xiuquan ordered Yang Fuqing to assist the Anqing Taiping Army, but when it failed, it did not come out.
In the second year of Tongzhi, he was entrenched in Gaoqiao Gate against the Qing army from the upper reaches of Jinling. Zeng Guoquan's troops bombarded the city day and night with guns, and the city was destroyed, and Yang Fuqing fled back to Gaochun Dongba.
After the Qing army conquered Jinling, some people said that Yang Fuqing secretly fled back to eastern Guangdong and later disappeared.
Chizhou Jiuhua Mountain
Dear friends, do you think That Luo Gang, Hu Yihuang, Zeng Tianyang and Yang Fuqing, who are the real tough generals? Why? Who do you think the Taiping Army's generals are? Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, or Lin Qirong?
Original link: Taiping Army General Inventory (Qing Dynasty Literati Perspective)
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