There is an old Chinese saying that if you stay in the green mountains, you are not afraid of running out of firewood; bear with the calm wind and waves for a while, and take a step back from the sea and the sky. In the midst of adversity, only by enduring and surviving can people have the opportunity to make a comeback and turn defeat into victory. For example, the often defeated general Zeng Guofan was often chased and beaten by the Taiping Army, and repeatedly pretended to commit suicide by throwing himself into the water three times, but as long as he could break through, he immediately ran away, and finally he destroyed the Taiping Army and the counterattack was successful. Of course, as a warrior, many fierce generals missed the opportunity to turn the tables because they could not pass the hurdle in their hearts, and died on the battlefield. Here, the author will talk about the five famous players who could have had the opportunity to turn the tables in the late Qing Dynasty, but they finally died due to a momentary impulse.
Fifth, the nemesis of the Taiping Army - Jiang Zhongyuan. In the autumn of 1851, after Jiang Zhongyuan led three hundred Chu Yong from Hunan into Guangxi, the life of the Taiping Army was not so good, encountering strong opponents, and even almost being completely annihilated by him several times. In June 1852, Jiang Zhongyuan personally led 800 Chu Yong to set up an ambush at the Xiang river, fiercely bombarding the Taiping Army in Jiangzhong, and Feng Yunshan, the king of the South, was directly killed. In August 1853, Jiang Zhongyuan led two thousand Chu Yong from Hubei to Nanchang to fight the fire, defeated Lai Hanying, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, and saved Hongdu. In 1854, Jiang Zhongyuan listened to Hu Yuanwei, the governor of Luzhou, saying that there was a promise of 10,000 troops and sufficient grain and grass in the city, and only led a small number of troops and horses to Luzhou, where he was surrounded by Hu Yihuang's large army. At this point, he could have retreated directly, but unfortunately he was too confident and still stayed. On the day the city was destroyed, he once again refused to flee to join the Qing army outside the city, and committed suicide by throwing water, presumably "ashamed to see Xiangxiang Father and Elder".
The fourth, the xiang army general - Li Xubin. In the regimental training armed forces that suppressed the Taiping Army, the Xiang Army under Zeng Guofan had the strongest combat effectiveness, because the famous generals inside were like clouds and the strategists were like rain, of which Li Xubin was the most fierce. In 1856, Li Xubin, as a forward general of Hu Linyi, played Shi Dakai, Wei Jun, and Gu Longxian in Wuchang, and took Wuhan the following year. In early 1858, Li Xubin attacked Jiujiang City, which had been occupied by the Taiping Army for five years, and opened the main road to Anqing. In August 1858, Li Xubin led his troops from Jiangxi to the north, breaking through Qianshan, Tongcheng, and Shucheng, and directly arriving at Sanhe Town, a suburb of Luzhou. However, at this time, he was already alone and deep, surrounded by Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng, and the Northern Anhui Twister Army, and was in danger of being killed at any time. Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi also wrote letters one after another, allowing him to retreat in time. However, he overestimated himself, believing that the Taiping Army was vulnerable, and as a result, all 6,000 elites were killed, and the Xiang Army was seriously injured.
The third place, wen and martial arts - Shi Dakai. In September 1856, the Tianjing Incident broke out, and only Shi Dakai survived among the five kings of Shouyi, so he was the prime minister of the great events of the DPRK. After this bloody storm, Hong Xiuquan no longer believed in any princes of the opposite sex, he squeezed and harassed Shi Dakai at every turn, and even let his two brothers with low IQs, King An and King Fu, restrain him. In this situation, Shi Dakai ran away in a negative mood and ran directly to Anqing, no matter how Hong Xiuquan appeased and summoned, he just would not come back, and his determination to go it alone was very obvious. After going it alone, Shi Dakai lost a series of battles, first in Zhejiang and Fujian, and then under Baoqing City, he was violently beaten by Zuo Zongtang and fled directly to Guangxi. In June 1863, Shi Dakai ignored the strong opposition of his subordinates and went straight to Luo Bingzhang's military camp to surrender, and finally the entire army was destroyed. If Shi Dakai is a mature politician, he can endure a little more, and when the time is ripe, he will all hold the power, and it is estimated that there is still a chance for the kingdom of heaven to turn over.
The second, full of guts - Chen Yucheng. From the Boy Scouts all the way to being crowned king of England, Chen Yucheng has gone through countless bloody battles and vicious battles, and his degree of bravery is no less than that of Xiao Chaogui, the Western King, who is "the first person to charge the front". It should be known that Chen Yucheng dared to rush into Wuchang at the risk of being killed by a landmine; at the risk of being shot into hedgehogs by the Eight Banner Soldiers of Gil hang'a, he broke into Zhenjiang in a lone boat and lifted the siege of the city. Hong Xiuquan admired his courage and said that he was "full of guts", like the Heavenly Kingdom's version of Zhao Zilong. In September 1861, after the fall of Anqing, Chen Yucheng had two more opportunities to turn the tables, the first was to go to Hubei, take Jingzhou and Xiangyang, and then retake Wuchang again, occupy the upper reaches, deter the Xiang army; the other was to break through from Luzhou and lead the main force to Shaanxi and Henan to join Chen Decai and Lai Wenguang, the king of Zun. Unfortunately, he rejected the advice of his subordinates twice, risked his life, and was eventually calculated by the villain and died of Ling.
The first, Wangu Zhongyi - Li Xiucheng. After the fall of Anqing, Zeng Guoquan Jiziying, Bao Chaotingjun, and Peng Yulin went down the river, all the way to the capital of Tianjing. In 1862, Li Xiucheng personally led the thirteen kings, more than 300,000 troops and the Xiang army to fight a decisive battle at Yuhuatai, due to the lack of food and grass supply, the Taiping Army was forced to withdraw. In 1863, Li Xiucheng carried out the strategy of "entering the north and attacking the south" formulated by Hong Xiuquan, running back and forth all the way, and the troops were seriously reduced. After several failed rescues, it was only a matter of time before Tianjing was breached, and no one could save it. At this time, Li Shixian, the attendant king, proposed to Li Xiucheng to stay in Zhejiang and Jiangsu to develop, and not to run to Tianjing to die. Unfortunately, Li Xiucheng was a typical "foolish loyalty", and when he learned that Li Shixian wanted to forcibly keep him, he immediately ran to Tianjing overnight and was willing to be a funeral for the Hongjia Dynasty. In July 1864, Tianjing was breached, and Li Xiu became a cover for the young king to break through, giving up his good horse to him, but he himself was captured by the Qing army.
All in all, in the case of a very unfavorable situation, these famous players still have the opportunity to turn the tables and can make a comeback, but unfortunately, they are "angry", do not listen to dissuasion, and eventually die.