Li Xiucheng, the King of Zhong, commented on Feng Yunshan in the Book of Self-Description: "The founder of the country is the plot of the Southern King, and the former ones who do things are all the Southern King." It can be seen that Feng Yunshan was the actual founder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Hong Xiuquan was only a virtual head of state who "parachuted in" from Guangdong and did not pay attention to the government.
Feng Yunshan founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and designed the "military division responsibility system", the heavenly king had no real power, and the administrative power was in the hands of the military division. So, who is the military division? Not surprisingly, it must be Feng Yunshan, who alone enjoyed the position of military division, held the administrative power, and led the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to victory.
However, if Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui, who were able to "jump the big god" halfway, the military division must also set up 3; Yang and Xiao also held the right to teach, which undoubtedly surpassed Hong and Feng.
In January 1851, the Jintian Rebellion broke out, with a total of more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, including family members. So, who brought these twenty thousand people? There were 6,000 Huang Wenjin, 5,000 Shi Dakai, 2,000 Qin Rigang miners, 2,000 Wei Changhui people, 2,000 Luo Gang Tiandihui, and more than 3,000 Feng Yunshan Zijingshan sectists.
Originally, Ling Eighteen in Guangdong brought more than 3,000 people, but he was intercepted and killed halfway through, failed to participate in the Jintian Uprising, and was later bloodily suppressed by Ye Mingchen (later captured by the British in India) in Luoding. The Guangdong people did not come, Feng Yunshan was killed in the middle of the battle, and Hong Xiuquan, who had not "contacted" the believers, could be said to have nothing, a typical "light rod commander".
No soldiers, no power, no one, but Hong Xiuquan was able to capture Wei Changhui, the Northern King, who had 3,000 elite Qin Wang soldiers in his hands during the Tianjing Incident, why was this? You know, at this time, Wei Changhui had already controlled Tianjing, and he was murderous, and he was still besieging the Heavenly King's Mansion?
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > occupy a moral advantage and win the hearts and minds of the military and the people</h1>
Li Xiucheng said in the "Self-Statement": "The Northern King and the Wing King secretly discussed, killing the Eastern King, killing the brothers, and the rest must not be killed more." Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai dared to conspire to kill Yang Xiuqing, and naturally hong Xiuquan's consent was needed, otherwise they would be traitors and thieves, murderers of the "Heavenly Father". Therefore, Hong, Wei and Shi are allies of attack and defense.
However, the trio alliance was not strong. First of all, Shi Dakai failed to return to "Qin Wang" on time, but waited until the end of the Tianjing Incident before returning as a "good man" and reprimanding Wei Changhui. Moreover, Hong Xiuquan did not issue an edict acknowledging the legitimacy of the incident, and Wei Changhui was in a passive position.
Without Hong Xiuquan's edict, Wei Changhui would have been the culprit in killing the "Heavenly Father", that is, the traitor; the "Heavenly Father" would have been Yang Xiuqing, the link of worship and belief in God, and Wei Changhui was precisely the one who destroyed this bond. Therefore, Hong Xiuquan had a moral advantage, and Wei Changhui lost a move.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > there are many female soldiers in the Heavenly Palace and their combat effectiveness is strong</h1>
As the saying goes: "To strike iron, you still need to be hard", just occupying the moral advantage, Hong Xiuquan is unable to capture Wei Changhui, who has 3,000 elites, and there is also the possibility of being killed. When the emperor was not seen, the young emperor of Cao Wei, Cao Xian, personally attacked Sima Zhao, who was "well known to passers-by", and was killed as a result.
Although Hong Xiuquan had no direct subordinate troops to mobilize, he had a special unit, that is, the "female battalion" soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. These female soldiers, who have been participating in the battle since the Jintian Uprising, have been fierce in attacking the city and the land, and they have not lost the warm-blooded boys, Yang Xiuqing praised: "Our sisters are real heroes." ”
After the capital Tianjing was established, the main duty of the "female battalion" soldiers was to guard the Heavenly King's Palace; Hong Xiuquan harem beauty 3000, no male appearance was allowed, naturally female soldiers were needed to guard. In addition, the female soldier leader is Hong Xuanjiao, and basically composed of Hakka bigfoot women, with first-class combat effectiveness.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Shi Dakai armed "Jing Difficulty", Wei Changhui fell into a desperate situation</h1>
The female soldiers guarded the Heavenly King's Mansion, and Hong Xiuquan was like eating a reassuring pill, at least his life was worry-free. The battle showed that the female soldiers under Hong Xuanjiao were indeed powerful, and not only took the initiative to attack the Northern King's army that besieged the city, but also pursued them. So, is the Northern Palace Incident too bad? Non-also, because people's hearts are scattered, the will to fight is not good.
After Shi Dakai escaped from Tianjing, he ignored the Wuchang crisis and formed a division of "Jingnan" in Hongshan, and then Hao Hao slaughtered Xiang Tianjing and threatened Hong Xiuquan with arms to take Wei Changhui's head. At this time, Shi Dakai had 40,000 soldiers and horses under his command, the people in Tianjing City were panicked, Qin Rigang and other forces completely fell to Hong Xiuquan, and Wei Changhui was isolated.
In addition, Shi Dakai did not directly attack Tianjing, but threatened: "Wei Changhui's head will not be allowed, and the Banshi will return to the dynasty and attack Tianjing." "It has caused great pressure on the psychology of the people, and has also slowly divided and disintegrated the Wei Changhui camp: As long as you leave Wei Changhui, I can keep everyone safe."
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the soldiers of the Northern King and the Eastern King fought fiercely, and the Yuan Qi was seriously injured and trapped</h1>
Facts have proved that Shi Dakai's move is indeed fierce enough, most of the Northern King soldiers have turned against each other, and only more than 200 people have an iron heart to fight with Wei Changhui to the end. How could more than 200 people resist Hong Xuanjiao's female soldiers and Shi Dakai's "Jing Difficulty" division at the same time? It can be said that Wei Changhui has too few soldiers and horses in his hands to protect his own safety.
So, did all 2,800 people really turn against each other? Non-also, the Northern King Wei Changhui brought 3,000 "Qin Wang" divisions from Jiangxi were all his own concubines, and loyalty and combat effectiveness had nothing to say. The problem is that Hong Xiuquan and Shi Dakai violated the agreement and made Wei Changhui a "back cooker" and a thief.
In this way, Fu Xuexian led 6,000 soldiers of the Eastern Palace and fought with Wei Changhui in tianjing city, fighting for two days and two nights, and almost annihilated the soldiers of the Northern King. You must know that among the "Five Kings of Shouyi", in addition to Xiao Chaogui, it is Yang Xiuqing's soldiers who can fight the most. Therefore, when Wei Changhui, the Northern King, and Hong Xiuquan and Shi Dakai tore their faces, there were no more soldiers and horses available. When he was captured, Wei Changhui only had more than 200 people around him, and he himself was dismembered by five horses, and the first rank was sent to Ningguo to give Shi Dakai, and the rest of his cronies were beheaded.
In summary, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan did not have direct troops, but he had a moral advantage, and then used Hong Xuanjiao's female soldiers to guard the palace, resist the attack of the Northern King's army, and ensure his own safety. Then, the Wing King Shi Dakai moved to the "JingNan" division, and the Northern King Wei Changhui fell into a desperate situation, coupled with the losses of the previous battles with the soldiers of the Eastern Palace, the result was naturally lost. However, the Tianjing Incident did not win, but cheapened the Qing army.
Bibliography: History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Li Xiucheng's Self-Description