The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Is Not Peaceful

The first volume of the novel "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is Not Peaceful" "The Dragon and Tiger Fight between Hong Xiuquan and Zeng Guofan" Set against the background of the troubled times of the late Qing Dynasty, it focuses on the fateful showdown between two core figures, Hong Xiuquan and Zeng Guofan, and kicks off the game between the Taiping Rebellion and the suppression of the Qing court. Hong Xiuquan, who had failed many attempts, was inspired by Christian ideas and founded the God Worship Society. With the slogan of equality and salvation, he gathered the people at the bottom and launched an uprising in Jintian, Guangxi, establishing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He led the Taiping Army with overwhelming force, swept through the Qing army, captured Yong'an and made the capital Tianjing, and established a peasant regime that confronted the Qing government. In the early days of the uprising, Hong Xiuquan also became the supreme leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom from a poor scholar, with the ambition of establishing an ideal heavenly kingdom. At the same time, facing the rapid offensive of the Taiping Army, the Qing Eight Banners and Green Camp troops were vulnerable and had to rely on Han bureaucrats. Zeng Guofan, who was at home when Ding You was at home, was ordered to form the Hunan Army in Hunan. With Confucian principles as the spiritual core, he created a local armed force with strong combat effectiveness. Zeng Guofan was well versed in the art of war, fought steadily, and formulated encirclement and suppression strategies based on the tactics of the Taiping Army. He was dedicated to maintaining the rule of the Qing court and determined to wipe out the Taiping Rebellion. At the end of this volume, the Hunan Army officially moved out and launched a fierce frontal battle with the Taiping Army. The two sides clashed several times in the Yangtze River Basin, with each winning or losing. Hong Xiuquan's ideal of a heavenly kingdom collided fiercely with Zeng Guofan's loyalty to the emperor, and a battle between dragons and tigers concerning the world's structure began. It also laid the groundwork for the subsequent rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which is full of variables.