Analysis of the strength of the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, why did Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, be named the first general?
Some people say that the Qing Dynasty's "Kangxi Qianlong Prosperous Map" is actually just a pseudo prosperous picture.
It is not for nothing that during the Qianlong period, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the productive forces were liberated from the capitalist mode of production, and China began to enter the backward gate of the world jungle.
Thus, the West, which initially lagged behind China, became important and developed rapidly. The West, which was at a disadvantage, could no longer suppress its impulses, so the British rulers knocked on the door of China, first with opium, then with artillery and **, and with armed drug traffickers.
The Opium War of 1840 changed the fate of China. An idyllic and slow-growing China was almost torn apart by the great powers and plunged into a quagmire of humiliation.
During this period, Qing ** faced not only external threats, but also internal problems.
On January 11, 1851, the Taiping Rebellion broke out under the leadership of Hong Xiuquan and spread rapidly. On March 19, 1853, Hong Xiuquan entered Nanjing, changed Nanjing to Tianjing, and made it its capital.
However, the Taiping Rebellion rose and died quickly, and on July 19, 1864, Tianjing was captured, and the Taiping Rebellion was completely defeated, but the Taiping Rebellion led to the emergence of an extreme"Elite"The feudal lord group represents the kings of the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan.
How great was the power of the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and why was Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, called the first general of the Heavenly Kingdom?
Since the last Heavenly Kingdom, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, has so many kings, let's focus on the first five kings for comparison, and of course we will know the answer to this question.
Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East.
If Hong Xiuquan was the spiritual leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, then Yang Xiuqing became the de facto leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom regime after he and his army broke through the Qing army's Jiangnan camp, and Yang Xiuqing had all the power in one.
Yang Xiuqing was the oldest and most important leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and was named the Eastern King by Hong Xiuquan at the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion. In addition, the Eastern King had the highest status among the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and had the power to restrain the other kings.
When the Qing army besieged the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for the first time, Yang Xiuqing commanded Ruoding to break through the city of Yong'an Prefecture, opening the prelude to the national uprising.
When the Taiping army attacked Nanjing, Yang Xiuqing was also the first meritorious minister, after the capture of Nanjing, Hong Xiuquan and others officially established the capital in Nanjing, and then Yang Xiuqing took Nanjing as a fortress, opened the road of the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition, Tianjing Jiangnan decided to sweep the threat north of the Yangtze River two battalions, and finally Yang Xiuqing successfully uprooted the two battalions, stabilizing the military and political affairs of Tianjing Tianping.
King Xiao Chaogui of the West.
Xiao Chaogui's status in the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom was second only to Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing. When Hong Xiuquan established the God Company, Xiao Chaogui secretly organized revolutionary forces and attracted a large number of living forces to join the God Company in a short period of time.
After the Jintian Uprising, Xiao Chaogui assisted Hong Xiuquan in mobilizing the masses to inspire and command the Taiping army to bravely resist the enemy. Later, Hong Xiuquan became the king of heaven, and Xiao Chaogui was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army division and the commander-in-chief of the vanguard army, assuming the heavy responsibility of military command.
Later, when the Qing army besieged the Taiping army, Xiao Chaogui encountered the resistance of the Qing army, ensured the close cooperation of the front and rear armies, and took advantage of the unstable foothold of the Qing army to attack suddenly, eliminating the resistance of the Qing army in one fell swoop.
When Xiao Chaogui led the front army to fight, he always took the lead bravely, led the troops to kill the enemy, and played an irreplaceable vanguard role in overcoming the pass, so Hong Xiuquan respected him very much and married his sister Hong Xuanjiao to him.
Feng Yunshan, King of the South.
Feng Yunshan was one of the few highly educated leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He and Hong Xiuquan were childhood sweethearts and later became teachers, but when Hong Xiuquan founded the God Worship Society, Feng Yunshan left his original position and participated in the revolution.
However, Feng Yunshan was a little incompetent in leading troops to fight, but the entire official system and etiquette system were formulated by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which was a declaration issued by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the general public, and it was also a celestial calendar launched by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the celestial calendar was written by Feng Yunshan, which was the beginning of the Chinese solar calendar system, not to mention the cultured people.
King Changhui of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Wei Changhui is one of the earliest leaders of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, his family is the richest, but he can't live a good life because of this, he has money but no power, and he is often bullied by the big family, so Wei Changhui is very unconvinced, but then he met Feng Yunshan, at first he and Feng Yunshan got along very well, they talked a lot, and later Wei Changhui joined the God Company with all the family property.
Later, Wei Changhui also participated in some activities of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, he had a great influence in the Tianping Army and society, the Qing Dynasty once regarded Wei Changhui as the leader of the rebel army, and in the many crusades against the Tianping Army organized by the Qing army, Wei Changhui's name even appeared on Hong Xiuquan.
Later, after the sacrifice of Feng Yunshan and Xiao Chaogui, Wei Changhui was promoted to the chief lieutenant of Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing. After the establishment of Tianjing, Wei Changhui supervised the day-to-day government affairs and defense of Tianjing.
Wei Changhui was very jealous of Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, and later the confrontation between the two continued to strengthen, and Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, finally died at the hands of this person, Wei Changhui's scheming ability is also very strong, but he is still slightly weaker than Yang Xiuqing in the army.
King Shi Dakai.
Shi Dakai's military talents are equally hot, and he is considered a modern soldier. He also had a better reputation among the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, known as the Wing King, the lowest of the first five kings at the time of the founding of Yong'an, but I think his military talent was slightly better than that of the King of the West and the King of the South.
In 1855, Shi Dakai defeated the Hunan army at Jiujiang and other places, and then took advantage of the victory of the Western Expedition to capture Wuchang and march into Jiangxi, and then wreaked havoc on large areas of Anhui, Jiangxi, and Hubei.
Later, Shi Dakai tried to release the Taiping army besieged by the Hunan army in Linjiang and other places, but after the defeat, he moved to the southern provinces and gave up expanding his territory in Jiangxi, and in 1863 Shi Dakai led the army deep into the mountains of Yuexi, but was surrounded by the Qing army, and finally the whole army was annihilated, and Shi Dakai himself was captured.
A month later, Shi Dakai died heroically at the age of 32. He was probably the most legendary figure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and has been called the most perfect image of the peasant revolt of all time.
Make a judgment. What is the strength of the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and why is Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, called the first general of the Heavenly Kingdom? It can be seen from the above that Yang Xiuqing's military ability is the first, it can be said that he is the real founder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom regime, while the other kings are slightly inferior, although Shi Dakai's military ability is also very strong, but Jiangnan does not need to break through the two camps of Jiangbei, of course, it cannot be compared with Yang Xiuqing.
In the later period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were also kings with strong military strength, such as King Chen Yucheng of England and King Li Xiucheng of Zhong, but they were also slightly inferior to them.
Of course, there are too many kings in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the ** era has reached more than 2,000 people, and I can't even think of the title, and in the end there must be more than three kings, that is, Xiao Wang, such an organization, in fact, also determines the regime of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and it has not gone far.
Speaking of which, many people will say why the Taiping Heavenly Congress divides so many kings, in fact, the title is"Wang", maybe the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can get the biggest reward, of course, the gold content of the following king's title is greatly reduced.
What are your thoughts on this?