The final decisive battle of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, 300,000 troops, why can't even stop the 65,438+Wanxiang Army?

On September 1862, the Xiang army led by Ceng Guoquan confronted the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Yuhuatai. The battle of Yuhuatai is related to the fate after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Seeing that Xiang had been in Enemy at the Gates, Hong Xiuquan repeatedly ordered Li Xiucheng to come back for support. Li Xiucheng is not vague. He called 13 Heavenly Kings and led 300,000 troops back to China. However, a plague broke out in the 30,000 troops led by Ceng Guoquan, with heavy casualties and only tens of thousands of soldiers fighting. Faced with such a huge advantage, the Taiping Army was defeated after 44 days of war. So what is the reason why 300,000 troops can't beat only 654.38+10,000 people?

Li Xiucheng later recalled the Yuhuatai War. He believes that the reason for his failure is that the enemy is too strong, the weather is too cold, and there is not enough food and grass. Obviously, Li Xiucheng doesn't think he is wrong. Xiang was really good at defensive warfare, but Xiang was alone at that time and the plague was rampant in the army. The soldiers have long been absent-minded and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. Moreover, Tianjing has plenty of food and grass, so there is no possibility of food shortage. Obviously, Li Xiucheng's statement is totally untrue.

Wool is on sheep. As the main commander of Yuhuatai Campaign, Li Xiucheng has an unshirkable responsibility. First of all, the Huai army began to attack Suzhou before the war. Suzhou is Li Xiucheng's territory, and Suzhou Shoujiang has been looking for Li Xiucheng's help, so Li Xiucheng's heart has already flown to Suzhou. In the battle of Yuhuatai, Li Xiucheng was eager for quick success and instant benefit, and he just wanted to destroy Ceng Guoquan quickly. So he began to use the sea tactics and let the soldiers rush up. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties but made no progress, which greatly reduced their morale.

Secondly, except Li Xiucheng, who didn't want to fight the battle of Yuhuatai, none of the thirteen heavenly kings he called really wanted to fight this battle. As early as before, Chen Bingwen had written to Li Hongzhang, hoping to lead the army to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. However, the Xiang army led by Ceng Guoquan went deep behind enemy lines and fought with the Taiping rebels with a last-ditch determination. Although the Taiping Army has a large number, its morale and determination are not as good as that of Xiang Army. As the saying goes, the brave win!