The Dadu River in May 1863 is destined to not become the dust of history and will be remembered forever by the world.

Zidadi is the first of the seven rivers under the command of the Forty-eight Forts under the jurisdiction of the chieftains of Songlindi, Sichuan. A place name that was originally unknown was originally unknown. Due to the arrival of Shi Dakai, the righteous king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it became the focus of the Qing court and the uprising army.

In the past two years, Shi Dakai led his army to expedition from Guangxi to Sichuan, and then divided his troops to occupy Guizhou and some parts of Yunnan. When his troops occupied Ningyuan, Sichuan, there were still 10,000 soldiers in the Heavenly Kingdom. Later, Shi Dakai's troops arrived at Zidadi on the south bank of the Dadu River on May 14th and set up camp. At this time, Sichuan Governor Luo Bingzhang learned the Ningyuan battle report, and then he learned that Shi Dakai's main force came from a shortcut to Zidadi and was about to cross the river and urgently ordered the troops to return to the rescue. However, except for Tang Yougeng's close distance, the rest of the troops were out of reach.

At this time, the Qing army on the north bank was still weak and the water was calm and gentle. The Taiping Army had enough time to build a raft across the Dadu River and go straight to Chengdu. If everything goes as planned, Shi Dakai will successfully cross the river and penetrate directly into the heart of Sichuan. At this moment, a sudden accident changed everything...

In the camp of King Yi, Shi Dakai, Su Sanniang and Zheng Yingxiong, the Marquis of Butian, were discussing the detailed plan of crossing the river in a fierce manner. Su Sanniang said: "The plan to cross the river should be safety first. I have investigated the area of ​​Zidadi, and the weakest place in Qing Yao's garrison is the only one. Please ask King Yi to order the crossing of the river immediately to the old crow huai."

Shi Dakai asked: "Oh? How far is this old crow whirlwind from here?"

Su Sanniang said, "Not far, ten miles away."

Shi Dakai was just not sure about his idea, and Zheng Yingxiong laughed and said, "Your Highness, I think this is inappropriate! Why is the old crow vortex weak in defense? It is precisely because the Dadu River suddenly turned there, and the flood waves hit the stone walls on both sides of the river, forming many huge vortexes. Not only are the boats and rafts blocked, but even the old crows can only circulate on the river and dare not go into the water to hunt food, so it is called "Lao Crow vortex". This place is definitely not a normal place to cross the river, so the Qing Yao has no intention of defending. The subordinates believe that if safety is the priority, they should cross the river in this purple-drawn land. Although there are some Qing Yao on the other side, the number of people is only 2,000, and our army still has 10,000 troops, which is an overwhelming situation. You should cross the river immediately to be the best strategy."

Su Sanniang refuted: "Are the two thousand Qing Yaos at the slaughter of others? Besides, we don't know when the Qing Yaos reinforcements will suddenly arrive. Even if we successfully cross the river, there will inevitably be a bloody battle. The soldiers are exhausted. Please put the people first and don't let the blood of your brothers flow in vain!"

When Zheng Yingxiong saw Su Sanniang confronting her, he was not convinced that this young boy who didn't know where to attack him was, he was even more annoyed and said, "What is the saying of King Sha? When did my heavenly soldiers become greedy and fear death? We are not afraid of dying in the battlefield. At most, we can sacrifice one person and replace a Qing demon, but we will never want to be killed in vain by the whirlpool and dangerous shoal! King Yi, I hope you will take the first priority to destroy Qing demons and cross the river here!"

"Yi Wang..." Su Sanniang wanted to say something, but Shi Dakai interrupted her and said, "Brother Yuliang, I think the Bu Tianhou made sense this time. At present, the water level of Zi Dadi is gentle and there is no need to be transferred. It is a good place to cross the river. As for that little bit of clearing the demon, what is it compared to the opponents we encountered along the way? It's just tickling."

"King Yi..."

"Okay, don't say anything more. I'm determined. Tonight, cross the river on the spot! Come, pass on our military order..."

At this moment, a soldier hurried to the camp and shouted happily: "Congratulations to Your Highness, King Yi! Congratulations to Your Highness, King Yi!"

Shi Dakai was stunned: "I was about to pass the military order. What's your business? Do you want to congratulate me?"

The soldier said, "Just just now, Concubine Li gave birth to a young man for King Yi, weighing six pounds and eight ounces, and she is in good health. I am waiting for His Highness to come over and give the young man a name!"

Shi Dakai was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Oh? Hahaha, it's really God's blessing. I didn't expect that Shi Dakai could still regain the successor of the robe and mantle, hahaha! Come on, you two, come with me and have a look!"

Su Sanniang felt an ominous premonition in her heart and asked, "That's the matter of crossing the river..."

Shi Dakai said: "Don't worry, I will make arrangements for crossing the river later."

The three of them came to the tent of Concubine Li's camp. Shi Dakai couldn't wait to walk to the bed and asked, "Concubine Li, where is my son, where is my son?"

The pale-faced Concubine Li lay on the bed. When she saw Shi Dakai entering, she stood up and replied, "Here's here."

Shi Dakai quickly helped Concubine Li lie down and said, "You have a good rest, don't get up." He picked up the baby in the cradle beside Concubine Li, looked at it and said, "Good, be good, what a cute child, Daddy gave you a name... Well, since you were born on the banks of the Dadu River, you should call him Shi Qinghe, yes, just call him Shi Qinghe, hehe." After saying that, he kissed the baby on the face and shouted outside the reconciliation: "Come, send me the order..."

A soldier entered the camp and Shi Dakai ordered: "So quickly send me the order: I am walking as dangerous as a barbarian, and I will make a scent of sakura again. Seeing this water and mountains, I wish to have fun with you..."

The soldier said blankly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, forgive me for being vulgar, and I don't understand the meaning of the words. I hope the King of Yi will make it clear."

Shi Da was very happy and said with a smile: "Forget it, that is to say, I, Shi Dakai, are willing to celebrate with the soldiers of the three armies for three days, have fun and sing every night, drink and talk, and congratulate the little prince on his birth, hahaha!"

The soldier replied, "Yes, I'll do it right now!"

Su Sanniang was shocked: "King Yi, I thought you were going to send an order to cross the river tonight, but why did you delay three days? You know, Luo Bingzhang is sending troops to support him. If you cross the river again in three days, wouldn't this good opportunity be delayed?"

Shi Dakai responded easily: "Haha, brother Yuliang, you don't have to worry about this. If the Qing Yao reinforcements arrive on the other side in three days, I will follow your plan and cross the river from the Qing Yao's unprepared Lao Crow Whirlpool. Now, are you relieved?"

Su Sanniang said: "But the water in the Dadu River is now calm, which is a good opportunity to cross the river. If there is heavy rain and the flood will surge three days later, how can you cross the old crow whirlpool?"

Shi Dakai said: "Hahaha, it's not a problem, it's not a problem! It's the turn of spring and summer, and the flood season is far from here. I look at the sky, the wind is bright and the sun is bright. There will never be any major changes within three days, and there will never be any worry about floods."

Su Sanniang felt disappointed and said, "King Yi, I always knew that you are a man of righteousness and a world-renowned man. In order to cross the river before Qing Yao, our army traveled through mountains and rivers, starry nights, but unexpectedly, when the war came, you would still ignore the warmth and safety of thousands of soldiers for the sake of just personal affairs. I, I really took a look!"

Shi Dakai was displeased, but he had a deep friendship with Su Sanniang, and was inconvenient to start and sighed, "You don't understand, when Shi Dakai's family was killed by hundreds of people in the Tianjing chaos, the despair that was called "Days and Earths should not be called "Days and Earths" in the face of the Tianjing crisis. Although I am in danger, God has given me a new life to the Shi family at this time. What does this mean? This is a great sign! This shows that God wants to make my Shi family flourish and have a hundred generations of inheritance, how can we lose our lives here?"

At the beginning of the argument, the baby suddenly started to cry. Shi Dakai hurriedly coaxed the child: "Oh, Qinghe, be good, don't cry, don't cry..."

At this time, Zheng Yingxiong, who had not spoken, was very unhappy when he saw Shi Dakai choosing to cross the river with the old crow, and was very resentful to Su Sanniang. He took the opportunity to win back a city and said, "What Your Highness, King Yi, said is very true. Our army is a man chosen by God. He has been in danger for more than ten years, but he has always been in danger. As for what King Sha said, I think it is too worrying, right?"

Su Sanniang shouted: "Zheng Yingxiong, you are confusing the public and avenge your personal revenge!"

Shi Dakai didn't want to destroy the atmosphere and advised: "Okay, okay, brothers Yuliang and Yingxiong, I know you are all for the great cause of heaven, but after all, I always have to adopt one side and offend the other side. I, Shi Dakai, have always regarded the word "Yi" as the top priority. Don't make me embarrassed. Change my mood and celebrate for a few days! Yingxiong, this celebration is left to you."

Zheng Yingxiong immediately responded: "Abide by the order!"

Su Sanniang knew that it would be futile to give advice again. She was so angry that she left the tent and left alone.

Zheng Yingxiong took this opportunity to say to Shi Dakai: "Haha, if Your Majesty re-elects these unruly kings, the kingdom of heaven will be in danger."
Chapter completed!