Attempt of Capturing the North
On May 8, 1853, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, was ordered to lead two million people to conquer the North. Taiping army eventually got near to Tianjin , however they were surrounded by the Qing's armies. On March 1855, Lin Fengxiang was wounded so the Qing's army took him as a prisoner and soon was taken to Beijing and was executed. Being put to death in Beijing in June, Li Kaifang was captured in Shandong Chi Pingxian Ping Guantun.
Expedition to the West and Siege in Tianjin
On June 3 1853, Hu Huang and Lai Hanying and Qi-Rong Lin was ordered to direct moer than a thousand of boats for the combat and expedition of Sujiang. They firstly successfully captured Anqing, Jiujiang, Wuchang.
In order to broke down the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing imperial sent Xiangrong as an envoy outside the city of Nanking in Xiaolingwei and built Jiangnan Camp. On April 16, the Qing imperial minister - Qi Shan built "Jiang Beidaying" outside the city of Yangzhou. In 1854, the Taiping army's expedition in Hunan suffered the resistance done by Xiangrong near Jiujiang. In early 1855, Yi Wang defeated Xiang Yong and captured Wuchang. On April 5, 1856, the Taiping armies attacked Yangzhou again broke the Jiangnan Camp .
In order to broke down the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing imperial sent Xiangrong as an envoy outside the city of Nanking in Xiaolingwei and built Jiangnan Camp. On April 16, the Qing imperial minister - Qi Shan built "Jiang Beidaying" outside the city of Yangzhou. In 1854, the Taiping army's expedition in Hunan suffered the resistance done by Xiangrong near Jiujiang. In early 1855, Yi Wang defeated Xiang Yong and captured Wuchang. On April 5, 1856, the Taiping armies attacked Yangzhou again broke the Jiangnan Camp .
Tianjing Incident
In the early years of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, military and political affair was managed by Hong Xiuquan, but then he stayed at the back. His power fell in the hands of the East King Yang Xiuqing.
Yang's ambitions further expanded in August 1856, Yang forced the king Hong to claimed that he was 10000 years old and he was sent by the lord to the earth. Hong Xiuquan pretended to agree and celebrated with Yang (calendar year September 23) on his birthday. The Hong Xiuquan furtively ordered the Wei changhui and armies to kill Yang and his family and also 20000 followers of Yang.The Yi Wang Shi Dakai arrived at Tianjing, and blamed Wei Changhui's excessive killing, and the two broke up. Shi Dakai escaped at night and left Jinling. Wei Changhui secretly killed Shi's family.
Shi Dakai led the troops and arrived at Anhui and sent a letter to Hong for taking agreement to kill the king of the north to ease public anger as he had excessively kill many powerful men in Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The kings saw all the military and civilian support Shi Dakai, then issued some armies to punish Wei. Shi Dakai returned to Taiping from Wuchang as Tianjing encountered the problem food lackag, but in Shi Dakai the leading , the Taiping army was stable and waiting for an opportunity to attack, Yu-Cheng Chen, Li Xiu - cheng, Yang Fu, Shizhen Ji , their enemies.
Yang's ambitions further expanded in August 1856, Yang forced the king Hong to claimed that he was 10000 years old and he was sent by the lord to the earth. Hong Xiuquan pretended to agree and celebrated with Yang (calendar year September 23) on his birthday. The Hong Xiuquan furtively ordered the Wei changhui and armies to kill Yang and his family and also 20000 followers of Yang.The Yi Wang Shi Dakai arrived at Tianjing, and blamed Wei Changhui's excessive killing, and the two broke up. Shi Dakai escaped at night and left Jinling. Wei Changhui secretly killed Shi's family.
Shi Dakai led the troops and arrived at Anhui and sent a letter to Hong for taking agreement to kill the king of the north to ease public anger as he had excessively kill many powerful men in Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The kings saw all the military and civilian support Shi Dakai, then issued some armies to punish Wei. Shi Dakai returned to Taiping from Wuchang as Tianjing encountered the problem food lackag, but in Shi Dakai the leading , the Taiping army was stable and waiting for an opportunity to attack, Yu-Cheng Chen, Li Xiu - cheng, Yang Fu, Shizhen Ji , their enemies.