What does the red flag of good news mean?

The happy news is that the battle was won.

Good news: good news, happy news.

Hongjing: The red flag means victory.

This is because Neer forged the victory and reported the Huaiqing victory to Beijing. Emperor Xianfeng was very happy after hearing it. He personally wrote a plaque with "Good News Red Banner" and gave it to Neer. Menstrual matters.

The Qing Dynasty was very alarmed when they heard that Lin Fengxiang's troops of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had crossed the Yellow River. He ordered the governor of Zhili, Ner Jing'e, to be the imperial envoy. Enhua, Shangshu of the Lifan Yuan, and Tuoming'a, the general of Suiyuan, were ordered to help handle military affairs and lead a large army to rescue Huaiqing. Garrisoned troops in Thanh Hoa Town. At that time, the pursuers of Shengbao, the cabinet scholar, also arrived from Yangzhou and were stationed in the east of Huaiqing City; reinforcements from Shandong, Zhili, Shanxi, and Shanxi arrived one after another, with more than 20,000 people, surrounding Lin Fengxiang. Lin Fengxiang and others built a Tucheng around Huaiqing and dug trenches outside the Tucheng to surround Huaiqing while resisting reinforcements. In every battle, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and Ji Wenyuan took the lead. The Qing army was invincible and could not get close to the Taiping Army's camp.

But holding on for a long time is not the answer. Lin Fengxiang's troops have consumed a lot of gunpowder and food, and reinforcements from all over the country are constantly arriving, making the situation even more critical. On July 28, Lin Fengxiang secretly ordered each battalion to hang sheep and dogs upside down and let their front hooves beat drums. They burned firewood in the camp and pretended to cook to confuse the Qing army. Then each battalion ceased its activities and sneaked across. The trenches escaped to the north. A few days later, the Qing army discovered that all the Taiping troops had disappeared. Ner Jingfu forged the victory and reported the Huaiqing victory to Beijing. Emperor Xianfeng was very happy after hearing this. He personally wrote a plaque with "Good News Red Banner" and gave it to Ner Jingfu. In fact, the Taiping Army had actually crossed Wangwu Mountain and entered Shanxi.

In this battle, Lin Fengxiang and others besieged Huaiqingfan for more than fifty days, wasting a lot of food and ammunition, and the soldiers were exhausted, but there was no victory. Many of the newly surrendered people escaped and entered Shanxi. At that time, there were less than 30,000 troops. But against an enemy that is several times your own, you can firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield, attack when you want, and defend when you want. After the army was renovated, it retreated quietly without any trace. Although the Qing army was incompetent, it is not an exaggeration to say that Lin Fengxiang used his troops like a god.

Ha Fen, the governor of Shanxi, did not know how to fight and was unprepared. Lin Fengxiang was at ease in Shanxi. On the thirty-first day, Yuanqu was captured, on the third day of August, Jiangxian County was captured, on the fourth day, Quwo was captured, on the eighth day, Pingyang Prefecture was captured, and on the ninth day of August, Hongdong was captured. Invincible, Lin Fengxiang has strict military discipline. In some places, such as Zhaocheng and Huozhou, the people have prepared food and grass and opened the city gates to welcome his arrival. The Taiping Army has no intention of developing in Shanxi and will attack Beijing with all its strength and march eastward. , captured Lucheng County on the 21st, Licheng on the 22nd, crossed the Taihang Mountains, and then conquered Wu'an and Shexian counties to reach the Zhili border. On the 26th, they defeated the main force of the imperial envoy Ner Jing'e at Linming Pass. force. At this time, the Qing Dynasty knew that the imperial envoy Na'er Jing'e had falsely reported the results of the battle last time and deprived Na'er Jing'e of his position. All the Qinwang troops did not dare to approach the Taiping Army. Only Shengbao dared to pursue Lin Fengxiang and fight. So Shengbao was appointed as the imperial envoy, gave him the Shenque Sword, and gave him the right to kill first and report later. The four-character plaque with "Good News Red Banner" handwritten by Emperor Xianfeng became a big joke. Emperor Xianfeng was furious and ordered the plaque to be hung on the east wall of the military aircraft office to encourage his ministers.