At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement broke out, and the Qing Dynasty became more precarious after that. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, problems arose in all aspects of the Qing Dynasty, and from this time on, Empress Dowager Cixi, the de facto ruler of the late Qing Dynasty, still did not recognize the situation facing the Qing Dynasty. Even in the absence of a treasury, Cixi still lived in luxury.
In 1851, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement broke out, and since then the Qing Dynasty has begun to pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It is worth mentioning that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was the largest peasant regime in history. Because of this, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was actually capable of defeating the Qing Dynasty, but in the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, various problems continued to arise and eventually failed.
It is undeniable that there were many powerful talents in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the course of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, there were many changes in chaos, so the Tianjing Incident was one of them. In 1856, the Tianjing Incident broke out, which was an open split between the leading groups in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. It was also after this that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom went downhill.
Nowadays, it seems that after the Tianjing Incident, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has failed. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established the capital of Tianjing, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, and others each formed their own power groups, and the internal contradictions of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom continued to expand, which made Hong Xiuquan feel pressure. The Tianjing Incident was a turning point in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and a turning point for Shi Dakai.
After the Tianjing Incident broke out, the Northern King Wei Changhui killed yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King, and At this time Shi Dakai was ordered to return to Beijing, but Wei Changhui tried to kill Shi Dakai. At this time, Shi Dakai had no choice but to choose to raise an army against Wei Changhui. Later, Hong Xiuquan killed Wei Changhui, and Shi Dakai was ordered to return to Beijing, but Hong Xiuquan's suspicions of Shi Dakai did not stop.
In May 1857, the suspicious Shi Dakai, in a fit of rage, chose to go out and go it alone, and because of this, the turning point of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom arrived. At the same time, Shi Dakai's personal turning point has also arrived. It is worth mentioning that Shi Dakai did not completely break away from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and at this time, Shi Dakai still fought under the banner of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and appointed himself as the "General of the Tong Army".
In June 1863, Shi Dakai was forced to a dead end, and Shi Dakai was forced to the Dadu River, with a river in front and a pursuing army in the rear. In the end, Shi Dakai was executed by Ling Chi. Nowadays, it seems that Shi Dakai had four roads to take at that time, and if he took the right one, he could destroy the Qing Dynasty. The first road was for Shi Dakai to stay behind at the Anqing base camp.
Hong Xiuquan was very suspicious, and in this case, Shi Dakai's stay at the Anqing base camp was undoubtedly the best choice. In Anqing, Shi Dakai handled the military and political affairs of the whole country, restrained all the soldiers and horses, and went all out to extinguish the remnants of the Xiang Army. As long as the Xiang army was defeated, then the Qing Dynasty would be destroyed, and no one could resist Shi Dakai.
The second way was to attack Hubei with all its might, which would allow the upper reaches of Tianjing to gain security, and secondly, it could threaten the rear of the Xiang army. In this case, Shi Dakai was still too young, and at this time Shi Dakai should attack Wuchang with all his might, directly attack the old lair of the Xiang Army, and force Hu Linyi and Li Xubin to withdraw from Jiujiang City. In this way, the battlefield could be transferred to Hubei, Hunan, hitting the enemy's inner line and threatening the rear of the Xiang Army.
The third way is to wave the division north, and after Shi Da went it alone, he had 100,000 troops. Such a large army was a huge threat to both the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty. Shi Dakai, who had a heavy army, should unite with Zhang Lexing, Gong Deshu, Ren Huabang and other "twist troops", followed by an attack on the Central Plains, Shi Dakai should blitz the city of Beijing, and then "expel the Tartars and restore China."
The last one is to invade Zhejiang, take the territory of Jiangsu and Zhejiang at any cost, and seize the important land of finance and taxation. In ancient times, the south was rich, and in the south, all industries were very developed, which was incomparable to the north. After all, Shi Dakai was too young, and he did not listen to the general's advice at this time.
What is even more unbelievable is that Shi Dakai did not take into account the jiujiang general Lin Qirong's request for help, and at this time Shi Dakai chose to lead 100,000 elites to Zhejiang and Fujian. In the process of attacking, Shi Dakai made a big mistake, that is, he did not attack with all his strength. The Qing army of the "Jiangnan Camp" has not yet recovered its vitality, and Zhang Guoliang is still wandering around Tianjing, and it is certainly not a problem to take Zhejiang with all his might at this time.
No matter which road, it is possible to destroy the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately Shi Dakai missed the opportunity.