#328 - Taiping 5: The Way Ahead

The History of China by Chris Stewart

May 8, 202653:11Society & Culture

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has been proclaimed — but proclamations don't feed armies. As such, its Divine Host will enjoy all of 11 days before sheer arithmetic forces them back onto the road. What follows is eight mon...

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