Li Xingyuan was in charge of Wuxuan, exhausted both physically and mentally, and gradually became unable to support himself. Leftovers: If the thief cannot be defeated, it is unfaithful; if the thief cannot be raised to the end, it is unfilial. After death, take it with regular clothes and use it to express the blame of the officials. He also held the hands of Zhou Tianjue and Xiang Rong and said: "Let go of grudges and join hands to resist thieves."
The next day, Xingyuan looked east and died.
When Emperor Xianfeng saw the remains of Xingyuan, he shed tears of sadness and granted him mercy according to the governor's decree. He also ordered Zhou Tianjue to temporarily serve as the imperial envoy with the title of governor, and Sai Shang'a came forward to take charge of everything.
At the end of April, Wu Lantai, deputy governor of Guangdong, arrived with 500 green battalion troops.
Xiang Rong is full of energy and wants to attack.
Zhou Tianjue said: "The soldiers and horses of the Wu tribe are attacking from a long distance. They are only five hundred, but they can't make any waves. I have made up my mind to kill the enemy in a trap."
Xiang Rong said: "I sit on the wall and watch the sky from a well. With this fighting method, I don't know when I will be able to perform my feats."
Zhou Tianjue said: "The thieves are very cunning, and they are not rogues. They are good at seizing opportunities. If we are defeated again, we will be defeated!"
While Zhou and Xiang were arguing, the Taiping Army had broken through to the north. Zhou Tianjue did not dare to neglect, sent his troops to follow up, and surrounded the Taiping Army in Pingwei in Xiangzhou.
Ulantai asked for punishment. Emperor Xianfeng pardoned him because of his first arrival, and secretly ordered Wulan Taishi and Chen Gui not to hide their love.
Wu Lantai observed carefully for half a month and wrote: "Zhou Tianjue played the song Xiangrong and favored his son, which caused people to lose their hearts. It was not without reason." During the battle of Wuxuan Dongxiang, Qin Dingsan, Zhou Fengqi, and Zhang Jingxiu built a company to defend their camp. However, they were not successful in blocking and suppressing the enemy, and they were delayed in pursuing the thieves. They should all share the blame. Tianjue impeached Dingsan and Fengqi for failing to respect Xiu, and people's hearts were dissatisfied. General Xiangrong and Chun failed, and Tianjue blamed the three incompetences. Later, he found out that he was not retreating, and blamed Xiangrong for shirk. Therefore, Tianjue, Xiangrong, and Ding all have gaps. Tianjue is old, stubborn and soft-eared. His son Guangyue intervenes and loses people's hearts. Xiangrong's repeated success in suppressing the enemy was a minor thief. However, there will be no one as glorious as in the military town. By changing his troops more easily, he can still accomplish meritorious deeds.
Emperor Xianfeng ordered Sai Shang Ahe to play. After Sai Shang Ahe finished, he asked Wu Lantai and Xiang Rong to control the generals. Wu Lan Tai led Qin Dingsan, Li Rui, Chong Lun and other three towns to lead 5,000 Guizhou soldiers. Xiang Rong led the Chu army to 5,000 soldiers. Thousands, the two were divided into military affairs, with special responsibility to atone for their previous mistakes.
Here, Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing were also at odds. After being trapped for two months and running out of ammunition and food, Yang Xiuqing insisted on returning to Jintian. A shot back on his horse might be able to turn things around. Hong Xiuquan refused, saying "Zijing Mountain is barren, but if you go north to Guilin, you will find everything you need."
After more than a month of confinement in Pingwei, Zhou Tianjue, Xiang Rong, Wu Lantai, and Liu Jizu were blocking them from all sides. Ba Qingde, Da Hong'a, Chang Rui, etc. were approaching, and the Taiping army was in an increasingly difficult situation.
Yang Xiuqing persisted in his opinion again and said: "Today's method of trapping the monster is to use up our food resources before attacking and killing. If this continues, we will surely perish. Zhuzixia, Shuangji Mountain, and Fengmen'ao are all important natural passes." , with a small number of troops to defend, I will pass most of the key passes and spend some time in Jintian to recuperate before deciding where to go."
Hong Xiuquan said: "None of the enemies surrounding me dared to act rashly. Only Wuyao Lantai, who was new to the area, was very powerful and advanced rapidly. He also used the firearms camp to kill more than a hundred of my brothers. Now he is located in the Dubie Ridge northwest of Zhongpingwei. , trying to surround me on all sides, bloom in the center, and destroy me here! Dubie Ridge is the fate of our army. Shi Dakai listened to the order and quickly led his men and horses, bringing more artillery bullets, and must capture the Wuyao. The remaining armies are temporarily in charge. Stay on the defensive. Wait for the Wu Yao to be extinguished before attacking again. In the Battle of Dongxiang, the commander of the Second Left Army, Luo Gangda, resisted Qin Dingsan vigorously. If he has merit, he will be rewarded! His wife is sick, so I sent someone to take care of her."
Shi Dakai looked at Dubi Ridge in the distance, feeling worried.
Shi Xiangzhen said: "I live in the east of the Luoxiu River. The river is blocked and I was attacked halfway across the river. On the other side, the Qian Army's Tong Panmei Division occupied Dubie Ridge. From a commanding position, I could see my actions at a glance. Li Rui's Guzhou Camp, Wulan The Taizhong military camp is located in the west, with a tight formation, and they are the horns of each other. This battle is difficult to win."
Shi Dakai said: "Wulantai has five hundred firearms soldiers, and he has taken over Qin Ding's three to two thousand Guizhou soldiers, plus a thousand people from Li Rui's tribe, and a thousand people from Weining camp. There are also more than five thousand soldiers from Lianyong Mansion. This is a single turtle. The ridge faces the river and is a cliff, making it difficult to break through. Only at the top of the south mountain where the three battalions meet, there are no traces of soldiers yet, so it seems to be a flaw."
Shi Xiangzhen said: "Why don't you report back to the King of Heaven and ask for reinforcements?"
Shi Da said: "I also attacked halfway across the river. In the past, Guan Yu flooded seven armies. I also borrowed it and quickly sent people up the river to search for the ferry and the gate."
At 2 o'clock in the morning on June 9, the water level of Luoxiu River plummeted and the flow slowed down. Shi Da set up an ambush and led thousands of troops to sneak across, seize the top of Nanshan Mountain, and bombard them with artillery.
Wu Lantai said: "The stone thieves are cunning in making sneak attacks at night. I order Weining Town Deputy General Tong Panmei to defend Dubie Ridge with all his strength. The rest of the army will fire back with artillery until dawn, and then encircle and annihilate them."
Suddenly, there was a commotion on Dubie Ridge. More than a thousand Guizhou troops rushed down the mountain ridge howling. The rout was so overwhelming that Wu Lantai and Li Rui could not stop them. At dawn, it was discovered that the seven Taiping soldiers were defeated. They panicked and climbed up Dubiling Ridge from the southern cliff and broke into Weining Camp by mistake.
Ulantai was furious, his sword resting on Mei's neck, and he ordered an attack. Tong Panmei cried and refused to die. Fu Zhulong'a, the commander of the camp, asked for orders to lead troops to recapture Weining camp. The Taiping Army was defeated and retreated. General Ma Shanbao of the Central Army in Fubiao, Guizhou refused to give up and sent his troops to pursue him. As soon as the forward crossed the Luoxiu River, the river swelled and drowned countless Qing troops. Shi Dakai returned and, together with the ambush troops in front, killed the Qing troops who came ashore one by one.
Xiang Rong rushed to send troops to rescue, but the water from far away could not quench his thirst nearby.
In this battle, Ulantai suffered a disastrous defeat. Fifteen officials including general Ma Shanbao, guerrilla Liu Dingtai and Bole Guobu were killed, and numerous soldiers suffered casualties.
Hong Xiuquan was overjoyed and ordered Shi Da to mobilize his troops to completely annihilate the Ulantai Army.
Wu Lantai was so anxious that Jiang Zhongyuan, the magistrate of his hometown, arrived with 500 soldiers. Zhongyuan volunteered himself and approached Shi Dakai to set up a stronghold at the military camp.
Wu Lantai, Xiang Rong and others all thought that Jiang Zhongyuan was impetuous and frivolous and would be killed.
Shi Dakai also thought that Chu Yong had just arrived and his footing was not yet stable, so he rushed to attack.
Jiang Zhongyuan could not hold out, so he ordered Chu Yong to fight back with spears and shotguns. When Shi Da opened the attack and rushed to the camp gate, Jiang Zhongyuan jumped on his horse with his sword drawn, and together with five hundred Chu Yong, they rushed out and fought hand to hand with Shi's army. Chu Yong was a strong man, and Shi's army had never seen such a battle before. They retreated in panic, but Jiang Zhongyuan pursued them and captured hundreds of heads in one battle.
Yao Ying saw it clearly and wrote a letter to Dahong Adao: Jiang Zhongyuan, the magistrate of Xiushui County, Zhejiang Province, was extremely brave and knowledgeable in leading the army. If my second brother sees it, he might as well consult and adopt it, it will definitely be beneficial.
Shi Dakai returned in defeat, but Hong Xiuquan no longer persisted. With a wave of the flag, the Taiping Army quietly withdrew from Zhongpingwei and retreated south to Dongxiang. They followed the same route, climbed Zhuzixia, crossed Shuangji Mountain, crossed Fengmen Col, and then arrived at Zijing Mountain. .
One day, Hong Xiuquan was sipping tea in Chadi Village when he found out that Xiao Desheng and his wife were secretly having sex. Xiao Desheng is Xiao Chaogui's adoptive father. Yang Xiuqing ordered Xiao Chaogui to take care of himself. Xiao Chaogui enforced military discipline, and Xiao Desheng and his wife showed their heads to the public.
Hong Xiuquan said: "In the past, Wu Qi killed his wife to seek generals, but now Youbi Zheng, the military advisor, has killed his relatives in a righteous way. Our great cause of the kingdom of heaven will surely be accomplished. It is a pity that this kind of upbringing has been lost."
