He Chun and Xiang Rong's armies moved together, and Yang Xiuqing immediately ordered Shi Dakai and Luo Dagui to return to Anhui from Gansu, one to control Anqing and the other to guard Wuhu. He also ordered Anhui and Hubei to divide their troops, interact with each other from east to west, rush thousands of miles to attack Nanchang, and besiege Nanchang.
After Yang Xiuqing finished his order, he was confused for a while. After waking up, he said: "After Qin Rigang was dismissed from his post, he still felt guilty, so he immediately removed his slave name and restored his official position."
Shi Dakai received the order and immediately summoned Hu Yihuang, Luo Gangda and Huang Yukun to have wine and discuss matters.
Hu Yihuang sighed: "Since entering Tianjing, the Heavenly King is dressed in luxury, buried in his boudoir, never resting for a moment. The East King relies on his outstanding achievements, and becomes violent and unruly. There is a rift between the Dongwang's wife's brother and the North King's brother, and the East King threatens the North King. The Northern King was ruthless, and he directed his own actions and dismembered his brother's body with five horses, saying that he was so disobedient to the public. The East King and Uncle Geng and the Yan King were in full swing in their horse herding and personnel matters."
Huang Yukun said with a smile: "I am also deeply involved in it. For trivial matters, I advise his uncle, you have already rewarded me with two hundred lashes, so forget it. I don't want to kick down the public case of the Ministry of Justice with Uncle Geng, and go to the East King with tears to express his grievances." The evil in the East is unstoppable. I was punished with three hundred rods, and Qin Rigang was punished with two hundred. I pitied Chen Chengrong, who stood up for his justice, and also suffered two hundred. I even pitied the horseman, who was quartered by five horses."
Shi Da said: "The Kingdom of Heaven is a peach garden for one person and a palace for one person. Five years ago, I was in the purgatory of pure demons, and my body could still stretch out; now, I am riding on the back of a tiger, and I can't help myself. Today's Kingdom of Heaven, outside of Jiangxi and Hubei, Everything is in turmoil. The troops of the Northern Expedition, Fengxiang and Kaifang, are surrounded. The East Palace has no reinforcements and no order to retreat. Lin Li's defeat is certain. Wuhu, Taiping, Luzhou in Anhui Province, Zhenjiang and Pukou in Gyeonggi Province, the demons are all there Attack. The troubles of the elbows and armpits are in Tuoming'a in the north of the Yangtze River, and prosperous in the south of the Yangtze River. The tigers are watching day and night. All the soldiers who can fight in the Kingdom of Heaven are gathered in Jiangxi and Hubei, so there is nothing to worry about! Brother Luo marched eastward to Wuhu to fight against Deng Yao Shaoliang. This was the beginning; The capital is in a tight situation, and we must all return to our defense."
Hu Yihuang said: "Lin and Li's Northern Expedition could have stabilized the foundation of the Kingdom of Heaven, but they had no choice but to go deep into the country alone and were completely defeated. I hate Qin Rigang. He only came to Shucheng and decided to resist Qin Yao with three young men, so it was difficult to go there alone. This guy, It is definitely not a good bird to see death without saving it."
Luo Guangde sighed: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. With just one order, Lin Li can retreat. For the past three years, it has been a fantasy. Qin Yaoding San is indeed brave. I will fight the two cities of Tong and Shu and fight to the death." I was born, but I have been in vain for half a year. The world is so big, there is no place where I can't go north! I have to go from Tong and Shu cities, are you sick?"
Shi Dakai said: "Reinforcement from the north is just a way to add fuel to the fire, and it is definitely not a good strategy. Tianjia Town was defeated, Qin Rigang was dismissed from his post and became a slave, and his crime will be punished. Qin is the king of heaven, so the East Palace must consider it, and he may be promoted again soon. East Palace The employment of men and troops is erratic; the thoughts of the East Palace are unpredictable."
Luo Gangdao said: "I once had three strategies: upper, middle and lower. First: If you want to go north, you must first locate Henan; if you want to station your troops in Henan, your army must cross the river. Middle: First determine the nine provinces in the south, without any internal worries, and then move out in three directions. , as soon as it leaves Xiangchu and Hanzhong, it rushes towards Xianyang, sweeping through Shandong with Yangzhou and Xuzhou, and then leaves Shanxi to hunt for the capital of Yan. Next: Now that Tianjing is the capital, more warships must be built to refine the navy and control it. The river, the river is smooth, and half of it can be saved. None of these three strategies have been adopted. The world is not yet settled, so we can live in a corner and attack each other. How can we last long? We are like bastards!"
Shi Dakai said: "We and others, if we support each other, the future will be long. Wei Jun, Chen Yucheng and others attacked Wuchang with all their strength. Zeng Yao only sent two armies to return for reinforcements, and the main force is still stranded in Jiujiang. What do you want to do?"
Hu Yihuang said: "Jiujiang goes up to Wuchang, and down to Anqing and Tianjing. Zeng Yaonai is a bastard who eats the weights, and Tiexin captures them."
Shi Dakai said: "The King of the East ordered me to return to Anqing and Brother Luo to return to Wuhu. He also said that if we attack it, we will rescue him. He then ordered the armies of Anhui and Hubei to divide into two groups and attack Nanchang. Here, Huang Wenjin and Hu Dingwen took over the defense. Such a toss-up, chaos, and disorder are difficult to sustain for long.”
Hu Yihuang said: "The army attacking Nanchang went from southern Anhui to eastern Jiangxi in the east, and from Hubei to western Jiangxi in the west. The two are not related to each other. They are thousands of miles away and have no response. It is difficult to achieve great things."
Luo Guangyuan sighed: "All things in the Western Expedition are left to the east. Lin, Huang, and Hu are all from the East Palace, and Jiu, Hu, and Penglian are all in one!"
Shi Da said: "Everything is done by people and not by themselves. People live in groups and things are divided into categories. After drinking this wine, we will be separated tomorrow and cherish it along the way."
In early March 1855, Bai Huaihuai, the Eighth Guard on the right side of the palace, followed Yang Xiuqing's order and led 6,000 troops from Jiande, Anhui to invade Raozhou, Jiangxi, and defeated Jingde, Leping, Dexing and Yiyang.
King Qin Rigang of Yan received Yang Xiuqing's order to divide troops to attack Gan, and ordered Wei Jun to obey. Wei Jun hesitated for more than a month and sent troops in two groups, one from Xingguo in Hubei to invade Wuning, Jiangxi, and the other from Tongcheng in Hubei to Yining, Jiangxi.
The two armies moved from east to west and advanced towards Nanchang.
War broke out in Jiangxi, and Zeng Guofan ordered Luo Zenan, Li Xubin, and Jiang Yili to conquer the east and west to protect Nanchang. He also advised Hu Linyi: The current situation in Hubei cannot be broken or established. Brother Hu must not settle in Wuchang, follow the tide, temporarily occupy Jinkou, and wait patiently.
Luo Zenan led his army to assist Raozhou first, defeated the Taiping Army in Chenjiashan, and conquered Yiyang. He also aided Guangxin and defeated the Taiping Army again at Wushi Mountain. Then he sent his troops to attack westward and conquered Xing'an, Dexing, Fuliang, and Yining. The troops pointed forward and were invincible.
Hu Linyi and Li Mengqun traveled side by side on land and water, galloping all the way, and arrived at Zhuankou, Hanyang on March 6. Looking around, they all saw the flags of the Taiping Army. Hu and Li Zheng were worried about themselves. Yang Pei, the governor of Huguang, ordered Hu Lin to fly to Hanchuan to prevent the thieves from escaping north. Tao Enpei, the governor of Hubei, also invited Hu and Li to enter the city and join hands to defend the city.
Li Mengqun said: "De'an is a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from here. The master who made Taiwan has hair on his legs. He is retreating very fast and is extremely dirty."
Hu Linyi said: "Dirty rats, I went to Hanchuan to stop the thieves for you? The current trend is to protect Wuchang first. By protecting Wuchang, we can consolidate Jingxiang and turn the situation around."
Li Mengqun said: "In the current situation, attacking with troops will not help the situation. We have been fighting fiercely in Jiujiang and Hukou for two months. Our boats have been broken and our weapons have been blunted. Our soldiers are exhausted and it is difficult to show any courage. Wuchang is the place where my father was martyred. , I should work hard; but it is of no use to rush into the city and be surrounded by thieves; I station troops at Jinkou, with my back to Xiangchu, to observe the current situation."
Hu Linyi felt sad and sighed for a while.
Four thousand troops of Hu and Li passed through Wuchang but failed to enter. Qin Rigang was very happy and ordered Zhong Tingsheng to stick to Hanyang, Wei Jun attacked Wuchang with all his strength, and Chen Yucheng marched to the north of the Yangtze River to contain the enemies in Jing, Xiang, De, and so on.
Wei Jun received the order and personally led the army to attack Wuchang for more than a month, but failed. Then they gathered all their artillery and attacked Wusheng Gate, hoping to open up a little bit and force their way into the city.
Wei Jun gave an order, and for a moment, cannons were flying and arrows were flying randomly. The city soldiers were defeated and dispersed one after another, leaving the city behind and fleeing. Tao Enpei, the governor of Hubei, and Duoshan, the prefect of Hubei, were panicked and committed suicide together. The Taiping Army defeated Wuchang three times.
On April 3, 1855, Wang Guocai, the deputy general of the Chinese Army who was supervising the bidding, followed Zeng Guofan's military order and sent troops to Chrysostom. He asked Hu Linyi and Li Mengqun: "We have arrived in Wuchang, but we are stationed in Chrysanthemum. What do we think of it in vain? According to the navy, we Guarantee? We have two thousand troops, and you and three or four thousand will enter the city immediately and hold on to the city. It will be a hundred times stronger!"
Hu and Li turned a deaf ear.
Guo Cai was not angry, so he led an army alone into Wuchang City at night, only to see that every household turned off their lights, closed their doors, and everything was silent. He encountered more than a dozen Taiping soldiers by chance, and Guo Cai killed them, only to realize that Wuchang had been lost.
At dawn, Wei Jun inspected it and led his army to encircle and suppress it.
Only then did Wang Guo break out of the siege and angrily scolded Hu Linyi: "Wuchang has been lost, do you know? Everyone calls you a genius! How can you survive if you don't advance! We don't agree with each other, so I crossed the river and stationed at Chuankou, focusing on Hanyang. "
