Shi Zhenji received Shi Da's military order to enter Fujian, and he hesitated for more than a month. Until late March 1857, Fang Ke, deputy prime minister Chen Xiangrong and inspector Liu Yuanda, went straight from Jianchang to Fujian. In half a month, they captured Guangzhuang, Taining, Jianning, Shao Wu.
Yang Fuqing went even further. He hesitated for two months before entering Fujian from Qianshan and captured Jianyang and Chong'an. On April 21, 1857, he reached Jianning County.
Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, did not dare to neglect and mobilized the troops of Fujian and Zhejiang to pursue and intercept them.
Ninghua and Tingzhou Tiandihui disciples heard the news and slaughtered pigs, drank wine, visited and formed alliances, intending to cause trouble.
After Shi Zhenji heard the news, he dispatched troops and generals to respond from afar. Checkpoint Liu Yuanda captured Ninghua in the first battle and forced the county magistrate Lu Fenguang to hang himself; he fought again in Tingzhou and captured and killed the prefect Tingying.
Shi Zhenji couldn't help but hold a banquet to reward Liu Yuanda. After drinking for three times, he took advantage of Liu Yuanda's unpreparedness and killed him with a knife.
Chen Xiangrong, deputy prime minister of Dongguan, asked why.
Shi Zhenji said: "Liu Nai surrendered to the general, embezzled sacred objects, sent troops to disturb the people, and his crime is worthy of death!"
Liu Yuanda's subordinates were all dissatisfied. More than ten thousand soldiers rose up in anger and made a big fuss in Tingzhou.
Pang Lizhong, the magistrate of Changting County, took the opportunity to attack the city. Shi Zhenji was defeated and asked Yang Fuqing for help. Fu Qing was also trapped in a tight siege and had no time to take care of himself.
Shi and Yang attacked Fujian for two months and then escaped back to southern Jiangxi.
Emperor Xianfeng praised the governor of Fujian, Wang Yide, for his ability to resist rebellion, and then ordered Guan Wen and Hu Linyi to quickly assist Anhui.
Hu Linyi received the order and said to Li Mengqun: "I have issued the second imperial edict to assist Anhui without delay. I would like to ask Mr. Tai to lead an army and advance towards the border between Hubei and Anhui. If you advance, you can attack, if you retreat, you can defend. It kills two birds with one stone. Jiujiang, west of Wuchang, Leading to the entrance of Anhui in the east, with a stream in the middle, solidifying the waist and chest of Wu and Chu. In the current situation, there is no one who can attack Jiujiang! "
The official article said: "When Duolong Abe invades Xiaochikou, the three armies will attack Jiujiang and they will surely succeed."
Hu Linyi said: "The Jiujiang City Wall faces the river in the north and the Longkai River in the west. It is surrounded by the Great Wall and surrounded by three forts. It faces Gantang Lake in the south, separated by the new dam, and the inner and outer forts are connected to the dam. . Its small east gate is Baishui Huzhou, and the road leads to Meijiazhou and Hukou County. Its big east gate leads to Nanchang, Nankang, and Linrui roads. On the other side of Xiaochikou, the Jiujiang rebels lean on their lips and teeth. It has been two years since the thieves built the new city. They built fortifications outside the city and dredged the city, and lined up artillery positions closely, making it very difficult to attack."
The official article said: "At this moment, it is difficult to deny the holy will of allocating troops to assist Anhui."
Hu Linyi said: "To support Anhui at this time, we can only make gradual moves, and do not make a big splash or create extraneous branches."
Li Mengqun said: "With a little more troops, we might be able to conquer Yingshan, conquer Liu'an, chase Tongcheng, and get a glimpse of Anqing."
Hu Linyi said: "The partial army is attacking urgent needs and is greedy for more. The current situation is that the only way is to attack Jiujiang."
After Lin Yi finished speaking, he and the official wrote: Hubei is a key point in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Wuhan is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and it is a must-do point in the southeast. It fell three times and fought hard for two years before defeating it. The current camera crackdown will not allow thieves to take advantage of the situation and make the same mistakes as before. The industry faction Li Xubin came from the south bank, Duolong'a, Kong Guangshun, and Wang Guocai came from the north bank, and Yang Zaifu led the navy to attack by dividing the river route. Now the north bank from Huangzhou to Huangmei and the south bank from Wuchang to Xingguo have been cleared, and the Chong and Tong areas have been hunted down. Li Xubin arrived in Jiujiang and joined forces with Zeng Guofan to attack; Yang Zaifu destroyed the bandit camp outside the city; but the bandit base at Xiaochikou was not removed, so he sent Bao Bao Super assist. Yingshan, Taihu, Susong, and Wangjiang in Anhui bordered Hubei. They were all areas of thieves, and they had the intention of spying on their superiors. Wang Guocai was ordered to station at Dahepu and Jielingyan in Huangmei, Kong Guangshun was stationed at Konglongyi in Qishui, and Bayang'a led his cavalry to support each other to secure the northern gate of Chu. The Taoist priests were rushing across the vast river, and the two mountains in Tianjia Town were facing each other. It was difficult for the navy to stay for a long time, so it was decided to leave each battalion to patrol the river to prepare for control. Taking the overall situation into consideration, our army has occupied the upper reaches of the water and land, and has the potential to destroy the strategic opportunities. I am worried that the seven prefectures in Jiangxi are not in peace, and Wuchang still has elbow and armpit problems. If the thieves attack Wuchang from Tongcheng, Chongyang, and Xingguo, and return to the Jiangxi armies, they should stick to Wuchang as the fundamental way out. Plan carefully, make progress step by step, and still take strict precautions at every step. The generals and soldiers will never look back at the constraints, and the transfer of pay will bring inexhaustible benefits.
On April 20, 1857, Li Mengqun and his general Zhao Hongju advanced into western Hubei with three thousand men. On May 4, they conquered Yingshan again.
After hearing the news, Chen Yucheng ordered the troops from Qizhou and Qishui to march northward at night. He also mobilized 20,000 troops from Lu'an, Huoshan and Shouzhou to rush into Hubei.
Li Mengqun quickly reported to Hu Linyi: There are thieves everywhere around Yingshan, and in Huo Liusu Tai and other places, the thieves' flames are very bright. There are more than ten bandit camps across Luotian from Qishui to Qishui. In Qizhou and Qishui, there are more than 10,000 bandits who break into the lower reaches. The officers and soldiers are all behind the thieves. Please send troops to suppress them and contain them upstream.
As the war moved north, Hu Linyi stepped in and ordered Duolong'a and Bao Chao to temporarily abandon Xiaochikou and camp in Song; Duxing'a also ordered Anyi Town's general army Wang Guocai to station in Huangmei to assist Li Mengqun. They also mobilized three thousand brave men from Wuchang and Xingguo to help Yingshan.
Duolong'a and Bao Chao led the troops and led three thousand troops to Susong.
Bao Chao said: The thieves built seven forts on the mountain, dug three roads, and densely arranged wooden fences, bamboo sticks, and plum blossom pits. They were more than several feet wide. It was very difficult to attack by force.
Duolong Adao: Our army is very fast, and the thieves are not aware of the rebellion. They are restrained from the front and attacked from behind.
That night, Duolonga later attacked the Taiping military camp, broke through six bases in a row, captured the guard Li Zhaoyu alive, and the Susong Taiping army collapsed.
The kingdom's troops have arrived at Huangmei. As Meicheng is remote and cannot be shielded, please guard Shuanglinyi. Du Xing was not allowed. The national talent ordered his deputy general Shi Qingji to guard the city, and he led an army to garrison the west of the city.
In early May 1857, Chen Yucheng's 20,000 troops entered Hubei from Anhui. Li Mengqun collapsed immediately after the battle, and Li's more than 10,000 brave soldiers scattered in all directions. Chen Yucheng entered Yingshan, defeated Huangmei, besieged and killed Wang Guocai, the commander-in-chief of Anyi Town, and set up fifty camps in Dahepu, thirty miles apart. He also divided an army and marched south along Huangmei to attack Guangji and get a glimpse of the military. Xue, in order to block Li Mengqun's retreat; divide another army, advance westward along Guangji, advance to Qizhou, and clamp down on the Wuxue access road.
Hu Linyi was shocked. He went to Huangzhou personally and told General Du Xingadao of Jingzhou: "If the bandits defeat Wuxue, capture Qizhou, and cross the river, I will have no way to retreat! If the Anqing bandit army goes down the river, Hukou and Jiujiang will turn against the bandits." If the enemy comes out, I will be in a desperate situation! Yang Zaifu, the navy commander, immediately rushes to the Wuxue to prevent the thieves from advancing westward."
Du Xing Adao said: "I ordered the Bayang Ama team to immediately rush to support Guangji and take care of Qizhou; I will meet with Yang Zaifu's navy to clear the way back."
Hu Linyi said: "Without delay, Duolong'a and Bao Chao's troops rushed to Huangmei and carried them to death to slow down the thieves' force. Jiujiang's Li Xubin's troops temporarily withdrew from the siege and sent reinforcements to Qizhou and Huangmei. Ruizhou's Liu Tenghong and Wang Xin's troops sent reinforcements separately. Xiaochikou. When every general receives an order, he must do it immediately. Anyone who disobeys the order or is slow will be killed!"
Li Xubin was depressed after receiving the order to postpone the attack on Xun, and wrote to Qi Ling, the governor of Jiangxi: Since he led his eight thousand men to Xun, he originally wanted to dig a long siege of Hao and cut off its food transportation, so that the city of Xun could be trapped. By the time Hao was completed in March, a large number of rebels invaded the north bank. The general of the capital led his troops stationed on the river bank, with thousands of horsemen and infantry, and went to Huangmei to intercept them. They discussed how to allocate 1,700 people from the south bank to garrison Xiaochikou on the north bank. Because another group was harassing Qizhou, a certain person assigned 1,800 people to help. There are more than 4,000 Yongweizi stationed on the south bank, blocking all roads in the southwest to prevent the thieves from escaping, and they are not strong enough to stop them from getting help. Seeing this city of sorrow, I can't overcome my anxiety.
Not long after, Li Xubin wrote to Zeng Guofan again: If he comes back, he must not go to Jiangxi. It seems that Li Xun is the best.
Duolong'a took the order and led his troops to go against the defeated army. He gathered Bao Chaoting's camp and stationed troops under Huangmei City.
Duolong A said: "Hu Zhitai said that among the elite thieves, there is only a dog with four eyes and one ear. This dog goes against the good and destroys the enemy. Is Brother Bao afraid?"
Bao Chao said: "Since I was in the army, I have taken the lead. I have fought in more than a hundred battles and suffered hundreds of scars. I have never given up!"
Duolong Adao said: "The thieves have set up camps in Shilipu and Dahepu. They are far apart. I will attack one camp and save the other camp. Brother, I will set up an ambush in a dangerous place. I will attack the camp with dead soldiers. We can win."
Bao Chao said: "When you are losing in a row, you must not divide your troops and jointly attack Dahepu, which will kill the enemy. Four-eyed dogs will save them and make a joint attack."
On June 3, 1857, Duolonga and Bao Chao attacked the Taiping Army's Dahepu camp at night and destroyed many camps.
Chen Yucheng rushed to help, but was defeated by the ambush. Yucheng stabilized his position and stood firm in Shilipu. Duo and Bao fought fiercely for more than a month, and achieved success after repeated attacks. They occupied Shilipu, and Chen Yucheng retreated to Wuzu Mountain.
In early July, Li Xubin led 2,000 troops, Xiangyang Tongzhi Tang Xiehe led 800 troops, and Li Xuyi led Ruizhou reinforcements of 1,500 troops to the Guangmei line.
Huangmei won a small victory, and reinforcements arrived. Hu Linyi was slightly safe, and he said: Chen Niyucheng led more than 30,000 people from Tongcheng, and threatened tens of thousands of hungry people in Anhui Province, and rushed up. Meizhou and Guangji are surrounded by mountains and ridges. There are different paths. There are occasional flat areas and many paddy fields and muddy areas. The thieves appear in the mountain paths and ravines, making it difficult for our cavalry to perform, and also for our infantry. The thief may sneak out of the forest and steal my back; or he may hide in the poor valley and try to get ahead of me. Our army attacked east and west, and although we made many gains, the thieves refused to retreat even to the death. Fortunately, Duolong'a, Li Xubin, Bayang'a, Bao Chao and other generals were brave and brave, and they repeatedly frustrated the thieves' spirit, and people's hearts were calmed down.
Emperor Xianfeng was very comforted and said: "In my Yangtze River, bandits are raging, and the campaign is in full swing, with some success. However, the British, French, and Russian barbarians on the Pearl River and Heilongjiang have repeatedly harassed the border. The left bank of Heilongjiang was completely occupied by Russia, and the whole city of Aihui was occupied by Russia. , is also a disturbance by barbarians; ministers and ministers, do you have any good strategies to eliminate it?"
Sushun, the censor of Zuodu and the commander of the Han army under the Zhenghong Banner, said: "When we examine the advance and retreat of the Russian barbarians in Heilongjiang, we actually see the growth and decline of the Cantonese bandits and the British barbarians; the Cantonese bandits, the British barbarians, and the Russian barbarians are thousands of miles apart, making it difficult for them to get along. The Russian barbarians are so big. The priest, who has been stationed in the capital for a long time, will definitely work carefully and be executed immediately to cut off the ears and eyes of the barbarians."
Emperor Xianfeng said: "The Guangdong bandits have not yet been defeated, and the war is tense. Half of the armies of the three provinces of Manchuria have been transferred to the south, and it is extremely difficult to retreat. The war with the Russians and barbarians is about to begin, and we must not start suddenly. The current situation is not as good as bearing the humiliation and bearing the heavy burden, and holding back the enemy. Wait for it. The bandits in Guangdong were pacified and all the barbarians were immediately swept away. Su Qing, with a keen eye for the situation and a gaze as bright as a torch, wrote the official book of the vassal academy; Yi Xin, please stop studying in the study room and grant him the title of Mongolian Capital Commander with the Red Flag immediately."
Sushun was promoted again, his confidence doubled, and Zeng Guofan's knowledge and Hu Linyi's talents were demonstrated again.
Emperor Xianfeng said: "If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; if the cones are wrapped in a bag, they should stand out! I will consider the priorities and must observe the words and deeds."
Xiangxiang, Hunan. Zeng Guofan and Ding You's term expired.
Zeng Guofan did not want to join the army unknown, so he said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Wei Chen has been in Beijing for fourteen years and in the army for five years. Four people in the hall have turned against each other one after another. It is really difficult to live without a single day's support during one's lifetime, and one cannot maintain the three-year rule after death. In today's situation, no one with the power of an inspector can run the army except as a governor. Even if you can manage the army, you can never also raise wages. The minister is in an empty position, and he does not have the talent to be flexible and flexible, so I may inevitably hinder the overall situation. The military in Jiangxi is gradually improving, and the few ministers have not seen any damage. Still calling on Tianen to be here for the rest of his life.
Emperor Xianfeng hated Zeng wantonly, so he ordered: Zeng Guofan was in charge of supervising the army. At a time when Jiangxi was in a tight situation, he should not have asked him to take a break. But according to repeated requests, the words of love are sincere. I have always known that the minister is not a person who is afraid of difficulties and wants to live in peace. According to the request, he is allowed to open the vacancy of the Minister of War and stay in the system temporarily. If there is an emergency in Jiangxi, they will immediately go to the military camp and lead them with the governor. In addition, there are places in need of talents in various military camps. After my special order, the minister is not allowed to disrespect the appointment and violate the appointment. Li Mengqun, the envoy to Hubei Province, has always used troops on both land and water, and it is still appropriate. He is new to the border between Hubei and Anhui. Although he encountered setbacks, he has made some achievements and is the envoy to Anhui. Duolong'a, who suppressed his outstanding achievements, recorded his name as deputy capital. Bao Chao, who made many military exploits, was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief of Suijing Town, Hunan. Du Xing'a, Li Xubin, Li Xuyi, etc. wrote excellent chapters. Wang Xin, who has repeatedly defeated powerful enemies, is my Batu Lu.
