When Ji'an was in danger, Liu Changyou issued an order from Luo Bingzhang and asked Wang Xin to rescue him.
Wang Xin received the news and led three thousand troops to Shuidong. He ambushed and killed Shen Yuanyue in the first battle, killed Lu Sanyou in the second battle, and killed He Shengquan in the third battle. The morale of the Hunan army was greatly boosted, and they surrounded Ji'an again.
To the north of Ji'an, Liu Changyou's six thousand troops were attacking day and night, and Linjiang was in danger.
Shi Dakai was frightened and ordered Shi Zhenji and Yang Fuqing to rescue Ji'an and Linjiang.
Yang Fuqing and Yang Yiqing were stationed in Xincheng and Nanfeng, but they were delayed in setting off.
Shi Zhenji received the order and sent Hu Shoujie, the Marquis of Tiantian, to help Ji'an. Hu Shoujie led 10,000 troops, passed through Ningdu, and entered Shaxi.
Wang Xin found out that he left a thousand soldiers to guard Shuidong, and he led two thousand troops to march day and night and raid Shaxi at dawn.
Hu Shoujie was unprepared, so he led the front team to fight hastily. At noon, the main force of Hu's army arrived and surrounded them layer by layer. Wang Xin fought hard, repulsed the Hu army, and reached Muxou.
Hu Shoujie was angry that his troops were unable to fight, so he led his troops to besiege Wang Xin. Wang Xin's troops were divided into three sections, waiting for work and setting up defenses one by one. He also ordered another group to snake through the deep forest and lie down near the Hard Ridge.
Hu's army had few firearms, lacked food supplies, repeatedly failed to attack, and its morale was low. Seeing that the situation was not good, Hu Shoujie led his troops to withdraw from defense and mistakenly fell into an ambush. Wang Xin saw it clearly and ordered his guns to be fired. Hu Shou fell off his horse and died. When Shoujie died, his tribe was scattered.
Wang Xin did not stop and chased to Ningdu Diaofeng. The remaining troops of the Hu army gathered in the village, and there were tents for ten miles along the river in front of the village. Wang Xin couldn't help but rush in with his troops, killing one general and one general, and the Taiping army collapsed again. Wang Xin led his troops to pursue them to Guxia, and then killed the commander-in-chief Yang Guangyu. Hu Shou's 10,000-level army was almost exhausted.
After hearing the news, Yang Fuqing did not dare to delay any longer. He led 30,000 troops out of Xincheng to aid Ji'an. Within one day, Yang's forward troops had reached Dongshanba.
Wang Xin learned that he quickly rushed along the river, arriving quietly one day and one night. The Taiping Army was caught off guard, and both Zhang Zongxiang and Cao Xinzhao, the commander, were killed. Yang Fuqing led the whole army to fight, but he was unable to defeat him.
Qi Ling, the governor of Jiangxi Province, rejoiced: Wang Xin was chasing bandits in Ningdu, and just as the bandits were returning from Fujian to Jianchang, they planned to invade Ji'an and Hunan. Wang Xin supervised the troops and attacked step by step, frequently destroying the enemy. The greatness of his military exploits is rarely admired.
However, he was overjoyed. On the way to the battle, Wang Xin suddenly felt weak. He stayed for six days and suddenly left.
Qiling, the governor of Jiangxi Province, was very sad when he heard this and ordered Wang Xin's brother Wang Kaihua and the prefect Zhang Yunlan to lead his army separately.
When Wang Xin died of illness, Shi Zhenji was overjoyed and immediately sent troops out of Fuzhou to assist Linjiang.
Liu Changyou sent Pu Chengyao, a military officer, to Luofang to set up defenses. Shi Zhenji led his army across the Yuan River and attacked Luofang. When the two armies engaged in battle, Shi Zhenji suddenly sent his cavalry to attack, but Pu Chengyao was unable to support him. The entire army retreated and all their camps were lost.
The loss of Luofang shocked the people of Yuanzhou and Linjiang. Liu Changyou said to Liu Yuchun, the commander of the navy: "Only by dividing the army to suppress the reinforcements first, hiding their unpreparedness, and fighting with all their strength, we may be able to turn the crisis around. I left 30% of the team to defend Changhao near the river, and I personally led 70% of the team to form a strict formation. Yangtian and Zhongting areas.”
On October 6, 1857, Shi Zhenji personally led thousands of troops to Taipingwei; Linjiang guard Cheng Ying also sent troops out of Fushoumen, filled Hao and pulled out piles, and prepared for the attack.
Liu Changyou divided his troops into four groups, advancing by land and water to strike first. Shi Zhenji sent his cavalry to attack, but Liu Changyou aimed his guns at them, trying to stop the cavalry. Halfway through the battle between the two armies, Xiao Qijiang led his troops to arrive. Liu Changyou immediately ordered Xiao's troops to attack in a roundabout way. Shi Zhenji was defeated and retreated to Huanggang. Liu Changyou, Liu Yuchun, and Xiao Qijiang then surrounded Linjiang.
When Shi Da sent troops to station in Anqing, Emperor Xianfeng was uneasy and ordered General Fuxing of Xi'an to march north to resist and march through eastern Jiangxi. Fuxing was stationed in Yiyang and had no troops available. He wrote to Li Xubin asking him to divide his troops for rescue.
Li Xubin replied: The thieves must fight for the danger of the Yangtze River, and Xunyang is tied to the waist and waist, so they must be supported. There is xun there, which is connected to the lifeblood of the old nest on the left side of the river, and connected to the throats of the stocks on the right side of the river. I will definitely get this, and I will be able to plan and build the business below, and fix Jingxiang above. It will be the gateway to the southwest, which will be the fundamental foundation for clarification. If all roads are blocked, those who are plotting day and night will definitely take advantage of the situation and attack, and there will be no way to save them.
Fuxing was worried, and he quickly said: Shi Ni and Hong Ni are having internal strife, and they are guarding Anqing, trying to lure the old Jinling party into forming a new faction. Gaini is the most cunning among thieves. The two counties of Linjiang and Ji'an in Jiang Province were successively captured by the gang led by Gaini. Now if we cross the river and go straight down, the right side of the river will be severely affected, especially compared with southern Anhui. However, all the troops in this province were trapped in the two cities of Lin and Ji, and no one could defend Guangrao. In addition, after intercepting a copy of the letter, Shi Ni ordered the thieves Li Shoucheng to join Zhang Luoxing and lead hundreds of thousands of thieves to harass the lower reaches. He also mobilized the thieves Chen Yucheng, Hong Renchang, Hong Chunyuan, Wei Jun, etc., each leading tens of thousands and five to six thousand thieves. No wait, I'll go back to Jinling. He also wanted to go to Jiangxi to aid Jiangxi and harass Zhejiang.
Seeing this, Emperor Xianfeng ordered his deputy general Zhou Fengshan and Jiujiang Town's general Li Dingtai to lead their troops to help.
Fuxing Zaishu: A county in Raozhou, eastern Jiangxi, is the back road of Xin, leading directly to Qimen County in the south of the Yangtze River. Large stocks from Anhui and Jiangxi are coming in droves, and the wolves of defeated bandits in the river border are running wild, and they all know that this is the false path. Now in the Jingdezhen area of Fuliang, after ten thousand years, the nests in the towns, streets and other places have not been cleared, and they are erratic and directionless. The slaves believe that in order to suppress Fujian, one must first strengthen the defense; in order to strengthen the defense, one must first clear out the bandits. Suppress first and then build blockades so that outsiders do not dare to enter and internal bandits cannot get out. If I attack with all my heart, I can expect to destroy one force, that is, one force will be lost; if I attack a city and conquer it, I will not have to worry about looking forward and looking forward. Otherwise, if we suppress one to support another and attack east and west, the overall situation may not be stable.
Shi Dakai stopped in Anqing and prepared for three months. Zhang Suimou sighed and said: "Of all the generals, Yang Fuqing and Shi Zhenji were the first to agree. There were 40,000 soldiers from the side. Xiaochi in Xunbei wrote a blood letter asking for help. Can he be rescued? Chen and Li were in the military camp. Entering Hubei and Anhui seemed to be against my order. There was a crisis in various places in Jiangxi. Lai Yuxin's troops in Ruizhou were out of ammunition and food, but Wei Jun did not help. Fortunately, Lai Yuxin was brave and led more than a thousand remaining soldiers to retreat to Ji'an. His generals killed the Hunan monster. Liu Tenghong has been here for more than a month."
Shi Da said: "Xiaochikou is not under my control; the troops of Wei Jun, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng move from time to time, or the news from Tianjing arrives."
Zhang Suimou said: "Yuanzhou, Zhangshu, and Ruizhou have all been lost. In the vast west of Jiangxi, only two cities, Linjiang and Ji'an, are left! We must rescue them immediately!"
Da Kai said: "Tianjing is as hateful as the sea. From now on, Hong and others are passers-by. Tomorrow we will cross the river, go south to eastern Jiangxi, pass through Jingde and enter Fuzhou, to assist Linjiang and Ji'an, Huishi Zhenji, Yang Fuqing, Fu Zhongxin, Lai Yuxin , Cheng Hui's Ministry, to open up the west and east and raise food supplies."
Shi Dakai was walking through Jingde. Wei Jun went out of the city and knelt down to worship. Lai Wenhong, Liu Guanfang, Gu Longxian and others also knelt down.
Wei Jun said: This is a private matter between me and King Yi Qiansui and has nothing to do with the generals. Then he cried out: "Wei Jun, on behalf of the three hundred and fifty-four Wei family, old, young, women and children, thanks His Majesty King Yi Qiansui for not killing him."
Shi Dakai opened his eyes without squinting, and the military governor moved forward in a hurry.
Linjiang Guards, fifty-five people on the left side of the palace checked in. Cheng Huanda drove into Jiangxi and wrote a blood letter asking for help.
Da Kaidao said: The defenders at Linjiang have run out of ammunition and food. They sneak into Zhongzhou in the middle of the night to buy food and supplies, which is very difficult.
Wei Tianhou Huang Yukun said: Shi Zhenji and Yang Fuqing's reinforcements were frustrated one after another. Hu Shoujie, the commander of the weather, Zhang Zongxiang, the commander, and Cao Xinzhao, the commander, were killed one after another. Wang Xinyao'er is hateful. If he doesn't die, I will kill him.
Shi Dakai said: The Xiang demon is strong and powerful, and you can take whatever you need.
Zhang Suimou said: Shi Zhenji can be ordered to attack Li Dingtai Yao in Dongxiang to promote a pincer attack from the north and the south.
Shi Dakai said: Linjiang and Ji'an are both on the left side of the Ganjiang River. I don't have a boat to force the crossing. Even though we have a hundred thousand soldiers, what can we do? My order is to annihilate the Xiang demons of Li Yuandu in Guixi and purify the east of Jiangxi. Anren's soldiers crossed the Yangtze River to attack south, and Shizhen Jibei entered Xinlupu to contain Dongxiang Li Dingtai's demon army. Yang Fu's Qing troops marched out of Jinxi and Luxi and attacked Guixi from the south. We led the army to attack Yingtan first, and then joined Yang's troops to encircle Guixi.
