Hu Linyi received the order and visited the battlefield in person to supervise the attack on Xun.
Li Xubin said: "Lin Qirong rebelled against the enemy. He ran out of ammunition and reinforcements, but still resisted to the death. He is indeed fierce."
Hu Linyi said: The stone thief Dakai has entered Zhejiang; Li thief Xiucheng is trapped in Quanjiao; the two thief Chen Yucheng and Wei Jun were defeated in Gushi and fled Huang'an and Macheng; Li Mengqun and Shengbao attacked Liu'an again; this is The best opportunity to conquer Xun.
On May 8, 1858, Li Xubin bombed the city from a cave, destroying more than 10 feet of the south gate wall. The Hunan army swarmed in. Lin Qirong ordered the defenders to throw out all the medicine barrels and burn them. The Hunan army suffered casualties and casualties, and the offensive suddenly slowed down. , the gap spin is blocked.
The guests continued to visit, and they re-excavated the road under the southeast gate, destroying more than 100 feet of the city wall. The Hunan army rushed in and washed the whole city with blood.
Jiujiang City was conquered, and all the generals were happy. But Peng Yulin was angry.
Hu Linyi said: It is human nature to be arrogant in victory and discouraged in defeat. The same is true for me. The year before last, there had been a rebellion, and Wuchang had recovered; last year, there had been a rebellion, and Hukou and Jiujiang had been defeated. If the thieves fight against each other, will the two cities be successful? Lin Qirong guarded Jiujiang for five years, relying on the dangerous city and controlling the isolated army. He had no food supply, but he was still burdened and unyielding. Huaqi is unruly and undisciplined, and Jiujiang city is destroyed, so he will die for it. Although the Hunan army is strong, it will mutiny if there is no pay for half a month. Although it is good at fighting like Xubin and Bao Chao, it is inevitable. It is a pity that soldiers are not as good as thieves, and the reason is difficult to understand. Generals, after rejoicing, prepare your troops and weapons, and point your sword at Anqing. Once Anqing is gained, the overall situation is decided!
Peng Yulin said: We are the original people who study things to gain knowledge and manage the world to apply them. We are in troubled times and have no choice but to hold on to the gun. When two armies are fighting, life and death are the fate. Killing the old and the young and killing the women. Is this killing fun?
Li Xubin was silent.
Hu Linyi sighed and said: I am not as good as Xueqin. The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as gulls; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as gulls; the people are unkind and treat each other as gulls. The thieves rebelled against Quanzhou and massacred the city in Cangzhou. We slaughtered in Xuncheng and regarded each other as just plain dogs!
Emperor Xianfeng was overjoyed when he took over Jiujiang and conquered it. He ordered Hu Qing and Lin Yi to purge the Guizhou region, control the Hubei region, support Jiangxi and Anhui alone, conquer Jiujiang, and make me the best governor in the world, and add Prince Shaobao. The official document of the Governor of Huguang, the Manchu flag, and the good management of Hubei were indispensable for the recovery of Xun City. He also added the crown prince Shaobao. Li Qing continued to be a guest and made outstanding achievements in attacking the city. He was appointed as the chief envoy of Zhejiang and held the title of governor. Yang Qing Zaifu, the leader of the Yangtze River Division, was the admiral of Hubei Province. Peng Qing Yulin, who supported Poyang Neihu, held the title of Chief Secretary.
The next day, another official report read: Li Xubin, Zeng Guohua and others entered Jiujiang. The rebels in the city had no way to escape, and their howls were inaudible. From Mao to noon, they were completely wiped out. But corpses were piled up, water was scarlet, passing by in turns, houses were burned to the ground, and except for the surviving women, who were all ruined, there was no living thing in the city. It has been six years since the slaves and others searched the Jiujiang bandits' den. There are more than ten thousand thieves who are stubborn and stubborn, and there is absolutely no good character among them. If there are people who are threatening to follow, they must surrender as soon as possible and plan to escape.
Emperor Xianfeng's decree: When will the injustice be repaid? However, the thieves rebelled and destroyed the city, and all my Manchu and Han people were slaughtered, which was extremely hateful. Li Qing and Meng Qun fought against the Nian bandits in the north, attacked the Guangdong bandits in the south, regained Liu'an, and wrote a good report. Admire this.
Li Mengqun received the order and said: There is almost no land left in Wanlu Province. Today there are bandits from Chu and Quan in the east, bandits from Qian, Tai, Shu and Tong in the south, and bandits from Fengyang and Huaiyuan in the north. Only Liu'an, which has just passed through Kefu, is adjacent to Chu and Yu, and can still be connected as a line of pay road. The soldiers of Anhui used both host and guest, and the bandits of Anhui were at war with each other from the north to the south.
Hu Linyi and Guanwen replayed: Li Mengqun's soldiers bravely went to Luzhou and returned to Fuji's control. The two armies were united into one, and their power increased, and they took Gudong Road. Shengbao blocked the Yingbo North Road, and Yuan Jia blocked the Huaixu main road three times, pushing southward steadily, without causing the rebels to rush north in a hurry, and it would be difficult to contain them again. Li Xubin attacked from the middle, Duxing Ayousu Tai advanced, and Yang Zaifu's navy attacked Anqing directly, making it impossible to take care of both the beginning and the end of the rebellion. Our army suppressed and succeeded easily.
Fu Ji also reported: Anhui's military affairs were becoming increasingly poor and embarrassed. In addition to the rebel bandits, Zheng Kuishi's troops could not help but be mobilized.
Emperor Xianfeng refused to allow Li Mengqun to go to Lu, and ordered him to go to Linhuai quickly without delay. In addition, Fu Zhenbang, the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou Town, was transferred from Jiangsu to Anhui, and Zheng Kuishi, the commander-in-chief of Shouchun Town, left Anhui and returned to Jiangsu to relieve Fuji's difficulties. He also ordered Hechun and Dexing'a to attack Jinling with all their strength. If Jinling can be defeated, everything will be easily solved.
That night, Li Mengqun rode alone in Renhu and met Fuji. Since the general was not satisfied with the order of the foreign emperor, he decided to continue to attack Shucheng and conquer Huaihe.
Hechun received the order, mobilized the army, and stormed Moling Pass. Li Xiucheng defended for four months, killing more than a thousand enemies and killing the powerful general Hu Kunyuan.
He Chun was unmoved and still attacked forcefully. After he ordered Zhang Guoliang to attack again, Zhang Ziliang interfered.
Zhang Guoliang sent General Li Ruozhu to forcefully cross the Qinhuai River and build three forts behind the Guojia Bridge, cutting off the connection between Moling Pass and Yinxiang. Five days later, Huangni'an was captured. Zhou Tianpei, the commander-in-chief of Heli Town, disguised himself as the Taiping Army and earned the Xishan Bridge.
Molingguan and Xishanqiao fortresses were all lost. Li Xiucheng did not dare to fight anymore, so he broke out and retreated to Yuhuatai.
Li Ruozhu and Zhou Tianpei pursued them and captured Sanshanying, Sanchahe and Dasheng Pass one by one.
He Chunxi said: The situation in Jinling is with Taiping and Shencemen as the left wing, Yuhuatai as the right wing, Sanshan and Banqiao as the throat, Sancha River and Xishan Bridge as the vein. Today, both the left and right wings have been cut off. From Dasheng Pass to Xiaoxing, the bases are level for dozens of miles, and the situation is gradually becoming a desperate one. This is truly unprecedented in several years. After that, if the city can be cut off and the thieves can help, it will be difficult for them to maintain their power for a long time. More than fifty miles to the northeast, outside the camp, there is a long and winding Hao Wall, which is difficult to fly over. Along the way to the southwest, our division has formed more than 40 battalions, covering a distance of more than 80 miles. Immediately, Dexing'a troops returned to Jiangpu and attacked the Jiusuzhou bandits' nest.
Li Xiucheng was defeated in a row, so he had to go to the city to confront Chen Hongxiuquan, saying that the situation was in danger and could not be rescued without external transfer. When recruiting people, Lin Shaozhang and Wei Jun could be reused. In troubled times, King An and Fu must not interfere in politics again. .
Xiuquan thought over and over again and agreed one by one. Xiucheng then handed over the military affairs of Tianjing to Lin Shaozhang, a local official and deputy prime minister, and rushed from the south gate to Wuhu to discuss aid to Beijing with his cousin Li Shixian.
Xiuchengdao: Tianjing is trapped in the city, but Jiusuzhou and Qilizhou are intermittently accessible. I mean, one person can fight against the south bank, and one person can fight against the north bank. They can respond to each other from afar and support Tianjing, okay?
Li Shixian said: How long can Tianjing last?
Xiu Chengdao: For one and a half years, there will be no problems. Tianjing has plenty of food and materials, and everything is more than enough. Although there are few soldiers in the capital, they have food and fish, and everyone is willing to fight. It is solid and stable. In terms of conditions, there are Wuwei, Chaoxian and Wuhu in Anhui Province, solid and stable connections between Liangshan and Liangshan in the east and west, grain harvesting in Hezhou, and the connection between Liangpu and Pupu.
Shixian said: According to reports, Yang Fuqing also claims to be in the East Palace, and King Yi is at odds with him.
Xiuchengdao: The theory of the East Palace may be a strategy for dividing the Heavenly Kings. Shi Yang travels from north to south, running east and west, looking for no new ideas, and has no fixed place to live. He has been defeated many times, how can he not be separated? This is very good. You, Wei Jun, and the Yang tribe will be added to form a three-legged tripod. Ningjun and Wuhu will be consolidated.
In early May 1858, Li Xiucheng crossed the Yangtze River north and gathered 20,000 people. Within half a month, he conquered Hezhou, Quanjiao, Chuzhou and Lai'an, one step away from Pukou.
Dexing A was frightened and wrote to Weng Tong: A large group of bandits from Wuhu, numbering tens of thousands, crossed the river in the upper reaches, met with thieves from Chaoxian and Wuwei Prefectures, rushed into Hezhou from the Hanshan area, and attacked Quanjiao and Chuzhou in separate groups. The realm of man. Now the troops from the north of the Yangtze River are heading north to Du Jinling, but they may not be able to sustain their strength, and another 20,000 people will be added.
Weng Tong wrote: Tens of thousands of troops from Jinling dug into Changhao and surrounded them, leaving only the Xiaguan area intact. He Chun hesitated and was full of ambition. The thieves from Jiusuzhou rebelled against the river and were still waiting for help. The bandits in Wanbei and Han area on the West Road are erratic and abnormal, and Xusu is in a tight situation and is about to spread. Li Nixiucheng has crossed north again. Our department is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and if we let them have their way, once it becomes a prairie fire, it is beyond our imagination. We must quickly seek help from He Chun.
Dexing Adao: Anhui Province is not a place for me to exterminate, so don’t get trapped in it.
When He Chun heard that Jiangbei was in urgent need, he dispatched 2,000 troops to help. Dexing Ajiu abandoned Jiuzhou, dispatched troops and generals, and attacked Lai'an, Quanjiao and Chuzhou separately.
Weng Tongshu took the lead and led 4,000 troops. The troops were divided into three groups and attacked Lai'an from the north. They fought for three days and defeated it.
When Lai'an city was lost, Li Xiucheng did not bother and ordered Li Zhaoshou's troops to guard Chuzhou. He led his army to Quanjiao and set up camp at Daliuzhuang. He prepared for it for more than a month, intending to sweep away the two rivers in one battle and open up the river to calm the hearts of the people in the capital. .
Dexing Acan understood Li's intentions and gathered the main force at Shiqi Bridge and Gaowang to block his way in. He also ordered the cavalry to set up an ambush between Chen and Shi bridges to block his return.
On that day, Qiu Tianyi Chen Kunshu took the newly recruited civilians as the vanguard, and led his elite troops to supervise those behind him, hoping to attack later. Unexpectedly, the people's bravery was not in battle formation, and they collapsed at the first contact; the central army could not stop it and retreated; the rear army did not know the front trend and retreated.
Dexing'a took the opportunity to launch a general attack, and the Taiping army collapsed instantly. All 13 camps in Daliuzhuang and Quemiaoji were also lost. Li Xiucheng only fled to Quanjiao with a few cavalry and did not dare to move again. It was a sleepless night, and he said to Li Shixian: "In the past, when the East King and the Yi King came to the court, they were invincible in every attack, and they were invincible in all directions. But now they are defeated repeatedly. Why?" When brothers work together, their strength is stronger than gold. Our ambitions must not be shallow, and we must not rush into the autumn wind.
