On November 30, 1858, Chen Yucheng's troops arrived in Susong and built more than 40 forts along Jingqiao and the Chen family's mansion. He also sent his general Li Sifu to advance from Qingcaoyu to Huangnigang, attack from the north, and monitor Erlang. The movements of Hebao Chaoting's army.
Duxing A ordered the cavalry to rush to Huangnigang and defeat Li Sifu's troops. He also personally supervised the remaining troops to line up beside Susong camp to strengthen the morale of the army.
Duxing Avi Duolong Adao said: The loss of all nine of Li Ru's troops, and the great loss of Xiang Yong's vitality, our battle is related to the overall situation, and we must fight to the death to survive.
Duolong Adao: If we retreat again, there will be chaos and a decisive battle. I will lead my troops and fight to the death.
Du Xing Adao: The Chen thief's troops are erratic, and the carbine after thirty checkpoints is also extremely fierce. The front and middle armies are fighting to death with the thief. I supervise the rear army and the cavalry department, and move with the camera. Our troops are sparse, and I have sent advisors Wen Tiao Shubao, Li Xuyi, and Pu Chengyao to rush for reinforcements.
On December 1st, when the weather was heavy and foggy, Duolong Aqin led his elite cavalry, passed through the Taiping Army's formation, circled behind and set fire to the Taiping Army's food, grass and baggage, all of which were burned down.
Chen Yucheng looked back and Duolonga took advantage of the situation to attack fiercely.
Yucheng panicked and chose no road, and returned to fight hard; he also sent an army to bypass the Wang family and capture the Duolong'a camp.
Upon seeing this, Du Xing'a led the cavalry and flew to Wangjiapan Pass. The two armies engaged in battle. The Taiping Army's infantry was no match for the Qing Army's cavalry. It collapsed at the first touch. The momentum was like a landslide, spreading thousands of miles, affecting the Chinese army. Chen Yucheng could not stop it and retreated with the wave. Duolong'a and Duxing'a took the opportunity to pursue and attack fiercely, destroying more than 30 Yucheng military camps.
Chen Yucheng retreated to Taohuapu in defeat, met with Li Xiucheng, and joined hands to resist the enemy.
Li Xiucheng said: If the battle in Sanhe Town had not been filled with heavy fog, the outcome would have been mixed. We have been fighting for half a year and have lost many troops and elites. It is no longer suitable to fight again.
Chen Yucheng said: Among the pure monsters in Hubei, the only ones who can fight are Duolong and Bao Chao. Demon help from Wuchang is difficult to arrive in half a month; the two demons Shengbao and Weng Tongshu in northern Anhui are already entangled. This is the best opportunity to slay the tiger and the dragon. My loyal brother must never give up!
Li Xiucheng said: This battle is no small matter, let me think about it again.
The next day, Chen Yucheng asked again: Erlanghe and Susong are 30 miles apart. Bao Chao's 5th battalion is alone in clearing the demon. I am gathering the main force of Brother Zhong to destroy this demon first!
Li Xiucheng reluctantly said: Yes.
On December 10, 1858, Chen Yucheng led an army of 30,000 troops, which stretched for 20 miles and was distributed on dozens of floors. They attacked the Erlang River from the Huali Pavilion, Erwulitun, and Jingqiao areas.
Duxing Asu divided Susong and Cheguling soldiers bravely, and aided Bao Chao from the north. He led his cavalry and detoured behind Hualiang Pavilion.
Chen Yucheng ordered Sun Kuixin, the leader of the Nian Army's white flag and border flag, to be the vanguard and lead his troops to attack first. Bao Chao divided his troops to intercept, but the fierce battle was overdue. The Qing army's cavalry suddenly came out from behind. Sun Kui was distraught and retreated to the camp in defeat.
Yucheng ordered the Nian army to attack Zhenghuang Banner again, and Zong Yu attacked again, but was defeated again. Yucheng was so angry that he personally led the Chinese army and fought with Bao Chaoting's army for three hours. Seeing the difficulty of victory, Bao Chao hurriedly gathered 200 muskets and attacked simultaneously. All the soldiers near Yucheng fell to the ground; Yucheng was afraid and had no intention of retreating. I also heard that the Duxing Ama team attacked the Hualiangting camp; Yucheng no longer wanted to fight and rushed out of the formation. Du Xing'a and Bao Chao led their troops to pursue them, killing thousands of Chen's troops and destroying 40 of the fortresses. All Taiping armies, except Xiucheng's tribe, were scattered.
Chen Yucheng retreated to Taihu Lake, rectified the defeated troops, wanted to harass Qi and Huang from the west, returned to his horse and shot, seeking victory in defeat, advanced to Hubei, mobilized Du Xing'a to return reinforcements, and intercepted halfway. Li Xiucheng refused and took his own troops east to Chao County to rest and recuperate during the New Year.
Chen Yucheng had no choice but to lead his horse with six thousand foot soldiers to attack Qizhou from the Nanyang River area.
Tang Xunfang of Hubei Province ordered all battalions to have deep ditches and high bases to prepare for the attack. Chen's army was weakened and unable to attack repeatedly, and its morale was in chaos.
On December 15, 1858, the Tang Xiehe Department of the Qing reinforcements arrived in Macheng, and Li Xuyi's Department arrived in Huangzhou.
Chen Yucheng sighed and withdrew his troops back to Anhui. After resting for more than a month, he ordered Wu Ruxiao's troops to temporarily abandon Liangyuan and retreat to Dianbu. They were at odds with each other in Luzhou and lured the warriors to write the same letter. Shucheng and Tongcheng each divided their soldiers to attack the city defense camp. , then win the battle. All ministries must make a fuss and make a lot of noise. When Li Yao and Meng Qun lead troops to fight, they will fight; if they do not arrive, they will not disturb them.
Liu Xuanlin said: Can you invite Li Xiucheng to help?
Chen Yucheng said: He is celebrating the New Year in Chao County, so there is no need to disturb him.
When the Taiping Army came to attack, Shengbao and Weng Tongshu immediately ordered the commander-in-chief Ji Shun and the deputy commander-in-chief Wuergunbu to divide their troops to fight. The two armies fought for more than a month, and the outcome was difficult to determine. Chen Yucheng then ordered the troops to rest and reorganize.
The flames of war were temporarily extinguished, and everyone was happy. Although the thieves were defeated, they were still very powerful. The minister's troops only had more than ten battalions including Tingzi, which was not enough to block and suppress them. The official was far away in Wuchang, and they were far apart. As for the enemy's request for reinforcements, they could not quickly learn about it. Even if the troops were divided to aid Anhui as before, if Hu Linyi had supervised the deployment, Li Xubin would not have suffered a deep defeat. The slaves knelt down and quickly ordered Hu Linyi to rush to the Hubei military camp, stationed in the Huangmei area, and dispatched from the center.
The official document of the Governor of Huguang also requested Hu Linyi to go to the office to supervise the military affairs of Hubei and Anhui. Zeng Guofan came to Chu immediately to contain Chen Libingfeng.
Emperor Xianfeng burst into tears when he heard that the soldiers had been reunited. He issued an edict in his hand: Cherish my good general, and I will not restrain my order until the end. Shang Ji is loyal and not ignorant. He was born in the same year as Shen Fu to help him! Hu Qing and Lin Yi, despite being hurt and grieving, quickly made preparations to generously assist. Zeng Guofan could not act rashly and stayed in Jiangxi and Fujian. The general sent troops to completely eliminate the Shidakai rebel bandits.
When Hu Linyi learned that Sanhe was defeated, he vomited blood and howled: What a pity, what a pity, God has punished the nine princes, knowing that there are few soldiers and cannot bear to spare one's life, knowing that there are many thieves and cannot bear to disobey the king. This time the Great Wall was suddenly lost, all its vitality was lost, and the elites who had been working together for four years were overturned in one fell swoop. Moreover, those who dared to fight and those who were wise and intelligent were all lost.
When the news of the deaths of Li Xubin and Zeng Guohua arrived in Jiangxi, Zeng Guofan was filled with grief and cut off his diet for several days. He went up to a high building at night, but he didn't feel the strong wind pulling his clothes. Suddenly, the sound of partridges sounded, and the moonlight perched on the dangerous building in the clear sky, which was vast and vast, just like the sparse shadows of old friends. Guofan burst into tears, held his hands empty, and sobbed sadly: Is Wen Fu here? Where is Wen Fu! Come back! Come back!
