After the great victory of Baoqing and the restoration of Jingde, Emperor Xianfeng gave a happy edict: Li Qing continued Yi and went to the rescue quickly, and was immediately awarded the title of chief envoy. Zeng Chen Guoquan first arrived in Jingde and won a series of battles and was promoted to a Taoist official. After these two battles, the Hunan, Chu and Jiangxi regions were all in peace. The imperial ministers in northern Anhui are victorious, and the imperial ministers in the south of the Yangtze River are in harmony with spring. They have 50,000 troops and allow Chen thieves to run rampant. Do you have any regrets? I have ordered the southern camp to assist the northern camp again and again, but He Chun has not accepted the order?
He Chun did not dare to disobey again, so he sent two thousand troops to the north to reinforce Shengbao. He returned to Shu and said: "In the current situation, we can only do our best to attack the city of Jinling first and cut off its roots. The branches and leaves will wither by themselves." But if you want to break Jinling, you must first cut off Pukou; if you want to cut off Pukou, you must recruit 10,000 more elite troops, led by Zhang Guoliang, who will attack day and night while setting up camps to cut off the thieves' food routes and receive foreign aid. It is easier for common people to attack and mobilize. Recently, Chen Zei sent troops to cross the Yangtze River south, intending to attack Dongba and rescue Jinling. It was reported in detail yesterday that four rebels, Li Shixian, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and Wei Jun, had gathered in Jiangnan and planned to invade southern Jiangsu. Suzhou and Hangzhou held an important position, and the ministers did not dare to be negligent, so they mobilized 7,000 soldiers from the north of the Yangtze River to return to the south of the Yangtze River to aid.
Chen Yucheng conquered Xuyi, and divided another group, together with Gong Deshu and Wu Dinggui, to besiege Dingyuan.
Weng Tongshu, the governor of Anhui, had only three thousand soldiers. After a day's strength, he could not support them, so he abandoned the city and fled to Shouzhou, relying on Miao Peilin to train for self-protection.
Chen Yucheng won consecutive battles and made great efforts to encircle An and Chuzhou.
Li Zhaoshou stood at the top of the city, looking at the siege and sighing: "For dozens of miles around the city, companies were stationed, blocking the main roads; Chen Yucheng led the army, which is really extraordinary."
When Dingyuan was lost, he was shocked to win, so he sent four hundred cavalry from Jiangba to Mingguang to rescue Dingyuan. Immediately, he played: Chu and Lai cities, the auxiliary chariots are dependent on each other, and they are at the corner of Ding city. Now that Dingyuan has been lost, bandits are everywhere in the nearby Shuikou, Zhulong Bridge and other places. Pu, Liu, Quan, and He are very close to each other. If these two cities are lost again, the situation in northern Anhui will be out of control. At this time, the only urgent priority is to quickly relieve the siege of Lai City and tighten the defense of Chuzhou.
After winning the battle, he assembled the Hechun reinforcements and besieged Xuyi, and defeated them in one battle.
Chen Yucheng besieged the city for half a month and attacked one after another, but was repelled by Li Zhaoshou. Yucheng murmured to himself: Zhaoshou Yao'er is also a Guoyi Yao.
Chen Yucheng's troops reached Chuzhou, which was less than a hundred miles away from Liuhe. Ju Dianhua, the candidate admiral, had been besieging the city for half a year, but he was unable to defeat it. He was very anxious. Seeing that the spear in the hand of guerrilla Leng Zhendong was not good enough, he angrily scolded Zhendong for being careless, slapped him several times, and made him kneel in the mud. After Leng Zhendong knelt down, he returned to the camp in anger and hanged himself to death. When Ju Dianhua heard about it, he regretted it, swallowed gold and died.
He Chun said: Ju Dianhua was violent by nature and insulted the soldiers at every turn. Because of his bravery in fighting, he stayed in camp to hunt down. Because the spear shaft is thin, he beats an official and is willful and absurd. He should be dismissed from his post as usual and punished with the punishment he deserves. Now that they are committing suicide out of fear of crime, the two of them are free to die on their own terms and have nothing to do with anyone else. Wei Chen immediately dispatched Zhang Yuliang to Liuhe to plan the siege.
Zhang Yuliang received the order and led his troops from Yangzhou to Liuhe.
On July 21, 1859, Zhang Yuliang sent troops to Getang to block Liuhe's relief; he also mobilized an army to control the northwest. Yuliang personally led the main force and attacked the city wall at night. The defenders were unable to support and asked Chen Yucheng for help. Chen Yucheng urgently dispatched troops and generals from Zhuzhen and Pukou. Zhang Yuliang gathered around to call for reinforcements and stopped them one by one.
Zhang Yuliang was in high spirits and was very happy with the Spring Festival. He then sent the Fujian Admiral Li Ruozhu to Liuhe to take charge of the armies in Jiangbei.
Liuhe is in danger, Xuyi is lost again, Chu and Lai are difficult to defeat, Chen Yucheng sighs with sorrow all night long.
Li Zhaoshou saw that Yucheng's troops were exhausted, so he personally led thousands of troops out of Chuzhou at night and suddenly robbed the camp. Chen Yucheng was unprepared and abandoned 28 forts and retreated in panic. Zhaoshou was so happy that he rushed to Lai'an overnight, rested for a day, and attacked again at night, and obtained more than 10,000 shi of grain and rice. Zhaoshou was overjoyed and returned to Chuzhou. He sent three thousand troops and attacked again at the third watch. Chen Yucheng failed to support him and retreated westward to Dingyuan. He joined forces with Gong Deshu and Wu Dinggui to besiege Mingguang. Zhang Desheng, the commander-in-chief of Yichang Town, was defeated and retreated to Xuyi.
Chen Yu formed a group to harass Lu'an and Yingshan from the west, and then led the main force to besiege Xuyi. The city wall of Xuyi was not solid and was broken again and again. Chen Yucheng and Wu Dinggui led the army and entered the city with high spirits. Zhang Desheng turned his back on the enemy and fought back boldly. Chen Yucheng was defeated again and retreated again in panic.
Liu Xiaolin said: "In the battle at Mingguang, Zhang Yao collapsed like a tidal wave; by Xuyi Lake, this monster attacked like a strong wind, and my brothers were definitely killed in it." In three days, the two armies were completely different, which is puzzling. Wei Jun of Chizhou was at odds with Yang Fuqing and wanted to go north to live there. According to reports, Li Xiucheng's troops were responding from the north of the Yangtze River, and Wei Jun's Gu Longxian troops were about to cross the river.
Chen Yucheng said: "I know what happened. Yang Fuqing was trapped in Guocun, and Wei Jun refused to save him. They couldn't tolerate each other!" I haven't issued an order, who will order it to cross?
Liu Xuanlin said: I heard that Li Xiucheng has divided himself into a corner in the north of the Yangtze River.
Chen Yucheng said: Wei Jun traveled in southern Anhui and did not fight for a long time; Li Xiucheng's mind was not yet clear, and he wandered along the Pukou River. If the two armies join forces and resume the affairs of Li Zhaoshou and Xue Zhiyuan, the Kingdom of Heaven will be complete! You will speed up your force to strangle Wei and cross the river; I will arrive soon.
Liu Xuanlin said: "Wei Ruo forces the crossing and Li Yi takes over. What should we do?"
Chen Yucheng said: "Get my order quickly and give me good advice; inform Yang Fuqing and take action with your camera."
Liu Xuanlin galloped to Hezhou to stop Gu Longxian.
Gu Longxian said angrily: We have received military orders from General Li Xiucheng, the commander of the rear army, to reinforce Pukou.
Liu Xuanlin said: The King of England has issued an order to seal the river immediately; no one is allowed to cross the river without an order from the King of England!
Gu Longxian said: "I have military orders and I don't dare to disobey. I would like to ask Brother Liu for convenience."
Liu Xuanlin said: "Brother Gu is polite, but the King of England has strict orders and does not dare to do anything for personal gain."
Gu Longxian said: "What if I force it?"
Liu Xuanlin said: You can give it a try!
Gu Longxian stopped talking nonsense and led his troops to advance. He was blocked by Liu Xuanlin, who blocked him and pushed him, and a fire broke out. Upon seeing this, Li Xiucheng's men also pulled out their swords and guns and joined the battle group.
Yang Fuqing received the order and immediately sent the main force to gallop Hezhou and force Wei Jun's back. The four armies fought for half a day and suffered more than a thousand casualties. It was not until Chen Yucheng's main army arrived that the war stopped.
Wei Jun stepped forward and said: Meet His Royal Highness!
Chen Yucheng said: No!
Wei Jun said: Your Royal Highness, the rear army commander Li Xiucheng was besieged by Zhang Guoliang's demon and could not escape with all his strength. He specially recruited the last general to go to Pukou to aid. Please help His Royal Highness.
Chen Yucheng said: The king of heaven has sealed the river, and no one is allowed to cross it without permission! When my troops cross the river, I must inform the King of Qian and the King of Heaven. Please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army!
Wei Jun begged: "You and I have met each other. Although we are not like brothers, we are not like enemies either!" Now that I am in a state of poverty in southern Anhui, unable to advance or retreat, I would like to raise my noble hand and make a convenient journey. When the day is clear, I will withdraw my troops and cross secretly at night. I will not cause any trouble to His Majesty the King of England. I also know that the Kingdom of Heaven has a strict order, only once, and never to interfere with it again.
Chen Yucheng said: Military orders are like mountains, and we dare not show favoritism.
Wei Jun sighed, gathered the remaining troops, retreated to Chizhou, and recruited Gu Longxian, Huang Wenjin, Liu Guanfang, and Lai Wenhong to discuss the matter.
Wei Jun said: "The boats in Wanjiang are blocked and the road to Wuhu is cut off. I have no way out!"
Gu Longxian said: Wherever Wei Shuai goes, that is where I will go, and I will follow him to the death.
Huang Wenjin said: If you don't decide on foreign affairs, ask the King of England; if you don't decide on internal affairs, ask the King of Qian! This is all ridiculous! Chen Yucheng is young and vigorous, and he is indeed an expert in fighting, but his actions are immature. Hong Renxuan is suddenly promoted to a high position, and although the assistant government is called a new chapter, it is just a matter of paper. After the chaos in Beijing the year before last, in the eyes of the King of Heaven, everyone was a monster!
Wei Jun said: Dong Yang is domineering, and King Hong sent my brother to kill him. He can be pacified by an imperial edict, but he sits on a mountain and watches tigers fight, and borrows a knife to kill again! King Yi assisted the government, and suddenly King An and King Fu were added to restrain him. Li Zhaoshou and Xue Zhiyuan came to the Qing Dynasty, but they were suspicious of Xiucheng and us! Such things are beyond the reach of human beings, and the kingdom of heaven is in danger!
Huang Wenjin said: The king of heaven is unkind, and I am unjust too! Where to go is up to Brother Wei to decide.
Liu Guanfang and Lai Wenhong also attached.
Wei Jun said: "Only the five of us know these words, please don't spread them again." Where to go, I hesitate. To prepare for a rainy day, please arrange your relatives in the capital properly so as to avoid worries about your death. This is no small matter, I would like to ask you four brothers to think about it again and again, and think about it again and again!
After winning the war, Wei and Chen fought internally and immediately went to Shu: Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng, Wei Jun, and Yang Fuqing were all angry with each other. They fought with each other on the border of Hezhou, causing more than a thousand casualties.
Emperor Xianfeng said happily: There are auspicious clouds floating in the sky, and thieves have rebelled three times. They will be destroyed in the morning and evening. Li Shizhong was extremely fast and fierce, and he supported the battle in Jiangbei. His loyalty was commendable, and he was promoted to the general army. Shi Nida came from Hunan to Guangxi, and wanted to enter Sichuan. Zeng Guofan immediately went to Sichuan to wipe out the remaining stone thieves. Guan Wen, Hu Linyi, Du Xing'a and others immediately led the troops into Anhui, first Anhui and then Su. They gathered together with Hechun and Shengbao to encircle and annihilate the Hong bandits at the gate of Jinling City.
