Chapter 117 Chen Yucheng stops in Huangzhou
Chen Yucheng repeatedly failed to attack Songyang, so he ordered Sun Kui, the leader of the Nian Army's White Banner, to attack Gushi, Henan Province, as a check. Yucheng personally led the main force from Anhui into Hubei, Kehuo Mountain, occupied Yingshan Mountain, and defeated the rest of the army. The first army of Jichang attacked Qishui and defeated the coalition forces of Li Xuyi, Shu Bao and Mabu. They reappeared as the Hunan army and captured Huangzhou.
Huangzhou is only more than 200 miles away from Wuchang, and the war cavalry will arrive in a day. There is not a single soldier of the Hunan Army above Huangzhou, and there are less than 3,000 soldiers in Wuchang. Hu Linyi, the governor of Hubei, was so anxious that he was as hot as fire and vomited thick purple blood.
After a few cups of the decoction went into his stomach, Hu Linyi's condition improved slightly and he sighed: I am a stupid person playing chess and not caring about my family.
After Lin Yi finished speaking, he urgently ordered the remaining troops of Li Xuyi, Peng Yulin, and Yu Jichang to withdraw from Anqing and return to Wuchang to aid.
When Chen Yucheng's troops arrived in Huangzhou, there was a great earthquake in Wuchang. All shops were closed and all residents fled; Mrs. Hu Linyi also left the city with her son.
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Mrs. Hu said: My duty is to sacrifice my husband, not the city. If you don't leave, you will have no regrets for the old woman. Now your son belongs to me. If you leave, I will share it with you!
The governor of Huguang was also frightened, and quickly ordered the existing soldiers to guard the ground tightly. He flew to Li Xuyi and Shu Bao's horse infantry officers and soldiers to intercept them head on. He asked Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan, to delay entering Sichuan and rushed to the Qi and Huang areas to join the Hubei armies. Collaborative blocking.
The next day, Guanwen rushed to Hankou, negotiated for a long time with Parkes, the counselor of the British Legation, and signed the "Hankou Concession Terms".
Parkesli said: According to the "Sino-British Treaty of Tianjin", Hankou is a treaty port, and the British government has the right to establish a concession here; Mr. Governor is worried, why?
The official said: Of course we will abide by the agreement we made; however, the rebel troops are coming to the city and will attack Hankou soon. The city will be destroyed, people will be killed, and it will be a piece of rubble; the land you rented will also be destroyed by the war.
Bashali said: "This is unreasonable. I will go to Huangzhou tomorrow to contact Chen Yucheng and others. If Chen is disobedient, we, the British Empire, will do our best to stop him!"
On March 22, 1861, Parkes and British Navy Commander Robert Ho arrived in Huangzhou on a warship and advised Chen Yucheng not to attack Wuhan. The British warships on the shore of Parrot Island were definitely not fishing boats!
Chen Yucheng said: Wherever the holy army marches, it is invincible. However, I will definitely preserve the land leased by your country.
After Basha's farewell ceremony, Yongtian Anma said harmoniously: The barbarian ships have strong guns and powerful guns, and the warships of the Xiang monster are all barbarians. I cannot stop the Xiang monster navy.
Chen Yucheng said: None of the kings of Tian, Dong, Yi, Qian, and Zhong will be united with Yi Huo; I have no intention of violating this.
Liu Xuanlin, the commander-in-chief of Jingdong, said: Gong Deshu, the banner leader of the Nian army, died in the battle, and the Nian troops have retreated to Shucheng and Lujiang to Dingyuan; the loyal king Li Xiucheng's troops are still in Ruizhou, four hundred miles away; whether Wuchang can be attacked or not, please call the British. The palace decides quickly.
Chen Yucheng said: "It is understandable that the Nian tribe retreated; the loyal tribe's ambition is not in Hubei, so we should not expect it; I will immediately report to the king of heaven and send generals to mobilize troops to assist Anqing." Immediately pass on the order of our president, Jie Tianyi Lai Wenguang Ministry, stay in Huangzhou; the rest of the army will follow our president to attack northern Hubei to raise food and funds; as soon as the Tianjing army arrives, they will quickly return reinforcements.
On March 26, Chen Yucheng's troops were divided into six groups and all went north. In half a month, they captured seven counties in two prefectures in northern Hubei.
When Chen Yucheng's troops entered northern Hubei, Hu Linyi's worries eased and he ordered: "Qizhou, Huang'an, De'an, Xiaogan, Huangpi, Suizhou, Yunmeng, Yingcheng, and Macheng have been lost, but these nine cities are not as good as one Wuchang." ! The kennel is as close as it is near, and the time of death is approaching! Immediately pass on my order, Li Xuyi's army is divided into two groups. Li Xuyi leads one to Wuchang to protect the base; Jin Guochen and Cheng Daji lead 7000 brave men, join Peng Yulin's navy and Shu Bao's cavalry, and gallop to northern Hubei. Encircle and suppress Chen Gou. Duolong Abe, don't act rashly for the time being, and hold on to the north of Anqing. Zeng Guoquan, Yang Zaifu, Zeng Guobao, and Wei Jun immediately joined forces to attack Anqing and besiege Anqing, and sent dogs to return reinforcements.
After Hu Linyi finished his order, he urgently consulted Zeng Guofan: "The commander-in-chief is like a friend, but Lin Yi is a stupid man playing chess and does not care about his family." Chen bandit Yucheng led an army of 100,000 to Kehuo Mountain, occupy Yingshan Mountain, attack Qishui, and capture Huangzhou; not long after, he returned to northern Hubei and attacked our second prefecture and seven counties. Lin Yi thought that Chen Gou would definitely invade Wuchang! Lin Yiji took advantage of Chen Gou's entry into Hubei and launched a massive attack on Anqing. If the city is destroyed, Chen Gou will be like a tree without roots and water without a source; if the city is not broken, Chen Gou will fight to the death to save it. We can gather the main force and kill the dog rebels at the foot of Anqing City. Once Chen Gou died, Hong Ni was also over. In order to accomplish this great feat, Commander Di should leave Jiangnan quickly, coordinate all ministries, and attack Anqing.
In addition, Lin Yi thought hard and couldn't sleep all night. He secretly thought that although Anqing was the throat of the Yangtze River and the foundation for the suppression of Wu, this place has not been restored since it was blocked by water and land and could not reach Jiangning directly. However, as the thieves approached, they were rescued by unscrupulous merchants and ships, and they gradually gained more food and rice. Lin Yi thought that if Commander Di could not leave Jiangnan and Anqing was more than a mile away, the besieging army would definitely withdraw.
