Zeng Guoquan accepted the complaint without commenting.
Zeng Guobao said: Is it feasible for Sun Yunjin, the secret agent, to use Cheng Xueqi to adopt his mother as a pledge?
Zeng Guoquan said: Sun Yunjin has repeatedly said that Cheng Xueqi loves his generals as much as life, spends money like water, and kills people like hemp; we are the same! Sun Yi is a native of Tongcheng and a fellow villager of Cheng. He knows the basics and may be able to do it.
Zeng Guobao said: This is a cruel trick. Brothers from the same clan are still roasting each other, even if they have different surnames!
Zeng Guoquan said: Anqing will be defeated sooner or later, Cheng Xueqi also knows. You and I are trying to catch fish in troubled waters. The process is capricious, and I have my own way of controlling it.
Zeng Guobao said: If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get its cubs, so do it!
Cheng Xueqi's adoptive mother sneaked into the stone barrier. When she saw Cheng, she cried and said, "If you don't surrender, your brother will die."
Military commander Ding Ruchang privately told Xue Qidao: Your relatives and relatives are all trapped in Anqing City. If you rebel, your wives will all die.
The matter was so serious that Cheng Xueqi was hesitant.
Anqing guard general Ye Yunlai found out that Cheng Xueqi was half-hearted, so he immediately stole the stone fortifications and forcibly summoned Cheng Xueqi into the city to discuss matters. Xue Qi had a ghost in his heart and did not dare to enter the city, so he rebelled with ninety soldiers.
Zeng Guobao was overjoyed and greeted him barefoot.
Zeng Guoquan disagreed and said, "Do you really want to surrender to me?"
Cheng Xueqi said: The heads of my wife and children have been hung on the top of Anqing City. How can there be any lie?
Zeng Guoquan said: "In that case, how about giving your army an army to camp outside Hao, march forward, attack the stone barriers, and completely cut off the thieves' counterattack?"
Cheng Xueqi said: I no longer have any intention, but to repay the country by destroying the thieves.
Cheng Xue opened the door and cleared the road. In less than half a month, the food road from Anqing to Jixian Pass was almost blocked.
Anqing was short of food, and Ye Yunlai was in panic all day long. He urgently sent out reports and asked for help everywhere.
Chen Yucheng accepted the report and did not dare to neglect. He ordered Jie Tianyi, Lai Wenguang, Yongtian Anma Rong and the following 30,000 people to stay in Huangzhou, De'an, Suizhou and Qizhou. He also called on Wu Dingcai, Huang Huangai and Zhu Xinglong to temporarily leave Tianchang. , Liuhe, and rushed to Jixian Pass; Yucheng led an army of 30,000 troops, passed through Huangmei, Susong, and Shibei, and rushed to Jixian Pass. Yucheng inspected the terrain and found that from Chigan Ridge to the north bank of Linghu Lake, he built more than 30 forts and a continuous camp of 20 miles; he surrounded the two armies of Zeng Guoquan and Zeng Guobao layer by layer.
Anqing guard general Ye Yunlai was overjoyed and quickly sent his generals out of the city to build five forts on the south bank of Linghu Lake, which were connected with the north bank.
After hearing the news, Hong Xiuquan declared: If Anqing is lost, Tianjing will be in danger. Hong Rengan, Lin Shaozhang, Huang Wenjin, Wu Ruxiao, Sun Kuixin, etc. quickly gather the heavenly generals and soldiers to rush to Anqing's aid; violators will be severely punished!
Qian Wang Hong Rengan and Zhang Wang Lin Shaozhang received the order and led 10,000 troops. On May 1, 1861, they arrived in the Xin'andu area of Tongcheng, north of Anqing. On the same day, former army chief Wu Ruxiao led 10,000 troops and arrived in a fierce manner. The two armies met and camped for more than thirty miles, staring at the back of Dolonga camp.
The Taiping Army gathered in Anqing. Hu Linyi sized up the situation and said: Our army has endless supplies of rice, food and weapons, and the thieves will not be able to last long without food! If the dog rebels, the thieves inside and outside the pass, inside and outside the city, will be difficult to survive for fifteen days. I order: Duolong Abe, immediately attack the three thieves Hong Rengan, Lin Shaozhang, and Wu Ruxiao. These three thieves will be weak and will be defeated in one blow. Bao Chao, Cheng Daji, and Yang Zaifu will quickly mobilize both land and water to gather reinforcements. At Xianguan, Zeng Guo's Tsuen tribe postponed their attack. Chen Gou was strong and awaited reinforcements. As soon as Bao, Cheng and Yang arrived, they immediately launched a siege.
After Lin Yi's order, he quickly consulted Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang: Di Shuai and Zuo Gong met each other. Chen Gouyu's troops arrived at Jixian Pass and joined the Ye bandits. They built eighteen forts on the north and south banks of Linghu Lake. The two thieves stopped talking. It has been passed; the three bandits, Hong Rengan, Lin Shaozhang, and Wu Ruxiao, have gathered an army of 20,000, and have camped for thirty miles in the areas of Xin'andu, Hengshanpu, and Liantan. If this group of rebel bandits can cross the river by horses on stones, they will Reunited with Chen Gou; Huang Wenjin's rebel bandit also crossed the river yesterday and was rushing into Tongcheng along Congyang. In two days, he met up with Zhang, Gan and Wu bandits; Sun Kui's heart was also ready to move. Five groups of Cantonese bandits gathered around Anqing. Lin Yi thought hard and said that it is better to fight Zhang and Gan quickly, and to fight dogs later and more cautiously. There is no rice inside and outside Jixian Pass, so if they are forced to fight, they will ask for a fight, and they will ask for a fight. And if I respond, I will achieve great success. This is the battle method of Southern Chi and Northern Su. What do Di Shuai and Zuo Gong think? In addition, can Bao Chaoting's army rush to Jixian Pass and join forces with Cheng Daji's tribe to kill Chen Gou? The war situation is urgent. Lin Yi has advised Yuanfu on how to speed north and south late, so Di Shuai and Zuo Gong should prepare for the war quickly.
Zeng Guofan watched, frightened for a long time, and said anxiously: "All the Anqing officers and soldiers, Zeng Guoquan and other battalions, the city thieves are attacking in front, and the supporting thieves are attacking behind. The situation is extremely critical." The thief tried his best to save Anqing, and I also tried my best to fight for Anqing. By defeating the Dog Chief and quickly conquering Anqing, the overall situation can be restored, and Jinling can hope to recover. Immediately pass on my order, Bao Chao speeds Ting's army to fly to Jixian Pass; Zhang Yunlan and Zhu Pinlong are stationed in Xiuning and Qimen; Jiang Changgui, Tang Yixun, Shen Baocheng, etc. are each guarding the pass; Zuo Zongtang's troops are temporarily stationed in Jingde and Leping , curb the rebellion, rest and standby; the rest of the army quickly followed the governor and rushed to the East.
Zeng Guofan was deeply afraid that there would be a shortage. He pondered for a long time and informed Hu Linyi: From mid-February to March 20, the Wenbao grain road was cut off, Jingde fell, Chen Gong was killed, the left army was cut off, and Huizhou suffered a setback. During these thirty days of danger, I refused to move outside the mountains. I captured Zuo Gong and made a great victory. Bao's army also arrived, and Shi Ni fled far away. Rao, Jing, Fu, and Le were all cleared, so I decided to move to the east stream. Bao Chaoting's army Cross the river to help.
After the message was delivered, Zeng Guofan sighed and said to his staff: Everything is ready, let's see Duolong'a, Bao Chao, Cheng Daji, and Zeng Guoquan kill the enemy.
Chen Yucheng and Ye Yun came to garrison Linghu. Boats flew north and south, and the Anqing aid road was finally opened.
Zeng Guoquan asked Yang Zaifu to intercept, and Zaifu sent Navy Vice Admiral Cai Guoxiang to lead a battalion of gunboats, sail into Linghu Lake, and fire artillery to intercept. On May 2, Yang Zaifu sent another sampan into the lake to assist in the battle.
The Taiping Army had no naval divisions, and the aid route to Anqing was cut off again. Chen Yucheng was furious and led an army out of Jixian Pass to attack Hunan Army Waihao. The trenches dug by Zeng Guoquan were both deep and wide, and they successfully attacked for ten days without gaining any advantage.
On May 12, Yucheng attacked again and reported: Hong Rengan, Lin Shaozhang, Wu Ruxiao, Huang Wenjin, and Sun Kuixin fought against Duolong Ayao's army for four times, and were defeated in all four battles; Bao Chao and Cheng Daji's two demons advanced rapidly, and within five days Inside, we will arrive at Jixian Pass.
Liu Xuanlin, the commander-in-chief of Jingdong, said: "Your Majesty, the King of Ying, there is almost no supply of food and supplies inside and outside the customs. Demonic reinforcements are coming. My general is surrounded by enemies from both sides. Where to go? Your Highness should make arrangements early."
Chen Yucheng said: Qian Wang Hong Rengan has never been in battle formations, Zhang Wang Lin Shaozhang has been away from battle formations for a long time, former army commander Wu Ruxiao is not good at battle formations, Dingnan commander Huang Wenjin is injured, and he twists the flag and listens to the orders but does not listen to orders. I will go to Tongcheng immediately, lead the four armies, and fight to the death with the evildoer Duolonga. Brother, together with Chui Tianyi Zhu Kongtang, Ji Tianyu Jia Renfu, Fu Tianan and Li Sifu, quickly retreated outside the pass and built four strong forts on Chigang Ridge. They were the horns of each other with the Jixian Pass and Linghu forts. They defended for ten days. Ten days later, I will lead a large army to cover up and kill you.
On May 20, Chen Yucheng led five thousand troops to Kongcheng Town, Tongcheng, and joined the four armies of Hong Rengan, Huang Wenjin, Wu Ruxiao, and Sun Kuixin.
Hong Rengan said: The demon army attacks from the front, flanks the front and rear, outflanks the two wings, intercepts with cavalry, shows weakness to lure attacks, sets up ambushes for surprise attacks, counterattacks, steals camps, water attacks, poisons, and night attacks. They use all possible means. We really can't do it. enemy. Brother Ying is here, no worries.
Chen Yucheng said: Duolong'a is a monster. He is a general given by heaven. He is brave enough to fight and is unexpected. It is really difficult to defeat him. We work together, move forward left, middle and right, echoing from the front, middle and back. All ministries are connected, and the group is united. We swear to get rid of this. evildoer!
