At the beginning, Shu Xing'a, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, was afraid of the enemy, and killed Jiang Zhongyuan, who was surrounded by the Taiping army, and was impeached by Yuan Jiasan, the political envoy of Anhui, and Emperor Xianfeng gave Shu Xing'a a dismissal sanction, and Hubei governor Wu Chaoyue impeached Wen Jun for not saving Zeng Guofan, and it stands to reason that Emperor Xianfeng is likely to treat Shu Xing'a like Shu Xing'a, and give Wen Jun a dismissal. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

- and then continue to treat the current governor of Yunnan, Shu Xing'a, as soon as the limelight passes, Wen Jun will be sent to other provinces to be governors.

Emperor Xianfeng will definitely favor Wenjun, who belongs to a single species, which was expected by Wu Chaoyue, but Wu Chaoyue really didn't expect that Emperor Xianfeng would be punished so lightly, and the problem was ended by a three-year fine and a three-level demotion. In fact, when Emperor Xianfeng made this decision, not to mention that he had always paid attention to Hanchen's solemnity, several masters of the Military Aircraft Department felt that it was too light, and couldn't help but cautiously express their opinions when accepting the decree.

Wen Qing, who had not been the foreman of the military aircraft for a few months, had suddenly died of illness, and the seniority was finally ranked to Peng Yunzhang to replace the chief military aircraft, and he was qualified and willing to say a few words of justice for the Han people, and asked Emperor Xianfeng very carefully: "Your Majesty, is this punishment a little lighter?" Wen Jun refused to rescue without moving, sat back and watched Zeng Butang die in the battle of Ash Mountain, and the Hunan regimental training was almost wiped out, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and the lightest should be dismissed, is it too light to only give him such a punishment? ”

"Your Majesty, the minions also think it's a little too light." Bai Ye, who entered the military aircraft department with Wen Qing's legs, also stood up to brush up on the experience points, and reminded: "Now that Changmao has invaded Jiangxi again, the war situation in Jiangxi is urgent, and the Huguang official army is also fighting fiercely with Changmao in the area of Jiujiang Lake Estuary. ”

Emperor Xianfeng was silent, tapped the dragon case with his fingers, and said after a while: "It is precisely because of the urgency of the war situation in Jiangxi that I can't deal with Wen Jun again, Wen Jun should be dismissed, and removing him from his position is also a matter of holy decree, but the bigger question is, after removing Wen Jun, who will take over as the governor of Jiangxi?" ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Xianfeng also added a rare sentence, "Now the position of the governor of Jiangxi is not something that anyone can sit on, the long hair is in a big way, almost the entire territory of adjacent Anhui is full of bandits, and the bandits in Zhejiang are also getting more and more intense, there is no capable minister who is both civil and military to sit in Jiangxi to pacify the rebellion, and then aid Anhui and Zhejiang, I am not at ease." ”

"But the emperor, Wen Junwen Futai's performance in Jiangxi seems to be difficult to take on this important task?" Peng Yunzhang asked suspiciously.

"He can't take on this important task, but now that he can't find a suitable candidate to replace him, let him be the governor of Jiangxi for a few more days, at least he is familiar with the way, and he is not easy to make big mistakes, which is better than changing the governor temporarily."

Emperor Xianfeng answered the question, waved his thin hand again, and said, "Don't worry, Wen Jun will definitely be dismissed, but I will wait until I find a suitable candidate for governor of Jiangxi." ”

Seeing Emperor Xianfeng's resolute attitude, Peng Yunzhang, Bai Ye and others did not dare to insist, and honestly kowtowed to lead the order. However, after Bai Ye and the others knelt down and left, Emperor Xianfeng had a secret fold from someone in his mind......

“…… The ministers thought that although Wu Chaoyue did not see any dissent, but the bandits in Hubei had been cleared, it would be too much of a waste of his talents to still stay in Hubei. Wu Chaoyue asked to conquer Jiangxi in person, and the minister first beheaded and then played on behalf of Yue Quan, the original intention was to push the boat down the river and create an opportunity for the master to transfer him to Jiangxi. However, Wu Chaoyue was afraid of Wenjun's revenge, and retreated from the battle and asked Yang Wending to command the army, but the minister was caught off guard and could only agree again, so as not to focus on the traces ....... ”

“…… Fortunately, Yang Wending is weaker than the military, although with the help of Hubei Fubiao's strong troops, whether the battle of Jiujiang can be smooth sailing, is still unknown, if the battle of Jiujiang is not smooth, the minister should instigate Wu Chaoyue to go to Jiujiang in person. At that time, if the master intends to replace Wen Jun with Wu Chaoyue, it can be justified ....... ”

Recalling this, Emperor Xianfeng and Wu Chaoyue showed a smile on their thin and ugly faces, and said secretly: "Of course I am willing to use Wu Chaoyue to replace Wen Jun's waste, impeach Wen Jun and make meritorious contributions in Jiangxi, change the name of the governor of Jiangxi, and put him in the most dangerous Jiangxi to charge for me, so that he can play his role the most." Now that the situation in Hubei has stabilized, it is time to change to a Manchurian governor. ”

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Emperor Xianfeng's wishful thinking seems to be broken, he shamelessly stole the first day of the seventh year of the throne, Yang Wending, who was not favored by anyone, relied on Zuo Zongtang's full help, commanded all the soldiers and horses in Huguang to attack Jiujiang City, and finally succeeded in entering the city, forcing the Jiujiang Taiping army to abandon the city to the east, and fled to Yangjiachang, the easternmost part of Jiujiang, to cross the lake and flee for his life.

If it weren't for Zuo Zongtang's knife-mouthed tofu heart forbidding the Huguang army to kill innocents indiscriminately, the pursuit battle would definitely turn into a massacre, and it would be easy to behead more than 10,000 people. However, even if Zuo Zongtang stopped the elite of the Wu army and the Hunan army who were determined to take revenge, and deliberately gave the women, children, old and weak of the Taiping army a way to live, the escape scene of the Taiping army in Jiujiang was still so miserable that people couldn't bear to read.

In the non-stop sound of gunfire, the chaotic crowd poured to the east like a tide, scrambling and pushing each other, and the cries of children and daughters filled the fields, muffling the sound of gunfire and the sound of the river, and large and small packages and all kinds of miscellaneous objects were thrown everywhere. Especially when crossing the deep trench dug by the Hunan army before, I don't know how many old people and children fell into the trench, I don't know how many women and children were trampled to death, the edge of the trench was quickly trampled on, and the dirt and corpses filled the trench, even if the Wu army and the Hunan army never fired a single shot, thousands of old and weak women and children had already died tragically on the way to escape, and the blood quickly stained the snow-capped earth.

Seeing this scene, Yang Wending, who was already ruthless, inevitably couldn't stand it, and couldn't help but lower his head, Zuo Zongtang turned his back on his body early, and lamented: "This is just the beginning, it will only be worse for Chenjiachang in a while." ”

At this time, the main force of the Taiping army also began to flee out of the city in a structured manner, but this time the Wu army and the Hunan army were no longer soft, the Taiping army just rushed into the range, the Wu army immediately pulled the trigger on the flank, and hit the Taiping army crowd in rows, while shouting the slogan of surrender and not killing, while desperately looking for Luo Xuan and Lin Qirong and other Taiping army leading generals. The Hunan army directly detoured back to the front of the Taiping Army, forming a formation to intercept the escape path of the main soldiers of the Taiping Army.

Unable to parry the rapid fire of the Wu army, countless Taiping soldiers jumped off the embankment and fled eastward, and more Taiping soldiers were led by Luo Xuan, who was mixed in the dense crowd of soldiers, and went straight to the Hunan army's position. However, seeing such a situation, Zuo Zongtang said very angrily: "No wonder Zeng Guofan can't compare to his students, the soldiers he brought out are simply as virtuous as him, all of them are extremely stupid, and they never know how to use their brains to fight!" ”

"Mr. Ji Gao, Hu Zhensheng, did they do a wrong job of frontal interception?" Yang Wending asked curiously.

"It's not that it's wrong, it's stupid!"

Zuo Zongtang said angrily: "The distance from the east gate of Jiujiang to Yangjiachang is more than 20 miles, they can fight as much as they want, but they can't intercept it head-on!" With such an open terrain, can you stop it? Don't talk about him, Cao Yanzhong can't do it! The long-haired dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, the trapped beast fights to the death, can you intercept the long-haired head-on? Can Hu Linyi's casualties be large? In Anshun, the bandits who suppressed a few hundred people thought that they were both civil and military, and they were cheeky enough to write "Hu's Art of War", Yelang was arrogant! Sit back and watch the sky! ”

Unfortunately, Zuo Zongtang said that the hundreds of people under Hu Linyi really couldn't stop the Taiping soldiers who desperately broke through, not only could not stop the Taiping army who fled from the open on both sides, but also was killed and injured by the Taiping army who had no way out, and retreated. And Yang Wending also took the opportunity to say to Zuo Zongtang: "Sure enough, Mr. Ji Gao expected, Mr. Ji Gao, the Hunan army has suffered heavy casualties and is embarrassed to use again, after this battle, I intend to send them back to Hubei to reorganize, and also let my grandson-in-law train them well, I don't know what you think?" ”

"You're the boss, and you have the final say on these things." Zuo Zongtang didn't want to give a lot of talents to Wu Chaoyue, and said: "And I really don't like these people, it's better for them to learn from Wu Chaoyue." ”

Still expected by Zuo Zongtang, after the Hunan army got out of the way, the Qing army's pursuit battle was much better, the Wu army shot from the flank, compressed the Taiping army's queue horizon, and indirectly delayed the Taiping army's escape speed. When the Huguang coalition army then joined forces to pursue again, the defeated soldiers of the Taiping army not only did not have any chance to fight back and turn over the wind and waves, but also had to face the next boarding and crossing the lake in Yangjiachang, no matter how fast they ran, it was useless, and they could not shake off the pursuit of the Huguang coalition army, and the danger of annihilation of the whole army was still very great.

After arranging the troops left behind in the camp and clearing the remnants of the enemy in the city, Yang Wending and Zuo Zongtang quickly caught up with the main force of the coalition army, and quickly arranged battle plans for the generals of each army, ordering Wang Guocai, Cao Yanzhong, Xiao Qijiang and Liu Kun to pursue Yangjiachang, not to attack immediately, but to first form a team and then attack according to the order. Then Zuo Zongtang personally found Hu Linyi, and he didn't blame Hu Linyi for being hot-headed before, but just ordered: "Zhensheng, after arriving at Sunjiazhulin, you take the Hunan army to Bao Chao's fleet across the river, attack Meijiazhou, clean up the Changmao garrison and forts there, and I will arrange Wu Chaoyue's sailors to cover your landing." ”

"Mr. Ji Gao, I ......."

"Zhensheng, the long hair here in Jiujiang, did not participate in the battle of Gray Mountain." Zuo Zongtang interrupted Hu Linyi's struggle and said lightly: "Meijiazhou's long hair belongs to Hukou long hair, many people on it have participated in the Battle of Gray Mountain, how you want to fight when you get to Meijiazhou, I won't stop you." ”

Gritting his teeth, Hu Linyi still took Zuo Zongtang's order, quickly contacted Li Xubin to collect the remnants of the Hunan army, and then hurried to Sunjia Zhulin to board the boat to cross the river.

Strategizing to break through Jiujiang City in one night, under the condition that enough prestige has been established, Zuo Zongtang's order has been carried out to the letter, and all the units of the Huguang Coalition Army are not in a hurry to charge and grab merit, as soon as they arrive at Yangjiachang, they immediately stop and reorganize the team, and let the Taiping Army sailors use large ships and small boats to rush the Jiujiang Taiping Army across the lake, sharpen their knives and cut wood, and wait for a better opportunity to launch a general attack.

The more calm and unhurried the Huguang coalition army was, the more panicked the Taiping army became, everyone knew that the general attack of the Huguang coalition army was imminent, and everyone knew that once the Huguang coalition army launched a general attack, there would be almost no chance to board the ship and flee for their lives. In addition, the Jiangjiawan Green Battalion soldiers who had been dispatched before were knocking and beating on the side, and the Taiping army was even more flustered, and there were constantly soldiers who did not listen to the command and rushed to get on the boat first, and there were also continuous situations where the boat sank because of overloading, and it has become a luxury to cross the river in an orderly manner, and there is no possibility at all.

I still have to praise the quality of the Taiping Army in Jiujiang, the situation has reached this point, and some of the main soldiers of the Taiping Army are still racing against time to build some temporary fortifications to meet the imminent attack of the Qing army. However, a problem bigger than the sky was put in front of Luo Xuan, the commander of the Taiping Army-who led the troops to stay and die?

"My Highness! Prime Minister, you go first, my palace is behind! ”

"My Highness! My Highness! ”

In the face of the choice between life and death, the facts once again proved that it was no accident that the Jiujiang Taiping Army could be trapped in the lonely city in Jiujiang for several years in history, almost every general above the general system volunteered to stay behind the palace, and Lin Qirong directly pushed Luo to go first, "Prime Minister Luo, you go first, I will leave the palace!" ”

The sudden force pulled Lin Qirong in the direction of the ferry, and while pulling the generals in front of him to the rear, Luo Xuan shouted: "Get out of Lao Tzu!" Take as many brothers back to the lake as you can, and I'll take my team to the queen! I forgot what Lao Tzu used to do, and he ate exclusively on the water! Not to mention that we have more boats, even if there are no boats, Lao Tzu can reach the mouth of the lake with a fierce man! Get lost! Get out of here! ”

Unable to resist Luo Outline's coercion, the Taiping Army generals went to the ferry in tears, but Lin Qirong rushed up again, grabbed Luo Outline's sleeve, choked up and begged Luo Outline to reconsider, Luo Outline patted his head, smiled and said: "Don't persuade, you don't know what kind of temper I have?" Let's go, you are still young, only thirty-six years old, and in the future, I will be an old man in my fifties, so can you stay young and let me run for my life first? ”

When Lin Qirong howled and cried and was carried to the ferry by Luo Xuan's own soldiers, the fleet of the Wu Army's sailors had already appeared in the ferry's field of vision, and the Loyalty and Renyi opened fire on the Taiping Army's troop transport fleet without saying a word. The main force of the Huguang Coalition Army, which had already hurriedly eaten dry food, also sounded the drums of the general attack, the main force of the Wu Army from the front, Xiao Qijiang's Chu Yong and Wang Guocai's Green Battalion from the two wings, and the troops were divided into three ways to kill the crossing of the Taiping Army, with the slogan covering the sky and the wilderness, "Surrender and don't kill!" Surrender or kill! ”

On January 26, 1857, on the first day of the first month of the seventh year of Xianfeng in the ninth year of the Manchu wild boar skin, after breaking the city, the Huguang coalition army achieved a great victory in Chenjiachang in Jiujiang, severely damaged the main force of the Taiping army of Jiujiang who abandoned the city and fled, successfully captured Meijiazhou and severely damaged the defenders on the island, and the Wu army water division also defeated the main force of the Taiping army water division again with little losses, and won a complete victory.

In this battle, the beheading level of the Huguang Coalition Army exceeded 2,000 on land alone, captured more than 3,600 Taiping soldiers and their families, and killed Luo Xuan, the chief general of the Taiping Army in Jiujiang. - Originally, the Huguang coalition army had the opportunity to capture Luo Gang alive, but after being surrounded by the Wu army, Luo Gang categorically refused the Wu army's surrender and killed himself.

First of all, after this battle, the Huguang coalition army fought a favorable situation of confrontation with the Taiping army across Poyang Lake, and there was no need to worry about the Taiping army using Jiujiang as the advance base and blitzkrieg attack on the hinterland of Hubei. Although the Taiping army suffered a lot of losses, it also got rid of the burden of Jiujiang, and there was no need to be forced to go to the land to fight hard with the Wu army's land division, which was ahead of a generation in weapons and equipment.

The greater influence is still to come, Yang Xiuqing, who deliberately refused to give up Jiujiang, waited for Qin Rigang to make a mistake and lose the battle, the news of Jiujiang's fiasco had just reached Nanjing, Yang Xiuqing immediately detained all the black cauldrons on Qin Rigang, and confidently took Qin Rigang to seize the title and cut power, remove all positions, and escort him back to Nanjing City for trial. Hong Xiuquan shouted for Qin Rigang, and Yang Xiuqing pointed out Qin Rigang's biggest mistake in this battle in public, and used iron-clad facts to prove that Qin Rigang's black pot was not wronged - he didn't dare to risk launching a decisive battle with Wu Junshui in advance, violating the Heavenly Father's holy decree to let Qin Rigang wait for an opportunity to annihilate Wu Junshuishi!

The biggest impact is still in the city of Beijing, after the good news of the great victory in Jiujiang was sent to the capital, I heard that there was such a big victory on the first day of the new year, and the Xianfeng Emperor, who believed that this was a great omen, was overjoyed, and immediately dispelled the idea of transferring Wu Chaoyue to Jiangxi, and praised: "I didn't expect that Wu Aiqing could achieve such a great victory by mobilizing troops and horses in Hubei. Passed on the decree, rewarded Wu beyond the dazzling eyes, rewarded the head and wore the top product, and encouraged him to train more soldiers in Hubei, and more elite soldiers for me, so that he could be called at any time. ”

In order to encourage courtiers like Yang Wending and others to make meritorious contributions, Emperor Xianfeng approved Hua Shana and Wu Chaoyue's joint petition, allowing Yang Wending to continue to garrison Jiangxi and transfer Jiangxi to take up a substantive position, and adopted Su Shun's suggestion to add Jiujiang Road in Jiujiang, which is also a treaty port, and rewarded Yang Wending Dai Zheng Sanpinding to lead the rank of inspector, and actually awarded Jiujiang Province and Jiujiang Customs Supervision, sitting in Jiujiang to reorganize the army, and waiting for the opportunity to enter Anhui.

Of course, Emperor Xianfeng also knew very well that without Wu Chaoyue's support behind him, Yang Wending would never have been able to win such a big battle. But it doesn't matter, as long as you can win the battle, the battlefields in the provinces are in an emergency, as long as Yang Wending can play a beautiful victory at a critical moment, it is inspiring, and Emperor Xianfeng can tolerate this kind of grandson-in-law supporting his wife and grandfather. (To be continued.) )