On July 2, 1851, the minister of the Imperial Mission, Saishan'a, arrived in Gui and said: The military discipline in this area is sloppy, the morale is low, and the servants are willing to eliminate the bravery, show discipline, buy spies, scatter coercion, and cut off the connection.

Emperor Xianfeng's edict can be. Another edict: Zhou Tianjue was ineffective in supervising the teacher, ordered the thief to flee, stripped the rank of governor, and demoted to three levels to Rong, Ulantai, and Qin Ding.

Sai Shang A carefully inspected the half moon, and then sparse: there are many bandits in western Guangdong, Feng Yunshan, Hong Xiuquan, Ling Shiba, etc., all worship Catholicism, and they are the most ferocious, going back and forth between Jintian, Dongxiang, and Zhongping, and the officers and soldiers are watching from the wall, and there is no trend. It is advisable to attack and suppress the large stocks with all your strength first, and once you succeed, you will break up and suppress them, so as to avoid the risk of losing one or the other. There are few soldiers in the province, and the minions are temporarily dispatched in the middle; Xiang Rong, Ba Qingde, Ulantai, Dahong'a and others jointly attacked Zhuzi Gorge and Shuangji Mountain, broke these two passes, divided into a joint encirclement, and exterminated the thieves at the foot of Bauhinia Mountain.

Xiang Rong and Ulantai were ordered, sent troops to Zhuzi Gorge, and attacked for half a month, but they did not fight.

Xiang Rong said: "Zhuzi Gorge, Xiongzhi Bauhinia Mountain, Wuxuan, Guiping two counties of traffic rush, north to three miles of hammerhead mountain; Here, the two mountains face each other, and the middle line is very sinister. The thieves have cut the path, built stones and trees, and set up fences to block it. It is difficult to attack this, and it is even into Shu Road. ”

He Chun offered advice: "Soldiers, win with wonder." An army can be sent to attack from both sides after a detour to the hammerhead mountain. ”

Xiang Rong said: "Based on this alone, my brother can stand alone." Liu Jisan, an acquaintance who is familiar with the road, can be in this position. ”

At four o'clock in the morning of August 11, Liu Jisan, the commander of the Wuxuan Regiment, went around the rugged trail to the back of Shuangji Mountain, fired artillery and attacked, and the Taiping army was attacked by the enemy, and Xiang Rong took the opportunity to capture Shuangji Mountain. The Taiping army was defeated, and Xiang Rong led the army to chase to Fengmen Pass with victory.

The hammerhead mountain was lost, and Hong Xiuquan said in horror: "I have no barrier!" Quickly retreated, first to Mocun, Xinwei, Jintian area, and Xiao Chaogui, Shi Dakai's army converged. ”

Yang Xiuqing said: "The wind gate is here, and it can still be held." ”

Hong Xiuquan said: "Pass on my order, Wei Changhui will defend the Fengmen Pass and must not take half a step back." ”

Wei Changhui, the commander of the right army, held the Fengmen Pass for the 17th, and on the 18th, Xiang Rongfu used a roundabout strategy to sneak attack him, Wei Changhui resisted the enemy on both sides, and gradually could not support, and his younger brothers Wei Zhixian and Wei 11 were killed in battle.

Wei Jun said: "If you fight again, the whole army will be gone!" You led the main army to retreat first, and I broke off. ”

Wei Changhui said helplessly: "The instrument is not as good as a person, stick to a little, and it will collapse!" ”

Xiang Rong won two battles and two victories, his confidence doubled, and he ordered the whole army: take advantage of the victory to smash Xinwei, take advantage of the chaos of the thieves, and destroy it with one drum.

Ba Qingde rejected it with "five musts, such as "working hard to attack far, soldiers are tired, and poor people should not chase".

Xiang Nai Green Camp Admiral, Ba for the eight banners of the capital, Xiang can not be controlled, so he has to report to the Qinchen Saishan, ask him to decide.

When Xiang Rong was on standby, Ulantai and Dahonga besieged Mocun, won seven battles, and won countless victories.

Seven days later, Xiang Rong received the order to attack Saishan'a, and then jointly attacked with Ulantai, besieging Hong, Yang, Wei and others in a small area of Xinxu. The two armies engaged in a stalemate, each with casualties.

Yao Ying said: "The two armies are deadlocked, and they will be chaotic over time. A small number of elite soldiers can take a detour along the trail and go deep into the hinterland of the thief army to disturb and destroy, while on the front, they rely on the superiority of manpower and material resources to carry out 'indiscriminate warfare'." “

Jiang Zhongyuan also said: "You can divide into countless squads, choose any breakthrough, attack indiscriminately, attack if you can, attack if you can, or change the ground and attack again." If the thieves are killed, they will be bombarded with artillery. and then sent a few more to infiltrate the thief army, poison, plant mines, and spread rumors; In the end, the army of thieves will be defeated. ”

Xiang, Una Yao Ying, and Jiang Zhongyuan's strategy is to actively deploy control.

The battle was defeated, surrounded on all sides, and disturbed day and night, Hong Xiuquan's brows were tightly locked, and he couldn't stop worrying.

Yang Xiuqing said: "Qiyu Heavenly King, my main force is still there, and it doesn't hurt to fight again." The west road is to the demon, the south road is the black demon, both are strong, the east road is narrow, and there is the Xunjiang River to block the road. In the northeast, along the Wutong Mountain Bensi Wangwei, there are paths everywhere, there are no people everywhere, there are few demons there, and they can be the first choice for breaking through. That is, to break the siege, then supervise the army, and march north to Yong'an. ”

Hong Xiuquan said: "If I run to the north, chase and kill the two demons in the rear, and the demon army of Saishang is intercepted in front, I will be attacked on three sides, and I will be in danger!" Crossing the Xun River in the south can leave the Qing demon behind. ”

The congregation agreed.

Yang Xiuqing suddenly possessed her father, and her voiced voice was high-pitched, and she said: "According to Wu'er Xiu's full words, cross the Xun River and lure the black demon to the south bank." Winning streaks to demons, arrogant and arrogant. If you retreat, you will chase it; Ten miles west of Siwangwei, there is a village named Guan Village, the terrain is low-lying, and it can be ambushed; Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, etc., must leave everything behind and do their best to ambush the demon. Sai Shang Ah is far away in Guilin, and he is fighting, and the bones of the demon are cold. Brigade commander Huang Yizhen, retreated from the battle, rebelled against the order, and the crime in the snow in the clouds was intolerable. Dare to hide from the sky and have no faith, and the two hearts in the battle are not heroes. You all obey the commandments of heaven, and go against the same to suppress endless crimes. ”

Yang Xiuqing's Heavenly Father was possessed, and Xiao Chaogui suddenly got up with Brother Tian, and said impassionedly: "All armies and battalions are soldiers and generals, bold and joyful, and look forward with one heart and one mind. The rotten people Chen Lai, who did not do his job, secretly hid the wealth of the Luo gang brothers, and should be beheaded according to the law. ”

Chen Lai is Yang Xiuqing's father-in-law, taking care of Luo Xuan's sick wife for three months, Luo's wife died of illness, and Chen Lai embezzled his wealth.

Yang Xiuqing screened the authenticity, that is, he beheaded Chen Lai, and showed the public.

Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother descended to earth, the Taiping Army was determined, and Hong Xiuquan also edicted: People are impermanent, and water is impermanent. When the armies move to camp, they must be in close contact with each other, and they will do their best to protect the sick and wounded men and women, and the brothers and sisters will not be able to protect each other, and they will insult the heavenly father and heavenly brothers. Above the sky, the Father of Heaven is the only true God, who can build mountains, rivers and seas, let the demons come, and the nets of heaven and earth will be surrounded, and the soldiers will open their hearts. Patrol day and night is strictly prepared, planning and planning at night, Yue Fei broke 100,000 by 500, not to mention the demon extermination.

On the night of September 11, the Taiping army withdrew from Mocun, Xinwei and Jintian in the rain and retreated to Siwangwei for repair.

Ulantai did not need to bounce into Zhanmo Village and Xinwei, did not rush to catch up, and repeatedly cleared the village houses to check for fish that slipped through the net.

Xiang Rong was in a hurry, and Liu Changqing, the general soldier of North Sichuan Town, held Penghua, prevented the Taiping Army from hiding in the Dayao Mountains, and advanced alone with Ba Qingde, chasing for three days and nights, hungry and thirsty, and camped in Guancun; The foothold was not stable, the war drums were beating in unison, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, Shi Dakai and other leaders were screaming and killing.

Xiang Rong hurriedly met the battle, the army was in chaos, and he couldn't form a defense; It was also pouring rain, and the goods were wet, and the guns could not be fired. The Taiping army rushed left and killed right, and the advantage of swords and spears was fully displayed. The Qing army collapsed on all fronts, and they rushed wildly one by one.

To the south of the Guancun battlefield and the top of Sanbao Mountain, Ulantai, Jiang Zhongyuan and others sat and watched the fierce battle against Xiang Rong, trembling in fear.

Jiang Zhongyuan said: "If the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, we will fight to the death, and we should also be rescued." ”

Ulantai squinted and said: "The time has passed, and the army is defeated, and the decadence is like an ocean. I enter, and I will be coerced. ”

Jiang Zhongyuan begged: "After days of fighting, Chu Yong has little left, please give an army, I will go down the mountain to line up, and I will not seek to turn the tide." ”

Ulan Tai was happy with the courage of Jiang Zhongyuan, and was noncommittal, but ordered the army to hide in the depths of the mountains and forests, leaving only more than 100 old, weak, sick and disabled people to guard the camp. He also said: "The art of war says that the enemy is strong and avoided; The enemy is tired and arrogant, and hits. ”

Jiang Zhongyuan didn't want to talk about it on paper, so he asked his brother Jiang Zhongjun to return to his hometown to recruit bravery.

In the first battle of Guancun, the Xiang army was almost scattered, and Yang Chenggui, the general manager of Qian, was killed, and the pot tent and artillery position, and the grain baggage were all abandoned.

Xiang Rong lamented, he had grown up among the soldiers for decades, and he had never seen this thief; Running this thief by himself, he has fought dozens of battles big and small, and he has never been defeated. Seven thousand people, almost no army, lost the division and lost discipline, this battle is the worst! Panic about the world, as if there is providence.

That night, Xiao Chaogui and Feng Yunshan were bare-chested and shirtless, and led the army to rush into the Ulantai camp, and killed anyone who touched the clothes.

Ulantai was glad that he had moved the army early, whether he had already followed in the footsteps of glory, and he was extremely frightened when he thought about it, and sweat poured down his cheeks. Command all generals to closely watch the movements of the thief army, and strike a swift blow at the right time.