Shengbao blocked Hanhou Ling, Lin Fengxiang was depressed, and it was difficult to sleep and eat. A Jin people said: "There is a small path between Lucheng and Licheng, which goes out from the east along the Taihang, and can go from the Wu'an Path of Henan to the Lin Pass of Zhili." Recently, businessmen have come and gone here, and their roads are very fast. ”

Lin Fengxiang was overjoyed, led the troops to the south and turned east, and in four days, he crossed the Taihang and went straight to the Linwei Pass of Zhili.

Linhaoguan, the gateway of Baoding, is 800 miles away from the capital. The customs are lost, and Baoding is in danger. The governor of Zhili, Nar, did not dare to slack off and supervised the pro-conquest.

Before the Nar Passage arrived, Lin Fengxiang had sent someone to pretend to be a Qing soldier to earn the gate.

Nar led his troops to meet the stone tablet mouth, and more than 10,000 officers and soldiers fought fiercely for a day, and all the arrows were lost, and they retreated in a hurry. Nar couldn't stop it, and ran with the army. The ministers of the Qin Mission, the guards, the arrows, the military documents, and the weapons were all lost.

Nar only led a few people to escape into the city of Guangping Mansion, and muttered: "This trail, when I have a message to ask the governor of Shanxi to protect it, why don't you take care of it?" Helplessly, Lucheng and Licheng are both places in Shanxi, who can do anything! ”

Emperor Xianfeng angrily reprimanded the Nerjing Forehead: When the thief fled Huaiqing, the festival decreed that the governor should strictly guard against the key passes, why did the thief sneak and collapse? And the armament is the equipment of the soldiers to defend themselves against the thieves, and the thieves are fleeing westward, and the governor is careless, and the armament is placed behind, so that such a strong force can resist the thieves with bare hands, and afterwards blame the vehicle is insufficient, and it is no longer enough. There is no way to generalize the superintendent. Quickly spread the message, win and protect the first army, do not fortify Shanxi, immediately gallop into Zhili, stick to the Hutuo River, and prevent the spread of thieves.

The Lin army made a surprise attack on Linhaoguan, obtained countless food resources, greatly boosted morale, rested for a day, attacked Shahe in the north, and beheaded Yuheng County. On October 1, 1853, he attacked the county. On the 2nd, Kromping. On the 4th, Zhaozhou was re-ke. On the 5th, Keluan City. The Lin army was invincible, one city a day, and six days to attack the banks of the Hutuo River.

Lin Fengxiang was delighted, and said Li Kaifang: "Immediately force the crossing, capture Zhengding, go north to Beijing, and take the head of the demon and the dog!" ”

Zhou Gonghao, the governor of Zhengding, did not dare to slack off, and gathered more than 10,000 soldiers and villagers, suddenly raised flags and drums, and shouted loudly; Suddenly crouched on the bank of the Hutuo River, there was no sound.

Lin Fengxiang was confused, the attack and defense were uncertain, and the chasing soldiers of Shengbao had arrived to capture the deer. The water was turbulent ahead, and the pursuers were raging in the rear. Feng Xiang did not dare to force the crossing, so he marched east along the river and temporarily took Gaocheng to settle down.

Li Kaifang said: "On the North Road, Guiliang Demon Er is stationed in Baoding, and there are more than 10,000 thieves in Zhengding; South Road, Shengbao Demon Er also follows suit; In front of me, the Hutuo River was surging; Brother Lin must decide where to go as soon as possible. ”

Lin Fengxiang said: "Tomorrow, we will force the crossing, get rid of the victory demon, and attack Shenzhou in the east." ”

The victory and protection ordered the Xiling Amar team to go around the front to intercept.

Xiling said: "The forest thief is cunning, after about ten or ten times, he often retreats twenty or thirty steps, and then rushes forward, which is called 'returning to the horse gun'." The thieves used this strategy in every battle, depending on the defeat of the officers and troops, the left and right armies caught up, the two armies were combined, and the rear army was encircled, such as a chain of battles, with spears in a melee. Our army is less than 4,000, and the thief army is more than 30,000; Hao Guangjia has a lesson in front of him, please think about it. ”

Shengbao also knew that Lin Fengxiang was brave, and said: "Chase after the tail, and wait for the times to change." ”

On October 7, 1853, the Taiping army crossed the Hutuo River from the north of Gaocheng and galloped eastward. On the 9th, Keshen Prefecture, Chen Xijing of Zhizhou.

Shenzhou was lost, the government and the opposition were shocked, Bauhinia City was in chaos like boiling porridge, the gentry of the people were panicked, and the dignitaries and nobles rushed to leave Beijing.

Emperor Xianfeng's five flavors are miscellaneous, and Zhu Yu said: This sincerity crisis, the autumn of survival. However, it is a shame to abandon the great cause and run away. The soldiers of the king of the provinces are invincible. I have no other thoughts, and I must be confident. The monarch died in the society, and the rites were also. Rather than sit and die, it is better to go out and kill the thief. Only send the division to supervise the troops, and win the battle, then drive straight and smash it, destroy this clown and return. If it is not fast, it will be a deep ditch and a high base, and it will not be too late to wait for the division of the king. Nar was ineffective in supervising the war, and was dismissed and arrested. Gui Liang, the governor of Zhili, quickly left Baoding Mansion and blocked the thieves from advancing north. The assistant minister of the Jiangbei camp is victorious, brave and promising, chasing thieves in a good way, and specially awarded the minister of Qin, giving the god a sword, that is, supervising the pursuit of the besieging armies and planning to prevent suppression; Anyone who delays the military situation will be immediately beheaded by the adjutant general. Uncle of the Emperor, Aixin Jueluo. Mianyu, specially appointed as a general, awarded a sharp knife, and sat in the capital. Korqin County Wang Monk Greenqin, awarded the Counsellor Minister, awarded the Nakuni Suguang Sword, commanded the Jianrui Battalion, the Outer Firearms Battalion, the Two-Wing Forward Battalion, the Eight Banners Guard Battalion, the Fifth Patrol Battalion and the officers and soldiers of Chahar, and the Mongolian soldiers of the three alliances of Zhelimu, Zhuo Suotu, and Zhaowu Dadong, went out of Zhuozhou, tended to Baoding, and tried their best to kill the thieves. Prince Gong Yixun, wearing a white rainbow knife with a peach skin sheath, immediately gave the Minister of Military Aircraft to walk, and immediately took care of the patrol of the capital. The former army commander Yamen pen-style incorruptible insurance, embezzlement of official funds, deserving of beheading, I remember his brother Shengbao galloping on the battlefield, the special decree is suspended, and half of the family assets are retained, so that his old mother can be supported.

Qin Cha was awarded, the brother's life was guaranteed, and Shengbao was grateful, and immediately supervised the troops to surround Shenzhou, and within six days, eight fierce battles.

Shengbao was repeatedly attacked, and Emperor Xianfeng ordered the monk Greenqin to divide 3,000 troops and gallop to help in the starry night.

Monk Greenqin Tun soldiers in Zhuozhou, refused to listen to the tune, and said: The thieves are disturbing the state and county, and they are all on the road to Beijing from the northeast. The army under the command of the minister is the barrier of the capital, and the north of Lixian County is dangerous, even if the troops are sent to meet it, the thief will block the east and west, and cannot strangle its northeast bypass, and the force of the soldiers is also rare. The minister thought in detail, it is always advisable to temporarily camp in Zhuozhou, and listen to the marquis that if the rebels still go to the northeast, then the troops of Zhuozhou can be intercepted. The defense of the north is of paramount importance, and the soldiers do not dare to stay away from Gyeonggi, so they should ask Seung-po to take the lead and go around the front of the thief.

Shengbao sighed: Although there are many generals with troops, there are few people who are loyal and courageous.

Lin Fengxiang stayed in the depths for thirteen days, and Li Kaifang, Ji Wenyuan, Zhu Xikun and others were greatly displeased, and said: "Advance to the east or attack to the north, decide as soon as possible." The cold winter is coming, the wind erodes the bones, if we are slow again, we will be defeated without a fight! ”

Lin Fengxiang said: Shenzhou City is solid, and the brothers cultivate their bodies and minds to accumulate their sharpness. Zhuozhou monks and demons, 6,000 cavalry troops, my great enemy! This demon does not move, and it is difficult for the Jingshi to overcome it!

Zhu Xikun said: We all worship God's disciples, I heard that there are many people practicing Buddhism in Tianjin, I attacked Tianjin from Cangzhou in the north, and all the believers may be able to cooperate with the outside.

Li Kaifang and Ji Wenyuan both said: If we go east, we can get rid of the victory demon and stay away from the monk demon!

Lin Fengxiang said: In this case, tomorrow's three watches, go east to Cangzhou!

Li Kaifang said: The small Cangzhou City was captured immediately.

Shen Ruchao, the prefect of Cangzhou, was upright and honest, loved the people like a son, and at the moment of death, there were 3,000 men who enthusiastically applied to defend the city.

Shen Ruchao said that Shouwei Decheng said: "The dart does not shout Cangzhou, my three thousand Yan Zhao boys, all of them are impassioned chivalrous, and the traitor will fall when he comes here." Since the loss of the pass, the thief has a city a day, attacking the city, such as exploring the bag to get things; In the eyes of thieves, the same should be true of my state of the sea. Now go the other way, five miles south of the city, three thousand Wutun brave, ambush and kill thieves. ”

On October 27, when the fog was filling the sky, Li Kaifang led 800 pioneers to reach Hongzikou, and suddenly heard three cannon shots, and thousands of people and horses poured around. Li Kaifang was shocked and rushed to meet the attack. After half an hour of fighting, there were few of the 800 soldiers of Li's army.

Since Jintian raised his army, he has never suffered such a setback, Li Kaifang was shocked and wanted to retreat. Zhu Xikun, the Marquis of Hu, shouted angrily: "The fierce battle has come to this point, life and death, how can you retreat!" ”

Zhu Xikun said nothing, and immediately gathered 2,000 personal soldiers and entered the battle group.

Shen Ruchao, the prefect of Cangzhou, was worried about the lack of artillery and short medicine, and said: "My soldiers are brave and martial arts people, familiar with the terrain, like hand-to-hand combat, tall and big, and good at fighting alone." Southern barbarian thieves, small and thin, killing neatly; But not for long. This battle will be won. ”

Sure enough, two hours later, Zhu Xikun gradually became unable to support, and after a little trance, he was slashed to death with a knife.

When Lin Fengxiang heard that Zhu Xikun was killed in battle, and half of his two thousand personal soldiers were lost, he beat his chest and mourned, and he was angry and angry, and immediately led 10,000 people to cover up and kill. Seeing this, Shen Ruchao urgently ordered the soldiers to withdraw from the city as soon as possible. When the Taiping army approached, it detonated the accumulated medicine in the pre-buried ground, and killed countless Taiping troops.

Lin Fengxiang was angry, poured 20,000 troops, and besieged the city. In an instant, the city was broken. Lin Fengxiang mourned that he was the most severely injured and could not vent his anger, so he ordered the city to be slaughtered.

Slaughter order, 10,000 soldiers raised. In Cangzhou City, more than 10,000 men, women, and children, regardless of Han, Manchu, Hui, and Mongolia, were killed.

Li Kaifang sighed: "It is rumored outside the fang: pity a torch of Magu City, and ten thousand people have a corpse paste blade." But who knows, in order to attack this city, I lost one of the commanders, more than a dozen generals, and 4,000 elite brothers who were killed all the way from Guangxi. So that the counties are like Cangzhou, the government and the people fight to the death, how can we get here! ”

Ji Wenyuan said: "Sharpening the sword, sword, stone and stone are cracked, drinking the water of the Yellow River is exhausted, and our army's millions of robes are red, all of which are the blood of the sons and daughters of Jiangbei." That is, if you take this road, you have beheaded all the people, and there is no place to wash your hands in a golden basin. ”

Lin Fengxiang said: "It has always been the winner, the prince, the loser, the thief, the prince, the thief, the thief." If we are defeated, we will all be crushed to pieces, and there will be no place to bury us. Tomorrow, go north to Beijing and Tianjin, and cut off the head of the emperor's demon dog. ”