Lin Fengxiang arrived near Jinggi, Shi Dakai captured Anqing, Emperor Xianfeng was angry, and then told Xiang Rong and Qi Shan, Yangzhou bandits became increasingly poor, and repeatedly tried to escape. Since the wreck of Xu Shuanglai, the chief soldier of Suzhou Town, there has been no siege. And Anqing was occupied by thieves again, and Jiangxi bandit ships disturbed Chu and Anhui. If the Jiangbei area is not cleared up quickly, the thieves will spread, and what will be done! I think about slowing down and hurrying, I must take the city of Keyang as the priority, and send a member of the two members of Rong Yu Hechun and Su Butonga to lead the elite soldiers, gallop to Jiangbei, and Yu Qishan's soldiers will cooperate to attack and suppress, and quickly try to recover. Yangzhou has recovered, Zhenjiang bandits are lonely, and it is not difficult to recover.

Xiang Rong thought that the war in Jinling and Zhenjiang was urgent, and he did not divide his troops to cross to the north.

Qi Shan received the order, that is, the Governor of Sichuan, Huicheng, the Governor of Caoyun, Wenjing, and the Left Deputy Governor Yu Shi Lei Yicheng, commanded 10,000 troops, and attacked Yangzhou; Attacked for five days in a row, but to no avail. Qi Shan then surrounded Yangzhou. In January, Yangzhou ran out of food. The bark of wild grass, cats, dogs, rats and birds were all eaten.

Yangcheng guard Zeng Lichang wrote a blood letter for help, and Yang Xiuqing ordered Chunguan and deputy prime minister Zeng Jinfa to rescue.

Zeng Jinfa led 3,000 troops, advancing by leaps and bounds, without a moment. The soldiers complained, Zeng Jinfa took the lead, rode forward alone, and went straight to the Sanxia River, suddenly a cannonball flew in, Zeng Jinfa couldn't dodge, and was killed by the cannon.

Yang Xiuqing sent Lai Hanying to rescue again. Lai Hanying led 5,000 troops, sailed to Guazhou, joined Yin Qianji's defenders, attacked the Sancha River and Yizheng, and ordered Zeng Lichang to go out of Yangzhou to respond.

The Taiping army attacked from three roads, Qi Shan took care of one and lost the other, and informed: The river of Guazhou is divided into three directions, and the middle road is the Guazhou River, which is divided into east and west banks; The west road is the Yizheng River, which is divided into north and south banks; The east road is the Yangzhou Canal. Yesterday, the thieves were already in the second place, and the thieves from all walks of life in the Alloy Tomb, Zhenjiang, and Guazhou were divided into the two rivers, and there were no less than 1,000 thief ships. Now the thief is in Yizheng, dozens of miles away from Yangcheng, there is a mountain road at the north gate of Yizheng that can go directly to the northwest of Yangcheng, in order to attack the back road of our soldiers. In addition to the wounded and sick of less than 10,000 officers and men, the various lines of defense and suppression are really overwhelmed.

Emperor Xianfeng said: Attack it must be saved, encircle the point to send reinforcements, and the normal state of war. The thief grain in Yangzhou City will be exhausted, and it is inevitable to think about it. It is imperative that the minister and others make proper preparations for the suppression and make a joint attack, and must not delay any more and cause the order to escape. No matter what way they should go against the grain, the minister and others cannot excuse themselves. For half a year, the labor division has been paid, and the city of Yueryang cannot be recovered quickly, how can it sit and wait for all the thieves to flee, and then return to other places, but to recover the city and enter the performance as the point of abusing responsibility? Xiang Rong sits in the south of the Yangtze River, attacking but not attacking, aiding but not helping, I don't know what the minister is thinking! People say that they are old and strong, but the second minister is old and has no ambition, if you don't know how to be ashamed, I will use the sword to curb the long sword and wait for you to correct the law! Hechun, don't stumble in Zhenjiang, and immediately go north to Xuzhou, and strangle the bandits to the north.

He Chunfeng was transferred to the north and asked Rong Zhuang to ask Yu Wanqing, the commander of the revolution, to take charge of Zhenjiang's military affairs.

Xiang Rong said Yu Wanqing: "Brother Yu is attacking the town, what strategy do you want to use to break the attack?" ”

Yu Wanqing said: "Suppress and appease in parallel, and focus on fu. ”

Xiang Rong said: "Long hair is all brothers, everyone is equal, and it is difficult to soothe it!" ”

Yu Wanqing said: "Three thousand years of earthly life, birth, old age, sickness and death, eating, drinking, housing and transportation, marriage and marriage, human affairs, no one is equal. I move it with emotion and reason, or it can be successful. ”

Xiang Rong said: "I guarantee my life with my net worth, Brother Yu must not bear me." ”

Yu Wanqing said: "The dead are fortunate to be mentioned to the handsome, and dare not repay each other with death!" ”

Emperor Xianfeng sighed when he heard this: "Yu Wanqing is a general who has been defeated again and again, and the knowledge of glory is like a frog at the bottom of a well." ”

Lai Hanying fought fiercely for more than 20 days, and the spy knew that the Qing army on Yangcheng East Road was weak, so he avoided the real attack and crossed the river to attack. Before leaving, Lai Hanying's blood was angry, and he said: "Today's march, only to save the Yangzhou brothers, Yangzhou siege, and return to Tianjing together." Yangzhou fell, died in battle, and vowed not to survive! The whole army follows me, bloody battle against the demons! ”

That night, Lai's army went around to cross the river downstream of the Yangtze Bridge and attacked the guerrilla Feng Jingni's department, but Jingni was unprepared and fled alone. Lai Jun re-attacked Shijiaqiao, Chenjiagang, and Wantou, and Lei Yixuan, Cha Wenjing, and Huicheng were also defenseless and dispersed at the first touch.

Lai Hanying led the army to Yangzhou City, rested for a day, and then accompanied Zeng Lichang's army, opened the south gate, and left Guazhou and Yizheng.

Within a night, the tide of battle changed dramatically. Qi Shan was dumbfounded, but he didn't dare to chase it, and only played five hundred miles in a hurry: Qi Yu my emperor, Yangzhou has been recovered by slaves.

Emperor Xianfeng reprimanded Qi Shan: The thief who has besieged for half a year, once he escapes, what will happen! is still extravagant, shameless, whitewashed, it is already deliberately covered, if it is heard by thieves, it will not be a joke. Not so, Xiang Rong, Yu Wanqing is even worse, Yangzhou is in full swing, bandits have repeatedly diverted from Jinling, Guazhou, and Yizheng to reinforce, Xiang Rong has heard of it, why not rush to attack Jinling to break the back road of thieves? Zhenjiang bandits are particularly poor, why do they block things and don't attack them? The second minister seems to be temporarily safe in the southeast, so he is lenient?

The Taiping army fought bloody battles in Yangzhou, Yizheng, and Sanyangkou, and suffered a lot of losses. Yang Xiuqing ordered Shi Dakai to divide his troops and return to help. Another way: Anhui Luzhou, very important, occupy this, can be north of Yulu, west into Hubei, south to Tianjing. When will the Winged King brothers attack the house?

Shi Dakai received the order, and immediately summoned Hu Yihuang and Zeng Tianyang to attack Luzhou.

Shi Dakai said: "Anhui Governor Li Jiarui was dismissed last month; Xinfujiang Zhongyuan, all over the country to help, has not yet arrived. Zhou Tianjue was old and died of illness in Bozhou. Lu Xianji, the assistant minister of the regiment, is a literati scholar and does not know any soldiers. This opportunity can be taken. ”

Hu Yihuang said: "This Lu Xianji, he knows that he is panicked, and he is confused. I heard that this demon was bewitched by Li Hongzhang, the editor of Hanlin, and was grateful for the disaster of Sangzi, so he cleared the demon leader and swore to suppress our 'bandits'. It is expected that he has not yet gone to Anhui, that is, he is like a mourner. Holding Li Hongzhang's hand, he said: The king will trouble me, I will order me to go, I will also bring disaster to the king, and I will play the tune together. “

Shi Dakai said: "Li Hongzhang, father and son train soldiers, neatly and bravely, Hanlin is a green forest, and I have repeatedly hindered my actions, which should not be underestimated." Yuan Jiasan in northern Anhui, taking over the post of Zhou Tianjue, will win every battle, and clean up Bozhou, Mengcheng, and Biaolipu, and cannot be taken lightly. ”

Zeng Tianyangdao; "Li and Yuan are both little demons, flying headlessly, hitting great luck; Jiang Zhongyuan did not arrive, and Anhui made a pot of porridge. If I attack together, the demon will scatter as a bird and beast. ”

Shi Dakai said: "Jiang Zhongyuan, who has repeatedly killed my brother in the Heavenly Kingdom, the eldest brother of Feng Yunshan, the king of the South, has even lost his life in this demon hand. Now I attack Lu, its new governor, ten thousand deaths will be saved, I set up heavy troops, kill the river demon. ”

On November 10, 1853, Hu Yihuang and Zeng Tian raised 10,000 elite soldiers to attack Jixian Pass, an important town in the north of Anqing, and beheaded the generals Gengyintai and Wu Dengyong. attacked Tongcheng again, killed the gentry Ma Sanjun and practiced 500 bravery.

On November 29, the Taiping army came to Shucheng.

Hanlin editor Li Hongzhang is recruiting group training in Shucheng. Protect the courage to persuade: to Anhui practice bravery, no duty to defend the city, and did not govern a soldier, the thief is very sharp, you can retreat in order to raise again.

Li Hongzhang thought for a long time and rode his horse alone.

Lu Xianji, the assistant minister of Jiangxi Youth League Training, heard that Li Hongzhang had escaped, and said angrily: "I was ordered to govern the township soldiers and kill thieves, and I should repay the country with death." Dare to avoid being spared? So he went to the city to defend it. The city fell, and Hyunji threw himself into the water and died.

On December 1, Zeng Tianyang led the front army to attack Luzhou.