Linqing and Xiangtan were defeated in World War II, Yang Xiuqing was surprised, and urgently edicted: Qin Rigang, the Marquis of Dingtian, promoted the king of Yan, led the troops to rescue Luzhou, and once Luzhou was encircled, he commanded the Northern Expedition and responded to Lin Li; Hu Yihuang troops went out of Luzhou and attacked Hechun and Fuji, thinking that they would respond; Luo Xuan was stationed in Anqing and commanded the army on behalf of Qin. Lin Shaozhang was dismissed from his post and stayed in the camp, and made meritorious contributions to his crimes, and Shi Zhenlun commanded his army on his behalf; Shi Xiangzhen stuck to Yuezhou, and the camera went in; Zeng Tianyang galloped into Hunan and responded to Yuezhou; Wei Junke captured Wuchang during the period, and he must not delay it any longer.

Qin Rigang received the order, led 10,000 troops, and marched north to Shucheng. He Chun quickly sent Qin Dingsan to lead troops to intercept it. Qin Rigang repeatedly failed to attack, so there were many officers and troops on the north road, and it was difficult for the soldiers to go, so they retreated to Anqing. Qin Dingsan took the opportunity to capture Lu'an and Tun Triangle Well.

Liu'an was lost, Yang Xiuqing moved to anger Hu Yihuang, deprived him of the throne, and transferred to attack Jiangxi; reprimanded Qin Rigang for advancing and retreating at will, and did not want to forge ahead; He also transferred the summer official and prime minister Zhou Shengkun, and the autumn official and deputy prime minister Chen Zongsheng to guard Luzhou; He ordered Luo Outline to lead troops to aid the north. Luo Xuan's bloody battle against Qin Ding lasted for 38 days, but to no avail.

On May 28, 1854, Shi Xiangzhen received Yang Xiuqing's military order, that is, to march westward from Yuezhou, the first Kehuarong, and cut the Song Chang period of Zhizhi County. On June 8th, thousands of ships were shipped, riding the wind through Dongting, seizing Longyang, Canggang, and Baisha, and on the 11th, capturing the city of Changde Mansion and killing the prefect Jingxing.

Zeng Tianyang and Chen Yucheng got Yichang and returned to Jingzhou. Jingzhou general officer Wen and Qingzhou general Wang Guocai joined forces to resist. The two armies have been engaged in a stalemate for more than a month.

Zeng Tianyang received Yang Xiuqing's order to aid Hunan Province, then abandoned Jingzhou, went south into Hunan Province, on June 12, captured Lizhou and Anxiang, converged with Shi Xiangzhen's department, and the forward entered Taoyuan and Chenzhou in the west. Zeng and Shi Du led the main force, regained Dongting, entered Yuezhou in the east, repaired the city and built walls, dredged and ditched, and added foreign camps, thinking that it was a long-term resistance plan.

Zeng Tian raised him in Hunan Province, and Yang Xiuqing immediately ordered Shi Xiangzhen to return to Beijing to report on his work.

Guozong Wei Jun besieged Wuchang for three months, and he couldn't break it repeatedly, Wei Jun was restless and sighed: "Shi Xiangzhen and Zeng Tianyang's two generals are advancing rapidly, and they are all wedding clothes for me." I have repeatedly attacked, how can I show my face? ”

Chen Yucheng, the food officer of the Fourth Army on the left, said: "The siege of the city is protracted, the demon is like a bird with a frightened bow, give me an army, climb the city wall at night, and call together, and the demon will collapse." ”

Guozong Shi Fengkui said: "Wuchang City is high, you can be careful." ”

Wei Jun said: "It's really a good policy, give 500 soldiers, and attack the city wall at night." ”

Shi Fengkui said: "In the battle of Jinggang, my brother Xiangzhen defeated Zeng Demon; Xiangtan was defeated, my brother avoided the enemy's edge, temporarily retreated to Yuezhou, but was recalled to Tianjing to report on his work, what is my brother's fault? ”

Wei Jun said: "I thought that there were many pursuers who took advantage of the victory, but there were no retreaters who took advantage of the victory." Chen Yucheng, the fourth grain officer on the left, quickly picked the elite soldiers and attacked in the middle of the night. ”

Chen Yucheng received the order, led the troops to climb the wall secretly, took advantage of the chaos to set fire, and shouted in unison: The heavenly soldiers are coming! The Heavenly Soldiers are coming!

The Qing army of Wuchang held on for 83 days, exhausted, confused, and confused. Wei Jun took advantage of the situation to seize the city.

The Taiping Army was two grams of Wuchang, Yang Xiuqing was pleased with Chen Yucheng's wisdom and bravery, and promoted Yu to become the right thirty checkpoints of the palace, commanding the rear thirteenth army and the first four armies of the water camp.

The city of Wuchang was broken, and Qinglin, the governor of Hubei, fled to Changsha and worshiped when he entered the city. Luo Bingzhang and Zeng Guofan hurriedly comforted.

Qinglin said: "Wuchang City is lost, I have no life!" ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Victory and defeat are common, don't worry. Where is Chonglun going? ”

Qinglin said: "The day before the city broke, Ding's mother fled with sorrow. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Murder and arson, children and grandchildren, build roads and bridges, and be blind." Last year, this fight caused the defeat of Tianjia Town. After the impeachment, Lord Zhang Shiqing went north to Ludi, and the Jingxiang war was uncontrollable. ”

Qinglin said: "When Zhang Zhijun went, three thousand soldiers beat their chests bravely. Poor Wu Wenrong Gong, he was forced to go out of the army after more than a month in office, Chonglun Yin blocked the troops and grain, and the Wu army died in Dajiang. I was sent to Hubei to study politics, and I happened to encounter banditry and stubbornly defended De'an. Then he was promoted to Fu, the thieves rebelled against the siege of the city, Chonglun secretly restrained, Taiyong did not send a single soldier, I worked hard for three months, the ammunition ran out of food, the city was broken and died, it was a good situation. Today, to Hunan Province, I only report to the people of the Metropolitan Hubei Region. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Brother Moqing, rest assured, I will gather elite soldiers to crusade against the long-haired thieves, and the day of Wuchang's recovery will be the death of Chonglun." There is a request for something today, and Lord Cheng of all hopes will answer. ”

Qinglin said: "I am already dead, and I will not give up." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "I used 300 elite soldiers, with Lord Zhongcheng as bait, and entered Wuchang Mansion as an internal response, how about it?" ”

Qinglin said: "If Wuchang is lost, it will be a dead person, why not!" ”

Wuchang lost the second time, and Emperor Xianfeng angrily said: Qinglin, the governor of Hubei, escaped from the city, and the crime is unforgivable! When he arrived in Jingzhou, he handed over the Jingzhou general to pass on the decree to the law; The governor of Huguang, Taiyong, withered and guarded, and was immediately dismissed; Yang Pei, the political envoy of Zhili, took over as the governor of Hubei and the governor of Huguang.

Prince Gong Yixin said: "Today, there are special envoys from Britain, France, and the United States who have entered Tianjin, and the treaty has been revised, and the whole territory has been opened, the opium trade is legal, the inland sub-mouth tax has been abolished, and the Yi people have been stationed in Beijing. Can Qinglin go south to Guangdong, negotiate with Yi for a thing or two, or turn around? ”

Emperor Xianfeng said: "Not only the British, French, and American, but also the Russians have invaded Heilongjiang. and the Russians, they should be restrained by the covenant of Nebuchu. With Britain, France, and the United States, we should still insist on the treaty. There is no need to provoke them to create other branches, nor is it allowed to accommodate things, let alone show weakness and show the appearance of restraint. It is always advisable not to be arrogant or humble. I have ordered Ye Mingchen not to be coveted by the theory of 12 years of flexibility. Receiving rituals such as Yiguan should still abide by the old rules. It is not allowed to treat officials and others with a request for a little better, and they are less involved in accommodation, so as to cause them to be afraid. Ye Chen has been in Guangdong for a long time, and he is familiar with the situation, so he will be able to manage it and manipulate it properly. The matter of revising the contract, Jiangsu Fuchen Gilhang Ajuan called it a little flexible, the Fulian Yi exterminated the knife bandits, the momentum was very strong, and the letter said that I would put an end to its delusions. ”

Yixin said: "There is a lot of work and there is an urgent shortage of manpower. Nian Qinglin worked hard for more than 80 days, and the city was broken, so that he could go south to Fuyi and make meritorious contributions. ”

Emperor Xianfeng said: "Qinglin guards De'an, remembers his diligence, and entrusts him with important tasks. The provincial wall is arranged, and the thieves are repeatedly defeated. For more than 80 days, hardships and hardships were difficult, and there was no falsehood in what was played, and we strictly urged reinforcements to respond. At the beginning of June, Kuiyu, Yang Changsi and others broke through the thief camp, but they could inspire the force to fight, why did they fall? The infant city is stubborn, and the siege will be lifted for a day, and it will still be judged by the merits. If you don't sacrifice your life and be loyal, won't you have a bright heart? Nai fled in a hurry, went to Changsha, and abandoned the city and fled. Changsha is not a place under its jurisdiction, crossing the border and stealing life, what is the solution? If the code is widened, it is the responsibility of the Xinjiang ministers to defend the land, and it is almost written, how can the ministers of the dead be treated! I reward and punish a great justice, how can I work so little in the past and reduce it a little from the end? ”

The next day, Emperor Xianfeng replied to Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang: The situation played by Lan Qing is really clear, and it can also be good at understanding and showing calmness, not only to put an end to his tireless desires, but also to avoid other accidents, which will disturb the overall situation. Qing Qi will always be motivated, endure military affairs, and at that time he will be able to recover his salary, and he will never let his cunning attempts, and he will always be spied on. Although I have not met with Qing, the first round trip to reply is tantamount to a thousand miles of discussion.

Soon, Emperor Xianfeng sent another edict to Zeng Guofan: soldiers and ships are like successes, and the eastward expedition is timely, and Wuchang is recovered, and the southwest half of the wall is Laichen alone. Tell Xiang Rong again: The red single boat of the Guangdong Navy Division is coming, and I will see how you capture Zhenjiang and Jinling!

Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang, received the order, saying that Bai Gui, the governor of Guangdong, said: "The holy will is earnest, and it will not be disappointed." ”

Bai Gui said: "The prefect of Guangzhou came to give gifts, and Yingyi treated the most favored nation with the most favored nation, and introduced the 34th paragraph of the Wangxia Treaty, first to our place, then to Shanghai, Tianjin, and then to our place, and then said that the 12-year revision period is up, is it perfunctory?" ”

Ye Mingchen said: "The way to suppress the razor, without fighting, not making peace, not meeting, consuming his patience, stupid and boring, he will go away." ”

Bai Gui said: "I have always handled the affairs of the ministers, but I know that there is a name for the 10,000-year peace treaty, but I have not seen its text, let alone the covenant of Humen, Wangxia, and Huangpu, so that the trade charter is mistakenly made a 10,000-year peace treaty." ”

Ye Mingchen said: "The inscription of the covenant is heart-wrenching; The country hates the family feud, and it is useless to read more. ”

The general of Guangzhou, Mukdenne, said: "If the Yi soldiers knock on the city, what should they do? ”

Ye Mingchen said: "My emperor has made a clear decree to show calmness, so as not to have another accident and disturb the overall situation." ”

Bai Gui sighed: "Even if you fight, there is no chance of winning, my Lu Yong, more Hunan and Jiangxi; The red single boat of our sailors went to the south of the Yangtze River. ”