On July 16, 1854, Wu Quanmei, the deputy general of the Guangdong Naval Division, and Chen Guotai, the director of the Xiangshan Association, led 50 red single ships to Jiaoshan, Zhenjiang.

Xiang Rong was overjoyed, ordered Chen Guotai to assist Guazhou, Wu Quanmei sailed to Jinling, swept away the bandit boats along the river, and then went to the Taiping area, stationed in Wuhu, and washed back and forth.

Qi Shan relied on the red single boat, and then attacked Guazhou, which lasted for more than a month, but to no avail; Qi Shan was in a hurry and died suddenly.

Emperor Xianfeng remembered his hard work and gave mercy according to the governor's regulations. The edict ordered the general of Suiyuancheng, Tuo Ming'a, to be the minister of the Qin mission and galloped to the camp in Jiangbei.

Wu Quanmei sailed up and down the pass, and the ships and artillery bombarded in unison, destroying countless forts along the river, capturing two water camps in Qilizhou, choking the river road, and the ships going to and from Tianjing were all blocked.

Tianjing's grain was broken, Yang Xiuqing was shocked, and quickly ordered: Qin Rigang led the sailors to meet Wu Quanmei, Luo Outline opened up the land grain route, Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai guarded Tianjing, and the camera responded.

Qin Rigang got the order, led 300 divisions of ships, surging forward, Wu Quanmei flanked the front and rear, destroyed 70 ships, captured 200, Qin Rigang's ship, was also bombarded.

Qin Rigang fled to Hezhou, and was anxious for Yang Xiuqing: Twenty or thirty cannons were installed on the demon ship, and the left and right bows were placed on three sides, and the circulation was endless, and the firepower was very fierce. In the shell, several ships can be pierced, and even if they are hit by the wind, they will be broken again.

Yang Xiuqing ordered Wei Changhui to block it with fireboats, and Wu Quanmei gave up the middle stream and bombarded left and right, and all forty fireboats were sunk. Wei Changhui's commander came to fight and was also defeated.

Wu Quanmei took advantage of the victory to drive peacefully, wandering wantonly, as if entering a no-man's land.

On the order of Yang Xiuqing, Luo Xuan led 10,000 troops, led 800 grain boats, sailed from Wuhu along the inland river to Gaochun Xiaonan Lake, abandoned the boat and landed, killed the Qing army's deputy general Fu Geng, and captured Dongba.

When Dongba was lost, Su Chang was shocked, and Xiang Rong hurriedly sent Fuxing and Deng Shaoliang to help. Fu Zhenbang, the vanguard officer and deputy general of the Dingguang Association, led 2,000 troops to Kongzhen, and Luo Gang led his troops to attack, but was repelled by Fu Zhenbang. After Luo Outline sent the generals to copy, he was repelled by Fu Zhenbang.

On August 19, Fu Zhenbang took the dam by surprise and attacked it first. Luo outline is not prepared, take a boat to retreat to Gaochun, dig Hao to build a fortress, build a sentry tower, and build a Tucheng within half a day.

On August 21, the Fuxing army arrived at Mao Gongpu, and at five drums that night, Fuxing transferred troops to sneak across, and ambushed the front of Tucheng. At dawn, the Fuxing overseers attacked, Luo Outline was caught off guard, discarded the grain, boarded the ship and sailed to Taiping, and sent an army to Banqiao and Xishan Bridge, built a camp and divided it, and contacted Tianjing.

Fuxing ordered Deng Shaoliang to garrison Xinqiao to prevent Luo from fleeing; Since the main force, go around to Xiaodanyang, and choke the road to Beijing.

Xiang Rongyu ordered Zhang Guoliang to reinforce and encircle and annihilate the first army of Luo.

Zhang Guoliang arrived in Xiaodanyang, checked the terrain, said Fuxing Road: there are no less than 1,000 thief ships outside Taiping City, there are 5,000 or 6,000 thieves in the city, there are inland rivers on the southwest and north sides, the east road is heavily moated to divert water, the suspension bridge is erected, the plum pile is planted next to it, and there are four in a row. I intend to attack from the east, ambush the city, attack the outer camp first, and the thief army comes to help, taking the opportunity to attack the city.

On September 6, 1854, Zhang Guoliang led the army and broke four battalions outside the city. Luo Outline sent troops to rescue, Zhang Guoliang and Fu Zhenbang took the opportunity to enter the city and fight in the streets, killing Guozong Wei Deling and Shi Daying. Luo Xuan did not dare to fight again, and retreated to Jinzhu Pass by boat.

Xiang Rong moved troops to Dongba, Shi Dakai immediately led the army to pour out of Tongji Gate, built six battalions in the area of the upper bridge, and entered the high bridge gate and the seven bridge urns, trying to break through.

Subutonga's troops were thin, and it was difficult to block and suppress both, so Xiang Rong urgently transferred Fuxing to help. Subutong Akhai Fuxing, erected pontoon bridges, lined up guns and artillery, and destroyed two new battalions. Shi Dakai besieged in a roundabout way, and Subutonga was defeated and died on the spot, and Fuxing was also wounded. Xiang Rong transferred Zhang Guoliang to help, and ordered Fu Zhenbang to detour from Moling Pass to the back of the bridge above. The two armies engaged in a stalemate for more than 20 days.

Xiang army pressed the city, the war was critical, Guozong Shi Xiangzhen said Shi Dakai: "Zhang Demon Guoliang, kill my brother, I came out and killed him, for my brother's blood revenge." ”

Shi Dakai said: "Jiangying demons, Zhang Demon Guoliang, demons are the Great Wall; Although the brother is brave and good at fighting, he charges into battle and is invincible; However, it is very difficult for a lone army to succeed, so do not take risks. ”

Shi Xiangzhen listened to it, led an army, went out of the city, and made an appointment to fight Zhang Guoliang. The two armies fought for three days and nights, and the victory and defeat were inseparable. Xiangzhen rose, and the country Liang went head-on.

Xiang Rong didn't allow it, saying: "The thief will be as fierce as a bear, General Zhang must not go alone." ”

Zhang Guoliang said: "I am mixed in the world, living in my home and country, fighting in the field, fighting in a hundred battles, I will not die in a hundred battles, how can I be afraid of a reckless man!" ”

Zhang Guoliang generously went to the appointment, and he was really invincible, so he was born for Shi Xiangzhen, put him on the horse, and wanted to contribute to the city. However, Zhang Guoliang privately tied the blade to his body, and stabbed it between the saddles, Xiangzhen was caught off guard, fell from the horse in the shin, and Guoliang broke his head and returned.

Fuxing laughed at Zhang Guoliang's tricks.

Zhang Guoliang said: "There is no appointment to face each other naked, it is a matter of life and death, do you want to fight hard?" ”

One day, the British minister Wen Han visited Tianjing, claiming to send troops to help suppress China, unify China, and divide the land equally.

Yang Xiuqing was angry and said: I fight for China, and I want to think about the whole picture. Things are divided equally, and the world laughs. If it doesn't work, lead the ghost into the room.

Shi Xiangzhen was killed, the war was deadlocked, Shi Dakai said to Yang Xiuqing: "The demon red single ship is strong and the cannon is sharp, we can't be the enemy, and the food in Tianjing is broken." My meaning: more set of warships, at least 3,000, ants gathered in Wuhu and the east and west Liangshan River; Then between the Jiajiang River and Jiuhuanzhou, the tunji is arranged. Compound on the north and south banks of Xiaguan, the iron chain is connected, supplemented by giant trees, and the river surface is crossed. The three armies work together, or destroy the thirty red single ships together. ”

Yang Xiu Qingyun, the imperial decree was implemented. Shi and Wei immediately sent a message to Anhui and Jiangxi, and raised ships to transfer troops.

The Anhui and Jiangxi Taiping troops were ordered, and they capsized all the ships and came to help in the war. Wuhu, east and west Liangshan River, for a time sails like clouds, more than 10,000 soldiers.

Wu Quanmei was shocked and quickly retreated to Pukou to protect himself. Xiang Rong's special reprimand was stern, and the whole United States was unmoved.

Xiang Rong was inconvenient to use strong, and he said: After the minister arrived in Jinling in February of the third year, he fought with thieves more than 100 times. The rebellion is defeated in every battle, and the more thieves there are, the more fierce its creation becomes. In the past, it was necessary to hold on to its land and water, and to receive a steady stream of medicines, grain and rice, because he insisted on sticking to the old self's division and depriving me of my salary, and he turned to the fierce party to attack and harass everywhere, trapping a city to defend a city, and trapping a town to defend a town, so that our troops were everywhere for it. And the head of the rebellion has to sit in the city, so the power of the thief is often surplus, and my soldiers are insufficient. Since the river road was cut off, the Taiping grain was burned again, and there was especially little medicine. It was a great adversity, and I had to do my best to fight it. Weichen thought: Rather than luring him and not fighting, it is better to cut off his help and make it have to fight, and he will try his best to fight with me, and then his defeat will be created, and its momentum is declining, and its Qukui is expected to be captured, and the level is gradually expected.

Emperor Xianfeng said: Yuehong single boat arrived, Jinling is good. Tomin Axin to Jiangbei, the war in Guazhou urgently needs to be tempered. Yu Wanqing suppressed the Zhenjiang bandits, but it was fruitless for a long time, can the reformer take charge of the anti-suppression matters? Xiang Rong can observe at any time, according to the facts, and do not have to be a little involved, and take the blame. After the battle of Xiangtan, Zeng Guo had rested for two months, and immediately entered Wuchang to encircle and annihilate Yue.

Xiang Rong received the order, and Yu Wanqing was gifted. Yu Wanqing reported: Since stationing in the town, it has been said that 2,000 thieves have come to surrender; In Zhenjiang City, hundreds of people have been sent to hide in it; The correspondence between thieves is well understood. In time, it may be able to conquer the city in one drum.

More than a month after Qi Shan's death, the minister of Qincha arrived in Yangzhou, that is, 700 soldiers and horses were transferred from the battalions of Yizheng, Liuhe, and Pukou to defend Jiangpu and defend the east road; Then he besieged Guazhou with Lei, Huicheng, and Yu Wanqing. Yu Wanqing has made up his mind, and he did not contribute to the work, and Tomina and others besieged Guazhou for more than a month, but they did not gain much.