Wuchang was lost, and Yang Xiuqing beheaded Shi Fengkui and Huang Zaixing for the crime of losing the city. He also instructed the generals: Tianjia Town, Tianjing throat, upper and lower thoroughfares, Jingchu gateway, Wuhan Suoyin, the most critical place, Yang Qin Rigang brother to build a strong camp, prepare enough military uniforms and artillery, and defend it with all his might. Its downstream, far away to the south bank of the half of the mountain, even the iron chain, each other is the horn, the river in the mooring blockage, than the boat row and bearing, the boat and the boat are linked, the iron cable is linked to the boat, and the ring is interlocking. The upstream of Tianjia Town reaches Qizhou in the west, and there are many artillery forts and earth cities along the coast, and heavy artillery is prepared. Half of the mountain on the opposite bank and the mouth of the rich pond, five camps were placed, and 20,000 troops were released; Guozong Wei Jun, Shi Zhenlun, State Minister Wei Yide, and Lin Shaojiao were stationed separately. Qizhou heavy land, Tianzhen horn, the right 30 checkpoints Chen Yucheng, the left 31 checkpoints Zeng Feng passed on the guard. In addition, Hu Yihuang, Hu Yihuang, Chen Chengrong, Zuotianhou, Luo Outline, Dongguan Zheng, and Hou Kuanyu, the second Shangshu of the East Palace, fought at any time. Wing King Shi Dakai, wait and see the battle situation, and send aid at the right time.

A few days later, Yang Xiuqing issued another edict: Now the military division is rethinking, although Wuchang is defeated, the vitality is not injured, and there are many soldiers who have returned from Hubei. I have 100,000 male soldiers, 10,000 demons, ten against one, how can I be invincible!

Zeng Guofan's office was deprived of his post for half a month; Guo Fan laughed and said: "Wuchang Kefu, Enpei Chengfu, Guanwen Youxu, Yang Pei Shidu." The oxen ploughed the fields, the horses ate the grain, and the doves occupied the magpie's house. In the past eight years, I have served five times and four times; The squire is in the opposition, his name is not right, and it is very difficult to raise food and salary. ”

Chen Shijie said: "Don't be annoyed, it's expected!" Ran Shui will Li Mengqun, Di Shuai played his merits, and the saint was rewarded according to the rank of inspector, Meng Qun has been exuberant recently; Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin disagreed. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Li Shaoqiao was the first to follow Rong, the southern war and the east, familiar with water and land, arrogant and natural; I am like Li, I am proud. However, the thief is not extinguished, and the wind does not stop; The wood is beautiful in the forest, and there is less wood! The most joyful thing is that Hu Gongrunzhi was promoted to Hubei as an envoy. This man is long-hearted, virtuous, and unparalleled in the world! This duke, not to mention an arm! Tao Enpei, in all aspects, although he was promoted to Efu, he did nothing. ”

Luo Zenan said: "Between Qizhou and Tianjia Town, the thieves are camped for dozens of miles, and the troops are sparse, and they can be broken one by one. Tianjia Town, Banbi Mountain, the trench chain, the thief is stubborn. The chains are made of iron, and if they are cut by the fire and the axe is burned, they will be broken; If the chain is broken, the thief will be in chaos. Half of the mountain, rich pond mouth, wooden circle barracks, not like the thick walls of the fortified city; And most of them are defeated soldiers in Wuchang, and they are undecided; Easy to attack. Recently, the thieves and generals have been rotated, and this soldier is taboo. Reverse the first Qin Rigang, the new arrival; Nothing is clear. I'm sure I'll win. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "I have discussed with Yang Zhitai, North Road, Guyuan Admiral Gui Ming, and Governor Biao Zhongjun Adjutant Wang Guocai jointly attacked Qizhou and forced Tianjia Town. In the middle road, Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin marched along the river, breaking the enemy's chains, blocking the enemy's north-south alliance, and destroying the enemy's naval army. On the south road, Brother Luo Shan and General Ta jointly attacked Banbi Mountain, seized this key pass, and Suogen on the south bank was easy to pull out. Our three-way army, with the Yangtze River as the axis, coordinated operations, advancing by land and water, like a dragon holding a pearl, expelling the thieves and rebels in Tianjia Town. ”

On November 3, 1854, the Hunan army set off from Wuchang and marched eastward.

On the 9th, the advance of the naval division arrived at the Qizhou River, and Yang Zaifu defeated the Taiping Army's naval division, abandoned the ship and landed, and attacked Qizhou. Chen Yucheng held on to the city and shot the white tiger of the Hunan military camp. Deputy Yang Zai attacked for ten days and did not stop.

Zeng Guofan arrived, and said: "On the north road, Guyuan Admiral Gui Ming and Deputy General Wang Guo have not been seen, these two people, not the Eight Banners or the Green Battalion, I can't control it, I crossed the city, went straight to Tianjia Town, and fought to the death with the Qin thieves." ”

On November 18, Taqib led the land division to capture Daye and enter Fuchikou; Lin Shaozhang was defeated in battle. Luo Zenan Kexingguo, Zhumaling Pass, three miles away from Banbi Mountain. Li Xubin insisted on attacking.

Luo Zenan said: "Cao Di's polemic, one drum is beating, the second drum is declining, and then it is exhausted. I hide and accumulate strength, and stand by to attack. ”

Li Xubin said: "Half of the mountain, Fuchikou are each other's horns, now Taqibu captured Fuchikou, the thief has no echo, I also compete for the first." ”

Luo Zenan said: "Half of the mountain, standing against the river, Jedi; Facing the river cliff, the dead mountain; There are no horns, and everyone is dead. The trapped beasts are still fighting, and there are more than 10,000 dead soldiers! Besides, I am separated from the tower by a river, and it is very difficult to respond. Tonight's third watch, I led a small department to explore the thief camp at night to find out. ”

The Hunan army was approaching Banbi Mountain, and Shi Zhenlun and Wei Yide sighed for a long time.

Shi Zhenlun said: "Fuchikou is lost, and I am alone." Lin Shaozhang, in the first battle of Xiangtan, there were only four horsemen left; You deserve to die! Now I'm here to hurt people again! ”

Wei Yide said: "Although Wuchang is lost, the main force is still there; The second Shangshu Hou of the East Palace was generous and slanderous, and Fang Zhishi and Huang Ershi died. Luo demon tricks, I can't see it, beware of night attacks. ”

That night, the student Yang Changjun led the troops to raid, the defenders of Banbi Mountain were many of the soldiers of Wuchang retreat, they were dry when they heard the sound, they scattered and fled, facing the river cliff, there were countless fallen soldiers, Shi Zhenlun and Wei Yide could not be contained, so they had to cross the river and return to the north, facing Chen Yan and King Qin Rigang.

Qin Rigang said: "Know Shi Fengkui and Huang Zaixing? ”

Shi and Wei were speechless.

Qin Rigang said again: "Half of the mountain is lost, the Hunan demon is condescending, and I owe it to this!" That is, the whole army and horses, cross the river tomorrow, and swear to fight to the death. ”

Between the words, Guozong Wei Jun led the army to arrive.

Qin Rigang said: "Brother Guozong is here, my heart is at peace!" ”

Wei Jun said: "His Royal Highness the East King heard that the Tian family was in danger, and ordered me to help." ”

Qin Rigang sighed: "In the past, my brother and the Hunan demon fought fiercely for half a year, and now the decisive battle is in Tianjia Town, how angry is my brother?" ”

Wei Jun said: "Xiang Demon, decisive in killing, easy in attack and defense, our fierce enemy, not to be underestimated." ”

Qin Rigang said: "My army of 30,000 is 5,000 against demons, and six are surrounded by one, that is, there is no big victory, and there will be no defeat." Cross the river tomorrow and fight to the death. ”

Wei Jun said: "Don't make a big fuss, prevent the demon from attacking halfway." “

Qin Rigang said: "We are all generals of a hundred battles, we must not be in vain, the soldiers are fast, we will cross tomorrow morning, and we will not be prepared to attack them." ”

In the early morning of November 26, 1854, Qin and Wei Xing had 20,000 soldiers and forcibly crossed the river, half of the soldiers and horses, and were besieged by Taqibu, Luo Zenan, and Li Xubin. Qin and Wei hurriedly attacked, the two armies fought fiercely for a day, and the night was scattered, Qin Rigang counted the men and horses, and the soldiers died 3,000, and the main generals Shi Zhenlun and Wei Yide were killed in battle; Qin Rigang was worried and retreated to Tianjia Town.

In this battle, the Hunan army also lost 2,000 people, the sailors did not arrive, and Ta and Luo were unable to cross the river. Only cut off the six chains under half of the mountain.

Li Xubin said: "Qianxun's iron lock sank to the bottom of the river, and a piece of rain descended from the stones. Occupy Tian Town, and then attack Jinling! ”

Luo Zenan looked at the river and sighed: "How can there be such a good thing!" The thieves towed the boat with a boat, and fixed the ship with iron anchors and wooden rafts, which were extremely strong. I only removed one of them, and I didn't make any use of it. Prepare the army and wait for the sailors. ”

Taqi said: "In the current situation, only by land and water can the thieves be completely annihilated. ”

On December 1, Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin arrived. At the foot of half of the mountain, Ta, Luo, and Li lined up to fire cannons, shouting and cheering.

Peng Yulin relied on the long dragon and the fast crab body to make a huge cannon, first hitting the wooden row ships that undertook the chains, and then bombarded the chains after thousands of sails. The Taiping military ships were small and could not get close for a while. Even if there were ships in front of them, they were stubbornly rejected by the Hunan army's sampan boats.

Yang Zaifu led another team, rushed to the bottom of the river rope, caught fire and melted the chain, waited for the chain to turn red, and then cut it off with a giant axe. Fu sent another army to set fire downstream; When the southeast wind rises, the spark of the stars is slowly and vigorous; Half a day, twenty miles of the river, has become a sea of fire purgatory.

Qin Rigang ordered one to fight the fire, the second to attack, and then to hold on, and then to attack and fight the fire. Seeing that the general trend had gone, he simply fanned the flames and burned the camp away.

In the first battle of Tianjiazhen, although the Hunan army won, the casualties were nearly 3,000.

Zeng Guofan looked at the river and cried, and said: Since the rise of the army, there has never been such a tragic person who lost his teacher! The children of Wuhu Xiang have a record of eternal achievements.

Li Mengqun was unhappy and secretly thought: There are children in Huxiang, but there are no warriors in Guangdong and Guangxi?