When Tianjiazhen was defeated in Beijing, Yang Xiuqing lamented: "Above the Jiujiang River, there is no more sail and boat." Qin Rigang committed a big crime, established the prince of Ge, and served in the army with the position of Ding Tianyan. Wing King Shi Dakai, speed to Jiujiang, overall planning; Hu Yihuang, Wei Jun, Luo Gang, Chen Yucheng, Lin Qirong, etc., immediately led the army to counterattack. ”

On January 10, 1855, Shi Dakai and Hu Yihuang led 5,000 reinforcements to Jiujiang, and Luo Xuan and Lin Qirong went out of the city to greet them.

Shi Dakai praised with his hand: "The outline brother soldiers went out of Raozhou, fought against Konglongyi, and bravely crowned the three armies; Lin Jiandian tried his best to protect Xiaochikou, defeated Li Mengqun, and his record was brilliant; Bai Shuigang, Lin Jiandian defeated Luo Zenan again and turned the tide. If there are no two brothers to fight bravely, Shi will have no place to stay! ”

Luo Xuan said: "I heard that Chen Jian Xiucheng retreated from Qizhou to Taihu Lake, and the army he led was not damaged. Twelve checkpoints strangle Jiujiang, and thirty checkpoints return to the carbine, which is worthy of its name. ”

Lin Qirong said: "Yesterday, the Taqib Demon Army has broken through Xiaochikou, please ask His Royal Highness the Wing King to punish the crime. ”

Shi Dakai said: "What is Brother Lin's crime? Xiangtan was defeated, I was like a dike burst, Xiangjiang River to Dongting Lake, Dongting Lake to the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River to this point, a drop of two thousand miles, fortunately Meng brothers led the Jiujiang River, to block the more than 10,000 Hunan demons. ”

Lin Qirong said: "His Royal Highness the Winged King has won the award, the Hunan Demon is in the land and water realm, if there is no rescue from His Royal Highness the Winged King, Jiujiang will be broken early!" ”

Shi Dakai said: "Tianjia Town is lost, I order Qin Rigang and others to fight and retreat, forcing the two demons of Ta and Luo to cross the river to the north, and the demons of the lag drive along the waterway. Qin, Wei, and Chen fought in Shuangchengyi, Huangmei, Dahepu, and Haogang, although they were defeated in a row, and their soldiers and horses were also damaged, but the battle line was shortened, and the troops were gathered, and they could find opportunities to fight again. I mean, north of the Yangtze River, Wei Jun, Qin Rigang, and Chen Yucheng are temporarily stationed in Taihu Lake and Qianshan, waiting for an opportunity. Here, Brother Outline strangles Meijiazhou, Brother Lin guards Jiujiang with heavy troops, and I am stationed at Hukou. Gather troops and rely on each other; Stick to the city and frustrate the demon's spirit; When the demon power is exhausted, it will be annihilated in one fell swoop. ”

Luo outlined and said: "Hukou is the key to the rivers and lakes, and the place of a hundred battles. Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms once broke Cao here, and Zhu Yuanzhang also fought here at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Brother Yi should gather more troops. ”

Shi Dakai said: "Zeng Demon Zhi took Tianjing, and Jiujiang Fang is the top priority. From the river into the lake, the mouth of the lake is heavy. ”

In the waters of Jiujiang, in the old Hunan camp, in the boat, Zeng Guofan was sitting in danger and said: "Jiujiang is located on the Yangtze River in the north, Meijiazhou and Hukou are strangles Poyang in the south. Jiujiang City, the terrain is low-lying, the city is low and the wall is thin, it is not suitable to defend; However, the forest thief Qirong has been in the camp for two years; Now Shi is back in town, not to be underestimated. Shi Reverse Da Kai, people say 'Shi dare to be', young talents, both civil and military, I heard that this rebellion has the courage of ten thousand people, Zeng has never met, is it true? ”

Taqi preached: "I once followed Bao Qi Leopard to choke Changsha, watched the battle of water and land from afar, and the stone thieves planned to make glory, not brave. ”

Luo Zenan said: "The army of the green camp, if you win, you will fight for merit, and if you lose, you will be light." Last year, I tied my hands and led my neck, and the stone thief Fang leaped forward thousands of miles. Xiang Rong's army, with less than 10,000 soldiers, chased thieves all the way under Jinling City, and the thieves couldn't break it. Shi dared to be famous, but I gave it away in vain. ”

Li Mengqun said: "The storm has been raging for days, and the warships are shaken by the wind and waves in the water, and the shore is stolen by land thieves. Today is slightly sunny, I lead the water division, and fight the forest thieves again. ”

Hu Linyi said: "The water battle was blocked in the past, but my land division did not arrive. Di Shuai made a decision on the spot: if you want to attack the ship in the river, you must first break the thieves on the north bank, and if you want to break the small pond mouth on the north bank, you must first break the thieves of Huangmei and Dahepu. When he came to the battlefield, he knew that it was the right time for the commander to make a decision. However, the soldiers who can fight are gathered here, Wuchang is empty, and it is urgent to fight quickly. ”

Luo Zenan said: "Jiangbei, Wei Jun, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng and others are eyeing each other, although they are the generals of the defeated army, Green Camp Guiming, Kuiyu and others cannot stop them. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The main force of my water and land is entrenched here, and the rebels in Jiangbei dare not look west!" ”

Chen Shijie said: "Xiaochikou in the north of the Yangtze River, the Jiujiang River is heavily relied on, and it is appropriate to respond to the water and land rank company, and the heavy troops are garrisoned. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Jiujiang, Xiaochikou, fur is attached, nine cows and a hair, don't worry about it." ”

Guo Songtao said: "Wang Xin turned to Zuo Zongtang to consult, saying that the overall situation of the Eastern Expedition is looked up to by the world, and when the battle is victorious, there will be a moment of prosperity and decline. The first taste of the book is precepted, and I don't notice it. ”

Zeng Guofan thought so, and said: "After months of fighting, the soldiers will be tired and need to rest urgently; Repeated battles, arrogance, and urgent need to be cleared. However, the upper destruction is helpless. My main force is all here, you and I are brothers, don't lose the period, pour troops around this small city, desperately swear to attack, Jiujiang will be broken. Jiujiang broke, Hukou and Meijiazhou collapsed. Fight this battle and recuperate. ”

On January 14, 1855, Taqib and Hu Linyi jointly attacked Jiujiang, but they were unable to overcome three attacks.

Taqib sighed: "The secret of artillery, the strictness of defense, I have never seen it in my life. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Raise water and land at the same time, and fire thousands of cannons, this city will be broken!" ”

On January 18, the Hunan army poured out, Taqibu and Zhou Fengshan attacked the west gate, Hu Linyi and Wang Guocai attacked the south gate, Luo Zenan and Li Xubin attacked the east gate, and Peng Yulin landed along the river and attacked Jiuhua Gate.

Outside the city of Jiujiang, all are deep ditches and wide moats, to the dangerous place, as deep as three zhang, outside the ditches, wooden fences, deer barbs stand in a forest. The Hunan army approached, and was forced to retreat by arrows and artillery, and the Hunan army on the four routes could not be attacked repeatedly, suffered countless casualties, and retreated.

Unexpectedly, the huge cannon roared in Jiujiang West City, the wolf smoke filled the sky, the smoke and dust rolled, the city gate was opened, Lin Qirong was full of momentum, and he personally led a group of people and horses, and the killing will come out.

The Hunan army did not have time to set up a formation, and it was a mess. Seeing that the situation was not good, Tazib rode his horse back sharply. General Tong Tianyun fell into battle, although the guns were like rain, and he retreated. Suddenly, a cannon flew and passed through the chest; Tian Yun suddenly threw himself to the ground, and died.

Zeng Guofan wept and said: "The thieves and arrows are fired, and the sons are like locusts; General Tong rode his horse and crossed the sword, took the lead, and did not give up. Previously, when the thief saw General Tong's banner, he said that Tong Mazi was also! Come on! From now on, there will be no more Tong generals! ”

Taqi said: "Zhenming's forehead is like money, I often laugh at it. Chaling Tukou started, I ordered him to escort the delivery of medicine, the appointment period was three days, and the town was one day. I said, why do you speed it? Zhen Ming said that there is a hindrance and a big delay. Tazib burst into tears.

Luo Zenan said: "Poor and uncertain riverside bones, like a person in a spring boudoir dream." General Tong sacrificed his life for the country, heaven and earth wept together, my emperor also had mercy, and General Ta mourned. Jiujiang Doucheng, Meijiazhou is like a cave ear, and the city wall is thousands, the flags are lined up, and it is so strong, the good guard of the forest demon, my generation can not reach it. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Sacrifice the strength and attack the flaws, besiege Wei and save Zhao." Taqib followed the attack on Jiujiang; Luo Zenan, Peng Yulin, and Hu Lin's winged soldiers divided into three routes to besiege Meijiazhou, and Meizhou succeeded; The thief will take care of one and lose the other, and seek an opportunity to destroy it. Last year, I gave up Qizhou and ignored it, and went around half of the mountain and Tianjia Town, and Qizhou finally got it. ”