Jiujiang City is solid, and Shi Dakai and Hu Yihuang are amazed.

Hu Yihuang said: "The twelve inspections Lin Qirong is outstanding. ”

Shi Dakai said: "The most dangerous calculation should be to fight with Zeng Demon at the mouth of the lake." Lin Qirong is wise and brave, and it is very good for me to refuse. Now the demon is besieging Meijiazhou in three ways, where does Brother Hu think Brother Luo is winning? ”

Hu Yihuang said: "Luo Outline Zhiyuan, Meijiazhou Xiaoxiao!" In the Northern Expedition the year before last, Luo Outline said that the lone army was in danger and had no backup and would be defeated. Last year, Zeng Lichang martyred the Yellow River, and Fengxiang and Kaifang are not far away! The army of 20,000 tigers and wolves is all here, why is it so submissive! ”

Shi Dakai looked up to the sky and sighed: "The king of the east is strict, and Fengxiang and Kaifang dare not return south; And if reinforcements don't arrive, they will be dead after all. If the king of the west and the king of the south are here, how can they be like this! The past is like a dream. Brothers and sisters, Peach Blossom Spring! ”

Luo Zenan, Hu Linyi, and Peng Yulin jointly attacked Meijiazhou for three days, with more than 100 casualties and no advances.

On the fourth day, Peng Yulin stood on the bow of the ship, without avoiding arrows, supervising the troops to fight, was shot in the right elbow, and the blood-stained sleeve still did not give up; The wooden platoon between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake was finally blown up, and the Hunan army's sampan entered Poyang Lake and attacked Shidakai's water army.

Peng Yulin is a strong master and wants to compete in Poyang Lake.

Zeng Guofan didn't allow it, and said: "The land area is not overcome, the sailor is lone and deep, if the thief chokes his mouth, it is dangerous!" This is absolutely unacceptable. Look at this Meicheng, the soldiers stand two wooden cities, high and the city, etc., the cannon hole is three layers, the surrounding is densely arranged, the wooden stakes and bamboo sticks outside the camp are widely distributed for more than ten zhang, which is more strict than Wuchang and Tianjia Town; Dig several trenches again, and the inner ground is tired, and the big wood is used on it, and the frame is built horizontally and obliquely, and the iron thistle is nailed on it. Then between Meijiazhou and the mouth of the lake, there are many wooden rows across the river to connect the rivers and lakes. Looking at this arrangement, Luo Thief is really handsome! Tomorrow, transfer to the south of Luoze, attack the mouth of the lake, and see what the stone thieves are capable of. ”

The Hunan army could not overcome the attack, and Shi Dakai said: "Hu Peng's two demons attacked Meizhou five times; The tower demon Qibu is stagnant in Jiujiang, and it is difficult to move an inch; No matter how long the time is, the demon will be dry, and I will have the best opportunity! ”

Hu Yihuang said: "Zeng Demon Water Master, blow up the wooden chops across the river; In Poyang Lake, I lost more than 100 boats. Since the internal strife in Guangdong and Huzhou, our naval army has become weaker and weaker. ”

Shi Dakai said: "The newly built war ship in Anqing will arrive tomorrow." The wooden row across the river ......" Shi Dakai thoughtfully.

Hu Yihuang said: "Do you want to be strong again?" ”

Shi Dakai said: "Recently, the demon will attack Hukou, and quickly pass on my order: all the armies of the water and land at Hukou will wait for the demon to cross halfway, and attack brazenly; After that, the land and water armies must not go out again during the day, but only stick to the danger and resist the corner; In the middle of the night, each team went out to carry more flint rockets, disturbing Zeng Demon for five nights. Brother Hu and Brother Luo, prepare more big boats, full of sand and gravel, and place them between Meijiazhou and Hukou for emergency use. The water and land armies of Jiujiang, Meijiazhou, and Hukou must follow the order. Jiangbei Wei Jun, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng, etc., recuperate and recuperate, waiting for the times to change. ”

On January 29, 1855, more than 40 Taiping army boats loaded with sand and gravel galloped on the Jiujiang River.

Li Mengqun said: "The thieves harassed him overnight, and now he suddenly appeared on the surface of the river, and it was originally Jiujiang that ran out of grain. ”

Peng Yulin said: "In broad daylight, it is clear that on the river, I am afraid that it will be a trick of stone thieves." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "It's a trick, above the rivers and lakes, what can I do!" Surround and annihilate it, kill thieves and grab food. ”

Xiao Jiesan, the battalion officer, received the order, led the sampan boat, and caught up, with arrows and cannons at the same time. The Taiping military ship couldn't resist it, so it turned around and left; The boat was heavily loaded, slow, and saw catching up.

The Taiping sergeant immediately threw away the sand and gravel on the boat, galloped to the Meijiazhou River, turned right leisurely, and turned into Poyang Lake. Xiao Jiesan did not hesitate and chased into the lake.

Seeing this, Shi Dakai did not hesitate, and urgently ordered Luo Outline to scuttle all the big ships full of sand and gravel, blocking the connection between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake.

Peng Yulin was shocked and said: "Qi Yu Di Shuai, my 120 sampan boats, all of them are stranded in Poyang Lake; The thieves separated the connection of our boats and ships, and wanted to break through each of them, and this sincerity was critical, and it was urgent to send all the troops on land and water as soon as possible to Meijiazhou to open up the connection between the river and the lake. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Xueqin, don't panic, Xiao Jie is brave and brave, and he can protect himself." The thief is in the east, I hit the west, Jiujiang, the land of the pill, besieged and beaten for more than a month, the thief has run out of ammunition, and he will hit Bike again. Luo Zenan, Hu Linyi, Li Xubin, etc., can return to attack Jiujiang. Jiujiang broke, Meijiazhou collapsed, and I and Xiao Jie made a triptych. ”

That night, Shi Da sent 20 small boats to rush into the Hunan army's water camp and burned more than 40 Changlong fast crabs.

The battle situation changed suddenly overnight, Zeng Guofan was at a loss, and urgently ordered the remnants of the division to retreat to the old camp in Jiujiang.

Peng Yulin replied: "It is difficult for the long dragon and fast crab boat to make a big U-turn, and there is no sampan to protect it, so it is urgent to retreat again to avoid the edge." ”

Li Mengqun is also attached.

Zeng Guofan did not allow it, and said: "Combined attack of land and water, and then attack Jiujiang, Jiujiang will be broken, and it will suddenly open up." Is Yang Zaifu recovering from his injury? Where are the pro-soldiers! Hurry up to Wuxue and transfer Yang back to camp! ”

Zeng Guofan attacked Jiujiang again, Shi Da laughed when he heard it, and said: "The ship will not retreat, and the momentum will still be saved, Zeng Demon is so stubborn in attacking Jiujiang, and the death period is coming!" My order: Lin Qirong sticks to and waits for help; Luo Outline rushed to cross the Yangtze River and seize the mouth of the small pond; Wei Jun, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng and others immediately marched westward and went straight to Wuchang. ”

On the night of February 1, 1855, in the dark, more than 100 small boats of the Taiping Army, loaded with sulfur saltpeter, from Xiaochikou, Meijiazhou, Hukou, rampaged into the Jiujiang water camp of the Hunan army.

Zeng Guofan was ashamed, remorseful, hateful, angry, annoyed, and angry, and then jumped into the river to kill himself, was rescued by his staff Li Yuandu, and retreated to Luo Zenan's land camp. The vassals are very eager to be alone; Zenan cried three times, and the death was eliminated.

Li Yuandu said: "Soldiers are in trouble, what's the use of wolves?" Qi Yu Di Shuai, Yuan Du is willing to go to Pingjiang, a special army, dedicated to guarding the Di Shuai, and preserving the fundamentals. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The second youth has a heart, and the national domain should remember it." ”

Jiangbei Wei Jun, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng and others received Shi Dakai's attack order, immediately captured Huangmei, and attacked Wuxue again.

Yang Pei, the governor of Huguang, thought that the little bandits were disturbing, and still killed chickens and sheep, and Longdu was Chinese New Year's Eve. Wei, Qin, and Chen raided, and Yang Pei was defenseless and defeated.

The Taiping army was divided into two routes, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng Keqizhou, Xiahuangzhou, Hanyang, occupied Hankou, and on the 25th, the troops approached the north of Wuchang. Wei Jun led an army to cross the Yangtze River in the south, attack Xingguo, occupy Tongshan, Chongyang, Tongcheng, Xianning, Chibi, all the way like a bamboo, in early March, the army came to the south of Wuchang City.

On March 1, 1855, Qin Rigang ordered Chen Yucheng to attack Jingzhou and cut off the Sichuan and Hubei provinces. Chen Yucheng led 4,000 men and horses to attack Hanchuan first. Yang Pei did not dare to block it, and retreated north to Suizhou to avoid the war. The next day, Yucheng traced the Han River to the west, broke through Xiantao Town, the gateway of Jingxiang, killed Lin Tianzhi, the head of the practice, and arrived at Yuejiakou.

Jingzhou general officer Wen hurriedly sent the deputy capital commander Gui Cheng to lead 4,000 troops to help. Gui led his troops to attack Yupanhong and Yuejiakou. Chen Yucheng did not wait for Gui Cheng to advance, and personally led 2,000 men and horses to cut off your waist. Gui Chen couldn't take care of it, and when he panicked, he was beheaded under his horse. The hearts of the people of Jing County were shaken, and the official and civil affairs were reinstated to assist Angui to prevent blockage. Chen Yucheng set up a pontoon bridge from Yuejiakou, crossed the Han River, and invaded Qianjiang County.

Chen Yucheng's army marched westward, the eastern part of Hubei was empty, and Liu Di and Lu Shenhui took the opportunity to recover Qizhou and Hanchuan. Qin Rigang took care of Hanyang and Hankou from himself, and urgently ordered Chen Yucheng to come to his aid.