On May 18, 1855, Xi'an general Zarafin and deputy capital Chang Liang led reinforcements to Hubei and stationed in the east of Suizhou City Wangchenggang.

Chen Yucheng's general Liu Xuanlin said: "Our army has been fighting for days and days, and there are less than 10,000 soldiers. The Qing demon is about to besiege the city, what can be done? ”

Chen Yucheng said: "There is no other way, but to attack the ear." Eryang is a general who has been defeated again and again, and it is difficult to mention bravery; The new demon, without the battlefield, will be defeated if it is attacked! Thousands of soldiers, dare to besiege the city, brainless! Brother Liu defends the city, I lead the main force, go out of the city to stir up the war, return to the horse with a shot, the inside should be combined with the outside, and the demons will be destroyed. ”

On May 28th, Chen Yucheng led 8,000 troops, out of De'an Mansion, attacked Changlin Gang, attacked Suizhou Xihedian in one go, surrounded more than 1,000 people in Hubei Governor Eqin, Zalafen rescued, was blocked from looking at Chenggang, Zalafen saw Chen Yucheng fierce, retreated to Wulidun, Chen Yucheng defeated Eqin, chased and besieged Wulidun, Zalaphine hurriedly met the battle, carelessly, was hacked to death with a knife, and his soldiers collapsed. Yang Pei, the governor of Huguang, had no thoughts, retreated 300 miles, and escaped to Tang County, Henan.

Chen Yucheng captured Suizhou, suffering from a long battle line and insufficient troops, so he no longer pursued, rested for half a month, and retreated to De'an.

Yang Pei, the governor of Huguang, was defeated in successive battles, and Emperor Xianfeng was annoyed, so he dismissed his post and appointed the official Wen as the governor of Huguang, and the deputy capital Mianxun as the general of Jingzhou, and awarded Xiling A as the minister of Qincha, and immediately went south to supervise the military affairs of Hubei.

Chen Yucheng fought in northern Hubei and won many battles. Qin Rigang and Wei Jun both rejoiced: Jade is rarely an adult, and in time, it will become the pillar of heaven.

Qin Rigang said: "Hu Demon Lin's winged soldiers gather in Wuchang and Hankou, and the back road is empty, Jinkou only has hundreds of guardian warriors, and there are only 1,200 paper mill soldiers; Brother Wei, why don't you avoid the real and attack the false! ”

Wei Jun thought about it again and again, and decided to make a desperate bet.

On June 20, Wei Jun personally led an army of 5,000 to go out of the east gate at night, first occupy the paper mill, and then attack Jinkou.

Chrysostom is the land and water salary road of the Hu army, Hu Linyi hurriedly sent Bao Chaochi back to Jinkou, with a strong defense, and dispatched troops to gather at Chrysostom to fight to the death.

Wei Jun's 5,000-strong army, attacking Jinkou for eight days, was repeatedly ambushed, more than 1,000 troops were broken, and Chen Lizheng, the chief commander, and Chen Dawei, the prime minister of Pinghu, were also captured and killed. Wei Jun did not dare to fight again and retreated to Wuchang.

Hu Linyi came to Wuchang again, looked at the wall and sighed, and said: In the past two months, Wuchang has been attacking the city day by day, but it has not been successful, and it is a miscalculation. That is, it is planned to bypass under the Hongshan, but it is still afraid that the troops will not be enough, and the grain route will be interrupted, so that the thieves will go out of the city to resist, and they can still fight with great success. If they can't keep their guns closed, they will defend themselves with artillery stones, and the officers and men will be trapped. Weichen thought that it was better to attack Hanyang first, the city was surrounded by water, water and land cooperated, and the outer rivers and inner lakes were attacked at the same time, and then, and focused on Wuchang, or could be successful. In addition, Yang Zaifu refined the water master in Yuezhou, and it was completed in a few days, and Weichen asked Yang to stay in Hubei temporarily to help suppress the thieves.

Emperor Xianfeng took over and said: Hu Chen's words, empathy. That is, with the official documents, the overall situation, and the camera handles. Yang Zaifu's department, stay in Hubei to suppress bandits. Tong Qinchen Xiling Ajun arrived, attacked from the north and south, clarified northern Hubei, unified the army, and then attacked Wuchang, and the big thing could be accomplished. Jiangxi Hechun, Fuji, encirclement and suppression of Luzhou, it has been nearly two years, I don't know what the benefits of the two ministers in Anhui! The prince of the monk has only one hand, and he has already killed Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang for rebellion, and Hechun and Fuji don't do their best, and Xiang Rong is in Jinlinghu?

Hechun and Fuji received the order, and they were sincerely afraid.

Fuji said: "Qin Dingsan besieged Shucheng, and in recent years, he has also done nothing. The thief is rebellious, my heart is weak, and it is difficult! ”

He Chun also sighed: "At noon, the thief of Chaoxian County attacked Tuogao, and Li Hongzhang, the editor of Hanlin, was defeated and fled; More than 10 of my camps were destroyed, and the brave dead were incalculable, and the guerrilla Ilembu was also killed. I will save them. ”

After saying that Chunyan, he led his troops bravely and rushed to Tuogao, fought fiercely for two days, and tried his best to turn the tide.

Li Hongzhang was ashamed and speechless.

He Chun said: "If you are afraid of fleeing, you should put your Excellency first." ”

Li Hongzhang was poor in words and retreated.

On July 20, 1855, the minister of Qin, Xiling Abing, went to Suizhou and flew to consult with the governor of Huguang to discuss the siege of De'an.

The official text said: "First attack the two cities of Yunmeng and Yingcheng, and break the connection of De'an and Hanyang; The general of Jingzhou is Mianxun, and the day is coming. We have 15,000 soldiers, besieging De'an, or doing something. ”

On August 6, Xiling A soldier came to the city of De'an; On the 10th, Mianxun's 5,000-strong army also arrived.

Xiling said: "Chen Thief Yu formed a formation to kill Gui Cheng and Zarafin, brother is afraid?" ”

Mianxun said: "Chen thief's fierceness is crowned by all thieves." This thief, ten thousand regiments gathered, erratic, attack like thunder bombardment, retreat is unpredictable, thirty checkpoints back to the horse gun, no one can stop. ”

Xi Ling smiled and said, "I'm afraid! You and I gather in one place, and the camera acts. ”

De'an was in a hurry, and Qin Rigang ordered the defenders of Hankou to divide troops to rescue.

The Qing soldiers besieged the city, Chen Yucheng was late and did not send troops, the generals were panicked, and Yucheng said: "Stick to a corner, it's not my wish!" Reinforcements arrived, out of the city to fight. ”

On August 14, reinforcements from Hankou arrived, and Chen Yucheng gathered 10,000 troops to attack in three directions.

Xiling'a and Mianxun were defeated in the battle and retreated to Suizhou.

Xiling said: "As soon as you engage in battle, you will know that you are invincible." This thief can't be controlled unless it's my brother's horse team. ”

Mianxun said: "We will immediately ask Duxing and Deputy Dutong to enter Hubei as soon as possible." ”

The west and Mian were defeated again, and the official was shocked, and he hurriedly ordered 5,000 soldiers to gallop north. He also flew to consult Xi Ling'a: Collect and scatter the soldiers, and block the wall. Consult Hu Linyi again, cross the river to attack, and lead the thief.

When Hu Linyi got the news, he ordered Li Mengqun to stay in Jinkou, and led Yang Zaifu to lead 4,000 soldiers to cross the Yangtze River and attack Hanyang. Peng Yulin and Wang Guocai also attacked from Zhuankou. Zhong Tingsheng was defeated, 600 warships were burned, the outlying strongholds Dongshan, Caidian, and Gaomiao were all lost, and more than ten camps such as Zongguan, Ciduan, and Wuxian Temple were also breached. Peng Yulin's sailor once entered the city wall and killed Guozong Xiao Chaofu.

Hanyang was in a hurry, and Zhong Tingsheng wrote a blood letter for help. Qin Rigang ordered Huangzhou and De'an to aid Hanyang; Wei Jun attacked Chrysostom and besieged Wei to save Zhao.

Wei Jun got the order, personally led an army of 6,000, converged with Chongyang and Tongcheng departments, divided the troops into six routes, and then attacked Jinkou. Li Mengqun was defeated and retreated to Xindi and Luxikou.

Jinkou's camp was lost, Hu Lin was frightened, and he was in a dilemma. The gunboats of the Taiping Army in Huangzhou had reached the Hanyang River, and Chen Yucheng's reinforcements had also arrived at the city of Hanyang, and Zhong Tingsheng gathered the second army to attack the Hulinyi camp.

Hu Linyi supervised the battle, a cannon flew in, and several people nearby were killed, the Hu army was in chaos, and Lin Yi couldn't stop it. Shi Bao Chao came to help, stabilized his position, avoided twenty miles, went to Zali Lake and Xishan Mountain, and camped mainly.

The Taiping army chased after him, the Qing soldiers refused to go out with no food, Lin Yi drove hard, reluctantly engaged, and then collapsed, Hu Linyi couldn't stop it, and retreated to the river in a hurry, almost wanting to throw himself into the river; Shi Bao Chao arrived, killed the pursuers, and retreated to Dajun Mountain.

Hu Linyi's land division was defeated and retreated, Peng Yulin struggled to support the river, the left and right sides were weak, the ship was hit by a cannon, the mast was broken, and the heart of the river was turning. Yang Zaifu traveled through the country, the wind and waves were strong, and he was unjustified. Vice Admiral Cheng Faxiang drove the boat to help Yulin get out of trouble.

After this defeat, Hu Linyi was unable to fight again, so he ordered Bao Chao to return to Hunan to recruit Yong and Peng Yulin to return home to recuperate; He also ordered Yang Zaifu to sail Jiayu and rest the boat to reorganize the troops; Li Mengqun, retained the essence and cut the weak, and changed the land division. Consult Zeng Guofan again, move the division quickly, and help suppress Wuchang.