Luzhou Deke, Hu Linyi, Luo Zenan, Yang Zaifu won the battle, Emperor Xianfeng was very happy, and when he had leisure, he held hands with Yi Concubine to look at each other.

Concubine Yi observed the words, saw the opportunity, and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is a woman, she should not participate in military affairs, but there are a few words, the concubine really can't bear it, and I hope that Your Majesty will atone for her sins." ”

Emperor Xianfeng smiled: "Shu'er is not guilty, speak slowly, and let the emperor in the belly, listen to the two-one." ”

Concubine Yi said: "The concubine thinks that only when the rewards and punishments are clear can the country be governed; Hu Linyi, Luo Zenan, Yang Zaifu, etc., although they did not take Wuchang City, they should be rewarded. ”

Emperor Xianfeng said: "Wuchang has not been lowered, and Hu Fu will not go to the office; Luo Zenan had already set up the title of political envoy, but Hukou was defeated, and if he did not surrender, he would be rewarded, and then promoted, even if he was pacified, Hu Linyi could not be controlled; Yang Zaifu Zhiyong, promoted to the governor of Hubei. ”

Concubine Yi smiled and said: "Zeng Guofan is still a registered squire, and it is very easy to confuse people's minds when he is promoted to his subordinates like this. In three years, Gilhanga was promoted from a post to Xinjiang; Its wisdom and strength, better than Yang Zaifuhu? ”

Emperor Xianfeng said: "Zeng Guofan holds ten thousand troops, his heart is higher than the sky, how can I let it be wanton, I also know that there is a difference between Manchu and Han, crumb town Jiang, Ji'er Hang'a is surrounded on all sides, it is already tight, and the thieves cannot hide it immediately, and it is not difficult to try to attack, Zhenjiang Mansion City can be conquered by hearing it early." There are more than 20,000 soldiers in Gilhang, far exceeding the Xiangrong South Battalion, and they are still victorious, why haven't they seen Jiewen for a long time? The reason is that the north and the south cannot be developed at the same time. If the south bank wins, it is feared that the thieves of Guazhou will come to the rescue; The north bank succeeded, and I was afraid that the thieves of Zhenjiang would come to the rescue. As a result, the two sides are involved in each other, and it is useless for a long time. When Tomina, Gilhanga and others took advantage of the embarrassment of this thief, they hurriedly prepared for the attack, always smashing their lair, and not trying to prevent escape. ”

Gilhang'a received the order, unhappy, and said that Liu Cunhou said: "We are in charge of the camp step by step, cutting off their help, consuming their goods and ammunition, and trying to trap and kill a bandit, that is, one less thief who resists the side of the thief." This is to prevent it from escaping, to avoid spreading, and then to find an opportunity to gather and annihilate it. ”

Liu Cunhou said: "The Jinling thieves have repeatedly sent reinforcements, but they have all been intercepted by Xiang Rong and Zhang Guoliang. ”

Gilhanga said: "It's okay to besiege the city and attack it. I immediately consulted Jiangbei Tominga and worked together to besiege Zhenjiang and Guazhou. ”

Zhenjiang was besieged, Guazhou was restored, and the grain road was cut off. Yang Xiuqing was helpless, and then sent troops from Tianjing to the town to relieve difficulties, and the soldiers were halfway there, and they were surrounded by Zhang Guoliang and Qin Ruhu, and the two prime ministers were killed, and the soldiers were killed and wounded. Yang Xiuqing did not dare to ignore it, and ordered Qin Rigang, the king of Yan, to send troops from Hubei and Anhui to help Zhenjiang. He also ordered the winged king Shi Da to fire quickly to attack Jiangxi, and be sure to annihilate the army of Zeng Guofan.

On December 16, 1855, Shi Dakai and Huang Yukun led 30,000 troops from southern Hubei into western Jiangxi, Liankeruizhou, Yuanzhou, and Linjiang.

Zhang Sui, the prime minister of the spring official, said: The war is very smooth, and the little Ji'an can be conquered in a few days.

Shi Dakai said: "Luzhou in Anhui Province has been captured by Hechun Demon Er, Wuhu battle, Luo Xuan was killed by cannon, Wuhu was also lost, Zhenjiang and Tianjing were in turmoil, and the East King transferred Qin Rigang and Chen Yucheng to help. I'm going to do it too! Quickly attack Ji'an, occupy Nanchang, capture Zeng Demon, and settle on Jiangxi Province. Brother Yu Hu Yihuang, who has been ill for several months, bedridden, God will not bless my heaven! ”

Wei Tianhou and Yi Guizhang Huang Yukun sighed: "Protecting the heavens and Yu to Huang and the outline of the winter prime minister, the second brother is very deep, it is rare to meet in the world, attacking the city and conquering the land, plagiarism is as fast as the wind, and the demons are shocked." Love the soldiers and the people as their parents, and share joys and sorrows from beginning to end. As soon as these two monarchs go and get sick, the kingdom of heaven loses two pillars. It has become a common practice for us to occupy and abandon as we like since Jintian, and we should not do it again. ”

Shi Dakai said: "Life is full of regrets, life and death are fate. I fought by myself, only killing demon soldiers and demon generals, and never disturbing the people. Every time a place is occupied, an official is assigned to supervise it. I order, after the siege of the city, not a single person will be killed, and those who have captured a single grass and tree among the people will be killed immediately! ”

Ji'an and Nanchang were in an emergency, and Zeng Guofan ordered Zhou Fengshan to abandon the siege of Jiujiang and go south for reinforcements.

On January 11, 1856, Zhou Fengshan led his army to attack Zhangshu Town, and set fire to Bijinke after the guerrilla attack, and the defenders were in chaos and retreated in a hurry. Zhou Fengshan divided 800 troops, dug the Hao fortress wall, held Zhangzhen, and led the main force to attack Xingan.

Zhou Fengshan led the army, Zeng Guofan was uneasy, and said to his staff Zhao Liewen: "From Tazhiting, our army has stopped defending and is not trying to forge ahead. Zhangshu Town, near Ruizhou and Linjiang in the west, Fuzhou and Jianchang in the east, the key to both sides of the strait, and the throat of Nanchang. It must be defended with all our strength to protect the east bank and defend the provincial wall. Fengshan is not a wisdom pavilion, and I am tired of Huifu taking a look at it. ”

Zhao Liewen left impromptu and returned in defeat. Zeng Guofan said: "There are only 800 soldiers in Zhangzhen, the battalion system is very lax, and the military morale is old, so I am afraid that it is not enough." Di Shuai should plan early. The people of the village have the righteousness of being called thieves, so they get the small favor of thieves, so they regard them as friends, not hatreds. People even said: It is rumored that the head of the thief is called the king of wings, benevolent, righteous and brave, with long hair, and welcomes pot pulp everywhere he goes, and the ploughing market does not surprise the people as usual. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The people of Jiangxi are weak, and when they see that their subordinates are falling, they suddenly think that the sky is falling and the earth is falling, and they don't think about it anyway." He did not wait for his coercion to obey, but was willing to help the thief, hoping to act as an army, division, and brigade commander in order to blackmail his villagers, plunder counties, villages and towns, and enrich his own pockets. It was a profit of tens of thousands of people in each battle, and our army was shocked. Quickly spread Peng Yulin's sailor, rushed to Zhangzhen, the water and land echoed, and the thieves rebelled. ”

Shi Da opened the list of troops in Zhangzhen, that is, sent 5,000 troops, ran long distances, and won them in one attack.

Zhou Fengshan was shocked and led the army to fight back. On the same day, Peng Yulin also led the main force of the naval division to Zhangzhen. Peng and Zhou joined forces, won many battles, and gradually approached Linjiang.

Zhou Fengshan, Peng Yulin brave, Zeng Guofan was happy: the bandits crossed to the east twice, all of which were defeated by our army, and the sailors choked Zhangzhen and won the battle, east of the Ganjiang River, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Jianchang and other prefectures should be safe. The pontoon bridge was caused by the day, and the land division crossed to the west, that is, when the soldiers were inspired to cross the river.

The Taiping army occupied western Jiangxi, and Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan, was also shocked, saying that Zuo Zongtang said: "Shi Da is fierce and deceitful, this time he is harassing Jiangxi, not rushing to offend the provincial capital, not directly guiding Kang, but first collecting the counties and counties, placing false officials all over the place, forcing its people, robbing them to help the rebellion, consolidating grain and hoarding soldiers, the more and more widespread, its conspiracy and tricks, like falling its branches and leaves, in order to shake its roots." ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Lord Zhongcheng Mingjian, thieves are not allowed to aspire to the northwest, and want to be in the southeast, Jiangxi has a stumbling block, then Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangzhou are all thieves, and Hunan is also dangerous, and the overall situation in the southeast cannot be returned." Judging from the current situation, there is no one who is eager to help Jiangxi Zengguo. ”

Luo Bingzhang said: "The environment is thousands of miles, and there is no place without thieves; Since the second year of Xianfeng to the present, Hunan has suppressed the thieves in Hubei, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Jiangxi. However, there are thieves in the provinces who enter Hunan, and there are no soldiers who bravely pursue those who enter Hunan, but there are things about Hunan leaving the country to aid and suppress the provinces, and there is never a matter of soldiers from the provinces bravely leaving the country to aid and suppress Hunan. This governor's order: Liu Changyou, Xiao Qijiang, Liu Kunyi, etc., immediately led 6,000 troops to aid Jiangxi. ”

Zuo Zongtang said goodbye to Luo Bingzhang, hurried to Zeng Guoquan's place, and asked, "Has Yuan Fu's training been completed?" ”

Zeng Guoquan said: "Hundreds of small soldiers, everything is at the beginning, and there is a mess. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Jiangxi is probably impossible, with the people's hearts all changing, the general trend has gone." Don't slack off in quick practice, clean the public and make mistakes, and urgently need to send charcoal in the snow. ”

Zeng Guoquan said: "Brother Zuo's words are serious. Liu Zimo's army of half a thousand may be decided by a war. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Liu Bu focuses on Xiangchu, which can only be icing on the cake. ”

Zeng Guoquan said: "Brother Fang's war profits, nothing needs to be done to me, and I have never come to the camp to see each other." Now sitting in a corner, I should go. However, they had no resources to raise salaries, there was a shortage of money and food, and the soldiers were withering and brave. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Changsha old Huang Mian, Tao Peng, Yu Qian, and Xu Sangong, are famous and respected, and Luo Fu also gives three points. This duke, the new prefect of Ji'an, and Ji'an has been besieged by thieves; The brother's soldiers are named after going to Ji'an, and this old man can help with all his might. Brother Zeng ruled the army, what did he think? ”

Zeng Guoquan said: "Treat the warriors with sincerity, and use the soldiers to deceive." Honesty is to touch, and the soldiers are happy to serve it. Deception shows that people are unpredictable, and thieves can take advantage of the gap. Nothing is insincere, no time is insincere, and sincerity is also. Occasionally, they use deception, and sometimes they do not use deception, so as to cover up their deception, and make the thief mistaken, and the work of deception is also. ”

Zuo Zongtang said happily: "Brother Zeng's talent is so consistent with me!" ”

Zeng Guoquan said: "An dare! Ann Dare! Brother Zuo and I, nine cows against a dime! The southwest half of the wall, all over the Central Plains, there is no land and no war, where does Brother Zuo think is the most important? ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "The current trend, Nanchang, Zhenjiang, and Huaibei are important. Di Gong can guard Nanchang, Hunan, Guangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong can be preserved. Gilhanga conquered Zhenjiang, Jinling form, suddenly enlightened. However, Xiangrong and Tuominga, the two great Qincha, looking across the river, do not communicate with each other, Gilhang'a, the end of the slight rise suddenly, pampered and arrogant, the so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Hu Runzhi advised: Qin thief Rigang, Chen thief Yucheng, supervising and leading more than 10,000 thief troops, is starting from Hubei and Anhui to aid Jiangsu, and the war in Jinling is about to be in full swing. Before Linhuai, the number of land was soldiered, and the household withered. Yuan Jiasan arrived, begging for the army, and soothing the disabled, and everyone was happy to use it. After Jia San went, the Anhui and Henan twisting bandits took the opportunity to make a comeback, and the momentum was huge. Although our emperor ordered Shengbao to rush to help, he was not in a hurry. He Chun and Fuji have been soldiers for two years, and they can sit in Luzhou, and there is no hope for them. ”

The Huaibei battlefield, since Yuan Jiasan went, has been a mess. Twist the first Zhang Luoxing to connect the various departments of Henan and Anhui, come and go, between the Yangtze River and Huai, the people suffer deeply.

There is a person surnamed Hu Mingwenzhong in Huaiyuan County, who sold women to raise money, walked into Beijing, knelt down and asked Yuan Jiasan to return to Anhui to guard, but repeatedly failed to ask, and hanged himself.

The officials and people of the Qing Dynasty were divided for a while. The official gave Sun Guan, Yushi Cao Dengyong, Zong Ji, etc., and successively went up and down: Yuan Jiasan did a good job in Linhuai, and the local party was peaceful. Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang, Gil Hang'a, the governor of Jiangsu, and He Guiqing, the governor of Zhejiang, also asked for Yuan Jia's three divisions.

The words were conclusive, and Emperor Xianfeng ordered Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang, to verify it.