Qin Rigang and Chen Yucheng received Yang Xiuqing's military order, led 20,000 troops, day and night, and arrived at the periphery of Tianjing on January 23, 1856, temporarily stationed in the Qixia area.

Yang Xiuqing was afraid of Qin and Chen Lidan, and transferred Li Xiucheng, Chen Shizhang, Tu Zhenxing, Zhou Shengkun, and Zhou Shengfu to lead 10,000 soldiers to help. And ordered Qin Rigang: The troops went out of the south bank, advanced by land and water, and supported Guazhou and Zhenjiang, if they were stifled by the demon, they would cross the river and attack the north, and then cross to Guazhou from Liuhe and Yizheng, and then cross to the south in order to succeed.

Qin Rigang said that Chen Yucheng said: "I will, the soldiers are divided into three routes, one hit the Jiangnan camp, one hit Yin Xiang, and the other are feints; Our governor led the main force and marched along the river to support Zhenjiang. ”

30,000 Taiping troops suddenly gathered east of Jinling, and Xiang Rong was terrified.

Zhang Guoliang said: "The soldiers will block, the water will cover the soil, and Xiang Shuai doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Xiang Rong said: "I heard that the foreign aid on both sides of Wuhu, as well as the thieves of Liangshan, Jinzhuguan, and Hanhan, as well as Luzhou and Sanhe, were successively merged with Jinling and distributed in various cities. Detective, thieves and thieves rushed out of the nest on the day: one from the Shence Gate to the Xianhe Gate to copy and reject our soldiers; First, go straight to Zhenjiang from Guanyin Gate along the river to Qixia; One is from the South Road to Yin Lane and Moling, in order to commit internal crimes; and ambushed near the gates of Taiping, so that our troops could divide their units and separate roads, that is, to encircle the camp; There are also large and small thief ships scurrying under the watchful eye of the Jiajiang River. ”

Zhang Guoliang said: "Since Yin Lane and Moling have committed sentences, the soldiers have not done it. The main attacker of the thief, Zhenjiang and Daying, there must be one of the two, and I will accompany Qin Ruhu to Xianhemen to defend against the enemy. ”

Xiang Rong said: "The face is carefully arranged, and I will never take care of one or the other, I will immediately ask Gilhang'a, quickly divide the troops, and control the Ning and Zhen along the river." ”

Gilhang Ade news, ordered Yu Wanqing to lead 1,000 troops, gallop to aid Dongyang, Hu Songlin led 800 troops, assisted in the defense of high capital, as Dongyang backup.

Liu Cunhou said: "Yu Wanqing's department is now stationed in Jingyan Mountain, which is far away. ”

Gilhanga said: "Capricious people are dispensable. ”

On January 29, 1856, Qin Rigang divided his troops to feint to attack Yinxiang and Xianhemen, and Wei Changhui also sent troops out of the dragon's neck and Yuhuatai to lure Rong to divide his troops. Qin Rigang led the main force from Qixia to Shibu Bridge.

Xiang Rongqing knew the plan, and urgently ordered Qin Ruhu to lead his troops to Dongyang, and blocked the road with the guard general De'an; Zhang Guoliang's soldiers went out of the Xianhe Gate and attacked from behind.

Qin Rigang had a heavy army in his hands, and lightly relieved Zhang Guoliang and Qin Ruhu of the offensive. Reinforcements are coming, Wu Ruxiao is excited, and almost wants to break out.

Xiang Rong's troops were not enough, and Deng Shaoliang was ordered to send the main force from Wuhu to help.

On January 31, Yu Wanqing arrived at Longtan, joined Qin Ruhu and De'an, and besieged Shibu Bridge.

That night, thousands of Taiping troops marched eastward along Jiangzhou, step by step, and approached Zhenjiang. Yu Wanqing saw that the situation was in urgent danger and rushed to Xiashu to intercept it. Xiang Rong checked and filled in the gaps, ordered Qin Ruhu to enter Longtan, Yu Wanqing controlled Xiashu, De'an and Hu Songlin guarded Dongyang and Gaozi, and the four departments were each other's horns, and they were blocked and choked strictly. He also sent the deputy general Cai Yinglong to supervise the battle with the order, and then ordered Zhang Guoliang to follow up from behind and resume the attack.

The two armies fought for half a month, and the victory or defeat was not divided. Xiang Rong said: The Qin thieves are powerful and fierce, our soldiers have been intercepted and suppressed for ten years, although they have not been able to frustrate the thieves, and from Dongyang to Longtan and Xiashu Street, the company camp has been more than 30 miles, and it has been intercepted for days. Although the rebellion rushed back and forth in the continent, it could neither fly over the internal offender, nor could it disturb the Zhenjiang River. All rivers along the river have been transferred by Gilhang'a to the downstream boats, and the Gaozi and Ayutao areas have been berthed to block the Jinshan thieves and intercept the thieves' way out of the river.

Qin Rigang repeatedly attacked and was difficult to advance, and sighed: "The way to aid the town, near the river and the mountains, it is extremely difficult to maneuver; In the meantime, they are all demons; My army of 30,000 is living in this corner, and I can't advance or retreat, how can I be good? ”

Chen Yucheng said: "My 10,000 regiments will change over time." There is a village between Longtan and Xiashu, the name is Cangtou, the riverside is main, occupy it, the demon will come to attack, the front is wide, the more the better. ”

On February 13, Qin Rigang sent the main force to attack Xiashu in three ways. Yu Wanqing, Hu Songlin, and Cai Yinglong divided their troops to engage in battle. The two armies fought a bloody battle for three days, and the stalemate continued. Chen Yucheng took the opportunity to capture the warehouse.

Yu Wanqing was shocked, and immediately besieged Cangtou with Qin Ruhu and Zhang Guoliang.

Seeing this, Qin Rigang hurriedly sent an army to attack Longtan from the Sanchao River. The back road was urgent, Zhang Guoliang had no choice but to withdraw his troops, and Kai De'an jointly attacked Sanchao River and Zhangyang Village.

Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and others took the opportunity to go out of the warehouse and harass in all directions, and the battle lines of the two armies spread for more than 100 miles.

Zhang Guoliang consulted Xiang Rong: The more troops are single, and everywhere is critical, it is almost impossible to suppress and prevent.

Xiang Rong hurriedly sent the deputy capital of Jingkou to lead a team of 200 horses to help, ordered Yizheng and Liuhe Shui to increase the defense of high capital and Xiashu, and ordered Ming Antai to rush to Jurong, and then ordered Deng Shaoliang to supervise Longtan and dispatch in the center.

Xiang Rong dispatched troops, and Qin Rigang was upset.

Chen Yucheng said: "I can feint to attack the East and West Pavilions, and make a situation of taking sentences." In fact, the main force is advancing along the river and opening up the aid road. ”

Qin Rigang said: "This plan is very good. ”

The Taiping army turned to Jurong, Yu Wanqing disagreed, and said: "The thief is attacking the east and the west, I should divide the troops to guard the internal danger, and block the riverside with heavy troops." ”

Deng Shaoliang said: "The thief is rebellious, abandoned, and has no rules; If there is an internal offense, Su Chang will not be protected, and we cannot afford to do it. ”

Gilhanga also attached, and Deng Shaoliang ordered most of the troops in Shu to be brave and transferred to the east and west pavilions.

Deng Shaoliang divided the troops, and Qin Rigang sighed: "There are more than 10,000 soldiers in Wu Ruxiao's department in Zhenjiang City, all of whom are subordinate to Prime Minister Luo Cheng's outline, and they are extremely fierce. Wu Ruxiao went out of the city to attack in the west, I poured my troops to the east, and attacked the east and west, and the enemy in Xia Shu Street was weak and would be vulnerable. But the shocking thing, Wu Ruxiao doesn't know what I mean. ”

Chen Yucheng said: "I'll go to Wu." The land route is not passable, and I can reach the town by a flat boat. ”

Qin Rigang said: "The thief ship cannon is drenched like rain, you must be careful." ”

On March 17, 1856, Qin Rigang ordered Li Xiucheng to lead his army to take a detour first and block Zhang Guoliang's back road. He also ordered Tu Zhenxing to burn down the old fortress and capture Tanzhu and Qiaotou.

Li Xiucheng said: "I don't know if Chen Yucheng has entered Zhenjiang?" ”

Qin Rigang said: "Even if we don't arrive, you and I should annihilate the Qing Demon and open up the way to help." The fierce among the demons, Zhang Guoliang also; If it retreats, the demon will collapse. Where I am afraid, the Qing demon of the camp in the north of the river in Balipu crosses the river to help; A water room in Guazhou, Beijing, will arrive in half an hour. ”

Li Xiucheng said: "Don't worry about this, the demons in the north and the south are not compatible with each other, for a long time!" ”

Chen Yucheng entered the town alone, went to see Wu Ruxiao, and explained the battle situation. Wu Daxi, that is, ordered 3,000 elite soldiers, stationed in Huangnizhou, and Tu Zhenxing across the river.

Yu Wanqing got the news and urgently sent the guerrilla Tian Zongyang to intercept it, and asked Deng Shaoliang to control Jiangbin, but Deng refused.

On the night of March 18, Qin Rigang ordered a general attack, Zhang Guoliang and Gil Hanga were unprepared, and retreated in a hurry, Chen Yucheng and Wu Ruxiao took advantage of the situation to attack and arrived at the bridgehead. The two armies communicated with each other, and they were loud and cheerful.

At dawn on the 19th, Governor Qin Rigang led an army of 20,000 to kill the camp of Benjierhang'a, and broke 16 camps in a row.

Gilhanga urgently ordered Hu Songlin to stick to the high capital, and retreated to the Jiuhua Mountain camp with Liu Cunhou, resisting and defending everywhere.

Qin Rigang was unable to attack the fortifications, so he had to garrison troops outside the city.

Xiang Rong reprimanded Deng Shaoliang for being paranoid, scheduling not in line with the will of the army, and incapable of trying to intercept the attack, causing the thieves to connect on both sides, spreading to Tanzhu and Qiaotou, and not attacking inside, and the situation was tense, and ordered President Zhang Guoliang to all armies.

Zhang Guoliang received the order, immediately forced to move forward, entered Yaogang, and ordered Yu Wanqing to retreat to Gaozi Xiangkou, to support the Husong Forest Department, and then ordered Qin Ruhu, Cai Yinglong, and Yang Ruiqian to enter Dongxiyangang and Dongyanshan; Ask Gilhanga to gather troops, tightly intercept them, and when the time is ripe, they will advance from east to west.

Qin Rigang and Wu Ruxiao were cut off, the goods and medicines were exhausted, and the stored rice and grain were only used for more than a month, so they quickly called for help.

Yang Xiuqing ordered Qin Rigang to attack without being defeated and open up a retreat, otherwise he would be severely punished. He also instructed Shi Dakai: Brother Yi's army, besieging Ji'an Yueyu, when will it be captured? Zhenjiang is in danger, 100,000 are urgent, and the success is to return to help, so don't delay.