When Emperor Xianfeng heard of the civil strife in Jinling, he immediately ordered Yiliang, Guanwen, Dexinga, Duxinga, Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, Fuji, Hechun, Zhang Guoliang, etc.: take advantage of their internal strife, the order is flattened, the salary of the soldiers can not be increased, and there is a chance of success. The war situation everywhere is smooth, but Jiangxi, the futile work is delayed, the labor is paid, and the counties are lost, and there is no place to recover. Shi Rebellion must not succeed in Anhui Chu, and it is bound to run into Jiangxi and incite the people, and its situation will be more and more difficult to control. The vassal of the Zeng Dynasty should take advantage of this time when the thief's heart is weakened, and hurry up to conquer several cities. What is the face of Jiangxi Shiminye? Fuxing, the general of Xi'an, immediately rushed to Jiangxi to handle military affairs in order to save the situation.

Zeng Guofan received the decree and said that Guo Songtao said: "My emperor does not cut off my head, it is already a gift." Ta and Luo died one after another, and both offense and defense were exhausted. The situation in the Gan region is a mess. In eastern Jiangxi, Li Yuandu withdrew from the siege of Fuzhou and moved his army to Guixi, with 7,000 people, more than half of which was lost; Now it is known that the battle array is not what Li is good at. After this defeat, half of the eastern part of Jiangxi was inactive. Xiao Qijiang, Liu Changyou, and Liu Kun were brave and surrounded Yuanzhou for March, and it was said that it would be broken soon. The thief regained the heights, and the grain route was accessible; Shanggao Qicheng Yuan and Rui Erzhou, the rebellion of their lands must be annihilated. ”

Guo Songtao said: "The infighting between the Yellow Flag and Citi in Yuanzhou is like a thief in Jinling; The fort is the easiest to break inside. The arrival of Fuxing troops can ease the situation in eastern Jiangxi. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Fuxing and Guoliang are not on good terms, Fang was transferred to Jiangxi, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners should not be extravagant." Zeng Guohua, Liu Tenghong, and Wu Kunxiu have cut off the South Road Linjiang and besieged Ruizhou for April; Ruizhou, Yuanzhou, which is faster? Last year, Shi Yida Kai even trapped Ruizhou, Linjiang, Yuanzhou, Ji'an, Jiang Chu Dao was closed, and the Wen Bao family couldn't get through for several months. Wen Fu went to Hubei on behalf of me, Hu Linyi added 5,000 soldiers and horses, and then Kexianning, Putong, Chongyang, Tongcheng, Xinchang, Shanggao six counties. Since Jiang Chu has to ask. Let me have the day to survive, Wen Fuli also. Zuo Zongtang came to consult, Yan Yuanfu, Zhou Fengshan, and Huang Mian led 6,000 troops, from Wanzai and Pingxiang to Ji'an. Yuanzhou, Ruizhou, Ji'an Ruoke, Jiangxi Ding. After Taqib, Linyuan Town, the capital of Bijinke, occupied Zhangshu Town, captured Zhangtiandu, and attacked Raozhou City, which was really a brave general, which could be of great use. ”

Guo Songtao said: "Yuan Fu is talented, determined and tenacious, and will be a big thing." Bi is indeed fierce, but he is not a person in my generation after all. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "If Luo Shan and Zhiting are here, they have nothing to do with Wen Fu and Yuan Fu. Jiangxi is stingy in paying salaries, and most of the salaries allocated in Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang and other places are empty words, which are useless and practical, and they all rely on the hard work of donating and collecting. The soldiers do not fight, they consume the military supplies, and the court does not blame them. Living in Jiangxi for a long time, he has the right to strip the people, and he has no position for the people, and he is hated! I participated in the impeachment of Chen Qimai for smuggling opium, favoring His Majesty's subordinates, leaving military salaries, falsely reporting military exploits, and abusing the gentry. I and the Gan officials, the momentum is like fire and water, and there is no reconciliation. Hu Runzhi went to his danger and took his wealth, and he even reasoned with his proverbs. ”

Guo Songtao said: "The way of being an official is actually the way of management; The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the Ming Zheng can do nonsense, and it is not good to be obedient; Who is the livelihood of the people and the death? Xinfu Wenjun, who once followed Lin Gong Zexu to govern affairs, is unfortunately a Mongolian bannerman. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The knowledge of Yunxian is a little high, and I can't bear to live in a chaotic place for a long time." The elder brother was a scholar and a body, and he was awarded the compilation of the Hanlin Academy for his merits; I have a letter, go north with my brother, face Chen Hubu Shangshu Sushun, with my brother's wisdom, or can do something else. If this happens, there will be people in my court! If not, you will also return to Xiangyin! One with one beauty, half of the joy and sorrow, can it? In addition, my letters, after Su Shunguan, must be recycled; The text of the feeling is colorful, and it is bound to be carefully grinded. ”

Guo Songtao said: "Di Shuai ordered it, don't dare to disobey; The capital is sinister, or go and go back. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Yunxian is worried, the people of the capital, sitting in the well and watching the sky, how can we have the knowledge!" Quickly pass my order, Zeng Guoquan and Zhou Fengshan's two armies must gallop forward and besiege Ji'an; Zeng Guohua and Liu Tenghong did their best to attack Ruizhou again, and they were able to overcome it with one drum. ”

After February, Guo Songtao arrived in Beijing, recommended by the Ministry of Household Shangshu Sushun, into the South Study, Emperor Xianfeng admired his talent, repeatedly summoned, and reluctantly said: Nan Zhai Division pen and ink things are not much, but so you are ordered to enter Nan Zhai, but not in the pen and ink, read more useful books, and strive to be a useful person, he should still go out to do military affairs in the future.

On November 8, 1856, Zeng Guohua and Liu Tenghong led the army to the city of Ruizhou.

The twenty-seventh inspection point on the left of the palace, Lai Yuxin, led the defenders, condescending, with fireshells and guns, like showers. The Hunan army suffered heavy casualties.

On the 15th, Wujin Shipu Chengyao led 2,000 Baoyong, the forward assault, and the west gate attacked the city. Most of the general army ladder city, the city suddenly poured down with barrels of medicine. The Prussian army did not succeed in taking the risk, suffering 200 casualties.

Zeng Guohua repeatedly failed to conquer, so he built a city along the north and south of Ruizhou, trapped the army inside, and cut off the aid outside.

The national domain was helpless, so he revealed: The fortified city is difficult to attack, and the damage is huge. Hereby, in the form of besieging Wuhan, Zhou excavated Changhao, cut off its help, and only tried to block the thieves. Then the bandits in the city are exhausted of food, and they can capture the ditch and sweep the holes to recover the fortified city. This strategy of sitting in the trap may be the foundation for the future attacks of various armies.

At the end of November 1856, Zhou Fengshan and Zeng Guoquan led an army of 4,000 to conquer Anfu and march to Ji'an. Zhou, had to fill the trench with grass, straight to the root of the city, ladder the city and attack, the defenders guns and arrows were fired, wood and stone boiling oil intersected, Zhou, Zeng did not support, retreated.

Zeng Guofan personally took care of Zhou and Zeng, and it was appropriate to teach face-to-face. Guofan said: "Jiujiang, Ruizhou, and Yuanzhou are obsessed with attacking fortifications, with countless casualties, and the lessons of the past cannot be repeated; Besieged and killed, Fang is a good strategy. ”

Zeng Guoquan and Zhou Fengshan also knew the difficulty of tackling tough problems, so they followed the order.

Yuanzhou was besieged for three months, oil and salt were cut off, rice, grain, goods and medicine were scarce, and the army's morale was turbulent; The turmoil in Tianjing came, and the barracks were in turmoil: Heavenly Father killed Heavenly Brother, and it was all empty, and he went home to do long-term work.

Liu Changyou shot books into the city, and tried his best to provoke. Li Nengtong, the deputy guard, thought again and again, and voted for Liu Neiying. Liu Changyou took the opportunity to attack overnight, and Li Nengtong offered the door to accept. Liu Changyou occupied Yuanzhou and re-attacked Linjiang.

Wei Jun was trapped in Wuchang, and when he learned that Changhui was plotting rebellion and Tianjing was in civil strife, he had no desire to fight, so he said that Guozong Hong Renzheng and Qiu Guan's deputy prime minister Zhong Tingsheng said: "My brother is a yin owl who killed thousands of lives, and his crime should be punished." Long live the king of heaven, long live long live, the saints are merciful, and the disaster has not reached the family. The old and young women and children of my family, and Wei Wei Changhui, are very different, and they all swear allegiance to the Kingdom of Heaven. Hu Demon Lin Yi and Yang Demon Zaifu repeatedly shot books into the city, persuading me to surrender, my heart is like a rock, and I will make a decision. We have been confined for twenty months, and we have run out of food and no help; If you don't abandon the city, you will probably be wiped out. ”

Hong Renzheng said: "Working together in the same boat, more than one load, Wei Guozong's heart is right, his wisdom is wise, his strength is brave, and his ambition is strong, and heaven and earth can be learned." Today, water, land, food, and aid are all extinct, and there are thirty-six plans, only to go. ”

Zhong Tingsheng said: "I and the Hanyang defenders swear to be the leader of the two countries. ”

Wei Jun said: "Hu Demon Lin Yi, six new battalions of the naval division, 250 ships, 4900 Yong; Lu Shi also increased by 5,000. Hanyang, Wuchang periphery, deep trench wide ditch, long encirclement on all sides. By land is no longer possible. However, he moved west along the waterway, withdrew from the demon circle, supported the boat to shore, and escaped from the ascension. Hanyang and Wuchang relied on each other, and Prime Minister Zhong Cheng led the army first. The withdrawn army must advance and look forward to the rearguard, and gradually orderly; Don't scatter and rout, wolves rush to the pigs. ”

Hong Renzheng said: "My water division has been disabled, is the waterway feasible?" ”

Wei Jun said: "Quietly, unexpectedly, unprepared." ”

Zhong Tingsheng said: "The two sects retreat first, and I defend them." ”

Wei Jun said: "No! Wuchang is empty, the demon intercepts the river, and the turtle in the urn of Erbu is also. The fire in Guishan broke out, and the Erbu was withdrawn, and I immediately killed Wuchang. Quickly pass on my order, from today onwards, all departments to attack instead of defending, to advance instead of retreat, five days to disturb, seven days to attack, day and night harassment, chaos demon mind. ”

In the early morning of December 19, 1856, Li Mengqun routinely attacked Hanyang, and the gunboats from the outer river were surging.

Lu Shidu Si Zhang was victorious and wanted to attack, and the guerrilla Liu Man said: "I heard that the thief should not flee in a hurry, and he will be injured by cannons." ”

In the evening, the Kameyama fire broke out. Li Mengqun ordered battalion officer Lu Youxiong to inspect it. Lu Youxiong led the crowd to attack the Ximen Bridge, and the bullets were fired repeatedly, but there was no response; If you look closely, Hanyang Fortress is empty.

When Li Mengqun heard about it, he led the army to chase to the river and killed more than 100 Taiping troops. Then he led the army into the city, and set fire to it and plundered it. For a while, the fire and candle sky shined on the river waves.

Jiangbei is in turmoil, Hu Linyi and Li Xubin are accustomed to it and don't think so. In the middle of the night, Li Mengqun sent people across the river to report the victory. Hu and Li sent troops to investigate, and Wuchang City was also empty. Hu Linyi did not dare to slack off, and ordered Yang Zaifu, Li Xubin, and Jiang Yili to lead the army to chase after him.

Jiang Yili refused to obey the order and took leave to return to his hometown. Hu Linyi knew that he was unruly and unruly, and he was not on good terms with Li Xubin, so he pushed the boat along the river.

Wei Jun's army of 20,000 people panicked and retreated to Jiujiang and Hukou.

Lin Qirong and Huang Wenjin are all soldiers of the East Palace, and Wei Junbing knocks on the city, but Lin and Huang dare not accept it. Wei Jun was helpless, so he went south to Jingdezhen and settled down for the time being.

Guanwen, Du Xing'a, and Li Mengqun also did not show weakness, and ordered Wang Guocai, the general soldier of Yunyang Town, and Duolong'a, the co-leader, to pursue and attack along the north bank of the Yangtze River, and capture Huangzhou and Huangmei one after another, and arrive at Xiaochikou, where they fought fiercely for three days. At the end of the month, the general Bao Chao led 3,000 troops to the army, and attacked by night. Duolonga was helpless, reviving the soldiers Junhao, and besieged the long trench.

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Yang Zaifu and Li Xubin marched by land and water. In half a month, he captured Ezhou, Daye, Xingguo, Guangji, and then came to Jiujiang City.

Li Xubin set up camp in Sun Jiayuan, ordered the soldiers to pay salaries, and burned the pile fences, bamboo sticks, and burned outside Jiujiang City. Fu led troops to climb the city more than 20 times, but he did not resist. Then from the south of Jiujiang, the official card clamp and east to the end of Baishui Lake, open the dredging Changhao, the depth of Hao is two zhang, the width is three zhang and five feet, the total length is more than 30 miles, more than the ridge is fourfold, leave the east gate road, for the lure to pursue the ground.

Wuchang was recovered, and Hubei was harvested. The official document was urgent: On the 22nd, Hanyang was restored, and countless thieves were annihilated. Zhong Tingsheng, deputy prime minister of the autumn of thieves, and Liu Man, the commander, were killed by shelling. The Wuchang soldiers bravely saw the smoke and flames of Seoul on the other side, knew that they had succeeded, and were excited and anxious, and made concerted efforts to attack and suppress, and also recovered the provincial city on the 22nd. The army marched eastward, and Ruizhou and Yining were adjacent to Chongyang and Tongcheng in the northern provinces. Hu Linyi only left more than 1,000 braves, and the solid shape was thin. Wang Xin, a candidate for staying in Hunan, entered Chong and Tong in the north, controlled the turn of Jiangxi and Hubei, and ensured Wuhan.

Hu Linyi is also sparse: On the 22nd, Yang Zaifu's sailors regained the thieves' war ships and burned them one by one, leaving no sails behind. The land division attacked more urgently, the thieves were rebellious, opened the city gate, and broke through by separate roads. The ministers and generals divided their ways to intercept them, fought for three hours, annihilated 3,000 thieves, and captured 54 generals at all levels such as Gu Youxin and Lai Jixing. At noon, they attacked Wuchang. The three towns of Wuhan are obtained, and the division of the land and water expedition is based on Wuhan. The camp is in danger, and the sergeants have no worries about turning back. Arms and rice and grain are constantly being lost; Wounds and diseases, a place to recuperate. It is the policy of leveling Wu, and it must be in the first place to protect the county.

Wang Guocai's staff Fang Yurun was disdainful, and privately called Wang Guocai and said: "The army has besieged Wuhan for a year, and it has not damaged a single thief. The thieves fled on the 22nd of this month and returned to aid Jiang Province. I work hard and pay well, wait for the thief to escape, and then succeed, but I am also a husband! ”

Wang Guocai sighed: "The country is like this, what can be done? ”

Yuanzhou overcome, Wuchang again, Ruizhou, Anji, Jiujiang, Xiaochikou and encircled, the national domain is very happy, playing: Xianfeng five years of winter, Ruizhou Linjiang Yuanzhou Ji'an fell one after another, Xiluzhou County fell to thieves. This autumn, reinforcements will come to Rui, and the road to the two lakes will be opened. Since Yuanzhou was overcome, the Hubei division arrived in Xun, and the western road belonged to the restoration. Long live our emperor, thieves fight Jinling, and the Gan region is good.