Chapter Seventy-Nine: Shi Da Kai Goes to Gandong

The Taiping army of Gandong moved together, and Fuxing was stationed in Yiyang, helpless. Hurriedly played: 30,000 or 40,000 people in Shire, from Anren to Guixi, spread for more than 100 miles. The counter-crowds gathered in the houses of various villages, and there were no empty houses in the dead rooms, and there were many pseudo-officials. captured a number of thieves and confessed: Shi Zhi intends to take the road to Anren to commit Guangxin, disturb my improvement, and make a big noise, in order to unite the east and west roads, and can be unique here, and temporarily try to go to Gou'an.

Fuxing was relieved, and Li Dingtai, the chief soldier of Jiujiang Town, rushed to aid Guixi.

Li Dingtai consulted Fuxing: The army is advancing eastward, and Shi Zhi Zhenji is attacking from behind, and I will be attacked by the enemy on my back; I intended to attack the new road in the south, force the stone to retreat, and then go out of Dongxiang to support Li Yuandu.

On October 24, 1857, Li Dingtai preemptively attacked Xinlupu. Shi Zhenji was defeated and retreated to Fuzhou. Li Dingtai left a guard, led the main force, went out of Dongxiang for fifteen miles, entered Dagang, and waited and watched.

Shi Dakai sighed: Li Youding is too offensive and defensive, and he is really a good general.

Zhang Suimou said: Yang Fuqing will not advance north for a long time, so it is better to meet Shizhen Jibu and attack Li Dingtai's demon army first.

Shi Da opened the road: Fuxing Demon Er guards Yiyang and does not move, this is the best opportunity to attack Guixi. On October 29, Shi Dakai led the army to capture Yingtan and arrived at Gaoshi, less than ten miles away from Guixi. Li Yuandu went out of the city to meet the battle and was defeated; Urgently consult Fuxing and rescue quickly. Fuxing received the consultation, and the soldiers went out of Yiyang and entered the slope of Zha Lian Lake to strengthen the momentum.

Zhang Suimou said that Shi Da opened the way: Guixi City is strong, Fuxing comes to help, Yang Fuqing does not come, and it is very difficult to attack again; It is better to join the armies of Anren and Fuzhou to besiege Li Dingtai.

Da Kaidao: Yes! Linjiang is in danger, and it will be rescued immediately.

Zhang Suimou said: Detective, Zeng Demon Guoquan returned to Jiangxi from Hunan Province, and the governor led Liu Tenghe, Pu Chengyao, Zhang Yunlan, and Wang Kaihua to besiege Ji'an.

Da Kaifu sighed, and said: Zhang Demon Yunlan's courage is no less than Wang Xin'er, and Fu Zhongxin is in danger! Jinxi Guixi, more than 200 miles, three days coming, Yang Fuqing is late, complaining?

Zhang Sui conspired: Wei Wei Changhui killed his whole family, His Royal Highness treats the people of the Wei family well, and Fuqing will complain! Hong suddenly borrowed a knife to kill Yang, and suddenly apologized for Zhaoxue. Auxiliary Qing is to sit and watch the current situation, waiting for the price to sell. Its heart is complicated, and it can come quickly!

On November 10, he entered Guixi, rested for a long time, drove the troops to attack the city, followed the attack for a while, and retreated.

Li Yuandu saw that the Taiping army was scattered, and the army attacked at night, Yang Fuqing was absent-minded, retreated to Jinxi, Huishi Town, Jibu, and attacked Dongxiang together.

Shi Dakai, Yang Fuqing, and Shizhen Ji three road armies surrounded Dongxiang, and Jiangxi Governor Qi Ling urgently sent Zhou Fengshan to lead 3,000 troops to rush to help.

On November 19, Zhou Fengshan galloped to the periphery of Dongxiang and set up camp.

Shi Dakai saw the flaw, and devoted his main force to besiege Zhou Fengshan's camp, killing the Taoist Shuai Yuanze, Fengshan was defeated, and retreated to Sanjiangkou.

On the 24th, the Taiping army divided into nine routes and attacked Dongxiang. Li Dingtai held on for two days, broke two fingers, and retreated to Wuyangdu.

Shi Dakai conquered Dongxiang, the troops were divided into three routes, Yang Fuqing entered Jinxian County, to Luoxi Wenjiazhen, and set up a pontoon bridge to cross the river to attack; Shizhenji attacked Fengcheng from Fuzhou, attacked Zhangshu Town in the north, and approached Linjiang; Shi Dakai and Huang Yukun, led 20,000 troops, attacked Xiajiang and Yongfeng in the south, captured Jishui, and supported Ji'an. The three-way army sharpened its swords, intending to cross the Gan River in one fell swoop, and the inside and outside should be combined to defeat the Qing army besieging the city.

Jiangxi Governor Ling Ling ordered Liu Changyou and Zeng Guoquan to make arrangements in advance to strangle the river and defend it. He also dumped all the gunboats and cruised along the Gan River, and as soon as there was a thief army crossing the river, he immediately launched an artillery bombardment on it.

The Taiping army lacked boats and boats, and could not cross repeatedly; The pontoon bridges built were all sunk; After half a month of attack, there were countless casualties, and no army crossed the Gan River.

On December 15, Liu Changyou sent the water division to lead Liu Yuchun to attack Zhangshu Town, but Shizhenji was defeated and retreated to Xingan.

On the 16th, Zeng Guoquan ordered Zhang Yunlan to cross the river and attack, Zhang Yunlan got the order, took advantage of the night to break through the Xiajiang, moved the army to Jishui, choked Sanqutan, fought more than ten bloody battles, and killed Huang Yukun; That night, Yunlan smuggled across the Ganjiang River and attacked Shi Dakai's military camp. After this defeat, Dakai had no intention to help.

Yang Fuqing said: After years of war, the Gan region is barren and poor, and there is no more capital. Its east Suzhou and Hangzhou, fertile fields for thousands of miles, can be described as heaven, His Royal Highness has no intention?

Shi Da opened the road: I have no boat artillery, the support is not effective, and the soldiers will be lost, and I can't help it! I ordered, Ji'an Fu Zhongxin, Linjiang Cheng Ying, looking for an opportunity to break through, cross the river and return to the building. I led a large army to the east into Zhejiang and captured Suzhou and Hangzhou. The army of the Yang brothers, attacking Fujian in the south; Zhejiang and Fujian are linked to each other, and then the kingdom of heaven will be built.

Cheng Ying, the general of Linjiang, heard that the reinforcements were defeated, and he had no intention of fighting, so he repeatedly sent people to ask for surrender. Liu Changyou agreed, and the two made a secret agreement: first to surrender the weapons, and then to release the captive women. Inspector Zhang Faji learned that Cheng Ying was killed, and the defenders were in chaos. Liu Changyou took the opportunity to storm Yueyu, and Linjiang was broken.

The governor of Jiangxi is happy with the elderly: Linjun is the first place where Shi Da is located, and its garrison is solid, and it is very different. The siege will be carried for a year, and the resistance will be stubborn against the public, and the cunning will be abnormal. In August, a large number of rebels came to the aid of Jishui, and they were close to the county seat, but fortunately they were defeated by our army. In October, there were tens of thousands of thieves, from the Fu County to help, our army held the Gan River, intercepted every step, there was no way to fly across, so that the thieves in the city were exhausted of food, the first attempt to escape, our army took advantage of the situation to overcome. Linjun Deke, Liu Changyou's troops moved to the east, first choked Guixi, and then Du channeled into the Guangxin Road, and then divided the counties, cut off their foreign aid, and then focused on Fujian with heavy troops. In addition, Zeng Guoquan repeatedly attacked Ji'an, suffering heavy casualties, and the minions ordered him to resume the siege, wait for work, and starve to death of thieves.

Shi Dakai is gone. Xiuquan then ordered Meng Deen to be the leader of the army, Chen Yu to be the leader of the Zheng, and Li Xiu to be the deputy of the leader, and the three armies were unified.

Meng De said: Qi Qi Heavenly King, I have been absent from the battle array for a long time, and I am afraid that I will have a heavy trust.

Xiuquandao: I once had a bloody field with you, and I was like a brother. Chen and Li Ercheng are both rising generations. The two armies fought against each other, either strategizing or charging into battle, each performing its own duties. On the side of the couch, let others sleep soundly. Zhenjiang is in an emergency, and Li Xiucheng, the deputy head of the Kingdom of Heaven, must return to help; He is also leading Chen Yucheng to lead Anhui military affairs. Last night, Heavenly Father dreamed, Brother Yandong's Xiuqing Mansion was empty, and Fuqing and Yiqing were full of people; I ordered the East Mansion to be renovated immediately.

Chen Yucheng received the order, saying that Li Xiucheng said: The Wing King took away 60,000 elites, and there was a shortage of soldiers and major generals in various places, Duolonga and Bao Chao were two demons, and they were glued to me, Li Mengqun Demon organized the army in Huoshan, and looked at Lu'an, and my brother returned to Jingdong to aid at this moment, and Anhui Province was in great difficulty.

Li Xiucheng said: When the kingdom of heaven is in danger, I should lead the army to help. Today, only the Wing King has the power to turn around, and he must ask the King of Heaven again, choose talents and use them, customize the compassion for the people, apply for strict decrees, Su Zheng Dynasty, Ming Zheng rewards and punishments, and benefit the Quartet according to the ancient system.

Yu Chengdao: The sky and wings have been deadlocked for half a year, and now they are clearly distinguished, and it is useless to say more. If the brother insists, the brother is not named.

Xiucheng is obsessed, and he is sparse and complete. Xiuquan was annoyed, and Ge Xiucheng was knighted. Xiucheng is not discouraged, and he is second sparse. The courtiers of the Heavenly Kingdom all played the show of mercy and bravery, and the show repented and reinstated.