Shi Dakai and Yang Fuqing defeated Ganjiang, retreated to Fuzhou, rested for two months, and then marched again.

On March 31, 1858, Yang Fuqingsheng attacked the east and west, and swept into Fujian from Jiangxi Lead Mountain, and in one month, he conquered Pucheng, Songxi, Zhenghe, and Shaowu one after another.

The four towns of northern Fujian were lost one after another. Wang Yide, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was in a hurry: the bandits were extremely sick, the wolves were rushing, and the people were very frightened.

On April 14, Shi Dakai marched into Zhejiang, the first county seat of Jiangshan, and on the second day, Da Kai sent a group to attack Changshan and Kaihua to imperial Huizhou Qing army; He led the main force and rushed into Quzhou.

Xi'an General Fuxing heard that Guangxin followed up all the way. Rao Tingxuan, the commander-in-chief of Quyan Town, also traveled from Yushan to Quzhou to arrange defense.

Quzhou controls the elbow and armpit of Poyang, chokes the throat of Ou Fujian, the thoroughfare of the four provinces, and the head of the five roads. Yan Duanshu, the governor of Zhejiang, did not dare to slack off, and immediately consulted the governor of Jiangxi, Qi Ling, General Jiangning and the spring equinox soldiers to help, and ordered the commanders of the provincial governments in Zhejiang to rush to the rescue.

On April 18, Shi Dakai led his troops to attack Quzhou, and the Fuxing army arrived, and Rao Tingxuan attacked inside and outside. Shi Dakai was defeated, forced the city to camp, and built more than 40 fortifications in the east and west of Quzhou.

On the 20th, Dakai attacked again, and was attacked again, more than 20 military camps on the east road were destroyed by the Fuxing soldiers, and the copper coin camp on the west road was also burned by the villagers.

The second attack was fruitless, and Da Kai divided his troops widely, attached to the county ten miles inside and outside the scattered places, from the southwest to the southeast spread dozens of miles, with the intention of encircling on all sides, for the long-term siege of the county city.

On the 22nd, Zhou Tianshou, the chief soldier of Zhangzhou Town, Jiang Changgui, the chief soldier of Wannan Town, Ming Antai, the chief soldier of Huangyan Town, and Tian Yingke, the guerrilla army, each led troops, and the Qing troops from all walks of life inside and outside Quzhou exceeded 20,000.

Fuxing sent Zhou Tian to enter the city to assist in defense, Zhou refused, said that the thief will be going east, and Zhangshutan is the only way to enter Longyou in the east, and it must be stationed.

The military power of the Qing Dynasty was different, and Yan Duanshu had no choice but to play: Fuxing controlled the reinforcements from Jiangxi and Jinling, Zhou Tian was restrained from Huizhou and Hangzhou, and Rao Tingxuan held the city walls and responded together.

Zhang Sui conspired to say that Shi Da opened the way: my soldiers are coming to the city, and after the demon soldiers are coming to me, it is very difficult to specialize; The army is heading eastward, attacking the weak points of the demons, or it can be done quickly.

Dakaidao: I have tens of thousands of people, wrapped in food for several months, and can advance eastward and attack the city at the same time.

On the 25th, Shi Dakai set up a pontoon bridge and attacked Zhangshutan in the east; He also sent 10,000 troops to outflank the Fuxing camp.

Half of the bridge is built, that is, it is destroyed; The Taiping army couldn't stand it and waded across the river one after another. Seeing this, Zhou Tian led the three armies to take over the battle. When Fuxing heard the alarm, he ordered the deputy general Zhang Tengjiao to meet the battle, and Rao Tingxuan also sent heavy troops to respond. The bloody battle between the two armies was fierce, and outside Quzhou City and by Zhangshu Pond, all the corpses were lying on their backs.

At dawn the next day, Da Kai sent troops to cross the river and attacked, Zhou Tian was noticed, and the Changgui of Kaijiang supervised the troops to counterattack, and the battle lasted for a long time, and the victory was not decided.

On the 28th, Da Kaiqin led 10,000 troops to besiege Zhangshutan, but he could not win.

Zhang Suimou said: Zheye Xiaomin said: Quzhou to Longyou in addition to the Zhangshutan waterway, Linshan, Xikou, Henglu, Quanwang and other four remote trails, can be entered.

Shi Da opened the road: I ordered: Shi Zhenji led 10,000 troops, rushed to attack in the middle of the road, and attacked Longyou in the east.

Da Kai repeatedly attacked Zhangshutan, Zhou Tian was uneasy, and said that Jiang Changgui said: The thief must not be committed to Quzhou, and he will sneak into Jin and Yan. Ming Antai's first army, as soon as the Longyou fortification. Jiang Zongzhen should also be careful when he goes to civilize and suppress thieves.

On May 1, Shizhenji arrived in Longyou, saw that the Qing army was heavily defended, and attacked the south, and within ten days, Lianke Suichang, Songyang, and Chuzhou. There was a great earthquake in central Zhejiang, and Longquan, Xuanping, and Jinyun were under martial law everywhere. Zhou Tianshou and Ming Antai did not dare to slack off, and rushed to Xuanping and Jinyun fortifications.

Zhou Tianshou, Jiang Changgui, and Ming Antai all left Quzhou, Fuxing was lonely and difficult to sing, and entered Qucheng at night, saying that Rao Ting chose the road: the city wall was surrounded by thieves on three sides, and the north was camped, if it was occupied by thieves, the sound and atmosphere in the city were blocked; If the thief attacks Shouchang, Hangzhou will be in danger, and this break cannot occur. Brother protects Qucheng, and I supervise the soldiers to the north to prevent thieves from escaping.

Ming Antai's deputy general Li Jiawan marched alone, stationed in Yinchang, Chuzhou, and was surrounded by Shi Zhenji, Ming Antai sent the deputy general Tao Maosen to rescue, and Shi Zhenji retreated.

On May 17, 1858, Zhou Tianshou led his troops to arrive, inspected the terrain, and was shocked, saying: Yinchang is a place of four battles, and it is not suitable to be stationed, so immediately move to Yanquan. Suddenly, the sky changed suddenly, and the rain poured down. Li and Tao delayed for two days, and were surrounded by Shizhenji.

Shi Zhenji was condescending, overseers besieged, bloody battles, killed the prefect Tang Baochang, Du Sima Yuanzhen, a thousand Qing troops, almost killed. Zhou Tianshou and Ming An Taixian came to reinforce it, but they could not be defeated. Zhenji then occupies Jinyun, Wuyi, Yongkang, Yunhe, and the scenery is the same.

Shizhen Ji tortured and beat Zhezhong, and Emperor Xianfeng angrily said: Fuxing is not effective in interception, dismissal and retention, return to Yushan, and prevent thieves from fleeing; Zhou Tian was repeatedly frustrated by thieves, rewarded with the title of admiral, and supervised the prevention and suppression of Zhejiang; Qi Ling, He Chun, Deng Shaoliang, etc., and then sent the generals and rushed to help.

Jiangxi Governor Qi Ling received the decree and said: The slave ordered Li Dingtai, the chief soldier of Jiujiang Town, to lead 7,000 troops, day and night, to aid Zhejiang; According to the report, Li Bu arrived in Wuyuan County yesterday. I hope that if Zhou Tian is suppressed, Donglu will be cleared and will be united with the officers and soldiers of Qu County; Then Fuxing marched from Changshan and reviewed the west road; Jiang Changgui marched from Kaihua to Qing Northwest Road; Zhou Tianshou and Ming Antai marched from Jiangshan to the southwest of the Qing Dynasty, which was a foolproof strategy.

General Jiangning and Chun Yijuan: For today's plan, the only way to do this is to strictly guard Sui'an, take care of Yan and Hangzhou, and benefit Zhou Tianshou and Ming Antai with troops to prevent Jinhua and suppress the state; On the one hand, depending on the situation, either from Longyou or Shouchang to join Fuxing, and try to relieve the siege, or it can be remedied. Ten days ago, the slave had ordered Zhou Tianpei, the chief soldier of Heli Town, to lead 3,000 troops with his deputy generals Guo Qiju and Heshun to enter Zhejiang quickly.

Deng Shaoliang, the governor of Zhejiang, received the order and immediately sent a guerrilla attack on Wu Zaisheng, leading 1,000 troops to reinforce Shouchang. Wu then ascended to Shouchang and traveled through the entire territory of the city, but did not see a single thief. Zhou Tian was then ordered to gallop to Wuyi and besiege Shi Zhenji. Shouchang's guard general Qin Ruhu also led the main force to rescue Sui'an. The great Shouchang, there are only 400 soldiers left.

Before long, Emperor Xianfeng took Quzhou as empty and ordered Fuxing to stay for the time being.

Before Fuxing arrived, Shi Dakai took the opportunity to raise troops to attack north, and on June 23, captured Shouchang.

Shouchang was lost, and Yan Duanshu immediately asked Zhang Guoliang to go to Zhejiang, and the president's armies; And fly into Zhejiang: Shouchang is the throat of Jinhua, Quzhou, and Yanzhou, and the three counties are in Kanyu, and if Yanzhou is lost, Hangzhou will be in danger! I hope that all the generals will immediately drive Shouchang and destroy this ugly species!

When Zhou Tianshou learned of it, he immediately ordered Zhou Tianpei and Wang Enrong to rush to help. When Li Dingtai heard about it, he was anxious to enter Yanzhou and force Shouchang.

General Jiang Ning and Chun Juan: The war in Zhejiang is in dire straits, and only the four total soldiers of the four provinces and the 20,000 thousands of soldiers must have the power of one president, and the affairs of Zhejiang will be eliminated. Fuxing is a general, but there are few convincing soldiers and local gentry in the military camps.

He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, said: Now Zhejiang's bandit industry has moved eastward, and there is constant contact between Changshan and Kaihua for hundreds of miles from the state to the state; Although the Fuxing army will be surrounded by thieves and washed them one after another, and there are more and more people running around, Shouchang, Sui'an, Longyou, and Lanxi are alarmed everywhere, and they can't prevent it. Although Zhou Tianshou was ordered to supervise the affairs of Zhejiang, he was unable to curb the East Road, and had no time to take care of the West Road Qu and Yan areas, and the existing host and guest situation with the Fuxing First Army; And the qualifications of Ming Antai and Rao Tingxuan were all before Zhou Tianshou, and I am afraid that they will not respond at that time. Yan Duanshu, the governor of Zhejiang, has the responsibility of preparing for the salary of the soldiers and the pressure of the locality, and he cannot but sit in the provincial capital, and he is not the director of the army. The minister planned to ask Hechun to supervise the military affairs of Jiangnan and Zhejiang, and Zhou Tianshou was assisted in the military affairs of Zhejiang, and the president of the army.

Emperor Xianfeng's edict and spring compliance. He Chun pushed it with "his eyes have been crooked, his speech is slurred, and his eagerness is difficult to say", and he said: Jiang Ying has divided 5,000 troops to help Zhejiang; The soldiers are getting more and more single, how can they fight the lair of thieves? Zhang Guoliang, Xu Naizhao and others no longer aid Zhejiang.

Emperor Xianfeng has a basis for what he said, Xu. Fu and ordered the official text and Hu Linyi: Shi Wei Dakai, the soldiers are in Quzhou, and the holes in Zhejiang; Li Qing continued to be a guest, the official of the domain, and immediately went to Zhejiang. Chin this.

Hu Linyi and the official Wen said: Chen Yucheng entangled with the rebels from all walks of life in Anhui Province, and the burden was self-consolidated, as many as 20,000 or 30,000 people. Our army strangled its southwest with 6,000 men, and there was still a lack of two sides of the east gate, so we must recover Huang'an, gather troops, and be able to encircle and suppress it. There are also seven or eight thousand bandits in Huang'an. Since Huang'an was lost, and the counties of De'an, Anlu, and Xiangyang have all been under martial law, it will be difficult to divide troops to aid Zhejiang in February and March.

Su Shundao: Zeng Guofan has been idle for a long time, and it is the right time to aid Zhejiang.

Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang is also sparse: Now the generals of the various armies aiding Zhejiang are all people who are well known to Zeng Guofan, the former military department, who is not his fellow countryman, that is, his old department, if he is ordered to lead the Chu army to aid Zhejiang, then the soldiers will be united and will help in the overall situation.

Emperor Xianfeng said: Zhejiang is a heavy land of grain and salary, and there is no room for loss; Zeng Guo Fan Keri went to work, entangled and commanded the army of the four provinces, and destroyed the stone under the city of Quzhou.