The official document refused to help, Li Xubin sighed: People are not beautiful, and luck is not good! Kede Luzhou, and then compete with the official!

That night, Xu Bin Shu said: 8,000 people in the minister's department, more than 3,000 people were divided into Keqian, Tai, Tongcheng and the defense left here, and they often fought hard for several months, without a day of rest, and the injuries were elite, and the sores were full of devastation, and now there are less than 5,000 people, all of whom are tired and tired. In the area of the three rivers, the terrain is flat, there is no hill and Pize, the polders are staggered, the dry fields are hidden in the grass, the small river lingers in the meantime, and the autumn water is half dry. Although there are many thieves, they are still enough to control them, and if they encounter a large number of thieves, the troops may not be able to support them.

On November 3, 1858, Governor Li Xubin led 5,000 soldiers to approach Sanhe Town.

Exploration, the castle of the three rivers is built according to the water, there are countless rice grains and arms in the inner tun, and nine fortifications are built outside the city; Ten miles east of the city, under the white stone mountain, camp everywhere. The city, the mountains, and the fortresses leaned on each other, and the horses and infantry were interlocking. The Taiping Army's defender Wu Dinggui has been defending for many years, and he has repeatedly borne the fortification, and Sanhe Town is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Li Xubin said: It's okay! The army is everywhere, and it is in ashes!

On November 7, Li Xubin's troops divided into three routes, first attacking the ninth base outside the city. The defenders resisted by the strength of the wall, and the arrows and cannons were like rain injections; The Hunan troops fell to the ground one after another. Xu Bin was unmoved, attacked to the death according to the order, and ordered the soldiers to set fire to the village, and the defenders gradually lost their support.

Wu Dinggui sent the main force out of the city to respond, and ordered the defenders of Baishi Mountain to respond after the attack, and the Taiping sergeants of the ninth base retreated to the inner city.

Li Xubin forced the city and camped, besieging on all sides; The attacking troops each took a few positions, prepared to enter the city, put grass to fill the trenches, swarmed the city, the cannons on the city rained, and the Hunan army suffered many casualties.

The continuation of the attack for two days did not stop, and he said: The thief can also guard, but it is a pity for the thief's ear!

Zeng Guohua said: Although the outer fortress is broken, I have also lost more than 1,000 soldiers; The stone city of Three Rivers is rich in thieves; Even if it is Deke, my four thousand Huxiang children are afraid that it will be halved; Enemy aid is on the way, and it is difficult to find our aid; Retreat and fight again, only then can you be safe.

Li Xubin said: Ten days and seven edicts, I have received great favors, how can I say goodbye! I ordered, the Changying of Chen Deyuan in Xuncheng, to fly to Qianshan; Tongcheng Yuanzhong, Zhenyou two battalions, quickly to Shucheng. Shucheng Xie Yonghu, Shudong Yuan Huaizhong two divisions, quickly divided the troops and galloped. Ordered all battalions to dig tunnels and trenches, fill more medicines, and break the city for a decisive battle.

Zeng Guohua said: Xie Bu's soldiers are slight, and they can't be trusted; Yuan was sent by Li Mengqun, and he couldn't be trusted!

Li Xubin said: This opportunity is in danger, and at the last moment, Yuan Ruo disobeys the order and immediately beheads. He also urgently consulted Du Xing'a, and quickly sent a horse team to help.

Peng Yulin was in the water camp, and his heart was still uneasy, and he wrote to Li Xubin and said: Engrave the male division to attack the three rivers, forgive the thief is a wandering soul, and it is not difficult to cover it. Only Shu and Tong are on the defensive, and there are troops. And Hu and Peng Zhujun had to come to Puqintang before they could change their defenses and be transferred to the camp, but they didn't know if the future was weak and the deployment was thin, and they were contemptuous. Xunjiang River, Xiangshui, the road is far away and difficult to pass the sound respect, Zhang Jieliang is deep.

Wu Dinggui fought for seven days, and the soldiers lost half, five Wen a day, flying Liuhe, and Xian was urgent. Chen Yucheng had no intention of staying in Suzhou, that is, he joined Li Xiucheng's department, pulled the troops back to Anhui, passed through Chao County, crossed the Lujiang River, went straight to Jinniu Town, cut the connection of Sanhe and Shucheng, and cut off Li Xubin's back road.

Qing general Yuan Huaizhong, when he heard that Chen Yucheng arrived, he led 2,000 soldiers bravely and flew away.

On November 12, 1858, Li Xiucheng asked Xue Zhiyuan to guard Jiangpu and Pukou, and led the main force to arrive at Baishishan in two days to control the East Road. Wu Ruxiao also went out of Luzhou, gathered Zhang Lexing and twisted the army, from north to south, and entered Sanhe Town.

Chen Yucheng looked at the topography of the three rivers, and liked to consult Li Xiucheng: Sanhe Town is surrounded by three rivers, the river is dense, the word "person" is presented, Li Demon relies on the ten-mile embankment, and the army is formed.

In the siege of the siege, there are enemies inside and outside, Li Xubin is fearless, and proudly shouts: If you fight a bloody battle, kill one more thief, that is, eliminate one more harm for the people. Break the cauldron and sink the boat, fight to the death; Kill Chen Reverse Yucheng, and the bandits will be defeated!

General Ding Ruiyi said: There are thieves on all sides, there are many casualties, and there is no way to advance or retreat, it is better to gather troops in one place, retreat to Tongcheng, and still be undefeated!

Continued: You taste tens of thousands of thieves with thousands of people, how cowardly! My order: Each battalion is divided into sixty percent, led by Jin Guochen, directly across the causeway, west to attack Jinniu Town, kill Chen thief, and open up Shucheng; Lead the troops to counterattack, the inside should be combined with the outside, and the thief will be broken.

On the 15th, Jin Guochen led 2,000 troops, divided into left, middle and right three roads, brazenly marched westward, and at dawn, attacked the suburbs of Jinniu Town. Suddenly the fog was thick and it was impossible to distinguish it.

Chen Yu formed a group to face the battle head-on, and led the main force to copy along the left flank. Yucheng clashed in front of the front, and the Hunan army's left and Houren battalions collapsed first, and the Yizhong, Yizuo, and Yiright battalions left one after another. Yucheng took the opportunity to surround the middle and right two roads.

Li Xubin watched Jin Guochen in danger, personally led his troops to break the siege, and rushed dozens of times, to no avail.

When it was already the Ming Dynasty, Wu Dinggui, the general of Sanhe, led his troops out of the city wall, and Li Xiucheng also personally led the people of his headquarters to Sanhe Town.

Li Xubin fought for five days, couldn't enter, returned to the camp, closed the gate, and sighed: Di and Run Ergong, one person is in the middle, why is it so far! Defeat today! See the moon shining on the ground and walk.

The soldiers have orders, and they are all bound and waiting for the moonrise. continued to hesitate again and again, and finally lost shame in the siege and resumed the bloody battle; It is said that the generals said: the military has been prosperous for ten years, and they have all damaged the national prestige by retreating. I fought hundreds of battles before and after, and I didn't hope to survive when I left the team. He will die today, and those who do not want to follow will do their own thing! After speaking, he bowed three times to the north, jumped on the horse and held a gun, and then entered the battle array; However, the army's heart was moved, the formation was not in a column, and it was immediately surrounded, and Li Xubin fought without a fight, and died in battle; Zeng Guohua also died. Tongzhi Ding Ruiyi gathered the defeated troops, retreated from the camp and held on, and sent reinforcements from Shu and Tong in order to protect the Chinese army.

Chen Yucheng sent more than 10,000 troops, besieged on all sides, and the artillery stones rained down, and they advanced again and again, day and night. Ding Ruiyi resisted hard for two days, the lead potion was exhausted, and the battalion was broken and died.

Sanhe Deke, Shucheng broke itself, Zhang Lexing led the main force of the twist army to the east to point to Guang and Xuyi, and Chen Li's army quickly attacked Tongcheng.

Yu Cheng said Xiu Cheng Dao: Twist to win the demon child, I have no worries! The brother entered Tongcheng from Kongcheng, detoured behind the enemy, and cut off his retreat. I entered Tongyi from the side of the mountain and besieged it on three sides.

On November 24, Yucheng gave an order, and the Taiping army of 30,000 people spread all over the mountains and fields, all rushing to Tongcheng.

Qing general soldier Zhao Kezhang soldiers divided into three roads, a camp outside the city, a fortified city wall, since the lead of 2,000 soldiers and horses out of the west gate to meet the battle, from noon to the chief, fierce battle four o'clock, deputy general Zhu Xiguang gradually failed, his troops collapsed first, and the other three battalions followed; Shocked and stubbornly resisted.

After Chen Yucheng sent the generals to block in a roundabout way, he personally led the main force to rush into Changhao and surrounded each base one by one. Kezhang was shocked and broke through and fled. The jade soldiers intercepted and killed, and Xiucheng was killed by the bucket shop, and he rushed into the battle group. Hunan generals Li Cunhan, Zhao Youcai, Li Changlin, Peng Xiangrui, Liu He and others were beheaded, and most of the Hunan soldiers suffered casualties. The pawns in the city, Xi Kezhang went, and the city was scattered.

The Qianshan and Taihu Hunan armies were stunned and retreated one after another. Jingzhou general Du Xing'a, afraid of the mistakes of the next guest, also withdrew from the siege of Anqing, five days, from the stone tablet, Sanqiao Town retreated to Susong, Erlanghe stationed.