Pu Chengyao, the chief soldier of Jiujiang Town, received the order, that is, together with the deputy general Pu Chengzhong, that is, the prefect Liu Tenghe, led 4,000 troops, and the soldiers were divided into two roads to force Jiande.

Jiande is subordinate to Anhui, and the governor of Jiangxi, Qi Ling, is reluctant to go out to fight, and he said: Wuyuan has sent out a large number of rebels, entrenched in Jiande, and has a clear relationship with the rebels in Jingdezhen and Wuhu, and its passage to the border of Poyang and Pengze is intended to copy the back road of the officials and troops of Rao County to relieve the siege of Jingdezhen. You and other departments, be sure to set up the old camp steadily, block and suppress both, and advance if you can enter, and do not underestimate the enemy.

Liu Tenghe disagreed, marched alone, captured and killed the Taiping army Yuan Rong Yin Minggao in Meishan Ridge, and the morale of the Hunan army was greatly boosted, and then attacked Yunfeng Ridge. Guozong Yang Yiqing retreated to Sanli Street and set up an ambush. Liu Tenghe went straight into the ambush circle and was shot to death.

Pu Chengyao is horrified, stationed outside the city of Tun Jiande, holding on to each other and waiting for help; He also divided his troops into Niu Guling to take over Liu Tenghe's rout.

Yang Fuqing marched north into Jiande, Jingdezhen was empty, Zhang Yunlan took the opportunity to besiege, fought until night, Jingdezhen was full of fires, and the defenders carried the torch to the north, which seemed to escape. Yunlan hurriedly ordered the soldiers to chase and kill, but was ambushed, and the hundreds of people under Qian Zongyi were all killed in battle.

After winning consecutive battles, Yang Fu was full of vigor, gathered the main force, and besieged Pu Chengyao's army.

Pu Chengyao was in a panic all day, begging Jiang Chu, waiting for ten days, but no brigade came to help. Pu Chengyao did not dare to attack again, and fought and retreated to Pengze to protect himself.

Zeng Guofan was defeated in successive battles, and Emperor Xianfeng angrily said: Shi Rebellion has not been destroyed, Zeng Chenguo Domain, the governor of the north, and the snail shrink Fuzhou, for half a year, what does this make up for the overall situation? The former Zhu Shi rebelled from Nan'an to Hunan, and went down to Hubei Province to take advantage of the upstream trend. Now that the result is complete, what does Zeng Chen think now? Quickly send troops to help southern Shonan. Guanwen, Hu Linyi, Senior Citizen, Du Xing'a, etc., will also be sent to Hunan as soon as possible!

Zeng Guofan received the order, sighed, and smiled again.

Staff member Li Hongzhang said: Shi Dakai is deep in Hunan, and Yuanfu's army can finally attack Jingdezhen in the north.

Zeng Guo Fan Dao: Shi Zhi guarded Nan'an for three months, only then entered Hunan Province, and within half a month, he connected the four major towns of Guiyang, Yizhang, Xingning, and Chenzhou, which can not be described as fierce. However, the thieves abandon the battle with the battle, and the rogue tactics are no longer afraid. Zuo Zongtang, Kong Ming of this world. The soldiers are in actual combat, Zuo Ji is high in Zhuge Liang, I think it is well deserved, otherwise, who dares to call himself today. Moreover, even if there is no left, Liu Changyou, Li Xuyi, Xiao Qijiang, Jiang Zhongyi, Chen Shijie, Liu Kunyi, Liu Rong, He Shaocai, Jiang Yili, Liu Yuezhao, etc., are not idle people.

Li Hongzhang said: Xiangchu heroes, all from the hands of my teacher; To pacify the Cantonese bandits, it really depends on the strength of my master.

Zeng Guofan said: Shaoquan Xiu wants to be sycophant, Liu Changyou, Jiang Zhongyi, Liu Kunyi and others all respect me and stay away, Zuo Jigao is even worse, not only disrespectful, but openly insulting. Woohoo, Ji Gaoqi is a person, and his talent is indeed extraordinary. Shaoquan is brilliant, but he was born in troubled times, and he can only start a career by making contributions. If you are not a teacher, you can only be clumsy. Under the whole world, the old scheming is insightful, the candle is not left behind, Hurunzhi is the first-rate person!

Li Hongzhang smiled.

Zeng Guofan said: Shaoquan is smiling? Hu Runzhi, worry about the country with a bare heart, be careful with friends and friends, and work hard to protect the generals.

Li Hongzhang Zhengse said: I heard that Hu Runzhi Gong was worried about the stone against the Yuanjiang River and Zishui to build warships, according to the trend of the upper reaches of Dongting.

Zeng Guofan said: This is not enough to worry about! At the beginning, Hengzhou Shipbuilding No. 60 was extremely small in scale, but it had already exhausted all efforts. In the past five or six years, Runzhi has restored the sailors, with the ability to be broad and sophisticated, and has the help of Hunan public and private, but it is difficult to run artillery, there are many sub-medicines, and the shipbuilding is burdensome. Now the thief wants to build ships in Yuan and Zi, where can he get a quiet place, and there are no officers and soldiers to attack in February and March? Where to buy guns? Where can I get this big stake medicine? If you cast your own earthen cannon, you are not afraid. If only civilian ships are built, they will be burned by Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin, especially not fearful.

On February 28, 1859, Shi Dakai abandoned Nan'an and waved his troops into southern Hunan for half a month, that is, Kechenzhou and Guiyang.

Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang exclaimed that Zuo Zongtang said: Hunan has been fortified for many years, foreign aid is in all neighbors, financial resources are scarce, and talents are also consumed. If they cannot be quickly eradicated, not only will the lives of the province be poisoned, that is, the people of Kun who will go abroad to aid and suppress will inevitably have internal worries, and the overall situation in the southeast will not be able to be requestioned.

Zuo Zongtang said: Don't worry, two months ago, I ordered all states and counties on South Road to reorganize and practice in order to be prepared. Reinforcements from Hunan, Chu, Hubei and Anhui, as many as 40,000, are coming. Now Chenzhou and Guiyang are lost again, and the thief's intention has been clear, and it enters Changning and Leiyang in the north, and peeps into Hengzhou, an important town on the Xiangjiang River, to seize the upstream trend. I have ordered the Taoist Liu Kunyi to lead 2,000 troops to Longhaitang and Jiangkouzhou to station, and to accompany the water division to strictly strangle Leiyang all the way; Chen Shijie, a member of the staff, led 2,000 troops to guard the Guiyang River and block the road to Changning; Taoist Liu Changyou and prefect Jiang Zhongyi went to Hengzhou to build a fortress; The deputy general She Xingyuan and the staff general Yang Hengsheng also rushed from Jianghua to ensure that Hengcheng was safe. I immediately came to Hengzhou in person and swore to punish the stone against the shore of the Xiangjiang River.

Luo Bingzhang said: Inside and outside Changsha, in the land of Hunan and Chu, everyone says that Mr. is the imperial history of the left capital, although it is a joke, it is indeed true! The words of the gentleman, that is, my decree, the rebel, there is no forgiveness!

Zuo Zongtang sighed: I heard that Fan Xie was angry, and he had complained to the Huguang Governor's Office and the Beijing Inspectorate. The officialdom of Hunan also said: The civil and military officials and gentry cannot be proud unless they have the favor of Zuo, and those who have the favor of Zuo are not unhappy, and the governor listens to Zuo, and Zuo has this weight, and the division, province, state, and county are not as good as the wind.

Luo Bingzhang said: All living beings, people are also clouds, and Mr. has the right to do it. Mr. is a peerless genius, turning the tide and falling soon, Chu Xiang can clear the four realms and aid the five provinces abroad. No one knows about this. I have played it again and again, and my emperor has commended it; The fourth rank is slight, and the stone is reversed, and I will play again.

On March 18, 1859, Shi Dakai's northern march into Hengzhou was blocked, so he poured his troops westward and marched to Qiyang.

Liu Changyou heard this and rushed to help. On April 6, he arrived at the city of Yongzhou. The two armies engaged in a battle and fought for three days, without a victory. On the 9th, Qing deputy general She Xingyuan and staff general Yang Hengsheng led reinforcements to arrive. Liu Changyou's murderous heart suddenly rose, and the soldiers were divided into five routes, attacking inside and outside. Shi Dakai was caught off guard, withdrew from the siege of Yongzhou, and divided the troops into two routes, one hit Dong'an, and the other hit Qiyang.

Zuo Zongtang learned that Liu Kunyi was ordered to reinforce Dong'an. Liu Bu has not arrived, and Dong'an has been lost.

Luo Bingzhang consulted Zuo Zongtang: Qiyang lives in Heng and Yongzhong, and the northwest boundary is connected to Baoqing, which is in the middle of the strange place, and it is the back road of the army; Don't lose it again.

Zuo Zongtang also knew that Qiyang's gains and losses were related to the overall situation, so he immediately ordered Liu Changyou and Liu Kun to rush to help.

In late April, Shi Dakai and Zhang Suimou used their main forces to besiege Qiyang; After more than a month of bloody battles, he did not win. On May 21, Shi Dakai abandoned Qiyang and attacked Baoqing in the north. Within half a month, the army attacked three times, but it was not defeated.