The camp in the south of the Yangtze River was in an emergency, and the governor of Liangjiang, He Guiqing, said that Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, said: In the sixth year of Xianfeng, the minister Xiang Rong retired to Danyang, and the hinterland was said to be perfect. This time, the adverse atmosphere is hotter, and the thieves who block the three roads in Changzhou regard it as particularly difficult to deal with it for six years, and the camp is a little negligent, and the southeast half of the wall will be peaceful? Although the Jiang camp is in a hurry, there is not a day in southern Jiangsu that it is not in a hurry, and the Jiang camp soldiers are well paid and can cope with it.

Wang Youling said: 600 miles of urgency, Britain and France, more than 100 warships, 30,000 soldiers, has entered and occupied Zhoushan yesterday. If the Yi people go up the river, how can we live?

He Guiqing sighed: The internal worries have not been eliminated, and the external troubles have returned; When will it stop? Last year, in the first battle of Dagukou, more than 100 were killed; No, revenge! Dagukou to Beijing, and Beitang to Beijing, can it be different? The seal is exchanged for a contract, and it is enough to make a decision, so why bother to make a big move! The matter is urgent, 800 miles is urgent, and the emperor is played quickly; War and peace, we wait for the oracle. In addition, we should quickly rush to all parts of the river, and fight with Yi, and we must not open it recklessly, and if we land, we must be good at blocking it. Our top priority is to eradicate the Cantonese bandits.

Wang Youling said: Around Changcheng, the shadow of the thief is in a trance, if the holy decree orders the killing, we will fight?

He Guiqingdao: Stupid? If you don't obey the holy decree, the Nine Clans of Zhu'er! The Cantonese bandits are coming to the city, the bandits are erratic, and there are more than 40,000 Chun soldiers, how many of us are there? The army that came to the aid of the Jiang battalion was left behind. I immediately consulted Hechun, Yanyue and Yi bandits were rampant, and Changzhou soldiers were less than 10,000, and there was no Ding to dial.

He Chun replied: I hope to protect the overall situation in the southeast, and I am to blame myself for the reckless behavior of the generals and the self-pruning branches!

Zhang Guoliang said: Don't be angry with the handsome, you can quickly punish Zhang Yuliang and others, explain the interests and disadvantages, and Zhang and others will come back to help. However, Li Xiucheng had more than 40,000 soldiers, Chen Yucheng had 30,000, and Yang Fuqing had 30,000, all of which arrived at the periphery of our camp.

Hechun Road: Outside the Ande Gate, Huang Jing has more than 10,000 soldiers, relying on Changwei to resist Chen Shun, and the West Road is unharmed for the time being. Li Xiucheng was in charge of the army and hesitated. The top priority is the enemy of Yuhuatai and Gaoqiaomen on the middle road, and the thieves of Jinling also add barracks to the back road of Gaoqiaomen and Xiaoshuiguan camp. If the east and west can't echo, they will be broken by the thieves!

Zhang Guoliang said: The last general will go and kill the enemy. After that, he returned, gathered Zhang Yuliang, Liu Jisan, and Ma Dezhao to reinforce the army, and then attacked Chunhua.

On May 2, Zhang Guoliang and Wang Jun, the commander of the wing, sub-supervised the generals, and attacked in the area of Qingbomen and Chenjiaqiao, from the dynasty to the twilight, dozens of rounds of bloody battles, temporarily blocking the offensive of Yang Fuqing and Liu Guanfang.

At that time, the rain was heavy and continued for three days. Chen Yucheng was not afraid, from Mao Gongdu, Shanghe Town, Xiaoxing and other places, set up pontoon bridges, 30,000 troops crossed together, surrounded the Qing army camp outside the Ande Gate, the artillery fire in Tianjing City was flying, the Qing camp was detonated, the Qing army was in a mess, and Huang Jing, the general soldier of Yansui Town, was unable to do so, and urgently asked for help Zhang Guoliang.

Zhang Guoliang received the notice, led an army of 3,000, and galloped over. However, the circle is heavy, and it is repeatedly impossible to enter. Guoliang saw that the 50 battalions were broken, and the general Huang Jing, the deputy general Ma Dengfu, the guerrilla Wu Tianjue and 3,000 soldiers were all killed.

Guoliang trembled and was heartbroken, and the superintendent blew up the bridge above, hoping to stick to the northeast half of the wall. He Chun agreed with his intention and immediately informed that all battalions would be strictly guarded.

It's night, the wind and rain are getting stronger, and the snow and hail are coming, and the cold of the beginning of summer is not different from the beginning of winter. In the middle of the night, the rain stopped. Suddenly, the gongs and drums in the four fields were noisy, and the shouts of killing were everywhere; Zhongshan is full of fire, and the camps in the north and south, and the camps in Xiaoshuiguan are also on fire. In the sound of firelight, Li Xiucheng, Chen Yucheng, Yang Fuqing, Li Shixian and others galloped vertically and wantonly, killing wantonly. Zhang Guoliang knew that the general trend had gone, and after he personally led an army to break off, he protected and returned to Zhenjiang from Longtan.

When Zhang Guoliang arrived in Zhenjiang, it was late at night; Hechun sighed and rippled, and there was no anger in both spirits.

Zhang Guoliang said: The soldiers of my battalion are only 3,000, and their vitality is not injured. In the sixth year of Xianfeng, the end of the general and Xiang Shuai retired to Danyang, and tried to curb the thieves, and now it can be restored! Detective, Xiong Tianxi is galloping to help.

Hechun Dao: Brother Zhang is here, even at the end of Weimo, he can also recover!

Hechun listened to the revival, and said: Although the slaves were defeated, the vitality was not injured, relying on Zhenjiang and Danyang, first Jurong and Liyang were restored, and then out of Chunba, and southern Anhui would be the division, first out of Huining and Chitai, and then the division of all roads would fight Jinling.

Zhang Guoliang went to Danyang, personally surveyed the terrain, fought between horses, did not want to rain for a long time, rode a horse to the ground, and crushed his waist and legs. Guoliang completely ignored it, and insisted on planning defense and arranging camps.

He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, was angry when he heard this, and he immediately consulted Hechun: Military affairs above Danyang, please He, Zhang Ermarshal is in charge; Below Changzhou, the governor and Zhang Yuliang supported. I will enter Liyang to divide the thief's potential.

Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, said: Su Changben is self-integrated, and the palace guard must not be artificially divided.

He Guiqing said: He Chun has 40,000 soldiers under his jurisdiction, and he will collapse at the first touch, I am the governor of Liangjiang, how can I not be angry. The world is not broken and does not stand, and the spring governor is not effective, and the governor himself resists the enemy. The war in southern Jiangsu is imminent, and Zhejiang is not exempt, so he will go to Hangzhou as soon as possible to reorganize the army.

After He Guiqing finished speaking, he played: Changzhou has been preparing for defense for a long time, everything is well prepared, and it is a famous general and elite soldier, and the army is very strong.

He Chun received the consultation, the blood surged, and he returned to the consultation angrily: The battle of Danyang is related to the life and death of the armies in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhang Yuliang, Ma Dezhao and others are all my fierce generals, and they came out to help! But you detain my fierce army in an idle place and sit and watch my defeat, what is your intention? Danyang is adjacent to Changzhou, fast riding half a day to arrive, if there is still a conscience, quickly release my soldiers to build!

Wang Youling galloped to Hangzhou and informed the Hangzhou general Ruichang of the situation of the Su Chang battle.

Ruichang Dao: In this way, Su Chang and Zhejiang are helpless, I will play my emperor, Xun Zeng Guofan along the waterway, together with Admiral Yang Zaifu, Xun from Dongliu, Jiande and Wuhu to divide Wuhu, and into Ningjing, in order to divide the thief and Gu Su Chang.

Wang Youling said: Zeng Guofan may not listen to the tune, that is, listen, it is already slow; In the east of Wudong, the Yi people have entered and occupied Zhoushan, and the real disaster is not a single thing.

Ruichang Road: Su Changzheng went out of two doors, and the soldiers were scattered and in danger; We need to be prepared for a rainy day.

Wang Youling thought about it again and again, and consulted He Guiqing: Brother Cong Shan is like meeting, you and I have known each other since childhood, and we have no guesses until we are old. Things are in danger, as a minister, all eyes are open, and the eyes are stopped. One move will disintegrate people's hearts.

Emperor Xianfeng heard that the Jiang camp was defeated, and urgently summoned Su Shun and Yixin, and said: Hechun was defeated, and the Jiang camp was not guaranteed; The British and French made a comeback and reoccupied Zhoushan. The second secretary can have a good strategy to control the enemy.

Su Shundao: The defeat is like a mountain, the morale of the army in the south of the Yangtze River is gone, and Hechun, Zhang Guoliang and others can not fight again, quickly retreat to Zhenjiang, rely on the water division, and refuse to die in the city, which can be safe; He and Zhang are entrenched in Zhenjiang, and Yue rebels do not dare to offend Su Chang. The people came here, either for revenge or for the exchange of contracts; The distance is still far away, and it will be closer to explore.

Yixin said: In the sixth year of Xianfeng, Xiang Rong also had this defeat, but relying on Danyang, he swore to resist and turned defeat into victory; He Chun, He Guiqing, Zhang Guoliang, etc., and work together, there will be success. In August and September of last year, the Holy Lord had exchanged contracts with the United States and Russia; Britain and France will be restricted, or they will withdraw immediately.

Emperor Xianfeng said: Although Hechun was defeated, he also had the heart to fight Jinling, and he was full of guts; He Guiqing also played all things in Changzhou, and the military was very strong. I immediately ordered He Guiqing, Xu Youren, etc., to raise salaries and allocate troops, and quickly reinforce them. Ruichang said that he wanted to transfer Zeng Guofan to help. Zeng Guofan can be Anqing? I immediately ordered Zeng Guofan to weigh the situation, handle it with the camera, and quickly report it. In the land of Anqing, the Yangtze River is the throat of the Yangtze River, and Wu Chu divides the first continent of the river, which is known as the battle of soldiers; Zeng Guo Quanji character camp of 10,000 people, has entered the Jixian Pass on May 17, choking the northwest of Anqing; Duolonga and Li Xuyi also marched into Tongcheng; Yang Zaifu and Peng Yulin strangled the waterway of the Yangtze River, and as soon as Zongyang was broken, the siege of Anqing had been closed; Zeng Guofan withdrew his troops at this time, and I really couldn't bear it.

Yixin said: Hu Linyi is very talented and has long been in charge of himself.

Su Shundao: Hu Linyi's speech Zuo Zongtang's name is all over the world, and slander followed. Zeng Guofan said that Zuo Zongtang was just and hard-working, and Xiaochang was a military machine; He can be in charge of his own affairs, he has already experienced a clear expedition, his thinking is specialized, and his knowledge is far-reaching, and the fact that he has experience in the army is really useful. When this need is urgent, the slave knocks, and the saint should use it.

Yixin said: Zuo Zongtang really has this ability, and he can also use Zeng Guofan's side to train an army again, fight on the battlefield, and make up for the lack of Zeng Guofan's eastward decline.

Emperor Xianfeng: He Chun, He Guiqing, and Zhang Guoliang are all there, and Jiangnan has not yet reached the end of the mountains and rivers. The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the ships are strong and the cannons are sharp, and they are only for business and profit, and I am solid.