At the beginning of November 1860, Chen Yucheng built more than 40 fortifications near the Trailer River.

Hu Linyi was fearless, and consulted Duolonga and Li Xuyi: raise troops in October, and use troops at this time; Resist stubbornly, don't go out lightly; When the thief is exhausted, work together to annihilate.

Li Hongzhang entered Taihu Lake from Qimen, watched Hu Linyi point troops, Mount Tai collapsed in front, and the color did not change, more and more admiration. After Lin Yi was busy, Hongzhang made his intentions clear.

Hu Linyi said: Shaoquan said this, Qimen is indeed a Jedi, I immediately advised Digong to move east to avoid danger. In the past, Li Yuandu crossed the river to camp, and he also said this; Li Yuandu was disheartened and wanted to go to Zhejiang to stand on his own, but I said that I must not persuade him with good words, but I could not change his will.

Li Hongzhang said: The teacher's punishment of Li Ciqing is indeed harsh. The teacher adheres to his own opinion, the world is big, but Runshuai can change his will.

Hu Linyi took a sip of the potion and said with a wry smile: I talked to Di Gong last year, don't let Shaoquan be a knife and pen again. Di Gong said, Your Excellency is idle and ambitious, since it is a Kuang Ji order, but the way of the Great Easy, the time and the position, are presided over by a strong person, and Hao can not be manpower in the meantime.

Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly and said: The teacher is painstaking, and he remembers it. Hongzhang was originally from Anhui, and he was born and died here, and now he sees Runshuai dispatching the machine, and Fang Jue's intelligence is not as good as Runshuai.

Hu Linyi said: Shaoquan is polite, the times are changing, in the past, I led 600 practitioners to bravely go out of Guizhou to beg for thieves, hardship and hardship, almost annihilated, fortunately with the protection of Di Shuai, Fang is on the right path. Although the soldiers are strong and strong, they also feel like walking on thin ice. Shaoquan is like a bone, the law must be broad, and the talent is far-reaching, and the blessing will be made to make it, and it is also the help of the great honor.

Li Hongzhang said: Zi said that he was thirty and standing, Hongzhang was not confused, and nothing was accomplished, so please ask Runshuai for guidance.

Hu Linyi sighed: I have accumulated years of accounts, I am sick, and my energy has declined; If it is postponed for another four or five years, you will keep a little money and guide the country; Zeng Gong has always known to know the experience of people, and he knows many virtuous generals, and Shaoquan serves under him, waiting for the opportunity to move, so as to be able to make a grand show.

Li Hongzhang said: "Hongzhang is talented and virtuous, what is the grand plan? Di Shuai Acting Governor, Run Shuai once advised, Hui, Ning is still finished, the layout is rough, when the drum marches forward, and Huai, Tong Zhishi, will be in Dangtu, and then the Huzhou army out of Su, Chang, Yangzhou horses drink in Jiangpu. Fang is a grand plan! Woohoo, cherish the heavens as if bless me in the Qing Dynasty, when the two rivers should be run and handsome, and the handsome charm will be pushed to clean the handsome, and the Shu complement each other. ”

Hu Linyi sighed: "Although Lin Yi is sick, he doesn't feel that he is sweating, his pulse is slow, and if he makes a big fuss, he may not be able to do it." However, if I am really sick, I will be able to make it, and I am afraid that there will be no time. ”

Hongzhang said goodbye to Lin Yi in tears, and went to Zeng Guoquan's camp, and the two talked about Hu Linyi.

Zeng Guoquan said: Runshuai has worked hard for six or seven years, and his worries have become long, and Yinghua has stopped, even if he spurs on, he can't do anything. I also know about Brother Li and his brother, but Qimen is really a Jedi?

Li Hongzhang said: The previous map was incomplete, and this was a map of the captured Guangdong bandits; Look, the mountains are enveloped, one is horizontal, and the Qimen is like at the bottom of the urn; The enemy intercepts the road and is trapped, and it is bound to cause chaos.

Zeng Guoquan checked the map and said in horror: If it is a Jedi, I will repair the book, and I will ask my brother to move eastward quickly.

Hong Xiuquan received Chen Yucheng's words, was furious, and told Li Xiucheng again to follow the edict to sweep the north.

Li Xiucheng received the decree and said: This king disobeys the order of the lord and refuses to obey the edict; The love of faith and friendship, from the division to Jiangxi and Hubei, to expand the army on their own, is also a great plan for the kingdom of heaven.

Seeking Heavenly Righteousness, Chen Kunshu said: "There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below, this rich place can consolidate the foundation of heaven; When we go west, we can't go all out. ”

Li Xiucheng said: How can this king be a person who spares his strength! Zeng Hu two demons, garrison soldiers Anqing, widely cast bait, wait for us to hook our ears! I have no water division, and the armies of the north and south are separated; Many dragons and tigers, extremely brave, the British army fought with them, and never won. The battle of Anqing is hard to say. This king occupied Shanghai, bought more Yi ships, purchased more Yi guns and artillery, refined the sailors, and then went up. However, all parties rushed and had to be sent.

On November 6, 1860, Li Xiucheng ordered Chen Kunshu to stay in Suzhou, Xiucheng led the main force, galloped to southern Anhui, and on November 18, he arrived in Nanling from Wuhu.

Li Xiucheng raised troops in southern Anhui, Chen Yucheng couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said Liu Xuanlin: The loyal department is finally out, what more can the husband ask for! Quickly pass on the order of the president, and attack the demon army of Duolong tomorrow.

Liu Xuanlin said: There are many demons Long'a, repeatedly attacking the fortress with regular soldiers, responding with cavalry in a roundabout way, winning many battles, and being extremely arrogant; His Royal Highness must raise a perfect plan to strangle this demon.

Chen Yucheng sighed and said: I want to pour the power of heaven to destroy this demon; Helplessly, he repeatedly did not cooperate. Now his troops enter southern Anhui, if they are powerful; Hu Demon Lin Yi will send more demons or Li Demon Nandu reinforcements, the demon army moves, or there may be gaps, and the president is waiting for the opportunity to move.

Liu Xuanlin said: King Zhong, Auxiliary King, King Shi, Dingnan General Huang Wenjin, Right Army General Liu Guanfang, Right Army General Gu Longxian and other Xian gathered in southern Anhui, and made a move, Zeng Demon Yan had a way to live!

Chen Yucheng sighed again and said: After the east and wing, the king of heaven was heavy, and he was afraid that one family would be dominant, so he divided the land and divided the land, and each king also fought for himself; The president and the three kings of loyalty, auxiliary, and servant are not subordinate to each other; The qualifications of the king are still shallow, and the king of heaven is not familiar with military affairs; There is no one in heaven who has a word.

Liu Xuanlin said: His Royal Highness and Zhongdian have been friends since childhood, why don't you stop telling the song? There is a way that drips through stones.

Chen Yucheng said: When children are friends, they are happy when they show their faces; Now each has its own opinions, and it is useless to persuade more. This president is committed to heaven, killing demons is really his duty, where there are many demon soldiers, I will go.

On November 26, 1860, Chen Yucheng's whole army poured out and lined up to trailer Hedong; After observing for a long time, there was no movement in Duolonga, so Yucheng ordered an army to cross the river to lure the battle.

Duolong Ajing was in a hurry to fight west of the river, but only tried his best to kill the army that crossed the river. Yucheng suffered a setback in the first battle, but he did not love the war, and reverted to the various departments to build camps and bases, and dug ditches.

Liu Xuanlin asked why, Yu Chengdao: The momentum of many demons is flourishing, and I rely on my strength to resist and consume its sharpness.

Liu Xuanlin said: Where is the army besieging Qimen by King Zhong? Xiuning was besieged by Bao Chao and Zhang Yunlan for half a month, and Li Shixian's troops returned from Zhejiang to help?

Chen Yucheng said: Li Xiucheng came to consult, Li Shixian is from Yanzhou, Zhejiang, rushing to help Xiuning; The loyal troops also rushed thousands of miles to attack, and the troops entered Yixian, cutting off the grain road of Bao and Zhang Erdemon, and attacking it must be saved. Yang Fuqing and Huang Wenjin are from Ningguo and Wuhu to attack Jiande; If Jiande is successful, the alliance between Zeng Hu and the two demons will be broken! My four-way army, chasing the deer in southern Anhui, the president of the company camped and waited for the situation to change. Quickly give the sky, do it, and then supervise the armies in the south of the Yangtze River, divide and attack, and encircle and annihilate the Zeng demon.

Zeng Guofan connected Hu Linyi and Zeng Guoquan to move to the camp, saying that Zhao Liewen said: This is all done by Shaoquan, Shaoquan takes retreat as advance, and is extremely smart, and my fate with it is not over.

Zhao Liewen said: Qi Yu Di Shuai, detective, Li Xiucheng's army has entered Wuhu and is heading towards Nanling; Yang Fuqing, Huang Wenjin, Liu Guanfang, Gu Longxian, etc., are also ready to move. Di Shuai, this sincerity is critical, Bao Chao and Zhang Yunlan must not attack Xiuning again, return quickly, and ensure the camp.

Zeng Guofan said: Bao and Zhang jointly attacked Xiuning, and killed thousands of people under the bandit leader Wang Huaizhong, who was in full swing, what is there to fear? Moreover, Yu led a group of thieves to harass Qimen, nothing more than to relieve the siege of Anqing. Where is Li Bandit Shixian now?

Zhao Liewen said: After Li Shixian entered Zhejiang, he successively conquered Yanzhou, Shouchang, and Tonglu, and is now in Zhejiang; However, according to the latest report, Li Bu seems to have returned to the show.

Zeng Guofan said: It doesn't hurt to do so, the two Li brothers are concentric, and they have been linked for a long time, and when Li Shixian attacked southern Anhui, it was the day when Li Xiucheng attacked on a large scale. Where is Zuo Zongtang now?

Zhao Liewen said: It will arrive at Wuyuan and Jingde in a few days.

Zeng Guofan said: Very good, very good, Bao Chao, Zuo Zongtang, Zhang Yunlan, the three tigers will be in hand, what are you afraid of? However, there are a lot of thieves in the two hundred miles of Huanhui County, and if the thieves live and breathe together, they will become a big disaster. Pass on my military order, Bao Chao and Zhang Yunlan must work together, first break Xiuning, and then occupy Huizhou, so that I can gain a foothold in southern Anhui.

Bao Chao and Zhang Yunlan received the order, joined the army, and then attacked Xiuning Wan'an Street, defeated the Taiping army, chased more than ten miles, and killed more than 2,000 people.

Li Shixian received Li Xiucheng's advice, traveled day and night, from Yanzhou to Huizhou, and transported the anti-medicine cannon into the city.

Bao Chao and Zhang Yunlan took advantage of the victory to attack Huizhou again, and destroyed two camps outside the city. Li Shixian was defeated and resisted to the death.

Xiuning and Huizhou were in an emergency, Li Xiucheng did not dare to slow down, led an army of 20,000, attacked and advanced from Nanling, Lianke Shidai, Taiping two counties, on December 1, 1860, Xiucheng attacked from Yangzhan Ridge, defeated the guerrilla Zhao Tinggui's army, and occupied Yi County.

Yixian was lost, Bao and Zhang's second army grain road was intercepted, Zeng Guofan was shocked, and he was anxious to say that all the staff: Yangzhan Lingbei control Xuanchi, Nantong Shexiu, has always been a must for the soldiers, the loss of this key pass, than the loss of Huizhou, is even worse. At present, Zhang Yunlan's army is the most dangerous to be attacked by the enemy before and after; Secondly, our old camp in Qimen, only eighty miles away from the thief, is unobstructed. Now we are talking about the method of defending the fortress, and the thieves will stick to it and wait for the reinforcements. If there is negligence, then the will is determined, and it is inevitable that it will not come!

Everyone was panicked.

Zeng Guofan said with a smile: Don't panic, don't panic, this is the most dangerous calculation, but the courage of generals Bao and Zhang Er, and the indecisiveness of Li Bandit Xiucheng, it was a false alarm. Spread my military order, Zhu Pinlong, Tang Yixun, the whole army and equipment, wait for Godan, and don't be a little negligent; Bao Chao and Zhang Yunlan immediately galloped to Yangzhan Ridge and fought to the death with Li Bandit.

After the arrangement of the national domain, Zeng Guoquan was immediately consulted: Yangzhan Ridge was lost suddenly, and Qimen was in danger. Looking back on his more than 50 years of life, in addition to the regrets of not completing his studies, the remainder can be exempted from great trouble. Virtuous brothers teach future generations that they should always take diligence as the body, humility as the use, and the accumulation of medicine as arrogance. There is nothing else to do.

Zeng Guoquan saw the letter and howled, and immediately raised the account to order troops.

Zeng Guobao said: Li Bandit has not yet besieged the city, Bao Chao and Zhang Yunlan are strong and strong, so they will slow down for the time being; Quick report Runshuai, please decide.

Hu Linyi also knew that the safety of Zeng Guofan was at stake, and he urgently asked Zeng Guofu to select 2,000 elite soldiers, meet Peng Yulin's sailors, and reinforce Nandu.

Li Xiucheng broke into Yangzhan Ridge and captured Yixian. Zhang Yunlan was fearless and led his troops to counterattack; The two armies engaged in battle, and Yunlan was defeated. At the critical juncture, Bao Chao arrived with his troops and attacked head-on. Xiucheng was defeated and retreated to Lu Village.

The next day, Bao, Zhang, and Li fought again, and Xiucheng was defeated, so he withdrew from Yangzhan Ridge, went around Yixian, and entered Xiuning and Huizhou.

Li Shixian said: Your Royal Highness, Brother Zhong, the Zeng Demon Kingdom is still in Qimen, don't attack?

Li Xiuchengdao: Half a year ago, he agreed with the three kings of Tian, Gan and Ying that the king of England was in the north and I was in the south of the Yangtze River, and he would attack Wuchang to relieve the siege of Anqing.

Li Shixiandao: Yang Fuqing, Huang Wenjin, Liu Guanfang, Gu Longxian, Lai Wenhong, Li Yuanji, etc., will also be here. Brother is here, and he can still pinch the armies in the south of the Yangtze River; Brother go, the dragons have no leader! Times are changing, so why bother to go far! We are desperate to besiege and kill Zeng Demon, but we can break the siege of Anqing.

Li Xiucheng said: Thirty counties in Ganxiang, Gong Cheng surrendered to the army; More than 100,000 wings, also returned to Hunan and Jiangxi, my army marched, and the right was to appease. The brothers-in-waiting and the brothers temporarily supported southern Anhui, waited for my return, and killed Zeng Demon.

Xiucheng left, Shixian sighed: Yangzhan Ridge, the Jedi of attack and defense, abandon it, and turn to take Qiling into Jiangxi; The main army is biased, and southern Anhui is bleak!