Chapter 135: Li Hongzhang spreads his wings in Shanghai

Li Hongzhang received the order and said: Since there is no such purpose, I will also attack. After the defeat of Taicang, Jiading, Nanxiang, Sijing, Qibao, Guangfulin were lost, and the rebel army was trapped in Qingpu and Songjiang, and the thief had reached Hongqiao and Caohejing, less than 20 miles away from Shanghai, Xue Huan's green battalion, Britain and France and Wall's foreign soldiers were all defeated. The so-called icing on the cake is not icing, and charcoal will be sent in the snow; The more prosperous the charcoal fire, the warmer the hearts of the people. I ordered, Liu Mingchuan inscription battalion, Pan Dingxin Dingzi battalion, quickly to Pudong to deploy, camera attack Nanhui. Cheng Xueqi Kaizi Camp, Han. Zhengguo's pro-military camp quickly went to Hongqiao in western Shanghai to set up camp, and the camera attacked Sijing and Qibao to relieve the siege of Songjiang and Qingpu.

Liu Ming preached: Foreigners' guns and cannons, attacking and killing people, are indeed terrifying, and we can give priority to the use of thieves.

Li Hongzhang said: The British and French coalition forces, still dare to fight?

Pan Dingxindao: Lord Qiyu, the latest report, the British Admiral Hobber, the Land Admiral Still, and the French Admiral Gerson are discussing the training of Chinese soldiers to protect the county seat of Shanghai.

Li Hongzhang said: Foreigners are short of popularity and cannot be extravagant.

General Cheng Xueqi said: Lord Qiyu, the last general will have words, I don't know whether to say it or not!

Li Hongzhang said: Fang Zhong, please speak.

Cheng Xueqi said: Our army is outnumbered, but we can gather one side and focus on all the way. At the end of the general's intention, he stormed Sijing and Qibao, feinted defeat and retreated, lured the enemy to go deeper, and then fought a decisive battle.

Li Hongzhang said: If Songjiang and Qingpu are broken, aren't they dangerous?

Cheng Xueqi said: Songjiang and Qingpu are wide, and most of the enemy is involved, and this opportunity is beneficial to me. Moreover, these two cities are strong, and the defenders are both foreign guns and cannons, and the rebels are difficult to overcome for half a month.

Li Hongzhang said that Cheng Xueqi said: The Shanghai River is vertical and horizontal, our soldiers are few and the land is extremely wide, how can I resist the enemy?

Cheng Xueqi said: Shanghai River Liangzhong, a river is a tun, a bridge is a general, what a trouble!

Li Hongzhang was happy and said: Fang Zhong's strategy is feasible. Quickly pass on my order, Fang Zhong, Han. Zhengguo No. 2 Department, speed to the southwest of Hongqiao Xinqiao Town, set up camp; and Zhang Yuchun, besieged Sijing, feinted defeat and retreated; Waiting for the enemy to attack Xinqiao, Teng Siwu's department, Guo Songlin's department, Ma Xianhuai's department, Chen Feixiong's department, and Zhang Zhibang's department will immediately encircle, attack inside and outside, and fight a decisive battle with the counter. Feng Rikun, the deputy general of the Green Battalion, is weak in battle, and he has killed the gentry in vain, and he has already surrendered to the law, so you must not follow in his footsteps! The main force of the rebels gathered in Huxi, and Liu Mingchuan and Pan Dingxin's department could fight Pudong first to contain them.

On May 28, 1862, Liu Mingchuan led the inscription battalion, Pan Dingxin led the Dingzi battalion, and Deng Fenfa of Nanhui Zhi County led more than 1,000 brave regiments and arrived at Nanhui City.

The Huai army is coming, and the Nanhui guard, Shi Tian'an, Wu Jianying, said that Liu Yulin said: There is no hope of attacking Shanghai, and the defense of the ground has been lost repeatedly, so it is better to surrender.

Liu Yulin said: Cheng Xueqi is also an anti-water person, and now he is a three-grade general, and the Qing court knows how to make good use of it; His Royal Highness Li Rongfa, who is not on good terms with us, for a long time! Not at this time, but when!

Liu Ming rumored and said: A soldier who surrenders without a fight is a great good!

Deng Fen said: Wu Jianying and Liu Yulin have contacted Nanhui many times, and they have repeatedly rebelled against the water, and there should be no fake.

Pan Dingxin said: I will go in person and find out.

Liu Ming preached: Brother Pan does not need to go to the dangerous place in person, the two armies are fighting, the truth is real, the reality is false, and the surrender is completed, Wu and Liu will go out of the city in person.

Wu Jianying, Liu Yulin and Liu rebelled, and His Royal Highness Li Rongfa quickly sent the Zhongxiao Dynasty to defeat Ji Qingyuan.

Liu Mingchuan set up an ambush to besiege, Ji Qingyuan did not dare to fight, and retreated at the first touch.

Li Hongzhang played: Nanhui lives in the hinterland of the counties of Pudong, and holds the threat of Chuansha and Fengxian, but if this city is successful, the thieves of the various departments and counties in Pudong cannot take care of each other, and they can be easily solved.

Nanhui lost without a fight, Pudong was in an emergency, and Li Xiucheng, the loyal king, did not think so, and said to the generals: After the war of Taicang and Jiading, foreign ghosts no longer dare to fight with me. Now Qibao, Sijing, Guangfulin have been restored, Songjiang and Qingpu have been isolated cities, the army has approached Hongqiao, and Shanghai is just around the corner. This king's order, all the departments tend to advance together, break through the two cities of Song and Qing, and re-attack Shanghai, which is an immortal achievement.

Xiucheng's younger brother, Wang Zong and Li Mingchengdao: Songjiang and Qingpu are both garrisoned by the Huaer Foreign Gun Team, so it is difficult to break. Detective, Zeng Guo Quanxiang demon approached Yuhuatai, and Tianjing was in danger.

Li Xiucheng said: In the past, the Qing Demon came to Tianjing, and both were defeated; The Hunan demon is not afraid of this visit; When I settle Songhu, I will think about Beijing affairs. The Qingpu foreign gun team is outnumbered, and Tan Shaoguang and Chen Bingwen must do their best to kill the enemy and break the city. After that, he will Gao Yongkuanbu and attack Matsue.

The Taiping army besieged Qingpu for more than a month, and Pucheng became almost a Jedi. The deputy leader of the foreign guns, Falsted, sat in the besieged city, exhausted, and urgently consulted Wall: Our army is decreasing in number due to casualties and diseases. Britain and France had promised that they would be able to reach within two days any assistance we needed; It's been half a month now, and reinforcements have yet to arrive. Outside Qingpu City, the rebels are increasing day by day, surrounded by crowds of people. Yesterday's assault was full of flesh and blood, and although the rebels suffered heavy casualties, they could afford to die ten people, and I could only afford one. Our army is declining day by day, and with its own strength, it is no longer able to fight the bloody road and reach the vicinity of Shanghai.

Wall took the issue and decided to abandon Qingpu.

On June 9, Wall led an army of 2,000 to Qingpu to rescue Falstead. He also transferred 600 British troops to assist in the retreat.

Under the order to abandon the city, the victorious army was disheartened, and Falstead was incompetent. Tan Shaoguang and Chen Bingwen took the opportunity to attack the city and slash and kill.

As soon as the Wall reinforcements entered the east gate of Qingpu, they were routed by the rebel army, retreated to the British position in disarray, and fired indiscriminate shelling.

At the end of the battle, Falstead was alone, and he had to be captured.

Qingpu Deke, Tan Shaoguang and Chen Bingwen immediately led the army and turned to surround Songjiang.

Songjiang was in danger, and Li Hongzhang, the governor of the Jiangsu Bureau, was so anxious that he vigorously attacked the battalions of the Huai Army day and night, and from time to time went to the former enemy in person.

Cheng Xueqi said: If Songjiang is lost, the thief atmosphere will be even hotter, and our army can come out! The adults sent an army in advance, lured the enemy deep, and I was stationed in Xinqiao, fighting to the death against the counter, waiting for the exhaustion of the counter, and the whole army besieged.

Li Hongzhang obeyed his words, and immediately ordered the general Zhang Yuchun to lead the Chunzi battalion to feint to attack Sijing first, and Hongzhang led 6,000 people to follow up.

Seeing this, Li Xiucheng withdrew from the siege of Songjiang, and personally led more than 60,000 people from Wang Chen Bingwen and Nawang Gao Yongkuan, stationed in Sijing and Qibao, intending to level Li Hongzhang's Huai army and settle it once and for all.

On June 19, Li Xiucheng, the king of loyalty, ordered a general attack, with an army of 60,000 troops, divided into 20 squads, and immediately besieged Xinqiao, captured Xujiahui, Fahua, Jiuliqiao and other key points, and the troops approached the city wall of Shanghai.

The generals of the Huai army wanted to pour out a confrontation to rescue Cheng Xueqi's department, but Li Hongzhang did not allow it, and said: Wait for Cheng Fangzhong to break the thief's spirit, and we will attack again.

The Huai generals all said: If the thief breaks the new bridge, the army's spirit will be scattered.

Li Hongzhang said: Cheng Fangzhong's scholar has a face, but he is fierce and fierce, and he must be a tiger general; Di Shuai Mian said, Jiangnan people are known as Zhang Guoliang not to speak, Cheng Fangzhong is good for it, and he is also a national Liang! Zhang Guoliang is majestic on all sides, and Cheng Xueqi covers the sky with one hand!

On that day, listening to Wang Chen Bingwen, he raised 20,000 troops, filled in and pulled out piles, foreign guns and cannons, and attacked Xinqiao to the death.

Qing staff general Cheng Xueqi led the Kaizi battalion, personally burned the mountain cannon bombardment, and repelled nine attacks by the Taiping army in one day. The Xinqiao camp is also in ruins and precarious.

Li Hongzhang was also afraid that Xinqiao would be lost, so he urgently urged Zhang Yuchun Chun Zi Ying, Teng Si Wulin Zi Ying, and Guo Songlin Song Zi Camp to rush to Xinqiao. Chen Feixiong's Xiongzi Battalion, Zhang Zhibang's Zhizi Battalion, and Ma Xianhuai's Tanzi Battalion besieged Jiuli Bridge.

Under the counterattack order, Chen Feixiong, Zhang Zhibang, and Ma Xianhuai's troops took the lead bravely, first took Jiuli Bridge, then occupied Xujiahui, and reverted to Cheng Xueqi and Zhang Yuchun's departments, attacking inside and outside, and breaking through the 40 camps of the Taiping Army.

Li Xiucheng gathered the remnants and wanted to fight again.

The king of heaven, Hong Xiuquan, issued three edicts a day, and strictly ordered Li Xiucheng to return to Tianjing.

Xiucheng had no choice but to withdraw the army attacking Shanghai and return to Suzhou to prepare for the aid of Beijing.