Chapter 139: Li Xiucheng Besieges Yuhuatai (1)

Pudong is both received, Qingpu is gained, the Empress Dowager Cixi is very happy, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an said: This Hanlin editor Li Hongzhang is really a talent.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: The southeast half of the wall, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, etc., can be relied on. After the Cantonese bandits entered Shaanxi, the northwest was in turmoil, and the dead in Shaanxi alone had reached four or five hundred thousand.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: After Chief Xin, he was proud of his victory, and in the middle of the sparse performance, he regarded himself as a minister, and this slave did not obey him. Shaanxi and Shanxi are all said to be victorious, and they come and go with official documents, and they call out with "Za". In the long run, Nian Qianyao is also the second.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: In recent years, Shengbao and the sixth child of our family are very familiar.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Quickly summon the king and all the military planes to discuss it.

In less than half an hour, Yixin, Wenxiang, Cao Yuying, etc. all arrived.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Shaanxi Fuchen Ying is sparse, Guangdong rebels into Shaanxi, Shaanxi is in chaos, and more than 400,000 people have died. Shengbao entered Shaanxi, and the bandits were powerless, but he said that if he wanted to make him focus on the northwest, he had to lack a real feudal territory and not enough to gather affairs.

Cao Yuying said: Shengbao Qinchen is in office, he does not specialize in suppressing bandits, and he is very hateful.

Yi Xin said: Win and protect his people, be proud of his achievements, talk nonsense, wander in battle, be sure to reprimand him severely! However, he has been suppressing bandits for ten years, and he has neither merit nor hard work. Shaanxi bandits are raging in the front, Shengbao enters Shaanxi in the back, and the fruits of the turmoil in Shaanxi do not need to be borne by Shengbao alone. Jingzhou General Duolong Abe, Yi Ying galloped into Shaanxi and joined hands with Shengbu to suppress the rebels. After the Shaanxi chaos is settled, the fault of Shengbao will be discussed.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Immediately spread the message, Duolong Abe, immediately enter Shaanxi, divide Weinan and protect the provincial capital; Shengbao specifically suppressed Weibei, and the two departments went hand in hand to punish the rebels. Li Qing continued to return to Hunan with worries, Yuan Qing Jiasan was on leave due to illness, and the northern part of Anhui, the north and south of Jianghuai, thousands of miles away, there was no effective staff to strangle him. Rewarding the monk Grinqin Boduole Gatai Prince Title, hereditary replacement, and awarded the minister of the Qin mission Guan Fang, the monk rate Mongolian iron horse, galloping south, surveying Jianghuai; In the five provinces of Zhi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei and Anhui, the monks and ministers have the right to control the dispatch. Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, Shen Baozhen, and others must do their best to eradicate the rebels in Jinling.

Zeng Guofan received the order and sent a letter to Zeng Guoquan: Brother Yuan is like meeting, Xueqin intercepted the thief's news, and the thief wants to besiege him in three ways, and the puppet king is specialized in Jinling, and the rebel is still in Qu and Yan, this letter may not be accurate. However, the saying of a large number of thieves is the same everywhere. There will be war in September. Shaanxi is in turmoil, and the number of dead is four or five hundred thousand, which is even greater than the catastrophe of the three rivers and two lakes. From this point of view, after the entry of many public customs, Jinling must not be reviewed.

The plague of the younger brother and Bao and Zhang's armies is so serious, I have consulted and intercepted the soldiers of Shi Qingji's three battalions into Shaanxi, but I don't know how many people will let them go. The younger brother is determined to hold on to the existing troops, and does not try to fight, so he arranges early, or it is still acceptable.

Brother and Brother Ji Guobao have a total of 20,000 troops, if they are responsible for encircling and attacking the city, they can't; If you are responsible for guarding the stronghold, it seems that there is no excuse to shirk. The epidemic is the will of heaven, and the younger brother and Baozhang, Zhu and Tang are all sick, and many of the troops are returning to the east, who can ensure that they are not sick. The younger brother and the officers of the battalions tried to consolidate themselves. Being in a Jedi, there is only a way to survive in death, and you must not focus on multiple armies, so that the generals will slack off because of asking for help, and then become discouraged because of disappointment.

If the younger brother asks for another way to protect the camp, there are only two ways to remedy it, first, to recruit new soldiers from Hunan to fill the vacancy. Second, the regimental defense battalion of Zhuzhuang and Zhou Wanzhuo guarded Wuhu together, and vacated Wang Kesheng's soldiers as living soldiers, and when it was critical, he either helped his brother or Bao Ye. However, 20,000 people can't defend the camp, but King Tian can be promoted to be able to defend it? Deeply anxious.

Zeng Guoquan received the book and replied: I have been building a fortress for more than three months; Hao is deep and strong, the artillery is strong, the thieves are besieged, and there are many waves of war, don't worry.

Tan Shaoguang and Cai Yuanlong were defeated again, and Qingpu did not win; Li Xiucheng was unable to take care of both, and ordered Chen Bingwen, Tan Shaoguang, Cai Yuanlong, etc. to stick to Jiading, Xiucheng from Gao Yongkuan, Lu Deshun and other thirteen kings, supervising 300,000 soldiers, known as 600,000, set off from Suzhou, mighty westward, in early October, arrived at Yuhuatai, from Fangshan and Banqiao, camped more than 200 people.

Auxiliary king Yang Fuqing and protector Chen Kunshu also used the established strategy to attack Ningguo and Jinzhu Pass.

Li Xiucheng inspected and observed the battle situation, replied to the order to block Wang Huang Wenjin and Xiao Wang Hu Dingwen, collected warships, densely covered Gucheng and Nanyi Erhu, stationed in Shuiyang and Xinhezhuang, cut off the grain road of Bao Demon in Ningguo, and crossed the voice of Ningguo and Jinzhuguan.

The Taiping army pressed the border, Zeng Guoquan urgently consulted Bao Chao, Peng Yulin, and Yang Zaifu: Since the epidemic has been infected since the summer and autumn, the Yuhuatai battalions, there are only one or two teams of non-sick people, countless sick people, death one after another, combat power has been reduced, and it is difficult to control thieves; Brother Bao is even more so. At this time of hardship and hardship, Yuhuatai and Ningguo should not be attacked again, and it is appropriate to defend steadily; The two brothers Xueqin and Hou'an have been stationed in the boat for a long time, and they are slightly less infected, or they can cooperate with Lu Shi to fight back against the thieves who arrived close to Jinzhu Pass.

When Zeng Guofan heard this, his heart was broken, and he hurriedly said: Before he could fight with the reverse, the Thunder Army and the Ji Army had already died of heavy illness. Chun Ting consulted, his subordinates were sick more than 6,000 people, more than 1,000 died, and the fierce generals Huang Qing and Wu Huahan were not spared; Yuan Fu said that there were less than 10,000 people in his subordinates who could fight. Such a trend is not about to collapse at the slightest touch.

Zhao Liewen said: Ting and Ji fought together, retreated to Wuhu, and protected themselves according to the water division?

Zeng Guofan said: By all means, if there is a slight disturbance, the retreating army will be defeated. However, with the existing troops, they are plotting to hold on, and do not try to fight, or they can still do it.

Zhao Liewen said: Jinzhu Pass is in one place, how about the water and land siege strategy of the nine marshals?

Zeng Guofan Dao: Yang Zaifu Waijiang Water Division, Peng Yulin Neihu Water Division, and Jinzhuguan Zhu Nangui and Luo Fengyuan Lu Division, three joint attacks, can win the battle!

On October 6, 1862, the protector Chen Kunshu led 40,000 troops and attacked Jinzhu Pass for the first time.

Peng Yulin led the land and water departments to engage in five battles to stifle Chen Kunshu's offensive.

On October 11th, Huang Wenjin, the king of blocking, and Hu Dingwen, the king of filial piety, collected more than 300 boats, carried the boats through the East Dam, and densely covered Gucheng and Nanyi two lakes.

Peng Yulin was fearless and personally led the inner lake sailor to meet the attack.

Chen Kunshu saw that the opportunity could be taken, so he ordered the army to move westward and attack from behind.

Peng Yulin fought on both sides, and gradually became unsupportable, so he urgently consulted Yang Zaifu: Every time the thief goes out, the banner is everywhere, and it is clear that it is one or twenty miles, but our army can not defend and fight, and it is not a pity for the thief to die, and the front is in a row, and the back is in a row. The first fear is that the enemy has been holding on for a long time, and the elite of our army is decreasing, and we urgently need the help of our brothers.

When Yang Zaifu heard the news, he didn't dare to slack off, and personally led the five battalions of sailors, poured out the big victory, and joined the battle group.

The two armies fought fiercely, and the victory and defeat were not distinguished, and they scattered in the dark.

Zeng Guoquan was also afraid that the grain road would be intercepted, so he instructed Peng Yulin and others: The gains and losses of Jinzhu Pass are for the sake of the overall situation, and the relationship is very close, so he hopes to persevere in guarding this number of bases to the overall situation of the entire south coast.