Chapter 140: Hong Xiuquan enters the north and attacks the south

Li Xiucheng withdrew from the army, Hong Xiuquan was furious, and the palace severely reprimanded: You withdrew the siege without authorization, and there will be endless troubles in the future.

Li Xiucheng said: The camp was strict on the Zeng Demon Festival, the strong base was deep, and the wooden bridges were stacked on top of each other, which was also the benefit of the first soldiers, and the camp rules were clear. I waited for August to come, and each of us did not bring winter clothes, and it was cold at this time, and the soldiers had no food.

Hong Xiuquandao: In Tianjing City, there are many cotton clothes and quilts; Although there is little food and grass, it is enough for the military. Once the demon arrived, I immediately urged you to attack it, and you extended it for three months, and then arrived, the demon has been high and deep, and his heels are steady. Eryi delayed the military plane, supervised the battle weakly, and withdrew the siege at will, and I was the prince of Geer. What are your plans after that?

Li Xiucheng said: Long live the Heavenly King, Tan Shaoguang, Chen Bingwen and others were defeated in Shanghai, the whole army was annihilated, and Su Kun was empty. Now Anqing is lost, Liangpu is also gone, the wealth of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is the only one in Tianjing, this domain is lost again, and the kingdom of heaven is difficult to protect.

Hong Xiuquandao: Abandon the disregard of the upper reaches of Tianjing, and use the prosperous places of Suzhou and Hangzhou in vain, once a setback, it cannot be long.

Hong Renji said: I have consulted the loyal brother, the ancient name of the husband Yangtze River is the long snake, Hubei is the head, Ontario is the middle, and the south of the Yangtze River is the tail, now Hubei has not been gained, Anhui is also lost, then the snake is both folded, although its tail is not long. Although I have ambitions in Shanghai, I have been hindered in the overall situation of striving for the top.

Hong Xiuquandao: I ordered, the heavenly general Li Xiucheng, the rate of the heavenly army, crossed the Jiangxi Gu, passed through northern Anhui, united Chen Decai, Lai Wenguang, and Zhang Lexing, reorganized the army, and took Hubei Province. The heavenly general Li Shixian quickly got out of the East Dam and attacked Jinzhuguan and Wuhu. Heavenly generals Yang Fuqing, Huang Wenjin, Liu Guanfang, etc., quickly left southern Anhui, attacked Jiangxi, and responded to Jiangbei.

Li Xiucheng said: Enlighten the Heavenly King, absolutely not. After the loss of Ontario, the demon army was divided into three routes, the left demon Zongtang attacked Zhejiang, Li Demon Hongzhang entered Shanghai, Zeng Demon Kingdom arrived in Beijing, and the three demons divided in order and conspired with my heavenly kingdom. Please ask the king of heaven to give an order immediately, I will lead the whole army, review Suzhou and Shanghai, and swear to destroy Li Hongzhang's demon army; When the situation in Shanghai is calm, Su Chang is stable, and I will desperately return to help and fight to the death with this Zeng demon.

Hong Xiuquan was furious and said: "My heavenly kingdom, if you don't help it, someone will help you!"

Xiuquan was furious, and Xiucheng didn't dare to say anything more.

Shaoqing, show the whole way: I am tired, retreat from the dynasty.

The official announced that he would retire from the dynasty.

The ministers knelt and waited.

The praise official called again: Xuan Li Xiucheng rested in the East Garden.

Xiucheng entered the park, and Xiuquan took his hand and said: "Go with me."

The two of them walked together for half of the pavilion, showing the whole way: You look at the world, just like this half of the pavilion, it will not be perfect. In the water on the shore, half of the virtual and the real, the Celestial Empire and the Qing Demon, the north and the south.

Before Xiuquan's voice fell, he suddenly heard a small child's words: In this heavenly kingdom, half of your monarchs and ministers.

Xiucheng was terrified when he heard this.

Xiuquan saw that it was the young lord Hong Tianguifu, and he said: King Zhong is the pillar of heaven, and heaven is his assistant.

Hong Tiangui said: I don't want him to assist, father, you are the second son of the Heavenly Father, the younger brother of the Heavenly Brother Christ, I am the grandson of the Heavenly Father, I have the blessing of the heavenly soldiers and generals, how can there be any loyal king and traitorous king. Unless the walls of my Tianjing have collapsed.

Xiuquan was furious and said: Kid nonsense, smash your mouth! You can't even ride a horse, how strong are you?

The four young ladies heard the king's words and hurriedly took the young master out.

Xiuquan took Xiu Cheng again, and said: The demon army is surrounded by three ways, and it intends to take Tianjing, don't I know! After the British king, the Celestial Empire gradually declined; For months, there was not a single victory. The demon army attacks me in three ways, and the nest will be empty. I mean, my brother will take the main army to cross Jiangxi Gu and go straight to the nest of the demon of Zeng Guo. If the demon army is saved, the siege of Tianjing will be relieved; If the demon is not saved, the brother can take advantage of the situation to take the head of the former demon. If the demon has no leader, it will be chaotic. Fu Wang Chen Decai, crisscrossing Henan and Shaanxi, has raised 300,000 troops. Brother entered northern Anhui, summarized the Chen department, attacked Hubei Province together, and drew salary from the bottom of the kettle, wouldn't it be happy. In addition, in the south of the Yangtze River, the king of the servant attacked the Jinzhu Pass, blocking the king, the auxiliary king, the king of Xiang, etc., and entered Jiangxi in Anhui, all of which were echoed by the brothers.

Xiuchengdao: The edict of the king of heaven, Xiucheng must obey all deaths! Within five days, I immediately sent Lin Shaozhang, Hong Chunyuan, Gao Yongkuan and Li Rongfa, the dog under his command, to gather 40,000 troops and attack first. I will return to the Soviet Union and raise enough food and fire. medicine, select an army of 200,000, and then follow up. Yang Fuqing, Huang Wenjin, Liu Guanfang and others are fighting in southern Anhui, and the order will be carried out immediately.

On December 1, 1862, Lin Shaozhang, the king of Zhang, Hong Chunyuan, the king of Na, Gao Yongkuan, and Li Rongfa, the second highness of Zhonger, led an army of 40,000 to cross the river from Tianjing Xiaguan and went westward.

Huang Wenjin, the king of blocking, received the order, sighed for a long time, and said that Hu Dingwen, the king of filial piety, said: The order is changed every day, and it is not done by the soldiers. I want to take advantage of Bao Demon Army's illness and take his dog's life; However, Li Xiucheng and Chen Kunshu were short-sighted, withdrew the siege without authorization, and did not report it, what kind of system!

Hu Dingwen said: I have cut off the Bao Demon Water and Land Grain Road, and the demon is only in the moment, but it's a pity.

Liu Guanfang, the king of Xiang, received the order, that is, together with the two kings of Lai Wenhong and Gu Longxian, to withdraw from the siege of Ningjun. Before leaving, Yang Fuqing, the auxiliary king, sighed and said nothing, only ordered the army besieging Ningjun to attack again.

Li Shixian, the king of waiting, received the order, led an army of 40,000, and besieged Jinzhu Pass on December 28.

Zhu Nangui's Lu Division and Yang Zaifu's Water Division, hand in hand, resisted, fought fiercely for half a month, and temporarily stifled Li Shixian's offensive.

Zeng Guoquan judged the situation and was anxious to Zeng Guofan: the war in southern Anhui has not been extinguished, the war between Jinzhu Pass and northern Anhui has rekindled, and the thieves want to separate the north and south banks and invade the hinterland, in order to withdraw the siege of Jinling. I immediately transferred Zhu Hongzhang's five battalions, galloped to aid Jinzhu Pass, transferred Wang Kesheng to five battalions, opened up the grain road in Ningjun, and Baoyun Road in the general period to protect the Bao camp, and then Ningjun could be defended; Ningjun was protected, and southern Anhui was unharmed; Transferred Zhou Huitang's department, grabbed Liangshan and Yuxikou in Xi, and relied on the sailors to protect each other to ensure the transportation of grain and the road of civilian ships; Transferred Wuhu Zhang Shusheng five battalions, crossed the river to protect Wuwei Prefecture, and protected the grain road of each camp in southern Anhui.

Zeng Guofan got the report and urgently ordered Xiao Qingyan's troops to move to Luzhou, and Mao Youming's troops moved to Chao County.

Before the Mao Department arrived, Lin Shaozhang and Hong Chunyuan had already supervised the Taiping Army, Liankehanshan, Chaoxian, and Hezhou, and re-choked the three key passes of Yuncao, Tongcheng Gate, and Dongguan.

Zeng Guofan was shocked and said urgently: Chao County goes directly to Luzhou in the northwest, and Wuwei, Lujiang and other prefectures and counties in the southwest. I ordered, Zhang Shusheng, galloped across the river, and rushed to station Wuwei and Lujiang; Wu Changqing's department, temporarily not going to Shanghai, assisted Zhang Shusheng's department, and guarded the city wall. Xiang Youneng Department, temporarily do not cross to the south, quickly enter Luzhou, assist Shi Qingji, and firmly choke Lu County. Xiao Qingyan and Mao Youming's two divisions were merged into Shucheng, and they regarded inaction and the war in Luzhou as urgent, and responded to help at any time.

In late December, all units of the Hunan army were stationed and were ready for battle.

Li Xiucheng's army did not arrive, Lin Shaozhang and Hong Chunyuan no longer attacked, and the troops were stationed in three cities, waiting for each other.

Zeng Guofan had rare leisure, and wrote to Zeng Guoquan: The previous book has been told, the younger brother's sudden advance, and the rest of the scheduling, all of which underestimate the enemy and cannot be carefully reviewed. This time, after some great panic and a lot of experience, such as loyalty, waiters and other chieftains broke the siege and left, and the younger brother should take advantage of the situation to retreat. Today's loyalty and service have retired, and the younger brother should retire.

If the younger brother wants to besiege Jinling, he might as well stir it up, and go to break the East Dam, suppress Liyang, take Yixing, occupy the west bank of Taihu Lake, and then turn back and besiege Jinling, it is only a few months, and it is not too late.

Advance and retreat, unpredictable, live soldiers; Shrink in one place, the old man is stubborn, and the soldier is also stupid.

The younger brother's army has accumulated deep habits, and now if they want to change all to live soldiers and light soldiers, they are bound to be unable to, so they will change to half alive and half dull, half light and half heavy, and there will also be a time for more battles and rest. Wangdi's strength has become a big plan, with Jinling and Jinzhu as dull soldiers and heavy soldiers, and to attack Dongba and Erli as active soldiers and light soldiers, which is very helpful!

Brother Ji became ill from hard work, and he went away suddenly, painful and sad! I will ensure that Brother Yuan is thorough, and what he says is earnest, and I hope to listen to it.

Zeng Guoquan received the letter, disagreed, and replied: The thief broke through with all his strength is his old skill, and the public and justice are frustrated by retreating. In addition, the thieves have no discipline, how can they see their multitude and cowardice! Thirty percent of the sick and dead of our army have gone, and thirty percent of those who have not recovered from illness are still thirty percent. The thieves who live in Moling Pass and Liulang Bridge and the thieves who stay behind outside the city are still a lot of their delays.

Zeng Guofan sighed: The heart is as hard as iron, and it is stubborn.