Chapter 146: Zeng Guoquan covered the sky with one hand

Jiangpu victory, the Hunan army cut more than 100,000, Zeng Guoquan heard this, anxious, overnight boat to the water camp, and Peng Yulin, Yang Zaifu to negotiate the attack on Jiuhuanzhou.

Peng Yulin said: The two Pu have been obtained, and then take Xiaguan, Straw Shoe Gorge, and Yanziji, Jiuhuanzhou has become a desperate bet, and it will break without a fight.

Zeng and Yang both said yes.

That night, the Hunan army attacked by land and water, and overnight, Xiaguan, Straw Shoes Gorge, and Yanziji were broken one by one.

In the early morning of the next day, Yang Zaifu led an army of 10,000 to besiege Jiuhuanzhou.

The Taiping army resisted stubbornly, swore not to retreat, thousands of cannons bombarded, for a moment, and then in the southeast three roads, subdued the foreign gun team, and attacked from time to time.

Yang Zaifu fought hard for six days and nights, killed three battalion officers, several sentinel officers, and suffered more than 2,000 casualties before he overcame.

The Hunan army conquered Jiuhuanzhou, Zeng Guofan was overjoyed, and quickly told Zeng Guoquan: The way to encircle is always to cut off the water to help as the first righteousness. More than 100 miles of the city, hundreds of thousands of thieves, can not be supported by land transportation, in the past, there were red single boats to help, there are foreign ships to help, now Jiuhuanzhou is both grams, both can be forbidden. The younger brother and Hou and Xue are full of spirit to check and ban the water to help, and the period of Kecheng is not far away.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: Since then, Di Shuai has mainly attacked Jinlinghu?

Zeng Guofan said: No, I intend to attack Fuyang with Zhejiang, attack Suzhou with Shanghai, Jinling should also be quickly encircled, Jinling, Suzhou, Hangzhou three places are equally important, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang to suppress. Make the counter-preparation more force, not to mention the consideration, or devote itself to Jinling, the effect in Suzhou and Hangzhou, one of the three is successful, and the two can be expected to go together.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: Detective, Chief Zhong has returned to Suzhou recently.

Zeng Guofan said: Quickly pass on my order, Xiao Qingyan's troops are stationed in Pukou and Jiangpu, beware of Li Zhaoshou's entrenchment; Liu Lianjie's troops were stationed in Jiuhuanzhou, Zhongguan, Xiaguan, and Straw Shoes Gorge; Together with the sailors, they inspected day and night, and cut off the thieves; Bao Chunting's department, quickly crossed the river, stationed in the area of Xiaolingwei, and Zeng Guoquan's department, gradually became a circle. Luo Bingzhang came to consult, saying that on the bank of the Dadu River, all the stones were wiped out to open the bandit department, and our department should also do its best.

Ouyang Zhaoxiong said: Shi Nailiukou will be destroyed sooner or later. The city of Jinling is wide, and it is surrounded by more than 90 miles, and the two departments of Yuanfu and Chunting may not be able to support each other.

Zeng Guofan said: Then pass on Bao and Zeng Erbu, last year's serious illness, this year must not be prevented, so we must first seek self-consolidation, Yuanfu self-consolidation in the south road, Chunting self-consolidation in the north road, if a large number of thieves come, each other is enough to expect themselves, do not need to help each other.

Bao Chao received the order, that is, he led his headquarters to cross the river, and built a fortress near the shogunate mountain in Shimonoseki.

The crowd will be confused.

Bao Chaodao: In the past, Xiang Rong and Hechun were all outside the city, and my Thunder Department had less than 10,000 soldiers, and An dared to take risks! Slowly enter the filial piety of the Lingwei, in order to choke the sentence, Danyang's way. Quickly inform Zeng Guoquan that our army has arrived in the north of Jinling City.

Zeng Guoquan was told, very relieved, and said: The thunder army arrived in the north, the encirclement was completed, and the stone fortress of Fangshan was attacked tomorrow, and this base was decondensed, and the north could hit the seven bridges and urns, and cut off the grain road in the southeast of the thief; Nanke can go straight to Moling Pass and Bowang Town, and strangle the reinforcements of Lishui and Gaochun. I ordered, the named commander Xiao Fusi, and the general soldier of Hanzhong Town, Wu Weishou, to besiege Fangshan.

In the early morning of July 8, Xiao Fusi and Wu Weishou's soldiers divided into two routes and immediately attacked.

Fangshan cannon rumbled, night and day, Hong Xiuquan palpitated, and said urgently: Jiuhuanzhou, Xiaguan, and Shogunate Mountain were all lost, Fangshan was surrounded again, Tianjing's voice was about to be extinguished, and loyal compatriots Xiucheng must supervise and lead the heavenly army and return to help quickly; This edict is urgent, and the next one is urgent.

Xiucheng received the notice, sighed, and said that the generals said: It is difficult to implement the four-way counterattack and the return of demons to relieve the siege of Suzhou. After I went, I protected the king Chen Kunshu, and together with the armies of Danyang and Jiangyin, counterattacked Yang Yu. Yang Yu lives in Jiangyin and Changshu, which is the barrier of Jiangyin and Wuxi, and the road behind Suzhou. If this place is obtained, Jiang, Wu, Su, and Chang are all safe. Li Mingcheng, the king of Yang, quickly took the headquarters, stationed in Wujiang, and guarded Jiapu, protecting the water and land passages in Zhejiang.

The servant king Li Shixian, the auxiliary king Yang Fuqing, the king of Zhang Lin Shaozhang, the protector king Chen Kunshu, the king of Mu Tan Shaoguang, and the king of Nawang Gao Yongkuan all said that it was better to fight in Suzhou than to run from east to west.

Xiuchengdao: Tianjing is the center of heaven, and we are the foundation of our lives; If Tianjing is lost, the kingdom of heaven is finished!

Xiucheng left the Soviet Union, Li Hongzhang was comfortable, and said that the generals said: No matter whether the loyal chieftain goes or stays, our army advances inch by inch, steadily and steadily, and eats away in small mouths, which is my consistent intention.

Gordon, the new commander of the foreign guns, said: Dear Mr. Li Hongzhang, I think that we have always sought stability and are prone to losing fighters. In the past six months, your army has captured the towns in the east and north of Suzhou. Now, in the northwest of Suzhou, only Wuxi and Jiangyin are left; In the south of Suzhou, there is only one city left in Wujiang, and if you conquer Wujiang, your army can cut off the alliance of Jiangsu and Zhejiang; North of Wujiang River, three miles away, there is a town named Jiapu, capture this town, your army can borrow the canal to go straight to Taihu Lake; To the north of Jiapu, three miles away, there is a town named Tongli, and if you capture this town, your army can enter the city of Suzhou. I thought that your army would attack Jiapu, Tongli, and Wujiang immediately, and it was urgent to do so.

Cheng Xueqidao: Recently, Yang Chief Li Mingcheng took over the defense of Wujiang, this is a new arrival, unfamiliar with the terrain, I can take the opportunity to attack it.

Li Hongzhang said: The handover of the old and the new must be disordered, and this opportunity can be taken!

On July 27, Cheng Xueqi led the 13th Battalion of Land and Water, and Gordon led 2,000 Changsheng troops to jointly attack Jiapu. Cheng Xueqi and Gordon bombarded hundreds of cannons in a row, and the city was defeated in half a day.

Cheng Xueqi ordered Liu Shiqi's troops to stay behind, led the main force, and besieged Tongli with Gordon's winning army.

When Tan Shaoguang, the king of Mu, heard the news, he led 20,000 troops, quickly left Suzhou, advanced by land and water, and counterattacked Jiapu; Li Mingcheng also divided his troops into 4,000 troops and attacked from the south.

Liu Shiqi had only 2,000 soldiers, and he was crumbling and eager to ask Cheng Xueqi for help. Cheng Xueqi also knew that the gains and losses of Jiapu were related to the overall situation, so he asked Gordon to counterattack Wujiang, and Xueqi led the main force to return to Jiapu.

On the 29th, Cheng Xueqi led his troops to arrive and attacked Liu Shiqi inside and outside. Tan Shaoguang was defeated and returned to Su. Cheng Xueqi did not chase after him, and led the army south, joined Gordon's victorious army, and jointly attacked Wujiang.

Wujiang was in a hurry, and Li Mingcheng, the king of Yang, asked for help from Jiaxing. On the 30th, King Rong arrived at Wujiang and immediately besieged Qixing Bridge.

Cheng Xueqi urgently asked Gordon for reinforcements, and Gordon led the foreign gun team to fight with Liao Rongfa for five days and nights, and the Taiping army swore not to retreat; Gordon watched the tragic situation of the two armies killed and wounded, feared not to fight, took a break, and led the army away.

Yang Wang Li Mingcheng resisted stubbornly for several days, too; One night, he quietly led his army and escaped through the south gate. Wu Jiang was lost.

In late July, Xiucheng arrived in Beijing, prepared for half a month, led an army of 20,000, divided the two gates of Yifeng and Taiping, and fought back brazenly, fighting for a day, with more than 1,000 casualties and not breaking the first base.

On August 14, Xiucheng carried heavy artillery and went out of Taipingmen again to encircle the Hunan army's Xiaguan camp.

Liu Lianjie was injured and did not retreat, and quickly asked for help.

When Peng Yulin got the news, he sent the general soldier Li Chengmou to lead an army of 4,000 to help Xiaguan.

Xiucheng attacked for two days, but there was no progress, so he had to retreat.

Xiucheng won three battles, Zeng Guoquan's confidence doubled, and he went to the front line of Fangshan in person to inspire the generals: I observe the moon and watch the moon, and the loyal chief is not Erer; If you want to divide the thieves on the north road and the west road, it is better to storm the thief base of this mountain, quickly pass on my order, open the road with artillery, and attack the three roads together, if you don't break it, you won't return it!

Zeng Guoquan gave an order, Xiao Fusi and Wu Weishou took the lead, attacked for one night, killed thousands of people under Feng Zhenlin, the king of Pei, and finally broke the stone barrier.

Fangshan is connected to the north in the south, and the terrain is extremely heavy; It is not allowed here, and the southeast road of Tianjing is broken. Xiucheng didn't dare to be careless, and then led 10,000 people, all armed with foreign guns, and fought back blatantly.

When Zeng Guoquan heard the news, he went to the front line and set up an ambush to trap him.

Xiucheng didn't know that there was a deception, and led the army into an ambush circle by mistake, suffered heavy losses, and had to retreat.

Xiucheng has been defeated repeatedly, Hong Xiuquan is unhappy, and blames: How can Tianjing be protected if he fights like this?

Xiuchengdao: Qiyu Heavenly King, Suzhou War Report, South of Suzhou, Wujiang and Zhenze fell, the demon army sailors went straight into Taihu Lake, between Suzhou and Hangzhou, the water and land were broken. In the northwest of Suzhou, our army's counterattack was not effective, and the junction of Jiangyin and Wuxi was occupied by demons.

Hong Xiuquandao: How is the war in Hangzhou?

Xiuchengdao: Our army adheres to Fuyang and Yuhang, and Hangzhou is safe for the time being. The Emperor of Heaven is as good as taking advantage of the safety of Hangzhou to slam the demon army of Suzhou, and then relieve the siege of Tianjing.

Hong Xiuquandao: The Tianjing waterway has been cut off, and the grain industry has been scarce, so I am afraid it will not be able to last for a long time.

Xiucheng Road: east of Tianjing, the land route is still passing; Strive to protect Su Chang, and the grain road is open.

Hong Xiuquandao: The loyal compatriots gathered the whole army, and then fought a decisive battle with Zeng Guoquan Demon for ten days, and after ten days, the loyal compatriots could go to Suzhou to punish the demon.

Zeng Guofan was stationed in Anqing, worried about Jinling, and told Zeng Guoquan: If it weren't for the thieves coming to the camp, it seems that there would be no need to find thieves to start a war. The food of the thief will be cut off, and there is no way to survive except to fight; Our army cut off the food route in order to do it, and did not fight hard every day.

Zeng Guoquan received the notice, saying that Zhao Liewen said: If I don't start a war again, others will think that I will sit back and enjoy its success! Recently, there have been many battles, and all battles have been won; If it goes on like this, within a year, Jinling will be broken.

Zhao Liewen said: However, the North Road Thunder Army blindly delayed and delayed the attack.

Zeng Guoquan said: Bao Chunting relied on his military exploits, and he appreciated himself.

Zhao Liewen said: The way to control the enemy, the way to attack the city, one person decides; If there are two, half the work! May I ask Brother Yuanfu, can you make Bao Chuntinghu?

Zeng Guoquan said: The qualifications are still shallow, the combat achievements are insufficient, and there is no ability to control it!

Zhao Liewen said: You can't make it, you can make it; I immediately consulted the commander and transferred the tiger out of the city.

Zeng Guofan received Zhao Liewen's report, that is, Bao Chao was transferred back to southern Anhui, and the siege of Jinling was all handed over to Zeng Guoquan for coordination.

Zeng Guoquan received the order and ordered Zhang Shiri's department to move to Shogunate Mountain to fill the vacancy of the Bao department; polyphonic Xiao Qingyan's department, crossing the river and stationing the Qiqiao urn; He also sent Yi Lianghu to return to Hunan to recruit bravery.