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Chapter 235 Far-reaching influence

At that time, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Shu Xing'a, was afraid of the enemy and killed Jiang Zhongyuan, who was surrounded by the Taiping Army. Later, he was impeached by Anhui governor Yuan Jiasan. Emperor Xianfeng gave Shu Xing'a a dismissal. Hubei Governor Wu Chaoyue impeached Wen Jun and refused to save Zeng Guofan. Emperor Xianfeng was likely to treat Shu Xing'a like a way to dismiss Wen Jun.

Then, like the current Yunnan Governor Shu Xing'a, he would put Wen Jun in other provinces as a governor as soon as the limelight came.

Emperor Xianfeng would definitely favor Wen Jun, who belonged to the same population. This was long before Wu Chaoyue expected. However, Wu Chaoyue really didn't expect that Emperor Xianfeng would be punished so lightly, and the issue was settled after three years of salary and three-level retention. In fact, when Emperor Xianfeng made this decision, let alone Sushun, who always paid attention to Han ministers, even the masters of the Military Affairs Office felt that it was too light and could not help but express their opinions carefully when he was in charge of the order.

Wen Qing, who had not become the foreman of the military aircraft for a few months, suddenly died of illness. In terms of seniority, Peng Yunzhang finally ranked as the chief military aircraft for the bench. He was qualified and willing to say a few fair words to the Han people. He asked Emperor Xianfeng very carefully: "Emperor, is this punishment a little light? Wen Jun refused to rescue him without moving his troops, and sat in the battle of Zengbutang in Huishan. The Hunan regiment training was almost wiped out. The evidence of crime was conclusive. He should be dismissed at the least. Is it a bit too light to give him such punishment?"

"Your Majesty, I think it's a bit too light." Bai Wei, who was riding Wen Qing's leg, also stood up to make the experience value, reminding him: "Now Changmao has once again invaded Jiangxi, and the war situation in Jiangxi is in urgent need. The Huguang official army is also fighting fiercely with Changmao in the Hukou area of ​​Jiujiang. If Wenjun is not given a heavy hand, it will be a cold heart of the frontline soldiers and affect the morale of the army."

Emperor Xianfeng did not say anything, tapped the Long Case with his fingers, and then said for a while: "It is precisely because the war situation in Jiangxi that I cannot retaliate against Wen Jun. Wen Jun should be dismissed. The removal of his position is a matter of imperial edict, but the bigger problem is that if Wen Jun is dismissed, who will take over as the governor of Jiangxi?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Xianfeng rarely added, "Not everyone can sit in the position of governor of Jiangxi. Changmao invaded a large number of enemies, and almost the entire neighboring Anhui was attacked, and the bandits in Zhejiang were also becoming more and more serious. No capable minister with both civil and military affairs was in charge of Jiangxi to pacify the people of Jiangxi and suppress the rebellion, and then he also aided Zhejiang in Anhui. I am not relieved."

"But the emperor, Wen Junwen's performance in Jiangxi seems to be difficult to take on this important task?" Peng Yunzhang asked in confusion.

"He cannot take this important task, but now that he can't find a suitable candidate to replace him, let him be the governor of Jiangxi for a few days first. At least he is familiar with his family and is not prone to making big mistakes. It is better than changing a governor temporarily."

Emperor Xianfeng answered the question, waved his thin hand, and said, "Don't worry, Wenjun will definitely be dismissed, but you must wait until I find a suitable candidate for the governor of Jiangxi."

Seeing that Emperor Xianfeng was determined, Peng Yunzhang, Bai Qie and others dared not insist and kowtowed to the orders. However, after Bo Qie and others knelt down and left, another secret copy from someone appeared in Emperor Xianfeng's mind...

"...I think that although Wu Chaoyue has not seen any strange intentions, the bandits in Hubei have been eliminated, and it would be too waste of his talent. Wu Chaoyue requested to conquer Jiangxi in person. I took action first and then reported to the promise of Yuezhi. The original intention was to follow the situation and create the opportunity for his master to transfer him to Jiangxi. However, Wu Chaoyue was afraid of Wen Jun's revenge and retreated and asked Yang Wending to lead the army. I was caught off guard and could only agree again to avoid being caught in the traces..."

"Mr. Ji Gao, Hu Qiansheng and others did something wrong in frontal interception?" Yang Wending asked curiously.

"It's not that you did something wrong, it's that you're stupid!"

Zuo Zongtang said angrily: "It's a twenty-six miles from Jiujiang East Gate to Yangjiachang. They can't fight anyway, but they can't intercept it head-on! Such a wide terrain can't be stopped? Not to mention him, Cao Yanzhong can't do it! A long-haired dog jumps over the wall, traps beasts to fight to the death, can he stop long-haired without fighting to intercept Changhai? Can Hu Linyi's casualties be large? In Anshun, he thought he was both civil and military, and he was shameless and wrote "Hu Family War Art" with shame. Yelang was arrogant! Watch the sky in the well!"

Unfortunately, the hundreds of people under Hu Linyi were unable to stop the Taiping Army soldiers who fought to break through the siege. Not only could they not stop the Taiping Army who fled from the open areas on both sides, but they were killed and injured by the Taiping Army who had no way to go. They retreated step by step. Hu Linyi, who came back to his senses, saw that the situation was wrong, so he had to quickly take the Hunan Army to retreat south to make way. Yang Wending also took the opportunity to say to Zuo Zongtang: "Sure enough, Mr. Ji Gao, Mr. Ji Gao, the Hunan Army suffered heavy casualties and then use it. After this battle, I intend to send them back to Hubei to reorganize them, and let my grandson-in-law train them well. I wonder what you think?"

"You are the head coach, you have the final say in these matters." Zuo Zongtang gave a lot of talents to Wu Chaoyue or not, and said again: "And I really don't like these people, so it's better to let them learn from Wu Chaoyue."

It was still because Zuo Zongtang was caught. After the Hunan Army made way, the Qing army's pursuit was much better. The Wu army fired from the flanks, compressing the Taiping Army's ranks and indirectly delaying the Taiping Army's escape speed. The Huguang Alliance covered up the killing from behind, biting the Taiping Army's tail and chasing fiercely. Just catching scattered soldiers and killing the team, they lost many people and captured many prisoners. When the Huguang Alliance then joined forces to pursue the battle, the defeated Taiping Army not only had no chance to fight back and make waves, but also had to face the next problem of boarding the ship in Yangjiachang to cross the lake. No matter how fast it ran, it was useless, and it was impossible to get rid of the pursuit of the Huguang Alliance. The danger of the entire army being wiped out was still very high.

After arranging the left-behind camp and the army to clear the remaining enemies in the city, Yang Wending and Zuo Zongtang quickly caught up with the main force of the coalition forces, and quickly arranged combat plans for the generals of the army, and ordered Wang Guocai, Cao Yanzhong, Xiao Qijiang and Liu Kunyi to pursue Yangjiachang, and they were not allowed to attack immediately. They had to reorganize the team and then attack according to the order. Then Zuo Zongtang personally found Hu Linyi, and did not blame Hu Linyi for being hot-headed. He just ordered: "Zhuangsheng, after arriving at the Sun Family Bamboo Forest, you will take the Hunan Army to Bao Chao's fleet across the river, attack Meijiazhou, and clean up the long-haired garrison and fort there. I will arrange for Wu Chaoyue's navy to cover you to land."

"Mr. Ji Gao, I..."

"Zhuangsheng, Changmao here in Jiujiang did not participate in the Battle of Huishan." Zuo Zongtang interrupted Hu Linyi's struggle and said lightly: "The Changmao of Meijiazhou belongs to Changmao Hukou. Many people have participated in the Battle of Huishan. What do you want to fight when you arrive in Meijiazhou? I won't stop you."

After gritting his teeth, Hu Linyi took Zuo Zongtang's order and quickly contacted Li Xubin to gather the remnants of the Hunan Army, and then hurried to Sunjiazhulin to board the ship across the river. Zuo Zongtang also sent someone early to order the Wu army fleet to cover Bao Chao's troops across the river to capture Meijiazhou.

After strategizing and attacking Jiujiang City in one night, Zuo Zongtang's order was implemented without fail. None of the troops of the Huguang coalition forces were in a hurry to charge and earn the merits. As soon as they arrived at Yangjiachang, they immediately stopped and reorganized the team, allowing the Taiping Navy to use large ships and small boats to transport the Jiujiang Taiping Army across the lake. They sharpened their knives and chopped wood, waiting for a better opportunity to launch a general attack.

The more calm the Huguang coalition was, the more panicked the Taiping Army was. Everyone knew that the general attack of the Huguang coalition was about to be attacked, and everyone knew that once the Huguang coalition launched the general attack, there would be almost no chance of boarding the ship and escaping. In addition, the Jiangjiawan Green Camp soldiers who had been dispatched before were knocking and picking up the cheaper ones, the Taiping Army was even more panicked, and there were constant soldiers who did not obey the command and rushed to board the ship first, and there was also constant situations of ships sinking due to overload. Crossing the river in an orderly manner has become a luxury and there is no possibility of any occurrence.

We still have to praise the quality of the Jiujiang Taiping Army. The situation is so critical that some of the main soldiers of the Taiping Army still raced against time to build some temporary fortifications to welcome the Qing army's upcoming attack. However, a problem that was even bigger than the sky was put in front of Luo Dagang, the chief general of the Taiping Army, who led the troops to stay and die?

"My palace queen! Prime Minister, you go first, my palace queen!"

"My palace behind! My palace behind!"

In the face of the choice between life and death, the facts once again proved that it was no accident that the Jiujiang Taiping Army was able to be trapped in Jiujiang for several years in history. Almost every general with the general system volunteered to leave the palace behind, and Lin Qirong even directly Tyre the outline first, "Prime Minister Luo, you go first, I will stay the palace behind!"

Suddenly, the powerful force pulled Lin Qirong and threw him towards the ferry. While pulling the generals in front of him to the back, Luo Dagang shouted: "Get out! Try to bring as many brothers as possible to return to Hukou. I will bring the team as many people as possible to the rear of the palace! I forgot what I did before, and I specialize in eating on the water! Don't say that we have many boats, even if there is no boat, I can even rush to Hukou! Get out! Get out of here!"

Unable to resist Luo Dagang's threat, the generals of the Taiping Army went to the ferry with tears in their eyes. However, Lin Qirong rushed up again, grabbed Luo Dagang's sleeve, choked and begged Luo Dagang to reconsider. Luo Dagang patted his head and smiled and said, "Don't persuade me, you don't know what kind of temper I have? Go quickly, you are still young, only thirty-six years old, and in the future, I am an old man in my fifties. Can you keep your young man and let me escape first?"

When Lin Qirong was crying and was being carried to the ferry by Luo Dagang's personal soldiers, the Wu Navy fleet had already appeared within the foyer's vision. The Zhongcheng and Renyi were still firing artillery at the Taiping Army's transport fleet without saying a word. The Taiping Army Navy divided its troops to fight. The main force of the Huguang coalition, who had already eaten dry food, also sounded the general attack drum. The main force of the Wu Army came from the front, and Xiao Qijiang's Chu Yong and Wang Guocai's green camp were divided into three groups to kill the Taiping Army's ferry. The slogans covered the sky and blocked the wilderness, "Surrender and not kill!"

On January 26, 1857, on the first day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, after breaking the city, the Huguang coalition forces won a great victory in Chenjiachang, Jiujiang, severely damaged the main force of the Jiujiang Taiping Army who had abandoned the city and fled. They successfully captured Meijiazhou and severely damaged the island defenders. The Wu Navy also defeated the main force of the Taiping Army Navy again with very little losses and achieved a complete victory.

In this battle, the Huguang coalition army beheaded more than 2,000 land numbers alone, captured more than 3,600 Taiping soldiers and family members, and killed Luo Dagang, the chief general of the Taiping Army in Jiujiang. Originally, the Huguang coalition army had the opportunity to capture Luo Dagang alive, but after being surrounded by the Wu army, Luo Dagang flatly refused the Wu army's surrender and committed suicide.

The magnificent Jiujiang Battle finally came to an end. The scale was large and the scene was large, and the impact was even greater. First of all, after this battle, the Huguang coalition forces formed a favorable situation of confronting the Taiping Army across Poyang Lake. There was no need to worry about the Taiping Army using Jiujiang as the base to attack the hinterland of Hubei. Although the Taiping Army suffered a lot of losses, it also got rid of the burden of Jiujiang. There was no need to be forced to go to the land to fight against the Wu Army, which was one generation of weapons and equipment, which was one generation of substitute. It seemed that it lost its initiative, but in fact it avoided greater passivity.

The greater impact is still behind. Yang Xiuqing, who deliberately refused to give up Jiujiang, was waiting for Qin Rigang's mistake and defeated the battle. The news of Jiujiang's disastrous defeat had just reached Nanjing. Yang Xiuqing immediately took all the blame on Qin Rigang, and righteously seized Qin Rigang's title and removed all his power, removed all his posts, and took him back to Nanjing for trial. Hong Xiuquan called for justice for Qin Rigang, and Yang Xiuqing pointed out in public that Qin Rigang's biggest mistake in this battle. He used iron facts to prove that Qin Rigang was not wronged and did not dare to take the risk to launch a decisive battle with the Wu army naval army in advance, which violated the imperial edict of Heavenly Father to let Qin Rigang wait for an opportunity to annihilate the Wu army naval army!

The biggest impact was in Beijing. After the good news of Jiujiang's victory was sent to the capital, he heard that such a big victory was won on the first day of the New Year. Emperor Xianfeng, who believed that this was a great omen, immediately gave up the idea of ​​transferring Wu Chaoyue to Jiangxi. He also praised: "I didn't expect that Wu Aiqing would be able to achieve such a great victory in mobilizing troops in Hubei, and he could be well-organized and trained with skills. He was sent to the imperial edict and rewarded Wu Chaoyue's double-eyed feathers and the top-dressing top-dressing. He encouraged him to practice more troops in Hubei and train more elite troops for me so that he could call them at any time."

The one who got the most cheap was of course Yang Wending, who married his beautiful granddaughter to the right person. In order to encourage those who were like Yang Wending, who had a superior minister who had made meritorious service, Emperor Xianfeng approved Hua Shana and Wu Chaoyue to jointly request, allowing Yang Wending to continue to station troops in Jiangxi and transfer Jiangxi to his actual position. He also adopted the suggestion put forward by Sushun to add Jiujiang Road to Jiujiang, which is also a trading port, and rewarded Yang Wending to lead the third-ranking chief of the inspector, and actually appointed Jiujiang Road and Jiujiang Customs Supervisor, to take charge of Jiujiang army preparations, and wait for an opportunity to advance to Anhui.
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