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Chapter 719 The Flower of the Eight Banners Has Withered

The [-]-mile rush for Huguang's defeat was sent by Zheng Dajin, the governor of Hubei who recovered his life from the battlefield.

According to Zheng Futai's Zoubao, Dingxi General Feng Sheng led the main force brought from Sichuan more than a month ago in order to force the bandit troops who invaded Hunan to return to Wuchang, thereby achieving the strategic purpose of centralized annihilation. More than [-] people marched from Jingzhou to Wuchang.

At the same time, Ma Erzhan, deputy commander of the Eight Banners, was sent to replace the seriously ill Yunnan Admiral Changqing Command Post, and to cooperate with Sichuan General Wang Fu to march from De'an and Huangzhou to Wuchang, in order to contain the Wuchang defenders.

Ma Erzhan was originally a Junggar general, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and joined the army as a third-class bodyguard. .

Later, he was transferred to Jinchuan, where he was appointed as the leader of the team and the deputy commander of the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner.

The Green Battalion brought by Yunnan Admiral Chang Qing from Yunnan is relatively strong in the Qing army in Huguang, because many of them participated in the attack on Burma.

In addition to the Yunnan Green Battalion under Chang Qing's command, there are also battalions from Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces. The total strength of the battalions from the three provinces is more than 3000.

Although Chang Qing himself was seriously ill and unable to command in person, Marzhan was also a well-known warrior in the Eight Banners. Therefore, under the leadership of Marzhan, the Qing army went south from De'an Yingcheng, successively captured Hanchuan, Xiaogan, and fought all the way to the Caidian is only a hundred miles away from Wuchang.

The Qing army in the direction of Huangzhou was dominated by the Sichuan green battalion, supplemented by the Zhejiang green battalion, with a total of [-] battalions of more than [-] people.

There used to be a branch of the Fujian Green Camp also in the direction of De'an, but two months ago, due to the tense fighting in Taiwan, this department, led by General Wang Tiande, was ordered to rush back to Fujian to participate in the platform war.

After receiving the order from General Dingxi, Wang Fu, the Sichuan general, led Ma Dayuan, deputy general of Chongqing, Zu Yingyuan, deputy general of Jinchuan, and Zhang Dabiao, deputy general of Chengdu, to march towards Wuchang in three groups.

The rebel army from Wuchang probably knew that the Qing army was attacking aggressively, and found out that the Qing army from the west from Jingzhou was the main force, so they only deployed a small number of rebel troops to the east and north to delay the Qing army, and the elite main force was deployed in Wuchang. On the west side, Commander Gu Zhengdao also had the intention of a decisive battle with the Qing army.

Feng Shenger received a report saying that Jinkou Town in the southwest of Wuchang was the hub of the Wuchang bandit army's outer defense line, and it was an important place for water and land transportation. If it can capture this place, it will cut off the connection between the Wuchang bandit army and the Hunan bandit army. , thus forming a trend of closing the door and beating the dog.

Chinkou's defenders probably had less than 5000 men, and Feng Sheng'e personally led the main force of nearly [-], occupying an absolute advantage in strength. Therefore, he immediately supervised the attack on Chinkou. It would be best if he could capture this important town. The thieves in the city came to reinforce them, so that they could encircle and fight for reinforcements.

The army commanded by Feng Sheng'e himself was a force that had fought in Jinchuan for ten years, and he firmly believed that he was invincible in field battles.

Whether it is strategy or tactics, there is no problem with Feng Sheng's deployment. He is a famous general, no wonder the emperor trusts him so much.

It is said in the army that this young Dingxi general has the style of his father Ali Gun.

However, on the way to Jinkou, the Qing army was harassed by a group of bandits. The number of troops was only three to four thousand, but they were very cunning and dared to fight.

Hubei governor Zheng Dajin, who fled from Hunan to Enshi and then to Jingzhou, asked to set off with the former army in order to atone for his sins.

Seeing the bandits blocking the way, he was so frightened that he immediately sent someone to ask for help from General Dingxi.

Feng Sheng'e led his troops to arrive, and after observing the battlefield from a high place, he divided the more than [-] soldiers of the former army into five teams. A commander-in-chief of the bandit army was beheaded on the spot and his flag was seized. The Xinghan army, which was composed of members of the Hubei community, was frightened and immediately panicked.

Seeing that the main general was so brave, the Qing army fought bravely from top to bottom.

Because Feng Sheng'er was born in Manchuria with a yellow banner, so his commander-in-chief flag was the color of the Eight Banners with a yellow banner. All the generals of the Qing army around him called "the yellow banner is invincible".

Seeing the rout of the bandit army, Feng Sheng ordered Yidari, the deputy commander of the capital, to lead his troops in pursuit. Unexpectedly, the bandit army deployed artillery on the way to escape. At this time, the sky changed drastically, and the strong wind blew so hard that the soldiers on both sides couldn't open their eyes, so they each withdrew their troops to stop the war.

According to the post-war inventory, the Qing army had more than [-] casualties, twice as many as the bandit soldiers.

On the second day, the weather was fine. Feng Sheng ordered the deputy governors Yidari, Kuled, Zhangjing Muhana, the general Guoxing, the deputy Basissa and other supervisors to attack the bandits with all their might.

Destroyed four barracks of the bandit army before and after, drove the bandit army in front of him to Jinkou, and destroyed a barracks set up by the bandit army on the outskirts of Jinkou, and captured more than [-] people.

After repeated battles, although the morale of the Qing army was high and they gained a lot, the sergeants were also quite tired, so they suspended their attacks and took a rest for a day.

Because the Qing army failed to reach Jinkou in time due to being blocked by the bandits for several days, the bandits in Wuchang City sent reinforcements to Jinkou with 7500 troops from three divisions, which increased the strength of the Chinkou defenders from the original 5000 to 12500. , and there were several thieves operating around, the Qing army's strength advantage was greatly reduced.

Ush Hada, the deputy commander of the capital, proposed to encircle Jinkou with a group of soldiers and horses, while the rest of the troops crossed Jinkou and joined forces with Marzhan and Wang Fu to attack Wuchang.

Bad news came from Feng Sheng's hesitation, and the Northern Route Army Marzhan's entire army was wiped out.

It wasn't that he was severely injured by the Xinghan bandit army, but that there were traitors inside.

This traitor was Guo Guangde, a general of the Jiangsu Green Camp. He unexpectedly attacked the Yunnan Green Camp in the dark, set fire to the village, and personally led a team of dead soldiers in full armor to capture Marzhan's camp of the Chinese army.

Due to the sudden incident, the unsuspecting Eight Banners warrior Ma Erzhan was beheaded by Guo Guangde in his sleep, and the soldiers of the Yunnan Green Battalion under his command were either killed or injured, surrendered or captured, and all but a hundred escaped were wiped out.

Not far away, Ma Youde, the general of the Jiangxi Green Camp, was so frightened that he trembled when he learned that the Jiangsu Green Camp rebelled.

After daybreak, Guo Guangde collected more than [-] soldiers from the Green Camp in Yunnan, and together with more than [-] soldiers from the Jiangsu Camp under his command, cut their braids and changed their flags, saying that they would expel the Tartars, restore China, and never be slaves to the Manchus.

After Wuchang learned that Guo Guangde had surrendered anyway, the coach Gu Zhengdao came to contact Guo Guangde himself and named him the commander of the Fifth Army of the Xinghan Army.

Prior to this, the generals who surrendered from the Qing army were at most only awarded the post of commander-in-chief.

The fact that Guo Guangde was so valued by the Xinghan army was related to the annihilation of the Yunnan Green Camp, the beheading of Marzhan, the deputy commander of the Eight Banners, and the successful settlement of one of the three routes of the Qing army.

The annihilation of the Marzhan tribe made the generals of the Sichuan Green Camp who attacked Wuchang from the direction of Huangzhou, so frightened that they rein in their horses and set up a barbecue on the spot to celebrate the great victory.

Commander-in-chief Wang Fu even sent a confidential letter to the chairman, saying that Guo Guangde could be added as an alternate executive committee member at next year's Gongjin Conference as a reward.

The collapse of the Marzhan tribe made the Qing army immediately passive, but Feng Sheng was determined to continue to implement the previous strategy, so he organized the sergeants to storm Chrysostom.

However, all three attacks were stubbornly resisted by the bandits, and more than 3000 people were lost to capture the 4th base outside the town.

At this time, the bandit army in Wuchang City freed up their hands to mobilize troops to Jinkou, and camped in Funiugou, 30 miles southeast of Jinkou.

After surrendering, Guo Guangde, who was awarded the title of military commander, also led the battalion soldiers who had just cut their braids to help in the battle.

At this time, the Zhongxing Han Army in Jinkou Town had as many as 15000 people in five divisions, and there were nearly 10 divisions in the periphery with 25000 people.

Perhaps Feng Sheng'e also knew that it would be difficult to continue the fight, so he said to Zheng Dajin, the governor of Hubei in the army: "I already feel the chance of victory and defeat, and it is extremely unpredictable."

Zheng Dajin persuaded General Dingxi to withdraw his troops and return to Jingzhou for further discussion.

Feng Sheng'e knew that if he withdrew his troops, the several prefectures he had managed to retake before would fall again, and it would also increase the momentum of the bandit army and completely control the two lakes. Even if he retreated to Jingzhou now, it would be difficult to maintain it, because the Xinghan army After attacking Jingzhou, the whole city was slaughtered, and all the city walls were taken down. There was no danger to defend, no food to rely on.

You can't go back to Sichuan in embarrassment.

In that case, I am afraid that he will not die at the hands of thieves, but will die at the imperial edict of the capital.

After thinking twice, the young marshal decided to fight to the death with the Xinghan army in Jinkou.

Fortunately, Ma Dayuan, deputy general of Chongqing Town, led more than [-] battalions of troops to Chifan Mountain not far from Jinkou on the afternoon of the [-]th.

In the middle of the night on the [-]th, Feng Sheng'e divided his troops into two groups. One was led by him to storm Jinkou;

Fierce fighting soon began, and the Qing army once managed to repel the Xinghan army defending outside the town.

But when the Qing army was about to pursue, suddenly the fog was so thick that it was difficult to distinguish.

At this time, someone in the Qing army suddenly shouted: "The general is dead, the general is dead!"

In the thick fog, it is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and ourselves, and the military situation is difficult to distinguish.

Not knowing whether the general was really dead or faked dead, the Qing soldiers were in a panic, scattered and fled in all directions.

And the one who shouted that the general was dead was Zhan Yinbao who had been promoted to the wing commander of the Jianrui Battalion.

When the Qing army was in turmoil, the Ma Dayuan Department of the Chongqing Green Camp, which had just arrived the day before yesterday, emerged from the rear of the Qing army and attacked fiercely while the Qing army was routed.

The Xinghan army in Jinkou Town and the reinforcements from the outer Funiugou direction also rushed out together.

So far, the situation of the Qing army is gone.

Feng Sheng'e was besieged by the Xinghan army in a dilapidated camp. Although he was full of courage and fought back and forth, he rushed from left to right and couldn't get out. In the end, he was hit by the Xinghan army's blunderbuss in the fierce battle.

The flower of the famous general of the Eight Banners, the 23-year-old generalissimo, just withered on the banks of the Yangtze River.

In this campaign, the Qing army killed 195 bannermen above the rank of leader, and more than 240 Han personnel above [-] total. The casualties of officers and soldiers reached [-], and countless losses of money, food and military equipment were lost.

It can be said that there is no power to fight.

Zheng Dajin, the governor of Hubei who escaped by chance, said in the emergency report that General Dingxi may have hanged himself in the chaos.

Whether it was death in battle or suicide, he couldn't be sure, and he had to investigate further to find out.

At about the same time, Bayan San, governor of Hunan, was captured by General Gu An of the Xinghan Army. Yansan wholeheartedly admires the Han people. He belongs to the Han people who are in the Manchurian camp but have a solid heart. Therefore, he is willing to contribute a little to China's recovery.

How to contribute is to act as a leading party, leading hundreds of Xinghan troops disguised as Hunan green battalions to swindle and open Jiujiang, an important town on the Yangtze River.

Together with Chen Huizu, the governor of Huguang who had surrendered before, he made plans for the Xinghan army. The blunt and intimidating Jiangxi governor Haicheng abandoned the provincial capital and ran to Anqing like a frightened bird.

The center of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River can be said to have completely fallen into the hands of the Xinghan Army.

It is said that Chen Huizu is persuading Gu Shidao, the commander of the Xinghan Army, to visit Zhu Ming's descendants and embrace him as emperor, so as to inspire people's hearts and make heroes all over the world come to vote.

On the other hand, he quickly went east to capture Jiangning, took the money and food from the south of the Yangtze River and went north to the Central Plains, so as not to repeat the mistakes of Wu Sangui.

Zheng Dajin's eight-hundred-mile delivery made Qianlong in the main hall of Qianqing Palace, together with princes, ministers, civil and military officials, worried and worried, as if the end of the world was coming.

Jia Liu was both happy and worried. The happy thing was that Qianlong's gold-medal thug Feng Sheng was farting, and a large number of Qing army elites transferred from Jinchuan were annihilated, which effectively relieved the pressure on him to ascend the throne.

The worry is that the Xinghan Army seems to have played too big this time, and even Jiangxi has been occupied. If they really want to send their troops east to take the land of Jiangnan, will his father-in-law still want to hang out with his son-in-law?
After all, the son-in-law has become Aixinjueluo.

The one who returned his mother was a Prince Heshuo.

Even if the father-in-law is still willing to listen to his son-in-law, will the generals under the father-in-law listen?
What the adherents got now is not the palm-sized land of Jinchuan, but the territory of three provinces, which is enough to overthrow a dynasty.

It's really a sudden change, and the plan can't keep up with the change.

Jia Liu felt quite a headache, but right now it was the fourth devil, the rich old man, and the old man, not him.

When I looked up, I found that Lao Ah and Lao Kui were looking at him, their eyes were full of excitement and longing, and they couldn't help being furious: Look at your mother, it seems that I am very good at fighting!

(End of this chapter)