In the film and television drama about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement lasted for 14 years and swept across the north and south of the great river. At this time, Zeng Guofan, who was known as the first perfect figure in the ages, recruited soldiers and brave, formed the Xiang Army, announced a crusade against the "rebellious Cantonese bandits", and then invaded Tianjing and destroyed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. In this way, everyone said that Zeng Guofan saved civilization, zeng guofan was the defender of Confucian culture; without Zeng Guofan fighting, how could the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom perish? As everyone knows, Zeng Guofan just stood on the shoulders of giants and picked the fruits of the final victory. In the 14 years of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the Qing army successively changed 10 front-line commanders, including 2 Manchus and 8 Han Chinese; Zeng Guofan only played as a substitute before he took command, and he had no say, but he was the last person to laugh.
01. Lin Zexu, Houguan of Fujian, a famous national hero in modern times, led Humen to sell cigarettes, resolutely resisted British aggression, and defended sovereignty and dignity. Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing led the Worship of God to prepare for an uprising, and the Heaven and Earth Association in Guangxi Province was active frequently, and the emperor ordered Lin Zexu to take charge of the military affairs of Liangguang and go to Guangxi to suppress the rebellion. Unfortunately, Lin Zexu had not yet arrived in Guangxi, and he died of illness. With Lin Zexu's ability and prestige, Hong Xiuquan's rebel army may not be able to get out of Guangxi, and can only be reduced to the heaven and earth society.
02. Li Xingyuan, Lin Zexu died of illness in the middle of the way, and the imperial court reassigned his good friend, Li Xingyuan, who had been fierce in the anti-smoking movement, to take command in place of Lin Zexu. Realistically speaking, Li Xingyuan is a good hand in governing civil affairs, but he is not the material for fighting wars, his military level is very average, and the generals are not convinced. During the period of supervising Guangxi, Zhou Tianjue, Xiang Rong, and Qin Ding were full of contradictions and fell in love with each other, but Li Xingyuan could not stop them. In this way, the taiping army continued to grow and develop, and Li Xingyuan was filled with grief and indignation, vomiting blood and dying.
03. Sai Shang'a, Li Xingyuan was ineffective in battle, and his heart was exhausted, and the Xianfeng Emperor was very annoyed, so he reassigned the chief military aircraft minister Manchu Sai Shang'a to restrain the generals on the front line. Xianfeng was very interesting enough, and awarded Sai Shang'a Qing Dynasty version of the Shang Fang Sword "Shu Bi Long Sword", which could be cut first and played later. Unfortunately, Sai Shang'a was not Zeng Guofan and did not dare to really kill the front-line generals; this person was diligent in his work, but he had no military talent, and he did not dare to draw a sword. In this way, the front-line generals Xiang Rong and Ulantai continued to pour, the Taiping Army ran into Hunan, and Sai Shang'a was dismissed.
04. Xu Guangjin, the sai shang a who took the initiative to ask for help is not powerful, Xian Feng can't do anything, this guy is diligent in doing things, but he is not handsome, what can he do? Then, Xianfeng issued an edict and asked Xu Guangjin, the governor of Liangguang, to supervise the anti-smoking hero. Unfortunately, Xu Guangjin disappointed Xianfeng. The Taiping Army was so powerful that Xu Guangjin did not dare to go to the front line to command the battle. The Taiping army attacked Changsha, and he stayed in Xiangtan; the Taiping army attacked Wuchang, and he drank tea in Changsha. In this way, Xu Guangjin was removed, the first manager to be removed before reaching the front line.
05. Lu Jianying, Xu Guangjin was not powerful, and the governor of Tangtang and Liangguang did not have the courage to go to the front line, and Xian Feng dismissed him in anger. Then, Lu Jianying, then the governor of Liangjiang, went upstream to intercept the Taiping Army and prevent it from going east along the river to ensure su Chang's safety. Lu Jianying saw that the Taiping Army was so powerful that he did not dare to engage in battle at all, but retreated all the way back, and none of the cities along the river were fortified, nor did they dare to fortify. What was even more excessive was that Lu Jianying also took the property of the Nanjing government treasury into his own possession and carried it out of the city. After the Taiping army entered the city, Lu Jianying did not have time to escape, and as a result, he was slashed with a knife.
06. Xiang Rong, Xu Guangjin, and Lu Jianying were useless, and Xianfeng could only authorize Xiang Rong, a fierce general who was born in the army, and ordered him to restrain the front-line army. Xiang Rong formed the "Jiangnan Battalion" to besiege Tianjing, and at the same time sent troops to attack Zhenjiang and Wuhu, and also mobilized red single boats to cut off the Tianjing grain road. In this way, the grain shortage in Tianjing was very serious, and more than 100,000 hungry people were released out of the city to forage for food and seek a way to survive. Unfortunately, Xiang Rong's troops were too small, just an elite 7,000, but they had to take into account Tianjing, Zhenjiang, Wuhu, and Anqing at the same time, and also send troops to reinforce the northern against the Northern Expeditionary Army. In the spring of 1856, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng, and others attacked the "Jiangnan Camp" in an all-round way, retreated to Danyang to Rong, and died of vomiting blood.
07. Yu Wanqing, Defeated by Xiang Rongbing, vomited blood and died, the "Jiangnan Camp" was once paralyzed. At this time, the Tianjing Incident broke out, and the Qing army took the opportunity to counterattack and killed all the way from Danyang and Jintan. Yu Wanqing, at this time the overseer of Zhenjiang, was the temporary commander of the "Jiangnan Camp". Yu Wanqing, with his general military level, is the "five scum of war." But he was very good at recruiting rebels, and he could also give preferential treatment to prisoners and relieve the hungry. In this way, the Taiping army of Zhenjiang City surrendered one after another, and the defender Wu Ruxiao was worried about Zhongzhong. Unfortunately, after the arrival of Hechun, not only did he abandon the policy of recruitment and surrender, but also transferred Yu Wanqing's elite troops, and Zhenjiang was temporarily saved.
08. He Chun, Yu Wanqing has limited ability, it is okay to recruit rebels, and it is not enough to serve as the manager. Manchu renhe and chun were also a fierce general, who had served under Xiang Rong and had distinguished himself in battle, and it was his credit to recover Luzhou. After he was oversaw by Chun, he successively took Lishui, Jurong, and Zhenjiang, and once again formed the "Jiangnan Camp" to besiege Tianjing. Originally, Sushun wanted Zhang Guoliang to be the commander-in-chief, but Xianfeng favored the Manchus, and Hechun became the commander-in-chief, and Zhang Guoliang became the deputy marshal. Therefore, the contradiction between Hechun and Zhang Guoliang, the first general of the late Qing Dynasty, was very deep, which greatly affected the military situation. To this end, Xianfeng decided to send someone else to supervise instead.
09. He Guiqing, and Chun and Zhang Guoliang had conflicts, and Xianfeng had no choice but to grant he Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, great power and let him restrain the "Jiangnan Camp". He Guiqing, a native of Kunming, Yunnan, was a model of the speed of promotion of officials in the late Qing Dynasty, which was richer than Zeng Guofan's experience. From Li Xiucheng's self-description, it can be seen that at this time, the "Jiangnan camp" had already surrounded Tianjing and killed the city, the grain road was basically cut off, and the city could fall at any time. Unfortunately, there were too many contradictions with Chun and Zhang Guoliang, and Li Xiucheng's plan of "encircling Wei and saving Zhao" was successful. The "Jiangnan camp" was destroyed again, Hechun committed suicide, Zhang Guoliang was killed in battle; He Guiqing was questioned, and Later Zeng Guofan gave him a ride and let the imperial court kill him.
10. Zeng Guofan, the "Jiangnan Camp" was destroyed again, He Guiqing was also "killed" by Zeng Guofan, the Qing Dynasty had no available regular army in Jiangnan, and the Monk GreenQin horse team wanted to destroy the northern "Twist Army". In addition, Hu Linyi was unwell, and although he had formulated the "Crusade Plan", he was also unable to do so. In this way, Zeng Guofan, who had always served as a substitute, stepped forward as the governor of Liangjiang, controlling the military affairs of Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces, and acting as a hunter for the Qing Dynasty. In July 1864, the "Jizi Battalion" of the Xiang Army attacked Tianjing and plundered on a large scale, and Li Chendian was even more excessive, and countless imperial daughters died. At this point, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement was extinguished, after 14 years.
In summary, Lin Zexu, Li Xingyuan, Sai Shang'a, Xu Guangjin, Lu Jianying, Xiang Rong, Yu Wanqing, He Chun, He Guiqing, etc. all served as front-line commanders, but failed to deal with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In fact, the "bunker tactic" is not unique to the Xiang Army, and the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion also play. So, why was Zeng Guofan able to do it? Welcome to leave a message to share.