In ancient times, when fighting wars, "in a million armies, take the first rank of general." Such as probing the bag to take things" is naturally the highest realm, because once the commander is killed in battle on the battlefield and the morale is seriously injured, it is a defeat like a mountain, and the other side is invincible, the momentum is like a rainbow, and it will definitely be able to win a complete victory.
The "History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" records that Zeng Tianyang, a native of Guiping, Guangxi, was 61 years old when he participated in the Jintian Uprising, but he was tall and mighty, Kong Wu was powerful, his appearance was good, his eyes were deep and long- haired, his people were tall and tall, their strength was superior, and he could open a hard bow. When the battlefield was broken, the soldiers were led in front of them with large knives, and the wind was majestic, like a god, as long as they appeared on the battlefield, the enemy was frightened by the wind and did not dare to fight with them. Ke Tianjing, the King of Loyalty, Xun Yuting, Yu Tianyang is the oldest qualified, and he is a good fighter.
Here it is said that in the Western Expedition, Zeng Tianyang, as a forward general, actually killed Jiang Zhongyuan, the governor of Anhui, Wu Wenrong , the governor of Huguang (teacher of Zeng Guofan), Chen Huilong, the chief soldier of the water division, and Chu Ruhang, the founder of the water division, thus laying the foundation for his position as the first hegemon of the Yangtze River in thousands of miles.
First of all, Anhui Inspector Jiang Zhongyuan, known as the first general of the Xiang Army, especially in the Battle of Yidu killed Feng Yunshan, the southern king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, thus making a name for himself, at that time, Jiang Zhongyuan's status was higher than zeng guofan, and he was the first commander of the Xiang army to be granted the post of inspector by the Qing Dynasty, ranking as a feudal official and holding local real power.
At this time, Zeng Tianyang led his troops to attack Luzhou, the temporary capital of Anhui Province, and the Taiping Army seized the opportunity of the sluggishness of Qing reinforcements outside the city to launch a fierce attack on Luzhou City, because the supplies outside the city were cut off and the original materials were lacking, Jiang Zhongyuan faced increasing pressure to defend the city. Zeng Tianyang decided to launch a general offensive, and his tu camp began to launch an explosive offensive against Luzhou, which was stubbornly counterattacked by Jiang Zhongyuan. The Taiping Army tuy camp decided to improve the blasting tactics, cleverly set up a double-layer blasting fortification, the top layer of explosives collapsed the city wall after the Taiping Army did not immediately attack the city, and when the enemy bees blocked the gap, the tu camp detonated the bottom explosives, at this time the Taiping Army officers and soldiers rushed to kill.
In particular, the forward manager Zeng Tianyang personally handled the knife, rushed to the front line, and was extremely powerful, with "thick hair and long beard, fierce and unusual, brave and good at fighting, rich in strategy, and uncertain whereabouts." "Let the Qing soldiers feel frightened and dare not fight with them." Jiang Zhongyuan had no hope of breaking through, repeatedly defeated in battle, saw that the general trend had gone, and finally committed suicide by throwing himself into the river in grief and anger, and Luzhou was occupied by the Taiping Army.
In addition, Wu Wenrong, the governor of Huguang, was very famous in history, and during the Daoguang and Xianfeng years, he and Lin Zexu "looked out for the world", and during the Opium War, he and the national hero Deng Tingzhen fought against the British army on the Fujian front. His relationship with the Xiang Army was also very deep, not only as a mentor and patron of Zeng Guofan, but also as a promoter of Hu Linyi and Jiang Zhongyuan. When Zeng Guofan first trained the Xiang Army, he was led by Wu Wenrong, and he was also the first official to be promoted from inspector to governor.
At that time, Wu Wenrong knew that Wuchang's strategic position was extremely important, and if Wuchang was lost, the overall situation would be eroded. The walls of Wuchang were tall and conducive to defense, and under the equipment conditions at that time, the Taiping Army could not capture Wuchang for a while. Therefore, for Wu Wenrong, closing the city and waiting for foreign aid in the face of the enemy is the only choice for him to ensure that Wuchang is not lost and then reverse the situation.
To this end, in order to defend Wuchang, Wu Wenrong decided to take the initiative to attack, and secretly attacked the Taiping Army in the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, and the battle was decided. Who knows, Zeng Tianyang cheated, he did not pass the Chinese New Year's Eve, because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival. In this way, Wu Wenrong was ambushed by Zeng Tianyang, the Qing army suffered heavy losses, and Wu Wenrong became angry and ashamed, and committed suicide. Shi Zai: "Set fire to the camp, destroy it, and Commit Suicide." Tianyang took advantage of the victory to slightly enan, collected the troops, and the sound was greatly shaken. ”
The Qing army killed another official who was a feudal official, and the morale of the Taiping army was even higher. Then, Zeng Tianyang led an army and then advanced into western hubei and northern Hubei, Lianke Xiaogan, Yunmeng, De'an, Suizhou, Anlu, Yichang, Zhijiang, and more than ten cities in Lianke, swept through northern Hubei and western Hubei, as if entering no man's land, threatening the enemy's guts. Zeng Guofan committed suicide by diving into the water, which can be described as the limelight, and he became the pillar of the Western Expedition.
After killing two feudal officials in one fell swoop, Zeng Tianyang was besieged by the three armies of the Xiang Army, and then, he fought a great battle with the general Chen Huilong, the xiang army sailor Chu Ruhang, the Guangdong guerrilla Shazhenbang and other Qing generals in Chengling, during the great battle, Chen Huilong and Chu Ruhang were both killed, the Qing soldiers were killed and wounded, and the two generals who died in a burst of death, Zeng Guofan was extremely sad, and he cried out to avenge the second general and kill Zeng Tianyang in Chengling.
When Zeng Guofan was sad and indignant, the general Taqibu led his troops to help. This Taqibu can be described as a figure like a pillar of the pillar, taking Zeng Guofan's words as "every word in the army is willing to carry weak soldiers, willing to save people in the front, only Taqibu in the front, and only Li Xubin in the back", which can be described as a figure of the right arm and left arm around Zeng Guofan. Even after his later death, he sent the Bang Lian: "Marquis of Wuxiang, Xiang'e Battle Achievement QingShi Zai; Shou Tong Yue Shaobao, ancient and modern famous general Bai Tou rare." "It can be seen that everyone's evaluation of Taqib is very high!
At this time, Taqibu, who was brave and good at war, also wanted to defeat the front of the Taiping Army, and Zeng Tianyang was naturally very angry, so he decided to personally fight him to the death on the battlefield, so he called for a coffin for him to be prepared and pushed to the battlefield to show his determination to fight to the end.
Taqibu was a fierce general in the Xiang Army, and every battle he would ride a horse and gallop in front, and Zeng Tianyang, who was hot-headed, stepped onto the warhorse, held a spear, and took Taqibu directly, who stabbed his warhorse with this shot, but with too much force, the spear plunged into too much, and could not be drawn out, Taqibu's mount was thrown in pain, plus Zeng Tianyang's spear body lost its balance, fell off his horse, accidentally sprained his waist, and was about to get up, he was rushed by a small soldier named Huang Mingkui of Taqibu to stab him in the chest and died heroically.
Shi Zai: "The Qing pawn Huang Mingkui stabbed the spear in the chest, the enemy soldiers were dying, the spears were stabbed, the heavens were dead, and the army was destroyed." Zeng Tianyang was killed by small soldiers, and the morale of the Taiping army was low, and it was forced to withdraw from Hunan, retreat to Wuchang, and retreat step by step. After the death of zeng Tianyang, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's fierce general Zeng Tianyang retreated like a tide, and from then on, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom no longer had the strength to march west, as long as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which was not defending and not attacking, gradually came to an end.