185 1 year 1 month 14, Hong Xiuquan's birthday, he launched jintian uprising, with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Unexpectedly, in just two years in February, the Taiping Army conquered Nanjing and seized the second largest city in the Qing Dynasty. During this period, cities such as Yuezhou, Yiyang, Wuchang, Hankou, Hanyang, Jiujiang, Anqing, Zhenjiang and Yangzhou were all conquered, and the Taiping Army was invincible.
Unfortunately, the Taiping Army was brave and good at fighting, but it could not win Guilin, the capital of Guangxi. Guangxi Taiping Army attacked Guilin for more than 40 days. Although he could not take the city, he killed Ulantai, the famous Eight Banners who used firearms well, and 200 soldiers of the Eight Banners were killed.
Luo Outline led 2000 soldiers and horses to raid the East Road Camp and fight their way out. The Taiping Army immediately broke through and marched in the direction of Guilin. During the period, the Taiping Army set an ambush in Dadong, killing more than 5,000 Qing troops, and four general commanders, including Dong, Chang Rui and Changshou, were killed. The morale of Taiping Army is very high.
In order to win Guilin quickly, Luo told 100 soldiers to put on the clothes of the Qing army and kill Guilin with the captured banner. Unfortunately, Xiang Rong entered Guilin first, and Luo Outline's surprise attack failed. The history book says: "Send people to pretend to be military uniforms, shout in the province, sit in the city and prosper the country, and thieves will pay back when they see it." .
Xiang Rong entered the city in advance, and the Taiping Army lost the opportunity. Xiang Rong, a famous soldier in Qing Dynasty, had rich combat experience and was an old enemy of Taiping Army. After Xiang Rong entered the city, he sent Xiang to burn down the houses and shops outside the city, so as not to let the Taiping rebels feel at ease in attacking the city. Overnight, houses and shops suffered heavy losses, and people complained.
The raid failed, and the Taiping Army did not give up the siege. After Xiao Chaogui and Luo Gang led the main force to arrive, the Taiping Army began to attack the city. Due to the shortage of troops, the Taiping Army with only 10000 men could not fight at 10 gates at the same time. Luo can only focus on the south of the city, focusing on the ruins of Wenchang Men Site, and strive for a breakthrough.
The raid failed, and the Taiping Army did not give up the siege. After Xiao Chaogui and Luo Gang led the main force to arrive, the Taiping Army began to attack the city. Due to the shortage of troops, the Taiping Army with only 10000 men could not fight at 10 gates at the same time. Luo can only focus on the south of the city, focusing on the ruins of Wenchang Men Site, and strive for a breakthrough.
Elephant trunk hill, the commanding height of the south of the city, was quickly seized by Taiping rebels, and then artillery was set up to attack the south gate. The Qing army was tit for tat and fired back. The two sides continued the gun battle for a long time and made little progress. Cannon won't do it. Taiping army can only use ladders to storm and charge, trying to climb the city wall and fight the Qing army.
Considering the heavy artillery fire of the Qing army, Luo Outline asked the soldiers to wrap the table with wet quilts, then put them on their heads to avoid bullets, and then launched a charge to kill the Wenchang Men Site site. History: "Wet quilts wrap tables, climb stairs over your head to avoid gunpowder". It can be seen that the Taiping Army is quite creative.
Firearms in Qing dynasty were of average quality and limited power. The seemingly simple defense measures of Taiping Army are very effective. Luo Outline personally commanded the soldiers to attack the city, and the Taiping Army braved the bullets and killed them at the gate. However, Xiang Rong is a famous soldier after all, and he has rich experience in guarding the city. The Qing army smashed down with stones, and the simple tables and chairs could not resist, so the Taiping army could only retreat.
When the Taiping Army attacked the city, Wulantai, Qin Dingsan, Li and others came to reinforce and attacked the Taiping Army from inside and outside. However, the 20,000 Qing troops outside the city did not give strength, and the generals of all walks of life were unwilling to fight with the Taiping Army. They are basically stationed in the north of the city, and Xiang Rong is helpless. However, Wulantai is different. He went to the south of the city and fought hard with the Taiping Army.
Wulantai, deputy commander-in-chief of Guangzhou, is a famous soldier of the Eight Banners. If they hadn't died in the battlefield, both SengQin and Duolong 'a would have been fine. Wulantai has two characteristics: making good use of firearms and liking to take the lead. His 208 flag soldiers are also brave and fearless.
On the occasion of the war between the two sides, Ulantai led 200 Eight Banners soldiers into battle and raided the Taiping Army stationed at Jiangjunqiao. Ulantai took the lead, rode down from the bridge and shot the Taiping rebels with firearms. As we all know, Luo outline made preparations in advance and ambushed soldiers on both sides of the bridge. Ulantai was shot in the knee, bleeding profusely.
Li, the lieutenant, saw a genial smile and stepped forward with a broadsword, blocking the Taiping Army's attack and was killed on the spot. The commander-in-chief was injured and the Eight Banners were in chaos. They carried Wulantai to retreat and went to Yangshuo to hide. In Yangshuo, Wulantai became angry from embarrassment, his injuries worsened and he died. Since then, Qin Dingsan led his troops to be annihilated by Li Xiucheng in Anhui battlefield.
After Wulantai was killed, the Taiping Army's morale was even higher, but it was still unable to win Guilin. At this point, Luo Dagang decided to dig a tunnel, blast it at the root of the city, and then enter the city. It's a pity that Guilin is a karst landform, with many underground limestone and underground rivers, so this battle can't be fought. The history book says: "The roots of Guilin City are hard. The thief attacked the ruins of Wenchang Men Site, dug for ten days and couldn't get in, so he left. " .
After attacking Guilin for more than 40 days, the Taiping Army has been on the offensive. There are about 40,000 people inside and outside the Qing army city, which is four times that of the Taiping Army. At this time, the Taiping Army was almost the "old brothers" of Guangdong and Guangxi, with strong fighting capacity and firm fighting will. Although the Qing army was outnumbered, it was no match for the Taiping Army.
After a long battle, the food supply of Taiping Army could not keep up. Hong Xiuquan can only order a retreat and plan to go to Hunan for development. Taiping rebels wanted to retreat, so Xiang Rong asked Zhao Zhang, the naval general of Heaven and Earth Society, to intercept them. Zhao Zhang, the younger brother of Luo's outline, knew the strength of Luo's outline at the heaven and earth meeting. With a little resistance, he made way and the Taiping Army roared off.