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Chen Yucheng (1837— 1862.6.4) was originally named Pi Cheng. Teng Xian, a native of Guiping, was a famous strategist and commander in chief of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

1837 (17th year of Daoguang), Chen Yucheng was born in a poor peasant family. He lost his parents when he was a child and was raised by his grandparents. Chen Yucheng is not tall. Because there is a black spot under each eye, people call him a "four-eyed dog". /kloc-in the autumn of 0/850, Hong Xiuquan issued the order of "group camp". Chen Yucheng, who was only 13 years old, joined his uncle Chen in jintian uprising, became a boy scout, and served as a "follower" for Luo Gang, a famous war fighter of Taiping Army. Taiping Army broke from Guiping North, with Luo Outline as the pioneer, and captured Yong 'an (now Mengshan). After Taiping Army left Guangxi for Jiangnan, Luo Outline was often the pioneer, and Chen Yucheng also fought with him at the front. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom made Tianjing (now Nanjing) its capital, it made a great contribution. Chen Yucheng was named the orthodox holy grain of the Left Fourth Army, responsible for planning the commissary, and his rank was equivalent to the military supervisor.

1853 (Xianfeng three years) In the early summer, Hong Xiuquan and Yang Congtian sent troops to the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition. /kloc-at the beginning of 0/854, the Taiping Army of the Western Expedition marched into Hubei, occupied Hankou and Hanyang, and quickly captured the surrounding counties. Only Wuchang could not attack for a long time. Yang ordered a deadline to conquer. Chen Yucheng stationed in Yingcheng was sent to attack Wuchang City. After crossing the Yangtze River, it enters Liangzi Lake via Wuchang County (now Ezhou City) and reaches the east of Wuchang. On June 26, with the cooperation of friendly forces from all walks of life, he took advantage of the night and led 500 elite troops to climb the city wall with ropes, waving flags and shouting, and shocked the fields. The Qing army guarding the city was frightened by this sudden attack and rushed out of the door, so Wuchang City was occupied by the Taiping Army. Chen Yucheng was promoted to the 30th checkpoint on the right in front of the temple, and was appointed as the commander of the 1st13rd Army, while Shui Ying was the commander of the 4th Army.

At this time, Lin and his Western Expedition Army were defeated in Xiangtan, Hunan Province. Zeng Guofan led the Xiang army to attack and counterattack, and Yuezhou was in danger. Chen Yucheng was ordered to reinforce. He disguised himself as a soldier's camp in Hunan, led 18 warriors to sneak into the enemy camp and set it on fire, burning more than 300 large and small ships. However, the Taiping Army still failed to stop Xiang's offensive and lost ground. Near Wuhan, the soldiers of the last 13th Army led by Chen Yucheng joined the brothers of the first 4th Army in Shui Ying. After many fierce battles with Xiang, they won again, so they had to abdicate and stay in qi zhou. In order to reverse the unfavorable situation, Chen Yucheng suggested mobilizing all Taiping rebels to "meet in Tianjia Town" to stop Xiang. His suggestion coincides with Yang's intention of ordering Qin Rigang to stick to Tianjia Town.

10 June 14, Wuchang fell, and the Xiang army was divided into three ways: Hunan prefect Taqibu led the Xiang army to attack Daye and Xingguo (now Yangxin), Governor Huguang led the Hubei army to Meiqizhou and Guangji, and Zeng Guofan led the navy down the river.

In the battle of Tianjia Town and Banbi Mountain, Chen Yucheng was ordered to stick to it and stop the item. In his advice to Chen Yucheng, Qin Rigang said: "In Gezhou, although there are some young, weak and disabled demons who make trouble from time to time, they all raise brothers and others to camp there to restrain soldiers and prevent them from changing their minds." (The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Documentary Collection, p. 178) qi zhou is located in the upper reaches of Tianjia Town, just at the crossroads of Xiang Army's eastward attack. 1 19 10/9, Xiang navy attacked, and Chen Yucheng commanded Taiping navy to meet and kill the white tiger. At this time, Chen Yucheng was young and energetic, and chased 10 with his troops. As a result, it was surrounded by an amphibious division and lost more than 300 warships. The next day, Chen Yucheng attacked the Xiang navy at night and burned an enemy ship. As a result of Chen Yucheng's active combat, it effectively curbed the eastward movement of Xiang Navy. Zeng Guofan also admitted: "There are only a hundred thieves in qi zhou, and our army is not allowed to attack the downstream directly. On the fourth and fifth days of the Mid-Levels Battle, our navy division was unable to help Ying, which was a thief's plan. " (The Complete Works of Zeng Gong, Volume 4) After that, Zeng Guofan changed his tactics, leaving a small number of warships at loggerheads with Chen Yucheng, and most of them went down the river to cooperate with the troops in Banban Mountain. On the 27th, Xiang Navy rushed through and headed for Banbi Mountain. Chen Yucheng commanded the shore artillery to bombard and killed the enemy, but failed to stop the Xiang Navy from sinking. At this time, there were enemy ships in the upper and lower reaches of qi zhou, and Chen Yucheng was in a difficult situation, so he ordered the navy to go downstream, and the army division continued to stick to qi zhou. A series of battles were fought in Tianjia Town and Banbishan Battlefield. Taiping Army lost, Banbishan fell, and Xiang Army cooperated with water and land, smashing chains. The battle was in full swing. Chen Yucheng led thousands of Taiping rebels and killed them from the rear, destroying the reputation of Yang, commander-in-chief of the Qing army, and dozens of camps of Yang, deputy commander-in-chief, which caused great losses to the enemy. Knowing that Tianjia Town had been lost, it was convenient to abandon qi zhou on February 3, 65438, evacuate to Guangji, meet with the Qin Rigang Department, and continue to move to Dahepu and Shuangchengyi. Soon, he retired to Susong, Anhui.

After Tianjiazhen and Banbishan defense lines were broken, Yang Mingyi Wang Shi Dakai reinforced Anqing and took up residence in Hukou. The Prime Minister of Dongya is Luo Gang, who is stationed in Hukou on the other side of Meijiazhou, fighting against Xiang with Jiujiang defenders. 1855 65438+ 10, the Taiping army smashed the land and water attack of the Qing army and won the famous Jiujiang and Hukou victories. At this point, Qin Rigang and Chen Yucheng, who retreated to Susong, Anhui Province, took the opportunity to turn to the counterattack.

February 16, Qin rigang, Chen Yucheng, etc. Taking advantage of the emptiness of the Qing army's back road, he led his troops westward and defeated more than 10,000 Qing troops under the command of Yang Pei, Governor of Huguang, in Guangji, Hubei. Then occupied qi zhou and Huangzhou, and occupied Hanyang on 23rd. Yang Pei led the troops to De 'an Mansion (now Anlu).

After Qin Rigang and Chen Yucheng occupied Hanyang, they divided their forces to attack. Chen Yucheng led the troops into northern Hubei, occupied Hanchuan and Yingcheng, and occupied Dean House on April 5. On April 24th, in order to destroy the enemy, Chen Yucheng voluntarily gave up De 'an House. Yang Pei and others entered. /kloc-In May of 0/2, Chen Yucheng went north again, occupied De 'an House again, and the Qing army retreated to Suizhou. At this time, General An Zarafen and Deputy Commander Chang Liang came from Henan to reinforce. On May 3 1 day, Chen Yucheng fought northward, defeated the Qing army in Linpingcheng and Wulidun in Suizhou, attacked Zarafen and occupied Suizhou. Yang Pei was dismissed by the Qing court for the crime of "sitting without saving" In June, Chen Yucheng abandoned Suizhou and retreated to De 'an. In August, the new imperial envoy Xiling Jia led twenty thousand troops from Suizhou to attack it. Chen Yucheng attacked Yingshan Sanpo Port again, defeated the Qing army, marched into Linping City, and received a large number of volunteers. Throughout this period, Chen Yucheng fought in northern Hubei. He marched quickly, acted decisively, paid attention to shrinking and concentrating troops in time, and was good at "returning to the carbine", so the folk song "returning to the carbine for 30 minutes" was circulated in Hubei.

When the Taiping Army on the Western Front turned defeat into victory and marched into Hubei and Jiangxi, the situation in Tianjing became more and more severe. Since the Red Single Ship of the Qing army (a large armed merchant ship transferred from Guangdong by the Qing court) arrived in the Yangtze River, the water transportation in Tianjing has been greatly threatened. Wuhu, an important town in the west wing of Tianjing, is surrounded by the Qing army in the east by the barrier Zhenjiang. 1855 165438+ In October, Luzhou (now Hefei), an important town in northern Anhui, fell again. In this unfavorable situation, Tianjing authorities decided to deploy troops from the front line of the Western Expedition to aid the East. Chen Yucheng moved from the battlefield in northern Hubei to the east, and participated in the siege of Luzhou, the Qing Dynasty in Wuhu and the Qing Dynasty in Zhenjiang.

Shortly after the Qing army established the Jiangnan camp outside Tianjing, Zhenjiang began to be besieged. There are about 10,000 Taiping rebels in the city, and the garrison commander is Wu Ruxiao. /kloc-at the beginning of 0/855, after the governor of Jiangsu, Jill Hang 'a, suppressed the Shanghai Knife Society uprising, he led seven or eight thousand Qing troops to Zhenjiang to step up the siege. The situation was critical, and the Taiping Army wanted to solve the siege of Tianjing, so it started with the siege of Zhenjiang. February 1856, 1, Yan Wang Qin Rigang, introduced Chen Yucheng, the prime minister of winter officials, Li Xiucheng, the deputy prime minister of local officials, etc., since the date of JD.COM. COM, they fought fiercely with the Qing army for several days, regardless of the outcome, and the two sides were deadlocked between Longtan and Xia Shu. In order to break the blockade of the Qing army, the Taiping Army urgently needed to get in touch with Wu Ruao so that the Qing army could attack from both sides. /kloc-in February of 0/6, Qin rigang sent the commander-in-chief Xiong to Zhenjiang, but he was captured by the Qing army. In this case, Qin Rigang agreed with the generals to send Chen Yucheng to Zhenjiang by boat through the Yangtze River waterway. After accepting the task, Chen Yucheng drove the boat, took advantage of the darkness of night, broke through the enemy gunboats, risked his life and went straight to Zhenjiang, communicated with Wu Ruxiao, and successfully completed the task, which enabled the plan of attacking the enemy from east to west to be realized and played a key role in the victory of the battle. /Kloc-On the morning of March, 2008, Qin Rigang and others led an army to attack the Qing army from west to east in Cangtou area, and Li Xiucheng led 3,000 people to be copied by the Qing army from the rear. The Qing army was attacked between Scylla and Charybdis, and they were scattered in succession. Two Taiping armies successfully joined forces. The next day, the Taiping army defeated the Qing army and broke through the enemy camp 16.

After Qin Rigang and Li Xiucheng entered Zhenjiang for a short break, they mobilized ships and crossed Guazhou to the north. At dawn on April 3, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and other overseers led the Taiping rebels to attack the Jiangbei camp of the Qing army, and even broke the enemy camps such as Hongqiao and Pu Shu Bay. The next day, the enemy of Sanhanhe was defeated, breaking the enemy camp 120. Imperial envoy Tomina fled to Shaobo town. On the 5th, the Taiping Army occupied Yangzhou without bloodshed. Collect food immediately and help Guazhou and Zhenjiang.

On May 27th, Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng led the Taiping Army from Guazhou to Du Nan Town. /kloc-in June, 2000, he defeated the top of the Qing army, killed the governor of Jiangsu, Jill Hang 'a, and broke through more than 30 enemy camps. 13, the whole team evacuated to Tianjing, stationed at Yanzimao and Guanyinmen, and prepared to enter the city to rest. At this time, Shi Dakai Department of Jiangxi Huiyuan has also arrived in Tianjing. East Wang Yang ordered Qin Rigang and others to break into the city in view of the fact that the Qing army's Jiangnan camp was in danger. Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng thought that they had camped in the (Rong) camp for a long time and could not attack quickly, so they went to Beijing to negotiate with Yang. As a result, Yang severely reprimanded him: "Those who disobey orders will be beheaded!"

/kloc-in June of 0/8, under the unified command of Yang, Taiping Army troops from all walks of life attacked Jiangnan Camp. After four days of fierce fighting, the Jiangnan camp, which threatened Tianjing for three years, was finally broken. Xiang Rong, an imperial envoy, fled to Danyang, where Qin Rigang, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and others came to pursue him, and were deadlocked with the Qing army outside Danyang.

After the Taiping Army won the victory of attacking the camp in the south of the Yangtze River, the military situation reached its peak. However, at this moment, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke out in strife, East Wang Yang was killed, and tens of thousands of Taiping soldiers were killed. Soon, Hong Xiuquan killed Wei Changhui, the king of North China, and Shi Dakai, the king of Tracey Wing, returned to Beijing to assist the government. 1in may, 857, Shi Dakai left Beijing again, with an army of 65,438+10,000. This series of events greatly damaged the vitality of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the military situation also took a turn for the better. From the winter of 1856, the Taiping Army abandoned the bases in Wuhan, Hubei and Jiangxi, and gradually fell. In Tianjing area, the Qing army captured Zhenjiang. Except for the battlefield in northern Anhui, the original base area has not lost, but has expanded. This is the result of young generals Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng working hard to turn the tide under very unfavorable circumstances.

After the infighting in Tianjing, Chen Yuqi and Li Xiucheng were sent to southern Anhui and northern Anhui respectively. /kloc-at the end of 0/856, the Qing army besieged Tongcheng on the third road, and the situation was tight. Li Xiucheng sent people to Ningguo (now Xuancheng) in southern Anhui for help. Chen Yucheng immediately allowed him to cross the river to Zongyang Town. At this point, Li Xiucheng also rushed to Zongyang, presented a drawn battle song, and discussed countermeasures. 1857 65438+1in mid-October, Chen Yucheng led troops to occupy Wuwei in the afternoon according to the agreed plan. After arriving in Chaoxian, he moved westward, occupied Lujiang, led troops to the border river, attacked Tongcheng, and cut off the route for providing foodstuff for the Qing army. On February 24th, Chen Yucheng Department cooperated with Li Xiucheng Department to attack the Qing army and lift the siege of Tongcheng. Since then, Chen and Li have often worked closely together.

After Tongcheng was defeated, the Qing army retreated to Lu 'an and Luzhou. Chen Yucheng, together with Li Xiucheng, pursued a section of road, conquered Shucheng and beheaded the company commanders Hao. After capturing Shouzhou, Chen Yucheng led the army south, occupied Yingshan and marched into Hubei.

1Spring of 857 to1Summer of 858, Chen Yucheng led his troops to the northeast of Hubei and the border of Hubei, Henan and Anhui. He fought against the Qing army for many years and successively captured Yingshan, Qishui, Huangmei, Guangji, qi zhou, Luotian, Macheng, Huang An and other counties. Although he failed to defeat the Qing army in Hubei, due to his outstanding achievements, 1857, Chen Yucheng was appointed as an official collar (according to the official system of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the central government of China set up an official collar and an adjutant collar, and the "prime minister is in charge of state affairs", which is equivalent to the cabinet leader and deputy prime minister. )/kloc-in the summer of 0/858, Hong Xiuquan resumed the system of commanders of the five armies in his early years, and Chen Yucheng served as the former commander and became the military commander in the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At this time, he was only 2 1 year old.

From 65438 to 0858, the military situation faced by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was still grim. Following the fall of Zhenjiang and Guazhou at the end of 1857, in the spring of 1858, the Qing army camped again in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, and Tianjin was once again surrounded by the enemy. In May, Jiujiang fell and Anqing was directly threatened. In August of the same year, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng met in Zongyang Town, and * * * agreed on a way to save the siege of Tianjing. On August 23rd, Chen Yucheng led more than 20,000 people to occupy Luzhou, and then moved eastward to Chuzhou. Li Xiucheng department also came from Quanjiao, stationed in Wuyi Town, with tens of thousands of people, ready to attack Jiangbei Daying. At that time, Jiangbei Daying sent an imperial envoy to Dexing A, stationed in Yingkou, with more than 50,000 soldiers 1.5, but the stars were scattered and Fiona Fang was hundreds of miles away, so the response was weak. On September 26th, the Taiping Army defeated the Qing army in Xiaodian, clearing the way for attacking the camp. On the 27th, Chen and Li jointly launched a general attack, broke through the steep hills, took Pukou directly, attacked Jiangbei Daying, and killed Pei Yinbao and Urgong, the deputy commanders. Dexing fled to Yangzhou. Chen and Li armies successively attacked Yangzhou and Liuhe. The threat to the north of Tianjin has been lifted, and the grain route has been unblocked.

Just as Chen and Li joined forces to attack the camp in Jiangbei, the official document of Governor Huguang also urged the Xiang army to invade Anhui. After capturing Taihu Lake, they split into two groups, south of Anqing and north of Luzhou. Li is a general of Xiang Army in North Road, and he is eager for success. After dropping the buried hill, Tongcheng and Shucheng, he led five thousand troops into sanhe town, the southern barrier of Luzhou. Wu Dinggui, commander of the Taiping Army, saw that the Xiang army was attacking, stuck to the base and flew to Chen Yucheng for help. When Chen Yucheng got the news, he immediately went all the way to the west to rescue him, and Li Xiucheng Department also arrived later. The two armies were stationed in Jinniu Town and Baishishan, south of Sanhe Town, respectively, for dozens of miles, cutting off Xiang's retreat. 165438+1October 15, Li Lianye dispatched seven battalions to attack Jinniu Town in an attempt to win by luck. Chen Yucheng seized the enemy's favorable fighter plane and took risks, fought head-on with a few troops, attracted the enemy, and followed the main force to take the back road from the left wing. 16 in the morning, the fog is dense and difficult to distinguish, and the sound of drums and horns is endless, making it difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. In the melee, Chen Yucheng's main force quickly defeated the left-wing Xiang army and cut off the retreat of the right-wing and central enemies. Xiang troops found that their way home was cut off and retreated in panic, surrounded by Taiping rebels in the chimney (pier) area. Li learned that the brigade was besieged and personally led the troops to rescue, and the result was also repelled. At this point, Li Xiucheng department rushed to the war, and Wu Dinggui department also attacked from sanhe town and fought side by side with three Taiping rebels. First, we annihilated the enemy at Chimenggang, and then we broke through seven enemy battalions, killing 5,000 Li, Li and Zhu, and fought a great annihilation war. Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng, with their decisive determination, swift marching, flexible tactics and close cooperation, finally won the great victory in the battle of sanhe town. The Xiang army was greatly weakened after the defeat of the Three Rivers, and dared not commit crimes on the Eastern Front for more than a year. Therefore, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gained time, revived the army and persisted in the anti-Qing movement.

After the triumph of Sanjiang, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng pushed southward together, even reaching Shucheng and Tongcheng. After hearing the news, the Qing army, which was besieging Anqing, all began to retreat to Susong. There are 20,000 to 30,000 people in the main force of Xiang Army concentrated in Susong area. Chen and Dany followed suit and occupied the buried hill and Taihu Lake. At this time, Chen Yucheng was arrogant because of his victory, and continued to be attacked by the overseers. As a result, the Erlang River was attacked by Xiang's "Ma bu" or horse stance just look army, killing more than ten thousand people, so he retreated to Taihu Lake and fought a decisive battle with the enemy.

1March, 859, Chen Yucheng led the troops from Anqing to the north and captured Lu 'an. 19, the Qing army camp was broken in Luzhou Guanting, and Anhui Governor Li was captured (later refused to surrender and was killed). Then he marched eastward, attacked Shengbao camp, and was an imperial envoy, beheading even Changbai Mountain.

After the allied forces of Chen and Li captured the camp in Jiangbei, the commanders of Chuzhou and Jiangpu, Li Zhaoshou and Xue Zhiyuan, were recruited by the Qing army and offered cities to the Qing, and the traffic on Tianjing North Road was threatened again. 1April, 859, Chen Yucheng was invited by Li Xiucheng; He went to the rescue, led the troops to Jiangpu and Pukou, and fought with Li Xiucheng in Jiangpu, Chuzhou and Yangzhou. Although they won many times, they failed to expel the Qing army from this area. During this period, Hong Rengan, Hong Xiuquan's brother, arrived in Tianjing from Hongkong, was made king, and began to assist in state affairs. Chen Yucheng was made king of England at the age of 22 because of his outstanding achievements in successive years.

When Chen and Li joined forces near Jiangpu and Liuhe, Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi led the troops into Taihu Lake, and the soldiers were actively preparing for the four-way invasion of Anhui. In order to understand the encirclement of Taihu Lake and prevent the Xiang army from advancing eastward, Chen Yucheng led his troops back to the west, contacted Zhang Lexing and Gong Deshu of Nian Army, and assembled the buried hill and Taihu Lake to fight against the Xiang army. 65438+65438 0860+65438 04 10 +04, Chen Yucheng, Zhang Lexing and Gong Deshu led the troops to ambush the Xiang army in the low ridge harbor, killing and injuring more than a thousand enemy troops. /kloc-in February, 0/6, the two sides fought in Xiaochiyi, and were defeated by the Xiang army, resulting in heavy losses. Seeing that there was no hope of rescue, Chen Yucheng ordered the withdrawal from Taihu Lake and Buried Hill, and retreated to Tongcheng and Anqing.

At this point, around Tianjing, preparations were being made for the second battle of Jiangnan Camp, and Chen Yucheng was transferred to the east. In early March, he led troops to Chuzhou and Quanjiao, and in late April, he crossed the river from Liangshan to Jiangning Town. Taiping rebels from all walks of life gathered outside Tianjing, claiming to be 654.38+million, forming an anti-encirclement campaign against Jiangnan Camp, and decided to attack Jiangnan Camp from five directions. Chen Yucheng Department undertakes the task of attacking Jiangdongmen from Jiangning Town via Banqiao and Qiao Shan. On May 2, the general attack began, and Taiping troops from all walks of life attacked in the rain for days and launched a fierce battle with the enemy. On the 5th, Chen Yucheng led the troops to set up a pontoon bridge at Shanghe and Maogongdu, taking the lead in breaking through the outer wall of Jiangnan Daying. The Taiping rebels in Tianjing also attacked and threw cupping at the Qing army camp, causing an explosion. At that time, the noise shook the earth, and the nearby Qing army was frightened, abandoned the camp and fled, and the western defense line collapsed. At this time, the Qing army in the east had no intention of fighting again, and burned the camp and fled. The fire and smoke around the camp are crowded and people are very noisy. Imperial envoys and Chun fled to Zhenjiang in panic. The Jiangnan camp of the Qing army was once again breached.

After the attack on the Jiangnan camp, various war generals went to the DPRK to celebrate and discuss the next strategy. At this important meeting, out of consideration for the safety of the western front, Chen Yucheng strongly advocated the necessity of concentrating on saving Anqing, but unfortunately it was not adopted. Finally, Hong Xiuquan adopted the opinions of Hong Rengan and Li Xiucheng, and decided to invade Suzhou and Changzhou. During Li Xiucheng's eastward expedition to Changzhou, the Soviet Union, Chen Yucheng only served as a cover mission on the flank. First attack Yangzhou, then cross the river and attack Hangzhou south, and then withdraw north three days later. His erratic movements fully reflect his complex mood of resolutely carrying out orders and having no intention of fighting on the Eastern Front.

During the three months when Chen Yucheng was unnecessarily stranded on the Eastern Front, Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi dispatched troops and easily captured Anqing: Ceng Guoquan Xiang Army had advanced to the gate of Anqing, with deep trenches and high bases, ready to go, while Abe camped south of Tongcheng, ready to help at any time. 1in September, 860, Chen Yucheng led the troops to cross the river from Tianjing. After passing through Dingyuan, Shouzhou, Lu 'an and Shucheng, he joined forces with the annual army Gong Deshu and Sun Kuixin and entered the trailer river in the southwest of Tongcheng in an attempt to save Anqing. However, due to the joint attack of Duolong A and Li Xuyi, thousands of people were killed or injured, so they had to go north to Lujiang to wait for the whole thing.

The Taiping Army adopted the strategy of "taking Hubei together" (Wuchang) in its western expedition, and Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng agreed to meet in Wuchang in April of the following year. In order to keep his promise, Chen Yucheng made the Western Expedition in early March, 186 1, connecting Huoshan, Yingshan and Qiushui, and occupied Huangzhou in June, 18, only a hundred miles away from Wuhan. At this time, the Second Opium War had ended, and according to the unequal treaties signed, China opened ten trading ports, including Hankou. British Counsellor Parkes sailed west to Hankou to investigate the opening of the port. He came back from Bidong, stayed in Huangzhou, met with King Chen Yucheng of England, and "advised" him not to attack Wuhan. Chen Yucheng lacked diplomatic experience and could not stand Parkes's blackmail, so he stopped marching into Wuhan and moved to the northeast of Hubei. Because Anqing was besieged, the situation was critical. In late April, Chen Yucheng led his troops from Hubei to Anhui, entered Jixian Pass in 10, north of Anqing, and approached the trench of the besieged Xiang army. At the same time, Tianjing also sent Hong Rengan, Lin and Huang to help, and went to Tongcheng and Anqing to meet Chen Yucheng's department, * * * lifting the siege of Anqing.

186 1 in early may, Abe stormed the Taiping rebels who arrived in Hong Rengan, Lin and Sun Wong, causing heavy casualties, forcing Hong Rengan and others to retreat into Tongcheng. Chen Yucheng saw that Hong Rengan and other reinforcements were blocked, and a reinforcement was bound to arrive, so he left the main force and other departments to continue to stick to the camps of Chigangling inside and outside Jixian Pass, and evacuated five or six thousand people to Tongcheng, and prepared to return to Jixian Pass after consulting with Hong Rengan. In late May, Chen Yucheng, Hong Rengan and others attempted to lead the troops into Jixian Pass. As a result, they were obstinately stopped by Duo Long Abe and their progress was blocked. At this point, Chigangling and other base areas have all been breached, Liu Maolin and others died heroically, and most of the elites in Chen Yucheng were damaged and weakened. In late July, Chen Yucheng and Yang Fuqing, who came from southern Anhui, joined forces to attack the Xiang army that besieged Anqing again, but failed again. On September 5, Anqing fell.

After the fall of Anqing, Chen Yucheng passed through Susong and Huangmei, and recruited troops in De 'an and Xiangyang in Hubei. But all the people didn't want to go, so he had to go to Luzhou via Yingshan and Lu 'an.

Due to the fall of Anqing, all Chen Yucheng's family members were killed and the elite suffered heavy losses. Soon, he was punished by Hong Xiuquan, which made him feel very heavy and in a difficult situation. However, he did not lose heart. In the winter of the same year, he sent several main generals to Henan and Shaanxi successively, preparing to go there to expand the team, leaving only a few troops around him to guard Luzhou. At the beginning of 1862 (the first year of Tongzhi), Duolong 'a and others came to attack Luzhou. He felt that the situation was urgent, so he wrote to Chen Decai, Ma Rong, Zhang Lexing and others who were sent to Henan and Shaanxi respectively, asking them to hurry back to Anhui and meet in Zhengyangguan area north of Luzhou. Later, he wrote to Chen Kunshu, the commander of Tianjing, asking him to lead troops to rescue him. But these letters were intercepted by the Qing army. Chen Yucheng was worried because of the delay in the arrival of reinforcements. Just then, I received Miao from Shouzhou (Miao was originally a scholar in Fengtai County, Anhui Province). 185S, ordered to supervise and practice Yong Lian, and his power continues to develop. 1860, sent troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom made him the king of playing. 1862, was moved by Shengbao, but Chen Yucheng didn't know it yet, so he was cheated and captured. ), ask him to go to Shouzhou. The letter also said: "Lonely city is alone, and military orders are taboo. Taking the king of England as a hero, why should you be trapped by this demon? Wang Changyun: If you arrive in Bianjing, you can really walk alone south of the Yellow River and north of the Great River. " (knife remaining life: a brief account of being captured, Data of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, page 2 10. ) When Chen Yucheng was at a loss, he was moved by Miao's flattering suggestion. 1May, 862, led the troops to break through from Luzhou to Shouzhou without listening to the dissuasion from the left and right. As soon as I set foot in Shouzhou City, I was trapped by Miao and ambushed. 2 1, Chen Yucheng was sent to St. Paul's military camp, an imperial envoy. In court, he was indomitable and refused to kneel down. After several victories and defeats, he was fearless. On June 4th, he was killed at the age of 25 in Yanjin.

The Taiping Army in Chen Yucheng was the mainstay of the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Chen Yucheng's sacrifice made the whole war situation deteriorate rapidly.

Almost half of Chen Yucheng's short and brilliant life was spent on the battlefield. He joined the army at the age of 65,438+03, became an enemy at the age of 65,438+07, became commander-in-chief at the age of 20, and became king of England at the age of 22. He led thousands of troops to the north and south of the river and made great achievements for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He fought bravely, was fearless in times of crisis, and repeatedly made outstanding achievements. As he himself said, "Where there are many officers and men, I will help!" He marched fast, had a tenacious style, was good at fighting tough battles, and was deeply feared by the enemy, calling him "the most hateful thief". (Zhang Dejian's language), "lean since the Han and Tang Dynasties" (Zeng Guofan's language), "unparalleled in modern times" (Hu Linyi's language). He is strict in running the army and disciplined, and is deeply loved by his subordinates and the people!

Chen Yucheng deserves to be the legendary hero of modern China!