第六百二十七章 急转直下(2 / 2)

韩四当官 卓牧闲 1548 字 2022-04-27

“不说这些了,这些你也用不着我来教,我就想问问外头的情形。”

提起战局韩秀峰的心情变的格外沉重,一连深吸了几口气,忧心忡忡地说:“外头的情形不妙,今年春天,江苏巡抚吉尔杭阿率兵去攻镇江,长毛东王杨秀清从安徽调集数万兵马,由秦日纲统领,从栖霞、石埠桥一带东进,驰援镇江。向荣命吉尔杭阿派兵防堵,官军与长毛在龙潭、东阳、仓头、下蜀、汤头一带接战一个多月,不分胜负。

长毛的镇江守将吴如孝多次派兵西出接应,均被官军所阻。为打破僵局,秦日纲派冬官正丞相陈玉成乘小船冲破官军封锁,抵镇江见吴如孝,约定东西会攻。秦日纲随后率军东攻,与官军激战于汤头,相持不下。

战前迂回至官军侧后的李秀成突然发难,官军腹背受击,阵势大乱。这时,陈玉成和吴如孝也率军由镇江杀出,汇合之后大败吉尔杭阿,连破其营十六座,直抵镇江。

就在吉尔杭阿收拢溃兵之时,秦日纲竟调转兵锋,自金山渡江北上,与瓜洲长毛会合,然后乘江北官军疏于防范之机,猛攻土桥,突破官军为围困瓜洲长毛而构筑的土围长墙,连破虹桥、朴树湾等官军营盘。

江北官军溃散,总揽江北军务的钦差大臣托明阿逃往三汊河。长毛一鼓作气,又接连攻下三汊河官军营垒一百二十多座,托明阿只能率残部逃往扬州东北的邵伯。”

孙五爷大吃一惊:“江北大营被长毛击破了?”

“何止江北大营。”

韩秀峰轻叹口气,接着道:“秦日纲攻占扬州,抢到大批粮饷后仅留少量兵马守扬州,率部杀了个回马枪,打算自瓜洲渡江南返,因留守仓头的长毛守将周胜坤被官军所败,南返之路被断,于是果断率部西进,其前队迅速攻占浦口。

就在其大队兵马准备集结,打算由浦口渡江时,官军收复浦口,秦日纲担心被官军半渡而击,又率部返回瓜洲,在瓜洲休整了几天,大举渡江,攻占黄泥洲后乘胜猛攻高资,拟打通回江宁之路。

吉尔杭阿自镇江九华山大营率兵去援,结果在一个叫做烟墩山的地方被秦日纲所围。吉尔杭阿与之鏖战五昼夜,中炮而亡。我巴县同乡江宁知府刘存厚护尸突围,半路被长毛所截,战死殉国。副都统绷阔投江,副将周兆熊战死。”

巴县歌舞升平,没几个人关心两江的战事。

孙五爷是真不知道这些,急切地问:“后来呢?”

“秦日纲乘胜追击,先攻破九华山大营,紧接着再破京岘山官军大营,解了镇江之围。然后放弃小茅山、九华山、烟墩山、黄泥洲等地营垒,经高资、下蜀、东阳、石埠桥退至江宁东北燕子矶、观音门一带待命。”

“向荣呢,向荣没事吧?”

“向帅败退丹阳,现在什么情形我也不晓得。”韩秀峰揉了一把脸,接着道:“战局急转直下,在短短数月间,江北大营、江南大营相继被长毛所破,据说在向帅军中效力的内阁中书何恒也战死了。我在泰州时的好友张翊国堪称屡战屡败、屡败屡战,不晓得打过多少次败仗烂仗,每次都能有惊无险地捡回条命,可这次却没之前那样的好运,也在江北大营被击破时战死了。”

“皇上究竟咋想的!”孙五爷放下茶杯,喃喃地说:“僧格林沁克复连镇,生擒林凤祥之后,皇上为何不命他率兵南下一举荡平长毛?反倒命其裁撤遣散几万兵马,命其回京持服守孝!”

剿灭林凤祥、李开芳等北犯的长毛后,皇上就下旨裁撤京师巡防处,命刚丧母的僧格林沁以正黄旗领侍卫内大臣留京守制,只派西凌阿等人率部分马队分赴湖北、河南进剿长毛和捻匪,原本集结于京畿和山东的各路人马不是命其各自回原驻防地,就是裁撤遣散。

仔细想想,朝廷似乎错过了一个“犁庭扫穴”的好机会。

但韩秀峰不这么认为,一脸无奈地说:“您老有所不知,皇上这么做实属无奈,一是朝廷没那么多粮饷,养不起那么多兵勇;二是洋人以修约为由不断起衅,随时可能北犯京畿,皇上得居安思危,所以要把僧王和没遣返裁撤那两万兵马留在京畿。”

“洋人也在生事,洋人想趁火打劫?”

“要不是担心洋人,要不是没那么多粮饷,皇上早命僧王率那几万大军南下了。”韩秀峰长叹口气,想想又说道:“两江战事糜烂,贵州也好不到哪儿去,我以前跟您老提过的那个张之洞,他父亲兴义知府张瑛上个月病逝了。就在他父亲张瑛病逝后的第七天,都匀府城失陷,张之洞的妻兄、署理都匀知府石均被贼匪捕杀,前都匀知府也就是张之洞姐姐的公公鹿丕宗自焚殉国。”

“湖广呢?”

“湖广也好不到哪儿去,不但武昌还在长毛手里,连湘军元老罗泽南都因伤重病逝于武昌军中。江西更是惨不忍睹,据说半数以上州县都被长毛给占了。”

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