In order to solve the funds for worshipping God, Ling 18 burned his bridges, sold his property and handed it over to the public. On the 19th day of the first month of the 30th year of Daoguang (1850 March), Ling sold all the houses in Tang 'ao, 90 mu of paddy fields, 5 mu of dry land 10, and more than 50 mu of yamada 150 to Peng. I sold ***340 taels of silver and went to the public library of Jiaotong University to worship God. I didn't have a penny left. Hundreds of people gathered together to eat and learn martial arts, put forward the slogan of "live and die together, eat and eat together, and get equal pay for meritorious service", and carried out a flag-raising uprising with the congregation. They smashed temples, asked the rich for money to buy food, and robbed the rich to help the poor. After only two or three months, the number of worshippers has increased to more than 3,000. 1in April, 850, Gong unfilial, the magistrate of a county, learned of this incident and sent officers to arrest Ling, in an attempt to trap Ling Eighteen, but failed, so he had to arrest the henchmen of Oupinzhuang, and Ling Eighteen immediately led the troops to get it back. Xiao Xia, the Ministry of Industry, personally led a team to "suppress" and suppress the worship of God.
1On July 9th, 850, Gong unfilial, the city guard Liang Guoan, the gentry Lu Dawu and Yu Shizhen led thousands of soldiers into homesickness. 18, Yan gu cun was attacked, Ling 18th lost the first battle and returned to Daliao and Li Antang. Yong Lian was divided into four battalions and surrounded Ling Jun. Ling 18 rose up and counterattacked Mei Ziling in Shizhen Tun camp and Dalinggang in Kongchuan Dongtun camp overnight, killing Yu Shizhen. Kong Chuandong, a county gentleman, was seriously injured. On the 26th, Gong Buxiao rewarded hundreds of people to continue to attack the city. Ling 18 sent a group of brothers to enlist, voted for Tan and Peng, acted as insiders, led an ambush, suffered a heavy defeat, and killed them. Gong unfilial had to immediately withdraw back to the city, and was dismissed by the Qing government. Ling 18 returned to Daliao and continued his activities.
After knowing this, Governor Hu of Gaozhou sent people to visit Xinyi many times, and issued a notice saying that Ling was a citizen and wanted Ling to please him. Ling Eighteen played along, and proposed, "If Ling Twenty-four is released, he will be sent back to Daliao with a reward of four hundred and twenty pieces of silver, and the team will be disbanded." So Hu sent Maoming county magistrate Hu to send Ling back to Daliao 24 times. Hu Pairen was suddenly detained and confined, and it took a few days to let him go back. After Hu returned to Gaozhou Prefecture, he had to report that Ling had been caressed and dared not tell the truth. Ling 18 actively carried out activities, gathered people to practice martial arts, sent troops in all directions, burned the houses of local tyrants and evil gentry, robbed them of their money and food, and helped the poor and won the hearts of the people. At this time, Hong Xiuquan of Guangxi issued a "Regiment Camp Order", demanding that Ling Jun concentrate on holding an armed uprising in Jintian Village. Ling Jun arrived at Huihong Xiuquan in Guangxi with food. 185 1 year, 1 year, Ling XVIII led 4,000 troops into Guangxi and arrived in Luchuan, Guangxi on February 25th. At this time, Li Kangbao, the guest of Yulin County, and Li Qingfu, the state official, were all defeated. At this time, Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Rebellion had moved northward, and Yongding, Yulin Prefecture, had been pursuing the Taiping rebels. Ling 18th took the opportunity to attack Yulin Prefecture to contain the Qing army and make the Taiping rebels move northward smoothly. The attack on Yulin County was fierce. 1 year in March, rich gentry Jiang Wenhai led the troops to help, and suffered a heavy defeat. Later, several roads such as Beiliu and Guixian were defeated by Ling Jun. Ling 18 violently attacked the remnants, using methods such as digging tunnels and firing guns. The puppet troops were in a panic, but the city was hard to enter. The rebels suffered heavy casualties because of their few troops and poor equipment. Ling 18 made a decisive decision and had to withdraw from Yulin on April 5 and return to Daqin. At the beginning of June, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi promised to send troops to suppress the army, launched a confrontation in the market, defeated the Qing army and won the battle. On June 25, the rebel detachment went around the enemy's rear and attacked back and forth to defeat the Qing army. Yang, the company commander of Gaozhou Town, had to abandon the camp and escape.
Ling 18 led troops to settle down in the Luo Jing market at the junction of Xinyi and Luozhou, and continued to raise food, expand troops and build fortifications. He took risks and built three layers of fortifications: the first layer, a solid earthen city of more than 20 Li was built on the periphery, and then turrets and batteries were built. On the second floor, in the mountains, paddy fields and open fields between Tucheng and Wei, fortresses of all sizes were built, and pits and traps were dug. Artillery positions are listed in the Woods and on the walls, echoing vertically and horizontally; There are pits in front of the battery and between the guns. The third layer, the polder field is divided into three layers: the outer layer is to set pits and traps outside the polder field; Intermediate ring Wei Kaicheng, there are guns in the city; Bricks were used to block the entrance of Xiwei Street in the market, but the entrance of Dongwei was also heavily pitted. You can set up a fort at the gate of the city, spread bamboo nails and sticks everywhere, and cover the floating soil. At the same time, open warehouses to help the poor, mobilize the masses to join the army, make their own gunpowder, store food widely, and prepare to fight against the Qing army. Xu was shocked to see that Yang was defeated by the insurgents. On July 15, Xu He led more than 2,000 troops to Xinyi to personally supervise the war. On the 29th, when the enemy arrived at the Luo Jing market, the insurgents rose up and killed Xiao Zhensheng, general manager of Zuo Ying. On September 24th, the Qing army attacked the market in two ways. Due to the strong defense of the insurgents, they could not enter the market. 101October10, Li Dunye, the prefect of Zhaoqing, was ordered to dispatch troops and dispatch troops, and attacked the eastern and western markets on a large scale with a large number of weapons. More than 500 insurgents met on the street corner, and the Qing army could not get in. Then, Lieutenant Rui Lin led 1000 soldiers to attack Yingdinggang and Niugangbei from the north road. Wei Zuobang, the garrison general, led 1,400 soldiers to attack the market from the east road; Qian Yaogu took 800 soldiers to attack the new market from the south road; Min Hengrui, a guerrilla, led 2,000 soldiers to attack the western market from the west. But they didn't break in and were repelled by the rebel war. On February 1 10, the Qing army dug trenches around the Luo Jing market, trying to trap the rebels to death.
The insurgents learned the truth and made a strategic decision. 1852, 18 On the night of February, the insurgents filled the trenches with grass and cloth bags, rushed to the enemy camp and launched a sudden attack. The Qing army was in chaos. They immediately killed Rao and other leaders, and the soldiers were very brave. The rebel army won a total victory in succession, and Song became frightened and was transferred from all over the country to other places. In March, the Qing army attacked on a large scale, struggled to resist the enemy, ambushed on all sides, killed the director Zhong Qingrui, and caused countless casualties to the Qing army. On the other hand, the Qing soldiers who attacked the chicken mother's grave attacked the street corner and were blocked by ditches and bamboo nails. The uprising was bombarded by military artillery, which was several feet wide and fired several times. The Qing army lost many soldiers. Seeing several defeats, Emperor Xu Guangdi became angry from embarrassment, that is, he killed two thousand helpless generals and exiled another two thousand generals. Later, the company commander Fu Xing was replaced by Song and continued to attack the market, which was still unbreakable.
The rebels won one after another, but gradually got into trouble. The periphery of the market was dug away by the Qing army, and the military camp was close to the moat, so it was difficult for Ling Jun to break through the market. There will be no daily necessities in the market, and there will be a shortage of military equipment. Foreign aid alone cannot defend the city, and the situation is tense. At this time, Governor Xu was ordered to go to Guangxi to handle military affairs, and Governor Ye of Guangdong and Guangxi came to supervise the suppression. At the beginning of May, Ye went there. After several visits and inspections, he strengthened the siege. The two armies are deadlocked and deadlocked. Because of the lack of food, it is difficult to find bark and grass roots to satisfy hunger, and the number of people starving to death is increasing day by day. Coupled with the extreme lack of ammunition, the combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened. 12 June, the Qing army branch 15 team attacked the Luo Jing market in three layers, and the insurgents fought back, killing 337 people in the Qing army. However, due to the lack of ammunition, it is impossible to resist. In the end, they all died heroically, and Ling Eighteen also jumped into the well and died.
Although the uprising failed, it was a great feat in the history of peasant revolutionary war in modern Guangdong, which was called "Ling 18th Uprising" in Guangdong history.