Hubei Pocket

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict= Hubei Pocket
partof=
date=June,1864--November 1864


caption=
place= Whole Hubei and border southern Anhui
territory= Middle ChinaQing recover whole Hubei and southern Anhui
result= Qing Dynasty victory,|changes= Qing recover whole Hubei and Anhui ;
combatant1= Qing Dynasty
combatant2= Taiping
commander1= Viceroy of HuGuang Guam Wing Sengge Rinchen
commander2= Lai Wenkwok Chen Decai(陳得才) Liang Chengfu(梁成富) Ma Zongher(馬融和) Lan(藍成春) Fan Ruzeng(范汝增)
strength1= 440,000 Green Standard Army
strength2= 300,000 Taipings
casualties1=unknown;
casualties2=60,000 deaths, 200,000 surrender, Chen Decai suicide but only remained 19,000 Taiping broke out to southern Henan and join in Nien Rebellion

Hubei Pocket(湖北包圍戰) was a battle of encirclement that took place in late July and early December 1864, after the end of Taiping Rebellion, in the Hubei of China. It was, for all intents and purposes, the final dagger in Taiping Rebellion's war effort, as more than 200,000 troops were taken prisoner, but remained 19,000 Taiping troops led by Lai Wenkwok broke out and step into southern Henan and combined Nien Rebellion 150,000 together, and prepare raised offensive to Empress Dowager Cixi in Beijing.Chen Yucheng

Background

From 1854,Western Army of Taipings first commander was Wei June(1854--1858), Second was famous Chen Yucheng(1858--1862), Third was Chen Decai.

The battle

Reinforcement Nanjing but fail

Hong Xiuquan orderd the Western Army of Taipings save capital Nanjing quickly, but too late because forward(Anqing) and back(Wuhan) full too much Qing army and cut off them between, Xiang Army occupied Nanjing in 19 July 1864 and finished 14 years Taiping Rebellion, then Western Army of Taipings commander was Chen Decai(Chen Yucheng‘s cusin uncle), vice commander was Lai Wenkwok.

Commander suicide

Chen command 200,000 soldiers, through 3 months dog fight, but over 130,000 soldiers led by general Ma Zongher(馬融和) surrender to Qing government. It forced Chen suicide in Huoshan County‘s mountains and general Lan(藍成春) was arrested in early November 1864. And announced Western Army of Taipings raised from occupied Wuhan on December 1852, fault 1 month just 12 years whole were step in history.

Historians guessed general Ma Zongher(馬融和) surrender by Wei June lobby.

Broke out

Another, Lai Wenkwok and general Liang Chengfu commanded less 100,000 Taiping wins some battles in northern Hubei. General Fan Ruzeng escaped from fallen Nanjing and led 4,000 remains join in them in middle September. Even 4,000 remains enough encouraged them excited. 3 they led 23,000 remains decided Broke out toward north and successed on november.

In december 1864, they allied northern Chinese religions, They choiced Lai Wenkwok lead them and Lai organized and military them, appointed every troop commanders named king of Taiping‘s, great Nien Rebellion raised！