▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers , ▁the ▁X i ang ▁Army ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁" Ch u ▁Army "), ▁and ▁by ▁September ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁drove ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁reb els ▁out ▁of ▁Hun an ▁and ▁Gu ang xi ▁provinces , ▁into ▁coast al ▁Z he ji ang ▁Province . ▁Zu o ▁captured ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sh a ox ing ▁and , ▁from ▁there , ▁pushed ▁south ▁into ▁F uj ian ▁and ▁Gu ang d ong ▁provinces , ▁where ▁the ▁revol t ▁had ▁first ▁begun . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Zu o ▁was ▁appointed ▁Provin cial ▁Governor ▁of ▁Z he ji ang ▁and ▁an ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Zu o , ▁together ▁with ▁Z eng ▁Gu of an , ▁d eth ron ed ▁the ▁Ta ip ing ▁Heaven ly ▁Kingdom ' s ▁te en age ▁r uler , ▁Hong ▁Ti angu if u , ▁and ▁brought ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁" First ▁Class ▁Count ▁Ke j ing " ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁suppress ing ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁He , ▁Z eng ▁Gu of an ▁and ▁Li ▁Hong z hang ▁were ▁called ▁Z eng , ▁Zu o , ▁Li , ▁the ▁leaders ▁in ▁suppress ing ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Zu o ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vic ero y ▁and ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁F uj ian