Seeing that Xu Huai was fighting for Zuo Xiaoshengjun, Zhu Hang smiled bitterly and said:
"When I came out of Jianye, neither Your Majesty nor the ministers expected that the battle situation in Ruzhou would be so serious. They thought that if Chushan was willing to take over the defense of Ruzhou, Zuo Xiaosheng's army would be able to escape. In your opinion, the imperial court will be in Luzhou
, are the troops and horses prepared in Yangzhou, Qichun and other places enough to drive the captive soldiers out of Huainan?"
Faced with Zhu Hang's question, Xu Huai also smiled bitterly: "It's easier said than done!"
The Yangzhou Prefecture Army, the Luzhou Prefecture Army and the Jianye Navy Army were all recruited and trained on the basis of the previously stationed Forbidden Army and part of the Xiang Army. They had almost never experienced any war, and they had greatly improved in a short period of time.
Due to the expansion, the soldiers and armor are not fully matched, so they can only be used as the basic defense force of the prefecture and county cities, used for city defense or responsible for the transportation of grain and fodder, etc., and it is difficult to fulfill important tasks.
The main field forces that the imperial court could mobilize along the Yangtze River were the Xuanwu Army on the left, the Xiaosheng Army on the right, and the Huai Palace Army. The total strength seemed not to be lower than the Chihu East Road Army.
However, whether it is the Huai Palace Army, the Xuanwu Army on the left or the Xiaosheng Army on the right, the lower-level soldiers and the middle-level military officers and generals have greatly improved their resistance will and combat experience in recent years, but there is still a huge gap between them and the elite Chihu East Route Army.
difference.
What's more critical is that after the secret letter was sent to King Huai, Ge Boyi, Yang Maoyan and others were in Shouchun City, but they did not receive the news about the stone cannon from the Western Regions immediately.
At present, whether it is the news coming back from Shouzhou from the inside or the scouts' spying and reconnaissance on the battlefield situation outside Shouchun City, it shows that Ge Boyi and Yang Maoyan did not fight against the city, but their determination and fighting spirit to fight against the city still followed tradition.
He used his tactics to withdraw all 40,000 of the Huai Prince's elite troops into Shouchun City, thinking of holding on to the city and holding it until the Red Husbands could no longer conquer Shouchun City, and the siege would eventually be lifted.
Although Shouchun City has sufficient grain reserves in the city, a large number of people evacuated south in advance to avoid additional consumption of grain reserves in the city. The city walls and trenches were generally built according to the terrain of the mountains and rivers, and there were three layers of walls. It can be said that it is currently the leading fortified city in the Jianghuai region.
However, the defensive facilities such as trenches and towers still followed tradition, and the city walls were also kept high. Not only was it not conducive to withstanding the bombardment of stone cannons, it was also not conducive to counterattacks by the defenders in the city.
All this means that after the enemy severely defeated the Shouchun defenders in the first wave of offensive, they only needed to use second-line troops to surround Shouchun City and trap 40,000 Huai Prince's elite troops in the city, and all their first-line elites could be mobilized.
, used for the battle in southern Shouzhou.
Under such a situation, not to mention Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others, not to mention Emperor Jianji, Hu Kai, Zhu Hang and other main battle factions had doubts, and Xu Huai did not dare to take advantage of his poor combat effectiveness.
, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who lacked the ability to cooperate with each other went to fight with the elite Chihu East Route Army in northern Luzhou or southern Shouzhou.
"The Shenwu Army withdrew to Nanyang to rest for nearly a year. The enemy troops in Heluo attacked Ruzhou, but they did not show up. The Huainan battle requires the mobilization of more elite troops and generals. To be reasonable, the Shenwu Army can all be transferred to Huainan.
Are you still afraid that we won't be able to defend Huaishang?" Pan Chenghu said in a loud voice.
Pan Chenghu has a treacherous and cunning side, but most of the time he is a bachelor who can't get the sand out of his eyes.
Both Zuo Xiaosheng's army and Chushan's army have endured the most arduous and brutal battles in recent years. Zheng Huaizhong's left and right Shenwu armies withdrew to Nanyang for a year to rest and recuperated, with more than 40,000 soldiers and horses.
The imperial court only needed to forcefully transfer the Shenwu Army, which had not undertaken combat missions this winter, to Huainan to participate in the war to make up for the lack of troops. Instead, it asked Zhu Hang to run to Ruzhou to evacuate Zuo Xiaosheng's army that was shielding Chushan's flank.
, Pan Chenghu inevitably complained that North Korea and China were too bullying.
"How can there be so much truth in this world?" Wang Fan sighed and said, "It's not that Nanyang disagrees with sending troops, but after Zheng Jinqing led 3,000 soldiers and horses to Luzhou, Zheng Huaizhong will always have various problems if the court makes announcements again
Excuse. Two days ago, His Majesty sent Prime Minister Gao to Nanyang Mansion to express his condolences. Now the news is coming out that Zheng Huaizhong promised his son Zheng Cong to lead another 20,000 soldiers and horses to march eastward along the Han River. However, the force is still insufficient.
There is even a shortage of elites who dare to fight with the captives in the wild..."
Xu Huai frowned, looked at Zhu Hang, and asked: "Yang Lin is trapped in Ruyang, and Yang Qiye is guarding Liang County at this time. How do you convince Yang Qiye to abandon his father's life and death and not care about his life and death?"
"It's not that I don't know that many things are really unkind, but the battle in Huainan is related to the survival of Vietnam. How can we dare to think of luck? If this battle is successful, even if it is just to force the enemy troops to return without attacking, what did you do in the first place?
The proposed defense line of Qinling Mountains, Funiu Mountains, Huaishang and Huaihe River has been truly formed. The enemy will no longer dare to invade the south lightly, and Dai Viet will also have a real chance to breathe. Do you dare to go all out?"
Zhu Hangran said, "I don't know how to convince Yang Qiye, but I can't return halfway from my trip to Ruzhou; can you go with me?"
"With the enemy approaching, Xu Hou may not be able to leave Luocheng even half a step!" Shi Zhen went straight to Zhu Hang's words and claimed that Huai Shang could not do without Xu Huai.
Zhu Hang looked at Shi Zhen with a complicated expression, and Shi Zhen cupped his hands and said: "Luoshan is not only the gateway to the east wing, but also the gateway to Jingbei. I hope Mr. Zhu will understand."
Zhu Hang came according to the order and followed Xu Huai to greet him at the gate of Luoshan City. Shi Zhen didn't say much, let alone stand in for Xu Huai, but at this time he found that he had to speak.
The basis of Zuo Xiaosheng's army was the Caizhou army formed by Hu Kai when he was the defense envoy of Caizhou. When Emperor Ye came to the throne in Xiangyang, most of Caizhou, including Shangcai, Suiping, and Xiping,
Zhaoling, Queshan and other counties were also the garrisons of Zuo Xiaosheng's army.
In order to reinforce Heluo, Zuo Xiaosheng's army was ordered to go north to garrison Gongxian and Yanshi. When the Zheng family abandoned Heluo, the war situation changed several times. After the battle of Ruying, the entire Huaishang, including the entire area of the original Caizhou, became Chu.
Mountain defense area, but Zuo Xiaosheng's army's defense area was in a corner. It could even be said to be guarding the flank of Huaishang for Chushan.
Many generals of Zuo Xiaosheng's army had objections to this.
Zhu Hang invited Xu Huaitong to meet Yang Qiye in Liang County with the purpose of lobbying Yang Qiye to go south for justice. But from the perspective of the generals of Zuo Xiaosheng's army, how could they not think that Xu Huai was helping the court to put pressure on them?
Especially when Yang Lin was trapped in Ruyang and his life and death were unknown, Yang Qiye sent messengers to Chushan for rescue for days, hoping that Xu Huai could send elite troops to the west to help Zuo Xiaosheng's army break the siege of Ruyang.
Fortunately, Xu Huai not only did not send reinforcements, but also helped the court to put pressure on Zuo Xiao's victorious army, forcing them to give up the rescue of Yang Lin and Ruyang and rush directly to Huainan to participate in another bitter battle that was destined to suffer heavy casualties. A vicious battle
, who doesn’t feel resentful?
If Yang Lin is lucky enough to escape from Ruyang, there will be room for change in the future.
What if Yang Lin unfortunately dies in battle with Ruyang?
In any case, Shi Zhen felt that Xu Huai must be prevented from going to Liang County at Zhu Hang's invitation.
Of course Xu Huai knew what Shi Zhen was thinking, so he hesitated immediately and did not rush to answer. He only said that Zhu Hang had to rest for a day in Luoshan before setting off for Ruzhou (Liang County).
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Wang Fan accompanied Zhu Hang to Chushan this time to learn about the defensive situation on the eastern front of Chushan after the Japanese soldiers crossed the Huaihe River. He accompanied Zhu Hang in the government hall. Xu Huai had a lunch and hurriedly took Zheng Shou with him in the afternoon.
, Wang Kong and others left.
Zhu Hang took it with him and drafted a memorial in the afternoon, detailing the situation of observing the test firing of stone cannons in the Western Regions in the morning. He quickly returned to Jianye, and he was eager to rush to Ruzhou to lobby Yang Qiye and Zuo Xiaosheng.
The generals of the army went south.
However, Zhu Hang still suppressed his eagerness and said that a night's rest in Luoshan wouldn't hurt his plans after he was tired from traveling.
Zhu Hang and the accompanying Zhu Zhi and others temporarily stayed in the post house, and did not try to persuade Xu Huai.
Xu Huaize lived in the house specially prepared for him by Xu Xin'an, but he could not sleep at night, reading the files that had been handed in from various places before sitting in front of Liu Qiong'er.
Shi Zhen also expected that Xu Huai would be unable to sleep, so he pulled Xu Wuqi and knocked on the door late at night:
"Commander Jie, Mr. Zhu Hang went to Liang County in accordance with the order. Yang Qiye attaches great importance to the great cause of the country, so it is naturally good to obey the order. Even if he resists the order and disobeys it, His Majesty will sympathize with him, and no one will care about him.
What thoughts of blame and resentment? But when Jieshuai and Zhu Hang went to Liang County together, things became complicated! At that time, others may not understand how difficult it is for Chushan to resist Heluo and the enemies in the west of Beijing alone. They will only
You are making wild assumptions about Jieshuai. The trip to Liang County is definitely not possible!"
Since the founding of the Dai Viet Dynasty, the imperial capital has held the title of crown prince, crown prince and governor. This time, Zhu Hang had the power to appoint Ye Mansion and actually took charge of the affairs of Ye Mansion. He was also awarded the title of bachelor of Wenying Palace. His status in the court was only in the
Below the ministers, but above the ministers and eunuchs, everyone changed the title of "Xiangong" to each other.
"Xu Huai, Prime Minister Zhu Hang, is right," said Xu Huai, standing in front of the window, looking at the torches illuminating the remaining snow in the courtyard. "As long as the Japanese soldiers can be forced back from Huainan this winter, Dai Viet can gain real respite."
What an opportunity..."
"In the first northern expedition against Yan, the Ge family was almost wiped out. Later, he followed the Huai King Zhao Guan to fight in the south and north, and rose again. This is extremely rare since the founding of the Dayue Dynasty. The Ge family has experienced such ups and downs.
We should continue to take it lightly," Shi Zhen advised. "The Shouchun garrison may suffer losses at the beginning, but after stabilizing its position, its will will be tenacious and cannot be easily broken. In terms of the time limit of the Shouchun garrison, be careful.
Shuai Dang slightly relaxed his estimate. As far as Shi Zhen has seen, there is no problem in Shouchun guarding for three months, and the court will have more time to deploy troops and generals..."
