After continuous rain, the rivers called Dumaxi and other rivers originated from Jishan, and the water in Funiu Mountain surged.
A heavy rain often causes rocks to roll down, debris to collapse, trees to break, roads to collapse, and turbid and turbulent streams and rivers to roar and rush through the mountains and ravines, creating even more obstacles that separate us from the enemy.
The Pishan battlefield, which has been witnessing constant fighting for several months, is enjoying a rare moment of tranquility during the continuous rainy days, when the rivers are swollen and thousands of villages, fields and houses are threatened by floods.
Ruzhou City (Ruzhou Zhiliang County) was shrouded in rain, and the rain clouds hung low, as if covered by an extremely huge dark blue gauze.
Jixin Hall is a private residence built in Dongcheng by Zhao Zishi, the former Minister of Household Affairs, after he returned to his hometown after becoming an official.
Yang Lin died in the battle in Ruyang. As soon as Zhao Zishi got the news, he dragged his son and hundreds of his family members and fled to Xiangyang in a hurry. Xu Huai took over Ruzhou and began to sort out the properties of the fleeing gentry and rich households, and conscript them all into officials.
——Zhao’s garden-style private residence also became Xu Huai’s temporary living place in Ruzhou.
The army was busy and it was rare for him to rest, so Xu Huai left all the frontline military affairs to Wang Xian and returned to Ruzhou City to live in the Jixin Hall to recuperate.
That day, when she woke up naturally, Xu Huai stretched out his hand to hug the pillow as a habit, but it was empty. The fragrance was still there. He looked up and saw that the beauty was sitting in front of the window dressing up; raindrops were dripping from the eaves, like a beaded curtain hanging in front of the window.
The weather was getting hotter, and the beauty was sitting on a round stool wearing only a light robe. Her legs were round and her waist was straight. Under the robe, her slender waist muscles that were not covered by her tube top were looming.
Like beautiful jade.
Her jet-black hair hangs down like a waterfall, making people want to lift it up to see the beautiful woman in the mirror with her picturesque features.
"Why don't you sleep more?" Liu Qiong'er turned around and asked after hearing the movement behind her.
"I've been hiding here for seven or eight days. I wonder if Shi Zhen was hiding behind his back and scolding my mother?" Xu Huai sat up against the bed support and said with a smile.
"You also know how annoying it is to hide away and not ask anything about anything!"
Liu Qiong'er came over and said with a smile,
"Sit over here quickly. I'll help you put on your clothes and socks. Shi Zhen, Zhou Jing and others haven't disturbed your peace for several days, but I think it's the limit - I don't want them to come over and see
You're lying under the bed, but you're chewing on my tongue behind my back."
Liu Qiong'er stretched out her hand to pull Xu Huai up, but she didn't expect that Xu Huai's body was as heavy as a grinding wheel. Her delicate and frail body could not pull Xu Huai up, and she stumbled and fell into Xu Huai's arms.
Xu Huai held Liu Qiong'er's shoulders and made her lie half-down in his arms. He pushed her messy hair aside, revealing her delicate and beautiful face. Her neck was long and slender, and her wide robe slightly collapsed.
A little, revealing the crystal clear collarbone...
After a little lingering, Liu Qiong'er helped Xu Huai dress and wash up.
The rain has been falling continuously since early morning and continues all day long.
Xu Huai moved the bookcase to the corridor and watched with interest as the water dripped from the eaves and splashed on the stone slabs on the outer edge of the handrail.
Liu Qiong'er wore a brown-yellow lace large-sleeved shirt over a light robe. She sat next to Xu Huai. She took Xu Huai's left hand and placed it in front of his soft knees. With her white fingers, she gently
He rubbed the arrow wound that was pierced by sharp clusters at the tiger's mouth.
The horse's hooves clattered and stopped outside the house.
"Look, Shi Zhen and the others can't bear the thought of you continuing to be lazy and doing nothing!" Liu Qiong'er laughed.
After a while, Shi Zhen, Zhou Jing and others took the messenger from afar, went through the hall to transfer the property, and walked into the courtyard where Xu Huai and Liu Qiong'er lived.
The messenger who came from afar had already been soaked by the rain. When he arrived at Ruzhou City, he didn't even have time to change into dry clothes. Although he was exhausted, his expression was quite exciting and he presented the letter:
"Chi Hu has withdrawn his troops from Huainan!"
"Withdrawing troops..."
No matter how tenacious Xu Huai is, he can't help but feel a little enlightened at this time.
In the eyes of others, it was only after Emperor Jianji ascended the throne in Xiangyang that he proposed for the first time the idea of building a defense line against the Chihu cavalry in the Qinling-Huaihe area, relying on the dangers of mountains and rivers. However, four years have passed so far.
As for Xu Huai, as early as the late Tongbai Mountain Bandit Rebellion, in the sixth year of Tianxuan, he had a glimpse of the inevitable catastrophe sweeping the Central Plains from the memory fragments that were like flashes of light, and he tried his best to plan.
, contributed to the arrival of this moment.
Although in the Battle of Huainan, the casualties paid by Dai Viet far exceeded those of the Red Husbands - the casualties of the Shouchun garrison have not been reported in detail yet, but the Shenwu Army, the Youxiaosheng Army and the Chuzhou Army led by Han Shiliang,
In the war that lasted for more than two months, the cumulative casualties were as high as 50,000 to 60,000.
To a greater extent, the enemy's soldiers and horses could not adapt to the humid climate of the Jianghuai River. When summer came, they were worried about the breeding of human and animal diseases, and the water levels in the streams and rivers rose, making the terrain of Huainan more complex and making it impossible to capture it in a short time.
Shouchun, and it was difficult to implement a longer siege of Shouchun, so they chose to retreat to the north of the Huaihe River.
However, this is still considered a great victory for Dai Viet, relying on its own strength, once again successfully thwarted the strategic intention of the Red Husband to invade the south and swallow up the last half of Dai Viet's territory.
The great victory of Huainan and the defense of Shouchun were even more significant to Dai Viet than the great victory of Ruying.
This first means that since the fall of Bianliang, the remnant armies of Vietnam have been integrated and replenished, and they have initially gained the ability to rely on the topography of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers to engage in large-scale battles with the enemy and resist the enemy north of the Huaihe River.
In addition to further building more and stronger Wuzhai fortresses with Shouchun, Chuzhou and other important towns as the core, Dai Viet's Jianye Navy, which has been practicing for a long time, can also enter Hongzepu and Qingluo River through the Jianghuai Canal to build water camps.
The military stronghold further improved the defense system of Huainan, making it more difficult for the Chihu people to cross the Huaihe River and attack the city and the stronghold next time.
The great victory of Ruying and Huainan truly solidified the foundation of Dai Viet's rule in Jianghuai and gave both the government and the public the confidence to resist and even expel the Red Husbands.
To prepare for this moment, nearly 40,000 disciples from Chushan alone died heroically on the battlefield.
However, this was only the beginning of the confrontation with the Chihu people along the Qinling-Huaihe River line. There was still a long way to go before the goal of successfully expelling the Hulu and regaining the Central Plains.
But in any case, the great victory in Huainan drove the Chihu East Army back to the north of the Huaihe River, and the defensive pressure on the eastern front of Chushan was suddenly reduced.
The 20,000 state soldiers used to strengthen the defense of Luoshan, Xinyang, Chushan, Qingyiling, Queshan and other cities on the eastern front can temporarily leave the camp at this time and return to the township for cultivation. The spring plowing in various places has been delayed too much, so it can be carried out at this time
Urgent replanting and replanting can somewhat recover some losses.
With the Chihu East Army retreating to the north of the Huaihe River, Cao Shixiong and Yue Hailou will no longer be able to hastily launch offensives against Pishan, Xiangcheng and other places, and the pressure on the Western Front will also be relieved.
"Finally, I can breathe a little easier!" Xu Huai rubbed the newly healed wound and signaled the guards to lead the messenger to the post house to have a good rest. He invited Shi Zhen, Zhou Jing and others to sit down in front of the corridor and talk, and said, "Pishan
The newly trained Ruzhou soldiers can be replaced here and more generals can go home to rest..."
In addition to the large-scale expansion of the inspection soldiers of the Shandi Township Division, Xu Huai recruited Minzhuang in the past three or four months to expand the size of the original Ruzhou state soldiers to 10,000.
However, the Ruzhou Prefectural Army was expanded on the basis of the Xiang Army. In addition to some generals of the Xiang Army, more local leaders such as Li Zheng and senior household chiefs served as grassroots military officers. It is difficult to say how much improvement their combat effectiveness has.
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In the past three months, Xu Wujiang, who was also in charge of the Ruzhou Military and Horse Supervisor, and Tang Tiande, a military officer and military officer, and others, eliminated these military officers and generals, and transferred more than 400 grassroots military officials from various ministries.
Entered Ruzhou Prefecture Army.
These tasks have just been completed, and the Ruzhou state soldiers have not yet formed combat effectiveness.
However, now that the pressure on the Western Front has eased, these troops can be stationed in various cities and towns to replace some of the state troops previously transferred from Huaiyuan and other places, which will also help further restore the delayed production in Chushan.
"Next, we still need to send someone to Jianye to have a good talk about money and food."
Shi Zhen grimaced and said to Xu Huai,
"When Zuo Xiaosheng's army was stationed in Ruzhou, the imperial court paid an additional 1.5 million guan of money and food every year. Now that Zuo Xiaosheng's army has moved to Xiangyang, additional military resources have been raised, and Chushan has taken over the defense of Ruzhou. This will cost 1.5 million yuan every year.
Millions of dollars and grains should be paid to us, otherwise, we will really be stretched thin!"
At present, the military force under the jurisdiction of the Chushan camp has formally formed a three-tier system consisting of state soldiers and township inspection soldiers, combat soldiers mainly composed of left and right armies, and selected front troops. The size of the garrison is determined by the situation.
Demand and elasticity are the greatest.
No matter how the situation is alleviated at present, the size of the selected front army and the left and right armies will not be greatly expanded in the short term. However, facing the enemy in the west of Beijing and Heluo, Chushan will include mountain patrol soldiers on the western front, including
The Nanyang Prefecture's Lun garrison army had to maintain a garrison size of nearly 40,000 troops, which cost a huge amount of money.
It is one thing for Xu Huai and Emperor Jianji to know each other, but Chushan must still cry for poverty when it should be poor.
Otherwise, the imperial court would be stretched thin now and would not be able to take the initiative to provide more money and food to Chushan.
"It's unclear how the central government will further adjust the defenses of various ministries," Xu Huai frowned and said, "When the situation can be further stabilized, I may want to go to Jianye and congratulate the birth of the new prince..."
