"The generals of the Jingzhou navy in Beijing and Xiangyang fought bravely and bravely, regardless of their own safety, and severely damaged the Japanese navy at Fengsha Lake. This is even more significant than Xu Hou's attack on the enemy camp at the mouth of the Qinhuai River. It is now unimaginable that the Japanese warships dared to enter the Yangtze River lightly.
.From now on, not only will the capital be no longer threatened by captive soldiers, but it is also not difficult to imagine that the siege of Lujiang River will be resolved soon."
Zhou He sat on the throne in the Chui Gong Hall and said slowly,
"Of course, it is urgent to further straighten out the relationship between money, grain, rent and taxes in Jingnan, Jingbei, Jiangxi, Guangnan and Jiangdong. Only in this way can we ensure that the resources for raising troops and rewarding merits will continue to motivate generals to kill the enemy.
Your Majesty must not slack off any more..."
The Jingzhou navy severely damaged the Japanese navy at Fengsha Lake. Xu Huai sent an envoy from Tongling to the capital to spread the victory. Emperor Shaolong's dragon body was "slightly ill" for two days. After repeated urging by Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others,
, had to "get sick" and summon the ministers in Chui Gong Hall to discuss matters such as rewards.
Zhou He, however, was not in a hurry to talk about rewards for merit, but once again asked for the establishment of five envoys in Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jingnan, Jingbei and Guangxi.
Emperor Shaolong looked a little ugly and did not respond to Zhou He's words after sitting behind the imperial eucalyptus.
Above the Chui Gong Hall, Wei Chujun, who was the right prime minister of Zhizhigao and Shangshu, was the most junior. He was also sitting in the corner farthest from the royal Eucalyptus, secretly looking at Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Wang Fan, Qian Zerui and Wuwei County Prince Zhao Yi.
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At present, Xu Huai has actually controlled Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jingnan, Jingbei, Guangxi and the reinforcements of King Qin from Xishu. He has also added the post of Wuludu envoy to Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jingnan, Jingbei, Guangxi
The five-way money, grain, rent, and taxes are transferred separately and distributed. They are not even transferred directly from the important towns controlled by Jingzhou or Nancai such as Jingzhou or Nancai without passing through the central hub, and are continuously transported to the Huaixi battlefield. It is difficult to imagine that Jingxiang will not use this to transfer
The tentacles extend to these five roads.
However, the problem is that Zhou He brought up the matter again with great fanfare. If Emperor Shaolong refused to allow it, and Xu Huai used the excuse of lack of money and food after relieving the siege of Lujiang River to delay sending troops northward, the government and the opposition would not criticize Jingxiang, and would be more likely to send troops to the north.
The finger pointed at Emperor Shaolong.
Seeing Wang Fan sitting peacefully, Wei Chujun suspected that this was the scene that Jingxiang would rather see?
In the past, they bet that Xu Huai would not delay at will. The main reason was that the safety of Jianghuai was closely related to Jingxiang. Even if it was for Jingxiang's own benefit, Xu Huai would not sit back and watch the situation in Jianghuai completely deteriorate.
However, the situation changed subtly at this time.
As the flood season is approaching, the military pressure on Rucai and Jingxiang will be reduced, which means that Xu Huai can mobilize more elite soldiers and horses to deal with the captive soldiers at the southeastern foot of Huaiyang Mountain.
More importantly, the result of the Fengsha Lake water battle proved that the seemingly invisible navy of Beijing and Xiangzhou was amazingly powerful and actually had the ability to block the Japanese troops to the north of the Yangtze River so that they could no longer get involved in the south of the Yangtze River.
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Although Wei Chujun has not yet figured out how Jingxiang did this, it is clear that at this time Jingxiang can already sit back and watch the entire Huaidong and Huaixi being rotten without worrying about the spread to the south of the Yangtze River.
And if Huaidong and Huaixi are really in ruins, then the Gu family and the Gao family will be far away in Sichuan and Shu, and the court will completely fall under the control of Jingxiang and Xiangxiang?
One hundred thousand elites led by Han Shiliang, Ge Yu, Gu Fan, and Deng Gui were annihilated by the Red Husbands. Do they still have room to struggle?
When Wei Chujun was about to come out to persuade him, he saw Emperor Shaolong calm down first and said with a dark face:
"If it is beneficial to the Huaixi war, I will not deny it, but in my opinion, it is better to wait for Jingshenghou to relieve the siege of Lujiang first. At that time, the traveling headquarters of the five-way envoys can also be set up in Lujiang, so that the captives can be captured as soon as possible.
The soldiers were expelled from Huainan!"
Emperor Shaolong obviously did not want to give in easily, and demanded that the siege of Lujiang be lifted first before adding the Five-Road Envoy. At the same time, the Five-Road Envoy needed to go to Lujiang to supervise the supply of grain and grass, and did everything possible not to delay the war between Beijing and Xiangzhou.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhou He and others praised.
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"With the assistance of the navy, the Suwei Imperial Army will first land west of the mouth of the Yuxi River, occupy the enemy's remaining camp on the right bank, and establish a beachhead position. After that, you will divide your troops into two teams and cross the trestle bridge at the mouth of the Yuxi River.
Landing to the west. You must remember that after the Suwei Forbidden Army landed at the mouth of the Yuxi River, the beachhead was established to ensure that we had a foothold on the north bank, but we would not easily expand to the two wings. Expanding to the two wings is what you want.
You must do your best to establish defenses on both sides of the beachhead, with the help of hillocks and residual embankments, and be prepared to meet the enemy's counterattack. If the enemy's offensive is fierce,
You can lead your troops to the river beaches to the south and east of the beachhead and conduct an orderly retreat; the imperial guards and navy will do their best to cover you and contain the Japanese attack from the flanks. However, you need to
It is very clear that the Suwei Imperial Army will never let you easily enter the beachhead to hide when the enemy counterattacks. On the battlefield, we need to rely on each other, rather than simply relying on others to bear everything for you. If you cannot strengthen your fighting spirit
, if you mess up your position during the enemy's counterattack, the only outcome will be to be driven down the Yuxi River or Jiangshui by the captive soldiers..."
Wang Jun stood in front of the dock with his sword in hand, watching General Wang Qin from Jiangdong Road making the final tactical arrangements before crossing the river. His stern voice echoed in the river wind——
Xu Huai has gone to Songyang to take charge. Tongling is headed by Xu Wujiang, Liu Shiwang and others, and Wang Jun is responsible for the specific combat command. Wang Zhang, Sun Yanguan, Yu Gong, Chen Jin and other generals are also standing on the martial arts stage, watching the third
A group of soldiers crossed the river to seize the beachhead.
The battle at Fengsha Lake was too brutal for the Chihu people, or the tortoise-shell and iron-hulled boats left a deep impression on the Chihu people. The Chihu people were unable to figure out the specific strength of the Jingzhou Navy in a short period of time.
Not only did they shrink the main force of the navy into Chao Lake, they also actively set up numerous obstacles in the Ruxushui River channel connecting Chao Lake to the Yangtze River to prevent the Jingzhou Navy from repeating their old tactics and forcibly entering the Ruxushui River.
As a result, Mi Bao, Qin Yan, Su Qi and others will each lead a mixed water camp of the Ezhou Navy to station in the Qingge River and Zhang River south of the Yangtze River. Relying on Fu Liang, Chen Su and others to garrison Wuhu,
The rebels in Dangtu and other cities not only restored the defense line along the river, but also basically controlled the Yangtze River waterway from Tongling to Dangtu and Jianye.
Under this situation, Xu Huai decided to divide his troops into two groups and take the lead in attacking the enemy forces on the outskirts of Lujiang River in order to break the siege of Lujiang River.
On the north bank, Fan Zongqi is the general, and the Tianxiong Army's fourth town's three-chamber elites, three thousand cavalry from the vanguard army, Zhou Shu, Yu Zheng, Han Wende and other troops from the Suwei Forbidden Army, totaling 22,000 elite infantry cavalry are the main force.
In the northern part of Songyang County, follow the post road at the southern foot of Huaiyang Mountain and advance to the northern foot of Dafan Mountain.
Mainly in the Linjiang area of Songyang and Lujiang counties, there are intertwined lakes, rivers and swamps. The main troops on the north bank had no choice but to fight directly along the north bank of the Yangtze River to the Linjiang area south of Dafan Mountain.
On the south bank, Xu Wujiang, Wang Jun and others were the main generals, and the Tianxiong Army's remaining communists, Chen Jin's tribe, and the Xianfeng Army's heavy armor infantry battalion Sun Yanguan's tribe crossed the river directly from Tongling. With the cooperation of the navy, they established near the mouth of Yuxi River.
After setting up the beachhead position, the king of troops and horses were mobilized to cross the river directly from Tongling and go northward, extending the troops to the southern and western foothills of Dafan Mountain until the connection with the main force on the north bank was established.
War is always cruel.
Xu Huai was in Tongling, and the elite troops that Congyang could mobilize were limited. In the next battlefield in Huaixi, he would face an elite enemy force several times his own. It was impossible to abuse the elite troops without reservation in the early stage.
How to make good use of King Qin's troops and horses gathered from all directions will be the key to determining the outcome of the war in Huaixi.
Therefore, the main force of troops on the north bank starting from Songyang will only be inserted between Tongcheng County and Dafan Mountain in the early stage to contain the main force of the southern army to the north of Dafan Mountain, but will not rush to the north of Dafan Mountain.
, launched a strong attack on the relatively well-defended camps and the Tongcheng County seat occupied by the Japanese soldiers.
The real offensive in the early stage was the cross-river operation launched from Tongling.
According to the drafted battle plan, Generals Sun Yanguan and Chen Jin will personally lead a group of elite soldiers, with the cooperation of the navy, to land at the mouth of the Yuxi River, and use the Xukou camp abandoned by the Japanese soldiers to establish a stable beachhead.
The next step is to gather Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road in Tongling and nearby areas, with a total of 40,000 King Qin's soldiers and horses, and continuously dispatch them to cross the river and advance north along the Yuxi River.
Of course, the captive soldiers would not sit back and watch them easily push their troops to the southern foot of Dafan Mountain. They would mobilize their troops and horses as much as possible to counterattack, and even attack them when they were halfway across the river.
At this time, it is necessary for the Qinwang soldiers and horses of the various tribes to be strong enough to fight and to be able to stand their ground along the Yuxi River with the cooperation of the navy.
If they mess up their positions, most of King Qin's soldiers will not be able to withdraw in time and will suffer a brutal and one-sided massacre.
The corresponding tactical arrangements had already been summoned and explained repeatedly by all the generals and military officials above. However, in addition to Sun Yanguan and Chen Jin, the first batch of troops each led 500 elites to land ashore, and then they had to mobilize 2,000 more.
King Qin crossed the river with his troops, and Xu Wujiang, Wang Jun and the others were still uneasy. The generals and commanders gathered together and gave repeated instructions...
