Until the 25th, the main force of the Huaidong Army on the southern front was mainly concentrated between Huangpi and Shicheng, encircling and annihilating the 100,000 defeated troops at the southern foot of Dahong Mountain.
Lin Fu moved the camp to Huangpi and destroyed it, including preparing troops and horses for Chen Zhi's troops. They also mainly moved to the north of Huangpi to prepare for the march to Shicheng. The original Zhaohushan Camp became the largest prisoner of war in the east of Huangpi.
camp.
She Wenzhuang and Wen Chengyun are still detained in Zhaohushan Camp. Lin Fu hopes that everything can slowly lead to the right track as he wants. As the two most important war criminals in South Vietnam since the Zhejiang-Fujian War, She and Wen
Even if Lin Fu promised to give them poisoned wine to preserve the bodies and not humiliate them, he would not secretly execute them without any reason. Even if they were to commit poisonous murder, they would have to be convicted first.
The military inspector took the charges that had been drafted for three days and called She Wenzhuang. Wen Chengyun signed and confessed. She Wenzhuang didn't look at the charges and just picked up a pen and wrote: No one can do more than him for what he has done in these years.
Clearly, the charges against the Yi people did not mention anything about the Yi people. What more could he ask for?
After the army reviewer left with the signed charges, She Wenzhuang arranged his clothes and waited for the Huaidong soldiers to bring poisonous wine. At this time, the setting sun came in from the window, fell on the long table made of rough wood, and flew in the beam of light.
The dust was dancing. The table was also covered with dust.
She Wenzhuang said to Wen Chengyun: "If Lin Fu wants to go north, he must conquer Huaixi first - I really want to know Lin Fu's next move! It's a pity to die like this without seeing this move!"
Wenzhuang said this, and couldn't help but write the words "If you want to expedition to the north, first conquer Huaixi" with your fingers on the dusty table.
Wen Chengyun knew that Shewenzhuang gave Hu Zongguo a suicide note to express his plans. Seeing that Shewenzhuang was not afraid of the poisonous wine that was about to be sent, he was only concerned about Lin Fu's skill at chess. At this time, Wen Chengyun also
I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, but my heart turned into a desolation! I don't know whether Duke Wenzhuang's ambition in this life was to win the world, or simply to let the world know about his power, but it will all come to nothing at this moment.
At this time, the door creaked. Looking through the crack in the door, he saw someone walking to the door. Wen Chengyun's heart tightened, knowing that the person delivering poisonous wine was coming. When he looked up, it was Song Fuduan who came in with a lacquer plate.
When the first prisoner came to Zhaohushan, when he saw Song Fu, Wen Chengyun might have pounced on him and bit him twice. But when he saw Song Fu personally coming to kill them, he just turned away; Shewenzhuang watched calmly.
Song Fu didn't even look at the copper pot with the lacquer cover in his hand, and said: "Before execution, it is a pity to see an old friend once..."
"Knowing that Duke Wen Zhuang has no hatred in his heart, Song Fu feels more at ease." Song Fu said.
"Why hate it?" She Wenzhuang smiled, poured two glasses of wine from the pot, looked at the clear amber liquid, and handed one glass to Wen Chengyun.
Song Fu saw the words "If you want to conquer Huaixi, first conquer Huaixi" written on the table, knowing that Shewenzhuang had not thought through this section in his heart, he said lightly: "If you want to conquer Huaixi, first conquer Shouzhou!"
Wenzhuang's response was to resolve his confusion before his death.
"..." She Wenzhuang put the wine pot to his mouth, said "Oh" and said, "It's not unfair!" He lowered his head and drank the poisonous wine. Wen Chengyun's reaction was slower, but
Then I figured it out. It turned out that during the battle between Jingxiang and Huaidong, Huaixi and Beiyan had already been involved in the plot. Seeing that Duke Wenzhuang had drunk the poisonous wine, he quickly lowered his head, drank the poisonous wine, and followed.
go.
Song Fu stood indoors, thinking about the past, with tears streaming down his face, and motioned to the soldiers to hold Shewenzhuang and Wen Chengyun's bodies so that they could die with dignity.
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The flying cavalry entered the camp, and the ground shook slightly. Yue Lengqiu looked up and saw that the flying cavalry was heading straight for Lin Fu's tent.
Except for the eight hundred miles of urgent messengers, anyone who rides close to Linfu's tent will be killed by an assassin first. However, the news and reports coming from Zaoyang and Fancheng in the past few days do not need eight hundred miles.
Urgent, Yue Lengqiu wondered why the military situation was so urgent, so he rushed straight to Lin Fu's camp.
Yue Lengqiu happened to have something to discuss with Lin Fu, so he walked to Lin Fu's tent, also wanting to know what urgent military information was coming.
Since the enemy troops were defeated on the southeastern line of Hubei and completely lost resistance, Lin Fu had no problem at all controlling the entire battle situation as a privy envoy, especially directly controlling the battle situation in eastern Hubei.
Naturally, Yue Lengqiu would move to Huangpi to join Lin Fu, so that the commands of the Huaidong Army and the Chizhou Army on the southern front could be mobilized and merged into one place, instead of him staying in Qichun, so that the southern front still seemed to have two command centers...
...Just like Lin Fu had no objection to this in his heart, but especially Deng Yu, after Yue Zhidu led his troops to march north, Yue Lengqiu still stayed in Qichun to command the Chizhou Army, and the transmission of military information had to go back and forth between three and four places.
, which greatly affects efficiency.
Yue Lengqiu walked into the tent and saw Zuo Chengmu here. He nodded and asked: "Eight hundred miles hastened the flying cavalry into the camp. Is there any urgent military situation?"
"Secret Agent Li Shan reported," Lin Fu raised his head from the desk where he was buried, asked Yue Lengqiu to sit down and talk, handed Yue Lengqiu the urgent message from Suizhou, and said, "Ye Jiluo
Rong sent an envoy to assassinate Luo Xiancheng, and Dong Yuan sent Chen Jingrong to sneak into Lishan Mountain and surrendered several generals of the Suizhou Army... It was really a good strategy."
No matter what, Yue Lengqiu is the Deputy Privy Envoy.
"Ah!" Yue Lengqiu was startled and said, "What a ruthless plan. Could it be that Huaixi had secretly made peace with Hulu?"
Ye Ji Luorong sent people to assassinate Luo Xiancheng, which was the best way to make Luo Xiancheng unprepared. After Luo Xiancheng's death, Huaixi benefited the most. He asked Huaixi to directly recruit Zhong Rong, Wang Xian'er and other enemy generals. Dong Yuan suddenly gained six more troops in the northern range of Huaishan Mountain.
With ten thousand soldiers and horses, Huaidong could not take down Dong Yuan, so what?
What if Dong Yuan is really ambitious and unbridled and destroys Fengli's army in Xinyang first?
Thinking of this, a chill ran down Yue Lengqiu's spine. If he were not careful, the whole battle of Jingxiang might change, so he hurriedly said: "The most urgent task is to send troops back east to attack the enemy in Lishan from the north. We will not agree to the surrender!"
I would rather let Ye Ji Luorong flee north than allow Dong Yuan to become powerful! I would definitely not allow Dong Yuan to have the opportunity to collude with the Hulu! I immediately wrote a handwritten letter and asked someone to send it to Taochun of Guoyang to expose Dong Yuan.
The plan."
Lin Fu glanced at Yue Lengqiu and saw that his expression was sincere and did not seem to be hypocritical. Yue Lengqiu did not know the inside story, so his suggestion at this time was the most appropriate. Although Tao Chun gave
Dong Yuan was weakened, but he still had half of his 30,000 troops under his direct control.
Yue Lengqiu should be more convincing than others when he comes forward to win over Tao Chun.
Zuo Chengmu sighed inwardly, thinking that Yue Lengqiu finally understood that Dong Yuan was just playing tricks and could not really achieve the general trend, so he also advised Lin Fu: "If you want to expedition to the north, you must first conquer Huaixi!" He and Yue Lengqiu said
Qiu's suggestion was the same. It would be better to let Ye Jiluo Rong go than to let Dong Yuan have the possibility of becoming powerful.
This is not just a matter of Lishan surrendering 50,000 to 60,000 troops, but also involves the control of the northern mountain range of Huaishan.
Once Dong Yuan is asked to control the northern chain of Huaishan Mountain, he can go south from Huaishan Mountain and direct his troops to Xiangfan and Suizhou. Yanhu can even occupy the Nanyang Basin without retreating, echoing the east and west of Huaixi. Huaidong must deploy heavy troops from Xiangfan to Suizhou
Defense will be extremely stressful.
In turn, the Huaidong Army will control the northern chain of the Huaishan Mountains, and will maintain strategic advantages from Suizhou to Xinyang, and from Luzhou to Shouzhou. Dong Yuan must be much more honest and dare not blatantly collude with Yanhu
.
Without Dong Yuan's support, even if Ye Jiluorong brought out all the soldiers and horses on the west bank, he would not be able to defend Nanyang anymore - Yanhu wanted to defend Nanyang, and faced Huaidong's heavy troops, which could not be defended with less than 100,000 troops;
However, with one hundred thousand heavy troops stationed in Nanyang and facing Huaidong for a long time, the supply line was too long for Yanhu.
When Dong Yuan might secretly make peace with Yan Hu, fighting for control of the northern mountain range of the Huai Mountains should take priority over chasing and annihilating Yan Hu's troops on the west bank of the Han River. Besides, Dong Yuan was ambitious, and if Zhong Rong and other surrender generals were asked to surrender, it would become a
In fact, the number of soldiers and horses in his hands increased to 170,000 to 80,000, and a glimpse of the hinterland of Jingxiang from the north of Huaishan Mountain would also make it impossible for the Huaidong Army to pursue and annihilate Yanhu's soldiers and horses on the west bank of the Han River.
Even if Ye Jiluorong is allowed to flee north, the general trend of the world is already in the hands of Huaidong. Before the Northern Expedition, the correct strategy is to clear out the forces in Huaixi.
"If you want to make an expedition to the north, you must first eliminate Huaixi." Lin Fu stood up, laughed and said, "Prime Minister Yue, what Zuo Prime Minister said is really a good strategy!"
Gao Zongting laughed and said: "Dong Yuan rushed to grab the food in a hurry, but forgot to protect his butt; Prime Minister Yue, Prime Minister Zuo, don't worry too much..."
Dong Yuan and Yan Hu secretly made peace, and Lin Fu and Gao Zongting should be the most angry people. However, seeing Lin Fu and Gao Zongting looking calm, and even showing joy after seeing Dong Yuan get married - Yue Lengqiu suddenly understood and said:
"It turns out that the Privy Councilor has a backup plan. May I ask what you can do?"
Zuo Chengmu also asked Luo Xiancheng to be assassinated and was frightened by the news that all Suizhou military generals had surrendered to Huaixi. He did not expect that Lin Fu had a back-up plan.
Lin Fu walked behind the long desk, picked up a charcoal pen, pointed at the map hanging on the north wall, and said: "In order to prevent Suizhou's enemy troops in Lishan and the northern foot of Huaishan from surrendering to Huaidong, Dong Yuan will
Huaixi's troops at Pingchang Pass, Luoshan, Huangchuan and east to Shouzhou South were all transferred south and concentrated to the west of Guangshan. At this time, there were more than 10,000 troops in Xiaokui'an and Zhengyang, as far west as Huaixi.
, Tao Chun had 30,000 troops in Woyang, north of the Huaihe River; Dong Yuan appointed Ding Zhiru to stay in Shouzhou. In fact, his troops stationed in Shouzhou, Haozhou and Sizhou were less than 10,000, and they were scattered among the cities. This
Ten thousand soldiers and horses are still heavier than Sizhou. It seems that Dong Yuan still intends to prevent Huaidong's troops in Xusi from entering Sizhou without reason - his garrison at the Xia Shishan camp is less than 2,000; his garrison at Shouzhou City is still less than 2,000.
Less than two thousand. Since Dong Yuan does not know the importance of defending Shouzhou, I have issued a Privy Council Order to Ning Zechen, the commander of Ningfeng Army, asking him to lead his troops to take over the defense of Shouzhou!"
Lin Fu drew a long line between Xinyang City and Shouzhou, which appeared on the map like a flash of lightning!
Yue Lengqiu felt an even colder chill on his back. Although he no longer had any intention of quarreling with Lin Fu, when he first learned about Lin Fu's backhand against Dong Yuan, he felt very poisonous in his heart!
Using Li Shan's surrender of troops as bait, Dong Yuan's troops in the hinterland of Huaixi were lured out, and then Ning Zechen sent troops directly from Xinyang to attack the hinterland of Shouzhou, which was empty of troops.
From Xinyang City to Shouzhou City, you first exit the Shan River and then enter the Huai River. There is a spacious downstream river all the way.
As long as Huaidong prepares enough ships in advance near Xinyang City and a 600-mile waterway, it can take at most two days to directly attack Shouzhou City. It is much faster than transporting troops upstream from Shanyang downstream to Shouzhou.
Moreover, in such a short period of time, Dong Yuan did not have time to take any precautions. At most, he asked Ding Zhiru to transfer the soldiers and horses from the Xiashi Mountain Camp to Shouzhou City. There were only less than 4,000 garrison troops. Dong Yuan led his direct lineage
It will take at least seven or eight days for the main force to assemble from the areas west and south of Guangshan County before returning to Shouzhou to aid.
Before Ning Zechen brought the order from the Privy Council, Ding Zhiru would withdraw from Shouzhou City; if he did not retreat, Ning Zechen would directly use Ding Zhiru to defy the order from the Privy Council and attack Shouzhou and Xishishan. Ding Zhiru could defend it until Dong Yuan led the main force of his direct line back.
Aid?
Dong Yuan returned to Shouzhou, firstly, because it was too late, and secondly, he had to risk direct rebellion——
At this time, there is no longer any reason to argue. Dong Yuan can win the battle and defend the territory of Huaixi. Even if he defends several key cities in Shouzhou, with the crazy support of the imperial ministers, he can still rectify the situation and start a war of words.
opportunity; if Dong Yuan failed to recapture Shouzhou, he would not be able to escape the charge of colluding with the Hulu rebels, life or death.
Does Dong Yuan still have a chance to win at this time?
If Dong Yuan did not return aid and Ding Zhiru did not resist in Shouzhou, it would mean that they recognized the Privy Council Order issued by Lin Fu, and they would have to give up the defense of Shouzhou and hand it over to Ning Zechen;
Prefecture, Haozhou between Dongyang and Huai'an will definitely not be able to be saved——
There are one town and three prefectures in Huaixi, and all the highlights are in Shouzhou and Haozhou to the east of Shouzhou. The 15.6 million acres of military settlements that Dong Yuan worked hard to save in three years are all concentrated in Shouzhou.
Prefecture and Haozhou; while Xinyang and Guoyang to the north of the Huai River and other places became ruins due to the war.
Dong Yuan just relied on the 15.6 million acres of military farmland in Shouzhou and Haozhou. In addition to the taxes from Huaixi, the military farmland could directly provide Dong Yuan with millions of shi of military rations every year.
, he has some confidence not to hesitate to break up with Huaidong, right?
Lin Fu wanted to seize Dong Yuan's Shouzhou and Haozhou. What a vicious plan to draw fire from under the cauldron!
Lin Fu put down the charcoal and asked Yue Lengqiu and Zuo Chengmu with a smile: "Prime Minister Yue, Prime Minister Zuo, do you think Huaixi will not surrender Shouzhou's defense under the orders of this court?"
Zuo Chengmu couldn't help the cold sweat on his forehead: Will Dong Yuan struggle? Is there any hope of Dong Yuan winning if he struggles?
It turned out that Lin Fu had already made a plan in his mind: "If you want to go to the north, conquer Huaixi first".
Yue Lengqiu said: "Dong Yuan is not ignorant of the general situation. He does not have enough troops to defend Shouzhou, so it is natural for him to give up Shouzhou's defense..."
"I think so too," Lin Fu said with a smile, "I also want to draft an order directly to Dong Yuan, telling him to lead the Huaixi Army and the surrendered troops to immediately go north from Xinyang to recapture Queshan, Ruzhou and other places.
What do you think?"
Yue Lengqiu and Zuo Chengmu looked at each other, knowing what Lin Fu's intention was: since Dong Yuan did not resist, Lin Fu had no name to deal with him. After all, Dong Yuan sent troops south to surrender the Suizhou army, at least openly.
If you are not at fault, then drive Dong Yuan and his tribe to the north of the Huai River first!