On the 26th, at the corner of the sun, the sun rose above the mulberry trees. There was mist like light clouds on the Huaihe River. Both sides of the river were flat, with undulating mountains in between. No flames of war or smoke could be seen, calling people.
I thought I was in a ruling world.
The Huai River comes out of the Shi River. Although the Huai River is thin and shallow after the winter, as the third largest river in the Central Plains, it is still wider than ordinary people imagine. Meng Zhen stood on the side wall of the warship and looked at the flowing water of the Huai River.
, with a strong heart, he said to Song Shixing beside him: "Dong Yuan was blinded by greed and devoted himself to fighting for the surrender of troops from Lishan. He thought that all the ambush troops in Chaishan were out and that Luzhou had no troops to threaten Shouzhou, but he did not necessarily expect that we would
Go directly from Xinyang to Shouzhou..."
Song Shixing looked at the roaring water and was full of emotions. When Song Fu, Song Bo and his son insisted on joining Huaidong against all opinions, he and Song Yi were opposed to it - at least before the first year of Yongxing, there were several
Can anyone tell that Huaidong has the spirit to swallow up mountains and rivers and swallow up the Central Plains?
Rather than saying that Dong Yuan was obscured by greed and fell into Huaidong's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, it is better to say that in the face of Huaidong's absolute advantage, there was really no room for Dong Yuan to struggle - any strategy needs to be matched by corresponding strength.
Otherwise, you will only set yourself on fire.
With the advantage of Huaidong, Dong Yuan would have done nothing if he had no ambition or greed. He was greedy, ambitious, and acted rashly. How could he not fall into Huaidong's trap?
The north wind was blowing hard and the chill was biting. Tanma reported that it had begun to snow north of the Yellow River. It was already the fifth winter in Yongxing.
Song Shixing made two more calls: One called Song Fu, the elder brother of the clan, whose knowledge of people was unparalleled in the world, and the other called Lin Fuxiong to plan great strategies. Even the most brilliant men like She Wenzhuang had no chance to expand, so how can they be called heroes in the world?
Surrender? Thinking back to the time when Meng Zhen, with his small tribe and weak people, only defended the remaining land of Xinyang. He seemed trapped in a corner, but his knowledge was actually far beyond the water and Huaihe River. No wonder it was rumored that Lin Fu placed him alongside Ye Junan.
The vanguard troops and horses at the front disguised themselves as grain ships returning to Shanyang. As early as the morning of the 24th, they sailed eastward to Shouzhou. It seems that they had already arrived in Shouzhou by this time. Ning Zechen and Meng Zhixiang led the Chinese army.
The main force set out from Xinyang on the afternoon of the 24th. If Ding Zhiru did not surrender and ceded Shouzhou City, the main force of the Chinese army would ruthlessly occupy Xiashi Mountain, Shouzhou City and other important military locations in Shouzhou, waiting for the reinforcements from Dong Yuan's direct line.
War - Song Shixing and Meng Zhen were responsible for supervising the rear. After all, Huaixi still had a small naval force in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River. In addition to the rear troops and horses, Meng's relatives and generals' families, they also placed Dong Yuan in the garrison of Xinyang City.
The trusted generals here and generals who might be able to win over Dong Yuan were detained together and kept for disposal after the war.
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After winter, Shouzhou City is located on the south bank of the Huai River, only ten miles away from Xia Shi Mountain on the bank of the Huai River. It is the economic, political and military center of Huaixi.
Shouzhou City, under the governance of Ding Zhiru, although the city is inevitably tense during the war and is also crowded with many refugees from the north bank of the Huai River and from Xinyang, the overall order is in order, and everything is tense around the war on the front line.
Busy.
Although Huaidong's troops in Luzhou were all deployed into the hinterland of Jingxiang, Huaixi still deployed some security forces south of Shouzhou, and more of the troops in the hinterland of Shouzhou and Haozhou were deployed in the city of Sizhou.
It was also because Lin Fu had long requested that Sizhou, which is almost located in Shanyang, between Suyu and Huaiyang, be included in the Xusi Defense Area. Dong Yuan and the others were worried that the Huaidong Army would not sue, so they stayed on guard in Sizhou City.
The number of troops has never been reduced.
The sun has just risen above the mulberry trees. Ding Zhiru, the left-behind and magistrate of Shouzhou, has been sitting in the government office for two hours before dawn, doing official duties: Dong Yuan led his troops to the southwest and entered Huaishan Mountain, striving to surrender the army to Suizhou and control the northern chain of Huaishan Mountain.
, I really don’t know how Huaidong will react, but in any case, more grain and grass must be transported to Huangchuan and Guangshan to prepare for any disaster.
The Yamen servant came in and reported: "The King of Chu is here."
"Please come quickly..." Ding Zhiru stood up from behind the public case and went out to welcome him.
King Chu Hancheng, the censor of Zuoqiandu, Huaixi Zuocheng Liu Tingzhou and the remnants of Nanyang Yuan returned to power, Liang Chengyi and others were all the backbone forces of the imperial party outside Jiangning. Huaixi was far from being able to fight against Huaidong independently. First of all,
Only by closely uniting the imperial ministers in Huaixi and then winning over the imperial ministers in Jiangning can we have the possibility to compete with Huaidong.
As soon as Yuan Hancheng entered the vestibule, Ding Zhiru came out to greet him and saluted, "Good morning, King Chu!"
"The white frost on the grass blades has disappeared, how early is it?" Yuan Hancheng laughed.
When he first learned that Huaishan's troops in Luzhou had entered the hinterland of Jingxiang to ambush the troops, Yuan Hancheng was so frightened that he almost collapsed - he was not worried for Beiyan, but because he was afraid that Lin Lin would annihilate all the main forces of Beiyan's western front in this battle.
Fu will directly stand on his own behalf on behalf of the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the Prince of Chu on his head will be a reminder for him and his relatives.
Dong Yuan was still able to give up his power and live freely in the mountains. As a member of the imperial family, how could Yuan Hancheng not be exterminated after the establishment of the new dynasty?
It was later learned that Dong Yuan transferred the troops from Xinyang and the east of Xinyang to the south. He released Chen Zhihu to cross the border into Nanyang to help Ye Ji and Luo Rong fled north from the west bank of Han River. He then went to the northern range of Huaishan Mountain to seize the surrender troops from Lishan Mountain. Yuan Han became a talented person.
Determine.
Yuan Hancheng was not afraid of Dong Yuan's ambition, not afraid that Dong Yuan would bet all of Huaixi and confront Lin Fu, but he was afraid that Dong Yuan would choose to succumb to the strength of Huaidong.
In order to support Dong Yuan's march to the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain, Yuan Hancheng not only dug out all his family wealth, but also used more than 300,000 taels of cash to purchase grain from the private sector. He also personally drafted a letter and sent people to sneak into Jiangning to communicate with Shen Rong.
, Zhang Yan, Yu Xinyuan and others contacted, hoping that they could understand Dong Yuan's painstaking efforts, win over ministers loyal to the imperial family, and secretly build momentum for Dong Yuan in Jiangning...
Judging from the current situation, Huaidong's troops and horses in Jingxiang are all focused on chasing the enemy soldiers on the west bank of the Han River. If they can't spare any time, how can they endure this loss first?
"If there is anything the King of Chu has to do, call Zhiru over and tell him, if there is anything that needs the King of Chu to come here in person?" Ding Zhiru knew that the King of Chu would not go to the Three Treasures Hall if he had nothing to do.
"I thought about it last night, and I had an idea that I would like Mr. Ding to advise me on." Yuan Hancheng spoke and looked at the officials on the left and right.
Ding Zhiru waved his hand for the people on his left and right to leave, without affecting Yuan Hancheng's discussion of secret matters with him.
"I'm thinking that after this battle, Hulu's vitality will be severely damaged. Mr. Ding, don't you think so?" Yuan Hancheng said.
"What does King Chu mean?" Ding Zhiru asked quietly.
"The war has been going on in the Central Plains for many years. Thousands of miles have been reduced to ruins. Thousands of miles have not heard the sound of roosters. Even if we want to go to the north, we have to rest and recuperate for a few years. From what I see, it is better to negotiate a peace and stop the war first, so that everyone can have peace."
"A chance to recuperate," Yuan Hancheng said, "If we really continue to fight, Huaidong will only get stronger and stronger, and the more we fight, the harder it will be to suppress, while other families will only be dragged down until they can't even breathe. Recruiting envoys
Clearing the way to allow Chen Zhihu to enter Nanyang also expresses sincerity and can send secret envoys to discuss the withdrawal of troops. If I think about it again, the Cao family who has retreated to Liangchuan will probably not refuse to withdraw their troops and recuperate..."
"..." Ding Zhiru thought for a moment and said, "The King of Chu's plan is very clever, but it is not appropriate for Huaixi to take the lead in this matter."
Yuan Hancheng thought for a while and said: "That's right, Jiangning is not in favor of peace talks, and Huaixi cannot take the lead, at least on the surface. But as long as Huaixi is dragged along the north bank of the Huai River and does not move northward, there is no way for Huaidong to come from
Stick out both ends..."
"Yes," Ding Zhiru smiled and said, "Huaixi is still dragging, and there is no possibility of the Northern Expedition in Huaidong..."
Whether the Huaidong expedition was from the east or west, the rear route would be exposed to Huaixi's troops. Ding Zhiru did not believe that Lin Fu would not be wary of Huaixi at all. As long as Lin Fu was not wary of Huaixi.
, the Northern Expedition will not be possible, and peace talks will become an established fact.
Yuan Hancheng laughed loudly and said: "Master Ding and the envoy have already made plans. It seems that I am too worried..."
Ding Zhiru was just about to praise the King of Chu when a fast horse galloped into the city from the north. He led the horse straight to Ding Zhiru and said: "The Huaidong grain transport fleet wants to forcefully dock in the west of Xiashi Mountain. It has been seven years since Ding Zhiru arrived.
Eight grain ships disobeyed orders and rushed into the entrance of Dongling Lake..."
"What do they want to do!" Ding Zhiru rolled up his sleeves and stood up.
Ning Zechen led his troops to the west to aid Xinyang in early September. Grain and grass were directly supplied from Shanyang. Huaidong grain ships would ply on the Huai River, but Huaidong grain ships were not allowed to enter Shouzhou City without permission.
They were stationed nearby, not to mention that Xiashi Mountain, located to the north of Shouzhou City, was an important place for Shouzhou to defend the Huai River.
Therefore, when the defenders of Xia Shishan saw that the Huaidong grain ship did not listen to the warning and forcibly anchored on the west side, they would only send someone urgently to notify Ding Zhiru to deal with the matter.
"Could it be that Huaidong knew that Chen Zhihu was resentful after leading his troops from Zhengyang and came here to cause trouble?" Yuan Hancheng said hesitantly. He did not take the problem too seriously. He thought it was because Huaidong couldn't bear Dong Yuan's release of Chen Zhihu.
It was because of the evil spirit of Nanyang that he deliberately came to provoke and cause trouble. His opinion was to endure it first and ask Huaidong to let go. After Dong Yuan digested the 50,000 or 60,000 troops surrendered by the Suizhou Army in Lishan, he could do other things.
It is not too late to deploy.
"I'll go to Xiashi Mountain to have a look first," Ding Zhiru didn't think too much, but the Huaidong Army was provoking in Shouzhou, and he couldn't just sit idly by and ignore it. He was even more afraid that the defenders at Xiashi Mountain wouldn't be able to handle it well: they would just scream if they were too soft.
The Huaidong Army pushed forward; if it went too far, he was afraid that the Huaidong Army would find an excuse to start a fight. He ordered the Shouzhou garrison Chen Juxian who came after him, "General Chen, please pick up a battalion of armored soldiers and follow me to the city to Xishishan...
..." He also needs to show a strong stance in front of the Huaidong Army who came to Shouzhou to provoke trouble. Don't let the Huaidong Army think that Shouzhou is really a weakling.
"I, Lord Ding, will go together to see how crazy Huaidong is?" Yuan Hancheng said. Naturally, he would stand firmly on the side of Huaixi at this time, hoping that Huaixi's attitude towards Huaidong would be better.
tough.
The soldiers in the city were not all ready, so the alarm bell sounded at the top of the city. Ding Zhiru, who was under the north city gate, was shocked when he heard the police. He turned around and asked sharply: "Why are you calling the police?"
"There are beacon smoke rising into the sky at the west platform of Xiashi Mountain!" the Chengtou Primary School reported!
The rise of beacon smoke on Xiashi Mountain signifies the invasion of the enemy, which is completely different from the nature of the dispatch of fast cavalry just now to report the Huaidong Army's forcible stop of ships for provocation.
Ding Zhiru and Yuan Hancheng climbed up the tower in panic and looked to the northwest. Their hands and feet were cold: Where is the provocation of the Huaidong Army?
In the direction of Dongling Lake in the northwest, more than a dozen Huaidong grain ships have forcibly entered Dongling Lake. The first few Huaidong grain ships to enter have already occupied the docks on the east bank - where are the grain ships, groups of people are coming from
The grain ships filed down, shining with the light of armor under the sun, and they were densely clustered like the waters of Tangling Lake overflowing from the dock to the east. This ship was a troop transport harboring Huaidong's elite soldiers!
Ding Zhiru's hands and feet were trembling, while Yuan Hancheng collapsed on the ground, muttering: "Huaidong has rebelled, and Lin Fu's son has rebelled!"