When Hu Wei passed the news that the Yuan Dynasty had returned to power, Tao Chun had arrived at the palace. Gao Zongting, Song Fu, Ao Canghai, Sun Jingtang and others had all gone over to meet him. Song Jia served Lin Fu, put on his python robe, and asked him softly.
Lin Fu was arranging his clothes in front of the tin-plated glass mirror. Thinking of Liu Tingzhou, his expression was serious, as if there was a string tightening in his heart. Er then breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Liu Tingzhou must have been a critic. When he was in Huai'an, he
If he can abandon his family to resist the invaders, sacrifice his life to join the bandits, and is not afraid of authority, then if Huaixi allows Chen Zhihu to enter Nanyang and Liu Tingzhou does not fight, it is not that he has surrendered to Dong Yuan, but that he has gone astray. What is the benefit of me seeing him?"
Song Jia also sighed softly and said: "Liu Tingzhou governs Huai'an and Haosi. He also has many means to settle people's livelihood. He also suppresses local tyrants and protects the common people. But in the end, he still wants to maintain the rule of the imperial family. He always has extravagant hopes in his heart.
Become Yuan Yue’s minister of ZTE!"
"Being a monarch and a herdsman is the deep-rooted moral concept of the scholars of the time, and it is also the psychological root of their taking themselves as a matter of course above the common people. On this road, the vast majority of scholars have never forgotten themselves at all; Liu Tingzhou has already
If you go too far, you won’t see any human touch..." Lin Fu said.
"But compared to corrupt officials, isn't Liu Tingzhou more respectable?" Song Jia was also a little confused and asked, "As you just said, by the standards of the world, Liu Tingzhou can be regarded as a gentleman who criticizes."
"That's right, and it's even more frightening. There are religious countries in the western continent, and the fanatical believers never show mercy to the heretics. They regard evil as good and killing as salvation. Think about it, Liu Tingzhou and them
What's the difference? Liu Tingzhou is just a fanatical believer in loyalty to the emperor," Lin Fu said helplessly, "I would rather not have such a cruel gentleman."
"Considering loyalty to the emperor as good and everything that violates this as evil, Liu Tingzhou really went too far." Seeing that Lin Fu was not happy, Song Jia put her hand on his chest and said, "To be honest,
I really can’t say enough about you..."
Lin Fu smiled, put Liu Tingzhou behind, put on his python robe, and walked to the outer courtyard.
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After the Battle of Jingxiang, from the Huai River to the west, to Tongbai Mountain and the Qinling Mountains, the offensive and defensive situation was completely reversed.
After the remnant troops of the Yanhu Western Front withdrew northward, although they still controlled Wuguan, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and used the danger of nine fortresses to block the Huaidong Army's northward entry into Guanzhong, they also appointed Chen Zhihu as King of Qin to guard Guanzhong. However,
Chen Zhihu led his troops to Jitian and the remnants of the Soviet Union. There were only 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and they completely lost the ability to leave Wuguan and threaten Nanyang and Jingxiang.
Similarly, Lin Fu must start adjusting the defenses along the Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River. While further consolidating the defense lines, he should also make preparations in advance for the future Northern Expedition.
Since Huaidong had the irreparable water camp advantage of Yan and Hu on the eastern front, it was an inevitable choice to gradually shift the military focus to the eastern front while conducting military confrontations on the western front, and actively prepare for the Northern Expedition on the eastern front.
Among the armies in Henan, Dong Yuan was assigned to garrison Xuchang on the western front, while Yue Lengqiu was assigned to garrison Guoyang in the central part. To put it bluntly, the purpose was to isolate Dong Yuan, who was dangerous and a threat to Huaidong, from the eastern front.
But for the Henan armies, in addition to requiring them to push their defense lines to Changge, Yanling, Shangqiu, and Yucheng, they were also required to contain and attack Beiyan in Hezhong Prefecture and Daliang, an important town on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Lin Fu, dressed in a python robe embroidered with a four-clawed golden dragon, sat on the ground in front of a long table, asking the Yuan Dynasty to return to power. Tao Chun, Gao Zongting, Song Fu and others sat in rows and said: "... In the opening remarks, Song Gong and Zong Ting also
I have already told the Marquis of Yuan and General Tao, so I won’t belabor the point. Nowadays, the Huai River flows north all the way to the south bank of the Yellow River, and the streams and rivers are also mostly frozen. From the Yellow River to the south, there is a vast plain, and Li and Hu cavalry are interspersed with battles.
When the armies have an opportunity to advance north, this court will not ask you to risk marching north to recover the cities on the south bank of the Yellow River. At present, all the cities on the south bank of the Yellow River are disabled, and recovery is of little significance. However, the Henan camp is necessary for military operations after the ice melts and spring.
There must be clear goals and plans. This court is not strict about this goal and plan, such as how many refugees will be accommodated, how many camps will be built, how much the scout front will be pushed north, how much the core defenses will be pushed north, and preparation
How many elites are there and how many old and weak soldiers are eliminated? This court requires the Henan camp and the towns to give the Privy Council a clear, detailed and executable plan before March. In the spring, before March, the money, food and soldiers will be paid, so that everyone can have something after the war.
When it is time to rest and recuperate, the Privy Council will allocate the full amount; and after March, the payment of money and food will be directly linked to the implementation of the combat readiness plan of the Henan armies... People with combat effectiveness will naturally have ample money and food supplies; those without combat effectiveness will naturally have ample supplies of money and food;
Not only will the money and food supplies not be abundant, but they must also be eliminated as soon as possible to save resources. I think everyone understands the reason behind this. Of course, if the Henan armies want to take down Hezhong Mansion, they will not be afraid of the central government's money and food.
The problem is that the premise is that the Henan armies are capable of taking down Hezhong Mansion."
Hezhong Prefecture is almost the only intact place in Henan, and it was slightly damaged by the war. Liang Chengyi occupied it for several years, but before the Cao family abandoned Guanzhong, Liang Chengyi abandoned Hezhong Prefecture and fled south, and was defeated by Chen Zhihu in Ruhebei.
, the eight hundred miles of Luochuan and the millions of Dingkou are all Yan Hu has to go for nothing.
In addition to the eight hundred miles of good land and millions of villages, the eight hundred miles of Luochuan are bordered by the dangerous Funiu Mountains in the south and the Yellow River in the north. There is also the Luoshui River in the north that leads to the Yellow River. The Yin River is used as a defense, and the more east side protects Guanzhong.
, it is also the flank barrier of Jinzhong County on the north bank of the Yellow River. Therefore, after Ye Ji Luorong led his troops to withdraw from Jinzhong from the east of Guandong, Yanhu mobilized the newly attached troops of Zhou Zhizhong to march westward to Luoyang, focusing on strengthening the defense of Hezhong Prefecture.
Guard the danger of mountain fortress.
At this time, Yan Hu had more than 40,000 cavalry in Hezhong Prefecture.
Dong Yuan directly controlled more than 80,000 soldiers and horses on the Xuchang and Ruzhou front lines. He had already formed a strength advantage over Hezhong Prefecture. Even if it was difficult to march north in the cold winter, he still had the conditions to send troops to Hezhong Prefecture after the beginning of spring.
Lin Fu did not expect that Dong Yuan would fight Yan Hu in Hezhong Mansion and both sides would lose, but he would never let Dong Yuan, who stood still, have a good life.
The pressure that Guoyang bears is far less than that of Xuchang. In addition to the fact that Guoyang is further south than Xuchang, more importantly, the military focus of the Huaidong Army will shift eastward after the spring, which will attract Yanhu troops from the east.
Most of the attention will be given to the pressure on Guoyang...
According to Lin Fu, the military action goals and plans formulated by Guoyang will be easier to implement and realize, while the pressure on Xuchang will be much greater, which will give Lin Fu an excuse to reduce Xuchang's money, food and establishment, and further
Strengthening Guoyang - Yuan Guizheng could understand Lin Fu's intentions. It was hard to say anything. He just silently wrote down what Lin Fu said and made long-term plans when he returned to Xuchang.
Next, Lin Fu returned to power with the Yuan Dynasty, and Tao Chun informed the Huaidong Army about the upcoming defense and military organization adjustments.
The offensive and defensive situation on the Western Front is easy, but there is still a lot of war pressure.
Lin Fu divided Nanyang, Xiangfan and Suizhou into a war zone and set up Nanyang camp. Ao Canghai was the general manager of Nanyang camp and knew the affairs of Nanyang government. Sun Wenbing was the commander of the march and also supervised the grain and fodder. He also used Tang Xitai, Wang Xiang, Gu Hao and others.
People know the affairs of Xiangyang Prefecture, know the affairs of Suizhou Prefecture, and judge the affairs of Nanyang Prefecture.
The First Town Division of the Changshan Army was split into two divisions. One was led by Chen Dingbang and remained in the Changshan Army. It was stationed in Nanyang with the troops of Yu Wencheng and Liu Zhenzhi. The Third Cavalry Brigade was expanded to become the Cavalry Brigade.
The three town divisions were organized into three brigades; in addition, Hu Yuer's headquarters was separated from the forbidden camp navy and organized into a deputy town division level Xiangyang navy to guard the upper reaches of the Han River.
The garrison at Nanyang camp included 45,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry, and 5,000 naval troops, for a total of 60,000 soldiers. An additional 20,000 troops were employed to build forts, roads, dams, and dredges.
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In addition, Lin Fu singled out Jingzhou, Yiling, Jiangling, and Wuling on the south bank of the Yangzi River and upstream of Yueyang as a war defense area, and set up Jingzhou camp. Zhou Tong was the general manager of Jingzhou camp and knew the affairs of Jingzhou government.
The Chongcheng army stationed in Jingzhou only retained the sequence of two town divisions. The first town division was split, with Huang Zuyu as the commanding force, and Zhang Jiheng led 30,000 elite troops under the control of Zhou Tong. Su Pinxiao's troops were divided from the second water camp.
Seize it, install the Jingxiang navy, and recruit 10,000 soldiers.
The garrison of Jingzhou consisted of 40,000 water infantry, and an additional 10,000 troops were made for transport.
Although Lin Fu said in the explanation that the Jingzhou camp was set up as a backup line of defense for the Nanyang camp, when the Yuan Dynasty returned to power, Tao Chun and others knew better than anyone else that Lin Fu had stationed heavy troops in Jingzhou to prevent Cao Jiadong from leaving the Xiajiang River.
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Lin Fu also formally established the Governor's Office of the Two Lakes in Jiangxia, with Fu Qinghe as governor of the military and administrative affairs of the two lakes. Under the Governor's Office of the Two Lakes, the Xuanfu Envoy of Xianghu and the Xuanfu Envoy of Jinghu were in charge of the civil affairs of the two lakes.
In addition to controlling the camps in Nanyang and Jingzhou, the Governor's Mansion of the Two Lakes will also directly administer more than 24,000 troops, including six brigades of infantry, one brigade of cavalry, and two brigades of navy. In addition to maintaining public security in the two lakes, it is also responsible for clearing the southern foot of Huaishan Mountain.
The remnants of Chen Hansan's tribe and the remnants of Chen Zishou's tribe at the northern foot of Mubu Mountain.
During the Battle of Jingxiang, the total strength of the water infantry and horse troops assembled by Lin Fu at Jing Lake once exceeded 210,000. After the war, only the two lakes retained a total of less than 130,000 elite troops. In addition to Zhao Hu, Zhou Pu and others
In addition to part of the navy returning to Jiangning, almost 60,000 elite soldiers and horses were transferred directly eastward to supplement the eastern front.
Among them, the first town division of the Changshan Army was split, and another town division was formed with the first, second, and third brigades as the backbone. It was transferred to Shanyang with Zhang Goudong for reorganization and incorporated into the Fengli Army sequence; Tang Fuguan was directly transferred to
The troops will be directly transferred to Xuzhou and incorporated into the Huaiyang Army; the first town division of the Chongcheng Army will be split, with the first, second, and third brigades as the backbone, and transferred to Yunti Pass in Huaikou, and a separate unit will be formed.
Master Hai Zhen.
On the Eastern Front, Liu Miaozhen, Ning Zechen, and Li Liang previously had nearly 100,000 cavalry infantry troops. With the addition of Zhang Gou, Tang Fuguan, and Chen Zhi, the Eastern Front Infantry Army would reach 150,000 troops.
The Second Brigade has also been reorganized into the Second Cavalry Division, and its strength will be expanded to the Fifth Brigade, with 15,000 troops.
During the Battle of Jingxiang, the Huaidong Army captured more than 40,000 war horses, laying the foundation for the large-scale expansion of the cavalry camp.
However, Lin Fu had no intention of using cavalry as the main force, and rejected the suggestions of Zhou Pu, Sun Zhuang and other generals to expand the cavalry force on a large scale, and strictly controlled the ratio of cavalry to infantry at about one to ten.
Even for the first brigade of the cavalry camp, the Forbidden Camp Cavalry, Lin Fu only agreed to expand it to three brigades after the war, which was less than double the strength before the war.
In addition to expanding the number of war horses needed for the cavalry and setting aside large tracts of pasture in Suizhou, Xiangyang, Nanyang and other places to raise more than 10,000 war horses as reserve resources, Lin Fu also dispersed as many as 12,000 war horses.
, distributed to various military divisions, brigades and post offices.
Lin Fu also carried out large-scale reorganization of the Huaidong Navy.
Based on the original First Water Battalion, the Nanyang Navy was organized to specialize in maritime defense on the southeastern coast. Jin'an is the main station, and Yizhou and Jieyang are sub-stations. The troop strength is controlled to less than 15,000.
Mainly composed of the Third Water Camp and the Forbidden Camp Navy, the Jingjiang Navy was organized under the Forbidden Camp Navy. There were a total of 20,000 naval troops. The main station was Jiangning. It was responsible for reaching Hanjin in the west and Chongzhou Jiangkou in the east.
The defense of the Yangtze River and the defense and warfare of inland rivers in Hongzepu and the upper reaches of the Huai River.
The Second Water Battalion is mainly composed of the Jinghai Division, which is responsible for offshore defense and warfare in the northern seas.
The Jinghai Division will also be the next major naval unit that Huaidong will focus on strengthening. Some elite sailors will be transferred from the First and Third Water Battalions to supplement it. The navy will expand to 30,000 soldiers.
Lin Fu reported the upcoming defense and organizational adjustments of the Huaidong Army to the Yuan Dynasty. Tao Chun briefed him and made it clear that the core strategy of the Northern Expedition would be mainly from the eastern front to regain the Central Plains - these military information
There is no need to hide the deployment. A simple situation search can clarify a general idea.
Strategies are useful, but strategies are still based on absolute strength.
Taking the Battle of Jingxiang as an example, although the Huaixi Army tried to manipulate the enemy in the later stage, it still contained more than 100,000 troops from Chen Zhihu and Luo Xiancheng in the early stage - counting the Huaixi Army and Jinghu Army, Lin Fu was in Jingzhou.
During the Battle of Xiangxiang, a total of more than 380,000 troops were mobilized. Among them, the Huaidong Army directly invested more than 200,000 elite combat troops. This was the absolute strength foundation for the victory in the Battle of Jingxiang.
At this time, including the six towns in Henan, Lin Fu will be able to assemble a total of more than 330,000 troops in Henan and the Hehuai area in southern Shandong; while Yanhu's total military strength in Henan and Shandong is barely 2
With 100,000 people, the offensive and defensive momentum of both sides is clear at a glance.
Even if Dong Yuan's troops in Xuchang and Yue Lengqiu's troops in Woyang are excluded, Yanhu will have to exclude the defenders in Hezhongfu and Daliang on the west line, and only directly face Huaidong in Shandong.
The 200,000-strong troop group that will be deployed in the Xusi area only has 150,000 troops.
Yuan returned to the government with a heavy heart. Once Lin Fu succeeded in regaining Shandong, no one could stop him from deposing Yuan Yue and establishing a new dynasty. Facing Huaidong's 200,000-strong troop group that was about to be deployed in the southeast of Shandong and Xu Si area
How could Ye Jiduo with only 150,000 soldiers and horses in Shandong resist the sharp edge?
If the Battle of Jingxiang hadn't exposed the true strength and potential of the Huaidong Army, Yuan Guizheng would have even thought that Huaidong would have to manage the remaining lands of Fujian and Jiangxi for three to five years before it could reach a strength of more than 300,000. Who would have known what would happen next?
Before the Jingxiang War, the number of troops controlled by Huaidong was close to 400,000.
Judging from the current situation, as long as Lin Fu needs it, the total number of troops directly controlled by Huaidong will easily exceed 500,000 or even 600,000 in three to five years... It only makes Yuan Guizheng feel that the future is extremely bleak.
If he and Tao Chun hadn't checked the weapons before they came in, there would be Huaidong soldiers outside the meeting hall, and Lin Fu himself was good at martial arts. Yuan Guizheng would have wanted to commit a dangerous assassination and end this war.