In the past, the General Intelligence Department was separated from the Privy Council and the establishment of the Military Staff Department only involved the internal adjustment of the Huaidong Army. The towns in Henan and the Shu Army under the Cao family were still nominally under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council——
After Yue Lengqiu returned to Woyang, in mid-December, Lin Fu Zhengda signed a Privy Council order to separate the two towns of Zhengyang and Woyang from the six-town army in Henan, and set up a separate Changhuai Army, with Tao Chun, Deng Yu was appointed commander and deputy commander respectively; the writing of official letters and military and political affairs were transferred from the Privy Council to the jurisdiction of the Military Staff Department.[]
Yue Lengqiu served as Deputy Privy Councilor, Censor of the Right Capital, Supervisor Huai, and Superintendent of Henan Military Affairs. At the same time, Yue Zhi was transferred from Woyang Town and served as deputy commander of the Southeast Navy.
Lin Fu also transferred more than 200 general officers who graduated from Jiangningchu Higher Army Command School, and went to Woyang with Hu Qiaozhong to prepare for the establishment of the staff system of the Changhuai Army. Hu Qiaozhong also served as the staff officer of the Changhuai Army.
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One stone stirred up a thousand waves. After the government took over, Jiangning's military and political affairs no longer needed to be approved by the Zhengshitang and the inner court. However, major military and political affairs such as the establishment of the Changhuai Army usually still need to be reported to the Zhengshitang in time. , the inner court knew.
When Queen Mother Liang saw the writings that Zhang Yan and Shen Rong took out, she spurted out a mouthful of blood, stretched out her legs and fainted.
Miao Shuo panicked and sent people to ask for the imperial doctor, and then sent people to Mei'an Garden to ask Princess Yangxin to come over.
After the marriage farce happened, Yuan Yan moved out of the Wanshou Palace and lived alone in the nunnery behind the palace. After hearing that the Queen Mother coughed up blood and fainted, Yuan Yan deliberately ignored the matter, but she couldn't bear it and hesitated again and again. Finally, he took his maid to the Longevity Palace to see how the Queen Mother was doing.
Before entering the inner hall, I heard the old and desperate voice of Empress Dowager Liang coming from the inner room: "The Sheng family cannot help the thirteen generations of ancestors of the Yuan family. The situation in Jiangning is irreversible. You should go and persuade the emperor to think about it." Open up, don't crowd around the dying man's bed in the Sheng family..."
Hailing Prince Yuan Jianhai looked dejected and walked in dejectedly, almost bumping into Yuan Yan.
"Uncle." Yuan Yan saluted.
Yuan Jianhai didn't respond. He glanced at Yuan Yan blankly, walked straight to the inner hall, and came out with a tearful cry: "Old ancestor, that Zhuzi can't wait to usurp the throne. It will be a big disaster for the Yuan family's children." The end is coming..."
In the eyes of Yuan Jianhai, Shen Rong, Zhang Yan and others, the Cao family was isolated in Shu, and Dong Yuan had no time to protect himself in Xuchang. Yue Lengqiu's open surrender undoubtedly meant that Lin Fu no longer concealed his claim to usurp the throne. Depending on the emperor's intentions, usurping the throne can happen at any time.
Yuan Yan stood hesitantly in the middle hall, looking at the empty and silent hall, and felt confused for a moment: Will the world really have to change its dynasty in the future? Will he really go on a killing spree to wipe out the Yuan clan? Yes. Sometimes I can't help but think that since we can't live together, dying by his sword will end our fate!
Thinking of this, Yuan Yan turned around and left the Wanshou Palace. She felt that everything in the palace had nothing to do with her. She thought of that cold morning nine years ago. After the war, Lin Fu slept soundly on the city wall, and she hid aside curiously. As I watched, my heart was filled with the beautiful excitement and curiosity that a girl should have - but all of this seemed to be gone.
Liu Zhi stood outside the gate of Wanshou Palace, just looking at Princess Yangxin who left coldly and quietly.
To be honest, the ministers in the Privy Council were not very sure about how Lin Fu would deal with the Yuan clan and Princess Yangxin.
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"This was determined after the Battle of Jingxiang. If not, how could Lin Fu have sent the Chizhou Army north, and how could he have used Yue Lengqiu to supervise the crops in Henan and control the two towns of Guoyang and Zhengyang?" Yuan Guizheng said.
, "Yue Lengqiu led the two towns of Guoyang and Zhengyang to change their banners, undoubtedly to cooperate with Lin Fu to usurp the throne to build momentum, in order to frighten other opponents..."
In the Xuchang Yamen Office, Dong Yuan, Liu Tingzhou, Yuan Guizheng and others were sitting at attention.
The two towns of Zhengyang and Woyang changed their banners and established the Chang Huai Army. Hu Qiaozhong led hundreds of generals from the Huaidong Army to join the Changhuai Army to establish a staff system. Yue Zhi was transferred to the Southeast Navy, one of the core combat forces of the Huaidong Army, as deputy commander.
Commander, this is a clear and unequivocal indication that Yue Lengqiu, Yue Zhi, Tao Chun, and Deng Yu have officially merged with Huaidong.
Although this incident particularly shocked Xuchang; when the Yuan Dynasty returned to power, Liu Tingzhou and others thought that this was Lin Fu speeding up the pace of usurping the throne.
Dong Yuan frowned, shook his head firmly and slowly and said: "Yue Lengqiu is not the kind of person who will hand over himself completely easily. Could it be that Yue Zhi's appointment as the deputy commander of the Southeast Navy and the guarantee given to Yue Lengqiu can
Is it better than having the soldiers and horses of Guoyang and Zhengyang Towns in your own hands? There must have been some changes, some key changes must have happened, to make Yue Lengqiu make this determination!"
Yuan Guizheng and Liu Tingzhou looked at each other. They didn't take Dong Yuan's words seriously, and even thought that Dong Yuan was a little suspicious. They insisted that Yue Lengqiu, like Zuo Chengmu and Hu Wenmu, had secretly defected to Huaidong. At this time
The two towns of Zhengyang and Guoyang changed their banners. It was not just Lin Fu who was speeding up his move to usurp the throne.
Dong Yuan was puzzled and said slowly: "Maybe I want to send some spies to Haizhou..."
Yuan Guizheng and Liu Tingzhou were equally puzzled:
Although Haizhou is already a large city with tens of thousands of residents, as the logistical support base of the Northern Army, the entire city is still under military control, and the outside of the city is surrounded by military control areas.
Factory owners and maritime trade merchants who are interested in the arms purchase market must apply to the Privy Council and undergo review by the Military Ministry before they can enter Haizhou to set up factories and be included in the arms purchase system of the Northern Army. They must receive counterinsurgency training and hire workers.
It is no less strict than recruiting soldiers into the army.
Jiangning and Chongzhou are much more open, and it is relatively easy to collect intelligence, but it is very difficult to send an informant to Haizhou to infiltrate. Dong Yuan has been cautious, fearing that some clues will fall into Lin Fu's hands, so at this time, he sent an informant to Haizhou to infiltrate.
Once Huaidong catches the eyeliner, it will almost completely block Xuchang's escape route.
When Yuan Dynasty returned to power, Liu Tingzhou was still very confused about Dong Yuan Tiexin's belief that Haizhou hid secrets that no one else knew, but he would not object. If the spy sent by Xuchang was unfortunately captured by Huaidong, Dong Yuan would have no choice but to raise Kuang
Apart from resisting Huaidong with the banner of Fu Di Shi, there was no other way out.
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Dengzhou City is the connection point between the Naiqing landing defense line and the sea-locking defense line. It is not only the station of the Dengzhou Navy, but also Nahe who serves as the general of Dengzhou and oversees the Qing, Lai, Jiao, and Deng armies as well as the Dengzhou Navy.
Xiongqi also set up his headquarters in Dengzhou City. At the same time, the Xisi Supervisor responsible for searching Jianghuai intelligence affairs was also located in Dengzhou City.
In the residence of General Dengzhou, Tong Huacheng, the supervisor of the Western Temple, picked up a cup of tea with a solemn expression, stared at the steamy tea cup, thought for a while, and turned to Na He Xiongqi and said: "These three
In the past month, the four secret Huaidong letters intercepted by southern spies risking their lives all mentioned words such as "Fuhuo Crossbow", "Third Level", "Fourth Level Battleship"; after Yue Lengqiu went to Haizhou, he returned
Guoyang immediately changed his banner... It seems inappropriate to simply interpret this phenomenon as Lin Fu's intention to speed up the pace of usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor."
Su Tingzhan stood on the right side of Na He Xiong Qi and saw that Na He Xiong Qi's face was as tense as a dead tree.
Although Na He Xiongqi was defeated miserably at the hands of the Huaidong Army when he was still Jiangdong Zuojun in the early days, when it comes to understanding and vigilance of Huaidong, there are few other generals in Northern Yan who can match Na He Xiongqi.
Although at the insistence of Emperor Tianming, the generals appointed on the Hehuai defense line, such as Ye Jiduo Dy, Ye Ji Duo Dy, Zhou Zhizhong, Yuan Tingli, Na He Xiongqi and others, were all able to have a clear understanding of Huaidong.
, but in Yanjing, most princes and ministers were still not wary enough about Huaidong.
Since the beginning of winter, seeing the recovery from the defeat of Jingxiang and the improvement of military preparedness compared to before the battle of Jingxiang, many princes and ministers in Yanjing have been unable to restrain themselves and clamored to organize a southward offensive.
They put the responsibility for Jingxiang's setback entirely on Ye Jiluorong's improper command, unclear observation of the enemy and the temptation of the enemy's tricks. They did not admit or were unwilling to admit that the Southern Dynasty under the control of Huaidong had actually obtained strategic achievements.
advantages on.
There is a huge difference in whether the strategy adopts an offensive posture or a defensive posture.
To adopt an offensive posture, it is necessary to advance the main forces to Jining, Jimo and other more peripheral defense fortresses. Although it will put great pressure on the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasties, it will also weaken one's own defensive flexibility.
Once the judgment is misjudged and the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasties are determined to fight decisively, a major setback in the peripheral defense lines such as Jining and Jimo may lead to the collapse of the entire defense line.
Nahe Xiongqi looked at Su Tingzhan and asked: "General Su, what do you think of Yue Lengqiu's change of banner?"
Although Su Tingzhan knew that the decision-making power did not rest with him, He Xiongqi still felt great pressure when He Xiongqi asked him this.
Su Tingzhan also knew that the princes and ministers of Yanjing generally believed that Yue Lengqiu's change of banner was a key step for Lin Fu to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor. If this is true, then Beiyan's garrison in Henan and Shandong defense lines should take more measures.
Positive momentum, push as far south as possible, at least ensure that Cao Yiqu has the courage to establish a new emperor in Yuzhou, and Dong Yuan has the courage to fight against Huaidong in Xuchang.
However, after dealing with Huaidong for so many years, Su Tingzhan believed that Yue Lengqiu's change of banner was more likely to be the first step for Lin Fu to organize the Northern Expedition. Su Tingzhan thought for a long time and said: "Tingzhan thought Supervisor Tong
What he said makes sense, and we cannot be too optimistic about the current situation." At this point, Su Tingzhan's words became sharper, "I think the court should not be fully expecting to gain any benefits from Lin Fu's usurpation of the throne and self-reliance, but
It is necessary to immediately mobilize and raise funds to deal with the upcoming Northern Expedition offensive of the Southern Dynasties..."
"General Su also believes that this is the first step for the Huaidong Army's Northern Expedition!" Na He Xiongqi took a long breath and turned to Tong Huacheng and said, "Prince Duodi, I will write directly to Supervisor Tong.
, you should go back to Yanjing directly to report all these abnormalities to the emperor in detail..."