When the Dongyang had just broken out of the boat formation intercepted by the water village, it was already dawn. A faint green light emitted from the surrounding areas, making the lakes, mountains and forests hidden all night revealed a dark shape like paper cutting. At this time, there was a sudden burning in the direction of Shanglinli. There was a fire, and the fire burned the early morning sky in the southwest corner red.
Lin Fu, Lin Tingli, Lin Zonghai, Lin Mengde and others were all shocked. Shanglinli was the place where the Lin clan took root. The fire was burning strangely. It was said that the Hongzepu Water Village forces would not be able to spare any troops to attack Shanglinli. . Besides, when they escorted Uncle Qin Cheng to Luoyang Lake last night and were attacked, there were still more than 300 Xiangyong left in Shanglin and more than 100 swordsmen and archers from Shiliang County. How could they be succeeded by others so easily? But they were attracted by it. When the fire broke out in the forest, it was clear that another group of people were waiting for the water village forces on Luoyang Lake to succeed, and then cooperated to launch a surprise attack in the forest.
Shen Rong was hit in the chest with an arrow and fell unconscious. He was breathing more and less. It was inconvenient to rescue him on the ship, so he had to be put in the cabin to be taken care of. Liang Zuoren was also seriously injured and had no energy to participate in the discussion. Lin Fu then After all, Lin Tingli was on board the ship to pick up Lin Zonghai. In this case, Shanglin Li Xiangyong would tend to follow Lin Tingli's command. It would be meaningless for Lin Fu to stop Lin Zonghai's ship.
Lin Tingli is the general judge of the fifth rank of Dongyang Prefecture. Shen Rong is unconscious. He is naturally in charge of all matters of Dongyang Prefecture. Not only Xiangyong obeys his command, but the remaining 150 or so Dongyang Prefecture horse and infantry people also follow his lead. .
In addition, Liu Weizhong, a squire of Dongyang, served as a doctor of the fifth rank of the Ministry of War before returning to his hometown to retire. He was considered a very prestigious celebrity in Dongyang Mansion. When he encountered the enemy, he had been on the ship and was not injured at all. Liu Weizhong was picked up on the ship. , after asking Han and Wennuan for a few times, I found out that he turned out to be Liu Xilin's uncle. The Liu family is not considered a big family in Dongyang. Liu Weizhong has been in the officialdom all his life and became an official in the Ministry of War. People of Liu Xilin's generation could not study well, but they were fond of martial arts and joined the Dongyang Prefecture Army as a military attache. Liu Weizhong had served in the Ministry of War for many years and had some connections with the army. He once served under Qin Chengbo, so he was qualified for the post of Dongcheng Lieutenant. Only after the person was selected did Qin Chengbo speak for Liu Xilin.
Liang Zuoren was unable to participate in the discussion, and Lu Dongyang was still the eighth-ranking official in Shiliang County. Naturally, he temporarily handled all matters of Shiliang County on behalf of Liang Zuoren.
In addition to the Dongyang officials and gentry, Lin Fu eventually rescued many Qin family members. He rescued the second son, youngest son, eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter who followed Qin Chengbo to Jiangning, as well as Qin Chengbo's wives, concubines, daughter-in-law, maids, and daughters. There are nearly a hundred people including maids, staff of the Qin government, and their families. However, compared to the thousands of people who left Jiangning and headed north, the Qin family's setback can no longer be described as desolate. Qin Chengbo followed Qin Nearly a hundred people in the family's immediate family, including wives and concubines, were killed, wounded or captured. Almost all the nearly 500 warriors the Qin family had raised privately over the years were killed or injured. A large number of gold and silver treasures brought northward fell into the hands of the enemy. Although the Qin family said He still has some strength in Zhongli County, but his vitality is also severely damaged. Especially after the death of Uncle Qin Cheng, it will be difficult for the Qin family to regain its former glory.
Lin Fu invited Lin Tingli, Liu Weizhong, Lu Dongyang, Lin Zonghai and others to the top deck of the stern cabin to discuss the matter. Lin Mengde had no fame and official position, so he was not qualified to participate in the discussion. The defeat at Luoyang Lake was a foregone conclusion, and Shang Linli was also destined to do so. It was the enemy's surprise attack, but the direction of Shiliang County was still calm. The case of the auxiliary general Qin Chengbo being kidnapped and murdered in Luoyang Lake would shock the government and the public in a short time. The water villages in Hongzepu would recruit troops non-stop to carry out activities. Lin Fu couldn't decide what to do next. At this time, he had to respect the opinions of Lin Tingli, Liu Weizhong, and Lu Dongyang.
The situation in Shanglin is unclear. Liu Weizhong and Lu Dongyang both suggested to stop the ship and go directly to Shiliang County. Dongyang Prefecture still has more than 700 horse infantry stationed in Shiliang County. If the troops are combined into one place, there will be 1,200 or 300 people.
, they all hope to hold Shiliang County and wait for reinforcements.
Naturally, Lin Fu had to rush back to Shanglin. Yingxiu, Zhao Hu, Sun Jingtang and others stayed in Shanglin. He was very worried about their safety at this time. He said: "It's still dark, we fought hard all night,
They were all very tired, so they had to eat something on the boat and rest for a while. Otherwise, they would have to walk back to the county without horses. What if they encountered an ambush on the way? The soldiers were okay, there were nearly a hundred oarsmen, and the Qin family escaped robbery.
There are more than a hundred people, and it would be very difficult for them to disembark from the boat and walk in a mess. I think walking on the lower road is better than killing the bandits in the upper forest and then taking a boat back to the county from the upper forest." Even if I encounter them in the upper forest, it will be faster!
The bandits who attacked Shanglinli must not have expected that they would escape from Luoyang Lake so quickly. Lin Fu was determined to rush back to Shanglinli by speedboat. He invited Lin Tingli, Liu Weizhong, Lu Dongyang, Lin Zonghai and others to go to the top deck.
came to discuss matters, but did not let the boat stop.
Once you get to Shanglinli, you can still rest for an hour or two on the boat. Besides, the main force here is nearly three hundred village warriors from Shanglinli. It is impossible for these warriors to abandon Shanglinli and go to Shiliang County.
Liu Weizhong and Lu Dongyang both looked at Lin Tingli. Lin Tingli is not only the person who can take charge of the Lin clan, but also the person who can take charge of the Dongyang Mansion at present. Lin Tingli frowned. Yu Gong said that he should make stabilizing the situation in Dongyang his first priority and go to Shi
Liang County took control of the 700 horse infantry there and immediately dispatched troops to wipe out the forces in Hongzepu Water Village. However, it was impossible to ask him to abandon Linli and ignore it. The three hundred township warriors looked on with helpless eyes.
Here, how could he drag these three hundred village warriors to Shiliang County?
"Master Lu and I will go ashore directly to Shiliang County. We will take the Dongyang horse and infantry with us," Lin Tingli looked at Lin Fu and said, "If the Dongyang officials and gentry do not want to go with us, please stay on the boat with the Qin family.
Take good care of it, I will leave the three hundred village warriors to you, and I will ask Zong Hai to follow me to Shiliang County..."
Shen Rong's life is hanging by a thread. He can save his life in time, but it will be difficult for him to take charge in a short time. What's more, Shen Rong has to bear the crime of killing Luoyang Lake by the general of the auxiliary country. As long as Lin Tingli handles it properly at this time, he can make up for the shortage of Dongyang Prefecture in the south.
It is natural to preside over the suppression of the Hongzepu water village forces.
Lin Tingli didn't worry at all that Lin Fu could compete with him for clan rights at this time. He asked Lin Zonghai to stay with him and take him to Shiliang County, and boldly handed over Xiang Yong to Lin Fu's command, hoping that Lin Fu could decisively deal with all the changes in Shanglin.
; At this time, he no longer underestimated Lin Fu's ability and scheming. The incident at Luoyang Lake and the simultaneous attack on Shanglinli were both a big crisis and a big opportunity for the Lin clan. Lin Tingli knew how to survive the crisis and seize the opportunity, etc.
At the critical moment, Lin Fu's hands and feet could no longer be restrained.
It was a helpless move to divide the troops. Lin Fu no longer hesitated and did not stop the boat. He took the rope ladder to transport Lin Tingli, Lu Dongyang, Lin Zonghai and others to the horse and infantry fast oar boat. Liu Weizhong, the officials and gentry, were afraid of going up to the forest and their fortunes would be uncertain.
Thinking it would be safer to go to Shiliang County, more than ten people boarded the paddle boat, and Shen Rong and Liang Zuoren, who were seriously injured and unconscious, were also taken away with them.
After untying the cables of the two fast oar boats, the Dongyang moved faster. Lin Fu led three hundred local warriors and more than a hundred people from the Qin Mansion who had survived the disaster to kill in the forest. Lin Mengde and Zhao
Qingshan, Lin Jiyuan, Chen Shouyan and other village leaders were all very anxious, but no bandits were seen running north along the way. Lin Fu felt relieved, which showed that although Shanglinli was attacked, it had not been completely captured.
Shanglinli is a town and there is no fortress, but the Lin family's mansion is built stronger than ordinary fortresses. If there is any place in Shanglinli that has not fallen into the enemy's hands, it should be the Lin family's mansion. The bandits sneak attack on Shanglinli
, if the Lin family mansion cannot be captured, it will be of little significance. This should be the reason why the fire broke out in the direction of Shanglinli for more than an hour but no bandits fled north.
When Lin Fu went to Luoyang Lake with Uncle Qin Cheng in the name of escort last night, he was worried that once the forces of Hongzepu water village successfully succeeded in Luoyang Lake, they would take advantage of the situation to attack Linli and seize this important town south of Hongzepu, so he asked Zhao Hu
He and Gu Yingxiu were very careful. Zhao Hu's mother, daughter-in-law and two younger sisters all went directly to live in the Lin family mansion. Following Gu Yingxiu, Zhao Hu led ten military guards to watch the situation at the west end of the village.
If there is any trouble, he will first take people to the Lin family mansion to join Gu Yingxiu. In addition, since Gu Yingxiu took power, he has also recruited twenty or thirty bankers, plus other nurses and servants. There is no problem in staying at the Lin family mansion for a period of time.
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In addition, Xihehui's Wupeng Cao boat loaded several new tea ships and returned to Jiangning. However, Sun Jingtang still left many people in Shanglin. If something happened, Sun Jingtang and the others would have to sail far away if they were not attacked by surprise.
Otherwise, he would contact Zhao Hu. Lin Fu felt that Sun Jingtang and the others from Xihehui should be fine. After all, the Xiangyong camp was on the south bank of Shanglin River. If the bandits attacked Shanglinli, they should first attack the Xiangyong camp.
Only when the battalion is defeated can they be allowed to act recklessly in Shanglin. In addition, the more than one hundred Shiliang County sword archers who were thrown into Shanglin by Liang Zuoren yesterday are not of much use, and they may even follow and take advantage of the situation.
When the boat arrived at Xialinli, it met villagers who had escaped from Shanglinli. It turned out that the group that attacked Shanglinli was not large, but the exact number of people was unknown to the villagers who escaped. Some said there were two to three hundred people.
, it is said that there were four to five hundred people, but the key point is that no one expected that this group of horsemen and horses would suddenly attack Linli. They were attacked by surprise. The village hero was caught off guard and suffered a heavy loss. He captured the camp, and the second son, Lin Xunzong, also gave him a knife.
Killing, more than a hundred swords and archers from Shiliang County in Lindu on the north bank were of no use. They were defeated in one blow. Only dozens of village warriors and some villagers fled into the Lin family mansion in time to wait for help. The road was full of people and horses.
They surrounded the Lin family's mansion, burning, killing and looting in the upper forest. They seemed to be in no hurry to take down the Lin family's mansion.
"Zhao Neng!" Lin Fu and Lin Mengde's hairs stood up when they heard the name. It was not that they were afraid of him, but they never thought that this slave would become a serious problem and bring such a catastrophe to Shanglinli.
Fu and Lin Mengde looked at each other, and it was not difficult to guess what was strange.
Last year, Lin Fu designed to transfer the suspicion of Gu Wuchen's assassination to his second son, Lin Xuzong, forcing him to expel the seventy or eighty privately raised cavalrymen from Dongyang Mansion to prevent the Lin clan from being implicated in the assassination of Gu. Lin Xuzong was afraid at the time
These private soldiers could not be controlled after they left Dongyang Mansion. Zhao Neng, who had injured his hip/leg at the time, was specially asked to go with him to control the cavalry. Most of these private soldiers were foreigners who were bribed by Lin Xunzong with large sums of money to rob their homes and give them to the government.
Wanted are those who cannot settle down in their hometown and are forced to flee from a foreign land. In the final analysis, these private soldiers are only loyal to money, and whoever gives milk will be the mother. But Lin Fu and Lin Mengde did not expect that Zhao Neng, a member of the Lin family, would give birth to a son in half a year.
During this time, he had this cavalry in his hands and in turn viciously bit the Lin family.
Lin Fu was also able to judge at this time that Zhao Neng should have colluded with the Hongzepu Water Village forces when he led this private army as bandits in the northwest mountains of Hongzepu, and then cooperated with the Hongzepu Water Village to attack Linli. Zhao Neng was not in a hurry to conquer it.
The Lin family's mansion wanted to wait for the Hongzepu water village to win at Luoyang Lake and send troops to attack the Lin family's mansion together to reduce casualties. When Zhao Neng left Shanglinli last year, the number of private soldiers who followed him was only seventy or eighty, and now
Although it is unclear how many people Zhao Neng brought back, it should be no less than 200 people. Maybe Zhao Neng has completely won over the Hongzepu Water Village forces.
The most advantageous thing now is that the Dongyang did not delay for a moment along the way. Zhao Neng did not know that there were three hundred Xiangyong here who had left the Luoyang Lake battlefield and were only less than ten miles away from Shanglinli by water.
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