On the slightly higher bank on the east bank of the Yufu River, Lin Fu tightened his reins and rode on his horse to watch the high-spirited soldiers return to the Sanyuzhuang camp in front of him. He smiled when he saw the soldiers he knew.
He also raised his hand to say hello.
Cao Ziang knew the pressure on Lin Fu's shoulders under such a smile. Ever since he entered the territory of Jinan Prefecture, Lin Fu's cheeks, which were still plump and handsome when he left Jiangning, were as sharp as a knife. He had lost more than two laps.
Since he decided to leave the north and enter Yannan, the copper oil lamp in his tent has always been kept on all night.
It is certain that Donglu will march south to Shandong, but it is difficult to predict whether Jinan can hold on, how long it can hold out before falling, and how long the prefectures and counties east of Jinan can hold on. Although they will avoid the main force of Donglu cavalry, they will go north to Yannan and advance
Behind enemy lines, it is still an arduous and dangerous road.
At the moment, in addition to patiently waiting for the opportunity to move north - we must wait until the main force of the Donglu forces officially launches an offensive against the cities of Dezhou and Linqing, cutting off the connection between Shandong and Zhongzhou (Henan) and Jinzhong, before the Fifth Battalion of the Zuo Army can move to the northeast.
The timing of intersecting directions - the Fifth Battalion of the Left Army must also be fully mobilized and prepared for the march. Once they cross the Yellow River, the main force of the Donglu will attack Dezhou and Linqing, and gather troops in Jinan Prefecture. They want to start from the east of Jinan
The possibility for prefectures and counties to obtain supplies is very slim, and to maintain relatively good mobility, all irrelevant baggage must be reduced, and it is impossible to carry sufficient supplies.
"Although a small victory has nothing to do with the overall situation, the Fifth Battalion of the Left Army is still actively looking for fighting opportunities in Jinan Prefecture these days," Lin Fu waved his whip and pointed to the north of the Yellow River, and said to the people who followed him to the river bank to watch, "
We must try our best to create opportunities to encircle and annihilate the infiltrating Donglu outpost cavalry. Before the loss of Dezhou in the north and Linqing City in the northwest, the main force of the Donglu will not be able to come to Jinan Prefecture. Jinan Prefecture is still on the inside line, and the infiltration of Donglu
The number of Donglu sentry cavalry ranges from dozens to more than a hundred, which provides us with good conditions for accumulating combat experience with Donglu cavalry. In addition, frequent and positive small victories not only improve the morale of the fifth battalion of our left army
It is of great help with the fighting spirit, and can also help the Jinan defenders to improve their morale and restore their courage to fight the enemy. The stronger the Jinan defenders' will to resist, the more they can attract the main force of the Eastern captives. The fifth battalion of our left army advanced to Yannan.
The pressure will become smaller. If Jinan can hold on, the main force of the Donglu will eventually be forced to open a passage back to Yanshan along the western foot of Taihang Mountain..."
Sun Wenbing led a thin horse, stood behind the crowd, and looked north along the direction of Lin Fu's riding whip. Lin Fu's voice was not loud, but he whipped his whip and looked north, which made him feel an indescribable heroic spirit.
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Sun Wenbing came here today to say goodbye to Lin Fu.
Lin Fu decided to lead the fifth battalion of the Zuo Army to go north. After the Xihe Congregation lost its canoe, it could not provide much logistical help to the Zuo Army of King Qin's division. Sun Wenbing also planned to pack up and lead dozens of congregants to return to Jiangning by land.
Sun Wenbing rushed to Sanyu Village on horseback at noon. He caught up with the left army who set up a siege in the north of Jinan City to ambush the Donglu sentry cavalry. He also came to watch the battle. Although this battle was not very exciting, it was better than the Manchu troops who did not dare to fight when they were trapped in the city.
The city officers and soldiers, as well as the soldiers on the left, were particularly heroic and full of heroism.
Seeing the refugees kneeling on the ground and thanking them, Sun Wenbing had many impulses in his heart, which was to follow Lin Fu northward.
Sun Wenbing could not ignore the dozens of Xihe congregants who followed him north. He also wanted to return to his hometown of Xihe County first and take those who stayed in his hometown to Jiangning to avoid the war. The burden on his shoulders was not light, so he could not take it easy.
Just throw it away?
Sun Wenbing hesitated in his heart and did not say goodbye to the generals. After returning all the soldiers here to the camp, he talked about some trivial matters and hurried back to the Jing'er Lake camp before dark.
Almost all the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion of the Left Army moved from the Jing'er Lake Camp to Sanyu Village in preparation for heading north to Yannan. In addition to dozens of Xihe Congregation members in the Jing'er Lake Camp, there were only a few left who would leave with the Xihe Congregation.
Disabled soldiers who returned to Jiangning by land.
"Wen Bing, when will the Fifth Battalion of the Left Army pull out?"
Sun Wenbing saw Wan Niang, who was dressed as a woman and smeared her face black with charcoal powder, walking out of the camp. She also carried a waist knife. He handed the thin horse to his entourage and took it to the stable, and said to Wan Niang: "I
How is it possible to know the specific itinerary? You should be more careful. If you try to sneak away again, my uncle will be too embarrassed to skin me, and my father will skin me too..."
"You have the nerve to accuse me. If I hadn't helped you, would you have been able to do these things?" Sun Wenwan said, "Does that mean we have no plans to go south?"
"..." Sun Wenbing scratched his head and said, "I forgot to mention it."
"Forgot? You went to Sanyu Village today, didn't you just say farewell?" Sun Wenwan stared at her cousin Sun Wenbing in disbelief.
"..." Sun Wenbing told Wan Niang about the field battle in the north of Jinan City in the afternoon. He did not say that he had thought about going north with Lin Fu and others. He only said, "I forgot about it as soon as I was distracted by this matter."
"I can take the congregation to Xihe first, pick up the old lady and them, and take refuge in Jiangning together..." Sun Wenwan guessed what her cousin Sun Wenbing was thinking and said.
"Really?" Sun Wenbing asked with undisguised joy, "If I don't go south with you, can you do all these things well?"
"Is there anything I can't do well?" Sun Wenwan asked, and then added, "But you can't tell your sister-in-law in the future that I encouraged you to go north with the army, otherwise your sister-in-law will hate me to death?"
"Then you are not worried that I will be in danger if I go north?" Sun Wenbing asked with a smile.
"Without the skin, how can the general's hair be attached? It is better to have a corpse wrapped in horse leather today than to have the country destroyed and the family destroyed." Sun Wenwan grabbed the waist knife in her hand and said with a strong temper rarely seen in women, "I wish I was also a man.
, so that I can go north with you."
"Don't try to be Hua Mulan," Sun Wenbing said with a smile. "When you return to Jiangning, you will tell me that I have a sore on my thigh. I can't walk or ride a horse, so I can't follow you to Xihe on the mountain road. I can only take a car and follow Master Qin to the north -
---Don't let anything slip..."
Wan Niang took the initiative to take on the responsibility, and Sun Wenbing was assured that she could take the congregation to Xihe first, and then take her family to Jiangning. Putting aside this thought, Sun Wenbing found a few mature and prudent congregation members and carefully arranged the matter of going south.
, he took five members of the congregation who were willing to go north with him and rushed to the Sanyuzhuang camp at night.
Sun Wenbing drove Lin Fu and the generals out of the camp at night. Only Cao Ziang and Lin Mengde were in the camp. At that time, more than a dozen Yannan people who had fled to Jinan came to the camp, headed by Hejian Mansion.
One of the scholars, also surnamed Sun, was Sun Shangwang, who was thirty-one or twelve years old. When Sun Wenbing arrived, Sun Shangwang was making a generous statement that he would bring more than a dozen fellow villagers from Hejian Prefecture to join the Jiangdong Left Army, and begged them to take them in.
Cao Zi'ang only asked Sun Shangwang and more than a dozen villagers from Hejian Prefecture to rest in the camp first, and they had to wait for Lin Fu to come back before deciding anything.
Lin Fu did not hide his intention to lead his army north to Yannan, but most people were skeptical, thinking that Lin Fu was just expressing his stance in the face of a national crisis to gain some fame. Today's battle in the city, although it was only a small victory
, but it also made some people trapped in Jinan City begin to believe that Lin Fu had the determination and courage to march north.
Sun Wenbing was also familiar with Lin Mengde. After sending Sun Shangwang and others to other camps to rest, he directly explained to Lin Mengde and Cao Ziang his intention to go north with the army.
Lin Mengde personally led the labor camp. In the area where the Donglu cavalry can radiate, the logistics of the logistics is extremely heavy. If you are not careful, it will become a burden that drags down the entire army. Insufficient logistics supplies will seriously affect the entire army.
The burden on Lin Mengde's shoulders is not light. Sun Wenbing is willing to go north with the army. Lin Mengde is naturally the most delighted. Besides, Sun Wenbing has nothing to trust and is capable. Without waiting for Lin Fu to come back, he and Cao Ziang will decide to keep Sun Wenbing.
Come down.
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In the southwest highland military camp in Kuocheng, Jinan, the cold wind blew through, making the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling.
"Tomorrow I will move to Liaocheng and then go north to Jinzhong." Yue Lengqiu's face under the lamp in the tent was gloomy and cold. He slapped the table and looked at Lu Jingyan with his eyes open. "If you don't want to go, who will?"
If I stay with you, it's up to you. You can ask me to issue military orders, but I want to warn you that if you choose to stay today, there will be no place for you in Eastern Fujian in the future!"
Lu Jingyan sat upright, picked up the helmet and held it in front of his chest, stood up and saluted Yue Lengqiu, and said, "Thank you, Governor Yue, for your support!"
Yue Lengqiu looked at the military attachés who stood up one after another with Lu Jingyan, his face so gloomy that he almost shed tears.
Yue Lengqiu signed the military order and threw it to Lu Jingyan angrily. The atmosphere in the camp was extremely depressed, fearing that if he didn't pay attention, Yue Lengqiu's thunderous anger would be directed at him.
Song Bo was also slightly frightened, fearing that he would be reprimanded if he accidentally did something wrong or wrote a wrong word.
Seeing Yue Lengqiu angrily waving his hands to Lu Jingyan and many other military attachés who were determined to stay and help guard the place, they left his tent. The moment Yue Lengqiu lowered his head, Song Bo clearly saw a sneer flashing across his lips.
This hint of sneer made the hairs on Song Bo's back stand up. The more he thought about it, the more chilled he became. Ah, where is Yue Lengqiu's indignation? In his heart, he wished Lu Jingyan would divide his forces with him here.
After the imperial court transferred Chen Zhihu and other troops out of Eastern Fujian one after another, Lu Jingyan and other brave generals were left to guard the key areas in Eastern Fujian and suppress the She family.
These brave and capable generals in the East Fujian Army all grew up under Li Zhuo, and it was impossible for them to be loyal to Governor Yue Lengqiu. On the contrary, because the Chu Party tried its best to suppress Li Zhuo, Li Zhuo was restricted from serving as a garrison in Jiangning.
As a result, Lu Jingyan and other Li Zhuo's old subordinates were naturally disgusted with Yue Lengqiu, who was a core figure of the Chu Party and went to East Fujian to pick Li Zhuo's peaches after the war.
On many matters, they united to resist him and restrain him.
Only then did Song Bo see a key problem: this time Yue Lengqiu led his troops to serve as king, and the generals he selected were mostly those who had resisted him most resolutely in East Fujian on weekdays.
After Yue Lengqiu went north to Jinan, he concluded that the main force of the Donglu forces would attack Jinan. He wished that Lu Jingyan and other generals would stay and help defend Jinan.
If Lu Jingyan and other generals performed meritorious service in helping to defend the area and expelled the main force of Donglu from Shandong, no one can deny that it was Yue Lengqiu who, as the governor of Eastern Fujian, issued the military order to make Lu Jingyan and other generals lead a part of the Eastern Fujian army to stay in Jinan to assist in defending the area;
If Lu Jingyan's generals died in battle or retreated during the battle, they would naturally no longer be an obstacle to Yue Lengqiu's sole power in Eastern Fujian.
More importantly, others cannot accuse Yue Lengqiu of avoiding the war, because no one can say that the Eastern Fujian soldiers led by Lu Jingyan who stayed in Jinan were not his troops.
He acted so well that he almost hid it from everyone. Song Bo could feel cold sweat oozing down his spine. He lowered his head and copied the text, not daring to let Yue Lengqiu see his face.
A strange look.
Yue Lengqiu was thinking about other things and did not pay attention to the fact that his plan would be revealed to Song Bo inadvertently.
In any case, Lin Fu made the decision to enter Yannan alone, which embarrassed Yue Lengqiu. He finally understood that Lin Fu was a disciple of Gu Wuchen and was not from the same Chu party. If he promised some small favors, he could easily win over Lin Fu.
Winning over.
Yue Lengqiu still couldn't figure out why Lin Fu would risk going north.
Although the main force of Donglu will be attracted to Jinan Prefecture, in the north of Yannan area, Donglu must guard against the officers and soldiers in the direction of Gyeonggi. There will be no shortage of cavalry left on guard. It is difficult for the three thousand Jiangdong soldiers to penetrate directly to Gyeonggi. As long as they are in the capital
Encountering more than a thousand captives in the wild, the three thousand Jiangdong soldiers would be hard-pressed to escape or even risk the entire army being wiped out. Especially after the fall of Jinan Prefecture and the prefectures and counties east of Jinan Prefecture, the three thousand Jiangdong soldiers would be trapped in Yannan and unable to retreat.
In the inaccessible dangerous situation, supplies are a problem, and the Donglu will also be able to send more cavalry to clear out the resistance forces in the Yannan area.
Three thousand Jiangdong soldiers may be able to resist a thousand Lu cavalry, but what about three thousand Lu cavalry, five thousand Lu cavalry, eight thousand or even ten thousand Lu cavalry? What about supplies in the Yannan area that has been looted by Dong Lu cavalry?
How much fame is worthy of such a fight? Yue Lengqiu thought to himself, since Lin Fu expressed his intention to lead the army to march north, he has indeed earned a lot of fame in Jinan; but no matter how high the reputation is, he still has to keep his life.
Just enjoy it; maybe you are too young and your energy and blood are too strong!