After the discussion, it was already dawn, but the blizzard outside had not stopped yet. The generals returned to camp to rest. In the private house temporarily requisitioned as a command post, the guards prepared a bedroom for Lin Fu. Lin Fu took off his armor, and
He leaned his clothes against the bed board and didn't even take off his riding boots, while he read through the manuscripts from Jiangdong Kuaima.
Liu An'er finally couldn't hold it any longer and sent troops to besiege Haozhou in early December. The siege lasted for seven days and then returned to Sizhou. Lin Tingli wanted to take advantage of the attack on Shiliang and was repelled by Liu An'er's sister Liu Miaozhen. Weiyang and Huai'an did not make any moves; Hongzepu
The situation seems to be reaching a stalemate again.
In addition to the Tang copy, Lin Fu also had a private letter written to him by Lin Jingzhong. The letter mentioned an important piece of information: the price of salt in Hongzepu dropped sharply after mid-November.
Liu An'er raised a flag to rebel and surrounded the four prefectures of Huai, Hao, Yang and Yang. Jiangdong County imposed a severe blockade on Hongzepu. The most obvious feature of such a severe blockade was that the price of salt in Hongzepu soared, even reaching one tael of silver.
Half a pound of salt is fifty or sixty times higher than the normal price of salt in Jiangning.
The sharp drop in the price of salt in Hongzepo shows that a large amount of private salt has flowed into the Hongzepo area in mid-November, and due to the situation in the Hongzepo area, private salt dealers can only directly cooperate with Liu An'er's department.
The forces of She Feihu and Qingfengxing should be closely monitored by Li Zhuo. It would be difficult to enter Hongpu Ze from Jiangning or Weiyang. Which side has the problem? Lin Fu couldn't figure it out.
No matter which side has a problem, Hongzepo, which seems to have resumed a stalemate, seems to be hiding a bigger crisis.
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"Have you slept, sir?"
Lin Fu heard Cao Ziang's voice and replied in the room: "I haven't slept yet..." He sat up, picked up the cloak on the table and opened the door. He saw Cao Ziang in the main room and asked, "What's the matter?
Why don’t you go back and rest?”
"I slept in the car when I came here, but I can't sleep now," Cao Zi'ang said, "If you can't sleep, I'll talk to you again..."
"That's just right. I also slept in the car when I came here. I was worried about how to kill the time..." Lin Fu said with a smile, and asked Cao Zi'ang to sit down in front of the brazier. He picked up the steamer to stir up the charcoal, and the guard continued
I brought some charcoal and put it next to the brazier.
"I thought it might not be a bad thing that the Yan tribe of Donglu would bite us." Cao Ziang picked up a burnt firewood and drew the terrain of Pingyuan Mansion on the dirt. During the dusk battle, they captured several
He is a living person and knows some details about the Donglu cavalry who are fighting with them. "They will probably mistakenly think that we are going to reinforce Dezhou, so we will use our tricks to make a move to reinforce Dezhou..."
"You mean to use the left wing and the right wing with four sentries and horse infantry to make a move towards Dezhou, attracting the Donglu outposts from Yanbu and Yangxin, so that our main force can penetrate northward into Hejian Mansion?" Lin Fu
asked.
"Yes," Cao Zi'ang nodded, "but Zhao Qingshan and Ning Zechen are under great pressure..."
"This risk is very high," Lin Fu said. "Once the weather improves, it will only take a little more than a day for Donglu's cavalry in north Texas to travel two hundred miles. We can't confirm that Yan will not call for reinforcements...
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After the Jinzhong Qinwang Division led by Yang Zhaoqi was completely wiped out in Gaoyang, the Qinwang Division and the Gyeonggi garrison transferred to the Gyeonggi area from Datong, Xuanhua, Jibei and other border towns still totaled more than 100,000 people. Hao Zongcheng led the Jibei Army and
The Datong army led by Chen Zhihu was all elite.
Under this situation, the Donglu cavalry that broke through the border and entered the invaders in six lines has now formed the main force of the southern and northern lines. The nearly 40,000 cavalry on the northern line are led by Prince Ye Ji Luorong of the Donglu and are active in the area south of the capital.
Mainly to monitor and suppress the garrison in the Gyeonggi area and the King Qin division in Datong, Xuanhua, and Jibei towns.
The other soldiers and horses of the Donglu invaders this time were personally led by King Yejier of the Donglu. They gathered in the southern border of Xingzhou Prefecture, near the foot of Taihang Mountain, and advanced towards Pingyuan Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, and Jinan Prefecture.
A maximum of 60,000 cavalry could be assembled on the southern front of the Donglu people - in fact, in the battle between Gaoyang and Yang Zhaoqi's tribe, the Donglu cavalry suffered heavy losses. After that, they attacked more than 30 cities in a row. Although the casualties were not large, the cumulative number of small numbers added up to Lin Fu's.
It is judged that the number of casualties and casualties suffered by the Donglu in the past two months should exceed 10,000 - the maximum number of troops that can be mobilized on the southern front of the Donglu should not exceed 50,000.
In addition to plundering property, the main purpose of Donglu's invasion this time was to plunder the population. They gathered the plundered people and property at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain and followed the king's tent.
Whether it is injured personnel or plundered people and property, they have become a heavy burden for the main force of the Eastern Lu's southern front. The mobility of the Eastern Lu's central army's royal tent has been greatly affected, and a large number of their cavalry have to stay to protect them.
The Wangzhang, especially the most elite Wangzhang and Donghu guardsmen, were stranded in the southern border of Xingzhou Prefecture and would not be easily mobilized.
This is also the main reason why Donglu's southern front delayed until mid-December to complete preparations for the attack on Dezhou. Donglu's troop deployment was stretched thin, and most of the cavalry that had been released to plunder the three prefectures of Yannan in the early stage needed to be gathered back before they could form a
The military advantage over Pingyuan Prefecture, Daming Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture.
In fact, the number of cavalry that can be freely mobilized to enter Pingyuan Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, and Jinan Prefecture on the Eastern Lu Southern Front is far less than 40,000. In order for the main force of the Eastern Lu Southern Front to successfully implement the strategic goal of attacking Jinan, in addition to cutting off Dezhou
, in addition to the screen wing of Linqing, we should also be on guard against the Qinwang divisions gathered in the northeastern area of Zhongzhou County and the various routes that can attack through the Taihang Mountain tunnel and gather in Jinzhong. These threats come from the west side of the main force of the southern line of the Donglu, so the East
The main force of the cavalry on the southern line of the Qin Dynasty also shrank as much as possible to the west. Especially after Jinan Prefecture showed a strong will to resist, the cavalry in the Yangxin area to the east of Jinan Prefecture also shrank back to the north of Dezhou, leaving only a small number of outposts.
Scout the defenders in the Yangxin area.
Lin Fu's intention was to leave Jinan Prefecture and go northeast diagonally across Jishui and Weihe Rivers, directly from Yangxin and other places where the Donglu forces were empty, to the eastern part of Hejian Prefecture.
Even if the Donglu sentry cavalry discovered their intention to penetrate into Hejian Mansion, the Donglu cavalry would have to set out from the camp in the north of Texas to pursue them.
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Cao Ziang suggested that the four sentries, horse and infantry should be used to reinforce Dezhou directly to attract Donglu's sentries in the Yangxin area, so that the main force could pass through the reconnaissance gaps of Donglu's sentries. Lin Fu was worried that Dezhou would be
The Donglu cavalry from the north was also attracted.
The generals of Jiangdong's left army have good morale and are well-equipped. They are fighting in formation in the field. The eight hundred armored soldiers are not afraid of the impact of the three hundred elite troops of the King of Donglu. However, if there are more enemy cavalry, the situation will be very dangerous.
Already.
"Using troops means taking risks, how can everything be stable?" Cao Ziang poked the charcoal and said with a smile, "Although there are risks, it is worth a try. Zhao Qingshan and Ning Zechen may not have the experience, so it would be me and Zhou Pu
Lead the troops to move north to contain the Yan tribe..."
"Let me think about it..." Lin Fu used charcoal on the ground to complete the terrain of Pingyuan Mansion. Although Cao Ziang and Zhou Pu were not afraid of danger, Lin Fu regarded them as his right arm, so how could he easily put his right arm in danger?
Lin Fu frowned and stared at the lines on the ground that represented the terrain.
At this time, Sun Shangwang, a scholar from Hejian Prefecture who was serving in the army in Jinan, walked in and saw Lin Fu and Cao Ziang sitting in the brazier. He bowed and saluted: "Your Excellency and Commander Cao have not rested yet..."
Sun Shangwang was thirty-seven years old and a native of Cang County, Hejian Prefecture. After passing the examination as a scholar, he repeatedly failed in the provincial examinations in the county. He asked his relatives to introduce him to a wealthy family in Xingzhou Prefecture as a private school teacher.
Sun Shangwang usually read military books and had some eyesight. When he saw the Donglu invaders, he judged that Xingzhou was more vulnerable to the attack of the Donglu cavalry, so he wanted to return to his hometown in Cang County, Hejian Prefecture to avoid military disasters. However, he was broken up by the Donglu cavalry halfway.
, was forced to flee to Jinan for refuge, and did not know what the situation was like in his hometown in Cang County, Hejian Prefecture.
Sun Shangwang had a good friend who served as an aide to the Jinan Prefecture. After he fled to Jinan Prefecture, he used this relationship to join the Jinan Prefecture's house as a retainer. However, he was always worried about the safety of his relatives back home in Cangxian County. Although the east side of Jinan Prefecture was
None of the prefectures and counties fell, but the Donglu cavalry crossed the route and the postal route was cut off. Sun Shangwang in Jinan Prefecture did not even know whether Cang County had fallen.
When the news that Lin Fu wanted to lead the Jiangdong Left Army to march northward to Yannan spread among the yamen of Jinan Prefecture, Sun Shangwang knew that Lin Fu would avoid the truth and leave for Hejian Prefecture, so he took a dozen Hejian people stranded in Jinan Prefecture with him.
A fellow villager came to join the army and planned to return to Cang County to find his family.
The scouts sent out by Jinan Prefecture had limited reconnaissance capabilities. Lin Fu sent Wu Qi to send out sentries to find out the basic situation in Hejian Prefecture. Including Cangxian County, the nine counties of Hejian Prefecture north of Cangxian Prefecture had fallen.
However, there are still twenty or thirty strong forts in Hejian Prefecture that have not fallen due to the strong will of the local soldiers and local nobles to resist; the martial arts of Cangxian people can also be seen from this.
When Lin Fu saw Sun Shangwang coming in, his eyes lit up and he called him over to sit down and said, "Sun Xiucai is here just in time. You said that your uncle lives in Xiaobotou Village in the southeast of Cangxian County. The general sentry sent people to sneak into Xiaobotou Village in Cangxian County a few days ago.
The village has not yet fallen, maybe your family has taken refuge in Xiaobotou Village... There are many Wu villages in the river still waiting for help, but they all work on their own and are reluctant to trust outsiders. I will send someone to contact them.
Since I can’t gain their trust, can I ask you, Sun Xiucai, to take the risk and go?”
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions." Sun Shangwang always thought about the difference between superiority and inferiority. Don't look at Lin Fu as the commander of the Jiangdong Left Army. Although he is the seventh-grade governor, his power is beyond the reach of ordinary seventh-grade officials.
Sun Shangwang did not dare to exceed the courtesy and sat around the brazier with Lin Fu and Cao Ziang to talk.
"Sit down and talk," Lin Fu greeted. Although Sun Shangwang failed in scientific examinations many times, his bumpy and difficult life made him experienced and knowledgeable far more than the scholars who only read the books of sages, but he was just too formal.
, Lin Fu grabbed his sleeves and forced him to sit down, and said with a smile, "Don't you think it's hard to stand, but it's hard for me and Zi to hold our heads up and talk to you..."
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise." Sun Shangwang blushed and sat down.
"We, the Jiangdong Left Army, are marching north to Yannan. We can't do it without a foothold," Lin Fu said. "I want to send someone to escort Sun Xiucai. You first go to Cangnan Xiaobotou Village to contact the villagers and persuade the villagers to agree to the Jiangdong Left Army passing through Xiaobotou Village."
Temporary stay..."
Cao Ziang stood in front of the table and looked at the topographic map. Xiaobotou Village is located in the southeast of Cangxian County, southeast of Yangxin, and is close to the Bohai Bay. It is a fishing village on the Bohai Sea.
Cao Ziang saw the terrain of Xiaobotou Village and turned around to ask Lin Fu: "Do you want to set a trap here to lure and annihilate a group of Donglu cavalry?"
"Yes," Lin Fu stood up, pointed to the location of Xiaobotou Village on the map, and said, "As long as Sun Xiucai's contact is successful, we will have a chance to lure and annihilate the Yan tribe here. This bait is not suitable for you and Zhou Pu.
Lai Dang, you go to Xiaobotou Village first, I will personally lead the first battalion to act as the left and right wings, and make a reinforcement posture for Dezhou, and then move diagonally in the direction of Xiaobotou to lure the Yanbu to chase..."