Late at night, after taking a nap in his clothes, Lin Fu woke up when he heard the footsteps walking in the outer room. He didn't sleep enough, and his body felt colder and colder. He heard Lin Mengde and Cao Ziang talking softly outside, and Lin Fu woke up.
He rubbed his face with his hands to wake himself up, put on his coat and walked out.
"Why didn't you sleep a little longer?" Lin Mengde asked.
"Where can I sleep?" Lin Fu grinned, "What's the matter..."
There was not much time left for them. They had to move the villagers from the four villages in Cangnan before a large number of captives and cavalry counterattacked. The Jiangdong Left Army had to complete their rest and reorganization and conceal themselves. Even if they were not sleeping, they felt that time was not enough.
"Yangxin County sent someone, the county captain, surnamed Cheng," Cao Zi'ang said, "They said they were laborers and they brought a lot of good things in carts. In fact, they wanted me to lead the Jiangdong Left Army to Yangxin. Do you want to
meet him?"
"Let's meet," Lin Fu said, "Even if you don't go to Yangxin, you can't make people resentful..."
"Then you just meet him once and leave the rest to us; you need to get more rest." Cao Ziang said.
"As if you don't need to rest..." Lin Fu said with a smile, and asked the guard to bring a basin of hot water. He didn't sleep enough in the middle of the night, and nothing can refresh his mind more than washing his face with water. Then he asked the guard to bring him a basin of hot water.
Chengxian Lieutenant, who brought the letter, please come in.
Yangxin is less than a hundred miles southwest of Xiaobotou Village, and news of the great victory in Cangnan will be the first to reach Yangxin.
Lin Fu led the Jiangdong left army to deal with the cavalry of Ye Jinayan's tribe in the north of Yangxin. Yangxin County did not send anyone to invite him to the city to escape. At this time, it sent someone to invite him to Yangxin. It may not be too utilitarian.
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But at this time, everyone wanted to share the same hatred. Lin Fu also restrained his aggressive temper and patiently explained many reasons why he could not go to Yangxin to Cheng County Lieutenant who was sent by Yangxin to invite him.
Lin Fu led the Jiangdong left army to withdraw to Yangxin, and naturally took over the defense of Yangxin County. Compared with a large city like Jinan, Donglu did not have many effective siege equipment, and the small city was easier to defend, at least until Jinan was lost.
, Lin Fu is confident in guarding Yang Xin.
Although it is a good idea to retreat to Yangxin and occupy Yangxin City while the imperial guards ride outside the city, once Jinan Prefecture is lost, the Jiangdong Left Army is likely to be trapped in Yangxin City and become the next main force of the Eastern Lu's southern line to attack.
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In addition, this strategy is too passive and cannot share much pressure on Jinan Prefecture.
Lin Fu did not lead his troops to Yangxin. As long as the Yangxin defenders had a strong will and determination to resist, and were fully mobilized in advance, the captives would not risk too much loss to attack such an insignificant town.
If Jinan is not defended, it is hard to say how much will the prefectures and counties in Shandong will have left to resist when the Donglu troops sweep forward.
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Lin Fu refused to lead his troops to Yangxin. The Yangxin County Lieutenant was a little disappointed, but he did not reveal much dissatisfaction.
Yangxin County is located in the northern part of Shandong County. After the river freezes in winter, there is no favorable terrain separation between Yangxin and Hejian Prefecture in the north.
The counties of Hejian Prefecture fell, and Yangxin County was always in danger of falling. Even after the cavalry from the Donglu's advance on the eastern front were transferred back to Xingzhou, there were still hundreds of Donglu outposts remaining in Yangxin County.
Naturally, the villagers outside Yangxin County were fleeing for their lives. Those who were killed were killed, and those who were plundered were plundered. The soldiers and civilians in the county were also on tenterhooks in the past two months, and they never had a good night's sleep.
In fact, Lin Fu led his troops to deal with the Donglu cavalry in the north of Yangxin and the great victory in Cangnan the night before was too important to the soldiers and civilians trapped in Yangxin City, who were almost exhausted and whose will was about to collapse. The great victory in Cangnan
It was almost the only decent victory achieved by the officers and soldiers since the Donglu invaded, and it happened in Cangnan, less than a hundred miles away from Yangxin City, giving Yangxin soldiers and people hope to defeat the Donglu.
Lin Fu, who commanded the left army in the east of the Yangtze River as a civil servant, had reached an extremely high personal reputation in Yangxin. Even if the Yangxin county lieutenant was disappointed that he could not invite Lin Fu to Yangxin, how could he be dissatisfied with him?
After Yangxin received the exact news of the victory in Cangnan, the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief registrar and other officials as well as the famous squires in the county did not hesitate much and decided to send the county captain to Cangnan in the name of Lao Jun.
, wanted to ask Lin Fu to lead his troops to Yangxin, hoping to use the power of the Jiangdong Left Army to resist foreign enemies.
Of course, the Yangxin County Lieutenant did not have high hopes before setting off. After all, the Jiangdong Left Army was a guest army that was not controlled by Shandong. It was the Qinwang Division and had no obligation to help defend Yangxin. A person like Lin Fu could not
I may not be willing to stick to the small town of Yangxin.
The lieutenant of Yangxin County rushed over without stopping and brought several sword archers from the county. They saw with their own eyes the battlefield of the Cangnan victory. On a moonlit night, the ground was full of corpses of Donglu barbarians. He was very inspired.
Just as fear is contagious, courage and morale are also contagious.
The Yangxin County Lieutenant did not dare to stay in Cangnan for a long time, so he hoped to bring some of the heads of Donglu barbarians back to Yangxin to boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians trapped in the city.
Although military merit is the most important, getting the head rank is the most important. It is a real and uncompromising military merit. It is not like the number of enemies killed that can be boasted. However, there is no difference between more than a thousand heads and a few more. Lin Fu just ordered Yang Xin
County captain, just take the head back to Yangxin to encourage the soldiers and civilians defending the city. There is no need to hang it outside the city gate. In a few days, a large number of Donglu cavalry will counterattack to Cangnan. If you see the head hanging outside the gate of Yangxin County,
Level, may not be a good thing.
It was already dawn after seeing off the Yangxin county lieutenant. When Sun Shangwang came back, Lin Fu asked him about the mobilization situation of the villagers in the four villages in Cangnan.
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Not only in the north, but also in the Central Plains, Wu villages in the Central Plains are usually the embodiment of traditional clan power. Nine out of ten villagers in Xiaobotou Village have the surname Sun. Even if the Donglu invaders attack, Xiaobotou Village will give priority to accommodate children with the surname Sun. This is also true.
This is a reflection of clan power and cohesion. When the Donglu invaded, Xiaobotou Village showed a firm and tenacious will to resist and never fell into the enemy's hands.
It's just that compared to the city, these fortresses are too thin. The fortress walls are single-walled stone barriers. They can protect against bandits and small groups of enemy soldiers, but they can only protect against bandits and small groups of horsemen.
If the enemy did not attack before, the gain would outweigh the losses by forcing the stronghold. They have already plundered enough people, and any more will become a burden. Gold and silver goods are of little value to the Donghu people; for a force, the most important thing is the number of people.
The greatest wealth, money, is just a cloud. If Lin Fu wants to defend Xiaobotou Village at this time, he must consider whether the Donglu can endure the humiliation brought to them by the defeat of Cangnan and the murder of the royal family members - the possibility of holding on is slim.
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If we cannot defend Cangnan, we must evacuate all the Cangnan villagers southward to avoid becoming the scapegoat for the wrath of the invading captives. On the other hand, we must use the Cangnan villagers to evacuate southward to create the illusion that the Jiangdong left army is retreating southward, and confuse the generals.
The Lu cavalry in Cangnan counterattacked in order to contain more Dong Lu cavalry and reduce the pressure on Jinan Prefecture.
Defending Jinan Prefecture was of great significance to the Dayue Dynasty. It not only prevented the counties to the east and south of Jinan Prefecture from being threatened by Donglu cavalry, but also allowed the canal route to be quickly restored after the Donglu cavalry withdrew, thus preserving the north-south lifeline.
The line is not affected.
Even during the lowest period of water transportation, the amount of grain transported to Yanjing through this waterway each year was as high as three million dan. Once Yanjing did not receive enough grain, the people of Yanjing and the military food of the defenders on the three sides would be severely affected.
Big impact, this is the most life-threatening.
Just after the great victory in Cangnan, it was necessary for all the villagers in the four villages in Cangnan to evacuate. Many people were confused and unwilling to leave.
Except for a few respected leaders of the Wuzhai clan, it is impossible to reveal the real decoy intentions and deployment. In case someone accidentally falls behind, the decoy intentions and deployment here can be known in advance to the Qi Qi who are counterattacking in Cangnan -
---This adds great difficulty to mobilization.
Sun Fengyi, Sun Shangwang and other Cangnan village leaders were so anxious that their buttocks were smoking and they couldn't rest for a moment. Finally, they were so anxious that they had no choice but to order the village soldiers to mobilize the villagers from each village to move to Xiaobotou Village overnight. Most of the Wu villages were dominated by clan forces.
To live in a stronghold, it is more convenient to persuade the Wuzhai clan leader to use a brutal and direct method. All the wealth is outside the body, and the stronghold can be rebuilt if it is destroyed, but nothing is lost if the people are gone.
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As long as the evacuation of the Cangnan villagers is not a problem, Lin Fu will put aside most of his thoughts. It will be easier for the left army in Jiangdong to rest and reorganize. Under the leadership of the generals, in addition to rest and reorganization, it is almost a tradition to summarize experiences and lessons learned in the entire army in a timely manner.
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The most important achievement of the Cangnan victory was military merit. With such low military merit, it was almost impossible for the Jiangdong Left Army, which had been hastily recruited before departure, to be disbanded when they returned to Jiangning.
While boosting the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the counties of Shandong, it also spread the reputation of Lin Fu and the Jiangdong Left Army throughout the counties of Dongshan.
Although both the emperor and the Chu party were inclined to negotiate for peace, no one wanted to bear the historical crime of surrendering to the enemy and negotiating for peace, so all kinds of activities were done secretly. No one would do it when the three prefectures of Yannan were destroyed by the Donglu and turned into a barren land.
, and dared to openly stand up and loudly advocate for peace with the Donglu. No one dared to stand up and say that the victory in Cangnan was not a good thing for the extremely eroded military and civilian morale.
In addition to these, a large number of war horses were the main gains of the Cangnan victory.
In fact, Ye Jin's Yan tribe forced a march to Cangnan, with more than 2,600 horses accompanying them. Among them, there were nearly 800 horses with no injuries or minor injuries that would not affect riding. They were seriously injured but could be nursed back.
There were more than 800 war horses, and nearly a thousand were seriously injured or dead.
Lin Fu will replace 800 horses from the Jiangdong Left Army for the southward evacuation of Cangnan villagers. More than 700 injured horses will also be transferred to Jimo overland along with the young and strong Cangnan villagers. Maybe there are some of these injured horses.
Many people can't make it to Jimo, but if you can bring an extra horse there, it will be an advantage.
Since the Dai Viet Dynasty lost its main source of horses, this kind of exotic horse is particularly precious.
Compared with horses, even though many of the captured soldiers were elite soldiers, their armor may not be as sophisticated as that of ordinary Zhenfu troops. However, they captured many good things from Yannan.
The Jiangdong Left Army captured some armor this time, which could only make up for the wear and tear of the Jiangdong Left Army in this battle. There were very few Donglu crossbows, but the cavalry bows were quite sophisticated. Lin Fu only selected more than 400 cavalry bows to supplement them.
In the army, other cavalry bows, weapons and a group of armors that were badly damaged and obsolete but still barely usable were handed over to the soldiers of Cangnan Sizhai Township.
In order to facilitate shooting on horseback, the cavalry bow is much smaller than the foot bow. Its strength and range are not as good as the foot bow. However, the foot bow with sufficient bow power cannot be used by older soldiers unless they are powerful. The cavalry bow is more suitable for rural soldiers.
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There are only 600 rural soldiers in the Four Villages in Cangnan. However, when the Donglu cavalry attacks, not to mention the young and strong men, even the women have to go up to the wall to help defend the village. There are more than 5,000 villagers in the Four Villages, except for the old men.
Apart from being weak and young, it can basically be said that all the people are soldiers. However, the weapons and equipment of the rural soldiers are very poor, and other temporarily organized civilian warriors only have a kitchen knife or a hoe to kill the enemy.
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The rural soldiers and civilian bravery of the four villages in Cangnan are in great need of these soldiers and bows and arrows to strengthen them.
The great victory of Cangnan also caused a serious attrition of the left army in Jiangdong. Nearly 300 people were killed in the battle. Those who were seriously injured were unable to join the army. Nearly 300 wounded people had to be evacuated south by sea ship. In addition, those who were slightly injured will continue to stay in their original positions.
In the procession.
Even so, even though the young and strong men in Cangnan were inspired by the victory in Cangnan and enthusiastically asked to join the army to kill the enemy, in order to ensure the mobility and smoothness of the villagers evacuating southward, rural soldiers with certain military training foundation are indispensable.
Lin Fu discussed with Sun Fengyi, Sun Shangwang and the leaders of the other three Wu villages to select only 200 strong men from Cangnan rural soldiers, and another 200 strong men from ordinary young and strong men to recruit into the ranks of the Jiangdong Left Army.
Sun Shangwang hoped to follow the left army in Jiangdong, but Lin Fu persuaded him to follow the villagers and retreat south.
In order to ensure the mobility of the Jiangdong Left Army staying in Yannan, Lin Fu reduced the labor camp accompanying the army to only half of the establishment. The remaining half of the establishment was led by Sun Wenbing and the young and strong people from the four villages in Cangnan went to Jimo by land.
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The way for the villagers to retreat south to lure the enemy was not necessarily easy, so Lin Fu wanted Sun Shangwang and Sun Wenbing to play a leading role.
When the sky was bright, an east wind blew up, and the two thousand-stone ships quickly approached the seawall with full sails. "Jiyun 1" and "Jiyun 2" finally arrived in Cangnan to meet up as scheduled.