There are towers on the tops of the four city gates of Yangxin. The other three towers are all single-story. The North Tower facing the Zhulong River can be considered majestic compared to the small city of Yangxin. The North Tower is a two-story brick and wood structure with double eaves.
, it is four feet and three feet high from the ground, four rooms wide and about three feet, and three rooms deep and about two feet and six feet deep. Lin Fu then set up the command shed in the north tower.
Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang were not in the mood to take a rest, so they rushed to the Beicheng Tower with the generals of Shaowu Town to find Lin Fu and ask for a fight out of the city. They were holding back a wave of grief and anger that was difficult to vent, and they needed to find something to do so as not to give up.
The grief and anger in my heart overwhelmed me.
They boarded the north city tower and pursued the remnant army of Shaowu Town to Yangxin. The more than 2,000 captive cavalry did not withdraw just because Shaowu army took refuge in Yangxin City. Instead, they joined forces with the outpost troops outside the city and were in the northeast of Yangxin.
On the corner, they camped on Zhulong slope that separated Zhulong River from Yangxin City. It seemed that they were waiting for the main force behind to come over and prepare to attack Yangxin.
At dusk, the snow outside the city had been trampled into filth, exposing dark brown soil. About three arrows away from the north gate, there was a group of captives on guard.
Geng Quanshan, Chen Dingbang and others arrived just in time, but before they could find Lin Fu, Zhou Tongzheng led the Jinzhong cavalry to attack from the north gate and harass the captive sentry cavalry outside the north city. When Zhu Longpo sent a large number of cavalry to support, the Jinzhong cavalry quickly retreated.
Enter the north gate.
The soldiers were not yet ready to attack the city. The Jinzhong army withdrew into the north gate and did not close the city gate in time. They did not dare to take advantage of the situation and mount their horses to seize the gate.
Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang looked at the armored soldiers ambushed on both sides of the north gate led by Ao Canghai, and knew that Zhou Tong's attack was to lure the captive soldiers to seize the north gate. Nai He, the captive general who led the troops to pursue Shao Wu's army, was quite cautious.
When the cavalry approached the city head, they ordered the pursuit to stop and return to Zhulongpo. At this time, they saw Zhou Tong leading the Jinzhong cavalry and Ao Canghai leading the armored soldiers to pass through the city to the south gate. The Jinzhong cavalry came from
They attacked from the south gate and pursued the group of soldiers who were watching the south gate. The large group of soldiers who had just returned to Zhulongpo were forced to gallop to the rescue outside the south gate.
Geng Quanshan, Chen Dingbang and the others stood on the north tower, only about 400 straight steps away from the south gate, and could see clearly.
This time the captive soldiers were aroused. Three or four hundred cavalrymen clung to the Jinzhong army and chased them towards the south gate. More cavalrymen were rubbing their fists and swords two or three hundred paces away, waiting to confirm the front cavalry general.
After capturing the south gate, they stormed into the city in one go.
The Jinzhong cavalry withdrew into the city. Ao Canghai commanded the armored soldiers who were ambushing on both sides of the city gate to quickly push out seven or eight flying chariots and stuff them into the city gate hole. They were only five or six steps away. The first three horses
Unable to contain the momentum and with no time to dodge, both the man and the horse collided with the spear wall that protruded six or seven feet. Although three of the flying chariots were immediately knocked to pieces, they successfully blocked the momentum of the cavalry.
, there were more armored soldiers from behind holding high shields, blocking the soldiers who were biting their tails and entering the city gate hole. The archers and crossbowmen shot at the soldiers who wanted to rein in their horses and avoid them from the gaps in the high shields. On the south city tower
The defenders also wantonly smashed bricks, stones, hammers and other heavy objects on the heads of the soldiers under the city gate. The soldiers quickly retreated in panic, leaving more than thirty corpses behind.
The battlefield in the south gate cave was cleared, the city gate was tightly closed, and more than thirty corpses of the captive soldiers were separated and tied with ropes and hung from the crenellations of the south gate tower to stimulate the soldiers. Zhou Tong and Ao Canghai
Instead, they withdrew their troops and returned to the North City. They attacked the North City Gate again, but no troops were sent to attack again. This also made the soldiers watching outside the city nervous for a long time.
Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang looked at each other as they watched Ao Canghai walking up the road to the city.
When the Eastern Fujian Army was at its peak, there were only over a hundred military attachés at this level, and Chen Zhihu's forward battalion had more than 3,000 soldiers. When Ao Canghai was in the Eastern Fujian Army, he served as the deputy commander of Chen Zhihu's forward battalion.
, from the fifth rank Zhaowu Deputy Lieutenant, Geng Quanshan, how can Chen Dingbang not recognize him?
When they were in Jinan, Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang recognized Ao Canghai.
The imperial court mobilized Chen Zhihu's troops to go north to clear out the bandits. It was normal for there to be deserters. However, Ao Canghai was the highest-ranking deserter. Chen Zhihu lost his face and became extremely angry. He vowed to capture and behead him, but no one knew about Ao Canghai.
Where has Cang Hai been for the past year, and I don’t know why he left Chen Zhihu’s department.
When Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang were in Jinan, they couldn't understand that Ao Canghai was inappropriate in giving up the deputy lieutenant Zhaowu, but he was willing to remain anonymous and serve as a junior officer under Lin Fu. At this time, they still couldn't figure out what secrets were hidden in it.
Ao Canghai looked at Geng Quanshan, Chen Dingbang and other generals of the Imperial Military Army. Looking at these old friends, he wanted to laugh but felt bitter in his heart. He patted Geng Quanshan on the shoulder and said: "I am also very sad about the matter of Captain Lu...
…Are you here to see Mr. Lin?”
Geng Quanshan was inconvenient to ask Ao Canghai why he left Chen Zhihu's tribe in the first place. He pursed his lips and said, "We are here to ask for a fight. The captain and five thousand Shaowu generals were buried in Shandong. We can't hide in Yangxin City. What's going on?"
Don’t even do it…”
"Look outside, Donglu obviously doesn't want to let us go easily. There is still a battle in Yangxin, and there is a chance for Lu Duwei and Shaowuzhen generals to avenge their blood and hatred," Ao Canghai said, "Tonight there will be a batch of supplies from
Zhulong Bay rushes into the city along the Zhulong River, so the city must frequently attack and harass, so that the three thousand soldiers outside the city are on guard and exhausted, unable to camp on Zhulong Slope."
Geng Quanshan looked outside the city. Frequent attacks in the city forced the soldiers to focus on monitoring the four city gates, creating favorable conditions for the mules and horse teams transporting supplies from the outside to approach Yangxin City. In fact, there was a
The frozen rivers with a layer of snow were more convenient for mules and horse teams to transport supplies than the post roads at this time.
Ao Canghai asked the guards on duty and found out that Lin Fu had gone to Xicheng, so he took Geng Quanshan, Chen Dingbang and other generals Shao to Xicheng to find Lin Fu.
Encounter Lin Fu in the northwest corner.
Almost all the houses in the northwest corner were demolished, forming a flat open space of more than ten acres. Lin Fu stood there, gesturing with the county lieutenant Cheng Weiyuan to give instructions, asking him to send people to ram the earth behind the city wall.
, and then build a thick brick wall six or seven steps away. In addition, Cheng Weiyuan was asked to send someone to set up a war tent on the city wall.
Except for the four towers on the Yangxin city wall, there are no strengthened defense facilities at the corners. When the Japanese soldiers attack the city, the corners will be weak points that the Japanese soldiers can easily break through. Setting up war tents can effectively block crossbows and stone throws. Geng Quanshan can understand.
But what is the use of building a brick wall across the rammed earth wall?
When he came over, he saw someone preparing bricks and stones on the inside of the north gate, saying that they wanted to build a brick wall there to protect the gate, so as to prevent the influx of enemy soldiers from being difficult to control if the gate was breached.
Although Geng Quanshan was a general born in Xiangyong, under the influence of generals such as Li Zhuo and Lu Jingyan, he had his own understanding and understanding of offensive and defensive military affairs. After listening to someone's explanation, he knew the beauty of building a protective door wall on the inside.
I thought that Lin Fu was indeed a general who led a weak force to defend the city and wanted to counterattack, but I didn't know what Lin Fu wanted to do by building a brick wall at the corner that was almost the same as the gate wall. Could it be that he wanted to build another brick wall here?
Dig out a city gate?
For Yangxin City, the city gate is always a weak point in defense. The more the city gates are opened, the more weak points there will be. If the number of captive soldiers who attack Yangxin in the end exceeds 10,000 soldiers, they will be forced to
It is extremely difficult to defend the city and attack the city gates at this time.
After Lin Fu and Cheng Weiyuan finished explaining the matter, they came to greet Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang, and said: "I just saw you going up to the North City. You also saw the arrangement of the Japanese soldiers outside the city. Wait for the main force of the Eastern Han Dynasty's southern line to rest in Jinan.
After that, they will march eastward. If Yangxin is not eliminated, their eastward troops will be unable to attack eastern Shandong deeply. Maybe they will surround Yangxin with more than 10,000 troops. In short, we must be fully prepared...
…”
Geng Quanshan nodded. The Jiangdong Left Army and the Jinzhong Army were less than a thousand. The Shaowu remnants they brought to Yangxin City were only a little more than a thousand, and the total was only two thousand elite. There was more than enough to defend the city, but Dong Dong
If the troops sent by the captives to besiege the city exceed 10,000, it will be very difficult for them to defend the city, and it will be even harder for them to achieve anything.
On the contrary, after the Donglu troops captured Jinan, all the troops on the southern front were revived. Together with the rebels, the Donglu troops could mobilize up to 30,000 troops to march eastward. Even if 10,000 Lu troops besieged Yangxin, they could still mobilize up to 30,000 troops.
There are 20,000 captive soldiers to attack Linzi Prefecture. Once Linzi Prefecture is attacked, the captive soldiers can ignore Yang Xin who is besieged and die and continue to advance eastward, completely destroying eastern Shandong.
Geng Quanshan couldn't imagine how this war would develop. He took out an arrow from his quiver, took two pieces, handed it to Lin Fu, and said: "The captain asked us to join forces with Jiangdong's left army before he died.
Listen to the instructions of Inspector Lin. From Shaowu Town below Gengquan Mountain, there are still 1,088 remnant soldiers in Yangxin. Please listen to Inspector Lin's arrangements for guarding the war. If you do not obey the order, you will be willing to be punished by Inspector Lin's military law.
Such arrows will never cause resentment. Please rest assured, Governor Lin, Geng Quanshan and other Shao military generals will never bring disgrace to the faces of the captains under Jiuquan, nor will they embarrass the souls of Shao Wujun under Jiuquan..."
"Okay," Lin Fu looked at Geng Quan Mountain and the generals in Shaowu Town behind Geng Quan Mountain, grabbed the broken arrow in his hand, and said, "Lin Fu was unable to have a glass of wine with Lieutenant Lu at the banquet, which will never happen in his life.
It’s a pity. You are all brave under the command of Captain Lu. Lin Fu is honored to command you to fight in the defense of Yangxin city. It is better than having a glass of wine with Lieutenant Lu at the table. We will use this battle to commemorate Jiuquanxia.
Lieutenant Lu! Let’s encourage the generals!”
"Please give me your orders, Mr. Lin!" Geng Quanshan and Zhu Shaowu Town generals said in unison.
Cheng Weiyuan stood aside silently. The most difficult thing to solve when the two armies were united was the command issue. The number of Shaowu's remnant soldiers who retreated into Yangxin was no less than that of the Jiangdong Left Army. The status of generals such as Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang was even higher than that of Lin Fu.
However, the generals of Shaowu Town, headed by Geng Quanshan, were willing to accept Lin Fu's control and restraint. This was probably not just due to Lu Jingyan's instructions during his lifetime.