Han Zai left Chongzhou in the early morning of the 17th in the name of borrowing reinforcements. Under the escort of Xiao Baiming's Ninghai Zhenzhou Division, he went upstream. At Xiao Taoyuan, Xiao Baiming's enthusiasm saved him, and he stopped in Jiyang for two days, drinking and having sex with women.
Nothing was bad, but it made him feel a little happy and forget about Shu. He forgot about going to Jiangning for rescue.
On the 19th, his family members who stayed in Chongzhou to inquire for information caught up with him in a small boat and told him about the great victory in Chongzhou.
Han Zai was dumbfounded at that time. He stood there blankly at the banquet, melancholy for a moment. He never thought that he had only left for a day, and Jiangdong's left army defeated the enemy like rotten wood in Chongzhou.
No matter how thick-skinned he was, with his bad relationship with Lin Fu, Lin Fu would never allow him to rush back to Chongzhou to get a share of the military success.
If the matter really spread, Han Zai would only become a laughing stock in the official circles. As long as he had the courage to stay in Chongzhou for one more day, as the nominal military and political officer of Chongzhou and the special envoy of Chongzhou's propaganda, the victory of Hecheng would not escape his deployment.
You Fang's great work.
Xiao Taoyuan and Xiao Baiming were both embarrassed and hated. Xiao Baiming was so filled with regret that Xiao Taoyuan's favorite general and the former army camp guard, Zhenwei School Captain Chen Qianhu, was so angry that he smashed the armrest of the chair with a palm of his hand.
: "This pigherder actually lured us out of Chongzhou so easily."
Chen Qianhu said this, and Xiao Baiming could only run to Xiao Taoyuan to apologize. He was the chief officer sent by Xiao Taoyuan to Chongzhou to take charge of military affairs. He was naturally the most responsible for forcing Lin Fu out of Chongzhou: "Baiming is stupid.
Please punish me all!"
Lin Fu threatened to withdraw from the river mouth to avoid the war, and Xiao Baiming was forced to lead the navy to withdraw from Junshanzhai. If he returned to Chongzhou at this time, there was absolutely no way Lin Fu could spit out what he had eaten from Junshanzhai - Xiao Baiming hated and regretted it.
, my heart felt jealous and painful, my throat was sweet, and I almost wanted to vomit blood.
Chen Qianhu said this, which made Han Zai very embarrassed. If he hadn't been in a hurry to leave Chongzhou, if he hadn't handed over the military power of Chongzhou to Lin Fu, Xiao Baiming, Chen Qianhu and the others would not have given up the military camp so easily.
"You get up and speak first," Xiao Taoyuan said in a deep voice, "even if you didn't leave before, the pigherders would threaten the governor's office based on this great victory, and it would be difficult for the governor's office to support Ninghai Town's division of troops and joint defense in Chongzhou... You guys go back to Chongzhou
Regardless of the sun, the commander-in-chief intends to revitalize the navy, and the money will be doubled in half a year after autumn. It is the time for you and me to make great achievements. This military achievement was picked up by the pigherder, and it will be our turn to show off our power in the future - no
In a hurry."
From Xiao Taoyuan's point of view, the grudge between him and Lin Fu was due to the fact that the army's boat master stood by when the bandits invaded Xisha Island in the autumn of last year. This grudge cannot be resolved. Lin Fu and the Jiangdong Left Army are so strong that it is difficult for Xiao Baiming to
He was always stuck in Chongzhou like a wooden wedge, so he didn't particularly blame Bai Ming.
In order to prepare for the Chongzhou boy case, Xiao Taoyuan, who had a bad relationship with Zuo Shangrong, the then Jiangdong admiral, sent more than a thousand elites raised privately with public funds, including Xiao Baiming, Chen Qianhu and his son Xiao Changze, to command the garrison and prepare to go to sea at any time.
preparation.
Zuo Shangrong died in the battle, and Yue Lengqiu became the governor-general of Jiang, deliberately trying to win over this side; besides, times have changed, the Chongzhou boy case has almost been pushed into the forgotten corner, and Xiao Taoyuan is not as vigilant as before. Xiao Taoyuan
In my heart, I had already hesitated to mobilize the only more than a thousand elites around me, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity that Yue Lengqiu intended to enrich the navy's water camp to expand its strength.
Hearing that there was not much blame in Xiao Taoyuan's words, Xiao Baiming felt relieved and felt that there was something fishy about the matter. He asked the Han Zai family who came to Jiyang to report the news: "Did you witness the news about the victory of Hecheng? Jiyang
We are only a hundred miles away from Chongzhou. Chongzhou was really going to win this big victory yesterday afternoon, so we should have known the news earlier."
Han Zai's family was also startled and said hesitantly: "I haven't witnessed it with my own eyes. Before nightfall yesterday, the news spread in Chongzhou, and the whole county celebrated. I can't believe it... Maybe Jiyang is across the river from Chongzhou.
Messaging is not as convenient.”
Han Zai also heard doubts. Jiyang and Chongzhou are across the river, and during the war, there are almost no fishing boats and merchant ships crossing the river. It is difficult for news from the north bank to reach the south bank. However, Chongzhou won this great victory. Ying Feiqi passed the news
Jie, Jiyang should receive the Jietang report before dawn today.
The news of the great victory was delayed until the afternoon of the 19th, and Han Zai's family had to catch up in a small boat to find out about it. The strangeness in this was something that Han Zai, Xiao Taoyuan, Xiao Baiming and others couldn't figure out.
"Perhaps Lin Fu is being cautious and wants to report the victory together after the results of the battle are calculated." Xiao Baiming asked himself and gave a specious answer. "When he was in Yannan, the opportunity to report victory seemed to be delayed. It seems to be his usual bad habit -
If Chongzhou really achieves a great victory, but Lin Fu has not sent anyone to convey the victory, Master Han can take the lead..."
Han Zai was stunned at first, and then smiled knowingly. He hadn't arrived in Jiangning yet. If he were the first to send someone to the county in the name of the special envoy of Chongzhou to spread the victory, he would have to get a share of the military merits!
Yue Lengqiu and Wang Tian always wanted to help him. Even if there were some errors or inaccuracies in the Chuan Jie, it would not be a big deal.
Lin Fu was not in a hurry to achieve success with his flying cavalry in Chongzhou, not for anything else but because he did not want Chongzhou's seemingly easy victory to reach the ears of Quan Ciqing, the admiral of the two Zhejiang provinces, and make him think that the East China Sea invaders had no defense in Changguo.
, an opportunity for misjudgment to be taken advantage of.
Although the East China Sea bandits who invaded Hecheng in the north were much more elite than during the Battle of Jiyang, it was obvious that the main force of the East China Sea bandits on the northern front this time was mainly composed of Cheng Yiqun and Shu Qingqiu.
With his strength, She Fei Xiong must have set a trap for Quan Ciqing in Changguo, waiting for him to jump into it.
Lin Fu had previously sent a letter from Gu Wuchen to Quan Ciqing to remind She Feixiong of the trap he might have set in eastern Zhejiang - Gu Wuchen was also in charge of the township camp, and the prefectures and counties along the east of the Yangtze River used the township camp as the main force to prepare for sea disasters.
There was a direct exchange of official letters between the two Zhejiang admiral's offices - but Lin Fu doubted what effect such official letters would have, and would probably be thrown into the wastebasket with a contemptuous smile by Quan Ciqing.
Lin Fu had to use some small tricks in Chongzhou to deliberately conceal the scale of the Donghai bandits' invasion of Kouhe City so that Quan Ciqing would not be deceived.
Even in normal times, with the Yangtze River separating the north and the south, it usually takes ten days and a half for news of Chongzhou to reach eastern Zhejiang. Even if news of a great victory in Chongzhou was heard, there was no confirmation from the official newspaper. Given Quan Ciqing's cautious and delicate temperament,
, and most likely suspected that rumors were spread among the East China Sea envoys - this was the fundamental reason why news of the great victory spread in Chongzhou, but Lin Fu delayed reporting the victory directly to Jiangning.
In short, it was the Jiangdong Left Army's military exploits that no one could take away. However, he did not expect that Han Zai would sabotage his plan in Jiyang.
On Daheng Island, She Feixiong was shocked when he received the military report of the tragic defeat in Hecheng. However, Su Tingzhan wrote in a secret letter: "Unless there is such a defeat, it will not be enough to make Quan Ciqing fall into the trap!"
His expression returned to normal. Yes, there was no solid defeat on the northern front. How could Quan Ciqing believe that the main force of the East China Sea pirates had moved north to invade Chonghuai?
She Feixiong tore the secret letter into pieces. Although he did not intend to lose so miserably, the most serious damage this time was the second son's direct lineage, Cheng Yiqun, and what Su Tingzhan wrote in the secret letter must be revealed.
It would always arouse unnecessary suspicion in the ears of the second brother. He watched the pieces of paper scattering like snowflakes into the waves under the reef, and said to a general on his left: "Su Tingzhan has irrefutable reasons for the defeat of Hecheng.
Responsibility. You call for two thousand elite troops to help, and you must support the northern battlefield. Su Tingzhan - let him come back to guard Daheng Island! At this time, the Jiangdong Left Army's boat division is likely to retreat back to the river mouth, you
Lead your troops to quickly pass through the outer mouth of the river and approach Hecheng via the shallow water beach - there is no need to fear pursuit by Jiangdong Zuojun's naval division if you walk through the shallow water beach!"
"The last general will get the order." Xu Zhong is a descendant of the Xu family in Eastern Fujian. She Feihu's mother, Xu, was born in the Xu family and is Xu Zhong's aunt. At this time, he had not thought that the eldest son She Feixiong had secretly weakened the second son.
, without thinking much, he ordered all his subordinates to go to Hecheng Military Fortress to replace Su Tingzhan.
Although Jiangdong Zuojun's naval division could blockade Hecheng Port by taking advantage of its large and strong ships, Donghai Kodo took a flat-bottomed boat and landed from a shallow beach without needing to borrow a port. Jiangdong Zuojun had not yet used its sufficient strength advantage to attack Hecheng.
The shallow water beach on the east side of the military fortress is blocked.
In order to convince Quan Ciqing that the northern front is the focus of the East China Sea bandits this time, She Feixiong must continue to gather troops on the northern front after She Feixiong was defeated in Hecheng.
Lin Fu was not happy to enjoy the leisure time of his newlyweds. In the early morning of the 20th, he returned to the northern front to inspect the defense and express condolences to the casualties.
Gu Siyuan could not stay in Chongzhou for too long, so he also went to the west garrison of Hecheng to see with his own eyes the results of the victory in Hecheng. After another day or two of delay, he would go directly from Chongzhou back to Qingzhou, Shandong - Wu Meijiu was the government affairs officer of Chongzhou.
Sir, we also went to the northern front to inspect the public situation.
Unable to storm Hecheng Military Fortress, the Jinghaihai Battalion returned to Jiangmen yesterday. There are still a large number of bandits gathering on the Shengsi Islands. Lin Fu wants to prevent them from attacking Chongzhou from the river mouth, so he must have enough troops to block the river mouth.
In the west of Hecheng, Chongcheng Infantry Camp, Fengli Infantry Camp, and Cavalry Camp are the main forces, assisted by the Minyong, and the Hecheng Army - especially the Minyong. In the past two days, the main force has come to assist in the defense. There are many Minyong - the strength
If the number increases to 4,000, even if the remnant bandits that shrink back to Hecheng Military Fortress are 2,400 to 500, they will still be able to suppress and blockade them from the land.
Although Wu Meijiu was a civil servant, he had led government soldiers for several years and was considered a proficient bow and horse among civil servants. He galloped up the river embankment.
On the north side of the garrison, a mud dam built yesterday after the war stretches across the Yunyan River. On the west side of the mud dam, the river water is almost gone, revealing a dark brown river bed. To the east, there is only shallow water. Maybe there will be water at high tide.
It was overflowing, but there was even silt exposed at this time. The wreckage of the burned warship and the corpses that had not been cleared out of the silt in time were shocking to ordinary people.
Wu Meijiu was also a knowledgeable person. He pointed at the black mud on the river bed and laughed with Lin Fu: "The governor is determined to dredge the river. This can be regarded as a double benefit - I heard from the old farmer that the black mud on the river bottom is the highest."
Good fertilizer can be dug out to deepen the river channel, and it can also be used to compost the fields..."
Two benefits at once can be said to be building a dam to cut off the river to kill the enemy, building a dam to drain the river and dredging the silt. Of course, dredging is far more than just these two benefits. Lin Fu was not ignorant enough to show his interest in front of Wu Meijiu.
He just smiled and said, "Master Wu is also quite familiar with farming, which is really a blessing to the people of Chongzhou..."
Wu Meijiu smiled awkwardly and said: "The governor is the blessing to the people of Chongzhou..."
Lin Fu laughed. Wu Mei had been opposed to the dredging for a long time, but was unable to get rid of Lin Fu's control. At this time, he changed his previous opposition.
The results of the one-day inspection also made Wu Meijiu fully aware that he had to bow his head before the situation.
He killed 672 enemies and captured 1,863 enemies. It was a great victory no matter where he was, which greatly increased Lin Fu's reputation in Chongzhou.
Ordinary villagers actively supported it. Yesterday, they took the initiative to go to Dongya and Beiya to apply for military service. There were as many as two to three hundred people. Even though they were fighting against Lin Fu due to the dispute over public land, the big families in Chongzhou who were diametrically opposed to the Jiangdong left army also gradually changed their direction -
-The victory of Hecheng made many people change their attitudes. At least before nightfall yesterday, private soldiers from all townships and villages gathered at the eastern foot of Zilang Mountain. As a result, the number of rural soldiers under the jurisdiction of the county barracks increased to more than 4,000, and the number of soldiers was recruited.
One hundred and twenty-six civilian ships with a carrying capacity of more than 100 stone.
The setting sun shone on the black mud of the river bed. At this time, a bay-red horse galloped from the south. It seemed to be a messenger and was brought directly to Lin Fu. Wu Meijiu saw Lin Fu's expression changed after he opened the letter.
Feeling heavy, he wondered what happened again.
Lin Fu did not tell Wu Meijiu the content of the private message, but asked Cao Ziang, Gu Siyuan and others to circulate it: She Feihu sneaked away from Jiangning before dawn today and disappeared without a trace. The news of the Chongzhou victory was also reported by Han Zai before nightfall yesterday.