Opening the letter of order sent by Yue Lengqiu, Lin Fu looked at it calmly, glanced at Zhang Yan beside him, and said: "Governor Yue is determined to recruit bandits and intends to withdraw from Xuzhou first as a sign of surrender.
Sincerity——Master Zhang, what do you think of this matter?"
"It is not appropriate for me to intervene in local military affairs." Zhang Yan said, thinking to himself: Lin Fudun did not move and threw the ball to Yue Lengqiu. What choice could Yue Lengqiu make? Taking advantage of the situation and recruiting troops, Yue Lengqiu could not only keep the Huai Army alive
With a strong backbone, he can better keep his official position. Isn't it too eager to give Xuzhou out so easily?
Zhang Yan couldn't think clearly for a while and really wanted to know what Yue Lengqiu wrote in the letter, but he was not so fooled. If he smeared shit on it at this time, he would not be able to wipe his butt clean when the trouble came out.
Seeing Zhang Yan's indifferent look, Lin Fu did not pursue him and said to Liu Tao beside Liang Wenzhan: "The Yue Governor wants me to gather a hundred ferries and transfer them to Xuzhou for use. Please trouble Mr. Liu to deal with this matter...
In addition to ferries, boatmen must also be recruited, sooner rather than later.”
Liu Tao responded in a muffled voice. He knew that he would not be welcomed if he stayed in Shanyang, so he had collected ferries. He would probably be driven to Xuzhou along with these ships.
That's fine, as long as the recruitment can go smoothly, taking the ship north in person can be regarded as a meritorious service in front of Governor Yue, and there will be a way to get promoted.
Thinking of this, Liu Tao walked out first to do this.
Lin Fu called another guard and ordered, "Go to the east of the city to find General Tao Chun who is recovering from his injuries on Xishi Street. Tell him that the Governor-General is sending a ferry to Xuzhou. Ask him how he is recovering from his injuries and whether he can go to Xuzhou again."
Serve before Governor Yue..."
"The Yue Governor wants me to go to Suining and take charge of it, to maintain pressure on the enemies of Longquan Mountain in the west of Suining, and to ensure that the recruitment of troops can be successful - Mr. Zhang, would you like to go to Suining with me?" Lin Fu asked Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan hesitated for a while and said: "Then let's go to Suining. The gangster incident will be settled early, and the Huaibei salt incident will be on the right track as soon as possible..."
Lin Fu just smiled and said, "When everything is ready, I will send someone to inform Mr. Zhang..." He got up and led his entourage away from the County Capital Pavilion where Zhang Yan temporarily stayed, and returned to Wenqing Garden.
Yue Lengqiu wanted to use a ship in Xuzhou, so Lin Fu naturally would not transfer warships from the water camp to him, so he asked Liu Tao to requisition civilian ships from Shanyang County to go north. Tao Chun had been recovering from his injuries for more than ten days, and although he had not fully recovered,
My life is safe, and there is no problem in heading north by water, so I don't have to stay in Shanyang and get in the way.
Song Jia was learning embroidery from Xiaoman and Mingyue by the pond in the garden. She knew everything, but she had never learned how to be a female worker. Now that she had no fun in her spare time, she started learning to play. When she saw Lin Fu coming back, she asked, "Is Zhang Yan easy to deal with?"
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She Mingyue could not forget her identity as a prisoner, so she stood up and resigned, unwilling to be in the same room with Lin Fu.
"The matter of cracking down on private gangs, before Zhang Yan could express his position, the messenger sent by Yue Lengqiu from Xuzhou came into the city and disrupted the matter..." Lin Fu said, taking out Yue Lengqiu's letter from his arms.
Show it to Song Jia.
Song Jia read Yue Lengqiu's letter carefully, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, very bright, and said: "Yue Lengqiu is more straightforward - Liu An'er has been plotting Xuzhou for a long time, and he has been fighting for three months without defeating Yue Lengqiu.
Qiu is giving in at this time, you really can’t help but refuse! What are you going to do?”
"Yue Lengqiu ordered me to go to Suining to take charge, what can I do?" Lin Fu said.
"That's really wronging you!" Song Jia raised her forehead and gave Lin Fu a very charming look.
Xiaoman looked on and was unhappy. Thinking that they had only been together for a few days and were separated again, he felt even more unhappy. He said to Song Jia: "If you want to learn embroidery, it is easy to learn it. You can't learn it half-heartedly."
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Song Jiayan smiled and said, "My aunt is really difficult to take care of. Am I not studying hard?"
"There may be another battle, but it's just to defend Suining. There is no need for an expedition. Will you stay in Shanyang or follow me to Suining?" Lin Fu asked.
"Can we go to Suining?" Xiaoman asked happily.
There was war in Huaisi, but it was not difficult to collect more than a hundred civilian ships in Shanyang.
On the 28th, Lin Fu went with Zhang Yan, crossed the Huaihe River from Shanyang by boat, entered Si River, went up the Si River, and entered Suining to sit down.
Shanyang County Prime Minister Liu Tao and Changhuai Army General Tao Chun continued northward with more than a hundred ferries to Xuzhou.
The refugee army suspended its offensive against Xuzhou and opened an opening in the southeast of Xuzhou City, allowing Yue Lengqiu to lead the Huai army to withdraw from Xuzhou.
The refugee army was also eager to get Xuzhou City, and even temporarily gave up the Yunlong Mountain Camp on the west bank of Surabaya and the southeast corner of Xuzhou for the Changhuai Army to garrison, so that the Changhuai Army could withdraw from Xuzhou faster and with more peace of mind.
Sit down and talk slowly about recruitment.
As soon as Tao Chun arrived in Xuzhou, he was ordered to set up camp at Damiao Gang on the other side of Yunlong Mountain.
In early August, the Changhuai Army began to withdraw from Xuzhou City. On August 10th, the remnants of the Changhuai Army were more than 12,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 20,000 officials and civilians from the Chu Palace and Xuzhou East were withdrawn from Xuzhou.
Stationed at Damiaoshan Camp on the east bank of Surabaya.
The refugee army also entered Xuzhou City on this day.
The refugee army is not yet able to block the breach of the Sishui River in Yanshan, but they have dug the trench between Yunlong Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain in the southwest corner. The water leaked out from the breach of the Yanshan River, roaring and raging in the low ridges of the Xuzhou Plain.
The large water of the Sishui River can flow away from the low-lying area in the southwest of Xuzhou and merge into the Bianshui River sixty miles to the southwest.
Only then did the flooding in Xuzhou City gradually decrease. After a day and a night, the streets and alleys covered with thick silt were fully exposed.
The city of Xuzhou is in a mess, just like an abandoned city. It will take a long time to restore its vitality. However, after being soaked in floods for three months, the city walls are still intact. This shows that Xuzhou City is really strong.
It is the first of all the cities in the Central Plains.
The change of ownership of Xuzhou City was a substantial first step for the two parties to sit down and talk about recruitment. However, the refugee army was still very wary of the officers and soldiers.
After Yue Lengqiu withdrew eastward, tens of thousands of civilians still stayed in Xuzhou city, unwilling to leave their hometown and abandon their homeland.
After Liu An'er led more than 10,000 elite troops to Xuzhou, the first thing he did was to drive the civilians out of the city. He reoccupied the Yunlong Mountain camp and stationed an elite force to confront the Changhuai Army on the east bank and prevent the Changhuai Army from returning to cross the Surabaya River.
, sneak attack on Xuzhou.
Of course, under the current situation, the greatest threat to the Xuzhou refugee army is not the Changhuai Army that has withdrawn to the east coast, but the Jiangdong Left Army that is recuperating in Suining.
After paying such heavy casualties, the Changhuai Army was able to hold on to Xuzhou for half a year, and its will was rare and firm. After escaping the difficulties and crossing the river to the east bank of Surabaya, the will to fight relaxed the fastest and fastest, and it needed time to rest and recuperate.
In terms of physical strength, fighting will, and material preparation, they are not able to cross the Si River to counterattack Xuzhou in a short time.
Liu An'er is also a man who knows soldiers. Unlike the Changhuai Army, which has become a tired army, the Jiangdong Left Army is the real new and cutting-edge division.
If Lin Fu hadn't led the Jiangdong Left Army to spy on Xuzhou from Suining, how could Liu An'er have easily accepted the recruitment?
It is not difficult to accept recruitment, but it is not without conditions, and it is impossible for the court to lead you by the nose under the guise of recruitment.
Liu An'er's condition was that in Xuzhou Fan Town, it would include Yucheng and Huaiyang in the west, Haozhou, Sizhou, Suining, and Suyu in the south, Peixian, Tengzhou, and Jining in the north, and Pi County in the east.
Twenty-one counties, including Tancheng and Shuyang, were separated from the original county government and merged into Xuzhou.
The so-called asking for a high price and paying back the money on the spot requires such strength to offer this price.
The area drawn by Liu An'er almost included the four prefectures in the Huaisi area. Its geographical center was not Xuzhou, but Suining, which was occupied by the Jiangdong Left Army.
Previously, Liu Miaozhen and Malantou withdrew the main troops on the southern front from Siyang and Suyu, and set up camp at Qinglonggang in the northwest of Suining to build a new line of defense. They had more than 20,000 troops and a proportion of elite troops.
More than half.
In early August, after capturing Xuzhou as he wished, Liu An'er was free to mobilize troops and horses outside Xuzhou to the south. By mid-August, the number of troops in Qinglonggang increased to 80,000. The refugee army surrounded
Almost all the main forces in Xuzhou were transferred to Suining.
Suining City is still dominated by Gu Siyuan's troops. The Jiangdong Left Army's camp is located outside a yellow mud hill in the northeast corner of Suining City. It is backed by the city and backed by water. The company's battalions are like clouds, guarding the space between Suining City and the Sishui River.
's gap.
The refugee army continued to make small moves, and Chen Hansan also gradually withdrew his troops from the narrow bridge south of Shuyang.
The three armies of Chen and Han, with more than 20,000 troops, all withdrew into Tancheng north of Shuyang. Shuyang, which had been besieged for three months, was finally relieved in early August.
The guard battalion stationed at Shukou south of the narrow bridge was also able to divide its troops and go to Feixiaji on the north bank of Shanyang. Lin Fu was able to mobilize Ning Zechen and Fengli battalion to march north to strengthen Suining's combat power.
In addition to Gu Siyuan's troops, the Jiangdong Left Army assembled in Suining included Fengli Camp, Changshan Camp, the remnants of the Huaihe Army, Cavalry Camp, and the Jinghai Third Water Camp, a total of 18 battalions with more than 12,000 elite troops.
The Sishui River flows through Suining, which is a large river meandering toward the northeast, making the section of the Sishui River flowing through the northern part of Suining actually flow in an east-west direction, with an open river surface and a relatively slow flow.
The water camp warships of Jiangdong Zuojun stopped like clouds, covering a large area of water upstream and downstream in black.
The military affairs of the Jiangdong Left Army in Suining have been handled by Qin Chengzu since mid-July.
When Lin Fu returned to Suining, he did not directly deal with military affairs. Except for occasionally going to the city to discuss matters, he spent most of his time on the boat Jinhai parked on the banks of the Surabaya River.
On the Sishui River, the night is filled with darkness, and the lights on the Jinhai No. are brightly lit.
Xiaoman and She Mingyue were sitting in the elegant room on the top floor of the stern cabin, playing chess for fun, and they were enjoying themselves.
Although you can't go ashore to play, you can see the mighty Surabaya River and the scenery of rivers and mountains on the boat, and you will feel that the mountains and rivers are magnificent, and it is a worthwhile trip.
The command cabin where Lin Fu discusses and handles military affairs is on the outside. The wooden platform in the middle is a Huaisi terrain sand table made of gum and river sand. The refugee army is marked with a small blue flag. The blue flags around Suining are almost
To fill this small sand table, in comparison, the small flags in Xuzhou are not even denser than those in Tancheng.
"Liu An'er wants to covet the land of the four prefectures and establish a vassal town for himself. He is really greedy!" Song Jia, who was wearing a scholar's green shirt, looked like an extremely handsome scholar. She stood beside Lin Fu and stared at the situation between the two sides on the sand table.
Said with emotion.
"It's just asking for a price and paying back the money," Lin Fu chuckled and said, "He keeps gathering troops outside Suining, just to increase his bargaining chips."
Zhang Yan had been on the boat with Lin Fu for the past few days to observe the situation in Huaisi.
Although the recruitment of security has taken a substantial step, it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to assign all 21 counties in Huaisi to the bandits. It is really hard to see how to talk about it next, and whether we should fight two more wars before talking about it.
clear.
At this time, the sound of horse hoofbeats on the north bank was rapid. In the darkness, numerous horsemen galloped to the water's edge and called out to the sentinels across the water: "Pass the message from the capital, quickly send a boat to ferry us to meet Mr. Lin, the envoy of the Jingdong invaders in Huaidong..."
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One advantage of the cessation of fighting between the two armies is that the communication road is temporarily open. Otherwise, the road from Linyi to Xuzhou will not be peaceful, and it will be impossible for post riders to ride directly from the north to Suining.
Upon hearing the call, a ship was quickly dispatched to pick up the special envoy from Beijing who was delivering the order.
Zhang Yan only made up his mind to allow Yue Lengqiu to take advantage of Xuzhou at this time, and sent a special order to Lin Fu to fully cooperate with him. He wanted to quell the war in Huaisi as soon as possible. Without Lin Fu's cooperation with Yue Lengqiu, it would be impossible.
In order to suppress the conflict between Yue Lengqiu and Lin Fu, it is not surprising that Lin Fu was given a special edict from the capital.
After boarding the ship with his ministers, Zhang Yan was startled when he saw that the imperial edict was actually on a gold scroll. He didn't even hear the announcement.
Zhang Yan was born as a minister and knew very well about the palace supplies.
The imperial edict expresses the imperial power and must not be careless. The texture of the shaft handle is strictly different according to the grade of the official who receives the edict. The first-grade official is a jade shaft, the second-grade official is a black rhinoceros horn shaft, and the golden shaft is used by the fourth-grade official.
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Looking at the unfolding of the imperial edict, weaving silk brocade with flying silver dragons on both sides, it is indeed an imperial edict that can only be used for fourth-rank officials.
"Zhi said: Huaidong Jingkou made envoys. Si Zuo, the Xuanfu envoy of Jiangdong County, participated in politics and knew the affairs of Chongzhou County. Lin Fu, the governor of Jinghai, led his troops to guard Huaihe. Since then, he has made outstanding achievements and has been promoted to the fourth grade of Huaidong system.
Set up an envoy to encourage..."
Lin Fu was slightly startled after he announced the decree. Yue Lengqiu refused to give it. How could Liu Tingzhou get the Huaidong Zhishi so easily?