Between Zhejiang and Fujian, the hills and mountains are dangerous and dangerous. Qin Zitan was in Xiapu County. It was not until October 18 that he learned about the southern attack on Huaidong Army and the Yandang bandits to capture Yongjia and Yueqing counties.
The She family relied entirely on the support of the eight surnamed clans to create the current situation of the Zhejiang and Fujian governorship. Therefore, the She family will do its best to protect the interests of the clan, gentry and the family in East Fujian. Southern Zhejiang is a newly occupied land, and it must require the control of southern Zhejiang.
The local forces carried out severe and cruel suppression. On the one hand, the She family could draw more manpower and material resources from southern Zhejiang to support its war in western Zhejiang. On the other hand, it could strengthen the Bamin clan's penetration, control and guarantee in southern Zhejiang.
Everyone can get enough war benefits from it.
A considerable number of those officials, gentry, clans and local forces who were either loyal to the Yuan clan of Dayue or whose interests had been violated did not surrender to the She clan after the fall of southern Zhejiang. Instead, they retreated to Yandang Mountain, Kuocang Mountain, Tiantai Mountain, etc.
In the majestic mountains of southern Zhejiang, we resisted and waited for the king to regain his homeland.
The terrain in southern Zhejiang is complex, with isolated prefectures and counties, dangerous land routes, and many steep walled cities in the mountains that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The She family's control over southern Zhejiang was short-lived, and military resources were concentrated in western and eastern Zhejiang.
On the front line, we are currently unable to eliminate these remaining forces.
In the eyes of the She family, the so-called Yandang bandits are a resistance army led by former Qingtian County captain Ye Su and Yongjia clan leader Liu Wenzhong. Ye Su and Liu Wenzhong first resisted the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels in Qingtian County for half a year.
After the fall of Yongjia, they faced the danger of being attacked by a pincer, so they withdrew into the Yandang Mountains and joined forces with other remaining resistance forces to become the main force resisting the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels in Yongjia Prefecture, with more than 3,000 troops.
When the She family occupied southern Zhejiang, they encountered strong resistance under Yongjia City. Afterwards, Yongjia City was in dilapidated condition. The She family moved the government to Ouhai County on the south bank of the Yongjia River. Yongjia City has never been repaired, and it was also for Huaidong.
The main reason why the military attack was so easy to succeed.
After Huaidong attacked Yongjia City, Ye Su and Liu Wenzhong led their troops to Yandang Mountain and joined forces to capture Yueqing...
The main force of the She family in Yongjia Mansion is concentrated in Ouhai City on the south bank of the Yongjia River. There are only two thousand elites, and they can only be sent to Yongjia, Yueqing and other places to be recovered by the Huaidong Army.
In Yongjia, Yueqing and other places, nearly a hundred people, including officials sent by the She family as well as local surrendered officials and gentry, were executed by the chiefs, and nearly a thousand people were executed and moved to Hecheng.
Under such a severe situation, Shewenzhuang had to add a governor's office in southern Zhejiang to be responsible for the defense of the southern Zhejiang coast.
She Feihu was able to serve as the governor of southern Zhejiang. On the morning of the 19th, She Feihu and Qin Zitan, escorted by dozens of retinues, took the risk and took two fishing boats to cross the sea and go north to take office.
The land route between Zhejiang and Fujian is even more dangerous. The reinforcements that Yongjia Prefecture needs to recapture Yueqing and Yongjia can only be mobilized from western Zhejiang. Although it is still necessary to ensure that the focus is on the western front, some of them have to be transferred from the western front.
Elite troops are coming to stabilize the defense lines along the coast of southern Zhejiang and eastern Fujian.
She Feihu and Qin Zitan were sitting in the cabin, and there were only three escorts disguised as fishermen left outside the cabin to sail the boat, alert to the Huaidong Army sentry ship that might appear at any time on the sea.
At most, three thousand more elite troops will be transferred from the western front. After She Feihu successfully arrives at Ouhai, the available troops will only be five thousand elite troops. To regain Yongjia, Yueqing and other counties, five thousand elite troops must also guard against the Huaidong River.
The military's harassment of the coast of southern Zhejiang is so difficult that it is unimaginable... But even if the coast is abandoned and the Yongjia River is completely blocked, the hinterland of southern Zhejiang must be preserved. This is the consensus reached by the governors of Zhejiang and Fujian.
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In late autumn, the East China Sea was as clear as blue. Accompanied by Fu Qinghe, Zhou Tong and others, Lin Fu climbed to the observation deck at the southern foot of Jinji Mountain and looked out over the distant sea. In the vast clear blue sea, the dark-colored islands and reefs were scattered like treasures.
"There is a message from the south," Fu Qinghe, whose left arm was severed at the elbow, holding a knife on his waist with his right hand, reported to Lin Fu the letter from the latest ship sent by the southern attack fleet, "Ye Su, Liu Wenzhong is unwilling
Accepting our suggestion to retreat to Yuhuan Island and Lushan Islands, they only want to stick to Yongjia and Yueqing to confront the She family. It seems that the northern Zhejiang side has a stronger influence on them..."
Yuhuan Island is a large island located in the eastern waters of Yongjia Prefecture. The situation is dangerous. Together with the Lushan Islands, it is called the maritime gateway of southeastern Zhejiang. The two islands face each other from the north to the south, forming horns with each other. The beaches are covered with rocks, and there are exposed reefs and hidden reefs.
The high tide disappears and the low tide emerges, which poses a great threat to ships near the islands. As long as Ye Su and Liu Wenzhong lead 3,000 troops to retreat to the two islands, it will be difficult to conquer these islands unless the She family dispatches the main force of the Eastern Zhejiang Navy to suppress them.
Two islands.
Lin Fu's original intention was to persuade Ye Su and Liu Wenzhong to lead the main force of the Southern Zhejiang Resistance Army to retreat to these two islands, so that the maritime connection between Eastern Fujian and Eastern Zhejiang could be cut off once and for all.
Although most of the resistance forces and local armed forces who retreated to Yandang Mountain, Kuocang Mountain, Tiantai Mountain and other places were contacted first by people sent by Huaidong, he first served as the Propaganda Envoy of the two Zhejiang Provinces, and later served as the Right Minister of the Jiangning Ministry of War and concurrently as the Zhejiang Envoy of Northern Zhejiang.
Dong Yuan had a greater influence on them.
Seeing that so many people were still loyal to the court after the fall of southern Zhejiang, the Imperial Capital and Prince Ning's Mansion assigned these resistance forces to the northern Zhejiang Province and assigned them to Si Yao, despite the fact that the only option was to go by sea.
Only in this way can we provide material support to these resistance forces.
"Then let them go," Lin Fu sighed and said, "Send someone to tell Dong Yuan that Liu Wenzhong and Ye Su will need double the amount of supplies that Ye Su wants from us.
Compensate us - otherwise we will hit ours, and the Zhejiang Southern Army will hit theirs!"
Lin Fu said this out of anger.
Ye Su and Liu Wenzhong led their troops to stick to Yueqing and Yongjia. In addition to being more deeply influenced by Dong Yuan, they were not ruled out as representatives of local forces and were eager to regain southern Zhejiang from the She family.
Yueqing is close to the sea. As long as Ye Su and Liu Wenzhong can hold the city of Yueqing, in addition to being able to contain more troops of the She family, the Huaidong fleet will also have a base in southern Zhejiang, so it will be able to advance and retreat more freely.
Fu Qinghe frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Although Ye Su and Liu Wenzhong are unwilling to accept the Huaidong Military Division's suggestion, it does not mean that no one in the resistance forces in southern Zhejiang can understand the dangerous situation. Yuhuan Island is connected to the mainland.
If it is too close, if Yueqing is lost, Yuhuan Island will be more difficult to defend. Maybe someone in southern Zhejiang will agree to defend the Lushan Islands!"
Just to guard the Lushan Islands, Huaidong sent three to five hundred armored soldiers, which is enough.
The reason why they tried so hard to persuade the resistance forces in southern Zhejiang to retreat to the island was because it was relatively easy for the She family to gather troops on land in southern Zhejiang. Even Yueqing City, which is close to the sea, is actually more than 20 miles away from the coast.
Not to mention Yongjia City, it will be very difficult for Ye and Liu's troops to defend Yueqing City. Once Yueqing is lost, the resistance forces in southern Zhejiang will be dealt a devastating blow, which will be detrimental to the development of the situation in southern Zhejiang.
On the other hand, Lin Fu must now consider the issue of competing with Dong Yuan for control of southern Zhejiang and other places after driving away the She family. Obviously, as long as Huaidong has enough influence on the resistance forces in southern Zhejiang, there is no doubt that
In the future, they will have the upper hand when fighting for control of southern Zhejiang and other places.
After hearing what Fu Qinghe said, Lin Fu could only nod in agreement.
Ye Su, Liu Wenzhong and others are all representatives of the gentry and wealthy families in southern Zhejiang. They don't have a good impression of him. However, it was obviously with the help of the Huaidong Army that they regained Yongjia and Yueqing, and they also wanted to get close to northern Zhejiang.
As for alienating Huaidong, I really don't know what to say, and I don't know whether to live or die.
Maybe it was because it was too easy to recover Yongjia and Yueqing.
It would be better to let those southern Zhejiang forces who are anti-Huaidong stay in Yueqing and consume them!
Lin Fu sighed slightly. He couldn't see the She family's Zhejiang Navy making any moves on the Daishan Islands, so he descended from Jinji Mountain and returned to the Qingxi Bay camp at the northwest foot of Jinji Mountain.
As soon as they got off Jinji Mountain, Chen Enze handed over an urgent letter from Chongzhou.
"Luo Xiancheng led his troops to march south and captured Qichun five days ago!" Lin Fu weakly handed the letter to Fu Qinghe, really not knowing what to say about it.
Although Huaidong had predicted that the Changle rebels might advance southward as early as July, they had notified the Governor's Palace, Prince Ning's Palace and the Jiangning Military Department several times.
The Jiangning side turned a deaf ear to Huaidong's warning; the Jinghu side, instead of being wary of Changle's army going south, even sent troops from Qichun and other places to strengthen the defenses of Jiangxia, Jingzhou and other places.
The news that Luo Xiancheng led Changle's army to march southward and Qichun fell reached Chongzhou on the same day. Lin Fu thrust the news into Fu Qinghe's hands and said with anger and indifference: "Yuan
It’s really amazing that you can restore the rule of Zhongxing!”
Fu Qinghe read the letter and asked: "Jiang Ning wants to borrow a water camp from Huaidong to march westward to prepare for Changle's army to cross the river. What are you going to do?"
"Now is not the time for us to move westward," Lin Fu said, "just say that our eastern front is tight and we can't spare a single soldier - whoever made the mess should clean up..."
Fu Qinghe handed the letter back to Chen Enze and said to Lin Fu: "Master Gu may want the Huaidong Army to advance westward. How to deal with it?"
"Even if I want to take care of the west, I really don't have enough energy. I can only take care of myself first," Lin Fu said. "Luo Xiancheng captured Qichun, and there is not much difference between him crossing the river and entering Jiangxi.
It’s enough to cause chaos in Jiangning. Even if I go back to Chongzhou, I still have to wait for the southern raiding fleet to return safely. I also have to give Daishan and Changguo a proper fight, and the Haiyu Army also has to use its strength!"
The Huaidong navy attacked the east coast of Fujian thousands of miles away. Whether the She family would send the Zhejiang navy to fight was a matter of two minds.
Lin Fu must be ready for battle at any time in the waters east of Chongzhou.
In addition to the southern raiding fleet being ready to return reinforcements at any time, the main forces of the Jinghai Second Water Camp and the Third Water Camp are concentrated in Hecheng, Jiangmen, and Chongcheng. Moreover, Huaidong is currently in addition to ensuring the basic construction.
In addition to demand, more resources should be focused on developing water resources.
Nearly two-thirds of the shipbuilding capacity of Guanyintan Shipyard is used in the construction of warships, and other new ships are also given priority to ensure the transportation capacity of core resources such as coal and iron.
Since the world did not yet have the ability to forge large-area steel plates, Lin Fu had no choice but to use copper to cover the decks of his newly built warships.
Fusang produces copper mixed with silver. Huaidong has the ability to refine the silver, but it requires manpower and time.
Wang Chengfu suggested that the Huaidong Military Division use mixed silver copper to directly prepare high-denomination copper coins. Zhou Guangnan and others were eager to take the matter of preparing copper coins under the name of Huaidong Bank. Lin Mengde also felt that this was to relieve Huaidong.
One method of financial pressure - Lin Fu transported more than 200,000 kilograms of copper from Haidong at one time to the Guanyintan Shipyard for armoring new warships.