Sun Zhuang abandoned Suining and settled in the two cities of Yu, which seemed to open a big gap in the Huaisi area, allowing Chen Zhihu to trap hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Huaiyang, like a flood of beasts, flowing through the Bian River to the east.
The situation in Huaisi, which had finally settled down, was in a mess.
Zhang Gou and Chen Zhi followed Lin Fu and rushed to Shanyang non-stop to rush for help. It was already the third day of the first lunar month in the 13th year of Chongguan. Sun Zhuang also sent an order to Lin Fu to take him back to Shanyang for custody. Zhang Gou and Chen Zhi were in Shanyang.
In the prison inside, I saw Sun Zhuang chained up with heavy shackles.
Sun Zhuang, with his unruly beard like a hornet, sat in the haystack in the prison with his eyes closed, listening to the clang of the iron prison door opening. When he opened his eyes, he felt the bright light from the door was dazzling, and Zhang Gou and Chen Zhi walked away with their backlight.
Entering the dark prison, he didn't recognize him for a moment.
Zhang Gou and Chen Zhi were in complicated moods, and Sun Zhuang came to prison because he was afraid of harming them. Otherwise, he could have stayed in Suining and Su Yu and continued to serve in front of the eldest lady.
Recognizing Zhang Gou and Chen Zhi, Sun Zhuang laughed and said, "I'll show you to the ghosts with your mournful face. It's worth it to see you before I die - the eldest lady is desperate and 400,000 people are trapped in Huaiyang City."
, If I don’t help the eldest lady, I won’t be able to see An Shuai after my death, and I hope I won’t cause you any trouble!”
"You crazy dog, you have all your loyalty, but you dragged us into the water," someone in the cell next door yelled at Sun Zhuang, "If you kill grandpa with a knife, grandpa will not let you go even if he is a ghost!"
"Bah, you are greedy for life and afraid of death. You don't care about how An Shuai treated you back then. You only want your own wealth and honor. You deserve to die!" Sun Zhuang spat and scolded him back.
After the Huaisi War, some of the refugee army surrendered, some followed Liu Miaozhen to cross the Bianshui River westward, and some followed Sun Zhuang and were incorporated into the Infantry Division of the Northern Army, maintaining a relatively independent status. The Northern Army had 12,000 soldiers, and the troops under Sun Zhuang's command
There are only four thousand people, and the rest are just under his control.
Sun Zhuang's fake act came true, he lost the two cities, handed over 4,000 tribesmen to Malantou, and ran to Siyang to be imprisoned.
The other generals of the Northern Army lost their cities to Sun Zhuang and Malan Tou, who had sneaked into the two cities. After the city was lost, some people rejoined the old army, and more than thirty generals trotted to Siyang with their families.
Put into prison.
Malantou, who occupied the two cities, did not trouble them. He just detained their soldiers and allowed them to take their children and leave the two cities.
Among the more than thirty generals of the Northern Army, it is not that they have changed their minds and are bent on following Huaidong, but they really have no confidence in the future of the refugee army; besides, if they were really loyal and did not forget their old friendship, they would have followed Liu Miaozhen to the west.
Crossed the Bian River and entered Huaiyang.
However, after arriving in Siyang, Cao Ziang was unable to distinguish the true from the false for a while, so he imprisoned them all in the prison of Shanyang County for the crime of losing the city, waiting for Lin Fu to come and deal with them together.
They were all the generals of the Huaibei Northeast Army who originally held military power. Not only did they lose their military power overnight because of Sun Zhuang, but they were also reduced to prisoners. How could they not hate Sun Zhuang? Sun Zhuang wanted to be in charge of safety and the red coat.
A woman is so loyal that she can lead her troops to seek refuge with her, but she drags them all into the water. How can they be willing to do so?
Of course, in addition to the more than thirty generals of the Northern Army, when Sun Zhuang came to be imprisoned, there were also eleven people from his tribe accompanying him. These eleven people, including Sun Zhuang's generals and Sun Zhuang's bodyguards, were not willing to
Seeing Sun Zhuang coming to be tortured, he would die, so he followed him.
These two groups of people have an obvious characteristic. Sun Zhuang and his subordinates left their families and children in Suining. They came here intending to commit suicide and die as brothers. The other generals of the Northern Army took their families and children with them.
I left Shuangcheng because I really didn’t want to get involved with the refugee army again.
Zhang Gou and Chen Zhi came all the way and sorted out the rights and wrongs in general. Seeing Sun Zhuang scolding others, they felt sad and sad. Unable to bear the humiliation of these people, Zhang Gou said to them:
"Your affairs will be cleared by the authorities after they are verified, and they will naturally let you out. You'd better stay calm..."
Hearing what Zhang Gou said, the more than thirty Northern Army generals who had been implicated all stopped talking for a moment and turned to follow Zhang Gou. Chen Enze came into the prison cell to complain.
Chen Enze also had a headache and said that as long as it was verified that they were harmed by Sun Zhuang and did not deliberately lose the city, they would naturally be cleared and fair.
Zhang Gou, Chen Zhi and Chen Enze saw the generals in prison and went to Lin Fu's temporary camp in Shanyang County to see Lin Fu. Before entering the official hall, they heard Liu Tingzhou's stern accusation: "You dare to
The thieves fled eastward and the bandits took care of themselves. Do you really think that everyone in the world is blind?"
Zhang Gou and Chen Enze looked at each other in confusion. They both knew that Liu Tingzhou was not dealing with the military commander's office, so why did they get into a quarrel as soon as they came over? Listening to Liu Tingzhou's tone, he put the responsibility for the fall of Suining and Suyu on Lin Fu.
Go up to your head.
Zhang Gou, Chen Enze, and Chen Zhi walked into the official hall bravely, and saw Lin Fu with a livid face responding to Liu Tingzhou: "I am responsible for the loss of two cities, but when it comes to letting thieves and raising bandits, Mr. Liu's filth will be poured out.
Too refreshing?"
In addition to Liu Tingzhou, Tang Shuen, the censor of the school, Liu Shidu, the newly appointed magistrate of Huai'an, Liang Wenzhan, the magistrate of Shanyang, and others were all in the official hall. There were two other people with strange faces that Zhang Gou had never seen before.
One of them was wearing a full-fledged fifth-grade civil servant uniform, so they were not small roles. Judging from their expressions, they all seemed to be on Liu Tingzhou's side.
"Do you dare to say that the bandit army in red coats crossed Bian'an and entered Huaiyang was not the result of your selfish indulgence?" Liu Tingzhou's face turned red, and when he got excited, his white beard trembled, "Today's loss of two cities is nothing like your indulgence back then."
What's the difference between the bandits in red coats crossing the Bianshui River to the west? Others don't know that Sun Zhuang and the thieves are secretly communicating with each other, so how can they hide it from your eyes? "
"Master Liu, you think highly of me," Lin Fu said with a cold smile, "According to what you said, you led the Huai army to the north and suffered a big loss in Siyang. How much benefit did you receive from the bandits?"
"You..." Liu Tingzhou didn't expect that Lin Fu's ability to bite back was also top-notch, which made it difficult for him to defend himself. He knew in his heart that he was far inferior in using troops, but he couldn't use this to argue!
"Mr. Lin, please don't be impatient, Mr. Liu. If you argue like this, you won't be able to resolve the issue of right and wrong," a middle-aged man in a fifth-grade civil service uniform standing next to Liu Tingzhou said, "Since Su Yu, Suining has done something wrong.
The generals from the city came to be imprisoned and took the initiative to bear the blame for losing the city. Mr. Lin, do you think you will hand these people over to me to take away?"
"Take it away?" Lin Fu raised his eyebrows, looked at the middle-aged man, and said coldly, "Master Liu, you said it lightly. Who dares to pat his chest and say that he will survive a hundred battles these days? If he loses one or two cities, he will
I will hand over the people to you and take them away. There are hundreds of generals in Huaidong, big and small. Who will dare to defend the city in the future?"
Liu Yifei said something to Lin Fu, but it was so stuck in his heart that he couldn't spit it out.
Liu Shidu came out to smooth things over: "At this moment, all parties should try their best to contain the bandits' eastward advance, instead of rushing to hold who is responsible? If we want to talk about responsibility, we can only blame the thieves for being too cunning. General Chen has clearly laid a dragnet in the west.
, who knew they would flee eastward?"
Liu Shidu's words were obviously unconvincing. Liu Tingzhou just stared at Lin Fu coldly: If others couldn't think of it, he believed it; if Lin Fu couldn't think of it, he didn't believe it.
Zhang Gou breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Lin Fu didn't hand over Sun Zhuang and others, there was still room for redemption.
Lin Fu frowned and said, "I'm tired. I won't argue with you. If you come up with something, just let me know - I will try my best to save the situation!" As he spoke, he left the whole hall behind, and he
He walked back to the back by himself.
Liu Tingzhou threw up his sleeves and walked away, reviewing the censor Tang Shuen and the two strangers, who all left with Liu Tingzhou. Liu Shidu, Liang Wenzhan and others stayed behind, and Cao Ziang greeted them with a smile: "I can't live in peace during the New Year. Your Excellency, after three days
I led the cavalry battalion to help Shanyang, but Master Liu Tingzhou was so suspicious. Anyone else would not be in a good mood, and I would like to ask you to be more patient..."
"Easy to say, easy to say..." Liu Shidu said. He had planned to come to Huai'an after the New Year to take up his post. When this happened, he got up from bed on the eve of the New Year's Eve and brought two boys with him to take up his post. Liu Shidu's mood
Of course, it was not pleasant, but he was only qualified to receive anger in front of Lin Fu. Liu Tingzhou was the only one in Huaidong who could yell at Lin Fu, right?
Only then did Zhang Gou find out that the middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a Cavalry Commander was Gao Yi, Chen Zhihu's deputy general; the middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a fifth-grade civil servant was Liu Yefei, the counselor of the Governor-General's Mansion sent by Jiangning to investigate the loss of the city.
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In the eyes of Chen Zhihu and everyone in Jiangning, the Suiyang bandits were surrounded by Chen Zhihu's troops, Chang Huai's army and Chen Han's troops, and they were already struggling to their death. They breathed a sigh of relief because they lost the two cities here.
——We can't adjust the deployment for the moment, but we come together to hold Huaidong accountable.
Song Jia was sitting in a small pavilion boiling water and making tea. When she saw Lin Fu walking in, she said with a smile: "It's so noisy in front of me. I can't help but listen?"
"Liu Tingzhou is not stupid, I can't hide this from him..." Lin Fu sat down opposite Song Jia, picked up the tea cup on the tea table and took a sip. Seeing that the tea was not hot, he drank it all in one gulp, his face
There is no trace of the scowl on my face like I did in the front hall? I just feel thirsty from fighting in the front and need tea to quench my thirst.
"Suining, once Suyu is lost, Mr. Cao will transfer Xiao Kui'an and the Huai'an army to the north to strengthen Shuyang's defense." Song Jia stretched out her slender hand, filled Lin Fu's cup with tea, and said, "Others can't wait for a while."
You may not be able to figure it out, but after some time, you will probably be able to figure it out... North of Siyang, if you don't make any arrangements, it will be your biggest arrangement! Tell me about the 20th Battalion stationed in Suining and Suyu
, nominally belongs to the Huaidong Military Division, but when have you been able to transfer it? Besides, Suining and Suyu are not under the jurisdiction of the eleven counties of the Huaidong Prefecture. It is supposed to be allocated to Xuzhou, but you are just playing tricks on it.
You scoundrel, using Sun Zhuang to occupy two of Chen Hansan's territories, suppressing Chen Hansan from extending his hand southward. Now that Sun Zhuang is replaced by Liu Miaozhen, what will be the loss to you? If Liu Miaozhen accepts the recruitment and Huaidong's
Adaptation is what gives you a big advantage!"
"It's not that easy," Lin Fu sighed and said, "No matter what, I can't shirk responsibility for Liu An'er's death, given the situation at that time. If Liu An'er hadn't died, the entire Jianghuai River would be in turmoil... Now Yanbei
It is in danger. Once the Donglu break through the border and come in, there will be a big water leakage from Jinzhong, Hebei to Henan. What good will it do if the 450,000 people in Huaiyang are slaughtered? If these 400,000,000 people are kept, maybe
It will be of great use in the future!”
Song Jia nodded. Huaidong was fully developing its navy at this time. There were only 12,000 soldiers in the Land Guard Infantry Battalion, so it would be difficult to make a major expansion in the short term. Although there were 80,000 reserve troops in the Work and Supply Battalion, Huaidong's Ordnance Supervisor was exhausted.
With all our strength, it would take two to three years to produce enough basic armor for 80,000 infantry.
Once the Yanbei defense line collapses, most of the Donglu cavalry will easily penetrate into the Huaisi area. Only well-equipped elite infantry can confront the Donglu cavalry on the flat Hehuai Plain.
If a group of 30,000 to 40,000 captive cavalry infiltrates into Huaisi, and Huaidong has less than 10,000 elite infantry on the northern front, how can it resist it? Do we want to abandon all the areas north of the Huaihe River?
Furthermore, Chen Hansan is a very uncertain factor. Everyone in Jiangning does not like him, and he is also very difficult in Xuzhou, but he always has 20,000 elite troops in his hands. Whether it is the Liang family in the north or Huaidong,
There is no way to eat Chen Hansan in one bite in a short time, and there is no such name - once the captive cavalry defeats Huaisi and Chen Hansan betrays the Donghu people, how will Huaidong deal with it?
Naturally, the Red Coat Girl will not surrender easily, but keeping the Red Coat Girl as Huaidong's peripheral buffer can at least help Huaidong gain one year to come out. In this regard, the Red Coat Girl plays a stronger role than Sun Zhuang.
Sun Zhuang only nominally controlled 12,000 weak troops, and in terms of running the army and managing politics, Sun Zhuang needed too many women in red coats.
Just as Song Jia said, after the Huaisi War, except for providing food and salary to Sun Zhuang's troops every half month, Lin Fu no longer made any arrangements for the area north of Siyang. This was also his biggest arrangement - others
If you can't see through it, Song Jia can certainly see through it.
Speaking of Chen Zhihu, Song Jia didn't have a good impression of him, and many of the Song family's children died at the hands of Chen Zhihu.
"Chen Zhihu is just a sharp knife after leaving Li Zhuo," Song Jia said. "Wen Zhuanggong is only afraid that he is under Li Zhuo's banner - Li Zhuo is the one who can use this knife well, but others can't! Chen Zhihu is just here
Blocking the leak on the west side did not even prevent the gap on your side. Sun Zhuang lost two cities and opened the way for the Red Coat Army to advance eastward. Liu Miaozhen personally led 20,000 elite troops behind the Huaiyang Palace. Chen Zhihu was helpless, so he
I know he is good at fighting, but it is a pity that he lacks the overall situation."
"Not necessarily," Lin Fu shook his head and said, "He sent Gao Yi here, maybe he was afraid of Huaidong's evil hands!"
"That's right, Suining, Su Yu lost it too cleanly, anyone else would be suspicious!" Song Jia covered her lips with a smile and said, "No wonder Liu Tingzhou came over and pointed at your nose and scolded you - by the way,
Do you still want him to stay in Huaidong and play opposite you?
"Why not? If there is someone in Huaidong who can act against me, Jiangning will feel that the situation in Huaidong is not out of their control, which will make them feel more at ease..." Lin Fu said.
"Then why did you block his mouth this time?" Song Jia asked.
"The Northern Army has been completely wiped out this time," Lin Fu said. "I will give him 8,000 of the extra 12,000 troops, and he will probably shut up!"
"Then you want Xiao Kui'an to stay in Shuyang forever?" Song Jia could see through Lin Fu's thoughts at a glance, "Then from now on, there will be no power that can really hinder you south of the Huaihe River..." g