On the eighth day of February, Ye Jiduo led more than 10,000 elite cavalry to seize Jingxing. On the ninth day of the lunar month, they entered the north and south of Yan and fell into Pingshan County. On the tenth day of the lunar month, they fell into Lingshou. They traveled to the second county of Tang Dynasty. On the 11th day, they fell into Quyang and on the 13th day, they fell into Dingzhou...
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In just a few days, the three palaces of Yannan were knocked down by the cavalry who rushed in with light troops.
In the ninth year of Chongguan, the Donghu invaded. In addition to the loss of more than one million people in the three prefectures of Yannan, Shandong Plain, and Jinan, the livestock and livestock power were completely lost. The Donghu people alone had nearly 400,000 animals to push out of the pass.
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The rebellion of 300,000 people who built embankments on the Yellow River destroyed the last bit of vitality in Jinan, Pingyuan, Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other areas.
When the Liang family took over Shandong, they were unable to enter the area east of Qingzhou, which was relatively wealthy and had not been damaged by war, so they could only build their headquarters in the dilapidated Jinan City.
In the past two years, the Liang family has to raise 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses. The repair of the city wall in Jinan's outer city is only a rammed earth construction, let alone the restoration of city defenses in other states and counties. Xingzhou, which is under the direct jurisdiction of Yanjing in the north, will be
Prefectures and other places are even more pitiful, with dilapidated cities. Except for Dazhou and Fucheng, the counties have only a few hundred soldiers defending the city. It is a miracle that Quyang County can hold on for a day before falling.
The Chidao built by the Liang family starts from Jinan, goes north through Pingyuan Prefecture, connects with Dingzhou, and then connects with Weihe River.
As early as late last month, Tianjin and Hainan had suspended the supply of grain and grass to the capital, just in case the captive cavalry would suddenly invade Yannan. The Liang family obviously did not take precautions. A team of mules and horses from the Liang family were sent to the south of Dingzhou City to support the Eastern captives.
The outpost intercepted them, and about seven to eight hundred mules and horses, nearly five thousand stones of rice and grain, and more than a thousand troop carriers with little combat effectiveness became the spoils of war for the captives.
On the 13th, the main force of the Japanese troops rested in Dingzhou, but they separated into several groups of elite cavalry, each with more than a hundred or hundreds of cavalry, heading north and east to attack Tangxian, Wangdu, Gaoyang, Qingyuan, and Boye.
, Anxian, Raoyang, Suning and other counties, all have traces of the enemy...
Suning is a county under Hejian Prefecture, located forty miles west of Hejian Prefecture.
Wu Qi stood at the head of the dilapidated city of Suning County, looking solemnly at the more than 400 horsemen and horses hesitating in the distance, and said to Yang Yihang behind him: "Retreat, the second group of soldiers and horses from the East are about to enter Yannan."
Already..."
"Master Wu, let's go first. I'll stay for another two days and then leave." Yang Yihang said stubbornly.
In Suning, two cities that are only forty miles apart by the river, Yang Yihang can directly mobilize more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. They are all the foundation left over from the battles in Yannan. The generals have been trained and supplied with armor and bows.
The crossbows can keep up with them, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. Even if two or three thousand elite soldiers ride over, Yang Yihang dares to lead his troops out of the city to fight in the field. However, relying on the high-speed maneuverability of a horse and two horses, the captive generals look at the sharp crossbows of Yang Yihang's troops.
If you are strong, avoid him, hang on the outside from a distance, and do not engage in combat with him.
The Tianjin Navy only had one battalion of cavalry, which was left to Lin Xuwen to stay in Jinhai, mainly to prevent the cavalry outposts from crossing the inner line of Hejian Prefecture. Yang Yihang had three thousand troops, all of them infantry, and only a hundred scouts to explore the horses.
The first group of Donglu cavalry entering Yannan consisted of more than 10,000 people, all of whom were elite cavalry with one man and two horses. The second group of Donglu cavalry entered Yannan again, and the size of the Donglu cavalry around Dingzhou would be more than 20,000.
Under such circumstances, Yang Yihang did not dare to lead 3,000 elite lone troops rashly to the west.
Yang Yihang guarded Suning to give the refugees more time to evacuate eastward.
Although Lin Xuwen held the power of Hejian Prefecture, he was controlled by Huang Jinnian and others in Jinhai. He could only sign the order to strengthen the wall and clear the country after confirming that most of the cavalry had entered Yannan. Before, he had only sent Lin Ji and Jiyun in advance.
She and other related forces dispersed in Hejian Prefecture, and the materials were evacuated to Jinhai, Yangxin and other places.
Due to the lack of precautions in Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other places, they were caught off guard again. The captive cavalry entering Yannan were able to obtain supplies from Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other places. Only the Liang family's mules and horses in the south of Dingzhou were robbed.
In addition to five thousand kilograms of grain, the seven to eight hundred mules and horses amounted to nearly two hundred thousand kilograms of meat reserves.
No matter how dilapidated the western Hebei region is, it still has a population base of more than one million, and the amount of plunderable grain and grass supplies is still considerable, which is more than enough to support the captives and cavalry in fighting in Yannan.
The Hejian Prefecture's independent implementation of the strong wall and clearing of the country is of little significance, and a large number of refugees are withdrawing eastward and pouring into Jinhai City, which will bring great pressure to Jinhai City.
From a purely military perspective, Wu Qi hopes that the Tianjin Navy will immediately abandon the peripheral cities of Hejian Prefecture, stick to the coastal cities such as Jinhai and Cangnan, and guide the refugees to evacuate southward, without shouldering the burden of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
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However, the Tianjin Navy was under the direct control of Lin Xuwen, and Wu Qi could not say anything about giving up the refugees directly. In his position, Lin Xuwen could not only consider military issues.
Without the protection of the army and the city, and under the harassment of the Qinqi outposts, the refugees will retreat southward at an extremely slow speed. Perhaps more people will hide in nearby cities and earthen fences, optimistically waiting for the imperial court's rescue.
Under the current circumstances, the best choice Lin Xuwen can make is to step up the wall and clear the country in a step-by-step manner and evacuate people to Tianjin and Hainan. The grain reserves in Tianjin and Hainan are sufficient. Even if there are an influx of 300,000 to 400,000 refugees, two or three people can be supported.
Yue's problem is not big either. As for the huge pressure it will put on Jinhai in the future, it is no longer something Lin Xuwen can take care of at the moment.
Under the current circumstances, it is impossible for Luqi to gather the main force to Hejian Mansion. Their goal is more likely to capture Zijingguan and open the gap from Datong to Yanjing, so that more troops can flow in through this gap. Or first
Attack the Jizhou area and cut off the communication between the main force of the Jizhen Army heading north to western Liaoning and the logistics base in Gyeonggi and Changli - this will leave relatively sufficient time for Hejian Prefecture.
Due to the large influx of captives and cavalry, it was very difficult to spy on the military situation in the western Hebei region. Wu Qi no longer stayed in Suning to accompany Yang Yihang to defend the city, and returned to Jinhai that day.
On his way back to Jinhai, Wu Qi encountered the cavalry that had infiltrated all the way. There were more than 200 cavalry on the road at that time, but Wu Qi's escort only had more than fifty people.
The situation is extremely dangerous.
However, Donglu was executing a strategy in Yannan at this time. When he saw Wu Qi's cavalry group of more than fifty people, wearing armor and holding crossbows, they looked like the elite cavalry of the Tianjin Navy. They shot dozens of people from a distance.
The arrow was thrown away, allowing Wu Qi to escape the danger.
Wu Qi entered Jinhai City. Jinhai City, which had been neatly organized in the past, was already in chaos.
In the past few days, there have been 60,000 to 70,000 refugees who have taken refuge in Jinhai. In addition to the refugees, the large number of livestock has made the city extremely dirty.
Of the three prefectures in Yannan, Hejian Prefecture is the one that has recovered the best. The chaos caused by the construction of embankments on the Yellow River did not affect Hejian Prefecture. Especially in the areas near Jinhai, due to the vigorous promotion of rice planting, farming has even exceeded that of Chongguan Nine Years.
The level is the same as before, but Hejian Prefecture is still very poor and weak overall.
The existence of the Jinhai grain road has made Jinhai City extremely prosperous. In addition to rice grains, a large amount of materials from the south have to be transported to the Gyeonggi region through Jinhai. In the past two or three years, the cloth shops in Jinhai City have
There are thirty or forty silk shops.
It's just that this kind of prosperity is like a short-lived flower that will wither as soon as it blooms.
As soon as Wu Qi entered the city, Lin Xuhong came over to greet him and shouted from a distance: "General Wu, the eldest son, please come over..."
Lin Xuhong was originally Lin Ji's chief shopkeeper. After coming to Jinhai, he became a close confidant of the eldest son. He was responsible for all the Lin family's business in Hejian Mansion. Although he had no official position, he was the most important person in Jinhai City.
A character who shakes mountains by talking and stomping his feet.
The streets and alleys were full of people. Wu Qi handed his horse to the people behind him. Surrounded by his retinue, he and Lin Xuhong went to the Governor's Office. As they walked, he asked: "How is the situation in the north? Has the imperial court taken any action recently?
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Lin Fu sent Wu Qi to the north in person in order to accurately grasp the situation in the north. Although more than two hundred sentries were sent out to detect the situation, as the war progressed, Donglu's control over the wild areas would decline due to the superiority of the cavalry.
As Wu Qi became more and more powerful, he wanted to know more and more accurate information, and he had to combine it with the court's letters and reports.
"The news that just arrived today is that there is a troop of about 5,000 captives crossing Liaodong Bay to attack Ningjin," Lin Xuhong said. "At that time, nearly 10,000 reinforcements from Linyu had just arrived in Ningjin, and they were fighting with the captives outside Ningjin Fort.
The cavalry hurriedly met each other and fought a battle. The reinforcements from Linyu were defeated. Some of them retreated into Ningjin Fort, while another troop retreated to Linyu. The troops who retreated to Linyu suffered heavy casualties, and only a few hundred people escaped.
I don’t know the specific casualties - the imperial court has decided to mobilize the Xuanfu army to defend against the enemy, but has not yet ordered the Jizhen army in western Liaoning to withdraw northward..."
Wu Qi frowned. The Donghu people had elite cavalry cutting into the retreat of western Liaoning. Even if the imperial court made a decisive decision, it would be difficult for the Jizhen army to retreat. It is not known whether Hao Zongcheng has the courage and ability to retreat without breaking his arm.
Xuanfu is one of the three towns in Yanbei. It has not suffered much in recent years, but its actual number of troops is less than 30,000. It is not known how many troops the court has transferred in. Looking at the current deployment of the court, it is still
I hope this side can bite the bullet and hold on and Liaoxi can conquer Liaoyang and win a great victory.
Wu Qi only had hatred but no loyalty towards the Yuan Dynasty, and sneered in his heart: At this time, Yannan, Jingji, Jizhou and other places still have the will to resist. Once the main force of Ji Zhen Army is destroyed in western Liaoning, this will to resist will also collapse.
----This has nothing to do with how many soldiers and horses the court can mobilize. In difficult moments, the generals' will to resist is more important.
Wu Qi followed Lin Xuhong into the official hall. In addition to Lin Xuwen, Sun Shangwang, Ma Yigong and others, there were also the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the Chief Producer of the Jinhai General Consul Department, Huang Jinnian, the Member of the Ministry of Finance, Zhang Wenden, the Supervisor of Jinhai Warehouse, and others.
Be present.
Huang Jinnian's reputation was higher than that of Lin Xuwen. He actually controlled all matters concerning Jinhaicang and the grain transportation in the capital. Lin Xuwen controlled the Tianjin Navy, the military and political power of Hejian Prefecture, and the transportation affairs before the grain entered Jinhaicang. In Jinhai, Lin Xuwen
Although the current situation is critical, Huang Jinnian is still nominally the leader in Jinhai City. In front of the official hall, Huang Jinnian sits on the left, Lin Xuwen sits on the right, and Zhang Wenden, Sun Shangwang, Ma Yigong and others sit at the bottom.
"General Wu, we are planning to send someone to invite you back!" Huang Jinnian watched Wu Qi step across the threshold and stood up to greet him.
Wu Qi was slightly startled. In the past, in Huang Jinnian's eyes, Wu Qi was just a skinny Huaidong soldier. He didn't even bother to give him a serious look when he came to Tianjin to do official business.
On second thought, Wu Qi figured out that even if the imperial court still had illusions about Liaoxi, the serious consequences of the collapse of Liaoxi should be considered. At this time, the only people who could come to the capital to aid were Chen Zhihu, Chang Huai, and Liang.
Outside the house is the Huaidong Army.
Furthermore, if Yanjing cannot be held in the end and the imperial court wants to move the capital in a hurry, it will have no choice but to retreat to Jinhai first and take the sea route from Jinhai to Jiangning.