One general is incompetent and a thousand troops will be exhausted.
When Hao Zongcheng was in an extremely unfavorable situation in western Liaoning, he still hesitated to send troops to both ends. Everyone in Jinhai knew that the Jizhen Army could not escape the fate of destruction.
As March enters, bad news comes one after another, like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heart.
The Jizhen Army was the last heavy military group that the Dayue Yuan clan could rely on in the north. The destruction of the Jizhen Army meant that the north had completely lost its ability to resist the cavalry in field battles.
The Dengzhou Navy, which was ordered by Hao Zongcheng to cross the sea from Dengzhou and enter the Liaodong Peninsula to harass, also suffered a devastating blow in Jinzhou in the southeastern corner of Liaoning. At the same time, the Koryo Navy cooperated with the war in western Liaoning and launched a large-scale attack on the Liaodong Peninsula.
It invaded the Shandong coast from the east and fought fiercely with the remnants of the Dengzhou Navy in the waters around Chengshanjiao.
Although the naval battle with the Goryeo Navy at the mouth of the Bohai Sea was mutually successful, the Dengzhou Navy's troops that boarded Liaodong lost all their troops, their overall strength was more than half weakened, and they were no longer able to go north to support the Yan-Hebei war.
The news of the collapse of Cheng Tinggui's troops in Danshan reached Jinhai on the first day of March. Lin Fu immediately wrote a letter asking the court to immediately burn down the Changli army warehouse and gather the remnants of the Jizhen army stationed in Changli to Jizhou, so as to strengthen the walls and clear the country as much as possible.
, weakening the supply capacity of the Luqi after their large-scale southward march, and ensuring that key cities in eastern Hebei are not lost.
Changli is the headquarters of the Jizhen Army and the general logistics base of the entire Jizhen Army, with more than 5,000 troops stationed there. Even when Li Zhuo was in charge of Jizhen, Changli was also under the direct jurisdiction of Hao Zongcheng. All supplies to Jizhen were transferred by sea.
All the grain and fodder materials were collected and distributed in Changli. In addition to a large amount of grain and fodder, there were countless soldiers, armor and weapons.
The Luqi outposts have penetrated into the eastern Hebei region on a large scale. At this time, it is completely unrealistic to organize people to evacuate food, soldiers, armor, and ordnance from Changli. The only thing they can do is to burn down and abandon the city.
When the grain storage in Gyeonggi Province was less than 200,000 koku, it would take considerable courage to completely burn down the military warehouse in Changli with a grain reserve of 200,000 koku. Yeji Duody did not give the court a chance to show such courage.
On the third day of March, five thousand fine cavalry bypassed Bazhou and went straight to Changli, seizing the two tiger villages and driving them like a huge iron nail between Linyu, Jizhou and Changli.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, the number of captive troops entering the north of Changli increased to ten thousand cavalry. At the same time, the captive troops entering western Hebei moved eastward on a large scale. The pressure on Jinhai increased greatly, and they were unable to divide their troops to rescue Changli and Leting.
The retreat route of the Changli garrison is cut off - the Changli garrison may not easily abandon the city and surrender, but it is somewhat wishful thinking to expect that the Changli garrison can resolutely burn down the Changli military warehouse after its retreat is cut off. Everyone knows that if the military warehouse is burned down at this time, once
If the city is destroyed, the Donghu people will massacre the city.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, the envoys from the imperial court once again passed through the gap between the captives and came to Jinhai, bringing three edicts.
One is to mobilize Liang Xi from Shandong, and Liang Chengchong and his son led troops from Pingyuan Prefecture to the north to regain the southwestern region of Hebei. The other is to mobilize the Chang Huai army to cross the river from Henan into Jinzhong, waiting for an opportunity to enter the northwestern Hebei Province.
, also sent envoys to sneak in from western Hebei, named Cao Yiqu as the county king, and mobilized the Cao family to lead troops into northwest Shanxi to attack the captive soldiers besieging Datong.
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In the side room of the official hall, Lin Fu put his hands behind his back and looked at the map hanging on the north wall.
Chen Zhihu moved north quickly, taking advantage of the opportunity for the Jixi rebels to move eastward, and found an opportunity to enter the west of Beijing. After Chen Zhihu entered the west of the capital, he was awarded the title of Marquis of Yanxi, a county marquis three levels higher than Chongzhou Bo. Chen Zhihu
The headquarters joined forces with the Xuanfu Army that entered the Pass, and about 30,000 elite troops were organized into the King's Army of Qin on the West Road. This was the last heavy army group put together by the imperial court.
Qin Wangjun.
As the main force of more than 30,000 cavalry led by Ye Jiduo Dy moved eastward, King Qin's army on the West Route also moved to the south of Gyeonggi Province for defense. The life and death of the Jizhen Army was unknown - many people realized that the Jizhen Army was after Cheng Tinggui's army was defeated
There was no way to escape the fate of destruction - the imperial court simply did not dare to throw King Xilu Qin's army into battle again.
Although Ye Jiduo's troops were wedged into eastern Hebei, more than 20,000 people from Linyu, Jizhou, Changli and other cities, as well as the remnants of the Jizhen army, were stationed in separate cities.
Under the current situation, the imperial army's troops in Yanji are no less than those of the captives, and even if deployed properly, they are still capable of fighting. However, after the main force of the Jizhen Army was destroyed in western Liaoning, it is still unknown how many troops the Donghu people can import from western Liaoning.
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"It is certain that the Liang family has gathered troops on the plains for its own benefit, but until the situation in the north improves, we cannot expect the Liang family to bring troops in to fight..."
Gao Zongting has not been in good health since he came to Huaidong last year to report the news. In the room where the stove was lit, he was still wearing a fox fur suit to relieve the cold. He stood beside Lin Fu with a frown, staring at the map and analyzing the current situation...
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"...Liang Chengyi will not let the Cao family send troops from Tongguan to march eastward through Hezhongfu. The imperial court also took this into consideration, so it transferred the Cao family to send troops from the northwest to besiege Datong's captive troops. The Cao family will not refuse to send troops, but at the moment
The soldiers and horses of the Cao family gathered at Tongguan and other southern fronts. They had to wait for them to mobilize their troops to attack Datong from the north. They had less than half a month to make it in time. At the same time as the siege of Datong, the Yanxi Zhuhus only sent a small number of cavalry to participate.
When we see that there is a big advantage to be fought for, we will definitely increase the number of troops and go south to Jinzhong. The Cao family and the barbarians in Yanxi will offset each other. In short, we cannot count on the Cao family for the war in Yanji..."
Gao Zongting's tone of commenting on the Liang family's intentions was quite disrespectful, but seeing that Lin Fu did not say a word, Huang Jinnian asked angrily: "The Chang Huai Army can have 20,000 elites borrowing the road from Jinzhong to enter Western Hebei; besides, the Huaidong Army can have 20,000 elites."
If the soldiers go north and can resist the 20,000 elite soldiers, the situation will change..." At this time, he was worried that Lin Fu would change his mind about dispatching the Huaidong Army to go north to King Qin when he saw the bad situation. Without the 20,000 Huaidong Army soldiers, the situation in the north would be
The situation is really not optimistic.
"I have sent people to Chongzhou to deliver the order," Lin Fu comforted Huang Jinnian's worries. "Chongzhou has made complete preparations. In about two days, King Qin's edict and my order will be sent to Chongzhou and Jinghai Sea.
The division will take action first to clear the Goryeo Navy from the mouth of the Bohai Sea, and the troop transport will not be delayed for two or three days!"
Gao Zongting glanced at Lin Fu, then at Huang Jinnian, with a sneer on his lips:
Nowadays, the She family's offensive on the western front against Huinan is urgent and fierce. Although the Changhuai Army only mobilized 20,000 elites to go north, and 10,000 elites went south to cross the river to guard against Deng Yu's failure to hold out in southern Huizhou, the western front is really full of strength
Can you keep your grasp?
Under such circumstances, how could Lin Fu spare Huaidong's troops to support the northern front? Thank God if he could mobilize 10,000 elite troops.
Obviously, under the command of Hao Zongcheng, the Jizhen Army suffered a huge loss. When it was defeated, it was impossible to consume the strength of the Donghu people. With the interruption of the Xinlu Road, it was not possible to know for a while what the outcome of the Western Liaoning War would be.
No, but we can know that the number of captive soldiers who entered the pass from western Liaoning was not one hundred thousand, but eighty thousand.
Unlike the last time, Donglu broke through the pass and came in with the intention of robbing. When the spring comes, the Donglu will retreat. This time, Donglu's ambition is obviously greater. Ye Jiduo Di captured and focused on
The several cities that were fortified obviously needed key points in the terrain.
In terms of targeting Jinhai, Ye Jiduodi not only controlled Weijin fortress in the upper reaches of Wushi River, but also deployed more than 10,000 cavalry from Weijin to Bazhou. The several forts he built also obviously had the effect of excluding Jinhai in the area.
Peripheral intentions - The Donghu people have learned enough lessons from the battles in Yannan three years ago. It will be difficult for Lin Fu to use surprise troops from the Jinhai direction.
The situation in the Northland has deteriorated to this point. If the Huaidong Army brings in 10,000 elite troops, plus the 2,000 elite cavalry who have already arrived at Jinhai, how much can the entire situation be improved?
Maybe Lin Fu just wants to defend Jinhai. If Yanjing can defend it, his great achievements as a diligent king will not be reduced by half; if Yanjing cannot defend it, Jinhai must be defended. This may be Lin Fu's calculation.
Bar?
Gao Zongting secretly speculated in his heart.
At this time, Wu Qi walked in, walked to Lin Fu's side, and said: "Hao Zongcheng, Zhang Ximin and others fled into Linyu Pass. They fled back with only more than 400 cavalry; from the direction of Liaoxi, there were a large number of captives.
Riding on the tail is coming..."
Wu Qi's voice was not loud, and everyone present could hear it. The atmosphere in the venue was extremely cold for a while, and no one was too lazy to say anything more at this time.
Hao Zongcheng and Zhang Ximin almost fled into Linyu Pass alone, and the time before the final battle in western Liaoning was so short. It is not difficult to imagine what the outcome of the battle in western Liaoning will be - it is simply not expected that the Jizhen Army led by Hao Zongcheng can
Killed the elite of 20,000 to 30,000 Donghu people in western Liaoning.
If Ningjin also falls, Ningjin will not only become the forward base for the Donglu troops to march from western Liaoning to Yanji, but the grain and grass accumulated in Ningjin will also support the Donglu troops to fight in Yanji for a long time.
At this time, the sea ice has not yet melted, and Linyu Pass cannot stop the captive cavalry. A large number of captive cavalry can directly bypass the Linyu Pass and go south through the sea ice...
"Retract all the exploration horses. There is no need to sacrifice manpower," Lin Fu ordered calmly, then looked at Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian, "I am a little tired, so I will go back to the island to rest."
The imperial court's post cavalry was already out of order. At this time, Huaidong's Tanma was largely responsible for delivering messages in the Jidong area at night. However, as the control of the Jidong region became increasingly tighter by the soldiers, Huaidong's Tanma made great sacrifices -
-Lin Fu is ordering Huaidong Tanma to withdraw its entire line to Jinhai, and no longer pay attention to the changes in the situation outside Jinhai. Now it is time to bite the bullet and defend Jinhai.
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As March enters Chongzhou, the ground becomes warmer and the vegetation grows in spring. Pedestrians wear jackets and jackets to keep out the cold, but the weather in the north is still cold.
Before March, the soldiers of the Changshan Camp who were gathered at Chongcheng Port and Hecheng Port were each issued another cotton coat.
Not only did the Jinghai Division withdraw its entire line to the inner line, but the engineering battalion also mobilized 20,000 reserve troops to assemble in Hecheng, Jiangmen, Chongcheng and other places. Huaidong began to collect cold clothes from the people on a large scale from mid-to-late February. Guanyin Beach
The shipyard has been reducing its shipbuilding production capacity since early February, and has been constantly seconding craftsmen from the shipyard to supplement the ordnance supervision.
Almost at the same time that Lin Fu went to Tianjin and Hainan to assist in the defense, the work focus of the Huaidong government office made a comprehensive adjustment and turned to preparations for the northward march to King Qin.
Unable to wait for King Qin's edict to come, a unit of the Jinghai Navy went north in advance, and together with the Dengzhou Navy, they fought fiercely with the Goryeo Navy at the mouth of the Bohai Sea, hoping to clear out the Goryeo Navy before the army came north by sea to King Qin.
, clear the obstacles to the northward journey.
On March 12, King Qin's edict and Lin Fu's order were the first to be delivered to Chongzhou.
Qin Chengzu, who stayed in Chongzhou, was ordered to summon the main officials of Huaidong in Chongzhou, including Hailing general magistrate Wu Meijiu and other officials, to convey the order that he would personally lead Huaidong King Qin's army north to support Jinhai, and Lin Mengde would stay behind to preside over it. Express the message quickly
The horse was in Chongzhou, running across the land of Huaidong to deliver orders, and also sent messages to Haiyu, Jiyang, Jiangning and other places through fast boats, asking the Haiyu army to shrink to the Dongjiang area to guard against the She family's Zhejiang Navy navy taking the opportunity to attack.
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Even in the pessimistic atmosphere, Huaidong suddenly became excited.