The She family pressed their troops on the western front, less than 200 miles from Wuyuan to Chun'an, and assembled more than 50,000 elite troops, in addition to 30,000 to 40,000 miscellaneous auxiliary troops.
Tangwuji in the upper reaches of the Xin'an River is the administrative center of the Governor's Mansion in Western Zhejiang.
With Tangwuji as the center, She Feixiong built six forts in Jiangjiaji, Qixi, Baijizhai, Luofengshan and other places within a radius of less than 20 miles, stationed 30,000 elite troops, to maintain control of Yu in the north.
The offensive at Lingguan.
Entering Huizhou from western Zhejiang, the terrain is naturally blocked by the Baiji Mountains and the Fuyu Mountains. Deng Yu took Huizhou City as the center and deployed heavy troops to block dangerous fortresses and key passes such as Yuling Pass. Although the Zhejiang and Fujian troops were numerous and powerful, they
After fighting for half a year, Huinan could not be conquered.
In addition to the western Zhejiang camp in Tangwuji, Shefei Xiong also deployed more than 20,000 heavy troops in Wuyuan County, a hundred miles to the west, to maintain the offensive against Fuliang County in Jiangxi.
Although the She family's deployment on the western front is to gather troops in one place, it is conducive to the simultaneous use of troops in southern Huizhou and Jiangxi. No matter which direction opens the gap first, it will allow the Zhejiang and Fujian armies to advance straight into the Central Plains and seize large areas.
A blessed place.
In the hall of the palace, She Feixiong sat behind a nanmu koan surrounded by red brocade, listening to the generals' reports on the war at Yuling Pass with a gloomy look on his face.
"I will lead my men up again. No matter how hard the bones of Yuling Pass are, I will tear them down. If we fail to fight again, I would rather the commander-in-chief remove me from my general position. I will have no complaints!" Wang Hui's voice was loud and he wanted to issue a military order.
Wang Hui was originally the guard general of Kuaiji. After surrendering to the She family, he knew that there was no way out. If he wanted to show his face among the military generals of Jin'an, he would need to work very hard. In the past few months, Wang Hui's troops had fought against Yuling Pass.
, the consumption was very high, but fortunately, She Feixiong replenished his troops in time and did not take the opportunity to weaken him, which made him feel grateful and wanted to win the first victory in conquering Yuling Pass.
Yuling Pass is not the only way to enter southern Huizhou from western Zhejiang. Wang Hui even went to great lengths to open up a cross-mountain trail from the east side of Yuling Pass City, and sent troops to the north of Yuling Pass City, facing Yuling Pass.
Conduct a north-south pincer attack. However, without capturing Yuling Pass, a large amount of supplies cannot be transported from western Zhejiang to southern Huizhou, let alone attacking cities such as Huizhou that Deng Yu heavily defended...
"General Wang Hui has worked hard, and everyone has witnessed it," She Feixiong said, no matter how bad his mood was, he still wanted to comfort the generals who worked hard for the She family, "The most important thing now is to prevent Deng Yu from supporting Yuling Pass from Huizhou.
There are only three thousand defenders at Yuling Pass. No matter how stubborn you are, if you spend more time and effort, you can still capture it. Don't be impatient... General Yu, General Tian, you also send some troops to support General Wang Hui. Because of the deployment, General Wang Hui
Lead your troops to the front, but you cannot let General Wang Hui lose his troops alone. From today on, you will each draw two thousand elites and hand them over to General Wang Hui for unified control, and attack Yuling Pass in turn!" She Feixiong ordered Yu, the direct descendant of Zhejiang and Fujian, so
Wenshan and other generals decided to use the elite troops from Zhejiang and Fujian to attack Yuling Pass at this time, and Wuyuan would also increase the pressure.
Wang Hui was extremely grateful.
At this time, Shi Tianchang, the announcer outside the door, came over.
Tian Chang was originally a military officer of the Mingzhou Prefecture and the Admiral of the two Zhejiang provinces. In his early years, he secretly defected to the She family. He was the chief culprit for the destruction of the soldiers of the two Zhejiang counties in the Chang Kingdom. After the She family obtained the Zhejiang land, Tian Chang became the governor-general.
The post of governor Shi became an important assistant to She Feixiong in governing Zhejiang, and many people from the Tian family also held important positions.
She Feixiong led the troops in the battle in western Zhejiang, and Tian Chang was stationed in Kuaiji to ensure that grain from Mingzhou, Kuaiji and other places continued to be transported through the Qianjiang River for the tens of thousands of troops in western Zhejiang.
Tian Chang came to Tangwu to gather at this time, and all the generals looked suspicious. They didn't know what important matter he had to come to see the eldest son in person.
"Today's discussion ends here. All the generals will do as they are told..." She Feixiong sent the generals away and asked someone to invite Tian Chang in.
"Captain, how is the war in western Zhejiang?" Tian Chang came in, bowed and saluted, and asked straight to the point how the war in western Zhejiang was going.
She Feixiong shook his head with a normal expression and said: "It will take a few more days..."
"Most of the Changhuai Army and the Huaidong Army have already set off north to march to King Qin. In addition to the Jiangning garrison, the only troops the court can mobilize on the Yangtze River line are the Dongyang soldiers, a portion of the Changhuai Army, about 10,000 people, and Meng Yishan's Ning Haijun...
"Tian Chang said, "The Fang family sent someone again to ask, can the governor leave Fangjiabu?"
She Feixiong looked solemn and asked Tian Chang, "Is the Fang family reliable?"
"Fang Zhenhe has had a personal relationship with Beizhi for twenty years, and they are very familiar with each other. If he is used by Dong Yuan, he will not be able to hide it from Beizhi's eyes," Tian Chang said, "Furthermore, after the governor sent light troops to seize the home port below, the army followed up.
, what kind of trap could there be? Fang Zhenhe could be ruthless enough to use more than a hundred members of the Fang family to help Dong Yuan set up a trap?"
"Well, that's the truth..." She Feixiong nodded.
It is most convenient to go eastward from western Zhejiang and go down the Xin'an River-Qianjiang River.
Going down the river from Chun'an to the east is Tonglu County. Tonglu County is located on the south bank of the river and was seized by the She family. It is a key pass for the She family to connect eastern Zhejiang and western Zhejiang.
Further east is Fuyang County. Fuyang County is on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It is the southwest gateway to Hangzhou. It is an important town for Dong Yuan to station troops and block the She family from entering from the east. To the north of Fuyang County is Linshui County, which is also where the She family wants to go from.
Dong Yuandu sent heavy troops to defend the only route from the east to the north.
In addition to the northward route from Fuyang to Linshui, there is also a trail that can go north in the west of Linshui County.
This trail generally runs from Chun'an County to the north along the eastern foot of Fuyu Mountain. It can not only bypass the heavily defended Linshui County, but also go all the way to Anji County of Huzhou Prefecture in the north, laying down the hinterland of Huzhou Prefecture; it can also go from the southwest of Anji County
Pass through the northern foot of Fuyu Mountain, capture Qianqiu Pass and enter Huizhou to attack Deng Yu's belly; or capture Dusong Pass and enter Ningguo County in the north of Huizhou Prefecture. Especially Dusong Pass, which is the land entry into Jiangning from northwest Zhejiang
thoroughfare.
This route is dangerous, but Dong Yuan is not unprepared. Along the route, Fenshui, Yinzhu, Fangjiabu, Yuqian and other villages are placed for defense. At the same time, this route has a branch road connecting Linshui County, and the intersection of the branch road is Tianchang.
The Fangjiabu mentioned in my mouth is the top priority of this route.
The Zhejiang and Fujian armies captured Fangjiabu first, and then it was easy to clear other obstacles on this route by surprise, and they could advance north along the eastern foot of Fuyu Mountain; but similarly, if Dong Yuan sent troops from Linshui to retake Fangjiabu
, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops who attacked deeply in advance will become the turtle in the urn, and if their retreat is cut off, they will fall into an extremely dangerous situation.
When She Fei Xiong and Tian Chang formulated this strategy, there were two key points.
First, we have to wait until the hinterland of Jiangdong County is empty of troops, so that the elite Zhejiang and Fujian troops that invaded early can make great achievements without being hindered. Only then can the imperial court's deployment on the southern front be completely disrupted, and the main force to attack from the front can be reduced.
resistance.
The second is to use troops in eastern Zhejiang to attack Fuyang and other cities to attract Dong Yuan's troops, while in western Zhejiang, use Fangjiabu as a platform to attack Linshui. Only by capturing Linshui can we ensure the flanks of the route at the eastern foot of Fuyu Mountain
It’s safe. When the time comes, even the main force of soldiers and horses from western Zhejiang can be transported to the hinterland of Jiangdong through this road, destroying the Yuan family’s foundation in Jiangnan in one fell swoop!
The Donghu people broke through the border again and invaded. Chen Zhihu transferred King Qin, most of the Changhuai Army transferred King Qin, and the Huaidong Army also transferred King Qin. This was also the best time for the Zhejiang and Fujian troops to break through to the north.
She Feixiong also knows that if he doesn't fight, he will have no chance.
Not only can Yanjing be defended, but also whether Emperor Chongguan can escape, move the capital to Jiangning, or establish a new emperor in Jiangning, it will be unavoidable. In the past two or three years, the Yuan family has collected taxes from Jiangnan and other places in order to maintain the lifeline of the capital.
, to support the operation of the Jinhai grain road, almost millions of taels of silver are invested every year.
Once the capital is moved or a new emperor is established in Jiangning, all the resources that the Yuan family can still control will be concentrated in Jiangning.
In addition to the fact that some troops and horses from the north will be withdrawn to the south, the millions of taels of silver saved every year from the Tianjin-Hai grain road alone can allow Jiangning to raise hundreds of thousands more troops and horses.
By then, Zhejiang and Fujian will be in great difficulty.
"Tell Su Tingzhan to gather troops to attack Fuyang!" She Feixiong thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind, signed the warrant and gave it to Tian Chang to take back, "I want Su Tingzhan to use all his strength!"
She Feixiong couldn't wait any longer. In two months, it will be the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River. The trails at the eastern foot of Fuyu Mountain will be extremely difficult to travel during the rainy season. Maybe there will be flash floods or landslides, and the entire trail will be interrupted. We must rush to get there before the rainy season.
Take action before.
"Yes!" Tian Chang said happily, as if he could see the Zhejiang and Fujian troops raiding Linshui, marching north from the east foot of Fuyu Mountain, and entering Anji and Ningguo! Tian Chang took the warrant from She Feixiong and took the boat that day.
Return to Kuaiji along the Xin'an River and meet up with Su Tingzhan who had already prepared in Kuaiji.
On the 15th, the main force of the She family's land and sea troops in eastern Zhejiang, led by general Su Tingzhan and others, marched westward along the Yangtze River to attack Fuyang, Hangzhou and other cities...
By this time, from Wuyuan to Chun'an to Fuyang, the She family's 100,000 troops in western Zhejiang and eastern Zhejiang were all mobilized, and they were divided into three groups to attack Jiangxi, Huizhou and Hangzhou at the same time.
, and worked hard to make a gap.
The dense river network in northern Zhejiang could not prevent the infiltration of the She family's eastern Zhejiang navy. Dong Yuan looked at the warships approaching the city of Hangzhou with a sad face. Although he still had 40,000 troops to call upon in northern Zhejiang, the old soldiers could not
There are more than 10,000 soldiers, and most of the others are newly recruited soldiers after the autumn of last year. Due to the soaring food prices, the lives of urban households in the market are difficult. In order to stabilize the situation, Dong Yuan was forced to recruit soldiers from urban households. Although it was helpful at this time
This alleviated the conflict caused by soaring food prices, but it also resulted in the poor quality of the recruited soldiers. In addition, they lacked armor and training, and the combat performance of these newly recruited soldiers was really unsatisfactory.
Hangzhou city soldiers have strong walls and are not afraid of losses, but Fuyang is a small city with a low city and is close to the river, so it is easy for the She family to invest troops. Although Fuyang has 6,000 garrison troops, can it resist the She family's 20,000 soldiers?
It's hard to tell at this time how the horses will attack in turn.
Dong Yuan even didn't realize that there were already people secretly bribed by the She family in the defensive villages on the western front in Linshui County...
On March 15th, Yuan Lishan led his troops to surrender. Songshan, Ningjin and other fortresses in western Liaoning were all captured. Twenty thousand captives bypassed Linyu Pass and entered Jizhou. News of the complete siege of Changli spread to Jinhai.
For everyone in Jinhai, the worst prediction was confirmed - even if they had expected it, Lin Xuwen's hands and feet suddenly became cold after reading the message sent back by Tan Ma at the risk of his life; Huang Jinnian and others were also silent.
Gao Zongting was even more speechless with hatred. He and his supervisor had worked hard for several years, but they were defeated almost overnight, which made him feel so good. He wished he could tear the letter into pieces and throw them to Hao Zongcheng, Zhang Xie, and Zhang
The faces of Xi Min and others asked them to open their eyes and see this bloody fact.
"Should we send someone to the island to invite the Lin Zhizhi envoy to come over to discuss the matter?" Huang Jinnian said, "Looking at the schedule, the Huaidong Army should also arrive at the mouth of the Bohai Sea, right?" Huang Jinnian, who is now in Jinhai, can only regard the Huaidong Army as
Grabbing at straws.
Lin Xuwen nodded and said yes. Although Gao Zongting was also here, Gao Zongting could not be regarded as Lin Fu's direct descendant. He sent people to Sun Shangwang, who Lin Fu stayed in Jinhai City to contact, and asked Sun Shangwang to send people to Jinwei Island to invite Lin Fu.
discussion.
After more than an hour, Sun Shangwang left and returned. He came back with a letter in his hand, but there was no trace of Lin Fu.
"Where's Lin Zhizhi?" Huang Jinnian didn't see Lin Fu's people. When he saw Sun Shangwang coming over with a letter, his heart skipped a beat. Without caring about his decency, he stepped forward and grabbed his hand and asked, "Lin Zhizhi"
Where is the envoy?"
"My lords left Jinwei Island yesterday for something. He may return in three to five days. Things happened in a hurry. I didn't have time to tell Mr. Lin and Mr. Huang." Sun Shangwang took a deep breath. He had just learned about Lin Fu's secret yesterday.
After leaving Jinhai, in order to hide from others, he even parked the "Lin Zhengjun" on Jinwei Island. He handed the letter in his hand to Lin Xuwen, "This is the letter my lord left for Mr. Lin!"
Lin Xuwen couldn't figure out Lin Fu's intention for a while, so he opened the letter suspiciously——
Gao Zongting didn't need to read the letter. At this time, he could fully understand everything in his heart, and he was shocked: Lin Fu, in order to spread his influence to the east and attack the west, used King Qin as a guise, and even deceived the king and deceived everyone including the ministers in the court.
Over and over again!
Lin Fu has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Who can do anything to him?
Gao Zongting wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. Regardless of Lin Xuwen's letter, he patted his thighs and walked straight out of the official hall...