Xiao Baiming, whose hands were tightly tied behind his back, stumbled and almost fell when he came ashore. Before he could complain, the escorting sergeant raised his scabbard and whipped him out, kicking him hard and accurately on the shin.
Before he could stand still, his body lost his balance, and his arms were tied behind his back, unable to support him. His forehead fell straight onto the gravel-filled ground.
"Stop, your Majesty has repeatedly ordered that beatings and insults to prisoners of war are strictly prohibited. Soldiers from your battalion dare to ignore your Majesty's orders?" Chen Enze accompanied Chen Xiyan. Chen Mingzhe came to the dock to see Xiao Baiming and saw the escorting sergeant.
He started to violently attack Xiao Baiming and shouted to stop him.
The sergeant buckled the saber back on his belt, took out the official letter from his arms, and reported back: "Wang Shou'er, the commander of the first post of the third battalion of the third water camp, escorted the surrendered general Xiao Baiming alone to Gankou on the orders of General Xiaoge/for delivery!
" At this point, seeing Xiao Baiming looking up with hatred, he suppressed the urge to kick him and explained, "It's not that I don't obey your orders. This fight has killed and injured many of my brothers. Seeing him so comfortable,
I feel angry!"
"Okay, it must be that Wang Dutou won the first victory, so General Xiao Ge asked you to escort the prisoners and pay the order. Now that we are on the shore, you should restrain yourself, don't let a good first victory go to waste!
"Chen Enze took off his waist tag and gave it to Wang Shou'er for inspection. He did not pursue his intention of abusing the prisoners. He said, "Leave the man to me, Wang Dutou, and you have surrendered the order..." and ordered the guards around him.
, "You take Wang Dutou and the others into the stronghold and see if you can prepare some good food to reward Wang Dutou and the others."
"We still have to go back in a hurry," Wang Shou'er said. After seeing Chen Enze's waist badge, he came over and asked in a low voice, "What will the military commander do with this guy?"
Xiao Baiming also heard this and raised his head and looked over. He didn't recognize Chen Enze, but he recognized Chen Xiyan and Chen Mingzhe next to Chen Enze. He didn't understand why Chen Xiyan and Chen Mingzhe were here, but it was like catching a stick while drowning.
Straw struggled to his knees and walked in front of Chen Xiyan. With tears streaming down his face, he said: "Master Chen, brother Mingzhe, I am Bai Ming. When I left Jiyang, I was really trapped by those reckless soldiers. These
I may have forgotten Master Chen's teachings when I was away in eastern Zhejiang..." I hope Chen Xiyan can save his life.
In his early years, Xiao Baiming also wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official. However, he had poor luck in the examination and failed repeatedly. After being discouraged and failed, he recruited Xiao Taoyuan as an aide. Later, he was recommended by Xiao Taoyuan to become an official. It was also a promotion and wealth.
However, he always regarded the scientific examination as the right path in his heart. When Chen Xiyan lived in seclusion in Jiyang, he visited him several times with the disciple ceremony, hoping to use Chen Xiyan's connections to become a member of the Wu Party, which could be regarded as a kind of incestuous friendship.
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Chen Xiyan looked at Xiao Baiming's face, which was smashed by gravel and covered in blood, ferocious and ugly, and said nothing.
Chen Enze knelt down, looked at Xiao Baiming's face, and said: "Xiao Taoyuan is dead, Chen Qianhu is dead, Xiao Changhui is dead, Ning Hai rebelled, and only you and Xiao Changze are left. You said you were the one who kidnapped me, I want to
Let me ask you, when the Ninghai navy rescued the Chongzhou boy from the pirates, you persuaded Xiao Taoyuan to seek wealth and murder, were you also coerced?"
"..." Xiao Baiming saw that although Chen Enze was young, he had a high status in the Huaidong Army. When he heard him ask this question again, he vaguely guessed that he was one of the boys in Chongzhou back then.
"My lord thinks that you are also a special person, and I will give you and Xiao Changze's whole bodies as a special reward. Mr. Chen Ge, Mr. Chen is thinking of getting to know you, so he came to see you off..." Chen Enze stood up and ordered behind him
The sergeant who came with him said, "Bring Xiao Changze up, let them see each other again, and hang him at the execution ground immediately!"
Xiao Baiming's vision went dark, and he couldn't even see Lin Fu. Naturally, he couldn't save his life. His energy and spirit completely disappeared, and he lay limp on the ground like a dead pig.
Wang Shou'er and other Shuiying soldiers who escorted Xiao Baiming to Gankou immediately executed him by hanging when they heard about it. They did not leave in a hurry and insisted on going to the execution ground to watch the execution.
Seeing that the corpses hanging under the gallows no longer twitched, Xiao Baiming and Xiao Changze were completely dead. Chen Xiyan, who was also unfamiliar with bloody things, felt inexplicably emotional in his heart. He told Chen Enze, who was about to go back to pay the order after the execution, said: "Chen Canjun,
Please tell Envoy Lin Zhizhi that I would like to go to the north bank to take a look at the situation. Can you provide convenience?"
"..." Chen Enze nodded and went back to the official office to pay the order.
"Teacher, are you going to see Dong Yuan at this time?" Chen Mingzhe asked in a low voice.
"...I'm not only going to see Dong Yuan, but also your second uncle Chen Huawen," Chen Xiyan nodded and said, "Although I don't know about military matters, I also know that if the She family can't get rid of Huaidong during this trip,
If Mingzhou is recaptured, they will make every effort to expand on the western front and gain living space. Huaidong will first make an attack on the east and attack the west. The next step is to drive away the wolves and swallow the tigers. If Deng Yu cannot hold Huizhou, Dong Yuan cannot hold Fuyang.
, If we really get to that point, Huaidong’s ambitions may not even be comparable to those of the She family!”
The Huaidong Army, whether it is a naval force or an infantry camp, the first phase of military operations is bounded by the mouth of the Cao'e River. Although Huaidong must first ensure that it can capture Mingzhou Prefecture and not let the She family troops counterattack and recapture it, in addition
The Qianjiang waterway west of the mouth of the Cao'e River is also narrow and shallow, which is not conducive to the Huaidong navy taking advantage of its large and strong ships. However, Huaidong's military deployment somewhat reassures She Feixiong to fight on the western front.
If She Feixiong is allowed to capture Fuyang and connect Fuyang, Linshui, Xiaoshan, and Tonglu into one, the She family will be able to obtain considerable compensation on the western front even if they lose Mingzhou Prefecture.
Dong Yuan was originally engaged in a tug-of-war with the She family using the Qianjiang River as the line. With the three prefectures of Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Hu as the hinterland, they could still support 30,000 to 50,000 troops. Once Fuyang fell, the She family's troops could use Linshui and Fuyang as their bases to directly attack
The battle line was pushed to Huzhou and the two prefectures of Hangzhou fought in depth. Dong Yuan only had Jiaxing Prefecture as his hinterland.
Without Jiangning's support by then, Dong Yuan's ability to raise 20,000 troops and horses in northern Zhejiang would be overwhelming.
The Chen family and the Haiyu Army were originally seeking a balance between northern Zhejiang and Huaidong. Once the power in northern Zhejiang is greatly damaged after this war, and the power in eastern Huaiyi expands, the balance between northern Zhejiang and Huaidong on the eastern front will be lost.
Completely broken.
Chen Enze came in to report Chen Xiyan's intention of rushing to the north bank to see Dong Yuan. Lin Fu put his hands behind his hands and said: "My original intention is not to let Fuyang fail. It doesn't matter if he understands it or not - he wants to see Dong Yuan."
, that's fine. Si Ze, you go to the North Bank and explain our military deployment in eastern Zhejiang to Dong Yuan face to face and see what they have to say... Chen Xiyan, I won't go see him off personally."
Chen Enze was ordered to leave, and Song Jia smiled and said: "Aren't you going to force Dong Yuan to fight to the death with She Feixiong in Fuyang? The She family has 50,000 elite troops on the western front who can be transferred to Fuyang. Even the Haiyu Army and the Ning Haijun Army will support them.
Come up, in Fuyang, Linshui has lost the opportunity, it will be difficult for Dong Yuan to plug this loophole!"
"I won't force him, Chen Xiyan, Yue Lengqiu and even Prince Ning's Mansion will force him," Lin Fu said, "In this world, strength always speaks, and Dong Yuan must also know this in his heart... If he can't hold Fuyang, Yue Lengqiu will force him."
Why should Qiu support him in continuing to control the entire northern Zhejiang? Why should Yue Lengqiu continue to let Mengyi Shan be controlled by him?"
Dong Yuan also had troubles that he couldn't express.
Although Huaidong's attack on eastern Zhejiang on the 24th greatly boosted the morale of the northern Zhejiang army. Dong Yuan personally led his troops to capture Shangyanwu before nightfall and opened up a channel to support Fuyang. At this time, only the north gate of Fuyang City was still open.
In the hands of the defenders, most of the city has fallen into enemy hands.
By this time, the battle to defend the city had developed into a brutal tug-of-war, and whether it was Northern Zhejiang or Shefei Xiong, Fuyang was bound to be captured.
Even if Chen Xiyan doesn't go, why doesn't Dong Yuan understand the significance of guarding Fuyang?
With the fall of Fuyang, the defense area under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhejiang Military Region will lose nearly half of its strategic depth, and will also face the condescending suppression of She Feixiong on the western front.
Yue Lengqiu had urgently ordered Meng Yishan to enter Huzhou, and Meng Yishan had apparently learned a moment earlier about the Huaidong Army's plan and deployment to build a plank road and cross Chencang secretly. Before nightfall on the 22nd, Ning Haijun began to cross the river from Weiyang Mansion and entered Danyang. Meng Yishan
He even personally led more than a thousand elite troops to station in Huzhou City before nightfall on the 24th, taking over the entire defense of Huzhou City.
Once Fuyang falls, both Huzhou and Hangzhou will directly face the She family's western front troops. At that time, Meng Yishan will still be nominally under the control of the Northern Zhejiang Zhizhi Envoy, but in essence he will also gain equal control with Dong Yuan in Huzhou.
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The only thing that could make Dong Yuan happy was that the Huaidong Army attacked eastern Zhejiang, turning Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places out of danger. They were no longer threatened by the She family's Zhejiang Navy, so that he could safely deploy troops and horses to the Fuyang front line to fight with She.
Feixiong fights a cruel tug-of-war with Fuyang City as its core.
Fuyang City lies at the foot of the mountain. The lines of the houses in the city are displayed in rows and rows in the moonlight. There are fires everywhere, and the black smoke pillars rising into the sky are also extremely clear in the moonlight.
She Feixiong had no expression on his face, just staring at Fuyang City lying at the foot of the mountain.
Although the soldiers and horses who entered the city early had controlled most of Fuyang City from the west and south, in the north, on the post road from Shangyanwu to the north gate of Fuyang City, the reinforcements from northern Zhejiang formed a queue of two or three miles.
, are pouring into Fuyang City desperately, hoping to take back the city with the north gate as a basis, and troops are also divided on the two wings, hoping to take back the mountains on the east and west wings of Fuyang City.
The city of Fuyang has become a slaughterhouse. Northern Zhejiang cannot allow Fuyang to lose. For She Feixiong, Fuyang is also a must-win.
Fuyang City is close to the water, located on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Qianjiang River. The south city wall is only a few hundred steps away from the river.
In the past, the Eastern Zhejiang Navy had the ability to control the entire Qianjiang waterway, and Fuyang City was under the control of the Northern Zhejiang Army, so She Feixiong would not feel any inconvenience.
Mingzhou Prefecture may have been lost across the board, and Huaidong Navy warships have also entered the Qianjiang waterway. If Fuyang cannot be captured at this time, the She family's borrowed Qianjiang River channel connecting eastern Zhejiang and western Zhejiang may be completely cut off.
At that time, let alone deploying troops from the western front to counterattack and recapture Mingzhou Prefecture, I am afraid that even Kuaiji Prefecture will be left alone; but by capturing Fuyang and connecting Fuyang and Linshui, even if Mingzhou Prefecture cannot be recaptured, the situation will not be favorable to the She family.
It's not too bad to say the least.
She Feixiong ordered Su Tingzhan to lead his troops to rush to Kuaiji, ordered Cheng Yiqun to lead the main force of the Eastern Zhejiang Navy to defend the Qianjiang Waterway in the Xiaoshan section, and personally rushed to the southern line to take charge of the city, gritting his teeth to capture Fuyang City.
Since Fuyang City cannot afford to lose anything to Dong Yuan, the Northern Zhejiang Army, then let Fuyang City become a slaughterhouse - She Feixiong thought bitterly in his heart.
Who would have thought that the main force of the Huaidong Army raided eastern Zhejiang and punched the She family in the waist. However, the most cruel and fierce tug-of-war in this battle took place in Fuyang, between the She family Zhejiang Western Army and Dong Yuan Zhejiang Army.