"In the past ten months, Xun Niang, you have been worried in Chongzhou, haven't you?" Taking advantage of the free time before the dinner party, Lin Fu took a trip back to the mountain to get together with Gu Junxun, Liu Yue'er, Xiaoman and other wives and concubines.
When Lin Fu was in the East Yamen and had no time to spare, Song Jia, who was following Lin Fu from south to north this time, was summoned to the inner house first.
Including the time when he went north to Jinhai, Lin Fu had been away from Chongzhou for more than three months. He really neglected all the beauties in his family. But it was an unknown woman like Song Jia who could stay with Lin Fu.
The female family members in the inner palace were naturally full of opinions about her. They were so anxious to ask her about the details of this expedition, which not only made people hate her, but also had to be patient and perfunctory with her.
Song Jia sat upright and reviewed the questions of Jun Xun and others. When Lin Fu came over, she breathed a sigh of relief and left. The seventh lady Gu Yingxiu and the sixth lady Shan Rou were also in the house to listen to Song Jia's details of the trip.
When Lin Fu came back, he also said goodbye in a pretentious manner, so as not to prevent him from being reunited with his wife and concubines.
Song Jia saw the reluctance and affection in Gu Yingxiu and Shan's eyes, and smiled in her heart: This bastard is really a mess. There is a woman waiting for him at the Tingfeng Tea House in the city under the mountain, so he is not afraid of giving him anything when he comes back this time.
Press into dried meat!
"How many days will you stay when you come back from this trip? You won't stay for two days and then leave again, right?" Liu Yue'er made tea and handed it over. Although she adhered to women's ethics and did not interfere in military affairs, she also looked forward to spending a few more days with Lin Fu.
"I'm not going anywhere," Lin Fu took the tea handed over by Liu Yue'er, smiled at her standing next to her, and said, "The current situation can't be solved by me running around. I can only solve it.
I sit in Chongzhou and watch the situation develop. There is Mr. Fu in the south, Ziang in the north, Gao Zongting and my eldest brother in Jinhai. Maybe the situation in Jiangning will be more complicated. With my Lord Taishan here, it is not my turn to interfere.
One kick."
Gu Junxun sneered and ignored him.
Liu Yue'er stood next to Lin Fu and said: "I can't take care of other things and can't help you. I just see that your face is much thinner and I always feel uncomfortable. There is no one around me who can take care of you...
"
"Who said no one can take care of him? I see that he is enjoying his life outside." Xiaoman was full of opinions about Song Jianeng running around with Lin Fu, and he said it without hiding it.
Liu Yue'er leaned over and pinched Xiao Man to stop her from talking nonsense.
"My husband has to go to Dongya to deal with things, so don't waste time here." Gu Junxun always thought of business for Lin Fu.
"It's okay, someone will come and call me when the time comes," Lin Fu said, "Where are Xin'er and Zhengjun, please don't miss me after a while, they won't recognize me as their father..."
"Juan'er is going to call Xin'er and Zhengjun..." Gu Junxun asked Juan'er, who was waiting next to him, to fetch a pair of young children.
Lin Fu sat in the inner house for half an hour before going down the mountain to Dongya to have a banquet with everyone to celebrate this great victory in eastern Zhejiang.
After the banquet, Lin Fu left Zhao Qinmin, Lin Mengde, Qin Chengzu, Sun Jingxuan, Sun Jingtang and others to talk.
"The first victory in eastern Zhejiang is far from reversing the current crisis." Lin Fu asked Zhao Qinmin and others to sit down and asked, "What do people in Jiayu and Jiangning think about the current situation?"
"If you want to save the north, you must first attack the south. This is the current consensus reached by your Excellency and everyone in Jiangning," Zhao Qinmin said. "When I just learned that you led the Huaidong Army to turn around and attack eastern Zhejiang, many people in Jiangning were indeed shocked. The time has come.
Today, Deng Yu was unable to support himself in Huizhou and wanted to withdraw to Xuanzhou to join the Chang Huai Army on the front line of Ning State. He became more and more aware of the cleverness of your strategy of attacking from the east and attacking from the west. Without the Huaidong Army, it would have been unimaginable to invade eastern Zhejiang from the east.
What will be the current situation!"
"Deng Yu wants to withdraw from Huizhou!" Lin Fu frowned, thinking about the consequences of letting She Feixiong occupy Huizhou on the western front.
Because She Feixiong was able to use troops from Yuling Pass and Qianqiu Pass to attack Huizhou on both fronts, and the grain road from Xuanzhou and Ningguo into Huizhou was also cut off, Deng Yu was under great pressure to defend Huizhou. If Jiangning failed
By sending troops from Ning State to recapture Dusong Pass and opening up the passage from Ning State to Huizhou, Deng Yu's troops were in danger of being trapped alone and trapped in Huizhou - this was the main reason why Deng Yu wanted to withdraw from Huizhou to the north.
By letting She Feixiong capture Huizhou, the troops in western Zhejiang will have several more routes from Huizhou to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi. Coupled with Luo Xiancheng's southward march, it is very likely that the She family will seize the entire Jiangxi first...
The initial victory in eastern Zhejiang has really not been able to change the overall situation. Not to mention that the situation on the northern line is in a mess, even in the southwest it is not worrying at all.
"Jiang Ning's opinion is naturally not willing to let Deng Yu give up Huizhou easily, but Deng Yu is attacked from both sides and is unable to support himself. In the end, it is still up to Huaidong and northern Zhejiang armies to contain more Zhejiang and Fujian rebels and reduce the pressure on the west.
"Zhao Qinmin said, "Judging from the situation in the north, although King Ning has not officially assumed the position of supervising the country at this time, he is not far away. Jiang Ning wants to set up four more envoys in Ganzhou, Yuzhang, Tanzhou and Jingzhou on the western front.
To stabilize the situation on the southern front, Jiangning may send a special envoy to Chongzhou to ask for advice..."
Today, Jiang Ning can no longer ignore Huaidong's attitude no matter what decisions he makes.
The She family came out of Xianxia Ridge and occupied Fuzhou and Xinzhou, which is the location that cuts into the heart of Jiangxi County. The southern part of Jiangxi is Ganzhou, which controls the middle and upper reaches of the Ganjiang River; below it is Yuzhang, which is later Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, and controls Poyang Lake. Jiangxi
The purpose of setting up two systems and setting up envoys was to block the troops of the She family that broke into Jiangxi from Xinzhou and Fuzhou.
Tanzhou, also known as Xiangzhou, was Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province in later generations. Jingzhou was located to the west of Jiangxia. When the Jianghan River was at the crossroads, Tanzhou was established and Jingzhou established envoys in order to strengthen control over the two lakes.
Especially in Jinghu County, from Xiangyang to Nanyang, from Suizhou to Qichun, nearly half of the county was lost to the Changle army, and only the area from the outskirts of Jingzhou to Jiangxia could barely be held.
Although King Ning has not yet formally assumed the post of supervising the country, after Yanjing was besieged, the counties that did not fall could only follow Jiang Ning's lead.
The four newly established envoys were nominally under the direct jurisdiction of Prince Ning's Mansion and the Six Ministries of Jiangning, but in fact it is hard to say how strong Jiangning's control over these four envoys was; perhaps more of them were envoys from Ganzhou and Henan.
The four systems of Zhang, Tanzhou and Jingzhou gave the envoys an excuse to get rid of the original control of the county officials.
However, the newly established four systems of envoys should also play some role in restricting the westward advance of the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels and attacking Luo Xiancheng's troops.
Seeing Lin Fu's eyes fixed on the location of Luo Xiancheng's headquarters on the map, Zhao Qinmin said: "Although Luo Xiancheng's troops are numerous, their combat power is not strong. They are shrinking in Qichun and do not dare to show their heads..."
"The She family hoped that Luo Xiancheng would march eastward from Qichun or cross the Yangtze River to the south, disrupting Jiangning's deployment on the southern front," Qin Chengzu said. "However, Luo Xiancheng was not a good citizen. He hoped that the She family would move Qichun first on the southern front.
It is not impossible for the surrounding troops to disperse!"
"The more sharply Huaidong fought on the eastern front, the more Luo Xiancheng took action and did not dare to move. Before Yanjing was trapped, he appointed Liu Tingzhou and Li Wei as the Huaisi recruiting envoys, intending to follow Huaidong's strategy to recruit the Huaisi army.
"Luo Xiancheng may not have this idea, and most likely he will not follow the She family to death," Zhao Qinmin said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, the most critical situation is the northern line - Your Excellency asked me to ask Lin Zhizhi whether Yanjing can
Defend? If Yanjing cannot be defended, can Jinhai be defended? If Jinhai cannot be defended, can Jinan and Yangxin be defended?"
Zhao Qinmin turned to the main topic, and Lin Mengde and Qin Chengzu looked at each other without saying anything.
Lin Fu took out the topographic map of Yan and Hebei from his desk, spread it on the desk, and said: "Jizhou and Linyu were lost. The Donghu people have established a firm foothold in the eastern Hebei area, and they have also opened up the Liaoxi channel connecting eastern Hebei and Liaoyang.
This time, we will definitely not withdraw from the pass easily. Donghu cavalry and more than 100,000 surrendered troops lie across the east of Hebei, cutting Yanjing from the Tianjin Sea. In western Hebei and Yannan, they used 20,000 to 30,000 elite cavalry to cut Yanjing.
Contact with the south and west areas - the current situation on the southern front is such that neither Jiangning nor Huaidong can send troops; the Cao family is entangled by Yanxi barbarians in northwest Shanxi and cannot advance even half a step; the Liang family shrinks in the plains
The government of Yanjing does not dare to move north - the grain reserves in Yanjing may be able to last until the end of July, but there are only two months left. Who has the ability to solve the crisis in Yanjing? If Datong and Xuanfu fall during this period, the situation will be even worse
Unbearable..."
On the outskirts of the capital, in addition to the Tianjin Navy, there was also the 20,000-strong Huai Army led by Tao Chun. However, Yannan, Jidong, and Western Hebei prefectures fell one after another. Thousands of miles away was an area controlled by captive cavalry, and 20,000 to 30,000 infantry could only
Stay on the periphery and wait for the opportunity.
"Where is Jinhai?" Zhao Qinmin asked.
"The Tianjin Navy expanded to more than 12,000 men in February and March, and the Huaidong Cavalry Camp has 2,000 elite troops rushed to the rescue. It is also possible to select more elites from the refugees to go to the city to assist in the defense. As long as the retreat is not cut off, Tianjin will
Hai can be defended for a period of time - especially at this time, there are nearly 70,000 Jingying troops on the Yanjing front line and 30,000 elite troops of the King of Qin on the West Road entering the Gyeonggi area. The Donghu people will not attack Jinhai by force," Lin Fu
Said, "If Yanjing falls, the Donghu people can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to turn around and focus on Jinhai. At this time, it will be difficult to defend Jinhai! What Huaidong can do now is to try his best to take refuge in Jinhai
The people were evacuated and moved south by sea..."
"If Jinhai cannot be defended, Jinzhong and Yanji will be completely lost." Zhao Qinmin knew that Lin Fu had no intention of defending Jinhai, so he immediately felt that the matter was getting more difficult and said, "The Donghu people's cavalry is about to sweep southward.
,The Liang family is not worth looking forward to!"
The Liang family is not worth looking forward to. The Donglu cavalry will directly pass through Henan, the east and north of Shandong, and directly resist Huaisi and Qingzhou in eastern Shandong.
"It's just the Donghu cavalry that's easy to deal with..." At this point, Lin Fu sighed softly.
More evidence proves that at this time, there were only more than 60,000 Donghu cavalrymen active in the Yannan and Jidong areas, while the Koreans, Liaodong Han people, and the surrendering rebels who entered the Jidong and western Hebei areas to fight
In total, there are almost 60,000 to 70,000 people.
If we count the troops outside Datong and Xuanfu, the Donghu people, in addition to the elite cavalry, can mobilize as many as 112,000 infantry battalions to participate in the war - this is the Donghu people's control of Liaoxi and Yanxi.
and the Jidong region, the scale of troops that can be supported under normal circumstances.
Those soldiers who rebelled and surrendered were as cowardly as rats when resisting the invasion of the Eastern invaders. After surrendering, they turned around and attacked their fellow tribesmen and clansmen, but they were as ferocious as tigers.
Once Yanjing, Datong, Xuanfu and other places are lost, it may not be able to consume the strength of the Donghu people, but it is more likely to send a large number of surrendering troops and rebel generals to the Donghu people.
When the Donghu people swept through Yanji and Jinzhong, their military strength would increase like a snowball. When they arrived at Huaisi, it would be more difficult to defend Huaisi.
Lin Fu could roughly guess what his father-in-law Gu Wuchen wanted to say through Zhao Qinmin.
Qin Chengzu, Lin Mengde and others also listened calmly. This was already within the scope of Lin Fu's family affairs. If there was something to say, they couldn't say it in front of Zhao Qinmin.
Lin Fu thought for a moment and asked Zhao Qinmin directly: "Is Jiang Ning already thinking about how to prevent the situation from deteriorating after the fall of Yanjing?"
"Huh?" Zhao Qinmin nodded and said, "Yanjing was besieged, and the Tianjin-Sea grain route was forced to be interrupted. Prince Ning's Mansion and the Six Ministries of Jiangning wanted to take an expedient measure, temporarily withholding the salt silver from Lianghuai and Jiangdong Cao silver to replenish Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The military equipment in Hehuai, Huhan and other places. But the northern line is divided into east, west and middle routes, and the southern line is divided into east and west sides. How to divide the money is a problem! "
The salt silver from the Lianghuai River and the Cao silver from the Jiangdong area can save nearly 200,000 taels of silver every month. At the current grain prices in Jiangdong, one can also purchase 150,000 shi of japonica rice.
Yanjing was surrounded and in danger, and Jiang Ning had a lot of money, but there was so much money, but every family was like a hungry tiger watching a sheep, and they couldn't wait to share it all. How to divide it is really a big problem.
Should we use this money to recruit troops and horses to aid Yanjing, or should we use this money to stabilize the situation on the southern front first?
Should we use this money to support the Liang family in building a defense line on the north bank of the Yellow River?
Hehuai retreated and was divided into three routes: east, west and middle. Which route should be supported to prevent Donghu cavalry from threatening Jianghuai?
If we first stabilize the situation in the south, in addition to Jiangning, the western front is divided into three systems: Huizhou, Ganzhou, and Yuzhang.
Meng Yishan of Huzhou led the old Ning Navy Department and the Haiyu Army inserted in the middle...
Zhao Qinmin added another sentence and said: "This matter is only known to Prince Ning's Mansion for the time being. The Sixth Department of Jiangning and the Chief of Jun Division are aware of it, and they are already quarreling with each other! We haven't formally notified the military divisions to discuss the matter..."
"What do you think, Mr. Gu?" Lin Mengde interrupted and asked.
"Yanjing may not be able to be saved," Zhao Qinmin said. "Instead of rushing to send 100,000 troops to the north to help the king, it is better to let Yanji buy more time for the south, and guarding the Hehuai River is the most important thing! On this point,
Yue Lengqiu, Wang Tian, Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan, and Chen Xiyan all seemed to have this intention, but none of them said it explicitly..."
I am afraid that supporting a new emperor is already the plan in many people's minds - but Yanjing has not yet fallen, and Emperor Chongguan is still sitting on the dragon throne. Even if he has ideas, he cannot openly say them out, so he abandons Yanjing and guards Hehuai.
, everyone has to be secretive and cannot say it directly.
Perhaps the one in Prince Ning's Mansion was in the most urgent mood.
Even if you abandon Yanji and defend the Hehuai River, you will still defend the south of the Yellow River and the north of the Yellow River.
To defend the Yellow River and Hebei, we have to count on the Liang family and the Cao family. Zhao Qinmin just said that the Liang family is not worth looking forward to, and no doubt Gu Wuchen means the same - the concrete manifestation of the Liang family's influence in Jiangning is the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, and the Cao family alone defends it.
Guanzhong has almost no influence in Jiangning. Yue Lengqiu, Wang Tian, Cheng Yuqian, Zhang Yan, Yu Xinyuan, Gu Wuchen and others do not have deep relationships with the Liang family and the Cao family. No one will place all their hopes on Liang Cao.
On both families.
Once the Liang family cannot support the Yellow River in Hezhong, Pingyuan, Jinan and other places, the Cao family will not send troops from Guanzhong to cross the Yellow River, including the whole of Shandong and all the way to Huaisi, which is regarded as the east route.
On the east road, at the easternmost end are the remnants of the Dengzhou Zhenshui Infantry Army, the Qingzhou forces headed by Gu Siyuan, Chen Yuanliang and others, Liang Xi, Liang Chengchong and his son who occupied the eastern part of Shandong, Chen Hansan who occupied Xuzhou, and
The Red Coat Army occupied Huaisi and wanted to be recruited.
To the west are the Cao family and Liang Chengyi who occupied Hezhong Mansion.
No one in Jiangning is willing to give money to the Cao family and the Liang family. Among the soldiers and horses between the Hehuai River and the Huaihe River, those who can share this money include the red-coated girls from Dengzhou Town, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Huaisi—
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When Zhao Qinmin reached this point, what Gu Wuchen wanted to convey to Huaidong through him became very obvious: Gu Wuchen wanted Huaidong to support Qingzhou and get a big share of the money...