Watching Gao Zongting leave, Sun Shangwang felt emotional, secretly thinking that he still had the last glimmer of hope for the Yuan family in his heart, right?
After Gao Zongting left, Sun Shangwang climbed to the top of the city again. Lin Xuwen walked elsewhere while he was talking to Gao Zongting - he saw a ship docking in the distance, and he didn't know whether the ship coming from Denglai or Chongzhou was coming.
of sea ships, but as long as they see the sea ships landing, they will continue to hope for the refugees trapped in the Tianjin Sea.
They hope that Jinhai can be defended, but the price to pay for filling 300,000 to 400,000 people in Jinhai is too high. As for Huaidong's arrangement, more than 300,000 refugees must be evacuated first, but
The 20,000 defenders, including the Huaidong Cavalry Battalion, will stay and hold on until the end.
This so-called "final" actually depends on the reaction of the Donghu people. If you really think that filling 300,000 to 400,000 people here will definitely be able to defend Jinhai, you are treating the Donghu people as nothing.
Furthermore, if Jinhai is defended, will Yanjing be able to defend it? It is expected that Yanjing will run out of food by the end of July. When the food is cut off, the real test of the morale and morale of the Yanjing defenders will come.
The world is a chess game, and Huaidong's family is not the only one who places pieces on this chess board.
In any case, Gao Zongting is still Li Zhuo's adviser. At this time, he is unwilling to do his best to plan for Huaidong, which can't help but make people feel regretful. Regardless of this, not everyone in Huaidong hopes that Gao Zongting will join and suddenly rise to a high position.
While inspecting the defense of the walled city, Sun Shangwang was thinking wildly. When he walked to the south wall, a guard ran over from the main city and told him that there was a letter coming from Huaidong. Sun Shangwang hurried back to the official hall, where Lin Xuwen, Gao Zongting, Wu Qi, Zhou Pu, and Ma
Yi Gong and others have already rushed over.
"Your Majesty, I hope that after the fall of Yanjing, we can still hold on for as long as possible," Wu Qi said as he handed the letter in his hand to Sun Shangwang. Sun Shangwang was qualified to read Lin Fu's autographed letters.
"Your Majesty hopes that the evacuation of people will start from now on without further delay. First, the refugees will be evacuated to Laizhou by sea, then go south along the Jiaolai River, and then to Jimo, by sea and land, to Huaikou for transfer.
Huaidong has sent personnel to Laizhou, Jimo and other places to make preparations...these people are staying in Jinhai to consume and sacrifice, and they may not be able to change the overall situation. In the future, they can seize Yan and Hebei, but they can be relied on for combat power!"
When Sun Shangwang took the letter, he glanced at Gao Zongting again. The current situation was already obvious. Jiangning was ready to support the new emperor and refused to save Yanjing, while Lin Fu was in Huaidong and had no control over Lin Xuwen and Gao Zongting.
He also had an accurate grasp of his mentality - Gao Zongting looked away with shame.
Sun Shangwang unfolded Lin Fu's autographed letter from Huaidong: Although the situation in the north is hopeless, the record in eastern Zhejiang is very encouraging. At least on the eastern front, it has forced the She family to switch from offense to defense.
If 300,000 to 400,000 people from Tianjin and Hainan could be moved to Daishan, Changguo, Mingzhou and other places for resettlement, and then the strong ones would be selected into the army, Huaidong Shao said that they could get 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers. This result would be better than that in Tianjin.
It is better to consume the sea.
While Sun Shangwang was reading the letter, Wu Qi continued: "Yenjing is likely to run out of food by the end of July. Before the end of July, Yanjing is likely to organize a breakout. As for the deployment of the Donghu people, it is also one of the 'encirclement of three towers'"
However, given the terrain of Jinhai, there is no advantage in long-term defense. The injured and injured must be evacuated to Jinwei Island for resettlement in a timely manner. As a last resort, Jinwei Island
Don’t give up!”
The Donghu people did not encircle Yanjing, but they deployed 50,000 to 60,000 elite cavalry on the outside. It was not easy for Yanjing to organize a large-scale breakout towards Jinhai. Maybe they could only rescue some people sporadically.
In addition, Jinhai is located at the mouth of the lower reaches of the Guoshui River and the Chaohe River. It faces water on one side and land on three sides. It has a wide attack surface of nearly 20 miles. If the Donghu people are determined to capture Jinhai, they do not have enough troops.
It's hard to keep such a wide surface.
Jinwei Island is isolated in the sea. The terrain on the island is also dangerous and defendable. The only disadvantage is that it is too small. Apart from the outer fortifications, the interior of the island is only a hundred acres in size, and the dock on the southwest side of the island cannot accommodate a few ships. Jinwei Island
Wei Island is qualified as the last support point of Jinkai City, but it cannot retain too many troops for a long time.
How to defend Jinhai has been studied for a long time in the past two months. Even the evacuation plan has been drawn up several times, and we are just waiting for the final decision to be made.
"Master Lin, what do you think about the evacuation of personnel?" Sun Shangwang asked Lin Xuwen. No matter what, Lin Xuwen's orders must be followed in Jinhai.
"Send someone to inform Mr. Huang that we will make preparations here first. When Mr. Huang agrees, we will arrange for people to evacuate to Dengzhou first." Lin Xuwen said that the food reserves here are only enough to support 300,000 to 400,000 people.
At the end of July, whether Jinhai will stay or stay, it actually depends on Huaidong's attitude.
Since Lin Fu left Jinhai in early March, Huang Jinnian was so angry that he vomited blood. From then on, he could not take care of the illness and did not care about the defense affairs of Jinhai. Fortunately, Huang Jinnian, on behalf of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had no other real power in Jinhai except for the jurisdiction of Jinhai warehouse.
, His not showing up also makes it easier for Lin Xuwen and the others to not have to serve him.
However, when it came to organizing a large-scale evacuation of personnel from Tianjin, Lin Xuwen had to inform Huang Jinnian in advance.
"It's better for me to take a trip!" Sun Shangwang said.
Huang Jinnian is probably the only third-rank minister who can go south from the north. If he chooses to be loyal to the new emperor, his status in Jiangning will not be low. Even if a high-ranking civil servant escapes from Yanjing in the end, he will only be a fugitive minister who lost his family.
The political reputation of officials such as Huang Jinnian, who insisted on holding Tianjin and Hainan until he was forced to withdraw southward, is incomparable.
Although in early March Huaidong used King Qin as an excuse to launch an attack on the east and attack the west, which made Huang Jinnian curse, Huaidong still hoped that Huang Jinnian could bow his head in the face of the situation.
It seems that Huang Jinnian is a direct official of Zhang and Yue's line, but it is not impossible to differentiate.
If Huang Jinnian is willing to cooperate with Huaidong, Huaidong will of course spare no effort to support Huang Jinnian to obtain a high political position in Jiangning. If Huang Jinnian stubbornly holds a grudge against Huaidong, he may end up living and dying with Jinhai and being loyal to the court.
The ending is more favorable to Huaidong.
How to deal with Huang Jinnian, Zhang Wendeng and others? Lin Fu had already sent a secret message to Wu Qi and Sun Shangwang, asking them to deal with them according to their authority.
Sun Shangwang wanted to meet Huang Jinnian in person, taking this opportunity to test Huang Jinnian's will. Lin Xuwen would not be unmoved. He hesitated for a moment, nodded to Wu Qi and Sun Shangwang, and asked them to go to the side hall to talk to him secretly.
Gao Zongting looked at Wu Qi and Sun Shangwang, who followed Lin Xuwen to the side hall, and his heart was filled with ups and downs.
Lin Xuwen wanted to ask Wu Qi, Sun Dian* Nao ~ Interview Compilation] It was not difficult for him to guess what Shang Wang said; in fact, from the time Lin Fu pretended to be King Qin to deceive the world, Huaidong had already shown his disobedience.
The attitude of a minister has eliminated the retreat of being a loyal minister and a good son.
"The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked." Even if Lin Fu wanted to be a loyal minister and a good son, his fate would never be half better than that of Su Hu, the Marquis of Jingbei.
Isn't it clear enough that the only path paved in front of Huaidong is clear enough?
Geng Quanshan's generals couldn't see it so deeply. If Gao Zongting couldn't see it, how could he deserve the praise of "the best plan in the world"?
At this point, Lin Xuwen also had to make a choice.
Either retreat to the south and be loyal to the new emperor, or surrender to Huaidong. From then on, two of the three branches of the Lin family will belong to Huaidong. If Huaidong can integrate the forces of Tianjin and Hainan, its strength will definitely rise to another level, and it will surpass the Liang family.
, the leader of Nanchen.
With Lin Xuwen's qualifications, he could also squeeze into the center of Jiangning and become one of Huaidong's spokespersons in the Jiangning regime. If Huaidong can really conquer the world in the future, Lin Xuwen will naturally be able to win the title of king and duke.
However, given the depth of Lin Fu's calculations, except for Lin Mengde, Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu, Cao Zi'ang and a few others, the last layer of his thoughts would probably not be revealed to Wu Qi, Sun Shangwang and others.
Gao Zongting thought to himself: Lin Xuwen would probably have to go to Chongzhou to know the exact answer. Wu Qi and Sun Shangwang would not be able to give him an accurate answer.
Thinking of this, Gao Zongting asked in his heart: Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief, how do you want me to deal with Zongting? Commander-in-Chief, do you want to see Huaidong conquer the world?
At this time, a primary school student hurriedly walked in and reported: "There is an abnormality in the Woishui River. Compared with noon, the water level has dropped by two inches..."
"Ah!" Gao Zongting was startled when he heard the sound. Lin Xuwen, Wu Qi, and Sun Shangwang also rushed out from the side hall after hearing the sound. At this time, the rainy season was coming, and there was enough rain in the upper reaches. There was no possibility of stopping the flow. The water level of the Woushui River continued to drop, and only
One possibility is that the Donghu people intercepted the river upstream.
Lin Xuwen and the generals hurried out of the main city and rushed to the river port dock in the south. From the sphagnum moss on the dock stone, the traces of the falling river water could be clearly seen.
There is no doubt that the Donghu people intercepted the water in the upper reaches of the Wushui River. Wu Qi frowned and ordered: "Send someone to explore the water level of the Chaohe River!" Before the small school who received the military order had gone far, the scouts on the other side of the Chaohe River came to investigate.
News came that the water level of the Chaohe River had dropped.
Everyone looked at each other in shock. Before the soldiers and horses of the Donghu people could surround them, they began to cut off the waterways of the Guoshui River and the Chaohe River. This was definitely not a good sign.
"All ships must immediately withdraw from the Guoshui River and Chaohe River, and away from the Second Walled City. Earth must be taken to build a high platform, and a platform road connected to the main city must be built. The evacuation of the people must start from the low-lying areas!
Gao Zongting suggested.
The most important way to attack and defend a city is terrain and water potential.
Seriously speaking, if we really want to build Jinhaicheng, Wangdengtai Mountain to the west is the only sloping terrain on the left and right that is not afraid of flooding, but Wangdengtai Mountain is more than thirty miles away from the coast.
Jinhai is located on the side of Yanjing. It is impossible for the imperial court to allow Jinhai to build a walled defense system that extends thirty miles inland from the seaport. In the later period, Jinhai only built a small outpost on Wangdengtai Mountain, but from then on
When Wang Dengtai Mountain came over, there was about twenty-four to five miles of free time. Before the Donghu soldiers and horses surrounded them in a large scale, they would abandon the Wang Dengtai Mountain sentry post and withdraw the hundred or ten soldiers and horses there.
Building the city on the seaside of Jinhai has the convenience of a seaport and a river branch. It was also the best choice in such a difficult and embarrassing situation at the beginning of the construction of the city. However, the terrain has the disadvantage of being in a low-lying area and prone to flooding.
Especially the ridge in the west, away from the second village, has the lowest terrain, forming a gap extending to the main city. This is the most fatal weakness of Jinhai City.
The Donghu people cut off the Wei River and the Chaohe River before besieging the city, which may have revealed the weakness of Jinhai City's defense. Their next step was probably to divert the water from the two rivers into the low-lying area to the west of Jinhai City.
Gao Zongting was secretly shocked: He really couldn't take a peek at the people of Donghu. Donghu has recruited many capable people and strangers in recent years. The more patient the people of Donghu are, the harder it will be to defend Jinhai.