In late April, the city of Hangzhou has already begun to experience the heat of summer. In the past, young ladies and beauties would visit the West Lake at this time. However, Fuyang and Linshui were occupied by the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels. It was only recently that the surrounding camps invaded Hangzhou.
Thirty miles away, who dares to put his head on his waist and go out to swim in the West Lake outside the city?
The shores of West Lake in the southwest of Hangzhou are deserted. Except for a group of horse infantry on the north bank dragging heavy steps slowly eastward, Tingting Lake is full of beautiful scenery, but no one appreciates the beauty.
The water of West Lake is connected to the Qianjiang River. Since the Huaidong and Zhejiang-Fujian armies blocked the Qianjiang waterway, it is upstream of the mouth of the West Lake. Therefore, it is relatively less dangerous to enter the West Lake from the Qianjiang River to Hangzhou City by boat.
Chen Mingzhe clasped his hands behind his back, stood tall on the bow of the boat, and looked at the devastated vast land along the West Lake. There was a knot in his heart that could not be vented.
Chen Mingzhe left the court a month ago and went to Jiaxing Prefecture as a court official. He became an important pawn in the Wu Party's attempt to divide Dong Yuan's power in northern Zhejiang.
Chen Mingzhe has been living in his hometown for a long time since he became the top student in high school in the ninth year of Chongguan and became famous all over the world. He officially entered the official position for only a little more than two years. In two years, Chen Mingzhe reached the fifth rank of officialdom and was promoted very quickly.
, which was also rare in the world. In addition to being in troubled times and promoting talents in an eclectic way, it also benefited from his teacher-student relationship with Chen Xiyan.
Dong Yuan's power in northern Zhejiang was not as strong as before, but he was still the envoy of northern Zhejiang. After Chen Mingzhe took up his post in Jiaxing Mansion, he rectified his political affairs and rushed to Hangzhou to meet Dong Yuan.
The accompanying fan Jiliang was also a member of the Wu Party. He was well-known in Jiangning, but he failed in the scientific examination. He was nearly forty years old and failed to pass the scientific examination to enter the official career. He was also a little discouraged, so he came to work as an aide to Chen Mingzhe.
Make plans.
"It's strange," Fan Jiliang said, standing behind Chen Mingzhe, "Salt and Iron Envoy Zhang Yan sent Fan Wenlan to go south to Yueqing by boat, intending to take over the salt affairs in southern Zhejiang. Logically speaking, Lin Huaidong wouldn't hurt Fan Wenlan's legs.
Interrupting and expelling him is already a great favor to Zhang Yan, so how can he really recommend Fan Wenlan as the magistrate of Yongjia Prefecture, responsible for the salt affairs in southern Zhejiang?"
Lin Fu was granted the title of Marquis of Huaidong, which was a rare noble title in the world. People in the world did not call him by his first name, but mostly referred to him as Lin Huaidong.
"Perhaps Lin Huaidong offered the salt business in southern Zhejiang in exchange for Jiangning's consent to Huaidong's other personnel arrangements for the counties in southern Zhejiang..." Wang Yue, who is coming to serve as the general magistrate of Hangzhou Prefecture during this trip, is from the same hometown of Haiyu as Chen Mingzhe.
Fan Jiliang had good relations with him and was about forty years old. When he speculated on Huaidong's intention to give up the benefits of the salt industry in southern Zhejiang, the mustache on his lips trembled.
Chen Mingzhe did not respond to the speculations of Fan Jiliang and Wang Yue.
Lin Fu was a man of extraordinary talent in politics and military affairs, and his actions were unconventional and unconventional. It was beyond anyone's ability to guess. I don't know where the origin came from. Some people called Lin Fu the East Sea Fox to show his cunning. - Chen Ming
Zhe has been in contact with Huaidong for many years and has a deep understanding of this.
Chen Mingzhe was absent-minded, but it did not hinder the conversation between Fan Jiliang and Wang Yue.
Fan Jiliang shook his head and said: "With the Salt and Iron Department and salt merchants completely excluded, the counties in southern Zhejiang can earn at least two to three hundred thousand silver a year. The invasion of southern Zhejiang from Huaidong cost a lot of money."
power, and the imperial court relied on Huaidong on the Eastern Front. I am afraid that Zhang Yan never really thought about winning over the salt interests in southern Zhejiang. Who knows how long the war on the Eastern Front would last, even if Huaidong agreed to Jiangning's move to Zhejiang at this time.
No one is willing to suffer the hardship of appointing officials from the South? Lin Huaidong can seize these two benefits, so how can he exchange one for the other?"
"Although Lin Huaidong behaves domineeringly, he is still loyal to the new emperor - Lin Huaidong may not want to be too greedy and become the target of public criticism." Wang Yue said.
"Master Wang is totally wrong to think so," Fan Jiliang shook his head and questioned Wang Yue's speculation, and then asked Chen Mingzhe, "Master Chen, do you think Lin Fu will be restrained?"
"Everything in the world is unpredictable, and people's hearts are unpredictable," Chen Mingzhe said vaguely, "How can you and I know what Lin Huaidong is thinking in his heart? It's better not to make random guesses."
Chen Mingzhe was in a high position at a young age, and Fan Jiliang was not convinced yet, but after all, he recruited Chen Mingzhe as his staff and regarded him as the main one. When Chen Mingzhe said this, Fan Jiliang stopped talking about the salt incident in southern Zhejiang.
, looking at the majestic figure of Hangcheng who was taking office in the distance, and asked: "Dong Yuan will probably not be too happy about your visit to Hangcheng..."
Chen Mingzhe thought to himself: How could Dong Yuan be happy?
Before March last year, Dong Yuan had sole power in northern Zhejiang. Today, after the fiasco in Fuyang, although the Military Department of Northern Zhejiang is still headed by Dong Yuan and has jurisdiction over local military affairs and defense in northern Zhejiang, Dong Yuan is far from being able to talk about it.
The superior has monopolized the power.
After the fiasco in Fuyang, the Northern Zhejiang Army was reorganized and the total number of troops returned to 60,000. However, Dong Yuan's troops and horses were severely damaged. Meng Yishan's Ning Haijun and Chen Huawen's Haiyu Army were inside the Northern Zhejiang Army.
Occupying the advantage in terms of military strength, even the newly established naval division of the Northern Zhejiang Military Division was headed by Su Pinxiao, the former leader of the Taibainao Army who was recruited by the Haiyu Army.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, large-scale adjustments were also made to the local officials of Jia, Hang, and Hu. Officials from the Wu Party, such as Chen Mingzhe and Wang Yue, replaced the officials from Zhejiang County who had been attracted by Dong Yuan.
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How could Dong Yuan be happy in such a situation?
After the new emperor ascended the throne, Chen Xiyan became the first assistant. In addition to consolidating the north and south defense lines and increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, the most important thing was to conspire to weaken the threats and hidden dangers posed by the local vassals to the Jiangning regime and strengthen the court's control over the local area.
Whether Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan, or other Wu Party officials, almost none of them had the ambition to separate local areas militarily and compete with the imperial court. On issues such as weakening the power of local vassals and strengthening the centralization of power in Jiangning, the interests of the Wu Party were those of the new emperor.
Consistent.
The new emperor was not a dim-witted king. During the two or three years since he ruled Jiangning as King Ning, he had a relatively thorough understanding of the situation in Jianghuai.
As far as local forces are concerned, the Dongyang Clan and the Wu Party are the main ones in the Jianghuai area. After the Dongyang Clan broke up, Gu Wuchen went north to Qingzhou, and the Dongyang Clan was headed by Huaidong. The new emperor wanted to sit firmly on the throne in Jiangning, so he could not leave without
With the support of local forces, between the New Dongyang Clique and the Wu Party, I know who to choose with my eyes closed.
Of course, in order to reduce the power of local vassals, neither the new emperor nor Chen Xiyan dared to test Huaidong rashly, and they did not even touch Lin Tingli, who was closely related to Huaidong. In addition to promoting Wu Party officials, Dong Principle
Becoming Jiang Ning’s first target for “cutting down the vassal vassal”.
Dong Yuan did not have the ability to resist, so he could only accept Jiang Ning's many arrangements. After proclaiming the new emperor, Dong Yuan only focused on military affairs and defense. He always stayed in Hangzhou, and even gave up local military preparation and prevention rights.
, and all were returned to the prefecture and county.
"Will Dong Yuan be so honest?" Chen Mingzhe thought to himself, "When Jiang Ning reduces Dong Yuan's power, will Lin Fu feel embarrassed and interfere? Or maybe Dong Yuan and Lin Fu have already had a relationship.
Collusion, after all, after Li Zhuo's death, Gao Zongting and others all defected to Huaidong, and Dong Yuan and them both came from Li Zhuo's sect..."
Although he was informed about Jiaxing Prefecture's affairs quite smoothly, Chen Mingzhe was still deeply worried about the future development of the situation in northern Zhejiang!
The ferry was heading north, and Hangzhou was getting closer and closer. Fan Jiliang suddenly seemed to be touched by something, and said abruptly: "Huaidong has become a disaster. Since Huaidong is fighting against the She family on the eastern front,
It’s so fierce and the fight is inextricable. Should we relax a little on the western front and let She’s troops in western Zhejiang advance eastward so that we can fight with Huaidong and lose both sides?”
"Watching the fire from the other side?" Wang Yue said doubtfully.
Chen Mingzhe shook his head and said: "This can't be the case. Regardless of whether Deng Yu, Dong Yuan and Jiangxi will cooperate - we are not afraid of ten thousand, but we are afraid that She Fei Xiong will do the opposite. If She Fei Xiong avoids
If we start a decisive battle with Huaidong on the eastern front and take advantage of our relaxation on the western front to suddenly launch a massive attack on Huzhou or Ning, in order to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and force Huaidong to withdraw troops from the eastern front, then we will be shooting ourselves in the face.
foot!"
In fact, before Chen Mingzhe came to northern Zhejiang, he knew that Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan, and Zhang Yan had had many secret discussions on this matter. After all, they felt that it was too dangerous and there was a possibility of self-immolation.
In fact, since She Feihu captured Fuyang and Linshui in March last year, and then occupied Qianqiu Pass and Dusong Pass, Jiangning's situation on the western front was very dangerous and he did not dare to relax at all. The She family's troops in western Zhejiang
Ma, not only are the troops pointing directly at Jiahang Lake and the heart of Huizhou, but Jiangning will also be directly threatened if there is any surprise.
Even if the main force of the She family in western Zhejiang is allowed to advance eastward to fight a decisive battle with Huaidong on the eastern front, the defense line on the western front must at least be restored to the position before March last year in order to make people feel at ease - otherwise it is likely to be playing with fire and self-immolation;
At this time, it was too late to cry.
Furthermore, Huaidong is by no means a good place.
At this time, the imperial court relies too much on Huaidong. It is good to hide this little trick from Huaidong. But if it cannot hide it from Huaidong, what if Huaidong fully shrinks on the eastern front? I'm afraid it will be more serious than lifting a stone in one's own feet.
several times.
On the western front, Jiang Ning did not dare to let the enemy go east to harm Huaidong, but his main intention was to defend it steadily.
When it came to Dong Yuan, Deng Yu and others, Chen Mingzhe thought, their thoughts would probably be very different.
Jiang Ning wanted to be safe, but Deng Yu was guarding the south of Huizhou. He was threatened by She Feihu from three directions: Yuling Pass, Qianqiu Pass, and Dusong Pass. For him, it was not that he could sleep peacefully just by holding Huizhou City, at least he had to
Only by recapturing the two important passes of Qianqiu Pass and Dusong Pass can we breathe a little easier.
Dong Yuan's current situation is related to the defeat of Fuyang last year. Chen Mingzhe speculated that Dong Yuan was probably eager to take back Fuyang from She Feixiong, right?
Of course, compared to the unrealistic strategic fantasy of allowing the enemy to advance eastward and reaping the benefits, Chen Mingzhe himself also hopes that the Northern Zhejiang Army can take a more active stance and take the initiative to regain Linshui, Fuyang and other places.
Drive the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels out of northern Zhejiang.
After the fall of Fuyang and Linshui, a large area of fertile land centered on Hangcheng and Deqing was affected by the war and became a buffer zone for the enemy and us to engage in tug-of-war. Only Jiaxing Prefecture remained intact. A large number of people fled, and the fields were abandoned and uncultivated.
After June last year, the three prefectures in northern Zhejiang reduced the taxes they could provide. A large number of people fled to Pingjiang, Danyang, Jiaxing and other places to avoid the war, exacerbating the food shortage in these areas.
The counties in Jiaxing face the sea. Over the years, development has been worse than that of Hangzhou and Huzhou. Even if Chen Mingzhe is determined to implement the New Deal in Jiaxing Prefecture, it will not be effective immediately. The situation in northern Zhejiang must be fundamentally changed.
, to regain Fuyang, Linshui is the key.
But it is obvious that She Fei Xiong Duan cannot give up Fuyang.
In addition to maintaining a deterrent to Jiangning and weakening the military potential of the three prefectures in northern Zhejiang, the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels occupying Fuyang also control the middle reaches of the Qianjiang waterway, which is the most important connection area for the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels to connect the east and west lines in Zhejiang County.
Once Fuyang is lost, the posture of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies on the east and west fronts will be very similar to that after Huaidong occupied Yueqing. The Yongjia garrison and the Taizhou garrison were unable to look at each other. They will fall into complete passivity.
No matter how stupid Feixiong is, he can't give up on Fuyang.
Chen Mingzhe was confused sometimes, but looking at the current situation, the western front could only remain in a stalemate. Neither Jiangning nor Shefei Xiong dared to breathe a sigh of relief. Perhaps they could only wait for Huaidong to make a breakthrough on the eastern front first.
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Dong Yuan stood at the top of the city, watching Chen Mingzhe and others enter the city. Although Dong Yuan went out to lead the envoys in northern Zhejiang with the title of Minister of War, his authority was not even as high as when he went out to Weiyang Mansion.
Among the three prefectures in northern Zhejiang, although Hanghu was the most prosperous in the early years, Jiaxing Prefecture was the most complete at this time. Both Hangzhou and Hu, which were originally prosperous in the world, were involved in the war and were severely damaged.
Chen Mingzhe was Chen Xiyan's favorite disciple and a disciple of the Emperor. He became an official in northern Zhejiang and served as a censor. Only two years later, he went to northern Zhejiang to assume the important position of informing Jiaxing Prefecture. This was also the Wu Party's plan to achieve control in northern Zhejiang.
Dong Yuan's intention to restrict his powers made Dong Yuan's close followers feel dissatisfied.
Gongsun Qi was Dong Yuan's confidant. As early as Dong Yuan's early years when he was guarding Xianxia County to resist the extravagant army, he rose to prominence with his strength and courage. Later, Dong Yuan joined Li Zhuo. Dong Yuan came to know the affairs of Weiyang Mansion and organized
The local military preparedness, and Gongsun Wen was the first general to surrender to him, and he won Dong Yuan's trust.
Gongsun Qi saw Chen Mingzhe coming to Hangzhou by boat. He stood next to Dong Yuan and said in a low voice, "Did your lord send someone to contact Mr. Gao to establish a relationship? Huaidong must not want to see the situation where his lips are dead and his teeth are cold."
"What kind of stupidity is this?" Dong Yuan smiled bitterly and whispered, "Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan and other Wu people are really clueless and think they have a plan, but they really work hard to make wedding clothes for others. Gao Zongting, Gao Zongting, it seems that the commander-in-chief
Death changes you too much..."
Gongsun Qi was puzzled and thought to himself: Could it be that the current situation in northern Zhejiang is caused by Huaidong's connivance? But if Jiangning strengthens its control over northern Zhejiang and isolates them, what good will it do to Huaidong?
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When the news that Chen Mingzhe learned about the affairs in Jiaxing Prefecture and rushed to Hangzhou to meet Dong Yuan reached Yongjia, it was already April 24th. In a few days, the Battle of Yongjia would last for a full month.
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"We have to actively cooperate with the Wu Party to complete their moves..." When Lin Fu said this, he was no longer in the camp outside Yongjia City, but returned to Ouhai to handle some affairs.
Playing chess with Gao Zongting was a pleasure. Listening to Song Jia standing nearby, he told the news that Chen Mingzhe had gone to Hangzhou to meet Dong Yuan. He touched the chess pieces in the sandalwood box and said with emotion.
"Dong Yuan is arrogant and unwilling to yield to others," Gao Zongting sighed softly and said, "He may be in trouble with Huaidong in the future!"
"There is no fuel-efficient product in Northern Yan or Southern She, and no matter how many Dong Yuan there are in the west, nothing will be great," Lin Fu said. "Huaixi is ultimately short of someone who can stand alone. As long as the Wu Party can control Zhejiang
Bei Shunli successfully eliminated Dong Yuan, and Jiangning then transferred Dong Yuan to Huaidong to take charge of defense, so it was a matter of course."
Lin Fu wanted to maintain the stability of Jiangning's regime and use a united front to deal with the southward invasion of Yan and Hu troops, so he had to restrain his impulse to expand into the surrounding areas of Huaidong.
If it were anyone else, they would probably preserve Dong Yuan's power in northern Zhejiang to share Jiangning's pressure on Huaidong. This may be considered a benefit, otherwise Huaidong would be in danger of dying.
But on the other hand, there are also major disadvantages.
At this time, Lin Fu sat back and watched as the Wu Party emptied Dong Yuan's power in northern Zhejiang, and even further drove Dong Yuan away from northern Zhejiang. It was not that Huaidong suddenly changed his ways and returned to the right way to help the new emperor strengthen the centralization of local power.
Basically, Huaidong is to weaken the military strength of the three prefectures in northern Zhejiang and the two prefectures of Pingjiang and Danyang (that is, the Taihu Plain area).
Huaidong and Zhejiang are separated by the Taihu Plain. Dong Yuan is an ambitious man. Once he is allowed to form a relatively independent separatist force in the Taihu Plain, it will be extremely unfavorable to the situation in Huaidong - this almost means that Huaidong
The most core areas are all within Dong Yuan's direct attack range.
Lin Fu could not extend his tentacles into the Taihu Plain for the time being. Rather than letting Dong Yuan take root there and make Huaidong uneasy, it was better to secretly push the Wu Party to drive Dong Yuan away from Zhejiang and Fujian - weakening the military power of the Taihu Plain was the best way.
In line with the interests of Huaidong.
If necessary in the future, the soldiers from Huaidong can enter as quickly as possible and control the Taihu Plain without worrying about encountering large-scale obstacles when entering.
The same principle applies to Weiyang - Huaidong cannot extend its tentacles into Weiyang for a while, but it must also do everything possible to weaken the local military equipment and garrison of Weiyang Mansion.
At this time, the light in the room dimmed. Lin Fu stood up, opened the window, and looked at the sky outside with clouds, as if it was about to rain.
Counting the season, we have entered the rainy season; in the past two months, almost no rain has fallen in Yongjia Prefecture, and the drought has been quite serious.
Lin Fu was also quite happy to see that it was raining. The wheat in the fields also needed this rain to ear, but Zhou Tong's military operations there would be greatly affected, and it would also mean that the East China Sea would enter the storm season.
And sailing is temporarily closed.
It rained sparsely, and within half the time of burning the incense, the clouds cleared and cleared before the ground was completely soaked, which was not satisfying at all.
"This rain is better than nothing..." Lin Fu rubbed his hands, turned back to Gao Zongting and said, not in the mood to continue the endgame.
"Drought is serious in various places. Even Huai'an Prefecture's summer grain income will be reduced a lot because of the drought. According to information collected from various places, the severe drought in western Zhejiang has already caused disaster. This is excellent news for us. Shejia
Not only can we not get more supplies from Zhejiang this year, we have even given up some grain and grass reserves to prevent local civil unrest. However, the drought in the Hehuai River has made it possible for horses to cross the shallowest parts of the Yellow River from Hezhong Prefecture down.
He, this is definitely not good news!" Gao Zongting said.
"Whether it's sealed or not, we still need to send more spies to Shandong," Lin Fu said. "The drought on both sides of the Yellow River is serious, which has greatly reduced the water level. This in itself is not terrible. If Yan Hu wants to take advantage of the low water level to send troops to cross the Yellow River,
It can only be a small group of cavalry; otherwise, a heavy rain after summer will cause the water level to surge, which will bring them too many unpredictable risks - but precisely because of this, they think that the Yellow River is a natural barrier in summer and autumn.
It will also make Shandong relax its vigilance, which is the biggest danger!"
In the past, the Yanhu cavalry could only cross the Yellow River southward and enter the Hehuai Plain after the ice was frozen in winter.
In late February, Yan and Hu's invading troops from the south retreated to southern Shanxi and Yan. Most people, including the people of Qingzhou, believed that it was impossible for Yan and Hu to cross the Yellow River and move south again before winter.
Qingzhou should use this period of time to build a large number of defense fortresses on the south bank of the Zhulong River with Yangxin City as the core.
However, after Yanhu took control of Jinjun and Yanji, especially tens of thousands of people who were stranded in Yanjing to build palaces for the imperial family, and the craftsmen of the imperial tombs were given to Yanhu, as long as Yanhu could occupy the beachhead on the south bank of the Yellow River
The position has the ability to build a trestle bridge on the Yellow River for the passage of the army.
Lin Fu was afraid that the people in Qingzhou and the Liang family were not vigilant enough.
Gao Zongting turned his head and looked out the window at the clearing mountains in the distance. Huaidong subverted traditional thinking in many aspects.
The Military Intelligence Department under the Huaidong Military Division, in addition to specializing in military intelligence collection and analysis, also relies on combat training schools at all levels and other institutions affiliated with the Military Division to analyze various combat plans, and has also established a dedicated tactical research room.
On the one hand, these various measures have a complete system to ensure that the generals of the Huaidong Army can receive relatively sufficient and systematic training in tactical literacy. They can also get opportunities to grow without going through bloody battlefields. This also allows the Huaidong Army to
The general's control reaches down to the grassroots military attachés, eliminating the problem of privatization.
On the other hand, many of the strategic and tactical ideas put forward by the Huaidong generals have been tested internally to a certain extent in advance, and they no longer rely solely on the generals' personal talents and experience to command operations.
For example, on the issue of whether the Yanhu troops and horses were able to cross the Yellow River in large numbers in the summer and autumn to invade south, the Huaidong Military Division conducted sufficient information collection and combat deductions; while the Jiangning Imperial Camp Division and the towns along the Hehuai defense line could only follow the
Judgment based on experience - the difference here is extremely significant.
There are hundreds of millions of people in the world with outstanding talents and knowledge, just like the crucian carp crossing the river, there are so many people. But in Lin Fu, Gao Zongting saw too many things that were different from the people with outstanding talents and knowledge in the world. He thought, maybe it was these that made him
Huaidong has strong unique characteristics and can rise strongly, right?
At this time, the sound of horse hooves approaching from afar - in the area under the jurisdiction of Huaidong, galloping horses are prohibited in the city, unless there is an urgent military intelligence report - hearing the rapid sound of horse hooves, Gao Zongting walked out quickly, and a moment later
He returned, holding the newspaper in his hand, and said as he walked: "The Wenling defenders are withdrawing and heading back to Pu!"
"It's a pity that the She family didn't have the courage to step into this pit!" Lin Fu smiled faintly and said, "We just need all departments to act according to the plan!"
Gao Zongting smiled, they were definitely hoping that the She family would send troops from western Zhejiang to reinforce the eastern front, and push the defense line to Yongjia, Taizhou and Huaidong for a more brutal military confrontation.
In this way, the She family will inevitably reveal flaws in western Zhejiang, and no matter what Jiang Ning's hidden thoughts are, he will be extremely eager to restore the defense line on the western front to the position before March last year. By then, the She family will be even more sad - Xiang
In comparison, the She family's defense on the eastern front was reduced to Xianju, the rooftop, and the sea front, so the situation was relatively better.
At present, Huaidong's troops in southern Zhejiang are mainly concentrated on the front of Yongjia.
The Zhejiang and Fujian armies first began to withdraw from the north of Yueqing Bay. The Huaidong Army was in the north of Yueqing Bay. Only Chen Zhi led his troops to garrison Wenqiao to monitor Wenling and returned to Pu. Even if they recruited Xiangyong to join Chen Zhi's troops, they would garrison Wenqiao.
There are more than 4,000 elite troops, but the Zhejiang and Fujian troops want to withdraw from Wenling and return to Pupu with nearly 8,000 elite troops. It is obviously difficult for Huaidong to take a bite of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in the north of Yueqing Bay.
On the north bank of Yueqing Bay, the main purpose was to harass the rear of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops, mainly to prevent the Zhejiang and Fujian troops from damaging the area when they withdrew, and also to prevent the Zhejiang and Fujian troops from threatening the local people and retreating westward.
The real opportunity to bite the Zhejiang and Fujian troops was in Yongjia.