Yishan Mountain is located in the middle of Shandong Province, towering, with overlapping mountains, beautiful peaks, and dense pine forests. The terrain is connected to Mount Tai in the west, also known as East Taishan, and collectively known as the Yitai Mountains; to the south, it is connected to Méng Mountain, also known as Yiméng Mountain.
The mountains extend from Linqu, Qingzhou to Mengyang, Yinan, Pingyi and other counties; it borders Kunyu Mountain to the east, is located in Dengzhou Prefecture, and the terrain extends to the coast of Huangshuiyang.
Poche Xianguan, known as the gateway to central Shandong, is also located on Daxian Mountain between the Yimeng Mountains, and is the dividing line between Qingzhou and Linyi.
The Hu tribe invaded the territory, and there was a real fear of subjugating the world. In addition, the Hu cavalry invaded Shandong twice, burning, killing, and looting. The soldiers, people, and soldiers of Shandong had a strong determination to resist, and they were able to use a military force in Yishan.
Existence, whether strong or weak, is significant.
Lin Fu did not expect Chu Zheng to sneak into Yishan with a small number of elite troops and be able to repel the Hu soldiers and reverse the crisis in Shandong. Instead, he hoped that when the situation in Shandong collapsed, those soldiers and people who were defeated but unwilling to surrender would have a place to retreat.
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When the situation in Yan and Hebei collapsed, the total number of border troops who surrendered to the captives was not particularly large. Even among the border troops who surrendered to the captives, the defenders of Datong and Xuanfu were all in dire straits and held on until the end.
Only then was he forced to abandon the city and surrender.
Lin Fu hoped that Chu Zheng could gain a foothold in Yishan, and after the collapse of the situation in Shandong, he could guide and help the soldiers and people who were unwilling to surrender to retreat to Yishan, integrate, and form a stronghold in central Shandong.
Shandong resisted military forces, thereby restraining Yan and Hu from controlling Luzhong, and eliminating the possibility of Luqi taking advantage of Luzhong to attack Huaidong.
The struggle between the enemy and ourselves is nothing more than a matter of one going down and the other going up.
Shandong has always been a county with a large population. Before the ninth year of Chongguan, the 87 counties in Jiufu in Shandong had a jurisdiction of 2.27 million households and a population of more than 11.1 million. In addition, it was also the most important grain-producing field in the Central Plains.
The records include over 50 million acres of paddy and dry land.
Since hidden fields have been a stubborn disease that has been difficult to treat in various places throughout the history of the dynasties, the number of acres of land in Dingkou under the jurisdiction of Shandong County should be much higher than the official records.
Even though the war has continued for many years, the population tax in Shandong has been reduced, and a large number of acres have been abandoned, but according to various random checks in Huaidong, it is estimated that the total number of Dingkou in Shandong is still around 10 million.
Yanhu has already captured all the power in Yanji and Jinjun, and if it can easily occupy the entire territory of Shandong, with nearly 10 million people and tens of millions of acres of land in Shandong, the situation Huaidong will face in the future will be extremely dangerous.
Lin Fu had previously discussed with the people in Huaidong, considering that even if the Liang family was defeated in Western Lu, there would still be a considerable number of troops retreating to Caozhou, Jining, Heze and Linyi in southern Shandong.
Hu's resistance was waging a tug-of-war in Shandong.
In order to prevent resistance and eventually drive Yanhu out of the Central Plains or exterminate them all, Huaidong planned a comprehensive and long-term tug-of-war with Yanhu in Henan, Shandong and other places. The plan was to turn Henan and Shandong counties into bloody
On the battlefield, Yanhu would never allow Yanhu to completely control Shandong and Henan counties and continuously draw troops and food from these two counties to attack Huaisi.
Some people in Huaidong were worried that the Liang family and his son would surrender to the Eastern captives. Lin Fu, Gao Zongting, Qin Chengzu, Fu Qinghe, Ye Junan and others repeatedly weighed the situation and believed that before the end was reached and the retreat route was cut off, the possibility of the Liang family and his son surrendering to the Eastern captives was small.
Liang Xi was the Duke of the country and was only one step away from being granted the title of king. Brothers Liang Chengchong and Liang Chengyi were also granted the title of county marquis and county marquis. Even if they could get courtesies by surrendering to Yanhu, Gaohou could only be granted the title of nobility.
The Liang family and his son refused to surrender, so they retreated to southwestern and southern Shandong, with Huaiyang and Xuzhou at their backs. Naturally, they would have to fight to the death with the Yanhu troops from the front. Even if the Liang family surrendered to Yanhu, they would inevitably
Will Yan and Hu be driven to attack Huaisi, and they still have to face a fierce and dangerous battle with a near-death life - at least until the situation in Jianghuai does not collapse, and before the Liang family and his son reach the end of the mountain, it is possible for the Liang family and his son to take the initiative to surrender to Yan
Very little xing.
In fact, Lin Fu was even more worried that once Yanhu's troops from the eastern front captured Linzi, the Liang family might not be able to withstand the pressure and voluntarily abandon Pingyuan Prefecture north of the Yellow River and shrink their flanks. By then, the main force of the Qingzhou Army would be trapped.
In Yangxin, without the possibility of the Liang family sending troops to support from Pingyuan Mansion, it would naturally be a life-and-death situation. However, the Liang family's troops retreated southward in a hurry, and there was a possibility of an attack by Yan and Hu during the Hun chaos.
It is difficult to predict in advance how many remaining soldiers Liang will be able to bring out to defeat and flee south to defend southwest Shandong.
Let Chu Zheng lead his troops to sneak into Yishan and persuade Cheng Weiyuan as much as possible. Zhang Jinxian and others withdraw into Yishan before the situation in Qingzhou collapses and organize resistance forces in Yishan. It is better than passively waiting for the Liang family and his son to lead the remaining troops to defeat.
It is much better to retreat to southwest Shandong, it is much more proactive, and it can also limit Yanhu's control of Shandong.
The source of Yishui River flows out of Yishan, out of Linyi and into the Huaihe River. It is actually the lifeline connecting Huaidong and Yishan.
Chu Zheng took the initiative to invite him back to Qingzhou, and Lin Fu discussed with Gao Zongting, Ye Junan and others. He also felt that something could be done and stayed up all night to discuss the details.
At dawn, Meng Xinshi was invited to the camp again. Lin Fu endured the fatigue of not sleeping all night and said to him: "What Mr. Chen said, I thought about it last night and thought that given the current situation, it is really necessary for Mr. Dong to go to Huai.
I will take charge of the defense in the west - I will go to Mingzhou immediately, gather troops and horses, and attack Kuaiji; I will also ask Gao Zongting to go to Hangzhou on my behalf to meet Mr. Dong to state the critical situation at this time and advise Mr. Dong to focus on the overall situation.
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"Okay, okay..." Meng Xinshi said hello repeatedly.
Chen Xiyan and others were worried that Huaidong was unwilling to assume more military responsibilities on the eastern front, so the situation in Hangzhou was inseparable from Dong Yuan. Now Huaidong not only agreed to immediately mobilize troops to attack Kuaiji, but also took the initiative to send Gao Zongting to Hangzhou to persuade him.
Dong Yuan, that’s just right.
After the fiasco in Fuyang, Dong Yuan lost control of northern Zhejiang. The Wu Party took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate, and a group of Wu Party officials headed by Chen Mingtai filled in the three prefectures of Jiahang Lake, which actually caused Dong Yuan to lose control of northern Zhejiang.
The basis for self-respect in supporting troops.
The current war against the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels is dominated by Huaidong. Huaidong and the Wu Party jointly urged Dong Yuan to leave northern Zhejiang, so Dong Yuan had no choice. Of course, Dong Yuan obeyed the imperial court's dispatch, and the imperial court had no choice.
Maybe I treated him badly.
Meng Xinshi added: "The Holy One and Prime Minister Chen also asked me to ask Lord Lin, who would be better to guard northern Zhejiang on behalf of Dong Yuan?"
"Mr. Meng is suitable," Lin Fu said. "Mr. Meng is a veteran of Ninghai. He is skilled in military affairs. He also knows the strategic situation of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He is valued by the people of the time and has a good reputation among the scholars. In addition to Mr. Meng, I have
I don’t know who can do it.”
Meng Yishan was originally the chief general of Ninghai Town. In the past, he was in charge of the defense of Pingjiang, Danyang, Weiyang, and Hailing. Although his military use was not spectacular, he was mature and steady. Lin Fu did not expect the Northern Zhejiang Army to be able to deal with She Feixiong.
The troops he led in western Zhejiang caused a fatal blow, but if the army in northern Zhejiang could defend Hanghu without losing it, Meng Yishan was indeed the right candidate.
Obviously, the Wu Party would only recommend Meng Yishan to replace Dong Yuan. Lin Fu's recommendation of Meng Yishan was just following the trend.
"Okay, Lord Lin's intention, I will convey it to the Holy One word for word, and Prime Minister Chen will know it," Meng Xinshi said.
"Master Meng, please go back to the residence and rest for a while. I have prepared a boat here to send Master Meng to the city from Hangzhou, and Zongting will also go to Hangzhou with him." Lin Fu said.
Meng Xinshi left, and other matters were arranged by Gao Zongting, Ye Junan, Zhou Pu and others. Lin Fu went back to the living room to rest for a while to recuperate.
Song Jia waited for him to go to bed. Hearing Lin Fu talk about Dong Yuan, he sighed: "This is a strategy to drive away wolves and turn tigers into tigers. Huaidong will have a strong enemy!"
"Although it is said that everything must be viewed from a distance, under the situation, one has to take expedient measures; even if it is to lure poison to quench thirst, sometimes it is forced by the situation." Lin Fu said.
To cede territory and control the hegemony, it is important to follow the current situation, people and land. Dong Yuan lost all four aspects - Dong Yuan was not stubborn and a person who did not understand current affairs.
None of them showed overly ambitious ambitions, so although Emperor Yongxing and the Wu Party transferred him out of northern Zhejiang, they could tolerate him and reuse him elsewhere.
Dong Yuan is now the high-ranking right-hand minister of the Ministry of War. This time Jiang Ning transferred him to the north, and it is likely that he was comforted by Houjue, a high-ranking official at the level of Shangshu. If Dong Yuan made another military exploit in Huaixi, he would have the possibility of becoming the prime minister.
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Dong Yuan was a registered son of Xianxia County in western Zhejiang. According to cadastral classification, he could be related to the Wu Party. When Dong Yuan lost the opportunity to cede territory and gain hegemony, we cannot but say that there was a possibility that he would turn to the arms of the Wu Party.
At this time, Huaidong and the Wu Party jointly expelled Dong Yuan from northern Zhejiang. Once Dong Yuan defected to the Wu Party and then entered the court to worship the prime minister, it was likely to be a huge obstacle for Huaidong to seize imperial power in the future.
Currently, among the princes in Jiangning, Lin Fu is most afraid of Yue Lengqiu. It seems likely that Dong Yuan's name will be added seriously in the future.
However, it can't be controlled that far. At the moment, Jiang Ning still needs to maintain a harmonious situation, fight against extravagance and exterminate the captives, and stabilize the situation.
Gao Zongting and Meng Xinshi left Changguo by boat at noon and sailed directly into the Qianjiang River to Hangzhou to find Dong Yuan.
On Changguo Island, Lin Fu selected more than 180 people from the guards and the scouts summoned to follow Chu Zheng north to Qingzhou.
Although Chu Zheng was heading north on this trip and was not referring to Huaidong for the time being, Lin Fu would naturally eventually lead and control the future anti-capitalist movement between Yishui and Meng Mountains. He immediately gave Chu Zheng the military post of commanding the army and would
This title was determined in advance. Those who followed Chu Zheng to the north, including the five retinues who had followed Chu Zheng south, a total of 192 people, were assigned military positions such as battalion, sentry, military participation, and captain of the capital. They were actually given to Chu.
Zheng brought the entire first brigade military attache to the north.
Hu Qiaozhong was ordered to lead the Huaidong Water Camp in the Mingzhou Prefecture. There were only two Little Princess-class battleships to transport Chu Zheng and others as well as some horses and weapons directly to the north by sea to Jimo and disembark, and urgently transferred a team of troops from Mingzhou Prefecture.
Give Chu Zheng 10,000 taels of gold to carry around and act accordingly.
Sneaking into Yishan and settling down, sometimes the effect of buying with gold and silver is not necessarily worse than taking it by force.
At the same time, there were two letter ships accompanying Chu Zheng northward. After passing Changshan Island, they separated from the two Little Princess-class battleships Chu Zheng was riding on, turned eastward, and headed eastward to Zhao Hu and Lin Jingzhong to convey Lin's message.
An emergency military order was issued.
At this time of year, the storm on the sea is very fierce. To prevent accidents, there are two letter ships, and two ships are used.