There are more than 12,000 generals in Dengzhou Town. The water-divided infantry is organized and the infantry camp has less than 6,000 people. It was hastily organized by Liu Yefei after he arrived in Dengzhou and recruited civilian braves. There is a shortage of soldiers and armor and insufficient training.
The combat effectiveness is very limited, only slightly better than that of rural soldiers and civilians.
In comparison, even if the generals of the Dengzhou Navy were transferred ashore, their combat power would still be much stronger than that of the infantry camp.
The great victory in Qingzhou, the enemy was wiped out in one fell swoop, and countless soldiers and armor were captured. Liu Yefei did not need to add fuel to the fire. The generals in Dengzhou Town were also eager to try, and had the heart to enter Qingzhou to fight.
Among them are generals who are opportunistic and want to seize the battlefield, and there are also generals who see the mutual interests between Qingzhou and Dengzhou and have always advocated supporting Qingzhou.
However, after several days of research, and thanks to Liu Yefei's intervention, the generals in Dengzhou Town finally made a strategy of approaching from the east flank, following step by step, and advancing steadily, mainly to assist the Qingzhou Army in regaining Linzi, Guangrao, Hengtai and other places, and were about to enter
The remnants of Chen Zhihu in the hinterland of Qingzhou were annihilated or driven out, threatening the main force of Yanhu troops besieging Yangxin from the south, instead of directly entering from Xiaoqing River or Zhulong River to shake the courage and ambition of the main force of Yanhu troops.
This tactical choice means that although Dengzhou Town has nearly a hundred warships, their role is limited to transporting grain and fodder supplies from Dengzhou via the sea route and Jiaolai River to Changyi as quickly as possible, and blocking the passage from Dengzhou to Changyi.
The passage from Changyi to Laizhou.
The conservatism and caution of the generals in Dengzhou Town gave Liu Yefei an excuse to openly transfer some naval officers ashore to strengthen the infantry camp.
Liu Yefei finally appointed Zhao Zhen, a veteran of Dengzhou Town Navy, as the commander of the rescue of Qingzhou. He assembled more than 8,000 troops for landing operations, and sent another 2,000 naval troops to transport food and supplies in forty large and small warships.
Liu Yefei himself led more than 2,000 water infantry troops to guard the rear.
Since the Qingzhou Army has recaptured Changyi, the area east of Changyi seems quite safe.
On August 19, the troops and horses assisting Qingzhou were divided into two groups. One group of troops and horses went ahead and took the land route, passing through Fuling and the low hills and mountains at the southern foot of Kunyu Mountain, directly from the north of Laiyang and passing through Pingdu.
Very quickly, they entered Changyi on the 23rd, arrived at the east bank of the Jiaolai River, and waited for an opportunity to cross the river.
The other group of soldiers and horses were mainly naval forces. They set out from Daoyu Village on the 21st, carrying supplies of grain and grass, and took the sea route from Laizhou West to the Jiao Lai River. On the 23rd, they also entered the southeastern area of Changyi and stopped at Ma
Geqiao met up with the first group of soldiers and horses.
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Everything went according to plan, but Liu Yifei felt inexplicably uneasy.
This uneasiness does not mean that Liu Yefei has realized that Huaidong or Jiangning intends to interfere, but that people are always inexplicably nervous when things are about to be completed.
It's not much different from the mood when I entered the examination room at the beginning of the year and was about to enter the bridal chamber.
Liu Yefei hoped that the matter could be settled as soon as possible so that his hanging heart could return to its original place. However, before Chen Zhihu, a fierce tiger, jumped out from Linzi City, Liu Yefei knew that he had to be patient and could not stay behind in other places.
The officials and generals were exposed.
Since ancient times, there are few people in the world who can generously serve justice. When Qingzhou was in danger, the officials and generals in Dengzhou were panic-stricken. They all had their own plans, and some of them were thinking of following the thieves. But after the great victory in Qingzhou, the situation has a tendency to reverse.
, the people’s hearts in Dengzhou have settled down.
Speaking of which, if Liu Yefei hadn't known about Chen Zhihu's plan in advance, he would have been deceived by Qingzhou City's fraud - and if you think about it more carefully, Chen Zhihu's plan this time was just a repeat of Yan Hu's old plan.
When Li Zhuo captured Songshan, the government and the public were elated, and it was just around the corner to pacify the Liao Dynasty. Only Li Zhuo felt that the victory in the battle of Songshan was strange, and that restoring the Donglu in Songshan was a false defeat, and he refused to use troops against Liaoyang again. How could he respect Emperor Guan's confidence?
Excessive expansion, doubting the self-respect of Li Zhuoliu's bandits, and letting Hao Zongcheng seize his military power. In the end, the situation in Yanji completely collapsed, and half of the country was lost in one fell swoop.
The defeat of Songshan was so similar to the defeat of Qingzhou, but the people around him were as stupid as pigs and did not notice it. Thinking of this, Liu Yefei felt that the Yuan family was hopeless.
On the one hand, the leader of the Yanhu Kingdom, Wen Tao and Wu Lu, had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, horses and soldiers with excellent generals. Their troops were like burning a prairie fire, attacking cities and plundering territories. The number of troops, territory, and small towns were increasing almost every day.
On the one hand, the Yuan family retreated to Jiangning. The emperor was weak and the generals were arrogant. The emperor and his ministers were suspicious of each other, and the generals and ministers were intrigues. Although there were many soldiers and horses, they were retreating steadily.
Comparing the two, Liu Yefei did not believe that when the Yan and Hu armies broke through the Hehuai defense line and moved south, the Yuan family could guarantee half of the country.
Liu Yefei had such thoughts, so Zhang Xie sent someone to send a secret message. Without much hesitation, he decided to abandon the south and surrender to the north.
Thinking of this, Liu Yefei suppressed his uneasiness and looked outside to see the setting sun covering the green mountains. Hearing footsteps, he looked back and saw his nephew Liu Zhiyong coming over and asked: "Zhiyong, Zhao Zhen sent someone back to report them today.
Where have you been?" He made an agreement with Zhao Zhen that he would go back to Dengzhou every day to report on the movements of troops and horses that were assisting Qingzhou so that he could keep track of them at any time.
"No one has entered the city yet," Liu Zhiyong said, "It's just that my uncle has been working day and night and advised him to go and rest first. When he visits the stable, his nephew will keep an eye on it personally. Once there is news, he will not delay for even a moment and will report it.
My uncle knows..."
"The more serious the matter is, the more careless it is." Liu Yefei forgot about his anxiety just now, and now started to lecture his nephew Liu Zhiyong.
"Yes, my nephew knows," Liu Zhiyong nodded in agreement and added, "But my uncle should transfer Hu Yu'er out as soon as possible to grasp the situation in Daoyu Village..."
"Hu Yu'er can't escape to the sky..." Liu Yefei said, "We have to be patient and don't scare the snake."
Liu Zhiyong was about to speak but stopped.
Liu Yefei added: "As long as Zhao Zhen's troops are surrounded by Chen Zhihu in Changyi, we will have an excuse to send troops to strengthen the defense of Daoyu Village. At this time, even if we use the excuse of discussing matters, we will summon Hu Yu'er to Dengzhou City and detain her, but Hu Yu'er
The four to five hundred people under my command are not so easy to control..."
Speaking of this, Liu Yefei asked his nephew Liu Zhiyong: "Does Chen Zhihu have too many troops in Linzi? Can he surround Zhao Zhen's ten thousand people to death? It is often said in military books that an enemy can be surrounded by ten, but there is no way Chen Zhihu can defeat Linzi."
Hide 100,000 troops and horses."
Liu Zhiyong smiled and said: "A hundred sheep are in the wild, and four or five wolves can surround them. Why do we need ten times as many sheep to surround them?"
"Oh," Liu Yefei felt a little unhappy. Even if the more than 10,000 people under Zhao Zhen's command were sheep, it was because he did not do his job well after he went out to Zhideng Prefecture. He paused for a while and then continued the topic: "Also
It's true what you said. Liu Fang's loyalty can be trusted, but his ability to lead troops is a bit weak. Therefore, we must avoid alerting the enemy and avoid taking the sword fish village by force. Over at Shuiying, there are boats to escape to the south.
, on whether to vote for Yanhu, the mentality here is completely different from that of Dengzhou Prefecture. Perhaps Chen Zhihu can send a partial army over first, and we can also control Daoyu Village in advance."
Liu Yefei sent out all the main forces of Dengzhou Town, but there were still some troops left behind in Dengzhou City.
There are still four to five hundred sailors in Daoyu Village. Although they are controlled by Liu Yefei, they have no convincing excuse. Liu Yefei cannot mobilize the last four to five hundred soldiers of Daoyu Village. Liu Yefei is even less confident and uses him directly.
The two battalions of infantry under his control and the generals were all his confidants and took the sword fish village by force.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from outside the front yard. Liu Yefei turned to look at the sound of horse hooves and said to his nephew Liu Zhiyong: "Maybe there is something moving in the west..." He and Liu Zhiyong walked directly to the outer hall.
The scout, whose face was covered with blood, was helped in by the yamen servants, knelt in front of the hall, and reported: "When General Zhao was leading his army to cross the Jiaolai River, an enemy army raided Changyi. At that time, there were about 2,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river.
They were all defeated by the enemy cavalry..."
"Okay!" Liu Yefei was waiting for such news, clapped his hands on his thighs and shouted hello. When Liu Yefei came to his senses, not only the scouts kneeling in front of the hall were full of surprise, but the officials on the left and right were also surprised and suspicious: it was clearly their Dengzhou
A part of the town army was defeated by the bandits. How could Mr. Liu speak out so loudly?
Liu Yefei coughed lightly twice to cover up the panic in his eyes, and kept thinking in his heart: There is no room for panic, no room for chaos, and no room for showing off one's flaws... He smoothed the wrinkles on his official robe folded in front of his knees, and then said, "
I am worried that the enemy troops are huddled in Linzi City and cannot come out. Haha, look at it, generals, today General Zhao has led the snake to the front in Changyi, and a great victory is just around the corner..."
Except for a few confidants of Shaofei, no other officials thought about what was hidden behind Liu Yefei's gaffe.
Liu Yefei regained his composure and continued to ask the scout: "Has General Zhao thought of a way to move all the troops across the river? The initial battle suffered a small setback, but it's not a big deal..."
"When Xiao came over, General Zhao had just ordered the army to withdraw to Pingdu, but the enemy's light cavalry went around Baibu, crossed the Jiaolai River and attacked Dengzhou. General Zhao asked Mr. Liu to prepare early. This cavalry
Maybe we can reach Dengzhou City in one day..." the scout, whose face was covered in blood, reported back.
Liu Yefei and several confidants who knew the inside story were overjoyed. When the other officials heard that the enemy's cavalry was coming to Dengzhou for a surprise attack, they were immediately panicked and panicked, not knowing what to do.
However, two or three officials, regardless of their decency, crossed Liu Yefei and asked the scout in unison: "How many soldiers and horses are coming from the enemy cavalry?"
"There are about two thousand people, each with one man and two horses, marching very fast..." the scout replied.
Liu Yefei hid the ecstasy in his heart and scolded everyone, saying: "Why panic? But two thousand cavalry have come and there are no siege equipment. If we can defeat them outside the city, we will no longer have confidence in defending the city?"
Liu Zhiyong took the opportunity to echo in the audience: "The strength of Daoyu Village is lacking. It is necessary for the governor to send troops to strengthen the defense of Daoyu Village. Don't give the enemy an opportunity to seize Daoyu Village..."
"Very true," Liu Yefei sang along and said, "Quickly ask Liu Fang to order a battalion of infantry armor. Zhiyong, you can go there personally on my behalf to strengthen the defense of Daoyu Village, and wait for the enemy division to arrive..."
Before Liu Zhiyong could shout the order, another Yamen officer came running in and reported: "Jiangning's special envoy has just arrived at Daoyu Village and said he has a secret order to present to the governor and the generals of the Dengzhou Navy..."
Liu Yefei was struck by thunder: Who would have thought that when a big event was about to happen, Jiangning would send a special envoy?