Lin Fu wanted to welcome Yang Pu, Ma Chao and other coffins entered Chongzhou, while Gao Zongting and Zhao Hu quietly disembarked at Dongcheng Pier and entered the city.
Zhao Hu had been in Haidong for several years. Except for his wife and children, his parents and brothers were all in Chongzhou.
However, the situation in Shandong was already on the verge of collapse. They could not get news from Lu Xi in time in Dengzhou, so they walked on the sea for a few days. When they landed, they were eager to know the development of the situation in Shandong and did not bother to go home. They headed east first.
Go to the office.
Qin Chengzu, Lin Mengde and others were very busy in Dongya. Seeing Gao Zongting and Zhao Hu come in, Lin Mengde said: "We are so busy here that we have no time to go to the dock to greet you. I am worried that you will go back to reunite with your family first.
I am discussing with Mr. Qin to send someone to invite you over directly, but please don’t blame..."
Gao Zongting clasped his fists and said with a smile: "How dare you, how dare you?" He then asked, "How far has the situation in Shandong developed?"
"The news of the fall of Yangxin reached Jinan. In order to avoid cutting off their retreat, Liang Xi, Liang Chengchong and his son began to abandon Jinan on the sixth day of the lunar month and fled south from the western foot of Mount Tai in a hurry. However, they dragged their families with them and threatened the people who were retreating south.
, as many as hundreds of thousands of people, the evacuation speed was extremely slow. It took almost until the 12th before the Liangs and their sons led hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate in batches from Jinan City. On the 14th, Ye Jiduo led three people to evacuate.
Thousands of cavalry crossed the Yellow River and occupied Jinan. The next day, Yuan Lishan led 10,000 light cavalry from Linzi, passing between Mount Tai and Yishan, and caught up with the main force of Liang's troops who fled south at the western border of Tai'an Prefecture.
Liang Xi wanted to be Yuan Lishan's old master, but unfortunately Yuan Lishan didn't miss the old feelings at all and fought extremely hard. In the first battle, Liang's troops retreating south were defeated. Liang Chengchong had fled to Jining, but Liang Xi and the remaining soldiers were about close to each other.
Thirty thousand people were trapped in Dongping County, and there were countless brave soldiers who fled across the mountains and plains. It is no exaggeration to say that they were bleeding. Yanhu's troops mobilized very quickly, except for Ye Jiduo, who personally led 30,000 cavalry.
The main force caught up from Jinan, and there was a steady stream of troops taking advantage of the road from Linzi to move southwest. As of yesterday, Yanhu's troops gathered on the outskirts of Dongping County reached 80,000, half of them infantry and cavalry. The Liang family did not dare to fight, and they also
I didn’t dare to break out, but I sent several messengers to rush out to ask for help..."
"How is the grain storage situation in Dongping County?" Gao Zongting asked, "How many troops and horses does Liang Chengchong have in Jining?"
No less than Yangxin, which is thousands of miles away and blocked by mountains and rivers. Dongping County is only four hundred miles away from Huaiyang. Anshan Lake in the territory is connected with Sishui River, which is an important water body connecting the Yellow River and Huaihe River. It is not that there were no troops sent from Huaiyang to support
The key to the possibility of relieving the siege is whether the grain reserves in Dongping County can support the deployment of troops here.
"The Liang family has already deployed in Jining. The 10,000 elite troops previously transferred from Yinan were also deployed in Jining to collect the remaining troops and defeat them. Liang Chengchong had about 20,000 troops and horses in Jining that he could use. In addition, the Liang family is asking for help.
The letter said that the grain reserves in Dongping County can last for two months, but this number is very doubtful!" Qin Chengzu said.
The hilly plains at the southern foot of Mount Tai are terrain conducive to the movement of large groups of Yanhu cavalry. Liang Chengchong's 20,000 troops in Jining alone could not rescue Liang Xi who was trapped in Dongping. But if Liang Xi could not lead his remaining troops to defend Dongyang County
After containing the enemy's main force, the reinforcements rushed over and found that Dongping County had long since run out of food and was likely to attract a head-on attack from a large group of enemy cavalry.
The Liang family was afraid that Huaidong and Jiangning would not send reinforcements, so they most likely falsely boasted that Dongping had enough food.
When the Liang family retreated south, Caozhou (today's Heze) and Jining were big cities, and they were also the main cities that the Liang family planned to retreat to. Dongping County was a small and dilapidated city, and it was the transit point for the Liang family on their way to the south. How could the Liang family reserve reserves in Dongping?
How much grain?
"Is there any movement in the Changhuai Army?" Gao Zongting asked.
"As soon as the Liang family withdrew, the flanks of the Changhuai Army were exposed, and the foundation of the entire Hehuai defense line was completely loosened," Qin Chengzu said. "The evidence of Liu Yefei's surrender to the enemy is conclusive, and because of his implication, Yue Lengqiu resigned from the post, temporarily
He lived in seclusion by Moling Lake. Emperor Yongxing did not allow him to leave Jiangning. He should wait for the limelight to pass before resurrecting. However, Yue Lengqiu's ups and downs will inevitably involve the two armies of Huinan and Changhuai - whether the Changhuai army withdraws or defends, Jiangning
There was debate for several days, and finally a decision was made to order the Changhuai Army to withdraw to the south to aid Dongping. However, Yue Lengqiu had just resigned, which made people worried that the morale of the Changhuai Army was unstable and morale was low. At this time, the Changhuai Army was asked to go to the reinforcements.
Dongping, bad luck is unpredictable..."
At this time, Huaidong did not want to force Yue Lengqiu to resign, and even wanted Yue Lengqiu to stay in the temple. Considering the current situation, the military morale of the Chang Huai Army and the Huinan Army was not in line with Huaidong's interests, but
If Liu Yefei is not found guilty, Huaidong will lose its position if it sends troops to the prefecture.
Sometimes you can’t have the best of both worlds for everything.
Without waiting for Gao Zongting to ask again, Qin Chengzu went on to introduce the latest situation between the Hehuai River and the Huaihe River: "Dong Yuan only led his troops into Guoyang, but had no intention of advancing northward. Depending on the situation, he was also on guard against Chen Han's sudden change..."
Many people did not expect Liu Yefei's surrender to the enemy; almost everyone in the government and the public were deeply wary of Chen Hansan, including Luo Xiancheng who retreated to Xiangyang, which also made Jiang Ning unable to worry...
"If we can pull out the cancerous tumor of Chen Hansan, Liu Miaozhen's 30,000 elite troops will not be imprisoned in Huaiyang and unable to leave..." Zhao Hu clenched his fists and was extremely disdainful of Chen Hansan's repeated surrender.
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"Difficult..." Gao Zongting shook his head bitterly, and he could read the word "difficult" in Qin Chengzu's eyes.
Chen Hansan has no integrity at all. Once Yan and Hu become powerful and sweep in, there is a %, if not a 10%, chance that he will surrender to the enemy. In fact, it is an extremely dangerous and unstable factor. Furthermore, Qin Chengzu,
Cao Ziang, Zhou Pu and others also harbored deep hatred for Chen Hansan, but if they could get rid of it, they would never delay it until today.
Chen Hansan is not as good as Liu Yefei.
By pretending to be Jiangning's special envoy and falsely declaring a secret edict, Liu Yefei could be tricked out of the city and annihilated. Such a simple strategy would hardly work against Chen Hansan.
Huaidong could even send troops ashore in Dengzhou with lightning speed based only on speculation. Even if there was no evidence that Liu Yefei surrendered to the enemy in the end, he could still be accused of being accused, and Liu Yefei would become a subordinate.
In prison, is there still room for struggle?
If Chen Hansan can be wiped out in one go, Huaidong will naturally not be afraid of finding out the crime of stealing Chen Hansan. The key is that Chen Hansan has 20,000 elite soldiers and is extremely loyal to Chen Hansan. It is difficult for outsiders to differentiate.
It is difficult to eat it all at once. Moreover, Xuzhou is one of the few great cities in the Central Plains. When Yue Lengqiu relied on 20,000 elite troops to defend Xuzhou, Liu Aner led 200,000 soldiers and horses to surround it for more than half a year but failed to capture it. Chen Han could not be captured.
After three lures are released, how many troops should be invested to attack Xuzhou?
Unless Chen Hansan is eliminated, let alone Dong Yuan who dare not lead his troops north to aid Dongping, Huaidong will not dare to evacuate the troops on the front lines of Huaiyang and Suyu. By then, not only the troops who are going north to aid Dongping will be under the influence of Chen Hansan
Threats, the empty Huaisi defense line was in danger of being penetrated by Chen Hansan at any time.
The current predicament in Huaisi can be said to be the sequelae of the early Huaisi War that was not dealt with cleanly and neatly, and this sequelae is extremely difficult and serious.
With the situation being like this, we can't blame Yue Lengqiu for not being ruthless at first - many times, the situation forces us to adopt some measures that only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Sometimes even drinking poison to quench thirst is a last resort.
At first, Yue Lengqiu wanted to use Chen Hansan to suppress Huaidong's power to expand into the Xusi area. Later, in order to check and balance Huaidong and leave a buffer force between Huaidong and Shandong, Jiang Ning did not want to allow Huaidong's power to be unlimited.
Inflated, Huaidong will not be allowed to take action to eliminate the hidden danger of Chen Hansan.
At this time, the situation became urgent. Yan and Hu soldiers and horses were pouring in continuously. Xuzhou was only two to three hundred miles away recently, and the opportunity to deal with Chen Hansan's cancer was lost.
Thinking of this, Gao Zongting asked: "Has Chen Hansan made any obvious changes?"
Qin Chengzu said: "What the Military Intelligence Department can confirm now is that Yan Hu sent people to Xuzhou twice to contact Chen Hansan - obviously, it is impossible for Yan Hu not to see the variable in Xuzhou that is extremely beneficial to them. Zhang Yubo also made two attempts recently.
Du sent people to Jiangning to report the latest news in Xuzhou. Somewhere happened, and the news was leaked. Zhang Yubo had been closely monitored by Chen Hansan in Xuzhou, and he was in a very dangerous situation. Rather than eradicating Chen Hansan's cancer once and for all,
What is more urgent now is that before Chen Hansan openly betrays and surrenders to the enemy, Jiang Ning publicly orders Zhang Yubo to be transferred out..."
Gao Zongting lamented endlessly: After the war in Qingzhou came to an end, Gu Wuchen, Zhao Qinmin, Zhang Jinxian, Du Juefu and others committed suicide or died in battle, and they all died; although Chen Yuanliang escaped with the rebel army when Linzi city was broken, he is still alive today.
The whereabouts are unknown, and it seems to be a disaster. There are only a few officials from the Dongyang clan who rose up at the same time as Lin Fu.
Zhang Yubo was an upright person and an upright official. He knew that Xuzhou was a dangerous place, but he still went to his post alone. People in Huaidong did not want Zhang Yubo to be in danger again in Xuzhou.
Qin Chengzu added: "The current situation in Dengzhou can only be said to be roughly the same. There are still nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians who have not withdrawn. I am anxious to transfer you back from the northern front to deal with the current situation together. Your Excellency has decided to set up a military base in Shanyang.
The establishment of the envoy Si Shanyang is in charge of the northern front war, and the unified command includes the troops and horses of Jinwei Island, Haidong, Huaisi, and Huaiyang..."
"Including Haidong under the unified command of Shanyang camp?" Gao Zongting asked.
"Yes, the Zhen family has sent a secret envoy to Chongzhou again. Your Excellency is determined to support the Zhen family in seeking the throne of Goryeo..." Qin Chengzu said.
Since the Seogwipo War, the Jin family has separated itself from Haiyang County on the Koryo Peninsula and established itself in confrontation with the Lee Dynasty of Goryeo. However, relatively speaking, the Jin family is still weak and does not have the strength to overthrow the Lee family's rule on the Koryo Peninsula.
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Of course, Huaidong was also happy to see Zhen's desire to expand the scale of the war on the Korean Peninsula.
Regarding the situation at hand, Huaidong was worried that the Goryeo navy still had certain strength in the East China Sea and could be used by Yanhu; the second was that Yanhu received nearly 300,000 stones of rice and grain as tribute from Goryeo every year.
, and at least 20,000 Goryeo soldiers bravely fought directly for Yanhu.
Zhen's expansion of the scale of the war on the Goryeo Peninsula will greatly weaken the military support Yanhu can obtain from Goryeo.