In mid-November, Fuyang also experienced heavy snowfall for several consecutive days. This winter, eastern Zhejiang also encountered extremely rare severe cold weather.
The people of Fuyang were unprepared for such extremely cold weather and lacked food and clothing. Dozens or hundreds of people suffered frostbite and died of frostbite every day inside and outside the city.
Eastern Fujian is located in the southern latitude, and the lofty and steep hills of Fujian and Zhejiang to the north block the cold current in the north. Winters are always mild, and most people often never have the opportunity to see snow in their lives. Last year, the winters in Zhejiang and Zhejiang were mild, similar to those in Eastern Fujian.
Almost the same, but this year, the soldiers from Fujian and Fujian who entered Zhejiang to fight will first have to withstand the test of cold winter.
After the Kuaiji War, She Wenzhuang personally sneaked to eastern Zhejiang to adjust military deployment, and She Feihu seized the military power. After She Feihu returned to western Zhejiang, Tian Chang stayed in Fuyang and presided over military affairs.
When the Huaidong Army attacked Shengzhou, the Tian family resisted stubbornly and finally captured the city. In addition to those who died defending the city, the Tian family was taken to Jiangning for trial. Sixty-seven of them were executed in the execution ground - except those who followed Tian Chang and joined the army.
In addition to the Tian family's descendants, the Tian family has been uprooted.
There was no hatred at all. Even if he gritted his teeth, it was useless. He started to destroy other people's families and wiped out the human race. Tian Chang had never been soft-hearted, but now he had no other choice but to follow the She family to the end.
At least on the eastern front, we can no longer hope to launch a counterattack; on the contrary, affected by the war in Xuzhou, Meng Yishan became ready to take action in Hangzhou.
Since mid-November, Meng Yishan has been continuously increasing the number of troops in the Wuchao Mountain camp, and also dispatched civilians to build additional camps at Shangyanwu at the western foot of Wuchao Mountain, intending to increase military pressure on the periphery of Fuyang from the northwest.
Dong Yuan went north to Huaixi, leaving all the soldiers and horses of the Northern Zhejiang Army to Meng Yishan. Together with the Yuan Ning Navy, Haiyu Army and Bai Nao Army, they were all integrated into the Yuqian Hanghu Army, with a total strength of more than 60,000. Tian Chang was there
Fuyang and other places only had less than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and they also had to take care of the important tasks of defense and military containment in Linshui, Dusongguan and other places.
We even have to consider that Huaidong's soldiers and horses in Xiaoshan, Kuaiji, and Shanyin counties are only separated from Fuyang by mountains and rivers. Tian Chang is already under heavy pressure on his shoulders, but his most urgent task at the moment is to raise funds.
Ten thousand sets of cold clothes came out, but it was not easy.
This winter's severe cold was something Tian Chang had never experienced before in his memory. It was common for hungry people to die of cold, but the generals lacked clothing to keep out the cold. Many people had frozen hands and feet, seriously affecting their combat effectiveness.
Compared with the cold weather, the most chilling thing is that the result of the Xuzhou War was so unbelievable and shocking.
The hazy sky seemed to be hanging upside down at the top of Fuyang City, and snowflakes were falling. Tian Changyi was still patrolling the city with a sword in his hand, not afraid of the cold. Looking at the snow-covered city inside and outside, and the people walking like ants, he felt heartbroken.
Emotion.
"Fuyang has probably not been this cold in thirty or fifty years!" Fang Zhenhe put his hands in his sleeves, complaining about the horrible weather, and said, "Even the ice on the streams and rivers in Fuyang is nearly a foot thick.
It’s really hard to believe that the weather in Xuzhou is much colder than that in Fuyang. How could the ice on the river suddenly break and trap all the soldiers in Xuzhou?”
Tian Chang strictly prohibited his generals from talking about the Xuzhou War in private, but the impact of the Xuzhou War still had a great impact on the army.
It was precisely because Fang Zhenhe led the troops to present Fangjiabu and was the vanguard to capture Linshui City that the Western Zhejiang Army successfully gathered in Fuyang and other battles. Therefore, Fang Zhenhe was highly valued by She Feixiong. Tian Chang could not ban Fang Zhenhe's head.
Go up.
Tian Chang raised his head, glanced at Fang Zhenhe, and said: "The soldiers conduct devious ways. Huaidong is good at this technique, so there is no danger." Although he said this, he didn't believe it in his heart, let alone Fang Zhenhe.
The Yongjia and Kuaiji wars suffered setbacks one after another. They were forced to abandon Yongjia, Huipu, Wenling, Hengyang, Pingyang, Ouhai, Kuaiji, Shanyin, Xiaozhou and other counties, and were forced to fully shrink on the eastern front - even at that moment,
Tian Chang still believes that there is still hope for the She family.
Once the troops of Beiyan rampage and completely destroy the Hehuai defense line, Huaidong and Jiangning will be forced to invest more troops on the northern front. When the battle begins on the southern front, Huaidong will be defeated, and Jiangning will not be able to care about each other.
Who could have imagined that the Xuzhou War would end like this, as if a giant fist hit their chests so hard that they couldn't breathe for several days.
Xuzhou's great victory not only completely eliminated the hidden danger of Chen Hansan for Huaidong and Jiangning, but also put Xuzhou City, located at the strategic point of Huaisi, in Huaidong's hands, making the Huaisi defense line complete, and also severely dampened Yanhu's enthusiasm to move south -
- Under this situation, as long as the tribes in Huaidong and Jiangning retreat to Xuzhou, Huaiyang, Woyang, Hao, Si, Shouzhou and other places, they will form a solid defense line to defend Huaihe, which is difficult for Yanhu to pierce through in one go.
If the delay continues, Tian Chang really can't see any hope of victory.
Fang Zhenhe has been complaining a lot recently, and Tian Chang guessed that he might have some vague regrets about his initial actions.
Fang Zhenhe dedicated himself to Fangjiabu, and Gan was the pioneer and led the people to plot to capture Linshui. This was the key reason why Shefei Xiong was able to achieve a series of great victories in Dusongguan, Fuyang and other places that year.
However, this dazzling achievement did not bring much benefits and benefits to the Fang family. Instead, it caused a complete break between the Fang family and the local forces in Hanghu. How many people in Hanghu would not want to eat Fang Zhenhe alive?
Once the She family cannot defend Fuyang and Linshui, the Fang family clan, which has been farming and operating in Fangjiabu on the eastern outskirts of Linshui City for generations, will inevitably suffer cruel and severe revenge.
At present, Lin Fu personally led tens of thousands of Huaidong elites to gather in Linzhou, and also invited Dong Yuan, Tao Chun, and Liang Cheng to rush over, hoping to fight Yanhu in Shouzhang to break the siege of Dongping - if Huaidong was frustrated in this battle,
Or if they fight Beiyan and lose both sides, they still have a chance on the southern front; if Huaidong wins another great victory, Tian Chang will also have the illusion and frustration of losing all his underwear.
When Huaidong is in Linzhou and Shouzhang wins another great victory, Yanhu's drive to the south will be completely frustrated. Huaidong will have the energy to turn around and focus on the southern front again. The first step will be with
The Hangzhou and Hu armies joined forces to attack Fuyang.
The best outcome would be for the Huaidong Army and Yan Hu to fight in Linzhou, and both sides would suffer losses, Tian Chang thought in his mind.
At this time, a retinue came to the top of the city and reported: "The Governor has sent an urgent message!"
Tian Chang opened the letter, read it and said to Fang Zhenhe: "The Governor summoned me to discuss matters..." The summons was urgent. Tian Chang made some arrangements for the military and political affairs in Fuyang, then took a boat overnight and rushed upstream to Chun'an, passing through Tonglu.
At that time, he met Su Tingzhan who came from Dongyang.
Su Tingzhan traveled by horse from Dongyang to Tonglu. After meeting Tian Chang, they took a boat together and rushed to Chun'an.
"When this situation occurred in Xuzhou, the governor urgently summoned all ministries to discuss matters in Chun'an. What was the reason?" Tian Chang invited Su Tingzhan to come to the ship to discuss matters.
"I'm afraid they are going to attack Ganzhou!" Su Tingzhan said.
Tian Chang was startled and asked: "Huaidong, Jiangning and other troops have gathered on the Linzhou front line, setting up their troops, intending to fight to the death with Beiyan - if we attack Ganzhou now, aren't we trying to force Huaidong to
, Jiangning withdrew his troops from Linzhou and returned to the south?"
"I thought so at first, but when I saw that the governor was in a hurry to summon the chiefs of the tribes, I guessed that Huaidong's gathering of troops in Linbing could be a delaying strategy." Su Tingzhan said.
"A strategy to delay the attack? To delay us?" Tian Chang asked in surprise.
Su Tingzhan nodded and said: "Huaidong is good at using tricks, but he rarely fights uncertain battles. His gathering of troops in Linzhou is probably just a show. If we believe it is true and delay it for another two or three months, things may turn out badly.
Big bad."
Tian Jue fell into deep thought:
It seems that Huaidong invited Dong Yuan, Tao Chun, and Liang Chengchong to join forces and gathered about 1340000 soldiers and horses. However, Yanhu had 100000 soldiers and horses in Shouzhang and Dongping, but in Qingzhou and Dengzhou, Chen Zhihu still had
It has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under its jurisdiction. More importantly, Ye Jiluorong is in southern Shanxi and in Qinyang, Hebei. He also controls 30,000 cavalry and more than 40,000 new auxiliary troops - Yan and Hu.
It can quickly reach the outskirts of Shouzhang and Dongping to participate in the battle.
Not to mention the newly attached troops, the cavalry troops that Yan and Hu could mobilize were as high as 70,000 to 80,000, and Jiangning's 1,340,000 infantry troops could not carry them in the Hehuai Plain.
Perhaps Huaidong's victory in Xuzhou was so smooth and mysterious that they ignored that Huaidong did not have the strength to fight Yanhu to the death at this time.
Su Tingzhan continued: "After the victory in Xuzhou, in terms of the situation and people's hearts, Huaidong had to make a show of leading his troops northward and pretending to fight to the death with Yanhu at Shouzhang. Even if Huaidong did not do this, as long as Huaidong did not do this, as long as
Yanhu assembled large armies at Shouzhang and Dongping. Huaidong tried to consolidate the Xusi defense line, but it was unable to draw troops away from the Xusi defense line. The most critical thing was that Tao Chun, Dong Yuan, and Liang Chengchong were all still trapped at this time.
In Hehuai, even if you want to withdraw, you won't be able to do it in a day or two - but if it takes two or three months, what do you think the situation will be like?"
Tian Chang frowned and took a breath: after the battle in Xuzhou, he was full of expectations for Huaidong. The soldiers and horses of Jiangning and other ministries were in Linzhou, Shouzhang was on the front line, fighting with Yan and Hu, both sides would lose, but he never thought that Huaidong was doing it.
With such an action, it might be possible that he was just showing off.
If the Linzhou battle fails and the time drags on for two or three months, the main force of Yanhu is likely to be trapped in food and grass, and the main force will be withdrawn to the front line of Jinan to get food, and only a small number of troops will be deployed on the southern line to meet the enemy. After the spring,
The crisscrossing rivers in the Hehuai area will also become an obstacle to the Yan and Hu troops from moving south, greatly reducing the military pressure on Huaidong and Jiangning in the Hehuai area.
By then, Huaidong and Jiangning will not only not need to reinforce the northern front, they will even be able to mobilize troops and horses from the northern front to support the southern front.
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Tian Chang's back. At this time, he and Su Tingzhan were both struggling on the eastern front. If more troops and horses were sent to eastern Zhejiang after spring arrived in Huaidong, the situation would be extremely dangerous.
"This guy is really sinister!" Tian Chang said angrily, "How can God allow such a monster to live in this world?"
Su Tingzhan knew that Tian Chang was a little afraid of the enemy. He had been entangled with Huaidong for many years and suffered setbacks one after another. He could not take any advantage. No one would be discouraged.