Linzhou City was sacked twice by the refugee army. The city was in ruins, and the strong people either joined the army, became thieves, or lived in other places. There were not even ten people left in the city. After the Liang family regained Linzhou, although they went to Linzhou
New officials were appointed, but they only wanted to extract money from Linzhou, and had no intention of investing half a cent of food. To this day, the county government office that was requisitioned to serve as Lin Fu's traveling carriage is still in a state of decay with broken tiles and cracked walls.
The north wind howled and rattled the tiles on the roof - the garrison in Linzhou was also a temporary measure, and the walls were just newly papered with windows to block the cold wind.
Lin Fu had no intention of guarding Linzhou, so naturally he would not spend any effort to renovate the houses, and even wanted to completely destroy Linzhou City before evacuating.
Linzhou is not far from Xuzhou, about three hundred miles away. To the east of Linzhou, there are Juyeze, Weishan Lake, Dushan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, Nanyang Lake and other lakes connected end to end, forming a southern connection
Lakes in Xuzhou.
The mighty Sishui River also flows into this lake group from the northeast, and flows out from Xuzhou, all the way to Siyang, where it joins the Huaihe River. The ice-free period for lake counties such as Weishan Lake is only a little more than two months.
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In terms of geographical situation, Huaisi's first line of defense has Xuzhou City as its core and the northern line extends to Linzhou, which is not suitable.
It's just that Huaidong is guarding Linzhou, Yanhu is in Henan, and Shandong's troops want to go west to attack Huaixi, Nanyang and other places. They will inevitably give up because they worry that the flanks of the southern levy troops will be threatened by Huaidong. In other words, Huaidu
Defending Linzhou in the east was actually equivalent to taking on most of the military pressure for Dong Yuan and Liang Chengchong of Nanyang in the west of Huaihe in disguise.
Lin Fu was not willing to make wedding clothes for others, so he decided to abandon Linzhou and did not even intend to defend Yutai. He directly withdrew the outer defense line to the front line of Peixian County, which was only a hundred miles away from Xuzhou City.
In fact, to make such a decision, Huaidong was under pressure from many aspects.
If the peripheral defense line is set up in Linzhou, it extends two hundred miles to the north relative to Peixian County. Under the threat of Yanhu iron hoof, it is necessary to build more forts to fill in the defense line. After building the fortifications, it will naturally
It would take more than 10,000 more soldiers to make a difference - once there are too many troops and resources to contain on the northern front, investment in other aspects will inevitably be weakened.
Peixian County, facing Guangqi County to the east across Weishan Lake, can serve as the outer vassal of Xuzhou. Guangqi County in turn shields Yinan, Yizhou and other places on the inner line, and the outer defense line is withdrawn to Peixian and Guangqi.
For Huaidong, it is the most economical.
Lin Fu was planning the withdrawal of troops in the official hall. Gao Zongting and Ye Junan pushed the door in from outside, bringing in a gust of cold wind that made the letters on the desk rattle.
"The She family is afraid that they will give up Fuyang." Gao Zongting said.
"Well," Lin Fu threw aside the file in his hand, asked Gao Zongting and Ye Junan to sit in front, and said, "Our delaying strategy is not working!"
If Yanhu is not sure that Xuzhou can be wiped out at once, it will not be eager to fight further south. It is not an unpredictable thing that the main force will shrink back to Jinan for rest. After this winter, the pressure on the Huaisi front line will be reduced a lot.
By this time, Chang Huai's army will withdraw to Huaixi and replenish Huaixi. The soldiers and horses in Luzhou and other places will be revived. It is possible that the She family will be suffocated in western Zhejiang from many aspects and unable to move.
The strategy of delaying the war was not sold. At this time, the She family made up their mind to cut off the brave men and resolutely abandon Fuyang. They transferred tens of thousands of Fuyang's elites to the west and sought a breakthrough from the western front. Lin Fu and Huaidong really couldn't do anything.
The She family abandoned Fuyang but not Dongyang County. Huaidong was in eastern Zhejiang, so the troops in southern Zhejiang were pinned down by the Dongyang County defenders and unable to move. However, the Hanghu Army led by Meng Yishan was able to escape.
After retaking Fuyang, the flanks were no longer threatened by Mingzhou and Kuaiji. The Hanghu Army only needed part of the force to enter Fuyang from Tonglu and the two narrow openings from Chun'an to Linshui. The two narrow openings from Chun'an to Linshui were obviously quite abundant.
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If Huaidong is in southern Zhejiang, the troops in eastern Zhejiang can escape and quickly organize themselves to attack the coast of eastern Fujian by sea. They can even go south from Pingyang to attack Xiapu in northern Fujian. This can contain or even disrupt the She family's westward advance.
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But can we expect the Hanghu Army to cooperate with the Huaidong Water Camp to invade Eastern Fujian by sea? I am afraid that Jiangning will belatedly make adjustments to Hangzhou after the She family's army obeys the letter and pours into Jiangxi.
The Hu army decided to march westward to support Jiangxi, but they lost the opportunity. How could they come in time?
"Can we capture Fuyang first?" Ye Junan asked.
Lin Fu frowned, thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "The troops and horses should not be spread out too thinly. Fuyang and Linshui should be given to Meng Yishan. In this way, not only Xiaoshan can reduce the garrison, but also the Third Water Camp can also
Can be withdrawn from Qianjiang River."
Fuyang is very tempting. If Meng Yishan doesn't realize that the She family will completely abandon Fuyang, Linshui and other places, Huaidong will have the opportunity to send troops to occupy it first. The biggest problem in Huaidong right now is that the troops are too scattered and are pinned down in various places.
The defense line cannot move, many things are passive, and it is difficult to take the initiative to grasp combat opportunities.
Furthermore, sending troops to occupy Fuyang first would be equivalent to poaching a large area from the outskirts of Hangzhou, which would also create many conflicts with the Hangzhou Army and the Wu Party, which was not a good thing.
"The She family can be so ruthless and can gather roughly 100,000 elite troops on the Western Front. From this point of view, Ganzhou is doomed this time." Gao Zongting said.
When the She family captured Zhejiang County, they successively captured Xinzhou and Fuzhou prefectures that were originally affiliated with Jiangxi, and inserted themselves into Jiangxi from the middle. In order to facilitate defense, Jiangxi was divided into Ganzhou, and Jiangzhou was divided into divisions for defense.
Ganzhou Zhizhishi actually covers most areas from Yuzhang to the south, the upper reaches of Poyang Lake and along the Ganjiang River.
Jiangzhou Zhizhishi includes the lower reaches of Poyang Lake and the areas along the Jiangxi River.
The She family is increasingly facing difficulties on the eastern front, and it is impossible to suddenly capture Jiangning. Going west is to expand their living space, occupy the central and southern areas of Jiangxi, and first control Poyang Lake and the upper reaches of the Gan River. This is undoubtedly the only option available to the She family at this time.
"If Ganzhou can survive two months, the situation may not be so bad." Ye Junan said.
"Yes, the key depends on whether Ganzhou can survive two months." Lin Fu said with emotion.
Now Yan and Hu have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses piled in Shouzhang. Whether it is the Huaidong Army, Chang Huai Army or Dong Yuan's Huaixi Army, if they want to retreat south, they cannot rush it. They must retreat south slowly, leaving no loopholes, and cannot give Yan
The Hu cavalry pounced on him and bit him.
The Hehuai defense line must be stabilized, and troops must be mobilized from the north to support the south. It will take at least two months; moreover, it must be confirmed that Yanhu will not pose a threat to the north for the time being before they dare to mobilize troops from the north to the south for reinforcements.
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At this time Liu Miaozhen and other generals walked in, and Gao Zongting and Ye Junan sat down on both sides in turn.
Lin Fu and Liu Miaozhen said: "The She family is likely to use troops against Jiangxi in the next few days, and may also give up Fuyang categorically. Huaidong cannot intervene for the time being. I will go back to Xuzhou first, and it is good to make some preparations in advance.
... When you are in Linzhou, you must not only guard against the direction of Shouzhang, but also guard against the possibility of the Liang family surrendering to the enemy. When Changhuai is reached, all the troops in Huaixi will withdraw, and I will pick up the wind and wash away the dust for you in Xuzhou."
"Miao Zhen, I sincerely obey your orders." Liu Miaozhen bowed down and prostrated.
Due to the changes in the situation in Fuyang, Lin Fu did not wait until the end, but asked Liu Miaozhen to lead his troops behind the Linzhou Palace while he withdrew to Xuzhou first.
Not two days after Lin Funan returned to Xuzhou, news came that She Feixiong had divided his troops into two groups, marching from Wuyuan, Xinzhou to Shangrao, along the Wujiang River, and Xinjiang to the west.
Jiangxi was in danger, but it had little impact on Xuzhou, which was still immersed in the afterglow of the victory.
Jiangning's reward for Lin Fu and Huaidong generals also arrived in Xuzhou when Zhang Yubo returned from Jiangning to report on his duties.
Lin Fu was granted the title of Duke of Pengcheng County, a second-rank and fourth-class noble title, with a settlement of 2,000 households, and the actual title; in Huaidong and Zhejiang Province, he was appointed as an envoy, and then he was also appointed as an envoy in Xuzhou. Liu Miaozhen and others were granted the title of Governor of Qingche.
Waiting for military rank.
Liu An'er was executed by Chen Hansan only after she accepted the recruitment. Although this plan was planned by Yue Lengqiu, Chen Hansan rebelled, so Jiang Ning naturally blamed Chen Hansan for all the confusion, and officially
Liu An'er was posthumously granted the title of Fengyang Bo and General of Haozhou. His son succeeded him in the title of nobility and granted him a settlement of 500 households.
The food fiefs are divided into real and virtual ones. Ordinary fiefdoms are just virtual grants. In the end, they are converted into food fiefs and the money is received by the person who receives the title.
Five hundred households in a food town only receive an extra forty or fifty taels of food money every year. Who is still short of dozens of taels of silver every year?
Lin Fu actually controlled 2,000 households, which meant that the tax power of the 2,000 households classified as Lin Fu's territory was divorced from the local government. Lin Fu could directly send tax collectors there. In this situation, tax power is almost equivalent to governance power.
In this world, these two thousand households became Lin Fu's retainers and subjects, which meant a very different thing.
This was also the south of Zhejiang. Kuaiji's achievements were suppressed and no rewards were given, and the victory in Xuzhou was delayed. Jiangning could not delay any longer without giving rewards for his merits, and he was afraid that he would be granted the title of Duke of the country all at once, and then there would be no room for rewards.
Nowadays, the only people with different surnames who are granted the title of king are the Cao family in Guanzhong. Cao Yiqu's brazen sending of troops to the two rivers is no different from an open rebellion. Jiang Ning does not dare to grant the title of king to Lin Fu easily.
Zhang Yubo is also a meritorious minister. He has been with Chen Hansan for several years and played a great role in containing and restricting Chen Hansan. At the critical moment, he collaborated with Liu Xilin and the palace guards to defend the Chu palace and successfully captured the city - said
It was Zhang Yubo who first proposed the strategy of pretending to surrender to lure the enemy.
Zhang Yubo has meritorious service, and promotion is the right thing to do. However, what finally prompted Zhang Yubo to return to Jiangning to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Industry was Lin Fu's official recommendation of Liu Miaozhen, who also knew Xuzhou. Not only Zhang Yubo would leave Xuzhou, but King Yuan Hancheng of Chu would also move to another vassal.
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Firstly, Yuan Hancheng and Huaidong have always been at loggerheads, and there will be no fundamental changes because of this incident; secondly, the Chu Prince's Mansion was almost destroyed by war twice, and his family was almost wiped out twice - Lin Fu intended to
Xuzhou was built as a pure military town, and it was located on the periphery and frontier of the two armies. Naturally, it was no longer suitable for the feudal residence of kings and feudal lords.