"How strange!" Lin Xuwen walked into the room and shook his head, always feeling that what happened today was very suspicious.
"What's so weird?" Huang Jinnian walked in with his robe in hand, and heard Lin Xuwen shouting doubts, saying, "Chen Xiyan wants to reduce the soldiers of the imperial camp, and the money and food of the imperial army. How can Xie Chaozhong just obey?
?Even if he wants the emperor to support him, Xie Chaozhong has to come up with some real materials..."
Sun Wenbing was awarded the San rank of Dr. Chaosan, and was therefore qualified to attend the martial arts performance of the imperial army that Emperor Yongxing was personally attending today. Listening to Lin Xuwen, Huang Jinnian walked in front and discussed the martial arts performance. He also thought about it and felt that something was wrong, and said:
"According to Wen Bing's observation, Xie Chaozhong's performance today was a bit abrupt. He danced with guns and sticks, and responded to military strategies in front of the emperor. People who don't understand, looking at this posture, would think that the emperor is going to choose a general to go on an expedition.
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"Yes, the strange thing is here!" After being reminded by Sun Wenbing, Lin Xuwen's thoughts suddenly became clear and he said, "Chen Xiyan only said that the imperial army should be better equipped and simpler in administration.
You mean to kick him away, the highlight of today's martial arts performance should be the formation drill, how could it be possible for Xie Chaozhong to perform the monkey dance himself?"
"Xie Chaozhong wants to go to Jiangzhou to represent Yue Lengqiu?" Huang Jinnian stopped and asked doubtfully, then shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Although there are some bad rumors in Beijing, they were all created by the She family.
Taking a lesson from western Liaoning, is it too much of a joke to replace Yue Lengqiu at this time?"
After the autumn, Yue Leng led his troops to Jiangzhou to supervise the war. Although he failed to regain the lost territory and had no intention of attacking central and southern Jiangxi before the autumn, he reorganized his troops in Jiangzhou and prevented the situation in northern Jiangxi from deteriorating.
Go down and stabilize the situation on the western front of Jiangning. The defeat of Liaoxi made the temples become relatively conservative. Yue Lengqiu was able to stabilize the situation in Jiangzhou in just three months. There is nothing wrong with Jiangning.
A satisfying place.
Whoever proposes to send Xie Chaozhong to Jiangzhou to replace Yue Lengqiu at this time, Chen Xiyan can spit on his face.
At first, Chen Xiyan recommended Yue Lengqiu to go to Jiangzhou, and Huaidong also agreed.
Huaidong will use troops against Mindong after the Autumn. Whether Jiangzhou's soldiers and horses can effectively hold back the She family's soldiers and horses is also crucial to Huaidong. It is impossible to casually agree to let Xie Chaozhong go to Jiangzhou to cause chaos. In addition,
, Emperor Yongxing would not be so mediocre, and there would never be a few officials in the temple to support him.
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Various strange phenomena in Jiangning City were quickly conveyed to Xuzhou through fast horses. Xie Chaozhong's activity also aroused doubts in Lin Fu, who was in charge of Xuzhou.
"Xie Chaozhong wants to lead the army, so he can only take the route to southern Huizhou..." Gao Zongting drew the route of Jiangning, Ningguo, and Huizhou on the map, and also drew an outward-expanding arrow at Yuling Pass.
"This shit stirrup!" Lin Fu cursed bitterly.
In late May, the city of Xuzhou was already sweltering with the sweltering heat of early summer. Lin Fu pulled open the collar of his blouse, opened his eyes wide, complained, and stared at the map without saying a word.
According to the previous plan, Huaidong and Yue Lengqiu were attacking the She family on the southern front at the same time in Jiangzhou. For the She family, if they concentrated their forces to fight Huaidong on the eastern front, no matter whether they won or lost, they would be further trapped in the conflict.
The desperate situation that is difficult to extricate oneself from.
The only strategy that the She family can adopt at present is to resolutely abandon Jin'an Mansion, retreat to the middle reaches of the Min River, and concentrate the main troops in Jiangxi.
This means that as long as Huaidong is determined enough in its southern offensive after the autumn, it will be able to take over Mindong more easily.
The situation on the southern front was originally very clear. It can be said that it was a conspiracy. As long as Huaidong's investment of troops and resources on the southern front overwhelmed the She family's psychological endurance, the She family could be forced to make concessions and voluntarily abandon Jin'an Mansion.
Now that Xie Chaozhong wants to come in and stir up trouble, the situation has become extremely complicated! For a while, people couldn't understand the changes in the situation.
"Yu Xinyuan must have had some involvement, and once the matter of Xie Chaozhong going to Huinan to lead troops is officially raised, Chen Xiyan will definitely object strongly," Ye Junan said sharply, "The contradictions within the Wu Party have reached this point.
It seems that I really can’t hold it down any longer.”
Cao Ziang said: "Yu Xinyuan's son escaped from Haozhou on the pretext of illness a year ago. Later, he wanted to return to the official position. When Chen Xiyan directly denied it, the conflict between the two of them tended to intensify. At this point, Yu Xinyuan probably did not want to see the situation in Jiangning continue.
It is not good for him, so it is necessary to fight back. This can support the suspicion about Xie Chaozhong..." Xie Chaozhong's activity was of great importance. Cao Ziang came to Xuzhou after seeing Jiang Ning's secret letter in Shanyang.
Now in the hall, Liu Miaozhen, Song Jia, Cao Ziang, Gao Zongting, Ye Junan, Sun Jingxuan and Xuzhou prefect Li Wei, all the core figures Lin Fu relied on on the northern front, were summoned to urgently discuss the recent abnormalities in Jiangning.
"Whether Xie Chaozhong can lead the army or not depends on the emperor," Ye Junan said. "The emperor has never trusted foreign soldiers. In one month, the emperor personally watched the imperial army perform martial arts twice. Maybe Chen Xiyan wants to attack the imperial army.
The downsizing of the army has aroused the emperor's suspicion. If there are ministers other than Yu Xinyuan who support Xie Chaozhong in leading the army, the problem may be quite difficult..."
"Yu Xinyuan is the censor of Zuodu and is related by marriage to Xie Chaozhong. It is impossible for him to directly mention this matter in the memorial," Li Wei said. "Even if a low-ranking official in the capital wrote a letter to discuss the matter, Chen Xiyan could delay it until the end of the autumn."
Discuss this matter. If Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi speak up about this matter, they will be labeled as discussing military matters; Yu Xinyuan and Xie Chaozhong want to win over their allies. Zuo Chengmu, Wang Tian, and Wang Xueshan are the most likely ones. They are the only ones to bring it up.
, only with enough weight can this matter be quickly brought up for court discussion..."
"Think of the worst," Song Jia said in a suppressed voice, "Xie Chaozhong leads the imperial army to go on an expedition. The worst result is that Huinan will be missed. The She family will pass through the gap in Huizhou and attack Jiangning via Ningguo, which is also Huaidong.
The best time to send troops to Jiangning..."
As soon as Song Jia said this, everyone in the hall had their hearts pounding. Li Wei and Ye Junan subconsciously looked up at Lin Fu - this was also the best opportunity for Huaidong to directly enter Jiangning. Huaidong should prompt Xie Chaozhong
He went to Huinan to lead troops and caused a major defeat in Huinan... Even if Xie Chaozhong performed well in Huinan, the split of the Wu Party was inevitable, and the benefits to Huaidong would outweigh the disadvantages.
"No," Lin Fu said decisively, "Huaidong will never endorse this kind of troublemaker. Even if Xie Chaozhong is defeated in southern Huizhou and a gap is opened in Huizhou, the situation will become extremely chaotic.
Is Dong really sure that he can seize the opportunity?"
When Lin Fu said this, everyone fell into silence.
Yes, the troops and horses in Huaidong are mainly concentrated on the north and south fronts. Although Chongzhou is the core area of Huaidong, there are currently only 6,000 soldiers of the 10th Battalion of the Infantry Division led by Zhao Hu and a small number of water camps.
The troops on the northern front can no longer be drawn, otherwise they will probably be taken advantage of by Yan and Hu. When the war starts in the autumn, the troops and horses on the southern front will be dispersed. If you want to gather reinforcements, you can't go fast.
Furthermore, since Jiangning City was directly threatened by the troops of the She family, Emperor Yongxing was more likely to directly order Yue Lengqiu to return from Jiangzhou or Dong Yuan from Huaixi for reinforcements.
Yue Lengqiu returns from Jiangzhou, and the situation looks better. Even if the entire Jiangxi is lost, the situation will collapse immediately, and there is still time to breathe; even if the She family captures Jiangning, they will quickly withdraw...
If Dong Yuan becomes ambitious and rushes back to Jiangning, then there will be a big loophole in the entire Huai defense line, from Nanyang to Huaiyang, which is six to seven hundred miles long. Yanhu has also gathered tens of thousands of elites in Jinan
Cavalry, if we push directly to the north of Xinyang to organize the crossing of Huaihe River, how will this battle be fought?
"The anomalies in Jiangning now cannot help but attract the attention of the She family and Yanhu's hidden stake in Jiangning," Gao Zongting said. "The worst result is that Huinan is penetrated, and the She family's troops arrive at the gates of Jiangning and completely destroy the situation."
After this, the best situation is that Dong Yuan can take care of the overall situation, guard Huaixi, and support Jiangning's troops. Yue Lengqiu of Jiangzhou counts all the way, Mengyishan's Hanghu army counts all the way, and Huaidong counts
All the way. Make preparations accordingly. In the southern war after the autumn, we must clearly focus on Jin'an, and transfer part of the Changshan Army to Xiaoshan to prepare. Once there is a change in Jiangning, the Changshan Army can cross the Qianjiang River from Xiaozhou.
, borrowing roads from Hangzhou, Hu and Danhu, and assisting Jiangning with the Hanghu Army. The Zhejiang and Fujian Army is stationed outside Jiangning City to provide reinforcements, and we, the Hanghu Army, and the Jiangzhou Army are all working hard to assist, any way
If you eat it, the situation will be very bad - this situation is too dangerous, too dangerous..."
Cao Ziang frowned and said: "Even if you really want to take a chestnut out of the fire, this 'chestnut' is too hot..."
One is to seize Mindong first step by step, and the other is to seize chestnuts from the fire and plan for Jiangning in one step. When people are asked to make a choice, they are also to take Mindong first step by step. The foundation of Huaidong is already solid. Take Mindong first, drive the She family into Jiangxi, and then
If you have time to plan, there is really no need to take such a big risk.
"Xie Chaozhong, Yu Xinyuan can't make it forward, the She family may not have room to struggle," Song Jia said, "But as long as the She family notices Jiang Ning's abnormality at this time, it is absolutely impossible not to struggle to the death! And as far as I know, the She family
It’s not like there are no other secret chess games in Jiangning..."
Unlike in Huaidong, where Lin Fu didn't mind women intervening in politics, Song Jia was involved in keeping secrets in everything; when She Feihu was in Jiangning, she had some secret moves, but Song Jia didn't know about it.
"It is indeed as Mrs. Song said," Gao Zongting said, "We all saw the worst possible outcome of the defeat in western Liaoning beforehand, but in fact, no one can stop the situation from developing in the worst direction..."
"Mr. Ye drafted a letter for me. If Yu Xinyuan is planning Xie Chaozhong to lead the army behind his back, everyone in Jiangning will try their best to stop it." The collapse of Ji Zhen's army in western Liaoning is heartbreaking to think about. It is almost painful to see Yan with his own eyes.
Jing stepped into the trap step by step, and Huaidong could do nothing about it. Lin Fu frowned and said, "But the Military Intelligence Department must adjust the plan now and make preparations in advance to deal with the worst possible situation..."