Lin Xuwen and Huang Jin returned home one after another, and Sun Wenbing was already waiting at Lin Xuwen's home.
"The emperor has made up his mind. There is no room for reversal of Xie Chaozhong leading the troops to the expedition." Lin Xuwen did not bother to wash up and see Sun Wenbing again. He directly told him the results of today's court meeting and said, "It seems that the final decision must be taken."
Be prepared for bad consequences..."
"Maybe the consequences won't be so bad?" Huang Jinnian said.
Not many officials in the DPRK supported Xie Chaozhong's expedition, but most people thought the same as Huang Jinnian. Even if Xie Chaozhong's expedition was not good, it would not be so bad.
Lin Xuwen sighed lightly and said: "When I replaced Hao Zongcheng with Li Zhuo as commander, I didn't think the consequences would be too bad. However, the defeat of Liaoxi and the collapse of Yanji have not yet passed two years, and it has happened again here.
This incident cannot make people unprepared..."
Huang Jinnian was speechless. Based on the facts he now knew, replacing Li Zhuo with He Zongcheng as commander to lead the Ji Zhen Army was a trick of Yan Lu's to alienate him. After Hao Zongcheng was replaced to lead the Ji Zhen Army in western Liaoning,
On the surface, the situation did not seem to have changed much, but Yanlu was like a chicken. The two groups of soldiers and horses that had been dormant for a long time immediately became active and moved southward with almost overwhelming force until they swept across the entire Yanji land.
The entire situation of the battle in western Liaoning is completely in line with the gist of "preserving the right combination and winning by surprise". In order to implement this strategy, Yanlu even did not hesitate to use Songshan City, the gateway to Liaoyang, as bait. Unexpectedly, Jiangning this time because of internal
Fighting for power and taking the initiative to take this step is a big mistake.
Lin Xuwen sighed: "The She family is a cornered beast and is still fighting. As long as Jiangning and Huaidong are fighting step by step, the She family will never escape the end of destruction. Who would have thought that Jiang Ning would make such a bad move at this time..." Then he said to Sun Wenbing: "Send troops.
, is still confidential, and some preparations need to be made, but before Xie Chaozhong officially leads the army, at least the Jiangning side cannot make a big fanfare. If the She family's soldiers and horses are attacked at the foot of Jiangning City, the losses at the mouth of the river will be heavy..."
After the Qujiatong bandit case, Quyang Town quickly declined. Led by Jiyun Society, the forces of the Dongyang Township Party were gathered together, and Hekou Town on the other side of the Prison Island rose rapidly, and today it is the first of the 24 towns in the outer city of Jiangning.
It can be said that the Dongyang Township Party in Jiangning has its foundation in Hekou Town outside Donghuamen.
Although the river mouth is a prosperous town, under the emperor's feet, no formal city wall can be built except for weaving wicker walls, and the defense is very weak. Once the Huinan gap is opened, even if only a small amount of Zhejiang and Fujian rebels leak in,
Hekou Town outside Donghuamen will also be one of the main targets for the She family to loot.
"Should we evacuate part of the city first?" Huang Jinnian said.
"In the worst case, Jiangning City may not be able to defend itself!" Sun Wenbing said, "According to your wishes, if you can evacuate in advance, you should evacuate to the north bank of Chaotiandang. If you cannot evacuate in advance, Prison Island is the final place to stay.
.Even if the She family’s army comes, it is not recommended to retreat to the city!”
"Even if a gap is opened in Huinan, the She family shouldn't be able to capture Jiangning City, right?" Huang Jinnian said.
There are 80,000 soldiers and horses in the imperial camp, and they will not all be sent to Huinan. A considerable number of garrison troops and horses will be retained in Jiangning.
Jiangning is a majestic city built by Emperor Gaozu. It is surrounded by rivers and mountains, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. The low part of the city wall is also three feet high on the mountain. The terrain is easy, and the city wall is as high as a cliff. When Jiangning City was built, Gaozu once said that the majestic city can be
With over a million soldiers, it was hard for Huang Jinnian to imagine how many troops the She family would have to send to capture Jiangning?
Lin Xuwen shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying that if the city is dangerous and Yanjing is very dangerous, which city in the world can be compared to it? How did the Yan captives take Yanjing without even a single soldier?
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In the Ruyi Garden, Han Bin walked through a double road into the secret courtyard and was led into a wing.
Chen Ruyi was sitting under She Feihu and talking. Han Bin bowed to She Feihu and said with uncontrollable excitement in his low voice: "Just as the second master expected, today's court meeting, Xie Chaozhong will lead the troops.
The expedition has been decided; in order to confuse us, Jiangning will claim to use Xie Chaozhong to go to Jiangzhou to replace Yue Lengqiu, but in fact he intends to go to western Zhejiang... Although this matter is confidential, Wang Chao got carried away and told all his subordinates.
"
"It's ridiculous that such a level of evasive strategy is trying to hide it from us!" She Feihu smiled coldly, seeming to have forgotten that he had suffered a loss from Huaidong's evasive strategy before.
Han Bin smiled and said: "Wang Chao and others have already regarded the military exploits in western Zhejiang as their own, and their words are very frivolous. Looking at this situation, Wang Chao, Yu Bijiang and other young masters in Jiangning City
, and also intends to go out with the army so that he can gain some military exploits to smear his reputation. The second young master will teach them a lesson when the time comes..."
"No," She Feihu said, "I will stay in Jiangning. You should try your best to persuade Wang Chao to give up the idea of joining the army. Wang Chao staying in Jiangning City will be of great use to us, so you should also continue to stay in Wang Chao.
Super close to you..."
"The second young master is staying in Jiangning, where is the west of Zhejiang..." Han Bin asked in surprise.
"It's good that you know in your heart..." She Feihu nodded, confirming Han Bin's guess, and said to Chen Ruyi, "In order to pull Wang Chao on board, you have to make some sacrifices. In the future, the Wang family and his son will serve She Feihu."
I will uphold justice for you, the hero who founded our country, and I will never humiliate you."
"Ruyi has neither father nor mother. She regards the governor and the second son as relatives. For the sake of the She family, Ruyi will go through fire and water without hesitation." Chen Ruyi said.
"Yes!" She Feihu nodded and said, "Then spread the news to western Zhejiang immediately. The development of the situation will inevitably make everyone in Jiangning scream..."
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"The army was defeated like a mountain," Gao Zongting sighed after reading the secret letter delivered by express horse from Jiangning. Emperor Chongguan exchanged Hao Zongcheng for Li Zhuo. It can be said that he fell into Yanlu's alienation plan, but Emperor Yongxing did not.
He took the initiative and made a bad move, which also disrupted Huaidong's deployment. He said, "If Xie Chaozhong is defeated in Huinan, Jiangning's people's morale will be severely hit; Jiangning has more than 200 people."
I have not experienced military warfare in years. When the troops of the She family come, even though there are still 30,000 to 40,000 defenders in Jiangning City, they are likely to be defeated without a fight..."
"The situation forces Huaidong to take chestnuts from the fire," Ye Junan said. "If the situation in Jiangning goes bad, Dong Yuan's reaction will be the most unpredictable!"
"The Chang Huai Army is on the north bank of the Huai River, between Haozhou and Shouzhou. Dong Yuan doesn't have many soldiers and horses to use," Qin Chengzu said. "Dongyang needs to send someone there. Even if Dong Yuan really has any ambitions, Dongyang must
Intercept the Huaixi soldiers and horses and prevent them from entering Jiangning!"
Dong Yuan led troops from Huaixi to reinforce Jiangning. There will be a large gap of six to seven hundred miles in the entire defense line guarding Huaihe, which is easy for the Yan captives to take advantage of. This will be the worst consequence, even worse than Jiangning city falling to the She family.
The attack was much worse.
"Even if Dong Yuan returns to aid, he will probably do so under orders. The nature of Dongyang's blockade is serious," Cao Ziang said worriedly, "Will Dongyang be determined to send troops to intercept it by then?"
"..." Lin Fu crossed his arms and looked at the map hanging on the wall, pointed hard at the direction of Prison Island in the northeast corner of Jiangning City, and said, "Starting immediately, Zhao Hu, who is also the captain of Hailing City, will lead the first infantry battalion.
The brigade moved to Hailing; Yang Yihang, Hu Yu'er, Chen Enze and other Miaoshan camp troops were all organized into the third water battalion to garrison in Hailing - 10,000 troops were organized in Hailing. The situation in Jiangning was as expected.
If it falls, the Hailing soldiers and horses can serve as the vanguard, using the Prison Island as the base, to blockade Chaotiandang first, and wait for my army to return for reinforcements!"
"At this time, we can't expect Dongyang to have such determination. It is most secure to use Huaidong's own troops and horses. Blockade Chaotiandang, so that Huaixi troops and horses cannot cross the river. No matter how ambitious Dong Yuan is, for the sake of his own safety, he will not
Maybe give up the defense of Haozhou and Shouzhou!" Gao Zongting said.
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After She Feixiong led his troops westward to Jiangxi, he stayed in western Zhejiang and controlled Chun'an, Tonglu, and Wuyuan. The leader of the army was Tian Chang, who had destroyed his family and clan for Lin Fu.
Although Tian Chang and Su Tingzhan, who guarded Dongyang County, were both from Zhejiang County, they were determined to follow the She family all the way. They also gained the trust of the She family father and son. They could be regarded as the Zhejiang and Fujian troops outside the influence of the eight surname clans.
of fresh blood.
It was already mid-July when Jiang Ning's secret letter that Xie Chaozhong led troops to send troops from southern Huizhou to attack western Zhejiang reached Tongziwu on the north bank of Qianjiang River.
To the east of Tongziwu, the Qianjiang River merges with the Daqing River that originates from Huaiyu Mountain in Huizhou, and the water becomes majestic. Tongziwu was originally an inconspicuous dock on the north bank of the Qianjiang River, but the Zhejiang and Fujian armies could not take advantage of the Huinan army.
They captured Yuling Pass and were later forced to take a defensive position. In order to prevent Huinan from going south from Yuling Pass, they had to strengthen the valley docks along the Daqing River. Tongziwu controlled the mouth of Daqing Creek. It was located at a strategic location with fields.
I often set up my tent here.
Tian Chang has less than 20,000 troops in western Zhejiang. In addition to guarding against the Huinan Army's departure from Yuling Pass, he also has to guard against the Hanghu Army. Huaidong will go up the Qianjiang River to attack Tonglu downstream. Western Zhejiang has high mountains and dangerous rivers, so he can use troops.
There are only a few tunnels, and although Tian Chang does not have many soldiers and horses, it is relatively easier than Su Tingzhan who is guarding Dongyang County.
When Yue Lengqiu went to Jiangzhou to supervise the war, he transferred some soldiers and horses from the Huinan Army. The strength of the Huinan Army was only about 20,000, but it did not mean that the Huinan army had increased to 60,000 to 70,000. Tian Chang could not feel it yet.
pressure.
From Huizhou to western Zhejiang, the Daqingxi River Valley is the most convenient road, and the most dangerous place is Yuling Pass.
Yuling Pass is located between Fuyu Mountain and Tianji Mountain. Even so, the altitude of Yuling Pass is still as high as more than 300 feet, and the ridge walls on both sides cannot be climbed - but from Yuling Pass, you can enter Daqing River
Although the roads in the river valley are far inferior to those in the plains, they are not in danger of being blocked by one man and blocked by ten thousand people.
Xie Chaozhong led the troops to attack western Zhejiang, which gave the She family a glimmer of hope strategically, but when it came to actually commanding the battle, Tian Chang felt that it was not easy.
The second young master sneaked to Jiangning via Tongziwu, but the governor did not authorize the second young master to take charge of the war in western Zhejiang, and the first young master was unable to escape in Yuzhang. No wonder this burden fell on him?
Tian Chang sat at the table and read the secret letter sent from Jiangning. When he thought that he had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of western Zhejiang alone, he was not too excited, but more of a breathless pressure.
To cope with Xie Chaozhong's movement of troops from southern Huizhou to western Zhejiang, Chun'an, Wuyuan, and Tonglu alone are far from enough troops. But in Jiangxi, Dongyang County, Jin'an Prefecture, and Jian'an Prefecture, where can we draw troops and horses?
"General Tian, don't come here Wuxian!" The guard led someone in, but it was Zheng Mingjing, the personal guard of Shewenzhuang.
Tian Chang stood up and asked, "Why is the governor so willing to let General Zheng come over?" He thought Zheng Mingjing had come to western Zhejiang to lead the troops on his behalf.
"The Jin'an convoy is outside the gate of the mansion, and the governor is hiding inside. General Tian must not disturb others," Zheng Mingjing said.