Two days later, Du Cheli was led by Chen Hualian into the carriage to see Lin Fu.
"Du Gong has been weak in recent years and has low energy. He is afraid of messing up your plans, so he specially asked Cheli to apologize to you!" Du Cheli knelt down on one knee and said.
Lin Fu sighed softly, and Du Rong understood what he was thinking. He couldn't help Du Cheli and the Du clan serve Huaidong, but he personally still missed the kindness of Shewenzhuang. Even if he didn't have family worries, he still didn't want to serve Huaidong.
——Force is not sweet. Having Du Cheli represent the Du family and accompany the Song family to change the banner can also dampen the morale of the forces in eastern Fujian. Lin Fu has no intention of forcing Du Rong to serve under his command.
Lin Fu said to Du Cheli: "The Duke of Song Dynasty will return to Quanzhou to swear an oath to change the banner. I would like to ask General Du to join the army and accompany him back to the south to help him. Yizhou soldiers and horses will also fill in Quanzhou later, that is, cooperate with the north to uncover the truth.
The prelude to the First World War in East Fujian, okay?"
"General, I will listen to your orders." Du Cheli responded loudly.
"Okay!" Lin Fu laughed and said to Song Fu, "Song Gong and I set off at the same time, and we will wait for news from Song Gong in Cangnan!"
Everything is ready, just waiting for Song Fu to return to Quanzhou by sea ship. The Song family openly breaks with other big families in Eastern Fujian led by the She family, and changes its flag to defect to Huaidong. The war in Eastern Fujian will start vigorously, and it will be called She Wenzhuang and so on.
The people of Zhejiang and Fujian have absolutely no luck in their hearts.
Song Fu expressed his surrender and sent a horse to Jiangning yesterday.
Lin Fu asked Song Jia to send her father on board the ship. Song Fu had been busy discussing matters in Mingzhou for two days, and her father and daughter had no chance to talk alone.
It was drizzling, and the two Jinhai-class warships of the First Water Camp were moored at the pier.
Most of the generals were sheltering from the rain in the cabins, while some were guarding on the deck, wearing raincoats. The boatmen and sailors were adjusting the sails and masts in the rain and making final preparations before leaving the port and going to sea.
"Are you still complaining about daddy in your heart?" Song Fu asked softly.
Song Jia stood holding an umbrella, her eyes looking at the smoke-like drizzle in the distance, above the sea water, like morning mist, and softly replied: "Maybe there was before, but if it wasn't like this, you can't ask me to meet him."
"Oh," Song Fu smiled slightly and said, "What kind of person is your Excellency?"
"He, he told his daughter that being humble can lead to greatness. Even if he fails, he has nothing to lose, so he is domineering and has no scruples. Huaidong has reached the point where it is today, which was hard-won. One move can affect the whole body.
"You can't act without caution, so you have to think carefully and carefully every step of the way." Song Jia knew what her father wanted to ask and said, "But the situation is also like this..."
"There has always been a shortage of heroes, but it is rare to see someone who is so powerful that he can rely on himself and is not domineering. If you can say this, you are truly a hero. It seems that I have exposed my traces too much." Song Fu sighed lightly, but he did not regret it.
, said to Song Jia, "After this farewell, we will probably see each other again soon. I hope we will be in Jiangning City at that time."
"I hope so," Song Jia said, watching her father board the ship, and then turned around and walked back until the ship lifted anchor and landed...
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Song Fu's surrender form was delivered to Jiangning on September 16th for imperial viewing. Emperor Yongxing, Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan and others did not detect any other abnormalities. While issuing an edict to the world, Song Fu and others also
As usual, he will be promoted and rewarded with honors.
After returning to the chamber after the court meeting, Emperor Yongxing no longer concealed his inner shock and resentment: "Huaidong had made this secret move a long time ago, couldn't bear to say anything for a long time, and did everything possible to prevent the imperial army from going out. What's the purpose?
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"Your Majesty, calm down." Seeing Emperor Yongxing furious, Wang Xueshan and Yu Xinyuan persuaded him to calm down and said, "Maybe it was the recent military strength in Huaidong that made the Song family surrender." Emperor Yongxing was already so suspicious of Huaidong.
, there is no need for them to add fuel to the fire, lest Emperor Yongxing lose his mind and mess up the situation.
Zhang Yan said: "Maybe Huaidong is afraid of leaking the news and arousing the alarm of the She family."
"Leaking the news, what's the point of leaking the news to me!" Emperor Yongxing asked angrily, "Does Huaidong want to prevent me from colluding with the She family?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The matter has come to this. It is useless to think too much. Since the Song family surrendered to Quanzhou, Huaidong can attract more Zhejiang and Fujian rebels in eastern Fujian. As long as Feng Anbo fights more in western Zhejiang, he can replace
Your Majesty, you have earned enough face." Wang Tian said.
"You should also come up with more plans. If this battle is not fought well, not only Huaidong will be rejoicing in misfortune, but there will also be many people in Jiangning City watching my show." Emperor Yongxing said.
Yu Xinyuan and the others suppressed their secret joy, knowing that Emperor Yongxing was alluding to Chen Xiyan and others, so they comforted him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Officials and people in the government and the public are all obedient. Even if their knowledge is shallow, they will not have any bad intentions."
After the court discussion on Xie Chaozhong's dispatch of troops, on the surface it seemed that there was not much difference from before. Chen Xiyan came to the political hall as usual every day, but in fact the Wu Party was completely divided, and Emperor Yongxing
Trust more and get closer to Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan, Wang Xueshan and others.
In the past two months, Emperor Yongxing had hardly summoned Chen Xiyan, Zuo Chengmu and other officials who were firmly opposed to the imperial army's expedition.
Zhang Yan was initially firmly opposed to Xie Chaozhong sending troops, but seeing that Emperor Yongxing had made up his mind, he stopped insisting and did not cause Emperor Yongxing to be suspicious or suspicious.
Except for court discussions, Chen Xiyan almost never saw Emperor Yongxing. On many matters, Emperor Yongxing even bypassed Chen Xiyan and others and directly ordered Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan, Wang Xueshan, Zhang Yan and others to make decisions.
Wang Tian himself was the deputy prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall and the deputy envoy of the Royal Camp Department. Wang Xueshan was in charge of the Household Department, and Zhang Yan was in charge of the salt tax and the internal treasury. Even if Chen Xiyan and others were trying to make choices at this time, the court could barely keep running.
Although Chen Xiyan has a high reputation, there are more officials within the Wu Party who advocate Xie Chaozhong's sending troops, which leads to a semi-public break between Chen Xiyan and Yu Xinyuan. More Wu Party officials and scholars have joined Yu Xinyuan's disciples. There are even Yanguan
Using Jiang Ning’s old story as an admonishment, Chen Xiyan took charge of the Qujiatong bandit case and had the intention to directly overthrow Chen Xiyan.
Emperor Yongxing had a lot of dissatisfaction with Chen Xiyan, but he also knew that Chen Xiyan still needed to take charge of the overall situation in the temple, so he dismissed the letter of remonstrance calmly, and the matter did not escalate.
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On September 21st, the day after Song Fu returned to Quanzhou, he announced to the whole city, changed the flag, and detained all the officials and generals appointed by the Quanzhou Prefecture and the subordinate counties of Zhejiang and Fujian. At the same time, Song Yi led his troops to enter
Xing'an, on the 23rd, captured Huating Fort outside Xing'an City, thus officially kicking off the war in eastern Fujian.
Although the eight surname clans had long expected the betrayal of the Song family, it was only limited to a limited number of high-level officials. Quanzhou changed its banner and boldly attacked Xing'an. The entire eastern Fujian region was shaken, and the morale of the military and civilians was severely damaged. It is unimaginable.
For example, Xiapu is the northern gateway of Jin'an, Xing'an is the southern gateway of Jin'an, and Huatingbao is the southern gateway of Xing'an City.
Even when the news of the Song family's betrayal under Shewenzhuang's strict control was leaked, the elite battalion of soldiers and horses guarding Huatingbao, as well as the military attachés above the rank of soldier commander, were vaccinated in advance.
When the Zhejiang and Fujian armies broke up and the Song clan general Song Yi led his troops to attack, Huating Fort only held on for half a day before it fell.
In the past six months, Huaidong has been continuously increasing its troops in Cangnan in the north. The soldiers of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army in eastern Fujian have been under great pressure. Ordinary generals did not consider the first and most direct blow at all.
It was Song Fu, a close old friend of the Governor.
Since ancient times, there has been no accurate judgment on the impact of a blow on morale. Once a soldier loses the will to defend the battle, even if there is another straw added to the body, it is likely to collapse.
Although Song Yi led only 3,000 soldiers and horses to march north, in this case, the 6,000 Zhejiang and Fujian troops led by Hu Zongguo and the defenders of Xing'an City did not dare to leave the city easily to fight back. Instead, they followed the previous
secretly discussed and made preparations to evacuate to Jin'an City first.
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Sansha Bay is located between the three counties of Xiapu, Jiaocheng and Luoyuan. It is a large bay with a small mouth and a large belly. It surrounds the Jianjiang Peninsula and the Dongchong Peninsula. When you reach East Fujian by sea, Sansha Bay is the real thing in East Fujian.
The eastern portal in the sense.
In the eyes of the Huaidong Shuiying generals, the Dongchong Haikou of Sansha Bay can be regarded as the throat of five cities.
Zhao Qingshan stood on the upper deck of the stern cabin, looking at the cliff-lined Dongchong Haikou.
Two years ago, in order to undermine the navigation potential of eastern Fujian, Zhao Qingshan led a southern raiding fleet and swept the coast of Sansha Bay. This time he chose to disembark from Sansha Bay.
Shewenzhuang should have anticipated the Song family's repetition. On the surface, the defense on the east coast of Fujian was heavy on the north and light on the south, but secretly it was impossible to relax the defense on Xing'an City in the south - so the main attack direction was placed in the south or in the south.
North, the difference is not big.
The natural harbor resources in Sansha Bay and the nearly 200 miles of inner bay coastline provide extremely convenient conditions for warships to dock and land.
After landing from Sansha Bay, it can directly threaten Xiapu, the gateway to northeastern Fujian.
Even though he knew that once Huaidong soldiers and horses launched a large-scale offensive, the Zhejiang and Fujian armies were likely to voluntarily abandon the cities along the eastern Fujian coast, Lin Fu asked all ministries to actively eliminate the effective forces of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies, and not just call them the Zhejiang and Fujian armies.
Retreat along the Min River to the hinterland of western Min.
The Zhejiang and Fujian troops have almost 40,000 elite troops in eastern Fujian. Instead of annihilating them as much as possible in the relatively open coastal plain, if these 40,000 elite troops can comfortably retreat to Jian'an Prefecture on the upper reaches of the Min River, they can temporarily suppress the attack on Jian'an in the future.
This brings great difficulties to the prefecture. Furthermore, if we do not attack Jian'an for the time being, after we regain the prefectures and counties along the eastern Fujian coast, we must be prepared for these 40,000 soldiers and horses to come back along the Min River at any time.
In the coastal plain area of eastern Fujian, we must annihilate as many effective forces of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops as possible.
The blockade of the Minjiang River Estuary has not yet been opened. Xing'an and Xiapu are inseparable, so it is impossible to directly attack Jin'an City. Compared with attacking Xiapu from a flank, it is obviously difficult to find a place between Xing'an and the Minjiang River Estuary that the Huaidong Water Camp is familiar with and can provide large-scale attack.
Come to the place where the warships docked.
Although the Zhejiang and Fujian armies built three outposts along the Sansha Bay, facing the sudden influx of hundreds of warships, more than 20,000 water infantry troops were forced to dock and land. More than 300 soldiers from the three outposts were forced to land.
The garrison was obviously unable to resist - and the garrisons in the nearby cities of Xiapu, Jiaocheng and Luoyuan had no intention of coming to support. In just one hour, the outpost landing troops captured Jianshan and occupied this Sansha area.
After the commanding heights of the Bay, the main force of troops was at the northern foot of Jianshan Mountain, embarking on a large scale to land in eastern Fujian...
Zhao Qingshan stood on the deck of the stern cabin, thinking: Zhou Tong should lead his troops to Fenshuiguan City north of Xiapu at this time, right?