Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian successfully requested an order to leave the city to work for the troops. Emperor Yongxing even dispatched warships from the Jiangning Navy to escort them. In fact, they were also monitoring. Lin Xuwen was afraid that Lin Xuwen would use the excuse to go to Jiangzhou to work for the troops and then turn around and go east instead. This would really cost him his wife and his troops.
Even if you cry to heaven and earth, it won't work.
An official ship, two escorting warships, and more than 300 soldiers escorted Lin Xuwen from Nanshuimen to Longzang and Puxi River, bypassed the west of the city and entered the Yangtze River, and then let the boat go westward against the current. As soon as the ship did not reach Dangtu County, Lin Xuwen encountered
To the messenger sent by Yue Lengqiu to Jiangning.
Lin Xuwen then learned that the big bandit Yang Xiong had led his army out of Dongting Lake a few days ago, went down the river, entered the mouth of Poyang Lake, and joined forces with She Feixiong to attack Jiangzhou.
Although Changle King Luo Xiancheng did not make any major changes, he still suppressed Hu Wenmu from daring to mobilize Jinghu soldiers and horses to march eastward to support Jiangzhou. In Lin Xuwen's view, maybe Hu Wenmu saw that Jiangning was in danger and wanted to preserve his strength. But, in short, Jiang Ning was in danger.
The situation in the state immediately fell into a critical state.
The Jiangzhou Army has 60,000 troops, half of which are local troops under the jurisdiction of the former Jiangzhou Zhizhishi Division, and the other half are troops transferred by Yue Lengqiu from the Hanghu Army and the Huinan Army.
Yue Lengqiu went to Jiangzhou to supervise the war, and it was naturally impossible to get along with Huang Binghao, the former Jiangzhou institutional commander. The Jiangzhou army was actually divided into two factions.
However, Yue Lengqiu had the official status of the imperial court, and the soldiers and horses drawn from the Hanghu Army and the Huinan Army were also attached to Yue Lengqiu. Moreover, most of the money and food for the Jiangzhou Army were supplied by Jiangning, so Yue Lengqiu usually
It can also suppress Huang Binghao.
Jiangning called for reinforcements, Huang Binghao stayed in Jiangzhou, and Yue Lengqiu led the main force of the Jiangzhou army to march eastward. However, after Jiangzhou was besieged, some Jiangzhou troops were unwilling to follow Yue Lengqiu eastward to relieve the siege of Jiangning. They strongly
They requested that the siege of Jiangzhou be relieved before returning to the army.
The weather improved in Chizhou, and Luzhou also transferred some military supplies, but because of this incident, they were still deadlocked and unable to move. Yue Lengqiu was afraid of a mutiny, so he did not dare to suppress it.
Yue Lengqiu's messenger took a boat to Jiangning. Lin Xuwen wanted to wait for Lin Tingli to cross the river to meet him, so the three ships continued to wait in the river.
At night, I saw a small group of men and horses passing by on the south bank, holding fire. The boats were far away, so I couldn't see clearly. Outpost scouts who were suspected of being rebels were searching along the river bank.
The Yangtze River flows upstream from Jiangning, actually heading southwest. After the rebels captured Xuanzhou, Xuanzhou was nearly three hundred miles away from Jiangning, but the closest distance between Xuanzhou and the Yangtze River was only a hundred miles.
Lin Xuwen took a boat against the current all night, and it was not surprising to see a rebel sentry on the river bank.
When the sky turned white, several warships came from the north bank. Lin Tingli took the boat across the river to meet them.
Lin Xuwen asked Lin Tingli to get on the boat to talk and said, "I haven't seen my second uncle for many years..."
Although there is only a river between Dongyang Mansion and Jiangning, Lin Tingli would not go to Jiangning if nothing happened, and Lin Xuwen would not leave Jiangning if nothing happened. Lin Xuwen had been in Jiangning for two and a half years, but he never had the chance to meet Lin Tingli.
"It's been twenty years, right?" Lin Tingli sighed with emotion, "When we last met, Xuwen, you were still in your prime. When we meet again, your temples are also covered with frost..."
Twenty years ago, Lin Tingli was still a minor official in Shiliang County, and Lin Xuwen was preparing to go to Beijing to take the exam. At that time, although the Lin family was considered a wealthy family in Shiliang County, it was not yet the leading family in Dongyang Prefecture. Who would have thought that Shanhe would become a big family in twenty years?
Changes have occurred, and the Lin family seems to be swallowing up mountains and rivers?
Lin Tingli also knew that when Jiangzhou was besieged, he said: "They were all figures from the Five Heroes of the Two Lakes back then. Yang Xiong's group of water pirates is not weak. Unless the main force of the Jinghaihai Battalion comes up, they cannot win. I didn't expect that they would be instigated by the She family to fight."
Jiangzhou..."
"A few years ago, when Luo Xiancheng captured Jichun, Yang Xiong came down to join forces and wanted to cross the river into Jiangxi. At that time, Luzhou and Jiangning were also in turmoil, and everyone was surrounded by soldiers. Luo Xiancheng later changed his mind and returned to Suizhou; Yang Xiong was unable to support the tree alone, so he returned to Dongting Lake.
, did not enter Poyang Lake," Lin Xuwen said, "Yang Xiongying has been in contact with the She family for a long time, and this time he was instigated to go to Jiangzhou. It cannot be considered an accident. Lao Shiqi was in Xiaoshan, and he was worried that Luo Xiancheng would do something strange. Dong Yuan gave
Being pinned down to the north, Hu Wenmu may be thinking of conserving his strength. If Luo Xiancheng goes south again, even if Jiangning is defended, the problem in the west will still be serious!"
"What choice will Yue Lengqiu make?" Lin Tingli asked, "Continue to advance eastward, or retreat to relieve the siege of Jiangzhou first..."
"It was expected that She Feixiong would lead his troops to attack Jiangzhou," Lin Xuwen said, "I went to Chizhou to see Yue Lengqiu because of Lao Shiqi's intention, hoping that Yue Lengqiu would grit his teeth and insist on marching eastward.
If Luzhou cannot supply the Jiangzhou Army's food and weapons supplies, Lao Qi hopes that Dongyang can provide some - this is Lao Qi's letter to his second uncle..."
Lin Tingli took the letter, read it quickly, and asked, "Will Yue Lengqiu listen to the advice?"
"Yue Lengqiu actually has no choice. If he retreats, the troops of the She family will probably let go of Jiangning, move to the right wing first, come out from Xuanzhou, capture Nanling, Qingyang and other places, and then capture Chizhou. First
Block the Huaidong Army's westward advance by land, and then the She family's two armies will attack Jiangzhou from a flank," Lin Xuwen said. "If Yue Lengqiu retreats, not only will he face the threat of a flank attack, but the food route will also be completely cut off.
Falling. At that point, it will be even more dangerous for Yue Lengqiu. In the current situation, Yue Lengqiu is worried that after the fall of Jiangzhou, the siege of Jiangning will be difficult to solve for a while. If he leads his troops to continue to advance eastward, food will be a big problem... As long as
We relieved him of this worry and advised him to continue heading east, and the problem would not be too big."
Lin Tingli nodded. Even if Yue Lengqiu no longer marches eastward, as long as he firmly holds the Chizhou area and supplies food and grass from Dongyang and Luzhou, he can isolate the two main forces of the She family. She Wenzhuang led seven or eight
Even if the main force of the tens of thousands of Zhejiang and Fujian troops captures Jiangning, it will still be a tree without roots and water without a source.
If Yue Lengqiu retreats and Shewenzhuang leads 70,000 to 80,000 Zhejiang and Fujian troops to follow and advance westward, the problem will become very difficult.
If the Huaidong Army does not follow the westward advance, the Jiangzhou Army is likely to be completely destroyed. From Jiangning to the west, including the entire Jiangxi County, will fall into the hands of the She family. The She family and Luo Xiancheng will also form a pincer attack on Jinghu.
, at that time only Liang Chengchong guarded Nanyang, and it was difficult to separate Jingxiang and Yanhu.
Losing Jiangzhou is not a big deal, but the Jiangzhou Army cannot be lost. But if the Huaidong Army follows suit and advances westward, the situation will be extremely unfavorable for Huaidong.
One is from the northern foot of Yishan Mountain to the north, Jiangning to the west, and all the way to Chizhou. It is a vast area that is approximately triangular. In this area, from east to west, there are plains, hills and steep mountain roads, and then continue to Chizhou.
To the west, only the narrow strip along the coast can pass.
After the She family captured Ningguo, it was three hundred miles from Ningguo to Jiangning, but from Ningguo to the north along the northern foot of Mount Yi, passing through Xuanzhou to the bank of the Yangtze River, the shortest distance was nearly 150 miles; the She family's troops passed through Ningguo
Xuanzhou takes the road from Nanling and Qingyang to Chizhou, which is only three hundred miles away.
This means that in this triangular area where plains, hills, and steep mountains intersect, it will be relatively easy for the She family to intercept the Huaidong Army's westward advance. The Huaidong Army's westward advance will also face an increasingly difficult situation.
The second is that after Shewenzhuang and Shefeixiong join forces, the main forces of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies will gather in Jiangzhou. The total strength will exceed one hundred thousand, including Dongting Lake Yang Xiong's troops, and their military strength will exceed that of Shefei Xiong.
Huaidong Army, Jiangzhou Army.
Even if the Huaidong Army arrived in Jiangzhou in time, they would have to move far away and spend a lot of time on an expedition, so their chances of winning were really slim.
If there must be a decisive battle, whether to choose Jiangning or Jiangzhou, thousands of miles away, I have to figure it out with my fingers: naturally the battle in Jiangning is the most beneficial to Huaidong, so I have to convince Yue Lengqiu even if Jiangzhou is to be fought.
Even if we give up the state, we must resolutely advance eastward.
"Dongyang Prefecture can still squeeze out more than ten or two hundred thousand shi of grain," Lin Tingli said, "As long as Yue Lengqiu continues eastward to Yijiang, after Dangtu, there is only one river across from Dongyang Prefecture, and food transportation will be convenient.
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Jiangzhou's 40,000 soldiers and horses, including civilians and transport troops, will not exceed 50,000. Dongyang Mansion can supply 200,000 shi of grain, allowing Yue Lengqiu to support him on the outskirts of Jiangning until the end of the war.
The army has not moved, but the food and grass go first.
The Jiangzhou army relied on Jiangning for supplies. Since autumn, Jiangning has been reducing its supply to Jiangzhou. Yue Lengqiu led his army to the east to aid, and Jiangzhou could no longer provide sufficient food and grass. Now Jiangzhou has extravagant troops approaching the city.
Reinforcement supplies can only rely entirely on the counties along the way.
Led by Lin Tingli, Lin Zonghai and others, the Lin clan has basically controlled the entire Dongyang Mansion. Dongyang Mansion's army and taxes have basically been controlled by the Lin family in recent years, so Dongyang Mansion has sufficient grain reserves. Compared with Dongyang Mansion,
Prefectures are different, but in ordinary prefectures and counties, the taxes and grain collected must be turned over to the county secretary in time in addition to local expenses. If there are usually two to three thousand dan of grain stored in the warehouse, they are considered quite wealthy.
Yue Lengqiu led his army through the counties in Ningxi. There was no problem with short-term supplies, but if he stayed for a long time, unless he carried out a large-scale plunder, the supplies would inevitably come from big baskets. Even if he purchased grain from the local area, he would have to have enough.
Only silver can make it.
With Lin Tingli's words, there is no big problem with the supply of Jiangzhou Army. It is really not possible. It only takes six to seven hundred miles to transport food from Huaidong.
Lin Xuwen added: "When the situation has developed to this point, it is impossible for Dong Yuan to make any changes. Even if he wants to lead his troops into Jiangning, he will not be able to do so. What Lao Shiqi means is that he wants Dongyang's army to go south to Chaotian.
Gather on the north bank and get ready to cross the river and join the battle!"
Although the Dongyang Prefecture Army does not have many troops, it actively participated in the battle to encircle and suppress the Huaisi Refugee Army in the early years. The soldiers and armor are also sophisticated, and they are still capable of fighting. The Dongyang Prefecture Army is better at water warfare. When Zhao Hu and Ge Cunxin led the Hailing Army and
The main force of the second water battalion comes up. After joining forces, they will be able to threaten the She family troops entering Jiangning from the north wing and Chaotiandang. They are an important part of Lin Fu's three-way encirclement of She.
The situation has developed to this point, and the Lin family is already in a state of arrogance. Lin Tingli is also very excited and said: "Okay, I will make arrangements immediately when I get back."
Lin Xuwen met Lin Tingli and immediately set off on the boat to continue westward, rushing to Chizhou to meet Yue Lengqiu; Lin Tingli also immediately returned to Dongyang to make preparations.