In the battle at the eastern foot of Maoshan Mountain, Yu Wenshan led his troops in an ambush and completely defeated the remnants of the Hanghu Army, and then captured Jinshan Mountain without any effort. At nightfall, a secret report was received that Emperor Yongxing was about to leave Jiangning, and there was chaos in the city.
At this time, She Feihu also took the lead in rushing from Liyang to the north of Jinshan Mountain to join Yu Wenshan.
The main force of the Central Route Army had just begun to leave Liyang. After She Feihu joined Yu Wenshan, there were more than 10,000 elite troops. They had been fighting hard for days and were exhausted, but their fighting spirit was still there, and their morale was stimulated by successive victories.
As early as after Yu Wenshan defeated the remnants of the Hanghu Army, he immediately sent the only 400 cavalry in his hand to Jiangning as an outpost. The 400 cavalry were used as an outpost, mainly to spy on the defense deployment outside Jiangning. After learning that
After the chaos in Jiangning City, She Feihu discussed with Yu Wenshan and sent more capable and brave generals to lead 3,000 infantry to march northward overnight. However, the main front force of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies gathered in the north of Jinshan City still needed a short rest before they could regain their strength and carry out the forcible attack.
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To be honest, She Feihu and others, including She Wenzhuang, the coach of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army, did not expect that Emperor Yongxing would abandon the city so easily. He did not expect that Emperor Yongxing would be so useless.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Yongxing had already become a frightened bird, and the chaos in Jiangning happened much earlier than they expected.
According to Shewenzhuang's original idea, the center and the right wing would arrive in Jiangning in a flanking attack, find one side, attack it violently, and then have Wang Xueshan cooperate with the hidden stakes to cause chaos in the city, disrupt the situation in Jiangning, and force Yong
Emperor Xing abandoned the city and fled.
When further accurate news was received, it was already dawn on the 26th. Tian Chang also led hundreds of cavalry to the north of Jinshan Mountain to join She Feihu and Yu Wenshan.
There was no large group of enemy troops approaching within a hundred miles to the left and right. On the south side of the leeward of the unknown slope north of Jinshan City, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops were stationed in an extremely crude camp.
Except for the sentry soldiers on duty, nearly ten thousand Zhejiang and Fujian army generals were sleeping.
From the beginning of the Daqingxi War, for about two months, the Zhejiang and Fujian armies did not have a decent rest and recuperation. The successive brutal battles made the generals numb and only had the desire for victory.
Morale remains at a high point.
Only generals who have commanded operations for a long time can deeply understand how important morale and fighting will are.
The current situation faced by the Zhejiang and Fujian armies, especially after the fall of eastern Fujian, forces them to continue fighting with all their might until they are truly safe.
Once morale is depleted and faced with a powerful enemy like the Huaidong Army, the consequences will be disastrous.
The simple war tent was erected on the top of a mountain about ten feet high. The cold moon was floating in the sky, there was still snow in the fields, and the north wind was blowing, breaking the grass and branches.
She Feihu's armor was puzzled, and he also wore a dark brown shirt outside to keep out the cold. Tian Chang, Yu Wenshan and other ten senior generals were sitting around the bonfire.
"The Huaidong Army should have fallen behind, otherwise Huaidong's reinforcements coming from the Yangtze River would have arrived between Moling and Jiangning City even if they abandoned their boats." Yu Wenshan said.
Knowing that Jiangning City is in chaos, Huaidong Water Camp will definitely rush into Jiangning. As long as Jiangning City is captured a moment ahead of time, it will have an advantage in the upcoming Jiangning battle - Yue Lengqiu may stagnate in Chizhou and dare not rush.
But Huaidong is definitely a master who dares to take advantage of the fire.
Everyone, including She Feihu, who was sitting around the campfire with the generals of the Zhejiang and Fujian armies, knew this.
Does Jiang Ning want to seize it? Of course he must seize it.
The war has progressed to this point, how could Jiangning City not be taken?
Jiangning City is actually a turning point related to the morale of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army - Jiangning City is within easy reach. If Jiangning City is abandoned, the morale of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army will inevitably plummet from its peak at this time.
At this time, even if She Feixiong has successfully captured the city in Jiangzhou, it is far from a solid footing and needs to be dragged to the Jiangzhou Army and Huaidong Army for a period of time.
If they retreat south, firstly, the main force of Huaidong soldiers and horses may follow them and attack Ningguo and Huizhou, biting their butts and chasing them; another possibility is that Huaidong soldiers and horses can quickly move westward through the waterway.
, fighting for Jiangzhou.
The next situation is probably that Shefei Xiong is besieged in Jiangzhou City, and Huaidong is waiting for them to come over and send reinforcements.
They had to withdraw from Huizhou to western Zhejiang, then from western Zhejiang to Jiangxi, and go north along the west bank of Poyang Lake to aid Jiangzhou. They had to go nearly two thousand miles on a rugged road. The speed was much slower than the main force of the Huaidong Army moving west along Jiangxi.
Yu Wenshan's opinion was very firm: Dai Viet surrendered Jiangning City, and if the Zhejiang and Fujian troops did not take it, they would be destroying themselves.
"Jinchuan Prison Island is where Lin Fu left his mark in Jiangning, and it has been owned by the Lin family ever since. It is impossible for Huaidong not to deploy secret troops there!" Tian Chang frowned and said with concern, "Indeed, Huaidong
The reinforcements coming from the Yangtze River stopped between Danyang and Jiangning the day before yesterday. They moved west along the Yangtze River from Danyang. The river road is winding and there is a lot of silt in the river. But at the same time, Dongyang Prefecture County also started to go south to the north bank of Chaotiandang the day before yesterday.
You can't just conclude that they will be a little slow..."
"General Su should be able to get ahead," Fang Zhenhe said. Even if he sets a fire in Jiangning City, he still has an explanation for the generals below. Otherwise, what's the point of fighting for so long?
Zheng Mingjing's headquarters was located in the southeast of Liyang. He wanted to intercept the main force of the Huaidong Army heading north from Xiaoshan, and then withdrew into Liyang to defend it and maintain the communication between Jiangning and Ningguo.
The main force of the Central Army was still in Liyang. After a brutal siege, even if they immediately broke camp and marched north, it would still take at least three days to reach Jiangning.
Their main force that could reach Jiangning the fastest was, in addition to the soldiers and horses already dispatched from Jinshan, Su Tingzhan's more than 10,000 soldiers and horses who marched directly from Lishui to Jiangning.
She Feihu frowned tightly. The key was that it was impossible to detect how many secret troops Huaidong had deployed on Jinchuan Prison Island. The number might only be two or three thousand, but Huaidong desperately used three thousand elites to guard a city gate, waiting for the main force to come for reinforcements.
The situation is still quite tricky.
Not counting the main force of the Huaidong Army led by Lin Fu in Xiaoshan, the number Huaidong could mobilize on the northern front, including the reinforcements coming up from the Yangtze River and the Dongyang Prefecture Army, was about 30,000.
They set off at dawn, but they must take into account all possible situations now. If they arrive at Jiangning, they will probably join the battle immediately, and there will be no possibility of leisurely discussion.
The next battle is extremely dangerous for the Zhejiang and Fujian armies, but it must be fought.
On the morning of the 26th, Chen Enze led a battalion of armored soldiers to advance south along the Jinchuan River. On the west bank of Moling Lake, they met the outpost cavalry of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army. The two sides retreated upon contact.
The Zhejiang and Fujian Army's outposts did not have many troops, but they were mostly spearheads and equipped with many horses. Even if the Huaidong Army could form a strength advantage in a very short period of time, it would not be able to capture the Zhejiang and Fujian Army's outposts.
Gao Zongting sent Chen Enze to lead his troops to attack decisively. Firstly, he wanted to make the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in Jinshan and Lishui hesitate and buy more time; secondly, he wanted to make the chaotic soldiers and civilians in Jiangning City aware of the existence of Huaidong troops.
; Another thing is that Prison Island is going to stage an empty city plan.
Chen Enze and his troops also retreated to Donghua Gate after the slightest contact. They were also afraid that they would be caught by the Zhejiang and Fujian Army troops arriving outside the city. It is certain that the Zhejiang and Fujian Army will have 14,000 to 5,000 soldiers today.
The horse rushed to Jiangning.
The only forces that Huaidong can mobilize are two battalions of the Tianjin Navy with more than 1,200 soldiers, more than 1,000 Jiyunshe armed guards, more than 2,000 civilian warriors, and the generals of the imperial camp who have not yet dispersed.
More than 2,400 people.
It seems that with Chen Xiyan's active cooperation, Gao Zongting can still mobilize nearly 7,000 troops in Jiangning. However, the troops are too mixed to be used in field battles, because it is not clear which one will make big mistakes in field battles. The most stable and feasible
The strategy is to protect the emperor's city and prison island. If it is the emperor's city.
Compared to the innocuous contact battles outside the city, the battles inside the city were much more bloody.
The city was full of rioters and mobs, so a gentle drive would not work. Duke Mu's mansion was close to the imperial city, but Zhang Yubo's house was in the west of the city.
Before the chaos broke out, Zhao Shuhan's family also took refuge in Zhang Yubo's house.
Zhang Yubo served as a military commander in Jiangning for a long time. Even if he returned to Jiangning and took up a casual position, he had a profound influence on the Jiangning government army.
Most of Jiangning's army was also in chaos, but Zhang Yubo still summoned more than 300 old troops. Most of them had family members in the city, and most of them gathered at Zhang Yubo's house to protect them from mobs and insurgents.
Naturally, these people also have to be taken to the imperial city.
The streets were full of mobs and soldiers. Zhao Hu, wearing heavy armor and personally leading the armored soldiers and armed guards, attacked across the street. Anyone on the street, regardless of whether he was evil or good, would be killed.
After walking more than two hundred steps, more than a hundred people were killed in succession, the long street was soaked with blood, and the city was filled with rioters. Only then did the rioters come to their senses and evade in a panic - in fact, the chaos in the city was suppressed to a considerable extent.
In addition to the necessary troops to defend the imperial city, the imperial army's troops and horses were also sent out to suppress the mob.
Grain storage warehouses that are not within the scope of the imperial city will also be set on fire.
There are secret stakes of the She Family lurking, and it is impossible to completely clear up the chaos in the city in a short period of time. Even if it is cleared up temporarily, it will soon reappear, but before most of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops arrive, the outposts dare not enter the city.
, the imperial camp army dispersed to suppress the mob, and could also gather some rebel soldiers for their own use. More importantly, it was to let the generals of the imperial camp army see blood.
There is violence and murderous nature in people's hearts. Elite soldiers must not only release this violence and murderous nature, but also use strict military discipline to restrain them within controllable limits.
Although it is cruel to massacre a city when there is time, it is an effective way to motivate generals to kill and maintain morale continuously. Not everyone can learn from Huaidong's methods.
Gao Zongting always accompanied Chen Xiyan on the Donghua Gate Tower, always paying attention to whether most of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops were coming.
Fortunately, there are sufficient supplies in the imperial city, which were originally used by thousands of servants and maids in the palace.
The soldiers and horses of the Royal Horse Camp were withdrawn, with only a few chamberlains and maids accompanying them. However, because Chen Xiyan sent an effective general to take over the imperial city quickly, there was no major chaos in the imperial city. Although some rebels tried to attack the imperial city several times to plunder, they were all repulsed.
By the time Zhao Hu led the Huaidong Jia soldiers into the city, none of the rebels dared to approach the imperial city.
Gao Zongting looked outside the city. The banners of the Mi tribe appeared on the horizon like clouds. He said to Chen Xiyan: "This is the only way..." He ordered the smoke to be lit left and right, and ordered the generals scattered in the city to return to the imperial city. They also wanted to
Get into the imperial city as soon as possible.
Chen Xiyan turned around and looked at the city with bitterness in his mouth. He used to be loyal to the imperial family, but after Emperor Yongxing left the city, he felt pity for the people in the city.
Although the chaos near the Imperial City has been forcibly suppressed for the time being, the Imperial City only occupies a small corner of Jiangning City. Standing on the city tower, they could see the north side of the Zangjin Bridge. There were even signs of mobs gathering, which was obviously a luxury.
There are hidden hidden dangers at home causing trouble, and there is no time to take care of them at this time.
"Can you defend Donghua Gate?" Chen Xiyan asked Gao Zongting.
Donghua Gate has an urn city with a complicated structure. As long as Huaidong Jia soldiers desperately defend Donghua Gate and wait for the main force to come for reinforcements, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops will definitely not dare to enter the city.
"No, the situation is too dangerous. Zongting cannot allow Huaidong general to die for no reason!" Gao Zongting rejected it flatly and said, "The Zhejiang and Fujian troops who control the outer city will inevitably control the chaos in the city first. Prime Minister Chen does not need to worry too much.
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Although Donghua Gate is dangerous, it is far from comparable to the Imperial City, and the casualties will inevitably be heavy if you defend it.
A battle in Jiangning is unavoidable for the She family, otherwise it will do too much damage to morale. The key is how many troops to invest.
Once they defend Donghua Gate, the She family will see that they cannot seize Donghua Gate before the main force of the Huaidong Army arrives. The main force will probably avoid Jiangning and leave. How can Huaidong catch the turtle in the jar?
The situation has developed to this point. It is not easy to catch the main force of the She family. No matter what, one of his legs must be disabled, otherwise the future war in Jiangxi will be difficult.g