(The Spring Festival is over, I wish my brothers and sisters a new year and a bright future)
The residence Lin Fu arranged for Yue Lengqiu was right next to Xingyuan.
Before entering the city, Yue Lengqiu was tossing and turning while taking a boat. It was almost noon when he entered Yuzhang. Before the banquet, Yue Lengqiu temporarily went to the temporary side courtyard arranged by Yuzhang to wash up.
The Huaidong Army had been stationed in Yuzhang for just over a month. Jiangxi was in ruins, Yuzhang was in ruins, and supplies were scarce within the territory. Even if there were supplies in Huaidong that could be transported to Rao from western Zhejiang or from Jiangning to Jiangzhou, priority was given to military supplies.
Looking at the simplicity of the living room, there are traces of burning on the beams, and the walls have just been painted with lime. There is nothing long except a couch and a few bamboo chairs. There is a copper lamp on the table, and some papers and pens, which must be the same.
Special care was taken to prepare temporary arrangements for Yue Lengqiu's stay.
Yue An and Yue Zhou were the accompanying servants, and there were other rooms arranged in the courtyard. At this time, Yue An moved Yue Lengqiu's personal clothes, books and other things in. Seeing that the room was really shabby, he couldn't help but
Complained: "Huaidong looks down on the Prime Minister..."
"Don't speak nonsense!" Yue Lengqiu said in a deep voice to stop Yue An from talking.
They saw the situation in Yuzhang city along the way into the city and the marching hall. It was really dilapidated. At this time, Lin Fu was in Jiangxi and it was too late to win over people's hearts. Whatever materials were brought in, he would first use them to replenish military supplies.
, to provide relief to the victims, why did the palace become extravagant first?
Furthermore, they came to beg Huaidong to save the Chizhou Army, and Huaidong was not asking for help from them. It was not the proper mentality to complain for no reason that the accommodation arranged by Huaidong was poor.
After a while, Yue Zhou walked in from the outer room.
Just now, the official in charge of the kitchen in the camp specially called Yue Zhou over to ask Yue Lengqiu if he had any taboos so that the cook could remove them first. Yue Zhou walked around the camp and came back and said to Yue Lengqiu: "In the inner compartment."
In addition to being heavily guarded by armored soldiers, the scars of the battle fire have not been completely removed from the head. It seems that the Yuzhang is in ruins and there was no time to clean it up after calling Huaidong over."
Yue An stayed by Yue Lengqiu's side for many years, and was trusted by him for his loyalty, but his knowledge was not as good as that of his son Yue Zhou, who was carefully trained by Yue Lengqiu.
Due to his status, Yue Lengqiu was not allowed to wander around Yuzhang City, so Yue Zhou was his eyes and ears.
"Perhaps Duke Chongguo has no intention of restoring Yuzhang to a county-governed city?" Yue Lengqiu frowned and whispered.
"Huaidong doesn't guard against Yuanzhou?" Yue Zhou was surprised. In his opinion, Huaidong restored Yuzhang to Jiangxi County and rebuilt it. Firstly, it could strengthen the control of the hinterland of Jiangxi, and secondly, it could monitor Huang Binghao of Yuanzhou.
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What they saw now when they entered the city was that Huaidong had no intention of cleaning up Yuzhang City immediately.
Although it has only been more than a month since the Huaidong Army entered the city, given the speed with which Huaidong recovered Jiangning and other places and rebuilt it, Huaidong has not yet begun to clean up Yuzhang on a large scale and recruit refugees to return home. This shows that Huaidong has not yet rebuilt Yuzhang City.
thoughts.
"It's not that we are unprepared. Maybe Huaidong is too weak to cope with the Shangrao war," Yue Lengqiu said. "In addition, the Cao family's retreat to the south has been decided. Huaidong must also be prepared for the sudden collapse of Jinghu. It is also necessary to rush to transfer troops to the north.
However."
Judging from the detailed information collected afterwards, the Huaidong Army spent a lot of money in order to penetrate the Shangrao defense line of the She family. Now they are eager to prevent the collapse of the Jinghu situation. The reconstruction of Yuzhang may have to be slowed down.
There is no large-scale import of materials into Yuzhang. Under the current situation, Lin Fu can only hope that the delaying strategy will really be effective against Yuanzhou, otherwise the main force of Huaidong will not be able to withdraw from the hinterland of Jiangxi.
At this moment, Gao Zongting and Tang Xitai walked into the courtyard and invited Yue Lengqiu to have a banquet in Dongyuan on behalf of Lin Fu.
Lin Fu used Gao Zongting, and Song Fu was the mastermind. Gao Zongting was always valued by Lin Fu and had a high status in Huaidong.
Along the way south, it was inconvenient for Yue Lengqiu to test Tang Xitai, but he could carefully observe Gao Zongting's reaction.
Going to Dongyuan, you have to pass through a bamboo forest. There are traces of being burned by the fire in one corner of the bamboo forest. Yue Lengqiu and Gao Zongting walked side by side and asked: "I came from Pengze and went south all the way. Wherever I went, Jiangxi was in dilapidated condition. How could it be better than Jiangning?"
Especially, in the next three to five years, the Privy Council was afraid that it would not be able to look forward to making any progress in Jiangxi. But the biggest benefit of annihilating the enemies in Jiangxi and eliminating the threat to Jiangning was that the Privy Council could recruit sufficient troops from Jiangxi - now Chongcheng
The armies of Changshan, Fengli, Huaiyang, Forbidden Camp and Jinghai have 300,000 soldiers with clanging armor and sharp weapons. If the Privy Council can replenish 200,000 soldiers from Jiangxi and Hu Manan cross over, the people of the country will be fearless.
also……"
"Goodbye, Governor Yue." Gao Zongting laughed and replied, making Yue Lengqiu unable to tell whether he agreed or was perfunctory.
Yue Lengqiu's judgment was correct.
After the collapse of Yan Ji, it was Lin Fu who accepted Li Zhuo's political legacy, including Gao Zongting, Tang Fuguan, Yu Wencheng, Yu Wenbei, Geng Quanshan, Chen Dingbang, Chu Zheng and a large number of Jiangxi generals from the former East Fujian army joined in, making Huaidong more important in Jiangxi
Has a very deep network foundation.
Lin Fu's foundation in Jiangxi is actually second only to Huaidong, and even better than Zhejiang, which has been operating for several years.
This is also an important reason why Huaidong launched an offensive from the periphery, and the resistance forces in Jiangxi responded one after another.
Jiangxi was in ruins, and the 600,000 households in Jiangxi lived in poverty and were in desperate need of food. This was a good opportunity for Lin Fu to recruit more men to replenish his army.
Now the total number of soldiers of the land and water infantry and cavalry armies in Huaidong is not more than 300,000, which is not much different. Combined with the armies of Jinghu, Xiangtan, Huaixi, and Chizhou, there will be 600,000 to stop Huma from going south; if Huaidong
If we add another 200,000 troops from Jiangxi, we no longer need to rely on Jinghu, Xiangtan, Huaixi, and Chizhou to stop Hu Ma from moving south.
If all the armies in Jinghu, Xiangtan, Huaixi, and Chizhou are useless, then half of South Vietnam is still in the hands of Lin Fu. Yue Lengqiu's question is a thorough test.
Lin Fu had already entered the banquet to greet each other. When he saw Gaozongting leading Yue Lengqiu in, he stood up to greet him and said: "The banquet is simple. I hope Lord Yue will not blame this court for being negligent..." Lin Fu was in charge of the Privy Council, so he naturally called himself "this court".
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Yue Lengqiu returned the courtesy and said: "The privy minister simplifies administration and cares for the people. How dare Yue complain?"
The situation in the north was already precarious, and there was no time to stay in Yuzhang and keep testing. During the banquet, Yue Lengqiu went directly to the topic and apologized: "I regret that I could not strictly abide by the orders of the Privy Council. I was confused by the situation and delayed the second day."
On that day, Songyang collapsed. Yue had betrayed the Privy Council's trust and came to Yuzhang to apologize to the Privy Council..."
If you really want to ask questions, you won't be so polite before, and now even pretentiousness is superfluous.
Lin Fu pondered for a moment and said: "The extravagant thief was cunning and slippery, and the speed with which he escaped surprised us deeply. The Chizhou army suffered such a huge setback, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded. We are also ashamed of it. What's the matter?
Are you qualified to hold Master Yue accountable?"
"The Privy Councilor offered kind words to comfort me, but I hung up my boots and left, feeling deeply regretful. I pondered over and over on the road, and decided to join the Chizhou Army as a soldier in the Jinghu Campaign to pursue and suppress the rebels. Maybe I can make amends for my sins. Please give me some advice.
The Privy Councilor agrees." Yue Lengqiu said.
Yue Lengqiu's request did not surprise Lin Fu, but other than that, Yue Lengqiu had no other choice.
Lin Fu pondered for a moment and then said: "Although Huaidong has won a great victory, the various tribes have also suffered heavy casualties. They dare not cross the river to fight easily without rest and recuperation. The Chizhou army has suffered a big loss. At this time, will it be possible to cross the river to pursue the remnants of the She family?"
Will it drive the troops to overwork?"
The only option to preserve the Chizhou Army is to let the Chizhou Army play a role in the current Jinghu situation; without crossing the Yangtze River and heading north, trying to preserve its strength in the cracks of the Huaidong Army and waiting to see the situation is tantamount to wishful thinking or underestimating Huaihe.
The intelligence of the people of the East.
Whether he works as a swordsman for Lin Fu or rushes to the north bank to fight with the She family, if he wants to save the Chizhou army, Yue Lengqiu knows that the only way is to cross the river and completely give up the two counties of Qiupu on the south bank.
come out.
Lin Fu was still pretending, Gao Zongting and Fu Qinghe were also old and calm, but the other officers and generals of the Huaidong Army who were sitting with them had somewhat happy expressions - Yue Lengqiu regarded the expressions of the Huaidong generals as if they were in the future.
Look, Lin Fu responded sternly: "Be brave after knowing your shame. The Chizhou army has been humiliated by the defeat of Congyang. If we all want to wash away the shame, we will fight bravely to kill the enemy. There is no need to worry about being driven away."
Lin Fu pondered for a moment and said: "I don't want to hide it from Mr. Yue. The situation in Guan and Shaanxi is critical. In the river, Nanyang can't support a single tree, and the Luo bandits are in trouble. They rebel and flee north and are difficult to pursue. The Huaidong Army has experienced many battles in Shangrao.
, the casualties are also heavy, but those who can still continue to fight, 56 out of 10, are in urgent need of rest and recuperation, and moreover, the food and fodder have been exhausted. The only current strategy is to have an army of troops to cross the river in advance. It is not necessary to slow down the troops and advance.
Urgent. Shock the Luo bandits so that they dare not move; and delay the extravagant rebellion so that they will settle in Hubei and not flee north to join Huma. Only with this strategy can Nanyang sustain itself for another three to five months, and Huai
The Eastern Army also has enough time to take Xinyang and fill in Nanyang to strengthen its defense..."
Yue Lengqiu pondered the meaning of Lin Fu's words:
The Huaidong Army rested and reorganized, while the Chizhou Army crossed the river and headed north, filling in Huangmei first. The area east of Qichun was called Luo Xiancheng. Shewenzhuang would not feel too big a crisis for the time being. In this way, Shewenzhuang and Luo Xiancheng would not jump over the wall in a hurry.
It is very likely that we will first stabilize our position on the east bank of the Han River.
In this case, Nanyang Mansion does not need to worry about being attacked from two sides for the time being. Even if Yanhu takes Guanzhong and Hezhong as scheduled, it is impossible to directly use the iron hooves of the cavalry to attack Nanyang without fully preparing food and baggage.
Fortified city.
In the past two or three years, Liang Chengchong retreated to Nanyang, first gaining support from Huaidong, and then joining forces with Huaixi. His business in Nanyang was still impressive, the city was high, the pond was deep, and it was not that unbearable.
Just be afraid of being attacked from both front and back, otherwise no matter how weak Nanyang's defense line is, the situation will be delayed until the fall.
With three to five months of buffering, the situation in Jiangxi can be completely settled. The war in Eastern Fujian may also come to an end. The main force of the Huaidong Army will also be rested. After the autumn grains in Jiangnan are on the market, there will be no need to worry about the supply of grain and grass.
There are many shortages. As long as Nanyang is not lost, the main force of the Huaidong Army can even borrow the road from the northeastern foot of Huaishan Mountain and Xinyang to enter Nanyang, strengthen the defense of Nanyang, and completely separate Shejia, Luo Xiancheng and Yanhu.
This situation is better than the main force of the Huaidong Army continuing to fight across the river without resting.
Yue Lengqiu wanted such a result before he came, but it came too easily and he was a little confused.
Lin Fu could see the doubts on Yue Lengqiu's face, maybe it was because of Yue Lengqiu's expression of confusion on his face. No matter what he thought, Lin Fu continued: "After the Chizhou army crossed the river, they used Congyang.
With the two places of Huangmei and Huangmei as our base, we are approaching Qichun. Can we provide enough food, fodder, weapons, and fortifications for the city with 40,000 foot soldiers from the Privy Council?"
Abandoning Qiupu County on the south bank, abandoning Yicheng adjacent to Luzhou, and marching west to Songyang, Huangmei confronted the remnants of the She family's army in Qichun, completely abandoned the naval establishment, and reduced the number of troops to 40,000——
Although such conditions make people feel bitter after hearing them, they are not unacceptable.
Yue Lengqiu hesitated whether to accept such conditions immediately or delay it for a few days. At that moment, there was the sound of horse hooves galloping over, as if several horses were galloping straight into the house, thinking that there was an urgent military message.
Lin Fu sat upright leaning on the long desk and stared at the door, wondering what urgent military information would be coming.
A guard came in with a letter. Yue Lengqiu watched Lin Fu open the letter and read it. His face became extremely serious and he thought: Has Guanzhong been captured?
Lin Fu did not circulate the letter, but directly said: "Liang Chengyi abandoned his defense in the river on June 4th without warning, and led more than 60,000 soldiers and civilians to flee to Nanyang and defected to Liang Chengchong..."