Lin Fu raised his head and glanced at Yue Lengqiu. From his wrinkles as deep as a dead tree, it was impossible to tell whether his suggestions at this time were sincere or false. It was certain that Yue Lengqiu was eager to escape from Yuzhang. Who wants to have an uncertain future?
Is it in the hands of others?
Similarly, when Yue Lengqiu was sent to participate in the military plane in Yuzhang, there was a limit to the military secrets he could know. In order to use Yue Lengqiu to deceive others, he must first deceive Yue Lengqiu.
"If Nanyang is to be defended, it is not appropriate to hold Liang Chengyi responsible for Ruyang's defeat, but also to reassure him. Jiangning should send someone to Nanyang to express his comfort. Who does Mr. Yue think is suitable?" Lin Fu asked Yue Lengqiu.
Yue Lengqiu thought that Lin Fu would not sit back and watch Nanyang fall. Once Nanyang fell, Yanhu would be connected with Jinghu. The rebels such as Shewenzhuang, Luo Xiancheng, Chen Hansan and others surrendered to Yan, which would make Yanhu in the west
An additional 200,000 troops and horses are available for the line.
Although it is now becoming increasingly clear that the She family, Luo and Chen will surrender to Yan, after all, Nanyang is divided so that the head and tail cannot see each other, which is conducive to Huaidong's calm deployment and attack.
Once the rebels in Jinghu and Yanhu are linked together, the problem will be extremely serious. The balance of military power in Jinghu will once again develop in a direction unfavorable to Huaidong. Furthermore, Yanhu will use the She family as a vanguard in Jinghu to contain
With Huaidong's forces, Yanhu could even mobilize the main force and regroup on the eastern front to attack Huaidong's defense line in Xuzhou.
At present, Huaidong has deployed heavy troops in Xu Si, which can resist the impact of Yanhu's 100,000-strong army; once Yanhu's troops on the eastern front exceed 200,000, or even reach 300,000, can Huaidong continue to hold on to the north bank of the Huaihe River?
Yue Lengqiu thought that it was very unlikely that he would directly return to the Chizhou Army. Since Lin Fu would not sit back and watch the fall of Nanyang, a trip to Nanyang would be an explanation to the Queen Mother.
The current situation in Nanyang most affects the thoughts of the Queen Mother, Yuan Guizheng and others.
Yue Lengqiu thought for a while and said: "The Privy Council has countless advisers around it. I have no good advice to offer when I stay in Yuzhang, but I am familiar with Huaixi and Nanyang. I would like to go to Nanyang."
Nanyang's defense and Huaixi are also crucial, and Yue Lengqiu also needs to make a trip on behalf of the center.
Lin Fu frowned and thought for a while, then said: "It's great that Mr. Yue is willing to make this trip. I think it's faster to ask for the imperial edict from Jiangning. Mr. Yue can go to Luzhou first, and after receiving the imperial edict, he can go north.
When Master Yue arrives in Nanyang, he can tell the people in Nanyang: After Yuanzhou's affairs are over, the Privy Council in Jiangxi can still mobilize 30,000 elite troops to go north, so there is no need to worry about Yanhu falling to Nanyang quickly..."
Zhou Tong led Tang Fuguan and Liu Zhenzhi first crossed the river to Luzhou with only 30,000 troops. Huaidong had only infantry and four town divisions in Jiangxi, with a full strength of 60,000.
However, the 60,000 soldiers and horses were severely reduced during the Shangrao War. At this time, they had not been fully replenished and were scattered throughout Jiangxi.
Yu Wencheng's troops were in Jiangzhou, Chen Zhe's troops were in Ganjiang, and Zhang Gou's troops went south from Fuzhou and failed to attack Shaowu, so they stayed in Yuzhang. The only soldiers and horses left with Lin Fu were Zhang Jiheng's troops and the cavalry camp Zhou Pu's troops. However,
Fourteen to five thousand people.
The situation in Jiangxi has been initially settled, but the hidden dangers have not been eliminated. In addition to the She family who still have more than 10,000 remnant troops holding on to northern Fujian and refusing to surrender, Huang Binghao is in Yuanzhou. To this day, the conditions for surrender have not been negotiated.
If Huang Binghao of Yuanzhou could rest assured and not cause trouble, Lin Fu could at least quickly withdraw the elite troops of Chen Zhi and Zhang Jiheng from Jiangxi and transfer them to Luzhou to prepare for the war. In this way, Lin Fu would have 60,000 elite infantry and nearly 10,000 infantrymen in Luzhou.
The mobile strength of the cavalry can support Xinyang and Nanyang at any time, and the situation will become more optimistic and not as urgent as it is now.
It's a pity that Yuan Zhou has delayed the decision to this day, which makes Yue Lengqiu wonder whether Huang Binghao was not sincere in surrendering from the beginning.
If after the Shangrao war, Lin Fu could grit his teeth, mobilize the main force of the Huaidong Army to march westward, and gather 50,000 to 60,000 elite troops under Yuanzhou City, maybe Huang Binghao could be forced to surrender under pressure and not fall into today's situation.
Dilemma.
Now that the Yanhu army is about to move south, Nanyang is in danger, Luo Xiancheng is also likely to defect, and Lin Fu is eager to withdraw his troops from Jiangxi and cross the river to the north. The current situation is for Huang Binghao. The further he delays, the more advantageous he is.
Huang Binghao could even refuse to surrender and occupy Yuanzhou to wait and see the situation. What could Lin Fu do to him?
The soldiers and horses of Huaidong can be said to be the most powerful force in the world. It is difficult to find an opponent in a field battle, but sieging a city and plundering territory is different from a field battle.
From Yuzhang to the west along the Yuan River, the terrain becomes more dangerous as we go west. When we reach Yuanzhou, it is easier to defend and harder to attack. No matter how powerful Lin Fu is, how can he attack with 14,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses and defend with 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses?
Yuanzhou Jiancheng?
In Yue Lengqiu's opinion, Lin Fu was not decisive enough, which is why he mishandled Yuan Zhou. Of course, Yue Lengqiu kept these thoughts in his heart and would not say them out unflatteringly.
Lin Fu didn't care what Yue Lengqiu was thinking, so he asked him to go down to rest first and prepare for going north to Nanyang. As the deputy privy envoy, Yue Lengqiu wanted to go north to Nanyang to announce the lieutenant's labor force, so he had to ask for orders from Jiangning. All this was done by
Gao Zongting prepared the memorial and sent it to Jiangning on horseback. Yue Lengqiu arrived in Luzhou and waited for the order.
After Yue Lengqiu left, Lin Fu changed a map and spread it on the table. The map showed the geography of the mountains and rivers around Yuanzhou. Lin Fu pressed his hand on the map and said to Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting: "Be afraid of Huang Binghao."
You’re not greedy enough now!”
"How could Shewenzhuang easily ask Huang Binghao to surrender to us?" Regarding the question of whether Huang Binghao was greedy or not, Gao Zongting was more sure, "The conditions promised to him by the lord are not ungenerous, and there is no intention to immediately remove his military power.
He was promised land and money. If he was patient and not greedy, how could he still not respond until today?"
"Chen Zishou used to be a border general, and Huang Binghao's mastermind Bian Ce also served as an official in western Liaoning. He was implicated by Chen Tangyi's defeat and was deprived of his official position before returning to Jiangzhou and recruiting Huang Binghao as his staff," Fu Qinghe said, "
There should be no direct collusion between Huang Binghao and Yan Hu, but under the influence of Chen Zishou and Bian Ce, between Huaidong and Yan Hu, he would inevitably be more optimistic about Yan Hu, not to mention Shewenzhuang fled north across the Yangtze River and fell in love with Yan Hu
You are determined, why don’t you find a way to drag Huang Binghao aboard the ship?”
"I am timid when things happen, I am too worried about Yuan Zhou," Lin Fu said with a smile, "Since Huang Binghao doesn't want to be a human, he wants to be a dog. In the current situation, there is no way he should show his loyalty to his future master!"
If the matter in Yuanzhou is not resolved well, Huaidong will have too many troops to contain in Jiangxi.
In order to confront Yan Hu next, Lin Fu didn't even want to waste any other troops.
From Yuzhang, one hundred and twenty miles south along the Gan River is Qingjiang County (today's Zhangshu City). The Yuan River flows into the Gan River from the north of Qingjiang County; along the Yuan River westward for two hundred miles, it is Yuanzhou City.
Xiayuan, Xinyu, and Yangle counties east of Yuanzhou City, including Qingjiang County, are all under the jurisdiction of Yuanzhou Prefecture.
Lin Fu initially sent Gao Zongting to Yuanzhou to negotiate with Huang Binghao about his return. Xu Huang Binghao retained 20,000 troops and was responsible for the defense of the eastern part of Yuanzhou Prefecture, including Yuanzhou, Luxi, and Shangsu counties. This was exactly what Huang Binghao was doing.
The area actually controlled at this time.
The counties of Xiayuan, Xinyu, Yangle, and Qingle to the east of Yuanzhou City were split off, and Qingjiang Prefecture was newly established and placed under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Xingying.
Xia Yuan and Xin Yu counties are located in the lower reaches of Yuan River. They are the only way out of Yuanzhou in the east. As long as Xia Yuan and Xin Yu counties are cut off, Huaidong picks up one of the cities and garrisoned them with three to five thousand elites.
The general named Huang Binghao stayed in the upper reaches of Yuan River without any threat to Yuzhang below him.
This plan is also the best plan to temporarily solve the remaining problems in Jiangxi. It will not immediately touch Huang Binghao's authority, and it can also stabilize the situation in Jiangxi. However, Huang Binghao was quite greedy and demanded to separatize the entire Yuanzhou for himself from the beginning.
Not to mention Xiayuan, Xinyu and Yangle counties, Qingjiang County is located on the west bank of Ganjiang River and is known as the thoroughfare of eight counties.
The Zhang and Gong Rivers are the main source of the Ganjiang River. After they merge in Ganzhou, they become the main stream of the Ganjiang River, making Ganzhou an important place in Jiangxi Province. The Ganjiang River travels 800 miles north, and after it merges with the Yuan River, the water suddenly opens up. Qingjiang County is built on
The place where Ganjiang River and Yuanshui meet can be said to be the most important place in central Jiangxi. Without Qingjiang River, Ganzhou and Yuzhang will not be able to care about each other, and the connection will be interrupted.
Huang Binghao wanted to take Qingjiang County as his own, and his ambition was not only to separate the entire Yuanzhou, but actually wanted to take over the central and southern Jiangxi areas south of Qingjiang County.
However, all the negotiations were asking for high prices and then paying back the money. Huang Binghao offered such conditions from the beginning, but Yu Zhang did not believe them.
After all, after the Huaidong Army entered Jiangxi, Huang Binghao's troops mainly gathered in Yuanzhou City. Except for the following Yuan County as Yuanzhou's peripheral defense line, Huang Binghao did not dare to do it under the nose of the Huaidong Army no matter how loud he shouted.
, sent troops to fight for Xinyu, Yangle, and Qingjiang counties.
It is impossible for Huang Binghao to get to Qingjiang County from Lin Fuduan, and Xinyu is an important town in the lower reaches of the Yuan River. From Xinyu to the east, the terrain is relatively easy, and roads extend in all directions. You can reach Yuzhang via Yangle in the north, and you can bypass Qingjiang in the south.
Entering the southern Gansu region, Huang Binghao has to go to Xinyu, and Huaidong's garrison pressure around Xinyu will double. Today, Lin Fu has backed down and agreed to cede Xiayuan County to Huang Binghao, but the bottom line is Qingjiang.
The two counties of Xinyu and Chongqing must be cut off: Qingjiang River connects Ganzhou and Yuzhang. If elite troops are stationed in Xinyu, Huang Binghao can be restricted from leaving Yuanzhou.
After the news that Liang Chengyi abandoned the garrison in the river reached Yuzhang, Lin Fu immediately sent people to Yuanzhou to inform Huang Binghao, Chen Zishou and others of the final surrender conditions. He also agreed to pay an additional 100,000 taels of silver to Huang Binghao every year to supplement Yuanzhou.
Money and food were insufficient, and the conditions were not unlenient.
However, Huang Binghao gathered nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses in the two cities of Xia Yuan and Yuanzhou. He neither divided his forces to fight for the two cities of Xinyu and Qingjiang, nor agreed to the surrender conditions of Lin Fu's divisional defense.
Because Xia Yuan had a condescending advantage over Xinyu, Lin Fu did not dare to rush into Xinyu before the conditions were negotiated. If too few troops were sent, Huang Binghao would be eaten by him; if too many troops were sent, Huang Binghao would be killed.
It also affects later military deployment.
The Yuanzhou matter is still dragging on and cannot be resolved, and the cities of Xinyu and Yangle are still empty.
It is said that it has been less than two months since Lin Fu entered Yuzhang. The Yuanzhou issue has not been resolved by this time, and it cannot be said that there is much delay. However, the situation in the north is developing too fast, especially the soldiers and horses in the river are in Ru
Yang was defeated, the Cao family withdrew from Guanzhong, and the channel for Yan and Hu troops to attack Nanyang was opened.
Nanyang has also become in danger. Yanhu is about to join forces with the rebels in Jinghu. Huaidong soldiers and horses need to escape from Jiangxi immediately and cross the river north. Yuanzhou's matter cannot be delayed any longer.g@.