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In his early years, Luo Xiancheng led the refugee army to the south. After attacking Xiangyang, he sent his generals disguised as fleeing officers and soldiers to deceive the city gate into Suizhou City and captured Suizhou City in one fell swoop. Therefore, Suizhou City was not damaged by the war. Also because of Luo Xiancheng's presence in Suizhou City.
Suizhou proclaimed himself the King of Changle, granted officials and titles, and built palaces. The city of Suizhou seemed more prosperous than elsewhere.
Hidden under the prosperous palaces, along the streets and alleys, there are ragged beggars.
Not wanting to cause alarm, Hu Zongguo and Ma Zhen disguised themselves as business travelers and entered the city in simple clothes. Only a few followers led horses to accompany them. Wei Zhang, the internal historian sent by Luo Xiancheng, welcomed them into the city.
There was no guard of honor, and Wei Zhang wore simple Confucian robes. However, when they entered the city, they were treated as ordinary business travelers entering the city. As soon as they entered the city gate, they were blocked by dozens of beggars. A handful of copper coins were scattered, which attracted a lot of attention.
More beggars came and surrounded them. Finally, when there was no other way, Wei Zhang called the city gate guards to drive the beggars away and protect them as they headed to Changle Palace.
Wei Zhang was worried. Luo Xiancheng still wanted to avoid being alarmed. He didn't expect that making such a noise when entering the city would cause a lot of unhappiness if it reached the ears of King Changle.
There are spies in Suizhou in Huaidong, Huaixi and Jinghu. This is something that everyone with a discerning eye knows.
Even if the situation develops to this point, Luo Xiancheng still does not want to completely block his escape route in Jiangning. His contacts with Chen Hansan and the She family are still secretive and have no intention of exposing them to the broad daylight.
Ma Zhen drove his horse forward, saw the worry on Wei Zhang's face, and looked at Hu Zongguo with a little pride in his heart.
When the situation reached this point, Luo Xiancheng was still hesitant and did not make a final decision. He still had to be secretive and cautious, calling Ma Zhen, which made Hu Zongguo feel very unhappy.
On a hot day, the carriage cannot be wrapped tightly. Wei Zhang's intention was to enter the city quietly at night, so that he could naturally hide from the attention of other forces in Suizhou City.
Hu Zongguo was in a hurry to enter the city and wanted to meet Luo Xiancheng on behalf of Shewenzhuang to discuss matters; Ma Zhen proposed to disguise himself as a business traveler and bring only a few followers into the city, so as not to attract the attention of other forces' informants.
Wei Zhang agreed without thinking much. Who knew that those who could enter Suizhou City to do business now were all connected with Suizhou generals. Almost all business travelers entering the city were escorted by Suizhou officials privately to protect them from bandits outside the city.
The harassment of beggars in the city, like Ma Zhen and Hu Zongguo, who entered the city on business trips with only three or four entourages, made them particularly conspicuous.
Wei Zhang was also "just because he was in this mountain", but he could not see it as clearly as an outsider like Ma Zhen, so he did not know that he had fallen into the trap. Instead, he was worried about Hu Zongguo and Ma Zhen's whereabouts in the city being exposed.
"Master Wei, Chen Zhihu defeated the Hezhong Army in Ruyang. What is the discussion in Suizhou City about this matter?" Hu Zongguo rode alongside Wei Zhang. At this time, there were city gate guards escorting him. He was not afraid of being blocked by beggars. Hu Zongguo was
Can talk to Wei Zhang leisurely.
An emaciated camel was bigger than a horse. After the She family crossed the river, they still had nearly 80,000 soldiers and horses, seven or eight times as many as Chen Hansan's troops.
Hu Zongguo is a long-time official of Shewenzhuang. As Chen Hansan's staff, Ma Zhen's status is naturally much lower than that of Hu Zongguo. Hu Zongguo and Wei Zhang walked side by side, and Ma Zhen fell behind, listening to them discuss the battle in Ruyang
.
Wei Zhang nodded, smiled faintly, and said: "There is no news in Suizhou City, and the news about the battle in Ruyang has not spread much. Wei Zhang only found out about it yesterday, so I don't know what other people are talking about."
Wei Zhang did not agree with the army to attack Nanyang in advance, because he was worried that Liang Chengyi would lead the troops in the river to retreat to Nanyang, which would greatly strengthen Nanyang's defense power.
Once Suizhou raises troops too early and Yanhu cannot capture Nanyang for a while, he will probably ask the Huaidong, Jinghu and Chizhou armies to concentrate their forces and wipe out Suizhou first.
In Suizhou City, most people have the same thoughts as Wei Zhang: Yanhu is strong, but Huaidong is also powerful, beating the She family like a lost dog, taking up almost half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River, with strong soldiers and horses, and nearly 300,000 elite soldiers.
, who can be sure that this country will definitely call Yan Hude away?
After the She family retreated to Jiangxi, Huaidong gathered 100,000 soldiers and horses to attack Shangrao. Even with the strength of the She family, they could not last more than a year; if Huaidong gathered 100,000 soldiers and horses, crossed the river from Jiangzhou and came north to attack Suizhou, Ma Zhang and others
Everyone doubted whether Suizhou could survive half a year.
However, after the news that Liang Chengyi's soldiers and horses in the river were on their way south, Chen Zhihu caught up with him in Ruyang and defeated him, the attitude of everyone in Suizhou changed subtly - but Wei Zhang would not understand this change.
Tell Hu Zongguo.
Wei Zhang's tone became tighter, and Ma Zhen was quite surprised, worried that this trip might not yield the desired results.
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Changle Palace is located in the northeast corner of Suizhou City. It is actually a newly built inner city in Suizhou City.
Changle Palace has more than 100 steps on Saturday. The city wall is more than three feet high. The four-corner towers tower into the clouds. There are deep moats dug on the outside. The main entrance is sunken inward. The horse-faced walls on both sides stick out like small castles. They dominate the two wings and are impressive.
There is a feeling of being impregnable.
Hu Zongguo entered Suizhou City for the first time. He looked up at Changle Palace and saw that Luo Xiancheng was so focused on running Suizhou. He knew that he was living in a corner and had no ambition to compete in the Central Plains.
Although it is said that if one lives in Suizhou and advances to Jianghan, the geographical location is far worse than the two cities of Xiangfan in the upper reaches of the Han River. The biggest advantage of running Suizhou City is that Suizhou is adjacent to Huaidong in the east. If it fails, it will "retreat to Huaishan Mountain", right?
Thinking of this, Hu Zongguo was not completely sure about lobbying Luo Xiancheng to make his final decision.
Thinking about it, this is also true. It is precisely the mentality of getting small profits that makes Luo Xiancheng live the longest and the most nourishing life among several migrant armies.
Liu An'er led his troops to advance into Hehuai, but Luo Xiancheng was half a beat too late. After Liu An'er died in Xuzhou, Luo Xiancheng thought he had escaped.
The She family had just marched into Zhejiang from East Fujian, and the autumn wind had the potential to sweep away the fallen leaves. Luo Xiancheng also marched into Jichun and hit the north bank of the Yangtze River, intending to enter Jiangxi and join the She family. Later, seeing that the situation was not right, he gave up crossing the river and retreated to
It was only after coming to Suizhou and doing business that Suizhou became what it is today.
In the second year of Yongxing, Chen Hansan surrendered the city of Xuzhou to Yanhu. There was a tendency of collapse along the Huaihe River, and Luo Xiancheng was also ready to make a move. However, in the Xuzhou War, Chen Hansan defeated the Huaidong Army and ended up with only three to five thousand remaining soldiers.
Fleeing into Huaishan, Xuzhou was also captured by Huaidong. Luo Xiancheng had to bury his head again and stay in Suizhou.
Of course, Yue Lengqiu's design to induce Chen Hansan to betray Liu An'er left a deep shadow on the minds of the generals of the refugee army.
Although in the later period, Liu Miaozhen, Ma Lantou, Li Liang, Sun Zhuang and other Huaidong generals who escaped from the Huaisi militia army wrote letters to Luo Xiancheng, and their words of advice were timely, but Luo Xiancheng, who had no ambitions and settled in a corner, could not rest assured to call the court.
Or called Huaidong Collection.
Changle Army General Zhong Rong had been waiting at the main entrance. When he saw Wei Zhang greeting Hu Zongguo, Ma Zhen entered the palace gate, strode out, and took Hu Zongguo into the inner hall to see Luo Xiancheng.
Hu Zongguo had long served as the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. His direct descendants She Feihu and She Feixiong, as well as the East Fujian general Deng Yu and others, were killed in battles with Huaidong. Hu Zongguo
Now he is a member of the Zhejiang and Fujian army, a person who has played an important role since Shewenzhuang.
She Wenzhuang will not come to Suizhou in person to lobby. Hu Zongguo's visit this time is considered a very important candidate.
Luo Xiancheng had a dark face and a fat body. He was sitting on a high-backed chair, with the flesh hanging from his waist, and two bulging balls of flesh protruding from his yellow silk python robe.
The ancestor of Hu Zongguo greeted Luo Xiancheng at Shewenzhuang. After a few words of greetings, he went straight to the topic: "Both the two sons of the Liang family are incompetent. Although Liang Chengyi is known as the Liang family's young tiger, the battle in Ruyang revealed his roots.
, But that’s it. It seems that Liang Chengchong is running Nanyang, and King Luo must have a deep understanding of Nanyang’s dependence on each other? "
Luo Xiancheng pulled open the collar of his clothes to feel cooler. July was about to enter, and the weather in Suizhou was sultry. Luo Xiancheng was fat and was most afraid of heat. His flesh folds were soaked with sweat, and a layer of grease dripped down.
The purpose of Hu Zongguo's visit was naturally clear, but Luo Xiancheng subconsciously laughed and said: "I am ignorant and ignorant in Suizhou, and I am sincerely friendly with those around me; I really can't talk clearly about the situation in Nanyang."
"Lin Fu continued to use the Chizhou army in the east of Hubei, and also transferred his troops to Luzhou to prepare for war. It seemed to be to prepare for changes in Nanyang. But if Liang Chengchong was asked to defend Nanyang, then King Luo would think that Huaidong's troops assembled in Luzhou
Whose family will be blamed for the horse?" Hu Zongguo asked, "Does King Luo think that the She family's lips are dead but Suizhou's teeth are not cold?"
Luo Xiancheng remained silent, but a thin-faced middle-aged man with a sparse goatee interjected next to him: "The She family has a deadly feud with Huaidong, but who is not surrendering to Suizhou?"
Hu Zongguo glanced at the thin-faced middle-aged man, but no one introduced him. Since he could meet him next to Luo Xiancheng, his status in Suizhou would not be low. He said tit for tat: "All civil and military officers in Suizhou can be demoted to Huaidong."
But to gain wealth and honor, only King Luo can't give it to you - King Luo, would you like to hear me explain this truth again?"
Seeing that Luo Xiancheng did not express his position, Hu Zongguo continued: "Song Dynasty Fu surrendered to Huaidong, and the Song family handed over military power. There are countless Huaisi troops who have descended to Huaidong since Liu Miaozhen, but Liu Miaozhen was able to live in peace by marrying Lin Fu as his concubine -
-Liu An'er designed a trap for Yue Lengqiu, but Lin Fu had always had miraculous ambitions. How could he know that during the Huaisi battle, it was not Lin Fu who could not allow Liu Aner to survive? Even if the Huaisi army surrendered to Huaidong, how many soldiers and horses were among them?
To be completely dispersed by Huaidong? May I ask King Luo if he is willing to hand over military power after surrendering to Huaidong, or is he willing to be slaughtered by Huaidong?"
"..." Hu Zongguo said, "Lin Fu has always been ambitious. He wants to replace the Yuan clan and stand on his own, so it is difficult for him to tolerate King Luo. However, the situation in Beiyan is very different: the people of Beiyan are only a small number, and they suddenly conquer the world, but
It is difficult to drive the people to govern, so it is inevitable to adopt the strategy of splitting the soil and enfeoffing the Han Dynasty to control the Han Dynasty. At this time, King Luo helped the Northern Yan army to attack Nanyang and made a great contribution. It is not a problem to split the soil and seal kings with different surnames in the future."
"Sir Hu's words must have been told by someone who went to Yuanzhou to talk to Huang Binghao. Let's ask Mr. Hu, how did Huang Binghao answer the She family?" Luo Xiancheng has become unseemly fat in the past two years, but his brain is still good.
Luo Xiancheng refused to take the initiative for fear of cutting off his retreat in Jiangning and eventually getting out of hand.
Of course, it is not wrong that Luo Xiancheng has his eyes on Huang Binghao in Yuanzhou - if Huang Binghao makes trouble in Yuanzhou, he can contain the Huaidong Army's 40,000 to 50,000 elite troops in the hinterland of Jiangxi, and the effect will be even greater than Suizhou's direct attack on Nanyang.
Be effective.
If Huang Binghao surrenders to Huaidong in a proper manner and does not cause trouble for Huaidong in the hinterland of Jiangxi, then Huaidong can gather up to 780,000 elites in Luzhou to support Xinyang and Nanyang at any time. Luo Xiancheng has no confidence in fighting the Beiyan army north and south.
If we attack Nanyang from a flank, we will surely capture Nanyang.
If the Northern Yan army saw that Nanyang could not be attacked for a long time, and finally temporarily abandoned Nanyang and returned to the Yellow River to rest - on this day, Luo Xiancheng would not have time to cry, and it would be useless.