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Xi Shetao escaped from Jiming Village in a hurry. Wuling's troops captured Jiming Village without a single blow. Lin Zongjing is now leading three hundred-man troops to garrison in it.
Lin Zongjing was only seventeen years old at this time, the four young men Zhao Wuji, Guo Nuer, Guo Queer and Xi Faer were also only seventeen years old, and the oldest of the many family soldiers was only eighteen years old.
Thousands of years later, at the age of 17 or 18, they were still impulsive young men, but Lin Zongjing and others were already independent middle-level military attachés.
Although Lin Zongjing and other disciples have been trained and experienced for the past three years, most of them have experienced the blood and cruelty of the Xichuan bloody battle. There is no big problem in commanding two to three hundred troops to guard a small city, but they stood up so early to stand alone.
, which also shows that the manpower Han Qian can use in Xuzhou is actually limited.
At present, Tian Cheng and Gao Shao led two battalions of infantry, Yang Qin led three battleships and six hundred water battalion soldiers, gathered in Chenyang City, accepting the command of Zheng Hui and Zhang Ping, and arrived from Wuliuxi and Longya City.
The front line of Jimingzhai was defended by Lin Haizheng, who led a battalion of infantry.
In addition, in addition to Wukou Village and Qianyang City, which had 600 soldiers and horses, the three counties of Langxi, Tanyang, and Zhongfang only had 200 to 300 sword archers recruited from the local areas for defense.
At this time, if there is any disturbance inside Xuzhou, the troops will be stretched thin. The same is true. Han Qian and others do not advocate taking the initiative to attack Yuanling from Chenyang!
Jiming Village is an old village with a history of more than 200 years. It has not experienced war, and the walls and buildings in the village are well preserved.
Before Xi Shetao's hasty retreat, he set fire to the large warehouse where grain and supplies were stored. However, Xi Shetao did not insist that the warehouse be completely burned down and fled the Walled City. The villagers were afraid of the spread of the fire, so they put out the fire together, leaving behind a large burned area.
There were black marks, and only the upper layer of the grain storage was burned.
According to rough statistics, after occupying Jiming Village, they also seized 14,000 to 5,000 shi of grain and other military supplies from the warehouse. It can be seen that the surnames in Chenzhou have already made preparations to occupy Jiming Village for a long time, but they have not yet
Those who want to cleanse Shehu will send troops recklessly and fall into their trap.
However, the villagers in Jiming Village, who were mainly Shanyue native farmers, obviously did not have a good impression of the Wuling Army. However, under the suppression of force, no one dared to stand up and resist.
When Han Qian entered Jiming Village, all the houses along the street were closed. If it weren't for the light shining through the cracks in the doors, one would suspect that this was a dead village.
Han Qian only stayed one night in Jiming Village and set off from Jiming Village back to Longya City early the next morning.
On the way back to Longya City, Han Qian also made a special trip to Laoyao to see the battlefield where Shehu was trapped and killed and the soldiers of Jimingzhai were killed.
In order to confuse the various surname forces in Chenzhou, Han Qian specially brought Zhao Wuji, Xi Faer, Xi Rong and others into Shuiying's station in Wukou Village.
No one believed that the Han family and his son would hand over the military power of the Wuling Army to Zheng Hui. At that time, Han Daoxun stayed in Qianyang City to take charge, and Han Qian was with Shuiying again. How could Xiying and other chieftains of Chenzhou not be fooled?
Dare you not pay attention to the defense of Datan Village?
Being overly misled by subjective perceptions, all the surnames in Chenzhou neglected to attack Jiming Village and Chenyang City from Laolong Gorge, and followed Wukou Village by water to attack Datan Village, which had no foothold outside the Walled City.
What a difference.
Han Qian only returned to Longya City after the ambush at Laoyao, and then took a detour from Laolong Gorge and Jiming Village to Chenyang to meet Zheng Hui and Zhang Ping.
He was in such a hurry that he didn't even have a chance to take a look at the ambush battlefield, which was only five or six miles away from the Laolong Gorge Post Road.
The remaining soldiers had broken halberds, and arrows fell scattered among the trampled grass that was blown yellow by the cold wind.
Hundreds of corpses lay scattered in the mountains and fields, and there was no time to collect them; the blood had long solidified, and there were pools of purple and black everywhere.
"It's better to be a peace dog than a rebel." Han Qian stood among the withered grasses and had a deeper feeling for this sentence.
Yao Xishui looked over in surprise.
In her impression, Han Qian did everything he could and was ruthless and decisive. Because of his scheming to attack the east and attack the west, Lao Yaao lay dead for more than ten miles. She didn't expect that he would have the nerve to express such emotion in a hypocritical manner. However,
Didn't a hero like Cao Cao write the famous poem "The bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for a thousand miles"?
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Han Qian passed through Laolong Gorge from Laoyao and returned to Longya City without taking a breath. Zheng Hui sent a messenger to announce that some Tanzhou soldiers and horses had entered Yuanling City.
"Tanzhou's actions are so fast!" Lin Haizheng was still staying in Longya City at this time. After hearing the news, he was still shocked that Tanzhou's soldiers and horses moved south so quickly.
Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang were also quite shocked.
The atmosphere of the current world was far more open than that of later generations, but the appointment of women as officials was still a special exception. However, Han Qian was not restricted to Yao Xishui in Longya City, and Chun Shisanniang participated in military aircraft.
"The forces of various surnames in Chenzhou deployed the main force of the Fan soldiers on the southern front. There were only 600 Fan soldiers in Yuanling City in the state. After the third son of Xiying was wiped out in Laoyao, the chiefs of the big surnames who stayed in Yuanling immediately sent people to rush there.
Wuling County requested reinforcements to welcome Tanzhou soldiers and horses to enter, and the time is just right." Han Qian was calm, and the news from the messenger did not shock him much.
"How many Tanzhou soldiers and horses can be determined currently to enter Yuanling City?" Lin Haizheng asked, staring at the military envoy sent by Zheng Hui.
In the battle of Laoya'ao, his unit served as a reserve force. Although he also participated in the battle against Xisheyan's headquarters in the final stage, he did not get a tough fight. After that, he was responsible for staying on the front lines of Laolong Gorge and Longya City, which was somewhat regrettable.
At this time, he was more concerned about the movements of Tanzhou's soldiers and horses, and also hoped to directly participate in the conquest of Tanzhou.
Lin Haizheng was much younger than Tian Cheng and Gao Shao, and he was from a military clan. He felt that he was inferior to Zheng Xingxuan, who came from a famous family, and he urgently needed military exploits to prove himself.
"The exact number of Tanzhou soldiers and horses that have entered Yuanling City needs to be confirmed. At present, we only know that the leader is Tanzhou veteran Ma Rong." The messenger replied.
Han Qian nodded and without further questioning, arranged for someone to lead the messenger down to rest first.
Lin Haizheng asked Han Qian: "Ma Rong is the Sima of Langzhou. He is the Ma family's second-ranking figure in Langzhou after Ma Yuanheng. It can be seen that the fall of Chenyang City and Jiming Village, and the main force of Chenzhou Fanbing were annihilated.
It has greatly touched Tanzhou, but on the other hand, does it also mean that the imperial court has not officially reduced the vassal state, and that His Highness is in Ezhou and has not officially marched against Yuezhou?"
Han Qian nodded, feeling pleased that although Lin Haizheng was warlike, he could also analyze more in-depth signs hidden behind some simple information. This was a prerequisite for becoming a general in command of the army in the future.
At this time, Lin Haizheng still needs a long time of refinement and precipitation before he will gradually mature.
Of course, despite this speculation, Han Qian still cannot know the current status of Ezhou for the time being.
The road was difficult and difficult. At this time, messengers could not take the most convenient waterway, but had to cross mountains and ridges. At the same time, they had to avoid the informants along the village and the scouts in Tanzhou, making it extremely inconvenient to exchange information with Ezhou.
At this time, Han Qian only knew the situation in Ezhou a month ago.
At that time, the third prince Yang Yuanpu, accompanied by Xinchang Hou Li Pu, Zhou Yuan, Wang Lin, Zhang Qian and others, had officially arrived in Ezhou to serve as Jiedushi. As the prince Fu, Shen Yang served as the governor of Ezhou and actually presided over the battle to reduce the vassal state. Prepare business.
In addition to Zhou Shu who continued to guard Jingzikou, Li Zhigao and Chen Jingzhou, who was also a Shanzhai general, as well as Jiangzhou Sima, military envoy Zhong Yanhu and other generals, including Zhou Dang who had been stationed in Ezhou before, all gathered under the command of the third prince Yang Yuanpu. Together with the state camps in Huangzhou and Ezhou, the number of infantry soldiers assembled in Ezhou reached more than 30,000.
The naval force of the Louchuan Army led by Marquis Zhenyuan had just set out from Jinling with more than a hundred warships and more than 15,000 soldiers.
In addition, General Zhang Wei, who served as the governor of Jingzhou at this time, also assembled 15,000 elite troops in Jingzhou.
It is also expected that 15,000 troops, mainly local state battalions, can be mobilized in the direction of Hongzhou.
Since the Jin army intended to occupy the fertile soil in Hedong on the northeast side of the Guanzhong area in the autumn, the Liang army's defense focus was forced to shift to the northern front, and they were in a stalemate with the Jin army along both banks of the Yellow River. As a result, the defensive pressure on the northern line of Dachu was greatly reduced.
However, the Shu army gathered troops and horses on a large scale at Yiling in the upper reaches of the Jingjiang River from mid-to-late October, with the intention of sending troops to Jingzhou.
This should have had an effect on Tanzhou sending envoys to Shu to lobby at the end of August.
If Tanzhou can become independent from Dachu, Shu will not have to worry so much about the threat from the Chu army. At this time, the Shu army will send troops to contain the Chu army gathered in Jingzhou. Not only Han Qian, Zheng Hui and others, but also Jinling will have There are expectations.
This made it difficult to expect General Zhang Wei to be of great strength in the later stages of the war against Tanzhou.
The soldiers and horses assembled in the direction of Hongzhou are mainly local state camps, which are unable to attack the city. They can only hope that they can send troops out of Yuanzhou and contain some of the Tanzhou soldiers and horses in the southeast direction. In the end, they have to count on the third prince Yang Yuanpu. The nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses assembled in Ezhou acted as the real main force and were able to successfully capture Yuezhou and advance into the hinterland of Dongting Lake.
Although the decree to reduce the vassal status has not yet been issued, the situation has become clear by November. Unfortunately, most of Zuosi's elite scouts have been incorporated into the army as grassroots military attachés. Han Qian currently lacks the ability to conduct in-depth inspections of Tanzhou. The ability to spy and the communication with the direction of Ezhou lagged too far, so it was difficult to figure out the mobilization situation of Tanzhou troops and horses in a short period of time.
"Sir, how many troops do you think Tanzhou has assembled at this time?" Lin Haizheng was still concerned about this issue.
Han Qian and Lin Haizheng analyzed and said:
"In the early years when the Ma family ruled the Dongting Lake and Xiangjiang River Basin, they required six households in the prefectures and counties under their control to send out one soldier, and the six households jointly managed the army. Together with the tribe of tooth soldiers that the Ma family supported at that time, when the Ma family was at its strongest, it was once It has 70,000 soldiers and horses. The area controlled by Ma Yin and his old generals Zhao Sheng and Luo Jia is smaller than when the Ma family was at its peak, but the best areas are still there. If fully mobilized, Tanzhou could muster as many as 20 years ago. There are even more soldiers and horses than when the Ma family was at its peak in the early years, and it can reach a combat strength of 80,000 to 90,000 soldiers and armor."
Lin Haizheng was quite surprised and said: "Tanzhou can recruit such a strong force. Doesn't it mean that the third prince sends troops from Ezhou and does not have much chance of winning?"
Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang both looked at each other. It was not clear what Han Qian based on which he judged that the Ma family could mobilize so many troops in Dongting Lake and the Xiangjiang River Basin.