Zhang Ping, Lin Haizheng, Feng Xuan, and Feng Yi didn't even bring any bodyguards with them. Under the escort of more than a dozen boatmen and sailors, they took a medium-sized speedboat in just three days and traveled day and night through Jiangzhou and Chizhou.
After the blockade of the two water camps, we abandoned the ship and landed near Caishi, and then spent a day and two nights walking directly from Caishi to the north of Xuanzhou to reach Maoshan.
From Yueyang to Quishi, the actual length of the Yangtze River waterway is more than 1,500 miles. Even after entering summer, the river water swells and the water is vast. It can be completed in three days and three nights. It can be said that a new world has been created in the world.
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You must know that in the early days, old-style sailing ships did not dare to sail at night. It would take half a month to walk on this waterway. It usually takes about six days to use new-style fast sailing ships to carry cargo from Yueyang to the quarry.
Zhang Ping and the others were able to break through the blockade. In addition to the fact that a medium-sized clipper had a small target and did not attract much attention, speed was also an extremely important factor.
Although the platoon warship can reach a maximum speed of more than 30 miles in half an hour, which is faster than a clipper, the time is difficult to maintain for long. More importantly, the soldiers and horses of the two battalions in Jiangchi saw one or two ships
The clipper sailed straight over, and it was not certain that the rowing boat could use all its strength to catch up, not to mention that it was not certain that it would be able to catch up.
After learning about the people coming from Yueyang, Li Pu and Li Xiu immediately rushed to Beilu Manor from Po Gang west of Xiaomaofeng.
Seeing that the Provincial Committee of Xingshangshu ordered Han Qian to serve as the recruiting envoy, use the remnants of Taowu soldiers to form a new army to serve as the capital commander, and the general manager of the army and camp resigned, Xinchang Hou Li Pu felt bitter in his heart.
Li Pu could have thought that when Han Qian sneaked into Jinling to seize his military power, he would have Feng Yi, Lin Haizheng and others meet with Yang Yuanpu of Tanzhou in Yueyang to expose this matter. The timing should be very good.
No matter how Yang Yuanpu and everyone in Yueyang viewed this matter in their hearts, and how they viewed Han Qian's behavior of seizing military power, at least on the surface, Han Qian's status as the envoy and the plenipotentiary representative of Yueyang in Jinling was confirmed.
The latest order issued to him by Zhang Ping, Feng Yi and others was to ask him to return to Yueyang for another appointment. Although he could send people to Yueyang to negotiate and ask to continue to stay in Jinling, Han Qian's status was officially
It was determined that if he stayed, he would have to accept Han Qian's control.
Even in name only, is he really willing to be controlled by Han Qian? Is he willing for the little character of the Xinchang Houfu who could crush him to death with just a little hand or foot to officially sit on his neck and shit?
However, could he not stay and just flee back to Yueyang in despair?
In that case, in addition to losing his face, Li Xiu and Li Qi will stay in Jinling with three hundred elite guards from the prince's palace. Not only will he not be able to exert influence, but who knows if Han Qian has any evil intentions?
Han Qian had no intention of paying attention to Li Pu's inner struggle. He thought that if Zhang Ping, Lin Haizheng, Feng Xuan, and Feng Yi came over, at least before there was any change in the Chuzhou Army, Zhang Ping, Lin Haizheng, and the others would share the military affairs. He would have more
It was more or less able to catch up on some sleep. Next, he asked about the changes in the situation in Yueyang, Jingzhou and even Dongchuan in the more than half a month since he left Xuzhou.
"The Yang family took the lead in sending troops and unexpectedly captured the two villages of the Wuyuan people that stood across the Qianjiang River in the northeast of Sizhou. Although there was no news from Yuzhou, I believe that in the past few days, people who have been stealing the land on both sides of the Qianjiang River for two to three hundred years should be aware of the situation.
"The Wuyuan people took action," Lin Haizheng said. "When we left Yueyang, Li Zhigao had already led his guards to Yueyang to report on his duties. Zhou Tong and Hao Zixia also led their troops to board the ship in Hengzhou. At the earliest, they should have settled in Ezhou by now.
It has been almost ten days since Mr. Chai arrived in Jiufeng City to take over the southern defense line. General Zhou Tan has been appointed as the governor of Hengzhou..."
Li Pu was present, and Lin Haizheng also called Chai Jian quite politely.
As a general born in a Shanzhai village, Zhou Fang was transferred to Hengzhou to serve as the governor. Apart from the hundreds of subordinates who followed him around, he had no local foundation at all. He could only be the governor. And Li Zhigao also had close ties with Zhou Tong and Hao Zixia, both of whom were directly related to him.
The troops and horses were transferred to Ezhou, and Chai Jian could easily control the troops and horses left in Jiufengling, Shiziling, Wuzhiling and Shaozhou.
Based on the nature of the people in Xinchanghou Mansion and Wanhonglou, before the chaos in Jinling becomes clear, they will not dare to act rashly against the rebels who retreated to Yongzhou. Next, they will most likely focus on running Hengzhou and Shaozhou.
As long as the rebels Zhao Sheng and Luo Jia didn't make any changes, he didn't have to worry about any leaks in the short term.
Han Qian saw Li Pu's wandering look and thought that he probably still wanted to stay, so he said: "I have a small army in Maoshan. If Mr. Li and General Li can stay to help, 50,000 women and children may be able to fight more."
One more chance of survival - if Mr. Li is willing, I will write to Yueyang and ask His Highness and all the ministers to accept the right of consolation and liaison from Mr. Li..."
Faced with Han Qian's request to stay, Li Pu was naturally surprised and suspicious, but he thought that he and Li Xiu led more than 400 elite cavalry to be stationed at the hillock on the west side of Xiaomaofeng. They had easy access and were not afraid of Han Qian's evil intentions.
If he could be harmed, he followed the trend and said: "If we can't bring 50,000 women and children back to Yueyang, I will feel uneasy. I will write a letter and send it to His Highness, asking for staying or doing my part.
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At this point, seeing that Han Qian was going to introduce the current situation in Jinling to Zhang Ping and others, Li Pu neither wanted to see Han Qianxuan show off his achievements in the surprise attack on Danyang, nor did he want Zhang Ping and others to regret it after knowing Han Qian's deployment in Maoshan in advance.
They didn't dare to guard Qiuhu Mountain before, so they stopped dawdling and went back to Xiaomaofeng in the west with Li Xiu.
Seeing that Li Pu and the children of the Li family left first, Yuan Guowei couldn't help but asked Han Qian doubtfully: "Why don't you let Mr. Li go back to Yueyang?"
Yuan Guowei knew very well that Li Pu only stayed to see Han Qian's embarrassment. He was even worried that Li Pu might stab them in the back if he had the chance to retaliate for taking the army. At this time, he was very confused as to why Han Qian had just come out.
He urged Li Pu to come down.
Han Qian shrugged. Although Zhang Ping was quite pragmatic and even more astute and capable than Li Pu and others, he was an old friend of Shenling Division after all, and it was inconvenient to say some things too mercilessly.
In his opinion, rather than letting Li Pu go back to Yueyang, he would rather keep Li Pu staring at him.
Besides, if Li Pu stays, Chai Jian will not make any big moves against Xuzhou in Shaozhou.
In addition to the widening of the Xuefeng Mountain post road and the sale of cloth and iron to various states in Hunan, Han Qian's second and third batches also dared to recruit more elites from Xuzhou, especially after years of training, the descendants of Zuo Si
Military attachés came to Jinling.
There are certain risks in keeping Li Pu by your side, but you must also see the benefits.
Han Qian changed the topic and talked about all the things that had happened in the five days after he seized the military power from Li Pu. At this time, he also told Zhang Ping that he had deduced that the Chuzhou Army might choose to besiege Jinling.
Feng Xuan, Lin Haizheng, Feng Yi and others know.
"The Chuzhou Army intends to besiege the city? This may be Wang Wenqian's style. When did Mr. Han guess that the Chuzhou Army might choose such a vicious strategy?" Zhang Ping was shocked for a while before murmuring to himself.
Han Qian said in a calm tone: "After your Highness formed the Five Tooth Army Navy, he decided to transfer Li Zhigao to guard Ezhou. I thought that the Chuzhou Army might try to avoid a hasty decisive battle with the elite of the Shouzhou Army..."
Zhang Ping sighed with emotion. Yueyang transferred Li Zhigao to guard Ezhou. In addition to the shocking victory of the Chuzhou army at Jingshan Nunnery, the Zheng family, Xinchang Houfu, the concubine, and even His Highness himself all had their own plans, but in Chu
In the eyes of the people in the state, it was more like Yueyang was waiting for the Chuzhou Army and the Shouzhou Army to defeat both sides, so that he could move his army east along the river to seize the fishermen's profits.
Dachu is falling apart, but many forces are entangled in a situation that affects the whole body. What any party has to think about is far more than the reaction of the enemy army in front of them.
Next, Han Qian talked about some of the situations Maoshan is currently facing.
Except for the military general Qin Ran who led the remnant troops to re-garrison Danyang City, which was destroyed by a fire, and except for sending many scouts to the northern foot of Maoshan Mountain to monitor horses, the Chuzhou Army has been silent for a day and a night, and there is no new movement.
It is very likely that there will be fierce internal disagreements over how to retaliate against Maoshan.
This may at least give them a few more days of breathing space.
Of course, even though Zhang Ping and the others had gone to Maoshan to meet Han Qian, they were still in the dark about what to do next, and they all looked eagerly at Han Qian to figure out a clearer direction.
Han Qian rubbed his hands and said, "I've been really exhausted these past few days. Now His Highness has appointed me as the recruiting envoy and the general manager of the camp. The key is that you come over and share the military affairs for me..."
The women's camp and the youth camp could not be counted into the formal establishment. There were only 3,000 troops and horses that could only be organized into a capital army. Han Qian appointed Lin Haizheng as the capital general (Du Yuhou) and Zhao Wuji as the deputy capital general and the first battalion.
Commander: Yuan Guowei was nearly sixty years old after all, and his muscles and bones were already old. In these years, he had served as an official in the internal government bureau, and he was more qualified for positions such as counselor military affairs and chief sentry officer. He gave up the post of commander of the second battalion to Feng
Xuan; the commander of the third battalion was still Dou Rong, who had made outstanding military exploits since guarding Xichuan.
Kong Xirong needed to recover from his injuries, but he continued to be responsible for the affairs of the women's camp and the youth camp with Wei Chang.
Zhang Ping also brought a piece of news that Han Qian was looking forward to when he came this time, that is, there were nearly 150 Longque troops stationed in Tanzhou, Yueyang, Shaozhou and other places before their departure.
The elite veterans of the Longque Army who gathered in Taowu broke away from the camp privately and fled to Jinling.
There are currently more than 5,000 generals from Taowu Jibinghu who have been incorporated into the left and right Longque Army. These nearly 150 people who escaped privately are actually the same as Xiao Dahu, Shi Ji, Dou Rong, and Wei Chang.
, they are all bloody men who are willing to do something in this world, dare to protect their relatives and families, take responsibility and make a difference.
Han Qian and others sailed eastward at a very fast speed. Among those who escaped privately, except for Xiao Dahu and Dou Rong, who, as military attachés, had the opportunity to steal horses and escape, and were also brave and strong on their feet, most of them probably had to pass three years.
It takes five or ten days or eight days to sneak back to Jinling one after another.
Yue Yang also made it clear that as long as these people were willing to be used by Han Qian and incorporated into the new army, they would be directly exempted from the crime of fleeing privately.
These are expected to bring Han Qian a group of extremely precious, loyal and useful grassroots military attachés to his family.
Of course, this requires Han Qian to do his best to protect nearly 50,000 women and children.
Zhang Ping then said: "As a requisition envoy, Mr. Han has the right to rebel against Jingnan, but the Jingnan Army has never been a formal establishment. We set off from Yueyang in a hurry, and His Highness only signed the letter of approval to Han."
Your Excellency has organized Taowu to gather the remnants of the soldiers into an army, but the organization and banner have not yet been decided, and it still needs to be decided by Mr. Han."
"Taowu gathered troops to gather around Chishan Lake, let's call them Chishan Army..." Han Qian said.
Since the late period of the previous dynasty, there have been many vassal towns and military towns with many banner names. Han Qian was very tired at this time and did not have the energy to think of a unique and powerful banner. So he would just make do with the banner of Chishan Army.
