After the capture of Chizhou City and Nanling City, the Nanya Imperial Army fled from Tongling, Fanchang and other cities, which meant that the passage for the three armies of Yueyang to join forces at Fanchang was completely opened.
Fanchang was formerly known as Chungu County. It was the first city captured by Emperor Tianyou who led the Huainan Army across the river to attack Shengzhou Jiushi Dufu. It used to be under the jurisdiction of Chizhou Prefecture, and later it was under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture. It is the west gate of Jinling.
Fanchang is bordered by Jiuhua Mountain to the south, and Yishan Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles. To the north is the Yangtze River, overlooking the Jianghuai Plain. Within the territory, small and medium-sized mountains such as Changlu Mountain, Yinyu Mountain, and Miao Mountain stretch vertically. From Fanchang to the east, there are low mountains and ridges.
, the open terrain to the west of Jinling City composed of river valley plains and Jiangzhou plains.
The first batch of troops from Jiangxi Province marched eastward before the twelfth lunar month to occupy Fanchang City, which had only a thousand county residents left.
Although the attacks on Chizhou and Nanling resulted in heavy casualties, Yueyang has completely controlled the prefectures and counties in Jiangxi and Hudong.
As for the Jiangnan East Road, except for the southern Zhejiang area, no one has been sent to contact and surrender at this time. However, as the Nanya Forbidden Army shrinks all the way to the inner line of Jinling, the six states along the Taihu Lake, plus the south of Jinling and Liyang in the southwest,
Pingling, Nanling, Dangtu, Fanchang and other cities were also under the direct control of Yueyang's soldiers and horses at this time.
The three armies of the Jiangxi Recruiting Army, the Jiangxi Recruiting Army, and the Guangde Zhiji Army successfully joined forces. In addition to the southeast wing advancing to Lishui and Maoshan, the scouts and horses from the south and southwest have posted posts along the south bank of the Shuiyang River.
The activity space of the Nanya Imperial Army was reduced to less than fifty or sixty miles from Jinling City.
At this time, it can be said that the trend has been achieved.
Even when attacking Chizhou and Nanling, there were relatively large losses in troops, but the wounded soldiers could be evacuated to the rear city for recuperation in a short period of time, and new generals could be continuously recruited from the rear city to supplement Xiuhanghu Qu, etc.
The prefecture's grain and fodder, worth hundreds of thousands of stones, is being requisitioned by tens of thousands of civilians, as well as carriages and horses, and is being continuously transported to Langxi, Nanling and other cities via the northern foot of Mount Fuyu.
Since the Lou Chuan Army had a strong fighting force and had not been defeated yet, for the sake of safety, the main naval warships of the Wu Ya Army stayed in the Chizhou area and did not dare to rush downstream too hastily.
The river road from Chizhou to Fanchang is still under the threat of naval warships. Therefore, groups of people and trucks of supplies mainly pass through the riverside post road at the northern foot of Jiuhua Mountain, starting from the direction of Jiangzhou and passing by
Chizhou, Tongling, enter Fanchang.
Fanchang City, with only a few people there, seemed to suddenly become bustling with people overnight, with people everywhere.
In any case, even if Yang Yuanpu did not directly intervene in the specific arrangements for the siege of Jinling, he could not sit in Yueyang and wait to recover Jinling at this time.
Han Qian, Li Pu, Zhang Ping, Gu Zhilong, his grandfather Han Wenhuan, his second uncle Han Daochang, Fu Mo, Wei Zhen, Wu Zun, Chen Fan, Zhou Yuanhe, Li Xiu, Wen Ruilin and others rushed to Fanchang City and had already met.
Lin Jinhou Li Changfeng, Li Zhigao, Zhou Pan, Zhou Yuan, Jiang Huo, Zheng Chang, Yang Fan, Gao Long and others who settled in Fanchang went out to the west city to welcome Yang Yuanpu on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month the next day.
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Battle sails gathered in front of the river.
In the close-quarters battle, the galleys built in Xuzhou were not as good as the large-scale warships equipped by the Louchuan Army. However, in order to protect the King of Tan Yang Yuanpu from Pengze City in Jiangzhou, he marched eastward along the South Bank Post Road without being followed by the Louchuan Army.
When the Yangtze River launched a sneak attack, the Navy of the Five Tooth Army dispatched sixteen galleys in formation to cover the flanks of the land troops.
In medium and long-range surface operations, the advantage of galleys in using wind power to sail quickly is more obvious - and it is impossible for Anning Palace to send out large-scale ships that require hundreds of boatmen to row but can only sail slowly.
On the river where it is easy to find the target, leave the water camp and go hundreds of miles away to carry out a sneak attack.
The Su Wei Army, headed by Chen Deren as Wude Secretary and Capital Commander, was the only pure cavalry force in Yueyang. Hundreds of five-color flags fluttered in the wind, whistling and blowing, which seemed to make people feel that the wind was stronger.
There were hundreds of gorgeous or simple carriages traveling in the procession.
Princess Wang Chan'er and Princess Li Yao still stayed in Yueyang, but when Yang Yuanpu went eastward this time, Princess Qingyang took them with him.
After capturing Jinling City this time, Yang Yuanpu will directly succeed to the throne in Jinling.
In the future, unless there are extremely special circumstances like Xingxing Tianxia, Yang Yuanpu will never have the opportunity to return to Prince Tan's Mansion in Yueyang. The concubine and Princess Li Yao are not in a hurry to travel, but Princess Qingyang, Changxin Palace, and Chengtian Palace
The eunuchs and maids accompanied him eastward, but there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Han Qian saw that Li Pu's eyes were a little wandering, and he smiled inwardly, thinking that in the eyes of Li Pu, who thought he was better at fighting for power, power was more of a sweet fruit of imperial power.
Even if Li Zhigao's true life experience is still kept in the dark, he should also know that there are many hidden dangers hidden under the strong surface of the Xinchang Hou family. While he is eager to restore Yang Yuanpu's trust in him, his daughter
If you didn't follow Yang Yuanpu's first group to march eastward, you wouldn't be able to feel happy, right?
"Your Highness, please come over, father, let's go over!" Li Zhigao, who was standing in front of the pavilion, looked at the flags fluttering in the distance, greeted Li Pu, Han Qian and others, and walked out of the pavilion together towards the Chi Road to greet them.
Yang Yuanpu rode on horseback. For a man who was only eighteen years old and half a step away from conquering the world, he had just entered his youth.
Although the cold wind blowing from the river was biting, Yang Yuanpu felt like a spring breeze.
He specially wore a piece of scale armor outside the golden silk python dragon robe and a gold-stitched long sword. He looked tall and straight, with bright eyes and high spirits. He saw Han Wenhuan, Han Daochang, Han Qian, Li Zhigao and Li Pu who entered Fanchang City first.
, Li Changfeng, Li Xiu, Gao Long, and Zhang Ping were guarding the city gate. He got off his horse and strode over with Zheng Yu, Shen Yang, Han Daoming, Zhang Chao, Yang Zhitang and others.
"The victory over rebellion has been achieved, and the victory over crime has been achieved. It all depends on Master Han for making plans for me. Please accept Master Han as a gift from Yuan Pu!" More than ten steps away, he watched Han Qian support Han Wenhuan, and Li Pu and others hurriedly greeted him.
When he came over, Yang Yuanpu bowed his head and bowed from a distance.
Han Qian held his grandfather Han Wenhuan's arm and walked in front with Li Pu. Behind them were the Marquis of Jin Dynasty Li Changfeng, Li Zhigao, Han Daochang and other generals who arrived at Fanchang City first.
Yang Yuanpu suddenly made this great gift. When Han Qian was caught off guard, he faced the complicated eyes that came to him, and a silent sigh filled his heart.
Li Zhigao was also slightly startled at this moment. He saw Yang Yuanpu walking over with him. Zheng Yu, Zheng Chang, Yang Zhitang and others standing behind Yang Yuanpu also looked surprised. I guess they had not expected that Yang Yuanpu would see Han Qian.
They condescended to thank Han Qian first, but after seeing a smile on their lips, it was clear what Yang Yuanpu's purpose was in thanking Han Qian in front of many Yueyang generals.
After all, His Highness did not believe that Han Qian would really hand over the power of Guangde military establishment and government without any conditions, so he wanted to publicize the relationship between him and Han Qian as a master and disciple in front of many generals. The main purpose was
Are you telling Han Qian not to betray the relationship between master and disciple, and telling Han Qian not to betray his trust?
Or maybe after arriving in Fanchang County this time, Han Qian will be left behind to serve, and someone else will take over the Guangde military establishment and establish the ambassador's office?
Without anyone else's reminder, the young man who was once weak and pale could actually have such powerful power skills?
It's just that he thought that Han Qian's previous news that he wanted to hand over military power after the war was just a trick to retreat in order to advance, but he underestimated Han Qian too much, right?
Li Zhigao saw his adoptive father glance sideways at Han Qian, as if he was looking at Han Qian's fun, and he just sighed slightly in his heart and stood silently behind Han Qian.
Han Qian bowed down in front of Tan King Yang Yuanpu with a deeper bow and said in a loud voice:
"The thief Queen Xu went against the grain and rebelled, and everyone rebelled against their relatives. However, His Highness was wise and brave, and his ability to fight against the rebellion brought the world back to its heart, and the soldiers and civilians served their lives. Han Qian didn't show some cleverness, and did some small things by taking advantage of His Highness's name and general trend. He is not worthy of being Your Highness."
Absolute praise."
Yang Yuanpu stepped forward to hold Han Qian's arm, and then accepted Han Wenhuan, Li Pu, Li Zhigao and others who came forward to greet him.
"What are they talking about? They are all smiling, but their expressions are more or less strange?" The driver of Changxin Palace was a little behind. Qingyang opened the curtain and looked at Yang Yuanpu from a distance. Han Qian was waiting with a group of people.
The crowd was chatting and laughing, and he asked Du Qiniang, who had walked by and rested beside the car to wait on her.
"Maybe they are talking about the military affairs of attacking Jinling." Du Qiniang said, her eyes were looking over there. I wonder if her elder brother Du Yijun and younger brother Du Yiming followed Han Qian to Fanchang. It has been almost two years.
I haven’t seen him in person, so I don’t know if his appearance has changed.
"What's the rush to attack Jinling? It's a matter of sooner or later," Qingyang said with a smile, "I think they must be discussing the attack on Jinling. His Highness wants to keep Han Qian by his side to make suggestions and who to choose.
He will succeed Han Qian to command the left and right Guangde armies and the Guangde military establishment."
Du Qiniang was slightly startled.
Although Qingyang was closer to her than before during this period, he still maintained a distant distance. She usually only showed up in front of Qingyang when he was summoned.
Along the way from Yueyang, I also heard rumors that Han Qian said that he would hand over military power after the war, but I didn't know the details, let alone what His Highness, Shen Yang and other ministers were thinking.
They stood for more than a hundred steps, and the wind was strong. Of course, they could not hear what His Highness was saying when he pulled Han Qian, and they could only vaguely see their faces. She thought to herself that since Princess Qingyang said so, it would obviously be
Did His Highness discuss this matter with Princess Qingyang on the road and decided to separate Han Qian from the Guangde military establishment before the final attack on Jinling?
