The main force of the Dachu navy was ambushed in the waters west of Hongzepu, and the entire army was almost destroyed. There were only 3,000 generals left in the Left Five Ya Army. They abandoned ship and landed from the east side of Zhongli City, and joined the right Shenwu Army, horse and infantry who had captured Zhongli City.
When the news arrived at Zhuyu Bay in the north of Yangzhou City, heavy snow was falling from the hazy sky.
At that time, Li Puzheng, the Duke of Chang Kingdom, and Zheng Chang, the censor Zhongcheng, were sitting across from each other. They were looking at the falling snow outside the window and talking about the past and the present. They seemed to have been struck by lightning. They looked at Chen Mingsheng in despair. The messenger sent by Li Chong from Zhongli could not find it.
Imagine this is true:
"How is it possible? How is it possible? How could the main force of the navy, the ships and the strong generals, be defeated so miserably? Second generals Gao Chengyuan, Fan Xiang, and more than 20,000 soldiers, could they be made of paper?"
Zheng Chang was also shocked, but he was slightly more shocked than Li Pu. He thought for a while and said:
"Perhaps Gao Chengyuan and Fan Xiang were too careless and lost Jingzhou at Hongzepu and fell into the enemy's trap. However, Chen Mingsheng and Gao Long captured Zhongli. The situation is not too bad. The key is that we cannot stay in Yangzhou anymore."
"Yes, yes, we can't stay in Yangzhou..." Li Pu said.
Only three days after the main force of the Dachu navy entered Hongzepu, news came that the entire army had suffered heavy losses. Although Duke Li Pu of Chang Kingdom did not know the more specific details, there were too many possibilities that he could imagine at this time.
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Even if Huaidong didn't know about the whole thing, even if the whole thing was not a conspiracy jointly deployed by Huaidong, An Ning Gong and Xu Mingzhen, when Huaidong knew the news that the main force of the Dachu Navy was destroyed in Hongzepu, would Huaidong send troops to kill them?
Detain it, or two things to say.
The only plan now is to lead the three thousand cavalry of the Right Shenwu Army to withdraw from Zhuyu Bay as soon as possible before Wang Wenqian and Zhao Zhen know the news.
The main force of the navy was destroyed, and the few remaining two to three thousand defeated soldiers abandoned their ships and landed on the west bank of Hongzepu. It became meaningless for them to continue to stay in Zhuyu Bay to control the Hangou waterway.
But after leaving Juyu Bay, where should they go?
Along the west bank of Fanliang Lake, go to Zhongli and meet up with the main force of the Right Shenwu Army and the remnants of the Navy led by Chen Mingsheng?
Or go back to Chuzhou City directly?
"The Duke should return to Jinling at this time!" Wen Ruilin stepped forward and gritted his teeth.
Seeing that Wen Ruilin dared to stand up and speak at this time, Li Pu wanted to kick him out of the window.
"Chen Mingsheng and Gao Long were able to lead the right Shenwu army to successfully capture Zhongli City, which is enough to prove that the Duke's analysis and judgment of the situation was correct. The navy was defeated by Hongzepu. Perhaps, as Mr. Zheng said, he was too careless..." Wen Ruilin said
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Li Pu liked hearing Wen Ruilin's words, and so was his first thought just now. He sat back down behind the case with a little calmness and motioned for Wen Ruilin to continue speaking.
"At this time, Chen Mingsheng led the main force of the Shenwu Army on the right to guard Zhongli City. He sent Li Xiu and Li Qi to lead the cavalry to Yandun Mountain to provide support. However, the Duke of Guo will not return to Jinling at this time. If the courtiers slander him, the Duke of Guo will
I can't defend myself." Wen Ruilin said, ignoring Li Pu's ugly expression.
Li Pu was slightly startled, but then he thought about Wen Ruilin's words and felt that this was the truth:
Shen Yang, Yang En and others had previously strongly opposed the main force of the navy entering Hongzepu to fight. The news of the destruction of the main force of the navy was sent back to Jinling. If he had not been in Jinling, he would not know how people like Shen Yang and Yang En would pee their shit.
Pour it on his head.
If His Majesty is persuaded by them to put all the responsibility for the destruction of the main naval force on him, will he be reduced to a prisoner when he returns to Beijing again?
"Master Zheng, shall I accompany you back to Jinling?" Li Pu looked at Zheng Chang and asked.
Zheng Chang nodded and agreed to return to Jinling first.
He didn't know what exactly happened to cause the main force of the navy to suffer heavy losses in Hongzepu. But since the right Shenwu army had successfully captured Zhongli, he felt that the situation was not hopelessly bad, so he thought to himself that he would go back to Jinling and wait for further developments.
It is better to discuss the next step after hearing the news than to run around like a headless fly.
Besides, since Li Pu's feet were on his body, as Yushi Zhongcheng, he was not qualified to prevent Li Pu from returning to Jinling.
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Although a large number of corpses of navy generals floated to the east bank yesterday and were seen by Huaidong troops stationed on the east bank of Hongzepu, it was not until noon today that a few defeated soldiers broke out of the siege and fled to Dongyang County.
North, bringing the news of the destruction of the main force of the Dachu navy to Huaidong.
Wang Wenqian learned the news of this matter a little later in Yangzhou City, but when he summoned Yin Peng, Zhao Zhen and other generals to the governor's office, and then sent people to contact Chang Guogong Li Pu and Yu Shi Zhongcheng, he already had an informant
Rushed back from Zhuyu Bay to report:
"The Duke of Chang Kingdom, Li Pu, and the Censor Zhongcheng, Zheng Chang, led three thousand elite troops and left without saying goodbye and evacuated to the west of Hangou!"
"He moves so fast!" Wang Wenqian said with emotion.
He had thought about detaining Li Pu and Zheng Chang, but after all, he didn't know much about the situation that the main force of the Dachu navy encountered in Hongzepu. He didn't know what happened, let alone what happened next.
How it will develop will dispel the idea of acting rashly.
But he did not expect that Li Pu, the Duke of Chang Kingdom, and Zheng Chang, the imperial censor, could run faster than a rabbit.
Since Li Pu and Zheng Chang left in a hurry with the cavalry of the Youshenwu Army, Wang Wenqian naturally asked Zhao Zhen to dispatch troops and horses to take over the defense of Zhuyu Bay and other places.
No matter what happens, their first step is to strengthen the defense in Yangzhou, and at the same time send scouts to rush to the Hongzepu coast for reconnaissance. There will be nothing wrong.
The northeastern foothills of the Wujian Mountains such as Yandun Mountain and Bieziding, and the low hills and mountains in the southwest corner of Hongzepu are more than two hundred miles away from Yangzhou City.
Even if the scouts sent by Yangzhou did not hide their whereabouts and rode directly to get further information on the southwest coast of Hongzepu, they would have to wait until dawn.
But Wang Wenqian couldn't fall asleep at night.
The imperial troops and horses suffered heavy losses between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and not everyone in Huaidong could rejoice in their misfortune.
Forced by the imperial troops, Shouzhou's surrender to the Liang Kingdom was a foregone conclusion. The main force of the Dachu navy was destroyed in Hongzepu. Whether Liang Jun was involved or not, and how large a navy was mobilized by the Liang Jun to participate, were not revealed in these circumstances.
How could he feel at ease until he figured it out?
Feng Liao arrived at Yangzhou City to meet Wang Wenqian at noon the next day.
It was mainly Li Xiu and Li Qi who led the cavalry of the Youshenwu Army through Shiliang County at noon last night and rushed to Yandun Mountain. Bieziding met Chen Mingsheng's troops. The passage to the south of Baitigang was all in front of the Youshenwu Army.
Under the surveillance of cavalry.
Not wanting to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and murderous intentions, Feng Liao delayed his departure from Baitigang until the early morning and rushed to Yangzhou.
Wang Wenqian had just received the latest information at this time, but the development of the situation west of Hongzepu only made Wang Wenqian more confused, as if a fog had covered his ears and eyes.
When Feng Liao rushed over, Wang Wenqian was not surprised.
Even if Wang Wenqian can't see everything at this time, the Chishan Army's power on the west bank of Fanliang Lake is still weak. With such a big change suddenly happening, no one knows how the subsequent situation will develop. The Chishan Army's camp in Baitigang
, like a fishing boat in the stormy sea, Feng Liao rushed to Yangzhou, and it was right to strengthen the contact with Yangzhou.
Even if Feng Liao suggested that when the situation deteriorated further, Wang Wenqian would not be surprised if the Chishan Army's troops in Baiti Gang retreated to Yangzhou.
Of course, Wang Wenqian still has a question in his mind, and he also wants to meet Feng Liao in person to ask for it.
That is, the Dachu Navy suffered heavy losses in Hongzepu. Is there any involvement of the Chishan Society?
Chishan Society's strength in the south of Hongzepu and west of Fanliang Lake seems weak, but if Han Qian and An Ning Palace had colluded long ago, would Chishan Society's strength in Shiliang County still be the same as they judged before?
Although Wang Wenqian had not found any clues that Xuzhou was colluding with Shouzhou before, the current situation was so strange and unpredictable that he could not stop thinking about all possibilities.
Besides, who could have guessed that Han Qian suddenly showed up in Zhuyu Bay to ask for their cooperation?
"...Lord Wang is really joking," Feng Liao was brought into the Governor's Mansion. After hearing Wang Wenqian's meeting, he directly questioned whether the main force of the Dachu navy was destroyed in Hongzepu, whether Chishan would add fuel to the flames, and laughed loudly, "Didn't Lord Wang think that
When Chang Guo Gong mobilized the imperial navy to attack Hongzepu, was it Xuzhou who was behind the scenes?"
"Before the navy's defeat, there seems to be signs of Chishan's troops gathering at Baiti Gang?" Wang Wenqian suspected Xuzhou, but it was not completely unfounded. He stared at Feng Liao suspiciously and asked, "Han Qian is now
Where are the people?”
"Is it possible that the Navy couldn't see the signs of defeat before it was defeated?" Feng Liao asked rhetorically.
In any case, Feng Liao and others would never admit to the outside world that Xuzhou had already guessed that Wen Ruilin had a problem, even if it was to prevent the future controversy from being too detrimental to Xuzhou and Han Qian.
Although Emperor Yanyou fell into the trap, everything was rooted in his suspicion of Xuzhou and Han Qian, which led to the tragic defeat of the Dachu Navy. Xuzhou did not need to bear any responsibility for this.
However, sometimes, people's hearts and opinions cannot be reasoned with.
No matter how doubtful the outside world is, their unified statement is that when the main force of the imperial navy moved, they had already expected such a defeat, so Chishan's men and horses in Baiti Gang unexpectedly gathered together to deal with the possible attack.
Some accidents occur, instead of evacuating and hiding traces.
Although people who are good at planning are suspicious by nature, it was too unbelievable for Wang Wenqian to think about the possibility of Han Qian colluding with An Ning Palace, and he could not see what benefits Han Qian could gain from colluding with An Ning Palace.
Of course, Feng Liao hinted that Han Qian had seen signs of a defeat for the navy beforehand. Wang Wenqian didn't believe it. He guessed that just like during the Jingxiang War, Han Qian persuaded Yang Yuanpu in advance to defend Xichuan, Xuzhou this time
Maybe he had some information in advance and just didn't intend to share it with Huaidong...
