Five hundred and thirtieth chapters depend on each other
Baitigang is still too far north, and more than half of Chishan's men and horses in Baitigang are slow-moving women and children.
Liang Jun's cavalry moved like the wind and galloped like thunder.
There is no need to worry about Da Chu being able to use warships to mobilize troops and horses along the rivers to intercept and block the situation. Once the Liang Jun cavalry crosses the Huaihe River and goes south, the areas on the north bank of the Yangtze River that are not heavily defended will most likely fall under its control.
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Neither Han Qian nor Feng Liao were sure at this time that Liang Jun's scouts lurking in the Jianghuai area really did not notice Chishanhui's presence in Baiti Gang.
It will take another ten days to half a month to reach Jinling from Xuzhou Shuiying at the earliest. The men, horses, women and children of the Chishan Association in Baijifeng need to evacuate to the west bank of Hangou in advance at this time to prevent danger.
This is also the main reason why Feng Liao rushed over to see Wang Wenqian.
Without Wang Wenqian's consent, how could thousands of members of the Chishan Society and their families be able to evacuate to the west bank of Hangou in advance on a large scale without being attacked by Huaidong soldiers and horses?
"As my Lord expected, a large number of cavalry have been stationed in Liang's villages in Yingzhou, Xuzhou and other places. The Huaihe River is now covered with thin ice, and there will be heavy snowfall in two days.
If the weather continues to be this cold for three to five days, the river ice will basically seal the Huaihe River. Once the Huaihe River is completely frozen, the Liang Army cavalry may be able to drink on the banks of the Yangtze River during the day and night. By then, Chishan will be like this
We can only take shelter in Yangzhou." Feng Liao said humbly.
"Where is Han Qian and others, are they still in Chuzhou?" Wang Wenqian was not that easy to fool, so he stared at Feng Liao and asked.
"My elders expected that the navy might be defeated, and thought that when Liang Jun crossed the Huaihe River and drank at the Ma River, the imperial court might send reinforcements from Xuzhou, so when the navy went north through Hangou, he returned to Xuzhou in advance for preparations.
Mobilization is underway." Feng Liao said calmly.
"When Jinling makes up his mind and sends an order to Xuzhou to mobilize reinforcements, will it take until the year of the donkey and the month of the horse?" Yin Peng interrupted anxiously.
In Yin Peng's view, the court's suspicion of Xuzhou would probably have to wait until the main force in Huaixi's attack on Chaozhou had suffered heavy losses, and the situation could not get any worse before he could make the decision to mobilize Xuzhou and other places.
The soldiers and horses marched eastward to King Qin.
When Han Qian received the imperial edict and gathered troops from Xuzhou to march eastward along the Yangtze River, at least another month passed.
If the situation is really bad enough, during this month, the Liang Army will have no other threats on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Together with the Shouzhou Army, they may not think of crossing the river to attack Jinling directly in a hurry, but they will probably take advantage of the situation and move eastward.
Advance and attack Huaidong.
At this time, even if Han Qian does not remember his past grudges and is willing to assist Huaidong, how much pressure can he share with Huaidong with the few soldiers and horses in Xuzhou?
"General Zhao, what do you think?" Wang Wenqian pondered for a while, and did not ask Feng Liao any more questions, but looked at Zhao Zhen and asked.
He disagreed with the Chishan Society's troops withdrawing to the west of Hangou and relying on the Yangzhou troops to temporarily establish a foothold. He wanted to ask Zhao Zhen for his opinion.
Zhao Zhen frowned and stared at Feng Liao for a long time.
During the Jinling War, Zhao Zhen's troops suffered the heaviest losses at the hands of Zuo Guangde's army.
If it hadn't been for Xin Wang Yang Yuanyan's final decision, he would not have been happy to see Chishan establish a foothold on the west bank of Fanliang Lake. But at this time, he thought about the possibility that Feng Liao had speculated that Liang Jun was about to drink the Yangtze River, and he thought for a long time.
, then said: "Chishanhui troops may be able to withdraw to the west of Hangou first, but we still need to send someone to ask His Highness for instructions on how to deal with it in the future."
"Okay!" Wang Wenqian immediately laid out the Yangzhou map on the table.
There are no high mountains in Yangzhou, and the main peak of Shugang is only about ten or twenty feet high. Shugang crosses Hangou to the southwest, and there is Nashan Mountain, whose main peak is more than forty feet high, more than forty miles away. But it is the highest peak in Yangzhou.
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This is also a key point where they immediately sent troops to garrison after Li Pu, the Duke of Chang Kingdom, withdrew without saying hello yesterday.
If it goes as Feng Liao predicted, Liang Jun may cross the Huaihe River from the west of Hongzepu at any time and march southward. By then, together with the Anning Palace rebels, the number of cavalry, horse and infantry that can be mobilized in the early stage will be more than 100,000.
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Once the main force of the Forbidden Army on the north bank led by Li Zhigao suffered a heavy setback, the Yangzhou defenders would have no way to establish a solid stronghold on Nashan Mountain and block the enemy forces to the west of Nashan Mountain.
Wang Wenqian discussed with Yin Peng and Zhao Zhen for a long time, and finally decided that they would allow the Chishan Society's troops in Jiangbei to temporarily move south from Baitigang to Naishan.
If the situation is completely out of control, the Yangzhou soldiers and horses can quickly withdraw to the east bank of Hangou, and the Chishanhui troops can also withdraw eastward, and they only need to walk more than 20 miles of post roads to cross the Hangou.
If the situation did not deteriorate, they were not afraid of what kind of waves Chishan's small force would cause.
Even if Wang Wenqian's arrangement was meant to monitor the congregation on the north bank of the Chishan Society, the distance to the south from Nashan Mountain to the north bank of the Yangtze River is only more than 20 miles, which is actually one of the best transit places for the Chishan Society in a short period of time; otherwise, the six or seven
Thousands of people exposed without shelter on the beach on the north bank of the Yangtze River would be in a very dangerous situation.
After negotiating these, Wang Wenqian directly assigned an official to leave with Feng Liao to deal with the matter. Zhao Zhen also took the guards out of the city to adjust the defense deployment in the west of Yangzhou City.
At this time, the sky darkened, and Wang Wenqian left Yin Peng to dine in the back house.
"Is there really no need to send someone to inform Li Zhigao?" Yin Peng sat down at the dining table and asked hesitantly.
From the standpoint of Huaidong, what they would like to see most is that the main force of the Forbidden Army on the north bank can fight with the Shouzhou Army and lose both sides. However, at this time, the relationship between Huaidong and the main force of the Forbidden Army on the north bank is at odds.
If the main force of the Forbidden Army on the north bank could remain vigilant enough and avoid serious damage, Huaidong would not have to defend itself against the Liang Army's advance southward.
At this time, instead of expecting reinforcements from the Xuzhou soldiers with a pitifully small number of troops, it is better to hope that the main force of the Forbidden Army on the north bank can preserve its strength.
Wang Wenqian put it on the wooden chopsticks and said: "The main force of the navy suffered heavy losses in Hongzepu. We don't need to remind you. Li Zhigao and all the officials in the court can think of the risks brought by Liang Jun crossing the Huainan River. The safest choice is naturally the north bank at this time
The main force of the Forbidden Army gathered outside Chaozhou City temporarily gave up the plan to storm Chaozhou City and retreated to Shuzhou, leaving Chuzhou to defend in case of trouble. However, the final choice of the Forbidden Army on the north bank is not something we can decide, Li Zhigao
The general manager of all the forward camps of the Forbidden Army could not make the decision. In the end, it was up to the court to see what kind of decision Yang Yuanpu would make. However, Li Xiu, the minister of Chang State, led the cavalry to Yandun Mountain, but he hurried back to Jinling with Zheng Chang, the censor Zhongcheng.
I think he will probably advocate the capture of Chaozhou City before Liang Jun goes south. In this way, he can bear less responsibility for the heavy losses suffered by the main force of the Navy in Hongzepu..."
Yin Peng nodded. If the imperial army on the north bank gave up the attack on Chaozhou City at this time, Duke Chang would not only have to bear the responsibility for the destruction of the main force of the navy, but also bear all the responsibility for the failure of the battle in Chaozhou. This would make the forces of Duke Chang's government suffer.
Such an unprecedented blow, her daughter Li Yao may not even be able to retain her position as queen.
It is not difficult to guess the intention of Duke Chang Guo in rushing back to Jinling.
Thinking of this, Yin Peng said worriedly:
"Your Majesty is young and energetic, and is unwilling to suffer such a heavy blow. Perhaps he will support Duke Chang Guo's idea of storming Chaozhou City before Liang Jun goes south."
"That's the problem. If Huaidong is really eager to speak out on this matter, it will only prompt this son to take risks. What he and Han Qian have learned in the past is to take the wrong path. The main force of the navy was severely damaged.
I was also deeply affected by it." Wang Wenqian said.
"Has Han Qian really returned to Xuzhou?" Yin Peng asked with some suspicion.
"Perhaps he will return, or he may not. Who can know for sure at this time?" Wang Wenqian said noncommittally.
As the prefectural commander, Yin Peng also had the heavy responsibility of commanding Yangzhou local soldiers and horses. He did not dare to neglect the news at night. No matter how the situation changed in the future, he would first further mobilize the local military potential of Yangzhou and fill his stomach first.
Say goodbye and leave.
Wang Wenqian always wanted to stay calm and calm. After Yin Peng left, he still sipped the side dishes cooked by his concubine himself, drank a pot of rice wine, then put down the cup in his hand and asked where he was standing.
Wang Jun on the side: "Jun'er, do you think Han Qian is confident in persuading Li Zhigao to resist the decree and not attack Chaozhou City?"
"Ah!" Unexpectedly, his father suddenly asked about this. Wang Jun almost knocked over the tea bowl in his hand in a hurry. He looked at his father with wide eyes, as if he didn't hear clearly what his father was asking just now.
Wang Wenqian stared into Wang Jun's eyes.
"Chaozhou is less than 200 miles away from Jinling. Except for the Zuo Longque Army, which is a direct descendant of Li Zhigao, the Left and Right Wuwei Army and the soldiers from various states are only controlled by Li Zhigao - Dad doesn't believe that Li Gaogao dares to resist the decree or can do things without permission.
, why bother asking your daughter this question?" Wang Jun said.
"Han Qian should have sent people back to Xuzhou by now to order the water diversion camp to move eastward, right?" Wang Wenqian asked again.
"Dad believes that Marquis Qianyang is a traitor. Didn't Marquis Qianyang wait until the court dropped its arrogant and domineering attitude, and then led reinforcements along the river, so that he could better influence the situation in the court? Why didn't he call for troops to be launched?
Is it an excuse to be jealous?" Wang Jun said.
"How could Han Qian conclude that the navy would be defeated if it entered Hongzepu? And why did he predict so early that everything was Liang Jun's conspiracy?" Wang Wenqian asked.
"Dad has tried to find out what his daughter has to say, but she really can't guess this," Wang Jun said.
Wang Jun kept silent, but Wang Wenqian had no intention of letting her go, saying: "Once the situation becomes irreversible, not to mention the hinterland area east of Yangzhou City will be invaded by enemy cavalry. To the west of Yangzhou City alone, there are dozens of people in the countryside.
Jun'er, whether you want to evacuate to the east or gather in the fortress to avoid the war, all depends on you, Jun'er..."
"Dad, why do you need to compete with your daughter in a battle of wits and courage?" Wang Jun pursed his lips and said, "No matter what the Marquis of Qianyang decides, the west of Yangzhou City may be invaded by enemy cavalry - what dad hesitates is just that
It’s not that we want to deploy heavy troops west of Hangou, what dad is hesitating about is just whether to take this opportunity to take a peek at Chuzhou.”
Wang Wenqian sighed secretly. What he was hesitating about at this moment was indeed whether to send more elite combat forces near Nashan Mountain. After all, after the situation worsened, especially the main force of the Forbidden Army on the north bank was in danger of being destroyed, Yang Yuanpu was very likely to succumb.
According to the situation, reinforcements were mobilized from Huaidong.
This was also a good opportunity for Huaidong soldiers and horses to formally invade Chuzhou.
It's just that the main force of the Dachu navy was destroyed, and Han Qian's intentions could not be figured out. The Huaidong troops entered Chuzhou too early, and the risk they took was too great...
