Dusanjin is located in the middle reaches of the Gushui River. In the early years, it was a very important ferry in the east of Gwangju. The post road extending eastward from Nasanseong City, after crossing the Gushui River through Dusanjin, branched into two branches, one heading to Huangchuan City in the northeast.
Go to Le'an County in the southeast direction.
Later, in order to strengthen control over the central and western regions of Gwangju, Xu Mingzhen added a post station and built a floating bridge in Dushanjin, making the importance of Dushanjin even more prominent.
Even the Xiangbei Capital Defense Office could not know the exact time when the Mongol troops sent out troops and Zhu Rang and Liang Shixiong launched the rebellion. However, since it was determined that the annihilation of Wenbo and the Luoshan defenders was the core goal of their offensive, Li Xiu advocated
Prioritize seizing Dushanjin.
Although before the news of the drastic change in Heshuo and the chaos in the Liang Kingdom came, if we divided our forces to seize Dushanjin, we would most likely encounter an active and fierce attack from the Shouzhou Army on the two wings of Gushui. However, we still wanted to cut off the eastward escape channel of the Luoshan defenders in time.
This risk must be taken.
On March 1, almost when Li Zhigao and Zhou Shu led the Zuo Longque Army and the main force of the Zuo Wuwei Army to advance toward Luoshan City, Li Xiu and Li Qi led 3,000 horse infantry directly to the east of Luoshan City and took advantage of the night.
They stormed Dushan Station, which was within reach of only 200 guards.
Li Xiu and Li Qi were also prepared to attack from both sides after the Shouzhou Army assembled. In order to ensure that they could use troops on the east bank of the Gushui River in the future, they did not even set fire to the Dushan Floating Bridge.
In the next two days, Li Xiu and Li Qi did not see the Shouzhou Army gathering on the east bank of the Gushui River. On the west bank of the Gushui River, Luoshan and other cities were stationed to deal with the advance of the Zuo Longque Army and the main force of the Zuowu Guards.
It was impossible to act rashly until the soldiers and horses from the shore gathered for reinforcements. It was not until nightfall on March 3 that the scouts who sneaked into Haozhou brought back the news that the Hejin Army suddenly withdrew from Haozhou and crossed the Huaihe River to the north.
At this time, even though Li Zhigao, Li Xiu and others did not know what channels Chen Kun, the governor of Haozhou, used, they were convinced that he had known in advance that Liang He Wang Zhu Rang and Liang Shixiong were about to collude with the Mongol rebels.
At this moment, Wen Bo and the Luoshan defenders were kept in the dark, and Li Zhigao had no time to speculate on what actions Han Qian would take to personally command the Zuo Longque Army. The Zuo Wuwei Army boldly penetrated to the north and northeast sides of Luoshan City, completely
Cut off the passage for the Luoshan garrison to cross the Gushui River to the east and withdraw to the north along the Huaihe River.
And on March 6, Li Xiucai learned for sure that on the eve of the Hejin Army's northward withdrawal, Han Qian urgently transferred the Tangyi Army to the east to assemble at Ludai Mountain Village in the northwest of Wujian Mountain, and then took advantage of the Hejin Army's withdrawal.
In fact, before March 3rd, the entire territory of Haozhou had been captured without a single blow.
Xiangshan received the news several days later than Huaidong. It was not that the Weaving Bureau and the Privy Council Staff Department under the chairmanship of Xu Jing did not have spies lurking in Tangyi.
The key is that the main area of Huaiyang Mountain to the west of Tangyi is under the control of the Tangyi Army. After receiving the news, their informants in Tangyi did not dare to pass directly through the enemy-occupied area in the north of Huaiyang Mountain, but first
Retreat to the north bank of the Yangtze River, find a ferry and go up the river until you land in Huangzhou. Then take a fast horse along the post road at the western foot of Huaiyang Mountain to the north to Lishan County, pass through Jiuli Pass, and deliver the news to them.
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As an important land and water town, Dushanjin is not as prosperous as Anfengzhai, but the town port stretches for about two miles along both sides of the Gushui River.
Under the continuous spring rain, the houses are lined up one after another, and the moss has climbed up to the corners of the stone streets with a history of hundreds of years.
Thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed, and the horses roared and neighed endlessly after nightfall, making people's hearts restless and restless on such a rainy night.
The Song family ancestral hall is located in the west of the town. The third courtyard is built against the three or four miles of Dushan Mountains. It looks quite impressive. At this time, it was used as a tent by Li Xiuzheng.
Dozens of fast horses came through the rain, and they reined in their horses until they were in front of the ancestral hall. With the dim light from the angry wind lantern shining through the rain curtain, Li Zhigao turned over and dismounted, his face resolute and serious.
Seeing Li Xiu, Li Qi, Xu Jing, Chun Shisanniang and others coming out to greet him, he took off the raincoat and handed it to the guard behind him. Regardless of the fact that the skirt of his robe was soaked by the rain, he said: "Go in first and talk later."
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"Currently, it is known that the Tangyi Left Army had already mobilized one step ahead before the Hejin Army moved. And before that, there were dozens of fast horses, who should have been ordered by Han Qian to ride out from the Wujinling Camp and along the Zipeng
At the northern foot of the mountain, in the northern area of Chaozhou, he drove non-stop for more than 400 miles and entered Huailing City. It is most likely that Han Qian learned about Zhu Rang and Liang Shixiong's rebellion earlier, and sent someone to inform the Haozhou governor - but he didn't
Knowing why he gained Chen Kun's trust, Chen Kun decided to withdraw his troops from Haozhou that night, and Tangyi's army captured the entire territory of Haozhou without bloodshed!" Li Xiu welcomed Li Zhigao into the hospital while further reporting more detailed information.
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"When the main force of the Five Tooth Navy was destroyed in Hongzepu, some people said that Han Qian was secretly communicating with the Liang Kingdom. No one believed it before, and they blindly put the blame for the defeat on the Duke of the Kingdom. At this time, I am afraid that many people will be dumb.
Are you speechless?" Xu Jing said sadly.
In his early years, Xu Jing was the person in charge of secretly gathering intelligence at Late Red House, which surfaced when he captured Lishui City. He served as an official under Li Pu, and after Emperor Yanyou ascended the throne, Xinchang Houfu and Late Red House were divided into two branches. Xu Jing followed Li Pu and was able to enter.
Privy Council Staff Secretary.
When the main force of the You Shenwu Army was destroyed in Zhongli, he, as the chief of the Staff Division, was also in Zhongli City at the time, and finally escaped and returned to Jinling.
As the head of the Staff Department of the Privy Council, although he has the responsibility of gathering military intelligence, when the main forces of the Navy and the Right Shenwu Army were destroyed, he did not need to bear the responsibility as a subordinate. Later, he had the opportunity to re-loyal to Wan Honglou. At this time, he was still in the Privy Council.
Served as the head of the Fang Department.
However, in the Privy Council, Shou Wang Yang Zhitang and Zhou Bingwu served as Privy Council envoys and deputy envoys, and Xu Jing was no longer the one to dominate the Privy Council.
However, when it comes to resentment towards Han Qian, Xu Jing is definitely no less resentful than others.
"Let's put this aside for now," Li Zhigao interrupted Xu Jing's groundless speculation and asked, "Have you sent someone to find Xishui..."
"When we landed in Huangzhou, we had already dispatched fast cavalry to rush to Chenzhou, but it's hard to say whether we can make it in time." Chun Shisanniang said.
Yao Xishui personally took a boat to Chenzhou half a month ago. His purpose was to instigate the powerful forces hostile to Xuzhou at the southern foot of Wuling Mountain and stir up some troubles along the Ruan River to attract the attention of Tangyi's army, so that he could win the battle against Liang.
When news of the Great Rebellion reached the southern front, Han Qian was in a hurry and was not fully prepared to take over the southern areas of Huozhou, Shouzhou and Haozhou.
However, who would have thought that Han Qian would not only learn of the drastic changes in the situation in Heshuo much earlier than they imagined, but even directly persuade the Hejin Army to voluntarily give up Haozhou?
At present, Tangyi's left army has not only captured the entire territory of Haozhou without any blood, but Kong Xirong has even led eight thousand soldiers and horses to fight out of the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain.
They have also received definite news that after Kong Xirong's eight thousand soldiers and horses came out of the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain, at dusk today, they completed their assembly in the valley on the east bank of the Pengwan River, an upper tributary of the Huang River, sixty miles east of Dushanjin.
, the soldiers pointed directly at Le'an City on the west bank of Huanghe River and Huangchuan City in Guangzhou Prefecture on the lower reaches of Huanghe River. It was obvious that they wanted to take over Le'an and Huangchuan City before them, so as to ensure that they were separated from Huozhou and Shouzhou.
Ensure that the areas in the central and southern parts of Huozhou and Shouzhou will be fully taken over by the Tangyi Army after the Shouzhou Army withdraws.
Chun Shisanniang had no time to guess why Han Qian was able to know the news of the upheaval in Heshuo and the rebellion of Zhu Rang and Liang Shixiong earlier than they did. She was even more worried about whether Yao Xishui could get the news in time to stop at the southern foot of Wuling Mountain.
If Yao Xishui really encouraged the powerful forces hostile to Xuzhou to cause something in the southwest, not only would they no longer be able to divert the attention of the Tangyi Army, but they would most likely give Han Qian an excuse to further attack the south of Wuling Mountain.
The powerful surname of Lu.
Seeing that Chun Shisanniang and the others had done what they should do, Li Zhigao no longer worried unnecessarily about the consequences. He walked into the hall of the ancestral hall, and by the light, his eyes were fixed on the long table that had already been spread out.
Huaixi topographic map.
Seeing that Li Zhigao was still silent, Li Xiu first explained his speculation:
"Chen Kun led the Hejin Army to withdraw from Haozhou. From the reaction of the Shouzhou Army in the past few days, it can be seen that Xu Mingzhen was also caught off guard. It can be seen that Chen Kun did not inform Xu Mingzhen and was prepared to guard against the possibility that Xu Mingzhen would defect to the rebels -
- However, the Hejin Army and the Caizhou Army have moved north to help, and their forward troops may arrive at Bianjing City. Then there is no need for Chen Kun and Han Yuanqi to continue hiding Xu Mingzhen. No matter what, they still have to win over Shouzhou as much as possible
Xu Mingzhen's reaction can only be two. One is that Xu Mingzhen may be hesitant and may choose to stay put and wait and see the situation for a period of time before making any decisions. This is the most beneficial to us. Kong Xirong's troops do not have the offensive capabilities.
With the combat power of the city, we will have time to divide our troops to Le'an and Huangchuan after completing the encirclement of Luoshan City. Even if we join forces with Kong Xirong's troops to capture Le'an, Huangchuan and other counties, we will be able to divide them equally in the future.
Result of the battle. Of course, Xu Mingzhen may decisively abandon the cities far away from the south bank of the Huaihe River and immediately shrink his troops to Huoqiu, Shouchun and other cities near the Huaihe River. In that case, Kong Xirong will take over Le'an without any blood before us.
, Huangchuan and other places, blocking our channel to the east to receive the results of the war..."
"In your opinion, what choice is Xu Mingzhen more likely to make?" Li Zhigao raised his head and asked Li Xiu.
"In my opinion, if Xu Mingzhen confirmed that Zhu Rang and Liang Shixiong colluded with the Mongol rebels, they should have thought that no matter how optimistic the chaos in Liang was, it would not be subsided within three to five months. If he did not decisively shrink his troops, he would only
Losing troops and generals will destroy his last bit of capital," Li Xiu said. "We may focus on how to keep Wenbo and Luoshan defenders."
"Why don't you just divide your troops and go to Le'an and Huangchuan now?" Xu Jing questioned, "Kong Xirong's troops are all infantry. We have three to four thousand horse infantry. We will definitely be able to reach the city of Le'an and Huangchuan before them."
Li Zhigao shook his head and said: "Wen Bo is not a weak general. We have limited troops in the east of Luoshan. At this time, we divide our troops to fight for Le'an and Huangchuan. If Wen Bo sees the opportunity to break out, I'm afraid we will lose everything -
—We don’t have to think about anything else. Let’s make sure we capture Luoshan City first..."