Lord of the House

On the 26th, at the corner of the sun, the sun rose above the mulberry trees, and there was a mist like a light cloud above the Huai River. Think you are in the world.

The Huai River is the Huai River when it leaves the Lai River. Although the Huai River in the winter is thin and shallow, as the third largest river in the Central Plains, it is still wider than ordinary people imagine. Meng Zhen stood up against the parapet of the warship, looking at Tang Tang Huaishui with a fierce heart, and said to Song Shixing beside him, "Dong Yuan was covered by greed, and he went all out to fight for Lishan to surrender his troops, thinking that Chaishan's ambushes were all out. , Luzhou has no troops or horses to threaten Shouzhou, but we may not expect that we will go directly to Shouzhou from Xinyang..."

Song Shixing looked at the surging water and was full of emotion in his heart. At the time, Song Fu and Song Bo's father and son defied all opinions and insisted on surrendering to Huaidong. Can I personally see that Huaidong has the spirit of swallowing mountains and rivers and swallowing the Central Plains?

It is not so much that Dong Yuan was covered up by greed and fell into Huaidong's strategy of turning the tiger away from the mountain. It is better to say that in the face of Huaidong's absolute advantage, there is really no room for Dong Yuan to struggle - any strategy requires a corresponding strength match. Otherwise, it will just set fire to itself.

In Huaidong's advantage, Dong Yuan is nothing if he doesn't move, but he has no ambition and no greed. He has greed, ambition, and acts rashly. How could he not fall into Huaidong's trap?

The north wind was blowing, and the chill was piercing. Tan Ma reported that it began to snow north of the Yellow River. It was already the fifth year of winter in Yongxing.

Song Shixing made two soft calls: one was his clan brother, Song Fu, who knew people and was unparalleled in the world; succumb to it? I thought to myself that Meng Yan used a small clan and a weak people to stand alone in Xinyang, and he seemed to be trapped in a corner, but his knowledge was far above the water.

The vanguard soldiers and horses in the front disguised themselves as grain boats returning to Shanyang, and set the boat down to Shouzhou as early as the early morning of the 24th, thinking that they had already arrived in Shouzhou at this time; Ning Zechen and Meng Zhixiang led the Chinese army. The main force will set off from Xinyang at noon on the 24th. If Ding Zhiru does not succumb to giving up Shouzhou City, the main force of the Chinese army will mercilessly occupy the military key areas of Shouzhou such as Kipishi Mountain and Shouzhou City, waiting for reinforcements from Dong Yuan's direct line. War - Song Shixing and Meng Ying were in charge of the post-supervision. After all, Huaixi still had a small number of navy troops in the upper reaches of the Huai River. In addition to the soldiers and horses behind the palace, Meng's relatives, and the general's family, Dong Yuan was also placed in the defending army of Xinyang City. The confidant generals and the generals who might be able to win over Dong Yuan were detained together and left to be dealt with after the war.

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After the winter, Shouzhou City is located on the south bank of the Huai River, only a dozen miles away from the Kipishi Mountain on the bank of the Huai River. It is the economic, political and military center of Huaixi.

Shouzhou City, under the management of Ding Zhiru, although the city was inevitably tense during the war, and crowded with many refugees from the north bank of the Huai River and from Xinyang, the overall order was orderly, and everything was tense around the front line. Busy.

Although Huaidong's troops in Luzhou had entered the hinterland of Jingxiang, Huaixi also deployed some guard troops in the south of Shouzhou, and more troops in the hinterland of Shouzhou and Haozhou were deployed in Sizhou city.

It was also because Lin Fu had already requested that Sizhou, which is almost embedded between Shanyang, Suyu and Huaiyang, should be included in the Xusi defense area. Dong Yuan and the others were worried that the Huaidong Army would not appeal and stay on the alert in Sizhou City. Troops have never been less.

The sun has just risen to the top of the mulberry tree, and Ding Zhiru, the governor of Shouzhou and the prefect, has been sitting in the government office for two hours before dawn. , I really don't know how Huaidong will react, but no matter what, we must send more food and grass to the front lines of Huangchuan and Guangshan to be safe.

The yamen came in and reported, "The King of Chu is here."

"Hurry up, please..." Ding Zhiru stood up from behind the koan to greet him.

Chu King Chu Hancheng, Zuo Yidu Yu Shi, Huaixi Zuocheng Liu Tingzhou, Nanyang remnant Yuan Guizheng, Liang Chengyi and others are the backbone of the imperial party outside Jiangning. Huaixi is far from being able to fight Huaidong independently. First of all Only by uniting the imperial family and ministers in Huaixi closely, and then attracting the imperial party ministers in Jiangning, can it be possible to compete with Huaidong.

As soon as Yuan Hancheng entered the front court, Ding Zhiru greeted him and saluted, "Morning, King of Chu!"

"The hoarfrost on the grass has disappeared, how early is it?" Yuan Hancheng laughed.

When he first learned that Huaishan's troops in Luzhou had entered the hinterland of Jingxiang for an ambush, Yuan Hancheng was so frightened that he almost had diarrhea - he was not worried about Beiyan, but feared that Lin Lin would wipe out the main force of Beiyan's western line in this battle. Biehui directly established himself in Yuan Dynasty, and at that time the King of Chu on his head would be a reminder for him and his relatives.

Dong Yuan can still give up his authority in the mountains and forests, and Yuan Hancheng is a member of the imperial family. How can there be a reason for the establishment of the new dynasty not to kill them all?

Later, it was known that Dong Yuan transferred the troops and horses from Xinyang and the east of Xinyang to the south. Once Chen Zhihu crossed the border into Nanyang to help Ye Jiluorong, he fled north from the west bank of the Han River, and then went to the north of Huaishan to capture Lishan and surrender his troops. Set aside.

Yuan Hancheng was not afraid of Dong Yuan's ambitions, not afraid that Dong Yuan would gamble on Huaixi and confront Lin Fu, but he was afraid that Dong Yuan would also choose to submit in the face of Huaidong's strength.

In order to support Dong Yuan's advance to the northern foot of Huaishan Mountain, Yuan Hancheng not only took out his family's assets this time, but also took out more than 300,000 taels of cash to go to the people to purchase grain, and personally proposed to send someone to sneak into Jiangning to meet Shen Rong. , Zhang Yan, Yu Xinyuan and others contacted, hoping that they could understand Dong Yuan's painstaking efforts, win over ministers who are loyal to the imperial family, and secretly build momentum for Dong Yuan in Jiangning...

Judging from the current situation, Huaidong's thoughts in Jingxiang's army and horses were all on the pursuit of the enemy soldiers on the west bank of the Han River.

"What is the matter with the King of Chu? Call Zhiru to come and give him an order. Is there anything that requires the King of Chu to make this trip in person?" Ding Zhiru knew that the King of Chu would not go to the Three Treasures Hall if he had nothing to do.

"I thought about it all night last night, and I had an idea that I want Lord Ding to help me." Yuan Hancheng said, and glanced at the left and right yamen again.

Ding Zhiru waved his hand to let the left and right people withdraw, which did not affect Yuan Hancheng's discussion of secret matters with him.

"I thought, after this battle, Hu Lu would have suffered a serious injury, Master Ding, don't you think so?" Yuan Hancheng started talking.

"What does the King of Chu mean?" Ding Zhiru asked quietly.

"In the past few years, the war in the Central Plains has not stopped. Thousands of miles have been ruined, and the sound of **** and people has not been heard for thousands of miles. Even if the northern expedition is to be carried out, it is necessary to recuperate for a few years. From what this king sees, it is better to talk about peace and let everyone have it. A chance to recuperate," Yuan Hancheng said, "If you really want to continue fighting, it will only make Huaidong stronger and stronger, and the more you fight, the harder it will be for people to suppress, while others will only drag it out and make it hard to breathe. Recruiting envoys Letting go and asking Chen Zhihu to enter Nanyang, he also expressed his sincerity, and he could send a secret envoy to discuss the matter of dismissing the troops. If I think about it again, the Cao family who retreated to Liangchuan probably would not refuse the matter of resting the troops..."

"..." Ding Zhiru thought about it for a moment and said, "The King of Chu's strategy is very good, but it is not suitable for Huaixi to take the lead in this matter."

Yuan Hancheng thought for a while, and said: "Yes, Jiangning's wind negotiation is not conducive to negotiating peace, and Huaixi cannot lead this head at least on the bright side, but as long as Huaixi is dragged on the north bank of the Huai River and does not go north, there is no way to come to Huaidong. Both ends stick out..."

"Yes," Ding Zhiru smiled and said, "Huaixi is dragged still, and Huaidong has no possibility of the Northern Expedition..."

Whether Huaidong's northern expedition from the east or the west, exposed the back road to the front of Huaixi, Ding Zhiru didn't believe that Lin Fu was not at all wary of Huaixi. As long as Lin Fu's vigilance against Huaixi is not relieved, the Northern Expedition will not take place, and it will become an established fact to stop the army and negotiate.

Yuan Hancheng laughed and said, "Master Ding and the envoy have already made a plan. It seems that this king is overly concerned..."

Ding Zhiru was just about to say a few words to the King of Chu, when a fast horse rushed into the city from the north, led the horse straight to Ding Zhiru, and said, "The Huaidong grain transport fleet wants to forcibly stop at Kipishi Shanxi, and there have been seven Eight grain ships did not obey orders and rushed into the mouth of Dongling Lake..."

"What do they want to do!" Ding Zhiru stood up with his sleeves thrown.

Ning Zechen led his troops westward to aid Xinyang in early September. Grain and grass were supplied directly from Shanyang. Huaidong grain ships would travel to and from Huai River, but without notice and permission, Huaidong grain ships were not allowed in Shouzhou City It is parked nearby, not to mention the Kipishi Mountain located in the north of Shouzhou City, which is an important place for Shouzhou to keep Huaihuai.

Therefore, when the Kipishi Mountain defenders saw that the Huaidong grain ship did not listen to the warning and forcibly berthed on the west side, they would only urgently send someone to inform Ding Zhiru to deal with the matter.

"Could it be that Chen Zhihu, the acquaintance of Huaidong, had resentment after passing through Zhengyang and came here to cause trouble?" Yuan Hancheng said hesitantly. He didn't take the problem too seriously. He thought that it was because Huaidong couldn't bear Dong Yuan's anger for letting Chen Zhihu go to Nanyang, so he came to provoke and cause trouble. His opinion was to endure it first, tell Huaidong to let go, and wait until Dong Yuan has digested the 50,000-60,000 soldiers of the Suizhou Army in Lishan ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ before making other deployments.

"I'll go to Kipishi Mountain first." Ding Zhiru didn't think too much, but he couldn't just sit back and ignore the provocations of the Huaidong Army in Shouzhou, and he was even more afraid that the Kipishi Mountain defenders would not be good enough: if they were too soft, they would only scream. The Huaidong Army was able to go far; if it was too much, he feared that the Huaidong Army would find an excuse to start provocation. He instructed Chen Juxian, the defender of Shouzhou, who came over later, "General Chen, you should pick up a battalion of armored soldiers and follow me to the city to go to Kipishi Mountain... ..." He also needed to show a tough stance in front of the Huaidong Army, who came to Shouzhou to provoke trouble. Don't tell the Huaidong Army to think that Shouzhou is really soft.

"This king and Lord Ding will go together to see how crazy Huaidong is?" Yuan Hancheng said, he naturally had to stand firmly on Huaixi's side at this time, hoping that Huaixi's attitude towards Huaidong would be better. tough.

The guards in the city did not order, so the alarm bell at the front of the city sounded. Ding Zhiru, who was under the north gate, was shocked when he heard the police and turned around and asked sharply, "What's the alarm?"

"There is a beacon in Taidun, Xiashishan!" Chengtou Primary School reported!

The rise of the beacon in the Kipishi Mountain is a sign of the enemy's invasion, which is completely different from the provocative nature of sending the fast cavalry to tell the Huaidong Army to forcibly stop the ship.

Ding Zhiru and Yuan Hancheng climbed the tower in a panic, looked northwest, their hands and feet were cold: Where is the provocation of the Huaidong Army?

In the direction of Dongling Lake in the northwest, more than a dozen Huaidong grain ships have forcibly entered Dongling Lake, and the first few Huaidong grain ships have seized the wharf on the east bank - where is the grain ship, a team of people from Grain boats filed down, shining under the sun with the light of armor, dense clusters like the water of Dongling Lake overflowing from the dock to the east, this ship is a troop transport ship with Huaidong elite soldiers!

Ding Zhiru trembled, Yuan Hancheng slumped to the ground, and muttered, "Huaidong has revolted, and Lin Fu's children have revolted!" My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter