Lord of the House

July is hot and the weather has passed the extreme heat.

The weather was still very hot, but it was better than the scorching heat in late June and early July.

In a lonely boat, Liu Tingzhou put on a brand-new crimson official robe, stood on the bow, overlooking the great mountains and rivers on both sides of the Bian River, which had been destroyed and withered.

The news of Lin Fu's intention to make peace with the refugee army spread to Jiangning, causing war and fierce quarrel between the two factions, but more people were silent. Neither the Ning Wangfu nor the Jiangning Military Department dared to take power, and they wanted Lin Fu not to make any claims without authorization, and sent someone to Beijing to request an decree.

From Jiangning to the sea, to Shandong, and to Beijing to ask for an order, I came back and forth, but I didn't get a response for more than half a month.

In addition to Ning Wangfu and Jiangning Military Department, Yue Lengqiu, as the governor of Jianghuai, can handle the matter of recruiting the refugee army.

Liu Tingzhou waited for the court's decree, so he decided to go north in a lonely boat to see Yue Lengqiu and convey Lin Fu's intentions to him; he also took the initiative to take the responsibility of recruiting peace and negotiating peace.

Recruiting bandits is better than negotiating peace with Donglu, and his reputation is much better, and Liu Tingzhou is not worried that his name will be smeared.

As a member of the Huai'an Mansion, Liu Tingzhou knew the situation of the Huai Si battle best.

Lin Fuxian led the army to retreat to Feixiaji and disengaged from the refugee army - Yang Shi also led the water camp to withdraw from Bianshui and returned to Hongzepu, opening the blockade of Bianshui; Lin Tingli also joined Hao and Si in Dongyangfu. Disengagement of refugee armies in the region - making a gesture of peace, what can others do?

If Liang Xi and Liang Chengchong could not quickly move south from Jinan and defeat the enemy in Jining in the shortest time, if they did not want to see the destruction of Xuzhou city and the destruction of the Changhuai army, the court could only follow their advice and recruit bandits.

With Lin Fu's treatment like this, it's hard for others to say anything.

Lin Fu, as the envoy of the Huaidong Jingkou System, led the army to guard Huai, and there were only two temporary transfer letters signed by the Ning Wangfu and the Jiangning Military Department. The center pretended to be confused. Although it did not deny it, there was no official edict, edict, or official letters from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel to confirm this.

Except for the officials from Jiangning, officials from other counties even thought that Yue Lengqiu was still in charge of the Huai Army battle.

Lin Bie does not fight, who can bite him?

Before, the Jianghuai Governor's Mansion, the Jiangning Military Department, and the Ningwang Mansion could not mobilize Lin Su to lead the army to cross Huai to aid Xu, so Liu Tingzhou had to recruit the Min Yong group to cross the Huai Army.

The Huai army was almost destroyed when they went north, and Lin Fu had an excuse to keep Huai still.

Besides, after the Jiangdong Zuo Army was transferred to guard the Huaihe River, they set up camp in Shukou, consolidated the Huai-Si defense line, recovered Suining City, and rescued the Huai Army troops. Are there stricter requirements for the Jiangdong Left Army?

Lin Bie wanted to make peace, and the refugee army also wanted to make peace.

In any case, even if it is just to delay the time, it is more conducive to the adjustment of the military deployment of the refugee army in the Huaisi area. What can't we discuss with this? He was even willing to send a boat to **** Liu Tingzhou into Xuzhou City to meet Yue Lengqiu.

Xiao Kuian stood behind Liu Tingzhou. The general situation of the world and the calculation of the imperial temple were all things that adults had to think about. He couldn't control that much. Liu Tingzhou had a kindness for him, and he couldn't let Liu Tingzhou go north alone at this time.

All the wounded and dead have been transported back to Shanyang County for treatment. Lin Fu set up a large-scale medical and nursing camp in Shanyang County. Xiao Kuian did not go north with Liu Tingzhou to Xuzhou, but could only be transferred back to Huaian to be the captain of Zuoying before him.

The remnants of the Duhuai Army have transferred Lin Fu to Suining to strengthen the defense on that side.

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Lin Fu stood on the rock on the north ridge of Feixiaji, overlooking the mighty Huai River.

Sun Jingtang and Liang Wenzhan also crossed the Huai River to see him.

"Regardless of whether it can be recruited or surrendered, Feixiaji's construction of a fortress must be done immediately without delay," Lin Bie said with his hands behind his back. "For the materials to build the city, Shanyang County will need more support..."

"Adults guard the Huaihe River, making the Huaihe River like a thundering pond. Bandits can't take half a step, Shanyang is protected from the disaster of war, and the county residents donate money to build a fortress. It is natural and natural." Liang Wenzhan said.

Teng Xingyuan, the magistrate of Shanyang, has passed away, and Lin Fu has asked the court to transfer Liang Wenzhan to officially serve as the magistrate of Shanyang to assist him in guarding the Huaihe River.

When the world was rejuvenated, there was no distinction between outside and inside of Huai Shui.

At this time, there are endless wars in various places, and the troubled times are about to come. To guard Huai'an, you can't just guard Huai'an, Shanyang and other interior lines.

To build strong fortresses at the locations of Shukou, Sikou and other places on the outside line, so that Shukou and Huai'an City are on the outside and inside of each other, and Sikou and Shanyang City are on the surface of each other, in order to truly complete Huaidong's situation of guarding Huai.

No matter whether the recruitment can be made or not, no matter whether there is an official title of governor or not, as long as the refugee army in the Huai Si area is not crippled, Lin Fu can stay in Huai'an and not leave.

Of course, there are people in Yue Lengqiu or in the middle of the dynasty and Jiangning, who will try their best to restrict the Jiangdong Zuo army from extending its tentacles to the north bank of Huai River, but as long as this side builds a fortress on the north bank of Huai River and sends elites to guard it, they are afraid of them coming. Can't drive away?

Looking east, Lin Fu is only eight or nine miles away from the mouth of the Sishui River. It is about Pingchuan and fertile. Only Feixiaji has terrain to borrow. After excavating the floating soil, the foundation is made of stone. The danger of the embankment is a good place for fortification.

After the completion of the Feixiaji Walled City, it can not only control the Si River, but also the opening for Hongze Pudong to enter the Huai River. are confluent).

This can be said to be the first strategic point in Huaidong, far from Shukou.

The source of Shushui comes from the mountainous area of ​​southern Shandong and enters the northern border of Jiangdong County. The water potential increases, and the main river is only more than 100 kilometers away. Naturally, its strategic position is far from that of Bianshui and Sishui, which communicate with rivers.

During this period of time, Lin Fu continued to transfer troops from Chongzhou to strengthen his side. Even in the labor camp, 4,000 people entered Huai'an, and most of them transferred Lin Fu to Feixiaji to build a fortress.

The refugee army is happy to see the Jiangdong Zuo army build a large-scale city in Feixiaji.

Since the fall of Suining, in the narrow strip between Bianshui and Sishui, the refugee army has stationed heavy troops on the corners of Huaisi, Suyu and Siyang, Nantou, and it is suspected of being top-heavy.

Lin Fu intends to make peace, and Liu Miaozhen and Ma Lantou lead the main force to return north and set up camp at Qinglonggang, northwest of Suining, to build a new line of defense.

However, the Jiangdong Left Army has water camps and warships, and the new defense line of the refugee army actually has a lot of loopholes, but it looks much better than the soldiers blocked on the corner of Huaisi.

Lin Fufang opened his mouth, and Xu Sunzhuang's troops led Chen Zui and Zhang Gou to cross Sishui, but they blocked more than 20,000 soldiers and horses of Chen Hansan in the east of Sishui River.

At this time, the refugee army in Yusu and Siyang only had more than 6,000 soldiers and horses under Sun Zhuang, but they were all rare elites in the refugee army.

In this situation, the more large-scale Jiangdong Left Army builds a city in Feixiaji, the more sincerity there will be in negotiating peace.

Sun Zhuang was a belligerent. At this time, for the sake of the overall situation of the refugee army, he also stayed close to Siyang and Suyu, so as not to interfere with the Jiangdong Zuo army building a city in Feixiaji.

In addition to Ning Zechen leading the Fengli Camp with 3,000 soldiers to garrison Feixiaji, Lin Fu adjusted the Changshan Camp and the remnants of the Duhuai Army to strengthen the defense of Suining by water.

In addition to the Changshan Battalion, the remnants of the Duhuai Army, and Gu Siyuan's division, Ge Cunxiong also led the Jinghai Third Water Battalion, mainly stationed in Suining. There are more than 200 armored cavalry and 400 sword-shield auxiliary soldiers who are not very strong but have lethality and destructive power in local battlefields.

In the direction of Suining, Gu Siyuan was the main general in name, but the nearly 3,000 elites of the Jiangdong Zuo Army and the remnants of the Duhuai Army were all controlled by Qin Chengzu.

Only by occupying Suining, garrisoning heavy troops, and blocking Sishui, blocking the three Chen and Han clans on the east bank of Sishui, and making sure that they can attack Xuzhou at any time, can the refugee army also sit down honestly and talk about recruiting security.

The setting sun at dusk is plated with a layer of gold on the mighty Huai Shui, and the eyes are full of sparkling golden waves.

Lin Fu said to Sun Jingtang and Ning Zechen, "I'll leave this to you first..." He and Liang Wenzhan went down the simple plank road to the beach, boarded the boat and headed for the mountain on the south bank.

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In the southwest of Shanyang County, the Baitang River meanders and flows, with sparkling golden waves flowing in the sunset.

Although Baitang River is not wide and deep, it connects Qingjiangpu and Hongzepu, and is an important waterway between Beiguan River and Huaihe River.

Business travel, boats are densely covered, and the ferry at the east and west ends of the Baitang River forms the rare prosperous towns in Huai'an: Qingjiangjin and Baitangpu.

The Yanguan Mansion of the Ma family is located at the west end of Baitangpu. It is the first household where the Hongze water flows into the Baitang River. It is connected to the Ma's Ancestral Hall and the Retreat Garden, covering an area of ​​more than 200 mu.

The wall of the village is as high as two feet, all of which are built of bluestone and big bricks. The white and white walls are covered with black tiles. It stretches like a dragon's ridge.

However, at this time, the Yanguan mansion was tightly surrounded by officers and soldiers.

The stone streets were filled with patrolling soldiers, and the entrances and exits of the town and the ferry on the river branch were also blocked by a team of cavalry.

Baitangpu is not the only salt merchant living in the Ma family. Many people who have not gone to the south or sought refuge in the city have watched the situation in the west and speculated in their hearts: when the bandits were at their peak in Hongzepu the year before, they sent troops to storm the Yanguan mansion several times. , have failed to capture, these officers and soldiers can succeed?

If the Ma family relied on the private soldiers to traverse the rivers and lakes, and the fish and meat villages were still there, and they did not annihilate the refugee army in Feixiaji with the Ma family’s master’s horse suit after crossing the Huai River, and they had to forcefully attack the Yanguan Mansion, it would have taken a lot of effort. of casualties.

More importantly, there is no excuse to storm the Yanguan government.

At this time, these are no longer obstacles.

Liu Tao, the prime minister of Shanyang County, adjusted the black gauze crown, and had two soldiers guard the front with high shields. He approached the vermilion gate of the Yanguan Mansion, and shouted loudly: "The horse suit violated the military order in Siyang, causing the crossing The Huai army was taken advantage of by the bandits, with more than 10,000 soldiers and no corpses left. It was one of the crimes. Another person testified that Ma Fu was in charge of the bandits, and the second was the crime. If you don't check, you will be sorry for the nearly 10,000 generals who died in Siyang. If you don't check, it will not be enough to strengthen everyone's determination to keep Huaihuai. It's all dull."

"Liu Tao's son, you usually receive a lot of benefits from my Ma family. The golden flowers and green hairpins on your mother-in-law's head were also given by my mother, but now you are here to lead the way. Your conscience is eaten by dogs. You are not afraid of giving birth to a son. No fart/eyes, implicated future generations?" A roar came from the door.

Liu Tao's old face was slightly red, and he was at this point, and it was difficult to ride a tiger. He said, "I am an official of the imperial court. How can I allow you to slander? This is three crimes. If the Shanyang County Lord does not open the door again, don't blame this official for being rude!" , take a ladder, carry a wooden beam and prepare to climb the wall, hit the door...

At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and the wife of the horse-dressed Yuan Shi, wearing a palace attire, blocked the door, holding a pair of scissors against her throat, and shouted: "Liu Tao, if you want to break in, just step on the door. Follow my corpse and see who can save your life!"

Liu Tao's face was pale, and he didn't know what to do for a while~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The Yuan clan was the daughter of the King of Chu, and was appointed as the head of Shanyang County. On top of that, Liu Tao really didn't dare to force Yuanshi to death in front of the gate.

Even if she is guilty of arresting her, it is under the jurisdiction of the clan's house under the Ministry of Rites.

Don't care about this matter, Liu Tao is far more likely to hang up his boots and go away. He won't be the county magistrate in Shanyang, but if the Yuan Shi is really forced to die in front of the gate, Liu Tao will be worried that the head on his neck will be removed. It will barbarize the nine clans.

Liu Tao motioned to slow down for a while, don't push too hard.

The south gate slowed down, but there was a commotion at the back gate, and I heard someone from Zhuangzi running to tell: "The officers and soldiers are attacking from the north gate! The officers and soldiers are attacking from the north gate!"

Liu Tao was horrified, and wanted to scold whoever did not obey his orders and attacked without authorization. After a second thought, I thought that if the governor wanted to destroy the Ma family, how could he honestly let him lead the team? There must be other arrangements. He, Liu Tao, did not dare to force the head of Shanyang County to death. How could the other desperadoes in the Shanyang County Yali who are eager to rise to the top and dare to fight for the rich and worthy could not find one or two people to come?

Seeing that Shanyang County Head made a mistake, Liu Tao hurriedly ordered someone with quick eyes and quick hands to grab the scissors from her hand. Be more careful. If the county owner of Shanyang loses a single hair, it will not only save your life, but also your family members will be implicated?" Secretly said: If you want to blame it, you should blame it for not escaping to Weiyang and Jiangning in time to avoid disaster, the Ma family is like this A piece of fat, who would easily let go? Even if there are no bandits in the horse clothes, where can the Ma family go clean? Even if the smuggling of salt is one item, the Nengma family will be beaten forever.

It was ordered that the county lord of Shanyang be placed under house arrest. He personally led a team to rush into Zhuangzi, detained the servants, maids, and wives one by one, and raided the Yanguan mansion... My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter