Lord of the House

The sky was already clear, the candle was burnt, and bad news continued to come along the east coast. Everyone in the Mingjing Pavilion sat all night, and everyone's faces were ugly and their thoughts were heavy.

Song Bojing sat next to him. In his opinion, this day has finally come.

Not counting the prefectures and counties in southern Zhejiang, the coastal area of ​​eastern Fujian is under the jurisdiction of the provincial governor's office of Zhejiang and Fujian. From Guanshan in the north to Raoping in the south, there are a total of 15 counties directly facing the sea.

East Fujian has many mountains and few fields, and a small amount of grain-producing areas are almost concentrated in the coastal plain area. The tax and grain paid by these fifteen counties account for almost two-thirds of the entire county of East Fujian. The five coastal counties of Jin'an Prefecture, including Xiapu, Jiaocheng, and Lianjiang, were also the core areas under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Due to the lack of understanding of Huaidong's intentions, the Grand Governor's Office could only order the counties to strengthen their defenses for the time being.

In the past two years, Zhejiang and Fujian have been dispatching elites to strengthen western Zhejiang. If they want to find opportunities to break through into Jiangxi and southern Huizhou from the western front, the troops assembled in eastern Zhejiang are also stronger than the Jinan base camp.

Although there are still 20,000 elites left in Jin'an, most of them are stationed in Jin'an City. The naval forces are the strongest in Nantai Island, which guards the gate of the Minjiang River. The guarding forces of other coastal prefectures and counties are very weak. In many counties, there are only 300 to 500 sword archers who are very weak.

These counties should not say that the city intercepted the landing of the Huaidong army. Once the number of soldiers who landed in Huaidong exceeded a thousand, even the prefectures and counties might fall.

At the beginning, She Feixiong led the East China Sea pirates to sack the prefectures and counties along the Taihu Lake. The core battle strength was only three or four thousand people, but in two or three months, he was able to break through the seven cities along the Taihu Lake and beat Pingjiang Prefecture and Danyang Prefecture. hurt.

At that time, everyone in Jin'an felt very refreshing. At this time, they thought that they might be forced to swallow the same bitter fruit, and their mood was completely different.

After the news that Pingtan Fort was likely to be captured and that another infantry in Huaidong landed on Le'an Island in the east waters of Xiapu County, Dengyu Dengyu, Dian Nong Sima suggested to immediately dispatch elites from Jin'an to strengthen coastal counties defense.

Seeing Shewenzhuang frowning slightly, Song Bo suggested that he was not satisfied with Deng Yu's suggestion, so he suggested, "At this time, I haven't figured out the strength of Huaidong's attack on Jin'an, or even Huaidong's troops. With the intention of rushing to attack, the minister thought it was inappropriate to divide our troops!"

The Governor remained silent, Qin Zitan and the others observed their words and expressions, and could understand that the Governor could not rush to divide troops to guard the counties at this time. The troops are scattered, what if Huaidong's troops to attack Jin'an this time are unexpectedly large, and Huaidong gathers troops to attack Nantai Island?

It will be even more embarrassing then!

The Grand Governor is not going to make such a low-level mistake. First of all, he must find out the number of troops in Huaidong's attack, which requires more sentry ships to go out for reconnaissance on Nantai Island.

Judging from the fact that Huaidong stormed Pingtan Island last night, Huaidong's troops will not be too small this time.

Deng Yu refuted Song Bo. Seeing that no one stood up to speak for him, he knew that his suggestion was not good. He glanced at Song Jiazi and sat in his seat without saying a word.

"Did you order Zhedong to make Su Tingzhan lead the navy to attack Huaidong?" suggested Ma Wenruyun, the superior.

Wen Ruyun's remarks resonated with many people. He couldn't just sit back and watch the Huaidong Army act recklessly on the coast of East Fujian. The Zhedong Navy's retaliatory attack on Huaidong could force Huaidong to attack the fleet. return to!

Qin Zitan glanced at Song Bo, who was sitting across from him, and saw that he shook his head slightly, obviously disapproving of Wen Ruyun's suggestion, and wondered: When did Song Bo have such a clear understanding of the Huaidong Navy?

Shewenzhuang was also quite moved. Although he knew that the Zhedong navy's attack was a bit risky, if there was nothing to do here, no matter whether the damage to the coastal prefectures and counties was serious, the morale blow to Zhejiang and Fujian would be inestimable.

Shewenzhuang's eyes swept across the crowd, and finally fell on the second son, She Feihu, and asked, "Feihu, what do you think?"

The fiasco two years ago reduced She Feihu's right to speak in Jin'an to a very low level. Even if he had any suggestions during military discussions, he was often taken lightly by everyone.

Under the circumstance that the eldest son She Feixiong is basically determined as the heir, people like Wen Ruyun, Deng Yu, Hu Zongguo and others will not give She Feihu too much face.

Shewenzhuang can also accurately grasp the mentality of the subordinates, so she seldom asks She Feihu's opinions during public military meetings; but Shewenzhuang also knows in her heart that the people from Zhejiang and Fujian who stayed in Jin'an are very interested in Huaidong. There are only a few people who have a deep understanding of She Feihu and Qin Zitan.

She Feihu put his hands on the table and said, "It's not right. Yesterday, Vice Admiral Shi rushed to the sea, which has already caused a lot of setbacks to the water camp on Nantai Island. How can you know that Huaidong's attack is not to lure the Zhedong Navy into battle?"

Lure snakes out of their holes!

Qin Zitan is also worried about this.

"To make Zhedong guard the fortress, and the Zhedong navy to fight, it seems that there is no chance for Huaidong to take advantage of it. No matter how bad the situation is, it is better than being passive at this time." Wen Chengyun said.

Qin Zitan felt a big headache: She Feihu meant that he was worried that the Zhedong navy would be lured out to fight at sea, and he was worried about the plan to lure snakes out of the hole in the Central Huaidong; Wen Chengyun understood that after the Zhedong navy went out to fight , Mingzhou's defenses may be empty for Huaidong to take the opportunity to attack, thinking that Huaidong is moving away from the mountains.

To lead a snake out of a hole, to tug a tiger away from a mountain, a snake or a tiger is a thousand miles wrong.

To put it bluntly, the reason for such a misunderstanding is that Wen Chengyun and others did not have a deep understanding of naval warfare, and they thought that the Zhedong Navy with 20,000 troops was still the most powerful existence in the East China Sea. They thought that two years ago All the defeats in the East China Sea battles were caused by She Feihu's personal poor leadership!

Qin Zitan saw that the back of She Feihu's hand propped up on the table was bursting with blue veins, and knew that he was angry.

Because of the defeat in the various battles in the East China Sea, he sat on the cold bench for two years, and he was taken lightly by everyone.

"Master Wen misunderstood Second Young Master," Qin Zitan said, "Zitan thought that the Zhedong Navy and the Huaidong Navy would have a bad chance of winning a battle at sea! I thought I had this understanding when I came to Zhedong, but for the past two years, I have not been able to do so. Willing to send troops to harass Huaidong!"

Qin Zitan's words were like a pebble thrown into the calm lake, and Wen Chengyun, Deng Yu and the others all looked at each other.

Wen Chengyun blocked Qin Zitan for a while, and it was inconvenient to refute it immediately. Deng Yu questioned and asked, "Is Zitan exaggerating?"

Qin Zitan bowed to Shewenzhuang and said, "Even if the Zhedong navy has a chance to win the Huaidong navy, it's too risky for Zhedong..."

She Wenzhuang nodded, the frontal opponent of Zhedong is Dong Yuan, and the main force of the Zhedong navy will play, even if it can give Huaidong a setback, it will not be of great help to improve the situation of the Eastern Front. will fall into complete passivity.

The lower reaches of the Qianjiang River are unusually wide. Once the Eastern Zhejiang Navy suffers serious setbacks, Dong Yuan can safely concentrate the main force under his command on the Huzhou front line in the west, which will greatly restrict their deployment to break through from the west front.

She Wenzhuang asked, "Will it work if the Zhedong Navy sent a small-scale harassment force?"

Qin Zitan turned his head and asked She Feihu, "What do you think, Second Young Master?" He had a full discussion with She Feihu about Huaidong's situation. She Feihu regained the right to speak in Jin'an Mansion, and only then did he stand out. Landing opportunity. In the face of Shewenzhuang's inquiry, Qin Zitan is more willing to give the opportunity to Shefeihu.

Qin Zitan avoided and didn't answer, Shewenzhuang also had no opinion, and looked at the second son Shefeihu again.

"Lin Tie built the sea wall in Huaidong, and built a strong fort every 30 miles along the sea wall. Sixty to seventy thousand soldiers were deployed along the line, and a strict blockade line had actually been formed. On the periphery of the sea wall, there are two Huaiyan salts. In the area under the jurisdiction of the Iron District, the Zhedong Navy sent a small number of troops to infiltrate the two Huai Salt Districts, Feihu thought that Huaidong would probably not be able to be touched much." She Feihu said.

She Feihu's opinion is very clear: if the entire Zhedong naval division is dispatched, there is a risk of rashly fighting a battle; a small-scale invasion will not cause substantial damage to Huaidong at all.

Shewenzhuang frowned and thought hard, the coastline of Huaidong is much shorter than that of Zhejiang and Fujian.

When Huaidong launched the army to repair and defend the seawall, others only saw that Huaidong wasted money and money; when the seawall was about to take shape, they suddenly realized that defending the seawall was actually a coastal defense network for Huaidong.

The station castles from Jiangmen to Hecheng are more dense, about ten or twenty miles apart, and the road network in the direction of Chongcheng is dense. Even if the Huaidong cavalry starts from Chongcheng, they can support any station in two hours. .

The limited cavalry in Zhejiang and Fujian are concentrated in the west of Zhejiang, and the cavalry in Jin'an City is less than one battalion, and they are all the valet of Shewenzhuang. This also caused Jin'an's forces to take longer to support the coast.

Since Jin'an has not been threatened by the sea for a long time, its coastal defense is weak.

If you want to learn from Huaidong and build a coastal defense system, it may take twenty or thirty years to do it calmly; if you want to do it in two or three years, the finances of Zhejiang and Fujian will be directly dragged down; let alone expect the west of Zhejiang to be able to do it. What kind of offensive situation can we maintain against Huinan and Jiangxi?

The key lies in this line of defense. How many troops do Zhejiang and Fujian need to deploy?

Wen Chengyun, Deng Yu and the others all looked at each other in dismay. Their understanding of Huaidong was far less than that of Su Tingzhan and the others who stayed in Mingzhou. When the army of Zhejiang and Fujian faced tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from Jiangxi and Huinan on the west front, they could still maintain a positive and strong attitude. At this time, on the east front, they were helpless against Huaidong, which had only risen in two or three years, making it somewhat difficult for them. accept.

"According to what Second Young Master sees, what are the chances of winning the decisive battle between the Zhedong Navy and Huaidong?" Deng Yu asked hesitantly.

The sea route was cut off, and the interests of the families were damaged, that is for sure - the Deng clan mainly gathered in Xiapu and Jiaocheng, and they were directly threatened by Huaidong warships. Although Deng Yu didn't have a deep understanding of naval warfare, he knew how serious the damage caused by the East China Sea invaders to eastern Zhejiang and the coastal areas of Jiangdong in the early years. Otherwise, he would not be able to conquer eastern Zhejiang~www.wuxiaspot.com ~ No one wants that set of the year to be copied to themselves.

If the Zhedong Navy had a better chance of winning, Deng Yu and the others would still support the first battle.

She Feihu is also really difficult to answer. He can guess that this time there may be a chance to lead the troops directly, but the odds of winning are not big. If he goes to lead troops in eastern Zhejiang, is he going to take the blame again?

In the past two years, he has repeatedly emphasized the need to develop the water camp's ability to fight in the open sea, but he has turned a deaf ear.

After hesitating for a long time, She Feihu said dejectedly, "Maybe we should send someone to ask Big Brother or Su Tingzhan for their opinions!"

"The messenger sent to see Duke Song should be back, what is Song Guihui's opinion?" Wen Ruyun said impatiently.

After sitting for a whole night, bad news kept coming from the outside, but everyone was helpless, and everyone was inevitably a little impatient.

Hearing Wen Ruyun mention Song Fu, Qin Zitan looked at Song Fu's son Song Bo, and secretly thought that Song Fu had been sick for two years in Quanzhou, and he sent his eldest son Song Bo to work in Jin'an Mansion, and he had been sick for too long?

Seeing that everyone else saw it, Song Bo said, "Perhaps it's almost time... Father is sick and bedridden in Quanzhou, and the counties in Quanzhou are also exposed to the threat of Huaidong warships. Father will probably send messengers to Jin'an for help! "

She Wenzhuang felt a headache, and he and Song Fu had differences in many aspects. Song Fu has been recuperating in Quanzhou for the past two years and refuses to come to Jin'an, so he can't say anything.

She Wenzhuang said: "Everyone go back and rest first. By the afternoon, there should be more detailed news. As for whether the Zhedong Navy should go to war, I will immediately send someone to ask Zhedong's opinion."

Wen Chengyun, Deng Yu and others resigned, and She Wenzhuang said to She Feihu and Qin Zitan: "Feihu, Zitan, you stay here, I have other things to ask you..." My QT room is open ! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter