Lord of the House

The Zhejiang-Fujian Army stopped in Ning for a few days. On the 13th, they divided their troops into a group of about 3,000 troops. They started from Ning, fell to Guangde in the northeast, and then advanced north. They attacked Jianping along the western foot of Shifo Mountain. Turning into the territory of Jingyi and Changxing, and swept along the road, the speed is extremely fast...

In the ninth year of Chongguan, the East China Sea bandits invaded Taihu Lake, and all the prefectures and counties along the Taihu Lake were greatly damaged. The counties such as Jingyi and Changxing in the west of the lake were once captured by the city, and the city was set on fire, the houses were destroyed, and the people were destroyed. Years of recovery.

The area around the Taihu Lake is fertile, with the most adequate grain development and water conservancy construction. It has always been the essence of the Jiangnan region.

In the past two years, the three prefectures of Hujiahang in the south have been severely devastated by the war and their vitality has been severely damaged. Pingjiang and Danyang have gradually escaped the shadow of the war, and together with Jiangning and Weiyang, they have become an important source of taxation for the Jiangning regime.

After three additional levies, the Pingjiang Prefecture tax grain alone was determined to be 1.2 million shi. Although the farmers suffered a lot of exploitation, they barely made any disturbances. Together with Danyang and Jiangning, the three prefectures taxed more than 3 million shi of grain each year.

Even if the city of Jiangning is defended, if the three governments cannot collect 3 million shi of tax and grain in the coming year, they will have to subsidize money and grain to help the poor, and the Jiangning regime will be in jeopardy and will be difficult to maintain.

Jiangning, Danyang, and Pingjiang are also important distribution and sales areas for official salt, except for land tax.

When the Zhejiang and Fujian troops were not in a hurry to invade Jiangning, but wanted to divide their troops to destroy Jiangnan, Chen Xiyan had no reason to insist that the Hanghu Army enter Jiangning City to assist in the defense.

On the 15th, Meng Yishan received the title of Jingyang Bo, Shanghujun, and Fuguo general in front of the temple, and he was given a mang robe. He was ordered to return to Jingyi and lead the Hanghu Army to enter Liyang on the same day to stop the rebel army from attacking the north.

Meng Yishan was invited by Chen Xiyan to go to Jiangning Niansheng, intending to enter Jiangning City to assist in the defense and fight for the seat of the imperial army. He did not expect such a result, and he regretted it in his heart, but the raw rice was already cooked, and it was no longer allowed He repented.

If he didn't come to Jiangning, he could still stick to the west bank of Taihu Lake to delay, and fight a few small battles with the Zhejiang and Fujian Army's peripheral sentries as an explanation. But he had already arrived in Jiangning, so he couldn't help but play tricks, even Chen Xiyan wanted him to serve the country with all his loyalty.

After Jiangning issued the decree, the Imperial Camp Division issued a transfer order. After Meng Yishan signed it, he sent a messenger directly to mobilize the main force of the Hanghu Army, who was stationed in Yang Meixian, on the coast of Taihu Lake in the southeast of Jingyi, to enter Liyang westward on the same day. Meng Yishan meets.

Liyang and Jingyi are adjacent to each other, and the two cities are only 60 miles apart, but their strategic terrain is quite different.

Jingyi is close to the west coast of Taihu Lake. It can be said that it is the edge of the battlefield on the west bank of Taihu Lake. Moreover, to the south of Jingyi is the West Ridge of Taihu Lake. Although Longchi Mountain, Baixian Mountain and other mountains are not high and lofty, they stretch for hundreds of miles, deep forests, The road is dangerous, which can prevent a large group of troops from entering from the south.

The Hanghu Army remained in Jingyi, and could attack when advancing, defending the city, defending the mountains, and defending the ridges when retreating.

Liyang is about 60 miles to the west. It is located at the western foot of the Xiling of Taihu Lake. Further west is the Maoshan Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River, which stretches for hundreds of miles and runs north-south.

Although the Zhejiang-Fujian army invaded Jiangning in the north, it could bypass Liyang, first fall into Lishui from Xuanzhou to the north, and enter Fanjiangning from the west foot of Maoshan, but it is obviously impossible for the She family to attack Jiangning while keeping the Hanghu Army in a position like the back of the belly. Liyang was on the sidelines.

The entry of the Hanghu Army into Liyang also meant that the Zhejiang-Fujian Army either gave up its intention of advancing north, or first removed the nail of the Hanghu Army that was blocking the way to the north. The main force of the Zhejiang-Fujian army in Ningguo, about 20,000 soldiers and horses, poured out like a tide along the western foot of Fuyu Mountain, went north through Guangde and Jianping, and went straight to Liyang.

In Xintang, Saitang, Yaojiachong, etc. on the west bank of the Shahe River, which entered Liyang from the southwest, they fought hard for many times. After losing their troops, Meng Yishan realized that there was a big gap between the Hanghu Army and the Bamin elite, and was forced to retreat into Liyang. Passive defense of the city.

At the same time as the order to block the northward approach of the Zhejiang-Fujian army, Meng Yishan also expected that Huaidong troops and horses could enter the battlefield on the west bank of Taihu Lake as soon as possible to relieve the siege of Liyang.

Although Liyang and other counties are located on the fertile land along the plains of Taihu Lake, they have not experienced any wars except for bandits for more than 200 years since the establishment of the dynasty. Although there is a Xiling in the southeast of Liyang, the county seat is built in an open plain area, and there is no shelter in all directions. Moreover, the Jiangnan area has never paid much attention to building a city. Although the city wall of Liyang is made of bricks and stones, it is not even ten feet high on all sides. It is far less than the Jiangning City Wall, which is often four or five feet high, and there is not even a moat outside the city for environmental protection.

Seeing that the Hanghu Army was lured into an ideal battlefield, the Zhejiang and Fujian Army turned from static to rapid changes. The first 20,000 elites forced the Hanghu Army into Liyang City, and another 30,000 soldiers and horses from Ningguo divided into two routes: one route. More than 10,000 people went to Xuanzhou at the northern foot of Yishan Mountain; 20,000 people all the way to the left wing, attacked Tianzigang, Si'an and other places at the northern foot of Fuyu Mountain, in order to prevent Huaidong troops from coming from Huzhou to relieve the siege of Liyang .

The city wall of Liyang could only stop a small group of bandits from entering the intruder. The Zhejiang and Fujian troops drove the people in front of the city wall, which was less than 10 feet wide, to build four siege roads that were several feet wide.

When Meng Yishan led his army to attack Tonglu, his troops suffered heavy casualties.

Knowing the news of the collapse of the Huinan Army, it was speculated that the Yuling Pass would be lost later. Without rest, Meng Yishan urgently led his troops north to Linshui to see the situation; after the fall of Yuling Pass and Huizhou, Meng Yishan continued to lead the The ministry went north to compete for the first merit of the king of diligence. By the time they entered Liyang, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Hanghu Army were actually exhausted. During the march, they encountered snow and rain several times. .

Even the arrows and weapons were seriously insufficient, and the supply of grain and fodder was also ordered to supply the counties along the way, which was difficult to be comprehensive.

In the face of the current predicament, Meng Yishan's biggest reliance is to know that Lin Fu has returned to eastern Zhejiang on the 14th, and that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Huaidong have returned from eastern Fujian. As long as the troops and horses in Huaidong reach the aid of the troops, the siege of Liyang can be solved without rescue.

Shewenzhuang crossed the horse and entered Yaojiachong. There were ridges on both sides. Yaojiachong was at the mouth of the mountain, and dozens of families gathered into a village.

The more bandit-infested and war-torn areas are, the more sturdy the village will be built.

Different from the crowded area of ​​eastern Fujian, where people live in a large number of ethnic groups, the houses of dozens of families in Yaojiachong are scattered at the foot of low slopes, and there are no protective buildings such as earth walls on the periphery. There are bandits suffering from a direct relationship.

The day before yesterday, after a war, the villagers either fled, or they were forced to join the army in the city of Liyang. Yao Jiachong was deserted and became a camp for the Zhejiang and Fujian troops. A blocking line of defense.

Shewenzhuang rode his horse up the ridge and looked to the southeast. The hills there stretched, and there was no end in sight. No one knew if Lin Fu would suddenly give up fighting Dongyang County, so he led his troops and horses out of the sky. line.

Shewenzhuang looked up, his brows pressed with worry...

After the capture of Huizhou and the opening of the channel to attack Jiangning, the She family only won one more chance to win, and it is far from turning the situation around.

Yue Lengqiu left 20,000 troops to garrison in Jiangzhou, Hukou and other places, and led 40,000 Jiangzhou troops to march eastward along the river, but the speed was not fast, and he did not enter Chizhou on the 16th. , it will take at least four days to enter Jiangning territory.

Huaixi soldiers and horses did not move at all, as if they had been warned by Huaidong beforehand. A more clear sign is that the Dongyang government army, which had the same source as Huaidong, did not gather on the north bank of Chaotiandang after the crisis in Jiangning. Instead, they quickly sent more troops to Shiliang County in the southwest corner of Hongzepu. Determined to stop Dong Yuan from going to Jiangning, Huaixi soldiers and horses could not even cross the river.

Beiyan won Shandong and Henan last year, and after the setback in Xuzhou, the strategic focus shifted to the Yulin line, and it wanted to open the passage to Guanzhong from the northern line. Now that Huaixi does not move, it is very difficult for Beiyan to give up its operations in the Yulin line and relocate its strategic focus to the Hehuai area.

Obviously, Beiyan did not expect that the Zhejiang and Fujian troops would be able to open the passage to Jiangning so smoothly from the middle road. The news reached Yanjing. Even if the Beiyan Khan Court quickly made a decision to adjust the strategic deployment, the cavalry assembled on the front line in Yulin was transferred to From the Hehuai region, the adjustment will not be completed in just one or two months - and the troops left by Beiyan in Henan and Shandong are not enough to break through the Jianghuai defense line, which has nearly 200,000 troops from west to east. .

As long as there are no major changes between Jianghuai, even if the Zhejiang-Fujian army can successfully take Jiangning, it will usher in the attack of the Huaidong Army, the Hanghu Army and the Jiangzhou Army. Counting the Dongyang government army and the Luzhou government army who can cross the river from the north bank to the south, headed by Huaidong, the Yue Dynasty can gather as many as 140,000 to 50,000 troops near Jiangning - for the She family, do you want to face With the predicament of being outnumbered, it is necessary to eat the Hanghu Army before Huaidong’s troops and horses rest and move north, to further shake the will of the Jiangning defenders. Only the Jiangzhou Army and the Huaidong Army who came here could attack them separately and defeat them individually.

Dozens of horses galloped from afar, and they did not lead their horses until they were near. The luxury flying tiger that sneaked out of Jiangning City, put on armor after arriving in Liyang, and walked with a clanging sound as they walked to Shewenzhuang. Before, he said: "Fortunately, the boy did not disgrace his father's command. Wang Xueshan is willing to help me in the family and act according to the random plan..."

"Okay," Shewenzhuang said excitedly, "When the Hanghu Army is defeated in front of us, let's see if Yongxing Children still have the courage to live and die with Jiangning City!"

If Emperor Yongxing did not have the courage to coexist with Jiangning City, fleeing north of the city was naturally his only choice.

Obviously, not only Emperor Yongxing probably did not have the courage to coexist with Jiangning City, but also the majority of officials in Jiangning City could have such courage. Of course, if no one starts and doesn't respond, even if Emperor Yongxing wanted to flee to Huaixi, he would probably persuade Chen Xiyan, Lin Xuwen and others. Shewenzhuang hopes that Wang Xueshan can play the role of "four or two" at a critical moment.

As long as Emperor Yongxing had the intention of fleeing, Jiangning would make a fuss about it again, no matter whether Emperor Yongxing escaped or not, it would shake the will of Jiangning's defenders to the greatest extent.

She Wenzhuang thought that it might be easier to take Jiangning City, and he felt a little at ease, but then he frowned and said: "Yongxing kid wants to escape, most of them can escape, he will not be stupid enough to go to Huaidong's cage. , but if we can't prevent Huaidong, he may send a military ship to take the initiative to 'welcome to drive~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The problem will still be very difficult..."

There is a water gate in Jiangning City that is connected to Chaotiandang in the north of the city. If you take a boat out of the city from the water gate, you can directly enter Chaotiandang and flee to the north bank. For Emperor Yongxing, it is also the safest escape route. Breakthrough can compare.

Of course, if Yue Lengqiu arrives in time, Emperor Yongxing will also take refuge in the Jiangzhou army - no matter whether Emperor Yongxing falls into Yue Lengqiu's hands or Dong Yuan's hands, for the luxury family , the difference is not big, the only thing I don't want is that Emperor Yongxing can't fall into Huaidong's hands.

"Han Bin has served as Wang Xueshan's escort, and Huaidong is really going to 'receive', and the scene is bound to be chaotic. As long as Wang Xueshan appears by Yongxing's side, Han Bin will have the opportunity to appear by Yongxing's side. , you can only do this!" She Feihu gritted his teeth and said, he is in Jiangning City, which has taken into account the situation.

"Well..." She Wenzhuang nodded, "It can only be arranged like this, after all, everything can't be planned out." The possibility of Han Bin's success is not high, but it is better than nothing.

She Wenhu knelt down on one knee at this time and said, "My child has a request, and I need the permission of the father."

"you say."

"When attacking Liyang City, the child is willing to be the forerunner, and the leader of the city for the father!" She Feihu said resolutely.

In the battle of Jiangning, whether Zhejiang and Fujian can reverse the situation depends on whether they can quickly and ruthlessly eat the Hanghu Army before the main force of Huaidong's troops and horses go north, siege the city to trap the enemy, and shake Jiangning's will to defend the city. Not with the dead.

She Wenzhuang nodded and said: "Okay, you can go to Tian Chang yourself, I hope you can stand up again from the small school..."

"Thank you father for being handsome!" She Feihu said, standing up and heading north to find Tianchang. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter