Lord of the House

Vol 11 Chapter 71: Yuanzhou conditions

Lin Fu raised his head and glanced at Yue Lengqiu. From his wrinkles as deep as a dead tree, he could not tell whether his advice at this time was sincere or fake. It is certain that Yue Lengqiu was eager to get out of Yuzhang. Who wants to have an uncertain future? to someone else's hands?

Similarly, when Yue Lengqiu was enlisted in the military aircraft in Yuzhang, the military secrets he knew were limited. To hide Yue Lengqiu from his eyes, he must first deceive Yue Lengqiu.

"If Nanyang is to be defended, it is not appropriate to hold Liang Chengyi responsible for Ruyang's defeat, but also to reassure him. Jiangning should send someone to Nanyang to show comfort. Who does Mr. Yue think is suitable?" Lin Fu asked Yue Lengqiu.

Yue Lengqiu thought that Lin Fu would not sit and watch Nanyang fall. Once Nanyang fell, Yanhu would become one with Jinghu. Shewenzhuang, Luo Xiancheng, Chen Hansan and other rebels surrendered to Yan, which made Yanhu in the west. 200,000 more soldiers and horses are available for the line.

Although the situation of Shejia and Luo Chen's surrender to Yan is becoming more and more clear, after all, Nanyang is divided so that they can't care about each other, which is conducive to Huaidong's calm deployment and attack.

Once the rebels of Jinghu and Yanhu are linked together, the problem will be extremely serious. For a time, the military power of Jinghu will develop in a direction that is unfavorable to Huaidong; another, Yanhu will use the She family as a pioneer in Jinghu to contain A part of Huaidong's troops, Yanhu can even mobilize the main force and regroup to the east line to attack Huaidong's defense line in Xuzhou.

Right now, Huaidong has deployed heavy troops under Xu Si, which can withstand the impact of Yanhu's 100,000-strong army; once Yanhu's troops on the eastern front exceed 200,000, or even reach 300,000, can Huaidong continue to stick to the north bank of the Huaihe River?

Yue Lengqiu thought that it was very unlikely that he would return directly to the Chizhou army. Since Lin Fu would not sit and watch Nanyang fall, going to Nanyang by himself would be considered an explanation to the Queen Mother.

The current situation in Nanyang most involves the thoughts of the Queen Mother and Yuan Guizheng.

Yue Lengqiu thought and said, "The privy envoy has countless advisors around me, and I have no good ideas to offer in Yuzhang, but I am familiar with Huaixi and Nanyang, and I would like to go to Nanyang."

The defense of Nanyang, Huaixi is also very important, and Yue Lengqiu also needs to go to the center on behalf of the center.

Lin Bie frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Master Yue is willing to go this trip, that's the best thing. If you want to come and ask for an order from Jiangning, you can go to Luzhou first, and then go north after you get the imperial order. When Lord Yue arrives in Nanyang, I can tell everyone in Nanyang: After Yuanzhou is finished, the Privy Council can still send 30,000 elites to the north in Jiangxi, so there is no need to worry that Yanhu can quickly fall into Nanyang..."

Zhou Tong led Tang Fuguan and Liu Zhenzhi to cross the river to Luzhou first, with only 30,000 soldiers and horses. Huaidong had only infantry and four subordinate divisions in Jiangxi, with a full staff of 60,000.

It's just that the 60,000 soldiers and horses were severely reduced during the Shangrao war. At this time, they have not yet been fully replenished, and they are scattered all over Jiangxi.

Yu Wencheng's troops were in Jiangzhou, Chen Zui's troops were in Ganjiang, Zhang Gou's troops went south from Fuzhou, and the attack on Shaowu failed. Fourteen or five thousand people.

The situation in Jiangxi has been initially determined, but the hidden dangers have not been eliminated. Apart from the extravagant family and more than 10,000 remnants of the army, who are not surrendering to northern Fujian, Huang Binghao is in Yuanzhou, and until today, the conditions for surrender have not been negotiated.

If Yuanzhou Huang Binghao can feel at ease and not make trouble, Lin Fu can at least quickly extract Chen Zuo and Zhang Jiheng from Jiangxi and transfer them to Luzhou to prepare for battle. In this way, Lin Fu has a mobile force of 60,000 elite infantry and nearly 10,000 cavalry in Luzhou, and can support Xinyang and Nanyang at any time, and the situation will become more optimistic and not as urgent as it is now.

It's a pity that Yuanzhou is still undecided until today, but Yue Lengqiu wondered if Huang Binghao didn't have the sincerity to surrender from the beginning?

If Lin Fu could grit his teeth after the Shangrao battle, move the main force of the Huaidong Army to the west, and gather 50,000 to 60,000 elites under Yuanzhou City, he might be able to make Huang Binghao surrender under pressure instead of falling into today's situation. predicament.

Now that the Yanhu army is about to go south, Nanyang is in jeopardy, Luo Xiancheng is also on the verge of defecting, and Lin Fu is eager to pull out his troops from Jiangxi to cross the river north.

Huang Binghao can even not surrender, occupying Yuanzhou and watching the situation, what can Lin Bie do?

Huaidong's soldiers and horses can be said to be a powerful force in the world, and it is difficult to meet an opponent in field battles, but siege and looting are different from field battles.

From Yuzhang to the west along the Yuan River, the terrain becomes more dangerous as it goes west, and the area around Yuanzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Lin Fu is entrusted again, can he use 14,000 to 5,000 troops to storm the strong city of Yuanzhou, which is defended by 30,000 to 40,000 troops?

In Yue Lengqiu's opinion, Lin Fu was not decisive enough, so he was told to deal with Yuanzhou inappropriately. Of course, Yue Lengqiu kept these thoughts in his heart, and would not say it unpleasantly.

Lin Fu didn't care what Yue Lengqiu thought, let him go down to rest first and prepare for the matter of going north to Nanyang. Yue Lengqiu, as the deputy envoy of the privy, wanted to go north to Nanyang Xuanwei to work the army, and he had to ask Jiangning for a decree. All these things were prepared by Gao Zongting, and the memorial was sent to Jiangning quickly.

After Yue Lengqiu left, Lin Bie changed a map and put it on the long case. The map was the geography of the mountains and rivers around Yuanzhou. Lin Bie pressed his hand on the map and said to Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting, "I'm afraid of Huang Binghao. It's not greedy enough yet!"

"How could Shewenzhuang easily ask Huang Binghao to surrender to us?" Gao Zongting was even more certain about Huang Binghao's greed or greed, "The conditions that the lord promised him are not lenient, and he has no intention to immediately relieve him of his military power. Granted him land and money, if he was patient and not greedy, how could he not respond to this day?"

"Chen Zishou used to be a side general, and Huang Binghao's mastermind Bian Ce was also an official in western Liaoning. He was affected by Chen Tangyi's defeat and was deprived of his official position before returning to Jiangzhou and recruiting Huang Binghao as his aide," Fu Qinghe said. " Huang Binghao and Yanhu Ying have no direct collusion, but under the influence of Chen Zishou and Bian Ce, between Huaidong and Yanhu, he will inevitably be more optimistic about Yanhu, not to mention Shewenzhuang fleeing across the river north, and casting Yanhu's heart Firm, why did you not try to drag Huang Binghao onto the boat together?"

"I'm too worried about Yuanzhou," Lin Fu said with a smile, "Since Huang Binghao doesn't want to be a man, he wants to be a dog. In the current situation, why should he show his loyalty to his future master!"

If Yuanzhou's matter is not resolved well, Huaidong will be restrained by too many troops and horses in Jiangxi.

In order to confront Yanhu next, Lin Fu didn't even want to waste other places.

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From Yuzhang to the south along the Ganjiang River for a hundred and twenty li, it is Qingjiang County (now Zhangshu City). Yuanhe joins the Ganjiang River from the northern border of Qingjiang County.

Xiayuan, Xinyu, and Yangle counties east of Yuanzhou City, including Qingjiang County, are all under Yuanzhou Prefecture.

Lin Fu initially sent Gao Zongting to Yuanzhou to talk with Huang Binghao about the attachment. Xu Huang Binghao retained 20,000 troops and was responsible for the defense of the eastern part of Yuanzhou Prefecture, including Yuanzhou, Luxi, and Shangsu counties. This is precisely what Huang Binghao is. The area actually controlled at this time.

The Xiayuan, Xinyu, Yangle, and Qingle counties to the east of Yuanzhou City were spun off, and Qingjiang Prefecture was newly established under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Xingying.

The two counties of Xiayuan and Xinyu are located in the lower reaches of Yuanshui River, which are the only way to get out of Yuanzhou in the east. As long as the two counties of Xiayuan and Xinyu are cut out, and one city in Huaidong is stationed with three or five thousand elites, you can Let Huang Binghao stay in the upper reaches of Yuanshui, and there is no threat to the Yuzhang below him.

This plan is also the best solution to temporarily solve the problems left by Jiangxi. It will not immediately touch Huang Binghao's authority, and it can also stabilize the situation in Jiangxi. However, Huang Binghao was quite greedy, and from the beginning he demanded that the entire Yuanzhou be his own.

Not to mention the three counties of Xiayuan, Xinyu and Yangle, Qingjiang County is located on the west bank of the Ganjiang River and is known as the thoroughfare of the eight counties.

Zhang and Gong Ershui is the main source of the Ganjiang River, and it is the mainstream of the Ganjiang River after the confluence in Ganzhou, which gave birth to Ganzhou as an important place in Jiangxi. The Ganjiang River traveled 800 miles northwards and merged with the Yuan River, and then the water potential suddenly opened up. Qingjiang County was built at the place where Ganjiang and Yuanshui meet. It can be said to be the most important place in central Gansu. If Qingjiang is lost, Ganzhou and Yuzhang will not be able to care for each other, and the connection will be interrupted.

Huang Binghao wanted to take Qingjiang County as his own, and his ambition was not only to separate the entire Yuanzhou, but actually to include the central and southern Jiangxi areas south of Qingjiang County.

However, all the negotiations were asking prices and paying back the money on the ground. Huang Binghao offered such conditions from the beginning, but Yuzhang did not believe it.

After all, after the Huaidong Army entered Jiangxi, Huang Binghao's troops mainly gathered in Yuanzhou City. In addition to the following Yuan County as the outer defense line of Yuanzhou, no matter how loudly Huang Binghao shouted, he did not dare to send troops to fight for the three counties of Xinyu, Yangle and Qingjiang under the eyes of the Huaidong Army.

It is impossible for Lin Fuduan to ask Qingjiang County to go to Huang Binghao. UUkanshuwww.uukanshu.com Xinyu is also an important town in the lower reaches of Yuan River. From Xinyu to the east, the terrain is relatively easy, and the roads lead in all directions. , you can go south to bypass the Qingjiang River and enter the southern Jiangxi area. Tell Huang Binghao to go to Xinyu, and the pressure of Huaidong's garrison around Xinyu will double. Today, Lin Fu has retreated and agreed to cede Xiayuan County to Huang Binghao, but the bottom line is that Qingjiang and Xinyu counties must be Cut it out: Qingjiang connects Ganzhou and Yuzhang, and stationing elites in Xinyu can restrict Huang Binghao from leaving Yuanzhou.

After the news of Liang Chengyi's abandonment in the river reached Yuzhang, Lin Fu immediately sent people to Yuanzhou to inform Huang Binghao, Chen Zishou and others about the final surrender conditions, and agreed to give Huang Binghao an additional 100,000 taels of silver every year to supplement Yuanzhou. Insufficient money and food, conditions can not be described as lenient.

However, Huang Binghao gathered nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses in the two cities of Xiayuan and Yuanzhou, and neither divided his troops to fight for the two cities of Xinyu and Qingjiang, nor did he agree to the surrender conditions of the defense of the Linfu Division.

Because Xiayuan had the advantage of commanding Xinyu, Lin Fu did not dare to send troops to Xinyu rashly until the terms were negotiated. If too few troops are dispatched, there is concern that Huang Binghao will be eaten; if too many troops are dispatched, it will affect the later military deployment.

The Yuanzhou matter was still delayed and could not be resolved, and the two cities of Xinyu and Yangle were still there.

It is said that Lin Fu has not been in Yuzhang for less than two months, and the Yuanzhou matter has not been resolved by this time, and it is impossible to talk about the delay. However, the situation in the north was developing too fast, especially the troops and horses in the river collapsed in Ruyang, the Cao family withdrew from Guanzhong, and the channel for Yanhu troops and horses to attack Nanyang in the south had been opened.

Nanyang has also become precarious. Yanhu is about to unite with the rebels in Jinghu. Huaidong soldiers and horses need to get out of Jiangxi immediately and cross the river north. The Yuanzhou incident cannot be delayed any longer. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter

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