Lord of the House

The icy cold wind pierced the eaves and hit the walls, like a ghost crying, making people feel uneasy...

Hu Zongguo slept lightly and woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night. He sat on the head of the bed and asked the maid to help him get dressed. He pushed the window and looked out. Since the news that Shewenzhuang and Wen Chengyun were killing the poison in Huangpi came to Xiangyang, Hu Zongguo and Ye Jiluorong fled from Xiangyang west to Gucheng. In the dark night, it seemed that an evil beast opened its mouth to devour him.

"Why did the lights outside the court go out?" Hu Zongguo asked the maid.

"It was blown out by the wind at night, and Hu Shun was going to light the lamp, only to realize that there was no more oil. He was thinking of bringing a torch from the army tomorrow, but I didn't expect the adults to wake up at this time..." The pretty maid replied.

"Forget it," Hu Zongguo said in frustration, "I will be crossing the river in two days. Even if the lights are not lit in the courtyard, be careful not to let anyone intrude in."

At this point in the battle, the infiltration of the scouts from the two sides is the meaning of the title. There are patrols in the Yemiaotan Ridge to kill and injure the scouts from Huaidong who have sneaked to the south bank. Hu Zongguo is worried that Huaidong will have scouts sneaking to Gucheng.

After arriving in Gucheng, in order to facilitate Ye Ji Luorong's summons at any time, Hu Zongguo found a yard next to Ye Ji Luorong's line to temporarily live.

At this time, the guards who were resting in the outer courtyard heard the sound and came over to greet him. Hu Zongguo asked, "Has Prince Mu rested?"

"Three days of Huaidong scouts have appeared around Miaotan Ridge in the past two days. There are not a few people. Prince Mu is worried, and he is staring at Cao Chongzhai to send people to search the mountain overnight. He hasn't rested yet!" Huwei said.

Outside of Xiangyang and Gucheng, Longzhong Mountain, Miaotan Ridge and Shilong Ridge are located next to the Han River, all of which belong to the Jingshan Mountains. There are four dangerous peaks, and the three Huaidong scouts are hiding in the Miaotan Ridge. In the middle of the night, when the cold wind is howling, we have to send troops to search. How to search?

Hu Zongguo smiled bitterly, but also knew that the more he got to this point, the more careless he would be.

At first glance, the upper reaches of the Han River to the west of Xiangyang are all under their control, but the Huaidong Army has already extended from Fancheng to Huanglongtan from the north bank, and when the water camp ships are in the future, they have already begun to compete for control of the Han River. .

Especially from Longzhong to the west to Huanglongtan, the Hanshui River is deep and narrow for 20 to 30 miles, and there are many cliffs on the north bank that directly press the Hanshui River, so the Huaidong Army set up riprap on the cliff bank. The crossbow can directly attack the ships on the water, which actually greatly limits the control of Xiangyang, Zanyang, and the navy over this section of the Han water flow...

The Huaidong Army has sent scouts to the south bank to lurk more frequently in the past two days. I am worried that it is a suspicious plan of the Huaidong Army, but it is really worrying. Huaidong has come up with many miracles over the years, which one has never eaten it. Big trouble?

At this time, Hu Zongguo had no choice but to go to sleep at ease, so he rushed to Xingyuan to see Ye Jiluorong, walked into the council hall, and saw Ye Jiluorong staring at the map with red eyes, his brows furrowed like mountains. It's sleepless nights.

Tong Erdan changed his clothes and armor, and stood guard at the entrance of the gate with energy. On the 26th, he escaped from the "jail" of the Huaidong military base in Guangshan. He came to Gucheng via Nanyang yesterday to come to Ye Jiluorong.

Seeing Hu Zongguo coming, Tong Erdan smiled friendly. When he went to assassinate Luo Xiancheng, he had the determination to die. Only Hu Zongguo told him that this trip seemed safe and sound, and the final result was really so, which made Tong Erdan feel that the thin and shriveled minister from Zhejiang and Fujian really had something unmatched by ordinary people. clever……

Hu Zongguo also looked at each other and smiled, what Tong Erdan brought back was not good news:

Dong Yuan asked Huaidong to copy the old nest. Although he hated Lin Bing deeply, his lifeline was in Huaidong's hands. He didn't dare to go to the west when he pointed to the east, and he didn't dare to go to the south when he pointed to the north. At this time, the main force of the Huaixi army was given It was transferred to the north of Huaishui to recover Queshan, Ruzhou and other places, and Huaidong even forbade the Huaixi army to set foot in Nanyang. It can't be considered too bad, at least Dong Yuan didn't give in completely because his lifeline was pinched in Huaidong's hands.

The Huaixi Army moved northward, and Yue Lengqiu and Chizhou Army also called Lin Fubei to be transferred to contain the Huaixi Army, but they only needed to face the Huaidong Army alone in Xiangyang and Nanyang—although the Huaidong Army could transfer 150,000 elites Going north to fight, but Beiyan still has 170,000 elite soldiers and horses in Xiangyang and Nanyang, and is not in a disadvantaged position.

The key at the moment is to keep an eye on the Huaidong Army's forward base troops and horses deployed in Shiqiaoling to Xinye and Dengzhou. The speed of the main force of the water camp going north.

As long as there are ten more days, the total force to cross the river to the east flank of Danjiang will reach 120,000, and the main force of 50,000 troops and horses remaining on the south bank will also withdraw to Gucheng and the west of Gucheng. Dongshuiying controls the waters of Xiangfan, and it will not affect the overall situation of the northward withdrawal.

"The scouts in Huaidong have been active between Shilong Ridge and Miaotan Ridge in the past two days. Will the plan of Shangrao be repeated?" Ye Jiluorong asked when Hu Zongguo came over.

In the battle of Shangrao, the Huaidong Army opened the Guanxi Ridge Road on the south side of Shangrao, and built a dam to intercept the Shanxi River, forcing She Feixiong to withdraw from the valley in the middle reaches of the Shanxi River. When the Zhejiang-Fujian army was threatened by the dam water to withdraw from the defense, they used warships to carry troops and horses to attack the waterway, almost annihilating the Zhejiang-Fujian army's troops and horses in Shangrao, even She Feixiong and others did not escape. The end of the battle.

Although the Beiyan navy was currently controlling the Han River to the west of Xiangyang, and the Huaidong navy could not come up downstream for a while, Ye Jiluorong was still worried that the Huaidong navy would repeat its old strategy in Shangrao at Huanglongtan. Secretly built warships are launched, attacking Xiangyang, the navy, or directly transporting troops and horses across the river to attack the south bank.

In the past few days, the Huaidong Army's actions on the front line of Huanglongtan have also been quite large. Ye Ji Luorong had to set up watch posts on the three main peaks of Shilongling and Miaotanling to monitor the movement on the other side and above the Han River.

For Huaidong, it is a strategy to go upstream and choose a place to build ships, but it takes time, and it may not be much faster than his water-battalion warships coming from the downstream. After analyzing the strategy of Huaidong after the Shangrao War, the Huaidong Army was Crossing Guanxi Ridge and building ships upstream of Shanxi River, nearly 300,000 stone of shipbuilding materials were transferred from Chongzhou, Jiangning, and Mingzhou before and after, which took half a year. Obviously, this kind of strategy is not something that Huaidong can play whenever he wants.

"Prince Mu has to worry, he can build two more defenses between Miaotan Ridge and Shilong Ridge, and between Miaotan Ridge and Longzhong Mountain..." Hu Zongguo said.

Since Longzhong Mountain, Miaotan Ridge and Shilong Ridge are directly located on the south bank of the Han River, the mountains in the north invade directly into the Han River. The actual passage from Xiangyang to Gucheng is located in the Longzhong Mountain, Temple Between the shallow valleys between Tanling, the southern foot of Shilongling and Jingshan, and then going north to Gucheng via the Nanhe River Valley, it is not close to the south bank of the Han River.

Since the Beiyan navy controlled the river section west of Xiangyang, there was no need to build beacon fire piers and fortifications against the south bank to prevent the Huaidong Army from swimming across the river at a time when supplies were so scarce. However, since Ye Ji Luorong was worried, he built a fortress between Miaotan Ridge and Shilong Ridge, and between Miaotan Ridge and Longzhong Mountain, to prevent the Huaidong Army from crossing the river and crossing the river from the three mountains. Sending troops to cut off the passage between Xiangyang and Gucheng is also a strengthening measure.

Hu Zongguo's suggestion, also called Ye Jiluorong hesitant.

Ye Jiluorong knew that Xiangyang could not be defended, but he did not completely give up his thoughts on Nan'an.

From the Longzhong Mountain to the west, the Han River flows sharply and narrowly. Just as the Huaidong Army's catapults on the cliffs on the north bank can directly hit the water surface, they will retreat to the west of Gucheng in the future, and use the control of the Zanyang and Xianshi Mountains on both sides of the river. Dangerous terrain, standing catapults and bed crossbows, can block the warships of the Huaidong water camp downstream, so as to achieve the goal of not abandoning Gucheng and retaining it as an offensive position on the south bank to contain the Huaidong army.

Right now, the supplies on the south bank are very tight. Ye Jiluorong hesitated whether to build a temporary fortress between the three mountains that would be demolished in the future, or was it just because he was over-hearted?

In the battle of Jingxiang, Ye Jiluorong, who had been fighting on the battlefield for more than 30 years, also felt haggard. He was less decisive in the past and became hesitant and easily shaken. He even spent the whole night thinking about the battle of Jingxiang. Who will replace him to clean up the mess in the future: Ye Jibaishan?

Seeing that Ye Jiluorong hesitated for a long time before he made up his mind, Hu Zongguo moved his eyes to the map, as if he didn't realize Ye Jiluorong's hesitation: at least since the withdrawal of troops and horses from the west coast to the north, Yejiluorong's performance was far better. Better than Hu Zongguo's expectations; in the case of the collapse of nearly 200,000 troops and horses on the Eastern Front, Ye Jiluorong can still stabilize the military's morale and slowly withdraw to the north. many.

Hu Zongguo wanted to persuade Ye Jiluorong to rest for a day or two. At this moment, the alarm bell rang out in the northwest direction, which made people stand upright and tremble! Of course, the Huaidong Army would do that from time to time on the North Bank, and after being shocked, everyone on the South Bank became numb.

"Quickly send someone to find out, what's the warning?" Ye Jiluorong told Tong Erdan.

Tong Erdan hurried away, and came back in a moment to report: "It was the two watch posts at Shihutan and Dongling who set fire at the same time. I had already sent a sentry ship to check downstream. If I want to come to Miaotanling and Caochongzhai, there will be more patrols. to scout..."

Dongling is one of the main peaks of Miaotan Ridge. Shihutan is located at the eastern foot of Shilong Ridge. Beacon fires were set off in Dongling and Shihutan at the same time, which means that there is a problem in the gap between Shilong Ridge and Miaotan Ridge— - When the world's beacon fire communicates, the information that can be transmitted is very limited. The fire only means that the military situation is serious, but to what extent is it serious? If you want to know further information, you need to wait for the letter and cavalry from the outpost to return!

Gucheng is next to Shilongling, but the sentry from Shihutan at the east foot of Shilongling came to report, but he had to take a detour from the southern foot of Shilongling for more than 50 miles, and it would take an hour or two to find out. Exact news!

It is fast for the sentry boat to go down from Gucheng, but it is much slower than the letter riding to return the news against the current.

Ye Jiluorong remembered Hu Zongguo's suggestion just now, and his previous worries, and said, "No, pass the order of our army, and send Cao Chongzhai guard Ma Tuhai to immediately lead 3,000 soldiers and horses into the area between Shilongling and Miaotanling to monitor. Due to the situation of the enemy, Wu Ya and Lin Wen, the guard generals in front of Miaotan Ridge, led 2,000 troops to join forces in Matuhai..." He worried that there would be a delay in dispatching troops after the situation was ascertained, so he decided to send troops in first. , even if it is false alarm, it is necessary to set up a fortress to monitor the north bank between Miaotan Ridge and Shilong Ridge.

Tian Chang, who had retreated to Gucheng with Ye Jiluorong, also rushed in at this time. Hearing Ye Jiluorong's military order, he asked hesitantly: "Sending troops to Miaotan Ridge will affect the troops of Xiangyang. Marcy withdraw?"

Nowadays, there are still nearly 70,000 troops and horses in Xiangyang, including Zhou Fan, Pujiishi, Tong Ruilin, etc. The passage from Xiangyang to Gucheng is very narrow. At this time, halfway off to the south bank of the Han River at the west foot of Miaotan Ridge to send more troops and horses, which will affect the The westward withdrawal of troops and horses in Xiangyang.

This is just one reason. Another reason is that at this time, Ma Tuhai's department in Cao Chong Village was Tian Chang's direct line elite.

Although Tian Chang led his troops to retreat to Gucheng first, but as a condition, Tian Chang's troops would serve as the rear guard of Gucheng, and finally retreated to Gucheng.

Compared with the exposed Xiangyang, Gucheng has to shrink to the west for nearly a hundred miles, and can rely on Zanyang and Baiyangguan on the north bank. When he went to the north bank, Tian Chang thought it would not be a problem if he stayed and defended Gucheng.

But Tian Chang's bottom line is to defend Gucheng, and the west of Shilongling will be exposed to the attack of the Huaidong Army on the north bank and the Huaidong Water Battalion that is about to enter the Han River. When the Eastern Army faced off, Tian Chang was afraid that his direct line soldiers and horses would be able to enter at this time, but they might not be able to exit at that time!

"It won't take two days. There is indeed a need for strengthening between Miaotan Ridge and Shilong Ridge. It is only a temporary defense. It will be withdrawn in five or six days, not for the queen..." Ye Ji Luorong said.

"Okay, then, the last general will also rush to take a look, in case the generals below do not handle it improperly..." Tian Chang said.

Ye Jiluorong also didn't know the scale of the attacks on Shilongling and Miaotanling. Since Tian Chang wanted to rush over to take a look, it would be better. He said to Tong Erdan: "You and Tian Chang go together! It can't be sloppy."

Tian Chang and Tong Erdan rushed to Caochongzhai, the sky was already gray and light, and the defender Ma Tuhai heard the news early, and he moved quickly.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and it seemed that the snow had not yet snowed. At this time, further news came to Cao Chong Village, but the further news was that Tian Chang and Tong Erdan had hair on their backs standing upright: "What, the enemy army pulled three suspension cables above the Han River at night. Cross the river?"

"Just three suspension cables, how can the sentry ship be destroyed by fire?" Tong Erdan asked.

They have long discussed the various ways that the Huaidong Army might infiltrate the south bank. They are all in control of the Hanshui River to the west of Xiangyang. If the Huaidong Army wants to infiltrate, the first is to dry up the river, and the second is to narrow the river. Pull the suspension cable directly. But in these two ways, you can only send small troops or scouts outposts to infiltrate.

"When the night sentry patrol boat crossed the mountain gate rock, it found something abnormal, but the enemy troops had already deployed on both sides of the strait, and the ambush soldiers on both sides of the strait immediately shot and killed 16 of my people with crossbows; the sentry was too late to respond~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After igniting the beacon and warning, they fled downstream. Two sentry ships, one hit the reef and sank halfway, and the other landed at the eastern foot of Miaotan Ridge. Gu Wuya and Lin in front of Miaotan Ridge also just sent people to communicate with them. Tian Shuai and General Tong were half a step earlier," Cao Chongzhai defender Ma Tuhai replied, "The enemy set up a suspension cable between Longclaw Rock and Shanmen Rock during the night. Judging from the scale of the attack on the sentry ship, the South Bank will not say much. There are already fifty or sixty Huaidong archers; when we get there, two or three hundred enemies should cross the river..."

Where can Ma Tuhai imagine the way the Huaidong Army used rigging to slip wire ropes and quickly cross the river? He just imagined the general situation, and speculated that the Huaidong Army would pass through the ropes, and in two or three hours, two or three hundred soldiers fully equipped with armor and weapons would be able to reach the sky...

Tian Chang and Huaidong have been fighting fiercely for all these years. He knows that Huaidong's two or three hundred elites rely on the steep terrain of the temple and beach, and it will take a lot of work to wipe them out, but it is obvious that Huaidong will not do it for nothing. Send two or three hundred people to the south bank to die.

Tong Erdan frowned and said to Tian Chang: "The enemy set up a suspension rope between Longclaw Rock and Shanmen Rock, and sneaked some people over first. They thought they only needed to guard the end of the suspension rope, and then block both sides with a crossbow on the north bank. We can continue to send more troops and horses from the north bank to expand our positions and delay the pace of our army’s retreat to the north; they are a good idea! It seems that it is not enough for us to send troops from the land to besiege and kill, we must immediately send troops from upstream and downstream. Sending warships to rush through the Huaidong Army's blockade and destroy it to hang ropes..."

Tian Chang suspected that it would not be so simple, but judging from the current situation, he could only send someone back to Gucheng to see Ye Ji Luorong, and asked him to send a warship with strong broadsides from Gucheng to destroy the Huaidong Army. The suspension rope, he followed the established plan, and Ma Tuhai led his troops to Shanmenyan. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter