Lord of the House

As the food was about to be exhausted, the Yanhu soldiers and horses retreating to Wuguan had to slaughter mules and horses to supplement the shortage of food and grass after the first ten days of November.

For Yanhu, Guanzhong was also a newly acquired land, and the valley passage from Weinan Economic and Commercial Prefecture was too narrow, making it very difficult to raise and supply food and grass. By mid-November, Ye Ji Luorong could not even wait for the end of Xiangyang's troops and horses. When he came out, he set about arranging the evacuation to Guanzhong.

On the 22nd of November, the special envoy of Hulu in Yanjing came to Shangzhou City via Heluo and Weinan, and named Chen Zhihu as the King of Qin. He led his troops to guard Yuguanzhong, while Tian Chang, Su Tingzhan, Sheyuan and other remnants were subject to his restraint, and Ye Jiluorong led the remaining 30,000 remnants of Yanqi to retreat to Jinzhong.

This news was quickly spread from Huaidong's spies to Fancheng, and to Lin Bie's ears in Fancheng at this time.

On the 24th, Nanyang and Xiangfan snowed heavily, frozen for thousands of miles, and the sky was freezing cold.

Since there are not a hundred people in Xiangfan and Nanyang, and the heavy snow and extremely cold weather restrict the entry of migrants, the Huaidong Army directly stationed in Fancheng.

Lin Fu didn't like the dead and quiet city, so he moved the Xingyuan to Zizhen Mountain in the southeast corner of Fancheng City, from where he could also overlook the battlefield in Xiangyang on the south bank.

Zizhen Mountain was originally a private manor outside Fancheng, built around a low mountain less than twenty feet high. The original owner had long since been annihilated in the fire of war, the family was wiped out, and most of the villa was destroyed in the fire of war. The remaining houses were also dilapidated, and they were repaired to serve as Lin Fu's house and the office of the Military Intelligence Department, Su Wei. The military camp was located on the left flank of Chaizhen Mountain.

Although Chaijing Mountain is not high, it stands by the Han River. There is a pavilion near the water that escaped the ravages of the war. Gao Zongting, Hu Wenmu, Song Fu, Gu Hao and others could only accommodate Lin Fu's interest, dressed thickly and went to Linshui Pavilion to blow the cold wind together.

Lin Fu, Gao Zongting, Song Fu and others stayed in Fancheng on the north bank. The troops stationed around Fancheng were also mainly the forbidden infantry and cavalry troops. Zhou Tong was also sent to the south bank to preside over the siege of Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City stands on the Han River and is located on the inner side of Lumen Mountain and Longzhong Mountain. Lumen Mountain and Longzhong Mountain stand facing each other, leaving a gap four or five miles wide in the middle. Under the situation that the Han River was tightly sealed, the enemy of Xiangyang could only break through the gap between Lumen Mountain and Longzhong Mountain and head south.

However, at this time, Zhou Tong led Tang Fuguan, Zhang Jiheng, and Zhang Gou to set up two moats in the south of Xiangyang, between Lumen Mountain and Longzhong Mountain, and divided troops to capture the western **** of Lumen Mountain and the east foot of Longzhong Mountain. At each point, gradually build up defenses—the Huaidong Army at this time, without rushing or impetuous, gradually removes obstacles in the periphery of Xiangyang, like an iron barrel, first close to 70,000 enemy troops to surround the city of Xiangyang without leakage, and then talk about other things. thing.

"There is still a bridge between Xiangfan," Lin Fu stood in the pavilion, pointed to the Han River under the heavy snow, and said, "Only by ferry, the transfer of people, horses and materials is too slow. Besides, after the bridge is built, Xiangfan can The city is ruled by…”

"To build a floating bridge, it is necessary to cut off the upstream and downstream waterways; and to build a suspension bridge, the cliff between Xiangyang and Fancheng is a thousand steps away, so it can be built, and the maintenance costs in the future are also amazing, and non-Xiangfan places can bear it." Song Fu said.

Of course, everyone present knew that a pontoon bridge should be built between Xiangyang and Fancheng, so that Jingzhou, Xiangyang and Nanyang could be more closely integrated, not to be cut off by the Han River, which would change the mobilization of troops on both sides of the Han River in Huaidong in the future. It's quick and fast, but bridging is not without its drawbacks.

The cost of erection and maintenance of the pontoon bridge is relatively low, but it will cut off the Han River upstream and downstream, and will harm the river transportation.

"The problem is not as serious as I thought," Lin Fu pointed to his brain and stood in the pavilion, pointed to the Han River in the southwest, and said with a smile, "Song Gong, look at Hutoushan Island!"

"Ah!" Song Fu was also a person of quick wit. Seeing Lin Biezhi pointing at Huya Mountain Tiger, he asked, "My lord wants to set up a pontoon bridge between the north bank and Hutoushan Island, and between Hutoushan Island and the high bank on the south bank. Build a suspension bridge?"

"Yes," Lin Bie nodded and said, "This way, the bridge construction cost is low, and a waterway of more than 100 steps can be left between Hutoushan Island and the high bank of the south bank so that ships can pass."

Hutoushan Island was once the water village of the enemy navy in Xiangyang. It is far from the north bank and has a water surface of five or six hundred steps wide. It is closer to the south bank, and the water surface is only a hundred steps. However, the deep gorge waterway has better shipping conditions than the north side. Much better. With the current shipping conditions, the waterway left in the south of Hutoushan Island is sufficient. Building a 600-step pontoon bridge and a suspension bridge of more than 100 steps on both sides of Hutoushan Island will be repaired in the future. within the range that the local finances can bear.

"Hutoushan Island doesn't have a giant tree that can fix the iron ropes. If it is smelted and iron staked, it will be an additional cost." Sun Wenbing, who came to Fancheng to specialize in food and grain transfer, said with a bitter brow.

"If the pontoon bridge and the suspension bridge are built in ten days, it is possible to send troops to Longzhong on the south bank to attack the northwest corner of Xiangyang, which will help ease the pressure on Commander Zhou to make them in the south of Xiangyang; there is really no need for Wen Bing to hold his hands so tightly. Ah..." Tang Xitai said.

"Xitai is eager to say that, but it's definitely not the way to go to the Ministry of Household, Zhidu Envoy and Transit Envoy." Sun Wenbing frowned and said, "Master Erlin has written to complain that this battle will continue, and they will I'm going to take out my official robe and use it as a..."

"Okay, don't fight anymore," Lin Fu interrupted the dispute between Sun Wenbing and Tang Xitai, and said, "After this war, Xitai will stay to preside over the political affairs of Xiangyang, and I hope to leave more things for Xiangyang, which is also understandable. Over there, I think after this battle, no one will think about fighting again immediately, and they should be able to breathe a sigh of relief for a while. Right now, we should work hard to build the bridge, and don't rely on Xiangyang in the future. I don't know how long it will take to bridge the bridge. stand up…"

"It's freezing cold, and the enemy who wants to come to Xiangyang won't be able to support it for long," Hu Wenmu asked, "When is the Privy Council going to return to court?"

Lin Fu brought Jingxiang back to Jiangning in a great victory. It was the best time to build momentum for Dai Yuan. This matter should be planned in advance - Hu Wenmu was a little thin-skinned and had no face to speak clearly, but the meaning of the words was very clear.

Lin Fu turned to look at the vast snowy sky in the southeast, and said with a smile, "The snow here is very good, so don't rush back to Jiangning." He still hoped to straighten out Jingxiang's military and government affairs and then go back to Jiangning. He didn't want to be in Jingxiang. What hidden danger was left behind, he turned to look at Gu Hao, "Nanyang is short of a full sentence, is Master Gu willing to surrender?"

Gu Hao was the subordinate of Zhang Han, the envoy of the Tanzhou system. After the Yuanzhou war, he accompanied Zhang Han's eldest son Zhang Zuowu to the Huaidong Army as a hostage. During this period of contact, Lin Fu also understood that Gu Hao was very political, otherwise he would not have given Zhang Hanyi his right-hand man.

Lin Fu's purpose is to integrate the two lakes. As long as they do not have the ambition to be independent and independent, they naturally want talented people from the two lakes to have a way to ascend and dissolve into Huaidong. The necessary rebound, let alone the natural opposition between places.

Zhang Han asked to cut the Tanzhou system and set up the envoy and was transferred to the Xianghu Xuanfu envoy. He is still the highest administrative officer of Xianghu, but he has clearly given up the local military power, and his son Zhang Zuowu will enter the center as an official, which is actually an indirect Xianglin Bound to show allegiance; if Gu Hao wanted to get rid of the Zhang family's background as a private official, it was the best way to stay and take up the post of Nanyang Tongju.

The prefect of Nanyang will be held concurrently by Ao Canghai, who guards Nanyang. Nanyang Tongju is actually a civil official who assists Ao Canghai in governing Nanyang's government affairs.

Gu Hao said with a long bow, "Gu Hao would like to be dispatched by the lord."

Hu Wenmu listened to Gu Hao's change in the title of Lin Fu, and knew that he would change his family from now on; but he was not surprised, thinking that Gu Hao must have already obtained the understanding of the Zhang family first, and at this time, the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty did not want to There are probably only a handful of people who have no way to change the court.

Lin Fu laughed, held his hands to signal Gu Hao to be free from the ceremony, and said, "Huang Zuyu and Zhou Blind took over Fancheng, and defended Fancheng, they got the help of 5,000 people; most of these people were Ding Zhuang who came from around Nanyang. .uukanshu.com is probably the only remaining small mouth in Nanyang Mansion. You will go to Nanyang in two days to choose the land from both sides of the river to grant their fields, and subsidize the cattle and plow tools to settle their livelihood. Don’t delay. The central government will allocate 200,000 taels of silver to you a few years ago, which should be able to support the people's livelihood in Nanyang Mansion next year..."

Nanyang is located between Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain. In addition to this, it is the only place to pass through the northern customs clearance between Jingxiang and Henan. More than a dozen tributaries of Hanshui and Huaiwater, such as the Ganshui, also irrigate nearly ten million acres of fertile fields in Nanyang. Before the war, Nanyang had more than one million people at one point, but at this time, the total number of people was only about 30,000 or 40,000 people, which was several times more serious than the level of ten without one.

The work of relocating the real population to Nanyang cannot be done overnight. Lin Fu is also satisfied that the number of Dingkou in Nanyang can be restored to more than 10,000 households next year. However, in addition to guarding against the enemy in Guanzhong, Nanyang also needs to guard against the ambitions of Dong Yuan in the north. There will be no shortage of troops. The 200,000 taels of silver will be allocated in addition to the resettlement of households to facilitate cultivation, and the other is to restore water conservancy. , to build roads, but arable land resources are very cheap in Nanyang. Of course, Nanyang will still be a war zone for a long time. Except for poor farmers who are at the end of their lives, not many people are willing to come in.

At this time, the military attache from the Military Intelligence Department came up with the latest information, Gao Zongting read it, and told Lin Fu: "In addition to making Chen Zhihu the king of Qin, there is reliable information to confirm that Yan Hu has sent a secret envoy to Chengdu to teach him. Cao Yiqu is the king of Shu..."

At this time, Hu Wenmu also knew that the Huaidong Army's military infiltration work was more solid than expected. After the Battle of Jingxiang, some officials in Yanjing City who were forced to surrender Yanjing would probably also want to express goodwill to Huaidong for the sake of the future. This would make the Huaidong Army's infiltration of Yanjing smoother. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter