Lord of the House

After unpacking the letter handed over by Yue Lengqiu, Lin Fie looked at it calmly, glanced at Zhang Yan beside him, and said, "The Governor Yue decided to recruit the bandits, and intends to withdraw from Xuzhou first to show the surrender. Sincerity - Master Zhang, what do you think about this matter?"

"It's inconvenient for this official to intervene in the local military and politics." Zhang Yan said, thinking in his heart: Lin Fudun didn't move, and threw the ball to Yue Lengqiu, what choice could Yue Lengqiu have? Taking advantage of the situation to recruit security, Yue Lengqiu can not only keep the backbone of the Changhuai Army, but also keep his official position. Just letting Xuzhou out so easily is too urgent, right?

Zhang Yan couldn't think through it for a while, and wanted to know what Yue Lengqiu wrote in the letter, but he didn't take it for granted. At this time, he smeared it with shit, and when he poked it out, his **** would not be clean.

Seeing Zhang Yan's indifference, Lin Fu didn't pursue him, and said to Liu Tao beside Liang Wenzhan, "Duke Yue wants me to assemble a hundred ferries and transfer them to Xuzhou for use, so I will trouble Master Liu to deal with this matter... In addition to the ferry, the boatmen should also be recruited, sooner rather than later."

Liu Tao replied in a muffled voice. He knew that he would not be welcome in Shanyang, so he recruited ferries, and he would most likely rush to Xuzhou with them.

That's fine, as long as the recruitment can go smoothly, and personally lead the boat northward, it can be regarded as a merit in front of Governor Yue, and there is a way to advance.

Thinking of this, Liu Tao went out first to do this.

Lin Fu called another guard and ordered, "Go to the east of the city to find General Tao Chun, who is recovering on Xishi Street, and tell him that Governor Yue is going to transfer a ferry to Xuzhou, and ask him how he is recovering, if he can go to Xuzhou again. To serve in front of Governor Yue..."

"The Governor Yue wants me to go to Suining to sit in town, to maintain pressure on the enemy of Longquan Mountain in the west of Suining, and to ensure that the recruitment can be done - Sir Zhang, would you like to go to Suining with me?" Lin Fu asked Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan hesitated for a while, then said: "Then go to Suining, the bandit incident will be settled early, and the Huaibei Yan incident will be on the right track as soon as possible..."

Lin Bie just smiled and said, "When everything is ready, I will send someone to inform Master Zhang..." Then he got up and took his squires to leave the County Duting Post House where Zhang Yan temporarily stayed, and returned to Wen Qing Garden.

Yue Lengqiu wanted to use a boat in Xuzhou, so Lin Fu naturally would not transfer a war boat from the water camp for him to use, and let Liu Tao requisition a civilian boat from Shanyang County to go north. Tao Chun has been injured for more than ten days. Although he has not fully recovered, his life is not affected. There is no problem in going north by water, so he does not need to stay in Shanyang to get in the way.

Song Jia was learning embroidery with Xiaoman and Mingyue by the pond in the garden. She knew everything, but she had never learned to work as a female worker. Now that she was bored in her spare time, she learned to play. When Lin Bie came back, she asked, "How easy is Zhang Yan to deal with? ?"

She Mingyue could never forget her status as a prisoner, so she got up and retire, unwilling to be in the same room with Lin Fu.

"The matter of attacking the smugglers, without waiting for Zhang Yan's statement, Yue Lengqiu's messenger from Xuzhou came into the city, and this matter was changed..." Lin Fu said, and took out Yue Lengqiu's letter from his arms. Show Song Jia.

Song Jia read Yue Lengqiu's letter carefully, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, very beautiful, and said, "Yue Lengqiu is quite simple - Liu An'er has been seeking Xuzhou for a long time, and he has not fought for three months. Yue Leng At this time, Qiu surrendered, he really couldn't help him refuse! What are you going to do?"

"Yue Lengqiu ordered me to go to Suining to sit in town, what can I do?" Lin Fu said.

"That really wronged you!" Song Jia raised her forehead and gave Lin Fu a look, with a very charming look.

Xiaoman was unhappy watching from the side, thinking that they had only been together for a few days and had to separate again, and he was even more unhappy, and said to Song Jia, "If you want to learn embroidery, it is easy to learn it, and half-hearted can't learn anything. ."

Song Jiayan smiled and said, "My little aunt is really hard to serve, am I studying hard?"

"Maybe there will be another battle, but it's also for Suining, and there is no need for an expedition. Do you stay in Shanyang, or go to Suining with me?" Lin Fu asked.

"Can I go to Suining?" Xiaoman asked happily.

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Huaisi was in chaos, but it was not difficult to collect more than a hundred civilian ships in Shanyang.

On the 28th, Lin Fu went with Zhang Yan, crossed the Huai River from Shanyang to Sishui by boat, went up the Sishui River, and entered the town of Suining.

Liu Tao, the prime minister of Shanyang County, and Tao Chun, the general of the Changhuai Army, continued northward with more than 100 ferries to Xuzhou.

The refugee army suspended the offensive against Xuzhou and opened a hole in the southeast of Xuzhou city, so that Yue Lengqiu led the Changhuai army to withdraw from Xuzhou.

The refugee army also desperately wanted to get the city of Xuzhou, and even temporarily ceded the Yunlong Mountain camp on the west bank of Sishui and the southeast corner of Xuzhou to the Changhuai Army, so that the Changhuai Army could withdraw from Xuzhou more quickly and with more peace of mind. Sit down and talk slowly about recruiting.

As soon as Tao Chun arrived in Xuzhou, he was ordered to set up camp at Damiaogang on the other side of Yunlong Mountain.

In early August, the Changhuai Army began to withdraw from Xuzhou City. On August 10th, the remnants of the Changhuai Army had more than 12,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 20,000 officials and civilians were evacuated from the Chu Palace and Xuzhou East.

The refugee army also entered the city of Xuzhou on this day.

The refugee army has not yet been able to block the embankment of Sishui in Yanshan, but they dug the trench between Yunlong Mountain and Phoenix Mountain in the southwest corner. The flood of Sishui River, roaring and raging in the low ridges of Xuzhou Plain, poured out from the embankment of Yanshan Mountain, was able to flow away from the low-lying area in the southwest of Xuzhou and merged into the Bianshui River, which is 60 kilometers away in the southwest.

The flooding in Xuzhou city was able to gradually decline, and after a day and a night, the streets and alleys with thick silt were fully exposed.

The city of Xuzhou is in a state of ruin, no different from an abandoned city. It will take a long time to restore its vitality. However, after being soaked in flood water for three months, the city wall still stands still. It can be seen that the city of Xuzhou is solid and can be called it. The first city in the Central Plains.

The change of ownership of Xuzhou City was a substantial first step for the two sides to sit down and talk about recruiting security. However, the refugee army still had strong vigilance against officers and soldiers.

After Yue Leng and Qiudong withdrew, there were still tens of thousands of civilians who remained in Xuzhou city, unwilling to leave their homeland and abandon their homeland.

After Liu An'er led more than 10,000 elite troops into Xuzhou, the first thing he did was to drive the civilians out of the city. They occupied the Yunlong Mountain camp again, stationed a group of elite soldiers, and confronted the Changhuai Army on the east bank to prevent them from returning to Sishui and attacking Xuzhou.

Of course, under the current situation, the greatest threat to the Xuzhou refugee army is not the Changhuai Army that retreated to the east bank, but the Jiangdong Zuo Army who is recuperating in Suining.

With such heavy casualties, the Changhuai Army was able to hold on to Xuzhou for half a year, and its will was a rare firmness. After getting out of trouble and crossing the river to the east bank of Sishui, his will to fight has relaxed, and he needs time to rest. Whether it is physical strength, fighting will, or material preparation, they are unable to cross Sishui to counterattack Xuzhou in a short time.

Liu An'er is also a person who knows the army. Unlike the Changhuai Army, which has become a tired army, the Jiangdong Zuo Army is the real new and cutting-edge division.

If it wasn't for Lin Su leading the Jiangdong Zuo Army to peep into Xuzhou from Suining, how could Liu An'er easily accept recruiting?

It is not difficult to accept recruiting, but it is not without conditions, and it is impossible for the court to lead by the nose under the guise of recruiting.

Liu An'er's condition is that in Xuzhou Lifan Town, Yucheng and Huaiyang in the west, Haozhou, Sizhou, Suining and Suyu in the south, Pei County, Tengzhou and Jining in the north, Pi County and Pi County in the east. Twenty-one counties, including Tancheng and Shuyang, were drawn from the original prefecture and incorporated into Xuzhou.

The so-called asking price in the sky, paying back the money on the ground, and opening this price, it takes such strength.

The area drawn by Liu An'er almost includes the four prefectures in the Huaisi area. The geographical center is not Xuzhou, but Suining, which is occupied by the Jiangdong Zuo Army.

Before, Liu Miaozhen and Ma Lantou withdrew their main troops from Siyang and Suyu on the southern front, and set up camp at Qinglonggang, northwest of Suining, to build a new line of defense. They had more than 20,000 troops and the ratio of elite troops. More than half.

In early August, after gaining Xuzhou as desired, Liu An'er freed up and constantly moved the troops and horses outside Xuzhou to the south. By mid-August, the strength of the refugee army in Qinglonggang had increased to 80,000. Almost all the main force of the refugee army besieging Xuzhou moved to Suining.

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Suining City is still dominated by Gu Siyuan's troops. The Jiangdong Left Army's camp is located outside a yellow mud hill in the northeast corner of Suining City. 's gap.

The refugee army continued to make small movements, and Chen Hansan also successively withdrawn his troops from the narrow bridge south of Shuyang.

The three troops of Chen and Han, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, all retreated into Tancheng, north of Shuyang. Shuyang, which had been besieged for three months, finally released the siege in early August.

The guard battalion stationed at Shukou on the south side of the narrow bridge was also able to divide its troops to Feixiaji on the north bank of Shanyang, while Lin Fu was able to mobilize Ning Zechen and lead Feng to leave the camp and march north to strengthen Suining's combat power.

In addition to Gu Siyuan's troops, the Jiangdong Left Army in Suining has more than 12,000 elites from 18 battalions, including Fengli Battalion, Changshan Battalion, Duhuai Army Remnants, Cavalry Battalion, and Jinghai Third Water Battalion.

The flow of Sishui through Suining is a big river that bends to the northeast, so that the river section of Sishui flowing through the northern border of Suining actually flows in an east-west direction. The river surface is open and the water flow is slow.

Jiangdong Zuojun's water camp warships stopped like clouds, covering a large area of ​​water upstream and downstream with black pressure.

The military affairs of the Jiangdong Zuo Army in Suining have been handled by Qin Chengzu since mid-July.

Lin Fu came back to Suining again, and he did not directly come forward to deal with military affairs. Except for occasional discussions in the city, he stayed on the Jinhai ship on the riverside of Sishui most of the time.

On the Sishui River, the night is filled with light, and the Jinhai ship is brightly lit.

Xiaoman and the second daughter She Mingyue were enjoying playing chess in the private room on the top floor of the aft cabin.

Although I can't go ashore to play, but on the boat, I feel that the mountains and rivers are magnificent, and it is worthwhile to see the mighty Surabaya, rivers and mountains.

The command cabin where Lin Fu discusses and handles military affairs is on the outside. The wooden platform in the middle is a sand table of Huaisi terrain made of gum and river sand. The refugee army is marked with a blue flag. The blue flags around Suining are almost To fill this small sand table, in contrast, the small flags in Xuzhou are not even denser than Tancheng.

"Liu An'er wants to be greedy for the land of the four prefectures and leads the vassal town. She is insatiable!" Song Jia, who was wearing a scholar's blue shirt, looked like a handsome scholar, standing beside Lin Bie, staring at the situation on the sand table. Emotionally.

"It's all over the sky to ask for the price, just sit on the ground and pay back the money," Lin Fu said with a smile, "He keeps gathering troops outside Suining, but it's just to increase his bargaining chips."

Zhang Yan has been on the boat with Lin Tie for several days to watch the situation in Huaisi.

Although Zhao'an has taken a substantial step, it is impossible for the court to assign all the 21 counties in Huaisi to the bandits~www.wuxiaspot.com~ What to talk about next, whether to fight two wars or not, It's really incomprehensible.

At this time, the hoofs of the horses on the north bank were rushing, and in the dark, several horses galloped to the water's edge, calling for the sentry boats across the water: "There is an order in Beijing, send a boat to ferry me and wait to meet Mr. Lin, the envoy of the Huaidong Jingkou System... "

One of the advantages of the war between the two armies is that the letter road is temporarily unblocked, otherwise the road from Linyi to Xuzhou will not be peaceful, and it is even more impossible for a post and horse to ride directly from the north to Suining.

Hearing the call, this side quickly sent a ship to take over the special envoy from Beijing who had passed the decree.

Zhang Yan only made up his mind to allow Yue Lengqiu to work cheaply in Xuzhou at this time, and it was specially conveyed that Lin Fu should cooperate with him with all his strength.

In order to suppress the conflict between Yue Lengqiu and Lin Fu, it is not surprising that Beijing Central specifically gave Lin Fu an edict.

When he boarded the ship with the decree and saw that the imperial decree turned out to be a gold scroll, Zhang Yan was taken aback before he heard the decree.

Zhang Yan was born as a minister, and he knew very well what the court used.

The imperial decree clearly shows the power of the emperor and should not be sloppy. The texture of the shaft handle is strictly differentiated according to the grade of the officials receiving the decree. The first-grade officials are jade shafts, the second-grade officials are black rhino horn shafts, and the imperial decree with gold shafts is used for fourth-grade officials. .

Looking at the imperial decree, weaving cloth for brocade, with flying silver dragons on both sides, it is indeed an imperial decree only used by fourth-rank officials.

"The system said: Huaidong Jingkou system set up the envoy, Jiangdong County Xuanfu envoy Si Zuo participated in politics, knew Chongzhou County, Jinghai Metropolitan Supervisor Lin Fu led troops to guard Huai, and has made outstanding achievements, especially from the fourth grade Huaidong system. As an envoy, as an encouragement..."

Lin Fu was only slightly stunned after the decree was announced. Yue Lengqiu refused to give it, and Liu Tingzhou pressed and refused to let go of Huaidong's envoy, so he could get it so easily? My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter