Lord of the House

Vol 8 Chapter 76: Secret Covenant (3)

Talking about the dawn, Lin Fu, Qin Chengzu, Lin Mengde, Sun Jingxuan, Li Shuyi and others left the inn and walked out of the West Gate to the East Office at the foot of Zilang Mountain.

"Luo Xiancheng led his troops to the south, and it is very likely that they will directly reach Qichun. Even if the two lakes are not in chaos, the food from the two lakes will not be able to get through. The serious shortage of food may not be manifested until next year, but the response of grain merchants will not be slow. Once all the grain merchants are closed, the price of grain in Jiangdong will rise accordingly," Lin Fu said, "When Luo Xiancheng led his troops southward, it was the day when the price of grain in Jiangdong soared.

"According to your view, how much will the price of food rise?" Sun Jingxuan asked.

"At least it has to rise to the same level as Shandong before taking a break," Lin Fu said. "The matter of transporting grain from Haidong to Huaidong must be done immediately. I can't escape, who can get away and go to Jeju for a while? Wah? Some things are not clear in the letter!"

"Let me go!" Lin Mengde said, "No one is more suitable than me."

Lin Bie nodded. At this time, everyone was working hard, and no one could rest. He said, "For the time being, we will use Haidong's rice grains to help both sides, and then we will see if the situation improves!"

Qin Chengzu shook his head and sighed lightly, and said, "I don't think so. Henan has already been crippled, and Chen Zhihu led his troops to the south. Even if the situation in Henan can be pacified in a short period of time, it will also force the refugee army to move south on a large scale. Luo Xiancheng led his troops to the south, look. It seems accidental, but in fact it is inevitable, and Jiang Ning lacks a clear understanding of this, so it is no wonder that there is no major problem!"

Lin Fu was silent. When he inspected the northern front, he realized that Luo Xiancheng might lead his troops to the south through Qichun. Ning Wangfu, the Governor's Palace, and the Jiangning Military Department all sent letters, and also wrote a private letter to Gu Wuchen, reminding him of this, and suggested Some troops were dispatched from the Jiangning Water Camp to go back to the west of the Yangtze River and cross the river to the Poyang Lake Guards Against Refugee Army.

Jiang Ning, including Gu Wuchen, only sent letters to the two lakes and Jiangxi Prefectures to order the localities to strengthen their defenses, without any intention to divide troops and help defense, and Jinghu was even more worried that the Changle army would attack Jiangxia, Jingzhou and other cities, and Jiangxi did not respond to this at all. .

Now, in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places, troops are forced to concentrate on the southern line to block the opening of the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels to the north. Once Luo Xiancheng leads his troops southward, he will rush to adjust the deployment. .

"For the She family, there may be no need for Luo Xiancheng to lead his troops across the river into Jiangxi. As long as the Changle army moves south to disrupt the deployment of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, they will have the opportunity!" Lin Fu said.

"The Changle army is advancing south, and the She family wants to take advantage of this opportunity. Their attention is on the western front, and the troops must be deployed on the western front," Sun Jingxuan said, "Can we seize this opportunity and take Daishan and Changguo in one fell swoop? down?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult," Qin Chengzu said. "The situation in Henan and Huaisi will not stabilize, and we will not be able to draw out the troops deployed on the front lines of Shanyang, Siyang and Shuyang, and the troops that can be used to fight Daishan and Changguo are really limited. Very. Although it can be expected that the focus of the luxury family will be placed on the west line, no matter how few elites are deployed on the east line, it is too difficult for us to think about it!"

Although the Jiangning army set the tone for Huaidong to join forces with Haiyu to attack Daishan and Changguo, and to contain the rebels in Zhejiang and Fujian, Huaidong did not have the determination to take Daishan and Changguo in one fell swoop.

Huaidong's troops currently deployed in the Shengsi line of defense are mainly Jinghai No. 1 Water Battalion and Chongzhou Infantry Battalion. Even if all the troops from Chongzhou are drawn out, they can only gather around 15,000 troops in the direction of Shengsi.

The defense of the luxury family on the east line is centered on Mingzhou Prefecture. The main naval forces are concentrated in Mingzhou Prefecture, and solid island villages and island cities are built in Daishan and Changguo Islands, forming a complete island chain defense line. Even if the She family mainly wants to break through from the western front, the troops deployed on the eastern front, the infantry plus the navy, will not be less than 30,000 troops. What will Huaidong use to gnaw down Daishan and Changguo?

Qin Chengzu was a cautious man, so naturally he would not support desperate tactics.

The battle plan drawn up by Huaidong is to use the advantages of water camps and warships to contain the Zhejiang and Fujian naval forces on the inside, and gradually encroach on the outer islands and reefs of Shejia, and compress Shejia's islands off the coast of Mingzhou. Chain line of defense. Only after the time is really ripe, will we spend great efforts to attack the main island of Daishan and Changguo.

In the military, Qin Chengzu's opinion is naturally more important than Sun Jingxuan. Although the Eastern Front has opportunities, whether it can be seized or not depends on strength.

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Everyone didn't sleep all night, Lin Fu, Lin Mengde, and Qin Chengzu even rushed back, but they didn't even return home; when it came to Dongya, the sky was getting brighter, Lin Mengde remembered something, and said to Lin Fu: "My uncle Chen and I My nephew has said that I hope Haiyu County can change some of the mulberry gardens to rice grains, but looking at the meaning of Chen's uncle and nephew, he doesn't seem to be interested. Talk to me about this?"

"I don't think so," Qin Chengzu said. "We have already reminded us that we have arrived. We really want to make Haiyu County self-sufficient in rice grains. Then we will import 200,000 stone grains of rice into Haiyu County every year. It doesn't make much sense! Besides, the Chen family just listens to our advice and changes the cultivation of mulberry crops, which has no obvious benefit to the overall situation in Jiangdong County - I don't think it is necessary to make a special trip to remind the Chen family about this matter."

Lin Bie put his hands behind his back, thought for a moment, and said, "Since I've reminded you, saying it twice may not be pleasing to you, let them go!"

Lin Fu said this, but Lin Mengde didn't insist on anything.

200,000 stone grains of rice are not too much, but not too little. If the Chen family can be tied to Huaidong's chariot and struggle, then the maximum use of these 200,000 stone grains can be realized.

"Everyone, let's go back to rest first," Lin Fu said, pinching the sore and swollen eyebrows, and said, "I rushed back from Yanqing yesterday, and I haven't closed my eyes until now, and I'm very tired. Soaring food prices is the general trend. Although it is not what everyone expects, it has to be said that this situation is beneficial to Huaidong. Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, including Dong Yuan and others, although on the one hand they resolutely blocked the opening of the refugees going south, the price of rice has skyrocketed. How do they solve the contradiction that it is difficult for the urban households to make a living? Yanjing is a lesson from the past, and this time it catches up with the large-scale increase of troops in Jiangdong County, Jiangning will not be in chaos, but no one can find a better way! "

Since the invasion of the east, the Cao Canal between Shandong and Yannan has been destroyed, and the agricultural production in Yannan has also suffered a devastating blow. The rice grains going north through the Jinhai Grain Road are mainly for official use, and cannot take into account the livelihood of the people. , the price of food in Yanjing skyrocketed several times for a while, but it has not been able to come down today.

There are as many as 130,000 households in Yanjing City. Under such high food prices, most people cannot make a living. In order to alleviate the contradiction and avoid turmoil, the imperial court could only order the Jingying Imperial Army and the Jibei Army to recruit a large number of soldiers from the urban households.

The quality of the soldiers from Chengfang households is relatively poor, and it is difficult to become an elite soldier who is not afraid of death. However, in order to ensure the stability of the overall situation, most of the more than 40,000 soldiers newly added by the Jibei Army in the past two years are from Yan. Recruited in castles and households in the Gyeongsang and Gyeonggi regions.

After the price of rice in Jiangdong skyrocketed, there would be great turmoil in the cities where Jiangning, Weiyang, Pingjiang, Hangzhou and other cities were concentrated. In order to reduce the turmoil and contradictions, this addition of troops and horses in Jiangdong County will also be forced to recruit a large number of urban households into the barracks.

What's good for Huaidong is that the north Zhejiang, Huinan, Jiangning and other armies have expanded their troops and horses. However, Lin Fu was also a little worried. The sources of the troops of the Jiangning Zhulu army were complicated and their quality was not high. It was really worrying whether they could block the entrance of the luxury family to the south.

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Lin Fu didn't enter the Dongya. He thought that his family was waiting on the mountain. He rushed back to Chongzhou last night without going up the mountain first. Walking halfway up the mountain, I heard the lonely morning in the mountains suddenly broken by a loud cry of a baby...

Lin Bie was slightly startled, considering that Mother Xun's birth period was only a few days, could it be that Mother Xun gave birth?

Lin Bie took three steps and two steps~www.wuxiaspot.com~ climbed to the top of the mountain, and others saluted him, but he didn't care to respond. Hearing the baby's cry and laughter becoming clearer, Lin Fie just walked into the backyard and brought a basin of blood to Jun Xun's personal maid, Juan'er, and slammed it into his arms.

Lin Fu only had time to dodge half of his body, half of his robe was drenched, and the copper basin fell on the steps with a clanging sound. Juan'er hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed in apology, her face turned pale with fright, and her whole body trembled. This is the most taboo thing for the people of today.

Gu Yingxiu, Shan Rou, Liu Yue'er and others listened to the movement outside, walked in and saw Lin Bie, and asked, "Why did you come back so rashly at this time?"

"How is Xunniang, can you be safe?" Lin Fu didn't care about getting wet on his robes, so he went in to see Xunniang.

"Men don't want to enter the delivery room," Gu Yingxiu blocked him and said, "The man passed out, but it's not a big problem. I had fetal gas last night, and the delivery went smoothly!"

"Niang Xun was born and raised, why didn't you tell me? I came back last night, don't you know?" Lin Fu complained.

"That stubborn girl won't let you go, saying that your business is important, and having a child is not a big thing, you can't help when you come back!" Gu Yingxiu said.

"It's stupid!" Lin Bie scolded with love and pity. Seeing that Juan'er was still knocking on the ground, he said, "Get up, can I punish you for paying me a piece of clothing?" Ask if the birth is male or female.

"It's a young lady, change your clothes first, and I'll show you later!" Gu Yingxiu said, asking Liu Yue'er to take Lin Fie away first.

Lin Fu didn't see Xiaoman's figure and asked Liu Yue'er, "Where's Xiaoman?"

"I rushed back to the seventh lady," Liu Yue'er said. "Having a child is a difficult time for a woman. Xiaoman hasn't given birth yet, so how can she help her on the side?"

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