Lord of the House

Zhou Zhizhong's department was stationed in Xianghe, less than thirty miles away from the Taihu Camp where Chen Zhihu's department was. After he had lunch, he rode to the outpost of Xijitun and walked around with his horse to Ji. go to the state. On the way, they met Prince Mu Yejiluorong and his party who were rushing to Jizhou from Ninghe Camp to discuss matters. They joined Yejiluorong and his party and went to Jizhou.

Zhou Zhizhong was originally a military attache of the two Zhe Admiral's Mansion. After Zhao Jinlong died in the Datong battle, he accumulated military exploits and took the position of commander-in-chief of the newly-affiliated army. . But as far as Zhou Zhizhong himself was concerned, he would not dare to slack in the slightest in front of Ye Jiluorong and other important officials of Donghu, such as thin ice.

Ye Jiluorong was also satisfied with Zhou Zhizhong, and invited him to ride on his shoulders along the way.

At the beginning, the use of the Xinfu Han army was very controversial within the king's tent. In the end, it was King Khan who defied the public opinion and gave the newly attached Han army a relatively independent status, instead of being incorporated into the old army as a squire or deputy, and also gave heavy use and trust to the subordinate generals.

In just three or four years, the newly annexed Han army had grown from nothing, and developed to the prewar period, with 60,000 or 70,000 troops. After the southern expedition, there were nearly 100,000 descending troops in Jizhen and Datong to be supplemented, and the combat power had surpassed that of the Yanxi tribes by a large margin, becoming the most important combat power of Donghu besides the old army. Following the example of the old army, the six divisions of the newly attached Han army were established, and the six commanders were assigned powers and general rank.

Today, the Han army has eight commanders, and there are four in Jidong. In addition to Zhou Zhizhong's occupation of Xianghe, he was alert to the Taihu Camp in the west, which was led by Chen Zhihu. One was in Jizhou, and there were two Newly Attached Han troops stationed in the Ninghe Camp with Ye Jiluorong.

Ninghe is located in the north of Jinhai. In order to guard against the Jinhai Navy and the King Qin Army of the Southern Dynasty who may land from Jinhai at any time, Donghu is located in the north of Jinhai, and 10,000 elite cavalry and more than 25,000 are stationed in Ninghe Daying. Newly attached to the Han army.

In May, in eastern Hebei, the fields are barren and green grass spreads. The closer you get to Jizhou, the denser the herds of cattle and horses.

After a winter expedition, the people are tired and the horses are thin.

After conquering Jizhou, in addition to continuing to clear the peripheral strongholds in the eastern, southern and western regions of Hebei, Yejier, the king of the Eastern Huhan, was not in a hurry to attack Yanjing and Jinhai, or even pushed the army to the cities of Yanjing and Jinhai. After the encirclement, Jizhou was the center for a nearly one-month rest.

The fields, hills, lakes, river bends, and forest farms in the area of ​​several hundred kilometers centered on Jizhou City have gradually become the grazing pastures of the Donghu people since the first ten days of April.

After a month of rest, the nearly 50,000 cavalry in the eastern Hebei region regained their fighting strength, as if the rusted swords had been sharpened and restored to their original sharpness.

Riding on the horse, looking at the herd of cattle, sheep and horses filling the fields, Zhou Zhizhong thought to himself: This time the military conference is called, should we decide to attack Yanjing and Jinhai?

Do you want to fight Yanjing or Jinhai first? Perhaps in order to fight Yanjing and Jinhai, some troops will be drawn from the western front.

Zhou Zhizhong was thinking wildly in his heart, and soon he arrived at the base of Jizhou City. From a distance, he saw the banners like a forest welcoming the guard of honor. Several came over with golden arrows and horses. They knelt in front of the cavalry and said, "King Khan came out of the city to greet Mo. Prince Erdom and General Zhou and other meritorious soldiers..."

"King Khan has a heart, and his brothers still talk about such a vain ceremony..." Ye Jiluorong laughed, although he said it casually, but Ye Jier's power was getting stronger, he didn't dare to neglect, he got off his horse and walked with the horse , walked to the cavalry of honor that Yezier came out of the city to meet.

Zhou Zhizhong and other generals of the newly attached army were sincerely grateful, walked over with Ye Jiluorong, performed the salute of the monarch and minister, and then rode on horses to the city.

"Have you brought the third child back to discuss matters this time?" Ye Ji Luorong and Ye Ji Er rode side by side on horses, and there were entourages on the left and right to help them lead the horse, so that they could be distracted and focused on the conversation, Zhou Zhizhong, etc. Followed by Ye Jibai Mountain, who greeted Ye Jier out of the city, you can also hear the conversation in front.

"Duo Di has to guard against the Liang family and the Changhuai army in the south. It's not good if you don't keep an eye on it, and you can't walk away for the time being," Ye Zier said.

"Let Mo Jimo and other ministries transfer to the south, fill in the wars in Yannan, Jixi and Xuanfu to Yan Zhizan and other ministries," Ye Jiluorong said, "The third child can come and join us to fight Yanjing. now..."

"..." Ye Zier shook his head and said, "I called you back this time to discuss this matter. Jinhai, Yanjing, which do you think should be fought first?"

"Jinhai, I went to see it myself, it's no better than Yangxin." Ye Jiluorong lowered his voice. This lame leg.

"I have studied the city defense of Jinhai," Yejier said. "Although the outer trenches of Jinhai are relatively simple, the seven fortresses on both sides of the Eddy River are all brick-clad fortified cities, integrated with the outer trenches. , stationed in the elite, can rely on each other as horns, it is difficult to fight... I suspect that Lin Fu had considered today's situation when he built the Jinhai food route with Jinhai as the end point. The reason why he did not build directly in Jinhai A heroic city should also be limited to the system of the Southern Dynasty, so the defense center of Jinhai was spread over seven fortresses. It prevents us from concentrating our forces and fighting them—with such a city defense system, although the Jinhai defenders are only 20,000 people, but given you 40,000 to 50,000 people, the probability of being able to defeat them is very low.”

"This fellow is probably our main obstacle..." Ye Ji Luorong said.

"It's not very likely, it's just like that," Yezier said. "In March, you all thought that he would lead the Huaidong Army to cross the sea to aid Jinhai, but when he came to the end, he shot him, and the She family fell into a passive position— - This alone made him surpass Li Zhuo. Even if we can successfully conquer half of the Southern Dynasties, Huaidong is still a stumbling block, and we have to deal with it carefully..."

"It seems that Jinhai must fight!" Ye Jiluorong said.

"It is to fight," Yezier said. "The key is how to fight!"

There are more than a hundred cities that they attacked, but there are not many fortified cities that can be called tragic in attack and defense. The main city of Datong Town was also forced to land after a long-term siege. This time, in the battle to conquer the South, Linyuguan City, which was captured by the elites led by Ye Jier, was really attacked at all costs.

Of course, the capture of Linyuguan City is of great significance. It not only opened up the passage between Jidong and Liaoyang, but also forced the Jizhou defenders to surrender without a fight, and successfully and quickly captured the fourteen counties of Jidong nearly a thousand miles away - with some heavy casualties. acceptable.

The Jinhai Sea is backed by the Bohai Sea, and sufficient supplies can be transported by sea. The defenders are determined and will not easily open the city and surrender. The capture of Jinhai will completely cut off Yanjing's back path, but as the commander-in-chief, Yejier must consider the price that may be paid for the capture of Jinhai.

"It's not easy to fight!" Ye Ji Luorong sighed lightly and said, "The Jinhai defenders are only 20,000 people, but they can't block the sea route, and it's impossible to predict whether there will be reinforcements in the later stage..."

"Now the Liang family does not dare to go north from Pingyuan, Yanjing's Jingying and Xilu Qin Wang's army do not dare to break out of the encirclement, and the Cao family is still watching in Qin County, mainly because we have assembled in eastern Ji and southern Yan. There are more than 140,000 cavalry. In terms of military strength, we have an absolute advantage in dealing with any side," Yezier said. "Once we lose too much under Jinhai City, it will not only shake the morale of the entire army, the Liang family, The Jingying Army in Yanjing, the Qin Wang Army in the West Road, and even the Cao family in Guanzhong may be ready to move. The weakness of Nanyue is mainly caused by internal contradictions and intrigue. Its strength is several times greater than ours.”

Hearing such a discussion, Zhou Zhizhong, who followed behind on horseback, felt the most emotion in his heart.

Before the Southern Expedition, the Yue Dynasty was on the northern line. Jizhen, Datong and Xuanfu plus the Jingying army had a total of 245,000 troops. The Jizhen army was the most elite, with 100,000 troops. If Emperor Chongguan hadn't destroyed the Great Wall by himself, replaced Li Zhuo and replaced him with Hao Zongcheng, even if the Donghu people could capture Datong this time, they would not be able to make the war progress to the level of encircling Yanjing today.

Even at this time, the Jizhen army was defeated and the Datong defenders opened the city to surrender, providing about 100,000 soldiers for the Xinfu Han army to surrender.

In Guanzhong, the Cao family guarded Guyuan and other border towns for a long time, and there were 30,000 elites in Guanxi. After taking control of Qin County, the force more than doubled. There are also more than 60,000 soldiers and horses between the Liangjiahe and Huaihe Rivers, the Qingzhou and Dengzhou town troops also have 20,000 soldiers and horses, the Changhuai Army Tao Chun's army has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the Jingying army in the inner siege of Yanjing has 60,000 soldiers and horses. There are 30,000 elite soldiers and horses, and the Xiluqin Wang Army, which is mainly composed of Xuanzhen Army and Chen Zhihu's subordinates.

Seriously calculated, the Southern Dynasty can mobilize more than 2.56 million troops on the northern front, among which there are 100,000 elites.

In comparison, the troops that the Donghu people can mobilize, with 60,000 Donghu elite cavalry as the core, are about 200,000.

If the forces of the Southern Dynasties can work together, the Donghu people will have no choice but to withdraw from the border.

It's a pity, whoever is more loyal to the imperial court these days, the more unbearable it will be, so that no one will do their best to save Yanjing at this time.

"I think Jinhai has to be attacked first," Ye Jiluorong sorted out his thoughts over the past few days and said, "If we don't attack Jinhai~www.wuxiaspot.com~ we can't even invest in troops. Hit Yanjing. If the luxury family changes its mind or can't support it, and shrinks in the south, Jiangning can mobilize a large number of reinforcements to take the sea and transport it to Jinhai, and then we will be even more passive!"

"Yeah!" Yezier nodded and said, "It's rare to attack suddenly, it needs to be pushed forward layer by layer to disintegrate... I want to adjust the deployment, Xianghe Camp will let you take charge..."

"I'm going to Xianghe, who's going to Ninghe to take charge of Jinhai?" Ye Jiluorong asked, "The third child can't come out! In Baishan, the experience is still lacking." Ye Ji Baishan is behind him. , Ye Jiluorong bluntly stated that he is still not capable of being a coach all the way, especially in such an important battle as organizing an attack on Jinhai, non-veteran and veteran coaches are not competent.

This kind of large-scale war, in which tens of thousands of troops and horses are assembled and organized to attack and defend one aspect, naturally can only use the children of Ye Ji's family as the commander.

"Baishan guards Jizhou, I will go to Ninghe myself!" Yejier said.

"Then the matter of changing the country's name is also decided this time?" Ye Jiluorong asked.

"It's decided this time," Ye Jier said. "According to the previous decision, the name of the country will be set as 'Dayan', the Yuan Dynasty will be changed to 'Mandate of Heaven', and the world will be announced..."

Zhengshuo in the Central Plains, Chen before the Yue Dynasty, Yan before Chen.

Yan established the dynasty in the Central Plains for more than 100 years, but overthrew the Chen dynasty, and some remnants of the royal family fled to Mobei. It has been nearly 600 years so far.

From the rise of the White Mountains and the Blacks, the Ye Ji tribe called themselves the descendants of the King of Yan to summon the tribes, and successively conquered the north of the Yanshan Mountains and conquered the Yanxi tribes. Taking "Yan" as the country's title and "Destiny" as the year title, in addition to the direct integration of Yandong and Yanxi Hu Hu, it also directly exposed the ambition to restore the former Yan as the Zhengshuo of the Central Plains. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter