Lord of the House

In mid-November, Fuyang also experienced heavy snow for several consecutive days. This winter, eastern Zhejiang also encountered extremely rare severe cold weather.

The people of Fuyang were caught off guard by such extreme cold weather, lacking food and clothing. Every day, dozens and hundreds of people in and out of the city suffered from frostbite and frostbite.

East Fujian is located at the southern latitude. To the north, there are lofty and precipitous hills of Fujian and Zhejiang to block the cold current in the north. Winter is always mild, and most people often have no chance to see snow in their entire lives. Last year, the winters of Zhejiang and Zhejiang were warm and humid, similar to those of East Fujian, but this year, the soldiers of the Eight Fujian Wars who entered Zhejiang to fight will first have to stand the test of the cold winter.

After the Kuaiji War, She Wenzhuang personally sneaked to eastern Zhejiang to adjust the military deployment. She Feihu seized military power. After She Feihu returned to western Zhejiang, Tian Chang stayed in Fuyang and presided over the military and political affairs.

When the Huaidong Army attacked Shengzhou, the Tian clan resisted stubbornly and finally broke the city. In addition to defending the city and dying in battle, the Tian clan was escorted to Jiangning for trial, and there were sixty-seven people who gave their heads to the execution ground—except for Sui Tian Chang who joined the army. In addition to the Tian clan's children, the Tian clan has been uprooted.

There is no hatred, even gnashing of teeth is useless. Tian Chang has never softened his hand to destroy people and the dead, but now there is no other choice than going to the dark with the luxury family.

At least on the eastern front, it is no longer possible to expect a counter-offensive; on the contrary, affected by the war in Xuzhou, Meng Yishan became eager to move in Hangzhou.

Since mid-November, Meng Yishan has continued to increase the strength of the Wuchao Mountain Camp, and also dispatched civilians to build a fortress at Shangyanwu at the western foot of Wuchao Mountain, intending to increase the military pressure on the periphery of Fuyang from the northwest.

Dong Yuan went north to Huaixi, and left the troops of the Northern Zhejiang Army to Meng Yishan. Together with the original Ning Navy, Haiyu Army and Bainao Army, they were all incorporated into the Yuqian Hanghu Army, with a total force of more than 60,000. Tian Chang had less than 40,000 troops in Fuyang and other places, and he had to take into account the important tasks of defense and military containment in Linshui, Dusongguan and other places.

Even considering Huaidong's troops and horses in Xiaoshan, Kuaiji, and Shanyin counties, they are only separated by mountains and rivers from Fuyang. Tian Chang is already under heavy pressure, but he is the most pressing right now. Ten thousand sets of winter clothes came out, but it was easier said than done.

Tian Chang had never encountered the severe cold this winter in his impressions. It was common for hungry people to freeze to death, but the generals lacked clothing to keep out the cold, and many people had frozen hands and feet, which seriously affected their combat power.

Compared with the cold weather, the most chilling thing is that the result of the war in Xuzhou was so unbelievable and shocking.

The hazy sky seems to be upside down on the top of Fuyang City, snowflakes are falling, Tian Changyi is not taking off his armor, and he is patrolling the top of the city with his waist knife in his hand. He is not afraid of the cold. Emotion.

"This ghost weather, Fuyang probably hasn't been this cold in thirty or fifty years!" Fang Zhenhe put his hands in his sleeves, complaining about the ghost weather, and said, "Even the rivers in Fuyang are frozen nearly a foot thick. It’s really hard to believe that the weather in Xuzhou is much colder than in Fuyang, how could the river ice suddenly break open and trap the Xuzhou soldiers in it?”

Tian Chang strictly forbade his generals and pawns to talk privately about the war in Xuzhou, but the influence of the war in Xuzhou still had a great influence on the army.

At the beginning, it was because Fang Zhenhe led the crowd to offer Fangjia Port and took the vanguard to capture Linshui City, so that the Western Zhejiang Army successfully gathered in Fuyang and other wars, so Fang Zhenhe was widely used by She Feixiong, Tian Chang couldn't restrain Fang Zhenhe's head. go up.

Tian Chang raised his head and glanced at Fang Zhenhe, and said, "The soldiers practice tricks. Huaidong is good at this technique, but it's not a problem." Although he said so, he didn't believe it himself, and he didn't expect Fang Zhenhe to believe it.

The Yongjia and Kuaiji wars suffered setbacks one after another, and they were forced to abandon Yongjia, Huipu, Wenling, Hengyang, Pingyang, Ouhai, Kuaiji, Shanyin, Xiaozhou and other counties, and were forced to completely shrink on the eastern front—even at that moment, Tian Chang still believes that there is still hope for the luxury family.

Once Beiyan's troops rampage and destroy the Hehuai line of defense, it will force Huaidong and Jiangning to invest more troops on the northern front. At that time, the battle will be fought on the southern front.

Who would have thought that the battle in Xuzhou would end like this, as if a giant fist slammed into their chests, making them breathless for days.

The victory of Xuzhou not only completely solved the hidden danger of Chen Hansan for Huaidong and Jiangning, but also took the city of Xuzhou, which is located at the key point of Huaisi, in the hands of Huaidong, which made the situation of the Huaisi defense line complete, and also thwarted Yanhu's aggressiveness in the south— - Under this situation, as long as the Huaidong and Jiangning divisions retreated to Xuzhou, Huaiyang, Guoyang, Hao, Si and Shouzhou, they would form a solid line of defense to defend Huai, and it would be difficult for Yanhu to penetrate.

Delaying, Tian Chang really can't see where the hope of victory lies.

Fang Zhenhe has been complaining a lot recently, and Tian Chang guessed that he might have some vague regrets in his heart.

Fang Zhenhe offered Fangjia Port, and Gan led the crowd to seize Linshui, which was the key reason why She Feixiong was able to achieve a series of great victories in Dusongguan, Fuyang and other places.

However, this dazzling achievement did not bring too many benefits and benefits to the Fang family, but made a complete break with the local forces in Hanghu. Just imagine how many people in Hanghu do not want to eat Fang Zhenhe raw?

Once the extravagant family can't keep Fuyang and Linshui, the Fang family who has been farming and operating in Fangjiabu, the eastern suburb of Linshui City for generations, will inevitably suffer cruel and severe revenge.

At present, Lin Fuqin led tens of thousands of Huaidong elites to gather in Linzhou, and invited Dong Yuan, Tao Chun, and Liang Cheng to rush over, and wanted to fight with Yan Hu at Shouzhang to relieve the siege of Dongping. If Huaidong was frustrated in this battle, Or fight with Beiyan and lose both, they will still have a chance on the southern front; if Huaidong wins another great victory, Tian Chang will also have the illusion and frustration of losing his underwear.

When Huaidong wins great victories in Linzhou and Shouzhang again, Yanhu's vigor in the south will be completely defeated. Huaidong will have the energy to turn around and focus on the southern line again. His first step will be with the The Hanghu Army joined forces to attack Fuyang.

The best outcome is that the Huaidong Army and Yanhu in Linzhou and Shouzhang will lose both, Tian Chang thought in his heart.

At this time, a squire came to the top of the city and said, "The Governor of the Great Commander has issued an urgent letter!"

Tian Chang opened the letter, read the letter, and said to Fang Zhenhe, "The governor called me to discuss matters..." The summoning was very urgent, Tian Chang made some arrangements for the military and political affairs in Fuyang, and set off by boat overnight, rushing against the water to Chun'an, passing through Tonglu At that time, he met Su Tingzhan who came from Dongyang.

Su Tingzhan traveled by horse from Dongyang to Tonglu, and after meeting with Tian Chang, they rushed to Chun'an by boat.

"In this situation in Xuzhou, the Grand Governor urgently summoned the ministries to discuss matters in Chun'an, why?" Tian Chang invited Su Tingzhan to come to the ship to discuss matters.

"I'm afraid I'm going to attack Ganzhou!" Su Tingzhan said.

Tian Chang was startled and asked: "Huaidong and Jiangning troops are all on the front line of Linzhou, setting up their forces and wanting to fight Beiyan to the death - we are attacking Ganzhou at this time, don't we want to prompt Huaidong , Jiang Ning withdrew his troops from Linzhou and returned to the south?"

"I thought so too at first, but seeing that the commander-in-chief was in a hurry to summon the generals, I guessed that Huaidong's gathering of troops in Linbing might be a way of delaying the troops," Su Tingzhan said.

"A plan to slow down the army? Slow us down?" Tian Chang asked in shock.

Su Tingzhan nodded and said, "Huaidong is good at tricks, but he rarely fights uncertain battles, and his gathering of troops in Linzhou is probably just a pretense; if we believe it, if we delay it for another two or three months, things will happen. Big bad."

Tian Jue fell into deep thought:

It seems that Huaidong invited Dong Yuan, Tao Chun, and Liang Chengchong to join forces and gathered about 134,000 troops, but Yanhu had 100,000 troops in Shouzhang and Dongping, but in Qingzhou and Dengzhou, Chen Zhihu still There are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under its jurisdiction. More importantly, Ye Jiluorong is in southern Jin and Qinyang in Hebei. He also controls 30,000 iron cavalry and more than 40,000 new attached troops - Yanhu. Can be pulled to the periphery of Shouzhang and Dongping at a relatively fast speed to participate in the battle.

Not to mention the newly attached army, the cavalry troops that Yanhu can transfer troops are as high as 70,000 or 80,000, and they are not enough for the 130,000-40,000 infantry of Jiangning to carry them on the Hehuai Plain.

Perhaps it was because Huaidong's victory in Xuzhou was too smooth and mysterious, which made them ignore that Huaidong did not have the strength to fight Yanhu to the death at this time.

Su Tingzhan continued: "After Xuzhou won the victory~www.wuxiaspot.com~ In terms of the situation and people's hearts, Huaidong has to do a good job, lead the troops north, and show the appearance of a deadly battle with Yan Hu on the front line of Shouzhang. If Dong does not do this, as long as Yanhu gathers a large army on the front lines of Shouzhang and Dongping, Huaidong will consolidate the Xusi line of defense, and he will not be able to withdraw troops from the Xusi line. The most important thing is that Tao Chun, Dong Yuan, and Liang Chengchong are the most important. , I’m still stuck in Hehuai at this time, and even if I want to withdraw, it can’t be done in a day or two—but if it takes two or three months, what kind of situation do you think it will be?”

Tian Chang frowned and sucked in a breath of cold air: After the battle in Xuzhou, he was full of expectations that Huaidong and Jiangning troops would be on the front lines of Linzhou and Shouzhang, and they would lose both in the fight against Yanhu, but he never thought that it was Huaidong. With such an action, it is actually possible to be pretentious.

If the battle of Linzhou is not successful and the time is delayed for two or three months, the main force of Yanhu will likely be trapped in food and grass. After the spring, the crisscrossing rivers in the Hehuai area will also become an obstacle to the southward movement of the Yanhu troops, which will greatly reduce the military pressure on Huaidong and Jiangning in the Hehuai area.

At that time, Huaidong and Jiangning not only do not need to reinforce their troops on the northern front, but they can even send troops from the northern front to support the southern front.

Thinking of this, Tian Chang sweated down his back. At this time, he and Su Tingzhan were both struggling on the eastern front. If Huaidong sent more troops to eastern Zhejiang in the spring, the situation would be extremely dangerous.

"This fellow is really sinister!" Tian Chang said angrily, "How can God allow such a heaven-defying evildoer to live in the world?"

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