Lord of the House

Two days later, Du Cheli was led by Chen Hualian to meet Lin Fu.

"Du Gong has been weak in recent years and his energy is not good. He is afraid of misunderstanding the master's plan, so he specially asked Che Li to plead with the master!" Du Cheli knelt on one knee and said.

Lin Fu sighed softly, and Du Rong understood what Du Rong had in mind. He couldn't help Du Cheli and the Du clan to work for Huaidong, but he personally still remembered the kindness of Shewenzhuang. ——The twisted melons are not sweet. Du Cheli, representing the Du family, will change flags with the Song family, which can also dampen the morale of the forces in Mindong. Lin Fu also has no intention of forcing Du Rong to serve under his command.

Lin Fu said to Du Cheli: "The Duke of Song will return to Quanzhou to swear to change his flag. I want to ask General Du to accompany him to the south to help him with his military service. The troops and horses of Yizhou will also fill in Quanzhou later, that is, cooperate with the north and open the door. The prelude to the First Battle of Mindong, can you?"

"At the end of the day, I will listen to the orders of the adults." Du Cheli replied in a loud voice.

"Okay!" Lin Fu laughed and said to Song Fu, "I set off at the same time as Duke Song and waited for the news of Duke Song in Cangnan!"

Everything is ready, just waiting for Song Fu to return to Quanzhou by sea. The Song family publicly broke with the other Fujian clans headed by the She family. There is absolutely no chance of survival in the hearts of the people of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Song Fu's obedience form was also sent to Jiangning yesterday by a fast horse.

Lin Fu asked Song Jia to take her father on board. Song Fu was busy discussing matters in Mingzhou for the past two days, and her father and daughter did not have the opportunity to speak alone.

It was drizzling rain, and the two Jinhai-class warships of the First Water Battalion were moored on the dock.

Most of the generals took shelter from the rain in the cabin, and some of them guarded on the deck, dressed in rain scorpions. The boatmen and sailors adjusted the sail masts in the rain and made the final preparations before leaving the port to go to sea.

"Are you still complaining about Daddy?" Song Fu asked softly.

Song Jia stood with her umbrella in her hand, her eyes looking at the drizzle like smoke in the distance, above the sea water, like a morning mist, she replied softly, "Maybe there used to be, but if it's not like this, you can't ask me to meet him."

"Oh," Song Fu said with a slight smile, "What kind of person is your lord?"

"He, he told his daughter that if you are humble, you can be great, and even if you fail, you have nothing to lose, so he is domineering and unscrupulous; Huaidong is where he is today. , you must act cautiously, so you must think carefully and step by step," Song Jia knew what her father wanted to ask, and said, "But the situation is like this..."

"There has always been a hero, but it's rare to see someone who is powerful enough to be self-reliant and not domineering. The adults can say this, really heroic, it seems that I am too revealing." Song Fu sighed lightly, but he didn't regret it. , and said to Song Jia, "If we say goodbye, we will meet again soon. I hope it will be in Jiangning City at that time."

"I hope so," Song Jia said, watching her father board the boat, and then turned around and walked back until the boat lifted anchor and landed...

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Song Fu's obedience form was sent to Jiangning on September 16 and presented to the imperial exhibition. Emperor Yongxing, Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan and others did not smell any other abnormality. As usual, add an official reward.

After Tingyi returned to the dormitory, Emperor Yongxing no longer concealed his shock and resentment: "Huaidong has made this secret move long ago, but he has been holding back for a long time, and he did everything possible to prevent the imperial army from going on an expedition, what is the meaning? "

"Your Majesty, calm down." Seeing Emperor Yongxing's rage, Wang Xueshan and Yu Xinyuan persuaded him to calm down, saying, "Perhaps it was Huaidong's recent military expansion that made Song Clan surrender." Emperor Yongxing was already so suspicious of Huaidong. , they don't need to add oil and vinegar, lest Emperor Yongxing lose his mind and mess up the situation.

Zhang Yan said: "Perhaps Huaidong was afraid of leaking the news and caused the vigilance of the luxury family."

"Leave the news, what is there to leak the news on my side!" Emperor Yongxing asked angrily, "Is Huaidong trying to prevent me from colluding with the luxury family?"

"Your Majesty, rest your anger, this is the end of the matter, it's useless to think about it. Since the Song family surrendered to Quanzhou, Huaidong can attract more Zhejiang and Fujian rebels in eastern Fujian. As long as Feng Anbo fights more in western Zhejiang, he can replace it. Your Majesty, you earn enough face." Wang Tian said.

"You also make more suggestions. If this battle is not good, not only will Huaidong be happy, but there will be a lot of people in Jiangning city watching my good show." Emperor Yongxing said.

Yu Xinyuan and the others pressed the secret joy in their hearts, knowing that Emperor Yongxing was alluding to Chen Xiyan and others, they still persuaded him: "The emperor calms down his anger, all the officials and people of the government and the people are obedient. Even if they have shallow knowledge, they will not have any bad intentions."

After the court discussion on Xie Chaozhong's dispatch of troops, it seemed that there was not much difference from the past. Chen Xiyan came to the political affairs hall every day as usual, but in fact, the internal Wu Party had been completely separated, while the Yongxing Emperor was More trust and closeness to Wang Tian, ​​Yu Xinyuan, Wang Xueshan and others.

In the past two months, Emperor Yongxing hardly ever summoned Chen Xiyan, Zuo Chengmu and other officials who were resolutely opposed to the expedition of the imperial army.

Zhang Yan was also firmly opposed to Xie Chaozhong's sending troops at first, but seeing that Emperor Yongxing had made up his mind, he did not insist, and he did not give Yongxing Emperor suspicion or suspicion.

Apart from Tingyi, Chen Xiyan hardly ever saw Emperor Yongxing. In many matters, Emperor Yongxing even bypassed Chen Xiyan and others and directly instructed Wang Tian, ​​Yu Xinyuan, Wang Xueshan, Zhang Yan and others to make decisions.

Wang Tian himself is the deputy minister of the Political Affairs Hall and the deputy envoy of the Imperial Department. Wang Xueshan is in charge of the Ministry of Households, Zhang Yan is in charge of the salt tax and the internal treasury - even if Chen Xiyan and others are picking up children at the moment, the court can barely run.

Although Chen Xiyan's reputation was high, more officials advocated that Xie Chaozhong should send troops within the Wu Party, which led to a semi-open break between Chen Xiyan and Yu Xinyuan, and more Wu Party officials and scholars joined Yu Xinyuan's door. Some officials even used Jiangning's old story to remonstrate that Chen Xiyan led the Qujiatong bandit case and deliberately brought Chen Xiyan down from power.

Emperor Yongxing had a lot of dissatisfaction with Chen Xiyan, but he also knew that Chen Xiyan was still in charge of the overall situation in the current temple.

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On September 21, the day after Song Fu returned to Quanzhou, he informed the whole city to change the flag and detain all officials and generals appointed by the Quanzhou Prefecture and the subordinate counties of the Zhejiang-Fujian Governor's Office. At the same time, Song Yi led troops to enter. Xing'an, on the 23rd, captured Huating Fort outside Xing'an City, officially opening the prelude to the War in Eastern Mindong.

Although the eight clans had long expected the betrayal of the Song clan, it was limited to a limited number of high-level officials. Quanzhou changed its flag and attacked Xing'an outright.

Just as Xiapu is the north gate of Jin'an, Xing'an is the south gate of Jin'an, and Huating Fort is the south gate of Xing'an City.

Even when the news of Shewenzhuang's strict control of the Song family's betrayal leaked out, the elite soldiers and horses of the first battalion guarding Huatingbao, all military officers above the **** rank, were all vaccinated in advance, but when the Song family really changed their flag, they would follow suit. When the Zhejiang-Fujian army broke apart, and Song Yi, the general of the Song Dynasty, led his troops to attack, Huating Fort only held on for half a day before being captured.

In the past six months, Huaidong has continuously increased its troops in the north of Cangnan, and the soldiers of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in eastern Fujian have been under great pressure. It was Song Fu, a close old friend from the Grand Governor.

Since ancient times, there has been no accurate judgment on the impact of the blow on the morale level. Once the soldiers do not have the will to fight, even if they add another straw, they are likely to collapse.

Although Song Yi led only 3,000 troops to the north, under this circumstance, the 6,000 defenders of the Zhejiang-Fujian Army in Xing'an City led by Hu Zongguo did not dare to leave the city to fight back easily. The secret proposal, preparations for the first withdrawal to Jin'an City.

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Sansha Bay is located between Xiapu, Jiaocheng and Luoyuan counties. It is a big bay with a big mouth and a belly. It is surrounded by Jianjiang Peninsula and Dongchong Peninsula. From the sea to the east of Fujian, Sanshawan is the real east of Fujian. East portal in the sense.

In the eyes of Huaidong Shuiying generals, Dongchong Haikou of Sansha Bay is the throat of Wuyi.

Zhao Qingshan stood on the upper deck of the stern cabin, overlooking the Dongchong Haikou, which was lined with cliffs and rocks.

Two years ago, in order to combat the nautical potential of East Mindong, Zhao Qingshan led a southern raiding fleet and swept the coast of Sansha Bay fiercely. This time, he chose to land at Sansha Bay.

Shewenzhuang should have expected Song's repetition. On the bright side, the defense on the coast of eastern Fujian is heavy on the north and light on the south, but it is impossible to relax the defense on the south side of Xing'an City secretly - so the main attack direction is placed in the south or in the south. North, the difference is not that big.

The natural harbor resources in Sansha Bay and the nearly two-hundred-mile coastline of the inner bay~www.wuxiaspot.com~ provide extremely convenient conditions for warships to berth and land.

After landing from Sansha Bay, it can directly threaten the side of Xiapu, the gateway to northeastern Fujian.

Even if he knew that once the Huaidong troops and horses launched a large-scale offensive, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops would probably voluntarily abandon the cities along the coast of eastern Fujian, but Lin Fu demanded that all the ministries actively eliminate the living forces of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops, and could not comfortably call the Zhejiang and Fujian troops. Retreat along the Min River to the hinterland of western Fujian.

The Zhejiang-Fujian Army has about 40,000 elites in eastern Fujian, and they are not in the relatively open coastal plains. They will try to annihilate them as much as possible. If these 40,000 elite soldiers are allowed to retreat comfortably to Jian'an House in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, they will temporarily suppress the future attack on Jian'an. The government brought great difficulties. Moreover, it was not to fight Jian'an for the time being. After recovering the prefectures and counties on the coast of eastern Fujian, it was necessary to guard against the 40,000 soldiers and horses coming back along the Minjiang River at any time.

In the coastal plain area of ​​eastern Fujian, we must annihilate as many living forces of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops as possible.

The Minjiang Estuary has not yet been blocked, and Xing'an and Xiapu are still unstoppable, and they cannot directly attack Jin'an City. Compared with attacking Xiapu, it is obviously difficult to find a place between Xing'an and Minjiang Estuary that is familiar to Huaidong Water Camp and can provide large-scale services. Come to the spot where the ships are moored.

Although the Zhejiang-Fujian Army built three outposts along the coast of Sansha Bay, in the face of the forced landing of hundreds of warships and more than 20,000 troops of water infantry, more than 300 outposts in the three outposts were forced to land. The garrison was obviously irresistible—and the garrison in the nearby cities of Xiapu, Jiaocheng, and Luoyuan had no intention of coming to help. In just one hour, the outpost landing troops attacked Mount Jian and occupied this Sansha. After the commanding heights of the bay, the main force was at the northern foot of Jianshan Mountain, and landed on the land of eastern Fujian on a large scale...

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