Lord of the House

Although the number of enemy troops in Jianshan Sentinel Fort was small, their resistance was tenacious. Zhao Qingshan, surrounded by guards, went ashore with Tang Fuguan. From the cliff bank at the northern foot of Jianshan Mountain to the top of the Sentinel Fort, there were hundreds of corpses lying all over the place. Wearing the brown-red armor of the Zhejiang-Fujian Army, fewer than eleven descended.

The broken spears and broken blades were scattered, and the arrows were all over the ground. Under the autumn sun before noon, it showed the cruelty and bloodshed of the war.

Tang Fuguan said: "The generals of the She family who are deployed on the coast of eastern Fujian are still quite tenacious in their will to resist..."

"Then come up with more resolute means to defeat the enemy's last resistance will," Zhao Qingshan pointed to the rolling mountains to the west, and said, "Tell Li Baidao to intersperse westward, don't be afraid that the Zhejiang and Fujian troops dare to come out with ambitions, Even if there is an ambush, we must ruthlessly defeat the ambush..."

The military pawns who pioneered landing, led by Li Baidao, a tenant from Yongjia, were chasing and defeating the enemy along the northern foot of Jianshan Mountain. Zhao Qingshan asked him to abandon the fragmented and remnant enemies and quickly interspersed with the west. The messenger received the handwritten order of Zhao Qingshan, and immediately crossed the horse to chase after Li Baidao.

The coastal plain of eastern Fujian is bounded by the Minjiang River, with more in the south and less in the north.

Luoyuan, Jiaocheng, Xiapu and other counties located on the coast of Sanshawan on the north bank of the Minjiang River, except for the extremely narrow coastal plains, are mostly mountainous and hilly, and the mountains are mostly inclined from east to west. It is also a rainy and rainy place. The valleys are cut horizontally and vertically between the mountains, which makes the terrain broken. This also makes a part of Huaidong soldiers and horses land from Sansha Bay and cut in depth, which is easy to block the enemy south of Xiapu. The road to escape from Jin'an Prefecture.

Looking around, the hills with undulating mountains, ravines, and relatively flat terrain can still go straight away. Zhao Qingshan is first concerned about whether the scouts have been released, and whether it is possible for the Zhejiang and Fujian troops to send troops and horses to join Huaidong on the west bank of Sansha Bay. Between the hills and valleys of an unyielding battle...

Affected by the terrain of eastern Fujian, in the early stage of the war, it was impossible to concentrate their forces on one place. Except for the Song clan who changed their flags in the south to contain the defending city of Xing'an, the troops and horses who attacked Xiapu and other cities were also divided into two routes, from Sansha Bay to the shore. In addition to the 15,000 soldiers and auxiliary soldiers of the First Water Battalion, there are also three brigades of infantry led by Tang Fuguan, the deputy commander of the Chongcheng Army.

Those who landed, in addition to the Chongcheng Army's Three Brigade Infantry Armors led by Tang Fuguan, the First Water Battalion also organized 9,000 soldiers to land as a reserve force to deal with the Zhejiang and Fujian troops who might be reinforced from Jin'an City at any time.

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Starting from Cangnan and approaching the Fenshui Pass in the east of Zhejiang and Fujian through Guanling Road, the troops and horses were led by Lin Fu, and nearly 30,000 troops and horses were led by Zhou Tong, the commander of the Chongcheng Army, and Chen Zui and Liu Zhenzhi, the deputy envoys. Nine brigade sharp soldiers, Zuo Guangying led 6,000 soldiers from the eastern Zhejiang camp, and Zhou Pu led two thousand elite cavalry and auxiliary soldiers. There is also a part of the second water camp that moves south along the coast, and the land and sea go hand in hand, echoing each other from afar.

East Fujian is located in the middle of rainy seasons, with rivers criss-crossing, and most of them flow into the sea alone. The cutting of the terrain made the northern army encounter many obstacles and dangers when going south, and it is difficult to effectively exert its combat effectiveness. Even if the infantry is the main force, it is necessary to advance by sea and land, so that when the streams and rivers are separated, boats can be quickly filled in and built into trestle bridges for soldiers and horses to pass through.

Lin Fu rode on horseback, and headed into the horse to report back: "Chongcheng army commander and deputy envoy Chen Zuo has military intelligence: Fenshuiguan has been captured, six hundred enemies have been annihilated, and the Guanling Road south to Xiapu has been opened; We detected Xiapu defending the enemy out of the city, neither going south nor north, but fleeing westward along the Jiaoxi River..."

"So it seems that Zhao Qingshan's attack on Sanshawan should not be hindered?" Lin Fu looked at Gao Zongting inquiringly.

"It should be so," said Gao Zongting, "When Shewenzhuang left Jin'an, there should be a proper arrangement. We can cut off the connection between the various cities in eastern Fujian, but there is no way to surround Xiapu and other cities at once, and put the defenders in place. Besieged in the city. As long as the defenders of Xiapu and other cities do not aim to retreat to Jin'an House, they can retreat westward along the valley trails such as Jiaoxi, Huotong River and Jiulong River, all the way to the hinterland of East Fujian. It's hard for us to chase..."

"The thief, she is really cunning and slips so fast." Zhou Tong scolded him angrily. The war in Mindong kicked off, but there was no major battle to fight, so he felt depressed after he had finished his sutras?

"The she family abandoned the city, its baggage, and the people, and only the light soldiers escaped from the valley, do you think they would like it?" Lin Fu chuckled, and ordered the handwritten document to record his military order, "Zhen Chen Zui First lead the troops to recover Xiapu, clear the way for the army to advance to Yanpu Bay, and enter the Yanpu Bay with the second water battalion warship to be stationed in Yanpu Bay to receive the army across the sea, Zhao Qingshan and Tang Fuguan, to recover Jiaocheng and Luoyuan, to be After our department rushed to meet, we marched to Jin'an City together..."

Although he wanted to slay more of the living forces of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops, but the She family was determined to preserve their strength and did not compete with the Huaidong troops on the eastern front, and Lin Fu had nothing to do.

There are many mountains in East Fujian and the terrain is dangerous, but if you throw away the baggage and retreat to the west, you do not have to travel along the Minjiang River to enter the hinterland of western Fujian.

The Zhejiang-Fujian army has a support in western Fujian, so it can throw all the luggage, even if it is hungry, as long as it goes to the Jian'an counties; but the Huaidong soldiers and horses have to carry enough food and grass, in the unfamiliar hinterland of Fujian County. Chasing after the terrain...

Since the Zhejiang and Fujian troops have abandoned the city and retreated to the west instead of retreating to Jin'an City, there will not be many soldiers and horses left behind in Jin'an City, but it is necessary to guard against the She family deliberately showing weakness and lure the enemy. Everything has to be carried out according to the steps. First, clear the peripheral barriers on the north and south sides of Jin'an City, and finally join forces with the Song family at the mouth of the Minjiang River. After clearing the obstacles at the mouth of the Minjiang River, the Huaidong warship can sail directly to Under Jin'an City.

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Huaidong started the war in East Fujian in Xing'an and Xiapu successively. Meng Yishan also led his troops westward from Fuyang to attack Tonglu, the eastern gateway to western Zhejiang.

Compared with Huaidong soldiers and horses taking Xiapu and other cities without a single soldier, the interception encountered by the Hanghu Army in entering Tonglu was strangely tenacious and bloody.

The Hanghu Army marched westward in two routes. The navy was led by Su Pinxiao, advancing westward along the Jiangjiang River, going upstream, forcibly breaking the river barrier and attacking Tonglu. Go to the bank of the Luzhu River, and then go south along the Luzhu River, the largest branch on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Qianjiang River, directly approaching the Dengcheng Village located on the north bank of the Qianjiang River by the Zhejiang-Fujian Army.

The entire section of the Luzhu River is less than a hundred paces wide, while the Qianjiang River at the fork is less than three hundred paces wide. Although this section of the Qianjiang River is turbulent, the terrain on both sides is relatively open. There is only a hill in the northwest corner of the branch, less than 50 feet high, which can be said to be the best place to cross the Qianjiang River in Tonglu County and recover Tonglu.

But first of all, we must conquer the Dengcheng Walled City, which is located on the north bank of the Zhejiang-Fujian Army and located on the Dengcheng Mountain at the northwest entrance of the Luzhu River.

The Zhejiang-Fujian Army had less than 10,000 water infantry troops deployed in Tonglu, of which the remnants of the Eastern Zhejiang Navy were about 5,000. Su Pinxiao led 10,000 navy troops from Hanghu Lake, attacked from the lower reaches, and fought fiercely with the remnants of the navy in eastern Zhejiang on Jiangxinzhou in the east of Tonglu County.

Meng Yishan personally led the troops who went south along the Luzhu River to attack Dengcheng Village, the gateway to the north bank of Tonglu County.

As long as Xie Chaozhong dispatched troops from Yuling Pass as scheduled, the Zhejiang-Fujian army would have no extra troops in western Zhejiang to go east to aid Tonglu. Although the Tonglu defenders had the advantage in terrain, Meng Yishan had nearly tripled the force to come over. Be sure to crush the Tonglu defending enemy to pieces!

Hangzhou Tongjuing Wang Yue was appointed as the military envoy to watch the army and go out with the army.

Although there is no need to rush to the front to lead the troops to fight, but watching the battle from the back, you can also feel that the enemy is extremely stubborn, like a rock, unmoved by the wind and waves.

Baishan Mountain is no more than 50 feet tall. It is located on the Qianjiang River in the north and the Luzhu River mouth in the east, but on both the west and north sides, the generals of the Hanghu Army can be called up to attack.

Considering that Su Pinxiao's navy might not be able to forcibly break through the river barrier, defeat the remaining battle of the navy in eastern Zhejiang, and reach the ventral side of Dengcheng Mountain, instead of attacking Dengcheng Village, when reaching the upper reaches of the Luzhu River, Meng Yishan ordered the sergeant and craftsman to cut down the giant tree and throw it to the upper reaches of the Luzhu River. In the Luzhu River, he went downstream and forced the remnants of the Zhedong Navy at the mouth of the Luzhu River away, so that he could attack the Dengcheng Walled City without interference.

There were less than 2,000 defenders in the city wall, and the city wall was built after the Zhejiang and Fujian troops gave up Fuyang. It was not very strong in a hurry, but when they really fought, they realized that this was a hard bone that could not be chewed at all.

More than 18,000 foot soldiers of Hanghu Army were stationed on both sides of the Luzhu River. They used trestle bridges to connect the river surface, which was less than 100 paces wide. They surrounded Dengcheng Mountain with soldiers and horses. A life was lost, and there was not even a single breach in Dengchengzhai.

Meng Yishan also fought bloody, wearing armor and personally rushed to the front to supervise the battle, pressing the generals and soldiers to attack the mountain without rest. Meng Yishan always prides himself on being a veteran. If he can't even take down a Dengcheng village with less than 2,000 defenders and the terrain is not dangerous, how can he face the elders of Hanghu?

The Hanghu Army was carrying a large shield and a cloud ladder to climb the slopes. Hit a gap in the shield array and call more generals to be injured by the rain of arrows.

Meng Yishan had prepared a trebuchet before the war, but he could not find a suitable place to attack the fortress on the north slope. The only six crossbows were carried to the vicinity, and they were also destroyed in the counterattack of the defending enemy. In one step, it was also confirmed that those guarding Tonglu, the gateway to the west and east of Zhejiang, were the true Bamin elites who were loyal to the luxury family, not ordinary soldiers.

The water battle in the Qianjiang River was also extremely tragic~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The remnants of the Zhedong Navy set up a large number of river barriers in Jiangxinzhou in the east of Tonglu County, and there were as many as eight iron locks to seal the river.

The Hanghu Naval Forces were also well prepared, forging dozens of giant axes before the war.

The warship went upstream, and Su Pinxiao ordered the soldiers to stand on the bow with a giant axe to meet the giant rope.

The Suojiang iron rope was as huge as an arm, and it couldn't stand the continuous slashing of the giant's sharp blade, but after breaking the giant rope, the remnants of the Zhedong navy were ushered in, relying on the Jiangxinzhou water village, and attacked along the current.

Although the Hanghu Navy purchased a large number of sturdy warships from Chongzhou, the warships of the Zhedong Navy were not at a disadvantage among the inland ships. tragic.

Although the Hanghu Naval Force had an advantage in the number of warships and troops, but it was against the water, and its combat power was not as good as that of the Zhedong Naval Division. The remnants were led to the open waters, and then the Huaidong water camp was invited to attack them.

The remnants of the Zhedong Navy did not chase after them, but they blocked the Qianjiang waterway, preventing Su Pin Xiaoyang from going up to the mouth of the Luzhu River to join Meng Yishan.

Attacking for two days in a row, this is the result - Su Pinxiao checked the battle damage, and lost more than one-third of the warships in two days, or the generals who died in battle or fell into the water and died too late to rescue, even more ignorant. Several.

Although the Hanghu Army was only half a step away and was blocked outside Tonglu and could not go further west, it was true that there were a large number of elites from the Zhejiang and Fujian armies to keep the Hanghu Army at bay in Tonglu and unable to take part in the war between Chun'an and Wuyuan. ——The military envoy of the Hanghu Military Watch and the secret letter of the Hangzhou Tongjuing Wang Yue accompanied the special envoy sent by Xie Chaozhong to the east to inspect the situation of the war, climbed over the mountains, returned to Yuling Pass, and truthfully reported to Xie Chaozhong the battle situation in Tonglu. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter