Lord of the House

In the middle of the night on the 22nd, the rain poured down, the sky and the earth were like ink, and several horses and boats walked on the land, galloping along the official road on the north bank of the Changhe River.

The rain was wet and the road was slippery. Before arriving at Fuliang City, the rider on horseback fell several times, and his nose and face were bruised.

The movement of the fast horses galloping in the rain alerted the guards of the city, watching the several horses approaching the city gate, picked out the wind lanterns to see their faces.

The black-clothed rider on the horse carried the panting fast horse, took out the token from his arms and threw it on the city head, and scolded impatiently: "There is a secret letter from the governor's office to show to the generals of Fuliang, Please open the city gates quickly!"

The sky and the earth are like ink, and when it is covered a little distance, it is plunged into darkness. Now that the Qimen rebels are approaching from the east, who knows if these horsemen are dressed up by the rebels, and who knows that there is something in the darkness behind these horsemen. Didn't hide an ambush?

Listening to the movement on the west side, Huang Biaozi came over and watched a few familiar faces under the wind lamp outside the city poured like a drowning dog in the heavy rain. He hurriedly asked people to put down the hanging basket, and in the future, people would pull up to the city and ask: "Zhou Meishan, what is the order of the governor? Did you order the defenders of Fuliang, Ganzhou, and Yuzhang cities to immediately assist Shangrao?"

Zhou Meishan and Huang Biaozi were both attendants and captains at Shewenzhuang. Hearing Zhou Biaozi ask this, he just smiled bitterly and did not answer his question, but instead asked, "Where are Deputy Governor Su and Han Li? The Governor has a secret letter to show them..."

Huang Biaozi's back was chilled, and he was unaware of the rain seeping into his armor, and asked in amazement, "The Governor really wants to give up Shangrao and save me!"

"How much nonsense you are!" Zhou Meishan also had an evil fire burning in his heart, his tone was rough and irritable, and he urged Huang Biaozi to take him to see Su Tingzhan and Han Li.

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Su Tingzhan heard that a special envoy from Jiangzhou came into the city overnight with a secret letter, and his heart was as calm as water when he sorted out his clothes.

He had too much blood on his hands in Zhedong, and there was no room for relaxation with Huaidong, but it did not mean that he would definitely lead his troops to Shangrao to die.

By this time, the situation was very clear.

Jiangzhou was attacked on both sides by Jinghu and Chizhou, and it was impossible to transfer the main force of the battalion to assist Shangrao.

At this time, Huang Binghao and Chen Zishou had more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Yuanzhou, but how could they still be tied to this tree and hanged together with the She family?

In the hinterland of Jiangxi, in Ganzhou, Yuzhang and Fuliang, there are more than 10,000 foot soldiers loyal to the luxury family. This is probably the last bit of combat power that Shewenzhuang can mobilize to help Shangrao at this time, and filling it in Shangrao is not enough to fill the Huaidong Army's teeth.

The fact that the Jiangzhou navy can keep the Chizhou navy and Huaidong's navy in the Yijiang at the periphery is not because of how strong the Jiangzhou navy is, but more on the special terrain of Hukou.

At the mouth of Poyang Lake on the east side of Jiangzhou City, when the water rises, although the water surface is only twenty or thirty miles wide, a large part of it is still shallow water that is not suitable for large warships to pass through. The real waterway that can enter Poyang Lake from the Yangtze River is only three Only four miles wide.

The terrain of Hukou is conducive to the blockade of Jiangzhou navy, so it has the reputation of Jiangzhou as the danger of Jiangxi's throat lock.

Once Shewenzhuang transfers the Jiangzhou navy to the Xinjiang River to assist Shangrao, it means releasing the blockade on the mouth of Poyang Lake.

The navy of Chizhou, Yijiang, and even Jinghu will flood in from the mouth of the lake on a large scale, which will form an absolute naval advantage over the vast water surface of Poyang Lake, so that they can calmly encircle and wipe out the navy in Jiangzhou.

Even if the Jiangzhou Navy can successfully bring the remnants of the Eastern Front from Shangrao back to Ganzhou and Yuzhang, the Zhejiang-Fujian Army in Jiangxi will be completely divided into pieces of isolated and helpless chess, completely losing the strategic initiative.

For the Zhejiang-Fujian Army, the situation in Jiangxi had completely collapsed. Compared with the aid of the troops on the Eastern Front, it was more important to avoid all the chips being caught in Jiangxi and eaten by the Huaidong Army.

If the Zhejiang and Fujian troops wanted to die and survive, there was only one feasible strategy, that is, before Yue Lengqiu and Hu Wenmu might have reacted, decisively gave up Jiangxi, fled across the river north, and jumped out of the encirclement of the Huaidong army.

If the news of the collapse of the Shangrao line of defense reached Chizhou and Ezhou, Yue Lengqiu and Hu Wenmu would react and completely block the crossing of the Zhejiang-Fujian army on the north bank. For the Zhejiang-Fujian army, that would be the complete end. .

If it is impossible to cross the river, the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in Jiangzhou can only wait for the main force of the Huaidong Army to come to encircle and destroy them.

Su Tingzhan walked into the Mingtang with a sullen face, Jiangzhou special envoy Zhou Meishan had already asked Huang Biaozi to lead him in, and Han Li and Tian Weiye also rushed in. Han Li impatiently rushed in front of Zhou Meishan and asked, "The Yuzhang faction will not send reinforcements, and the Ganzhou faction will not send reinforcements. How can the Jiangzhou navy cooperate with us?"

Seeing Su Tingzhan coming in, Zhou Meishan took out the secret letter wrapped in lacquer cloth from his arms and said, "This is the secret letter of the Great Governor, and General Su is to open it in front of the generals of Fuliang..."

Su Tingzhan took the secret letter, opened it, and handed it to Han Li without saying a word: "General Han, please read the secret order of the Grand Governor..."

Han Li looked at it, kicked the sandalwood chair beside him to pieces, and shouted angrily, "Why?"

Huang Biaozi, Tian Weiye and other generals have all read the secret letter in turn, such as mourning the concubine. Although everything was told to Su Tingzhan yesterday, it is still difficult for the generals to accept this moment.

Although there are many disadvantages in the battle between the East Front and the Huaidong Army, the Zhejiang-Fujian Army has no advantage in the west, and annihilated hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers. Huge, how did the situation degenerate to this point? Falling down to the point where you can't even defend Jiangzhou?

This is something that Han Li, Huang Biaozi, Tian Weiye, and other middle-level generals can't figure out.

Su Tingzhan ordered in a terrifyingly gloomy voice: "Han Li led his troops to Nangang, Tian Weiye and Huang Biaozi led his troops to raid Fuliang, with grain, iron, salt, and medicine as the priority, and there is no need to restrict military discipline too much. , but remember, you must not delay for even half a moment to withdraw before tomorrow night..."

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Under the night rain, the waves of the Yangtze River were dangerous, and a boat sailed from Qiupu in the direction of Zongyang on the north bank.

In the southwest of Zongyang, Yangui Lake, which is closely related to Xiaocang Mountain, is the main village of the Chizhou Navy on the north bank. The mouth of Yangui Lake is a shallow water sway, with fences like walls, and several water towers standing on both sides of the water sway.

The wind lamp of the water tower hangs alone, like a distant star in the rainy night.

On a rainy night, the mouth of Yangui Lake seems to be undefended, but if an uninvited boat breaks into the vigilance circle on the periphery of Yangui Lake, several fast-paddle boats approach from the shallow water.

"The privy envoy has a secret letter that needs to be immediately forwarded to Jiangxi recruiting envoys and Chizhou generals for reading!" The messenger stood on the bow and said loudly.

The arriving ship was accompanied by people from Chizhou, and they did not dare to delay here. They connected the messenger to the fast oars and sailed to the west bank. They were immediately sent to the main headquarters of the Chizhou Army in Xiaocang Mountain to meet Yue Lengqiu.

Yue Lengqiu put on his clothes and got up. After reading the secret letter from Lin Fujing from Quzhou and Huizhou, he was stunned for a long time, and then he came back to ask Deng Yu's generals: "The Huaidong army is just like this Shangrao's defense line that has been in operation for nearly a year has been pierced?"

Deng Yu also couldn't contain the shock in his heart for a long time. In their most optimistic estimates, they also believed that the Huaidong Army would not be able to break through the Shangrao line of defense before the fall. The guards of the Zhejiang and Fujian troops in Shangrao, She Feixiong and Deng Yu They are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and will not reveal too many flaws in Shangrao.

To the east of Shangrao, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, and it has always been a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Zhejiang-Fujian Army had 50,000 to 60,000 troops guarding several key passes. No matter how strong the Huaidong Army was, it would be difficult to give full play to its advantages.

"Will Huaidong deceive Chizhou?" Yue Duming asked. If Lin Fu hadn't sent someone over, they wouldn't know what happened in Shangrao. Everything was too fast, and the news hadn't come.

Yue Lengqiu and Deng Yu have been in contact with Huaidong over the years, and they have always been shrouded in the halo of Huaidong, and they are about to have a shadow in their hearts. Instead, Yue Duming, who was born a calf, was not afraid of tigers, and subconsciously questioned what was written in the secret letter. authenticity.

"How?" Yue Lengqiu asked.

"Based on the situation described in the letter, Huaidong should urge our navy to entangle the Jiangzhou navy and prevent it from assisting Shangrao, rather than reminding us to prepare for the Jiangzhou army to cross the river." The self-proclaimed experience and strategy are unparalleled in the past, and there is an overflowing confidence in his speech.

Yue Lengqiu looked at Deng Yu.

Deng Yu shook his head and said, "As stated in the letter, the situation of the She family in Jiangxi has been completely out of control. Shewenzhuang drove the Jiangzhou navy to aid Shangrao, which will only sink deeper and deeper in the hinterland of Jiangxi, and will eventually be completely out of control. It's hard to extricate yourself~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If you change to the last commander and cut off the stump, maybe you can get a chance." In the eyes of Deng Yu and the others, the matter of abandoning his son to save his life is nothing.

"It depends on what Lin Fu said is true, but you can tell by looking at the movements of the main force in the Yijiang Water Camp." Yue Duming said.

Yue Lengqiu nodded and said, "Huaidong really wants to prevent the Zhejiang and Fujian troops from crossing the river and fleeing north. It will become clear.”

The shadow Lin Fu left him was too deep, and he could not fully adjust the military deployment of Chizhou Army in the periphery of Huangmei County because of a secret letter from Lin Fu.

The main force of the Jinghai Third Water Battalion will start from the Yijiang River and go upstream to the outskirts of Jiangzhou, which will take about three or four days. In addition, three or four days are enough for Chizhou Army's spies in Shangrao to send back more accurate information.

Yue Lengqiu spread out the map on the long case, invited Deng Yu and the generals to come over to watch, and said: "Now there are 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jinghu who are directly threatening the west wing of Jiangzhou from the direction of Ezhou, and even if Shewenzhuang is willing to give up If Shangrao is not saved, Huang Binghao may not be ordered by the She family to guard Yuanzhou alone, but the She family still has nearly 10,000 elites in Ganzhou, Henan and Ganzhou, and they also need time to withdraw to Jiangzhou. If the Zhejiang and Fujian troops give up this time Jiangxi, from Jiangzhou to the north of the river, it will take ten days and eight days at the earliest, and maybe three or five days later, the situation will be clear. Deng Yu, what do you think?"

As for how much the situation has changed in three or four days, Deng Yu thought about it, and felt that he should wait and see, and should not rush to change the military deployment because of a secret letter from Lin Bie.

Yue Lengqiu thought about it for a long time, and decided to delay it for another three or five days to see how the situation changed, so as not to fall into Lin Bing's tricks - Yue Lengqiu has always been known for being stable, so it is not surprising to make such a decision. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter