When Qin Xiao heard this, he unexpectedly laughed and said, "Who is this Fusong County Magistrate? He is really courageous."
"General Jiang Tu, the magistrate of Fusong County, once served as a captain under the subordinate general." Dou Xiong said: "This man was born in the cavalry, was good at riding and shooting, and had studied for several years. Later, he performed martial arts at the Liaodong Military Academy.
At that time, his shooting skills were outstanding and he was appreciated by Wang Xingchao, who directly recruited him from the subordinate general."
Qin Xiaodao: "To be appreciated by Wang Xingchao, it seems that he is not an ordinary person."
"This man has a stubborn temperament, and even ten cows can't get him back if he is sure of something." Dou Xiong said: "The general treated him well back then, so he has always been polite to him. However, Wang Xingchao's methods of winning people's hearts are very good.
Remarkably, Jiang Tu stayed with him for several years, and suddenly one year he was transferred to Fusong County as the county magistrate. He managed Fusong County in a fairly orderly manner, and the most important thing was that he felt that Wang Xingchao had favored him in promoting him.
, so I have always been very grateful to Wang Xingchao."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Since he regards you as a traitor, he naturally wants to sever ties with you."
"The letter from the humble general failed to convince him." Dou Xiong looked sternly and said with cupped hands: "Fusong County is a large county, located in the east of Liaoyang. It is the only way from Liaodong to Xuantu. If Fusong City cannot be captured,
, it is impossible to cut off the direct connection between Liaoyang and Xuantu. The most important thing in the battle plan to attack Liaoyang is to clean up all the strongholds around Liaoyang and completely turn Liaoyang City into an isolated city, so before taking down Fusong City
, it’s hard to concentrate troops and horses to attack Liaoyang.” But he knelt down on one knee and said: “The humble general did not succeed.
He persuaded Jiang Tu to surrender, but also compromised the envoy, which damaged the general's prestige and the morale of our army. The humble general asked the general to allocate two thousand troops and horses to the humble general. The humble general was willing to issue a military order. After the troops arrived at the city, they would be ready within three days.
Destroy the city."
Qin Xiao shook his head. Dou Xiong was startled, thinking that Qin Xiao refused, but he heard Qin Xiao calmly say: "General Gu's troops have begun to mobilize, but they will definitely not be able to come here in a short time. Colonel Xu has brought them with him
A group of soldiers and horses have been stationed in Wushan City. There are now more than 10,000 troops stationed in Jiashan. I will transfer 5,000 troops and horses to you, as well as sufficient food and grass. In two days, you can lead the troops and set off!" After a pause, he said again: "
Lieutenant Yuwen is personally supervising the construction of siege equipment. You know that these siege equipment were originally used to attack Liaoyang City. I will send an order to transfer all the siege equipment currently built to you, so that you can use it to attack Liaoyang City first.
Fusong City.”
Not only Dou Xiong, but Huangfu Yunzhao was also surprised.
"General!"
"I will give you soldiers, horses, money and food, and I will also give you siege equipment, but you must fulfill your promise." Qin Xiaodao: "After arriving at Fusong City, you must defeat the city for me within three days at most."
Dou Xiong said without hesitation: "I have issued a military order. If the city is not breached for three days, my head will be sent back to apologize!"
Huangfu Yunzhao's lips moved slightly, but he stopped talking.
"Okay." Qin Xiao nodded and said: "If you break the city within three days, you don't need to ask me for instructions. After entering the city, you are not allowed to hurt any of the people, but all the resisting officers and soldiers led by Jiang Tu will be killed!"
Huangfu Yunzhao and Dou Xiong were both startled.
Both of them knew that Qin Xiao was a generous man and had fought against the Liaodong Army several times before.
They all won great victories, but they were extremely lenient towards the prisoners after the war. Not only would they not slaughter them, they would even be generous in collecting them.
At this moment, the words "kill them all" came out of Qin Xiao's mouth, which was really very different from Qin Xiao's previous behavior.
Qin Xiao naturally understood the two people's thoughts, smiled calmly, and said: "I just want to warn everyone that if anyone dares to be cruel to Long Ruijun's envoy, I will never give him a chance to change his ways. I will send
The messenger represents me. If someone kills me, I will not let him live."
Although he was smiling, his eyes were as sharp as knives and extremely cold.
Dou Xiong understood, and without hesitation, he cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, General, I know what to do."
In his heart, he was even more in awe and grateful to Qin Xiao at this time.
He was a surrendered general of the Liaodong Army. Qin Xiao was able to directly assign him 5,000 men and horses without any doubts about his employment. His magnanimity was truly unparalleled.
When Qin Xiao ordered Dou Xiong to lead troops to attack Fusong City, the Changsheng Water Port far away in the southeast of Liaoning Province was quiet.
The situation in Northeast China has changed dramatically. The Liaodong Army, which was originally firmly controlled by the Liaodong Army, seemed to fall apart overnight.
Except for Liaoyang City and Fusong City, which refused to surrender, the last force of the Liaodong Army in Liaodong was located in Changsheng Port, Liaodong.
Changsheng Port is the largest port in the four northeastern counties.
In the past, this was not only the largest military port in the Northeast, but also the largest commercial port. Ships came and went incessantly and it was extremely prosperous.
But this is what happened in the past. After being cut off from the waterway, the harbor fell silent almost instantly.
The Liaodong navy suffered a disastrous defeat. Half of the seven battleable ships were lost in the first battle, including the main warship Sea Falcon.
water
The division commander Zhou Lie personally led a main sea falcon ship and two medium-sized warships to set a trap. He originally wanted to ambush the enemy ships, but instead fell into the enemy's trap and was completely defeated.
Although there are still more than a dozen ships parked in the military port, there are only four warships that can actually be used for combat.
Except for the only sea falcon ship Tianhe, the other three medium-sized warships are actually quite old, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced.
Although some sailors were lost in that battle, the Taihu Army did not kill all the Liaodong Navy. Not only did they release Zhou Lie, but they also released almost all the prisoners of the Liaodong Navy, so the main force of the Liaodong Navy was still retained.
However, after that battle, the Liaodong Navy almost never left the port again.
On the contrary, Long Ruijun's newly-built Liaoxi Navy would occasionally have ships appear near Changsheng Port. Every time they appeared, the Changsheng Port would be filled with turmoil, and everyone would be on alert to prepare for war, but they would not dare to sail even half a step out of the military port.
In fact, the Liaodong Navy naturally already knew the news. The team of the Liaoxi Navy was the Taihu Army in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Taihu King Linghu Xuanna was also a famous person. The Taihu Navy under his command was even considered a powerful force at one time.
Incomparable civilian navy.
Zhou Lie was a famous naval general in the Liaodong Army and the number one general in the navy.
The defeat of such a figure at the hands of the Taihu Navy naturally made everyone in the Liaodong Navy fearful whenever they talked about the Taihu Navy.
After that battle, Zhou Lie went to Liaoyang to plead guilty. However, the navy also knew that although Commander Zhou saved his life, he was imprisoned and there has been no news since then.
The Liaodong Navy has been temporarily led by Zhou Lie's deputy commander Mao Baishou.
unified management.
Mao Baishou acted steadily. Since Zhou Lie was imprisoned, he has almost always stayed at the military port.
Although he was the deputy commander of the navy, his status and seniority were only lower than Zhou Lie's, but his prestige in the army was not even the slightest difference from Zhou Lie's.
Although Liaoyang sent an order to Mao Baishou to temporarily manage the navy, he was not allowed to fill the position of commander of the navy. Zhou Lie was imprisoned for several months, but the position of commander of the navy was always vacant.
Mao Baishou does not seek merit, but seeks no faults.
The entire army was ordered to huddle within the harbor. Without military orders, even a fishing boat leaving the harbor would be judged guilty.
Originally, this was nothing. If you had enough money and food, it was not impossible to hide in the harbor.
However, the military pay, which was always paid out promptly, is now in arrears for more than a month.
Fortunately, there was a lot of food stored in the military port, so the navy officers and soldiers would not starve. Otherwise, if the soldiers were in arrears and there would be no food and grass, the navy officers and soldiers would inevitably mutiny.
But even so, Mao Baishou has been restless these days.
The reason is very simple. The actual news from the counties in Liaodong has naturally reached his ears.
Jiashan, Kangfeng, Wushan, Haicheng, Fengcheng and other counties turned against Long Ruijun one after another, which shocked Mao Baishou.
Although he knew that the wealthy families in the Northeast were dissatisfied with the Liaodong Army, he did not expect that this group of people would really rebel, but they would be so decisive.
What frightened him the most was that the counties continued to rebel. After Liaoyang City was defeated at Jiashan, it did not send a single soldier out of the city to recapture the counties.
Moreover, according to the information obtained by the spies, Liaoyang seems to have decided to defend to the death and has gathered all its forces into Liaoyang.
City, this is a sign of abandoning the strongholds around Liaodong.
Since no troops will be sent to regain the counties, once Changsheng Port is attacked, Liaoyang City will definitely not send reinforcements.
There have been uprisings in Kangfeng and Haicheng counties in southern Liaoning, which has cut off the road between Changsheng Port and Liaoyang City.
Mao Baishou knew that if this happened, not to mention the arrears of military pay, he was afraid that food and grass would soon become a big problem.
Changsheng Port is within Haicheng County. Haicheng County has rebelled, and the county seat is less than a hundred miles away from Changsheng Port. Previously, the navy's grain and grass were actually transported from Haicheng County. Now Haicheng County has voted
If the flag responds to Long Ruijun, then the navy army will naturally not be able to get another grain from Haicheng County.
The food and grass in the military port can still last for two months, but what will happen after two months?
At present, the arrears of military pay are already a problem, and the morale of the army is low. If the military pay cannot be paid for a long time, there will be drastic changes in the harbor before the food is finished.
Mao Baishou was extremely anxious. Although he was now in charge of the navy, he felt that this was the most painful job in the world. Occasionally, when he closed his eyes, he would see a group of sailors rushing in and slashing at him with knives. He was covered in cold sweat.
Cold sweat.
He had the idea of escape many times, but his family members were all in Liaoyang City. If he ran away, Wang Xingchao would not be lenient.
He even thought about gathering all his men and attacking Haicheng directly. If he could recapture Haicheng, he would not only achieve great success, but also solve the problem of food, grass and military pay.
But this is just a thought.
There are only six to seven hundred sailors under his command, and they are not familiar with land warfare. It is simply unreasonable to rely on these few hundred men to attack a county town.
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He knew very well that the rebellion in the counties was not due to a group of unruly people and bandits who couldn't stand the rebellion for a while, but because the wealthy families in the counties stood up.
Although these wealthy and aristocratic families were once attacked by the Liaodong Army, after all, they are local snakes in various counties and have deep roots in the local area. Since these wealthy families are enemies of the Liaodong Army and fall to the Long Rui Army, it is already a sign that people are against them, and Zhucheng is from
The roots are lost.
He knew in his heart that at this point, the Liaodong Army was really in the dark, and it seemed that its time was running out.