With a wave of his hand, all the generals in the tent ran out as if they were receiving amnesty. Looking at the empty handsome tent, Zhu Changyan was a little lost in thought. Although he rarely read the art of war, Zhu Changyan also knew that it was not good to rush to attack the city, but,
Who knows the sufferings of Zhu Changyan? Zhu Changyan has been very miserable these years. Why can those high-ranking officials live better than the royal family? In the past, there was no way, but now you, Zhu Youjian, are all sealed
Why do others care if someone else's surname is Wang? The gangsters can fight, so why can't the people of Lao Zhu's family fight? It's better than letting those rogue parties take over the imperial power.
All this time, he has been holding back a passion in his heart to let the world know that he, Zhu Changyan, is by no means an unknown person. He also has the courage and determination to conquer the country. And conquering Suzhou is the best way to prove it. He cannot be let
Zhu Changxi conquered Suzhou first, and then people in the world only knew Zhu Changxi but not Zhu Changyan, the king of Yue.
He doesn't want to be a dispensable person, let alone being ignored. Maybe everyone raises an army because of the high throne, but Zhu Changyan is not completely like that. He wants to prove himself to the world, no matter the cost.
It is death. I also know in my heart that the throne will not be my turn in the end, unless Tie Mo is destroyed, the Northern Shanxi Party line falls apart, and Tie Mo's children turn into bones, unless Zhu Changxi dies in battle. There are too many conditions, and all of them are satisfied.
It is so difficult, not to mention having to satisfy everything? There is little hope for that throne, but he is fully capable of shocking the world. Not all the vassal kings of the old Zhu family are incompetent.
Zhu Changyan was blocked by the small Wujiang River, and Zhu Changxi was also facing the same problem at this time, that is, the Northern Shanxi Army was coming. The marching speed of the Northern Shanxi Army was unexpectedly fast, and Haozhou had not yet stabilized. Li Jiucheng
He led five thousand troops to a surprise attack on Hong County, Suzhou, and captured this humble Huainan county in one battle.
Usually no one pays attention to this county. In Huainan, this place is not rich, even a little poor, has a small population, and the supplies are not abundant, and it is not a strategic location. But when Li Jiucheng sent troops to seize this place, Zhu Changxi and Lu
Tong and other talents discovered that this place was so important because from Hong County, they could attack Huaiyin directly to the east, seize the canal ferry, and directly enter Yangzhou City, the hinterland of Huaiyang.
In the world of nail art in the south of the Yangtze River, three parts are in Hangzhou, three parts are in Suzhou, and four parts are in Yangzhou. Who wouldn't be tempted by the rich Yangzhou? If the army of the Northern Shan Dynasty first followed the canal to capture the city of Yangzhou, they would not only be able to control this rich land, but also the city of Yangzhou.
He can also quickly organize a defense in the southeast and launch a two-sided attack on Haozhou's troops. By that time, Zhu Changxi will not be able to pass through Yangzhou and attack Suzhou Prefecture, and it is unclear whether he can protect himself.
Zhu Changxi's ability is definitely not fake, and Lu Tong is known as a great talent in Liangshan, and his advice is not fake. But both of them ignored Hong County and the canal, just because they did not have a naval army, so they took it for granted that the Northern Shanxi Army also
There will be no navy. But in fact? Tie Mo has already sent orders to Li Wanqing and Xu Cheng who were stationed on Pi Island. Three days ago, the two led four thousand sailors southward along the Grand Canal, and by this time they were almost reaching Huaiyin.
.Four thousand sailors, coupled with Li Jiucheng's troops, were simply a piece of cake to capture Huaiyin. As expected, only half a day after the fall of Hongxian, news of the fall of Huaiyin came. Huaiyin fell into the hands of the Northern Shanxi Army. Li Wanqing,
Xu Cheng's army pointed directly at Yangzhou, which directly disrupted Zhu Changxi's original deployment.
Originally, Zhu Changxi wanted to rely on Haozhou and surrounding troops to contain the Northern Shanxi Army, so that he could lead the army directly into Yangzhou to attack Suzhou Prefecture. But now, there is no time to arrange any blocking plan. He is just fighting for time to see who can go first.
After capturing Yangzhou, he still wanted to defeat the army of Northern Shanxi in a leisurely manner, but he had to trap the army of Northern Shanxi to death. There was only one way in front of Zhu Changxi, and that was to quickly capture Yangzhou and respond to Tianfu?
Are you kidding me? Are Tie Mo's 40,000-strong army vegetarian? They were not beaten to pieces by the cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army along the way?
Li Wanqing's navy flowed down the river, much faster than Zhu Changxi's soldiers and horses. Song Xi, the prefect of Yangzhou, happily welcomed Li Wanqing's soldiers and horses into the city. Song Xi was not stupid, he could still see the general trend of the world.
It is clear that His Highness the King of Jin has more than 200,000 elite soldiers and horses, and he has the vast land in the northwest and the support of various ministries in Siberia and Mongolia in the north. In addition, His Highness the King of Jin is already very heroic, and it is only a matter of time to take control of the Ming Dynasty.
In the end, the vassal kings and bandits were no match for the Northern Shan army.
Song Xi had made his choice, and Li Wanqing would naturally not blame Song Xi at this time for not sending troops to attack Haozhou earlier. People are all selfish. At least Song Xi did not change his flag. Surrendering to Zhu Changxi was considered good.
After all, Zhu Changxi is a member of the royal family of the entire Bajing family, so his identity is there.
There are also armies of Hua Shixu and Qin Lang in Zhoukou County. Originally, this was the beginning of the battlefield, but unexpectedly the largest battle broke out in Yangzhou first. August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day when families reunite, sing and laugh, Yangzhou
The situation inside and outside was tense and solemn. Meng Lian, the former minister of the Ministry of War and now the commander of Yangzhou troops and horses, personally led an army of 20,000 and began to threaten Yangzhou city.
Li Wanqing is not an idiot. The thousands of men under his command are warriors on the water. Going to the shore to fight with the rebels is not asking for death. In the prefect's Yamen, Li Wanqing is sitting on the main seat with a golden sword, and Yangzhou is being done below.
The civil and military officials said, "Prefect Song, you are well aware of the current situation. Meng Lian is leading his troops, and they are mad dogs who are driven to panic. If you can resist it, it will be a great achievement when the Jin King's army comes. I hope you can
You all will spare no effort to fight against the enemy together. If Mr. Li discovers that someone is duplicitous and acts as a scapegoat, don’t blame Mr. Li for not recognizing the person with the knife in his hand."
After that, there was a flash of cold light and a roar, and the heavy and simple table broke into two halves. All the officials in Yangzhou Prefecture were shocked. Good guy, the people from the Northern Shanxi Army are indeed tough enough, and they are also very unscrupulous.
reason.
Yangzhou is no better than other places. Other places can just defend the city. However, Yangzhou city has waterways extending in all directions, especially at the north and south ends. Due to the location of the canal, there are water gates outside the city gate, but there are not enough naval troops in Yangzhou city. Meng Lian is very smart.
I have studied the city defense map of Yangzhou for a long time, and I know the weaknesses of Yangzhou City very well. Although Li Wanqing's navy has entered Yangzhou, the water gates on the north and south sides are still the defensive weakness of Yangzhou City.
First, 10,000 troops, riding small boats recruited from the conscripts, stormed the water gate in the south of Yangzhou. By the evening of August 15th, the sound of golden drums could be heard outside the city, the sound of killings shook the sky, and rain of arrows rained down like a curtain, giving the defenders a
The city soldiers caused great damage.
Most of Meng Lian's soldiers and horses came from the south of the Yangtze River, so they were very good at water. These people rushed to the water gate in small boats under the cover of arrows. They did not confront the sailors of the Northern Shanxi Army and jumped directly into the canal.
Among them, he held a saw blade and swam towards the sluice gate.
Li Wanqing ordered his soldiers to enter the water to stop the navy. For a while, many corpses floated in the canal, and the red bloody water flowed southward along the canal.
In order to capture Yangzhou, Meng Lian also issued a fatal order that he must capture the sluice gate before Xu Shi. He did this not because Meng Lian was very loyal, but because he knew that he had no way out. If the Northern Shanxi Army attacked, many people would be killed.
Anyone can surrender, even His Highness King Yun, but he, Meng Lian, cannot.
Due to the public opinion and the identity of the royal family, vassal kings from various places may be imprisoned. This was also the result of royal rebellions in the past, but those trusted civil and military ministers who followed the royal princes in rebellion would not have any good results, and they would just be beheaded.
, implicated the nine tribes. Meng Lian did not want to die, so he had to capture the city of Yangzhou. I don’t know whether he can attack Suzhou, but as long as Yangzhou is there, there will be room for maneuver. Yangzhou is prosperous and prosperous, with waterways extending in all directions. The Northern Shanxi Army wants to fight
Determining the universe, wishful thinking.
In the evening, Yangzhou was shrouded in red, just like the river outside the city. The red color makes people's hearts beat. One by one, the rebels jumped from the boat into the water, and the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army also accompanied them into the water. Bodies floating on the water
There are more and more rivers, and they tend to block the river. Li Wanqing's expression is getting worse and worse, and the pressure on his body is getting bigger and bigger. As time goes by, it is getting closer to night, and after three quarters of the hour, the sky becomes completely dark.
However, the rebels showed no intention of stopping their attack and instead attacked more and more fiercely.
Under normal circumstances, attacking a city at night is very disadvantageous, so usually no matter how impatient it is, the attacking party will order the withdrawal of troops when night falls, but this time Meng Lian seems to have taken the wrong medicine and has already made plans for a night battle.
.Li Wanqing doesn't feel very good. So far, he has not been able to defeat the rebels. This is definitely not a good sign.
Although the city of Yangzhou is peaceful on the surface, and Shenzhen Wu also swore allegiance to the King of Jin, you can imagine how much water there is in it. If the rebels cannot be beaten back, and the Northern Jin army shows signs of decline, then some of the walls in the city will
Cao Ke is about to have other thoughts.
"Report, General Li, the sluice gate in the east has been loosened, and General Hu has personally led his troops to top it. In addition, General Xu asked the last general to inform the general to pay attention to the Yangzhou camp. If something changes, he will immediately lead the navy south. In the south
The three intersections form a line of defense!"
What? Li Wanqing's expression became more and more ugly. The east sluice gate could no longer hold up. Meng Lian was really crazy. He attacked from two directions at the same time. Did he press everyone up? Xu Cheng went up personally. He couldn't help it.
Don't worry, Xu Cheng is Xu Meiling's relative.
Li Wanqing felt that there was no need to hold anything back now. If Xu Cheng died, he would die with him. When he saw His Highness die in vain, he pulled out his sword. Li Wanqing shouted in a conspiratorial tone, "Cheng Yuan, take your
When we go to the Yangzhou camp, any of those Yangzhou generals who dare to act rashly will be killed directly. You go first, I will be there in a moment."
Cheng Yuan, the deputy general who was responsible for delivering the order, didn't have time to take a breath and hurriedly led the people to the Yangzhou camp. He seemed to have guessed what General Li Wanqing was going to do. He used extraordinary timing and extraordinary methods to ensure that Yangzhou was safe and the military power was in control.
The only option is to use ruthless tactics.
After seeing off Cheng Yuan, he called his close confidant Geng Dingxiang over and said with a serious look, "Old Geng, you are here to bear the burden first. A certain family will go to the Yangzhou camp. If you really can't bear it, you will
Everyone threw themselves into the river to become water ghosts. In short, destroy the rebel boats first, and have people keep an eye on the east sluice. Even if you die, nothing will happen to General Xu. We have been so kind to your Highness, how can we
Let the Xu family die?"
Geng Dingxiang nodded solemnly, and then Li Wanqing turned and left. Nowadays, people in Yangzhou City are panicked and the atmosphere is full of tension. The city has turned into a pot of chaos. In the past, along the canal where the flowers were like orioles singing, almost every household closed their doors.
Yangzhou is no better than Suzhou. The people here are not interested in those court battles at all. It doesn’t matter who rules Yangzhou, whether it is the local vassal king or the king with a different surname. Unlike the people, Yangzhou officials have different mentality. At first, they
Hearing the name of the Northern Shan Army, it is said that the Northern Shan Army was invincible in all battles and defeated the Jurchens in a battle on the Yongding River not long ago, causing the Jurchens to retreat to Liaodong and no longer have the strength to go south.
It must be right to follow the Northern Shanxi Army, but after the rebels attacked the city, they began to feel that there was something wrong with their original judgment, because half a day had passed, and the Northern Shanxi Army's navy had not repelled the rebel attack.
, you have to think about it for yourself. If the rebels really defeat the Northern Shan Army and rush into Yangzhou City, what should they, the Yangzhou officials, do?
Li Wanqing thought about the possible crisis in the Yangzhou officialdom, so he came to the Yangzhou camp. Compared with the Yangzhou officials, the military camp was the most important. As long as he controlled the soldiers in the Yangzhou camp, no matter what happened in the future, he would have a
The power of war. How can it be so easy to control the Yangzhou camp?
Nowadays, some Yangzhou soldiers accompany the Northern Shanxi Army to defend the city, while most of them stay in the camp. However, in terms of numbers, there are far more Yangzhou soldiers than the Northern Shanxi Army. Once there is a change in the Yangzhou camp, Li Wanqing will have the power to reach heaven.
, he could only end up with his body and head missing, so at this time Li Wanqing went deep into the Yangzhou camp and took a huge risk.
There were more than ten soldiers in total, and deputy general Cheng Yuan had already been waiting in the camp. A dozen Yangzhou generals sat in the tent and whispered to each other. There was a bit of confusion on everyone's face. They were curious about what Li Wanqing asked them to do. Although some
People guessed that Li Wanqing might be here to admonish, but they were not too worried. This was the Yangzhou camp, their home base. No matter how close Li Wanqing was to the King of Jin, he was also an outsider. The affairs of Yangzhou were not the turn of Li Wanqing, an outsider.
The final say.
Soon, Li Wanqing strode in. He was dressed in a blood-stained military uniform, with a thick black beard and a square face, showing his majesty. As soon as he entered the tent, Li Wanqing was not polite and sat directly on the main seat.
He looked down at all the generals in the tent and said in a loud voice, "I won't talk nonsense to you. You have also seen the current situation. The rebels are attacking the city fiercely. To ensure that Yangzhou is peaceful, Mr. Li will take it into your hands."
Once the talisman is used, the talisman will be returned when the rebels are defeated."