While others were busy putting out the fire, Lu Tong had already gone to inquire about the fire. With Lu Tong's intelligence, he quickly found out the problem. As far as he knew, General Li Chengqiang had no family members named Li Chengwan. It seemed that he was guarding the ferry.
was deceived.
However, Lu Tong could not blame these ferry guards. They were of low status and could not stop them at all. In the final analysis, the military law was still lax. Repeated orders were issued not to cause chaos, but they were in vain. The military dignitaries still found various reasons to come to the ferry to withdraw money.
goods to line their own pockets. If His Royal Highness Prince Lu is really capable of military mastery, who would dare to do anything random? But it’s just a thought. After all, the Southern King’s Army is no better than the Northern Shanxi Army. The Northern Shanxi Army has been locked together for many years and countless lives and deaths.
Rope, they are loyal, they respect each other, and strict military laws will only make the Northern Shanxi Army invincible.
But the Southern King's Army is not good. The Southern King's Army is composed of soldiers from all sides pursuing their own interests. There is no loyalty at all. If military law is strictly enforced, I am afraid that the Southern King's Army will fall apart without being fought by others. Looking at the thick clouds in the sky
The thickening black smoke made Lu Tong have to ask himself from the bottom of his heart, is there a future for following Zhu Changxi, and what is waiting for the Nanwang Army in Suzhou?
The original plan was to reorganize the army during the Youshi period, but now it can only be put aside. After the government gathering at night, Song Qiao returned to the room with a somewhat lonely expression. However, before the door was closed, Lu Tong followed him in. Seeing Lu Tong's tight
Frowning, Song Qiao became alert. After returning to Zhu Changxi, the two of them had tried their best to reduce the number of meetings in order to avoid arousing Zhu Changxi's dissatisfaction. If it was not a big deal, Lu Tong did not have to come in person to talk to someone.
Just give him a shout. Now that he's here, he must have some plans.
After closing the door tightly and letting Lu Tong into the back room, Song Qiao said with a pleasant look, "Military advisor, why are you worried?"
Lu Tong did not answer directly. He looked towards the window and made sure no one was eavesdropping. Then he lowered his voice and said cautiously, "Brother Song, the situation at hand cannot be ignored by us. It is very difficult to occupy the Taihu Lake Basin. Now
Many ships were burned, which made it even more difficult. If Lu was right, there was no chance of winning this battle. Tie Mo had experienced hundreds of battles and was an outstanding strategist. It was impossible for him not to know what was most important.
Yes, if he completely abandons Yangzhou, ignores Zhu Changyan's army near Changzhou, enters Suzhou from the south from Wuxi, and sends another army to capture Danyang and Liyang, we will be trapped and die near Taihu Lake.
, the one who really succeeds is not us, but Tie Mo."
Song Qiao was startled when he heard this, and then shook his head, "Are the military advisors unfounded? Isn't Tie Mo so brave? Yangzhou is as rich and prosperous as Suzhou. Will Tie Mo give up on Yangzhou?" Song Qiao thinks so.
The question is not surprising at all, because if it were Song Qiao, he would never give up Yangzhou, because Yangzhou is too rich, and many things can be done by relying on Yangzhou.
Lu Tong sighed from the bottom of his heart, maybe this is where Brother Song is inferior to Tie Mo. Sometimes Brother Song's courage is still too small, and his structure is not as good as Tie Mo. Tie Mo has gone through many difficulties and dangers since he was a deposed prince.
Countless lives and deaths, step by step, he has developed from nothing to today's world-powerful one. He has enjoyed nothing and unlimited scenery, so he is not afraid of losing. No matter how much he loses, he can still be more vigilant than when he was in the capital and was laughed at.
Is it miserable?
Tie Renren's confidence is too strong. This confidence is accumulated through long-term victories. If there are two choices now, one is to keep Yangzhou, but Zhu Changyan and Zhu Changxi will cause trouble in Jiangnan, and the other choice is to abandon Yangzhou.
Seize the opportunity to completely solve Zhu Changxi's big trouble. I believe Tie Mo will choose the latter without hesitation, because he is confident enough to give up Yangzhou and regain Yangzhou.
It's a pity that Brother Song can't do it. The benefits he has gained are too difficult to give up. He wants to cling to power too much. The killing of Yan Poxi is enough to show the hesitation in his heart. When it comes to the situation, Tie Mo sees the world, and Brother Song sees the world.
On the one hand, the layout is quite different.
"No, Brother Song, Tie Mo will definitely give up on Yangzhou. This is one of the few opportunities he has to completely eliminate Zhu Changxi. If he lets this opportunity slip away, he will not be the invincible Tie Mo. So, brother, let's
You have to make plans early, don't follow Zhu Changxi on a dead end." Lu Tong looked at Song Qiao seriously. The candlelight in the room was flickering, shining on Song Qiao's unwilling face. Is he going to find a way to make a living again? Is he Song Qiao?
Are you born to be on the run? Why do you suffer a complete defeat when you encounter Tie Mo?
Of course Song Qiao was not willing to give in. He wished he could swallow Tie Mo in one gulp and would not give up. But he would not doubt Lu Tong's judgment. "Huh, how should we deal with it?"
"Brother, please rest assured. Lu has a good strategy. Judging from the current situation, only the south is weakly defended. Before setting off tomorrow, my brother will ask His Highness for orders to lead an army to attack Huzhou. With His Highness's character, he will definitely not refuse. Huzhou is located at the southern end of Taihu Lake.
If Your Highness gains the upper hand in attacking Suzhou, we can cooperate with us to attack Huzhou with all our strength. If the situation changes, we can also take advantage of the Northern Shanxi Army's failure to respond and head south to Hangzhou. As long as we enter Hangzhou, there will be no hope for the Northern Shanxi Army to besiege us again.
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What Lu Tong said is the best way at the moment, because the three directions of northeast and west have been controlled by the Northern Shan Dynasty army. Only the south side, because of Zhu Changyan, caused Suzhou soldiers and horses to gather north and flee south.
There was not much resistance, but the only disadvantage was that by escaping south, they would be far away from the capital and would no longer be able to stir up trouble. Song Qiao thought about it for a moment and nodded heavily. At this time, there was a knock on the door that made both of them nervous.
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"General Song, there is a person outside the courtyard who claims to be a family member of General Qin Lang. He has something important to see you!" After the soldier's voice fell, the two people in the room looked at each other. After seeing Lu Tong nod, Song Qiao walked over and opened the door and whispered.
Said, "Let him come in."
Soon after, the person who delivered the message came to the house. Song Qiao took a closer look and it turned out to be Qin Lang's person. The person bowed his hand and saluted, and said with a panicked expression, "Brother Song, General Qin asked the general to inform him that Hua Shixu has surrendered.
The army of the Northern Shan Dynasty is marching south to Suzhou Prefecture together with the army of the Northern Shan Dynasty. General Qin is afraid that Hua Shixu will use some scheme to kill Brother Song, so he is anxious to get the last general to come."
Did Hua Shixu surrender to the Northern Shanxi Army? Song Qiao had been busy fighting in various places in the past few days. From Haozhou to Yixing, it could be said that he was non-stop. He really didn't know much about Hua Shixu. He just thought that Hua Shixu was defeated and captured.
Long after the messenger left, Song Qiao still looked dumb. Hearing that Hua Shixu had betrayed him was like a bolt from the blue. If there was anyone around him who would be the least likely to betray him, it would be Hua Shixu. But now, Hua Shixu
Shixu surrendered unexpectedly. How could this happen? Brother Hua Shixu is not a person who is afraid of death. Tie Mou's methods cannot threaten him at all. He has trusted Hua Shixu for many years, so why would he betray him?
Song Qiao suddenly seemed much older. He looked stupid and murmured to himself, "No, it must be fake. How could brother Hua Shixu leave me? It must be someone Tie's trick."
, it must be..."
Song Qiao didn't want to believe it, but Lu Tong had to stay rational. Since Hua Shixu went to Yingshang County, no news came. Even if he was defeated and captured, Hua Shixu would not fail to send news. It seemed that
What Qin Lang said is probably true.
Hua Shixu really surrendered to the Northern Shanxi Army. It sounded so incredible, but it was also so natural. Brother Song felt that everything was impossible. That was because he was in the mountains and didn't know what was going on. Hua Shixu's betrayal had already been buried.
The root of the problem, when Brother Song on Tianfeng Mountain personally came up with the idea to kill his lover, he should have thought of today.
Hua Shixu is not Qin Lang. He is an upright man. He must avenge his enemies and repay his kindness. He stood up and patted Song Qiao on the shoulder. Lu Tong said lightly, "Brother, Hua Shixu has surrendered. As for why he surrendered,
, I think you should be very clear in your heart that the things you have been hiding from him for many years will always be revealed. A certain person once said that Wang Can is unreliable, but you just don't listen, and now something has finally gone wrong. "
Lu Tong was Lu Tong. He had guessed just by guessing that there were only a few people who knew the details of the Tianfeng Mountain incident back then. If anyone leaked it, it must be Wang Can.
Hua Shixu's betrayal hit Song Qiao's confidence even more. Therefore, he had already strengthened his determination to flee south. Now he could no longer think of a head-on confrontation with the Northern Shanxi Army. His confidence was broken. How to fight?
You can't win either.
On the sixth day of September in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Shang Kexi led 5,000 infantry and set out from Zhenzhou to attack Liyang to the west of Yixing. The defenders of Liyang surrendered without a fight. On the same day, Zhou Dingshan commanded an army of more than 15,000 to attack Danyang.
The battle lasted for four hours. The Danyang defenders could not withstand the crazy attack of the Northern Shan Dynasty army. They abandoned the city and fled, but were strangled to death by the cavalry waiting outside the city.
At Li Hai hour on the sixth night of September, Geng Zhongming's figure appeared in Wuxi County. Li Wanqing's sailors also entered Taihu Lake from the diversion river and docked at Suzhou Ferry. Only then did Zhu Changyan realize that the Northern Shanxi Army had unknowingly left him behind.
, all the soldiers and horses gathered near the Taihu Basin, but Yangzhou, known as the treasure of the earth, was completely given up. Zhu Changyan had no other choice. He could go to Yangzhou City without fighting, so why go to Suzhou to fight life and death? Zhu Changxi
Since he doesn't regard Zhu Changyan as a brother, why bother with his hot face and cold butt?
On the early morning of the seventh day of September, Zhu Changyan reduced his troops, set out from Changzhou, and fought all the way to Yangzhou City.
The beautiful Taihu Lake is like a blue mirror, reflecting Suzhou gardens, with flowers, birds, insects, and fish dotting the surrounding scenery. The breeze blows from the lake, creating ripples.
In Yixing, Taihu Lake, Zhu Changxi gathered the civil and military forces to prepare to attack Suzhou. At this time, Zhu Changxi did not know that Tie Mo had entered Suzhou. If he had known, he would have given up his plan to attack Suzhou. After everything was arranged, Song Qiao asked for orders, "Your Highness
, Huzhou is located on an important road, Song is willing to lead troops to conquer Huzhou and lay a rear base for His Highness!"
The Northern Shanxi Army captured Liyang, and Yixing would be in danger at any time, so Yixing was no longer suitable as a rear base, but Huzhou was very suitable. Song Qiao proposed to attack Huzhou, and Zhu Changxi felt that he had no reason to refuse. Song Qiao attacked Huzhou and could win the final victory.
, it will also consume Song Qiao's strength if it cannot be defeated. Thinking of this, Zhu Changxi stood up and laughed loudly and said, "It is a great idea for General Song to attack Huzhou. I wish General Song a victory."
The next day, at seven o'clock in the ninth lunar month, there was a turbulent situation in Yixing. Warships, merchant ships, and fishing boats were almost connected to the city, and they were heading towards Suzhou in a mighty manner. Standing on a high place, you can see that a thick black wave seems to be rising from the water of Taihu Lake.
Li Wanqing stood behind and asked for help, but Tie Mo raised his hand and refused, saying, "No hurry, let the rebels enter the ferry. After fighting with the defenders at the ferry, you can lead the troops from
Intersperse from behind and let me capture the rebels in one fell swoop."
"Yes" Li Wanqing is still very confident. When it comes to water warfare, the rebels are just a group of children. If the rebels still can't be defeated in the water war, he, the water army commander, should go home and have his children. If he comes this time
It would be nice to have gunboats, but unfortunately the Grand Canal has many restrictions, and those big keel boats can't even see into Taihu Lake.
When Zhu Changxi's army came, the first thing that came forward to resist was the local navy in Suzhou. Unfortunately, the Suzhou navy was pitifully small. Those so-called warships were not as good as the merchant ships that the rebels had robbed. So they were defeated in one blow, and the Suzhou navy was slowly defeated.
Squeeze to near the ferry.
At the end of the seventh day of September, the rebels arrived at Suzhou Ferry and launched an attack on the Suzhou army defending the ferry. The two sides fought for it and the battle fell into a stalemate. But even so, Tie Mo still did not order a general attack because he found out that
Zhu Changxi's troops and horses at his headquarters were still a little far away, so he had to wait.
Finally, at noon, Zhu Changxi couldn't help it anymore, and sent out the last troops and horses in his hand, hoping to capture the Suzhou Ferry and march towards Suzhou City. As the rebels were out in force, the ferry was in danger, and the Suzhou defenders were beaten one after another.
After retreating in defeat, Zhu Changxi's boat slowly approached the ferry, and the entire rebel fleet gradually became crowded.
"Chen Yaofeng, take your people up. If the rebels can move one step forward, you won't have to come back. In addition, Li Wanqing is ordered to attack the rear of the rebel fleet with all his strength and capture Zhu Changxi alive!"
With an order, the Northern Shanxi Army, which had been waiting for a long time, took action. The Northern Shanxi Army hiding in the reed fields in the north rushed out in a mighty manner and drove off the rebels who had climbed up to the ferry. At the same time, Li Wanqing's
The navy also fought out from the southwest, forming an impenetrable line of defense behind the rebel fleet. The centipede boat was in front, and the fishing boats snatched by the rebels became vulnerable in front of the centipede boat. The east and west sides of the Northern Shanxi Army
During the pincer attack, the rebels immediately fell into a passive position.
Zhu Changxi also panicked, because he could feel that there were quite a few troops from the Northern Shan Dynasty hiding in Suzhou Prefecture. I am afraid that the total was not less than his 40,000 troops, right? Li Chengqiang personally boarded the ferry to restore the decline, but Chen Yaofeng
Extraordinary bravery, he immediately targeted Li Chengqiang. Taking advantage of the chaos of the rebels, Chen Yaofeng jumped on his horse and ran wildly, piercing Li Chengqiang's chest with his spear.
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