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The sentry boat was low, and Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhishan, and Liu Zhi came from the north in the sentry boat. Their view was blocked by the seawall. They could only see the soldiers arrayed on the seawall, but not what was going on past the seawall.
Dongyang has a ten-foot-high mainmast with a watch tower. On a clear day, you can watch nearly a dozen sentries and see the enemy situation twenty miles away. However, the watch tower is too simple, and even agile scouts have to climb up and take it.
The rope was fixed to the mast so that he could observe the enemy's situation and wave flags to send messages. It was inconvenient for Lin Fu to take Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhishan and Liu Zhi up to the observation post to watch the battle. However, the top deck of the stern cabin was more than two feet high, so he could watch if he climbed up.
To the battle situation beyond the sea wall.
Yang Zhishan was fully suspicious of Lin Fu's false claims of military exploits. When he boarded the cabin deck, he was shocked by what he saw.
Standing on the top deck of the stern cabin, southwest of Wuokou Village, Nahe Xiongqi was leading 600 cavalry towards Wangdentai Mountain. Yang Yihang and Ma Yi led the infantry to pursue them in a marching formation, with only a small number of cavalry covering the two wings.
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Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhishan, and Liu Zhi had just arrived and did not know about the remnants of the Jinzhong Army. They all thought that the chasing infantry and cavalry were all from the Jiangdong Left Army. In the wild, they used infantry and cavalry to pursue the enemy's cavalry. Even though they relied on twice as many troops, they could not
Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhi, and Liu Zhi believed that the two great victories in Cangnan were not all exaggerations. After all, the Qinwang Division and the defenders huddled in the counties of Gyeonggi Province were more than three times the strength of the cavalry on the northern front of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and they did not have the courage to fight.
Lin Xuwen and Liu Zhi had no knowledge of military affairs. No matter what their thoughts were when they came over, when they saw their own soldiers chasing the enemy's cavalry and fighting, their blood boiled and they felt excited. They wished they were the generals leading the troops and galloping on the battlefield. Lin Xuwen pointed out
Riding in the lead in the pursuit formation, the two generals who were surrounded by the cavalry asked: "Who are those two? They are two of the four heroic generals Zhou Pu, Zhao Qingshan, Ning Zechen and Cao Zi'ang of the Jiangdong Left Army.
A seat?"
"None of them..." Lin Fu said with a smile. Liu Zhi was an internal minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and should be a member of Hao Zongcheng. He couldn't figure out Liu Zhi's attitude towards the remnants of the Jinzhong army, so he kept it secret and did not speak out.
At least once this battle is over, if military merit can be accumulated, the remaining troops in Jinzhong will have something to rely on.
Yang Zhishan has served in the Ministry of War for many years. Although he has no direct experience in leading troops, his understanding of military affairs is much deeper than that of Lin Xuwen and Liu Zhi. He looked at it for a while, frowned slightly, and said to Lin Fu: "Although the enemy cavalry has withdrawn, the formation is still there."
I'm afraid they are luring our troops to go deep. The thieves are the best at playing this trick. They rely on the speed of their horses to lure each other with small groups of cavalry. When they reach the depths, they ambush enemies everywhere and suddenly appear. Our troops are unable to retreat in time, and many times
We will suffer a big loss. Jiangdong Zuojun is brave, and we have seen it. Isn’t it better to be cautious?"
Lin Xuwen and Liu Zhi gave Yang Zhishan a clear explanation. They suddenly felt that the situation in front of them was not optimistic. They all looked at Lin Fu, fearing that he would be arrogant and underestimated the enemy after two great victories. Lin Fu said with a smile: "Today's battle is not limited to this one. The cabin.
The sea is windy, so my eldest brother and two adults will follow me to the cabin, and I will tell you in detail...
Lin Fu used the Dongyang as the command ship and the tail cabin as the command post.
There are two levels of tail cabins, with armored soldiers hidden on the bottom floor. There is a circular corridor on the periphery of the second-floor cabin. Standing on the circular corridor, you can observe the surrounding situation. More than a dozen sword-wielding guards stand on guard in the corridor. Once you enter the cabin, you will see a two-foot-long building.
In the center of the square flower hall is a large wooden platform fixed on the bilge floor. A topographic map of the southern part of Jinhai County is spread out. Sun Shangwang is responsible for marking on the topographic map the directions of the movements of various soldiers and horses detected by the observation tower.
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When Sun Shangwang saw Lin Fu bringing people over, he stopped what he was doing. Lin Fu introduced him to Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhishan, and Liu Zhi, and said, "Sun Xiucai is a Cangnan scholar. Cangnan has won many great victories, and Sun Xiucai deserves a lot of credit."
I hope you can help me with military affairs at this time..."
Sun Shangwang knew that he was not qualified to speak in front of people coming from the capital, so he bowed and stood aside obediently.
Lin Fu invited Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhishan, and Liu Zhizhi to look at the terrain map in front of the wooden platform. The marching routes and time points of Yang Yihang, Cao Ziang, and Ao Canghai's three troops were clearly marked on the map. They pointed at the terrain map and pointed to the current terrain map.
The war situation was introduced to them: "The enemy with our Jiangdong Left Army in Tianjin Sea was Nahe Xiongqi, the commander of the Donglu King's account. After our Jiangdong Left Army won the great victory in Cangnan, Nahe Xiongqi led five thousand
The Yulu cavalry counterattacked in Cangnan. After being weakened by our Jiangdong Left Army in Xiaobotou Village, there were less than four thousand cavalry left. This is where we are, this is Wokou Village, and the red arrow is the direction of our army's movement.
, the blue arrow is the direction of the movement of the captive cavalry. This short red arrow is the pursuit cavalry we just saw on the cabin roof. In the southwest and due west, one of our troops each fights the captive cavalry. In the three-way movement
At the midpoint of the direction, this is Wangdengtai Mountain, which is the camp of the Nahexiongqi tribe in Jinhai... Since the Donglu invaded, they have relied on war to support logistics. There is not much reliance on baggage, and there is no emphasis on the camp.
Hejian Prefecture has been looted several times by the captives in more than two months, and there is not much food and grass left in the wild. When Xiongqi comes to Jinhai again to fight with our troops, he needs to bring food and hide it under the Wangdengtai Mountain. Our troops
The three-pronged attack is to force Nahe Xiongqi to fight at the foot of Wangdentai Mountain..."
Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhishan, and Liu Zhi realized that what they had just seen was not an ordinary pursuit battle, but a battle carefully organized by Lin Fu. No matter how the three enemy cavalry responded, all three of them would turn towards Wangdentai Mountain.
, even if all the captives and cavalry break through and escape, here they can also capture the camp of the captives and cavalry under the king's platform, capture the enemy's grain, grass, injuries, and horses, causing the Nahe Xiongqi tribe to lose the left army in Jinhai and Jiangdong.
The root of the battle can be regarded as a great victory.
No unnecessary explanation or proof was needed. Lin Xuwen, Yang Zhishan, Liu Zhi, the accompanying secretary, and the retinue all believed that the two great victories in Cangnan were indeed true.
"With nearly 4,000 enemy troops captured, will the left army in Jiangdong be insufficient?" Yang Zhishan asked.
Lin Fu thought that the head of the Ministry of War knew something about military affairs, so he explained: "Although Jinhai and Qingxian were raided by the cavalry, the villages such as Wukou, Changlu, and Qingqi still held firm. Our troops arrived in Tianjin
After the sea, we contacted each village and sent out about 2,000 soldiers from each village to participate in this battle. Although the enemy's strength was nearly 4,000, but counting their injuries and the soldiers and horses guarding the camps, they divided into three groups to block our attack, and about
More than three thousand, in fact, we have stronghold soldiers to cooperate with us on every road, so we are fighting with more and less... If Jinhai can win another great victory, each stronghold should take the credit..." After saying this, Lin Fu looked at
Looking at the chamberlain Liu Zhi, he saw his eyes staring at the terrain map and raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought that he and the chamberlain department should know that the remnants of the Jinzhong army were holding on here, so he smiled and said, "Master Liu, is there anything
What advice?"
Liu Zhi smiled and said: "Lin Dujian is really a first-class military prodigy. During the First Battle in Jiyang, a certain family heard of your reputation. To tell you the truth, at that time a certain family thought that the battle report was valuable.
It's not a boast. When I saw it today, I realized that Lin Dujian's reputation is well-deserved..." He took out the official letter from his arms and said, "This is the official letter signed by Master Zhu Luqin, Wangshi Hao Zongcheng and Mr. Hao Zongcheng, the Director of the Internal Affairs Supervisor, and Mr. Zhou Zongxianzhou of the Ministry of War.
A certain family came to watch the grand display of the Jiangdong Left Army..."
This was an official letter from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Lin Fu did not need to kneel to receive it. He bowed, took the letter, opened it and read it.
Lin Fu originally commanded the Jiangdong Left Army in the name of supervising the army, so when Liu Zhi came, he could no longer use the name of supervising the army. The official letter stated that Liu Zhi was entrusted to be the deputy envoy of the Jiangdong Left Army to observe the military appearance, and came to represent Hao Zongcheng and the Ministry of War to "observe the military appearance."
", is actually the supervisor of the army, but the official letter only states that Liu Zhi must be informed of all matters concerning the Jiangdong Left Army, and does not need to discuss and decide on all matters with Liu Zhi. Liu Zhi cannot directly interfere with Lin Fu's command of the Jiangdong Left Army.
power, this can be regarded as giving face to the Chu Party.
Lin Fu was thinking about the title "Deputy Envoy of Guanjun Rong". Although it was a temporary establishment, judging from the title setting and the procedures of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he thought that maybe Emperor Chongguan had made up his mind to use the title of minister...
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Lin Fu said with a smile: "How could I predict that today's battle would be a big victory? Only then did I realize that it was Master Liu who came to supervise the battle. If there is a big victory today, Master Liu should take the credit..."
Although Lin Fu's words were polite, Liu Zhi was very happy after hearing this. The slight discomfort Lin Fu caused him with the Jinhai village soldiers disappeared and he said: "Master Lin is really good at talking, what credit can a certain family have?"
Isn’t it the result of Mr. Lin’s strategic planning and the bravery of all the generals to kill the enemy?”
"Lord Liu, there is no need to be polite," Lin Fu said with a smile, pointing at Lin Mengde, "Lin Gongmengde is the uncle of my brother Xuwen and me. He has been taking care of military affairs for me since I moved north. Jiangdong
I’ll ask Uncle Mengde to introduce the details of the Zuo Army to Master Liu one by one!” For someone like Liu Zhi, it’s best for Lin Mengde to come forward and deal with it.
"It's okay, let's wait until this battle is over before we talk about other matters." Liu Zhi said.
"Whether the war will end soon or not, I have to watch here, so I can't accompany you," Lin Fu said, "Master Liu, Master Yang has come all the way and it's been very hard. I'll prepare a boat for Master Liu."
, Mr. Yang is using it, take a rest first, if anything happens, I will send someone to notify you at any time..."
Yang Zhishan also brought out the official letter from the Ministry of War. He was here purely to verify the military achievements of the previous two great victories. Yang Zhishan would not stay here longer, so Lin Fu asked Sun Shangwang to be responsible for checking the military achievements accumulated in the past few battles to Yang Zhishan.
and the two officials from the Ministry of War he brought for verification.
Liu Zhi was so tired that his bones were about to fall apart. Lin Fu wanted to arrange for him to rest before discussing the matter, but he did not refuse. In short, he had to leave some time for Lin Xuwen and Lin Fu, the two clan brothers, to talk.
After Liu Zhi and Yang Zhishan were sent away, Lin Fu asked Lin Xuwen: "Why is eldest brother here?"
"It's thanks to you, Old Seventeenth, that I got an errand by request, and I will serve as the censor of the right capital and supervise the preparation of the troops in Hejian Prefecture..." Lin Xuwen said, and wanted to show the official document to Lin Fu from his arms.
When Gu Wuchen first arrived in Jiangdong, he was only the censor of the right capital and the deputy envoy to the inspection, and later he was promoted to the imperial official and the deputy inspector of the left capital. Lin Xuwen's supervision of the military preparation of Hejian Mansion was only a temporary assignment, and Hejian Mansion had already been completely
There was no local military affairs to speak of, but Zuodu Qian Yushi was a real official of the fourth rank. This was also the reconciliation between Lin and Gu, and he gained a major official position since he joined the Chu Party.
Progress; he was previously a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, holding a fifth-grade official position, but he worked there for several years without ever getting ahead.
Lin Xuwen's words about Lin Fu's contribution are absolutely true.
If Lin Fu had not won two victories in Hejian Prefecture and continued to operate within Hejian Prefecture, which had slightly improved the situation in Hejian Prefecture, there would be no need for the imperial court to send envoys to Hejian Prefecture, which was completely crippled.
Endgame.
If it weren't for Lin Fu's meritorious service, even if he sent envoys, the job would not necessarily have fallen on Lin Xuwen.
"Brother, how can I check your official letter? I should congratulate you. I will be able to rely on you in Hejian Mansion from now on." Lin Fu said with a smile, stopping Lin Xuwen from taking out the official letter and sealing it.
"What is there to rely on or not? In the final analysis, I still cooperate with your Jiangdong Left Army in Hejian Mansion..." Lin Xuwen said.
Lin Fu thought that it would be much easier for Lin Xuwen to come over than to come over with other unfamiliar officials with whom he had no friendship. Compared with Liu Zhi coming to serve as the deputy envoy to observe the army, Lin Xuwen would supervise the military preparations of Hejian Prefecture with the title of Youdu Qian Yushi.
This is really great news.
Lin Fu led the Jiangdong Left Army to march northward, and King Qin fought, but he actually had no jurisdiction over the Hejian Prefecture. Although Hejian Prefecture was crippled, the Wuzhai forces holding on within its borders were considered a not weak force.
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Lin Xuwen served as the censor of Youdu and also supervised the military preparations of Hejian Prefecture. As an envoy, he was the governor of the local military preparations of Hejian Prefecture and had jurisdiction over the local Wuzhai forces.
Lin Fu thought for a moment and knew that this was Zhang Xie. Tang Haoxin provided more convenient conditions for him to use troops in Hejian Prefecture in the court; of course, the achievements of the Jiangdong Left Army in Hejian Prefecture should also be compared.
Give the Chu party a real share.
Lin Fu has no reluctance to give up on this. If the military glory is solely on his own body, it may not necessarily mean how big an official he can be granted or how much benefit he will get. He will always rely on the Chu Party for a period of time in the future. Let’s talk about Zhang Xie and Tang Haoxin.
Letting Lin Xuwen share the credit of Jiangdong Left Army also gave Lin Fu face. Why didn't Lin Fu know how to praise him at all?
Lin Fu welcomed Lin Xuwen, who was the censor of the right capital and also in charge of the military preparations of Hejian Prefecture, to Jinhai.
The trend of the imperial court finally changed completely.
Lin Fu only regretted that the direction of the wind changed too late. If the imperial court had firmly determined to defend the war before the enemy organized an offensive against Jinan, Yezier Khan, the chief of the Donglu, might not have organized troops to attack Jinan. Now it is inevitable
We have to wait until the winner is determined in the first battle in Jinan before we can know the next change in the situation.
"...So, the direction of the wind has changed?" Lin Fu asked pretending to be ignorant.
"When we came out, the emperor had already ordered Zhou Zongxian, the Minister of War, to governor the world's Qin Wangshi, and sent envoys to take the road from Shanxi to Zhongzhou to supervise the war and make sure to drive the bandits out of Yanji," Lin Xuwen said, "Xiang Zhang, Minister Tang
Everyone praises you very much and hopes that you can lead the Jiangdong Left Army to fight a more beautiful battle in Hejian. Unexpectedly, as soon as we arrived in Hejian Mansion, good news came back..."