(First update, asking for a red ticket) The Weiyang Salt and Iron Division set up an office in Hecheng, and the Cang Yamen was staffed by low-level civil servants such as Caochang Supervisor, Cang Ambassador, Deputy Chief, and Deputy Ambassador, and there was also a Caochang School Captain leading a group of officials.
Ying Yan Ding garrisoned, and above the Jian Cheng, Cang Ambassador, and Caochang Xiaowei, there was a Du Superintendent to take charge of the affairs. The one who came to Chongzhou to ask for help was Song Xiaobo, the Du Superintendent of Hecheng Division.
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Hearing that Song Xiaobo, the governor of Hecheng Division, came to ask for help in person, Lin Fu had a gloomy face and asked someone to bring Song Xiaobo in. Unexpectedly, Wang Chengfu also walked in.
Lin Fu passed by Jiangmen and met Wang Chengfu. Knowing that he was talented, he took him under his command and made him temporarily participate in the investigation of public land in Jiuhua area. He didn't know how he met Song Xiaobo and accompanied him there.
Zilangshan came to ask for reinforcements.
Lin Fu ignored Wang Chengfu for the time being and stared at Song Xiaobo, the governor of Hecheng Division.
Song Xiaobo was a fat man and walked into the meeting hall of Dongya. The look of panic on his face was not diminished. He pushed away the guard who was supporting him, his knees went weak, and he knelt down in front of Lin Fu without any spine, wailing loudly.
Howl: "The bandits surrounded Hecheng. I fought my way out of the siege and came to Chongzhou to ask for reinforcements. The whole family was trapped in Hecheng... I asked Mr. Lin for reinforcements to save Hecheng. I asked Song Xiaobo, Lin, to
I can't thank you enough for your help. I can't repay it in this life. I will be a cow or a horse in the next life -" Seeing the fat on Song Xiaobo's cheeks trembling when he cried, Lin Fu wanted to kick him out of the lobby with hatred.
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Obviously it was these incompetent officials who were greedy for life and afraid of death and fled first when they heard the news, causing the defenders to collapse. The Hecheng military fortress fell completely into the hands of the Donghai bandits. Song Bozi was able to turn a deer into a horse and describe the night escape after hearing the wind as a breakout.
He didn't feel ashamed to ask for help - even if he wanted to break through and ask for help, it would not be his turn, a fat man weighing two to three hundred pounds, to take action - this place is only seventy or eighty miles away from the Hecheng military fortress, with land, sea, and rivers
In the same way, if Song Xiaobo could lead his officers and assistants to defend the military fortress, not to mention two thousand soldiers, but three or four times more soldiers, they would be able to rescue him easily - if the generals and subordinates of the Jiangdong Zuo Army dared to be so greedy.
For fear of death, Lin Fu would chop off his head without hesitation to maintain military discipline.
The Donghai bandits captured Hecheng Military Fortress without any effort. Gaining a foothold at such a critical point not only directly threatened Chongzhou's belly and armpits, but also allowed the Donghai Bandits to stay in the eastern sea area of Chongzhou for a long time with Hecheng Military Fortress as their stronghold.
, carried out long-term and continuous invasion and destruction of Chongzhou, Huainan Saltworks, and Hecheng Grassland.
Seeing the fat man kneeling on the ground as if he were mourning for his heir, Lin Fu's eyes flashed with a fierce look. He looked at the tea cup at hand and had the urge to pick up the tea cup and hit him on the head.
Detailed information about the fall of Hecheng Military Fortress is known here. Listening to Song Xiaobo lying in the hall about the breakout, everyone in the hall looked contemptuous. Besides, Hecheng Military Fortress is particularly important to Chongzhou and fell into the hands of the bandits.
This made this side completely passive, and they hated Song Xiaobo who was responsible for the city. He couldn't figure out how this fat man had the nerve to go to Chongzhou to ask for soldiers to help him recapture Hecheng? The Hecheng grassland belongs to Weiyang Salt and Iron Division.
He and Jiangdong County Division are not under each other. On the surface, Song Xiaobo wants to invite reinforcements to recapture the Hecheng Military Fortress, so he should also invite Yantie Division Soldiers. It has nothing to do with the Jiangdong Left Army - besides, the Hecheng Division Military Fortress was completely captured by the Japanese soldiers.
, unless the Japanese soldiers retreated on their own initiative and took it back by force, they would have to pay a heavy price.
Wang Chengfu looked at the uncertain expressions on the faces of everyone in the hall. Not to mention that Lin Fu took Song Xiaobo seriously when he refused to abandon the city and fled. No one in the hall took the initiative to help Song Xiaobo up from the ground. He hurriedly walked away for the first two days.
He stepped forward, stood in the hall and raised his voice: "Chongzhou and Hecheng are adjacent to each other. They are in the same boat and share the responsibility of fending off bandits. If Lord Song had not come to invite him, Lord Lin would have sent troops to help Hecheng..."
Everyone was dissatisfied with Song Xiaobo who abandoned the city and fled. Lin Fu also had a sullen face and tried to drive Song Xiaobo out. However, Wang Chengfu stood up and spoke for Song Xiaobo. Hu Zhicheng scolded: "There is no one here.
You're telling the truth, you're not in Jiuhua, who asked you to come back?" Wang Chengfu didn't mind, and said: "In the early morning in Jiuhua, Chengfu met Mr. Song who was about to go to Weiyang Mansion to ask for help.
The city was in critical condition. When Wei Yang's reinforcements arrived, they were afraid that the bandits would have established a foothold in Hecheng, so they followed Master Song and rushed to Chongzhou for help. The left army in Jiangdong was very powerful and invincible. As long as the troops came to the city, they would be defeated.
The invaders will abandon the city and flee..." "How can it be so easy?" Hu Zhicheng said angrily.
Cao Ziang motioned not to let Hu Zhicheng say anything more. He knew that Lin Fu valued Wang Chengfu very much, but he had just taken him under his command and had not had a chance to reuse him. Seeing that he was talking nonsense, his eyes were blurred, and he seemed to be confused.
If he had something else to say, he couldn't say it directly to his face, so he said: "Master Song has come all the way to ask for help. He is hungry, thirsty and tired. Should we let Master Song take a rest first? Regarding the matter of not having soldiers, we must first fill our stomachs before we can discuss it."
Lin Fu suppressed his anger and said to Wu Meijiu: "Master Wu, please accompany me..." Wu Meijiu was of the same rank as Song Xiaobo, so it was appropriate for him to accompany him. He also wondered why Song Xiaobo came to Lin Fu to ask for help.
Boring? Seeing that Lin Fu had no intention of helping Song Xiaobo stand up, he felt sad. He and Wang Chengfu lifted Song Xiaobo's fat body from the tiled floor. His hands were heavy and they doubted whether he could stand up on his own.
Since Gu Siyuan and others were present, when Wu Meijiu accompanied Song Xiaobo to a side hall to rest, Cao Ziang and Fu Qinghe were not allowed to accompany them. Lin Fu simply asked Wang Chengfu to follow him to the secret room at the back to talk.
Lin Fu sat down, looked at Wang Chengfu who was standing in front of him, and asked: "Do you think I have any reason to help Song Xiaobo regain Crane City?" "I persuaded Song Xiaobo to transfer to Chongzhou. I wanted to come directly.
"I didn't want to meet Wu Meijiu when I met you, so I failed to inform you first," Wang Chengfu said. "Chengfu boldly asked you, if Song Xiaobo doesn't come to ask for help, will you take back the Hecheng military fortress? Can you tolerate it?"
Did Hecheng Military Fortress fall into the hands of the invaders for three months or even longer?" "The cavalry camp and the Chongzhou infantry camp have completed their assembly. If you don't come, you have to leave at noon and assemble along the Yunyan River first to stop the invaders.
"Moving westward," Lin Fu said sincerely to Wang Cheng, there was no need to hide these things from him, "Hecheng falls into the hands of the bandits, which will cause great harm. Not to mention three months, one month is too long."
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The Hecheng military fortress is located in a key location, directly threatening Chongzhou's belly and armpits. If it falls into the hands of the bandits, Chongzhou will not be able to think about peace for a day.
Not only will it affect the autumn grain harvest, but it will also greatly delay things like dredging rivers and building cities.
The most important thing is that sea ships go out to sea from Chongzhou and take the black water route, and they can reach Tianjin Sea in three to five days. However, if the Hecheng military fortress is lost, Chongzhou ships take the black water route and will be directly threatened by the East China Sea pirates.
Lin Fu had already planned to deploy a fleet of naval forces in Hecheng Port to seize Daheng Island and form a horn with Changshan Island to limit the invasion of North China in the East China Sea and completely guarantee the safety of the shipping route from Chongzhou River Estuary to Heishuiyang. In this way,
Large-scale ships carrying grain can be organized to sail northward from Chongzhou.
Unexpectedly, before his plan could be implemented, the Hecheng Military Fortress was taken away by the Donghai bandits. At this moment, it seemed that his throat was in the enemy's hands. At this time, he was afraid that the She family would see the key point of the Hecheng Military Fortress and hold on to it at all costs.
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Even if he did not hesitate to make the secret camp on Changshan Island public, Lin Fu would concentrate his forces to take back the Hecheng military fortress. However, he hated Song Xiaobo, a corrupt and incompetent person like Song Xiaobo who brought great harm to the situation. Even if he wanted to take back the Hecheng military fortress.
The city was blocked by troops, and he didn't want Song Xiaobo to take advantage of it.
Although the Hecheng Military Fortress is located at the mouth of a river, its battlements are complete and impregnable, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. How easy is it to take it back by force? Therefore, Lin Fucai especially hated Song Xiaobo and these incompetent officials who were greedy for life and fearful of death. In order to clean up the mess they caused
, I don’t know how many lives have to be filled in! However, the She family is currently the mastermind of the two Zhejiang provinces, and it is unlikely that they will divide their troops on the northern front for a long time. As long as they exert enough pressure here, the East China Sea bandits will probably take the initiative to withdraw.
"Chengfu heard the old man say something: Those who want to plan big things must tolerate gentlemen as well as villains. Since you want to retake Crane City with troops, why do you mind letting Song Xiaobo take a ride?" Wang Chengfu
Then he asked, "Let me ask you again, sir, if you want to plot the Hecheng pasture, do you hope that the director of Hecheng will be an incompetent person who is greedy and afraid of life, or do you hope that he will be a capable person with integrity?" Lin Fu sighed slightly.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Although he hated Song Xiaobo for his greed for life and fear of death, his incompetence and despicableness, but just as Wang Chengfu said, if Song Xiaobo was a talented man with integrity, how could he be allowed to get involved in the Hecheng grassland? Rationally speaking, he was not only
To recapture Crane City, he must also help Song Xiaobo cover up the crime of abandoning the city and escaping.
Wang Chengfu observed Lin Fu's expression and continued: "Abandoning the city without fighting, causing the defenders to collapse, is a serious crime, but for those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, it is good to live even a moment longer.
If you can cover up this crime for him, why worry about him being able to find out from your palm today..." Lin Fu grabbed a book on the desk, his knuckles were so white that he almost scratched the cover.
After a while, he let go of his hand and said: "The Hecheng military fortress cannot be captured by the invaders. As for how to cover up Song Xiaobo's crime, you are responsible..." "Song Xiaobo wants to cover up his crime. Besides Li Daitao, who can find someone else?"
In addition to being a scapegoat, there is always something to do," Wang Chengfu said calmly, "Hecheng's defeated troops dispersed into Chongzhou. Please lend me some troops and horses to restrain the rebels. In addition to Hecheng's military fortress, Hecheng's military fortress
There are also nine capital pavilions in the grassland, all of which have a small number of troops stationed there. These troops and horses are divided into separate areas to defend, which is not a problem. When they gather together, they can be quite large. If you take the Hecheng with your troops, these troops and horses will always succeed by waving flags and shouting. "
Lin Fu waved his hand and said: "In the afternoon I will give you a cavalry team for you to mobilize. You go to Song Xiaobo first to calm his mind."
Now that he had made up his mind to help Song Xiaobo cover up his crime, Lin Fu no longer needed to make him unhappy. He secretly said that Wang Chengfu had committed adultery with Cao Yiqu's daughter and ruined the Cao family's family tradition. He could still save his life. After all, there were people who pity his talent and couldn't bear to kill him.
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Accompanied by Su Tingzhan, She Feixiong boarded the wave-proof seawall of Hecheng Port - the coastline east of Hechengsi is more than 200 miles long, and this is the only place where a seawall has been built. The rest are tidal flats directly exposed to the tide.
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Normally, when the tide rises, the tidal flats within twenty to thirty miles will be submerged. When the tide is strong, half of the Hecheng grassland will be submerged.
She Feixiong stood on the seawall and looked at the Hecheng Military Fortress about two miles away.
The Hecheng Military Fortress, which is more than 900 paces and two feet high, is not considered a majestic city in the Central Plains. However, it is built of bricks and stones and stands at the south mouth of the Yan River. The surrounding terrain is low and flat, and the vast plains make it look particularly majestic.
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Su Tingzhan watched Cheng Yiqun climb up the embankment, stretched out his hand to give him a hand, and asked: "After careful inspection, nothing has been done to Baozi?" "I have checked inside and outside, and it is indeed the defenders.
Abandoning the city and fleeing," Cheng Yiqun said, "the Jiangdong left army only has about two hundred soldiers on the garrison in the west, and there are also some civilian warriors to assist in the defense, but they are not of much use and are temporarily unable to advance eastward."
"Everything must be done with caution," Su Tingzhan said. "Lin Fu tried his best to capture him in Cangnan. First, he easily gave up Xiaobotou to Donglu. In fact, he had already arranged many fire-prone weapons in the stronghold.
When they counter-attacked Xiaobotou Village, they sealed the gate of the village and set fire to it. They burned more than a thousand soldiers to death in the village. You couldn't be too careful in dealing with Lin Fu..." "No matter how clever this plan is, it can be considered a clever plan.
Without the officials of Hecheng Division, the defenders would be so incompetent..." Cheng Yiqun laughed and said in his tone that Su Tingzhan was too cautious.
Su Tingzhan didn't mind either. Although he accidentally captured the Hecheng military fortress without much effort, he had to admit that it was a miraculous feat. It was normal for Cheng Yiqun to feel a little satisfied.
Strictly speaking, both Cheng Yiqun and Shu Qingqiu were recruited by the Second Young Master. Qin Zitan also secretly visited the Shengsi Islands several times, just to replace the Second Young Master and maintain influence over Cheng Yiqun's army, which was adapted from the Taihu Pirates.
They had not thought of capturing the Hecheng military fortress before. Their original plan was to attack Hecheng by force, and when Jiangdong Zuojun came to help, they would retreat northward.
Except for the deep mouths of rivers and lakes, most of the offshore terrain between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers is composed of shoals with extremely shallow drafts.
The Jinhai-class and Jiyun-class main warships of the Jinghaihai Battalion have deep drafts and dare not enter shallow water easily. As long as the main warships of the Jinghaihai Battalion do not participate in the battle, Su Tingzhan is not afraid of engaging in water battles with the Jinghaihai Battalion in shallow waters.
Cheng Yiqun asked She Feixiong again: "Occupying this dangerous fortress will give you a foothold. Should we now send people to infiltrate the hinterland of Chongzhou and catch the Jiangdong left army by surprise? If you want Quan Ciqing to be fooled, you have to do something here."
It will take a big fight..." "It is not advisable to go too deep. It is not the time for a large-scale battle with the Jiangdong Left Army."
Su Tingzhan said that the left army in Jiangdong had a cavalry camp. They walked on a straight road for sixty or seventy miles. It only took an hour for the cavalry camp to arrive at full speed. The generals still had the strength to dismount and fight. The small force penetrated too deeply.
It is easy to lose troops and generals.
"I'll go back to the south in the afternoon, and I'll leave things here to Tingzhan."
She Fei Xiong said.
Hearing that She Feixiong had determined that Su Tingzhan would be the northern route, Cheng Yiqun was unhappy and asked directly: "If the left army in the east of the Yangtze River uses a boat division to block the outer sea, the infantry and the Yantie Division's joint forces advance from the west and attack Hecheng.
How should we deal with the military fortress?" She Feixiong frowned slightly, and he also thought that Lin Fu would not be able to tolerate the Hecheng military fortress falling into their hands, and would probably join forces with the soldiers and horses of the Salt and Iron Division to forcefully attack Hecheng.
It was really hard to decide whether to retreat or defend. He thought for a moment and couldn't make up his mind. He just said: "The momentum must be bigger. Quan Ciqing has not swallowed the hook. You must stick to Hecheng. Quan Ciqing swallows the hook."
After the hook, your side will decide based on the situation, but everything will focus on protecting the southern line."