On the 14th, the Donghai bandits burned down the east gate of Mingzhou and trapped the city of Mingzhou. The boat division and more than 30,000 people on foot marched westward along the south bank of the Qianjiang River. The cities of Cixi, Yuyao, and Shangyu surrendered upon hearing the wind.
com On the 17th, the bandits surrounded Kuaiji. Li Weiliang, the prefect of Kuaiji, set fire to suffocate thirty-six of his family members and hanged themselves from a beam. Wang Hui, the guard of Kuaiji, led his troops to surrender to the bandits.
Zhuji also opened the city to welcome the invaders the next day. By the 18th, the eastern part of Mingzhou Prefecture, the northern counties and the entire territory of Kuaiji Prefecture were captured.
On the 14th, Xiao Taoyuan led his retinue to defect on the way to Jiangning. Yang Pu led the cavalry to pursue him and killed him in the east of Lishui County.
After being rescued bravely by his subordinates, he fled south to Meixi, Changxing, and joined Chen Qianhu's tribe. He led more than a thousand rebel troops to attack Huzhou but failed. He entered Qianjiang via the Maoxi River, attacked Xiaoshan on the 17th, and surrendered the city to the invaders...
On the 14th, Dong Yuan, the prefect of Weiyang, was ordered to personally carry the tenth battalion of Weiyang's army across the Yangtze River and march southward. They traveled nearly 500 miles in four days and stationed in Hangzhou on the 18th. On the 18th, he and Ninghai General Meng Yishan's troops stationed in Haining barely stabilized the north bank of the Qianjiang River.
line of defense, confronting the East China Sea bandits across the Qianjiang River...
In the past few days, Lin Fu transferred Qin Chengzu's troops to Chongzhou and Ning Zechen's troops to Daheng Island. Except for Chongzhou, which retained a thousand county soldiers, all the other township warriors were dispersed and organized into various camps, including the first and second troops.
Ershui Camp, Chongcheng Infantry Camp, Fengli Infantry Camp and nearly 6,000 elite soldiers and auxiliaries were stationed on Daheng Island. Chen Huawen, Chen Mingzhe's uncle and nephew led their troops to the west to garrison Tuolinbao on the southern line of Haiyu County.
Chuansha Castle,
Lin Fu transferred Fu Qinghe to the Shengsi Islands to take charge of military affairs. However, the defense of Shengsi was not stable. There were still three thousand remnants of bandits and trapped beasts on the island still fighting. After She Fei Xiong escaped from eastern Zhejiang, he would not sit back and watch his brother She Fei Hu trapped in Sheng Si.
Reasonably, there is likely to be another big battle on Daheng Island in the short term, and Lin Fu cannot leave Daheng Island lightly.
In the past few days, Lin Fu personally supervised military affairs on Daheng Island, repaired the two forts at Qingshi Bay and Beilu, and built a fort at the North Beach at the northeastern foot of Jinji Mountain.
Daheng Island is a long and narrow terrain. Although the east peninsula is nearly 20 miles long, the narrowest point from north to south is less than two miles. The width from north to south where Jiangdong Left Army built a fortification on the northern beach of Daheng Island is only about three miles, a little more than a thousand paces.
(1.5 meters per step), the Beitan Camp alone is wedged 400 steps deep into the island. Even without considering the blockade of the Jiangdong Left Army, the passage from Jinji Mountain to the East Island is only 500 to 600 steps.
Width.
In addition to leading the three thousand remnant bandits to retreat to the dense forest at the eastern foot of Jinji Mountain, She Feihu took advantage of the complex terrain to hold the Jiangdong Left Army at the foot of the mountain and the northwest foot. It was impossible to enter the East Island for activities.
The entire Jinji Mountain constitutes the west island of Daheng Island, and most of it is rugged mountainous land. Except for the northwest foothills near Qingshi Bay, the east foothills and the south foothills are all virgin dense forests, and the reefs along the coast are mixed, and the flying tigers lead the remnant bandits.
After retreating through the dense forest, Lin Fu really couldn't do anything to them and couldn't send troops to suppress them.
Also due to the complicated reefs along the West Island, as long as the remnant bandits are locked up in the dense forest of Jinji Mountain, Lin Fu is not afraid that these three thousand remnant bandits will escape from his grasp.
Mid-October was already the beginning of winter, and continuous cold rain fell on Daheng Island. Jiangning's left army soldiers had camps, forts, and warships to take shelter from the rain. The remnants of the bandits who hadtily retreated to Jinji Mountain were in a difficult situation.
On the 19th, Zhao Qinmin landed on Daheng Island. He came on behalf of Gu Wuchen. Lin Fu, wearing a raincoat, went to the mouth of the bay to welcome Zhao Qinmin in person.
"Thankfully you defeated the main force of the She family on the northern front in the East China Sea, so that the situation in the southeast was not completely corrupted and beyond control..." Zhao Qinmin saw that the Jiangdong Left Army's defense on Daheng Island at least reduced the defense line on the north bank of the Qianjiang River.
His flanks were as solid as gold, and the people in Jiangning could not worry. They also secretly felt that Lin Fu's rise in troubled times seemed inevitable, and he temporarily put aside his past dirty thoughts and planned for Lin Fu attentively, "Although Xiao Taoyuan was killed,
Xiao Baiming, Chen Qianhu and Xiao Taoyuan's eldest son Xiao Changze led their troops to flee south to eastern Zhejiang. Although most of the Ninghai Town water camp was intercepted in the north, there were no available troops and no available generals. Jiangning ministers had made an urgent decision to dissolve Ninghai Town
According to the decision of Shuiying, one part will be incorporated into Jiangning Shuiying, and the other part will be assigned to Dong Yuan. After your efforts, you will take over the other part..."
Lin Fu secretly felt that it was a pity that killing Xiao Taoyuan was of no use. The troops brought to Xiao Baiming, Chen Qianhu, Xiao Changze and others to join the She family, although there were only more than a thousand people, were the elite of the Ninghai Zhenshui camp, but Xiao Changze
Forget it, Xiao Baiming and Chen Qianhu are generals who are familiar with water warfare. It is quite a headache for them to seek refuge with the She family.
"Although the She family has not directly raised the flag of rebellion, it is certain that they will directly send troops to intervene in the war in eastern Zhejiang. When will Yu Wangao of Eastern Fujian use troops against the She family?" Lin Fu asked. Yu Wangao was the admiral of Eastern Fujian, and he still had two weapons in his hand.
Wan Jingrui guarded Eastern Fujian to prevent the She family from making any changes. If Yu Wangao used troops against the She family, the pressure on eastern Zhejiang would be much less.
"The She family has not raised the flag of rebellion, and the ministers in Jiangning dare not take the matter lightly. They have to wait for the temple to make a decision." Zhao Qinmin said.
"It will take ten days and a half to go back and forth at least. We missed the opportunity!" Lin Fu said regretfully. The She family was fighting a blitzkrieg. The Marquis of Jin'an, She Wenzhuang, who controlled everything behind the scenes, was really not simple.
People.
Knowing that East Fujian is located in the southeast corner and it is difficult to achieve much in a narrow area, Shewenzhuang dared to find a new way to open up the situation in eastern Zhejiang. He was not only brave in taking risks, but also sharp and fierce. His ability in using troops was not inferior to that of Li Zhuo.
"There is nothing we can do about this," Zhao Qinmin said. "Qianjiang's defense line in the past was basically stable. If it lasted ten days and a half, it should not affect the situation. I just didn't expect that Dong Yuan would take advantage..."
The Zhejiang army was greatly defeated. Except for the thousands of infantry battalions in Ninghai Town, there were no available troops in the southeast. Especially after the water camp in Ninghai Town collapsed due to defection, the situation south of the Yangtze River became extremely critical and could collapse at any time.
From Hao, Si Diaochang would delay the Huai army's march south for too long, beyond his reach. Dongyang Xiangyong was ready to go south, but no one thought that the silent Dong Yuan would be the one who finally jumped out to pick peaches - Dong Yuan was Dong
One of the Five Tigers of Fujian, a disciple of Li Zhuo, there is not much gap between him and Zhang Xie, Yue Lengqiu. Yue Lengqiu cannot use Wei Yangjun's decision in a hurry. The only explanation is that Dong Yuan and Yue Lengqiu have been flirting with each other for a long time.
, dark passage music style.
Dong Yuan, the only civil servant in charge of the army and one of the Five Tigers of East Fujian, was certainly not a simple person.
In this way, Weiyang's army was stationed in Hangzhou, supporting the backbone of the defense line on the north bank of the Qianjiang River, while Dongyang Xiangyong was still restricted to a corner of Dongyang, making it difficult to achieve anything.
Although Dongyang Xiangyong failed to open up the situation, it is impossible for Gu Wuchen to get nothing, but not as much as expected. Moreover, Dong Yuan and Yue Lengqiu secretly communicated with each other, so the blow to Yue Lengqiu may also be weak.
in anticipation.
Lin Fu asked Zhao Qinmin again: "Has Yue Lengqiu submitted a plea document? Should I file a plea immediately? When will someone come to check on me, so that I can make some preparations in advance."
"Of course Yue Lengqiu doesn't dare to neglect him. The apology document has been handed over to Yanjing a long time ago - but the situation has not yet eased, and Zhang Xie is in Beijing to speak for him, so I'm afraid he won't be able to sway him for a while," Zhao Qinmin said with regret,
"Judging from the current situation of the imperial court, once the Ninghai Zhenshui Camp has been disbanded, it will not be easy to rebuild. The defense of Jiangkou and the southeastern sea area can only rely on the Jiangdong Left Army. Whether you plead guilty or not is all trivial. However,
The Zhejiang army was the only one in trouble, but the Jiangdong left army supported the northern front. In the past, the merits and demerits might have been equal to each other, but this time the court has to reward you for your great achievements. The day when you will be granted the title of marquis is not far away..."
Lin Fu smiled indifferently, he was not very interested in becoming a prince.
Although the She family's advance in eastern Zhejiang was sharp and unstoppable, as long as Yu Wangao used troops against the She family in East Fujian to establish a defense line on the north line of the Qianjiang River, the situation would slightly change and it would not be so ugly - I just didn't know that Li Zhuo was there.
Whether the northern front can block the invasion of Donglu, given the current situation, he can no longer mobilize the Jiangdong Left Army to go north to support Li Zhuo.
Perhaps the north had to endure the humiliation for a while and was forced to negotiate peace with the Donglu.
The cape island at Wankou is narrow, and there is not much space for the camp at the northern foot of the bay. Lin Fu opened an open space to camp on the south bank of Qingshi Bay. He invited Zhao Qinmin to land on the island. The conditions on the island were difficult and he caught a wild animal that crashed into the camp.
The badgers were roasted and a banquet was prepared for Zhao Qinmin.
Before nightfall, there were ships arriving from Chongzhou. There were official matters pending in the direction of Chongzhou, and there were also reports from various places arriving in Chongzhou today. They had to be submitted to Lin Fu promptly.
"There is a letter handed down from the mountain, and it is specially marked for adults to read it first!" said the official responsible for delivering the official letter.
Lin Fu didn't know what kind of copy would make Song Jia send it over so urgently. He took the copy with Song Jia's elegant regular script on the cover. When he saw what was written in the copy, he turned pale with shock. He broke out in a cold sweat and lost his words.
Said: "Jinan is in danger!"
Zhao Qinmin didn't know what happened, so he took the desk to the pond, but found a large group of bandits crossing the border in the south of Yanqing County in central Henan Province (central Henan). It was suspected that Chen Hansan, the leader of the Hongze bandits, was leading his troops to the east.
"Going to the embankment of the Yellow River in the northwest?" Zhao Qinmin asked.
"Seven major bandits joined forces in the north of Jing to advance westward, attacking Hanzhong, Nanyang, and Wuchuan. They divided their troops into eastern Sichuan and Western Qin. Chen Hansan suddenly led his troops to Yanqing, and did not go to Jinan for the 300,000 people who were building embankments. Where did they go?
Like?" Lin Fu said bitterly.
"Chen Hansan is just a capricious thief, and he may not have such a big plan." Zhao Qinmin said happily.
Fu Qinghe and others remained silent.
Qin Chengzu, Cao Zi'ang, Zhou Pu, Wu Qi and others were all chosen by the world, and they also fell into Chen Hansan's trap and ran away from Huaishang. Chen Hansan was really an ignorant thief, so it was really simple.
Chen Hansan defected to Liu An'er in Huai'an, and at this time he led his troops to Yanqing, with the She family looming behind them. Three hundred thousand slave laborers were piled on the Yellow River embankment. The She family could not see such a good opportunity, so they
It may be a desperate move in eastern Zhejiang.
"I'm afraid I won't be lucky," Lin Fu sighed. "It's only six hundred miles from Yanqing to Jinan. No army can intercept it on the way. On the 15th, enemy traces were discovered in Yanqing. Today, four days have passed. Only now.
As for the plan, we can only inform Yue Lengqiu and mobilize the Huai army to Huaibei as early as possible to prepare. Li Zhuo wants to defend against the Eastern invaders, and the court does not have many soldiers... The Central Plains is in chaos, and it is impossible to draw troops from Jiangbei and Huaihe.
The situation in eastern Zhejiang is also extremely dangerous and cannot be solved - the She family has a good plan."