On February 13, the East China Sea army plundered the land of Wu and Yue, and all the money and food of the young and strong people returned to Dinghai. Yuyao, Zhenhai, Jiaxing, Haining, and Pinghu were all unlucky. Only Yuhang and Kuaiji were protected by the water camp and were unharmed.
——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian·Yong Ji IV"
Upstairs in Yanyu, all the heads of the aristocratic families were summoned, as well as several famous people from Jiaxing. They were all forcibly invited by Yong Jun. I thought it was General Yong Jun who summoned him, but unexpectedly the owner was actually a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy.
These family heads all had contempt and dissatisfaction in their hearts. Who would have expected that this young man spoke well and knew the details of everyone in Jiaxing. His words showed admiration. In just a moment, everyone put down their hostility. That young man
He ordered a banquet and asked everyone about the geography of Jiaxing. Since everyone was under the fence, they dared not answer. Besides, they also wanted to frustrate the young man's energy and looked for an opportunity to ask difficult questions. As a result, Yanyu Tower became a place for high-level discussions.
Although this young man did not have any insight, he was calm and talkative, and was very good at mobilizing the atmosphere. He actually made the people in the building happy. Until the sunset, these famous family heads were still full of ideas. The young man ordered the candles to continue the banquet, and everyone actually also
There is no such thing as rejection.
Although Jing Xin was the outstanding young man of the Jiaxing family, he was not qualified to participate in such a conversation. However, the Jing family claimed that the head of the family was ill and could not come, so it was Jing Xin's third uncle Jing Xunqing who came under the order.
Qing was originally worried that this would inevitably offend Yong Jun, but when he saw Jing Xin here and Huo Cong seemed to think highly of Jing Xin, Jing Xunqing had an idea and falsely conveyed Jing Changqing's order to let Jing Xin attend the banquet on behalf of the family master.
Huo Cong was very happy after hearing this, and even asked Jing Xin to sit next to him. In terms of the status of the Jing family, although it is quite prominent in Jiaxing, there are two families that can be compared with it. It is true that Huo Cong treats Jing Xin like this.
It was an honor, but Jing Xin only felt that everyone was looking at him with doubts. He couldn't sit still in front of everyone, so he remained silent at the table. But the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. Although Huo Cong was modest and calm,
However, he vaguely controls the overall situation, and the Jiaxing family has fallen into its trap without even realizing it.
As the night got darker, the family heads began to feel a little uneasy. A banquet at this time had been too long. However, looking towards the main seat, the young man named Huo was still in high spirits and high spirits. The family heads began to worry.
Thinking about the Yong Army sergeants who were acting as attendants around them, all of them were looking at them with eager eyes, and they couldn't help but feel worried. They also knew that this young man must have something to borrow by calling them here, but no matter what he wanted, they should announce it at this time.
Why are they dragging their feet and refusing to leave. As a result, everyone can't help but start to have random thoughts. However, most of these people are cunning and cunning people. Naturally, they don't dare to make the atmosphere awkward, and they even try their best to find some topics to talk about.
During the conversation, I was so sleepy that I didn't even dare to show my yawns.
It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that Huo Cong got up and said with a smile: "Wan Sheng had a long night of chatting with all the wise men, and I really benefited a lot. It's a pity that there is no endless banquet in the world, and the long night will eventually come to an end."
The well-known head of the Jun family in the Jiaxing family forced his red eyes to open, stood up and said, "It is our great honor to have a drink with Counselor Huo. Counselor is a young and outstanding young man. If you have any advice, please feel free to speak out. We will definitely do it."
Do your best." But he couldn't help it. Instead of waiting for Yong Jun to fall out, he might as well take the initiative to ask for the price. In his mind, if he gave gold, silver, money and food, he should be able to avoid the disaster of death. Yong Jun is
It is impossible to stay longer in Jiaxing.
Huo Cong had already received his reward, his husband had left Jiaxing, and overnight, Yong Jun had registered all the civilians of the Jiaxing family, just waiting for his order, so he did not pretend to be pretentious, and said solemnly: "Huo Cong served Jinghai
The marquis ordered us to take the people of Wu and Yue to fill the Dinghai Sea. You are all Jiaxing sages, so please do your best to help."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was at a loss at first, and then showed horror in their eyes. They looked at Huo Cong with dumbfounded eyes, all showing expressions of disbelief. This kind and ordinary young man suddenly turned into a poisonous snake and beast in their eyes. Huo Cong said with a smile:
"All tribesmen, you have all dressed up and are on the road. All the carriages, horses and boats in Jiaxing have been requisitioned by our army. You will not have to worry about the journey."
Jing Xin was silent at first, but when he heard this, he was filled with anger. He stood up and raised his voice: "Yong's army claims to be the king's army. How can it do such an unjust thing and kidnap people into the sea? This is a bandit act and disturbs the people here.
Why should we treat the people of the world?"
Huo Cong said calmly: "In the war between the two countries, they used all possible means. If they slaughtered all the people of Wu and Yue, the same effect could be achieved. However, I, the Emperor Yong, are kind-hearted and do not want to harm the people of Li and take the people of Wu and Yue to fill the Dinghai Sea.
It's a foregone conclusion. We should choose the lesser of the two evils. Brother Jing should understand." Although his tone was calm, a cold light flashed in his eyes, which seemed to have murderous intent. Jing Xin hesitated, and Jing Xunqing had already pulled him gently.
The sleeves of his clothes prevented him from continuing to speak, so Jing Xin had to sit down slumped.
This time Yong's army invaded Wu and Yue, which was unexpected by the Southern Chu government and the public. However, even if Dinghai was captured, the officials of the aristocratic families in Wu and Yue counties did not think that Yong's army would land and fight. After all, Yong's army had no foundation in the land of Wu and Yue.
It would be unbecoming of a great nation to imitate pirates and go ashore to plunder. Unexpectedly, the person in charge of the East China Sea Navy had already been a pirate, and there was an unruly Chujunhou as the mastermind, who actually decided to take the people of Wu and Yue to fill the Dinghai Sea.
The decision was made to fight against Nan Chu for a long time. If another general from Yong Dynasty had been in charge of Dinghai, he might have fought in a different way. However, Jiang Haitao was convinced by Jiang Zhe and had a pirate style. In addition, he surrendered to Yong.
Later, he was granted the title of marquis by Emperor Yong, but he inherited his father's legacy and did not make any military exploits. This was also a special case for Dayong, so he also wanted to prove himself with his achievements, so he spared no effort to use this possibility.
A controversial strategy.
After a while, there was a noise downstairs in Yanyu. When Jing Xin heard the sound, he ignored the Yong Army sergeant holding a sword at his side. When he got to the window and looked down, he saw Yong Army entering the houses on both sides of the street. According to the roster, some young men were killed.
The men and women were tied up with ropes and rushed out. The old, weak, women and children followed behind and cried, but they were forced back by Yong's army with sharp swords. The city of Jiaxing was in chaos, and Jing Xin felt at a loss. At this time, someone called his name loudly, and he
Looking back, I saw only the dejected heads of the aristocratic families and Yongjun sergeants upstairs in Yanyu. The young man in green, Huo Cong, was nowhere to be seen. The person who called him was a sergeant, urging him to dress up and go on the road.
In the twelfth year of Tongtai in the Southern Chu Dynasty and the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Yonglong, it could be said to be a catastrophe for the people of the aristocratic families in the land of Wu and Yue. Five hundred thousand young men and women were taken away from Yuyao, Zhenhai, Jiaxing, Haining, and Pinghu, among which
Including aristocratic families from all over the country, celebrities from poor families, and various craftsmen. The Yong army's methods can be said to be very decisive and ruthless. Wufu County has a population of nearly three million, but one-sixth of them were kidnapped by the Yong army, including nearly 50,000 generations.
The family members were famous people from poor families, hundreds of thousands of craftsmen, and the rest were young and strong men and women. According to the list of people, only one in a hundred was left. By the time Lu Can led the Jiujiang water camp to Jiaxing via the Jiangnan Canal, Yong's army had left less than six
At that time, Lu Can sent another general to take over the Yuhang water camp, and led his army to pursue Yong's army. Unfortunately, Yong's army had already planned carefully and acted quickly. Lu Can pursued him straight to Yanguan, but could only watch as Yong's army calmly crossed the sea.
Lu Can was left sighing, and couldn't help but marvel at the ruthless and clever methods of the people in charge of Yong's army. You must know that Yong's army did not leave lightly. They were accompanied by looted money and food and people who were coerced. How could Yong's army be able to do so?
How could Lu Can not be amazed by how he retreated into the sea without any hesitation?
Standing on the shore, looking at Yong Jun's ships sailing away, Lu Can sighed with regret, but he had no choice but to do anything. At this time, the Yuhang Water Camp, who had received his order, was late. Lu Can knew that the Yuhang Water Camp was coming.
He came from the same line and was addicted to peace and happiness. He no longer had the courage to go to sea to fight, but he could only lightly blame him. At this point, the help of these generals was still needed to reorganize the Yuhang water camp. In the following days, Lu Can could only
Being able to reorganize the water camp while reorganizing the coastal strongholds to prevent the Yong army from landing again and plundering, the land of Wuyue was severely damaged, leaving countless broken doors, the pain of losing their loved ones and the worry of the retaliation of their loved ones, the people of Wuyue,
Regarding the formation of the rebel army, if Lu Can had not had a great reputation and persuaded the surviving families of Wu Yue to protect themselves, and the martial arts knights had raised their arms and given full assistance, I am afraid that the formation of the rebel army would have been half the result with half the effort. Just when Lu Can started to work on Wu Yue's coastal defense
At that time, a piece of news reached his ears, which made him frown deeply. This news was that Hou Jiangzhe of Dayongchu County was actually in Dinghai, and had gone to Jiaxing to pay homage to his late mother.
One stone stirred up a thousand ripples, and the news spread like wildfire, but it spread within a few days. Jiang Zhe went to Jiaxing to worship the spirit. Although the matter was secretive, it was not passed without a trace. There were people who saw clues afterwards.
After reading the details, they discovered the matter, not to mention the hidden Nanchu spies. They even knew Jiang Zhe's whereabouts, but they didn't dare to come forward to stop the assassination. After all, Yong's army was powerful and Jiang Zhe was around.
The guards are very powerful.
Although everyone in Southern Chu unanimously criticized and insulted Jiang Zhe, there were actually several different views on it. Some regarded him as a traitor and traitor without a king and father, while others secretly envied him for his wealth and glory.
But in general, not many people know how powerful Jiang Zhe is. Firstly, the upper echelons of Nanchu deliberately concealed Jiang Zhe’s abilities. Secondly, although Jiang Zhe had the title of marquis, most people thought it was Emperor Yong who paid him to seize the throne.
Perhaps it was because of Princess Changle. Even wise people could not correctly evaluate Jiang Zhe's talents because they did not have enough information. However, the core military and political figures in Southern Chu would not underestimate Jiang Zhe.
Zhe, even Shang Weijun, who insists on adopting the strategy of fooling the people, will not despise him. Now Jiang Zhe appears in Jiaxing, apparently as a counselor of military aircraft in the Eastern Navy. In this way, the main direction of the Yong Army's attack must be Wu Yue, otherwise
How could Jiang Zhe be in Dinghai? Even Lu Can would not believe that Jiang Zhe would come to Dinghai to pay homage to his late mother.
Of course, after the news spread, the various military and political forces in Southern Chu were not immediately convinced, and they all tried their best to collect relevant intelligence. Jiang Zhe had a different identity. If he appeared in Dinghai, it would reveal the next strategy of Yong's army. Everyone can think of it.
Jiang Zhe's return to the army must be the intention of Emperor Yong. If it were not for the battle of Nanchu, what else could make this Hanyuan hermit, who had a transcendent status in Dayong, come to Jiangnan? Lu Can first of all made people come to Jiangnan.
Jiaxing looked for clues and dug through the cocoons, and finally confirmed that Jiang Zhe had indeed appeared in Jiaxing. Not to mention that all the Jing clan members in Jiaxing had disappeared. Some villagers had seen some Yong soldiers in black coming and going, but the clerk and shopkeeper of Yanyulou survived.
He even told him everything that happened in the Yanyu Tower. Although he didn't know who the young counselor was, Lu Can had already vaguely thought of his identity just by listening to what he did. Through the intelligence, he learned that the young counselor's name was Huo Cong.
After that, Lu Can understood in his heart that Huo Cong was still young and Dayong was full of talents. Unless Jiang Zhe came to Dinghai in person and Huo Cong accompanied him, it would be possible for this young man to show off his talent.
On the other hand, the news that Nanchu received from inside Dayong also confirmed that Chu County Hou Jiangzhe had disappeared for a long time, and the fact that Emperor Yong went to Hanyuan to invite him was even more uproar. There was even news that confirmed that Jiang Zhe had indeed gone to the East China Sea.
After passing the news, Lu Can finally confirmed that Jiang Zhe had indeed come to Dinghai with the Donghai Navy.
After Shang Weijun received the same information, he immediately sent a secret order, temporarily ordering Ning Haijunshan to accept Lu Can's dispatch, and asking Lu Can to use all his strength to wipe out the Yong army occupying Dinghai. Of course, there was another request. Shang Weijun strictly ordered Lu Can to eradicate the troubles he trusted.
——Jiang Zhe. Although Shang Weijun openly and secretly accuses Lu Can of having an old master-disciple relationship with Jiang Zhe, it is just for power and gain. In fact, he does not think so deep down in his heart. The Lu family has assisted the Zhao royal family for several generations.
There is absolutely no possibility of betraying the country. Shang Weijun is also well aware of Jiang Zhe's status in Dayong. Although Shang Weijun has a selfish desire to fight for power, he is not completely incompetent after all. He is not completely incompetent about Jiang Zhe's power.
He knew very well that if this had not been the case, he would not have been merciful to the Jing family in Jiaxing in the past. If it were not for the fact that there is no room for redemption now, he would not necessarily attack the Jing family.
Now that he has determined that Dayong's main attack direction is Wu Yue, he no longer cares about the military power of Ninghai. Although he only allowed Lu Can to mobilize the Ninghai camp instead of handing over all the general power, it has already paid for him.
A huge sacrifice. Lu Can could not live up to Shang Weijun's "good intentions", and he also had the same view. Thinking of the Yong Army's plundering methods in Wuyue, it was not like the original recklessness and roughness of the Donghai Army, but precise and ruthless.
, Lu Can also believed that Jiang Zhe Ding was commanding Wu Yue's naval battle in Dinghai. In this case, he could not let Yong's army occupy Dinghai according to the original plan. If it were delayed for three or two years, he was afraid that his elite troops had not yet been trained, and Yong's army had already
It occupied the two counties of Wu and Yue.
Because of Jiang Zhe alone, Hangzhou Bay, which might have been temporarily in a stalemate, set off a raging war. Shang and Lu once again put aside their past grievances and focused on the outside world. Yuhang Shuiying and Ninghai Haiying joined forces to launch a fierce attack on Dinghai.
On the blue sea, a fierce battle that had just ended left behind countless wrecks of warships. Corpses were floating everywhere on the sea, drifting to the outer sea with the current. The enemy and our fleets sailed in two directions. Within ten days,
The two sides have been engaged in a series of battles, but there is no clear winner. When it comes to water battles, the only one who can compete with the Wu and Yue navy is the Donghai navy, which is trying to survive in the angry sea.
Standing on the bow of the ship, feeling the cold sea breeze, Huo Cong's green clothes were fluttering and his face was a little pale. The bumpy speed during the battle was a bit unbearable for him. After all, he was not an East China Sea sergeant who had been fighting and sailing at sea all year round. In the distance
Under the sky, seabirds flew over the waves, and the waves rolled, covering up the traces of the naval battle just now. Huo Cong was filled with emotions, and thinking about his missing mentor, he was filled with endless worries.
The capture of Wu Yue was originally a very successful feat, but after returning to Dinghai, Huo Cong received a blow and was almost stunned by the bad news. Jiang Zhe, who should have returned long ago, was nowhere to be seen, with only more than a hundred tiger warriors.
Wei returned to Dinghai dejectedly. After interrogation by Jiang Haitao and Huo Cong, they found out what had happened.
But it turned out that after Jiang Zhe left Jiaxing, he not only had no intention of returning to Dinghai, but also planned to go north from Jiaxing, via the Jiangnan Canal to Zhenze Lake, then via the canal to Jingkou, cross the river and cross Huaidong controlled by Nanchu, and then transfer to Xuzhou to rush to
How could the Hu Ben Guards accept this on the Xiangyang battlefield? It was a long way to go, and most of the way there was within Nan Chu's sphere of influence. If Jiang Zhe's identity was discovered by Nan Chu, his life would be in danger. Hu Yanshou stepped forward to admonish him.
But it was to no avail. Jiang Zhe made it very clear that if Hu Yanshou wanted to forcefully stop him, he would let the evil shadow Li Shun take him on the road alone. After arguing for a long time, Hu Yanshou finally knew that he could not stop him, so he had to give in and ask for protection.
After pleading for a long time, Jiang Zhe agreed to bring five Huben guards. Hu Yanshou had to choose four guards with high martial arts skills to accompany him, while the other Huben guards were forced to return to Dinghai to cover Jiang Zhe's whereabouts.
After learning the details, Jiang Haitao and Huo Cong almost fainted, especially Jiang Haitao. When Jiang Zhe wanted to go south with the navy first, Emperor Yong was already quite worried. Before leaving, he wrote to Jiang Haitao asking him to protect Jiang Zhe.
Safety, I didn’t expect that when I first arrived in Wuyue, I would be put in a position by Jiang Zhe. If Jiang Zhe had any shortcomings, how would he explain it to Li Zhi, Li Xian and Princess Changle? Huo Cong also had a headache, but after all, he was Jiang Zhe’s most proud disciple.
, but I felt that Jiang Zhe was not someone who risked his life lightly, and there must be a reason for his decision, so he advised Jiang Haitao not to worry.
Those Huben guards were ordered to stay with Huo Cong temporarily and brought back Jiang Zhe's letter. Jiang Zhe's letter asked the two of them to spread the news that he was in Dinghai, so that the Nanchu army would not find out that he was not in Dinghai, and explained that the news had been spread.
After that, the Nanchu army would launch a fierce attack on Dinghai, so Jiang Haitao was warned. After much thought, the two had no choice but to comply. In order to make the illusion that Jiang Zhe was still in Dinghai, Huo Cong even dyed his sideburns and appeared on the ship pretending to be Jiang Zhe.
The fierce attack of the Nanchu army also caused them to suffer a lot. Fortunately, the sword became sharper as it was sharpened. In several naval battles, the Nanchu army did not take advantage of them. After all, most of the Nanchu navy fought in inland rivers. For
The naval battle was still not as good as that of the East China Sea Navy. The two sides were in a stalemate like this. Fortunately, Dinghai had established a supply base in Putuo and seized Wu and Yue's money and food. Although Ning Haijun Mountain blocked the way back north, it could not gain much advantage. Although the land army
Can also intended to take Putuo and recapture the people of Wuyue, but firstly Putuo was difficult to attack, secondly the East China Sea Navy repeatedly attacked it from behind during its attack, and thirdly he wanted to capture Putuo and wanted to bring 500,000 Wuyue people back to the mainland.
It was impossible to go up to the sea under the prying eyes of the East China Sea Navy, so in the end Lu Can gave up this approach and could only focus on naval battles. The vast blue sea turned into a battlefield of blood and fire, and the situation in the southeast was all contained by the East China Sea Navy.
, Although Lu Can was good at fighting, he could not distract from the war in Xiangfan, so he could only entrust Rong Yuan to take charge of everything.