Lord of the House

(The first one, ask for a red ticket)

Zhang Yan brought 2,000 salt guard troops from Weiyang, and sent a large number of salt guards from Qingjiangpu to the south. The salt guard troops gathered in Sheyang were as many as 7,000, far exceeding the Kou soldiers who were defending Hecheng. ——It's just that Dafeng was defeated, and the crotch of the Salt Protector Army was poked clear, and what eggs/eggs were hidden in it, anyone with a discerning eye could see clearly.

In Kou Bing's view, it was impossible to break through the defense line of the Jiangdong Left Army and advance westward to Chongzhou, but the Salt Protector Army was definitely a soft scumbag.

Most of the official salt came from the two Huai Rivers, and most of the private salt came from the two Huai Rivers. The officials who had illicit affairs with salt lords and salt merchants were all rich in their personal pockets. They bought houses and fields in the famous city of Dayi, and kept beautiful concubines. Lead an army to kill the enemy?

Zhang Yan hated that iron was not steel, stared gloomily at Song Xiaobo's fat face, and asked in a soft and deep voice, "I treat you well, what benefits did you get from Chongzhou to help others come to Hecheng? "

"Sir, you have wronged me!" Song Xiaobo fell to his knees, snot and tears, and walked to Zhang Yan's feet, looking like he was completely wronged, he wanted to hug Zhang Yan's thigh and cry...

Zhang Yan took a step back in disgust.

Song Xiaobo was confused about matters, but it was about his own interests, but he was not ambiguous at all.

The officials of the Salt and Iron Division are in charge of salt, and all of them are full of private pockets. If Zhang Yan treats him well, why would he kick him to Hecheng to manage the grass, and it will last for five years? Song Xiaobo doesn't care what Lin Bie's idea is. If he doesn't continue the play, he will have a black gauze on his head, and maybe his head will be moved. He continued to cry with snot and tears: "I miss Kou Bingchu. Come on, the momentum is aggressive, the adults are far away from Captain Mao, and the lower officials can only hurriedly break through to Chongzhou to ask for help, so as to solve the danger of Hecheng..."

"Breakthrough?" Mao Wenjing sneered, "You broke through the siege. How did I hear that you abandoned the city and fled first, which led to the fall of Hecheng and the situation in Huainan Salt District?"

"The fall of Hecheng, my lord can't escape responsibility, but the situation in Huainan is so bad, and even the defeat of Dafeng, what does it have to do with my lord?" Wang Chengfu, who had been pretending to be Song Xiaobo's personal escort, stood up and said, "He After the fall of the city, my lord actively ran, gathered the defeated troops, and joined forces with the Jiangdong Left Army, and the Chongzhou Victory came. The Chongzhou Victory dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the East China Sea bandits, and the situation was very good. , emphasized that the Hecheng army was going north, and also disrupted the discussion between our Hecheng army and the Jiangdong Zuo army, so that my family had no one to lead the horse, so I missed the opportunity to counterattack Hecheng. When it comes to guilt and loss, guillotine is the first thing to do. To put it on Captain Mao's neck!"

"What kind of **** are you? Is there a place for you to speak here?" Mao Wenjing stared at Wang Chengfu angrily.

Zhang Yan coughed lightly, reminding Mao Wenjing that he was the one who called the shots here.

Song Xiaobo also pretended to be angry, and scolded Wang Chengfu: "Shut up, Captain Mao is guilty, and you can talk about it? Retreat!"

At this time, Liu Shidu and Wu Meijiu reported that they had entered the tent. Seeing the appearance in the tent, they knew that Zhang Yan, Mao Wenjing, and Song Xiaobo were arguing.

Zhang Yan glanced at Song Xiaobo and said, "You go out first..." He knew that Song Xiaobo could no longer be trusted, so he invited Song Xiaobo and his sharp-toothed, sharp-mouthed **** out, and then asked Liu Shidu, "Liu Shidu. Sir, what did he say?"

Of course, Liu Shidu hoped to promote the coalition as soon as possible. After all, Gaocheng, north of Chongzhou, was also threatened by the Kou soldiers. He changed Lin Fu's words in a more relaxed way, and then said: "Time waits for no one, and the situation drags down. Repelling the pirates is also difficult to handle."

Zhang Yan knew that he could not delay it. Once a large number of salt households fled, it would inevitably delay the salt industry in autumn and winter, but Lin Fu threatened to cut troops, which also made him feel a bad anger in his heart, saying: "The left army in Jiangdong is too sharp, it seems that Master Liu is not good either!"

Liu Shidu snorted and said, "Everything is devoted to the imperial court, so why do I have Liu's personal interests?"

Wu Meijiu couldn't see what Liu Shidu was thinking, but it was not a pretense that he wanted to promote the alliance. In any case, Jiangdong Zuojun protects Jianghai, and Hailing Mansion is not troubled by bandits. At least at present, it is a rare great benefit. As for the future... things are unpredictable, who can control the future.

Seeing Liu Shidu also say the same, Zhang Yan lost his temper, and said with a bluffing face: "If Jiangdong Zuojun can also take responsibility for the transfer, this official has nothing to say!"

The grass field in Hecheng is vast and sparsely populated. It is not difficult for tens of thousands of pasture households to harvest hay of six or seven million hay from Hecheng every year. The hay is transported to the Dafeng and Sheyang salt areas in the north. The grass farm households are suffering here. On average, each person harvests and transports 600 or 700 hay of hay a year. The official forage only costs one money for one hay hay, and he has to go there himself. The whole family worked hard all year round with money from cars, boats, mules and horses, and even wrapping up the belly was a problem.

There are more than 1,200 troops stationed in Hecheng. In addition to the garrison, the most important responsibility is to supervise the transportation.

The Hecheng Grassland was assigned to the defense of the Jiangdong Zuo Army, as long as the supply of fodder was guaranteed, so that the Jiangdong Zuo Army would undertake the responsibility of supervising the transportation. For the Salt and Iron Division, there was not much actual loss of profit, but the loss was decent, It's face! Also, as soon as this opening was opened, Lin Fu's ambition would be difficult to stop easily - however, Zhang Yan was forced to have no way out, and at this time he couldn't ask for reinforcements from other places...

As far as the tactical and strategic principles are concerned, in a relatively narrow area, it is more beneficial to have a unified command and dispatch of the defense area.

Regarding the fragmented defense system around Chongzhou, Lin Fu has long since submitted a letter to the Ministry of Civil and Military Affairs to bluntly speak out about its shortcomings. However, the matter of salt and iron is very special. The salt and iron division will not let go, and the matter supported by the Ministry of War will not pass.

Zhang Yan let out a sigh of relief. This is the most critical step. As long as the Jiangdong Zuo Army actually controls Hecheng Port and Hecheng Military Fortress, he will not worry about the recurrence of the matter.

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At the break of dawn, there is clear morning light shining through the window, the candle on the long mouth of the copper crane flickers, the blue-black pocket is placed on the desk, and She Feihu is sitting in front of the desk in armor and studying the military situation. .

Qin Zitan stood up long, and before she knew it, the weather was as cold as water again.

Others may not be able to guess, but it should be easy for Lin Fu to guess that the second son is hiding here. The strange thing is that Jiangdong Zuojun has not made any movement these days. What is he waiting for?

"Jiangdong Zuo Army has moved, and the thousands of troops are rushing towards the big shovel!" Cheng Yiqun came to report that the arrow wound on his shoulder had not yet healed, and his left shoulder was not wearing a protective armor. A Confucian general who abandoned his pen and joined the Rong.

She Feihu heard the news and followed Cheng Yiqun out of the house to the wall with Qin Zitan to see how the Jiangdong Zuo Army would move; Xu Zhong also heard the news and came out of the tent - two years of preparation, they have become a force in the East China Sea, and they will be supported by war. In war, there is also a lot of accumulation in this place. Even if the She family raises the flag to rebel again, it will not be a big problem, so they are not as cautious as before, and the ordinary military officers in the army also know the arrival of She Feihu. At this stage, they should also let the ordinary generals know why they are fighting!

Standing on top of the wall, She Feihu saw that in the still dim morning light, the Jiangdong Zuo Army came out of the camp, and near the salt-transporting embankment on the northwest corner of Dasai, the cavalry of the Jiangdong Zuo Army was already lined up. , to suppress them to send troops out of the fortress.

"What do they want to do?" She Feihu asked in confusion, "Wouldn't Lin Fu be stupid enough to attack the Great Fortress?" Looking back, there was no battleship from the Jiangdong Zuo Army Water Camp in the vast sea to the east. .

Crane City is one of the four fortresses in the Huainan salt area. The old fortress in the early years was washed away by the big waves caused by the tsunami. Later, the new fortress was rebuilt, and a wave-proof stone pond was built.

The new plug is much stronger than the old plug. The wall of the plug is based on strips of stone, covered with blue bricks, and rammed earth as the core. It is four feet high and three feet thick. Xinsai is built on the south bank of the Yunyan River, with east, west and north gates. The east and west gates are dry gates. The north gate is connected with the Yunyan River. It is a water gate. The large pond can hide fifty or sixty warships in the Great Wall.

When building Xinsai, it was to learn from the experience of Dengzhou Shuicheng, thinking of stationing a navy battalion here, but for various reasons, it was put on hold, but at this time it was cheaper for Donghai bandits. Although the water from the upper reaches of the Yunyan River was intercepted, the terrain here is quite low, and it is still covered by shallow water at ordinary times.

The victory of Dafeng has restored the morale of Chongzhou after the defeat of the war, and the soldiers are many elites, and they are defending the Xiongsi - to be honest, she Feihu would not like to send troops to attack. With the strength and accumulation of Jiangdong Zuo Army today, it simply cannot stand the consumption of such a brutal siege battle.

"I won't attack," Qin Zitan shook his head. He saw that an army was approaching on the north bank at this time, and pointed there, "After a few days of delay, maybe Lin Tiezai negotiated some terms with Yantiesi... ...Lin Fu seems to be loyal, but he is a person who does not hurry up with unprofitable things."

"Damn it, I'm going to order a battalion of elite soldiers. They dare to form a battle under the siege and kill his mother's **** while he's not stable..." Xu Zhong said cursingly.

She Feihu nodded, and he couldn't let Jiangdong Zuojun approach the city without any movement, and then ordered Cheng Yiqun to use more powerful bows and crossbows to block the wall here to support Xu Zhong's attack.

The Kou soldiers only had infantry in the Hecheng Fortress, and could not attack the cavalry formation of the Jiangdong Zuo Army. They could only wait for the Jiangdong Zuo Army's infantry to approach, and attack the fortress while their positions were unstable, hoping to dampen their spirit.

When the Jiangdong Zuo army's infantry array approached and was fully displayed in the morning light, She Feihu was dumbfounded: the Jiangdong Zuo army's infantry was about 2,3400 people under the attack~www.wuxiamtl.com~ divided into The two teams, one team advancing along the Yunyan Henan embankment, the other team advancing towards the southwest corner of Dasai, the front wing of the queue was protected by a well-organized vehicle formation, and slowed down when they were about three or four hundred paces apart. The cavalry stationed on the river embankment also moved to the current alert of Dasaimenmen, giving no chance to send troops to attack its position at all.

She Feihu gave up the idea of ​​sending troops to raid, and saw that the Jiangdong Left Army used nearly a hundred chariots to form a battalion at the southwest corner and the northwest corner of Dasai, forming a horned tiger looking at Xisai Gate - this kind of chariot is advancing When the three sides are covered with high cards, when they are parked, the high cards on the two wings are unfolded to form a covering surface as long as 1.56 feet wide. The broad and strong fortress is filled with elite soldiers, with strong bows and crossbows, peeping at the west gate, and suppressing the troops from this side to send troops out of the west gate to clash.

Watching the Jiangdong Zuo Army set up a car camp outside the Great Wall, She Feihu ordered people to test the car formation with a crossbow. At a distance of 250 or 60 paces, the crossbow was good, but it could not shoot through the high card, injuring the inside of the car camp. Jiangdong Left Army. However, when the car camp was formed, the Jiangdong Left Army did not attack the blockade, and another large group of men and horses came from a distance, carrying tools such as shovels and digging trenches on their shoulders.

"No, Jiangdong Zuo Army is afraid to build trenches and walls to surround us," Qin Zitan frowned when he saw the Jiangdong Zuo Army's arrangement under the fortress, and immediately rushed to the east wall, pointing at the open space in front of the fortress. , said, "We must send troops to occupy this place one step. If the Jiangdong Zuo Army builds a trench wall under the plug, I am afraid that the passage to the sea will soon be lost..."

The Xinsai is built on the Salt Transport River, but there are still five or six hundred steps away from the seawall to the east. Blocking the Salt Transport River is too simple, and it is enough to scuttle a few ships. Once this open space is built for the Jiangdong Zuo Army Cut off a wall, and they'll be completely trapped in the plug. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter