Lord of the House

The situation has taken a turn for the worse.

On the eighth day of the second lunar month, Ye Jiduodi led more than 10,000 elite cavalry troops to capture Jingxing. On the ninth day of the lunar month, he entered Yannan and North and entered Pingshan County, on the tenth day of the lunar month, in Lingshou and Xingtang counties, on the eleventh day in Quyang, and on the thirteenth day in Dingzhou... …

In just a few days, the three palaces in Yannan knocked down a big horn from the cavalry that was advancing lightly.

In the ninth year of Chongguan, Donghu entered the pirates, and the three prefectures in Yannan, Shandong Pingyuan and Jinan prefectures, in addition to the loss of more than one million people, the livestock and animal power was completely lost, and nearly 400,000 animals were only swept out of the gate by the Donghu people. .

The rebellion of 300,000 people who built embankments on the Yellow River destroyed the last bit of vitality in Jinan, Pingyuan, Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other regions.

When the Liang family entered Shandong, they were unable to enter the relatively wealthy and undamaged east of Qingzhou, and could only build the Xingyuan in the dilapidated city of Jinan.

In the past two years, the Liang family had to raise 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses, and the restoration of the city walls of Jinan's outer city was only a rammed version of the earth, not to mention the restoration of the city defenses in other prefectures and counties. Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other places under the direct jurisdiction of Yanjing in the north are even more pitiful. The cities are dilapidated. Except for Dazhou and Fucheng, there are only dozens of soldiers guarding the city in the counties. For example, Quyang County can hold on for a day before it falls. It's a miracle.

The road built by the Liang family starts from Jinan, goes north through Pingyuan House, connects Dingzhou, and then connects to Weihe River.

As early as the end of last month, Jinhai had suspended the supply of food and grass to Gyeonggi, just in case the captive cavalry would suddenly come to Yannan; the Liang family obviously did not take precautions. A team of mules and horses from the Liang family intercepted the Donglu outpost in the south of Dingzhou City. About seven or eight hundred mules and horses, nearly 5,000 stone grains, and more than a thousand troops with little combat capability became the spoils of the prisoners.

On the thirteenth, the main force of the captives rested in Dingzhou, but there were several lines of elite cavalry, ranging from hundreds of cavalry in each line, to the north and east interspersed with attacks, Tangxian, Wangdu, Gaoyang, Qingyuan, Boye. , Anxian, Raoyang, Suning and other counties, all have enemy traces...

Suning is a county under Hejian Prefecture, forty miles west of Hejian Prefecture.

Wu Qi stood at the dilapidated city head of Suning County, looking solemnly at the more than 400 cavalry cavalry riding their horses in the distance, and said to Yang Yihang behind him: "Let's retreat, the second troop of soldiers and horses from the Donglu is about to enter Yannan soon. now..."

"Master Wu will go first, and I will leave after two more days." Yang Yihang said stubbornly.

In the two cities of Suning and Hejian, which were only forty miles apart, Yang Yihang could directly transfer more than 3,000 troops. All of them are the foundation left over from the various battles in Yannan, the generals and pawns have been trained, the supply of soldiers, armor, bows and crossbows can keep up, and the combat effectiveness is very strong. Even if two or three thousand elite captives came over, Yang Yihang dared to lead his troops out of the city to fight in the field, but the captive commander, relying on the high-speed mobility of one cavalry and two horses, watched Yang Yihang's troops with sharp crossbows and avoided them, staying far away from the periphery. Hanging, do not engage with him.

The Jin Navy had only one cavalry battalion, and Lin Xuwen was left in Jinhai. The main purpose was to prevent prisoners from riding outposts into the interior of Hejian Mansion. Yang Yihang had 3,000 soldiers and horses, all of them infantry, with only a hundred scouts to explore the horses.

The first group of captive cavalry that entered Yannan had more than 10,000 people, all of whom were elite cavalry with one person and two horses; the second group of captive cavalry entered Yannan again, and the scale of the Donglu cavalry around Dingzhou would be more than 20,000.

In this case, Yang Yihang didn't dare to take the 3,000 elite soldiers to the west.

Yang Yihang guarded Suning to give the refugees more time to evacuate east.

Although Lin Xuwen said that he held the power of Hejian Prefecture, he was restrained by Huang Jinnian and others in Jinhai, and he could only sign the order to clear the walls and clear fields after confirming that most of the captives had entered Yannan. Before, it was only to evacuate the personnel and materials of Lin Ji, Jiyun Club and other related forces scattered in Hejian House to Jinhai, Yangxin and other places in advance.

Because Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other places neglected to take precautions, they were caught unprepared again, and the captives who entered Yannan could obtain supplies from Xingzhou, Dingzhou and other places. Only the Liang family's mule and horse team in the south of Dingzhou City captured them. In addition to 5,000 stone grains of rice, seven or eight hundred mules and horses were almost 200,000 catties of meat reserves.

The western Hebei area is broken again, but with a population of more than one million, the amount of food and grass supplies that can be plundered is still considerable, and it is more than enough to support the captives to fight in southern Yanan.

The fortified walls and clearing fields implemented by Hejian Prefecture alone are of little significance, and a large number of refugees evacuating eastward and pouring into Jinhai City will bring great pressure to Jinhai City.

From a purely military point of view, Wu Qi hoped that the Tianjin Navy would immediately abandon the peripheral cities of Hejianfu, stick to the coastal cities such as Jinhai and Cangnan, and guide the refugees to evacuate south, instead of taking the burden of hundreds of thousands of refugees on them. .

However, the Tianjin Navy is directly under the direct jurisdiction of Lin Xuwen, and Wu Qi can't say the words to give up the refugees directly. In his position, Lin Xuwen cannot only consider military issues.

Without the protection of the army and the city, under the harassment of the outposts of the cavalry, the speed of the refugees' retreat to the south would be extremely slow. Maybe more people will hide in the nearby cities and earthen enclosures, optimistically waiting for the rescue of the court.

Under the current circumstances, it is the best choice Lin Xuwen can make in front of his eyes to step by step to clear the walls and clear the fields and evacuate people to Jinhai. Jinhai has sufficient grain reserves. Even if there are 300,000 to 400,000 refugees pouring in, it will not be a big problem to support it for two or three months. As for the future, it will bring enormous pressure to Jin Hai, which is not something Lin Xuwen can take care of right now.

Under the current circumstances, it is impossible for the cavalry to gather their main force to Hejian Mansion. Their goal is more likely to capture Zijing Pass, open up the gap between Datong and Yanjing, and let more troops pour in from this gap. Or attack the Jizhou area first and cut off the main force of the Jizhen army that was advancing northward to western Liaoning and the Gyeonggi and Changli logistics bases - this left relatively sufficient time for Hejianfu.

Due to the large influx of captives and cavalry, it was very difficult to spy on the military situation in the western Hebei area. Wu Qi no longer stayed in Suning to accompany Yang Yihang to defend the city, and returned to Jinhai that day.

On the way back to Jinhai, Wu Qi encountered captives who had penetrated all the way. At that time, there were more than 200 prisoners on the road, and Wu Qi's guards only had more than 50 people. They met in the open field, and the situation was extremely dangerous.

However, at this time, Donglu was implementing the strategy of avoiding the real and making the empty in Yannan. He saw that there were more than 50 cavalry in Wu Qi's team, wearing armor and holding crossbows, like the elite cavalry of the Tianjin Navy, shooting dozens of them from a distance. Arrow, he avoided it far away, allowing Wu Qi to escape the disaster.

When Wu Qi entered Jinhai City, the tidy Jinhai City in the past was already a mess.

The number of refugees who have fled into Jinhai in the past few days has reached 60,000 or 70,000. In addition to the refugees, a large number of livestock have made the city extremely dirty.

Among the three houses in Yannan, Hejian Mansion is considered to be the best restored. The people who built the embankment on the Yellow River were in chaos, and it did not affect the Hejian Mansion. Especially in the areas near Jinhai, due to the vigorous promotion of rice planting, farming has even exceeded the level of Chongguan nine years ago, but Hejian Prefecture is still very poor as a whole.

The existence of Jinhai Food Road has made Jinhai City extremely prosperous. In addition to rice grains, a large amount of materials from the south must be transported through Jinhai to the Gyeonggi area. In the past two or three years, there are as many as thirty or forty cloth shops and silk villages in Jinhai City.

It's just that this kind of prosperity is like a flash in the pan, just in full bloom, it will wither.

As soon as Wu Qi entered the city, Lin Xuhong greeted him and shouted from a distance, "General Wu, the eldest son, please come over..."

Lin Xuhong was originally the chief shopkeeper of Lin Ji, but he became the eldest son's confidant after coming to Jinhai. He presided over all Lin's business in Hejian Mansion. A character who speaks and stomps to shake the mountain.

The streets and alleys were full of people, Wu Qi handed over the horse to the people behind him, he and Lin Xuhong, surrounded by his entourage, went to the Governor's Office, and asked as they walked, "How is the situation in the north, and has the court made any moves recently? "

Lin Fu sent Wu Qi to come to the north in person, just to accurately grasp the situation in the north. Although more than 200 sentries were released, as the war deepened, the Donglu, with the advantages of cavalry, would have stronger control over the wild areas. Wu Qi wanted to know more and more accurate information, and he had to cooperate with The court's letter and newspaper were combined.

"The news that just arrived today is that a group of about 5,000 captive cavalrymen rushed across Liaodong Bay to attack Ningjin," Lin Xuhong said, "At that time, nearly 10,000 reinforcements from Chongqing had just arrived in Ningjin. The cavalry met in a hurry and fought a battle. The Linyu reinforcements were defeated, some of them retreated into Ningjin Fort, and some of them retreated to Linyu—the troops and horses who retreated to Linyu suffered heavy casualties, and only a few hundred people fled back. I don't know the exact casualties - the court has decided to send the Xuanfu army in to defend the enemy, but has not ordered the army of Jizhen in western Liaoning to withdraw north..."

Wu Qi frowned, the Donghu people already had elite cavalry on the retreat road in western Liaoning, even if the imperial court made a decisive decision, it would be difficult for the Jizhen army to retreat, let alone whether Hao Zongcheng had the courage and ability to retreat.

Xuanfu is one of the three towns in Yanbei. In recent years, it has not been hit much, but the actual number of troops and horses is less than 30,000, and it is unknown how many troops and horses the imperial court has sent in. Looking at the current deployment of the imperial court~www.readwn.com~ I still hope that this side can grit its teeth and hold on, and Liaoxi can conquer Liaoyang and win a great victory.

Wu Qi had only hatred and ruthlessness towards the Yuan Dynasty's court, and sneered in his heart: At this time, Yannan, Gyeonggi, Jizhou and other places still have the will to resist. Once the main force of Jizhen's army is destroyed in western Liaoning, this will to resist will also collapse. ——This has nothing to do with how many soldiers and horses the court can deploy. In difficult times, the will of the generals to resist is more important.

Wu Qi followed Lin Xuhong into the official hall. In the official hall, in addition to Lin Xuwen, Sun Shangwang, Ma Yigong, etc., the right servant of the household, Huang Jinnian, the general manager of the Jinhai General Department, the foreign member of the household, Zhang Wendeng, the supervisor of the Jinhai warehouse, and others also present.

Huang Jinnian's quality is higher than that of Lin Xuwen. He actually masters the transportation of grains in Jinhai warehouse and Gyeonggi. Lin Xuwen has control over the Tianjin Navy, the military and political power of Hejian government, and the transportation of grain before entering Jinhai warehouse. In Jinhai, Lin Xuwen's authority was heavier, but the current situation was critical, and Jinhai City was nominally headed by Huang Jinnian. Before the official hall, Huang Jinnian sat on the left, Lin Xuwen sat on the right, and Zhang Wendeng, Sun Shangwang, Ma Yigong and others sat at the bottom.

"General Wu, I plan to send someone to invite you back!" Huang Jinnian watched Wu Qi step over the threshold and stood up to greet him.

Wu Qi was slightly startled. In the eyes of Huang Jinnian, Wu Qi was just a thin and thin Huaidong soldier, but he didn't even give a straight glance to the man who came to Jinhai on business.

After a second thought, Wu Qi wanted to understand that even if the imperial court still had illusions about Western Liaoning, this situation should also consider the serious consequences of the collapse of Western Liaoning. At this time, the only ones who could come to aid Gyeonggi were Chen Zhihu's Ministry, Changhuai Army, and Liang's family, and the Huaidong Army was the only one.

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