Chapter 36 Darkness II
Since the Ming army was rushing to the point where the Qing army was in Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces were in short supply, there were only a few defensive strategies left for Chen Jin. △,
Chen Wen didn't know that the reason why Chen Jin was unwilling to temporarily abandon Longyou County as he gave up Jinhua Prefecture City to preserve his vitality was not only military considerations, but also the operation of the Quzhou business group, the "Longyou Business Gang", among the top ten business groups in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, also really affected his choice.
Military is a continuation of politics. Although Chen Jin can't explain this truth, he has been in the officialdom for many years and has a vague understanding of it in his mind.
Although the location of the Superior Battalion is still undetermined, the Qing army's general deployment seems to be right in front of us. After the results of the deduction were fully explained, Lou Jiye began to explain the Ming army's response strategies.
"According to pre-war deductions, our troops lacked the support of naval troops, so General Li led Nantangying to detour the upper reaches of Duxi to avoid the Tartars' water camp. After breaking through Lingxi, the follow-up troops were protected and followed up, and used shipwrecks, iron cables and other means to suppress the activities of the Tartars' water camp in Lingxi to protect the smoothness and safety of the subsequent food channels."
The plank road was built openly and the Chencang secretly was a helpless choice when the Ming army water camp could not bear the ability to assist in the attack. In order to implement this plan, Chen Wen disguised some of the Jinhua civilians who accompanied him as soldiers from the Nantang camp, and delayed the discovery of the Qing army as much as possible. The Nantang camp, which was subsequently set off, stopped and marched south after the main force advanced westward, heading south from the edge of the basin near the mountains toward the upper reaches of Lingxi.
At this moment, in the north and south camps of the Ming army, Chen Wen's general flag, as well as the three battalions of Nantang, Yiwu and Dongyang, and the garrison flags of each garrison team were all there, and the military tent was also arranged with the number of garrison troops recruited by the three battalions. It was just how long it could be concealed. But it was still an unknown number.
Seeing that Lou Jiye had finished explaining the arrangement of Ming Jun, Chen Wen stood up. When he saw the commander standing up, the generals present immediately stood up and listened to Chen Wen's instructions.
"One hour ago, the military situation had arrived, and Nantangying was close to the planned crossing of the river. The crossing of the river will begin tomorrow afternoon. In order to attract the attention of the Tatars, the army began to force the crossing of Lingxi after breakfast tomorrow. Yiwu Camp took the lead, Dongyang Camp and the troops disguised as Nantang Camp stayed behind, and the remaining garrison troops stayed behind."
The Qing army had the advantage of water conservancy and could send water battalions to carry troops to attack the Ming army's rear at any time, so...
"The soldiers are very fast. After breaking through Lingxi, they quickly besieged Longyou County. Mr. Zhao Qian, can the locations for the shipwreck and Suojiang have been selected?"
Upon hearing this, the former "Toy Soldier" captain of the Nantang Camp Engineer Team immediately bowed and said, "Report to the Grand Marshal. Bei Zhi has personally led people to determine the location, and the Tartars will not use the Lingxi waterway to interfere with the advance of the royal army."
"Very good." After saying that, Chen Wen shouted sternly: "You guys, the Tartars' desire to destroy our Zhejiang King's Army is not dead. After the Tartars in Jiangxi eliminated the local King's Army, they will encircle our troops in large numbers. However, the power of the King's Army is far stronger than they imagined. And tomorrow, we will completely wipe out the desires in their hearts!"
"The last general and others obey the command of the commander!"
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That night, the Ming army, who was preparing to feint attack Lingxi, was still having the final rest. At this time, in the Ruquan Pavilion in front of the Dongyang County Office in the hinterland of the Ming army, Zhejiang Governor Cao Conglong had also completed the comfort of this purpose to calm the people. He planned to set off tomorrow to the next stop of this trip, Yiwu County.
However, before leaving, it was necessary to summon local civil and military officials. However, compared to when I first arrived here a few days ago, except for visiting the Xinchang Bo Yu Guowang who was temporarily living here, the others met together. This time, Cao Conglong chose to summon one by one without any trouble, and the first one was Yan Zhiheng, the magistrate of Dongyang County.
Cao Conglong had some knowledge about this county master, and the meeting a few days ago and observations over the past few days also confirmed these.
"The visits of these Japanese officials, Mr. Yu Yan, the elder of Dongyang County, praised many times, and is indeed a role model for us."
When Yan Zhiheng heard Shangguan’s praise, he was happy. He quickly stood up and said, “The Fujun’s praise is wrong. The Xiaguan only adheres to the will of the former strategy and the teachings of Fujun, and abides by his duties. It is not worth mentioning.”
Cao Conglong smiled and signaled that he didn't have to be too polite, and then continued, "Brother Yan is humble. When the former Wang Jingluo visited His Highness the Emperor of the State of the State of the State of the State, he mentioned the many officials in Dalan Mountain, which helped him a lot. Among them, there were many Fang Zhengbu, who praised County Magistrate Yan in front of the State of the State of the State of the State, which seems to be absolutely false in the past few days."
Yan Zhiheng was a child born in a miserable child. Later, he was promoted to the chief clerk with his merits. After Chen Wen captured Jinhua Mansion, he obtained the position of the chief of a county by relying on his qualifications. Fang Zhengbu was not accused of, and the four words pedantic and selfish were true. However, for his identity, he had never seen the King of Lu. He was always full of awe for this "imperial orthodox orthodox" and was naturally honored to be praised by the deceased old boss in front of the Lu Supervisor.
But this time, before he could thank him, Cao Conglong sighed. "Therefore, Wang Jingluo is fair and selfless, and he is engaged in military affairs, which is a hundred times stronger than his official position. It's a pity that he died young, which is really a loss for the state."
"I remember when the Tartars went south, Emperor Hongguang rushed north, and Lu Fan surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Our Zhejiang gentry supported His Highness King Lu, and the world knew that the magic weapon had a master, and the world of Emperor Gao was not destroyed. Therefore, Wang Jingluo initiated the east of Zhejiang, established a village in Dalan Mountain, and repeatedly defeated the enemy troops. He also made great contributions to the great cause of His Highness King Jianluo, and this was also indispensable to the efforts of the Dukes under the command of the king."
"But at the moment, His Highness, the Zheng family is in Fujian and is forced by the Zheng family, while Lin Haibo insists on expeditioning to Quzhou. As the military officer, he is unable to persuade him. Whenever he thinks about this, he is anxious, fearing that this man's courage will ruin the great affairs of the country."
In Yan Zhiheng's impression, Chen Wen has always been an image of a domineering military general, especially on his way to flee to Xinchang, Chen Wen forced his daughter, who was waiting to change his car on foot. However, with the successive victories of the Simingshan Palace Battle and the military operation to restore Jinhua, Chen Wen's position in this Dalanshan Mingjun group has become increasingly high, and now he has completely overwhelmed the civil servants. He is unwilling to lose the opportunity to be promoted because of offending Chen Wen, so he endured it. At this moment, after hearing Cao Conglong, the newly appointed governor of Zhejiang, the angry feeling hidden in his heart erupted.
"What the Fujun said is that the military man does not know how to take the overall situation into consideration. The affairs of the country still depend on the actions of our scholars!"
Seeing that Yan Zhiheng seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Chen Wen, Cao Conglong did not say anything more. He was just talking about the glory of the Ming army in Dalan Mountain when Wang Yi was alive. After Chen Wen arrived, he suffered a crushing defeat on the banks of Siming Lake. And if it were not for the internal conflict between Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Chaoxian, the two nobles, which led to the leakage of military information, the Ming army in the Battle of Zhoushan would not have lost in the case of a great victory on the northern front. In short, the rights of the generals must be controlled, otherwise it would be a disaster.
This argument is very normal among civil servants. Even whenever the scholars talk, they will believe that Cao Conglong is not afraid of power, and even Chen Wen cannot do anything to him for a few words of "complain".
Discovering the similarities in the concepts, the two began to talk freely, and Yan Zhiheng said he was leaving in a hurry. Since he was about to set off tomorrow, Cao Conglong summoned the county magistrate of Dongyang County, the chief clerk and the county magistrate, as well as the commander of the local garrison, the guerrilla general Liu Cheng. However, compared to Yan Zhiheng, most of these people just chatted for a while and ordered tea to see off the guests, but Liu Cheng stayed for a while.
After Liu Cheng left, Cao Conglong got up and entered the second place, saying to Lu Wenlong, who had always been hiding there: "The Lord Lu expected that, and County Magistrate Yan has been dissatisfied with the martial artist for a long time."
Lu Wenlong was the chief clerk of Jinhua County. It is logical that at this moment, he should organize civil servants for the Ming army in Jinhua County to transport food and grass, and calm the people's hearts. However, after Chen Wen left, Cao Conglong brought Lu Wenlong to visit the county on the grounds that he was familiar with the officials of each county. No matter Sun Yu or the magistrate of Jinhua County, he had no choice but to let him go.
"Don't be careless about the Fu Jun. Although Yan Zhiheng is pedantic, he has a lot of selfishness and is the most fence-leading figure. If the Fu Jun is not enough to overwhelm the martial man, he will not take into account any duty of being together with civil servants."
Seeing Cao Conglong nodding, Lu Wenlong continued, "The most urgent task is to obtain military power as soon as possible. Only with the strength in his hands can he be tough. At that time, the martial artist had a battalion of elite soldiers to squeeze out General Mao. This matter was the top priority."
"It's true." After that, Cao Conglong narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, and then said to Lu Wenlong: "You will set off to go south tomorrow. Be sure to convince the noble Zhou Qin. You can give him any official position, but the title must be cautious and respected."
"The subordinate officials obey the order. They are just Fujun, Xinchang Bo's side..."
When Cao Conglong heard of Yu Guowang's title, he felt unhappy. Yu Guowang was sick. When he met, he looked loyal when he talked about the situation of Lu Jianguo when he talked to him about the situation of Lu Jianguo. However, he was obviously confused by Chen Wen's record of Lian Zhan and Lian Jie. When he just hinted that he wanted to decentralize power, he immediately came to dissuasion from this person. It seemed that in Yu Guowang's heart, only Chen Wen had the ability to compete with the Qing Dynasty on land. It was like others were making trouble. It was simply unreasonable.
"Xinchangbo is infected with the disease and may not be able to lead the troops to fight. It's better to choose someone else."
After saying this, Cao Congmeng recalled the subtle expression of the general when he suggested he was promoted and complaining about the new policy of Jinhua Mansion.
Chapter completed!