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Chapter 88 Wuyue Kingdom Sends Reinforcements

Although Wei Cen was also one of the Five Ghosts of the Southern Tang Dynasty, his relationship with Chen Jue was not harmonious. Wei Cen liked to compete with Chen Jue everywhere. Whether in literature or position, Wei Cen wanted to surpass Chen Jue. When Chen Jue dispatched troops to Fuzhou without authorization, Wei Cen was afraid that Chen Jue would seize the merits of capturing Fuzhou, so he couldn't wait to lead the army of Zhang and Quan to fight for Fuzhou. Therefore, Lin Zanyao's Zhangzhou rebellion, and Dong Si'an appeared, and Liu Cong was willing to enter Zhangzhou.

Of course, Wei Cen also wanted to obtain the first contribution to the capture of Fuzhou. As for other armies, Wei Cen took it seriously. Although Wang Jianfeng was very brave in fighting, he had his fatal shortcomings: he was proud and complacent, arrogant, liked to compete for merit, and was simple-minded. Although he was the first Wang Jianfeng to climb the city of Jianfeng to climb the city wall, other commanders He Jingzhu, Zu Quanen, Yao Feng, Cha Wenhui and others all made more or less credit.

However, Wang Jianfeng unceremoniously declared to the public that he made the most contributions, no one was as good as him, and no one was allowed to compete with him! When encountering such arrogant and arrogant people, everyone was more insulted. After Wang Jianfeng captured the Dongwu Gate, he suddenly stopped the pace of war. Because he was dissatisfied with the commander Wang Chongwen and disdained the Three Ghosts. He naturally believed that he should be the supreme commander of the six armies and that he should be responsible for the war, so that he could obtain the first contribution to the capture of Fuzhou City.

Now, he only commanded a whole army. Even if he captured Fuzhou City, his contribution would probably be stolen by Wang Chongwen and the Three Ghosts. He would not do such a foolish thing. Among the six armies besieged Fuzhou, the Quanzhou army led by Liu Congqing was the only army that did not belong to the Southern Tang Dynasty. However, Liu Congxian's inner thoughts were the most shrewd and meticulous!

Liu Congxiao was in his heart and was unwilling to let the Southern Tang army capture Fuzhou City. If the Southern Tang army successfully captured Fuzhou City, the effect brought about is that all the prefectures and counties in Fujian will surrender with the wind and completely fall into the ruling of the Southern Tang Dynasty. If the Southern Tang cannot capture Fuzhou City, then other states may be inspired by Li Renda's example and dominate their own legitimate power.

The most important thing is that he can develop his power in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, consolidate his territory, and strive to become an independent separatist force. This is the new life goal of Liu Congxiao since the demise of Fujian Kingdom for more than a year, and he has been working hard towards this goal. Although Li Renda is annoying, for his own needs, Liu Congxiao did not want Fuzhou City to be occupied by the Southern Tang Dynasty.

As a result, the Quanzhou army led by Liu Congyi became a super slow-motion among the six armies. They marched the slowest, set up camps the slowest, cooked fires and gathered for the slowest meeting. In short, Liu Congyi took advantage of all opportunities to delay time, with the purpose of not wanting to attack Fuzhou City or Li Renda.

The commanders of the six armies have their own smart abacus, and it is impossible to cooperate with each other and fight together. On the battlefield, they do not destroy each other or make trouble for each other. Even Amitabha! The miracle on the battlefield in Fuzhou was finally staged. The six armies of the Southern Tang Dynasty besieged the dangerous city of Fuzhou, but they fought on their own, watched each other, intrigue and fight openly and secretly. Although most people really wanted to obtain the first contribution to capturing Fuzhou City, no one wanted to lose their troops and generals in the city of Fuzhou City.

This situation on the battlefield in Fuzhou lasted from November of the fourth year of Baoda to March of the fifth year of Baoda, and lasted for more than five months. In addition to consuming food and grass outside Fuzhou, the six southern Tang troops failed to break through the inner city of Fuzhou. This battlefield was like a battlefield.

The strange scenes on it made Li Renda, who was trapped in the inner city of Fuzhou, and the Wuyue coalition forces were very excited. Li Renda, who thought it was a dead end, saw hope for a new life again.

However, the hope Li Renda saw was extremely slim. Although the Southern Tang army remained unmoved, it did not relax its siege of Fuzhou City. In the long run, Li Renda would starve to death in Fuzhou City even if he was hungry. At present, all Li Renda's hopes were placed on Qian Hongzuo, the King of Wu Yue, and he could only beg Qian Hongzuo to send troops to rescue Fuzhou City for the second time.

In March of the fifth year of Baoda, the situation on the battlefield in Fuzhou suddenly changed. On March 14, patrol soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty discovered that hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of soldiers suddenly appeared on the sea outside Baixiapu, south of Fuzhou City. After confirmation, they were actually the navy of Wu Yue!

Besides, the mediocre performance of Zhang Yun and Zhao Chengtai made Qian Hongzuo very dissatisfied with the mediocre performance of Zhang Yun and Zhao Chengtai. Thirty thousand Wu Yue soldiers were trapped in Fuzhou City by the Southern Tang army and did not play the role of reinforcements. They could become the on-the-trade meal for the Southern Tang army at any time. The young and energetic Qian Hongzuo did not want the shame of Yang Renquan's defeat in Jianzhou to happen again five years ago, so he had to send troops to rescue Fuzhou City for the second time.

However, before sending troops to rescue Fuzhou again, Qian Hongzuo must solve a major internal problem. Cheng Zhaoyue, the chief of the Neiya Army and the leader of Qian Hongzuo's number one Neiya Army, has already gone further and further on the road of his powerful minister.

Zhang Dean is straightforward and Kan Fan domineering, all of which are reflected in his words. Everyone wants to become the helm of the Inner Ya Army, so it is normal to complain and engage in internal fighting. Cheng Zhaoyue's various strange actions after eliminating Kan Fan and Du Zhaoda and defeating Qian Renjun have to doubt his bad motives.

Cheng Zhaoyue often secretly recruits and makes friends with very suspicious guests, such as thieves, witchcraft warlocks, and secretly buys a large number of weapons and equipment. What exactly does he want to do? Through two struggles between the Neiya Army, Qian Hongzuo has successfully controlled the Neiya Army firmly in his hands. Whether the upright Zhang De'an or the domineering Kan Fan, as long as it is possible to pose a threat to him, Qian Hongzuo will get rid of it without hesitation.

The shrewd and cunning Cheng Zhaoyue thought he had gained trust and favored the young Qian Hongzuo, so his actions naturally exceeded the normal range, and the ambitions and desires in his heart began to be released in moderation. Qian Hongzuo was waiting for the release of his ambitions and desires. Cheng Zhaoyue's actions were enough to prove that he had the intention of rebellion. It was more obvious than Kan Fan and Du Zhaoda's crimes, so there was nothing to discuss and arrest immediately.

In February 947 AD, Qian Hongzuo ordered Shuiqiu Zhaoqiu to lead the soldiers of the Neiya Army to surround Cheng's mansion late at night and arrest Cheng Zhaoyue. Shuiqiu Zhaoqiu Zhaoqiu was the only senior officer of the Neiya Army that Qian Hongzuo could trust. At the critical moment, Shuiqiu Zhaoqiu rejected Qian Hongzuo's order. Shuiqiu Zhaoqiu believed that since Cheng Zhaoyue's crime of rebellion was confirmed, there was no need to secretly arrest him at night. He should send troops openly to arrest him. Are you still afraid that he would dare to resist?

Under the command of Shui Qiu Zhaoqiong, Cheng Zhaoyue, who was guilty of crimes, was finally executed, and the unjust case of Qian Renjun's rebellion, which Cheng Zhaoyue conspired two years ago, was also proved. Qian Renjun was acquitted and later served as the governor of the Powerful Army and the Taibao of the School of the School of the Taibao. Cheng Zhaoyue, a cancer of the Neiya Army, was dug up in time, and Qian Hongzuo was finally able to rescue Fuzhou with all his might without any scruples.

In March 947, Qian Hongzuo ordered the navy general Yu An to lead the navy of Wu Yue Kingdom to rescue Fuzhou from the sea. The land road was dangerous and unfavorable to march. Li Renda might not be able to hold on until he arrived in Fuzhou, so Qian Hongzuo placed all his hopes on this navy.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Wuyue army was not outstanding, the navy was quite strong. Qian Chuan once defeated tens of thousands of navy troops of the Wu Kingdom at that time in the Battle of Langshan, and the Battle of Langshan also became a classic battle of water war in the Five Dynasties. Although the Wuyue Kingdom had been peaceful for a long time, for the Wuyue soldiers who lived in the water towns in Jiangnan for many years, the water war ability was naturally stronger than that of land war.

In March 947 AD, Yu An led hundreds of Wuyue warships across the vast East China Sea and came to the sea outside Fuzhou City in a mighty way. At this time, Fuzhou had been besieged by the Southern Tang army for a full half year. Looking at Fuzhou City from afar, Fuzhou City was almost destroyed like a black cloud. If it weren't for the powerful Li Renda who had been struggling to support it, Fuzhou would have long become the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

After some reconnaissance, the Southern Tang army in Baixiapu, south of Fuzhou City seemed to have weak defenses. Yu An decided to use Baixiapu as the landing site of the Wuyue navy. Although Baixiapu had fewer guards in the Southern Tang Dynasty, there was a fatal problem, which was that there was a large mudflat swamp between the sea and the land, which could not be driven by warships, and it was very difficult for soldiers to walk.

However, the navy of Wu Yue State was prepared in advance. They carried a large number of bamboo steaks with the ship, which were specially used to lay in the mudflat swamp for people to walk. Just as the navy of Wu Yue State walked quickly along the laid bamboo steaks in Baixiapu, the Southern Tang army appeared in the area of ​​Baixiapu.

The army was responsible for guarding the south of Fuzhou. The news of the Wu Yue reinforcements landing in Baixiapu came. Feng Yanlu quickly led his troops to Baixiapu and ordered archers to use dense rain of arrows to take care of the Wuyue naval soldiers walking in the swamp of the mudflats. Under the ruthless attack of the Southern Tang army's bows and arrows, the Wuyue naval army suffered heavy casualties. Yu An was forced to stop landing and led his troops back to the warship. The battlefield in Baixiapu was in a stalemate.

Yu'an's Wu Yue navy was unable to pass through the mudflat swamp, so he could only hide on warships and wait for the fighter planes. Feng Yanlu's Southern Tang army could not successfully pass through the mudflat swamp to attack the Wu Yue navy. The two sides could only watch each other and scold each other, but no one could beat each other! This stalemate was more favorable for the Southern Tang.

After all, the Southern Tang Dynasty was the side of siege and aid. As long as Feng Yanlu firmly guarded the mudflat swamp of Baixiapu and prevented the Wuyue naval army from landing, he would always take the initiative on the battlefield and be invincible. Relatively speaking, Yu'an's Wuyue naval army was in a very bad situation. Originally, they came to rescue Fuzhou City, but now they were not even able to touch the edge of Fuzhou City, and were blocked from the land by the Southern Tang army.

Just like this, the Wu Yue navy would run out of food and grass sooner or later and die at sea! Just as Yu An was extremely anxious about his situation, the situation on the Baixiapu battlefield changed again! Feng Yanlu, who fought on the battlefield for the first time, lacked practical experience on the battlefield and used his literary thinking to command the war. As a result, he could only operate randomly and mess up.

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