Chapter 1043 Countermeasures (Part 1)
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the cold wind was biting and I was sobbing.
Near Longkanghuan's old house, the wheat seedlings are green and full of greenery.
Huan Yi walked around casually, feeling very comfortable.
Hometown is better than hometown!
Yes, Huan Yi has returned.
Jiangdong's official career was not smooth, and Zhongshu Lang, who had been compiling national history for many years, felt quite depressed.
There were rumors at one time in Jianye that he would be appointed as the Minister of Civil Affairs. His rank would not change and his real power would be greatly increased. However, it did not come true in the end, so he simply resigned and stayed at home.
After the Battle of Huainan, Huan Yi no longer hesitated when he saw the need to check his household registration and register his overseas Chinese. He didn't even ask for his family property. He only took some soft and dry food with him and boarded a ship with his family to leave.
Well, not only was there no one to stop him, but he had someone to see him off. This was the national situation of the Jin Dynasty - to be honest, if there were northern nobles going south to Jiangdong, the situation would not be much better.
After returning to my hometown for three months, I visited old friends who needed to be visited, relatives and friends that needed to be visited, and even attended a chat gathering with scholars from Qiao and Pei counties.
Generally speaking, with old connections, I integrated very quickly, and I feel more at home than when I first went to Jiangdong.
As a nobleman, you help me and I help you. I can't stop cutting and sorting things out, but I'm so comfortable.
It's the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.
I felt relieved when I heard that my son was promoted by Yu Yuangui and Wen Taizhen and was sent to Huangsha Prison to serve as a pawn.
Now he has to work on himself.
He is only fifty-three years old and in good health. He even gave birth to a son this year. He is very energetic. He feels that he should not just stay at home and he can still pursue his official career.
But Lao Huan knew that even with the help of his old friend Yu Yuangui, he would not be able to go up without any credit.
At this point, there is a difference between the customs of Beidi and Jiangdong.
To put it bluntly, the eldest son Huan Wen still managed to kill Dou Tao, the prefect of Jincheng. This is a real military achievement. What do you have?
Huan Yi would definitely not be able to fight in battle. He could only find other ways, such as writing letters to people he knew.
Of course, this needs to be known to the court, otherwise how can it be counted as his credit...
In the late twelfth lunar month, when the New Year was approaching, Du Yi, the prime minister of Danyang, received a letter from Huan Yi. First he smiled, then he was surprised.
The reason for laughing is because Huan Yi wasted his efforts. He had always been in secret with Beidi, but he didn't really surrender.
The surprise was because how did Huan Maolun see it? Do I have the word traitor written on my face?
At this time, Danyang Yin Shanwei sent someone to summon him, and they went into the East Palace to discuss matters together. Du Yi was so frightened that he burned the letter on the spot, and then he got on the bullock cart and went to the East Palace in shock.
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The East Palace is actually not "east". It is located in the southwest of Taicheng and faces Yundu in the west.
Yundu, as the name suggests, is used for transportation.
After Sun Quan moved to build Ye, he ordered Xi Jian, the imperial censor of Zuotai, to dig a tunnel leading directly to Cangcheng.
Now, eighty-eight years have passed, and the Yundu is still in use. It has undergone a thorough desilting and dredging two years ago. It is not only used for transportation, but also serves as a moat for Taicheng.
Jianye East Palace, like Luoyang East Palace, has three gates. Chenghua Gate is in the south, Anyang Gate and Fenghua Gate are on the east and west sides respectively.
The bullock cart passed through a messy construction site and stopped in front of Chenghua Gate.
After Du Yi got out of the car, he turned around and took a look.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the city wall on the south side of Taicheng is still under construction, which is really non-stop.
"Next time I come back, I have to go through the gates of Taicheng." Du Yi shook his head.
At this time, the personal entourage has completed negotiations with the soldiers of the second guard of the East Palace and can enter.
The two guards of the East Palace have a total of 4,000 people, all of whom were transferred from the Forbidden Army.
The original total of 20,000 forbidden troops was actually organized according to the regulations of seven armies and five schools in the early years of the Jin Dynasty.
However, the initial creation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was obviously unable to complete the establishment of the Seventh Suwei Army and the Fifth School Lieutenant Camp.
In the end, the Suwei Seven Army only had three of them: 7,000 left guards, 7,000 right guards, and 2,000 Xiaoqi.
Among them, the left guard and the right guard took turns staying in Wei Taicheng.
The current general on the left guard is Sima Zong, King of Nanton, and the general on the right guard is Yu Yin. This person is the younger brother of Sima Ruiyuan's wife Yu Meng's mother.
There are also other generals from the front, rear, left, and right armies in the Seven Suwei Army, but they all have empty names.
The five school captains only had 2,000 garrison troops and 1,000 infantrymen and 1,000 archers, totaling 4,000 men. They were commanded by King Qiao and garrison school lieutenant Sima Wuji and were stationed in Stone City.
The three armies of Suwei and the three captains and battalions were collectively called the Jianye Forbidden Army, and were under the command of the central leader Wang Shu.
There are still some scattered soldiers and horses in Jianye City. For example, when King Sima He of Xiyang opened his mansion, the court gave him "Thousands of Soldiers and Hundreds of Cavalry" - literally, one thousand infantry and one hundred cavalry, under his personal command.
There are still people like Sima Yi, but they basically only have a hundred to several hundred soldiers. They are not counted as imperial troops or county soldiers. They are private soldiers raised by the imperial court for them. It can only be said that the situation in the Jin Dynasty is too chaotic. It's too complicated.
After Prince Sima Pei moved to the East Palace, the left guard and the right guard each mobilized 2,000 people to form the second guard of the East Palace, which can be regarded as the soldiers of the East Palace.
The entire Jianye City is in bulk, which is amazing from the perspective of the army.
Du Yi entered the Chongzheng Hall and saw the crown prince's concubine Jiang Ji. He wanted to make a joke, but he was an official at the prefecture level. He was just a county magistrate, and his official status was not as high as a county magistrate. After seeing the ceremony, he found someone to support him. Take a seat outside and sit down honestly.
After a while, Danyang Yin Shanwei entered, saw Du Yi, and said with a smile: "Hongzhi, why are you sitting so far away? Come to my side."
Du Yi smiled bitterly and said, "That's all. You can see the strange stones in the courtyard from here, which is very nice."
Shan Wei shook his head and laughed, then looked around and finally didn't see Yan Han, and he was relieved.
After moving to the East Palace, there was another Prince Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion, namely Kong Yu in Kuaiji. However, he was not called over either because he was on good terms with Prime Minister Wang Dao and it was not convenient to talk about some things in front of him.
"Huainan and Lujiang counties are attacked by thieves and they can't escape. There is no other way."
"What can we do? There are tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry, even if they are divided into several groups, it is not easy to fight. It will be good if we can defend the city and the fort. After the spring begins, they will retreat on their own."
Shan Wei heard someone talking and took a closer look, but it was Prince Xima Chenda and Zuo Wei led Yingxuan.
Yuan Zuowei led Ding Yan back home, and Ying Xuan took up the post not long ago. However, he is one of his own, more precisely, he is one of the Crown Princess Shan's own - Ying Xuan's father, Ying Zhan, was born in the Ying family of Nandun, an old tribe of Shan Slips.
Shan Wei was also very interested when he heard them mention the war in Huainan and Lujiang, so he went over to listen. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the prince and his wife arrived together.
Shan Wei and everyone stood up and saluted.
"Sit down." Sima Pei's face turned pale again, and he said hastily after returning the salute.
Everyone then took their seats.
Sima Cai and Shan Yinan sat at the head together.
Before speaking, Sima Pei looked at Shanshi first, and after seeing her nodding, he said: "We are discussing the war in Huainan today."
"The Shao thieves were aggressive in their military affairs. Even when the snow was falling, He Cidao held a stalemate with the thieves and poured water for half a month. However, the thieves turned to the Lujiang River and looted wantonly. The people were uneasy. Tao Daozhen (Tao Zhan, son of Tao Kan) ) fought with the thieves and was defeated. Fortunately, the county city was not lost, otherwise I don’t know what to say.”
"Today, people from all over the country are flying in. They all say that there are more than 20,000 land and water soldiers and horses in the mountains and forests, but they do not rescue Lujiang and Huainan. Do you have any good strategies?"
Sure enough, he was talking about the battle in Huainan.
But what can they do? Could it be that the two guards from the East Palace were sent to fight? I'm afraid I can't beat him either.
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The Xianbei cavalry came and went like the wind, while the Southern soldiers were mainly infantry. How could we fight this battle even if we were exhausted and couldn't catch up?
The prince's right guard led Zhou Ying to hear this, frowned slightly and said, "Your Highness, I don't know where the thieves came from?"
Sima Pei was stunned and said hesitantly: "It should be..."
"Chengde, Yangquan." Shan Yinan said first.
Sima Pei was ashamed. He had originally planned to talk about Shouchun.
"That's the case, it's not unavoidable." Zhou Ying said: "Huainan and Lujiang counties have many lakes and ponds, and rivers and streams. Even if it is cold and frozen, the ice is very thin and brittle, and people and horses cannot pass through it. The thieves are riding away. Riding in the wild, you will not be able to go very far before you are blocked by a river. After crossing the river, you will find another river a few miles away. I really don’t know how the cavalry can run in such a densely populated place."
At this point, without waiting for Sima Pei's answer, he added: "I guess the wealthy people in the two counties were afraid when they saw the large group of bandits coming, so they stayed in Wubao and let the bandits ride freely. In this way, the situation is actually not too bad. Ignore him. What to do? The thieves have nothing to plunder and will leave sooner or later.”
"That's not what they said." Ying Xuan cleared his throat and said, "If the thieves are allowed to ride around, the wealthy families of the two counties will inevitably be discouraged and disappointed when they see it. Over time, it may be detrimental to the overall situation. It's better for Shandu Governor to make a move. Even if we can't drive away Hu Qi, we should at least let the big families in the two counties see Wang Shi, so that we can stay with Shao Bing for a long time."
"General Ying is right." Yu Mao, the prince's minister, said: "The struggle between the north and the south is based on the people's hearts. Indifference will only disappoint the two commanders. We still have to think of a way."
If you think of a way, you have to send troops.
Although it is impossible for all rivers in Lujiang and Huainan to freeze, it is still somewhat inconvenient when the water is dry.
Big ships can't get in, so we have to use small boats. But with small boats, the risk is also great.
"Can you -" while everyone was thinking, Shan Yinan suddenly said: "Can you lure the thieves to one place, and then secretly send people to burn the wooden bridge, so that it will be sandwiched between the river bends, unable to advance or retreat? , unable to drive, then use infantry to attack and annihilate them in one fell swoop? ”
"It's difficult." Zhou Ying shook her head.
"The thief may not be fooled," said Cai Shao, the prince's family commander.
"If you are not careful, you may be forced by thieves and cavalry." Shen Zhen, the concubine of the prince, also said.
Shan Yinan felt a little embarrassed when everyone said this, so he stopped talking.
Du Yi looked on coldly.
In fact, this strategy is not without possibility of success.
There are tens of thousands of Xianbei people, all kinds of people, and there are always arrogant and careless people. Moreover, the Jin soldiers have always avoided fighting. They have long despised it in their hearts. They tricked a few hundred people into riding into unfavorable terrain and launched an ambush. Do you dare to say that it will not work?
"What should we do?" Sima Pei sighed.
"Your Highness, I would like to go to Hefei." Zuo Wei led Ying Xuan to stand up and said: "This siege must be solved by someone. If this delay continues, the Shandu Governor may be in a state of embarrassment."
"Are you sure?" Sima Pei asked.
"Do your best." Ying Xuan said: "Your Highness should not be distracted by such matters. Today, I am ill and the situation is turbulent. This is a major event."
Sima Pei was horrified and nodded silently.
No one can feel at ease until the last moment. Recently, General Sima Zong of the Left Guard has not been very honest. He has been very close to General Yu Yin of the Right Guard...
After calming down, Sima Pei said: "I'll leave this matter to you, just do your best."
"As ordered." Ying Xuan responded.
"There is one more thing." Sima Pei said again: "The emperor intends to send officials from the East Palace as envoys to Shu. Who will do it?"
"Your Highness, it is better to send Yan Hongdu there." Danyang Yin Shanwei suggested.
Sima Pei subconsciously looked at Shan.
Shanshi nodded.
Sima Pei looked at the others again. They all had no objections and had long wanted to send him away.
"Then let Yan Hongdu be our envoy." Sima Pei made up his mind.
Then other matters were discussed, and it was not until evening that everyone bowed and left.
At this time, Shan Yinan called out to Ying Xuan who was lagging behind, and said softly: "Gao Zheng, please be more careful during this trip. I heard that the Hu people are greedy for money, and if I can try to lure them to plunder, I will kill them with the boat master." Even a small setback can make the situation worse. For a change, I am not good at military warfare, so I only thought of this strategy in a hurry. He Cidao also has military strategies, and if it doesn't work, there is no need to consider my face and do it forcefully. Focus on the overall situation.”
Zhou Ying had just walked a few steps. Hearing these words, he paused and left quickly.
"I'll take a look after I've gone." Ying Xuan glanced at Mr. Shan and replied.
Shan nodded.
After a while, he returned to the main hall. When he saw that everyone was gone, he said to Sima Cai: "Husband, Mr. Yan is an official, and he needs to be comforted when he is on a long journey as an envoy."
"Then call——"
"It's best to come to the door in person." Shan looked at him and said.
"Okay." Sima Pei hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
That night, Sima Pei went to Yan Han's mansion in person.
(End of chapter)