Chapter 1913 The Renzijuan is suspected, and the plague suddenly breaks out
Sun Shaozu’s eyes moved upward.
Tangyi and Boping are far away from each other across the canal, between Dongchangfu and Linqing Prefecture. Further up is Weijiawan, the intersection of the old Yellow River and the canal, which is a key place.
From Guantao and Tangyi to Dongchang Prefecture and Liaocheng, Sun Shaozu was still confident about this line.
Qingshui Town Fort and Jia Town Fort are both nails that can be defended on this plain. They are firmly nailed to this piece of land. It is not that easy for Liu Baichuan to break through easily.
You can rely on Guantao, Qingshui Town and Jia Town, build defenses at all levels, and then use mobile cavalry to harass, forcing the opponent to be unable to advance eastward with all his strength, otherwise you can cut off his retreat and supplies.
As long as he delays the opponent's progress, he can use the canal maneuver to achieve mass annihilation with superior force. As long as the opponent dares to go too deep, Liu Baichuan is also a veteran and will not be so stupid.
Could it be that Liu Baichuan was just a false shot and his real target was Guan County?
Since Guan County is too close to Daming Mansion, we can get support from Daming Mansion at any time. Although there are only some guards there, it's hard to say.
Sun Shaozu stationed 2,000 troops in Guan County, but it was not stable. If Liu Baichuan from Daming Prefecture wanted to take Guan County, he would not be able to stop him unless he sent reinforcements from Dongchang Prefecture.
The defense situation of Guantao, Qingshui Town, and Jia Town farther north is obviously better. Even if Guan County is captured by Liu Baichuan, so what? As long as Qingshui Town Fort and Jia Town Fort were in his hands, Liu Baichuan would not dare to attack Liaocheng.
Or is Liu Baichuan planning to attack steadily and devour all the fortresses in the Guantao area step by step? Then this country bumpkin from the northwest has too much appetite.
This is safe, but Sun Shaozu is happy to see the results. If the opponent adopts this strategy, although it will be detrimental to his own side in the end, he can gain time.
It is not that easy to capture the forts in this area. I have enough energy and troops to play with the opponent and see who can endure it.
Thinking about it made his head hurt a little. Sun Shaozu also knew that thinking about it just by looking at the map was a bit arm's length. However, it was becoming increasingly difficult to understand the intelligence of the opponent's army. The role of scouts was affected by the opponent's various aspects. Such restrictions, especially the lack of local support, have greatly restricted this aspect, and he can only rely on maps to make judgments.
Linqing Prefecture in the north has a lot of troops stationed there, and Niu Jizong's last attack on Shanxi Town was also from here, so it is estimated that Sun Chengzong did not dare to take risks here.
Of course, even if Sun Chengzong wants to take risks, he is not afraid. The Linqing garrison plus his own deployment on Dafu Mountain in the north of the city are enough to cope with the situation in eight or ten days without the city falling.
This battle is still unavoidable. Sun Shaozu sighed inwardly. He had heard about all the **** going on in Nanjing. It's time for this and they are still fighting internally. What the **** is this? It’s just that I’ve already boarded the ship, and I’ve already reached this point. I want to get off the ship, can I do that?
He could only take one step at a time, feeling a little worried in his heart, but Sun Shaozu also knew that no matter what, he had to win the battle before him before he could talk about anything else. Otherwise, what awaited him would be an ax and a guillotine.
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The soldiers reported the intelligence collected by the scouts. Sun Shaozu read it quickly, frowned again, and immediately called in his staff.
"The 20,000 people from the Beijing Camp went south from Nangong?" After reading the information, the staff was also a little confused and looked at the map, "Do you want to reinforce the Northwest Army Liu Baichuan's side?"
"It's not certain yet, but is You Shilu so confident that he can fight a tough battle with us in Texas? He only has less than 30,000 people. If he wants to fight Lingxian and Texas, he won't be afraid of knocking out his teeth?" Sun Shaozu sneered and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
"Sir, the combat effectiveness of the 20,000 people in the Beijing Camp is worrying. They are just window-dressing characters. I guess You Shilu doesn't like it, so he sent them to Liu Baichuan. The Northwest Army is coming from far away. How can you understand what's going on here? From the doorway, Yang Zhaoji was under the guise of the new Xuanfu Army. Do you really think he has the skills of the Xuanfu Army? Sun Chengzong also fooled Liu Baichuan." The staff laughed.
“Look at it this way, Liu Baichuan is really planning to have a tough battle with us in Guanxian and Guantao areas?” Sun Shaozu was a little moved.
Buy time for Nanjing. If Nanjing cannot tighten various blockades on the north as soon as possible, there is really no way.
"Well, it will be clear if you look at Liu Baichuan's next stage of the offensive." The staff analyzed: "Then Shen County is a bit dangerous. We have to guard against Liu Baichuan's increase in troops. There may be more room for choice. If he They make a move to attack the east and attack the west, and they make a false shot in Guantao, but they want to attack Shenxian in the south. I'm afraid we will be caught off guard."
Sun Shaozu also had a headache. This was due to the passivity of the defenders. They needed to defend everywhere, but they did not know where the enemy's main attack direction was. No matter how many troops they had, they would not be enough. However, the main attacker was able to concentrate its superior forces to launch an attack.
"Yanshan Mountain is the key. Holding Yanshan Mountain can prevent the northwest army from going south, and can also support Guanxian County." Sun Shaozu hesitated for a long time before saying slowly.
“But Liaocheng’s military strength is a bit weak.” the staff reminded.
"We can consider transferring a unit from Linqing, but we need to determine Liu Baichuan's main attack direction before making a decision. We have the advantage of the canal, and we don't need to rely on two legs like the Northwest Army." Sun Shaozu pondered: "This I always feel that something will happen during a battle, but I can’t see where the problem is, so I can only be more careful.”
After saying this, Sun Shaozu glanced at his staff hesitantly and lowered his voice: "Maybe we can contact people from the imperial court?"
The staff was startled, and looked around. Seeing no one around, he whispered: "Sir, I'm afraid it's not mature yet. We can only talk before we can fight. If we can't withstand Liu Baichuan's offensive, the court may not What good conditions are given to us, only if we win this battle will we be qualified to negotiate."
Sun Shaozu sighed, but nodded: "I also understand this truth. If we can't win, what are we talking about? Just surrender? I can't do it yet. Forget it, let's fight this battle well."
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Just when the war in Shandong began to enter the stage of thick clouds and rain before the war, the rebellion caused by the refugees in Shaanxi became more and more intense.
“There’s a pimple plague over there at Gushan Castle!”
He Shixian jumped up in shock, his voice trembled, and he grabbed the other person's chest, "What? Where did you get the news? If there are lies, I will make you worse than life or death!"
"Sir, how dare you lie about this kind of thing?" The soldier who came to report was sweating profusely and his face was full of despair: "Actually, there were signs of this half a month ago, in the countryside of Fugu, because They were all in the countryside, and everyone knew the danger of the plague, so the villagers locked those families in the valley and allowed them to destroy themselves. Who would have thought that two people escaped from the cracks in the valley? There was no discovery outside, so these two people fled to Fugu County, one died in Fugu County, and the other crossed the river and fled to Baodou, Shanxi."
He Shixian's face turned pale. It was really raining all night because of the leak in the house. If he had known that he would have fought to the death and not stay in Yulin, he would have gone to the Central Plains with the Governor.
I thought that if I could stay in Yulin, even if there was a little chaos, it would be a great achievement to put it down. But now, the thieves are raging and causing trouble, so that's it. There is actually a pimple plague, what should I do? ?
"I can't control the Shanxi side. How is the situation here?" He Shixian stabilized his mind. It was useless to jump around now. He still had to figure out how to deal with it.
"Hundreds of people have died in Fugu, and hundreds of people have been infected with the pimple plague..." Before the soldier could finish speaking, He Shixian was already impatient, "I don't care about local affairs, I only ask our military How is the situation in China!"
"Sir, we are still counting. Fugu County has many contacts with our Qingshui Camp, Huigou Camp, Papaya Fort, Zhenqiang Fort, and Yongxing Fort..." The soldier hesitated: "In addition, the disease has also been found in Shenmu County There are not many people there, but Shenmu County is already under emergency lockdown control."
He Shixian put his hand on his forehead and sat down slumped.
This area is close to Fugu, Shenmu and other counties. Many daily supplies come from local places. Where can it be cut off? The Zhenqiang Station is right next to the Shenmu, which is also an important place in Yulin Town. Yao Weikun, the deputy commander of the branch, is stationed there.
"Notify Jiazhou and Mizhi immediately to block this line, from the Yellow River to the border wall, prohibit the movement of people, prepare horses, I will go to the Qiang Station immediately." After all, He Shixian has been the commander-in-chief for such a long time, so he knows that this is the time The more panicked, the more serious things are going to happen. It is obvious that the pimple plague is difficult to stop. The only thing that can be done now is to prevent it from spreading everywhere as much as possible. The military must resolutely ban it: "Order all ministries to prohibit going out. Including purchasing personnel, no one is allowed to leave the house without orders.”
"Sir, you can't go to the Qiang Station!" The soldiers were horrified and quickly stepped forward to hold He Shixian.
"Go away!" He Shixian was furious and raised his hand to fight the soldiers, "If I don't go, who will? Before leaving, the Governor warned me many times, asking me to lead the Yulin Army. This is the foundation of our Northwest Army. If it is lost, Yulin Army, the Governor can kill me!"
(End of this chapter)