Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 108 Storm
On the way back from Xikang to Zheguguan, Situ Yutang kept ignoring Wufeng, and Wufeng wisely did not come to harass him. He knew that it seemed redundant to say anything else at this time. Too much energy to focus on these things, because the battle situation in the east has begun to undergo major changes.
On October 10, 696 in the Gregorian calendar of the mainland, the Taiping army marched southward in two ways, directly entering Montenegro and Longquan, and the battle for the Taiping Holy Cult to enter the hinterland of the imperial center officially kicked off.
On October 13, 696 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, Yu Zhiyong, the commander of the Taiping Army, led one hundred thousand elite troops of the Taiping Army to a fierce battle with the second, third, fourth, and third armies of the Fourth Imperial Army in the northern part of Longquanfu. God, what a loss.
On October 14, Cheng Dayou, the brigade commander of the Taiping Army, led 30,000 elite troops to the left to go out of the Ping Road, bypassing the natural danger of Dashanping in the north of Heishan Prefecture, and inserting obliquely into the hinterland of Heishan Prefecture. Fortunately, the Fifth Division of the Third Imperial Army Corps stationed in Heishan Prefecture The regiment and the Black Mountain Security Division were aware of it in time, and intercepted the Taiping Army south of Dashanping, and the two sides fought fiercely again. Cheng Dayou sent scouts to lead the Black Mountain Taiping Sect rioters who had been prepared to take the opportunity to revolt. The imperial army, caught off guard, collapsed after encountering double-sided attack and the supply line was cut off. Only 8,000 people from the Third Division of the Third Imperial Army escaped. The defenseless Heishan Prefecture was conquered by Dayou's army on October 17.
Cheng Dayou, who captured Heishan Prefecture, led his army to march eastward overnight. On October 21, he detoured to surround the flank of the imperial garrison in Longquan Prefecture, which had not yet received news. The army of three imperial divisions and the garrison of one division Besieged jointly by Yu Zhiyong and Cheng Dayou from the Taiping Army who received reinforcements; on October 28, the imperial army, which was out of ammunition and food, was dug up by Cheng Dayou after repeated failures to break through the siege, and flooded the Bailong River, a tributary of the Fanjiang River. Almost all of the imperial army was wiped out, and only 10,000 of the more than 80,000 troops surrendered and were rescued. In this battle, almost half of the main force of the empire's garrison in the Heshuo area was lost, and only the first division of the fourth army remained intact.
October 31st. Yu Zhiyong of the Taiping Army captured the already defenseless Longquan Prefecture without bloodshed, and the entire northern and northern prefectures of Heshuo County fell. The situation suddenly became extremely bad. The Taiping Sect and the troops mobilized after the occupation of Heishan and Longquan prefectures led to a total of more than 200,000 troops pressing on the border of the three southern prefectures in the Heshuo area. The entire Heshuo area was plunged into extreme panic. Rich families from the three prefectures fled to Jiangnan or the Wuhu area to avoid the coming war. Even many middle-class families moved away with their entire families. In order to prevent unreasonable disasters after the war comes.
People in the imperial capital are also in panic, and rumors and rumors change three times a day. Many visionary families and big businessmen have begun to move their funds and properties to the south of the Yangtze River and the five lakes. But at least it looked like the Taiping army didn't dare to stroke Li Wufeng's beard.
Even Wufeng, who was prepared, was caught off guard by the sudden change in the Heshuo area. The rapid fall of the two prefectures in the north of Heshuo put the entire Heshuo County in an extremely dangerous situation. The army has just won a big victory, and its morale is booming; while the two prefectures of Longquan in Heishan and Tianshui, Hejian and the three prefectures of Jinzhong are already flat, and the cavalry can reach them in one day and one night; It is at an absolute disadvantage, not to mention that the tens of thousands of Taiping troops in Longdong can invade Tianshui at any time. If Heshuo is lost, the imperial capital will fall sooner or later. Although the imperial capital has the most powerful fortifications and defense system in the mainland, the Taiping Army that occupied Heshuo is equivalent to having brought half of the empire into its hands. It must grow exponentially. No matter how strong and powerful an isolated city is, it may be difficult to deal with it for a long time.
Coldly staring at the deduction map of the situation on the sand table, Wufeng gently squeezed his chin with his left hand. It seems that the Taiping Army is quite well prepared this time. Yousuf's city guard army also soaked mushrooms in Qinghefu County, Situ Jun also pretended to be deaf and dumb in Jincheng, and even sent three divisions of the third army to the Heshuo area, but for some reason The reasons all shrank back at the same time, only circling in the territory of the five lakes.
"Tian Fang, what do you think?" Wufeng turned his gaze to Ling Tianfang who had been thinking hard. Ling Tianfang rushed back from the front line of Taixuan overnight after receiving Wufeng's order. Contrary to his expectations, even if the Taiping Army attacked Heshuo, it would be a protracted battle. Unexpectedly, the Taiping Army turned out to be so powerful that Ling Tianfang was also surprised. In particular, the Cheng Dayou Department of the Taiping Army sent out surprise troops to conquer Montenegro, and also used the trick of breaking the water to flood the army of the Longquan Empire, which made Ling Tianfang feel even more extraordinary about this guy.
"My lord, it seems that the Taiping Army has made up their minds to turn Heshuo into their territory this time. They have mobilized such a large force and colluded with His Royal Highness and Third Highness. If the situation continues like this , I’m afraid the Heshuo area will really become the Taiping Army’s pocket.” Ling Tianfang, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
"Well, Situ Tai and Situ Jun actually stand still for their own self-interest. It's hard to justify it. It's just that Yusuf's guy also pretended to be a turtle at this critical moment. I don't know who lent it to him. With such great courage, it’s hard for him not to be afraid that His Majesty will chop off his head?” Li Wufeng’s usual cynicism was gone from his words, and the drastic change in the situation in Heshuo forced him to reconsider his next plan. The Taiping Army fought Heshuo again and sent troops after falling into a protracted war, but he was surprised by the combat effectiveness shown by the Taiping Army and the command wisdom of the generals.
"My lord, you haven't decided to fight Lulong or Yudong first?" Ling Tianfang couldn't help asking, seeing the hesitation on the coach's face that he had never seen before, Ling Tianfang was a little strange , Does Wufeng still have any concerns at this time?
Shaking his head, Wufeng turned around with his hands behind his back and began to pace. Waiting for an order, but the coach is hesitant at this time, this is not like Wufeng's style.
"Tianfang, the Taiping Army has sent a messenger." As if making up his mind, Wufeng raised his head and looked out the window, and said calmly.
"Oh?" Ling Tian was relieved, so it turned out that he didn't speak up, but quietly waited for the coach's next words.
"Bringing Bo Jinchen's personal letter, they are willing to hand over the Hanzhong Mansion to us in exchange for us not sending troops to Heshuo and Beiyuan for a year. If we keep the agreement a year later, they will hand over the Longdong Mansion to us." Us." Wufeng's tone was very flat, but the content of the words was as heavy as Qianjun.
A bright light flashed in his eyes, and Ling Tian was overjoyed: "This is a good thing. The subordinates see that it is possible to close the deal. As long as we get Hanzhong and Longdong, we can go south and east at our discretion. Since they propose Come out, there must be a way of fulfillment, how to ensure the fulfillment of the treaty by both parties."
Wufeng sighed softly. He knew that this condition must be a great thing for Ling Tianfang. Originally, the purpose of sending troops to the east was to expand the territory, especially the areas with a relatively developed economic foundation, especially those in the northwest. Goal: Hanzhong Mansion has superior natural conditions, a developed economy, and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is the land of the king and hegemony, and it has always been one of my goals. Of course it is my wish to win it without fighting; but... such a transaction I'm afraid it's hard to cover people's eyes and ears, once uncovered, I will fall into a situation where everyone criticizes me.
Ling Tianfang is not a native of the empire, so he naturally doesn't care much about the opinions of the people of the empire. In his view, strength determines everything. As long as one can strengthen one's own strength, all opinions and public opinions are nothing but illusory things. Difficult to play a decisive role. But I was born in the empire and grew up in the empire, and now I am a vassal of the empire. I would not save him or even collude with the rebellious party. I am afraid that I would not dare to do such things.
"The method of performance has not been discussed yet, but I'm afraid we can't accept the other party's conditions." Wufeng scratched his head in distress, obviously helpless: "These things can't be hidden from the eyes of the people, and the impact will affect the It will be extremely unfavorable for us to take over the Central Plains to gain the hearts of the people in the future. We must not be too short-sighted, as we will lose more things if we only care about immediate interests."
After the excitement, Ling Tianfang also gradually cooled down~IndoMTL.com~ Slowly consider the problem from the perspective of the boss. With such a large capital, it is natural to want to drag Wufeng into a bottomless quagmire. Once Wufeng loses the foundation of public opinion, if he wants to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, he will probably add a lot of trouble. But the bait was indeed big enough that Ling Tianfang couldn't help salivating.
"This Bo Jinchen is really willing to give up. He dared to exchange two mansions at once. How courageous." Ling Tianfang frowned and thought hard: "It's just such a big deal. Can You Daofang be willing? And such a big deal, they gave us without a detailed plan? Is it too hasty and abrupt?"
Wufeng's eyes lit up, and when he raised his head, the two of them collided: "Tian Fang, you mean that the Taiping Sect guys are using the strategy of delaying the attack?"
"It shouldn't be wrong. I have analyzed You Daofang. Although this person is shrewd, he pays too much attention to the gains and losses of a city and a place. Lu Long's gains and losses fully illustrate this point. He and Bo Jinchen are in this respect. It is not You Daofang's style to exchange Hanzhong and Longdong in one breath, and Bo Jinchen cannot decide such a big event, which only shows that they have no intention of implementing this at all. Plan." Ling Tian put his words carefully: "Then their purpose is obvious, to paralyze us, let us slow down the pace of eastward progress, and buy them more time!"
Nodding his head, Wufeng with a secretive look said with a sinister smile, "Alright, since they're so pretentious, let's generously agree to let them send someone to discuss how to implement the contract. We can act eager and greedy, and let them believe that we really want to take over Hanzhong, and we will not wait here, and launch a full-scale attack immediately!"