Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian successfully asked for an order to go out of the city to work as a teacher, and Emperor Yongxing also transferred a war ship from the Jiangning Navy to escort him, which was actually surveillance, and he was afraid that Lin Xuwen would go out of the city under the pretext of going to Jiangzhou Army to go out of the city and turn around and go east.

An official ship, two escort warships, and more than 300 soldiers escorted Lin Xuwen from the South Water Gate to the Longzang Puxi River, bypassing the west of the city and entering the Yangtze River, and letting the boat go west against the water. As soon as the ship arrived in Dangtu County, Lin Xuwen encountered a messenger sent to Jiangning by Yue Lengqiu.

Only then did Lin Xuwen know that Dakou Yang Xiong led his army out of Dongting Lake a few days ago, went down the river, entered the mouth of Poyang Lake, and joined forces with Luxury Feixiong to attack Jiangzhou.

Although Luo Xiancheng, the king of Changle, did not make any major changes, he also pressed Hu Wenmu to dare not transfer Jinghu soldiers and horses eastward to respond to Jiangzhou. In Lin Xuwen's view, perhaps Hu Wenmu saw that Jiang Ning was in danger and intended to preserve his strength. However, all in all, the situation in Jiangzhou immediately fell into a critical state.

The Jiangzhou Army had 60,000 soldiers and horses, half of which were under the jurisdiction of the original Jiangzhou Envoy Division, and half of them were drawn by Yue Lengqiu from the Hanghu Army and the Huinan Army.

Yue Lengqiu went to Jiangzhou to supervise the war, and Huang Binghao was naturally unable to be in harmony with the original Jiangzhou system, and the Jiangzhou army was actually divided into two groups.

However, Yue Lengqiu has the righteous name of the imperial court, and the soldiers and horses drawn from the Hanghu Army and the Huinan Army are also attached to Yue Lengqiu, and most of the money and food of the Jiangzhou Army are supplied by Jiangning, so Yue Lengqiu can still suppress Huang Binghao in peacetime.

Jiangning called for help, Huang Binghao stayed in Jiangzhou, and Yue Lengqiu led the main force of the Jiangzhou army to the east, but after Jiangzhou was besieged, some Jiangzhou soldiers and horses were unwilling to follow Yue Lengqiu to the east to relieve the siege of Jiangning, and strongly asked to return to the division to relieve the siege of Jiangzhou first.

The weather in Chizhou improved, and Luzhou also transferred some military rations to the past, but because of this incident, they were stuck in the middle of the road and could not move. Yue Lengqiu was afraid of a mutiny, and he didn't dare to force the bomb.

Yue Lengqiu's messenger took a boat to Jiangning, Lin Xuwen wanted to wait for Lin Tingli to cross the river to meet, and the three boats continued to moor in the river and wait.

At night, I saw a small group of men and horses on the south bank passing by with fire, and the boat was far away, and it was not real, and the outpost scouts suspected of being rebels searched along the river bank.

After the rebels captured Xuanzhou, Xuanzhou was nearly 300 miles away from Jiangning, but Xuanzhou was only 100 miles away from the Yangtze River.

Lin Xuwen took a boat against the epidemic overnight, and it was not surprising to see a rebel sentry on the riverbank at this time.

When the sky was white, several warships came from the north shore, and Lin Tingli crossed the river by boat to meet.

Lin Xuwen asked Lin Tingli to get on the boat and speak, saying, "I haven't seen my second uncle for many years......

Although Dongyang Mansion and Jiangning are only separated by a river, Lin Tingli will not go to Jiangning if he has nothing to do, Lin Xuwen will not leave Jiangning if he has nothing to do, Lin Xuwen has been in Jiangning for two and a half years, but he has never had the opportunity to meet Lin Tingli.

"Twenty years, right?" Lin Tingli said with emotion, "When we met last time, you were still in your prime, and when you meet again, your temples are also frosty......"

Twenty years ago, Lin Tingli was still a small official in Shiliang County, and Lin Xuwen was preparing to enter Beijing to take the exam; At that time, although the Lin clan was a big clan in Shiliang County, it was not second to none in Dongyang Mansion, who would have thought that the mountains and rivers had changed in 20 years, and the Lin clan had the image of swallowing mountains and rivers?

Lin Tingli also knew that Jiangzhou was besieged, and said: "They are all the characters of the two lakes and five heroes back then, Yang Xiong's water gang is not weak, and the main force of the Jinghai Sea Battalion can't win, I didn't expect to instigate the luxury family to fight Jiangzhou......"

"A few years ago, when Luo Xiancheng laid down Jichun, Yang Xiong came down to join forces and wanted to cross the river into Jiangxi. Luo Xiancheng later changed his mind and returned to Suizhou; Yang Xiong couldn't support it alone, so he retreated to Dongting Lake and didn't enter Poyang Lake," Lin Xuwen said, "Yang Xiong should have been in contact with the luxury family for a long time, and this time he will instigate him to go to Jiangzhou, which cannot be regarded as an accident." The old seventeen was in Xiaoshan, and he was still worried about Luo Xiancheng's movements. Dong Yuan is pinned down and can't move in the north, Hu Wenmu may have the intention of preserving his strength, if Luo Xiancheng goes south again, even if Jiangning holds it, the problem in the west is still very serious! ”

"What choice will Yue Lengqiu make?" Lin Tingli asked, "Do you continue to advance eastward, or do you retreat to relieve the siege of Jiangzhou first......?"

"It is also expected that Extravagant Feixiong led his troops to fight Jiangzhou," Lin Xuwen said, "I went to Chizhou to see Yue Lengqiu, which is also the meaning of Old Seventeen, hoping that Yue Lengqiu can grit his teeth and insist on going east." The food and ordnance supply of the Jiangzhou army, if Luzhou can't supply it, the old seventeen hopes that Dongyang can provide some - this is the letter from the old seventeen to the second uncle......"

Lin Tingli took the letter, read it quickly, and asked, "Will Yue Lengqiu listen to persuasion?" ”

"Yue Lengqiu actually has no choice, if he retreats, the soldiers and horses of the luxury family will probably let go of Jiangning, first transfer to the right flank, come out of Xuanzhou, take Nanling, Qingyang and other places, and then take Chizhou. First block the westward advance of the Huaidong Army by land, and then the two armies of the luxury family will go to attack Jiangzhou," Lin Xuwen said, "Yue Lengqiu retreated, not only did he face the threat of being attacked, but the grain route would also be completely cut off." Coming to that point, it will be more dangerous for Yue Lengqiu. In the current situation, Yue Lengqiu was worried that after the fall of Jiangzhou, the siege of Jiangning would be difficult to solve for a while, and he led his troops to continue to advance eastward, and the grain would be in a big problem...... As long as we relieve him of this worry and persuade him to continue to move eastward, the problem will not be too big. ”

Lin Tingli nodded, even if Yue Lengqiu no longer marched eastward, as long as he occupied the Chizhou area and supplied grain and grass from Dongyang and Luzhou, he would be able to isolate the two main forces of the luxury family. Even if the main force of the 780,000 Zhejiang and Fujian army led by Haowenzhuang captured Jiangning, it would be a tree without roots and water without a source.

If Yue Lengqiu retreated, and Hao Wenzhuang led 70,000 or 80,000 Zhejiang and Fujian troops to follow and then march westward, the problem would become very tricky.

If the Huaidong Army did not follow the westward advance, the Jiangzhou Army would probably be wiped out, and from Jiangning to the west, including the entire Jiangxi County, would fall into the pockets of the luxury family. The luxury family and Luo Xiancheng will also form a trend of pinching Jinghu, and at that time, only Liang Cheng will defend Nanyang, and it will be difficult to separate Jingxiang and Yanhu.

It is a small matter for Jiangzhou to lose, but the Jiangzhou army cannot be lost, but if the Huaidong army follows the westward advance, the situation is also extremely unfavorable to Huaidong.

First, from the northern foot of Yishan to the north, Jiangning to the west, all the way to Chizhou, is a vast area of almost triangle. In this area, from east to west, there are plains, hills and steep mountain roads, and further west to Chizhou, only narrow coastal areas can pass.

After the luxury family seized Ningguo, there was a 300-mile road from Ningguo to Jiangning, but from Ningguo to the north along the northern foot of Yishan Mountain, through Xuanzhou to the bank of the Yangtze River, the shortest distance was nearly 150 miles; The soldiers and horses of the luxury family passed through Xuanzhou from Ningguo, borrowed from Nanling and Qingyang, and then to Chizhou, which was only 300 miles away.

It also means that in this triangular area of plains, hills, and steep mountains, it will be relatively easy for the luxury family to intercept the westward advance of the Huaidong Army. As the Huaidong Army advances westward, it will also face a situation in which it will become more and more difficult to fight.

The second is that after the combination of Luxury Wenzhuang and Luxury Feixiong, the main force of the Zhejiang and Fujian Army will be gathered in Jiangzhou, with a total strength of more than 100,000, and counting the soldiers and horses of Yang Xiong of Dongting Lake, will exceed the Huaidong Army and the Jiangzhou Army in terms of strength.

Even if the Huaidong Army arrived in Jiangzhou in time, it would still be a long journey and an expedition of laborers, and the chances of victory were really not great.

If you have to fight a decisive battle, whether you choose Jiangning or Jiangzhou, which is thousands of miles away, you can figure it out with your fingers: naturally it will be the battle in Jiangning, which is the most beneficial to Huaidong, then you must persuade Yue Lengqiu to resolutely advance eastward even if Jiangzhou is abandoned.

"Dongyang Mansion can still squeeze out more than 100,000 or 200,000 stone of grain," Lin Tingli said, "As long as Yue Lengqiu continues to advance eastward, after arriving at Yijiang and Dangtu, there is only one river away from Dongyang Mansion, and grain transportation is also convenient." ”

Jiangzhou's 40,000 soldiers and horses will come to the east, plus the people and soldiers, will not exceed 50,000, and Dongyang Mansion can supply 200,000 stone grain, which can allow Yue Lengqiu to support in the periphery of Jiangning until the end of the war.

The army did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

The Jiangzhou army has relied on Jiangning's supply, and after the autumn, Jiangning has been compressing the supply to Jiangzhou. Yue Lengqiu led the army to the east, Jiangzhou was no longer able to provide sufficient grain and grass, and now Jiangzhou has given the luxury flying bear soldiers to the city, and the supply of reinforcements can only rely entirely on the counties along the way.

Led by Lin Tingli, Lin Zonghai and others, the Lin clan forces have basically controlled the entire Dongyang Mansion. The government army and taxes in Dongyang Mansion have basically controlled the hands of the Lin family over the years, so the grain reserves in Dongyang Mansion are sufficient. Unlike Dongyang Mansion, and ordinary prefectures and counties, in addition to local expenditures, tax grain collection must be handed over to the county secretary in a timely manner, and there can usually be a grain storage of two or three thousand stones in the warehouse, which must be regarded as quite wealthy.

Yue Lengqiu led the army through Ningxi counties, and there was no problem with short-term supply, but if he stayed for a long time, unless the army plundered, the supply would inevitably come out of the big basket. Even if you buy grain from the locality, you have to have enough silver.

With Lin Tingli's words, there is no big problem with the supply of the Jiangzhou army, it really can't be done, and it is only six or seven hundred miles of waterway to transport grain from Huaidong.

Lin Xuwen said again: "The situation has developed to this point, Dong Yuan can't make any more changes, even if he still wants to lead his troops into Jiangning, he can't catch up, the old seventeen means that he wants the Dongyang Mansion army to gather on the north bank of Chaotiandang in the south, and prepare to cross the river to participate in the war!" ”

Although the Dongyang Mansion Army did not have many troops, it actively participated in the battle of encircling and suppressing the Huaisi Liumin Army in the early years, and the armor was also excellent, and it still had the strength to fight. The Dongyang Mansion Army is better at water warfare, and when Zhao Hu and Ge Cunxin lead the Hailing Army and the main force of the Second Water Battalion to come up, after joining forces, they will be able to threaten the luxury soldiers and horses that enter Jiangning from the north flank and from Chaotiandang, which is an important part of the three roads of Lin Tie.

The situation has developed to this point, and the Lin family has already swallowed mountains and rivers, and Lin Tingli is also quite excited, and said: "Cheng, I will arrange it immediately when I go back." ”

Lin Xuwen met with Lin Tingli, and immediately set off the boat to continue westward and rushed to Chizhou to see Yue Lengqiu; Lin Tingli also immediately returned to Dongyang to prepare.