(This is the second update)

On the 30th, Ge Cunxiong was ordered by Lin Tie to lead the Third Water Battalion of Jinghai to march west to Shanyang County, assist Liu Tingzhou to cross the Huai River at the west entrance of Shanyang Bay, and submit a letter of order for Lin Tie to transfer the defenders of Shanyang County to Liu Tingzhou to fight across the Huai River together.

Deng Wei, the superintendent sent by Beijing to deliver the decree, saw Lin Lian's official letter, and was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, regardless of his manners, and pointed at Ge Cunxiong and scolded: "Lin Lian'er regards aiding Xu as child's play, and the thief who harms the country and the people, the old man will die in Xuzhou City, and he will not let him go, so I will go back to play this to him!" ”

Before leaving, Lin Tie had to teach him face-to-face, Deng Wei and the others reacted so much, Ge Cunxiong didn't feel any surprise, he pressed his saber in his hand, stood in front of the hall, ignored Deng Wei's accusations, and said to Liu Tingzhou with his fists: "I was ordered to assist Lord Liu to lead his troops to cross the Huai, and the power and position are subordinate, and the envoy is stated in the order letter." After Lord Liu crossed the Huai, the envoy of the system launched an offensive against the Narrow Bridge Camp of Liukou on the East Road, and marched hand in hand with Lord Liu to aid Xuzhou to relieve the danger of Yue Du's ......"

Liu Tingzhou's expression was as usual, and he said: "I have learned that the military order of the envoy is being made, and the matter of crossing Huai will be hard for Captain Ge......"

Ge Cunxiong said goodbye and left, and returned to the ferry water camp, he came to be responsible for the water surface guard, to ensure that the more than 10,000 people recruited by Liu Tingzhou were not attacked when they crossed the Huai by civilian boat, as for whether he could gain a firm foothold on the north bank, whether he could successfully launch an offensive against Siyang Village, it was none of his business.

Ge Cunxiong left the hall, and Teng Xingyuan, the magistrate of Shanyang, couldn't hold back, and stood up and said sternly, pointing the finger at Lin Tie: "The envoy is to make the government respectful to death!" Once the battle is lost, a big hole will appear in the Huaidong defense line in Shanyang, and the envoy can justifiably withdraw from the east road to fill the Shanyang ......"

Liu Tingzhou flipped through the letter sent by Lin Tie, sighed slightly in his heart, but said in his mouth: "If our march along Surabaya goes well, it won't be a big deal to leave a hole in Shanyang, could it be that you don't have confidence in crossing Huai to aid Xu?" ”

Teng Xingyuan couldn't refute Liu Tingzhou, so he gave Ma Fu a look.

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if! I'm even more afraid that this is Lin Lian'er's trick! Ma Fu said.

Due to Ma Fu's violation of the curfew, several loyal family members beheaded Lin Lian, and he and his wife were also imprisoned for half a night, and finally took out 300,000 taels of silver to escape.

After learning the news that Liu Tingzhou and Lin Tie had a falling out in aid of Xu, he immediately sent money and people to help Liu Tingzhou raise the Huai army.

Therefore, when the deliberations were being held, Ma Fu was able to sit in front of the hall with Liu Tingzhou, Deng Wei, Teng Xingyuan and others.

Ma Fu helped Liu Tingzhou, in addition to wanting to use Liu Tingzhou to suppress Lin Tingzhou's arrogance in Huai'an, he also didn't want Xuzhou to fall.

The daughter of the king of Chu and the lord of Yunyang County, Shang Mafu; The Ma family was able to show off their power in Huai'an, in addition to the fact that the Ma family had been a salt and iron eunuch for generations, Ma Fu also took advantage of the power of the Chu Wangfu in Xuzhou. If Xuzhou is captured by the bandits, the Chu Wangfu will be cut off, and for Ma Fu, there will be a pain of broken arms.

Originally, Lin Tie transferred the defenders of Shanyang County to Liu Tingzhou to cross the Huai to relieve the siege of Xuzhou, which was a good thing for Ma Fu, after all, the defenders of Shanyang County were quite strong, four or five thousand soldiers and horses, far from Liu Tingzhou's hastily recruited people's bravery, and the battle between Huai had a better chance of winning, but the foundation of the Ma family was in Shanyang, and Ma Fu really couldn't imagine what kind of demon moth Lin Tie would play after the defenders of Shanyang County were transferred.

Tao Chun was silent. At this time, he no longer expected Lin Lian to send troops, and it was an unexpected joy for him to be able to lead the defenders of Shanyang County across the Huai River.

Xiao Kuian was silent. He really knew that this trip to the north would be a life of death, and he was promoted by Liu Tingzhou to lead the troops to the north on his behalf, which was incumbent. If the defenders of Shanyang County can also be brought along, they will have more vitality, how can Xiao Kuian object?

Ma Rulong didn't say anything, and he didn't object to taking the defenders of Shanyang County across the Huai River together, thinking in his heart, should he send someone to inform his family to live in Huai'an City for a while?

Deng Wei's intestines were all repentant, he was not against the defenders of Shanyang County crossing the Huai, he jumped out to join Liu Tingzhou to recruit people to bravely cross the Huai to aid Xu, just wanted to make a gesture to force Lin Jian to go north.

In fact, when Ge Cunxiong came over with Lin Tie's order, Deng Wei didn't think that he would really lead the Huai army north with Liu Tingzhou.

Deng Wei and Liu Tingzhou are civil officials in charge of civil affairs, and Lin Jian is the commander of the army.

There has never been a reason for civil officials to go on expeditions and marshal ministers to defend the territory, so Deng Wei has never been very worried, thinking that Lin Jian will eventually succumb, but he never thought that Lin Jian would play the poisonous trick of "east and west, go hand in hand".

Lin Lian crossed the Huai River and marched north along Shushui, and at the same time asked Liu Tingzhou to lead his troops to cross the Huai River and march north along Surabaya. Even if Liu Tingzhou is defeated and dies, others will only say that Liu Tingzhou has no ability to use soldiers, and no one will accuse Lin of anything.

Just as Teng Xingyuan, the magistrate of Shanyang, said, Deng Wei also thought that once the defenders of Shanyang County lost and suffered heavy losses in the northward march along the West Road, those Huai'an Qingliu, squires, and scholars who had surrounded the Green Willow Garden and scolded Lin Tie for not saving him when he saw him die, would immediately change their faces, and begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother to ask Lin Tie to withdraw his troops to make up for the gap in Shanyang's defensive line - Deng Wei realized that he had driven himself to death at this time.

Deng Wei stared at Liu Tingzhou's face, expecting him to tear Lin Bin's order to pieces and ignore it.

Liu Tingzhou put the order letter on his desk and said slowly: "The military order is like a mountain, presumably you are also clear, then you can only act according to the order - Teng Xingyuan, the county governor of Shanyang," Zhao Ran raised his voice and stared at Teng Xingyuan, "You are the county governor of Shanyang, and you are the capital supervisor of Shanyang's military garrison, you need to lead the Shanyang garrison to prepare for crossing Huai within two days." If the deadline is violated, the official will ask the court to take off the black veil on your top, and there will be no mercy. In addition, according to the order of the envoy of Shanyang, one or two thousand soldiers and horses were transferred from Huai'an City, and Liu Tao, the county commander, temporarily took the post of county governor......"

Deng Wei's face was depressed, Liu Tingzhou went north, and he didn't have the face to stay because he was sick. The northward movement was inevitable, and he also hoped to bring the defenders of Shanyang County with him, and the more soldiers and horses, the better.

Teng Xingyuan and Ma Fu looked at each other and sat in the hall, the two of them understood that they had been isolated at this time.

Ma Fu violated the curfew, so he skinned Lin Tie alive, and at this time he jumped out and resolutely opposed it, will Lin Tie put the charge of blocking Xuzhou on their heads?

Aiding Xuzhou is aiding the King of Chu, even if he doesn't think about Lin's vicious methods to bind this son, Ma Fu must not let others accuse him of preventing the rescue of Xuzhou, otherwise how will the people of the Chu Wangfu treat him after escaping?

Ma Fu sighed bitterly and said, "I still have more than 300 guards in my family, please bring ...... with Master Liu Duhuai."

The elite soldiers of the six battalions of Shanyang County defenders were transferred away, and it was useless for the Ma family to retain only more than three or five hundred soldiers, so it was better to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Duhuai Army as much as possible, as long as Liu Tingzhou led the army to the north along Surabaya smoothly, Shanyang County would not be in any danger. Maybe it's better to take the family to Weiyang to avoid the limelight first, Ma Fu said secretly in his heart.

Ma Fu is the real head snake in Shanyang, although Teng Xingyuan is the county governor and the military commander, but how many officials in the county are not from the Ma family? How many military attaches in the garrison of Shanyang County have nothing to do with the Ma family?

Seeing that Ma Fu bowed his head and admitted that he was soft, Teng Xingyuan said: "Obey the order of the government, and go to prepare when the government is ready!" ”

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With Ge Cunxiong leading the Jinghai Third Water Battalion to guard the waterway of dozens of miles upstream and downstream of the west mouth of Shanyang Bay and the Surabaya River, Shanyang County's preparations for crossing the Huai River were much easier.

borrowed a warship from Ge Cunxiong, and Liu Tingzhou personally went to the north shore to observe the terrain and chose the address to cross the Huai landing.

With the Jinghai Third Water Battalion in place, there is no need to worry about the attack from the water when crossing Huai, but whether it can stand firm after crossing Huai and successfully launch an offensive against Siyang Village is the key.

Under the sunset, standing on the north bank of Huaishui and the west bank of Surabaya, the Siyang village was densely covered with flags, Liu Tingzhou and they stood on the deck and looked up at the past, and the walls covered by those battle flags seemed to be a black and oppressive cloud.

Xiao Kui'an and Tao Chun squatted on the deck, discussing how to use the terrain on the north shore to conduct landing operations.

Liu Tingzhou watched them rowing, stood in the distance, leaned on the side of the ship, and said: "Shukou River Beach, such unfavorable terrain, the control envoy can also send five or six thousand elites ashore overnight - the control envoy is not here, it's not that there is no one to ask for advice......

Xiao Kuian, hearing Liu Tingzhou say this, looked up at Ge Cunxiong who was standing on the aft deck.

Ge Cunxiong was the general of the water battalion of the Jiangdong Left Army, and he was naturally familiar with water warfare and beach operations.

Xiao Kuian stood up, walked to Liu Tingzhou's side, and asked in a suppressed voice: "Don't adults resent the envoy?" ”

"How resentful?" Liu Tingzhou smiled bitterly, "Unlike Deng Wei, I am determined to cross Huai to die." The envoy sent the water battalion to help me cross the Huai, and transferred the defenders of Shanyang County to fight with me across the Huai, so that you and I have two or three more hopes of survival, what excuse do I have to resent him? Even if you and I are loyal to the imperial court on the banks of the Surabaya River, there is a system to retreat to fill the gap in Shanyang, and there is no need to worry about Huai'an being lost, and there will be no regrets, what excuse do I have to resent him? It's just that you are young and go north with me, it's a pity. ”

"Kui'an is a mustard, and my lord treats me like a mountain, please don't say such things again!" Xiao Kui said firmly.

Liu Tingzhou suddenly felt that he was a little powerless, what is the relationship between the defenders of Shanyang County and the Ma family, I believe that Lin Tie will not know, Lin Tie is engaged in two roads, east and west, go hand in hand, and has a lot of plans.

Rebels and thieves, Liang Xi is one, Cao Yiqu is one, and Lin Jian will also be one.

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Ge Cunxiong stood on the deck of the aft cabin, and could see the situation on the shore, a large group of soldiers and horses were coming from the north and entering the Siyang village.

I don't know how Liu Tingzhou will fight Siyang, but compared to the seven or eight thousand rabble plus two or three thousand government troops, the Duhuai army is strengthened by the six battalions of the Shanyang County defenders, and it is no longer so ugly, and it may not be too difficult to form a confrontation situation in Siyang.

A wisp of dark clouds floated in, across the western sky, covering the sunset, and the clouds were quickly dyed with brilliant golden silk, and the Huaisi war, which had been silent for more than a month, would pour out like a summer rainstorm.