Two days later, Du Cheli was led by Chen Hua's face to see Lin Tie.

"Du Gong's health has been weak in recent years, his energy is low, and he is afraid of misleading the adult's plan, so he specially asked Che Li to ask the adult for the guilt!" Du Che came to his knees on one knee.

Lin Tie sighed lightly, Du Rong's mind also understood, he couldn't help Du Cheli and the Du clan to work for Huaidong, but he personally remembered the kindness of the luxury Wenzhuang, even if there was no worry about relatives, he was still unwilling to serve Huaidong - the twisted melon was not sweet, and Du Cheli represented the Du clan to change banners with the Song family, which could also hit the morale of the Mindong forces, and Lin Tie had no intention of forcing Du Rong to serve under his command.

Lin Jian said to Du Cheli: "The Duke of Song will return to Quanzhou to swear to change the banner, I want to ask General Du to join the army and return to the south to help him, and the soldiers and horses of Yizhou will also be filled in Quanzhou later, that is, to cooperate with the north and open the prelude to the first war in eastern Fujian, is it okay?" ”

"The last general will obey the orders of your lordship." Du Cheli replied loudly.

"Good!" Lin Lian laughed, and said to Song Fu again, "I set off at the same time as Song Gong, and I am waiting for Song Gong's news in Cangnan!" ”

Everything is ready, just waiting for Song Fu to return to Quanzhou by sea, the Song family openly broke with other Mindong clans headed by the luxury family, and Yizhi threw himself into Huaidong, and the war in Mindong will be vigorously launched, so that there is no luck in the hearts of the people of Zhejiang and Fujian, such as Haowenzhuang.

Song Fu's surrender table was also sent to Jiangning yesterday.

Lin Jian asked Song Jia to send her father on board, Song Fu was busy discussing things in the past two days in Mingzhou, and her father and daughter did not have a chance to talk alone.

It was drizzling, and the two Jinhai-class warships of the First Water Battalion were moored on the pier.

Most of the guards took shelter from the rain in the cabins, and some of the guards were on the deck, clothed in the rain, and the shipwrights and sailors braved the rain to adjust the sails and masts to make the final preparations before leaving the port and going to sea.

"Are you still complaining about Daddy?" Song Fu asked softly.

Song Jia stood with an umbrella, her eyes looked at the drizzle like smoke in the distance, above the sea water, like morning mist, and replied softly: "There may have been before, but if it is not, it can't be called me to meet him." ”

"Oh," Song Fu smiled and said, "What kind of person is my lord?" ”

"He, he told his daughter that he could be great in a humble position, and even if he failed, there was nothing to lose, so he was arrogant and unscrupulous; Huaidong to the point where it is today, it is not easy to come by, and it is necessary to act cautiously, so it is necessary to be thoughtful and small step by step," Song Jia knew what his father wanted to ask, and said, "But the situation is also the same......"

"There has always been no shortage of heroes, but it is rare to see those who are powerful and can rely on themselves and are not domineering, adults can have this, and the real heroes are also, it seems that I am too exposed." Song Fu sighed lightly, but he didn't regret it, and said to Song Jia, "This goodbye, we will probably see each other again soon, I hope it will be in Jiangning City at that time." ”

"I hope so," Song Jia said, watching her father board the ship and not turn around and walk back until the ship lifted anchor and lifted the shore......

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Song Fu's surrender table was sent to Jiangning on September 16 to present it to the imperial court, and Emperor Yongxing, Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan and others did not smell anything else.

After returning to the dormitory after the court discussion, Emperor Yongxing no longer concealed his shock and resentment: "Huaidong has already made this secret move, and he has been holding back for a long time, and he has done everything possible to obstruct the imperial camp army from going out, what do you mean?" ”

"The emperor is angry," Seeing that Emperor Yongxing was furious, Wang Xueshan and Yu Xinyuan persuaded him to calm his anger and said, "Xu is Huaidong's recent military strength, so the Song clan succumbed." "Emperor Yongxing is already so suspicious of Huaidong, there is no need for them to add more oil and vinegar, lest Emperor Yongxing lose his mind and mess up the situation.

Zhang Yan said: "Maybe Huaidong is afraid of leaking the news, which will arouse the vigilance of the luxury family. ”

"Leaked news, what's the news leaking on my side!" Emperor Yongxing asked resentfully, "Is Huaidong going to guard against me colluding with the luxury family?" ”

"The emperor is angry, the matter has come to this, it is useless to think about it. Since the Song clan surrendered to Quanzhou, Huaidong can attract more Zhejiang-Fujian rebels in eastern Fujian, and as long as Feng Anbo fights more in western Zhejiang, he can earn enough face for the emperor. Wang Tian said.

"You also have more plans, if this battle is not fought well, not only will Huaidong be happy, but there are also many people in Jiangning City who are watching my good show." Emperor Yongxing said.

Yu Xinyuan pressed the secret joy in their hearts, knowing that Emperor Yongxing was alluding to Chen Xiyan and others, they still comforted: "The emperor is angry, the government and the opposition officials and the people, their hearts are all obedient, even if their knowledge is shallow, but there will be no bad intentions." ”

After the court discussion for Xie Chaozhong's dispatch of troops, on the surface, there was not much difference from the past, Chen Xiyan came to the political hall every day, but in fact, the internal Wu party had been completely separated, and Emperor Yongxing trusted and was closer to Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan, Wang Xueshan and others.

In the past two months, Emperor Yongxing almost never summoned Chen Xiyan, Zuo Chengmu and other officials who resolutely opposed the imperial army's expedition.

Zhang Yan was also resolutely opposed to Xie Chaozhong's dispatch of troops at first, but when he saw that Emperor Yongxing had made up his mind, he did not insist anymore, and he did not give Emperor Yongxing suspicion and suspicion.

In addition to court discussions, Chen Xiyan almost couldn't see Emperor Yongxing's face, and in many things, Emperor Yongxing even bypassed Chen Xiyan and others, and directly ordered Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan, Wang Xueshan, Zhang Yan and others to make decisions.

Wang Tian himself is the deputy minister of the political affairs hall and the deputy envoy of the imperial camp department, Wang Xueshan is in charge of the household department, Zhang Yan is in charge of the salt tax and the inner treasury - even if Chen Xiyan and others are stacking picks at this time, the court can barely operate.

Although Chen Xiyan's prestige was high, there were more officials within the Wu Party who advocated Xie Chaozhong to send troops, which led to a semi-open break between Chen Xiyan and Yu Xinyuan, and more Wu Party officials and scholars threw themselves into Yu Xinyuan's disciples. There are even officials who take Jiangning's old affairs and admonish Chen Xiyan as leading the Qujiatong bandit case back then, and he has the intention to directly pull Chen Xiyan off the stage.

Emperor Yongxing had a lot of dissatisfaction with Chen Xiyan, but he also knew that Chen Xiyan was still in charge of the overall situation in the current temple, so he rejected the letter of advice without pain, and the matter did not expand.

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On September 21, the day after Song Fu returned to Quanzhou, he notified the whole city to change its flag and detain all officials and generals appointed by the Quanzhou Prefecture and the Zhejiang-Fujian Metropolitan Prefecture of its subordinate counties, and at the same time, Song Yi led his troops into Xing'an, and captured Huating Fort on the periphery of Xing'an City on the 23rd, thus officially opening the prelude to the war in eastern Fujian.

Although the betrayal of the Song clan by the Eight Clans had long been expected, it was limited to a limited number of high-level leaders. The change of banner in Quanzhou and the brazen attack on Xing'an caused panic in the entire eastern Fujian region, and the serious setback in the morale of the army and the people was even more unimaginable.

For example, Xiapu is the northern gateway of Jin'an, Xing'an is the southern gateway of Jin'an, and Huatingbao is the southern gateway of Xing'an City.

Even when the news of the betrayal of the Song family leaked out of the strict control of the Song family, the elite soldiers and horses of the battalion guarding Huating Fort, all of whom were military attachés above the rank of commander, had been vaccinated in advance, but when the Song clan really changed its banner and broke with the Zhejiang-Fujian army, and the Song general, Song Yi, led the troops and horses to attack, Huating Fort only held on for half a day and was captured.

In the past half a year in Huaidong, the troops in Cangnan in the north have been continuously increased, and the soldiers of the Zhejiang-Fujian army in eastern Fujian have been under great pressure, and the ordinary generals have not considered the initial and most direct blow, which turned out to be Song Fu, a close friend of the Metropolitan Governor.

How much impact the blow to morale will have, since ancient times, there has been no accurate judgment. Once a soldier does not have the will to defend the battle, even if he adds an extra straw to his body, it is likely to collapse.

Although Song Yi led only 3,000 soldiers and horses to the north, in this case, the 6,000 defenders led by Hu Zongguo and the Zhejiang-Fujian army in Xing'an City did not dare to go out of the city to fight a counterattack easily, but prepared to withdraw to Jin'an City in accordance with the previous secret discussion.

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Sansha Bay, located between Xiapu, Jiaocheng and Luoyuan counties, is a big bay with a small belly, which encircles the Jianjiang Peninsula and the Dongchong Peninsula, and hits the east of Fujian from the sea, and Sansha Bay is the eastern gateway of the real sense of the east of Fujian.

In the eyes of the generals of the Huaidong Water Battalion, the Dongchong Haikou in Sanshawan is worthy of the throat of Wuyi.

Zhao Qingshan stood on the upper deck of the aft cabin, looking at the Dongchong Haikou with cliffs and rocks.

Two years ago, in order to combat the navigation potential of eastern Fujian, Zhao Qingshan led a southward attack fleet and swept the coast of Sansha Bay, but this time he chose to land from Sansha Bay.

On the surface, the deployment of the coastal area of eastern Fujian is heavy in the north and light in the south, but it is impossible to relax the defense of Xing'an City on the south side - so the main attack direction is placed in the south or in the north, and the difference is not big.

The natural harbor resources in Sansha Bay and the coastline of the inner bay of nearly 200 miles provide extremely convenient conditions for warships to berth and land.

After landing from Sanshawan, it can directly threaten the flank of Xiapu, the gateway to northeastern Fujian.

Even if he knew that once the Huaidong soldiers and horses launched a large-scale offensive, the Zhejiang-Fujian army was likely to take the initiative to abandon the cities along the eastern Fujian coast, but Lin Jian asked all departments to actively eliminate the living forces of the Zhejiang-Fujian army, and could not comfortably ask the Zhejiang-Fujian army to retreat along the Minjiang River to the hinterland of western Fujian.

If these 40,000 elite soldiers are comfortably retreated to Jian'an Mansion in the upper reaches of the Min River, it will bring great difficulty to suppressing the attack on Jian'an Mansion in the future, and then it will not fight Jian'an for the time being, and after recovering the coastal counties of eastern Fujian, it will be necessary to guard against these 40,000 soldiers and horses along the Min River at any time.

In the coastal plains of eastern Fujian, we must annihilate as much of the living forces of the Zhejiang-Fujian army as possible.

The Minjiang River Estuary has not yet opened the blockade, Xing'an and Xiapu are inextricable, and it is impossible to directly attack Jin'an City, compared to attacking Xiapu, from Xing'an to the Minjiang River Estuary, it is obviously difficult to find a place that the Huaidong Water Battalion is familiar with and can dock a large-scale warship.

Although the Zhejiang-Fujian army built three outposts along the coast of Sanshawan, in the face of the forced landing of hundreds of warships and more than 20,000 troops of the Shuibu Army at once, the more than 300 garrisons of the three outposts were obviously unable to resist - and the garrisons of the nearby Xiapu, Jiaocheng, and Luoyuan cities did not have the intention of coming to help, and it took only one hour for the outpost landing troops to capture Jianshan, and after occupying the commanding heights of Sanshawan, the main force of soldiers and horses was at the northern foot of Jianshan, and landed on a large scale on the land of eastern Fujian......

Zhao Qingshan stood on the deck of the stern cabin and thought: Zhou Tong should have led his troops to the north of Xiapu at this time, right?