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In late November, Liu Tingzhou and Xiao Kuianan rushed from Wuyang to Huaiyang to see Lin Bin.

After Emperor Yongxing ascended the throne in Jiangning, Liu Tingzhou was promoted to the imperial history of Zuo Tuodu and the military leader of Huaidong, Huaiyang, and Xuzhou, becoming one of the most important local government and county officials after the new emperor ascended the throne; Xiao Kui'an also led his troops from Shuyang to Wuyang, west of Huaiyang.

Different from the Jinhai Whirlpool River, in Henan, there is also a whirlpool river, also known as the whirlpool, on the west side of the Bianshui, and the Bian, Si two rivers, the same is an important waterway to communicate with the Huai.

The vortex water source comes out of Tongxu County in the south of Daliang Mansion, and goes all the way south through Yanling and Voryang (formerly belonging to Huaiyang Mansion), and enters Huai through the vortex mouth. Duhuai is the important town of Shouzhou in Huaixi, and the famous battle of Weishui took place here. From Shouzhou along the Huai River to the east, that is, Haozhou, Sizhou, from Shouzhou along the water to the south, that is, the center of gravity of the Huaixi region Luzhou.

In the case that the whole of Henan was disabled, Xiao Kuian's troops moved to Wuyang to strengthen the military force to the west of Huaiyang and strengthen the outer barrier of Huaixi. After Jiang Ning issued an order in early October, Lin Jian readily agreed.

However, as far as Jiangning or Liu Tingzhou is concerned, they all hope that Xiao Kuian's department can break away from the Huaidong Army's infantry division and set up another town in the west of Huaiyang. In this matter, Lin Jian did not let go.

The sky was full of snow, and it didn't stop all the way from Vortex Yang.

Liu Tingzhou climbed off the horse with difficulty, and Xiao Kuian came over to help him.

"Kui'an, you are also a general now, my old bones are not as useless as you think......" Liu Tingzhou stood on the snow and said with a smile. Although he said this in his mouth, after all, his body was far less strong than Xiao Kuian's body, and after a day's riding on horseback, his feet were weak when he stood on the ground, if it weren't for Xiao Kuian's arms, he would really have to sit on the ground.

The official who greeted him in Huaiyang Town said: "Tell Lord Liu and General Xiao that the envoy and the army will go to Bianhe to inspect the army jam today, and they can rush back before nightfall, and ask Lord Liu and General Xiao to rest in the pavilion for a while......

Liu Tingzhou nodded and said: "This official can be saved, and when the envoy returns to the city, please let me know...... "Who wants to do something in this world is not running around and working hard?" Liu Tingzhou also hurried back from Jiangning to see Lin Bin. Besides, Lin Jian was already one of the few powerful eunuchs in the dynasty, and Liu Tingzhou didn't dare to expect him to wait for him in the city. After greeting the reception officials of Huaiyang Town for a while, Liu Tingzhou entered the hall with Xiao Kuian and Sui Hu to rest.

"My lord, as far as the matter of Vortex Yang is concerned, do you think the envoy will let go?"

Entering the hall and sitting down, Xiao Kuian discussed the main purpose of the trip with Liu Tingzhou.

Liu Tingzhou sighed lightly and said: "Lin Jian is also a profit-seeker, I'm afraid that the conditions he proposed, Jiang Ning's side can't bear it, and this matter can't be discussed." ”

Regardless of whether Xiao Kui is in Huaidong or not, the twenty battalions of soldiers under his command must be under the jurisdiction of the Huaidong Military Division. The separation of a separate town weakened Huaidong's military power to a certain extent, and at the same time strengthened the military power to balance Huaidong in the Huaisi area.

If there is no attractive exchange of conditions, if Huaidong lets go, I am afraid that it will be weaker and more bullying than the local government and county.

Although Xiao Kuian's fame and fortune are not too heavy, he is also eager to have the opportunity to dominate the town. At this time, if you can't figure out the attitude of Lin Binding, you will have some gains and losses.

talked about the town of Voryang, and discussed the war on the northern front in recent days.

"Yan Hu used the same set of raids on Yannan and Jin County in Shandong, and the pressure on Shandong is very great. If Shandong can't hold it, the Yanhu Iron Cavalry will be overwhelmed......" Xiao Kuian was quite worried about the war on the northern front.

"At present, it is only Linzi and Qingzhou that have suffered the heaviest soldiers, the Gu family father and son are in Qingzhou, and it is not easy for Hu Qi to capture the city, but think about Yannan back then, if Qingzhou is also so bad, the defense line in the north will actually only be more fragile...... Liu Tingzhou said worriedly.

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There was snow between the heavens and the earth, Lin Jian rode on horseback, Wu Qi chased after him from behind, and said: "The people sent to Jimo to contact are back, and the Qingzhou side has no intention of letting go of the ports along the coast of Jiaozhou Bay, thinking that as long as they resolutely implement the countermeasures of clearing the wilderness and concentrate their forces to hold the main city, Yanhu will withdraw sooner or later......"

"......" Lin Jian muttered softly, and didn't say anything more.

Wu Qi didn't listen to the truth, and looked at Zhou Pu on the side suspiciously; Zhou Pu shrugged, he didn't listen to the truth.

Liu Miaozhen listened to Lin Lian's whispers beside her, as if she was scolding her mother.

Gao Zongting caught up from behind, and didn't hear Lin Jian complain, he just commented on the latest news from Jiaozhou Bay, and said: "In the face of Yanhu's strong cavalry group, it is necessary to strengthen the wall and clear the field, and it is also a traditional method of warfare. Although Yanhu only dispatched 40,000 cavalry on the East Road this year, more soldiers and horses should deter the Liang family's soldiers and horses in the plains and Jinan from moving, and it is not difficult for the Qingzhou army to hold a few key cities, but if the Yanhu army comes and goes freely in the territory, the losses will be great! I'm afraid that next year, if the Qingzhou Army wants to get supplies from the locality, it will be much more difficult than this year......"

Even if the work of clearing the wilderness was sufficient, there were still many materials that had to be destroyed on the spot or left behind and could not be brought into the city and fortress. Even if the thatched huts where the poor people live are burned down by the enemy horsemen who have infiltrated them, it will make the livelihood of the people in the coming year even more difficult.

Lin Bin's requirement for the Huaiyang defense line is to combine the defense of the city with field warfare, and neither can blindly defend the city, nor can it try to be refreshing and adventurous in the field. It is necessary to rely on the strong city, combine the defense of the city with field warfare, block the infiltrated Yanhu cavalry outside the defense line, and protect the inner line production from interference as much as possible.

Unless Yanhu advanced to the Huaiyang line with an overwhelming main force of troops and horses, Huaidong would consider a thorough clearing of the walls on the north bank of the Huai River.

"The Liang family blocked the passage into Qingzhou by land, and the Gu family was afraid that Huaidong would bully them into taking the opportunity to control Jiaozhou Bay - if they wanted to carry it, they would let them go!" Lin Jian said angrily.

According to the information collected in front of him, although Yan Hu gathered more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry outside Yangxin City, it was the more elite 5,000 soldiers and horses in the Qingzhou army who led Gu Siyuan to guard Yangxin, and in terms of troops, the loss was not great. In addition, Yangxin City has been continuously strengthened in recent years, although the city is small, but it is stronger than the plains and Jinan in the west, and the encouragement of the morale of the army and the people by the previous Yangxin victory has not abated - the defensive situation of Yangxin is much better than four years ago.

As long as Gu Siyuan held Yangxin, Yanhu bypassed Yangxin and entered Linzi and Qingzhou, which were mainly cavalry, lacking the necessary siege means and equipment, and the Qingzhou army still had enough troops to concentrate on defending Linzi, Qingzhou and other important cities, but it was not worried that Qingzhou City would fall on a large scale like three or four years ago, but it could not stop the Yanhu cavalry from plundering and destroying the suburbs of Linzi and Qingzhou.

Putting aside the previous grievances, Lin Jian planned to ask Qingzhou to open up the ports along the coast of Jiaozhou Bay to Huaidong, let the Huaidong Navy enter, and allow the Huaidong infantry battalion to land from Jiaozhou Bay, at least to suppress the Yanhu cavalry from not daring to enter the southern area of Qingzhou, and retain some more vitality for Qingzhou.

Although everything is based on the overall situation, but the lowly took the initiative to paste it with a hot face, but he gave an indifferent refusal, so how could Lin Lian not be angry in his heart?

When he returned to Huaiyang City Pavilion Station, he learned that Liu Tingzhou and Xiao Kuian had come over, so Lin Jian summoned them to talk.

"Yan Hu's war in Hehuai, what is the opinion of the Imperial Camp Division?" Lin Jian asked.

Jiang Ning's opinions on the war on the northern front and Huaidong's opinions on the war on the northern front were all fed back and conveyed to Emperor Yongxing through Lin Xuwen, and Lin Jian wanted to know Liu Tingzhou's opinion on this matter at this time.

"Jiangning's foundation is not yet stable, and it needs to be prudent. When I was about to leave Jiangning, I was summoned by the emperor and said that the northern front should be a strong wall in Qingye and refused to defend it, and it was not appropriate to waste the country by fighting in vain. After surviving this winter, the city in Hehuai and other places will be repaired, and the situation will gradually improve......" Liu Tingzhou said.

It is also difficult for some strongmen to fully implement the tactics of combining city defense and field warfare on the Hehuai defense line, and perhaps it is a more suitable choice for the current fortified wall to clear the field.

From Lin Xuwen, Lin Jian knew that Jiang Ning did not approve of Huaidong sending reinforcements into Qingzhou, first, he believed that the Qingzhou army could withstand the pressure of the enemy's 40,000 cavalry, and second, he prevented the Huaidong forces from infiltrating Qingzhou - Jiang Ning only ordered the Liang family to support Qingzhou if necessary.

Well, Jiangning and Qingzhou both boycotted Huaidong's aid, and Huaidong couldn't do it if he wanted to be a good person.

The life and death of the people in Qingzhou, Lin Tie can't take care of it, in the troubled times of "thousands of miles without rooster crowing, white bones exposed in the wild", the life and death of a very small number of people are always insignificant, Lin Tie is just worried that the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula is too easy for Yanhu to take away, and Huaidong will have too much pressure in the future!

Lin Jian was in a bad mood, and did not talk to Liu Tingzhou about Xiao Kuian's division breaking away from Huaidong, so he picked up the teacup and sent off the guests, and asked Gao Zongting and the others to go back to rest first. Qingzhou's affairs, it's useless for them to be in a hurry.

"Liu Tingzhou can't help but talk about the affairs of Wuyang Town, you don't give him a chance to speak, you are not afraid that Liu Tingzhou will not sleep well when he goes back," Song Jia sat on the couch behind the screen, with a thin blanket on her legs to keep out the cold, holding a hand warmer in her hand, looking at Lin Jian frowning and walking over, and laughing with him, "It's rare to see ministers who are loyal to the Yuan clan these days, but you have to let Liu Tingzhou live for a few more years......"

Lin Jian sat down next to Song Jia, stretched his legs into a thin blanket to keep warm, and said, "You know the news from Qingzhou?" ”

Song Jia also came to Huaiyang later than Lin Jiao. Huaiyang Town is headed by Liu Miaozhen, Lin Jian is different from her men and women, and they talk about things on weekdays, and it is inappropriate to contact feelings. Moreover, Liu An'er still has a concubine and two young sons in Huaiyang, and she also needs her female relatives to get close to her to eliminate their defenses - so this time Song Jia rushed over later.

"Got it," Song Jia said, "Whether it's Jiangning or Qingzhou, everyone is very confident in this winter's strategy of clearing the wilderness - I'm afraid it's a trap ......."

"Oh?" Lin Jian responded, looked at Song Jia suspiciously, and asked, "What do you say?" ”

"The people of Qingzhou have confidence in the overall strategy of clearing the wilderness, but they still don't have perfect confidence in Shouyangxin...... Song Jia said.

"How is it insufficient? Gu Siyuan took 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard Yangxin in person. Lin Jian asked.

"You fought the last Yangxin victory, if Gu Siyuan wants to gain prestige in Qingzhou, can he use someone else to Yangxin this time?" Song Jia said, "But looking at their troop deployment, Linzi and Qingzhou are both aimed at defending the city, and the excess troops are mainly concentrated in the Bohai Sea, which is closer to Yangxin. It can be seen that their confidence in Shouyang Xin is somewhat insufficient - of course, as long as Yan Hu does not continue to increase his troops on the eastern front, it is unlikely that the main cities in Qingzhou will fall, and Yang Xin can hold it, and even gain some achievements. In this way, the confidence of the Gu family's father and son in keeping Yangxin will be enhanced, and the main force of the Qingzhou Army will naturally tilt to the north, mainly gathering in Yangxin. What do you think will happen if you form such a situation......