Chapter 13: Passing Shoulders

Xuzhou, the famous county of the world, the place of ancient and modern battles.

The confluence of Biansi, the north goes to Qilu, the west passes through the Liang and Song dynasties, and the south passes through the Zhouji, which is a critical place since ancient times. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it was the same level as the prefecture of Zhili, and the degree of attention can be seen.

The history of the founding of Xuzhou is not inferior to that of Kaifeng City, and it has been repeatedly destroyed and built, not to mention anything else, just take the current Xuzhou City as an example. It is the Northern Expedition of Liu Yu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the city is built here, all built with bricks, and it is very strong. It was later destroyed in war, or destroyed in a river. At the end of the Jin Dynasty, in order to resist the Mongols, it was renovated and restored to the old view of the Liu Yu period.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Li Er was in Xuzhou, the city was abandoned, and he moved to another site. Hongwu rebuilt Xuzhou City. However, in the fourth year of the apocalypse, the river was flooded, and there was no Xuzhou City. It was twenty miles south. In the first year of Chongzhen, the water receded, and the silt and sand in the city were half a foot thick. So Xuzhou City was rebuilt on the old site.

It is now Xuzhou City. The city is two feet high and three feet, surrounded by water on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is a moat three zhang wide outside, all of which lead to the living water of the Yellow River.

Zhang Xuan climbed high and looked around, going around the city, and he had the intention of giving up.

Zhang Xuan doesn't need to work, just look at it to know that this Xuzhou Jiancheng can be taken overnight. Even if he tried his best to capture it, so what, his main task was to threaten Fengyang and contain Fengyang's forces, not to put Ren Ma Lang here.

However, Zhang Xuan also has a difficulty.

Even logistical supply is a big problem.

It has to be said that when there are more people, there is more food consumption. This is a big problem. Zhang Xuan and Yuan Shizhong didn't have much food, and if they couldn't capture Xuzhou to replenish some food. It's a problem.

Zhang Xuan convened the generals to discuss.

Cheng Jikong said: "You can attack the village set. ”

"Fang Cun Ji?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Cheng Jikong said: "Fangcunji is about eighty miles southeast of the state. The north side is the Yellow River, the opposite bank is the Luliang Mountain, there are often floods in the mountains into the Yellow River, so this place is the important place of river defense. There are a large number of people stationed all year round, and a considerable part of the money and grain in the state are in Fang Village, which is already a common practice. The scale of Fang Village is no less than that of ordinary small counties. If Fang Village can't do it, then go to the canal. On the canal, there are trough ships coming and going all the year round, and this year the east is ravaging Shandong, a large number of trough ships are parked on the canal in this area, and there is definitely food. ”

Cheng Jikong peeped into these two places, not for a day or two, but Caoyun was the most concerned thing for the imperial court, and there was a special governor for Caoyun. The intensity of encircling and suppressing ordinary thieves is absolutely not the same as the intensity of encircling and cutting off canal bandits. I didn't dare before, but now with Zhang Xuan and Yuan Shizhong as the leader, it gave him great courage.

Zhang Xuan silently said, "Fang Village." Canal. ”

Zhang Xuan looked at Yang Shenzu and Yuan Shizhong, Yang Shenzu nodded and said, "It's not bad to go to some Fang Village." ”

Yuan Shizhong said: "Since Xuzhou is so difficult to get, let's try it."

How about the river. ”

The three of them had decided, the army immediately turned, and Zhang Xuan simply fulfilled his promise and appointed Wang Daoshan as the defense envoy of Xuzhou to guard Xiao County. and Xia Yi are lips and teeth. And as far as Wang Daoshan's original intention is concerned, I'm afraid he is not willing to follow Zhang Xuan's actions.

So the brigade of people and horses did not enter around Xuzhou and went east.

At the head of Xuzhou City, watching tens of thousands of troops rolling eastward, Ling Mengchu suddenly changed color.

He was not afraid, thieves besieged Xuzhou.

After all, Xuzhou has always been a critical place, the city is high and the pool is deep, and the only worry is that the thieves will break the water to irrigate the city. Otherwise, with only a few thousand men and horses, he would have the ability to hold it. Wait for reinforcements from all over the country to come. However, seeing the thieves team heading east, he suddenly raised his mind. Darkly: "Canal." ”

Beijing relies on the support of the canal, and if the canal fails, Beijing will probably be furious.

After all, the Qing army entered the customs for several months, and also cut off the canal for several months, and it was not long after it left the customs, and all kinds of materials in the south were being stepped up to be transported to Beijing. If something happens, the loss is huge.

He immediately recruited warriors from the city, fell out of the city, and sailed on the Yellow River, and a flat boat haunted the waves of the Yellow River. Drifting east along the water of the Yellow River, drifting more than 100 miles in less than a day, but from a distance, I saw a large number of ships downstream going upstream, with a banner on it, "Shandong General Soldier, Qiu." ”

The spy was overjoyed and cried out desperately, but was spotted by the men on the boat, who immediately threw down the rope and led him to the ship.

"The thief Zhang went east, just in Henan." Qiu Lei sneered and said, "Since this is the case, immediately guide the army to land." ”

"Yes." Everyone should say yes in unison.

Under Qiu Lei's order, the fleet loaded with 20,000 troops slowly docked on the south bank.

It's just that even in the Yellow River, ships don't mean that they can dock when they dock, they need to find a wharf, and the wharf that can stay so many ships is probably only Xuzhou on this section of the Yellow River.

Therefore, it can only be disembarked at the temporary pier, which is much more cumbersome than before.

Qiu Lei watched the fleet slowly landing, and said secretly in his heart: "We must fight a beautiful battle to atone for our crimes." I can't beat Dongyu, can't I beat just a rogue? ”

When the Dongyu entered the pass, the imperial court gathered 400,000 troops to resist, but the so-called 400,000 army, almost none of them fought against the Dongyu, Qiu Lei was naturally among them, Yanzhou Mansion north of Xuzhou was also conquered, King Lu was killed, Abatai divided his troops and plundered, and a small army even crossed the Yellow River. It's just that the number of people is too small to cause much shock.

At that time, Zhang Xuan and Yuan Shizhong were still surrounded in Xiayi City.

As soon as the Qing army retreated, the generals below regained the empty city one after another and reported a great victory to the above.

But these things can't be hidden from discerning people, so Qiu Lei is anxious to make some contributions, otherwise the above will settle accounts after the autumn

, but it's not good.

When Ma Shiying asked Qiu Zude to send troops to the Imperial Palace, Qiu Lei immediately asked for war without saying a word. Knowing Zhang Xuan's traces at this moment, he hurriedly docked.

The first to land was Jin Shenghuan's department.

Attacking halfway is a taboo for soldiers, how could Qiu Lei not know, so he sent Jin Shenghuan as the forerunner.

First, Qiu Lei really felt that Jin Shenghuan's subordinates were more elite than the soldiers under his command.

In the entire north of the Yellow River, there is only one army that can fight, one part of Wu Sangui, and one part of Zhou Yuji. Qiu Lei naturally didn't feel that he couldn't fight, but he just felt that he couldn't beat Dongyu, and for the rogue, he felt that it was still easy to beat the rogue.

Qiu Lei was born in Liaodong, and he has been fighting with Dongyu for many years, and his impression of Liukou is still a few years ago.

Second, even if Jin Shenghuan is a person under his old brother's Zuo Liangyu, after all, he is not a cronie under his command, and there is naturally a difference between relatives and relatives.

Jin Shenghuan didn't dare to shirk and landed first. The four sides of the probe horse were put on alert, and then the big ships docked in turn and landed on the south bank of the Yellow River. When Qiu Lei came ashore, it was already evening, and the sun was already hanging low above the West Mountain, and it seemed that it would soon wander under the West Mountain.

"Where is General Kim's thief?" As soon as Qiu Lei came ashore, he asked.

"Lord Bing." Jin Shenghuan was dressed in armor and said respectfully: "Set in Fangcun." ”

"Fang Cun Ji?" Qiu Lei frowned and said, "In this way, isn't it in our east?" ”

Jin Shenghuan said: "Your Excellency is wise. ”

Qiu Lei said secretly: "This thief is so fast. ”

Xuzhou Yufang Village about eighty miles, from Qiu Lei on the Yellow River to get the news, immediately look for the ferry, and then go ashore in batches, said slowly, in fact, it took a whole day, and the thief almost marched at the same time, the two sides passed by, they actually marched eighty miles. Directly rushed to the boundary of Fangcun.

Qiu Lei said: "Tell me to go down, camp on the spot, and early tomorrow morning, the army will set off and break the thieves in Fang Village." ”

Qiu Lei agreed left and right, and then Qiu Lei's Shandong army camped with their backs to the river. Get busy.

"My lord, the leader of this thief has fought with him, but he is the son-in-law of the Cao thief, and it is extremely difficult, tomorrow we will go to Xuzhou to gain a firm foothold, and then try to move later." Jin Shenghuan said.

Qiu Lei laughed and said: "How cowardly the tiger charm is, I kill the rogue like killing a chicken ear, and tomorrow I will kill the thief." The tiger charm is the word of Jin Shenghuan.

Jin Shenghuan was shocked when he saw Qiu Lei so lightly, and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Qiu Lei with a wave of his hand and said, "Tiger Fu go and rest." ”

Jin Shenghuan couldn't and said, "Yes." ”

He had a bad premonition in his heart, and secretly said, "Nothing will happen tomorrow." ”

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