Chapter 208: Yangzhou is besieged
Quarry Rock is also known as Niuzhu Rock, located on the east bank of the Yangtze River, north of Jiqing, south of Wuhu, known as "a show through the ages" reputation, and the swallow rock of the south / Beijing, Yueyang Chengling Rock, and called the "Yangtze River three famous rocks", is the key to the southeast, the country changes hands must fight for the place. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the same time that the barbarian Hague was annihilated, the naval army Wanhu Yu Tonghai broke the quarry, the quarrying rock was broken, the Taiping Gate Hu Dong Kai, the cavalry Wanhu Chang Yuchun and the Jiangfang Army Commander Wu Liuqi attacked the Taiping on both sides, and the important town in the south of the Yangtze River and the governance of Jiqing Road Jiqing, the door was wide open.
Hao Ren personally crossed the river and rushed to Taiping from Wuhu, Yu Tongyuan led Guo Zixing's old department Shao Rong and Zhao Jizu to lead 10,000 troops to cross the river to help, Qingfeng Army Jiangnan soldiers and horses, added 10,000 new troops, and became more and more powerful.
Guo Zixing's two most hated enemies in his life are Zhu Chongba and Sun Deya, although Guo Zixing has been ancient at this time, his son Guo Tianxu and his brother-in-law Zhang Tianyou inherited his soldiers and horses, stationed in Haozhou, and his father and son succeeded him.
At this time, the Haozhou army has no place to enter, to the west and south, is Hao Ren's Qingfeng army, east is Zhao Junyong, Zhang Shicheng's army, north is Liu Futong's army, which army, is stronger than the Haozhou army, Guo Tianxu in order not to be garrisoned by these strong enemies, can only try his best to please Hao Ren, the brother-in-law, if Hao Ren does not cover him, he can only be annexed by others.
When he received the head of Sun Deya sent by Hao Ren Yu Tongyuan, Guo Tianxu paid tribute to his father, and without saying a word, he sent his generals Shao Rong and Zhao Jizu to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to cross the river to support Hao Ren.
At that time, Guo Zixing promised Hao Ren and sent Shao Rong and Zhao Jizu to assist Hao Ren in attacking and getting rid of it to the east, but unfortunately because Zhu Chongba frequently came back to recruit the old department, Guo Zixing's army was unstable, Guo Zixing abandoned Chuzhou and went north, also out of selfishness to preserve his strength, Guo Zixing has not sent Shao Rong and Zhao Jizu to help.
Zhao Pusheng is right, even if Hao Ren annihilates the 80,000 soldiers and horses of the barbarian Hague, the enemy in Jiangdong is still very strong!
Chen Zhaoxian, the marshal of the Mengyuan Volunteer Army, the commander of 50,000 righteous troops, stationed in Fangshan, Gongwei Jiqing, peeking at the Taiping, if the Jiqing is broken, it is inevitable to break through the Fangshan camp.
Moreover, the warship built by Meng Yuan specifically for the Qingfeng Army has been completed in the inner lake of Taihu Lake, and the Grand Canal enters the Yangtze River, so as to fight for the right to govern the river with Hao Ren's army, and block the connection between the Jiangnan Qingfeng Army and the Jiangbei Qingfeng Army!
Meng Yuan has lost the right to govern the Yangtze River, the dock along the river, many times encountered the Qingfeng Army Jiang Defense Army Wu Liuqi attack, Meng Yuan in the Yangtze River shipbuilding, the possibility of shipbuilding, there is no more, so follow the example of last year Hao Ren in Chaohu Lake shipbuilding, Meng Yuan is also in the Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River, to create a huge naval army, and a large number of coastal sea ships, to help the war, the enemy's naval strength is quite huge!
At the foot of Fang Mountain, the sound of cannons rumbled, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
Hao Ren's eyes were red, and he looked at Fangshan Chen Zhaoxian's company camp with his glasses, he had already commanded soldiers and horses for three days, but Chen Zhaoxian's militia was lined up in the mountains, and the artillery was not conducive to attacking, and the artillery of the Qingfeng army had been fighting for three days and three nights, and they couldn't break the camp in Fangshan.
"Lord, Yangzhou Taishou Fu Youde has sent someone!" Liu Bowen was afraid of disturbing Hao Ren's thinking, so he lowered his voice and said.
Hao Ren's heart chuckled, and he slowly put down his glasses, and an ominous premonition arose!
Hao Ren captured Yangzhou, which was an important frontier town in the eastern territory of the Qingfeng army, with a population of 400,000, and he left Fu Youde's left army to sit in Yangzhou and command all the Qingfeng army soldiers and horses east of Chaohu.
Fu Youde is cautious, he has the ability to take charge of himself, and the left army is the old elite army of the Qingfeng Army, if it is not a critical moment, Yangzhou will not rashly send messengers to deliver the letter, it must be that Yangzhou is in danger, and the enemy is very strong!
The east of Yangzhou is almost to the sea, and there is no strong enemy in the middle, who will this enemy be? Could it be that Zhang Shicheng is backwater?
"Messenger, please!" Hao Ren didn't dare to slack off, and he didn't want to continue to speculate, so he could only explain the situation!
Li Datong, the commander of the left army, Hao Ren has known him for a long time, and it is his proposal to train the pear flower gun, he once served in Hao Ren's Chinese army, and was later asked to go back by Fu Youde, otherwise Li Datong at this time should at least be the identity of the deputy Wanhu.
"Governor, Yangzhou, Yangzhou was besieged by a large number of troops from Meng Yuan, in the past few days, the left army has lost its troops and lost its territory, and the general manager Fu asked me to cross the river to find the governor, and send rescue troops quickly!"
Li Datong didn't care about etiquette, and even the title was still the same as last year, and he forgot the title of 'lord' specially emphasized by the whole army during Hao Ren's eastern tour, and he didn't know at all that Hao Ren was already the generalissimo of the Qingfeng Army in Pingzhang, Huainan Province, the Longfeng regime!
It is enough to let Fu Youde send a messenger for help, which is enough to see the strength of the enemy!
Hao Ren was shocked in his heart, but he pretended to be calm and comforted Li Dadao: "Don't worry, say it slowly!" ”
Li Datong talked for a long time before he finally made it clear!
Seven days ago, Meng Yuan's naval army of 50,000 people and 3,000 warships assembled in the Yangtze River, led by the naval marshal Chen Yexian and the naval marshal Kang Maocai, broke through Taizhou, which was occupied by Fu Youde's own troops, and captured Guazhou, at the junction of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal.
The warships of the Mengyuan Navy have a hundred sea ships, and the hull is larger than the building ships of the Qingfeng Army, and the ships of Mengyuan are also equipped with artillery, and their power is not inferior to the artillery of the Qingfeng Army!
Fu Youde's left army was small in number, and the advantage of firearms was greatly weakened, Fu Youde could only rely on Yangzhou's strong city defense to defend the city!
It's coming, it's finally here!
The names Chen Yexian and Kang Maocai are not unfamiliar to Hao Ren at all!
Chen Yexian was responsible for defending Chaoxian when Hao Ren attacked Hezhou, and then Hao Ren broke Hezhou, he abandoned the Chaoxian warship, went to Hanshan to join Yexian Timur, and later escaped to the riverside, and was appointed by Meng Yuan as the marshal of the naval army, and got a hundred sea ships.
Kang Maocai is also a veteran of the Qingfeng Army, and he is defeated.
At the beginning, the navy of the Qingfeng army went out of Chaohu Lake at the mouth of Yuxi, and the first battle was a battle with Kang Maocai's navy.
Hao Ren's combat goal at that time was to raid Anqing, so he did not go ashore to pursue, so he left Kang Maocai alive.
Kang Maocai is said to be a filial son, but also a shameful and brave person, ran to Taihu Lake in one breath, Meng Yuan was preparing to fight for the loss of Jiang Quan'er, Kang Maocai learned Hao Ren's tricks, rebuilt the naval building ship in Taihu Lake, and invited the most advanced firearms experts from Dadu to create an artillery comparable to the Qingfeng army's artillery.
Now these two old opponents are combined in one place, that is, to compete with Hao Ren for a long time, a snow before the shame, these two opponents for the rest of their lives, have learned smart, their purpose is to solve the siege of Jiqing, but to attack Hao Ren's important town Yangzhou, lead Hao Ren to divide his troops to the rescue, with a good one: encircling Wei to save Zhao.
After Hao Ren listened to Li Datong's report, his eyebrows twisted into pimples!
To save or not to save Yangzhou?
Yangzhou is the richest city in Haoren, and it is the traffic fortress that locks and controls the Grand Canal, with a large population, commerce and handicrafts are quite developed.
Back to Yangzhou, the results since crossing the river are probably going to fall short!
(To be continued.) )