In Dantu City, the first important town in the south of the Yangtze River, the left-behind Taiping Zhonglang General Cao Shixiong also gave orders to the attendants who were busy in front of the preset sand table under the hall:
"It has been confirmed that the remaining warships that were still able to move during the Jiangshang War have retreated to the sea off Huduzhou to reorganize and replenish. The ferry facilities at Yanziji, Caishiji and Chenglingji have been burned ahead of time..."
"Immediately send the mule and horse team and the erection team to the riverside of the Gushanzhai and Qingcheng Town generation to find and rescue the navy ships that washed up on the beach, and receive the surviving navy soldiers nearby."
"The Yiwu No. 25 plan was launched in the states along the Yangtze River, and the Bingzi No. 11 plan was activated in the inland states, and messengers were sent to request the cooperation of Jiangxi and Lingdong..."
"Military control and curfews are enforced in the counties and towns of Chi, Run, and Chang. Those who dare to gather crowds for chaos will be killed on the spot without pardon. All registered young people must take turns to participate in the repair of the city, the construction of equipment and materials. Forced labor,"
"Counties along the Yangtze River must resolutely refuse to implement the Qingye Fortified Walls. People in various villages and workshops withdrew to the city as soon as possible to take refuge. Those who dare to delay and delay will be punished by military law..."
"At present, the defenses along the Yangtze River have been organized into 17 guerrilla teams on the spot, requesting more equipment and material supplements..."
At the moment, a Yuhou who was consolidating said in a loud voice.
"Yes, the arsenal and Changping warehouses in the nearest city will give priority to them, and then a batch of mules, horses, carts and canned food will be allocated from the local area."
Cao Shixiong said without hesitation.
"The sentry forward reported that it has been confirmed that the enemy forces who have assembled over the Jianglai attack are the three troops of Xiaoxiong, Xiongrui, and Xiaojie of the Fourth Army in Huainan, as well as the Jiangdu Supervisory Army, the Caohe Patrol, and Chuzhou Unity, Hezhou Unity, Gaoyou Town Soldiers, Chaohu Navy and other soldiers and horses..."
"In this case, our army will temporarily abandon the line along the river, and only ensure to live in Dantu and Jiangning, a few important towns and key points that are easy to stick to; as a support point for blocking and delaying the enemy..."
Cao Shixiong immediately judged:
"At least from a long-term perspective, what we are waiting for now is not to insist on defeating or repelling the gains and losses of the enemy at a time, but to ensure that under the anticipated enemy offensive and siege, we must persist to the south of eastern Zhejiang. The moment when the army was exhausted and the class teacher returned..."
"Therefore, while we are waiting to consolidate the city's defenses, repair the armor, and prepare for the worst and long-term persistence to withstand the losses and injuries deep enough in the rear, we must also wait for the opportunity to take the initiative to attack the city, so that the enemy cannot safely attack the city. "
"Therefore, the garrison troops in each city were ordered to concentrate the mule and horses and the soldiers who are good at riding as appropriate, and form a mobile strike team to wait for the opportunity to harass and contain the nearby enemy troops..."
Then he waited for several others on standby:
"What is the status of the investigation and preparation of the water conservancy facilities in the territory, and whether the water can be released in time and quickly to flood the road and cross-country suitable for the same company..."
"How is the collection of boats on the rivers? Can the bridge be broken and the river crossing be blocked with one order?"
"As long as the Huainan Army can be held back in Runzhou for one more day, no matter how much loss it is, it will be worth and meaningful..."
And in the upper reaches of Huangyankou in Yongxing County, Ezhou, on the south bank of the big river with fireworks.
The river water, which is constantly washing the tidal flats, has turned light red, and there are undulating corpses all over the ground and full of stranded broken ships; and the several battalions of Taiping soldiers who came to meet are also quickly sweeping the battlefield and re-arranging defense lines. And positions.
In the farther back, young and middle-aged people in various villages, workshops, and mines were also summoned by gongs and drums, and gathered along the roads extending in all directions to various towns and cities.
After carrying out simple armament and classification in the local area, they filled in the key points and closed the city that were vacant because of the garrison. Undertake the work of maintaining local order and ensuring rear evacuation.
In the voice of spontaneous excitement and encouragement, Wang Chongyin, a former rebel veteran defense officer with white beard and hair but old and strong, turned his back to the densely packed ships that were still approaching one after another on the surface of the river, and he also responded to the unkempt and unkempt one who was dragged up. Ming Huaixi army general sneered.
"Go back and tell the black head Liu (Han Hong) who killed Qiandao. When I was killing officials on the Caohe to grab food, he was still begging for milk under my old mother's crotch... Before and after, he was just a thief who wandered around and begged to live. That's it, why should I make a wish for me to become an official...I'm really laughing and killing..."
"What kind of shit, 50,000 armours, don’t I know the tricks of imaginary heads that are used to carry a lot of money along the way; who was scared to go wild in Jiangling? The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Hubei are here waiting for him , The guardians will die as many as they dare to come."
After he was taken to see the other person being escorted into a small boat, he then smiled and said to the other person who was brought over:
"I am acting on behalf of the Governor's Mansion, thank you for your timely message from the Lord. The Governor's Office will surely have a good return in the future..."
"In this way, my family leader can feel at ease. After all, he is forced to be trapped in the enemy camp and everything is involuntary, so he can only risk his death and send out a few words of news."
The person came with a smile on his face.
After comforting and comforting the secret messenger, Wang Chongyin's expression slowly became serious; at least the reality he had to face was not as relaxed as he had shown. All the mobile forces that can be mobilized in Ezhou are here.
And the victory of this riverside blockade was only the beginning, relying on accurate information that should be sent from within. However, relative to the size of the remaining Huaixi Army, Liu Hanhong, guardian envoy of Daqi Shenguang, who was ordered to enter Jiangxi under the banner of food, would not give up so easily.
After all, there are many ferry crossings in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Even if the Huaixi Army is frustrated here, they will find another place to cross the river in other places, or even divide their troops to cross the river at the same time. For Wang Chongyin, who had limited mobile forces, he was overwhelmed or exhausted.
Therefore, the next battle will be a protracted and protracted battle, and even the price of falling and slaughter along the river.
Fortunately, he was not alone fighting alone. Behind him were Taiping soldiers and vast manpower and material resources who calmed down Jiangxi provinces along the river; there were also prepared troops left behind in the base camp in the upper Jinghu area, as long as there was enough time to react and mobilize.
Thinking of this, Wang Zhongyin suddenly had an idea in his heart, calling the book office and Yu Waiting at the camp to say:
"Also, I'll write a few letters for me to persuade the leaders in Jiangbei to persuade the leaders in Jiangbei to wait for the opportunity under Liu's command, and wait for Liu's main formation to go right away anyway."
"This... I'm afraid it's useless..."
The young lieutenant by the side couldn't help but say.
"Of course I know it's useless,"
Wang Chong smiled secretly.
"This thing is not for these righteous masters, but for the purpose of being lost to the Huaixi army after being sent across the river;"
After all, although he said he regrets that he was illiterate in his early years, he has heard a lot about the ancient stories in "The Legend of the Heroes of the Three Kingdoms", and naturally he has some undivided experience and experience in using mystery.
At least Liu Hanhong's heart and courage are comparable to Cao Mengde, who can burn all the correspondence that was copied by his opponent Yuan Benchu, and is really inferior to his old nose. If it can cause suspicion to cause chaos, it can drag on for some time.
At this time, someone suddenly came to report:
"Precaution, the water camp of Poyang Lake is coming to help..."
"Good job,"
Wang Chongyin couldn't help but stroke Xuxi.
As one of the four major naval training sites in Yunmeng, Dongting, Poyang and Danyang, the Poyang Shuiying Camp, although it is currently only a few light and small surface warships mainly for reserve service, and no decent firearms, but for his current situation Still very helpful.
At the very least, the range of mobile reconnaissance along the river has expanded a lot. However, after seeing Zhang Xingshun, the deputy captain of Shuiying, who came with more than 20 loaded supplies and five to six hundred soldiers, he gave him a new suggestion.
—I’m here to help the dividing line —
And in Jinhua City, where a small part of the outer Guoguo was burned for a day and two nights, the Taiping Army's offensive was also suspended. In the air full of burnt and smoky smells, they turned to rescue and resettle those civilians in the city who had been damaged by the fire.
At the same time, amidst the raindrops, various follow-up reports also gathered in front of Zhou Huaian, who had already arrived in the camp outside the city.
"Reporter, the Wuzhou (Jinhua) Governor Wang Altar who has been seriously injured has been captured..."
"The report found that the hiding place of Luyo, the governor of Juzhou (now Lishui), has been drunk and killed himself."
"Report, when the Taizhou governor Chuangqiu Yin was in the city, he suddenly opened the west gate to lead the crowd to rush, and now the fourth group of the Tuqie is in the right pursuit..."
"Reported, Muzhou (now Jiande) Assassin Du Ruxiu led the remnant to fight stubbornly in Xifang City and was burned in the fire on the spot..."
"The report, Quzhou (now Quzhou) governor Chen Ru's whereabouts are unknown after the collapse of the governor, and they are still being searched..."
"The report, the training team outside the city found that someone was falling down the wall in the southwest corner and fell into the trench. It has been preliminarily identified as Kuozhou (now Suichang) Assassin Yuantai,"
Zhou Huaian couldn't help but nodded. In this way, with the exception of Zhu Bao, a Wenzhou (now Wenzhou) governor who returned to the government in advance, and Zhang Zimian, who hid in the inner city by setting fire, almost all the main upper-level and backbone members of the Southern Zhejiang Allied Forces were wiped out here. Up.
Although there are still large tracts of land that have not been occupied and more to go down, the second phase of this Zhedong campaign has basically been reached; the rest is how to slowly concoct the damaged part of Zhang Zimiao who is trapped in the inner city.
So as a personal celebration in a certain sense, he called Nie Wushuang over again, and stood on the top floor of the only intact West Gate Tower, on the terrace with a wide view but no one could peek into, and he came to enjoy the heaven and the earth. Overtime in the rain.
However, by the next day, Zhou Huaian received bad news, good news, and bad news that was not bad. The bad news is that the long-awaited Huainan Army finally attacked Jiang with all its strength.
The good news is that after the remnants of Qian Gumei’s Fujian army and Kong Liluo’s overseas volunteers merged, they counterattacked again under Yongjia City in Wenzhou, and the Wenzhou governor Zhu Bao, who was trapped in the city, fell after getting Jinhua and all the people inside. After the news, Kaicheng abandoned the guard and fled.
The bad news is that the remnant of Cheng Dazhe in Longyou County, under the siege of the local soil group and village soldiers, insisted on the arrival of reinforcements from Jiangxi; now it is carrying out suppression and extermination work in the local area.
Then, the inner city of Jinhua, which was besieged by Tuantuan, also sent a message, but it was Zhang Zimian who wanted to talk to me in person. (End of this chapter)