It is a pity that the Hanghu army did not bite the bullet and defeat Tonglu first. If Huaidong borrowed the road from Tonglu and went directly up the Qianjiang River to attack Chun'an, it would be able to drag most of the She family's troops in western Zhejiang and dare not go north.

Best policy.

Lin Fu asked Fu Qinghe: "The troops and horses of the She family in Dongyang County should be almost exhausted, right?"

"There are still five thousand defenders," Fu Qinghe said, "but according to the intelligence collected, half of them are newly recruited soldiers. The number of dead soldiers who are truly loyal to the She family should be less than half..."

"Oh, Shewenzhuang put a bait just for us to eat it, but he still can't make us eat it comfortably. After all, this bait is used by him to buy time!" Gao Zongting said.

"Leave it to Zhang Gou to take charge of the attack on Dongyang County. Chen Kuili's troops from the eastern Zhejiang camp will also be transferred up to fully assist in the siege. After seeing the blood, they can be used to defend Dongyang with confidence in the future. Ao Canghai will lead his troops down first."

Lin Fu said, "We can't fight in central Zhejiang anyway. It doesn't make much sense for the main force of the Changshan Army to stay outside Dongyang. It's better to come down first and make preparations..."

There is a feasible valley road from Tonglu to Lanxi County in Quzhou. After Huaidong captures Dongyang County, it has to go deep into the valley plains of central Zhejiang, or even attack Shangluo and Xinzhou. Tonglu must be captured first, so that there is no need to worry about catching turtles in the urn.

The She family deployed few elite troops in Dongyang County, but the troops in Tonglu were relatively sufficient. The She family wanted to prevent the entire northward march from being blocked by Huaidong, and the other was to prevent Huaidong from going deep into central Zhejiang.

; Otherwise, the troops and horses of the She family going north can probably turn back the carbines and abandon Jiangning first, and the large group of troops will first enter the valley in central Zhejiang from Tonglu to copy the Huaidong Army's retreat.

"In the final analysis, the biggest headache right now is Yue Lengqiu's reaction," Gao Zongting said. "Jiangning should have issued an edict to Jiangzhou and Shouzhou. We can block the Huaixi soldiers and horses from crossing the river. If Yue Lengqiu cannot bear it,

I went back to Jiangning first, but we didn’t catch up, so this problem is also very difficult!”

"For Yue Lengqiu, it is more likely that he will only leave a small number of troops in Jiangzhou, and he will personally lead the army into the outskirts of Jiangning to observe the situation," Song Fu said, "Yue Lengqiu should have better patience than Meng Yishan.

But it would be difficult to ask him to stand still in Jiangzhou..."

Everything in Jiangzhou depends on Jiangning's supply. Yue Lengqiu cannot imitate Lin Fu and regard Emperor Yongxing's decree as shit and not even take a look at it. If Jiangning is not compromised and Yue Lengqiu does not move, he will be held accountable afterwards.

; If Jiangning falls, Jiangzhou will also be cut off from supplies and will be in trouble. In Jiangzhou, it is difficult for Yue Lengqiu to sit as motionless as in Huaidong. If Yue Lengqiu is lured out, Jiangzhou will be in danger.

Compared with Jiangning, the She family's first goal should be Jiangzhou. Only by winning Jiangzhou can the situation in Jiangxi be complete, and only then can the entire Poyang Lake Plain be completely occupied, and only then can the She family have a place to recuperate and restore their vitality.

Considering the overall situation, Yue Lengqiu should stay in Jiangzhou. It is a pity that Emperor Yongxing would not consider the overall situation and ask Yue Lengqiu to stay in Jiangzhou instead of saving Jiangning. Compared with the risks of staying in Jiangzhou, Yue Lengqiu's rate

The benefits of aiding Jiangning with troops may be too great, and they may even replace Chen Xiyan as the chief assistant and take control of Jiangning's garrison.

Compared with this, Jiangzhou's gains and losses must not be that important in Yue Lengqiu's eyes.

However, Huaidong had the means to stop Dong Yuan's Huaixi troops from crossing the river, but they had no confidence in stopping Yue Lengqiu's Jiangzhou troops from advancing eastward.

"Well, even if the She family temporarily occupies Jiangzhou, even if Jiangning is lost, the situation is not too bad to be handled," Lin Fu said, "Send someone to Hangzhou tomorrow and tell them clearly that Huaidong's soldiers and horses

We need to borrow the road from Hangzhou, and the Han Caizhi Division of the Zhejiang-Fujian Camp will be incorporated into the Changshan Army from now on. It has been a long time since we had a good fight in an open place."

Although Lin Fu had just come to Xiaoshan to supervise the battle, he knew the deployment of troops in eastern Zhejiang very well.

"If the She family captures Jiangning, will we march west from Huzhou, forcibly cut off the communication between Huizhou and Jiangning, and force the She family to come out to fight?" Gao Zongting asked.

"Of course," Lin Fu said, "Is Jiangning so easy for the She family to take advantage of?"

Even considering that the Changshan Army will suffer casualties when attacking Dongyang County, the number of Huaidong infantry assembled in Xiaoshan will eventually reach 50,000; on the Yangtze River, the Hailing Army that was temporarily reorganized in the middle of the year and those who are about to join Ge Cunxin

The main force of the second water battalion he led was nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Even if the She family transferred all their main forces to the vicinity of Jiangning, Lin Fu was still determined to go there and fight a big battle.

Song Fu smiled slightly. In theory, if the She family takes Jiangning and Jiangzhou, it can connect the thousands of miles of Jiangning, Huizhou and Jiangzhou to the west, but the She family will need time to digest it.

It will take time for She Feixiong to attack Jiangzhou. Coming from Jiangzhou, Hukou, Chizhou, and Yicheng are all big cities on the south bank of the Yangtze River. They have to capture them one by one before Jiangzhou can be considered connected with Jiangning, which will take a lot of time.

Yue Lengqiu led the main force of Jiangzhou to the east, and could mobilize 50,000 to 60,000 troops and horses. With Yue Lengqiu's scheming, even if he gave up Jiangzhou, he would still leave a way out for himself between Chizhou and Yicheng.
Chapter completed!