Fenghou

Chen Qing led the army to kill down the hillside, but he saw the governor Tang Shaoqing at a glance. Tang Shaoqing's face was distinctive, and there was a very long scar, which was left by a fight when he was young, and he had been with him all his life. Chen Qing recognized him immediately with his red-tasseled and golden pocket-handle.

Chen Qing laughed, "General Tang, does the dress I gave you fit?"

Tang Shaoqing immediately realized that General Song in front of him was Chen Qing, and strong hatred welled up in his heart. Without saying a word, he urged his horse to kill Chen Qing, his spear flying like pear blossoms in the sky.

Chen Qing sneered, this flashy marksmanship can only scare a three-year-old child!

He shouted sharply, and stabbed Tang Shaoqing's throat straight with Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand. It was simple and unremarkable, but incomparably fast.

Tang Shaoqing was taken aback. He was skilled in martial arts and could judge the consequences. Fang Tian drew the halberd too fast. Before the tip of his spear pierced Chen Qing's chest, the tip of the opponent's halberd pierced his neck.

He immediately returned the gun, raised the barrel of the gun, and shouted: "Go!"

Unexpectedly, Chen Qing's long halberd was as heavy as a mountain. He didn't stand it up, but slowed down a little. Seeing that the tip of the halberd was in front of him, he couldn't dodge left or right. , his body tilted, and he fell off the horse with the gun. This was the only way to avoid the halberd.

'thump! '

Tang Shaoqing fell off his horse, and his face was covered with snow. He was about to get up when suddenly there was a sharp pain in the back of his neck, and he felt that there was a halberd point under his jaw. At this moment, his dream of a bright future, he The hopes of the Jiedu Envoy all died under Chen Qing's halberd.

With a wave of his halberd, Chen Qing chopped off Tang Shaoqing's head, then raised the head with the tip of the halberd and shouted: "This is the head of the enemy general. Brothers, the enemy will definitely be defeated!"

Chen Qing hit the morale of the enemy army, and at the same time encouraged his own soldiers. The morale of the cavalry of the Song army was greatly boosted, and they flanked back and forth, killing the cavalry of the Qi army to defeat them...

Wan Yanchang was extremely cunning. While running away, he took off his white fox cloak, threw it on a soldier, and threw his brocade mink fur cap on him. He felt that his beard was too long, and he would be caught When Song Jun found out, he simply pulled out his dagger and cut off his beard.

Sure enough, as he expected, more than 300 Song cavalry suddenly rushed out from behind and cut off their retreat. Wan Yanchang shouted, "Escape to the east!"

More than a dozen personal soldiers urged the horse to flee eastward, but he himself fled westward with two soldiers.

General Liu Cui led [-] cavalry to intercept the enemy's retreat. He saw the Jurchen nobles in white fox fur and brocade sable hair, and they fled to the east in a panic surrounded by a dozen of their men.

There were only three Jurchen soldiers in the west, and at this time, the cavalry of the Qi army in front was routed. Liu Cui shouted to Zhang Jian, the deputy commander: "Lead your brothers to intercept the Qi army, and I will chase and kill the enemy chieftain."

He drew his bow and shot an arrow at the deserters in the west, and then urged his horses to chase the Jurchen nobles in the east.

Liu Cui's arrow hit Wan Yanchang's back, Wan Yanchang screamed and fell off his horse. Two Jurchen soldiers hurriedly helped him onto the horse and fled to the west in panic.

In this battle, the Song Army cavalry wiped out a thousand Qi Army cavalry with absolute superiority and killed Tang Shaoqing, the governor of the Qi Army. The fake Wan Yanchang, the real Wan Yanchang was seriously injured and escaped.

At this time, Chen Qing received news from scouts that Jurchen cavalry were found ten miles to the west.

This must be Wanyan Alupu's army coming.

Chen Qing immediately led the army to evacuate in the direction of Tongzhou in the northeast. Obviously, he was planning to evacuate Guanzhong via Luoshui Road.

……

Wanyan Alupu did not expect that he would save Wanyan Chang's life by dawdling.

Of course, if Wanyan Alupu hadn't dawdled, Wanyanchang wouldn't have been ambushed by the Song army at all.

Wanyan Alupu had never seen such a miserable Wanyan Chang. His precious beard was cut off, an arrow was stuck in his back, his whole body was purple with cold, and he was already in a coma and dying.

Wanyan Alupu hurriedly ordered the army to stop, set up a large tent, and ordered the military doctor to treat Wanyan Chang.

Wan Yanchang escaped in the end and was revived by a military doctor.

He grabbed Wanyan Alupu and was about to speak when his back felt a sharp pain, and he almost passed out from the pain.

Wanyan Alupu quickly persuaded him, "The superintendent's back arrow injury is more serious, it hurts the tendons, heal the injury first."

After the pain eased slightly, Wan Yanchang said anxiously: "It's Chen Qing, he's the one who ambushed my team."

Wanyan Alupu was taken aback, "Isn't he in Zhongnan County?"

"I also want to ask you, how did he get out? 3000 cavalrymen passed by under your nose, and you didn't notice it?"

Wanyan Alu shook his head like a rattle, "I have to ask Mrs. Wan, the living woman. He went to Zhongnan County before he knew the whereabouts of Chen Qing. How could he know about Chen Qing's whereabouts?

Wanyan Alupu is not stupid, Wanyanchang wants to shift the responsibility for Chen Qing's breakthrough to himself, so he won't be fooled into admitting it.

Having said that, Wanyan Alupu felt a little apprehensive in his heart. He thought of the 3000-man army before. Could it be that they were really Chen Qing's team, which slipped away from under his nose.

Wanyan Alupu screamed in his heart that something was wrong, he had to go back and warn Xiao Cong not to talk nonsense, otherwise the fourth prince would not spare him.

……

Two days later, Wanyan Huonu led the army back to Jingzhao. The news that the Jin soldiers were slaughtering the city in Zhongnan County quickly spread throughout Guanzhong, arousing the strong indignation of the people in Guanzhong. Although Wanyan Huonu finally withdrew to Taiyuan, he The bad results left behind have been fermenting in Guanzhong, and even the lackeys of the Jin soldiers were hated by the people of Guanzhong. Soon after the beginning of spring, three anti-gold rebels appeared in Guanzhong, active in Zhongnan Mountain in the south and Fangshan in the north.

But the encirclement and suppression of Chen Qing ended in failure, and Wan Yanchang almost lost his life. Two months later, Wan Yanchang, who had recovered from his injuries, rushed to Youzhou to plead guilty to the benefactor.

Chapter 165 The Beginning of Spring

Winter is coming to spring, and in the blink of an eye, it will be mid-January in the third year of Shaoxing. The snow thaws, everything recovers, and the breath of spring permeates every corner of Guanzhong.

But in the same way, with the coming of spring, the war of Dashanguan finally came.

Wanyan Wushu invested 3 troops to attack Dasan Pass day and night, while the [-] defenders of Dasan Pass, under the command of Wu Jie, stood firm and gave the Jin soldiers severe blows. In just ten days, Jinbing killed more than [-] people.

But Wanyan Wushu was sure to win this time, regardless of the cost, he reinforced another [-] troops, and announced that the first general who invaded the city would be awarded [-] guan with the seal of ten thousand households.

Although there must be brave men under the heavy rewards, which made the Jinbing attack harder, the casualties were also more severe. In just three days, the Jinbing casualties once again exceeded 2.

Of course, the Song Army also paid a heavy price, with more than 7000 casualties, but the Dashan Pass was still extremely strong and stood tall, making it difficult for the Jin soldiers to cross the Dashan Pass.

In the early morning of this day, it was rare for the Jin soldiers to stop attacking, and Wu Ling hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army, "Brother looking for me?"

Wu Jie nodded, "Come in! Something strange happened today."

Wu Ling went into the big tent and sat down, pinched his shoulders and smiled, "Continuous sieges are really exhausting, what's the matter?"

Wu Jie put an arrow letter on the table, "This was picked up by the soldiers on the top of the city early this morning. I don't know who shot it?"

"What content?"

"It means that Chen Qing's army is already lurking near Heshangyuan, ready to attack the opponent's camp at any time. We need to cooperate well. Once the enemy's rear is unstable, we will rush out of the city. It sounds like what Zheng Ping wrote. "

"Aren't the archers afraid that this letter will fall into the hands of the enemy?"

"That's the strange thing. Chen Qingming can contact us through Xianren Pass, and Zheng Ping knows it, so why does he take the risk of shooting arrows at us from the battlefield?"

Wu Ling understood a little bit, he smiled slightly and said, "Brother is worried that this is Wanyan Wushu's trick to trick us into going out of the city to fight?"

Wu Jie nodded, "I do suspect that this is a trick, but what if it is true?"

Wu Ling put away his smile, pondered for a moment and said: "It can be done like this, send a pigeon letter to Xianrenguan, ask Liu Zan to send someone to Wucheng Town Inn, leave a message, and put three plum blossom stamps on the next arrow letter. If the letter is true, then there must be one in the next arrow letter, if not, it is a fake."

"That's a good idea!"

Wu Jie said happily, "Just do what you said."

At this time, Wu Ling remembered something again, and asked quickly, "Has the rumor maker been caught?"

Just five days ago, a message suddenly spread from the Bazi Army and Liu Kai's Jingyuan Army, "The imperial court has decided to abandon Dasan Pass and retreat to Hanzhong." '

This news seriously affected morale, causing a loophole in the defense, and the enemy almost attacked the city. In the past few days, Wu Jie has been busy putting out the fire, explaining to the soldiers that there is absolutely no such thing.

Wu Jie nodded, "I have already found out some clues. This matter may be related to Fu Xuan?"

"Fu Xuan?"

"It's him. I found out that the rumors came from his army at first. The rumors are a small problem. I'm afraid that when the siege battle starts, their army will suddenly collapse, and the customs clearance will be over."

"That's why I told my elder brother that Fu Xuan's generals must be replaced and sent home. The soldiers are fine, but I'm afraid that these generals, elder brother, are always too benevolent."

Wu Jie sighed, "You are right, I should have done it long ago, leaving a hidden danger."

Wu Ling said decisively: "It's still too late, hand over his army to me, I'll replace the generals, and the commander will send all the above back home for vacation."

Wu Jie also knew that he couldn't be soft-handed now, so he finally made up his mind, "Okay! Find an excuse to gather the commanders and generals together and send them away overnight."

Wu Ling sneered, "Just tonight, just call them for an emergency meeting, stay away from the soldiers, and shoot them on the spot if they refuse to obey!"

……

That night, Wu Jie summoned dozens of commanders and generals of the Eight Character Army on the grounds of urgent discussions.

Wu Jie immediately announced that some of them had liaison with Jin Bing, and all of them will be suspended until the investigation is clear, and they will be reinstated after the war is over. Notice.

If you don't accept it, you can go to Chengdu to file a complaint with the Xuanfu envoy. Anyone who dares to make trouble here will be killed.

Under threats and lures, the generals had no choice but to accept the arrangement, and were sent away directly after receiving the money. As for their luggage, their personal soldiers would naturally send it back.

Most of these generals were promoted by Fu Xuan later. Almost all of Wang Yan's generals were cleaned up before, and were sent home by Fu Xuan under the same pretext.

Wu Jie immediately promoted a group of his confidants to join Fu Xuan's army, and only then did he firmly control the army.

……

Pengyang County in the south of Yuanzhou is a small county with a population of less than [-]. The circumference of the city is only twelve miles, so small that it is almost forgotten.

Chen Qing and his [-] troops spent a winter here. Chen Qing originally wanted to go to Qingyang Mansion, but he found that Qingyang Mansion was occupied by the Kingdom of Jin in name, but it was actually controlled by Xixia .

Not only Qingyang Mansion, but also the Security Army, Huanqing Prefecture, Zhenrong Prefecture, etc. Almost all the state capitals bordering Xixia were annexed by Xixia, and Jin Guo didn't care. The country acquiesced in Xixia's encroachment on the northwestern territory of the Song Dynasty.

Yuanzhou originally had a thousand golden soldiers stationed in Linjing County in the north. It was this golden soldier who first discovered the accident in Pingliang Mansion, and the commander directly reported it to the Jin Kingdom court with an eagle letter.

But now this golden soldier has been transferred to Pingliang Mansion, and there is no garrison in Yuanzhou for the time being, which also allows Chen Qing's army to rest in Yuanzhou for a month.

At this time, Chen Qing had already received the news that the battle for Dasan Pass broke out, and the time for his departure also arrived at the same time.

Wonju in late January is also full of spring, the ice and snow melt, the trees are covered with green clothes, the field is thriving, covered with tender grass, and the war horses are happily chewing the tender and juicy grass. The river is clear and sweet, and the whole The land in northern Shaanxi is filled with the breath of spring.

On a warm spring night, three thousand cavalry left the small county of Pengyang silently, and drove south along the official road.

Passing through Pingliang Mansion from the east, without disturbing the Jin soldiers of Pingliang Mansion, they went all the way south. Five days later, three thousand cavalry arrived at Weihe River.

Chen Qing immediately sent two cavalrymen to Xianren Pass, where he still had more than 300 soldiers recovering from injuries. If Zheng Ping's 500 men were added, their army would reach [-].

At this time, several scout cavalry who went to find the boat rushed over and said: "Commander Qi, a pontoon bridge was found on the Weihe River!"

This is a new thing, before there was no pontoon bridge on the Weihe River, Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Go south and cross the bridge!"

A quarter of an hour later, everyone arrived at the Weihe River, and indeed they saw a pontoon bridge on the Weihe River, which had been controlled by Hu Yanlei's subordinates.

The army continued to move forward and crossed the Wei River in just a moment.

After crossing the Wei River, it was less than a hundred miles away from the monk. Strictly speaking, they had already entered the war zone, and they would encounter the sentinel cavalry of the Jin soldiers at any time.

The team marched day and night, marching along the south bank of the Weihe River, and walked for three days for a distance of less than a hundred miles.

That night, the army arrived at the old camp of Jinbing, that is, the camp before they moved to Heshangyuan. The camp was deserted, and there was no big tent in sight. Only a long fence remained in the north.

Chen Qing rode his horse to a hill. To the north was the turbid Weihe River, wrapped in a large amount of silt and flowing slowly and heavily to the east. In the far south, Chen Qing saw the dots of fire, just like the Milky Way in the sky. Long stretches lie across the vast wilderness, covering tens of miles.

"That's the monk's original Jinbing camp!" Chen Qing pointed at the Xinghe Road in the distance with his horsewhip.

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "That's right, it's about thirty miles away from here."

"So close?"

"Daying itself occupies a vast area. Didn't Zheng Ping's information last time say that the warehouse area alone has thousands of acres."

Chen Qing sighed softly, "It's been three months, and I don't know what Fatty Zheng is doing now?"

At this moment, a cavalry cavalry of about a hundred men appeared in the south, and the dust was flying, rushing towards the abandoned camp.

Chapter 166 Exposed

Chen Qing almost always walks at night, just to avoid the sentry cavalry of the golden soldiers, but no matter how careful he is, what should come will still come.

Chen Qing calmly looked at the sentinel cavalry from far and near, and immediately ordered: "General Liu Cui led his headquarters to surround them, try to catch them alive, but not let any one go!"

"Follow the order!"

Liu Cui saluted and turned the horse's head to lead the army.

Under the moonlight, Chen Qing could vaguely see that this group of sentinel cavalry was not the Jurchens, but the Han Chinese Association Army, but no matter who they were, they were a huge threat to him.

Wanyan Wushu's defense of the camp was extremely strict. He designated the [-] miles of the camp as the core defense area, requiring sentry cavalry to patrol day and night, and patrol every blind spot.

The sentinel cavalry that Chen Qing encountered was the Jin Bingxie Army who was in charge of patrolling the Weihe River. They had already discovered movement in the abandoned camp, and they were rushing over to check it out.

The cavalry of the Congregation Army had just approached the abandoned camp, and suddenly a cavalry was shot out from both sides of the hillside. Dozens of arrows were shot at them. Scared out of his wits, he turned around and fled.

But it was too late, they were surrounded from front to back, left and right, and the leading general yelled, "If you don't surrender, none of them will survive!"

The remaining twenty or so cavalrymen dismounted one after another, dropped their weapons and knelt down and surrendered.

Not long after, Dutou, who joined the army for the chief association, was dragged in front of Chen Qing. He knelt down and begged for mercy, "General, please spare your life! We are all here to make a living, and we are definitely not sincerely working for the Jurchens."

"Whose subordinates are you?"

"We are the subordinates who command Li Nong."