Fenghou

Zhang Dutou is called Zhang Yin. He was originally a young hunter in Zhongnan Mountain. He joined Chen Qing's army in Zhongnan County.

This Zhang Yin's greatest skill is climbing trees and rocks. Chen Qing saw him climb up a [-]-foot-high cliff with only a knife, and only took a short cup of tea.

With him as the core, Chen Qing established a flying ape team of 20 people, belonging to the scout battalion. They are basically hunters. Chen Qing has always actively recruited such unique people, such as Dingxizhai for them. The young Orion who led the way was also recruited into the Flying Ape team by Chen Qing.

With a wave of his hand, a young man rushed away with nineteen men carrying battering poles.

Chen Qing also ordered Liu Cui and Niu Gao to lead one thousand crossbowmen and one thousand spear troops each to ambush on both sides of the official road to the east to deal with the Xixia people's sneak attack.

Zhang Yin and his men are attacking the city with long poles tonight. The reason why Zhang Yin does not use a knife to climb the city, he has already inquired clearly before coming. Cheng, and only a dozen years of history, such a city wall has no gaps at all, and a knife cannot be inserted into it.

So they adopted another way of climbing the city, using long poles to climb the city.

This kind of long pole is made of bamboo poles, not cut directly from the mountain, but similar to throwing poles of siege vehicles. Bamboo poles are soaked in oil for several months, and then dried for several months. Repeat this four or five times, which takes about time. Two years, if it is the throwing pole of the siege engine, it will take longer, at least nine times of soaking and nine times of drying.

The bamboo pole obtained in this way is extremely tough and difficult to break, so this kind of bamboo pole is called a siege pole, and it is mainly used for sneak attacks at night.

This way is a group of three people, using a five-foot-long siege pole. The soldiers at the front end are required to be thin and capable, and the soldiers at the rear end are generally two people, who are required to be tall and fat.

Seeing that there was no movement above the city, Zhang Yin waved his hand, "Go!"

Two groups of six soldiers rushed out with two long siege poles on their shoulders. They had all undergone extensive training and cooperated very tacitly. They rushed to the city wall. After jumping, the two tall and strong soldiers behind continued to run holding the back end of the battering pole, supporting the soldiers in front. The soldiers ran higher and higher on the city wall, and gradually ran to the top of the city.

Two short soldiers went to the city one after another. They climbed the battlements and looked at both sides. There were no golden soldiers on both sides. They quickly took off the rope ladders on their bodies, hung one end on the battlements, and threw the other end down.

Zhang Yin and other soldiers quickly climbed to the top of the city, and they fixed the climbing net made of thick ropes on the city wall.

Not long after, Yang Zaixing led [-] soldiers to swarm over, grabbed the rope net and quickly climbed to the top of the city...

Chen Qing watched Yang Zaixing's army enter the city from a distance, and he let go of his heart. In fact, there were only a hundred golden soldiers in Ganquan Fort, and he didn't really care about it. their rivals...

At this moment, the gate of the city opened and the drawbridge fell. Yang Zaixing stood at the gate with a spear in his hand. Chen Qing was overjoyed, "The army rushed in!"

More than 2000 cavalry cavalry suddenly mobilized, and there was a thunderous sound of horseshoes. Chen Qing suddenly realized, "Not good!" '

With the sound of horseshoes, the Xixia people should be in a hurry.

"First Battalion follow me!"

Chen Qing shouted, and the [-] cavalry behind him ran to the northeast after him...

'Woo--woo--' The horns in the east also blew continuously, followed by the sound of horseshoes, and the three thousand Xixia cavalry also broke out at the same time.

The leader of the Xixia Army is called Cao Li, a general who is equivalent to the commander of the Song Army. He was ordered by Li Mingxiu, the general of Deshun Prefecture, to look for opportunities to capture Ganquan Fort.

In the past, they had always been jealous of Jin Guo, and they dared not attack Ganquan Fort for a long time. When the news came that Zhu Shengfei, the head coach of Song Junxin Chuanshan, took office, Li Mingxiu no longer cared about Jin Guo's attitude, and decided to attack Ganquan Fort. After capturing Ganquan Fort, a hundred gold soldiers were sent out of the country.

Ganquan Fort is of great significance to Xixia. If Ganquan Fort is not captured, the Xixia Army in Huizhou and Deshun Prefecture will not be able to go south to capture Qinzhou. Attack Longzhou and Fengxiang Mansion.

Ganquan Fort has a pivotal strategic significance for Xixia.

Cao Li originally decided to attack Ganquan Fort at the second watch, but he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes from the south. This was clearly the sound of horseshoes from the cavalry, and there were as many as two to three thousand people. Cao Li changed his mind and immediately understood that the Song Army , it must be Song Jun who came to kill him.

Unexpectedly, Song Jun also chose to attack the city tonight. Cao Li was anxious and shouted: "Blow the horn, attack!"

With the sound of the horn, three thousand Xixia cavalry suddenly mobilized, and thousands of troops charged towards the east gate...

But just after running for five miles, there was a sound of clappers in the woods on both sides. Immediately afterwards, dense arrows shot out from the woods on both sides. The Xixia army was caught off guard.

Cao Li was taken aback, and immediately ordered: "Go to the forest to the north!"

The opponent is a crossbowman, so it should be easier to deal with.

The Song Army's second round of arrows shot out, and Fengxiang's army fell hundreds of people again. Cao Li made up his mind. If the Song Army who was ambushing them was not dealt with, how would they capture Ganquan Fort?

The Xixia cavalry turned their horses and headed towards the woods to the north. It was inevitable to kill to the north. The south was full of rocks, which was not good for the cavalry.

Before they reached the woods, a thousand spear troops were killed from the woods, blocking the Xixia army, and the two sides handed over their soldiers and fought together.

But not long after the fierce battle, the trumpet blew from the west of the city. This was the horn of victory, announcing that Ganquan Fort had changed hands.

Cao Li was extremely anxious. They were held back by the Song Army, and they watched Ganquan Fort change hands. At this moment, there was a thunderous sound of horseshoes from the west, and a sharp Song Army cavalry came.

Seeing that there was no hope of capturing Ganquan Fort, and the situation was not good for him, Cao Li had no choice but to shout: "Withdraw the troops! Withdraw the troops!"

'Woo!Woo! '

With the sound of the horn to withdraw the troops, more than two thousand Xixia cavalry turned their horses and rushed eastward...

Chapter 200 new players

"No pursuit!"

Chen Qing yelled sharply, stopping the Song army from pursuing them. These Xixia cavalry marched and retreated in an orderly manner, and they withdrew immediately when the situation was unfavorable. .

If the general of this army is just an ordinary Xixia general, then the Xixia army is really a formidable enemy that should not be underestimated.

Chen Qing watched the Xixia cavalry go away, and said to Liu Cuiling, "Bring some prisoners of war into the city!"

Chen Qing led the army into the city, Liu Cui and Niu Gao simply cleaned up the battlefield, and escorted a dozen Xixia prisoners of war who were not killed by arrows into the castle...

After entering the city, Chen Qing understood why Ganquanbao was also called Xining County. It was indeed no different from a county town. The city wall was fourteen miles in circumference, and there were about a thousand households, most of whom were Han Chinese. There were north-south streets in the fort. On East-West Avenue, there are various shops, inns, restaurants, grocery stores, weapons stores, brothels, and there is also a small commercial complex in the center of the county, Wazi.

Ganquan Fort is an important military town, but it is also an important commercial town, with a radius of hundreds of miles. For this big city, several important official roads must pass through Ganquan Fort. Family.

In addition, Ganquanbao is also famous for producing high-quality leather boots. They can buy high-quality cattle and sheepskin from Xixia. With their own exquisite tanning and shoemaking techniques, Ganquanbao's leather boots can be sold at a high price no matter in Xixia or Song Dynasty. The price is good, so the people of Ganquanbao either do business and open shops, or tan fur, or make shoes.

The day was getting brighter, and the people of Ganquanbao woke up from a deep sleep all night, but the streets and alleys were very peaceful, as if they were not affected by the battle to seize the city last night, nor were they overjoyed by the arrival of the Song army.

The people in the frontier are not as sensitive to wars and alien races as the people in the interior. People here have seen a lot of wars and alien races. As long as they don't affect their lives, it doesn't matter who rules Ganquanbao.

Chen Qing could also understand the people here. The leather boots they made were sold to the Xixia people in large quantities. Speaking of which, the Xixia people were their main food and clothing parents. Of course they did not dislike the Xixia people.

But as long as they don't help the Xixia people to seize Ganquan Fort, the people in the city can do whatever they want.

Now Chen Qing is more concerned about where the Xixia army was last night?Will there be a second attack on Ganquan Fort, and then there will still be food issues. How much food is there in the city?

When Chen Qing came to the barracks warehouse, Marquis Yu Zhang Miao took dozens of soldiers to check supplies.

"Zhang Yuhou, how much food do you have?"

"There are more than 300 stones of grain, over [-] sheep, and hundreds of barrels of wine..."

It was really beyond Chen Qing's expectation, he said happily: "A hundred golden soldiers will have so much food?"

Zhang Miao shook her head, "Before there were [-] gold soldiers stationed here, when they withdrew they couldn't carry food and sheep, so they left them directly, even a hundred gold soldiers couldn't eat so much, so they left them to us in the end! "

A thousand shi is a lot of food!Enough to feed 5000 of them for half a month, plus 20 sheep, [-] days of military rations.

Chen Qing thought for a while and then asked Yang Zaixing next to him, "How to solve the food for the people in the city?"

Yang Zaixing scratched his head, "I'm going to inquire about this situation."

"Don't inquire!"

Marquis Yu Zhang Miao stood up and said with a smile: "I understand the situation. There is a Baishui River in the west, about fifteen miles away from Ganquan Castle. There are thousands of acres of wheat fields on both sides of the river, all of which are planted by the castle. Buy it from Huizhou or Deshun Prefecture."

"How about buying more? For example, buy some for us." Chen Qing had this idea.

Zhang Miao shook her head, "I'm afraid the Xixia Army will not allow food to be transported here in the future."

Chen Qing knew that what Zhang Miao said was right. I am afraid that the food supply in Ganquanbao would be a big problem in the future. Forget it.

At this time, a soldier rushed over, "Qi report to the commander, Commander Zheng is here!"

Zheng Ping actually came, Chen Qing was overjoyed and hurried back to the big tent.

Walking at the door of the big tent, I heard Zheng Ping complaining, "I knew I shouldn't have delayed in Gangu County, or we would have caught up, and it's all your fault, you brat."

"Brother Fat, how can you blame me, it's you who want to visit brothels, okay?"

"Hey!" The voice was so familiar.

Chen Qing suddenly thought of one person, and hurriedly opened the curtain and walked in. There were only two people inside, besides the fat Zheng Ping, there was also a young general.

Chen Qing recognized at a glance that it was his brother Liu Qiong from Lin'an martial arts school.

"It really is you, I said just now that the voice is so familiar."

Chen Qing laughed and stepped forward, Liu Qiong was a little embarrassed and saluted: "For a lowly position, see the control!"

Chen Qing's eyes lit up, "Could it be that you have been assigned to the Qinzhou Army?"

Liu Qiong nodded, "It's what my uncle meant. He wrote to me and asked me to choose the Qinzhou Army. I have a chance to choose myself."

Liu Qiong's uncle is Liu Ziyu, speaking of which he is still Liu Cui's cousin, and also a fierce general with outstanding archery skills, which really makes Chen Qing very happy.

Zheng Ping next to him blinked, and said in a low voice, "Old Chen, did you forget me, Fatty? I was able to defend you from Zhu Goutou's swords and swords in Hanzhong."

Chen Qing patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "I invite you to a banquet tonight, and I'll welcome you guys by the way, are you satisfied!"

"Don't mention the celebration, why don't you go to war tonight, let me miss it, hey!"

"With your chance, the Xixia people will never let it go."

"Really?" Zheng Ping blinked his small eyes and asked in disbelief.

"Will I still lie to you?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "The importance of Ganquan Fort, the people of Xixia know much better than us, they will not be reconciled."

……

At night, Chen Qing held a grand bonfire banquet in the barracks to celebrate the capture of Fort Ganquan, and at the same time greeted Zheng Ping and Liu Qiong. However, considering the whereabouts of the Xixia Army last night, Chen Qing banned the night banquet and drinking, and could only eat meat and other things. Tea instead of wine.

The army killed a thousand sheep and lit [-] piles of fire. Around the bonfire, everyone cut and grilled meat, ate meat with open stomachs, and laughed loudly. Although there was no wine, tea could only be used instead of wine, but it did not affect everyone's fullness. Emotions.

"Liu Qiong, where did Hu Yan go?" Chen Qing still couldn't forget his friend Hu Yantong.

"Back to the control, he originally wanted to choose the Qinzhou Army, but his father didn't want to, and he didn't even go back to Han Dutong's side. He had no choice but to join the Imperial Army as a commander because of his favor."

The Imperial Army is now the emperor Zhao Gou's personal soldiers, and if nothing else happens, Hu Yantong will be Liu Kai's generals in the future.

Liu Qiong scratched her head and said again: "The better news is that the army we trained is now under the control of Huyan."

That's not bad, it's really good news.

"Is there any news? For example, did someone ask you to send a message?" Chen Qing hinted at Liu Qiong.

Liu Qiong opened her mouth wide, and slapped herself hard on the forehead, "There is a letter, which Lu Xianggong entrusted me to deliver, and there is also a box, which I damn well forgot, I'll go get it right away!"

Liu Qiong jumped up and ran away, but Chen Qing didn't have time to shout and watched him run away.

At this time, Zheng Ping, who was sitting beside Chen Qing, said anxiously: "You should ask me, I met Zhu Shengfei's special envoy in Chengji County."

Chen Qing sneered, "I know Zhu Shengfei won't let me go!"

"But that Shen Dayuan failed in his investigation this time. I heard from Lao Yang that he investigated very carefully and even went to find the driver, but still found nothing."

"What do the coachmen say?"

"The coachman only said that there are boxes and sacks, weapons are written on the boxes, and food and military uniforms are written on the sacks. What can they say?"

The silver and silk were packed in boxes, and the sacks contained copper coins and cloth. At that time, they were used to deal with the pass inspection. Some of the outer sacks contained grain. Soldiers unloaded and transported the goods by themselves, so the driver always thought they were transporting weapons. and armor and the like.

"Control, you said that this investigation failed, what will Zhu Shengfei do?"

Chen Qing picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Unless he gets the power to serve me, he really has nothing to do with me. No matter what he does, I can deal with it, but this is a matter of the future, and soon his troubles will be over." coming."

"How to say?"

Chen Qing smiled faintly, "The Xixia Army's attack on Ganquan Fort was not accidental. It should have a direct relationship with Zhu Shengfei's appointment. If I guessed correctly, the Qi Army will respond soon. The army replenishes money and rations, but instead wants to rely on the whole person to gain prestige, and when Zhang Jun loses all the territory he has worked so hard to build, how will I see him face the court and the emperor?"

Chapter 2 Changes

Although physically exhausted and sleepy, Chen Qing still kept his spirits up and wrote a letter to Lu Yihao. In the letter, Lu Yihao proposed that he hoped that he would return to the southeast to take up a job. If he agreed, he could recommend him to join the newly formed Yuqian Zhongrui Army.

Lu Yihao also pointed out in the letter that Wang Yan was recommended by Zhang Jun to serve as Zhiyue Prefecture, and he was going to participate in Li Gang's battle against Dongting bandit Yang Yao. Wang Yan should have a chance to make a comeback.

Lu Yihao must have seen the risks that Zhu Shengfei would face when he took the post of the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, so he tried his best to persuade him to go to the southeast to take up the post.

Chen Qing put down his pen, and lightly played with a jade tablet on the table. It was a piece of Khotan jade, with no patterns or words on it. It should have been given to him by Lu Xiu. It's all about nothing, I hope you're safe.

Chen Qing hung the jade plaque around his neck. He pondered for a moment and wrote with a pen:

Qinghai Changyun dark snow-capped mountains, lonely city looking at Yumen Pass.Yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never be returned if it is not broken.

Chen Qing sent people out of the city overnight, sent the letter to Hanzhong, and then sent it to Lin'an from Hanzhong.

……

Early the next morning, Chen Qing received information sent back by Zhao Xiaoyi. They found the main force of the Xixia Army thirty miles to the east, not more than 2000 people from last night, but 2 people.

This information confirmed my guess that the Xixia army launched an offensive because of Zhu Shengfei's arrival, the [-] army was just the vanguard to capture Ganquan Fort, and the [-] army was the main force.