Fenghou

In Nanzheng County, thousands of young and strong men recruited from other counties and villages are rushing to harvest wheat. They have been fighting for seven or eight days and have harvested [-]% of the wheat fields in Xingyuan Prefecture. A large amount of wheat has been shipped to Han Mian County upstream of the water.

At the same time, a large number of people on the official road left Nanzheng County with their families. Not all the people went to Bashu, only a part of them went to Bashu, and many fled to remote counties and villages in the west of Hanzhong.

The military granaries in the city were already empty, and the military warehouses were also basically empty. Some were distributed to the people in the city, and some were transported to the countryside by young and strong men to hide them. A large amount of military materials were also taken away by the people for hiding.

Liu Ziyu led dozens of government archers to patrol the county seat. Seventy percent of the people in the city had left, and another thirty percent were unwilling to leave. The officials were going door to door to persuade them.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes at the East City Gate, and a group of cavalry came galloping from outside the city. The cavalry ran and shouted: "Urgent military situation! Urgent military situation!"

It happened that Liu Ziyu was on the opposite side, he hurriedly urged his horse to meet him, and asked loudly, "What's the emergency situation?"

The leading sergeant knew him, so he reined in his horse and said, "Report to Lord Liu, Rao Fengguan has fallen, and the golden soldiers have entered Xingyuan Mansion!"

Liu Ziyu was taken aback, "What will fall?"

"I don't know who led the Jin soldiers. The enemy army came out from the Chanxi Valley and attacked the camp and Raofeng Pass. We were attacked by the enemy, and Wu Dutong had to give up Raofeng Pass!"

Liu Ziyu suddenly became nervous, and asked anxiously, "Where is Wu Dutong now?"

"It has already been retreated. Wu Dutong asked the Xuanfu envoy to withdraw southward immediately, and asked the governor to organize the people to withdraw southward!"

Liu Ziyu sneered, Zhu Shengfei had already run away.

"I see, thank you for your hard work, I will notify the Xuan Fu envoy to retreat!"

Liu Ziyu immediately asked the officials to urge the rest of the people to leave. He was secretly glad that his hunch was correct and most of the people and supplies were removed, otherwise it would be a big trouble to start the migration now.

But even so, the remaining [-]% of the people heard that Jin Bing had been killed, and they were so shocked that they fled with their families, causing chaos on the street. Most of the people didn't want to leave, but they didn't believe that Jin Bing would come in , but they packed up and fled as soon as there was a sign of trouble.

Liu Ziyu rushed to the Xuanfu envoy's official office, and happened to meet Sima Wangsi who came out in a hurry to inquire about the news at the door.

"Prefect Liu, I heard that Raofeng Pass was lost, is it true?" Wang Si stepped forward and asked urgently.

Liu Ziyu nodded, "Someone secretly colluded with Jin Bing and led Jin Bing across the Cicada Valley. The Song Army was attacked by the enemy and had to retreat!"

"What now?"

"Wang Sima immediately took the rest of the officials to retreat to Bashu. I will arrange the county seat and discuss the countermeasures with Wu Dutong. Then I will retreat to Jianmen Pass!"

"I see, let's split up!"

Wang Si went back and organized the officials and their families to retreat, and Liu Ziyu went to Cangcheng.

The warehouse group in Nanzheng County is a single sub-city with hundreds of large warehouses. Most of the military materials that can be taken away have been taken away. At present, there are still tens of thousands of loads of fodder and a large amount of heavy luggage, such as siege Ladders, trebuchets, battering rams, nest carts and other materials, there are as many as [-] heavy-duty trebuchets alone, as well as camp fences, tents and other materials that cannot be taken away.

These heavy supplies are also strategic materials that the Kingdom of Jin desperately needs. Of course, Liu Ziyu will not leave them to the Jin soldiers.

"Fujun, how to deal with them?" Several subordinates asked.

"Burn it on fire! Burn it all together with the warehouse."

"Burn them all?" Everyone looked at each other, stunned.

Liu Ziyu's eyes also showed complicated feelings of reluctance, but he said decisively: "Pile up the fodder in each warehouse separately, and light the fire tonight!"

After a pause, he said without hesitation: "Notify all the young men who participated in the wheat harvesting in the afternoon to stop harvesting, and set fire to the wheat fields that were too late to be harvested, and not leave a single grain of wheat to the golden soldiers!"

2 Chapter Thirty

In the early morning of the next day, Wu Jie led [-] remnant troops to retreat to Nanzheng County. The wheat fields along the way were full of thick smoke. Out of the warehouse.

There was no way around this. Nanzheng County was not a military defensive city, and the city walls were not high or strong. Once the Jin soldiers attacked the city, they would definitely not be able to defend it. Burning the warehouse was also a last resort.

"Dutong, Prefect Liu is here!"

Wu Jie urged his horse to go up to meet him, only to see Liu Ziyu coming with a few of his men.

"Prefect Liu, have all the food and supplies been burned?"

Liu Ziyu shook his head, "I have already transferred the food and military supplies, the people in the city were basically evacuated, and most of the wheat was harvested and transported to Mian County, where a lot of supplies were also there. Baggage and fodder."

Wu Jie was overjoyed, in this case, the loss would be minimized.

"Where's Xuanfu envoy?" Wu Jie asked again.

"He went to Chengdu that night. Without his restraint, I could evacuate the people and supplies. It's a good thing he left!"

Speaking of this, Liu Ziyu looked at the army behind. There were only six to seven thousand people, and there were still many wounded.

"There are only a few of the more than 2 people left?"

Wu Jie snorted, "Fu Xuan's army withdrew before the enemy's sneak attack. I don't know where it went? I can only organize recruits to fight against the golden soldiers. There are heavy casualties. I have to wait until the guards withdraw. If you don't retreat, you can't stand the Jin soldiers' attack, and more than half of the recruits were killed or killed."

Liu Ziyu's gaze became serious, "Could it be that Fu Xuan is collaborating with the enemy?"

"Although I also find it strange, there is no evidence. He can also be said to be the local Orion leading the way. The key is how did he know that the Jin soldiers would come to attack? So he retreated in advance. I will report this matter to the Xuanfu envoy."

"Forget about Fu Xuan, what should we do next?"

Wu Jie said worriedly: "There are [-] puppet Qi troops facing each other at Dasan Pass. It is impossible for Wu Lin to divide his troops to go south, or he can only count on the [-] troops of your son. But once he leaves, what will happen to Beixianren Pass? If he knows Where is Fu Xuan's army, I can arrange it, [-] troops!"

"He may have gone to Bashu. I heard from some wheat harvesters this morning that an army took away the last batch of wheat in the middle of the night. There were about [-] people. It is estimated that it was Fu Xuan's army. He may have gone to the rice warehouse. Go south."

Wu Jie sighed, and said helplessly, "Then we can only divide the troops. I will lead 3000 people to Mian County, and the Fujun will take 4000 people to guard Jianmen Pass."

Liu Ziyu pondered for a while and said, "Actually, we can ask Chen Qing for help. He has more than 1 troops under his command and can support us."

"But isn't he fighting the Xixia Army?"

"The war is over!"

Liu Ziyu smiled and said: "Yesterday, I received the eagle letter from my eldest son Liu Zan. Chen Qing has defeated the [-] Xixia army, and the Xixia army has withdrawn."

'Defeat the [-] Xixia Army! '

Wu Jie was stunned when he heard this, and he sighed for a long time: "This is the Yangtze River where the waves behind push the waves ahead, and the younger generation is awesome!"

"Yes! I couldn't believe it when I heard the news yesterday. I had an intuition at the time. As long as he is in Sichuan and Shaanxi, we will be able to regain our homeland and Shaanxi Road sooner or later. The key is that we must not let Zhu Shengfei harm him. .”

Wu Jie nodded, "You are right, he is the fire seed of the Western Army, and it must not be extinguished."

At this moment, Wu Jie cheered up and said: "Let's do this! Let's jointly write a letter of appeal for help, send it to Beixian Renguan, and ask Liu Zan to forward it to him, and see if this kid will give us face to rescue."

Liu Ziyu chuckled and said, "I'll add Wang Yan's name, and the three of them will be named together, so it will be sure."

……

Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu finally agreed that Wu Jie would lead [-] troops to Mian County, and Liu Ziyu would lead [-] troops to Jianmen Pass, and there would be [-] defenders at Jianmen Pass to supplement the troops.

After the two of them broke up, a letter eagle flew from Nanzheng County, circled a few times in the air, and flew towards Xianrenguan in the northwest...

Chen Qingbing took back Chengji County without bloodshed. The [-] puppet Qi troops guarding Chengji County heard that Chen Renmo had returned with an army of [-]. They were so frightened that they abandoned the city and fled to Longzhou in panic.

Chen Qing led his army into the city, and won the warm welcome of the people all over the city in Chengji County. Tens of thousands of people poured out of the city to welcome the arrival of Chen Qing's army.

Not only because Chen Qing was the envoy of the Song Dynasty, but more importantly, Chen Qing gave relief to the people at critical moments. Even if his army left, he left five buckets of rice for each household. He also organized the people to farm to make a living. It was snatched away by the puppet Qi army, but the beans were already ripe, and the winter melons in front of and behind the house also grew up, saving the lives of countless people.

The common people support this army from the bottom of their hearts, and they are the only army in Qinzhou. This strong sense of identity is the common belief in the hearts of every common people.

Tens of thousands of people ate pots of pulp to welcome the Song army into the city. Without food, they could only use wild fruits to boil pulp to express their support.

Amidst the continuous bursts of warm cheers from both sides of the street, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty had bright armor and neatly lined up. Chen Qing waved to the people from time to time on his horse. At this time, dozens of elders knelt down in front of Chen Qing's horse.

Chen Qing hurriedly got off his horse and helped them up, "Elders, don't be like this, please get up quickly!"

The leading elder wept and said, "General Chen please stay in Chengji County and don't abandon us again!"

Chen Qing said apologetically, "I am the envoy of the Qinzhou government. Of course I would not abandon the people and flee. I led the army to Ganquan Fort because of the Xixia army's invasion. How could I know that the puppet Qi army suddenly marched westward at this time? I really don't know." We have been wronged by the fact that we have no skills at all.”

"We have absolutely no intention of blaming the general. It's just that the Puppet Qi army is greedy and brutal, no less than the Jin soldiers. Everyone lives like a year. We really don't want Chengji County to fall into their hands again."

In fact, Chen Qing also heard from Liu Scarzi that the puppet Qi army didn't squeeze much from the low-level people, and they also knew that they couldn't squeeze out money. They mainly targeted the big families and kept extorting them. The big families in Chengji County were all complaining.

If you buy food yourself, you will be paid at a high price. Will the Puppet Qi Army give it?In stark contrast, they certainly miss themselves.

Chen Qing got on his horse, waved his hands vigorously, and shouted loudly to the thousands of pairs of eyes looking at him enthusiastically: "Please rest assured, even if the puppet Qi army comes again, I will never give up Chengji County to them. Fight them to the end!"

The people around suddenly burst into cheers...

The 1 Song troops returned to the army they had been away for a long time full of energy. The puppet Qi army withdrew hastily, and the barracks were in a mess, and their discarded garbage and items could be seen everywhere.

Chen Qing asked Yang Yuanqing to lead two thousand soldiers to clean up the general camp, and asked Zhang Xiao, the counselor, to invite Wang Huai, the judge.

Not long after, Wang Huai hurried over with more than a dozen officials.

Seeing Chen Qing, Wang Huai said with shame on his face, "I'm ashamed of my humble position for my great love for the envoy!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly, "I know you can't help yourself, as long as you try your best to protect the people, even if you do things for the Jinren, it's hypocrisy, it's not your sincerity, of course I don't blame you, not to mention you also protected my [-] Famous men."

"Thank you for your understanding. Thirty food guard soldiers are in my manor. I have already sent someone to notify them."

Chen Qing asked Wang Huai to sit down and asked, "I don't understand the deployment of the puppet Qi army. How much do you know?"

"I've heard from some humble officials that the main force of the puppet Qi army is in Weinan, with [-] troops. The other tens of thousands of troops are broken up and distributed to various states. I heard that there are more troops stationed in Hehuang, with tens of thousands of troops. The main purpose is to prevent the local Tubo nobles from rebelling."

It turned out that the main force of the Puppet Qi Army was at Dasan Pass. Only then did Chen Qing understand why the Puppet Qi Army didn't become fishermen to challenge Ganquan Fort. They still focused their energy on invading Hanzhong.

"How do the people in the city survive now?" Chen Qing asked again, changing the subject.

Wang Huai sighed, "What can I live on, isn't it the beans and melons I planted before, and then went outside the city to look for wild fruits and vegetables, and managed not to starve to death. Not only did the puppet Qi army fail to provide relief to the people, but they also cut them all in advance. The corn we grow, we do everything possible to extort the big households, hundreds of big households are not spared, including my family, all the money and food are extorted, and we can only maintain half of our food every day, let alone other families, so everyone is looking forward to the system bring back."

Chen Qing nodded, "I will arrange for the army to provide porridge later, so that everyone can have noodles and rice porridge for dinner."

Hearing these words, Wang Huai could no longer control his emotions, and wept bitterly while covering his face.

……

Chen Qing immediately ordered Yang Yuanqing and Hu Yanyun to set up [-] porridge relief stations in Chengji County, and set up tents to cook porridge to help the people. Immediately, the whole city responded, and every family rushed to the street with pots and bowls. There was a long queue in front of them.

The porridge relief lasted for three days, and finally relieved the hunger of the people in Chengji County. The city gradually became lively, the shops reopened, the wine shops were fragrant, the restaurants, teahouses, and brothels were re-decorated, and the streets and alleys were heard again. The joyful laughter of the children.

This morning, Chen Qing summoned senior military and political officials to discuss and organize the people of the county to plant another season of autumn millet and other grains.

"I'm considering mobilizing some grain from other counties in Qinzhou to Chengji County. Ganquanbao and Bashu will also transport grain to ensure the rations of the people in the county before the autumn harvest. But no matter what, we must rush to plant a season of grain. Otherwise, the year will be sad."

At this time, Yan Jun, the head of the soldiers, came in and whispered something to Chen Qing. Chen Qing was startled, why did Liu Zan come here?

He said with a smile to everyone: "Everyone has experience, and I hope to speak up enthusiastically, and strive to sort out a charter today, and we will start implementing it tomorrow. I have something to go out for a while, and I will be right back."

Chen Qing got up and went out, and soon came to the inner hall, only to see Liu Zan came out quickly, handed him a tube of eagle letters, and said with a serious face: "The situation in Hanzhong is critical, all three of you are asking the general for help!"

Chapter 231 Hanzhong

"Tongzhi is really going to Hanzhong?"

Yang Yuanqing was really worried, "Without his consent, I'm afraid that Zhu Shengfei will charge you with leaving without authorization."

Zheng Ping also said: "That bastard is not worth saving. It's not a bad thing to lose Hanzhong. He, the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, has also done his best."

Chen Qing shook his head, "When will I save Zhu Shengfei? Nanzheng has been captured, and Hanzhong has been lost. I am actually going to save Bashu, and the tens of thousands of people in Bashu, not to mention that under the collapse of the nest, there will be no one. Once the eggs are over, once Sichuan and Shaanxi are over, our end will also come."

Both Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping saw the determination to control, so they stopped persuading, and Yang Yuanqing said again: "Then the affairs of Qinzhou must be arranged."

"That's why I asked you to come here!"

Chen Qing smiled and said to the two: "I have already made an agreement with Wang Huai. Now Xia Zhong is above all else. This matter is led by the state government and assisted by the military. Lao Yang is in charge of this matter. At the same time, the military will also carry out farming , Let’s discuss anything together and communicate with Wang Huai and Zhang Xiao more.”

Yang Yuanqing nodded silently.

Chen Qing smiled at Zheng Ping again: "You are responsible for security, one for external security and one for internal security. You must make good use of the two swords Zhao Xiaoyi and Wang Hao, and always pay attention to the movements of the puppet Qi army. Attack Qinzhou, then you should return to Ganquan Fort, there is nothing to be ashamed of, don't stick to it, Chengji County can't hold it."

Zheng Ping thought for a while and said, "Actually, we can renovate Chengji County and build it into a defensive stronghold."

"That's for the future, do you remember what I said just now?"

"I remember, in fact, it is to keep an eye on the movement of the puppet Qi army in Dasan Pass."

"That's right, but the puppet Qi will definitely send spies to inquire about information. Wang Hao must be mobilized to find and use the enemy's spies. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Humble job understands!"

Chen Qing repeatedly told some important things twice, and only then began to mobilize troops to go south.

That night, Chen Qing led [-] cavalry to leave Chengji County overnight, and rushed towards Xianrenguan like lightning.

……

Wanyan Saliha led a large army to occupy Nanzheng County, but Nanzheng County was already an empty city, food, grass and supplies were burned, and the wheat in the field was also burned.

Wanyan Sali couldn't find any food, so he immediately sent dozens of teams to the nearby countryside to plunder food and livestock, and then sent people to Jinzhou to transport all the food stored in Jinzhou to Hanzhong.

The Han staff member of Wanyan Sali is called Cui Baidao, he is in his early 40s, and he comes from a prominent family in Hebei. He is very shrewd and cunning. I saw a few boatmen, and they said that all the boats were burned by Liu Ziyu. I thought about it, but we don’t need boats. We have rafts, which can also be used to transport food and supplies. We can use rafts to pass through. Hanshui transports all the food from Xicheng, which is more convenient than land transportation, as long as you find some laborers to pull the fiber."

Wanyan Sali waved his hand unhappily, "You can leave these small things to the people below. What you need to pay attention to now is how should we attack Bashu next?"