Fenghou
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Chen Qing nodded, Li Gang smiled and said: "Although I am a civil servant, I also know that this dynasty is fighting against the Liao Kingdom and Xixia, and the spoils obtained are basically distributed to the combatants. This is a custom, although the court stipulates that the spoils You want to hand it over, but in fact, no army has ever handed it over, everyone is doing things according to the usual practice, the rule of turning over the spoils has existed in name only, and everyone knows it, but why does Zhu Sheng insist on impeaching you?"
"I don't know the humble job!"
"Because Zhu Shengfei is the coach, if the court wants to hold him accountable, he cannot escape the responsibility. He impeached you first to clear the blame, which means he is not willing to take this responsibility for you in vain."
Speaking of this, Li Gang smiled and said: "You are a smart person, do you understand what I am talking about?"
Chen Qing sighed, this wasn't talking about Zhu Shengfei, it was clearly talking about himself.
"One hundred thousand pieces of silk and fifty thousand money, is that enough?"
"I have a lot of troops under my command, at least 20 bolts of silk and [-] coins."
"There are only [-] coins in total. Are you not satisfied with giving half of it?"
"I don't believe you didn't seize the gold and silver!"
"Sixty thousand coins and 20 bolts of silk, the most I can give you is so much."
Li Gang nodded, "Then it's a deal, you keep the food to help the people, and hand over the prisoners of war and the money to me. In addition, I also hand over various items related to Yang Yao's usurpation. He has a gold and jade bed." , it was requested by the imperial court."
Chen Qing thought to himself, "Fortunately, the golden chair is newly cast, and the imperial court doesn't know about it yet!" '
Li Gang left contentedly, Chen Qing was secretly afraid, whoever said civil servants have thin skins, they have thicker skins than anyone else when it comes to trophies, fortunately Li Gang was not allowed to go to Junshan Island, otherwise it would be a disaster.
By the morning of the next day, the army and all the trophies had returned. Chen Qing immediately divided the money and silk into two, leaving half to Li Gang, and the other half to his soldiers. The Yuezhou Army was even more elated, this was the first time they had received such a generous reward.
Chen Qing also ordered to distribute food to the people in the city, each household was given five buckets of rice, and the whole city immediately cheered. In this way, whether in the army or among the common people, Chen Qing existed like a god in their hearts.
Chen Qing immediately ordered the navy to escort the belongings and prisoners of war to Hanyang, where the Huguang Xuanfu envoy's official office is located.
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In the evening, seven or eight men in black came galloping on horseback from the south of Baling County. In the Dongting Lake area, people on horseback were very rare. Everyone on the road knew that they must be the cavalry of the Song Army, so they gave way one after another. The men in black urged their horses to run Into the county.
Chen Qing was discussing the next move with several generals in the big tent of the military camp. At this time, a soldier reported outside the tent, "General Huyan is back!"
General Huyan is Huyanlei, the commander of the second scout battalion. He is different from Zhao Xiaoyi's first scout battalion. They are mainly responsible for the intelligence investigation in the enemy's city. The spies of the army in the city.
Chen Qing was overjoyed, he was waiting for news from Huyanlei!
He quickly ordered: "Let him in!"
After a while, Hu Yanlei walked quickly into the big tent, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See Dutong for humble posts!"
"What good news for us?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
"Reporting to Dutong, the possibility that I said before has succeeded."
"You mean to plot against Liu Heng?"
"Exactly!"
Chen Qing took two steps with his hands behind his back, and said to Hu Yanlei: "Tell everyone! Why is this Liu Heng being instigated?"
Hu Yanlei bowed to everyone and said: "This Liu Heng was the water thief leader of Changde Mansion before, and he had a concubine named Li Qingluo, who was a famous prostitute in Changde Mansion. His concubine, Li Qingluo, was taken over by Prime Minister Zhong's son, Zhong Zhiyi. After Zhong Ziyi died outside Baling City a few months ago, Liu Heng seemed to ask for his concubine back. Unexpectedly, this woman had already been favored by many people. Yang Yao rewarded her to his brother Yang Qin. Liu Heng was so angry that he cursed Yang Yao when he was drunk. As a result, Yang Yao beat him with a hundred army sticks in public and took away half of his subordinates. He felt that this person could be won over, so he found a middleman to test his attitude, and yesterday morning he found the middleman and expressed his willingness to surrender."
Zheng Ping frowned and said: "Is it a bit far-fetched to turn against Yang Yao for a prostitute?"
"Reporting to Commander Zheng, this famous prostitute Li Qingluo is not the woman Liu Heng plundered, he spent two thousand coins to redeem her, she is the concubine that the Ming matchmaker is marrying."
"How is Commander Yang?" Chen Qing asked Yang Yuanqing with a smile.
Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and said, "Just like what Old Zheng said, although Liu Heng was very angry when a woman was robbed, he might not betray Yang Yao. He held grudges at most, but the real reason for this person's surrender was the Battle of Junshan. , the woman was robbed is the inducement, the battle of Junshan is the main cause."
Chen Qing laughed, "Old Yang thinks the same as me, I wonder what Liu Heng's vote is?"
Hu Yanlei took out a thick stack of drawings and handed them to Chen Qing, "This is the detailed map of Dangkou Dangshui Village camp drawn by Liu Heng!"
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Chen Qing quickly took the map and spread it out on the table. Everyone gathered around. The map was marked in detail, and the information Chen Qing wanted most was also there. There are 120 ships. Sure enough, the main force has gone to Changde Mansion. The reason why I defeated Yang Yao is that the opponent's warships are not many, and they don't know the fishing net tactics. Now that they understand the fishing net tactics, it will not be so easy next time. up.
In addition to the warships, the number of troops is also marked, a total of nearly 500 people, half of which are Yang Yao's direct army.
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Yang Yao's strength was still very strong, much stronger than he imagined, and it seemed like a fluke that their victory over Junshan was also a fluke.
Chen Qing stared at the map for a long time and said: "With the fifty warships in our hands, we can't defeat Yang Yao. If we want to win in the end, there are only two ways, either increase our warships, or reduce the opponent's warships."
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The defeat of Junshan had a great blow to the morale of Yang Yao's army, especially the opponent's coach was the notoriously evil genius Chen Qing, which made Yang Yao's soldiers feel deeply afraid, whether it was Yang Yao's direct army or other generals. All the subordinates deserted one after another.
Yang Yao was very worried about this. At this time, Huang Cheng, the army who was urging food outside, came back, and Yang Yao hurriedly discussed countermeasures with the army division.
Huang Cheng said with a smile: "The morale of the army is low. The main reason is that our opponents are too fierce, which makes the brothers feel the fear of death. I have learned from the army that the soldiers portrayed Chen Qing as a murderous devil without blinking an eye. Saying that he will eat people for three meals, although he is the opponent who uglifies, it also makes the soldiers have a strong fear. To eliminate this fear, we must defeat the opponent once, so that the soldiers can find out that demons are nothing. It's scary, and morale is up very quickly."
Yang Yao sighed, "How could it be so easy to defeat him? He actually used a fishing net to crack my car and boat. I really don't know how to fight."
"Your Majesty doesn't know how to fight. The reason is that you don't know the opponent. As the saying goes, you can win every battle if you know yourself and the enemy. If you don't have a lot of important information, we will miss the opportunity. For example, I heard an important piece of news."
"What important news?" Yang Yao asked hastily.
"I heard from a businessman that a huge fleet of warships passed through Jiangzhou and headed east."
Yang Yao was taken aback, "What does this mean?"
"If the news is true, it must be that the Song Dynasty court transferred the warship fleet back to Runzhou to defend the Jurchens."
"Is the news true?"
Huang Cheng shook his head, "I don't know, it's just the rumors heard by the businessman. Whether it's true or not, the king must send someone to investigate, not only the situation of the warships, but also the strength of the enemy army. We don't even know how many troops Chen Qing has. The third is to understand the changes in the situation after the Qi army attacked Jingzhou. Chen Qing must have been affected. Only by grasping this information can we discover and seize the opportunity."
Yang Yao was ashamed and said: "The military advisor is right, I really should pay attention to information, I will arrange it now!"
Immediately, Yang Yao selected [-] elites from his confidants, pretended to be deserters, and fled back to Yuezhou to inquire about Yuezhou's intelligence.
……
Yang Yao is the head snake of Dongting Lake, and the subordinates he sent of course also have strong connections.
He sent a leader named Li Shun, the son of a wealthy merchant in Yuezhou. Li Shun's father was named Li Yaoming, who had considerable assets in Baling County and opened three restaurants, two inns and a boat house.
Li Shun is Li Yaoming's youngest son, he was doted on since he was a child, and he grew up to be a feared little devil. Five years ago, Li Shun fought with someone in the street and beat him to death. Arrange for his son to hide in Changde Mansion.
Not long after Yang Yao's rebellion, Li Shun joined Yang Yao's team and was like a fish in water among the bandit army. In the past few years, he had been mixed into the official position of commander and became Yang Yao's confidant.
The sudden appearance of the youngest son made Li Yaoming both surprised and delighted. The children of many people around him had fled back. Of course he hoped that his son could also go home. All kinds of documents were burned, and the former officials died or fled. The son's criminal record has long been gone, and there is no need to worry about him going to jail.
Li Yaoming was overjoyed at his son's return, and he praised his young son's promise to everyone he met, but on the third day, he suddenly died down, like an eggplant beaten by frost, his whole body withered away.
This morning, a 30-year-old man was wandering in front of the barracks, thinking about entering the barracks, but he didn't want to, as if he couldn't get an idea.
Zheng Ping returned to the camp with a few of his men. He has always been known for his meddling in other people's affairs. He took a few glances at the man and hurried forward and asked, "Brother, what's the matter?"
"I-I'm fine!"
The man turned to leave, Zheng Ping winked, and several of his subordinates stopped the man.
"Look at your sneakiness, maybe you are a spy!"
The man's face turned pale with fright, and he waved his hands quickly, "General, I'm not a spy, I'm a businessman in this city, I have something to report to Governor Chen..."
"Then go in and talk, I'll help you contact Chen Dutong."
The man had no choice but to follow Zheng Ping into the barracks...
In fact, Chen Qing was not in the barracks either. He was the governor of Yuezhou, and he was also inspecting the people outside the city. He didn't return to the barracks until around noon. He had just entered his tent when Zheng Ping came running like a gust of wind.
"Dutong, there is an important situation!"
"What did you discover again?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
"I met a man at the gate of the barracks this morning. He was hesitant, as if there was something wrong. I was more curious and brought him into the barracks for interrogation. It turned out that he was related to Yang Yao's spies."
Chen Qing became interested, "What kind of man?"
"It's the proprietor of the Dongting restaurant in the city. His name is Li Ping, and his father's name is Li Yaoming. They have all met."
Chen Qing remembered that he had indeed met this Li Yaoming, a well-known wealthy businessman in Baling County.
"and then?"
"Then Li Yaoming's youngest son, Li Shun, came back a few days ago. Li Shun was also under Yang Yao. According to him, he became a deserter. Li Yaoming was so happy that he gave his youngest son the operation of a restaurant. As a result, the youngest son took the shopkeeper of the restaurant the same day. All the clerks were driven away and replaced by his own people, and his father was forced to drive out all the clerks from the other two restaurants and use his people. His second brother was dissatisfied and said a few words, but he stabbed him. Now lying at home, the eldest brother Li Ping couldn't bear it, so he came to complain, and he suspected that the third brother was Yang Yao's spy."
"Is this a fight for family property between brothers?" Chen Qing laughed.
"It can be regarded as a fight for family property, but don't you think it's strange? You actually brought thirty subordinates back."
Chen Qing simply said frankly: "In fact, I have known about Li Shun for a long time."
Zheng Ping's eyes widened, "How does Dutong know?"
"30 people appeared together, such an obvious target, do you think Wang Hao can't find it?"
Zheng Ping couldn't say a word, and Chen Qing said again: "Wang Hao has already arranged someone to watch secretly, how do you deal with this reporter?"
Zheng Ping scratched his head, "I told him, as if nothing happened, no matter what his brother wants to do, he will agree to it. If his brother is really a spy, we promise that he and his father will not be held accountable."
"It's a better arrangement."
"Dutong, I suggest that it's better not to startle the enemy, and simply follow the plan."
Chen Qing laughed, "You have a lot of bad ideas, and I happen to be busy these two days, so I'll leave this to you!"
Zheng Ping was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed and said: "The humble official will definitely do a good job in this matter!"
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In the end, under Li Shun's vicious coercion, Li Yaoming and his son were forced to hand over the three restaurants to Li Shun. Li Shun immediately fired all the bartenders and shopkeepers, and used all of his [-] subordinates to complete the business. It was not important to him not to do it, but the restaurant became his cover. In just three days, Li collected a lot of information by the way, and sent someone to send the information to Changde Mansion.
That afternoon, Zheng Ping brought Wang Hao, the commander of the internal affairs battalion, to Chen Qing's tent. After listening to Wang Hao's report, Chen Qing walked two steps behind his back: "Are you sure their target is the fleet in the Baling River?"
"Reporting to Dutong, they went to the Baling River three times. Li Shun went there last night, and then this morning, he sent people out of the city on horseback. In fact, they didn't do it right, and they were full of loopholes. Find."
Chen Qing said indifferently: "They are not regular soldiers. It's normal for spies to be crude. I don't care about that. What I care about is what Yang Yao wants to do? How should we deal with it to maximize our profits."
Speaking of this, Chen Qing looked at Zhang Xiao, the counselor next to him. Zhang Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Dutong, I have an idea, maybe I can make the most profit!"
……
That night, Chen Qing ordered Yang Zaixing to be the chief general, Liu Qiong to be the deputy general, and Zhang Xiao, the counselor, to follow. They led [-] cavalry to leave from the north gate, circle the city south, and run towards Changde Mansion in the southwest...
At the same time, Chen Qing ordered hundreds of craftsmen to build a batch of large ship models in the barracks, but Song Jun still did not disturb Li Shun and his men in the three restaurants.
Yang Yao finally received the express letter sent by Li Shun, the content of the letter made him ecstatic, and he hurriedly sent someone to invite the military adviser Huang Cheng.
"Sure enough, the military division guessed it right!"
Yang Yao couldn't bear the excitement in his heart and said: "I just got the news from Li Shun that the Jin soldiers were indeed active in Jiangbei. The Song Dynasty court urgently transferred all the water troops back to Runzhou. Chen Qing still has some warships. The batch of ships that were just transferred from Poyang Lake!"
Yang Yao and the others knew that the warships in Poyang were relatively old, had many problems, and had poor combat capabilities. They had always looked down on these ships.
"Can Your Majesty be sure?"
"Li Shun said that he used a lot of money to buy off an officer of the county government. He was a family friend of his family. It was this officer who leaked that Chen Qing's current army numbered less than 5000, and the [-] were from the Western Army. They also brought nearly [-] Yuezhou troops, which means that all the navy troops have been transferred back to Runzhou."
Huang Cheng pondered for a moment and said: "Before the king said that he would lead an army to Baling to show off his might, but if the king wants to attack the ships on the water in Baling, he must not make it public. He must go there silently and then launch an attack suddenly at night. By surprise."
"I know! Since Chen Qing's arrogance is going to be severely hit, it really needs to be taken by surprise."
"When does Your Majesty plan to send troops?"
"Let's go tonight, I will personally lead the army to attack Balingshui!"
Yang Yao made up his mind. He ordered his brother Yang Qin and military advisor Huang Cheng to guard the water village together. He personally led [-] warships and [-] troops to set off at night. drive away.
……
Early the next morning, General Liu Heng left the water village and went to Wuling County. He was from Wuling himself, and his wife, children, and parents were all in Wuling County.
Yang Yao moved his old nest to Changde Mansion. It stands to reason that Liu Heng is the leader of Changde Mansion and should be reused. But in fact, he is very unpopular in Yang Yao's army. The other bandit capitals were named generals. And he was just a small commander, thousands of his subordinates were taken away several times, and now there are only more than a thousand people left.
The reason is that Liu Heng didn't take the initiative to seek refuge with Yang Yao, but was defeated by Yang Yao and annexed his power. Water pirates value the strong as king, and Liu Heng is a prisoner of war, so it's normal to have a low status. If it wasn't for him, he was obedient and worked hard , was slaughtered by Yang Yao a long time ago.
But even so, Liu Heng still suffered a lot of shame and humiliation. His concubine, who was born as a famous prostitute, was very beautiful and was taken away by Zhong Ziyi. After Zhong Ziyi died, the concubine was taken over by Yang Qin again. endured.
Seeing that he was honest and obedient, Yang Yao didn't take him seriously, but Yang Yao didn't know that the most frightening thing was often this kind of person who had suffered great humiliation and seemed honest.
Yang Yao forgot that Liu Heng was also the leader of water thieves in Changde Mansion before, and also a gangster, how could he be honest?
Liu Heng secretly surrendered to Chen Qing shortly after the Battle of Junshan.
Wuling County is very close to the water village, only [-] miles away. Liu Heng did not enter the county seat, but came to eat in a restaurant outside the county seat. Several soldiers ate on the first floor, and Liu Heng went directly to the second floor.
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