Fenghou

"Are you worried that Jin Bing will find out that Linyou County has fallen and know that we are back?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, he was really worried about this matter.

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "It's normal for the other party to know. At that time, we were betting that the road would be blocked by heavy snow and they would not be able to get through. The snow has been heavy for the past two days, and the road should be blocked. We have a winter."

"But in fact, you can still walk on the snowy field on horseback. I asked County Magistrate Wei that the road will be completely closed after two heavy snowfalls. Commander, we have to be prepared."

Chen Qing paced back and forth with his hands behind his hands, and finally nodded and said: "We really can't be careless. Send two brothers to Qingsongling to monitor. If the second heavy snow comes, let them withdraw immediately!"

Qingsongling is located [-] miles south of Linyou County, on the only way to Linyou County. There is a Song Army beacon there, which has been abandoned now, but it can be rebuilt.

Yang Yuanqing agreed, turned around and left.

Chen Qing pondered for a moment. He felt that he still couldn't underestimate the Jurchens' determination to arrest him. He had to make preparations in advance.

After a hasty lunch, Chen Qing found Wei Qing and handed him a blueprint.

"This is... a cloak?" Wei Qing asked after looking at it for a while.

What Chen Qing painted is indeed a tactical cloak, which is used for fighting on the snow in winter. What he is most concerned about now is whether it can be completed in time?

"I hope to finish a thousand white cloaks in two days or so, can it be done?"

Wei Qing thought for a while and said: "Simple cloaks are easier. I just need to organize more women to sew them. Anyway, there are a lot of cloth in the warehouse, so I just let them earn some money."

"It's better to let them sew more winter clothes and shoes and socks."

"I'll arrange for manpower recruitment right away. It shouldn't be a big problem. I promise to hand over a thousand white cloaks to the commander within two days!"

……

Yang Yuanqing's worries were not superfluous. Of course Jin Bing had their communication system, usually relying on Eagle Letters and code words, and using Jurchen script.

So even if the letter eagle is still there, the situation in Linyou County will inevitably be exposed, and the Jurchen centurion who knew the secret word has been killed.

Feng Xiang's general Wanyan Meili received a letter eagle that did not carry any letters. Judging from the serial number on its body, this letter eagle came from Linyou County.

This situation immediately made Wanyan Meili nervous. Wanyan Huonu led the army back to Jingzhao Mansion. Wanyan Zongbi also came to Fengxiang Mansion to inspect and left a gold medal. Once Song General Chen Qing was found, he would send troops immediately, at all costs. It is an order issued by the wolf master himself to arrest him at the price.

Wanyan didn't stand in the big tent and paced back and forth, he felt anxious, did Chen Qing return to Linyou County again?

But Wanyan Huonu clearly said that they gave up their war horses and burned down the army camp, so they must have gone to Jingyuan Road. Could it be that this was just Chen Qing's scheme, but they didn't actually go to Jingyuan Road, which gave Wanyan Huonu the illusion.

It is also possible that nothing happened, but the letter box attached to the eagle's leg fell halfway, and there have been precedents in the past.

The lieutenant-general next to him persuaded: "If the general thinks there is a problem, then send Xinying back to ask tomorrow, and see how the defenders of Linyou County respond?"

Wanyan shook his head immediately, "What if the answer is false? The other party pretended to be the general of Jin Bing and gave us an answer..."

It means that he is very clear about the chief general's worry, if Chen Qing really came back, but he did not take any action to arrest him, and the fourth prince found out, then he would be too much to go around.

"Why don't the general send a team of cavalry to investigate first? If Chen Qing really returns, it won't be too late for us to send a large army to kill him."

This method is good, instead of guessing, it is better to send troops to investigate on the spot. Wanyan did not immediately send a 200-man cavalry to Linyou County.

……

In the barracks, Chen Qing rode his horse and galloped. During the run, he put an arrow sideways and controlled the horse with his legs. The straw man targets the left shoulder.

Outside the school grounds, Xu Ning beat the snare drum, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! 'A total of three hits.

The full score is five drums, and now there are only three drums, which means that you have just passed.

In fact, it was already very good. Chen Qing had only practiced for four days, and he had already reached Xu Ning's passing standard.

Chen Qingce immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Xu, I think this arrow should be counted as four drums!"

Xu Ning shook his head, "I asked you to shoot the grass man's vitals, but you only shot the left shoulder, which will take half a drum. Also, your aiming time is too long, and then half a drum will be tapped. I told you, You are not qualified until the arrow is released, but strictly speaking, your archery posture and horse speed are not perfect, you should deduct half a drum, I only give you three drums to save your face."

"Compared to yesterday, I have made great progress, at least four of the five arrows were hit!"

Xu Ning still shook his head, "It's useless. I only look at the result, not the process. Also, you'd better practice holding the bow with your left hand. If you can't swing the bow left and right, you won't be able to enter the second realm."

"Okay! Let's do it again."

At this time, Yang Yuanqing came galloping on horseback and shouted from a distance: "Commander, the beacon is smoking!"

Chen Qing's face changed, and Jin Bing really came.

……

Chen Qing walked up to the top of the city quickly, staring at the south, and saw a column of smoke in the distance, which was an alarm from Qingsongling. A column of smoke indicated that the opponent's strength was less than 500, and the distance was about [-] miles away from them.

There are not many people, so they should just come to test them. This is expected by Chen Qing. Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Execute the first plan!"

A group of small black spots appeared on the vast snow field. The marching speed was not fast, and the thick snow made it difficult for the horses to gallop. When the black spots approached, it was a group of 200 Jurchen cavalry.

The Jurchen cavalry always walked slowly along the official road, and the trees on both sides of the official road became their reference. For the cavalry, walking the official road is very important. Under the thick snow, there are likely to be sharp straws. If you are not careful, you will pierce the front hoof of the horse.

The leader was a centurion. He kept looking back at a mountain in the southeast direction. On the mountain, a wolf smoke shot straight into the sky.

They were discovered by the Song Army's beacon, which shows that there is indeed a Song Army in Linyou County.

only……

The centurion knew very well that he couldn't go back and report with just a single smoke. The general had to kill him. He had to go to the city to confirm the flags on the city, the soldiers guarding the city, and other signs before completing the investigation mission.

"Centurion, here is more than ten miles away from the county seat, will the Song army come out to fight?" a Jurchen chief asked loudly.

The centurion sneered and said, "I wish they would come out to fight, don't worry! With the smoke coming, they will definitely close the city gate and wait for us on the tower with bows and arrows in hand."

"The centurion is right!"

Another Jurchen said with a long smile: "There is a vast expanse of whiteness all around, if they appear, we will find out immediately, don't worry at all!"

The centurion looked up. The dark clouds were hanging low, and the gloomy sky made him panic. He shouted loudly, "speed up!"

The snow was two feet thick, and it couldn't get up any faster. The cavalry lined up on the official road.

There are still five miles away from the county seat, and the county seat can be faintly seen in the distance. There are low and gentle slopes on both sides, which are also covered by the vast snow like other places.

But if you look closely, you will find that the snow on the hillside is still slightly different from other places. There are some folds and ups and downs. If you look closely, you will find the clue. It turns out that a group of soldiers are prostrate on the slope, holding crossbow arrows and spears.

The same is true on the opposite hillside. Four hundred Song soldiers are ambushed each. They are wearing white cloaks and crawling on the snow. It is difficult to find their existence unless they look closely.

The [-] Song soldiers on the hillside pointed their crossbows at the Jurchen cavalry who had entered the ambush circle. The targets were soldiers on horseback, not horses, waiting for the order to shoot.

Yang Yuanqing watched the Jurchen cavalry on the official road, and with a wave of his hand, there was a sudden clap sound, "Bang!Bang!Bang! '

Eight hundred crossbow arrows shot at the Jurchen cavalry on the horse like a storm. The Jurchen cavalry was caught off guard. The powerful armor-piercing crossbow roared and pierced the cavalry's iron armor. Two hundred cavalry screamed and fell off their horses. More than 100 people were killed, and the Jurchen cavalry was in chaos.

"Kill it!"

Yang Yuanqing roared, and eight hundred soldiers of the Song Army picked up their spears in the snow and rushed towards the official road.

The centurion was hit by two arrows, but neither was critical. He endured the pain and shouted: "Retreat!"

The remaining [-] Jurchen cavalry turned their horses and fled back. The centurion ran fast and rushed out with a dozen cavalry before the Song army surrounded them. The rest of the cavalry were surrounded by the Song army. Spears go at them...

But the centurion and a dozen cavalrymen ran less than a hundred paces when a group of cavalry from the Song army suddenly came out in front of them, about a hundred of them, blocking their way. Holding a Hunyuan Iron Spear, it is the main general Chen Qing.

The centurion yelled in despair, turned around and fled into the field. Chen Qing chased after him on horseback. He took off his Dingyuan bow, drew out an armor-piercing arrow, and pulled the bow like a full moon. The arrow shot out and hit the centurion's left rib. With a scream, the husband turned over and fell off the horse.

Chen Qing rode his horse and rushed there. Seeing that the centurion was still struggling to get up, he swung his spear and assassinated him in the snow.

The rest of the cavalry were surrounded by the cavalry of the Song Army, and they were picked up and stabbed to death one after another. The Jurchen cavalry on the official road were all killed, and no one escaped.

Yang Yuanqing came galloping on horseback, clasped his fists on the horse and said, "Report to the commander, the two hundred Jurchen cavalry have been wiped out, no one is left alive, and 170 horses have been seized, as well as armor and weapons and some property."

Looking at the dark clouds hanging in the sky, Chen Qing ordered: "Cut off the head of the Jurchen, burn the body and bury it on the spot. In addition, send someone to inform the two brothers from Qingsongling to return to the city immediately."

Chapter 30 Recommended

The distance from Fengxiang County to Linyou County is about [-] miles, and it takes a day and a night to ride a horse. Considering the impact of snow, two days of back and forth are enough.

It has been five days since Wanyan Meili dispatched 200 cavalry, but there is still no news about the cavalry, and the [-] people seem to have disappeared.

Wanyan Meili can basically conclude that 200 people have been wiped out, and the Song army is hiding in Linyou County, which is most likely Chen Qing. Wanyan Meili immediately sent an eagle letter to Marshal Wushu for instructions.

Wanyan Wushu is Wanyan Zongbi, who took over the post of Marshal of Wanyan Loushi.

On the top of the city, Wanyan didn't stand looking at the gloomy sky, he hadn't seen the sun for almost half a month, the clouds had been covered with clouds like this, and the clouds hung low, as if a ladder on the top of the city could touch the dark clouds.

"General, I have asked the local officials. They all said that this is a precursor to a blizzard. It is now late November and there will be a blizzard attack at any time. We must be careful!"

Wan Yan didn't stand and stared at the north with serious eyes, and said helplessly for a while, "Military orders are like mountains, you and I can't help them."

"But the fourth prince can't give orders indiscriminately!"

Wanyan didn't stand up and sneered, "He's going back to Zhongdu to report on his duties soon, and if he can't get Chen Qing's head, how can he explain to the Wolf Lord? Marshal Lou Shidu's coffin hasn't been buried yet!"

At this moment, a letter eagle flew over from the east, circled a few times over the county seat, and landed on the eagle tower on the north wall. The eagle slave took the pigeon letter and handed it to the soldiers.

Soon, a soldier ran up to Wanyan Meili, knelt down on one knee, and held up the letter box, "Jingzhao urgent message!"

Wanyan didn't immediately take out the letter box, and slowly opened a roll of Eagle Letter, on which there was only one bloody Chinese character, "Kill!"

Wanyan had no choice but to order his lieutenant to guard Fengxiang City, and he personally led [-] Jurchen cavalry and [-] Han troops, totaling [-] troops, pretending to be [-] troops, and marching towards Linyou County .

……

In the afternoon of the next day, eight thousand golden soldiers arrived at Wujiang River, which was the boundary river between Qishan County and Linyou County.

At this time, the wind was cold and the golden soldiers were marching hard in the thick snow. Wanyan stood up and looked up at the sky. The sky was dark and cloudy, and the clouds were rolling. Gotta be active.

Suddenly his face felt cold, and he stretched out his hand to touch it, and a snowflake melted on his fingertips.

"It's snowing!" a soldier shouted.

The sky finally floated fine and dense snowflakes.

Wan Yan didn't immediately give an order: "Order the army to camp in place!"

A strong ominous feeling surged in Wanyan Meili's heart, he needed to wait and see the weather before making a decision.

The dark clouds that had accumulated for more than ten days finally showed their strength. The cold wind wrapped around the snowballs, and the snow fell heavier and denser. The distant mountains and forests could no longer be seen, and the sky and the earth were vast.

A blizzard that hasn't been seen in a century sweeps across the land of Guanlong...

Standing on the top of the city, Chen Qing looked up at the sky full of snow. The cold wind was howling, and the blizzard blocked his sight. The villages and mountains outside the city were completely invisible.

The county magistrate Wei Qing came over and said with a smile: "Commander, I have lived in Guanzhong for 30 years. This is the biggest snowstorm I have ever seen. This year's weather is abnormal. It rained continuously before, and now it is snowing again."

Chen Qing smiled faintly, "It's God's will. I guess the Jurchen army is halfway there. The blizzard forced them to withdraw. At least they won't come until the weather warms up. Everyone can have a good year with peace of mind."

"Commander, there are still several thousand shi of grain in the warehouse, and it's not an option to keep feeding the porridge. Just distribute the grain to the people!"

"Okay! You can do it yourself. I will assign you as many people as you need, and go directly to Deputy General Yang."

Chen Qing really didn't have much interest in the tedious government affairs, all his thoughts were now on practicing riding and shooting, and he felt that he was about to break through in the past two days.

……

A batch of food and supplies from the Song Army arrived at Dasan Pass.

Coach Zhang Jun also came to Dashanguan with this batch of supplies.

Since he presented Wanyan Loushi's head to the imperial court, the emperor specially decreed a reward, which made Zhang Jun's back a little bit tougher than after Fuping's fiasco.

He also began to pay attention to He Shangyuan's defensive battle. After a few months, he once again set foot on the land of Guanzhong.

In the big tent, Wu Jie, Wang Yan, Qu Duan, Wu Yu, Sun Wo and other five generals gathered together. Although they have the same official position, their ranks are different, and Wu Jie's fourth-rank loyal general is the highest.

Zhang Jun listened to Wu Jie's report calmly.

He stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back for a long time, and asked, "Do all the generals think that the Jin soldiers will encircle Monk Yuan from the West Road?"

Wu Jie said calmly: "Heshangyuan's biggest weakness is the West Valley. Once the enemy bypasses Longshan Mountain and attacks Dasan Pass or Heshangyuan from the West Valley, it means that we will be attacked by the enemy. It is impossible for Wanyan Zongbi not to know this."

Wang Yan also added from the side: "It is unlikely that the enemy troops on the central and eastern routes will detour to Longshan. After all, the distance is long and the logistics supply is difficult. Both the humble staff and Wu Dutong believe that Wanyan Ulu will definitely go from the west route. March, and at the same time establish the western logistics supply channel."

Although the relationship between Qu Duan and Wu Jie was not harmonious, he could still tell the difference between right and wrong, and he also agreed with Wu Jie's judgment that the Jin soldiers would definitely outflank from the west road.

It's just that he has his own ideas about the appointment of some important generals.

Zhang Jun looked at the map carefully, nodded and said: "You are right, this is the most suitable strategy for the Jin soldiers. I believe Wanyan Zongbi can also think of it, so General Wu plans to divide his troops to garrison the West Valley?"

Wu Jie picked up the wooden pole, pointed to the West Valley behind Monk Yuan and said, "With the wideness of the West Valley, one or two thousand soldiers are definitely not enough to garrison, at least 6000 people are needed, but our strength is limited, so it is impossible to separate out such a large number of troops."

"You mean to ask Bashu to divide an army to come to Monk Yuan?" Zhang Jun said coldly.

He still has [-] troops under him, of which [-] troops are guarding various passes in Hanzhong, and the other [-] troops are the last capital to defend Sichuan.

In any case, Zhang Jun would not send more troops to Monk Yuan, and all the generals present knew this very well.

"Commander, in fact, what we mean is to take the initiative to attack and resist the enemy thousands of miles away."