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"enough!"

Zhao Gou interrupted the argument between the two angrily, and said dissatisfiedly: "Now is the time to think about countermeasures to keep Bashu, not the time to pursue responsibility, and we will talk about it later!"

The imperial study room became quiet again. At this time, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Chen Du has arrived!"

Zhao Gou was refreshed and said quickly, "Quickly declare him an audience!"

"Xuan Dutong Chen Qing sees you!"

In the whole of Lin'an, Chen Qing is the only one who understands the actual situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi. Although Zhang Jun was a Xuanfu envoy, he is a civil servant after all, and he is only talking on paper. He has never experienced it himself. Zhao Gou is also eager to learn from Chen Qing. Happening.

After a while, Chen Qing quickly walked into the imperial study room, bowed his head and saluted, "I see your majesty!"

"Chen Aiqing is free of courtesy, Aiqing is newly married, and I am really sorry for being disturbed!" Now Zhao Gou has something to ask Chen Qing, and his words are still nice.

Chen Qing clasped his fists and said, "Serve His Majesty, regardless of time!"

This is well said, Zhao Gou nodded in satisfaction, just as Qin Hui next to him was about to ask questions, Zhao Gou waved his hand, and stopped Qin Hui's words. He knew Qin Hui's hostility towards Chen Qing very well, and he would not let Qin Hui speak bad things at this time .

Zhao Gou said to Chen Qing: "The latest news is that Wu Jie has given up the Dasan Pass and withdrew from the Nanxianren Pass to the south. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the Dashan Pass will definitely not be able to be defended. If the back road is cut off, it will be the end of annihilation. It is a wise move to voluntarily give up the Dashan Pass and guard the more important Nanxianren Pass."

Chen Qing's statement was the same as Zhang Jun's, and Zhao Gou could already understand it, and he said again: "Zhang Xianggong is very worried that Jin Bing will take the Meridian Road to go south to Hanzhong. I have the impression that Chen Dutong seems to have walked this way."

"Wei Chen has walked through it several times. If the Jin soldiers carry enough food, this road can be walked. The key is the Ziwu Pass. The pass is dangerous. It can be said that one man guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it. Although there are only [-] defenders, it can be blocked. Tens of thousands of enemy troops attack!"

Zhang Jun said from the side: "But the guard at Ziwu Pass has been replaced by Fu Xuan's confidant general. You know Wang Chun, right?"

Chen Qing nodded, "This person is one of the Four King Kong under Contestant Fu. If he guards Ziwu Pass, then Ziwu Valley will be in danger."

Zhao Gou asked anxiously: "If the Song army guards the Jianmen Pass, can the Jin soldiers enter the middle of Shu through the Mi Cang Road?"

Chen Qing saw Zhao Gou's impatience, and guessed that they had quarreled about this matter just now.

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although Fu Xuan walked through the Mi Cang Road and is familiar with it, Wu Dutong and Liu Zhifu will make proper arrangements!"

"Excuse me, how does Chen Dutong know?" Qin Hui asked with disapproval.

"Since Mr. Qin doesn't know, it doesn't mean I don't know."

Chen Qing gave him a no-nonsense answer, and then said to the emperor Zhao Gou: "When I was transferred from Sichuan and Shaanxi at the beginning of the year, I had exchanged the defense of Bashu with the magistrate Liu Ziyu in Xixian County. We mentioned the Mi Cang Road at that time. For this loophole, I suggest that if Hanzhong falls and the situation is critical, General Wu can guard Jianmen Pass, and then Liu Zhifu will withdraw from Micang Road to the south and burn down the eighteen-mile plank road on Micang Road. The plank road is completely destroyed, and it is impossible to walk, and finally the golden soldiers can only walk the Jinniu road."

Zhao Gou asked urgently, "Will Liu Ziyu accept Du Tong's suggestion?"

Chen Qing nodded, "Prefect Liu is very much in favor of Beizhi's suggestion. He said that he would coordinate with Wu Dutong. He also reminded Beizhi that he should go to Jingxiang to take a post and prevent Jin Bing from entering Shu through the Three Gorges Road. He also expected it. "

Zhao Gou heaved a sigh of relief. If Liu Ziyu could take Chen Qing's suggestion and burn down the plank road on Micang Road, his worst worry would be resolved.

Zhang Jun asked again with a smile: "If you let Chen Dutong go to Sichuan and Shaanxi, can you solve this crisis?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly, "It's as easy as flipping the palm of your hand!"

Qin Hui snorted coldly and said, "Chen Dutong has a big tone, we are here to burn our heads, but Chen Dutong said that it is easy, it seems that not letting you into the picture is a missed talent?"

Chen Qing glanced at him coldly, "Qin Xianggong is a dignified prime minister, why should he say such ignorant words? None of the prime ministers knows how to fish in the river, but the fisherman is so easy. Is the fisherman better than the prime minister? Into the picture?"

Qin Hui was stunned speechless, Zhao Gou waved his hand, "Chen Dutong, please tell me, how to resolve the crisis?"

"Your Majesty, the humble minister's strategy is to encircle Wei and save Zhao."

Zhang Jun had a thought, and said with a smile, "Chen Dutong means to attack Guanzhong?"

Chen Qing said indifferently: "To be precise, it is to attack Fengxiang!"

There was a moment of silence in the imperial study room, and Zhao Ding suddenly clapped his hands and praised: "Gao! Sure enough!"

Zhao Gou quickly asked: "Talk about Mr. Zhao, how clever?"

Zhao Ding said with a smile: "This time Wanyan Wushu attacked Sichuan and Shanxi on a large scale, bringing all the family members of the generals above the centurion level, even Wanyan Wushu's own wife and children, expressing that he wants to Long-term stationed in Bashu, operating in Bashu, their family members are temporarily placed in Fengxiang City. This is their biggest weakness. Chen Dutong's intention to attack Fengxiang is to attack the places where Jin soldiers must save, and use the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao to force Wan Yanwu Withdraw the troops!"

Zhao Gou just woke up like a dream, and praised again and again, "What a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao! What a strategy!"

Chapter 361 Falling

When Chen Qing returned to the mansion, his newlywed wife Lu Xiu greeted him, "Are the officials going to send your husband to go to war?"

Chen Qing put his wife in his arms, kissed her forehead, and said apologetically: "I wanted to take you to set off together, but now it seems that I have to go first."

There was a gloomy look in Lu Xiu's eyes, she forced a smile and said: "The country is in trouble, husband should put state affairs first, and I will reunite with him when he stabilizes!"

Chen Qing was short of time, he couldn't take a boat, so he had to rush to Baling on horseback, and he couldn't take Luxiu with him.

He thought for a while and said, "After the second brother's wedding is over, go to Chengdu with them by boat. I will leave Yan Jun and fifteen personal guards to protect you, and Zheng Ping's wife and children will also go with you."

"Don't worry, my husband! Li Mei's father has been appointed as the general judge of the Chengdu government. He will go to Chengdu to take up his post after attending his daughter's wedding. Maybe we can go on the same journey. I will bring the master with me when the time comes, and she will be alone." It’s pitiful for people to live in Lin’an.”

"It's up to you to decide, but you have to spend the New Year on the road."

Lu Xiu smiled and shook her head, indicating that it doesn't matter, she asked again: "Tomorrow, the second brother's wedding, can my husband attend?"

Tomorrow is not only Lu Wei's wedding, but also the day when Chen Qing and his wife return home. Chen Qing had no choice but to apologize: "The emperor asked me to leave overnight tonight, and even gave me the gold medal for going out of the city, but I can leave before dawn. Tomorrow my father-in-law Over there, you can only go alone."

Chen Qing immediately found Yan Jun and arranged tasks for them. He took 14 people to stay to protect his wife, and Chen Qing took Zhuang Quan and other five soldiers to set off.

That night, the young couple was so lingering and affectionate that they almost didn't sleep all night.

Before dawn, Chen Qing set off with five soldiers on two horses. They took the official road of Muzhou and rushed westward all the way.

……

In the study, Qin Hui paced back and forth with a lot of thoughts. After all, he is the Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty. Is it appropriate to pass such an important military report to the Kingdom of Jin?

But this time it was Chen Qing who led the troops, Wan Yanchang would definitely blame him for not notifying him in advance.

Moreover, Wan Yanchang's plan to prevent Chen Qing from returning to Sichuan and Shaanxi fell through. If he didn't offer some compensation, how could he explain to Wan Yanchang?

At this time, a follower in black appeared at the door of the study, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See Master!"

Qin Hui pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind. He took out a wax pill and put it in a box, and handed it to the man in black together with the box, "Go to the Jin Guo Pavilion immediately, and give it to Wanyan Qianhu, and you must hand it to him personally." hands!"

"Follow the order!"

The man in black took the box, saluted and left in a hurry.

Qin Hui heaved a sigh of relief. Now that he has taken this step, he will never turn back no matter what.

……

In Ziwu Valley, an army of ten thousand gold soldiers was marching rapidly under the personal leadership of Marshal Wanyan Wushu. In addition to carrying grain carts and supplies, they also brought hundreds of craftsmen. After Chen Qing went north through Ziwu Valley, , Destroyed his temporary plank roads and bridges.

But for [-] gold soldiers and hundreds of craftsmen, repairing these plank roads and bridges was easy. In just two days, the two-mile-long plank road and three bridges were repaired, and the army continued to drive south along the plank road.

Three days later, Wanyan Wushu and his army arrived at Ziwu Pass. At this time, Wanyan Wushu sent someone to call Fu Xuan forward, pointing at the Ziwu Pass in front of him with a horsewhip, "Go let your subordinates surrender, and I will promote him to one level." !"

"Follow the order!"

Fu Xuan urged him to go immediately, there were 1000 defenders at Ziwu Pass, half of them were Fu Xuan's army, and the chief general Wang Chun was also Fu Xuan's Four King Kong.

After Fu Xuan surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, Zhu Shengfei did not take any action to reduce the risk of Fu Xuan's surrender, except for cursing Fu Xuan fiercely. Even Lu Fayuan, the deputy envoy of Xuanfu, authorized him to change generals as soon as possible, but Zhu Shengfei said that the crime was not as good as his family and did not agree to change generals.

Now he patted his ass and ran back to Chengdu, but he left behind a curse.

Not long after, Wang Chun led the army to surrender, and Wanyan Wushu was overjoyed. He was immediately promoted to Wang Chun as the commander, and ordered him to change the banner and continue to guard the Ziwu Pass.

But Li Wei, Wang Chun's deputy, refused to surrender and led hundreds of soldiers to retreat towards Hanzhong!

Wanyan Wushu crossed Ziwu Ridge and led an army of [-] into Xingyuan Mansion in Hanzhong...

The battle at Xianrenguan was extremely fierce, with arrows raining down on the top and bottom of the city, darkening the sky, and the drums were rumbling endlessly. Wanyan Helisa personally led an army of [-] to attack the city. Soldiers carrying the siege ladder rushed towards the top of the city like a tide, and the rolling logs and boulders on the top of the city fell like hail.

In the corner of the city, the black and thin Wu Jie looked at the surging golden soldiers below the city with serious eyes. This is a war that cannot be lost. If the Immortal Pass is lost, Hanzhong will fall, and it is very likely that Bashu will not be able to keep it. Once Bashu falls, How many years can Da Song last?

"General, the northwest corner has been breached, and the enemy has already entered the city!" A soldier reported in horror.

Wu Jie drew out his long sword and shouted to a thousand reserve troops: "Follow me to the northwest corner to fight!"

He led a thousand soldiers like a dragon, and rushed to the northwest corner...

There was a defensive loophole in the northwest corner. Commander Wang Lian was shot and killed by the enemy's crossbow. The deputy commander and two of them were killed one after another. The soldiers lost their command and began to fall into chaos.

The Jurchen soldiers on two siege ladders broke through the defense line at the top of the city, and two or three hundred Jurchen soldiers killed the top of the city.

At this moment, Wu Jie led a thousand soldiers to kill. The soldiers of the Song Army squeezed towards the Jurchen soldiers like a tide. The real soldier screamed and fell to the top of the wall.

In one go, the Song army killed more than a hundred Jurchens who rushed to the top of the city with an absolute superiority in numbers. The siege ladder was also pushed out of the city, and dozens of Jin soldiers on the ladder fell down the city screaming.

Seeing that it was getting late, the opponent's defenses were tight and impeccable, and their casualties were too heavy, Wanyan Helisa ordered: "Retreat the troops and return to the camp!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!" The bell rang, and the Jurchen soldiers who had been fighting for a day were already exhausted, and finally heard the bell for withdrawal, and the [-] army left thousands of corpses and retreated like a tide.

The day's fierce fighting finally stopped, and the exhausted soldiers of the Song Army didn't even have the energy to cheer, so they sat down one after another and leaned directly on the top of the wall.

Two thousand reserve soldiers began to go to the city to carry down the dead and wounded soldiers. Hundreds of soldiers carried food loads to deliver meals to the soldiers at the top of the city, each with two big meat buns and a bowl of hot soup.

Soon, night fell, and Wu Jie stood at the top of the city without saying a word for a long time. At this moment, Wu Ling walked over quickly and said in a deep voice, "Brother, are you worried that you won't be able to defend this time?"

Wu Jie nodded, "It's different this time. Wanyan Wushu is well prepared, and Fu Xuan surrendered. I feel a sense of crisis that I've never felt before. I'm really worried that I won't be able to defend myself!"

"Brother, are you worried that Fu Xuan will take Jin Bing to Ziwu Valley?"

"You also thought about this loophole?"

Wu Ling nodded, "Wang Chun, the guard of Ziwu Pass, and Luo Yi, the guard of Raofeng Pass, are both Fu Xuan's confidants. This Zhu Shengfei has committed a serious crime!"

Wu Jie shook his head and said, "We fought bravely against Jin not because of him, Zhu Shengfei, but to defend our home and country, and defend the Great Song Dynasty from falling under the iron hoof of the Jin people."

"Brother is right!"

Just at this moment, a soldier rushed over and reported: "I want to report to the capital, the prefect Liu sent someone to deliver the letter urgently!"

Wu Jie and Wu Lin glanced at each other, and they suddenly had a bad feeling in their hearts. Wu Jie asked anxiously, "Where is the sender?"

After a while, a letter delivery soldier was brought up, knelt down on one knee, saluted, and presented a letter, "Please read it!"

Wu Jie quickly opened the letter, read it under the torch, his heart suddenly became cold, the cavalry of Wanyan Wushu had already entered Raofeng Pass.

Their worst fears finally happened.

Chapter 362 Talent

Before dawn, Wu Jie led the army to retreat to the southwest, leaving the commander Tian Sheng with a thousand soldiers to continue to defend the city to cover the retreat of the main force.

The Jin soldiers entered Hanzhong from the Ziwu Valley, and the loss of Raofeng Pass meant that Hanzhong fell, and there was no need to keep the Immortal Pass.

Wu Jie led [-] main forces to retreat in the direction of Xicheng County, that is, to enter Jinniu Road and guard Jianmen Pass.

And Liu Ziyu stated in the letter that he would lead [-] soldiers to retreat southward along Micang Road, and at the same time burn down the plank road on Micang Road, so as to cut off the Jin soldiers' attempt to go south to Bashu through Micang Road.

This decision is very wise. Fu Xuan once took the Micang Road to retreat south. He is very familiar with the Micang Road and cannot give him any chance.

In this way, the only way for the Jin soldiers to enter Shu is the Jinniu Road. As long as Xicheng County and Jianmen Pass are guarded, the Jin soldiers may not be able to enter Shu.

Two days later, Wanyan Wushu's army occupied Nanzheng County. Standing on the top of the city, he said to the generals in high spirits: "This time I am taking my family to the south to march, and I want to be the King of Shu and a native of Shu. I want to Be a ship lord, build a thousand warships, march down the river, and the end of the Song Dynasty is just around the corner!"

Wanyan Wushu turned back to the generals and said with a smile: "When the Great Song Dynasty is destroyed, I will be as rich and honored as all the generals!"

"Longevity bless us!"

Dozens of generals cheered together.

Early the next morning, Wanyan Helisa led an army of [-] from Nanxianrenguan to Nanzheng County. Micang Road enters Shu.

Wanyan Helisa led an army of [-] to attack Xicheng County within five days. If he could not attack within five days, he would divide his troops into two groups, one to continue to confront Xicheng County, and the other to enter Jinniu Road and march towards Jianmen Pass.

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Bianliang Dujianjun Mansion, which was originally the residence of Prime Minister Cai Jing, is now changed to Jianjun Mansion, which is the residence of Wan Yanchang.

After returning from the embarrassing defeat in Xiangyang, Wan Yanchang kept a low profile during this period, basically not going to Guanzhong.

In fact, after Jingxiang's disastrous defeat, Wan Yanchang had already been eliminated from the Sichuan-Shanxi strategy, and he was no longer qualified to go to Guanzhong to judge the situation in Sichuan-Shanxi.

Wan Yanchang was in a low mood, but he did not give up pursuing Chen Qing. He sent letters to Qin Hui and Queen Mother Wei successively, requesting to prevent Chen Qing's army from returning to Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Wan Yanchang even hoped that Qin Hui could convict Chen Qing and deprive him of his military power.

Wan Yanchang saw clearly that Chen Qing had grown into a famous general like Wu Jie, and he was more strategic and discerning than Wu Jie, and he was better at using various advanced weapons, such as gunpowder and kerosene.

Chen Qing will inevitably become a huge stumbling block to the demise of the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty.

Before, only Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and Wu Jie were the thorns in Jin Guo's eyes, but now there is another Chen Qing.

He had to kill Chen Qing before the Song Dynasty really realized his great value, just like the Song Dynasty killed Li Gang.