Fenghou

In the afternoon, Wan Yanchang received an urgent military report from the Jin Guoguan in Lin'an.

The content of the letter was revealed by Qin Hui, which really surprised Wan Yanchang. The emperor of the Song Dynasty ordered Chen Qing to lead the army to the northwest for support, and Chen Qing proposed a plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, attack Fengxiang and force Wanyan Wushu to retreat.

Wan Yanchang gasped, Chen Qing's knife was too precise, it was Jin Bing's biggest weakness, all the family members of the generals were in Fengxiang Mansion, this bastard's gaze was too vicious.

Wan Yanchang went to the map and took a closer look. Chen Qing sent troops from Baling. He must have taken Xiangyang Road to Shangzhou and entered Guanzhong. Of course, he might have entered Guanzhong via Ziwu Valley.

The Jin soldiers could no longer be mobilized, so they could only mobilize the Qi army to prevent Chen Qing's army from entering Guanzhong.

Wan Yanchang immediately ordered: "Prepare the carriage and go to the palace!"

He wants Liu Yu to send troops to Shangzhou, one is Wuguan and the other is Lantian Pass, two crucial passes.

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Chen Qing traveled swiftly all the way, and arrived in Baling County in only five days. He ordered Yang Yuanqing to lead [-] troops to transport supplies to Bashu by water, while he himself led [-] troops and [-] camels to the Xiangyang Road. Shangzhou.

At this time, Li Gang also sent an order, ordering Huguang Deputy Envoy Zhe Yanzhi to fully guarantee the logistics of Chen Qing's army.

There are two routes for Chen Qing to enter Guanzhong, one is the Shangzhou route, and the other is to take the Meridian Road, usually the Shangzhou route. The other is relatively close to Dengzhou and the logistics supply is convenient. This is the most convenient route.

Taking the Meridian Road is too detour, and the risk is extremely high. If you fail to conquer the Meridian Pass, you may not have food to return, and even if you conquer the Meridian Pass, there will be no food to support the nearly ten-day journey of the Meridian Pass.

This afternoon, Chen Qing led the army to Guanghua County. From here, the roads would diverge, either going west to Fangzhou or north to Dengzhou.

Chen Qing ordered the army to stay where they were and rest overnight.

Just as the camp was set up, a soldier came to report, "A man came from outside the camp, saying that he had an agreement with Dutong in Xiangyang."

Chen Qing thought for a while, and suddenly realized that Jiang Yan, who surrendered himself in Xiazhou, must have come first, and he quickly ordered: "Please come in!"

Not long after, Jiang Yanxian, who was wearing a cap and green clothes, walked in quickly. He bowed and saluted, "Jiang Yanxian came to join the Dutong as agreed, and I hope the Dutong will record it!"

Chen Qing was overjoyed, and hurriedly returned the courtesy: "It's my luck that Mr. is willing to help me. Come in, sit down and have a cup of hot tea!"

Chen Qing asked Jiang Yan to sit down in the tent first, and served hot tea to the soldiers.

Jiang Yan took a sip of tea first, and his body became much warmer. He smiled and said, "He knew that Dutong would definitely take Xiangyang Road to Guanzhong."

"Why?"

Jiang Yanxian smiled slightly and said: "If the imperial court wants to solve the crisis of Bashu, it can only rely on Dutong, and the best way for Dutong to solve the crisis is to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and attack Fengxiang's lair of the Jin soldiers. You are not wrong about the humble position!"

Chen Qing admired secretly, it can be said that the hero sees the same thing, and he said: "Sir, it seems that you have news to tell me?"

Jiang Yanxian nodded, "When I came here, I got the news that the puppet Qi mobilized [-] troops from Guanzhong to gather in Shangzhou, and the enemy also knew that they were going to attack Guanzhong."

Chen Qing sighed in his heart, only Wanyan Nianhan, Wanyan Wushu, and Wanyanchang were the generals of Jin who could mobilize [-] puppet Qi troops. Wanyan Nianhan was on the front line of Yangzhou, and Wanyan Wushu was attacking Sichuan. It can only be Wan Yanchang, don't even think about it, it must be Qin Hui who revealed his attack target and attack route to Wan Yanchang.

The offensive route Chen Qing determined in Yushufang was to capture Shangzhou, establish a logistics base in Shangzhou, and then attack Guanzhong from Shangzhou.

But when Chen Qing was offering advice to the emperor, Qin Hui was by his side, how could he not be wary of Qin Hui?This is called soldiers never tire of deceit, he Chen Qinghui doesn't even understand this?

"Do you have any good advice, sir?"

Jiang Yanxian said with a smile: "The Danshui didn't freeze in Xiangyang, but it did freeze in Shangzhou. If the generals want to attack Wuguan, they can send a surprise soldier to enter Shangzhou along the ice surface of Danshui, and go directly around Go to the back of Wuguan, attack Wuguan from the front and back, and Wuguan will not be able to defend."

Chen Qing nodded, and he walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "If I want to go to Ziwu Valley again, is there any way for me to solve the problem of food and grass?"

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Jiang Yanxian was taken aback, "Ziwu Valley must be blocked by heavy snow now, so it's hard to go!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "I know Ziwu Valley will be blocked by heavy snow, but it should be possible this year. The golden soldiers just passed through Ziwu Valley a few days ago, and Wanyan Wushu helped me find the way ahead of time."

"That's true. Walking through the Meridian Valley can indeed send a surprise army into the pass and avoid the [-] puppet Qi troops in Shangzhou. The biggest problem is the worry of the general. How to solve the problem of food and grass?"

Chen Qing nodded, "This is what worries me the most, not only food, but also fodder!"

Jiang Yan thought for a while and said: "The closest to Ziwu Valley is Shiquan County, but I guess Shiquan County has no more grain and grass, but there should be some forage collected before Shiquan County, at least wheat straw can guarantee it. I just saw Dutong There are like a thousand camels in the army, and they can use the straw along the way."

"and then?"

"Then Dutong can take advantage of the characteristics of winter to carry supplies, use sleds or ice sleds to transport supplies, a horse can pull five or six times the usual weight, not to mention there are camels in the Dutong army."

Chen Qing's eyes lit up, sled!He really didn't think of this way.

Chen Qing pondered for a while and asked: "The sledge you mentioned refers to the Han River?"

Jiang Yanxian nodded, "The so-called ice sled is actually a small boat. Just install two hockey sticks at the bottom of the boat. Put supplies, tents and other materials in the boat, and let the camels pull them to walk on the ice. You can also walk on the snow when you go ashore. , plus the supplies along the way, Beizhi thinks it is possible to pass through the Meridian Valley."

"If you can solve the food problem, then go to Meridian Valley!"

Jiang Yanxian reminded again: "Of course you can go to Ziwu Valley, but don't forget to pretend to attack Shangzhou and make Wan Yanchang misjudge."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide it from Wan Yanchang!"

Jiang Yanxian smiled slightly and said: "Wan Yanchang is not a god, he can't have clairvoyance, seeing how Dutong is marching, he must analyze it through Shangzhou's battle report, and Dutong sent people to attack Wuguan with bluff, such as attacking with fire or something. , let the puppet Qi army feel tremendous pressure. The news they gave Wanyanchang must be exaggerated. After Wanyanchang realized the truth, Dutong had already entered Guanzhong. As long as Yan Wushu doesn't invade Bashu, he will have to retreat!"

Chen Qing immediately adopted Jiang Yanxian's plan and began to collect ships and supplies.

At noon of the next day, Zheng Ping led 5000 infantry, dressed up as [-] people, and marched to Wuguan in Dengzhou. The Neixiang County closest to Wuguan became the logistics supply place for the Song army.

Chen Qing set off at night. He led [-] cavalry along the south bank of the Han River, while [-] cold-resistant camels pulled [-] supply boats and sleds through the snow-covered Han River. The supplies were food, frozen meat, spirits, tents, kerosene, gunpowder, etc. They marched in a low-key manner and went westward silently.

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Wanyan Wushu led [-] cavalry to walk for five full days. Their goal was to cross Micang Mountain and enter Bashu. After trekking hard for five days, hundreds of soldiers fell to their deaths. They came to the plank road.

There are four plank roads in Micang Road. This is also the longest plank road. It is about ten miles long. There is no road here. We can only build plank roads on the cliffs. People continue to walk along the plank roads. On the left is the abyss. If you are less courageous, you dare not walk on the plank road at all.

The fundamental reason why Deng Ai became a famous general of the Three Kingdoms is that he walked through the road of Shu. Walking out of a flat path, the army can survive, this is a feat that has never been done before, and he can become a famous general.

The risk of Wanyan Wushu's army going to Mi Cang Road is also huge. If after ten days of walking, he finds that the road ahead is blocked and the food is gone, what will they do?In the end, it must be to kill the horse to save life. If the back road is cut off again, the whole army must be wiped out.

Wanyan Wushu's army finally encountered danger, the soldiers in front were making noise, Wanyan Wushu said angrily, "What's the noise?"

A soldier rushed to report, "Report to Marshal Du, the plank road ahead has been burned down, brothers can't get through!"

Wanyan Wushu was taken aback, got off his horse, and went to have a closer look, only to see that the plank road on the cliff was burnt to pieces, stretching for more than ten miles, basically destroyed.

Fu Xuan also stared at the plank road in dismay. He never thought that Liu Ziyu had burned the plank road, and it would not be repaired in a month or two.

"Fu Dutong, what's going on?" Wanyan Wushu asked sharply.

Fu Xuan was sweating profusely and replied: "I don't know, I don't know. It was fine when I left before. It must be that Liu Ziyu burned the plank road when he retreated."

"Let me ask you, is there another way to go?"

Fu Xuan shook his head, "This is the only way!"

"You mean, I have to turn around and go back now?" Wanyan Wushu gritted his teeth.

With bitterness in his heart, Fu Xuan knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty, "I'm guilty of a humble job!"

Wanyan Wushu was extremely annoyed, no wonder this Fu Xuan was underestimated in the Song army, he really had no skills, wouldn't he send someone to scout the way first?

Hatred turned to hate, but Wanyan Wushu had no choice but to snort heavily, "The whole army turned around and headed back!"

The rear team of [-] gold soldiers became the front team and began to turn around and walk back.

What worries Wanyan Wushu the most is food. They have carried dry food for seven or eight days, and now it has been five days, that is to say, they must walk out of the rice barn road within three days, otherwise they will be in big trouble. They could finally kill horses to satisfy their hunger, but none of the Jurchens were willing to kill their precious war horses.

"Pass my order, speed up and march!"

Wanyan Wushu was so anxious that he wished he could fly out of Mi Cang Road with his wings.

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Chen Qing marched along the Han River for four days. The ice surface of the Han River was as smooth as a mirror, covered with a thick layer of snow. The sleds walked on the ice like silk, and the camels also walked relatively easily. The belly of each camel Thick blankets were wrapped around their upper and legs to protect their internal organs from the cold.

This afternoon, the team arrived in Shiquan County. The mountain road was steep and rugged, and the sleds could not walk. The army had to abandon the ships, but the horses and camels could not carry so much supplies. Armed with food, grass, fire oil, the team began to march north along the official road.

In Shiquan County, the team got a supply. Jiang Yanxian’s judgment was correct. The food in the official warehouse was empty, and only 1000 dans of fodder were supplied. The people spontaneously gathered more than [-] pigs and sheep for the Song Army.

After resting for two days, the team continued to march north. This is a mountainous area with slippery ice and snow roads. The road was very difficult and dangerous. The team walked very slowly. It took three full days to reach the entrance of Meridian Valley. The army was exhausted, and the army had only enough food for eight days up.

Chen Qing regretted it a bit. He should not go to Ziwu Valley, but to Shangzhou. He never thought that Ziwu Valley would be so difficult to walk in winter. Before the army led by Wanyan Wushu went down the mountain, it was of course easier. Now he It's uphill, and it's really hard.

Fortunately, he finally reached the entrance of Ziwu Valley, Chen Qing immediately ordered the army to rest on the spot, and sent scouts to investigate at Ziwu Pass ten miles away.

Yang Zaixing stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Du Tong, I'm humbled to ask for orders to lead the army to capture Ziwu Pass!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Wait a minute and see how the scouts investigate!"

At dusk, Zhao Xiaoyi came back with a few scouts. He smiled at Chen Qing and said, "It's the right way to come to Meridian Pass. The guards over there never thought that there would be troops coming."

"How do you tell?"

"There are almost no soldiers on the pass, at most 30 people, and the rest of the soldiers are hiding in tents under the mountains."

"What is the flag on the pass?" Chen Qing asked.

Zhao Xiaoyi said bitterly: "It is no longer the flag of the Song army, but the wolf flag of the Jin soldiers!"

After thinking for a moment in Chen Qing's mind, he knew how to attack Meridian Pass.

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Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although Ziwu Valley went south, the defenders of Ziwu Pass never expected that there would be troops arriving, and they were caught off guard.

Chen Qing ordered Yang Zaixing to lead [-] soldiers to seize the pass, while he led [-] cavalry to surround more than [-] large tents in the depression.

The soldiers were terrified, and they raised their hands and came out of their tents to surrender.

The main general Wang Chun was dragged out of the army by soldiers, and beheaded with a single blow in front of everyone.

The torches around them illuminated the snow like daylight, and the three hundred soldiers were panicked under the raging firelight.

At this time, Chen Qing rode forward slowly, watching the three hundred soldiers.

Chen Qing is very familiar with this defender. The soldiers used to be Wang Yan's eight-character army. Later, the general became Fu Xuan, and the soldiers gradually sank.

"Everyone should know me!"

Chen Qing said to the crowd: "We were both soldiers of the Eight Character Army, and we were also subordinates of Wang Dutong, and we also fought against gold and served our country, but I never thought that we would meet as enemies today."

All the soldiers bowed their heads in shame, every word Chen Qing said was like a knife to their hearts.

Chen Qing took a deep breath, and said slowly: "I want to tell you a piece of news. Wang Dutong has unfortunately died in Xiangyang. He and hundreds of people were surrounded by tens of thousands of puppet Qi troops. He would rather die in battle than You surrendered to the enemy, but you surrendered, how can you be worthy of the dead Wang Dutong, and how can you explain to him?"

At the beginning, some soldiers knelt on the snow and cried bitterly. More and more soldiers knelt down and cried bitterly. Finally, all three hundred soldiers knelt down and cried loudly.

Twenty or so soldiers who were captured by Yang Zaixing also knelt behind.

Chen Qing couldn't bear to kill these soldiers, he shouted, "Listen to me!"

The crying gradually stopped, and the three hundred soldiers stared blankly at Chen Qing.

"I know that Wang Chun surrendered the golden soldiers, and you were forced to follow. Surrendering was not your original intention, so I will give you a chance, we can choose..."

The eyes of all the soldiers gradually became alive, and they all knew what it meant to be able to choose?

Chen Qing continued to speak loudly: "You can choose to go home. If you are willing to go home, each will give two buckets of rice as dry food for the road, and leave tonight. Take off the armor and clothes for me, wash my body with snow, and become a Song soldier again, now you can choose."

The soldiers began to take off their armor. None of the three hundred soldiers chose to go home. No one wanted to leave the army as a golden soldier and return home. How could they explain to their parents, wives and children?How to explain to the ancestors?

A spectacle appeared on the snow. Three hundred naked soldiers of the Song Army stood on the snow and rubbed their bodies with the snow, as if they were cleaning their souls. Everyone's face was livid with cold and their bodies were shivering.

Chen Qing gave Niu Gao a wink, and Niu Gao led his men to throw [-] sets of new armor, clothes and underwear to the soldiers, and the soldiers silently put on new clothes and new armor.

Chen Qing said to Niu Gao: "They are included in your subordinates, take them down to drink a bowl of ginger soup!"

Niu Gao brought three hundred soldiers down, and Chen Qing hurriedly came to the tent. Jiang Yanxian was leading the soldiers to count the supplies of grain and grass. Chen Qing hoped that the grain and grass at Ziwu Pass could supplement them with food for two or three days, otherwise they would have It may not be possible to get out of Meridian Valley.

"How much food is there?" Chen Qing asked with concern.

"There are four hundred stones of grain, all of which are flour, a thousand hauls of forage, dozens of livestock, fifty large tents, and some medicinal materials, dried meat, milk wine, weapons and other supplies."

Calculated, each soldier can get five catties of flour, which can be eaten for almost two days. In this way, the soldiers have ten days' food.

Chen Qing nodded, "Pass on my order, the soldiers will rest on the spot and set off early tomorrow morning!"

The soldiers cut down trees around, lit a bonfire, and rested around the bonfire.

Early the next morning, the army packed up, crossed Ziwu Ridge, and entered Ziwu Valley...

The terrain in Meridian Valley is relatively flat, and it is also covered by thick snow, but there are traces of troops passing by, which are the traces left by the troops led by Wanyan Wushu before.

Sleds can be used in Meridian Valley. Chen Qing immediately ordered to make a thousand simple sleds with pine branches, put all the food and grass materials on the sleds, let the camels pull them forward, and free the horses. In this way, the soldiers You can go on horseback.

Perhaps because of the sled, the team moved very fast. It took eight days for the army to walk out of the Meridian Valley, two days earlier than expected. At this time, the remaining food and grass were distributed to everyone. Soldiers no longer need sleds, and a thousand camels, loaded with various military supplies, follow the team.

After the team left Ziwu Valley, the world became infinitely open, and the soldiers couldn't help cheering.