Fenghou

Yang Wu nodded, "I see, have you heard of Li Longwu, the largest black market weapons dealer in Bashu?"

Li Miao shook his head, "I'm not familiar with the black market."

Yang Wu smiled and said: "You also know that the Bashu government is relatively lax in the management of the black market, and there are many big businessmen doing black market business. Li Longwu specializes in the black market weapon business. I heard that he has more than a dozen large warehouses in various states in Bashu. I have hoarded tens of thousands of weapons, I just heard about it, I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

Li Miao asked suspiciously, "Why does he have so many weapons?"

"Li Zhong and Sang Zhong rebelled in the first year of Shaoxing, but they were later suppressed by Wang Yan, and a large number of weapons flowed into the people. He bought them at that time."

A glimmer of hope rose in Li Miao's heart, and he said hastily, "I want to meet him and guarantee a lot of your penny commission. I just want to talk to him in person."

"no problem!"

Yang Wu narrowed his eyes with a smile, "I'll make arrangements, only you and I know about this matter, and you must not tell a third person."

……

That night, in the elegant room of Wangjiang Restaurant, Li Miao met Li Longwu, a short, fat, middle-aged man who seemed to have no aura, just like a shopkeeper of a grocery store who was friendly and made money.

"[-] sets of armor, I really have so much in stock, of course I can sell them to you, the key is the price." Li Longwu's small triangular eyes narrowed into a slit.

"The price is negotiable, but how to deliver? Also, I want to see the real thing with my own eyes. You have to show me at least part of the real armor before I believe you have this strength."

"can!"

Li Longwu agreed, "Tomorrow morning, in Guangdu County in the south, I will show you five thousand sets of armor, and let you see my strength."

Having said that, Li Longwu handed him a list, "This is the price and delivery method. The delivery is on the Xiazhou River, and the payment is paid in one hand, and the delivery is in one hand. First declare that it is already the lowest price, and we will not return it." price!"

Li Miao looked at the list, the price is not high, even very cheap, a set of armor is 25 guan, you must know that a standard sword in the market costs more than ten guan, but the total price is very scary, all of them are traded If he wants 50 yuan, he can't make the decision.

Li Miao thought for a while and said, "Let's do this! I'll go to Guangdu County tomorrow to look at the goods, and then I'll go back and report to the lord, and then I'll come back to discuss the details."

Li Longwu's fat face showed full sincerity, "This is a wise move by Li Guanren, and I have no objection at all!"

……

At the dock of Jiangling City, soldiers unloaded fifty sets of armor from a cargo ship. These were samples bought by Li Miao, and they were brought back for Liu Guangshi to have a look at.

Liu Guangshi didn't expect the Western Army to give him the armor for free, and he was ready to spend money to buy it, but Chen Qing firmly rejected him. This attitude really disappointed him.

Now he can only count on the black market, and he brought several officials to the pier to check in person.

"This armor is not bad!"

Liu Guangshi looked at the armor and weapons, and repeatedly praised, "The maintenance is very good, it doesn't look like it has been stored for five years."

"It's just a bit expensive."

Liu Guangshi frowned, "How much does he want?"

Li Miao took out the list and handed it to Liu Guangshi. Liu Guangshi looked at the list and said with a smile: "The price is not expensive. You can buy hundreds of sets in Ezhou. The asking price is 25 sets. This is only 50 sets, which is half the price." ! [-] guan, we can afford it, the key is does he have so many goods?"

"Beizhi went to his warehouse in Guangdu County and saw that there were [-] sets of military armor. He said there are other warehouses. I believe there are [-] sets of armor."

Liu Guangshi handed the list to his staff member Yang Chui'an, "What do you think, sir?"

Yang Chui'an laughed, "Can't Xuan Fu envoy see such an obvious thing?"

Liu Guangshi was startled, "What do you mean?"

"It's too obvious. What kind of black market is this? Chen Qing clearly sold it to us in the name of the black market."

Li Miao blushed immediately, "What evidence is there for saying that, sir?"

"Let me tell you three points. First, [-] sets of armor cannot be sold on the black market. Chen Qing is not so stupid. He would allow [-] sets of armor to flow into the black market. This businessman bought so many armor, not to mention Does he have such a big capital, even if he does! But he has already been reported;

Second, is it possible to ship [-] sets of armor to Xiazhou for delivery?The large ships on the Minjiang River and the Yangtze River have been controlled by the Western Army. Can he ship [-] sets of armor?Where did he go to find a boat?Who dares to accept bribes from him, is he dead?

Third, and the most direct evidence! "

Yang Cuian handed an iron military badge to Li Miao, "I found this on a piece of armor just now, is it the army we captured before?"

Li Miao was dumbfounded when he saw the military badge. Liu Guangshi rummaged through a pile of armor for a while, and found a military badge, which was indeed the badge of the army they had captured before.

Liu Guangshi was stunned for a long time, and he was a little dissatisfied: "Why did he do this, can't he just sell it to me? He also walked from the black market, took off his pants and farted, is it necessary?"

Yang Chuian smiled and said: "The humble official guessed that Chen Qing had reached an agreement with the court and could not support us, so he could only support us secretly and sell us soldiers in the name of the black market, but Chen Qing would never admit this and his related."

Liu Guangshi understood, and said with a sneer, "I knew that Chen Qing was extremely treacherous. The court actually negotiated with him and believed him. It's so stupid."

He had no more objections, and said decisively: "We have done this black market business, and we will follow his quotation and delivery method."

Chapter 598 Information

Near the south gate of Taiyuan City, there is a Qingjiang Inn, and there is also a Qingjiang Restaurant next to it. This inn and restaurant existed during the Zhenghe period, but due to the impact of the war, several owners have been changed. No one knows what is happening now. Who is the proprietor.

However, the Western Army Intelligence Agency took a fancy to this inn and restaurant. In March last year, a Qinzhou businessman bought the inn and restaurant at a price of [-] yuan, and changed the shopkeeper and staff to run it again. It became the intelligence point of the Western Army in Taiyuan.

What is certain at present is that Jin Bing's counterattack on Shaanxi Road must start from Hedong Road, and after Wan Yanchang became the prime minister of the Kingdom of Jin, he can mobilize more resources and increase the offensive against Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Therefore, Chen Qing paid more and more attention to strengthening Taiyuan's intelligence capabilities.

The shopkeeper of the inn is Wu Xingping, a middle-aged man in his forties, short and fat, with a pleasant smile. He is a veteran of the Intelligence Agency and has worked as a shopkeeper in several places.

This morning, the inn and restaurant were still open as usual, but the shopkeeper was a little restless. He got the news that a group of tens of thousands of golden soldiers arrived in Taiyuan at midnight last night. He was eager to know the detailed information. A few guys were sent out early in the morning.

"The shopkeeper!" Li San, the innkeeper, ran back out of breath.

"What are you in a hurry?"

Wu Xingping gave him a hard look, "There are so many guests waiting, hurry up and boil the water!"

Li San agreed and hurried to go.

Seeing that there was no one around, Wu Xingping also slipped into the kitchen.

"How to say?" Wu Xingping asked eagerly.

Li San lowered his voice and said: "[-] troops have come, it is said that they are all Jurchen soldiers, including infantry and cavalry, and the leader is Wanyan Yinkeshu."

Wu Xingping took a deep breath. There were actually 20 troops. There were [-] Jurchens on Hexi Road, and with the [-] Xie Congjun troops recruited last year, there were almost [-] troops. The famous general, everyone in Hedong Road knows that he led his army to fight dozens of battles with the Song Army on Hedong Road, and almost won all of them.

"Shopkeeper, we will send a pigeon letter to Jingzhao now, I am afraid it will be strictly controlled."

"Wait a minute!"

Not long after, several other guys also came back. They brought other information, but when pieced together, the information is complete.

There were indeed [-] Jin soldiers arriving last night, but they were not entirely Jurchen troops. There were also four Eastern Hu armies, including the Khitan Army, the Goryeo Army, the Xi Clan Army, and the Bohai Navy. The pure Jurchens only had [-] cavalry. A mixed army, the main general is Wanyan Yinkeshu, who succeeds Wanyanchang as the Marshal of the West Road Capital, and is in charge of the Sichuan-Shaanxi strategy.

At noon that day, two carrier pigeons flew from outside the city of Taiyuan to Jingzhao...

At present, there are indeed 11 Jinbing soldiers in Hedong, plus 20 members of the Association, nearly [-] people. The high-level command is composed of five people. Marshal Han Chang and Marshal Hu Shi said goodbye.

Of course, the five of them each have their own division of labor. Wanyan Yinkeshu is the chief general, commanding the entire army, Wanyan Helisa and Wanyan Huonu are commanding the Jurchens, Han Chang is commanding the Han Chinese Xie Congjun, and Hu Shidabie is commanding the Donghu Army.

Today is the first day of Wanyan Yinkeshu's arrival, and he immediately called everyone to discuss matters in the military hall.

Wanyan Yinkeshu was nearly [-] years old, and he was second only to Wanyan Loushi among the founding generals of the Jin Dynasty. Complete victory, his prestige in the Kingdom of Jin is excellent, and all the generals are convinced.

In the past few years, Wanyan Zongbi was extremely powerful, which inevitably affected the strategy of the Kingdom of Jin. Wanyan Zongbi focused on Hebei and the East, while despising Sichuan and Shaanxi, which caused the resources of the Kingdom of Jin to tilt to the east and Hebei. After several consecutive defeats, Wanyan Wushu was transferred to the Central Plains, and Shanxi Road was ignored by Jin Guo, which also led to Chen Qing's rise in the northwest.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, Wanyan Chang won the final power struggle and became the prime minister of the Kingdom of Jin. Wanyan Zongbi's power was suppressed, and the resources of the Kingdom of Jin were once again tilted to the west, and even sent senior veterans like Wanyan Yin Keshu Preside over the overall situation.

Wanyan Yinke has white beard and hair, and his voice is still like a bell, "This time we have two tasks. One is to recover Shaanxi Road. It would be best if we can wipe out Chen Qing's army. , and then drive out of Shaanxi Road.

The second is Xixia. The Lord of Xixia once again asked for help from the Kingdom of Jin. The imperial court has decided to send troops to help Xixia quell Xiao Heda’s rebellion, so that Xixia can restore its national power as soon as possible, and let it attack Xihe Road from the north. "

Wanyan Lisa raised his hand and said, "Marshal Du, shall we send troops to Xixia first, and then attack Shaanxi Road?"

Wanyan Yinkeshu shook his head, "Ba Lisu has already commanded [-] troops to go to Xixia. In fact, [-] troops will be dispatched this time, of which [-] are to implement the Xixia strategy, and [-] will be brought to Taiyuan under my command. road strategy."

Han Chang pondered for a moment and said: "Chen Qing's Western Army is different from other Song Army. It has excellent equipment, sufficient logistics support, well-trained soldiers, strong combat effectiveness, and effective command of the generals. It is a powerful army. We must not I wonder if Marshal Du has a plan to underestimate the enemy?"

Wanyan Yinkeshu nodded slightly and said, "I have a plan. The first step of the plan is to seize a foothold on the west bank of the Yellow River on Shaanxi Road!"

……

After the defeat of Liu Guangshi, the number of Chen Qingxi's army has increased to 23, of which 5 are guarding Bashu, 1 are stationed in Hanzhong, 3 are stationed on Xihe Road, and Guanzhong and Jingzhao guards. In fact, Chen Qing was able to mobilize only about 12 troops.

How to deploy these 12 people and how to face them is the most important thing to win this battle.

Chen Qing received the emergency pigeon letter from Taiyuan and grasped the enemy's movements. He also immediately called senior military and political officials to discuss countermeasures.

In the meeting hall of the military office, Chen Qing asked the sergeants to carry out the full map of the sand table on Shaanxi Road. The sand table was two feet long and one foot wide, and everyone stood around the sand table.

Chen Qing held a wooden pole in his hand and said to the crowd: "The enemy general is Wanyan Yinkeshu. He is a veteran. He has fought many battles against the Song Dynasty and has almost no defeats. He has rich experience and brave battles. We can't expect Jin Guo to continue We have sent mediocre generals like Wanyan Holisa to attack Shaanxi Road, when the real elite of the enemy army comes out, we must not underestimate the enemy, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"Does Dutong have any information about Wanyan Yin's skill?" Yang Zaixing asked.

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "We don't know much about Yin Keshu, but if we analyze his ability from his past battles, it is easy to make a misjudgment. For example, he is not good at attacking Taiyuan. If we think that he is not good at attacking City, that is a misjudgment, he was actually besieging the city to fight for aid, thus wiped out all the elites from all walks of life in Hexi who came to the rescue, and even the middle division died under the arrow of Wanyan Huonu. In fact, his siege He is very capable, and he led the army to break through Bianjing.

Secondly, he is very good at long-distance raids, and he is also good at roundabout combat, bringing the advantages of cavalry to the extreme. "

Zhang Xiao asked: "May I ask Dutong, is he good at long-distance raids, or does he like to use long-distance raids?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "I'm good at it, but I also like it!"

Everyone was discussing in a low voice, and Zhang Xiao continued: "Just now I was thinking that long-distance raids actually have advantages and disadvantages. If the attack is successful, it's okay to say, but if the attack fails? Then you will be passive, or you will be surrounded and wiped out instead. So everything There are advantages and disadvantages, but the key is that we must be fully prepared to defeat his long-distance attack in turn.”

Chen Qing nodded, "Zhang Sima said it very well, let me ask you a question, which one do you think is the first long-distance raid target for Wanyan Yinkeshu?"

There was no sound in the lobby.

Chapter 599 Crossing the River

After a moment of silence, Niu Gao raised his hand and said, "But Fushi County, Yanzhou?"

Chen Qing gave a thumbs up and praised: "Niu Tongzhi has a unique vision, how did he think of it?"

Niu Gao scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "I infer that the Jin soldiers will cross the Yellow River from Yanzhou, so their first target must be Fushi County. Controlling Fushi County will also control the production area of ​​Menghuoyou. In addition, Fushi The county has a large population, and they can also get food supplements, and then use Fushi County as a starting point to attack Luojiao County and Zhongbu County in the south, and the Jin soldiers will be able to open the passage to enter Guanzhong step by step."

Veteran Guan Shigu frowned and said: "The premise of attacking Fushi County is that the Jin soldiers attack Shaanxi Road from the north, but what if the Jin soldiers go to Pujin Pass or Tongguan?"

Chen Qing said calmly: "We are facing an experienced veteran of the Golden Army, and Wanyan Yinkeshu is very good at intrigue, so we also need to strengthen defenses at Tongguan and Pujin Pass, but the light is not right, the strategy You can't win at the top, you must complement each other to be king. We understand this, and Wanyan Yinkeshu also understands it. It's just that Pujin Pass and Tongguan are not suitable for large-scale attacks. Jinbing has many experiences of going south from Luoshui Road , so I judge that the main force of the Jin soldiers is to go to Yanzhou to cross the Yellow River, and then Pujin Pass or Tongguan will send out surprise troops."

Liu Qiong raised his hand and said: "If the Jin soldiers occupy Yanzhou, they may also detour to Pingliang Mansion, and then take the Jingshui Road to enter Guanzhong."

Yang Zaixing disapproved, "Go around the Jingshui Road, what about the logistics?"

Liu Qiong retorted: "I have experience. If the road is familiar, the cavalry only needs to prepare six days of dry food to rush from Yanzhou to Pingliang. The farmers in the prefecture and the sheep in Yuanzhou are their source of food. If [-] cavalry enter Guanzhong from Jingshui Road, the consequences will be serious."

Jiang Yanxian said: "Commander Liu is right. There are [-] defenders in Pingliang County. You can send an experienced general to defend them, and then deploy another defense in Tanzheng Gorge and Xinping County. As long as the defenders are not careless, Pingliang There will be no problems with the waterways."

Niu Gao raised his hand and said, "I recommend General Wang Duo to guard Pingliang County. He is very organized in organizing civilians and deploying Jundu. If we add another [-] defenders to Pingliang County, Pingliang County will definitely be able to block the enemy."

Chen Qing nodded, "General Wang Duo is fine. There are only 1000 defenders in Pingliang County, which is indeed a little less. [-] troops will be transferred from Chengji County to support, of which Pingliang County will support [-] troops, and another [-] people will reinforce Jiandao Pass. The Jin soldiers broke through the Jianchao pass and entered the pass from the Sishui."

After a pause, Chen Qing said again: "The defenders of Tanzheng Gorge and Xinping County were dispatched from Guanzhong."

Zhou Kuan suggested: "If the army is insufficient, I suggest that some troops be transferred back from Bashu to supplement the defense in various places in Guanzhong."

Everyone agreed that it was really unnecessary for Bashu to release [-] troops at this critical moment.

Chen Qing listened to everyone's suggestions, and immediately ordered the transfer of [-] troops from Bashu and [-] troops from Hanzhong. The [-] troops were used to increase the defense of various places.

At the end of the discussion, Chen Qing said to Niu Gao: "Fushi County is the most important node, and it is also the city where the Jurchens will attack aggressively. Currently there are [-] defenders in Fushi County, and I will give you another [-] troops. Lead the [-] troops to defend Fushi County no matter what, don't worry about the fire oil production area, as long as Fushi County is not lost, the entire operation of the enemy army will not be smooth, I will entrust this task to you."

Niu Gao nodded silently, and said: "The humble job may need some weapons and supplies."

"No problem, I can give you whatever weapons and supplies you need!"

……

Shaanxi Road and East Road are bounded by the Yellow River, which is the second vertical line of the Yellow River. Although it is only blocked by the Yellow River, the communication between the Qin and Jin Dynasties is like a natural moat, especially in the middle of the Qin-Jin Grand Canyon, which is thousands of miles long. The situation is steep, just like a barrier that is thousands of miles long.

Since ancient times, the Qin and Jin Dynasties have used ferry boats to communicate, forming dozens of ferries, large and small, but even if they cross the Yellow River, they cannot enter the hinterland of Guanzhong or the hinterland of northern Shaanxi. They must continue to go south or north along the Yellow River. Go, look for the pass and enter the hinterland.

This morning, [-] Jurchen troops appeared in front of the Yongheguan Ferry in Shizhou on the Hedong Road. This ferry and the Qingshuiguan Ferry on the opposite bank have long been abandoned. Crossing the river, the nearby villages and small towns have long been destroyed, and the surviving people have all disappeared, and the ferry has become deathly silent.

[-] Jurchen cavalry led by Wanyan Huonu used thousands of large leather rafts to build a pontoon bridge. In just half a day, a pontoon bridge with a width of two feet and wooden boards on the top was built, with four An iron chain secures the pontoon.

'clatter!clatter!clatter!clatter! The Jurchen cavalry led their horses and galloped on the pontoon bridge. They were not worried. Yesterday afternoon, [-] infantrymen crossed the river on rafts, and there was no enemy within [-] miles from the north and south banks.

The task of Wanyan Huonu is to cross the Yellow River, set up a logistics camp at the mouth of Qingshui River, and rush along the south bank of Qingshui to attack Fushi County hundreds of miles away. Of course, the Jin soldiers also obtained information in advance. Army, the main task is to guard the oil wells.

Although there are [-] defenders, the strategic position of Fushi County is extremely important. Fushi County must be captured before they can continue to march south into Guanzhong.

At this time, Wanyan Yinkeshu was leading an army of [-] and a logistics team on the way to the east bank of the Yellow River, only two days away from the vanguard Wanyan Huonu's army.

Wanyan living girl volunteered to be a vanguard. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time. His father, Wanyan Loushi, had passed away for many years, but he still could not get revenge. He kept this hatred in his heart and waited for it. The opportunity to attack Chen Qing, and at this moment, he finally waited for this day.

Wanyan Huonu wished she could fly to Guanzhong, kill Chen Qing's family, and cut Chen Qing into pieces with her own hands. Of course, such a beautiful thing could only happen in his dreams.