Fenghou

The west bank of the Yellow River was deserted within [-] miles, and dozens of villages had been completely destroyed. The surviving people were moved to Guanzhong. The Jin soldiers were not worried that the Song army would attack. big camp.

As soon as it was dark, Wanyan Huonu led [-] cavalry and set off. They rushed westward along the south bank of Qingshui, and rushed towards Fushi County, which was [-] miles away...

Just two days before the Jin soldiers started to cross the river, Niu Gao led an army of [-] and [-] camels to Fushi County. The [-] camels brought various military supplies needed to defend the city. On the night of unloading, Ten thousand camels returned to Guanzhong with [-] barrels of fire oil, and Niu Gao began to deploy various defenses.

The first is to evacuate all the people outside the city into the city, leaving no livestock or grain outside the city, and then start deploying [-] small trebuchets and [-] bed crossbows at the top of the city.

The [-] troops were divided into three shifts to defend the city day and night.

For several days, Niu Gao patrolled every corner of the city, plugging every loophole in the defense.

The streets are filled with thousands of tents, all of which are people who have moved in from outside the city, with one tent for each household.

Niu Gao suddenly discovered that hundreds of tents had been set up at the foot of the city wall, and he immediately said dissatisfiedly to Sima Wu Zhen: "How can a tent be set up at the base of the city wall? Enemy rockets shot in, and they were all set on fire, and all of them were moved away."

Wu Zhen hurriedly said: "The humble job will arrange for them to move away!"

"and also!"

Niu Gao pointed at the houses with a whip, "All the wooden houses within a hundred steps of the city wall were demolished, and the people were told that the land would not move for them. After the war, the government would help them rebuild."

Wu Zhen knew that there were not many wooden houses, and the amount of demolition was not very large, and tents could be used to temporarily resettle them. He asked again, "Where are other houses?"

"Other houses are not afraid of fire, so there is no need to demolish them for the time being. If the enemy's trebuchets come over, they still have to be demolished."

"Understand, let's deal with it immediately."

Wu Zhen left in a hurry, and a cavalryman rushed to report, "An eagle letter was sent from the Yellow River, and the scouts found that [-] Jurchen cavalry had crossed the Yellow River."

Niu Gao nodded, "The enemy is coming!"

Chapter 600 The Rush

Running raid has two meanings. One is long-distance sneak attack. It is more suitable for the hinterland or logistics camp with few troops. There is also a second layer of meaning, which is long-distance deterrence.

This was very effective during the Jingkang and Jianyan years. The golden soldiers rushed with iron hooves, and wherever the iron hooves went, the defenders and officials of all cities fled. to Bianliang.

But the times are different now, and if Jurchen Tiesho tried to scare away the Song army with deterrence, it would not work at all.

The current soldiers of the Song Army all grew up with national hatred and family hatred. They are no longer the gang of veterans and ruffians in the past. Their fighting will and combat effectiveness are stronger than the veterans of the past. Shaanxi Road will no longer appear.

Niu Gao quickly judged that it would take two days at the fastest to travel from the Yellow River to Fushi County, and he still had a little time to make arrangements.

Niu Gao ordered the army to speed up the demolition of the wooden houses beside the city wall, trained the soldiers to use the crossbow, and at the same time recruited militia soldiers from the residents. In just half a day, more than [-] young and strong people signed up to join the militia. The army has a certain military foundation.

Niu Gao arranged for soldiers to train them to operate bed crossbows and small catapults. It takes 4000 men to control 500 bed crossbows, and another [-] men to control [-] small catapults. These operations do not require precision, and only a little training is required. It will be done, and it is most suitable to use militia soldiers.

Fushi County is currently the largest county in northern Shaanxi, with a population of nearly [-]. The perimeter of the city wall is about [-] miles. It takes a lot of manpower and troops to cross the moat.

Chen Qing's judgment was very accurate. Even if Wanyan Yin could use surprise soldiers, his main force must be on the Luoshui Road, so Chen Qing sent Niu Gao, the general with the strongest defensive ability, to guard Fushi County. , a large part of the golden soldiers will be restrained.

Wanyan Huonu led [-] cavalry and galloped all the way. Two days later, they arrived in Fushi County, about ten miles away from the county seat.

"General Qi, the Song army closed the city gate two days ago, and all the people outside the city moved into the city!"

Wanyan's live girl had headaches for a while, and they had brought six days of dry food, so there was no problem returning, but what's the point of making this trip in vain?How can I explain to Marshal Du?

His lieutenant general, Chief Wan Pucha Asa said: "No wonder we didn't meet any Han people along the way. I guess they either entered the city or fled to the other side of the river. Why don't you search again to see if you can find some food. Let's hold on for a few more days."

Although she knew that the possibility was unlikely, Wanyan Huonu still had a glimmer of hope and ordered Jin Bing to search for food everywhere, "Don't let the cellar go, if you can't find food, burn the house down with a torch!"

The Jurchen cavalry split up, and after a while, the villages around Fushi County were full of smoke. The Jurchen soldiers only found a small amount of food, which the villagers couldn't take away. They hid it in the cellar and were dug out by the Jurchen soldiers. But it adds up to less than a hundred stones.

At this time, it was almost dark, and Wanyan Huonu knew that there was no food to be found, so she ordered the whole army to assemble.

The Jurchen cavalry came from all directions and quickly gathered in formation. Wanyan Huonu said to the lieutenant General Pucha Asa: "After dark, shoot gunpowder arrows into the city and see if you can ignite the buildings in the city."

Pusha Asa immediately rushed to deliver an order that the army was ready to use gunpowder arrows.

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The Jurchens are very capable of learning. Since they discovered the gunpowder arrows of the Song Army, they immediately abandoned the old-fashioned rockets. The kind of rockets that are tied to the arrow shaft with tarpaulins and fired after ignition. The gunpowder of the Song Army burns a lot and is easier to ignite. Large tents or wooden buildings are much more efficient than old-fashioned rockets.

Each Jurchen carried ten gunpowder arrows and ten fire zippers. When the night was dark, the Jurchen cavalry blew their horns.

The [-] Jurchen cavalry suddenly mobilized, and their horses galloped like a long dragon towards the county seat. When they reached the moat, they immediately turned south. Stop, take out another fire pocket and shake it in the wind, light the matchstick with the burning fire pocket, the matchstick smokes, they draw their bows and arrows, and shoot one arrow into the city, all of this is done in one go, as if Like clouds and flowing water.

Gunpowder arrows soared into the air, burning in the air, emitting thick smoke, spewing out bright red flames, and flew over the top of the city to the inside of the city.

On the city, Niu Gao shouted: "God arm crossbow fired!"

Thousands of crossbow arrows were fired from the top of the city, and the arrows shot towards the Jurchen cavalry below the city like a storm.

Hundreds of Jurchen cavalry were killed and wounded in a round of arrows, and the rest of the Jurchen cavalry turned pale with fright and galloped into the distance. Niu Gao shouted again, "The bed crossbow is fired! Aim for me."

Hundreds of bed crossbows chased the backs of the Jurchen cavalry and shot quickly, and more than two thousand jackdaw iron arrows whizzed out. Pierced the body and nailed many people to the ground.

The two rounds of crossbow arrows actually caused more than 100 casualties, and more than [-] people were directly shot.

Wanyan Huonu was so angry that she cursed and had nowhere to vent her anger. This was indeed his responsibility. He underestimated the enemy too much. He only thought of setting fire to the buildings in the city with gunpowder arrows, but ignored the counterattack from the top of the city. He thought it was the night Song Dynasty. The army was unprepared, but it was hit head-on.

He scolded for a long time, but it was meaningless, so he had to order the army to retreat to the camp. This raid ended in failure...

It took Wanyan Yinkeshu's [-] troops a full day and one night to fully cross the Yellow River. The army was really exhausted, and they rested overnight in the camp, waiting for the luggage to cross the river.

Wanyan Yinkeshu conscripted 20 civilians to carry food and supplies for the Jin soldiers. Mule carts full of food and fodder walked carefully on the pontoon bridge. Behind them were a large number of siege weapons, various armor weapons, and With kerosene and gunpowder, the train team can be tens of miles long.

Wanyan Yin has been fighting for more than [-] years. From destroying the Liao Dynasty to attacking the Song Dynasty, he has experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, and experienced various forms of war. Of course, his fighting style will not remain the same, let alone the same as before. He used war to support war and conquered the Song Dynasty. He had a deep talk with Wan Yanchang before he set off from Shangjing, and he roughly understood the characteristics of Chen Qing's army. He didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, so he decided to use the method of attacking the Liao Kingdom to chase the city. Compete and move forward step by step.

In this case, a large amount of logistics, food and grass materials, as well as a large number of siege weapons will be required.

As soon as he arrived at the camp, the remaining general Wanyan Mici came forward and reported: "The living female marshal led [-] cavalry to attack Fushi County. There is no news yet."

Wanyan Yinkeshu frowned and asked, "Do you know the situation in Fushi County?"

"Reporting to Marshal Du, we have information from six days ago that the other party has 5000 troops stationed there, and their main task is to guard the fire oil production area. The living female marshal thinks that the other party's task is not to fight, but to guard the fire oil. It should be very weak in combat capabilities. We use a Tens of thousands of cavalry are rushing to attack, if the opponent is caught off guard, the opponent will definitely abandon the city and leave."

Wanyan Yinkeshu shook his head, "It's a bit taken for granted. I occupied Fushi County before. The county seat is very difficult to attack. Without siege weapons, there is no way to capture the city. Unless the opponent's army is guarding the oil well outside the city and there is no time to withdraw, the opponent If you prepare a little bit, you will make a trip in vain."

"Reporting to Marshal Du, Marshal Huo has also considered that if he succeeds, he will be able to capture Fushi County. If he fails, at most it will be a waste of time, and there will be no loss."

"I hope so! I'm afraid that your information from six days ago is out of date. Wushu, Talan and Helisa were all defeated by Chen Qing, and Marshal Lou Shidu even killed him. How could this Chen Qing Is it that easy to deal with?"

Wanyan Mici was taken aback, "It turns out that Marshal Lou Shidu died at his hands, no wonder the living girl is so excited!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu sighed softly, "This time in the battle to recover Shaanxi Road, I'm afraid that the living girl will be dazzled by hatred. I've been worried about this all the time."

Chapter 6 and one go north

In the afternoon of the next day, Wanyan Huonu returned to the barracks with [-] defeated soldiers.

Wanyan Yinkeshu was furious, slapped the table and scolded angrily: "You are not a young eagle just out of the nest, you have experienced many battles, and you made such a lowly mistake, you still have the nerve to come back to see me? Why don't you just wipe it off?" If you cut your neck, it will save me the trouble of killing you!"

Yin Keshu is Wanyan Huonv's old boss, Wanyan Huonu dare not contradict her, and she dare not explain with trepidation.

Seeing that he did not quibble, Wanyan Yinkeshu calmed down his anger a little, and asked sharply: "Give me an explanation, why did you make such a lowly mistake?"

Wan Yan Huo Nu quickly explained: "Before I got the information, the 5000 people were only responsible for guarding the oil wells, not defensive duties. According to the experience of the humble job, this kind of defender generally does not have sharp crossbows, and ordinary bows and arrows cannot penetrate. The iron armor of our cavalry, let alone at night, I didn't see the defenders on the top of the city, but I never thought that they would have god arm crossbows and bed crossbows, there are a lot of them, and it is really beyond my expectation."

"So you think the intelligence is wrong?"

"Humble job really thinks so."

"You! You are really far inferior to your father."

Wanyan Yinkeshu said sadly: "Do you still dare to use the information from six days ago? You don't know that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and you never thought that the reinforcements from the Song army have arrived? What's more, you have already been told some details that the reinforcements from the Song army have arrived. You didn't notice."

The girl Wanyan was startled, she clasped her fists and said, "I don't know anything in a lowly position, please make it clear to Marshal Du!"

"Think about it, the other party evacuated all the people outside the city into the city, and also sent the people in the distance to the other side. It will take at least two days to complete, and you haven't set off two days ago, what do you mean?

It means that when you crossed the river, the other party's scouts had already discovered it. How dare you say that they are only responsible for guarding the oil well?

You set fire to the house outside the county seat, but there was no alarm bell on the city wall, and no defenders were seen. Is this normal?It means that they have already gone to the city and ambushed them. "

Taking two steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, Wanyan Yinkeshu said slowly: "However, your sneak attack is also good. At least it proves that what I was worried about has happened. There must be Chen Qing's spies in Taiyuan City. I led the army to arrive. He knew it in Taiyuan, the living woman, Mr. Wan, this is not the Song army we met in the Jingkang period, we met a strong enemy since the founding of the country, even I, a veteran, dare not say that I have rich experience and must be cautious No matter how cautious you are, you can't underestimate the enemy!"

Wan Yan Huo Nu was ashamed and said: "The humble job knows it's wrong!"

"Go! Go back and reflect on yourself, and I won't punish you."

"Thank you Marshal Du!"

Wanyan's living girl retreated slowly and walked to the door of the big tent. Wanyan Yin said again: "Your father and brother died in the hands of Chen Qing. If you underestimate the enemy and be reckless again, and be killed by Chen Qing, no one will be killed." To avenge your father."

Wanyan Huo Nu staggered and almost fell, he knelt down and cried, "Thank you Marshal Du for reminding me, Huo Nui dare not underestimate the enemy anymore."

He kowtowed three times before getting up to say goodbye.

Wanyan Yinke walked to the front of the tent with his hands behind his back, looked towards Fushi County, his face was full of worry, if he couldn't attack Fushi County, his plan to attack south would be greatly compromised.

"No, no matter what, we must take down Fushi County!" Wanyan Yinkeshu gritted his teeth.

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Chen Qing led an army of [-] to march northward. His principle was to defend against the enemy outside Guanzhong. All their combat plans and plans were formulated around this principle. The news from Fushi County proved that Chen Qing's judgment was correct, the enemy army was going south through Luoshui Road.

This is also inevitable. Pujin Pass and Tongguan cannot pass through the heavy army, and the heavy army can only enter the hinterland through the gap in Qingshui River.

To the north of Guanzhong are high mountains, and to the north is the Loess Plateau. Rivers meander south among the high mountains, and the valleys become natural passages going south. Jingshui and Luoshui are two rivers flowing into Guanzhong, forming a There are two passages into Guanzhong.

The Western army had to fight the enemy on the Luoshui Road. The narrow and rugged valley also offset the Jurchen cavalry's advantage, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

The [-] army marched to the north, and [-] camels followed behind them. Over the years, the Western Army has been buying camels, and even built a large camel breeding farm in Qingshui County, Qinzhou. They have accumulated Thirty thousand camels.

Camels have a large load, are not picky eaters, eat straw and leaves, and are not easy to get sick. They are the most ideal military vehicles. Their dung can also fertilize the land. Every day, a large number of farmers outside the camel camp will carry a lot of camel dung to collect camel dung.

Of course, the camels were only responsible for the food and tents necessary for the army to march, such as barracks, heavy defense weapons and other heavy weapons, which had to be transported by boats.

Chen Qing led an army of [-] troops along Tongguan Road, that is, Yaozhou, passing through Sanyuan County, Fuping County, and Huayuan County, going northward until they reached Tongguan County. The small lacquer water passes through the high mountains and forms a two to three hundred li long river valley. If you walk along the valley, you can go directly to Fangzhou.

The reason why the decisive battle in the west of the Song and Jin Dynasties broke out in Fuping County was because the main force of Wanyan Loushi entered Guanzhong from this branch line, and joined the Wanyan Wushu army from Tongguan in Fuping County. Came to Fuping County.

This afternoon, the Song army arrived at Tongguan County, which was later Tongchuan. This area is the intersection of the Loess Plateau and the Guanzhong Basin. Iron, the Song court once set up a mine supervisor here. The coal here has a high calorific value and is resistant to burning. More importantly, it is close to Jingzhao, so the Western Army also began to mine coal and iron here.

Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Qing ordered the whole army to camp, and the soldiers set up marching tents one after another. The officials of Tongguan County sent hundreds of fat pigs, and Chen Qing ordered to kill the pigs to reward the army. Not enough for an army of [-], but at least it can ensure that every soldier can drink a bowl of thick broth.

Marching Sima Tao Chunlai sent soldiers to the farmers to buy a large amount of wheat straw to feed the camels.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Chen Qing stood in front of the newly assembled sand table and pondered. A staff officer planted several black flags at the mouth of the Qingshui River. They got information that the current camp of the Jurchen army is here.

The staff officer then planted a larger red flag in Fushi County, where Niu Gao led an army of [-] troops.

Chen Qing picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the mountains in front of the Jinbing camp and said to the generals: "This is Kuli Mountain, which just blocked the Jinbing's straight way, so they walked northwest along the Qingshui River Valley and arrived at Fushi County. Later, there was an official road going south, and then entered Luoshui Road from Qingquan County, so it was very important for General Niu to guard Fushi County.

If the opponent can't attack Fushi County, they can only bypass Fushi County and go south to Qingquan County to build a logistics center, but the Song Army in Fushi County is watching from behind, and Wanyan Yinkeshu has to leave tens of thousands of people. Defense, this will seriously weaken his offensive force going south. Only when the Jurchen main force enters Guanzhong, can he completely abandon the logistics center of Qingquan County.

Therefore, General Niu's tenacious defense of Fushi County actually created an opportunity for us to defeat the enemy in Luoshui Road. "

Gao Ding raised his hand and said, "Xiaozhi has an idea."

Chen Qing handed him the wooden pole, "Say it!"

Gao Ding pointed to the west bank of the Yellow River with a wooden pole and said: "Along the west bank of the Yellow River, there is also a road going south. When you reach Mengmen Mountain, there seems to be another road that can turn west and enter the hinterland."

Chen Qing said with a smile to the marching commander Tao Chunlai: "It is estimated that many generals have this idea, can you explain it to everyone?"

Tao Chunlai took the wooden pole and pointed to the west bank of the Yellow River on the sand table and asked with a smile, "Is this the way to the south that General Gao said?"

Gao Ding nodded, "Exactly!"

"This road is very narrow. Some sections of the road are completely small trails. Caravans are mainly used. There are hundreds of mules carrying goods that are not like carts. They can walk. If they are heavy carts, they can't."

Tao Chunlai pointed to the trail leading into the hinterland again, and continued: "This is Wurenguan, which is located between Mengmen Mountain and Hukou Mountain. There is a road that can enter the hinterland of Danzhou and also reach Luojiao County. There are tens of miles of sheep intestines, and the baggage cannot go, if the baggage cannot go, and only the cavalry is used, then it is meaningless for the Jin soldiers."

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Everyone understand! Why do the Jin soldiers have to pass through Fushi County, and then take the Luoshui Road, they carry a lot of luggage, there is no second choice."

After a pause, Chen Qing said solemnly to everyone: "Of course, if the Jurchen cavalry can directly enter Guanzhong, they don't need to build any logistics bases. It doesn't matter if Fushi County is attacked or not. It is the meaning of our going north to fight, we must not let the Jurchen cavalry enter Guanzhong."

Chapter 6 and two are unfavorable

In the night, [-] cavalry rushed towards the moat like lightning. Each cavalry carried two bags of soil. The intention was obvious. They wanted to fill the moat with soil. The cavalry were all hiding on the sides of their horses, and even with shields they couldn't block the penetrating power of the jackdaw's iron arrows.

The cavalry rushed to the river, and immediately sprinted to the side, throwing down two bags of soil. In the darkness, there were soldiers screaming and horses neighing, and I don't know how many were shot by arrows.

[-] cavalry dropped [-] bags of soil, but it was still far from filling the moat. Wanyan Yinkeshu called off the second round of river filling. More than a hundred people, after a few rounds, wouldn't thousands of people die in battle?The price is too high for them to afford.

Wanyan Yinkeshu stared at the city wall in the distance for a moment, and shouted: "After dawn, take the peasants up to fill the river!"

After speaking, he turned his horse's head and went back to the camp to rest.

This time the Jin soldiers forced 20 civilian workers to carry logistics supplies for them. After crossing the Yellow River, the luggage was carried on large leather rafts in the Qingshui River. There was no need for so many civilian workers. [-] more robust civilian men were sent as spares. In case Fushi County could not be captured, they would use carts to carry the luggage on the road again, and these civilian men would be used again.