Fenghou

"But we can't get there at all!" Everyone said one after another.

Han Chang raised his head to look up the mountain, gritted his teeth, and said, "Send a hundred brothers who can speak Chinese over the mountain to find their way, and each of them will bring ten days' worth of dry food. Reward ten thousand sheep."

As for what to do if you can't find it?That's fate, so he doesn't need to say more.

There are also Han Chinese from the Liao Kingdom in his army, at least one or two hundred of them. It would be nice to ask them to change their clothes and pretend to be Han mule drivers to find the way and report the news.

"What if they fail to notify Marshal Du?" a commander asked worriedly.

Han Chang pondered for a moment and said: "I guess something happened to the defenders in Yichuan County and Wuren Road Crossing, otherwise there would not be so many Song troops appearing in Wuren Road, and we didn't arrive on schedule, Marshal Du should be able to feel Wuren Road The way of benevolence is not safe, and sending people to report the letter is just to ensure that everything is safe, not Marshal Du will definitely be fooled."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and asked, "Then what should we do?"

Han Chang glanced at the crowd and said: "This is the second thing I want to say. We will return to Qingquan County immediately and seize the exit of Luoshui Road. We may not have enough troops, but the [-] cavalrymen on the other side of the luggage are in Hukou. , ordered them to join us at Qingshuihekou camp, and thirdly, dispatched [-] Xie troops from Taiyuan to meet us by the Yellow River."

When Han Chang issued the orders one by one, everyone admired them very much and accepted the orders one after another to make arrangements.

At this time, Han Chang thought of something again, and sent someone to inform the allied forces at Pujin Pass to abandon their mission, and there was no need to attack Guanzhong again. Since their food supply was not enough, it was lucky that the main force could retreat.

Han Chang immediately led [-] cavalry back to Fushi County from the original road. They rushed all the way to see if they could capture the entrance of Luoshui Road in Qingquan County before the Song army.

……

In Fucheng County, a [-] Jurchen army was deployed in the wilderness, and the low-pitched war drums continued to rumble. At a glance, the black army was boundless, and the murderous aura permeated the world.

The city was covered with flags, and the murderous Song army also covered the city, with bright armor, and the swords and spears gleamed coldly in the sun.

This was the third day of the confrontation between the two sides. Although the Jurchen army did not carry heavy siege weapons, they still found several towering trees in the canyon and felled them to make battering rams.

Wanyan Yinke needs to maintain morale and fighting spirit, and must conduct a proper siege. Bow and arrow warfare and battering ram siege are the only options.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With the sound of drums, 150 Donghu Khitan troops galloped forward. Holding large shields and crossbow arrows, they ran [-] steps away, covered themselves with shields, and shot arrows at the top of the city. The wall fired crossbow arrows down the city, and the arrows from both sides wove into a dense network.

Amidst the sound of war drums, the fierce battle was fierce. In fact, the casualties of both sides in this non-contact bow and arrow battle were very small. Don't wear the big shield of the golden soldier.

In the fierce bow and arrow battle, hundreds of tall Xiren soldiers with large shields in their hands dispatched. Hundreds of soldiers used ropes to shoulder the five-foot-long and weighing nearly [-] catties. The city gate was guarded by a suspension bridge. , Jin Bing's battering ram could not attack the city gate, so he turned to attack the city wall.

Hundreds of Xiren soldiers guarded their heads with shields, like a huge centipede beetle, and rushed towards the moat, on which a temporary passage had been built with wooden planks.

At this time, dozens of balls of fire oil were continuously projected from the top of the city, and fell on the boards crossing the river and the ground in front of them, burning blazingly, hindering the advance of the battering ram team. Ten soldiers came running carrying long planks.

Yang Zaixing shouted: "Back down the trebuchet and push the bed crossbow over!"

The head of the city was not wide enough, and the bed crossbows could not be placed after the catapults were put in. The soldiers carried the catapults away, and a thousand bed crossbows were quickly pushed over, aiming at the crossbowmen below the city and the attackers a hundred steps away. Ramlet troop.

"emission!"

At Yang Zaixing's order, three hundred bed crossbows were fired first, and fifteen hundred jackdaw arrows shot at the centipedes. The powerful iron arrows pierced through their shields, and the well-guarded centipedes broke through. Three hundred Xi People screamed and fell down one after another. The extremely heavy battering ram fell to the ground, smashing several wounded and fallen soldiers into meatloaf.

At the same time, the Khitan soldiers who were launching the bow and arrow battle could not stop the Jackdaw's iron arrows, and were shot down one after another, causing heavy casualties.

'when!when!when!when! 'The retreat bell rang, and the bow and crossbow soldiers retreated in panic.

The order was issued by Wanyan Yinke, but he ordered the army to retreat. It was not because of the use of bed crossbows at the top of the city, but because he had just received a piece of news that shocked him. Duan was attacked by the Song army with floods, and the entire army was destroyed.

It was a Jurchen soldier who reported to him. He did not keep up with the team because of abdominal pain, but escaped. He hid in the forest with his horse and waited for the Song army who cleaned the battlefield to withdraw before rushing back to report.

Wanyan Yinkeshu was extremely shocked by this news, and he didn't say anything for a quarter of an hour. Twenty thousand Bohai Navy and Xinluo Army died under Fushi City. Although he regretted it, he didn't really take it to heart. The second time was the [-] Jurchen cavalry, the [-] Jurchen elite cavalry, the entire army was wiped out without even seeing the enemy army, which really shocked Wanyan Yinkeshu and made him feel extremely sad.

After the army retreated, Wanyan Yinkeshu sat alone in the big tent, he hadn't recovered from the shock.

At this time, Wanyan Huonu's urgent voice came from outside, "Don't stop me, I have something urgent to call Marshal Du."

The soldiers dissuaded him: "Marshal Du said that no one should disturb him."

"Let him in!" Wanyan Yinkeshu sighed, trying to break free from the grief.

Wanyan live girl walked quickly into the big tent to report: "Report to Marshal Du, the food transport team sent an eagle letter from Yichuan County, Yichuan County is already an empty city, the army is gone, the food is gone, and even the people in the city The people are gone too."

"what?"

Wanyan Yin stood up abruptly, his eyes widened suddenly, he suddenly felt dizzy, he staggered back two steps, his eyes darkened, and he fainted on the ground.

"Marshal Du! Marshal Du!"

Wanyan Huonu cried out twice, then turned around and shouted, "Come on!"

More than a dozen personal soldiers rushed in, Wanyan Huo Nu ordered: "Marshal fainted, go to the military doctor."

Several personal soldiers rushed over, and other soldiers carried Wanyan Yin Keshu to the bed. The leader of the personal soldiers worried about Wanyan's live girl: "Marshal Du has a bad heart and cannot be stimulated. This is a big trouble."

Several military doctors came and after some treatment, Wanyan Yinke regained consciousness, and said to Wanyan Huov with difficulty: "Order the army to retreat, try to slow down, Chen Qing can't see the clues."

"Humble post obeys orders!"

6 ten chapters downturn

That night, the Jurchen army began to slowly retreat towards Yichuan County. At this time, Wanyan Yinkeshu hadn't fully recovered from the treatment. In today's terms, the stimulation caused cerebral hemorrhage.

However, the Wanyan living women under temporary command had excess force and lack of literary skills. He didn't consider that something would happen to Wu Rendao, and he still retreated according to the previous plan.

The Jin soldiers retreated at night, and were immediately discovered by the Song Army scouts on the outskirts. Some soldiers rushed to spread the news to Fucheng County.

Chen Qing led the generals to the city, and the direction of the barracks in the distance was already pitch black. The lights were brightly lit last night, but there were faintly visible stars moving in the northeast direction.

Liu Cui whispered: "Dutong, could this be the Jurchen cavalry's trick to lure troops? To lure us out of the city to pursue."

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Actually, fighting at night, I am not afraid of the Jurchen army. I just don't want to fight head-on with the enemy. There are too many casualties. But this is not a trick to lure the soldiers. They should have received news from Yichuan."

"Dutong, let's go after him!" All the generals looked at Chen Qing, their eyes full of anticipation.

Chen Qing nodded, "It is advisable to chase after the poor bandits. You must do it, but the key is how to do it?"

Chen Qing said to Yang Zaixing: "The Jurchen army will eventually withdraw from Luoshui Road to the north. We don't know the situation in Qingquan County. We'd better block the main force of the enemy army on the southern line. You immediately lead [-] troops to Luojiao. County, block the official road in the northwest. I will lead the army to continue to follow the enemy. We must block the main force of the enemy army on the official road in the northwest. Once they run out of food and have to kill horses for food, that means an opportunity to wipe out the enemy. Here we come."

Yang Zaixing said excitedly: "The humble staff is also looking forward to this moment."

……

Chen Qingbing divided into two groups. He gave half of the food to Yang Zaixing. Yang Zaixing led an army of [-] to Luojiao County and blocked the exit of the Northwest Official Road. .

At this time, the staff member Fu Lin urged the horse to catch up with Chen Qing and said, "Xuan Fushi, I have a suggestion!"

Fu Lin made a mistake before, he thought it was impossible for Jin Bing to follow Wu Ren's way, but Jin Bing chose Wu Ren's way. Although Chen Qing didn't blame him, Fu Lin felt very ashamed. He has been thinking about ways to make up for it. With his familiarity with the road, he finally spotted an opportunity.

Chen Qing nodded, "Sir, please tell me!"

Fu Lin took out a map and unfolded it immediately, "This is a map of the official road in the southwest drawn by the humble officer. The enemy retreated along the official road, which is basically far away from the valley walls on both sides, but if you continue to go forward for about fifty miles , the canyon will narrow, the river will gradually lean against the south valley wall, the official road will also lean against the valley wall, and the old official road will be overhead, at this time, we can attack the enemy from the top of the head."

Fu Lin was just a scholar, not a military adviser. He only considered the opportunity to attack the enemy, but Chen Qing thought that the enemy could also use this method to deal with him.

"Thank you sir for reminding me, I know what to do now."

Chen Qing immediately ordered someone to find Gao Ding, and Gao Ding cupped his fists and said, "See Du Tong!"

Chen Qing pointed to the map and said: "Fifty miles ahead is a canyon, above the canyon is an old official road, the enemy army is likely to attack us above the canyon, you take five thousand enemy troops to go around first, and kill those who are about to attack us The army, and then you harass the enemy from above, bows and arrows, boulders, fire kites, powder kegs, fire oil balls, whatever."

"Understandable!"

Gao Ding immediately ordered [-] soldiers from the headquarters, carrying a large amount of gunpowder and kerosene, and searched for a small path up the mountain.

……

On the vast Loess Plateau, water is the most precious thing. Where there are rivers, there are forests, cottages, wheat fields and corn fields. Without rivers, no matter how wide and flat the land is, it will become a wasteland.

A large section of the southwest official road from Yichuan County to Zhongbu County is in a grand canyon with a width of more than ten or twenty miles. Full of corn and wheat.

But it was still spring, and the wheat hadn't eared yet, so it was meaningless to the golden soldiers who were short of food. Even the people along the way had run away. They couldn't find food, fat sheep, or livestock that could eat meat.

The golden soldiers could only use dry food to satisfy their hunger, and they complained all the way. Fortunately, the war horses could eat wheat seedlings, which also solved the forage problem.

Wanyan Yinkeshu has come to his senses, but he has lost feeling in his legs and can no longer ride a horse. He has no choice but to lie on a carriage specially transporting grain and grass, with a thick pad of grass underneath and a blanket covering his body. Can make him more comfortable.

Wanyan Yin Keshu looked back from time to time, and he also knew that Chen Qing's main force was following them. Although he didn't admit it, he knew in his heart that it was his responsibility to wipe out the entire army of Wanyan Helisa. He fell into Chen Qing's trick, and Chen Qing made a game. Finally, he couldn't hold back his longing to enter the pass, so he fell headlong into it.

In the end, he still underestimated the enemy, and this lesson was so profound that it hurt him deeply.

"Go and invite the living marshal!"

Not long after, the Wanyan live girl hurried over on horseback, clasped her fists and said, "See Marshal Du!"

"Let me ask you, how is the morale of the army now?"

"This... is okay!"

Wanyan Yinke's face darkened, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Don't fool me, it will lead to my wrong decision, tell the truth, what's the matter?"

Wanyan Huonu sighed, "Morale is very low, and the soldiers are seriously war-weary."

"what is the reason?"

"There are many reasons. The dry food is not enough to eat, there is no oil in the stomach, and the soldiers are complaining, but this is not the most important. I feel that there are really two reasons. One is that the entire army of [-] troops was wiped out..."

"what happened?"

Wanyan Yinke said angrily, "How could this news get out?"

"I don't know how it got out. It's probably the soldier who fled back to report the news. He stayed in the barracks for a long time before reporting to the Marshal. Because it happened to be attacking the city, the news probably got out at that time."

Wanyan Yinkeshu was extremely annoyed, he knew very well that once this news got out, it would have a huge blow to morale.

"and then?"

"Then there is no hope for this expedition. This is what most soldiers complain about, so that their war weariness is serious."

Wanyan Yinke couldn't speak for a while, of course he understood what the soldiers meant, if he couldn't get property and women in this expedition, he didn't want to fight and risk his life.

When conquering the Liao Dynasty, they plundered the land, wealth, and women of the Liao Kingdom. When they attacked the Song Dynasty, they even plundered gold, silver, women from the Central Plains, and all the wealth that could be plundered. This has been the case in every expedition for more than 20 years.

This has gradually become a tradition, a habit, or a rule. In order to boost morale and maintain the tradition, the general of Jin Bing will plunder everywhere he goes. The same is true for Wanyan Yinkeshu, so he decides to kill After entering Guanzhong, he indulged the army to burn, kill and loot.

But the problem is that Chen Qing didn't give them a chance to enter Guanzhong at all. Up to now, they have been going back and forth in the barren mountainous area. There is no benefit, and the soldiers don't want to fight.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and there is nothing she can do about her beauty. The counties she encountered were all empty. They wanted money but no money, wanted women but no women, and no oil and water. Where could he go to satisfy the interests of soldiers?

In desperation, since I can't encourage fighting, I can only encourage fleeing, Wanyan Yin said in a clever way: "Tell my brothers, after I withdraw to Taiyuan, I will give everyone double the military salary and give them three days off. They have a good time in Taiyuan City!"

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Wanyan Huonu turned around and was about to leave when Wanyan Yinkeshu stopped him again. "Wait a minute, I have something to explain!"

Chapter 611 Interception

Wanyan Huonu hurriedly bowed and said, "Marshal Du, please give me instructions!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu said slowly: "Two things, first, I remember that there is a canyon in front of me, which is relatively narrow. I ordered the brothers to pass through at full speed, no rest and delay!"

"If there is a Song army ambushing on the top of the mountain, why don't we stop now and fight the Song army behind us!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu smiled wryly and said: "I understand Chen Qing's strategy, he won't fight us at all, he is waiting for our food to run out, we stop and he stops, we pursue, He will retreat, living Marshal, we are running out of food, coupled with low morale and unstable morale, we will not allow us and the Song army to be exhausted, we must evacuate as soon as possible."

Wanyan Huonu reluctantly agreed, "I obey the order!"

Wanyan Yinkeshu continued: "Since Yichuan County is an empty city, there should be no defenders at the Wuren Road crossing. I am very worried that the Song army has cut off Wuren Road. You must immediately send spies to Wuren Road to investigate first. The situation, if it doesn’t work, we will immediately divert to Luojiao County and retreat along the original road!”

"Beizhi understands, and will immediately send spies to investigate Wu Rendao, but I have an idea, let's send an army up the mountain, and when the Song army arrives later, we will launch an attack from the top of the mountain, what does Marshal Du think?"

Wanyan Yinkeshu nodded, "Yes!"

Wanyan Huonu returned immediately, and sent dozens of spies to Wu Rendao to inquire about the situation, and then sent 2000 people up the mountain to ambush, preparing to attack the Song army.

Gaoding has already gone up the mountain and reached the top of the canyon. The canyon is tens of feet deep and about two miles wide, which is actually not too narrow. Of course, it should be called a canyon, mainly because of the official road Not walking in the middle, but sticking to the south mountain wall.

If the army throws stones or shoots arrows above, it will have a great impact on the troops below.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Gao Ding could already vaguely see the distant team heading towards the canyon.

"General, there is an enemy situation!" A soldier suddenly pointed at the foot of the mountain and shouted.

Gao Ding leaned forward and looked down, only to see an army below a trail, about 2000 people, climbing up along the trail.

"Damn it!"

Gao Ding cursed fiercely, of course he knew the other party's target, it must be targeting Song Jun behind.

"Bows and arrows are ready, listen to my orders!"

A thousand soldiers of the Song Army crawled forward, raised their crossbows and aimed at the Jin soldiers who were climbing up the mountain.

Jin Bing had no idea that there was an ambush by the Song army on the top of the mountain, and two thousand Jin soldiers were struggling to climb up. Gao Ding suddenly realized that he could only kill 200 people like this at most, and the Jin soldiers fled back to report the letter, and the main force of the Jin soldiers was ready up.

Gao Ding carefully looked at the official road and river below. If the Jin soldiers marched on the official road, they would be attacked, but if the Jin soldiers moved to the shallow river next to them, they would be more than half a mile away from the mountain wall. The attack on the top of the mountain Can't hurt them.