Fenghou

Lu Xiu curled her lips, "Just say you don't like Chunxi! I still want Chunxi to be your concubine. It seems that she has no hope."

"I have so many soldiers, let her find one she likes."

"Where is Xiaomei, are you going to let her choose a soldier she likes?"

"She's still young, it's too early to talk about this kind of thing."

The husband and wife made insinuations, and the other talked about him. Chen Qing was always inferior to women in scheming. Lu Xiu used Chun Xi to compare Chen Qing's true attitude. Chun Xi was only half a year older than Yao Mei.

At this time, Zhao Qiaoyun came in a hurry, looked at the messy paperwork on the table and said with a smile: "I knew I was going to catch the strong man."

"It's hard work for those who can!"

Chen Qing pointed to the hundreds of documents on the table, and said with a smile, "All of these are left to you."

"When will the officer leave?"

"Depart from the mansion early in the morning the day after tomorrow."

Zhao Qiaoyun nodded, "I will try to sort it out tomorrow!"

At this time, Chen Qing took out another exquisite sandalwood box and put it on the table, opened its lid, and inside were 24 tiger charms and command arrows. And four large golden tiger charms.

Chen Qing said to Lu Xiu: "After I go out, there will be 2 troops in the Guanzhong area, 2 other state soldiers, and [-] troops stationed in Jingzhao City will be directly subordinate to my Huben Guard. These [-] people will have no commander. They are divided into four armies, and they belong to four commanders. The military department is responsible for their regular work and rest arrangements, and the [-] people are divided into [-] battalions. For example, if there is any abnormality or emergency, you must use tiger charms to mobilize them."

Lu Xiu smiled and said: "I understand, twenty small silver tiger talismans represent twenty battalions, and four large gold tiger talismans represent four armies."

"That's right, but first you have to know how to use it. If someone steals it, it doesn't make sense if you don't know how to use it. Who do Xuanwu, Suzaku, Qinglong, and Baihu represent? And who are the commanders of the twenty battalions? Who belongs to the commander, if there is no indication on it, you can’t combine it. For example, if you want to mobilize a battalion, it’s useless to just take a small tiger talisman, and you have to take it together with the big tiger talisman of its boss. You're helpless too."

"Sounds so complicated!"

Chen Qing handed a booklet to Lu Xiu and said with a smile: "All kinds of detailed orders are in it. You keep it close to you, and you also need to keep the tiger amulet."

Lu Xiu put it away. She knew that this was actually the power of the son. When the son was young, the princess would act on his behalf.

"Where are the [-] state soldiers?"

"The state soldiers are the commander of the military department. You generally don't need to ask about the execution of the orders of the internal affairs hall, but you must sign and stamp your approval to mobilize more than [-] state soldiers to Jingzhao."

"I see, it's still the same as before."

"Yes! It hasn't changed. In fact, the state soldiers are nothing to worry about. The key is the [-] tigers and guards. They defend Jingzhao, which is the most important thing. When I am here, I am the coach. When I am not, the son is the coach. The princess will exercise power on her behalf." .”

Lu Xiu thought for a while and said, "What if the Tiger Talisman is really stolen?"

"It doesn't matter if it is really stolen. The princess can go to the military camp to declare the Tiger Talisman invalid urgently, and then activate the princess' hand letter, with the stamps of the princess and the son on it, the Tiger Talisman will be useless. It can only be used in emergencies."

"I see, I put it away, no one can steal it."

……

Just as Chen Qing told his wife to prepare for the battle, Wanyan Wushu was also preparing for the battle as far away as Jinan Prefecture.

He has also been quite troubled in the past few months. He failed in threshing grain and grass, and almost the entire army of 1 troops was wiped out. He can accept the defeat of Wanyan Arubu. normal.

But Wanyan Digunai's defeat of Wanyan Wushu was unacceptable. I don't know why he was so stupid, he wanted to use [-] cavalry to plunder Yangzhou. In the end, the army was wiped out and he himself was taken as a prisoner of war.

Wanyan Wushu was very passive, but Digu was a Jurchen nobleman, and he couldn't ignore it. He had to negotiate with the envoys of the Song Dynasty. Gunai.

But Wanyan Wushu also knew the intention of the Song Dynasty, they wanted to seize Haizhou.

Wanyan Wushu really despised the stupidity of the Song Dynasty, and actually exposed their strategic intentions during the negotiations.

"My lord, Li Dutong is here!"

I saw a man galloping towards him on horseback, and got off his horse in front of him. It was Li Cheng who was in charge of the capital. He came from Haizhou after receiving the urgent order from Wanyan Wushu.

"See the prince for a humble position!"

Wanyan Wushu valued Li Cheng very much, and regarded him as his right-hand man. He smiled and said, "Li Dutong has worked hard on the journey, let's go! Let's go to the commander's tent to discuss in detail."

The first thousand and 180 chapters six operations

Li Cheng walked into the big tent, and there was a sand table in the middle of the big tent. This is the sand table that Xiangguo Zhang Jun saw in Chen Qing's tent, and imitated it after returning to Lin'an. As a result, Zhang Jun was defeated. Promoted in the Jinbing army.

Jin Bing's ability to learn and imitate is very strong, which is why Chen Qing is cautious about using Tie Huo Lei. If you use it too many times, Tie Huo Lei will definitely fail to explode and become a squib, which will be picked up by Jin Bing Imitation, the trouble will be big.

That's why Chen Qing decided to use Tie Huolei as a strategic weapon, and using it at critical moments would be a sure thing.

Wanyan Wushu walked to the sand table and handed the wooden pole to Li Cheng, "I want to know the situation of the Song Army, you should be very clear about it!"

"The humble job is clearer!"

Li Cheng took the wooden pole and pointed to Chuzhou and said, "Previously, the [-] troops of the Song Army were deployed in Suzhou, Pizhou and Chuzhou, but since ten days ago, their [-] troops have gathered on the front line of Chuzhou. Obviously, They want to seize Haizhou, but Beizhi thinks that this is actually a plan of the other side to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and their army will slowly go north to lure the main force of Beizhi out, and then they will attack Haizhou from the sea."

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "You're right, this is what I'm most worried about."

He glanced at Fan Gong, the military adviser next to him, and asked, "What does the military adviser think?"

Fan Gongxuan said slowly: "I have repeatedly emphasized before that Haizhou must be the outbreak point of the war, and the three parties must contend for it. Chen Qing has worked so hard on sea ships, he must find a northern port for Based on the foundation, the Song army also began to rebuild the water army, and they would also attack from the sea.

With the base of the navy, their navy can go north at any time to attack the coastal states on Shandong Road and even Hebei Road. Haizhou is the most suitable place. "

Wanyan Wushu sighed: "Now it seems that the military division really has the foresight. Our decision to send heavy troops to Tunhai Prefecture is very wise."

Li Cheng said again: "Actually, I'm not worried about the Song Army, but I'm worried about the Western Army. I know that their target is also Haizhou, but I can't see any of their movements, and I can't see their tactical deployment. disturbed."

Wanyan Wushu said: "I have received information from Jingzhao and Dengzhou that the Western Army has already prepared for a large-scale battle. I can't take care of it anymore, I just give you an explanation, try to defend Haizhou, but you can't let the enemy go north to Yizhou in order to defend Haizhou, you have to take the overall situation into consideration, understand what I mean?"

Li Cheng nodded silently, "I understand!"

……

Li Cheng didn't stay overnight in Jinan Mansion, and rushed back to Haizhou that night.

At this time, the Song army was also actively preparing for the battle. The emperor Zhao Gou finally adopted Xu Xiantu's encroachment method, and decided to encroach on the north step by step.

And the news that Jingzhao began to prepare for the war also spread to Lin'an. Zhao Gou realized that Chen Qing also wanted to seize Shandong Road this year.

Zhao Gou was not worried, and even looked forward to it. He was looking forward to the scene where the fisherman would benefit from the battle between the crane and the clam. territory.

In the imperial study room, Zhao Gou was also checking the sand table with confidence. He pointed to the red flag planted in Chuzhou and said: "The one hundred thousand troops have stayed in Chuzhou for too long, and it has been more than a month. Morale, immediately pass on my word of mouth that the [-] troops are going to attack, we must take the Haizhou as soon as possible, and take the initiative in our own hands. Once Chen Qing's army and the main force of the Jin army fight fiercely, we can take the opportunity to go north by sea."

Xu Xiantu suggested from the side: "I recommend two attacks, one hundred thousand troops to attack Qushan County, and another navy to capture Donghai Island and Donghai County at the same time."

Zhao Gou nodded, "I can accept this plan!"

He turned back to Qin Hui and asked, "How is the transportation of food supplies?"

Qin Hui bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, we have recruited two thousand thousand-stone cargo ships to supply food and grass materials to Chuzhou through the canal, and specially sent [-] troops to protect the food and grass materials. I can guarantee that nothing will go wrong."

"That's good. We must learn the lessons of the Yangzhou fire, pay attention to the prevention of every detail, and don't be careless."

"Wei Chen understands!"

Zhao Gou rubbed his hands lightly. At this moment, his ambition was so high that he felt how perfect and impeccable his plan was. He wished he could conquer the north with an army of [-].

But even if he can't lead the battle himself, he can still strategize and win thousands of miles away, pay attention to the situation of the battle all the time, and report his opinions to the previous army commander.

……

On the Jiangnan Canal in Chuzhou, cargo ships loaded with food and supplies lined up one after the other in two rows, densely packed, stretching for tens of miles without seeing the end.

The huge transport fleet is slowly heading north, and the official road next to it is full of soldiers guarding, and there are also soldiers on board. The Song Army has fully learned the lesson of the Yangzhou fire, and the guards are extremely tight. No one is allowed to approach the fleet for any reason. , or shoot to kill.

In order to prevent the fire from burning the boats, the boats are connected with hemp ropes. Once a fire breaks out, the hemp ropes will be cut immediately so that other ships will not be affected.

At this time, there was a ringing bell in the distance, "Dang! Dang! Dang!" Someone shouted, "The gold medal is handed over quickly, get out of the way!"

Several riders galloped on the official road, and the rush to deliver gold medals was usually to send official documents. Even if they were killed by horses, they deserved it.

Several riders rushed past like a gust of wind, and continued to rush to the Song Army camp twenty miles away.

The camp of the Song Army is located on the south bank of the Huaihe River. In fact, the Lianshui Army on the north bank of the Huaihe River is also the territory of the Song Dynasty. Its area is equivalent to two or three counties. Entering the Lianshui Army, the Song Army will not garrison in the Lianshui Army. This is a tacit understanding between the two parties, and it is actually an oral agreement.

But now this tacit understanding is gone. The Song Army will attack north at any time. The reason why it did not garrison the Lianshui Army is mainly because the Song Army does not want to be in a situation where it will fight to the death. Once it fails, the entire army will be wiped out.

General Liu Qizheng, Yang Yizhong, and Wang Jian inspected the pontoon bridge by the Huaihe River. In front of them was a yellow river, as wide as the sea. This is the situation after the Yellow River seized the Huaihe River. It is the Huaihe River, but it can also be called the Yellow River. , the river surface was three times wider, and the current was so fast that it was not easy to cross the Yellow River.

It took Song Jun ten days to build a pontoon bridge on the river, and laid hundreds of deep piles to protect the pontoon bridge.

There are [-] troops on the north bank to protect the pontoon bridge. Judging from the current situation, the Jin soldiers did not enter the Lianshui army.

"I always feel a little weird!"

Liu Kai said to the two: "If the Jin soldiers want to stop us from marching north, then burning the pontoon bridge is the best way, but there is no movement from the other side, it's very strange!"

Wang Jian said with a smile: "It should be impossible to defend against! If the golden soldiers prevent us from crossing the river from Chuzhou, then we can turn to Suzhou to cross the Huaihe River. It is much easier there, and the golden soldiers are beyond their reach. They should know, so they don't stop us. Make a fuss on the river."

Yang Yizhong nodded, "What Wang Dutong said makes sense, it should be for this reason!"

At this time, a few riders rushed over, and the leading messenger rider got off his horse and asked loudly, "Is Liu Dutong here?"

"I'm here!" Liu Qi stepped forward.

"Emperor's oral order!"

The rider handed Liu Kai a sealed oral order, and Liu Kai quickly opened it and read it.

Yang Yizhong and Wang Jian came over and asked, "What did the officials say?"

Liu Kai smiled wryly and said, "The officials thought we were too slow in marching troops, and asked us to go north immediately to capture Haizhou!"

Yang Yizhong and Wang Jian looked at each other with worry in their eyes. It's not a good sign for the government to intervene in the military like this!

Now that the emperor had issued an order, the three of them dared not disobey, so Liu Kai immediately ordered, "One hundred thousand troops cross the north immediately!"

The first thousand and 180 chapters seven go north

The tense situation of the war didn't just happen in Haizhou. In the far northern grassland, a team of hundreds of carts was driving on the grassland mightily.

This is a team transporting siege weapons, starting from Yanshan Mansion, passing through Juyongguan, and heading north along the Yanghe River.

Two hundred siege ladders and seven heavy-duty catapults were carried on the cart. The catapults were disassembled into parts and shipped. When the nomadic army attacked Taiyuan, special craftsmen would be responsible for assembling them.

The Taihang Mountains and the Yanshan Mountains are connected as one, and the majestic and dangerous mountains for thousands of miles completely isolate the connection between Datong Prefecture and Yanshan Prefecture. Only the two major rivers, Sanggan River and Yanghe River, break through the barrier between Taihang Mountain and Yanshan Mountain, and thus form a Two important strategic passages have been established, Feihuxing and Junduxing.

Feihu Xing starts from Daizhou in the south of Datong Prefecture and leads to Yizhou in Yanshan Prefecture, while Jundu Xing runs along the Yanghe River from the northern periphery of Datong Prefecture, passes through Juyongguan, crosses the Yanshan Mountains, and enters the hinterland of Yanshan Prefecture.

It was the beginning of March at this time, and everything on the grassland was revived, warblers were flying, grass was growing, and everything was full of vitality.

Five hundred Jurchen cavalry escorted the convoy northward to the Tata Department's station.

At this time, night was about to fall, the team stopped advancing, the chief commander yelled loudly, and the cart surrounded the city. The mules were unhitched from the cart, and they grazed and rested in the circle with the horses. A fire was lit, and several fires were lit on the periphery.

This is mainly to defend against the invasion of wolves, and the mules pulling the cart are the targets of wolves.

As night fell, the Jurchen soldiers gathered around the fire to roast mutton and drink heavily, and it was very lively. At this moment, dozens of arrows shot 'whoosh!Whoosh! When the shots came, the Jurchen soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, screaming and falling to the ground.

The other soldiers were lying on the ground and did not dare to move. After a while, no more arrows came. The chief commander picked up an arrow. The arrow was roughly made, and it looked like a nomad's arrow.

He looked to the west again, and saw dozens of herdsmen on horseback on the lower hills in the distance under the moonlight.

The commander-in-chief got angry and got up and yelled something. Five hundred Jurchen soldiers got on their horses one after another, and the soldiers divided into two groups to outflank the herdsmen who were hundreds of steps away.

There were more than 100 steps away from the herdsmen. The herdsmen turned around and continued to run westward. They were not running fast. They felt that they could catch up.

Not long after they left the station, hundreds of cavalry from the Western Army came quietly from the east. More than a dozen Chinese craftsmen were the first to spot the cavalry and shouted in shock, but dense arrows shot through their chests mercilessly.

Although they were all Han Chinese, they served the Jurchens and were enemies of the Western Army. The cavalry of the Western Army did not hesitate to kill them.

A dozen craftsmen were all shot, and they immediately took out the kerosene bags, poured kerosene on the siege weapons, and lit them with torches.Before leaving, he chopped off the big wheel axle with a knife.

The Jurchen cavalry chased for three miles, but still failed to catch up with dozens of herdsmen. At this moment, a soldier suddenly shouted, and the Jurchen commander turned his head and saw their camp was ablaze.

"Oops!"

The Jurchen commander suddenly realized that they had been tricked, and that what they were chasing was no herdsman at all.

……

In Dangtu County on the Yangtze River, more than [-] Wanshi cargo ships slowly docked at the dock of Dangtu County. Teams of soldiers stepped down from the dock. There were [-] Western troops under the command of Liu Qiong and Tang Qian.

Their goal is also Haizhou, and Liu Qiong will lead the [-] troops to capture Donghai Island.

Haizhou is actually composed of two parts. Most of the land is land. The government is located in Qushan County, which is close to the sea. The other part is Donghai Island. A narrow strait separates the island from the mainland.

The island is quite large, with several fishing villages dotted around it, and there is a county in the far west, Donghai County.

Although the strategic goals of the Western Army and the Song Army are both Haizhou, their strategies are different. The Song Army is attacking in two lines, focusing on land, while the Western Army is attacking in a single line, abandoning the land and only attacking islands.

Liu Qiong and Tang Qian came to the barracks, and Wang Qing, the military commander of Dangtu County, invited them to the tent.

"How is the imperial army?" Liu Qiong asked.