Fenghou

"We do!"

Chen Qing nodded and said: "The second condition is your organizational form. I don't want you to implement the chieftain system. The current elder system is better. I ask you to continue to maintain it."

After listening to the translation, the five elders looked at each other and agreed together: "This is very good, and we are willing to keep it!"

Chen Qing immediately said: "There is a large pasture at the foot of Helan Mountain. It used to be the pasture of the Dangxiang people. At present, there are no tribes there. You can migrate there. Then you go to Lingzhou to file a record with Governor Zhang, and I will give you a letter. , give this letter to Inspector Zhang, and he will arrange your ranch, and you will be under the jurisdiction of the Lingzhou government in the future."

Chen Qing immediately wrote a short message, handed it to the elder, and arranged a local soldier as a guide to take them to the Helan Mountain Ranch.

A few elders are grateful to go...

After resting for three days, Chen Qing reorganized an army of 13, carrying 200 camels, thousands of carts and [-] million sheep, and continued to march eastward along the north bank of the Yellow River.

Ten days later, the army arrived at Datong Mansion, and the governor Yan Jun came to welcome King Yong's army.

The army set up a camp outside Datong City, and Yan Jun took Liu Kun, the head of the Datong Intelligence Sub-Administration, to report to Chen Qing about the situation in Yanshan Mansion.

The Datong Intelligence Sub-Administration is responsible for investigating information on the grasslands and Yanshan Mansion. Yanshan Mansion has a total force of about 7 troops, including [-] Jurchen troops and [-] local Yan troops. The south is close to the Hebei line, and there are basically no garrisons in the north, except for [-] troops stationed at Juyongguan.

"How is the situation of the troops stationed in Yi County?" Chen Qing asked again.

Yi County is the entrance of Feihuxing into Yanshan Mansion, and it is an extremely important strategic location, Liu Kun quickly said: "There are three dangerous passes over there, and [-] local Yan troops are stationed there, and the security is very strict, which is more difficult than Juyong Pass. "

"Can Juyongguan merchants pass the customs?"

Liu Kun nodded, "The trade between the Grassland and Yanshan Mansion is through Juyongguan. As long as you pay taxes, it will be unimpeded!"

Chen Qing pondered for a moment and asked again: "Is there an intelligence station for Yanshan Mansion in Datong Mansion?"

Yan Jun next to him replied hesitantly: "We destroyed an intelligence point in Yanshan Mansion last fall, so I don't know if it will be rebuilt now."

Liu Kun added: "If Wanyan Holisa gets the information that His Highness has arrived in Datong Mansion, he will definitely dispatch troops on a large scale, and our intelligence station will also send news. I believe that as long as there is no news of Yanshan Mansion within three days If there is any movement, it means that the other party does not know that His Highness is coming."

Liu Kun's deduction makes sense, Chen Qing nodded and said: "Then the army will rest for a few more days!"

The first thousand and 360 chapters three Juyong

Juyongguan is actually a gorge passing through the Yanshan Mountains. It consists of two passes, the north and the south. The north pass is the main pass. The gorge is more than [-] miles long. There are few villages, and the people mainly make a living by hunting and collecting herbs.

There is a market town in the flat and open valley, where there are inns, restaurants, brothels and other places, where caravans will stay, eat, and find women. This has always been the only way for grassland caravans to enter Yanshan Mansion. The town is noisy day and night, the lights are constant, and the business is quite prosperous. In addition, there is no threat of war here, and the pass management is relatively loose.

The south gate is mainly a tax customs, and a tax card has been set up. Merchants must pay taxes here to enter and exit the gate.

At noon that day, a camel caravan composed of more than a dozen Khitan merchants came to the pass. Before the gate closed, there were many pedestrians entering the pass. Most of them were nearby farmers who carried burdens and passed the pass with a few pennies.

"Where did you come from?" A guard guarding the gate was also a Khitan, and a little boss stepped forward and asked.

The leading Khitan merchant stepped forward and saluted, "We are coming from Linhuang Mansion!"

Both parties are Khitan people, both speak Khitan dialect, and the communication is very smooth.

"Not bad! There are still camels, what kind of goods?"

"Medicine and wine!"

Linhuang Mansion mainly produces medicinal materials and high-quality sheep wine, which can indeed be sold at a good price in Yanshan Mansion.

The little boss patted the big bucket, swallowed and said, "Can you give me a little bit?"

The Khitan merchant brought a big leather bag and handed it to him, "There are twenty catties of wine in it, enough for the military master to drink."

"Thank you!"

It's easy to talk after taking the benefits, and there is no need to check, the little boss said: "According to the customs clearance rules, each person is [-] yuan, and the goods and livestock are [-] yuan per head. How about this! I don't bother to count, just pay the usual money and you will be fine." Passed."

The businessman paid the consistent money, and the little boss looked again, seeing that he was not carrying a long weapon, he waved his hand, "Let's pass!"

The camel team filed in, entered Juyongguan, and continued to move forward. The town was ten miles ahead.

After walking about seven or eight miles, the camel team left the official road and turned into an uninhabited valley. At this time, the lid of the large wooden barrel containing wine was lifted, and countless soldiers of the Western Army came out from inside, one person was hidden in each barrel. .

There were a total of [-] soldiers of the Western Army, carrying crossbows and sabers, but no long weapons. These [-] soldiers were the most elite scout army, led by the newly promoted scout commander Zhou Honglie.

The dozen or so Khitans were actually merchants from Datong, and they were also the subjects of King Yong. Of course, they would cooperate with the Western Army. The soldiers filled the wooden barrels with water again, and the caravan continued on its way south.

Two hundred soldiers rushed into a large forest and hid.

Although there are 3000 defenders at Juyongguan, the pass itself can only accommodate about 300 people. Other soldiers are stationed in the barracks, which is in the open south of the town, more than a dozen miles away from the northern pass.

At the same time, Liu Qiong's [-] vanguard troops appeared forty miles northwest of Juyong Pass, waiting patiently for dark. They agreed to start at four o'clock. As long as they captured the most dangerous Beiguan City, Nanguan City would not be a problem. .

The night was getting darker. In the woods, the soldiers were resting against the trees, recharging their batteries, waiting for the fourth watch. Around the third watch, the soldiers woke up and began to prepare. These scouts were the most elite soldiers. One can block ten with one.

Although the main general Zhou Honglie is average in martial arts, he is calm, quick-witted, bold and cautious, and has strong commanding power. He is an excellent scout general.

At this time, two scouts rushed back and reported to Zhou Honglie: "The other party has changed guards, and there are about [-] soldiers. The replaced soldiers have already returned to the camp. New soldiers have entered Guancheng, but there are not many people in the city. , the humble jobs are probably in the Wengcheng."

Zhou Honglie nodded, and called Li Hui, the lieutenant general, to discuss with several leaders. With the help of the faint moonlight, he simulated the city pass on a flat boulder.

"Everyone in Guancheng has seen that there is an inner city and an outer city, and the Wengcheng is in the middle. There is a corridor that leads to the inner city, and along the top of the city, you can go to the outer city. When I passed the city today, I saw several roofs in the Wengcheng. Tents, it is estimated that there are more tents at night, and the soldiers are sleeping in the tents, and a few soldiers are patrolling and standing guard on the top of the city. Although we do not have long weapons, we have kerosene. We can set fire to the tents tonight, and they will inevitably escape from the inner city gate. Entering the customs, our bows and crossbows will be able to play their role at this time, we will divide into two groups, I will lead 150 brothers to the city, and General Li will lead [-] brothers to intercept the fleeing soldiers."

Li Hui said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander. Our brothers are all brave and good at fighting. There are less than 300 people in the area. It is a piece of cake for us."

At this time, a soldier came to report, "It's half an hour before the fourth watch!"

Zhou Honglie immediately ordered: "Let's go!"

Three hundred soldiers came out of the woods, walked out of the canyon mouth, and rushed along the official road to Guancheng several miles away...

The Guancheng is very quiet. It is far away from the battlefield, and the defense is relatively lax. Twenty large tents were set up in the Wengcheng, and most of the soldiers slept in the tents. Only a dozen soldiers patrolled the top of the city.

Two hundred soldiers rushed to the pass city, Zhou Honglie waved his hand, and the two hundred scout soldiers immediately divided into two groups, fifty soldiers followed Zhou Honglie to pass city, and the remaining 150 soldiers followed commander Li Hui to lie in ambush on both sides of the road.

It was very quiet on the top of the city, and there were almost no people on the top of the inner city, only two soldiers sat on the wall and took a nap, holding spears in their arms, and covering their faces with hats.

Zhou Honglie turned his head and winked, the two scouts pulled out their daggers, jumped onto the top of the city lightly, slowly approached along the dark part of the city wall, and suddenly rushed at each other with a speed that could not cover their ears. With a wave of the dagger, blood burst out He shot, cut the opponent's throat, and then pierced the heart with a knife.

"on!"

Zhou Honglie gave an order, and the soldiers rushed to the top of the city one by one. Zhou Honglie led [-] soldiers to the outer city wall, and the other [-] soldiers sprayed the kerosene in the leather bag into the urn.

After hearing a few screams, all ten soldiers on the outer city were killed, and the soldiers threw dozens of torches into the urn.

The big tent was immediately ignited, fueled by kerosene, and the fire spread extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, the entire Wengcheng was covered in a sea of ​​flames, the flames were blazing, and thick smoke billowed.

I saw the soldiers below rushing out crying, someone opened the inner city gate, and the barefoot soldiers rushed outside, but what greeted them was a rain of crossbow arrows. Leather armor protection is almost fatal with one arrow.

The scouts of the Western Army wound up, released their arrows, and launched them all in one go. The powerful crossbow arrows kept shooting at the enemy army. The arrows were accurate. The enemy army rushed out of the city and fell down. The land was filled with fewer and fewer people, and finally the fire engulfed the entire Wengcheng, and no one escaped.

Liu Qiong and Tang Qian led an army of [-] troops just two miles away from the Guancheng. They could see the fire shining inside the Guancheng. Tang Qian whispered to Liu Qiong, "It seems that they set fire to the enemy's camp."

Liu Qiong nodded, the fire came from the Wengcheng, it should be burning the Wengcheng.

At this time, three torches appeared on the top of the city waving. This was the agreed signal. Liu Qiong gave an order, "The army will attack!"

Thirty thousand cavalrymen mobilized, set off billowing yellow dust, and charged towards Guancheng...

The first thousand and 360 chapter four Yuguan

The soldiers on the South Gate of Juyong Pass were nervous. A thousand soldiers escaped before the cavalry of the Western Army came and ran out of Nancheng Pass. Holding a bow and crossbow, he looked at the cavalry of the Western Army hundreds of steps away from the city with trepidation.

Nanguan City is much lower than Beiguan City, only two feet high, and the ground is flat, without a condescending slope, such a Guancheng is easy to be breached.

The Western Army has rich experience in attacking cities, and they have different countermeasures for different city gates.

To deal with this kind of low city wall, there is no need for iron fire thunder at all, Liu Qiong gave an order.

Three hundred soldiers walked out from the ranks, each holding a kerosene leather bag, which is a special kind of leather bag with copper pipes and spouts on the front, the soldiers squeeze the leather bag, and the kerosene can be sprayed out for more than ten feet outside.

At this time, six thousand crossbowmen stepped forward and fired arrows at the top of the city in three shots. The soldiers on the top of the city squatted down one after another, and the arrows were so dense that they could not lift beginning.

Suddenly, jets of black liquid sprayed up the city, and many soldiers were splashed all over. Before they could react, dozens of torches were thrown up, 'Boom! 'The top of the city is burning.

As the black liquid continued to spray up the city, the fire at the top of the city was getting bigger and bigger. Hundreds of soldiers were on fire, and they crawled and rushed down the city. After a while, the top of the city became a sea of ​​flames.

Hundreds of soldiers appeared with huge battering rams. They shouted and ran forward. The battering ram hit the city gate heavily, and the city gate shook violently, almost unable to support it.

Hundreds of soldiers retreated dozens of steps, and then ran forward, "Boom!" The city gate was knocked open.

There is no urn in Nanguan City, Taniguchi is outside, and it is still dark. Although the city is full of flames, it is still impossible to see the situation of Taniguchi.

Liu Qiong immediately ordered, "Arrows open the way!"

Six thousand soldiers rushed forward, shot six thousand arrows at Taniguchi, and plowed the ground for three rounds. Only then did the main force of the cavalry rush through the pass.

Thirty thousand passed through Nanguan City and stepped into the land of Yanshan Mansion.

……

In the northwest of the Bohai Sea, near the Liaoxi Corridor, there is an island called Juehua Island. It is about [-] miles away from the shore of the Liaoxi Corridor. The island covers an area of ​​[-] hectares. This monastery was enshrined by the royal family of the Liao Kingdom who believed in Buddhism. With the demise of the Liao Kingdom, the source of livelihood was lost. The monks on the island could hardly survive and gradually dispersed. At present, there are only a few monasteries left to rely on a few hectares of land and cultivate them by themselves. Food and vegetables are difficult to survive.

However, since last autumn, the Western Army navy has occupied the island, and the navy has been coming to the island continuously, with a maximum of 2 people, and hundreds of ships with thousands of stones moored near the island.

A large amount of food and supplies were moved to the island, which made the monks on the island both happy and distressed. They were happy that a large amount of food and supplies went to the island, and they could also get food and living supplies. The distress was that they lost their freedom, and all monks were not allowed to leave the monastery. , and several of their small boats were also confiscated to prevent them from going ashore to report.

The Navy's temporary governor's mansion was set up in the Dalonggong Temple on the island. At dawn, several scout clippers passed through the thick fog on the sea and anchored on the shore of the island. Several scouts jumped ashore and rushed to the Dalonggong Temple.

Tang Huai, the captain of the navy, was in the Dalonggong Temple at this time, drinking tea and chatting with the abbot, Master Huiming. Coincidentally, Master Huiming and Tang Huai were from the same hometown, and both were from Tangyin County, Xiangzhou. Master Huiming went to the island to become a monk at the age of 20. After 40 years, he gradually forgot about the scenery of his hometown. To his delight, he recalled it little by little during the chat with Tang Huai.

At this time, the soldiers reported from the hall, "Captain, the scouts are here, and they have brought His Highness King Yong's warrant!"

Tang Huai hurriedly said, "Let him in!"

Not long after, the scout soldiers came up to the hall, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See Dudu Tang!"

"Excuse me, where is King Yong's warrant?"

The scout took out the warrant and presented it. Tang Huai took the warrant, opened it, read it, nodded, "I see, you can go down and rest!"

After sending the scouts down, Tang Huai asked Master Huiming again, "Does Master know Yuguan?"

Huiming smiled and nodded, "When the poor monk was young, he studied in Fahua Temple in Pingzhou for several years. Yuguan is in Pingzhou, which is the junction of Pingzhou and Runzhou. The canyon, Yuguan is located in this canyon, tall and majestic, magnificent, guarding Yuguan, the Jin soldiers in Liaodong will never enter Yanshan Mansion from the Liaoxi Corridor."

"Is there a landing place over there?"

"Large ships can land in Haiyang County, Runzhou. For small-scale landings, just use small boats to land near Yuguan."

Tang Huai was overjoyed, clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you Master Huiming!"

"Where! Where! The poor monk would like to thank Tang Dudu for the gift of grain, oil and cloth, so that the poor temple finally has a little reserve to deal with the disaster year."

After a pause, Master Huiming said again: "I have a disciple whose home is near Yuguan. He is very familiar with the terrain there. I asked him to lead the way for the Western Army."

"Thank you so much!"

……

Chen Qing's warrant was for Tang Huai to seize Yuguan, cut off the way for Jin Guo to support Yanshan Mansion, and at the same time cut off the retreat route for Jin soldiers in Yanshan Mansion.

Yanshan Mansion is not Hebei. Hebei and the Central Plains belong to the outskirts of the Kingdom of Jin, but Yanshan Mansion belongs to the core territory. Five years ago, Yanshan Mansion was granted the title of Central Capital by the State of Jin. Because the Jin soldiers retreated steadily on the Central Plains battlefield, Jin Guoqian had concerns. Until the Western Army captured Hebei, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​​​moving the capital.

But no matter what, the status of Yanshan Mansion in the Kingdom of Jin is still very important. Once Yanshan Mansion is attacked by the Western Army, the Kingdom of Jin will send troops to fully support it.

Pingzhou is not under the jurisdiction of Yanshan Prefecture. The governor of Pingzhou, Wanyan Shenshi, is the general of Wanyan Wushu and the elder brother of Wanyan Digunai. He commands [-] Yan troops. In fact, they are miscellaneous troops, except for the Jurchen soldiers. In addition, there are other armies of various races, including Khitan, Xi, Han, Bohai, Korean and so on.

He originally refused to obey Wanyan Holisa's jurisdiction, but under the emperor's order, he had no choice but to give in. He obeyed Wanyanhelisa, distributed [-] Yan troops to Wanyanhelisa, and stationed them in various passes. , he commanded [-] Yan troops in Pingzhou.

Just two days ago, he received an emergency order from Wan Yan, ordering him to immediately lead [-] troops to Daxing City for support. A western army broke through Juyong Pass, and Daxing City was in danger.

The priest Wanyan also knew that Daxing City was the central capital of the Kingdom of Jin and should not be lost. He ordered general Xiao Hongwei to lead [-] soldiers to guard Yuguan, and he led [-] troops to rush back to Daxing City for support.

Yuguan was the later Shanhaiguan Pass. It was built in the Sui Dynasty and was the only way from Yanshan Mansion to Liaodong. Once Yuguan was lost, not only the Liaodong reinforcements could not enter Yanshan Mansion, but also the Jurchen army of Yanshan Mansion could not retreat to Liaodong. Therefore, The strategic position of Yuguan is extremely important.

Wanyan Shenshi led [-] troops to guard Pingzhou, but he was also guarding Yuguan. However, Juyongguan was attacked by the Western Army and killed Wanyan. Helisa was caught off guard. The strength of Daxing City was only [-]. Yan Helisa didn't care about Yuguan anymore, the most important thing was to keep Daxing City first.

As the 2000 troops in Pingzhou were urgently transferred away, a flaw in Jinbing's defense appeared. There were only [-] people stationed in Yuguan. , It will be very difficult to seize Yuguan again.

That's why Chen Qing placed Tang Huai's waterway soldiers on Juehua Island in order to seize Yuguan at a critical moment and cut off the connection between Liaodong and Yanshan Prefecture.

Under the night, more than [-] medium-sized ships quietly approached a bay, and [-] soldiers went ashore under the leadership of a monk.

The first thousand and 360 chapters and five choke throats

Five hundred soldiers were led by General Li Zhangsheng of the Tang Huai Department. The five hundred soldiers landed in the south, and they could see Guancheng extending to the sea in the distance.

There is not much difference between Yuguan and Shanhaiguan in the Ming Dynasty. Shanhaiguan was rebuilt on the basis of Yuguan. Its purpose is to guard the passage of the Liaoxi Corridor. It is impossible to leave a hole for the army to bypass the pass, so the city walls must be repaired. seaside.

Yuguan also has an urn city, which was built by the Liao Kingdom to prevent the Jurchen army from going south, and two thousand Yan troops were stationed in the pass city.

Five hundred soldiers were lying in ambush in a forest about two miles away from Guancheng. The monk Jueming was the son of a nearby fisherman and was very familiar with the surrounding terrain. He said to Li Zhangsheng: "There are strange rocks all the way by the sea. Walking along the beach, covered by strange rocks, the defenders at the top of the city can't see it, so you can go directly under the city wall."

"Is there a way to go by the sea? All I see are gaps."