Fenghou

There were only four guards left on the cargo ship, and two of them were still injured. At this time, the other warship was beating loudly, and the tooth boat was speeding towards this side, and the faces of the four guards suddenly turned pale.

Yang Zaixing jumped off the top of the ship, and said with a smile, "Commander, why don't you let them defend in the cargo hold?"

Chen Qing glanced at the four of them, saw that they were trembling and extremely frightened, so he nodded his head and said, "The four of you went to the cargo hold with spears and shields, and locked the hatch cover."

The four guards rushed into the cargo hold with their spears and shields as if they were being pardoned. The heavy hatch was covered, and the hatch was locked from the inside with a big iron lock.

Chen Qing stared at the enemy general standing on the bow of the Yachuan, and said with a sneer, "This man thinks he is strong and wants to die, let's see how I can help him!"

Yang Zaixing said happily: "I have heard for a long time that I command the arrows, today I can open my eyes!"

Chen Qing took down the Dingyuan bow, drew out a wolf-toothed arrow, drew the bow like a full moon, and shot an arrow very powerfully. The arrow was slightly deflected by half a foot to the left. Judging from the posture of the opponent holding the gun, he should be left-handed, so it must be Lean to the left.

Sure enough, when Xia Fei saw an arrow coming from the opponent, he raised his knife to call, and at the same time leaned his body to the left. Unexpectedly, the speed of this arrow was twice as fast as that of a normal bow and arrow. Gotta yell.

'puff! ’ An arrow hit the right eye, not blinding one eye, the spiked arrow pierced through the skull, and the arrow tip protruded from the back of the head, Xia Fei fell straight on his back, with his mouth open and eyes wide open, the arrow pierced through the On the right eye, his face was covered with blood, which was extremely hideous and terrifying.

Yang Yao gasped in fright, this titan's archery skills were much stronger than the one just now, he knew Xia Fei's martial arts, he was not inferior to him, yet he was shot to death by the opponent.

'This is not a safe place, a gentleman cannot stand under a dangerous wall! '

Yang Yao already felt unsafe, and immediately ordered: "Ten miles back!"

The car and boat turned around and headed south rumblingly.

Yang Zaixing was also amazed, he might be able to achieve this kind of accuracy, but he was far inferior to the powerful speed and power of this arrow.

At this time, the tooth boat collided with the cargo ship. The bandit soldiers hooked the hull of the ship with iron hooks and climbed onto the plank. The deputy commander shouted: "There are only two people on the other side, kill them!"

Eighty thugs screamed, brandishing spears and sabers, and ran towards the cargo ship. Before Chen Qing could make a move, Yang Zaixing rushed up first. The five thieves in the front were shot in the throat almost at the same time and fell to the ground together.

Chen Qing looked up to the sky and laughed, "This side dish is not enough for the two of us!"

He swung Fang Tian's painted halberd and rushed into the enemy army, just like a fierce tiger pounced on the sheep. Immediately, the blood mist filled the air, and flesh and limbs flew across.

Chapter 112 Returning to Shaanxi

Yang Yao finally had to escape in embarrassment. This time he was just patrolling the Yangtze River, not fighting. He didn't carry many sharp water warfare weapons, such as firearms, ship-chiseled water ghosts, horizontal poles, large ship catapults, etc., and even the ship-burning gun No kerosene was brought.

But he met two killing gods and lost the lives of more than 150 soldiers in vain. No matter how angry or unwilling Yang Yao was, he had no choice but to admit it.

The cargo ship has been cleaned up, all the dead bodies have been thrown into the Yangtze River, and the deck has been washed clean. More than a dozen boatmen have pulled up two hornsails to make the ship sail westward at full speed, and must leave Yang Yao's sphere of influence before the army counterattacks. .

The proprietor, Chen Chong, confessed Chen Qing as if he were a Bodhisattva. He just found out that Chen Qing was not a bodyguard, but the commander of the Western Army. He was so frightened that he hurriedly apologized to Chen Qing.

Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands, "Master Chen, you don't have to be polite. I also have enemies who arrest me along the way. Thanks to the honor of the master, I was able to come here safely."

Chen Chong sighed, "I met the general this time, and I was lucky enough to escape, so I don't know what to do in the future? I can only take one step at a time."

"The proprietor needn't be pessimistic. The court and the Kingdom of Jin have reached an agreement on a one-year truce in the east. The court will turn around and wipe out these bandits. Next year at the latest, the Yangtze River waterway will not be so dangerous."

"I hope so! Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to walk the Yangtze River again."

……

The cargo ship was not harassed by water thieves, nor was it intercepted by gold soldiers. The journey went smoothly. This morning, they arrived in Yiling County, which is the entrance to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The cargo ship will rest here for a day. Coincidentally, As soon as Chen Qing got off the boat, he saw Hu Yanjia waving to him.

Chen Qing was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How many of them are there?"

"There!" Hu Yanjia turned his head and pointed.

Chen Qing saw Hu Yanding and three of Yang Zaixing's men standing in front of an inn in the distance, leading their horses.

Chen Qing beckoned them to come over, and he asked Hu Yanjia, "How was it? Did the journey go well? Did you encounter interrogation?"

"It's going well in general, but they encountered a strict investigation in Changsha County. They were indeed looking for the general. In fact, I found that if the general had a fake ID, they would not know him. This kind of search is a bit self-deceiving."

Chen Qing smiled, how could he be deceiving himself?Their own Fang Tian painted halberd was the symbol of their search, Hu Yanjia and the others did not carry Fang Tian painted halberd, so they were easily let go.

"Let's go! Let's find a place to stay, rest for a day, and then decide how to go."

……

It was inconvenient to take a boat with a horse, so Chen Qing finally decided to go by land instead. After bidding farewell to Mr. Chen, the group set off from Yiling and rode along the Three Gorges Road to Bashu.

At the same time, the temporary truce negotiations in Lin'an have come to an end. The Song and Jin parties have reached an agreement on a temporary truce on the eastern front, ranging from Jiangzhou to Tongzhou, from the first day of September to the end of August of the following year. In order to attack, the Song army also promised to withdraw all to the south of the Yangtze River and not to attack Jiangbei within one year.

This truce plan is still more beneficial to the Song Dynasty. After all, in the fourth year of Jianyan, Yue Fei's army was forced to withdraw from Tongzhou across the south of the Yangtze River. In one year, the Song army could concentrate its forces to wipe out Cao Cheng, Li Cheng, Yang Yao and other bandits, and completely stabilize the rear.

The temporary truce is also beneficial to the Kingdom of Jin. They can quickly support the Kingdom of Qi and consume the Song Dynasty with the Kingdom of Qi. Annexed Sichuan.

While reaching the temporary armistice agreement, Song and Jin also reached a secret agreement. Jin Guo moved the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty to Bianliang and provided corresponding treatment. In addition to the 20 pieces of silk handed over to Jin Guo at one time, the Song Dynasty also provided 5 taels of silk every year. Silver, as an expense for enshrining the Empress Dowager.

When Chen Qing arrived in Tongling, Wan Yanchang also took the head of Wanyan Loushi across the Yangtze River to the north, and returned to Youzhou to bury Wanyan Loushi.

It was late autumn, and Chen Qing and his party returned to Dashan Pass. At the marshal's camp at Dashan Pass, Chen Qing met Zhang Jun, the pacifier.

"I already know about the Lin'an matter. Qin Hui was the one who played tricks in the midst of this matter, and even the officials were deceived by him. We all know that it is impossible for Jin Guo to release the Queen Mother, but Qin Hui's rhetoric has persuaded the officials. Commander Chen, the officials are quite regretful about this matter, so they sent me a special order, asking me to comfort you and give it to you, which shows that the officials still value you very much."

Zhang Jun's tone was very gentle, but his attitude was very clear. He asked Chen Qing to dispel his dissatisfaction with the emperor, and there was no room for ambiguity.

After a moment of silence, Chen Qing said indifferently: "The humble official is very clear that this incident is a despicable means used by Qin Hui to get the position of right minister."

Zhang Jun didn't expect Chen Qing to see it so thoroughly, he smiled slightly and said: "You are right, the power struggle in the officialdom has never been unscrupulous, this time Qin Hui framed you, the real target is Lu Yihao.

All right!Since you can see the truth of the matter, then I don’t need to say anything more. You have been appointed as the envoy of the Qinzhou system. Of course, I will implement the official’s intention. I will give you a quota of [-] troops to establish the Qin Dynasty. State Army, as for where the army will come from, you can discuss it with Wang Yan and Wu Jie. "

Zhang Jun is the appeasement envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the supreme commander of the army, but he does not care about the army specifically, the army is in the hands of all the commanders. Zhang Jun is only responsible for formulating rules and controlling money and food. For example, he only gave Wang Yan a quota of 1 troops. If Wang Yan had 2000 troops under his command, then Wang Yan would be responsible for the money and food for the extra [-] men.

This time Chen Qing was appointed as the envoy of the Qinzhou system. The title was given by the emperor, and then the various real power departments were responsible for the implementation. Zhang Jun then reported to the Privy Council, and then the Privy Council notified the Sichuan transshipment envoy to increase the monthly allocation of money and food.

But there are still many twists and turns here. The appointment of the emperor can be fictitious or real. It depends on how the commander-in-chief of the Western Army decides. It is not surprising at all to set the title of envoy to do the work of command envoy.

Fortunately, Chen Qing also met a coach who has always valued him very much. Zhang Jun allowed him to set up the Qinzhou Army, which made his Qinzhou system a reality. Chen Qing is currently the commander, and the commander can only command 3000 people at most. Jun also gave him the upper limit of the army, which shows that Zhang Jun is indeed not mean to Chen Qing.

Chen Qing knew it in his heart, knelt down on one knee and cupped his fists and said, "Chen Qing will remember the comforter's kindness in his heart!"

Of course, it is not without reason that Zhang Jun appreciates Chen Qing. On the one hand, Chen Qing killed Wanyan Loushi, which relieved Zhang Jun’s pressure on defeating Fuping at the critical moment. On the other hand, Zhang Jun was also implementing the emperor’s intention. Promote young generals as soon as possible and gradually replace old warlords.

Of the two reasons, I am afraid the latter is the key.

Zhang Jun waved his hands and said with a smile: "It is not that simple to set up the Qinzhou Army. I will give you ten days at most to give me a detailed report, and I will report it to the court."

Chen Qing was stunned, "Do you still want to report to the imperial court?"

"Of course, otherwise, if the generals you appointed are not recognized by the court, who would follow you?"

Zhang Jun implied that he would agree to the generals appointed by Chen Qing, but he didn't know whether the court would agree or not.

Zhang Jun said to Chen Qing meaningfully: "I suggest you write a letter to Lu Xianggong to report your safety."

Chen Qing nodded silently. The establishment of the Qinzhou Army was the most critical step for him, and he had to get the full support of Lu Yihao, otherwise it would be very difficult for Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin to pass.

……

When Chen Qing came out of the Marshal's camp, he immediately came to see Wang Yan. Although both Zhang Jun and Wang Yan supported Chen Qing, Chen Qing was more inclined towards Wang Yan emotionally. Chen Qing knew it well. Zhang Jun would not hesitate to execute him after he issued a secret decree, but Wang Yan would definitely let him escape.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year, but Wang Yan seems to be ten years old, and he feels that his whole energy is sluggish, which really surprised Chen Qing, "Wang Dutong, what happened?"

Wang Yan waved his hand, "Sit down first! Let's have a sip of hot tea and then talk slowly."

The two sat down, and a soldier served them tea. Wang Yan immediately asked, "Did the Qinzhou Army give it?"

Chen Qing nodded, "Xuan Fu envoy agreed and gave me a quota of [-] troops."

Wang Yan let go of his heart, and said with a smile: "It's not bad, I've been worried for a long time!"

"Qinzhou Army is very important?" Chen Qing asked.

"Of course it is important. This means that you have become an independent army, and your boss is Zhang Jun. Otherwise, you are just a commander, and there are deputy commanders, commanders, deputy capital commanders, governors of the capital, Marquis of Duyu and other generals to suppress you. You You are so conspicuous in Lin'an, many people here are jealous of you! You will have a very hard time in the future."

Chen Qing was really ashamed, he didn't expect so many twists and turns in it.

Wang Yan pondered for a moment and said: "There is another important reason, I may be transferred from the Eight Character Army."

Chen Qing was surprised, "Why?"

Wang Yan lifted his armor, and Chen Qing saw that there was a scar on his left abdomen, which had healed, "This is..."

"At the beginning of the year, I led an army to quell the rebellion between Li Zhong and Sang Zhong. I shot an arrow in the rebellion and injured my internal organs. Now you understand why my complexion is so bad!"

Chen Qing frowned. It is common to be injured by arrows on the battlefield. As long as the vitals are not injured, it is not a big problem. If you don't get hit by an arrow, you will be transferred away.

"Xuanfu envoy Baozhuo, I am a counselor for the Xuanfu department, and the imperial appointment has already come down."

"Then who will take over the capital?"

"Fu Xuan!" Wang Yan said to Chen Qing calmly.

Chapter 113 Building the Army

Chen Qing finally understood why Wang Yan was worried about whether he could establish the Qinzhou Army?

You must know that the relationship between Chen Qing and Fu Xuan has always been bad. From the very beginning, Chen Qing took the chance from Fu Xuan's nephew Fu Moshan. Wang Yan was clearly aware of this.

Wang Yan smiled again: "Since the envoy Xuanfu gave you the quota of [-] troops, I will allocate these [-] soldiers to you!"

"I'm afraid Fu Dutong will have an opinion!"

Wang Yan snorted coldly, "It's useless for him to have an opinion, it's not his turn to make the decision now!"

If Chen Qing realizes something, I'm afraid Wang Yan's transfer has something to do with Fu Xuan.

Chen Qing said again: "Can you transfer Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping to me?"

"You write down a list, and I'll arrange it for you!"

Chen Qing then wrote a list of more than a dozen people and handed it to Wang Yan. Wang Yan looked at it and put it on the table, "I still have three days, I will arrange it for you."

After a moment of silence, Wang Yan said again: "I'm really sorry about the compensation money!"

This is also Wang Yan, Zhang Jun didn't mention it at all.

Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands, "This matter has nothing to do with Dutong, so don't blame yourself. Besides, Lu Xianggong has promised to return the money I advanced on my behalf, so it doesn't really affect me much."

Wang Yan looked at him for a while, then slowly said: "In the future, this kind of thing will happen frequently. You must handle it flexibly, but also adhere to the principle. You must not do it again with your own money to pay for the dead soldiers."

Chen Qing nodded, "Lu Xianggong reminded me, I know it well."

"That's good!"

Wang Yan smiled happily: "Tonight, Wu Dutong will clean up the dust for you, let's have a good drink!"

……

The reception banquet in the evening was very united and harmonious, and even Fu Xuan toasted Chen Qing with two glasses of wine, congratulating him on his promotion.

Contrary to Chen Qing's expectation, Zheng Ping was also promoted to be a commander. This had something to do with his father in Lin'an. It is difficult not to be promoted if he has favors in the court.

Wu Jie also hired a few prostitutes to add to the fun. During this meal, Chen Qing was so drunk that he fell asleep until the next morning before waking up.

Chen Qing sat up slowly and found himself lying in a large tent, of course there was no woman beside him, Wang Yan planned to arrange a maid to serve him at night, but he flatly refused.

With a splitting headache and extremely thirsty mouth, Chen Qing got up and found a gourd filled with clear water, and drank half of it in one go.

At this time, a soldier's voice came from outside, "Commander, the commander hasn't woken up yet!"

"Should be awake, go and have a look!"

This was Yang Yuanqing's voice. During the welcome banquet last night, Chen Qing felt that he had something on his mind, so he didn't have a chance to ask him.

Chen Qing strode out of the camp, and it was indeed Yang Yuanqing, "Old Yang, it's really you!"

The two hugged joyfully, and Chen Qing smiled again: "I brought you a clansman, have you seen it?"

"You mean Yang Zaixing! I met him, and he is not in the same clan as me, but he has a good relationship with Yang Zheng, and he was dragged by Yang Zheng to chat last night."

Chen Qing frowned, "Yang Zheng, bastard, don't pry my corner."

"It is indeed possible. Yang Zaixing is the clansman with the strongest martial arts in our generation, but it depends on him. If he wants to talk to the commander, it is useless for Yang Zheng to grind his mouth."

"Let's walk! I have a terrible headache."

The two walked up to the city wall of Dasan Pass and walked slowly along the city wall. Chen Qing supported the battlements and looked at the mountains in the distance, and sighed: "It's so fast! It's been a year."

Chen Qing said that he had been in Song Dynasty for a whole year, but Yang Yuanqing thought he was talking about the Battle of Fuping, and he also sighed: "Yes! How many people's fates have been changed by the Battle of Fuping."

"Old Yang, what happened to Wang Dutong?"

Chen Qing would never believe that Wang Yan was dismissed from the military because of his injury.

Yang Yuanqing smiled wryly and said, "It's because of the word 'Eight Character Army'."

The Bazi Army is what everyone usually calls them. They are actually part of the Jingyuan Army, but everyone usually calls them that. Even Zhang Jun himself calls them the Bazi Army. How could something go wrong?