Fenghou

"Reporting to Dutong, I feel that General Han's plan can be considered. I will not attack the enemy for the time being, and directly send troops to disperse the pass."

The man who spoke was Semuda, the head of the Wanfu. He was a general of the Xi clan.

Wanyan Alupu looked at the other people, and everyone agreed.

General Xiao Zong said: "It may take [-] troops to attack the enemy's camp, but if we encircle but do not attack, [-] cavalry are enough. We can definitely concentrate our forces to attack Dashan Pass."

Wanyan Alupu saw that everyone agreed, so he had to slowly order, "Xiao Zong led [-] Jurchen cavalry to watch the enemy's camp, Wanyan Tuo led [-] troops as logistics, responsible for transporting food and supplies, Jiwangpo [-] cavalry were also left there to guard, led by Mutli, and the rest of the army followed me into Dasan Pass."

Wanyan Alupu immediately wrote a military order, which was sent to Han Chang, asking him to lead [-] troops to confront the enemy in Liumutli, and the rest of the army to join him.

In fact, Wanyan Alupu has already lost his best chance. He had 2 troops before, and he could dispatch them calmly, but he insisted on attacking two military camps, and the loss has already exceeded [-]. He has less than [-] troops. With [-] confrontation troops and [-] logistics troops, there are only [-] troops left.

That night, Wanyan Alupu left [-] troops to continue to confront the Song army, and he himself led the army to Jiwangpo to join Han Chang's army.

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There is a valley about ten miles away from Wang Jianpo, called Langya Valley. This valley is not of high use value. On the one hand, it is relatively small and full of trees, which can accommodate too many troops. Materials, food and grass are very inconvenient, and more importantly, there is no water source here.

In fact, there are many mountain depressions like Langya Valley in the West Valley, more than a dozen large and small, all of which lack water sources, so the use value is not high.

The [-] cavalry led by Yang Zaixing were hiding in Langya Valley, and they were mainly waiting for the opportunity to pass through Wang Jianpo.

Wang Jianpo was like a protruding crocodile's mouth, blocking most of the west valley. The south passage was only six miles wide, and the main force of the Jin soldiers who attacked Wang Jianpo was stationed. Yang Zaixing and his men couldn't make it through. They can find opportunities.

In the middle of the night, a scout rushed into Langya Valley. Yang Zaixing was woken up by the soldiers. He stood up quickly and asked, "What happened?"

"General Yang, we have discovered that a large number of enemy troops are moving eastward, numbering in the tens of thousands."

Yang Zaixing's heart moved, and he immediately turned his head and said to Zhao Xiaoyi: "General Zhao, please send scouts to Wang Jianpo to check if the main force of the enemy army has left Wang Jianpo."

Zhao Xiaoyi thought for a while and suggested: "It will take too much time to come and go. When we find out the situation, it will be dawn soon. Why don't we go to Wang Jianpo together and send people to investigate after we get there."

Yang Zaixing made sense when he thought about it, "Order the brothers to assemble immediately, the army is ready to go!"

Half an hour later, five hundred Song cavalry arrived at Wang Jianpo. They hid in the woods and sent people to investigate the situation.

Soon, the news came that the original dense garrison had disappeared, and there were only about 5000 Jin soldiers left in front of Wang Jianpo. They were stationed on the south bank of the small river opposite Wang Jianpo, about two miles away from Wang Jianpo, and there was a gap of at least three miles behind them. No one is stationed.

This news made Yang Zaixing overjoyed, and he immediately led the army along the southern cliff. The soldiers led their horses and marched through the woods. At night, the light was dim, and dry leaves creaked under their feet. Harsh strange cry.

It is still three miles away from the Jinbing camp, so it is reasonable that Jinbing will not find it, but it is afraid that it will be discovered by the surrounding Jinbing patrols.

"Silence!"

Yang Zaixing suddenly let out a low cry, and all the soldiers held their breath. After a short while, there was a rush of horse hooves, and about fifty or sixty paces to the north of them, about two or three thousand cavalry rushed towards them. The densest part is not conducive to traffic, but the trees in the north are sparse, forming a natural passage.

This cavalry is all Jurchen cavalry, wearing fur, shouting loudly, running like lightning, the nearest cavalry is even only twenty steps away from them, and they can be seen clearly from the woods, but they see I don't know what's going on in the woods.

At this time, as long as the war horse neighed accidentally, they would be discovered by the other party. All the soldiers held their spears tightly, and their hearts were raised to their throats.

Yang Zaixing was also very nervous. He wasn't afraid of fighting the Jin Bing, he was worried that the Jin Bing would discover their army and ruin the important matter of command.

Three thousand cavalry and five hundred Song troops passed by, and the five hundred Song troops continued to move forward, passed the gap south of Wang Jianpo without any danger, and gradually moved away from the Jinbing camp.

Looking back at the campfire in the distance, Zhao Xiaoyi couldn't help but said to Yang Zaixing: "General Yang, in fact, we can attack this camp by surprise. If we join forces with General Liu Ziyu, this camp can be destroyed in one blow!"

Chen Qing shook his head, "This is not our task. Even if the opportunity is right in front of us, we should not be tempted. General Zhao should know better."

Zhao Xiaoyi was really ashamed, he was obviously the commander of the scout battalion, but he said something incompetent.

"The general is right, we can't lose the overall situation for small gains!"

Everyone speeded up their horses and galloped towards the west...

Chen Qing also quickly discovered the anomaly of Jin Bing. At midnight, a large number of troops gathered in the north of Jiwangpo. Chen Qing stood on the board wall and watched several miles away. The torches in the distance gathered into a magnificent ocean.

Yang Yuanqing walked to Chen Qing, "Commander, the stock of gunpowder and kerosene has been counted!"

"How much is left?"

"There are still 840 barrels of gunpowder, but the kerosene is consumed so badly that there are only 550 barrels left!"

Chen Qing frowned. He actually consumed 450 barrels of kerosene. If this continues, it will be exhausted in less than four days.

"The main reason is that we also consumed part of the kerosene last night, and today we actually consumed about [-] barrels."

There was no other way, Chen Qing asked again: "How is the trebuchet repaired?"

"It is said that it can be repaired before dawn tomorrow!"

Chen Qing looked at Huohai in the distance and said, "If the Jin soldiers know that we don't have any trebuchets, and they launch an attack now, I'm afraid we will be powerless."

Only then did Yang Yuanqing notice the magnificence in the distance, and he suddenly exclaimed, "What is Jin Bing doing?"

Chen Qing smiled faintly, "They are gathering, and my worries are about to become reality."

"The commander is saying that they are going to Sanguan?"

Chen Qing nodded, "They only need to leave five or six thousand cavalry to watch over us, and the rest of the army can go directly to Dasan Pass!"

Yang Yuanqing became a little anxious, "Why is there no news at Dasan Pass?"

There was also a trace of worry in Chen Qing's eyes. He sent someone to send a letter to Dashanguan to raise an alarm to Dashanguan, but there has been no response so far. He is worried that the leader of Dashanguan is his opponent Fu Xuan, Fu Xuanhui Don't ignore your own warnings because of your prejudice and dissatisfaction with yourself.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Light the beacon fire!"

Although he is not yet sure about the intention of the next Jurchen army, but in any case, he must warn Dasanguan and Monk Yuan that they must not be taken lightly.

Not long after, the Song army lit a bonfire in the barracks, but the bonfire in the barracks could not be seen at the Dasan Pass. On the top of a mountain more than ten miles away from them, there was a beacon tower, which was not under their control, but was controlled by the Dasan Pass. .

The flames were raging on the bonfire platform, and Chen Qing stared at the distant mountain top. After a while, a flame lit up on the mountain top. The beacon fire was lit, and Chen Qing's heart fell to the ground.

Half an hour later, the sea of ​​torches in the distance began to move, and they turned into a river of fire rushing towards the east, the assembled army was rapidly decreasing, and finally disappeared, leaving only dots and dots in the distant camp In the light of the fire, there are only a few thousand people at most.

At this time, Chen Qing's eyes turned to the far west again, wondering if Yang Zaixing seized this opportunity to go to the enemy's camp?

Whether he can disrupt the enemy's plan and force the enemy to retreat depends on Yang Zaixing's success!

At dawn, two of Liu Ziyu's messengers arrived at Jiwangpo camp and delivered a letter from Liu Ziyu to Chen Qing.

Chapter 129

Among the two people who delivered the letter, Chen Qing knew one of them, Liu Ziyu's youngest son Liu Cui, who left a deep impression on Chen Qing in the riding and shooting competition not long ago.

Liu Cui's martial arts skills are so strong that he broke through the siege of the Golden Soldiers sentry and went to the Jiwangpo barracks.

After Chen Qing finished reading Liu Ziyu's letter, he handed the letter to Yang Yuanqing again, and he became thoughtful for a moment.

Liu Ziyu also discovered Jin Bing's plan. As the capital, he could not just sit back and watch Xigu's defense become empty. He proposed a solution. Both sides attacked the [-] enemy troops besieged, and then both sides joined forces to cut off the Jin Bing. logistics.

This is actually the meaning of their existence in the West Valley. Once the Jin soldiers directly attack Dashan Pass, they will cut off the supply line from behind.

Chen Qing asked Liu Cui to go down to rest first, and he discussed Liu Ziyu's plan with several generals.

"Yuanqing, what do you think?" Chen Qing asked Yang Yuanqing.

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "I'd like to ask you one thing first. When Wu Dutong sent a commander to station at Jiwangpo, did you mention Liu Dutong?"

"Of course I mentioned it!"

"Did Wu Dutong say, who is the master and who is the deputy between you and Liu Dutong? Or who is the leader?"

Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said: "It is true that I am asked to cooperate with Liu Du to defend the West Valley, so as to prevent the enemy from cutting off the monk's original Song army's retreat."

"That's right. According to the practice of the Western Army, as long as they are performing the same task, even if they are two different armies, there will inevitably be a master and a deputy. Although Wu Dutong did not say it clearly, he still implied that the commander should cooperate with Liu. They all guard the West Valley..."

Chen Qing understood what Yang Yuanqing meant, and he raised the letter in his hand, "You mean, this is actually a military order?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "To a certain extent, he is indeed a military order, but Liu Dutong is more polite and did not give an explicit order."

"Military order shit!"

Zheng Ping said angrily at the side: "We only have more than 2000 people, and if we go to attack [-] cavalry, isn't that courting death? He has a lot of troops, why didn't he destroy the enemy first, and then attack the golden soldiers below with us?"

"Fatty Zheng, calm down!"

Chen Qing glared at Zheng Ping in dissatisfaction, then asked the commander Wang Duo, "What is General Wang's opinion?"

Wang Duo is Wang Yan's nephew, about [-] years old, and his relationship with Fu Xuan is very bad. Wang Yan worried that he would be suppressed by Fu Xuan, so he handed Wang Duo to Chen Qing.

Wang Duo smiled slightly and said, "I believe the Commander already has his own ideas, the Commander might as well let us speak out and let us all discuss it."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "I agree with Liu Du's suggestion. It is actually the best way to solve our current survival crisis. Moreover, the other party only sent 5000 people to monitor us. I think there is a chance."

Only then did everyone understand that the original commander agreed with Liu Dutong's plan.

Zheng Ping muttered in a low voice: "You don't have to obey orders just because the other party is Dutong!"

Chen Qing saw that Zheng Ping still didn't understand, so he enlightened him: "I don't want to obey Liu Ziyu because he is the governor, and I don't agree with his plan because he led the battle of West Valley.

I am judging based on the current situation. If the enemy army below is 1 people, then I will definitely not consider his plan, and it is useless to order me, but the enemy army only has 5000 people left. In fact, it is them The lack of troops was the result of the Jinbing's mistake, so they shouldn't have attacked us. It was precisely because of the Jinbing's mistake that I thought it was an opportunity. "

Hu Yanyun, who had been silent all this time, gave a thumbs up and praised: "The commander sees it through, this is indeed an opportunity!"

Yang Yuanqing also smiled and said: "It seems that there are also conflicts within the Jin Bing, and the lack of troops leads to mistakes. I agree with the commander's decision."

Zheng Ping also nodded, "Listen to you, I have no objection!"

Chen Qing glanced at Wang Duo, who nodded in agreement.

"Since everyone agrees, I will let the messenger go back first, and then we will discuss the specific plan."

……

Chen Qing immediately ordered someone to find Liu Cui, and said to him, "I will give you a message to prevent the letter from being obtained by Jin Bing."

"First, if you return to the camp, immediately ask your father to light the beacon to prove that you have returned to the camp safely, and then we can implement our plan; second, we can set the time to attack the enemy tonight, but it doesn't have to be at the same time." To carry out, the timing of the two sides may be different, generally speaking, it is between the third watch and the fifth watch; third, if one party succeeds in attacking, it will also light the beacon to notify the other party."

"I understand, but my father is also very cautious. If I don't go back, then this plan will be cancelled."

Chen Qing asked again with a smile: "How much food do you have over there?"

"There are about [-] shi of grain. My father hopes that after joining forces, the two armies will use Wang Jianpo as their base."

"This... can also be done, let's talk about it after success!"

Liu Cui left immediately, and Zheng Ping led two hundred soldiers to send them down the hillside in person. Liu Cui and his men rode away without encountering the enemy sentries.

Seeing that Liu Cui and his men left safely, Chen Qing summoned his men to discuss specific actions for tonight.

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It was one o'clock at night, and the main camp of Jinbing at the entrance of the West Valley was extremely busy. The soldiers were all preparing food, grass and carts overnight, and were going to send them to the direction of Dasanguan early tomorrow morning.

There are 2000 soldiers staying in the main camp of Jinbing, of which [-] cavalry are preparing to escort the grain and grass convoy tomorrow morning. At present, only [-] people are busy in the grain and grass area. They have been preparing since the afternoon, and it is almost over.

Yang Zaixing led [-] cavalry in ambush at the foot of the hill in the south. The soldiers who had been stationed here left, leaving a large empty camp, making the defense in the south weak and there were basically no patrols.

But there are fixed sentries, that is, on a small hill more than [-] feet high, Jinbing built a sentry tower here, and immediately lit the beacon on the sentry tower if there was any enemy situation, and there were a total of five soldiers stationed there.

This sentry tower has been pulled down by Zhao Xiaoyi's subordinates, and instead it has become a lookout tower for the Song army.

"General Yang, the large dark area over there is the Jurchen army's sheep and horse field, and the horses and sheep are concentrated in that area." Zhao Xiaoyi pointed to the west of the camp.

Yang Zaixing nodded, "We have to divide our troops into two groups. Why don't I lead a hundred cavalry to take charge of the battalion, and General Zhao lead four hundred brothers to take charge of the sheep and horse farm."

Zhao Xiaoyi also knew that Jin Bing's food was not wheat, but sheep, and the most important means was to let the sheep go.

"Then when will you act?"

Yang Zaixing saw that the lights of the camp had begun to dim, and he estimated that the food and grass preparations for the Jin soldiers had already been completed, so he said calmly, "Act on time at the second watch!"

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The time soon came to the second watch. Outside the southeast corner of the Jinbing camp, Yang Zaixing saw that the time had come, and said to a hundred of his subordinates: "Everyone follow me closely, don't be greedy for merit, and evacuate immediately after completing the task!"

"Follow the order!" Hundreds of subordinates suddenly agreed.

"Come in with me!"

Yang Zaixing shouted, brandished his spear, and rushed towards the gate of the small camp. A hundred cavalry followed closely and swept towards the enemy's camp.

There is a camp gate in the southeast corner. The camp gate has been closed. There are three soldiers on duty inside the gate. This camp gate will not be opened during the day, and the three soldiers are leaning against the corner to sleep.

"Boom!" A violent impact woke them up from their sleep, but before they could react, the spear had already pierced into the chests of the three of them.

Yang Zaixing led hundreds of cavalry into the Jinbing Camp like lightning. There were only 5 people stationed in the 8000-man camp, and most of the camps were empty. Alarm bells were rung, they were spotted, and the cavalrymen lit torches and quickly threw them one by one into the tents.

Hundreds of big tents were ablaze, the night wind was bitter, the flames rose into the air, and the flames spread rapidly to the surroundings. The golden soldiers in their sleep were awakened one after another. Battalion, yelling anxiously.

Yang Zaixing had already rushed to the middle camp. Yang Zaixing killed more than a dozen Jurchen soldiers who were blocking them, and rushed into the warehouse camp. The supplies, grain, and fodder were all stored here. horses.

There was no need to order, the soldiers set fire to the haystacks and the carts while sprinting.

Yang Zaixing was very anxious. He wanted to find the siege weapons of the Jin soldiers, but he didn't find them. There are hundreds of large tents here. Where can he find them? Come here.