Fenghou

Chapter 142 Pingliang (Part [-])
Jianbai Pass has been abandoned, the city gate has disappeared without a trace, half of the city wall has completely collapsed, and the south city wall has even become a piece of ruins.

No one was seen in Guancheng, the stone dormitory where they used to live was only ruined, the ground was covered with weeds, and some foxes, snakes and other small animals appeared in the weeds.

A few months after Chen Qing withdrew, Jin Bing completely destroyed Jiandao Pass.

Chen Qing didn't stop at Jiandao Pass, so he left Jiandao Pass and headed north until he reached Siyang County. He hadn't recovered from his sadness. Before entering Jiandao Pass, they sacrificed more than a thousand dead in the pine forest. Famous soldiers.

The tombs in the pine forest have no signs or tombstones, and the tombs are covered with weeds, and no one even came to pay homage to them. These soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives for the country just disappeared into the long river of history in obscurity.

"Commander, are you going to enter Siyang County?" Yang Yuanqing asked.

Chen Qing shook his head, "Go straight north!"

The team rushed to a high ground, and Chen Qing finally turned his head to look at Jiandao Pass, muttering to himself: "Rest in peace! One day, I will build a monument for you."

He rode his horse and rushed towards the high ground, with the snow-covered field in front of him.

Pingliang Mansion is the base camp of Xihe Road of the Jin Kingdom. Last year, Wanyan Wulu served as the left marshal and the governor of the capital. This year, it was replaced by Wanyan Alupu. However, the main force of the West Route Army with [-] troops killed Dasan Pass. In Xigu, Pingliang Mansion has only five thousand gold soldiers stationed there.

The five thousand gold soldiers were all concentrated in Pingliang County, led by Wan Yanxin, the head of the Wanfu. The weather suddenly became cold and there was heavy snowfall in Pingliang Mansion. The [-] servants were also detained by Fengxiang Jinbing and used as labor labor.

Where in Pingliang Mansion are there still carts and servants transporting grain and grass.

However, the military order is like a mountain, and the food and grass will not be available within half a month. Wan Yanxin will lose his position if it is light, or be executed if it is serious.

Wan Yanxin had no choice but to order the army to conscript carts and arrest the strong men.

In the name of forcibly confiscating carts, groups of Jin soldiers extorted money, robbed people's wealth, and abused women in various places in Pingliang Prefecture, which made the people in Pingliang Prefecture boil with resentment.

This morning, Chen Qing's army arrived in Huating County. The team rested beside the official road about five miles away from Huating County. There was a large pine forest, which was covered with pine needles, and it was very dry. Next, take out the water bottle and dry food and munch.

The army has no shortage of dry food, but what they lack is fodder.

Chen Qing found Hu Yanlei, Hu Yanlei was the former Hu Yanding, the current deputy commander of the scout battalion, Zhao Xiaoyi was recuperating in Xianrenguan, Hu Yanlei took the post of commander temporarily.

"Take two brothers and dress up as ordinary people, and go into the county town to see if you can buy horse fodder, forage and beans!"

"Humble job, let's go!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of crying and shouting in the distance. The soldiers got up one after another, picked up their weapons, and looked out of the woods vigilantly.

Chen Qing walked out of the woods and looked to the south. He saw two groups of people coming up the official road in the distance. The group in front looked like peasant soldiers. There were about [-] people, driving more than [-] carts, and more than a dozen people were still in custody. young man.

Behind is a group of old people, crying and chasing and shouting.

Zheng Ping was furious, "Let's arrest them.

Chen Qing was still hesitating, as soon as they showed up, they would be exposed.

At this moment, the country soldiers on the official road spotted the army in the woods, and they were so frightened that they dropped their carts and fled.

Chen Qing immediately said: "Surround them!"

The cavalry mounted their horses one after another, rushed out of the woods, and rushed towards the rural soldiers on the official road like a flood.

The town soldiers and common people on the official road were frightened and stupid, standing there motionless. In an instant, more than [-] cavalry surrounded dozens of town soldiers, and countless spears, bows and arrows were pointed at them.

Zheng Ping yelled sharply: "Put down the weapon immediately, or we will shoot arrows!"

The villagers were so frightened that they put down their weapons and took off their armor.

The leader of the township soldiers did not move their heads. He asked back: "Where are you from? If it is from the Qi army, I advise you not to be arrogant. This is not your territory."

Zheng Ping said coldly: "We are the Song Army, not some shit!"

Hearing that it was Song Jun, his face turned pale when he was headed for the capital. The other soldiers were even more ashen-faced and knelt down to beg for mercy.

At this time, a soldier rushed over and said: "The commander has an order to bring the leader of the village soldiers!"

Not long after, all the townspeople were brought up. When he saw Chen Qing, he was taken aback and knelt down on one knee to salute, "So it's General Chen. The villain has no eyes, so he offended the general!"

Chen Qing narrowed his eyes, "You know me?"

The town soldiers all nodded, "The villain's name is Zhang Jian. He was originally a general of Li Hua, who was in command of the Huanqing Army. He met General Chen in Chunhua County, and later heard that General Chen defeated the Jin soldiers at Jiandao Pass. The villain has already been heard like thunder!"

Chen Qing was rescued by Li Hua in Chunhua County. There were many generals at that time. Chen Qing really couldn't remember this person. Perhaps Yang Yuanqing knew him.

But now is not the time to get close, Chen Qing said coldly: "You actually surrendered the golden soldiers!"

"The villain is just a local soldier, not a golden soldier."

"Hmph! You are the lackeys of Jin Bing, grabbing carts and arresting strong men. Am I wrong?"

Zhang Jian showed shame on his face, and sighed for a while: "At least we don't kill people, don't bully women, and don't rob people's wealth. If the golden soldiers come, it will be a disaster."

"It's still plausible!"

"The villain is telling the truth. The county lord is also afraid of the golden soldiers coming, so he ordered us to collect carts everywhere and recruit young men. The general doesn't believe it, and the villain has nothing to do."

Chen Qing saw that he was mighty and handsome, and he didn't look like a treacherous person, so he ordered the soldiers: "Go and find Vice General Yang!"

After a while, Yang Yuanqing came in a hurry. When he saw the head of the village soldiers, his eyes widened immediately, and he lost his voice and said, "Zhang Jian, why is it you?"

Zhang Jian knelt on the ground and burst into tears. Yang Yuanqing quickly asked, "Where is Li Hua? Where are the other brothers?"

"All dead!"

Zhang Jian cried and said: "We were surrounded by two thousand golden soldiers on Jingyuan Road. Li Hua was beheaded by the commander of the golden soldiers with a knife. The other generals were killed. Only I escaped with more than a hundred brothers."

When Yang Yuanqing heard that Li Hua had been killed, his nose turned sour, and he quickly said, "Don't cry, what happened next?"

Zhang Jian wiped away his tears and said: "Later, I took the brothers who broke through the encirclement and defected to Liu Qidu Tong, but I only persisted for half a year. The food was gone, so the army had to be disbanded. The humble officer returned to Huating County with a dozen fellow villagers. When recruiting soldiers from the township, I also know the county lord in a humble position, so the county lord made me the head of the township soldiers."

Yang Yuanqing stepped forward and said to Chen Qing: "Zhang Jian used to be my subordinate. He has followed me for many years. He has a good character. I am willing to vouch for him. I implore the commander to spare his life!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Li Hua is kind to me, since he is your general, I will spare him this time!"

Feeling ashamed, Zhang Jian knelt down on one knee and cupped her fists and said, "Thank you, General Chen, for your tolerance, and I implore General Chen to let the lowly position take the blame and meritorious deeds!"

Chen Qing did have a lot of things to ask him, so he pointed to the big stone beside him and said, "Sit down and talk!"

The two sat down, and Chen Qing asked: "I want to know, how many golden soldiers are there in Pingliang Mansion?"

Zhang Jian pondered for a while and said, "There are about [-] people, all Jurchens, all stationed in Pingliang County!"

"How many Han puppet troops are there?"

"Currently there are no Han puppet troops!"

"There is no puppet army?" Chen Qing was a little puzzled.

Zhang Jian quickly explained: "General Qi, the Han puppet army originally had [-] people, all of whom were transferred to Fengxiang Mansion to support the Dasanguan battle. The technique requires that a batch of food and grass be delivered within half a month, and the general of Jin Bing is in a hurry, so he collects carts everywhere and catches the strong men!"

Chen Qing and Yang Yuanqing looked at each other, and they realized at the same time that this was an opportunity.

Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. He originally wanted to go to Yuanzhou, but now he changed his mind. With the help of a local snake like Zhang Jian, could he just take Pingliang County directly?

"You just said that Pingliang County is recruiting strong men?"

(End of this chapter)