Fenghou

Chapter 163 Flaws
At dusk, Tang Shaoqing led a large number of soldiers to the East Street of Jingzhao City and surrounded a shop.

In just a moment, the shopkeeper and two fellows were pulled out.

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, trembling all over, not knowing what he had done?

This store is a transfer store for pigeon letters. In some remote counties, traffic is difficult after roads are blocked by heavy snow in winter, so they can only rely on flying pigeons to send letters.

Pigeon letters from many county towns are delivered to this small shop, and then they copy the letters and send them away by urgent delivery.

Tang Shaoqing knew the significance of this small shop very well, and he had been secretly eyeing this small shop for a long time, and the person in charge of copying the letters had been bought by him.

Some clues can be found from the pigeon letters in this small shop. Those pigeon letters are likely to mention the Song Army or the army.

But so far, they haven't got any clues, but just a few days ago, the letter scribe discovered a strange thing, that is, from December to now, Zhongnan County has not sent a letter from pigeons.

This is a very unusual thing. There are a large number of businessmen in Zhongnan County. In previous years, there were more than a dozen pigeon letters every day, but today there is not a single pigeon letter.

Tang Shaoqing made a judgment. There are two situations. One is that the weather this year is too bad, causing the pigeons to freeze to death and unable to send pigeon letters; the second situation is that Zhongnan County is artificially controlled and is not allowed to send pigeon letters.

But just now, Tang Shaoqing got the news that Zhongnan County sent a pigeon letter.

This pigeon letter is very important. It proves that the reason why there is no pigeon letter in Zhongnan County is not caused by the weather, but the second conclusion, that the pigeon letter in Zhongnan County is controlled by people.

Soon, Tang Shaoqing got the pigeon letter sent by Zhongnan County today, and he couldn't help laughing smugly. Chen Qing blocked it so tightly, but he still found a loophole.

"Follow me to the VIP House immediately!"

He got on his horse and rushed towards the VIP courtyard where Wan Yanchang lived with a dozen of his men.
In the lobby, Wan Yanchang squinted his eyes and listened to Tang Shaoqing's report. He secretly admired in his heart that this Tang Shaoqing is a ghost, and he found Chen Qing's loopholes like a cocoon. If Qi Guo doesn't use it, let him work for Jin Guo.

Wan Yanchang opened the letter and looked at it for a while, then asked with a smile, "What can you see in this letter?"

"Bizhi went to the largest fur merchant in Jingzhao yesterday. He said that his shopkeeper also went to Zhongnan County to buy goods. Now there is no news. Not only him, but all fur caravans have no news. This is not normal. Yes, no matter what, his shopkeeper will contact him to tell him about the receipt of the goods, and then he can arrange sales for next year.

The proprietor said that he stomped his feet in anxiety, and if there was no news, he would go to Zhongnan County himself, but this pigeon letter said that everything was safe and sound, which meant that there was no disaster in Zhongnan County, as usual Same, then there is only one reason why the news could not get out, the contact was artificially cut off, to be precise, Chen Qing was not allowed to leak the news. "

Wan Yanchang walked to the map, carefully checked Zhongnan County on the map, and suddenly asked, "How far is Zhongnan County from Luotang Road?"

"It's very close, less than fifty miles."

Wan Yanchang nodded, "He can evacuate from Luotang Road in time!"

"That's why I suggest that I send an army to block Luo Tang Road first and cut off his escape route. If the supervising army doesn't think I'm useless, I'm willing to lead the troops to Luo Tang Road."

Wan Yanchang smiled and said: "This encirclement and suppression of Chen Qing is a matter between me and the fourth prince. The Qi army should not participate in order to prevent the fourth prince from being unhappy, but you can transfer the soldiers from Lantian Pass to Ziwu Valley. Prevent him from retreating to Hanzhong through Meridian Valley."

"But what if Chen Qing goes to Lantian Pass?"

Wan Yanchang chuckled, "I can't wish for it. If he enters Shangluo Road, and the north and south are blocked, he will be caught in a urn."

"The supervising army has a good opinion, but regarding the transfer of troops to Ziwu Valley, the supervising army needs to inform the King of Qin. The military power is in his hands, and a humble position cannot be the master."

"I will inform him, thank you for your hard work, you can go to Hedong to work in the future!"

Tang Shaoqing already knew that Guo Zhen would succeed him in the future, and he was considering retiring, but he didn't expect a turning point in Wan Yanchang, and he said happily: "Thank you for your support!"

After sending Tang Shaoqing away, Wan Yanchang immediately found Wanyan Huo Nu, who was overjoyed when she heard that Chen Qing was in Zhongnan County.

"Zhongnan County is just two hundred miles away, let me start now, and kill it tomorrow!"

"Bullshit!"

Wan Yanchang scolded him, and asked a series of rhetorical questions: "It's easy for you to rush over, but how do you attack the city when he closes the city gate? Without food and grass, how long can you last? Have you forgotten the lesson of Linyou County? This time your life will be lost there."

Wanyan Huonu also realized that she was impulsive, and he said embarrassedly: "It's easy to think about the humble position, so how should we deal with him according to the supervisor's opinion?"

"This matter must be coordinated by the fourth prince. Wait a minute. I will notify the fourth prince before we act together. He will not withdraw for a while. The key is to strictly seal the news now, and no one is allowed to take action." The news of the siege leaked out."

Since the Wucheng Inn was bought by Chen Qing, the shopkeeper and the three clerks have been replaced by scout soldiers. This inn has become an important communication channel for Chen Qing to contact Zheng Ping.

This morning, Wang Hao, the head of Zheng Ping's personal soldiers, came to Wucheng Town on horseback with two soldiers.

They have Zheng Ping's control gold medal, the barriers on the road will not embarrass them, and they also have good reasons to come to Wucheng, they come to Wucheng to buy wine, Wucheng spring wine brewed by Wucheng Restaurant is very famous in Fengxiang Mansion.

The snow covered the knees, and the three cavalrymen walked hard on the snow-covered official road. It was almost dark before they arrived in Wucheng Town. There are still ten days before the New Year. Many people in the town have posted peach charms and door gods, a little more A bit of a festive atmosphere.

The restaurant in Wucheng Town was closed, and the three of Wang Hao had to stay in the town for one night before going to buy wine tomorrow.

The three of them came to the inn and tied the horses to the stakes outside. They opened the door, and there was a steaming lobby inside. Next to the lobby was a dining hall, which also provided wine and food. More than [-] guests were drinking and chatting in the dining hall. The sound is quite noisy.

A clerk immediately greeted him, "The three military masters staying in the hotel?"

"I came to the restaurant to buy wine, but it was closed, so I can only stay for one night. Get us two rooms."

"No problem, there is one in the upper room, please come and register, and I will arrange a horse for you."

"Feed them good fodder and clean water!"

"Okay!"

The guy went out, Wang Hao came to the counter, exchanged glances with the shopkeeper inadvertently, there were so many people in the restaurant, they dared not be seen out.

The shopkeeper is called Jiang Chao, in his thirties, and looks very smart and capable. Chen Qing's scout battalion is planning to set up a field service department, which is a department dedicated to collecting intelligence. This Jiang Chao will be the head of the field service department's scouts.

Jiang Chao smiled while registering: "The Wucheng Spring wine in the restaurant is really good, and the military master will often come to buy the bar in the future!"

"Should come here often, and stay at your shop when the time comes."

"After that, there is no need to register. The three guest officials live on the second floor, and the two rooms on the east side. You are a businessman from Qinzhou. He is a nice person. You can have a chat!"

The shopkeeper, Jiang Chao, was hinting at Wang Hao, and the opposite was the person sent by the commander.

"I'm too tired, hurry up and arrange a room!"

A clerk led the three of them up to the second floor with a lantern, all the way to the east. The clerk knocked on the door rhythmically, and the door opened. Wang Hao stepped in, while two of his men went to arrange the room.

The room was dimly lit, and there were three men standing there. Wang Hao recognized one of them at a glance. His name was Li Quan. He was the scout who was in charge of contacting him as agreed last time.

"When did you three arrive?"

Li Quan smiled and said, "I just arrived yesterday, let's sit down and talk first."

After several people finished, Wang Hao asked in a deep voice: "Is there a way to contact the commander urgently?"

"We have, we brought two letter eagles, they can fly back directly, is there an emergency?"

Wang Hao nodded, "There is indeed urgent news. The Jin soldiers are already preparing to encircle and suppress the commander. General Zheng said that this time the Jin master personally ordered it, led by Wan Yanchang. The force is Wanyan Huo Nu leading [-] Jurchen cavalry, and then Wanyan Alupu led [-] Jurchen cavalry, they were in charge of direct combat, and Zhao Bin led [-] congregation troops to intercept the commander on the periphery. The operation has already begun. Yesterday Wanyan Alupu led [-] Jurchen cavalry to set off first , Tomorrow the Congregation Army will also set off."

Li Quan's expression became extremely serious. This is a big matter, and the commander didn't know it at all. They had to report it tomorrow morning.

Wang Hao continued: "The password for this operation is the net of heaven and earth, and please remember that if the situation is critical, you can ask Li Nong for help. There are a total of five alliance armies. He is the second army, and the soldiers are blue helmets. He is A descendant of the founding general Li Jixun, his position of surrendering to the Kingdom of Jin is unstable."

"What about General Zheng?"

Wang Hao smiled wryly and said: "He was left by Wanyan Wushu to guard the camp and warehouse, so he can't participate in this encirclement and suppression of the Song army!"

Wang Hao repeated the key information again.

Li Quan nodded silently, he completely remembered it.

(End of this chapter)