Fenghou

Chapter 166

Winter is coming to spring, and in the blink of an eye, it will be mid-January in the third year of Shaoxing. The snow thaws, everything recovers, and the breath of spring permeates every corner of Guanzhong.

But in the same way, with the coming of spring, the war of Dashanguan finally came.

Wanyan Wushu invested [-] troops to attack Dasan Pass day and night, while the [-] defenders of Dasan Pass, under the command of Wu Jie, stood firm and gave the Jin soldiers severe blows. In just ten days, Jinbing killed more than [-] people.

But Wanyan Wushu was sure to win this time, regardless of the cost, he reinforced another [-] troops, and announced that the first general who invaded the city would be awarded [-] guan with the seal of ten thousand households.

Although there must be brave men under the heavy reward, which made the Jin soldiers attack harder, the casualties were also more severe. In just three days, the casualties of the Jin soldiers once again exceeded [-].

Of course, the Song army also paid a heavy price, with more than [-] casualties, but the Dashan Pass was still extremely strong and stood tall, making it difficult for the Jin soldiers to cross the Dashan Pass.

In the early morning of this day, it was rare for the Jin soldiers to stop attacking, and Wu Ling hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army, "Brother looking for me?"

Wu Jie nodded, "Come in! Something strange happened today."

Wu Ling went into the big tent and sat down, pinched his shoulders and smiled, "Continuous sieges are really exhausting, what's the matter?"

Wu Jie put an arrow letter on the table, "This was picked up by the soldiers on the top of the city early this morning. I don't know who shot it?"

"What content?"

"It means that Chen Qing's army is already lurking near Heshangyuan, ready to attack the opponent's camp at any time. We need to cooperate well. Once the enemy's rear is unstable, we will rush out of the city. It sounds like what Zheng Ping wrote. "

"Aren't the archers afraid that this letter will fall into the hands of the enemy?"

"That's the strange thing. Chen Qingming can contact us through Xianren Pass, and Zheng Ping knows it, so why does he take the risk of shooting arrows at us from the battlefield?"

Wu Ling understood a little bit, he smiled slightly and said, "Brother is worried that this is Wanyan Wushu's trick to trick us into going out of the city to fight?"

Wu Jie nodded, "I do suspect that this is a trick, but what if it is true?"

Wu Ling put away his smile, pondered for a moment and said: "It can be done like this, send a pigeon letter to Xianrenguan, ask Liu Zan to send someone to Wucheng Town Inn, leave a message, and put three plum blossom stamps on the next arrow letter. If the letter is true, then there must be one in the next arrow letter, if not, it is a fake."

"That's a good idea!"

Wu Jie said happily, "Just do what you said."

At this time, Wu Ling remembered something again, and asked quickly, "Has the rumor maker been caught?"

Just five days ago, a message suddenly spread from the Bazi Army and Liu Kai's Jingyuan Army, "The imperial court has decided to abandon Dasan Pass and retreat to Hanzhong." '

This news seriously affected morale, causing a loophole in the defense, and the enemy almost attacked the city. In the past few days, Wu Jie has been busy putting out the fire, explaining to the soldiers that there is absolutely no such thing.

Wu Jie nodded, "I have already found out some clues. This matter may be related to Fu Xuan?"

"Fu Xuan?"

"It's him. I found out that the rumors came from his army at first. The rumors are a small problem. I'm afraid that when the siege battle starts, their army will suddenly collapse, and the customs clearance will be over."

"That's why I told my elder brother that Fu Xuan's generals must be replaced and sent home. The soldiers are fine, but I'm afraid that these generals, elder brother, are always too benevolent."

Wu Jie sighed, "You are right, I should have done it long ago, leaving a hidden danger."

Wu Ling said decisively: "It's still too late, hand over his army to me, I'll replace the generals, and the commander will send all the above back home for vacation."

Wu Jie also knew that he couldn't be soft-handed now, so he finally made up his mind, "Okay! Find an excuse to gather the commanders and generals together and send them away overnight."

Wu Ling sneered, "Just tonight, just call them for an emergency meeting, stay away from the soldiers, and shoot them on the spot if they refuse to obey!"

That night, Wu Jie summoned dozens of commanders and generals of the Eight Character Army on the grounds of urgent discussions.

Wu Jie immediately announced that some of them had liaison with Jin Bing, and all of them will be suspended until the investigation is clear, and they will be reinstated after the war is over. Notice.

If you don't accept it, you can go to Chengdu to file a complaint with the Xuanfu envoy. Anyone who dares to make trouble here will be killed.

Under threats and lures, the generals had no choice but to accept the arrangement, and were sent away directly after receiving the money. As for their luggage, their personal soldiers would naturally send it back.

Most of these generals were promoted by Fu Xuan later. Almost all of Wang Yan's generals were cleaned up before, and were sent home by Fu Xuan under the same pretext.

Wu Jie immediately promoted a group of his confidants to join Fu Xuan's army, and only then did he firmly control the army.

Pengyang County in the south of Yuanzhou is a small county with a population of less than [-]. The circumference of the city is only twelve miles, so small that it is almost forgotten.

Chen Qing and his [-] troops spent a winter here. Chen Qing originally wanted to go to Qingyang Mansion, but he found that Qingyang Mansion was occupied by the Kingdom of Jin in name, but it was actually controlled by Xixia .

Not only Qingyang Mansion, but also the Security Army, Huanqing Prefecture, Zhenrong Prefecture, etc. Almost all the state capitals bordering Xixia were annexed by Xixia, and Jin Guo didn't care. The country acquiesced in Xixia's encroachment on the northwestern territory of the Song Dynasty.

Yuanzhou originally had a thousand golden soldiers stationed in Linjing County in the north. It was this golden soldier who first discovered the accident in Pingliang Mansion, and the commander directly reported it to the Jin Kingdom court with an eagle letter.

But now this golden soldier has been transferred to Pingliang Mansion, and there is no garrison in Yuanzhou for the time being, which also allows Chen Qing's army to rest in Yuanzhou for a month.

At this time, Chen Qing had already received the news that the battle for Dasan Pass broke out, and the time for his departure also arrived at the same time.

Wonju in late January is also full of spring, the ice and snow melt, the trees are covered with green clothes, the field is thriving, covered with tender grass, and the war horses are happily chewing the tender and juicy grass. The river is clear and sweet, and the whole The land in northern Shaanxi is filled with the breath of spring.

On a warm spring night, three thousand cavalry left the small county of Pengyang silently, and drove south along the official road.

Passing through Pingliang Mansion from the east, without disturbing the Jin soldiers of Pingliang Mansion, they went all the way south. Five days later, three thousand cavalry arrived at Weihe River.

Chen Qing immediately sent two cavalrymen to Xianren Pass, where he still had more than [-] soldiers recovering from injuries. If Zheng Ping's [-] men were added, their army would reach [-].

At this time, several scout cavalry who went to find the boat rushed over and said: "Commander Qi, a pontoon bridge was found on the Weihe River!"

This is a new thing, before there was no pontoon bridge on the Weihe River, Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Go south and cross the bridge!"

A quarter of an hour later, everyone arrived at the Weihe River, and indeed they saw a pontoon bridge on the Weihe River, which had been controlled by Hu Yanlei's subordinates.

The army continued to move forward and crossed the Wei River in just a moment.

After crossing the Wei River, it was less than a hundred miles away from the monk. Strictly speaking, they had already entered the war zone, and they would encounter the sentinel cavalry of the Jin soldiers at any time.

The team marched day and night, marching along the south bank of the Weihe River, and walked for three days for a distance of less than a hundred miles.

That night, the army arrived at the old camp of Jinbing, that is, the camp before they moved to Heshangyuan. The camp was deserted, and there was no big tent in sight. Only a long fence remained in the north.

Chen Qing rode his horse to a hill. To the north was the turbid Weihe River, wrapped in a large amount of silt and flowing slowly and heavily to the east. In the far south, Chen Qing saw the dots of fire, just like the Milky Way in the sky. Long stretches lie across the vast wilderness, covering tens of miles.

"That's the monk's original Jinbing camp!" Chen Qing pointed at the Xinghe Road in the distance with his horsewhip.

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "That's right, it's about thirty miles away from here."

"So close?"

"Daying itself occupies a vast area. Didn't Zheng Ping's information last time say that the warehouse area alone has thousands of acres."

Chen Qing sighed softly, "It's been three months, and I don't know what Fatty Zheng is doing now?"

At this moment, a cavalry cavalry of about a hundred men appeared in the south, and the dust was flying, rushing towards the abandoned camp.

(End of this chapter)