Fenghou

Chapter 297 Adventure
"Reporting to the Supervising Army, the news was twenty days ago."

"Twenty days ago!"

Wan Yanchang sneered, "I'll tell you a piece of news about Wuhu five days ago. Five days ago, the fleet escorting Yang Yao entered Lishui from Wuhu."

"what!"

Both Dong Xian and Kong Yanzhou were taken aback, "Has Yang Yao been eliminated? So soon?"

Wan Yanchang shook his head, "Do you think the Western army's strong general who can kill Wanyan Lou's family and kill Wanyan Wushu to the brim, will be the same as the other Song army in the east?
In order to transfer him out of the Northwest, we did not hesitate to create a fighter plane in Yangzhou to lure the Song army into being fooled. Even the Song general, whom the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin pays close attention to all the time, you don't take it seriously, and don't send spies to Dongting Lake to keep abreast of the situation?Dong Shangshu, do you think that not enough Qi Jun died at his hands? "

Wan Yanchang's questioning was very severe, and Dong Xian said with shame on his face: "I know my mistake!"

Wan Yanchang softened his tone a bit and said: "Wang Yan died in battle, Chen Qing will definitely lead the army northward in person, immediately shrink the battle line and stabilize the defense!"

Dong Xian quickly explained: "The humble staff has deployed three lines in total. One is that there are [-] people in the direction of Xiazhou. The main general will control Jingchao and prepare to attack Yiling. People, led by Jiang Yanxian, the governor of the capital, and the third line is the dark line. The humble official sent the water army Li Xiu to lead [-] troops and [-] warships to Hanyang along the Han River to attack the lair of the Huguang Xuanfu envoy. There is a lot of money and food there. The military resources and troops are empty, and this opportunity should be seized by the humble."

Wan Yanchang suddenly became interested and asked, "How much food and supplies are there in Hanyang?"

Kong Yanzhou said: "Reporting to the capital supervisor, the humble officer knows that there are [-] guan in money alone, and the food is not less than [-] shi. There are also a lot of supplies such as armor, bows, fire oil, etc., just in the warehouse. There are two hundred seats, but the defenders only have two thousand people."

Wan Yanchang frowned, "How could Li Gang make such a mistake and only send two thousand people to guard Hanyang?"

"Reporting to the Supervising Army, Li Gang originally ordered [-] troops to guard Hanyang. It was a warehouse city, not in the county seat. It was built at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Han River. The city wall is very high, and [-] people are enough to guard it. .”

"Forget it, immediately order the troops of Yiling and Changlin to withdraw to Changshou County, Ying Prefecture, to meet Li Xiu's fleet."

Dong Xian nodded, "I will give you an order immediately!"

Wan Yanchang is the Supreme Emperor of Qi, and Dong Xian dare not disobey his orders.

Changlin County is a large county with tall and broad city walls. Li Gang led an army to rescue Wang Yan. When he was approaching Xiangyang Mansion, he encountered some remnants who broke out from the siege and learned the news of Wang Yan's death. Leading an army of [-] to chase him down, Li Gang was at a disadvantage in the first battle, so he had to withdraw to Changlin County, where he was suppressed by Jiang Yanxian's army.

On the one hand, Li Gang sent people to Baling County to ask Chen Qing for help, and on the other hand, he trained militia soldiers in the city, preparing for a decisive battle with the puppet Qi army.

That night, after Li Gang finished washing his feet and was about to rest, the general on duty, Han Zhao, came to report, "Report to the Xuanfu envoy, the messenger who sent the letter to Chen Dutong has returned, and the humble officer has already brought him into the city!"

Li Gang was overjoyed, "Where is the messenger? Bring him to see me quickly."

Li Gang put on his shoes and came to the front hall. A letter delivery soldier knelt down on one knee and saluted: "I want to report to the Xuanfu envoy, I have seen Chen Dutong in my humble position, and Chen Dutong replied a letter to the Xuanfu envoy! "

Send the letter and take out Chen Qing's reply letter and present it to Li Gang, who hastily took it and read it carefully.

Chen Qing's letter mentioned that he had sent an army to Hanyang, which made Li Gang feel relieved. Before he wrote to Chen Qing, he had sent an army to Hanyang. Unexpectedly, the army retreated a few days later, and Li Gang realized this. He was really worried about being targeted by the puppet Qi army in Hanyang.

Unexpectedly, Chen Qing took the initiative to send troops to rescue Hanyang. Li Gang secretly praised that this Chen Qing really lived up to his reputation.

"What news?" Li Gang asked again.

"Xiaozhi crossed the Yangtze River with Chen Dutong's army. He probably commanded [-] cavalry and headed towards Yiling!"

Li Gang suddenly realized that Chen Qing wanted to attack the puppet Qi army in Yiling first and break the siege of Yiling. There are only three thousand Song troops in Yiling County. In fact, the situation is more critical. If Yiling falls, the most important one in Bashu The door opened.

Chen Qing is a general of the Western Army, so he is naturally more concerned about the safety of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Li Gang also let go of his heart, as long as Chen Qing sent troops, he might not lose in this battle of Jingxiang.

Two days after crossing the Yangtze River, in the afternoon, Chen Qing led [-] cavalry to the vicinity of Baolun Temple, about [-] miles south of Yiling County.

Baolun Temple is a large temple that has not been devastated by the war. It has kept burning incense until now. There are hundreds of monks in the temple. When they heard that the cavalry of the Song Army came, the temple donated all the fodder. This is just dried in the temple Grass, ready to give to pilgrims and donors in winter.

These forages were really helpful to the cavalry of the Song army. Although the amount was not a lot, they could at least support the horses for two days.

Chen Qing personally came to Baolun Temple to thank him.

"Amitabha, we are also very happy that the temple can do something for Song Jun."

The abbot Yonglin Zen Master greeted him personally.

"The fodder came in a timely manner. We were going to look for pasture grass, but now we don't need it, and the soldiers can rest earlier."

Chen Qing's [-] cavalry were stationed in a bamboo forest behind the monastery. They ate dry food, drank water, and the horses also provided fodder. Everyone rested early, which created conditions for the night's battle.

"Chen Dutong is being polite, please sit in the meditation room and have a cup of tea."

At this moment, a young monk ran over and whispered something to the abbot. Chan Master Yonglin looked shocked and said for a while, "It's really strange!"

"Excuse me, abbot, what happened?" Chen Qingxiao asked.

"My master wants to see Chen Dutong. He has been in retreat for [-] years, and he broke the precept today."

Chen Qing saw that the abbot was nearly [-] years old, and he still had a master. He asked curiously, "May I ask how long the master will live this year?"

"He just turned ninety at the beginning of the year!"

In the Song Dynasty, there were still ninety-year-old people, which is rare!Really rare!
At this time, a thin old monk walked tremblingly with a bamboo stick.

This is Zen Master Huitong, the former abbot who has been in retreat for twenty years. He is already ninety years old, and he is a very thin and dry old monk.

He clasped his palms together to salute Chen Qing, and pointed to his mouth. Chan Master Yonglin explained from the side: "My master has been practicing closed mouth meditation for twenty years. He once said twenty years ago that only extraordinary people can disturb him."

The old monk's eyes were very pure, and he stared at Chen Qing without blinking. Although it was a bit difficult for him to walk, he did not let his disciples and grandchildren help him, and leaned on a bamboo stick by himself.

"And such a miraculous thing?"

Chen Qing obviously didn't believe it, he smiled slightly and said, "I'm actually just a mortal!"

The old monk handed him a note. Chen Qing opened the note. The ink had turned yellow. It was obviously written many years ago, and there was only one sentence on it.

"Twenty years of retreat, how can mortals shake my Zen mind?"

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, did he know about his time travel?He suddenly became very expectant in his heart. He was really looking for him thousands of times in the crowd, and suddenly he looked back, but the man was in a dimly lit place. Could it be that this old monk he met by accident could give those answers he had been searching for for many years.

The old monk made a gesture of invitation, then turned around and walked slowly into the depths of the temple.

Chen Qing glanced at the abbot, and Zen Master Yonglin shook his head, "Master only invites generals, we are not allowed to trespass, generals please!"

Chen Qing thought for a while, stopped the soldiers who wanted to go in with him, and followed the old Zen master far into the depths of the temple.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, one old and one young disappeared among the bleak fallen leaves.

(End of this chapter)