Fenghou

Chapter 303 See Through
The chief general of the puppet Qi army in Changshou County was Jiang Yanxian, who was in charge of the capital and was also appointed as the governor of Yingzhou. He was not an ordinary general, but a civilian officer. Fighting soldiers is the same type as coach Dong Xian.

Such generals are more terrifying. They are thoughtful and thoughtful, and they are far more difficult to deal with than generals.

Jiang Yanxian stood on the top of the city, looking at the Han River one mile away. Considering the time, the supply fleet from Xiangyang should have arrived, but he was very worried about whether the supply could go smoothly this time.

Of course Jiang Yanxian knew that Chen Qing was near Changshou County. Although Chen Qing's army suddenly disappeared the day before yesterday, he must not have gone far, and he must still be eyeing Changshou County not far away.

"Duzhi, Xiangyang's Yingxin has arrived!"

A soldier ran over and presented a tube of eagle letters to Jiang Yanxian.

Jiang Yan first opened the Eagle letter and read it, then nodded, it was still Marshal Dong who had considered it thoroughly.

At this time, a general pointed to the river and shouted: "Dutong, the supply fleet has arrived!"

Jiang Yan stepped forward quickly, leaned on the battlements and looked towards the river. There were two or three hundred ships moored on the river.

Commander Liu Quan said excitedly: "The humble official led the army to receive the food!"

"Not in a hurry, I need to confirm some things."

Jiang Yan first waved his hand, called the marching commander Deng Yi, and whispered something to him in his ear.

Deng Yi repeatedly nodded in agreement, and then took a few soldiers out of the city.

Deng Yi rode to the pier and asked loudly, "Where is General Li?"

At this time, Niu Gao came out, clasped his fists and said: "General Li is not acclimatized and fell ill, I will take over the command of the general for the time being, I am the commander Yang Nan!"

Niu Gao handed over a thick stack of documents to the other party, "This is the handover information, you should quickly send someone to count the food supplies and handle the handover."

Deng Yi took the document and flipped through it. He asked casually, "Did your son, General Li Ju, come with you? He said before that he would bring his son to Changshou for a visit."

Niu Gao chuckled, "We were worried that the road would be unsafe, so Lao Li left his son in Xiangyang."

Deng Yi combined the documents, and said solemnly: "The road is really not safe, and it is easy to be attacked by Chen Qing's cavalry. Well, I will go to reply to the capital control, and then send someone over to check and transport."

Deng Yi turned around and walked towards the county with his men. He was very nervous, fearing that Song Jun would see through his expression.

Entering the county seat, he immediately ordered: "Close the city gate!"

"What? Isn't it right?" Jiang Yan asked quickly as he walked down from the top of the city.

Deng Yi nodded, "It is said that Li Ju fell ill, and then the deputy general received me. According to the order of the governor, I asked casually, did Li Ju's son come with him? He replied that it was not safe, so he didn't bring him with him. Come."

Jiang Yan snorted coldly, "Sure enough, there is a problem!"

Dong Xian's eagle letter specifically mentioned that Mrs. Li didn't have a son at all, and she wasn't even married yet. How could Li Ju's deputy general not know?
This fleet must have been disguised by Chen Qing's people, trying to trick him into opening the city gate.

Commander Liu Quan said: "Why don't we use the plan, let the ships come into the city, and then encircle and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

Jiang Yanxian was very shrewd. He shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about the Song army on board, but Chen Qing's cavalry. They must be lying in ambush nearby, taking advantage of our opportunity to open the city to transport food, and rush into the city. For his purpose, I would rather not have food, and I will never be fooled by this!"

"But... we are seriously short of food! Brother, we won't last long."

"I still don't know that we are short of food? Now that the Song army has controlled the grain ship, do you still expect to get the fleet's logistics supplies?"

Jiang Yanxian immediately sent an order to order [-] troops to go to the city and take strict precautions!
Niu Gao waited for more than half an hour and didn't see the other party coming, and the other party has increased troops to the top of the city. In all likelihood, he has seen through himself, but he still doesn't know what the problem is?How did the other party see through him?
Helpless, Niu Gao had no choice but to order: "Shoot gunpowder arrows!"

Three gunpowder arrows soared into the air and flew into the air. Not long after, the earth began to vibrate, and a black line appeared in the distance. Startled.

Commander Liu Quan sighed and said: "The governor is clever, Chen Qing is indeed hiding nearby!"

The cavalry rushed to the front, and Chen Qing found out that the other party did not deliver food in Kaesong, which surprised Chen Qing.

Niu Gao rushed forward and said with a wry smile: "Our strategy should have been seen through by the other party, and the other party was not fooled!"

"This Jiang Yanxian has some skills. I underestimated him."

Chen Qing was also a little annoyed, and ordered: "Fire a round of arrows at the top of the city and retreat!"

The cavalry rolled forward, dust was flying, and arrows were fired at the top of the city. The soldiers on the top of the city squatted down one after another. When they stood up, the cavalry had already left the city.

The grain ship was also inspired at the same time and headed south.

Chen Qing's camp is ten miles south of Changshou County. This distance is not far or close, and it happens to monitor every move of the puppet Qi army.

At night, Zhao Xiaoyi came to escort the counselor Zhang Xiao.

Zhang Xiao came from Jiangling Mansion, he joined the army as a recorder, arranged for Zheng Ping to take over military and political affairs in Jiangling Mansion, and then rushed to Yingzhou.

Zhang Xiao walked into the big tent and said with a smile: "I heard from Deputy Commander Zhao that the commander's plan failed today?"

Chen Qing nodded, then told Zhang Xiao in detail what happened today, and finally smiled wryly: "I don't know where the problem is?"

Zhang Xiao said with a smile: "Generally, the leaks will come from irrelevant things. It is very likely that Li Ju has no son. They were testing General Niu, but General Niu gave the wrong answer."

"But how do they know that Li Ju has no son? Li Ju is not a famous general, he is just a general of Kong Yanzhou. Not long ago, he was a general of Song Dynasty, and Jiang Yanxian came from Runan. Their lives are not intertwined at all, so we Just can’t figure it out.”

Zhang Xiao thought for a moment and said: "It should be that there is an eagle letter between Xiangyang and Changshou County. Dong Xian is worried about the fleet, so he sent an eagle letter to remind Jiang Yanxian."

"That's right! They communicated with Eagle Letters, so Mr. Dong knew that Changshou County was short of food."

Zhang Xiao smiled at Chen Qing again: "The enemies Dutong is facing this time are not those simple-minded military generals in the past. This Jiang Yanxian took part in the imperial examination during the Xuanhe period, passed the Ming Jing Ke, and has been working as a civilian in the army. , Dong Xian was born as a Jinshi, from the official to the Minister of the Ministry of War who knows the affairs of Shangzhou, and is the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Puppet Qi, all of them must not underestimate the enemy!"

Zhang Xiao was originally from the puppet Qi army, so he knew the important officials of the puppet Qi quite well.

Chen Qing nodded. He got off to a smooth start and caught the puppet Qi army by surprise. He really underestimated the enemy.

"There is another piece of news to tell Dutong!"

"you say!"

"Huyanlei sent someone to send a message to Jiangling. Wan Yanchang is currently in Xiangyang City."

Chen Qing suddenly had a sense of enlightenment. No wonder Dong Xian sent an eagle letter to Changshou County. Oil, only those who know themselves very well will use their own methods to repay others. He wants Changshou County to use fire oil to deal with him.

"Jianjun thinks how should I capture Changshou County?"

Zhang Xiaowei smiled and said: "Insufficiency of food is a big problem. If the other party's food cannot be delivered to Changshou County, the Puppet Qi Army can only give up Changshou County and retreat northward. The Dutong just need to wait patiently."

"Wait here?"

Zhang Xiao nodded and said: "You can leave, but you must monitor the other party. Once the other party retreats north, you will come back in time. But I suggest that you wait patiently. There are no opportunities for fighting elsewhere, but General Niu. Business will be busy!"

"What do you mean?"

"I suggest that they all send a navy to the north to block the Han River north of Xiangyang and cut off the connection between Xiangyang and Bianliang."

Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally nodded, "In fact, I don't need to put the navy on the Yangtze River, but should put most of the navy on the Han River. This is our advantage, and it's a pity if we don't make full use of it." .”

(End of this chapter)