Fenghou

Chapter 312 Crisis
Thirty thousand puppet Qi troops and sixty warships crossed the Han River from Qingshanji and raided Hanyang County. Ten warships were captured by the puppet Qi army.

The puppet Qi army did not continue to attack Hanyang Cangcheng, but left [-] troops to guard Hanyang, and the remaining [-] troops crossed the Yangtze River and captured Jiangxia County.

At present, [-] troops are paralleling by land and water, and are marching toward Baling County in mighty force.

Chen Qing immediately stopped the martial arts competition, and summoned his generals to urgently discuss the countermeasures. The family members of the generals were all in Baling County. When they heard the news, they felt as if they were blown up. The crowd became furious and demanded to go to Baling County immediately.

Chen Qing shouted: "Quiet!"

There was a sudden silence in the big tent, and Chen Qing said to everyone: "Baling County is our old nest, it is facing a crisis, and I am also very anxious, but I believe Commander Yang will not put your family members in danger, and will definitely transfer them in time , Now not only Baling County is facing a crisis, but the entire Huguang is facing a crisis from both sides, how we should deal with it is the key, everyone calm down and talk about useful suggestions."

Counselor Zhang Xiaodao: "The puppet Qi army now has a hundred warships. Fortunately, they did not enter the Hanshui River. They must immediately order General Zheng and Niu to withdraw from the Hanshui River. It is best to retake Jiangxia. They are all Yue E. As the eunuch, Jiang Xia's fall is a heavy responsibility, and he must be recaptured.

In addition, all officials must immediately notify the Xuanfu envoys and suggest that they withdraw to Hanyang. If we withdraw our troops, the Puppet Qi army in Xiangyang will inevitably attack Changshou County on a large scale, and the main force of the Xuanfu envoys will be in danger. "

Chen Qing nodded, "Joining the army makes sense!"

At this time, Yang Zaixing also said: "I am humble and recommend sending [-] cavalry to Baling first, and then the main force will rush back!"

This suggestion was also very timely. Chen Qing immediately appointed Yang Zaixing as the chief general and Gao Ding as the deputy general. The two led [-] cavalry across the river to Baling County.

Chen Qing then sent two eagle letters, one to Zheng Ping, asking him and Niu Gao to withdraw from Hanshui immediately, counterattack Jiangxia, and take back Jiangxia County.

The other eagle letter was to Li Gang, suggesting that he immediately abandon Changshou County and retreat to Hanyang. Chen Qing had been stationed in Changshou County. The army was wiped out.

After arranging a few things, Chen Qing finally settled down a little. The reason why he didn't lead his army back to Baling immediately was because he had to consider the overall situation. Immediately kill Changshou County, the consequences are very serious.

Moreover, he withdrew the army without Li Gang's consent, which was a serious crime, and no one could protect him.

"You really don't have to worry about it."

Zhang Xiao persuaded him with a smile: "The goal of the puppet Qi army is not to seize Baling County, I think their intention is more to put pressure on Dutong, forcing Dutong to withdraw his troops and return to Baling."

"How did you meet?"

"It's very simple. If they want to attack Baling in a hurry, they will not attack Jiangxia first. They will definitely take a boat and go west along the Yangtze River. Without anyone noticing, they will suddenly land in Baling County and attack the city. Commander Yang has no time to guard against it." .

But they didn't do that. Instead, they attacked Jiangxia first, and then advanced both land and water to create momentum. They were afraid that Baling County would not know about it. Isn't this just reminding Yang Yuanqing that you should quickly ask Chen Dutong for help. Tong is not necessarily in a hurry to go back, so when they attacked Baling, there must have been loud thunder and little rain. "

Chen Qing laughed, this is really the case, Zhang Xiao is still calm and sees clearly.

At this time, a soldier outside the tent reported, "Report to Dutong, Changshou County sent an urgent eagle letter!"

This eagle letter came too timely, Chen Qing immediately ordered the soldiers to submit the eagle letter, he took the eagle letter and slowly unfolded it, it was written by Li Gang himself, Li Gang already knew that [-] puppet Qi troops crossed the Han River, Huguang army was attacked by the enemy , the situation was critical, he had already decided to abandon Ying Prefecture and retreat to Hanyang, asking Chen Qing to also abandon Jiangling Mansion and rush back to Baling for rescue.

It seems that Li Gang is also very clear-headed, knowing that the current situation is dangerous, and Li Gang understands Chen Qing's difficulties very much, so he offered to let him rescue Baling County.

But Chen Qing understood in his heart that Li Gang actually hoped that he could defend Jiangling. He pondered for a long time and said to Zhang Xiao: "Although the Xuan Fu envoy told me to give up Jiangling, if we can't really give up, I decided to keep [-] new troops to guard Jiangling County. I personally Then join the army and go to Baling under my banner with Liu Qiong, and Yang Zaixing will lead the cavalry, I believe he will be able to defeat the enemy and keep Baling County safe."

Zhang Xiao thought for a while and said: "It's not impossible, but I don't think it's okay for all the recruits to guard Jiangling. We must keep [-] cavalry and don't need Liu Qiong to follow. Hu Yanyun and I rushed to meet Yang Zaixing with [-] cavalry. The generals are coming together, but they need to make a fake crossing of the river."

Chen Qing understood immediately, and said with a smile, "Show it to the puppet Qi army spies in Jiangling City, and then I will hide on the other side of the Yangtze River."

Zhang Xiao gave a thumbs up, "Both are brilliant!"

Chen Qing immediately found Liu Cui and ordered him to command [-] recruits to guard Jiangling City. At the same time, he told him about his arrangement and ordered him to keep the secret and not reveal it to his subordinates.

The news that the Huguang Song army was attacked by the enemy spread throughout Jiangling. Chen Qing led [-] cavalry to rush back to Baling to rescue, and Liu Cui led [-] recruits to guard Jiangling County. Cargo ships, seven thousand cavalrymen embarked to cross the Yangtze River.
Just as there were spies from Chen Qing in Xiangyang City, of course there were spies from Wanyanchang in Jiangling Mansion.

The Old Shunchang Teahouse located in the south of the city was the intelligence point of the Puppet Qi Army. The teahouse, like the restaurant, was a place where customers gathered. There were tea customers coming in and out every day, bringing a lot of information, so it was very suitable as an intelligence point.

Shopkeeper Yang quickly came to the backyard, knocked on a door, and someone inside agreed, "Please come in!"

Shopkeeper Yang opened the door and entered. Inside was a man in his thirties. His name was Wang Guan. He was the intelligence leader specially selected by Wan Yanchang. He was unsmiling, very smart and capable.

"What news?" Wang Guan asked.

"Commander Wang, I just got the news that Chen Qing personally led the cavalry to retreat, and the army is crossing the river!"

Wang Guan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "Then who will guard Jiangling City?"

"I heard that it was Liu Cui who led [-] recruits to guard Jiangling City,"

Wang Guan couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, stood up and said: "Get me a bullock cart immediately, I'm going to the riverside to have a look!"

Wang Guan got on an ox cart and headed for the riverside wharf
Jiangling City is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, close to the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River is just outside the city. There are nearly a hundred three-thousand-stone cargo ships moored at the docks of the Yangtze River. These large ships were all seized from Yang Yao's navy. , These hundred cargo ships have also become the assets of Chen Qing's army, and they are needed to carry grain, grass and war horses.

Thousands of cavalrymen lined up neatly on the wharf. Groups of cavalrymen were boarding the boat. On the river, there was already a large ship sailing to the south bank. Of course, the cavalrymen would not go to Baling by boat. The speed was too slow, and it would take at least three to four days to sail. The cavalry can reach Baling in two days.

Chen Qing is riding on the horse, what is he explaining to Liu Cui, the left-behind general?
Behind him is a huge red-bottomed black dragon flag with a black border. On the other side is a big "Chen" character. This is Chen Qing's handsome flag. Where the handsome flag appears, it means that Chen Qing is there !

Chen Qing and Liu Cui saluted each other with fists in their hands. Chen Qing turned his horse's head, and under the guard of dozens of soldiers, he urged the horse to walk towards a huge cargo ship. Shuai Qi followed closely behind him.

Wang Guan was among the crowd in the distance, and he could see clearly that Chen Qingzong got on the big boat immediately, the big boat untied the cable, left the pier and sailed towards the middle of the Yangtze River, and Chen Qing stood at the stern, waving goodbye to Liu Cui and others.

Wang Guan turned around and squeezed out of the crowd. He got on the bullock cart and said, "Go back to the city!"

Wang Guan rushed back to the teahouse in a hurry. He went back to his room and wrote a pigeon letter, handed it to shopkeeper Yang and said, "Immediately go out of the city and send the pigeon letter to Xiangyang!"

(End of this chapter)