Fenghou

Chapter 327 Infighting
The Song army captured Yiling County like a broken bamboo. When the guard Wang Bin learned that the East City Gate had been lost, he fled westward with more than a thousand people in panic.

As the sky gradually dawned, the main forces of the Song Army entered Yiling County one after another, and Chen Qing ordered the three dead Dutou to be buried generously.

He sighed and said to the generals: "In the future, if you want to persuade me, you can't let me make hotheaded decisions. If all thirteen people are killed in battle, I will regret it."

Yang Zaixing shook his head and said: "The general is concerned about the humble officer, but it is the duty of the general to lead the charge. This is actually a form of the charge. The general will not let us take risks. I am sorry that the general cannot agree with this point!"

Liu Qiong had bandaged several wounds. He said in a hoarse voice, "It is the glory of Song soldiers to die on the battlefield. Even Dutong himself wants to charge forward, but we are not allowed to take risks. I don't agree with this truth!"

Gao Ding and other nine participating generals said in unison: "Forgive us for not accepting it!"

In fact, Chen Qing was not trying to appease them and buy people's hearts. He really regretted it. Three of his five tiger generals participated in the operation. Considering the problem from the general's point of view, so this kind of dispute is meaningless, he just needs to learn his own lesson.

Chen Qing immediately rewarded thirteen people, and the three generals who died in battle gave double rewards.

Chen Qing also ordered Liu Cui to lead [-] people to guard Yiling County, and then he led the army to continue westward, and the situation of returning to the state was imminent.
Zigui County, like Yiling County, was also built on topography. At the same time, it was built on the mountainside, guarding the Three Gorges Road going west. If the army wanted to enter Bashu, they could not get around Zigui County.

The guard is called Zhang Ziliang, he is the envoy of Xia and Gui Liangzhou, and also the governor of Xiazhou. He was ordered to lead [-] troops to guard the Three Gorges Road. Li Gang is very clear-headed. garrison support.

In fact, the puppet Qi army's attack on Xiazhou was no less than that of Hanyang and Jiangling. It was the third time that the puppet Qi army attacked the Three Gorges Road. The first two failed. At that time, he was wiped out by Chen Qing's cavalry.

Jiang Yanxian's army was the third time the puppet Qi army attacked Xiazhou. This time the puppet Qi army had a remarkable effect and captured Yiling County and more than a dozen passes along the way. Zigui County was the most important pass and the last one. Pass, once Guizhou is seized, the puppet Qi army will substantially enter Bashu.

Jiang Yanxian's army still had [-] people. They carried medium-sized catapults and named them Flying Cannons. They also threw heavy fire oil to burn the county seat. But this time the attack on Zigui County was not so smooth. The terrain of Zigui County is too high. , the ability of the trebuchet to shoot upwards was insufficient, and it was impossible to throw fire oil into the county.

But Jiang Yan first had a way to solve this problem. He ordered the army to build a platform, and built a four-foot-high earth-rock platform at the foot of the county seat, so that the earth-stone platform would be directly at the same height as the county seat.

This is indeed a good way, but it takes time. After three days of failure in attacking Zigui, the puppet Qi army stopped attacking, and [-] soldiers chiseled stones from all directions to build a platform.

Today is the fifth day, and the earth-stone platform has been gradually completed. Hundreds of soldiers stood on the top of the platform and rammed the earth with giant logs to make the top of the platform firm, and then laid a layer of big stones to complete the work.

Under the high platform, more than a dozen flying cannons are ready. They can shoot a [-]-jin kerosene ball [-] steps away, and the high platform is only a hundred steps away from the city wall of the county, so it can be used for fire attack.

Once the fire covered the top of the city and the defenders were forced to withdraw from the city, it was their chance to seize the city.

Jiang Yanxian stood on a high place, looking at the giant logs rammed earth in the distance to build a platform. He saw that victory was imminent, but he was not happy at all. He knew very well the consequences of seizing the Three Gorges Road. But in fact, it is to make wedding dresses for Jin Bing. Wan Yanchang sits in Xiangyang, isn’t it just for this east route?
Once with the backing of the wealthy Bashu, and then go down the river to capture Jingxiang Huguang, the Song Dynasty will really be in jeopardy.

After all, Jiang Yanxian is a Han Chinese and a former minister of the Song Dynasty. At a critical moment, he had to face the choice between a nation's peril and personal prosperity.

It is actually quite normal for Jiang Yanxian to have such thoughts. Now it is the early Jin Dynasty, and the gentry and scholars of the Song Dynasty are unwilling to surrender to the Kingdom of Jin.

The Kingdom of Jin had no choice but to support a puppet Qi State, so that the gentry in the Central Plains of Hebei had an object of allegiance. In fact, this was a kind of self-deception, but at least the gentry in the Central Plains could give their ancestors an explanation, and they did not He did not surrender to the foreign race, but he was still loyal to the Han regime.

It was not until the middle and late Jin Dynasty, after several generations, that the Han people in the north really regarded themselves as subjects of the Jin Dynasty.

At this time, a general rushed over, clasped his fists and said, "Report to Dutong, the earthen platform has been built and needs to be tested. Can we use flying artillery to attack Zigui County once?"

Jiang Yan waved his hand first, "Don't rush to attack the city, let's rest for a few days!"

He went back to the camp in a dispirited manner, and the generals looked at each other in dismay. Before thinking of the strategy of building a tower to attack the city after racking their brains, now that the tower was finally built, but he didn't want to do it anymore. What kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Dutong? ?

Everyone looked at the lieutenant general Li Chi, who snorted, "It seems that he doesn't want to carry out the order of the supervising army!"

At night, Jiang Yanxian was drinking alone in the big tent, when there was a commotion when he went out, he saw Li Chi, the deputy general, holding a sword, rushing in angrily. His mother was a Khitan, and he himself grew up in Liaodong. From the outside, his face was no different from that of a Han, but he regarded himself as a Khitan, and he was loyal to the Kingdom of Jin. Wanyanchang won the trust of him.

This time, he was named Deputy Commander, and led hundreds of Jurchen soldiers to follow Jiang Yanxian to attack the Eastern Front. He was Jiang Yanxian's deputy general in name, but in fact he was sent by Wan Yanchang to supervise Jiang Yanxian.

Wan Yanchang didn't trust the Han people at all. Although he wanted to use the puppet Qi army to clear the way for him, there must be no lack of supervision. Once Jiang Yanxian refused to work hard, Li Chi could kill him and take over the military power to personally lead the army to attack Shu.

Li Chi originally planned to take over the military power after seizing Guizhou, but now it seems that his plan has to be advanced.

Jiang Yan asked in astonishment, "General Li, what does this mean?"

Li Chi pointed at Jiang Yanxian with his sword and asked, "The stone platform has been built, why didn't Du Tong give the order to attack the city?"

Jiang Yanxian said angrily: "Put down the sword, what do you mean by pointing at me with the sword? Do you want to commit the following crime?"

Li Chi sneered, "Is the next crime worthy of you, a Chinese dog?"

Li Chi took out a silver wolf's head token, "This is the commander's talisman given to me by the supervising army. From now on, I will lead the army. You have been dismissed, so let me take it!"

A dozen Jurchen soldiers rushed up.

Jiang Yanxian was well aware of Li Chi's ferocity, once he fell into his hands, he would surely die.

He took a few steps back and drew out his sword and shouted, "Who dares to touch me!"

More than a dozen of his personal soldiers rushed forward to protect him, and the surrounding soldiers also rushed over.

Li Chi only brought a dozen people over, and it would be a disadvantage in a fight. He snorted coldly, turned around and left with his men.

Not long after, a general rushed over and said anxiously: "Dutong, the situation is not good!"

"what happened?"

"I have just learned that the four governors have signed Wan Yanchang's letter of allegiance, and Li Chi is convening an emergency meeting with them. I am afraid it will be detrimental to the governors."

Jiang Yanxian felt a chill in his heart, and only then did he understand Wan Yanchang's true intentions. Li Chi is the real commander in chief. Wan Yanchang just used himself to seize the Three Gorges Road. Once he enters Sichuan, Li Chi will take away the military power.

In order to ensure the collection of power, the four rulers signed a letter of allegiance in advance, and they were kept in the dark, knowing nothing.

He immediately made a decision, got on his horse, and shouted: "Go to Xiazhou!"

He led more than a dozen soldiers out of the barracks and rushed to Xiazhou
When Li Chi heard that Jiang Yan had escaped first, he led his army to catch up, so he could only look at the night and said bitterly, "Siege the city early tomorrow morning!"

(End of this chapter)