Fenghou

Chapter 370 Bad news

Soon, the spies came back to report that there was no sign of the Song army in the city.

Zhang Zhongfu was heartbroken. After all, Qishan County was still [-] miles away from Mei County, and it was impossible for Song Jun to travel so far.

He immediately ordered the army to speed up and march towards Qishan County. The soldiers were already exhausted and rushed to the county town with all their strength.

But Zhang Zhongfu never dreamed that the spies he sent had just left Qishan County, and a thousand-strong Song army entered the county from the south. This was a time-lag battle.

The Xie Cong Army is still more than ten miles away from the county seat, and it will take a quarter of an hour at the earliest, but this quarter of an hour is enough for the Song Army to deploy calmly.

A thousand Song soldiers went to the head of the northern city, with crossbows and arrows in their hands, and ambushed on the head of the city.

The rest of the cavalry lay in ambush on both sides of the city, waiting for the battle to break out.

Chen Qing understood the characteristics of the Xie Congjun very well. Their income was low, they were discriminated against, their food was bad, and the Jin Bing did not have any financial management, so they had no money to pay the Xie Congjun army.

In addition, in the past two years, the Kingdom of Jin has changed from looting to rule. The top generals of Jin Bing such as Wanyan Wushu, Wanyan Nianhan, Wanyanchang and others have also begun to pay attention to buying people's hearts and restraining military discipline. There are obviously fewer cases of massacres and looting a lot.

The Han Chinese Association has no source of income. The soldiers would rather be bandits than follow the Jin soldiers. Therefore, the number of Han Chinese Association soldiers on Shaanxi Road has dropped sharply in the past two years, from a peak of [-] people to the present. [-] to [-] people.

Instead, the growth of the puppet Qi army, the number of the puppet Qi army north of the Yangtze River has reached hundreds of thousands. Why not maintain local order?
Therefore, the remaining Golden Soldiers of the Confederacy Army don't value it anymore, and it is also because the Golden Soldiers don't value it that the Confederacy Army is even more alienated, and no one is willing to sacrifice their lives.

Chen Qing is very aware of the current state of the Congregation Army. He knows that as long as the connection between the army and the general is cut off, the army will basically not fight.

There are many ways to cut off the connection between the general and the army, such as directly singled out the general, such as concentrating troops to kill the general, such as using cavalry to isolate the general, and using a city to isolate is also a common method.

Of course, some details should be paid attention to when using the city to isolate, such as the way the city gate is closed. If it is closed with two closed doors, it may not be able to close because there are too many soldiers or corpses in the city cave.

Another example is to determine whether the general is at the front. Generally speaking, the general will go to the city to contact officials such as magistrates to understand the resources in the county. After all, there are more than [-] troops. They need food, drink and accommodation. Once the condom is settled down, the following people can do things easily.

Of course not necessarily, so the tactics need to be adjusted at any time. If the main general enters the city in the middle of the team, then the tactics must be changed and the team will be divided into two sections.

Not long after, [-] soldiers arrived at the county seat in mighty force. First, more than a thousand pioneer soldiers entered the city, and then the main general Zhang Zhongfu and his more than a thousand guards entered the city.

On the top of the wall, Yang Zaixing could see clearly, and immediately ordered: "Shoot!"

The clapper sounded suddenly, and a thousand soldiers on the top of the city appeared at the same time and shot at the enemy below. Dozens of gunpowder barrels were thrown down. The sudden attack caught the enemy by surprise, and the soldiers near the top of the city were shot He fell to the ground, followed by dozens of explosions, causing limbs to fly and blood to splatter. The soldiers outside the city who were about to enter the city turned around and fled. He was hit by several poisonous nails and fell to the ground. The soldiers rescued him and covered him and ran towards the city.

The suspension bridge creaked up, and the city gates began to fall. The gate towers of Mei County are falling, that is, falling from the top, rather than closed. This kind of gate is usually a small county town, and the gate is relatively small, so that it can be seen from the outside. Put it down.

The explosion sounded, this was the signal, Chen Qing waved his saber and shouted: "Kill!"

"Woo-woo-"

The horn sounded to send out troops, and seven thousand cavalry rushed out from both sides to attack the allies outside the city.
The soldiers of the Confederacy Army were frightened. Seeing the cavalry rushing out, everyone became terrified. Without the restraint of the general, the soldiers acted rashly. Of course, they ran away to save their lives. He dropped his weapon and ran desperately in the snowy wilderness. The cavalry chased after him, and the enemy soldiers were cut down on the ground one by one.

The Xie Congjun couldn't run anymore, they knelt down and cried, begging for mercy, but they were still beheaded mercilessly by Chen Qing's cavalry.

Chen Qing's title of "Human Devil" is not for nothing. He has no mercy on the battlefield, his salary is low, he doesn't have enough to eat, and he is still working for the golden soldiers. These soldiers have nothing to feel sorry for.

"Kill! Do not accept prisoners of war!" Chen Qing issued the killing order again.

He had to use the tragic battle situation to force Wanyan Wushu to withdraw his troops, Chen Qing then ordered Liu Cui to lead [-] cavalry to the south gate to intercept and kill the enemy.

The city was also in chaos. The two thousand soldiers from the advanced city were planning to attack the top of the city at the beginning, but when the Song army lit the upper city corridor with kerosene, the enemy soldiers began to collapse, and Zhang Zhongfu fled to the south gate with more than a thousand soldiers. .

But just a few hundred steps out of the city, they were attacked head-on by Liu Cui's army, surrounded by three thousand cavalry, and the soldiers of the Xie Congjun broke through in despair and died.
In this battle, more than [-] soldiers of the [-] Xie Congjun Army were beheaded, but when night fell, thousands of soldiers escaped from the pursuit of the Song Army under the cover of night and fled in all directions.

Zhang Zhongfu, the leader of the enemy army, was poisoned by nails at the gate of the city. As a result, the poisonous wound broke out. He failed to escape the siege and died among the rebellious army.

Qishan County is only [-] miles away from Fengxiang County. In the middle of the night, Jurchen sentry cavalry discovered the battle and rushed back to Fengxiang County.

Counselor Fan Gong was woken up in the middle of the night. He put on his clothes and hurried to the camp of the Chinese army.

The news of the defeat still disturbed Wanyan Mouyan, although Wanyan Helisa could be given an explanation, but he was a soldier and the chief general after all, this kind of behavior of going to die knowing that he would suffer a disastrous defeat still made him extremely uncomfortable, He was also worried about whether he could explain to the fourth prince Wanyan Wushu?
"Army is here!" A soldier reported outside the account.

The curtain was lifted, and Fan Gong walked in.

Wanyan Mouyan stepped forward and sighed: "I just got the news that the Xie Cong Army was ambushed by Chen Qing's army in Qishan County, and almost the entire army was wiped out."

Fan Gong said expressionlessly: "Didn't you know this would happen from the beginning? Why is the general so nervous?"

"Actually, our army is not weak. We can fight against Chen Qing's army! Leave [-] people to defend the city, and Chen Qing's army will not be able to attack!"

This is what Wanyan Mouyan regrets in his heart. They have [-] troops, and they can leave [-] people to defend the city, and then gather [-] troops to fight Chen Qing. In this way, he will not be depressed, maybe He can even avenge the murder of his father!
Fan Gong was silent for a moment and asked, "Has General Mou Yan fought against Chen Qing before?"

Wanyan Mouyan shook his head, "I heard from elder brother that this person is very cunning and difficult to deal with!"

"That's the problem. If the two armies confront each other and he wants to fight the general, will the general agree?"

Wanyan Mouyan was silent for a while, and Fan Gong continued: "If he continues to talk about your father and insult your father, will the general be able to bear it?"

Wanyan Mouyan sighed and said: "I think I will definitely fight him one-on-one and avenge my father's death!"

"That's why I don't agree with the general to go to war. If the general dies, even if we have [-] cavalry, we are no match for the other party. To be honest, I don't regard the Confederate Army as an army at all, and it is not vulnerable at all. Sometimes they will only become a drag!

Once we lose miserably, can the Three Thousand Alliance Army defend Fengxiang City?I'm afraid they all ran away overnight. If Chen Qing led his army into the city, what would happen to so many family members?How do we explain to the fourth prince? "

Wanyan Mouyan was ashamed and bowed in salute, "Sir, you taught me the right thing!"

Fan Gong said slowly again: "If my guess is correct, Chen Qing will definitely come to challenge tomorrow, the general must hold back no matter what!"

(End of this chapter)