Fenghou

Chapter 425 Synchronization
Chen Qing met his wife by accident. He really didn't expect that the location of the teahouse chosen by his wife was directly opposite to Xuechuan Restaurant.

"I'll take a look at Zhouxue. Is this the teahouse you chose?" Chen Qing looked at the shop and smiled.

Lu Xiu took her husband's arm and said coquettishly: "I like the position of Simaqiao, but the price in Lu Zhi County is too expensive, and he refuses to lower the price. Husband wants him to be cheaper?"

"He must have given you the lowest price. Don't embarrass your second brother. A bunch of people in the county government are counting on this money for their salaries!"

Lu Wei wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "It's still Jiedushi who understands the difficulties of low-level officials. The county government has not paid salaries for three months, so we can only count on this money to solve our urgent needs!"

"Stingy, I'll give you the money when I get back." Lu Xiu gave her elder brother a resentful look and said.

At this time, Wang Hao stepped forward and whispered to Chen Qing: "The other party has been staring at this side by the window on the second floor."

Chen Qing nodded, smiled and said to his wife: "Go back first! I'll help you get the teahouse up and running, so don't worry about it."

"Great, leave everything to my husband."

Lu Xiu has confirmed the teahouse, so she doesn't want to ask about other things, and she is too busy interviewing her maidservants!
Watching the carriage of his wife and his party going away, Chen Qing also rode away, and he whispered to Wang Hao when he reached the gate of the city: "You send people to run that teahouse, I believe the other restaurant will definitely send people in, they Since we want to get information, we will give them the information they want, understand what I mean?"

Wang Hao nodded again and again, "I understand."

After a pause, he hesitated and said: "The humble official is worried about endangering the safety of my wife."

"I will tell them not to go to the teahouse for the time being."

"The humble job will arrange manpower."

Chen Qing laughed again: "I pay for the normal layout and decoration and the cost. These are two different things. I don't want to take advantage of your internal affairs camp."

As soon as Chen Qing returned to the barracks, Hu Yanlei hurried to see him, and he brought two important pieces of information.

"Report to Dutong, Wang Tao's family has been brought back, and his family has arrived in Longgan County."

"It's going well!"

"Unexpectedly, it went smoothly. My subordinates said that Bianliang was in chaos. Li Heng's army had already reached Bianliang, and a large number of people fled the city. The scouts in the city took Wang Tao's family out of the city taking advantage of the chaos. Famous subordinates succeeded in coordinating him outside the city, and the puppet Qi court was also in chaos, and no one cared about his family's situation at all."

Li Heng's army attacked near Bianliang, and Chen Qing knew about it. He set up an intelligence point in Bianliang and grasped the latest information on the Northern Expedition of the Song Army.

Chen Qing was not optimistic about Li Heng's Northern Expedition. He thought it was a speculation. The Song Dynasty also seized the opportunity of the Jin Kingdom's internal struggle and wanted to counterattack the Central Plains. The cavalry was not good enough to attack the city, but the cavalry was still extremely powerful in fighting on the plains, especially Wanyan Wushu's Tiefutu and Kidnap Horse, before they met Yue Fei, swept the world, Li Heng's army was no match at all.

However, it was also the Northern Expedition of the Song Army that restrained the Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army, so that they would no longer suffer from the enemy, and could wholeheartedly deal with the Xixia army.

"How is Jingzhao?"

"Reporting to Dutong, Jingzhao's military strength is currently only [-], and the main force has been taken to the Central Plains by Li Cheng."

"What's the other important piece of information?" Chen Qing asked again.

"Another piece of information is about Gongzhou. Xixia has increased its troops to Dingxi County. The number of troops has increased by about [-]. At present, there are [-] Xixia troops in Dingxi County."

Chen Qing nodded, "I see, continue to monitor the Xixia people's movements, go!"

Hu Yanlei saluted and left.

Chen Qing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was originally worried that Xixia would send troops from both sides, Gongzhou and Deshun Prefecture at the same time, so he did not send troops for a long time, and waited and watched.

But judging from the current situation, the Xixia Army should have given up the Deshun Prefecture side and concentrated their forces on Baoxihe Road.

The Xixia people have already increased their troops to Dingxi County. This is a cautious first step, which means that the Xixia people have not given up on Gongzhou. What will happen if they don't respond?
Will they raid Longxi County?
Chen Qing already felt the urgency of sending troops to Gongzhou.

That night, Chen Qing ordered Wang Duo to lead [-] troops to reinforce Longxi County.

Three days later, Chen Qing personally led an army of [-] to Gongzhou.

On the official road in the south of Dingxi County, Gongzhou, a Xixia army of [-] people is marching to the south. This army is composed of infantry, cavalry and camel army, and there is a huge team of luggage behind them.

This kind of prudent way of dispatching troops is relatively rare in the Xixia army. The Xixia army likes to send out surprise troops and take risks. This is also related to the century-old confrontation between the Song and Xia armies. There is hope only by sneak attack.

Therefore, the Xixia Army has carried out sneak attacks on the Song Army for many years, and over time they have developed a tradition of surprise soldiers.

Previously, the Xixia Army sent surprise troops to attack Longxi County and Longgan County twice, but both were defeated by the Song Army. Xixia Prince Li Ganshun learned his lesson and reassigned Cao Baozong, a well-known general for his stability, as the main general.

Cao Baozong was the eldest son of Cao Jie, the old Prime Minister of Xixia. Cao Jie made great contributions in the process of Li Qianshun's victory over the Queen Mother Liang and seized the power of the government.

Although Cao Jie died of illness five years ago, his children are still highly regarded by Li Qianshun, especially the eldest son Cao Baozong was named a general, leading an army of [-] to guard the capital. He is Li Qianshun's most trusted general.

This time Gongzhou and Deshunzhou missed at the same time, Li Qianshun did not dare to underestimate the Song army, so he sent Cao Baozong as the commander of the Lanzhou army, leading an army of [-] to ensure that Xihe Road was not lost.

Cao Baozong was about forty years old, with a straight nose, deep eyes, and contoured lips. His father, Cao Jie, was half of Han Chinese blood. Although Cao Baozong’s Han Chinese blood is not obvious, it can still be seen from his appearance , his appearance is not as rough as that of a party member, but has the meticulousness of a Han person.

At this time, a cavalryman rushed over, clasped his fists and said, "General, there is news from Longxi County that the Song Army has added [-] troops to Longxi, and the number of defenders in Longxi County has reached [-]."

Cao Baozong snorted, "He reacts quite quickly!"

The general Shang Dongyan next to him said in a low voice: "Chen Qing should have kept an eye on our every move. We increased our troops to Dingxi County, and he discovered it."

"He found it normal. For example, I also know that he left Chengji County with [-] people to support Longxi County. That's why I only sent [-] troops. I would like to meet this man who is known as the No. [-] in Northwest China for a while." General Song of the fierce general."

"The general wants to deliberately meet him for a while?"

"of course!"

Cao Baozong said coldly: "With [-] troops against [-] troops, let's see if he is really capable or just a vain name!"

On the official road a hundred miles away in Longxi County, the army led by Chen Qing was also marching towards Longxi County in mighty force, and dozens of scout teams sent out kept sending news of the safety ahead.

When Chen Qing crossed the Weishui River, he got the news from the scouts in the north of Gongzhou. The enemy general Cao Baozong had led an army of [-] to the south, carrying a large amount of luggage, and the army was closely guarded and walking slowly.

Chen Qing immediately understood the other party's intentions. Cao Baozong probably wanted to test himself, lead the war to Gongzhou, and ensure the safety of Lintao and Lanzhou.

That is to say, the opponent turns from defensive to offensive again.

The counselor Zhang Xiao said from the side: "Dutong, the opponent wants to push the battlefield south to Longxi County. If they win, they will directly annex Longxi County. If they lose, they will retreat northward. There is no loss. The fight is good. Abacus!"

Chen Qing sneered and said, "But everything has advantages and disadvantages, right? It's impossible for him to take all the good things."

"Du Tong is right. They moved the battlefield southward, which seems to have taken the initiative, but at the same time created a weakness, that is the logistics supply. If the logistics supply line is cut off, they will be in big trouble."

"The idea of ​​joining the army is exactly the same as mine. How to take advantage of each other's weaknesses is the key to winning this war."

Chen Qinggao shouted, "Pass on my order, march faster!"

The army speeded up and rushed towards Longxi County.

(End of this chapter)