Fenghou

Chapter 605
Chen Qing's plan was indeed to attack north and south, blocking the main force of the Jin army on the [-]-mile-long closed valley road between Luojiao County and Qingquan County. This was also his main purpose of sending Niu Gao to guard Fushi County.

But when the news came that Jin Bing had captured Yichuan County in Danzhou, Chen Qing immediately realized that the most unlikely thing happened. Jin Bing gave up Luoshui Road and changed to Wuren Trail. Yes, but what about their baggage and carts?
Chen Qing then sent someone to discuss with Fu Lin, a staff member of the army. Fu Lin was recommended to Chen Qing by the old man Wei Zhan. However, Chen Qing needed such a talent, so he was appointed as the doctor of Jingzhao Taixue in preparation. For this expedition, Chen Qing needed road survey and measurement, so he brought him with him as an aide.

Fu Lin was about thirty-five or sixteen years old. He was tall, thin, and quite shrewd. After hearing Chen Qing's words, he stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I have walked through Wu Rendao many times. It is the only way for business travelers. I also saw it with my own eyes. Some people use mules to carry food, just like the army passed through the Shenchuan Grand Canyon in the north of Tongguan County the day before yesterday, and the narrow place could not walk a cart, but didn’t the camel caravan come in the same way?”

"You mean that the other party does not use a cart, but uses mules and donkeys to carry food?"

"Humble post is exactly what it means!"

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said, "Even if the food and grass can be carried by mules and donkeys, what about the siege supplies and other weapons and supplies?"

"If it's a siege ladder, it's okay. I've seen a four-wheeled cart in the mountainous area, which is specially used to transport logs. If you tie the wood to the four-wheeled cart, you can also pass the narrow path. Except for particularly large siege weapons, Other smaller supplies can be carried by mules and horses, but Xuanfu envoy has never seen those merchants, and there are all kinds of methods to carry the goods.”

Fu Lin paused and said again: "Actually, there is another possibility."

"What possibility?"

"There is also a possibility that all the luggage went to Pujin Pass by water, so that the Jin soldiers could travel lightly on the Luoshui Road. Once the Jin soldiers entered the pass, all kinds of luggage could be transported directly from Pujin Pass. Yet?"

Chen Qing nodded, this possibility is indeed there.

At this time, the soldiers reported at the door of the big tent, "Report to Dutong, the eagle letter from Tongguan County!"

"Bring it up!"

The soldiers walked into the big tent and presented a red eagle letter tube. Chen Qing glanced at it and found that it was an urgent message from Niu Gao of Fushi County.

He hastily shook out a tube of Eagle Letters, unfolded the Eagle Letters, and said to Fu Lin with a sigh, "Exactly as Mr. said!"

The Jin soldiers entered Danzhou to seize Yichuan County to build a logistics supply center. The food and grass supplies of the Jin soldiers must have gone from Wurendao to Yichuan County. From this, it can be judged that the main force of the Jin soldiers did not carry much food, but only carried ten. Dry food for half a month.

Without food support, it is impossible for the main force of the Jin soldiers to stay in Luoshui Road, and they should also go to Danzhou. After receiving food supplies, they will return to Luoshui Road from Danzhou.

This means that the main forces of the Song and Jin Dynasties are in Fuzhou, Fangzhou, and Danzhou, and there is a high possibility of a big battle between these three states.

Both Yanzhou and Danzhou are located on the Loess Plateau, with undulating mountains and ravines. There are two Guangguan Roads, one from Luojiao County to Yichuan County, and the other from Yichuan County to Fang Central County.

In addition to the two official roads, there are more than a dozen small trails, but these trails are very hidden and only local people are familiar with them.

The most important thing now is intelligence, and grasping the movements of Jin Bing is the most important thing.

Chen Qing's army was still stationed in the central county in the northernmost part of Fangzhou, and did not lead the army northward. He ordered the scout commander Tang Qian to send fifty scout teams to find and track the movements of the main force of the Jin soldiers.

The scout is the army that Chen Qing values ​​most. The scout commander was Zhao Xiaoyi before, but with the expansion of the army, Zhao Xiaoyi's ability is no longer competent. First of all, his illiteracy is his biggest weakness, so Chen Qing transferred him to be the commander of the transfer army. Responsible for the transportation of the whole army.

The current leader of the scouts is Tang Qian. He has repeatedly made great achievements. Facts have proved that he is an excellent leader of the scouts.

Tang Qian personally led five scouts of one hundred people to rush east along the southern official road. The southern official road is from the central county of Fangzhou to Yichuan County of Danzhou. This is also the reason why Chen Qing's main force can no longer go north. Going north again, the main force of the Jin army will go from the official road in the south to the back of the Song army, and go south to Guanzhong without hindrance.

The official road in the south is about [-] miles long, and the scouts are equipped with two horses, and they can cover the entire distance in two days.

At dusk, the scout team arrived near Kuncheng County, Kunzhou, which happened to be half the distance. Perhaps because of the proximity to the county town, there were people on both sides of the official road, and occasionally you could see the smoke curling up in the mountain depression.

They were actually marching on a small path halfway up the mountain. At the foot of the mountain was a very wide valley, more than twenty miles wide, where they could see large wheat fields and villages, as well as dense forests and rivers. The yellow-white official road was right next to the river. Next to it, the follower river meanders, and twenty miles away, a county town can be vaguely seen, which is Kuncheng County.

"Look, general!" A scout suddenly pointed at the official road at the foot of the mountain and shouted.

Tang Qian also saw that there were more than [-] people riding horses on the official road in the distance. They couldn't tell their identities, but they could use the method of elimination. The merchants were all mules and donkeys, and they couldn't ride horses. There will be more than [-] people, other than that, it can only be the army, and the army is golden soldiers except for them.

"Stop them!"

Tang Qian turned his horse's head and ran back, and the rest of the soldiers followed, and they went down the mountain from the other side.
This group of more than twenty cavalry was the sentinel cavalry of the Golden Soldiers. They were ordered to go to the Luoshui Road to investigate the location of the Song Army's garrison. They did not expect to be spotted by the Song Army's scouts on the way.

This cavalry was worried that there were spies from the Song Army in Kuncheng County, so instead of entering the county seat, they walked around the county seat, more than ten miles away from the county seat, a forest appeared on the roadside ahead, and the head centurion shouted: "Go to the forest to rest! "

The cavalry rushed their horses to the woods one after another. There were still more than [-] steps away from the woods. Suddenly, a large group of Song army cavalry rushed out from the woods. They raised their crossbows and shot at them. They were all powerful god-armed crossbows. Too late, one after another fell off the horse with arrows.

In an instant, there were only ten of the twenty-four people left. They yelled and turned their horses to escape, but they had no chance. A hundred Song army scout cavalry surrounded them from all directions.

Ten sentinel cavalry yelled loudly and ran wildly to break through, trying to kill a bloody road. The cavalry of the Song Army went up to the battle, and dozens of short spears stabbed at them together. After fighting for a moment, the remaining ten cavalry were all overturned by the sharp spears of the Song Army. .

Tang Qian pointed his spear at two of the Jurchen cavalrymen who were pinned down by their horses and said, "These two are not dead, let me catch them alive."

Twenty-two of the twenty-four sentinel cavalry were beheaded, and only two were captured. Among them was the lieutenant general of the cavalry. They were taken to the woods for interrogation.

Under the torture of the Song Army, the younger Jurchen soldiers finally couldn't bear to confess, and the Jurchen deputy centurion finally couldn't stand the torture, and he confessed honestly. After comparing the two confessions, they basically got a more authentic confession.

At present, the [-] army is still waiting for food in Yichuan County. Most of the people in Yichuan County have fled into the mountains.

At present, Han Chang has not yet arrived at Wurenguan. In his confession, Tang Qian discovered a loophole in Jin Bing, that is, the main force and the grain and grass are out of sync. Coming here, it was more than twice as far away, and the golden soldiers had to force mules and donkeys to transport food, so there was a time difference.

Tang Qian immediately sent an eagle letter to Zhongbu County, and he led a hundred cavalry to continue galloping towards Yichuan County.

(End of this chapter)