Fenghou

Yang Yizhong took the Tiger Talisman and Command Arrow, and said again: "There should be a gold medal for dispatching troops!"

Yue Fei said lightly: "I didn't bring the gold medal, it's still in Xiangyang Mansion, I can write a letter, General Yang will send someone to Xiangyang to get it."

Yang Yi was puzzled in the center, such an important item as a troop transfer gold medal is usually carried with him, why didn't he bring it?

At this moment, his subordinates hurried in and whispered a few words to Yang Yizhong. Yang Yizhong was startled, and quickly asked, "Yue Dutong, where are your son and the soldiers?"

"Since I have not been dismissed from office, then they are not guilty of anything. I have sent them back to Xiangyang. Is there a problem?"

Yang Yizhong looked at Yue Fei for a moment and said, "No problem, please invite Yue Dutong!"

Yang Yizhong asked his subordinates to send Yue Fei to Dali Temple for house arrest. He hurried to find Qin Hui, but Zhao Gou handed over Yue Fei's case to Qin Hui. , he immediately ordered the officials along the way to arrest Yue Lei and his men.

Yue Fei was worried that Yue Yun and Zhang Xian would rebel and ruin his reputation, so he asked his son to take the gold medal to stop Yue Yun and Zhang Xian from acting recklessly.

But Qin Hui didn't think so. Yue Lei took the gold medal and went back, so he must have gone back to mobilize troops to rebel.

……

In an inn outside the Yuhang Gate, Yue Lei stood in front of the window on the second floor, looking worriedly at the pier a hundred steps away. Come out and let the soldiers take a closer look.

This is where Yue Lei is worried. There is a natural red birthmark on his forehead, like half a copper coin. It is very eye-catching in the middle of his forehead. When you come out, you have to take off your hat even if you put it on. If you check it this way, he won't be able to fly at all.

Yue Lei is 16 years old this year, not yet an adult, but he is relatively precocious, and his mentality and aspects are similar to those of young people in their twenties. He has the gold medal given to him by his father in his arms, and he is also very aware of the importance of this gold medal , the eldest brother Yue Yun has a strong personality and is very hostile to the court. If he knew that his father had been arrested, he would definitely rebel. That's why his father was worried about him and asked himself to suppress him with a gold medal.

At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the commander of the soldiers, Zhang Bao, hurried in from the outside, and said excitedly, "My lord, I found them!"

Chapter 11 Persuasion

The help Zhang Bao went to find was Chen Qing's intelligence station in Lin'an. Yue Lei and his party had no relatives in Lin'an, and no officials were willing to help them. Go, they had no choice but to ask Chen Qing's people to help them escape. This was Zhang Bao's suggestion, and Yue Lei agreed after hesitation.

Yue Lei was also agitated, and quickly asked: "Where are they?"

Zhang Bao said to the outside: "General Wei, please come in!"

I saw a burly man walking in from the outside, clasped his fists and saluted Yue Lei, "Wei Yanzong, the deputy manager of the Lin'an Intelligence Station of the Xiaxi Army, see Mr. Yue!"

Yue Lei hurriedly returned the salute, and asked with a puzzled smile, "What is the relationship between the intelligence station and the Jinzao Academy?"

Wei Yanzong smiled slightly and said: "Our official institution is not called Jinzuoyuan, but the Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Envoy Stationed in Lin'an Liaison Hall, referred to as the Sichuan-Shaanxi Hall, and the head of it is Hu Yun, the special envoy of King Yong.

Our intelligence station is not an official organization, but a scout point placed by the Western Army in Lin'an, a secret spy. Lin'an defense officer Yang Yizhong has been trying to catch us all day long and get us out of the way. "

It turned out to be a spy, Yue Lei understood that this was the person he was looking for, he hurriedly bowed and said: "I am eager to leave Lin'an and return to Xiangyang, I implore General Wei for help!"

"Special Envoy Hu also asked us to help the young master leave. It is a trivial matter for us, but the young master should be more concerned about your father's news!"

"Ah! What happened to my father?" Yue Lei asked anxiously.

"Your father has been placed under house arrest in Dali Temple by the imperial court. He is currently living in a courtyard and is not allowed to go out, but please rest assured, young master, we will arrange Yue Dutong's life well. Although we cannot let him be free, at least we can make him free. If you are disturbed, you are guaranteed to have no worries about food and clothing."

Yue Lei was moved in his heart, and his voice choked up: "The whole of Lin'an, only you are willing to help my father. Thank you for your kindness. Yue Lei will remember it in his heart!"

"The key is that Mr. Yue trusts us. Because of this trust, we should try our best to help each other!"

Speaking of this, Wei Yanzong glanced out the window and said: "We don't get on the boat from here, we go to the Qiantang River to take the boat!"

Zhang Bao next to him was a little worried: "If you go by sea, it will take a lot of time!"

Wei Yanzong smiled slightly: "We will not take the sea route, but take the inland river to send you back to Xiangyang!"

……

At night, Wei Yanzong led a dozen of his subordinates and led Yue Lei and five people to ride to the southwest. Wei Yanzong had been in Lin'an for several years, and he was very familiar with the various gray roads in Lin'an. , The investigation is strict, but for the real local snakes, these checkpoints are useless.

Wei Yanzong led the people through one village after another. There were no checkpoints in the villages, and there were small roads connecting the villages. When it got dark, everyone closed their doors, and no one cared about the outside affairs. They actually walked around Checkpoint passed.

If you are running in the wilderness, it is easy to be found, but if you are walking in the village, there are dense houses for cover, basically foolproof.

A group of cavalry ran for more than ten miles and came to the back of a village. Only then did Yue Lei suddenly discover that there was a big river here.

"This is the Qiantang River, Mr. Yue boarded the boat!"

Under the willow trees on the bank, there were more than [-] thousand-stone ships moored. Wei Yanzong took three of his men and accompanied Yue Lei and his party on one of the big ships, and the rest of the men went back with their horses.

A 40-year-old, slightly fat businessman came forward to greet him. Wei Yanzong smiled and introduced to Yue Lei: "This is the procurement manager of our Prince Yong's Mansion. His name is Lu Fan. He is Lu Xiangguo's nephew. Supplies."

Yue Lei hurriedly saluted, Lu Fan smiled and said: "I know Mr. Yue is going north, Lao Wei told me that General Zhang and his subordinates can pretend to be my guards, but the key is Mr. Yue, I have to hide him. "

Lu Fan led Yue Lei into the cabin, and opened a baffle, which turned out to be a hidden cabin with a large space and a small window, very clean and tidy.

Lu Fan laughed and said, "We'll pass Lin'an later, Mr. Yue will hide here for a while, after Lin'an we don't need it."

"Will the checkpoints come on board and search?" Yue Lei asked worriedly.

Lu Fan smiled slightly, "This is actually the cargo ship of Xuanfu envoy Zhang Jun. We planted his flag, and no one dares to come up to check."

"Zhang Jun is so powerful?"

"It's not about being powerful, it's about daring to kill people. Whoever dares to board a boat to investigate will be slaughtered directly, and then hide in the barracks. The government will not dare to come to the barracks to arrest people. In the end, nothing will happen. If you die, you will die in vain. There are countless checkpoints everywhere. It is said to save face, but in fact they dare not board the boat."

"I understand!"

Yue Lei got into the cabin and locked it from the inside. When the outside baffle was pulled, nothing could be seen.

The fleet passed through Lin'an at night, with dense checkpoints all the way, and almost every ship was interrogated, but no one interrogated the fleet with the flag of Zhang Jun Trading Company, and the key was that everyone knew this Naturally, it will not embarrass it.

Three days later, when the fleet arrived in Dangtu County, Yue Lei and his party changed to a larger ship, which headed towards Xiangyang.

……

To the north of Xiangyang Prefecture is the Guanghua Army, which is an important military base to defend Xiangyang, and also the bridgehead of Yue Fei's army's northern expedition.

At present, the Guanghua Army is guarded by Yue Fei's confidant General Zhang Xian, with [-] troops under him.

Among all Yue Fei's generals, in terms of martial arts, Zhang Xian ranks second, second only to Yue Fei's eldest son, Yue Yun. A golden spear with a tiger's head makes people appear like ghosts and ghosts.

But in terms of strength, Zhang Xian is far inferior to Yue Yun. Yue Yun may have inherited his father's extraordinary strength.

This morning, a distinguished guest came to Zhang Xian's barracks. It was Liu Qiong, Zhang Xian's classmate and friend in martial arts. I also really want to chat with Liu Qiong. They lived in a dormitory back then, but they talked about everything.

However, Zhang Xian was still worried that someone in the barracks would gossip, so he invited Liu Qiong to drink at the Hongyuan Restaurant in the county.

Zhang Xian filled a glass of wine for Liu Qiong and asked, "I heard that you captured Yingchang Mansion?"

Liu Qiong nodded, "It's just that Li Cheng's army was not wiped out, His Royal Highness King Yong sent him out of the country!"

"Why?"

"We captured Xuchang, and Li Chengyu was dead, and wanted to fight us in street fighting. His Royal Highness Yong was worried that the military and civilian casualties would be too great, and he was also worried that the grain and grass in the warehouse would be burned, so he finally chose to negotiate with Li Cheng. Li Cheng led the army to withdraw. We Occupied Xuchang and got 50 shi of grain."

"50 stone!"

Zhang Xian exclaimed and sighed: "I now understand why we need to negotiate. It's really a pity to be burned."

He picked up his wine glass and said: "Last year I also planned to lead the army into Yingchang Mansion. At that time, there were no troops stationed in Yingchang Mansion, and Li Cheng's army retreated to Yingtian Mansion. What a pity! This incompetent court ordered them to withdraw back to Xiangyang Yes, during the retreat, hundreds of thousands of people knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, begging us to stay, and Yue Dutong also cried, you don’t know that scene.”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xian's eyes turned red, he picked up the wine glass and drank it down, slammed the wine glass on the table, gritted his teeth and said: "That damned court, the fatuous emperor, only wants to surrender, we are going to fight to Luoyang Oh, they actually begged Jin Guo to sign an armistice agreement, and sold all the results of our war in exchange for [-] casualties. At that time, we were all very angry and persuaded Yue Dutong to rebel, but Yue Dutong was still loyal to the emperor , loyal to the imperial court, wept and led our army to retreat."

Liu Qiong was silent for a moment and said, "Do you know that Yue Dutong has been placed under house arrest in Lin'an?"

Zhang Xian was surprised, "Is the news true?"

Liu Qiong nodded, "We have sent a pigeon letter from our intelligence point in Lin'an. At present, the imperial court has not decided whether to kill or exile!"

"why?"

"Because the imperial court wanted to seize Yue Dutong's military power, simply put, the emperor could no longer tolerate the three 'Yue Family Army', and Yue Du led the army in the Northern Expedition, and disrespected the order three times, which made the emperor murderous against Yue Dutong."

"He dared to kill Yue Dutong, isn't he afraid that we will rebel?"

"That's why Zhang Jun will lead an army to receive Yue Dutong's army, like you and Yue Yun will be arrested and sent to Lin'an, that's why I came to you."

Speaking of this, Liu Qiong took out a letter and handed it to Zhang Xian, "This is a handwritten letter from His Royal Highness King Yong, please take a look for yourself!"

Chapter 12

In the end, Zhang Xian did not express his position immediately, but he accepted Chen Qing's personal letter.

Liu Qiong can also understand Zhang Xian's difficulties. After all, they are all his own one-sided words, and it is still uncertain whether they are true or false.

Liu Qiong didn't persuade her any more, and returned directly to Dengzhou in the afternoon, rushing all the way to Xuchang...

After Chen Qing captured Yingchang Mansion, he was not in a hurry to march towards Kaifeng Mansion. He needed to observe Wanyan Wushu's strategic intentions. Like a galloping horse, and like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

But when it should be slow, you have to be patient, make some internal adjustments and deployments, and improve the logistics. If Wanyan Wushu wants to take the initiative to attack, then you might as well take a defensive position, take the defense as the offense, and wait for the opportunity.

In the barracks, Chen Qing was standing in front of the sand table, discussing with Zhang Xiao the next step of army deployment.

"At present, Wanyan Wushu still has 10,000 Jurchen troops in his hands, and Li Cheng's 10,000 elite signing troops. I heard that he has recruited another [-]+ signing troops. These signing troops are the former puppet Qi army, and they have already been disarmed and returned to the fields. , Now being re-conscripted, these [-]+ troops have a certain combat effectiveness, but they are more of a force deterrent, distracting our forces and energy, disrupting our combat plan, but in fact, we don't care about it. "

Zhang Xiao pondered for a moment and said: "This 10,000+ army is actually very small. Your Highness must not take it lightly. For example, they can capture Chenzhou, Caizhou, Yingzhou, Tangzhou and other places. We don't deploy many troops. Once 10,000+ The army swept away, and the troops we deployed couldn't resist. Secondly, if Wanyan Wushu handed over the 10,000+ troops to Li Cheng, I'm afraid it would be really difficult to deal with, so I suggested yesterday that we have to deal with it accordingly. Policy, that’s what it means.”

Chen Qing knew Zhang Xiao's plan, which was to bring back 22 troops from Dengzhou and Tangzhou, bring Xuchang's troops to 22, gather [-] troops from Chen, Cai, Ying, and Bo, and join forces with Li Qiong's three troops. Thousands of troops joined forces, and the [-] troops were squeezed into one fist and deployed in Chenzhou, and then Liu Cui and Yang Zaixing were ordered to leave Hulao Pass with [-] troops and deployed in Zhengzhou, forming three big fists, [-] troops , and then linking up the [-] troops, they can fight against the Central Plains Jinbing no matter what.

Chen Qing didn't agree with this plan very much. He had great concerns. He was worried that if the troops that were originally used to defend against the imperial court's sneak attacks were assembled, once the imperial court colluded with Wanyan Wushu, the imperial army would also use the excuse of restoring the Central Plains to attack from behind. What should I do if I attack myself?

For example, Li Qiong's [-] troops, no matter whether Li Qiong surrendered himself or not, the imperial court would definitely wipe them out to wash away the shame of the past.

Now the Son of Heaven is a surrender faction, Qin Hui is a surrender faction, Queen Mother Wei behind Zhu Shengfei is a surrender faction, and there is a so-called neutral faction Xu Xiantu left. Once Wanyan Wushu sends envoys to ask the imperial army to go north, the imperial court will definitely agree.

Emperor Zhao Gou's fear and hatred of the Western Army far surpassed that of the Kingdom of Jin. He would rather the Kingdom of Jin rule the Central Plains than capture the Central Plains by himself.

Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I want to transfer the [-] troops left behind in the pass to join the battle to make up for the shortage on the Eastern Front."

"Isn't the whole pass empty?"

"Order the Department of the Military Department to transfer all the prefectural troops to Guanzhong on the grounds of concentrated training, replace them with regular army armor, and give money and food subsidies every month. There are 10,000+ troops!"

Zhang Xiao understands King Yong's concerns, and King Yong thinks deeply about the problem, he has to admit that it is indeed possible, things that seem extremely absurd will often happen.

"Then it should not be too late. At the same time, send a letter to Lu Qingshan and the military department, and the Guanzhong garrison will be mobilized together with the state troops."

Chen Qing immediately issued his own warrant with the Eagle letter to transfer [-] troops from Guanzhong to the battlefield in the Central Plains. There are still [-] internal guards in Zhaocheng, and [-] civilian regiments in Guanzhong.

In the afternoon, Liu Qiong rushed back to Xuchang and found the coach Chen Qing in the barracks.

"Your Highness, I have talked with Zhang Xian."

"What did he say?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"It can be seen that he is quite contradictory. He is loyal to Yue Dutong, but he is unwilling to serve the court. He especially hates the court's stupidity."

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "I understand what you mean. He is still waiting for news from the court before deciding his own attitude. He also expects the court to reinstate Officer Yue Fei."

"That's right! He won't surrender to us until the last desperate moment."

"I can understand this. After all, once this step is taken, it will be difficult to turn back. Let's get ready to accept it!"

Liu Qiong said again: "I heard what Zhang Xian meant. Not only him, but many of Yue Fei's generals are disheartened. If Yue Fei is demoted to Lingnan, they all want to resign and return to their hometowns."

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "I have arranged for the intelligence department to contact them one by one, even including Yue Yun, to win them and the subordinate army. Yue Fei's [-] troops, I want to get at least [-]."

Only then did Liu Qiong know that His Royal Highness had already made arrangements, which made him worry for nothing.

……

While Chen Qing was actively fighting for time, his opponent Wanyan Wushu was also fighting for time. The camp of 10,000+ new troops was located in the north of Bianliang City, with tens of thousands of tents stretching for dozens of miles.

In the wilderness, an army of 10,000+ is being divided into dozens of large formations for training. Accompanied by dozens of generals, Wanyan Wushu is inspecting the training of recruits. The more he looks at it, the more gloomy his face becomes.

When he came over, the soldiers shouted slogans loudly, and his voice weakened immediately as he passed by.

He stopped in front of a 5000-strong spear formation, and slowly narrowed his eyes. Zhang Zhongxiong was personally training the [-]-strong spear formation. Soft, with no strength in swinging the spear, naturally there is no murderous aura, and it is completely a superficial display.

He was annoyed for a while, he asked Zhang Zhongxiong to be in charge of the training, did he use this way to fool himself?

At this time, Zhang Zhongxiong saw Wanyan Wushu, and hurried over to greet him, "See the marshal for humble rank!"

Wanyan Wushu pointed at the formation with a horsewhip, and said dryly, "It looks pretty neat!"

"Reporting to my lord, it's really not easy. It was chaotic before, but it took a lot of effort to get the training in order."

Wanyan Wushu turned his head and shouted to a burly young general: "Di Gunai, lead my hundred soldiers to practice with them in actual combat!"

This majestic young general is called Wanyan Di Gunai, the second son of Wanyan Zongqian, only, he was named General of Fengguo, joined Wanyan Wushu Army as Wanhu at the beginning of the year, and was appointed as Wanfuchang , commanding ten thousand troops.

The reason why I introduce him a little more is because his Chinese name is Wan Yanliang, and in history he was the fourth emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, King Hailing.

Wanyan Digunai clasped his fists and saluted, "Follow the order!"

He turned his head and waved, a cavalry of a hundred men rushed towards him like arrows, Wanyan Digunai roared, "Follow me!"

A hundred cavalry roared, brandishing their spears and following Wanyan Digu Nai like a group of fierce tigers, they rushed towards the five thousand soldiers of the new army. Zhang Zhongxiong turned pale with fright.