Fenghou

At this time, two hundred steps outside the city, Yang Zaixing stared at the wooden house in the distance. The wooden house was covered with fire raccoon cloth, which cannot be ignited by ordinary rockets.

They are indeed digging tunnels, but the purpose of digging tunnels is not to enter the city, but to blow up the city. This is the biggest weakness of the city. The foundation is not stable. Once the soil below is blown away, the entire city wall will collapse .

The soldiers have already placed a 240-jin iron ox under the city wall, and laid a matchlock with a length of [-] steps. The starting point of the matchlock is inside the wooden house.

All the soldiers returned to the trench, Yang Zaixing nodded and ordered: "Light it up!"

More than a dozen gunpowder arrows shot at the wooden house. The side of the wooden house facing the soldiers of the Western Army was open, and the inside was filled with hay.

The dry grass was immediately ignited and burned quickly, and soon a raging fire ignited. The city was full of Donghu soldiers who were looking around curiously, but they didn't know that right under their feet, a fire rope was sizzling and burning. Extremely fast.

At this moment, there was a muffled 'bang' from the ground, and the entire highland seemed to protrude upwards, and then sank down again. In an instant, countless huge cracks appeared in the city wall. In just a moment, the three-foot-high city wall collapsed.

The first thousand and 210 chapters of Xucheng

"Order the entire army to retreat from Nancheng!"

Although Chi Zhanhui didn't want to retreat from Nancheng, let alone retreat towards Jinan Mansion at night, many things were out of his control, and the severe situation forced him to make a choice, but he had only one choice, and that was to follow Chen Qing's arrangement Route withdrawal.

If he didn't withdraw his army, his entire army would be wiped out. The wall about one mile long in the west city collapsed, and tens of thousands of western troops had rushed in through the gap.

There is also a difference between him and Zhang Zhongxiong's army, that is, his army is cavalry, and it is this difference that makes him lucky, maybe his army can break through.

The Donghu army withdrew like a tidal wave. Every soldier mounted a horse and galloped out from the south gate, then turned around and galloped east along the official road. They were like a mighty torrent, full of A five-mile-long team pulled out on the official road.

But Chi Zhanhui never dreamed that at this time Chen Qing was leading a hundred thousand cavalry waiting in front of them, laying a net of heaven and earth.

At this time, Chen Qing had faintly heard the roar of fleeing horses, and he ordered coldly: "Order the whole army, if you don't accept surrender, you will be executed!"

Soon, the [-] troops received the order, and they were all gearing up.

Thousands of cavalry running at the forefront had already entered the encirclement, Chen Qing immediately ordered: "Blow the horn!"

"Ugh-"

The low sound of the horn sounded suddenly, echoing across the field.

The [-] crossbowmen ambushing on both sides of the official road raised their crossbows and fired together. Ten thousand arrows were fired at the Donghu cavalry on the official road like a storm.

Thousands of cavalry suddenly turned on their backs, and most of them were shot and killed on the spot. At the same time, a raging fire ignited on the official road behind, and the official road that was several miles long was engulfed in flames. More than [-] Donghu cavalry were terrified and turned their horses around Fleeing to the wheat fields on both sides, they were greeted by a net of [-] Western Army cavalry.

……

This was an extremely tragic and bloody massacre. One hundred thousand cavalry of the Western Army, who were like iron walls, confronted more than [-] cavalry who were frightened and scattered. It was gradually over.

Except for the chief general Chizhanhui who led more than [-] Donghu cavalry to break through the siege, the remaining [-] Donghu cavalry were all killed, and blood stained thousands of acres of wheat fields.

The sky was finally bright, and at a glance, the endless wheat fields were full of corpses lying in disorder, and the official road that was several kilometers long was also burned to blackness, and the official road was also full of corpses.

Although no prisoners of war were left alive, more than [-] war horses were seized, which was a huge harvest.

Of course, the Western Army also paid a price. Although it can’t be said that it killed 800 enemies and lost [-], it also paid the price of more than [-] casualties, of which [-] were killed in battle and [-] were seriously injured. The rest were slightly injured.

Yue Yun, commander of the upper army, stepped forward and reported to Chen Qing, "His Royal Highness, the humble position has been confirmed, there is an army breaking out, and the leading general is most likely the opponent's general."

Chen Qing frowned, and said very dissatisfied: "The deployment is so strict, and the enemy will break through. Whose link is wrong?"

"Report Your Highness, the defense line controlling Li Yuan has been breached. He is at the southernmost point, close to Jishui. The opponent rushed out from the shallowest part of Jishui. There happened to be no interception team deployed there, so I thought it was impossible..."

Chen Qing snorted again and said, "Have I ever said that the northernmost and the southernmost are the easiest places to break through? Not going this far."

At this time, Li Yuan, the commander, was brought up, and knelt down to plead guilty. Others killed countless enemies, but he did not kill an enemy army. Instead, the enemy general took advantage of the loophole and escaped from his negligence.

"Careless in a humble position, you deserve death!"

Chen Qing glanced at him coldly and said: "Your carelessness caused the enemy's chief general to escape and killed more than a hundred brothers. You are indeed guilty. With a hundred rods, you were demoted to the commander of the upper army. Do you have any objections?"

This punishment is very light, far beyond Li Yuan's expectation, he said with tears: "Thank you Your Highness for your tolerance, I plead guilty in a lowly position!"

As soon as Chen Qing waved his hand, some military law soldiers immediately took Li Yuan down.

Chen Qing said to Yue Yun and Zhang Xian again: "Clean up the battlefield well, burn the corpses of the enemy soldiers and bury them deeply, take the bones of the fallen brothers back to their families, and treat the wounded well, try to save the seriously injured soldiers."

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Chen Qing immediately took his soldiers to Xucheng County, ten miles away.

Order was also restored in Xucheng County, with 700 soldiers standing guard everywhere. Yang Zaixing, the siege general, came up to see Chen Qing, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, there are not many defenders in the city, and we only wiped out more than 3000 people." , plus the more than [-] soldiers who were buried when the walls collapsed, roughly [-] people were annihilated.”

Chen Qing said with a smile: "You don't need to report to me how many enemies you have killed in the city, but that is the least important thing. I care about the casualties of the people and the income from the spoils. You say these two yuan are enough."

Yang Zaixing said with some embarrassment: "Reporting to Your Highness, there were also civilian casualties, but not many. There were about [-] people, all of whom were civilian husbands. It was not as good as being killed by the rebel army if they escaped."

Hearing what he said vaguely, Chen Qing was killed by the rebel army. This rebel army probably included not only the Eastern Hu cavalry, but also the soldiers of the Western Army!

However, Chen Qing didn't want to delve into this kind of matter, so he asked again: "Where's the spoils of war?"

Yang Zaixing secretly heaved a sigh of relief. King Yong no longer pursued the matter of manslaughtering civilians. In fact, most of the civilians were shot and killed with bows and crossbows when the Western Army rushed into the city. In the dark night, it was impossible to tell whether Donghu soldiers were ordinary civilians.

Yang Zaixing hurriedly said: "The warehouse is rich in grain and grass materials. There are 30 shi of grain, 30 dans of forage and black beans, 120 million copper coins, and countless weapons, pig iron, copper, cloth, etc. They have not been counted yet."

Chen Qing nodded and asked, "Where are the local officials in Dongping Mansion?"

"The magistrate is called Liu Cheng. It is said that he is a relative of Liu Yu. The humble officer did not catch him. It is said that he withdrew with the enemy."

If it is to follow the evacuation, then the possibility of dying in the chaos is relatively high.

"Where is the general judgment?" Chen Qing asked again.

"The general judge is called Su Jizhong. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Xuanhe. He is from Jeju. He used to be the magistrate of Xucheng County."

"How is his folk style? Have you asked?"

Yang Zaixing leaned forward and said: "I asked some local people about the humble job. Liu Cheng's style is average and mediocre. It is said that he has only read a book for a year and can't write many words. He eats and drinks all day long and doesn't care about anything. Fan Gong I want to dismiss him, but Wanyan Wushu is reserved because he is Liu Yu's clan brother, pretending that the real power is in the hands of Tong San Su Jizhong, and he is not bad among the gentry."

Chen Qing attached great importance to the reputation of the officials of the Jin Kingdom among the gentry, but not to the reputation of the people at the bottom. The main reason was the control of the Kingdom of Jin, not the control of Prince Yong's Mansion.

The prefectural and county officials controlled by King Yong’s Mansion valued the reputation of the people at the bottom, but Jin State was different. These rich people were exploited, so the gentry and businessmen had the most accurate evaluation of the local officials of the Kingdom of Jin.

This Su Ji's stroke was good, Chen Qing was a little interested, so he nodded and said, "Bring him to see me!"

The first thousand and 210 chapter two easy strategy

"Whoa!"

Wanyan Wushu kicked over the table, and all the books and teacups on the table were overturned to the ground.

He pulled out the sword, screamed like a wild beast, cut the clothes hanger in two with one sword, and stabbed a maid hiding behind the clothes hanger with the sword, the maid was stabbed in the chest by the sword, and screamed , Died tragically on the spot.

The other maidservants screamed in fright, stumbled and fled outside the house.

Looking at the mess all over the ground, looking at the maid lying in a pool of blood, Wanyan Wushu finally calmed down, and the blood-red fire-breathing eyes also slowly calmed down.

Wanyan Wushu sat on a chair with his head in pain. He had just received the news that Xucheng County had been conquered by the Western Army. The [-] Eastern Hu Army was surrounded by a hundred thousand troops from the Western Army when they retreated. The entire army was wiped out, only Chizhan Hui led thousands of people to flee back.

In just a few days, his [-] army disappeared without even a decent battle, and was surrounded and wiped out by the Western Army with an absolute superiority.

This is the failure of Wanyan Wushu's multiple defense strategies. Haizhou is the first defense, Rencheng is the second defense, Dongping Mansion is the third defense, and Jinan Mansion is the last.

But Chen Qing's army was so powerful that his triple defense was quickly defeated in less than ten days, not to mention losing half of Shandong Road, and nearly half of his troops.

Wanyan Wushu reflected in pain that he had to give up multiple defensive strategies and concentrate his forces to fight against the Western Army.

At this moment, Wuyan Wushu resolutely made up his mind, he picked up the Golden Wolf Commander for dispatching troops from the ground, walked to the gate, and said sharply: "Ajilu!"

"I am humble!"

The commander of the personal army, Ajilu, stepped forward tremblingly and said, "Please order, my lord!"

Wanyan Wushu handed him the Golden Wolf Commander, "Go quickly to Yidu Mansion and pass on my password to order Li Cheng's [-] troops to immediately withdraw to Jinan Mansion and join my army."

"Follow the order!"

Ajilu was about to leave after receiving the wolf head order, when Wanyan Wushu stopped him again, "Ask someone to take the body away from the house and send it back to her family, and then send [-] coins to express my apology."

Ajilu nodded, and quickly arranged for his own soldiers to carry the corpse, and asked the other maids to clean up the room.

Wanyan Wushu came to the lobby of the front yard and stood in front of the sand table to meditate. Judging from the current situation, Chen Qing had dispatched 25 troops to enter Shandong Road. Is there any way to encircle Wei and save Zhao?

Let Hebei's lazy army enter Henan Road?It's the best strategy, it's just... what would he do?

Certainly not, unless the emperor ordered him to send troops, but I am afraid it is too late in time, so I wrote a letter to him, asking him to send troops to Bianliang.

Another way is to let the Song Dynasty court send troops. If Zhang Jun's 20 troops can go north to the Central Plains, Chen Qing will definitely withdraw his troops and give up Shandong Road.

This is also difficult!But no matter how difficult it is, let Qin Hui and Queen Mother Wei persuade the emperor.

At this time, hurried footsteps came from outside, and when I turned around, I saw the military teacher Fan Gong walking in hastily.

Wanyan Wushu asked: "Has the military division also heard the news from Dongping Mansion?"

Fan Gong nodded, "I heard about it, but it's expected, but the time to stick to it is too short. I originally hoped that they would stick to it for ten days and a half a month, but unexpectedly they only lasted for three days. My lord, we underestimated Song Junhuo." the power of the weapon."

Wanyan Wushu sighed, "There is still a problem with our multiple defense strategies. We originally wanted to buy time, but in the end we dispersed our forces. Chen Qing caught the weak points and wiped them out one by one. Thinking about it makes me feel uncomfortable. This is my fault." Wrong!"

Fan Gong said calmly: "Although we made some mistakes in the early deployment of troops, it is a bit unwise for the prince to recall Li Cheng's [-] troops from Yidu Mansion at this time. This is tantamount to handing over the Shandong Peninsula to the Western Army!"

Wanyan Wushu bowed his head and remained silent, it turned out that Fan Gong rushed here because of this matter, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Fan Gong continued: "My lord clearly knew that the opponent's navy would send troops from Donghai Island and attack the Shandong Peninsula by sea, so he deployed Li Cheng's army in Yidu Prefecture. In this way, no matter where the Western army landed, Li Cheng's [-] troops would The army can kill the opponent within a day, and there will not be too many troops landing. With Li Cheng's [-] elite army, they can completely wipe them out. It is a pity that the prince gave up on such a brilliant deployment. Please, my lord. Think twice!"

Wanyan Wushu smiled bitterly and said: "If I don't withdraw Li Cheng's army, Li Cheng will become the second Zhang Zhongxiong, and I will become the second Chi Zhanhui, regardless of Li Cheng's 20 troops or my 13 troops Even the army cannot compete with Chen Qing's [-] army alone. Only when two armies join forces can they squeeze their fingers into fists and fight the opponent with an army of [-]. For the fourth time."

"I understand the prince's mood, and I also understand the prince's difficulties, but if this happens, the entire Shandong Peninsula will be irreparable."

Wanyan Wushu was silent for a moment and said: "As long as I can defeat Chen Qing's main force, I don't care about the momentary gain or loss, military advisor, I have made up my mind, don't persuade me any more."

Fan Gong had no choice but to give up his persuasion. He said again: "Since this is the case, let's go all out! I don't know when the reinforcements from the imperial court will arrive. Why don't we first consider the nearby reinforcements and see if Wan Yanchang can encircle Wei and rescue Zhao? Bianliang, forcing the Western Army to withdraw."

Wanyan Wushu nodded and said, "I have already decided to write a letter to Taran. Not only that, but I also plan to write a letter to Qin Hui, Queen Mother Wei, and Emperor Song to persuade them to send troops to the Central Plains."

"The Song Dynasty's [-] troops have just suffered a disastrous defeat. I'm afraid they dare not send troops to the Central Plains again!"

Wanyan Wushu said indifferently: "I believe that in Zhao Gou's mind, Chen Qing's threat to his throne has far surpassed that of the Kingdom of Jin. Regardless of whether it works or not, we should give it a try based on this."

……

Of course Wanyan Wushu also knew the strategic intentions of the Western Army, but he could not find an effective countermeasure. Unless he had enough troops or a strong navy, he could not prevent the Western Army from landing on the Shandong Peninsula.

But he is not helpless, Li Cheng's [-] troops are used to deal with the Western fleet.

From the very beginning, Li Cheng's army was stationed in Haizhou. After Haizhou fell, Li Cheng led [-] troops to retreat to Yidu Prefecture. It was still to deal with the Western Army's attack by sea. You can go head-on.

However, it is better to change the plan. The two disastrous defeats in Rencheng County and Xucheng County forced Wanyan Wushu to change his strategy and ordered Li Cheng's [-] troops to be transferred back to Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture. On the day of the order, they broke camp and set off.

But it was such a coincidence that on the morning of the second day after Li Cheng left Yidu Mansion, two hundred Wanshi ships sailed into Jiaozhou Bay, and Liu Qiong and Tang Qian led [-] troops.

This is an important reason why the Western Army occupied Donghai Island, going north by sea to capture the Shandong Peninsula.

The fleet sailed in from the mouth of the Jiaoshui River and entered the hinterland of Mizhou. There is a small town about [-] miles away from the sea called Jiaonan Town. This is the last town where the glue flows into the sea. There are only a hundred households. Two hundred large ships docked at Jiaonan Town, and [-] troops disembarked one after another.

The next day, the army captured Zhucheng County, the capital of Mizhou Prefecture. Zhizhou, Tongjuan and Zhixian all left the city and surrendered to the Western Army. The [-] army continued to go north and captured Beihai County in Weizhou. [-] troops went to Yidu Prefecture, while Tang Qian led [-] troops to capture Laizhou, Dengzhou and Ninghai Prefectures.

At the same time when the 20 Western Army sailors began to sweep across the Shandong Peninsula, Chen Qing personally led a [-] army into Jinan Prefecture, and set up a camp in Qihe County, about [-] miles away from Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture.

Li Cheng's 13 troops also arrived in Licheng County, bringing the total strength of the Jin soldiers to 5, including [-] soldiers from the authentic Jurchen army.

These [-] Jurchen troops can be said to be the last elite soldiers of Wanyan Wushu, and there are [-] Iron Buddhas in them.

The Iron Buddha's army is famous all over the world, but it is not without a solution. Yue Fei's army has defeated the Iron Buddha. Chen Qing's circular formation is also a good strategy to deal with the Iron Buddha.

As soon as the Western Army was stationed in the camp, the intelligence station in the city sent people to send important information.

The first thousand and 210 chapters and three leaks

Jinan Mansion is not far from Daming Mansion, there is only one Bozhou in the middle, and the Eagle Letter was delivered on the same day.

Wan Yanchang received a letter from Wanyan Wushu asking for help. In the letter, Wanyan Wushu begged him to send troops to attack Bianliang and force the Western Army to withdraw from Shandong Road.

Wanyanchang and Wanyan Wushu had a bad relationship with each other because of the supply issue. Last year, under the mediation of the emperor, the two reluctantly let go of their previous feud.

But this is just to give the emperor a face, the superficial reconciliation, in fact, there are still hidden thorns in the relationship between the two, this kind of thorns are usually invisible, but they will appear at critical moments.

For example, at this time, Wanyan Wushu asked Wanyanchang to send [-] troops to attack Bianliang.

The thorn in Wan Yanchang's heart was revealed quietly, his army strength was not many, only 15, and Wanyan Helisa's 20 troops stationed in Yanshan Mansion were added, only [-].

If he sent [-] troops to attack Bianliang, and Chen Qing's army came back from Shandong Road, and their retreat was cut off by the Western Army's navy, the [-] troops would be wiped out. None of the ten thousand soldiers survived.

Wanyan Wushu didn't bother to make a request at all, and he casually asked himself to send [-] troops, which is to cut off a thigh to save him!

and then?The letter didn't even mention what to do to compensate myself.