The Jin soldiers quickly retreated to the north, and the Western Army took advantage of the opportunity to pursue them. The Jin soldiers were defeated and countless people were killed. The Western Army cavalry chased them for more than 30 miles before stopping their horses. There were dead bodies along the way.
, especially the heavy armored cavalry who lost their horses and could not run fast, were all beheaded by the Western cavalry from behind.
In this battle, more than 40,000 Jin soldiers were killed. Wanyan Wushu only collected 35,000 defeated soldiers and retreated towards Bianliang in panic.
Vice General Wanyan Alubu also led an army of 50,000 to fight fiercely with the Song Army in Zhongmu County. Their war method was not a decisive battle between two main armies, but a confrontation mode. Each side would send an army to fight every day.
This mode generally involves more than a dozen fierce battles, accumulating small victories into big ones, and eventually one side retreats with heavy losses. This mode of confrontation is relatively mild, far less brutal than a decisive battle. One-on-one duels between the main leaders also appear in this mode of confrontation.
They have fought three battles, and the Western Army has won two and lost one. The Jin soldiers have lost more than 8,000 people, and the Western Army has also lost nearly 4,000 people.
At this time, Wanyan Alubu received an order from Wanyan Wushu to withdraw his troops. He learned that his main force was defeated by Chen Qing's main force in Weishi County and suffered heavy casualties. He was shocked and withdrew his troops back to Bianliang overnight.
Liu Cui discovered the enemy's movements at night, but they did not dare to act rashly. They did not send people to check until dawn, and found that the enemy's camp was empty.
Chen Qing was not in a hurry to go north to Bianliang. He knew that the other party still had hundreds of thousands of troops training, but the number of Jurchen troops was insufficient.
In this decisive battle, the Western Army also lost tens of thousands of people, especially the commander Peng Kuang and the commander of the upper army Xie Jun were killed in the battle. They were also the highest-ranking generals of the Western Army killed so far.
After Chen Qing rested for three days, his 90,000-strong army continued to move north and set up camp in Chicang Town, about 30 miles away from Bianliang City. At this time, Liu Cui's army also arrived immediately, and the two armies joined forces.
, reaching a crowd of 150,000 people.
At this time, the 50,000-strong East Route Army led by Gao Ding also moved northward, heading towards Chenliu County, the second largest city in Kaifeng Prefecture.
At this time, Chen Qing is no longer worried about Yingtian Mansion's 30,000 gold soldiers. If the 30,000 gold soldiers attack Xuchang County, he will directly send troops to capture Yingtian Mansion. Xuchang County is still guarded by 10,000 gold soldiers, so he is not afraid of Yingtian Mansion's three
Wan Jinbing.
On the contrary, these 30,000 gold soldiers would be like fish out of water, being wiped out by the army ordered by Chen Qing.
From this point of view, Chen Qing still hopes that Ying Tianfu's 30,000 gold soldiers will sneak attack Xuchang, but Chen Qing knows in his heart that after the defeat of Wanyan Wushu's main army, this possibility is unlikely, otherwise he will not let Gao
Ding's army marched north to Chenliu County.
In the morning, Gao Ding led 50,000 troops to Chenliu County. He had already sent scouts into the city, but there were no defenders in the city. The county magistrate, Lu Dai, led a group of officials to surrender.
"Lu Dai, the humble magistrate of Chenliu County, meets General Gao!"
Gao Ding has a book of officials issued by Chen Qing in his hand. Those officials can be used, and those officials must be captured. He cannot be allowed to escape. There are records in the book of officials. This Lu Dai ranks fifth among the available officials. Comments
Yes: Not considered incorruptible, but a capable official who can be used.
Gao Ding nodded, "Magistrate Lu is exempt from the courtesy. Are there any enemy troops in the city?"
"There is not a single soldier. In fact, when the puppet Qi is destroyed, there will be no more garrison in Chenliu County!"
Gao Ding nodded, "Go first and have a look at the city!"
He led thousands of troops into the county under the leadership of Lu Dai. Chenliu was also an extremely prosperous county during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was the largest transfer station in the Bianhe River and built countless warehouse groups where materials from the south of the Yangtze River were stored.
it's here.
But now Chenliu County has declined like other counties. It is not safe. It declined because of the exploitation of the Puppet Qi and the Jin Kingdom. A very important reason is that the shipping of the Bianhe River has stopped. The Puppet Qi and Wanyan Wushu
All supplies were transported to Bianliang, and hundreds of warehouses in Chenliu County became empty.
There were few pedestrians on the street and it was deserted. Most of the shops were closed. Gao Ding asked in confusion: "Is it so deserted because of the war?"
Lu Dai smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The Jurchens have plundered all the meat, whether it's fresh game or pickled meats, bacon, etc. The restaurant can't just sell vegetables when it's open! By the way, the wine has also been plundered.
, which made people panic, and all shops were afraid to do business.”
"How much food supplies are there currently in the county?"
"There are only a few hundred stones of grain in the county warehouse. Those large warehouses are empty. They haven't contained anything for more than ten years. Many of them are so dilapidated that they have collapsed."
Gao Ding smiled half-heartedly and said, "No way! We just harvested wheat, and you have a lot of official land. Why do you only have a few hundred shi of grain?"
Lu Dai quickly explained: "All grain from the official and military fields in the counties of Kaifeng Prefecture is transported directly to the Bianliang Army Warehouse and does not enter the county warehouses at all. Our several hundred stones of grain are still taxed grain from last year and did not have time to be transported away. This year
Not even a single grain of grain has been put into the warehouse."
Gaoding inspected another circle of the city and felt that the city walls were relatively tall and strong and there were many open spaces in the city, so he ordered 50,000 troops to garrison the city.
At dusk, the county magistrate Lu Dai brought a businessman to Gao Ding and said, "General Gao, I have something to report to you!"
Gao Ding was having dinner and quickly put down his rice bowl and asked: "What's going on?"
Lu Dai pointed at the businessman behind him and said: "This is a famous oil merchant in Chenliu County. He just came back from Yingtian Mansion. He said that all the Jin soldiers in Yingtian Mansion have withdrawn eastward."
"What?"
Gao Ding was shocked and asked quickly: "When did it happen?"
The businessman said tremblingly: "I left Yingtian Mansion by boat last night, which happened at noon yesterday. I was worried that the Jin soldiers would seize my boat, but there were no soldiers at the checkpoint. The boatman said that hundreds of small boats full of supplies left the night before.
Leaving Yingtian Mansion and heading east."
Gaoding calculated the time. Basically, he moved forward and the opponent left behind. This was a big deal. All Yingtianfu's golden soldiers retreated. What about Bianliang?
Gao Ding immediately sent someone to find his deputy Su Zunyi.
At this time, Lu Dai secretly took a look at Haute Couture's dinner, a plate of stewed vegetables, a bowl of boiled beans, a pickled fish, a few dry biscuits, a bowl of soup, and a pot of water, which should be water.
There was no smell of alcohol inside, and Lu Dai secretly smacked his lips. General Gao was eating exactly the same food as the soldiers he saw on the road! No wonder the Western Army was able to defeat the Jin soldiers. It was evident from this small detail.
In fact, the food of the Western Army is not very bad. Chen Qing ensured that the soldiers can eat meat every day. Today it happens to be fish, and tomorrow it may be mutton. But starting from Chen Qing, during the war, the soldiers must have the same food. This is a military order
.
Lu Dai and the merchant answered some more questions and then left.
At this time, Su Zunyi rushed over and asked, "What are your orders?"
"If there is urgent information, I will rush to see His Highness immediately. I will rush back tomorrow afternoon. You must guard the city, especially at night with 10,000 people. You must patrol at night. The soldiers are not allowed to be lazy and lazy, and you must prevent sneak attacks by the enemy.
"
"I understand my humble position and will not slack off in the slightest."
Gao Ding ate his dinner in a hurry, then rode with hundreds of soldiers and galloped towards Akakura Town.
