Xinguo Town is located about 20 miles west of Fuli County. It is a small town with more than a hundred households. The official road passes through the main street, and there are various shops on both sides, which is quite lively.
To the north of the town is a large pine forest that was once submerged by the Yellow River, but after more than ten years, the pine forest has regained its lushness.
Liqiong is currently hiding in this pine forest with an army of 10,000 people. After one o'clock, the army of 10,000 people left the pine forest and set off towards Fuli County, which is twenty miles away.
At this time, one hundred and fifty Western Army scouts gathered in the Rongji Inn. Everyone was wearing armor, carrying crossbows on their backs, swords on their waists, and spears in their hands. They were dressed exactly the same as the soldiers who signed the army, and they also wore the same clothes.
Leather armor, the only difference is that each person's left arm is tied with a white towel.
"Everyone, listen, our mission is to seize the west city gate. We must do it silently and not alert the enemy troops in the city. Therefore, everyone must be quick, ruthless, decisive, and not have the slightest bit of kindness. We must stop the enemy troops from making a sound.
Lord, cut their throats or cover their mouths and kill them with a knife!”
Everyone lined up neatly, and Yu Shouzhong waved his hand, "Let's go!"
The third watch was approaching, and a group of soldiers left the inn, took to the street, and lined up towards the city gate.
It looked like a group of patrol soldiers. At this time, there were dozens of defenders sitting against the wall on both sides of the city gate. Everyone was wrapped in blankets and covered their faces with hats they got from nowhere.
In deep sleep.
Yu Shouzhong waved his hand, and the soldiers stepped forward one after another, covered their mouths and stabbed into the heart with a knife. Dozens of soldiers who signed the army were all killed, leaving only one alive. After asking for the password, they were also killed with a knife.
"General, tonight's command is to guard and defend to the death!"
Yu Shouzhong sneered, "What a guard!"
He ordered fifty soldiers to guard both sides of the city gate, and he led a hundred soldiers to charge to the top of the city.
On the top of the city, dozens of soldiers were wrapped in blankets and sleeping soundly on the city wall, just like at the city gate. There were also a dozen soldiers standing guard on the city wall.
"Who are you? Password!" a soldier asked.
"Be on guard!"
Yu Shouzhong responded, walked over quickly, and asked: "I have been ordered to check on your defense of the city. How many people are on duty tonight?"
There was no problem with the password, and the soldiers guarding the city also lowered their guard and said quickly: "We have a hundred brothers on duty tonight!"
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"But there are not hundreds of people here!" Yu Shouzhong asked, glancing at the sleeping soldiers around him.
"There are only about thirty people here. Some brothers are at the city gate, and most of the brothers are in the city tower. They just came out to sleep because they couldn't squeeze in any more."
Yu Shouzhong nodded, made a gesture with his hands behind his back, and went around to the soldiers behind him to attack at the same time. More than a dozen people suddenly pounced on him from behind, covering the soldier's mouth and stabbing him in the back of the heart.
Many soldiers who were lying next to the wall had already woken up and were watching their negotiations with sleepy eyes. Then they suddenly started killing people, which frightened these soldiers into screaming.
The soldiers of the Western Army reacted quickly and stabbed their chests with a spear, causing the soldiers of the Signing Army to scream in agony.
Yu Shouzhong didn't care about being quiet. He pulled out his sword, kicked open the gate of the city tower, and fought his way in...
A mile away, Li Qiong and her soldiers were patiently waiting for the signal from the city head. At this time, three torches were lit on the city head and the torches were waving. Li Qiong was overjoyed and shouted: "Brothers, fight into the city!"
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"Kill!"
Ten thousand soldiers followed Li Qiong towards the west gate...
On the top of the city, all enemy soldiers were wiped out. The Western Army's scouts completely controlled the west city gate. The drawbridge was raised and the city gate was opened.
Not long after, 10,000 Western soldiers entered the city and headed towards the military camp not far away...
This was a battle without any suspense. The number of signed troops was too small. Except for hundreds of people who were killed, all the other soldiers surrendered. General Ma Hong was knocked off his horse with one shot by Li Qiong, and another shot killed him.
Two days later, news came from Xuyi County. Pan Gui also cooperated with the scouts in the city and captured Xuyi County.
At this point, Sizhou, Suzhou, Lianshui Army and the areas west of Pizhou controlled by the Song Army to the north of the Huaihe River were all recovered by the Western Army, while Haizhou, Pizhou and the east of Xuzhou controlled by the Jin Army were also captured by the Western Army. Huaibei
All the eastern roads fell into the hands of the Western Army.
.......
Chen Qing led an army of 200,000 to Guide Prefecture. Guide Prefecture was the name changed by the puppet Qi Liu Yu. After this battle, Chen Qing planned to change Guide Prefecture to Yingtian Prefecture.
Hu Yanlei has built a board-walled military camp covering an area of 3,000 acres to the west of Songcheng County and built 12,000 large tents.
When the 200,000-strong army arrived, they immediately settled in the military camp. There was no need to build a temporary camp.
In addition, three thousand flat-bottomed cargo ships sent grain and grass supplies directly to Songcheng County Cangcheng for storage.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, Hu Yanlei, the guard of the Guide Mansion, and Li Qingong, the commander of the Yellow River Navy of the Western Army, came together to meet King Yong.
"In this humble position, please see His Highness King Yong!"
Chen Qing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Two generals, please take a seat without courtesy!"
The two sat down and Chen Qingxiao asked: "After the Jin soldiers were defeated in threshing grain and grass last winter, did they continue to send troops to return to De Mansion?"
Hu Yanlei leaned forward and said: "There has been a small group of spies operating in Guide Mansion. Beizhi cooperated with Governor Li and destroyed five spies teams and eliminated more than a hundred spies. Especially after building the main camp, Beizhi sent out 3,000 spies.
The cavalry patrolled around the camp day and night, and they were afraid that if they were careless, the twelve thousand tents would be burned to the ground."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry too much. They are all sheepskin tents, not cloth tents. Unless they rush in and pour kerosene to light a fire, they will not be easily ignited with just a few rockets. However, staying vigilant is commendable."
"Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness!"
Chen Qing nodded and asked Li Qingong: "I heard that Jin Bing is also forming a navy army. Have you encountered any problems?"
Li Qingong bowed and said: "Returning to your highness, I have heard about them, but I have never encountered them in the Yellow River. I estimate that they are relatively small and their ships are not big. They may be operating in Liangshan Shuibo and Nanqing River. New Yellow River
The water flow is fast and the undercurrents are turbulent, making it difficult for small boats to navigate in the Xinhuang River and it is easy to lose control."
Chen Qing asked again: "Did Xiao Liu send someone from Haizhou to deliver the letter?"
Both of them shook their heads, "We only know that the Song army was defeated and General Xiao Liu took the opportunity to lead his army to capture Haizhou. The specific military report has not been sent yet."
Chen Qing also learned the latest information about Haizhou, which indeed happened as he expected, and Liu Qiong also captured Qushan County according to the plan made in advance.
But Chen Qing wanted to know the specific military situation, so he immediately said: "You should go back first! We will discuss the military situation together tomorrow."
Hu Yanlei and Li Qingong stood up and left.
.......
At midnight, Chen Qing was woken up by his own soldiers, "Your Highness, the Haizhou Army has reported for duty!"
Chen Qing suddenly lost all sleepiness. He washed his face, put on his outer robe and hurried to the outer tent. The person who delivered the military report turned out to be Commander Tang Huai.
It was Liu Qiong who knew King Yong. He knew that there were some things that couldn't be explained by military reports alone, and that he had to send out powerful generals. Tang Qian was busy transporting supplies to the East China Sea Island, and he couldn't escape. Tang Huai was the most suitable general.
Tang Huai knelt down on one knee and said, "I am sorry to see His Highness King Yong!"
"General Tang, you have worked hard all the way, please have a seat!"
General Tang Huai reported to King Yong, and then he sat down to rest. The soldiers came in and served him tea, and also gave Chen Qing a cup of strong tea.
Chen Qing carefully read the military report and found a detailed list of the money, food and materials seized. He also captured 6,000 Song soldiers and 20,000 Song soldiers.
Chen Qing was most concerned about two points. The first was to seize Donghai Island. Donghai Island served as a springboard and logistical hub for his naval forces to move north. It had a vital impact on his strategy of moving north. The Song Army's Northern Expedition all took the land route.
, but he was not, he was just like Emperor Yang of Sui in his Northern Expedition to Goguryeo, both on land and water.
Chen Qing's second concern was how much grain and grass supplies had been seized. The supplies on the list really surprised and delighted him. It was beyond his expectation. They captured all the supplies from both families in one fell swoop.
At the end, Chen Qing was slightly startled and asked, "Excuse me, General Tang, what does the 20,000 Song Army prisoners of war mean?"