The first thousand two hundred and four chapters robbery
Xu Xiantu went to Haizhou accompanied by Zhang Xiao that day, and the two parties would hand over the goods on the Huaihe River Floating Bridge.
The next day, Chen Qing personally led 100,000 cavalry to the north and set up camp fifty miles south of Rencheng County. The camp was located east of the Nanqing River. Hundreds of large ships traveled between the two camps.
The Western Army provides logistical transportation.
This is why Chen Qing wants to destroy the Jin navy first, so that he does not have to worry about the Jin navy attacking the logistics fleet.
In addition, Chen Qing also set up five relay warning posts, one every ten miles. Once the Jin soldiers abandoned the city and evacuated, the five sentry posts were like beacons, firing gunpowder arrows into the sky continuously to notify the Western Army camp.
That morning, a polo match was going on in the Western Army camp. Yellow dust was billowing on the field, the horses were galloping like lightning, and tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides were shouting at the top of their lungs, intoxicated.
Chen Qing and a group of generals were also sitting on the field watching the battle. At this time, a soldier came forward and said a few words to Chen Qing. Chen Qing nodded and said a few words to Yang Zaixing next to him, and the two of them got up and walked outside the field.
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Not long after arriving at the camp, the scout commander Zhou Bin came forward to report, "Your Highness, we found this caravan in Jiaxiang County and have brought their leader!"
"Are you sure it's a businessman and not a trap set by the other party?"
"The humble position has been confirmed!"
Chen Qing nodded and went to the side tent with Yang Zaixing. Inside the side tent, a middle-aged businessman was sitting uneasily drinking tea. Chen Qing and Yang Zaixing walked in. The soldiers next to him quickly reminded him, "The first one is King Yong.
Your Highness!"
The businessman stood up and knelt down to kowtow to Chen Qing, "Little citizen Ni Shun pays homage to the prince!"
"Commander Ni, please get up!"
Chen Qing asked the businessman to get up in a gentle tone. The soldiers moved chairs. Chen Qing and Yang Zaixing sat down, and then asked the businessman Ni Shun to sit down as well.
The reason why this businessman was valued by Chen Qing was that he was one of the very few people who escaped from Rencheng County. After Zhang Zhongxiong led his army to Rencheng County, he immediately blocked the county seat, but after five days of blockade, he opened the city gate to let people go.
The people left, but Zhang Zhongxiong regretted it less than half an hour and closed the city gate again. Only a handful of people came out of Rencheng.
Chen Qing's scouts also discovered that 50,000 troops had entered Rencheng, but they did not know the specific situation of Rencheng. The scouts had been looking for people coming out of Rencheng. After searching for several days, they finally found the businessman in Jiaxiang County.
He and three men drove the donkey team and were the last ones to leave the city. It was also because he stayed in the inn next to the city gate that he managed to escape from the city.
"Please tell us a little bit about the situation in Rencheng County, Mr. Ni."
Ni Shun nodded silently, thought for a while and said: "They closed the city gate as soon as they entered the city. There were some empty houses in the north of the city, but they were all occupied by soldiers. But it was not enough, and a group of people in the east of the city were driven out of the houses.
, all the inns, temples and teahouses are full. In fact, harassment and crowding are not big problems. The big problem is that the price of rice has increased. It was originally eighty cents per dou of rice, but the next day it went up to two hundred cents per dou.
On the third day, there was another rumor that the military rations were insufficient, and the price of rice rose to 500 wen per dou that day, and on the day I left, it had already risen to 1,000 wen per dou of rice."
"Do you think there really isn't enough military rations?"
"When they came, they also brought grain trucks with them into the city. At that time, I felt that there were quite a lot of grain trucks, but when I thought about it, they had an army of 50,000! It is said that the army of 50,000 ate up all the restaurants in the city on the first day.
And basically no money was paid.”
It's not that he ate up all the restaurants. The main reason is that he didn't pay. The restaurants were closed the next day. However, Chen Qing also agreed with the businessman's point of view. An army of 50,000 consumes a lot of food. There must be a logistical supply line, or like Qushan County
In this way, a large amount of grain should be stored in the county in advance.
This is also the basis for Chen Qing to judge that the other party is short of food. Rencheng County is temporarily stationed and does not have a large amount of food. The food carried by the army alone is definitely far from enough for the 50,000-strong army. Logistics supply lines must be established. But judging from the current situation
Look, we haven't found the other party's supply convoy or fleet yet.
"How many days has it been since the opponent's army entered Rencheng County?" Yang Zaixing asked next to him.
"Today is the eighth day."
Businessman Ni Shun sighed and said: "I really don't know how miserable the city is. I guess people will starve to death soon."
Chen Qing asked the businessman some details before letting him leave.
Yang Zaixing said to Chen Qing: "I believe that lack of food is the opponent's biggest weakness, and it will also be our opportunity to annihilate the opponent. If we successfully intercept their supply team, they will not be able to support it for a few days. Ruan De and the others went to the waterway
, I'm worried that their supply team will come overland, so I suggest that scouts be sent out on every official road?"
"Okay, you can arrange it!" Chen Qing readily agreed.
Rencheng County is close to Laishui, which is a tributary of Wenshui. The fleet from Jinan Prefecture sailed from Jishui to Liangshanbo, then from Liangshanbo to Wenshui, and then from Wenshui to Laishui. This is also 50,000 yuan.
The main reason why the troops were stationed in Rencheng County was that water supply lines could be established, and coupled with naval escort, they could ensure continuous supplies.
Of course, Rencheng County itself has tall and strong city walls that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is another important reason why Jin Bing chose Rencheng County.
The Jin Bing's supply fleet set out a few days ago, but the Jin Bing navy was sneak attacked at Liangshanbo. The news that the entire army was destroyed caused the supply fleet to stop halfway until the situation calmed down and the sneak attack on the Western Army was gone.
The fleet then continued to set off, and hundreds of flat-bottomed tugboats loaded with grain and grass materials sailed toward Rencheng County.
At this time, on a small hill on the south bank of Jishui, several scout cavalry were hiding in the woods, watching the huge supply fleet slowly approaching in the distance. The fleet had no power and relied on hundreds of trackers to pull it on the shore.
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It was still about forty miles from here to the mouth of Jishui River in Liangshanbo. Several scouts immediately turned their horses and galloped southward.
An hour later, the three cavalrymen arrived at the mouth of the river. There was a small boat parked by the river. The leading scout handed the horses to his companions. He then got on the boat, and the boat turned around and sailed towards the vast Liangshan berth.
The forty-mile journey only takes an hour for the cavalry, but it takes half a day for the fleet pulled by trackers. The cavalry scouts use this time difference to rush back and report.
The Jiaolong Battalion under Yang Zaixing is currently hiding in Liangshan Park, near the mouth of the Jishui River. This is the only way for the supply fleet to pass. The task Chen Qing gave them is to intercept the Jinbing's logistics fleet, not only in Rencheng, but also
Including various other places where troops are stationed.
This is also a rule that Chen Qing has gradually mastered after long-term dealings with Wanyan Wushu. Wanyan Wushu is accustomed to centralized management of various resources, whether it is money or food. Only when various resources are in his hands can he control the states.
As early as the beginning of the year, the intelligence spies on Shandong Road discovered that the Jin soldiers had only two grain storage points, one in Jinan Prefecture and the other in Haizhou. Transporting grain from Jinan Prefecture to the west and south must pass through Liangshanbo. As long as Liangshanpo was guarded,
The river mouth also strangles the throat of the main road for transporting grain.
This was the enemy's loophole that Chen Qing had discovered long ago. Seizing the enemy's food transport channel was the top priority of the Western Army's expedition to Shandong Road.
At Hai hour, that is, around nine o'clock in the evening, the grain transport fleet finally appeared at the mouth of the river. After entering the Liangshan berth, there were mountains and reed swamps beside the lake, making it impossible to draw fibers. During this period in Liangshan berth, we could only rely on other forces.
Drive, use a sail or use a car to drive a boat.
The first ship of the grain transport fleet was a cart and ship, with a pair of waterwheel paddles on each side, and twenty-four soldiers stampeding in the cabin.
The first ship rumbled on the water, carrying hundreds of flat-bottomed cargo ships behind it. When passing through a reed swamp, dozens of warships suddenly rushed out of the swamp, all around Qianshi. Five warships were about to
The first ship was surrounded by groups, and the soldiers of the Western Army rushed onto the car and ship. The leader was none other than General Ruan Duc.
He waved his copper stick and knocked down seven or eight golden soldiers in a row. In fact, the golden soldiers saw that the situation was not good and they all knelt down and surrendered.
Other Western troops also boarded the tugboats, and fierce conflicts broke out with the soldiers on board. There were two soldiers on each tugboat. Although the total number of people was more than 1,000, the disadvantage was that they were too scattered. There were more than a dozen Western soldiers.
Kill all the way and you can kill hundreds of signing soldiers.
In just a quarter of an hour, the Western Army's Jiaolong Battalion captured this grain transport fleet consisting of hundreds of tugboats and dragged them into the vast water.
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[When weekends come, the efficiency is greatly reduced. Only two chapters can be coded in one day. Hey! Three chapters tomorrow]
