Among the two people who delivered the letter, Chen Qing knew one of them, Liu Ziyu's youngest son Liu Cui, who had left a deep impression on Chen Qing in the horse riding and archery competition not long ago.
Liu Cui was highly skilled in martial arts and broke through the siege of Jin soldiers' outposts and reached the Jiwangpo military camp.
After Chen Qing read Liu Ziyu's letter and handed it to Yang Yuanqing, he fell into deep thought for a moment.
Liu Ziyu also discovered Jin Bing's intention. As the commander-in-chief, he could not sit back and watch the defense of Xigu become useless. He proposed a solution. Both sides attacked the besieged five thousand enemy troops, and then the two sides joined forces to cut off Jin Bing.
logistics.
This is actually the meaning of their existence in the West Valley. Once the Jin soldiers directly attack Dashan Pass, they will cut off the supply line from behind.
Chen Qing asked Liu Cui to go down and rest first, while he and several generals discussed Liu Ziyu's plan.
"Yuanqing, what do you think?" Chen Qing asked Yang Yuanqing.
Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I'd like to ask you something first. When Wu Dutong sent commanders to garrison Jiwangpo, did they mention Liu Dutong?"
"Of course it was mentioned!"
"Did Wu Dutong say who is the leader and who is the deputy between you and Liu Dutong? Or who is the leader?"
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said: "I did mention one point. I am asked to cooperate with Liu Dutong to guard the West Valley to prevent the enemy from cutting off the retreat route of the Monk's original Song army."
"That's right. According to the practice of the Western Army, as long as the same task is performed, even if it is two different armies, there will inevitably be a leader and a deputy. Although Wu Dutong did not say it explicitly, he still hinted that the commander must cooperate with Liu
Please guard the West Valley..."
Chen Qing understood what Yang Yuanqing meant. He raised the letter in his hand and said, "You mean, this is actually a military order?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "To a certain extent, he did give the military order, but Liu Dutong was more polite and did not give the order explicitly."
"Military orders are bullshit!"
Zheng Ping said angrily at the side: "We only have more than 2,000 people. If we attack 5,000 cavalry, isn't that asking for death? He has more troops, why doesn't he destroy the enemy first, and then attack the Jin soldiers below with us?"
"Fat Zheng, calm down!"
Chen Qing glared at Zheng Ping with dissatisfaction, and then asked the commander Wang Duo: "What is General Wang's opinion?"
Wang Duo is Wang Yan's nephew. He is about thirty years old. His relationship with Fu Xuan is very bad. Wang Yan was worried that he would be suppressed by Fu Xuan, so he handed Wang Duo over to Chen Qing.
Wang Duo smiled slightly and said: "I believe that the commander already has his own ideas. The commander might as well speak out and let us all discuss it."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "I very much agree with Liu Du's suggestion of unifying the military. It is actually the best way to solve our current survival crisis. Moreover, the other party only sent 5,000 people to monitor us. I think there is a chance."
Only then did everyone realize that the commander-in-chief was in favor of Liu Dutong's plan.
Zheng Ping muttered in a low voice: "Isn't it because the other party is the commander-in-chief that I have to obey my order?"
Chen Qing saw that Zheng Ping still didn't understand, so he enlightened him: "I don't obey Liu Ziyu just because he is the commander of the capital, nor do I agree with his plan just because he led the battle of Xigu.
I made my judgment based on the current situation. If there were ten thousand enemy troops below, I would definitely not consider his plan. It would be useless to order me again. But the enemy army only left five thousand troops. In fact, it was
It can also be said that it was caused by their lack of troops and the Jin Bing’s mistake. They should not have attacked us. It was precisely because of the Jin Bing’s mistake that I thought this was an opportunity.”
Hu Yanyun, who had been silent all this time, gave a thumbs up and praised: "The commander has seen clearly, this is indeed an opportunity!"
Yang Yuanqing also smiled and said: "It seems that there are internal contradictions in the Jin soldiers, which leads to the lack of troops and mistakes. I agree with the commander's decision."
Zheng Ping also nodded, "I listen to you, I have no objection!"
Chen Qing looked at Wang Duo, who nodded in agreement.
"Since everyone agrees, I will let the messenger go back first, and then we will discuss the specific plan."
...........
Chen Qing immediately ordered people to find Liu Cui and said to him: "I will give you a message to prevent the letter from being obtained by Jin Bing."
"First, if you return to the camp, please immediately ask your father to light a beacon fire to prove that you have returned to the camp safely, and then we can implement our plan; second, we can set the time to attack the enemy tonight, but it is not necessary at the same time
The timing of the two sides may be different, generally speaking, it is between the third and fifth watch; thirdly, if one party succeeds in attacking, it will also light a beacon to notify the other party."
"I understand. In fact, my father is also very cautious. If I don't go back, then this plan will be cancelled."
Chen Qing smiled and asked: "How much food do you have over there?"
"There are about 8,000 shi of grain. My father hopes that after joining forces, the two armies will be based in Wangjianpo."
"This... is okay, let's talk about it after success!"
Liu Cui then said goodbye and left. Zheng Ping led two hundred soldiers to personally send them down the hillside. Without encountering enemy outposts, Liu Cui and his men rode away.
After watching Liu Cui and his men leave safely, Chen Qing summoned his men to discuss the specific actions tonight.
...........
It was the first watch of the night, and the Jinbing main camp at the entrance to the West Valley was extremely busy. The soldiers were preparing provisions and carts overnight, preparing to send them to Dasanguan early tomorrow morning.
There are 8,000 soldiers staying in the main camp of Jinbing, including 3,000 cavalry who are preparing to escort the grain and grass convoy tomorrow morning. Currently, there are only 2,000 people busy in the grain and grass area. They have been preparing since the afternoon and are almost finished.
Yang Zaixing led five hundred cavalry to ambush at the foot of the hill in the south. The soldiers originally stationed here left, leaving a large empty camp, leaving the south with lax defenses and basically no patrol posts.
But there are fixed sentries, which are on a small hill more than 20 feet high. The Jin soldiers built a sentry tower here. As soon as there was any enemy sign, they would light the beacon on the sentry tower. A total of five soldiers were stationed.
This sentry tower had been pulled down by Zhao Xiaoyi and his men, and instead turned into an observation tower for the Song Army.
"General Yang, the large dark area over there is the Jurchen Army's sheep and horse farm. The war horses and sheep are concentrated in that area." Zhao Xiaoyi pointed to the west of the camp.
Yang Zaixing nodded, "We have to divide our troops into two groups. Why don't I lead one hundred cavalry to take charge of the main camp, and General Zhao will lead four hundred brothers to take charge of the sheep and horse farm."
Zhao Xiaoyi also knew that Jin Bing's food was not wheat but sheep, and the most important method was to let the sheep go.
"When will we act?"
Yang Zaixing saw that the lights in the camp had begun to dim, and he estimated that the preparation of food and fodder for the Jin soldiers had been completed, so he said calmly: "Act on time at the second watch!"
........
The time soon arrived at two o'clock. Outside the southeast corner of the Jinbing camp, Yang Zaixing saw that the time had come and said to his hundreds of subordinates: "Everyone, follow me closely. Don't be greedy for credit. Evacuate immediately after completing the task!"
"Follow the order!" Hundreds of subordinates agreed in a loud voice.
"Come in with me!"
Yang Zaixing shouted, waved his spear, and rushed towards the gate of the small camp. A hundred cavalry followed closely behind, and swept towards the enemy camp.
There is a camp gate in the southeast corner. The camp gate has been closed. There are three soldiers on duty inside the gate. This camp gate will not be opened during the day. The three soldiers are sleeping in the corner.
"Boom!" A violent impact woke them up from their sleep, but before they could react, the spear had already pierced the chests of the three of them.
Yang Zaixing led hundreds of cavalry into the Jinbing camp at lightning speed. Only 8,000 people were stationed in the 50,000-person camp, and most of the tents were empty. They ran two miles inside the camp, and when they approached the central camp, the camp
An alarm bell sounded inside, and they were discovered. The cavalry lit torches and quickly threw them toward the camp.
Hundreds of large tents burned. The night wind was biting and the flames soared into the sky. The flames quickly spread around. The golden soldiers were awakened from their sleep. Many soldiers rushed out of the tent barefoot and looked at the large tent shrouded in thick smoke and fire.
Ying, shouting anxiously.
Yang Zaixing had already rushed to the middle camp. Yang Zaixing killed more than a dozen Jurchen soldiers who were blocking their way, and rushed into the warehouse camp. Supplies, grain, and fodder were all stored here. There were also hundreds of carts of loaded grain and fodder supplies that had not yet been loaded.
horses.
No order was needed, the soldiers set fire to the haystacks and the carts as they ran.
Yang Zaixing was very anxious. He was looking for the siege weapons of the Jin soldiers, but he didn't find them. There were hundreds of large tents here. He asked him to look for them. He heard shouts of killing not far away. A group of more than 2,000 Jin soldiers.
It's coming this way.
"General, here!"
Several soldiers shouted to the south, and Yang Zaixing ran over. He saw a dozen large tents filled with heavy weapons such as siege ladders and trebuchets. Yang Zaixing was overjoyed and ordered without hesitation, "Use kerosene!"
They all carried kerosene bags, which contained twenty kilograms of kerosene. They were used only at critical moments. The soldiers unscrewed the plugs of the kerosene bags and threw them into more than a dozen large tents, and then threw torches in.
"let's go!"
Yang Zaixing shouted, and hundreds of his men followed him closely, and everyone galloped away to the west on horseback.
Two thousand Jurchen soldiers have rushed into the warehouse area, but the fodder in the warehouse area was ignited and burned extremely quickly. It was blown all over the sky by the strong wind. Thick smoke filled the air. Fire was raging. Crimson flames were puffing in the smoke. The Jurchen soldiers watched
Without seeing the enemy who set the fire, there was no way to put out the fire. They themselves were surrounded by thick smoke and fire.
The north wind was strong, and the entire camp was engulfed in flames and thick smoke. Not to mention fighting the fire at this time, being able to escape was already a blessing among misfortunes.
