The general who accompanied Chen Qing to Pingzhou was Deputy Capital Commander Wang Duo, who was nearly fifty years old and a veteran of the Western Army. He was the brother of Wang Yan, the leader of the Eight-Character Army, and he had been Niu Gao's deputy general in these years.
, his personal martial arts skills are not high, but he is cautious and tenacious, good at defense, and loyal to Chen Qing. This time he was appointed by Chen Qing as the governor of Pingzhou, and he will lead 30,000 troops to garrison Pingzhou.
After entering Pingzhou, both sides of the official road became even colder, and ordinary people were completely invisible, and the people all hid one after another.
"Your Highness, I feel that the people in Pingzhou are more hostile to us, even more hostile than those in Yanshan Prefecture. I really don't understand why they are Han Chinese and have such an attitude towards us."
Chen Qingdan said: "If you understand history, you won't be surprised."
"Your Highness, please give me some advice. I am willing to listen attentively!"
"It's a long story, so let's just talk about it! Thousands of years ago, the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty rebelled. After the rebel army was suppressed, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and their families were settled in Hebei and Guanlong. Although these soldiers were
Although they have a Han appearance, they have actually become barbarians. They did not become obedient people in the Central Plains. Instead, they formed two major military groups, the Hebei Military Group and the Guanlong Military Group.
Later, they established the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou respectively. In the end, the Guanlong Military Group defeated the Hebei Military Group. Both the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were established by the Guanlong Military Group.
During the Mid-Tang Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion was also related to the Hebei Military Group. After the Anshi Rebellion, Yanshan Prefecture became the home of the vassal and town separatist regime. From then on, the Han people in Yanshan Prefecture and the Han people in the Central Plains burned not just one stick of incense, but now there are two to three hundred
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Wang Duo nodded silently, "I understand, I understand!"
"So after we seize Yanshan Road, we will send a large number of internal guards to station to monitor the movements of the wealthy families on Yanshan Road and prevent them from colluding with the Jin Kingdom, especially Pingzhou!"
Chen Qing said to Wang Duo: "Pingzhou is the bridgehead for the Jin Kingdom to regain Yanshan Road. They will definitely penetrate into Pingzhou, secretly form an army in Pingzhou, cooperate with the Jin soldiers inside and outside, and seize Yuguan. This is what I am most worried about. You
As the governor of Pingzhou, we must be highly vigilant, fully cooperate with the internal guards, and immediately send troops to suppress any signs of rebellion. We must kill all the wealthy families who participated in the rebellion, and we must not be lenient."
"Your Highness's warning, I will bear this in mind!"
The army arrived at Yuguan. Tang Huai was at Yuguan at this time and went out of the city to welcome King Yong.
Chen Qingxiao asked: "Have you received the military orders I sent a few days ago?"
Tang Huai bowed and said: "I have received my humble post. Three hundred thousand-stone ships have been sent to the mouth of the Juma River to transfer supplies to Daxing City."
Chen Qing asked again: "Are the remaining ships still on Juehua Island?"
Tang Huai nodded and said: "I have established a base on Juehua Island with two thousand troops stationed there. Thirty of the remaining two hundred thousand-stone warships are anchored there, and the others are anchored on the Pingzhou coast.
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Tang Huai met with Wang Duo again. He knew that Wang Duo was here to replace him. After all, they were naval forces and could not always be stationed in Pingzhou.
When everyone entered Yuguan, they saw that Yuguan was under construction. Tang Huai quickly explained: "After a fierce battle with the Jurchen army while guarding Yuguan, we also discovered some weaknesses in Guancheng. First, the Nanguan city wall is relatively low, and it is easy to
Climbing, secondly, Beiguan City needs to be taller and wider, so that its defensive capabilities will be even greater."
"Not bad!"
Chen Qing repeatedly praised: "General Tang is not only a city defender, but also a well digger, which is admirable!"
"Your Highness, thank you very much. In fact, I have another plan, which is currently being implemented. Please, Your Highness and General Wang come with me!"
Tang Huai took Chen Qing and Wang Duo to the North City Wall. On the North City Wall, soldiers and craftsmen were building the wall. The land outside was scorched black, and large bloodstains were still very clear, showing the fierce battle.
Tang Huai pointed to a faint river that could be seen in the distance: "That's Yushui over there, about five miles away from us. I want to divert a tributary to form a moat. What do you think, Your Highness?"
Chen Qingdan smiled and said: "This question is not something you and I can decide. We should ask General Wang!"
Chen Qing glanced at Wang Duo and asked, "What does General Wang think?"
Wang Duo bowed and said: "Your Highness, please give me half an hour so that I can go and have a look."
Chen Qing said happily: "Okay!"
Wang Duo bowed and went down to the city with a few soldiers. Tang Huai praised: "General Wang is said to be cautious. Now it seems that he is well-deserved. If he is made the general of Pingzhou, Yuguan will be fine!"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Take me to see the situation in Guancheng!"
"Your Highness, please come this way!"
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Half an hour later, Wang Duo came back. He bowed to Chen Qing and said, "General Tang's idea is feasible, but Wei Chen has a new idea!"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Why don't we go see the river together!"
Everyone rode horses and came to the edge of Yushui. This river is not big, only seven or eight feet wide. It flows from the north. It should pass through Yuguan, but it turns eastward in the north of Yuguan and flows into the sea.
Wang Duo said to Chen Qing: "If we divert a tributary from here to Yuguan to build a moat, it is feasible. However, there is a flaw in it. It is easy to be intercepted by the enemy's direct filling of soil, and this tributary will be useless."
Tang Huai's face heated up, and he clasped his fists and said, "General Wang is still thoughtful. I really didn't think of this."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "General Wang, continue!"
Wang Duo continued: "But General Tang has a good idea of using the river water for defense. He is considering building another Guancheng by the river as the front defense of Yuguan. With the addition of Yushui, there will be three lines of defense in the entire Yuguan.
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"Excellent!"
Tang Huai immediately praised: "General Wang Duo's method is very practical and effective. It is ten times better than the low-level job of diverting water into a moat!"
Chen Qing looked at both sides. The width here is similar to that of Yuguan, which is also about three miles. There are mountains on one side and the sea on the other. It should be feasible to build a three-mile long Guancheng.
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "But has General Wang ever thought about how if the Jurchens attack this city, how will our defenders retreat?"
This is indeed a big problem. Once the enemy breaks through the city, the cavalry will inevitably rush in. However, the Western Army soldiers are infantry and are five miles away from the main city. The infantry may not be able to reach the main city and will be chased by the Jurchen cavalry.
, then the whole army will be destroyed.
Wang Duo thought for a while, then looked at the sea to the east. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Your Highness, you can run into the sea!"
Chen Qing nodded, "Tell me more about it!"
"I can build a pier plank road on the seaside and fill it with ships. Once the Western Army cannot hold Guancheng, they can go down to the city from the easternmost corridor and go directly to the plank road to board the ship. In order to be sure, two more arrangements are needed.
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"go on!"
"I am considering the first deployment. I will dig several north-south trenches in Guancheng and sprinkle them with calamus pears. This is to prevent the cavalry from entering Guancheng and charging towards the plank road dock, and to buy time for the soldiers to retreat."
"Can!"
Chen Qing agreed, "Let's talk about the second deployment!"
"The second deployment I am considering is to arrange a few navy ships on the sea to prevent the enemy from sneaking behind us from the water, especially at night!"
Chen Qingxiao asked Tang Huaidao: "How is this arrangement?"
"very necessary!"
Tang Huai said quickly: "Actually, this is how we captured Yuguan!"
Chen Qing nodded and said happily: "Then deploy a small naval force, more than twenty warships, and a thousand people are enough."
Wang Duo was overjoyed and bowed, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your support!"