The Jinbing camp still had a lot of supplies. In addition to grain, grass, armor, and thousands of war horses, the two thousand Jurchen soldiers had not yet been organized and had no war horses. They were killed by the 500 cavalry led by Chen Qing and fled in all directions.
, they set fire to the forage camp of the Jin soldiers, and the fire took advantage of the wind, turning the Jin soldiers' camp into a sea of fire.
Chen Qing did not stay long, and then drove thousands of horses to the east. As soon as Chen Qinghe's men left, Captain Semu Tatsu led 5,000 troops and rushed to the camp. The camp was in chaos.
When Mu Da heard that the Song army general had withdrawn eastward with his war horses, he immediately shouted, "Follow me!" without hesitation.
He led five thousand cavalry and galloped eastward along the river in pursuit...
Jin soldiers have arrived at the camp one after another. Wanyan Alupu's face is extremely ugly. He already knows that there is only one empty camp left in Jiwangpo. The Song army ran away and took away all the wounded soldiers. He was killed and injured.
Tens of thousands of people were not even caught, yet Chen Qing ran away. How could he explain it to the fourth prince?
He cursed the generals loudly, and at this moment, there was a faint rumbling and explosion sound from the east.
The generals looked at each other, and Han Chang said anxiously: "I'm afraid General Semuta is in trouble."
"Damn Chen Qing, I have to cut him into pieces with my own hands!"
Wanyan Alupu gritted his teeth with hatred, and said to Wanyan Tuo, the commander of ten thousand men: "You lead two thousand brothers to guard the camp for me. The remaining fire is extinguished, and the food and materials are carefully counted. The rest of the army mounts and comes with me to meet Semu.
General Da."
Ten thousand troops mounted their horses one after another and swept towards the east following their general Wanyan Alupu.
Chen Qing immediately responded and used more than a hundred barrels of gunpowder mixed with poisonous nails to kill Semuda's pursuers and injure more than a thousand others. Taking advantage of the enemy's chaos, he led his cavalry to turn south again.
, ran to the far south, turned back and ran westward in the woods.
The five hundred soldiers all rode two horses to ensure speed and stamina. They galloped all the way. After running for more than 20 miles, they passed by the main force of 10,000 Jin soldiers. After a while, they returned to Jiwang Slope.
There are no enemy troops in the Jiwangpo Camp, and it is deserted. Only a few residual fires are still burning on the hillside. Dozens of Ranger Cavalry even deployed at the foot of the hillside have also been withdrawn. There is quite a kind of people.
The feeling of taking away the coolness of tea.
Although the Jin Bing camp seemed to have another chance, Chen Qing still restrained himself. He and the soldiers quickly left Jiwangpo without stopping, and rushed westward under the cover of night, quickly disappearing into the night.
From the beginning to the end, everyone in the Jin army thought that Chen Qing led his army to withdraw from Dashan Pass, and even Wanyan Wushu believed it.
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At dawn, Chen Qing caught up with the resting main force at the entrance of the West Valley. Everyone heaved a long sigh of relief when the leader returned.
Liu Cui stepped forward and said, "Commander Qi, my father wants to see you."
Chen Qing nodded. He first wrote a letter to the eagle and asked the letter eagle to send it back to Dashanguan. Then he came to see Liu Ziyu.
Liu Ziyu was lying on the ground, with more than a dozen soldiers guarding him. It could be seen that he looked very bad. The soldiers carried him on horseback last night, and the journey was bumpy, and the wound was a bit serious.
"How do Liu Dutong feel?" Chen Qing squatted down and asked.
Liu Ziyu gave a thumbs up and praised: "The withdrawal commanded by the commander last night was very beautiful. He deceived tens of thousands of gold soldiers and the whole army retreated safely. I have to accept it."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Actually, it was a fluke. If Jin Bing deployed an army below the slope, it might not have been so smooth."
"It's not a fluke, it's because you killed too many Jin soldiers, causing them to have a shortage of troops. That's why they didn't deploy troops at the foot of the hillside. It can be regarded as God's will!"
Liu Ziyu sighed softly and asked again: "I heard from Quanzi that the commander is going to Qinzhou?"
Chen Qing nodded, "Since I am the envoy of Qinzhou, I naturally want to capture Qinzhou!"
Liu Ziyu pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, the capture of Qinzhou can be slowed down. I think the commander can take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin soldiers to attack Dashan Pass with all their strength, and make a good effort behind the Jin soldiers to reduce the pressure on Dashan Pass, and finally Wanyan
Wu Shu could not attack Dashan Pass and had to retreat, and the commander was indispensable!"
Liu Ziyu's suggestion opened a window in Chen Qing's eyes and made his eyes brighten.
Chen Qing nodded and smiled: "I will definitely consider Dutong's suggestion. The top priority is to send Dutong and the wounded soldiers back to Xianren Pass."
"Thank you very much, Commander. My life was saved this time by the Commander. I have no way to repay you. Please take away the rest of the army commanders!"
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After resting for an hour, the army continued westward and arrived at Xianren Pass at noon the next day. When Liu Zan heard that his father was injured, he personally took the carriage to greet his father ten miles away. He also met with Chen Qing and led the army to Xianren Pass.
rest.
On top of Xianrenguan City, Liu Zan said to his brother Liu Cui: "I also need people here, why don't you stay and help me?"
Liu Cui said with a smile: "It is my father's wish for me to follow Commander Chen. Of course I must obey my father's arrangements!"
"Don't pretend to be stupid in front of me. Father said I respect your choice!"
Liu Cui smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, why do you need to make things difficult for me?"
Liu Zan was silent for a while and asked: "Why did you choose to follow him?"
"There are many reasons. He is wise, brave, decisive, he knows rewards and punishments well, and he leads troops well. These are not the real reasons that make me willing to follow him. In fact, there is only one reason. When he retreated, he did not abandon a single wounded soldier, even if it was
A humble groom was injured, but he did not leave him behind. In order to allow the wounded soldiers to retreat safely, he would rather lead his troops into danger. Although these were small things and no one mentioned them, all the soldiers saw them.
including me."
Liu Zan nodded, "I understand, and I respect your choice. No matter what, he saved my father's life this time, and I will definitely repay him in the future."
"How will dad arrange it?" Liu Cui asked.
"I specifically asked the military doctor. The military doctor said that my father's tendons and veins were seriously injured, and the remaining poison in his internal organs is difficult to eliminate. I am afraid that he will not be able to use weapons for the rest of his life. In fact, this is a good thing. My father can stay away from the battlefield. I plan to let him stay in Xianren Pass first.
After recovering from the fracture, he will be sent to Chengdu to recuperate and try to cleanse the remaining poison in the body. It happens that my eldest brother is also in Chengdu, so he can take good care of his father."
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At the same moment when the Liu brothers were talking, Chen Qing was also thinking about his next course of action in the big tent.
Liu Ziyu's suggestion was like a guiding light, making Chen Qing's eyes suddenly clear and he knew what his next step should be.
It is already early winter, and the river has frozen. It was thin ice a few days ago, but the ice layer on the river has become very thick in the past two days. It will snow soon. The armies of Song and Jin will be at a standstill at Dashan Pass.
A state of confrontation is conducive to one's own actions.
"Yuanqing, what do you think?" Chen Qing asked Yang Yuanqing next to him.
Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly and said: "We should bring 2,500 people!"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "The wounded soldiers will be left to recuperate. I have already negotiated with Liu Zan."
"In this case, we will have 500 more horses. These 500 horses can carry tents, food and grass supplies, etc. Winter is about to enter. We will spend most of our time in the wilderness, so the logistics conditions need to be strengthened."
Chen Qing nodded, "This plan is good and can be adopted. Where is Fatty Zheng?"
Chen Qing glanced at Zheng Ping.
Zheng Ping grinned, "I only come up with bad ideas, how can I have any good solutions?"
"Then tell me your bad idea!"
Zheng Ping scratched his head and said: "My idea is to keep a low profile and don't let Wanyan Wushu pay attention to us. Let's pretend to be Liu Ziyu's generals, or give us a random name, Yang Qing, Ma Qing, Niu Qing, etc. That's what I mean
, as long as they are unknown people, our risks will be much smaller."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Niu Qing, Ma Qing doesn't sound good, so let's call her Yang Qing!"
Early the next morning, Chen Qing led 2,500 cavalrymen to leave Xianren Pass and go north, disappearing into the vast mountains.