At dusk, Tang Shaoqing led a large number of soldiers to Jingzhao City East Street and surrounded a shop.
In just a moment, the shopkeeper and two waiters were caught out.
The shopkeeper was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and trembled all over. He didn't know what he had done.
This shop is a relay store for pigeon messages. In some remote counties, transportation is difficult after heavy snowfall in winter and roads are blocked, so they can only rely on flying pigeons to send messages.
Many pigeon letters from the county are delivered to this small shop, and then they copy the letters and send them away by express delivery.
Tang Shaoqing knew the significance of this small shop very well. He had also secretly kept an eye on this small shop for a long time. The person responsible for copying letters had been bribed by him.
Some clues can be found from the pigeon letters exchanged in this small shop. Those pigeon letters are likely to mention the Song Army or the army.
But so far, they have not gotten any clues, but just a few days ago, the letter copyist discovered something strange, that is, no pigeon letter has been delivered to Zhongnan County from December to now.
This is a very unusual thing. There are a large number of businessmen in Zhongnan County. In previous years, there would be more than a dozen pigeon letters every day, but today there is not a single pigeon letter.
Tang Shaoqing made a judgment. There are two situations. One is that the weather this year is so bad that the carrier pigeons have frozen to death and cannot send pigeon messages. The second situation is that Zhongnan County has been artificially controlled and is not allowed to send pigeon messages.
But just now, Tang Shaoqing received news that a pigeon letter was sent from Zhongnan County.
This pigeon letter is very important. It proves that the reason why there are no pigeon letters in Zhongnan County is not caused by the weather, but the second conclusion is that the pigeon letters in Zhongnan County are controlled by others.
Soon, Tang Shaoqing got the pigeon letter sent from Zhongnan County today. He couldn't help but laughed proudly. Chen Qing had blocked it so tightly, but he still found a loophole.
"Follow me to the VIP Courtyard immediately!"
He got on his horse, led a dozen of his men and galloped towards the VIP courtyard where Wan Yanchang lived...
In the lobby, Wan Yanchang squinted his eyes after listening to Tang Shaoqing's report. He secretly admired in his heart that Tang Shaoqing was a genius. He actually found Chen Qing's loopholes like a cocoon. If Qi State doesn't use it, let him come to Jin State to serve.
Wan Yanchang opened the letter and read it for a while, then asked with a smile: "What can you see in this letter?"
"Beizhi went to the largest fur goods merchant in Jingzhao yesterday. He said that his shopkeeper also went to Zhongnan County to buy goods. Now there is no news at all. Not only him, but all the fur goods caravans have no news. This is abnormal.
Yes, no matter what, his shopkeeper will contact him and tell him the status of receiving the goods, and then he can arrange the sale next year.
The proprietor said that he was stamping his feet in anxiety. If there was no more news, he would go to Zhongnan County in person. However, this pigeon letter said that everything was safe and sound, which meant that there was no disaster in Zhongnan County, as usual.
Same, then there is only one reason why the news cannot be spread. The contact was artificially cut off. To be precise, Chen Qing is not allowed to leak the news."
Wan Yanchang walked to the map and carefully looked at Zhongnan County on the map. He suddenly asked: "How far is Zhongnan County from Luo Tang Road?"
"It's very close, less than fifty miles away."
Wan Yanchang nodded, "He can evacuate from Luo Tuandao in time!"
"So Beizhi suggested that we first send an army to block Luo Tuandao Road and cut off his retreat. If the supervisory army does not think that Beizhi is useless, Beizhi is willing to lead troops to Luo Tuandao."
Wan Yanchang smiled and said: "This encirclement and suppression of Chen Qing is a matter between me and the fourth prince. The Qi army should not participate in case the fourth prince is unhappy, but you can transfer the soldiers from Lantian Pass to Ziwu Valley.
Prevent him from evacuating to Hanzhong through Ziwu Valley."
"But what if Chen Qing takes Lantian Pass?"
Wan Yanchang chuckled, "I can't ask for anything more. If he enters Shangluo Road, there is a wall between the north and the south. It will be like catching a turtle in a urn."
"Good opinion from the supervisor, but the supervisor still needs to inform the King of Qin about the transfer of troops to Ziwu Valley. The military power is in his hands, and he cannot be the master of his humble position."
"I will inform him, thank you for your hard work, you can go to Hedong to work in the future!"
Tang Shaoqing already knew that Guo Zhen would succeed him in the future, and he was considering retiring from office. Unexpectedly, there was a turning point in Wan Yanchang. He said happily: "Thank you to the supervisor for your support!"
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After sending Tang Shaoqing away, Wan Yanchang immediately found Wanyan Huonv. When Wanyan Huonv heard that Chen Qing was in Zhongnan County, she was overjoyed.
"Zhongnan County is two hundred miles away. Let me set off now and I'll arrive tomorrow!"
"Nonsense!"
Wan Yanchang scolded him and asked a series of questions: "It's easy for you to rush over, but if he closes the city gate, how can you attack the city? How many days can you hold on without food and grass? Have you forgotten the lesson of Linyou County? Maybe it's not possible
This time your life will be lost there."
Wanyan Huonv also realized that he was impulsive, and he said sheepishly: "The humble position is just for simplicity, so in the opinion of the supervisor, how should we deal with him?"
"This matter must be cooperated by the fourth prince. Wait a moment. I will inform the fourth prince before we act together. He will not withdraw for a while. The key now is to seal the news tightly and not allow anyone to
News of the encirclement and suppression was leaked."
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Since the Wucheng Town Inn was bought by Chen Qing, the shopkeeper and three waiters have been replaced by scout soldiers. The inn has become an important communication channel for Chen Qing to contact Zheng Ping.
That morning, Wang Hao, the commander of Zheng Ping's soldiers, came to Wucheng Town with two soldiers on horseback.
They have Zheng Ping's control gold medal, so the checkpoints on the road will not embarrass them, and they also have good reasons to come to Wucheng Town. They come to Wucheng Town to buy wine. The Wucheng Spring Wine brewed by Wucheng Town Restaurant is very famous in Fengxiang Mansion.
The snow was more than knee-deep, and the three cavalrymen walked hard on the snow-covered official road. It was almost dark before they arrived at Wucheng Town. The New Year was only ten days away. Many houses in the town had posted peach charms and door gods. It was slightly more
There was a bit of a festive atmosphere.
The restaurants in Wucheng Town have been closed. Wang Hao and the three of them must stay in the town for one night and buy wine tomorrow.
The three of them came to the inn and tied the horses to the wooden stakes outside. They opened the door and found a steaming lobby. Next to the lobby was a dining hall that also provided food and wine. More than twenty guests were drinking and chatting in the dining hall.
The sound is quite noisy.
A waiter immediately came up to him and asked, "Are the three military masters staying in the hotel?"
"I came to the restaurant to buy drinks, but it was closed. I can only stay one night. Please give us two rooms."
"No problem, we have a hostel. Please come and register, and I will arrange a horse for you."
"Feed them good fodder and clean water!"
"Okay!"
The waiter went out, and Wang Hao came to the counter and exchanged glances with the shopkeeper casually. There were so many people in the restaurant that they didn't dare to be seen.
The shopkeeper is Jiang Chao, who is in his thirties and looks very smart and capable. Chen Qing's scout battalion is planning to establish a field department, which is a department dedicated to collecting intelligence. This Jiang Chao will be the scout chief of the field department.
Jiang Chao smiled while registering: "The Wucheng Spring Wine in the restaurant is really good. The military master will come here often to buy wine in the future!"
"I should come here often and stay at your store."
"Then there is no need to register. The three guests live in the two rooms on the second floor in the east. Opposite you are businessmen from Qinzhou. They are nice people. You can chat!"
The shopkeeper Jiang Chao was hinting to Wang Hao that the person opposite was sent by the commander.
"I'm so tired, hurry up and arrange a room!"
A waiter held a lantern and led the three of them up to the second floor, all the way to the east end. The waiter knocked on the door rhythmically, and the door opened. Wang Hao ducked in while two of his men went to arrange the room.
The lights in the room were dim, and there were three men standing there. Wang Hao recognized one of them at a glance, named Li Quan, who was the scout who had agreed last time to be responsible for contacting him in the future.
"When did the three of you arrive?"
Li Quan smiled and said: "We just arrived yesterday, let's sit down and talk first."
After a few people finished, Wang Hao asked in a deep voice: "Is there any way to contact the commander urgently?"
"We do. We brought two letter eagles. They can fly back directly. Is there an emergency?"
Wang Hao nodded, "There is indeed urgent news. The Jin soldiers have prepared to encircle and suppress the leader. General Zheng said that this time the gold master personally ordered it, led by Wan Yanchang. The strength of the troops is Wanyan Huonv leading five thousand Jurchen cavalry, and then
Wanyan Alupu led 5,000 Jurchen cavalry. They were responsible for direct combat. Then Dutong Commander Zhao Bin led 30,000 auxiliary troops to intercept the commander at the periphery. The operation had already begun. Yesterday, Wanyan Alupu led 5,000 Jurchen cavalry and set off first.
, the Xie Congjun will also set off tomorrow."
Li Quan's expression became extremely serious. This was a big matter, and the commander didn't even know about it. They had to report it early tomorrow morning.
Wang Hao continued: "The command for this operation is dragnet. And remember, if the situation is critical, you can ask Li Nong for help. There are five auxiliary armies in total. He is the second army. The soldiers have blue helmets. He is
A descendant of the founding general Li Jixun, his position in surrendering to the Jin Kingdom is unstable."
"What about General Zheng?"
Wang Hao smiled bitterly and said: "He was left by Wanyan Wushu to guard the camp and warehouse. He cannot participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Song army this time!"
Wang Hao repeated the key information again.
Li Quan nodded silently, he completely remembered it.
