Zhang Jun quickly stepped forward to take the sword, looked it up and down carefully, then gently pulled out the sword, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Is this the general's sword?"
Chen Qing nodded, "It was originally Wanyan Lou's sword, but it was taken away by a humble official, and he used it to cut off Wanyan Lou's head."
"Do you know what kind of sword this is?"
"I only know it is a famous sword!"
This is nonsense. How could Wanyan Lou’s sword be of ordinary quality?
Zhang Jun's face showed a look of pain, "This is the famous sword Zhanlu, and it is also the sword of the Supreme Emperor!"
It turned out to be the sword of Song Huizong Zhao Ji. Chen Qing realized in his heart that it seemed that this sword no longer belonged to him.
"Where is the head in Wanyan Lou's room?" At this moment, Zhang Jun finally believed it.
Chen Qing placed a wooden box on the table and opened the lid. Inside was the human head from Wanyan Lou's room. The neck was sealed with lime, and the face was still lifelike.
At this time, an official walked in, bowed and saluted and said: "Xuanfu is looking for me?"
"Wu Canjun, come and see if this head is from Wanyan Lou's house?"
This official is called Wu Qu. He was originally the governor of Fuzhou and was highly regarded by Zhang Jun. Now he serves as Zhang Jun's clerk and joins the army.
He had seen Wanyan Lou's room many times in Yanzhou and was quite familiar with it.
Wu Qu had a serious look on his face. He stepped forward and looked at his face carefully, then looked behind his ears. He nodded and said to Zhang Jun, "No problem, it is indeed Wanyan Lou's room!"
"Are you sure?"
"It is certain that Wanyan Loushi has a large red plum blossom mole behind his ear. This is his unique feature, so he must be the one with the lowest status."
Zhang Jun was overjoyed and said to Chen Qing with a smile, "Congratulations to Chen Dutou for his unparalleled achievements. I want to send someone to Lin'an immediately for this head and sword. I wonder if General Chen has any other tokens?"
"There are also Wanyan Lou's gold medal, official seal, and his golden-backed sword. I had someone send them to me right away. It's just Wanyan Lou's bow and arrow. I'm very comfortable with it."
"You can keep bows, arrows, horses, etc. for your own use. The key is the gold medal and official seal. Give me the sword as well, and I will send it to Lin'an together."
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Everyone was undoubtedly happy to meet with coach Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun can add a few highlights of his achievements in his official report to make the report less ugly. It can be said that Chen Qing's contribution this time is crucial to Zhang Jun's career.
Zhang Jun also readily agreed to accept the refugees into Sichuan. Chen Qing himself also received a commendation. Zhang Jun officially made him a general commander and rewarded him with a thousand taels of silver.
This is equivalent to a three-level promotion, skipping the two steps of preparing general and deputy general, and being promoted to full general in one step. This is also the only general who was personally promoted by Zhang Jun after the Battle of Fuping.
Of course, this is just a position in the military, and the corresponding official rank must be awarded after approval by the Ministry of War. This is the key, just like military ranks.
Chen Qing left Ziwu Pass the next morning and led 300 soldiers to Dashan Pass.
Three days later, Chen Qing led his troops to Dashan Pass.
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Wu Jie and Wang Yan personally welcomed the arrival of this legendary young general.
Wang Yan immediately accompanied Chen Qing to understand the Song army's deployment.
"Du Tong, why is the camp not stationed at Dashanguan, but at Monk Yuan, twenty miles to the north?"
Monk was originally a protruding point protruding to the north of Zhongnan Mountain, just like a crocodile extending its mouth into the pass. Although the terrain here is also very dangerous, it is still much inferior to the danger of Dashan Pass.
Wang Yan smiled slightly and said: "This is actually Wu Dutong's brilliance. Tell me, what is the difference between garrisoning troops in Monk Yuan and garrisoning troops in Dashanguan?"
Chen Qing looked at the Guanzhong Plain in the distance, pondered for a moment and said: "At Dashan Pass, we are on the defensive, while the garrison at Heshangyuan is both offensive and defensive."
"You saw it accurately!"
Wang Yan nodded approvingly. He also looked at the Guanzhong Plain in the distance and sighed: "The original monk was like a poisonous thorn stuck in the back of the Jurchens. Although there are Luo Tang Road, Ziwu Road and Baoxie Road from Guanzhong to Hanzhong.
Waiting for the main road, but if the Jin soldiers don't pull out the poisonous thorn that threatens Guanzhong, Monk Yuan, can they kill Hanzhong?"
Only then did Chen Qing understand that it was no wonder that the Jin soldiers were able to sweep through the Song Dynasty, but were still unable to capture Sichuan. The root cause was the chess piece laid by Wu Jie under Monk Yuan.
"How do you plan to arrange humble positions?"
Wang Yan thought for a while and said: "Li Jiang was killed in battle, so I decided to appoint you as the commander of the Scout Battalion of the Eight-Character Army. It just so happened that the commander promoted you to the commander. It is justifiable for you to take charge of the scout battalion. Wu Dutong will allocate more money."
With your two hundred elites, you have five hundred men under your command, enough to take charge alone."
"Wu Dutong wants to put his humble position on the periphery?" Chen Qing understood their strategic intention.
Wang Yan looked at Chen Qingdao: "Your actions in Jingzhao City have given us a lot of inspiration. Wu Dutong and I agreed that if there is an army harassing the enemy's logistics and food and grass transportation on the periphery, it will directly affect the Jin soldiers."
The attack on Monk Yuan, and the commander who will carry out this mission is none other than you."
Chen Qing was speechless. He picked up the soft peach and pinched it with both hands.
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Early the next morning, Chen Qing led five hundred cavalry from Dashan Pass northward.
Wang Yan stood on the pass and watched Chen Qing go north. Wu Jie also slowly stepped forward and said with a smile: "I heard that Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zongfu jointly offered a reward for his head. The price has increased to 100,000 yuan, and the price of your head and mine is
Altogether, they are less than half of his age, and they are still less than twenty-four years old. What a terrifying future they have!"
Wang Yan also sighed: "Whenever the country faces danger, young heroes like him will emerge. This is our great fortune in the Song Dynasty!"
Wu Jie's face became serious, "I just received news that the Jin soldiers sent 50,000 more troops from Hedong and the Central Plains to Guanzhong. The Jurchens' strength reached 80,000, plus 50,000 Qi troops and tens of thousands of Guanzhong surrender troops. Guanzhong
The total enemy force strength will be close to 200,000, which may mean opening up the road into Sichuan."
Wang Yan's expression also changed and he asked anxiously: "Does the commander know?"
"That's what the commander sent someone to tell me."
"What about the court?"
"The imperial court should also know that the Jin Kingdom's strategy has moved westward, but Nianhan's east-route army is still in Jianghuai, and the imperial court has no time to look westward. We can only rely on ourselves in Sichuan and Shaanxi, but Liu Ziyu still has 8,000 troops on Xihe Road.
, Liu Qi still has 10,000 troops on Qinfeng Road, and he can also contain some of the Jin soldiers."
Wang Yan frowned, "You have forgotten the Xixia army. How could they not take advantage of the situation? Liu Qi's army is going to fight against Xixia, and Liu Ziyu's army is going to guard Xihe Road. I'm afraid they won't be able to support us."
Wu Jie laughed, "So what if two hundred thousand golden soldiers come? The monks can't hold so many people. As long as we are well prepared, we will be blocked by soldiers and flooded by water, so why worry?"
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On the official road from Pujin Pass on the Yellow River to Jingzhao, large trucks transporting grain and grass were packed one after another. The official road was so overwhelming that the edges could not be seen at a glance.
This is when the Jin soldiers forced 200,000 civilians to transport 300,000 shi of grain and 200,000 dans of fodder to Guanzhong.
Because Guanzhong was empty, Wanyan Zongbi ordered tens of thousands of households to be escorted from the north of Shaanxi Road to fill Guanzhong, and ordered them to farm and farm to provide food for the Jin soldiers.
The Jin Kingdom massively increased its troops in Guanzhong and opening up the road to Sichuan was certainly their strategic intention, but fully occupying Shaanxi Road, Qinfeng Road and Xihe Road was their top priority.
Although the Jin soldiers won the Battle of Fuping, Wu's army still occupied Monk Plains and threatened Guanzhong. Liu Qi's army was in Jingzhou, and Liu Ziyu's army was in Weizhou, continuing to fight against the Jin soldiers.
The 30,000 Jin soldiers and tens of thousands of surrendered troops in Guanzhong alone could not achieve the Jin Kingdom's strategic goal of occupying the northwest. Only then did Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Kingdom order an additional 50,000 elite troops to be sent to Guanzhong. At the same time, he sent an envoy to Xixia and ordered
Xixia also cooperated in sending troops.
That morning, a Jurchen cavalry force of several thousand people rushed out from Pujin Pass and galloped westward like lightning. The leader of the cavalry was about thirty years old, tall and burly, with a fierce appearance and holding a gold-backed sword.
This person was Wanyan Huonv, the eldest son of Wanyan Lou's family. She was a famous fierce general in the Jin Kingdom and was appointed as the left guard in Taiyuan. When he heard that his father was beheaded by a Song general, he was extremely sad and obtained the consent of the Jin Emperor.
Taiyuan came to Jingzhao to avenge his father.
Wanyan Huonv led his army through a small town. He suddenly reined in his horse in front of a high wall at the entrance of the town. There was a reward notice posted on the high wall.
The reward amount is actually 100,000 yuan, which is probably the highest reward offered by the Jin Kingdom.
"Song general Chen Qing will be rewarded with one hundred thousand guan for his head!"
"Chen Qing!" Wan Yanhuo Nu said the name silently.
"I don't want any reward, I want to behead him on the battlefield with my own hands!"
Wan Yanhuo Nu gritted her teeth, whipped her horse fiercely, and galloped towards the town.
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