The sudden dispatch of troops by the Puppet Qi Army and the Xixia Army caused chaos in Nanzheng County. At this time, Zhu Shengfei could no longer take care of Chen Qing. He had no response plan at all and did not understand the enemy's situation at all. He was at a loss what to do and panicked.
He had to stamp his feet.
At this time, Lu Fayuan and Sima Wangsi, deputy envoys of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Department, rushed from Chengdu to Nanzheng County.
Zhu Shengfei quickly invited Wu Jie, the commander-in-chief, and Liu Ziyu, the prefect, and the five of them sat in the lobby to discuss countermeasures.
Wu Jie sighed and said, "I'm afraid we were wrong from the beginning."
Zhu Shengfei was startled, "What did Wu Dutong say?"
"I believe that the Jin soldiers' withdrawal from Shaanxi Road and Xihe Road was just a feint. Logically speaking, they should hand over the states to the puppet Qi army before retreating. How can there be any reason for the army to retreat directly and hand over the states to us?"
Zhu Shengfei's face looked ugly. It was he who ordered the troops to march north halfway, and now he fell into the trap. Wasn't it a mistake on his part to make a decision?
Zhu Shengfei said with a long face: "This is just Wu Dutong's guess!"
"The humble position is not just a guess, it is also based on evidence?"
Zhu Shengfei asked coldly: "What is the basis?"
"I heard from my humble position that the enemy general who took over Fengxiang Mansion was Han Chang. Han Chang is not a general of the puppet Qi army. He is an out-and-out general of the Jin soldiers. Han Chang's return to Fengxiang Mansion means that the Jin soldiers are back."
Zhu Shengfei was speechless for a moment, and Lu Fayuan quickly said: "Wu Dutong, this is not the time to hold people accountable. I should decide what to do now?"
Wu Jie bowed and said: "The humble post said that Jin Bing's feigned retreat was not to investigate the responsibility, but to consider what Jin Bing's purpose was?"
Zhu Shengfei glared at him dissatisfied, "Tell me! What is Jin Bing's purpose?"
"Before, I couldn't see through it, but now the situation is obvious. The Jin soldiers are luring the troops north, and then using the puppet Qi army to eliminate our effective forces. Before, there were a total of 60,000 troops in Sichuan and Shaanxi, but now there are only 20,000 troops in Hanzhong, and Bashu has even more
The troops are empty. If all the 40,000 troops outside are annihilated, I am afraid that Dashan Pass cannot be defended. Once the Jin soldiers invade Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shaanxi will definitely be lost!"
Everyone was silent for a while, and Zhu Shengfei finally softened his tone and asked, "Does Wu Dutong have any good suggestions?"
"The humble position suggests that the troops should be withdrawn immediately and all the Fourth Route Army be withdrawn to Hanzhong."
Zhu Shengfei nodded and said: "As far as I know, Fu Xuan's army has been withdrawn, followed by 20,000 troops from Guan Shigu, the general manager of Pingyuan, 5,000 troops from Qinzhou Chen Qing, and 10,000 troops from Lintao general Wu Gao.
Five thousand troops, I immediately sent someone to urge them to withdraw to Hanzhong."
Zhu Shengfei had no intention of continuing the discussion. He hurried back to his study and immediately drafted three orders, sent three lines of fast-horse cavalry to Pingliang, Qinzhou and Lintao, and ordered the three generals to withdraw their troops immediately and return to Hanzhong.
Coming out of the Xuanfu Siguan Yamen, Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu rode slowly side by side on horseback. Liu Ziyu asked: "How sure do you think you can withdraw the army?"
Wu Jie smiled and said: "I hope the Xuanfu envoy will issue an order. The day lilies are already cold. I sent an eagle letter to Wu Zong the day before yesterday, asking him to withdraw his troops immediately through Beixianren Pass. Wu Zong is already on the way to withdraw. Now
Fifteen thousand people should be able to withdraw along the way."
"What about Chen Qing?"
"Chen Qing is a bit troublesome. He is not in Chengji County, but fighting with the Xixia army at Ganquan Fort. I received a letter from him the day before yesterday. He was surrounded by Murong Tao and 20,000 Xixia troops in Ganquan Fort. I am afraid that he will not be able to move for a while.
"
Liu Ziyu thought for a while and smiled: "Actually, Chen Qing's problem is not big, he won't trap himself to death, right?"
"Yes! He is good at peripheral warfare. I am not worried about him. What I am worried about is Guan Shigu. There is no news at all. I am afraid that his 20,000 troops will not be saved this time!"
Liu Ziyu nodded silently, he felt the same way.
"When will Wu Dutong go north?"
Wu Jie sighed softly and said: "I'm going to leave today, but I really don't want to worry about leaving the country!"
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Zhang Zhongxiong led 20,000 puppet Qi troops to advance westward like a storm. Although Li Cheng was Marshal Zuo, he had just returned to Bianliang after being defeated in Jiangnan, and was sent to Shaanxi. He didn't know much about the situation in Shaanxi, and he didn't know much about Chen
He did not fully understand the importance of Qing, so Li Cheng decided to join forces to attack Guan Shigu in Pingliang Mansion first, and then consider dealing with Chen Qing.
But Zhang Zhongxiong was very aware of the importance of Chen Qing. The Emperor of Jin personally offered a reward. Anyone who caught Chen Qing or had his head would be granted a 10,000-family ban and a reward of 100,000 yuan.
This is to seal ten thousand households, not to be the captain of ten thousand men. So far, only one Han, Guo Yaoshi, has sealed ten thousand households, and there is no second one. Li Cheng obviously does not know about this reward.
How could Zhang Zhongxiong let this opportunity pass? Li Cheng asked him to lead his army to block Xianren Pass, but he didn't take it to heart at all. Chen Qing was a hundred times more important than Xianren Pass.
That morning, Zhang Zhongxiong led his army to Chengji County, which was Chen Qing's hometown. But to his surprise, Chengji County officials surrendered.
"Who are you?" Zhang Zhongxiong pointed his riding whip at the leading official and asked.
"I am Wang Huai, and my official position is Qinzhou General Magistrate. He was appointed by the Fourth Prince Wanyan."
Among the group of officials who followed Wang Huai to surrender, Zhang Xiao was not recorded as joining the army. He had already retreated north with Yang Yuanqing.
Zhang Zhongxiong didn't care who the other party was. He widened his eyes and asked, "Where is Chen Qing?"
"Reporting to the general, the Xixia army attacked Xining County, and Chen Tongzhi led his army north to Xining County."
Zhang Zhongxiong seemed to have missed the mark. He hurriedly rushed to Chengji County, but he missed the target. His full expectations turned into disappointment, and the tens of thousands of households he saw turned into moons in the water.
Zhang Zhongxiong became so angry that he stretched out his hand to grab Li Huai's neck and said viciously: "If you dare to lie to me again, I will massacre your Chengji County!"
Wang Huai said for a long time: "I have served as the magistrate of Qinzhou for almost three years. Chen Qing has only been in Qinzhou for more than a month. Why should the general embarrass me?"
Zhang Zhongxiong's deputy general Li Ying also advised: "General, if Chen Qing is caught so easily, will it be our turn to reward him?"
Zhang Zhongxiong was right when he thought about it. Chen Qing was able to break out from the encirclement of tens of thousands of golden soldiers and almost killed Wan Yanchang. If he was caught so easily, he would not be called Chen Qing.
Zhang Zhongxiong let go of Wang Huai and asked angrily: "Where is Xining County?"
Xining County was renamed only three years after Jianyan's death, so it's normal for Zhang Zhongxiong not to know.
"Reporting to the general, Xining County is the original Ganquan Fort."
"ah!"
Zhang Zhongxiong was stunned for a moment, that was in the territory of the Xixia people!
Although he was in the territory of the Xixia people, Zhang Zhongxiong still decided to seek wealth and honor through danger. However, Chengji County could not extract grain, so Zhang Zhongxiong had to wait for two days. On the third day, his logistics grain convoy also arrived in Chengji County.
Zhang Zhongxiong led the logistic supplies and attacked Ganquan Fort in a mighty manner.
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Xinhui Prefecture was originally a border state of the Northern Song Dynasty. After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, Xinhui Prefecture, like other border states, was devoured by the Xixia people. Although the northwest of Qinzhou is close to Xinhui Prefecture, the large desert Gobi in the south of Xinhui Prefecture is
It has become a natural barrier for Qinzhou.
Xinhui Prefecture is sparsely populated, and the south and central parts are deserted. Only Baochuan County in the north has become the only county seat of Xinhui Prefecture, and almost the entire population of the prefecture is concentrated here.
Baochuan County is a large county with a population of more than 30,000 people. There is a salt lake in its southwest, which is an important salt-producing area. Baochuan County also mainly produces salt.
The residents in the city have a typical dual structure, with high-status Dangxiang people and Qiang people, and low-status Han people. Almost all the shops are opened by Dangxiang people. The Han people work as small workers and sell their labor to earn a little money to maintain their livelihood.
Living a poor and meager life.
Another feature of Baochuan County is that it is close to the Yellow River and is an important transit point on the Yellow River. The grain transported from the Hehuang Valley and the cattle and sheep fur transported from the Hexi Corridor are transited here, and then transported to Xing, the capital of Xixia, through the Yellow River water.
Qingfu.
Therefore, the Han people also had another important job, which was to work hard on the docks of the Yellow River and carry various materials.
Early that morning, a dozen young Han Chinese in shabby clothes came to the Yellow River Pier as usual. Today they got a new job, to carry grain on the wharf and send it to the military granary.