Li Boliang really had a headache. As the county magistrate, he certainly didn't want the Jurchens to come to Linyou County. It would be a disaster not only for the people, but also for their officials.
They surrendered to the Jin State two years ago when Wanyan Lou's family was in Shaanxi Province. The Song Army came back and the officials of Fengxiang Prefecture and Jingzhao Prefecture revolted and surrendered to the Song Dynasty. Then the Song Army suffered another defeat in Fuping, and the Jin soldiers once again
Sweeping through Guanzhong and massacring them, the governor of Fengxiang was so frightened that he threw away his seal and fled. This left local officials like them at a loss as to what to do, so it was best not to cause trouble.
It happened that the shopkeeper of this fodder shop was very troublesome, so he came to report that Song Army cavalry was hiding in Linyou County. Wasn't this causing trouble for him?
Du Jing, an aide, gave him advice: "If the county king really doesn't want to be troublesome, it's actually easy to ask the shopkeeper to provide evidence or write a guarantee. If it's not the Song Army cavalry he said, he must bear full responsibility."
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Li Boliang was confused: "That being said, I'm afraid that if it's really the cavalry, and the Jin people pursue it in the future, I will be unable to bear the consequences."
At this moment, a government officer rushed over and said, "County Lord, a golden army has arrived and has entered the city!"
Li Boliang's head buzzed, he was in big trouble now!
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At dawn the next day, an army of two hundred people left the county town and ran towards Qilin Village, followed far behind by a thousand gold soldiers.
This Jin army is half Jurchen and half Han. The leader of the general is Xiao Yantuo, a Khitan noble. He surrendered to the Jurchens very early. He made great achievements in destroying the Liao Kingdom and was awarded the title of Meng'an.
This time he was ordered to inspect the boundaries of Linyou County and planned to stay for two days before going back. Unexpectedly, he heard news about the Song Army cavalry as soon as he arrived at the county seat.
Although it was still unclear, Xiao Yantuo's intuition told him that apart from that cavalry, no one would buy three thousand dans of fodder, nor would they raise cattle or mules.
Xiao Yantuo immediately sent people back to Fengxiang County to report to Wanyan Meili.
The person leading the troops at the front was the county captain Min Wu, who led the two hundred soldiers in Linyou County and was responsible for maintaining local security.
Min Wu cursed Shopkeeper Wang for being meddlesome, but he had no choice. They were driven by the Jin soldiers, who would kill them if they didn't obey. He had no choice but to lead two hundred soldiers and run northward.
As the Jin soldiers approached the canyon, they were immediately spotted by the sentry at the mouth of the canyon. Three gunpowder arrows flew into the air one after another, and 'pop!' exploded in the air with a crisp sound.
Xiao Yantuo narrowed his eyes and saw that it was actually a gunpowder arrow. This was something that the rebels could not possess. He immediately ordered: "Send the order to the front troops to speed up the mountain!"
At this time, more than 400 Song troops in the military camp also quickly gathered. They were divided into eight teams and guarded the winding mountain road up the mountain.
Chen Qing stood on the edge of the cliff and watched the situation in the valley. From a distance, he saw a team of more than 200 people running towards the mountain. The armor was still the Song Army's Xiang Army leather armor, but there were a thousand soldiers behind it, and the flags were
It’s the five-color flag of Tiefutu, and it’s Wanyan Zongbi’s army.
Chen Qing knew very well that this battle would come sooner or later, so he went to buy supplies and food the next day after arriving at the village. He didn't care even if he was discovered by the Jin soldiers.
The soldiers brought bundles of crossbows and arrows, and more than two hundred bows from the city guards were also brought. The soldiers strung their bows and stood ready.
Chen Qing pointed to a pile of wood again, "Saw them completely short, we will need them later!"
Yesterday they felled dozens of big trees to prepare for winter firewood. They didn't have time to saw them open yet, so they could be made into rolling logs.
Dozens of soldiers set up saws and quickly cut the wood, and soon there were dozens of three-foot-long rolling logs...
Lieutenant General Li Yuanqing pointed to the bend below and suggested: "Lead a group of brothers to establish a defensive point there to block the enemy and slow down the enemy's speed up the mountain."
"What's your defense?"
"Use bags of dirt!"
Chen Qing looked at the terrain carefully and readily agreed. Yang Yuanqing immediately led his soldiers to run down carrying mud bags and built a mud bag wall at the last turning. He personally led fifty soldiers to build it with crossbows and spears.
The first line of defense.
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Two hundred soldiers from Linyou County were the first to go up the mountain. They had the lowest status, followed by five hundred Han soldiers, while five hundred Jurchen soldiers rested at the foot of the mountain.
Tiantai Mountain is not high, with a vertical height of only two to three hundred meters, but it spirals up the mountain and takes at least a dozen turns to reach the top.
The two hundred soldiers held spears in their hands and bent forward little by little, not daring to take a breath. The five hundred Han soldiers behind them held shields, but their armor was still leather and could not block the powerful crossbow arrows.
The two hundred soldiers turned a corner, and fifty steps above them was the mud bag wall. They had entered the attack range of the Song army.
Chen Qing looked at the two hundred soldiers who were almost crawling in the mud and ordered without mercy: "Shoot with arrows!"
Two hundred and forty tall soldiers opened their city-defending bows, tilting the arrow tips upward. Two hundred and forty arrows were shot out at the same time. The three-foot-long arrows drew countless arcs and rained down towards the city.
Two hundred Han soldiers were shot over their heads.
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On the official road north of Fengxiang County, three thousand Jurchen cavalry and three thousand Khitan cavalry are rushing towards Linyou County. The leading general is Wanyan Huonv, the son of Wanyan Loushi.
Well-known among the Jurchen tribes, he was left behind in Taiyuan, but in order to avenge his father, he led his army to support Guanzhong.
Wanyan Huonv arrived in Fengxiang County yesterday, but just yesterday, Wanyan Meili finally confirmed the identity of the leader of the 500 Song army who attacked Qishan County. It was Chen Qing, the Song general who killed Wanyan Lou's room.
There are three reasons for confirmation. First, some Han soldiers heard that the opponent's general was called General Chen, with the surname Chen.
Second, the leader of the Song Army used a zhangbapin iron spear, which was the same as the large iron spear that assassinated Wanyan Lou's house. This was not a standard spear, but a special weapon. I am afraid there are not many in the world.
But the most important reason is the third reason. The Jurchen centurion Wanyan Wuhuai recognized the horse that the Song general was riding, which was the white dragon colt of Wanyan Lou's house.
Just after it was confirmed that General Song's identity was Chen Qing, Wan Yan Huo Nu arrived.
At the same time, Wanyan Mili received an eagle letter from Xiao Yantuo from Linyou County, and found a Song Army cavalry in Linyou County, which was highly suspected of attacking the Song Army in Qishan County.
Wanyan Huonv almost didn't rest and immediately led 6,000 cavalry to Linyou County.
This news even alarmed the Jinbing coach Wanyan Zongbi, who rushed to Fengxiang with 500 soldiers overnight.
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In just half a day, 700 Han troops were forced to attack four times by Jurchen soldiers with sharp axes. More than 500 people were killed. The mountain road was littered with the corpses of Han soldiers who had been shot and smashed to death.
The fighting power of the Han army was very poor. They attacked four times and failed to break through even the first line of defense.
In fact, it is normal. They had no fighting ability when they were soldiers of the Song Dynasty. When the Jin soldiers came to kill them, they surrendered and became Jin soldiers. Their equipment and treatment were discriminated against. They were regarded as military slaves by the Jurchens. How could they become Jin soldiers?
Desperately?
The Song army suffered less than ten casualties, almost all of which were shot by stray arrows. One of them was killed in action. He fell off the cliff and died after being shot by a stray arrow.
"Meng'an, do you want to continue the attack?" a Jurchen centurion asked the general Xiao Yantuo.
Xiao Yantuo shook his head. He could see that the terrain was very unfavorable for an attack. He only had 500 Jurchen soldiers under his command. If he attacked by force, he would not only be unable to attack, but would also lose hundreds of people.
"I have already reported to the Captain of Ten Thousands, please wait for news from the Captain of Ten Thousands!"
Speaking of this, he said to the county captain Min Wu: "Look for me nearby villagers. I want to know, besides this road, is there any other way up the mountain?"
Half an hour later, Chen Qing received news from the sentry at the mouth of the valley that the Jurchens had withdrawn from the mouth of the valley and retreated towards the county seat.
He immediately ordered the soldiers to go down the mountain to clean up the corpses and collect arrows and weapons.
All the soldiers knew very well that the Jin soldiers would never be willing to suffer a disastrous defeat and would definitely make a comeback and even launch a large-scale attack.
All soldiers are engaged in active preparations for war.
Chen Qing found the old man Yang San.
"Old Zhang Yang, can you help me find a guide who is familiar with the mountain roads? I will reward you heavily!"
"General Chen, you're welcome. Money is not important. Why don't you let my son be your guide? He is an Orion and knows the road conditions in the mountains well."
Chen Qing was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you so much, father-in-law!"
Yang San pointed to the northeast corner and said: "There is a trail over there that leads to the foot of the mountain. Most people don't know about it. I'm worried that Jin Bing will find this trail if he finds local people to lead the way. You should be careful!"
Chen Qing attached great importance to this information. He quickly asked Yang Hua to take several brothers to follow Yang San down the mountain from the trail to evaluate the impact of this trail on defense.
At dusk, Lieutenant General Yang Yuanqing led 300 soldiers back from logging. They dragged hundreds of logs with ropes. The soldiers lit torches and sawed the wood all night.
Facts have proved that rolling logs are a powerful weapon for slope defense. At least half of the enemy soldiers were killed by rolling logs today. They needed to prepare thousands of rolling logs.
The night is already deep, and the night is very cold, even to the point of freezing, but the soldiers are still busy preparing for battle. Most of the wood has been sawed, and thousands of mud bags have been filled. Every soldier is exhausted, but still gritting his teeth.
Hold on.
Chen Qing checked the defense preparations halfway up the mountain on the northeastern trail. This trail could indeed sneak attack the Song army from behind. In order to plug this loophole, the soldiers thought of a way.
Halfway up the mountainside of the trail has been leveled. This is the most dangerous part of the entire trail. There is a steep slope seven feet high. After leveling the top of the steep slope, layers of sand bags are piled up, so that the steep slope extends up to one foot and five feet.
, completely cutting off the possibility of Jin Bing climbing upward.
Chen Qing looked at the mud bag wall and frowned and asked: "What would happen if the enemy pierced the mud bag with a spear?"
Dutou Yang Hua smiled and said: "General, don't worry, the mud and water will mix together and it will freeze at dawn. Even if the spear pierces the bag, the mud and ice will not collapse. Unless they prepare a ladder, the brothers above will also
Knock the ladder over."
"freeze!"
Chen Qing's eyes lit up. Ice can make the road up the mountain very slippery. This is a good idea.
At this time, a soldier shouted from above: "General, Old Man Yang has brought his son and brought important news."
"I'll go right away!"
Chen Qing hurriedly returned to the military camp...
