On Crescent Hill, a few miles south of Ganquan Fort, a dozen Jurchen spies were observing the movements of the Song and Xixia armies on the top of the mountain. They had been staying here since the Xixia people attacked Ganquan Fort, recording daily situations, including
Attack at night.
Then they sent an eagle message to Jingzhao City early the next morning. They carried thirteen eagles. On the tenth day, someone would send a new eagle, and they kept recording until the end of the war.
This was an agreement reached between the Xixia envoy and Wan Yanchang. Although Li Liangfu hated these Jurchens observing his army on the top of the mountain, he had no choice but to pretend not to see the Jurchens on the top of the mountain.
As soon as the sky dawned, another faith eagle slowly took off and flew toward the southeast...
At this time, Wanyanchang was no longer in Pingliang Mansion and had returned to Jingzhao City. At this time, the front line of Dashanguan remained calm. All Wanyanchang's attention was focused on Ganquan Fort. Whether his fisherman's profit plan was successful or not depends on
The result of this battle between Song and Xia.
This is an obvious plan. If Chen Qing wants to keep Qinzhou, he must defend Ganquan Fort. If Xixia wants to go south, he must capture Ganquan Fort. This castle is extremely important to both sides. Wan Yanchang believes that this is a wonderful dragon battle.
When the tiger fights, he just watches the show.
"Marshal, the eagle message from Ganquan Fort has arrived!" a soldier reported in the hall.
"Send it up!"
The soldier went to the hall and presented a compiled Eagle Letter to Wan Yanchang.
After Wan Yanchang finished reading Ying Xin, his brows gradually furrowed. The Xixia army projected kerosene and fireballs into the city all night long, but there was only smoke but no fire in the city, and the smoke came from one place. The letter also talked about Song Dynasty.
The soldiers stood on the top of the city and whispered to each other, turning a deaf ear to the fireworks below.
From these descriptions, Wan Yanchang understood that Chen Qing had cracked the Xixia army's fire attack. It was meaningless for the Xixia army to continue to use fire to attack the city unless the trebuchet could accurately hit the fireball on the city head, but this kind of precision
The trebuchets of the Song Dynasty could achieve this technology, but the trebuchets of the Xixia Dynasty could not.
Wan Yanchang shook his head and opened a small box on the table. Inside was a stack of eagle letters. This was a detailed record of every day since the Xixia army attacked Ganquan Fort. Through these records, Wan Yanchang could see how well the Song army was defending the city.
It is tough and effective, and has a very complete and smooth set of defense methods.
Defensive measures are perfect, and many people can do it, including Wan Yanchang, who will also think carefully about it, but it is difficult to have smooth defensive measures, which means that various instructions must be quickly implemented on every soldier, and the soldiers can effectively understand them.
and execute.
Wan Yanchang sighed softly. At this moment, he regretted a little. He shouldn't have exchanged the army to Chen Qing, which strengthened Chen Qing's power. Maybe the ferocious crane would eat all the clam meat and finally return it.
It will endanger fishermen.
At this time, a soldier reported in the hall, "Report to the marshal of the capital, Sa Lihe, marshal to ask for an audience!"
"Invite him in!"
Wanyan Salihe arrived in Jingzhao yesterday and led 30,000 Jin soldiers. This was the last step of Wanyan Chang's Shaanxi strategy. The Jin soldiers returned to Shaanxi. He used a feint to retreat to lure out the Song army and defeated them one by one.
Divide and annihilate. Although the Qinzhou Army has not been annihilated, the 30,000 golden soldiers have returned to Fengxiang impatiently.
After a moment, Wanyan Salihe walked into the lobby quickly. Wanyan Salihe was also from the Jurchen royal family and came to succeed Wanyan Wushu and continue to implement the Sichuan-Shaanxi strategy of the Jin Kingdom.
After Wanyan Wushu was defeated at Dashan Pass, he had been deprived of military power and was idle in his palace. The Emperor of Jin adopted Wanyanchang's strategy of luring troops and sent Wanyan Salihe to lead a Jurchen army of 30,000 to assist Wanyan Wushu.
Yan Chang continued to implement the Sichuan-Shaanxi strategy of the Jin Kingdom.
"See Marshal Du!"
Wan Yanchang nodded, "Sa Li, General, please take a seat!"
Wanyan Sali sat down and saw the worry in Wanyanchang's eyes, so he smiled and asked, "What does Marshal Du worry about?"
Wan Yanchang sighed, "I may have made a big mistake!"
"What's the big mistake?" Wanyan Salihe was slightly startled.
"I mean Ganquan Fort. I originally wanted to use Chen Qing to eliminate the Xixia people's ambitions and exchange prisoners of war with him. Judging from the current situation, he has indeed defeated the Xixia people's ambitions, but..."
"But what?"
Wan Yanchang smiled bitterly, "But I also created a powerful enemy!"
Wanyan Salihe actually fought against Chen Qing. The grain and grass supplies he transported to the south bank of the Wei River were attacked by Chen Qing and burned down.
But Wanyan Salihe didn't know that it was Chen Qing's doing, so when Wanyan Wushu told the Wolf Lord how powerful Chen Qing was, Wanyan Salihe felt that Wanyan Wushu was looking for excuses to shirk responsibility.
How much experience and qualifications does the young Song general who emerged after the Battle of Fuping have?
Wanyan Sali smiled slightly and said: "I heard something from Lord Wolf when I left Yanjing. It is said that Zhu Shengfei, the new Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy, is very disgusted with Chen Qing. Why didn't Marshal Du take advantage of the other party's contradiction to implement a plan of alienation?
, let Zhu Shengfei kill Chen Qing for us?"
Wan Yanchang said calmly: "The reason why you know about this is that I reported it to the Wolf Lord. I am very aware of Zhu Shengfei's dislike of Chen Qing and even Wu Jie. My negotiation with Chen Qing is actually stimulating Zhu Shengfei and making him more
I hated Chen Qing and looked for opportunities to kill him, including Fu Xuan, the commander-in-chief, who instigated Zhu Shengfei. I also sent people to instigate him, and I have already implemented the plan to alienate him."
Wanyan Salihe quickly asked: "I wonder what the effect will be?"
Wan Yanchang shook his head, "The alienation plan may work on Wu Jie, but Chen Qing cannot do it. Although this man is young, he is very cunning and does not give Zhu Shengfei any chance. Zhu Shengfei sent people to Chengji County to suspend him, but he
He led his army to Ganquan Fort. Zhu Shengfei wanted to kill him, but he made more and more trouble in Ganquan Fort. Even the emperor of the Song Dynasty began to pay attention to him. Zhu Shengfei was just a white-faced scholar, narrow-minded, short-sighted, and listened to slander but was timid and cowardly.
People of this race are no match for Chen Qing."
Wanyan Salihe thought for a moment and said: "Chen Qing is just a Song general. He cannot change the overall situation. I suggest that Marshal Du should not focus too much on him, but should focus on our Sichuan-Shaanxi strategy. This is the overall situation.
Don’t put the cart before the horse!”
Wan Yanchang pondered for a long time and sighed deeply, "You are right. At present, the only way to put aside the worries of Ganquan Fort is to concentrate on capturing Hanzhong and opening the door to Bashu. This is the overall situation!"
Wanyan Salihui took out a booklet from his arms and said, "This is an idea for me to attack Hanzhong. I would like to ask Marshal Du to see if it is feasible?"
This time it was Wanyan Salihe who came to see Wanyanchang. Wanyanchang took the brochure and read it carefully.
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"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of war drums inside and outside Ganquan Fort was earth-shattering, the shouts of killing resounded throughout the battlefield, corpses piled into mountains, and blood flowed into seas.
The Xixia Army's siege battle had been going on for a day and a night. After Li Liangfu learned that the baggage train was attacked halfway, he knew that he could not wait for the battle of hundreds of trebuchets, so he devoted 30,000 troops to attack Ganquan Fort.
Twenty heavy trebuchets used huge stones to attack the city wall. The towers on the city have been smashed, and the towering observation tower has been hit by huge stones continuously and is on the verge of collapse.
Five hundred siege ladders were put into the battlefield, and the Xixia soldiers participating in the attack were all elite troops of the Party tribe. In order to seize Ganquan Fort, Li Liangfu had torn off his calm and calm label, and also torn off the mask of loving his soldiers like his own son. , launch an attack at all costs.
Li Liangfu was under strong pressure from the court. Just last night, Emperor Li Qianshun sent someone to supervise the battle and asked him to capture Ganquan Fort within ten days, otherwise he would be dismissed from office and seize the title.
Xixia is also under great pressure. In ten days, the time limit given by the Jin Kingdom is approaching. If Ganquan Fort cannot be taken, the Xixia army must withdraw north. How can Li Qianshun be willing to do so?
The Xixia soldiers stared with blood-red eyes and screamed wildly as they attacked upwards. What greeted them was raindrops of rolling wood and rocks. Strings of soldiers were knocked down the siege ladder one after another, but some soldiers came up crazily.
Under the city wall, a Xixia Army general shouted, and more than a hundred Xixia Army throwers simultaneously threw flying spears towards the city wall. On the city wall, more than 30 Song Army soldiers and several Xixia soldiers were simultaneously hit by sharp swords. The flying spear pierced his body, and he fell down the city screaming, leaving a gap on the top of the city.
The Xixia soldiers below frantically rushed to the top of the city. Once again, a gap was opened at the top of the city. In an instant, more than 30 Xixia soldiers rushed to the top of the city.
Dozens of Song soldiers rushed up with spears, but the ladder entrance was already controlled by Xixia soldiers. A steady stream of Xixia warriors came up to kill them. In a moment, there were more than a hundred people. Dozens of Song soldiers could not resist and were killed. They were retreating steadily, and the leader of the capital shouted: "Ask for help! Hurry for help!"
A gunpowder barrel was thrown into the air and exploded in the air. This was a signal for help. Yang Zaixing led 300 soldiers and rushed over to catch the Song army that was about to be defeated. Yang Zaixing's spear flew, killing more than a dozen people and suppressing it. The enemy's arrogance.
He shouted, "Surround!"
Three hundred soldiers quickly surrounded the gap with giant shields, and countless spears stabbed at the Xixia soldiers.