Wanyan Wushu shook his head, "The Qi army couldn't do it. They sent 20,000 troops to Ganquan Fort to conquer Chen Qing, but they were killed and the entire army was destroyed. This matter was also concealed by Li Cheng, who did not dare to let Liu Yu and
The soldiers below will know."
Wan Yanchang frowned, "This guy really has a headache. The key is that his foundation is in Ganquan Castle. There are no trees and no city within a hundred miles. It is just this castle. It is even harder to attack than Dashan Pass. At least it is difficult to attack it."
Dashan Pass still has Fengxiang Mansion as its backing, and the Wei River for transportation. There is nothing in Ganquan Fort. It will take several months just to prepare. In the end, we cannot defeat him without paying the price of tens of thousands of casualties."
"That's the problem!"
Wanyan Wushu said worriedly: "This time I originally applied for an army of 100,000 from the Wolf Lord, but in the end the Wolf Lord only gave me 50,000. The Wolf Lord told me that we Jurchens have less than 500,000 young and strong men, and now we have to use them in large numbers."
The Khitan, Xi and Bohai people are here to make up the numbers. The soldiers I brought this time are all Jurchen soldiers, and they are elite Jurchen soldiers, capable of riding and shooting. I don’t want to use them to attack the city, let alone put the cart before the horse and waste a lot of money on Chen Qing.
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Wan Yanchang pondered for a moment and said: "Ever since I heard that Chen Qing used Ziwu Valley to attack Jingzhao successfully, I knew that sooner or later he would become a serious problem for us. No matter what, we have to get rid of this person. I have been thinking about how to get rid of him."
Deal with him?"
"Does the Supervisory Army have a plan?"
Wan Yanchang nodded, "Actually, there are only two options. One is to use military means to get rid of him, and the other is to use political means to get rid of him. Now it seems that military means are not realistic, so we will consider using political means."
Wanyan Wushu laughed, "Heroes think alike, and I have the same idea. I received a letter from Fu Xuan halfway. He said in the letter that Zhu Shengfei has decided to get rid of Chen Qing. This is a
What great news!”
Wan Yanchang said calmly: "Zhu Shengfei is just a scholar with no courage or courage. If he could kill Chen Qing, he would have killed him long ago. We can't count on him. To deal with Chen Qing, we have to start from Lin'an."
If Wanyan Wushu understood something, "Are you talking about Qin Hui?"
"Not only Qin Hui, but also Queen Mother Wei. I will soon go to Lin'an for the second time to discuss the renewal of the contract. This time I will not let Chen Qing escape from my grasp."
Wanyan Wushu was slightly startled, "Chen Qing is going to Lin'an?"
Wan Yanchang nodded, "My spies in Lin'an have received news that Zhao Gou has ordered Chen Qing to go to Lin'an to report on his duties."
Wanyan Wushu was overjoyed, "As soon as Chen Qing leaves, can we take the opportunity to remove Ganquan Castle?"
Wan Yanchang waved his hand, "Don't touch Ganquan Fort for the time being. Once Ganquan Fort is touched, he will have a reason not to go to Lin'an."
Speaking of this, Wan Yanchang stared into Wan Yan Wushu's eyes and said slowly: "Marshal Du, the most important thing is Chen Qing. This man is our biggest concern, not Ganquan Fort."
Wanyan Wushu nodded silently, "Jian Jun is right!"
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Chen Qing found a small courtyard next to the military camp to accommodate sisters Yu Lian and Yu Ying. In fact, many generals had their own small courtyards in Ganquan Baonei, such as Zheng Ping, who had moved his concubine Yangliu from Hanzhong.
Next, there was Yang Yuanqing, who also took a concubine and placed her in Ganquan Castle.
If it were two months ago, there would be no extra houses in Ganquan Fort. However, during this period, Chen Qing evacuated more than 17,000 people to other counties in Qinzhou, reducing the population of Ganquan Fort to 10,000 people.
In the early years, most of them were military personnel, so a large number of houses became vacant.
There is no way to evacuate the population. Ganquanbao does not have that much water source to support tens of thousands of people.
"The master is back!"
Yu Lian and Yu Ying flew out like two little birds.
The Song Dynasty was a civilian society. Unlike the Tang Dynasty, which had a large number of slaves, people in the Song Dynasty generally had no intention of selling themselves into slavery. Most families would sign a contract and send their daughters to wealthy families as maids. After the contract expired, they would return home and get married.
Although the Jurchens were slaves, they occupied the Central Plains for a short period of time, and they did not change the social system of the Northern Song Dynasty that had lasted for hundreds of years.
The Yu sisters were betrayed by their uncle, but their status was changed from civilian status to Le status. Once they followed Chen Qing, they resumed their civilian status.
In other words, they are not slaves, they are just maids. The master has to pay wages, and Chen Qing cannot stop them from marrying when they grow up. This is an agreement.
Of course, the key is that Chen Qing does not want to treat them as slaves.
"Let's go! I'll take you to dinner."
The two young ladies cheered and happily followed Chen Qing to the restaurant.
Chen Qing often eats at a restaurant called Xiao Li Ji. It has two floors. The environment is clean and the food is good. The roasted mutton is excellent. Unfortunately, the wine is mediocre and only turbid wine. It seems that there is no clear wine in Qinzhou.
"Shopkeeper Li, it's the old rule to serve the vegetables first. The two ladies are hungry."
The shopkeeper was very familiar with Chen Qing. He said hello with a smile, immediately ordered the kitchen to quickly grill the meat, and personally scooped out a pot of better wine from a small jar for the waiter to warm.
"Tell you two something!"
Chen Qing looked at the two beautiful little ladies, and his cold heart became slightly softer.
The two pretty young ladies immediately sat down obediently, and the drinkers nearby looked at them. They were so eye-catching.
"I may want to go to Lin'an. I'm considering whether to take you with me, but I'm afraid it won't be safe on the road."
The eyes of the two young ladies immediately became pleading. Going to Lin'an was what they had dreamed of!
"Give me a reason!"
Yu Ying immediately said pitifully: "Master, it's not safe for us to stay here! Master is no longer here, and Brother Yan is no longer here. What if someone comes to bully us?"
This reason is really not sufficient. This is Ganquan Castle. Who dares to bully my little maid?
However, Chen Qing also understood their intentions and wanted to go to Lin'an with him. It didn't matter that he handed them over to Lu Xiu after going to Lin'an. He didn't have to worry about it. There were people bringing tea and water for him on the way.
"Okay! You have to be obedient on the road and don't bark no matter how hard it is. Do you understand?"
"Got it!" they both replied in unison, their voices as crisp as orioles.
At this time, the bartender brought the food, drinks, and bowls and chopsticks, and the two young ladies immediately got busy, washing cups and dishes with hot water. Yu Ying also picked up the wine pot to pour wine for Chen Qing.
"Okay, I'll do it myself. You guys sit down and eat!"
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The messengers who came from Lin'an were two palace guards. They set out from Lin'an and traveled three hundred miles a day. They ran all the way for ten days before arriving at Dashan Pass. They were escorted by more than a dozen cavalry from Dashan Pass.
They arrived at Ganquan Fort and were really exhausted.
They sent the ultimatum from the Privy Council and the emperor's gold medal, asking Chen Qing to return to Lin'an to report on his duties.
But what really made Chen Qing decide to return to Lin'an was the personal letter written by Lu Yihao. This return to Lin'an was related to whether his official position could be improved to a higher level.
The commander is still a mid-level general, but once he is promoted to deputy commander or commander, he will enter the ranks of senior generals, and his authority will be greatly improved. More importantly, he will be able to dominate one side.
Chen Qing's current Qinzhou Army still falls under the jurisdiction of the Xihe Road Soldiers and Horses Envoy. If he wants to become the chief general of any of the Shaanxi Sixth Route Army, the prerequisite is that his official position must reach the level of capital commander.
This time he had to go to Lin'an to report on his work.
But Ganquan Fort and Qinzhou also worried Chen Qing. He was worried that Wanyan Wushu would attack Ganquan Fort in a large scale if he was away?
Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Don't worry about taking control! We are all veteran defenders. At worst, we will use a giant trebuchet to throw fireballs and burn his mother's camp, and let him eat the fire for the rest of his life!"
Chen Qing was right when he thought about it. In fact, all of his men can stand alone. Whether Zheng Ping or Yang Yuanqing, they are extremely experienced in defending the city. Niu Gao is even more talented in defending against fire attacks. I believe that even if he is not around, they can still hold on.
Live in a castle.
What's more, Jin Bing may not know if he goes to Lin'an.
Chen Qing said to Zheng Ping and Yang Yuanqing: "I have three requests. First, we need to strengthen intelligence. We ask Hu Yanlei to pay attention to Wanyan Wushu's every move, and we also ask Zhao Xiaoyi to monitor the outside. These two pieces of information are very important.
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Second, speed up the completion of the beacon construction. The beacons between Chengji County and Ganquan Fort should be built within a month.
Third, speed up the production of large-scale fire kites, and thirty of them must be completed within one month."
Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping bowed together and said: "Don't worry, Commander, we will go all out."