The leader of the puppet Qi army in Changshou County was Jiang Yanxian, the governor of the capital, who was also appointed as the governor of Yingzhou. He was not an ordinary military general, but a civilian officer. He did not know martial arts, but he had lived in the army for a long time and knew how to lead.
Soldiers fighting in battles are the same type as the coach Dong Xian.
Such generals are more terrifying. They are thoughtful and thoughtful, and are far more difficult to deal with than military generals.
Jiang Yanxian stood on the top of the city, looking at the Han River a mile away. Considering the time, the supply fleet from Xiangyang should have arrived, but he was worried about whether the supply could be carried out smoothly this time.
Of course Jiang Yanxian knew that Chen Qing was near Changshou County. Although Chen Qing's army suddenly disappeared the day before yesterday, he must not have gone far and must still be watching Changshou County not far away.
"Capital Commander, Xiangyang's Ying Xin has arrived!"
A soldier ran over and presented a tube of eagle letter to Jiang Yanxian.
Jiang Yan opened the Eagle Letter and read it first, then nodded, Marshal Dong had thought carefully.
At this time, a general pointed at the river and shouted: "Capital Commander, the supply fleet has arrived!"
Jiang Yan walked forward quickly, holding on to the battlements and looked towards the river. He saw a vast number of ships moored on the river, two to three hundred of them. Each ship had a deep waterline and could be seen to be fully loaded with cargo.
Commander Liu Quan said excitedly: "I am humble enough to lead my army to receive food!"
"It's not a hurry, I need to confirm some things."
Jiang Yan first waved and called the marching commander Deng Yi forward and whispered a few words to him.
Deng Yi nodded in agreement, and then left the city with a few soldiers.
Deng Yi rode to the dock and asked loudly: "Where is General Li?"
At this time, Niu Gao came out, cupped his fists and said: "General Li is not acclimatized and fell ill. I will temporarily take over the command. I am Commander Yang Nan!"
Niu Gao handed the other party a thick stack of documents and said, "This is the handover information. You should send someone to count the food supplies and handle the handover."
Deng Yi took the document and looked through it. He asked casually: "Didn't your general Li Ju's son come with you? He said before that he would bring his son to Changshou."
Niu Gao chuckled, "We were worried about the safety on the road, so Lao Li left his son in Xiangyang."
As soon as Deng Yi put together the documents, he said seriously: "It is indeed unsafe on the road. It is easy to be attacked by Chen Qing's cavalry. Okay, I will go back to the capital commander and send someone over to inventory and move it."
Deng Yi turned around and led his men towards the county seat. He was very nervous, fearing that Song Jun would see through his expression.
Entering the county seat, he immediately ordered: "Close the city gate!"
"What? Is it wrong?" Jiang Yanxian asked as he quickly walked down from the city.
Deng Yi nodded, "It is said that Li Ju fell ill, and then the deputy general received me. He followed the command of the capital commander and asked casually, "Didn't Li Ju's son come with you?" He replied that it was not safe, so he didn't bring him with him.
Come."
Jiang Yan snorted coldly, "There is indeed a problem!"
Dong Xian specifically mentioned in the eagle letter to him that Li ** had no son and was not even married yet. How could Li Ju's lieutenant not know?
This fleet must be disguised by Chen Qing's people to trick him into opening the city gate.
Commander Liu Quan said: "Why don't we take advantage of our strategy and let the ships enter the city, and then surround and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
Jiang Yanxian was very shrewd. He shook his head and said: "What I'm worried about is not the Song army on the boat, but Chen Qing's cavalry. They must be lying in ambush nearby, taking advantage of our opening of the city to transport food, to rush into the city. This is
For his purpose, I would rather give up food than fall into this trap!"
"But we are also seriously short of food! Brother can't hold on much longer."
"Don't I know that we are short of food? Now that the Song Army has taken control of the food ships, do you still expect to get the logistics supplies of the fleet?"
Jiang Yanxian immediately sent an order, ordering 20,000 troops to go to the city and strictly protect it!
Niu Gao waited for more than half an hour but did not see the other party coming, and the other party also sent more troops to the city. It was most likely that he had seen through him, but he still didn't know what the problem was? How did the other party see through him?
Helpless, Niu Gao had no choice but to order: "Shoot gunpowder arrows!"
Three gunpowder arrows soared into the air and flew into the air. After a while, the earth began to shake. A black line appeared in the distance. The black line was getting closer and closer. Thousands of horses galloped with overwhelming momentum. The defenders on the top of the city secretly
Shocked.
Commander Liu Quan sighed: "Everyone has great control, but Chen Qing is indeed hiding nearby!"
When the cavalrymen rushed closer, Chen Qing discovered that the other party had not opened the city to transport food, which shocked Chen Qing.
Niu Gaoben stepped forward and smiled bitterly: "Our strategy should have been seen through by the other party, and the other party was not fooled!"
"This Jiang Yanxian is quite capable. I underestimated him."
Chen Qing was also a little angry and ordered: "Fire a round of arrows at the top of the city and retreat!"
The cavalry rolled forward, dust was flying, and random arrows were fired at the top of the city. The soldiers on the top of the city squatted down one after another. When they stood up, the cavalry had already left the city.
The grain ship also inspired and headed south
Chen Qing's camp is ten miles south of Changshou County. This distance is not far or close, so he can monitor every move of the puppet Qi army.
At night, Zhao Xiaoyi came escorting counselor Zhang Xiao.
Zhang Xiao came from Jiangling Mansion. He served as a recorder and joined the army. He arranged for Zheng Ping to take over the military and government affairs in Jiangling Mansion, and then rushed to Yingzhou.
Zhang Xiao walked into the tent and said with a smile: "I heard from Vice Commander Zhao that Commander Du's plan failed today?"
Chen Qing nodded and told Zhang Xiao in detail what happened today. Finally, he smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know what the problem is?"
Zhang Xiao said with a smile: "Generally, leaks will come from irrelevant things. It is possible that Li Ju has no son. They were testing General Niu, but General Niu gave the wrong answer."
"But how do they know that Li Ju has no son? Li Ju is not a famous general, he is just a subordinate of Kong Yanzhou. Not long ago he was a Song general, and Jiang Yan came from Runan first. Their lives are not intertwined at all, so I
I just can’t figure this out.”
Zhang Xiao pondered for a moment and said: "There should be eagle letters between Xiangyang and Changshou County. Dong Xian was worried about the fleet, so he sent the eagle letter to remind Jiang Yanxian."
"That's right! They had a lot of correspondence, so Mr. Dong knew that there was a shortage of food in Changshou County."
Zhang Xiao smiled at Chen Qing again and said: "The enemies the commander-in-chief faces this time are no longer the simple-minded generals in the past. This Jiang Yanxian also participated in the imperial examination during the Xuanhe period, passed the Ming Jing Ke, and has been working as a civilian in the army.
, Dong Xian was born as a Jinshi, and he was a minister of the Ministry of War who knew the affairs of Shangzhou, and he was the Minister of the Ministry of War of the puppet Qi Dynasty. The commander-in-chief must not underestimate the enemy!"
Zhang Xiao was originally from the Puppet Qi Army and knew the important ministers of the Puppet Qi quite well.
Chen Qing nodded. He had a smooth start and caught the puppet Qi army by surprise. It was indeed a bit underestimating the enemy.
"There is also another news to tell the capital!"
"you say!"
"Hu Yanlei sent someone to deliver a message to Jiangling. Wan Yanchang is currently in Xiangyang City."
Chen Qing suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment. No wonder Dong Xian sent an eagle letter to Changshou County. This must be what Wan Yanchang meant. He was an old rival. He knew that he would use grain ships to capture Changshou County, and there were a lot of firepower in the grain ships.
Oil, only those who know themselves well will repay others in their own way. He wanted Changshou County to use kerosene against him.
"Joining the army, what do you think I should do to capture Changshou County?"
Zhang Xiao smiled slightly and said: "Lack of food is a big problem. If the enemy's food cannot be delivered to Changshou County, in the end the puppet Qi army will have no choice but to abandon Changshou County and retreat north. The capital only needs to wait patiently."
"Just wait here?"
Zhang Xiao nodded and said: "The commander-in-chief can leave, but he must monitor the opponent. Once the opponent retreats north, he will fight back in time. However, I suggest you wait patiently. There are no opportunities elsewhere, but General Niu,
Business is going to be busy!”
"What's the meaning?"
"I suggest that the entire city send a naval force northward to block the Han River to the north of Xiangyang and cut off the connection between Xiangyang and Bianliang."
Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally nodded, "In fact, I don't need to put the navy on the Yangtze River. Instead, I should put most of the navy on the Han River. This is our advantage. It would be a pity not to make full use of it."
