Opposite the gate of Hanshui Inn, a cake vendor came here at some point. He shouted every day and had no business, but he still came early and left late. Not far away, there were also a few idlers on the Erxian Bridge. They stood on the bridge chatting and standing all day long.
You can see the back door of the inn from the bridge.
On the other side of the river, a dozen idlers squatted day and night, staring at the back door of the inn. In fact, the entire street was under surveillance, and as many as a hundred people were put into surveillance.
The innkeeper quickly came to the backyard and said to Hu Yanlei worriedly: "Two more vegetable sellers came next to the cake seller. They didn't seem to know the cake seller, but they were exchanging glances!"
Hu Yanlei was really helpless. Of course he knew that the inn had been targeted by the puppet Qi army, but he couldn't figure it out. The inn had nothing to do with Jingzhou and it was so far away. How could the other party find out? What was the problem?
He couldn't think of an answer, but luckily the mule and horse bank was not discovered and was operating normally without any sign of being targeted.
Of course Hu Yanlei would not have expected that Hanshui Inn and Jingzhou Restaurant were the only two stores in Xiangyang City that had completely replaced their proprietors and all their staff in the past month. Only then were they discovered and targeted by Jiang Yanxian, while Luo Ma Xian did not replace their proprietors.
And my friend, I was not discovered.
Including Hu Yanlei, there are a total of nine Song Army scouts hiding in the inn. How to safely move out of the inn has become a top priority.
"Proprietor, I've thought about it, and we actually still have a way to leave."
"any solution?"
"You can borrow the store next door."
The shop next door is a rice shop. Due to the city's lockdown, rice can't come in. It has been closed for more than ten days. There is a wall between the rice shop and the inn. Over the wall, you can reach the rice shop.
Hu Yanlei frowned, "But the whole street is under surveillance, so there's no use walking through Mipu."
"The meaning of humble position is to dive away from the river."
Hu Yanlei nodded. The idea of taking the water route was right. Without ships in the city, surveillance had a shortcoming on the river. But the other party also knew this, so dozens of monitors were arranged on the other side.
"But there are also a large number of people watching day and night on the other side. We will definitely be discovered when we launch from the pier."
"The proprietor didn't know that half of the Mipu warehouse was built on the water, supported by wooden piles below. We pried open the floor of the warehouse, and there was the river below. There was a baffle outside, so we couldn't see the other side. We launched the water from the warehouse.
, then dive to the other side and leave along the revetment.”
“That’s a good idea!”
Hu Yanlei gave a thumbs up, and the monitors were squatting on the shore. They never dreamed that the people being monitored would leave from under their feet. This is darkness under the light, the most dangerous but also the safest.
"I'm telling everyone to hide in the courtyard of Sanmen Lane for two days, and then I'll find a way to arrange for everyone to leave the city."
Hu Yanlei's mobility is very high, and all his men are good at water. They are divided into two batches, one batch is taken out at the second watch, and another batch is taken out at the third watch. At the same time, each person is given a thin bamboo tube, which can
Breathe underwater.
That night, Hu Yantong led eight of his men and left the inn silently under the eyes of hundreds of monitors.
........
Two days later, the leader in charge of surveillance finally discovered something was wrong and hurried to report it to Jiang Yanxian.
Half an hour later, Jiang Yanxian rushed to the inn with a large number of soldiers and broke into the inn. The inn was already empty. The other party had eliminated all clues and it was impossible to tell when they left.
Jiang Yanxian's face was livid, and he secretly scolded Wan Yanchang for thinking about the problem simply, always trying to use the other party to send wrong messages, but the other party was being monitored, how could he still be used?
It's a pity that the opportunity to catch them was missed.
"How did they escape?" Jiang Yanxian glared at the leader responsible for surveillance.
The leader was speechless. How did he know how the other party escaped?
At this time, a boss came to report, "We found a clue for the other party's escape, in the rice shop next door!"
Jiang Yanxian led a large number of soldiers to the rice shop next door. He followed Dutou into the warehouse. There were several soldiers searching the warehouse, and they found clues.
Du pointed his head at the wet floor and said, "One of our brothers stepped on this and accidentally fell down. There was actually a small river below."
"Pull up the floor!"
The soldiers took down the laid planks one after another, and a large hole three feet wide and five feet long appeared on the ground. Below was the river, and in front was a long baffle, so that the watchers on the opposite side could not see what was going on below.
"No wonder!"
Jiang Yan first clenched his fists, and then loosened his fists helplessly. The other party fled for at least two or three days. Xiangyang City is so big, where can we find them?
At this time, a soldier ran over and said: "Chiang Dutong, the Marshal's Office has sent an urgent order, please go there."
Jiang Yanxian had no choice but to go to the Marshal's Mansion. He really didn't know how to explain to Dong Xian?
...........
After listening to Jiang Yanxian's report, Dong Xian said for a long time: "Although this matter is regrettable, the responsibility does not lie with you. Many things are beyond your control, and the same goes for me. Since I have escaped, I can just search again. As long as they are still there
You can always find it at the city gate."
Dong Xian spoke very implicitly, and he also implied that the responsibility lies with Wan Yanchang. It is easy to think about it, but he does not know how difficult it is to do it. How can he be sent by Chen Qing to be the intelligence chief, how can he not see through this little trick and say
In the end, it was a reflection of Wan Yanchang’s downright contempt for the Han people.
"I will continue to work hard to find Chen Qing's spies as soon as possible!"
Dong Xian smiled and waved his hand, "This is not what I asked you to come over. We just received a pigeon message from Jiangling. Chen Qing left Jiangling this morning and led his cavalry to Baling County. Our opportunity has come.
The Supervisory Army requires us to send troops immediately. I will personally lead an army of 60,000 to attack Yingzhou. The Supervisory Army will arrange for you to lead an army of 20,000 to attack Xiazhou and try to capture Yiling and Zigui within half a month."
Jiang Yan nodded first, and this was actually the second step of the plan to continue. Although he criticized Wan Yanchang, he had to admit that Wan Yanchang had arranged the overall situation very well. A beautiful flank attack completely changed the situation.
They took control of the situation.
"Then who will take the lead in arresting the Song Army scouts? I don't want to leave this matter to Kong Yanzhou."
"I won't give it to him. He also has a task. I'll let Zhang Qing take over."
Zhang Qing's ability was a little weak, but he couldn't interfere too much. Jiang Yanxian could only nod his head and leave.
...........
Just when the news that Chen Qing led his cavalry to cross the Yellow River reached Xiangyang, Wan Yanchang, who had been waiting for the news for a long time, immediately divided his troops into two groups. One group was led by Marshal Dong Xian as the main general and Kong Yanzhou as the deputy general. They led an army of 60,000 to attack Yingzhou, and the other group
Along the way, Jiang Yanxian, whom Wan Yanchang valued very much, led an army of 20,000 to attack Xiazhou.
Hidden here is Wanyanchang's major strategic intention, to open up the Shu road from the east and seize Bashu before Wanyanwushu. This is Wanyanchang's hidden secret, and it is also his fundamental purpose in launching the central line campaign.
Why would he value Chen Qing and come to Xiangyang personally? These are all Wanyanchang's excuses. A small Song army commander would not be enough for Wanyanchang to pay such attention to him. He just didn't want Wanyanwu to pay attention to him.
Shu saw his true intention and used Chen Qing as a cover.
Wanyan Salihe's failure in Hanzhong also eliminated Wanyanchang from the Sichuan-Shaanxi battle. Wanyan Wushu once again dominated the Sichuan-Shaanxi battle. Although on the surface Wanyanchang was also making suggestions for Wanyan Wushu and pushed Chen
Qing transferred away from Shaanxi Road, but these were all based on the overall situation of the Jin Kingdom.
The conflict between Wanyanchang and Wanyanwushu has been around for a long time within the Jurchens, and involves a power struggle between senior Jurchens.
The struggle for dominance in Sichuan and Shaanxi is a manifestation of their internal contradictions. Regaining dominance in Sichuan and Shaanxi is what Wan Yanchang really cares about.
Now that Wanyan Wushu has changed his previous strategy of fierce attack and fierce attack, he has instead adopted a step-by-step strategy, trading time for space. The possibility of capturing Hanzhong has greatly increased. Wanyan Chang is actually a little worried that Wanyan Wushu will actually capture Bashu and unify Sichuan and Shaanxi.
That means that he will completely lose his right to speak in front of the Wolf Lord.
Forced by the situation, Wanyanchang decided to open the Shu road from the east and seize Bashu before Wanyan Wushu.
Of course, what he did was a clear violation of the Wolf Lord's decision to withdraw from the Sichuan-Shaanxi war. Once Wanyan Wushu found out and sued him in front of the Wolf Lord, he would not be able to bear the consequences.
So he could only do it secretly, and open up the eastern route of Bashu before Wanyan Wushu discovered it. Maybe then the Wolf Lord would change his mind.
It can be said that Jiang Yan first shouldered the huge expectations and blame of Wan Yanchang. If he succeeded, he would become famous; if he failed, Wan Yanchang would not admit it. Jiang Yan would be the first to bear the blame for attacking Bashu without authorization.