Although Wang Yan's letter is very thick, it is mainly a map and the mission order is only one sentence: capture Jianxiao Pass around mid-February and cut off Wanyan Wulu's army from east.
There was a seal below. Chen Qing thought it was the commander-in-chief Wang Yan or the commander-in-chief Wu Jie, but when he looked carefully, it turned out to be the seal of Zhang Jun, the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi. This was an order given to him personally by Zhang Jun.
Chen Qing quickly spread out the map on the table. It was a map of Guanlong's military strength distribution. It was clearly marked on it. Wanyan Wulu, a Jurchen household, led 20,000 gold soldiers in the Longyou and Hehuang areas. The gold soldiers in Fengxiang County
The troop strength has increased to 20,000, and there are 10,000 Jin soldiers stationed in Yi County and Fufeng County.
There are three arrows drawn on the map. One arrow points from Longzhou to the back of Monk Yuan, one arrow points from Fengxiang County to Monk Yuan, and another arrow points from Xi County to Monk Yuan.
The three-way Jin soldiers will fight against Monk Yuan.
Chen Qing noticed the arrow in Longzhou. There was a red triangle symbol in the middle of the arrow, and there was a note next to it, ‘Jian Xiao Pass’
In other words, Jianxiao Pass just blocked the Jin soldiers' route south from Longyou, and Chen Qing's task was to lead his army to block the Jin soldiers on the west route at Jianxiao Pass.
Nothing has happened yet. This is just Zhang Jun's judgment of the situation. They judge that Jin Bing will attack Monk Shang Yuan from three directions next spring.
That's why Zhang Jun ordered Chen Qing to capture and occupy Jianxiao Pass before and after the beginning of spring.
Of course, this is just Chen Qing's guess. Perhaps Zhang Jun had a deeper strategic intention, such as creating conditions for Liu Ziyu and Liu Qi's troops to withdraw southward.
Chen Qing silently estimated that he only had more than a month left in Linyou County.
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The next day was New Year's Eve. On New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month, Chen Qing gave the soldiers two days off. He also gave each soldier two taels of money and allowed them to go out for fun and enjoy life.
The sky above the military camp and the school grounds was empty, and the soldiers went to visit the county town together. New Year's Eve was the last day for business in the county town, and it was also the busiest time.
But Xu Ning obviously had no intention of giving Chen Qing a holiday. Early in the morning, he took a few apprentices and drove an ox cart to the military camp.
"Don't bargain with me. When I was the instructor of the imperial army in Tokyo, you were still nursing!"
Chen Qing smiled helplessly. He thought Xu Ning was just talking, but he didn't expect it to come. Today is New Year's Eve!
Chen Qing quickly raised his hands, "Don't be angry, old man, I'm just practicing, I'll put on my armor right now!"
He had already changed into casual clothes and was about to go shopping on the street. Now he could only change into his armor again, pick up his bow and mount his horse under Xu Ning's eager gaze.
"Coach Xu Da, how should I practice?"
Xu Ning waved his hand, "Bring it up!"
Several apprentices carried up two iron cages, which were filled with fat field mice, huddled together and making noisy noises.
Chen Qing frowned, "Using mice as targets?"
Xu Ning glared at him and said dissatisfied: "What do you know? Zhou Tong taught me this method. It takes you out of your comfort zone and forces you to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible. It took a lot of effort for my apprentice to catch these field mice.
Stop talking nonsense and shoot from fifty steps away!"
Chen Qing had no choice but to gallop the horse fifty steps away. Xu Ning's apprentice released the first field mouse, its fat body scurrying in the withered grass. Chen Qing urged the horse to gallop, drew his bow like a full moon, and shot out an arrow.
The arrow was very accurate, but unfortunately it was a little slow. The arrow scraped against the vole's body and was nailed into the soil.
"Come again!" Xu Ning shouted.
Chen Qing drew his bow and shot quickly again, but the arrow was shot too slowly and missed the running vole.
"stop!"
Xu Ning stopped the riding and shooting and signaled to his apprentice to catch the field mouse back.
He stepped forward and looked at Chen Qingdao: "Why didn't these two arrows hit? Have you found the reason?"
Chen Qing pondered for a moment, "I saw it very accurately. It's probably not a problem with my eyesight, but rather a lack of timely judgment."
"Now that we're talking about the key point, the second level, the arrow in the heart, actually refers to judgment. You spot the target at first sight, then draw your bow and shoot with the arrow. At this time, you should judge where the latest position of the target will be.
? How does he move, and how fast does he move? Does he turn suddenly, etc., so when your arrow is shot, it will not be in its original position. Whether it can hit or not depends on whether your judgment is accurate."
"Wait a minute!"
Chen Qing suddenly realized something. "What you mean is that you still have to aim. You can't shoot with your eyes closed. You just need to judge the moving track of the target after aiming. Isn't this the same as shooting a moving target?"
Xu Ning smiled slightly, "It's different. The moving target has a pattern, but the field mice run irregularly."
Chen Qing was still a little confused.
Xu Ning patiently explained to him: "You have already aimed before you drew the bow and nocked the arrow. You know the exact position of the target very well in your heart. At the same time, you also begin to make preliminary calculations about how the target will move, and then you start to draw the bow.
Remember! When you draw the bow, you are not aiming, but making a second judgment. By continuing to refine the first calculation, you can accurately judge the target's movement trajectory."
Chen Qing completely understood that riding a bow and setting an arrow was a process of constantly clarifying the trajectory of the target and making the final judgment. Aiming and locking the target was completed the first time he saw the target, but how could this be done?
Do it?
Xu Ning smiled and nodded, "So you need to practice your eyesight and judgment."
"Why do you practice so hard? Is there any way?"
Xu Ning nodded and asked his apprentice to bring a small cage. In the cage was a fat field mouse.
Xu Ning looked into Chen Qing's eyes, "Tell me, what did you see?"
Chen Qing hesitated, then told the truth, "A field mouse!"
Xu Ning shook his head and said: "What I saw were four sharp claws, a sharp mouth with six pairs of beards, a pair of small eyes the size of mung beans, a slender tail, and a round body.
"
Chen Qing was stunned. He suddenly remembered the shooting instructor's roar at him, "Idiot! To be specific, what you shot was not a person, but a forehead and a chest. Do you understand?"
"I see!"
Chen Qing suddenly realized that the goal must be concrete and detailed, so that the goal will be deeply imprinted in his mind. This is called aiming with heart.
"I'll come again!"
Another field mouse ran out and ran wildly in the withered grass. Chen Qing galloped. All the characteristics of this mouse were clearly in his mind, including the sharp teeth, small frightened eyes, plump and round body, and slender limbs.
With a paw and a long, curly tail, he locked onto the vole.
Chen Qing quickly raised his bow and nocked an arrow, and accurately judged the running speed and trajectory of the vole. The arrow tip was slightly to the left, and he shot out an arrow. With a scream of "squeak!", the vole was nailed to the ground by the arrow.
"Good archery skills!"
Xu Ning sincerely praised: "I still underestimated you before. It seems that you not only have a deep foundation, but also understand very quickly. You have found the trick. The only thing left is to practice, practice, practice again, keep consolidating, and keep getting further."
distance, increase the difficulty, and with your current level of mounted archery, I believe you will be able to completely break through, enter the second realm, and become a master of mounted archery within two months."
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With the coming of the New Year, the Jin troops retreated north, Lin'an was stabilized, and the Song Dynasty officially changed the Yuan Dynasty to the first year of Shaoxing.
However, destroying the Song Dynasty was still the highest goal of the Jin Kingdom. On the one hand, they supported Liu Yu in establishing the Puppet Qi in the Central Plains, and used the Puppet Qi army to put pressure on the Song Dynasty on the eastern front, while the main force of the Jin army went to the western front.
On the one hand, we must occupy the entire north of the Qinling Mountains; on the other hand, we must open up the road to Sichuan, capture Sichuan, and then march eastward from Sichuan.
Conquering Dashan Pass has become the top priority of the Jin soldiers. At this time, the Jin soldiers have gathered 160,000 troops in Guanzhongtun, led by the fourth prince Wanyan Wushu. At this time, Wanyan Wushu was reporting on his duties in Zhongdu.
There is no way to return to Jingzhao in a short time.
The important task of attacking Monk Yuan fell on Wanyan Meili, the master of Fengxiang Palace.
After the New Year, the Jin soldiers were continuously transporting grain and grass supplies to the Jin camp in the south of Fengxiang and preparing for war. At this time, Wan Yan did not take care of Chen Qing in Linyou County for the time being.
The severe winter in Guanzhong in February has gone. Although there is still a bit of chill in the air, the warm earthy smell can be clearly smelled. The ice and snow have completely melted, the water is gurgling, flocks of birds are flying in the sky, and the willow trees are sprouting new buds.
In Linyou County, it was finally time for the Song army to leave. Before that, the county magistrates Wei Qing's family and Xiao Rong's family had already taken the first step. Once the Jin soldiers came back, Wei Qing would definitely be liquidated.
On the top of the city, Chen Qing looked at the farmers cultivating the fields from a distance. These few months were the most stable time for him. Unfortunately, the stability was gone and war was about to come.
Yang Yuanqing slowly walked up to Chen Qing and said in a deep voice: "Brothers are ready and can set off at any time!"
Chen Qing glanced at him and asked with a smile: "Are you still worried about your wife?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded. His newlywed wife Wei Su followed his brother and evacuated southward. They entered Jingzhao Mansion from Qianzhou, and then went south via Ziwu Road. All the way was the territory of the Jin soldiers. How could Yang Yuanqing not be worried?
Chen Qing comforted him and said: "They have a pass issued by the Purun County government, so there should be no problem. Besides, it is not as chaotic as last autumn. Business roads everywhere are relatively smooth. There are also twenty brothers pretending to be Han soldiers."
Guard, don’t worry."
"Worry is inevitable, but I have no choice but to face reality. Shall we set off after lunch?"
Chen Qing nodded. According to the plan, they must set off today.
