The female general guarding Fengxiang City is called Wanyan Mouyan. She is a young captain of ten thousand men, only twenty-five or six years old. He is also the second son of the Wanyan Lou family. He is famous among the Jurchens for their bravery in battle. Wanyan Lou family
She always praised him as being the most like him.
Although Wanyan Mouyan was brave, he was not reckless, he was prudent and strategic, and he was highly regarded by Wanyan Wushu. In this southern expedition, he was directly promoted from Captain of Thousands to Captain of Tens of Thousands and ordered him to take charge of Fengxiang.
At dawn, Wanyan Mouyan received the news reported by the escaped soldiers. Chen Qing led his army to capture Xi County the night before. This surprised Wanyan Mouyan. Didn't Chen Qing go to the south to suppress bandits? Why did he come back?
Already?
More importantly, Wanyan Helisha and his family members lived in Xi County! Even though Wanyan Mouyan was calm, he was frightened by the news and was in a panic.
Wanyan Mouyan calmed himself down and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his hands. A group of captains came running after hearing the question.
"That demon is back again, let's send troops immediately! Teach that bastard a lesson."
Several thousand household chiefs were all talking, and a grumpy chief of thousands complained: "Captain Ten thousand, you have to blame yourself for this. Fengxiang must live in Xi County!"
Wanyan Mouyan waved his hand, "Now is not the time to talk about this matter, please step aside first!"
Everyone retreated one after another, and then counselor Fan Gong walked quickly into the hall.
Although Fan Gong is a Han, he is Wanyan Wushu's confidant and has a very high status. No one dares to neglect him. Everyone calls him Military Advisor or Sir.
Wanyan Mouyan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The situation is not good, sir. I just got the news that Chen Qing has captured Yi County."
Fan Gong nodded and said, "I've heard about it too, what is Mouyan going to do?"
Wanyan Mouyan said worriedly: "It doesn't matter if the city is lost, the key is the family. How can I explain it to Marshal Du?"
Fan Gong comforted him and said, "Actually, General Mouyan, don't worry too much. I think your family will be fine."
Wanyan Mouyan perked up and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"I can guess some clues from the details."
Fan Gong stroked his beard and said slowly: "The Song Army captured Yi County the night before yesterday, and did not release the people back until early this morning to report the news. It was delayed for a whole day and two nights. Why did they do this? It means that they need to deal with the captured family members. If all of them are
If you kill him, things will become easier."
"Sir, you mean that Chen Qing sent them all away?"
"Whether they were sent away or not, I'm not sure, but killing these family members is not in line with his strategy."
"why would you say so?"
Fan Gong smiled lightly, "Hasn't the general noticed it yet? Why did he attack Feng Xiang?"
"He wants to force the Fourth Prince to withdraw his troops!"
Fan Gong nodded, "That's right, because the generals and their families are all in Fengxiang. Attacking Fengxiang will have a huge impact on the soldiers in front. If he kills his family members with one sword, he will lose the meaning of forcing the fourth prince to retreat."
Wanyan Mouyan walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said after a while: "Sir, do you want me to tell the fourth prince?"
Fan Gong pondered for a long time, then sighed and said: "This is the clear plan of the Song army, especially since General Helisa and his family members were captured. It's not okay to say no, but we should send someone to report it quickly and let the fourth prince make his own decision.
We must not hide it, as it will intensify internal conflicts."
Wanyan Mouyan nodded silently, and Fan Gong came to the key point. The fourth prince and Wanyan were at odds with each other. In fact, it can be seen from the living arrangements of their family members. The fourth prince gave all the good houses in Fengxiang to the family members of his subordinates.
Some shabby houses were left for Wanyan Helisa. As a result, Wanyan Helisa and his subordinates were angry and sent their family members to live in Xi County instead of living with the fourth prince's family. The fourth prince was dissatisfied and sent someone to
Thousands of people went to Xi County to protect him, and the conflict between the two finally led to serious consequences.
If he keeps it secret, if something happens to Wanyan and Lisa's family, it will inevitably lead to a vicious fight between the two factions.
Wanyan Mouyan immediately wrote an express letter and ordered a team of cavalry to rush to Hanzhong with 100,000 troops and deliver the letter to the fourth prince Wanyan Wushu.
After the letter was sent away, Wanyan Mouyan breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he had to consider how to deal with Chen Qing.
But he saw that Fan Gong was still thinking silently, with deep worry in his eyes, so he asked, "What are you thinking about, sir?"
Fan Gong said slowly: "The Song army came in a strange way this time!"
"What does the strange thing mean, sir?"
"This time Chen Qing led the army to attack Fengxiang. Do you know Wan Yanchang?"
"Sir, do you think Wanyanchang will know?"
Fan Gong nodded, "I think he must know about it!"
Wanyan Mouyan immediately said angrily: "Since he knew about it, why didn't he inform Feng Xiang?"
Fan Gong smiled bitterly, "It's best that you and I don't discuss the reasons behind this."
Wanyan Mouyan was speechless. He remembered what his brother Wanyan Huonv once said to him, 'If the fourth prince kicks Talan out of Sichuan and Shaanxi, then the fourth prince's attack on Song Dynasty will not succeed in the end.'
Only now did he understand the deep meaning of his brother's words. The conflict between Helisha and Wushu was actually the conflict between Talan and Wushu.
"Okay! Let's not discuss this matter anymore. Sir, what should I do now?"
Fan Gong thought for a while and said: "General, no matter what, we have to send troops. This is a matter of attitude. At least we have to show it to Wanyan and Lisha. We are already trying our best, but we cannot send out all our troops. The five thousand Jurchen troops must defend Fengxiang."
To protect the city and protect our families, I suggest that we gather all the Han people to join the army and recapture Yi County first."
"I'm afraid Xie Congjun is no match for Chen Qing!"
Fan Gong shook his head, "The general didn't understand what I meant. What I meant was, the more tragic the better, give Xureli an explanation, otherwise the general will bear the blame!"
Wanyan Mouyan understood immediately, "I understand! I will mobilize my troops immediately."
In the afternoon, 13,000 Han People's Association Army rushed to Yi County. The capital commander of the Han People's Association Army was General Zhang Zhongfu. He is currently the highest-ranking general in the Han People's Association Army. This time Wanyan Wushu attacked Bashu, except for 50,000 people.
In addition to the Jin soldiers, there were more than 30,000 Han people assisting the army, of which 20,000 Xie Congjun followed the Jin soldiers southward. However, the Xie Congjun was mainly responsible for logistics, and Wanyan Wushu never counted on them in actual battles.
Ordinary soldiers didn't know what happened, but Zhang Zhongfu knew very well that the murderous demon was back again, in the ice and snow. If he asked his army to recapture Xi County, wouldn't this mean that the soldiers would die? The opponent was a cavalryman.
ah!
But the military orders were overwhelming, and Zhang Zhongfu had no choice but to lead his troops to attack Xixian County, saying that he wanted to recover Xixian County, but they had neither siege weapons nor baggage. How could they attack the city? How could they recover Xixian County?
After all, both Wanyan Mouyan and Zhang Zhongfu understood that it was impossible for the Song army to hide in Xi County and defend the city. They would definitely take advantage of the cavalry and fight on the plains outside the city.
Only the poor soldiers knew nothing and followed the general on the official road in a daze.
The distance from Fengxiang to Yi County is about 120 miles, and there is only Qishan County across the road. This area is the granary of Guanzhong. It is mainly plains with endless wheat fields, dense population, and dotted with small towns.
and county seat.
But today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the people are still immersed in the leisure atmosphere of the New Year. There are no people in the fields or on the official roads. Only when passing through towns, you can see people drinking, shopping, and rushing to the door.
However, the Han People's Association Army did not dare to plunder the town. Fengxiang was the home of Wanyan Wushu. Rabbits would not eat grass beside their nests. The Jin soldiers would not plunder Fengxiang, let alone allow the Han People's Association Army to plunder Fengxiang.
A general stepped forward and said to Zhang Zhongfu: "It is getting late. Should we spend the night in Qishan County? It is too cold at night. The soldiers have thin armor and no tents, so they will be unbearable from the cold."
Zhang Zhongfu had already seen Qishan County in the distance, and nodded, "Send spies to the county to see if there are no enemy troops entering the city again!"
Immediately, a group of cavalry spies galloped out and headed for Qishan County, which was more than ten miles away.