On the eighth day of March, Chen Qing received news from Chengji County scouts that a large number of Jurchen ranger cavalry appeared around Chengji County. This was an obvious signal, which meant that Fengxiang's Jin soldiers had set off towards Qinzhou.
Chen Qing immediately announced that the whole city was in a state of war. At this time, the firing of large vats had begun to show results. Twelve thousand water vats were fired successively. The county government distributed ten vats to each household, and the army
Help transport water and carry out strategic reserves.
Tens of thousands of large rocks were also transported back to the city. Except for fetching water, the military and civilians of Ganquan County basically stopped external activities.
Lu Xiu was also quite nervous. This was her first real experience of war. She knew very well that once the Jin soldiers broke through the city, women like them would suffer the most tragic fate.
After declaring a state of war, Chen Qing and all the generals could not go home, even if his home was opposite the military camp.
Lu Xiu thought about it. She also felt that she should do something to defend the city.
On the second day after entering a state of war, Lu Xiu summoned eleven members of the mutual aid group.
"Everyone knows that a war is about to break out. Although we are women and cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, we can still contribute, such as cooking, taking care of the wounded, etc. My husband said that most of the soldiers who died in the battle were not treated in time.
Most of the wounded soldiers who died can survive if the bleeding can be stopped and bandaged in time. I think we should take the initiative to go into battle and form a logistics women's army. What do you think?"
Everyone knew the truth of the situation and expressed their approval. Li Mei smiled and said: "I heard from Lu Wei that the county government is also preparing to recruit a large number of militia logistics. How about we go to the county government and give it a try."
Everyone did as they were told, and Lu Xiu led everyone to the county government office. The county magistrate Jiang Yan first heard that Mrs. Dutong was coming and personally invited everyone to sit down in the lobby.
Lu Xiu explained the purpose of his visit, and Jiang Yanxian smiled and said: "This is a good thing! In fact, there are so many logistical things. Not only taking care of the wounded soldiers and cooking as you mentioned, there are actually many military matters that require help. Although everyone
I’m a woman, but I think I can do the job.”
"What do we need from us in terms of military affairs?"
"For example, writing suicide notes to the soldiers, compiling the roster of soldiers, counting and registering materials in the warehouse, and two more important things, one is making hemostatic ointment, and the other is sewing masks."
"What is a mask?" everyone asked.
"This is what everyone has thought of. If the enemy uses kerosene to attack, there will be thick smoke billowing from the top of the city. At this time, the soldiers will use cloth to cover their mouth and nose. A mask is a piece of cloth used to cover the mouth and nose. It is sewn into a
Square, tie a strap on each side and put it on both ears, so that both hands are free."
"Is there anything else we can do?"
Masahiko thought about it for a moment and said with a smile: "Let's do this! I'll list everything and everyone can choose according to their own conditions!"
In the end, Yang Liu and Du Mei chose to sew masks, and Li Qingzhao and Lu Xiu chose to make hemostatic ointment. After they went to Cangcheng to get the raw materials, they went home to get busy.
This is actually because Jiang Yanxian is taking care of them, taking care of the wounded soldiers, not letting them do rough work such as cooking, and managing warehouses, which requires moving supplies, and is not suitable for women. It is okay to let them participate.
Things to take home and do.
In the next few days, the entire county became busy. The county government organized seven logistics teams. There were 800 female medical nurses to take care of the wounded soldiers, mainly concubines and maids. They also cooked, delivered meals, and made food.
Ointments and masks, transporting supplies, sorting and distributing goods in warehouses, writing suicide notes to soldiers, etc.
In addition to the elderly and children, thousands of other people in the county were organized by the county government. At this critical moment, the county government began to play a huge role.
Seven days later, a 60,000-strong coalition army consisting of 30,000 Jurchen gold soldiers and 30,000 puppet Qi troops began to march towards Ganquan Fort.
This time, Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Kingdom of Jin personally ordered the generals to supervise the battle, ordering Wanyan Wushu to be the marshal of the right capital, Wanyan Helisa to be the marshal of the right deputy capital, and Wanyan Talan to be the supervisor of the army.
The puppet Qi army was led by Li Cheng, deputy envoy of Shaanxi Economic and Strategy, and Lu Wei, the puppet Qi privy envoy, was the logistics manager. They mobilized 200,000 Guanlong people to provide logistical support and transported a large amount of materials to Ganquan Fort.
These logistical resources were prepared by Wanyan Wushu for a year to attack Bashu, but they were basically not used and were used to attack Ganquan Fort.
Ganquan Fort is like a sharp dagger inserted on Shaanxi Road and Xihe Road, which has seriously affected the Sichuan-Shaanxi strategy of the Jin Kingdom.
Moreover, Chen Qing's sneak attack on Fengxiang Mansion finally failed the Jin State's Sichuan-Shaanxi plan. In addition, the Wanyanlou family's unavenged revenge made the Jin State Emperor Wanyan Sheng hate Chen Qing to the bone. He has updated the reward order and dedicated it to Chen Qing.
Anyone who beheads, whether Jurchen or Han, whether soldier or footman, will be given the title of king, rewarded with 200,000 guan, and 100 beauties.
In fact, even if a small soldier cuts off Chen Qing's head, he will not get the king's title. The king's title must be obtained by a Jurchen captain of ten thousand men or a general like the commander of the puppet Qi army, but those who perform specific meritorious services can get at least 20,000 guan.
The rewards are enough to drive ordinary soldiers crazy.
On the official road south of Ganquan Fort, dust covered the sky and the sun, flags were like an ocean, and the murderous army kept shouting slogans, drums, and horns resounding throughout the world.
The 60,000-strong army stretched for ten miles, followed by 20,000 troops and 100,000 civilians driving tens of thousands of carts, loaded with food, soldiers' armor, baggage, camp fences and other materials, to Ganquan Fort in a mighty manner.
Both the Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army had the experience of attacking Ganquan Fort. They knew that trees were most lacking here, so they carried tens of thousands of various types of wood.
This time, the Jin soldiers used Chengji County, two hundred miles away, as their logistics center. They first continuously transported materials from Fengxiang to Chengji County, and then continuously transported materials from Chengji County to Ganquan Fort.
On March 17, ten days after Ganquan Fort entered a state of war, the 60,000-strong coalition army finally arrived at Ganquan Fort. The army began to camp at the foot of Crescent Mountain three miles away, erecting high camp fences, digging trenches, burying antlers, and building
A sentry tower was erected, and 3,000 men were sent to guard the top of the Crescent Moon Mountain to prevent the Song army from attacking the camp from a high position.
This time Jin Bing used a large sheepskin tent. The sheepskin tent is different from the wool tent. The wool tent has a fiber structure and can easily catch fire, while the sheepskin tent is specially tanned leather with good fire resistance and is not easily ignited by fire. Even if the Song Army
Sha Jin promised to throw the torch on the big tent, and the tragedy of burning the company camp would not happen.
Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Talan were both visiting Ganquan Castle for the first time. They went to the top of Crescent Moon Mountain and looked at Ganquan Castle several miles away. Although they had a conflict over Chen Qing's sneak attack on Fengxiang Mansion, they still had a conflict.
Under the mediation of the Jin Emperor, at least on the surface, they were reconciled.
Wanyan Wushu was very experienced in attacking cities. He looked at the tall and majestic Ganquan Fort walls, secretly took a breath of air, and said to Wanyan Tarlan: "This is even more difficult to attack than Dashan Pass. I didn't know Ganquan Fort."
It is a bit of a mistake to only send 300 people to guard such a majestic fortress."
Wanyan Tart smiled faintly, "The key is that Marshal Du doesn't know that Chen Qing will come back. If he knew, he wouldn't be careless."
"Can you still find a way to transfer him away?"
Wanyan Talan shook his head, "It's unlikely this time. He has been named the Governor of Xihe Road by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. I'm afraid he will take root in the northwest."
Wanyan Wushu gritted his teeth and said, "Even if he takes root, I will uproot him!"
He immediately ordered: "Where is Wanyan Mouyan?"
Wanyan Mouyan quickly stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and said, "I'm here for my humble duty!"
"I will give you five thousand Jurchen troops and five thousand Qi troops, and one hundred siege ladders. Let me attack the castle from the south!"
"Follow the order!"
Wanyan Mouyan took the military order from Langtou and hurried away, and Li Cheng also went down to assist him in ordering troops.
Probing the attack was essential, and Wanyan Wushu wanted to see with his own eyes the defensive strength of Ganquan Fort.
At this moment, two fireballs suddenly flew out from Ganquan Fort and roared towards the Jinbing camp three miles away.