Three hundred and ninetieth chapters cut off the source
Wanyan Wushu frowned, "Ganquan Castle was built because it had water. How could it be short of water? As far as I know, there are four wells in the city, right?"
Fan Gong smiled and said: "Although there are four wells in the city, the water source comes from outside the city. As long as we find the water source and cut it off, Ganquan Castle will soon collapse due to the lack of water, and we will win without a fight."
Although Fan Gong's words were very tempting, Wanyan Wushu did not believe it so easily. His brows furrowed even deeper, "Where is the source of this water? Is it the river to the east?"
"That's not true. It should be an underground river. I guess it should be under the cliff. We can dig a few more wells under the cliff. I believe we can find this underground river?"
"It's that simple?"
Fan Gong smiled slightly and said: "This matter itself is very simple. The key is to find the water source. If Marshal Du is not in a hurry to attack the city, you can give it a try. Anyway, you will not lose your troops or generals!"
Wanyan Wushu was also waiting for the delivery of kerosene and siege vehicles. He might as well use this time to look for water sources. Thinking of this, he said to Fan Gong: "I will give you three thousand troops to look for water sources, but
Try to stay as far away from the cliff as the Song Army's crossbows are very sharp."
"I understand the humble position!"
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The fire outside the city had been extinguished, and the Song army began to clean up the battlefield. Thousands of charred corpses were directly wrapped in mats and sent to the non-combatant area. In the end, there were no mats left, so they were thrown directly onto the bullock carts.
go.
In fact, there were not many valuable things left after the fire. The armor was all burned, and the pewter shafts of the spears were burned off. Only metal objects such as the blades and spear points were left. Fortunately, there were a large number of arrows.
Far away from the fire area, they are completely preserved.
Chen Qing also temporarily returned home to reunite with his wife. At the fourth watch, he got up and returned to the military camp.
Just after returning to the main tent, Liu Cui, the general on duty at night, ran over and said: "Capital, some soldiers discovered what the enemy was digging under the cliff?"
Chen Qing was slightly startled, "Are you still digging now?"
Liu Cui nodded, Chen Qing immediately put on his clothes and said, "Let's take a look!"
Everyone soon arrived at Beichengtou. There were not many soldiers at Beichengtou, about 300 people. They were mainly patrolling and taking precautions.
Since the Xixia people climbed up from the cliff, the Song army built three horse-faced walls on the cliff. Standing on the horse-faced wall, you can look out and see the situation below the cliff. A sneak attack is unlikely unless the Song army soldiers relax their surveillance.
, but the Song Army has learned its lesson and basically monitors the movements under the cliff at all times.
Chen Qing came to the horse-faced wall in the middle, and the leader of the patrol pointed at a fire point in the northeast and said: "At that fire point, they have set up dozens of large tents, and more than a thousand people are digging around day and night.
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Chen Qing stared at the fire in the distance, and Yang Yuanqing also came. He was very worried and said: "In the afternoon, the soldiers reported to Beizhi, and Beizhi also saw it. They should be digging wells, Dutong, they should be trying to cut off our water source.
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Chen Qing smiled and said: "Not surprising, the biggest weakness of our Ganquan Fort is water. The other party should have discovered it. Cutting off our water source will definitely be their choice."
"But what if the water supply is really cut off?"
Yang Yuanqing and Liu Cui both had anxious looks on their faces. Chen Qing smiled slightly, "Is our water source so easy to cut off? You don't have to worry!"
There are three underground rivers near Ganquan Fort. One of them passes under Ganquan Fort and indeed becomes the water source for Ganquan Fort's well. However, this underground river flows from northwest to southeast and should be located under the hills. Where can it be cut off?
"Capital, do you want to shoot with the bed crossbow?"
"Can you cum?"
"You can basically cum."
"Then shoot them a few arrows, but don't waste them. Just let them feel our anxiety."
After saying that, Chen Qing laughed and turned around to go back to the camp.
At dawn, the generals all rushed to Chen Qing's headquarters. They all heard about the Jin soldiers digging for water, and everyone's face was full of anxiety.
Chen Qing glanced at the generals and said to the soldiers: "Guard the outside and don't let anyone in!"
He then took out a roll of drawings from the cabinet, spread it on the table, and said solemnly to everyone: "This is the top secret of Ganquan Castle. You can see it, but you are not allowed to leak it to anyone, even your family members. If you do
If not, then it’s best not to watch it.”
Everyone bowed and said: "Never leak it!"
Chen Qing nodded, "I'll give you a brief explanation and you'll understand!"
Everyone gathered around and saw that what appeared to be Ganquan Castle was drawn on the drawing.
Chen Qing pointed to the drawing and said: "This is the floor plan of Ganquan Fort. I drew a few iconic buildings. You will know it at a glance. The Cangcheng is in the middle. The seven circles are the wells. Look at the seven wells.
If you follow the arrangement, you will understand how the underground river of Ganquan Fort moves."
"Ah! The underground river comes from the west." Yang Yuanqing exclaimed.
Everyone could see clearly that their underground river water came from the northwest and passed through the thick hilly soil. It was impossible to dig. However, the Jin soldiers dug in the northeast because it was close to the river and it was completely
The opposite was true, and everyone was relieved.
"You can rest assured now!"
Chen Qing smiled and said to everyone: "I will give everyone a day off today to visit my family. I will start training and preparing for the war tomorrow. Keep an eye on the Jinbing camp. Their nest car has not come on stage yet!"
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The south of Ganquan Fort is basically the Longxi Loess Plateau, with undulating mountains and numerous ravines. The wide official road is located between the ravines and mountains.
About one hundred and twenty miles away from Ganquan Fort is Jichuan County. At this time, on the official road of Jichuan County, hundreds of heavy baggage vehicles are slowly moving forward. Two thousand elite Jurchen cavalry are escorting this heavy baggage convoy.
The convoy transported twelve large nest vehicles, which were of course dismantled and transported in parts. In addition, there were also important military supplies such as kerosene and gunpowder.
Precisely because these baggage were so important, they were escorted by the Jurchen cavalry and did not dare to be handed over to the puppet Qi army.
The team moved very slowly, and every bullock cart creaked and trudged along.
The Jurchen cavalry were really impatient, but had no choice but to follow slowly on both sides of the convoy.
On a mountain two miles away from the official road, there is a pine forest. Just on the edge of the pine forest, a ten-man cavalry team is staring at the baggage convoy on the official road.
This cavalry team was naturally Liu Qiong's team. He led 500 cavalrymen to move around the periphery. Their main task was to attack the enemy's logistics supply line. When the Xixia army attacked Ganquan Fort, their task was the same.
But at that time, the Xixia people came from the north, but now the Jin soldiers came from the south.
The leader of the ten Song Army cavalry was named Tang Qian, who was a scout commander and was temporarily assigned to Liu Qiong from the scout camp.
After observing for a long time, Tang Qian said to his two subordinates: "Go and report to the commander immediately and tell him the importance of this baggage team."
"Follow the order!"
The two scouts turned their horses and walked down the mountain from the other side of the pine forest.
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Liu Qiong and his five hundred men were hiding in Anyuan Village at the junction of Gangu County and Jichuan County. Anyuan Village was a famous fort in Qinzhou, but it had been abandoned because the Jin Kingdom gradually turned into an economic powerhouse.
In Sichuan and Shaanxi, large-scale massacres have basically disappeared, and people are naturally unwilling to abandon their homes and live in the mountains.
All the fortresses in Qinzhou will gradually become deserted and eventually disappear.
However, the terrain of Anyuan Village is still very dangerous. Even if the Jin soldiers find them and send thousands of people to attack, they may not be able to defeat them. Liu Qiong and his 500 troops hid here with a month's worth of food.
Liu Qiong was under a lot of pressure during this peripheral attack. The main reason was that the Jin soldiers carried a large amount of baggage and food at the beginning, and there would not be too many subsequent supplies, so there would not be too many logistical baggage teams. This meant that he did not have many choices.
Once a baggage team appears, he will attack even if the risk is very high. If he misses once, he may not have a chance.
At this time, the two scout cavalry returned to Anyuan Village, and Liu Qiong quickly greeted them.
The two cavalrymen knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See you, Commander!"
"Have you discovered the enemy's baggage?"
"Exactly, a baggage team consisting of more than 400 large vehicles has just passed through Jichuan County. The team is transporting nest vehicles and other supplies. It looks very important. It is personally escorted by two thousand Jurchen cavalry."
It was actually a Jurchen cavalry escort, which showed that the baggage materials were very important, especially the chariot. Of course Liu Qiong knew its importance.
He immediately ordered: "Pack up your horses and prepare to set off!"
