The condition of Emperor Wanyan Sheng, who was originally critically ill, gradually stabilized and did not continue to worsen, which greatly eased the tension within the Jin Kingdom. After the war in the Central Plains ended, the rulers of the Jin Kingdom also saw the incompetence of Qi and began to fine-tune their strategy.
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Wanyan Wushu, who swept the Song army in the Central Plains, once again gained power. He led 30,000 iron pagodas to sit in the Central Plains, and Wanyan Nianhan led an army of 20,000 to sit in Yangzhou. Together with the 100,000 Qi army, they built warships along the Yangtze River.
Wanyan Sheng also appointed Wanyan Helisa as the Shaanxi Economic and Strategic Envoy. He led an army of 30,000 to guard Jingzhao, and cooperated with the 100,000 Qi army to fight against Chen Qing's army at Xihe Road and Wujie's army at Dashan Pass.
Wan Yanchang continued to serve as the Superintendent of the Third Army, responsible for promoting peace through fighting and forcing the Song Dynasty to surrender.
In the morning, Wan Yanchang's carriage slowly drove into Jingzhao City under the escort of a thousand troops. Wan Yanchang's expression was very serious. He had no idea that in just over half a year, Chen Qing had already defeated Xixia.
The army captured Xihe Road and developed too rapidly.
He was really worried about whether it was wise for the emperor to send Wanyan Helisa to continue serving as Shaanxi's economic envoy?
But there is no use just worrying. The key is how to prevent Chen Qing and Wu Jie from joining forces to counterattack Shaanxi Road. This is the main purpose of his coming to Jingzhao City.
Wanyan drank Lisa and invited Wanyanchang into the Jinglue Mansion. Wanyanchang stood in front of a map without saying a word for a long time. This was a map from one year. It showed that Chen Qing was only in Ganquan Fort, and the others were either
The territory of Qi State was either occupied by the Xixia people, but what about now?
"The Supervisory Army should not pay too much attention to Chen Qing's expansion!"
Wanyan drank Lisa and walked to the side and sneered: "Many of the territories he has occupied are relatively weak, such as Deshun Prefecture, Huizhou, Lintao Prefecture, Hezhou, Huangzhou and other places, with only two to three thousand troops. What he really controls
There are only Qinzhou and Gongzhou, and the number of troops is only tens of thousands."
Wanyanchang glanced at Wanyanhelisa with dissatisfaction, "Have we suffered enough from him? You still despise him so much?"
"I'm just telling the truth. It's not that ten or eight years have passed, but just less than one year. How strong can he be?"
"General Li Cheng, tell me?" Wan Yanchang turned around and asked Li Cheng behind him.
Li Cheng pondered for a moment and said: "I heard that he recruited a lot of troops, defeated Ren Dejing, and recruited his 20,000 people. It is estimated that Chen Qing's current strength is around 50,000 to 60,000 people. It is true that his strength has increased.
But at the same time, we must also see that after Chen Qing’s territory and military strength expanded, it would be difficult to use the city defense tactics he was good at, and he felt that there were advantages and disadvantages.”
Wanyan Jiuli laughed and said, "Li Dutong is right. I admit that Chen Qing defended the city very well. He killed so many troops in one Ganquan Fort. If it was really a wilderness battle, I don't believe that he could defeat the fierce Jurchen cavalry? Is this true?
My confidence is that I am not afraid of him, and I will not engage in foolish siege warfare again!"
Wanyanchang nodded. Wanyanhelisha and Li Cheng did make some sense. The Jurchen cavalry had not yet had a large-scale ground contact battle with Chen Qing.
"Having said that, what if Chen Qing and Wu Jie join forces? How can we deal with their two-pronged attack?"
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Wanyan drank from Lisa and was speechless for a moment. He looked at Li Cheng as if asking for help.
Li Cheng said slowly: "This is actually what I am most worried about. If the Wu soldiers come out of Monk Plains to contain Fengxiang Mansion and Guanzhong, and Chen Qingze attacks the city in the north, then we will be passive. If we go to Shaanxi Road, we will
Only Guanzhong is left."
Wanyan drank and Lisa's face gradually became serious. He also realized that this was a big problem. If they attacked Xihe Road, Wu Jie would raid their lair. If they attacked Dashan Pass, Chen Qing would gather troops to attack Jingyuan Road.
, will indeed take care of one thing and lose the other.
The three of them were silent, and suddenly Wanyan laughed and asked, "Isn't the Du Jianjun here to solve this matter?"
Li Cheng also realized that since Wan Yanchang mentioned this question, he must have an answer.
Wan Yanchang smiled and said: "I am indeed considering this issue. The crisis in the west has to be solved in the east. We must put pressure on the Song Dynasty court and ask them to remove one of Chen Qing or Wu Jie from their posts and replace them with the ones we want.
If you want someone, the problem will be solved."
"Do you think Du Jianjun can succeed?" Li Cheng couldn't believe it.
Wan Yanchang snorted coldly, "I have been dealing with the Song Dynasty for so many years, and I still don't understand them? The key is that you don't act rashly for the time being. Even if Chen Qing provokes you, please bear with me, and I will deal with him slowly in the future!"
As time went on in July, Niu Gao returned with an army of fifteen thousand.
In the Hehuang Valley, young and strong men signed up to join the army one after another because they were given preferential treatment by being granted land when joining the army, and another 6,000 new soldiers were recruited. At this time, the total strength of Chen Qing's army reached 70,000.
At this time, the imperial court's rewards also arrived. Chen Qing was renamed Xihe Road Military Envoy, and was granted the title of Yinqingguanglu Doctor, who was rewarded with 10,000 pieces of silk. The rest of the soldiers were promoted to one level and were rewarded with 300,000 pieces of silk.
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At the same time, the structure of Chen Qing's Jinglue Mansion was approved, as well as the appointment of all Jinglue Mansion and state and county officials.
In the Jinglue Mansion, Chen Qing received news from the Second Scout Battalion from Xixia. Li Qianshun appointed his brother Richard as the chief general and Cao Baozong as the deputy general. He commanded an army of 100,000 in Shizhou and Xiao Heda in the south with an army of 60,000.
In the confrontation, both sides rely on their terrain advantages to fight the other side, and neither side is willing to launch a large-scale battle easily. It is expected that there will be a relatively long confrontation.
But what is surprising is that Cao Baozong actually came back again and was reused again as Brother Richard's deputy.
Cao Baozong asked his family to redeem him with 100,000 sheepskins, and released him together with his own soldiers. It is unknown how Cao Baozong could justify his lies when he returned.
But when Li Qianshun appointed Cao Baozong again, Chen Qing discovered that Li Qianshun had problems with his employment, including the censor Zhongcheng Bali Zuren who had come to negotiate before. Chen Qing discovered that he had no practical skills.
If you are an experienced negotiator, you will have to negotiate for at least a dozen rounds, and you will also have to visit the prisoners of war in the mines, and use the torture of the prisoners of war as an excuse to lower the price. Twenty-five sheepskins will be a reasonable price.
But Bali Zuren only had one round of talks. Seeing the Song army's tough attitude, he compromised. It is said that this Bali Zuren was Li Qianshun's favorite. He sent his favorites to negotiate and sent a son of a well-known family to serve as a general. This shows that the Emperor of Xixia
The stupidity shows the corruption of the Xixia court.
When Xixia and Xiao Heda kill both sides, maybe he will have the opportunity to expedition to the north of Xixia. I wonder if the Jin Kingdom has the same idea. The crane and the clam will fight, and the fisherman will benefit.
Xixia had no time to look south, so Chen Qing began to turn his attention to the east. Of course, he would not be satisfied with a small Xihe Road. Xihe Road was his foundation and he needed to manage it well. Chen Qing was not eager to expand eastward.
, but Qinzhou needs a strategic buffer zone to prevent the Jin soldiers from attacking directly at the foot of Chengji County.
Chen Qing is determined to win a Longzhou and a Pingliang. With these two prefectures, Qinzhou will have a peripheral barrier.
Chen Qing immediately ordered Hu Yanlei to send people to Longzhou and Hepingliang Mansion to spy on the military intelligence of these two states...
Before the sand table in the imperial envoy's official room, Chen Qingzheng, Zhang Xiao, and Jiang Yan first discussed the feasibility of sending troops to Longzhou and Pingliangfu.
Zhang Xiao pondered for a moment and said: "Longzhou is not only a buffer zone for Qinzhou, but also a buffer zone for Fengxiang Mansion. It is extremely important to both sides. Once we send troops to Longzhou, the Jin soldiers will definitely send more troops to capture it, but if General Wu can
By stationing troops at Monk Yuan, we can restrain the Jurchens from sending troops to Longzhou, and it will be easier to capture Longzhou."
Jiang Yanxian also said slowly: "Zhang Sima is right. Once Wu Jie stationed troops in Monk Yuan and got an offensive momentum, Fengxiang's Jin soldiers would not dare to act rashly, and they would be able to capture Longzhou relatively easily, but Pingliang Mansion's
It is even more important than Longzhou. It is the entrance to Jingyuan Road. The Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army will definitely have the opportunity to fight to the death in Pingliang Mansion. It will be a fierce battle for us. I suggest that the strategic envoys make plans before taking action, and do not send troops easily.
Think about how to fight, and then be fully prepared!"
Both Zhang Xiao and Jiang Yanxian suggested contacting Wu Jie's military garrison monk Shang Yuan. Chen Qing nodded, "I will write a personal letter to Wu Jie!"