Without the cooperation of the Wu-level army, Chen Qing had to change his plan. They originally sent 5,000 troops to capture Mianyang County easily, but now he had to consider Fengxiang's reinforcements and had to impose a strategy of siege and reinforcements.
Chen Qing originally attacked on two fronts at the same time and captured Pingliang Mansion at the same time. Now he can only consider taking Longzhou first and consolidate the results before considering attacking Pingliang Mansion. But in this way, Pingliang Mansion will have time to prepare. He
A greater price must be spent to capture Pingliang Mansion.
Although it was just a small action of sending troops to Monk Yuan, it was of great significance and would completely change the situation. However, Lu Fayuan refused to take this small action.
Chen Qing didn't know what happened, but one thing he was sure of was that his expulsion of several spies from the country must have affected Lu Fayuan's decision-making.
Then he thought about it, it was fine, he would never want to go back to the Shaanxi states that he had worked so hard to get back.
Chen Qing, the head of the family, changed his strategy and suspended the plan to send troops to Pingliang Prefecture. He changed the plan to send troops to Pingliang Prefecture to seize Longzhou. Chen Qing personally led an army of 20,000 to fight in the direction of Longzhou.
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Wanyan Helisa was very wary of the Song army's eastward advance. He placed spies all over Longzhou. As soon as the Song army entered Longzhou, they were discovered by the Jin soldiers and immediately reported to Fengxiang Mansion with an eagle letter.
At this time, Wanyan Helisa was in Fengxiang Mansion. He received Ying's letter and took it very seriously. He currently has 50,000 troops in Fengxiang, 10,000 Jurchen soldiers and 40,000 Qi troops, of which 30,000 are deployed on the south bank of the Wei River.
To prevent the Song army from leaving Monk Plains,
There are also 10,000 people stationed in various counties in Fengxiang, and he has 10,000 mobile troops in his hands.
Although the Wu-level Song army did not leave Monk Yuan, there was no guarantee that he would not come from behind. Wanyan ordered a thousand soldiers stationed on Qianshui to reinforce Qianyang County with fire, and ordered Captain Wanyan Tietou to lead an army
Wan Dajun went to reinforce Liyang County.
That afternoon, Chen Qing's army passed by Jianxiao Pass. He paid homage to the soldiers who died in the southern pine forest. More than four years have passed and things have changed. However, Chen Qing never imagined that one day he would lead the army.
The army re-captured Longzhou including Jianxiao Pass.
"Capital Commander, I think it is unwise for the other party to abandon Jianxiao Pass!" Yang Zaixing said solemnly.
Of course Chen Qing understood what he meant. The Big and Small Long Mountains extended from the northeast of Deshun Prefecture to the south to the Qinling Mountains, isolating Qinzhou to the west. Only the Wei River opened a channel to connect Qinzhou and Longzhou.
A branch of Longshan divides Longzhou into two, and Jianxiao Pass is an important passage through this branch. The Song army went out of Longshan to attack Longzhou. If the Jin soldiers repaired Jianxiao Pass, the Song army went north to Qianyang.
The county must attack Jianxiao Pass first, because the Song Army may not be able to attack the dangerous location of Jianxiao Pass Canyon.
Only a thousand men could resist the Song army's plan to attack Longzhou, but the Jin soldiers gave up Jianxiao Pass.
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Maybe Jin Bing didn't expect us to start marching eastward so soon!"
Gao Ding, who was watching from the sidelines, said: "If we capture Liyang County, should we go back to Jianxiao Pass?"
Chen Qing still shook his head, "Jianxiao Pass is meaningless to us. If the Jin soldiers want to attack Qinzhou, they will send troops along the Wei River. If they want to attack Liyang County, they will also go north along the Li River. Jianxiao Pass is only for defense against us.
It is useful, so instead of rebuilding Jianxiao Pass, it is better to build a pass on the Wei River in the south."
Everyone nodded, and Liu Cui smiled and said: "Now I understand why the Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army are not interested in Xihe Road. A Longshan Mountain completely separates Xihe Road and Shaanxi Road. That side belongs to another area.
It cannot be connected with Shaanxi Road."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "For this reason, the Jin Bing wanted the fertile Bashu Plain more than the barren Xihe Road, so they invested a lot of resources into attacking Bashu. Now the Jin Bing has repeatedly
After repeated attacks and defeats, their energy was exhausted and they began to turn to the defensive. They had no energy to devote to the Xihe Road."
"Excuse me, Commander-in-Chief, is it time for us to attack Longzhou now?" Yang Zaixing pondered for a moment and then asked.
This is also the common thought of many generals. They believe that they have just captured Xihe Road and should at least train for a year or two before sending out troops. In addition, the Wu-level army is unwilling to cooperate. Everyone thinks that the time is not ripe to attack Longzhou. This is not the case.
Yang Zaixing's idea was shared by more than half of the generals, including Zheng Ping, who also opposed sending troops to Longzhou at this time.
Chen Qing simply gathered the generals together and said to them: "I know that at least half of the people here feel that the time is not right to attack Longzhou. Let me tell you, what do I think?
I also know that we are not ready yet, but by the same token, Jin Bing is not ready either. Today we passed Jianxiao Pass and it was a deserted place. For such a dangerous pass, we can pass it without losing a single soldier. When we are ready
By then, the Jin soldiers will be ready. At that time, we will first face the majestic pass of Jianxiao Pass. Based on my experience, we can’t even think of taking it without thousands of casualties."
Everyone was stunned and started talking. Chen Qing waved his hands to calm everyone down. He continued: "My eastern expedition this time is not to attack Guanzhong. We are indeed not ready and the time is not ripe. This time I am actually going to the east."
The above is to seize the two springboards before the enemy is ready, seize Longzhou and Hepingliang Mansion, and prepare for our true eastern expedition in the future."
Yang Zaixing smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief wanted to seize the opportunity. I understand, but I still suggested building the Jianxiao Pass to prevent the enemy from building the pass, so they isolated us from Liyang County."
Chen Qing nodded, "This plan is acceptable. We will build a new Jianxiao Pass in the south of the valley!"
At this moment, a soldier hurried over with the lurking scouts in Miyang County.
The scout knelt down on one knee and saluted: "To inform the capital, at midnight last night, a thousand-man puppet Qi army entered the county. Now the number of troops in Mianyang City has reached 3,000. They are all puppet Qi troops. They
It seems that they knew that the Song army was coming and ordered the city gate to be closed, but I rushed out before the door closed."
Chen Qing nodded and asked: "Have ordinary people been mobilized to defend the city together?"
"When Beizhong left the city, they were not mobilized yet. I didn't hear that they had such a plan."
Chen Qing ordered people to take the scouts down to rest. He said to everyone: "Wu Jie's army did not leave Monk Plains, which relieved the pressure on Fengxiang Jinbing. Wanyanhelisha will definitely send troops north to assist Mianyang City. Our first priority is
It is not to capture Miyang City, but to besiege the city and mobilize reinforcements, first annihilating the enemy's supporting troops."
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On the south bank of Lianshui River, an army of about 10,000 people was marching rapidly northwest along the river. This army consisted of 8,000 puppet Qi troops and 2,000 Jurchen cavalry. The leader of this army was Commander Wanyan Tietou.
His identity is not simple either. He is actually Wan Yanchang's nephew. He is about 30 years old. He wields a wrought iron mace and has the courage of a thousand men.
Wanyan Tietou has gone through hundreds of battles over the years and has become able to stand alone, so this time Wanyan Helisa sent him to lead his army to support Liyang County.
There was also a deputy general, Zhao Yong, who led the army all the way. They carried dry food for six days. If they could not support Mianyang County, they had to retreat immediately, otherwise the dry food would not last long.
In the evening of this day, the army was resting in the woods nearby. Wanyan Tietou and Zhao Yong were discussing countermeasures.
"Excuse me, Captain, did the general mention how many troops the other party has?"
"It seems that there are about 10,000 people. The exact number of people was not mentioned. Why do you ask?" Wanyan Tietou was really puzzled.
Zhao Yong is a veteran general with rich experience. He said solemnly: "We are only forty miles away from Mianyang County, but we have not encountered any defeated troops retreating south. This shows that the Song Army has not broken through the county. We suspect that the enemy's target is us.
Kill us first, and then seize the county seat calmly."
Wanyan Tietou was not stupid, he understood what Zhao Yong meant, "You mean, the Song army will come to attack us tonight?"
Zhao Yong nodded, "We are resting in the woods. If the opponent attacks with fire, we will be in danger."
"What about General Yi?"
"I suggest that we move to the north bank and find a high place to camp. It will not be so easy for the other party to sneak attack across the river."
Although Wanyan Tietou was not very smart, he followed Zhao Yong's suggestion. He immediately said happily: "Well, build a pontoon bridge immediately and we will move to the north bank!"