Zhang Xiao hurriedly walked into Chen Qing's official room and placed a battle report on Chen Qing's desk, "This was just sent from Beixianren Pass. Seven thousand troops attacked Beixianren Pass and more than 4,800 people were killed.
It is said that the puppet Qi army was completely destroyed, and the Jurchen army did not attack."
Chen Qing looked at the report and praised: "We only had 41 killed and 57 injured. This Zhang Xuefei is good, with less than a hundred casualties. He is also a rising general. He is only over 20 years old."
"Can Du Tong see the other party's intentions?"
Chen Qing walked two steps with his hands behind his back: "Is it because of us that they don't attack Bashu?"
"It should be that our capture of Pingliang City put tremendous pressure on them. If they insist on attacking Bashu, the next consequence will be that we seize Guanzhong and cut off their retreat."
"So they are now consolidating Hanzhong and then turning around to attack us?"
Zhang Xiao nodded, "Bizhi also thinks so. The Jin soldiers will definitely increase their troops in a large scale. Dutong, I have a suggestion."
"you say!"
"Bizhi suggested that the family members and supplies should be moved to Huangzhou."
Chen Qing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. He walked to the window and stared into the distance. He understood Zhang Xiao's suggestion. It was the national policy of the Jin State to seize Sichuan and Shaanxi. In order to realize this national policy, the Jin State would definitely attack Xihe Road in a large scale.
, moving family members is one way, but everything has two sides, and moving family members will inevitably distract the Song Army's defense capabilities.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing said slowly: "I think it is better to strengthen the defense of Chengji County than to disperse the family members. I am considering building another outer city wall, but I don't know if it will be enough in time..."
"If the city wall is burned in time, it should be in time."
Chen Qing said decisively: "No matter what, let's do it first. Even if the Jin soldiers attack Xihe Road, they will still need time to prepare!"
"I'll arrange it for you!"
At this time, a follower reported at the door, "To the envoy of the Imperial Guard, the Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Guard has something important to report to everyone."
"Let him in!"
Chen Qing signaled to Zhang Xiao and asked him to wait before leaving and listen to Wang Hao's report.
After a moment, Wang Hao walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee and performed a military salute, "See you all!"
"No gift!"
Wang Hao stood up and said excitedly: "I have two things to report. The first thing is that we have found the intelligence point of the puppet Qi army in Chengji County. We have not alerted the enemy so far."
"Where?"
"Also in Sima Qiao, Wang Qiyang Restaurant."
Next to him, Zhang Xiao was also shocked and said: "It turns out to be seven sheep. My family and I had dinner there yesterday. Their sheep soup is very famous!"
"How did you discover it?" Chen Qing asked.
"I was checking eagle signals and dove signals during this period. I found a spot for hawks outside the city and found three eagles, but no one claimed them. I sent people to ambush outside the city and finally found someone coming out to release eagle signals.
, followed him all the way, and found out that he was a clerk from Wang Qiyang Restaurant, and we intercepted the messenger eagle, which was to deliver food to Pingliang City for us."
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said: "Don't alert the enemy yet, continue to monitor, and then catch them all once we have a complete grasp, so that the intelligence points can be used by us!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Wang Hao added: "The second thing is about external communication. When we were checking the pigeon messages, we found that a medicinal material dealer has a special pigeon to contact Chengdu."
This is also a relatively important matter. After the Jin soldiers captured Hanzhong, they cut off all connections between Xihe Road and the Song Dynasty. Chen Qing did not want to have any contact with the imperial court, but he wanted to understand the trends of the imperial court.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "We can use this line to establish contact between Lu Wei and his father-in-law and understand the trends of the court."
Zhang Xiao thought for a while and said: "Capital, in fact, this isolation is also a good thing. At least the court will no longer have the idea of Xihe Road, and it will no longer be able to send civil servants to pick peaches. If we can reach some kind of tacit understanding with the Jin Kingdom,
, For example, if the Jin Kingdom does not attack Qinzhou from Hanzhong, we will not attack Hanzhong for the time being, so that the pressure on both sides will be reduced."
Chen Qing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "It's difficult, but Wan Yanchang will understand it sooner or later. Let's not think about it for now."
He immediately ordered: "Go and find Lu Wei for me!"
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Wang Qiyang Restaurant is a relatively famous restaurant in Chengji County. It is famous for its specialization in mutton. Whether it is roasted mutton, roasted mutton or mutton soup, it is very popular among the people of Chengji County.
For this reason, Wang Qiyang Restaurant has opened two branches, and is quite ready to become the number one catering brand in Chengji County.
But no one would have thought that this popular restaurant was actually the intelligence point of the Puppet Qi Army on Xihe Road, and naturally it was also the intelligence point of Jin Bing on Xihe Road.
The internal guards of the Song Army have been keeping an eye on this restaurant. They need to know how many branches this restaurant has in total, so that they can catch them all and prevent anyone from escaping, so as to prepare for the subsequent use of this intelligence point.
Wang Qiyang Restaurant is also located in the most prosperous Simaqiao, not far from Yi'an Teahouse. Opposite it is an inn called Gaofeng Inn. The inn is run by locals, so there is no problem.
The internal guards have booked three guest rooms facing Wang Qiyang Restaurant and are monitoring the restaurant day and night.
After three days of surveillance, they finally found a small breakthrough.
In the afternoon, a young man walked out of the alley next to the restaurant. He looked around for a moment, then turned and hurried away.
The leader of the internal security guard responsible for surveillance pointed at the man's back and introduced him to Wang Hao: "This man's name is Zhang Shun. He is a clerk at Wang Qiyang Restaurant. We can be sure that he is also a latent spy. We found that he was obsessed with gambling during this time."
"gamble?"
"Exactly! He has been going to Wanjia Casino every day these days. Needless to say, he must have gone there again now."
People who are addicted to gambling have poor self-control. This person is indeed a breakthrough. Wang Hao thought for a while and said: "Just find a place in the gambling house and detain him for interrogation!"
"I'll go and arrange it right now!"
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Zhang Shun came to Chengji County the year before last and was a small boss in the restaurant. He became obsessed with gambling last winter and soon fell into it.
Not only did he lose all his money, he also owed a lot of debt to the gambling house. He was worried every day for fear that the shopkeeper would know that this was a serious violation of military regulations.
He is not here to gamble today, but to beg the casino to give him a few days of extension. Tomorrow is the day he pays off his debt. How can he have the money to pay it back?
He lingered in front of the casino for a long time, but finally went to the casino door.
Zhang Shun happened to meet the manager of the casino when he walked in. He quickly smiled and said: "Manager Li, can we discuss something?"
Manager Li glared at him, "If you want to default on your debt, you will look good!"
Zhang Shun nodded quickly and bowed: "I don't dare! I don't dare! I just ask for a few days of extension."
"Another extension!"
The steward was about to get furious. At this time, a waiter stepped forward and whispered something into the steward's ear. The steward said with a gloomy face: "I can extend my stay. Come with me! Go through the formalities."
Zhang Shun was overjoyed and hurriedly followed the steward to the backyard. He walked into a room and was stunned. There were eight burly men standing inside, lined up on both sides. He was so frightened that he hurriedly wanted to go out, but two big men blocked the door.
Blocked.
"You clearly agreed to my extension for a few days, and besides, it hasn't expired yet, so you can't mess around!"
Wang Hao, who was sitting opposite, smiled and said, "Sit down first, and I'll talk to you slowly!"
Zhang Shun sat down uneasily. He felt like he was being interrogated. After all, he was also a scout and very sensitive. He already had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
"Who...are you?"
"I am Wang Hao, the commander of the inner guards!"
Zhang Shun's face changed drastically and he jumped up to run away. Two knives were placed on his neck at the same time, which frightened him and he slowly sat down again.
"You are all spies of the puppet Qi army in Chengji County. In fact, we have discovered it a long time ago, but we just didn't alert you."
Wang Hao smiled lightly and said: "You are a small boss with five subordinates, that's right!"
"Now that we know everything, why is there any need for interrogation?" Zhang Shun said dejectedly.
"I'm just going to ask you a question, and then I'll let you go. I'll also help you pay off the gambling house's debt, and you can act like nothing happened."
Zhang Shun lowered his head and said nothing, and Wang Hao smiled and said: "If you cooperate well, I will not only spare your life, but also make you a fortune. You can even change your name and live a rich life."
"
"How much money can I get?" Zhang Shun finally couldn't help but be tempted.
"Three hundred taels of silver. This is our rule. Those who have made major contributions will be rewarded with a minimum of three hundred taels of silver."
Three hundred taels of silver is equivalent to fifteen hundred guan. Zhang Shun really couldn't resist this temptation. He would never be able to earn this money in his lifetime!
Zhang Shun sighed, "What do you want to know?"
"I want to know how many intelligence points you have in Chengji County and how many spies you have in total?"