In the afternoon of the next day, Wanyan Huonv dragged nine thousand defeated soldiers back to the military camp.
Wanyan Yinkeshu was furious, slapping the table and angrily yelling: "You are not a young eagle that has just emerged from the nest. You have experienced many battles, and yet you made such a lowly mistake. How dare you come back to see me? Why don't you just wipe it out?
If you cut your neck, you'll save me the trouble of killing you!"
Yin Keshu is Wanyan Huonv's old boss. Wanyan Huonv does not dare to contradict her, and she is too trembling to explain.
Wanyan Yinkeshu saw that he didn't quibble, and the anger in his heart calmed down a little, and asked sternly: "Can you give me an explanation for why you made such a despicable mistake?"
Wanyan Huonv quickly explained: "I received intelligence before I started my job. The five thousand people were only responsible for guarding the oil wells, not for defense. According to my experience, this kind of defenders generally do not have sharp crossbows, and ordinary bows and arrows cannot shoot them."
Through the iron armor of our cavalry, and it was night, I didn't see any defenders on the city, but I never expected that they had divine arm crossbows and bed crossbows. They were very large in number, and it was really beyond my expectation."
"So you think the intelligence is wrong?"
"That's really what I think."
"You! You are really far inferior to your father."
Wanyan Yinkeshu said sadly: "How dare you use the information from six days ago? You didn't know that the battlefield was changing rapidly, so you didn't think about the Song Army's reinforcements arriving? What's more, some details have told you that the Song Army's reinforcements have arrived.
You didn't notice."
Wan Yan Huo Nu was shocked, clasped her fists and said: "You are ignorant of your humble position, please make it clear to the Marshal!"
"Think about it, the other side has evacuated all the people outside the city into the city, and also sent the people far away to the other side. This will take at least two days to complete, and you haven't set off two days ago. What does that mean?
It means that when you crossed the river, the other party's scouts had already discovered it. How dare you say that they were only responsible for guarding the oil well?
You set fire to a house outside the county town, but there was no alarm bell on the city wall and no defenders were seen. Is this normally the case? It means they had already gone to the city and set up an ambush."
After taking two steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, Wanyan Yinkeshu said slowly: "However, your sneak attack this time has its benefits. At least it proves that what I was worried about has happened. There must be Chen Qing's spies in Taiyuan City. I will lead the army to arrive.
He knew it when he was in Taiyuan, a living female captain of ten thousand men. This is not the Song army we encountered during the Jingkang period. We are encountering a powerful enemy since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Even a veteran like me does not dare to pat my chest and say that I have rich experience and must be cautious.
No matter how cautious you are, you must not underestimate the enemy!"
Wan Yan Huo Nu said with shame on her face: "I know my fault for my humble position!"
"Go ahead! Go back and reflect on your own, and I won't punish you."
"Thank you, Marshal Du!"
Wanyan Huonu slowly stepped back and walked to the door of the tent. Wanyan Yinkeshu said again: "Your father and brother died in the hands of Chen Qing. If you continue to underestimate the enemy and be reckless, and you are killed by Chen Qing, there will be no one else."
Avenged your father."
Wanyan Huo Nu staggered and almost fell down. He knelt down and cried: "Thank you, Marshal Du, for reminding me. Huo Nu will not dare to underestimate the enemy again."
He kowtowed three times and then stood up to say goodbye.
Wanyan Yinkeshu walked to the tent door with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of Fushi County, with worry on his face. If he could not capture Fushi County, his plan to attack the south might be greatly compromised.
"No, we must capture Fushi County no matter what!" Wanyan Yinkeshu said through gritted teeth.
Chen Qing led an army of 80,000 to the north. His principle was to defend the enemy outside Guanzhong. All their combat plans and plans were formulated around this principle. The news from Fushi County proved that
Chen Qing's judgment was correct, the enemy was going south via Luoshui Road.
This is also inevitable. Pujin Pass and Tongguan cannot carry the heavy army, and the heavy army can only enter the hinterland through the gap of Qingshui River.
Valley key
To the north of Guanzhong are mountains and ridges, and to the north is the Loess Plateau. Rivers meander southward among the lofty mountains. The river valleys have become natural passages southward. Jingshui River and Luoshui River are the two rivers flowing into Guanzhong, forming the formation of Guanzhong. There are two passages into Guanzhong.
The Western Army had to fight the enemy on the Luoshui Road. The narrow and rugged river valley also offset the advantage of the Jurchen cavalry. It could be said that it killed two birds with one stone.
The 80,000-strong army marched northward, followed by 10,000 camels. Over the years, the Western Army has continued to purchase camels, and even built a large camel breeding farm in Qingshui County, Qinzhou. They have accumulated Thirty thousand camels.
Camels have a large load capacity and are not picky eaters. They can also eat wheat straw and leaves and are not prone to illness. They are the most ideal military vehicles. Their excrement can also fertilize the land. Every day, there are a large number of farmers outside the camel camp to collect camel excrement.
Of course, camels only carried the necessary food and tents for the army to march, as well as baggage weapons such as barracks and heavy city defense weapons. They also had to be transported by ships. Hundreds of flat-bottomed tugboats transported these baggage in Tongzhou via the Luoshui River.
Chen Qing led an army of 80,000 people along the Tongguan Road, that is, through Yaozhou, passing through Sanyuan County, Fuping County, and Huayuan County, and went northward. After arriving at Tongguan County, he continued northward. This is a branch line of Luoshui Road, with a slight flow of water. The small Qishui passes through the high mountains and forms a river valley two to three hundred miles long. If you follow the river valley, you can go directly to Fangzhou.
The decisive battle in the western part of the Song and Jin Dynasties broke out in Fuping County because the main army of Wanyan Loushi entered Guanzhong from this branch line and joined Wanyan Wushu's army from Tongguan in Fuping County. The main force of hundreds of thousands of Song troops also Came to Fuping County.
In the afternoon, the Song Army arrived at Tongguan County, which later became Tongchuan. This area is the intersection of the Loess Plateau and the Guanzhong Basin. The territory is crisscrossed with mountains and canyons, with widespread plateaus and crisscrossing Liangmao mountains. It produces coal and Iron, the Song Dynasty court once had a mining supervisor here. The coal here has high calorific value and is resistant to burning. More importantly, it is close to Beijing and Zhao, so the Western Army also began to mine coal and iron here.
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Qing ordered the entire army to camp. The soldiers set up marching tents one after another. Officials from Tongguan County sent hundreds of fat pigs. Chen Qing ordered the pigs to be killed to reward the army, although hundreds of fat pigs were far away. It is not enough to feed an army of 80,000, but it can at least ensure that every soldier can drink a bowl of thick broth.
Marching Sima Tao Chunlai sent soldiers to farmers to buy large amounts of wheat straw to feed the camels.
In the Chinese army's tent, Chen Qing stood in front of the newly assembled sand table and meditated. A staff officer placed several black flags at the mouth of the Qingshui River. They received information that the Jurchen army's current camp was here.
The staff officer planted a larger red flag in Fushi County, where Niu Gao led an army of 10,000.
Chen Qing picked up the wooden pole and pointed at the mountains in front of the Jin Bing camp and said to the generals: "This is Kuli Mountain, which happened to block the Jin Bing's straight path, so they went northwest along the Qingshui River Valley and arrived at Fushi County. Later, there was an official road going south, and then entered Luoshui Road from Qingquan County, so it was crucial for General Niu to hold Fushi County.
If the opponent cannot capture Fushi County, they can only bypass Fushi County and go south to Qingquan County to establish a logistics base. However, the Song army in Fushi County is watching behind them, and Wanyan Yinkeshu will have to leave tens of thousands of people behind to carry out the attack.
Defense, this will seriously weaken his offensive power going south. Unless the main force of the Nuzhen enters Guanzhong, he can completely abandon the important logistics area of Qingquan County.
Therefore, General Niu's insistence on Fushi County actually created an opportunity for us to defeat the enemy in Luoshui Road."
Gao Ding raised his hands and said: "I have an idea."
Chen Qing handed him the wooden pole, "You tell me!"
Gao Ding pointed to the west bank of the Yellow River with a wooden pole and said: "Along the west bank of the Yellow River, there is also a road going south. When you reach Mengmen Mountain, there seems to be another road that can turn west and enter the hinterland."
Chen Qing smiled at the marching commander Tao Chunlai and said, "I guess many generals have this idea. Can you explain it to everyone?"
Tao Chunlai took the wooden pole and pointed at the west bank of the Yellow River on the sand table and asked with a smile: "Is this the road south that General Gao is talking about?"
Gao Ding nodded, "Exactly!"
"This road is very narrow, and some sections are completely narrow paths. It is mainly used by caravans. It can be used by hundreds of mules carrying goods but not large vehicles. However, if it is a large baggage vehicle, it cannot be used."
Tao Chunlai pointed to the trail into the hinterland and continued: "This is Wuren Pass, located between Mengmen Mountain and Hukou Mountain. There is a road that can enter the hinterland of Danzhou and Luojiao County, but the same
There are tens of miles of sheep intestines, and the baggage cannot move. If the baggage cannot move and only the cavalry can move, it will be meaningless for the Jin soldiers."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "You guys understand! Why did the Jin soldiers have to pass through Fushi County and then take the Luoshui Road? They carry a lot of baggage and there is no second choice."
After a pause, Chen Qing said solemnly to everyone: "Of course, if the Jurchen cavalry can directly enter Guanzhong, they will not need to build any logistics base. It doesn't matter whether Fushi County is attacked or not. The main force will go directly south to Guanzhong, but this
This is the reason why we go north to fight, we must not let the Jurchen cavalry enter Guanzhong."