After Chen Qing occupied Xiping Mansion, he immediately changed the name of Xiping Mansion to Lingzhou and ordered Liu Cui to lead an army of 50,000 to guard Lingzhou. He then led 80,000 Han slaves and the rest of the army back to Mingsha County.
When Chen Qing just returned to Mingsha County, he happened to be commanded by Lu Gui and led an army of 5,000 tigers and soldiers to escort military supplies and military supplies, which were carried by 30,000 camels. Lu Gui also brought news about the Yellow-headed Uighurs. The situation had changed. Xizhou Uighurs
Cao Changchun's army occupied Shazhou and Guazhou. Cao Changchun sent an envoy to negotiate. As a result, the envoy's team was attacked by horse bandits at Yumen Pass. Only two people managed to escape. They proved that the horse bandits were disguised as Xizhou Uighur troops.
Chief Cao Changchun was deeply vigilant and did not dare to lead his army to leave the Hexi Corridor. He was worried that if the army left, the Xizhou Uighurs would take the opportunity to occupy the entire Hexi Corridor.
Chen Qing handed Cao Changchun's letter to Zhang Xiao, "Sima, let's take a look!"
Zhang Xiao read the letter and asked with a smile: "Is the news true? Or is it an excuse that Cao Changchun didn't want to come here?"
"It shouldn't be an excuse. I asked Lu Gui. He saw the killed envoy with his own eyes. He was Cao Changchun's nephew. Cao Changchun mobilized an army to fight in Suzhou. Besides, Xixia is a piece of fat. I can't think of any reason for him to give up.
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Next to him, Yang Zaixing said: "I feel that Li Yanwu, the commander of the Shazhou capital, is also a very powerful guy. He must have sent someone to notify the Xizhou Uighurs, otherwise the Xizhou Uighur army would not have arrived in such a timely manner."
Chen Qing shook his head, "The capital of the Xizhou Uighurs is in Gaochang. It's thousands of miles away from Gaochang and Shazhou. It takes twenty days to go back and forth even on horseback. From the time Li Yanwu was urgently transferred back to the time when the Xizhou Uighurs occupied Shazhou, it was only a few days apart.
Days, time is unrealistic, I prefer that the Xizhou Uighurs have already stationed troops on the side and are watching with eagerness. It is more likely that the Xizhou Uighurs are the helpers invited by Cao Changchun. After all, he was defeated by Li Yanwu three times and led the wolf into the house."
Zhang Xiao laughed and said: "The last possibility is more reasonable. Cao Changchun was so angry that he sent an envoy to negotiate, but was plotted by the Xizhou Uighurs."
Yang Zaixing said: "If the Uighur cavalry doesn't come, what impact will it have on us?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "I thought more conservatively before and underestimated the decline of Xixia's national power. Now they actually have a hundred thousand white-armored troops, and they can't even supply armor. The reason is that Xiao Heda occupied Xixia's iron mines and
The Xiazhou Smelting Station has not been replenished for two years, causing their armaments to be completely exhausted. Now even without the Uighur Army, I am confident that I can destroy Xixia. The key now is to see how strong the Jin Kingdom's assistance is."
"Will the Jin Dynasty come to aid Xixia?" Yang Zaixing asked.
Chen Qing nodded, "It will definitely come. Xixia is too important. Without Xixia's restraint, we can march eastward with all our strength. We can even send troops from Xixia and Guanzhong at the same time to attack Hedong Road from north to south and capture Hedong Road and Datong Prefecture.
, Yanshan Mansion is in danger, and the Jin Kingdom knows this better than we do, so they will definitely send troops to support Xixia."
Yang Zaixing smiled and said: "In this case, I suggest that the 50,000 militia army be regularized and increase our strength. Once the enemy attacks the rear, we will have 50,000 troops to fight."
Yang Zaixing injured his arm and was recovering from his injuries at the rear. Unwilling to be left alone, he volunteered to participate in the training of the militia, that is, recruiting strong men from hundreds of thousands of rescued slaves to form a militia army, which would participate in the defense of Xixia in the future.
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and asked: "What is General Cheng Huan's opinion?"
Yang Zaixing only participated in the training, but the general who actually formed the militia army was Commander Cheng Huan, who had more say than Yang Zaixing.
"That's what he suggested to Humble."
Chen Qing glanced at Zhang Xiao again, who stroked his beard and said: "Forming a regular army will help the people stay in Xixia with peace of mind. I agree!"
Chen Qing nodded, "Since we all have this idea, I don't object and we can set it up!"
At this time, Hu Yanlei hurriedly walked to the door of the main tent, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "I would like to report to the capital, I have urgent news!"
"Please come in and talk!"
Hu Yanlei walked into the tent, bowed and said: "Information transferred from Taiyuan, a Jurchen army of 30,000 people and an army of 30,000 auxiliary soldiers have left Taiyuan and marched towards Lanzhou, and 50,000 soldiers were forcibly recruited from Hedong Road.
Large trucks transport supplies.”
Chen Qing and Zhang Xiao looked at each other, and both realized at the same time that this should be the army supporting Xixia. Thirty thousand Jurchen troops are not a big concern. The key is the thirty thousand Jurchen army. Xixia is a plain area, and thirty thousand Jurchen cavalry is indeed more difficult.
deal with.
"When did it happen?"
"It's information from five days ago!"
Chen Qing calculated in his mind that five days ago, he would have entered Xixia today or tomorrow.
He immediately ordered to his soldiers: "Go and find General Tang!"
The Jin soldiers supporting Xixia crossed the Hengshan Mountains from the Tumaochuan Valley in Linzhou and entered the territory of Xixia. Directly to the west of the army was the famous Mu Us Desert. The army could not cross the desert and could only go along the northern foot of the Hengshan Mountains. This area was distributed
It covers many prefectures and counties in Xixia, such as Shizhou, Yinzhou, Xiazhou, Youzhou, Yanzhou, etc.
The garrison in this area has been transferred to Xingqing Mansion. There are only a small number of Dangxiang people living there, but most of them are Qiang people. This area was originally a Qiang people's settlement, and it was also Xiao Heda's territory. It was precisely because of the
With the support of the Qiang people, Xiao Heda was able to fight fiercely with the Xixia imperial army for two years and cut off most of the Xixia national power.
At noon, in a forest near Xiazhou, dozens of Song Army scouts were busy grilling fish for lunch in front of a stream. Since there were briquettes and marching stoves, there would be no smoke, and the scouts no longer had to drink raw food.
water and cold food.
These dozens of Song soldiers were one of the ten scout teams sent by Tang Qian. The team consisted of thirty people and was led by Wang Jingyang, the deputy scout commander.
Wang Jingyang repeatedly made military exploits when intercepting Wan Yan Yin Keshu, and was promoted to deputy scout commander based on his merits.
When he saw the soldiers talking and laughing, he ordered: "Don't talk when you are eating fish. Be careful not to stab your throat!"
The scouts stopped talking and ate the grilled fish in silence. Wang Jingyang was a little worried. He got up and walked out of the woods. Less than ten steps away from the woods, he was suddenly shocked. He saw their sentry hanging upside down on the branch.
An arrow shot through his throat.
Wang Jingyang immediately squatted down, pulled out his knife and looked around. Suddenly he felt the sound of wind above his head, rolled on the spot, and a cold arrow grazed his shoulder and shot into the soil.
"There is an enemy!"
Wang Jingyang shouted and swung his sword back, "Crack!" A spear was cut into two pieces.
Without looking behind him, he rolled over and dodged a fatal arrow. Wang Jingyang jumped up and ran as fast as he could, shouting: "There is an enemy!"
Two arrows "Whoosh! Whoosh!" shot over his head, but Wang Jingyang used the terrain to avoid them both.
From the corner of his eye, he saw the enemy troops chasing him from behind. There were five men in total and three horses, chasing after him closely.
Just then, a soldier shouted, "Commander, get down!"
Wang Jingyang lunged forward, dozens of arrows shot over his head, he screamed several times, and the war horse neighed.
Wang Jingyang turned over and saw that four people had been shot down by arrows, and a man in black was trying his best to fight his horse and run away.
"Shoot the horses and catch them alive!"
Several arrows were shot out with great force, and the war horse fell to the ground, throwing the horse back more than ten feet away. The scouts rushed up, pushed the man down, and tied him up.
Wang Jingyang stepped forward and saw clearly the appearance of the other person. He was actually a Han man. He was also badly thrown, his face was covered with blood, and there was fear in his eyes.
"The commander is a spy from the Xie Congjun!"
The soldiers pulled off an iron plate with a tiger head from the man's waist. The Jurchen army had a bronze medal with a wolf's head, the Khitan and other East Hu armies had a round bronze plate, the lower-level generals and spies of the Han People's Association Army had an iron plate with a tiger head, and the ordinary soldiers had an iron plate with a round head.
The waist card can determine the identity of the opponent.
"Tell me! Where is the female main force now? Tell me, and I will keep your body intact. If you don't tell me, I will feed your body to the dogs and take your head back for a reward!"
The spy was shocked. He raised his head and begged: "I did not kill your companion. The person who killed your companion was a crossbowman. There is a scar on his face. As long as you spare my life, I can tell you something."
