Chapter seven hundred and twenty seventh birthday banquet
In Henan Prefecture, a puppet Qi army of 20,000 people left Luoyang and headed toward Shaanxi County.
The leader of the generals was Zhe Keqiu, who was appointed Minister of War of the Puppet Qi State, commander of the military envoy of Henan West Road, and stayed in Henan Prefecture. Together with Li Cheng, he became the actual powerful military general of the Puppet Qi State.
Zhe Keqiu was also a member of Zhe's family in Fuzhou and was Zhe Yanzhi's uncle. He was once a frontier general of the Song Dynasty and had great military exploits. Unfortunately, in the end, he was unable to save his life and surrendered to the Jin soldiers.
Zhe Keqiu received a military order from Wanyan Wushu and ordered him to rush to Shaanzhou to support Kong Yanzhou.
If it was an edict from Emperor Liu Yu, Zhe Keqiu would definitely push back and block it. However, he did not dare to disobey or even delay Wanyan Wushu's military order. On the day he received the order, he led 20,000 troops to Shaanzhou.
Dust was flying on the official road going west, and 20,000 infantrymen were running in formation, with a mighty and spectacular momentum. The people on the official road were so frightened that they fled and hid in the fields on both sides. Each soldier was carrying weapons and dry food. The situation was urgent and they had no time to prepare.
Baggage truck.
Zhe Keqiu waved his whip and shouted: "We must rush to Shaanxi County within three days!"
In Shaanxian County, the Yang Mansion has been extremely busy these days. Lanterns are decorated, pigs and sheep are slaughtered, and a huge Chinese character longevity is pasted on the red lacquer door, which means that the Yang family is celebrating their birthday.
Today is the 60th birthday of the owner of the Yang Mansion, Yang Gong Gong. The Yang Mansion has sent out invitations to all the gentry, celebrities and garrison generals in the city.
In particular, the Yang Mansion has let out the news. This birthday banquet will bring out Jiannan Shaochun, which has been stored for thirty years. It is known as the best Shaochun in the world. It has always been a tribute wine for the palace and cannot be drunk by ordinary people. However, it is extremely famous and has attracted a group of people.
The guards were all salivating and looking for connections to attend the birthday banquet.
Of course, the Yang Mansion has been working hard to improve relations with the garrison, so the generals of the Puppet Qi Army above the age of 16 received invitations, and they were considerate of their meager incomes and did not need birthday gifts from them.
This is also the step that Yang Mansion has found for itself. When will these generals give birthday gifts?
In the back house, Tang Qian took a sip from the wine bowl and nodded, "It is indeed a strong drink!"
There is a word "shao" in the name of Jiannan Shaochun, which means that it is distilled wine, and it is highly distilled wine, which is flammable when ignited. Therefore, Jiannan Shaochun is also known as the best spirit in the world.
Yang Chu whispered: "There are only twenty jars of this kind of wine. Even if all of them are given to the generals, they will not be drunk. Several of them have very good drinking capacity. What I mean is, do you want to mix it with something?"
"If it is mixed with medicine, it will be easily drunk!"
"No, add a little less and the taste will not change at all, and the medicinal powder is colorless and odorless."
Tang Qian thought for a while and said: "In this way, let them drink good wine first, and each of them drinks a few bowls, and then drink Jiannan Shaochun. Even if they are drunk, they will think it is because of the mixed wine."
“This is a good idea!”
Yang Jin praised: "It is indeed easy to get drunk if you drink wine and shochu, so why not mix it with medicine!"
"It's better to mix a little bit of the medicine into it to be more sure. Then when arranging the seats, arrange all the generals together, and these twenty jars of wine are just for them."
At this time, Yang Gao walked quickly to the lobby and asked Tang Qian: "Is there any news about the reinforcements outside?"
Tang Qian nodded, "We have been contacted and we have made an appointment to take action tonight at Hai hour!"
"Is there going to be a big battle?"
"It is expected that there will be a fierce battle, so the Yang family members will have to retreat to a safe place before midnight."
Yang Gongdao nodded and said: "There is no problem with this. It has been arranged. There are still three hours until Haishi. I hope there will be no unnecessary complications."
Tang Qian was also a little uneasy. He was also most worried about causing trouble.
Liu Qiong's army arrived at Shaanxi County at dawn and hid in a mountain valley near Shaanxi County. As agreed, he sent someone to find Tang Qian's men in a foot shop outside the city, and the two sides agreed on an attack method.
and time point.
In fact, Liu Qiong had no choice. Today happened to be Yang Gong's 60th birthday, and the main force of the Song Army had already begun to attack the ancient Weihan Road. He had to capture Shaanxian County tonight, otherwise Luoyang's reinforcements would come to kill him.
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Three thousand soldiers are hiding in a mountain valley about five miles away from Shaanxi County. This place is relatively secluded. Usually only sheep herders come here, but now it is cold and cold in spring, and it is not the time for grazing yet.
The soldiers sat on the ground to rest, and drank a sip of wine from time to time to warm their bodies. This is the tradition of the Western Army. Each soldier has two gourds, one big and one small. The big gourd holds water and the small gourd holds wine. The winter here is really cold.
, soldiers marching in the wild must drink alcohol to keep out the cold.
In a marching tent, Liu Qiong and several generals discussed the attack strategy.
Almost all the county towns on the ancient Weihan Road have no moats. This is related to the environment in which they are located. There is very little flat land on the Weihan Road, so there is no choice for building county towns. In the end, they can only build dry cities and rely on digging wells to obtain water.
Wei Ping said to everyone: "Shaanxi County only has the South City Gate and the North City Gate. The main city gate is the South City Gate, which has the most defenders. The North City Gate is close to the Yellow River and there are almost no pedestrians. It is not often opened and there are no troops stationed there.
Not many, when Li Yanxian made a sneak attack on Shaanxi County, he also cooperated with the outside and succeeded from the north gate."
Liu Qiong shook his head, "No need to explain. We have made an agreement with Commander Tang. When they attack Beicheng at Haishi, they will throw down three torches from the top of the city and then open the city gate. The key is that after entering the city, we must control the military camp as quickly as possible.
, we cannot allow the enemy troops to spread out from the military camp, otherwise it will be a brutal street battle. We are not as strong as the opponent, so we may not be able to win."
"Excuse me, Commander, how many enemy troops are there in the city?" Commander Xia Ying asked.
"There are currently five thousand people."
"That's not much!"
Liu Qiong glanced at everyone and said solemnly: "There are not many troops, so this is our opportunity. Everyone must remember that after entering the city, they must be decisive, fast, and fierce. First, kill the opponent to scare them, and then consider accepting surrender.
The problem."
In the afternoon, guests came to the door in an endless stream to celebrate his birthday. In fact, today is not Yang Gong's birthday. His birthday should be next month. At the same time, it is not his sixtieth birthday, but his fifty-eighth.
But these are not important. In the war years, everyone was in danger, so it is completely understandable to celebrate an early birthday.
Yang Gongdao and his two sons greeted the guests at the door. Although it was stated on the invitation that no gifts were required, everyone was too embarrassed to give them more or less gifts. Otherwise, they would not be able to reciprocate the favor next time they celebrate their birthday.
There is no need to give gifts. It is written for the officers and generals. Sure enough, at dusk, a large group of generals came over, seventy or eighty of them, all wearing military uniforms and arming themselves. Without exception, they came empty-handed and asked them to go out.
Literally, it’s just a dream.
The Yang family sent a total of 107 invitations to the military camp. All the generals from head to top have been invited. There is no need to worry about whether he will come. In the end, they will all arrive, and there will be many more people. These generals have free time at night.
It's okay to come. You can eat and drink in Yang's house. What's more, there is the best wine in the world today. How could you not come?
The only person who is unsure is the commander-in-chief, Mo Huaixian. He has a poor drinking capacity and has never attended banquets or entertain guests.
"Executive member Yang, congratulations on your birthday!"
A large group of generals came forward and congratulated each other, but many of them stared at the female guests next to them, who were so frightened that they hurriedly entered the house.
Yang Gongdao laughed and said: "Everyone is willing to come and drink to give me face. I have prepared it for you today. It is the meatiest and best wine in the West Courtyard. Let's drink the fine wine first, and then drink Jiannan Shaochun in the evening. Today
I won’t come home until I’m drunk.”
This person is very good at talking. It is obvious that these soldiers can't give him a penny as a gift, but they also said that they are giving him face by coming to drink. This makes all the generals feel very comfortable.
I may not come yet!
"Thank you so much, Mr. Yang, we will be disrespectful."
Everyone followed Yang Chu towards the mansion, and Yang Gongdao smiled and added: "Go to the West Courtyard. Only tonight there will be Jiannan Shaochun in the West Courtyard, but there will be no more in the East Courtyard."
At this time, a general whispered something to Yang Gonggao, and Yang Gonggao's expression changed, "Can't he make an exception?"
The general shook his head, "General Mo's temper is well known to Yang, so there is no way he can force it!"
"Okay! If General Mo doesn't come, maybe everyone can drink more happily."
"Yang Yuanwai is absolutely right. If he doesn't come, everyone will be happier."
The generals had all entered the mansion, and Yang Gongdao hurried to the backyard and said to Tang Qian, "I just got the news that Mo Huaixian may not be able to come."
Mo Huaixian was the chief general of Shaanxi County and Kong Yanzhou's deputy general. He had followed Kong Yanzhou for many years and was considered an experienced general. Tang Qian was keeping an eye on him the most.
Tang Qian was shocked. Sure enough, an accident had happened.
He hurriedly asked: "Why can't he come?"
"There shouldn't be anything special. He just has this habit. He doesn't like to attend banquets. I heard that he has severe gout in his legs. Every time he attends a banquet, he will be in unbearable pain, so he stops talking."
Tang Qian nodded and said, "What about the other generals?"
"Most of them are here, and there are still a few left. They will be here soon. These bastards are like wolves. When they hear that there is wine and meat, they will come in groups like wolves. No one will be missing.
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"What time is it now?"
The subordinate next to him said: "There is still one hour left until Haishi."
Tang Qian then told Yang Gonggong: "Open it now for them to drink, and in half an hour go to Jiannan to enjoy the spring!"
