Wanyanchang immediately ordered the deputy capital marshal Wanyan to drink Lisa as the main general, leading 20,000 Jurchen troops and 30,000 Han signed troops to attack Jingxing in a mighty manner, trying to pass through Jingxing and enter Taiyuan Prefecture.
Wanyanchang's military strength was not large to begin with. Without these 50,000 troops, he would be unable to support Wanyanwushu, and the alliance between the two families to jointly fight against the Western Army would be completely shattered.
At present, Chen Qing is still based in Xiangcheng County. He is not in a hurry to expand his stall, but wants to work step by step and encroach on the opponent's territory step by step.
That morning, Chen Qing received news from spies in Hebei that about 50,000 enemy troops, led by Wanyan Helisa, were heading towards Jingxing in a mighty manner.
This news really excited Chen Qing. It meant that the alliance between Wanyanchang and Wanyanwushu had been essentially bankrupt. Wanyanchang's army had already used 50,000 troops to attack Taiyuan Prefecture. How could he have any military support?
Complete Yanwu Technique.
Chen Qing stood in front of the sand table and smiled at Gao Ding, Liu Qiong, Tang Qian and other generals: "Shao Long and Shao Jichun and his son have led 20,000 troops to fight back to Taiyuan Prefecture, but they will not enter Taiyuan City, but directly
Go to Jingxing Pass, it is impossible for Wan Yanchang's army to rush into Taiyuan Prefecture, so let's train with them on Jingxing Road."
"Your Highness, will Wanyan Wushu send troops to support Yingchuan Mansion?"
"This is inevitable. It is either the Jurchen Army in his hands or the Huaixi Army in Qu Duan. But now the time is ripe for us to attack Yingchang Mansion."
Speaking of this, Chen Qing came to another sand table, this was the sand table in the Central Plains region. He said to everyone: "Now we have three troop dispatch points, one is Hulao Pass in the north, one is the current Xiangcheng County, and the other is
In Tangzhou in the south, Li Cheng still has about 25,000 troops, and they are basically concentrated on the Xuchang line. This will leave Caizhou, Chenzhou, and Yingzhou empty, so I consider sending 10,000 troops to attack Caizhou first.
, to test Jin Bing’s reaction.”
Liu Qiong hesitated and said: "Now I am still a little confused about the strength of both sides. I beg your Highness to clear up my confusion!"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Needless to say, our military strength is 190,000. The northernmost is Niugao's 10,000 navy, Henan Prefecture Liu Cui and Yang Zaixing's 80,000 troops, and then there is my 100,000 army here. I
I just wanted to ask you, how is Li Cheng's conversion of 20,000 surrendered troops going?"
Gao Ding hurriedly said: "The 10,000 men from humble positions were surrendered to the army and 8,000 people were converted. Another 2,000 people wanted to go home, so I was released from humble positions."
"What about you?" Chen Qing asked Liu Qiong again.
Liu Qiong bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, about 7,000 people have been transferred to the humble position. The rest want to go home, and the humble position has been released."
"That is the new force of 15,000 troops. Our troops in the Central Plains actually numbered 200,000, while Fang Guang, Li Cheng and Zhang Zhongxiong lost 50,000 troops, and Luoyang Zhe Keqiu lost 30,000 troops.
This leaves the 80,000-strong army.
But the opponent's strength was still impressive. Wanyan Wushu had 100,000 Jurchen troops stationed in the four prefectures of Bianliang, Yingtianfu, Yunzhou and Qizhou. Among them, 50,000 Jurchen troops were stationed in Bianliang.
Then there are probably more than 50,000 troops signed, including Li Cheng's 25,000 troops and Qu Duan's 30,000 Huaixi army. Li Cheng's army is in Xuchang, and Qu Duan's army is distributed in Bozhou, Suzhou, Xuzhou, Pizhou, and Haizhou.
I don’t know the specific distribution of the prefecture and the Lianshui Army, but I know that Quduan’s military office is in Fuli County, and there are 10,000 troops stationed there. General Liu must understand now!"
Liu Qiong nodded, "I understand, I understand, so His Highness plans to send 10,000 troops to Caizhou. In fact, he is testing Qu Duan to see if he will come to assist Li Cheng or protect his own territory?"
"It's not wrong at all. If Qu Duan doesn't respond, we will capture Chenzhou and Yingzhou. If Qu Duan's army comes for reinforcements, we will retreat to Caizhou, then storm Xuchang County and besiege the city for reinforcements!"
Everyone understood Chen Qing's strategy, and Tang Qian immediately asked Ying: "I am willing to lead 10,000 cavalry to attack Caizhou!"
Chen Qing said happily: "You know how to use cavalry, which means you understand my intention. Yes, I will give you 10,000 cavalry, and the logistics will be handled by General Hu Yanyun."
Tang Qian and logistics commander Hu Yanyun bowed together and said: "Follow the order!"
The news of Wanyanchang's army marching into Jingxing also reached Wanyanwushu's ears through some internal channels. This news immediately made Wanyanwushu furious. He eagerly waited for Wanyanchang's tens of thousands of troops to arrive for support.
Now I don't see a single hair of the supporting army, but Wan Yanchang went to attack Taiyuan Prefecture. Did he agree to put aside the past grudges and join forces to fight against the Western Army?
Before Wanyan Wushu could write a letter to question him, Wanyan Chang's letter arrived. The letter was very polite, detailing the reasons why he decided to send troops to Taiyuan Prefecture. He also mentioned that attacking Taiyuan Prefecture was actually assisting the Central Plains war situation. Once the army
After conquering Taiyuan Prefecture, Chen Qing would inevitably withdraw his troops from the Central Plains. In particular, he mentioned that the Song army blocked the Yellow River and his troops could not go south. This reason is very good.
"Look, people are so good at talking!"
Wanyan Wushu handed the letter to Fan Gong with a sarcastic look on his face and said: "He wanted to attack Taiyuan Mansion but instead indirectly helped me. The favor and benefits are both at the same time."
Fan Gong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have been thinking about this matter. Now I feel more and more strongly that the emptiness of Taiyuan Prefecture is a result of Chen Qing's actions. Niu Gao withdrew his troops, Taiyuan Prefecture was empty, and Niu Gao's army returned.
To blockade the Yellow River, do we need so many troops to block the Yellow River? Ten thousand troops are enough, there is no need to make Taiyuan Palace empty! From the humble point of view, this is clearly a trick to lure troops."
Wanyan Wushu thought for a moment and said: "It is indeed very possible, but what is Chen Qing's intention in doing this?"
"Actually, the intention is very obvious. It is to destroy the alliance between the prince and Marshal Tarlan. In fact, Chen Qing has succeeded and the alliance no longer exists."
Wanyan let out a long sigh, "If Ta Lan is really sincere, how can he be alienated so easily?"
Without Wanyanchang's assistance, Wanyanwushu could only face the attack of Chen Qing's army alone. He immediately ordered the 30,000 Jurchen troops from Yingtianfu and Yunzhou to be transferred back to Bianliang, bringing the number of Jurchen troops in Bianliang to eight.
Ten thousand.
Wanyan Wushu listened to Fan Gong's suggestion and did not easily lead his troops to leave Bianliang and go south to support him, in order to prevent the Song army from Henan Prefecture from directly attacking Bianliang.
At the same time, Wanyan Wushu began to recruit troops from all over the Central Plains. He wanted to recruit back the 200,000 puppet Qi army that he had disbanded before.
In Lin'an, the "Beijing News" published the latest news about the Sichuan-Shaanxi Army on the front page, "The Western Army is full of enthusiasm, and the Central Plains will capture Luoyang in the First Battle", officially announcing the good news of the recapture of Luoyang.
The people of Lin'an were excited. Countless people sang and danced in the streets to celebrate the victory of recapturing Xijing.
The four capitals of the Song Dynasty were Bianliang in Tokyo, Daiming in Beijing, Yingtian in Nanjing, Luoyang in Xijing, and Luoyang in Xijing became the first deputy capital to be recovered, which of course made the people extremely excited.
Lin'an City was very lively with gongs and drums beating, and all the teahouses and restaurants were discussing the matter enthusiastically.
In Liuweiju Teahouse, Wang Mu was drinking tea and reading today's newspapers. There was a lively discussion in the teahouse, and everyone was discussing the next move of the Western Army.
"It is impossible for the Western Army to only attack Henan Prefecture. Troops will definitely be sent to the south of Henan Prefecture. Troops will definitely be sent from Shangzhou along the Danshui River southward to Dengzhou. Troops will definitely be sent along this road. If you don't believe it, we can bet."
"Actually, I'm worried that the Jin soldiers from Hebei are going south. I heard that Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Chang have formed an alliance. Two families are fighting against one. This battle in the Central Plains will be very difficult for the Western Army."
"If the Jin soldiers from Hebei dare to go south, then send a cavalry out of Jingxing and attack Hebei. This is called encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao. After seeing Yan Chang's army, they will not be able to come back!"
"Wan Yanchang can divide his troops, but he may not withdraw them!"
There was a quarrel in the teahouse, and Hu Yun, who was sitting opposite Wang Mu, laughed and said: "Brother Shaofu, let me give you a suggestion for the newspaper! Make a prediction column about the war in the Central Plains, and then invite several famous generals to interview them to ensure that the entire Lin'an City
They are all discussing it, every teahouse is discussing it."
"Okay! I will tell Mr. Hou this afternoon, but you are the special envoy of King Yong, so you must provide some latest news on the war situation!"
Hu Yun smiled slightly and said: "There is the latest news. The person just now was right. Xiao Liudu led 30,000 troops southward and captured Dengzhou and Tangzhou via Shangluo Road. He defeated Zhang Zhongxiong's army.
Fight with Li Cheng's army for Ruzhou."
Wang Mu said with great joy: "Is the news reliable?"
“Absolutely reliable!”
"Okay! I'll go back to discuss it with Mr. Hou right away!"