Fenghou

Chapter 685
Wuyan Puluhun, the leader of the Jin army, was afraid that the Song army would attack the convoy. He led [-] cavalry to form a battle formation, ready to face the Song army at any time, but the Song army did not attack, allowing the huge convoy to pass through a hundred miles away from Mingsha County. In the desert area, continue to the direction of Xingqing Mansion.

Three days later, the Jinbing reinforcements arrived at Xingqing Mansion. The Xixia court organized more than [-] people out of the city to sing and dance to welcome the reinforcements. Changping King Li Kan went out to welcome the Jinbing, but the Jinbing did not enter the city, but set up camp outside the city When they went to camp, the first generous gift they received was [-] fat sheep.

Of course, Jin Guo also brought the supplies that the Xixia Army urgently needed, [-] sets of armor, which solved the urgent need for the Xixia Army to wear white cloth armor.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, dozens of Jurchen and Xixia generals gathered together. Changping Wang Li Kan hung a map of Xixia. Although they did not understand each other's language, it didn't matter. Most of them could speak Chinese, and Chinese became the language they communicated with.

"At present, the Song army occupies the area south of Mingsha County, but the Song army also captured Xiping Mansion. This is a bit difficult to handle. It is like a sharp knife against our abdomen. We feel that we must take back Xiping Mansion first."

Speaking of this, Li Kan glanced at Wuyan Puluhun and Han Chang, implying that he hoped that they would send troops to retake Xiping Mansion.

Uyan Puluhun ignored Li Kan's inducement, they were all cavalry, isn't it a joke to ask them to attack the city?

He waved his hand and asked, "How many troops are there on each side?"

Seeing that he didn't answer his fault, Li Kan felt a little disappointed, and he said: "The current strength of the Song army is estimated to be in the early [-]s, with [-] cavalry and the rest are infantry. Our army has [-] troops. People, the strength of the two sides is similar, if you add your [-] troops, then we have [-] troops, which is stronger than the other side."

"But even so, you were suppressed repeatedly by the opponent, and you couldn't fight back. What's the reason?" Uyan Puluhun asked unceremoniously.

"The reason is the leader's problem. The previous leader was King Li Cha of Jin. He was too selfish and didn't go all out to deal with the Song army. As a result, he was defeated in every battle. The emperor couldn't bear it, so he changed his general."

Wuyan Puluhun nodded and asked again: "Is there any news about the Song army?"

"I just got news from the spies that the Song army is withdrawing on a large scale."

"Evacuate?"

Wuyan Puluhun was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Li Kan hurriedly said: "What I mean is not to evacuate the army, but to evacuate the logistics, supplies, and hundreds of thousands of Han slaves, all evacuating in the direction of the Khota village. To be honest, I don't understand their intentions."

Wuyan Puluhun glanced at Han Chang next to him, "What does General Han think?"

Han Chang said indifferently: "This should be Chen Qing's worst plan. If he loses to us and has to evacuate Xixia, he won't retreat in a hurry, and the loss will be huge."

"I see, it's a word commonly used by Han people, what is it called?"

Han Chang smiled and said, "It's called planning for a rainy day!"

"Yes! As far as this word is concerned, prepare for the best and prepare for the worst. This Chen Qing is not easy. I underestimated him before."

Han Chang shook his head, "Puluhun must not underestimate the enemy. Yin Keshu was defeated by him not long ago, and he is still unable to stand up. Didn't the fourth prince also lose to him in the Dasan Pass?"

Wuyan Pulu's face sank, and he said a little unhappy: "The fourth prince was not defeated by him, but the fourth prince was defeated by the unfavorable terrain. If it was a plain area, one hundred Wu Jie and Chen Qing would not belong to the fourth prince." Opponent, I heard that General Han was repeatedly defeated by Chen Qing."

Han Chang's face suddenly became very ugly, and he didn't say a word. Li Kan next to him looked embarrassed. He suddenly discovered that Jin Bing seemed to have deep conflicts inside!
At this time, Cao Baozong asked from the side: "May I ask General Puluhun, how should we fight next?"

Wuyan Pulu said coldly: "I suggest that you first take back Xiping Mansion at all costs. Once Xiping Mansion cannot be defended, Chen Qing will definitely send troops to rescue, and that is the time for me to send troops. This strategy is called by the Han people. It is very useful to besiege the city and fight for aid!"

After finishing speaking, Wuyan Puluhun turned around and walked away, and the Jurchen generals also left one after another, leaving behind a group of Xixia generals, looking at each other in dismay, really embarrassed and annoyed, the Jurchens were simply too defiant.

After Li Kan dismissed the generals, Li Kan asked Han Chang in a low voice, "This Puluhun seems to be difficult to deal with?"

Han Chang smiled and said: "Jurchen! They are all like this, very proud, but he is not just talking about it, he is serious, besieging the city and fighting for aid is a strategy he has set before, and he learned about Xixia on the road. status quo."

"I see, thank you General Han!"

Han Chang said again: "Let me give you another suggestion, there are exactly [-] Han Chinese coachmen, let them work as laborers, and dig a moat around the capital. Without a moat, the city is easily breached by the opponent's battering ram, especially Chen. Qing is good at using fire, I guess Xiping City was captured by him with fire."

Li Kan is not as stubborn as Brother Li Cha, what the other party said is indeed reasonable, he saluted and said: "I will follow General Han's suggestion!"

Han Chang also left, and only Li Kan and Cao Baozong were left in the tent. Li Kan shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that there were conflicts among the Jin soldiers, did you find it?"

Cao Baozong smiled and said: "Of course I can see that the faction struggles in the Kingdom of Jin are fierce. The two of them should belong to different factions. In fact, this is not important. The important thing is that [-] Jurchen cavalry can defeat the Song army, and Chen Qing will have to Withdrew."

Li Kan nodded, "Go and report to the emperor! If the emperor agrees with Wuyan Puluhun's plan, then we will send troops to besiege Xiping City and create opportunities for the Jurchen cavalry to attack the Song army."

In the afternoon, Li Ganshun, son of Xixia, agreed in principle to Uyan Puluhun's plan for besieging the city and fighting for aid. He ordered Grand Marshal Li Kan and the Privy Council to continue negotiating with Uyan Puluhun on the details of sending troops.

Two days later, Li Kan personally led an army of [-] to the south, while Uyan Puluhun and Han Chang also led [-] Jurchen cavalry and [-] congregation troops to the south simultaneously, and Cao Baozong used [-] carts to transport vehicles. , Transportation of supplies such as grain and grass.

At this time, the Song army was still continuing to transfer various supplies to the valley behind the cuta village. The team of [-] camels had already made two trips. Copper coins, sheepskins, cloth, utensils, wood, tents, bacon and other materials are all trophies obtained from cleaning up the major manors.

Naturally, there are still [-] camels carrying the wealth of the Xixia dignitaries, which have already been sent away in the first batch.

Chen Qing is indeed preparing for the retreat, but this does not mean that he will give up on Xixia. Before that, he had to swallow the meat that had reached his mouth.

Chen Qing stood on the head of Mingsha County, watching the camel team not far away. The [-] camels stretched for dozens of miles, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

At this time, a cavalry team came from a distance, about a dozen of them, and he rushed into the county seat. Not long after, Yang Zaixing took a messenger to the city.

"Reporting to Dutong, hundreds of thousands of Xixia troops and Jin soldiers have left Xingqing Mansion and headed towards Xiping City."

Chen Qing nodded, which was within his expectation, and he asked again: "Does General Liu Cui know?"

"We already have a brother to notify General Liu."

"I know, let's go find out!"

The messenger soldiers withdrew, and Yang Zaixing smiled and said, "The golden soldiers should be Xiang Zhuang's sword dancer, and they are aiming at Peigong! Their real target is us, and they will besiege the city and wait for us to rescue them."

Chen Qing sneered and said, "Then wait for the opportunity and kill this Xiang Zhuang!"

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[Today's two chapters, my fingers hurt too much, and my typing efficiency is low, I'm sorry! 】

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