Chapter 201 Sorry, I can really do whatever I want (6k)

Tian Bao stood up tremblingly and looked at Nianhan in disbelief.

It was true that he was familiar with the terrain, but his opponent was the fierce general Yang Chang. He had been chased like a wild dog, so how could he dare to touch Yang Chang's tiger whiskers?

"Marshal, I..."

"Don't panic."

Nianhan glanced at him and frowned, saying, "I didn't ask you to attack head-on. The mountains in the north of Qinzhou stretch on and only the official road between Pantuo and Nanguan is easy to travel. But that doesn't mean there is no way up the mountain. I remember you once reported that Hua Rong once led his troops to cross Mianshan Mountain and captured Mianshang County in the northwest of Qinzhou?"

"Yes, yes, there is a small path in Mianshan."

Tian Bao was halfway through his speech when he suddenly realized something.

Nianhan wanted to climb the mountain and go around? How many troops could pass through there?
You can follow the Jin soldiers, but you will never dare to fight against the main force.

Thinking of this, Tian Bao hurriedly responded: "I can also lead the team to take a shortcut, but it is cold and slippery on the mountain now, so it is best to wait until spring."

"It's not like now. Isn't Chief Yang extorting money and food? We need time to prepare."

"Marshal, you really want it."

Seeing that Yin Shuke was hesitant to speak, General Lou Shi spoke on behalf of Nianhan, "I think the Marshal's intention is to use the Marshal's trick against him? Take advantage of the handover of money and grain to seize the Gu Nan outpost in one fell swoop?"

"That's what I mean." Nianhan nodded in affirmation, and added: "At that time, we will send a small army from Mianshan to sneak into Qinzhou to cause chaos, and use the Han people's military tactics of making a feint to the east and attacking the west to attract the attention of the Qinzhou defenders to the northwest, and then take down Nanguan Town in one go. As long as our army enters Qinzhou, it will be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, hehe."

"Marshal, this is a brilliant plan, but Yang Chang is a cunning man, so this matter still needs detailed planning."

"I know it well."

Seeing that Nianhan kept looking at him, Tian Bao's heart felt like fifteen buckets were beating in a panic.

In a hurry, this guy took the initiative to clasp his fists and offered a suggestion: "Marshal, since this matter still needs to be planned and the season is not suitable, I will help you take Fenzhou."

"Fenzhou?"

"Well, Mianshan is in the southeast of Fenzhou. Marshal, if you capture this state, you can replenish your food and grass. Pingyang Prefecture to the south of Fenzhou is rich and borders Qinzhou to the southwest. When Liangshan surrounded Qinzhou, Yang Chang was a soldier from Pingyang."

Tian Bao's reminder was quite clear, which was to instigate Nianhan to attack Fenzhou and Pingyang first, and then follow the example of the Liangshan army to encircle Qinzhou.

Of course, this guy also had selfish motives for saying this. He once served as the governor of Fenzhou for Tian Hu. If he acted as a guide and attacked Fenzhou and Pingyang first, he wouldn't have to take the risk of climbing mountains and suffering.

Before going south, Nianhan had learned about the conditions in various states in Shanxi, and naturally knew that Tian Bao's suggestion was good, but conquering cities and territories could not be achieved overnight, and Huonu and Salumu were detained, so he had to ask Loushi's opinion.

"Woliyan (Lou Shi's name), what do you think of Tian Bao's strategy?"

"Taking Fenzhou and Pingyang first will not only help our army with supplies, but also form a pincer attack on Qinzhou after taking Pingyang, which will greatly reduce casualties."

"Living women may suffer more"

"It doesn't matter. He suffered for the country and died with no regrets."

Lou Shi's selfless speech moved the audience to admire him.

Nianhan was also moved by what he heard, so he appointed Yin Shuke as the main general, Ci Bushi and Basuli as deputy generals, and took Tian Bao and Chen Xuan, two rebel guides, with 30,000 troops to take Fenzhou and Pingyang states, while Lou Shi continued to command the attack on Yangqu.

According to the information brought back by Gao Qingyi, Yang Chang treated the envoys very harshly in terms of diet.

On the one hand, Nianhan wanted to stabilize Yang Chang, and on the other hand, he wanted Huonu and Salumu to eat better, so he sent Jia Quanzhong, the leader of the Luzhou Yisheng Army, to Qinzhou to deliver a cart of rice and flour and a cart of meat.

Why send a surrendered general to do the job?
That was because Yang Chang had "no martial ethics" and arrested the Jin envoy Salumu. Nianhan sent his trusted aides to arrest him, but he was worried that the sheep would fall into the tiger's mouth.

But Jia Quanzhong was different. He was the former leader of the Luzhou Yisheng Army. The fact that he led his troops to surrender to the Jin was already known to the Song people. No matter whether Yang Chang detained him or he never came back, it would have no effect on Nianhan.

Nianhan speculated that Jia Quanzhong did not dare to return to Luzhou. This was just like the leaders who had gone to Liangshan before. They did not dare to return to their hometowns because of their "criminal records". In the end, it all depended on whether Yang Chang would detain them again.

When Jia Quanzhong led his troops north to Shuozhou, he once passed through Qinzhou and had a very bad impression of Yang Chang.

At that time, he was short of food and fodder, and shamelessly asked the Tongdi garrison for reward. In the end, he not only did not get the free food and drink, but also almost got punched by Wu Song.

He dared not refuse Nianhan's order, and he could not go back to Luzhou at this time, so Jia Quanzhong had to bite the bullet and do his job.

He was very afraid of meeting Wu Song on the way, but in the end, things went against his wishes.

If we lose our horses, we can't know what a blessing is.

Yang Chang was surprisingly merciful. He accepted the rice, grain, meat and other food with a smile and sent him back without making things difficult for him.

The guy got into the car with his eyes blindfolded, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Watching the carriage go away, Wu Song curiously asked Yang Chang: "Sanlang, why didn't you deduct the buckle this time?"

"Him?" Yang Chang smiled contemptuously and replied calmly, "This kind of traitorous bastard, is it better to detain him and waste Qinzhou's grain? It's better to give him to Nianhan to make manure."

"Then he sent these two carts of food."

"Nianhan is so stingy. How can these two carts of food be enough to eat? Tell someone to take it back to the mansion so that we can have meat as an extra meal today."

"Ah?" Wu Song was surprised and asked hurriedly, "Where are the two golden men?"

"A bowl of white porridge every day is enough to keep us alive. Since Nianhan added extra food to our meals, we will give each of us an extra raw radish."

"hehe."

Wu Song suddenly smiled and said, "I have finally figured it out. Those who go against San Lang will never have a good ending."

"That is, to be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself."

Yang Chang frowned and looked at the people passing by on the street with empty eyes. He thought to himself that if he wanted something, he should create it himself. How could he survive long by relying on brutal plundering?
For this, he looked down on the Jin people and even more so on the weak Zhao Song.

Yang Chang sent away the traitor Jia Quanzhong in order to paralyze Nianhan, but he himself was actively responding to the war.

The 20,000 soldiers and horses of Qinzhou were reintegrated, and the veterans of Liangshan were integrated into each camp as the cornerstone, in disguise playing the role of the old leading the new, but this new team had no experience in actual combat.

Perhaps the first battle will be against the Jin soldiers.

Iron vs Challenger? There must be pressure.

In accordance with Yang Chang's request, Lin Chong has allocated ten battalions (5,000 people) to be stationed in Nanguan Town, with Sun An as the commander and Hu Cheng as the deputy commander, so that they can provide support to the Gukou outpost at any time.

In addition, nearly 60,000 refugees who fled from Taiyuan have completed their household registration and resettlement, and 4,000 young and strong people have been selected as reserve forces, and Lin Chong will organize their first training in the near future.

On the morning of the 24th day of the first lunar month, Han Tao, the garrison commander of Pingyang Prefecture and Hechuan County, sent his personal soldiers to deliver a fatal letter, which completely disrupted Yang Chang's rhythm.

The Jin soldiers occupied the Lingshi North and South Passes, which were the northern barriers of Pingyang Prefecture, exposing the Linfen Plain to the Jin army's iron hooves.

Huoyi and Fenxi counties surrendered. The 3,000 Yisheng troops under Liu Tang's command, following the order of the prefect, marched north to resist the Jin army, while the prefect himself was packing up his belongings. It was said that officials from all the counties were preparing to flee.

Yang Chang was having breakfast with his son at the time and was preparing to take Yang Huang to the training ground outside the city to say a few words before the training of the 4,000 young men and let his son feel the atmosphere in advance.

After reading the letter, Yang Chang was so angry that his eyes were as big as bells.

With a slap, he smashed the table in front of him.

"Official."

"Daddy is so awesome."

Hu Sanniang quickly protected Yang Huang, but the child was not frightened at all. Instead, he pointed at the table in front of Wu Song and muttered, "Dad, take a picture of Uncle Wu too!"

Children speak without restraint. Wu Song ignored Yang Huang and asked worriedly, "Did Hechuan get into trouble?"

"Something happened in Pingyang."

Yang Chang frowned and shook his head, and replied: "The Jin army has already taken Fenzhou and is now marching towards Pingyang. The Pingyang prefect sent Liu Tang to fight, but he himself planned to escape."

"Pingyang has no strategic location to defend, and Liu Tang only has 3,000 soldiers. Even if we count the militiamen that Shi Qian has mobilized, there are only 6,000 to 7,000 soldiers at most. I'm afraid they are no match for the Jin soldiers. Quickly order them to withdraw."

"Shi Qian has helped us win the support of the people for a long time. If we withdraw now, won't we lose the support of the people of the state in vain? Moreover, if the Jin army can gain a foothold in Pingyang, Qinzhou will be attacked from both sides. If Nianhan enters Luzhou from the southeast of Pingyang, Tongdi will be directly exposed. Therefore, I must not only send troops to rescue, but also take Pingyang into my pocket."

"hiss"

Wu Song took a deep breath and reminded excitedly: "Didn't you say we should outsmart them? It is said that the Jin soldiers are worth ten to one, and Qinzhou only has 20,000 soldiers including the navy. What can we use to fight?"

"Fiery fire tempers gold. Since God wants to test me, I have to take this step. How can I know if I can't do it if I don't try?"

Yang Chang pointed at himself. He changed his previous cautious attitude and spoke every word in a sonorous and powerful voice, which scared Yang Huang so much that he hid behind Hu Sanniang.

Wu Song's heroic spirit was also ignited, and he said with full of righteousness: "It's been a long time since I fought side by side with Sanlang. This time, we brothers are going to kill happily."

"Qinzhou needs to keep people."

Yang Chang shook his head slightly, pointed at Hu Sanniang's little head behind her skirt, and reminded her: "Huang'er also needs protection. I can only trouble my second brother."

"Don't you have brothers and sisters?"

"I am now short of soldiers and generals. Two of the three of them will have to follow the army. Madam, please discuss with Qiongying to leave one to take care of Huang'er. The princess has a special skill of speed, which is very important for grasping military intelligence. This time, I will take her with me."

"No need to discuss, I will stay."

Hu Sanniang is considerate and, as the eldest sister, she also knows how to be humble.

Ever since Yang Huang was brought to Qinzhou, her desire for war has not been so strong, and Qiu Qiongying is more powerful in martial arts, so she can be more useful by following Yang Chang.

Yang Chang nodded in approval and said to Wu Song, "Brother, send someone to the military camp outside the city to give the training speech tomorrow morning, together with the military review."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Wu Song clasped his fists and accepted the order, nodded to Hu Sanniang, then turned around and left.

The north wind is cold and people's hearts are boiling.

That night, Wu Song, Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, the three Ruans, Sun An, Xuan Zan, Xiao Rang, Ye Qing, Ma Baoguo, and Yang Jian, except for a few generals who stayed behind in various places, all the generals who could come came to Yang's house for a meeting.

Yang Chang looked around at everyone and said seriously, "According to the intelligence from Liu Tang and Han Tao, the number of Jin troops is at least 20,000, and Qinzhou has a total of 24,000 soldiers, including those who have not yet been trained. But Pingyang still has several thousand soldiers, so this battle can be fought."

"How many soldiers and horses will be taken away? Who will stay behind to guard Qinzhou?"

Lin Chong has always been steady, and he asked the key question first.

Yang Chang had already made up his mind, and then calmly assigned the tasks:
"Wu Song and Xuan Zan will be responsible for the defense of Tongdi, Xiao Rang and Yang Jian will handle government affairs, Sun An, Shi Jin, and Hu Cheng will be responsible for the defense of the valley mouth, Ye Qing will cooperate with Cao Zheng to defend Mianshan, and Lin Chong will be responsible for mobile support; the rest of the officers will follow me to rescue Pingyang. I will take 10,000 infantry and 4,000 sailors with me, and the rest will stay with you to guard Qinzhou."

"Yes."

"Order."

"knew
Everyone responded at once, except Lin Chong, who frowned and said nothing.

When the scene quieted down, he stood up and asked, "The commander only brought 14,000 soldiers? Isn't that too few? Qinzhou has a geographical advantage, leaving 10,000 soldiers behind is too much."

"Qinzhou is our base. Leaving ten thousand people to defend it is not enough. Don't forget that there are four thousand new soldiers among them. They haven't been trained for a day. But if you train the six thousand elite cavalry, I can only leave you one thousand."

Yang Chang had very sufficient reasons. The reason why he was so confident was partly because of Lin Chong's training and the other part because of his excellent equipment. Originally, Qinzhou had only two thousand cavalrymen, but later they used the guise of the Yisheng Army to trick the court into giving them a lot of war horses and equipment.

He used the court's money and was now helping the court to deal with the Jin army, and he didn't feel any guilt at all.

"You can take all the observations away. There are more than 20,000 Jin soldiers in Pingyang. I still think..."

"Don't worry, brother. Doesn't Liu Tang still have 3,000 Yisheng troops? Shi Qian can also mobilize some more soldiers from the people. Our troops will not be less than those of the Jin army."

After responding to Lin Chong's concerns, Yang Chang instructed Sun An and Ye Qing: "General Lin has always been cautious. If there are any undecided matters during my absence from Qinzhou, please ask him for the decision."

"Observe, I."

"It's settled. Second brother will take charge of matters within Tongdi City, while matters outside the city will be handled by Commander Lin. You all should make preparations now. We will review the troops at the parade ground tomorrow morning and then march directly."

"Yes!"

Everyone stood up and said goodbye, and Yang Chang saw them off to the gate. As soon as he turned around and crossed the threshold, Wu Song ordered the guards to close the door, and then urged Yang Chang, "Sanlang will go to the battle tomorrow, and your sister-in-law and Huang'er should be waiting for you. Go and say goodbye."

"I saved it. By the way." Yang Chang suddenly stopped Wu Song and said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow morning, let Salumu have a good meal and then bring her to the parade ground."

"Hmm? Saburo, are you..."

"Nianhan didn't say he was redeemed. I'll just use his head as a sacrifice to show the four thousand new recruits that the Jin army is not invulnerable."

"it is good!"

Wu Song nodded seriously and murmured, "To do great things, you have to shed blood. Don't worry, Sanlang, my second brother will do it well."

Later, Yang Chang said goodbye to Wu Song and went to the back house to have a reunion dinner with his wife and children.

Zhao Fujin repeatedly told Yang Huang to listen to Hu Sanniang at home.

The child had become familiar with the lady and said he wanted to sleep in the main room at night, but was taken back to the west wing by the princess.

This night, the princess was supposed to be on duty.

However, as Yang Chang was about to go to war, Zhao Fujin was sensible enough to give up the position, and Hu Sanniang did not give in this time.

After the main room was quiet, Hu Sanniang gently helped Yang Chang to go to bed, and it went without saying that he should review his riding skills.

The next morning, at Tongdi Posthouse.

Salum was half asleep when she suddenly smelled the aroma of food, which seemed to contain meat and wine.
What a good dream, don’t wake up.

dong dong dong.
The more he wanted to stay awake, the less he felt like he was doing it.

"Your mother!"

Salumu stood up suddenly and saw Wu Song standing in front of the window.

What is this evil spirit doing here?

He quickly put away his angry expression and asked with a smile, "Is there anything wrong with Wu Tongzhi?"

"Here."

"Ok?"

Following Wu Song's instructions, Salumu saw fish, meat, soup, two vegetarian dishes and a small pot of wine on the table.

My dream came true. Is it a holiday today?
"Are these meals all for me?"

"Don't want to eat? Then let someone take it away?"

"No, no, how can that be possible."

How could Salum at this time have any of the arrogance she had at the beginning of her mission?
He is now under house arrest in Tongdi, served with white porridge and pickles every day, and all he thinks about is having enough to eat.

After more than ten days of bland food, I finally had a full meal and cleared all five bowls.

"Let's go."

"Oh"

Wu Song gave instructions and Salumu didn't dare to ask any more questions.

It was not until he got on the carriage outside the posthouse that he became excited: "You want to send me away?"

"Ah."

"Without a black cloth covering your eyes?"

"No need today."

Wu Song's reply was brief and to the point. He wanted to ask Wanyan Huo Nu several times, but in the end he held back and did not speak. He thought that only a dozen days had passed and the marshal could not gather enough supplies to redeem the people.

Salum was so excited that he didn't dare to ask any more questions, for fear that the other party would change his mind and not let him go.

Yang Chang let me go first today, probably to show goodwill to the Marshal.

This guy is so smart, Taiyuan was captured?
Salum opened the side curtain and saw that there were still soldiers outside the car. This guy actually smiled friendly.

Looking around, I saw people coming and going on the street.

In the early morning, Tongdi is full of the atmosphere of fireworks and my mood is indescribably good.

Maybe because she had eaten too much, due to the shaking of the carriage, Salmu actually fell asleep.

It was not until around noon when the carriage drove into the military camp and he was awakened by shouting.

Still at the market?

No, this sound
Salum lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw swords and spears like a forest outside the window, and the soldiers' faces were full of fighting spirit.

这 是
"come out!"

"Huh? Oh"

Wu Song suddenly lifted the front curtain, and Salum woke up from her shock.

He obediently followed her down the carriage and suddenly saw the fully armed Observer Yang Chang standing on the high platform in front of him, looking at him with a golden glow.

"Walk"

"Don't push me to rule by force, I can walk on my own"

"hurry up!"

"Eh"

As Salum walked toward the stage, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

When he was escorted to the stage by Wu Song, he saw several military formations in the parade ground. Everyone was fully armed and looking forward, as if they were about to go on an expedition.

Just when I was wondering, I heard Yang Chang start to introduce.

"His name is Salumu, a famous envoy of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Emperor Wanyan Wuqimai sent him to Taiyuan last year to issue a declaration of war. Your hometown was taken away, and your relatives and friends died under the sword of the Jin dog. Not long after he issued the declaration of war, today Japan launched an army to attack the Jin Kingdom. It is a good opportunity to use his head as a sacrifice to the flag, and by the way, let you see that the Jin people are not stubborn."

"kill!"

"kill him!"

"Kill the golden dog!"

Salum was stunned. He thought Yang Chang would humiliate him, but he never thought that he would want to kill him.

Seeing the crowd excited now, he realized that he was in danger, so he looked at Yang Chang in disbelief and asked sternly: "You want to kill me?"

"Look at this place. Do you know what it means to have a military order as heavy as a mountain?"

"But I am an envoy of the Kingdom of Jin. When two armies are at war, envoys are not killed. Do you understand the rules? Have you asked the emperor for permission? You can't do whatever you want!"

"hehe."

Yang Chang walked closer slowly and said with a meaningful smile: "Sorry, I can really do whatever I want. Even if the Emperor of Song Dynasty is here, you are dead."

"No you can't"

At this moment, Salumu was really panicked. He saw that Yang Chang was serious and his eyes were filled with fear.

Yang Chang didn't respond anymore. He just threw his hands away and squeezed out two words from between his teeth.

"Behead it!"

"it is good."

"No, I am an envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, I am..."

Wu Song held Jing Salumu with his left hand, raised his sword with his right hand and wiped it lightly with his elbow, and the noisy sound immediately disappeared.

Sometimes, the courage of soldiers really needs to be stimulated by blood.

As Salmu's head fell to the ground, both the new and old soldiers in the parade ground were excited.

Yang Guancha was serious about killing the Jin people.

Wu Song killed the Jin envoy like killing a chicken, then picked up his head and held it high. The cheers from the audience were earth-shaking.

After a few waves of noise, Yang Chang raised his hand in front of the stage to call for a stop, and then drew out his sword with a clang.

"Pass on my order. The army will set out immediately to Pingyang!"

"Yes!"

The general in front leads the singing, and thousands of people behind him join in. What a magnificent scene!

Lu Zhishen, the three Ruan brothers, and Ma Baoguo followed the order and went ahead. Yang Chang called Wu Song and Lin Chong to give them another instruction, and told them to keep Salumu's head well, as he would give it to Nianhan as a gift.

Only when he had nothing to worry about did Yang Chang mount the Jade Lion of Zhaoye and rush towards the west gate of Tongdi at lightning speed.

The 14,000-man army had not all gathered at the parade ground. Only the 5,000 elite cavalry and the remaining 9,000 infantry were waiting outside the west gate.

Around noon, Yang Chang said goodbye to his wife and children who came to see him off and officially set off for Pingyang.

The first stop is Qinyuan County under the jurisdiction of Qinzhou.

It turned out that Zhu Tong, who was guarding Mianshan, had received orders to hand over to Ye Qing and was waiting for the army to join him in Qinyuan.

Qinyuan had strategic reserves of grain and fodder, and Pingyang counties also had a good mass base, so Yang Chang ordered the entire army to abandon their baggage and march lightly with only three days of rations.

It is 150 li from Tongdi to Qinyuan. Although the journey is not short, the official road has been repaired and reinforced. Yang Chang ordered the cavalry to arrive on the same day and the infantry to arrive the next day.

From Qinyuan to Yueyang County of Pingyang Prefecture, one has to cross the Taiyue Mountains and there is a 300-mile river valley road.

It was still winter at that time, and the official road was icy, making it inconvenient to walk on. Having the war horses plow the side of the road in front would make it easier for the infantry to move forward.

So at the beginning, Yang Chang decided to send the cavalry first and then join the army after arriving in Yueyang County.

Zhao Fujin had never appeared in public before, and she traveled on this expedition in a horse-drawn carriage. However, the carriage was not as fast as the cavalry, so Yang Chang asked her to wear a mask and ride on the same horse with him.

That scene is the envy of others.

Most of the 5,000 cavalrymen were Yisheng troops, and they had not yet reached a tacit understanding of combat with Yang Chang.

Seeing him hugging a woman and riding a horse, they all showed doubts and thought, how can they win the battle like this?
But soon, this impression changed.

Zhao Fujin felt uncomfortable, so he dismounted from his horse and used his wind-fire wheels, flying in the air like a fairy.

Wow! This is
At that moment, the cavalryman who had originally questioned wanted to slap himself in the face.

Yang Guancha believed that with the help of the immortal, wouldn’t he be sure to win the next battle?
Yang Chang urged the cavalry to march faster, and on the way he asked Zhu Tong and Han Tao to support the rear army.

On the 27th day of the first lunar month, 5,000 cavalrymen arrived in Yueyang County to rest. Shi Qian had been waiting there in advance. Yang Chang planned to wait until all the rear troops arrived before heading towards Hongdong County.

Less than half a day after resting, the scouts suddenly came to report: an army appeared ten miles to the west.

Yang Chang asked Qiu Qiongying to organize the army, and he and the princess went to scout personally. This guy was not the one who took on too much responsibility, nor was he the one who took a beauty with him to hang out.

They had worked together perfectly in Jizhou. One of them had the ability to see far with his eagle eyes and owl vision, while the other had the magical speed to travel 800 meters a day.

When it comes to reconnaissance, this husband and wife duo is second to none in the world.

(End of this chapter)