Fenghou

Chapter 17 Promotion
Zhang Jun quickly stepped forward to take the sword, checked it up and down carefully, then pulled out the sword gently, and couldn't help heaving a long sigh.

He stroked the scabbard and asked, "Is this the sword of Chen Dutou?"

Chen Qing nodded, "It was originally Wanyan Loushi's saber, but it was seized by a humble official, and he used it to behead Wanyan Loushi."

"Do you know what kind of sword this is?"

"The humble official only knows that it is a famous sword!"

This is obvious, how could Wanyan Loushi's saber be ordinary.

Pain appeared on Zhang Jun's face, "This is the famous sword Zhanlu, and it is also the sword of the Supreme Emperor!"

It turned out to be the sword of Song Huizong Zhao Ji. Chen Qing realized that the sword did not belong to him anymore.

"Where is the head of Wanyan Loushi?" At this moment, Zhang Jun finally believed it.

Chen Qing put a wooden box on the table, opened the lid, and inside was the head of Wanyan Loushi, whose neck was sealed with lime, and his face was still lifelike.

At this time, an official came in, bowed and saluted, "The envoy Xuanfu is looking for me?"

"Wu Canjun, take a look at this head, is it Wanyan Loushi?"

This official is called Wu Qu, who was originally the governor of Fu Prefecture, and was highly valued by Zhang Jun. Now he serves as a recorder under Zhang Jun's account and joins the army.

He has met Wanyan Loushi many times in Fuzhou and is quite familiar with him.

Wu Qu looked stern, stepped forward to look at his face carefully, then looked behind his ears, nodded and said to Zhang Jun, "No problem, it is indeed Wanyan Loushi!"

"Are you sure?"

"It is certain that Wanyan Loushi has a large plum blossom red mole behind his ear. This is his unique feature, so the humble function must be him."

Zhang Jun was overjoyed, and said to Chen Qing with a smile, "Congratulations to Chen Dutou for his great achievement. I will send someone to send this human head and sword to Lin'an immediately. I wonder if Chen Dutou has any other tokens?"

"There are also Wanyan Loushi's gold medal, official seal, and his golden-backed sword. I sent someone to send it immediately. It's just Wanyan Loushi's bow and arrow, which I can use very well."

"Bows, arrows, horses, etc., you can keep Chen Dutou for your own use. The key is the gold medal and official seal. Give me the sword too, and I will send it to Lin'an."

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The meeting with the coach Zhang Jun is undoubtedly a joy for all. Zhang Jun can add a few thick and colorful credits to his official report, so that the report will not be so ugly. It can be said that Chen Qing's credit this time is very important to Zhang Jun's career.

Zhang Jun also readily agreed to accept the refugees into Sichuan, and Chen Qing himself was rewarded. Zhang Jun officially named him a commander-in-chief and rewarded him with one thousand taels of silver.

This is equivalent to being promoted to three ranks, skipping the two steps of preparing general and deputy general, and being promoted to general in one step. This is also the only general who was personally promoted by Zhang Jun after the Battle of Fuping.

Of course, this is only a position in the army, and the Ministry of War must approve it and grant it a corresponding rank. This is the key, just like a military rank.
Chen Qing left Ziwu Pass the next morning and led [-] soldiers to Dasan Pass.

Three days later, Chen Qing led his troops to Dashan Pass.

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Wu Jie and Wang Yan personally greeted the arrival of this legendary young general.

Wang Yan immediately accompanied Chen Qing to understand the deployment of the Song army.

"Dutong, why isn't the camp stationed at Dasan Pass, but at Monk Yuan, twenty miles to the north?"

The monk was originally a bump protruding northward from Zhongnan Mountain, like a crocodile sticking its mouth into the pass. Although the terrain here is also very dangerous, it is still much inferior to the danger of Dasan Pass.

Wang Yan smiled slightly: "This is actually Wu Dutong's brilliance. Tell me, what is the difference between stationing troops at Monk Yuan and at Dasan Pass?"

Looking at the Guanzhong Plain in the distance, Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "At Dasan Pass, we are on the defensive, but at Heshangyuan, we have both offense and defense."

"You see it right!"

Wang Yan nodded approvingly, and he also looked at the Guanzhong Plain in the distance and sighed: "The monk is like a poisonous thorn in the back of the Jurchen, although there are Luotang Road, Ziwu Road, and Baoxie Road from Guanzhong to Hanzhong. Wait for the main point, but if the golden soldiers don't pull out the poisonous thorn that threatens Guanzhong, can they kill Hanzhong?"

Only then did Chen Qing understand that it was no wonder that the Jin soldiers were able to sweep the Song Dynasty, but they were still unable to capture Sichuan.

"How do you plan to arrange humble positions?"

Wang Yan thought for a while and said: "Li Jiang was killed in battle, so I decided to appoint you as the commander of the Bazi Army's scout battalion. It just so happened that the commander promoted you to be the commander. It is justified for you to be in charge of the scout battalion. You have two hundred elites, and you have five hundred people under your command, enough to be alone."

"Does Wu Dutong want to place lowly officials on the periphery?" Chen Qing understood their strategic intentions.

Wang Yan stared at Chen Qing and said, "Your actions in Jingzhao City have inspired us a lot. Wu Du and I agree that if there is an army harassing the enemy's logistics and grain transportation in the periphery, it will directly affect the Jin soldiers. The attack on Monk Yuan, and the leader who will carry out this mission is none other than you."

Chen Qing was speechless, he picked up the soft peaches and squeezed them with both hands.

Early the next morning, Chen Qing led [-] cavalry from Dasan Pass to the north.

Wang Yan stood on the pass and witnessed Chen Qingbei going, and Wu Jie also walked forward slowly and said with a smile: "I heard that Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zongfu jointly offered a reward for his head, and the price has increased to [-] guan, and the price of your head and mine The sum is less than half of his, and he is less than twenty-four years old, so the younger generation is formidable!"

Wang Yan also sighed: "Whenever the country is facing danger, there will be young heroes like him who turn out to be born. This is our great Song Dynasty's luck!"

Wu Jie's face became serious, "I just got the news that the Jin soldiers sent [-] more troops from Hedong and Central Plains to Guanzhong, and the Jurchen's strength reached [-], plus [-] Qi troops and tens of thousands of troops from Guanzhong. The total strength of the enemy's army will be close to [-], and this is probably to open up the road into Sichuan."

Wang Yan's face also changed, and he asked anxiously: "Does the commander know?"

"It was the commander who sent someone to tell me."

"What about the imperial court?"

"The imperial court should also know that Jin's strategy has moved westward, but Nianhan's army on the east road is still in Jianghuai, and the imperial court has no time to look west. We can only rely on ourselves in Sichuan and Shaanxi, but Liu Ziyu still has [-] troops on Xihe road. , Liu Qi still has [-] troops on Qinfeng Road, and he can also contain some of the golden soldiers."

Wang Yan frowned, "You forgot the Xixia army, how could they not take advantage of the fire to loot, Liu Kai's army is going to fight Xixia, and Liu Ziyu's army is going to guard Xihe Road, so I'm afraid they won't be able to support us."

Wu Jie laughed, "So what if the gold soldiers come to [-]? The monk can't hold so many people. As long as we are prepared enough, the soldiers will block them, and the water will flood the earth. Why should we be afraid?"

On the official road from Pujin Pass of the Yellow River to Jingzhao, the carts transporting grain and grass filled the official road one after another, covering the sky and covering the ground, and the edge could not be seen at a glance.

This is Jin Bing forced to recruit [-] people, and transported [-] shi of grain and [-] dans of forage to Guanzhong.

Due to the emptiness in Guanzhong, Wanyan Zongbi ordered tens of thousands of households to be escorted from the north of Shaanxi Road to fill Guanzhong, and ordered them to farm and farm to provide food for the Jin soldiers.

The Kingdom of Jin massively increased its troops in Guanzhong, and it was their strategic intention to open up the road to Sichuan, but their top priority was to fully occupy Shaanxi Road, Qinfeng Road, and Xihe Road.

Although Jin Bing won the Battle of Fuping, Wu's army still occupied Heshangyuan and threatened Guanzhong. Liu Qi's army was in Jingzhou, and Liu Ziyu's army was in Weizhou, continuing to fight against Jin Bing.

Only relying on the [-] Jin soldiers in Guanzhong and the tens of thousands of surrendered troops will not be able to achieve the strategic goal of the Jin Kingdom to occupy the Northwest. Only then did the Emperor Wan Yansheng of the Jin Kingdom order an additional [-] elite troops to Guanzhong. At the same time, he sent envoys to Xixia to order Xixia also cooperated in sending troops.

This morning, a Jurchen cavalry of thousands of people rushed out from Pujin Pass, and galloped westward like lightning.

This person is the eldest son of Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Huonu, who is the famous general of the Jin Dynasty, Wan Fu, who served as the left guard in Taiyuan. When he heard that his father was beheaded by a Song general, he was very sad. Taiyuan came to Jingzhao, especially to avenge his father.

Wanyan Huonu led an army through a small town, and suddenly he stopped his horse in front of a high wall at the entrance of the town. A reward notice was posted on the high wall.

The reward amount was actually [-] guan, which was probably the highest reward offered by Jin Guo.

"Song General Chen Qing, whoever wins his head will be rewarded with a reward of [-] guan!" '

"Chen Qing!" Wanyan Huonu silently read the name.

"I don't want any reward, I want to behead his head on the battlefield!"

Wanyan Huonu gritted her teeth, whipped her horse, and galloped towards the town.

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