Chapter 808 The enemy comes from Dantou Village

Author: An Huajun

Qingjian City has more reserves, grass, grain, and supplies. After Zhang Zhen entered the city, he no longer had to worry about supply problems. He immediately sent soldiers back to Suide to report the battle process and the situation in Qingjian City, so that Suide could no longer transport anything.

grain.

Without waiting to find out the situation in the city, Zhang Zhen sent out reconnaissance cavalry to Yanchuan County in the south and Dantou Village in the west to find out whether there were enemy troops. If there were enemy troops, they must report immediately without delay.

When Sa Lihe arrived at Suide City, it was impossible for him to lead two or three thousand Jin troops. However, the Song army had no idea where the Jin army was originally stationed and from what direction it would come.

Qingjian City is the hometown of Li Yongqi, and most of the surrounding Tibetan tribes belong to the nine Suwei tribes. The defenders in the city did not help the Jin army defend themselves, and the losses when the city was broken were relatively small. When they learned that Li Yongqi and his son had returned to the Song Dynasty, they were overjoyed and held a feast

Received the Song army entering the city.

Zhang Zhen did not dare to be careless and asked about the surrounding geography.

Qingjian City has been the northeastern gateway of Yan'an Prefecture since the city was built. There is a main road to the south, passing through Yanchuan County, Yongping Village, Qinghua Town, and Fenglin Town to Yan'an. There is a small road to the west, passing through Dantouzhai.

, Long'an Village, Jinming Village, and you can also go to Yan'an. However, the westward path is not convenient for large army movements. But the westward road can go from Jinming Village to Baoan Army, connecting Qingzhou and Huanzhou, which is another route.

This area is crisscrossed with ravines, and there are countless short-distance routes, but there is only one long-distance route. As long as Dantouzhai and Yanchuan County are defended, the safety of Qingjian City can be guaranteed. Even if you don't defend there, if you know the enemy's situation in time, Qingjian City will be safe.

You can prepare early.

After everything was understood clearly, Zhang Zhencai felt relieved. The headquarters left staff officer Cheng Liangsong on duty, and the others attended the reception feast for Qingjian City guard Li Yongping.

When everyone sat down, Li Yongping brought a bowl of wine and said to Zhang Zhen: "The general is so powerful that he can completely wipe out the Jin army in one battle. It is truly breathtaking. Fortunately, there were rumors before the war that brother Li Yongqi was in Suide anyway, and the Jin army did not trust him.

We defenders did not participate in the war. Otherwise, there would have been a lot of casualties, which would not look good."

Zhang Zhendao: "This is a blessing in disguise. If you hadn't participated in the war, how could you be drinking happily now?"

Li Yongping said: "What the general said is true. Please drink this cup to congratulate the general and all the officers and men!"

After drinking, he put down the glass and Zhang Zhen said: "After entering Qingjian City, I was still very nervous. It is said that Sali drank to Suide and wanted to fight me decisively. It is impossible to lead only two thousand soldiers.

.But now there is no news of troops being dispatched from the surrounding cities."

Li Yongping said: "According to the information we got, Zheng Jianchong of Yan'an Prefecture did not gather his troops, and it does not look like he is going to fight on a large scale. The guard of Dantou Village, Dang Mingxian, is a local Tibetan general, and I didn't hear what he said recently.

Is there anything unusual?"

After finishing speaking, he added: "How can we not gather Tibetan soldiers and generals to fight in this area? I am not familiar with the geography of the place."

Zhang Zhen nodded: "I see. There is something fishy about Sa Li drinking here."

The geographical situation in this area is very complex, and the cavalry sent by Zhang Zhen also needs guides, not to mention a large army. However, relatively speaking, Wang Xiaolie's army only needs a few guides and does not require the participation of local troops.

It is difficult for other armies to do this. Because the people are all tribes and Tibetan tribes, if they want to get supplies from the local area, they still have to rely on Tibetan soldiers.

There is very little flat land in Qingjian, and there is no delicious food. There is only one pancake, which is made of buckwheat. The process is complicated and the taste is very good. Li Yongping ordered people to cook a sheep and slaughter two chickens, and serve them with pancakes.

It tastes really good.

Today was a great victory, and there were no enemies around. Everyone drank happily and did not disperse until late at night.

After fighting for several days and nights, Zhang Zhen slept until three o'clock in the morning before waking up leisurely. As soon as he put on his clothes and prepared to wash up, Tao Qing, the secretary in charge, came over. When he saw Zhang Zhen preparing to wash his face, he asked: "The control has just started?"

Zhang Zhen nodded: "I drank too much last night, and I've been sleepless these past few days, so I got up late. What's the matter?"

Tao Qingdao: "Tanma just came to report that enemy troops were found in the direction of Dantou Village. They are entering the city one after another. I don't know how many people there are. But at least there are one or two thousand people."

Zhang Zhen was stunned after hearing this. After a while, he said: "It's really strange for the Jin Army to come! There are thousands of people at once, and they are not connected together, as if they are adding fuel. Where can we fight like this? We just need to fight fast.

, the fight was fierce, thousands of people were eaten at one time, even tens of thousands of Jin troops were eaten."

After saying that, he shook his head and poured water to wash his face.

It was just a wash. The more Zhang Zhen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He sat on a stool and thought stupidly for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.

He stood up and told his soldiers: "Let the people from the headquarters come to the official hall to discuss matters together."

After saying that, he went to the official hall alone.

Cheng Liangsong was drawing a map with his staff, and Zhang Zhen stepped forward to look at it. After looking at it for a while, he pointed to the west of Qingjian City and said, "Hasn't the terrain of this area been surveyed and mapped yet? The Jin soldiers came from the west.

A map of this area would be nice.”

Cheng Liangsong shook his head: "Control, we have only been in Qingjian for one day, how can we draw a map? It would take ten and a half months to have a map."

Zhang Zhen sighed and sat down on the main seat. He said to Cheng Liangsong: "The Jin Army was discovered in Dantou Village. Can you tell me what happened?"

Cheng Liangsong said: "The Jin army came from the west, which means that it is not the garrison of Yan'an Prefecture, nor the garrison of Yanzhou or Jingzhao Prefecture to the south of Yan'an Prefecture, but can only be troops from Huanqing Road or even farther away. This is

What does it mean? It means that Salihe really wanted to fight us this time, but he didn't expect that he would be arrested first as soon as he arrived at the Suide Army. I guess it was only after these troops arrived that Salihe would recruit nearby puppet troops and return the favor.

There are Tibetan soldiers from various cities and villages fighting a decisive battle with us."

Zhang Zhen nodded: "It makes sense. There are only two or three thousand people at a time. Why did the Jin Army do this?"

Cheng Liangsong laughed after hearing this and said: "Commander, can more people march in this damn place? All roads are either on the mountain ridges or in the valleys, stretching along a line, and there are very few villages around. They can only be divided in this way.

Thousands of people marched along multiple routes and finally concentrated. And this concentration point, Salihe Hao Die, was located at the Suide Army. We moved too fast, and it is estimated that the follow-up troops did not know what happened."

After Zhang Zhen heard this, he immediately reacted.

"Yes, we moved too fast! We did not stop after entering Suide City and immediately attacked. The Jin Army has not yet reacted! The Jin Army in Dantou Village still does not know that the failure of Qingjian City is also possible.

The Jin army came from the west, either through the Dali River Valley in the north or the Yeyanshui River Valley in the south. What we encounter now should be the Jin army traveling through the Yeyanshui River Valley. But we don’t know how many people they have along the way."

Cheng Liangsong said: "That should be the case. The route chosen by the Jin Army was not wrong, but too many accidents occurred. The front line was completely empty, and the army at the rear had no other way to go. It could only move along the river valley. That's why

strangeness."

Zhang Zhen thought for a while, slammed the table, and said: "We'd better go out of Dantou Village and seal off the Jin army! After a discussion with the headquarters, we will immediately set off to Dantou Village and ask Suide to send people.

Take over from us!”
Chapter completed!