While everyone was waiting, Genghis Khan was a little distracted. Since he ordered Mu Huali and Shi Ji Hu Tulu to collect information about Ding Haijun, he has heard many various rumors.
Not long ago, Shi Tianying brought his men to see him again and reported a lot to Genghis Khan. To be honest, Genghis Khan did not understand some of the content.
For example, it involves the operation of maritime trade routes further south, including the Song Dynasty, and how Guo Ning participated in the abolition of the Jin Dynasty emperor.
Those things are too detailed and complicated, and they are inconsistent with the strong and straightforward people's hearts on the grassland. However, with his seemingly instinctive political sense, Genghis Khan gradually became certain of one thing.
That is, Guo Ning is not a pure military general of the Jin Kingdom. He is not like Genghis Khan's previous imagination, like a famous prince in Xixia, or a first-rate figure in the Jin Kingdom who is loyal to Duji and loyal to Duji.
The Dinghai navy controlled by Guo Ning was an independent regime formed due to various reasons within the territory of the Jin Kingdom.
If you take into account that this regime has grown from scratch in just a few years, and has the momentum to fiercely defeat enemies who stand in its way... Genghis Khan thought about it, as if he was the only one who had a similar experience of rising by the Onon River.
It took Genghis Khan nineteen years to go from living on the banks of the Onan River to controlling considerable strength and becoming the leader of the Qiyan tribe.
This is also due to Genghis Khan being the son of the leader of the Qiyan tribe and having natural appeal.
And this Guo Ning, if the results of Mu Huali and others' inquiries are correct, how long did it take for him to go from a regular soldier to the Xuanfu who commanded a vast area?
Two years? Such a person cannot be viewed just as an enemy on the battlefield, but as a small Temujin!
Shi Mobuhua was right, Ding Haijun's attention must be on Zhongdu. Genghis Khan dared to assert this even without looking at the actions of the fleet and army in front of him.
Because the relationship between Ding Haijun and the Jin Dynasty court was similar to the relationship between Genghis Khan and Tuoli Khan, and even the Jin Dynasty court.
Genghis Khan himself was once appointed by the Jin Dynasty court
"Zhawutihuli" is the leader of all the people. He knows better than anyone else how to use the trust of Tuoli Khan and the Jin Dynasty court to grow bigger step by step, and then eventually backfire.
Guo Ning's rapid rise has only used these methods. Therefore, Genghis Khan can conclude that Ding Haijun must be inseparable from the support of the Jin Dynasty court at this stage.
The more powerful the enemy is, the more Ding Haijun needs the Jin Dynasty to protect him from the wind and rain, and to ensure that the Jin Dynasty has the ability to protect him from the wind and rain... Zhongdu cannot be lost.
Having determined this, our side has gained the initiative to a certain extent. But such a rare initiative is only used in a small ambush?
Pretend to besiege Tongzhou, then cut off the navy's retreat and annihilate three thousand of their elite? Shi Mobu Hua's plan is too petty.
In the past two years, the Ding Navy has caused more than 3,000 casualties to the Mongols! Among them is Zhebie!
This is a truly powerful enemy, and is likely to be the enemy in the future. We must use the most powerful means to strangle him in the cradle!
Genghis Khan came back to his senses and waved to the generals in front of him: "I have an idea, let's discuss it together!" At the end of the first month of the third year of Zhenyou, Zhigu Village.
Since arriving here, Chen Ran has woken up very early every day. After waking up, he went to have breakfast with the soldiers.
After his palm was injured that day, Chen Ran became a civilian and was responsible for welcoming and delivering Guo Ning. He has a kind personality and a good temper, so he can get along with all the civil and military ministers.
Now that he was back in the military camp, although he wanted to emphasize the unpredictable side of military power, he did not change his habit of getting close to people. Therefore, every morning and noon, he would have meals together with the soldiers, and by the way, he would also have meals with ordinary people. The soldiers talked about anecdotes from the military camp.
This is very important for an officer who has recently returned to the army and is a necessary step for him to master the army.
Moreover, in the past ten months, troops from Shandong have continued to arrive in Zhigu Village, gradually crowding the village.
At the same time, grains shipped to Zhongdu and Tongzhou, and people shipped from Tongzhou continued to flow. As a transshipment hub directly controlled by Ding Haijun, Zhigu Village was busy from top to bottom.
Yan Ming, the prosecutor of the village, had not slept soundly for several nights. Another powerful person, the Jurchen hereditary Muke Liye who claimed to be brother-in-law with Li Yun, had lost weight.
Even so, during the arrangement process, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, various conflicts will inevitably occur, and even soldiers will have suppressed and impatient emotions, which requires him, the commander-in-chief, to discover and sort out in time.
At this time, two people helped Chen Ran a lot. One is Liu Ran, the leader of the defeated army on the other side of Beijing Road, a young man who Chen Ran has been paying attention to for a long time.
This person not only has outstanding shooting skills, but also has good vision and sees things very clearly. Because he accompanied Chen Ran to perform meritorious service along the Lushui route a few days ago, Chen Ran asked him to become a general and stay with him temporarily.
With the help of Liu Ran, Chen Ran quickly got to know the defeated troops who came to Zhigu Village one after another, and was able to select capable people among them.
The other person is a Jurchen who was brought back from Tongzhou a few days ago. It turned out that the Tongzhou garrison commander wanted Chen Ran to help transport the people, but it was his younger brother's family.
This younger brother of his had been in the army for many years and was very skilled, and his surname was Wanyan... but he was still just a pawn.
It was all because he was born with a disability. He was a deaf person who could neither hear nor speak. He was even named Wanyanqi.
There is not more than one such person under the rule of the huge Dinghai navy. So Chen Ran directly contacted the familiar leader Gang and asked people to transport Wanyanqin and others directly to Laizhou.
Unexpectedly, Wanyan Chen himself firmly disagreed. After sending his mother and younger brother on the ship, he returned and wrote on the ground with a wooden stick, saying that he would follow Ding Haijun and fight back to Tongzhou.
It's okay to keep such an interesting person around. Chen Ran asked him to be his bodyguard. As a result, because Wan Yanqi had a good reputation in Tongzhou, two groups of soldiers and civilians from Tongzhou arrived at Zhigu Village and felt much relieved when they saw the deaf man.
So in the past few days, as long as there was no special official business, Chen Ran would take them with him to eat, drink and chat with the soldiers.
But on this day, Chen Ran's arrangements were disrupted early in the morning. It was just getting dark and he hadn't woken up from his sleep. Tian Xiong pushed open the door and said angrily: "Qian Ji, come and see!" Chen Ran was still wearing his military uniform when Tian Xiong grabbed him and went outside. Walk in the direction of the watchtower.
After taking two steps, Tian Xiong realized that this move was inappropriate. He quickly let go of his hand and took out some military reports from his arms: "Qian Ji, read these first!"
"What's wrong?"
"We deployed sentries at the mouth of the Sancha River in the north, Liukou in the west, and Wozikou in the south to report urgently at the same time. The Mongolian army mobilized the newly attached Han Army and Khitan Army on Beijing Road, as well as a large number of Bohai Navy, and were rushing towards We are approaching. They are about to surround Zhigu Village on three sides, and the number of enemies coming from each direction exceeds ten thousand people... maybe more!" Just now, Chen Ran felt that Tian Xiong was too surprised, and now he himself was stunned For a long while.
"The Han army, the Khitan army, and the Bohai navy? There are more than 10,000 people in each direction, or even 20,000 people?" He frowned subconsciously and asked: "These people are all good barking dogs, and they are all here to deal with us. , who will attack Tongzhou and Zhongdu? Are the Mongolian men going to personally attack the city?" Tian Xiong shook his head: "Qian Ju, let's read the military report." The military report written by the sentries was very illegible, but Chen Ran If you're used to it, you won't be stumped.
Several military reports were the result of close observation in accordance with military law after the sentries discovered the enemy's tracks in advance. The movements of soldiers and horses and the flags observed were all accurate.
To the north at Sanchahekou is the headquarters of Shi Tianying of the Black Army, to the west at Liukou is the headquarters of Khitan Yelu Kechou Baer, and at Wozikou in the south is the headquarters of Bohai native You Xingge... According to Liu Ran, these people , is a particularly brave and ruthless character in the army near Beijing Road.
They all arrived with troops!
"Again? Are you serious this time?" Chen Ran murmured. Tian Xiong asked: "Qian Ju, do you want to prepare for war?" Chen Ran said seriously
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