At the beginning of October, the weather was still not getting colder, but at this moment, Gao Kan's heart was as cold as the twelfth lunar month in Jin Kingdom, bone-chilling.
At the end of November of the seventh year of Xuanhe, the Jin State marched southward to attack the Song Dynasty from the east and west.
The East Route Army was led by the second prince Wanyan Zongwang, who led 60,000 elite troops to Pingzhou and marched towards Yanjing.
The West Route Army was led by Wanyan Zonghan, a slave from the Bird family, and was led by Deputy Marshal Zuo. They sent troops to Heyin, made an forced landing in Shuozhou, then captured Daizhou, and surrounded Taiyuan Prefecture.
The Song Dynasty sent 40,000 imperial troops from Hedong and Shaanxi to aid Taiyuan Prefecture, but they were defeated in Fenhe.
After Wanyan Zonghan defeated the Song army, he continued to march south and met Wanyan Zongwang outside Bianjing City. As the troops of King Qin from all over the Song Dynasty rushed to Bianliang, they had already formed an encirclement against the Jin army.
Moreover, the Jin army advanced rashly and was outnumbered, so they took advantage of the opportunity to retreat and forced the Zhao and Song officials to cede territory and seek peace.
After the war, Wanyan Zongwang returned to Jin Kingdom to garrison in Xijing.
Wanyan Zonghan continued to lead the army to attack Taiyuan Prefecture, winning consecutive battles until he conquered all areas of Taiyuan Prefecture.
At this point, the Jin Kingdom's first southward attack on the Song Dynasty was completed. This battle resulted in the loss of the northwest of the Song Dynasty. In order to seek peace, they paid countless amounts of food, gold and silver, which can be said to be heavy losses.
Gao Kan clearly remembered that Wanyan Zongwang, the second prince of the Jin Kingdom, had nothing to worry about. Even if the East Route Army approached Bianliang, it was only a trivial matter.
The most important thing is Wanyan Zonghan.
This bandit led the troops to occupy Shanxi until the entire territory of Shanxi was captured, so that the Song Dynasty no longer had the opportunity to detour northward.
Moreover, the Jin army can march south at any time and attack Huanglong directly.
The second time the Jin army went south, which was the Jingkang Incident that everyone in the Song Dynasty talked about as heartbreaking, was also led by Wanyan Zonghan.
He can't control Wanyan Zongwang in the east, so why can't he control the Niao family slaves in the west?
Taking a deep breath, Gao Kan asked coldly: "When exactly will the army set off? What are the details?"
"I, I don't know." Yelu Aqi said with a panicked expression.
Hearing this, he didn't say much even though he was in a difficult position, and raised his hand to make a move.
After Lin Chong understood, he drew his sword and stepped forward, placing the sword on his neck.
Only then did Gao Kan continue: "I only give you one chance to speak. Please reorganize your language."
Yelu Aqi felt the chill on his neck and said hurriedly: "Sir, I really don't know. I just heard that Deputy Marshal Zuo wanted to take the land of Heshuo first, then go down to Daizhou, and go straight to Taiyuan!"
Gao Kan frowned slightly when he heard this. Yelu Aqi's words were generally consistent with Wanyan Zonghan's march route recorded in history.
In this way, Wanyan Zonghan's West Route Army will not threaten Zhending Mansion in a short time.
Moreover, the Jin State hurriedly raised its troops and they destroyed the Liao State. It was too late to make long-term preparations. Even if there was a large army going south, it would only be tens of thousands at most.
Since we want to go straight from Heshuo to Taiyuan instead of Zhou, it is impossible to divide our troops.
However, the situation of the war is unpredictable, and because of his arrival, all kinds of history have changed a lot. It is currently unclear whether Wanyan Zonghan has any other conspiracy plans.
After thinking about it, he asked again: "Since Wanyan Zonghan wants to take Taiyuan, why did he call you back so quickly?"
Yelu Aqi hurriedly said: "Mr. Gao was worried that when the army was advancing, he would call reinforcements from the side of Zhending Mansion to disturb him, so he hurriedly called the villain back to ask about the situation of Zhending Mansion. He also asked the villain to hook up with Han Yao and bribe Zhen Ding Mansion with a lot of money. Officials in Dingfu, when war breaks out, ask their troops to delay the movement."
The location of Zhending Mansion was critical. The east and west armies of the Jin Kingdom went south to attack the Song Dynasty, and they happened to be in the middle.
Once a war breaks out, the troops and horses, whether heading east or west, can directly attack the flanks, or even cut off the center, making them unable to see each other.
However, Zhending Mansion directly borders the Kingdom of Jin.
If troops are sent, then another division of the Jin Kingdom comes south and will be unable to defend.
If Gao Kan had become the magistrate of Zhending Prefecture, he would have had full confidence that he would be able to stop the Jin Kingdom's eastern and western armies from coming back, but it's a pity that he is not.
Not only is it not true, but with his current status and without even a chance to speak, if he dares to talk nonsense about the war, even Gao Taiwei will not be able to protect him.
This situation was so urgent that Gao Kan was in a state of turmoil for a while.
Unable to make up his mind, he had to wave his hand and ask Lin Chong to push Yelu Aqi down while he thought about it quietly.
Lin Chong was very aware and knew that it was best not to disturb Gao Kan at the moment, so he hurriedly screened everyone in the hall away, leaving him alone in the hall.
After everyone left, Gao Kan couldn't help but slap the table and curse.
"Damn the golden dog, damn the officials of Zhao and Song Dynasty, damn the Dute mother!"
After scolding him fiercely, he knew in his heart that scolding alone would not work, and he had to find a way.
After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly walked out of the door and shouted: "Instructor Lin, find a map of Kanyu, I want to see it!"
When Lin Chong heard this, he hurriedly agreed and went out to find a map of Lai Kanyu.
While waiting, Gao Kan also sat quietly in the room, trying his best to recall the relevant historical details in his mind.
After thinking about it for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of the most critical point in the entire battle. He couldn't help but clapped his hands and shouted: "How could I forget such an important thing!"
So he hurried out the door, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and went back to the hall.
"No, no, it's too early. Wanyan Zonghan's army hasn't gone south yet, nor has it surrounded Taiyuan Prefecture. It's still too early, we have to wait."
"Wanyan Zonghan's march route will not be changed easily. The only chance is to try to force him to pay attention to the importance of the pass of Zhending Mansion. Even if he doesn't care about anything else, he must at least divide his troops and come straight to Zhending Mansion. Only in this way can it be possible for Zhending Mansion to fall first, and then I will have room for maneuver!"
Thinking of this in his mind, Gao Kan couldn't help but his eyes flickered.
Gao Qingxu is an easy-to-use person. If he hadn't been worried that the Zhending Mansion would threaten the flanks of his Yüzhen disciples' army, it would have taken a lot of effort for him to do anything.
Now that he is already worried about this and has asked people like Yelu Aqi to go back, it shows that he will not simply ignore any rumors.
Gao Qingxu is a first-class strategist, and Wanyan Zonghan is also a first-class general. Only two of the best smart people can fall into the trap Gao Kan wants.
After taking a deep breath, Gaokan called Yang Zhi and dragged Yelu Aqi into the hall again.
Being dragged back into the hall again, Yelu Aqi looked panicked.
Gao Kan only glanced at him and said coldly: "I hope you are loyal and sensible, and I will give you another chance to do something for me."
"The adults have orders, and the villains will do whatever they want!" Yelu Aqi said hurriedly.
"In two days we will take action first to capture Han Yao. After that, you rush back to the Jin Army camp overnight, find Gao Qingxu, and tell him that Han Yao has been exposed, the general's information has been leaked, and the Zhending Mansion has secretly gathered Soldiers and horses are ready to fight at any time.”
Gao Kan's eyes flashed with cold light and he continued: "Tell them again that if a large army attacks Daizhou, the people of Zhending Mansion will definitely rush to help, and they must be on guard."
