Starting from Zhending Mansion, it travels thousands of miles northwest, passes Yuzhou, and enters the boundary of Yingzhou. Going further, it is the land of Heyin.
Before the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, this place was under the rule of Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom. To the north is Datong Prefecture.
Now, after Wanyan Zonghan led the army to defeat the Liao Kingdom, he led his troops southward and defeated the entire territory of Datong Prefecture. After passing Datong Prefecture, the army was stationed in Heyin.
It was late autumn and the cold winter was approaching. The Jin army stationed in Heyin also began to prepare things for the winter. Earlier, the cashmere leather jackets, cotton clothes and quilts transferred from Datong Prefecture had been sent to the army.
After the quartermaster counts them in his account, he will distribute all the supplies.
In the past few days, a lot of grain, grass, baggage and heavy equipment have been transferred to the army, and the whole army has a sense of murder.
Everyone knows that the general, who has been silent for several months, is afraid that he will take action again in the near future.
But the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, and even their Emperor Tian Zuo has asked the second prince to capture the capital, and Xixia has also declared himself a vassal and paid tribute, so who are they going to fight?
The subordinates in the army did not know the intentions of their superiors, but they followed orders.
The north wind is howling and the chill is chilling. When winter comes, the sky is already freezing.
This year, it seems to be colder than previous years, so we need to buy a few more things to keep out the cold.
In the Chinese army commander's camp, a mighty Jurchen general was standing in front of the military map. He looked around, his brows furrowed and relaxed, as if he could not make up his mind for a moment.
After a while, he suddenly shouted from outside the check room: "Go and ask Mr. Gao to come over."
The guards outside the tent received the order and immediately went to pass it on.
Before long, Gao Qingxu, dressed as a Confucian scholar, hurried over, entered the tent, and hurriedly bowed with fists clasped in his hands.
"My subordinates see you, General."
"Mr. Gao, let's take a look. This time our army marches south and goes straight to Taiyuan Prefecture. How should we prepare?"
Hearing the sound, Gao Qingxu stepped forward, glanced at the crowd, and after a while he stroked his beard with one hand and said: "The generals have elite troops under their command, and they have won consecutive battles. It is because of their momentum that they are like a rainbow. The Song army is extremely weak. It is not a unified enemy. This The battle must be won, and there is no chance of failure.”
"Haha, I deeply understand what Mr. Gao said. His Majesty's edict has arrived a few days ago, ordering me to be the deputy marshal of the left, leading the west route army, and marching southward. However, I was not allowed to be the deputy marshal of the right, leading the east route army, and went straight to the south. Capital Master of Zhao Song Dynasty."
Wanyan Zonghan laughed loudly and pointed his finger: "The first thing our department is targeting is Taiyuan Prefecture, and then we will go south to join the Eastern Route Army."
"Earlier I heard that there were bandits in Zhao and Song Dynasties, which caused a disturbance in Daming Mansion. There were people in Hebei and Shandong. This is a great opportunity for our army. Moreover, the cold winter is coming this year, and the people of Song Dynasty are all in the wind and snow, let alone Good at fighting."
"The time, place, and people are favorable. I have taken two of them, and I have the opportunity to win completely. But today, on a whim, I suddenly had other thoughts. I always feel that there may be unforeseen disasters in this battle, so I specially invite Mr. Gao Come and discuss it."
After Gao Qingxu listened carefully to Yan Zonghan's words, he thought about it for a long time, and then he clasped his fists and bowed: "My subordinates believe that if the army goes south to take the land of Taiyuan Prefecture, it should first ask Heshuo to surrender, and then go south to Kedaizhou, Xinzhou, and then Divide the troops into three groups and go straight to Taiyuan Mansion to form an encirclement. Taiyuan Mansion will definitely be captured within a month."
Wanyan Zonghan looked at the Kanyu map and listened to Gao Qingxu's words, nodding secretly.
"I also expected the same, but marching like this will entrust the flanks to the hands of the Ninghua Army. If the Ninghua border troops pass through Xianzhou, rush to the aid of Taiyuan Prefecture, or attack the flanks of our army, cut off the army's supply route, and join Taiyuan Prefecture. With so much power, what should we do if we trap the army in it?"
"General, there is no need to worry. Ninghua's army is no more than a chicken and a dog, so there is nothing to worry about." Gao Qingxu said with a gleam in his eyes and changed the subject.
"On the contrary, Zhending Mansion is probably the most serious concern."
After hearing this, Yan Zonghan's expression changed, he looked at the place of Zhending Mansion, and suddenly clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. Gao is indeed a great talent. I studied the map for half a day and was still undecided, but I don't know where the flaw is. I call him Mr. Gao." One word is like an enlightenment!"
"General Miuzan, my subordinates have called back the hidden stakes scattered in Zhending Mansion a few days ago. Firstly, they gathered the military information of Zhending Mansion. Secondly, they asked them to unite with the Song people and bribe the officials of Zhending Mansion. Once the war starts, call them They delayed sending troops."
Gao Qingxu continued with a smile on his face: "As long as the soldiers and horses from Zhending Prefecture are half a month late, our army will not be able to take Taiyuan Prefecture, but we can stabilize our position and avoid being attacked from both sides."
"And the Song army is not good at fighting in the field and can only defend the city. Our army can come and go freely."
"Sir, great idea!" Wanyan Zonghan said happily, "In that case, let's wait for a reply."
"It's the general." Gao Qingxu said with clasped fists.
He has been secretly planning the layout of Zhending Mansion for several years, and he has been waiting for today's opportunity.
As long as he sends his troops south this time and returns with a great victory, he will have done a great job. By then, he will no longer have to be a nameless counselor in this army.
It's hard to say that with His Majesty's favor, I can also wear official robes.
Wanyan Zonghan was worthy of being a world-famous general, and after asking Gao Qingxu to speak, he immediately understood the importance of Zhending Prefecture, which combined modern prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture.
Entering can pass through the land of Daizhou and cut off the retreat of the army.
If you retreat, you can go straight to Taiyuan and rush to reinforce the city defense to prevent the army from advancing or retreating.
Moreover, if the army wants to continue to move south and join forces with the army on the east road to threaten the capital of Zhao and Song Dynasties, it will have to put its back in front of the Zhending Mansion reinforcements.
If the threat here is not eliminated, marching from the west is out of the question. Fortunately, the Song people are greedy and cowardly. They can only use some money to attack each other, but it takes less effort.
Gao Qingxu got Wanyan Zonghan's approval and immediately left the camp and went straight to Yingzhou City.
All his spies and scouts are in the city and they must rush there immediately. Fei Ge sent a letter to the people in Zhending Mansion to act as soon as possible.
The army should be deployed sooner rather than later. If it is delayed for a long time, it will be troublesome for fear of losing the opportunity to fight.
All the way to Yingzhou City, Gao Qingxu found his men and wrote a letter in person. He also found flying pigeons and went straight to Zhending Mansion.
Following the flying pigeon, he went all the way south until he reached the city of Zhending Mansion.
The residence of Han Daguan was very lively. It turned out that he took the opportunity to invite officials from Zhending Mansion to a banquet to enjoy themselves in the mansion.
Han Yao was not from Zhending Prefecture, his ancestral home was in Datong Prefecture. After the Song Dynasty lost his land, his family moved to Zhending Prefecture and settled down.
After decades of development, it has reached its current scale.
In the Zhending Mansion, from top to bottom, no matter how big or small the officials are, even the lowest-ranking government servants, the high-ranking Han officials have never had less money on the first and fifteenth day of every month.
If there is a festival, there will be another offering.
Therefore, everyone in the Zhending Mansion knew the name of Han Daguan. If anyone in the city dared to complain to the senior official, he would not be asked to stay the night, and his life would be killed that day.
