The battle situation turned violent and rapid, especially because Gao Kan had predicted it in advance. He couldn't help but feel horrified. What followed was endless anger and overwhelming murderous intent.
The bureaucrats in Xingtang and Cigu deserve to be killed!
Even Yang Zhi, who had just entered the house, couldn't help but his eyes were splitting when he heard that the subordinate officials from the two regions dared to surrender without a fight and ruined the great country of the Song Dynasty in vain.
Gao Kan barely suppressed his anger and asked Yang Zhi to sit down before speaking.
"The bureaucrats in Xingtang and Cigu surrendered without a fight. The court must not spare them. They are dead. Needless to say, the moment is urgent. There are still officers and soldiers guarding the two places, as well as countless innocent people. We The people of the Song Dynasty, the dignified Han people, cannot be bullied by foreign barbarians!"
When Yang Zhi heard this, he immediately said: "I just give the master an order, and my subordinates are willing to lead men and horses to kill the bandits directly!"
Lin Chong also said: "Master, please allow us to go to battle!"
The two were so angry that they couldn't hold it back for a moment, but Gao Kan had a clear mind.
With their current strength, intercepting and killing bandits is no more than a cricket shaking a tree or a moth flying into a flame.
Gaokan would never agree to the method of seeking death.
At that moment, he held the two of them down and said, "Instructor Yang, Instructor Lin, calm down your anger for now. It is only a matter of time to destroy the bandits. There is no need to rush. We have to act according to the plan now."
While speaking, Gao Kan looked at Qiao San and his entourage: "I am very happy that Qiao Ba Shi can bring his disciples here. I heard what Instructor Lin said earlier, are you all genuine members of the Poyang Lake Navy?"
Qiao San cupped his fists and said, "Young master, I know, but we are under the command of the Poyang Lake Navy."
"It just so happens that there are warships on the water in the stronghold, and there was also a group of naval soldiers. Compared with the navy of Poyang Lake, there is no comparison. The advantage is that they are all obedient men. I dare to ask Qiao to do it without dissatisfaction, and be a stronghold. The leader of the navy, who is also the training instructor, should train him while there is still time before the bandit army comes to kill him, so that the bandits of the Jin army can take a good look at the power of my Song navy!"
Gao Kan said with a smile on his face, cupping his fists.
Qiao San had an indifferent look on his face, and he bowed and agreed, "Since I'm here, I'll just listen to the master's instructions."
"Okay, then Lao Qiao will be in charge." Gao Kan smiled and turned to Yang Zhi.
"Instructor Yang, you are the most familiar with the people in the stronghold. Please lead Commander Qiao to identify the navy's personnel and distribute the navy's use in the weapons room. From today on, Commander Qiao will make all decisions about the navy."
"It's Young Master." Yang Zhi immediately accepted the order.
In fact, among the men and horses in Bailing Village, the naval forces were still higher than the infantry.
He Zhenyuan relies on the Tuo River to dominate and prosper. The most important thing is of course the power on the water, so he invests more and recruits many talents.
Gao Kan issued an order and entrusted all the sailors of Bailing Village to Qiao San, giving him more than 200 men at once.
If he had second thoughts, he would probably make everyone in the village uneasy while sleeping.
It would be impossible for an ordinary person to entrust such an important matter to a person for his whole life, a stranger who doesn't seem to have much acquaintance with him.
But Gao Kan is not an ordinary person. He acts cautiously externally, and he does his best when fighting lions and rabbits. But internally, as long as he recognizes that he is one of his own, he will not be suspicious.
If anyone really wastes his trust, he can only blame himself for his poor eyesight and his inability to recognize people clearly, and he has nothing else to blame.
When Qiao San heard this, her face was a little discolored, but her tone was quite sincere when she cupped her fists and bowed.
Without saying anything else, after Yang Zhi led Qiao San and his entourage out of the main hall, Gao Kan waved to Lin Chong to come and talk. He had some arrangements.
Lin Chong stepped forward and asked, "Master, do you have something to entrust me with?"
"Tell Coach Lin to let me know. I have something to do and I need to bother Coach Lin to make a trip." Gao Kan said with a smile.
"When I left Zhending Mansion, I asked Brother Yan Qing to go alone and go all the way north, over Damao Mountain, to find the land outside the Great Wall, and to secretly investigate the arrangements of the Jin army and horses."
Lin Chong's eyes were shocked when he heard this: "Master's plan, is it so far-reaching?"
Gao Kan smiled while stroking his hands: "We can't just ask the gold thieves to hit us. We can't hit them, right?"
"But the Jin army is good at fighting. If there is no city defense to rely on, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight against the Jin army's cavalry in the wild. Does the young master have any clever ideas?" Lin Chong frowned and asked.
The cavalry of the Jin Army was good at fighting, even better than that of the Liao Kingdom.
The Song Army has always been better at city defense. The cavalry field battles cannot defeat the barbarians of the foreign tribes who grew up on horseback. Therefore, in all foreign wars, city defense is the most important thing.
Gaokan asked Yan Qing to go all the way north, except for the fortress, and enter the areas actually controlled by the Jin Kingdom to investigate the situation of the Jin army's troops.
He knew with his toes that he wanted to know the enemy's situation in advance so that he could take the initiative in the future.
However, given the current situation of the Song army, even the Jin soldiers were unable to withstand a rare force. In just a few days, they had lost many lands, and some even surrendered without a fight. How could they win this battle?
Gao Kan smiled and did not answer this, and only said: "It's hard to fight now, and it won't be easy to fight in the future. If you want to make great achievements, you have to make unparalleled plans. This time I will eat the golden man." A surprising force is the leader."
"This subordinate is stupid and will follow the orders of the young master and will go through fire and water without giving up!" Lin Chong said with clasped fists.
Gao Kan explained: "Excuse me, Coach Lin, I would like to ask you to go to Lingshou. As I expected, this rare soldier of the Jin Army will go straight to Lingshou after eating Xingtang. After a little reorganization, they will go straight to Lingshou without stopping." .”
"After Lingshou, you will reach a vast plain when you go to Zhending Mansion. This place is particularly important."
"What do you want me to do with my subordinates Yu Lingshou?" Lin Chong asked.
A cold light flashed in Gao Kan's eyes, and he explained: "In the name of the Tokyo Palace Commander's Mansion, we will dispatch the troops and horses of Lingshou Xiang, send them straight out of Lingshou, retreat to Pingshan, and send the Jin Army cavalry straight to Zhending Mansion!"
Hearing this, Lin Chong looked shocked and asked doubtfully: "Sir, if this is the case, will the Zhending Mansion not be in chaos right now?"
"That's exactly what it's meant to be!"
Gao Kan said categorically: "Judging from the secret letter from Brother Cao Zheng, since the Jin Army's cavalry marched southward and won consecutive battles, the officials of the Zhending Mansion have been in chaos. Such people with nothing to lose and nothing to eat can even be called Lingshou's troops to stand firm. After stopping the Jin army, they couldn't accomplish much, but gave them more time to make excuses to the court."
"Why don't we help the bandit army first, let them kill them to the gate of Zhending Mansion, and let them flee at the wind."
"In this way, the entire Zhending Mansion was penetrated by a small group of Jin Army cavalry in just half a month, and the government and the public were bound to be shaken. We will then eat this horse in Bailing Village. Even if there are any more obstructionist voices in the court, they can't stop us from asking us to temporarily control the Zhending Mansion."
"But..." Lin Chong was still a little hesitant when he heard this.
Seeing this, Gao Kan said again: "Have you ever heard of Coach Lin, 'Destroy before building up'? The current Zhending Mansion has been completely corrupted. Instead of giving them a chance to escape, they will end up harming innocent people and even destroying the army." , it’s better to cut through the mess with a sharp knife.”
"Although this action is detrimental to our rule in the Song Dynasty, it is also for the sake of the overall situation in the future."
"If you save the land and lose the people, you will lose both the people and the land. If you save the people and lose the land, you will save the people and the land. Retreating temporarily is not a defeat. There is a kind of victory called retreat, and there is a kind of defeat called occupation."
