A powerful enemy is coming, and it can be expected that this large army will be directed at them.
In order to regain the city lost by the rebels, it was impossible to rely on two strongholds in the east and west, combining more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.
However, if they were to guard against a strong attack by most of the Jin army and defend the second village, it would be like being tied to a desperate situation, no different from seeking death. Gaokan must find another solid city as soon as possible before he can defend the city.
Immediately he said urgently: "Instructor Yang, immediately send orders to all ministries, including all battalion commanders and above, to come to the military council hall to order!"
"Yes!" Yang Zhi clasped his fists and accepted the order, and immediately went to pass on the message.
After he left, Gaokan asked Lin Chong: "Where is the person sent by Brother Wu Song to deliver the message?"
"Waiting outside." Lin Chong replied quickly.
"Take him to the back of the military meeting hall and wait. I'll pack up and go right away." Gao Kan said as he stood up.
"Yes." Lin Chong turned around and went out, waiting with the person who sent the message.
After cleaning up, Gao Kan hurriedly came over to the Military Council Hall, entered the hall, and first found Lin Chong and two others in the side room.
When Lin Chong saw him coming in, he immediately called to the soldiers beside him and said, "Wang Er, this is the young master. Please pay your respects quickly."
"Secret Prince, please pay homage to the Young Master!" Upon hearing this, the soldier hurriedly knelt down and paid his respects.
Gao Kan pulled him up and asked immediately: "When Commander Wu sent you here, where was the army stationed, and what is the next plan to march?"
"Reporting to the young master, when the villain sets out, the army is ready to move out. Cross the river and pass through Beizhai. We will go down to Wangliukoupu to observe the movement of the bandit army." Wang Er answered.
Hearing this, Gao Kan frowned and hurriedly asked Lin Chong to bring him the map.
After some research, he asked again: "How did you detect the movements of most of the Jin army?"
"Most of the Jin army entered Beizhai first, and then went straight to Jiayou. The infantry and baggage were stationed in Jiayou, and the rear marched out. The cavalry vanguard rushed south towards Cigu, and the rear cavalry army diverted to the Tang Dynasty." Wang Er Continue to answer.
Listening to what he said, Gao Kan frowned.
Holding the map in his hand, he marked the general marching route of the Jin army according to Wang Er's report.
The more he looked at the enemy's marching route, the more strange he felt.
If the target of this army is just them, then the vanguard cavalry will rush south and enter Ci Valley, which will be less than a hundred miles away from the two strongholds in the east and west, and they can make a surprise attack at any time.
Even if the rear army is slower, it should follow closely instead of turning to Xingtang, hundreds of miles away.
The two places are so far apart, no matter how arrogant the Jin army is, they will not send out so many soldiers and horses and just call a vanguard to encircle and suppress them. If this is the case, why waste manpower and material resources and just send out vanguard men and horses?
Since the Jin Army diverted to the Tang Dynasty, it must have had other purposes, and that was probably the real reason why the six to seven thousand Jin Army went south to Zhending Mansion.
The only places closest to Xingtang were Quyang and Xinle under the rule of Dingzhou Prefecture.
Neither place is a military town. There are not many soldiers and horses in them, and they are still hundreds of miles away from the capital Dingzhou. If they want to attack Dingzhou instead, it is too far.
After watching for a long time, Gao Kan still didn't understand what Jin Jun wanted to do this time.
But in any case, the most important thing for him at the moment is to send troops immediately to live long.
Lingshou City has a high level of food and a wide range of food, and it echoes the east mountain stronghold. It also prevents the Jin Army from advancing directly to Zhending Mansion. If there is only one Jin Army vanguard cavalry in front, Gaokan will be fully confident that he can defend it, and there is no need to worry about the real situation. Another troop of soldiers and horses came out of Dingfu City to make his dumplings.
However, if the army from Xingtang comes over, plus the infantry baggage at the rear, and there are stone-throwing artillerymen who are like flying and powerful, then even Lingshou City will not be able to defend it.
At that time, there will be no other way. I am afraid that the army will have to retreat to Pingshan and become the king of the mountain first.
When he thought about it, a cold light flashed in Gao Kan's eyes, and he immediately said: "Okay, just wait here. When I discuss the military situation in front of me, I will write a letter in my own hand and ask you to take it back to Commander Wu."
"Yes." Wang Er bowed his hands.
Gao Kan immediately waved his hand and called Shang Lin to rush to the front, just as all the generals in the army were almost there.
The whole military meeting hall was crowded with people. They were all talking at first. When they saw Gao Kan coming in, they stopped and stood in two rows.
After Gao Kan walked to the main seat and sat down, all the troops bowed in unison: "Greetings to the young master."
Gao Kan waved his hand and said, "No courtesy, Yang Zhi."
"My subordinates are here!" Yang Zhi responded as he stepped out of the queue.
"Please click on the roster. Are all the commanders present? If not, who is missing?" Gao Kan asked.
"Young Master, all the military attachés in the stronghold, except for the patrolling of the outer stronghold, the supervision of the inner stronghold, and the supervision and control of the lowered soldiers camp, have all arrived." Yang Zhi replied.
Hearing this, Gao Kan nodded. He had originally followed the customization, but now he had to call the names according to the roster before he was done.
However, things are urgent at the moment, and there is not so much time to complete the prosperity tapestry festival.
Gao Kan directly waved his hand and said: "Everyone, sit down. I call you all to come over. We have important matters to discuss."
After hearing this, all the troops took their seats and looked towards Gaokan to await his orders.
Seeing this, Gao Kan continued: "I just received a secret report that the army of gold thieves came from Lingqiu, with six or seven thousand men and horses, and entered Zhending Mansion again. The front part of the army has reached Ci Valley, and the rear part is heading to Xingtang. There are infantry baggage and siege equipment, which are suspended in Jiayou."
As soon as these words came out, all the troops in the hall changed their expressions, and immediately you and I started talking about it, which seemed to be panic.
Gao Kan didn't care and waited for them to talk below.
Sitting on the left side of the army was Cao Qi. Although he did not speak, his expression was cold and serious.
He knew very well how powerful the Jin army was. The previous ambush and annihilation of the troops at Bailing Village only had about 2,000 men. The army had to make more preparations, lay out traps, and use several times the number of troops. The encirclement and suppression campaign took advantage of the right time, place, and people, but it was not easy to defeat them. It cost a lot of manpower before it was ready.
At present, the enemy's army was more fully prepared, with several times the number of troops and equipment.
As long as they don't rush forward this time and attack slowly, with the few troops they have, they still have no solid city to defend, and the result can be imagined.
However, even though I know this in my heart, I cannot be timid before fighting.
So after pondering for a moment, he stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Gao Kan: "Sir, I would like to lead an army. Let's go to Cigu Town first to explore the strength of the enemy's army."
With Cao Qi standing up, several more of the military attachés he brought from Lingqiu immediately stood up.
"I am willing to go with General Cao."
"I am also willing to go with General Cao!"
In a moment, six or seven people were willing to join Cao Qi and lead an army to attack Cigu.
Seeing this, Gao Kan slightly raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and continued: "General Cao is loyal, brave and tenacious, and is not afraid of strong enemies. He is a model in the army. However, the golden thief is coming menacingly. Although we have to fight with him, we might as well plan for the long term." Therefore, there is no need to rush."
When Cao Qi heard this, he sat down and waited to listen to Gao Kan's instructions.
Gao Kan glanced at the others, and then said: "When the Jin Army comes this time, one of them must be aiming at us. The Jin Army has powerful cavalry and is good at fighting in the wilderness. If they go out of the city and take the initiative to meet the enemy, it will play into the hands of the bandit army."
"In my opinion, in this battle, we should use our strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses."
