The large Jin army called Xingtang restrained his mind, and Gaokan also had a blind eye, unable to recognize the pass in front of him.
The Jin Army's vanguard troops in Cigu Town are the most important, and they must be coming for them. Even if they don't attack immediately, it will be a matter of time.
Even if it hinders the Tang army's strategy and won't take action for a while, he should still be on guard against the movements of his more than 10,000 troops.
In the garrison city, he stayed behind closed doors, obviously he couldn't stand up to both sides.
Eliminate all impossibilities, and what remains is the truth.
Thinking about it this way, the previous anomalies can be easily explained, such as why the Jin army hid in Cigu Town and deliberately did not come out.
Considering that they were unable to determine whether Lingshou had fallen into their hands, it can be expected that this was to find out the truth.
The Jin army probably thought that they started from Lingqiu and rushed southward without making any stop.
It took only a few days to reach Cigu Town, so the traces of the march must not be leaked.
If you have already won Lingshou and have this big city in hand, you will naturally look down on a small place in Cigu, and your first choice is Zhending Mansion.
Then just hide it and wait until your army comes out from Lingshou City and heads towards Zhending Mansion.
At that time, this group of vanguard cavalry can follow closely behind, and if there is a sudden attack on the march, they can attack from front to back with the soldiers and horses in Zhending Mansion. In the wilderness, it will be impossible to escape.
After thinking about this, Gao Kan suddenly had another thought in his mind.
"Quickly, immediately mobilize the elite troops in the stronghold. Coach Yang will personally lead the troops and investigate along the front line of Cigu Lingshou. We must find the person who came out of Cigu to investigate Lingshou!"
Yang Zhi's expression changed when he heard this, and asked: "Sir, there is nearly three hundred miles between Cigu and Lingshou. With such a distance, not to mention the small roads, there are quite a few people coming and going on official roads. How can we determine who is the spy?"
"The Jin army went south, attacking cities and fortresses along the way, burning, killing, and looting. Any Song people who fell into the hands of the Jin army would definitely end up miserable."
Gao Kan's eyes flashed with cold light, and he said coldly: "If you are a serious Song Dynasty person, you will never take the initiative to go to the place occupied by the gold thief."
"The Jin army has entered Cigu Town, so when you leave the city and head towards Lingshou or Zhending Mansion, you must be seeking to escape the war, and you will never look back."
"After you set off, first run towards Cigu Town, and then spread out your manpower. Allocate manpower to all the large and small roads along the way, and reverse your way to Lingshou. Anyone who turns back from Lingshou and goes to Cigu Town, no doubt, we will capture them all. !”
Hearing this, Yang Zhi also reacted and hurriedly clasped his fists in response.
Before he could get up and go out, Gao Kan said again: "Also, by the way, order fifty more people to follow me to Lingshou."
Hearing this, the expression on Yang Zhi's face changed and he advised: "Sir, the situation at Lingshou is unclear at the moment. I don't know if Cao Qi has persuaded his old troops to surrender. The city is dangerous. If you go there in person, I'm afraid..."
Before Yang Zhi could finish speaking, Gao Kan raised his hand to stop him.
"The current situation cannot be delayed. The vanguard of the Jin army doesn't know whether our army has entered Lingshou, so they are naturally cautious in their actions. We need to ask them to find out. If they try to do anything again, it will be twice as dangerous."
"We must capture Lingshou City before the Jin Army receives the secret report!"
"That being the case, my subordinates can just ask people to catch up with the army and send a message. Why should the young master be involved in danger?" Yang Zhi advised again.
"No, I have to go in person. Regardless of how General Cao and Coach Lin persuade the city to surrender, the army must speed up and prepare for a strong attack. It must be a quick victory!" Gao Kan said decisively.
Seeing that he was determined, Yang Zhi couldn't persuade him, so he had to give up.
Following Cigu to the Lingshou front line, the spies could not be entrusted to others. Yang Zhi had to lead the troops himself, so he could not follow the guards on this trip.
After coming out, Yang Zhi had to select manpower.
Among the people brought from Tokyo, a group of people with the best martial arts skills and reliable work were selected to join the Gaokan Guards.
Before leaving, Yang Zhi repeatedly asked that safety at high altitudes be the top priority in everything.
Everyone was so aware that they all risked their lives as a guarantee.
After everything was ready, Gaokan ordered the people stationed in charge of the stronghold and ordered to pay close attention to the movements of the Jin army in Cigu. Once the Jin army left the city, they must report it as soon as possible.
After rushing all the way, Gaokan finally caught up with the army that had sent out first. After entering the army, Gaokan immediately gave the order.
The original military order told the army to march slowly to avoid exposing the traces of the march, so it was good to approach Lingshou in secret.
The matter is urgent now, and there is no way to prevent Lingshou spies from noticing.
One day later, the army arrived near Lingshou City and found a mountain village to garrison. Gaokan sent people into the city to investigate.
Cao Qi and the others should have entered the city a long time ago, and they should have settled with the old troops in the city. There is no need to persuade them whether they are willing to surrender.
After waiting in the village for a long time, the people sent out came back to report.
The city's defenders had already agreed, but the government officials had not yet gathered together. Cao Qi and Lin Chong planned to gather these people together in the name of a banquet.
After hearing this, Gao Kan immediately asked someone to pass the news. He immediately ordered Lingshou city defense soldiers and horses to open the city gate, let the army enter the city, and entrust the city defense.
After the others left, he ordered the whole army to clean up and immediately sent them to Lingshou City.
He personally led the army over. When he arrived at the city gate, he saw that the city gate was wide open and there were no soldiers stationed or hiding on the wall. They were all lined up and waiting under the city.
Still uneasy, fearing that there might be some fraud involved, he first asked someone to go over and investigate, and only after making sure everything was complete, he called into the city.
As soon as he entered the city, Gaokan's first task was to collect the soldiers, horses, weapons and weapons in the city, gather all the people in the city defense barracks for guarding, and then divided his troops and asked people to take over the other three sides of the city defense.
In this way, in only half a day, 40% of the entire Lingshou City defense was under Gaokan's control.
The soldiers and horses in each battalion are also well taken care of, and they are not afraid of any further mishaps.
The only ones left are the arresting officers from various government offices in the city. Those few manpower are not enough to fill the gap in front of the army.
Gaokan was busy here, but he was in no hurry to meet Cao Qi, Lin Chong and the others.
The two men's plan was to gather the officials from the government offices in the city and work in the city. In order to do things quickly and secretly, Gaokan took over the defense of the four cities and ordered the troops to march cautiously without making much noise.
After a while, all the soldiers and horses in the city were replaced, but they didn't notice it on their faces.
Cao Qi and Lin Chong didn't know that the army had entered the city until Gao Kan led his men to find them personally. They were both surprised.
Just as he was about to explain the reason, someone suddenly came from outside to report that someone was coming from the government office. Mr. Zhizhou was famous and asked all the officials in the city to go to the government office to pay attention to important matters.
After hearing this, the three people in the hall looked at each other and asked someone to report back immediately, so they went over here.
