The imperial envoy was a young eunuch, and he looked arrogant and arrogant when he entered. Gao Kan didn't care and just led everyone to greet him.
After the order was announced, the young eunuch handed the document to Gao Kan for acceptance.
Gao Kan asked someone to fetch some gold and silver, and after giving it to the young eunuch, he saw that the color on his face had softened a little.
"Master Gao has been given the post of Zhending Recruitment Envoy. He has a bright future. I am very happy and congratulated."
Hearing this, Gao Kan hurriedly apologized, smiled and clasped his fists, saying, "My father-in-law has worked hard to come here to teach me the instructions. I am very grateful. I will ask my father-in-law to take care of you in the future."
The young eunuch glanced at him, a trace of satisfaction flashed across his face, and said, "Although Lord Gao is involved in the affairs of Zhending Mansion, you must remember Taiyuan and don't keep the prince waiting for too long."
"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me. I will keep this in mind. I will rush to Taiyuan as soon as I can get my troops in order." Gao Kan responded with clasped fists.
"It's good that you know. Our family wants to go back to recover, so we won't stay."
The little eunuch touched his hands, turned around and left.
After the group of people left the gate of the state government office, Lin Chong and Cao Qi hurried forward to talk.
"Sir, are we really going to Taiyuan?"
Lin Chong looked at the backs of the envoys and asked.
Cao Qi responded: "The threat from the Jin army is right in front of us. If we leave the city rashly, we may be blocked by the bandit army."
Listening to what the two of them said, Gao Kan knew what they were worried about. He smiled and said: "Taiyuan is going to help, but there must be a way to go. If the Jin army blocks our way, then we have a deliberate intention." , but it’s also powerless.”
Hearing this, Cao Qi still didn't understand the meaning of Gao Kan's words, but Lin Chong already understood and couldn't help but smile.
Seeing him smiling, Cao Qi was even more confused and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Lin, why are you laughing?"
"When did I laugh?" Lin Chong categorically denied hearing this.
At this time, Gao Kan also smiled, turned around and called the army leaders to go into the hall. The matters discussed just now have not been settled yet.
Cao Qi asked the two of them for not knowing what was going on. Seeing that Lin Chong was also about to enter the hall to discuss matters, Cao Qi hurriedly stopped him.
"Brother Lin, what do you mean by the young master?"
Seeing his eagerness, Lin Chong couldn't bear to say anything any longer, and explained: "Didn't the young master make it clear just now? The gold thieves are besieging Taiyuan Mansion. We must go to rescue him, but when the army is sent out, there must be a way out. Just go, if the Jin army stops us halfway, we have to fight the bandit army first."
Hearing this, Cao Qi was still puzzled and said: "Yes, the vanguard of the Jin Army is in Cigu Town at the moment. If the army leaves Lingshou City and the enemy sentries notice it, it will definitely..."
"Brother Cao, why don't you understand? Our road was blocked by the Jin Army from Cigu Town, wasn't it?"
Lin Chong was a little helpless. Cao Qi seemed to be a smart person on weekdays, but he still didn't understand why he was at this moment.
The two were talking when they heard a high voice in the hall, calling them in to discuss matters, and then they hurriedly turned around.
Lingshou City has a high level of food and a wide range of food, and if the city is guarded by high hills, there will be no problem even if it takes three to five months to fight against the Jin army. Naturally, there is no need to worry at all.
At the moment, he only has more than 10,000 trustworthy soldiers and horses on hand, and he has temporarily asked to guard them. When the Lingshou City surrender troops are reorganized into the army in the future, he can have thousands more soldiers and horses.
Jin Jun's trip to Zhending Mansion was only a few thousand.
It's not like that. He holds nearly 20,000 troops and has a solid city to defend, but he can't stop the Jin army from attacking the city.
After the city defense matters were discussed, Cao Qi was entrusted with the responsibility of taking care of the arrangements. He was the commander of the Lingshouxiang Army, and he was very knowledgeable about the important matters of city defense.
The previous trip to kill those officials in Lingshou City was considered as a vote of trust, and now they are actually one of our own.
Gao Kan didn't doubt him in his heart and trusted him with important matters.
As for Lin Chong, he has other tasks to take care of. Gao Kan must take advantage of his free time to train a truly elite and powerful army.
After collecting so much money from Lingshou City, it was just in time to use it.
In the pavilion in the backyard of the prefectural government office, Gao Kan and Lin Chong were sitting across from each other, saying: "On our previous trip, we searched the belongings and money of the officials in Lingshou. A rough calculation showed that the gold and silver alone amounted to a million taels, not to mention other."
"Now that we have a golden mountain in our hands, we naturally have to spend it in critical situations. I intend to train an elite army of soldiers and horses so that they can be used as surprise troops in the future. The training of the troops and horses depends entirely on you, Coach Lin."
Hearing this, Lin Chong hurriedly clasped his fists and responded: "Young Master has such trust, I will do my best to live up to you."
"I have asked Cao Qi to draw elite men from the army. The first batch will be 500 people. We happen to have some war horses on hand, which can be enough to match most of them. You can train these people first."
Gao Kan waved to Lin Chong to put down his hands, and continued: "Instructor Yang and the others are going to investigate and intercept the Jin Army spies. Counting the time, it's almost time to return to the city in the next two days."
"After he comes back, you and he will discuss it. You will be responsible for practicing martial arts, and he will be responsible for arranging military formations. This two-pronged approach will form a certain combat strength as soon as possible."
"Yes, I will take your orders." Lin Chong responded again.
Then Gao Kan added: "I wrote a letter a few days ago, asking Master Lu to come north to help. He should arrive in the next few days. When he arrives, he will join you in participating in the military training. After the first If successful, ask Master Lu to lead this army out of the city to the direction of Xingtang, and explore the movements of the Jin army along the way."
"At that time, I will ask Cao Qi to select more people from the army. There will still be 500 people. We will continue to train."
Hearing this, Lin Chong's expression changed and he said: "Sir, it is appropriate for Senior Brother Lu to lead the army. However, there are many soldiers and horses of the Jin army in Xingtang. If Senior Brother Lu and the others are surrounded by enemy troops, it will be very dangerous."
"This is the key to training this elite army. The Jin army is good at field battles, while our Song army is good at holding on to the city. This seems to be a settled situation, but I don't believe it. Could it be that the Jin people are two years older than us Song people? A head, or two extra legs and arms?"
Gao Kan chuckled and said calmly: "Since the Jin people can attack and plunder with their elite cavalry, can't we do the opposite?"
"Just training soldiers and horses is not as practical as actual combat. Please ask Master Lu to lead the troops. Because of his strong martial arts and bravery that no man can match, he can lead all the troops out of the siege even if they encounter most of the Jin army."
"Only by fighting the Jin Army head-on several times and being baptized with blood can we truly become a strong army."
When Lin Chong heard this, he understood Gao Kan's good intentions.
The Jin army was strong, while the Song army was weak. In frontal combat, the Song army almost never defeated the Jin army, and could only rely on the advantages of city defense to hold on.
But in doing so, it is equivalent to completely handing over the right to fight to the enemy, and they can only passively defend.
In the past, the Jin people did not invade the Song Dynasty. They only looted at the border. They often rushed out suddenly, harassed a place, burned, killed, looted and then left on horseback. The Song army had no way to deal with it.
If, as Gaokan expected, they could really train a Song Army cavalry that was more powerful than the Jin cavalry, then they could also go to the Jin people's territory to raid and plunder wantonly, and let the Jin people have a taste of that.
