After pulling Cao Qi to sit down, Gao Kan looked solemn.
"It was settled when we captured Lucheng. The thousand soldiers and horses of the Jin people were stationed in Cigu Town. We originally deduced that they were to provide support for the main force of the Jin army stationed in Xingtang, and to prepare for us to send troops from Lingshou. of."
"Now that we have captured this army, the main force of the Jin army in Xingtang has not been informed yet, and there is no enemy garrison in Cigu Town. It is a great opportunity to capture it."
"This time Deng Xuan brought out 20,000 soldiers and horses in Zhending Mansion and asked us to collect Xu Sheng's 8,000. There are still about four or five thousand soldiers left. The city must be equally empty, but I have already First, let's ask Leader Lin to lead a cavalry over there, so that we can capture the city while the city's defenses are empty and we don't know the reality of the battle."
When Cao Qi heard this, he subconsciously said: "Young Master is really a god!"
With a wave of his hand, Gao Kan continued: "In addition to Zhending Mansion, the only thing left at the moment is Cigu Town. If we can take the opportunity to capture them all, then we will really make a profit this time when we come out of Lingshou. The bowl is full.”
"Furthermore, Cigu Town is located at a pass. After we reorganize our forces, I intend to send troops to the Tang Dynasty to force the main force of the Jin army there to withdraw from Tang Dynasty and return to Jiayou. To gain this momentum, Cigu Town must be captured. A strong army must also be stationed, so that the main force of the Tang and Jin armies can be surrounded on three sides and have to retreat."
When Cao Qi heard this, he didn't understand Gao Kan's meaning. He immediately stood up and said, "General, I would like to lead a group of troops and rush to Cigu Town immediately!"
"Okay, with General Cao leading the troops in person, this matter can definitely be accomplished."
With a happy expression on his face, Gao Kan continued: "But this time I rush to Cigu Town, I still have some important things to entrust."
"But it doesn't matter if I ask the young master to give you orders. I will definitely obey my orders to the death." Cao Qi replied immediately.
"First of all, after you lead the troops into Cigu Town, you must first clean up all the rebels and Jin people in Cigu Town, etc., to ensure that Cigu Town is under control and make it difficult for the Jin people to find out the truth."
"Secondly, after the army entered Cigu Town, they will not leave the town. Unless the Jin Army comes to forcibly attack the city, otherwise do not take the initiative to attack. Everything will be done after I adjust the army's approach."
Taking a deep breath, Gao Kan continued: "Finally, and most importantly, no matter what the Jin army's movements are, after you enter Cigu Town, you must defend the city. Even if you fight to the last man, you cannot call the city before the army comes. Fall into the hands of the Jin Army, otherwise, the army will not have the protection of Cigu Town, and in the wild, they will be the clay figures that the Jin Army cavalry rushes to kill at will."
"Yes, the general understands. Please rest assured, sir. Even if the general dies on top of the city of Cigu Town, he will never let the Jin people enter the city alone!"
Cao Qi didn't hesitate at all. He also knew that Cigu Town was important.
Once Cigu Town falls into the hands of the Jin people again, the Jin people can rely on this place to form a two-city line with Xingtang, and the entire northern part of Zhending Prefecture will still be under the control of the Jin army.
If Gaokan wanted to send troops from Zhending Mansion to attack again, he would have no choice but to attack the city head-on.
It was difficult for the Jin people to attack the city, and it was equally difficult for the Song army to attack the city. Once the Jin army had a city to settle down, it would be able to advance, attack, retreat and defend.
In the field battle of the Song Army, how to fight against the elite cavalry of the Jin Army? Isn't that just giving food?
With Cigu Town in hand, the battle situation will be completely different.
Although there is only one more small city, it can make the Xingtang Jin army isolated and helpless. As long as the army presses forward, it can directly bypass Xingtang and cut off the food and grass support behind the main force of the Jin army. Thousands of soldiers and horses were trapped and died in Xingtang City.
To retreat, you can also rely on Cigu Town and use the army to directly pressure Xingtang City.
In that case, the Jin army in the Tang Dynasty would have only one way to go.
They tried to break out of Xingtang and retreat to Jiayou further north. Only after retreating to Jiayou could the Jin army have the opportunity to stick to it and make further plans.
After discussing with Cao Qi the details of the pass to capture Cigu Town, all the troops fought for several days, but they were still exhausted.
Gao Kan was not in a hurry to ask Cao Qi to lead his troops to Cigu that night. He asked Cao Qi to eat the meat and wine as a reward to the three armies in the evening first.
After repairing all night, it was not until near noon on the second day that Cao Qi was asked to order the troops.
The journey to Cigu Town is long and requires rapid marching, so it is natural to use cavalry, which does not require too many troops.
Just in time to cover up and kill the elite of the Jin Army, they took off all the equipment of the Jin people and replaced them with the horses of the Jin people. From a distance, they looked the same as the Jin army.
After Gao Kan saw it, he had another plan in mind.
Cigu Town should be empty of troops at the moment. It is said that it is a frontal attack on the city. It is not difficult for Cao Qi to lead one or two thousand soldiers and horses to attack.
But after all, it is an siege. As long as the city is attacked, there will be losses of men and horses, and the losses will not be small.
On the contrary, if the enemy could be deceived into opening the city gate and letting the army enter, it would be much easier to capture the city. Therefore, Gaokan asked Cao Qi to go to Cigu Town and pretend to be the Jin army returning from victory.
After deceiving the people in the city to open the city gate, they entered the city again and turned against them.
Cao Qi listened to Gao Kan's instructions and obeyed, and then led nearly two thousand troops and horses out.
After Cao Qi led his troops and left, Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi found Gaokan.
Last night, as a reward to the three armies, Lu Zhishen took Yang Zhihao and drank until the night was dark. He was still smelling of alcohol.
After seeing Gao Kan, Yang Zhi bowed obediently first, while Lu Zhishen just spoke in a muffled voice.
"Sir, the Sa family wants to ask you why you didn't see my junior brother Lin during the fierce battle yesterday. Where did he go?"
Gao Kan knew that Lu Zhishen was a straightforward and lovely brash man, and was not annoyed by his rudeness. He smiled and said, "I think you don't want to ask where Master Lin has gone, but where there is still a fight. Why?" Weren’t you happy with the killing yesterday?”
Lu Zhishen didn't feel embarrassed when he asked Gao Kan to understand his thoughts. He said in a muffled voice, "They are all unworthy of the publicity. Before Sajia's Zen staff even dropped, he was so frightened that he pissed himself. What's the point?"
"The Sa family heard that there was a fight with a gold thief yesterday. Why didn't you let the Sa family go? Is it because you look down on the Sa family?"
Hearing this, Gao Kan smiled heartily and said: "Haha, master has misunderstood. Master is very skilled in martial arts and brave. How dare you underestimate the master? It's just that the trip to kill the gold thief yesterday was an ambush that had been designed long ago. Kill, and the battlefield is still twenty-three miles away from the city. Master and Coach Yang finally rushed from Shiyi Town, so they didn’t even have a rest, so they asked you to rush to kill over there again."
"What's more, I really can't spare any more troops to intercept the rebels' retreat. Only you and Coach Yang, master, can defeat the rebel army with only a few hundred troops. How can others defeat them?" This ability? That’s why we didn’t ask everyone to surround and suppress the gold thieves.”
"Is this really true?" Lu Zhishen asked with some disbelief.
"Don't dare lie in front of the master." Gao Kan said with a smile.
"These words sound a little pleasant to my ears. So, where did Junior Brother Lin go? Is there a fight?" Lu Zhishen nodded with satisfaction and asked again.
"Chief Lin led his troops and went to Zhending Mansion."
Gao Kan did not hide anything and continued: "The rebel army left the city. I expected that the city of Zhending Mansion was empty, so I asked leader Lin to lead a group of troops. The overall situation of the war here was certain, so he immediately sent out the message and went straight to Zhending Mansion. , I think it’s almost here now.”
"Master, if you are interested, you can lead a group of soldiers and horses to follow us. Maybe we can still fight."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhishen turned around and left without saying a word. Before leaving the house, he said, "If you don't tell us about such a good thing earlier, you will make the Sa family go to the house in vain and waste your time."
Gao Kan looked at it and could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
