Under Kou Ji's scolding, Chen Datou put away his musket and glared fiercely at Gao Gao Gong on horseback.
Half of Gao Chugong's face under the mask had turned purple from anger.
From the time he was born to now, in the decades, no one has ever been so rude to him.
Kou Ji had no time to take into account Gao Chugong's mood.
Gao Gao Gong is able to be where he is today, and it is his own doing.
Kou Ji will not pity him.
Kou Ji stared at Gong Gao on the horse and frowned: "You're late!"
Gao Chugong glared and shouted: "Is this how you educate your bitch?"
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and said rudely: "They are all citizens of the Song Dynasty. They are not bastards. I hope you can speak politely. You are no longer what you used to be, so don't hold your country in front of me anymore."
Public airs.
The officials have given me full power to make decisions on all major military and political affairs in the northwest. I am the biggest in the northwest.
Even if you have not been dismissed from office, you will still have to obey orders when you arrive in the northwest."
Gao Guang was trembling with anger, but did not say another word. He knew that he could not defeat Kou Ji in his bickering, power struggle, and fighting methods, so he did not humiliate himself again.
Kou Ji stared at Gao Chuanggong and asked, "You haven't answered me yet, why are you late?"
Gao Shang Gong gritted his teeth unwillingly and said angrily: "We have to hide our whereabouts along the way. Naturally, we have to take some detours. Naturally, we will be late."
Kou Ji snorted coldly and said, "Since this is your first offender, I'll bypass you for now."
Gao Gongqi's teeth clenched loudly, but he didn't speak.
Kou Ji glared at Gao Shanggong, then looked around at the others, and said coldly: "Although you are not under the jurisdiction of the Sanyamen and the Privy Council, and you have not been directly admitted to the military, you are still bound by military discipline.
I hope you will remember that military orders are like mountains."
Chen Datou and others took the lead and said: "Here..."
Those teenagers and young men who had been staring at Kou Ji curiously for a long time also quickly imitated Chen Datou and others and all raised their hands.
Seeing this, Gao Daggong reluctantly raised his hand.
After they handed over, Kou Ji continued: "The purpose of sending you out this time is to let you see the real battlefield and see the role and power of muskets and artillery on the battlefield.
When necessary, you need to personally participate in the war.
You are different from the officers and soldiers in the army. They have a status after all, and they have merit even when they die.
But you didn't.
Before you made contributions to the Song Dynasty, you were just a group of people without status.
It could be a subordinate of my Kou Ji, a servant of my Kou Mansion, or even a group of horse thieves.
It is precisely because of this that you will get nothing if you die.
So I hope you will be more discerning on the battlefield and not risk your life rashly."
After a pause, Kou Ji looked at the stunned eyes of the students in the martial arts hall and said again: "This is the admonishment I, as the deputy mountain chief, give to you students who are new to the battlefield."
After hearing this, the students all saluted Kou Ji as disciples.
It was the first time for the students to meet Kou Ji, and Kou Ji lectured them as the deputy mountain leader, so they were naturally able to use the disciple ceremony.
After the students saluted, Kou Ji nodded, then looked at Gao Chuanggong and said: "From now on, you will be my staff, assisting me in handling all military matters in the northwest."
Gao Chugong was about to speak, but Kou Ji didn't give him a chance to speak.
After Kou Ji finished speaking to Gao Chugong, he immediately looked at Chen Datou and others, and continued: "In addition to the muskets distributed to you before, I also brought some firearms with me on this trip, including some that you have used before.
Yes, some of them you haven’t used before.
You will take the students to get familiar with those firearms later.
When they get to the battlefield, I hope they can use firearms as soon as they get them, instead of having to spend time mastering them."
Chen Datou and others nodded solemnly.
Kou Ji ordered the servants of the Kou Mansion to unpack several carriages and asked Chen Datou to take the students to familiarize themselves with the weapons.
He himself took Gao Chugong into the wing of the inn and studied the military affairs in the northwest together.
Although Gao Chugong was dissatisfied with Kou Ji in his heart, he did not embarrass Kou Ji in military matters.
The two entered the wing room and spread out a relatively detailed map of the northwest.
Based on some military information in the northwest provided by Kou Ji, Gao Chugong began to help Kou Ji analyze the war situation in the northwest.
The northwest is very large, and the Liao people's front is also very long.
The Liao people had many cavalry, so they could gallop on a long front.
Although the Song Dynasty won Hexi, it also obtained many horses from Hexi and distributed them to the army, but most of them were distributed to the Forbidden Army.
Northwest.
Especially in the northwest where the Zhe family lives, there are mostly Xiang troops, so there are not many war horses allocated.
So there was no way to accompany the Liao people on the long front.
Kou Ji now needs to find a place on the long front that the Liao people will definitely attack, rush there in advance, and wait for work.
After Gao Chugong listened carefully to Kou Ji's account of the northwest war situation, he drew a line on the map and said: "You sent people in time to block the road for the Liao people to cross the Yellow River south from Linzhou. When the Liao people saw
When this road failed, I immediately moved to Yinzhou.
Their attack on Yinzhou was false. In fact, they wanted to take advantage of the Wuding River in Yinzhou, pass through the Hengshan Mountains, approach the Dali River in Suide, and then follow the Dali River to reach the bank of the Yellow River.
Appear behind us.
At that time, if they advance, they can take a boat down the Yellow River and attack Bianjing City; if they retreat, they can block our retreat and join the Liao army in Baode to attack us.
You should immediately order the Suide army from Suide City and the defenders from Longzhou to rush to the mouth of the Wuding River through Hengshan to block the Liao people.
If the Liao people don't show up, then that's fine.
If the Liao people really crossed Hengshan and appeared outside the river mouth, then the defenders of Longzhou and the Suide army in Suide City would be able to give the Liao people a head-on blow by taking advantage of their geographical advantages.
If the plan is right, it is not a problem to keep this Liao army in our Song Dynasty."
When Kou Ji heard this, he muttered: "It stands to reason that Shizhou is closer to the Wuding River than Longzhou. You did not advocate dispatching the nearest Shizhou soldiers and horses, but instead dispatched the distant Longzhou soldiers and horses, in order to prevent Liao
After the Chinese troops appeared in Yinzhou, they teamed up with the Liao people outside the Great Wall to attack Yinzhou from both sides?
Is the reason why Shizhou's soldiers and horses were left behind to deal with the Liao people's dilemma of attacking Yinzhou from two sides?"
Shizhou is adjacent to Yinzhou.
Once Yinzhou is in danger of being breached, Shizhou's soldiers and horses can quickly rush to Yinzhou to help.
Gao Chugong heard Kou Ji's words and nodded slowly, "Yes, the troops and horses in Shizhou are kept to prevent the Liao people from attacking Yinzhou.
Now there is no general in charge of Yinzhou City. The generals and captains in Yinzhou City can only defend the city and cannot move without authorization.
When the Liao people arrive in Yinzhou, none of us know whether they will attack Yinzhou from both sides first or go down the Wuding River first, so we must make two preparations."
Gao Chugong's words were somewhat contrary to some of what he had just said.
He first said that the Liao people would definitely go down the Wuding River, enter the Dali River, and then enter the Yellow River. Later, he said that no one could be sure whether the Liao people would attack Yinzhou or go down the Wuding River.
There are some contradictions between the two statements, but they are not wrong.
If the Liao people attack Yinzhou first after arriving in Yinzhou, then after conquering Yinzhou, they will not stop and will definitely go down the Wuding River.
If the Liao people arrived in Yinzhou and made a false shot, they would definitely go straight to the Wuding River.
The end result is the same.
After listening to Gao Chugong's analysis, Kou Ji said decisively: "I have already sent an order to the generals and captains of Yinzhou to defend Yinzhou. At the same time, I also sent a letter to the defenders and captains of Shizhou. The defenders of Longzhou asked them to stand by.
After a while, I sent another order to have the Longzhou garrison set off immediately and rush to the valley entrance of Wuding River and Hengshan Mountain.
At the same time, Shizhou's defenders were also asked to be ready to rush to Yinzhou's aid at any time.
In addition, I will immediately send people to Suide City and dispatch the Suide army to go north immediately."
Gao Chugong nodded slowly and suggested: "You can dedicate part of the artillery and have people take it to the valley crossing of Wuding River and Hengshan Mountain. If the Liao people appear at the valley crossing, the artillery can be of great use."
If the artillery is set up at the valley crossing between the Wuding River and Hengshan Mountain, and once the Liao people cross the Hengshan Mountains along the Wuding River and appear at the valley crossing, the artillery will definitely give the Liao people a severe blow.
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and said: "The artillery I had before was taken to Yanyun by Cao Wei. The ones I brought now are all the latest ones, and the quantity is actually not very large.
Because the artillery still has defects, it has not been manufactured on a large scale, only a small part has been built.
If part of it is sent to the valley entrance of Wuding River and Hengshan Mountain, it may not be of much use."
Gao Chugong frowned.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "So I decided to send all the artillery I brought with me on this trip to the crossing of Wuding River and Henggu Valley."
Hearing this, Gong Gao was stunned.
He was a little amazed and a little sad in his heart.
Surprisingly, the Liao people who rushed to Yinzhou were just a partial army with a limited number.
The really dangerous place is where Kou Ji wants to go.
Because that place will be the place where the Liao and Song Dynasty soldiers and horses will have a decisive battle.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were engaged in a fierce battle, and the danger could be imagined. Kou Ji did not leave one or two artillery pieces beside him. Gao Chuanggong was naturally surprised.
Sadly, he found that he was not as good as Kou Ji.
It is not without reason that Kou Jineng was able to flourish in the court.
It's not unreasonable for him to get to this point.
If he had been less selfish and more public-minded, he would not have ended up like he did today.
Kou Ji didn't know Gao Chugong's thoughts. After he made his decision, he asked Gao Chugong: "If the Liao people are blocked at the entrance of the valley between Wuding River and Hengshan, what will they do next?"
Hearing this, Gong Gao came back to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Once the valley crossing between Wuding River and Hengshan Mountain is blocked, the Liao people will lose all opportunities to take advantage of the situation. They can only choose to fight head-on with my soldiers and horses from the northwest of the Song Dynasty. war.
If they win, they will continue to invade south.
If defeated, retreat and return to the court."
Kou Ji nodded slowly and continued to ask: "So where will the Liao people fight head-on with my soldiers and horses in the northwest of the Song Dynasty?"
Gao Chugong drew a circle on the map, and inside the circle was a river. It was a river that flowed from Xixia to the Song Dynasty, passed through Zihe Branch, Linzhou City, and merged into the Yellow River. It was named Qu. Nokawa.
Kou Ji stared at the map and said in a deep voice: "You mean, the Liao people will fight us head-on at the intersection of Quyechuan and the Yellow River?"
Gao Chugong nodded slowly and said: "If you win, you will march straight in; if you lose, you will retreat bravely."
Kou Ji pondered: "Then let's go to Quyechuan."
With the decision made, Kou Ji no longer hesitated. He wrote several orders and several long letters, and sent them out respectively.
After sending the letter away, he left the wing and ordered Lu Ming to take some servants from the Kou Mansion and students from the martial arts hall to escort the artillery and rush to the valley crossing between Wuding River and Hengshan Mountain.
In order to avoid accidents, Kou Jiyou sent his bodyguards to follow him all the way.
After seeing off Lu Ming and his party, Kou Ji took Gao Chugong and others, escorted the remaining carriages, and quickly rushed to Quyechuan.
After spending several days along the way, we arrived at the intersection of Quyechuan and the Yellow River.
At the intersection of Quyechuan River and the Yellow River, there is lush grass and vegetation, and wild animals are constantly walking through the grass and woods.
The scene is very beautiful.
It is hard to imagine that such a beautiful place will become a battlefield in the near future.
Everything in front of you will be reduced to ashes under the attack of war.
After Kou Ji arrived at Quyechuan, he found someone who had arrived one step earlier than him. This person was Wang Kai.
Wang Kai led a force of 3,000 troops and was stationed at the confluence of Quyechuan and the Yellow River.
After seeing Kou Ji and his party, he immediately led people to welcome them out.
Kou Ji was a little surprised when he saw Wang Kai, "Aren't you guarding the line from Jiaxian County to Yincheng? Why are you here?"
Wang Kai bowed his hand to Kou Ji and said, "When I returned to Shangguan, I felt that the Yellow River was long and narrow and heavily guarding one area was not enough to defend against the Liao people. So he divided his troops into several groups and guarded them from Jiaxian to Yin. A place near the city where it is easy to cross the river.
The reason why I am here is because my people discovered traces of a Liao army scout here two days ago.
I was afraid that the Liao people would send another branch of troops to cross the river from here, so I personally took the troops to sit here."
Hearing this, Kou Ji looked at Gao Changgong beside him.
They really guessed it.
Xiao Xiaomu, King of Yan of the Liao Kingdom, was indeed a man who was good at conquering and fighting.
Take one step, count three steps, count five steps.
The partial division he dispatched may have just arrived in Yinzhou, but he had already taken the lead in sending people to Quyechuan to explore the battlefield and prepare for the failure of the partial division dispatched.
Although it may not be possible to use it, if you send people to investigate early and make preparations early, you will have an early advantage.
If you have the upper hand, you will have a certain advantage, and you will naturally be more certain of victory.
Although Wang Kai failed to predict the enemy's opportunity, he responded immediately after sensing the enemy's tentacles. This shows that Wang Kai's sense of smell is very keen and his reaction is very fast.
From the time Kou Ji entrusted Wang Kai with important responsibilities until now, Kou Ji is very satisfied with Wang Kai's performance.