This Qin Gan can be regarded as one of Tong Guan's most trusted confidants. He is the most calm and careful. He may not be a good charger, but he can always handle some urgent matters in the army in an orderly manner. In the past, Tong Guan was really good at it. He has never seen anything difficult for him.
But today, when Qin Gan was asked by his coach, he showed a troubled expression: "Tong Shuai, this matter is indeed quite strange. Half a month ago, the general was ordered to send people to Yanmen Pass to inquire, but there was no response at all. After that, I sent people a few more times, and then I got the news the day before yesterday that there was a powerful enemy behind our army."
Tong Guan frowned slightly, but did not speak in a hurry. Sure enough, Qin Gan said again: "Because the matter is so important, I took someone to see it early yesterday morning. I did find that there were traces of fighting a hundred miles away from the rear. I even found more than ten corpses of our Song Dynasty soldiers who had been killed." People are buried underground. In other words, during this period, our rear is being attacked by sneak attacks, and the food route has been cut off by this unknown troop."
"Have we really guessed it?" Tong Guan's face turned gloomy in an instant. He rubbed a jade pendant on the desk with his hand, and his eyes flickered: "What are you doing eating over there at Yanmen Pass? The enemy appears for no reason. I'm on the food road, but no one has come to report?"
"It should be... the person who reported the message was also intercepted by them." Qin Gan tried to give an explanation.
"How is this possible?" Tong Guan shook his head in disbelief: "With a radius of hundreds of miles behind, how can it be intercepted so easily? Could it be that even a messenger can't get through?"
Qin Gan couldn't talk anymore this time and could only remain silent. But Tong Guan didn't dwell too much on this matter, he just said: "In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
"The general believes that we must find and annihilate this enemy force as soon as possible. No matter who they are, they are a serious problem for us. However, seeing that the war is imminent, once the elite troops are sent to the rear, I am afraid that the battle will be disadvantageous. But if only a few people are sent, Returning south, I am worried that I will not be able to find and annihilate this enemy force. Also, the general is really confused about where this enemy force comes from."
"Yes, since this enemy has done such a thing, it must be the Liao soldiers. But the enemy and we are now in a confrontation. There is no way they can hide a few thousand people from our eyes and ears. Their troops have thrown themselves behind us. If they really have this ability, they only need to throw tens of thousands of people behind us, and then suddenly attack, I'm afraid we will definitely be defeated."
After the two generals expressed their doubts, they immediately fell into silence. Because they really struggled to find an answer to this question no matter how hard they thought about it. This was not because they were excusing themselves, but it was just the fact.
Sun Tu and Tian Boyuan, who were at Yanmen Pass, didn't know what was happening on the front line, but they knew it very well. Let alone thousands of people, just a few hundred people. It is impossible to get around Song Jun. They will inevitably be discovered, and then there will be only a dead end. But now, the facts are before our eyes, and it's too disturbing.
"Unless they came not from the Liao army camp, but from our side and rear..." At this point, Qin Gan shuddered. If this was the case, the next battle would be really dangerous. The forces behind that side have never been determined, and the Song Army has been fighting for it, but once it turns out to be what they said, this result is not what they want to see.
Yes.
"How is this possible? They rebelled against the Liao Dynasty and are so capricious. Aren't they afraid of being liquidated later?" Tong Guan's brows furrowed even more tightly. Feeling uneasy, he moved faster while stroking the jade pendant. But neither he nor Qin Gan could answer this question for a while, and what was even worse was that it was difficult for him to find more people to discuss this matter.
The situation in the Song army was more complicated than what outsiders saw. Anyway, in one sentence, once the news spread that the rear food road was cut off, the battle would be lost before it was fought. And once such a result happens, Tong Guan will definitely bear 80% of the blame. When he returns to Tokyo, he will really have no choice but to live idle and have no power at all. This is something he cannot accept no matter what. the result of.
So after pondering for a long time, Tong Guan finally said again: "If I give you 20,000 elite soldiers, can you clear the rear within ten days and keep the food road safe?"
Qin Gan was also shocked. He knew very well that this was an extremely difficult task. After all, Tong Shuai had just said that there were hundreds of miles around the rear. If the other party really wanted to hide, it would be difficult to find him. Ten days is really too tight.
But he knew better that the military situation was raging, and the war was likely to begin within half a month. Any oversight could put hundreds of thousands of Song troops in jeopardy. So this can only succeed, and it must be done only by yourself! With a plan in mind, Qin Gan crossed his arms and stepped forward: "In the end, I will go all out to live up to the trust of Commander Tong."
"It's not about going all out, but it's about getting this done!" Tong Guan looked directly into the opponent's eyes and said in a serious tone: "I want you to issue a military order!"
"General, I obey!" Qin Gan responded loudly without any further hesitation.
"Early tomorrow morning, you will lead your troops back south, find them, and annihilate them!"
"Here!" With this final salute of crossed arms, Qin Gan accepted this extremely difficult military order with his own life as a guarantee.
At this time, there were also people in the Liao army camp far away from the Song army camp who had not yet rested.
Yelu Dashi, although he had just come from Youzhou, there was no trace of fatigue on his face. He was sitting with Yelu Xiongge, listening to the other party detailing the details of the battle between Song and Liao this year.
In fact, although the two sides have played a few games this year, they were only small-scale trials. However, everyone can clearly feel that the real decisive battle is not far away. Many clues can already be seen just from the daily mobilization of troops and horses by both sides.
After listening to this narration, Yelu Dashi couldn't help but sigh sincerely: "It's really hard work for you."
"Hey, it's not hard work. This is the duty of our ministers. It is the north that is our problem in Daliao. I heard that the Jin people are getting more and more arrogant now and have captured ten of our Many cities are even clamoring to take me to the capital within a few months!" As he spoke, Yelu Xiongge's face became a little ferocious: "If we had known this, we should have completely wiped out this Jurchen clan, otherwise we would have There will never be a situation like today where the tail is too big to fall off!"
Yelu Dashi smiled bitterly, but did not answer his question. In fact, as the Jin people have grown stronger in recent years, many people in the court have said the same thing, but what's the use? There is no one who regrets medicine in the world. Who allowed Daliao to raise tigers to cause trouble, and finally let the Jin people escape from that white
Has the mountain and black water risen rapidly
All he could do was look at the present. At that moment, he looked solemn and said: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because we have a strong enemy rising in the north that we must win the battle in the south, and it must be a big victory. Only in this way can we boost the morale of the entire Liao Dynasty. Then go back and quell the Jin rebellion. Only in this way can the Song people not dare to invade our dynasty again, at least not to dare to go south again within ten years."
"Of course I know that this battle is related to the rise and fall of the Liao Dynasty, but..." Yelu Xiongge looked confused. Even he didn't have much confidence in this.
It's not that he felt that the Liao army was no match for the Song army, but that he achieved such a great victory at the minimum cost. Both sides have hundreds of thousands of troops deployed on both sides of the Baigou River. Once a full-scale confrontation occurs, the casualties will naturally be extremely serious. Even the victorious side will probably pay a heavy price.
Yelu Dashi laughed at this moment: "Your Majesty, don't be discouraged. I am here to fight for this chance of victory for us."
"Do you have a good idea? Dashi, don't coax me with such words!" Yelu Xiongge perked up after hearing this. He sat up straighter and stared at the colleague in front of him with burning eyes. .
"How can a subordinate dare to talk nonsense about a major event in the army? I have a two-step strategy. As long as one of them is successful, Daliao will achieve an absolute victory this time."
"What's the clever plan?" Yelu Xiongge asked anxiously. He had never been as anxious as he was today.
The corner of Yelu Dashi's mouth curled up, then he lowered his voice slightly and revealed the arrangements he had made earlier, but these words made the other party stunned for a while: "You... you have arranged everything a long time ago? Even over there..."
"Haha, otherwise, why would those five thousand fine knights suddenly disappear for no reason? Fortunately, the king trusts me enough and does not hold me accountable for this."
"Huh... Dashi Linya, you are indeed one of the few talented people in Daliao today. You actually expected this day a few years ago. In this way, I feel relieved. As long as something happens in the rear of the Song Army, this time They will be defeated in a decisive battle!"
"But it's time to be on guard and not relax. After all, there are powerful people in the Song Army." When he said this, the appearance of a young man came to mind in his mind. This made him laugh a little. Although Sun Tu was powerful, he heard that he had hated some powerful officials in the Song court. How could he appear in front of him again? What's more, this person is young after all. How can he become his strong enemy on the battlefield
What is truly noteworthy are the veteran generals in the Song Army and the Zhong brothers in the Western Army. They were famous generals who truly emerged from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Regarding this concern, Yelu Xiongge had his own opinion: "Don't worry, there is a lot of instability in the Song army now, and Tong Guan and the Zhong brothers are not of the same mind. As long as your clever plan is achieved, they will quickly If it becomes a pile of loose sand, it will be easy to defeat the enemy."
"I hope so." Yelu Dashi nodded and said, but he still had reservations about this in his heart. At least until the final result of this battle comes out, he still has to be careful, especially in the latter move, and there must be no mistakes.