While everyone was waiting, Genghis Khan was a little distracted.
Since he ordered Mu Huali and Shi Ji Hu Tu Hu to collect information about Ding Haijun, he has heard many various rumors. Not long ago, Shi Tianying brought his men to see him again and reported a lot of information to Genghis Khan.
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To be honest, Genghis Khan did not understand some of the content. For example, it involved the operation of maritime trade routes further south, including the Song Dynasty, and how Guo Ning participated in the dethronement of the Jin Dynasty emperor. Those things were too detailed and complicated, and they were simply not the same as the robustness on the grassland.
People's hearts are inconsistent.
However, relying on his instinctive political sense, Genghis Khan gradually became certain of one thing.
That is, Guo Ning is not a pure military general of the Jin Kingdom. He is not like Genghis Khan's previous imagination, like a famous prince in Xixia, or a top-notch figure in the Jin Kingdom who is loyal to all but loyal to Duji.
The Dinghai navy controlled by Guo Ning was formed in the Kingdom of Jin due to various reasons. It is an independent regime. If you consider that this regime has grown from scratch in just a few years, and has the momentum to fiercely defeat the enemies that stand in its way...
... Genghis Khan thought about it, and it seemed that only his own experience of rising by the Onon River was similar.
It took Genghis Khan nineteen years from living on the banks of the Onan River to gaining considerable strength and becoming the leader of the Qiyan tribe. This is also due to the fact that Genghis Khan was the son of the leader of the Qiyan tribe and had natural appeal.
And this Guo Ning, if the results of Mu Huali and others' inquiries are correct, how long did it take for him to go from a regular soldier to the Xuanfu who commanded a vast area? Two years?
Such a person cannot be viewed just as an enemy on the battlefield, but as a small Temujin!
Shi Mobuhua was right, Ding Haijun's attention must be on Zhongdu.
Genghis Khan dared to assert this even without looking at the actions of the fleet and army in front of him.
Because the relationship between Ding Haijun and the Jin Dynasty court was similar to the relationship between Genghis Khan and Tuoli Khan, and even the Jin Dynasty court.
Genghis Khan himself was once the "Zhawu Tihuli" appointed by the Jin Dynasty court, that is, the commander of all the people. How he used the trust of Tuoli Khan and the Jin Dynasty court to grow bigger step by step, and then eventually backfired, he himself
Understand better than anyone else.
Guo Ning's rapid rise has only used these methods.
Therefore, Genghis Khan can conclude that Ding Haijun must be inseparable from the support of the Jin Dynasty court at this stage. The more powerful the enemy is, the more Ding Haijun needs the Jin Dynasty court to protect him from the wind and rain, and a guarantee deposit is required.
The imperial court has the ability to withstand wind and rain... the central capital cannot be lost.
After confirming this, our side has gained the initiative to a certain extent. But such a rare initiative is only used in a small ambush to pretend to besiege Tongzhou, and then cut off the navy's retreat route and annihilate their three thousand elites.
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Shimobuhua's plan is too petty.
In the past two years, the Ding Navy has caused more than 3,000 casualties to the Mongols! Among them was Zhebie! This is a truly powerful enemy and is likely to be a formidable enemy in the future. We must use the most powerful means to defeat them.
He can only be strangled in the cradle!
Genghis Khan came back to his senses and waved to the generals in front of him: "I have an idea, let's discuss it together!"
At the end of the first month of the third year of Zhenyou's reign, we went to Zhigu Village.
Since arriving here, Chen Ran has gotten up very early every day. After waking up, he went to have breakfast with the soldiers.
After his palm was injured that day, Chen Ran became a civilian and was responsible for welcoming and escorting Guo Ning. He has a kind personality and a good temper, so he can get along with the civil and military ministers. Now he is back in the military camp. , although he wanted to emphasize the unpredictable side of military power, he did not change his habit of getting close to people, so every morning and noon, he would have a meal with the soldiers, and by the way, he would also talk to ordinary soldiers about things in the military camp. anecdotes.
This is very important for an officer who has recently returned to the army and is a necessary step for him to master the army.
Moreover, in the past ten months, troops from Shandong have continued to arrive at Zhigu Village, gradually crowding the village. At the same time, grains shipped to Zhongdu and Tongzhou, and people from Tongzhou have continued to flow. Zhigu Village serves as a destination The transshipment hub directly controlled by the navy was busy from top to bottom.
Yan Ming, the prosecutor of the village, had not slept soundly for several nights. Another powerful person, the Jurchen hereditary Muke Liye who claimed to be brother-in-law with Li Yun, had lost weight.
Even so, during the arrangement process, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, various contradictions will inevitably occur, and even soldiers will have suppressed and impatient emotions, which requires him, the commander-in-chief, to discover and sort out in time.
At this time, two people helped Chen Ran a lot.
One is Liu Ran, the leader of the defeated army on the other side of Beijing Road, a young man whom Chen Ran has been paying attention to for a long time. Not only does this man have outstanding shooting skills, but he also has good vision and sees things very clearly. Because he accompanied Chen Ran in Lu a few days ago. After performing meritorious service along the water line, Chen Ran asked him to become a general and stay with him temporarily.
With the help of Liu Ran, Chen Ran quickly got to know the defeated troops who came to Zhigu Village one after another, and was able to select capable people among them.
The other person is a Jurchen who was brought back from Tongzhou a few days ago.
It turns out that the Tongzhou garrison commander asked Chen Ran to help transport the family, which was his younger brother's family. His younger brother had been in the army for many years, and was very skilled, and his surname was Wanyan... but he was always just a pawn. Because he was born with a disability, he was a deaf person who could neither hear nor speak. Even his name was Wanyanqi.
There was not more than one such person under the rule of the huge Dinghai navy. So Chen Ran directly contacted the familiar leader Gang and asked people to transport Wan Yanqi and others directly to Laizhou.
Unexpectedly, Wanyan Chen himself firmly disagreed. After sending his mother and younger brother to the ship, he returned and wrote on the ground with a wooden stick, saying that he would follow Ding Haijun and fight back to Tongzhou.
There was no harm in keeping such an interesting person by his side. Chen Ran asked him to be his bodyguard. As a result, because Wan Yanqi had a good reputation in Tongzhou, two groups of soldiers and civilians from Tongzhou arrived at Zhigu Village and saw him. This deaf man felt much more at ease.
So in the past few days, as long as there was no special official business, Chen Ran would take them with him to eat, drink and chat with the soldiers.
But on this day, Chen Ran's arrangements were disrupted early in the morning.
It was just getting dark and before he woke up from his sleep, Tian Xiong pushed open the door and said angrily: "Qianji, come and see!"
Chen Ran was still putting on his military uniform when he was grabbed by Tian Xiong and walked in the direction of the watchtower outside. After taking two steps, Tian Xiong realized that this move was inappropriate. He quickly let go of his hand and took out some military reports from his arms: "
Qianjia, look at these first!"
"What's wrong?"
"We deployed sentry cavalry at the mouth of Sancha River in the north, Liukou in the west, and Wozikou in the south to report urgently at the same time. The Mongolian army mobilized the newly attached Han army on Beijing Road, the Khitan army, and a large number of Bohai navy, and were rapidly approaching
We are approaching. They are about to surround Zhigu Village on three sides, and the number of enemies coming from each direction exceeds ten thousand people... maybe more!"
Just now, Chen Ran felt that Tian Xiong was too surprised, and now he himself was stunned for a long time.
"The Han army, the Khitan army, and the Bohai navy? There are more than 10,000 people in each direction, or even 20,000 people?"
He frowned subconsciously and asked: "These people are all good barking dogs. They are all here to deal with us. Who is going to attack Tongzhou and Zhongdu? Are the Mongolian gentlemen going to personally attack the city?"
Tian Xiong shook his head: "Qian Ju, let's read the military report."
The military reports written by the sentries were in very sloppy handwriting, but Chen Ran was used to reading them, so he would not be troubled. Several military reports were the result of close observations in accordance with military law after the sentries discovered the enemy's traces in advance.
The movements of troops and flags observed were all accurate.
To the north at Sanchahekou is the headquarters of Shi Tianying of the Black Army, to the west at Liukou is the headquarters of Khitan Yelu Kechou Baer, and at Wozikou in the south is the headquarters of Bohai native You Xingge... According to Liu Ran, these people
, is a particularly brave and ruthless character in the army attached to Beijing Road. They all arrived with their troops!
"Again? Are you serious this time?" Chen Ran murmured.
Tian Xiong asked: "Qian Ju, do you want to prepare for war?"
