The attendant responded blankly and went downstairs.
The commander-in-chief has given an order. What's a pot and a fish? A moment later, the pot was set up and the fish was stewed. Gao Jingshan asked someone to find a bottle of Lanqiao Fengyue, but Gao Tongshi had not arrived yet. So, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army simply opened the latest issue of the Song Dynasty's official report stained with blood and drank it by himself.
However, the noise outside the city was getting louder and louder. Although General Gao was as stable as a mountain, he could not stop the countless officials, officers and attendants from coming and going.
"Du Tong!"
Suddenly, another young Bohai Meng'an came to report in person. "The Song army has captured Nanle! The leader is Tang Huai, and the one crossing the river is the central army of Yue's army!"
At this point, Gao Jingshan finally put down the newspaper in his hand in surprise and asked seriously: "How do you know all this?"
"The Nanle garrison commander fled to the west city and did not dare to enter the city, but reported this to me at the foot of the city." Bohai Meng'an was extremely excited. "General, Yue Fei's central army is crossing the river. This is an opportunity!"
"What opportunity?" Gao Jingshan looked puzzled.
"I know the city defense is strict and I cannot leave without permission, but I am willing to ride a horse to Guantao and bring in two Wanhu, Ali and Shaohe, to help overnight and swallow this Song army!" Bohai Meng'an still did not realize the attitude of his commander.
"Nonsense," Gao Jingshan replied helplessly. "For reinforcements to come from Guantao to the south of the city, they either have to pass through the city or cross the Yongji Canal twice... Either way, the Song army would have retreated in the dark... Why do you think the Song army only showed its troops in the south of the city?"
Bohai Meng'an was speechless.
"Besides, do you think I didn't send a letter to Shaohe and Ali?" Gao Jingshan continued to remain silent. "Today the sky is gloomy and there is no moonlight, but there are movements in the three large strongholds on the other side of the river, which can be heard across the river. At that time, I knew that the Song army was going to do something, so I sent a letter to the two Wanhu, asking them to cook at four o'clock, and at dawn, the army will go from north to south to sweep the north of the city for me, but they must be careful not to come at night, so as not to be ambushed by the Song army who pretended to repair the plank road and secretly crossed the river in the north... Why do I need you to remind me?"
Bohai Meng'an was even more embarrassed. He turned around and saw another Gao Tongshi from Bohai Gao family arrived and stood on the inside of the attic stairs. He was also embarrassed, so he immediately kowtowed: "I am ashamed that I didn't know that the commander-in-chief was fully prepared. Please punish me!"
"Drag him away and beat him with twenty military sticks!" Unexpectedly, Gao Jingshan actually waved his hand and gave the order to carry out the punishment.
Bohai Meng'an was completely dazed and looked up in shock... There was nothing he could do, he was just being polite, and the apology was just said casually, the key point was the sentence 'the commander-in-chief is fully prepared'!
Gao Jingshan was helpless when he saw this, and could only explain seriously: "I am not punishing you for coming up with this idea. I have already issued a military order that the rotating guards of the four cities and the ferry crossing are not allowed to leave the city without permission. You should have been on the city today. Why did you come up with this idea and come to see me in person, forgetting my military order?"
Bohai Meng'an was completely dejected and could only stand with his hands folded, allowing the two armored soldiers to come up and take him down the stairs to receive the twenty military sticks.
As soon as Meng'an left, Gao Jingshan stood up with a smile and went to greet Gao Tongshi.
Gao Tongshi immediately returned the greeting, and the two of them sat down casually on the attic with the pot of stewed fish. At this time, Gao Tongshi laughed: "There is chaos outside, and the commander-in-chief is in such a good mood!"
"It's not a sentimental thing." Gao Jingshan replied with a sigh. "When the emperor was still alive, I went on a diplomatic mission to Tokyo. When I came back, we met on the Yellow River outside Damingfu. He stewed fish on the boat to entertain me... Tonight, I was disturbed by the Song army. I don't know why I recalled the past, but I found that our Bohai people were gradually fading, so I disturbed Gao Tongshi."
Gao Tongshi was also saddened when he heard this, and sighed after a while: "Who said it wasn't true? These young people only know that we are cautious and mature, and think that we are conservative and timid, but they don't know why we are like this? Back then, Gao Yongchang rebelled and led the people of Bohai and Goryeo to fight with Taizu for Liaodong. After he was defeated, the brothers Da Tabuye, Shaohe, you and I joined the Jin army. Although the Bohai people are second only to the Jurchens in the country, those of us who stand out are tabooed... Wasn't that Pu Suyue just now? The eldest son of Da? "
Gao Jingshan reacted and nodded immediately: "Yes, he was not willing to be controlled by Shaohe in his original position, so Shaohe had no choice but to ask me to dispatch him here."
"No wonder, but why did it come to this?" The high-ranking official continued to sigh. "On that day, among the five people, his uncle Da Tabuye died in battle, and his father Da? was demoted to guard the ferry and died because he expressed his resentment. I was in the Du Yuanshuai Mansion, but I was also tabooed because the Du Yuanshuai originally planned to make me Xi Yin's deputy and a prime minister. If you hadn't protected me in time, I would have been killed as a warning to the monkeys. In comparison, the Wulinda brothers, although they were also the Du Yuanshuai's confidants, were appointed and promoted because they were Jurchens. There are also villains like Wen Dun Sizhong, and young people like Salihe and Ben Du, who easily rose to prominence because they were born in the direct lineage of Taizu. However, you and Shaohe, only because there were two Bohai Wanhu in the army, and you couldn't get away from them, so you could continue to survive. Young people like Pu Suyue can only hang around these two Wanhu and have no place to display their talents."
It turned out that Gao Tongshi was none other than Gao Qingyi, one of Nianhan's confidants. After Nianhan's death, he was able to survive thanks to Gao Jingshan.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Hearing this, Gao Jingshan finally shook his head. "The Great Jin Kingdom is the Wanyan family after all. We eat their food and pay, and we just need to do our duty and have a clear conscience... Today I called the interpreter here, but it's a long night, and the Song people won't let us sleep, so I have to ask the interpreter to accompany me to send it over."
Gao Tongshi, also known as Gao Qingyi, nodded when he heard this and went to get some wine. But just as he raised the glass of wine, he couldn't help but ask in a serious tone, "Is the situation really alright?"
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