On the top of the north wall of Yuancheng, Gao Jingshan, who had lost his composure because of the burning hot air balloon, finally came to the top of the wall wearing a fox fur coat, and then calmly made a judgment. "Since the Song army is preparing to sneak across the river, they must have prepared enough support in the back..."
"That's right." Gao Qingyi, who came with him, also agreed with a serious expression. "I just went to see the river. The Song navy was advancing without hesitation. All 20 ships were abandoned in the river. Although they were sneaking across the river, they definitely intended to force their way across the river at all costs if they were discovered... In this case, it is reasonable to concentrate the army on the north bank to set up an ambush to prevent reinforcements from Guantao and to provide support."
"General, interpreter, it's true..." The Jurchen Meng'an in charge of the North City pointed at the swirling mist in front of him and said earnestly, "But this commotion is too loud."
Gao Jingshan stared at the swirling fog in front of him and the strange light behind the fog. He listened to the strange, dense and suppressed noise that was faintly visible beneath the noise from the other side of the river and the south of the city, without saying a word.
Gao Qingyi shook his head when he saw this, and took the initiative to analyze the situation to the Jurchen Meng'an: "In fact, the commander-in-chief knows that something is wrong with this situation, but there are two things that need to be made clear to the general... First, the key to the Song army tonight is still the river crossing. It is so tragic that it cannot be faked; second, the Song army has other big plans at the same time. What can we do now?"
Meng'an was about to speak but stopped himself.
"If we go out to mop up the city..." Gao Qingyi pointed to the dark yet starlit twilight in the north and continued to explain. "If we send too few, it will be a waste. If we send too many, the Song army will ambush a large army here. If we are defeated in one battle, what will we do if the enemy rushes into the city with the defeated soldiers? Isn't this exactly what the Song army is planning?"
Meng'an smiled but didn't refute in the end.
"If we call for reinforcements from Guantao, the commander-in-chief has already agreed with Guantao that they will send troops to sweep the place at dawn tomorrow..." Gao Qingyi pretended not to notice the other party's contempt, and continued to explain for Gao Jingshan while sighing in his heart. "It's already the late night. Let them set off early. Not to mention whether there will be an ambush outside the city aimed at the north as the commander-in-chief guessed, and whether the cavalry will make mistakes in the dark, even if they get the news and come early, it will only be an hour faster. What can the Song army do? Shouldn't they wait until dawn?!"
Although this Jurchen Meng'an still looked down on the two Bohai people's caution in his heart, he was completely speechless on the surface. He just sneered: "Gao Tongshi is absolutely right... But don't we still have a big balloon left? We have always liked fire. If we can learn from the Song people to light one and send it north, can we see it? It would be great if we can see it."
"There's only one left. If the Song army really wants to attack, we have to release it to observe the military situation." Gao Qingyi was extremely helpless. "Besides, do you think it will take no time to pack up the balloon in the middle of the night? Why do you want to see it half an hour in advance? Even if we have to take a step back and burn it, why do we have to burn it? Are we in danger like the Song army did before? In my opinion, the noise under the city is probably because the Song army is worried that the ambush will be exposed after dawn, and the Guantao reinforcements will attack us from both inside and outside, so they are withdrawing their troops in large numbers, which is why there is noise... It's just that when they came in the first half of the night, the weather was not cold enough, so it was not so obvious."
When Nuzhen Meng'an heard some complaints, he also knew that this nagging Gao Tongshi had been successful before and was now valued by Gao Jingshan, so he quickly smiled and said, "It's just a joke, Gao Tongshi, don't take it seriously."
Gao Qingyi immediately shook his head.
In fact, to put it bluntly, Xiao En's desperate smuggling was too successful. It not only attracted Gao Jingshan's attention, allowing the Song army to successfully transport the fleet out of sight, but also, more importantly, they and the two hot air balloons delayed for a long time, making the attention of the entire Yuancheng focused on the river.
It was during this period that the Song army was able to cross the river and build a large-scale wall in the north of the city, which made the Jin army realize the strangeness and fall into a thinking trap:
That is, no matter what the noise is... anyway, the noise is so loud tonight... Why must the Jin army in Guantao give up the legitimate cavalry sweep in broad daylight, and instead fight for that mere hour or so to take the risk of going out at night?
Even the Jurchen generals who had been dissatisfied with Gao Jingshan's conservative strategy since the beginning of the war had nothing to say... Even if they were not afraid, why bother?
What can be decided in one hour? Besides, the great victory in the river tonight really shows that Gao Jingshan has made a good plan!
"Go back to bed!"
Gao Jingshan went over all his arrangements in his mind, thought about the great victory on the river and the two fireballs, and finally shook his head and went downstairs. "Come and call me tomorrow morning when Shaohe and Ali arrive!"
Unlike Gao Qingyi, the Jurchen Meng'an still maintained enough respect for Gao Jingshan and quickly bowed in greeting.
Just like that, the sky changed, the east was slightly brighter, and in the morning mist that is common in winter, the long night finally passed.
However, it was not the messenger sent by Meng'an from the north of the city that awakened Gao Jingshan, but the sudden artillery fire!
The sound of cannonballs and bullets breaking through the air came whistling in unison, and then there was a dull but heavy bombardment. Because the landing points were also very neat, it was as clear as thunder, so that General Gao, who was sleeping in the attic, was awakened instantly.
"What happened?" Gao Jingshan didn't even have time to put on his fox fur coat, and he just jumped off the bed and shouted. "Is this an artillery attack? Where is the artillery firing?!"
The servants inside and outside the building had just heard the noise. How could they explain it clearly?
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