Wanyan Jian patted Wanyan Gun's head and said:
"Besides practicing horseback riding and archery every day, you should also read more books."
Li Qin has now gathered a large army at Shanhaiguan, and the Southern Dynasty's army is also headed to Shanhaiguan.
A major battle is about to take place at Shanhaiguan. Both sides are composed of elite troops, and the battle will be extremely fierce once it begins.
If we rashly enter, even if we win, we will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Although our Jurchen warriors are exceptionally brave, their numbers are ultimately few.
Losing even one of them is extremely painful.
The Southern Dynasty lost 200,000 men, but it was still the Southern Dynasty. However, our Jurchen cavalry lost 20,000 men, which crippled us.
It will take decades to recover.
Therefore, we must avoid that fierce battle.
That's why we don't go to Shanhaiguan.
"But if we don't go through Shanhaiguan, how will we enter the country?"
Wanyan Gun asked, puzzled.
Faced with the problem of Wanyan Gun.
His father, Wanyan Jian, sighed and said:
"There is more than one way to enter the pass than Shanhaiguan."
Then Wanyan Jian pointed to a direction to the west and said:
"West of Shanhaiguan, there are quite a few passes along the Great Wall that can be entered."
We could easily bypass the Shanhaiguan Pass by taking the route through the Tatars and entering the pass through those checkpoints, thus avoiding the Shanhaiguan Pass which would inevitably become a battlefield.
We will launch a surprise attack from behind the Southern Dynasty army.
I've already decided on the point of entry.
That's Xifengkou, which was under the jurisdiction of Jizhou during the Southern Dynasties, but Jizhou was too close to Shanhaiguan.
The Southern Dynasty would definitely mobilize the troops from Jizhou to fight against Li Qin.
"When Jizhou is undefended, we can easily cross through Xifengkou, which is under the jurisdiction of Jizhou."
After he finished speaking, Wanyan Jian said to the generals around him:
"Soldiers, target Xifengkou, all troops move out."
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