"Last night we annihilated a total of about 3,000 Gongdu troops, captured about 500 people, and about a few hundred others escaped. Now, I think the number of Gongdu troops in the royal city is only one at most. About a thousand people.”
"As for the soldiers currently capable of fighting in our army, there are about 2,100 soldiers, 800 of whom are our Forbidden Army brothers, and about one-third of the firearms have been damaged!"
Chen Yannian, who was the frontline commander in the military tent, briefly introduced the current situation between the enemy and ourselves to Ye Mingsheng.
Hearing Chen Yannian's report, Ye Mingsheng immediately felt a pain in his heart. The total force he had attacked Liujing was only more than 3,000 people. They had already lost more than 1,000 people before they had completely conquered the hardest bone of the royal city. , it is conceivable that the casualties in the next battle will be even greater.
The casualties under his men are what Ye Mingsheng values the most now. Except for the hundreds of people under Liu Shilin and Park Yongzhe, he has no soldiers to supplement them. Every dead soldier means one less person.
And next, he not only has to conquer the royal city, but also defend Liujing against the counterattack of the palace army and wait for Xu Zhaojie's army to come for reinforcements. The task can be said to be quite serious. Just thinking about it, Ye Mingsheng can feel the tremendous pressure. Coming at you.
Although the pressure was great, Ye Mingsheng also knew very well that among the more than 3,000 people under his command, more than 2,000 were farmers or miners who had just put down their hoes and hammers a few months ago, and had only briefly received military supervision from the Supervision Department. The training, in terms of combat effectiveness, is very difficult to call Xiang Yong. If it weren't for Chen Yannian's effective command, the casualties on his side would probably be even higher.
Shaking his head slightly, Ye Mingsheng did not dwell on the issue of casualties. He looked around the generals in the tent and said:
"We fought hard tonight. Everyone in our army will be rewarded with one month's salary for their meritorious service. When the battle is over, I will personally ask the commander for your merits!"
Regarding Ye Mingsheng's reward, after a hard night's battle, everyone who looked tired had a bright light in their eyes, and they all praised:
"Thank you, Lord Commander, for the reward!"
"Your Majesty, the Lord Commander is righteous!"
After encouraging the generals, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while and said: "Everyone can speak freely if they have any ideas about conquering the royal city!"
As soon as Ye Mingsheng said this, everyone in the camp who had been smiling because of the reward a second ago fell silent. They looked at their eyes, nose, mouth, mouth, and heart, as if they were meditating, and remained silent.
Seeing the virtue of everyone, Ye Mingsheng, who was sitting in the main seat, was not surprised. After all, how to conquer a fortified city was one of the biggest problems in ancient wars.
Moreover, they still lack heavy weapons. Apart from taking human lives, there is basically no good way to conquer the royal city.
The most embarrassing thing now is that even if Liu Shilin and Park Yongzhe's hundreds of people are included, the number of troops that Ye Mingsheng can command now does not exceed 2,500 at most. Even if he wants to use human lives to fill this amount of manpower, it will still be impossible. Don't have that capital.
After looking around at everyone, Ye Mingsheng's eyes focused on Chen Yannian. Facing his boss's gaze, Chen Yannian, who also couldn't think of any good ideas, could only shake his head.
Seeing that no one had any good ideas, Ye Mingsheng was not angry, and announced: "Since no one has any good suggestions, I decided to strictly defend, surround three and one is missing. Gao Zuorong, you will be responsible for guarding the west gate, and Lin Huaiwu, you will guard the south." Gate, Wang Xian, you guard the north gate. As for the east gate, there is no need to fortify it. Remember not to put a grain of grain or a pot of water inside..."
As soon as Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, Liu Shilin, who was sitting on the lower left side of him, looked very solemn in an instant, and looked at Ye Mingsheng with hesitation.
Ye Mingsheng ignored Liu Shilin's gaze and turned to Chen Yannian and said:
"Master Chen, you personally lead a team to ambush outside the east gate. As soon as the palace troops in the royal city break out from the east gate, you will entangle them. I will take the opportunity to lead the main force, occupy the royal city and then support you."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
Realizing the seriousness of the task, Chen Yannian nodded seriously.
After giving instructions to the generals, Ye Mingsheng let them disperse and went back to their respective ministries to do their work. He closed his eyes alone and continued to think.
He knew very well what Liu Shilin wanted to say, but he couldn't do that. He couldn't attack the royal city with his small manpower. Even if God really blessed him and he captured the royal city, he wouldn't have many people left. He couldn't withstand the counterattack of Gongdu's army, so for the current plan, he had to make a choice. You can't have it both ways...
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but sigh. Just when he felt that he was helpless and very irritable, a pair of cool and delicate jade hands appeared on his temples and started to rub them gently.
Ye Mingsheng was stunned at the sudden enjoyment, but when he smelled the fragrance coming from behind, he immediately relaxed and immersed himself in this moment of silence.
Although Pei Zhixiu's massage techniques are still unfamiliar, Ye Mingsheng, with his eyes closed, can feel that she is doing it very seriously and attentively. This can't help but make a warm current flow through Ye Mingsheng's heart. As his mind relaxes and his body feels comfortable, It felt so good. Ye Mingsheng, who had not rested all night, only felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. After a few seconds, he could no longer resist the tiredness, closed his eyes, and snored... ·
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While Ye Mingsheng was besieging the royal city of the palace capital, a white homing pigeon fell into Wanfeng Mansion, a large town with three entrances in the north of the palace capital. After a while, a boy with a respectful expression handed over a piece of paper. The article was handed over to the old man in the main room who had just woken up and was wearing a white robe.
This old man has a sturdy back, white beard and hair, and a very burly figure. He looks calm and confident.
This person is none other than the sixty-year-old Jin Yingquan, the Supervisor of Liaoyang Zhengwupin Town!
He took the note from the boy's hand and opened it. Jin Yingquan immediately looked at it and scanned it again carefully. After confirming that the content written on the note was correct, he burned the note with a candle and murmured in a low voice. said:
"This Shen Jianzhong is indeed worthy of being a talent valued by the Chief Assistant. He really has some tricks..."
After thinking for a while, he immediately ordered: "Undress me and prepare the car. I'm going to meet the general!"
After burning the incense, Jin Yingquan's car drove into the most luxurious Jiangyuan Palace in Wanfeng Mansion.
