After shocking all his subordinates with Liu Peng's death, Zhen Sanshan got down to business and asked his subordinates:
"Where are Ji Qiwei's troops?"
Upon hearing Zhen Sanshan's inquiry, Lu Zhan'ao, the chief reminder on the mountain, was the first to stand up and replied respectfully:
"Reply to Third Master, Ji Qiwei's soldiers and horses are now in the whirling city!"
'What? Is he still in Whirling City? Zhen Sanshan asked in surprise and surprise:
"Yes, his 30,000 soldiers and horses stopped moving after they stationed themselves in Whirlpool City. Our people have been keeping a close eye on him and will send news back as soon as there is any news!" Lu Zhan'ao explained in detail:
"Hahaha········"
After hearing the news, Zhen Sanshan finally couldn't help laughing loudly, and said with disdain while laughing:
"Song Wenhui's brain is really broken. He sent a brave and foolhardy guy like Ji Qiwei over here. Instead of taking advantage of the soldiers to quickly kill at the foot of Baihu Mountain, he instead spent time in the whirling city. He is looking for death!"
"Pass my order and ask all the boys from Thirty-six Mountains and Seventy-two Villages to come to Baihu Mountain for me. I'll cover all their money and food losses. Tell them I'm going to do it this time." Big ticket!"
"Since Song Wenhui dares to plot against me, then I will let his 30,000 soldiers and horses come back and never come back! Teach our Lord Governor a lesson!"
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In the next seven days, the situation in the Whirlpool Mansion was just as Gu Sansi had expected. Without Jiang Chong's backup, Ji Qiwei spent three full days in Whirlpool City before finally arriving at the foot of Baihu Mountain. At this time, Baihu Mountain, under the appeal of Zhen Sanshan, had summoned more than 30,000 bandits...
Not only that, there were at least a few groups of bandits, either heading towards Baihu Mountain, or eyeing Ji Qiwei's grain road under the instruction of Zhensanshan.
Under such circumstances, Ji Qiwei tried to attack the mountain several times. Although he achieved some results and killed thousands of bandits, it was generally in vain.
At the same time in Fengzhou, Ye Mingsheng held another meeting in his General Military Mansion. Compared with the last meeting, the number of people in this meeting was much smaller, but all important officials under Ye Mingsheng were present.
In addition to He Jingyun, Gu Sansi, Lin Huaiwu and others, this meeting also had a new face appearing for the first time, that is, the director of the Fengzhou Coordination Office - Huo San!
In the past, although Ye Mingsheng did not deliberately conceal Huo San's existence and made him an open secret, it was obvious that Huo San's identity at that time was still not in the spotlight.
With the establishment of the Fengzhou Soldiers and Horses Statistical Investigation Office, Huo San gradually came from behind the scenes to the front and appeared at the Fengzhou Supreme Military Conference...
After asking the maids in the mansion to serve fragrant tea to the generals, Ye Mingsheng ordered Huo San, who was sitting at the end:
"Huo San, tell me about the current situation in Posuo Mansion!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Huo San stood up respectfully, and then walked to the middle of the room, where a simple sand table stood.
As a time traveler, Ye Mingsheng is naturally very aware of the role of the sand table. He has been working hard to make a sand table, but due to some technical reasons, he has never been able to do so. It is only now that the craftsman camp has made this sand table. .
Compared with the sand tables of later generations, Ye Mingsheng's current sand table is undoubtedly much simpler, but it still records the main mountain and river trends in Liaoyang.
And compared with traditional maps, this sand table undoubtedly displays the terrain and enemy troop deployment in a more vivid and three-dimensional way in the eyes of the generals.
All the generals here are experienced in the battlefield. When they saw this sand table for the first time, they all felt happy and realized the valuable role of this thing...
Walking to the edge of the sand table, Huo San picked up the wooden pole and introduced to everyone:
"Ji Qiwei has been fighting in Baihu Mountain for three days now. According to the information collected by my Coordination Office, Ji Qiwei's three-day attack once captured the five hills outside Baihu Mountain, but in the end they were all suppressed by the three mountains. The people snatched it back regardless of casualties."
"Although Zhensan Mountain relies on the natural barrier of Baihu Mountain, the combat effectiveness of its subordinates is far inferior to that of Ji Qiwei. Therefore, the casualties of both sides are still about the same, both at around three to four thousand people. "
"But one very important point is that Baihu Mountain is the home base where Zhen Sanshan has been operating for decades. The money and food stored there is enough for the gangsters on the mountain to use it for a year and a half, while Ji Qiwei's food and grass need to be transported from a distance. It was shipped from Whispering City, three hundred miles away from Baihu Mountain."
"Although Ji Qiwei has deployed five thousand people to protect the grain road, under the call of Zhen Sanshan, there are still several groups of bandits harassing Ji Qiwei's grain pressing team... ·”
"Judging from the current news, Ji Qiwei's grain road is still safe. However, due to the harassment by bandits, the grain transport team is moving very slowly. They can only cover twenty or thirty miles a day!"
"According to the current speed, it will take Ji Qiwei's grain team at least five to seven days to arrive at Baihu Mountain, and the current grain and grass reserves in Ji Qiwei's camp can last for up to four days. The latest news now indicates that Ji Qiwei's camp The offensive led by Qiwei has been significantly weakened compared to the initial one."
"Based on these two circumstances, our Coordination Office has reason to believe that Ji Qiwei will withdraw his troops in the next two to three days!"
After introducing these situations, Huo San put down the wooden pole in his hand and bowed to Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng nodded and said lightly:
"good!"
Although Ye Mingsheng's reaction was not very strong, this "not bad" gave Huo San a strong comfort in his heart.
Since Shen Jianzhong uncovered half of the spies he had planted last time, Huo San, who has already felt Ye Mingsheng's dissatisfaction and disappointment, is frightened at this stage. He is extremely serious and hardworking in his work in the Coordination Office, just to win back Ye Mingsheng. Mingsheng’s trust and appreciation················
After realizing that Ye Mingsheng was interested in the Whirlpool Mansion, Huo San mobilized all his connections and information channels and tried his best to collect information, just to make a good comeback in front of Ye Mingsheng.
Now hearing Ye Mingsheng's "Not bad" Huo San really felt that all his efforts were worth it.
"Everyone, what do you think of the current situation in Posuo Mansion?" After looking around at everyone present, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
After Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, the generals who were working looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng's face darkened and he continued:
"Don't have any scruples, please feel free to speak your mind!"
After hearing this, Lin Huaiwu mustered up the courage to stand up from his chair, raised his hands to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Your Majesty, I have come down to take a look. Ji Qiwei's defeat is now certain. Since he cannot capture it, he must want to withdraw his troops. Now it depends on whether Zhensanshan will let him go."
"Judging from this old immortal's ruthless methods in the past, I estimate that he will not easily let Ji Qiwei's 30,000 troops withdraw. However, with the strength of the bandits under Zhensanshan, without Baihushan's The natural danger is that it might not be a wise move to pursue Ji Qiwei out of the mountain..."
Seeing that Lin Huaiwu came forward first, Xun Ke, the commander of the fifth battalion, also stood up and said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Although this person in Zhen Sanshan will retaliate for his anger, he can stand in the green forest for decades without falling. This person is also very calm and cautious."
"Although the people under Zhen Sanshan are not ordinary bandits, there is still a big gap between them and the official army."
"What's more, the two thousand cavalry team that Zhensanshan spent countless efforts and resources were taken to Yanjiang County by the defected Jiang Chong. Without these two thousand cavalry, Zhensanshan is like a tiger without its sharpest teeth."
"He retreated to Baihu Mountain from the outlying villages and towns where he initially abandoned Posuo Mansion, instead of starting a fight with Ji Qiwei. I think Zhen Sanshan also knew very well that they could not defeat Ji Qiwei's 30,000 troops. "
"So I think that as soon as Ji Qiwei retreats, Zhensanshan will definitely chase him. At least he should make an appearance so that the people in the green forest don't think he is afraid, but I don't think he will chase him too hard!"
Seeing that Lin Huaiwu and Xun Ke had similar opinions, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to He Jingyun and Gu Sansi. To be honest, what Lin Huaiwu and Xun Ke said was something he could think of. He wanted to learn from his first adviser and his own I heard some different opinions from the chief of staff.
Feeling Ye Mingsheng's gaze, He Jingyun raised his head slightly. Compared with usual times, as the second most popular figure in the Fengzhou Army after Ye Mingsheng, he was a little silent. This was partly because he saw his former subordinate Xun Ke. appeared, his mood was a bit complicated. On the other hand, he was keenly aware of what Ye Mingsheng wanted to do...
But now that Ye Mingsheng's eyes were on him, He Jingyun decided to stand up and say something. He immediately stood up and said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Sir, what Commander Lin and Commander Xun said are very reasonable, but I think we need to remind everyone that Zhen Sanshan has been operating in Posuo Mansion for many years and is very influential in the entire Liaoyang Green Forest. I don't think he has the right manpower now. Just the 30,000 people on Baihu Mountain and the stragglers who harassed Ji Qiwei's grain road!"
At this point, He Jingyun looked at Huo San, who was sitting at the end, and asked;
"Director Huo, I don't know where you got the information about how many bandits were mobilized by Zhensan Mountain to come to the rescue of Baihu Mountain?"
Huo San was also a little surprised when He Jingyun suddenly asked him. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said:
"Zhen Sanshan, as the general manager, issued an order to the entire Green Forest, calling on all the Green Forest people in the Liaoyang area to go to Baihu Mountain for support. Now he has summoned more than 20,000 people. Combined with his original manpower, Zhen Sanshan The total strength of the army should be 37,800, less than 40,000..."
"If Zhen Sanshan is given some time, I believe he can call more people to come to Baihu Mountain for support, but at least for now, he only has these people at his disposal."
After getting the answer from Huo San, He Jingyun continued to ask:
"Then if he is given seven days to control Sanshan, how many people can he recruit?"
Huo San thought for a moment after hearing this, then shook his head with a wry smile and said:
"Master He's question, I really haven't thought about it, but after a rough calculation, Zhensanshan should be able to recruit at least 10,000 people, and at most 30,000 people. As for the specific number, I really don't know. Yes, I wish you congratulations, Sir Haihan!"
Hearing Huo San's answer, He Jingyun nodded slightly, then walked to the sand table, picked up the wooden pole and said in a deep voice:
"I very much agree with Commander Lin and Commander Xun's ideas. Once Ji Qiwei withdraws his troops, Zhensanshan will definitely not pursue him too fiercely in the initial stage to avoid a head-on decisive battle with Ji Qiwei!"
"But I think Zhen Sanshan will try every means to hold on to Ji Qiwei and prevent Ji Qiwei from retreating too quickly, in order to buy time. Song Wenhui's main force is now being restrained by the Zhenwu Army in Changqing Mansion. Ji Qiwei It’s hard to have reinforcements!”
"The longer Zhen Sanshan is delayed, the more reinforcements he will have. He does not need to rush to eat Ji Qiwei. What he needs to do is to avoid a decisive battle with Ji Qiwei in the short term as much as possible, and then use the reinforcements to completely defeat Ji Qiwei." Block Ji Qiwei’s food route!”
"The next thing Zhen Sanshan needs to do is to constantly harass Ji Qiwei, make Ji Qiwei's 30,000 troops exhausted, and then wait for Ji Qiwei's weakest opportunity to give Ji Qiwei a fatal blow!"
As soon as He Jingyun said this, Lin Huaiwu seemed to have some different opinions. He stood up and said:
"I would like to ask Mr. He, how should Zhen Sanshan stick to Ji Qiwei?"
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Lin Huaiwu's words, He Jingyun was not angry. He just pointed at the ridges in the sand table that represented hills with a wooden pole and said:
"It is true that the bandits in Sanshan cannot defeat Ji Qiwei's army, but there is one thing I believe they can do no worse than, and may even do better than, that is their running speed, and the terrain around Baihu Mountain The terrain is mostly hilly.”
"As soon as he finds Ji Qiwei coming to fight, Zhensanshan can take his troops and run into the nearby old forest. Zhensanshan is a local snake. His understanding of the surrounding terrain must be a hundred times better than that of the official army!"
Under such complex terrain conditions, it is very difficult for Ji Qiwei to take full advantage of his military strength. Once Ji Qiwei's pursuit is over, Zhen Sanshan can lead his people to continue harassing Ji Qiwei... ····”
After listening to He Jingyun's explanation, Lin Huaiwu thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense, but he still said stubbornly:
"The bandits in Zhensanshan are just a bunch of rabble. How can they have such knowledge?"
