At this point, Ye Mingsheng looked at Guo Zhiping and said in a deep voice:
"Commander Guo leads your cavalry battalion of 2,500 cavalry, which is the main force in this first battle. Are you confident that we can win them?"
Listening to Ye Mingsheng's questions, Guo Zhiping said confidently:
"Sir, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes only one moment to use it. My two thousand brothers have been impatient for a long time and have been waiting for this moment. Thousands of bandits are just an appetizer to us. Half an hour is enough to end the battle! "
Feeling Guo Zhiping's confidence, Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Xun Ke and Ye Tie again and explained:
"Ye Tie, Xun Ke, you two, each lead his troops to surround Qilipu from both sides. As I said, no one can be allowed to leave!"
"Our army is conducting a blitzkrieg this time. Speed and suddenness are our biggest advantages! The enemy's army is several times larger than ours. Once the enemy is on guard, our army will be in big trouble!"
Regarding Ye Mingsheng's explanation, both of them looked solemn and accepted the order with their hands raised:
"We will obey your general's orders and will never let a single enemy soldier slip out of Qilipu!"
Seeing the firm belief in everyone's eyes, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly, feeling much more relaxed in his heart.
The battle plan he originally formulated with Gu Sansi, He Jingyun and others was not to relieve Ji Qiwei's grain transportation team and directly attack Zhen Sanshan. However, after learning the specific situation of this grain transportation team from Huo San, Ye Mingsheng changed his mind················
Ji Qiwei's grain transport team in Qilipu escorted an army of 30,000 people with enough grain supplies for seven days, and he, Mr. Ye, only had 10,000 people now, so these supplies were enough for his troops at least half a month.
There is no need to worry about later supplies and food issues for half a month. This is a very big temptation for Ye Mingsheng!
As the saying goes, when a cannon goes off, a thousand taels of gold come!
War has been a very costly affair since ancient times.
Ye Mingsheng's original expectation for the battle in Whistle Mansion was seven to ten days. Beyond this time, his logistical supplies would have problems, and the Polu guns, Weiyuan guns and other firearms he was equipped with would also be damaged due to the high intensity of the attack. There will be a certain degree of wear and tear due to use, and other accumulated grenades, medicines and other consumables will also be used up.
As for the problem of money and food, it is even worse. Once the battle lasts for more than seven days, it will be difficult for Ye Mingsheng to pay for the pensions and support of the soldiers with the money in his hands. The food carried with the army will be exhausted, and then he can only rely entirely on Cong Feng. The state transports grain to Posuo Mansion, but in that case, Ye Mingsheng will fall into the same situation as Ji Qiwei...
If the three mountains of Zhenshan cannot be killed with one blow within seven to ten days, then the battle is likely to fall into a war of attrition, and Ye Mingsheng, who does not have much capital, and Feng, who is hungry, poor and weak, will The state simply could not afford to fight a war of attrition, so at that time Ye Mingsheng had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
And if we get the logistical supplies from Ji Qiwei's food transport team, it will greatly ease Ye Mingsheng's logistical pressure, increase the sustainable combat time of the Fengzhou Army in Posuo Prefecture, and at the same time allow Ye Mingsheng and his friends to concentrate their efforts. Look for opportunities to kill Zhensanshan with one blow!
Of course, although the logistical pressure has been relieved, the general situation of a strong enemy and a weak one has not changed. Therefore, what Ye Mingsheng wants to do most now is to concentrate his limited forces as much as possible and use his advantage of surprise attacks to prevent the three mountains from being suppressed. Reaction time, and strive to complete the result in one battle.
Under the command of Ye Mingsheng, 10,000 Fengzhou troops quietly entered the territory of Posuo Mansion at 12:00 the next morning and arrived in the Qilipu area. In order to give the soldiers better physical strength to cope with the day's battle, Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered the army To rest and recuperate, just let a small number of elite scouts explore the surrounding situation.
The sun rose three hours later, and Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered an attack. The three battalions of Guo Zhiping, Ye Tie, and Xunke, with a total of 7,000 troops, immediately launched an attack on the bandits in Qilipu... ·······
These bandits who were summoned by Zhen Sanshan to harass and block Ji Qiwei's grain transportation team were all focused on Ji Qiwei's grain transportation team. They never thought that someone behind them was going to explode their anus. Guo Zhiping's cavalry charged. This rabble immediately fled in all directions crying for their fathers and mothers.
But Xun Ke and Ye Tie, who were already in front of Ye Mingsheng, patted their chests and promised not to leak the news. How could they give these bandits such a chance? While the cavalry charged, they also completed the encirclement on both wings at the same time, without letting anyone A fish that slipped through the net appeared!
The battle lasted for about half an hour. After killing a few bandits who were stubbornly resisting, about 3,000 bandits wisely chose to surrender.
After annihilating these bandits, Ye Mingsheng originally thought that he would be able to take over Ji Qiwei's grain transportation team as a matter of course. However, what surprised him was that this grain transportation team, which had been trapped in Qilipu for a long time, actually seemed to have a lot of backbone. He did not choose to surrender like the bandits.
Although he was a little surprised, Ye Mingsheng did not pay too much attention to these powerful crossbows. He immediately prepared to arrange for Guo Zhiping to take them down. However, just a quarter of an hour before launching the attack, Ye Tie sent a middle-aged warrior wearing the uniform of a military attaché to the frontier army. Brought to Ye Mingsheng.
Pointing at Ye Mingsheng, Ye Tie introduced the rough-faced middle-aged martial artist:
"Commander Yang, this is our General Ye!"
After hearing Ye Tie's introduction and looking at the calm Ye Mingsheng, Yang Huai, the chief officer of the grain transportation team, was a little surprised that Ye Mingsheng was so young, but he still saluted Ye Mingsheng respectfully:
"In a humble position, Yang Huai, the commander under General Ping Kou, has met General Ye!"
After looking Yang Huai up and down, Ye Mingsheng immediately scolded:
"Yang Huai, do you still have the sense of superiority and inferiority in your eyes, and do you still have the laws of the court?"
Facing Ye Mingsheng's rebuke, Yang Huai immediately felt his heart sink. Since he could be sent by Ji Qiwei to protect the grain transport team, which was the most important position, he was naturally Ji Qiwei's confidant.
Of course he knew that although Ye Mingsheng and he were both under the banner of Da Zhou, the two sides were really incompatible. Meeting Ye Mingsheng was much worse than meeting any bandits... ·
Even so, the situation was stronger than the others. His soldiers, who had been besieged by the bandits for several days, were simply vulnerable to Ye Mingsheng's tiger and wolf troops. In order to save the lives of the soldiers, and to complete the mission entrusted to him by Ji Qiwei According to the order, Yang Huai mustered up the courage to go into danger alone and wanted to persuade Ye Mingsheng to stop him.
And now Ye Mingsheng's behavior is undoubtedly a wake-up call for him!
After quietly observing Ye Mingsheng's expression, Yang Huai considered his words, raised his hands and said:
"What your Excellency said makes me frightened. I don't know where your Majesty's words come from. Yang has always been conscientious and law-abiding, and I never dare to be rude to you!"
Ye Mingsheng said in a cold voice:
"Yang Huai, you keep saying that you don't dare to be rude to me, but you open your eyes and see what you are doing?"
"What do your subordinates want to do when they unsheath their sabers and unsheath their bows and arrows against our army? Do you want to rebel?"
Being labeled as a rebel by Ye Mingsheng, Yang Huai suddenly didn't know how to defend himself. Although he and Ye Mingsheng both knew very well that he was just guarding against Ye Mingsheng, but in this situation, people are fighting for their own good. Next, Yang Huai obviously can't tell Ye Mingsheng so openly...
After being silent for a while, Yang Huai could only smile bitterly, then gave a long salute to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Master General Ye, I, Yang Huai, am loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Heaven and earth can learn from it. This is an extraordinary moment and an extraordinary move. Please forgive me, Chief Soldier Ye!"
"snort!"
Ye Mingsheng snorted coldly, and then said unceremoniously:
"I see, Commander Yang, you can't trust our Zhenwu Army. In this case, I will withdraw my troops now, and you can go to Sumugou to rescue your General Ping Kou!"
"Go quickly! If you go late, you won't be able to see your General Ping Kou!"
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's words and thinking about it for a moment, Yang Huai immediately bowed and asked very sincerely:
"General Ye, we have been blocked by these bandits in Qilipu for more than five days. We still don't know what the situation is like on the front line? I hope you will inform us!"
Seeing that Yang Huai had indeed fallen into the trap, Ye Mingsheng smiled slightly in his heart, but on the surface he still said with a straight face, pretending to be unhappy:
"Yang Huai, you seem to be an old soldier. Don't you have a clear idea of the situation?"
"Without your food supply, Baihu Mountain cannot be conquered for a long time. Ji Qiwei is already short of food and clothing. He has run out of ammunition and food and is forced to retreat. He wants to return to your side, but Sumugou is summoned by Zhen Sanshan in front of him. The bandits have taken over!"
"Baihu Mountain has sent tens of thousands of people to intercept from the front again. Now Ji Qiwei is trapped under Sumugou. He is attacked from both sides and is about to die. In order to survive, Ji Qiwei sent someone to send me a message and asked me to save him!
"Ye was going to give him a hand because we are all generals of the Zhou Dynasty, but it seems that there is no need for it now..."
Speaking of this, Ye Mingsheng glanced at Yang Huai's panicked expression and said deliberately:
"Okay, now that Commander Yang and your troops have been rescued by me, you can go to Sumugou to rescue your general Ping Kou. There is no need for me to bother you here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng ordered Ye Tie who was standing aside:
"Send the order and let all the ministries pack up and prepare to return to Fengzhou!"
"yes!"
Ye Tie also cooperated very well with Ye Mingsheng's acting. He nodded and walked outside the tent. Listening to the conversation between Ye Mingsheng and Ye Tie, Yang Huai's face changed several times. Just when Ye Tie was about to step on the next step When leaving the tent, Yang Huai said:
"Commander Ye, wait!"
After calling Ye Tie, Yang Huai immediately made a "pop" sound, knelt at Ye Mingsheng's feet and said:
"Being disrespectful to one's position is punishable by death. I ask Mr. Ye, for the sake of our colleagues in the Zhou Dynasty, to save our general!"
Although he didn't really believe in Ye Mingsheng, Yang Huai carefully thought about what Ye Mingsheng said and found that the logic of his statement was clear and in line with the direction of the development of the matter, so he did not dare to bet... ·
After all, if what Ye Mingsheng said is true, since the Sumugou gangsters can stop Ji Qiwei's army, their strength must be more than 10,000, and he only has more than 1,000 troops now, not to mention the baggage and food that need to be transported. Even if the whole army goes out to help Sumugou, it will still be like a mantis using its arms as a chariot, hitting rocks with eggs.
If we want to break through Sumugou and get Ji Qiwei out, we have to rely on the Fengzhou Army under Ye Mingsheng. Now if Ye Mingsheng escapes and Ji Qiwei and the 30,000 Liaoyang Army are wiped out, Yang Huai will It’s really a dead end!
Looking at Yang Huai who was kneeling on the ground with eyes full of pleading, Ye Mingsheng gave a fake sigh, spread his hands and pretended to be helpless and said:
"Commander Yang, I really want to save you, General Ji, but you have made it clear that you don't believe me, so what's the point of me being here? Isn't it annoying?"
Listening to what Ye Mingsheng said, Yang Huai still didn't know what Ye Mingsheng wanted. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but when he thought of Ji Qiwei's desperate situation, he hesitated. After a moment, Yang Huai's heart Finally making a decision, he gritted his teeth and said with great difficulty:
"As long as your Excellency is willing to rush to the aid of our general, I am willing to dedicate all the food, grass and baggage transported by my department to Your Excellency!"
Ye Mingsheng was also very happy to see that he could get these supplies without spending a single soldier. If there was a real sword-to-sword encounter, although Yang Huai's small number of troops would definitely not be his opponent, the fight would definitely consume some supplies.
And if Yang Huaining had set fire to the grain for the purpose of breaking the jade instead of the tiles, Ye Mingsheng might have fought this battle in vain and gained nothing...
So it’s better not to fight if you can!
Although the goal had been achieved, in order not to make Yang Huai suspicious, Ye Mingsheng refused several times. It was best after Yang Huai tried his best to persuade him that he reluctantly accepted the food and supplies.
"Commander Yang, don't worry, Ye will rescue your General Ping Kou from Sumugou even if he risks his life!" After taking Yang Huai's food and grass, Ye Mingsheng also waved his hand and assured Yang Huai very confidently. road:
Although it was very painful to dedicate so much food and supplies to Ye Mingsheng, but now hearing Ye Mingsheng's assurance, Yang Huai also felt some comfort in his heart. He also raised his hand to Ye Mingsheng very sincerely and said:
"This is a big thank you to Commander Ye for your kindness. Our General Ping Kou will definitely be grateful to you!"
"Easy to say! Easy to say!"
Ye Mingsheng put his hands on his hands and smiled. After speaking, he seemed to have remembered something and said:
"I wonder how many troops Commander Yang still has?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Yang Huai hesitated for a moment before choosing to speak truthfully:
"Report to General Ye, our battalion originally had more than 2,500 people. We have been trapped in Qilipu these days and suffered a lot of casualties. Now we still have 2,000 capable people..." ··”
When Ye Mingsheng heard this, a glint appeared in his eyes and he said:
"Although Ye is confident that he will be able to find General Ji, our Fengzhou Army is still outnumbered. In order to rescue General Ji faster, you should act together with our army. What do you think, Commander Yang?"
