In Guangning Mansion, in the Cui family ancestral hall, more than ten important figures of the Cui family were all seated.
Cui Shao, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at the people below. When he saw that everyone was almost here, he slightly nodded and said lightly:
"Cui Guang, please introduce the situation outside to everyone!"
After hearing Cui Shao's instructions, Cui Guang, who was sitting at the end of the crowd, stood up from his chair and began to say:
"According to the information we have received before, Song Wenhui originally planned to issue a memorandum today to punish the bandits, listing the eight major crimes of the Zhenwu Army, forcibly recruiting migrant workers, preying on the common people, and colluding with bandits, so as to send troops to suppress the Zhenwu Army."
""But because Ji Qiwei was defeated by Zhensanshan in Posuo Mansion, Song Wenhui's military advantage was reduced a lot, so Song Wenhui could only delay the attack now. "
"As for the Zhenwu Army, it is very peaceful now. Under the command of Wang Muzhi, the 40,000-strong army relies on Fu'an County and other cities to set up defenses in the hills. Judging from the information reported by the spies, Wang Muzhi's arrangement can be said to be watertight, that is, 100,000 If the army comes to attack, we can hold it for at least half a month..."
At this point, Cui Guang paused for a moment, and then continued with some complexity:
"The most complicated situation right now and the biggest change is in the Whispering Mansion!"
Hearing what Cui Guang said, everyone in the ancestral hall looked at him with doubts and curiosity. They all knew that Ji Qiwei was forced to retreat from Zhen Sanshan. Logically speaking, Ji Qiwei, who suffered heavy losses, must be After leading the troops to withdraw, the situation in the Whistle Mansion can be said to be the clearest. How come Cui Guang turned it into the most complicated?
Feeling the attention of everyone, Cui Guang said directly without any further pretense:
"Ye Mingsheng has been coveting the Posu Mansion for a long time. He joined forces with the cannon leader Jiang Chong who betrayed Zhen Sanshan. Three days ago, Ye Mingsheng led 10,000 Fengzhou troops to attack the Lu Zhan'ao tribe under Zhen Sanshan!"
"Lu Zhan'ao and the others were beaten by the Fengzhou Army and lost their armor. They suffered heavy losses and only had a few thousand remnants left. And that Jiang Chong also attacked Baihu Mountain and almost killed Zhensan Mountain directly."
"In just these two days, after a short rest, the Fengzhou Army moved forward and has now reached the foot of Baihu Mountain. Moreover, Ye Mingsheng also killed Jiang Chong's troops. Now his total strength is estimated to be nearly 20,000. people!"
As soon as this news came out, it can be said that it caused an explosive atmosphere in the Cui family ancestral hall. All the important figures in the Cui family were talking in disbelief.
"This is impossible! Ji Qiwei, known as the most powerful general in Liaoyang, led 30,000 troops to clear out the three mountains of the town, but they were all beaten into the shape of a bear. How could Ye Mingsheng, a little kid with barely even hair, be like this? sharp!"
"That's right! That's right! There are 40,000 people in Lu Zhan'ao, and only 10,000 people in Ye Mingsheng. And they are in Posuo Mansion. Cui Guang, who did you let to deceive you?"
"Ye Mingsheng used some tricks to wipe out Wang Lao Guangzi last time! But compared with Wang Lao Guangzi and He Zhen Sanshan, they are in the sky and on the ground. With just the few men under Ye Mingsheng, they want to surround Baihu Mountain unless the sun comes out from the west! "
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Cui Guang smiled bitterly as he listened to the comments from everyone around him, but there was no surprise at all!
When he first got this news from his spies, just like these people now, they all thought it was false news. How could Ye Mingsheng defeat Zhensanshan, which had been entrenched in Liaoyang for decades?
But when several other news channels under his command also reported the news at the same time, he realized that this seemingly impossible thing had actually happened!
Ye Mingsheng not only defeated Zhensanshan, but also surrounded Baihu Mountain. The situation Zhensanshan is facing now can be described as precarious. It is not an exaggeration to say it!
Cui Guang bowed his hands to the brothers and uncles around him, and said with a wry smile:
"This news will spread throughout Liaoyang in the next few days. If you don't believe it now, you can tell the truth for yourself in a few days!"
Although they still couldn't believe the news, seeing that Cui Guang had spoken out, some people in the ancestral hall began to realize that the news might be true... ·
For a moment, the entire ancestral hall fell into silence. After a while, everyone's eyes were unanimously focused on Cui Shao.
As the head of the family, Cui Shao enjoys high prestige in the family. He is the backbone of the entire Cui family and the most indispensable person in the family. At times like this, it is exactly the time for the head of the family to step forward and lead the way for the family. Idea time!
Facing everyone's gaze, Cui Shao said calmly:
"It's true! The government has also received news that Ye Mingsheng defeated the three mountains and wiped out tens of thousands of enemies. Now this big bandit leader only has a few thousand remnants left to guard Baihu Mountain!"
The matter was confirmed from Cui Shao's mouth, and no one in the ancestral hall doubted the authenticity of the matter. Those who had just vowed and made sarcastic remarks suddenly felt their faces burning, and they all closed their mouths in embarrassment, wishing they could Find a crack in the ground and crawl in...
Cui Zibo, who was sitting at the end, looked at the admiring expressions of his father and uncles around him. His heart was filled with uncontrollable envy and jealousy, as well as a trace of confusion.
As a child of an aristocratic family and the future successor of the Cui family, Cui Zibo has his own pride deep in his heart. He has always been clean and self-sufficient since he was a child, studying hard and being strict with himself, hoping to be recognized and praised by his father Cui Shao.
But for his efforts, Cui Shao either turned a blind eye or nodded lightly, and only said "not bad" a few times.
However, what he had worked so hard to get was what Ye Mingsheng had at his fingertips. Cui Zibo clearly remembered that every time Cui Shao mentioned Ye Mingsheng, he had this kind of admiration in his eyes, as if Ye Mingsheng was his biological child. Like a son!
Cui Zibo asked himself that he was by no means a narrow-minded person. If it was just these, he could endure it!
But what he couldn't accept was that the dream lover he had been thinking about since he was a child was about to fall into Ye Mingsheng's arms and make love to him...
Although the last conversation with Cui Shao gave Cui Zibo a new understanding of Ye Mingsheng and An Miaoyi, he didn't care about it.
Before today, he still stubbornly believed that Cui Zibo just didn't have a chance. If he were in Ye Mingsheng's position, he could do better than Ye Mingsheng.
However, now that he learned that the big bandit leader Zhen Sanshan, whom Song Wenhui could do nothing about, was beaten to a pulp by Ye Mingsheng, Cui Zibo couldn't help but ask himself, could he defeat Zhen Sanshan with 10,000 troops?
Although he was very reluctant to admit it, the remaining reason in Cui Zibo's heart told him that he could not do this...
After realizing that he might not be as good as Ye Mingsheng, Cui Zibo's inner defenses were on the verge of collapse, and he felt as if he had lost his spirit!
At this time, Cui Shao did not notice his son's inner activities. He ordered everyone:
"Prepare 10,000 taels of silver and 50,000 shi of grain and send them quietly to Fengzhou in the next few days!"
"Now that Ye Mingsheng has shown his strength, we should also show our strength. After winning the third mountain in the town, Ye Mingsheng will be qualified to cooperate with our Cui family!"
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In the city of Changqing Mansion, Shen Jianzhong and Chen Dechang fell into silence when looking at the information just sent by the spies.
After a moment, the two men looked at each other, both seeing the regret in each other's eyes.
"Damn it! Why did Ye Mingsheng, a wolf cub, catch up with all the good things?"
Chen Dechang cursed angrily. As an old warrior who has been on the battlefield for decades, he can naturally see that the reason why Ye Mingsheng was able to achieve such a rapid victory this time was largely due to his possession of the snipe and clam. The advantage of fighting for the fisherman's profit is to choose the right time to take action.
If we had taken action one day earlier or one day later, we would not have achieved such good results...
Remembering that he personally promoted Ye Mingsheng in Luo'an and sent him so much money, food and supplies, Chen Dechang couldn't help but said with a melancholy expression:
"Master Shen, do you think we are raising a tiger to make trouble?"
Shen Jianzhong hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but finally nodded and admitted the fact.
Seeing Chen Dechang's somewhat lonely look, Shen Jianzhong couldn't help but comfort him:
"Master Chen, when things have developed to this point, Ye Mingsheng has indeed become a scourge, but as long as we get through this difficulty, we will have a chance to deal with Ye Mingsheng with our own hands!"
Hearing what Shen Jianzhong said, Chen Dechang's face suddenly looked better, and he asked Shen Jianzhong:
"How are your arrangements going?"
Shen Jianzhong heard this and said: "Everything is ready, all we need is Dongfeng. Everything is going according to plan. As long as Song Wenhui dares to take action, he will never come back!"
Seeing Shen Jianzhong's confident look, Chen Dechang was also infected by him, and his mood gradually relaxed. After thinking about it, he still said with some worry:
"Master Shen, although dealing with Song Wenhui is our top priority now, the wolf cub Ye Mingsheng is developing too fast. If we let him continue to develop like this, even if we kill Song Wenhui, it will be difficult to deal with him then. , not to mention that the relationship between him and the Cui family has always been ambiguous..."
"So Mr. Shen, your Supervision Department must find a way to contain Ye Mingsheng, and we can't let him continue to grow like this."
Shen Jianzhong looked solemn when he heard this and said in a deep voice:
"I understand your instructions, Lord Marquis, and I will make arrangements soon!"
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Ye Mingsheng, who didn't know at this time that he had been targeted, was looking at the giant thing in front of him at the foot of Baihu Mountain.
The White Tiger Mountain is not a famous river in the entire territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Compared with the famous mountains like Mount Tai, the White Tiger Mountain is a small mountain at best...
However, more than 70% of the entire area of Liaoyang is a plain, so the dwarfs are taller, and the lame are generals. Therefore, Baihu Mountain is considered a high mountain in the entire Liaoyang area!
Since the founding of Ye Mingsheng, the Fengzhou Army has fought many battles, large and small, but it has never fought a critical battle. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng must study carefully how to capture Baihu Mountain.
He had received the news. Just as he thought, after Ji Qiwei suffered a disastrous defeat, Song Wenhui had ordered Ji Qiwei to withdraw in order to maintain his superior strength against the Zhenwu Army, and Sun Dahai's group of gangsters also consciously Not getting much benefit, they withdrew from Posuo Mansion and returned to their home base of Lelang Mansion.
This also means that among the military forces of Posuo Mansion, only Ye Mingsheng's Fengzhou Army and the bandit armed forces of Sanshan are left!
So now that he has captured Baihu Mountain and killed the Zhensan Mountain inside, Ye Mingsheng has completed the feat of swallowing up whales and became the master of the Posuo Mansion, occupying one of the six mansions in Liaoyang... ····
Listening to the familiar footsteps behind him, Ye Mingsheng didn't look back and asked directly:
"How are things going?"
"It's been done. Only a thousand men were left for Jiang Chong, and he was supplemented by a thousand men from the surrendered bandits under Zhen Sanshan. As for the cavalry under his command, all the troops have been supplemented by Ye!" Iron replied:
Although Jiang Chong was forced to surrender under Ye Mingsheng's threat, he hoped that Ye Mingsheng could retain his own troops. But how could Ye Mingsheng, who had long known that he was rebellious, give him this opportunity?
After recruiting Jiang Chong, Ye Mingsheng split and reorganized his subordinates. The generals under his command were drooling over Jiang Chong's cavalry... ····
Liaoyang Plains are mostly populated. Under such terrain conditions, the combat effectiveness of cavalry is far greater than that of infantry. Therefore, every general is eager to have a cavalry unit under his command. Everyone is open to cavalry, the more the better!
Because the number of war horses is very small, Ye Mingsheng uses high-quality steel on the blade in order to concentrate his strength on big things. Therefore, except for a few senior generals under his command, he can have a group of mounts for transportation. All other war horses are concentrated for use. Guo Zhiping's cavalry camp.
Under Ye Mingsheng's order, although the generals coveted Guo Zhiping's cavalry troops, they had no choice but to drool silently in secret.
This time, almost all the generals found Ye Mingsheng during the forced landing in Jiang Chong. They hoped that Ye Mingsheng could distribute the surrendered cavalry to everyone, so that everyone would have a cavalry unit under their command. Ye Mingsheng naturally responded to everyone's thoughts. It is a flow of good deeds that satisfies everyone's wishes.
