"Admiral Ye, you ignored the good relationship between the two families and brazenly led the Fengwu army to launch a sneak attack in the face of the world's disapproval on the day of Chinese New Year. This is a betrayal of justice and the outrage of both the gods and the people.············· ··”
"My lord Zhao Fuqu has been in Youyan for twelve years. He has repeatedly defeated the attempts of the Luobi people to go south and defended the rivers and mountains of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so that the people of Youyan can live and work in peace and contentment without being invaded by foreigners. When I mention my lord in Youyan, all the people I sincerely praise you, this is what people want!"
'However, Governor Ye, although you took advantage of the opportunity to surround Yijing with a sneak attack, it will not be long before people turn against you and others. When our lord leads the army to join forces, you and others will be defeated like a mountain! '
Sun Zhunde's words caused everyone present to look at each other angrily except Ye Mingsheng. However, this person was worthy of being one of Youyan's most senior officials. His expression remained unchanged and he continued to speak happily and fearlessly. Seeing Sun Zhunde As if he wanted to tell himself a story about ten victories and ten defeats, Ye Mingsheng was too lazy to listen to all the nonsense he said, so he waved his hand to interrupt Sun Zhunde and said lightly:
"Mr. Sun, you said that Governor Zhao resisted Luo Bei and defended the mountains and rivers in the north. I admit that Governor Zhao did a very good job in this regard, but you have to say what the people want, and you sincerely praise him? If you can't say this, you don't need to say it to others. Just ask Mr. Sun, do you believe it yourself?"
Ye Mingsheng's words directly hit Sun Zhunde's core, causing Sun Zhunde's face to change slightly. Although he subconsciously wanted to nod in affirmation, feeling Ye Mingsheng's sharp eyes, his conscience He is allowed to do so...
As Ye Mingsheng said, Zhao Fuqu, as a governor who has worked hard from the army to today, is indeed a strong military man. In the years he has been in charge of Youyan, the Luobei people have never taken advantage of him. , at most it was because the grassland was really freezing that I dared to risk going south to make a fortune.
Although there is no Luobi people's invasion, it does not mean that the people of Youyan live a good life. Zhao Fuqu's achievement of rejecting the Luobi people in the north is undeniable because of his personal factors, but this is indeed based on Youyan. The Yan people's hard work goes beyond the effort!
In order to prevent the Luobei people from invading south, Zhao Fuqu has been improving the Great Wall in Youyan and building various city fortresses in Youyan. This has also resulted in heavy labor for every household in Youyan, and many people die every year due to labor. Ordinary people at least have four digits.
In addition to labor, Zhao Fuqu also engaged in military warfare. As a province of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the total population of Youyan was only more than 900,000, and the standing army of the Yan army remained at more than 100,000 people all year round, which is equivalent to one soldier for every eight common people. , not to mention that these soldiers are young and middle-aged people who are the main force of productive labor.
All these young and middle-aged people have gone to serve as soldiers, which means that the heavy farm work must be done by the elderly, women and even children. This makes the people miserable... ····
Although Youyan's labor service was heavy and military, after all, it was to defend the Luo Bei people and protect the entire Youyan people from being invaded, so Zhao Fuqu still had an excuse on this point!
What Zhao Fuqu really did wrong was that he was so ecstatic about his achievements and liked extravagance that he built his governor's palaces in various places in Youyan, imitating the emperor's palaces. Each of these palaces occupied a huge area and was built to be majestic and magnificent.
There is no doubt that these beautiful buildings require local people to work hard and free of charge to build them. Therefore, these beautiful governor's palaces can be said to be a big mountain weighing on the heads of the local people. The people can't breathe!
As the saying goes, what goes up leads to deeds. Zhao Fuqu, the Zhao family around him, and the senior officials of the Yan Army are all greedy and greedy. They try their best to squeeze the people at the bottom, and they can't wait to squeeze out the last of their oil and water. In the past, when Shangguan Hongyuan was at the height of his power, in order not to give Shangguan Hongyuan an excuse to deal with himself, Zhao Fuqu could exercise some restraint and not dare to exploit him too much.
However, as Shangguan Hongyuan stepped down from the altar, Zhao Fuqu saw the possibility of competing in the world. This also allowed Zhao Fuqu to let himself go even more, and desperately expanded his army to prepare for war, placing these heavy burdens on the heads of the people, allowing Zhao Fuqu to The people of Youyan are breathless, and there are countless poor people who sell their children and daughters to pay taxes...
In the past two years, peasant uprisings have occurred one after another in various parts of Youyan, but Zhao Fuqu's tactics are indeed tough and iron-blooded, and they were suppressed forcefully every time. However, no matter how tough and iron-blooded Zhao Fuqu's tactics are, the people who cannot survive will revolt. The sound still keeps coming!
Since the Fengwu Army entered the pass this time, the people of Youyan, after waiting and watching at the beginning, felt the strict discipline of the Fengwu Army, as well as Ye Mingsheng's love for the people and his political views for the world. , welcome Master Wang!
Looking at Sun Zhunde who fell into silence, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
"Mr. Sun, we all know that Yi Jing won't be able to defend him for much longer, so you go back and tell Zhao Jian'an that if he is willing to hand over Yi Jing peacefully, I, Mr. Ye, can protect his life and property from infringement as a personal guarantee. Even if he wants, he can lead the remaining Yan troops in the city to leave, and I will never embarrass them!"
"But if he insists on going his own way, insisting on using his mantis arm as a chariot to hit rocks with eggs, the day when Yijing City is destroyed will be the day when he, Zhao Jian'an, dies..."
After speaking, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand, and Qi Dechao invited Sun Zhunde out with a cold face.
After experiencing what happened with Sun Zhunde, Ye Mingsheng was ready to rest, but as soon as he put out the light on the bed and went downstairs, there was another rush of footsteps outside the tent, and Qi Dechao's voice sounded again. stand up.
"My lord, are you asleep?"
Although he didn't know what happened again, Ye Mingsheng knew that he had put out all the lights, and Qi Dechao also asked him that what happened must be serious, so he cheered up, got up from the bed and ordered:
"Come in and report!"
"yes!"
After entering the tent and not waiting for Ye Mingsheng to ask, Qi Dechao said straightforwardly:
"My lord, Zhuo County has urgently reported that Zhao Yong has sent five thousand cavalry to help Yi Jing. However, they did not go through Guangzong County, but bypassed Guangzong County and took the Liucheng Township road!"
"In addition, Zhao Yong has also recruited young and strong troops to prepare for war in the past few days. The number of troops under his command has expanded to more than 30,000. Judging from all his movements, he will send troops to help Yi Jing today... ············”
Listening to Qi Dechao's words, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. He expected that Zhao Yong would send troops to help Yi Jing. Although there was a deep conflict between him and Zhao Jian'an, since Zhao Fuqu was able to guard him On one side, it means that this person's overall view is not that bad, and he can sit back and watch as he captures Yi Jing and refuses to save Zhao Jianan!
However, he did not go to the nearest Guangzong County, but took a long detour to Liucheng Township. This was beyond the staff's prior war deduction!
"How many days have Zhao Yong's cavalry been gone?" Ye Mingsheng asked while asking the guards to wash him a towel:
Qi Dechao thought for a moment and replied:
"Three days ago!"
Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard this, then took the hot towel from the guard and wiped his face. After feeling refreshed, he ordered Qi Dechao:
"Notify several generals of this matter and tell them that after a stick of incense, a military meeting will be held and everyone must be present!"
"yes!"
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In the camp, Ye Mingsheng looked around at the generals present and said:
"Everyone knows what happened, let's talk about what you think!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, the generals seemed to be very cautious. No one answered first. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to Guo Zhiping. The initial task given by the staff to Guo Zhiping's third division was to occupy Guangzong County. To prevent Zhao Yong from supporting Yi Jing, the Fengwu Army soldiers and horses currently near Guangzong County are also under Guo Zhiping.
In addition, it is reported that Zhao Yong's troops supporting Yi Jing are five thousand cavalry, and the most experienced person in the Fengwu Army in commanding cavalry operations is Guo Zhiping. Therefore, Guo Zhiping should be the first to bear the brunt of this problem and has no shirk of responsibility... ········
Feeling Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Guo Zhiping was not modest and stood up directly and said:
"I'm telling you, sir, although it takes nearly three hundred miles to go from Liucheng Township than from Guangzong County, the terrain in Liucheng Township is very flat, and the cavalry can gallop all the way to Yijing City."
"According to the news, Zhao Yong's cavalry has been walking for three days now. I guess that in two to three days, the five thousand cavalry sent by Zhao Yong will be able to reach Yijing City!"
As soon as Guo Zhiping said this, the generals in the camp seemed a little surprised. Lin Huaiwu, who was sitting aside, hesitated and questioned:
"General Guo, I know you are an expert in cavalry warfare, but the road from Zhuoxian County to Yijing via Liucheng Township is nearly six hundred miles! Traveling nearly one hundred miles a day is a bit too exaggerated, isn't it? "
Facing Lin Huaiwu's inquiry, Guo Zhiping shook his head and said:
"The cavalry under Zhao Yong are all the most elite Youyan iron cavalry of the Yan army. Their horses are all the best grassland horses. They are not inferior to the Luobi people on the grassland. They can travel day and night with one person and two horses with light equipment. They can do it day and night." A journey of a hundred miles·············"
After listening to Guo Zhiping's words, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a moment and asked Guo Zhiping:
"How many miles can our cavalry travel in a day at the fastest speed?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's question, Guo Zhiping hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth and said with some shame:
"Let me tell you, your lord, although our army can also have one person and two horses, in terms of the breed of horses, it is still not as good as Youyan's cavalry. In addition, the combat quality of our cavalry is also worse than that of Youyan's cavalry. Therefore, our army The fastest speed of the cavalry is about sixty or seventy miles a day!"
"But now our army has been equipped with carbines, so although our army's marching speed is not as fast as Youyan's cavalry, our army is not afraid of Youyan's cavalry in frontal combat!"
After getting this answer, Ye Mingsheng was a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything. After all, Youyan Cavalry can be said to be the best cavalry in the Zhou Dynasty. It was Zhao Fuqu's painstaking effort for more than ten years and countless money and food to build the ace force. , has been Zhao Fuqu’s darling with outstanding military exploits since the formation of the army. It is no worse than Longxiang’s during the heyday of the Forbidden Army. The two armies of iron and cavalry...
As for Ye Mingsheng's cavalry unit, it was only established a little more than a year ago. There are still many gaps between the two sides. Guo Zhiping's ability to bring the cavalry unit to this level is already very commendable!
Ye Mingsheng nodded at Guo Zhiping and told him to continue. Seeing this, Guo Zhiping continued his analysis:
"Although Youyan Iron Cavalry is very powerful, they are still human beings after all. After experiencing such a high-intensity march, they will be very tired. Moreover, with the size of the opponent's five thousand people, it is almost impossible to stop our army from attacking the city. The most possible possibility is to harass our army's rear and delay our army's offensive against Yi Jing. It also has a symbolic meaning, telling Yi Jing's enemy reinforcements have arrived and that they are not fighting alone to boost the morale of the enemy troops in Yi Jing City! "
"The areas around Yijing are all plains, which are very suitable for cavalry operations. Under such circumstances, the enemy should use the tactic of shooting to change places. They will never get entangled with our army and try to contain our army's strength as much as possible. Under such circumstances, the best way to deal with the cavalry is the cavalry!”
"My third division has 7,000 cavalry, General Yuan's first division has 2,000 cavalry, and General Lin's second division has 1,000 cavalry. A total of 10,000 cavalry, but because of the previous defense against Zhao Yong We sent 5,000 cavalry to Guangzong County for support. Now it will take about four or five days to return from Guangzong County..."
Although Guo Zhiping did not say what his countermeasures were, Ye Mingsheng had already heard his thoughts. Guo Zhiping wanted to concentrate all the cavalry forces to surround and annihilate the five thousand Youyan cavalry.
Just when Ye Mingsheng was about to ask other people for their opinions, Yuan Song, who had been bowing his head and thinking silently, raised his head and said as if something suddenly occurred to him:
"The cavalry from Guangzong County cannot be transferred back!"
Hearing Yuan Song's decisive answer, Ye Mingsheng and the generals were a little surprised. At this moment, Yuan Song walked up to the sand table in the middle of the tent, pointed to the coordinates of Guangzong County on the sand table and introduced:
"Sir, Zhao Yong's move of sending cavalry to Liucheng Township is actually a drunkard's intention. What he wants is for our cavalry to be transferred back to Guangzong County to concentrate on encircling and suppressing these five thousand Youyan cavalry to attract our army. Attention, as a result, Guangzong County does not have the five thousand cavalry, and only three thousand of our troops are left in the county!"
"And Zhao Yong now has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. It is difficult for our army in Guangzong County to stop Zhao Yong's army. Once Guangzong County falls, Zhao Yong can lead his army directly to Yijing City... ········”
