Although Xu Kai's visit was a secret one, as the head of intelligence in the Qilu area, Feng Jin naturally knew about his movements and had been trying to figure out Xu Kai's purpose. However, he thought that the resources at hand were limited, so Feng Jin The investigation has not yielded any clues...
As a member of the Coordination Office, Feng Jin certainly thought about assassinating Xu Kai. In this way, no matter what Xu Kai and Cao Changping were talking about in secret, the death of Xu Kai would cause their talks to collapse, and it might even deepen. The rift between them.
However, Cao Changping certainly understood the importance of Xu Kai, so they provided Xu Kai with very strict protection. Not only did they arrange nearly a hundred soldiers to guard him at the Fushou Inn, but they also kept Xu Kai's meeting with Cao Changping strictly confidential. Give any opportunity you can take advantage of.
It is precisely because of this that Feng Jincai, who was afraid of alerting the enemy, never got the chance to assassinate Xu Kai. If Su Yi's idea was to kill Xu Kai, then Feng Jin would not spare his life for the sake of the overall situation. The day he was sent to Licheng He has already made plans to commit suicide!
Facing Feng Jin's inquiry, Su Yi shook her head and said:
"We'd better not come forward in this matter openly, and we're going to kill someone with a borrowed knife! I had someone reveal the news to Zeng Chao, making him think that Xu Kai's arrival was because Cao Changping wanted to make peace with Xu Zhaojie, and Zeng Chao's father and eldest brother Even though he died in the Battle of Huainan, he hated Xu Zhaojie deeply and always wanted to take revenge on Xu Zhaojie!"
"So the last thing he wants is for Cao Changping and Xu Zhaojie to make peace, and the most important thing is that Zeng Chao is Cao Changping's brother-in-law and has troops in Licheng. I have received news that he will lead the troops at the third watch tonight. The soldiers raided the Fushou Inn, but Zeng Chao’s soldiers only had a few dozen people, so they may not be able to kill Xu Kai..."
"So Feng Baihu, I need you to lead people to guard the perimeter. If Zeng Chao kills Xu Kai, that would be the best thing. You can lead people to withdraw safely. But if he can't kill Xu Kai, or The situation has reached a stalemate, then I need you, Feng Baihu, to fish in troubled waters. In short, I don’t want Xu Kai to see the sun tomorrow!"
At this point, Su Yi paused, and then added:
"Killing Xu Kai is the primary goal! Secondly, it is best to make it look like Zeng Chao did it and let him take the blame! If Cao Changping knows that we did it, things will become very troublesome!"
After listening to Su Yi's explanation, Feng Jin nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Director Su, I understand. Leave this matter to our brothers. Our brothers will definitely handle it for you!"
Feeling Feng Jin's firm eyes, Su Yi patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Take care of yourself!"
Hearing this, Feng Jin bowed his hands to Su Yi, and then quietly left and disappeared into the night. Looking at Feng Jin's leaving back, Su Yi silently prayed in her heart, hoping that he could imitate Ban Chao this time. all the best.
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Zhuo County, governor's seat
A battle status briefing meeting was being held in the conference room. Zhang Guangzhi, a young staff officer from the staff department, was briefing Ye Mingsheng, He Jingyun, and the generals in the camp on the latest battle situation on the front line.
"According to the latest battle situation on the front line, the First Army under Commander Yuan has occupied Moling County and is working hard to cut off the connection between Yujing and surrounding areas. Gao Zongchang is trying to summon troops from other areas of Hebei and Henan to support Yujing, but because With the Yecheng King's Shouye Division and Gaodingshan Division being annihilated, Gao Zongchang's control over other areas of Yujing has been greatly reduced!"
"In addition, the rebels under Feng Sanxi began to cause chaos in the vast rural areas of Hebei and Henan. They wiped out many landlords and gentry and restrained many heroic rural militia groups. As a result, there were only a few thousand people supporting Yujing. Even this number Most of the thousands of people were defeated by the First Army outside Yujing City, so there may only be a few hundred people who escaped into Yujing!"
"As for Fengqiu, Xu Zhaojie has personally led 20,000 Anqing troops into Hebei and Henan and is entrenched in Xiaohe Mountain. According to the intelligence from the Coordination Office, another 30,000 Anqing troops will enter into Hebei and Henan in the future. Guo The general is closely monitoring the enemy's movements, and will attack the enemy as soon as they leave Xiaohe Mountain!"
"Xu Zhaojie also sent someone to the Governor, and you sent a handwritten letter. The letter will be shipped to Zhuoxian soon. Judging from the current situation, Xu Zhaojie's large-scale interference in the situation in Hebei and Henan is a foregone conclusion, and General Guo has The new combat idea is to expand the battle situation. Since Xu Zhaojie can come to Hebei, our army can also give full play to the mobility advantage of our cavalry, take advantage of the opportunity and enter Anqing, turning Xu Zhaojie's old nest upside down... ··············”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all began to silently think about the pros and cons of Guo Zhiping's idea. At this moment, a guard walked into the conference room and handed Wang Xuecheng a note. Wang Xuecheng read it. He immediately looked shocked and did not dare to show any slightness. He walked directly to Ye Mingsheng, handed the note to Ye Mingsheng and whispered:
"Information sent from Director Su from Licheng!"
Looking at the content on the note, Ye Mingsheng showed a smile and said with emotion
"Xu Zhaojie is indeed Xu Zhaojie, he really did not disappoint me!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's emotion, He Jingyun and others looked at Ye Mingsheng with some curiosity, guessing what was written on the note.
Feeling the attention of everyone, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand to signal Wang Xuecheng and handed the note to He Jingyun. He Jingyun took the note and his expression changed immediately, and he said to Ye Mingsheng very seriously:
"Sir, I suggest that the 7th Division be withdrawn immediately! Your safety cannot be compromised!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded and said:
"Since Xu Zhaojie gave me such a big gift, wouldn't I be sorry if I didn't eat him? Let Zhang Meng lead his troops back and you should make some plans!"
"yes!"
Following Ye Mingsheng's order, He Jingyun immediately began to make arrangements. The first step was to order Zhang Meng's unit of the 7th Division, which had just entered the border of Henan Province yesterday, to withdraw to Zhuoxian within two days, otherwise military law would be engaged. !
The second department ordered the imposition of curfew and martial law in Zhuo County, and recruited all the surrounding township brave militia groups to enter Zhuo County to assist in defending the city. After completing these two steps in one go, He Jingyun disclosed the war situation to all staff members of the General Staff... ················
Cao Changping was very angry about the Fengwu Army's southward invasion of Hebei and Yu. He knew that after the Fengwu Army captured Hebei and Yu, the next target would most likely be him. However, in the face of Gao Zongchang's help, as a member of the Jiyu Cao Changping, the manager of the strategy, knew that he did not have the ability to resist the Fengwu army. If he rashly stood up for Gao Zongchang, he would be in trouble and lure the Fengwu army over.
Therefore, under the various benefits promised by Fengwu Army and the dissuasion of his subordinates, Cao Changping finally chose to acquiesce, placing his hope on Fengwu Army keeping its promise and turning its strategy, stopping its march southward and moving westward, making him become the center between Fengwu Army and Xu Zhaojie. buffer zone.
Although he hoped so, under the strong force of the Fengwu Army, Cao Changping was still having trouble sleeping and eating. At this time, Xu Zhaojie noticed the changes in Cao Changping's heart and sent his cousin Xu Kai to visit Cao Changping and proposed a fatal plan. .
The specific content of this plan is that Xu Zhaojie personally leads an army to appear in the southeast of Hebei and Henan, posing as if he wants to fight Ye Mingsheng in a decisive battle in Hebei and Henan, thus attracting Ye Mingsheng's attention to him.
At this time, Xu Zhaojie's favorite general Dong Cheng will lead 5,000 Anqing Army cavalry. They will secretly trigger from Suzhou, pass through Teng County in Qilu, and the surrounding areas of Yicheng, and attack for 800 miles straight to Zhuo County. The primary target is It is Ye Mingsheng himself who is currently in charge of Zhuoxian County. His secondary goal is to destroy all the supplies gathered by the Fengwu Army in Zhuoxian County, and what Cao Changping has to do is to withdraw all the Qi troops along the way... ·············
It has to be said that Xu Zhaojie's move was really accurate and ruthless. He wanted to completely destroy the Fengwu Army regime in one fell swoop. He knew very well that although Ye Mingsheng had Ye Jingren as his successor, after all, Ye Jingren was too young to take power, and Ye Mingsheng In order to ease the class contradictions under his rule, strengthen his power and expand fiscal revenue, he almost imposed high-pressure rule on the privileged class headed by the wealthy families under his rule.
This kind of high-pressure rule was naturally no problem when Ye Mingsheng was alive. Ye Mingsheng firmly controlled the military power and had great prestige among the people. Whoever said that if he didn't say anything, his family would be confiscated and his family exterminated tomorrow, at least on the surface, in Youyan Liaoyang No one in the world dared to confront Ye Mingsheng.
But as long as Ye Mingsheng dies, no one in the Fengwu Army will be able to stand up and have enough prestige and ability to balance the interests of all parties in the Fengwu Army. Those wealthy families suppressed by Ye Mingsheng will definitely want to counterattack. Therefore, there is no doubt that the Fengwu Army, which seems to be arrogant and aggressive now, will fall into a state of fragmentation.
Of course, even if Ye Mingsheng is lucky enough to escape, you must know that Zhuoxian County is the logistics center of the Fengwu Army in the Hebei-Henan war situation. A large amount of materials shipped from Youyan and Liaoyang are gathered here, and then sent by It's shipped to Jiyu here.
Originally, this move south to devour Hebei and Henan was not part of the Fengwu Army's plan. It was a war decided by Ye Mingsheng because he wanted to seize the strategic opportunity. Although the Fengwu Army's finances have been able to improve under the series of reforms implemented by Ye Mingsheng. A substantial increase······················
However, because of Ye Mingsheng's continuous export of wars, the finances have not saved much money and food. This time he went south to devour Hebei and Henan, and he financially supported it with gritted teeth. Therefore, as long as the Fengwu army supplies in Zhuoxian County are destroyed, then The Fengwu Army will inevitably be unable to gather enough logistical supplies in a short period of time, and the war in Hebei and Yu will inevitably be unsustainable. As a result, the 100,000-strong army will be forced to retreat.
After missing this opportunity, Ye Mingsheng wanted to launch a battle south, but he didn't know when it would happen. Xu Zhaojie bought himself time to take Huainan.
Although Ye Mingsheng was talking and laughing calmly in front of everyone just now, as if nothing happened, in fact he was pretending.
Ye Mingsheng was a little scared when he heard about the surprise attack on Zhuoxian by 5,000 Anqing Army cavalry. After all, in order to capture Jiyu as soon as possible and avoid turning the war into a protracted war of attrition, he excepted Lin Huaiwu's Second Army. In addition to staying in Yunbin, guarding Shangguan Hongyuan, and leaving troops in Yi Jing for defense, they have devoted all their troops to the battle in Jiyu as much as possible, just to end the battle in Jiyu as soon as possible. Reduce financial expenses and burdens.
So now in Zhuoxian County, in addition to the Township Yong Militia, the Fengwu Army's regular troops only have a thousand personal guard battalions brought by Ye Mingsheng, and a thousand-man Zhuoxian City Defense Battalion. If the news had not been received now, they could have taken action in advance. Preparation work, but really without any preparation, suddenly attacked by five thousand Anqing elite cavalry, the consequences can be said to be unimaginable!
It has to be said that Xu Zhaojie's abacus was based on fear, and he calculated it to the core. However, he never thought that Bai Mi Yishu would leak the news. In this way, the five thousand cavalry who had lost their suddenness would be From the sharp knife that killed Ye Mingsheng, it became a delicious meal served in front of Ye Mingsheng...
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Yijing, Governor's Mansion
The Great Zhou Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. Both in the court and among the people, filial piety was highly valued. There was also a rule in the Ye Family Governor's Mansion, that is, every ten days, under the organization of An Miaoyi, the female relatives from all walks of life would come. Meeting Ye Cui in person shows his filial piety.
There is no fixed content in this regular meeting. Usually, we accompany Ye Cui to talk, eat, watch movies and go to the garden. Or because Ye Cui believes in Buddhism, we accompany Ye Cui to recite Buddhist scriptures. There is no time. Quantity, half an hour if fast, one morning if long. People like An Miaoyi and Jinyu who are very popular with the old lady may stay with the old lady for a longer time.
Regarding the women around Ye Mingsheng, Ye Cui's preferences are actually very simple. Because they are both from aristocratic families, she will look down upon someone like An Miaoyi who is from a powerful family and has an innocent background. There are also people like Jinyu. She will also like to take care of her very much.
And people like Bai Yuanyuan, Pei Zhixiu, and Shen Yutong are not very popular, and their attitude will be a little indifferent. However, Mrs. Ye Cui is not a mean person. Although she doesn't like you, she will not embarrass you or intentionally embarrass you. .
Based on this principle, Murong Qingwu, who was born in a top family in the Zhou Dynasty and was known as the most talented woman in the world, was naturally liked by Ye Cui. Of course, considering An Miaoyi's feelings, Ye Cui did not treat Murong Qingwu. Qingwu is too enthusiastic···················
