Just when Ye Mingsheng was thinking secretly, there was a rush of footsteps outside his study. Ye Mingsheng immediately looked up and saw Ye Cheng walking into the study and reporting to Ye Mingsheng very seriously:
"Sir, Director Huo of the Coordination Office has important military information to ask for a meeting..."
Hearing the words "important military information", Ye Mingsheng's expression became serious. Although he didn't know what Huo San wanted to report, if he remembered correctly, Huo San went to Jinzhong on a business trip a few days ago. Inspect the intelligence network of the Coordination Office in the Yunbin area to prepare for intelligence work in next year's war.
According to Huo San's previous work arrangement, Huo San's trip would take ten days including the round trip. However, Huo San's coming back in such a hurry now is enough to show that the situation has changed a lot. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng nodded directly. He opened his mouth and said:
"Let Huo San come in!"
"yes!"
Huo San, who looked tired after a cup of tea, appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng. After bowing to Ye Mingsheng, he said directly:
"According to the secret report of our army in Luo'an, Shangguan Hongyuan plans to give up his position as Minister of Civil Affairs. Murong Lun will take over as Minister of Civil Affairs. Murong Lun will also enter the cabinet of the Luo'an court. As for Murong Shangguan Hongyuan will clear Murong Lun's life in the name of the little emperor during Murong Lun's imperial tour to the south!"
Hearing what Huo San said, Ye Mingsheng had some surprise in his eyes. The Southern Patrol Court was destroyed, and Murong Lun returned to serve as an official in the Luo'an Court. This was within Ye Mingsheng's expectation, but he held such an important position as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. , it was still beyond Ye Mingsheng’s expectation························
You must know that although Murong Lun is very famous in a powerful family, has a good reputation, and is known as a modest gentleman, but he is a surrendered minister. How can this old guy like Shangguan Hongyuan believe in Murong Lun so much?
Seeing the doubtful look on Ye Mingsheng's face, Huo San seemed to understand what Ye Mingsheng was thinking, and immediately explained:
"The secret stake also sent news that the Luo'an court will soon declare our army as a traitor in the name of the emperor and call on people of insight from all over the Zhou Dynasty to fight against our army. After Xu Zhaojie captured Huainan, Shangguan Hongyuan They have been sending envoys to contact him, and the two sides have basically reached an agreement. Xu Zhaojie will recognize the Luo'an court, and the Luo'an court will also appoint Xu Zhaojie as the governor of Huai'an, commander of the Zhennan Army, and Sannan in the name of the little emperor. Inspector!"
"And Murong Lun is also preparing to respond to Shangguan Hongyuan's call and prepare to remove Murong Chief Envoy's family, as well as Murong Hui, who has served as Chief Secretary in our army, from the family genealogy!"
"The Luoan court and the Kipchak Khanate are secretly negotiating a peace treaty. The general content of the treaty is that the two sides agreed to only retain a small number of troops at the border to strengthen mutual trade between the two sides. It is reported that the negotiations began at the beginning of this year, but recently there have been concerns over tax issues. There are huge differences in the negotiations, leading to a deadlock in the negotiations, but there is news that Luoan is likely to make concessions in order to advance the negotiations!"
"In addition, Luo'an will soon send an additional 30,000 troops to Jinyang. These additional troops and horses will be equipped with Luo'an's newly developed Shenwu blunderbuss and Zhengdong cannon. After obtaining these troops and horses, Yun and Commander-in-Chief Feng Han It is very likely that we will launch a probing attack on Jinzhong, which is controlled by our army, to test the reality of our army in the Yunbin area... "
Although Huo San didn't say much about these five things, the amount of information was very huge. After hearing what he said, Ye Mingsheng's usually calm expression couldn't help but become a little more exciting, but Ye Mingsheng soon recovered. He became normal and fell into deep thinking!
Because they had long realized that the Yunbin battle with Shangguan Hongyuan was inevitable, under the leadership of Ye Mingsheng, the top brass of the Fengwu Army had already made various plans in advance, and among these plans, in addition to military Apart from the struggle, the most important thing is to guard against the public opinion offensive launched by Shangguan Hongyuan.
Although with the continuous turmoil in recent years, the big ship of Da Zhou, which has been traveling for three hundred years, is full of holes. It was only the last huge wave that completely smashed it to pieces. But before it was sunk by the huge wave, This giant ship still has a great influence and can affect the judgment of many people. Therefore, with the little emperor and those important ministers in hand, Shangguan Hongyuan still has a great advantage in public opinion. In the war with the Fengwu Army, Shangguan Hongyuan still had a great advantage in public opinion. Hongyuan will definitely maximize this advantage in public opinion.
Therefore, in order to withstand Shangguan Hongyuan's series of offensives, the top brass of the Fengwu Army also prepared a series of things to take precautions. Originally, the top brass of the Fengwu Army, including Ye Mingsheng, generally believed that the Luo'an court led by Shangguan Hongyuan was The internal integration should be completed before targeting the Fengwu Army. However, Shangguan Hongyuan obviously did not act step by step as the Fengwu Army thought. Instead, he was preparing to carry out internal integration while fighting against the Fengwu Army. ·······················
But it doesn't matter if it's earlier or earlier. The Fengwu Army is also well prepared. The next battle of public opinion will depend on who on both sides will complain!
Compared with the public opinion offensive, it was the content behind what Huo San said that attracted Ye Mingsheng's attention more!
This is first of all a problem with Xu Zhaojie. The two official positions of Governor of Huai'an and Commander of the Zhennan Army held by Shangguan Hongyuan are nothing. After all, in fact, Xu Zhaojie's army has completely controlled Anqing and Huainan, and Luo'an. The imperial court only recognized Xu Zhaojie's rule over these two places.
As for the commander of the Southern Army in Laoshizi Town, it is even simpler. The troops under Xu Zhaojie were originally called the Anqing Army. This is a name full of local color and has great limitations. Now Xu Zhaojie has occupied Huainan. It is obviously inappropriate to continue to call the former Anqing Army, and it is not conducive to Xu Zhaojie's rule in Huainan, so it is reasonable to change the name to Zhennan Army!
But looking at the combination of the Zhennan Army and the Sannan inspectors behind it, it is inevitable that it is meaningful!
First of all, the three souths refer to Jiangnan, Huainan, and Lingnan. These three great Zhou Dynasties were victorious in the south. Among them, Jiangnan was the most prosperous land in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Before the Luo'an Incident, Jiangnan paid millions of taels of money to the court every year. Taxation and silver are the main source of finance for the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although Huainan is not as rich as Jiangnan, it is also among the best in the Great Zhou Dynasty in terms of wealth, and it belongs to the top five or three grades... ···············
Although the territory of Lingnan is larger than Huainan and Jiangnan, it is mostly a barren land full of smoke, and there are also many foreign races that are very troublesome. During the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they did not have much control over this place, and many real powers All are in the hands of the local chieftain.
In the bureaucracy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the inspector was not responsible for a party's government affairs like the chief envoy, this official position had the power to inspect officials!
There is no doubt that Xu Zhaojie is definitely not Bai Xiang. Shangguan Hongyuan wants the official position of the inspector of the three south. He is using the political endorsement of the Luo'an court to nominally extend his hand into Jiangnan and Lingnan. This cannot help but It makes people think deeply about why Xu Zhaojie did this!
In Ye Mingsheng's opinion, there is only one reason for Xu Zhaojie to do this, to prepare for the next military invasion. Of course, as long as Xu Zhaojie's head is not confused in Lingnan, he will probably not step in at this time and let this place contain him to a limited extent. We must know that during the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty, many times of sending troops could not fully control Lingnan. It could only be a symbolic rule, allowing the chieftains from various places to actually control power.
But it seems that Xu Zhaojie wants to take a bite of this fat and oily piece of meat in Jiangnan. Although he is a little surprised that Xu Zhaojie, who has already colluded with Shangguan Hongyuan and is about to shoot him in the back, still has the skills. I miss Jiangnan, but this seems to be reasonable.
After all, Jiangnan is too fat. Ye Mingsheng feels that if he were Xu Zhaojie, he would probably care about Jiangnan. As long as he wins Jiangnan and has the two richest people in the Zhou Dynasty, Xu Zhaojie will have the basic base to unify the south. Whether he or Shangguan Hongyuan won the victory in the north, Xu Zhaojie could advance in the Northern Expedition to dominate the world, and retreat in separate divisions to fight across the river and rule... ·
The official position of the inspector is a stepping stone for Xu Zhaojie's strategic concept. He can use the power of the inspector to inspect officials and declare that Jiangnan Governor Cao Jianchao's corpse will be a vegetarian for the common people. Then he will capture Youyan just like himself, and Jiangnan will be conquered like Ji Yu. Swallow this big piece of fat in one bite!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's expression became much more solemn. Xu Zhaojie's plan was indeed very good. If he was allowed to complete this idea, he would become the biggest stumbling block to his unification of the world, so Ye Mingsheng must not let him. To turn this plan into reality, the main focus of the Fengwu Army will be on the confrontation with Shangguan Hongyuan and the Luo'an court. It will be difficult to spare troops to intervene in the situation in the south, so how to stop Xu Zhaojie's plan? Ye Mingsheng needs to plan carefully.
As for the third thing Huo San said about the Murong family's accident, because the incident happened suddenly, Ye Mingsheng didn't know the specific situation, so it was difficult for Ye Mingsheng to make any judgment for the time being. However, according to Ye Mingsheng's understanding, within the Murong family, They are still united. Murong Yuliang and Murong Lun are also very close brothers. From a cognitive point of view, Ye Mingsheng feels that the incident itself may be an act.
But this matter of removing the family tree is too decisive in this feudal society, with almost no room for maneuver. So whether the Murong family is putting on a show for himself and Shangguan Hongyuan, Ye Mingsheng feels that he should find some time recently to meet with Shangguan Hongyuan. Let's meet Murong Yuliang, my cheap father-in-law, to observe the situation and see what he says and then make a judgment... ····
The fourth thing Huo San mentioned, the negotiation between Shangguan Hongyuan and the Kipchak Khanate, although it seems to have nothing to do with him, is actually aimed at himself. The reason why Shangguan Hongyuan can be regarded by the world A strong man of a generation has a high prestige in the court, largely because he has always adhered to a very tough policy in foreign policy. During the years he was in power, he almost never signed any treaties that were insulting to the national system. He always treated foreigners very politely. The attitude is the same, if you are cruel, I will be more cruel than you!
And now the reason why Shangguan Hongyuan is willing to make concessions on mutual taxation is naturally because he wants to reduce the number of troops guarding the Kipchak Khanate, and it is self-evident who this reduced number of troops will be used to deal with!
As for the fifth thing Huo San said, Luo'an's 30,000 additional troops in Jinyang may have been the troops originally used by Luo'an to guard the Kipchak Khanate.
Compared with Luo'an's increasing presence in the Jinyang area, Ye Mingsheng was more concerned about the firearms they developed, such as the Shenwu Gun and the Zhengdong Cannon. The Coordination Office also paid great attention to the newly developed firearms of Luo'an. , although the protection of the new firearms in Luo'an was very good, under Huo San's personal planning, the secret stake in Luo'an still successfully instigated the rebellion. A craftsman who participated in the development of the Shenwu Gun and the Zhengdong Cannon used fake death to Came to the territory of Fengwu Army······················
With the help of this person, the First Manufacturing Bureau successfully produced imitations of the Shenwu Gun and the Zhengdong Dashao. According to the identification of the firearms experts of the First Manufacturing Bureau, Luoan's new research based on the Weiyuan Gun and the Red Cannon. Although these two firearms are far more powerful than the old firearms, pirated copies are pirated copies after all. No matter in terms of firearm power, workmanship quality, production speed, etc., they are far inferior to Fengwu Army.
In addition, these firearms experts also brought a surprise to Ye Mingsheng. After the Fengwu Army's flintlock rifles have been tested, they have been developed and officially mass-produced. Three thousand units have been officially deployed in the army. , after Ye Mingsheng got the good news, he went to the shooting range in person to see the power of the flintlock gun and experience the shooting of the flintlock gun.
Although the performance is still far inferior to later weapons, compared with the Polu guns, Weiyuan guns, and flintlock guns originally equipped by the Fengwu Army, they have made great progress in terms of power, rate of fire, accuracy, etc. Ye Mingsheng was also very satisfied with this and named the flintlock gun after the word "Fengwu".
According to the current production speed of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, it is basically guaranteed to produce more than 10,000 Fengwu guns before next summer. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng can't help but look forward to it. After the Yunbin War begins next year, the Luo'an Forbidden Army will bring their Shenwu Gun came to the battlefield with full confidence, but then he was hit by Fengwu Gun!
This is the surprise Ye Mingsheng prepared for Shangguan Hongyuan. Ye Mingsheng also prepared some surprises like this for Shangguan Hongyuan, just waiting to be delivered to Shangguan Hongyuan when the war begins... ····················
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