"Qingwu, I have met the eldest lady..."
Although it was a surprise to meet An Miaoyi here, Murong Qingwu still bowed in greeting.
An Miaoyi, who was originally in a good mood, immediately calmed down a lot when she saw Murong Qingwu's appearance. She knew very well that since she met Murong Qingwu here, this bitch must have just returned from the Ye Cui family!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi could not help but flash a cold light in her eyes. What this woman Murong Qingwu is best at is pretending to be harmless to humans and animals, so as to win the favor of others, just like she surrounds Ye Cui every day. On the other hand, does she really want to be filial to Mrs. Ye Cui?
If others don't know, how can she, An Miaoyi, not know Murong Qingwu's sinister intentions?
Although she was disgusted with Murong Qingwu's green tea tricks, An Miaoyi was helpless that Ye Cui was very useful to Murong Qingwu's tricks. She was obsessed with Murong Qingwu's like-mindedness, and she didn't know what Murong Qingwu had done. The old lady said some sweet words, but Ye Cui's attitude towards her became increasingly cold.
Murong Qingwu, who bowed to the ceremony, saw that An Miaoyi had not replied. Instead of feeling uneasy or worried at all, she became very excited. She knew very well that An Miaoyi's status in the Ye Mansion after receiving the blessing of her child It is becoming more and more unshakable, so if she wants to shake An Miaoyi, she must not confront him head-on, otherwise it will only arouse Ye Mingsheng's resentment.
So the correct way is to use softness to overcome hardness and retreat to advance!
So Murong Qingwu was looking forward to An Miaoyi bullying her like a big lady. The harder An Miaoyi bullied her, the better... ·········
Although Ye Mingsheng seems to not care about the affairs of the back house of Ye Mansion and leaves these things to An Miaoyi to manage, in fact, there is also Ye Mingsheng's spy in the back house, and everything that happens in the back house will be reported in full. When you hear Ye Mingsheng, don’t think that Ye Mingsheng doesn’t know anything!
So as long as An Miaoyi dares to bully her, she doesn't have to take the initiative to complain to Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng will come to comfort her. After all, she has a father and brother who hold high positions in the Fengwu Army and a family with a deep foundation. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng I won't let myself be wronged.
She would never speak ill of An Miaoyi in front of Ye Mingsheng. She also wanted to plead for An Miaoyi and tell Ye Mingsheng that it was her fault that made An Miaoyi angry.
Although Murong Qingwu's idea is very good, it is obvious that An Miaoyi is not stupid. She and Murong Qingwu started fighting when they were in the boudoir. Naturally, she knew what Murong Qingwu had planned, so she would not Falling into Murong Qingwu’s conspiracy!
After looking at Murong Qingwu for a while, An Miaoyi's face showed a smile, then she held Murong Qingwu's jade hand and said in a very affectionate manner:
"Sister Qingwu, are you going to accompany your mother again?"
Seeing that An Miaoyi did not take the bait, Murong Qingwu felt a little disappointed, but still smiled like a flower on the surface:
"Well, my mother has recently been very interested in poetry and Buddhist scriptures, so Qing Wu volunteered to study with her!"
Listening to Murong Qingwu's words intentionally or unintentionally revealing her close relationship with Ye Cui, An Miaoyi sneered in her heart and continued with a smile on her face:
"My sister's reputation as a talented woman is resounding all over the world. My mother will definitely gain a lot from studying with her..."
Seeing An Miaoyi laying a trap for herself without saying a word, Murong Qingwu immediately clarified:
"The ancients said that when three people are together, I must be my teacher. My mother also has a very profound background in poetry. Qing Wu also learned a lot from following her!"
Listening to Murong Qingwu's answer, An Miaoyi also felt a little bit difficult. She knew that it would be difficult to verbally take advantage of Murong Qingwu, the most talented woman in the world, so she also used her trump card and hugged her. Ye Jingren, who was holding hands with a cute look on his arms, then pretended to think of something and said to Murong Qingwu:
"Sister, come to my yard and you and I can catch up on old times. The old lady is anxious to see her grandson today!"
If An Miaoyi still verbally attacked Murong Qingwu, he would naturally be able to deal with it calmly, but in the face of An Miaoyi's "king bomb", Murong Qingwu had no choice but to say with a very polite smile:
"Sister, please excuse me, but we can't keep the old lady waiting in a hurry!"
Under Murong Qingwu's gaze, An Miaoyi took her children and maid, and slowly walked towards Ye Cui's courtyard. Looking at their leaving figures, Murong Qingwu didn't say anything yet, but followed her. But the little maid Ying'er couldn't help but complained in a low voice:
"Why are you so proud! That woman can't have children?"
Murong Qingwu's mood improved a lot after listening to Ying'er's complaints. While continuing on the way back, she secretly made up her mind in her heart that when Ye Mingsheng came to see her in a few days, she would be more proactive and let Ye Mingsheng Hand over all the food!
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Fengwu Army, in the conference room of the General Staff Headquarters
Ye Mingsheng is in a high position, and in the hall are several confidential staff members of the staff headed by He Jingyun. After looking around at these people, Ye Mingsheng asked in a deep voice:
"What's the situation in Anqing now?"
Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Deputy Chief of General Staff Zhao Han wanted to stand up and introduce the situation to Ye Mingsheng as usual. Unexpectedly, He Jingyun gave him a look. After getting He Jingyun's hint, Zhao Han hesitated and stopped. At this time, He Jingyun, the chief of general staff, stood up and introduced Ye Mingsheng:
"Your Excellency, according to the situation of the Coordination Office, Xu Zhaojie secretly appeared in Chengfeng County, inspected more than 10,000 Zhennan Army officers and soldiers around Chengfeng County, and summoned Wang Songhe and others in Chengfeng County. After Chen Zongchang's death, he It was to appoint Wang Songhe, the former deputy commander-in-chief, as the acting commander-in-chief, and in this summons to Wang Songhe, he officially appointed Wang Songhe as the commander-in-chief of Anqing!"
Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly when he heard the news. If he remembered correctly, when Huo San introduced the results of the battle to him before, he swore to him that with Xu Zhaojie's cruel and murderous character, Wang Songhe, who did not complete the strangulation task, only The fate of being killed.
The killing of the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief will inevitably shake the morale of the Zhennan Army in Anqing and make people panic. Their Coordination Office will use this opportunity to speed up the penetration into the Zhennan Army and strive to win without a fight. For this reason, Ye Mingsheng also approved a special fund of 20,000 taels of silver for him...
Now it seems that Xu Zhaojie is not as stupid as Huo San thought!
After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked He Jingyun:
"What are the current trends of the Zhennan Army?"
He Jingyun said without hesitation:
"According to the information sent by the Coordination Office yesterday, three days after Xu Zhaojie's appearance in Chengfeng County was discovered, the Coordination Office's spies in Shouchun discovered that 20,000 elite troops originally deployed by Xu Zhaojie in Xuancheng had been mobilized. Transferred to Anqing, it is expected to enter Anqing in the next five days!"
Hearing the news, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help it. According to previous intelligence, Xuancheng was only thirty miles away from Jiangnan. It was the outpost chosen by Xu Zhaojie to attack Jiangnan. He deployed 30,000 elite troops here, and would launch the attack from Shangguan Hong. The firearms obtained by Yuan Zhan were also given priority to assembly for this unit.
And now Xu Zhaojie has actually transferred two-thirds of this army into Anqing. If nothing else, Xu Zhaojie probably wants to cause trouble in Anqing. Does this mean the strategic shift of the Zhennan Army?
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng looked at Huo San beside him, gave him a cold look and asked in a deep voice:
"Can you explain to me why the Zhennan Army made such a big move and we only know about it now?"
Although Ye Mingsheng's tone was very calm, Huo San, who had followed Ye Mingsheng for many years, could clearly feel the anger hidden under these calm words...
While Huo San was complaining secretly in his heart, he also organized his words to report to Ye Mingsheng:
"Sir, more than half a month ago, the hidden stake planted by our unit in the Zhennan Army was uncovered by Xu Zhaojie's people. This person failed to withstand the torture and confessed some information to Xu Zhaojie, letting Xu Zhaojie know that we had just entered the army. When he came to Anqing, he began to arrange hidden stakes in the Zhennan Army. When Xu Zhaojie found out about this, he was very angry and appointed his cousin Xu Benlei to be responsible for thoroughly investigating the matter!"
"Although according to your instructions, the secret stakes in our coordination office have always used a single line of communication, and the secret stakes do not know each other's identities, the secret stake that was uncovered was through our contact code. Assisted Xu Benlei to crack down on one of our three secret strongholds in Shouchun, Kangyin and other places, which resulted in the sacrifice of more than a dozen of our Coordination Office staff, and two secret agents were forced to commit suicide after their identities were exposed!"
"In order to reduce sacrifices, I urgently ordered the secret strongholds across Huainan to enter a state of silence, so it took a few days for the intelligence to be transmitted back from Shouchun!"
Regarding this explanation, Ye Mingsheng looked at Huo San quietly. It was only when Huo San felt uneasy and was about to kneel on the ground that Ye Mingsheng said slowly:
"I don't want to hear your excuses. I just want the internal news of the Zhennan Army. Do you understand?"
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's warning, Huo San immediately assured Ye Mingsheng with a solemn expression:
"I am humble enough to obey the teachings of my lord..."
Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything when he heard this, he just looked at He Jingyun and said:
"What does the staff think of Xu Zhaojie's movements this time?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, He Jingyun did not answer immediately but thought for a while and said:
"According to the intelligence from the Coordination Office and our own estimates from the General Staff, after Xu Zhaojie captured Huainan, he obtained more than two million taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of grains from rich households in Huainan. , after this money and food greatly relieved Xu Zhaojie’s financial pressure, it also allowed Xu Zhaojie to expand his army by at least 50,000 troops!”
"The current total strength of Xu Zhaojie is about 120,000 to 150,000. Among them, the newly expanded troops are all trained in Huainan. The current 30,000 troops in Anqing and the troops who will be transferred to Anqing from Xuancheng The 20,000 people are all Xu Zhaojie’s old troops. Judging from their previous contact with our army in the Hebei-Henan War and their performance on the Huainan battlefield, they are still very capable!"
"Judging from previous intelligence, Shangguan Hongyuan has repeatedly asked Xu Zhaojie to attack northward to put pressure on our army, and there are growing calls within the Zhennan Army to respond strongly to our army. Combined with the current overall situation, the staff believes that Xu Zhaojie is very likely to We will launch an attack on the areas controlled by our army in the near future!"
"But I don't think Xu Zhaojie wants to have a big fight with our army..."
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng became interested and asked He Jingyun:
"What do you mean by General He's words?"
He Jingyun heard this and said directly:
"Judging from last year's battle in Hebei and Henan, although the Zhennan Army is very combat-effective, it is still slightly inadequate when facing our army, especially when faced with the powerful artillery strikes of our army, the Zhennan Army's The casualties are still very high!”
"Currently guarding Jiyu is the First Army with the best equipment and the strongest combat effectiveness of our army. After the rest and reorganization of the First Army under General Yuan, there are currently more than 45,000 soldiers and horses, and Xu Zhaojie is in There are only 50,000 people in Anqing, so even if they come out in full force, they will only be on par with our army!"
"But in terms of firearms and equipment, although Xu Zhaojie got a lot of Shenwu guns and Zhengdong cannons from Shangguan Hongyuan, our army still has a huge advantage. In addition, the First Army also formed a new cavalry battalion of 5,000 people. The number of cavalry Much more than the other party!"
"So in general, our army still has a great advantage. Although Xu Zhaojie was a famous general at the time and had great military exploits, he would not be so conceited as to think that he could defeat our army without superior strength... ··················”
Therefore, I predict that although Xu Zhaojie will attack our army this time, he actually does not want to fight with our army. What he really wants is to contain our army! "
"He's probably a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking, but here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Jingyun pointed his baton to somewhere in the sand table in front of him. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng suddenly felt enlightened. Although he understood that Xu Zhaojie had done so many things, he probably wanted to have a chance with him in Jiyu.
But to be honest, Ye Mingsheng still doesn't believe that Xu Zhaojie will really give up his plot against Jiangnan at this juncture and go north to fight with him to take advantage of Shangguan Hongyuan. This is not in line with Xu Zhaojie's nature. He wants him to sacrifice himself and be pure. Belongs to dreaming!
And now with He Jingyun's explanation, everything makes sense...
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