Arriving next to Ye Mingsheng, An Miaoyi asked cautiously:
"Mr. Bai Changrong, has something happened to her..."
Listening to An Miaoyi's words, Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised at first. He didn't know why An Miaoyi suddenly asked this. Then Ye Mingsheng suddenly realized what An Miaoyi was saying. After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. He nodded and said:
"The First Army suffered a small loss in Anqing and lost 3,000 troops. Bai Changrong was seriously injured after leading the army. Does Bai Yuanyuan know about this?"
After getting the affirmative answer from Ye Mingsheng, An Miaoyi was also a little surprised. When she first heard that Yuan Song suffered a defeat in Anqing, she thought it was a rumor. After all, since she and Ye Mingsheng got married, Fengwu Army has been all the way. He was invincible in every battle, from outside the Pass to outside the Pass, from Liaoyang to Jiyu, and he never lost a battle.
But as the news spread more and more true, there was even news that the First Army was wiped out in Anqing, which made her feel a little worried. Others Shen Yutong and Jinyu who heard the news also came to her for confirmation. After much hesitation, she finally decided to find Ye Mingsheng.
Although she was a little surprised that the Fengwu Army actually lost the battle, when she heard Ye Mingsheng say that she only suffered a small loss, An Miaoyi regained her composure and replied to Ye Mingsheng:
"Sister Bai just gave birth to a baby and is in confinement, so I didn't dare to tell her the news. I have already told the servants not to tell her the news!"
Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this. The ancients said that victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. Moreover, although the First Army suffered a hidden loss at the hands of Xu Zhaojie this time, it only lost 3,000 people and did not suffer any injuries... ················
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng did not block the news. However, the news spread so quickly. In just one day, even the woman An Miaoyi knew about it. Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised. It seemed that he needed to strengthen his awareness of the news. Let the Case Investigation Division and the Coordination Office strengthen the control of public opinion to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the loophole!
After talking about Bai Yuanyuan's matter, because the front line was tight these days, Ye Mingsheng worked in the study until late at night, and even slept in his clothes in the study at night, so An Miaoyi reminded Ye Mingsheng again to Pay attention to rest and take good care of your body, and don't work too hard. If things are not too important, you can leave them to Zhao Han, Gu Sansi and the others.
Feeling the care and affection in An Miaoyi's words, a warm current flowed through Ye Mingsheng's heart, and he agreed to An Miaoyi's instructions, and then asked about Xiao Jingren's recent situation. However, for Ye Mingsheng's powerful figure However, the happy and warm time is always short-lived. Soon Ye Chengcheng came over and told Ye Mingsheng that Fengqiu had sent a handwritten letter from Yuan Song.
When he heard that Yuan Song had sent back a handwritten letter, Ye Mingsheng was a little moved. Seeing this, An Miaoyi was very understanding and said goodbye. Before leaving, she did not forget to tell Ye Mingsheng to have a good rest. She would stew ginseng in the evening. Give him some chicken soup so that Ye Mingsheng can have a good meal.
After sending An Miaoyi away with a smile, Ye Mingsheng took this urgent letter from Yuan Song from Ye Cheng... ·········
Opening the letter and taking out the letter paper, although he had not read the content of the letter carefully, Ye Mingsheng's heart dropped when he saw Yuan Song's familiar handwriting on the letter paper. Yuan Song could still write a letter to himself in his own hand instead of letting him The ghostwriting shows that Yuan Song's injury is not serious.
Yuan Song's letter is five pages long, with a lot of content mainly divided into three parts!
The first part is that Yuan Song apologized to Ye Mingsheng for the defeat in Chengfeng County, and deeply analyzed the reasons for the defeat. Yuan Song believed that the direct cause of the defeat was that as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he was not enough. Being cautious gave Xu Zhaojie an opportunity to take advantage of.
Secondly, Yuan Song believed that the Huainan Army under Xu Zhaojie had greatly improved its combat effectiveness after successively obtaining tens of thousands of Shenwu muskets and dozens of east-conquering cannons from the Luo'an court. If they wanted to defeat the opponent, Fengwu Army At least the troops should be deployed on a one-to-one basis.
The second part of the letter is Yuan Song's hidden worries about the problems of the Fengwu Army.
Yuan Song believed that as Fengwu's army fought from outside the pass to inside the pass, from Liaoyang to Hebei and Henan, and Yunbin, Fengwu's army was invincible and invincible wherever it went. This aspect provided Fengwu's army with the necessary means to win. On the other hand, courage and confidence also caused the Fengwu Army to begin to feel arrogant about the enemy. Many soldiers of the Fengwu Army felt that as soon as the Fengwu Army launched an offensive, the enemy army would collapse... ·················
In addition to underestimating the enemy, Yuan Song also pointed out that the Fengwu Army currently relies heavily on firearms. Without the advantage of firearms, soldiers will feel anxious. At present, the limitations of firearms are still considerable, especially on rainy days. At that time, it was difficult for firearms to play their due role. The reason for the defeat in Chengfeng County was that the gunpowder of the Fengwu Army was dampened due to rainy days for several consecutive days, and the power of the firearms was not fully exerted! m..
In the third part of the letter, Yuan Song believed that Xu Zhaojie, who had led his troops to invade Hebei and Henan, was waiting for an opportunity to move and observed the attitude of the Fengwu Army towards Hebei and Henan. If the Fengwu Army did not counterattack strongly in Hebei and Henan, then Xu Zhaojie might Will change tactics, not without cannibalizing the Jiyu controlled by Fengwu Army.
And if the Fengwu Army increases its troops in Hebei and Henan, then Xu Zhaojie will take a step back and rely on his many years of operations in Anqing to consume the Fengwu Army.
In addition to analyzing the situation, Yuan Song also told Ye Mingsheng that the First Army had begun countermeasures against the Zhennan Army's invasion in Hebei and Henan. In addition, he also ordered Gu Shouting to temporarily relax his suppression of the riots in Hebei and Henan. , thus gathering more troops to deal with the invasion of Zhennan Army.
At present, with these efforts, the Zhennan Army's invasion has been basically controlled around several counties in southern Hebei and Henan, and they have not been allowed to affect the most densely populated central and northern areas of Hebei and Henan. However, judging from the intelligence from Huainan, The Zhennan Army is gathering troops in Huainan and its movements are unknown. Once the Zhennan Army increases its troops from Huainan, the current deployment of troops alone will not be enough.
After reading Yuan Song's letter, Ye Mingsheng felt that Yuan Song's opinion was very pertinent and was the Jin Yuliang he needed at the moment... ·····
After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng walked to the desk and started writing furiously.
First, he appointed Yin Biao as the commander of the Fourth Army of the Fengwu Army. The troops and horses of the Qi Army under Yin Biao will be organized into the 11th Division of the Fengwu Army. The 12th Division will be provided with firearms and instructors by the Fengwu Army. The order takes effect. From that day on, the Fourth Army General and Zhang Meng's Department of the 7th Division of the Fengwu Army launched an attack on Anqing to block Xu Zhaojie's return!
The second point is to appoint Yuan Song as the Warlord of Hebei and Henan, giving him the power to command all soldiers in the Hebei and Henan region, including reserve forces!
The third general, Yuan Song, expressed his views on the Fengwu Army's underestimation of the enemy and reliance on firearms to all generals above the first rank in the army. He asked the Fengwu Army to guard against arrogance and impetuosity.
Those who exaggerate their military exploits will be severely punished.
The fourth division was to draw elite forces from the Sixth Division, the Guards Battalion, and the reserves to form the Tenth Division of the Fengwu Army. The Tenth Division was required to be formed within three months.
Fifth, the ticket license system is relaxed. Interested merchants can apply to Fengwujun after passing the review of the Chief Secretary of each place. The registration fee is one thousand taels of silver. In addition, after the application is successful and the ticket license is obtained, A deposit of one hundred thousand taels of silver is required.
Sixth, strengthen private trade with Jiangnan private companies and strive to obtain more money to prepare for the establishment of the 10th Division.
Looking at the order he had written, Ye Mingsheng looked a little serious. It was a difficult time for the Fengwu Army at the moment, but as long as this difficulty was overcome, the situation in the world would become clearer, and the Fengwu Army's momentum to unify the Zhou Dynasty would be unstoppable. No one can stop him, Ye, from creating a prosperous era in which all nations come to Korea and congratulations come from all directions!
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Fengqiu, Fengwu Army Barracks
Yuan Song, with his left hand wrapped in a bandage, was standing next to the sand table, observing the situation on the sand table with a serious look. During the battle of Chengfeng County, he was hit by a surprise attack by the main force of the Zhennan Army led by Xu Zhaojie. Yuan Song approached in desperation. Xu Zhaojie brought in the Zhengdong Artillery to bomb, hoping to kill Yuan Song directly.
Xu Zhaojie's idea is a good one. If it comes to fruition, I believe that the Fengwu Army will not only lose 3,000 people in the battle of Chengfeng County after Yuan Song's death. In addition, it will be a major blow to the morale of the Fengwu Army. .
However, because the Zhennan Army's Zhengdong cannons and artillery shells need to be transported from Guanzhong, which is extremely rare, the Zhennan Army is reluctant to train the gunners with live ammunition during the training process. This also leads to the very low level of the Zhennan Army's gunners. Generally, it can only guarantee that the shells will be fired, but you can only leave it to fate where they will hit!
Therefore, the cannon aimed at Yuan Song hit Yuan Song ten feet away. It only caused Yuan Song's arm to be scratched by broken shrapnel. Although there was a lot of blood, fortunately, it was all skin trauma and no injuries. No matter what the problem is, Yuan Song can still continue to command the First Army.
Just as Yuan Song was studying the situation between the enemy and ourselves, General Ma Zhongjun of the First Division walked in the camp and asked Yuan Song who was sitting in the chief seat for instructions:
"Inform Commander Yuan that Wang Jiang, the owner of Yuchuntang, has brought pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, and some medicines to work for the army... ···”
Hearing the news, Yuan Song was a little surprised, frowned and thought for a while and asked:
"Wang Jiang from Yuchundang? Aren't they in the jade business in Yujing? Are you not staying in Yujing now, and are you coming to work at the front line of Fengqiu? Does our army have any dealings with that woman?"
Ma Zhongjun nodded and said:
"Our army and the Wang Jiang family have not had any contact before, but the Wang Jiang family came to the labor force this time with Zhang Zhiwen's note and was entrusted by Zhang Zhiwen to come to the labor force!"
Hearing the name "Zhang Zhiwen", the suspicion in Yuan Song's expression was reduced. He pondered for a while and said to Ma Zhongjun:
"Since Zhang Zhiwen sent the labor army, then Zhongjun, please go out and take care of it. I still have some things to do here!"
"yes!"
After receiving Yuan Song's order, Ma Zhongjun immediately took the order and left.
As one of the few generals in the Fengwu Army, Yuan Song knew that Ye Mingsheng was most taboo about having too many contacts between the army and the local area. He had also been avoiding this. Moreover, it was the woman Jiang Wang who came to Laojun this time, although she did not meet her. However, Yuan Song also knew some rumors about this woman who was quite famous in the powerful circles of Hebei and Henan, so Yuan Song still felt that it was better to keep a certain distance from this person.
However, for Zhang Zhiwen's sake, Yuan Song still plans to meet Jiang Wang and thank her for her labor action. After all, Zhang Zhiwen is only a deputy chief envoy now, but judging from the current news, he wants to It won't take long before the word "vice" can be taken away...
As the First Army fought in Hebei and Henan, it needed the cooperation of the Chief Secretary of Hebei and Henan, so it still had to give Zhang Zhiwen face!
At this time in the camp, Ma Zhongjun looked at the beautiful woman with a gauze face and said with a smile:
"Thank you very much, Mrs. Wang, for coming to work for the army this time. You sent these medicines, which can be regarded as solving our army's urgent need!"
While talking, Ma Zhongjun, a young and handsome man in the Fengwu Army, looked at the beautiful woman in front of him with a strange look in his eyes.
Although he had long heard about the beauty of the woman in front of him in Hebei Province, his heart beat faster when he saw Mrs. Wang Jiang in person. Baixi's delicate oval face was inlaid with loving peach blossom eyes. Although she was wearing The loose robe can still not hide the exquisite figure. Every smile and every frown is tugging at the man's heartstrings!
In response to Ma Zhongjun's thanks, Jiang Wang smiled politely and said:
"It's a trivial effort, but it doesn't matter! General Ma, you are too polite. These are what I should do. If it weren't for a mighty man like you to ensure peace, how could we small businessmen and hawkers be able to do what we do in the rear with peace of mind?" What about buying and selling?”
Listening to Mrs. Jiang's praise, Ma Zhongjun's expression also became a little brighter, and he said with emotion:
"Although Madam is a female, her experience is far beyond that of many gentry and powerful men. They just guard their one-third of an acre of land. They would rather have their family's food and property robbed by refugees and bandits than cooperate with our Fengwu Army. If they all have Mrs. Wang, how could your knowledge allow a madman like Xu Zhaojie to take advantage of it!"
When it came to the end, Ma Zhongjun seemed to remember the defeat in Chengfeng County not long ago, and he subconsciously hammered the table with hatred.
"boom!"
Hearing this loud sound, Ma Zhongjun realized that there was a beautiful woman named Jiang Wang next to him, and he said to her with some embarrassment:
"Mrs. Wang, I'm sorry..."
Looking at Ma Zhongjun who wanted to explain, Jiang Wang smiled and shook his head and said:
"General Ma, there is no need to apologize. People with such a temperament like you are rare!"_&
